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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
TWAS GUILTY FEAR
And Not Insanity that Led to Fred u.n.
mans Crime.

CHICAGO. Feb s.-Thc fact developed
yesterday that Fred Ieliman. who
asphyxiated himself. wife and four chil.
drcn. at their Cornelia- street home M.
night of July last. was no, insan.
when he committed the deed. bu, tha,
ne deliberately destroyed himself and
family because he had learned that
ms real wife and children. whom
ne had left in Germany. were
coming here. having learned ~ his
wherca bouts. When ne left his home
ia ''ermany he promised 10 send ~. Iii
wife and children. but soon after M.
arrival here married tie woman ~
murdered telling her that he vas !
single man
y few days after the horrible crims
had been committed the widow ana H.,
children arrived from Germany. ana
are i,ying in the house Hellman owned
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ne readers 81 this paper will be p,eascd
70 ieart THAT there Is at least onf. drea,i,.d
u III MAT SCIENCE has been able % ,,-,s ia
tacarrh Cure IL tho ONLY pnsi,iva -, =.
sSnown 10 the medical fraternity. Catar-l
oelns constitutional disease. reonir.s 4
CONSTITUTIONAL treatment Halls tat,rt-h
cure Is taken internally. acting dirsrtl !.
upon me bsrod and mucous surface, IL the
enn' u.tchy destroying the foundation
~ ne disease. and giving the ,n,e-, :
sirength by building up the cons,it,,,ion mi
assisting nature ia doing its work Th~
prupretors have 50 much faith IN it, cr,.,-
nsS powers that they offer Ona Hundrs'l
poi ars Tor any case that il fails 10 cu,,..
send Tor list ~ testimonials. =
Address +. j. tuyxgy ~ ~ TIA, n
Sold By Druggists. .5c.
HATS Family Pills are the best.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

-Ex-Gov- Gov. Mckinley rcmarks:
"Now | am going to settle down and
practice law" A good many people
want TO help him select his law Office.
Chicago Inter Ocean Rep.).
Mckinley now has leisure. but
there's danger the hum of Industry
may interfere with his hearing his
country calling for him and monopoly
philadelphia Times.
Maj. Mckinley may be expecting
something to happen. lie has hired a
United States army captain to act rs
his secretary for four months.-St-
Paul Globe.
Maj Mckinley has employed
two private secretaries and an extra
typewriter TO enable him to enjoy his
much needed rest" on retiring from
public life.-Chicago Chronicle.
-Elkins is being doomed for :
republican presidential candidate.
What a stirring up OF old scandals
there would be il Elxins did get the
nomination. 1t would be worse than
the Elaine campaign.-Kansas City
Times.
Since President Cleveland Issued
his famous Venezuela message he re-
publican members Of congress hove
been doing all in their power to manu-.
facture political capital out Of great
issue. - Detroit Free
Press.
a high protection paper SAYS
hat in order 10 restore confidence il
+ necessary first 10 restore the rev.
'nne.' But the revenue cannot be re
stored by restoring the very taxes that
we're raised TO reduce the rcvenuc.--y.
i. World.
Speaker Reed. il is said. wan,a
congress 10 adjourn by May. Amen.
'ongrcss has shown that IL Is not roinr
o pass any Legislation that will do the
ountry any good. The next 81. hing
cnn do Is TO adjourn before it can
Ass any legislation that will do "a.
ountry any harm.-Louisvills Coux.
lrJournal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
4 FlENO iNCARNATE.

whipped His ven-Near-Oid Dauvht.r q
'e"t" with a Rawhid~ noughf for m
PURPOSE The Dead Child. Hod, cur \,
me bone and Diseoiorcd from bruises
neets Gall Into the GnpinI
wounds -Lynching Probable.
JACKSON. Mich. Feb. s.--Jerry Scott
= eoiored man of Blackman township
l. under arrest for whipping his seven
year-old daughter 10 death Thursday
scott admits whipping her for soilinr
her bedding, but claims that She died
from kidney trouble.
TN Monday he brought rawhile
with which the death blows w.r.
struck ia his anger AZ not getting rid
OF her. Her legs arc marked IN >cnr.
OF places and on her hand. and arms
and LETT shoulder are cuts which SIAM
10 nave been made with terrible blow,
o.y whip or SOME sharp instrument
ne flesh i cut clear down 10 The.
shoulder bone The evcs ~ the dead
enid are also black and swollen. sho,v.
ing tnat She had been struck in the
face many times
Al the inquest Ihoma, 4. kim ,aS-
titled that Scott went to the child's bed
room Tuesday made her take off her
hlS M dress and get on her knees. then
ne peal hcr with a strap for nearly
ha an hour. She cried out:
IA you are killing me- but he
heartlessly replied:
D-n You. couldn't kill yoa If
tried; your hide is too thick its evil
that ais YOU: that ; all. g
After completing MS tiendi,h work
scott rubbed beef gall into her wounds
mo put salt IN her hands, ITO bring
lsr out OF her spa>ms. he said.
excitement here is al the highest pos.
able pitch and lynching i freely talked
y IN extra guard has been placed
'Ver the prisoner and no one is allowed
9 view the child'> remains FOR fear
nat mob would be immciiatlv
orncd to hang th, father.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

Had the Ladies' Aid Society OF our
Church out for tea. forty Of them. and
AL pronounced the German Go ifeeberrv
equal TO Rio! Salzer's catalogue tells
yon all about il, IS packages Earlies,
vegetable seeds si.Oo.
~ rot WILL CUT THIS OFT AND SIND
with i5c. stamps 10 John A. Salzer Seed
Co. La Crosse. Wis. you will get free a
package OF above great coffee seed and
oar Us page catalogue. Catalogue
alone &c. postage. (Kl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Prevented from Numbering Ills wiz.
John &. WoosiIe.d suI,i.,..

MoKElSTowN, Pa. Feb. s.--.Iohn q
Noodhcad. Of Harlcysvillc. attcmnted
to Kill his wife Thursday night. b.,
was prevented by his 1i-ycar-old son.
who knocked the revolver from NJ.
hand after he had succeeded in firing
one bullet into his wife's body. Wood.
head succeeded in regaininr the re-
volvcr and fired a bullet into his brain.
and died shortly afterwards. No rca-
son i given for the shooting. Wood.
head only moved here from ,ni-.u-
hus. o.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

SHstoI bridge Carried Away nv the krtoo
On" Fourteen Human Live. Lost-Par
the Greater Disaster Occurred xC,,.,
nrAse Workm~n Were ON the wr..I
Trying To Repair the Damage.
bslsfof. Mass. Feb. a most a,
Pahing disaster occurred here short,
AFTER nine o'clock last night in whici
~ working men were preeipitated int.
Pequabuck river from the east bristol
bridge and from ten 10 twelve Of them
arr probably lost.
ne structure was found To be shalSv
ana the s;42 train on the New England
road had narrow escape from wreck
a. II crossed on the way t. Hartford.
TOR some time the bridge had been
ioosSea upon with suspicion. andat the
present time a new bridge was IN pra-
cess ~ erection. and was almost com.
pieted IL was close alongside the
old bridge which was carried av-,,-
After the east-hound passenger train
had passed last night. one side Of the
Old bridge gave way u the current
anu with crash went boiling down
stream The managers of the road
Immediately dispatched wreckinr
train from Hartford. which arrived
on The forcstville side OF the Peoua-
buck AZ s:-5 There were % men on
the train all OF whom had come from
Har,ior4. They were immediately set
u work 10 make the new brid1r.. nasSa-
pc ana work was progressing salts
iaetorily By The aid Of lanterns up TO
nine o'clock To facilitate the work
mari ~ The nen We're located on the
remaining portion Of the old struc-
ture. AZ nine o'clock they were pass.
iAs .ro- sirders - another gang OF
men on The new bridge
The waters OF the Peqnabuck had
BEEN continually rising since morning.
and AZ nine o'clock were higher than
ever known. The water had risen two
or tnree feet since the tirst'crash at
I'VE clock. aad the remainder Of the
orlNge wa, really lettering while the
-aea were courageously standing upon
't ihe outer end suddenly sank with
crash. with IT, human freight. and
vas c-srie- OF IN the boiling current.
The cries OF the men. the cres.isiag of
ans and the falling of tn, ironworx y
nst1e a combined noise which wa !
iea-i half a mile away. c
Ine haif of the gang which had
'tvu resting on more solid foundation
Tere horror stricken - see their work. a
ng companions 80 suddenly precipi- u
ated 70 death In an instant. how r
Yer they were resolved into "a rescr- h
~ party. and every EFFORT was male n
saw the drowning men. Two men h
'vFe fortunate enough 20 reach shore G
= their own eNertions. Immediately b
Iser the fearful fall \ third wa- u
.ved BY workman. who plunged il. ;.
tier him and brought him IL the le
lore. Finally fourth. fifth and &
zen sixth were saved bv .he heroic 81
forts ot comrades b
Others could b. seen struggling al
Nay Ia the mass OF debris, clingins-
Il AMI crying frantically for help. hi
lille number never came in sight vi
Ter the bridge went down. De
ne stormy night was darkness H. re
II, and with the boiling stream over pa
inning it, banks on both sides. ef &c
r. 70 rescue in the darkness were wi
iugnt with the greatest danger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
on 4 HOT TRAIL
OF the Men Who Robbed the Bank o
Tsyette. %.

Toledo. o.. Feb THE police are
4. last GA the trail Of the men who
robbed the bank OF Fayctte. o.. Of $40.
0oD on January 9. and several arrests
within the next few days are proba.
BILE. II has been discovered that the
explosive used To blow open the safe
was purchased in this city the ~atur
day previous to the robbery. and a
gcod description Of the man who pur.
chased il has been obtained. This
much the bank officers have revealed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

q PRACTICAL TEST.
II Gold Bond n Discrimination Against
Other Legal Tenders.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb -.-Ex-Concress
man Bryan has put his faith in silver
TO me practical test by bringing suit
IN the district court to restrain the
mayor and city council Of Lincoln
from issuing s53i.00o refunding gold
bonds recently contracted to an east
ern loan company. Mr. Bryan does
not seriously question the legality or
necessity ~ the bond issue. but OBJ
lec;s to the redemption of the bonds
IN gold ~ discriminating against silver
or any other legal tender that Is cur.
rem. in the United State,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
MRS. ANNIE TREEsE,
Woman Wanted IN -. Louis, Losatea
ia Pennsylvania.

ALTOONA Pa. Feb. Mrs. Annie
ire, n. ~ Belw0od, suburb Of this
cts. N tae woman who was Win
David A L7udon prior To the latter.s
a' an n q clearinghouse in 81. Louis.
After ~ death she mysteriously dis
appeared, taking his money and valu.
aD'r- With her. \ photograph Of her
sent g the II. Louis police was iden.
sined by the landlady OF the boara,ny
mouse al which Loudon stopped, She
= be ~ closely watched.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
A FRiGHTFUL SITUATION.
onc Hundred Persons aid to be Lost .,
Bound Brook. Nj

NHw IoaK, Feb. "a special 20 a
morning paper from Bound Brook. \.
j. reports that at least one hundred
people have been burned Or drowned.
Burning houses are floating about,
the Village, aad the people in many
cases dropped off TO escape the flames
only 70 be drowned. The city is under
s. feet ~ water.
!. j. not likely that later reports will
Y FAX out the estimate of lives lost.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

Ath they contain tie germs II malaria
70 auniAilAic t.iesc and avoid and rr,,nI,c,.
riIills ami fever. bilious rcmi;tcnt ar dumb
49,. 49,. Use ltr~isteniir and regularly Hos
tettcrs Stomach Bitter-. v-l.;rh M n, ~,
elics dyspepsia. liver trouble. CONSTRUCTION
loss u strength. nervousness. rhcerlatisn,
anu Kidney complaint. Appetite aud slaon
arr improved by tni> thorough u.,lieiuai
agent. and the intrnit.c~ OF ago nirir,,,ai
y \ wlneglassful three times a day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

~ On january u and .. February II and
March ~, lckeis will be sold from princinal
ciucs towns and Villages Of the north. ~
al al points on the Louisville a Nashville
s.ppi, Florida and a portion Of ke..t.,,l III,
az one single fare for the round trip. Tickets
VIII ne good 70 return within. thirty Javs
anu WILL allow sfop-oycr at any l.ii,ts on
me south bound trip. Ask ynnrti.'lssfaee 7
aooi, y, and II he can not sell yon xctirsion
tre ea' write % = 7. Atnorc. General
Passenger Agent, Louisville. Ev IN.
Jack>on smith, i. II. A.. cinfirnafi. ID.
- n Ridgelv. y. ". r. a. Chi,..,sro. Ill
Geo. %. Aoraer. d. Il. A., st. Louis. Mo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
STORM AND FLOOD
Bring Disaster 20 Many Towns and Citle.
IN tho Hast.

-. iSris. Feb. dispatches from
innumerahle points in the east tell OF
unprecedented rains. accompanied by
ue,ssuctiyr winds. and followed by
sudden ADvle. the three causes com.
oiniaA IA thc destruction Of much
~ iDeFty AMI some loss Of life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

Tnr Hosrrss -..Oh. yes Her pecnIc ,r.,c
a. poor as church mice; hit since h.r n,,,,-
riage 10 wealthy John Gutmore she las Il,
easy" The Visitor Easy should saw
g. Why. she ha>nta single thing 10 az
al day but ~ and worry PUCK.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

., ~ How do you suppose tho saving
orlslnatedi' Wife Really. don't know
unless some woman who wore a bonn.f
IKE mine said II TO her husband. -uou.e-
hol Words.
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THE Professor fawa1cniryi ais there
anybody IN this room g. The Burglar-.yo.
sir. The Profcssor--Oh l thought there
was Gals asleep again. Life.
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aan'l'e's Itself In many different wav., ~.
ssIsc' sweiiings. running sores, boiis 80 80
sncum and pimples and other erun,ioa.
assy man Is wholly free from !, -
,a-. 49,. iosm. feelings tenaciously un,il -
49, s.s'ise OF scrofulous poison Is er,Ii
r;,,s iron. 1,. the blood by Hoods sarsapa-
80 thousands OF voluntary testimonlaI.
- " suffering from scrofula. often il.
fectly and permanently cured by p0s>
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
REED RULE REPUDIATED.
A Significant Argument Against sbaax
Methods.

Methods.
After all the glorification Of The
rules Of the ills. congress BIZ our re.
4 publican friends. the PRINCIPAL rule
invented by NJ. Reed was repudiated
10 add TO the horror OF this incident.
rule proposed by a democrat, Ran
dolph Tucker. was substituted fol-,
That OF Reed. with some slight modi-
tcation.
There has been great deal Of mis-
representation with reference to the
criticism OF MIR. Reed. When the SIS:
congress met, IL adopted no rules at
~. The speaker professed to be
Ecided by general parliamentary
Aw,'' which in this country is based
on the rules of the house OF repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Reed reversed the
practice of the house an 70 ouorurns.
and had no law TO support him but his
own WILL
1t was by means Of counting quo
runs when none voted that Mr.. Reed
was enabled to secure the adoption
n his rule for counting a quorum.
Thus the rule itself was Of no bind
ing force. having been adopted by a
disregard of rule that had UNIVERSAL
~ prevailed. The counting Of QUO
rum under lawfully adopted rule
and such counting in opposition TO
she practice Of 100 years are two very
different matters. Besides. il Il known
that MIR. Reed counted members who
were MOI present when necessary TO
make quorum. But the abandon
nent Of The rule by the party which
adopted il IL sufficient argument
against it---Louisville Couricr-Jour-
nal.
Reed. fiippaut and shallow
OF Elaine ard ingalls,; McL.n-
ley, commonplace droncr Of one
song. who never yet could lead a tariff I
debate; Allison. coaxer and a bend 4
ing rccd-hcrc are the three mighty 4
men Of the republican host. Harrison
y no longer big in politics. Morton
n bis prime was not strong enough
70 deal with Garfield. except through
bier men, and now stands for nothing
except Tom Platt's dummv.--Ss louie
,~publiA. !.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

The mind i found most acute and mos,
uneasy ~ the morning. rneaslnc-s il in
oeed- srac!cs Of sagaclty-a pass NE a.
sselty- Foo.s are never uucasy.- Goethe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
AN AWFUL WRECK.

s,". "ridge Carried Away by the Flood
and Fourteen Human Live. ~, -,
OF the structure Gave way F,r.t an,
me Greater Disaster Occurred wan,
nrsse workm~n Were ON the Wrc,L
Trying tn Repair the Damn~.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court.
.oom limo. L. McMaster, Judge.

Room 1-Jno. L. McMaster, Judge.
Arthur Brakeman VS.. Salina Brakeman;
divorce Decree granted plaintiff.
Lucy Lucas VS.. Rasmus Rasmussen; dam
ages. Dismissed and costs paid.
Birdie May Phleger VS. Frank r. Phieger;
Fannie Parish VS.. Joseph Parish; divorce.
Decree granted plaintiff.
Nettie j. Shearer VS.. William Shearer ct
al; support. Dismissed and costs paid.
Perlee l.. Chambers VS.. John ID. Aldrich;
account. Dismissed and costs paid.
Room 2-Lawson NJ. Harvey. Judge.
Charles +. Buoy VS.. Anna r. Buoy: d.
yorce Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
Mary " Oldacre VS.. Charles e. Oldacre;
divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. with Gus
tody of children. Costs against plaintin.
Welby III. Gillette VS.. Harriet h. Gillette;
divorce Decree granted plaintiff. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
Margaret Bruce VS.. James Pain; damages.
On trial by jury. Jury out
Kate NJ. Morgan VS.. James Morgan; d.
vorce. Rehearing.
New Suits Filed.
George III. McCaslin VS.. Mccullough
Braughton; breach of contract. Superior
Frederick Mueller VS.. John F. Murphy Ell
al; suit to quiet title. Superior Court,
Augustus B. Meyer ct al VS.. Boston schu-
macher ct al; mechanics lien. superior
Court, Room 3.
William II. Watt VS.. Albert Smith ct al.
suit on note. Superior Court, Room 2.
Susan Eckert VS.. City of Indianapolis et
al; suit to quiet title Superior Court
Room ?.
George Kraft VS.. Agnes G. Patterson et
al; suit TO foreclose mortgage. Superiol
Court Room
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
TO EXPLORE THE ANTARCTIC.
Great Preparations Making for mn
Expedition I'm the south.
London Times.


Some little time ago we announced that
syndicate had been formed in London to
send out whale and seal fishing expedition
to the Antarctic, and that a small party of
scientific men would be taken out and landed
at Cape Adare, whence they would endeavor
to reach the south Magnetic pole We also
mentioned that the latter party would be
accompanied by Mr.. c. T.. Borchgrevink.
who was DESTROYS of forming committee,
and who had reason to hope the 5000 neces-
sary for hitting out the scientific expedition
We have now received from Mr.. T. Gilbert
Bowich, chairman of the executive commit
tee, who writes from the headquarters of
the Royal London Yacht Club an appeal for
subscriptions toward the sum referred to
above. CIR. Bowick says:
The expedition will consist OF English
trained scientists, and will be equipped with
the necessary huts, dogs, sleds es ski, etc
They will remain one year in South Victoria
Land. The following Is a general plan of
the proposed investigations: l. A land partv
will work toward the south magnetic pole
there to make magnetic observations. 9
The coast line Of the open bay Will be sur
ed. 3. Geological, botanical, mneralogical
and geological collections will be made. 4
Dredging. 5. Barometrical, thermometrical
meteoroiog1cai and pendulum observations
b. Air and water current observations
The scientific party will comprise twelve
specialists. who will be selected by the
council Already applications are pouring
In from all parts of the United Kingdom
The party is expected TO leave on Sept.
next. After calling at Melbourne they win
sail direct to Cape Adare, which. under
favorable circumstances, should he reached
in about fourteen days There they will be
landed. with their outfit and Instruments.
and remain for one year Provisions for a
considerably longer period will, however.
be taken ashore. After landing the scien-
tihc members of the expedition ON or about
Nov. 20 at Cape Adare, the commercial
party will devote themselves to securing
the black whale. blue whale and seals,
which are extremely plentiful. They will
leave South Victoria Land for Melbourne
about the middle of February with a cargo
for Melbourne. After discharging they will
drop down 10 the neighborhood OF the
Campbell islands for fur seals and black
and sperm whales AT least three trips
should be made by Dec. Is. when the expe-
dition will again be ready to leave Mel
bourne for Cape Adare.
ION arrival at South Victoria Land they
Will operate for whales and seals for a
month, take on board the scientific party,
with their collection and effects ana arrive
IN Melbourne by the middle OF February
1897. Already a considerable amount has
been promised for the purpose of the sci
entific expedition and Il is important tina,
forthwith TO enable ARRANGEMENTS to be
completed Immediately. All interested in
tie advancement of antarctic researches
are invited TO forward their subscriptions
as early as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
NEARLY 10000 CARS
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC AN AGREE
ABLE SURPRISE TO FREIGHT MEN.
Business Heavy Over the Belt Road
OdeII May Return to the II. & O.

The train records show that in the week
ending Jan. % there were received and
Forwarded at Indianapolis by the fifteen
lines total of 1885 cars, 1850 being
lolded. This was a decrease as compared
with the loaded car movement of the week
ending Jan. IS Of sos loaded cars, but 1851
more than were handled in the correspond
ing week of 1895, and 7,415 more than in
the corresponding week of 1894. That the
business OF last week was as heavy as
shown in the weekly statement was a sur
prise TO freight men, who deemed it pos
sible that there might be a decline OF 1000
or 900 loaded cars, so unfavorable were
the weather conditions the entire week for
moving grain. Still, east bound. the ship
ments OF grain and grain products are
much heavier than usual in January. 1t is
noticeable that the shipments of grain TO
New York and Baltimore are increasing
and those via Newport News falling off.
This Is one great point in favor of the Big
-Four lines. When everything is full at
Newport News its lines turn their bust
ness to other seaboard points, a large per
cent. Of it's business being for export. 1t
Is noticeable also that the Pennsylvania
lines are forwarding more grain. provisions
and cerealine products than at any time
OF late, the Panhandle forwarding from
this point last week 1000, against $50 loaded
cars brought in. The Chicago division Of
the Big Four and Its Bee-line division are
still doing a maximum volume of business,
shipments of dressed meats, live stock and
produce over the Decline being heavy be-
yond precedent. An increase in transcor-
tinental line business is also a noticeable
feature in through traffic. Much to the sur
prise Of freight officials. west-bound traf-
fic has increased of late, and is now in
excess of the corresponding period Of 1896
The increase is shown in higher as well
as lower class of freights. No increase in
the former is looked for in January or
early February. The increase in the lower
class freights is not so unexpected. as in
1894 and 1895 the manufacturers were do
ing so little in mdwinter that any i'm
provement in business with them would
manifest itself. Local business was
more affected by the bad weather last week
than was through traffic, the road handling
less live stock, less coal and. in fact. less
merchandise trade. Bad country roads
were the chief cause; still local business
now exceeds in volume that of January, 1895.
Below is given the car movement for the
week ending Jan. 25 and for the correspond
ing weeks of 1895 and 1891: