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Show ou the interest on its first mortgage bonds, of which there are $3,465,000 outstanding. A. F. Palmer, who succeeded J. O. Briukerhoff as superintendent of the Kansas division of the Union Pacific, was formerly his assistant. Mr. Palmer's Pal-mer's headquarters uro at Wallace, Kans. Mffll W CAR. Superintendent Welby of the Eio Grande Western Making His Erst Inspection Inspec-tion Tour Over the Line. ORDERS FOR NEW. BOX CARS. Some More Union Pacific Ohaiiges Miles of Railroad Built During the first Half of This Year. Onoral Manager Hesseguie of the Union Paeilie is to have a new cur. Tho car was built at the Omaha shops and will arrivo nt Hall Lake in a few days. It is said to' be ono of tins iinest of its kind and is at tho same time a car built for service. Mr. Hosseguio's old car is entirely too small. Ho is at present in Idaho, inspecting in-specting tho various lines of that division, divis-ion, and to Accommodate the party with him was compelled to take two cars. His new car will contain accommodations accommoda-tions for eight persons and will be lilted out in tho handsomest stylo throughout. Welby's First Impection Tour. A. E. Welby, the new superintendent of tho llio Grande Western, has gono out on an inspection tour over the company's lines. On Saturday he accompanied ac-companied General Manager l)odgo to Grand Junction. Today he was met at Green River by C. Selby, roadmaster; J. A. Fastabcnd, superintendent of bridges and buildings; and T. J. Guinn, trainmaster and superintendent of telegraph. tele-graph. They will make a thorough inspection in-spection of tho lines and will be gone about three days. Union I'arllle Change!. R. R. Southcrland has been appointed assistant superintendent of tho Union Paeilie, with headquarters at Beatrice, Neb. He will have authority over the Omaha ft Republican Valley road between be-tween Manhattan and Valley. Tho portion of tho road between Valparaiso and Stromsbnrg will bo operated by tho assistant superintendent of tho Kansas City and Omaha district, whose ollice is at Fairfield, Neb. General Freight Agent Whitney. F. B. Whitney, who, Tuesday, became general freight agent of the Missouri river division of the Union Paeilie road, is about 38 years old. He first attracted attention in railroad circles when general gen-eral agent in Omaha, in 1WH0, lor the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, When John A. Munroe, who was then assistant general freight agent, came to the Union Pacific, Whitney Whit-ney suecoeded him an. I went to St. Paul. He only remained theroashort tine until the Union Pacific demanded his sorviees ami again hefollowed Munroe Mun-roe as assistant general freight agent in charge of tho Kansas Pacific division at K msas City. Teltbets' Latest Promotion. The c't.'cular announcing J. S. Teb-bels' Teb-bels' promotion has reached Omaha and it reads as follows; ' The management of Ihe coal properties, Including In-cluding mines and all tho co'il imprests of the Uni m Pacllio Bystem, exclusive of the purchasing pur-chasing and handling of coal for company use, is hereby constituted a separate departinent, to be known as the Union Pacific coal department. depart-ment. "Mr. J. S. Tebbets is hereby appointed gen ernl manager of the Union Paclllu coal depart' nient. ' General Manager Tebbets will report dl-roctly dl-roctly to this ollico. 'Vice-President Holcomb will take the requisite steps aud Issue all orders necessary to make this order effective from and after July 1. "C1iAit1.ES F. Adams, President." The Depot Blown Up. Tho Union Paeilie freight depot nt MUford was blown to pieces bv an explosion ex-plosion of giant powder. The ruins were instantly enveloped in flames and all efforts to save anything wore fruitless. fruit-less. Tho loss of goods in storaao will amount to several thousand dollars. The roundhouse was only saved by thu most vigorous ell'orls. , There wore several narrow escapes, and except for the fact that tho clerks aud men hud just started to dinner, several lives would have been lost. Men sitting on tho platform were thrown in all directions, and it seems a miracle that uo one was injured. Tho railroad company lost all their books and records, and had it not been for tho heroic ell'orts of C. W. Satlino, chief clerk, and Fred Savajro, warehouseman, ware-houseman, tho money ami tickets would have gouo nlao. In making a second effort to save the records Mr. Sadine was blown from the ollico window win-dow by a second blast and was slightly bruised. The Work of Extension. Thu Uuiou Pacific company now has a largo force of men actively at work building the branch line ilown the Gramlo Hondo river, commencing at La Grand. About fifteen miles of track have already been graded and that stream will bo followed until the Suaku is reached. Tho Oregou & Washington Wash-ington railroad is also doing a good deal of work at tho upper end of tho valley, many men and" teams being kept busy prcpariug the grade for tho steel. KailwAy Notes. Resident Engineer McCartney of the Union Pacific will return tonight from Portland. Harry Duell jr. is to be Union Pacific ticket agent iu Salt Lake, with Fory Eceles as his assistant. At St. Louis Judge Thayer has ordered or-dered the sale of tho St. Louis, Arkansas Arkan-sas & Texas railroad, to meet certain debts. All western lines aro ordering additional addi-tional grain cars in anticipation ofhfcavy crops. Tho Santa Fo has given an order or-der for 1400 now box cars. S. II. Slinson, who has for some time been clerk iu tho Rio Grande Western general offices, is now contracting agont for tho Burlington route. Tho Kansas City 'Frisco" offices have been absorbed by IheSautaFe management and all the'Frisco business is now being done by tho Santa Fo agents. Tho Sau Antonio aud Arkansas Pass railroad is understood to have defaulted |