The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-30

| as to Aha territory to he occupied by each
| road Mr. Dillon declares most emphaticaliy
/ that the Union Pacific is living up TO the
/ terms of the agreement made with the North
! ern Pacific. Mr. Dillon also stated that tue
| differences that have existed for some time,
as well as more recent ones, between the
| Union Pacific and Denver Rio Grande rail
/ way have been settled satisfactorily To both
| parties.
NOT TO PROBATE.
INDIANApoLIs, Ind, May 29-Indianapo-
lis railroad circles have been considerably ex-
cited over. an order enlanafing from Commits
sioner Fink to the effect that until further
notice the trunk lines should not pro-rate
with the Indiana, Bloomington & Western
road, the latter having broken the pooling
agreement. The Bee Line people charge that
the Indiana Bloomington & Western has
been carrying slsst-bound business on fictl-
tious way bills, through which fictitious billing
the trunk lines are the losers and the shippers
are benefited, and the order mentioned was
made until the matter can be fully investi-
gated. The Indiana, Bloomington 81 West
eln people claim that they have done nothing
more than all the other roads habitually do
GoULD's MEXICAN INTERESTS,
MEXICO, May 29.-The Official Journal
publishes contract between the Mexican
government and Jay Gould and General
Grant consolidating the Mexican Central and
Mexican Southern railroads. The Mexican
Southern formerly without a subventiOn,
win receive Sc, 900 per kilometre constructed.
The forfeiture clause is modified in the inter
est of the railroad company.
NOTES BY THE WAY
PHILADELPHIA, May cit is reported
that Gowen will resign the presidency of the
Reading railroad and be chosen first director
of the board of management. He is to name
a successor
HUNTINGDON Ind, May 29-The Chicago
& Atlantic road viii put a through pas
senger train each way between Chicago and
New York the first week in June On or
about the 18th of that month additional
through trains viii be added. A large din
ing-room car with sleeping rooms Is being
built here by the road.
PETERSBURG. Va, May ga large party
of prominent railroad officials have arrived
on an inspection tour of the Shenandoah Val
ley, Norfolk IL Western railroad.
Rock ISLAND H., May 29.-There is war
to the knife between the Rock Island and
Burlington roads ON Peoria rates, with no
present prospect of a peace.
CHICAGO, May 29-It is denied that the
Alton company is to Asa>e the Chicago, Pekin
& Southwestern.
j. c. McMullin hasFfesn elected vice-presi-
dent and c. H Chappell general manager
and superintendent of the Chicago Il Alton.
BOSTON, May 29-'sAt the railway exhibi
ton at Chicago says the Transcript, ''there
should be such curiosities as a passenger
brakeman who always calls his stations so
that a stranger may not only know in what
language the man is speaking, but may also,
by aid of signs distinguish Just what he l.
saying; a conductor who makes -slo distinc
ton between young and pretty and old and
ugly women during the helping-off process;
and a freight brakeman who never lost a
finger between bunters, ever had his head
mashed by an overhead bridge. In all proba-
bility however, none of these will be found
there-or anywhere else for that matter
Gov Crosby, of Montana, says the Northern
Pacific will be finished across the continent by
Sept 20 next. Track laying is progressing
at the rate of two and half miles per day.