Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

O"'"eeessnd Efforts. OF ne Former 10 a,, ana,
Injunction against the Latter.

=. N~""N"" HN0tnsf the Latter.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The Rock Island
ROAD boldly maintained in court this
morning that notwithstanding the de.
mas OF Burlington officials, the Rock
islands charges were true that the Bur
hngton has been trying, by rate wars
ana strikes, to force the formation of n
great western railway trust. The Rock
island entered motion that the whole
matter be referred to master, before
Whom testimony should be taken 70
establish the truth Of the charges. Vol
nntary afiidavits could not be obtained
from some Of the witnesses. The Rock
Island asserts in its papers accompany
ing the motion their object Of referring
lhe case to master is TO put witnesses
upon the rack OF examination and cross
examination. Leave was asked from
the court to get afiidavits from some of
Tue proposed witnesses who have sud-
denly left the jurisdiction OF the court.
among these are Charles Il. Perkins.
president OF the Chicago, Burlington a
quincy railroad; Z. NJ. Arthur. chief of
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, and j. w. Midgely, chairman of
the Southwestern Railway association.
The Rock Island rejoinder in conclu-
sion says: Yesterdays affidavit of
Henry Ii. Stone, general manager of the
burlington, displays temper and reck-
lessness in assertions and denials which
renders it eminently proper that he be
subjected to cross-examination under
circumstances which will compel him TO
frame his own answers, instead of hay
ing them prepared by counsel, and in
which he will have an opportunity to ex-
plain how he can deny, without aualifi-
cation even of information or belief. the
averment that the Burlington communi-
Gated TO one or more managers Of rail-
ways Its purpose TO prosecute rate war
until the officers OF the western railways
should consent to abdicate the powers
placed in their hands by their stock
holders to an unlawful trust, when such
communications were made by other
officers Of the Burlington company and
not III the presence of the said Henry
Is. Stone; and the Rock Island saws
further that it can by cross examina-
ton OF the said Henry b. Stone, and
by the testimony of other wit
nesses whom it proposes TO examine,
sustain each and every allegation
the Rock Island has made, and estab-
lish the falsehood of every contrary
allegation made in the affidavit of the
said Henry b. Stone.
The reiteration of the Rock Islands
charges aud its motion for reference
TO a master, caused hot interchange Of
denunciation between the attorneys of
the two corporations Writ Dexter, for
the Burlington, warmly declared the
Rock Island officials were attempting to
boycott against the Burlington, and
that the boycott was criminal and in
dicatable offense in Illinois. Judge
Gresham interposed at this point with
adjournment until this afternoon.
When the court reconvened the argu-
ments were resumed. At the conclus-
ion Judge Gresham said even il the
trust allegations made by the Rock
Island were true, it did not relieve that
road from its duty as a common car
rier. Again, he did not think the Rock
Island had refused to do its duty, and
the 20" did not need protection from
this its strongest competitor. As there
was no danger Of injury accruing TO the
60 road no injunction would be issued
Just now. Future developments, he
said, wight alter this.