Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-25
THE WORLDS NEWS.
CONTINUED CUTTING OF RAIL-
ROAD RATES.
The BarthoIdi Statue = Beecher's
Watch-Shipments of Gold
Affairs Abroad.
tsrSclaL DISPATCHES TO THE REooED-uNIoN.l
lsrScIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REoorp-usroS.D
DOMESTIC.
The Railroad War.

DOMESTIC.
The Railroad War
ST. PAUL. February 24th.-The st. Paul
and Minneapolis Local Passenger Agents
Association this morning issued instruc-
tons 10 sell first-class limited tickets to
San francisco via either Omaha or Kansas
oity. Tor s542 65, and second class limited
for So 90. The Northern Pacific still re-
tains the 500 passenger rate TO San Fran
cisco, but made Il cut on the rate to Port
land, as announced yesterday.
NEW DEAL.
ST. PAUL, February 24th-It is reported
here to-day that deal has been made be-
tween the Canadian Pacific and the Mani
toba roads, which, if consummated, will
make the Canadian road formidable
competitor of the Northern Pacific and an
active factor III Northwestern railroad
affairs in the United States. By the terms
OF this reported agreement, the Canadian
road Will abandon its policy of doing all
business through the Dominion, and will
establish Pacific Coast line from ST. Paul
and Minneapolis by way of the Manitoba
line. After June 18th a daily train will
leave the two cities named for Port Moody,
and run through without change OF cars to
the Pacific Coast. In return for the use of
its line, the Manitoba road is to receive
from the Canadian Pacific on every Eastern
through ticket sold by that road to any
point of Manitoba the same proportion of
through rates that it would have received
from the American roads, turning over the
business at st. Paul and Minneapolis. No
new agreement as TO the freight traffic is
mentioned in the report, though one is said
to be contemplated.
EVERYBODY Is cTrTTrNe.
New YORK February 24th.-The uneasy
feeling of yesterday concerning the West
ern passenger rates has grown into CON
viction that everybody is cutting. The
officers of the Sunset route are figuring
out their promised new tariff, which
they will issue Tomorrow The rival
lines ridicule this action, saying it would
be nonsense for the Sunset to do ANYTHING
OF the kind, because they will i'm
mediately cut under its rates. The
opinion prevails in some quarters that the
Pacific Mail will jeopardize the So. 600
subsidy, which it receives under existing
agreement, by cutting before the thirty
days notice expires. If the Eastern pool
breaks up, it will be everybody's fight. with
the Sunset in the lead on the fighting facil-
ities. The Iowa roads have made cut to
81 from Chicago to Omaha, so that now a
$50 and $50 passenger rate from the Mis-
souri, river obtains on ali lines. The Balti-
more and Ohio people are jubilant, and
claim to see in all this trouble benefit for
them. An official said that the fight was
sure to spread to the Eastern trunk lines.
1t was rumored that freight rates
had been cut again from yesterdays
figures. so that the discount now was 60
per cent. off on all classes of freight from
81 per hundred to 50 %, 40 per cent. off on
all grades from 81 25 down to 81 so per
hundred, and 25 per cent. off on all grades
under 81 30. This was told to Sunset
official, and he was asked whether their
new tariff equaled that discount He
said: We go under that but refused
any other information. At meeting-of
the General Passenger Agents of the trunk
lines to-day, it was decided to adopt thed ut
rates west of Missouri from day to dav, as
they Ee,S were ats reported through commissidr er
THE ATCHIseN, TOPEKA AND SANTA FL.
KANSAS CRY (Mo.). February oath. -
Tickets were sold to San Francisco over
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe HE
this morning for $50 first-class, with a 1e-
bate OF 50, and $50 second-class. with re-
bate of 50. Later in the day the rebate
was Withdrawn, making the rates the same
as by the other lines.
"A bahh omcial shot Down on the Street.
MILWAUKEE, February 24th-At noon
to-day Abbott Lawrence, Assistant Casht-
of the National Exchange Bank, was shot
and dangerously wounded, near the Mil
waukee Club House. by George A Wati
ner, formerly book keeper of the same
bank. The ball entered the small of the
back and is supposed to have glanced OF
into the chest. After the shooting, War;
ner walked to the Central Police Statior
followed by large crowd of people, AMI
delivered himself up. Lawrence is the son
OF an old and very wealthy resident. Itis
believed Wardner was influenced by sorae
fancied wrong. The shooting created the
greatest excitement in the city, owing 10
the prominence of the two men. Both are
50 years of age and unmarried.
TsECOND DIsPATCH.l
MILwAuKEE, February 24th.-The OH
Gals OF the bank, as well as intimate assc
ciates OF Wardner, say that his mental arit
nervous system has been failing for severa
years back, in consequence of hard work. I
and are positive of his insanity He had
become possessed with the idea that Law
renee and others, attaches of the bank,
were harrassiEg him at every opportunity,
and endeavoring to drive him from his
position. 1t was purely imaginary, how
ever, as the gentlemen were his
friends. He readily talked of his
act, when seen by an Associated Press
correspondent, and said: Il had made
up my mind that the only way to right the
wrongs done me was to kill my torment
ors, and ] only regret that Lawrence was
not killed on the spot. If | ever get out.
and he is still living, will shoot him
again. Two others meaning President
Nash and Cashier Fibach both of the
bank will be served in the same wav
also" His talk clearly indicates his mind
to be deranged, as be never had better
friends than Messrs. Nash and Fibach,
who but yesterday arranged TO have him
take two months recreation ON full pay,
and an assurance of his position being re- |
tanned for him. Tonight Mr.. Lawrence is
resting comfortably and although no at |
tempt has been made to probe for the ball
his physicians have strong hopes of his |
recovery.
Cotton-Picldug Machine.
New YORK, February 24,h.-The World !
says A cotton harvester which, if all that !
is claimed for it prove true, will revolu- |
tionize the South and take a place among |
the greatest inventions of the age. was |
shown at the Cotton Exchange Yesterday.
Cottonmen heard of the invention and |
Hooked TO see the machine that proposes to |
usurp the place of human fingers in pick
ing cotton. A line of cotton plants ready |
for picking stretched halfway across the |
floor, and large machine not unlike the
Mccormick reaper. was drawn by several
men over the plants. Strange-looking
fingers of wood grasped the plants and took
the cotton from them The experiment
was pronounced a success by the 200 gentle
men who witnessed it. 1t cost $57, 600. 900
to harvest the crop of 1SS4-s5, and by the
substitution of these machines for manual
labor it is claimed the saving of $50, ,O00, GOO
can be effected
Proposed Jewish Theological Seminary.
PHILADELPHIA, February 9th = The
Press says: A circular has Just been issued