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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
SOUTHERN GLEaNiN6s.


v. 7. Davis. secretary o: the Tenres-
SEE State Wheel. -. according To stats
meats % this secret order % a-rtcultu--
tstS. a defaaltrr far large amoLat. II
has been ascertaiaeI that when the State
wheel met IN the STATE House 10 consider
the question o, consolidating with the
State Alliance, Mr.. Davis was absent.
aad u VAS ueccss ary TO elect n secretary
pro tenn A bombsheli was thea explsd-
81 A letter from Davis acknowledging
that he vaz short In hts accounts. and
saying that his body would b. found "a
the bottom % the Cumberland river. vac
resA This startling Information gave
the assembled farmers something 20 cOa-
slider besides the proposed consolidation
They discussed the matter. and came to
the conclusion that there was no doubt
shogf tie detsieafisu. bat they disersd-
It'd the statement that the defallt-r in
tended suicide. Ori-ers % the orxsnira-
tioZ k~pt tie matter quiet. but it leaked
cut. an1 the of.icers AZ last Consented To
eve th~ facts % the press. Accuritns To
tn~ tutsrmatien thu< obtained the de-
fsulfiug secretary has lived st Gleason
Station. Weakly County. he IL almost
thirty three years oil aud has a wife
aad three chilaren- he Vas a farmer.
aftsrwart becoming n teacher. aad last
Jaraary he vas elected county sup@rin-
teulsut BY the Ceunty Court over strong
opposition He has been csusiieret an
uprtSht man. and has been hi<hlY es-
teeued IN his community. lie has been
elected secretary ot the state Wheel
three times. aud has iast completed his
third yearly term lie came t. Nashville
aad wrote letter % A. e Gardner aad
4 A-G0~an. aeSEoS le1Srag kis shortage.
Mr. Uardaer i secretary % the National
W heel and treasurer q the STATE execa-
tive committee. Mr.. Gowan j. State pur-
chasing ageut for the Wheel and Ait
aEce- HE letter. II addition to nsution-
iag tho writer's shortage and Ms
iateutipn q commit suicide by drowning
IL the Cumberland riv~f. said that lie sas
tired e. iife and that hs co1ld not bear
the disgrace and face has triends. He re-
ferred in atecf1saate terms 80 hts FAM
slY- He DID net explain how be had sp~nt
the money The amount Of the shortage
- not known, bat 1t i stated that Il i
fGlIy covered by Davis oficial boud fsE
81 00a. and that the oTier IL perfectly
s0lveut and has sufficient money to pay
all is obligations The suicide statement
nads few believers IL = thought that
Davis left the city. and detectives are fol-
lowing ciews wA.ca they think may lead
20 his capture
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
ROSE FROM The RANKS.
Railroad Nasnate. Who started .. nraks
men. Operators or Kad-N-n-

m.a. Operators or Kssi-u-n-
Among the officers Of nearly every
railroad in the country arc to be found
men who have risen from the very low
ct round. A NJ Tucker. who Is
division superintendent on the Erie
under Murphy. started in A. track
laborer. aud his first promotion was To
the position of rod-man In thss engineer
corps John y. Abbott. Of the Western
States Passenger Association. used 10
be freight clerk on the Erie. e. W
Bradley. general superintendent Of the
West Shore. used 20 be brakeman
and conductor on the same road Cen
cral superintendent Bancroft Of the
Denver X Rio Grande learned the Morse
alphabet in Que Of the small stations
on the Erie. and counted himself lucky
when he obtained a position as tele-
graph operator on the West Shore
President Caldwell OF the Niclxel-Pintt,
was once n clerk On the Penn syIvania-
+ h Hahn. general manager OF the
New York elevated roads. began his
career in his seventeenth year as a
machinist's apprentice on the Philadel-
phia X Reading road at PottsvilIe.
The officers Of the great PennsyI-
vania system. from the president
down. have all come up from tbs bot
tom President Roberts entered the
service of the road in 1852 as rod man
in the engineer corps. Later be had
charge of the construction Of small
branch lines. and finally was made 49,
sistaut TO the president in 1862. lie
has been president Of the road for
eight years \ J. Cassatt. formerly
vice-prcsideut Of the company. also be-
gan a rodman. Second Yice-Prs=i-
dent Thomson used To bc machinist
ia the shops at Altoona. He invented
the block-signal interlockine switch
General Manager PuSh commenced as
brakeman. and General Passenger
Agent Carpenter Was once messenger
BOY ia sAe FhIs.Ielp.lia Office or Inc
company. General Agent Geer used
to be receiving clerk in the freight de-
partmenL
James McCrea. general manager OF
the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts
burgh. like President Roberts. began
as rod-man at $40 month. He now
draws a salary Of $4,000 a year. and
Is still under forty. Robert Pitcairn.
superintendent Of the Pittsburgh di-
vision of the Pennsylvania and gen
eral agent for the company. was ouca
mes senger boy in the old Atlantic &
Ohio telegraph Office in Pittsburgh
Among the other messengers en-
ployed at that time was Ans0n Stager.
afterward general superintendent OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany; W. o. Hugsrt. now president
of the Grand Rapids K Indiana Rail-
road COmpany; Andrew Carnegie. who
a few years later laid the foundations
OF his wonderfully successful career as
private secretary TO Colonel Tom Scott.
and David NeCargo. now general
superintendent OF the Allegheny Val
ley railroad Philadelphia News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

WASHINGTON. July 2L-The Secretary
OF the Navy has RENTED the sentence
imposed By a eOurt-martial on Passed
Assistant Paymas,er Heary r Smith.
who disappeared from the Essex at Ne v
York last April. and who was not discOT-
cred for several days He was charged
with absence from his station and duty.
pleaded guilty. aud the court sentenced
him 10 six months suspension from rank
and duty on furIough pay. aud to retain
his present number on the LIST % passed
assistant paymasters. with the reeom-
uendarion that the Secretary % the Navy
remit the sentence, because tbs eoslrt be-
iieved Smith Ros mentally respoEsi5ls TOT
his action
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
ENoLAN0's seVeNTY-FooTeR.

ProbtbiiItv that Lord Dunraven's Yacht.
the Natkyrt~. May be brought over to
Compete with some sf Oar American
ftysr~-It VIII Not be tor the Am~rica's
Cup. However
BOsroS. Jgly 9-.-Yachtsmen are again
talking about tho prospects % seein, the
Valkyris pItted against some % the
American % -toosers, the interest being
Feawaksned by the published state
ments 20 the effect that General Paine
had already arranged matches between
her aud the Ti.anla and the Katrina
General Paine was not in town yesterday,
but Mr.. Burgess, who knows all the i'm
povtaut yachting transactious made by
General Paiae. says that the announce
meut that matches have been made Is a
little premature. General Paine's law
partner. Mr. George II. Richards. also
denied that any matches had been made
Mr. Burgess said: ~On receipt OF Lord
DanraveR's letter. General Paine al
dressed letters Of inquiry 70 the owners
Of the 70-fOoters, asking II they wOGld en-
gage in a match racs with tie Valkyrie
The answers were favorable 20 the idea
0t racing the ValkYri-. bat there can ba
no international racing connected with
this, and it Is understood that Lord Dun
raven will not come until trial races are
held to decide on the yacht which would
have defended the Americas cup II he
insists upon this there can be NJ race.
The terms suggested By the owners %
the American s0-sooteTs have already
been forwarded TO Lord Dgnraveu by
General Paine. TIE Paine cup Is an in
ternatiOual cup, and Il Lord Duurayen
really wants sport he can have enough
OF IL conteuding for tht,. IL il the in
tentiOn os the Eastern Yacht Club to hold
trial races tO select a defender % this cup
in case Il Is challenged FOR, and the Owu-
ers OF the four leading American 10
tOOters have agreed 70 enter their yachts
in the trials. Lord Danraven would ind
glory enough in beating the fastest Of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
The Tennessee Wheel a. .1aaee Con
.oitaats

Tue Tennessee State Wheel ard the
state Alliance met. and the unanimous
ratification % the consolidation %, the
two orders. as ordered by the Meridian
(Miss-l council, followed IL requires
three-sOurths 0f the States to ratify this
order, and Tennessee IS the first State to
act upon it. The Alliance u South Caro-
Ina and the WheeleFs Oc Arkansas were
notified % this action By telegraph.
The state Alliance elected J. Z. Buch-
auan president aud f. A. Gardner
secretary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
SWEATING SHOPS"
what Cnmusttte~ Of the Boston raIr.rs
tni"a fonnd In an Ins~-tt<atsoa Of tn.
~>~esttng shop In >~~ York where
Ready Made tiothia< - Manufactured
for the Wholesale Trade

a OF ffs4s
>westtng shop IN >~~ Nsrk whore
Eesdv-wsf~ cIsthIa< D. Manufactured
ssr the Wholesale TRADE.
NEw YORK. Jgly ss.-A commitss. sen,
here BY the Tailors' uuioa of Bostou hAs
been Investigating the coalition q the
sweattnS" shops where re1siv-ua5ls
clothing - manufactured on the east stsi,
OF this city. From time 70 time these
places have been described in the csl-
HnEs ct the daily press. whose reader.
are toisrsbly familiar with the character
% tenement hoGtes. but the Boston rlea
we're startled by what they saw snd
heard Wh-a the Boston taiiars struck
ssx .norths sgo. thsir employers told
them that competition with tas sweat
ers" ot this elfy was impossible. This
story co1li hardly Do believed.
h'nc~ tie scomnlrtse. YesssrsIav
the delegates vtssteI some haase-
IN Hester and sfiareut streets.
and every place vas simply a repetition
% the others. W. - Hester street which
- six-story doabfe tenement. wNs
found occupied by contractors. OF
''swesters." on every aoar. Here were
being made mems and boys clothing.
trousers. vests and coats. Every ronrr
vas occupied By seaatily dressed men
A1d Wouen- boys au1 girls The priaci-
pal worS-ruoms were 7xs feet. anA all
ceniatued red-hot stoves. on which tho
tood os the '-bosses'' and their farn lies
we're prepared and the irons os the press
ers were heated Ia these rooms w~r.
croHded eight % ten rl~a and women.
No word or series % worsis can be found
10 express the amogut % dirt or the q1Al-
tty % the atmosphere. Both were Nxsul
and 0verppwertuy to an ordinarily clean
person Here the slaves ot tho sssxeAterS'f
worked from daylight to ten sad txelvs
O'Clock at night. many % the men rarely
going home. bgt throwing themselves
down oa the heaps % clothing Aud rags.
Most ot the men worked ou the task"
system, and all the hours givea them
were required d keep up with their
-'steut" ''Gre~uhorns'' are freIuensl =
brought in and start ~ Iow n eighty
cents week Nor are thu ''Sweaters'
| themselves 80 mgch - blame. They
Sork as hard. or harder than many % the
others. getting up AZ two o'clock II the
morning 10 prepare the work Tor the day.
and their earnings are comparatively in
significant. TIE stories heard BY tbs
/ Boston delegates hatt n samsnsSs about
them that enforced ths truth The COM
mii;ee said they would begin a crusaIs
against the View YORK reasly-m ale cloth
ins when they returned 10 Boston
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Stephen A. Leonard. Jr-. son % an ex-
councilman OF that name. died at Mobile,
Ala, in great agony from lockjaw. The
ease was peculiar from the fact that sha
wound causing l0ekiaw was a simple skin
cut on the end " the index finger with
pocket-knife. StiffeRing 0f the muscles
began and attacks os e0avulsi0ns set IN.
growing more frequent until the end.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

At Reddtug mines. six miles from
Birmingham. Ala, FL Duncan sho. aud
killed Ell Cooper The meu qu,rreIed
about some trivial matter. aud Duncan
picked up shotgun and fired Cooper
who was only 4 few feet away The
entire load q shot passed through
C0Oper's body. killing him instantly.
Duncan escaped. Both were miners.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Mr.. viii Brown. son Of Captain SAM
uel Brown. the Pittsburgh (Pal coal
king, turfman. etc, died At Princeton.
KY, few days ago. ot typhoid fever.
Mr. Brown was married more than
month ago. He was an engineer on the
Ohio Valley railroad, owned bT his "a
ther.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

The death OF Noe Eliza Lofteu- Phillips,
wife OF W. W. Pugh. Jr., occurred at Lin
wood. La Mrs Pugh was well known in
literary circles SIZE contributed To the
literature OF the South many sketches IN
der the nom de plume 0f Aria"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Samuel Cole. a nephew OF Colonel z
". Cole. % Nashville. Tenn. was sent to
the wOrk-houss at Knoxville t0r thirty
days on 4 charge 0f drunkenness. He
arrived there with s. 0o). and had good
time. He was dead broke when sentenced.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Judge John Clark Judge Ct PatauiA
(Gs-) Circuit, and one % the most noted
judges in Georgia. lost his life at smith
vile. lie vas attempting - jump .roa ;
moving train. when be was throsa under
the wheels aud his had almost entirely
severed from hls body.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Deputy United States Marshal Sparrits
reports the seizure % an extensive illicit
distillery seven miles from Red Boiling
Springs, Macon C1unty. Tenn. The still
when captured. Was hot. and gave every
evidence of having been recently desert
ell Ouly one man was arrested, George
GARNER, on whose lanl the still was To-
Gated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Tie first bale Of the new crop of cotton
was received at savannah from Albany
by Garnett, Stubs & Co. 1t weighed ~
poands. and was eIasSed uu0ficiaIly low
middling. Ii was forwarded to New
YORK.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

A silver coffin plate stolen In 1862
from the deseerated grave Of Lord
BotetoHrt. At Williamsburg. Va. was
restored 10 William and Mary College
the other day. 1t had been bought for
old silver by u ieweler Of Rome, \. i.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

NrCH % the money required for the
Projected fass steamship line from Mon
tank Point. l. T., To Milford Haven. Wales.
vii Be supplied by European capitalists,
among them being the ROthsehilds and
Sir William Allan, OF the Allan line OF
Steamers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

ing u the Atchisou, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company in TopeSa, Kas.. on
the .s-h. caused S35.09 damage to the
tgiliias besides loss Of valuable pa
FeEs. records, etc, that can not be esti-
mated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

ru- ysw Hampshire supreme Court
=. serlared the Law requiring license sOr
-. uractice OK medicine and dentistry
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

OK the SSH Frank BIount, coiored. was
l-sallv hanged in the jail-yard at VAIL
sssta. Ca, and Tom Bowling. also color
Ell was executed according to law at
B.tou. Rouge. La
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Tag Pail Mall Gazette prints an inter-
View with u representative OF Mrs
Aacxey, refuiing the statement that she
vas formerly laundry woman, boarding.
hoGse kesPer, ETC., aud asserting that she
vas the daughter of a highly-edacated
American army officer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

GsvxrxoR RICHARDSON % South Caro-
r-.h has accepted DR.. McDOw's resigna-
- = SURGEON os the First Battalion Of
,-s,utrv et that State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

srczrrAar TRAcr hAs accepted an iu-
r.,stisa 20 visit Secretary Blaine at Bar
u,rb.ir during the latter part % August
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

MRS- GERTRUDE DRIGGs, wife Oe Nell
SOC briggs. the captured counterfeiter,
ct Circiuuati. gave bonds. ON the sssh- in
lie sum ot sI7.ac0. for her appearance on
August = Her husband was returned to
al. being unable 10 give bond
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

The two New York houses which have
practically controlled the manufacture Of
bed quilts and eomtOrters. have pooled
their issues and Will advance the price
.dout twenty per cent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Oy the I'd the committee on executive
sad par'loniug power reported TO the
Washington Territory Constitutional
eoaysatian. among other things, pro-
vlso that the Governor shall be ineligible
for tie Office OF Senator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

sxsH1rt vas msie in the Washington
v.--itary Constitutional cDavsnsioa. On
- ss !. TO abolish the veto power Of the
esgsruar. bas It failed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

T,wzs G.. BLAINE. Jr-. was fireman on
sss tain 9n which his father and party
--ssras.l 10 Bar HArbor from their visit
3 senator Hale, at Ellsworth. Ne, on the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

CHARLxsAGSE TowER. the noted capi-
t1liss. miue-OwRer. railroad director and
laEysr. died. on the 35.h. at his summer
residence in Waterville, " v. OF paral-
ysss. AZ the age ot eighty-One years
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

WISELY EIKTNs. eleven years old. of
ciaFsoz Couaty. Ia. has confessed that
l. killed his father and steP-mOther. the
ssvrer Eifh q gun and tie latter with o
srah
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

THE Vienna Freie Presse believes that
EEgiaud's position in Delagoa bay points
10 desire 10 annex the whole territory
irum the cape to the Congo, and recon-
meEds that the matter be brought up ar
the forthcoming African Congress to be
held at Brussels.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

AFrxz a long discu sSioa. on the aSth,
the Montana Constitutional convention
vuied iowu the clause in the Suffrage bill
psoyilIas that after FIVE years only citi-
EelS shsil BE- entitled 70 vote, n decIara-
liln q intention not to be held sufficient
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

TIE joint commission at Bismarck
Oak. that is striving to arrange a satis-
far,ory division cf the property Ot the
rsrritory. practically agreed on a re-
r..-f On the sssl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

OS tie ssh Scripps' League wo-kmsn
sx,-.l.;ioa TO the Paris Exposition was
hesrl from by means 0t hominS pigeons.
Al we're well. and were enjoying the
rgr1-r.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

IaE German Admiralty have uncovered
Perfect nest Of corruption within the
-ssg department.. involving many high
'1eiaAs- \ number OF naval officers were
- ,-7sssed- on the 3fth, in Berlin and at
i- A-s- On the charge OF wholesale bribery.
S-s 2. these on being taken into custody
sagt A.aasslF dad
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

TEE Columbia. new ocean steamer.
IS broken the record from the ~Seedles"
. sandy Hook 3Io0 miles Time. six
l,rs. tNenty-oue hours and thirtY-seyen
-sinEtes-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

A REPRESENTATIVE OF an English syn
-ieAte has been endsav lring TO secure
.ltoas oa the business OF Macy & Co,
4limaa & Co., Stern Brothers. and Simp-
SOC. Crawford s Simpson, leading dry
ss'ss aouses OF New York City. but IN all
c-sss has been refused.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

Avvrr heavy rain tall- on the night OF
me e-L general throughout the State Ot
Caloraio. wrought much damage to
r-ous aud fences, railroad aud other
~-auerfv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
VOL. XIII.

--r;srv in the celebrated Howard libel
.usf ai Jackson. Tenn, found for Howard,
.,fu< the damages at one cent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01


r. resther Lloyd asserts that Prince
So ks annuluaert os the treaty with
- -,--siaad Is Ear from Constituting =
-. .'-sA-eas .las o tie controversy between
-, countries. and says that some
& ssa-eed = action viii probably be taken
h.. ossmaay when Emperor william re-
-rom Lis yachting tour.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

.-asA rIrcHER KING. a lawyer and real
sseAss dea.er ot Ann Arbor, Mica, who
y sseniy years has been treasurer OF
:. llad Tor superannuated professors
- : = University OF Michigan, Is an en-
s'--r -'sr u an amount estimated 10 be
- s-l.1ll King has turned over to the
~-saees property worth - 0ll.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

- Onlo Pr0hibitiOnists, in convention
a..a1sssliie. on the s5sh- nominated the
o~As State ticket: J. B. HeIwig for
Tsnori L B. Logan. OF Alliance.
=. = aant- Governor; Gideon T. Stuart.
~ark Supreme JUICE; D. NJ.
, Fea,sidse, Toledo. STATE Treasurer, aud
- Fsaney, AshtabGIa, Attorney -Gen-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

~ Secretary Of the Treasury. on the
:. - = Instructed the collector OF customs
SeE Orleans u allow the twelve
- ---Sse coolies detained there under
=. Shiaese Exclusion ac. to proceed
me me Southern Pacific railroad, as
S.llss's, IN aeeordancs with a recent
sr.I I9- rendered by the Attorney Cen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01

fA<rT of explorers in Nebraska un-
sr1 a-ty skulls and two hEnired
s---ss skeletons in Chalk BluI. about
-, --.-ss ME. east ot YanktOu, Oak, on the
4. -A4eA local physicians pronounce to
- mains % white people. chill
- and adults Indications are that
a1se eeen buried forty or fifty years
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-19
NEW LINE OF
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WASHINGTON.

II you are going west bear IN mind
the followin" facts; The Northern
Pacific Railroad owns and operates
9S7 miles, or 5 ! per cent, Of the en-
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spans the territory with Is main line
from east to west; is the short line
to IIelcuar the only Pullman aud
dining car line to Butte, and is the
only line that reaches Miles City,
Billings, Bozcman, Missouia, the
Yellowstone National Park and, in
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points OF interest in the territory.
The Northern Pacific owns and
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the railroad mileage of w ashington,
its maiu line extending from the
idaho line via Spokane Falls, Cheney,
Spraguc, Yakima and Ellensburg,
through the centre Of the territory
to Tacoma aud Seattle, and from
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class tickets at Spokane Falls and
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without mourning the expense Of
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point.
The Northern Pacific is the short.
est route from 81. Paul to Tacoma by
2O7 miles; to Seattle by ~ miles,
and u Portland by 324 intestine
corespopdlugly shorter, varying
from one to two days, according to
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passenger ears Of any kind into
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In addition to being the only rail
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