New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06

Ncay all the great Minneapolis mIIers are stoskha6us
IN che 5000 Road. and win their business over b
t. AZ Bunsio the freight viii be transferred 70 thei
Lebigh Valley, and 20 brought on 70 New.York
The reduction made By the Baltimore and Ohio Rancsa
in tho nate Of tolls bumincus coal from the Cuses-
land region to tidewater Is likely to lead TO trouble
At the Pennsylvania Railroad once this afternoon a
unicIa said that his road would probably meet the
duetion
Coal shippers say action Of the anthracite
freight agents IN reducing 81 tolls buckvhess coal
60 cents o ton Is regarded by tina bitumnops opera
tors as sop the Interstate Commission In relation
10 the Coke suit At the low rate OF freight that WI
preyau when the schedule goes into effect IL 10
sstmaed that the small Sizes Of anthracite viii into
sbsrp competition with bituminous
wa.hiueton April Ex-senator oulom, chairman o. the
Committee on Interstate Commerce, has postponed tho
aate On the meeting Of his committee In Nsw-Yoyk 10
necu tho investigation Of the railroad relations Of this
oonn.,v and Canada from May to May g. Tho post
poneent IA made accounts Of tbs crowded condition d
,ne hotels etc incident 10 s celebration Of the
tennal OF the Inauguration OF George washington The
committee win assemble Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel vasfs
It's session will be held.
hold nubiIo hearing at Buffalo April 16, Ia Tie rooms
~ the Buffalo Merchants Exchange, on the casrss, a.
that body Of discrimination in freight rates
Chicago April b.A report Is cu1fcns mat piVaneas
masters In the employ Of the Western Railway WssAas
Association and offered him . sum Oh money 70 ntara
false report OF the weight Of certain shipment a i've
stock, TO pass It at the estimated weight hs =
clear violation OF tho Interstate Commerce law IS recently
alnended, The agent accepted tho money and suess
ouentIy turned It George L. Csrnan snpsnnsen
ent OF the Weighing Association. Mr. Carnan went
once IN tho shipper and confronted him with charge Of
bribery Is said the shipper gresiy sgftatea ana
pleaded hard for exposure actually bursting mo
tears as vision Of the penitentiay doomed up oeion
him No steps have yet been taken toward prosecutor
Chicago, April 5-A general order has been issued %
I -. Nh.
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
assumes the operation the Chicago, Kansas and NeSska
Railway In Kansas Nebraska, Colorado and the noisn
Territory gart Of its own line. Heretofore me a~
ter, while virtually part Of the Rock Island system
was ,lnder separate management THIS consolidation az
tends the jurisdiction OF General Manager 81. John 70
Indian Territory and Colorado SpringA H. II. Parker,
until now general Of the Chicago Kansas and
Nebraska Railway has been asslgnd 10 other duties.
which win bring him back 10 Chicago President Caoe
announces the appointment OF Thomas T. withFow, whs
has been general solicitor the general counsel Of ths
| consolidated companies
Ioekport N Y, April s tspecial.)--A meeting OF the
directors Of the new Lockport and Northern Railroad
Company was held here to-day and the following omcefs
were elected: President, ex-Mayor William spaidns;
vicepresdent willard T. Ransom treasurer John Hodgei
secretary A. attorney for the board Ed"n
1. Jenery, all OF Loekport; board Of direeeors-E NJ
AshIey Charles T. Hoag William Spalding. John Hodge,
Edwin L. Jenery willard I. Ransom and Frank +.
Weaver. The road was Incorporated last week o. Albany
capital stock OF 100000 It to be line thteen
miles in length, from this city To oeot on ne lake snofe
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY BILL
Ottawa Ont, April 5.-The House OF Commons
| to-day went into Committee Of the Whole on the
bill respecting the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving
the company increased borrowing powers and power
| TO consolidate its debt
| Mr.. Jones. of Halifax, argued In favor Of Par
! Lament compelling the Canadian Pacific to build .
short line from Harvey to salisbury. in New-sruns-
wick, and moved an amendment thai sufficient sum
be set aside from the consolidated stock to build the
| link.
Sir John Macdonald announced that the Govern
ment had entered into arrangement With the CANA
dian Pacific for the construction Of q line between
Harvey and SALISBURY with all convenient speed The
| Agreement would be laid before the House
The bili will come up for third reaoing on MonusS