The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-18
MISTAKE SOMEWHERE
MIR. OLNEY DISAyOWS SUIT
AGAINST BIG RAILWAY.
he Did Not Authorize an Action to
Separate the Corporations Com
posing the Southern Pacific.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July IA most
important suit has been filed in the United
States Circuit Court by United States Dis
trict Attorney Dennis and Special United
States Attorney Call, under the special d.
rection Of Encouragement Olney, it being
a bill in equity against the Southern Pa
cifc company, of Kentucky. The bill asks
that all corporations which have combined
with the Southern Pacific be separated from
that corporation and the agreement under
which they working be annulled
and Cancelled. If the government wins il
means that the Central Pacific, of Cali
fornia, 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 set of 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 different lines of
railroad which are embraced in the alleged
combine follows: Southern Pacific
company, organized under the laws of Ken
lucky; Southern Pacific road. organized
under the laws of California and the
United States, of Arizona and New Mexico;
the Galveston, Harrisburg q San Antonio
Railway Company, the Texas New Or
leans, the Louisiana Western railway. Nor
gan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company, the American Inter
national Railway Company, the various
branch lines in California and other States,
the Central Pacific railroad, the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, the Pacific I'M
provement Company, the Central Trust
Company, of New York, concluding with the
names of G.. L. Huntington, Charles Crock
er. Mrs. Leland Stanford in her own name
and eXecutriX of Senator Leland STAN
ford, deceased, Mr.. Stillman, Mr.. Hubbard,
A. n Towne, J. A. Fillmore, ID. o. Mills,
Lloyd Tevis, l. II. Goodman, John A. Muir
and D. Burkhalter, who are named cit
liens and residents of Massachusetts
1t is alleged the lines from San Fran
cisco, via Los Angeles, TO Yuma, and from
Ogden, u. T., 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
troops, munitions of war and the public
stores of the United States; that the de-
PENDANTS have combined together and with
other persons and corporations to restrain
trade and commerce between and among
the several States of the United States and
furtherance of such conspiracy, combined
all lines OF railways and transportation
companies under a single management. 1t
is further prayed that all contracts, leases,
agreements and consultations between the
defendants, If any, relating TO the leasing
mentioned, may be annulled and declared
void. The complaint concludes by stating
that all defendants mentioned are neceS-
sarily parties to the suit and the prayer
is that the court order all of them to be
summoned. and that subpoenas be issued