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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW.

1t has been shown by President Ives, of the
r. C. r. & n. railway, that If the local rates for
Iowa are reduced, as proposed ny the House
maximum rate bill, and the passenger fare is
put at two cents per mle that every one of the
distinctiyely Iowa roads must go into bank
ruptcy. The proposed reduction ranges from
25 to so per cent below the lowest local rates as
established by the Railroad Commissioners In
Illinois, and which went into effect on the 2lst
of last month, and such proposed rate is 30 per
cent below the local rates which have obtained
in Iowa heretofore.
1t is shown by Mr.. f. T. jeffrey, General
Manager of the Illinois Central Railway in his
his argument before the Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners Of the State OF Illinois,
thas there are sixteen railroads in that State
representing 9, O214s miles, which paid neither
interest nor dividends for the year ending June
80, 1886. He also shows that seven railways,
representing a mileage of ,35535 miles, show
ed a deficit after paying interest on bonds and
were unable to make any dividend on their
stock He also shows that twelve other rail-
ways in Illinois, representing mileage of4,-
ObO q5 miles, only paid the interest on bonds and
paid no dividends at all on stock. He also shows
that only ten railroads, representing a mileage
of 4,16s11 miles, paid interest on bonds and
dividends ON stock during the yeas ending June
30 1886. The roads paying interest on bonds
and dividends, were two roads which had large
mileage outside the State Of Illinois. He also
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
SUPPLEMENT-.
THE RAILWAY PROBLEM
Some Of the Speeches Before the
Legislative Railway Com
mittees
On the Great Question of Railway
Transportation in Iowa.
Something as to What the Railroads
COST and Their Operating
Expenses.
The Extortions and Determinations In
Frefohts-The Two Cent Fare and
On the Great Question Of Railway
Transportation in Iowa.
The Extortfons and Determinations In
Frefghts-The Two Cent Fare and
Other Questions.
THE IOWA RAILROAD SITUATION.


The railroad situation in Iowa is peculiar and
unlike any other of the northwestern States.
To illustrate: The State of Illinois, by making
local tariff rates. gives every citizen within her
borders a market at Chicago; the citizens OF
Missouri have market at Kansas City and st.
Louis; Kansas has a market at Kansas City
with competing roads to the seaboard; Ne
braska has market at Omaha. with strong
railroad competition always to the seaboard;
Minnesota has market at st. Paul
and Minneapolis, an outlet by the way
of Duluth and the lakes, and also
by the $500" line to connection with the
Canadian Pacific; and the State of Wisconsin
has market at Milwaukee, with water compe-
tition both to the seaboard and to Chicago.
Iowa alone is obliged to cross her state liaes
for market. Only twentyper cent of her rail
road traffic is local business, over which the
Legislature. has any control. 1t has no power
whatever to interfere with the other eighty per
cent of the traffic, which does now and must
for long time to come, materially concern the
prosperity of the State.
This situation must be looked square IN the
face. One thing is agreed upon by everybody,
namely, that If the Interstate Commerce law,
passed by Congress, shall be enacted by the
Legislature it will put all the local shipments
that is shipments from one point to
another in the State-on an equal foot
ing so as to prevent, absolutely,
all unjust discrimination between persons
and places, and to enforce strictly a reasonable
rate. When this much is done, all that the
Iowa Legislature can do will have been accom-
plished; and it must never be forgotten that
even such legislation applies only to twenty
per cent of the railway traffic of the State, and
that the other eighty per cent, which is inter
state traffic, cannot be regulated at all by any
statute which this State may pass.
We think it safe to say that every practical
business man in the State is opposed to a cast
iron legislative maximum tariff; and that every
fair-minded man, including the railway repre-
sentatives themselves, agree that the Commits
sioners ought to have power to control all Iowa
local rates
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WHAT is THE ISSUE

The precise question at issue is, what shall be
the manner Of this control; shall 1t be by max
ing it the duty of the Railroad Commissioners
to make and publish all the tariffs for the eight
thousand miles of railway in the State, or shall
the railways themselves be permitted to make
their own tariffs, and then give the Railway
Commissioners the power on complaint or on
their own motion, to reduce the rates fixed by
the railway companies. And this is the prop
osition to- be argued and determined. The
House Committee on Railroads has intro
duced bill which provides that it shall
be the duty of the Railroad Commissioners
to fix and publish maximum rates of freight and
fare from time to time for all the railroads in
the State of Iowa. The principle reason given
for such provision, is, that the State of
Illinois has precisely that kind Of law. The
question then arises, and is an important one:
els the situation of Illinois and Iowa so nearly
parallel, that the Illinois law can in justice and
fairness be applied to the State of Iowas Let
us see about this Illinois has three millions
of people: Iowa has triile over one-half that
number. The total tonnage of the Illinois roads
is sixty-seven million tons; the total tonnage
of the Iowa railway traffic is fourteen million
tons. In Illinois the law operates to give ev-
cry citizen of the State market at Chicago; in
Iowa such law would operate on only twenty
per cent of the traffic of the State, and that
would be the local traffic only. The State of IL
linois is as long as a tape worm, and has shown
herself as ravenous, so far as railways are con-
cerned. By reason of her great length north
and south, the entire business of the southwest,
which centers at Kansas City and st. Louis, is
compelled to pass over Illinois roads on its way
tothe seaboard; the same is true of all the bus
mess of the west which centers at Omaha and
st. Joseph and Sioux City; and the same
is also true of the greater portion Of
all the business which centers at st. Paul and
Minneapolis from the northwest. The Iowa
railroads receive only the business which cen
tiers at Omaha, and very small portion of the
vast traffic from the southwest and from the
northwest to feed her system Of railways. The
total tonnage crossing the Missouri River In
Iowa, both east and west for 1887, was only
about three million tons. Perhaps one million
tons of the two million tons which pass west
over the Missouri River from Iowa, consists OF
lumber from the Mississippi River Iowa cities,
ranging all the way from McGregor to Keokuk.
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shows that twelve of the Illinois corporations,
representing two thousand miles of road, are
now in the bankruptcy courts, and predicts that
under the present low local rates, fixed by the
Illinois Commissioners, more than one-half of
the entire railroad system Of Illinois must soon
90 into the process of foreclosure.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
Il. Il. JEFFERY.


GENERAL MANAGER ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT
TEE ON RAILROADS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: feel
that in the present condition of thought on
the railroad question, and in view of the de-
sire to obtain at this time light and mfor-
nation In reference 10 traffic and transporta-
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Special Dispatch TO The Appeal.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
HELENA. Ark, Oct Slate Saturday
afternoon Capt. +. g. Ray was killed by q
father and son named Beizcll on GOV.
Alcorn's plantation, in Coahoma county,
Miss. Tic killing was the result OF an old
ieud that has been existing between the
murdcrcrs and the deceased. Ray and
Brizcl, senior. were oycrscers on the same
place and had occasion TO quarrel over
ZONE matter growing out oil the plantation,
and il seems that threats were indulged IN
10y both parties against each others life.
NJ last Saturday evening while Ray was
standing IN a room engaged in paying of The
hands Tor their weeks work, the Bcizcils
father aud son, crcpt to the window where
RAY was standing with his back turned
toward them. and the younger Bctzcll fired
ut Raw, striking him ia the body but not
killing him. Old man Bcizgll then fired u
shot AZ him and killed him. While Ray
was drawing his last brcaths Bctzell sen
ior rushed into the room and attempted 10
cut the dying mans throat, but was forced
10 dcsist by the negro Worknen present.
Both men were captured and taken TO the
county Jail at Frian Point. Ray was a
captain in the Federal army and had the
distinction Of being promoted three times
on the battlefield Tor his bravery.
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busily engaged in clnceling their SOUTH
orn dates ON account OF the yellow fever
epidemic in Florida. The winter season
is close AZ hand. and long before u majori-
~ OF tho,c dates will have 20 hc filled
good holr frost will have laid the ghost OF
yellow fever dcadcr than that Of llamlets
father.
The Rutland Herald says Of Nine.
Theresa CarrCno: "NO woman that We
ever heard OF ever played like her. such
wonderful technique, such power, such
endurance. such dclcacy OF intOnatOn,
such brilliancc, such soul-all these quail
tiles are Respondent IN eyciy sort OF piece
that she evolves"
">hc" was lately produced in London
with Sophie Eyre, formerly Of Wallack's
thcatcr rs the Queen Of kor, and in spite
OF trio OF adaplors and the advice OF the
author, proved itself n gigantic mistake.
The London Sunday IiHC SAYS that she
is totally lacaing IN human interest and
impossible ~ drama. To Americans Il
may bc Interesting TO know that in spite
OF the play dragging It's weary length
through three and a hall hours, MIR. Rider
lluggurd addressed the audience from the
box Of The Gaicty theatcr.
Coward Conscience the American
play, 10y G. 4. Byrnc and Arthur Wallack,
of New York, has repeated Ia the critical
town oi Edinburgh the very decided biz
made jan Glasgow. IL !, almost a rcusi-
ton. and alrcady several London mana
gers are after il. The play is household
/ drama, where the head OF an aristocntic
| family Is pursued by romOrse over an I'm.
agnlry crime, u scoundrclly steward using
the apparent proofs Of the crime TO his nd.
vantage. 4 young officer who IL bounded
| for the same crime unraycls the network.
/ The feminine interest i strong aud the
situations are fresh and original.
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Experience. nnd tdeas.

From Letter addressed 20 the Telegraph.
am certain that money, or rather the
want Of il, is at the root Of most failures In
marriage. We have everything 10 make
MS happy but that, and can assure you Il
Is an EVA Of no mean growth or limited
influence. My husband IL soldier, and
one OF the very bcs, and trucst gentlemen
on Gods earth. I, his wife, am la many
ways q very good one, for ! combine in.
tense economy with really good appear
anccs las far as they gol, and ! work very
hard, and yet hold my own among the
society" people to whom We belong
But, on! II you had any idea oithc "driyc"
that Il Il TO do this. The struggle, feel,
Is spelling me. am 30 cantankerous at
home, 20 full Of cares, 80 impatient and
snappish, 40 annoyed at the smallest
waste Of money, that | am, know It.,
often unbcaublc 10 my good man. lie
would often settle the question, ] feel, and
let me live alone II We didn't love each
other aud the child No dearly.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.



Scmbrch, the loyclicst Of all singers
after Patti, is studying for "Otcllo,"
"semimmidc" and Norma"
Marie lIalton, a Virginia girl, will ap.
pear with tho Duff Opcara company in
"Tho Queens Mate" in Chicago.
Miss Annie lippincotL who is with the
Rising. Hamilton Opera company, is n
daughter Of "Gmcc Greenwood"
Sirnor Tamagno, who received $4,000
or thereabouts for his seasons work in
South America, has demanded for his
spring campaign S2000OO
Emna Abbott no longer reioiccs in tho
distinction OF being the champion light
weight prima donna, but IN now num-
bcrrd among those who are growing stout
The Sun says Nine. Patti has con-
scnicd 10 revisit South America next sea
son, but las raised her honomrium. This
wear shc received 5000 performance;
next snring she Is 10 have $3.50.
according toa recent mandate Of the
Kaftrll Ncrrin, union OF the most im-
puriani German speaking theatcrs OF the
o,J world. Fmulcln LIN Lehman can
never H. engaged by any members Of tho
Nrr.in now or IN the future, and ~ she
ll. not been occurred by the Metropolitan
Opcri company this songircs OF two
worlds is now practically without an audi.
encc.
In the line Of general improvement in
the performances OF English opera In this
country, 'hc Clara louise kollong English
Orrfa cumyany will this year Introduce n
nav feature. II Is well known that tho
choir singers IN our churches are selected
only otter the most thorough test NJ 10
their ability. o fact that Is made evident
by the excellent music furnished Ia our
houses II worship. Recognizing this, tho
ius,acg manager II the Kellogg English
opr-a company hrs secured from various
church rhoiH the best talent available.
No moro wrg'hcr-b,atcn relies 81 past
glory IN Italian opera, no more prehistoric
~ rimcns ol vocal grandeur, but Young
woodworking chorus, with voices posRcss
Inc slrgngth, purity aud finish. This II
indeed an innovation that will command
popular favor.
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pOpuIaf IaV0r.
Dramatic.

"Eyanvclinc" is doing a very large bust.
ness 10 Sin francisco
Mir. James brown Potter il rchcaning
"Twixt Axe and Crown at WalllckG
And now J. u. studlcy threatens 10 90
on the road with a new version OF Monte
Cnsio."
Charles wyndham's New York engage.
mont will be played NJ Palmcr's thcalcr
opcning Ia February and lnsting five
weeks. wyndham's tour will close in
Chicago In April.
Joacph Jefferson will this SEASON adj
~ Regular Fix" to his repertoire and
play Hugh do Brass. The character was
n layohlc Of Sothcrn.
The best Of all modcra melodrnmas i'm
ported from England ia doubtless the
i'gilyer King" aud H. popularity has
listed longer than the othen.
I, does not speak very much for tho
courage Of the companies and stars nov
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REp IIEAps.


ny the helpful. genial action Of that mot bench
c'ont Of aforients. ilosiettts stomach B'ief, NE
towels son throw on the burden that pafnl'fnd
tud vcakoIci ihtm. aud resume their normal
ifcoiom Of action. The action Of The nlticr, un.
Ike that of nycmVn pufgatlycs involves boo gripping
o. drn hing. n Il dld II would. likc them, w.
,Aluoicls iof ordinary usa There is NOTHING hn
gentle Or unnatural attending ~ operation. Upon
the liver. no les than tho bowels ~ action IL mos
bcnisn. promoting q heaithinl bilons fC'fril1
aud directing ont Of the wrong AMI Into Tie figh
channel Conloinuy with costlycnoss otncf bilious
symptoms disappear Whom ID I, systematically uscl
aud the stomach Il strengthened a. well 10 ftR1
lated by a. Maltial Complaints rheumatism, de-
bnlty. nervousness and kidney troubles afc CON
plcisly relieved BY IL Sleep and sppclie arc 10
yafiably promoted By H.
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Interyiew Wilh Voqnclin.

From tho New York Herald.
Gan comes to those who wait" says an
old French proverb.
Once more the truth of the adagc has
been proved.
For three days and three nights Henry
f. Abbey and the New York dramatic
world had looked and waited. "She
cometh not" they said. And they were
a-weary. Very a-weary,
But she came Mt last-"Sarah's rival, y
Nine. Jane Hading. In her train came
Coqueln the elder and CoQuolin the
much youuger-his son. Not Coquclin
"the Younger" better known to Paris rs
"Cadet." lie is the elder Coquolin's
brother
The Laura NJ. Starin went out TO meet
the travellers, and great was the rejoicing
when, at $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
the Biea was sighted of sandy Hook.
"Enfn!" sighed Mr., Abbey, dropping
quite naturally into French. "Enlinl'
echoed all the reporters on board the
Laura NJ. Starin The Bicla drcw nearer
and nearer, till at last she stopped. There
was rush ~ the famous artists stepped
on board the little steamer, and IN eager
hum OF (Which is she2" arose rs the lair
parisiaus OF the company, which is to make
its how at Wallach's next Monday, APP
pcarcd in group, looking paliid and de-
pressed by their journey
Mime. Hading, whose real name lately
was, but is NJ longer Nine. koning, par
| ricd the lntcrvicwyr5 with great dcNtcrlty,
and on landing drove at once 10 the Hotel
| Ncndomc, where 4 suite oi rooms had
been reserved Tor her on the fourth floor
| The Coquclins, father and son, went OIL TO
| the Glscy house, and their less iamou,
comrades, some Of whom Mile. Barely,
| NIL. Patry and NJ. Abel, for examples
ARE popular iayuritc5 on the boui'yaris,
| scattered hithcr and thithcr, rs their
| friends or fancy Ted them
riACE AuN nANs--A COMEDY QUEEN.
AtG o'clock yesterday evening H-r1M
| reporter called at the NcGdomc, sent up
his card, and was presently wh.skcd
| hcaycnWard 20 the door OF Mime. Had.
ing's sanc,um
80. 90. 4 room deliberately papcrcd and
adorned. Not much furniture, but gem
cral air oi luxury. Just enough 10 make
n ftAltlN ltl Alt Nill ttllla ttlAl"|f ofsAN'' -
the window writing, rs The reporter en-
tcrrd. blushed, bowel and muuucrcd:
chime. I!adinI Euin,'
"Ahl how glad ! am 10 hear French
spoken again, replied Mr.. Ahhcy's lead
ing lady" as, pushing aside pen, ink and
paper, She rose. with a pretty Uilccialion o
surprise and babe her visitor welcome
"Priy, ola pray excuse my dress sb,
continued. giving dis,rcsdul glance ai
the soft, loose, ruby dressing gown and
blue hounccd skirt IN which she was ar
| uyrd. "Mv boxes haven't arrived yc
aud have nothing iit to wear
Needless 10 say the reporter vowed hc
dress was perfection. Aud ~ u WAS IN ~
simplicity. II made an admirable cuniras
to the fair, pale, expressive lace, thDp'cai
ing eyes aud the tumblul masses Of sol
auburn hair above thcm. Round lac
threat the actrcls wore salmon colore'
ribbon and pearl necklace. Other ornn
mcnts she had none, slvc two icwcllc
rings, which palcd in brilliancy beside hc
dainty fingers.
/
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Carriage Makers.

RAciSE, Wis, Oct s.-Jamos L. Clark
& Co., carriage manufacturers, failed to-
day. The liabilities are about 100000
pnll business Is given ~ the cause OF the
collapse. Nothing definite is known rs 10
the assets.
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Inc risrnnI rI,nr-. Of Things.

Eternal fiincss' Thou whose power
Makes harmony sublime,
Ana turns tbU VruaO ~ earth aud heaven
Into mClUdi0us rhyme
How like ihysclt Il vas ~ have.
frun ali the o'hcrs. called
A man 10 10 out Indian work,
Who "a cltlrcly bald.
-Wrhi1g'oa cue
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GREAT FRENCH ACTORS.
APPEARANCE OF CoQUELIN IN NEW
YORK LAST NIGHT.

An Interview with Him-Jane Hading
the Comedy Queon-Whet They Say
of Their South African Trip and Their
Stage Purposes.
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SHERRON--At No lhS llcrunndo street Monday,
October s 1858, ut o'clock pm, MISS NErrlE
SltEGRoS, niece OF pr r. NJ, Kane and Mrs, II, J,
Shaw
IThc remains will be sent to RoSsyjlc, Foycitc
county, TCnul
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CoqueIIn's Appearance.

New YoRK, Oct. s.-CoQuelin appeared
tonight at Palmei's thoatcr in two one
act comedies, and was heartily received
and commended.
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TnE even, Of the season will be u. Low.
cns,cin & Bros grand display q fall and
winter goods Thursday noxl, October II.
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GR,sD Opening Of Millinery and French
Pattern Bonnols nj Hopkins Thursday,
October n.
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AN 0YERSEER KILLED.
n BLOODY TRAGEDY ON GOV. AL
coRS's PLANTATION.

Capt T. c.. Ray Shot in the Back By the
Be,zoils, Father and son-The Result
OF an Old Fcud-fho Murder3rs Cap
tured and jailed.
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GRASD Opening Of Millinery and French
Pattern Bonnets at Hopkins Thursday,
October II.
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ruitritNI UpNoU.
rnE "oNLY COMEDIAN.

81 had interviews with numbers Of pc.
Htical mon, statesmen and rulers in South
America, aud had mos. Aaticring wei.
COMO G,nr, iii oi th,w In nnr nlpcr
was actually offered % subsidy OF 2OO,OOO If
| would return with % company"
"No. monsieur proudly replied VI.
Coquclin, ON being askDd whether hc
would rclum TO the Iumcjic Franchise,
II viii never return have done with h
forever. And | do not hesitate 10 say
have acted in the interest ul art when !
lei, it,"
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pmsK MaIlo. 25 cont. q bottle.
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so good night said the reporter, grasp
inc The hand extended TO him.
GNot overwhelmed. Don't say over
whclmed,' replied the actress, 1T is a
pleasure"
And she sat down to her desk again.
THE "oNLY CoNupIAN.n
A few doors lower down Broadway. ut
the Gilsey house, the Herald reporter
found NJ. Coqueln and his SON. Not
without difficulty. The popular comedian
had changed sincc'h last saw him in the
Cafe Iii Roma, ON the Corsc He had
grown beard on the way from Monte
yidco which gavo a rough and mcouth
lool, to his expressive though rugged feat.
ures.
But graduallythe salient points in his
face grew clear again-thC broad brow, the
aspiring nose and flexible mouth. The
CoQuelin Of "1.e Barber de Seville and
"Tariuflc" came 10 life once more. The
Couucln who but for the death OF his
great friend, Gambctt, would perhaps
have been in Parliament, but whom tho
IRONY Of fate has doomed To be, alas, only
90 Dcpuie dc Bomhignac.'
NJ C0quoin WIS allJO,c.
"Im not afraid OF interviews. sir" said
he with grandisonian dignity "pUy bc
seated. In talk OF this kind ono can
hardly 20 beyond commonplgceS True,
but can at least tell YOU something OF my
South American experiences
1--WE played at Rio Jaupiro, st. Paul,
Ruenos Ayrcs and Montnyilco among
other places, and at all was asJoundcd to
find how thoroughly and inlolIlgcntly the
audiences appreciated our Efforts,
Nothing could have exceeded the en-
thusiasm. The public, despite its natural
love OF violent co.oN, contrasts and its
tendency of cxaggcrlliou / understand
them all after seeing the glowing co,ors OF
nature in the South caught all the lights
and shades, the delicaccs, the ntimtics
OF French comedy, as rcldil, as - Partisan
! audience.
AT Bcauncs Ayrcs the public showed
even more quickncss, We hal q magnih-
cent house on our lint night, and had TO
proloug our stay in the city.
unf frIt.AT utrtp