The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-01
RAIL AND OaOsSTIR.

contemplating the building of a new pass
eDger depot at Live Oak. Florida.
The Macon and Dublin road will have a
railway mail service as soon as It's trains
run through, probably within ten days.
The passenger fare on the Charlotte Har-
Dor division of the Florida Southern rail-
road has been reduced by Receiver Parrot
from five 10 four cents per mile
1t is said that a railway mail service may
be established on the Macon aud Birming
ham railroad in a few days. This will be
very good thing for the merchants of Macon,
and also for the people of LAGRANGE. Wood
bury. Greenville, Thomaston and Yatesville.
Judge Miller has granted the petition of
Receiver Sparks to borrow $4,000 for the
purpose of paving off the semi-annual in
terest on the Georgia Southern bonds, which
has to be paid in July. Georgia Southern
bonds have advanced to rs during the past
few days, and are expected 70 advance con-
siderably higher before long.
The Kansas railroad commissioners have
Issued circular recommending that the
railways instruct their agents to obtain
from shippers an estimate of the number of
cars which will be required each month for
the movement Of the grain crop soon to be
harvested, and that cars be furnished in the
order in which the acquisitions are recorded,
a circular form to be used by the agents
being appended
A constable in q Colorado village res
Gently held Missouri Pacific express train
three hours at that place. A citizen had
garnished the salary Of an employe Of the
road and got Judgment for SIT 80. The
company neglected to settle aud the matter
was placed in the hands OF a constable, who
attached the engine as the train was about
to pull out OF the station. The officer oc-
cupied the cab for three hours until he re-
celved the money.
Railroad earnings continua surpriSinCIv
large when ell the circumstances Of the case
are considered. The Financial Chronicle
computes the gross earnings Of 1876 railroads
for April at S52, 9S7, 642, an increase OF $780,
606 es compared with the same month last
year. and net SIS, 9J6, 246, an increase of
1924 ,574 The gross earnings of 1873 rail-
roads for the four months ending April Goth
we're s2O5, 757, 467, an increase Of st, 266, 233
as compared with the corresponding period
last year, and net S57, 753. 935, an increase Of
SO, 1914, 3l2
he Belgian military telephone system
has just been put into service. The essen
tial feature of such a service was that mes
sages could not be st len by tapping the
wires and the insertion of receiver. This
danger was electrically without remedy by
any known appliance, so its solution was
temporarily made by placing a peculiarly
constructed bell at the receiver which
would automatically tap at the precise
AuOlACnb Va DoBllluluk dIu Oh euulnR con-
Yersaton. In this way operators could be
sure, by system of countersigns, that they
were in Communication with the proper
parties before talking secrets. Then the
bell would sound an alarm In case the cir
cult was interrupted for any purpose
The United States distri ct court at Seat
tie, Wash. has given John N. Jones YER
dict for $500 in a suit against the Northern
Pacific road for $50, 900 damages for assault
and battery and false imprisonment at the
hands Of its servants. In 1899 the plaintiff
was travelling over the road with his fam
lily, and became involved in DISPUTE with
the conductor on account of an alleged in
suit offered by the latter to his wife Jones
drew revolver and made threats OF Shoots
ing, and the conductor, calling a deputy
sheriff who was aboard the train, had the
obstreperols passenger locked in the bag
gage car for half an hour until he Quoted
down. Upon his arrival at Seattle Jones
brought suit, and the case was decided by
jury last week.
The completion Of the louisville and
Nashville and Norfolk and Western extern
sions eastward and westward respectively
to connection at Norton, Va, is perhaps
one of the most important events in the
railway construction record OF the present
year thus far. 1t means the immediate
opening OF direct line from Louisville TO
Atlantic Underwater at Norfolk, only 706
miles long, or 100 miles less the length of
the present route via Bristol and the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and will
make marked change in the direction of
much OF the traffic between the Ohio river
valley and the seaboard The construction
OF these extensions over and through the
mountains of Kentucky and Virginia he's
involved much costly and difficult work,
requiring many years.
The Chattanooga Times says the South
ern Passenger Association is surely on it's
last legs. For the last six years the mem
bers have been dropping out, until none
were left but the East Tennessee and the
Richmond and Danville. Presumably be-
cause tie East Tennessee was not permitted
to enter the union depot at Atlanta that
road has now withdrawn from the associa-
ton. This will doubtless break It's back
bone East Tennessee officials, however,
claim that they could enter the union depot
by paying rental of $500 month, but as
this was more than other companies were
paying for like privilege. they refused to
be gouRed. On the other hand, the West
ern and Atlantic people claim they have
, raised the rental from 5000 to $500 month
for all roads using the depot 1t is possible
that most Of tie roads ntering Atlanta will
combine and build a new depot 1t was
thought that the withdrawal Of the East
Tennessee from the southern association
would be a signal for a cut in rates, but as
yet no move has been made in that direc-
ton.
a year or two ago good bishop of the
Episcopal church adopted the happy idea Of
reaching remote and neglected places in the
northwest and giving their people the op-
portunity of occasional religious services
by securing the construction Of a car
adapted both TO the purposes of home and
/ a church. This idea Of q church on wheels
has now been followed by the construction
OF chapel car to be used under the
auspices of the Baptist denomination
on the lines Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
The car was received in Minneapolis a few
} weeks ago and dedlcatory services were
, held previous to It's summer and fall tour
over the Northern Pacific line in Minnesota
and Dakota. The RdillUdy AGE gives the
. following description of 1t: The car is so
. feet long, and is finished inside in quartered
! oak with white birch headlining. The seats
are made of veneer and nicely finished, Civ
ing seating capacity for about seventy per-
sons. Along the sides just above the
> | windows there Is a continuous parcel rack
for the reception of hats, books, etc Back
Of the partition, at the organ end of the car
Is the buffet, with oil stove ice box, sink
sideboard. ETC., for cooking purposes, and
also lavatory with washstand, pump. etc.
, At the other end of the floor plan is the liy-
5 ing room for the occupants who 90 with
+, the car, fitted up with section seats with
! upper and lower berths, dining table. with
desk and office chair and Baker heater. with
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