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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
TEMPLES OF JUSTICE.
Proceedings In The Courts Yesterday Now
Suits Filed Notes.

The Seventeenth district court passed
on the following cases yesterday:
state of Texas vs. Frank Stone. three
cuses of burglary. The prisoner received
sentences aggrcpatiug eleven years four
years, two years aud five yeurs, rcspec-
lively.
Stutc Of Texas vs. Tom Rccdy. charged
with emhczzlcmcnt. Continued by the
state.
The case of the State vs. d. G. Mott
charged with burglary occupied the
CREATE part of the evening aud will prob
ably be- concluded this morning,
Frank Saunders was tried ON a burg
larry charge aud found not guilty.
The suit of :. VI. Parker W.. the
Western Union Telegraph company 10
recover damages for nou-dClvCry Of q
message was continued from the pre-
yious day, aud took mp the entire day in
the FOrty-cighth district court The jury
will be- discharged This morning
lu the county court the suit of Martin
Goodin against the Arlington Heights
Street Railway company for $1,000
damages. continued from Monday was
concluded and verdict was given for
$3.50. The rnsr Of \. L. Lowe against
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas aud
Gulf. Colorado aud Santa Fee railroads
Ia recover damages for bank furniture
shipped over the lines and claimed TO
have been delivered In bad condition,
was then tuEou uu.
NEW SUITS FILED.
r.. y. Pierce VS.. the Missouri Kansas
and TcNus Rlirund company of TcNus.
debt aud damages.
Virginia lullcy W.. 5. g. Tollpy, Jr,
suit for divorce, the grounds alleged be
INK cruel aud negligent treatment. The
petition sets forth that the couple were
married on Nov. y, 1885. In Iurrant
county, and that thgy lived together nm
til Feb. o. 1880 Two children are the
issue of the union Plaintiff claims she
was kent q ronsiUner ut the home of de
fendnuts mother, aud was subjected TO
abusive treatment 10y his mother and
sisters. being made to port .u the most
mcuiul work Plaintiff further alleges
that defendant failed To supply her and
the children With proper clothing and
that she was compelled To cluthp them
with the cast on clothing of defendants
mother, which waB insufficient to protect
them from the chilling blasts of winter
or to shelter them from tho summer heat
She asks for custody of the children aud
for costs. etc
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
COURT OF APPEALS.
Tho Business Transacted by Il Yesterday and
Oplnlons handed Down.

The following cuscs came on for hear,
lng ana were disposed of by the court Oi
ciyil appeals yesterday.
So o. g.. benson. appellant vs.. John
McCastland. appellee; appeal from Young
county. This ls % suit of landlord vs..
tenant for the recovery of rent. Re
reversed and rendered. Stephens. ASSOC
ciate justice
- Ashby "A. james ct al. vs.. j. II.
Lamb, appellee; upprgl from Wichita
county; suit 10 uy title. Reversed aud
rrWundcd. Stcphns. associate Justice.
81 w j. Ncstmurplund. appellant vs..
J. L. Richardson, appellee; appeal from
liurdeman county. Suit for trcspHss 10
try title Affirmed. stephens, associate
Justice.
SO. H. o. PrideauN appellant ~ w.
L. Glasgow, appellee appeal from Arch.
or county; suit for trespaSs TO tiy title.
AnlrmeL Hcud, associate justice
~ w X. Butord, appellant vs. Lark
smith appellee; appeal from Cooke
county. Sult to cnipu FROM the usr ~
certain lands Affirmed. Costs assessed
TO appellee Hcod.assncup Justice
The Clarendon Land, lnyrstmpIr and
NcIlcllc Bros upptllroS; appeal
from Donlcy county Damages for loss
from Texas fever. Affirmed. Head.
ussocintp justice.
~ Belle Hunt Shortrdge ct al. an.
pelluts VS.. 5. H. Allen eli M. apppllrcs
appeal FROM the district court of Cooke
county Suit iur trcsppss 10 Try title.
AihrmGd. Inueinn, chief justice
% j. III, Brush, appellant VS.. The
Clarendon LUud, Investment and Agency
company limited rt AL, uppcllees. appeal
from Douley couty. Suit for debt. Al.
hrmed. IarlrtOu, chief Justice
Today Is motion day
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
nm LATnsr NOyEIlrY.

Tho latest novelty in the rolling equip
meUt of the Pennsylvania railroad h a
clearance ear II was construed for
the purpose of assisting the chief cn-
giucrr and his assistants tu make uccu-
mtc measurements ut tunnel Dimensions
Ion order 10 determine what the clearance
distances are for ears and merchandise.
One of the reasons for this ear bpmg
built was the constant inquiries thar
rume 10 the company from shippers of
Worlds fair merchandise of so many
shapes and sizes that IL was impossible
to tell whether IL could safely be sent
through the tunnels The clearance ear
Is virtually Hat ear with raised plat
form on one end, with an arch stretching
above It aud measuring rods surrounding
10. The train of which the clearance
ear Is part is made mp Of two other
cars, one for the engineer 10 live and
sleep in aud another equipped with aa
electric light system TO assist Ia inspect
ug dark tunnels.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

resident. Othor speeches were also
made. Monsignor Sutolli replied 20 the
welcome In Italian. which was interpret
ed by Bishop Kouue lie thanked the
spcubor aud people for their hearty wei
come.
Archbishop Francis Sutolli. the delegate
sent to this country ly Pope Leo XIII.
rs u man of clear Judgment aud grrnt
intellectual power As his name ndi-
cntrs. hc is pu Italian He has scarcely
reached middle age but holds high favor
with the pope Ills principal rrrand to
the United States Is 10 convey 10 The
urrhbishOps assembled in New York,
the mind Of Leo on the school question.
Il Is umond that he has been delegated
power to settle all matters OF
disput INA America, without report.
ing them 10 the propaganda nt
Rome, as Is usually thp riilp
iu such eases. lie has ulerudy settled
some of the minor points n dispute and
adjusted mntters In the ease OF Dr. I'd
ward McGlyun.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

greatly improve the appearance Of the
town. The Pecos Valley bunk building,
on the corner Of Second and Oak streets,
will be handsome structure indeed.
built entirely of pecos red sand stone.
Other business buildings are nearing
completion, aud number Of residcaccs
Ia West Park addition.
The charter Of the Pccos Improvement
company, capital 1900. has been re-
ccived, aud the directors are busily en-
gagged IN laying the foundations for the
work which was intended 10 be- accom-
plished by means Of the organization
Their object Is 10 dpvclopc the natural
resources Of PecOs and the surrounding
country, and some Of our live aud cner-
getic business men are az the helm, who
viii make their influence felt Strangers
are driven over the town aud country
that they may see the beautiful nrtc-
siun wells, aud guzc with wonder and
delight upon the fields upon which IL
rains ut the will of the owner.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
DOESN'T LIKE pOoLING.

President Newell of the Lake Shore Is
in favor of legislation which viii com.
pei tue maintenance OF rates rather than
that iayoring pooling In speaking ON
congress h such az TO accomplish the
maintenance Of published tnrin ratios the
Lake shore will be- able go secure lis
shore of traffic as well ms Il pooling were
legnlzrd We can arrange our tariff GA
any basic satisfactory 90 our competitors.
Ia the past pooling has not secured %
maintenance of rates. many lines were
Interested IN carrying M the traffic pos.
sihlo In order that their percentage might
be increased lntrrn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

The Big -Four Railroad company seems
not 10 have stopped in its work Of rcduc-
ing salaries and nbolishing Offices The
Office of district passenger aR"ui AZ
Cleveland, O.. will be- abolished Feb I,
aud Mr. james DeWolfe tho present IN
cumbont. will retire
Other changes in The Big -Four passon-
ger department b. take place next We'd
nesdny will be- the retirement of g. NJ.
Green. travelling passenger agent with
headquarters nc Kansas City, and J.
". Bailey. chief clerk 10 w. r. Lnyder,
general western agent Nearly all the
Offices In the passenger department of the
road will be required to carry ON their
business with lcss Office help
The official announcement has been
issued Of the appointment of Mr. A. J.
Ehrler. city freight agent of the Big
-Four ~ Cleveland vice u. l.. Campbell,
resigned,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
THEY WANT TOKN0W
Passenger Men Want the Rock
island to Show Its Hand.
THE ROCK ISLAND SURVEYORS
They VIII Probably Reach The City To-Day
That Union Pacific Boycott Tho Texas
Midland Reform In Cheoklha.
The Running Board-llomS
THE PASSENGER MEN.

Whnt will probably bc one of the most
important meetings Of the passenger ana
tickets ngpnts of the Texas lines held IA
aoine time. will be- called 70 order IN inc
private parlors Of W. Arlington lnn to-
day. There are quite a number OF I'M
portant subjects on the call and the pros
poets last night were that all the Texas
lines aud lines doing business In Texas
would be represented with the possible
exception Of ihr Rock Island and the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas, nothing having
been hoard from these roads No TO y
o'clock last evening as to whether hey
would be- repre- sented at the meeting.
A large number Of rate men aud som"
passenger men had put In an appearance
last evening and large number VIII ar
rive this morning. The travoing passenger
agents ARE beginning 10 drop in as they
aip naturally anxious To know what tllen
bosses propose to put them at during
the summer Among the subjects for con
siderntiOn will be summer tourist rates
aud divisions E A. LuBeuumc. Of the
Cotton Bcll, Was expected 10 arrive last
night, but will probably put IN an appear.
nncc this morning ~. q. Thompson OF
the Santa Fc was also expected last
uight CASTOR Mcslier OF the Texas ana
Pacific will come over this morning
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
MN RuNNING nOARn-

ID, b keeler general freight aud pas.
senger agent OF tho Fort Worth aud
Denver railway, returned yesterday from
ST. louis
James Riley, FORMERLY q clerk ln The
Merchants National bank. has accepted
railway aud entered upon his new duties
yesterday
y w Stone, operator at the Fort
Worth aud Donyer general office, leaves
his monleg tor Wichita Falls, when
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
PEoos MOVING
Her Fine Red Sandstone Being Used In Build,
inqs improvements.

Pccos Tex. Jan "a. Especial "A
party of eNcursionists, under the charge
OF Mr. Roesicr land agent of the Texas
aud Pacific Rnihuud oimpny, stopped
nt Pcros during Che last few DAYS and
EXPRESSED themselves al well plaas,-l
With he country. Mr. Malone, one of
the party who h. interested M yarinus
qunrfies in the North. visited the famous
red sund STONE quarry noar here. ami
says the Stone u oi the finest quality
resembling very much tho Lake Super
Tor red stone They viii return 20 Pesos
on "Wednesday aud Investigate further
with thf view Oi localing
various new buildings are Ia ,Qurss of
construction, and Ehen completed ,.ill
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
REroRM IN cHEciiING.

The railroads have taken decided
stand in the mntter of checking articles
that do not properly come under the head
OF baggage. II has been the custom re-
Giles that arr not packed In trunks, Satch-
els or telescopes aud are not articles 81
personal baggage Hereafter all these
articles will have tO be- sent by express
Or freight, aud instructions nrc now be-
ing issued 10 agents accordingly. The
wholesale and indiscriuinnte checking of
articles has boon matter ~ great nut
suncu To the rOnd- and supreme effort
is bciug made 10 stop &c.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
THE TEXAS MIDLAND.

Yesterday T.. H. H. Green OF the Tex,
as Midland was ut Waxahachlo record
Ing deeds Cor rlght.of-wny along BIS line
Ia Ellls county, and TO q GaEetie repre-
sentative said tho people of Grcenyiile
had until Monday 10 decide the question
AS 10 whether the extension 10 Paris
HhOuld ran via Greenvile on sulphur
Spnngs He has received INSTRUCTIONS
ir0m bis people TO 20 ahead nt once With
the extension Of The line 10 Paris aud
irom Garrett io Waco. The work will
te eakhad as fast as The seaierlal can
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
Arlington Inn

II ~ Ke,pnp ud wife Chlrago M II.
Caldwell SprG,yh.id Mo- Harry Snuuss.
81 Louis o. Shmnate, Nw York. w. q.
Bts3cll, unlcapo. Won NnsN, ,lncinnall
setts. n m u6iinek Louisville, KY; L. NJ
uuegenhom Texus Chus AlcCarihy Texas
Henry ~ RUM nallns, W. H. howlett
ansiis Cuyt n. a. Garry jamestown n
ION. New Work, IA N. Morrison, Louisville
~. NJ. Payne Kansas city = V Mlghell,
Ncw York j W S,raycr ann VIE neuNei9,
II UIldron Now nHycn. tonnt Geo ~
S1i'ieqt knu,,. tityi a. W. Harris
Louisville. Fraik How'd New York y
tnmp 81 Innis, ~ " smith beaver
A. N sumptr Bosionl g. ftfrmhh
Chicago
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

be got on the ground lie has ordered
i've day coaches of the latest design.
equipped with piutsch gas ana coutinu-
Gus steam heating apparatus, aud says
linc Ia Toxins thus equipped The line
from Paris 90 Waco viii shorten the
distance betwecu the two points forty
seven miles The work Of building The
extensions in four different directions
from Waco will hc rapidly pushed for
81
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
WELCOME SATOLLl.
Tho Faculty Of Carroll Institute and Prominent
Washington Catholics Present The
Papal Legalo Well Pleased

Washington, Jan.
81 MOnsigu0r Su-
TOLL was rendered a
reception last night
10y tho faculty OF
Carroll institute.
An prominent Cath.
olics In this city
were present 10 pay
their respects 10
lin. Commissioner
Ross Of the District
OF Columbia, in be.
half Of the citizens,
welcomed him tOthis
glty MS "A Dgrluuupuf
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
NM a cLrn-

GreonyIllc. Tex Jan 80 lSpecnll Nut
Parker aud William Sockwen becume n.
yolypd iu % difficulty today 20 the home
of the former iu ths city which resulted
in Sockwpll severely iuiuuug Parker with
club. Tie trouble grew out OF family
matters Parker b ana old aud highly no,
SPECIFIED citizen. lie Is ia a precnrious con.
dillon
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
NEW SI.EEpER LIME.

'rls Internationni and groat Nnrtb.
ern and the Houston aud Texas
Central railways win inRugurate a
new through line of elegant sleep
ora tomorrow. Feb l. between San Auto,
Mo aud Dallas on all evening trains leay.
Ing those points running via. Hearne.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

Ionaop. Jan. ~ The jury "a the GOoch
divorce case has retrped a verdict thnt
Lady lOorn and hef husband, Sir Alfred,
Ind iotif been guilty uf adultery. Alll The
u~titinn ~ Lady Alice for judicial acpara.
tion ID liz rru,ind of SIR Aifreds inndeihy
ssr4 fhpraiof,, lisliie'l
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
SIX OF US AFFLICTED
with Crusty. Scaiy Skin Disease,
II Tormentod Us All. Almost
Drove NY wife Mad.
Doctors and Medicines Failed. In
slant Relief and Speedy Cure
OF All by Cutloura.

Three yenrs ago my wife. four little chill.
dfen AMI myself we're unloted with % trusty,
acaiy disuRsc Of thc skin, 10 torn1Htcd us
all such plague ] hope vii ur,tr W-ain
Walt my family, NV children's ages were
respectively nine seven nnd four ypate. eN-
oept tho Youngest who WIS only two months
old. on an our suffering, my wife suffered tho
most. 10 almost drovH her mad. Tho disc aso
first made rs appearance on my W'fes back
between Nhc shot icre, nud spread across TO
her brcnst 10 looked like " was oJy0rod over
with little scales iir5i bought Of drug
store medicine for skin disease. which failed
% do any good whatever ! ugrt employed "a
doctor who gave rolief for n short While. After
trying him fOf quite while without cnccung
a cure. called u another doctor who proved
70 do no hotter than the fret Aftor this I
bought CuriCuRA REMEDIES ~ Messrs Pur.
cell, Lndd s Co, Richmond We, having read
OF them in % newspaper Relief followed the
frst application, and ave or SIX sets cured all
OF uf I do not know what the disease WIS We
had, IL affected as All alike, but I do know
CuTGCuRA cured No OF that skin disease.
REv. J. " WOODS,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
ROCK ISLAND SURVEYORS.

The engineering corps of the Rock Isl
and are engaged In running another pre-
linuary tO Fort Worth, aud yesterday
were nearing the city limits west of the
packing house They will probably run
into the city today Or tomorrow, though
neither on the rust or west side cannot
yet be- definitely determined, though II ~
probable they will tonne iu on the west
side. east of the Missouri. Kansas ana
Texas. and may possibly use the TRACKS
Of that road from Hodge into the city.
The principal object of this survey seems
b. be- ~ get map showing the tupuWn-
ply of Fort Worth aud the surrounding
country. with the streets aud alleys aud
existing lines of road, rather than FOR
any purpose of making final location on
the line this purity may run. NJ Bowie
but little ia known, there seeming TO be-
little done toward pushing the work Of
construction, though IA ia reported hunl
location has been nude of the line TO
the Trinity, crossing one mile from
Bridgeport the company running TINT
fnr south. instead of tukiug the more di-
rect aud less costly route along the di-
vide because IL wants tO tap those coal
fields not only for the traffic b. will i'm
sure, but us u source of fuel supply tor
rs locomotives. the present supply being
hauled from the Territory.
The engineer Ia charge. Mr.. Peters. Is
very rcticent about the plans Of the com
pnuy, simply saying iu answer To uucs-
lions that he knows nothing about whore
the line will go or what the company In
tends 10 do lie received orders To- run
certain prClimuurirs. mike maps and
prOtlcs and report and beyond this he
knows nothing. aud. he may have added
mentally, cares considerably less.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
rHE posrMAsrERs sT0RY.

"Ihc postal law, you know, limit mail
able merchandise 90 four pounds said
the postmaster rriluctyply. "WHl. this
four pound limit sometimes causes rather
amusing complications As mail 20 10
many places not reached by rail ii some
times happens that the only way 10 get
q parcel TO u certain point ls through the
puHtulllCc. ] remember two years ago,
uu old goutlrmm brought la "a twelve
pound package Of oyrrcout and wanted
90 know what To do about H. He said
his SON was iu a far western mining town
not reached by rail and hr had written
tu the father Ton uu uyrrpuut and he
wanted tu send IL uE % Christmas Gift
But th" law wan strict. and u twelve
pound package wits barred out So, uftor
mature hplibcwuuu. thr old grutlpmuu
lie made thN'c parcels of IL the sleeves
Ia one. and the cont literally ripped up
the hnck In the other two. This met
the requirements Of the postal regulu-
tiuus; so the old gentleman mailed the
three packages; but friend, who as.
sisted IN addressing them. marked one
to % pOstoihrc Ia Utah. while the fnthpr
sent The other Two Ia the proper address
la Arizona, Ia the merry springtinp.
when the grass was growing green and
the wild flowers pccpng from their win
ter homes, the old R'uilcmau received %
letter from his son announcing the safe
arrival of the sleeves uud half the cont,
with the plUntyp announcement thnt
the mercury was N'gstpriug twenty.
ciHh degrees below zero, und that ho
was AN animated iciCle up one side from
heel to hair When the quicksilver was
hubbiug up 20 lui degrees Ia the shade,
the other half OF the coat got there, und
the boy tergruphed for q buster ~ N.
press Gazette.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
MISSOURI ON STATE RIGHTS.
Its Senators May Be Ordered 10 FiahI Cen.
lfallallo1.

jefferson City Mo-, Jan 30 A lively
u'uHtt ana uu Interesting vote wan uo.
SplAltd in the house he other ,uy by
Mr. Iutm RopJ of ST. Louis htro.
ducihg rather % remarkable concurrent
resolution, considering that Il came from
me Republican sid of the house.
Inc resolution proper was preceded LA.
hat dozen prcamhles 10 the effect ann
thcre ~ a growing tendency TO ccntrolize
power M the rational government and Of
lhe undue lluilation II not uttor de-.
sttu'lloh' nt the powers OF the stntps.
Thai the liberties of the people dcriouj
ihht lhr theories of the father, be- nd.
uereu 70 that there should be- nn nation.
w legislation not clearly authorized hv
the constitution; that Il Is high time ~
u'rd ihc warnings OF Thomas .lefTerso,,
Ahd thni ns there o. now peDdtg i'm nv,
senate OF the United stale. 1pens,''g
Fimfsu tho anti-opliou lill, which h a
lvs'1ytloh upon the liberties OF Inc peo.
ple, we con1itutonulity of which /.
Tue resolution reads.
Resolved that the Missouri sonntors q,
congress hp Instructed TO resist rv.,y
tendency tq erutrulizc power" and shn,l'l
lhW pe ~ doubt OF the coustln,finnoti,
ny bAlu nill, thQ should gye thn nrln
'ple OF homo rule hy states the ban'g,
of the doubt, ~" "'''"'
~ special teaium was made Of n EVAN
~ we south, though Il may bn v,aii
tngNkh i1 rruleiuher hat Mrs For,,..t
WIDOW " III. iata ff..f.t "Af''li
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01

Leave
rnANscoNTINrNrAI pIvIgI0N

Texas aud Pacific trains Nos ard O. the ~
Louis Cannon Hall. only stop % TexarkluL
n &. Junction. Atlanta. J0aCrsun MarslaU
I.ongylew Junction. Blg Sandy, M're1la Wills
Point Terrell, EnBt Dallas, Dallas and Fort
Worth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
Cuticura ResoIvent

The'new Blood and skin Purifier aud greatest
of Humor Remedies, cleausca the blood OF
oil impurities, aud poisonous elements,
and thus removes the cause, while CUrfcunA,
the great skin Cure. and CUTICUuA soar,
an exquisite skin Beautiher clear the skin
and scalp, aud restore the hnir Thus Tho
CurCUUA REMEDIES cure every .pccica OF Itch.
Ing burning scuiy. pimply aud hlOtchy skin,
physicians fail
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
WHERE'S TINE ROCK ISLAND?

From the present indications the meet.
ing Of the passenger men of the liuHs
Interested iu Texas business To- bo held
at We Arlington Inn today viii not bc
~ smooth as 10 might be-. \ new factor
has appeared upon the scene In the shape
Oi the Rock Island which iu announcing
10 rs open for Fort Worth business aud
the Interchange ol traffic with the Texas
roads, leaves the field 10 has hitherto uc.
cupicd ~ merely local line and rs 10 al
intcnts and purposes a through trunk
line. For This reason the attitude it may
the passenger men of other lines who
naturally want 90 know on what huWs
this interchange of business Be- to he
elected. The matter Is little further
complicated by the iucL that roprcHon-
tatiycs OF The Rock lslUud and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas we're expected
iu the city yesterday to engage iu 90
little preliminary skrmishiug hut mp to
q O'Clock both roads were conspicuous
10y their absence. II IN Nrmiscd boy some
" the passenger men already here that
there rs u niger concealed iu the immu-
date vicinity of the fuel supply, and that
the Rock Island and the Katy are not
quite as innocent of any prvntc under.
standing as the unborn babes. At amy
rate some of tho passenger men of other
lines are little suspicious of the Rock
Island and are not disposed tao bank
heavily ON its virtue until II
shows its huud II Is necessary
that an amicuble arrangement ro.
rnrding rates. ctc. should bu had ion
order that no rate war may supcrycuu, but
from whit could be- learned yesterday.
the other roads seem 10 entertain the
opinion that the Rock Island Is about to
try the role of free lance or course
as long as 10 has il terminus ~ Bowie
thi9 will not amount % much hut when
it, line rs opened To- Fort Worth aud 10
enters the field for northern business
there is very likely 10 be- hadcs to pay in
Texas and no pitch hot