The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-17
TALKS TO TEXANS

GOVERNOR LEEDY AND 0TaER Re-
FORMERS IN AUSTIN.
| LEGISLATURE of the Lone Star State Listens
| While the Man Who has Failed ut Home
| Tells Folks Abroad How to Correct the
Existing Order OF Thugs - Interstate
Commerce Commission in Session In the
Texas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nubs Ripley
-Three-Cent Fare Controversy Outlets
| Down-Business Matters.
Austin, Tex, April 16.-Tne deep wa
ter committees from Kansas, Nebraska
| and Oklahoma me- here a an early hour
| To-Day, with like committee appointed
| by Governor Culberson. The object OF
| the meeting was 10 discuss some means
| of securing cheaper rates on grain and
| general products from Kansas, Neforas-
kl and Oklahoma through Texas to the
| gulf for export purposes.
Governor Leedy OF Kansas addressed
the meeting, and SAID that Kansas was
| in crying need of reduced freight rates.
| as they were Disseminated against on
| all sides, and in case they could not get
| this relief they proposed state road
| from Kansas to the gulf.
After some discussion the committee
| nemoralized the Interstate Commerce
| commission, which met here today, 10
| take some action looking TO the securing
Of cheaper freight rates, and adjourned
| until tomorrow.
They will attend the meetings OF the
/ interstate commerce in a body, and ex-
Judge Martin OF Kansas VIII present
| their case.
THE COMMISSION MEETS.
| Austin, Tex, April 1.-THE United
| States Interstate Commerce Commission
! opened session here today for the con-
| sideration OF the complaint Of the ST.
/ Louis Business Mems league that the
| difference between car load and less than
| car load rates from ST. Louis TO Texas
! is too great, and also the question Of
whether the same rates Of freight shall
be made on flour as on wheat from
Kansas points 10 common points in Tex
| as.
| There are great many railroad
| freight men here, as well as the delega-
! ton from Kansas, Nebraska and Ok
| lanoma, and a number OF Texas jobcers.
| Messrs Dennison ard Imboden, both CT
| Galveston, were placed on the stand TO
adduce evidence OF discrimination in
rates, but no great discrepancy was de-
| veloped
! There is quite a sensation brewing
anent this meeting of the Interstate Com
! merce commission, inasmuch as it is ru-
mored that their executive investigation
| with the Texas railroad commission is
| liable TO result in certain Texas roads
| and trunk lines operating in the state
| being brought before the federal grand
jury on the charge of the grossest viola
ton Of interstate shipment laws.
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
| Austin, Tex, April 16.-Friends OF Hon.
A. F. Ripley of New York, general man
ager of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
| F'e railroad, who is in the city on a
and courtesies Of the house extended TO
him and his party by means of a resoIu-
| ton. After the resolution had been de-
bated and wransled over for few hours
it was withdrawn. The members OBJ
jected to extending the liberties of the
house to Ripley and his party, on the
ground that they were railroad loboy-
lists, and might try to influence men,
beers on the fsllow-servant bill, now
pending III the house.
RANDOLPH DENIES.
Cincinnati, O., April 16.-General Ran
dolph. general traffic manager OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, de-
MES the report that has been generally
published that w. r. Busenbark will
succeed J. NJ. Chesbrough as general
passenger agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern.
THREE-CENT FARE GOES.
indianapolis, Ind, April 16.-For the
present, at least, the Citizens Street Rail
way company, has decided TO give up it.
fight against the Scent fare law. A.
Mason, president of the company, says
that until the case is settled in the courts
three cents will be accepted as fare. This
announcement was made by Mayor Tag
CART. About 1890 this morning Mr.. Tag
CART sent for Mr.. Mason and told him
that the police would receive orders TO
see that the Scent fare law was enforc-
ed. He suggested that the street car
company mad better do something TO
protect Itself and its men from arrest.
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employees that from now until the case
in the upper courts is settled they would
accept ) cents as fare on the car. There
were many r:otous scenes on some OF the
streets down town today. The street
railroad company had repeated yester-
days verbal instructions to conductors
TO pay no attention 10 the law fixing
fares az cents, and had posted in the
barns a glaring notice that cent fares
should be collected. An informal indig-
nation meeting vas held in the forenoon
hours al Illinois and Ohio streets. The
announcement Of President Mason was
made just in time 10 avert serious trou-
bic. The county grand jury was today
called together and instructed by Judge
McCreary 10 investigate the viola lions OF
the law by the Citizens Street Railway
company and lis employees.
ILLINOIS STREET CAR BILL.
Springfield, IL. April 1s.-The Hum
phTey bill. extending street railway fran
chises fifty years and providing a tax on
the gross earnings OF street car Lines,
was passed today by the state senate. 80
70 Is. The bin has yet 10 pass the house,
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