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The record-union., 1891-12-17

much manual labor. / am of the
opinion that there isn't another class of
laboring people in the United States that
spends as many hours out of the year in
idleness as the average farmer.-Eugene
l.. Arnott, in Ohio Farmer.
Ventura County is without doubt the
largest bean producing section in the
world and Dixie Thompson claims the
honor of having the largest bean ranch.
His 2, 200 acre ranch produced l,030 tons
Of lima beans this year. 1t took 81 900
sacks TO hold his crop and they viii fill
about l03 cars, on an average of ten tons
to the car. This will make eight or nine
solid trains of beans. But this only from
one ranch. The railroad company ex-
poets to handle 500 carloads of beans on
the Ventura division this year, which at
at So per ton, if shipped East, means
$3.50, 600 on their cash account.
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Loud Preaching.

Bob Burdette tells good story of the
Rev. Lyman Beecher, father of Henry
one Sunday at Litchfield. and as he got
into his carriage to go home he remarked
that he had never preached such poor
sermon before. '.Why, father" said
Henry, 81 never heard you preach
louder" That's it," responded the old
man, when 1 have nothing to say /
always holler.''
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WEATHER BUREAU.
The Agricultural Department to I'M
prove the Service.

prove the Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture proposes to adopt an
Improvement in the Weather Bureau
service. Predictions heretofore made
were made on observations ats A. NJ, and
were made for the twenty-four hours
from the time the observation was taken.
The proposed improvement consists in
having the predictions in each case cover
the time until midnight the next day.
When this takes effect, which will be on
the lst of January next, the predictions
printed in the morning papers will ap-
ply. while those in the evening papers
will be for the day after The public will
be informed on the evening before OF ex-
pected weather. BY this plan the needs
of the public will be more fully met.
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All Over n Kiss

RALEIGH On. c., Dec. 16.-Rev. J. B.
Abernathy, the Snow Hill minister who
was shot by w. t. Grimsley for kissing
Mrs. Grimsley, met the injured husband
on the street Monday and both opened
fire with revolvers, four shots taking eff
feet about Abernathy's face and one in
Grimsley's thigh. Both men were seri-
ously wounded. Great excitement pre-
walls in the Snow Hill section. Both
men were arrested. Alternately resigned
his pastoral charge Immediately after the
former difficulty.
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California Fruits.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-L. B. Buck, Gen
eral Manager Of the California Fruit
Union, with offices in San Francisco and
Sacramento, who is here, is sanguine
over the fruit-growing industry in Cali
fornia. He believes there will be an in
creasing demand for the output of the
Golden State, and that the time is not
greatly distant when the smaller cities all
over the country will be as well supplied
from the orchards of California as Chi
cago, Minneapolis and New York now
are
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DON'T Want That Kind

''Nice carpets. Can't be beat" said the
salesman.
81 know it, said the customer, sadly.
81 bought some OF them last year, and
when / tried to beat them last week they
fell to pieces. I want something that will
stand q triennial tbrashing .''-Harper's s
BaZar
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Royal Baking Powder
Is Superior to Every Other.

1t is scientific fact that the Royal Baking Powder is
absolutely pure . will go still further and state
that the facilities that company have for obtaining
perfectly pure of and for other depend
upon the proper proportions of the and the method
of preparation the Royal Baking Powder undoubtedly
the purest and reliable baking powder offered to the
public. HENRY A MOTT PHI D,
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Tom-The old gentleman caught me
kissing Alice last night.
Ned-Pm surprised. You ought to 90
slow about such things.
why, L went altogether too slow
ABOUT 1t! That's how l got caught.''-
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FARM And ORCHARD.
Tomato Culture---The Best Ferti-
Iizer for Crops.

Planting Fruit Trees-Pruning April
cots-A Plea for Good Roads i'm
Winter-A Large Bean Ranch-Gen-
eral Farm Notes.
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EOR RENT = FIRSTCLASS JODGTNC-
il house; 20 rooms, with fine dining-room
attached; most desirable location in Sacra-
mento CITY. For further particulars apply to
insurance agents, 1015 Fourth street, Sacra-
Hlenbo dl5-3t
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TOR SALE-THE SHELVING AND FIX
j lures of a grocery store. Apply at 416 *
street. draw
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3lInuten.

WANTED-A GOOD Girl. TO Do GEM
w eral housework. Apply at 1880 P st.
d17-2tk
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WANTED-A GIRL To COOK AND Do
" housework in Il private family. APPLY
at 923 u ST. d173t&
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gor Sale.

IHOR SALE OR TO RENT-THE UNDER
Il signed offers for sale or to rent her ranch
IN Iolo County, on the Sacramento River,
about eight miles above the town of WASH
ingtOn. 1t contains nearly four hundred
acres of firSt-class bottom land, and will
produce grain, alfalfa and vegetables of all
Kinds in great abundance. The property will
be leased for from one to five years on reason
able terms. For particulars inquire of Holl
& Dunn, $50 Fifth street, Sacramento City =
d10-tf SARAH NICkEARNE
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GOOD, STRONG WOMAN WANTS 4
VI place q working housekeeper: good
cook and nice housekeeper. Apply $40 o
street. d16ot*
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DOR SALE-THE VALLEY BRAND CON
L densed milk, by all retail grocers. Ask
Tor it. d9-lm*
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WANTED - GIRL TO DO GENERAI,t
W housework, and sleep at home. Apply
at 1929 Second street d17-5t@'
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Go 5rt or 32eatt,

FENO RENT AND FOR SALE-THE GRO
4 Gerry, hay and feed store of the late c. II.
MelerdlerkS, corner Twelfth and O streets:
VIII sell the entire stock, and lease the build,
ing. Inquire on premises d16-6t
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THO LET-A FURNISHED DINING-ROOM
4 in good location. Board for rent ApDIy
at 914 Seventh street. d14-7t*
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ITO LET-FIVE UNFURNISHED ROOMS.
i with use OF stable; rent. SO per month";
Inquire of NJ. DUFFY, 1lO3 j ST. dlO-6tx
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ENOR BOARD WITH OR WITHOUT
4 rooms; also, furnished rooms for house
keeping, inquire at 1911 Seventh st. dlO-6f*
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General 5lnttres.
4nHt-Ip11ttn.

r OST-ON DECEMBER 18TH A GOTD
IL glove buttoner with teapot bangle. Finder
VIII please return TO this Office It*
OST-A PAIR OF CRUTCHES. LAST
II night, between Twenty-eishth and Third
streets 81 reward. Please return to 226 j
etIeet 1t*
| OST-A GOLD CHAIN BRACEIF FIT .
IL with name of party on the same. Finder
return TO this Office and receive reward,
d16-6t*
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ITO LET FURNISHED ROOM FOR
i housekeeping; also, single rooms for gem
tlemen; 527 1 street d163f%
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E'OR SALE, OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR
l. farming land--160 acres about so acres
in full bearing trees Placer County land, seven
miles from Loomis, Rocklin and Roseyille,
rooms; rented last year for 81 500. MILLS
q HAWK Third and ] Sts Sacramento.
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f FRIEND & TER RY
Lumber Company.

MAIN YARD AND OFFICE, 1910 SEC
1il ond street. Branch Yard, corner Twelfth
and J streets.
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TOR SALE OR TO RENT ON LEASE
l. Ten acres OF bottom land, one mile below
Washington, Yolo County; If sold will take
small payment down. Apply to EDWIN K.
ALSIP q Co, Real Estate and insurance
Agents. 1915 Fourth street.
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IF YOU WANT ALL THE L ATESr NEWS
! at the earliest moment subscribe for the
RECORD-UNION.
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I7OR SALE-oNE OF THE FINEST AND
+ largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance; best location; stock and lease In
quire at this Office.
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no LET-910-912 NJ STREET, HOUSE OF
L Is rooms, suitable for boarding or dwell
ing house. Apply to SILLER BROS, 1880
Z street.
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TOR SALE-LOTS 40 OR Sox16o FEET,
Il north side OF = street, between Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets; one OF the finestloca-
tons in the cty--above all possible floods. W.
L.. CHAMBERLAIN, 1918 NJ street.
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ITO LET-NICELY FURNISHED FRONT
L room; references required. 1908 Ninth
street.
FURNISHED ROOMS, WITHOUT BOARD.
IL at International Hotel. $50 to 326 K
street. w. a. CASWELI, Proprietor.
FURNISHED ROOMS AT CENTRAL
l. House, from So per month upward; also,
family rooms at low prices. HORNLEIN
BROS, Proprietors.
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GIVEN Up EOR LOST.

La1e Chemist fer Y. s. GaYt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
When Booth Was a Young Star.

The theater in Wheeling was over a car
rage makers shop. 1t was bare, bleak,
whitewashed place, heated in winter by
two stoves in the parquet and one in the
gallery. One bitter night Ted edwin
Booth) played Richard. When he went on
for the Now is the winter of our discon-
tent" speech he looked over the house, and
seeing nobody, came toward the prompt
side and said to me, Where's the audi
ence, Benz The few half frozen people
present were not visible because they were
hUddled about the three stoves trying to
keep warm.
! remember that the stage was so dirty
that wouldn't let Ted wear a new fifty
dollar robe that we had recently bought
and that we set great store by. | made
most of the costumes that he wore on that
tour myself. After the performance l
would sit up for a couple of hours in the
doubled bedded room we always occupied
and sew like good one. while Ted sat by
smoking his pipe, waxing the thread and
threading my needles. We had to do it,
for we could not afford to buy wardrobes.
Interview in New York Epoch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
Reasonable Prices.

81 am perfectly willing" said practical
housekeeper, Ito pay reasonable prices for
goods. | very rarely question or dispute
about the market price of an article. Espe-
cially is this true of supplies for the table.
l hold that cheap food that is cheap because
of inferior quality is unfit for decent people
to eat, therefore my marketing is what
might be called gilt edged. But when go
to buy butter l have to take with me not
only comfortable supply of the coin of
the realm, but a super extra stock of en-
durance
1.-THE grocer takes a tin bound wooden
dish, dips it in a pail of water until it is
thoroughly soaked, places it on the scales,
sometimes lays sheet of waxed paper in
side of it and then puts in the butter.
have unquestionably paid dollars and dol
lars within the last year for water soaked
wood, tin bindings and paper. and don't
like it.
"It seems to me to pay thirty cents q
pound for the amount of wrappings that
some grocers find it necessary to put
around butter is something of a stretch OF
the courtesies of life, if not actual dis
honesty.
Families who buy butter by the pound
unquestionably pay one-quarter more for
their butter than those who buy it in guam.
THY. There should be law forbidding the
weighing OF some of these heavy dishes and
including it in the price of the butter. On
one occasion l took pains to weigh pound
of butter done up in this fashion and found
that it weighed scarcely thirteen ounces
including the bit of fine paper necessary to
wrap it''-New York Ledger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
The Man and the Digestible Brick.

\ familiar figure in the streets of Lon
den a few years ago was a certain colored
gentleman who, provided the bystanders
would subscribe the sum of one shilling,
promised to eat a brick. ! stopped to
watch him on several occasions, but never
saw him even attempt to eat brick He
commenced the proceedings by producing
large newspaper and laying it open on
the ground. He next took few bricks
out of the pockets of his coat, and laid
them, together with his coat, on the paper,
and then began long peroratlon on the
digestible properties of the brick.
Whether his audience subscribed the
necessary shilling or not, he still continued
to speechify until the arrival of my friend
in blue" put an end to the proceedings,
and the brick eating gentleman, after care
fully picking up his stock in trade, togeth-
er with the subscriptions of his audience,
and after a lengthy argument with the po-
iceman as to why he should be prevented
from getting an honest living, decamped
Although, of course, this gentleman
never did actually eat brick, or even a
small portion of one, there are cases on
record of people having eaten stones, pieces
of glass, knives, birds with their feathers
on, charcoal, cloth and similar luxuries.-
London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

Maybe followed by morning of LA Grippe
Easily, and why? Because the displacement OF
covering in bed, a neglected draught from partly
co-ed window, an open transom connected with
a windy entry in hotel, may convey to your nos
trils and luz rs the deathdealing blast. Terrible
and swift are the inroads made by this new des
royer. The medicated ltoholic principle in
Hostetter's stomach Bitters will check the dire
complaint. Apersistence in this preventive OF its
further development will absolutely checkmaIe
the dangerous malady. Unmedicated alcoholic
stimulants are of little value. The just me
dunn is the Btters. No less ecacious is it in
ofmalaria, b lliousness, constipation. rheumatism
dyspepsia and kidney trouble. The weak are
usually those upon who disease fastens first
InvigOrate W til the Bitfers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
valuable Rubbish in Paris.

A curious series of statistics establishes
the value of the refuse of the Paris streets.
The figures seem incredible, and show that
the ragpickers discharge duty of primary
Importance. Working at night, busy under
the gas lights with hook and panier, the
value Of what they collect is estimated at
e., 900 each day. Assuredly, one-half the
world does not know how the other half
lives OF course the conditions of Paris life
are exceptional Population is very close;
the tall houses are crammed with inhabit-
ants; there are no gardens, as with us
there are but the houses and the streets.
The Parisians have way of emptying
all kinds of lumber and refuse into the
streets, and then the ragpickers gather in
their harvest. A use is found for every
thing, ard metamorphosis never ceases.
All the details are interesting, though
some are rather disturbing Rags, of
course. go to make paper; broken glass is
, pounded, and serves as the coating for
sand or emery paper; bones, after the
process of cleaning and cutting down,
serve to make nail brushes, tooth brushes
and fancy buttons; little wisps of women's
hair are carefully unraveled and do duty
for false hair by and by.
Mems hair collected outside the BARRIERS
serves for filters through which sirups are
strained; bits of sponge are cut up and
used for spirit lamps; bits of bread, if
dirty, are toasted and grated and sold to
the restaurants for spreading on hams or
outlets. Sometimes they are carbonized
and made into tooth powder. Sardine
boxes are cut up into tin soldiers or into
sockets for candlesticks. A silk hat has a
whole chapter of adventures in store for it.
All this work employs regiment of rag
Mixers, numbering close on to 10000, and
each earning from twenty pence to half a
crown a day. With all the wonders of our
great city we have nothing quite like this.
Pail Nall Gazette
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

fortably demiciled at 1929 Second avenue
and he has nicely appointed office on
the corner of Second avenue snd FIT.
teenth where be may be found from 9 to
10 q. m. and 10 5 p. m. His telephone
is 1900. The doctor as has heretofore
been stated in the ARGUS. comes with the
highest endorsement from his former
lone as a physician, and is commended
also as progressive public spirited citi-
zens.
The meeting of the Rock Island dean
cry at st. Johns church at Presumption.
which closed last night, was successful in
every way. Yesterdays services were
all we'll attended and despite inclement
weather fine dinner was served in a
tent on the rectory grounds. There were
services Tuesday evening. yesterday
morning and evening. Trinity choir, of
this city, furnished music In addition to
the rector, Rev. William Westover,
among the clergy present. were Dean
Hale, of Davenport. Dean Sweet, of Rock
Island. and Rev. Mayo. of Quincy.
The Peoria Journal says that 1.-The citi-
zens and psssers,by on Main street were
amused yesterday at seeing middle-aged
man rather under sized followed by a
crowd of enrsged newsboys threatening
to mob him. Chief Flynn interfered and
was told that the man had offered to black
boots for a cent shine thus cutting into
the profits of the boys who had been
charging five cents. The man was very
voluble and insisted upon his right. He
had complete hootblscking outfit and
4 declared that he was going to charge what
lie pleased. On examination it appeared
that he was crazy aud had escaped from
the Henry county poor farm at Cam
bridge. He will be sent back there"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
Natural Ornaments.

Necklaces and bracelets are made OF
Mimosa seeds. At the Colonial exhibition
held il London in 1856, in the West Indian
court there was a very large display of Or
namental articles made of nuts and seeds.
The very hard seeds of Symplocos spicata,
about the size of a pea, and resembling
minute pitchers when perforated, are strung
like beads by the natives of India and put
around the necks of children to prevent
evil. The green seeds of Dalbergia sissoo
are worn by Santal girls as pendants from
the ear. In Tahiti the natives make
crowns and necklaces with the red seeds
of Pandanus odoratissimus.-C hambe
,JournaI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
How Pearls Are Sorted.

The average diver thinks it a fair DAYS
work to secure 100 pearl oysters in fifty
feet of water After being taken ashore
the mollusks are allowed to die, when their
shells open of their own accord. The
pearls are classified 10y passing them
through series of sleeves, which assert
them into different sizes. Those which are
very small or defective are sold to make a
preparation for sore eyes and nervous com
plants that is very popular in the east
Washington Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
Must Not Lay Tracks on Sunday.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 15.-At Frankfort the
court of appeals yesterday affirmed judg-
ment of 81 and costs assessed by the coun-
ty court of Green county against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany for violating the Sunday law by re-
pairing its tracks in that county on Sun
day. The court holds that the track
could have been repaired on other days
and therefore the work was not neces-
sary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
A Reward of $500 for Being Homes,

The highest reward for honesty that
have yet heard of was 2,c00 francs, given
by the Bank of France to public cabnlan
for having kept securely small bag con-
tanning 100000 francs, which one of its
messengers had forgotten in the fellows
fiaere. For long time the story of hon.
est cabby was told and retold at every hack
stand and cheap drinking place in Paris,
and all Paris drivers lamented that this
sort of forgetfulness on the part of mes
sengers was not more frequent.-Paris
Cor. Boston Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

MOUNT STERLING, Ky, Oct. Is =
George Cups Tuesday night shot add in
Ut unity killed George and James Howard,
brothers, who lived in Bath county
The Towards were the leaders of gang
of masked men who went to Cupps'
house for the purpose of doing him bodily
injury. The others of the party left the
scene in a hurry after their leaders fell.
A woman with whom Cupps was keepin 9
company is said to be at the bottom OF
the trouble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
Review of Ex-Confederate Veterans

MEMPHIS, Oct. l5.-The ex-confederate
veterans held a grand review at the inter
state fair grounds Tuesday. At $50
o clock the remnants of Forests famous
brigade, under command of General G..
". Gordon, led the cavalry parade from
the city to the fair grounds, General A. j.
Vaughan and staff riding at the head of
the column. Wemer's rangers, of Critten-
den county, Ark, were the escort to the
cavalry, and the 'Chickasaw guards acted
az escort to the infantry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
Gen. anks to Sue Uncle Sam.

Boston, Oct. 15-General n. P. Banks
is to institute a suit against the United
States government for 5000, which he
claims il has owed him since he retired
from the office of United States marshal
in 1882
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

In Africa iron hoes are quite common
currency, reminding one of the iron money
of the Spartans. Mats, cloth, brass and
copper wire. and beads are also African
money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

A handsome complexion is one of the
greatest charms woman can possass
Pozzon's Complexion powder gives it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

Call on E. B. McKown for hard wooo
and soft COL Telephone 1.19S.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

It's rushing business the American il
d)ing on overcoats.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

If your clothier hasen't an overcoa,
good en- ough for you, call at the Ameri-
can
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15

Nothing in town like the America
underwear
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
a DREAM OF HAPPINESS

Peach ice cream at Krell s. Maths.
, 1891-08-08

PrTTsBURG, Aug. 7.-Business and
financial circles were startled tonight by
the report that w. Il. Schmertz, the
most extensive shoe manufacturer IN this
section and the head of several financial
and mercantile institutions, had failed.
He confessed judgments today aGeregat-
ing 1898, 600. The cause of the failure
or liabilities could not be learned tonight,
as Schmertz is seriously i'll and could not
be seen. Other parties interested refuse
to give information. Schmertz was pres
ident of the Third National bank, presi
dent of the chamber of commerce and
member Of the national bankers execu-
tive committee. He was rated bv Dun 4
Co. as 5000, 600 to $500. 900 capital.
Among outsiders the embarrassment Is
attributed to the heavy decline in natural
gas stocks, and the failure of several shoe
concerns in the East and here.
, 1891-08-08
Can't Run Dining Cars.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.--On a bill filed in
the state circuit court by Fred Harvey,
Judge briggs issued an injunction re-
straining the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa
Fe Railroad company from running dining
cars upon Its lines west Of the Missouri
river covered by contract with him; from
feeding passengers between any of the
points upon this portion of the road aud
from refusing to stop its passenger trains
at complainant's hotels and lunch rooms.
Harvey represents that bis plant covers
nearly $500 miles of railroad and has
cost him $3.50. 900; he is conducting
twenty hotels and eating houses, and now
the road threatens to put on dining cars
and give his places the go.bY. The rail-
road people say the contract does not de
bar them from putting on dining cars and
will move a dissolution Of the Injunction.