Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
RAILROAD MATTERS.

A Resolution Passed by the Interstate
 Commerce Railway Assoeiation-
 MT. Hamblln's PeremRtery ssNo.''
 CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-The presidents of lines in the Interstate Commerce Railway associ- ation to-day passed the following resolution:
 Resolved, That on account of the failure of the Northwestern Division of Western Freight association to make satisfactory ar rangements with eastern lines for publishing through rates the matter be dropped until such time as eastern lines will show will lingness to help meet the competition by way of the great lakes and Canadian railroads and Eastern States to St. Paul and Minneap- elis.
 The Chicago, Burlington and Northern was invited to confer with the presidents, al- though not member of the association. The vote on the resolution was unanimous by the members, but MT. Hamblin, of the Burling- ten and Northern, voted "no." The resolution was immediately handed over to the meeting of the Western Freight associa- tion, and was by them discussed. No con- clusion could be reached, MT. Hamblin firm ly declining to agree to drop the matter. Under previous resolution of the freight association the Burlington and Northern had been given the privilege of five days notice instead of ten days according to the assooia- | tion rules.
 Much time was spent in trying to withdraw ! this permission, but MT. Hamblin stuck to ! his privilege. At the close of the meeting he | said to a reporter: sI do not care to say ex- ! actly what we will do or when we will do 1t. The policy of delay can go no further, how ! ever, and we can dc what we want now with out being hindered by association rules. No, we have not changed our minds about taking | part of the through business"
 NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The rate committed | of the Southern Railroad and Steamship as | sociation to-day decided that at present nc advance in freight tariffs would be made. | THE IVES CASE.
 MT. shor. en the Witness Stand-Th, Prisoner Did Not want to weal ! HandcuHs.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-In the Ives cas- to-day the chief witness was MT. Short. Int witness testified that his relations with IYa were always most friendly, and it wa through his instrumentality that his salar! was raised and also that tho salary of hi stepson was also increased.
 But once Ives asked him to do an imprope thing when he requested witness to draw or the treasurer of the Terre Haute and Indian spolis railroad for $15, ,0O0, which he refused to do because he had heard that the firm O
 H. S. Ives & Co., was about to fail At the adjournment the sheriff's officer
 proposed to handcuf Ives on an order iron the under-sheriff. When his counsel heard
 of this they profsssed the greatest indignation
 and Lawyer Brooke rushed over to the as
 sistant district attorney to learn If he hat
 anything to do with 1t. The matter wa
 finally settled by Judge Fullerton going t
 the sherif's office where it was learned i 1 was all a mistake.
 In the interval before his return the pris
 oner grew greatly excited. ''I will not wea
 handcufs!" he cried. "They shan't pu
 them on me. want to go ont like gentle
 man."
 Finally cab was procured and the pris
 oner conveyed in 1t fo the Tombs.