Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-19
FROM EASTERN STATES
The OreEoa Railway and
Navigation Lease.
RAaAl Accident an sAs PisnbuzE. Cin-
slua.si q 81 Louis-ws.ts.n Asss-
slassd Prs@-M Masuuis Rsllsf-
ms Hanass soslssz.


pAny vas pEaatioally eomplsasd a. 3
osnforenoe between COMMITTEES % the
two eomplniss held il Boston on Tee
day. Eliiah Smith. vioe Prssidsnt Of
tue OFago1 e0mpany, WHO, with dfreo-
tors Hall and MayeF, vent b Bostsn d
attend tie mestlnR, returned yesterday.
he said that ne lease vas nov Bimply .
matter for The lawyers. heoanss che
terms had bee1 virtually aRreed upon.
A lev details of minor imp9Etanss usrs
LET'S b be arranged. but there vas nc
dOubt % the final rsaalt. u b under
stood thai the minimum reutal = sfx
per oent. paF rear on the stock Of fhe
Oregon oompaQy and THAI division oi
TIE earnings IN excess Of that nmonnl
may Be provided. No dednile aoaion
on the latter point waa taksn By the con
feronse oommilteea. A proposition was
made fer tie building of branch lines
By The OreQoa q Transoontinsntai Com
pany wAieh ownn q acntRollinR inaereef
10 the Oregon Railway & NaviQ.,ion
Company. A maatiuQ Of tba NorkhaFn
PacIno Directors will be held today and
it b generally expeoted "a Wall stFael
q lively discussion. ID b undeFatnod
AAI-|LM
opon negotiations, ara. thaf the North
srn Pacific, Il 4 wishes - paFtioipate,
viii be obliged 30 make arranqemsnas
with the Union Pacific. The positisn
OF the Oregon company is il effset that
rs pFoperty is nov virtually In toe hands
Of the UaiOn Paeiac, and that has now
no right 70 take any action IN regard
70 it.
Fatal Aecidens On the Paatsbarw. CA
eianatI 4 %. Leais.
PrTTsBURo. (Pa.l. Nov. ls.-Ths lin
tied express coming 10 on ths PittshurR.
Cincinnati 4 Sc. Louis Railway, due ID
this city at $50 this mognine, vas
wrecked By land slide at Jones' Ferry
at the outskirts Of the city, and 4
number Of persons we're injured, two
being fatally hurt. The heavy rains
had lo0sened she earth along the road,
and tie oonduotor Of the limited train
was Botiaed 70 prooeed carefully. The
train waa FanninQ slowly, rot more than
ten miles an hour. and iust &c it reached
Jones Ferry, mas OF rock and earth
came tumbling doWn q preeipiOe from
forty feet above into the train. Part Of
the train escaped but the huge mass
crushed into three slespsra which were
IN the rear.
TIE interior OF the front car YES al
most completely demolished. It vas
the Cincinnati sleeper and fortunately
bad 2 smaller number Of passengers
than any coal b that has gone out Of
Cincinnati en- the limited for mouths.
All OF the occupants had arisen and
most OF them we're In the forward paft
-
The two other sleepers we're also badly
wrecked.
I'm ediately following the accident
women shFieked and children screamed,
while ab0ve all was heard the Rroans Of
the injared wedged between the berths
and the rocks, unable 20 move. For q
moment those passengers who 90 miRAo-
ulousiy escaped injury we're 90 dnmb
founded THAI they stood motioAleas.
The sleepsrs were oompletsly iilled With
dust and is was difhoult 10 determina
which Of their number was most seri
Ously injured. The moment the crash
was heard the engineer stopped the
train. The train started In q few min
utes and the station vas coon reached
where q full corps Of surgeons asd .
company of attendants we're on hand 10
carry out the iuiaFed. Il vas found
that eight passengers had been seriously
hurt, while probably a. many more had
received painful cuts and bruises. Two
viii die.
The western Associated Press.
DErnorr, Nov. 1e.-Tha Western As
sociatsd Press held their annual meet
Ing here yesterday at TIE Russell Honse.
The meeting vas called to order Vice
President ]. +. MACK, proprietoF Of the
Sandusky Rsgisfer. The reports Of the
General Manager and the FetiFinR Board
Of Directors we're read and accepted
The reports OF special committees we're
read, also the Recommendation OF the
Board for the association 10 build its
oWn telegraph wires 90 cover tne whole
country and extend 10 the Pacific Coast.
The meeting then vent into the election
Of Beard of Directors for the ensnina
year. The following ssvsn gentle
men we're elected; Richard smith
Of the Cincinnati COmmeFcial Gaesfts,
NJ. II. DeIOunR of the San FFaaOisoO
CArosiele, W. N. HoldsFman Of the Loo.
isviIie Coartey,-yOWFnai, d. n. HaussR Of
the 81. Loais Globe Dsmocras, w. o.
Breoknsll Of the Columbus DispGtcA, W.
X. sullivan Of the Chicago Journal, and
II. II, Bryan Of the Pitfabara CRr0nleit.
It was detsFminsd 10 hold the next an.
nnal meeting on the third Wednesday
in September next. After q l0nQ dis
eussieh On 8 numbsr of private mattera,
the mssting adjourned. The new Beard
Of Directors met immadiateiy and
elected the following ofzlssrs ]. y.
Mack, Proaidana; Col. JAS. PhaIan, Vice
n-..s -. u - 0aEmm 49,. =. a
Wm. Henry SMITH, General Manager.
re MAsenic Reiief Associates.
81. LOUIS, Nov. Is.-rha Masonic Re
lief Association for tho United States
and Canada haid ouly q morning session
to-day. The only business Of import
anes iransacted Wae the elestion Of Oh
GERS, which resulted a. follows. Preai-
dent. Martin CoIIins, a et. Louis; First
vios President, yohn B. P0ps, of Neu
York; Second Vice President. }. B. Rob.
inson, Of Toronto, Canada; Treasures,
Wm. DeTanlo. Of New York; Advisory
Board, N. K. HieRieRs, Of MilWAukee,
l. e. Williamson and n. Il. Mitohell, Of
ToEanto. Toronto Vas chosen e. TIE
place Of the next meetinR.
The mmmame Aaaeeaafiam.
CIHcTsNKrI, Nov. l6.-The American
Humane Association Was Feinfsrosd thf,
morning By the arrival Of q nambsF Of
new dsiogates. Measures wsra taken to
tandeF TIE services Of tbs Association as
an arbitrator between the railroads and
the oWners Of humane stock cars; 10 me.
morializs Congress and The President
Of the Unitsd nta1aa IL Fefsranos % The
Transportation Of cattle; 70 provide foi
systematic sa0rts for tue pTotssfion of
birds; for ths employment Of AGENTS 20
visit the States and Territories hayiuc
no humane soeislies, and % obtain lee
/ ialafiel 70 aeo1ro q thoroaRh inVaatiaa.
ton Of the tfeatmant ard osndition oi
the cattle on the western ranches; 20
provide for . systematic regulation Of
stook yardss 10 seenEs unifoEm isRisla-
tisn for the profession % ehiiaren. The
Legizlafto8 CoDmittee waa instrueted
70 aak fer he passage q an aet Of Con
grsas inosFporsting shs Association.
Yer msRsr sF RevenEes
PKTzADELPHEA. Nov. I8.-Han. Thoa
II. Dudley. sx- Uuifsd Sfat-s CsasuI 4
LlvsFpeak. today brpuahl saia aaniual
United States Senator Wm. j.. AswalI
for ez5.o8 damaRss for rsmaFka made
b. ths latter ID q speech af . Repablt.
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