New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-30
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
TO RESTRAIN TIE IOWA COMMISSION.
ORDERS GRANTED N BOTH NATIONAL AM

STATE COURTS.
Des Molnes, Iowa, June o9-The order OF lunge
Brewer issued Yesterday, forbIdding the Eallfoad
Commissioners from puttins the new freight scheo'
ule into force was a surprise 20 the one member
Mr. Day-who was in town when It was received
He Immediately started to consult wlth the A'o'"cs
General When later in the evening nc sau
a. am well satisfied with the turn affairs ha's 'aN'h
have had some doubts myself as TO the propne'y Oh
ali the steps taken, and shall be glad 10 see inc
matter brought to a competent test In the courts
Governor Larrabce when informed OF Judge Brew
er's order had nothing say, further than tbat no
believed the railroads had hurt themselves py TINS
move.
The action Of the railroad companies IN Pe''uoii
Ing the United States Circuit Court for an inIuicNoh
restraining the Iowa Commissioners rom Po."i
eating their proposed schedule Of rates is based CD
tho claim that the new railroad law Of the State IS
unconstitutional The petition sets forth that the
law interfercs with the operation OF the Interstate
Commerce act that II fixes heavy penalties "iihou'
sufficiently defining the offences which they aye uo
signed TO punish and that the proposed rates are 80 I'M
reasonable as to amount practically to cohisca
ton cf property The Railroad commissioners
we're also served with an Injunction issued by Judge
II. Fairal of the District Court of Johnson county
restraining them from FORMULATING the new issnnd
Of rates. This IS additional to the nluhc.0n sS
by Judge Brewer, but IS based on sllpsIah'as ho
same ground The petitioners In this case are 'ho
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific road and the Bar,
hngon, Cedar Rapids ard Northern roai; pom BOZ, oi
these companies Incorporated under the laws OF
Iowa. hence they seek relief through the state courts
The principal reason given in the application ior
reasonable" rate as required by law, but IS I'M
reasonable and severe as to cause the Inaas 10 uo
stood that all the iowa roads including the trunk
lines crossing the State have agreed 10 make cO-
mon test Of the case In the courts.
NO AGREEMENT ABOUT PASSENGER RATES.
The general passenger agents of the trunk lines
and the Central Traffic Association met at Long
Branch on Thursday to consider iie existing rresu-
larltles In passenger rates 1t was hoped that some
agreement could be reached to END the abuses IN
vovcd in the commission system still malntalnea py
some of the roads, but owing to the absence OF dele
gates from the Chicago and Atlantic, the Niagara
Falls Short Line and other roads accused Oh paying
commissions no action could be taken. Another
conference on the subject will be held early In July
at CreSson, Penn
ADDITIONAL TRAINS TO LONG BRANCH.
The summer schedule Of trains on the pennsylvania
Railroad will go into effect to-day. New express
trains will leave the stations at Cortlandt and Des-
brosses sts for Long Branch and Point Pleasant at
80, 3 40 and p. M, and the train now starung
| at 10 p. m. will leave New-York at 30 p m. On
and after July new express Will also be added on
week DAYS at 40 a. m. The Sunday express now
starting at 045 a. H. will be changed to 10 a. M,
and a new express will start at 0:15 a. M The
other trains running are unchanged
The train starting at 34O p M on
week days is the celebrated New'York
end Long Branch limited express 1t Will be COM
posed OF Pullman parlor Of the latest pattern ana
will run through fast schedule This multi
piled service will afford excellent facilities between
NewYork and Long Branch, and all the popular points
on the upper coast of New-Jefsey.
| SETTLEMENT OF FREIGHT CLAIMS.
| 90 rba Damn cN Iva h
western, the Chicago and Alton, the Chicago ana
Eastern Illinois and any number Of other lines have
| sent out the following notices Notice IS hereby
given that after July 1, this company VIII not ac-
ccpt debt for less than % cents, nor render an ac
count against any Of connections for less than 20
cents I'm the settlement Of any freight claim An eX-
ception will be made in the case of claims for which
authority is outstanding. This rule VIII not ap-
ply to fast freight line accounts
| St. Paul. MIMI, June 29.-The soo' road today
announced the following rates on freight from New
York the Twin Cities 60, 81. 43 81, 20, 20 This
is reduction Of 81 cents on 1rstclass and others
| proportlonately.
| MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The Railroad Company has just received from the
Pullman Company first delivery OF yesbue cars ana
they started Oh the St. Louis Limited last evening The
cars contain the improvements and are palaces on
wheels As rapidly as the Pullman Company deliver the
New. York Buffalo, Cincinnati Chicago and ST. Louis
The opportunity will again be afforded those who de-
sire to visit Shohola Glen Greenwood Lake tomorrow at
the popular rate 81 Special trains will start In the
morning for and Greenwood Lake. respectively and
an aferdnner excursion leaving ChambeSst station al
| 2 D. III will also be run to Greenwood Lake
St. Paul. Mimi, June ga circular Issued to-day an
nounces that f. l. Whitney, Of the Lake Shore and Mich
ean Southern road Chicago has been appointed general
and ticket agent the Manitoba road vice g. r.
Warren assigned TO other duties. The appointment will
| take effect July /.
| Washington June 29-The Interstate Commerce Com
An1J I'm the
| o, James c. Slavery Co. against the New
| York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company in the of the inland transportation OF
Immigrants from York City, at the Elberon Hotel,
Flberon n J., on July Is. The hearing in the case
Of the Fruit Exchange against the NewJersey
Central Railroad and the Lehigh Valley is fixed for July
10 at the place.