Show Personal and General President Cable of the Rocklsland says I shall oppose any modification of the present agreement looking to the recognition recogni-tion of alliances like that of the Northwestern Northwest-ern and Union Pacific The Rock Island favors the association and will stand by it If all others withdraw The following notice is posted at the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe stations Commencing February 11S90 all new Ian terns issued will be numbered and receipts taken for them the same as is now done for switch and coach keys Lanterns lost or rendered unfit for service will be charged for at the rate of SI each unless a satisfactory satisfac-tory explanation is given stowing that loss or damage resulted from causes beyond the employes control This rule will apply to all employes whose duties require them to b 3 provided with lanterns Mr Liberty Bigelow a well known Boston Bos-ton railway and express man died in that city January 20 aged 65 years He took the contract for carrying the United States mail when the Cunard line was first established estab-lished and in 1S44 made the quickest mail time ever known with horses between Long Island and New York When the Rutland Burlington railroad started the road between Bellows falls and Rutland Mr Bigelow was appointed its first superintendent super-intendent and later in 3S54 he was appointed ap-pointed superintendent of the Fitchburg railroad resigning from that position in 1S57 Later he started the express business busi-ness which since as become known as the United States Canada express While in this business he also started in Boston the first lino of coaches between depots and hotels |