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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22

assistant General Passenger Agent D.
Z. Burley of the Union Pacific returned
yesterday from Denver. where he went to
attend the meeting of the trans Missouri
committee of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION
Mr. Burley does not anticipate any
trouble in settling the party rate diff
Guilty at Chicago Thursday, to which
time and place the Denver meeting. adj
Journed. He says the Union Pacific will
! retain the rate among its passenger
schedules irrespective of the action of
III slie other roads but he does not look for
rate-cutting to result in the event of the
other roads declining to adopt the rate.
Inc question involved, over which the
various roads failed to reach an agree
ihenl al Denver, is whether or not the
party rate" shall be abolished Hither-
10 the rate has been construed to apply
only 10 theatrical companies, and as such
mas proven satisfactory to all the roads
concerned, but the recent decision of the
supreme court of the United States, that
the rate, If maintained, must extend to
an classes or the roads refusing it be liza
Die 10 heavy penalty, has given rise to
desire among the roads extending west
only as lar as Colorado, to abolish the
rate entirely
The Union Pacific, however, did not and
goes not propose to eliminate the rate
from its schedule as it has large acre
OF settling up and wishes to avail itself
OF the party rate as an inducement to
immigrant travel. 1t was for this reason
that the Union Pacific insisted at the
Denver meeting on retaining the rate.
The roads opposed to extending the rate
to all classes stood out. hence the dis
agreement which it is hoped can be trans
formed into an agreement at Chicago to-
morrow.
The Denver & Rio Grande and Rio
Grande Western, it is said, took no sides
IN the matter at Denver but at Chicago
Union Pacific in demanding that the rate
be either adopted by all the roads or
conceded to them and it is also said that
whether the other roads come in or not
these western lines will refuse to abolish
it. Such course might be construed
by some to mean a rate war, but as
stated by Mr.. Burley, it is considered
contingency so remote from probability
as not to be looked for, at least at pres
ent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22

duty and privilege. He proposes to
substitute bill that will enable the
government. to liquidate the debt fall
ing due on the subsidy bonds and first
mortgage bonds of these companies;
provide for the collection of the debt
paid for interest upon the subsidy
bonds and apply the income of the cor
porauons to such purchases. Morgan
asserts that under fair. and honest
management the roads are able to pay
their debts, and says: -Four men who
owned the stock of the Central Pa
cine Railway. company, and few
VINO owned that of the Union Pacific
company. built them under contract
made with themselves through the
Contract and Finance company, and
the Credit Mobilier company which
they also owned, and they have blazed
up before the country in a glitter of
wealth that eclipses the greatest mon
archs of the earth.
They swarm the corridors of the
capitol with agents and lobbyists and
complain of the ingratitude of the re-
public, refusing to account for the
trust funds they received and carried
into their colossal fortunes, which
would more than pay these companies
out of debt and still leave them rich.
They demand that congress shall wait
a century for the payment of what
they left to us as a legacy of their
crime and shall surrender to them un-
der new contract and new condl-
tons this great national highway for
half of its value
He charges Huntington with divert
ing the earnings of the Central Pa
cific to the Southern Pacific. The SEN
ator proposes joint management of
the Central Pacific and the Union Pa
cific as a continuous line under a
board of government directors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
The Northern Pacific.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Mitchell of Oregon from the committee
on judiciary today reported the joint
resolution concerning the reorganiza-
tion of the Northern Pacific railroad
under foreclosure proceedings. The
committee made several amendments.
One of these provides that the bonds to
be issued by the purchasers shall not
bear interest at rate to exceed 4 per
cent. Another amendment allows the
issuance of $155, 000,00G worth of stock,
of which amount $75,O00,O 900 syorth may
be preferred, though it is provided that
the preference in this stock shall not
exceed per cent per annum as to
dividends.
The provision in the original bill pro-
hibiting consolidation, sale or lease to
any competing parallel line is stricken
out and an amendment inserted pro-
hibiting sale, lease or consolidation
with any other line without the con-
sent of congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
Wall STREET.

New York. April 21.-The incipient bull
market in STOCK securities was subjected
10 the test of realizing on fairly large
scale, but Oh the whole proved superior
TO the liquidation.
The volume Of business was large and
was fairly well distributed, with the rail-
road stocks holding their own compar-
atively well in point of activity. An en-
couraging factor was further weakness
in sterling exchange rates, including a
reduction of 12c in the posted figures by
one leading drawer.
The closing was steady with irregular
fractional net changes.
The bond market was active, and for
eign buying was noted in the prominent
issues. The Northern Pacific and Atchi-
sons recorded Improvement and adj
vances accorded in other directions. The
sales were $21. ass 600.
An increased inquiry for governments
for investment was reported resulting IL
advances in the new tours to 1881. The
aggregate dealings were S171, 900
Money on call easy at 1908 per cent;
last loan, per cent; closed 3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, sos per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at 4SSA@4SS12
for demand and z.S779Q4S72z for sixty
days.
Posted rates, 4SS6b4.SS15 and 4.S9@4.S91z.
Commercial bills, 1860.
Bar silver, 67Si.
Silver certificates, 671sM6S1z.
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MILLIONS MISSING.
B. &c o. Reorganization Committee
Strikes IL Snag.

b. & o. reorganization Committed
Strikes IL Snag.
| CHICAGO, April 21.-A special to the
Chronicle from Washington, D. c..
says:
The reorganization committee of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad has struck
a snag. The sum of 100000 900 is miss
ing and nobody is able to tell where it
has gone. The committee cannot pro-
coed any further in the direction of
getting that railway system out of the
hands of the receivers and courts until
the mystery of the disappearance of
this enormous amount of money is
cleared I'D. This statement is based
upon the authority of one of the most
prominent business men of Baltimore.
He had the information, he states, from
one of the members of the reorganiza-
ton committee who went to him for
advice in the premises The committee,
he alleges, discovered that from 1888 to
the date of the election of Cowan as
president of the company fully $30,O00,-
600 of the Baltimore & Ohio in Securi-
ties were disposed of without reports
of the transaction or transactions be-
ing made to the treasurer of the COM
pany.
Upon learning this state of affairs,
Tic uelilUeTS OI the COmullCee QeClQed
that the whole truth must be brought
out and they have determined to sift
the matter to the bottom 1t is stated
that no one who is cognizant with the
committees view of the matter believes
that ex-President Mayer profited to the
extent of a dollar by what took place
as the result of the deals made, or that
he knew of What was going on.
Despite reports to the effect that
there is want of harmony between
members of the New York committee on
organization and the members of
the Baltimore committee, it can be stat
ed that a perfect understanding exists
between the two committees and that
the determination has been reached be-
tween them that the Baltimore & Ohio
systm is too valuable a property to be
allowed to become disintegrated and
that it must be kept intact at all haz-
ards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
FOREIGN FNANCES

New York, April 21-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
There was further pronounced list to
Americans today, with increases in ac-
tivtty in the more quiet features. There
was genuine investment demand for
bonds, while the speculation in shares
also increased. Louisville and st. Paul
We're specially favored. Prices closed a
little under the best. The markets gen.
orally were good, although there was a
reaction at midday on Baron Hirsch's
death, he being a large holder of all Eng
fish and other stocks. The market fin
ally closed good, with some recovery in
the mines. gather that more gold ship
ments from New York to Germany may
be occasioned because of the remittance
from Berlin to London in connection with
the new Chinese loan, but l do not pre-
tend to have definite knowledge as the
matter is not properly understood here.
The Indian government has announced a
~ per cent loan of just over f2,00 900.
This is a record, India never having is
sued loan before under per cent. This
is already quoted at 4 premium, such is
the rush for firSt-class stocks.
In connection with the further decline
in Paris exchange ON London, gold is be-
ing bought here for France.
The Paris bourse was steady and the
Berlin bourse firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
UTAH MIDLAND.
Engineers Returned to Town Yes
terday and Were Paid Off.

The corps of engineers which has
been working on the westward survey
of the Utah Midland, returned yester-
day and were paid off. The members
of the party will return to the front
today. For week past they have
been camping at Grantsville and have
been rounding the point to the west
ward of that city, passing within a
mile and half of the town. The old
line which was run. by the Colonel
Murray crowd, so they state, is being
followed by the Utah e. California, and
the men working for that company
are away across the desert from Look
Out pass and going across in the di-
rection of Fish Springs as fast as pos
sible.
From indications, although the men
will not talk much, it would appear as
though the two companies were trying
to get through to the western terminus
as soon as possible. 1t was stated by
one of the men who came in yester-
day that the Midland people began
their work at point about three miles
east of the terminus between Garfield
and Tooele, and from remarks dropped
it would appear as if a traffice ar
rangement had been made between the
Utah & Nevada and.the proposed new
line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
Set UP the Yampah.

The employees of the Rio Grande West
ern office were setting EN- up" to all
their friends who called yesterday at
General Passenger Agent Wadleigh's
headquarters. The decoction was no
stronger, however, than the famous yam
pah water from Glenwood Springs, Colo,
a case of which was received at the Of
flee during the day. The Western is en-
joying unusually heavy travel to the
springs this season, a large percentage
of which is of the invalid tourist char
acter, drawn thither for the benefits of
the yampah water which has become eel
ebrated for it's curative qualities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
Use of the bridge.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Argument
was begun in the supreme court of the
United States today in the case of the
Union Pacific Railway company versus
the Chicago & Rock Island and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
companies. involving the right of the two
last named companies TO use the bridge
across the Missouri river between Council
Bluffs and Omaha controlled by the Union
Pacific and the Omaha and Republican
Valley company under a lease executed
to them by the Union Pacific company.
The Rock Island and Milwaukee COM
pany allege a breach of contract on the
part of the Union Pacific in refusing to
allow them the use of this bridge and
the reply is made that the lease was made
by both parties without proper authority
The argument was opened by Judge Dill
lon for the Union Pacific, who was fol-
lowed by j. M. Woolworth for the other
roads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Working on the Mileage Book Com
nittee's Report.

mittee's Report.
CHICAGO, April 21.-The general off
GERS and the general passenger agents
of the western roads met today. The
meeting confined itself to the task of
working out the details of the report
of the mileage book committee present
ed some time since, in which it was
recommended that the refund on the
books should be paid by the chairman
of the Western Passenger association
upon the presentation Of such book
covers as had not been put to an lille
climate use while in the possession of
the purchaser. A committee appointed
at the last meeting to see if some way
could not be found whereby party rates
can be granted without conflict with
the interstate commerce commission
was not ready to report and the mat
ter was left as it was. The meeting
will be resumed tomorrow. Some time
ago the western roads adopted a rule
that they would not take into consid
Grafton any application for reduced
rates until within sixty days before
the date upon which the meeting is to
be held Today they were asked to
make an exception in favor of a con-
vention of Indian schools, but they
quickly voted down the proposition,
and declared they would under no cir
cumstances make exceptions to the
rule
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Joint Traffic Association.

NEW YORK, April 21.-After nearly five
months delay, the case of the United
States against the joint traffic associa-
ton came up today for a hearing before
Justice Wheeler in the equity branch of
the United States circuit court.
Assistant District Attorney Wallace
McFarlane appeared for the United States
and opposed to him were James c. Carter,
ex-Minister Edward j. Phelps, L. c. Led
yard, Ashbel Green, c. B. Alexander, E.
Randolph Robinson and Judge Logan, of
Philadelphia, the latter for the Pennsyl-
vania railway, which filed separate an
swer to the complaint
Mr.. Mcfarland completed his argument
during the afternoon session of the court
and was followed by Mr.. Carter.
Mr.. Carter will continue his argument
tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22

DENVER, Colo, April 21.-The state
central committee of the Prohibition
party today elected the following as dele
gates to the national Prohibition con-
vention at Pittsburg, Pa, May n: John
Hipp. Norman Clifford and David Tatum
of Denver; Ellwood Easley of Golden, H.
c. Sherman of Sterling, Rev. a. r. Chase
of Boulder, j. NJ. Bartels of Pueblo, Rev.
D. l.. RAIDER of Pueblo. Mrs. A. S. Blake
of Colorado Springs and A. B. Could of
Fruita. John Hipp and E. T. Singletary
were chosen as members of the national
committee.
The committee adopted resolutions in
favor of free coinage of silver at the
ratio of l6 to l. The state convention
will be held at Pueblo July 80 and 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22

Boston, April 21.-The sales Of wool
in the market this week have been a
Trihe heavier but they have been made at
concessions due to some holders being
disposed to make the price low in order
TO induce sales. The following are the
quotations for some Of the leading de-
scriptionsi
Territory Wools-Montana, fine medium
and fine, 10@1S; secured, 80; Utah, Wyo-
ming. etc, fine medium and fine, 9G11;
secured, 31G32 California woods: North
ern county spring, 10Q12; secured, 30@32;
middle county, Hap: secured, 50. Aus
tralian woods, secured basis: Combing
superine, $3.50; combing good. 1915;
combing average, 4OM49
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
VISIBLE GRAIN.

New York, April Especial cable and
Geographic dispatches to Bradstreet's,
covering principal points of accumula-
ton, indicate the following changes in
the available stock of grain on Saturday,
April Is, compared with the preceding
Saturday: Available supply: Wheat.
United States and Canada, east Rockies.
decrease 10000 bushels: afioat for and
In Europe, decrease 100000 bushels; total
decrease worlds available supply 5000, 900
bushels. Corn, United States and Canada,
east Rockies, decrease 1SS.000 bushels
Oats United States and Canada, east
Rockies. decrease 600 bushels. Stocks
Of available wheat decreased 275,000 bush
els in northwestern interior elevators last
week: 10000 at various Manitoba storage
points; $4,000 bushels in Milwaukee pri-
waite elevators; 1900 at Fort William,
Ont, and 2S,0G0 at Cleveland, none of
which changes are included in the Off
ciai visible supply report. Corresponding
increases included $1,000 bushels in Chi
cago private elevators and $4,000 at
Leavenworth.
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Last, but not by any means least,
the president, and Vice Presidents Can
non and Nelden were appointed a COM
mittee to investigate the equities which
exist between the citizens of this city
and the electric light company, with a
view of ascertaining why we cannot be
led from darkness into light. They will
report as soon as they have concluded
their labors.
Feeling satisfied they had done a
good nights work the directors then
adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
Union Pacific Interest.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 21.-Judge
Walton Sanborn, United States circuit
court of appeals, today issued an or
der in one of the Union Pacific cases
directing the payment of interest cou-
pons which fell due August 1, 1889. and
which were secured by the first mort
gage bonds of the Oregon Short Line
railway, amounting to $4,000. Judge
Sanborn orders the receivers to pay
$135,000 past due interest on The consol-
idated Utah Northern Railway COM
naOU
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
SALT LAKE & PACIFIC.
Begin Running Its Line Through
Skull Valley Tomorrow.

The Salt Lake G Pacific will begin to-
morrow running it's survey line out
through Skull valley by way of Grants
VILE Assistant Engineer Hardy, whose
men are already in the field, expects to
start in the morning from Lake Point
and push the survey toward Grantsville
as rapidly as possible.
Chief Engineer Mccartney, of the same
company, returned Monday night from
Tooele where another party is running
line out Rush valley.
Mr.. Mccartney spent a week in the
field and reports the survey progressing
satisfactorily
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. April 21.--Cattle are now SELL
ing at the lowest prices of the season.
safes are slow at s.10d3.50 for common
dressed beef steers up to 400Q420 for
choice shipping and export cattle Cows
and heffers largely at 100000; bulls, 225
03.25; calves. $1,000 70.
There was q fair active local and ship
ping demand for hogs. Straight lots Of
heavy, 3.25@S.575z; butchers weights, 3. 400
80: light hogs, 3.60d3S5.
There was a better demand at 2.50l3. 60
Tor poor to prime sheep few going be-
low 800 ard sales were largely at 3.e063 go
fer Texans and at 340G3.50 for westerns
Lambs were in active demand at S.6eG460
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
The u S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all others.
COLONEL PAGES STAFF.
ADJUTANT, QUARTERMASTER AND
ASSISTANT TARGET INSPECTOR.
c. b. Thompson, David Thomas and
j. o. Nystrom Now Rank as Cam
tains-A Special Election Ordered.
April 81. 1895.

April 81. 1896.
Special Order No. 8
Under the provisions of the military
code, approved April 8, 1896, the follow
ing appointments were ordered upon
the staff of the colonel commanding,
viz:
First Lieutenant c. B. Thompson.
adjutant First regiment infantry, to
be adjutant with the rank of captain.
First Lieutenant David Thomas,
quartermaster First infantry, to be
quartermaster with rank of captain.
9-First Lieutenant ]. o. Nystrom,
company D, First infantry, to be assist
ant inspector of target practice. with
rank of captain. BY order
HENRY PAGE, Colonel.
c. B. THOMPSON, Adjutant.
A SPECIAL ELECTION.
April 81, 1896.
Special order No. 2.
Special election is ordered to be held
by D company, First infantry regiment,
n. G. u, on Tuesday evening, April
2S, 1896. at o'clock p. M, to fill the
vacancy caused by the acceptance of
the resignation of Second Lieutenant
Reading. Major r. C. Naylor, First
infantry, is appointed to supervise the
election.
In compliance with existing law it Is
necessary that the person elected re-
ceive a majority vote of the enlisted
strength of the company. BY order
HENRY PAGE,
Colonel Commanding First Regiment
N. G. u.
q r THOMPSON Adiu+.,+
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
OMAHA LIVE STOCK

Omaha, April 1.-Cattle-Receipts, /. 400;
market slow and easier Native beef
steers, 3.25G405; westerns, 300@3.25; cows
and heifers, 2.4OGpS. 40; Gamers, l.5oGS. 90:
stockers and feeders, 3.2593.75 calves, 200
GAO; bulls, stays, ETC., 2.0Od3.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market steady on
light; others 5 cents lower, HEAVY 2 n
gS;SO; mixed, 3.3Od3.S5; light, S.40Q35 90
Sheep-Receipts, 1880; market steady.
Sommon and stock sheep, 2.OG@SOO; lambs,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
A PEN POINT

When a pen has been used until it
appears to be spoiled place it over a
flame Ga gas light for instance) for q
quarter of a minute, then dip 1T into
water and it will be again fit for use
A new pen which is found too hard
to write with will become softer by
being thus heated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
KANSAS CITY LIVE sTocK

Kansas City, April 2l.-Cattle-Receipts.
$500; shipments, 700; market active,
steady; beef steers, 3.25Q40O; native cows
Ll5GS-3O; bulk. 3.60G395
Hogs-Receipts, 1890; shipments. ZOO
Market steady. Bulk of sales. $500 80:
heayies, 3O013.40; packers and mixed. g. 80
$3.50; lights. 3.35@3.55; workers., 350GS. IS ;
market steady; lambs. S.OOG14.0O: ml,ttons
275G365 SS' 'o'is'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
WOOL SALES A
LITTLE HEAVIER
rIade, However, at Concessions
by Holders.
THE PRICES YESTERDAY
CHANGES IN THE VISIBLE GRAIN
SUPPLY.

Volume of wall Street Business
Large and Wei DISQUALIFICATION
the Railroad Stocks Holding
Their own in Point OF Activity
Weakness IN Sterling Exchange
RateS-Increased Inquiry for Gov
eminent Bonds-The Metals Quiet
Live stock Markets Inactive.
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THE FUNDING BILL.
Sutro Is Going to Washington tn
Work Against If

Work Against 1t.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21-Mavor
Sutro has been granted permission by
the board of supervisors to be absent
from the city and state for sixty days
1t is understood that the mayor NAV
spend portion Of his vacation in
Washington doing what he can to pre-
vent the passage by congress of the
Central Pacific refunding bill.
The mayor believes that his pres
ence in the national capital will be of
great assistance to the opponents Of
the funding bill, and he has been MAX
ing arrangements during the past few
days for the journey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
PUBLIC MEETING.

The directors then decided that a
public meeting should be called at an
early date which should consider tire
future of the state Of Utah, and left
the matter of detail with the directors
who will take the question up soon
and announce their decision through
the r1reSS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
JONDON WOOL.

London, April 2L-The fourth series of
the colonial wool sales will open at the
wool exchange next Tuesday and is
scheduled to close by May %. The num-
Der OF bales available for this sale aggre-
gate 2S2, 600