People's voice., 1900-02-01

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A new ruling goes into effect TO-
day on all the leading railroads of
the country which will inaugurate a
sweeping change in passenger meth
odS. The payment of commissions to
agents for tickets will be entirely dis
continued, and no induCement what
ever can be offered passengers to take
any particular road TO the exclusion
of any other. The new rule also ap-
plies to excess in baggage. 1t has
been the custom in many instances to
allow certain amounts Of excess 10
baggage, in cases where the passengers
were good customers, but now nOGhin,
OF the kind will be allowed. Every
pound OF baggage in excess OF the
regular rates must be paid for. Under
the new agreement, all OF the roads
must stand on their individual merits.
The only competition that Can be in
dulged ini is in the matter OF excel
lence of equipment, rolling stocks,
and the like.
The uneasiness OF the employees Of
the Santa Fe shops here is increasing,
and none of them know who is the
next to be laid off while the dull
season continues. The night machin-
ist, night boilermaker and Dight
inspector have been put on the day
shift, the night gang having been
abolished for the present. Night
Engine Inspector Lack Aldridge has
been laid of, and Inspector Lyman is
now holding that position. The shop
men have been working only nine
hours day for some time, but the
order isIexpected to come in at any
time cutting the time down to eight
hours day. This condition of things
will continue until the spring stock
rush begins, and then the men will be
compelled to work night and day on
account Of the large amount of work.
Assistant Attorney General Tracy
last Friday ruled that district clerk
could not legally charge the county a
fee for keeping the minutes Of the
court. The district clerk in Butler
county put in a bill for that work
The commissioners referred the
question to the county attorney and
ne, in turn, referred it to the attorney
general. Mr.. Tracy claims that, under
a decision Of the supreme court
reported in the Twenty-third Kansas
the duty Of keeping the minutes Of
the court is made gratuitOus burdeI
on the clerk, and that no fee can bC
charged. Several district clerks il
the state have been collecting iet
for that work. This decision shut,
them out in the future.
Good news came from South Africt
Monday: the English general, Butler
has given up bis second attempt t
relieve Ladysmith, the attempt hav
ing proven a disastrous failure. Bulle
has retreated TO the south OF Tugel,
river. The Beers place the numbe
of British dead at 1900. The Euglisl
losses are evidently heavier than thos,
in the bloody battle Of Colenso.
The English are telling a story Il
the effect that when a BOer dies il
battle his body is weighted aut
thrown to the bUttom Of a river, or il
some other way concealed as quickl!
as possible, and no information Of an
kind is ever given to the relatives
The object Of the story is evidentl!
to stamp the Beers as heather.
The new style girls are wearin.
their hair stretched out like a Tan
O'Shanter hat, and the knob in tht
middle represents the hats button
1t is very unbecoming, but that cut.
no ice.
There are, at the State Universit-
BOW, 1000 students, the largest en-