The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-22
THE RAILWAYS.
4 Sweeping Reduction in Rates to the
Denver Oonolave.

CHICAGO, July 2l.-Conslderable OF a
sensation has been caused by the an
nouncement of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway that it will make a rate
of $12 from Chicago to Denver and return
on account of the triennial copclave OF the
knights Templars. The other roads are
filled with CONSERVATION by this startling
cut The Atchison people say that they
are compelled to make the reduction In
order 10 protect themselves against the
demoralizng conduct OF their competitors.
The rate originally agreed upon was one
fare for the round trip (S2S. .15). After es-
tablishing this rate the various lines sent
agents 10 the Communicates, Of Knights
Templars to make arrangements for their
transportation and TO secure as much pat
ronage as possible. To their surprise they
discovered that the Chicago and Alton had
stolen march on them. AS long ago as
last summer, when the boycOtters were
waging war on the Alton, that company,
with its usual foresight, had Sc
cured contracts with nearly all the
communicates in Michigan, Indiana
and Ohio, and also with a number in
Pennsylvania, New York and New Eng
land, and had made arrangements for the
transportation of an immense number of
people to the conclave, Before the associ-
alton had fixed the rate the Alton had
chartered 1876 Pullman cars and secured
pledges enough to fill them. IL is claimed
chat the Rock Island and the Burlington
then began To offer all sorts of induce
ments to other communicates, In violation
of their agreements, so that when the
Atchison undertook to gather in share
OF the business by legitimate means 1t
could make no headway. The officials of
that road claim to have discovered that its
competitors have given away in the shape
of transportation TO bands, committees
and commandery officials, as we'll as
money donations and reduced charges for
sleeping car accommodations, enough to
bring the actual cash rate per passenger
down 10 Sl2. Therefore, they have decided
to sell tickets at that price.
ST. LOUIS, July 2l.-The st. Louis and
San Francisco railway tonight published
n rate to Denver and return of Si2 for the
Knights Templars, giving the same reas-
on for so doing as the Atchison.
ST. JOSEPH Mo. July 2l.-The jury in the
cases against 5 Il. and Z. W. Howell, and
Tibbetts, their clerk, on trial iu the
/ United States court here returned a ver-
dict of guilty this afternoon. The defend
ants will be sentenced tomorrow. Howell,
Jewett & Co. Operated lumber Yards at
Atchison and Omaha, and had a business,
IN connection with their partner, s Il.
Howell, at Chicago. q. w Howell was
not partner in the firm, but managed its
business and that OF Howell Bros at Chi
cago. 11bbetts was the confidential ship
ping clerk of the firm and dealt directly
with Manager Mott Of the Western Weigh
ing association in his capacity as shipping
clerk. 1t was alleged that Tibbetts, with
the knowledge and consent of his princi-
pals, couspired with Mott to defraud the
railway companies by underweighing ship
ments of lumber by the company. The
prosecutions were had under he interst tate
commerce law, and have attracted wide
attention.
KANSAS CITY, July 2I-A contract for
the extension of the Kansas City, Nevada
and Fort Smith railway from Hume, Nc,
20 Plttsburg, Kan, has been let and the
extension will be completed within sixty
days The extension will give the road
10 miles OF completed line through the
coal fields of southeastern Kansas aud the
lead and zinc fields Of southwestern Mis-
souri,. IL is expected that the road will be
able TO make money out of this traffic, and
will be then able to float honds for the
completion of the road to the gu,f OF Mex
ico, Its final terminus, 1t viii cross the
Missouri Kansas and Texas at Nevada,
nnd will afford the latter road an oppor-
tunlty 10 gain an entrance to Kansas CITY,
which 1t has been seeking for a long time
Boston, Mass, July 2l.-The Boston
News Bureau says that lt Is reported on
good authority that on account of the re-
fusal of the Western Traffic association
TO carry out the agreement the Burlington
Will withdraw from the association ia
October, and the directory have given no
lice 60 that effect. President Perkins of
the Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy re-
fuses to confirm or deuy the report that be
has given ninety days notice of with
drawal from the Western Traffic associ2.