The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-24
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
RAILROAD AND EXPRESS COMPANIES Vi

EQUAL BUSINESS PRIVILEGES.
St. Louis, February ga decision
was rendered in the United States
court to-day in the case of the South
ern Express company VS.: the Iron
Mountain and Southern railroad. Other
cases were amalgamated with this, and
the decision affects not only the Iron
Mountain, but also the Memphis and
Little Rock, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, and in the suit of the Adams
Express company VS.. the Atchlson,
Topeka & Santa Fe, and Denver and
Rio Grande railroads. Justice Walter,
in his opinion, held that court OF IN
quiry can compel railroad companies
to provide for facilities Of the express
business, such as furnish cars for that
purpose, and furnish equal facilities to
express companies actually engaged in
that business. Only fair and reasona-
BILE rates shall be charged for carrying
such matter as the agent of the COM
pany may take in charge. The rate
cannot be fixed in advance by the rail-
road companies, nor can collections be
made at the end of each journey, but
the courts can regulate the compensa-
ton for such service after. it has been
performed, and railroad companies can
be protected by bond to be given by
the express companies.
The injunction heretofore granted
in chambers is therefore continued in
force.
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT CON.
FIRMED.
London, February 23.-The Paris
correspondent of the Times says the
impending transfer of Roustan, as
French minister at Washington, is con-
firmed.
LAND RENT REDUCTIONS.
London, February 23.-The sub
commissioner of the land court, at
Cork, yesterday reduced the rent of
two of Ben. C. Jones farms from IS2
and k126 to $50 and ESQ respec-
lively.
THE FRENCH-ENGLISH TREATY.
London, February 23.-Sir Charles
Dixie, replying to a question, said the
government had received a communi-
cation from Lord Lyons, ambassador
at Paris, stating that negotiations for
commercial treaty with France are I'M
der the circumstances in an unfavor-
able condition.
A Paris dispatch says that in the
chamber of deputies to-day, Mr.. Jirard,
minister of commerce, in introducing
bill fixing the system to be adopted in
regard to English articles imported to
France, and referring to negotiations
for a treaty of commerce between
France and England, said he most fav-
ored putting the nation on basis
which would not have placed France
and England on a footing of equality.
By applying it, England would be mis-
tress of our treaties. Despite our
friendship for England, we cannot
agree to a state of things which would
place US in a position of complete in
feriority. Article one Of M. Jlrard's
bill provides that from the date of the
promulgation of the present law, Eng
fish goods imported into France will
be treated on most favored national
basis. Article two declares that the
above conditions do not apply to
colonial products, which remains SUBJ
ject to the conditions of general GUS
toms tariff.
CARVER WINS A STAKE.
At the gun club, there were great
crowds to-day. DR.. Carver shot and
killed total of IS out of 100 pigeons
for stake of $1,000 a side. He killed
IS birds.
NIHILISTS ON TRIAL.
St. Petersburg. February 23.-At
the trial of the nihllistS to-day, Fishini
was released on the ground,of insanity.
Forty witnesses were present. Only
fifteen of the accused persons were
represented by counsel. All protested
against the jurisdiction Of the court on
the ground that they were charged with
a crime against the government, which
was an interested party. The coutt,
therefore which was the governments