ON THE RAILS items of interest along the ball ways the fort worth and rio grande railway bail way company have executed a mortgage a re to the central centra I 1 west company of new york for vC Mt to 0 aid in extending the road westward kansas city dec 19 clay kelly ared aged five years was instantly killed by a grip car at nineteenth and main streets last digby his mother was ill and the shock ot of the news threw her into convulsions from the effect of which etie eh a died fort fart worth tt tax x is ia dec 17 0 L fro tao several years superintendent of the fort worth and denver filed suit ault late today tor for damages against the company for libel about a year ago ane company sued frost to recover a certain tract of land which it was alle d was bought by frost acting abetine for the company out oat the de deeds eda for which were made to him personally this suir failed and frost now bringa bang the libel suit the tr ouIe between the pullman company and the southern pacific over the matter of allowing pullman conductors conduct era on the vestibule trains has been settled the pullman knights of the punch will be allowed on the golden gate special between ogden and san francisco tut but they have had their clipped to the extent of not nonbeing being allowed to handle any of the southern pacific companas Comp anys money it matters not what pullman conductors may do on other roads the southern pacific people are going boing to have their money handled by their own oan conductors I 1 sioux city la dec 19 the movements or of toe new company that is preparing to build a line of the road from sioux city through nebraska and wyoming to ogden Oi aden utah has stirred up the union pacific company and it is authoritatively stated that that company is behind oe the work that is now being done between this city and norfolk neb to which the union pacific has a brancha branch ta tapping p 1119 the main line at colombus 8 should g on the new comp company any carry carr yeut dt 1 1 its announced intention to td benn work in the early spring the union pacific cefic will bank up a track between the two points and begin business at least a year before the new transcontinental line get in shape the northwestern lias as been an enemy ot of the new scheme e ver ever since its inception but as a last r resort it will join the union pacific in t the he fight against the ogden line for the first week in december the rio rib grande reports the earnings as as against for ISM 1888 a decrease of the approximate earnings of the denver and rio grande western for november are placed at the oregon Short lines union pacific statement for october shows earnings an increase of surplus deducting expenses expenses an increase of y for 0 r the tie ten a Q October abc to 9 r 31 81 the earnings an increase nc agase of i anJi an increase rease ai of ia th the e gross s earnings of thi the 1 union a ton pacific pac co wd company for 0 october were an increase eyer ever the same mouth month last year of expenses increase 1998 decrease ami the gross earnings for abe ten mouths months to october Sla 11 increase expenses expense si increase surp ls decrease the cheyenne leader says that OB 02 next monday a lotge force ace of men mea will leave ad abonce at once commence cheben wor on a t which hill ina flair 0 I 1 to fo be fore forced ed into the engine en ers of 61 ahr the oriental lent ai limited or go golden on gate special on th union pacific between as cheyenne y enne and green river without a halt belt the appliance will be on a level stretch of track old fort sanders and luie laramie this method of 11 drinking on ehfe fly as railway men term it has baa been beds in successful operation tion on the pennsylvania central and one or two other eastern roads several years it is a vast saving of time and where permissible to is in the long run ran more economical the writer to Is unable to describe the mechanism of the but bat is told that a pipe from the engine skims along the surface of tire canal between the rails and that the force of the moving to is the power which carries the water hito the boller boiler ol of the Joco locomotive motive la winter steam pipes seep keep the water from freezing the I 1 oriental limited will earry carry a carload 0 coal immediately behind behin d the enone euffe eu fue work on the longitudinal water wat e r tsok tank will be pushed as rapidly as possible fully men will be employed abe tween port fort sanders and Laramie of several days next week f colorado springs colo dec 17 the preliminary survey for the aikels peak tramway railroad wa completed by architect L A pease and corps ot of surveyors the latter part of last week toe architect pronounces the result of hi the preliminary survey quite satisfactory and will make a favorable tavo rable report to the company A grade which at its maximum will be but 1300 feet to toe mile has been obtained the maximum grade of the mount washington railroad is more than 1900 feet to the mile the track will probably lie be standard gauge with an 8 inch in tha center upon which a cogwheel connecting with tae he drivers of 0 the locomotive will run in order to insure perfect safety the locomotive will push the dars on the ascent while upon the descent the cars will follow the construction of the locomotive will be such as to insure automatic stoppage to p page in case of accident the length of the road from the toll house bouse in englemann Eng lemans cation to the summit of the mak will be about eight miles when athe road shall be completed the tourist will be afforded an opportunity of enjoying 16 most fascinating tide amidst grand and awe inspiring scenery to the summit of one of the grandest and most world re downed mountains on the face of the continent v there is a railroad cas case now 0 w being argued by able the united states circuit con conraot t st paul which is well worth watching it involves the old question as to the right of et legislatures to the vain 3 of rali railways ways by means of regulating laws aws below a certain point say the line of reasonable on tile the actual miti invested the case referred to 1 i that of the chicago burlington and quincy and the chicago milwaukee aud and st paul railroads against the railway commission commiss ioB and the attorney getie general ral of the state of iowa older 0 laer interested roads are represented by attorneys attorney a AL at t the last session of the iowa legislature the railroad commissioners were empowered to io ft fix a schedule of 0 railroad freight rates they objected to the schedule in force at that time and prepared what they alie considered a fait fair rate fate on through and local bustness business the burlington and milwaukee ee roads abt objected acted and filed a bill before judge brewer asking stay of proceedings ce edings which was granted ship ars continued t cor lain jo 0 o exorbitant rates and aan B ald the com coin i rs prepared a seo wu vit bitici ici they are now attempting to enforce this was forbidden by a restraining order granted last december ad now the plaintiff roads are seeking a temporary injunction the decision will establish a precedent tor judges of minor courts to follow As yet nothing has nas been done besides presenting the case