The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-17
TO BREAK IT.
Action Against the
Railroad.
-OENEY FILES A BILL.
. It. VIII Disintegrate the
System.
HIS GRAVE ALLEGATIONS.
How the Southern Pacific Has
-. Been Built Up.
FRAUDS UPON THE GOVERNMENT
Now 1t Is Sought to segregate and
Operate Separately Each Par
ticuIar Road.
FRAUDS UPON THE GOVERNMENT
Now 1t Is Sought to Segregate and
Operate Separately Each Par
ticular Road.

I Los ANGELES, July 16.-A most i'm
] pottant suit, far reaching in its scope and
possessing characteristics Of grave import
fey California and still more for San Fran
. cicso, was filed in the United State Circuit
. Court in this city this evening. 1t is
signed by Atsorney-General Olney and the
local United States attorneys and comes
in<the form of a pleading in equity under
section 4, act of July 2. 1890. on which the
+. Federal authorities have been proceeding
against the strikers and the railroad CON-
panies, because it makes it unlawful to
iGFm combinations or C0nspiracies against
:: Interstate commerce or interference with
the mails
,lFhe action is entitled The United States
vs.. the Southern Pacific of Kentucky and
about thirty other railroads controlled and
absorbed by the Southern Pacific. includ-
ing the Pacific Mail.
:, In the suit the Government alleges that
such combination is a restraint of trade
and commerce and a conspiration under
the laws.
District Attorney Denis says the effect,
il the Government wins the suit, will be to
destroy the monopoly the Southern Pacific
= Company has in the West, and especially
:iB:San Francisco. The Government also
asks to have all leases and combinations
Of railroads annuled and set aside, and
that each separate road be required to
OpeTate its lines Oy separate officers and
: W]theut combinations.
:: he effect on San Francisco will be that
- the lines to that city will be taken out of
The JOINT control of monopoly. and COM
. cGHses. for Indictment.
:*kne<suit was brought under the express
authority OF the Attorney General. The
defendants Will be served with papers as
speedily as possible all over the United
States from Los Angeles and will have to
:: appear here.
: The full text of the bill in equity is as
folLows
= : EO the Judges Of the United States Circuit
:.GOnrt for the Southern District of California:
The UuHed States of America, by direction of
The: Attorney General thereof, represented by
:GeQrge.j. Denis, United States District AttOr-
.~ney, ant Joseph Il. Call, special attorney,
brllg this their petition In equity against the
Southern Pacific Company. a corporation
organized and existing under and by virtue of
tie laws Of the State OF Kentucky; the South
.ef:r Pacific Railroad Company a corporation
2 SFate OF California and the United States; the
.Sontnern Pacific Railroad Company, corpora
Ton organized aud existing under and by virtue
Of the laws OF the Territory OF Arizona; the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, organized
and existing under and by virtue of the laws OF
the. Territory OF New Mexico; the Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company.
aeGrporati0n organized and existing under and
bFYlTtus Of the laws Of the State of Texas; the
Fexas ana New Orleans Railroad Company OF
1874, corporation organized and existing
unuer and by virtue OF ;he laws of the
State OF Texas the Louisiana Western
RahToad Company, a corporation organ
LED and existing under ana by virtue
OF the laws Of the State of Louisiana; Morgan's
LOUISIANA and Texas railroad and Steamship
> Company, corporation organized and exist
. Ing uEeer and by virtue of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana; the Mexican International
Railroad Company, corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue OF the laws of
. the State OF Connecticut; the Southern Pacific
: Railroad Company, corporation pretending 10
: be ORGANIZED In the year 1888 under and nv
virtue of the laws Of the State of California: the
San Jose and Almaden Railroad Company; the
: PaJaro and Santa Cruz Railroad COmpanv. the
: Monterey Railroad Company; the Monterey
Extension Railroad Company; the Southern
Pacific Branch Railroad Company; the San
Pablo and Tulare Railroad Company; the San
Pablo and Tulare Extension Railroad COMPANY:
. the San Ramon Valley Railroad Company; the
Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad Company;
tine. san Joaquin Valley and Yosemite Rail
road; the Los Angeles and San Diego Railroad
Company; the Los Angeles and Independence
=: Railroad Company; the Long Beach, Whittier
AND Los Angeles County Railroad Company;
the Southern Pacific Railroad Extension Com
p&hy the Ramona and San Bernardno Rail
Ioad Company, each organized under and by
virtue Of The laws OF the State OF California;
the Texas ana Pacific Railroad Company; the
Central Pacific Railroad Company. organized
under the laws of California and the United
htalesi the California and Oregon Railroad
=. company, corporation organized and existing
uAaer.the laws of California and the United
STATES; the Oregon Central Railroad Company,
acgrpIaJlon organized and existing under and
Dy VlItuE OF the laws OF Oregon and the United
:9latesi the Pacific Mall Steamship Company
: corporation; the Pacific Improvement Com
pahy' corporation organized and existing
'uhuei ana Oy virtue Of the laws of the State of
14FlioIhia' The Central Trust Company of New
. YORK, "a corporation organized and exist
d: Ing. under aud by virtue of tho Laws
Of the Stale Of New York; Coils p.
Huntington, citizen ana resident OF CaIifor
MAJ CDarles +. CTOcker, resident and clrlzen
OF The State OF California; Edwin F SearIae a
citizen and resident Of the State OF MaSsacbn.
,se+Is; Mrs. Leland Stanford, a citizen and resi-
dent Of tile State of California; Mrs. Leland
Stanford as execurix of the last will and tes.
lament OF Leland Stanford, deceased, cttfzen
and resident OF the State of California: Thomas
E.: Stillman, a citizen and resident Of New
York; Thomas H. Hubbard, citizen and resi-.
-dentof New York; A N. Towne. a citizen and
: resident Of California; j. A. Fillmore citizen
:ana resident OF The State of California; d. q
Mills, Floyd evis and Geriet l.. Lansing trus.
ices each resident Of aud citizen OF the state
of. California; i. II. Goodman, a citizen and
resident of the State of California; John A
Muir, actizen of the State OF California. resid-
Ing within the Southern District of California.