Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-17

reotsd to the Mutual Union Co. direct
tuesday evening next at Albany Why
the application should not be granted
and proceedings commenced.
4 Railroad Tax Case.
WAsHN0roN, Nov. 16.-The important
tax case Of the county of San Mateo
against the Southern Pacific Railway
Company, which the United States Su.
preme court consented. on Monday last,
TO advance, provided the counsel could
agree on date not later than Decem-
Der, was today set for argument. The
Question involved in this case, which is
renarded by the justices of the court as
one Of the most important ever brought
before them, Is the nature and extent of
iimitrtion imposed upon taxation by the
provisions of the fourteenth amendment
TO the Constitution. The suit in which
this question rrises was originally
brought in one Of the superior courts Of
California, to recover from the Southern
Pacific Railway Company certain State
ty for the fiscal year 1SS1-82. The CON-
legations of the complaint, set up a
special answer te the action that in the
assessment of its property according to
which the taxes were levied unlawfully,
and unjust discrimination was made be-
tween its property and property of indi-
viduals to its disadvantage in that it
was not allowed any deduction from the
value Of its property for a mortgage
thereon, which ia allowed for mortgages
in the assessment Of property of indi-
viduals. That the company was thus
subject to An unequal share of the pub
lie burdens. and that as this discretion
was made In pursuance of provisions of
the constitution of the State, the COM
pany was denied an equal protection of
laws granted by the 18th amendment of
the federal constitution. 1t was further
alleged by the Railroad Company that
the assessment of its property was ille-
gal and void, because made in pursuance
of the provisions of State constitution
which gives no notice to defendant, and
afforded it no opportunity to be heard
respecting the value Of its property, and
for the correction of any errors Of the
State Board, thus deprivinR it of its
property without the process Of law
guaranteed by that amendment. The
impOrtadt questions raised by this de-
fense will be argued in this court by
Senator Edmohds, ex-senator COnklinR
and Judge SandersOn, who have been
retaiued by the Railroad Company, and
by Hon. A. l.. khoades in behalf of the
county Of San Mateo and the State.
End Of n sqaabble.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-A few days since
tho lima nf poitpnoA NOrononioc IN <ho
Iowa Trunk Line Association decided
that owing to the arbitrary position
taken by the Union Pacific Co. in de-
clining to advance terminal lines at
Council Bluffs, charges on freight for
points in Nevada, they would refuse to
receive freight consigned to points in
Nevada unless the same were prepaid to
Council Bluffs at the current tariff rates
of the Association from Chicago to
Council Bluffs, and that freight would
be receipted for to that point only. This
demonstration acted as a virtual stop
page os shipments, and in consequence
thereof, 4. p. Vining, of the Union Pa
cifio had consultation this morning
with the officers of the Iowa Trunk Line
Association. Tho result was that the
pool decided to recede from its position
taken, and they will apply California
rates to Nevada in consequence of the
agreement of the Union Pacific to do
the same thing.
President Chosen.
At today's session of the Railroad
Conductors of the Mutual Aid and Bene-
fit Association, James G. Sherman was
elected President for the ensuing year.
The convention then adjourned. In the
the afternoon the members visited the
Pullman Car shops and inspected them.
They were cordially received.
Nicaragua Canal stock.
SAN FRANCIsco, Noy. 15.-For some
days the mercantile community has
been subscribing to the stock Of tho
Nicaragua Ship Canal Company, oOntin-
gent ON the passage of the bill by Con-
gress next month. The subscription
was started among members Of the
Board of Trade, which has taken deep
interest in the scheme, and the list at
Sather d Co.'s bank now shows sigma
lures to the extent Of 100000. They
are limited to 200 shares to each sub
scriber, and to 10 per cent. maximum
capital. The stock is also being taken
at New York by capitalists and is being
offered here to allow merchants Of this
coast AN opportunity Of showing their
good will to the project which they have
endorsed. A letter has been received
by Capt. w. L. Merry, who represents
the company on this coast, from Don
Joaquin Favalla, President Of Nicara-
qua, manifesting the great interest taken
BY his Government in the incorporation
Of the Canal Company and intimating
that special envoy will be sent to
Washington empowered to meet any
contingency that may arise in leQislh-
ton connected with the bill during the
forthcoming session of Congress.
Shot to Death.
SAN FRANcIsoo, Nov. 15.-Wm. Brock
man, q we'll known resident Of the city,
while out hunting with jBeyera persons
in a boat near Alameda, met with a
fatal accident. A shotgun was accident
ally discharged and the full charge en-
tered the unfortunate mans leg, and
horribly shattered tho limb. He died
this morning. He leaves a wife aud
several children.
A Few Stseks.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 16.-Ths follow
ing are the latest stock quotations:
California. go Day, zoo,
Virginia, 65, Mexican, ~,
Union, 3, Nevada, 5s
Eureka II, Best. 5H,
Point. IN, Belcher, 20,
Utah, 8, Diablo. ~,
N. Belle, 9x, Bullion. 26c,
Savage, rs, Mono, 800,
Tiptop 21<, Ophir, 2H,
King, II, Curry, ),
Overman, 2Oc, Jacket, 81,
Alpha, IN, Bodie, 3h.
Body Eeand.