Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-01
Disappearance of Railroad
Official from Milwaukee,
Probable Elopement.
Very Instructive Figures from
Raum's Report on Internal
Revenue.
The II. L. War.
WHAT wADswoRTH SAYS.

worth OF the st. Paul ROAD Salu tnls
afternoon: "We received proposal
from Mr.. Keep of the Northwestern,
which we thought was fair and favor
able to all, and we at once heartily
concurred in it, as did all other COM
panies. I had supposed that was the
last of it, but now Porter of the
Omaha goes to work and kicks it all
over. Now we are done. If there is a
war let it go on. We have done moth
ing to-day to secure harmony; nor do
we intend to do anything"
WHAT KEEP SAYS.
Keep, president of the G. & N. W.,
was found at his Office in Wall street,
and in reply to inquiries said: 81 en-
tered into the matter not because |
was anxious to see harmony prevail"
The plan he had proposed, he thought,
was a good one, and all seemed to
favor his views, at least they had so ex-
pressed themselves. The action of
the Omaha's president in drawing
out of the pool did not need
discussion. Keep said he would make
no further effort to bring about peace.
He had some business 10 finish up with
the directors this afternoon, and to-
night he and General Manager Hughitt
start on their return to Chicago.
The report that Porter had resigned
the presidency of the Omaha road was
promptly denied at the office of the
company.
Although indications arc not as fa-
vorable as yesterday, the strength of
stocks is taken as sign that the rail-
road war is not to last as power to in
f1uence the whole market.
PoRTER's REPLY To KEEP.
The following is President Porter's
reply to the original proposition for
armitice and conferences:
New York, Nov. 27, 1ss2.-To Albert Keep,
Esq, President Chicago q. Northeastern RaR-
road Company.DEAR sR: l have rec'lyed
| your favor OF the 25th inst, proposing an i'm
| mediate restoration of rates between all points
on all lines new involved in the present
contest, and that meeting be called IN
| Chicago at an early date to settle by agreement
if possible and by arbitrati IN if necessary, all
matters in dispute" etc. In reply, beg leave to
| say L am favorable to holding the meeting, to be
| composed of at least the presidents and general
| managers of the respective roads, at any conve-
nent date, and that it be held in the city of New
York. I will be present at and participate in the
| deliberations of such meeting.
Your obeGient servant,
Fl. IL. PORTER, President.
ALEX. MITCHELL
stated tonight in regard to the rumors
of termination of railway war, telt-
graphed here from Chicago, in an evas-
i've way: Il am glad to hear it. |
have been waiting for something OF
| that kind" When asked as to the
state of hostilities, apd if the trouble
was near a settlement he said, conceit-
edly: Just the same as yesterday, ex-
cept one day nearer, for hos
tilities must surely close in the
| course of human events. "
Mitchell said further, that the meeting
at Chicago had not been called relative
to the rate war, and Porter's excuse to
the effect that owing to the St. PauPs
purchase of the Chippewa Valley and
| Superior road hostilities might be pro-
longed, was mere scheme to evade
| direc: issues.
/ PRESIDENT PORTER,
agreed to enter this conference after
considerable urging. Negotiations have
been going on for several days, and
when I discovered last night st. Paul
people had gained control of this rail-
road, withdrew at once from the con-
ference-or, rather, refused to take
part in It, and will not agree to any
conference till / know whether st.
Paul people deceived me in Chicago or
last night in this city. When, during
a war, a flag of truce is displayed, and
under cover of that flag of truce one
army takes steps to 40 place troops as
to threaten ranks, their opponents have
the right to renew hostilities at once.
What the Omaha road now demands
Is, should another conference be ar
ranged, it is the arbitration com nittee
that snail determine whether or not
this move of the st. Paul people was
made before these first negotiations be
gan, and treat it accordingly. have
waited here In this city for some days
in expectation that this question would
be settled, but / shall go to Chicago to-
night.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-Tne railway war
broke out again this afternoon on &C
count of Rock Island refusing TO In
clude northern business. 1t Is cutting
rates on all points north OF Cedar
Rapids. St. Paul. continues at fifty
cents to Moline snd the northern cul
Is also the same.
| NEW YoRK, Nov. 28.-Frezh fuel
has been added to the railroad turmoil
and to-day it is raging with heightened
Il violence, causing most depressing Ell.
4 feet on Wall Street. The air is charged
Il with rumors, the foremost of which il
that President Porter this morning
rendered his resignation TO the
directors of the Omaha Mr.
Flower denies all knowledge of the n
legged resignation which il Is said has
been forced upon the preside by the
company. Mr.. Pofter's course II