The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-11

Oy n15 mutlnOuS crew, CelegfapnS Cnat deu-
dirk was told brave commander had been
is evidently an Esquimaux exaggeration, re-
sembling the slander circulated as to the
cause of Capt. Ha'"s death IN 1871.
Officers of the First and other army corps
met in Washington few days ago to per-
feet arrangements tor visit of veterans to
the battle field of Bull Run on the 18th inst
A number of confederate officers were pres
ent. The latter have appointed commit
tee Of five to essist in locating the position
Of bota armies. The union and confeder-
ate positions are to be designed by flags OF
different cOlOrs.
NEWS or THE RAILROADS
The annual report of the Rock Island
company gives the following statement:
Total amount of capital stock, $4l 1850, 600;
bonded debt, $l7, 100000 upon l,117.19
miles; aggregate liabilities, common stock
and bonded debt, $59, 49O, 900. The total
length of main line and branches is 1885,
AZ, the aggregate length of all tracks aain
line branches, and sidings being 1,78337.
The road carried 2,767, 251 passengers and
3,103, 400 tons of freight during the year.
The total earnings were s11 ,553, ,o5S, So, 7o3.,
208 being from the passenger departme mt
and 81, 839, ,255 from the freight department.
The income from other sources rents for
use of road, telegraph earnings etc., was
$589, ,871, making the total income from all
sources $12, 142 $50. The operating expenses
and taxes amounted 10 Sc, 954 437.
The Menominee railway, extending from
the main line of the Omaha railway at Me-
nomonie Junction to Menomonie City, be-
ing branch OF the Omaha line, three
miles in length, with sidings aggregating
two miles, has rendered its annual report
Commissioner Hagen of Wisconsin. This
shows the total income of the year to have
been 81 500; operating expenses ST., ,357; ex-
cess of operating expenses over income
SIP, ,847. The sum of $5,778 was received
from the Omaha company Oh account of
loss in operating for the six months ending
Dec. 81, 1882, leavisg the deficit still $7,076.
Attorney Clough, counsel for the North
ern Pacific road, and R. B. Galusha, attor-
ney for the Manitoba company, have insti-
tuted quo warranto proceed ngs, asking the
attorney general of the state of Minnesota
to institute proceedings in the supreme
court of the state to discontinue the Moor
head municipal court on the ground that
the act establishing it did not pass the house
of REPRESENTATIVES by the said to. be requisite
two.thirds majority. The city of MoorAe ad
will make a big fight against the railways.
The court has given several decisions
against the railways lately; hence the pro.
ceedings against 1t.
According to the Railroad Gazette there
| was total OF la accidents dnring!August,i in
| which AZ persons were killed and 1856 in
jured. The eight months of the current
W ar to the end of August show a total oi
| 1,OH accidents 320 killed and ], 148 injured
a monthly average Of 1874 accidents &C
killed and IA injured. August was above
the average in the number of accidents,
above it also in killed, but Slightly below
in injured. There were no notably fatal
accidents during the month.
r. M. Sceets has been appointed soliciting
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pan
railway in place of Harry E. Dlckenson, re
signed. Mr.. Sceets has lately been agen
for the Milwaukee & Northern at Green Bay
Wis, but is we'll known in Milwaukee, a!
he hold the position of soliciting agent 10
the Chicago & Northwestern there for thre
years.
TIE Buffalo, New York & Phlladelpai,
railroad company reports its gross receipts
for September tgEbs S2e5, 900; net profits
$24,660 Notwitb sanding the strikes in tn
bituminous col ssion the receipts 70
O0s0bsr will bs 4326; 6;O00; the net profit
$27, coo. should the striks oease q tits ex
pectedit Will 9 .ss .s:s /.
The earnings Of the Chicago, Milwaake
st. Paul railway dlng the menth 4
!. Issrtsmber aggregated %, go, ,6s4.37 agains
II 3, $50, 7100 for the corresponding mentl
last year, increase of 1929, ,974.33 Tn
= total earnin s during the fourth week G
September were 1914, 1000, an increase c
49, 900 over the same week last year.
A Missouri Pacific and Wabash, st. Loui
& Pacific circular announces that these con-
panies are now running refrigerator cars 10
transportation OF perishable property from
Chicago to st. Louis every Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday evenings. These arriv
in st. Louis every Thursday. Saturday an
Monday mornings.
The Railway Age shows in its current i
sue the amount of main track added % til
railways of the Union during the min
} months ending Sept. 80 to have been LA
against 8,O75 for the same period of las
year.
The Grartsburg b1anch of the St. Paul {
Duluth has reached the St. Croix river, an
as soon as the bridge is built it will at ono,
be extended to Grantsburg, Wis, on th
7th inst.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Concerning the failure of Coleman Bros.
clothiers of New York, gentleman famil
lar with their affairs says the failure wa
not unexpected. At one time they wer,
rated among the $500, 900 firms, but the re
tirement of a son of one of the Coleman
who lives in Europe, and who took $25O, ,0Ot
out of the business, together with the heavy
mining losses of one member of the firm
are the caug4s of their gong under. Th,
assignees have commenced taking stock
but have been delayed by Jewish holidays
It is believed the liabilities will not exceed
$4,000