The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-30

clothes were found. Mr.. Balmer thought at
first that the bathers had wandered of
together intheir bathing-suits, and stopped
at one Of the\saloOns along the beach. He
waited until nearly midnight for their return
and then sent word 10 Chief McKane. De-
~tectives searched all over the island. but did
not hear anything OF the missing couple.
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
The ninth biennial session Of the Supreme
Council OF the American Legion of Honor
was begun yesterday at the Rowland Hotel.
Long Branch, N. j. Representatives from
nearly every State In the Union were present.
The principal business OF the Legion is to be
the revision Of Its laws.
The Legion will remain In session seven
days.
On Monday night the proprietor of the
Rowland Hotel will tender q banquet TO the
Oouncl. Governor Hill, Governor Albeit
ana Governor Pattison have made arrange
ments to be present and make addresses.
NKws or THE RAILROADS.
The Southern Pacific has applied 70 the
commissioners Of the Western Traffic Assooi-
alton for relief, alleging that irregular prac-
tees on the part Of some of its competitors
are depriving II OF a fair share Of the immigrant
business. The specific charge is that other
roads are paying excessive commissions at
the Atlantic ports where immigrants land,
thereby securing the business by unfair
means. The Lackawanna is named AS the
principal offender IN this respect, but the ac-
cusation includes some lines west of Chicago,
which are~suppOsed TO he participating IL the
business in direct violation of resolutions
adopted 10y the transcOntlnental agents IN
New York last December.
This matter will be considered NJ the next
meeting of the commissioners and special Ell
forts will be made 10 discover what roads in
the Western Traffic Association are guilty OF
violating their agreement with respect TO i'm
migrant traffic. Since the complaint was made
It is understood that the Southern Pacific has
notified the l~ackawanna that 1t will no longer
honor its tickets. IL is not very plain, how
ever, how such a boycott can work any mate
rial injury 10 the Lackawanna. An official OF
one Of the transcontinental lines said yester-
day:
The Southern Pacific maintains at a heavy
expense an immigrant bureau III Europe,
by which It is supposed TO control q very large
share Of that class OF business. This bureau
hasn't shown satisfactory results lately and
the company Is sore about it. There seems to
be no evidence that any Western road Is
guilty of irregularities, and, unless such cyl
dence can be produced. the commissioners OF
the Western Traffic Association have no Juris-
diction, except to force ali lines under Their
control 10 Join the Southern Pacific IN It's
boycott Of the La~ckawanna."
YACBTsMAN IN THE FoK's'1.
Baron Paul de Sede. "A French yachtsman,
arrived at Hoboken on Wednesday afternoon
as a sailOr in the Red Star steamship Noord-
land under the name Of Paul Clement. He
shipped at Antwerp to win a bet and see life
in the forecastle. He owns a yacht, the
LeOntine. now at Cannes. He says 10 Won
5,0O0 francs from the friend who bet him that
he would not dare 10 cross the Atlantic as a
seaman aboard a steamship. He Is gong 70
stop here awhile and take a look attho Ameri-
can yachts. He says he has a large estate at
Boulogne. where he spends much OF his time
when he is not yachting.