The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-02-24

a By the tone of the latest Honolulu papers.
a that loathsone disease, leprosv, Is fright.
fully on the increase in all the islands OF
l that group. The Hawaiian Gazette, an old
1 established paper, is filled with accounts OF
4 its rapid spread and OF the inaction or mis-.
/ taken action Of the Government IN the
premises. It says, with reference to the
situation in and around Honolulu, that
''nen are beginning to fear themselves and
to consider Il, BY any means, this horrible
taint has got irto their systems" The
Saturday Press says: "rhere Is not a
district on the Islands that has not in some
way or other conveyed its apprehensions
on this score to the papers," And it adds
that while the Government organs are
trying to hide the ghastly secret by "white'
washing the outer part OF our sepulther
and labelling it clean, within it is full Of
fostering sores and rotten bones" The
lrprosy is described by these experienced
papers as a very peculiarly infectious dis
case. Whoever takes the disease never re.
covers. All that has the se,nblance OF
healthy humanity departs; it may be slow.
lv, but surely. His face. wears the aspect
ot the dead, his hands become full of run
ming sores, his Joints are all similarly atilict'
ed. and. to quote from the ;azette, 'he rots
away and falls into the grave piecemeal.'
The Railway COmDanattOn.
\ New York dispatch OF the 18th says:
During the past few days there have been
several meetings in this city Of the officers
Of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
and the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company on one side, and the Union
Pacific Railway Company on the other,
witt, view to arrange through rates and
dividing the territory and harmonizing in
terests. The final meeting resulted IN the
following arrangement etfecting the inter
c>ts oil both companies in Montana: Or
the completion OF the &orthern Pacific
Railway to Little Blacl II, Montana Ter
ritory, a point about 4S ,iles west of Hell
en,, where it intercept he Utah y North
ern, and which point be reached some
time in July, the NJ. hern Pacific Com
panv will Law third rail between Helena
and Little Blackf,ot. The Utah y North
ern will also lay third rail between Lit
tie Blacktoot and Butte City, 81 miles, thu
giving each line through rail connection
with the most important cities OF Montana
Railway Operatious.
The RM27wy Age, in speaking OF tn
vastness ut railway operations in tn
United States, gives the following as ap
proximatiny the amount Of railways II
operation, together with rolling stock, etc.
Miles Of main line In operation. 1880
Miles oftrack including sidings,etc 10000
Tons Of rails now In use. ...... 100000
Locomotives in service. ..... c2oo
Passenger cars in service. 1000
Baggage,mail and express cars. 500
Freight and other cars. ........ 7oo,oo
Number OF railway employees. $500
The above does not give any data OF tn
extent of manufactures OF the various art
cle> used by railways. Such factories EN-
plov millions Of capital and give emplo..
ment to many thousands Of mechanics
producing such articles as are required
the various departments Of railway oper;
tions, list Of which includes over zoo
separate and distinct articles.