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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-24
THE TErUAN.coMAs AFFAIR
Creating Great Inlsreut in MAdrid-Ae-
tinn oFths Liberals.

tion OGthS Liberals.
LONDON, May 2i.-The Standard COR
respondent at Madrid says: "In the con-
ference held on Saturday between the
president Of the senate. the premier and
Senior sagasta, with reference to the Te-
tuan- COmas incident, the president said
ne would not be justified In interfering,
rs the aifalr had not occurred in the sem
ate chamber, but In the lobby. The pre-
mIer declared that the opposition ought
to be satisfied II the duke OF Tetuan an
nounced In the senate chamber that he
never intended TO slight or give ohenBa
TO the Liberal minority. He added that
the government could not dispense with
the duke OF Tetuan'B services as minis
ter of foreign affairs, because he alone
was acquainted with and able TO conduct
important and delicate pending neBotia.
tions with foreign governments (means
ing Amerca)
:Senor Sagasta promised to give his
followers concilIatory advice, but said ne
must be guided by their decision. Ac-
cordingly ne summoned a meeting OF the
Liberals, who were in no cOnciltatory
temper. However, after 4 prolonged dis
cussion, they gave q vote OF conhdence TO
Senior SagaSta, with Instructions 70 set
tie the conflict on the understanding that
they would not enter the Cortes until
the government had given them such SAT-
lsfaction as Senor SagaSta deemed
proper. The crisis has Withdrawn popu-
lar attention from the attitude of the
United States senate, which majority
of the newspapers and OF the ministers
affect to consider without lmportauce, a.
bearing upon the immediate relations Of
the two countries"
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time the games will be finished on
june /. A slngle consultation Hame In
which all the members OF both teams
may consult as 10 the moves Will be
played on date 90 be lXcd by the
Engllshmcn. Two wires between
Washington and New York VIII DO
given Up to the games and II - eA-
pected that not more than three min
utcs win be consumed In tranSmlttlnE
the several moves between Londan anu
Washington,
The American players VIII draw lots
for their British competitors ana their
places at the tables. The Washington
end of the games will be played In tho
house foreign affairs committee. seven
players have been chosen from which
Inc hvo 70 compete will be selected
within day or two. They are; Rep
rssentatlVcs shannon, OF New York;
Shairoth, OF Colorado; Bodine, OF Mis-
souri,; Handy, OF DClAwarci Pearson, Of
North Carolina; Plowman. OF Alabama;
and De GrafIenrcid. OF Texas. II Is
aluloat certain that the first ilVe names
VIII be selected,
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TO ENCOURAGE IHMIaRATIOS.
Plan Now undsr CONFEDERATION by the
Ess,,..s,, .,,.,,t

Plan Now Undsr Confederation by the
Government,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 22.-As-
slstaut Secretary spauldlng has gone to
New York for a few days on public
business, connected with the lmmiEra-
tlOn service. General spauldlng will
look into the personnel of the Ellis Is
land force with view to making any
necessary changes He will also exam
Inc the new improvements on the is-
land, and probably will give some con-
slderatIon TO the question OF the estab-
llshment OF a so-called clearing house
FOR the benefit OF immigrants, In gem
etal way. the plan approved by the CONF
missioner general OF immigration con-
templates the erection OF building on
Ellis Island, where may be displayed
maps. charts, photographs, printed de-
scrlptiOns. sample products, etc, of the
various states, where immigration Is
needed. together with the prices paid
for various classes Of labor. IL found
advisable. each state might be repre-
sentetl In the exhibition building by
special representative. This question Is
under serious consideration at the
treasury department. and some cOnclus-
ION Is likely to be reached soon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-24
BANKS CONSOLIDATE
One soIIdRanSaS City Concern Bays the
Other'S Deposits.

One 6oIIdKAnSaS City Concern Bays the
Others Deposits.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 23.-By an
arrangement Just completed, the Ma
tlonnI Bank OF Commerce Of this city
will absorb the business of the Metro
politan National Bank, having decided
to buy the deposits Of the latter insti-
tuition. Both banks are among the old
est establishments and biggest con-
Germs in the city In It's last statement
rendered May l4.the Metropolitan shoY-
ed deposits OF 5000 $50; loans and q s.
counts eiJAss. Go; cash. and sight s1-
change 1855, 1873; total resources S2,69S,
O62. The statement OF the Bank OF
Commerce Issued on the same date,
showed deposits OF S6,4i2.63l: loans and
discounts N.S06,3s7; cash and sight ex-
change fs,6s5. .52i; total resources. 1884,
5g7.
While the deal Is announced as con-
solIdhtHon OF the two banks II IL IN ef-
feet a liquidation nf the Metropolitan
National Bank through the National
Bank OF Commerce.
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HOUSTON. Texas. May PR. W.
Stewart, a prominent merchant of Lin
dale, was recently enticed from his
home by a negro and murdered. Effie
Jones. q negro, was arrested for the
murder and In n confession implicated
VIII Jones, a white man. prominent in
the community. Jones was arrested
and placed In Jail Shortly nfter !
o'clock this morning mob appeared at
tho county Jail at Tyler and refusal OF
the sherlnf to admit them, broke In the
doors, went to VIII Jones cell and shot
him to death rs he sat on his cot. He
told them they were killing an inno-
cent man, but the leaders answered
they had proof Of his guilt.
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pAPTIgT NINIgTER&
The Rockefeller Onsr sTuy bo Met in q
Few Days.

The Rockefeller Oisr Muy bo Met in =
Few Days.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May :S.-The
Baptlsts ministers attending the nnnl-
versaries flled the pulpIts of the differ
ent denominations in this city to-day
and a large number OF special meet
Ings were held. The regular program
Of the Baptist missions for the day was
carried out in full and consisted OF fore
noon, afternoon and evening religious
services conducted respectively by
President Henry q. Weston, LII. D.,
President Augustus II. Strong, LII D.,
and Prof. GRluBhR w. Anderson, DID.
Rev c. H. Mable, OF Boston, and
Rev. T. MOrchouse, Of Brooklyn, sec
retaries OF the American Baptist Mis-
slonary Union. and the American Bop
tist Home Mission Society, respectively,
announce tonight that S205,0oO have
been secured In cash and pledges for
the payment of the debts OF these CO.
cleties, leaving f3l, 900 yet to be secured.
The interest in this great eftort has
been extended from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific, the result Of the societies APP
peal 10 churches and individuals for an
Immediate and Anal rally to raise the
remainder before June IS, anticipating
the condition OF the magnificent ofIer OF
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller Of t26O,000 to
meet the balance OF the debt
The latest contribution received came
to-day by telegTaphic order. It was
81 900, raised by the Second Baptist
church OF st. Louis.
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OoETEpTRATE Y7TERAAs
In New York Dedicate a IIonumsnt Pre-
ssnt,d By Charles broadway IIOuaS.

ssnt,d By Charles broadway IIOuaS.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The monu-
ment given by Charles Broadway
Rouss, the millionaire New York mer-
chant to the Confederate Veterans
Camp, was dedicated yesterday after
noon in Mount Hope Cemetery, in
Westchsster county. There were sew
eraI thousand people present at the cx-
erclses. There was a procession from
the AIt. Hope Station 90 the cemetery.
Commander A. q. Dickinson and his
stan headed it. Then followed deleEa-
lions from the Old Guard Society Char
leston Society, u. s, Grant Post, Brook
ion Post Eiizabeth Veteran zouaves.
Alexander Hamilton Post. Farragut AS
ISOLATION OF Naval Veterans and others
The monument was presented TO the
canp by COmrade William s. Kelley IN
bshalf OF the donor, and II was accept.
cd BIZ Commander Dickinson In behalf
0f the camp. Rev. Dr. stephen II.
Cranberry, the chaplain of the camp
delivered the prayer, which was fol-
lowed by the singing OF the hymn,
Nearer. My God TO Thee by II poH
choir. After the dedication the nrnVes
OF veterans of the Southern army were
strcwR with flowers. After an hour or
so the visitors returned To the city'
where a reception was given TO MI
ROuSs last evening.
The monument is the finest In tho
cemetery. II costs 5000. IL Is OF New
England granite. sixty feet high. on
base Of ten feet. The pedestal ~ COM
posed Of only three pieces, and 10 nine
feet high.
base OF the monument:
'Sncrcd 10 the memory OF the heroic
dead OF the Confederate Veteran Camp
OF New York"
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ARrut.I nu.bana,s Desd.

CHICAGO. May 25-Lyfng helplessly
III, with her three-year-oid child asleep
at her side, Mrs. Nellie Dawson. twenty
Ave years old, was shot and killed by her
husband. John Dawson, this afternoon.
The shooting followed a quarrel. The
murderer is at large. but the police de-
clare ne will soon be captured as he is
well known to them.
The dead woman's father Is a well to do
farmer near Lincoln, Neb. She married
Dnwson In LIncoln eight years ago.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, May 23,-The old
power house VI tho city railway COM
many, at Seventeenth and Walnut, which
Of fIatc has been used for storing tho COM
unny'g machinery, was burned with It's
cnniruts, this morning. Half dozen
flrcmen were caught under falling wall
while iiEhtlng tho ilrc, and two Of them,
Clptaln Frank Rnggy and Jack Jacob.
wore gerlon3ly hurt. The former had
nom ls1s broken un1 the lattor Is Inter
nally Injured Captain II. u. Latlmer,
EI Hughcs. Tim Lohan anl John Barry
were more or less seriously burned. The
loss Is SlgO, 900, partially insured.
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WEST YIRaINIA MATTERe.
FouFth Glass POStmaItsrS Namsd-I'VV
RspahIIeana RaInatatsd,

FOuFth Class POHtmhatera Nameu-AWo
Republicans RslnSthtsd'
Special Dispatch to tho IntolllgoneeT.
WASHINGTON, May 23,-West Vlr'
ginIa postmOsters have been appointed
as followsi
Elizabeth Mccoy, at Altlzer, Calhoun
county; Z. c. GoN, at Cons, RltchIe
county: W. r. Duke, at Hackers Val
ley. Webster county; l3. D. Roberts, at
luka, Tyler county; Martin HOlsbcrry
at KalmaEOo Barbour county; Phoebe
BrannOn, at Lydia, Clay county; W. H..
Woathcrhot at Mount Tell, Jackson
county: @. W. Wright. at SnnomB, Writ
county, A. II. Mclrose, at Sarah Ca
bell county; q. w, Bdice, nt Windy
Writ county.
Recommendations will be made to-
morrow FOR the appointment OF the fol-
lowing appointments, all In Tucker
county! a. H. Close, at 81. George;
Harry saycfs at Hurlingsi a. w VIM
don, at HCndrIcW
rautaln ] \ MucAulcy Of Wheeling.
has been promoted 10 the position Of
uunupui examiner IN the pension office,
from which he was reduced under the
last administration. and VIM, NJ, Bar
nett, formerly Of Weston has been re-
inStated as watchman also In the pen
sion office
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LONDON, May 24.-The correspond
ent OF the Standard at constantinopIO
says:
THE peace negotiations continue. It
10 asserted that the amount OF indefn-
nifty will be reduced 10 eight million
llre1, two million 10 be paid IN cash to
Turkey and six million to be accepted
by Russia as part payment indemnify
owed her by Turkey.
1T is said here that after the ,Euspen.
sion OF hOStilitles the Greeks under
pretense OF washing their linen. crossed
the bridge over the Arta and were at
tackled by the Turkish commander, who
drove them back after heavy aghunB
for ten hours"
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HAVANA. May 2S-All news relative
to the passage OF the belHgercncy resolu-
ton has been suppressed here and the
Havana newspapers have been ordered
TO make no reference to that or other ex-
citing topics at present. The facts are OF
course known at the palace, but not one
man In a thousand outside that Solemn
structure knows what has been done.
That bis excitement here Will follow tha
announcement OF the senate's action
there can be no doubt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-24
STATESMEN AND CHESS.

The Coming Contest between Members Or
ComgTssH Rnd tie House OF Cnmmon"
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 93.-T'ho
arrangements for the match game of
chess between five selected individual
players Of tho house ot representatives
aad like number from the BrItlsh
houss Of commons are practically COM
pictod The games viii be begun NJ 2
O'Clock D. m. Washington time, and 7
O'Clock London time. May n, and COM
tinne four hours, nfteOn moves 10 tho
hour. II not completed In the aEreed
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AGRAMA, Hungary, Mary 2a.-The
Hungarian papers accuse the Catholic
clergy of fomentlnE the riots by assert
ing that tho government intends to in
trcduco civil marriage.
The soldiers who We're assigned TO
preserve order at BosnyacEl were fired
upon and stoned by u crowd OF a thous-
and, mostly women.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 25.-For
the past three weeks, Charles Smith,
representing a syndicate Of English
capitalists, has been quietly but active
ly engaged In enllstlng the interest OF
willing officials in behalf OF treiEht
railway across Nicaragua against the
American canal company's interest,
For two months prior to coming here
he was in Costa Rlca promoting the
same project,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-24
AMERlcAN TRACr sOCIEIY.
SsVsnty-SsCond AnHtvSTsaTy Report OF
IIIr NrarlA MnIk,

NEW YORK, May 23,-Thc seventy
second anniversary Of the establishment
Of the American Tract Society, was ccle-
brAlel To-day with rclEious oIcrclscs In
the Rroaiway tabernacle Various Or
r1plzatlons connected with the church
conducted separate exercises during tho
day,
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PARIS, May 2a-Prlnce FerdInand.ot
Bulgaria, had a long conference to-day
with NJ. Hanotaux, minister of foreign
affairs.
II is understood that the Graeco-Tur-
klsh armistice viii be prolonged n, at
It's expiration, the peace Negotiations
should not be finished.
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LONDON, May ga dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from conStNntlnopls
says that serious outbreaks against the
ArmonlaaS have occurred In village
near Van and al lncboll, a seaport OF
Asia Minor. The Russian consul at lne-
boil has telegraphcd to the government
TO send Warship.
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CLEVELAND, May 23--Thore was no
attempt to play bail here to-day. No
game was announced, The managers of
Che club evidently prcfcrrInE 10 await
the outcome Gf the case " the nrrrHed
players In tho police court, II would have
been impossible Ia play, even II there had
been desire to do 10, for Il raincl nearly
al The aiteInnOn.
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WIII1r,rtnIrrot,

ATHENS. May 9S,-It Is reported here
seml-otIIclally, that Edhem Pasha,com-
mander OF the Turkish army In Thes-
sally. has Informed the Greek officers,
who, IN conjunction with the Turkish
officers, are arranging the neutral zone,
that he Is empowered 10 negotiate the
terms OF peace with Greece direct.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-24
TARIFF DEBATE
In the Senate win Begin this Week
and be Pushed.
WILL NOT DELAY

Ae,,oa ~ FIlbuStorlnETnotlOs-RS -RSpubll-
can POiIsy OS = Ruls will bo to Make
shSrt spssShss-Mr. AidrIsh'S Statement
TO bs sIadsTO-mOrrow- IIOa's will
Await Developments at the white
House Before Taking Up the cuban
BsIIlgsrsney Rssolutlon.
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rrl.htn IsIII IlIn,..IG

LONDON, May 22,-AecordIng to a
dispatch TO the Daily Graphic from Cor
IN. Il la reported there that Col Manos
attempted sulc,lc while In jail, Hs has
been sent handcufted with his entire stan
to Athens for trial by court-mOrtiRl.
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A DIRECT TREATY
OF Peace to be Conducted Between
Turks and Greeks.
EDHEM PASHA is AUTHORIZED

TO Negotiate Diroetiy with a Greek PIsn-
ipOtsntIary-Gon. smOIoa'l.i, tA' Greek
cOnmandsr, DonIOs tinAi ne Ordered
Rstrsat Except BY Command Of Prince
cOnstAnun-BoB BsEs Albanian NsVVSPA'
Poru Not 90 PubIrh Inaccurate State
moatS-Ths GonoraI Situation.
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ERIE, Pa, May ?a--'rho last rites OF
tho Catholic church were administered
to the H. Rev. Bishop Mullen this
morning. and the prayers for the dying
were read by Archbishop Ryan, The
bishops condition Ii hopeless,
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ize that great maIadresse has been dis
played on the Turkish side.
The question In how 10 retreat from
the present situation without humllia-
tion and change OF ministry 10 being
discussed as the best way to save cri-
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NEW YORK, May 2a.-James Gordon
Bennett, proprietor OF the New York
Herald. arrived this afternoon in his
steam yacht, Namouna, from Toulon,
France, calling at MADEIRA las Palmas
and Bermuda,
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ROCHESTER,. N. Y, May 22-otto
KeppiInE, aged eighteen years, while rae
ing on his bicycle with a train on the
Irondcduolt Bay railroad to-day caught
HIS pedal in the step ut n car and was
ihrnMn nnder the wheels and Killed.
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A FATAL FIRE.
Two Killed and Three Seriously
Injured in New York.
CAUSED BY ACARELESS TENANT

Who Threw Match tnto Hailwuy-A
Mother Sisstn Her Death while Trying
to save Her Daughter. who AISO Per
iphsd-A woman'S Leap for Llfs-wm
Die From Her InJurio.-sovsrAI Marrow
Escapes.
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PoUGKEEPsIE, N. y, May 2s,-Dr
John p. Atwater. the last surviving
member OF the class Of 1884. Of Yale col
irge. died at his home IN this city to-
day. lie was born In 1915 at Carlisle,
Pa
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COPENHAGEN, May q. - King
Christian has accepted the resignation
OF the Thott ministry, which was ten
dered on the tenth.
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LARIssA, May 2a,-Edhom Pasha, the
Turkish commander has disbanded and
sent to their homes most Of the Al5an-
lans in his army.
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For West Virginia, showers; thunder
storms in tho early morning; generally fair
Monday; cooler; northerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, showers IN
the early morning, followed by partly
cloudy weather IN tho afternoon; coolers
brisk 10 light west 20 nnrthweet winds,
For Ohio, clearing In tho early morning;
generally fair Monday; cooleri brisk north
westerly winds,
Local Temperature.
The temperature Saturday as observed
by c, schnepf, druggist, corner Fourteenth
and Market streets, was as follows;
Z a. m,,u...,,,,,, &c 3 y, nr.m,...,,", q
u, m,,..,,,..,., " Z y, m,s,...,.ss,s u
u m"..,,,' ,,,,',, ~ Wealher-tuH'
Sunday.
a. m...,,,,..,,,. 6l 3 y, m......,,,,"t
u IN. ".,". ...,.,. SS Weather ChGnS'lS,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-21
OLD MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
BY Lady coo,. ne. Tennessee. Claim
ttt4++t

a Christian hnd7 n couple would come
together why SHOULD they not do 80
without inodestly ana prl-
yatcly2 what II there IN such simple
crcumstanos - common and 20 uni
yersa. that demands the attention Of
others7 when No come 10 tho birth ot
a child. however. this h anoth2r matter
This - fitting cause Of feast and JOS.
Tho bIbc h not only n pledge and bond
OF loye. but II is a guaranue for the
immortality Of ths race. Our lives are
short, but they are renewed again in our
children. ~ theirs will be In tbeirs. These
excite hope and ne fOrfaszzs OF parental
care. They nurture In us all noble long
ings and worthy aspirations. We desire
in them tho abssncs Of our own lmper-
fsctiOns and tfSa Improvement of our
better qualities. We welcome. therefore.
all VINO can Join In our hopes and re-
jolce ~ our Joy. Thus every child, born
Of pure parents. " one Of Gods anolnted
"A Christ among men. He comes to
l6ess, 10 heal and 20 purify. We have no
account OF ths marriage Of the Virgin
Mary In tho Gospel legend. We hear Of
no marriage or marriage feast But
when the Christ Of Christs was born,
wise nsn from foreign iand journeyed
20 Bethlehem go do him worship. Heaven
Itself was opened and the angelic choir
that issued tfsrcfrom sang 10 simple
shepherds In their nient-watches the
song Of peare asd good will towards men.
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TO REGULATE ALL
IMMIGRANT RATES
MOST ran HrAcnlSG cOaBlSAIlOS or
klND EVER ORGANIZED
All Railroads. Transatlantic aad COAST
Wise Steamers 10 the Deal No
ShoN for Ssalpsrs.

Now York. Nov 9-TNc agreement
which has bosn ~ntorcd into bctwecn the
railroads and Atlantic steamship llnru
fo tho regulation Of immigrant fares r.
tho most far-nsiching combination u the
kind over oganlIri In this country. In
tho first place li takes Ia not only ali
~ tho trns-Auantic steamship com.
panica but tho ooasLwizo lines as far
south 40 tho CUR OF M,aico aud nor,h
~ ilaAfaK. thereby rendering !, impos.
aihlo for rates Ia bo drmor,,lEoI 40 rar
as tho ocvau companies arv concerned
upHs Of tho ticket scalpcrH' chief source
nr revenue h nuw cut on and The rail-.
rpa'h tho country over agree to turn over
"a "nat' commission uf 10 per c,nt to
Tho steamship companies 10y virtue uf the
latter rrfuhns to have any further deal
insH with uuthldo agents IL means asi
end to decentralization and tightening
of tho scrvws all along the line The
Initiative waa taken i,y tho Western
Passenger AHHoaatlun which has bcen
the lcading factor In the struggle with the
oulaldo agents trunk nncr and sram.
ship unoa that has bccn guiug on fof
many years For Sc long time the lcdlng
uokrt agents Wcrs able to Influence two
or three Western ruads 30 that IS was
Impossible 10 make any iron-cl,d agree
mont 1'ha trunk lin,9 In future viii
route all immigrants Tor points beyond
tho julnt trafnc gntcways according to
the nstructlorS given by the representa-
tlvcr OF III. Western lines The Canadian
Pacific and Southern Pacific. which have
hrcu the chief disturbing rlctors TO com.
hlnatlon have signed the agreement, and
cntrc heartily into the new agrcc'n mt