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The morning call., 1894-04-15

The above affidavit is offered to
show the public and the mercantile
community where we stand In the
front rank Of progressive methods
and business ability; that in the teeth
of dull times we are forging ahead;
that in the face Of unusual depression
we have changed the character of our
business and we are being encouraged
and literally patronized that success
is perched upon our banners; that the
best classes of merchandise at popular
prices have found favor a. Marke
and Taylor streets and he best classes
of cash customers do not find it too far
out for exclusive style, excellent
fabrics and lowest prices. How many
of the so-called leading business
houses of San Francisco can make a
like showing? People like to trade
with a successful house. They find the
latest and the newest. Follow the
crowd and you'll surely be right.
There must be a magnetic attraction
to draw the public to our stores. It's
quality, quantity and price; the best,
the largest. the lowest. No auction
trash, no job let's, no last years styles.
The very latest, the very best at the
very lowest price is what we have to
sell.
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AFTER THEIR AMERICAN TOUR.
Henry Irving and His Company Well
coined in London.

LoNDoN, April 1.-The largest audience
which the Lyceum Theater ever held as
sembled tonight 10 welcome Henry Irving
and his company on their reappearancs
here after their American tour.
The play was Faust" and as Mr..
Irving and Miss Ellen Terry appeared
they received tumutuous welcome. Mr..
Irving made speech of thanks in which
he referred to the cordial welcome be and
his company had received in America. say
ing: "Even as stand here in my own
home my heart goes back to our kinsmen
and cousins across the sea. where we re-
ceived kindness which we can never for
oct
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DRESS GOODS.

We aim to show the finest DRESS
FABRICS woven at the lowest price.
Unfortunately for us the party who
managed this department heretofore
and bought the goods did not under.
stand the wants Of the public. He
kept filling our fix lures with low.
priced goods, trying to see how cheap
a class of goods he could sell. He is
no longer with us. His ideas and ours
were dissimilar. From the moment we
got rid of him and his man cement
this business and this department
commenced to boom. We will exhibit
some of the finest DRESS FABRICS
San Francisco has seen, our own ex.
elusive impOrtations, and every season
they will be finer un til we rank as the
Dress Goods House of Frisco.
While we are keeping the finest
class of DRESS FABRICS we do moi
wish TO be understood as neglecting
the buyers Of medium class goods.
Our stock at 25c, 35c, 45c and SOC is
unusually large, and we guarantee to
give the best value that the city can
furnish at the, price. We have been
doing a large business in this class of
goods. People know that we are head
quarters for them. What we want
them TO understand now is that we are
also headquarters for the finest DRESS
FABRICS woven. We are adding to
our silk stocks daily the latest i'm.
ported and domestic novelties that
come from the looms. If you arei0Ok.
ing for anything that is new you will
surely find it at the Maze.
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THE HAMBURGER COMPANY,
SORROWS OF MONKS.

MARKET STREET.
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Foun d in a Haymow.

INDIANoLA, Iowa. April 14.-William
A. Ash found George Ashworth hiding in
his haymow last night. Ashworth is the
man who shot Mrs. Mason March 26 last.
ten miles north of here. He lad been in
hiding ever since. Seeing escape was i'm
possible now, he drew revolver and shot
himself in the temple. dying within tw
hours. Mrs. Mason still fingers at deaths
dOOr
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RAIN WANTED.
Wall of the Wheat Farmers in
SonOs1a Valley.

SoNoMA, Apri a. = The traditional
April showers, which have never yet been
known to fail the SonOma Valley farmer.
have held off with great pcrsistency this
season. With half the month gone not
drop of rain has fallen. and what is more
there does not appear to be any prospect
ahead for the much needed April showers.
Hay, grain and feed have suffered in con-
sequence. and if rain holds off much
longer there will be short crop of cereals.
As an offset to the damage to hay and
grain the fruit crop promises to be very
large and fine. Peaches. pears, prunes.
apples. apricots. and in fact every kind OF
fruit never looked better in April.
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NORTHWESTERN STANDS IN.
1t VIII Fight the Union Pacific With
the Association.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE Chicago and
Northwestern has given the lines in the
Western Passenger Association to under
stand it will side with them in the matter
of emigrant traffic. In the event of trouble
with the Union Pacific about the commits
sion OF immigrant business it will take
sides with the association. In any event
it has no immediate intention Of withdraw
ing either from the emigrant clearing
house or from the passenger association.
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ABANDONED IT'S CONCESSION.
Most Unusual Proceeding on the Part
of the Mexican Central.

CITY OF MEXICO. April 1.-The Mexl-
can Central Railroad has abandoned its
Government concessions for the construc-
tion of line from Guadalaiara to San
Bias. on the Pacific. and the Secretary of
the Treasury has issued an order TO refund
S250,0O0 deposited by the Central Company
as guarantee. This is very unusual
proceeding, and is construed to mean that
the Central will Immediately extend the
line of the Mexican and Pacific road to
Acapulco on the Pacific Coast.
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To Race Yo Tambien.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 14.-Secretary
Farmer of tile Cumberland Park Club left
tonight for Memphis to close contract
with the owners of Yo Tambien. Carlsbad
and Clifford for three-cornered race on
the Cum berand track May at $1,000 a
corner, the association to add $4,000.
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Ready to Strike.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Arril 14.-W. j.
Gnyman. secretary and treasurer OF the
United Mineworkers, who returned to-
day from ColuD bus, Ohio, where he at
tended the Miners national convention.
says there is little doubt that the miners
of Northern Illinois. who are we'll organ
lied, will strike on April %
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the Demorra ic S ale Convention of 1882
the Brooklyn delegates worked hard to
secure the nomination of General Slocum
for Governor, but he was beaten by Grover
Cleveland.
A year later he was named for Congress
man-at-large from the State and was
elected. This was his last public service,
and after the close of his term he devoted
himself wholly 10 ms business interests.
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FIRES IN CHICAGO.
The Record of the Department Has
Been Carefully Kept.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Fire Marshal d. j.
Swenies' annual report for 1893 shows
that there were 2l42 more alarms last year
and 1876 more fires than during 1882 Chi
cago's Fire Department consists of four
fire boats. eighty steam engines. seventy
chemical engines, three hand engines, 100
hosecarts, carriages and wagons,
thirty one hook and ladder trucks,
sixty nine chemical extingnishers.
81 portable pumps. water-tower. 163. 800
feet of hose besides 466 horses and 1887
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Quiet in the Coke Region.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, April IA. - Every
thing is quiet 10 the coke region io-day.
The plants generally are running and
there have been no demonstrations by the
rikers. The advisabiity Of declaring the
-trike off is being strenuously considered
by The leaders.
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STILL IN JAIL.
Blackmailer Platt Was Unable to
Furnish Bail.

Los ANGELES, April 14-Tne case against
Harris and Piait, charged with using the United
States mails for Matchmaking purposes, came
up III the United States commissioners court
today and was continued until May 10.
District Attorney Dennis Is In Washing on
on business, but will return in time 10 try lhe
case, which Is attracting more attention than
any case on the docket Piatt is still In jgl,
having been unable to furnish ball.
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The Fire Record.

Several small stables and sheds, owned
by NJ. White, NJ. Mcdonald. and j. Ras-
mussen, in the block bounded by Shasta,
Georgia. Michigan apd Sierra streets,
were burned at 2: 80 O'Clock yesterday
morning. The loss of the owners amounts
to $500.
A false alarm was rung in from box l8
at 3 :45 A. NJ.
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INTO THE DITCH.
The Engineer and the Fireman Both
Instantly Killed.

SALT LAKE, April IA special from
Hilliard, Wyo., to the Tribune SAYS: The
train due at Evanston at 1920 o'clock TO-
night was ditched half mile east of Hill
lard. William Lethbridge, engineer, and
o. II. George, fireman, were instantly
killed. Two mailcars were derailed and
the engine thrown down an embankment
twenty-fiye feet high
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THE HAMBURGER COMPANY
MARKET STREET.

is left the cattle ranches and machinery in
Dakota and his interest In the Rocking
horse ranch, as we'll as 600 shares in the
Hudson Bay Company, of which he ad-
vises the legatee to become director.
The eldest son, the Right Hon. Edward
MajoIibanks, recently the Liberal whip,
has succeeded to the estate and title.
The morning call., 1894-04-15

BRINGS HOSTS
OF PATRONS.

We have a large asso o-tment OF Push Orches tra
Chairs. comfor table to sit in ami try on our
handsome line OF footwear. A lady sat in OF
the leading shoestores irving to get PAIR OF
bronze sho s for her little girl. Inc clerk said
$4 A lady next TO her said: Excuse me. madam.
you can get tue same shoe at The Maze for
81 SO" his is the way we advertise our wares
through quality and price, Have you seen the
beautiful goods they keep at The Maze now ?''
This is the kind OF advertising that is ma king US
the leading house of San trancIs3o.
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Rahl for Berkeley.

PALo ALTO. April 14.-In the tennis tourna-
ment heie 10 day. Sanborn Of Berkeley beat
BuInlllei In singles, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Eli- of Stanford beat Gage If Berkeley. 7-5,
Ga. 2-6, ca.
Durant and Watson defaulred to Berkeley
In doubles. This gives the championship to
Berkeley
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In the Second Round.

MENoMINEE, Mich, April 14.-The fight
last night between Champion Keho and
Charley Critic was won by the former in
the second round.
Keho is matched to fight Sheppard, the
colored lightweight, at Even on The 2Sth.
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LOUGHRAN ACQUITTED.
The Jury Was Out Only Twenty
Minutes i'm All.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, April 1.-THE trial
of ex-Mayor Loughran. who was indicted
for assault with intent to kill James
Ramey. private secretary of Superintend-
ent Richardson of the Hot Springs Rail-
road, was concluded In the Circuit Court
this afternoon. The jury returned ver-
dict of not guilty, after being out only
twenty minutes.
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Stricken With ApopIexy.

ANN ARBoR Mich. April 1.-the ven-
erable DR.. l.. C. Ford, who has been con-
nee ed with the medical department of the
University of Michigan for more than
forty years. was stricken with apoplexy
and lies in a critical condition, with little
hope of recovery
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PLEASED THE BOYS.
Fred Warde Appeared at Whittier
Reform School.

WHITTIER. April 14.-Frederick Warde and
his company made their annual visit at the
Whittier State School Yesterday and gave for
merchant OF Venice aud "As You Like
It," besides several recitations by Mr..
Warde, Z. L. Waidc ana Mr.. Barton. They
probably never gave greater pleasure to any
one than they did TO these boys, who proved 10
be an appreciatye and enthusiastic audience.
Mr.. Warde has taken these boys into bis heart.
and they know this and look forward eagerly
10 his annual visit
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AGAINST THE NATIONAL BANK.
Henry Heffner Gets a Verdict for
Seven Thousand Dollars.

Henry t1effner UetS a VerdICt TOT
Seven Thousand Dollars.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. April 14.-Henry
Heffner, the commission merchant at the
stockyards. has secured verdict for $1,000
damages against the Nation al Bank of
Sioux City. The suit was brought because
the bank had him arrested on a charge of
obtaining goods on false pretenses.
The bank had draft against him which
he paid with check on another bank.
The check was not presented for several
days and then was not cashed for lack of
funds.
The verdict was somewhat of surprise.
as it was believed the bank had the bes {
case. Heffner sued for $4,000.
The morning call., 1894-04-15
Wholesale Vaccination.

BROOKLYN, pril14.-Between o'clock
last night and 10 o'clock this morning 1000
people were vaccinated in Williamsburg.
Fiftv-two doctors and 132 policemen did
the job. They met with some resistance
In the Italian quarter.
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An UnIucky Mine.

DENING. n. Mex. April 14-Jack Red
ding and David Harper, owners of the
celebrated Dos Cabazos in Old Mexico,
shot and killed each other yesterday.
Five owners OF this mine have met with
violent deaths and only one survives.
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Fatal Street Fight.

MEMPHIS, April 14.-In street fight in
which seventeen shots were fired Police
man Hayes and a countryman named Gull
lidge were both killed. Gullidge ana
companion were acting in a disorderly
manner when Hayes and another officer
attempted to arrest them. with the above
results.
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This is Que of the pig departments OF our house.
We carry an large stock of Blankets. Com
forters, Pillows, Lace Curtains, Table Covers and
Window Shades. We also take contracts for the
trapping of rooms and furnishing shades for
houses we put up the curtains without cnarge.
Our Blankets run from 81 rs up
Our ComfOrters from CSC.
Pillows from 65c.
Lace Curtains 31a yards, from 81 25.
Chenille Table covers from 75c.
UnquesiionabIy you will fnd us lower for quail
ity iu this line than any furniture drapery es-
tablishInent the coast.
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Frightened CeIestiaIs.

WOODLAND. April 1.-THE Winters people
are determined aud the orchardists are inclined
TO accede 10 The demands OF The lab0ring class
and give white labor the preference. The
Chinese and Japanese are afraid to appear on
the streets.
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COAL REPORT.
Enormous Amounts Produced During
the Last Year.

WASHINGTON. April IA report OF the
production of coal, complied bv E. w.
Parker of the United States Geological
Survey. shows the production for the year
to be 179. 325, 900 short tons and the valua-
tion $205, PSI. 900. California produced
72600 tons. valued at S167. 500; Montana,
914.0O0 tons. valued at S1,S16, 900; Oregon.
41,700 tons. valued at S164 500; Utah,
413,20O tons. valued at S6i1.00O; Washing
ton, 1885, 900 tons. valued at 81, 209, 800,
and Wyoming. 2439, 800 tons, valued at
&C., 291 600.
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with Jackson. The amount was $4,000.
Corbett had nothing to say about his con-
troversy with Jackson. The next and final
payment of $4,000 will be made in May.
Jackson's money will be posted on
schedule time.
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LIKE
WEALTH YOU'RE
SOUGHT AFTER.
W ASH FABRICS.

Don't you want to buy your goods
from live progressive house. one
that carries the largest and most
varied stock, and sells it at cheaper
price than any house in Frisco. If
this be true are you not wrong if you
don't come here? If you have the
money to pay for it does it matter to
you if you buy from US if we can give
you quality and style for less money
than our neighbor? Assuredly it does,
for you are a large saver for your
pains. Try us, if we disappoint you
don't come again.
If there was any way that we could
impress upon you more forcibly than
another the fact that our wash goods,
ranging in price from 12h to so cents,
would surprise you for beauty, quail
ity. fneness, designs and reasonable
ness of price we wish we knew how
to impart it.
Seeing is believing, and we would
be ever SO much obliged to have you
see.
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MILLINERY.

On Tuesday next have our second opening
We will show some of the latest Parislan novel
ties. The mats intended for our opening Will be
displayed for tie first time Tuesday, and no
one Can see them before that time.
If YOU have doubt as TO Who are the leading
mllners OF the town go TO the so-called ones look
at their styles. their stock and their patrons and
then come up to The Maze. Market and Taylor
sts any hour of the day. and contrast theirs with
ours, and we Will leave it to you to say to whom
public favor bestows the laurelS. We are
crowdea with orders that IL you want hat copied
or trimmed you must give MS two or three dPys'
time before you want 1t or We VIII have to refuse
to take your order This is not said in a spirit OF
but that of warning.
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DIDN'T LEAVE HIS ADDRESS.
One of the American Railway Union
Men Has Gone.

OMAHA, April 14-Eugene V. Debs of
the American Railway Union, left his room
at the Dellone Hotel here without leaving
his address. he had been here two days
looking after business of his order, and
his sudden departure has given rise to
stories of mysterious disappearance, but
his friends here are in Eo way alarmed.
The morning call., 1894-04-15
Not Good Form.
PhiIadelp ia Times.


1t cannot be too strongly emphasized that
"nink dinners.' ''yellow dinners" ."violer
luneh"ons" and The Ike are not good styIe''
although they are continuity commended to
ine public By writer's on decoration Yellow
satin ribbon aud yellow tissue-paper flowers
can never take III place with people "who
know OF the sp0tless napery, brilliantly
polished silver and immaculate crystal Of e
well-kept tabls.
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HoodIums Rounded Up.

Sergeant Fleming and posse raided sew
eral gangs of south-of- -Market-street hood
lums last night and captured three Of the
leaders. The good work will be continued
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DR.. Koch's Cough Cure. 25c.
HOUSEHOLD,

Your visit to store is not complete If you
leave 1t before descending TO our basement sales
room and looking through the Household Depart
ment. II you were down there and saw the beau
tfui things in artistic china, cut glass etc. and
the prices that we quote them at, you would
never 20 downtown again to the high-prlced
establishments that you have been patronzing in
the past.
We do not add any profit to the gem of
Royal " orcester than to the thin blown glass
tum b er that sell for l9c half dozen.
Semi-porceliin decorated dinner aud tea sets of
10a pieces are offered for comparison with any
body else's AT SlZ 80.
Rogers solid nickel teaspoons, six for soc;
forks, six for 81 tablespoons. six Tor 81.
style OF frosted glass lemonade sets. the
handsomest you have yet seen. at 81 10.
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Corbett's Money Up.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Stakeholder VIII.
Davis has received from Corbett the third
payment of the stake money for his match
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Dr. Koch's German sarsa parilla, 59c for 81 size
WP pC

In the limited space at our command we cannot
give much of a description to the beauties IN
design. noyelty and style of our Capes. Jackets,
keady-made Suits and Shirt Waists. We can only
add that If you interested and IL you want the
latest and SWEETEST garment in Silk or Cloth we
have them at lower price tnan you viii nnd else
where, and so sanguine are OF The truth or tbs
assertion that II you do better elsewhere you
Can bring ours hack and have your money refund
ed with pleasure We aim and claim to sell all
goods lower for qualities than any house in
the city.
DIR. Koch's Digestive, 35c. Cures Stomach
nr.l.r h
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nRAP FRIES.

! DIStstIFbf oJCs NuICS DIUII
Troubles,
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DIR. KoCH'S HIRsUTINE. 62c, FOR the HAIR
TOYS.

Do not forget that we have one of the largest
Toy Departments In San Francisco 1t is n our
basement salrsroom, and we sell toys at the same
ratio of profit as we do dry goods or anything else
have t. cff-r
Dolls at 15c. 25c and soc that would cost you
dnubls elsewhere. OGDEN wagons at soc. Iron
wagons at 81. Backwards at 50c "a sheets OF
paper and envelopes in fancy silk box at 2bc.
Masks of all description for Mardi Gras from sc
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REMEMBERED BOTH SONS.
How Baron Tweedmouth Disposed of
His Estate.

LONDON, April 14.-The will of the late
Baron Tweedmouih (Sir Dudley Coutts-
Majoribanks) has been made public. The
Hon. Coutts- Majoribanks. his second son.
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LA MAZENO KID GLOVES 81 80. BEST NJ
ROYs, CLOTHING.

We are increasing the sales daily because
have increased In style and quality and lowered
prices
wool material, sizes 21a to 6 years.
81 4S-Zouave suits In light effects, all-wooi fab
rcs ages 3 to years.
81 9S-Boys' pouble-breasted Checked Suits all
wool, neat, serviceable effects ages to IA
wears.
50 9s-Boys' Pleated Suits. alI-wool cbeviots, ages
to IL years.
75c-Boys, PercaIe Blouse Waists, deep ruffe col
lar and cuffs and cascade fronts, ages TO Z
years
We have a full line of Bows Straw Hats
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-06

Lafayette Briggs, late OF the Traders
Dispatch, has been appointed commercial
agent Of the Nickel Plate at Chicago.
n A. Skinner has been appointed agent
mt Chicago Of the Traders Dispatch. ].
IL. Delaney has also been appointed west
bound contracting agent, vice Howard
Wippel, resigned,
j. NJ, Steere, formerly assistant general
freight agent OF the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Zee at Dallas, Texas has resigned
Ais position to accept that of general agent
with headquarters still at Dallas.
George W. Beers. formerly chief clerk
under w. II. Masters, AT thar time general
freight agent Of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe has been chosen ~ take the
place made vacant by the promotion OF =.
H. Goodwin from chief clerk to assistant
general freight agent Of that road.
Colonel Robert II, CARAT, division pas
senger agent OF the Queen and Crescent
win. in few days, sign himself assistant
general passenger agent; all that remains
to entiue him 70 this privilege is the
Issuance OF the official circular 10 that
effect, He will have his headquarters in
New Orleans.
w W Finley general traffic manager
OF the Great Northern railway, announced
the following appointments George o.
SomerH, assistant general freight agent.
James Yogng, general agent. Milwaukee,
WIS. in charge Of traffic in Ninth dis
trlct vice - J.. Warren, deceased; Q. ii.
Weeks, general agent. Spokane. WASH
vice II. n ST. John. reslgned W NJ.
LoBTie, general agent passenger depart
ment. Chicago, III. in charge OF passenger
interests In Sixth district; Harry Brandt,
travelling passenger agent. Chicago, Ill.
Sixth district