Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28
RAILROADING DEMORALrZED.
All Trains Running into New Work
Hours behind Time-The Cold Com


NEW YORK. Jan. es.-The delay in the arrival
and departure or mails owing 20 the snow
blockade. continues, and was worse last nighe
than during the preceding twenty-four hourA
The trains have not been 80 irregular ior several
years. The Chicago express over the New York
Central, due at $40 last night, did not arrive
until 10 O'Clock this morning. The train due az
9:40 O'Clock did not arrive until 2l5. The
greatest delay was on the New York and Dunkirk
division, the train due here at lo:47 last night
not arriving until $50 this morning. All trains
on the Pennsylvania road between here ana wash.
ington are from an hour 10 an hour and half be-
hind The Chicago express on the New York Cen.
tral, due here at 6:45 O'Clock this morning, is nve
hours late, and the train on the Dunkirk branch,
due at SIG, Is six hours behind time. All trains
from the west, on the Erie, are from four To fivs
hours late.
NO ATTEMPT TO MOVE rREIGH1s
No attempt Is being made TO send fr.ight trains
over the New York central Railroad One thousand
fve hundred and fifIeen east-bound loaded freight
cars are stopped al East syracuse ana about eighe
hundred more at West Albany. The west bound
| trains are comparatively slow.
THE RUNNING OF FEnRr-Bosrs DIEDED.
The running OF ferry-Doats across the NortA
and East rivers is much impeded 10y ice In com.
ing into her slip this morning the Psnnsy lvanfo
Railroad ferry-boat Chicago ran under the bridRo
and tore or the ran Of her lower deck. No one
| was injured
TRAIN SHOWED IN ALL NIGHT.
OswEGo, y. Y. Jan. 2s.-The storm ragged worse
| than ever last night. Deep cuts on the railroads
that had just been cleared OF snow were once more
| filled up The thermometer was 10 degrees below
trains on the Rome, Watertown and ogdensburS
road have been again abandoned The Delaware.
blocked. and the trains that are run are making
very poor tine. passenger train due here last
evening from the West spent the night about so
miles west OF here. The blockade II ths worst n
years and every effort is being made 90 raise but
with little effect as the high winds m The cuts up
as soon as cleared
THE COLD CONTINUES IN NEW ENGLAND.
BosToN Jan. 2s.-Reports from northern New
England indicate an uninterrupted continuance
OF very cold weather with limited movement f
trains. The snow Is badly drffted and it Will take
some time TO clear the tracks so that travel may
be resumed.
MONTREAL. Jan. 2s-The snow blockade hss
lifted somewhat and two trains arrived from New
York at midnight last night One was due Thur ..
dBy night and the other friday mornining.
Train Robbers Hard Head.
HE SHOOTS AT HIMSELF THREE TIMES, But TIE BALJ4
FLATTES On HIS SKULL
TUCSON ARIz, Jan. 2s.-George Green, the sci 9.
confessed railroad robber at Pantano, Ariz, La &c
April has been sentenced 10 nve years, and Dc'o
Smart 70 life imprisonment. An appeal vi =
taken In Smarts case. The latter attempted TO
commit suicide last night by shooting himse n
three times In the head. The balls nsttened n
his skull, and the wounds are not dangerous
senator CuIiom's Engineer Bill.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 2s-At the SESSION We q.
terday OF the surveyors and Engineers' Associ a
tion OF Illinois, the passage OF Senator CulonI's
bill was recommended, requiring portion Of tle
engineers upon public works 20 be selected out.
side OF the Army. The state delegate 10 the q D.
tioDal convention OF engineers was Instructed 70
labor Tor an endorsement OF the measure
The Chocta,y Net Proceeds Claim.
THE cHocTAws GREATLY EXERCISED oyEs THE DE-
LAY IN PAYING 1T.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2a-An Atoka, T.. special says
the cboctaws are greatly exercised over their MS
proceeds claim against the United states Govena-
ment for property which had 70 be abandoned IN
Mississippi and Alabama when they were rs.
moved west. This property consisted OF improve
ments, houses fences &c, on the lands sold &,
the Government, and for which the Gcverni1 ems
pledged In the treaty they should be paid IL has
never 7. been paid; ana now ~ amounts 10 SSeooooo
times and also by the United states Court OF
Claims About half Of IT. T. is PLEDGED 70 lawyers and
passed some kind OF legislation obnoxious 10 these
attorneys, and they are now obslructing any
these claims called session OF the councii was
held In November 10 compromise the affair with
the attorneys r out tailed LEO 70 effect ANYTHING The
this year. There is talk OF another called sessioA
OF the council TO adjust this matter.
Another Btg RailrsaA Prejecs.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2a-A dispatch from TOPEKA
Kan says: 1he charter OF the Kansas, TexaS
the secretary OF state. The capital is $50 0oo
The company proposes TO build line rom Kan.
the psn-nandie OF Texas 10 Il Psso a cisisncs q
LOO miles. Another branch u 70 run from Med1.
and ana New @ MEXICO 70 xlSuSueruue eu n M 500 %l1ss
Also Also one from ksnsss "a S,y Kan 20 EsI.s , CITY.
other runs from Lawrence, Kan, through ths
counties OF Douglass ana Leavenworth 20 Lsaven.
worth, Kan and another from point at or near
the line between the counties Of WyanoocSe aoo
Leavenworth, through the counties OF Leavens
worth, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wauhun1ee ana norfA
Because They 0re ADeftcoo6
TEE MEXICAN GovxRNnENT nrRDon roa LIE n
STEAD or SHOOTING TEE MAPULA fRAIn DoBD8nA
ST LOUIE Jan. 2a-Advices from the Mex1c&A
frontier say that very unusual senaepcy q.
hiplIed by the Mexican authorities IN regard -
the fate OF the Mapula train rooberA three a
whom Charles Small, Hutchinson and Doc HinoA
were caught and are nov n JAIL st Ctdhuahpe
They have ali confessed and their share of The
punder has been recovered u was copaosged 3
furegone conclusion aftef their arrest tnat thay
would &C once be shot, - recently pfHoDd nd.
eral law expresly requires but for so1e rsasoa
or other the death penalty viii nOl b. ln0ict01
but they WIN ali be sentenced 20 hard lapor fo9
life. such Q sentence n usually sefve1 out =
sme mines belonging 60 the government, and eh0
punishment 4 conadssed equal IN :eyeuy 20 shse
the ieniency shown In mitigating the 6ea&h pens
atty 20 imprisonment tor nfe = because tho o1ls
pr1fs are all Americana with whom - G0V0GA
nsnt nd not wish 70 - TOO ssvssA