New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-11

Of the trunk lines and New.Englaod Canadian rail.
roads todsy to consider the question OF aeohsnlns an
commissions to tck"t agents.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The Executive Committee OF the Missouri kansss ana
TEXAS Railroad held meeting yesterday at the once OF
Simon Sernc consider the proposed plan OF reorsass
don They did not reach conclusion, but tne susser
tons discussed believed be in the line with the
ideas previously published Of decided reduction In in-
terest on the bonded debt.
special train By way OF the Atchison. Topeka ana
Santa Pc Road will Chicago for Oklahoma Saturday
April 90 arrival OF through trains from the Easf
reaching Oklahoma Of the o21 the hour a, which
the Presidents proclamation opens the territory Al
though the Santa Fe route Is the only railroad running
into the territory ample facilities 70 meet the heavy
IaGlc anticipated have been supplied.
St. Paul. April O.-A dispatch to Tho Pioneer Press
from Spokane Falls, w. T, says: 1.-THE Spokane Posa
Falls and Eastern Railway Company has been organized
with capital Of 100000 b. Post ia president ana
George A. Manning secretary. The company will build
a Line from Spokane to Post Falls, and thence {"
some point on the 81. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba
Road connecting Manitoba with the Seattle and Lake
Shore, and forming now lin" from St Paul 70 Pugei
Sound SURVEYORS Will run the lines Immediately"
Boston, April 1OThe Railroad Committee Of the Leg
laurc to-day voted to report bill authorizing the lease
Of the Providence and Worcester Railroad to the New.
YORK Providence and Boston road
Philadelphia April 10 (Specian.-In the oestin'ormed
railroad circles hero stated to-day that c. Hoina,
a Ncw-York broker, representing syndicate OF New
York and Philadelphia capitalists has secured BY pur'
chase controlling interest the wnkesbarre and West
ern Railroad which will be utilized short line from
the Beech Creek coal fields NewYork, through
uectiou with the NewYork. Susquehanna and Western
road and the Poughkc'psie Bridge by means Of the
Iehich Valley and Pennsylvania, P5ughkecpe and Bo'-
ton roads. ...
The same syndicate ara said secured charter
for railroad to be called the Beech Creek and Hudson
River Railroad that will from Newberry Junction .
mile above Wilamsport where the Reading and Fall
liras
a small town o the Wilkesbsrre and Western road.
This road will be about 80 miles long and the con-
expect have II finished by December 1. Is
reported that the scheme is a connection with
York. Susquehanns and western Railroad which
proposes to extend It's line from Stroudsburg Shick
shiny reach the anthracite mines there The Penn.
sylvans Railroad is said be back this extension
but the ONCE OF the company nothing is known OF
project.
An Official OF the Reading Railroad said to-day "Ths
company VII! soon complete the laying Of its Bound
Brook division with nnetypound rails. Between forty
and fifty miles finished last year and by end
Of this will have the heaviest roadway in the
country"
4 PENNSYLVANIA railroad Official who attended tho rail.
road meeting IN New. yesterday to-day: Every
thing satisfactory fact IL was the best meet.
ing Rave attended years, The railroa1 situation +,
not bad. and think the Of yesterdays N. citing will
be reflected after awhile In higher prices for railroad
securities'
The rcpor, Of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
was Issued to-day, covering 1888 1t shows the gross
earnings have been 81 500 59s 50 operating expenses
53Ooi927 49, net earnings 1897 677 49, an Increase Of
per cent over the previous year Within eight years
the annual and net earnings have doubled and
the funded debt has increased sos lS4 uer ms 20
Sa5 692 considerable portion Of the report is devoted
t. tn" roads connections the Tennessee the Louis
VILE and Nashville. the Northwestern connection and the
Southeastern extension.
Carlisle Penn, April 10 tSpcclaD.Thc annual repe,,
OF tho Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railroad was pre-.
sent"i 70 the directors today II gives the following
figures Passengers carried. 1877 34S; Of freight
s1.5l3. acknowledgements, si5,747 81 freight
S3lSl7 50 mail and express SO 72l % operating OK.
penros s4s46s TO- net cummings $50 s4S H. Increase
Of S1l4s7 u.
indianapolis April 10 Cspeclnn.-The annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Cincinnati wabash and Nlchi
gan road was held to-day runs in the election OF tho
following officers for the next year: President J. n.
Wade Cleveland; secretary and tzcasuIcr W s. Jones
Cleveland; general manager, Norman Bcckley Elkhardt,
Ind. The earnings OF the road In the last year were
nearly 5000. 600
St. Paul. April 10 (speciaD-rhe Duluth and winnt,
peg Railroad andgrant matter which attracted ors
attention than any other In the Legislature thig
ycs came up in the Senate again to-day The Judiciary
Committee made favorable report upon the bill de-.
c!ang the grant forfeited The motion to postpone the
bill! was lost by a vote oi Is to 90 The Duluth and
Winnipeg people have been doing sons hard lobbying
during the past few days prevent the passage OF the
bill Thoy will make another hard fight when the bill
comes again. similar bill was defeated early in
the session.
Ne"'HdVen, April 10 tSpeclaU.-It is said on good
authority that the Railroad Commit OF the State Leg.
Stature VIII report tomorrow concmning the proposed
parallel and recommending that in branch building and
bond Issuing, the HoUsatonic De limited strictly N tho
provisions OF the general Oh railroad extension
II is also said that the privilege for the purchase ~ th
Nc"fork and Connecticut Air Line will not be granted
and that the extension OF time TO that company will ba
denied
Raleigh. April 10 tspecaD.-The town OF Durham 4.
having great excitement over railroad The town
authorities recently granted 3 franchise 70 the Durham
ana Northern Railroad a line recently built 10 run
track along Pcabody.st. parallel ~ the track ~ the
Richmond and Danyile Railroad. Yesterday the Durham
and Northern began n build track, the Rich.
mouf and Danyllo people obtained for tres
The justice Of peace decided thar the Durham
and Northern had the right to build the tpck wa
resumed and this morning the Richmond and DanyIlls
people large OF hands Durham, who torA
up several hundrd yards OF track built by the Durham
apd Northern force They were compelled 70 repace
the track they Destroyed
MR. CBOKER AND THE CHARGE OP MURDER
statrIn.nt has been made Richard