The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
RAIL AND CRossrrE.

The North Atlantic squadron will be at
Port Royal tomorrow, aud excursion
tickets will be sold by the Charleston and
Savannah railway at 81 so for the round
trip to Port Royal and return. Excursion
lists will have seven hours az Port Royal
Savannah viii now have direct connection
with Birmingham Tomorrow the Gen.
trail railroad viii put on a solid through
train TO be known as No. 5, leaving here at
1890 p. m. and going through to Birming-
ham over the Savannah and Western road
without change.
Travel on the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railroad has been much
greater since the inauguration of the new
schedule giving through service. First-class
passengers trains have been put on, we'll
equipped for the service. The Sunday ex-
cursions are expected to add TO the popu-
larity of the road.
Grand Secretary Daniels of the Order Of
railway Conductors has written a letter to
the Rochester Morning Herald, in which
ne states that the reports that have gone
abroad that railway conductors are strikers
is false. They haYe merely taken from their
laws CLAUSE by which members were obi
gated not to engage in any strike Of railway
employees. They have put nothing in place
OF it and will not do so, the intent being to
maintain a position that will leave members
free to do as they please.
Conductor w. Il. Wright OF the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, who
was delegate to the annual convention Of
the order of railway conductors, at Roches-
ter last week, has returned. He reports a
delightful trip. The convention lasted ten
days, and good deal of work was DONE
Eliminating the clause which prohibits the
order from Joining strikes, and making it
optional with members whether they join
| strikes or not, was feature of the conven-
ton, over which there was much wrangling
The southern and eastern contingent voted
against the change, but the western mem
bers voted them down by ZIG to &c.
The Birmingham Ne,cs says the surveyors
| OF the Macon and Birmingham road, at
work making the permanent locations be-
| tween the Georgia state line and Birming-
ham. are now locating the line between
Coosa river and Birmingham, going west
The survey has been made as far as that
river and will be finished within the next
two weeks. According to the line laid out
the road will pass through Roanoke, ITALIA
dega and Leeds. Work on the eastern end
of the road is still being pushed. Much new
| rolling stock has been received of late. and
thirty miles of the line out of Macon will be
in operation in very short time The
grading is being pushed this way with 1900
men at work
There have been rumors afioat that the
| railroads have decided to pay for no more
stock killed by their trains, and this has
been particularly said of the Charleston and
Savannah and Savannah, Florida and Yves
tern Railway companies. Robert G. Erwin,
| ESQ.,, of Chisholm Erwin &c duBipnon.
| counsel for the two railway companies, says
that there is no foundation for the rumor.
He says that it has all along been the policy
| OF the road to pay a fair price for cattle
| killed by trains, and even in many cases
where the roads were not liable, rather than
| TO go into the expense of litigation, but
where fictitious values are demanded, the
roads have refused to pay and will continue
to do so. In such cases, where the railroad
companies have not been negligent and
stock has been killed, the railroads will
stand on their rights. and resist payment.
The Central railroad will inaugurate its
| Sunday excursions from Augusta to Tybee
to-day. Tickets have been classified as fol-
lows from Augusta: Saturday until Mon
day, inclusive, So; Saturday until
Sunday, inclusive, 81 SO; Sunday until
limited to date of sale, 81 So
This is the first of the regular Sunday ex-
cursions run by the Central railroad during
the summer. Large crowds took advantage
of the excursions last summer to enjoy a
day at Tybee, and people came from over
fifty miles on other roads beyond Augusta,
| ds Wen as along Cn0 llne OIL the central. AS
| this is the first excursion of the season. a
large crowd is expected, and the following
changes in the schedule have been made:
Train No. II, leaving here over Savannah
and Western railroad at $3.50 in the after
moon, will be held until O'Clock to accom-
MEDIATE those who wish to spend Sunday in
Savannah and at Tybee. The MiIlen &C.
commodation will take all excursion
lists between Savannah and Millen, as
the excursion train from Augusta will
not take local travel this side
of Millen. The Augusta excursionists
will have special train, which will leave
Augusta at SOS a. m., arrive here at 1925
q. ~, and leave Savannah at $40 .. M.
| The Tybee road, with its new equipne
is in good shape to accommodate the ex-
cursionists. The cheap rate will bring
down an immense crowd, and Tybee beach
I will present lively scene tomorrow.