National Republican., 1885-05-15
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The anti.discriminatlon bill was cfIectunlIy
Killed In the Pennsylyania house on wcdnes-
day by the indefinite postponement Of rcso-
luton to reconsider the vote By which the
bill was defeated on Tuesday.
The Jury I'm the silt Of the Rutland wa
Railroad Company VI. John y. Page yesterday
returned verdict for tho defendant of q and
costs Ihe railroad company sued Mr.. Page
20 recover moneys claimed duu them. and Mr.
Page filed as an oliset certain claims of his.
Tile trial lasted over eight weeks.
The managers of the eastern trunk lines out
ofChicugo heidi meeting yesterday, AZ which
resolution was adopted TO continue the Otue
of the joint agent OF the Chicago commission.
This was deemed the first step necessary 10
restoration to east-bound ireiglts No restora.
tion OF rates has ms yet been ordered, however.
Representatives of the Northern Pacldc and
the Union Pacific systems held lengthy con.
terence at Boston yesterday upon the Oregon
Navigation matter. A bitch exists In the me-
gotlalions, but Il Is hoped that an agreement
will be reached At the next meeting OF tho
Day. d.'s' ~ NC" i0rN' next TUESDAY or "eone''
The last spike In the Memphis, scIinar and
Brunswick railroad, which has been COM
pleted between Memphis aud Holly Springs,
Miss, distance Of forty.fvc miles, was
driven on wednesday Mt Byhalia, Miss.
lwenty-eight miles southeast of Memphis.
Trains will be running regularly between
Memphis and Holly Springs By the list Of June.
Mexican government officials say the con.
oessions to the Mexican National railroad Is
III serious danger Of forfeiture on account Of
non.fuhllment OF contract The companys
concession now depends upon the forbearanco
OF the government. The government can ap-
point one appraiser and the company an
other and these two, with athird, IN case 1t
be deemed just TO transfer the road to another
company.
The committee on railway transportation Of
the New York board Of trade recommends that
the New York board of railway commissions
seek fromthe attorney general Of New York an
opinion as to the power of the last.naned
board to investigate and make recommeuda-
uOns touching the operations OF the railway
corporations OF New York state In respect TO
commerce by railroads whose routes lie par
TALLY In New Jersey"
In the United States court at Springfield, Ill,
last Wednesday an order was Issued appoint
Ing Anthony j. Thomas, of New YORK, re-
ceiver of the Champaign. Havana and West.
the Havana branch of the Wabash, st. Louis
and Pacific railway. The order also compels
the wabash road TO turn over all the property
OF the ruilroad and sever 1t from the manage.
ment OF the Wabash company.
Application was made TO Judge Pardne In
the United States court at New orleans yes-
torday, to entertain petition for intorven-
ton by stock holders and bondholders IN the
ST. Louis and Texas railroad for foreclosure
proceedings. A large number of bond and
stock holders join In this application. The
case was set for June 10, when the matter will
be heard by the circuit judge. The petition
charges that no default was made in the pay
ment ofintcrest by the company, and the fore
closure proceedings were not Instituted in
good filth, but TO force the sale of property
while railroad property is depressed.
Some months ago the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company began proceedings to COM
pei tho Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Bulti-
more company to transport the Baltimore and
OHIO cars over the tracks controlled by de-
fendaut At the same time suit was brought
in Philadelphia to compel the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to transport the same cars
through to New York. The latter case was
decided In favor of the defendant and last
Tuesday the counsel for Hie Baltimore and
Ohio went into court at Baltimore and asked
that the case against the Philadelphia, viii
mington and Baltimore company be dis
missed without prejudice, which was done.