, 1890-11-27
A STUPEND0US GAME
His Cunning Brain Has
Downed Them All.
PROFIT BY THE RUIN OF OTHERS
He Marched Triumphantly Out of
the Panic With Valuable
Trophies.

New YoRK. Nov. 2i.-It ls stated this
afternoon that an alliance was formed
between the interests represented by
George @. Magoun. of Kidder, Peabody
q Co., Jay Gould, O. T.. Huntington and
the Standard OIL party, by which all the
roads owned or controlled by them, in
dividuaily or jointly. win be operated
together, practically under Goulds
direction.
Ths alliance includes the Southern
Pacific, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Atohison, Wabash,
Kansas Il Texas, Texas Pacific and
many other roads.
1t is also said that Gould is trying to
force holders of Rock Island either to
sell their stock around the present price
or join hands with the other roadsin tho
alliance. The Burlington and Chicago
a. Alton will act with the allied roads,
whatever steps may hereafter be taken,
but there are fears that the Vanderbilts
may be angry at the loss OF their traffic
contract, with the Union Pacific and may
refuse to join.
If the Vandsrbilts and the roads con-
trolled by J. Pierpont Morgan can be
brought in, = meeting of bankers and
country will be called and new associa-
tion formed. Then . material advance
in all railroad rates will at once be
ordered.
Gould was asked this morning in
reference to the report that he got con-
troll of the Atchison, Topeka l. Santa
Fe railroad. He said tho report was
erroneous, although he admitted he
N af k.k
son stock. He said the Missouri
Pacific and Atchison had entered into
an agreement with reference to the
future. The future business policy of
the roads, they agreed, Mother shall
build any lcompeting roads into the
territory of the other without . full
understanding and sanction OF the
other.
With reference to rates ON trans
continental lines, Gould expressed con-
tidence that the agreement between the
presidents would be renewed and
strictly maintained within q short
time. Under the situation nearly all
the roads interested favor restoration
of rates. 1t only remains ior the
bankers to call the presidents together.
1t Is authoritativsly learned to-day
tnab IheetluB VI tHe priHCipui slOCk-
holders of the Union Pacific for re-or-
ganization of the board of directors will
be held next week. 1t 10 understood
that Charles Francis Adams will retire
and be succeeded by Sidney Dillon. The
new board OF directors will include Rus
sell Sage, Jay Gould, Alexander Orr,
and Henry II. HYDE.
Tho new board intends to appoint
some young, active railroad man as
vice president and general manager,
whose headquarters will be at Omaha.
The person to be selected has not yet
been determined, but an endesvor will
be made to secure a young man of
abundant railway expei ience and the
highest capability.
The Vanderbilt people admit that
Gould got control of the Union Pacific.
One OF the parties named as director
said the board soon will be rsorganized.
John ID. Rockefeller, working with
Gould, brought the change about He
refused to speak about the future policy
OF the road in regard to the Northwest
traffic agreement.
Chauncey Depew. president Of the
New York Central, was seen tonight
and asked what the Vanderbilts would
do about the alliance. lie said swell,
as don't know anything about this
alliance, L could not say without look
ing into it. Come around again and
may tell YOU"