Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-14
RAILWAY DETECTIVES MEET
Morning Hour Put In Discussing Forms of
Car Seals.
NONE WHICH EXACTLY FILL THE BILL
Methods of Thwnrting Coal Thieves
aud stone Throwcrs Also Receive
Attcntion-Nisit the Union
Pacific Freight House.

The semi-annual meeting OF the Railway
Special Agents association OF the United
States was called to order at 10
o'clock yesterday morning in the
Millard hotel. There was full at
tendance and the meeting at once
proceeded to the discussion of committee
reports. The best form OF car seals was one
of the topics that received special attention.
After several members had called attention
to what they considered the best seals now
in use, the meeting discussed means Of inn
proving upon even these. Methods OF
thwarting the work of coal thieves and stone
throwers we're also considered. The re-
port of the committee on criminal law
clearly outlined the existing penalties for
offenders against railroads and cited inn
provcments in these laws that should be
recommended to the various state legsla
lures. Nest of the improvements suggested
were in the form of more severe sentences.
The noon hour arrived before the meeting
had finished its consideration Of the COM
mttee reports. An adjournment was taken
for dinner and the afternoon session was
opened at 1880 o'clock. Late in the after
noon the members visited the Union
Pacific freight house in this city 1t is con-
sidered one of the best equipped freight
house in the.west, and the special agents
wanted to inspect 1t for themselves.
Those who are in attendance are the fol-
lowing: ]. ]. Kinney, Superintendent special
service. Santa Fe, Topeka; w. T. Canada,
superintendent special service Union Pacific,
Omaha; ID. y. Miller Omaha; J. C. Wizard,
Omaha; j. w. Penrose, Denver; John Tobin,
Cheyenne; f. NJ. Wheeling, Ogden; $. ].
Peterson. Kansas City. special agents of the
Union Pacific; G. C. Montgomery. Topeka;
E. b. Weigle, Joliet, H.; w. f.. Keefe,
LaJunta. Colo; ID. II. Burdge, Topeka; II.
E. Taylor, Topeka, special agents of the
Santa Fe; NJ. NJ McCabe. DeSoto. Mo; Il.
Small. Wichita. Kan. John DeLong, Atchi-
son; j. X Sidell st. Louis, special agents
of the Missouri Pacific; II. Plant Parsons.
Kan, and w w. Savage Waco Tex. OF
the Katy" II. O'Rourke, Topeka, of the
Rock Island; w. ]. Cockburn, Toronto, Ont,
of the Grand Trunk; L. ID. Mcdonald. st.
Paul. of the St. Paul & Duluth; J. NJ.
Junkins, captain of railroad police. Kansas
City: r. II. Griffin, Somerset, KY, of the
Queen & Crescent: w. s. Cain. Chicago:
II. Green, Roodhouse H.. and T. c. Cain.
Chicago. of the Chicago & Alton; W. Il.
Chester, Kansas City. of the Kansas City.
Fort Scott & Memphis.
II has not been the intention to close the
sessions Of the convention yesterday, but
kilograms to several of the members dc
manding their immediate presence at home
changed the program and the business was
rushed through to completion.
The following committees were appointed
Committee en- constitution and bylaws:
]. X. sidell, Missouri Pacific, st. Louis;
John Tobin Union Pacific, Cheyenne; r.
oRourke. Rock Island, Topeka, Kas.
Committee on Criminal law: John j. Kin.
ney, Santa Fe, Topeka w. T. Canada
Union Pacific. Omaha; w. e. Chester, Fort
Scott & Memphis Kansas City.
Committee on seals and fastenlngs w
S. Cain. Chicago & Alton, Chicago; John
De Long, Missouri Pacific. Atchison; g. j.
Peterson. Union Pacific Kansas City.
Committee on depredations against rail-
road property: G. c. Montgomery, Santa Fe
Topeka. Kan. Captain jenkins railroad po-
lice, Kansas City; w. j. Cockburn, Grand
Trunk Toronto, Canada.
Committee on membership: j. Il. Sidell
Missouri Pacific. st. Louis; r. Green, Mi
cago & Alton, Roodhouse ILL.,; W. r. Ches-
ter, Fort Scott & Memphis, Kansas City.
Committee on o. s. and DIS: II. Plant
Missouri Kansas & Texas. Parsons Kan:
r. r. Griffin. Queen & Crescent, Summerset
KY; II. NJ. McCabe, Iron Mountain De Soto.
Mo.
The association adjourned to meet in ST.
Louis Mo-, the second Tuesday in May next