The herald., 1894-03-22
A SETTLEMENT NOT PROBABLE
Union Pacific Scale of Wages
Still Hanging Fire.
Will Not Consent to the Desired
Increase.
The AtchIson Road Obduratss While
the Other Roads Want the Rate
Raised-Notes tn
the Clty.

CHICAGO, March 2l.-The Western
Passenger association lines struggled all
day with the proposition to raise the $40
rate between Chicago an1 the Missouri
kiver. Nothing wac done. and the meet
ing will be resumed tomorrow, when
the Union PaclSc will be represented.
Heavy pressure was brought to bear
upon the Atchison to induce it to con-
sent to an elevation OF rates, but 1t
steadily refuses. 1t declares the reduC-
ton OF rates east OF the Missouri river
had nothing to do with its troubles with
the Southern Pacific, but was made
necessary by tie action OF the Union
Pacific and certain lines within the as
sociation. The conditions calling for
the reduction still exist, and therefore
the Atchison announced it could not
consent to raising the rates. The North
western, which has all along been
charged with cutting rates in connection
with the Union Pacific, was anxious to
have the rates put up both eaet and west
Of the river.
REPUNcHED TICKETS.
SAN Francisco, March 2l.-A cleves
scheme to swindle the Southern Pacific
by the REISSUE OF punched railroad
tickets has been unearthed, and f. A.
Whiteside aud j. A. Andrews, clerks in
the company's Office in this city, and A.
B. Greenwald aud NJ. Greeuwald. ticket
scalpere, have been arrested for forgery.
When conductors OF the Southern Pacitic
turned in their punched tickets from
Portland or Ogden to San Francisco to
these two clerks it was their plan to
take them, re-punch them to another
point, cay Los Angeles, and ie.punch
the date, say from January to April and
cell them to the ecalpers. The work was
very skilliull7 done and tickets were ac-
cepted without question by conductors.
The swindle has been continued for eome
time and the profits OF the conspirators
were quite large.
WAGE SCHEDULES.
OMAHA, March 2l.-No conference was
held between the Union Pacific EN-.
ployees and President CLARK on the wage
schedule this morning. as the result of a
suggestion by the latter that the various
branches of labor prepare schedule OF
what they wanted, believing this the
quickest way to reach decision. Ac-
cordingly the various branches went to
work on the schedules. The engineers
completed their schedule by noon and
went into conference this afternoon.
The telegraphers, who had already pre-
aented a schedule to Superintendent
Korty, continued in session with him
during the forenoon, without reaching o
conclusion.
This afternoon the engineers submit
ted their compromise schedule. and
after half an hours general talk with
Mr.. Clark withdrew to await the con-
clusion of the trainmen's conference.
The trainmen expect to be through by
noon tomorrow. The prospect OF an
agreement appears more remote than
ever tonight.
THE FIRST TO ARRIVE.
Sr. PAUL, March 2l.-The frat through
passengers from the Pacific coast this
week over the Northern Pacific arrived
tonight. Three train loads of them and
three train loads OF msil, part OF which
came from the Union Pacific, which
was unable to get trains through on &C.
count OF washouts, arrived.
THE RATE WAR ENDED.
As was told yesterday the rate war
between the Southern Pacific aud Santa
Fe railroads is now at an end, and the
old schedule will be placed in operation
with the first OF the month.
The following circular letter was sent
out to all of the ticket agents of the
Southern Pacific railroad by T. II. Good
man, general passenger agent from San
Francisco, under date of March 10TH
Existing cut rates for continuous-trip
tickets to eastern points via Ogden, Mo-
! lave or Ell Paso will cease with the 3lst
| inst. Commencing April 1st noxt, rates
| for continuoua-trip tickets via the routes
named to Missouri river points, to Hous'
ton, Galveston, st. Louis, Memphis,
New Orleans and Chicago, and to points
beyond, also to points intermediate to
those above named, will be restored to
the rates for similar tickets which were
in effect February 28th last.
PERSONALS AND NOTES.
Z. P. Ripley, vice-presidsnt OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road, left the city yesterday for the
north.
Gen. M. H. Sherman, president of the
Electric railway, arrived yesterday from
San Francisco.
John T. English of Danville, ILL.,, a
cousin of q. F. Tincher of the Santa Fe,
is in the city. He will remain here
about 10 days.
Work is progressing on The new cleo.
trio road in Boyle Heights, tracklaying
now being pushed actively on Cummings
street.
MOT cAMnTnArE