The herald., 1897-06-08


full amount that is coming to It, 1t will
not receive any sleeping cars carrying
less than twenty-five passengers unless
1t receives twenty-five full fares for the
people in that car.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AFFAIRS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE
Southern Pacific company has an
nounced a reduction in It's passenger
rates to Hanford to meet the rates es-
tablished last week by the San Francisco
and San joaquin railway. The Valley
roads rate of 80 cents from Fresno to
Hanford has been met by the Southern
Pacific with similar rate, which will be
made to apply to both its first and second
class rates from this city to the points
named in the valley. In addition to this,
the company announces f1rst-class rate
of $4.65. applicable by the steamers of
the Union Transportation company be-
tween this city and Stockton and by
rail, frst-class, from Stockton to Han
ford.
Vice President c. r. Crocker Of the
Southern Pacific company returned
from the east today. He announced that
the Sonora railway in Mexico will be
turned over to the Southern Pacific by
the Santa Fe about the beginning Of
July. The exchange of the line Of Mexi-
can road for the line between Mojave
and The Needles was to have been made
on June LIST, but complications arose
which made 1t necessary to postpone the
event for a few weeks. The two COM
panies are now waiting the permission of
the Mexican government to make the
trade, and when that permission is
secured the property will be turned over.
FAST FREIGHT
OMAHA. Neb., June THAT the
Union Pacific railway is energetically
fighting the new western combination Of
railroads, including lines between here
and Denver, the Denver and Rio Grande
the Rio Grande Western and the Oregon
Short Line. is evidenced by the manner
in which freight trains are being rushed
through to the west. Since June 1st,
when the Ogden gateway to the north
west territory was thrown open to other
roads, the freight traffic department has
been exerting itself on fast service.
Freight trains are being rushed from
Council Bluffs to Ogden In time nearly
as fast as that Of passenger train No. 8,
the fast mall
Nearly every train that went west on
the Union Pacific last week ran to Ogden
In considerably less than forty hours.
Thirty-four hours was the time for
half-dozen freight trains, but the ban
ner run was announced this morning.
The freight train that left Council Bluffs
late Saturday arrived in Ogden early
this morning. covering the 1895 miles in
SO hours and Al minutes.
The west-bound freight time has been
shortened up to catch the haul on per-
ishable freight from Missouri river
points. 1t is announced that the east
bound traffic will be looked after in a
similar manner within a few days. II
Is planned to cut the time on the east
bound freight trains carrying California
fruit and other perishable goods down to
SO hours. The Southern Pacific, it is
announced, Is also preparing to shorten
its freight service so as to give faster
service from the coast.
A RAILROAD WRECK
HUDSON, Wis. June Five men
jured by a collision on the Omaha rail-
road near Hudson Junction this after
noon. The trains were running at a
high rate of speed and met. on, a. sharr,
curve, affording the crews no possible
escape.
A way freight. west-bound, was run
ming at he rate of eighteen miles an
hour, when, upon nearing short curve
on down grade. it came upon work
train, backing east at a speed of thirty
five miles an hour. The collision was
something terrific. On the rear of the
work train was the boarding car, in
which were four men belonging to the
work crew. They were never aware of
their danger and were undoubtedly in
stantly killed. The car took Are and
three bodies were burned in the wreck.
Herman Reby, fireman on the work
train, was instantly killed, but the body
was recovered. Both engines were to
tally wrecked.
The wreck was caused by the disobedi-
ence Of orders by Engineer James Owen
Of the work train, and the conductor
who were given right of way to the
west-bound track. They forgot their
orders and took the east-bound track.
and did not discover their error until
too late. Owen is nearly crazed, and
guard has been placed over him. The
damage is estimated at over 100000.
CASES IN COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-Judees
Ross and Morrow today Joined
in an order appointing A. C. Freeman a
master in chancery to hear the argu-
rnarfs unnn tho ewoertioru oe.<h.
plant to the answer Of the respondent |
in the suit OF the Southern Pacific against
the state board of railroad commission
ers to enjoin the. enforcement of the |
reduced grain rate schedule. The mas
tor Ii to determine the sufiioiency Of the |