The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-21
n.t1~o.a .rs rnau.trsaI Notes.

r. vvss-srz Unsoa Telegraph Company
"a ar-aEE1AE . tzhe IS serves Into lie
Kooten2y Estafng eSEnEry
AnAn Cause-oe. district fTesghs agsat 81
TIE CANAAN Paclfsc. ~ arrive q ma
csty froa VAaeoavsF toG&F
TIE Screha ~a Pzrl1c pay ear wss IA yes
.s-ssaw ssgsyss.-or scAtte-3-x tas-z~s ard
sssr.sf.rse a-ngrE he local employees
TIE c1lelAls q fns ss&ttas 4 4nSsrna-
tkorAl aaay thAs hey MI douhls thesr
frz1r ssrgsss x Ire Boundary. as has esSa
published q al svsning EAp@F-
t5sorw4 Mel. B-own. aistrsct passenger
agent os tbe C&a11.2n Paelnc. who hzs
he@A tearing the hoa&snay oeuz-Tgs VIII
arrive Erosa Spokane tomorros.
Frsa Allen. general freight and pazsxn-
ger agent OF the seattle - lbs sr1astan11.
leI Friday nlzG. 90 q business trip %
81 Paul exp<c.lns - D. anssiai akroaL ten
days.
- = PeNrce. assistant general super
Ene@rsse1s ard c Z Efhisr. division sxa-
g3neer % the Northern Pacific, we're VS.
itors az the Seattle Offices cf the read
yesterday.
President J. ]. XII, Of the Great North
ern. Is expected TO arrive ia Seattle during
this week Il - understood that ne VIII
De accompanied ~ second Vice Prsss-
dent ". IL Newman
Tia new tine card az the Seattle In
tsrnaLionsl. that via 50 into effect Aarch
J. wiz change the morning leaving tine
from A.ls 20 O clock, and the tine OF ar
TlgEag from . COX 10 Ss@a-
I.seut. J. II. Hethsrins<on. OF the United
States naval ssattoz al Pert Orchard.
came over 70 the eity Friday IN the
steam launch q the cid gunboat Sipssc,
nos a part oi the equipment Of the sta
zion.
Y. A. Riton. superintendent. OF the Cas-
cade dlvISton Or the Great SortheTn. ar
rived In town yesterday from the east sn2
OF his division. lie reports the road open
from the receat sa0wsliass saa al trains
on tine-
L. r. Smith. superintendent % rail
roAds and Master Mechanic Dan O'Leary,
OF the oregon improvement Company,
went 70 Port Townsend Friday morning
on the Resale. 70 inspect the properly or
the Port Townsend southern railroad
George J. Hartman. for several years
superintendent 81 The southern division OF
the Santa Fe railroad. has rendered his
res igna tfon. AIR. Hartman has accepted
the position o. sapeEinte ndent Of the Mex
lean Central. with headquarters IA the
City OF Mexico.
The Seattle * International viii COM
nence wlth 4 steal shovel on March ! the
aaing In OF s0a feet of roadway to re-
place trestle work this side % Interplay.
superintendent Kline states that IL Will
be a decided improvement upoa the paling
at present an Use.
K w. Mcs3innis. general agent Of the
Canadian Pacific, celebrated his tin we'd
ding with the road by having his Jaw
lance6 Thursday. Thursday at midnight
7.
year with the Canadian Pacific. Doc
Tanner will finish his tenth year with the
same company in July.
W l. Bsnham returned yesterday morn
ing from Spokane. he says that no sue
ceSsoF has DSen appointed 10 the position
OF assistant general superintendent for
merry held by Russell Harding All bust
hess in the territory that Ar. Harding
hitherto controlled Is 10 be sent 70 him
al the 81. Paul Office
V D. Jones, city ticket agent OK the
Great Northern at Minneapolis, and w. ].
Dutch and G. u. Harper, occupying SINH
lar positions a. 81 Paul and Duluth, AT
rived IN Seattle yesterday morning over
the Great Northern from Spokane. They
have been touring the kootenGly country
and have continued their pleasure trip TO
the Sound.
H Z Henry. contractor for the ap-
prOaches 10 the Great Northern tunnel.
left Friday night for the scene OF opera
tons Mr. Henry has about eighty nea
IN all working on both sides of the noun
tsins. Work has beeg delayed 70 some ex-
tent on account Of snow, but every thing
Is reported now as favorable for con
tinaaIscs q the important contract.
The feeling among al Of the Chicago
roads over the rates TO Washington for
the Inauguration is one or decided uDeSsl-
ness. IL is reported on al sides that rates
are being made at less than the regular
authorized tariff, and that many conces-
sions are being made TO politicians and
their friends. II Is not at al unlikely
that the rates viii be badly GemoT8iize11
by the hrst OF March.
The Seattle & Tnternational road IS max
ing some trackage Improvements at Hart
ford Junction. one siding now being put
Ia is 800 feet iong, which Will be used sx-
clusiveiy By the Seattle s. Interna ional.
and another VIII De used for transfer use
between the Seattle g. International and
Everett 4 Monte Cristo. The Improve
ments VIII add greatly to the efficiency OF
the business at Hartford
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rate OF enc fare plus 20 cents for the
round trip FOR the meeting OF the order
OF Elks, which VII be held IL kIinneapo-
lis next July. The 80 csnts Is 10 meet
the expense Of the joint agency for the
Enforcement Of tickets. This makes the
rate lower than any hitherto announced.
Al q the Minneapolis clubs in the Pa
C!hc Northwest are reported as flourish
Ing with a prospect for liberal representa-
ton at the Grand Lodge next July.
General Manager Green. OF the Bald
more & Ohio, has issued the following
order - general supegintendsnts: TN
view OF the coming inaugural. when We
Will have very large passenger business.
] deem & la that the trains should
be fully manned. You are hereby sptbor-
.zeG to put on an extra man on al these
extra trains who VII take the tickets.
leaving the regular conductor TO give his
fuN time to the running % the train. This
not only applies 30 the inaugural trains,
but - al excursion trains n the future"
The General Manager tells OF genius
who has been making q Fat living az the
expense Of railroads by being elected
from trains. he buys a mileage book and
signs g. on the train ne Ens the ticket
the conductor presents IN a different Ia nd,
and the conductor regarding the original
signature IS forgery, lifts the mileage
book An alteration ensues and the pas
senger f. elected. lie then brings action
for O. images and as he can prove that hs
purchased the mileage book the compa-
ny's attorney settles with him promptly.
II l= ss'3 be thus w orked" one company
Tor ss5e.
The Canadian Pacisc has issued some
neat bRlf-tone enErav-nEs OF 8 photo
graph taken from the deck q the En-
press az China AZ the tine the Chinese
viceroy. II Hung Chang. was ernharklng
on his homewara voyage. Several well
known citizens % Vancouver, including
George Mol Brown are clsIGgulShahle
II the picture. IN the foreground Is the
carriage containing his eKceleucy. his IN
tsrurerer Tgr. George MARKS Mayor Col
iirs and Superintendent Harry Abbott. %
the Canadian Faelhc- Il furnishes a neat
tir-fe souvenir % the occasion @ the vice
Eoy's visit
chairman Caldwell haased down q new
ri-al bPRgaxe. The provision Of the pres
sut association agreement is that the
charge for this service shan Dc - cents
Per mile per car, with a minimum charge
IL SO Cor each movement Some Of the
roads construed this 20 mean mat where
q E1u1 Der - stops we're made the 80 per
movement rule sho1sd sppiy 20 each stage,
ar4 that the lh~csut rule snoui3 - iE-
Eore1 on The total mileage TIE chairman
yulez thai This Interpretation % tbs rue
- wrong. and thai the &e rule shan 2p-
amount % So. The roads are Bos 70 trans
pore fhe baggage for less chan Sc. and
shah apply the Tr-eeE- rule when they
have a chance @ making more than SO
The cab q engine No 8 of the Seattle
s International. whlca vas sl3etracke1 a.
N9Era Bead Thursday night wEE IL i be-