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McComb. -.. ,,, , f mu* h ftulng on Ihe southern line* . |fit, ,*, tin i>t wrecks. The sleeper **•* train * , |t iiU at lack»or*. Miww , recently. dr la'vlng f,*r had freight 1 rt ( ^ i it Taiiglpnh<»e, I at., canard by a . , it m ii. Traffl* on the main line was ,^1 , tin.*' Im thia wreck Joe Itrum |t, , H k ■ k> i waw Injured when another n a hole through lila foot. After . ft4., * | . ' * \ w*ll t*»rft up he wan convened * lht. ■ i» • -tretuher by f**ur other *•*>•* n, • M kl*a»n. of tli« Central, !w making ||* a' at cm Ilf Stopped at Ya«oo V "I" met there by u delegation **f ri,(|a , l Mm point blank tliut hla train rv , t• »* ami that tiaina are lunnlngl ^ou). I it.at he woui*l give the matter! h(B • i.tiofi, but Itlw bluff will amount IU i,,i . I *lo an> thing with th*- a* ah* |h4i , I• ■' e«l by the company The re. | lUIII a.i m i i'" n »<• the only way to get the HI,• i ainw tunning on at hedule time i T,tr i.,k» eti cut t** 14 «enta per hour. alltl . - *iuitllng hi laige bun* hea Heal* I ga* bin i;*.l»ina*»n took on too much btwca allj *4, •• all lie waa foiiueily of Meridian. Miwa Clinton. The fatlu" * he part «»f thr llllnola (Vntral > to properly - u for hualneaa on the Freeport *ll- j cisl .n haw «a *1 th*- Mg cement works at l«a ; Sail*- III to take ita hosin*aw away fr«»m the (Vn tral and turn t -*ver to thr Ito* k lalatui Thr cr- j „„nt work* * • * *hr largest customer the llllnola tVntral had • the Freeport dlvialon. aa it used tn furnlfh •' ' " *"“'la **f freight every day (if latr. h*>wrv• r the I'linola Central haw hern unable to git# servo* « I thr cement works waw forced to eith* r g«* --it * huaineaw «ir get a«>me other roa«i to m«.vr t'• treight and furnish the nereaaary number "f .at*4 lung I*••».*: Kell, the i*nly engineer In Clinton vhn would i II the fam*ma **.tb special, recently tied up tr.if «»n the Springfield division when ke burned .-ft a .rank pin on engine 1414 It la rumor*d ' !'»iig Imng wat up all night waiting for the »< at-w ' • fix thr engine so that he could get it the > • vt morning again, fine Kollih. who waa form*-'!v *mplovrd at the Klllough Hardware, company i- ■ *h».ing at thr whopa He waa dla* | Charged fr Ml M e hardware store Trains arr run- j nlng late ■ i of here Train 123 w.»w delaved one hour at th* !• po*. becaura of a broken spring hanger on one <«f the cara La Grande No 5 fast mall, waw one hour latr yesterday Had a K m|»|.l*-, they bring al**w to rr|. awe <*n account of small n |*ort The wl*»r scabby tried to drive the platon of the brake cylinder back with a slodg*- h.«mm* t The engineer had t•• explain to 'he off . i * '!•- r«i u«*e of the delav Two a* aha started f*»r th* Cast * lluffalo. N. Y i and another wmt south \nother w* ab struck hlw wife, and his »<>n kno* k• <1 him down with a bucket in got up and t'-ok a dose of polaon and now hr w«n t •cab any more • IK |w now a goo*| at ab t No 17 pull* I out two hours and IS minutes late The new pa-w* i ger engine* are failure* They < at* Dot start wix <aiw on the hill Seventeen • arl«>a<l* *»f spring lamb** pur* hawed for (’ L Hue 11 of Chicago were weighed Wednes day for »fdi uent east t«» go «»ut on Thursdays train Mr Kuril and hi* won tame here a few days wg" t -.ik. **v. r the sheep an.I handle them en route Th* -t..*k will go east l>y the Northern Pacific. Mr It *♦ II having had difference* with th* Oregon S'...rt Line a year and a half ago Hrnce I.*- is diverting hia shipments thla fall from lb* llarriniuti I n*-a Oakland. The company In doing everything possible to fcr«*k th«* s'f.ke at this etui of the line, and ws suppose such conditions prevail all over ths strike territory The company offered one of our boy a a proposition if hr would accept a Job at Kan Fran cisco, and he put It up to the Federation for action Needless to mention ths OAKLAND Wf*I.YKS | it tin- hoots to it. as they are not going to legalize utiv »• ahhlng to he dons l*r*-ss new* from Soda Springs. Idaho, states that two mm wer. killed In a wreck and another had hla leg cut off This took place on ths Oregon l*h«>rt Unr In fertile air appllancea was given as the cause The new postmaster of Frisco states that he l* going to place the blams for lals trains Where It belong*. and thus remove the crlth Ism to Which ti e po-t office has been subjected Tbe financial repot i «-f the Southern Pacific la en couraging t r the strikers and la self-etplanafory that the « ..nu am i* not making a financial success •f railroading during the prog re*- of this strike Princeton. The ! r had a wreck In the south yard here • hen a •) iiihle header started south Seven cars •cut mi,, u,* ditch, hloeklng the main line and delaying train 10| for two hours On the same dav trait, lot was three and a half hours late r-Mir englgifl were used on this train between ore and l.nula\ ilie Had order cars are very numerous around this neck of the woods Mr Markham and Mr llaldwln were hers on ths 2Sth. The following i* a copy of a message received here and i* self.explanatory as to ths condition "■ train service .... Princeton. Ky. 10-27-13 l»t. 2nd and 3rd No 172 Mtra *55 • miiIi has iery few cars of air working ir neceaasry to liny him give him plenty of time t« atop. (Signed) J L. W. Fort Dodge. As usual w. ire a|| |0 the merry In ths Gypsum l .,l"1 Wl‘ »'"iain so until the end The nten , ,r**»»*l»ortatlon department stute that it *"1 niu. h longer, as the equipment is about firs. .!° fM"'" in ‘'h»*‘k* Ws are getting our will "f UP ,r» *h»« country, and this Stings more Interesting for the com* Engiti.- failures are on the Increase, wre* k* road men are numerous t'harles s ,an ' ''klneer. had his skull fractured at Info m * 11 ,1,l‘ r,,A»nc was wrecked and hanged hs.i s. Man<l t’harlea Ducke. a switchman. )v . a * ' l4* *n *he >ards There have been few I*41.1'1'"4 ,lK' r wrecks here within the last In th.. ” wf M'dch will h<lp to bore a hot. inai low I "• U of 11 2Q.00U.000 wbbh the romp.m '• to burrow. Helena, Ark. bJ:*,n* y ,al'' ♦•'•ry day. Even the short runs anv inn, err , Memphis cannot make ths time rt*-. '£.* little freight is coming over the •lit*, ir ’,1K,r'*' -,,MI stripped herself on ths right head L : ••uae The front rylln.1* . y„k** ?" kh k"1 oul* l'l**on rod broken and guide ■Inn Fngins i* has been out of comn n* ,f* the lwo monlh* Dollars and cents •hey ' ' f ,h** en*l,tesrg scabbing here a* holier m * > 1**T doing ths machinist sii I ■trike mr ' w,k Jui< think what the men on thm m ' 1 *ur *he cause of labor, vnd •c«h "k {Umt • nglrieera will go to work and *!•> » * ** “ 'k*' °f ■ dollar or two. Maybe s one to-be-re'4" ’ lh*n*# u»» Mflth these would-hk* - las an. i 1 * * .* ** ■‘‘•ha. The stock fs now dow t*. • re here'" ** *'• when th# winter months Tracy, Calif. "f "oo.llawn Ixxl*. 4»: of 'ti mer I, " 1 ' hleaao ex prea* (hr opinion of loO.r *n* .moil taken by lb* (rand m., t|,, rl.lleuloua We ho|>» that i>. «flh,,, '* , " e.iunlry will .ten,an.I a. tude 1 * * r*‘kardlesa of their reactionary a Thera have been many engine failure. Uelw . n Oakland and Tra. if ihl. w„ k Th.., ,.,|ln,a a.r, brnuaht uut ..f lh, pho|> l.ut had to b, «,nt l*a* k for some more paint ns they r-fu». <1 to navi gate With the «|e< orations they had received \ freight wre, k took pla.e down the line and the wre. ker was on ti e Job f«,r eight hours before ll got the Hr..* Healed up Engine 172ft «||ed down the line Traveling nor. are Mine to th- Southern I’aUfl* and they .»r* doing rum h to help us ad-] vert's* t h* -'like when -he. get In arid! along th.ir route* over the line Hempstead, Tex. Th, II a T i’ and ti- allt.il !ln.« ar, dana.roua railroad xat. ina at th. |.r. a.i.t tin.. Tralria of l.al or.I.r .ar« ar. »«Ii.k lak.n I.. Il.iuaton, and th. run.t.anv la adi',rtl*!nic th. rtrik. for ua l.v l.aullriK th... train loud* of had oid.ra ovrr th, system The workers all over the country nre becoming awakened to the necen'drv of a general strike, and We should get some response In that direction In the verv roar future Now |a the ttm. for men. and If we have any weak ones In our ranks let th-m dive for the hull pert so that we can sav when the war Is over that the,, is no weak timber left In our ranks Inning the last six weeks trains have been running from 10 minutes to three hours late l.et u< all boost for the cause of the workers by agitating for a general strike Evansville. The Illinois Central has many troubles to contend with at thla terminal There Is a hill about eight miles out of Evansville on the I C Hn l the scrappy engines cannot get over this with their tonnage anv more As a result they have to double the hill and this helps to tie up the line at times The cars are In auch b»«! condition that If the Interstate commerce commission man were to drop In and do his duty there wouldn't he anything run nlng out of here The yards are full of had order cars and scabs There was a wreck on the 27th which resulted In smashing up a f*w more cars Mumming up the situation, will say that the rebel armv h-re Is on the job with the same vim and vigor, and It will he victory with no compromise here, ms nothing else will appeal to the rebels at this place Vicksburg. Everything here Is lining up for the strikers • >n the night of the 2*»h a passenger train came in four hours late having had three engine fall urea Itetwren here and Memphis There was a first • lass suspension among the scabs. 35 being let nut In the • ar department and 25 In the mechanical department one of the home made deserters was given the pink slip and Is now walking the streets V*a*senger trains continue to run on all kinds yf «• h-dules and freights are few and far between. The company is up against It at Tutwtlter. Mis* The call boy has been making efforts to get some • •f the men to go back to work but has always been told that none of us has to go scabbing M. ah Ipjpree still keeps his face hidden and never show's himself around In daylight Central City. The scabs here ran engine *72 Into one of tha •*•# Hass and as a result both engines were torn op prettv badly Engine 1«41. on a passenger train, broke her main rod and knm k-d out a cylinder ( head Engine broke down at Princeton, and engine 1S*12 slipped a tire while on local pass* ti ger train 101 The scabs here are not able to do anv productive work Trains are running late and the strikers «rr* on the Job with the same bull »!•• g grip. % WHHir up THINK*. Mr C. E. Person, Box 1». Clinton, 111. l»car Mir and Brother \^jlll you kindly permit me thru the columns of the Bulletin to express my heart felt gratitude to the brothers of the Illinois Central Mvsttm Feder atlon at East Mt. Louis, who contributed the florvl offerings and extended their kind sympathy and assistance in performing the last sad rite* to otir dearly beloved wife ami mother, and to iny dear friends and brothers In Man Luis Obispo, Cal., who share w ith ua the burden of grief that has b. fallen our lltlle family and whose expressions deep sympathy I greatly appreciate Fraternally youra. JOHN MOOT. Hee-Treas Kaliway In partment ILLINOIS CENTRAL CAR INJURES CONDUCTOR Walklst Oxer Itle Trsls. I selsrlsr' Eslla Ttresgt Hwt mi as IIIIbmU 4 rsirsl IrrlsN t ar. MONIIOE. U.. Oct 17—Conductor Kelly, of the A L. A tl K. K. while walking over hts train, fell through the roof of Illinois Central freight car 44744 In falling through the roof of the car. Kelly broke two ribs and was otherwise Internally Injured. Several other accidents have occurred on the A. I.. A O. K K., due to defect u. Illinois Central tars, and It Is runioied here that the A. 1* A U. will refuse to handle any Illinois Central equipment in the future CAPITAL 18 FRIGHTENED SAYS KRUTT8CHNITT Ssetbera Pacific € balraisa aeea I.title Nall Belter meat. PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 25—“Only the supreme power knows 1 don't.' eat (aimed Julius Krult schnltt. < hair man of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific, with a deprecating gesture, when asked If he thought financial conditions throughout the country would sh"w any marked improvement next year He does not believe the railroads of the country ate going to get much iiitoit > to make extensions >>r build new lines in the near future Capital I* frightened.' he said "I agree entlre lv with Judge Oar> in his view as expressed tn Chl« ag<* ASK NEWLANDS BILL CHANOE Hallway kra mi %. K. L Iklseasw trMirsil«B %et. SI'.ATTI.K. Wash. Nov 4 The railway depart ment of tht Vmcrlcaii Federation of Labor met here today to consider the New lands arbitral mil i'll) The railwa) mm are considering asking the American Federation of latltor, which convenes to morrow. to ai<! them in obtaining an extension of the provisions of the MU to Include railroad shop men. as well as men lit the op. ran g department RAILROAD NOTES Mark Jeff* i sou has been made assistant master ’ mechanic of the Lehigh Valiev *t Pastor l a < St 11 • r t Dempster has h« * n made master r»i *• - « hattli of the Southern railway at Columbus Mi-* tJeorge lb laud has been made master t*«*i < r mak er of the Frisco sh »p» at M. mphi* Tim, vt,e J W Hoover, retired on tl • pension lt*t 4}.... i: Smart hat* he* i appointed nms't r car build, t of the Irtteic■. iilal and Prince Kdw.trd Island railwuv*. h. ad.juarters at Mm ton. N It it j i■,vin •• i .- igned »* mas ei tncchanl of the T*d.<lo A Ohio Central to accept srrxi.e with the lirip Nut C.' h. id.j ...tiers at H.cyrus »» II || l aikcr. roundhouse foreman at Por s , mouth, \ of the H. aboard Air Line has he. n appointed general f •'iman at that | .tt. v .e II I' tireenwood Oi-flt r. II Fink. form, t ie super Inten t. r.t of fuel r.ntiom x .-f Cl .* xp.-ak. .% Ohio Kv. ha* be. n appoint. I * 1.1. f si . a. in*p. tor for all the rad r<«ada rt.t> i ini **i* mra’I j |i |; , I,, nia »er iecf. Xflh* **f the It irlln gte*l, at \uror« 111. lit* b« . n transferred to Heard* I,,MO 111 i * stmt I.* i ai tv. x l»e II Past i on, transfart l io Hr.*, k 11. id. M>. ns master mechanic _ ' •s =— -- O N — - The Illinois Central % The Southern Pacific The Union Pacific Oregon Short Line -AND THE -- Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Co. H. tf Mored, master mechanic at Ottumwa Iowa. Succeeds Mr Itoach. and D, R Sweney. road fore man of engines, takes the place of Mr Mored C A. McCarthy, master mechanic of the Rock Is) and at Shawnee, okla. has resigned to become master mechanic of Ihe Colorado Springs a Crip ple Creek District railway, at Colorado Springs. Colo J It O'Rrlen. superintendent of motive power of Ihe Western Pacific, ha* been appointed assistant me hanlcal superintendent of the Missouri Pa.ifi Iron Mountain, headquarters at St l.ouis effective t_h t..ber * 1 H Walker has been appointed a-sist «nt en gineer of the Chicago. Milwaukee A St Paul, at Uewtston, Mont., vice K .1 llerllhy, reslgnet to ac.pt a position with the Cook Construction com |Mti , of Montreal (Jue. . e office of a-slstant superintendent of motive pceer of |h* Missouri. Kansas a Texas nt I»enl aon. Texas., heretofore held by N I* Kmlthan. ha* ho > abolished, and Mr Sinlthan has ' .en trans ferred to Ihe mechanical department at \\ h. o. T« v }■' llmlnapp has been made road foreman f engines "f the Raltlmore A Ohio at Flora lit \ ce W Oraff \N P Ross Is made road f.»r» n *n o( ergf c«* of Whetting division, vice J s Iditle J« i C Rasfor 1 i- made assistant road foreman of the Philadelphia division >*b S. hilling has been ma le general f r» »n of Wabash at Moulton, l». v l. c i Prc* n. tr si erred ! Moherly. M a* r<> mdh m <• » r. • m.i vl« • Jam** Carnev. r«»gnel C. Alt • mV, gh ha - bt t n ma.l* erecting foreman at Moberlj. v. < H Whee’don assigned to other duties \Y 1 Kraueudletier. Who recently Was appolt.* * general Inspe- r of the locomotive *tep.»t • me•,» • » th Ihg Pour, has b. en appoint* d master n • * » of the eastern division, at Hcl.efontalne, vi.-e J. r I.oacombe. ie»!gned k Tate haa been appointed uadutant maater mirhanic at Hellefontainr «> It* bert vjua' le. superintendent of motive power of ih* Chuago to Northwestern. ha* made gi t * ral a p* t it.!* ii lent uf motive power, and II T. Hartley be. *nue» superintendent f m tor power. Ilt rnmn Itet 11 ng i .» me has been made chief en gineer. vice i* u fohttaon. made conauiting en gln.er officea at Chicago effective November I The urisdicttoQ of |* It Ma< Hain. superintend ent of motive power of the Ch ■ «g It. liana tv South* in. having hen withdrawn I T M.»v in. maater mechanic, will tMum> chi of the loeo niotl'p and * »r d*partmer>!* ..f that * !. reporting to th. »U| *r |n*en.tent K \t \\ u. \ la appointed genets! car furrmaii. reporting to • n a er me chanic office at Gibson. In.! \V. I' Appleton. «ii»iii«r ».1 • ,*■ erdrnt ..f n-ot v. power of the 1nt«i .. nl. . Mnt»n N It *a been appointed gee il r> *•:•• mr funic of il’ Intercolonial an i th t l tv. • j Man! rallv.ii a. In charge ofall engine • m,.i shops e\»t• t Mon. ton >hopa* I in * i rna.c.n • • .ml Jo* Graham, e ■ g .*• * • enian at Moncton, haa been »;»po I • pert- •* f.dent of the locomotive shopi »t Mon. ton. v * Ii :» M* k*n»te. general locomotive fc>r. .a, tranaferrel II W. s • «rp* a* tit g master rue . *r.|. ! .• !i e'colon al ' ■ i 1 ** at Itlvler* 1 • been ap ; ■ini. • dlatru t maat. r *n. . h n . • -trie* No 1. ■ f t * • I rite1 oion; al a n i ! ‘r .r > *■ i Imr.l ls'.ihd r a 11 v* .. % *. at Itlvler. .In 1- T. V. It. n. sev h a* tie. u i ppotl.ted il H I . I n **tei r . ct . !» !1nli l No '. office at «*an , loir N u \y Hart.e* - been ap|. ed '• ■is*:. • r • l. dis ■ trie* \. i wi»h office at Mon t and It I» Mi kn • general Uh tlvi I lionet o b*-ei» appo.nl d .tin • t m* er * u iwinlc, dts tl.ct N. 4 o'flce II .'tel. t» tl. N S