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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-29

L. Cross is the efficient backstop Of the
Philadelphia club, Players League. Be
sides being a fine catcher. ne Is a good bat
ter and has been making his services very
valuable to the club. He was reserved by
the Athletics but jumped his contract In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-29
MlIll1 Eagle
ONWARD HIS wATcHwoRD.

Alert to progress the treless worker leads to fame
When great obstacles are met he pushes brayely
Onward his watchward. a city's veal his aim,
Like tired warrior ne'er resting till the battle is
won
If then. single handed great good can be achieved
Victory most complete should greater numbers
score.
Ever the ctys sentiments should serve, ilrelieved,
Rewarded for their viglence. and for the part they
bore.
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PRO-CATHEDRAL. SERVICES

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. First
mass at 5 a. M. High mass at 1850.
Services by Rev J. H Fihen. Vespers and
benediction at 1:30
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SOUTHWESTERN BUSINESS COLLEGE
NOTES

NOTES.
]. NJ. Fleming accepted position in
Denver. ". T. Roberts went to Riley
Kan, yesterday on a weeks vacation
The following students enrolled last week:
Mis- Glass, ElDorady. Kan. r. c. Welmon
Burton, Kan. B. e. Dunbar, WATERFOWL.
O. Eugene Arnett. Wichita.
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order TO sign with Philadelphia crack
team He led the American Association
catcheTs during 81, accepting 80 chance
out Of se9 offered Cross is one If tho
most popular young players IN the pro
fession. and he certainly has very bright
future before him
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POLICE COURT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHIvALIERs ATTENTION.

You are earnestly requested to attend
regular contOnment on Tuesday, July |. at
Sp. m, sharp. Business of Importance
demands your presence and voice.
R. a. SPEARS, Captain.
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Emporia avenue NJ f. church. !. ".
Horner-There will be no service Sunday
except Sunday school on account of alb
sence of pastor. Sunday school $50 a m.
David Smyth, superintendent. Prayer
meeting Thursday p. IN
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There viii be no services at st. Johns
church today on account of the sickness of
Mr.. Rhames. the rector.
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THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.


Annie F. Dean VS. James F. DEAN dis
missed Joel P. Rhodes vs. P. Briggs dis
missed H. w Black VS. Cora Black dis
missed George Mahl VS. George DeWese,
judgment in rem. for 1,240. A. d. Wor-
chugion VS. Mathew K Stacey, judgmint
for plaintiff in rem. for 81, $50 n. T. Med
erlander VS.. J. w Vanhus, Judgment for
plaintiff for $3.50. n Sprague VS. A. J.
McMillen, judgment in rem. for $40
Sarah A. Berry VS. H. Berry, Mary A. Con-
nelly VS. James F. Connolly, Bessie Merritt
VS. John Merritt and Frank Murphy VS.
Della d. Murphy, all dismissed The ar
gument for new trial in the Lock case
was finished and the case taken under ad-
yisement by the court. In state VS. Lake,
charged with embezzlement. the prisoner
was sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary. Motions and demurrers were also
heard. The case of Elby King VS. T. H.
Peck was taken before referee, ATTORNEY
James Mccoy acting in that capacity.
PROBATE COURT.
marriage license was issued yesterdsv
in the probate court to Jessie A. Lisk. of
Bentley, and Lola Duval, Of Colwich.
Robert ]. Biggs was appointed administra-
tor of Barbara c. Biggs, deceased. Myrtle
3assacker was relinquished for adoption
by the Children's home.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Judge Balderston was occupied yester-
day IN hearing of motions and demurrers.
JUSTICES COURTS
l.. D. Lee, who has been a United State,
prisoner in the county Jail for some
time, was released yesterday and
before noon made it convenient
to get arrested for stealing
lady's pocket book. He was arrested by
Officer Harmon and brought before Justice
Barrett, and pleaded guilty, who sentenced
him to sixty days in jail and $500 The
prisoner stated that he was innocent of
this charge, but knew that his past record
would convict him so pleaded guilty to
save trouble. Justice Mosely was occupied
with civil work
Mike Burke was arrested on warrant
from Justice Barrett's court charging him
with assault and will be given hearing
on Monday. 1t seems that he was under
the influence of liquor and knocked a man
down just for fun, so he said State VS.
Sherman Smith, charged with baStardy
was before Justice keenan, yesterday and
was dismissed.
POLICE COURT.
There being nothing of importance the
commissioners did not meet yesterday
The turkeys report for the week ending
yesterday at noon shows the cash receipts
to be S25l. There were twenty-six arrests
and twenty-one prisoners confined during
the week. There were ffty-eight meals
served and Is days worked There were
also four state cases. Four boys We're ar
rested yesterday and fined S1.OO each for
jumping on moving trains. A couple of
peace disturbers were fined 81 each and
the collection of a number of back fines
concluded the business of the court yes
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- 4----@- $3.50 $500. . ~ the gsAF Ia.
Ii is@s srs-s ersozAt- s~-2t tArsaxk
E1roDe-
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HNpATIA

The topics for the conversation on July
will be the current events of the previous
week, the punishment of crime and
hypnOtism. 5 K. PRIDDY, Leader.
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Total mills. 21749 Total Val 81, 296 7I9 2

Valuation Of Wichita City. ............. 2l 006 40
Valuation of Country ,0S5, 632 81
Average. 5000 per mile.
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MUNSON s MCNAMARA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-25
HAVOC AMONG SEALS.
Wholesale Slaughter OF Them on Way
to Breeding Places.

The Treasury Department has receive
a report from Collector Of Customs Prach,
at Sitss, Alaska, with regard to The case
of the American schooner Matte I. Dyer,
recently seized for alleged violation of
the seal fisheries Law. He says the Dwyer
agd her consorts to the number of between
30 and 40, the greater potion of them hsii-
Ing FROM Victoria, worked up the coas,
from the S'rsigh's Of Fuca with the herd
of seals bound for the breeding places on
the Pribyloff Islands, Behring Sea.
Thl' route in general may be said to
.ksrt the coast at distance OF ten or thir-
teen miles and i- near to the passes lead
irg lutp The Behring Sea. I'nimuk and Ak
utsn. Such of these vessels a. do not fol-
low the seal into Behring Sea proper
cruise of the ea-tern entrances TO these
passes, ln'crccp'ng the seal killing large
numbers and wounding many more that
sink and are lost. The evidence proves
that most OF the seals killed are females,
many of them with unborn pup
&" The great rise in the market price of
seslskins.' the collector says, due 10 the
extraordinary high price bid for Pribyloft
Island sealing privileges by the presen,
iessees, has stimulated the seal hunters and
poschers to an unheara of degree, and 1t is
my opinion that the dangers of defamation
and annihilstion to the herds are much
more to be feared from and on the part Of
the hunters on the North Pacific Ocean an
Gulf of Alaska than from those killing only
the surplus males below or on the bree ling
grounds. The future conservation of this
great sourse of revenue calls for imme H.
ate restrictive and protective measures on
tie part of the general government"
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STOCK YARDS TIED Up.
Eight Thousasd Men In Chicago
Thrown Ous OF Work by Strikers

CmeAGo, Ang. 34-Setx cen .eN9 an
eco nsen are temporarily thrown cut OF
emglos n,ent iH the stock ysrs. yests rias ON
sreSuEt OF the strike Of the engiHssss and
nremsn of the railway switching associs-
ton. II the strike continues until Mon
dsy, at lessI 1900 Hisn will be in idleness-
ASIDE from the stock trains which back
ed into the yari from Iiae various railroad
lines, not y heel sarned in pzekingtax
yesterday. TIE packers after they hal
used their storage est acity. forced lay of
Of nearly hall their men. one firm tried
to move the refrigerator cars by hand, bat
the ia.tsni the men touched the care, they
we're sst opoa BY gang of s~itchmen Who
drove them into The paesing house before
fusilsde OF eoupl ng pias and stoaes.
Hundreds Of beef cars are On the side
traess ami unless moved soon ii will spoil
The railway safeTii t.ndsnt. have decia-
ed not 10 ace ds 10 the dSmaris Of The en-
gine Is. bat are viilir to give the tiremea
= light advance. They say il the strike is
not settled before MONDAY morning they
Will put an end 10 the railway s~ ~iiching as
SOC stlon ard return To the Old systs m Of
ssitehieg with engines ard crews. directly
responsible 20 tbs railway 10 which they
bc'onz- Late last nixht II was reported
tina, the strikers bad agreed upon com
promise proposition, ard II Their terms are
accepted gil 60 to work tomorrow. They
sre wiling TO take twenty blne cents pr
hour for engineers, an ADVANCE Of | cent,
and - cents per hour tor tremen, an ad-
vance of Is Gems
Several attempts were made during the
day BY different packer 10 unload ice, pro-
cure coal etc. and in every case the s,rik-
els hitched onto the loaded car. with their
engines and hauled them OF 10 remote parts
of yards 50 they could net De unloaded.
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MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER.


ALBANY. Aug. 2t.-The situat on her'
tonight is III IRE critical than at any sttge
since the strike began. Despite The fact
that no action has been taken at Tcrre
llante. il is altogether probable that by to-
morrow noon every railroad running into
this city will be tied up. The Central and
ID. & II. are now perfectly crippled
prominent man of District Assembly
2i6 said tonigh': "If the Fitchburg and
Boston & Albany continue TO roll the Ger
tral freight, We shall shut them down.
Fitchburg and Boston will be the central
places"
Hammond, superirts n1ont of ID. & II.
was afked if IT was true men were brought
from Canada TO take strikers places, and
ssid the story was false in every particular
but in the light of future develop ments his
answer locked queer. At eight tonight he
telcphore1 chief police willard asking for
police protection tomorrow morning as he
expected to move freight trains vi-h rev
men. 1he strikers say if an attempt is
made with seats the whole roal wilt BE-
tied up.
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n EURDER WILL OUT.
Murderer Probably Wishes He had
Killed the Negro When the Affair
Would Have Been Forgotten.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 2i.--Four
teen wears ago, Dekalb Gibbs of Su~Anes
County WAS murdered by Hardy Pbilhis
Both wore farmers, ia good circumstances
and men of prominence Ia the community
The quarrel that lei TO the murder aros,
from Il negro prisoner Who was ia chargt
OF these men. The negro compliined III ~
the rapes binding him were too iigh. an
asked ihu they be loosenei little bit
This Glib, proposed TO do, AMI Phillip
told him that il he did h would kill him
Gihts l1o'ened the ropes, ana sure enough
Phillips carried out h threa. AMI shot an
killed Gibbs.
Phillips fed to Marion county and lived
10 different sections of the State. in hall
c0ncealment, until he thought the storm
had blown over and the murder MAS forg II.
ten. lie engaged in the logging bushes.
and accumulated some property. He wa,
in the habit of rafting bis logs to Palatka
aud selling them there. Some time ago
Sheriff pois1amer got clue as 10 hi.
whereabouts and faithfully followed it ~
until positive of the Identification. Last
week he went 10 Pslslki with his deputy
aud arrested Phillips.
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Two Collisious at Sea Near Vineyard
Eaven.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. Aug. "a
About 30 O'Clock his morning, during a
fresh westerly wltd, steamer Cottage City,
Bennett, Portland, for New York. eel ided
with schooner DADitl Macy, McGraw,
New York of aui from Boston in ballast,
about osc su1 oae-half miles northeast by
north from Pollock rip ligh,ship. The
Marcy had be- bo BRIT carried away with
sveryfh NJ attached to il. together With the
knight heal. Her witdlass. yawl posts
and tits were knocked cut, one jib torn to
piec, :, and received other dapsg.. She
was towed to this place by the Co.tsgs
Cry, The Cottage City received slight
damage to the upper works
Schooner Pefetia Of Windsor. N s..
Fsrris. New York for st, John, n b, ar
rived here this morning. AMI reports that
about O'Clock this morning 'hrfe miles
west from the SOW and pigs iightship, .hs
came in rollisi II with three masied
schooner carrying an uud'r deck cargo.
The fefetta had foor sttnchuus broken on
the port site At the fore rigging, tla main
rsil from the main rigging forward was
bad broken. The vessels sides were badly
chssed, ard she rect iYei other damages.
The extent Of damage dcnc the other vcs-
sci is unknown.
Schooner T.. knighingsis, Captain Ray,
Elizsbethuort for ttstport With cargo OF
coal and Gil, is here leaking
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Suicides CHASTITY Work.

MEptoEr. Aug 24.-Virtar f. Richer,
resl ng az II Jerome ST. West Msitord,
ami engaged in qu.ine's a. = Tassers-tout
manufacturer a. 3Ss Washtng'oi 1t Bos
tIn, committed suicide saturday His
body was found on the banks of the Mys-
tic river by Henry Cotton as he WAS on hi.
way 20 Mystic pond. Investigation sho ed
that the deed wss doue With cool clicals.
tor, that tne victim stood on the banks ot
the river and shot himstlf, trasii1g to tht
waters TO 10 what the blilst might fail tc
accompl "a.
MERRiNtc. Aug. q The hedy of .Iohr
s. Roby was found hsngng 10 tfe neal
the river. al East Hiverhill, Sun iay sfter
noon. R1hv was 81 years ell. insane. and
e esctisse blacksmith by occup- ti9n, ard
escaped frcm bis home iisy nIght.
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WILL DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.
eir John Mcdonald to Appeal to the
County for Reelection.

OTTAWA, ont., Aug. at.-Sm John Nc.
Donald has decided 10 dissolve Parlisms N.
within short time and sppcal to the coun.
try for Ie election before Chrisimas.
The natural term of the present Parliament
does no, expire un'il 1888
A prominent oiiic sl in the confidence Of
the government says the liberals have
openly stated that rcxt session they wcte
going to open the whole question of extend-
Ing Canadian trade aud commercial rela.
tloas with the United States. which they
have made the main plank In their political
platform.
Ih' government is aware of the rapidly
growing feeling in that direction through
out the country and sees danger ahead n il
allows this feeling to gain greater strength
before the next election, Sir John cannot
longer ignore the fact that Canada wants
TO have her relations with the United States
extended to The utmost possible limit aud 10
offer further opposition to the Liberal poll
ey IN Parliament, As he would have TO do
or admit that his own policy 10 a failure,
when parliament meets st the next session,
would be political suicide,
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STILL IMPENDING.
Great Railway Struggle More
Critical and Extended.
K, Of |. Organizations Hold Meetings
Throughout the Country.
Asking Government to Assume Control
Vanderbilt System

TERKK HAUfE, Isd,, Aug. "a N Nothing
authoritative will be given oat as to the
deliberations of the Supreme Council until
tomorrow ST the earliest. To probabilities
are that decision OF the Council may not
be reached for several days. Today there
il no convention of the Council proper.
The Council last evening entrusted to Eu-
gene V. Dets, Grand Secretary Of the
brotherhood of Firemen. 7. II. Merrissey
Vice Grand Master Of the Brotherhood OF
Trainmeu. and John DoSnsy, Vice Grand
Master of tie Swiichmen's Muiuxl Aii As
soeisiion, the deliberations of the Council.
and they will prepare certain propositions
10 be presented TO the Council, which will
define the action OF the supreme body.
This committee has been in session since
last night.
The Supreme C,uneil held a session this
evening and adjourned till $50 A. NJ, The
report of the subcommittee is completed
bat the CouaciI decided not 10 enicr upon
its consideration tonight II is ami-otlicially
announced that the result of tae meeting Of
the Supreme Council Will be made public
by neon tomorrow.
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presi lent Sargent. was seen 10 lay He
would net express any opinion rs 10 the
action the council would take on the report
of the committee. hut freely expressed
himself about PowderN's missiye. lie
said "Powderly puts Webb in the position
he belosgs, which when the puhiic thor
oughly understands will convince II Webb
is wrong. Webb's POSITION Il directly op-
rosite TO that tskcn by Depew. Depew hiss
always advocated organization of labor.
The knights of Labor have taken all active
part in legislative affairs in New York dur
ing the past year and much of this !cgis-
lstion being directly in interest of railroad
employees the New York Central would
naturally be affected bg such legislation
The fact that some of the men discharged
by the New York Central were paruci-
pants in the effort to bring about the pass
ing of these labor bill, plainly shows that
the company is antseoDizing the Knights
of Labor in is present action."
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German Emperor aud Dpslish Miners.

LONDON, Aug. "a AT q meeting af the
Miners Federation. saturday, Mr.. Wood,
the prcsi lent, stated thst two messengers,
who came direct from the Emperor of Ger.
many, had waited upon him and solicited
Information as to the condition OF British
miners They stated that since the resig.
naiiin Of Prince Bismarck the Emperor
had become democratic, and desired /,
place the labor laws OF Germany on an
equality with those of Englsnd The meet.
ing unanimously recommended that the
question Of an egh, hour day he submitti
to u vote of the British miner, before an
international strike is entered upon.
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British Steamer Arrives GU Fire

PINNotTH Aug. - The British
steamer MeptmoFe srriyed at this port on
fire. The MenHm re- left London Tbur,dsy
for Boston with a large general ea'g,
She carried 10 passengers hvyo7d eight
catt e drovers. At one O'Clock this morn
ing about fifteen miles of EAiys,one
ructs smoke was seen issuing from the
lower forehola where quantity of ra.s
jute, ,sllow AMI oil was ,toNed. The hose
was set to work, but the fire gained stesdily '
ard st six O'Clock the sssl steamed into
Plymouth sourd and sizualled for assist
ance. \ launch With hard fire engine on
board, ard several steam tcudeIs went to
the rescue promptly AID water from = dozen
lines Of hose w. soon pouring into tie
hold The ftc spears TO be sue cumbing.
The steamer has been flooded and ih. FIRE
extinguished Il s believed the damage
is confined TO the cargo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-25

Maine pensions have been granted as
follows;
Original, James W. Waldron Clinton ;
George F. Eilingwood, Carbon; George
A. Littlefield, Oakland; Jessie Nj lcf,
Lew ston; J,mes Shaw, Augusta; Henry
W. Csrville. New Portland; George Car
son, Augusta: Benjamin +. Babbsgs.
Wiaterport: Timothy Scsnnell, National
Military Home; Mehitablc, widow of Iii
ram Peavey. South Exeter
Or ginal, navy. Edward A. Whiting,
WsldobOro; John Cosry, National Militia
ry Home; navy, John County, Togas
homs1 G.. Walton. Fort Fairfield
Holmes Tillsop, Newport; John A. Bur
rH. De1bam; Henrd A. Harlow, Breper
Fredsrck Inrfabee. New Gloucester.
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MAINE PERSONALS.

Victor v. Thonlrs5a of Friendship
Boxdoin 30. has heea engaged TO teach
the High School in Hardwick, Mass.
Gen. III. l.. Mitchell, while attending the
encampmert in BesieD. mat his brother
Msj. A. 7. Mitchell of Sacramento, Cal
whom be bad not seen for s.. years.
Tie Blsines gate another OF their pless
ant driving parties Aug Is Nr. ard Mrs
Dsmrosch and Mr.. AMI MIS- Howard
vics- Prs s;ds nj AMI Mrs Mor;en. and
Misses Helen and Eth Morton ~ers
among the PARTICIPANT Hos. sui Mrs
Pierpont Edwards ent IT sined friends al /
euchre party on the even ng of the 18th
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Tho strikers 3, Mon', Belgium and In
the vicinity, nov number 2.t2J.
The shipping strike at Melbourne has
caused = general paralysis Of business.
From Tuesday to Thursdsy. there were
2s deaths from cholera, snd 80 fresh cases
Of the disease st Elto, EUpt
Aivices from the New Iiebrides islands,
state That the natives Of Ambs island, mss
saereed the crew Of German labor vessel.
A French varshp spbseqoeotiy shelled the
villages on The island.
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London rifemen TbIeaten TO Strike.

LONDON. Aug. 2t-The members Of the
the Metropolitan Fire brigade. the head Of
which is Capt. Eyre NJ. SHAW, &. b..
threaten 10 go on strike. the officers and
men having sent, through Capt. Shaw, q
petition 10 the county council, which now
has the ordering of the affairs of the
fisad", instead of the metropolitan board
of works, as formerly, In which they SIT
forth sundry grievances aud ask this, they
be r'd'essed. At all events the men are
in earnest, aud have issued their ultimatum.
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To Colonize Palestine.

LONDON. Aug. 2t.---An association for
the colonization Of Palestine has been sun~
csssfully established by the jewish Work
ingmens Club. which is situated In White
chapel. one of the mlst densely populated
Districts in the metropolis, where thous-
ands OF Hebrews carry on their occups-
ton.
The association Is sending shiploads Of
poor jews from London 10 Palestine. and
will provide them vi,h funds with which To
purchase land and start n home.
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fncsf diary Fire Destroys $50, 900
10 Property

MSS Cur. Kan, Aug. 2f.--An incen-
d:sry tre de,iroyed Ns,s City sugar mill.
t-e.s s'sn 900; psrtlv insnYsd.
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ON TO MEGANTIC
Say The Projectors Of Phillips
& RaDssley R. R.
kebe Valley Club HIll Try to RslrisTe
Itself.
PecuIiaf RnhheIy n Hareor -Stearr.
Peculiar Robbery a. Bangor Steam
CT Kernebec Arrives at Bar HaIb Dor.


Special 70 the ksrnebec Journal
PniLLifs. Aug. z5.-F. Z. Timber
lake, Esg, Of tbs place. and A. NJ. Spear,
Esq.r Of Gardiner, have heea engaged for
the ptst three or four DAYS Ia going over
The line Of the Phillips ard Ranseley rail-
road nov IA process of construction, and
making examinations preparatory to the
asse,sir Of land ismax.s. They have IS
eertaihed the name Df abattors. distances,
character Of lsad crossed sni other data of
Importance aloog the entire line. Some Of
th~ men lave already hevn intsrF ~e but
no sestlsnef IS have as yet been male
They anticipate BY ittle trouble ii straight-
ening out matters. Work on the line pro-
PRESSES rapidly, Lbe Brown Bros the coz
tractors y ho are bgl1lns the line, beir 2
nost competent men. The road bed IS said
TO be one If the most -oliri 10 the State and
desTi,e its Heeuess did not wash in the re-
cert heavy rains. bns o! the promine q,
owners of the line stated To-Day that il would
be pushed through to the Hegantie within
the next two years. II the line to Gsrdi-
ner is hBiit, of which there is excellent
respect. the region back Of the Rangelfys
Will b. speedily opened Up 10 the immense
benefit Of this section asd the entire State.