Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
a Through Eastern Line.

Morse, general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific, has uSt returned
from New York, where he and other
officials of the road, have been per-
fectinc arrangements for the con-
strnction of new line from GranS-
or. Utah, station on the Union
Pacific, to Baker City, Or, where is
70 be made with the Oregon railway
now in course of construction to
Portland and other points in Oregon.
T. is the intention of the Union Pa
cific to get ahead of the Northern Pa.
cific in reaching Oregon points, and
nrovide IL competing line that it is
claimed will be 800 miles shorter to
Portland, Or, taking Chicago as II
common point, than the Northern
Pacific. The new line will start
from Granger station and run north
west to connect with the Utah North
ern. also controlled by the Union
Pacific. The Utah Northern might
have been used all the way from
Ogden, but by building the new
line from Granger, northwest, $50
miles in length, the route is short
ened $50 miles. In the building
of this connecting link, a tunnel
1000 feet long has to he constructed,
and work on this has already b Sn
commenced Work on the. new
Lac will be commenced at once and
it is expected to be ready for bust
ness to baker City i'll one year.
While the parties were in New
York, arrangements were also COM
pleted for taking control of the Kan
sas Central railroad. This road
runs from Leavenworth west to
Onaga, Pottawatomic county, Kan
sas. The Union Pacific agrees to
assume the debt of the line and will
at once extend it to Clay Centre,
where connection is made with the
Junction City branch of the Kansas
Pacific. The principal object of the
Union Pacific in getting control OF
this road is to prevent it from falling
into the hand of rival lines, and to
cover q Territory which has as yet no
other railroad facilities.
The Apportionment Bill.
The apporlionmcnt bill will probably
pass with the number of representatives
fixed at 3O7. The house is strongly dis
posed to this number and the committee
will not it is believed oppose the house
when the bill comes up again for discus
sion. At 800 California, Iowa, and Michi-
gan gain one representative each. Kansas
gains three, and Minnesota and Nebraska
two each, making II gain of ten in the
northern states Arkansas, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and West
Virginia gain one each, and Texas gains
four, making II gain of nine in the south
ern states. Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont and New York lose one each. 1t is
curious that the number 301 is more favor
able to New York than any number inter
mediate between that and the present. AT
294 and up to 30S, New York would lose
three representatives and from 30S to BIG
that state would lose two.
LAuRENcEBuRG, Feb. 15.-Martin
James and Wallace Landrum were
arrested at Tyrone this afternoon
charged with conspiracy for the pur-
pose of killing I. b. Ripy and burn
ing his distillery. They were lodged
in Jail and Immediately james took
seat on couch by the side of
Thomas Asee, who is serving II six
months sentence in Jail for having
shot James few months ago and
began to talk in n friendly manner.
James remarked that he had some
thing in his boot, and stopping over
as if to get it, Agee plunged the
blade of a large pocket knife into
James neck, entering the right side
artery, from the effect of which he
died within few minutes.
New YoRK, Feb. 15.-Henry Kerr,
Geo. Victor and John Anderson,
sailors, were killed while hosting Il
mast which broke and fell,
SAN FRANclsco, Feb. 15.-Yester
day afternoon the body of Leander
Wintripger was found in East Oak
land leaning against u tree at tue
intersection of East Twenty-tifth St.
and Glenn avenue. He had evident
ly committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. Mr..
Wintrinser was 50 years of age and
highly respected in Oakland. AT
one time he was superintendent OF
Tubbs St. railroad and also of the
Central line of the San Francisco
street railway.
DENVER, Feb. 15.--At Robinson,
early this evening Deputy Marshal
McIlhniney WAS shot and fatally
wounded by unknown parties i'll am.
bush. Tho usSasslns ale supposed
to be miners of Robinson mine who
had vowed vengence on Mclihainey
for having, as the court decided,
justitiably shot miner NAMED H"r-
Dor q short time since. Robinson
is in state of great excitement, and
it is feared that general outbreak
will occur between the authorities
and miners of Robinson mine.
Commissioners Swans hevee.