The times., 1898-08-04

"a new plan to prevent brokers from
manipulating excursion tickets may be
adopted by the railroads in the Central
Passenger Association at the regular
monthly meeting to be held next Thurs
day at the Chicago Beach Hotel" The
speaker was a well-known general pas
senger agent.
The bulk of the business done nova
days by brokers'" continued the speaker,
lis in the return coupons OF tickets sold
at low rates to conventions, eXpositionS.
reunions and like gatherings. The rail-
roads require purchasers of these tickets
to sign their names TO a contract binding
them to present the return coupons TO an
agent of the railroad for Endorsement be-
fore it can be used on the return trip
| Many persons who intend to travel but
| one way buy the round-trip excursion
| tickets with the intention of selling the
return coupon 10 broker at the best
| price possible The person who buys the
return coupon from a broker cannot use
| it until he has presented IL for indorSe-
ment to the agent of tffe railway. When
| he attempts to sign the name of the orig
| inal purchaser the fact is discovered in
| almost every case and the railway agent
renders the ticket worthless by stamping
| 1t Not indorsed, in big letters.
Usually the purchaser of the ticket
| can get the IHOueS D6Ch lIUiu liIc OlOhtit .
| but in some cases he cannot. 1t is known
| that in some cases the broker sends one
! of his clerks or friend to secure the
| Endorsement of the agent of the railway =
| on the return coupon, the person sent
| having practiced writing the signature of
the original purchaser until none but an
| expert could distinguish the forgery. 1t
! is to punish the brokers through their
agents that the association lines propose
| l,ai~ iof fc- n t-ies
so that they can compel the persons pre-
| senting the coupons for Endorsement to
| make an affidavit that he Is the original
purchaser. The railroads think that after
a few brokers have been convicted of
perjury the evil will cease
| C. A. Ioomis, of Chillicothe. Mo-. is in
| the city He said to a reporter: ''The
| sentiment in Missouri in favor of keeping
| the fruits of Deweys great victory in
| Manila Bay is almost unanimous. From
what I hear and read there is equally as
! positive sentiment on this subject in
| Iowa. Kansas and osher Western States
| II is a great mistake to think that the
! people have formed their judgment on this
| subject without information or proper con-
| sideration. They appreciate fully the ex-
| tent of the responsibility which would de-
volve upon this Government upon aSSum-
ing control of the Philippines.
"They have read up on this subject as
| I never knew them to read on any sub
| ject before. Understanding fully the diff
| ficulties in the way, they believe it is our
| duty as nation to meet the responsibility
which has fallen upon US and not to shirk
| it. They want to see the people of the
| Philippine Islands given a chance. Just
how the islands would be governed is a
matter which they are willing to trust i'm
plicitly to the future developments of the
| situation.
| 'SThey realize that what we will be able
| to do for the people of the Philippines
| will depend largely on what they are ca
pable of doing for themselves. They be-
| lieye that for the United States to shirk
| any of the duties to humanity and civili-
zation which have devolved on US in con-
| sequence of the war starred for the free
dom of the oppressed people of Cuba
would make the nation recreant to its higf
aims and purposes