The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-19

| the chicago board OF TRACE ASKS the
! Western Freight Association to Pat n
Stop to the Grievance-TheH omeseekers
Excursion Is Worrying Passenger Men
Other Railway News = Ireland Land
Cases-Notes of Business.
Chicago. March 1s.-Ths board Of adj
ninistration o. the Western Freight
association was in session today nste1ins
to complaints Of Chicago shippers that
they are Disseminated against in favor
Of St Louis by the present system Of
constructing rates. The transportation
committee OF the Chicago board of trade
is applicant in the matter. The COM
plant is based on the fact that the rates
from trans Mississippi points TO points
In the east via St Louis and other Mis-
sissippi gateways are from 21a TO cents
lower than those from Chicago. The
sympathies of exclusively Chicago roads
are with the applicants for a REVISION
and equalization OF rates and it is said
that their influence viii be thrown that
way. The trouble all arises from making
the Mississippi river the basing line on
which to construct through rates. Chi
cago roads want Chicago made the oas-
ing point. The controversy VIII De Ia
ken under advisement by the board OF
administration. Should the decision De
against them it is said 10 be the inten-
ton of the Chicago shippers to appeal
to the interstate commerce commission.
THE EXCURSION NUISANCE.
Chicago, March 1S.-A tart notice mas
been sent out by the Central Passenger
association TO connections OF its lines
south. southwest and west, engaged IN
running homeseekers' excursions. THESE
excursions have been of such frequent
changes in dates and arrangements lor
the excursions, that the Central fas-
senger lines have found themselves IN
yolved in much inconvenience and need
less cost. They have tired or the meth
cd OF procedure that has been followed
and SO gave notice that if the lines run
ming excursions could not arrange 10 al
low them thirty clear days notice OF
dates and arrangements they would re-
fuse in the future to join in the excur-
sions at all, and ignore them entirely.
A call has been issued for conference
of all lines interested in the trans-con-
tinental commission problem. 1t Will De
held here Thursday, March 20. Inc or
ganization to be represented are the
Western, Southwest
eru. Chicago and Ohio river, and South
western passenger associations. Inc
n;,estion 10 be discussed is how to equal
ize commissions paid through chicago
and st. Louis with those through New
Orleans. The existing inequality is
caused by the refusal of trunk lines and
Central Passenger roads to pay commits
s;ons. while those in the Ohio river and
Southern associations pay them. The
result is to divert business to the South |
ern routes and leave roads west Of Chi |
cago and ST. Louis out in the cold An
other result has been to demoraiize IN
termcdiate commissions. A settlement
Of some kind is deemed Of paramount i
to the roads.
BURLINGTON INSPECTION.
Denver, March 1S.-President c. L.
Perkins of the Burlington railway, vice
President G. B. Harris, General Coun-
selor C. T. Henderson, General Mana
ger C. w. Hoibridge, c. B. Scover and
division officers of the road have arrived
in Denver on their annual tour OF in
spection. Ex-senator Henderson spoke
of the outlook through
put the country, and more especially
along the Burlington system.
ALLEGES CONSPIRACY.
Akron, O., March 1S-Samuel j Richie
today brought suit against Judge Ste
yensun Burke Of Cleveland and the eX-
eCutors of the wills of Henry B. Payne
and Thomas w Cornell for 5000 dam
ages. claiming stocks in Canadian iron
and copper mines. He gave them as col
ateral Tor loans, and they were depre-
,iatcd 10 value. ne claims. by conspira-
y Of the defendants.
IRELAND LAND CASES.
st. Cloud. Mimi, March 1S.-What is
the most important decision ev-
n handed down by a local United States
and office, has been given out by Reg
ster Rruener and Receiver Mcdonald
n what is known as the Ireland cases,
covering lands in Big Stone and Tray-
:rse counties. The decision involves
what is known as the indemnity OF the
main line of the ST. Paul. Minneapolis
md Manitoba Railroad company and the
racks along the richest OF Minnesota
arming lands, some 100000 acres being
Archbishop John Ireland OF 81. Paul, |
Is far back as 1873. made contracts with
he company and located many settler
nd year later they contracted 10 place
ettlers on these vacant lands. In 1883
e contracted 70 buy, either for himself
II for settler, ali the land included IN
ne districts, not to exceed $1,000 acres.
The general land office had previously
eld that the lands were not properly
lands and the question at is
ue hers was, who was entitled TO the
rivilege OF the act OF 1857. which allows
nose who purchased in good faith OF
he company 10 purchase the land from
he government. II was claimed that
reiand was only the agent and not the
riginai purchaser.
The effect Of ~ decision is 20 rule
w the homestead claimants OF lands
y Ireland. deny the opportunity OF Ire
md 70 purchase the lands for which |
3 had given contracts prior 20 March |
}. 1ss3. the date OF his contract Of pur-
aase. and 50 allow his proof. and 20
emit him 70 purchase ali lands claimed
y him which he had rot contracted 70
her parties prior 10 that date. The
ase viii be appealed
NICHOLAS AND HIS FOLKS
ondon Lancet says They are Better Than
Most People Imagine.
London. March 1s.-Tae Lance: s-ys
.at runors Of the Ill health OF The czz-