The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-16

Portland, Ore. June 15-Zara Snow.
counsel for the Oregon Short Line and
Utah Northern Railway company and
for Carr and Ames. interveners. have
fled a petition in the United States
circuit court of appeals for the Ninth
circuit praying an appeal from so much
of the order and decree of Judge GIL
bert Of June 3. 1895, as ordered Receiver
Egan 70 issue receivers certificates,
deliverable TO the American Loan and
Trust company for such sums as 1t
might pay for interest upon prior mort
cages n any part of the Short Line and
Utah Northern Railway properties and
from so much of the order as charges
the properties and their incomes with
len for these certificates.
The order allowing the appeals was
passed and citations were issued and
served upon the resident solicitors for
the American Loan and Trust company
w. II. Starbuck, president Of the Ore
gon Improvement company, is in the
city to attend the annual election, which
will take place Monday next. The COM
ing election has aroused great interest
as there is TO be a spirited contest The
opposition to President Starbuck's man
aSement has centered upon Elijah
Smith as their candidate for president.
a prominent railroad man says that
j. j. Hill, president of the Great North
ern, used his influence in favor of the
election of Mr.. Smith to the presidency
of the Oregon Improvement company.
If Hill can scure the election Of Smith
he will be able TO secure the use Of val
liable terminal grounds in Seattle.
which the Oregon Improvement COM
pany controls.
Portland, Ore, June 15.-As the Ore
gon Short Line receivership case pro-
crosses 1t becomes more entwined with
legal technicalities. Today Judge Bel
linger revoked the order given the IN
ION Pacific receivers yesterday permit
ting an appeal from the decision OF
Judge Gilbert concerning the issue Of
certificates to the amount of 1864. 335
by the consolidated mortgage bond
holders Of the Oregon Short Line and
Utah Northern company. Judge Bel
linger took the matter of appeal under
advisement.
The Union Pacific did not desire to ap-
peal to the circuit court of appeals from
Judge Gilbert's order appointing Egan
receiver, for this would be an admis-
sion that the American Loan and Trust
company could appeal from Judge Mer-
ritt'S order appointing Mr.. Bancroft, so
the Union Pacific is endeavoring 10 get
llic lllCO lIIc VI dD-
peals, on the question Of receivers GER
tificateS.
RATES ARE GONE TO RECK
Chicago. June 15.-The freight Off
Gals Of the western roads are now ap-
prehensive that they are confronted
by the probability OF one of the worst
rate wars they have ever experienced
Rates in every direction and of every
class ar ebeing cut anywhere from fifty
TO eighty per cent. The collapse OF all
freight money pools and the bursting
Of the Southwestern association has
left the Western Freight association the
only organization in the west by which
freight rates are being maintained at
all and even II seems powerless to avert
in any way the decentralization which
has been spreading for the last two
months The action of tn Union Pacific
yesterday in reducing rates knocked
about the last prop from under tn SEIZED
ules and there is nothing but shattered
tariffs in sight in every direction. This
is the view of some of the most con-
sentative officials Of the western lines
and everything at present seems 20
point to the accuracy Of their conclu-
SionS.