Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-21
SEATTLE DAILY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 81 1881
PACIFIC COAST


/ PACIFIC COAST
Let EN- Go.
SAN CARLOS, Sept. i9.-One thousand
one hundred Indians are missing. Who
did Dot answer roll-call an the 18th. and
are unaccounfed fer.
Fever Report.
TUcs,S "A. T. }, Sept l9.-The Mayor
OF Guaymas telegraphs that since Sep
TENDER lst over 900 people have been
stricken With fever. The deaths have
been about 200. The fever il abasino.
Hermosillo advices show much alarm.
The great rush from Guayrnas has
ceased Many of our people had to
leave for OAifornia. II is estimated
there are 60 persons down with fever.
Rain fell, and change of temperature
came last night.
Willard Talk In Caiifsr MIA.
/ San Francisco, Sept. l9-The pur-
chase by Mr.. Willard of the South Pa
cific Coast Railroad and the road CON
Meeting Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.
is the topic of town talk. This rumor
of sale, or intended sale, began about
the tirst of the present year, and had it's
origin in the projection of the extensive
works at Alameda Point, on the south
side Of the harbor entrance. That por-
ton OF the works which constitute the
immense pier, terminating at ships
channel, Is very near completion now,
and hence the curious public ia eagerly
waiting for solution of the deep mys-
terry, which has involved, for five years,
this self contained enterprise. Ever since
the planning and Inauguration of work
upon the great pier, the air has been
thick with fumors of sale. Il seems
very probable that Willard has owned
the enterprise since that time, If he did
not as good as own it before. This viii
| appear from the following statement of
facts: The Willard combination is to-
day the greatest absorbent of railroad
property in the United States. Gould
may be greater power in the railway
empire. but Wizards methods are orig
inal and peculiarly his own. There
fore, the manner in which this empire
Is extended is best described as
absorption. His operations in Califor-
MS, 30 far as announced, NAV be
50 mined up as follows: The purchase
OF the Goodall, Perkins Il Co.'s steam
ships, little over year ago the pur-
chase At the same time of the Santa
Maria Valley Railroad, a narrow-gauRe
which runs from Port Hanford through
San Luis Obispo to within % miles of
Santa Barbara; the purchase of the
North Pacific Coast marrow eauoe).
running from Saucelito to Dunoan's
Mills, reported in April last-the con-
cludinR transaction, so far as il Ger
tainly known. Now, it will be remem
bered that three months ago the South
| Pacific Railroad Company bought the
| Pacific Mail dock in San Francisco.
| This stroke of business WAS certainly
not that.of local road which EMPLOYS
three ferry steamers only, and never ex-
poets to take part La ocean traffic. On
the contrary and obviously, the dock
weuld be very useful to Willard. even if
he never buys out the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. That part of
| Wizards plans in which Alameda 10 in
tefested is mostly conjecture at present.
II is reasonable, however, to suppose
that the terminal property of the San
Francisco and Colorado River Railroad
which we call the South Pacific Coast
lis the real terminus of Wizards trans.
continental line on the 18th parallel
| route.
Important Chimese Decision.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 20.-In the case
of the Honekong Chinaman, claiming
the rights of British subject before
tho United States Circuit Court TODAY,
Judge Field of the Supreme Court rem
dered a decision that the Law WAS in
tended to apply to subjects of China
only, that it made no difference whether
laborers we're subjects of England or
not, the Act must be enforced against
subjects of England or any other coun-
try, provided they were included by
proper construction of the law.
Railway Magnates Parliament.
SAN Francisco, Sept 2O.-The confer
enoe OF railway managers of roads west
of the Missouri River opened at the
Palace Hotel this morning. The follow
ing lines are represented Central and
Southern Pacific, Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio, Union Pacific, Atohi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe. Northern Pa
cifc, Burlington and Missouri, Texas
and Missouri Pacific, Denver and Bio
Grande, Atlantic and Pacific. The vice.
president of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road was also present.
The total mileage represented was 30
600 miles. The meeting was called to
order by General Manager 'Towne. of
Il LIE
president and general manager of
Gould's Southwestern system, was
| elected chairman. AZ it was decided
that the meeting be held secret, a CON-
mittee, composed Of Vining of the At
lantic and Pacific. Muir of the North
ern Pacific, and Goddard of the Atohi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
| were appointed to furnish the newspa-
psrs such of the proceedings as in their
opinion was of public interest. The i'm
mediate object 1T the conference, IA
stated by one Of the general managers
to representative of the Associated
Press, IL not to make any alteration in
fares and freiRhts, but, if possible, to
agree upon pro rata distribution of
the same between the several railroads
lying between the Pacific and Missouri
river, 30 a. to prevent cutting rates.
The adoption of this would have the
effect Of breaking up the contract avs
tenn with shippers hitherto enforced by
the Central and Southern Pacific COM
panies. The fight, therefore,
will be over tho proportion to
be assigned to each. Il was evident
from the start at this meeting this
morning that none present had any
clear idea what they were going to get.
They only knew IL they were not allot
ted certain Dinimum portion they
could Jump" the convention. With the
exception then Of the appointment of
the press, Dom .aittee the whole day up
to 5 o'clock was occupied by managers
IN setting forth the capabilities and pos
abilities OF their respective roads, none
venturinS to any claim rs to what pro-
portion of the gross pooled earnings
they felt entitled to. Some are aanRuine
that q basis of an agreement will
eventually be reached others are doubt
fol. Prominent among the latter are
the Northern Pacific representatives,
who il ID believed will claim q larger
share than the Central Pacific will con-
cede. Il u generally Acknowledged that
the principal difficulties viii be be-
tween these two ROADS. the Central Pa
ci6c having the whip hand. 1t n con-
fidently affirmed that Wizards instruc-
lions to his representatives we're that IL
such proportion ~ be named could not
be obtained, 10 withdraw from the meet