The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-29
Presidential and Vice Presidential PARTIES
Return from Monument Dedication.
A NEW PASSENGER ASSOCIATION
Representatives OF Southern Rail.
wnys Eeet In Washington ana
Form Il New Organization Thouahe
to be Within the Pale Orthc Law
WiIi visit Norfolk To-day.
Washington, April %, 1897.

ceremonies, returned to Washington to-
day. The President and his party. Mrs.
Grants party, Admiral Brown, and Gen.
Miles, remained in New York, as did
many OF the diplomats. The company
which the train carried on its return trip
included Secretary OF State Sherman,
postmaster General Gary, Attorney Gen
eral Mckenna. Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson. Adtutant General Ruggles. the
British Am mbassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. the F:ench Amba ssa dor, M. PATE
notre, and about twenty-five other diplo-
mats. The special made the run in four
hours and fifty minutes. leaving Jersey
CITY at II so and arriving in Washing
ton at 4:40. The trip was without Incl
dent.
The Vice Presidential train. operated
by the Baltimore and Ohio road, arrived
mere shortly before 8 O'clock, after a
f1Ve hour run from New York Mr. Ho-
bart and the committee Of the Senate
ana ana House returned on the train. The
Trip lacked incident. Speaker Reed did
not return with the party, but is expect
ed OH Friday.
NAVAL ORDERS.
The Navy Department issued an order
to-day modifying the original order to
Admiral Miller to proceed 10 take COM
mand OF the Pacific Station so q 3 to de-
lay the execution Of that order until fur
ther notice. The Admiral Will be rellev-
ed Of the command Of the Boston navy
yard as originally projected, but It Is
the present purpose to send him to Eng
land on the cruiser Brooklyn to repe-
sent the United States navy on the oc-
Jubilee.
The formal orders to that effect have
not yet been Issued, and this programme
IS sub5ect to modification but as the
Brltlsh authorities have intimated that
tney would be pleased to have an officer
RI a - 1 a.
Admiral Miller will almost certainly be
sent, inasmuch as 1t may not be pru-
gent In the present state Of affairs In the
M to pc: nit Admiral Self
rage, who commands the European sta
ton. TO leave those waters for some time
to come.
NEW TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.
Washington representatives OF lead
Ing railroads OF the South met here to-
day and concluded the formation of a
new passenger traffic association, to be
known as the Southeastern Passenger
association. and elected officers for the
ensuing year The articles Of associa-
tion were tentatively formed at re-
cent meeting at Atlanta subject to the
concurrence Of four absent members.
THESE members were present at the
meeting to-day, and, after some minor
changes In the articles, they were for
mally accepted
The roads entering the association are
the Atlanta. Knoxville and Northern
railway; Atlanta and West Point rail
road; Atlantic Coast Line; Central of
Georgia railway; Florida Central and
PENINSULA railway; Georgia and Alaba-
ma railway; Georgia Southern and
FLORIDA railway; Louisville and Nash
vile railroad: Mobile and Birmingham
rallroad; pennsylvania railroad; Plant
system Of railways; Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad;
southern railway; Triton and North
eastern railroad; Western railway of
Alabama.
sEABOARD DID NOT JOIN.
me Seaboard Air Line system has not
Joined the association. The election OF
oIicers resulted in the choice ul r1enry
Walters. president Of the Atlantic
Coast Line. as president: joseph Rich
ardson. formerly commissioner Of the
Southern States Passenger association.
as chairman OF the conference commit
tee OF the new association. The articles
adopted to-day set forth the object OF
amble
For the purpose Of interchanging au
thentlo information In regard to the
tariffs OF the respective parties, mem
bers OF this association; for consulta-
lion and mutual advice in regard to the
reasonableness Of tariffs and the pub
.'Sily u ele SaHlsi ana 10 ala In fulfill
ing the purposes Of the laws Of the
states and of the United States affect
ing commerce; especially with the view
OF preventing Illegal and unjust discrl,n-
1nas!ons between persons and localities,
or Kinds OF traffic"
Inc territory Of the association Is
south OF the Ohio and Potomac and
east Of the Mississippi rivers The arti-
cles provide for conference committee
70 wnom shall be submitted all changes
IN rates. rules or regulations affecting
the traftic within the territory of the
association. It Is made the duty Of the
chairman to discourage reductions In
rates by rebates. drawbacks. commits
sions, or by any Illegal devices.
Al the conclusion Of the morning ses-
sion. which was behind closed doors the
ofncers Of the associa tlon lated that the
new agreement ;s designed to come fully
wlthtn the requirements of the recent
decision OF the United States Supreme
Court In the Trans NJ ssouri ca SO, # is
SAID TO be mainly in the nature OF a club
arrangement for the exchange Of infOr
nation Of mutual benefit and not for a
controi OF rates within the meaning Of
the recent decision. All Of the roads en-
k0FlnR tho