The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-05

A railroad manager is quoted as saying
chat complications of a serious nature are
likely to arise should a quorum not be Sc
cured at the next meeting Of the advisory
hoard of the Western Traffic Association.
called for April IL There are some who
hold that failure of the advisory board to
meet on April 70 will amount TO a virtual
abandonment Of the association.
The legislature Of Massachusetts, has an
nropriated SIS, $50 to defray the travelling
axpenses Of the members Of tho Legislatures.
This is a result If the anti-free pass law en-.
acted in the state.
A contrivance has been invented consist
ipg Of combination of levers in connection
With the trucks of a railroad car, SO that in
case of derailment the air brakes will work
automatically aud stop the train.
The failure Of railroad company TO re-
pair a gate which, when closed as far as
possible, left an opening Of twenty inches
leading to its track for six weeks after its
sectioninen removed ties which had been
placed in the opening by the owner of ad-
Joining land, is negligence which renders it
liable for the death of q child of years
which strays upon its tracks through such
opening. This is the decision OF the supreme
court of Wisconsin.
"Whsleback cars" are a recent develop
nent OF the shape which has proved sue
cessful In vessel construction, and a COM
pany, 1t is announced, will manufacture
them on a large scale at West Superior,
Wis. They are to be made of steel plates
and structural iron, and for both freight
and passenger service Those who remem-
Der Prosser's Inflated twin cylinder freight
car" built in Chicago some six or eight
years ago, which was to rotate along the
track on its own axis, will be glad that the
American Cylindrical Car Company does
not contemplate producing anything of that
description. While the whaleback form is
naturally adapted to water navigation, the
square box, the RditJOdy Age remarks has
advantages for railway service which it will
require strong arguments to outweigh.
An electrical motor Is now in expert
mental service at Brighton Beach near New
York, for which are claimed these i'm
portant advantages: "No overhead wires
no conduit no mechanism In the street, no
slotted openings In the street, no storage
batteries, no inaccessible mechanism, no
disturbance OF the rails, stringers or ties, no
dagger to horses or pedestrians and no
sectional rails or contact sections" The
principle by which these very desirable
results are attained is called 'the multiple
distributing system" and its appearance is
thus described: About all that there
was to be seen, aside from an
ordinary car, was an unobtrusive little
metal plate 6x8 inches sunk In the middle of
the track almost flush with the roadbed.
These little plates are twelve feet apart.
They are no obstruction to ordinary traffic,
and there is no slot connecting them and no
rumblinR noise, as IN the cable system,
These plates are termed heads in the cleo
trical vernscular. The distributing system
is so arranged that all OF them are abso-
lutely dead, or free from electricity, ex~
oept the two plates for the moment covered
by the car rs it runs along. A longitudinal
metal brush underneath the car takes up
the electricity from the heads and commu-
nicateS it to the motor"
Some time ago claim for damages on
account of the loss of farm animal was
received at the st. Paul and Duluth office,
says the st. Paul Dispatch, and referred to
NJ. d. Kelly, the roadmaster, who in turn
referred the matter to the foreman in
charge of the section on which the accident
occurred. In due time came a typewritten
report, Of which the following is an exact
copy:
THE KILLzN OF THE BULL.
To Mr.. NJ. D. Kelly, the honorable R. NJ.
st. P. & D. R. r. At ST Paul above.
Dear Sir: Your humble servant Andy
Slattery Section foreman at the Falls be-
low knows very little in regards to the
killen of the Bull. But howsuever what
right had he over here when he lived two
miles beyant the right of way but never
the less he came over along in company
with two of his female sex and in the
height Of their jolity they lept the fuce
and they were cavorting the whole of the
afternoon up aud down the right of way
and presently along comes No. Z aud hits
the little Bull a welt and knocks him to the
pike below and breaks his bones to atoms
md ba hull fg ThaN d
know i'll regards to the KilIsn of the Bull
Your humble servant, ANDY SLATTERY, ct
the Fails below, Sect SO.
A traveller in Russia says that the Rus
sian and Siberian railroads are most excel
lent. They are almost level and with very
lew curves. The ties are beech wood ball
lasted wish fine gravel. Locomotives are
generally Of the European type. The cara
are first, second and third class. The Sleep
ers are plain and OF the Mann construction
with side passage, and SO ARA ged that
women and men are never mingled 10 their
discomfort. Family compartments for two
or four can be had. The general compart-
ment is partitioned for the two sexes. Fares
average two-thirds of the American rates,
with q soant allowance Of thirty pounds of
baggage. The travel is mainly safe and
steady, the speed being that Of the American
accommodation train. AS rule, the
"OOuS are WIDELY CUT OUT 20 allow OF crying
the tracks. The employees are govern
ment officials in certain relations
The stations are solid masonry and
comfortable. Meals, even on the Siberian
division, are exceptionally served at the
general price of so cents; wines and sup
plies Of luxury can be had everywhere. The
telegraph IS controlled by the governpeat,
the system being excellent-all messages
printed. A police station is at every rail-
road halt, and guards give q military APP
pearance. The double paper check is used
Tor bag age, and the Russians are not as
expert as Americans. in destroying the
trunks and any little property the poor
traveller may have. Pullman cars are being
introduced on some Of the lines Ia special
factory being now in erection in the Baltic.
Inc tickets are of soft printed paper, and
usually not as cumbersome as the Ameri-
can' Ample time is given for meals.
TeleRraphy by Telephone.
From the Boston Herald
II was monday in a busy downtown
once. and n HsrOTd J-aDOrfar was awaiting