New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-23
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
TRYING TO SECURE AN UNEARNED 100000
FROM A TRUST COMPANY.

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Pfttsb,rg June GA JohnstowD, Penn, dispatch
TO The Commercial Gazette, says that Jacob Rubno,
who represents the American Loan and Trust COM
pany, OF NewYork has given information against
Gustavo Kaufman, of Cresson, Penn, and John IL
Boyts and James S. Aterbury, OF Pitsburg, charging
them with conspiracy TO defraud tho Trust Company
out of $4,000 The information states thai 'he
Crcsson ClearHeld County and New-York Short Route
Railroad Company entered into a contract WIN
Henry McTgh to complete the ROAD lor
e25, 900 per mile, If it should have lchs'n
Of at least thirty miles McTgh assigned his interest
70 John H. Boyts Gustav kaufman was , lne ens cosn
peer He is charged with intent to defraud saa coi n
pApy he certifying that the thirty miles OF Ioau WI
completed when in fact there were but O% 5o ooo
when the amount should have been @ d,ccnre
Atterbury Is the president ana co The hearing is
set for July O.
RESULTS OF THE TRANsCoNTINENTAL MEEIlNG'
Chicago. June e2-The general officers Of the trans
continental roads have been In session at o'' r"u
since last Monday. railroad official who rcturhco
from the meeting yesterday states mat the inuioa
arc that an agreement will be perfected thai VIII meet
he approval of the shippers and the Interstate Commls-
sion The import ant work thus far accomphshed
Is the adoption of a resolution applying the McS'er"
classification upon all Pacific Coast trahc Inns sc-
eures uniform Classification for all the roads between
the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts The Interstate Ion
merce Commission gave the transcontinehiai roads
sixtv days 10 revise their classfcations Iegaru'hg
Bhpments In mixed carloads .
The meeting also resolved accept the suggestions
Of tho Commission to the application oi inc iou."
section of the law Denver ana Coioraho 'ra"c'
The rates tho latter were reduced u naAe men
less than the Omaha rates On all other intermediate
traosc n was decided to make the rates less than on
through traffic No assca Saec hsf Mail coRpeftcn pe The
canadian Pacific asks for large dincrenual on Cal
ffOrnfa eastbound tramc
AsK1Nf FOR A RECEIVER OF THE NJ, n d !.
Waco Texas June % (speciaD'-Ihe aieioaitc
Trust Company Of New-York made appnca'.oh IN 'hc
Federal Court Of the Northern Distrc' oi ieAae 10
day for receiver for the Missouri Kansas anu texas
halfway The complainant recites 'hae oe '''sso'i'
Kansas and Texas Railway Company, wheh Is co"''
,o.sd ~ tho Missouri Kansas and Texas the Missouri
;,.cec and the International and Great
An Dcccmber l. 1880 made and executed 45,Ooo o per
cent bonds each for the sum OF Sl'ooo' asgrcea'"e
sAs 600 OOo and secure these general consonuacu
bonds interest and principal cxecueo decd Vi rus
.o Alexander & Green Of all It's property for the oeh
set ~ the Mercantilc Trust Company. IL is alleged
,h.t interest 10 the amount OF S71l,645 due June l.
has been dcfaulted Other interest due on bonds was
s,so 6efaulted and there was danger OF the system
hcomiue dsmeuDcrcd and sold on account OF floating
lndebtedncss, a receiver is prayed ior Tho apphca
tion will not be argued until september
m INVESTIGATE RATECUTTING IN THE WEST.
washington, June 22.-Thc Interstate Commerce
c.r,,sson has announced that at Dubuque. Iowa,
m July 25, testimony viii be taken with reference 10
the charges that the Chicago. St. Paul ana Kansas
civ Railway companies, with other companies nave
nut IN effect on their lines between chicago ana 81
paul rates which less than the rates In e'ec' IRON
these cities TO intermediate points on the various neS
Th, the Commission declares, is in violation OF the
suyth section of The act to regulate commerce The
ether roads involved in the Commissions ordef are
tbe Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad Com
yspy. the wisconsin Central Railroad Company Tho