The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-31


petition in Pacific Slope freights is an
ticipated. The old contract expired in
May, by which the Steamship Company
agreed to raise its passenger and freight
| tariff and to carry only heavy freight,
the Railroad Companies guaranteeing
600 tons OF freight, or about $50, 900
month. Since May there has been
only an implied contract, and the
Steamship Company has relied upon
the honor of the Union Pacific road to
make good the payments and the prom
ise to make new working agreement
upon more favorable terms. Recently
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
made arrangements for extensive carry
Ing facilities, and under taeir agree
ment with the Panama Railroad Com
pany they claim in circular, to be
issued to-day to toczholders, that
they can afford to carry freight and
passengers at rates 50 low as to prevent
their being cut under by the railroads,
and yet to save loss. The new schedule
Of passenger rates is $75.for cabin, and
$40 for storage passengers-a reduc-
ton of over 80 per cent. on the present
rates. The steamship company gave
notice to the Union Pacific managers a
few days ago demanding a new contract
as promised. On the claim being re-
fused or ignored competitive war has
been declared. As an earnest of their
ability to successfully compete, the
circular states that since May the earn
ings have been sufficient to pay not
only the floating indebtedness, but a
large proportion of the $1,000, 600
owed to the Panama Railroad Company.
The officers of the Union Pacific Com-
pany denied yesterday that there had
been any contract, expressed or inn
piled, with the steamship company since
May. and that none was desired How
ever, this is known to be incorrect, as
the Pacific Mail Company have rejected
several propositions from the railroad
company to make a contract, as they
were deemed to be against the interests
of the mail company.
A respectable-looking gentleman, who
gives the name of ]. II. Deghle. was
found on the streets OF Salt Lake with
his hands, feet and ears frozen. Papers
found on his person Indicate that he
belongs to Sacramento Lodge, No |,
Knights of Pythias, and all he appears
to remember Is that he crossed the,
ferry from San Francisco to Oakland.
He is now receiving the best Of atten-
ton at st. Marks Hospital 1t is
feared by the hospital physicians that
his feet will have to be amputated.
At Ottawa, Canada, yesterday, a
gravedigger had thrown three or four
shoyelfuls of sand on the coffin of a
smallpox victim, when he fancied he
heard noise. The coffin was raised.
and it was found that the occupant still
lived. He was taken back to the hos
pital.
The Graphic publishes a dispatch from
Odessa containing rumor that Rus
sian transport vessel. with 1900 troops
on board, has been lost in the Caspian
Sea, and that most, if not all, of the SOL
diers have persisted.
The Ex-Governor of Jelalab ad is now
within one days march of Ghuznee, with
a number of guns and some Sepoys, and
has announced his intention to attack
the British.
by tire-damp explosion in a colliery
at Meisser, Saxony, on Thursday, ten
miners Were killed and nine injured.
Nine persons in the pit at the time of
the explosion, are anaccounted for
Rev. j. NJ. Tower committed suicide
at Fa'rabault, Minnesota. by shooting.
He leaves a wife and six children in
Winnebago, Illinois.
Troops have been withdrawn from
the State House in Maine, and Fusion
lists are taking their seats in the Repub-
Lean Legislature.