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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30
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Joined in Wedlock.

The marriage of Peter Heimdahl Of
this city to Miss Clara Tonette Thor.
son was solemnized last Saturday
afternoon at two o clock At the home
of the BRIDES uncle, John Thorson,
in the town OF Lake Andrew, in the
presence Of about one hundred guests.
Rev. D. G Jordahl, Of Norway Lake,
was the officiating clergyman and the
beautiful and impressive wedding SER
vice Of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod
church was read as the bridal pair
stood under q canopy OF evergreens
and autumn foliage. The brides at-
tendants we're Misses Mary Thorson
and Clara Halvorson aud the groom
was attended by Messrs. Andrew and
Lars Thorson. The nuptial music
vas furnished by the wel1.known
violinists, Messrs. N. B. swalin and
O. T. Ormbreck.
Following the cere mony dinner was
served in q large tent erected for the
occasion. Among the guests present
we're q number from Willmar, oil of
whom >ined in extending heartiest
congratulations to the happy pair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heimdahl will make
their home in the Bonde Block in this
city, where they will 90 into house
keeping In rooms over the grocery
department of 1.-THE New Store. -
The groom is the popular confectioner
on Litchfeld avenue and has host
of friends who will wish him and his
bride all the good things that 60
toward making for them q happy
married life.
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N amTe

Nov. 20.
Miss Lorentzen spent Thanksgiving
at her home in Wil:mar.
Ferdinand John son went to Minnea-
polls Saturday on business trip.
Miss Gilmore Odell spent her Thanks
giving vacation with her mother in
Willmar.
Per Person Of Big Lake was visiting
numerous friends and acquaintances
in this vicinity lately.
Miss Martha Erickson departed for
her home in Duluth last Wednesday
evening, after visit of several weeks
with her uncle, J. r. Erlandson.
A large crowd attended the Thanks
giving supper and auction sale at the
Lundby church the twenty fourth.
Only 20 cents plate was charged for
the supper, which was we'll worth a
quarter. Between the sale and the
supper goodly SUM was netted for
the church and everybody had good
time.
Birger Akesson came near having q
double catastrophe while blasting
stoue on his land near Pennock. The
dry grass tgnited and while Mr. Axes.
son was making desperate attempt
to put out the flames, his horses,
hitched to q big load of hay and
Standing near by, chose the auspicious
M nent to prove their independence
and bolted. However, after a few OK.
citing moments the fire was put out
the runaways brought back, and nc
serious damage was done.
Forty young people hadnn It had more
fun in long while than at the husk
ing bee given by Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy
Lindgren week before last. About 81
bushels Of corn were husked in the biz
barn and this time city girl carried
of the prize, having husked with ,
little (?) help from her partners g
baskets in an. hour. O.. F.. johnson
hont silly won second. Delicious re
treatments were served and the re
mainder OF the evening was spent Ii
play ing some interesting gam=s, an,
now everyone is asking, when i
the next Husking B=e?'' -. -, t. . .SsS
! .5...~..: -. -. t:....~ A READER. I
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Thanksgiving Day NuptiaI;.

Last Thursday afternoon, at the
brides home on South Fifth street,
occurred the marriage of Mrs. Carrie
Nyreen to Mr.. William r. Gilbert, of
St. Paul. The ceremony was per-
formed at five O'Clock in the presence
of only immediate relatives and friends
of the brice, Rev. Fri of the English
Methodist Episcopal church reading
:he marriage service. The bridal
pair was unattended. During the cere-
noDy Miss Minnie Thompson, a niece
OF the bride, presided at the organ
and softl5 played the Lchengrin we'd.
ding march. After the congratulations
we're showered upon the happy couple
wedding supper was served, to which
the small company did ample justice
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert departed on
the evening train for their new home
Ia St. Paul, where the groom holds a
lucrative position as cashier in the
Wisconsin Central railway office.
They will be at home to their friends
At So Tilton street.
The bride has made her home in
Willmar for many years and has q
large circle of friends who will extend
to her best wishes.
At the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Howe, 903 Ninth street, on
Thanksgiving evening at 8 O'Clock,
vas solemnized the marriage of Will.
lam A. Armstrong, OF Havelock, and
Miss Anna Catherine Clark, of Monte.
7ideo. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. j. +. LUZ, pastor of the M.
Z. church at Stanton, MINI. The
wedding was quiet affair and was
witnessed by only near relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
Those present from abroad were the
families OF B G. Hall, of Wood Lake,
and j. j. Lutz of Stanton, relatives o1
the bride. Mrs. Howe Is cousin oi
che bride.
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Real Estate Transfers.
LAKE LILLIAN.

Nov. 23-John A. Peterson by
George E. Peterson, adm 70 Albert
Rodelius, set OF net, sec. 20. 40 q.
SlO50.
-, Nov. 25-C NJ. Doke to>F. E. Nell
son, und4 OF nj of net, Sec. IS, 40 a.,
81.
EDWARDS.
Nov. 2l-St. P. M. & M. R'y Co.
to M. J. Hanley, Mt Of swt, sec. II, 80
q 5000.
Nov. 26-Eric Ericson to Edward J
Ericsson, sw}, sec. 9. 100 a., S6, 400.
KANDlYoH1,
Nov. 29--Charles johnson to Oscar
johnson, IT of nw4, nj of sw@. sec. 20;
sw4 of nwt, sec. %, 200 a., $500.
wILLMAR..
Nov. 28-Maguus Olson to Martin
: Peterson, und ] of net of nw4, sec. 3;
In town of Dovre, uud4 of e9 of sw},
net of nw4. sec. 81 and of part of 10,
S, sec. %, 8l.65 g., $2676.
ST. JOHNS.
Nov. 2l-Andrew G. Maenuson to
August Magnuson, set OF net, sec. S
40 a., $1,000.
NEW LONDON.
Nov. 25-Samuel Anderson to An
drew Anderson, und. ! of ct of sw3
WI OF set, sec. 4, 100 g., $l400.
LAKE ANDREW.
Nov. 22-State of MINI. to Andrew
Thorson, et of SET, sec. 16, 80 q.
VILLAGE OF NEW LONDON.
Nov. 2l-Louis Larson to Amunt
jacobson, lot 4, bl. Is, $40.
VILLAGE OF sPICER.
Nov. 22-Spicer Land Co. to Gideol
B.: Doty, lot 8, bl q, 500.
Nov. 28-Spicer Laud Co. to Nelso,
Orred, lots 6 and 7, bl. l, Sunni
ADD, e100.
| VILLAGE OF RAYMOND.
Nov. 25-Albert Berham to Her
man Sweirs, lot II, bl. 6, s160.
q o1TY OF w1LLMAR.
Nov % -Erick N Nelson to Mrs
Anne Hennings, lot ard 81 of lot
bl. 3, Spicer's Add, $2l00.
Nov. 22-Christine Lindahl to L.
Eriekson, so #. of lots and Q, bl
48, $500.
Nov. 26-Willmar Land 4 Imp. Ca
to VIM J. Pinney, lot l, bl. 7, Spe,
ry's ada. 8125.
Nov. 26-Andrew Rasmussen t
Rssmus J. Rasmussen, VI Of lot 4 an
lots S and 6, bl. II, $3.50. -
Nov. 29-Peter Hong ct al to vii
mar Milling Co., lots 10, IL and l;
bl. q, e14 500.
Nov. 29-Anton Kilaud to N.
Hong, lots II and 13, bl. IS, $1,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30

The regular meeting of the w omen .
Institute for Ksndiy obi County will
be held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3,
at 2:30 O'Clock, at the home of Mrs.
A. F. Hanscom, west Litchheld
avenue. The election of officers for
the ensuing year will be held. The
following program will be given:
Mandolin Duet. ...... ....a.,..........,..
Seymour Davids and Warren Dram.
Reading ~. ...!... Mise Little
Piano Solo. ......>..... Olive Crosby
Reading ......... MRS. IOnntne
Vocal solo. >.5,.-. -, -. Marion Miator
i Fieno Solo,. ..... . ..... Amy Hanscon
MARgHA EDNA HALEY, Secretary
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MIKE.

" Funeral services over the raapains
OF the. infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Rasmussen, OF the town OF st.
Johns, j.. were held last Wednesday
The interment was In the Lutheran
Free church cemetery ct st. Johns.
Rey. E.z E 3. Gynild oflctated.sAs >
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30

The ladies Of the Swe ish Lutheran
church will meet tomorrow Thursd sy J
sfternoon at tho home OF Mrs. Swan
Anderson. corner OF Trott Avenue
and Jessie street. Coffee and c&ke
Will = served tor 10 cents. All sre
cordially invited. " I:' r. It 4. s,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30

.. DR.. Twitchell Joined his mother IL
Minneapolis sud enjoyed the. Thanks
giving holidays with relatives there.
They returned home ths ar,s Of ths
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The Farmers' Mumal Inauran,

:. The Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company OF Acton and Gennessee u
one Of the thriving cooperative In
sursnoe companies OF the state. Dur.
Ing the past year 10 losses amounted
70 lese than 8, 600, The company now
hss insurance u force TO the amount
ct q, 436, 7to*snd the treasury shows /
ceutMtsbls Juw 81 elo, 90. Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30

Bird .Is Land 10 e liking q establish
iut su indspsuusn shPhuus ygsn'
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H olivia is among the towns 70 the
stats that will have, canning tactories,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-15
TO OBS -RvE THANKSGIVING.

ottumwa Churches viii Unite and
Hold Services Upon Nov. "a.
From Mondays Daily.
The church people of Ottumwa will
have the opportunity of observing the
great feast of Thanksgiving by attend
ing united services. The central
churches, the First Presbyterian, First
Methodist Episcopal, First Congrega-
tional and First Baptist, will unite
and hold services at the Main Street
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. F.
G. Davies. pastor of the First Baptist
church, will preach the sermon at IL
o'clock. The church people of the
East End can attend the services in
the dining room Of the packing house,
where Rev. A. E. Craig, pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church will
preach a sermon at IL o'clock. Rev.
s. Isaac Elder, pastor of the Davis
street Christian church, will preach to
South Ottumwa church people at IL
o'clock in the Second Congregations
church. The three Catholic churches
Will have special services. as will the
First Christian church. the Swedish
Lutheran church and other creeds.
The German Lutheran church will
hold special services THANKSGIVING
They will begin at 10:45 o'clock. A
thank offering will be taken up for
poor students who are preparing for
the ministry.
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BOY HELD
FOR CRIMES
ACCUSED OF KILLING FATHER,
MOTHER. BROTHER AND
SISTER.

Auburn, Cal, Nov. 14-Just after
young Adolph Weber left the witness
stand at the coroner's inquest late last
night he was. arrested and charged
with the murder of his father, mother,
sister and brother who met death in
Webers country home here Thursday
night. Sheriff Kenna took young
Weber into custody after the coroner's
jury returned it's verdict charging him
with the crime.
The most direct allegations against
Weber were made during the inquest
last night by District Attorney Robin
son. The attorney intimated that
shortly after the four members of the
Weber family were murdered Thurs.
day night and their bodies burned
Adolph Weber was seen to throw away
a handful of cartridges in front of the
postoffice here. The cartridges which
are in possession of the prosecuting
attorney, are of the same caliber as
those which were taken from the
bodies of the prisoners father, mother
and sister.
Motive for the Crime.
The district attorney also intimated
that before the murder Adolph Weber
had told Ardian Wills, his closest
friend, that he expected to leave Au
burn never to return Nobody here
thinks the prisoner is insane. A mo
tive for the crime is found in the fac
that by the death of julius Weber
the father. the son came into full pos
session of the $4,000 which made ur
the elder Weber's estate.
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CHARGES HERESY
METHODIST MINISTER SAYS THE
oLoGlcAL SCHOOL TEACHES
ATHEISM.

Boston. Mass, Nov. IA. ~ Rev. Geo.
Cook, the Methodist clergyman who
some time ago preferred charges OF
heresy against Borden P. Bown, pro-
fessor of philosophy at Boston univer-
sity, will today prefer heresy charges
before the board of bishops against
Professor Mitchell of the Boston uni
versity school of theology. The
charges allege that Mitchell teaches
infidelism, atheism and Unitariansm
to young Methodist preachers under
his instructions.
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HAIL THE POPE
PEOPLE ATTEND coNslsToRY AT
ROME AND REJOICE IN PRE-
LATE's RECOVERY.

Rome, Nov. 14-Festivities in honor
of the jubilee Of the Immaculate Con-
ception were given today with the
holding of a brilliant consistory, which
was especially interesting as the pope
has lately been indisposed and many
persons wished to be assured Of his
recovery.
Monsignor Kennoch, at the private
consistory of the cardinals, received
the pallium for Archbishop Glennon,
of St. Louis
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NEARLY 500 DELEGATES ATTEND
FIRST SESSION OF coNvEN-
TIoN AT SAN FRANCISCO.
REPRESENT 3,4Oo,OoO MEN
Annual Meeting Of American Fedora.
tion of Labor, With President Sam.
uel Gompers in Chair, Begins This
Morning for Two Weeks Session.

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-Four hun.
dred and eighty delegates representing
3,400,000 members of labor unions
met today in the twenty-fourth annual
convention of the American Federation
of Labor.
The addresses of welcome by the
heads of the California organizations
were replied to by President Samuel
Gompers
The questions which seemed to inter-
est the delegates most before calling
the convention to order were those OF
socialism, labor and trade autonomy
These will be thoroughly threshed out
on the floor.
1t is expected the sessions will con
tinue for two weeks.
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INVESTIGATION 0 N.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION EXAMINES RAIL
ROAD OFFICIALS.

Chicago. Nov. IA. The interstate
commerce commission today began
taking testimony in three cases in
volving rates on livestock from wes-
tern and southwestern points to Chi
cago and terminal points on the Mis-
sissippi river. About $1,000,000 in
freight rates are said to be at stake.
Quiz Union Pacific official.
J. w. Grueber of Omaha, general
superintendent of the Union Pacific
railway was witness today
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IS AN EXILE
[. F. JAURETT, VENEZUELAN
EDITOR, is EXPELLED BY
cAsTRo's ORDER.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 14.-L. F.
Jaurett, editor of the Venezuelan Her
aid, has been ordered expelled from
Venezuela by President Castro. The
news came to the state department to-
day in a telegram from the legation at
Caracas. No details are given but 1t
is stated that Jaurett has always de.
Tended American interests in his pa
pers. 1t is thought here that he is an
American citizen.
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COMMISSIONER WARE RESIGNS.

Head Of Pension Bureau VIII Leave
Governments Service January I.
.% s%ss< .s.~ . :
Washington, Nov. 14.-commis- =
sioner of Pensions Ware today =
rendered his resignation to the 4
President. It was accepted and !
will take effect January 1, 1905. !
sa* **** = .
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HEMENWAY ENDORSED.

Members Of Indiana Legislature for
First District Want Him for Senator.
Evansville, Ind, Nov. 14-The mem.
bers of the legislature recently elected
from the first district met here today
and unanimously indorsed James A (.
Hemenway, chairman of the appropria.
tions committee of the house of repre-.
sentatives, for senator to succeed Vice
President-elect Fairbanks.
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BOY MAY DIE.

Son of Boone County Politician Seri.
ousiy Shot by Playmate.
Boone. Nov. IA. - Especially - The
13 year old son of Joseph Adamson of
Pilot Mound. democratic nominee for
auditor, was accidentally shot last
night. A playmate held the gun, which
he did not know was loaded. The boy
is very low
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REVOLUTION THREATENED.

Riotine at Rio Janeiro May Be a Po-
llticaI Plot.
Rio Janeiro, Nov. 14-Business has
been suspended here in consequence
of the rioting yesterday as the result
of opposition to the compulsory vacci-
nation law
The military has been called upon to
restore order Thus far seven persons
have been killed and thirty wounded.
1t is. believed the opposition to vacci-
nation is only a pretext for the disor-
der and that the disturbances are
really instigated by discontented poll
|ticians
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DIES FROM INJURIES.
Engineer Of III-fated Train Wrecked
Yesterday, Passes Away.

st. Louis, Nov. 14.-Joseph p.
Haines, of Decatur, ILL.,, engineer of
the Wabash train which was wrecked
yesterday. died today as the result of
his injuries. David ]. Llewellyn, the
fireman, also of Decatur, will probably
die. The others who were injured
will doubtless all recover. Thirty five
people received more or less serious
injuries.
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MRS. RANDALL DIES.

Was Wife Of Late s. J. Randall, Long
Democratic Leader.
Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. 14.-Mrs
Fannie Ward Randall, the widow of
Samuel ]. Randall, who was for years
democratic leader in the house Of rep
resentatives, is dead at her home here.
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CIVIL SERVICE IN IsrHMUs.

Regulations VIII BE Extended to At.
feet Canal Commissioners.
Washington, D. c., Nov 14.-The
President will sign an order completed
today extending the civil service reg.
ulations over the employees on the
Isthmian canal commissions.
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WIND SWEEPS ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND WITH SPEED OF
HURRICANE.
WIRES ARE BLOWN DOWN
Telegraph and Telephone communlca.
tion Between the East and the West
Interrupted for Several Hours-Path
Of Storm Is Wlde-Lake Ports sui.
fer Damage at Cleveland. a

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Communica
tion with the storm swept country
of the east, was established In q 7
meagre way during the day, but
still there is more or less interrupt
tion. All the wires are down east
of Buffalo and as far south as Rich
mond, Va. while towns north as
far as Utica and Albany are en-
tirely cut off, and the extent Of
yesterdays terrific blizzard cannot
yet be ascertained. The business
of the Chicago and New York ex-
changes, and in fact, all brokers'
establishments, was badly inter-
fered with during the entire day,
because of the utter impossibility
OF getting the direct wires in work.
ing order between the two cities.
The latest advices indicate that
several have lost their lives in the
storm; many boats along the At
lantic coast were wrecked or inn
periled and those that were un-
able. to make port of shelter
presumably went down. Scores Of
small towns are completely iso-
lated and many will be left SO all
night. The destruction of power
houses and electric wire connec-
tions was extensive. At Scran-
ton and Harrisburg, Pa, snow fell
to depth of from two to three
feet. The railroads of New York
and Pennsylvania were badly ham.
pered today, many trains being
stalled and others running on slow
schedules.
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Secretary Hay Detained.

Washington, D. G., Nov. IA. - 1t is
probable that Secretary John Hay
will act upon the urgent advice of his
physicians and not go to Warsaw, ILL.,,
to attend the funeral Of his brother,
Major A. Leonard Hay. who died there
Sunday night. A telegram received
today states that the body of Major
Hay will be placed in receiving vault
for the present. Secretary Hay will
attend the interment.
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WILL SHIP ss,7oo,ooo.

Gold Bars Worth That sum to Go to
Paris.
New York, Nov 14.--Gold bars, to
the value of s3,7O0,0O0 were engaged
at the assay Office today for shipment
to Paris on Thursday.
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is ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Man Claims Death Of Woman in Re,
sort Was Not Murder.

Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 14.-The
finding of the body of Ethel Kelly In a
resort today was followed by the sur
render of Edward Cooper, a well
known farmer. Cooper claims the
woman was shot while scuf1ing for
the possession of revolver.
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AMBusHED BY FILIPlNos.
Nine Scouts and One American
Hospital Corps Are Killed.

4 y 4 . *** = . g A* .
Manila, Nov. IA. - News has
= been received here that nine
= scouts of the Thirty-Eighth Com
y pany and one American attached
4 to the hospital corps have been
y killed in an ambush on the east
y coast of Samar.
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MEETS INSTANT DEATH.

Morris Higgins of Waterloo Run Over
by Train This Morning.
Waterloo, Nov. Ia. Special, l---Mor-
ris Higgins. Al years ole, car Taper,
was ruin over and instantly killed in
the Illinois Central yards here this
morning. He Is supposed to have be-
come confused when trying to get out
of the way of one train. stepping in
front of another.
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ss,o5o,SOO,OOO

Chicago, Nov. IA. The Chi
jcago Tribune says: Details are being
worked out rapidly for the formation
Of gigantic railroad trust beside
which all the other great trusts here
tofore organized in this country, will
dwindle into insigniicance.
A dozen eastern fnanciers, headed
by the Standard Oil interests, with
their unlimited wealth, expect to con-
troll the entire railroad system in the
country and prevent competition
among the various roads.
The plan is to divide the railroads
of the country into few groups or
systems, each one of which is to own
a substantial interest in the stocks
and securities of every other big group
or system, and all to have representa-
ton on each others board of direct
sOrS.
Will Hold 100000 Miles Of Road.
The dozen financiers, all represented
on the boards Of the various roads, will
control, from present appearances
over 100000 miles of railroads, includ
ing every important trunk line in the
country, representing a capitalization
of about $8,000,000,000 in stocks and
bonds
They will see to it that the roads are
managed as economically as possible
and the rates kept up to as high q
figure as the traffic will bear in order
to secure all the revenue necessary to
pay good dividends on the enormous
capitalization.
The recouping of systems, which has
/ been goirtg on for some time, has moi
yet been completed. bu. from present
indications the western roads will be
divided into about six. systems, the
eastern into three or four, with the
southern and New England lines form
ing a separate system each.
Arrangements of Groups.
The western systems of groups prob
n ably will be as follows:
Stocks, bonds
system. Mileage and debts
Hartman, including
/. g. ....... 22.2so s1,2340Oo, ,ool
Gould, including Wa
bash 81 ..l4.7oo e47ooo'oo'
Fill. Iin5ten ins'uding Ing. Bur .1..7oe 7s4ooooo,
Santa Fe and allied
Rockefeller, NJ. & st.
P. etc.. ....s., 11,265 61o,000,0o'
Totals ~. .96, ,104 s4.495, 00OO OO
The eastern system probably will b.
as follows:
Stocks bonds
Systems. Mileage and debts
Vanderbilts .......20,493 $1,147, 500 00'
Pennsylvania . .20,13S 1,442,O00 o0
q Erie, Pere Marq.. G.
HI. &, D. -. So. 1852 474000,00
Totals -. .45 5ss $1,000, 10000
The southern railroads are all con
troIled by j P. Morgan except the Iii
nois Central which is classed with th
Hartman system. The mileage o
Morgan's southern railroad system il
1s,879 miles, with capitalization o
$297, 100000.
New England Group Forming.
The New England railroad system
has not yet taken definite shape, bu
Judging from the late absorption o
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FIRE AT KNOXVILLE.

Public Library Telegraph Office and
Other Buildings in Flames.
Knoxville, Tenn, Nov IA. Another
big fire is raging next door to the main
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
Co.. on Gay street. The public library
is in flames. The Vance Furniture
company's store has been damaged.