Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
NEWS BOILED DOWN
Railroad Notes.

The commissioner of internal revenue
mas decided that railroad compan $
making charge for excess baggage yt
passengers, shall be required to affix a |
cent stamp to bills of lading covering
such excess in the same manner as ex
press companies are required to stamp
their bills of lading
An Omaha and st. Louis passenger
train flew the track q short distance
west OF Burlington junction Thursday.
The mail, baggage and smoking cars
and one coach were rolled into ditch
and received bad damages. The chair
car also left the track There were
about % on board and almost all of them
and several trainmen received bruises
and injuries.
The Railway Age says: "The actual
amount OF new track laid in 1898 up to
June 80 is 1916 miles, This is more
than has been laid in the first six months
OF any year since 1892 In 1899 the last
year OF prosperity before the panic, the
construction up to June 30 was 1867
miles. Slightly more than half the new
track has been laid west of the Missis-
sippi river, OF the remainder, laid east
OF the Mississippi, 1853 miles only are
north of the Ohio river, and 357 miles
south of the same line. The total spent
IN new constructions this year will pro-
badly reach $60,000.0O0.'
None of the English newspapers were
published in Chicago Saturday or Sun
day, owing to a strike among the
stereotypers. The stereotypers demand
a reduction in the hours of labor and an
increase in wages. 1t was refused and,
as a result, at 8 O'Clock Friday evening
stereotypers refused to go to work The
Following newspapers have entirely sus-
pended publication pending a settle
ment OF the issue: Times Herald, Rec
ord, Tribune, Chronicle, Inter Ocean,
Evening Post. Daily News, Evening
Journal and the Despatch.
Two lives were lost and one 9th
or person is lying at the point of death
as result of a fire in the dwelling house
Of Patrick H. Flannery at Philadelphia.
The tire was started by the ignition Of
coal oil with which Mrs. Flannery was
bathing her arm to relieve rheumatic
pain. The flames spread RAPIDLY and
a child was burned to death before it
could be rescued Mr.. Flannery was
probably fatally burned in attempting
to rescue other members Of the famil-
During the progress Of the fire Mrs.
Flannery disappeared. 1t was thought
she too had been burned to death.
Later, however, she was found lying in
the street near the house. The woman
had become crazed by the loss of her
child, and while wandering through the
streets was struck by a trolley car and
was fatally injured.
Levi S. Letter has completed nego-
tiations with the Northwestern Insur-
ance Co., for loan of So, OOO, 900 at 10 per
cent. The security consists of a num-
Der of the most valuable pieces of bust
ness property in Chicago. In complet-
ing the details Of the loan, Mr.. Letter
informed the agents of the Northwest
ern that he would probably require
further advances of about $500, 900 or
$4,O0O,0O0. The money obtained by
Mr.. Letter will go toward the liquida-
ton of the debt incurred by his son,
Joseph Letter, in wheat speculation.
Mr.. Letters notice that he would prob
ably require between IS, 900, 900 and ST.
100000 in loans on his property is taken
to indicate the extent Of Joseph Letters
losses, being the excess Of the sum of
losses in tn deal above. Joseph Lei
ter's private fortune was variously es-
timated at from 81, 900 to So 900, 900 be-
fore he began his career on the Chicago
board OF trade over a year ago.