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6 I Out of the 500 MEN'S SUITS offered at half-price on 1 g Iff v. "7. u£,tt 4(Yp I Saturday have been sold at closing time. I will select I I from my REGULAR STOCK . ...... I K7 •& *H^SIS9 I of the same makes, viz.: ROGERS, PEET & CO. and the 1 I STEIN=BLOCH CO., both of New York, which I will sell 7 I (I for cash as long as they last at 3 w - M *?R, %& % I 1 r,BH aw I I /\ § i™^ THE ORIGINAL PRICE. ■ I W When these are disposed of my stock will be in such shape, I PROHISE YOU, that no _$ w When these are disposed of my stock will be in such shape, I PROHISE YOU, that no fp 1 more will be sold at half-price. I will give my PERSONAL SUPERVISION to this sale f & the same as I did on Saturday. if) I Signed, c B. BOWLBY. I jioLD UP TAGTICS! ■ |S WHAT W. T. CARMSTON (ALLS IS WHAT W. T. CARLETON CALLS THE RAILWAY' PASSENGER AGREEMENT. , ROUPS CANNOT STAND IT. j TROUPS CANNOT STAND IT. HE SAYS THE TWINS WILL LOSE tIE SAYS THE TWINS WILL LOSE SOME DESIRABLE AT- TRACTIONS tJNLESS TIIE ROADS MAKE , '7*. . ■ I tome Concessions to Theatrical j Parlies— Serious Effect on \ (lie Business. | ■ . ";l ■The recent combine entered into j between the Chicago lines whereby j no reduction in passenger rates can i be obtained between Chicago and i the Twin Cities by any company or organization is causing considera- i ble dissatisfaction among the the- j atrical managers who have booked j their attractions to play in St. Paul j and Minneapolis during the pies- j ent winter months. The conditions ; of the new agreement are such that i a party of 10, 20, 30 or more people [ cannot secure a cheaper rate than i a single individual who can purchase ; a mileage book from any railroad \ company for two cents a mile. The- ! atrical managers are very indig- ! nant in consequence of the sudden ! combine. Speaking of the matter > last evening, William T. Carleton, of * the Carleton Opera company, which appeared at the Grand opera house the past week, said: "The action of the railroads oper- i ating between this city and Chicago j Is liable to have a very serious effect ' on one very important element of ! the passenger business. -I refer to j the theatrical profession, which con- i tributes a" large sum to the revenues j of all the railroads in the country, j If the amount expended for railroad • fares alone by every theatrical com- J pany during a period of one year { were added together, the result would prove astounding, not to say incredible, to those not familiar with the railroad and theatrical busi- ness." Mr. Carleton here stated that it was impossible to secure the slightest con- cession from the railroads between Chi cago and the Twin Cities. The number of members in tho company cut no figure. The best the manager could do was to pay two cents per mile per capita. "What will be the result if this com- bine holds out?" was asked. "Why there can be no doubt," re- ' plied Mr. Carleton, "that the Twin Cities will be deprived of many a de- sirable attraction, musical or dramatic, if the railroads do not make some con- cession speedily. For under the pres ent depression which, in spite of all •Mark Tapley* hopes, still exists, there are many large companies that will be compelled in consequence of the hold- up tactics of the railroads to cancel i —■—• Swell Body Gutters SLAUGHTERED I SLAUGHTERED! .*_- The saint paul daily GLOBE: .sunday morning,, DECEMBER 15, 1895.-.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGEvS. their engagements in this territory and seek other fields where the receipts of their work will not be swallowed by the cast of transportation. "These sudden spasms of mutual loyalty on the part of the railroads must be amusing to the public In gen eral, since everybody who has observed these performances well knows that it is only a question of time when one road will break the agreement, then another, and so on, until it leaks out and down the rates will slump to reas onable figures again." SUNDAY* SERVICES. Announcements for tlie Various St. I'iml Pulpit*. St. Pan! Pulpit*. Church of the Good Shepherd— Rev. William Wilkinson, of Minneapo lis, will speak on ''Christian Socialism" at the Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Twelfth and Cedar streets. Church of Christ, corner of Nelson and Farrington Avenues— Rev. Allen R. Moore, pastor. Sunday school 9:30 a. m., preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.. Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. Seats free. .St. James' Church, Lawson and De Soto Streets— Services Sunday, Dec. 15, morning 11 a. m., morning prayer and sermon by Rev. C*. B. Fosbrooke; even ing 7:30, evening prayer and sermon by Bishop Gilbert. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ninth and Olive Streets— Rev. John Wright, D. D., rector. Third Sunday in Advent. Holy communion 8 a, m., Sunday school ! 9:30 a. m., holy communion and sermon 11 a. m., choral evening service and ser mon 7:30 p. m. St. Peter's (Episcopal) Church, Day ton's Bluff, Corner Fourth and Maple Streets; Rev. A. T. Gesner, Rector- Divine service for the third Sunday In Advent: Holy communion, 7:30 a. m. ; Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. ; morning prayer and: sermon, 11 a. m. ; evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. ; seats free at all services; strangers made welcome; Friday, Dec. 21, will be the 'festival of St. Thomas; the holy com munion will be celebrated at 9 a. m. East End Episcopal Mission, Corner Ross and East Seventh Streets— Sun- , day school at 3 p. m. Gospel Tabernacle, Market Street, Opposite Rice Park: T. C. Horton, : Pastor— Public worship at 10:30 a. m.; subject, "Conditions of Blessing;" meeting for men only, 4 p. m. ; evan gelistic service, 7:30 p. m.; subject for evening, "Condition of the. Unsaved." Park Congregational, Holly and Mackubin— Services at 10:30 and 8 o'clock; ,Dr. Ingersoll, the pastor, will preach in the morning: in the evening a Sunday' school concert, led by In struments of music. New Jerusalem, Virginia and Selby; Rev. Edward C. Mitchell, Pastor- Services at 10:30 a. m.: third sermon on "The Magnificat, or Song of Mary." Phlladelphian Baptist, Cypress and Reaney— Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. subject of morning sermon, "One Thing I Do;" evening, "On© Thing I Know." , Wesley Chapel, Rice and Jessamine ! —Preaching by the pastor, A. L. ; Umpleby, st 10:30 a. m.; subject, j "Christ's Work and Our Work," and : at 7:30 p. m., "Practical Infidelity." Woodland Park Baptist Church, Sel by Avenue and Arundel; Addison Moore, Pastor— Public worship, 10:30 a. m. and i p. m.; subject, morning, "The Value of Church Fellowship;" even- ing, at 4 o'clock, "Monks and Mon i asteries;" music by the Apollo Male quartette and A. D. S. Johnston. I St. Paul Spiritual Alliance— Mrs. C. ; F. Weatherford will lectul'e tomorrow ' at, 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. at Odd Fellows' i hall, Fifth and Wabasha streets; sub i ject of evening lecture, "Are the Time's I Ripe for This New Revelation?" Ques i tions from the audience will be answer- ed in the afternoon; one hour's test seance after each lecture. Prof, and Mrs. Paul Zumbach and quartette will sing in the evening. i Plymouth Congregational, . Summit Our Reason, JfoWo'S 1 Order Early. p. •$& stock. We have bought a I it. Have yo*r CUTTER large lot. We will name prices | ready for SNOW when it that will admit of no c-ompe- I comes, which WILL BE titlon. I EARLY. "'7. . I and Wabasha, Watson B. Millard, Pas- tor—At 10:30 the pastor will preach on ."Service That Costs;" at 4 p. m., plat- j .•form meeting of Christian Citizenship I ; league; short addresses. I St. Clement's Church, Portland and I Milton, Rt. Rev. M. N. Gilbert, rector; ! Rev. Ernest Dray, Vicar— Holy com- j munion, Ba. m. ; morning service, 11 a. I m.; evening service, 7:30. During ad- j ' vent evening prayer is said in the guild house every Friday at 7:30. ! St. James' A. M. E. Church, Jay and | Fuller Streets, Rev. S. B. Jones, Pas- j tor— Services, preaching, 10:45 a. m., | subject "Old Fashioned Religion;" Sun- j j day school, 3 p.m.; Y. P. S. C. E., 7 to | Bp. m. ; preaching, 8 p.m.; subject, i "Lessons From the Life of Bishop j Wayman.' i Central Park "M. E., Twelfth and Minnesota— Rev. Dr. McKinley will preach in the morning at 10:30 and In i the evening at 7:30 on "How Do We I Know God, and What Do We Know of I ! Him?" The young people will hold a ■ ' special meeting in the parlors of the j church at 6:30, to be led by John Mc- j | Knight; subject, "The First Mission- ary Journey." Dayton Avenue Presbyterian— Rev. ! G. W. Davis, Ph. D., of Macalester, ! I will preach at 10:30 a. m. Gospel ser- j j vice in the evening. Preaching by the | j pastor, Rev. Maurice D. Edwards. Top- ie, "A Wonderful Cure." | First Baptist, Ninth and Wacouta— I [ Preaching morning and evening by the j ! pastor, Rev. J. W. Conley, "Moral Per i versity, or Hardness of Heart," and ! •'God and Our "Sins." ■■ > ' ■• King Street M. E.— The pastor will | preach in the morning. Subject, ! "Temperance." In the evening Rev. j G. Shaw, of Asbury church, will occu py the pulpit. ' Olivet, Juno street— Rev. J. Symons I will preach in the morning, and in the ! evening the pastor will speak on "A Christian Profession." Clinton Avenue M. E.— N. Avison, ! pastor. Morning services at 10:30; sub- I ject, "Communion of Saints;" young people's service, 6:30 p. m. Subject, i "The First Missionary Journey;" 8:30 j subject, "Joseph in Trouble." - First German M. E.— J. Weber, I pastor. Morning service, 10:30; subject, j "The Advent of the Kingdom and the King." Evening services, 7:80; subject. T'What Shall We Read." Burr Street Baptist, Burr and York— I Rev. G. L. Conley, pastor. Morning subject, "The Blessedness of Sorrow;" evening. "Faith *4uid a Good Con- . science. 1 Emanuel Church of the Evangelical ! I Asociation, Van Slyke Court and Pine, j ! Rev. H. Plantlkon, pastor. Services at I 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Bishop W. ; Horn, of Cleveland, Ohio, preaches In j , the morning and in the evening the ; ! pastor will preach the last of his series i j of sermons on the "Beatitudes." 77-7 j j Pacific Congregational. Acker Street i 1 —On account of illness in the pastor's ' ; family th« pulpit will be supplied by an ! other minister and services at 10:30 I 1 and 7:30 p. m. : V :-' ! I Pilgrim Baptist, Cedar, near Summit ! —Rev. Douglas Underwood, pastor. 1 j Preaching at 11 a. m. ; subject, "Know- '■ ■ ing Truth;" at 8 p. m. the subject will ! be "Salvation." i House of Hope Presbyterian, Fifth : and Exchange— at 10:30 o'clock : a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m. The pastor, I Rev. John Paul Egbert, D. D., will ' preach morning and evening; morning ■"Subject. "Count the Cost;" and at 8 1 p. m., "Think on These Things." , { People's, Pleasant Avenue— 10:30 j ■ a. m. Dr. Smith will preach on "The Laughter of God," and at 8 p. m., he j ; will discuss "Some Modern Light on i the Temperance Question." | Atlantic Congregational, Bates and ■ Conway. Rev. S. W. Dickinson, pas- | top. Services, 10:30 a. m.; subject, I "God's Idea in the Development of | i Man;" evening service, 7:30, conducted , by the Men's Sunday Evening club, Mr. j E. A. Winn will give a cOrnet solo, and Mr. Eugene Cowles will sing. j Second German M. E., Bradley, near i East Seventh. Rev.. A. Blebighauser, ! pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. by . Rev. J. Schneider, of Woodbury, fol . lowed by the Lord's supper; at 3 p. ; m. love feast In Norwegian M. E. church, corner of Mathilde avenue and ; Lawson streets; at 7:30 p. m. Preach- , ing by Mr. Schneider in Epworth churchy corner or Aurora avenue and ' Mackubin street. I Bates Avenue M. E. —Services, 10:30 I a.m. and 7:30 p. m.; morning theme, j "The True Test;" sermon by the pas- ■* -• r ~ Regular Standard Swell Body Cutter, large and roomy. Has Cvfroc patent shifting bar. Runners turned up and to prevent any LAudo* . break in backing up. Knees strongly ironed and clipped. Fancy Poles, . extra, nickel line rail shaft. No. BC. upholstered in plain or fancy $11.75. Poles in valour, $14.97 net; No. BCA, upholstered iv No. 1 Ttloquette, placeof shafts $16.97 net; 88, upholstered in crushed silk plush, $10.75 net. $1.97 j tor, Rev. :■ W. C. : > Jamleson ; evening sermon by Mr. Marshall, presiding el- ■ • der of St. Paul district. ";•. ! Unity, Wabasha, Foot of Summit— ! William R. Nord, minister; morning worship at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. T. Mv- I rai, a native of Japan, and pastor of j a church in Tokio, will preach upon i "The Religions of Japan." [ English Lutheran Church of the Re ! deemer, Lafayette and Woodward- Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; subject of morning sermon, "Is Christ j the Promised Messiah?" I Bethany. Congregational, Stryker and i Winifred— S. G. Arnett, D. D., I pastor; services at 10:30 a. m. ; subject. j "The Philosophy of Missions;" evening ! sermon at 7:30 p. m.; subject, "The I Tent and the Otter." ! Memorial Lutheran, Sixth, Near Ex- change—Alex. J. D. Haupt, pastor; reg- ! ! ular services at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.; | the morning service will be devoted to j a consideration of the Seventh Day ! i Adventist question. The evening serv- j ; ice will be devoted to a consideration j of the theme, "True and False Fast- ] ing.." : . i j Dayton's Bluff German M. E., Fourth and Maple— H. F. Lange, pastor; At 10:30 a. m. Rev. F. Kopp, D. D., will | preach, and at 8 Rev. Henry Knauff . Immanuel Baptist— Rev. C. C. Mark- ham, pastor; morning service, 10:45; j text "I Beseech Thee, Oh Lord, Show Me Thy Glory;" evening, 7:30, "The Wish of Paul That He Might Re- joice in the. Day of Christ." - *.<•. -••:. St. Anthony Park . Congregational- Rev. G. W. Shaw, pastor; text of ser mon, "Without God and Without Hope in the World;" union gospel temper- ance meeting, 7:45. p. m. First M. TE.— Rev. G. H. Bridgman, D.D., will preach at 10:30 a. m. Mackubin Street Chapel, First M. E., Mackubin and Ashland— Prof. J. L. Downey, of the state university, will preach at 7:45 p. m.; subject, "The Quality of Mercy." 7 - T , Arlington Hills Presbyterian, Jenks Street, Near Payne Avenue— The pas- tor, Will E. Lewis, will conduct the services; preaching morning and even- ing; morning subject, "The Scriptures Always New;" evening, "The Royal Marriage." LOCAL ODDS AND ENDS. Eugene Cowles, of the Bostonlans, will sing at Atlantic church tonight. A reunion of the members of the Crusaders' society will take place this afternoon. The St. Paul cadets will meet this afternoon at 2:30 p. m. in the basement of the Cathedral. The postoffice spotter is again abroad in. the land, and rumors has him headed for Minneapolis. The Twin City Schoolmasters' club met last evening at the Ryan. The at- tendance was very light: The Peoples' party central club will resume active business for the ensuing campaign on Sunday, the 22d. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Nugent will deliver the sermon at St. Luke's this morning. Miss Georgina Macaulay will sing the offertory. . -'■""7 :-.;■' 7* Treasurer Koerner yesterday re- ceived Interest on bank deposits for the month of November, amounting to $2,247.22. 7 Prof. Thompson gave a very interest- ing talk to the Philomathean Literary ' society Friday evening. His subject ' was "My Trip Abroad.*' I Friday evening a dramatic entertain ' ment will be given by the Crusaders' Dramatic company at St. Michael's hall on the West side. The Rectors' Aid Society of St. I Paul's Church will meet with Mrs. I Cymbey, 640 Olive street, Tuesday af ternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. William Wilkinson, of Minne apolis, will speak on Christian social- ism at the Church of the Good Shep- herd, Twelfth and Cedar streets this evening. ;7i7-7 • The chamber of commerce tomorrow In "executive session will consider the I report of the municipal investigating 1 committee, which will be laid before jit for approval. . A'7~'- Mr. .Slafter, of Minneapolis, will speak this evening on the question, "Capital Punishment; Why Not?" be- fore Unity Theosophical society, Room 247, Endicott building. At the entertainment given last week 'ft ' '"" ' , . , [ by the Ladies of the Maccabees, the I head prizes were won by Mr. Watson and Miss Daveron, and the foot prizes by Mr. Pendergast and Miss Francis, j The printer is already at work get- i ting out the official. bulletin which will -i announce to the, people of the state the i full result of the late census. The first sixty-four proof sheets were returned | to the secretary of state for correction • yesterday. ' The Christian Endeavor will give a | public reception New Year's day in ; ] the Lowry arcade, which promises to j be a successful event. The following : ! committee has the reception in charge: > j George F. Engle, Ira Oehler, Mrs. W. j A. Powers, Mrs. L. F. Newton. .. | 1 For many years the Indians have j had a Christmas tree at the Church I of the Good Shepherd. Presents are j I given to about sixty. Contributions of i I food and clothing and sheets to wrap j | them up in will be. thankfully received. i I The St. Mary's Guild of the Church- j of the Ascension will hold a winter | ! picnic Thursday evening at A. O. U. ! ! W. hall, State and Congress streets. j i In* connection with the picnic there , j will a sale of Christmas gifts at 3. The ladies of the Universalis! society j ! will hold a sale next week, Wednes- i i day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in the Lowry arcade. .They will offer for sale a large line of embroidered i linens, aprons, dolls, home-made plum puddings, doughnuts, cake and bread. | The Birch Coulee commission to ap- praise the six acres of land wanted by the state for monument purposes -will begin work in Renville county Mon- day morning. Major J. M. Bowler, of Bird Island, is chairman of the com- mission and the state's interests will be looked after by Major R. I. Holcomb. . A meeting to complete organization of the class In electricity under the auspices of the National. School of Electricity, which was Inaugurated at the Commercial club last Thursday evening, will be held in Room 539, En- dicott building, Fourth street, near Robert, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, at 8 o'clock. 7*7 - Philomathean Literary society has elected the following officers: President, Dyer, '96; vice president, A. Olsen, '99; treasurer, A. Bowers, '98; secretary, Lucian Meritt, '99; chap- lain. Prof. R. P. Kaigh, '&8; critic, E. A. Cooke, '96. The North Star Pleasure club gave an enjoyable dance at the New Colum bia hall last evening. About one hun- dred couples were present, dancing un- til 12 o'clock to the music of Prof. Knaak's Mandolin orchestra, when a ' substantial lunch was served by the the committee, consisting of John Mil ] ler, E,; Dreher and F. H. Donald. : The Chrysanthemum Cinch club held • their fourth party at 15 East I Tenth street, Thursday evening, Dec. 12. Members present were: Mrs. A. ! Perrle, Mrs. William Miller, Mrs. W. j G. Becker, Misses Meehan, Hablitzel, I | Bertram and May; Mr, O. A. Ritan, of Cumberland, Wis.; Messrs. A. Rltan, R. Clark, H. Arneson, W. Dlndorf, : Charles' Plouske. D. Arman, C. H. Richter and Dr. Beach. First prizes were taken by Miss Julia Bertram and Daniel Arman. ~z ~~ — — on the River. 7: 'ftuslness on the River. The report of the engineer of the draw, bridge at the foot of Robert street shows that during the year 1895 I the' total number of trips In and out reached 1,121, as against 1,158 in 1894. i This included rafts, 153; St. Louis I packets, 36; excursions. 37; through I the draw bridge, 930; loaded barges, j 25;*xriu*hber of steamboats, 19. Something over a hundred new up- right Pianos, and nearly all from the celebrated. "Kimball" factories, Chi cago, have arrived in- St. Paul within i the last forty-eight hours. They are i a portion of the Kimball company's I extra output, or surplus, for the year , '95, and are to be sacrificed here this i week..". See full particulars and the ' lowest figures ever seen in print, on | fifteenth page of this issue, under head !of "a Terrible Fall." ... ■ . . i Portland Cutter: Onr work is all first-class,. The finest cheap 1 Portland ever offered. Our work nli first-class, The finest cheap Portland ever offered. Fancy nickel arm and line rail. Not a piece of poor material in this job. Richly painted and striped, nnd shifting bar. shafts. .No. US/, upholstered in all-wool broadcloth. 818.47 I net; No. B*>Za, upholstered in all-wool embossed plush, $19.75 net; I extra poles, $1.75; poles in place of shafts, $1.97 extra. W-. ... '-■ :-'-7 --■- - .'. ' I TO PAY N. P. INTEREST. . Judge Jenkins Gives an Order In- volving: a Large Sum. | MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 14.— 1n \ } the United States court today Judge ! I Jenkins issued an order directing Re- i ' ceivers Bigelow and McHenry, of the | Northern Pacific road, to met the in- ; j terest on the general first mortgages j i with sinking fund charges, amounting j I to nearly $1,700,000. The order was | granted on a stipulation signed by the i I Farmers' Loan & Trust company, I j the Northern Pacific company and | the Adams and Livingston reorganiza ! tion committees. The order is signifi- cant, as the general first mortgage is : the big mortgage of the road, cover- ing the entire property and amounting | to : $46,943,000. The interest is payable j I semi-annually, and amounts to more than $1,300,000. The total sinking fund { charges under the mortgage amounts i j to about $341,000. Under the terms of ' the mortgage the net receipts of the I sales of the land department are to be j | applied to the sinking fund, so far as j j they go, and for this reason the sink- i | ing fund charges will probably not be ■ 1 paid for several days after the date i | on which they are due. ... This is occa- i 1 sipped. by the work incident to adjust- ■ • ing the accounts of the sales of the I lands. ' • -' |77 ONE GREAT TRUNK LINE. • Erie, N. Y. & O. and Chicago & i :,*.• Erie to Be United. r CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 14.— The ! Plalridealer says: The Erie railroad, the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio and the Chicago & Erie railroads are ] | to be united under one ownership as one grand trunk line between Chicago • and New York. Instead 'of the two last-named roads being leased to the Erie, they become physically part of I that road. By the plans of the new I scheme the paper indebtedness will j be reduced from $500,000,000,* which is ! the present figure of the debt, to $175,- ! 000,000. This is taken at the instance of J. P. Morgan & Co.. the New York bankers, . and E. ■ B. Thomas .is con- '. ducting its management, and he will ' be at the head of the company. One i effect will be to effectually freeze out all of the stockholders of the New I York, Pennsylvania & Ohio and nearly ■ all of the holders of Erie stock. The present bonded Indebtedness of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio is about $130,000,000; that of the Chicago & Erie is about $25,000,000. CONTROL OP THE O. R. & N. ' Southern Pacific Said to Be 'After It. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 14.— The Ore- gonian contains the following: "There seems to be good reasons to believe ■ that the Southern Pacific Railway com- i pany is seeking control of the Oregon ! Railway & Navigation company, and that the present rate war was inaug- . urated for the purpose of forcing the . latter company to the wall, so that this end might be more easily, accom- 1 pllshed. The wheels are working some place, and it is only a question a few weeks until definite information ' will be learned concerning the exact reason for the rate war." ALL CUTTING HARD. Interstate Commission Looking Interstate Commission Looking Into Eastern Rates. '•A- 7, Into Eastern Rates. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.— The situation In east-bound freight rates remains as it J was and there seems to be no dlspo- I . . • . I sition whatever to observe the order of the presidents and general managers to. maintain rates. No new reductions have been reported, but all of the lines I are now taking grain and provisions at \ far less than the published tariff rates. : Officials of the interstate commerce commission have been at work during | the last ; week gathering evidence as | to the cut rates, but they have not gathered as much as they would like to accumulate. They have not as. yet secured enough to make a case against any of the leading roads. Tbe general opinion seems to be that the cut rates will remain in effect until after the first of the year at least. CLOSED THE DEAL. --• 7 ■ : " c Presidents Will Sign the Pacific- Presidents Will Sign the Pacific- Panama Contrnet. NEW YORK, Dec. 14— The Pacific Mail Panama contract closed to all In- tents and purposes. The contracts are being printed today and will be signed on Monday. . The term is for three years with the option on behalf of the Pacific Mail of an additional two years, if desired, after the expiration of the original contract. The arrangement proposed provides for a solid line be- tween New York and San Francisco through the combined facilities of both companies, the Panama railroad using the steamers of the Atlantic service and the Pacific Mail running those on the Pacific service. RECEIVER BIGELOW IN TOWN. Came l'p Prom Milwaukee on a Plying: Trip. Receiver Frank Bigelow came to town yesterday morning from Milwau kee, and during the day spent consider- able time with Receiver McHenry ad- ministering the business affairs of the road. Financial matters chiefly claimed their attention, and in the afternoon the two gentlemen took a drive about the city. Mr. Bigelow returned home last night. j Complimentary to G. W. Hnlloek. ' George W. Hallock, late the Great I Northern general agent at Dcs Moines, ! was yesterday selected as secretary of the Chicago local ticket agents' asso- ( elation of the Western Passenger asso ciation. This is considered quite complimen- ! tary to Hallock, who has many friends here, as there were numberless appli- ; cations for the position of secretary. ' Good to Have on Hand. Moses Folsom, of the Great North- crn publicity and promotion depart- ment, has received a letter from Pres ident John R. Proctor, of the United i States civil service, asking that a copy of the Northwestern Atlas, gotten up i by the Great Northern road, be sent him. He states that having found one In the possession of one of his exam- iners, he discovers that it is most accu- ; rate and reliable and desires a copy to use in the preparation of the semi- annual schedule for civil service ex» ampliations. 77 . A copy was forwarded to Washington as requested. YYY '■■'. Xtfn a Paying- Enterprise. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 14.— The Ore- gon Railway & Navigation company's steamship line between this city and i Hong Kong and Yokohama, establish- i ed six months ago a*_ an experiment, J has become permanent. The contract is between the Oregon Railway & Nay- , Farm Bobs com plete. First Premium Bobs only $16.47; Dakota Bobs only $12 97. Cutter anil Bob Catalogue free. T 3^ Hnlißrts'*"o™l^* i.|_i_HU_jij_ia &mmm , igation company and Samuels &Co of Yokohama, who own the three vessels on the line. --es-eia ANOTHER MESABA ROAD. Pushiiig; the Work on Merrill's 7 New Line. Henry E. Harris, junior member of I the Duluth firm of attorneys, A. A. ; Harris & Son, who represent the Mer | ritt interests at the head of the lake I was in St. Paul the other day. In con i versation with a Globe reporter he | stated that before another season of navigation comes to a close in Duluth, | there will be four roads running into that city from the heart of the Mesaba j iron range. "He says that within the | past few weeks his clients have made j rapid progress toward building their j new line and all the capital necessary . for construction has been arranged '■ for. Work on the grading will be be j gun in earnest next spring, as soon as ' weather conditions will permit. It is possible that some of the timber on the ] right of way will be cut this winter. i The line has been surveyed the whole distance from the water front at Dv- luth to the range, and it will not only be a shorter and cheaper line to build than the Missabe, but will ascend the Duluth hill by an easier grade than that road. The grade on the rest of the • line will be excellent. The line will run about midway between the Duluth j & Iron Range and Duluth, Missabe & I Northern, and will tap the various j towns of the range by spurs, as ln the j case of the first road the Merritts built. Ya The Merritts themselves also say the I road is assured without question. I It is the intention to build the line in ! sections of either ten or fifteen miles ! and have work progressing along the ; entire line at the same time. Mr. Har- I rls says the rails will be laid before the ; close of 1896. j With four roads to the Mesaba. there | ought to be a reduction in freight . charges. Railway Notes. | Charles I. Allen, general Eastern , agent of the Northwestern line at New York, who for the past week has been ; here with his wife, left last night for home. | Assistant General Freight Agent H. j M. Pearce, of the Omaha, leaves to- I night for Chicago, where on Tuesday i he will attend the meeting of the West ; crn Freight association. j Receiver D. B. Dewey, of the Wis- Iconsln & Minnesota railroad, of Chica- go, was in the city yesterday. The Chicago Great Western will inau gurate Its new time schedule between here and Chicago today. The time of j many of the trains is changed, the j most important being a cut In the run ! ning time between here and Kansas , City of one hour and twenty minutes. It was reported yesterday on the I rialto that Charles Kinnin, the secre tary of the Twin City local ticket as i sociation, had been offered a position j in Chicago. '. The new time card on the Great I Northern goes into effect today. The I incoming and outgoing Winnipeg train . will be run independently on the Breck- I enridge division, instead of with the ■ overland train on the Fergus Falls di- vision, as formerly. The arrangement I will probably last until spring. Today the Soo line will inaugurate a I new time schedule for Its Eastern I train. The evening train which pulls out of St. Paul daily at C will leave I instead at 6:43 and will arrive half an , hour earlier In Winnipeg.