The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-02-21
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.

The condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, SLAP, 2S3, 500:
gold reserve, $42s, O45, 1853.
The New York Central has broken
ground in Buffalo for the extensive i'm
provements which are to be built in
that city.
An official circular announcing
changes in the traffic department of the
Seaboard Air Line may be expected any
time this month.
Arumor is current to the effect that
several changes are imminent among
the officials of the Cincinnati, Jaslsson
and Maclinaw.
The Spartanburg Headlight states
that South Carolina is being flooded
with worthless kerosene Oil BY the
Standard oil trust.
The United States treasury Saturday
lost 1919, 900 in gold, 5000 from New
York and Sl25. 900 from Boston, leaving
the gold reserve Sal, 496, 1888.
General Manager Wood, of the Penn
sylvania lines, who has been soiourn-
ing in Florida. has returned to his
headquarters i'll Pittsburg.
Jonathan Upon has received the ap-
pointment of general freight and pas
senger agent of the Knoxville, Cumber-
land Gap and Louisville road.
Mr.. Fardell conservative, has been
elscted to the house of commons for
Paddington to fill the seat made vacant
by the death of Lord Randolph
Churchill.
One hundred and twenty-five repre-
sentative Michigan lumbermen are on a
southern tour and will spend several
days in southwest Georgia looking over
the lumber region.
There died at Sylacauga, Ala, a few
days since proba bly, the oldest person
in that state. She was Mrs Elizabeth
| Mizzel and her age was ia years be-
| yond all reasona BILE doubt
Eastern Passenger Agent Burke, OF
the Louisville and Nashville, indig-
nantly denies the report that he has
been offered the eastern passenger
agency Of another Southern road.
Mrs. D. Gill. of Baltimore, wife of a
wholesale lumber dealer, dropped dead
at the Arlington house, Hot Springs.
| Ark, while walking out of the dining
| room. Heart disease was the cause.
Douglas Dallan, formerly commercial
agent of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis, has been appointed gen.
eral southern agent of the Hoosac Tun.
mel Line, with headquarters at Louis.
vile.
| w. B. Shattuck, formerly general pas.
senger agent of the Ohio aud Missis
sippi, has been selected as one of the ar
bitrators to settle the question of diff
ferentials between the strong and diff
ferential western lines.
Edger o. Snyder, well known
Omaha newspaper man, has been ap
pointed private secretary to United
States Senator John NJ. Thurson. Mr.
Snyder will continue his editorial work
at Omaha until the next session of con.
gress.
A resolution has been introduced pro-
viding for the appointment of a com
mission under the direction of the sec
rotary of war to make preliminary sur
vey and submit plans and estimates
for the construction OF ship canal tc
connect the south end Of Lake Michigan
with the Wabash river
The Baltimore and Ohio company has
under advertisement proposition tc
extend the block signal system over its
entire system. A meeting of the
higher officials of the road is to be held
in Chicago for the purpose of examin
ing and discussing the various systems
in use on the Chicago roads, They will
adopt the one they think the most Of.
| fective and complete.