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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

have been made in the roadbed and build
ings. New depots have been erected at
Fairview and Haines, Or. and at Endicott,
Wash. New coal chutes have been built
at Huntington, Umstilla, Walla Walla
and Pendleton, involving total outlay of
over $50 600 Two miles of new passing track
and one mile of new sidings have been put
in, and about SIC, 900 have been expended in
increasing the yard facilities at Hunting
ton. Two hundred and twenty-five miles
of wire fencing has been built; fifty-two
miles of the line have been relaid with
pound steel, principally on the Wash
ington division. About seventy-fve miles
will be laid on the Oregon division during
1891.
1t is proposed also, during 1891, to fill in
great many of the trestles ON the main
line, thus insuring permanent roadbed
1t can be easily seen that these repairs
kept up will in short time bring the
roadbed up to the highest standard of
excellence
The water lines have also received their
share of attention. About 100000 has
been expended in repairs in general and
in reftting the Harvest Queen, which was
brought down over the Cascades in June
and transfer barge, and on the Sound the
Idaho, Hassalo and George E. Starr.
Work was actively pushed during the
year. The branch line of twenty miles
from La Grande to Elgin, in the rich
Wallowa valley, has been completed and is
now in the hands of the operating depart
ment. This line opens up very fertile
and productive country. The chief points
on the line are La Grande, Elgin and
Island City,
About 81, 500, 900 in work has been done
on the Puget sound extension. The line
is practically ready for track between Ka-
lama and Vancouver, and has been opened
up more or less the whole distance between
kalama and Tacoma. Four thousand men
have been the average number employed
on the line. A large amount of work has
also been done on the steel bridge at Van
couver. Work was ordered suspended on
this line December Is.
The new propeller steamer Victorian is
nearing completion, and will soon be ready
to take her run on Puget sound between
Tacoma, Seattle and Victoria She will
cost about 500, 600, and will be one of the
fastest and most thoroughly equipped
steamers on the Sound. Her length is 256
feet, breadth 34.5 feet and depth 16.6 feet.
She will be furnished with triple expansion
engines
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LOSSES OF THE UNION PACIFIC,
The Elements Conspire Against It
Equipment OF the Road.

Several very unusual events have marked
the past year as an important one for the
Union Pacific Railway Company. The
year ushered in one OF the worst snow
hlockades ever known on the Pacific oil
vision, which was followed by freshet IN
the Willamette and Columbia rivers, de-
structive in the extreme 20 company prop
erty.
The snow blockade was prevalent over
the entire division. the worst points being
in the Blue mountains on the Oregon di-
vision. and between Cclfsx and Spokane
Falls. and on the Mullan line of the Wash
ington division. The track was covered 10
depth of twenty feet in places, the snow
drifted continually, and for while defled
all attempts at keeping the line clear. With
the assistance Of Jull plow and two ro-
tary snow plcss, which were kept going
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

~ course OF time wrest away from the
soh nils OF Puget sound-mills not enjoy
y nllroad connections-the coastwise
), VII rboonsrs ca,, CO. ,,,r ~ a e.s.
~ Pa barber and Gray's harbor to San
IS. CISCO and Southern California cheaper
- nom Puget sound points, because of
y w norter distance and the consequent
as.. hiage Of time. Consequently the ex-
lumber from Puget sound will
~ mo more be confined 10 tonger dis
~, ,.e 3-so china, Australia, South Ameri-
pants, for instance-where the differ
tnfee or four days is not material
on the other hand these mills on
|. ~ nund, which are reached by trans
:, |, =. mental railroads, will not suffer from
w sntlon with Gray's harbor and
=, Ms harbor, because their Eastern
-. Ia 'es will be continually increased.
es.S 9 mort, the railroad development viii
! ~ sOout a revolution in the lumber
49, : -. u Western Washington.
=. I. ale seton of the Northern Pacific dur
an we past year has shown fully what
as uanaeement think of the future of
80. e0antry and of its possibilities, and it
~ -. asuaies that the Northern Pacific
80 washington what the Pennsyl-
a .aroad IS to the state of Pennsyl-
IL. anything, 70 a greater extent.
3 A 'o,nern PACING is spreading its feed
~. y directions. 1t is particularly de-
s'v ~ 3 o. developing the mining of coal. as
;;,,sl, oy the extension of the South
de div ifer q Noltneln
.cr sas, important step taken by the
ths ~ racine company is the acquiring
-,rct -, " 'he Seattle, Lake Shore & East
s.s,nu6 s1''osa- In doing this, and the
tne branches already referred
so'thern Pacific has fortified itself
vwkn ~ extent that il will control for
come the business and trade of
'rtheN no matter how many other
alto may come, and no matter how
nd e .aey may be. This legitimate effort
ervieN ss''e 70 Itself the bulk of the bust
Nona AIDED by their possession of the
s s.'s, which puts it in positive con-
N W. 49, e sleat bulk of the coal and lum-
in Of the state. The lumber and
slopn IS cannot be wrested away from il
ace y 'asare competitor.
NJ aeuiariy for this reason that |
RAW 49, iaith In the future of the North
'ok c As regards iron industries,
- Development of which look
ng with much faith. the Northern
hsl, naroad will do the bulk of the
will ne past, the Northern Pacific
en- IL ne future do all in its power,
Y SHANGHAI strength and wide
lines ns, TO develop all the resources
to " ~, and all and every interest and
Gray !p@fncuiarly gratifying 10 me to
lis e sae people realize the liberal policy
elop i. ssossaeFn Pacific Railroad Com
ID y 4. - y Iaa. the relations of the people
# the = Northern Paciuo Railroad Com
Dor eeconing more and more cordial.
paru. wing thar mutual confidence ex-
q Ffs re OF the work of reckless dems-
ut e /, sao are seeking personal advance
inc "a stacking the policy of the COM
trade ae people
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WITTY SURE TO CONTINUE.

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ana railroad, says as 10 rail-
g. - Washington was one of the
ki>us 10 railroad construction,
80 i quite positive il viii build
'nan any other state. Con-
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the line was finally opened and

constantly, the line was finally opened and
trains run regularly again.
But only for short time, as the snow
began melting very rapidly, all the streams
rose suddenly and developed into torrents
which washed away bridges and part of
the roadway and caused sudden and de-
structive rise in the rivers. The rise of the
Willamette, which did so much damage to
the entire water front of Portland, was ex-
ceptionally disastrous to Union Pacific
property.
The continued rainfall which followed
caused extensive slides all along the Col
umbia river, which cut off rail communi-
cation beween Portland and The Dalles for
several weeks, necessitating transportation
by boats between those points until new
track could be built around the obstruc-
tons. The situation was also serious on
the Short Line division, causing a stoppage
of through business for time.
All of this necessarily caused great loss
of revenue, but in spite of the loss, the
earnings for the first nine months of the
year show for the Pacific division an in
crease of 100000 over the earnings for the
corresponding time in 1889.
The largest wheat crop ever grown in
conservative estimate places the amount
for export alone at 10000 tons, or 1900
600 bushels. This vast crop required NOV
ing in short space of time, and this fact,
taken in connection with great activity in
Eastern lumber business, has caused on
the Union Pacific, in common with other
Western roads, temporary shortage of
cars The situation is being adjusted as
fast as possible, however.
On account of the great increase in bust
ness, and the consequent increase In work,
the operating department of the Pacific
division was reorganized in March, and in
stead of one superintendent for the entire
rail division, superintendent were APP
pointed Tor the rail and water lines separ-
ately, and assistant superintendent were
appointed for the Oregon and Washington
divisions of the rail lines. Further
change was made October by the appoint
ment of separate superintendent for the
Oregon and Washington divisions of the
rail lines.
At the first Of the year the system of ac-
counts in use by the old Oregon Railway
4 Navigation Company was discarded, and
the Union PACING system substituted The
headquarters of this department were
transferred to Omaha. and the mechani-
cal, traffic and purchasing depart
ments were put in direct communi-
cation with the Omaha Office, thus estab-
fishing a closer connection of this division
with the great Union Pacific system.
On the various river routes of the Union
PACING, there are twelve steamboats, and
five tugs and towboats. making total of
seventeen. The Sound feet comprises ten
steamers, which run on the following
routes:
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The Union Pacific ordered the following
equipment for the year 1890: Six new ten
wheel passenger locomotives. nine mogul
freight locomotives, four mail and express
cars. four baggage and express cars,
ten frst-ciaSs coaches. fifteen ca
booses. 100 stock cars. This equipment
represented total outlay of nearly $780,
coo. The company had under charter for
the greater part of the year, three steam
ships on the Portland-Puget Sound line
the Signal. Michigan and Lakme; later on
the Cosnopoiis took the place of the Sig
nal
Extensive improvements and repairs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
Turning Out Re paired Cars.

Tho freight car department Of the
Roanoke Machine Works are turning
ont from four to six repaired cars each
day on an order placed sometime ago
for the repair of one hundred cars for
Immediate use.
''s., 7Fhofe are several hundred broken
cara scattered along the line of the
road which will probably be brought
into Roanoke for repairs in short
time.
no additional work has been ordered
afnce the change OF hours. Tho boiler
and erecting shops are very busy on the
repairs 10 several locomotives, but have
done soothing as yct on new work.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07

We wish to call your attention to
our second display of pattern hats and
bonnets, which will be Thursday and
Friday, October and 0. Call and Sc
lect one. They are prettier than the
first and it will pay you to see them.
x. & S. Millinery and Cloak Palace,
1876 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
George Smith Acquitted.

Geo. Smith, the negro who was
charged with assaulting Henry Terrill,
was found not guilty in the Hastings
Court Yesterday. He was defended by
w. o. Hardoway.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
Excitement Among the Ladies'.

Excitement Among the Ladies'.
The ladies are all excited this mon-
ing. They are thinking of the things
of beauty that they will sec to-day at
the mammoth opening of Rosenbaum
Bros. Upon entering their emporium
the first thing that attracts attention is
the beautiful and artistic arrangement
of doylias, laces, napkins, silk ties,
handkerchiefs, &c. A largo heart is
made of each, and extends tho entire
length of the store. Their superb dress
goods are the prettiest we have had tho
pleasury Of seeing for many day, and
the novelty Of the patterns this Season
is immense. AS for cloaks, they have
the most handsome limo, all colors.
They will commence their opening to-
days, and will make specially of mil
linery goods, and promise that such o
display was never given to the ladies of
Roanoke and vic nifty before. This
house is so we'll known that their name
is by-word in every household we
could not say too much in their favor;
but seeing is believing, and wo will
only say to the ladies to call at their
beautiful dry goods emporium and see
the elegance for themselves.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07

Mailing tubes to suit tho map Of
Roanoke can be had at the Bell Print
ing and Manufacturing Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
The investigating Committee.

The Investigating Committee.
The committee of investig alton will
meot this evening and decide whether
to make report on the evidence al
ready before them or hear moro wit
ncSSoS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
YOUMAN HATS.
New Fall Shapes Just Arrived.
Respectfully.
JOS. COIN.

Fall Sutings and Trouserings also Compete Line of
Madeup Garments all the shelves and ready
inspection of the public If you have decided have your
Fall Suit made please call at your earliest convenience
place your order be delivered any season you
may wish it. By doing will greatly help to avoid
the rush during the height of the BESIDES you will
be able to make your selection of the entire line
purchased before any of the patterns sold.
JOS. COHN,
Clothier, Tailor and Halter,
ROANOKE, VA.
II. M. Dawgon-, AGgr.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07

livery ONE in these times should as far as possible
IL protect themselves from deceit and humbue in every
form and make their money go far possible B buyng
of you have absolute protection We do ask you
high price, and then take low one but give low one in
every instance We do not try to sell worthless goods to
people who not Judges but in every give full
fair value for your money We everyone alike and are
anxious for one class of trade as another
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
LOCAL BREvIrlEs.

j. b. Martin, of Luray, has been APP
pointed chief clerk ut Hotel Roanoke,
and Messrs. Jas. r. Redding, of Phila-
delphia, and Jas. r. Gilleng, OF Beverly,
N. j., assistants.
E. S. Aleshire, representing Armour:s
packing house, was at the Ponce de
Leon yesterday.
L. o. Parker, vice-president OF. the
Roanoke Real Estate Company,who has
been in Norfolk during the past few
days on business for the company, re-
turned homo yesterday evening.
Mrs. e. C. Richardson returned to the
city yesterday from a. visit to Norfolk.
L. L. Clayton, OF Norfolk, was in the
city yesterday, shaking hands with his
brother Elks.
NJ. G. Webb, of the city, and bride,
nee Miss Pattie Boatwright, Of Gordons-
vile, returned from their bridal trip
North yesterday and will mako Roam
oke their future home.
Charles Cannon, who stole some har-
ness from DIR. Buckner, was sent to Jail
for sixty days by Justice Howerton yes
terday
Mr.. James S. Simmons, of tho real
estate firm of Simmons, Carpenter e
Tinsley, is in Staunton on business.
Mr. r. w. Anderson, successful
young business man of Washington, D.
c., made flying trip to Roanoke yes
terday.
Miss Lee Smith, of Martinsville, is
visiting Mrs. c. L. Putzel, of Roanoke
street.
II. Webster Crowl, who has been on a
business trip to Baltimore, returned
yesterday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Lakes, of Buchanan, is
in the city visiting friends.
Mr.. j. G. Graves and wife arc ex-
pected home this week from Harrisburg,
Pa.
A. c. Denniston, of Philadelphia,
president of the Roanoke Development
Company, is at the Hotel Roanoke.
H. w. Griffith, of Philadelphia, man
ager of the Clinch Valley Coal Com
pany, is at Hotel Roanoke.
F. N. Leonard. of Philadelphia, as
sistant solicitor for the Norfolk and
Western, is at Hotel Roanoke.
w. c. DeArmond, of Philadelphia
purchasing agent for tho Norfolk and
Western, is at Hotel Roanoke.
Miss Fannie C. Bcrnly, of Albemarle
county, arrived in the city yesterday
evening to pay a visit of several day:
to her sister, Mrs. p. Ii. EARLY, Seventh
| avenue S. W.
Mr.. James A. Dewell and Florence B
Meyers were married last night.
The revival at Lee-street M. E
Church will continue through tho
! present week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-08-27
CHAS. NJ. MORRIS

CHAS. NJ. MORRIS. \ II urC IL, 1Hliduel-
phia, and that there have never been
any heirs coming forward to claim him
would all go to favor the theory that
some one in prison permitted him to es-
cape, and thus allowed him to live in
secluson at Farmingdale. This is enough
to account for the family ignorance and
the great discrepancy in historical &C
counts Of his death.
DIR. Daniel Morris Woolley, Of Brook
lyn, was discovered, in the search for
authentic information on the subject of
the career of Robert Morris, to be a
great-grandson of the revolutionary
patriot, and he gave ali the information
at his disposal although at first reluctant
to do so, as he felt, he said, that his
family would not care to be prominent
in the matter. He said
"When | take into consideration that
Robert Morris was born in the same
year as that recorded in history: that the
granddaughter has the Bible, from
which I made comparison of the sig
nature on the original Declaration of
independence and found them unmis-
takably similar in every particular; that
an impress has been taken upon oiled
paper and shown to the cashier of a ma
tional bank in Long Branch, who said
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he resided until his MRS. CONTENTSCTPHEN.
death, May 2, 1889. For nearly twenty
years he resided in Plano, and acquired
considerable wealth In his mature
years he was active, kind and highly re-
spected by all who enjoyed his acquaint-
ance.
His surviving children are Charles M,
Morris, now a thrifty merchant OF Plano,
ILL.,, Cyrus H. Morris and John d.
Morris, Mrs. DR.. Cook, Mrs. o. S. Eli
thorpe and Mrs. Robert White, of Lake
City. Samuel Morris had several broth
ers. all of whom attained prominence.
AS stated, enough is known to abso-
lutely establish the fact that Robert
Morris did not die in a debtors or any
other kind of prison, but on farm OF
his own purchase, or purchased by
friends, in Farmingdale, Monmouth
County, n. j.
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bay proper is twice as large as New
York bay, and there are smaller bays
stretching along the coast on each
side. The town struggles in irregu-
larly built terraces up a precipitous
red cliff, dotted with hanging gardens
It is the seat of the Archbishop, and
has even more churches than Pernam-
buco, all having strong family like
ness. AS at all the Brazilian ports,
there are no docks at Bahia, and one
has to land in boats The wharf,
which is dotted with rather rickety old
kiosks. built in imitation of those
along the boulevards of Paris, is used
as fish and fruit market. The
market women make wonderfully pict-
uresque groups, with their gaudJ tur=
bans, their white embroidered che
misses, necklaces of bright-colored
beads, and fingers covered with rings
The men smoke cigarettes necessarily ;
the women, briar-wood pipes.
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whole of Oregon and Idaho. and then
came in5o Washington and what is now
Kittitas County. Reaching the Swauk.
am told, Go edwin lost his bearings
and camping, proceeded to look about
him AS result of this the prospector
found himself the discoverer of what to-
day are the richest placer mines of
Washington. OF fabulous richness were
those placer mines, and as an evidence
of their extent, l may say to this day
they are being worked with rich results
Nuggets valued at as high as $500 have
as recently as the past season been ex-
tracted from these placers. And to old
Ben Goodwin must be given the credit
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Didn't Meet Them.

Mrs. Hayseed- Did ye see any O.
them sharpers in the city,"
Mr. Hayseed- "Not one, Miranda,
not one. But I met some old friends
never expected to see again. Do ye
remember old Mr. Bigcrop? Well, /
met a son of his. Thought both those
boys was dead an lynn out there in the,
cemetery; but this one said he was,
snatched by grave robbers, and justsas
they was sellin' his body to q medical
college he came to. Good enough fer
a book, Miranda, good enough fer o.
book, and told him he ought to write
it, and he said he would, and he'd dedi-
cate the book to me as his fathers old
friend. There's one queer thing, Mi
randa. This mans hair is black, while
the Bigcrop boys had red hair, but he
said it turned black from fright. He's
way up in society Miranda, and intro
duced me to young men named Van
derbilt, and Aston, and Gould. and
Drexel, and ever so many more. /
tell you, Mirandy, these young fellers.
spend money! Some bills fer cigars,
and things came in while we was. talk
ing, hundreds O. dollars worth, an they
whipped out the cash like breeze.
One of 'em happened to run short, and
SO L lent him all / had, but he said he'd
send it by express tomorrow. ] tell
you what, Miranda, smart man like
me is just as safe in the city as in the
country"
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Cle-Elum placers can be even approx
mated with anything like accuracy. |
know the fact to be that the eElum
placers are still being worked by num-
Der of miners, and with substantial re-
suits. F."
There are extensive quartz mines in
the Peschastin district, and the first
stamp mill in Washington was erected
and is now operated here The Dona-
hue mine in the Peschastin crushed its
quartz in old-fashioned arrastres, at a
loss of so per cent of the metal, and
then secured SIT, 600 worth Of god last
season.
The annual output of the Swauk, Gle
Elum, and Peschastin districts is over
100000. MAYFLoWER.
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Ing MS last years MRS. MARY HURLEY.
of life he was in cared for and devotedlv
nursed by granddaughter named Mary
Hurley, now living with her own grand
daughter at Toms River, Il. j. Robert
Morris had three children. Samuel,
James and Joseph-Samuel residing I'M
til his death in the vicinity of Farming
dale, James going to Eatontown, and
Joseph to parts unknown. The three
nearest relatives to the historic Robert
are three living granddaughter, Mrs.
Hurley, mentioned above and residing