Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-30

One Big Deal Is Confirmed-Another
Denied.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The World says that the
Union Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern COM
bination has purchased control of the Chicago
and Alton road. Ii now controls "a 900 miles
OF road and represents s564. 952, 900 capital
THEY DENY.
BosroS, Oct 30.-The story that the Union
Pacific has purchased the Chicago and Alton
railroad is pronounced "all bosh" at the Office
of the Union Pacific here. Not a word of
truth in it, said one Of the officers. Another
officer Of the Union Pacific said: The Alton ID
the best traffic feeder of the Union Pacifcs
Kansas line, and had not the Union Pacific the
worst railroad charter in the world it would be
a perfectly natural alliance TO make. but such .
thing has not been considered"
CHICAGO. Oct S0.-.The statement that the
Chicago and Alton railroad has been absorbed
by the Union Pacific and is now part OF
the Vanderbilt system is lie made
out of whole cloth. said Vice
President dent ,,on McMull,n inf Of Co., the . Chi;
this morning: The New York dispatch. ia
which the announcement is made, pretends 10
give the details of the transaction, Mr.. Nc
Mullin?"
We'll, there is not a word of truth in any OF
these alleged details, said Mr.. McMullin. land
what is more. nothing whatever has happened
which could give even the semblance OF truth
to them"
''It is said that President Charles Francis
Adams Of the Union Pacific has practically con-
passing of a majority interest in the
shares OF your company into his
own hands. and that in this deal he had the
cooperation of the ysnderbilts." That, cir,
like the other statements, is simply untrue,
there is not a particle of foundation for il"
COMBINED WITHDRAWAL.
CHICAGO, Oct SO.-It is understood that the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul and Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway companies will at once
withdraw from the Gentlemens association.
The Burlington's notice OF Withdrawal will be
handed in today, and the Milwaukee and St.
Paul and the Rock Island, il is said. viii follow
suit
AN OLD WAR ENDED.
BOSTON, Oct. 30.-The Boston and Albany,
Fitchburg. Boston and Maine, New York and
New England and Central Vermont railroads
announce the restoration on November 10 OF
western passenger rates from Boston and New
England points whose rates are based on Bos-
ton rates. to the rates published by the Boston
passenger committee May q, 1889, in It's rate
sheet No. Is, with supplements since pub
lished-
THE ArcHIsoS PLAN sUccERDs.
BosroS, Oct. So.--yice President Rhinehart
the chief accounting ofhcer Of the Atchison
system, who is in charge Of the reorganization
work ct the Boston Office, says: 1T is no longer
q question Of the success OF the Atchison plan,
but of the ability Of the railroad and union
trust company's forces TO handle the millions
of bonds Offering for deposit under IT,"
A PRosPEnous ROAD.
CINCINNATI, 0Hro, Oct S0.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago aud st. Louis railway CON-
pany today Alex Mcdonald, Amos Townsend.
Orland Smith, James ID. Arnett and benjamin.
8. Brown were elected directors Eighty per
cent Of stock was represented. The annual
report shows .422 miles of road, which earned
last year q, S,659, 900.