Daily globe., 1880-01-24
RAIL RACKET.
Action of the Southwestern Rate Associa.
observation-disclosures.

Action of the Southwestern Rate AssOcia-
tion-Miscellaneous.
PITTSBURGH RIOT LAWS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Judge McKin-
nan, in the United States court this morn
ing, delivered an opinion in the case of John
Sherman Hall against the Pennsylvania
railroad company. This is test suit, tried
III 1873. to fix responsibility for loss by the
Pittsburg riot jury was dispensed with
and the evidence submitted to the judge, to
ascertain the facts and apply the law. At
ter reviewing the testimony, Judge McKen-
nan concluded his opinion as follows:
Upon the whole case, am of opinion, and
80 find that the loss complained of was caus-
ed by fire while plaintiffs goods were in
transit by defendant within the meaning of
the exception in the bill of lad1ng; that de-
fendant is not shown to have been guilty of
any negligence by which the efficiency of
the exception is in any way impaired, and
hence plaintiff is not entitled to recover.
It was admitted at the trial that plaintiffs
goods were destroyed by fire during the riot,
and the bill of lading offered in evidence con-
tanned clause excepting liability of the rail
road company for freight.
AN INTERESTED PARTY.
| New YORK, Jan. 23.-Last week an order
was granted in the suit of the Chicago, St.
Louis & New Orleans Rrilroad company
against Fl. s. McComb and the Southern
Railroad association, which came uI for
final settlement to-day before Judge Blatch-
ford, in the United States circuit court. This
order related to the injunction obtained by
complainant against McComb, prohibiting
him from dealing in any way or disposing Of
about half a million dollars worth of second
mortgage bonds of the Mississippi Central
Railroad company, which road is now part
of complainant line, because, as allowed by
complainant, he had fraudulently obtained
the same while an officer of tie Central Mis-
sissippi Railroad company and of the South
ern Railroad association. When the case
was reached to-day, Judge Blatchford said
to counsel: 81 find that the Illinois Central
is the controlling owner of the road. I'm
stockholder in the Illinois Central ard don't
want to sit in the case.'
SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The committee on the
reorganization of the Southwestern Railway
association resumed its secret session this
morning, j. G. McMullen in the chair, to
hear the report of the committee, which
was made by G. w. Smith, chairman. The
report, in substance, is that the pooling ar
rangement will be continued in it's present
form. Settlement of business up to date
has been agreed upon and percentages of
traffic allowed. The roads. remain un-
changed. A meeting of the presidents and
general managers will be called at an early
day. The question of reporting for divis-
ION of the trans Missouri connections con-
nections controlled by the Gould party was
warmly contested, the Wabash people con-
tending that the concessions asked for could
only be justly granted by giving the princi-
pie universal application. Mr.. Midgly, as
commissioner of the association. was given
increased powers for diverting business from
one line to another, as occasion requires.