The Mena star., 1898-03-02
CENTRAL PACIFIC.
Report That the Government Will Take Proceedings Against the Railroad.
AGAINST BLoOMER COSTUMES
The Dress Worn by University Girls i'm an Athletic Carnival Criticised-An Tn- grain Carpet Trust-A Ten
 Thousand Mile Race.

NEW YORK, March Word comes from Washington that Attorney Gen. eral Griggs is preparing to bring an action against the Central Pacific rail- road in the near future to recover the defaulted bonds which became due January 1, 1898. No doubt of the truth of the report is expressed either in the office of the railroad company or among financiers, who are acquainted with the governments policy. Only the necessity of getting the Cuban complication settled one way or another, it is said, has prevented suit before this. It is understood that George Hoadly. special counsel, will be instructed by the attorney general to appear before federal judge, possibly Judge Sanborn, and ask that the road be sold at foreclosure proceedings.
 Objected to Their Boomers. MADISON, Wis, March 1.-The cos tunes worn by the young women in their part of the programme of the re- cent athletic carnival held at the uni- versity, have caused considerable criti- cism here. About 100 young women of the sophomore and freshmen classes appeared in ploomers reaching to the knee and performed various Delsarte movements. The costumes have been declared by many persons to be inn proper for public exhibition. The question of the propriety of the cos tunes for public exhibitions was in is- sue about a year ago, when it was pro- posed to admit the male students as spectators to the basket ball games be- tween the rival teams of young wom- en. At that time President Adams and the directors of the women's gymna- sium decided that only married people and members of the faculty could be admitted.
 An Ingrain Carpet Trust.
 BOSTON, March 1.-The Boston Tran script prints an interview with Arthur T. Lyman, treasurer of the Lowell Manufacturing company, concerning l proposed commission of manufacturers of ingrain carpets in this country with a view of controlling that market Mir. Lyman says: "Thomas Bromley, of Philadelphia, is earnestly at work on the combination and has enlisted va rious Philadelphia manufacturers in the matter. With the great advances in wool, higher costs require higher prices and it has been felt that there was need of strong combination to regulate prices and to do away with the cutting of prices which is injuri- ous not only to the manufacturers, but to all dealers. It was proposed at first to take in all the carpet mills, but at present the com mbination relates only to inprain carpets."
 A Ten Thousand Mile Race.
 TACOMA, Wash, March 1.-The American clipper ship Tacoma, Capt Gaffney, has arrived here, completing and winning one of the longest races ever run. She sailed from Philadel- phia October 1, thus making the time of her passage over 10, 900 mile course in 151 days. The Tacoma and the Yankee ship Indiana sailed from Phil adelphia the same day Arthur Sewall, late candidate for vice president, owns the Indiana. The Indiana is bound for San Francisco and it was agreed she should give the Tacoma a time and distance allowance, as the Tacoma had to come TOO miles further north.