Show ivore GERMAN SEIZURES BRITISH HOLD UP A VESSEL AND INSTITUTE A SEARCH berlin jan 4 the imperial mail steamer general has been detained at aden and occupied by british troops with the object of beaching her cargo which is to be discharged the general is owned by the german east african line the owners of the abundes rath previously captured by the british cruiser oft delagoa bay tho union pacific will expend about four millions of dollars this year in further improving its road and better ins the condition of its rolling stock the total mileage of the U P today including the 0 B L and 0 R N Is about G miles five per cent for common stock after paying four per cent on preferred makes union pacific a desirable in v estment railroad passenger traffic is picking up rapidly now the holidays are over the union depot was like a alvo of bees with the crowds of through passengers today the work on the S P cutoff cut off survey is being rushed right along the steam launch engineering parties are working an deep water now it is said there will be a change at tho union depot instead of men there will be aulca put on to handle the baggage trucks when this innovation is made and the trucks are equip pc il with pneumatic tubes our union depot will be the most noted ono between oie toasts 1 the S pi train from the west duo this evening was annulled i II 11 E dunn traveling agent of the 0 S L was in the city today RAILROAD the system tid opted by the pennsylvania joad is being much discussed by the railways of the country now the company tries to make i to its employed emp loyes that to enter HS service is to embrace a career for life and in this way not only provides full play for the energies of its men but also taps their ambition and gets the full benefit of the whole thought and energy at their lives how often you hear men in the employ of western roads say 1 they have a son who wants to railroad they would prevent it by all means in the r power how many men drawing good salaries look upon railroading only as a temporary expedient to be replaced by a position as soon as opportunity offers this is not because i all roads do not offer as great opportunities as other large business concerns neither does it seem that the routine of railroad work is more exacting than that of other lines but the practice has been heretofore to place favorites in the high salaried and important positions and promote from the lower grades only up to a certain point but the centralization of affairs as exhibited in tho trusts and combinations and the elimination of favoritism which is bound to result from the present eager struggle for business hlll work out its own remedy for the calla of the past already there is a noted improvement and new experiments are boing constantly tried and wo may expect that in the not very future the transportation of the country will be run upon some mich civil service rules as is the system of the government C C syndor left this afternoon far san francisco where ho will take the et cond course of work in the college of physicians and mr snyder ihas been with dr gordon W H St ruper county attorney of dails county was in ogden today he says they aro preparing kohold the hearing of the alleged murderer hayworth next saturday this is occupying mr simpers entire ahme at cm and ho says ho has no almo to answer public correspondence it is announced that and assist in the prosecution of murderer airs lizette miller city auditor elect was afie recipient of very sad news yesterday morning to the effect that her son robert 15 years of age who was living with his grandmother at zanesville ohio had died as tho result of an operation for appendicitis the boy was the idol of his mother and she is heartbroken over his loss the of a large number of friends la extended to her in her be A tf tatt |