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Show ANOTHER JAPANESE MENACE. . My other old friend L. A. Tiaffiboul, of the Southern Pacific company, writes me of a now peril from "a son of Nippon." Tho peril sooms to consist in a possible change of detail in Pullman oars and some othor things. Hero is the Jap man's letter to tho Southern Pacific: "Dear Hon. S. Pacific: I residing in these Suisun City and question, please, do engineer 9:30 evening P. M. freight train necessary blow whist! ? with so long last- ' ing of Sounds for calling back end brake-man brake-man if 5 short whistle call would wake by baby and back end brtfko-man with same effect each departure' Many othor trains at crossings raise same long night noises; canfiot all lives be safe with less awaking of almost the doad? Also recont time of late I travel with lion, employ in lovely electric lights Pullman Pull-man car "Aliona" and cannot And satisfy place to lose my watch and Amorioan eaglo ($10.00) for complete safety. Gould not lion. Pullman save 25c from every gentleman in lower borth rato financial condition by inserting in smoke room wash place, one small safe deposit box convenience conven-ience (10c to porter upon arrival at destitution desti-tution to leave key with it), so saving; temptation of robbery undor pillow. Thanking you for quiot roliof to home and very grateful for travel safely. Yours truly, SIIIKAItO TAKOMOTO, Japanose Passongor. Tho Southern Pacific people have courteously courteous-ly replied assuring Shikaro that all possible will bo dono for his safety and his comfort. But I tremble when I contomplato tho later and final revolution which will como when any-even any-even tho smallest-ohango is mado in Pullman cars. For, once you start in reforming them, and God only knows what tho end will bo. Maybe a modorn, sonsiblo and convenient modo of travel. |