New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
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TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
A RAILROAD WAR THREATENED - MR..
FLOODS PALACE-THE THEATRES.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 6-AccordIng to report
given out last week, the railroad traffic manager,
settled all differences between the overland road
and freight pool. Very advantageous terms 70 th,
Northern Pacific were adopted. Everything looked
serene, but cloud no bigger than a maaIs hand
has spread over the sky and threatens 10 bflng in
storm that will involve the transcOntinental lines
The trouble arose out of the express business.
Wells, Fargo & Co. who have q monopoly of thu
express matter the Central and Southern Pacific,
desired to retain all the ola business in the Northern
country. This the Northern Pacific won't permit.
Hence 1t has organized an express company
of its own. Wells, Fargo 81 Co., as a
measure eff self-defence, secured an iniuno.
tiOn restraining the Northern Pacific from
interfering with them on its lines but ~ elected to
make the writ cover the water route between this
city and Portland. The result is that the manager
OF the Pacific Coast steamers informed Wells Fargo
& Co. that persons on his line could not act any
longer as the companys express agent. This meant
the expulsion of of the express company from their
only means of reaching Portland.
Local courts were invoked and temporary in-
junction granted. pending the suit in equity to
determine the express company's rights. The
Northern Pacific managers intmated that if the
courts hold that Wells Fargo Co. have the rightas
a
service on the Central and Southern Pacific aud
break up the monopoly. As the Wells, Fargo & Co.
stock is largely owned by Central Pacific directors,
this is quarrel between tW roads, and may end LII
a genuine competition across the continent.
new Democratic club was established here this
week unaer the title of "TIlden Club.p Its aim
puTports to be the advocacy of tho Gramercy Park
Sage for the Presidential nomination, but those who
know declare this is a device to conceal the real
object which is the overthrow of the present BOur-
bon regime. The members are mainly soTeheads
who were eft out In the cold the recent dsribu-
tion of spoiIs. They thirstIng for revenge and
as they already number 900 may do some effective
work in the next campaign.
A well-known contractor said this week that
Bonanza Flood" proposes to build a palace on
Mob Hill which will be unique on this coast. He
will import brown stone from New-York ard be-
the first one here to make use of the material
popular on Fifth-aye. The plans are all dr8 Tn and
the coming sDrng will see the work of building be-
gun. The plans of Mr. Fair, who owns the compan-
ion lot to that Of Mr. Flood, cannot be ascertaiued,
but as a heavy wall is being put around his LOT,
It looks as though he expected to add to the Not
Hill mansions.
Society has returned to town, but everything thus
far being dull, amusemeuts are at low cob; the
choice lying between Maccabe. a clever English
character artist, and the Lights O. London The
outlook is gloomy, as the only attraction oferedn
Boucicaulr and his welI-worn "Shaughraun."
The starring mania has killed all the stock COM
panies here and is responsible for the poor quality
of the during the greater part of the
year.