The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-22
A BIG BATTLE ABB TO BEGI.


CHICAGO, Nov. l7.-Formal notice has
been given by the Chicago, Milwaukee l.
St. Paul road OF its intention to withdraw
from the pool amer the expiration Of thirty
DAYS. This has provoked nearer approach
to tot real excitement than any kindred event
| in railroad circles here for q nun Der OF
years. Whatever contracts have occurred
between western roads have been strictly
m Maintained for the past twelve years and
tho break in Omaha ratss have been looked
upon as involving the entire south west
The prevent move OF tie st. Paul road 10
deemed by the cooperating lines as open.
ing the battle, and it is said that a no.com-
promise fight will follow unless the de-
mands it will likely make to the other four
roads are acceded to. The published
sts,e ment m ade here ae to the excess OF its
Omaha earnings has grown out of the fact
that it bas carried the bulk nj western cat
tie coming to this NJ arket. Under arrange
nent made by acombination western cattle
men along this line. who after AN attempt
has been m ade to secure better terms from
the pool, il possible, hope this would re-
sult in q rupture between the roads. 1t il
stated this com bination of cattle men offer
to put up an enormous money guarantee to
send their cattle over one line, prov ided IL
would give the com binstion special rates
Having failed to make terms with any one
line or the pool, the other course was pro.
ceeded with, of shipping cattle over
a single line and the road owes the increase
in its revenues from this. The war II is
understood, grew out of the demand OF the
st. Paul road for an increased percentage
officials Of competing roads decline to m AXE
any statement this morning beyond the
declaration that ths price will certainly be
N sintsined for thirty days and that a
meeting will be held In the m eantime, when
Ill l. A.. 10 -
6si1 one prominent official; "of course. II
We cannot agrea upon terms We will have to
tight it out. Every boy knows what that
means.
CAIRO. ILL.,. Nov. 1.-THE south-bound
passenger train, No. 3, on the Illinois Cen.
trail railway, collided with No. 4,
bound north, near Bradford station
Tennessee At . y. To-, Eilling the colored
porter, a telegraph repsirer named Cobern
gipsers were badly hurt and
fivs cars burned. The engineer
Of train No. 3. left the station
while the conductor was getting orders.
a number oi pss'easefs were hgrt.
A freight train on the Cairo division Of
the Wabash railway ran through a bridge
at Crossvell, Illinois, thus morning,
well. The conductor and brakeman were
slightly hurt.
CIcIsHATi. Nov. VA dinner was given
to night at the Burnett House by the order
OF Cincinnati in honor Of the opening OF
the Queen and Crescent City
route OF the Cincinnati Southern
railway. About 100 guests were present.
Tossts wers responded 10 by John Scott,
Albert s. Berry, @. F. Noyes, Samuel +.
CovipgtoD, @. Bouscaren ard Anon
sniIb, j..
cnrity hsiders Of the Toledo, Cincinnati a
st. Louis railway, committee wss sp-
pointed to report plan " reorganization.
The road voted thar Henry ID. Hyde be
added to the elective Committee, that ~
was the tense Of the meeting. that If the
certificates are put upon the road
The iron Of the road shall not be included,
the power 10 add 10 the menlsrship.