, 1889-11-03
ROASTED BEEF.
Union Stock Yards at Denver
Destroyed by Fire.
Large Number of Cattle and
Hogs Cremated.
The Union Pacific and North
western Agreement
Roasted Beef.

Special Dispatch to the Leader.
DENVER, Nov. There was quite a
little blaze at the Union stock yards this
morning which resulted in fifty head of
dressed beef. half as many hogs and
seventy barrels of tallow being roasted.
There was a carload of live cattle and
sixty hogs on the premises when the fire
broke out, but they were driven off before
any of them were injured. The fire is
supposed to have started from a heap of
slack coal which was kept under a shed
and which had got damp In the recent
storm.
The blaze was first discovered about
800 O'Clock by hands ON a switch en-
CINE that happened to be passing. An
alarm Was turned in from the Grant
smelter and a steamer responded and held
the flames in check till they were finally
mastered.
The property is a complete wreck and
had it not been for the exertion of the
FIRE department there is no doubt the en-
tire yards would have gone up into smoke.
The building waa q low frame struc
ture covering . space about 50x80 feet
and was entirely consumed, together with
the boilers. coalers and tanks and other
machinery. 1t was occupied by Tom
johnson, who was engaged in slaughter
ing for the packing firm of Bunkhart &
Mills. Johnson's loss is confined to the
machinery used in the business and four
heavy meat wagons. The amount in all
will reach about 81. 500. Bunkhart 4
Mills loss Is estimated at 2 1000. The
building was owned by the Stockyard's
company and was covered by 80. 500 insur-
ance.
The U. p. and C. d N. Agreement.
NEW YoRK. Nov. 1.-The agreement
between the Union Pacific and the Chi
cage & Northwestern, signed BY Presi
dents Adams and Hughett. Oct. Is, have
been put in PRINT at last. 1t provides
that a joint through line for passengers
and freight be established between all
stations on the respective lines; that the
point through which the same shall pass
shall be Council Bluffs. 1t is to be ad-
verified and known as the Chicago,
Union Pacific h Northwestern lines. A
joint through passenger service is to be
undertaken as coon as either party gives
notice of its desire of establishing such
service, each party to furnish a proper
proportion of equipment, the Northwest
ern to make rates on all joint business
west bound, and the Union Pacific east
bound, but existing rates are not to be re-
duced unless such action is found neces-
sary to meet competition of other lines.
All questions arising put of the opera
ton OF this contract are to be settled by
an arbitration committee made up OF the
two presidents, one director from each of
the two boards, the fifth person to be Sc
lected by the directors. At a point con.
Meeting the Union Pacific and Northwest
ern lines the traffic is to be divided and
nearly as possible in proportion to the
earnings and tonnage. Any change in the
division OF rates. either by agreement or
arbitration, is to continue in force six
months from the time the change is made.
The agreement took effect yesterday and is
to continue ten years. Similar contracts
are being made between the Omaha l. Re-
publican Valley, the Chicago l. st. Paul
and the Indianapolis x Omaha and the
Union Pacific. The connecting point is
to be Sioux City, Ia, and the Joint lines
are to be known as the Lake Superior,
st. Paul K Union Pacific line.