Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28

definite understanding Will be arrived at.
their cnrnoePs s hSTs as prss s bot nI SS
assurance is given that the failure 10 do 80
was occasloned by necessity aud not want Of
interest.
At the meeting next Saturday there will
be general and decisive action.
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.
A. II. Jones. general live stock agent OF the
Katy. came In yesterday.
], u, Paul division superintendent OF the
Texas and Pacific, was here yesterday.
A. A. Gibson. travelling passenger agent OF
the Cotton Belt. LETT the city yesterday.
W. $. n. Parker. commercial agent OF the
santa Fe left yesterday for Galveston.
". L.. Chew, OF the legal department Texas
and Pacific, spent yesterday in the city.
A. II. Jones. travelling auditor Of tho Cot
ton Belt. came In yesterday from Commerce.
W. s. Polhemus, superintendent Joint track
Yen on brief trip North yesterday morn
s. +. Rollins, superintendent OF telegraph
OF the Cotton Belt. came In yesterday from
Texarkana.
Work has been resumed on the Missouri
Kansas and IeSm water tank near the
Union depot
Messrs q. u. johnson. chief dispatcher.
and James II. Healley will look after the
Joint In his absence.
Owing to tho wanhouts In the pecos valley
the east-bo1nd Tskes aud Pacific passenger
a. A. Robertson. manager OF the Mexican
Central railroad and party. arrived here last
night from the west and went north on the
Santa ne.
Worth and Denver city freight house han re-
signed his position to return to his frat love,
the Paris Compress company.
The Santa Fe excursion to Galveston yes
terday was loaded down, even tho top OF the
coaches. The Houston and Texas Central
also carried down heavy contingent
A serious washout Is reported from the
Rock Island crossing OF the Canadian river.
Connections have been notified to receive no
stock for shipment until further notice.
VIM. Doherty. city ticket agent of the
Santa Fo. has been appointed Joint agent for
the Sunday school convention Of the A. NJ,
H. church, which CunvancH In this city Au-
gust 10.
within seven hours aftcr subscriptions
opened the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad had sold It's new issue Of three
million dollars per cent improvement
bonds.
Richard Gray. general traffic manager Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad company, has
been granted you's leave OF absence with
half pay on account OF sickness. lie Is Af-
nlcied with palsy. and In the opinion Of his
associates, will never resume his duties.
lie has been IN the employ Of the Southern
Pacific since 1870
The Earle-ocott committee has been en-
engaged for week In making tho final touch
| Of reorganization OF the Realizing in'lrcad.
In general way the scheme proposes to rE-
| sera the first second nnl 'hlid preference
income bonds and the Reading stock about
s25.O000 600. II Is proposed TO collect ms
money under threat Of fors,llsure o. the
general mortgage.
II In stated on authority OF a ralroad Of.
| fetal who is In position TO know that the
| headquarters OF the Wheeling and Lake Eriu
railroad viii be transferred from Toledo to
| Cleveland within three months. The rnuaef
assigned are the antagonlsm OF the Toledo
| city council and the growing Importance OF
Cleveland an shipping point for bltumlnoua
coal.
The Missouri state board OF railroad com.
msaionerH yesterday Issued an order pro-
hlblting tho Missouri. Kanaas and Texas rail-
way from making any additional charges
| the Missouri river bridge at Doonvile. Here
| tofore the road has been charging % cents q
| head for passengers and from 2 TO cent
| per 100 pounds OF freight.
Great Northern officials In st. Paul are now
| making a thorough reorganization Of Ncat.
| EN- passenger and freight departments win
view to keeping them entirely separate
agents Will be created and u. c. Stevens
| general agent OF the passenger and freight
NOTED 70 the new position, His territory viii
tmbraee the whole Of Washington Oregon
and California and his headquarters will b,
| IN Seattle. Wash.
| The Santa Fe announces the following low
rates. National Pharmaceutical association
moetlng, Denver. August u to 81, one far,
| round trip; Triennlal Conclave Knights Tom
| plar. Boston. August Y 10 81. one fare round
! trip; Farmors' State Alliance. LampaBas, Au
| gust 20 TO &c. one fare round trip; State Dap
| tlut Young Peoples Union convention, Cal
Seventh Day Adyoniista' camp meeting
| Keene. August to 10, one and one third
| fare round trip; Silver convention and PEG
plea' party meeting. Fort Worth. August
| 10 7, over leo miles one fare round trip Il
miles one and one-thrd fare. 70 to 100 miles
| 800.
Engineer Cummings Of the Plttsburg and
| Lake Erie was dashing along at % miles an
saw freight train directly ahead. He had
| ten seconds or less In which to act. and In
that time he applied tho air brakes. reversed
the engine and Jumped for hla life. Here
was man who while face to face with death
thought Of tho safety OF others, and did all
| that he could do In their behalf before hs
considered himself. Had he lived IN classic
times his act would have been commended IN
marble and the poets would have sung bic
! praise In immortal lines. In this age En-
| gineer Cummings gets ten line notice In
the column OF rotea. Heroes arc more plen.
/ tful now than thnn. Who SAYS that the
world Il not growing betterf
H. g, Herman prs ss1sq ana " ~ John s
! seab0ard Air Line, together with several
large stockholders o. that road are IN nlr-
5nlngham. Inspecting prospective terminal
/ facilities there with view OF extending that
/ line to that city. The seaboard people are
said 10 have an option on the East and West
road. extending from cartsrsvllle, Ga. to rell
/ city. Ala, which they propose 70 purchase,
so It Is said and by building about thirty
miles on each end VIII have completed line
from Atlanta TO birmingham. thus giving q
\ direct route from Portsmouth, Va, to that
city. Presldent Hoffman and party lnspccted
the EaHt and wsat road yesterday. and
were IN conference with Traine Manager
| y. y. washburn Of the Kansas city, Memphis
and Birmingham railroad. 4 Is aid. with q
flew 10 ooncludinr tfnfic arrangements with
! that road for q sestsfn outlet from there,