The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-29
THE LATEST NEWS.
Railroad Completion.

AdHSCOnllHenIdl war is assuming
greater proportion than ever, and
though the fact is carefully dis.
guised, it is certain that the street
commissions being paid at present
are larger than have ever been
paid heretofore. And the war is
not to be confined only to passen-
ger business, bat the freight ques-
tion is also being drawn in. The
Union Pacific yesterday appointed
a freight manager in this city and
a careful watch will be placed up
on the Central Pacific people to
stop their diversion of freight over
their Southern route.
"If the Central people cut on
the rates in favor of the Southern"
said a gentleman Immediately con-
nected with the Union Pacific
yesterday, "the Union will make
like cut and 60 them one bet
ter
"Where will the cut be taken
from?"
"From the Union Pacific, and if
necessary, the connecting lines
will stand part of the loss. There
are great interests involved, and
if necessary, bold stand will be
taken against the Central by all
the Eastern and Middle roads.
Let the Union Pacific see that a
cut has been made and the music
will begin. 1t will at the worst
take but year or two for them to
build an independent line from San
Francisco to the coast and then il
will be good-by to the Central and
Southern. ] understand that Dill
lon is now contemplating such a
measure and laying plans for it.
BY the way, the United States
Railroad Commissioner has re-
ceived a formal complaint from
Dillon on the subject Of diversion
of traffic, and as 1t closely affects
the government, the matter will,
no doubt, be looked into by him
at the present examination"
Another significant circum-
stance is that President Willard of
the Northern Pacific has, it is
authoritatively stated, bought the
property formerly owned by the
Clay street Bank at the gore of
Post, Market and Montgomery
streets, and large building will
be erected there for offices of the
company. The Central Pacific,
not to be outdone, will, il is said,
also build a new Office, centrally
located, for the transaction Of
freight and passenger business,
their present Offices being too far
removed.
on for IFIe Yellowstone.
New YORK, July 25.-Ex-
Governor Boutwell, of Massachu-
setts, ex-senator Roscoe Conkling
and few friends started yes terday
on their Yellowstone Park trip.
Rufus Hatch will take a party of
about eighty persons on an excur-
sion to Yellowstone Park, starting
August 10th and returning about
September 10Th. They go over
the Northern Pacific railroad to
Livingston and thence 10y railway,
which is partly completed, SOUTH
ward to Mammoth Hot Springs.
The route homeward is not vet
fixed, the courtesy of a number Of
railways having been extended to
the party. About twenty distin-
guished foreigners are now on
their way from Europe to join the
party. Henry Willard will take a
party of probably 200 or 500 peo-
pile TO Yellowstone Park, starting
August 28th.
Eeechers's Belief
CHICAGO, July 24.-Last Sun
day Rev. J. Spencer Kennard,
pastor of the Fourth Baptist
Church, took the occasion Of the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's
presence in this city to deliver a
pleasantly turned sermon combat
ing the views of the great Brook
lyn divine. Tomorrow the papers
will publish a breezy brotherly
letter from Beecher to Brother
Kennard. 1t is, perhaps, the most
unequivocal statement of Beech
er's views ever made public. He
says he knows he is orthodox and
evangelical as to the facts and the
substances of the Christian relig-
ion, and knows equally well that
he is not orthodox as to the phi
losophy which has hitherto been
applied to these facts. He calls
himself n cordial Christian avolu.