Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-27
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
ANOTHER SEVERE STORM ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST.

ANOTHER SEVERE STORM ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST.
Hanged for Murder-The Railroad
War-Bank Failure-Labor
Affairs Foreign Items.
lsPHC1AL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoaD-uNIoN.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Railroad Situation.
I New YoRK, February 26th.-It was as.
.Hrted yesterday that Pacific Mail was
| penly cutting rates and was taking all the
freight it could reach at the following rates
Grades of freight which railroads carry for
u 20, for IS cents grades by rail from 81 4C
70 81 25, for IS cents; grades by rail at So Al
and upward, for 81 per hundred This, il
true. means that Pacific Mail is trying all
kinds of freight at the cut price. Under
Contract they could only carry the lower
grades at less than the railroads. Whether
The trunk lines are afraid to do anything to
bring the Sunset to terms, because Hunting
ton holds the Chesapeake and Ohio club
Iover their heads, is disputed point.
General Manager Galloway, of the Union
Pacific, says in regard to the transconti-
mental fight, that his company is in favor
OF peace and a conservative course He
has never known fight of this kind to
produce beneficial result to any of the
participants. tits the opinion of Mr. Gala
way that when the Pacific Mail people are
relefsed from their contract they will un-
doubtedly make business improbable for
all others interested. The rail lines cannot
live against water routes The Central Pa
cific interest will probably make such rates
from the Pacific slope in connection with
the water routes that the traffic of more
westerly States and Territories will be dis
tributed from the Pacific ocean and Eastern
railroads, and jobbers will lose more or less
OF this trade. The result of the existing
trouble, says Galloway. caused by the action
of the Santa Fe. will be that Pacific coast
business, as far west as Chicago, will be
drawn to the Atlantic tide-water and
around by the Pacific Mail. "The outlook
is anything but encouraging for the trans
continental roads, but if the Santa Fe can
stand it we can"
Vice-President Crocker, of the Southern
Pacific, says he sees no signs yet Of the end
of the transcontinental fight :. Our orders
to meet any cut made by other lines are
still in force. We are not making any cuts
ourselves
Sidney Dillon says: q think it just and
fair that the Eastern lines should help us
fight those roads which can do business
from the Atlantic coast over their own sys-
tem."
Z. T. Huntington's attention having been
called to the Chicago dispatch, in the morn
ing papers, which reported him as sa ing il
the Eastern trunk lines interfered in the
transcontinental fight, he would use the
Chesapeake and Ohio in retaliation against
them, said: Il have simply said if the
Eastern trunk lines were to cut rates here
should be compelled to make correspond
ing reductions on the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and get such business as could for
the Sunset route. | am opposed to all this
cutting, but until the Atchison people, who
began the trouble, come to fair under
standing of the situation, we must, ifneces-
sary, do 81 worth of business for half a
dollar. intend to protect my customers,
and will see that they get the very lowest
rates made. For the present there is moth
ing for us to do but wait. The Atchison
people must take any initiative"
WILL SOON BE CHEAPER THAN WALKING.
CHICAGO, February 26th-The Milwau-
kee and st. Paul and Northwestern roads
have been selling first-class limited tickets
to Council Bluffs to-day for 50. and to St
Paul for $11-a cut of So and 81 80. re-
| spectively. Rock Island Chicago, Burling-
| ton and Quincy and the Illinois Central
have not yet met these figures, but are ex.
pected to do so tomorrow. All the roads,
however, have reduced the first-class Inn
tied San Francisco rate to $39 50, and have
| also reduced the rate to Denver. Salt Lake
| and all competitive intermediate points IS
Another Blizzard on the Atlantic Coast.
| NEW YORK, February o6th. The West
| ern blizzard has reached New York. The
| mercury has fallen over 20o in the past few
hours, and the streets that were deluged by
the rain yesterday are covered with ice to-
| day. The wind is blowing gale and il is
| with the greatest difficulty that telegraphic
| connection can be maintained with either
| the East or the South. The sea in the bay
is unusually high, and it is feared that the
| gale will prove almost as disastrous to
shipping as the great storm of January 9th
HURRICANE IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, February 26th. After fear
ful rain-storm last night, Baltimore and
vicinity was visited by hurricane more
severe than for several years. In the west
ern sections of the city houses were un-
rooted, and, in several instances, not only
tin blown from the roofs. but the sheath
| ing was torn off and hurled entirely across
the streets. The damage will be consider
able. To-day the wind is still very high,
with frequent gusts of snow.
BOSTON STREETS BLocKADED BY TELEGRAPH
POLES AND WIRES.
BosroN, February 26th.-At9 9 o'clock this
morning huge telegraph pole at the cor
ner OF Market and Alabama streets was
broken short off by the high winds Other
:! poles in the neighborhood were broken OF
| torn down in quick succession, and several
streets were soon blockaded with poles and
an inextricable string of wires. MANY
horses were entangled, and panic was
narrowly avoided. The streets were a,
once roped off. and large gangs of men
were set at work to clear the wreck. Fol
the time being the freight delivered at the
Albany depot had to be dragged by hand
around the wreck. No injury to life OF
limb has so far been reported, but there
have been narrow escapes.
| ALL ALONG THE COAST.
A furious blizzard prevailed during the
night in this vicinity and for long dis
tance down the eastern coast At Portland
twenty inches of snoY has fallen, and it is
still showing. Business is at a stand still
The Grand Trunk Railway is blocked al
Bethel, and between there and South Paris
is in bad condition. At st. John, N. b.
the snow is the heaviest of the season, anc
the wind is blowing at the rate of sixty
miles an hour. At Westfield, the steeple
of the First Congregational Church wa:
turned completely over, and thrust through
the roof of the building into the audience
room.
NO ABATEMENT OF THE GALE IN NEW YoRS
CITY.
New YORK, February 27th-A. M.-Ths
terrific gale has rendered the streets de-
serted to night. The street car lines carry
all the persons Obliged to be out, it being
almost impossible for other than vigorous
river the ferry boats are running. but much
| delay is caused BY the boats being driffad