, 1880-11-12
The Rival Lines Still Engaged in a
Hot Contest.
Immense Impetus Which 1t Hos
Given to Travel.
Probability Of d sale Of tho Lake.
Front for Depot Purposes.
1law The Negotiations Between The City and tht
Roads llayt Been Conducted.
A Subsidy Equivalent 10 Sios sooo,ooo for
tho Canada Pacific.
THE RAILROAD WAR.


INK strenuous efforts to prevent. thelr being
trnwu intn tho rnIIr,Hd light now uoinK on bs-
tween tito Western lincs TIE Genernl 1'asssr-
ger Agcuss of tho Eastern roa'ts from this city
have Agrced to maintain fer tho present tho reg
rInr tnriT rates. ntttt nccrpt nothing less than
tllefr rtEttlnr pr0tntns frs]tt Western tnnnuc-
tlons. How long they will bo nbe to krcp up
this resolution Ia question not easily answered.
hut everything ls,!Watus that t,tiless tho west-
orn lines TO int to terms very aoon thu Eastern
oncs Will ons by one ha drawn Into tho conflict.
Thcte Is 10 denying tho fMct TINT tho ritcs 10
III! Enstern l,ulntA arc seriously cut both frnn,
Kansas City nud ST. Louis, although efforts aro
lIclng mnde to hnvo It nppcnr that tho cut
i,'' firm these ,lt' ,, amonts ,. po to vor, o;,
uEaIn, the Chicago 1: Altun has tccn selling
tickets from Kansas City and st. Louis to AIl
Enstorn points up to tho schGonri ut tho worry
low rites announced III THE TRIBUNE Of Tues
slny. This rusld is basfng tWtcs 10 RcaboAFl
paints oil tho 81 rite mRde frpni kansRs CITY u
Fremont, Nuncic, Lima, and other points III
OHIO and 1ndInna, anti since yesterday both tho
ChicnEo & Altun md Missouri l'nciflo arc selling
tickets via st. Louis mud ilcs leading cnst fr,n
ST. Louis 10 the AeAbtAsrl Mt the sumo rates rs
tho ChicaKo & Alton hn'1 previously been selling
vim Bloomington ant tho 1ttko Erie 6 Western.
!tnns lradux Euet from Vt. Loi,is. nild shows
r0s wIre not vcry sinctru when thor slightly
lowered thor rcgiilnr ruh,s Wednesday,, and
sM wesern nSy es %o To afse ss ,but fss ho
Missouri pAclc Mna tho Alton nuke nnf. rato
t!,oy ctooso over tsio lines East from it. Lon!a
parile1rate Ii, lie sat The same tow ri.tes ] INV INV
being n'ntle fron ks.nsaa CITY md st. Louis to
Enstern r, points aro giso Nude from IouIsiana.
are now appearing IN ksokuk, Hannibal, nt,l
Quincy advising tio pub!'c that by PAYING Tho "
St.15 frUnl EcUknk tn Louisiana thoy can nbtnn
there 81 and ut.er nn1ntna! rntca III NIL lnlEattn
and ohi2 pnlnta, point, aud points in tho best territory
Thu hotteat contest Is botn9 wa;cd, however,
fr,,m kansns c!ty East: mud , ew Developments
ss Sc to ssi cRes f9s Nansss
City to n! points i : c9, M rcach vtn l,loomingtau
yia this rsl,ite mo ,!ntnaRe 10 tho Wntash from
ths myG Gs W.T. IT,, q ~ dont , 70 ,n ysry rRg n w
The i Like Erie Awsstern @ md nd chic,St { Alton
wtll ulso cut n.tes ibis mornlng from Toledo,
S'' tic wes ''si os an io% a?F aol5ede eG!n' viii IL
u S 'i :! tS~s 5ssss:u 5sRs = md Ksas', Ks"s,
aud return. Sia; !t.d proporttonato reductions
t. s IL r;es ssf IN %satfo ss Il fo,ass: ss it. fS % %xso If ss
t2nasy, s.; s.. 1!1Is q n anl return, s75o: Kai,sas
iiut fcw cta,iEesln tho rates from this city to
tho Wsst ,ay9 ,E tae., aee The Alton yeitsr.
a1y t, nsaS ,'ns M tho @ ito to st, Louis to ~ The
il, orttsr q get fcks, tho ii rato having lad tio
effect oftaxlng ttm to auch mn uxttnt that
e rso waSn stli 10 udaeenss dsens To sqe'ot ,he
At9n's . ,.iy"nsc T. ostr,Sss @ t that po!nt yes.
roInn!n ut q und rs by tho Wabash aud Alton