The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
| NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Fultsr Proceedings in the
Railroad Conference.
rhs Chicago Cattle Market
Put in Jeopardy,
GovernorCl Cleveland Will Take
q Vacation.
The Capitol Building Escapes
Burning.
railroad Conference.

CHICAGO, August 6:-Representa'
,,uo. ot the Iowa trunk lines, Union
p.oiac anl roads embraced in the
nth western system renewed their
oonference at lO:3O this morning. The
,oSnt of their declarations is q move
recognized as one of great Importance
ss affecting the further existence Of
the tril artite agreement 1t is now
openIy contended bv some parties to
the tripartite agreement that it has
ACCOMPLISHED nothing, and that it can
no longer be maintained. Since its
nonsunustion the relations of MANY
wsstern roads have changed. This
is particularly true of the Northwest
eri road since its absOr. ton Of the
Blair system of roads. This system
controls certain local traffic in
Ntbrsska which has, under the tripar-
tjte agreement, been given to the
roads in that pool st Omaha. The
Northwestern management now as
sprls that the business belongs as
thor ugh,y to their company as any
local business in Iowa and Illinois.
and will certainly be held by it, the
,ryartte to the contrary notwith>
standing General Manager Hughitt,
Of the Northwestern, ad q cOnsulta-
iion WI h President Adams, of the
Union Pacific, this morning, and
outlined the policy OF the Northwest
ern company, in view of its changed
relations. It is positive, therefore,
that this is one of the
first question 10 re considered at the
prest ut sc. sion as to the dissolution
Of the tr,partite. It is coDtended
that The Union Pacific its. If Is now
passive and may become potent
party, as its works have proved dis
astrous to the earnings or the COM
pany. 1t was asserted by q promi-
nent official that the Union Pacific !
might openly to-day ask for a dissO-
luton OF the pool. 1t is claimed that |
the Wabash is willing to join in the
move, but the position of the Rock
Island and Milwaukee e. St. Paul
roads is not known. The dissolution
of the pool, it is declared, does not |
mean war, but that if it |
should be accomplished with . de-
gree of unanimity, it Will only pave
the way for the re>estab'ishment of
)ools at and west of the Missouri
liver in existence prior to the for
nation of the tripartite.
Representatives of the Union
'aclfic railroad in the city join In
eciaring the scare over that the
Z xas fever caused. All cattle yards
long the e, tire line of the road will
Z renovated and fumigated, as also
very car used for the transportation
cattle. The company has alsO
OF fled the Wyoming Cattle Grow
rs Association of the trail taken by
very herd from the southwest to
nable them 10 warn all drOvers and
,us to prevent any possibility of any
bread of the coDtagiOn. The state
lent is telegraphed that the Union
'acific and the Northern Pacific had |
ntered upon a war in cattle rates Is
enitd. Rates have been reduced
We per cent. by both roads ccn-
)intly.
Representatives of various roads
,ere in session until l o'clock. The
eneral situation was canvassed and !
ne position of the Northwestern
Dmpany, as outlined by these dis>
atches, was made known. 1t was
naIly decided to refer the entire
lbiect to committee of nine, to
eport some basis for action. The
is now in secret session.
Of the AtcbisOn,
opeka & santa Fe have not yet
r ived.