The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-26
A DESPERATE RoBBER,

NlLLAhD AGGHESSlNE
HELENA. Mont, Oct. 24.-It is given
| out from official sources that as Henry
Willard has once more secured control of
the Northern Pacific he will adopt a
much more aggressive policy toward
competing lines, especially the new, Man
ltoba Canadian Pacific combination. 1t
is the intention of the Northern Pacific
to watch every move of the Manitoba,
and If it cuts into the Northern Pacific
territory, to at once take retaliatory steps.
1t is said this will be done to the extent
of paralleling every mile of road owned
by the Manitoba. Arrangements are
already made to build into the Red river
country the moment the Manitoba is
headed for Northern Pacific territory
west of Helena across the border line
The company's lines in Manitoba are to
be extended.
CONSOLIDATING ROADS.
Boston, Oct. 24.-The report of the
traffic agreement between the Unlou
Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern
was confirmed at the Union Pacific office
to-day. The agreement is for ten years
and covers thirty closely printed pages.
The compact provides for joint tariffs
and trains; settlement of disputes;
divisions OF earnings from through trains;
proportions of equipments; rates under
competition; and that no competitor
shall have advantages over the parties to
this agreement which goes into effect on
November 1. The agreement goes into
effect east of Chicago, but can mean
nothing less than a through line from
ocean to ocean by way of the Boston
Albany and the Vanderbilt lines.
sPRECKELs AND THE SUGAR TRUSTS.
PHILADELPHIA, October. 24.-Claus
Spreckles intended to begin work at his
big refinery to-day, but, owing to the
bad weather and other causes, be was
prevented from doing SO. Active opera
tions will propably begin next week.
Spreckles is confident that he will win
the fight against the sugar trust. II will
produce 100000 pounds of sugar per
day at the start,' said Mr.. Spreckels.
"BY February 100000 pounds day
will be turned out. 1 have decided to
double my plant, and when the new
buildings are finished, as they will be
before the end of next year will produce
A 100000 pounds day. New Orleans
will be the next objective point. A
refinery will be built there with a cap.
acity Of 100000 pounds a day, and
when have doubled my plant here, 1
will produce 100000 pounds of sugar
per day. The trust produces 5000, 900
pounds day, go when get fully started
l shall turn out tbree-fourths of the entire |
product, and l shall sell it too"
PENNoYER's RAILROAD. |
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-Governor
Pennoyer's plan to construct o portage |
railroad at The Dalles, instead of a boat
railway or canal and locks, has been |
received, and is being somewhat dis
cussed here. Being asked his opinion on
the subject, Senator Dolph said it looked |
as if the matter was to be made politi-
cal hobby and ridden to death; that the
Oregon delegation in congress were
united in their efforts to secure the re-
moval of distractions at this pt int by |
some speedy and proder method; that
they had succeeded In getting an appro-
priation for the examination of the river
at this point by the board of engineers,
that the board consisting of some of the
most eminent engineers of the army
which was appointed a year ago, exam
ined the distinctions, surveyed the river,
aud under directions of the secretary OF
war had since visited England and France
to examine similar works; that Col. Men
Iel was now in San Francisco engaged IN
the report, which he was as
,ured would be ready before the meeting
Of congress, and that he believed it |
would be in favor of the boat railway;
that the governor had first advocated
boat railway, but in recent speech be.
fore the waterway convention at Port
land had advocated the canal and locks,
and was now advocating the ordinary
standard gauge, pol tage railway, which
would necessitate the handling of freight
twice, and would be operated when there
we're appropriations for that purpose, and
stopped when there were none; that he
Senator Dolph) did not believe there
was anything in the governors state
ment that boats which could navigate
the Upper Columbia could not navigate
the lower river, but that such statement,
coming from such source would un
be used against the delegation
in their efforts to secure an appropriation
for the work; that the secretary of war
would base his recommendation upon re-
port of the engineers, and not upon the
opinions of persons having neither skill
nor experience in such matters; that con-
gress had never undertaken the construc
lion of railroads, and that he did not be-
ieve 1t was possible to secure an appro
priation for such purposes.
THE KENTUCKY FACTION FEUD.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. pa special
his morning gives correct statement OF
The killed and wounded in the factlonsl
light near Harlan court house yesterday.
Two hours before daylight the law and
,rder party, hitherto styled "The Turner
action of Harlan county," fifty men In
Ill, armed with Winchester rifles and
'evolvers, under the leadership of County
Judge Lewis, left the court house and
made an assault upon the Howard forces,
n camp at E. NJ. Howard's house, mile
rom town. The engagement was short,
harp and terrific, but not one OF the at
ackiug party was hurt. One of How
rd's side, Millard Dean, was instantly
Tiled, and SIX others were wounded.