The herald., 1897-08-11
THE RATE WAR
Greatly Pleases People of
Texas
TEN CENTS A HUNREDWEIGHT
PAYS FREIGHT FROM NEW YORK
TO GALVESTON
TEN CENTS A HUNREDWEIGHT
California Profits by Cut on Canned
Goods, Peas and Beans-A
Kansas Scrap
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated PreSS Speclal wire.
NEW YORK, August 1O-The Tribune
says: The freight rate war from New
York to Galveston, by which the Morgan
Emory steamship lines are trying to
defeat the recently established rival, the
Lone Star line, has reached an interest
ing stage. Rates to Galveston have been
cut to 2 cents a hundred weight AS a
result the town is full of Texas buyers
and goods are being shipped to the Lone
Star State in large quantities. Both the
Mallory and Morgan lines are running
extra steamers to Galveston to meet the
tremendous demand for shipments.
1t was on July list that war was de-
elared On that day the Lone Star line
was established by Hogan and Sons
with three steamers to run to Galveston.
The Mallory and Morgan lines imme-
diately cut rates 30 per cent. The Lone
Star line met the reduction. Another cut
was made and the Lone Star dropped
also. So was met every cut since then, and
by last Saturday the rates on first, sec
ond and third class freight had been re-
duced to 10 cents per hundredweight, the
fourth class to cents and all other
classes to cents. Down went the Lone
Star line rates. Everything shipped to
Galveston on the Morgan line now goes
at cents a hundredweight and it is
said the Mallory line will also come down
TO these figures.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC REDUCTION.
HOUSTON, Tex, August 10.-The
ocean rate war between New York and
Galveston has brought reduction of
10 to
Southern Pacific announces effective
August 18th the tariff on canned goods,
beans and peas straight or mixed car
loads minimum weight 10000 pounds,
from California territory or intermedi-
ate points to Houston, will be lowered to
6S cents per hundred pounds. Canned
goods from Santa Rosa will take rate
of SO cents per hundred pounds. Cali
fornia wine, excepting champagne, car
loads, $4,000 pounds minimum, will take
5S cents per hundred pounds This move
mert on the part of the Southern Pacific
has been anticipated for some time;
in protecting their Texas business they
have injured their Pacific Coast busi-
ness to some extent and decided recent
ly to go it alone in a reduction of rates
to the Texas points competing with
the water route via the isthmus and
New York.
A KANSAS SQUABBLE
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, August 10
Judge Myers of the State District Court,
having declared that the Leavenworth
Topeka and Southwestern Railway Com
pany has forfeited its right of way, is
having no little trouble in his efforts to
restore the realty involved to the pre-
in the hands of receiver, is now oper-
ated by the Santa F'e system. In 1896
traffic on the line was abandoned for two
months, and owing to this fact Judge
Myers decided that j. G. Stone, farmer,
was entitled to possession and title to the
right of way which was taken from him
in the building of the line. According
ly, Judge Myers directed Sheriff Rothen-
berger to place Mr.. Stone in possession of
the land. The Sheriff sent out number
Of deputies and fenced in the road bed
AT the same time the Santa Fe officials
We're notified that the right of way was
closed, and the postmaster at Leaven-
worth was notified to send his mails by
another route.
When the Topeka train went out from
here last night a gang of thirty men
went along to tear down the Sheriffs
fences. This they did, standing by until
the train had passed. but the Sheriff.
men stood by and took the names of the
men. They will be arrested Later at
night the Santa F'e agent at Topeka
swore out warrant chrging Farmer
Stone With the criminal offense of OBJ
structng the United States mail He is
under arrest. All parties to the dispute
declare that the matter will be fought to
q finish.
A DEAD RAILROADER
BELMONT, Mass, Aug. 1O-Henry F.
Marcy, president of the Fitchburg rail-
road was found dead in the bath room
of his home here today. Death was due
to apopleXy.