The morning call., 1893-10-01
ARMED ..:TR RAINlMEN'.
The Southern Pacific May
Utilize. Them. +. J.
COLUMBIAN BELL. rs. COMING.
The Union Pacific Withdraws From
!: the Western Passenger Associa- 5:
s. " s; + tion-Time Table Chang

:: The Southern: Pacific officials may ROOM
adopt the plan recently inaugnr ted by the
Michigan Central Railroad: of sending
armed guards with each train on which
treasures to- a large amount are trans
ported. The recent series OF: daring at:
;aeks ON express. trains have: brought the:
officials. to q realization :pf The danger
which may at any: time copfIent them and
;.whichis Intensified when the long stretches
of ofsnniBhabitated> territory through which
their various lines traverse are taken into
consideration, :.: " 8 &: :; = :
y The:plan, adopted by;the Michigan Gem
trail. and which will probably be followed
by the: Saut bern Pact6c5if Tile move Should
bedetermned u pon,is to armthe enlpfoyes
with the latest. invention: in ;sheteuns..
These guns are novel in their con nstrncIion
and are said tg:carry as:lnnc a. til and
ades tructfon in their: wake as "a .stick:0f
dyn ainite.. They are MadR expressly for
5the purpose for which they are sto; beusrd, },
are only TWEEN ty-two inches long. thus Civ
ing free use in close quarters. s; *
s. Each is loaded with. twelve arga-sized
+ bucksiiot with a charge of pow der of: snffi-
eient force to pr0pel them Through a:eaSt-
Z iren3 covering. Each holds six cartridges
7 and. all 1.-The charges caH be fired in The
: space of: a :faw seconds. |1tsls eSdinaIed
!: that. a.. few de termined men !. q agmed with
suck guns could make 1T decidedly upcom-
fertable fora body of bandits Or train
.robhers.:: " !: 49, s. :i
!: III the ease of the Michigan gentral::fhe
.engfneers. fremen,! express messengers
and cQnduetors are to be armed with those
!: weapons Of de ef6nsp. Racks. will be eOp-
#structed la the trains Id hold them and.
each man isssupposed to know just VI here
t0*leok tor his gun. : Il Il. calcntaled shat
the; buekshot in each cnarga will spread
over a snrface OF eight inches it "a short
"a dfstance: and alta distance of fifty feet OF
not more than: twelve. :inraes. Accom-:
p8nying.@ each gun will be 800 rounds of
ammunition, making each tram a YER able
arSenal. =: =. :: : s. :. -: 81: =
* Hills now pretty generally under stood
that ma safe can withstand the force of
have "a sufficient guard ON the frain: tn
prevent the :safa FROM being molested, =: +. +.
. The: :Cofunl biah bell. is: c cenring to:Sar:
Francisco: twill besent fEa nj: Chicago:
:wfere:It now is.?to; Washlfigton. W Whenee IL
swnf.be brought To tlifs city by: way .ef:lN W.
Orleans and s;poSsibfy The. City of Mexsco.
Fire Sen The I'm Pacific ~ Ftran spQrt ii free
sof charge. :: @:..'5: :: ,c>a:: : =s;
= The Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress
:of India, which will saii from " VanepfVer:
:on; the: 18th lhst.t ls: already Refusing
freight.:: ~: 3: .. S:.: =. :. s.: "
:: fnea l0. cent rate: UE: IL Drnaq-Tauge.
boats and Ira nssacross tile bay: goes in to:
effect to-day, and al a, ,It W .tiIne-c nd 10 n
the North Pacific Coast Re il way, via SaMsa2
lito. 81 ne latteris the i{s lal chran ge nia.de e
when the: SUN er travel. Ito :tha! coua:ry'
dro ps:Q :QfE. but still the Russian RjveruQun-
ley has So man y: attT actlens for pD rtsnetI
that a.; Saturday. afternoon train l::;be
:rHn:thrOpgh;ia EaZadero, Teturh lnS exeur-
sf0nlSts Ito a:the.: city M lntfRy no ming.
Points as fafgaS TOmales wliihAvs a in 0rn-.
ifg and afternoon train sweeEft ays and oh
Sundays d. special excA fsipn@ train. Will lac
G e0nlm0dale thpse who desire 10 visit CAM p
Taylor, Tpcaieiffa and Bear ~: a fey,::P Point
Reyes and the: colifltr Y there ah0hts: Some
Chan ges are:made In the Ioca 1: SeTylce OF
Msl1 Valley agd San Raj ae l..:s: -! ..;
tfen of the. S65 30 round trip rate betWee 9 il
Missouri. River pbin.s and California. but
General Passenger Ageh t. q oodma q Of The
Southern Pacific thinks; the Fate Will GO
thr ough all right eventually. ;: -: 81 S::.:;;:
"a telegram fram Omaha Yesterday after
noon stateS:th the Union" Pacific has
gwen afficfaI o. office of:iEs J3ittdra W al from
the Western i: Passenger q: a seciation.
This may mean n!llcti or little, but what
ever effect it: may = have: upon rates, the
ACTION; wi Ii leavaIhat line iii a. posiii0u Of
Independence where it can: act; promptly
in. any changes It may desire;lo make: i: "
The Southern. Pacific sQnm panys rae: a
free excursions train out of Sacramento
Between 900 and 400 Indians who: went
there. to pick hops we're: provided with. ac-
egmnlQdations and TITO thefr homes In
the. Sagebrus,f State They went In:
,freig htcaTs and pulled out for the :meulf
tainS cheering. +: i: =: s Z