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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
DOES NOT OPPOSE
SCHOOL REOPENIEG.
Letter From Bishop Mrsabe 30 Rev.
- ~. Randall An Regard to Pa
get scsdd tnfv~Faffy.

TIE ra0g1xslszn ~ tire E'agss souad ur1f-
vegnsss Ia Tacoma. 80 far Asyra :. vii
frAzFy Kay a. rest ta@ PROPOSITION aasssa;sa
l&zs :sssl fSr LIS uasEg:ng ri tEae Tacoma and
Portland universities into oszs, ws.a ths
srssi * fgse seaoo. In Inc la.gex eitg. BsSa-
50 MegaAs.. in charge ~ the Methodist
Egszcosaz. coszfessEes. ~ tae SGs~>a@esg. and
1sge 81 fsss c2grgsnis stegssrs aQzsoArfed 10 aa-
Indicate in ssse IFgpossa consolidation q
sfss seaeoss, has Written 10 Rev. e. 81. Ran
eAA. 81 taAs cisg. osse ~ TIE srzsstess q the
IS&st sssSbs3 sSfass Easty-. that IRE e9xnrx2S-
saosl itas no objections 70 the re1ssesllzg os
ssse university. f19osigs IL g55l not authorize
ssse2 * essTs, This Is IA fesEf3TsA 70 a lester
FTsrn Mr.. Randall 10 Blse0p Asfshe III
forming the eSmsAIssiGE 81 the action dc
esse1 9kon ~ t8s TRUSTEES
III 10 believed now t5at the Portland NH
tssssty Il snd Will ~ absolutely unable 10
carry cat tfee conditions arst agreed 10 az
Essrt O. TIE proposition 20 consolidate.
sef1G40gs III Washington ard Oregon into
Che w2s fifSt talked Of Portland made Il
strong bid 10 De settled upon as tlAa seat
q zee consolidated university. When the
ssteFa university. watch - strongly en-
a0Sss3 ara veil equipped ref ss-d 20 be
assorted ~ ttlv osisgS, the Tacoma and
Portland universities werr obliged 10 con-
alder the matter alone
Portland agreed "a zisgniAa 9 university
building and earSssis. p pay OF the cut
sg1ns1sHg debts of TIE Tacoma institution,
sstift4t.sa IL EslAS ttffsE 10 amount 10 about
sassss. And 10 give lots IL Tire vicinity Of
Egle Portland university 10 those who hsa
Bought property IN Tacoma on tbs usa<lar-
standing tfat fgas scs4dol MAS 10 ~ sss-~retI
ti9ere. Waite the Parfiaf1G university was
heavily r1orlsagea t5e trustee expec;ed
That II Cons BE ration or Tire gEsfaance6 value
ssysn 10 adjoining real estate. - the es~
tstbisannfetgt tfssrss - sHg school. tse cred
ttarS JsiId agree 10 give them a Gear II
liz - fss.g t6sy recA9red with Sosre fonn-
dalton, fer tssey we're successful in getting
quit claims fr1sn AL tAe creditors but Sna
They asgo arranged tot = auHnksssg ~ lots
IN the vicinity of tsls university, 5fs wege
entirely Unable 10 raise any large portion
81 the sZsssu
Meanwhile there vac some ggt{asion IN
Tacoma against allowing the seat OF fne.
university 70 IL moved 10 any other cts
asgi when * Anassy became evident fhat
Portland could Gzsgt carry out hs-r bargain.
u Ass decided ~ reopen at once rather nan
SAs'rtfsSs - remaining closed. fns standing
TIE university oSsce rad.
The PRESIDENT at tbs Puget Sound ,sfagysr-
sify. when II rFossefs VIII be Dr WiInot
Whitfield. presiding elder Of tnis Met noGist
Episcopal .issfTieE. He Il also 0s3a Of the
trustees, SfstsTa. members of fiie faculty
have practically been ekesen though the
trustees are act now prepared 10 an
au1iace 9hsar names.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03

II the stories OF recent arrivals from
Dawson are to be credited. and there seems
10 be- no reason why they saouid not ne.
there Is great complaint In the kiort,ke
over delayed mails 10 and from the United
States.
Men who came down on the Al-ki declare
that no United States mail has been re-
celyesi in Dawson since August ard that
none has cofne out. except hatca which
left November al, since the last trip If the
steamboats, on the yukon river. And dur
ting all this time the Canadian mall,
through the service OF the mounted police.
has been very regular.
u. II. Pingree, who was one Of the very
last 10 leave Dawson. saad last night at the
Hotel But!er that thers were hundreds Of
pounds Of ingoing mail az Lake Tagish.
two tors of It at Lake fSennett ard very
large Quantity at Skagway.
This mail has been at these pnstoffIces
for weeks. said Mr. pingvee. and there
Is no pre- speCt Of 1t going IN. III Is n shame
and disgrace 10 the United States mail
service that this condition exists, and
Americans in pa wSssa feel this way about
IL. There are 2o.od people IL there. most Of
whom are citizens u the United States.
They feel that their government should
have mere regard for tnetr Interests, They
have heard nothing from their homes in
this country since August, except by pri~
Vafe mail carriers. II seems 10 tbs m tilat
II individuals can bring mail into and out
Of Dawson. the government Of tic United
States should be able 10 tio 81 too,
1.-THE postmaster al sskagway has tons
OF mail for Dawson. but h. can't do any
thing with it. for no has no means % for
wnrding IL.
Il believe that a posioffIcc inspector
should DO sergt III there at once 30 learn
the difficulty and straighten II OUT. WhY
doesn't ts.e postotiice department act2 No
one seems ~ understand H."
What Is the cause OF the tTouole?" Ar.
pingree was asked.
= cannot say definitely" he replied p
=. Richardson. Of tnts city. WAS given the
contract 20 carry the msS to Dawson. bit
he seems 20 have undertaken JOB that II
too big for him. He made some kind Of
AN arrangement with the Arctic Express
Company TO carry this mail. But IL
seems sflsre has beer !. dispute between
Richardson and this government about pay
fnesat He has not received siss T30aey 50
the Arctic Express Company. not haing
paid. refused 10 carry mali longer.
such s&~stus - - tie sstuass on hsft
cannot tell all sne merits or dement's ~
the controversy. The fact remains what
ever may hs tue blame, that the present
situation Il 1spsofsfksas It's an outrage Tho
postoftsce department. should send an Ia
spssst0r to Alaska AZ once"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
Jack Carr's Challenge to ALI
Corners Is Taken Up.
TO BE FOR A $4,000 STAKE,
c. w. III. s~huits Pits His Endurance
and speed Against the Mail Car
rs~r-WitI Cover Money Here ar in
Dawsou-Garr Makes q state mt
Says He Has Made Eight Trips
over the Pass tn Points ON Yukon.

TIE fast travellers from the hsoGtEike ara
excited oser Jack Carr s Offer - bet si9.as
taAs he can walk iroEn Dawson 10 Skag
way. IS miles, 81 Jess time shan any one
slse. Il they are noE hlu-ing. AMI there
Is no iFs3lcat3or. Of Il. the public Will very
likely suoa he an1gSe4 by the greatest
AFetie race ever known.
cAarlss ". II. SenalEz, OF Dawson. who
has rscot3 walker and VINO is az
the BatsRF. having come opt over the Ice
os the Yukon during November and De-
eenber, nAs accepted Carr ) cliailenge. lie
viii start back 10 Dawson th.s week As
Carr VII very shortly start hack. they viii
reach Dawson about the same time.
Carr published has challenge about ten
days ago. shortly after he had come down
from the 3ofth. Wsea the steamer Cot
tags cry reached here several men who
came out over the Ice were startled 10 hear
Of the challenge A Among iaese were
Schultz. who owns a notion store IN Daw-
son. and j. a Aekiln, whose yegeta Die
farm near Dawson has made him famous
Thes declared that Carr al not care make
Dis crack, as they termed ii. IN Dawson.
Carr strikes Back.
Carr has ron come back at these men
with a long signed statement; Mr.. Carr
says taat few years ago. before there
acre police stations every thirty miles on
the upper fakon. between the coast and
Dawson, aIso posts nearly every twenty
I've n3eE. established by the Arctic tx
press Company. or before what he terms
'olj ~omau's route when travellers
had - take enough provisions 10 last them
and their dogs 10 Circis. City. so miles
further thar Dawson. a slight fraction less
than 80 niiies IN all. having 10 start with
a load consisting Of i25 pounds 10 the dog
ahera now forty pounds IS the average he
made the trip in shifty-two days from the
tine he left Dyea until he rea sted Circle
CITY. an average OF txeuty-eight miles a
day. Carr claims that Adkins time on h.s
trip oat this winter consumed twenty-five
days the surveyed distance 51s miles, Civ
ing him 3 reeard d taenfy-shree miles
a day.
"on nay tr.p from St. Michael last win
ter says Carr, which IL weii known. /
left 81. Michael November q and reached
Dawson on January IL Between those two
points | laid over seventeen days making
29a miles in sixty-ii.e days. or thirty-one
mics L day. and broke trail The FIRST / 80
niles with sDow shoes.
Il covered tire distance between St
November Is. by Christmas eve, including
i've days lay ever. The actual travelling
time. twenty-five days, made ME thirty
seven and one-Ralf miles per day A. this
rate | would have made the trip 10 skag-
way from Dawson, 5ss miles. in fifteen
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
BRfss ITif.s.

The meeting 81 the T@aies' Relses 81
csefy. sh1cn Ras 20 haze Deegs lses4 today.
kas bee0 psss tEs1nsa u9tI uexi Tuesday
TAa re ee0sion TSjra vas - have t~sr
g3vea ~ ths Queen ATsue FartnsShf4y
t'58ss ~ ere QGeagl \ nus Cab h1sSe Jan
eaEy 8 wtH }= ra@ss@ nsg3 Uusa failure TO
tsre through 3nsss columns
IL ara interview ~ttn Prof II y eeroFs-
errE - New Nb@sagfzTter. paAaiahs~s ssz-
8 nssy as = quoted as saying ghst Ys.a
esFss t1r's.te r. tresse - e9Esss 7g2Stfsr "a "a
est S4ss z1s~ - really iae ecs1 - 800
TegeasEa T2@Ff.y- TIE E1s1Te structure wsii
eesS :, sss
\ fF@rs tss95etr< "a fAe. Crescent MAJ.
faes srsg com lazy rsn sNsg Yesterday -,
Fzss& avenue aus25a 0snl isasaTs x wsse ss.sgs
sEss &sssea .rto tns sTgat s5Aa.I keeps 81 fga~
s3assTe4s eE@s@ aaaHeS ard SCATTERED sss
trg1Ff n Al Si.TeesEs E1ae hoFss wsrs
tss@asz-y t-A2&as on stsSss.ssssa2 street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
\ DRINK ron A CORPSE.
tnIaus TuueFai Services over He
muies at Iasrph sarressv

DQse *eyNiecN were held over ts,a re~
9}alr@ Of 34ssth tsaerattv 49,. saie.f 4, gl.+
''salf1F sail ri f}easr3Gag ,ftgustsa veastsrsi az
atterneae. tsafrettE 0s4 w.lI kliss4sr Il, fl,a
tEHsieFi9sa. end HasR the neas x l5ls 1s.ss b
st#easso EsrtsaFa}'Y knssS q e 8as ALSO ascaf~
fai1ed thaf ae ss5sSs ss,sunlisssN
\ Nssiesti9Fs Nas taken Ea "a tefrsv che
f5ef8aS sssfs,FsN~s The ps.esmssl ga syarys.i
gfesn eettet wt'tts's Undertaking rooms lssst
ltssE f@'Sarr ;ias g3sket Mas rAssss1 all nasa-
eTt~t 4festna aga drank - fhesy uia fr.arE
SsF1T aas Tiignastcsi tnat IS Mas f5as rl&mt
~ Aeaxa ASK SIRE as. an sueh 8s ts-sss zsssfi
~ press 81 ee'7et7rFsn4s 50 dranS 80 se.s.af "a
rye wSe f9uge8 @0~u ghA thyoas 81 no
csf
AZ 5ae grave chs services Rers essusss.-ta.J
~ EenssMsa rnrssa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03

- srsE~ts-vrs 81 steamship FIR Esssr-
ssgsz. azsx ssseas1s 20 80 4essfnaEsszs. TEs<1e
11seasE ca~sreA Fzs@ mail 60 lie cars.
% -s5A = ~ yesterday zxgss b. t3ss rosie
Tor tae fra rArae. Il a4si -evEs@Isy - tins
~ ELS sag ss fszs1r@
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stole n Diamond Ring.

sneak ;sseg gnt inso J. = R>-gsoo-s's
house az 3sl9 Rssreu ave TlsEe sunday even
3rg nagtss he family was az fnrer ard
stole 3 diamond ring "a sasss a. 50.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
HEAVY ris,,.irs...n a.it..
Seat frora This ttss Via snaro.,n
aud HoaaLesg In the sstasa.

y large shipment 0f lferrs .srevs 40. 3
r@s&aEes TOR th' tslHnBsne fs!aee1s zssa as.ws
Sat ts#ttyfsy niafnsnE 0sek sae S@sttgs 4
shttFnAttsfssa 20 kangasssVvr stserv. = /, -
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were made by me ga a United States ana
special carrier Of mail and express.
My racing offer is still open 10 All
corners j A Ackln preferred, and MS
friend CHARLES W. schultz second
AS Ackiin has gone 10 California Ter
few weeks, his opinion upon or ms ansSes
10 Cars statement could not he harmed
But the statement Mas read TO Schultz
yesterday afternoon. TN take MIN up,
he said aita tire in his eye. Il VIII cover
any amount Carr pats I'D. either mere OF
in Dawson IL Carr means business We
February No stops or lay overs are 10 20,
either. Wei leave Dawson together. and
the first uiaa who reaches SkasNay can
have the money. Il must be a go as-you-
please race Horses. dogs or anything else
60. ard we must rua or walk. just as We
see ut.
i never heard of Cars 81 so forfeit IN
Dawson, nor did Acklin. II IL had be-
come known there would have been plenty
or men 10 cover IL.
Il object To racing III. "a does Carr. be-
cause I have goods 10 take with me.
the trip from Dawson 10 Skagway last
spring ia twenty-three days Win Pat Gal
v.n. Ed Hickman and frenchmlan named
MaxSe. ana IL was not over ice al the
way. either We left Dawson April 10, and
reached Skagway May .. We lost tive
from ten miles below the Little Salmon TO
Lake lie Barge. Then We had 10 FOLLOW
the shores OF the lakes, for they were not
frozen. We also had TO carry sixty pound
packs from Pelly river. having left our
dogs AZ that point
pat Up . forfeit mere IN Seattle. II wos3
consider any $50 or sloa forfeit" he sad
IL ana a man of thousands. Let them cover
nay money at Dawson.
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Charles w ~
yson.
carrxc
lie
he
da i htsl I he
ada .hat
a
w 4
4
1 ar Cars
ate the aanas~nh
II
n n ehn lsng gnok~
~ h. hsa
shown
this cad 81 che nn~
thm he
nd sfstr
Mr. Carr for
"a rosra
and the
~ IL & fn
h~asI ,haa~
q sis
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
Consequences of Refusal to Dock
the McCulloeh.
U. S. WARShiPS AVOID JAPAN.
The Nagaxaki Incident i'm November
Has Caused the Loss to Japan Of
All the Repairing and Supplying
of the American Naval Squadron
ronase to the City of Hong kong.

Az the time Of the departure OF the last
mail advises from Japan, the authorities
OF the nl.kaoo's empire appear not To have
learned, or at least not TO have believed,
taat the Spanish-Amer4can var IL over.
With singular Yuncti,iousness. they had
refused, up to December IL, to allow Amer
lean warships 10 remain in Japanese har-
bors over the twenty four-hour limit, either
for purposes OF repairs or OF securing sup
plies For this reason all OF Dewey's fleets
have been obliged 10 60 10 iiongkong, ana
Japan has lost the opportunity OF dong the
repairing ard ealApping.
An issue Of the Nagasak Press OF Decem-
Der IL calls attention 10 the financial loss
arising 10 Japan from this course OF ac-
ton, ana quotes letter from an American
naval officer at Manila. saying that Adj
Tnisai Dewey wilI dock no more ships n
japan on account OF the japanese attitude.
The article In the Nagasaki Press is under
the head Of international Isanct ii.o-"I'.se
Hide Bound Policy Of the Japanese, ard
reads as follows:
Most Of cur readers are aware that the
United States ship Hugh McCult1ch arrived
here Il few days ago 70 be docked at Saga-
saks The tnitsd States authorities natur-
ally supposed that since the Paris commits
sion had come 10 a settlement regarding
the terms OF peace, The objectfoW tbs Japa-
fese authorities had previously made 10 the
docking OF American vessels Ia Japan as
a breach of neutrality would row be re-
moved
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Another Challenge for Carr.

Arthur q. Wheeler. al Dawson who has
read Jack Cars challenge for race 10
the kiondike. is ready to make the go with
fhe mail carrier. Mr.. Wheeler has lived
il The Yukon country three years. He is a
late arrival from Dawson and is at the But
Ter.
This Is his proposition: II understand
Jack Carr has said he wishes 10 race any
man ia Dawson Tor SO go a side Let MIN
1enosit his money. / will race ainn Pref
eFanfy. my terms would re taess That We
start from Bes1ne It for Dawson each on
foot ami ore days prey in our peck
els. This would give the hes; test OF a
mans endurance. Moreover II wo1il! do
away with the differences that might exist
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@-i1tslN. fsH : -
IT. 5ee E2se~ y "a ysaf ss.. re 5~~nssgz
sfsaf E&1sy tss r1ast Sglasre~ zza =, ,sse1
nay tFsFsSt-8a zAzsze "a sass cas.asYy g.
800 IA SIS raTs@tes0& = Italy. 81
- ~s1a FL EEAukE
SEa @asr aay IL sezxss M s7s-s.aee
s44@ eE@ &10wa 2s &14esF 1E.zs.. a-sgs CO.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
kL0ND|KE MAILS DELAYED.
No Word From Home Received in
Dawson Since Last August.
AN INVESTIGATION URGED.

said TO BE Hundreds of Pounds of
IngoinG Mail at Lake Tagish,
Two Tons at Lake Bennett and
Large Quantity mt SkaGway-
Been There for weeks-D. II. PIN
gree Says People Are Complaining
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4 TarsiN Rcpentauce.

~
Permission for docking the High McCul-
lcch was however. refused, and the vessel
vas ordered 10 leave the harbor We un-
derstaad that TIVE days after she had left,
n tar4y permission FOR docking the vessel
was received from Tokyo
'''rhs less 70 Nagasak tn consequence Of
the punctilio shown by the japanese gev-
ernulent in .he matter of these neutrality
regulations has been very Serious to Maya
sah. 10 which III the natural course OF
events all or nearly all. the United States
vessss Is would have come to reIeir and re-
fit The following extract from "a letter
written by Il senior Officer III the United
States navy wiz give some idea Of how the
Americans fsel about the matter. and " nat
IL has cost N gGSalSs IN The iiast aud viii
ia likely 10 cu@s 81 the future. OWING he
writes 20 TIE kindness Of our japanese
friends, all af oar ships had " be docked
al Hongkos<y Five hBndrss Thousand dol
lars g godl was left in that piacepar of
this SUM wouid have been spent in Naesl-
ski had / not been for the aide bound
policy ~ The Iapa aeSe. The Iougkong and
Whan4fssa Dock Company now has con-
tract for raising three Spanish ships for
si7s.@1 Mexican money. Admiral Dewey
NJ. dock n, more ships n japan on account
81 tha stand taken by the japanese
Lucrative Trade Lost.
~ the ialtea States ships had been
locked here the AIitsu Iisal Company
would probably have secured the above
mentioned contract far raising tha sanksa
Spanish sHia&a contract That must he
prov. * lucrative, judging from tho Ease
aua CELEBRITY w1th which two Of the ships
have already been raised. And fha whole
community az NagasaAi wou!d have profit
60 6y TIE expenditure Of the creSs Of all
~ s- shpS. an expenditure. Of course. al
d3Tl@nai IA The official expenditure men
TONED q eosF and amounting. probably. 20
a considerable larger sum. The Iiisparn-
American war an1 me constant threaten
lHgs 81 Rar ~ t5hlFssTe waters have drawn
tts ~afsstaiss St various isati9pass9lsS very
ma i away from Nagasaki during fse wear
@o ina tn0Ee Dependent asa tEaa custom CO
tz,sSe ships have especially suffered Tha
y note tgSD saA looking for ward 10 profit
sns ~ tE7e gre&eE3cE 81 tks American sf}fss
here a. iae tAsse ~ t9e War. and the diver
sion u them 10 HougAogag by the action
90 tae } Japanese authorities Vas a very So
rl3SGs dAs.a. 7ssos n gEsaSgt
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@ease@eae -. ~ ~ - esse9.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-19
roo REALISTIC.
" Times-Democrat.

From The New Orleans Tmes-Democrat.
Talking bout scapers tickets said an old con
ductor last night the quccrest thing know IN
that line happened when ! was WORKING Tor tAe
Missouri Pacific back in the eighties. My run was
between Kansas City and ST. Louis ana one morn
ing as I was pulling out on my edstbouhd lrlp Il
fellow gave an old three day excursion uckcI
that had expired at least SIX months Dclofc.
told him il was no good. and after considerable
growing lac handed me some small silver i@nat @
vii carry me to - ne said, naming niue way
Very well | replied but | give you notlce r!Sht
now that I won't carry you FOOT turth'r uHcSS
YOU put up the money lie made no answer ana
BEGAN carefully studying his ticket. Nhtn. we Rot
10 The station / was by his side. We'll, sir, s4id,
what do YOU intend TO dor intend to ride on TINS
ticket he snarlcd I've read 1t over ana II = per-
fcctly good I'm not going To argue any more
about that. said l. you pay your rare quick or Eet
off Not unless you're the best man. SAID ne,
looking ugly. Well threw him of. but IL was
tough job. lie fought like wildcat anu came near
licking both me and the brakeman , .
The station whore this happened was IN tne h%eaIt %
OF u wild moonshiuc district. and the crowd mat
collected sympathizcd with the passenger. AS We
pulled out they stoned the train. ! expected 10
and tho affair soon passed out OF my mind six
months later happened TO be in the gencra Offices
when to my great surprise saw ann coming UIS aS
of the managers private room. w no is tudt man!
! asked a clerk lie laughed Why, don you
know him? he said He's , and he named a
detective who had lately worked up the evidence
hood of the station where our row had occurred
Then / understood. You see. he wanted some Good
excuse for going into the settlement, and there was
no better role than that Of poor man just eJetted
sea .per's ticket 10 show, he nad just put up a
genuine fight and he claimed to be dead broke All
that appealed the natives, and they TOOK MN IN
al once The result was that he stayed there
1t was Shrewd scheme, bat thlnk ne maze mat
scrap unnecessarily realistic
New-York tribune., 1899-11-19
PHIL ARMOUR As A BRAKEMAN.
THE MILLIoNAIRE's BRIEF AND UNSUCCESSFUL
CAREER At RAILROADS.&C..


CAREER At RAILROADS.&C..
Adrian Mich) correspondence Of The Detroit News
George A. Sheldon, depot master Of the Lake
Shore station, who died October %, after forty
company, a Veritablc encyClOpa liza OF railroad
incident and his well tod tales if repeated i'm his
own select phrase, would rank classic literature
His narratiOns confined to actualiticS. thus
giving them a real value. lie many years Il
conductor. and among the best of the incidents ne
related is the following
"Onc day there stepped aboard my train well
dressed, business appearing man, who ne ten
,derCd his fare remarked:
." 1 you still on the road, Mr. Sheldon
Yes, ! am still at IL, ! replied. 'Dut ! am not
scertain that | remember you, though | think ]
have seen you before
"Yes, you have seen me before. emphasized the
passenger, and while you doubtless have forgot
ten it | still remember that you once did
s5reatest favor of my fe. Come to my seat when
,Nyou get time and IN tell you about it,
when ] had finished collecting fares dropped
into the strangers seat and he continued: Years
ago | was four days brakeman aboard your train.
At the end Of the four days you took me aside and
tTemarked in n tone of sympathy: I'm sorry to have
too much OF a fool to make good railroadcr.
Take my advice and quit" 1 took your advice
and went into other business, and the result s.
/ made fair fortune. | thank you, Mr. Sheldon, for
eyour wise counsel
What is your name asked
"'Ph ID. Armour, Of Chicago replied my
[ brakeman. and / shall always. remember your
vised me for my good 7"
Until this Interview" added Mr. Sheldon. y
never suspected that Philip D. Armour. the packet
was the brakeman discharged years before"
New-York tribune., 1899-11-19
HOW HI Won HIS PROMOTION.

70 The Detroit Free Press
u Green said the city editor, Il am pleased
= tI you that you are getting along very well in
.t work. AZ first ! did not hope for much from
- Your 500. uuIary appeared small and your
- 1g Vas ler1 rad. but you have improved much
ie asst month. Z suppose YOU have been put
= n yoIr evenings studying"
10 'ew reporter Hcked lis left toe against his
n afraid J amt he said
Ten how 1o YOU account for the Improvement
= 'a'cs and sro,.iug?" inquired the city editor,
:. vas a kindly man and hadn't been city editor
.-nno. ur'res us eatin the alphabet soup they
ne up 70 Wy boarding house
nis'eupor me new reporter was Immediately
.es'efred from nc suburban beat 10 the joke de
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