National Republican., 1886-12-22
RAILWAY NOTES,

Representative Warmers report on the subsi-
| died railroad and telegraph lines was dis
SgsFsssaI ri tepGjha By the House committee on
| II is stated on authority that the offer Of F.
| B. Gowen TO buy the South Pennsylvania rail.
| road is made for the Baltimore and Ohio Com.
pany, who II they make the purchase, will
complete and make 1t part OF their system
CONNECTING the Reading with the Baltimore
| and Ohio
A communication from the Asslstan' secrs-
tary OF the Interior, With the report OF the
| government directors of the Union Pacific
| Railroad Company and asking the attention
| TO the suggestion contained therein concerniny
legislation iaflecting that company, was laid
| before the House.
| Charles H., Vanner, of Boston. asks an in.
| junction in the United States circuit court to
| prevent the Atchison, Topeka, aud Santa f.,
| road from running branch road from Kansas
CITY TO Chicago; also to prevent the company
indorsing the bonds of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railway Company.
Senator Plumb introduced bill to grant the
Kansas, Texas and Southwestern Railway Com
| pany right OF aylacross the Fort Hayes mil
ltary reservation. ana Seuator DOph a Uili to
grant the Washington and Idaho Railroad
Company right of way through the Cnlr
dAlcne indian reservation.
The bill introduced by Representative
Lyman, OF Iowa, in relation to grants OF lands
TO railroads, provides that no such grant sh al
be. valid Us against bona tde settlers on The
public domain unless prior to su ch settlement
the rnilroad company shall have filed map OF
definite location OF the road aud the lands
claimed.
Answer has been filed In the prothono.arles
ONCE in Harrisburg, Pa. In the Injunction suit
OF the commonwealth against the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company and others In the
south south Pennsylvanla railroad deal. The de-
vania railroad had no right to purchase was
made on the motion by the defense 10 dissolve
me preliminary Injunction, which the Dauphin
county court refused to do and which the
motion of the commonwealth tp make tho in
Junction perpetual. The Pennsylvania Rail.
rond Company denies ownership of the lrth-
crn Central, and insists that the South Penn.
sylvania should connect at Harrisburg with
the Pennsylvania: denies that the South Penn.
sylvanin is a parallel competing lin 2; says they
haven knowledge of the guaranteeing of the
bonds OF the Bedford and Bridgeport R,ilrold
Company TO be used 10 purchase the South
Penpsylyania The balance Of the paper. com
posed oftwClye articles altogether. is a contra
Nention of allegations made by the common.
wealth In It's application for the Injunction
The paper is signed by the officers of the Penn.
sylvana Railroad Company.
The sale of the Chicago and 81. Louis road to
the Atchison company was confirmed on Nom
DAY by the official announcement made by
Norman Williams, president OF the Chicago
santa re and California Railway Company. II
was to the effect that the latter Co-pOrli )n hal
purchased the Chicago aud 81. Louis rOad and
all OF It's property and effects which wDnld
hereafter be designated as the Chicago dlyisl IN
OF the Chicago, Santa Fe and California rail-
way. IT, +. Hlnckley the former president of
the Chicago and St: Louis is named as the gen.
eral manager; A. H. Crncker general snperin.
tendenti !. b; hlaloney, general freight agent,
and A. NJ. llinckley, auditor The general
olhces VIII be at Chicago The ChicagI Santa
Fe and California was recently innorp rated to
build line from StreRtOr, Ill to Fort VI Idlgon
Iowa, ON the Mississippi river, where II viii
connect with the Chicago extension of the
AlchiSon from Kansas City. 1t Is understood
that the above title will In time be assumed for
the entire Atchison system as being more dis
linctiye and less local than that of the AtGhi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Tho Chicago and
81. Louis Is TO be extended from Slreaior, Ill,
through Galesburg 10 Fort Madison and also
nom Pekin, H., TO Springfield whore It will
connect with tho ST. Louis and Chicago road
forming through line to st. Louis