Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
Suit Against the Southern Pacific
Company Of Kentucky.
TRYING TO DISSOLVE 4 COMBINATION
The Ofense of the Strikers, That
Of the Corporation.
POINTS OF THE PETITION

Los ANGELES, Cal, July ia mos,
important suit was filed in the United
States circuit court today by United States
District Attorney Dennis and Special
United States Attorney Call. under the spe-
cial direction of Attorney General Olney.
1t being bill in equity against the South
ern Pacific Company Of Kentucky. The
bill asks that all corporations which have
combined with the Southern Pacific Com
pany be separated from that corporation,
and the agreement under which they are
now working can be annulled and Cancelled.
II the government wins 1t means that tie
Central Pacific Of California, Of Arizona
and Of New Mexico and Of the Santa Mo-
MICA branch, the Long Beach branch. and,
In fact, all lines which go to make up the
Southern Pacific system, will be separated
and operated by their own setsof officers.
The combination forming the Southern Pa
cific Of Kentucky Is alleged to be in a con-
spiracy to retard and restrict commerce.
The bill is brought under the same United
States statute under which proceedings
against the Southern Pacific striking en-
ployes were commenced, as contriving to
retard commerce.
The Alleged "COmbine."
The different lines of railroad which are
embraced in the alleged combine" are as
Aoho"S. CouNHcTh IdClHC company, OTSdn-
lied under the laws OF Kentucky; Southern
Pacific road organized under the laws of
California, and the United States of Ari-
IONA and New Mexico; the Galveston, Har-
risburg and San Antonio Railway Com
pany; the Texas and New Orleans railway;
the Louisiana Western railway; Morgan
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steam
Railroad Company; the various branch
lines In California and other states; the
Central Pacific Railway Company; the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company; the
Pacific Improvement Company; the Gen.
trail Trust Company of New York, conclud-
Ing with the names Of c. p. Huntington,
Charles +. Croker, Mrs. Leland Stanford In
her own name and as executrix Of Senator
Mr.. Hubbard, A. N. Towne, j. A. Fillmore,
D. o. Mills Lloyd Tevis /. H. Goodman,
John A. Muir. and d. Burkhalter Who are
named as citizens and residents of Cali
fornia. and Edwin F. Searles citizen and
resident of Massachusetts,.
The Conspiracy C:n-scd.
1t II alleged the lines from San Fran
cisco via Los Angeles to Yuma, and from
Ogden. Utah. to San Francisco. were con-
structed by the United States through the
agencies Of the different companies in the
sections. for the purpose Of procuring safe
and speedy transportation of the mails.
troops munitions Of war and the public
stores of the United States, and the de-
PENDANTS have combined and conspired to-
gether and with other persons and CORPORA
lions to restrain trade and commerce be-
tween and among the several states Of the
United States and foreign nations, and that
they have IN furtherance Of such conspir-
acy combined all lines Of railroad an 4 trans
portation companies under a single man
agement.
1t is further prayed that all contracts.
leases, agreements and consolidate be-
tween the defendants, IL any, relating 10
the leasing. operation or control Of any of
the roads mentioned may be annulled and
declared void. The complaint concludes by
stating that all defendants mentioned are
necessarily parties to the suit, and the
prayer Is that the court order all of them
to be summoned and that subpoenas be is
sued for them.