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ATTACKED BY, SIAMESE.

American Consul General at Bangk ok
Wounded.
New YORK, Dec. PA special to
The Herald from Bangkok says: A
number of Siamese soldiers attacked
and wounded Mr.. Kellett, United States
consul general here. They demanded
the release Of consular clerk who.
they alleged, had been unjustly arrest
ed Mr.. Barrett, the United States
minister, protested. The Siamese gov.
ernment, pursuing dllatcry tactics,
promises to make an inquiry into the
incident
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Excuse me-" observed the the man in
spectacles, "but am surgeon. and that
is not where the liver is" "Never you
mind where his liver is. retorted the
other. III it was in his big toe or bis
left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him"
FRANK SMITH.
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RtNOLCIlUN Is DCI.

Present Tranquil Situation in Hayti VIII
Not Last Long.
KINGSTON, jamaica, Dec. 24.-Mat.
ters are tranquil III Hayti at present
but it is stated that a revolution j.
bound to come later. The report that
the French government has refused
recognition to General Managat, as
Haytian minister to the republic, is
confirmed here. If he should return
from Paris to Hayti, Managat may
make trouble.
Politics in Hayti are in abeyance on
account of the ravages of yellow fever,
which is still epidemic
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81 nas b u Can't a.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Dec. 24.-The
Southern Oil company has filed articles
of incorporation in this city. The in
corporators are local parties, but the
concern is backed by Eastern capital
The capitalization is 81, ,5OO,OOO.
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VIM. Glee, young man 13 miles
south OF Clark, had half of his head
blown off the other day by the discharge
OF gun. A party were riding in a
sleigh and had the gun with them in the
box, the muzzle resting on the seat. In
pulling the robes some way the gun was
discharged with the above result. Vic.
tim died in a short time.
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completed IN ten years, upon penalty Of
forfeiture OF the grant, the company is
required to file map OF definite location
with the secretary OF the Interior, who
VIII then order the withdrawal from set
tiement of all lands within the granted
lrmlte
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24

Watertown dispatch, %: Quarter
master General Carpenter IN his annual
report to the governor recommends
5000 each for the National Guard for
the next two years, and 1890 added il
there are to be encampments. He also
urges new companies at Deadwood and
Speartish. He shows that the guard
how has property valued at S52, ,l6l.
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Soothing, and not irritating, strength
ening, and not weakening small but
effective-such are the qualities Of De,
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24

Railroad Commissioner elect Kirkpat-
rick is lying very i'll at his home three
miles from Washington.
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THEFAlR.

The length Of life may be increased by
lessening Its dangers. The majority OF
people die from lung troubles. These
may be- averted by promptly using 0ne
Minute Cough Cure.
FRANK SMITH
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Senator Kyle has returned to Aber-
deem to spend the holidays and presuma-
bly, to look after his political fences on
the side.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is at present the
article most used for piles, and 1t always
cures them. FRANK SMITH
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ms DAILY LEADER makes a special feature o.
l4EliH-.t Information concerning the advantage,
r.I "~"EIreo "i The city Of Madison aud of tn,
Safe Al hrH- emitting II 70 the patronage of al
get cTr OI every ClG-s.
). =. ATAHL, Iroprietor
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PARIS, Mo-, Dec. 24.-R. N. Bodine
of this city, congressman-elect IRON
this district, died of pneumonia. MI
Bodine was Democrat.
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Ih.nnItnn IInht NI.Ih.

LoSpUN, March Sl,-h Jisra'oh
from CunslauluHuIu 10 the Daliy
News with reference 10 tue p.utuHi
made by John ". Ride, United
StAtos chafro u'uiisif,s, Against the
oEpulHinn ui American missionaries
rom AusIOili, rays MI Riddle
IA 'ostcurd tD sever diplomatic rcla,
uDus with Tho Porte uulu,f the otder-
90 eXrel tue mis,iOustIcs was re-
sclu cd.
Gle insisted upon seeing the Turk.
ish foreign miulAIcr," the dispatch
continues, "altnOu h the latter was iu
council, aul he succeeded, vito IA
help ut sir Ihuip Curfiv, the British
cmbasHaiUr.
"lho belief IL general that the order
10 eNprl the missionaries was tnsdv q
zee u u would be- allowed 10 succeed
Great surprise IL eXptessei nj IA
prompt manner Ia which II Wal
snutiUd out"
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Nile wac great surprise TO the EnV-
prnmeut, aud would serve 20 embNlvr
the anti. English feeling In France AZ
time when y better entente was prem
isej, adding that Great Brltsin's eN'
plaustiou that the advice vac neces.
sary In the Interest Of Egypt Vas
viewed with skeptiCIsu In France M
Bourgeois replied that the note was
sUmt.utlicial, aud could not be us
cussed by the Senate,
NJ. Bardoux protested ngaiptt inc
president governments action reEatu-
ing Madagascar, Directing to tho pouoy
VI annexation whiul hal benn tuusH-
tuttd tor the ptOIectOtate OF france
over that island thus creating ulul.
culty. NJ. BardouX also complained
that the sxt lauAtionH Of NJ. Bourgeois
iu regard 10 Egypt were Inadequate,
and nskeiIf tho governments hau auy
hone that Great Britaiu would iulhl
! her pr. misses. 10 this question Ne
BOURGEOIS roplleI that the Ftcrcn gov
urument ha1 Ia no way frcuutd rom
the attitude which France hal taken
~ toward Egypt, but he ~ ioi tha'
tHo government could not enter 1910
| details present, as negotiations were
I rtIl in progress on Tue fuOlrtl WIN
/ Great Britain. The matter was tnoh
/ dfOppel.
NJ. Byurseois Hnally made a state
meut IN reply 10 "a lOus attack u on
| ,ue government. pUicy made by > tna'
| tor Barbour, VINO cIuttuded thnt NJ.
| Bourgeois us dtttf yvd the spIcndll
! position winch Ffaace had N.nol
| abroad dutlug the tenure " III 20 OIL
] the laht government. NJ. BoutscI > he
/ c1utenIrd, had ruuglut 81 Efypb
l Madagascat aud Chiun, nul tho sens
t,r p1intuI out particularly inst INC
/ opening u the West fivUr 90 the Euro
| peau trade hal drstfuysu tue avian
iages Of the French railway 10 o.
| LauFsju 10 the froutier, thnt tue thh
ntse loan had been Uutaiuud by Hfonl
Britain, aud aho referred o. the Ihr
tust sit Robert Hart, an EnElithm %
vas the head oi tue cus,ous sufyi
In hrs reply N. Burgruis snid ina
France wound profit sqiuily WITH lh'
Diltt powets ~ tue opening pt th'
West river, thst IN Chiue-r loan hat
been placed Ia England because thi
conditions were NOT acceptable
French finauCiuff, auI stated tuai thl
r1vufumeut wash I aware ut the ~
pgintmunt OF Sir II bert Hart, but h
cuntrnueI, u Criun utciI'd 90 lhtgti!
| uunzs rUlgu M 'ials the govrtnmeu
would know nov 70 stCutu ~ 'Quilhb,
snnfe VI the posts Tor Ftcnchmun'
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LoNDiS, March 3l,-A dispatch
from Ionstaniiuoplo 10 the Time says:
The French IAud Russian attempts 10
ininuate the sultan Hgainst England
on account Of the Nile expedition nave
inilod.
a Cairo dispatch 10 the Times say:
Tue situation in the Susklm district h
critical. Tho Egyptian forces ars
small and II IL highly desirable that
Indian troops be cent 10 relieve tue
anxiety,
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oppose this plan OF free coinage at 10
60 /, wo wtsn H. advocates 10 uudef-
stand It, effects, We oppose Il bsc8u.e
We DO not believeit will give what you
want. In the fifst place let ne see how
much money i've hsv, now, In 1873
We hal In gold aud silver tl5O,U ONO
Nv nov We have sl,l7G0JJ, 900, eight
tmes ~ muoh money ~ we haJ when
silver was dem0uUu1Bd. The ndvu-
Gales oi free coinage uisead you when
trey cay that We wish 10 contract cur.
roucy anu that we do u0i wish silver
dollars to he legal tender.
Thomas Jefferson, when the two
metals we're mFde money la tue
United Sstee, found that silver wa
worth Ons.iiiteeuth ne much as gold
Bnd he then adopted that ratio.
"SUw the ditetvuCs which the free
] CDiuuge AdvJcatee wish q make " 90
/ per cent fhey want sixteen 20 uu5
wuen gold is worth thit,y.Juo times as
much ns silver (Applsusc.l
"Ine silver idea o. uu Democratic +;
tits unlike Jtiieu0u's lUnCuiugs, % Or
/ uulike the teaCuings ni GtYvcf Glove.
] land. prolonged suyl usr,l 10 mote
! like the doctrine Oi Mt. JJuee Of Ne.
vait, MI Bryan uf NeUfaskn, Auu
rym Watkins VI GoIfkia.
"Have yuu any silver mines IN
Richmond county that you want g.
] unIOad on tue government That Is
! why sir. stewart anu Mt. JUuts want
Zee SILVER"
"Bneny suggest 90 YOU a limo Of
remedy, ltis thiG Give silver the
! fsht Vi way. Can Ga au your goll
/ under ten dollars nud let your silver
Ue the Ouly currency under that
amount But gentlemen, 1 believe
th.t tue future "a cess 60 tue Demo.
cratic pry Is involved, and tue NOR,
the question is studied, the mote th,
| people will sled the ifIiis anu film-
sud see the proper policy TO uo pur.
I sue1 on the nuuuclal question:
Mr. Smith was lUuIly applauded
and ssvefa nJml offerings we've thrown
! ON thU stagc.
Sit. Cfisp closed tho debate with y
brief, witty telglnIur.
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fireman made Jump for bis life ju,t
before the engine struck tue burning
bridge. The weakened tImUors gave
way aud the engine vent crsthIug
TO the river toliomi pulllus the m.u
car down with 10, tut fortunately tho
connection between the mail AMI ing.
gagO cars was broken ami tue latter
car, along with tue coaches. was
brought 10 siandsiil Just te'ofs
feacuing the bridge. The postal cIof X
In the mail cat heard tho alarm lY
time ~ reIcu the door aud saved his
Ito by jumping. The mail car ami the
Oodwofk VI the locomotive a. once
took lice, the water being SHALLOW, aud
were putifpIy consumed.
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EGYPrIAN QUEsrIos.
France aud IIu,si. Ia Accord on tho
Hubinei.

France aud Iussi. Ia Accord on the
Hubirct.
PARIS, March 3l.-Referring 20 the
Egyptian quc,tiun IN the Senate today,
NJ. bourgeois said that after the de-
cisiOn Of the Egyptian debt commits.
siUnsrs 10 allow tue reserve tut Il 10 be
used for the purpose Of the Bfltlth.
Egyptian expedition up the Nils,
France entsfoI into communication
on the subject with Great Britain aud
the pOutpariurH were still In progress on
tue par Ui France with wisdom anu
ilfmness. FtHGce, no added, was firm.
iy supported by Russia In this matter,
aud their accord had never been more
complete aud cordial.
NJ, Bar,oux a'k~d NJ. Bourgeois 10
eI ain the semi. filcl,l note ls,uod on
March l7Ih aud purpuftiug to explain
that the prupu,ed advance NJ tue
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ruAIS WEIGHED.
En6ino aud Mail ear Oo Through n
nurniuE bridge.

DuNvER, March 3l,-A tpoclal 10 the
News Il m DurAugo, Cui,.i Bnys:
The incoming pa-tuugeT tAIu which
left Denver lHst night nj 7;i6, anu WIS
due nore % 6:i5 this ,yeuirg, wUu
wrecked about o'clock this Ri,ernoo
by burning bridge across tho Nav
river. The outgoing passenger crossed
tnr uiidge several hours before, AMI
snake must have fallen on the bflugs,
winch lsuileu the ury limuur In cym'
ing this wuy, Just before reaching the
triuge, tho Track olIcIes around n elm,
anu, whom too late 10 stop the Train, the
engineer lhcDveTed the bridge ~ be 20
nre. Imam instant no gave the danger
alarm by blowing the whistle nud re-
ysIsiug to throttle, AMI with the
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BHFCKENRipgE, Coo, March a.
Engineer Mex smith, after lofty
yeurs service Ia TnilruaIiug was killed
near Dryer, between his train, the
Leadyille accommodation from Denver,
aud an extra going elst. LItIlc dam.
ngo wa done 10 the trains which were
moving slowly. smith had disfrgafiel
a stop signal, but 1, 10 said Iuag IN the
ulinuing snow objects could not be seen
over twelve feet away.
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wAsHINuroS, March 3l,-Ths Sem
aIp, aNer brief attention 10 routine
business, proceeded 10 the cousideta.
ton OF tue Dupont election case.
George (Mlss,) was Zee guizfd iot n
-Ueucn in uppCsitlOu Go tho claims OF
Dupont tor seallrg senator from Del.
aware. Tho speech WAS mainly a logal
argument,
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Harrison Upe. TO New Work.

ISDiASArUiIs, March al,-General
Harmon. uiH private fvuTvHty o. u
Dsu Rtmsioll, eH.mAr.hal VI the De.
tfICt ~ Cu.umuln, lcit his Afternoon
Tor New YofF, where Gen. HarrIsun
will next Monday be married " Mts.
DimmICk.
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The Combination

isa Boys Suit from : 20 u years,
and consists of coat, Two pair OF
pants, and q cap 90 match. They
mas, % very n'bhy suit and are
p0ud Wgafcrs. We have then at the
following prices. fssS, g. So f27
llu5. gIS3.E o1. Is oo-in all cOIors
Ia our regular Chiiurcn's Suits, coat
.ni 70 pair Of pants, We can save
You biz money Think, boys good
suit tor IS cents, a better one AZ
$50. and 40 s. so one with double
seat aud knees, elastic vast bands,
ami warranted not 10 rip. You can
not find them AZ any other store at
those prices OF anywhere near them
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aFfssahIs Price aNfn ma a. ffuTalats or By u.su.
ELY nKOluLka. = WausA street uiu
TnFu
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Because

You can get an Oxford in tan or black made up Just like
our hph Grade shoes Tor a. o you don't have pay $500 to
get c and wear use Of IT, For s. 90 we can t
you out of sight this price get something elegant,
perfect beauties. We the only shoe house who claim TO
handle the largest popular puce shoes in salt Lake City
a. Co buys Cloth T. % square Button Shoe and
good one solid leather Macy houses ask i925 and $3.50
for tire shoe. so per cent OF our uSde L"uesi Misses
and Chlilen's shoes. And why Is thls'
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Pr0tty Y80f.

American women should the hest shod in the world and
they will be you call at Blers "a Main street. Why Is this so'
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AL Styles

EXCEPT PAST STYLES, find a
place 900 our stock. Nothing pro
claims sctdincss somuCh ag q battered
old hat that has two claims 10 va.
cation-te.nE worn on, and out OF
style, The following prices talk Tor
themselves,
A MANS good soft Hat Tor soc, 7Sc and
g. a1.
A. 500, jISo and $3.50 we have q mll
stock ol Fedoras, C.. a. X. and Rail.
road Hats.
Su1 Hats at g oo, FrS2, ss.soani $3.50.
Boys Hats aud Caps at gsc, SOC aud 7sa.
We always have complete stock uf
STrT10N's aud KNoN HAT, You
Will hud our hats are at least IS per
cent cheaper than you can hnd else
where IN the City.
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wuford woodruff, Geo ". Canon,
Precedent Cnshisr.
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WV tRtN" Htfv uyrut rrI .sanos
Ms Nasal rattsFut, Alltvs F0In aud isu .unas
Nou. Meas mo Snrrt lrHtent Me Nsmbfsus
ffum rold. NettUrss The HUutst u Tshts nd
tmsu The Hahn r gr'ytIy tIsofbsd tEd
fiyet relief al once
The herald., 1896-01-01
A SPECIAL EDITION
How the Rocky Mountain News Begins the
New Year

How the Rocky Mountain News Begins tho
New Year
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 3l,-The Rocky
Noun ain News today sent four special
trains through the mountains. The first
train left Denver at 8 o'clock this morning
on the Denver and Rio Grande and will
make the run over the continental divide
to Pueblo, a distance of 12O miles, in two
hours and flfIy-hve minutes. At Florence
q train will be in waiting and will make
the run from that point to Cripple Greek. a
distance Of fortyfive miles. The run from
Denver to Cripple Creek, 200 miles, will
only occupy five hours. Another train will
be in waiting at Salida to carry the New
Years News through the San Luis valley
to Durango and southwestern Colorado and
into New Mexico as far as SAINTS Fe. Still
another train will be in wa ting at Mont
rose to carry the New Years papers to
Ouray. There will be another train still at
Rdgeway to make the run to Rico. The
ain rain will continue it's run TO Lead
vile, distance of PIT miles from Denver,
! and exactly one mile above Denver. The
run to Leadville has been scheduled at
| seven and a half hours. which will make the
fastest time ever made on any mountain
will all be done on the train. This train
will carry $4,000 forty-page nine-colu M
papers handsomely illustrated. The New
Y, ar's News is a remarkable paper. The
work upon it, composition and all, has
been completed within forty-eight hours of
going to press on the last form. The paper
IS enclosed IN handsome photographic
cover. The entire issue of the News will
be nearly 100, 900 papers and is replete
with statistical information, not only of
Colorado, but of the entire western coun-
try. Every own in The state of Colorado
wi h The exception of Silver on will receive
it's New Years News before shutdown to-
night, and when it is cons dered that in
some cases two ranges of mountains must
be crossed at an altitude of two miles
above the sea level, some idea of the tre-
mendous undertaking may be gained. 1t
is needless to say that the News is men,
ber of the ASSOCIATED Press. 1t has been
taking the service since the day it had to
be carried $50 miles on horseback from
the end of the telegraph line.
The herald., 1896-01-01

industry, that affirm uuhesitatingly that
If this pr,vi eyed class of humanity would
gather up all the wealth that it so repre-
sented 50 far as it would be possible for
them TO do so and take il to some other
pla ct, and leave us to establish new eco
nomical conditions founded upon the
natural social relations of humanity. area
rs would be the overturn and Immediate
suffering therefron, yet if there was no
o her way to reach just social re-
iaton among mrn but this, it is
a consumaiion deyoutiy to be wished
for Labor, the fruitful source of soc al
well briug can create wealth again. with
wonderful rapidity if freed from the
grasp of the skeleton hands that from
mouldy and forgotten graves hold in mort
man still their old estates. TO sum up in
conclusion. wealth can alone and unaided
creaie nothing 1t is dead. 1t alone can
earn nothing. Usury m axes labor its slave
and creates an IDLE and parasite class that
develop idle, mushro ,m. luxurious. licen.
tious life that bars the way to moral and
ethical advancement and emasculaies
Christianity itself. Usury confines in one
word the principle of rent, interest, profit
-unearued increment-and rests upon an
arbitrary rule and not natural law. 1t is
obta ming something for nothing, and not
by honest production. 1t ign res the eter-
nal law, living by your own effort, and APP
propriAte. the eff ,rts of others without
pay. 1t is fraud unchristan, un~ cien-
rific-and must disappear in any proper
adjustment of human relations.
The paper exc ted much comment and
many joined in the general discussiol 1
which followed.
The herald., 1896-01-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
sends to personal enjoyment whe1
rightly used. The many, who live bete
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
lis excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the TASTE the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevefs
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of tbs medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
xling them and it is perfectly free troD
svery Objectionable substances.
Syrup of Figs is for sale b. all drug
gists in 5Oc and 81 bottles, but it is mans
ufactrred by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
Ind being well informed, you will mo-
accept ann substitute # offered. u
The herald., 1896-01-01
Total in 3 States and Territories 1863 l7sa 80
SUMMARY BY TERRITORIAL GROUPS
No MI

For the neighboring countries on the
north and south our recori's sh wv:
Ca ada, II lines.... miles added, 10 rs
Mexico, lines. ............ Il lies added, rs. 90
Not only are the mileage and number OF
new lines for 1898 smaller than the annu-
al totals for many years, but the numb-r
OF states i'll which 10 track was LAID is
larger. OF the forty-nine states and terri
torres into which the country is TOW di-
vided. fifteen mad n increase of railway
mileage .st year, am ly: New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, NJ IS cl,usetts, Rhode
Nebraska, North OAK a, Vyoning, Ore
gon, Nevada, Idaho, New Me geo.
Only one New Englanu t. 9 added any
track. The largest mi eag laid was in
Texas, 224 miles, followed by Iudan Ter
ritory witn 100, California with 9b and
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maine
I and 'eorgi with between ~ and 80 each.
The SOU .hwesiern group of seven states
added 54u miles on 2S lines, while the ten
states in the So'iths "a u .ul,c and Gulf and
Mississippi vail y groups come next with
49, miles, on 4s lines, the greater part of
the new mileage thus being in the south
and southwest.
TIE new construction in general con-
sisted Of short branches and extensions,
, the average for the 64 lines built being
only little over ten miles each.
The rapid decrease in railway building in
tne last years NAV De seen by the following
Ugures from the record of actual construc-
ton:
1887, track laid, 1898 miles; 1888,
7106 miles; 1889, $3.50 miles; 1890,
1870 miles; 1891, 42Sl miles; 1892,
! 4i92 miles; 1898, 2635 miles; 1904,
1919 miles; 1895, 1882 miles.
The bottom has been reached, and a
moderate revival of railway building may
be looked for Materials are exceedingly
cheap, labor is abundant, practicable en-
terprises are numerous, and on some of
them much work has been done, business
is rev'ving in spit- of terrific assaults from
polisca, and speculative quarters, and ,he
needs of many localities f)r greater trans-
portation faciiiies must be met. Il is true
that The remarkable development of cleo
trio railway building has had repres i've
effect upon not a few local projects; but
for trans sportation lines of anv considera-
bic importance the steam locomotive does
not recognize any competition and the
building of steam railways is still to go on,
although the pace of former years may not
again be equaled.
The railways of the United States on De-
cember 81, 1898, aggregated little over
ISL 900 miles.