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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
COMPETITION AGAINST PITTsBURG.

The Opening Of an Ohio River Bridge
Will Effect Our Coal Trade.
KENovA, W. VA, Dec. 1S.-The Kenova
bridge of the Norfolk add Western Railroad,
which is the first one crossing the Ohio
river above Cincinnati. was opened for
traffic at noon to-day. This road will open
new direct grain route from the Northwest
to the Atlantic seaboard at Norfolk and
Kenova, and will Immediately compete with
Pittsburg for share of the Southern coal
trade.
Extensive coal tipples have been erected
on the Ohio river, and 30 miles of railroad
penetrating the newly opened West Virginia
coal fields will be operated after to-day 1t
is expected that the entire extension to
Pocahontas, Va, will be in operation by
next summer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
The Cambria company Sell. Its Stores.

HoLLIDAYsBURe, Dec. 13.-[Special IA deed
of transfer OF 10 properties and stores,
located ut Jobnstown, Dunbar, Henrietta,
Holldaysburg and Birmingham, from the
Cambria Iron Company to the Penn Traffic
Company, has been entered here for record.
The consideration is $4,000. The. personnel
of the traffic company is unknown, but it is
thought TO be corporation formed for the
purpose of running the company store sys-
tenn and taking the stores out Of the Cam
pria Iron Company's hands.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
Br,.:shers Dislike the Virginia plan.

LONDON. Dec. B-The London advisory.
board of Virginia State debt bondholders
have declined to recommend that holders
accept the American committees scheme
for ;he settlement of claims against vir-
ginia. The London committee have con-
voked meeting to decide on n course of
action. Meanwhile a section of the bond
holders, representing bonds amounting to
E5,000o0 will accept the American COM
mittee's scheme in principle, hoping to get
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

THE Governors announcement last week
that the State debt has been reduced over
two and a half millions during the past year
did not mention the fact that If the Auditor
General and State Treasurer had done their
duty a. least another million would have
been available for the same purpose. No
honesj person could have disputed the
statement of the fact; but the representa-
tives of the people having decided that a
little matter like that is not worth consider
ing, the Governor leaves the people to make
their own deductions and reflections.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
THERE is an idea that the defeated candi.

dates for the Speakership must resign their
Congressional seats. Such talk has been
heard about Mills, and now the Atlanta
Constitution comes at Tom Watson, the Al
lance candidate for Speaker, with demand
that he shall resign because he opposed
Crisp. No one has ventured to suggest that
Tom Reed resign, however, obviously in
view of the futility of such an idea. But the
suggestion is equally futile as to the other
statesmen. The utmost in the light Of resig-
nation that can be expected from them is
that with which they accept the situation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

THE confusion between the sound of the
words bomb" and "bond," which gave rise
to another dynamite scare in New York,
produces suggestion that the pronuncia-
tion shall be revised. This might be done
by pronouncing bomb" in the rural style as
If spelt with a "u." or course, this would
render the word liable to be mistaken for
the other descriptive ''bum," but that is a
matter of minor importance, in view Of the
liability of both to be bursted, and the fact
that both shall be abolished anyhow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
A CREEPING BOULDER.
It Has Travelled Forty Feet Without the
Aid of Any Human Agency.

II Has TraVeIed Forty Feet WIfhout the
Aid of Any Human Agency.
WrNsTED, CONN, Dec. 13.-SavantS' are in
vited to solve the problem of how a boulder,
weighing over ten tons, can travel distance
of 40 feet in 20 years without human agency.
The stone is in West Hill Pond, in the town
of Winchester, about four miles from here,
and for years it has been a sort of boundary
mark.
Recent surveys show that it is not where
it was ten years ago by several feet. The
water in the pond is ten feet below its
water. In front of it a heap OF stones and
gravel has been forced up as it has moved
onward, and in it's rear is a deep channel
through which the rock plowed its way.
Many level-headed and truthful people say
they have known of this phenomenon for 20
wears.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
A SMALL BLACK ATOM.
A Wee Bit of Humanity That Is Attracting
Considerable Attention.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 13-The weeist bit of hui
manity known to be alive Is just now excit-
ing the denizens of West Loveland. 1t is a
colored baby girl, thoroughly developed,
but so small that it would be lost in half
gallon measure. 1t was born on December
]. 1t is less than n foot long, about 1lsl
inches, and weighs. without its clothing,
fraction less than three-quarters of a pound
A finger ring can be slipped over its hand
and on its wrist, and its head is about the
size of O small rubber ball, and is covered
with a crop of light black hair. Its COM
plexion is that of a mulatto with faint red
tinge. The lower limbs are perfectly
shaped, and are about the size of stick
Of candy. The toe nails are about the
size of q pin head, and are pink. The
mother and iather OF the child arc medium
sized people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

JOAQUIN MILLER's son says that the i'm
pulse to rob a stage coach came upon him
'11ke an inspiration" Another case OF
heredity gone wrong. The inspiration could
not have been worse il it had been more
exactly transmitted and he had been in
spired to write poetry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
IT is we'll to honor a retiring official, b,

1T is well to honor retiring official, but
the means adopted by inadvertence convey
an unconscious sarcasm. A presentation by
Republican congressman to the Hon. Ed
ward Mcpherson. the other day, on the oc-
casion of his retirement from the House
Clerkship, is to be regarded as an expression
of esteem. But the fact that the gift be-
slowed was a soup-tureen is an effort which
might be suspected of humor if the sugges-
ton were not equally applicable to the
donors and recipient.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
SENATOR STEWART is early in the fiel

SENATOR STEwART is early in the field
with bill to make the Chinese exclusion
act more effective. He proposes that here
after all Chinese who have left the country
for any reason whatever shall be totally
prohibited from coming back. His bill
strangely omits to provide in addition that
all the Chinese in the country shall be sent
home on q visit; but that can be added later
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

THE New York World publishes an inter-
view with Mrs. Gram. in which she ex-
pressed a wish to have her famous hus.
bands remains left at Riverside. This WISH
if authentic. will have great weight with the
American people. But should not a similar
sense of delicacy cause New Workers to
bring the scandalous display of themselves
in connection with the Grant monument
to a complete stop by building the monu-
ment?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
DUNCAN DIDN'T GET A CENT.
The Friends OF the Bank of Americas Con
vict Cashier Ask Pardon.

VIct Cash1er AsK D FArdon.
HARRIsBURG, Dec. l3.-[Sbeciok 1-Counsel
for James S. DUNCAN, Cashier of the Bank of
America, Philadelphia, who was recently
convicted with George F. Work and Louis
E. Pfeiffer. have given notice to the Board
OF Pardons that an application for a pardon
will be made at the next meeting. The petit
tion has been signed by A. j. Drexel and
George G. Thomas. OF Drexel & Co., and IL
of the IL jurors. Friends Of the imprisoned
man have not yet been able to find the
twelfth juror.
The petition is still in circulation in Phila-
delphia for signatures. The request is made
on the ground that DUNCAN got into the diff
1culty merely as an employe subject to the
direction of Others and that he did not
profit to the extent of a dollar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
Republics Are Not unsrateful.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 1S.-One of the last acts
passed by the Brazilian Congress before its
dissolution, grants n pension of SEC, 900 a year
to Dom Pedro de Alcantara, ex-Emperor of
Brazil, with arrears from November Is. 1859.
The money will be paid in monthly install
ments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

T1IfsCtI tHe 17ftfBeBG 11Hnu OWnef.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Bueoos Ayres
papers report that the recent purchase by
Baron Hirsch Of 8 900 square leagues of land
in the northern part Of the Argentine Re-
public for $50, 900 sovereigns makes him the
possessor of Il territory larger than is owned
BY any other man. It exceeds in area the
Kingdom of Montenegro.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
The Sun Shines Here,


Boston Globe
Tremendous storms follow one another in
England in swift succession, while America
is enjoying an autumn pleasantly pro-
Ionged and marked by the brightest, sun
niest Of days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

The New York Press fears that the Plumb
resolution for the removal o. General
Grants remains will put a stop to the sub
scrfptions for the New York monument. 1t
fails to explain how a thing can be stopped
which is already making no progress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Mrs. Jane Corbett,

Mrs Jane Corbett died early yester-
day morning from apoplexy at the age of 72 years.
She was the wife of William Corbett who has been
foreman at Allegheny Cemetery for the last 10
years: Throughout that section Of the city she is
well known to every person. SIZE was a great
vout member of. the Sixth United Presbyterian.
Church, East End. For some time she has been
suffering from paralysis Friday night she had
severe stroke, from which she never recovered.
Mrs. .Corbett leaves and daughter Miss
Jennie Corbett and William III. CorDett. Funeral
services will he held at the cemetery residence to-
morrow at O'Clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

IT appears that M Clemenceau has per-
suaded Floquet and Cassagnac to arrange
their differences without duel. Whv does
Clemenceau thus interfere with the amuse-
ment of the world?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

IF any person has a real good patent for
disinfecting by machinery on large scale
he should hasten to demonstrate its value
by trying it on the British aristocracy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
Michael H. Collins, Inventor.

Michael H. Collins, well-known in
ventor, died at Mills, Mass. Saturday, aged 80
He came to this country from England in early
manhood, He invented the Quartz-crushing ma
chine; was the author for the drawing of the Chase
lozenge machine; invented the echolin musical in
strument and widely used system of ventlating
buildings; and. with another man. devised the
process OF manufacturing granulated sugar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

The Iceman Looking for His Crop.
Boston Ncws.j
The iceman is wondering where on earth
his crop is to come from.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
william j. Cappe.

After long illness, William j. Cappe
breathed his last on Saturday afternoon at the age
of IS years. He served in Colonel Bayne's One Hun
dred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, and was highly
esteemed by . large circle of friends.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
Fairgrounds for Dec mber.

five had some Fairgrounds how the chill
dren OF the poor would throng them this
fine December weather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
They Still Exist,

Boston Herald.1
The new party still lives. Its sponsors say
so themselves
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14

POSTAGE FEEF IN THE UNITED STATES.
DA1rT DIsrATCF. one Year. .... ..........s or
DR.IS DISPATCH Per Quarter. 90
DAILY g'ISFA-CH. One Month. ...........--.--.. 20
DAILY DIsrA-cn. tnclrding Sunday year 10 90
D.rry DISPATCH including sunday, 3 m tbs . so
DAILY DIsrArCH. including Sunday. m TIL. %
Yr.pAl DISPATCH. one Yrar................. . 50
Y rrNIT DISPATC7s. one Ycar..-............. l e5
IUE DAII.Y DESPATCH is delivered hy carriers at
l= cents per week. or. including Sunday Edition, At
. cents per week.
-LrrsErRG. MONDAY. DEC. u 1ssl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
Obituary Notes.

STATE SENATOR DAVID H. WHITE. Of Indiana,
died In Miodlebury Saturday, aged SO.
ALFRED McMEANs. Treasurer of Wayne county,
Ind, dropped dead Saturday in Richmond, agedsa,
ZENAs W. RUMsEY one of the pioneers of negro
minstrelsy, died at Elenville, n. Y. of paralysis,
Thursd ", aged 70.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22
Dots,


Miss SaIlie i, Herssy left to-day on
ten days visit TO Brooklyn, N. Z.
|. J. Wesley Vernon went to Ocean
Grove, this afternoon, for weeks re-
creation.
Clarence Vernon Is pas sling q week
with Mrs. Cook, No. lat Kentucky
avenue, Atlantic City.
Robert Merrick will haye another
sale of fresh.scows at Adams Station
on Monday, September Z.
N. Joseph and family returned to-
day from q weeks visit to Sussex
County.
Col. John H. Moore left this morn
Springs. His two daughters have
gone to Battle Creek, Michigan.
Mr.. John II. Graham returned
yesterday from months trip to Lake
Huron, Toronto, Niagara Falls and
Canadian resorts.
Barlow the noted talker OF the Rock
ford Base Ball team, has gone to Eddy
stone to-day to work and to play third
base. Do your best Barlow2
Rev. John II. Simms went to Joanna
Heights Camp this afternoon, where
he will remain over Sunday, and re-
turn home on Monday.
Mr., Harry Horne gave watermelon
party to some of his friends at his resi-.
denoe on Rodney street, on Friday
evening. A very enjoyable evening
was spent, and the party dispersed In
the wee sma' hours OF the morning.
Miss Matte Bonner, having during
her vacation visited the Insane Asylum
at Norrlstown, Pa. and various friends,
has resumed her duties at Lippincotts
book store in Philadelphia, going to
the city every morning and returning
home in the evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22
A n ORDINANCE MAKING AN Elk,
a EXTRAORDINARILY AHPROP Z a =.

A n ORDINANCE MAKING AN Elk.
a. TRAORD1NAHY APPRO P RI A
TON To PAY CERTAIN JUDGMENTS.
Whereas, since the passage Of the or
dtrHnce at the Inst stated meeting IN thu
month 81 Nuy in the year ls9l mixing
current fiscal year, Judgment has been
rendered a-rainat the Mas or md 25tiIpH OF
Wilmington, in the Gourt u Errors md
al pnals = the Suite OF Del fWaitf at the
june tenn, 1891, in iaSar ~ l4Hni.iul Az
dersuu q al, for one thou sud and twaii-
ty-itVt dollars and .aYenty-iNe cents be-
sides inif resi- aud cost;
j nd NhtEF US. ftICff the passage OF said
ordinance, an awGrIl has hecn hinte by rc.
frees against the Mayor and tuunell OF
Wilmington ia a stGt IN the Superior
Court OF the stare Hf Delaware Ia and
for Nov Castle countI,in favor or thurirs
leealiHger Tor tho sam OF Two hundred
ana iifty dollar, besides Interest aadGosts,
being No. l1t. September term 1881;
IND whrrtsHs. Since the paasaEa of said
ordinance demand has been made for the
payment oil 4 certain other Judgment III
tine said SUPERIOR Gsurf against the AsE-
or Hnd Council at Wilmington in favor
OF John Mcdonald, for the sum Of four
thOu sand tiVi3Ars. besides costs being No
Ill, sitEJ teitn 1890;
Aud whereas No adequate provision
Inns been made IN thu general approprHt-
ton ordinance for tho payment al IA /
awnrti AMI Judgments. RlggFa$atiHg aHU &
iiitNsnti.r hlttirud dollars aud in gonse-
pueEGe whereof an extraordinary ucrH-
sonnOt anticipated at the pa sage of sn!d
ordinance has arisen requiring that the
appropriation hSsnietore made Tor Incl
drrIu an d Fits estanrGus EXECns1,st
Should lac increased.
Therefore, lie tt.otd;inei by the CoufI-
cil Of n Huntington atwa-thirds uf all the
memhers Thereof c0htnrfing tbeietnl ai
fellows
Section l. That the sum of Five Thons.
anu cellars h anu the nine Il huIaby APP
pfoPr5Hted tol fhp purpose OF paying tic
| award Ri Judgments a-aIust the ,aayoI
and council of Wilmington mentioned m
| thG itLam ic herctt, which said sula of
IKE thousand 4iollars shall he nd lei to tae
appropriation heretofore made far "inrt-
dghtHi ami miscellaneous ESpunHlS
Pissed Ut tie City Hall August %, 1891.
N X. BENSON,
President OF the Council
Attest; a. Il. MEssfCKt
Clerk OF tile Council.
Approved; ), j, NILLEY, Mayor.
al 2,-at
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22
THIRD EDITION.


Some thirty citizens of Stanton and
vicinity have been duped by the Rice
Wight dress neutrality-suspicious. that
IL being SO vigorously exposed in the
philadelphia Times the past few days:
Some time last spring young man
from Stanton visited Philadelphia in
search OF some light and profitable
employment. The glazing induce
ments offered by iha Lice Wright con-
Germ attracted his attention and he
was soon full-tedged manager for
the little State Of Delaware.
The circulars he distributed guaran-
feed thlrty-tiye dollar suit OF clothes
by the payment OF one dollar week,
all certificates to mature ia fifteen
weeks The agent readily found mem
beers among his friends, many OF whom
had been members OF short term or
dcrs whose certificates had iuRtured
before their collapse. Everything
went along serenely and the dollars
continued to pour into the money
drawers of Riee-Wright, until The Is
weeks expired, when some OF the menu
bers begnn To ieel doubtful but con-
.tinued on In the hope that everything
would terminate right In the end.
But after paying twenty assess
ments their hopes turned to fears
upon the announcement in the Times
OF the collapse OF the concern. The
victims Mt Stanton are not confined to
mechanics and laborers by any meana,
but numbers among them are farmers
merchants. county officers and pro-
fessional men.
Little sympathy is expressed for the
dupcs; on the other hand their friends
consider 1t a good joke. A well-known
physician WHO not only bit, but pulled
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22

Frank Stout is undoubtedly the best
and most efficient agent that the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children has ever had. Within the
past few weeks he has prosecuted a
number OF cases, among them being
that OF tho 10 year old boy who was
so shainefully ill-trcated by II farmer
named Lingo near Aliilshoro. Iester-
day he.was informed that an Italian
woman named Mary Carmcntey,
alias Mary Fie living on Seventh St,
near Scott was shalnefully ill-treat-
Ing boy named Hartman Cnrinentey,
- years of age. lie heard that two
weeks ago she had beat him scandal
ously, and also bit him in the face.
He investigated the case at once,
and found that when she learned there
was about to be trouble about the
matter she sent tho boy away. Mr..
Stout had her arrested whom she said
that she was accustomed to treat chill
dren in that manner in Italy, The Squire
could not see il in that light, he Inn
posed fine of s25 and costs. The boy
will be taken in charge by the society,
and provided with home, while the
woman says that as soon as her fine
and costs are settled she will return to
Italy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22
NInrsliallton Items.

About twenty-five excursiOnists of
oar town visited Bay Ridge last Sun
day.
Mr.. parnoy Jones, of Greenbank, has
removed to Mckeesport, Pa.
Mr, L. Jones, of Mmrshallton, hns
also removed to CoIshohoclen, Pa.
The Kiamensl Wooden Company have
just completed their large contract
making blankets for the Government
and Slipped the last carload ON Mon
dhy, 1t Is said they have also large
orders IN band to keep them running
full for long period.
The n5tray COW and enlf which
were advertised In the REPUBLICAN, of
this week, belonged to MI. Jefferson
Hopes; wandered to the farm OF Mr..
Marsh Jordan near here, and was de-
Nyered over To tho owner last evening
Miss annie Adams,of Wilmington, Il
visiting her friend Miss Addte Barton,
on Main street.
Alr. Frank Johnson is visiting his
parents, living in Nitginia.
Sir, Geo. Barton, OF Allegheny City,
Penn, has been visiting his nncle. Air.
T. Barton. lie is expected to return
home Monday next.
Mr.. Samuel Br1adhent, teamstnr, has
received Il pair of valuable horses. and
isnow ready to do all kinds Of haul
ing at short notice lie also has u
pair lie wishes to sell.
Our streets here are In the same con,
ditlon they were five years ago and
large holes are here and there. part
Of the stones now being broken at New
Castle should he put OH the road near
hire and through our town.
The stone maSOns are at work re-
paiFtlg the ST ne work along the run
saear Grand avenue bridge. which was
washed out during the heavy storm oil
last week
Mr. George Lancaster has returned
after his summer stay at Philadelphia.
u
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-22

The members OF the General Assem-
bly, that attended and the Delaware
Changers who have been hobnobbing
at Rehoboth for the last three days
parted company yesterday and the
reunion Is over. A hop was given In
honor of the Grand Assembly on
Thursday night, which was attended
by all present which included repre-
sentatives from every part OF the
State. Ritehles' orchestra furnished
the music and Burton was master Of
ceremonies.
Before the commencement of tho
ball score or more of thes principal
grangers, with lecturer Whitehead,
met within closed doors. to give ex-
preston of their opinions upon the
question of freight charges by the
railroad company. The decision Of
the Inter State Commerce Commission
last spring was that the railroad COM
pany should reduce their rates on
peaches 20 per cent, and on truck rs
per cent, something which had not
been done yet, but instead the railroad
company had appealed to the Inter
State Commerce Commission to have
the case re-opened and re-argued, and
until decision is made upon the re-
quest of the railroad company the old
charges are kept up.
1t was the general sentiment of all
present that the grangers would not
give up tho fight. Before the meet
Ing adjourned the following resolu-
tiong were adopted:
| "Resolped, As the sense of this
meeting, that we have full confidence
in the judgment and fidelity OF our
executive committee, and that we
| hereby extend our thanks for their fl
deity and efficiency, and congratu-
4 late them upon their success in prose-
cutting to favorable issue the suit
rates.
'.Resolved, Further, that We hereby
pledge them our cordial support in
conducting any further proceedings
they may deem proper or necessary,
not only by our sympathy and en-
couragement, but also by whatever
material mid that may be required. "
The executive committee OF the State
Grange, which has had charge OF the
suit against the railroad company
consists of John G. Higgins of Della
ware City, Z. II. Bancroft of Wyom
ing, and s. II. .Messick of Bridgeyille
Tho amount of freight thus with
held by the railroad company is var
iously estimated at from 100000 t
$500. 600 The latter, however, is con
sidered very high estimate but tho
general sentiment was that IL woult
reach s250,00O The general belief wa,
that the case would not he reopened ii
which case the granger5 will take thei
case into the courts to recover TIN
money unless the railroad company
voluntarily pays it.