Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-20
RAILWAY WORLD.
Meeting to Reduce Passenger Rates to
the Coast.

RAILWAY WORLD.
Meeting to Reduce Passenger Rates t.
the Coast.
CHICAGO, December 19th.-A meeting O
the Chicago and st. Louis lines was held a
the office of Chairman Finley, of ths
Western Passenger Association, for the
purpose of readjusting rates to Pacific COas
points, rendered necessary by the opening
of the new Santa Fe route to the West b.
the way of ST. Louis. The new line will BIZ
opened on Sunday. Heretofore the rate te
California via ST. Louis has been greater
than that via Missouri river points. A
satisfactory agreement was reached. by
which the Santa Fe will be permitted tc
make the same rates via San Francisco as
are in vogue upon the more direct lines BY
the wey of Kansas City and Omaha. The
effect will be to lower the existing rate viz
st. Louis so cents per ticket. The agree
ment, which is temporary one, will las
until more satisfactory equalization O.
the existing rates can be made
NOT STRONG AGREEMENT.
New YORK, December 19sh.-The Com,
merciaI Bulletin, editorislly discussing the
Western Railroad agreement, says: 1t is 6
serious question whether the Advisory
Board possess any real power whatever
The agreement does not look as strong OF
binding as has been expected. The absence
Of provisions in regard 10 the control of the
different companies causes feeling of dis
trust. 1t seems to be the general i'm
preston of Wall street this agreement will
be found not materially stronger than that
formed with so much flourish by the rail.
way Presidents sometime ago, which asso.
cision OF gentlemen" was found to have
no power and came to nothing. It is q
question whether the new agreement
confers upon anybody more power than the
old one. 1t is stipulated, indeed, that any
official or employe who may disregard the
established rates shall be at once discharged
But discharged by whom? What powe,
could discharge Gould from the Presidency
of the Missouri Pacific, or Huntington from
the Presidency of the Southern Pacific
Even the form of agreement is about as
frail as it can be. The compact really in.
sures term of six months only. There
seems every reason to expect that this ex-
pe0ient for controlling railroad competition
will come TO the same fruitless issue as all
that preceded il.
BLoCKADED BY SNOW.
PITTsBURG, December 19th.-The Pitts
burg and Wheeling divisions of the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad are blockaded by
snow. Passenger trains on the Pennsyi.
vania and other lines are running, but from
one to three hours late.
FATAL COLLISION.
LEADvrLLE (Col), December 19th.-The
east-bound passenger train on the Colorado
Midland ran into the rear end of freight
train near Cardiff this morning, demolish-
ing the caboose, killing an unknown man
and seriously wounding three trainmen.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
ALTOONA (Pa.). December 18th. = The
first section of the Western express, COM
posed OF baggage and day coach, jumped
the track IN the yards this morning, and
was badly wrecked. Two trainmen were
hurt, but the passengers escaped with Sc.
we're shakingup.
Indoor Baseball.
New York, December 19th.-Final ar.
rangemeEts for securing Madison SQUARE
Garden for indoor bali-playing by pro.
fessionals are completed, and the first prac.
tice game will be played on Saturday
night. The gravel on the floor of the biz
garden will oe rolled and watered and 9
diamond a trife smaller than the regula.
ton one will be laid out. 1t is the plsn tc
have the bases twenty-five yards apart in
stead Of thirty yards, as it is deemed neces
sary, ewing TO the width of the Enclosure
The spectators will be protected by an i'm
mense netting hung around the entire
building. No change in the arrangement
OF seats will be made Just yet, out if The
scheme proves successful, it is quite likely
that the spectators will be accommodated
at one end of the building, giving tn;
y,iaUpra mora nil THO HALL
be like the one now in use at the Seventh
Regiment armory and the bats will be
specially made.
Funeral of General Terry.
New HAVEN Comm, December l9th.-
The remains of Major-General Terry yer.
placed in their last resting place this after
noon. At o'clock services were held q
the home OF the deceased for members O
the family only. The remains were ther
transferred TO the United Church, and unit
2 o'clock the public was allowed to gaz
upon the face of deceased. Then the sery
ices were held, during which minute gun
were fired and the bell in the City Hall wa
iolied. The remains were inferred at tn
Grove-street Cemetery. The pail. bearer
were eight Sergeants from the Second Regi
ment. The honorary bearers were ex Gov
ernors Harrison and Ingersoll, Lieutenant
Governor Mervin, Judge Hollister, Franci
Wayland, Henry A. Blake and Arthur d
Osborne.
Escaped From a Mexican Jail.
Ell PAso (Texss), December 19th.-Do
Bolton, who has been in Jail at Juarez
Mexico. for killing ]. H Cavitt, escape,
yesterday and is now in Texas. Cavitt an,
Bolton were wealthy cattlemen, partners
owning extensive interests in Mexico. 4
business difficulty resulted in the shooting
Yesterday was visitors day at Juarez
and many called on him, among them
number of American soldiers. Bolton es
capped, disguised in an army coat. Cavitt'
brother is hot or his trail, and trouble vii
ensue when the men meet.
Pacific Mail.
New YORK, December 19th.-Kiernan'
Agency issues the following concernin.
the strength displayed by Pacific Mail In
slders, especially George J. Gould, Presi
dent, and Russell Sage, say that even with
out subsidy, which, how er, seems
almost certain, the stock is rth consid
erably more per share on its p. sent show
ing. The insiders insist that when it sole
at 20, four years ago this month, the com
pany did not make anything like the mel
money it now puts by.
Meant to Die,
BURLIHGTeN JUNCTION (Mo.), Decembe,
leih.-C. E. Dyche, proprietor of the Com
mercial Hotel, shot himself in the ches
last night. inficting a fatal wound. H,
was preparing to fire second shot, wher
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Coombs, and F. NJ
Baker tried to disarm him. In the strug
gle which followed both of them were shot
Baker perhaps fatally.
Death of an Executor.
New YORK, December l9th.-Edwin II
Sheldon, executor and trustee of th,
wenty-million-dollar estate Of William B
Ogden, formerly Mayor of Chicago. dice
suddenly yesterday in this city. he wa,
prominently connected with several bust
ness enterprises in Chicago.