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Show THE RAILROAD IN IT. Two Damage Suits Reopened ou Appeal From the First and Third Districts . THE FEBBUABI TEEM OPENS. And is Adjourned Over to Monday While the Supreme Court Continues to Grind. Tho arrival of tho February term of the district court having been duo thi morning, Judge Anderson recognized the fact, and alter opening it, ordered an adjournment until Monday next, it being understood that iu the meantime minor matters will secure attention. The road hiving been cleared, the supreme su-preme court then beg in ils labors willi Justices Anderson and liluckburn ou tho bench. Chief Justice Zane and Justice Miner hud evidently been side tracked, and Justice Anderson remarked re-marked that ho questioned tho propriety propri-ety of proceeding in the absence of so large a pillar from the judicial structure, struc-ture, but the attorneys signifying no objection the calendar was taken up and proceedings opened with the case of T. K. Alleu vs. the Union l'acilio railway Tho case conies on appeal from Ogden, the transcript setting forth that on November 14. that the plaintiff was in the employ of tho defendant railway as a brakeman. On that date he was climbing aud San Francisco. The scheme is to cut a pass through the Sierras. George dishing, the new voucher clerk in the Kio lirande Western otlice. entered upon his duties today. He was with the Union Pacitio for some years us rate clerk aud is a careful worker. The Colorado lines have decided to eease the issuo of stopovers and side excursion tickets. This is a severe blow at the scalpers and was instigated by General Passenger Agent Hooper of tho Denver & Kio lirande. A bill is pendiug in the Indiana legislature legis-lature requiring railroad companies to maintaiu suitable waiting and toilet rooms at all stations.' A bill prohibiting prohibit-ing towns and townships from voting aid to railroads has been engrossed. The Kio (irando Western had a nice party of Salt Lakers to leave this morning morn-ing for Galveston's niardi grn. Word has been received that a number of Po-eatello Po-eatello people will be down and si art from hero for Texas over the same line. The Nebraska legislature has caught the railroad fever and a bill is being prepared for introduction which embodies em-bodies a schedule of maximum freight rates. Tho bill, it is said, contemplates a radical reduction of freight rates in that state. The Southwestern Railway aud Steamship association has arranged a conference with the Trans-Missouri association as-sociation and the New Orleans Freight Trallic association on Feb 7, to consider rates between Galveston and New Orleans, Or-leans, and Colorado and Utah points. Circular No. 18, signed by W. J. Lawrence, superintendent, and approved ap-proved by II. Collbran, general manager man-ager of tho Colorado Midland, reads to the e fleet that Mr. K. K. Kittenhouse, in addition to his duties as chief clerk, will assume the superintendency of telegraph tele-graph February 1, 1WU. a car ladder when one of the rounds gave way and Allen falling to the ground his hand was crushed by the wheels and subsequently amputated. Suit was tiled iu the district court at Ogden for damages in the sum of $10,-385 $10,-385 aud a verdict was obtained fur $4,-ifS. $4,-ifS. The case was submitted without argument on the luiufs. The case of Albert T. Webb, administrator adminis-trator vs. The Kio Grand; Western Railway company was then reopened. Tho appeal is from tho third district court, Judgi; Zane's department. The action was brought in behalf of Mrs. Elizabeth L. Webb, mother of Louis T., who was killed in an accident in this city. Deceased w as employed in the yards of the defendant company. An east-bound train hud. in switching, pulled out a drawhe&d. The forward part was backed up and broke tho brake beam of tho car ahead. A repairer re-pairer was called, and deceased was assisting him when (he cars came back, and running on to Webb killed him instantly. in-stantly. Suit was filed for damages, and tho jury gave a verdict in the sum of $5000. The case was argued and submitted, Messrs. Marshall and Rawlins appearing as counsel for the respective sides. For the information of counsel the court announced that the (school tax cases would take precedence over others oth-ers tomorrow morning, and that they would come up for argument the first thing. Upon the motion of Arthur Brown, Esq., the case of A. C. Reno vs. M. H. Beardslev was dismissed, on the ground that the transcript had not been filed within thirty days. A NOVEL TICKET " -ZUi-fiiatii iiWrtMMB "natr-Tai." Tla tba Kio Orauda Wiitirn. One of the slickest tickets ever issued by a railroad company is that sent out by the Pennsylvania railroad. It is an oblong Russian leather bound book, the pages being tbe tickets for railroad fares, hotel and dining car expenses, carriage drives and sleeping car expenses. ex-penses. These excursions will return east over the Kio Grande Western early in March. They will leave New York aud Philadelphia Phila-delphia on February 7th. Their llniliUrtr. The commissioners of the western trallic association have decided upon tbe new territorial division. E. P. Vin-ing Vin-ing takes charge of the trans-continental division with head quarter at San Francisco, James Smith will be commissioner com-missioner of the trans-Missouri with headquarters at Kansas City. J. r. Faithorn continues with tho southwestern southwest-ern and J. W. Midgley and W. W. Fin-ley Fin-ley retain the divisions they have held heretofore. There will be a few changes in the boundaries of the present association. Mr. Smith continues as chairman ot too transcontinental association until the trans-Missouri is disbanded. P&Meoger Kate. The requests made by the joiut com mittee of the real estate exchange and the chamber of commerce are being recognized by tho Western Trallic association asso-ciation in session at Chicago. On Saturday Sat-urday night a telegram from W. F. White, passenger trallic manager of the Santa Fe, to the chamber of commerce of Salt Lako city said the request had been granted. By this the passenger rates to Salt Lako" city and Utah common com-mon points will be the same as to Montana, Mon-tana, that of $3J. The freight rate request re-quest from this city will doubtless receive re-ceive the same consideration. Midland Time Card, The Colorado Midland's new time card went into effect yesterday. The time will be materially shortened between be-tween Denver, Leadville. Aspen, Glen-wood Glen-wood Springs, Grand Junction, Salt Lake and Ogden. By the new schedule the trains will make the fastest time ever made over the mountains, and tne route will be the shortest between Denver Den-ver and Ogdeu. Knllroad Note. There are 31,003 locomotives in the United States. General Superintendent W. II. Bancroft's Ban-croft's car has been sent to Omaha to be remodeled. The Utah Central is still running on time, the storm causing no delay. The total mileage, of Kansas is S,88i.-31. S,88i.-31. Santa Fe has 2005 and the Missouri Pacific 2200 miles. Tho Union Pacific train was twelve hours late at Park City this morning owing to the storm. It is said that Pocatcllo will have extensive ex-tensive railroad shops in the future. They will cost not less than $.'50,000. General Agent Kenworthy says there is no foundation for tho report that one of the Colorado Midland trains will be discarded. General (t. M. Dodge lias been elected elec-ted president of the Union Pacilio, Denver Den-ver At Gulf railroad, in place of Charles Francis Adams, who recently resigned. The Rio Grantle peoplo nre reported to be contemplating an enlargement of their yards Salida and the putting of a large force at work in the machine shops. President Manvel of tho Santa Fe, it is said, is discussing the advisability of building short Jiuo 'between Denver |