Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-07
WHEEL WORLD.
Important Decisions of the
Courts.
THE NEW ROAD TO YUMA,
Iowa DisaSter-Sale of Southern
Pacific Lands-The
Strike.
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Strike.
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New YORK, April Cit is
semi-officially stated that there
will be no contest for the
control Of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas at the election which takes
place May sixteenth. Jay Gould, it
is said, has signified to the Stock
holders Committee that if the opposi-
ton stockholders desired to elect their
own directors. he had no objections.
The stockholders 80 far, have not
completed the ticket for the directors
for which they will vote, but it is
settled that Il. Ellery Anderson will
be elected President, and he has
agreed to serve.
THE IOWA DISASTER.
New HAMPTON, Iowa, April Cup
to 10 O'Clock this morning six dead
bodies were taken from the railroad
wreck at Wapsie river. 1t is sup
posed that after the passenger train
crossed the Wapsie into the large
pile of ice washed onto the track by
the high water, the engine ran off the
road, turning completely around and
out OF sight in the water. The bag
gage car was thrown completely over
the engine, and the smoking car is on
top of the engine. The next coach is
on its side in four feet of water. On
account Of the high water further
search at present for the dead is i'm
possible, though it is thought that
other dead b.dies are still il the
wreck. Twenty persons are injured,
but all will live. They were brought
to New Hampton in the fated trains
sleeper. The coroner's inquest began
to-day. The names of the dead as
far as discovered are as follows: En-
gineer James Schelet, of Mason City;
Willard Anderson, Of Lamotte, Wis
consin; q. M. christensen, an emil
grant from Denmark; John Duclose
the baby, Dora Hiebreher, and one
unknown.
RIGHTS OF CARRIERS.
LOUISVILLE, April Elm the United
States Court this afternoon, the case
of Rice VS.. the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, involving the question
of rate discrimination for the Stand
ard Oil Company, came up on de-
murrer to the bill. Judge Barnett
argued that, even admitting the
fact of discrimination, the plain
till had no remedy at law. The
offense for which it was sought to re-
cover occurred before the passage of
the interstate commerce law, and the
common law did not apply, nor could
this court apply any of the statutory
provisions Of the interstate commerce
law. Judge Jackson sustained this
position and ordered the bill dis
missed.
Grand Master Sargent after the
conference was concluded left for his
home in Terre Haute, leaving the
local situation in the hands
OF Chairman Hoge OF the Bur-
lington Grievance Committee.
The latter said the conference left
the situation practically unchanged.
They could not consent to have their
men taken back in patches. He de-
MED that there was any truth in the
rumor prevalent tonight, to the effect
that the strike had been called off.
THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
CHICAGO, April 6.-General Mana
ger Jeffrey, of the Illinois Central
Road, in company with Messrs. Sar-
gent, Monohan, Hodge and Murphy,
called at the Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy offices to-day. Sargent acted as
spokesman on behalf OF the la.e en-
gineers and firemen of the Burlington
Road and urged that the whole matter
be left to arbitration. The railroad
company officials said that such a
proposition was inadmissable at the
present time, and the situation OF the
new men and the terms on which they
were engaged fully explained. Cen
eral Manager Stone urged Sargent to
have the strike called off, promis-
ing to consider applications from the
old men and give as many of them
work as he could.
THE YARDMAsTERs QUIT.
CHICAGO, April 6.-Late tonight
the report was received at the rooms
of the Brotherhood that all the yard
masters Of the Burlington road except
three had left the service OF the COM
pany. There are in all about twenty
yardmasters in the night and day crews
and it is their knowledge of the local
geography of the yards which makes
them valuable. Their POSITIONS are
particularly important at this time,
during the rush of freight which the
raising of the boycott has caused.
This blow, following the switchmen's
strike just at the moment when it
would produce the most harm, makes
it look as if the fight was not over
yet.
TAXES OF LEASED LINES.
PORTLAND, Ore., April Elm the
case of the Oregon Railway Company
marrow gauge against thu Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company, to
compel the latter, as lessee lines of
the plaintiff, to pay taxes on it's
roads and rolling stock for 1887,
amounting to about 5000, Judge
Deadly to-day allowed the motion to
strike out the answer OF defendant
because it was not made under the
seal of the defendant corporation and
because there was no merit in it, and
decreed that the defendant pay the
taxes within ten days or execution
would be issued to sell the property
and collect the amount.