New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
THE PASSING THR0NG.

THE charge is frequently made" said Thomas n.
Babcock, freight agent OF the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy Railroad at the Impe-
WANT rial Hotel yesterday, that rail-
FREIGHT roads hold out looking tor
CARS higher freight rates or some other
BADLY. rubbish of that kind. The ROADS
want standard rates. and can make
all the money they want If they can get their cars
to handle the freight offered. Take one case III
mind week ago, on the northern division OF the
Burlington. eight hundred cars were in demand
for freight. and only eighteen could be found
The trouble In the West is mainly that we cannot
get back from the South We can take grain
to Chicago and get the cars back. but when We
ship grain South the cars do not come back readily
The congestion in Kansas City has been bad with
blocked there, but this trouble is disappearing
We letting lots of freight go to carry coal
The other freight pays better but there is demand
for coal and We handling all that 1Hss L 9sseq f.
has been in the East but nevertheless 1t has been
ctie IN Iact ,na g et4er nrces rsther than to
the East. indicates that there should be revision
of rates. and undoubtedly that matter VIII oe
taken up in time and adjusted.
The Old Guard ball at the Metropolitan Opera
House, each year attracts to the city number OF
veterans from all parts of the
HE WAS country One of the visitors this
MORE THAN year Colonel Henry R. Shore
CORPORAL. of Dayton Ohio Colonel Shore at
tends the balls regularly and en-
joys them hugely. II was amused this year. he
said at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, at an
incident which occurred at the ball. 1t was against
the rules for any to go on the floor to
dance who a hat. At each entrance to the
floor guard was stationed to enforce this rule
At entrance was a tall. rotund, medal-oe-
decked veteran who looked. from uniform, medals
and carriage. il he was lieutenant general or
the allied armies of the world He the most
imposing. dignifed and highly decorated soldier L
have ever seen. woman up the steps and
frinI 4Ia AAn IIaa
wore hat. There was interchange of compi-
ments and finally this grand figure said: II is no
use, madame, you cannot break the rules 1ou
go the floor wearing hat she looked
gravely in a military salute and said, as sIe
turned around and swept down the stars; AL
right, corporal When L saw him next ne appeared
have just. recovered from an apoplectlc III.
What appears to be another Klondike Is talked
of on the Coast now" said Ford Bailey. of Seattle.
at the Holland House yesterday.
A NEW .'This new territory is in the Ia
LAND OF River district. In the Oniteo
GOLD. States. The stories that nave peeii
brought in indicate that it VIII ex-
ceed the LSlondike In richness. 1t is SAID tnat
Circle City is depopulated. and wild stampede
hundred persons IN Seattle fitting out and pre-
pairing to go to this land of gold as soon as
spring opens up Seattle prospered greatly by the
another Klondike we will all feel the behent. @ ne
passion for gold and the quest for IT open up new
territory, and carry civIlizaton INTO w1fs
formerly a wilderness. Seattle Is the en1Dar .l
pofnt for all these gold hunting excursions III .he
Northwest. and 1t is natural that Hluch oA 'he
wealth secured flows bacA there