Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-21
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PACIFIC COAST.

FRESNO, Sept. 20 The following is
list OF south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
w harrington, Ydma; w Baron, Dr.
Chas De Seigethy and wife. IL Slotter.
back, Miss Green, Miss Dora Burton,
} Oberstettcr, q A CofTman, F A Coff.
man, Jula Brulin, Marie Lesdesma, G
u Huber Los Angeles; Il Il Wright,
East Oakland; j II kercheval and wife,
Oakland; II b Mason, Tombstone; A S
J Joseph, w l. Chalmers, Mrs Hender-
shott, Sun Francisco; j ) Spaulding,
Marysville; Il A Briggs, Gilroy; G Pet
tit, New York; Miss Van Slyke, w Il
Van Slyke, Cotton; M Byrne and wife,
San Bernardino; i : Wright, Lexington.
Mass; G G Kierk, Oakland; Mrs VIM A
Scott and two chilnren, Tucson.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 90 - Wheat
steady but dull; seller, Sl.69l; buyer,
Sl.7db. Barley, steady and quiet; seller
95q@06ic; seller, season, 95@05lc; buy
or, season, 81 l02@Sl.ll.
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco. Sept 2O.--Best and
Belcher, $50; Chollar, 200; Consol
idated Virginia, AS; Crown Point. 20;
Eureka Consolidated, @; Gould Il
Curry, 2.45; Hale h Norcross, Ais;
Mexican, 260; Northern Belle, 600;
0phir, $40; Potosi, l.l0; Savage, l05;
Sierra Nevada, 400; Union Consoli-
dated, 4.70; Jacket, 3.l5.
Conference OF Railway Managers
Its object.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-The con.
ference of railway managers of roads
west of the Missouri river opened at the
Palace Hotel this iii ornipg. The follow
ing lines are represented; Central and
Southern Pacific; Galveston. Harrisburg
and San Antonio; Union Pacific; Atchi-
son, Topeka 4 Santa Fe; Northern Pa.
cifc; Burlighton & Missouri; Texas &
Pacific; Denver 4 Rio Grande; Atlantic
4 Pacific. The Vice.President of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road also
was present. The total mileage repre-.
sented was thirty thousand miles The
meeting was called 10 order by General
Manager Towne, of the Central Pacific.
II. Nj. Hoxie, Vioe.Pre4ident ana Gen.
eral Manager Of Gould's Southwestern
system, was elected Chairman. As it
was decided that the meetings will be
held IN secret, committee composed of
Vining, of the Union Pacific; Muir, of
the Northern Pacific, aud Goddard, of
the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe were
appointed to furnish newspapers such
of the proceedings as in their opinion
was of public interest The inn
mediate object of the conference, as
stated by one Of the general managers
to representative Of the Associated
present fares and ireights, but il pos
sible to agree upon pro rata distribu-
ton of the same botweeu the several
railroads lying between the Pacific and
the Missouri river, so as 10 prevent the
cutting of rates. The adoption of this
would have the effect of breaking up the
contract system with shippers, hitherto
enforced by Central and Southern Paciiic
companies. The fight, therefore, will
be over the proportion to be assigned to
each. 1t was evident from the start at
the meeting this morning that
none present had any clear idea
of what they were going to
get. They only knew that ii they were
not allotted a certain minimum proper.
ton they would Jump the confer
ence. With the exception, then, Of the
appointment of the press committee, the
whole day, up to 3 o'clock, was occu-
pied by the managers in setting forth
the capabilities and possibilities of their
respective roads, none venturing any
claim as TO what proportion of the gross
pooled earnings they felt entitled TO.
Some are sanguine that basis Of agree.
mcnt will eventually be reached; others
are doubt ul. Prominent among the
latter are the Northern Pacific repre-.
svntutivcs, who, il is believed, will claim
larger share than the Central Pacific
will coucede. IL is generally acknowl-
edged that the principal difficulty
will be b, tween those two roads, the
Genital Pacific having the whip.
hand. II is confidently affirmed that
Wizards instructions to his representa-
tives We're. that if such IA proposition as
he named could not he obtained to with.
draw from the meeting and immediate
steps would be taken to construct an in-
dependent branch line to this city. As an
indication of this feeling, John
Muir, representing the Northern
Pacific, stated that il each road gets
what it wants, it will take
four hundred per cent to go around
The only important feature the day s
proceedings has developed is, that an
understanding exists between the Union
and Northern Pacific and that they will
materially sustain each other against the
Central Pacific. If this is adhered to, il
is safe TO predict that the result of the
conference will be nil.
Won't Play second Fiddle.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 20.-The Dahl
EreRRg Report states that it has re.
ceived definite and most emphatic as
surances that. under no circumstances,
would Senator Miller accept the second
place on the Presidential ticket.
Judge Fields Decision in the
Hong Kong Chinaman's Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20.--The case
of the Hong Kong Chinaman claiming
the rights OF an English subject, was be-
fore the u. $. Circuit Court to-day.
Judge Field, of the Supreme Court, ren.
dered decision that the law was in
tended to apply to subjects of China
only; that it made no difference whether
laborers wero subjects of England or of
any other country, provided they were
included by proper construction of the
law.
Dinner to Eastern Press Repre-
scntatives.
PORTLAND, Sept. 20.-The Eastern
journalists accompanying Wizards party,
who left this morning for the East, We're
prior to their departure entertained by