Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-12

/ OAS-s" AA0atOAhOht III bDt WAY Vi b
bonus or subsidy, the line will be
pushed forward rapidly. otherwise il
will take its course. 1t is believed
that the new terminal company Just
incorporated will supply terminals
An important meeting of the San Di-
ego and Elsinore Directors will be
held in San Diego as soon as Montieth
is able to go and Br, ant Howard ie-
turns.
BIG SANTA FE SCHEME.
New YORK, May 11.-An evening
paper prints story creditiDg the
Santa Fe Railway Company with 9
scheme to purchase or lease the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Rail
road, and thus have grand transcon
tinental line under their own manage
ment. If the Erie people will not sci
their road, the Santa Fe People have
decided, the papers authority says, tC
lease it, and in The event OF their re
fusing TO either sell or lease. the Santa
Fe will Immediately open 4 rate war
and the establi hment of five-dollai
fare between Kansas City and Cali
fornia points, to compel other roads tc
com blue against the Erie in favcr ol
the Santa Fe's wishes.
WITHOUT TRUTH.
BosToN, May 11-Secretary Man
chester, Of the Santa Fe Railroad
Company, says the story that the
company is trying to get control Of
the Erie is absolutely without truth.
20" MEMS REyoLyERs.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Two thousand
railroad men attended the meeting
last night called by the Burlington
strikers to consider the statements to
the effect that the crews of various
roads transferring Burlington cars
were attacked by non-unionists. A
committee was appointed to wait on
the general managers OF the various
roads and request protection. If this
protection is not granted the men say
they will not handle Burlington busi-
ness. The committee will try to have
the revolvers of the 20" men confis-
Gated.
CANADIAN CONDUCTORS.
TORONTO, Ont, May l1.--At last
nights session OF Railway Conductors,
the subject of the engineers strike on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad was fully discussed in its
bearing on the interests of conductors.
The report Of the Grand Officers, con-
demning the strike and expressing ap.
proval OF the course adopted by mem
bers Of the order, was indorsed by 1874
to SO. Great interest was taken owing
to the presence of forty conductors
from the 20" road. A strong effort
was made, principally by men from
New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, to prevent the adoption OF the
clause dealing with the strike.
TORONTO, May 11.-At to-day's ses-
sion OF the railway conductors ques-
ton arose on motion, whether or not
to concur in that part of the Secre-
tary's report dealing with the sending
out by him of advance sheets to
railway officials in antagonism to the
Burlington strikers. The debate was
very lively, at times falling into per-
sonalities. Grand Secretary Daniels
was severely handled. The motion
finally carried-'31 to 1l9.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TONNAGE.
SAN Francisco, May 1.-THE
Southern Pacific Company issued to.
day its tonnage sheet for the month
Of April. 1t shows that the following
freight was skipped east-bound: From
San Francisco. 16, ,4S6,7l0 pounds !;
Oakland, 100, 800; Sacramento, $780,
$50; San Jose, 52S,5S0; Stockton, 81
800; Marysville, S5, 1000; Los Angeles,
4,09S, 40; Cotton, 1,465, $50 pounds !;
which makes grand total OF "a, ,54S,-
410 pounds. Included in the ship
ments from this city were nearly
z 900, 900 pounds of sugar.
A CANARD.
New YoRK, May 1.-THE story cur
rent concerning the Atchison Com
pany leasing the Erie Railway in or
der to get an entrance into New York
is pronounced canard at the Erie
offices. The only foundation to the
fabric is that the two roads are very
friendly since the purchase OF the
Erie Express Company by the Wells,
Fargo & Company Express.
Eastern Echoes.
The New New York Legislature
adjourned yesterday.