Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1881, Page 7

Mn CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1881I—~TWELVE PAGES FRAILWAY. INSURANCE, The Details About the Grand $25,000,000 Accident Com- pany. Insurance Men Say that There Is No Money in the Scheme, and Most Chicago Itallrond Men ’ " Refuse to Acknow- loglgo Lt. Oae of tho Corporators Explains Cor- tain Errors and Answers Cer- tain Objeotions, Mr, Willoughby “nnd Ils Connection with the Projectod Organt- zatlone, How Gon. Grant Turned Him Over to Vandorbilt and Jay Gould. ‘Ta Tnimune’s account of tho Incorporation of agigantic aubome to bo known aa the Con- polldated Ratlway Life & Acvldent Insurance Company—a.schome with $25,000,000 capital bus ind it, omnbraoing among Its corporaturs somo of the biggest railrond,tnon in several Btates— was largely andaitieutively read amoung railroad and fifo und accident insurance people yester- day, od varlous wero’ tho cummonts thorcon. ‘Tho raltroad people tvho wers not alleged to bo jnitlooked upon It with sumothing Uko tndit+ ference; some of those, who were wero consid erably surprised nt thelr alicged connection with. it; while tho {fisurance people, wise tn the experienco which It has taken a good many yenrs and no Iittts money to gain, wero avything but favorable to the schomo in thoir criticisms of Ite‘ prospectus, and somo oven went ao far us to predict that it would fatten out ba- fore it fairly got started, In nddition to all this, there was no litte criticism direeted toward tho apparent engineer of tho enterprise, ono A, Willoughay, orstwhile of Chicago., It was somewhat carly in bis investigation that a TRIBUNE reporter who had been detailed for that purpose run across — AN INSURANCE MAN who was apparontiy full of tho subject, and who was Without any “great dificulty persuaded totellull ho knew or had heard or thought bout it. 7 * “Tho past,” sald this gontloman, “Is strewn witb tho wreeks of companiecs—buna fide ones, at that—which started out todo a genoral accl- dent business. Bone tity or alxty ucoident ¢ompantes have been urganized within tho last fifteen-yeare with from $100,000 to $300,000 paid- up cash capital, and-you can counton tho fingers of one bund tho number uf compunics actually engaged in tho busincas today. Some of thom were compused uf men who ‘were very much like these ratlrond pecple—tip: top buainess-mun in thoir way, but Knowing nb- soivtely nothing abuUt insirunee. Others were . organized by peapla who were most oxcellont Weengurance ten, but who know nothing abuut toils particular branuo of the business, ‘Well, all, those companies, witn two aumull ex- cesuons, Buve falled.- Why? Tho losses woro so great and the mrrgin of profits notiany."* wis thy mortality gu great xe all that?" “Very few peopia huve any wenot the bazard {involved ina ruiroud omployd's culling, or uf the actual mourtality, Even the vompunies that haya managed to pull through bave tade nowh- sog out of the ralirond-ermpluyé business. [vis tha premiums received from tho xoneral traveling pubho that have carried them through, In view of tho dlausters that buve ovortukun com- pare engaged In this brunch of the bustness, it louks very mucb-as if a echetne with $25,000,- Wcupitul—with only two cunts on the dollar Id up on some of Mt, and five centa on the dole lar on somo more of it, with sevorul moru mille fons to be made out of the protita—woll, It looks to mo at juwat us it it would bo a very good thlag to keop out of.” “ARE THERE ANY PHACTICAL INSURANCE MEN - in the’ Consolidated "7 * “There isn't 0 good insurance man connected with tt, and ny one who’ wants to know cin realy uacertuln the ‘facts by asking anybody who Is an acknowlodyed wulhurity tf toe scheme fsu't morely a ineans OF obtaining respeatubility Ybrough the use of those. railroad, gentiomen’s nawes for certaln men who buven't ts yet fully cons: to the tight whero the public can eee thom as thoy are,” + “ Doyou know anything about alr. Willoughby, ‘who seoins to carry the institution lurguly on ‘djs shoulderay* a “Willoughby {s undoubtedly the inventor of tho patent by Which this company Is; or expucts tobe, nauufucturad.” “And who is Willoughby?” - “He was tho organ of what was callod the Ploncer Ald und Itellef 'Asauclanon, of Gilles- tre, but maved to Davenport to do a generul accident aud Ife business, Ho bus heen a year anda bulf in hutehing out’ this *Consolidated * schemp, though there isn't probably une of theso biz ralroud: mon who baye been upprouwwhed In this matter who’ knows there /é such a porson in exlutence.- They bave been approached by mon for whom thoy have’ a high regard, but wan, like thamsolves, know nothing abuut tho busl., oss. And inay be, if you'll look close, you'll Aud that John ©, Gault, ano of the alleged Incorporators, wrote ta Mr, ‘Lalbort as long avo ne Deo, 10, telling bim in plain torms: that be wanted nothing todo with ft, for tho rene fon that it wus unbecoming tor an olllcer to, bis fusion to enynyge in an onterpriee of this sort, don't belive there's n raitroud man tu Chlongo that has or will huvo anything to du with it.” . “Jett possible for such a company tu BECURE A MONOPOLY OF TIE WUAINESS Of insuring railroad amployés anyhow?" "12 1t ta fatendad to duu leyttinate business, as an uut-and-out insurance company, With &25,- 00,000 cupieal, it woukin't pay ond oiyth of 1 Per cent on one-cighth of that amount, even with wll tho theso guntlu- men could: give ‘it, beeause of ‘extromoly hazardous ovoupstion of tho cl people thoy ure seeking. Ag tu uxpuriunce or oat they “haven't tho romutust iden, Thoir Mock, or “opuans far.it, ar whatever they ina; call Itbecuuse the company: ian't yet orguntzcd hus been suld at from thrag tu etx conts.on the dollar to anybody woe wauld buy It, Logit MAtG Insurnnoe-company stock isn't hauwked About tn that was"? = ‘ -- *Whatdo you think of the nancial part of thelr pros lectus, uny Wuye! ” 2 Jn uddition to tho. points already touched Bpen, It luoks to mo very: much as If it would’ bo the easiest eort of thing, if tha compauy ver gots sturted, and progresses to the Moneysiosing = stuge—whlen it will = do et at pir rae: tie. tellers in the ting to jonul stoo! membors, Peper 0 Ord, 80 As LU ROt gs THEN THERE 13 A CURIOUS PHOVISION | > thelr artiotes of incarporation that the Prosi- tous Vice-President, and Genoral dunugor wre Continua In oltice until the annual meuting In therenid ste to be tleoted every thruo yenra ipeteattor, Now, that's « very tivo thing fur ¢ future olticori—turee yoarauf uniutorrupted powor, If they don't Ledomne soltd iu that time, u Will be thelrown fault. Woy, you put one of a fellows Iv jw trustee of those $16,000,000, tn holt hold onto at tll the devil converts bis i 2 Of brimstone Into w mammoth skuting- yak. No wondor thogo bie rallroad men, ka aa nC. Gault, fol awfully. *turred with that nJiAve you learned who wore likely to bo the oMcers of too company?" f : § Ob Willuughby ta Working for the position of eeerntary Gud choral Manurer, aud they will i fu tho most reputable nau they can wet for eealdent—perhups Darwin, one Of the incors Weer 8 zeggident of tho Alion Pupor Cure L3\You spake uf nomoot this stock boing dis Posed PA see Who mat ae i i i eatreas doutor, 2 understand, got $e Worth for 830d, und ff might be interesting it Dow how bo pald Curit, when und haw he gut aud niey, back—for be got tired of hie burgula Tha edded—and from whom." = if remirter subsequently cally at tho offica ciple of Keculupius reforred to, bi ‘atch him. He was cauaily wrtgucces lug to tind tho dovtur’s lawyer, who, to what could be feared, pluyed an Part in gotting bis cilent’s monoy For tho purposa 1g ho} 1 Of sceing how far the alleged ewrvore lors wero Inclined to stund Up tothe bis rou Charter took in the raliread peoplo on ood gate hd pub them through A regulation abuue Ge ilerview, Lhare was a unaniuity the My tomewbat Pert Manel ry surprising, If not in foen a even: RAILROAD MANAGER Ld iin, through ‘Tan ‘SarsiNg, myttte Suphatically that hobud noe, and did Paoy. "2 ty have, anything to do with the com- Chappolt said that as fur as tu or Br, a0 with rere vunveraed thoy bad notin bra Mr Woe scheue. They were approxebe nals vitlougby and uskedl to fui in {tvomo ier ae ea eta tH . olula tu Juin tn ae DLR OE the Kind, becnuse It ‘might by wee dong iy asaiee iopey ‘. HPpo! Mu ia or anaes bud enouga todo with tho attire Sayerirleg ot tale rend tke in doudiful caro, Burk otter, General Manager uf the Chi- 1 ington & Quincy, sald! +h: God, am not. Gmony the rullroad ‘illotuls itauad “tM of the failed to fatin try seeordiay art pupartane aIF. 0, Messuniitt connuctlon with this euncern. ‘hoy tried to get amo int but Crofused to have anything to do with its” Mr. Batter wis alsa af the opinion Tea ralleaud nianigers should egraldon pee z Ir dinity to have anyt! to do wit Neubeme of thiswarh (4 kigh Mr, John C. Ganit, of the Wabash, whose Miuing wits Mentionud As one of tho Incorparnt OF5, Was net by a TremuNxy reporter at the Grand Pucitie Hotel Inst ovening, and, In answor to the question whotver tu tse of his namo In connvetion with tha nuw scheme was author Jzed or not. tie saldt "Not by any means. Thave told those fellows nob to usa tiny name In cone heatlon therewith, nor would ] bayve noything to do with (Edo not consider ita teitimate one hoe linia for n railrond manager to ungage in, and you may Kav go i your paper.” Mrv Luyug, Govorat Buporintendent of tho Chicugo & Nortowestern, requested Tur TunuNe reporter toatate that nelthor himacit nol Hugnitt bad thig to do with tho hor wis itny Northwestern olficitl, ns fur as he kuow, connected with {t. “Tha North- Western ottelita,” he sitd, “ennnot wlford ‘to buye anything todo with wachumo of the kind, hor will they conhtenates [t." Mr. Muh Riddle, of «in Chlonga, Rock tsland & Pacitie, could not: be found, but the othor olticinis of tho road sald that ene of the Rook Istund people word In any Way conneetod with the project, pate We Dy Bien Prosiient of the Atchison, Topekn & Santa Fo taslrond, eatd he bad ale towed the ee of bis aime upon representations: that the enterprise was a legitimate ono, and ho Proposes tu give countennnes to lt until be bee comes convinced tht It 1s othorwiso, A. G, Durwin, Peeaidantof the Allon Pa- per Cars Wheel Work, said he Joined the con- ecru upon representations Unat it wasn legitls mate enterprive, atid becuse he fond that o Munber of prominet raitrond oflleutis wore countondneing it. Ag lon ga those ralirond of. Nettle could utford to wo Idto au goterprise of this kind he certiinty could, Having gotten this me iu the way of com. iment on, wid repudiation of, to enterprise, the Toporter called upon : MI, H.W. TALBOCT, ONE OF TI LEADING INCONPORATONS, In order to xet-tho othar side of the casot for, ike must every other question, ib was natural to suppuae that there must bo two Bidos to tt “Tid Mr. John C, Guult, on or about Deo, 10," heasked, “write you u fetter in whiten be wub- StanMalle wat that he wanted nothing what. over tudo with tho Consolidated Hallway Lite é& Accident Insurance Company in uny way, Bonpo. oF formy" ot “1 don't ramember tho duto;? said Mr. Tale ott, “but it wig yume days ago that Me. Gault urls tne a letter of subetuntiuily that char- acter.” B * Hefore or aftar the articles of Incorporation were tiled?” . * Afterwards, ‘Tho articles were tiled ayer a week niu. His letter wie written subsequent to thut tino, and we bayo nctod on his request evor ane “This withdrawal of Mr. Gault ts looked upon on the outta: 48a ropudiuuion of the project on 8 art.” : “Well, tt needn't bo, Mr. Guult and Mr. Mer- rill afened the original yioueporution papers, just Ukoall the rest of us, with the understanding that if overythlug was satistuotory woen wo caine together. to organize they would joiu us; otherwise tusy would not, Sineo then—vory re- cently, since the pxpers wero tHed—touso two gentiemen bave asked me to state, whou -wo: cumo togethor for ‘organization, tht they didn’t want tu bo otected us Directors or take any partin it furthor thun that thoy bud airendy gone. We baye of cuurse respected, and will respeot. thelr requests, und thelr ap- Daront feulig tat we buve not dune so: is due Unuuubtedy to the fuct that the papers wero Med over n week ugo, whily the: publicudon of that tact did nut cuir until this murning, fir. Gault and Mr. Merrill_probubly bad no {den when they were filed.’ Their requests to have nothing further to do with the matter camo after tu tlie of the papurs, and huve been strictly observed on our part.” * “How ubout the Northwestern and. othot roads, whose oflivers flatly repudiate tho schomu?” 3 ‘ “Your Davenport correspondont and not tho articles of incorporation or anything that tho Incorporators muy Baye suld ts responsiute for allthat. ‘ue Nortnweatern, the Rock Istand, the Hurlington, the Michigan’ Southern, aud to Burhugton, Cedar Rupls & Northeru ure outin tho scheme, bavon't been, and the statement that they wore was not only unauthorized on Our part, but bus naturully pleced us inn very -Ombirrassing sirudtdon,” + “ Dhd the lacurpurators meot todas?" “No, . The meeting to olfeut a permanent or- wanizetion waa deferred uutil the next meeting of tho Southwestern Hallway Assoctution, in or- der better to aucure a full attendance,” “WHAT ARE YOUR ANGUMENTS IN FAVOR * OF THE PhodEct 2” “There aro at presvit but ono or two com- panies in the country that’ pay any attentton fo the (nsuranee oF riilwuy employés. Ruilroud inun huve felt Cor a tony time the geod of come company of grout etrength, conneeted directly or indirectly with tho ruliroud interest, and ins suring railtond people. One reason of this is, . ant there is nu cluss of peuple who cup tell so well tho relative risks uttenuding the diferent. Positions in tho rallrond ‘service as tho ratiroud indnugers thomselves, We thought, tuo, Unit such u company could insure more choaply than Any outside company, because it wouldn't cost so much to secure business. Tho omployés, }would kaow that: thoy wore among thelr: our poople, and that the company, tke the rail. rond they served, would be sound, Que very important idea was thut of crenting a fund out Of the profits uf the business with watch to cure fur tho widuws al orpbuns of railroad men who ure insured, and tur the employés who may become broken down after yours of talthrul service. In this way tha roads themselves would be rolleved froin a vast amount of chure Stablo work which tuey are. nuw oblized to do, aud tho omployés theniselves would say the: couldn't attord ‘to strike, or leave oue compuny for anothor, boonuse It might affect thelr rights as poliey-halders,” i "But isn't the hazard among tho employéa so Brent that a’campuny insuring rallroxd moo exclusively would be seriously orlppled in a shore tiny" 4 ‘ “Weuppreciate the risk. Tho outside com- Pnoles dy, tov, and put tholr rates so high ag-to virtuuily keep tho employés out. Qur proposed. compuny would tuke rigks cheaper, because wo get tho bubiness cheaper, buying auch fuvilities Tor acceas to the rullroadaand our standing with: them buing bettor, , Wo could get buvinuas cheuper, collect money cheaper, and pay our lnssea with. $8 attendant @xponso than tho.outside compiinies, which p -from iW to 40 por cont merely for obtaining busi= ness. We would select ruilcond nen to do aur cruvassing, collect throuzh payinsters, give a man plenty of timo ty pay up, and.tauke overy- body fect uu interest in tho tuing, from a Prosl- dent dawn to the humblest.employd." “itis said, Mr, Talbott, that Mr, Willoughby, ono of the incorporators-of the ecleme, bas beon bawkivg tho etovk of the new company abour Chicago and soiling (t for uson? “'Eho truth about that is -this, nad wet it from him, In urder toraise fynds to proavoute the work, ly yot 6omo of his frienda to ‘give him. wouey, based on some eugh promise as that be, expucting eventually to get some of the atoak, perhups, for bis eervices, would pay thom oucot tho steck be minht tous obluln.” Whilg thoro wana perhaps notuing, wrong wbout that. same people might lool on it ug a little irregular, ahd there (6 no doubt that.it bus tended to preju- lee peuple whe bonrd: of tt against iho COR PRNY And tnado It impossible for Mr. Wittudghby tu bave uny further cunneutian wit A wutter which he now uuleratauds perfoct- ly, é “What do you think about the oficera of the company boiding aillve for thrue youre?” “TL don’t thins it's right; but anything of that sort is subject to anendmenc after wo ormaus ize, and will bo changed, fam ature,” a A somowbut uldurly gentiomen, with pray bale and chin whiskers, drapped inty Tne Tatuuns toval room lust avening, $ INTRODUCED HIMBELF AS MRvWILLOUGHDY, sald he bud beard that the schomé waa ilkely to bo “turned over,” und usked perintasion to Inake a statement, Inasinuch as the reporter bud sought fin durtug the day for that yery purpose, and could yet no further informution Tegurding bis presunt whereahouts ‘than that bo was supposed to be I Davenport, tho visit timed. in vory wull, and Mr, Willouguby was tavited to onhead,. Ho began by tulilng how the sabume hid Hrat dawned upou him, aud bow he bad gone onto New York to tntervet capital in ite davolupment. Waen-he went, he carried letters of intreduction to Gene Graut from Gey. Cul- Jom, and a gentiomun Who 18 somuwhbat given to {ndonsing people—numely: Muck Buns, once District-Attorney for tho Northern Diatrict of MMinots, | Thut was along last winter, Gen. Grant . was. .presumubly very busy about that . tine—but,.. uecording to re Wile loughby,. be. looked + Into the sohow said. it waa a guod. thing—and — turna him over tow couplo ot gantiouen with several railroads on. thulr baudé und no oud of mousy” behind tnem—namely? MM. VANDERBILT. AND MI, GOULD, Tho follawing ducuinont, of whion Mr, Wile Joughby carrics the origtiul around In bis fnsido Conte piwkot, fells tho atary? “NEW Voit, Fob. 0, i8]—WIll Dr. Vander> bilt and Nr. dny.Guuid please see Mr, Willourbby: and, beur. bis plus for insuring rulirvad em= ployés agninat nevidents? Bir, Willoughby ts in- troduced tome by the Gororner of Titindts aud Mr, Bauxs, a prominent. oltixon. of Brute, 8. GHA. Mut Vanderbilt and Gould probably had too muny other irang In tho tre.” Leastwise, they didn't taka bold of the “ Lonsolidated” otc, anid 6: Mr Witlougiby returued to the Trivads advlatuy him that Chicago was tho best Blues to muke wu strike. By thie timo ho bad teed up sume B10) of his own mouvy~or all he had—atid found ft necessity to get More to help the thi wlome und pay bid oxporises. He ace cordingly went to hrs frionda and told thom that af thoy enw cuuugh in the scheme tu take any chuncys in helplug him carry it through ho would try to .glyo them un -integest in it. dn giber ‘words, if they would advance $00 be would turn over to them, providtud the company lvsued It far'that pitre bose, $10,000. oF preferred étock. Tho friends tonk hold, he gat Bie, ‘Talbott and otbors laters cated, ang svorytbing weut onawimminyly Until two ur threo wocke ayo, when ‘a trenoneraus friend’ gave tho thiug away, and there wus trouble. Mt dret got uryund tos, 8. Merrill, who becuine very Indignunt, ‘aa did ‘also Bir. Gault, who was not Jong dn hearing of it, Lbus, wi cording to Br, Willoughby, did. thasg gaptlonen become digsatisied with: noe avhemd, That is thu cuuau of the demorulzdtion in the forces now," hu added—a domorullgnion which be hud no bogitutton, In atuributng to tno © trcavh= erous trioud" aud certuln insuruuce peo~ , lias seon Hy wan enh hardly he expeeter to uy A ateol-rail, alano-balinsted track Tor a rival 9 mialaddon te coino In en, Ee apporred from f river atatemonta. that the “ treacherous friend” was tha. lawyor of tho Clurk street physician, ‘The iatter and two otpors bad put up $00 for cnutingent stock, were subsequently, told by the “trevgherous friend” that the cous. pany was a frat and a swinily, ete, naturally to troneneraus: frist atenteaty son thet ue fered.” eventually got thele hooks on the $:hi,8 firm of lawyers iw tho Mitjor Block who held the musiey for Witougnly ro- lurning (t, and taking up the ontora which Wil- knighby gerepted from the speci atin “Whon tho mutter got out anid Mr. Willoughby, “1 frankly tuld Mr. ‘Tuibote and the ather gentleman that if Thad mado a milatake J would willingly with- draw fram tho scheme rather thin that the ine tereats Of the company should puffer.” a As zs THE ORNERAL THEORY of tho business, Mr. Willoughby's arguments accorded in tho main with those advanced by Mr, Talbott abovesand be wns quite as onthtsl: fatto over the schemy ftacif, though there with evidont regret in tho atatoment, Tsuppose ny. chances are ruined, howover, after whut hus tinppencal* ‘to Another insurance man, well up in the nas | eldent business, the roporter propountod tho conundeuin: “How much grenter Is the hazard In tho cnao of tosuring ruilrond omployéa, as compured with talsiog tleks On passonxers?” “All railroud employéa aro hot equally bazard= ous, Tho clerks, telegraph operatora, stution agonte, innchiniata, carpontors, and others who ure employed at tho goneral offivos, dopots, and shops of tha companies are about as dosirablo risks as thoes persone engaged In tho ordinury avocations of life. “WHO CONSTITUTE THE PXTRA JAZARDOUS HBKB?? “Tho engineers, firemen, conductors, brako- mot, hagyagamouin fuct all train hands, tho Superintendents, roudmnaters, section bosses, and = soction hands, yardmeg, —switeh- men and ‘Hagmen, who are alwi is einpluyed niong tho Hine, nround tho frolybt-surds, and in the making-up and awitching of trains,” “Have you any statistics showing approxl- mately the proportions of tho inzard?” “ Avcording to tho lust report of the Railroad and Warchousa Commissioners, thore wero About 12,000,000 passengers curriod In thls State. The number of doaths by accident during tho your was ofghteen, and the number wounded ittyenine, The total number af umployés of all the roads running in tho State Is ubour 98,000, Of thia number about 23,000 are cooneeted with the runing wind muking-up of traing and ro- palring ant lasting tracks. The number of ginpluyés killed was 125 and tue number wouuded Wall, what do you deduce from thoso fx- "Fo make A correct comparison it fs noces- fary to multiply the 28,0 employés by 300, tor thuy are that uinny days on the rond during the yeur, This givos 8.400.000, which may be coustd- ered ns the total numbor of cmplosdés, regurdedd tis pussenxers.” “Under this calculation, how do the two classes ol risks compare?" “It's very casy tlguriog. See bora.” And tho ayont rapidly produced the following resultot hia catoulationa: Que passonger killed 0 GVCrY.. 650. ose 006. 068,008 Oue passenger injured to overy. BUS EN Ono ouptoys killed to every. eee ee, BO,6N8 One emptoyé injured to overy.. soos We “Thus you aco It costs a trifle over ten times ‘as 1nuch to insure the uctive rallroad man us it does the pissenker. If an nocident company jusures a passenger for twenty-four hours tor £3,000 for OU conts, to insure tho ratlroud man the same time should require $5, and that's ali there is fo it, THE KEELY MOTOR. Curious Deadlock Be ween the Inventor nud the Company Owaing Hin Iuvous tion. : PHILADELPMA, Pa,, Doc. 14.—Tho annual meeting of the Kevly Motor stockholders was held today. Tne rocolpts for the your wore €2)¢ 126.01, and tho balanco on hand $1,081, It was expented that the meeting would be bulsturous, but it was not. ‘ # “ss Tho Directors’ roport was redd by Bir. Enos ‘Throop, of Now York. After reviewing at great Jongth the history of the Keoly Motor enter- prise, tho report calis attention to the fact that tha Bourd of Directors hud galled-on Mr, Keely togecure patents on his tuvoutions, Tho paper says: “In concluding the repurt 0 statement of some facts and inferonces thorefrom may pluco In golearer light tho progress ioade, and mora strongly iinpresa on those luvking tu and belisve Jug iu che ultimate success of this onterprise tho great iimportance of meeting noty tho fssuc mado between tho compauy and Mr. Keely. If Wo take the statement of: Ar, Keoly ng true tho multiplicator t8 now a perfcot machine, or teay> ing this avidence out uf the question, and tak- ing our own uxperience as tho test, the machine {aso fur purfected as to.muke. our damand at this time rbasonabie aud proper, Wo do not dount ‘the statement of Br. Keely In rogurd to: tho: y- he produces ~ this: vapor," aud tho truth of this cannot be dotermined by Us untilwe bave obtained a complote under- standing of the generator, but the resultant fact 8u often seco by ug Jeaves no dount in our winds a8 to the great moncsed value uf this invention, if, ag Mr. Keely now clnting, the goneratur must be graduated up to is highest tnes, and made nutonintic in its operations before itis in 4 conditiun to apply for ietters putont, thon wa uy to bint In reply that our demand will be ant- fatied without xppilcutian for patents whenever he fy willing to tuke into bis contdunce sume tue tellgout and trustivorthy pursing, to woo atull be snown tho interior of this machino, aud tho secret und principles ao fully explained that the SUNIO, Fosuits crn be produced by this person as bo hirgself brs sv often pruduead. Another rene fon aesizned for making this demand ts that Mr. Koely for twenty yeura bas been experiment- {ug on this Invention, aud that naturally his. tutu may buye becume wenkened .and apt to work ina mental groove ora circie of thought, and that, bythe bringing of 0 fresh mind to bis ald, many things wach tae ‘acem ditfouit will bo found ensy of sulution.” . ‘Tho report.euys that the question arises why Mr, iuely should busitute to comply with thelr est it bis Intention is. an honest une, and the . Fe) Auaier to‘this question ate direatly up toa pericnal examlnition of the man und ‘bis peau Hurities If we would tad an intellleent reason fur bia conduct. It hana boon the exporionce of every one brought into intimate relutions with Mr. Keoly that any attompt uta sorious Inveatl- wation of big operations bus heen mot on bie part with deception and misrepreseututons, anly in getinral conversation, whore bi {6 Not uroused,aud In the exnibition of results, that wo hive boun ably ty sutlafy ourselves 0 the Integrity of his jnventious.” Morbid and uureasonable ayeplolun bas tnken poaseasion of Dir, Ketly tu euch a+ degree that uny attempt to learn tho vital principles of bia miuching, by those entiticd do au, Ia looked Ubon Asan OUtme oD bis poreanul rights, fore gettluz, or, if not Lorgotting, entirely ignoring, the fuct (ant he bas soid thede toventions, am ‘that thoy ure the proporty of tho gui Deny, fle bas repentedly eujd thal be aud ho alone Is tho proper judge of tho time whon be shall impart ible information, and ‘that #6 soon as ho shall Dring them to perfection or to that stage detur= mined upon fo bis gwa miud be will comply with our requests, Lt romans with Mr. Kouly to da- ide whether an honorable adjustinent of rocunt diiiculties shull be toade with the company. or thut our successors must push the fae inn court of equity. | Ifthe Inst alternative ta forced upon his friends,’ ue consuquence of his own folly muat fali upon bim whe will not bo gov. erned by the conimon honesty recognized as the “bauia of wll contracts,” . Tho ropurt wus adapted with four dissenting Yoices, and thy following were olectod Directors for tho ensuluy yeurs. J. W. Kooly, W. W. ee F,.G. Green, R. Baldwin, B. J. Randall, er, Hen: minis, JJ. Smith, G. it Oultinge worth, 1B. Hayne, and W, Hoyt, orl Tho most wontertul feuture of this strane Dusiness {3 that no one Who bud acon tho Keely exveriinents scema-te huve any doubt that bis invention te tho inurvel of tho age, ‘The Direct. ora’ report suminuriaed as above was inspired by the purtics wuo are most actively antugunic- ee Heels ror bar ne ono ee euuld bo found ‘today who would admit for a-woment that the nivtor isa fraud, . ———— GEN, TORRENCE'S TROYBLES, Pueckit Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Brninoriero, JIL, Deo; 15.—The publication in today’s TRruuNy of, the facts concerning tho ‘Governor's sequeat for Gen, Lorrance's rosignas on bus effectually olused the mouths of the olticlals hore, who, Ii the absonco uf the Gov. ornor, decline to say.a word apuut the matter, ‘The fucts bave bean known ty hot more than a Y hutf-dozen beheatie, aids ae, thove now tleciing to bu iugerviowad) Uitte can be added, Althougd Geo, Torrence bas seen tit to deny that bla ros Jauation ‘bas beon requested, tho statement inade Jn these disputobos Inst ulgbt ean nuvore sheleas be depeuded upon us trie, aud Wl ape pear in duo time. Mr, M. M. Morrison, connected with the Kansas City (Mu.) (nes, and a ‘prominent reul estate operator as well, unequivocally and emphatically Mleges that tho St, Jucubs Oll once didn kind turn which he is not like, ly to, forget. He was trave! Hu and, tuking cold In a sleepin ir realized that he hud rheumatian iy both tps, ‘Tho pain was tn- tonse, and hls buginesa urgent. Bo he thought of the St, Jacobs Oll as a remedy which was. reputed to effect a rapld cure. It proved In Nis case, as it haain thousands of others, a blessing. Four. applications-gaye lita cou pleie relief, Before: uaine the Oil, Mr, Mate Flyon says, havwus so ethif, and suilering so Intensely, Wat he could bardly move, ‘Che trunsition from this HNnABDY condition to onvot perfect case way uliost marvelous, The grent remedy-has since been a fully friend, {le always keups it in hithouse, and ts wonderful poner deyionstrated upon several occuslons {the cures of nen- ralgia and rhounatign, He hag nover seen the romody tail yet, and Ie a coutirmed be lleyer fn jts virtues, if THE RAILROADS. A Solemn and Secret Convention of General Passenger. Agents, The Question of Paying Commis= sions Discussed at Great Length. Only Four Reformors Vote for tho Total Abolition of the Practice, Satisfactory Progress in the Oonstrnotion of the Now York, Ohtoago & B&t. Lonis Bailroad, ‘ 0 ‘ The Meform Passouger and ‘Kickot Axeuts In Solemn Conclave, It the Goneral Pussonger Agents of the var- lous raitroads in this countey were as good In Inatiguting reforms aa {io talking about them the paasengear business would notbe In sy wrotched and unsatisfactory cundition, It {aan adutitted fact that ono of: the greatest evile and 4Uusca from whioh the passenger business of tho rouds lu this country 1s sulfecing 1s the practico of puylug to the ticket-sellers of connecting Mines co1omiustons on the eale of. throuzh tick- ots, for which there are nu cumpensatory advan- taxes, boyond the souuring of & bure noutrality ‘upon the purt of agents rocelving such come missions, It fa gencrally admitted that this system is nothing mure or loss than a system of bribery, and through {t ticket agents are cor- ritpted and the sculpers enabied to curry on thelr itlegul practices, Wesk efforts bave been fre- quently mado to do avuy with this giguotle evil, but thoy always falled on account of the flereo_compotition existing betwoan the various lines and the feoling of. mutual distrust ninung raliwuy olfictals Whenever un atteinpt is made te carry out plans tu reform abuses, \ As loug as thera was peace atmung tho rouds and thoy were able tu oxaot the extra amount used for the payment of commi{sslous from the pun- No by charging exhurbitant fares, but few roude could be found that cared much to correct tho nbuse, because 28 long As It existod they were able tu wet ubead uf one Rbuthor by dribug ticket agents with ‘an extra feo to discriminuta in tugir favor. - Liuttely, howover, the’ rates on nearly all tho Noes bave become greatiy disturbod, and gons down ta such low figures tut tho railroads and butthe puvlia bave to beur the burden of the ovil, aud suddenly must of the Goneral Puseunger Agents beounme reformers. and declured thut this | cummission nufannce bud become #u Intolerable tbat steps should be tukon at once to atop it. So thoroughly hud they become tmbued with these idexs of reforin that any paper which dured tu doubt choir hon- Gsty Inthe present moyemeut was denounced Without atint and usouscd of throwing culd water upon # most doairuble reform. Conse quently, u clreulur was sent out- by Cummis- #.upee Dixon requesting tho opinion of rairond offftinis rexdrduus tho xdvisauility of instituting u reformn in the tickat-curninission aystom. pLate ters Were received frum inore than luv rallroad olticials strongly favuring an immediate ofort at reform, aud ‘some sent elaburite papers on the subject, toxother with plans and agreements to carry it out. Ono oillicial, In submitting ua Agreement by whlch this “unwies and inca. cuaubte abuse could be wiped out,” properly and trutntutly sais “ Abuses that, by thelr'age, have become al- mostas tirmiy estublished ns iegitinate prac: tee, con be eliminated only Of measures, By tne lupg continited pruotice of paywy, wod by the long unchecked ability to roe cvive commissions, the paying roads aud the re- ceiving agents bave manned to dispose of vast ntuounts uf the revenue derived frum passenxor varnlugs, und hive thus despaled the owners of, the railroad property, or cing tae passenger to pay much larger rates for bis railroud pagsayo toan be would have been obliged to pay bao no cuminlasion been paid by ratlrond companies or received by rullrund Uecket agents; fur bad uot commissions been puid the owners of the property would hive received much larger earnings from thelr prop- orty us the cummissivne pald by the leader tllrunds atnouut tu trom 1 tod percent of Lhe Bross revenue derived fram passenger earnings. if the umnors of “the ‘property tad not been paid Increased dividends, from the money that would buve been saved if..commissions had not been puld, thon the’ rafirond compuniecs would eon nble tu yulte'tlurgely reduce their pnasengor rates. us tho amount pald for com- tuissions, if saved, would allow the companies to par es Inrae dividends nthe property as ‘8 «been paid in the past, and yet reduce thuir pas. Senger rates to a considerable acd appreciuble extent. 1 think the througt rates could reudily bo reduced trom & to JU per cont from the suv= fags iucommissionsalonusince te amount puld n8 cOMMIssiuns agzregates: fully, that percent- age on all compotative buginoes.” 3 Oshers wore equaaly boncatfand outspoken in thoir rewarks, und everything indicated tbat the Milonuium nnd at Jast arrived, and that thoro was no turther duubt that the reform would bo fintnediutely instituted, A meetiug of the General Passenger Agents of the Various roada in this country wus thorefore culled by Mr, Dfxon to bu, held at the Grand Pa- ciho Hotct in thie city with the cull he sent to overy General Puseon~ gor und Ticket Agent n pampblet containing tho papers, plans, ngreemvnta, .otc., submiittes to him by numberluss valiant reformers, wont thoy might d weat them and de ready to vote in- tetlivontly an Browne when tho queation uf stoppiug the abuse cuine up at tho -meating, ‘The meeting oun of suaturday, and tt proved tho old proverb, * Whob the Devil was sick tha devil a monk would be, but when tho Duvs was ,well the devil a monk’ waa re Instend of tho 160 reformers which it was elalmed would be prosent uuly about thirty ma- torlalized, and of theses only & ball a dozen were not atrald tu publicly wear the garb of reforms tho uthers sulked fh tuolr tents and kept as sbady as possivie so that tholr friends, the Hoket auents, wight aot Wud out that they bad bevo goniityed 10 80 oUtragconA n piece of business us to attend n movting which-bad for Its object the sitapension of tho commission systoin, ‘Tho meeting was vnlled tv order at 11 o'clock by Commissioner Dixun,- but before any action was taken it waa unanimously resolyed to luck and bolt the duors aud allow no one except duly ucuredited dulegutes in the roum, and each person prosent bad to imuke a feurful oath that under penulty of expulsion trom tho Ancient Order of Gilders ba would not reveul any of tho duinge o¢ the mocting or even Btuty to the ropurterd who: were preaeot. Tole precaution bad to bo taken in order to prevent the terrible ticket ugents, whose ombluments stood In dunger uf belng knocked into a cocked, but, from/wrerking vengcunce upon the valiant nud brave reformers who durcd to speak tu favor of ‘so outrageous A Acheme. How fuith- fuhy and sucrediy tho vyalinnt reformers kept their fearful oath can best be ecen Crom the ful- lowing full account of the procuedl The fottowlng reformers were present: rol val Lowell, Burlington: Bo F Mill Anetiagtes, Cadar itapids & Northorn; W. H. Proudy, Indie una, Bloomington & Weatern: 0. W, Huger, Michigan Central; G & Btetibing and Je Wve -Morge, Union Paeitio; A, Thrall and W.H, 8ton- nott, Nurthweatern; tl. 0. Lownacud and George Ht. banlela, Waban; W. F. White, Atebieuo, Topeka & Santa Vo: P. Wilson, Clnginnatt Southern; J. H.W ay oll 3 J.C, dunner, Texas & Now Orlenn ray, Gif, Colprado & santa ls J. J. Archer, Beloto Valley; GC. P. Atmore, Lowiaville & Nughe vitley J. It. Huebanuin, Bioux Clty & Paoltios A. Ve arpenter, Milwaukee & St. Paul; France Cnandior, Mlesmirs Mavitles A. O, De Cly, Bt Joe & Counell Hut n Eastern Minot; Join Ryan, i. Lows & Chicagoy FS, Rustis, furs 1 & Missouri Mivurs BM. L. Btiinger, Chiou wo & Iowa; B.A. Ford, Pennsylvania Company; . Ke Hooper, Uanntbal & Bt. Joo; A. H. Hane sony Uhnols Central; W. #. Jobson, Lake Shorey A. P, Loith, Grand Kaplda & Indiana, ‘ None of the vitHant reformers had the mora) catiruge to muke hiingelf conspicuous by oo» cupying the vtico of Chairman, and conso- queatly Str, Dixon bud to aot as presiding otficer a well ag Secrotry, at ‘The rondiug of Mr, Dixon's ‘Ticket Conimis- slon Syuiposiiu,” containing the yarlous piaus and suggcations subsmitted by tha roforimers for Inetituting wad curry ing out the reform, oecus pled nearly the entire tue of the forenoun ses sion, During thoaftvenoun tha following agcoe- wuut was auuinitied, and taken up section by sections Wurgnal tho railroad dorapaniag represanted ‘by the undersigned are fully ut tho opinion thas. the munagers thereof should control the busl~ ness of thelr awn lines) and V6 Wieieas, tt le weil known and acknowledgod by all thst tho acceptunco of commissions oF other furm of remuucrution from other com- punles cuuses lickuleavelita to dlacriininat fuvorot yy hig companies and ugatin paying compunics: thus tu asauine the oo1 trol of business thut legitinately belongs whore; und wires, ft yooms timpossibie to ‘yunt thoxe ubusos, 80 lange as vonmilssious ure reevcived by tloket agouts; therotore it fa hereby agrucd ue follows; | ‘Tho underayened, for bimeelf and for the rall- road company bo represents, heroby pledges piarestt and bis vompuny to faithfully enforce the following agreement: . Fitsterrom und after —- big company will not permit ny ticket tment in the employ of bis coupany, for bimue.t of through any other per- gun for olin, to ucvept any comnnidsion, present, orany other tori of rumunerition, whatever, directly ar indireotty, for selliug, or huviug sold, or for inducmgy tue sale of,'or for promising to evil or induce the sate of any sickat over the Ines of any other rallroud company whatover, it for uny Feat or pretended sulo or sorvious in conneution with Lhe sule, or the procurement of the saly of any ticket, of tho isuue of the ree spective companies partics beroto, Beoond—Ihs company sbult oot pormlt any of fe tickot agente, Cor herusell, or by “oF thruugh any other Gerson for bin, to accept from any vullrond ur other transportation company, oF by the must radical’ ave assisted in fur~ Fostorduy, and together, through any other persun for them, any enm- Intecion or other forin of remuneration, whit- over, directly ar indirectly, for any real or pre tonded service, for distributing advertising mr tor of, or belonging to, any other callroad other transportation compuny, of for any reat or pretended service, connected with advertle lug any rallroud or transportation priainay, vutuer than the one of which be ix the publicly nized and duty Authorized toket agent. rd—T'o at once cates the suminary and nb- solute discharge of cach or any ticket agontot fin compntiy who inay huve been shown to, oF bivo boun knows to, Vinlute in any way clauses ong or two of this agreement. Fourth—To cause to bs scrutinized and ana ivzed the reports uf the ticket ngontaof bis company, By aa to determine if the ticket agents of his company ara discriminacing againat any of the connections of bis company. Fifth—Tu prevent by every means in his power ail discriinination in sales of tloket agents of bin cornnatys and tocause the summary distnissal of any ticket agent of his company who may oo found guilty uf discriminations. Sixth—To fasue a request to rallroads, not pare es to thie axreoiwont, requestivg thom not to pay any ticket agent of his com any come: intesion ve other reimuneradon for/any real ur pretunicd survive i counvouon with the aie uf Ucketa, or for ndveriising, or for any reat or service in connection therewith, und hot complied with, It will be necnseary for his goinpaty to couse to sell tickete over the wifend- Jug rond, ‘That, showkt any railroad company Nuuted above peraiat in paying the ticket agente of noy of our Fepponlive ronds, after nutice has been given that the avceptunce of such commis- sions should cause seid ayent’s dismissel, wo pledge our respective cormpanies to take off sale ail tickets of ovr respective Issucs thut read vin the roxd offending. Seventh—To protibit, and to nso our best of- furts to cuuse to conac, all forms of diacritninn- tien fn favor of any rund that may pay commie sions, or other forins of remuneration, to ticcet: agents in the service of uur respective ompa- oles; and to pronibit, and to ure our best effurts to cause to all uiseriininndons by our Uoket nents ngninst all companies that do oot pay connniesions. Eigoth— To instcuct all ticket agents in the y uf bis company that discriminations igMinat any of the connections of bis company, will cause His dismissal quite as quickly ns would: the vinlution of clauses one aud two of this aureument, Ninth—To cause such orders to be given to the ticket agents of bis company as will cause raid ticket ugunts te soll to pussengers tickets by tho routes gelected by tho pi wer, wid to so divide ull othor business ticketed at bis oltice, without fuar ur favor, sy ua to,.08 Dearly as pose sible, divide itequally between all of the cum- petting routes that ure entitied to handle tt. ‘Teuth—No ruad spall be perinitted ty pluoe its Jssuo of tickets on or long the lines of the rouda in this compact, and we pledge our re- spective rouds to withdraw our entire Issue of tickuts resding over the ruvd that persists in pluciog or keeping ite issue of ticketa us above tuned, Eloventh—No bagguao shall be checkedon any tiekols waving those fasucd by the rond employ toe the burgage agent having charge of the checks. Twelfth—We agree to probibit our respective Ueket-agents from giving or ‘sending w any railroad coimpany, of to any individual, any commission vuucher or other statement that gives all or any portion of nis ticket sales, also prohibiting suld tloket-agents frou ailew- tng any person, saving the properly authorized otheere of hie cotupany, tu have access to his books, tcket-cuses, or ‘other property in tls custudy by whicn it would be pusuble for his tickel sules to be known, Toirtoenth—It is further agreed that, should Any ticket-ugent be dismissed for viulation of this agreament, he shall not for two youre after his disusiesut be enguged, employed, or pald by any compuny purty to thie azreement in any cupacity connected with the sale of tickets, nor ja any cupuoity in connection with tho pas- senger avpartnient of the rouds parties to this compuet. “fhe “ wherenses” were unanimously adopted without discussion. There was also but little opposition to the adopton of the first tive .parawraphs relating to the probibition from receiving cummissions by their own agents. But whon paragraph six was reached there caino the tug of war. While the reformers were {n favor uf stopping thelr ticket agents frum receiving commiasjons thoy were not so tach in favor of being prevented from paying auch bribes to the tioket agents of other rads, Dr, Stennett sugwosted that tn place of "* to take off sale all tickets of our respective issuca that read via the ruad offending " there should bo Inserted ** not to uccept for passage tho tick- ots of the offending roads,” Whon the section was brought toa final vote it was found that there were but four genuine -roforimers In tho crowd who bad the courage to voto in fuvor of this secon, They were: James R. Wood, A. V. H. Carpenter, W. H. Stea- Unett, and E. A. Ford,” * * “Those who voted tn the negative claimed that they could not ugres tu such uction without re- forring. the matier to their General Managers. Mr. Wood said it seemed to bim that the p: sonwer busiueds on the Western ruadsy wus con- ducted by the General Managers, and not by tha Guncral' Passenger Agenia. On tho Exstern roads the General Passenger Agente wero ia charge of thelr dopartments, and could sot as thoy pleased. a8 ! After sume furthor discussion the meeting ad- “‘Journed untU 10 o'clock this morning. Railroad Bullding tn Nebraska, * Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davewvont, la., Dec. 15.—A private letter to your correspondent from the great contracting firm of Reynolds &Co,, dated at Pawnee City, _Neb,, Deo, 1, gives an inside viow of railroad building Jo that Statewhloh bas not found its way into print, Tho cuntract to build forty uillos of road from the Big Blue River to Tablo Rock, on the Atchison brunch of the Burliugton & Missouri Mallroad in Nebraska, was com- meneed Muy 1, ana tho lost rail was Inld on tho Bdof this month, The work was very beavy— 1,600,000 cubld yurda of carth were romoved, bw, OW feet oF bri ping, butit, and 2v,0u0 feet of piling driven on the dietince anined. 1t js the houviest contract ever executed in that State un the same number of miles,. Tho sealor member of toe + firm named Bays in tue communication at hand: “Weare tow building for the Burlingtun & Missouri Ravroad 40 miles in Nebraska and Colurada—eighty miles in tho former and lovin the Jatter, We. commenced grading Aug, 23 at ‘Culbertson, and havo faished Wu tniles of this work, and nenrly ifteun miles on te uther 10 toiles; baye built seventy-five miles of bridzing, and thoro ure sixty-tve milesof track Suid, Tt ytiding. ‘nis fa the fastoat work on record of Thero wero removed In sovonty-clyht working: days 1,400,000 cunia yards ot ourth, 20,000 Iioar fect of piling driven, end 600,000 fvot of thnbor ut Into pris "So good un authority ne Mr, teypolas weites, "We expect toreuch Denver. July 3, 188," New York, Chicago & St, Louls, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Deo. 15.--The daily reports re- colved by Chief-Engineer Latchn, of tho New York, Chicago & 8t. Luuls Rafiroad, show thit 235 miles of track bave been lufd to date, and that tho work(s progrossiny ut the rate of about four mites a day. Tho line, when completed, will be sepurated Into two xranddlvisinus. That from Buffato to Hellovue will be known ns the Bafals Division, aud from Hellovye to Chicago wilt be called tha Chlougo Division, Those two grand divisions will be ,each divided into two subdivisions, Thus tho ontire Mno wilt be composed of four divisiotis, wheroas the Luke Siforv bas five divisions io the fume distances, The economy in tho alopuon of thie plan wiil be appuront, uf it is seen tqut tho heavy expense of muintaining tho muchinury of Bn cutive division 1é ol ad, ho four dis vistons of tho iue will bo located As follows: Firat, fram Buttalu to near Kingsville, or be- tween Kingsville and Ashtabula, In (bis Stnte; second, fruin$ Kingsville to Uullevag; third, from Belleyiie to Fort Wayne: tourth, tram Fort Wayne to Chicago. Ench division will bo about 125 miles in length. ‘Tho shops of the company will be located at Furt Waging, pros vided that town responds genorously to the call foruld. If not, tho abupa go to Chicugo, No More Dynumite Wanted, Tho Mioblgnn Central oad notiflos all agents gud connecting rouds that horeafter It will not recolve on the company’s geuunds, iu dopots, or other bulldings,; High explosives uf any kind whatever, Ordinury gunpowder and common block dinsting-powdor In iron or wooden pack- ages tuay be received fur transportation in full cur-loudy, avd cant go fouded unist be plainly carded: “Gutipowder." Quantities lesa thin a oar-luad will only be received when in mugas zines or pea it coupletely ond ly boxed, and contents pluloly murked on outeida of packuges. Where agents are jn doubt 48 to contents Of packuyes or cara offerod for eh; mont, they are instructed to open ated pick: or cars, and, If found to contain ordinary guu: due ae Gunmen Liast-nowder, way tarwurd wv shipment, INK vare TAT tuo pucknges aro securoly closed aud cardours fuxtonut, If found to contain any olbur explusive, agenis will refuse s.pment, wad insist upon linmer diate romoval trou the cuwpuny’s preimiacs, Au Antl-Vonderbils Arrangemont, Soveial ut -atea to The Chicago Tribung OLeyuLann, O., Dev, 15,—To reach the Pane Handto Lino at Springield tho Now York, Penn- sylvaula & Ubio people bave arranged with tha Indiana, Bloomlugton & Western to uso about sovon miles of tho jattor’a tracks, Hy this plan the New York, Yonnsylyanta & Ohio will be com- Pollud to bulld but mbout two miles of 1 Uy the perfection of this scheme uf } he Bee Line loves a sixtyemite buulover tho Cinainnuth, Huntiton & Vuyton fload of all the sala Mine ate Spring ton Se 4 ‘The mov iat . h suow! 4 close alllaut Lotweon juwett and the Fenbsyivaula Company against Vanderbilt. by the Toledo, Delphos & Buarllusten, |. Bptctat Disputch to The Catcago Tribuns, Torrvg, 0., Poy. 16—A gircular wag leaned today from the ofice of General Mauager Volly lips, of the Toledo, Deiphyus & Burlington Mails ia. Appolnigents 7 1, Announcing the appointment of J. M. iyle, fortaerly Auditor or tho Toledo, Peoria &Waraaw Hond, as Auditor; T. W. Uippincott General Freight Agent of tho road, as Geuoral Passenger Agent in additior W, 8, Matthias, formerly of the Vandalia line, as. Hatant Gon- eral Frojght and Passenger Agont, Superintondent Van Morno's Snecessor, Apectat Inspateh to The Chicago Tribune Binwauxre, Wie, Doo. 15.—Sinoa W.C, Van Torne resigned his position of General Superin- tendent of the St. Paul Road no lesa then twon- ty euccessors have boon named, It was stated today that H, A, Sewell, at presont General & popmentnnt ot the Bt. Paul & Duluth iailron ad really boeu appointed, and wt reporter clatns to have soon au order of appolatment from Genoral Manager 8. 8, Merrill, Misxcelinncons Items. Bishop John Sharp, Vice-(residont and Geo eral Suporintendent of tha Utah Central ftall- way, loft for tuo West yosterday (Deu. 15) in a special car, via the Hock {sland Itoad, Mr. C. G, Wheeler, Genoral Manager of tho Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fé Hond, was accom: punted to Tapeke yesterday by bis family, who will hereafter make thelr bome nt that point. Mr. Georgo W, Cuok, General Agont of tho Denver & Rio Grande at Leadville, aad formerly General Agent of the Jaulaville, Now Albany & Chicago, In bere to spend a couple of days with bis tnany friends, All froight agents of the Michigan Central Rallroad have heen inetructed by General Frojght Agent J. A. Grier to refuse to rocelve or furward to Guylord trelght of any kind dostined ty any polnton the Muckinaw Division of the, ‘Bichigun Central north of Guylord. Thu hearing of tho Western Indiana case arn ita slow lonuth ulong yesterday before dudge Gardner. The moat of the day’ was do- Voted to the evilepee of a aumber of witnesses who had not consented to silow thelr property: north of Tweitth street to be taken for the uso of the rallroad, Mr. Joseph J. Helly fors long tine connected with the !assengor Department of the St. Pout, Luke Shore, and Rovk Isiand Hoads, has aban- dune raitroading, and yesterday opencd new Dowlog ffutel, immediately opposit tho UDnlon Depot, on Canal street. Hia many rall- rond friends will 1udoubtediy drop In and see him al the now stand. Mr.G. K. But y cs, Generat Pastonger Agout of the Northarn Pacitle Railroad, will arrive trom a itueday. His business is connected with the vacancy imade tn the Chicugo agoncy by the realynation of Mr. WC, Audrug, ana ft {8 une derstood that the ‘suecossion: will ve offercd to Mr, A. L. Stokes, agent for tbe Oregon Hallway & Navigation Company, the two agencies thus being consolidated under one head. The meeting of the Goncral Passenger and ‘Theket Ayonte of tho roude leading eaxt from Kansas and the Kunsus City Ticket Aycnts, waich wus to have been held in this city today, for 8s purpose of sattling the Kunsas C puasenger rate trouvles will probably be po! ned, uwing to the inability of Mr. James -ouriton, Gunoral Passengor Agent of tho Alton, tonttend. itis fexrod t there will yet be much troublu about the Kansas City rates be fore the ditliculties between tho - various Jiues cun bo brouxht to an ond. * Commissioner Fink has just iseued the follow- ing circular: “Tho Keastern trunk lines have ayreed upon the following ahanzes In toe olnasl- fication of west-bound treight. to take effect Dog. 14, 1881, TI pre went clussification fs: Huse, rubber, boxed, 2; hose, rubbor, uot boxod, 2 1; rubber bulting. boxed, 2; rubber bolting, not boxed, D 1. The new ctaseltication ty read: Hose, rubber, boxed, 2; bose, rubber, not boxed, Dz hose, rubber, not boxed. owner's risk of chaliny, to be sv stuted fn receipt by shippor, 1; rubber belting, boxed, ©: rubber belting, boxed, D1; rubber belting, nut boxed, owner's risk of chufug, tobe so stated In recalpt by ablpper, 2. Mr. J, W. Midgley, Commissioner of the South- western Ratlway Association, has just issued tho following clreulur; “Lack of uniformity in rates by the vurious routes from the seuboard randers It iinprneticable tu equalize rates by all Ines from the scapird to .the. Missouri Hiver. From and after Dec. 20, 1881, and until otherwise advised, on all business originutiog at eeabourd polnts, and destined ty the Stissourt Hiver or bo- yund, the rates quoted in the local tari® of this Aasvctation oe from wll points unmed in. sald turit (Totedy, Detroit, Chicuga, and Missi sipnf iver points} te the Mtssourt River. notice withdraws and cancels tho artitraries on business from thesesbourd quoted in ‘Tarif 21, datud Sept. 8, 1881. All tariffs, cireulurs, or ad- vices of this assoctation naming rates or clusslfl- cauen to or from Migsourl River polnts, will expire with and be of no effect after Dec. 31 1881, Full information iu texard to the rates, olussification, and rules which will then govern on the business inutuded in the mssuciation will bo contained In the tariffs and circulars to be issued Jun. 2, 1882, and thereafter.” As already announced, an entire change fio tho arrival and departure of the Fort Wayno traing will take plaice Sunday. On and uftor that day four express trains will dopurt dally for Kastor cithes. The day express will leave at 9 a. om. daily except Sunduy: sleeping cers through from Caicaueg 1o Pittsburg, Harrisburg, s Pottuderpttn, and New York. Tho fnat * Imited expresa™ will leave at 6p. m., Instead of 3 p.m. agat present, ‘Chis train {s entirely composed of hotel. sleeping, and dining onrs, and will wre rive in New York at 7:00 p.m. the following day, instead of 6D. m., us at present. The Philudel- phin express will Jenve at 6:10 p. stead of 4:40 mM. a8 oat Bleeping rs Vittshurg, and, all winta on Atlantic & Great Western” and Erie Hallways, The fast-lino train will leave at 0 p.m. with sleeping-cars to Mitisburi, Hare risburg, Phitudelphia, and New York, connect- ing at Pittabare with through elecper for Baltl- more and Wisbington, The west-bound “limited expresa" will on and atter Sunday. arrive hero atl0n.m. make forty minutes faster timo pocwregn New York and Chicago toun uerelo- ore. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Small-Pox Reported at Meant Carmel, Olay, Ele ih, and Kast St. Louis, Hl, ‘Spectal Diapateh to The Chteags Tribune. BPRINOFIELD, It, Dec. 1§.—Small-pox {# ree Durted to the Secretary of the State Board of Health as having. made Its appearance at Mount Carmel, Clay, Eisab, and Euat ‘st, Louis. Maile: way employ¢s and construction hands wore the first sutferers at Ulay and Elsah. Thoro is reason to bollave that tho vast numbers of {m= migrants uro spreading the disease, three Jn-" stanced baving ucourred within a few days of urrivals of fmmigrant trains with developed ousos of small-pux among the passengers. These Incts have led to the following telegrams OvFicn oy THY BECKETARY OF THB rare Rosrp ov Hearn, Serisavieno, Ill, Deo. 14, WS8L—To Dr. 7 J. Lurner, United States Nuc, Scoretary of the Nattonal Boa dof, Heath, Wash- ington, D.C. Un view of the invreasing spread of smali-pox and the continued urrivat of tm migrants bringing fresh importations of npros tevted persons and of actual cuses of the dla enao, the. necessity for carrying out the pluo ndopted at tho conferonce betd hist June ba Chl. cago ia abactutely imperative. Within a weol T uve known of three iatances of fresh importa- ion by immiknints into this State, If desired, 2 will ngk the codperition of the Hilnofs Senuturs to tnduce the President to sign your reguistions on the subject, It la tn bo boped that tue bourd which is now In session In AVushington will promptly grup with this te- uuat aud ondesvor to atord tho Nurtborn States tho sate measure of protuetion ucaimet the ine troducdon of amull-pax whieh It bas secured to the Suuth agalnes ‘yeti vor, ‘The former tusk fs su much cavicr than tho Jatter, ay pres yentive incusures uguinét sinallepox are woll kuown aud of positive upplication, while aaln & Yollow-fuver thern is no security except .(n ux- olution. Nelthor travel tior commerce would bo interrupted by a cegujnilon competing the ox. ainiaauon of oyery nowly-urrived immigrant, and the vompulsery vacolnation of the uapros teoted before ullowiny (em toland, tn, Ine presont. = 'Thirtyeone Now ‘Cases of Sinall-Pox in Cintinvadl In One D. 7 Bpeclat Dispatch ta Tre Chteai buns. Owoinnati, O., Dov. 15—-Thorw were thirty- one new cases of amall-pox rupnrted at tho micoting of the Roard of Health today. It is now inall parte of the city, aud the number of vases Ig slowly Jnorgasing. Jt ja feared that thoy will continue to increase ng the winter ad vanees. The Hov, Mr. Koch, pustor of the Lu- theran Church on Cutter street, wos gututly: uurled toduy, He had dled of tho simall-pax, but. the nature of bls disonse woe not generally knowa, It was proposed to hold the funeral sgrvices In thy church, and a Jnrgo uttendanee was cortaln, The urringemeont was Intertofed with by oltlouls, and the cangre- gutton toon for tho first ins became awaro (hat the sxickiwss with which thelr pastor and pis tuinily bud beew suffering Wus small-pox, Tho Health Oticer rovurte tit tho privticge ut from aechiation is being abused, Great nuinbors apply wt the heulth ullice and recoive the service for nothing who ure sbunduntly able te pay for it. ‘There were balf a dozon vaccinated with the throny of Jndients today who are worth tholr thousands, aid the service was performed for one indy Who lives in tho aristovratio suburb ot Clifton, anc ie aid to be worth neurly ¥ 1,000,000, Ut was decided by the bourd (hut the. privilege of free vaceinstlon shout be continued, pot witnstaudipg tte sbuse, aod Various moans are bulug resorted to ta uralng its fmportunoe upon the pewple. Peranhs arrested by the pollco ure vacomnuted at the atation-bouse, and vaceina= You bus been porformed upoo the inumutes of avvoral of tha charituble institutions, The Orlgin of gas TY race at Bristol, ds, : Special Dispatch ty The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 16,—The State Health Doard bas covelved u bistury of the erigin of the auiall-pox at. Briatol, Blkbar¢ County, A stranger camo to the town suffering with surce, thought tu bave beon cuused by polson vines, For this be wus treated. butted. ‘the sympa- thetly comuuaity gave tle etranger's remalus ® public funoral, expusiug the body to yiew, aut It was not until the aatira community was uf> tected with amail-pox that {t wns discovered that the sores were sinall-| of tho effects of polson, ctogt qimrans * tino is now ke; at LAL Bristol, and vnicciuating ore ergetivaity enforced by the local Health Board, ° THE NEW. 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