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Miscellaneous Notes.

Efforts to bring the Chicago & Atlantic road
into the new pool are to be renewed. 1t has
been suspected that this road has been cutting
rates secretly for some time by billing at full
rates, but making cash concessions to the shipper
AS its line extends only about one-fourth the dis
lance to New York it would be Obliged to cut
four cents in order to reduce the rate all the way
through one cent per hundred, and It's opportuni-
ties for slashing rates even in secret are thus
somewhat hampered.
The railroad committee of the Massachusetts
Legislature has now under consideration those
portions of the Governors address and the Rail
road Commissioners report relating to railroad
relief and pension funds Judge Russell, from
the Railroad Commission, stated to the commit
tee his belief that by the general adoption of
such plans the railroads would gain by getting
better and more permanent help. Success has
followed the plan of the Baltimore 81 Ohio. If
the road gains the public gets the benefit in safety
and efficiency.
The marked differences between English and
continental railway rates are attracting good
deal of attention in England. The English rates
are, On the whole, greatly in excess of both the
German and Belgian rates. Particular COM
plant is made of the preferential rates levied in
England on imported goods 1t appears that in
no instance is foreign produce carried in Ger
many ut lower rates than are charged for Ger
man produce. The railways in Germany are
owned by the state, less than one-fourteenth of
the lines In operation being in private hands.
The state owns three-fourths of the Belgian
lines.
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Puzzles Answered.

By Dodo. Galion--Nos 1854 1856, 1856, 1857.
1858, 1859
No prize was offered for solutions three weeks
ago. We, however, thank Dodo for his list of
answers.
The prize package of cards offered for the last
lot of puzzles is awarded Dodo.
The prize offered for the next best list is
awarded Uncle Theo
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l. First perfect list of answers, a large auto
graph album.
2. Next best list, book, or fifteen elegant
address cards.
Please send along your lists.
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would be retired March /, and yesterday men,
toned as being settled that he would. The
Inter Ocean had published similar statement,
it seems. day or two ago. and yesterday speaks
OF the statement as follows: Joint Agent
Moore. anu a number of prominent freight men
identified with the Eastern railway lines, yester-
day, took exception to the article published in
the Inter Ocean to the effect that Mr.. Moore was
to retire from the position of joint agent They
emphatically denied the truth of the statement,
and declared that they had heard nothing what
ever OF such move. In justice to Mr.. Moore
1t ought to be said that the information came
from reliable gentleman, who said that the
matter was acted upon at the recent presidents
meeting
The Fort Wayne People contains bitter ar
ticle against the Pennsylvania Relief Associa
ton, under the head of Robbers Roost." The
author of the article says that during the past
twenty-four hours more than fifty employees of
the Pennsylvania Company have been inter-
viewed aud he has failed to discover single one
who, after a full understanding of the plan for
relief" has announced himself in favor of it
The People says if the present employees have six
months In which to make up their minds and
secure" chance to become entitled to its bene-
fits, what will happen if they fail to avail them
selves of the golden opportunity offered thems
The developments OF the past week or two in the
East afford the best answer to this question, and
show that the present employees OF the road who
do not see fit to apply for membership will be
given chance to re-enter the company's employ
as new men-if, indeed they do not leave its
service entirely after being suspended.
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YOUR Athlophoros has astonshed me with its
wonderful power. l have used two bottles for
an attack Of infiammatory rheumatism, and find
1t the best investment / ever made George A.
Crandale Second and Walnut streets Des
Moines La
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When Indianapolis Roads Suffer.

Said Geo. Darling, who for twenty years was
general manager of the White line, "It does me
good to see the volume Of freight traffic now
handled by Indianapolis roads. have always
noticed that when Chicago roads maintain rates
Indianapolis roads do good business, but when
rates are off with Chicago roads the traffic over
Indianapolis lines drops to low ebb." The rea-
son was that when Chicago roads cut rates every
agent worked for tonnage regardless of reve-
nue., and waybills do not even show
at what rates property is carried;
rebating and underbilling are resorted to, and
every other method to draw business via Chi
cago is resorted to, and in his long railroad OK
perience he never had known Indianapolis to go
to such extremes in rate cutting as would Chi
cago roads when they INDUCED in the suicidal
business. Mr. Darling thought Chicago roads
for few weeks had been maintaining rates. How
long they would continue so to do he could not
tell. He did not take much stock in the rumors
that some of the Chicago lines had lately COM
menced cutting rates. If it were true, it would
be soon shown up, so sharp is competition.
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THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must be ad
dressed to W. a. Graham, West Scarborough, Cum
berand county, Maine. Original contributions and
answers to each weeks puzzles solicited from all
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Circuit Court.
Hon. A. G. Ayres Judge.
Yesterday-State ex rel Dorcas Bell vs. Hay
wood Kennedy; bastardy. Verdict for plaintiff.
In re. assignment of Ewald Over; petition for
an order to pay preferred claims to laborers
Granted.
To-day-Arguments on demurrers
New suit-4l42, John A Lintner VS. Andrew
j. Hallett; appeal
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Original Puzzles.

Original Puzzles.
NO. 1S74-A MEXICAN CITY.
I am composed of fourteen letters
My 2, 1, 5 is a fluid.
Ny 6, /, Ill is kind of vessel.
Ny 8, z, 2 is to loiter
My 8. 6, Ii is CONCEALED water.
My 10, IL is Latin conjunction.
My III. 4. is small horse.
My8 3, 2 is to carry
My 8, IA is a verb
My whole is city in Mexico
INDIANAPOLIS, Ing. PEARLE MEREDITH.
NO. 1875-CHARADE.
dedicated to Dodo.l
Three words together put,
What comes, put on and strut.
It's worn on top of head:
Dudes, preachers and well bred
With it often seen.
Uplifted. tony mien.
My FIRST in winter used;
It should not be abused;
1t helps us all to live,
Then to it credit give
SECOND my FIRST assists,
All hollow, it consists
Of iron barbados,
Though made of higher gradeS
THIRD has nought in ONE TWO,
Save altitude they do
Their part and make the WHOLE
Reach here its final goal
SALEM, Ind. UNCLE THEo.
NO. 1876-ENIGMATICAI. CITIES.
l. A Latin proposition and a solid measure
Autumn and large stream. g. To endure
and waterfall. 4. Novel and large boat s.
An ecclesiastical tunic and some. 6. A conjunc-
ton and people in general. Z. young pike and
pupil. s. A period of time and a weight.
WEST SCARBOROUGH Me. XoA
no. 1S77-RETRoeREssIyE HALF-sQuARE
l. Certain large fresh-water fish. 9 A knot
OF superfuous flesh growing in the channels of a
horses mouth. 3. A hair or filament forked at
the apex bot 4. The defensive armor ancient
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ters, and get female servants g Transpose a
kind of food, and get an officer in a ship.
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species Of dog. L. To prepare for use. S. A
letter 6. A kind of vegetable [obsl T. Lib.
erty. g. A cutting of. 9. Including apes of the
highest division.
Centrals-A scientific instrument.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. CURTIS LEFLER
NO. 1880-cRoss-woRD ENIGMA.
1. In caldron. but not in kettle;
2 In geranium, but not in nettle;
3 In uncle, but not in men;
4 In inkstand. but not in pen;
s. In sausage, but not in pork;
g. In tine, but not in fork;
z. In kerchief, but not in tie:
g. In whimper. but not in cry;
3. In nosegay, but not in bower;
TO- In SMILE but not in lower;
IL In curl but not in tress;
II Is found in both muss and mess.
Whole, kind of gymnastics
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. JOSIE BUCHANAN
NO. 1881-DIAMoND.
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boat. 4. To pardon. 5. Fibers g. Printers
measures. T. letter. DODO
ANSWERS in three weeks
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castouia,
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No. 1851 Des Moines. g Harrisburg. 8
Annapolis d. Raleigh s. Wheeling. 6 Toron-
to- 7. Fredericton. s. Halifax. O. Boise City
TO- Sacramento. IL. Olympia. II. New Or
leans
No. l859--James NJ Buckley.
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Legislation Which Should BE Universal.
Patentees of automatic car-couplers are said to
be worrying the life out of the Commissioners OF
Railroads of the State of Michigan, the Legisla-
ture having passed an act to provide for the in
PRODUCTION and use on all cars owned and oper-
ated by any railroad company other corpora
ton doing business in that State of some form
of automatic car-coupling, by means Of which all
ears may be coupled and uncoup.ed without the
necessity of the brakeman or other person pass
ing between the cars. The act reads:
Section /. The people of the State of Michigan
enact. that every railroad company and after the
or any portion of railroad wholly or partly in this
State, shall place cause to be placed upon every
freight thereafter constructed, purchased or
leased by such corporation, and upon every freight
owned leased by such corporation which is sent
to the shop for general repairs, for repair of the
coupling fixtures thereof with the intent to use such
car. such form of automatic other safety coupler
after examination and test Of the same may prescribe
And such Commissioner of Railroads, on or before
May l. 1886. shall select two more different pat
terms of automatic safety couplers which will
couple with each other and also with the link and pin
coupler generally in use. from which patterns
said railroad companies may select coupers for
cars as required by this act
Sec. g. The provisions of this act may be enforced
by any Circuit Court of this State county through
which the railroad of any company refusing to com
ply with such provisions may upon application of
the Commissioner of Railroads under such penalty as
the said court may determine of not less than 800
for each violation of tue provisions of this act.
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given chance to re-enter the company's employ
as new men-if, indeed. they do not leave its
service entirely after being suspended.
Let the Advantage Ground Be Held.
There are Indications that east bound rates are
being cut out of Chicago. If this be true it be-
hooves Commissioner Dohsrty. general freight
agents Diehl. of the L, B. & W., Hills of the
Bee-line, Mcleod, of the c., H. G. D. and Stew
art, Of the c.. St L. & P. to thoroughly investi
gate the matter, and see that shippers over In
dianapols lines are not left. In years past when
ever rates broke at Chicago no action would be
taken by the Indianapolis roads until the Chi
cago roads had carried the cream of the bust
ness The tide is now in favor Of Indianapolis
roads. More grain was shipped East the
last thirty days over indianapolis lines
than over Chicago lines, and this advantage
should be maintained by Indianapolis roads
making a proportionate cut with Chicago roads.
In naming the points going to show that Chicago
roads are cutting rates, the Chicago Times says:
1T is freely stated by the freight agents that
this weeks statement will show an increase in
the grain movement of from ten thousand to ff-
teen thousand tons. an unlooked-for gain that
| cannot be accounted for on any theory of de-
| mand. Then, also, the drift toward Baltimore
is checked, or rather much larger quantity of
grain is going to New York. although more
reasons exist for the turn of the tide than last
week or last month. Again. while there are
plenty of rumors regarding rate-cutting afoat, the
large shippers have ceased to complain, and ap-
pear to be satisfied with the situation. There is
also touching unanimity among the agents on
the subject, and they seem to have lost their dis
position to look upon rivals tonnage with that
degree OF suspicion that is usually the result of
active competition. There is an immense amount
Of grain in store at this point that the railways
would be glad to move. and if they believed that
reduction of five cents in the tariff would start
it. the twenty cent rate would be made, but the
theory of railway men is that a reduction would
only result in the market moving up to it, with
out stimulating a movement Perhaps this &C
counts for the favors that are being extended to
leading shippers and the sudden jump in the
tonnage"
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Criminal Court.
Hon. Pierce Norton. Judge.
To-day-No call
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evening Mr. Charlton is not at all sanguine
that the efforts of George Daniels to harmonic
the differences between the roads in this terri
cory will be of much avail, and he doubts very
much ii the agreement proposed will be entered
into at the coming meeting in Cleveland, which
doubt on his part is an unfavorable omen.
The Philadelphia Press says: 1.-THE control Of
the Reading by the Pennsylvania would be much
On she principle of the absorption of the West
Shore by the Central The difference would be
that the Reading is much bigger load for the
rennsyivania to assume 1t is estimated that
under the terms proposed an issue of $780, 600,
Ooo OF Pennsylvania per cent. bonds would be
necessary, which is double the amount issued by
she New York Central on account OF the West
Shore"
UnIavoraole weather has not as vet unfavorably
affected receipts of grain. which Yesterday ran
up to llS carloads-94 cars laden with corn
Inc receipts as yet are by no means reaching
those of 1872 VIM p. Gallup has the firures 70
Shesg that In that year the l.. B. & W. road alone
lacked only some 500 600 bushels of bringing az
much corn into Indianapolis as did all Chicago
roads into Chicago. 1t should be said, however.
Indianapolis was not then SO much of way
station, as the practice of through billing was
not carried TO the extent it now Is.
The Wabash and L., N. A. & G. people are in
another squabble over the diatoriness of the
Wabash to do the switching service OF the l..
n. A a. G. The latter claim that they are daily
losing business through the failure of the Wa
zA~eh 10 piace cars on siue-track5 10 oc loaucu-
In come eases cars are not placed for seventy
two hours after ordered, and some other road
slips in and gets the business. Right here it is
proper to remark that the Wabash, l., p. e. G..
are practically competitors of the L., n. A 81 q.
and naturally would take care Of their own
business first The mistake is that the L.. N.
- 81 G. do not see that their room is better
than their company or the rental they pay the
Wabash, and seek better arrangements in their
Indianapolis terminus.
Some days since the Journal minated that
= = Moore. joint agent Of the Chicago roads,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09

ST PAUL. THURSDAY. DEC. 9, 1856.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
A Rumor Ahoat That Jim Hill Has Un-
loaded Block of His Man
itoba Stock.
The Rumor Given Considerable Oredence
Among the Various St. Paul
Railroad Officials.
A Ten-Dollar Labor Rate Agreed
Upon Yesterday to st. Louis
Via Chicago.
A Gigantic Trade Reported to Be Or
Between Jay Gould and
Robert Garrett.

There was rumor on the street yester-
day that James J. Hill, of the Manitoba
road, had disposed OF a big chunk" of his
Manitoba stock TO the Burlington road.
The principals of the two lines, on being
interviewed, den ed that there was any
truth in the report. but it is given great
deal of credence by the majority of railroad
men. A railroad official said on being
questioned regarding the probability OF
the rumor being true:
l think it very probable that such is the
case. There is no doubt that the Burlington
people would like to get Il cont Oling interest
in the Manitoba road. and they would then
virtually have through line from Clicago to
the Pacific coast since they are interested in
the Canadian Pacific. 1 understand that Mr
Hill is anxious to dispose of his railroad
stock and retire from active railroad life, de-
voting his time to the breeding of bloodrd
stock in which he has always taken SO deep
an interest.
Mr.. HIPS absence in the East at present
and the Interest he is taking rrgarung Sani-
tary restrictions relative to live stock goes
far toward strengthening the suspicion that
there is more truth thar fiction in the rumor
The Burlington people have been anxious
to get an interest in the Manitoba line for Il
long time and rumors have frequently been
set atloat to the effect that the Burlington
had got control of t, but these rumors have
always been sworn down by the officials of
the two roads. The story that Mr.. Hill has
sold out large. portion of his stock is. how
ever. a different deal and one with a
greater possibility of truth than the old
time chestnut referred to above,
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interested, reduction of rs per cent. from
the regular tariff rates will be made on ship
ments of stock cattle (valuation not TO ex-
coed 500 per head agents to take release) IN
car loads, from Chicago, Milwaukee and
points common with them, to all points IN
Iowa, excepting Council Bluffs. with a mini
mum OF $40 per car, unless printed tariff is
less.
The employees In the freight department o.
the Pan Handle railroad company at Pitts
burg have been notified that hereafter they
will receive extra pay for all over time. This
includes the freight conductors, engineers,
brakemen and yardmen.
A special from Uniontown Pa, SAYS the
engineers on the entire system of the Balti-
more Ohio railroad have made a demand
for pay for over time. A conference will
probably be held on Friday, anu satisfactory
conclusion reached.
D. Wiseman and N. c. Clarey of st.
Louis, were visitors at the Northern Pacific
Montana to look after their mining and rail-
road interests.
The Rock Island officials have issued a cal
endar for 1887 which is of very artistic design.
The card is Il rich combination of female love-
illness and unique poetry.
AT a meeting of the board of directors Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad yesterday,
Robert Garrett was elected president
White Co., labor agents, gave the Omaha
road 100 laborerS last night for the Colorado
Midland railroad. Colorado.
Il. j. Foster, assistant general freight
agent of the Northwestern road at Winona,
was in tue city yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09
INVESTIGATE 1T.

The result of recent earthquake investiga-
ton is concurrent opinion among Amer
lean biologists that the earth's surface is
very thin crust, probably not exceeding
twenty miles in thickness. and that the other
"a 900 miles of its diameter is liquid and
gaseous matter. If that liquid matter
should prove to be boiling oil, melted lead
or something humorous, as the Iikado de-
fines it. it would be most uncomfortable
reflection to know that we were protected
from its fury by such thin shell of dirt
gravel. But as practical investigation is
the order of the day, why is it that it hasn't
occurred to somebody to sink an artesian
well to the depth of 20 miles to determine
the correctness of this scientific view of the
earth's interior? On subject of this kind
a little bit of practical knowledge is worth
a world of theories
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09
HELPING 1T ALONG.

HENRY GEORGES land movement Is
getting boost from unexpected quarters.
The very moment the churches jumped on
it. the movement assumed an inheritance
that it did not merit. Nothing aids pO-
litical movement so much as to be assailed
by the churches. Ever since the founder
of Christianity drew the line between poll
tics and religion. by declaring that what was
CEsAR's should belong to CESAR, and
what was Cons should be rendered unto
Him, there has been disposition among
the people of all Christian nations to resent
church dietation in politics. And iii nc
country is this disposition more manifest
than in our own republic. If let alone. the
GEORGE land movement will probably Idle
a-bornin'." but if prosecuted into proml-
nence. there is no telling to what proper
tons 1t may grow.
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A SENSATIONAL STORY.
Gould aud Garrett Credited w ith
Making n Big Trad.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. S.-The Southern
industrial journal, Dixie has special dis
patch from a staff correspondent at Fort
Worth. Tex. which says: One OF the larg-
est and most important transactions ever re-
corded is now OIL foot. 1t is nothing less
than trade between Jay Gould and Presi-
dent Garrett of the Baltimore IL Ohio road.
whereby the entire Baltimore u Ohio teie-
graph system is to be transferred to Gould.
who now practically OWNS the Western
I'm on. In return for the same
President Garrett Is to receive the
Wabash system. thus giving the Bal
timOre IL Ohio line to Kansas
City from Baltimore. The magnitude of
a deal of this kind can scarcely be under
stood. but it is known to officials OF the Gould
system here that the Baltimore IL Ohio have
long been seeking to extend their opera
tons west of the Missouri river. The in
formation is believed to be thoroughly re-
LIABLE and it is said to be substantiated by
memoranda made by the late FL. NJ. HoX'e
prior to his death, and found among certain
papers that had been laid away for future
reference. The secret leaked out through
party who desired to arrange with Fort
Worth capitalists to operate in Western
Union and Baltimore IL Ohio stocks as soon
as there were any indications that the bar
gain has been contaminated.
THE REPORT DENIED.
New YORK, Dec S.-A reporter handed
Jay Gould copy of the dispatch stating
that deal between the Western Union and
the Baltimore d Ohio had been arranged.
Mr.. Gould read the dispatch and then took
pen and wrote the following across the
face of it: There is not word of truth
i'll it," Mr.. Bates, of the Baltimore &
Ohio, was also seen, and he denied each
and every statement made i'll the dispatch.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-Dr. Barnard, as
sstant to President Garrett of the Balti
more 81 Ohio, was called upon this after
noon in relation to the dispatch from At
lanta, Ca, regarding a rumOr contemplate
ing connections of that road in the South.
and he said that was the first he had heard
of it. While he would make no reply. he
said to the interviewer: Il will simply
laugh you out Of the office" The officials
of the Baltimore d Ohio declared there was
nothing in it.