Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-18
EASTERN NEWS.
,,.rrp PRESS DISPATCHES
shot BY a Tramp.


,r Sept. I7.-Mayor Samuel
h;nson. of Charlotte, was shot oy
hoO "n last night at his heme and Is now
critical condition. Inc tramp was
mooht at a window late at nignt and
essssred away, whereupon ne nred twice,
ons ball going through hoolnson
So a The man was arrested ana
Dress. ha name of john Morris, of De-
gives There is great excitement and
threats of lynchinR.
,,.,u Thrown From the Track.
p-op,,. ILL.,, Sept. IA train on the
5,!snanoIis. Bloomington d Western
lnonieosd. carving Governor Hendricks
W. city. was thrown from the track
70 WI he former city this morning. Gov.
nssn.a,;cks escaped but number of
nsorsers we're more or less injured,
sonr seriously.
IN, western Railway Conference.
n-,c,ao. Sept. 1.-THE Western
a,rsv Conference held An all morn.
ssssion again today, but is making
ps aIight Roadway. The contest is
w ~. over the method of pooling Ne
ss n business. At today's session a
DlseIntion was again offered to pool Ne
,o.Sa hnsiness and to leave the matter
vs-areentaoe to arbltrators to be here
~ ~. amounted. To this proposition
"oendment was ffered by the rep
st - s,, tive of the Miiwaukee d st. Pau
,ns affect that the question of the
81 husines5 of the Union Pacific
pe~r,d also be left for the decision of
"a arbitrators to determine the ques-
80 vhether it should not be given to
he triuartite roads exclusively. This
-ss voted down, Burlington and North
,.sstern voting in the negative.
Ths representative of the Burlington
I'm moyed that the Southwestern aud
T,ans- Nj issouri pool be abrogated. abol-
;sbad and cease to exist from this date.
This was likewise defeated.
Al o'clock the session adjourned
nj go this afternoon, with no PROPOSE
ions Of any kind before it.
Tba entlre afternoon session Of the
Conference was taken up with the vexed
onestjon of the proper apportionment
y Nebraska business, without reaching
s,esalt. The motion was then renewed
10 form two pools on California bust
osss one pool to be composed of the
,osds east of the Missouri river, aud
sne of the roads west of the Missouri
liver This was agreed to unanimously,
which WAS concession on the part of
the Burlington, which had once refused
10 consent to the formation of any pool
until the Nebraska question was finally
ds1osed of. Tue meeting then I'D
iaurned till tomorrow forenoon, when
an effort will be made to decide dpon
percentages. II WAS agreed that in case
he lines could not agree upon a proper
apoortionment, IL should be referred to
Jos. F. Tucker. as arbitrator, whose
6ndiBe was TO be binding. Tomorrow
the Nebraska question will be taken up,
As there is no possibility of a Colorado
POOL being formed until the Nebraska
question is settled, and the exact atti'
tude Of the triplrtite arranged.
Union Pacific Report.
Bosros, Sept. l7.-At the quarterly
nesting of the directors of the Union
Pacific Railway this afternoon, Presi
dest Adams presented report, of
which the following is summary:
To The Directors Of The Union Pacific
RaitiOdv: In view of the many unau
thorzed statements which have been
put forth in regard to the financial out
come of the operations of the Uaion
Pacific system during the past year, il
seems advisable at this time TO submit
something authentic. | have caused
the following statement for the year
ending June Both last, to be prepared.
The period covered includes the last
half Of the company's fiscal year OF
1883, and the first half of 1884. This
period was one of general railroad de-
preston, more especially felt by the
Union Pacific system, owing to the con-
struction of completing roads, and the
prevalence of war rates. The twelve
months in question covered there
for as uRfavorable period as
the Union Pacific system is like
" to pass through Daring this
most exceptional period, after paying
every fixed charge, including the re-
quirements of the company's sinking
fand, and all liabilities, the surplus in
come of the system applicable to divi-
dends amounted to 5.22 per cent. upon
the companv's capital stock. The earn
ings Excluding the st. Joseph d West
era, were $26,957 asa expenses tex
Gliding st, Joe Il Westerly. $i5.6S2, 70l;
Texas Excluding st. Joe Il WESTERN,
$S22, $50; surplus earnings IF the entire
system, $l0,452, go; income from iu-
vsstmsnts outside the system, $l69,6l
expenditures, 1925, 2lS, which, deduct
comes, leaves 81, 1865. Deduct the
United States requirements, and add
the amount received from the trustees
under the Kansas Pacific consolidated
mortgage on the interest account, and a
balance Of S3.l79, 704, applicable to divi
dends, remains.
The fixed charges of the Union Pacific
system, including the estimated allow
ance for taxes and payments 10 the
United States under the provisions of
the Thurman act, amount 10 SI.B OOO
per month. During July, therefore (the
latest for which returns have been re-
ceivedl, the net income OF the COMPANY
over aud above all fixed charges was Mt
the rate of the company's capital stock.
II is proper TO add that the earnings of
the summer months are always much
larger than the winter. Those OF the
second half of the year are generally
about 10 per cent. more than those of
the first b llf.
The Oregon Short Line will be- CON
pleted to Huntington, the agreed pom;
with the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company's road. by October 18th.
BY November LIST connection will be
elected, and there il every reason to
believe that this will Immediately re-
suit in a large increase IN the traiie
both Of the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific. The latter will thus be
relieved of the heavy financial harden
which il has been forced to carry much
longer than was anticipated. The land
sales have been larger than ever before.
and. deductiuR cancellation, amount TO
i,sl9,400 acres, for which $l5.213, fs6
was received.
President Adams thinks that the ex-
penditures on account of the Nevada
central Railroad should be stopped. Ii
such payments we're defaulted, no iu-
Jury could occur 10 the Union Pacinc
beyond a possible loss of property /
which is of no apparent service u 1t.
ihe resignation of Second Woe Presl-
dent and General Manager ). II. IL.
olark, and its acceptance by the Execu
avs Committee, is finally touched apon
WITH the Recommendation that Clark be
smpioyed In some less onerous position.
Michigan Forest Fires.
PoRT Huron Mich. }, Sept. l7.--For-
est fires are burning fierceiy on the west
nde of this city. The people all left
narania this morning. Last night
watch was kept for any sparks that