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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-02
STRIKE AMONG THE MINERS
Bitamiavas Men In Five States Affected b.
the Movement.

Terre Haute. Ind. July 1.-The Ex
press viii say tomorrow: Next Satur-
day. or prior to that day, circulars viii
be placed In the hands OF al the bitumi-
nous miners in the United States calling
on them TO strike. 1t is estimated tina,
25G. 900 men will be invilved. Pennsylva-
mia. Ohio, illinois, Indiana, and parts of
West Virginia and Kentucky will con-
tribute to the movement. The strike Is
to enforce the Columbus scale Of 81 cents
per ton for Pennsylvania, so cents for
for Illinois. When the Columbus scale
was adopted II was not thought adviA-
BILE to attempt its enforcement. A COM
mittee was then appointed to take in
hand the matter Of a strike and to order
whatever course should seem opportune
This committee has decided that the time
has come 10 &C.
Streator. ILL.,, July IA mas meeting
OF miners here today voted unanimously
to go on strike now and not wait for q
general suspension order. As a conse-
quenec no coal is being mined here and
nearly 1000 miners are idle.
Braidwood, H.. July 1.-The miners Of
the entire Wilmington field met at
Glacken's Grove today and decided by a
unanimous vote to go on strike when the
national officers shall order a suspen-
sion OF work.
Columbus, Ohio. July 1.-President
Ratchford and Secretary Pearce of che
United mine workers, reasserted tonight
that there is no official authority for the
statements that a general strike Of the
members of the miners unions is to be
ordered. They state that the conditions
are such in some localities, however,
that the miners cannot be controlled and
that local Strikes are likely to occur.
Chicago, July Thirty workmen who
had filed strikers place. In the works
Of the IroQuots furnace company at
South Chicago, were attacked by a
crowd Of men and boys this evening
while leaving the work for their homes.
Several were knocked down and severe
Is beaten and others were Injured oy
stones thrown by the strikers. During
ne riot the police at the South Chicago
Sta ton arrested nine of the men said 20
De strikers. The wounds OF the injured
men were dressed by physicians, after
which they were assisted to their homes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-02

PeteS eplrH SOiu u0T WIN oo1 WIZ
Keep your hair out OF your face. And
when Pe,ee spirit begen to speak with
new new tongues that o:her lady's spin,
began 70 speak. These two spirits spoke
IN their own language what language
dom; know.
Pete went TO a prayer meating
preacher wanted Pete 60 bow down %
chair SO that he could pray for him.
Pete's spirit said pray for yourself. A
woman with a Mormon epirH 20, her
hand on PETE and said Lord reoute That !
spirit. Pete's spirit blowed On her. Sh= |
wouldn't do et again. They had no oil |
Army meating When the lady captain
heard the voice o. Pete's spiri: sh= |
jumped. Pete went 20 Q Catholic B,sa-
op and wanted him 60 inserper that Ian
guage his sp!ri. speak Tina; bishop
don't know the differences Of me frs;
and second Adam TIE second Adam
have differences Of spiritual gifts i
Cor: L. The churches IN Denver has
false names II q Blacksmith who ID.
! sign ove- mis- door Meat Market People
who uppen.d the door would laugh II
! barbuer would prK q sign over HE door
frs, Class Pos, ONCE people who ~
,ened the door would say thess - bar
,ue- shop So 10 Is when you read :he
,hurcn notice N a Sunday morning pa
,e- The churches have great names
Bat inside the apostles seat Is a natural
nan The apostles sp!rk IL 10: sAere-
: ]. I. epirii''
Peter B. Tae-kelsen's Free Christian
spiritual Redeemed Liberty Caurcs %
;o9" had FIVE members when i;s found
: lived near Clear Creek. 5Er Thefkez-
e. IS NOW It's sole member
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

Few of our citizens realize the great
Importance to Wilmington of an indus
try like the Afmont fertilizer works.
of Messrs. Powers. Gibbs & Co, situ-
ated at Almont,' on the Northeast
branch of the Cape Fear river, two
miles and a half above the city.
"A few days ago Mr.. E. j. Powers, who
founded this great industry in 1Ssz,save
The Messenger representative a pleas
amt trip to the works in his trim steam
yacht AImont. Upon landing at the
factory wharf we d~isembarked and
were shown through the works by Mr.
C.. c. Livingston, the superintendent.
THE PLANT.
The plant rs situated on a bluff or
the west side Of the Northeast river.
and the location is one of the most eli
gfble from all practical points of view
ITO be found round Wilmington, or any
other city, considering the splendid rail-
road and water facilities that give the
works all the transportation advan-
tages desired.
The factory tract contains 20 acres
of land, with 700 feet of water front
and right on the water front there
are fourteen buildings that go make
up the plant. The main factory build
ing is 500 feet long, 126 feet wide and
" feet high. 1t contains four stories,
and is equipped with the most modern
and the latest improved machinery and
appliances to be had. On the first
floor as you enter is the grindOut de-
partment, where there are four mills.
THE MANUFACTURER OF FERTILI-
LINERS.
Tn the manufacture of fertilizers
there are fCur principal elemtnts, viz:
Phosphate rock, embodying he essen
tial phosphoric acid: blood and high
grade tanhage, which is the source Of
ammonia; high grade muriate and sui
pnate of potash, which is the source of
potash, and %sulphuric acid, which is
used to liberate the phospnOric acid
from the rock.
The phosphate rock used at these
works comes largely from the phos-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
beautiful =

The Christmas German of L'Asile CotiI-
Ion 1T was given last evening al Ger
mania hall. and IL was one OF the pref
test dances ever given In eur city There
was a large attendance Of spectators and
about forty couples participated. The mu-
sic was furnished by Haywood's orches-
ira. from Raleigh.
The following were the couples In at
tendance:
Mr.. J. H. Bunting with Miss Eliza Bel
lamy; Mr.. C. d. Crow with Miss Page
Humphrey: Mr.. w. G. Grow with Miss
Leonora Cantwell; Mr.. J. ii. Cowan with
Miss Octavla Boatwright: Mr.. James
Cotchett with Miss Olive Armstrong;
Mr.. s. p. Collier. Jr.. with Miss Busch:
Mr.. c. Med. Davis with Miss Emma
West: Mr.. T. w. Davis with Miss Sarah
Kenan: Miss +. W. Dick with Miss Lola
Martin; Miss =. +. Lewis with Miss
Armstrong; Mr.. ]. D.. Latham with Miss
Harlowe; Mr.. A. a. Mofitt with Miss
Lima Virgins: Mr.. II. mcfarland with
Miss Maize O'Connor: Mr.. II. II. Mason
with Miss Cary Davis; Mr.. r. y. Nash
with Miss Lucy Latham; Mr.. II. Mcsil-
Ian with Miss Mary Jennings Bethany:
Mr.. II. b. Peschau with Miss Marie Pes
chau: Mr.. r. G.. Rankin. Jr. with Miss
Annie Lee; Mr.. ]. NJ. Stevenson with
Miss Sue Mcqueen: Mr.. l.. b.. Souther-
land with Miss Dismukes; Mr.. +. St.
John with Miss Nessie Cotchett: Mr.. T..
Taylor with Miss Myers; Mr.. w. w. Wick
with Miss Josephine Sharrer; Mr.. s. r.
Wick with Miss Lila Young: Mr.. F.. +.
Willard with Miss Julia Daggett: Mr..
Clayton Giles. Jr., with Miss Annie Kid
der: Mr.. Warren Johnson with Miss Hat
tie Bellamy: Mr.. Neil Emerson with Miss
Mabel Powers; Mr.. June Davis Will Miss
Pollock; Mr.. Marsden Bellamy. Jr., with
Miss Jane Meares; Mr.. I'd. Metts with
Miss B~ridgers; Mr.. Young with Miss
Fannie Green.
The visiting young aides were Miss
Olive Armstrong. Miss Busch, Miss Dis
mukes, Miss Myers, Miss Sharrer, Miss
Pollock, Miss Bridgers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
/ ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE FAC.

ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE FAC
Besides the manufacture of fertiliZ-
ers, Messrs. Powers, Gibbs & Co., man
ufacture all the sulphuric acid used at
their plant. For this purpose there is
a separate building north OF the ferti-
lizer factory. This building Is 800 feet
M 10 feet wide and three stories high
S~uiphuric acid can be manufactured
from sulphur or birthstone, CT from
pyrftes or sulphurette d iron ore. On
the FIRST floor of the building there is a
battery OF furnaces in which sulphur
is burned and another set for burning
the pyrites. Pyrftes ore is now used al
most exclusively. 1t comes in Jumps Of
various sizes, and they are broken UP
and thrown into the furnaces. The
neat from the fires drives the sulphur
from the ore in fumes, and they are
carried into leaden DIVERS where the
fumes are denftrized. From the towers
the denitrized fumes 60 into huge lead
chambers where they cOnd9nSe in sui
phuric acid. Lead chambers are used
because the acid quickly destroys any
other material. From the chambers
the acid runs down through lead pipes
and is forced by pumps into the ferti-
liZer building through a system Of lead
pipes that run into the fourth story
of the fertilizer factory and empty into
the mixing n heretofore mentioned.
There are twenty-four furnaces at
present in which the pyrites are burned
but eight more are being put in for the
next season. The pyrites ore used con-
'sists Of 81 per cent. pure sulphur and
the residu of iron ore that is dumped
on the low, swampy land and is build
ing up and SO~lidifying the grounds far
out into the swamp. The residue is a
reddish color, and when ground fine
is valuable for the manufacture of
paints. Some enterprising person has a
good opportunity to secur this mate
rial and start a paint factory at Al
mont. Messrs. Powers, Gibbs & co.
manufacture their own paints for
painting their buildings.
The pyrites ore used is exported from
Spain and Philley's island, New Found
land. Il is brought here in large ocean
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

Brand Amnronsated Dissolved Bone:
Gibbs Cotton Guano. Almont Ammo
mated Guano: Powers High Grade
AmmoniaJed Guano.
The company mas its well equipped
business offices in the Atlantic Ma
tionals bank building on Princess street.
and there IS a large force in the var1-
Gus departments to dispatch the large
and growing bushes OF the concern
a large number of men are travelled in
the state, and there are man more
features of the industry we could
mention, hut what We have said SUI
fees to give our readers scnle idea OF
one of wiirington's greatest industrial
establishments.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
CURES TO STAY CURED.

Thousands OF voluntary certificates
received during the past fifteen years,
certify with no uncertain sound, that
Botanic Blood Balm, Oh. Il. b. will
cure to stay cured, rheumatism, Ca
tarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Blotches, and the
most malignant blood n skin dis
eases. Botanic Blood Balm is the re-
suit of forty. ear experience of an
eminent, scientific and conscientious
physician. Send stamp for book of
wonderful cures, and learn which is
the best remedy. Beware Of substi-
tutes said to be just as good" and buy
the long-tested and reliable Botanic
Blood Balm, (B. 3. 3D. Price only S1.0O
per large bottle.
EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE.
For owe two years / have been a
great sufferer from rheumatism, af-
feeling both shoulders to such an ex-
tent that l could not put my coat on
without help. The use of six bottles of
Botanic Blood Balm, Z. Il. B., effected
an entire cure. / refer to Rev. w. w.
Wadsworth, proprietor Coweta Adver-
tiser, and to all merchants of Newman.
JACOB F. SPONCLER.
Newman Ga.
For sale by all druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE.
The Order Of HeptOannhS

At the regular meeting of Orienta
Conclave No. 1, Order of Heptasophs o.
Seven Wise men, held Tuesday night
the following officers were elected fol
the ensuing term:
w. CT. c. Bray.
S. A.-Rev. ]. w. Kramer.
w. P.-W. E. Yopp.
/. CD. b. Brown.
Prelate.-T. J. Wilson.
r. SIX. w. Jewell.
TT. j. Gore.
HI. H. Holden.
Wv. J. Harris.
S.-Gec. T. G~roetgen.
S. S.-W. r.. Lindstrom, B. c. Rod
gers, Thomas Lossin, 3. d. Baldwin,
James A. Lewis, B. NJ. Hill, n. POLITE.
Trustees.-W. E. Yopp, w. r. Lind
strom, Rev. J. w. Kramer.
The above officers will be publicly in
stalled at the castle hall Of Germania
Lodge, No. 4, K. Of p, next. Tuesday
night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
SUICIDE AT MIDNIG HT
An Unfortunste Women Blows Out Her
Brains With n Pistol

Mamie Mays, a dissolute woman about
"a years of age. who made her home at
the house OF Matte Allen, on Fourth
street. between Church and Castle
streets. committed suicide this morning
at 1880 o'clock by blowing out her brains
with a pistol. While in her room she
put the weapon TO her head and sent
a bullet through her temple. She died In
a few moments afterwards. 1t is said
she had quarreled with her lover and
decided to end her life. She was for
marly from Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
THE SEMIWEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81.

O'Clock for the Sunday school. Santa
Claus is expected TO be present.
There wilt be a Christmas entertain
ment tonight at the city hall for the
children of the Sunday school of Grace
N. E. church.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
Orion Lodge No. 81, L. o. O r.

AT the regular meeting Of Orion Lodge
No. 81, /. Q. O. F., held last night, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term:
S. P. CT. s.. Barnes.
N. CT. w. Cate.
V. CIV. C. Moore.
r. 81. Tate Bowden.
F.. 81. E. Silva.
Treasurer-H. 0. Craig.
General Relief Committee-Geo. II.
Howell.
The above, with the appointive officers.
will be installed on Wednesday night.
January 5th. by District Deputy Grand
Master j. T. King.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

Mr.. :. L. Cowan and Miss Sadle Il.
Horton. both cf this city. were o'4'eu
In marriage last evening at ) O'Clock
at the residence OF MIR. Junsus DAVIS.
on South Th1rd street. n Rev. w II.
Oliver. pastor of the First baptist
church officiating. Quite n numsh oil
the relatives Of the couple were IN at
10 witness the happy aTalr-
The bride was beautifully atilrca in
white organdie. The parlors We're
very ~tastcfully and handsomely co
rated FOR the occasion.
After she wedding. Mr.. Cowan and
his bride repaired to their future home.
Nos. postofice place. They were tn"
recipients Of many beautiful AMI Nalu-
presents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

Silver Hill correspondence Of The Da-
wilson Dispatch: ]. A. Shirley. who Is
with Colonel McCarty at the Reeves
mine, says the stories of the rich gold
md at the mine have not been exagger-
ated. He says he took a pan Of grit
from the vein one day last week that
banned out about SIS worth of pure gold
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
ALMONT FERTILIZER WORKS.

Great Industry of Wilmington That Employs
From 800 to 500 Hands and Pays Out $780,
600 in Freight Annually--The Plant Enlarged.
A Printing Office to be Added--FamOus Fer
tilizers--How They Are Manufactured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
JIMMIE MICHAELS BACK.

New York, Feb. 16-The Herald this
morning says: America is to be the
home Of Jimmie Michales, the dimu-
nitive long distance champion Of the
world who returned unexpectedly to
America on the French line steamer
La Bourgounge on Sunday morning
and was only discovered in New York
City yesterday. Michales' return to
America is to settle and in the fall he
will bring his wife over to this coun-
try. He has succeeded in adjusting
all his differences with 'ChOppie
Warburton, his old trainer, and with
the y. c.. of England"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
VALE HARVARD TROUBLE.

New York. Feb. 1G,-A special TO the
World from Princeton, N. j., says:
Much anxiety is felt in PrinceOn
over the possible outcome of the pres
ent athletic situation. 1t is feared
that Harvard will refuse to meet
Princeton in football this fall.
william Thompson, of the Athletic
committee, says that he does not see
how Harvard can drop Princeton
while the latter is champion. He fur
Their says that the great majority of
the alumni and students favor a re-
neval of athletic relations with the
university of Pennsylvania in case
Harvard leaves Princeton in football.
But in his opinion this could not be
accomplished this year. He also says
that Harvard may play with Prince
ton and Pennsylvania on alternate
years. The Yale-Harvard, reconcilia-
ton means that Princeton this year
will play three baseball games with
each, although Princeton still has the
dates open for five games each.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT.

Kingman, Ariz.. Feb. 16.-P. G..
Lund and Z. d. Wootry, the commits
sioners appointed by the Utah Legis-
lature to treat with the Arizona Degis-
lature for annexation of a part OF Ari-
IONA north of the Colorado river to
Utah, are here. They say the pacific
settlement Of the boundary question
will advance AriZOna'S chances for
statehood. The territory involved lies
north Of the Colorado river from $50
to go miles away from the county
seat. The commissioners will go to
Flagstaff today, thence to Phoenix
TO get the Legislature to memorabilia
TO Congress to make the segregation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT.

Kingman, Ariz., Feb. 16.-Deputy
Sheriff Bougett, of Williams, captured
James Parker, the Nelson train rob
Der, 20 miles north Of Peach Springs
late Monday afternoon. When over
taken he was wading in the middle
OF Diamond creek and offered no re-
sistance. The bandit was completely
worn out. His feet had been frozen
and were badly blistered. He said he
had been without food for fifty hours
The posse has arrived in Peach
Springs with the prisoner and will
take him to Prescott for trial. The
is death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
TELEPHONE
SHORT SNAPS.

TO the victOrs belong the SpoilS-
clean 'em out Bryan.
Bryan's troubles will begin when he
rries the pruning knife.
It's man with q large heart who
looks after the widows and orphans.
The live advertiser is not afraid to
blow his own hOrn-even unto run
ming for office.
OF the several hundred applicants
for police jobs there must he some
disappOintments.
The pale face black and tans do car
ry the colored vote in their pockets,
as was supposed.
Bryan will do well for his people to
look closely into the management of
our public schools.
Marshall Hicks, being somewhat
of lawyer himself, can keep his eye
on the legal department.
The most veteran politicians are Of
ten guilty of blunders. which a green
horn would not commit.
The ozone and other good things
taken in by our visiting legislators
will broaden their ideas.
The office hunters have Il keen scent
on the courthouse. Nat and John are
both very popular just now.
Ben Mauermann and Gus Duerler
will be expected to look a little bit
out for the taxpayers interest.
The legislators visit to San Antonio
Mt least killed the baseball bill. The
beer tax and fee bill now await the
same fate.
As. Col Levy now has nearly two
years rest from the worry of local pol
itics. he can proceed with renewed
vigOr to worry the law breakers.
The official count makes L. Il. John
sons vote for treasurer grow. There
are whole lot more votes intended
for him that We're cast by mistake
for the other JohnsOns.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
WAR BREWING.
Peru is Sure Enough Mad and Wants
to Show Bolivia Who She Is.

Peru is Sure Enough Mad and Wants
to Show Bolivia Who She Is.
New York, Feb. 16.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama, Colombia,
says:
A letter received by an Official here
from La Paz, Bolivia, states that the
Bolivian Congress will declare war
upon Peru
The letter also says that there is
great activity in military circles in Bo-
livia. The army is being put on a
war footing and recruiting has begun
throughout the republic.
The general staff is studying the
topography of the Peruvian provinces
Of ArcQuipa, PunO and MOQuega and
the Bolivian press publishes dOcu-
ments TO plainly show that this terri
tory is undoubtedly part of the BO-
livian republic.
The Bolivian government has with
drawn its diplomatic representative
from Ascension, Paraguay. The lat
ter nation refuses TO send a minister
to succeed This further delays so
luton Of the boundary dispute be-
tween these countries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
DESERVED THEIR FATE.

St Louis, Feb. 16.-Peter. better
known as "Cottonhead" Schmidt, aged
16 years, and Sam Foster, (coloreD,
were hanged at Clayton, a suburb Of
this city, at an early hour today. They
died for the murder of Bertram z. At
water, a young Chicago artist, whom
they held up, shot and killed, at Web
ster Grove, near this city, for the pur-
pose of robbery. Atwater was on his
way to visit his fiance and was killed
within a stones throw of her house.
John Schmidt, an accomplice, is under
sentence to hang March 10th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
Price $500 a Year.
THE BRAZILIAN REVOLT.
Various Suggestions as to the Cause of
the Uprising.

Various Suggestions as to the Cause of
the Uprising.
New York, Feb. 16.-The HeraldS
correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
telegraphs that Col. Moreira Caesar.
who was ordered to Bahia to suppress
the rebellion of the fanaticaI bands
under Counselhiro has sent word that
he must have more troops. He de-
clares that the strength of the fanat-
les is largely underestimate.
Recruits in large numbers, Colonel
Caesar says, are daily joining Consul
hirO's standard. The headquarters
of the rebels has been removed from
Canados to more advantageous
point in the disturbed province. 1t il
feared that there will be severe
struggle before the revolt is over
The most serious allegations con
tinue to be made as to the cause of the
revolt and the means by which it is
kept alive.
In certain Brazilian paper it is
charged that President MOraes himself
is responsible for the disorder in the
republic, the uprOarOus state Of affairs
being, it is said, n prominent factor in
inducing the fanatics to rise at this
time.
II is also charged in Brazil that the
Duke of De MOntepensner has sent
funds from Paris to Conselhiro.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
LAVA MONUMENT.

New York. Feb. 1G.-A block of lava
has arrived from Honolulu to be made
into a monument for Gen. Samuel
Chapman Armstrong. Gen. Arm
strong was born on the island Of
Mauri. Hawaii. Of missionary parents,
came to the United States, served
through the civil war, founded Hamp-
ton Normal institute for the Indians
and was its president and superin-
tendent at Hampton, Va, until his
death in 1893. This block of lava
weighs seven and Il half tons and is
from the island of Mauri.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
WOMAN SUFFRAGE KNOCKED
OFT

Topeka, Kans., Feb. 1G.-The lever
House of the state Legislature has
killed the bill giving women the righr
to vote for presidential electors. The
Of the state Equal Suffrage associa
ton and there has been a lobbying
party here working for il ever since
the converting Of the Legislature. tn"
measure was reported adversely by
the committee on elections and the
House refused to give it a place on The
calendar for discussion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
AFTER THE SLEEPING CARS.

jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 1.-THE
House committee on internal improve
ments has decided to make a favorable
report on the Wilson bill which pro-
vides that sleeping car companies
shall pay a license for each car used
in this state. The bill specifies that
one-fourth of the receipts Of each car
shall annually be turned into the state
treasury.
Another bill that is to be passed IA
vorably is the Wilson bill establish
ing rates for sleeping car fares. First
class rates will be two-thirds Of a cent
per mile, second-class rates half a cent
per mile. third class rates one-third
cent per mile.