Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10

commission has decided that IL has no juris-
diction over water lines connecting with
foreign roads, and consequently the new
route from Chicago will be entirely outside
the jurisdiction of the commission. II can
thus cut rates at pleasure, and will undoubt-
edly handle the bulk of through business as
long as navigation is opened.
Officials of the Illinois roads are on the
anxious seat relative to the long-contuuod
drouth. Crops are suffering greatly and yes
terday's reports showed no signs of ram.
All the westbound roads report rain sufficient
to relieve the present necessities.
The joint rate committee has decided that
western lines must accept the proposition on
New York rates on the export business via
Boston. II has also decided that full local
tariff rates must be charged on traffic from
the northwest, east of the junction points OF
eastern and western ROADS.
Removed To chicago.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 9-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Atchson,
Topeka s. Santa Fo railway here, 62l, ,sl1
shares were represented. This was the
largest vote ever cast at meeting of tho
company, being 10000 shares moro than
were ever before represented. The uuan-
imous vote was cast for the following direc.
tors: Benjamin f. Cheney, William B.
Strong, A. f. Speare, Boston, G. X. Holli-
day, Topeka; Il, Il. Purcell Manhattan,
KAN L. $. Everin, Emporia, Kan;
York; Oliver w, Peabody, George
G. CroolSor, Boston; Edwin II. Abbot,
Cambridge, Mass, William Libby, John j.
McCook. Now York. The last six are new
members elected in the place of A. w. Nick
erson, George o. Shattuck, l. T. Barr War
rem Sawyer, w. +. Wharton and @. II Cod
man, of Boston. The annual report was
presented, adopted and ordered TO be dis
tributed to stockholders The newly elected
board of directors reelected the old officers.
Subsequently the resignation of g. w.
Smith, first vice-presdent, was presented to
take effect June l. and was accepted at the
request of Strong. Resolutions were passed
transferring the presidents Office from Bos
ton to Chicago. a number of changes
in the bylaws were presented, and
plan to provide for change in organization
The presidents removal to the west was to
give him opportunity to devote his entire at
tention to the management of the property.
This rendered it desirable that the functions
of the chairman of the board should be some
what enlarged, upon the basis which has
been found to work 80 well in the cases of
was elected chairman of the board. An ex-
ecutive and finance committee were elected,
consisting of Magoun, Strong, Cheney,
Sg SSpsare ford 6arng S0o PH6Gdy and AS
expressed his thanks to the board for this
renewed expression of confidence in his man
agement, and said that his fullest powers
would be devoted to producing the best
results by economy and the enlargement of
the business of the company in the interest
of the stockholders. The members of the
board expressed their fullest confidence in
his management and their determination to
give him their heartiest cooperation with
the object of securing the largest beneht to
the stockholders.
The Illinois Centrars New Scheme.
PIERRE, Oak, May 9.-lSpecial Telegram
to THE BEE. 1t has been developed that
the survey of the road. from Pierre to the
Black Hills and on to the Pacific coast
which starts on the 18th inst, has some of