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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
Syndicate of Bankers and Not the
Frisco Has Purchased the
memphis System"
OLD OFFICERS WILL REMAIN.
No New Obligations Imposed On
the Frisco-Only Friendly Traf-
fic RelatiOns-Revised Bag
gage Rates Notes.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Feb. 2S.-J. & ". Seligman 6
Co. announce this evening that they, In
connection with other banking interests,
friendly to the st. Louis and San Francis
co. had purchased the controlling interest
in the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phis and in the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham. In the future the three sys-
TENS will be operated in close harmony.
Selisnan & Co. stated that no new obliga-
tons had been imposed on the Frisco by
this purchase.
The Kansas City. Fort Scott and Mem
phis and the Memphis and Birmingham
loads compose what is known as the
'Thayer-Merriman' group. Their total
mileage. with branches. Is s4 miles. Their
ownership has been vested with Boston cap
~italists.
st. Louis and San Francisco shares were
active this evening. The common sold at
the best price on record, getting above IS.
The sale Of the Thayer roads Is to be
made on the following basis: Kansas City
and Fort Scott preferred stockholders are
to receive $50 in cash; common %stockhold-
ers SIS in cash and Is per cent in securi-
ties; Kansas City. Memphis and Birming-
ham stockholders so in cash; income bond
iuS U pei Ccul cCOuO-HlOTtSdSe DOuQS,
redeemnble at 50. It Is understood, how
ever, that the exchange Of the income bonds
Is not obligatory.
Nathaniel Thayer, chairman of the Board
o. Directors Of the Kansas City and Fort
Scott and Ct the Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham roads. said:
Il shall remain as chairman Of the Board
OF Directors, and Mr.. Merriman will con-
tinue as treasurer. and Mr.. Winchell as
president. The general offices will remain
In Boston,"
AS BOSTON SEES 1T.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 28.-An agreement
has been signed by a majority interest OF
Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham
railroads to sell the roads to investors, who
are interested. in the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad. The st. Louis and San
transaction, and none of its securities are
to be furnished in payment for the property
acquired.
PRESIDENT wINCHELL's VIEWS.
Kansas City, Feb. 2S.-B. L. Winchell.
president Of the Memphis Railroad. who
ment to-day regarding the deal:
Nothing has ever meant more good for
Kansas City commercially than the plan
contemplated for unification and enlarge
capital will be available for needed addi-
lions. to mileage, all Of which will largely
benefit both Kansas City and the Memphis
road. Much valuable additional territory
will be opened to Kansas City jobbers and
the road will be maintained throughout"
The Memphis road to-day purchased the
Deckerville. Osceola and Northern road.
which runs from Deckerville. Ark, to Lux
ora, Ark. ~forty-ive miles northeast OF
road was owned by the Pond-Decker Lum-
Der Company.
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Southern Pacific inspection.

SPECIAL.
ffclals Of the Southern Pacific system now
touring the State on 8. visit Of inspection OF
the various branches and properties Of the
company arrived on their special In Athens
to-day at u O'Clock. In the party were
General Manager Van Week and General
Attorney South OF Houston. and Superin-
tendsnt White OF Dallas. The party was
met at the depot by the Athens Commercial
Club and several of the representative men
of the little city. and. after spending half
left for Dallas at 1880 D. m. They expressed
themselves as much pleased with the visit,
especially SO with the condition Of the road
and the possibilities of the country through
which II Is now passing.
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Personal ana !Current Notes.

= -r o.
&C. NJ. Shepard. general passenger agent
Of the Mobile and Ohio. was here yester-
day.
Francis B.. Clarke. freight trafic mana
ger Of the Great Northern, ives here yes
ferday.
-R. crozier. travelling passenger agent OF
the Burlington at Kansas City. was in the
city yesterday.
Frank L Harris. general agent Of the
Mobile and Ohio. has taken a trip over
the line In Illinois.
E ". Alexander, general agent Of the
headquarters yesterday.
&C. L. Hillary. assistant general passen-
headquarters yesterday from Cincinnati
L G. RawI. general superintendent. and
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern.
ara expected in the city to-day.
The plan Of the Baltimore and Ohio of
q number of instructors for the
full information regarding their work has
proved 80 much of a success that IL will
Be continued indefinitely.
The Big Four has in the last two years
built a number OF new PASSENGER stations
planned for this year, the mort Important
at Greensburg and Wabash, and, jointly
with the Lake Erie and Western, Q hand
some passenger station at Lafayette. The
three miles west from Lafayette.
Southern people are speculating upon
what effect consolidation already Effected
or expected will have upon the fortunes
spect to fig future trafic interests and pcsl-
ton. It Is said that II would not be Q sur
prise II the Southern Railway Company
and the Louisville and Nashville were more
under the same control a. that Of ~
6outhern Railroad. &
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ST. PAUL CAPITAL STOCK.
Directors Conclude to Recommend an
I%ncrcaae Of Ten Per Cent.


New York. Feb. 8.-The directors of the
Chicago. Milwaukee Int st. Paul Railroad.
at their monthly meeting In this city to-
day. recommended an increase of 10 per
cent in the capital stock Of the company
to provide 100000. to pay for the Kansas
City "cut off, and reimburse the company's
treasury for $4,522. $40 capital expenditures
The proposed issue will be entirely in
common stock, amounting to Ss.153 shares
Both common and preferred stockholders
of record Of March II can subscribe to
the new stock at par. but holders of the
various bond issues which are convertible
into preferred stock are debarred from the
privilege.
It was explained at the office Of the COM
pany that. according to the rules govern
ing the various mortgages which are con.
vertible into the preferred stocks, notices
of the intention to do 50 must be given
within from ten to fifteen days after q
dividend has been declared and payable on
the preferred stock.
AS the semiannual dividend on the COM
mon and preferred stock of the road In not
payable until April. and as the offer to
procure the new stock at par only holds
good until March ii. the mortgage-holders
with convertible privileges are thus unable
to take advantage Of the offer.
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NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Important transactions Affecting II
MORTGAGES of the Company.

Important TFansactions Anectins the
Mortgages of the Company.
New York, Feb. 2S.-The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company has executed to
the Mercantile Trust Company. trustee Of
its first consolidated mortgage. supplement-
al deed, under which the railway company
forever valves its right to issue $500, 900
of prior lien mortgage bonds, which were
fe Tba N une oristnai inortsase.
ton the extension of the lien of its first
consolidated mortgage over the Cincinnati.
Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad, belt
line and branches. aggregating about $50
miles. recently acquired by the purchase OF
the entire capital stock Of the Cincinnati.
Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad. Notice
OF the redemption of the 5 per cent first
mortgage, bonds of the latter company has
been given,
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New Equipment Of h. q O.

During the past year the BALTIMORE m
the cost Of which will be about 1850, 900.
Last March the company purchased 1G0:
last month twenty-five were ordered, and
The los engines for which orders were re-
Gently placed will be big. heavy machines.
Some Of these engines will be Wootens,
with q wide fire box on trailing wheels.
There will also be some fast express en-
gines Of the Atlantic type. These new en-
zines VIII AXE tne places OF Old ones some
lines. and others will be sent to the scrap
pile.
In use on the Pittsburg and Western will be
replaced by. the new engines, as will also
many Of the eiRht-wheel passenger engines
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penn.xIxania,. Mi1ease.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 2s-Chief Engineer
Brown has made public his eport on the
mileage Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for the year ending December 81. The
total mileage Of the company Is 10. ~ $3.50
4,65l west Of Pittsburg. the Pennsylvania
system comprises a total trackage Of 1905
miles. During the year there was an in
crease Of S72 miles Of new track on lines
east of Pittsburg.
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New wyoming Road.

Denver, Colo, Feb. ga special to the
News from Cheyenne. Wyo., says:
The Laramie. Hahn's Peak and Pacific
Railway Company has filed articles Of in
corporation with a capital stock Of $40, .000.-
600. The company will construct a narrow
gauge railroad southwest from Laramie
City ninety-six miles, tapping the Centen-
1ial and Gold Hill mining districts OF Wy
oming and North Park and Hahn's Peak
section of Colorado. Construction will b6
begun as soon as the season permits.
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Putting II In shape.

SPECIAL
Texarkana, Tex. Feb. 2S.-The managers
Of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
commenced to-day o~verhauling the track
of the old Texarkana, Shreveport and
Natchez road from Texarkana to Shreve-
port. Two seam shoyels and q pile driver
were placed in use with a force Of 100 men.
The track of the Texarkana, Shreveport ind
Nashville Is in a very unreliable condition.
having never been properly completed when
the road was originally built. It will re-
quire several months to properly shape the
road. A night force in the telegraph de-
partment was put on to-day along the
whole length Of the road from Texarkana
IN Shreyeport.
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MISSOURI
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Took
Formal Possession Last Night.

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas issued
circulars last night announcing the pur.
chaS. by that company Of the Missouri
McBaine to Columbia, Mo. Vice President
and General Manager Allen went to Colum.
bia Wednesday to complete the details OF
nounced in yesterdays Republic, was about
sill. 900.
AT midnight Thursday the katy" Of
fcials took formal possession Of the line,
which in the future will be operated as
the Columbia branch Of the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas.
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Cr.dinr Hilr. New Road,

Spokane, WASH, Feb. ga special to the
Chronicle from Nelson, WASH. says:
James j. Hill has started to grade his
railroad from Marcus to Republic, giving
that mining district an outlet by way OF
Cascade City. on the United States side. A
large corps Of engineers arrived at Grand
Forks yesterday, and last night several
carloads Of grading machinery arrived
there.
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Dallas. Tex, Feb. 2.-President Hays Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad and . large
party of officials Of that system reached
Dallas to-day. inspected the cpmpany's
property here, took a trip down the line
OF the Texas and New Orleans to Athens
and returned this evening. The party went
to Waco tonight. From there they go to
Houston,
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THE WEATHER.
To-Day's Forecast.

Washington. FEB 2s.-Forecast for Friday and
Saturday:
1llinois-Rain or snow Friday, with warmer .n
northern portion. Saturday probably fair; fresh.
%SoItherly winds. becoming variable.
Iowa. Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska-Fair
Friday and probably, Saturday: variable winds.
Oklahoma. indian Territory and Arkansas-Eair
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Want the I. e G. n.

Palestine, Tex. Feb. IA committee OF
prominent citizens Of Anderson, Grimes
County, is here to-day comforting with Vice
President Leroy Trice Of the international
and Great Northern for al extension to that
town Of the road which the international
Is now building from Bryan to spring.
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LARGE Contract for Ties.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. <
St. Charles, No., Feb. Sd. B. Hussey.
a contract from the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad to furnish 800. 900 ties during
the coming season. to be delivered along the
road between'th this city and Beaumont, Tex.
Mr.. Hussey left for the South to-day.
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j. w. Daiy,s successor.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jacksonville. ILL.,. Feb. oh. A. Bonn Of
Chicago will Tomorrow become general pas
senger agent OF the Jacksonville and 81.
Louis Railroad, vice J.. w. Daily, resianed.
The announcement is made by G. NJ. Stan
ton. General manager.
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In use on the main line and on the Pitts.
burg and Wheeling and the Pitfsburg and
Chicago divisions. These eight-wheel To-
comOtiveS will be used on branch lines.
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Report.

Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau-
Meteorological observations taken at st. Louis,
February 2S. 1871, at $3.50 p. m. local time and 8
D.. M. seventy-ffth meridian time. Observations
taken at the same moment Of time at ali sta
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santa Fee

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Topeka, Kas., Feb. 2.-James Collinson.
master mechanic of the Gulf, Colorado and
Topeka to take charge of the work Of as
sistant superintendent Of machinery In the
office of John Player. Thomas Paxton. d.
vision master mechanic Of me Eastern d.
vision, goes to Cleburne as master me-
chanic to relieve Mr.. Collinson.
G. 4. Newbert, division master mechanic
of the Middle and Oklahoma divisions. now
at Newton, will come to Topeka as master
mechanic Of the Eastern division to euc-
coed Paxton.
Mr.. Sanderson has been, in eject, super
intendent of machinery ever since Mr..
Player left for California five weeks ago.
and Mr.. Player will not resume his duties
when he returns.
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seaboard Ar Dine OmeiaI,.

Baltimore, Feb. ga report was current
in financial circles to-day that announce
ment would shortly be made Of important
changes among officers of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company. According to
the story, General Superintendent McBee.
who. since the resignation Of Vice President
n General Manager st. John, has beea
acting general manager Of the system, will
that Major Frank K. Huger,. formerly su-
p~erintendent of the Knoxville division OF
the Southern Railway Company, will be-
come general superintendent.
1t is also reported hat the duties Of
vice president and general manager, here
tofore discharged by Mr.. st. John. will be
divided, and that a widely known traffic
and operating officer will become vice pres
ident. The reports could not be confirmed
in Baltimore. The meeting OF the directors
Of the Seaboard, which was scheduled to
take place In New York on next Wednes-
day, will be held in Richmond on that day.
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NEW o A T

to North Pacific Joints.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-The Union Pacific
announced to-day its intention Of making
a colonist rate Of $25 from Missouri River
points to North Pacific Coast points. This
rate, already enjoyed by Chicago. via st.
Paul, will be effective till April !, and is
Of Importance. chiefly to Missouri and lows
points.
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Local Report.

Weather at 6:69 a. m, light rain; at 6;5g o. M,
cloudy. Maximum temperature, 81; minimum fem.
perature. "a. River. 40 feet.
r. ]. HYATT,
Local Forecast Official.
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California Freight Rate Chnuee.,

April 1, the price of Transporting hops from
all Pacific Coast points to Eastern markets
Will be raised. The emergency rate on
hops Of $1.50 per hundred from the Pacific
Coast to all Eastern cities, put in on ac-
count Of the then prevalent low price Of the
product, will be taken out on April ], and the
tablished. This return to the old rate fas
been opposed by all railroads doing Pacific
Coast business. =
The minimum carload for dried fruit will
after April l be 10000 pounds. The same
rule. goes into effect IN regard to canned
goods. In the past the carload rate was
1900 pounAs
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Frisco Earnings.

A comparative statement Of the earnings
Of the Frisco for The month Of January u
as follows:
Gross earnings ....$s56, T05. s5 1851. 1909 80, se5.5l
Operating expenses S3i.o37. SO sss.zls.55 1G.S1.n
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President Hays and Party.

Net earnings. -. So, 68. Is $s2. So3.sg $6.71l.H
Mileage operated, 1861 80 miles. 1.4N.$ miles.
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IA II. LOUIS ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
IVY No. s-Stated convocation at Grand Ave-
w nue. Masonic Temple this friday even
grees. Visiting companions invited.
THOs. A. BuCKLAND. E. II. P.
Moses Ely, Secretary.
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KNIGHTS OF FATHER MATHEw.

SUPREME COUNCIL. KNIGHTS
! G. G.: = !: ; q: s. J 8; 3: ! q! i! i 6 i : + !: & & e; e. 9 ! ! :: =
of Father Mathew. Office No. 1908
INA Locust Street-Write. call or tele-
&39 phone C SIG for printed matter.
~ DANIEL o'C. TRACY.
Supreme Chief Sir Knight.
Thos. s. Bowdern. Supreme Recorder.
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MOUND CITY COUNCIL. NO, 1854,
HEXVM National Union. meets on second ana
EAxE fourth Fridays each month at How
I'VE a arais Olive hsll: s,s sSTnea a, s ) 1'eiSek. ay Neas
regular meeting, Friday. March ..
Entertainment will be provided: Also award Tor
attendance. i. Il. GUNN, President
ltichard E. berger. Secretary.
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Y ARCH MAsONs.

n KILw1NNING ROYAL ARCH CHAP
IN. ter. No. 6D-Thcre Will be a stated convo-
N& cation of Kilwinn!ng Royal Arch cap
ter. No. SO. at Rose Hill Hall. Maple and
Hamilton avenues. oil. this friday evening.
February 8, 1901. at 8 o'clock. Work in NJ. e. II.
degree. Visitors are cordially invited and MEM
bers requested to attend.
b. FRANK ISAACS. H. P.
Howard Watson, Secretary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-11
FRANK HYDE WON.
The Kew Yorker, Yesterday Defeated
 a Field of Thirty-three.

Sea Girt, N. J., Sept 11.-After Il days of actual work on the state camp ranges here the International rifiemen wound up tie annual meeting of the National Rifle association of America yesterday. The final contest was an allcomers' match at 800, 300 and i ,000 yards. Tlrrty-three men entered for this contest, which began yesterday. 1t was shot in two stages, each. man having 10 shots at all ranges each day. Two of the contestants, Lieutenant ". De V. FoulkeOf Philadelphia, and H. Genesch of Madison, N. J., shot with long range rifles and were handi- capped as scratch men. The Irishmen and some of the Americans used match rifles, and were allowed seven points each, while the Canadians and others using the military rifles were allowed 15 points each.
 Frank Hyde of New York, who used a Lee-Remington match rifle. won out with an actual score of 275 points, and this supplemented by an allowance of seven made his gross score 2S2. The next best gross total was that of Dr J. c. Sellars of Dundallx, Ireland, who had 279. Major J. K Afi1lner and Thomas Caldwell, both of the Ulster Rifle association, tied with PTS each, but as NIillner had made the better score on the 1000 yard range he got third place.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-11
JOHNNY WARD BEATEN.
Chicago Experts Won With Ease at
 Atlantic City Yesterday.

Atlantic City. Sept 11.-Excellent golf was played yesterday at the At lantie City Country club links in the first round of the amateur champion ship at thirty-six holes match play. It is n severe test of skill. and many good men find the strain too great for them. Young Halabird, the Chicago expert, whom the western people expect to win the championship, did the course i'm 77 on his morning round. He left Allen Kennedy, the New Jersey state champion, far in the rear. He was 10 up in the morning and finally beat him by 12 up and 10 to play.
 Walter Egan, the other Chicago boy who had been playing all the record breaking golf during the preliminary practice, had John M. Ward. the once famous base ball player, for an op- ponent. and Ward was beaten by 12 up and 10 to play. The west had two able representative in Halabird and Egan.
 c. IF. Seeley is back on his drive and played yesterday in flashing style.
 FIndIay s. Douglas had a very nar- row. escape from defeat aft the hands of young Scotchman by the name of George A. Ormiston. Douglas beat Qtmistpn by up. g; .sf
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-11
BASE BALL DEAD IN HEREFORD
The Eastern Leaguers Fell for
 Lack of Funds.

She City Now Talks of Getting Into
 the State Results of the
 Ball Games Played Yesterday iR the
 Big Leagues.
 Last evenings Hartford Tins says; League base ball in Hartford for the remainder of the season of 1yOl IS no more. The team is busted. Ine Hartford players have gone on strlke Rnd refuse to finish the season.
 This is probably the end of Eastern league base ball in this city, Ine management has made brave strug- gle to keep above water, but had to give in at last
 The players have been dissatisfied for some time. That has been plainly evident to the people who have at- tended the home games. but the trou- ble eliminated this afternoon, when Secretary Wiltsie was notified by Man ager Shindle that the men refused to play against the WOrceSterS today The reason for it is that the associa- ton is behind on salaries Just how much is owed the players is unknown They were paid in full up to August 15, and for the four weeks tor nearly that since then have received part of what is due them.
 An attempt was made by the man. Rgement to patch the matter up and finish out the season, but there were some of the men who wanted the whole or nothing and consequently said. 'NO money, no play"
 Captain Shindle is not believed to be among the number. The officials of the association also say that in their opinion there are two or three or the remaining men who would be willing to continue, but the majority .lre against it.
 IT. .nOoaDIe consequence of this ac- tiOn will be that the city will lose its franchise in the Eastern league, but as the National agreement will soon be withdrawn the loss will not cut much of figure, as the field will then be open to all corners. Providence will be minus seven games scheduled with Hartford. and Worcester will lose four. The latter team. which has been in this city since Saturday, went down to tlR grounds this afternoon. The prob abilities are that Umpire O'Loughlin will award the game to Worcester by Forfeiture
 There have been several reasons for this denouement, but the principal one is undoubtedly owing to the poor show ing made by the home team in the past two weeks. beginning with the Rochester series. Had Hartford secured the games from Rochester there is lit tie question but that the attendance would have been good for the remain der of the season.
 Dr Reisling of Bristol has been ap- preached regarding the taking out of a State league franchise in this city, and is said to be favorably disposed toward it. It costs about $500 to ST. 1 900 a week to run an Eastern league | team and half that for a State league | outfit.