Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-24
RAILROAD RACKET.
The Canadian Pacific Going
Into Chicago.
NEW TRANsCONTINENTAL LINK.
Serious Aspect of the Indianapolis
Strike-A General Strike
RumOred.


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Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, November 23-Itis officially
stated here that the Canadian Pacific
will build branch to Detroit, connecting
with the Wabash system, thereby gain
ing entrance to Chicago, and becoming a
competitor for the western business Of
the United States. A London cablegram
says Canadian Pacific shares were
pressed for sale yesterday and to-day to
build this branch. The London Standard
thinks the company is hard up.
THE REPORT CoRRoBoRATED.
The Evening Journal says: The re-
port that the Canadian Pacific railroad
has made arrangements to run trains into
Chicago is cerroborated by j. Francis
Lee, commercial agent of the company
in this city. In answer to inquiries made
this morning, Mr.. Lee said: "The Ca
madam Pacific has made all its arrange
ments to that end. 1t is now building a
road between London and Windsor,
Ontario, to connect at Detroit with the
Wabash system. 1t will run trains into
the city over the Wabash tracts and will
have terminal facilities in Connecticut
with that SYSTEM"
"Have any arrangements been made
for reaching Chicago from the North, say
from St. Paul, as reported"
81 know OF no such arrangements, and
do not think it has been thought of.
do not see what object there would be in
such scheme. The 500 route is our
great card for the Northwest trade, but
there is an enormous business from
Chicago to the seaboard, the New England
States and New York, and that is what
we are coming here for. BY connecting
with the Wabash system, the Canadian
Pacific will be able:to get here and COM
pete for that trade. We expect to have
everything in shape in about a year from
now. We will probably be running
trains in here by this time next year."
The Wabash enters Chicago by way of
Bement, leaving the main line at that
preaching Chicago from that direction
on the people, who were very naturally
from the north, and were, it is under
it. By the building of ITO miles of track
deal with the Wabash, the Canadian
and puts itself in position to compete
strongly for the rich carrying business
from Chicago to the eastward.
ANOTHER NEW LINK.
WINoNA, November 23.-The Winona
and Southwestern Railway was formally
opened to-day. The road is intended to
form link between Winona and Omaha
in great transcontinental route, includ-
ing the Lackawanna and the Green Bay
and Winona on the east, and the Union
Pacific on the west; also connecting
Sioux City with the projected line to
Ogden.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
PrrTsBURG, November 90 Two freight
trains on the Cleveland and Pittsburg
road collided at Hammondsville, Ohio,
this morning. Both engines and num-
ber of cars were demolished. One engi-
neer had leg crushed and the other en-
gineer and brakemen are missing and are
supposed to be in the wreck.
THE INDIANAPOLIS STRIKE.
INDIANAPOLIS, November %. - The
strike of railroad switcbmen is taking
an ugly phase. Not single switch en-
gine in the city has moved this morning.
In the freight yards everything is in
confusion. The morning trains we're
abandoned, half made up or not made at
all.
In all the yards business was at COM
plete standstill. In several places en-
rsn nd ~ Il
were pressed into the service and tried
interfered and successfully prevented the
and fremen are in sympathy with the
switchmen and make no attempt to
man their engines.
In nearly every instance they have
quit work, run their engines into their
stalls and drawn their fires, when the
switchmen requested it. All forenoon
the strikers have been going in gangs
from one yard to another and warning
applicants for work that if they under
take to touch the switch engines they
will be handled roughly. The officers OF
the roads called for police protection at
noon and an effort will be made to start
out new crews this evening.
GENERAL STRIKE RUMORED.
New YORK, November 23.-Informa-
lion has reach ed the World from very
authentic source that the switchmen on
the trunk lines from the Mississippi to
new York have united in demand
upon the roads for an increase of pay
and a settlement of other grievances.
The matter has been kept in the ut
most secrecy by both parties to tie
controversy, but there was an earnest
consultation in this city last night among
the officers of the trunk lines. They
have been given until Saturday to re-
spond to the requests of the switchmen,
and after that if they are not granted
or a compromise cannot be reached, q
general strike is threatened. 1t is stated
on high authority that it is likely that
the New York Central system will come
to an amicable agreement with it's men.
THE RUMoR NOT CONFIRMED.
New YORK, November 23.-The report
NJ a general switchmen's strike on all
lines east of the Mississippi cannot be
confirmed. The opinion is expressed
that it is untrue.
REBELLION IN FORMOSA.
Uurisipg I'm the Rice ana sugar
Observation-Disclosures Piumdered.