New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-13

W. ne n.,d tn he the power behind the throne that
Inspired THIS t 6usc, eomssoners win look for aid IN
substantiatng their charges OF VIOLATION VI INC in'
MYSTERIOUS SURVEYS AT PITTsBuhG'
pittsburg Jan. IL tspeciaD-some railroad oon'
pany is evidently seeking an entrance 10 fi"Sous
under Mount Washington -Four times since lao'
summer CORPS of engineers have run lines TOT ''.-
eI rom the Pftsburg and Lake Ere Railroad 'raohs
tbroueb Mount Washington to the valley oehihu 'r
thence south for unknown distance on" ~,
eral miles paralleling the Castle shannon ,''Aor
some of the stakes being placed between INC i@NS
ra,lroad from PIttsburg to penetrate the iron oic
80, apa humber regions of West Virginia has oeen
talked OF for years 1t is known that the 'shocro'
people have had their eyes turned IN 'his uireouo,
for some tme and the fact that these survey ,io1
to tho tracks of the Plttsburg and LAKE ENG ioau
controlled by them inclines many 10 inc pcnoi 'n".
tbev know all about the scheme. otsers suspect
that the Blaine and Elkns interests IN west ''re'
are s..t,nr an outlet in this direction Still another
thsoyv n that the surveys are being made ior tne
wheeling division Of the Baltimore and ONO 10 bal Ral
road for the purpose o. srv ayedng fhe present
psv ~ grsde al whitehall The engineers who maae
the Surveys positively refuse to reVeai ING iuen'
of their employers.
KANSAS CITY ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION
xansas c,tv. Mo. jan 10 (speciall.-Notce was re-
.s,ved This morning by the different freight agents
IN this city that the Atchison Topeka ana ean'a 70
RAILROAD in connection with the Fremont r'Aiioi'i
and Missouri Valley road, was making tho same ia'0'
to California points from Omaha as are mace rom
kansas City The former road hnving compietee us
..,or fyor, concorda to Superior, Neb.. meets the
rrsont lne at that place, and then tho Omaha pusi
ness Is carried west at the low rate Ds rouhaseu
route since the rate from Omaha to the west ~"
hitherto been considerably higher than IRON hansaS
CITY. this has tendency TO send western ousinesS
nv the northern route instead Of through kansas Ciy
and
.long with this reduction the Santa Fc, with the same
connection is making the same rates nom o o
ana kansas City to Kansas ;soy T IS dscrmna
ton against Kansas CITY re, al sis ss0 Of The In
terstate Commerce law Is not violateds
pRrsIpRNT ADAMs's WEEKLY DENIAL.
wall srroet accepted the report in "The Tines
xcxterday that Charles Francis Adams intended 10
resign the presidency Of the Union Pacific Railway
No accept the headship of the proposed Interstate
Association OF Railroads with the same inoredulity
which it shows to most Of the railway news pub
iished In that paper. The Incompetence OF the
proposed organization enough to satisfy the
brokers' who read Z" The Times" only to deriac u.
that Mr. Adams did not design to leave a certainty
for possibility Dispatches from Boston, however,
uuoted Mr. Adams as saying aughingly 81 made
my denial to the weekly report Of my INTENDED
resignation last Monday in advance. and another
denial is not due until next Monday at O'Clock.
vice = IN thai direction want shall never be
nected In any way with any commission
PHIIADEIPHIANs ON THE AGREEMENT
Philadeiphia Jan. 12 (epecaD.-Ths agreement ar
rived at between the railroad presidents and bankers
at the recent meeting IN New-York gives great salts
faction to railroad here, who say that the COM
bination is stronger any that had been formed
heretofore The declaration Of the banking interests
that they would furnish more money for the con-
structson of parallel lines was regarded as going
directly to the root of all the trouble prominent
mar ma plsp would probably Be- adopted for the
Eastern lines
GENERAL, MANAGERS AGREE ON A PLAN
Chicago jan 12.-The general managers OF the
fines west northwest and southwest of Chicago who
have been striving for two weeks TO agree on plan
for the formation Of passenger traffic In thor teiTtoy
completed their labors this evning The result was
the adoption of the plan proposed last September with
various amendments and notifications The discussion
IN regard TO the commissions was settled by fixing
nominal sum TO he paid Eastern agents for the sale OF
tickets the Western lines This may os snpleets
fc further amendment the presidents should
agree TO abolish commissions
Charleston, s. c., Jan IL (speciaD.-It is now al
most certain that the South Carolina Railway VIII
find way cut OF It's trouble letter has been re-
ceiycd here from A. Dutcnhoper. Of wall-st-, In
which no says: The second mortgage bondbolders OF
the South Carolina Railway beginning to stir up
things and combine for protection. i believe IL the
road werc we'll and ably managed that II could pay all
rs interest on first and second with gross income
OF 81 100000 1t is SAID that the second mofgaggc
invited to meet az No. 1S Whlst shortly, 1os
the purpose OF Iofectng plan IN purchase the road
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The west Shore Railroad tunnel at West Point has
heen entirely rebuilt and beginning to-day all trains
viii ne run according 10 schedule The :6t Chicago
exnress this morning win be tho first through train,
and thereafter all trains Will be run through as per
timetable without transfer
Philadelphia, JAN 1e tspecIaD.--A member Of tho
Ph!ladephiachicago syndicate stated to-day that the
svna,cafe had secured control o. the Chicago West
division Railway Company. Tho asAl payment toward
the purchase amount Of s4,loo,ooo due this month,
was made within a few days.
In Tbirdst. today It was ofnclally stated that a
road will be built from Parkersburg. W. Va, TO
c,Ifson Forge va, as a part Of the Black Diamond
system The line win connect at It's eastern terminus
Win the chesapeake and Ohio and the Richmond and
Allegheny, and will open up rich mineral and
lumber district
At the Baldwin Locomotive Works member OF
Tho frm stated that twelve per cent OF all the
,ocomotiyes made by the firm were exported TO for
e,rn countries including Mexico, New-zeaand, Aus
trelia. Brazil Cuba, Central America, Ecuador and
canada Tho works now making for the Mexican
rnteroceanie Railroad, which runs from Vera Cruz
10 Acapulco, ten Of tho heaviest nafo" sa"' ons'n's
"s Ths ishieh Valley Railroad Company hiss Just
made practical tests Of new electric ana altomatlc
brake. An emergency stop brought tram OF nieer