The age-herald., 1900-01-15
Southern Passenger No. 37 Laid
 Out for Two Hours.
CAUGHT BETWEEN STATIONS
Piston Rod Broke-Meeting of South ern Passenger Association in Att lanta Tomorrow-List of Ex-
 cursion Rates Given

Washington, was Host" for more than two hours, and great concern was felt by the railroad officials.
 The train left Anniston on time and was duly reported by the dispatches, but nothing more was heard from it until sev- mingham.
 A few miles west of Anntston at point midway between telegraph stations the train was laid out by a broken piston rod which caused the delay. There being no means to communicate with the train dis patcher, the crew set to work to patch up the break so as to reach the next station, which they finally succeeded in doing. A,
 It was feared for a while that the train had happened to a serious accident, and when she pulled into the union depot she was welcomed with almost as much joy as is "a ship upon entering harbor after a storm at sea.
 To Meet in Atlanta meeting of the Southeastern Passenger uSSOSidbiOll VIII De n8lQ III Atlanta tOnOr row. The order of business, as outlined in circulars received here, is as follows:
 Reports of Committees-O Winter tourist rates, season 1Sa9-1900; diverse route busi- ness from points north of the Ohio river. @ Chartered train rates, season 19OO
 Unfinished Business-D Route represen- tation, Jacksonville to Fall River, Mass, via steamship lines to New York, thence Sound lines. @ Route representation, At lanta and Macon to Tallahassee, Fla, via Jacksonville. (3) Equalization of limited fares with mileage ticket rates between common points in Southeastern Passenger association territory. (D Rules governing the checking of baggage-checking of un- locked baggage, telescopes, etc. 6) Rates of movements of crcuses. (0 1899 to April, 1900.
 One-way settlers rates, November,
 Rates and Dvisions-O Cycle tour to Havana, Cuba-winter tourist season 1SS9-19OO. @ Merchants (New Yorl) Asso- c.ation excursions, February and March, 180-request that s. E. P. A. lines partici- pate in special rates from points west of Mississippi river. (3) National Educational Association meeting, Charleston, s. C., July 1900. (5) Mardi Gras celebration, New Or leans, La, February 21-27. (5) Mardi Gras celebration, Mobile, Ala, February 21-27. (6) Mardi Gras celebration, Birmingham, Ala, February 21-N. CD Alabama Field Trials club meet, Greenville, Ala, Feb- ruary 5-12. Request for one-fare rate. (9 First annual carnival celebration, Tampa, Fla., February 7-10. (0 Annual meeting of Georgia Teachers Association, Cumberland Island, June 26-3O. Request for one-fare rate with membership coupon. QO Bal timore and Ohio railroad tour, New England to Jacksonville, Fla, March 9. QD Week ending rates to commercial centers
 Miscellaneous Business-D Honoring of limited tickets expering route. @ Re- quest of the railroad commission of Geor- gia that baggage belonging to pupils of the Georgia School for the Deaf be checked through from local stations to Cave Springs.
 Excursion Rates
 The Southern railway passenger depart- ment in this city has received from the Southeastern Passenger association head quarters in Atlanta, circulars announcing excursion rates that have sbeen arranged on the certificate plan as follows:
 Grand lodge meeting. colored Masons, Ocala, Fla, January S-10.
 Annual convention Woman's clubs, Pa 1atka, Fla, January 1913.
 Annual meeting Daughters of the Con- federacy, Jacksonville, Fla, January 16-19 Tobacco growers convention of Virginia Month Carolina, South Carolina and East ern Tennessee, Raleigh, N. C., January IT,
 Annual conference M. E. church of Flor ida, Gainesville, Fla, January 17-20. Convocation of P. E. church, missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida, Daugh- ters of the King and Woman's auxiliary, Orlando, Fla, January 2S-2S. Annual conference M. D. church, Jack sonville Fla, January 25
 Cassava convention, Sanfu@d. IYla, Jan uary 25.
 National American Woman,s Suffraea convention, Washington, D. C., February. S-14.
 Rate to apply to all points within 2. P. A. territory.
 National Antitrust conference. Chicago H., February 12-14
 Rate to apply to all points within s. P. A territory.
 Meeting of Baptist Bible Institute of South Georgia, Dublin, Ga.. February 12-16
 Atlantic States Packers association. Western Packers c. G. association, Can ming Machine and Supplies association. De- troit, Mich., February, 12-17
 Rate to apply to all points within s. P. A. territory.
 Continental congress, Daughters of Amer ican Revolution, Washington, D. C., Febru- ary 19.
 Rate to apply from all points within s. P. A. territory.
 Liberal Congress of Religion, Boston, Mass, April 23-3O.
 Rate to apply from all points within s. P. A. territory.
 The following application has been de- clined:
 Annual meeting State Public Officers as- sociation, of Tennessee; Nashville, January 16-B Insufficient time In which to perfect arrangements.