People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1895 — TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK. [ARTICLE]

TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK.

Make Two Unsuccessful Attempts to Cause Serious Disasters. Knoxville, Tenn., April 17.—Since the wrecking of the passenger train No. 2 Friday night, near Afton, on the Southern railway, in which Engineer Swatts was killed and four other persons were hurt, two more attempts have been made to wreck passenger trains near the same place. Two boys found a railroad spike driven down in the joint between the two rails in such a position' that it would have derailed the train. The section boss found a large coupling' pin similarly placed on the track at another point, where, he says, it would have caused a bad wreck. Leather Takes a Jump. St. Louis, Mo., April 17.—0 n account of the increase in prices for cattle the local dealers in leather have advanced the price of that article nearly 15 per cent in the last ten days. are advancing their prices on shoes 7 to 13 cents on the lower grades, and that is said to he only a circumstance to what’s coming. Ware upper leather has advanced from 12 to 13 and 14 cents a foot, sole leather in six pounds has jumped over 5 cents a pound, and upper leather generally 6 cents a foot. The retail boot and shoe dealers are now at ■work marking up the prices on their goods, and it is believed the advance will go above 15 per cent. Picture Made by Telegraph. San Frnaclsco, Cal'., April 17.—The first successful experiment in long-dis-tknce telegraphing of pictures was made by the Call last night, when an outline picture of the entry of the queen of the fiesta at Los Angeles was wired from the latter place to this city. The experiment was successful. Chas. Willoughby of this city is the inventor. A good picture can be sent at the cost of sending 250 words and in about equal time. > Foster the Ministerial Leader. Ottawa, Ont., April 17.—With the complete approval of all his colleagues, it is settled that Hon. G. E. Foster, minister of finance, will be the leader of the ministerial forces in the house of commons. Parliament will assemble on the 11th inst