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The evening times., 1901-04-16
TIE SOUTHERN OIL FEVER.
Companies Being Organized All
Along the Gulf Coast.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1g.-The oil
fever continues TO grow steadily here and
nearly everybody in New Orleans and
throughout this section IS buying or sell
ing oil stocks. Since the Lucas gusher
was struck. ninety-six companies have
been organized in Texas, eight IL LOuisi-
ana. ana three others in other States
There are several others organized which
have not vet forwarded their charters TO
the Secretaries Of State of Texas ara
Louisiana. and others, whose charters
are under investigation.
The capital of the several companies
ranges from S5,0y1 TO S5.g93G0. FIfty-one
have their headquarters at Beaumont
thirteen al. Galveston, seven at Fort
Worth. SIX at Houston and The others are
scattered. SO prevalent is the belief that
oil Is to be found anywhere on the Gulf
Coast, that a company has been organ
lied to sink a wen on the banks Of the
Mississippi. near the Passes. the theory
being that II oil is struck there. ii viii
be most convenient, as there win be- 10
necessity for q pipe. line, or other trans
partatiou, but the Oh can be delivered i'm
mediately upon steamers at the river
bank and shipped thence TO al parts Of
the world
4 well has also been sunk in Texas two
miles from the GUi-. and directly opposite
The famous oil poll in the Gulf. the ex-
istcnce Of which has been known for
years. It j. even proposed that a well
be sunk in the Gulf itself. where the oil
oozss up from unGeT the water An acre
OF land within 5Ug feet Of a beaumont
gUsher went mt S25.ooe today. TIN aver
ase price Of land IN the oil district IS 81 .g95
an acre against an average Of g a few
years ago.
In consequence of the large number Of
oil companies doing business in New or
leans, ard the Dig sPecuIaTI0Hs IN shares
here steps have beer taken to establish
an oil exchange, which viii De operated
in connection with the New Orleans STocsz
tZchange- Excursions are given daily
10 Beaumont, the parties amounting to
several thousands daily
The evening times., 1901-04-16
BADLY CUT. BUT WILL RECOVER
Three Negroes Assault CoIored
Van ut Midnight.

George H T Carr. coIored. who was as
saUited by three unknown negro men on
3 Street, near the Pennsylvania depot,
about - O'Clock last night. is rapidly con-
valesCing. He may be able to leave the
Emergency Hospital this evening
The police consider Cars escape most
miraculous. Carr, who is second mate of
the schooner Samuel Washington was on
his way 10 his vessel in company with
Captain Brown. of the same schooner
when. It Is alleged, 10 was approached by
the three cOlOred men. who carried bar
JOS and Z guitar. Carr Claims that tnemeu
demanded money of him. and that while
he was attempting to parley with them
one of them drew razor from his pocket
and cut him three times across the face
Oae Of the cuts extended to the neck and
severed one Of the arteries
Detective Tz-ser and Policeman Sears
who were on duty ar the depot. responded
to Captain Browns calls for neiD. hut
Cars aSSaiIanTS made their escape
through the Smithsonian grounds
The evening times., 1901-04-16
THE THOMAS ARRIVES,
A List of 0aseerS and Regiments Re
turning on the TRANSPORT

a List Of 0EEeerS and Regiments Re
turning on the Transport.
Adjutent General Corbin today received
the following despatch from San Fran
cisco announcing the arrival ,,f the arra,
transport Thomas
The transport Thomas arrived April Is
TwSnty-eighth Infantry ard First and
Third BaJJalioHs Thirty-fIfth Infantry.
and following military passengers: Gel
0nel Birkhimer. Major Chalmers Can
-1ains Dunn, CrGaSmaB- Te-sgarden. Bicll-
sam, Price. Crawford Campbell. King.
Nredenberger. and Fries First Lieuter-
ants Barber. TeTrTu Neibuu. Waidron-
Wood. Wooton, Hansburg. Slayer, Boica.
Damn. Geinty, Lyons, and Easton. Sec
''Esd I-ieutenauJs Jones, Bishop. MADISON
Mitchell, Grey ShUcAer- GOODYEAR. of the
'Iwenty-eighth- Colonel Plumber Ma fGrs
Short Geary, and CRANKY. Captains Hal
pln- Matthews RUggIes Dauab. Roberts
Shrieber. Robinson. and Coates FIRST
i-ieutenants Hughes Lewis. Baker Flint.
tioedosn, EaBdervort Collins. Elliott
and kimbaH. Second IIeutcnauts Smith
strong, Goss, Newport. DaEan. Cossrnan.
and Duval. Of the ThiTty-lfth- Assistant
Surgeon Peod. Tweuty-eighth and As
ssistant Surgeon CARING, Thirty-ffth.
Major Ashburn, Thirty-third: CAPTAIN
Hanson, Nineteenth; 1 contract surgeon.
discharged soldiers aa. no deaths during,
voyage. general prisoners >: hospital
corps men, 10
The evening times., 1901-04-16
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL SUPPLIES. OFFICE
or THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA Washington. April O. 1871
Sealed proposals viii be received at this Office
until THURSDAY. NAY. ,, 1901. AT , O'CLOCK
P NJ, for furnishing the various branches Of the
District GoyernmeD: with general supplies tor the
fiscal year ending June 50, 1902, comprising sta
tioRsTy, blank forms and printing, school books,
furniture hardware tinE2Te, plumbers supplies
groceries, boots and shoes. drugs glass paint and
yarnisi.eS. lumber, fresh meats. castings, fuel,
dry goods. ice. telephone supplies. saddlery and
forage Blank forms Of proposals. together with
all Information can he obtained upon appTiCa-
ton at the Property Clerks Officc, Room 50,
District Building, 464 Louisiana ave NV Bids
VIII be received hy the class or for one or mare
items n class, but the Commissioners reserve
the right 10 reject any all bids OF parts of
bids. TO waive defects. and award all contracts
b. classes ~ by items, - may best
serve the interests Of the District No proposal
for printing 70 he done outside of the District OF
Columbia viii be considered. HENRY b r
MCFARLAND JOHN W ROSS. LANSING Il.
BEACH, Commissioners of the District o: Coluu-
The evening times., 1901-04-16
A FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Several Buildings Destroyed in n
Business District


Business District.
PHILADELPHIA, April ia fire
I.ruse out shortly before Il o'clock last
night in the centre Of the block of build
fnSs on the south side of Passzlluk Ave-
llue. between Fifth and Sixth Streets.
The flames started IN the folIr-sto orr
building at 10. 80. and 761 Passyunk Ave
nUe- the upper portion of which was occgl-
pied by z. T HaIlahan as q shoe mann
factory Four alarms were turned in.
BEFORE half-rast i O'Clock the entire
building comprised in 757 80. and 761
1assyunk Avenue was DESTROYED
Breschler's wallpaper stock. which was
al lost, was valued by him AT 81. .oaG. Jlu-
GA which there was insurance of only
SEgv4 The first doors Of Nos. T5g and 761
were occupied by the Franklin Shoe
Store, which was the downtown retail
business place Of = r HaIzahan. Mr.
iiallahan's loss was roughly estimates at
EIU0 p9l
During the fire the six children Of Isaac
'ioldbersr who keeps d hat store al Tf3
.stSS4 unk Avenue, and lives above his
pace OF business were carried. half suf-
3aaIed- down the ladders by The 1,oIjca
anu IITencn- ana Were Takou IN by Reign
tyfs- seven children Of William Mac
~ nistier, who lives above the store at
80 were earned TO places 81 50 fety and
Jlf-- children of solomon BeFch4r II,
whose store II Is supposed the blaze
Sil=lHaIed- were carried out into Pu66 Al
ley which runs back Of the dcst rCv,-d
building All the children resccled go
A4ifErE eleven years
The evening times., 1901-04-16

Company to perform = sixteen-seventeen
days service between Auckland and San
Francisco and twenty days between sgd
F1ey and San Fra ncisco, every three weeks
each way. for 4 payment of $50 ej8 per
annum from the AHstraIasian colonies
cannot he accepted by the Government OF
New Zealand, 1s the thre new steamers
of 5000 tons built especially for the
aforementioned service, are registered in
the United States The whole matter will
be submitted anew to the House Of Rep
reSentatIveS of New Zealand. which VIII
have To decide whether in spite of the ex-
isting difficulties, the British flag shall or
shall not continue 10 be hOiSted on the
steamers carrying the mails between Au-
straIasia and the United States OF Amer
lea.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
QUARANTINE GUARD ARMED
Excitement Over the Smallpox Sit
nation in Springfield, I'll.

Imprisoned Guests at the Infected
Salvation Array Hotel Make an
Effort 10 Escape A Fugitive
Thrown Through Window
SPRINGFIELD H.. April 16.-The
residents Of this city are greatly alarm
ed over the smallpox situation and
there is every prospect Of serious de-
veIopments # further attempts are
made To evade quarantine.
Great excitement prevailed last night
in the vicinity of the Salvation Army
Hotel The city authorities borrowed
six stands Of arms and sixty rounds o.
ammunition from the State authorities
to use in the event of an emergency
In the Salvation Army Hotel there
are at present six welI-defRed cases Of
smallpox. Besides the victims of the
disease, twenty-six persons were
caught in the hostelry when the quar-
antIne was declared on Saturday last
They We're guests at the hotel and all
were exposed 10 the contagion. For
tEat reason. the health authorities de
cIiued 10 allow them to depart. although
Afttt ASiiletA t-lSAlAS A4leLlE l4lC lllDSl
vigorous protests against being depriv-
ei Of their freedom
Twenty-six of the persons in the ho-
tel organized j revolt yesterday They
finally decided To break out and es-
cape, but their plan was frustrated
six special policemen are on guard at
the hotel night and day in order to
make the quarantine effective, and last
night orders were given them to shoot
down any person who tried to get away
frem The infected building
A crisis was preCipitated when one Of
the persons who on Saturday jumped
from an upper window of the hotel and
escaped was returned He was refus-
I'd adnittanCe by the people in the hes
tclry. whe declared that they would
not allow the authorities 10 convert ii
iHtc a peSthouse-
Notwithstanding their protests. a
window was broken and the man was
thrown through it the inmates trying
their best 10 prevent his entrance while
the operation was in progress.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES
Of the ryrunid Pile Care

Is the fact that it cures every form of
piles without one particle Of pain This
desirable point Is not obtained by the use
Of injurious "ulates. which sis1lI,l. Grfr,-r1
and paTIiyze the nerves of the parts and
make matters worse lii the long run Bat
u II don" solely by as remarkably heal
ing and soothing cTICcts And while
il thus gives immediate relief. az tn
sf;;ue time the disease Is not merely
checked bun "a radical cure is raDfdfv 4r-
compIisheG. And the point We want II,
make clear Is that al this is done without
p particle Oi pain
The pyramid Pile cure has been before
the pubic too long and its merits recoz-
ufz,3 by tco many people to allow il to
he class with the many sgivea. supposi-
tories. pills. ana ana $on 5i- run no risle ia
and untriad preparations If you are ever
troubled with any form of pa or rectal
disease dG not forget lii, I'TEdT..t Pile
Cure PREPARED l. Pyramid Drug IT,
Bany. MARSHALL. Mich. and sold by all
druggists lt - cents PCT package.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
Land for Il soldiers Home soon to
Re Selected

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 1.-THE
board Of managers Of the National Homes
for Disabled Soldiers passed through the
city last night on the way to New Or
lens from Johnson City Tenn. where
th"y have been for several days making
an Investigation in regard TO 4 site for
the new soldiers home in the South.
The board has under advisaraent two
sites known as the Carnegie and LvIe
tracts. one of which VIII be selected and
purchased after the board completes its
tour Of inspection. This NV home viii
cost S1,0o0.0j0 which amount has been ap-
propriated by Congress for that purpose.
The site for the home viii be purchased
in few days and work Will he started on
the buildings Immediately afterward.
Buildings 10 accommodate 500 soldiers
viii be- erected first and from time to
time others viii bc erected and the
grounds Beautifed until the money is *
pended
The evening times., 1901-04-16
THE PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE
New Zealand Laws Conflict With
the American Contract.
Trouble Arises From the Fact That
None Of the Steamers Employed
Fly the British F'Iae-The Oceanic
Co8upuny's offer Not Accepted.

Postmaster General Smith this morn
ing received copy OF the report of the
Postmaster General OF New Zealand, in
which the latter discusses at length the
subject of the transportation Of mail be
tween this country and Australasia. The
Postmaster General of New Zealand says
"A question especially important from
the point Of view OF international rela-
tionS-uameIy. the renewal # che con
tract of the San Francisco mail services
still forming the subject OF steady nego-
tiations. the issue Of which ceunot be
foreseen owing to the nature of the diff
cultiss to be cUped with For the time
being the Pacific mail service Is secured
ny -1f7e Union Steamship Company, which
performs II with adnira bic regularity
Tie House of Representatives, (New
ZeaIandl has empowered the Government
TO extend for one year the contract with
that company which expired on the 3lst
Of March. I9n. It also empowered the
same to enter into negotiations with a
steamship company for sixteen or a
seventeen days service once every four
weeks and also alternate services once
every two weeks and once every
three weeks The conditions of the
new services are as follows Vessels Of
not less than .08o tons shall be employed
between Auckland and San Francisco: the
contract must be made for a period of
five or seven years from the 1st Of April
1901: one British owned steamer at least,
shall be employed in either Service.
The negotiations failed until now ovy-
ing TO the third conGition mentioned
above The position Is further complicat-
ed by the fact that Honolulu has become
a part Of the United States since the in
corporation OF the Sandwich Islands fUNA
the United States territory. The Ameri-
can maritime laws prohibit the convey
auce Of passengers and cargo between
ports of>thc United States except in YES
sells owned or registered in that country.
The service between San Francisco and
Honolulu can consequently be secured by
American vessels only The Oceanic
Steamship Company of San Francisco,
which il associated with the Union Steam
ship Company Of San Francisco and OF
New Zealand in carrying out the San
Francisco service, in securing a ten years
contract from the l 1ited States Govern
ment for a service between San Fran
cisco and Australia. had thus TO under
take to perform it exclusively by vessels
registered IN the United States. This con-
ditiOn is IN contradiction to the decision
Of the House Of Representatives of New
Zealand. which enaCtS that at least one
British vessel should be employed
The offer Of the Oceanic Steamship
The evening times., 1901-04-16
.,n Accused DeuseIss Acquitted.

The case OF Arthur B. Burrows the druggist.
Of Iakoma fark. charged in the Police Court
with selling - certain Iaiztme puEportiI.g 10 Be
glyoo-thyuIeinc. not composed af all lie Ht-
gI@GiCuts advertised in respect 20 said mixture
was dismissed this morning Judge EiusiE4u held
that the section at iarT- UuIcr which lHe .Ilr.s.
aaa brought against Burrows wa, nor s7riI-5lrtf.
nieaI L" warrant INN o. hold BurTog-.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
D. A. R. OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The Annual Meeting of the Conti-
mental Chapter Held Last Night


The annual meeting CT Continental
Chapter. Daughters Of the American Rcv-
oIution. was held last evening in the par
lors Of the Ebbftt House. officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
Regent. Mrs. Mary !. Gist- vice regent,
Mrs. Lucy Marsh; recording secretary
Ruth 2. Pealer; corresponding secretary.
Mrs Adelaide Lowe: treasurer. Mrs A
II F,Hton: registrar. Miss Cornelia Lloyd.
historian. Miss lea Hinman, advisory
board. Airs. Lucy SoIger. chairman; 8Irs.
N c Fowler Mrs Middleton Smith, 8Irs.
Hattie narrower. Mrs. Louise Bacon.
ana Miss Mary Lets
The chapter decided 10 take part in the
reception 70 Zoe rendered April ., in hon
or OF Mrs Fairbanks. the president gen
eral of the national organization
II was also decided to contribute to
ward the medal 10 be given by the Dis
triCt Of Columbia chapters 10 the best
student in American history IN Columbian
-lfiEeTSiTE
The evening times., 1901-04-16
JUSTICE COLES SUCCESSOR.
Senator PrEtch2rd and Representa-
tive jenkins Mentioned

tlNe Jen s@Iils MPntIoNPi-
The resignation Of Charles c Cole as an
Associate Justice Of IN Supreme Court
ef the District, was the general subject
uf discussion today at the City Hall The
question of who will be his successor was
also discussed Besides those already
mentioned. District Attorney Thomas H
Anderson, andrew p DuvaH. counsel for
the Commissioners Charles r. Scott. one
ri the Police Court judges, and Benjamin
r Leighton, are likely 10 be consid-
cred by the President in selecting Justice
Coles SUCCESSOR 1t Is said that Senator
1ritchard Of North Carolina. or Represeu-
5aJiVe Jenkins of. Wisconsin can have the
POSITION fer the asking. otvttilstandfrz
this statement however il Is claimed Iy
4ir- Anderson's friends that he viii re
eeive the appointment. If he decides TO
accept it
The evening times., 1901-04-16
wheat DeaIs ia sIilnayi.r,.-

MILWAUKEE. April I6-In thu Cham
eer ot Commerce yesterday oWigu ard
privilege traders were busily engaged in
filing orders from the tine market opan-
ed until 1he bell tapped for the czrhaug.
T" close. Transactions in wheat futures
aggregated l,se3.e.i bushels and privileges
about -g9 go busu,Is.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
DIED

TIRkENTuN- 0u Monday ApriI Is 1901. al
6-5U q. W., af her late residence 1918 Thirty
shrd street northwest, MARGARET CATHERINE.
beloved wife "t Edward TUThenton.
Notice ot funeral W ''>t.,r.'
DAb-un Monday. April Il, 1901 at ; d m.
20 hcr residence. 1909 II ST. ne. ESTEII 4 DAY.
aged iWCuty-flTte wears IiIe beloved wife OF John
f. Day ami daughter OF Alex 1cnsssnt and 5he
lrJr Eliza ~ Tofuauf
Notice nj funeral hereafter. tI
The evening times., 1901-04-16
MANY PATENTS ISSUED.
The Commissioner Kept busy Dur
ing the Past Week.

During tHe week ending today $50 pat
ents designs. etc. were issued by the
Commissioner of Patents, as follows: Pat
euts. 4s5- designs, q. trademarks, -; la
bels. -. prints 3; reissues. J.
The following patents were issued to
residents OF the District of Columbia
Frederick Carl irkius pad. William ;.
Corby and Charles J. COTby- machine for
shaping working. and mOIding dough;
v IIian \. Hudson assiEuor 10 J Z
Smith telegraph sDuuder-
The evening times., 1901-04-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting Of the stOckhold-
ers Of the Washington Safe Deposit Company
viii be held APRIL 10Th 1901 for election OF
DR. eeto-s- Polls open at - m, close at
CLOCK p. N -SAML- CROSS.
Secretary and Treasurer.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Too Many PeonIe. DaiIy Win Ca

tarrh--It strikes one Ike thundsrclap. de-
vclop- with s rapidity that no other disease
does d. AEuCw'S Catarrhal Powder Is the
IdicaI, quick. safe. and pleasant cure that the
disease demands. I sc the means, prevent its
deep seating and years OF distress Don't daily
with oat3rh- AEuGW's gives relief IN ten minutes
Sold by + s Williams. Ninth and Streets; Ed
monds ana Williams, Third Street and PennsyI-
vania N"cruc.-Eo.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
BIRDS. DOGS ETC.

tirdst dogs eaEs, rabbits. sold rsh. ctc-7 cats-
I,Ssue ice SClIMID'S BIRD STORE. 7I2 18th ST
-
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Given a Long JAIN Sentence

Frederick Han was before Judge scott = the
Police Court today to answer TO, t7so charges ~
larceny. One was ioJ Che alleged theft .f
tricycle., valued at $50 from starer Hsc& IN ti,c
either case he was accused of stealing 2 I.fry,ro
Ealued al SO from CufhIort : Slei.Jea g-r
pleaded not guilty IN buth case HjIf IN Tho f,.t
De "zs fined SO ,nd IA the second SO In de-
.'5!t OF payment he VIII serve thirty dav, ia IAN
IH lien of the first and $50 daT, for tie second
TO PREVENT PNEUMoNIA AND GRIP
Laxative Bronlo-Qainine removes the cauz-
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Wear and Tear.

Large elevators carry our
loaded vans TO the floor of
storage
Expert. careful men move
the goods and pack them
away in the storage room.
Wear and tear is reduced
to a minimum
Firepr0Of Warehouse.
Burglar=proof Vaults.
Moth-proof Cold Rooms.
American Security &
Trust Co., 1140 18th.
The evening times., 1901-04-16

Imprisoned Guests at the Infected
Salvation ArTny Hotel Make an
Effort To EScHBe \ Fugitive
Thrown Through Window
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
CAPTAIN sEEsoN.s FUNERAL.
Largely Attended Friday Afternoon
Tributes 70 the DEAD

-. NAs0Hooo frloay Aftornoon-
Tributes to the Dead.
me funeral of Capt. Edward G. Bee
son FRIDAY afternoon was largely at
Tended from the home of Quartermaster
and Mrs. B. A. Beeson, of the Soldiers,
Home A large concourse of carriages
Followed the remains to their last rest
ing place in Riverside. The services
were In charge of Rev. w. H. Scott. of
the Christian church, and the song sery
ice was by a quartet composed of Mr.. F..
Aubrey Smith, Miss Gertie Adams Mrs.
X. S. Patten and Mr.. Walter Green. The
floral offerings We're especially profuse
and most beautifully arranged, tributes
from Union Lodge, knights of Pythias;
a wreath from the Soldiers Home head
quarters buildings. and flowers from
many friends and acquaintance having
been sent to lay on the casket of the
dead soldier.
Capt. Lisle w. Brown, Lieuts. Bruce
Moffatt and Frank Townsend, Sergt.
Roy b. Brown. Ralph Winery and Gust
Johnson, all veterans of the Spanish
American war. acted as pail bearers,
and the Soldiers Home band, color
guard and gun squad, assigned by Com
mandant Horton to the duty, escorted
the funeral cortege to the south gate of
the Home grounds. There ii was met by
a battalion of the Home members, be-
tween 800 and 400 strong. With uncov-
cred heads the old veterans stood in
open order on each side as the funeral
party passed between their lines. 1t was
splendid demonstration OF comradeship
and of the loyal and fraternal feeling
that exists between the veterans of the
civil war and the younger American SOL
der. The band continued playing dirges
as the procession passed down First
street and thru the cemetery grourvls to
the grave. AS the corps lowered the body
to its firal home the band played Go.
Bury Thy Sorrow" the quartet sang
Lay Him Low" and the last tributes
of respect had been paid to all that was
mortal of Capt. Edward G. Beeson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
won -lN sTRAleHT HEATS.
Miss lnsles, MarshalItown Mare,
Wins the 2:2o Pace at the Nevada

Miss lnoles, MarshatitoWn Mare,
Wins the 2:2o Pace at the Nevada
Fair.
Marshalltown horses appeared to be
quite the proper things at the Story
county fair Friday. one taking a first
and another third in the two promi-
nent events on the afternoon program.
Miss Ingles, the pretty little pacing
mare owned by Hogue & Edwards, cap
tured the 2:2O pace in three straight
heats. all of which We're won in less than
20 The mark, on the last heat, was
2:19A. tom" Fry drove the mare and
her victory over a large field was
cheered to the echo by the large crowd.
Alta o., trotter owned by Mr.. Fry,
in the 2:4O trot. secured third money.
Alice Hayden, little sorrel PAGER
owned by Park NJ. Bentley. didn't do so
we'll and in the 9:33 pace on Thursday
was distanced. The heat was won in
90
Pridewood, gray stallion owned by
Ed Sillman, of Nevada. went a pretty
exhibition mile at the Friday afternoon
meeting, lowering his own record to :15
fat and establishing new trotting rec
ord for the track.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
"pead" Engines.

Ames, Aug. 1.-THE Chicago & North
western has caused new orders to be is-
sued in regard to the hauling of dead"
engines in the future. When dead"
engine is part Of the train 1t must not be
placed nearer than four cars to the en-
CINE that is drawing the train. and If
there are more than one dead" engine
on the train they must be placed at
least four cars apart. This is necessary,
as two heavy engines passing over a
small bridge at the same time would be
liable to cause serious damage. The or
der also prohibits the placing of light
box cars between locomotives. as sud-
den stop on the part of the freight train
is liable to crush the lighter cars be-
tween the heavy ones.