The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-26
SWINGS TO CHICAGO
INTERSTATE COMMERCE oonxIs-
SION ROUNDS THE CIRCLE

Some Moro Qassssoas Assss - Wsy
the Wssssra Reads Do Bssissss-L.se oe
the Moro Impereaas casss - Hstses
Rental Case Decided - sAs uasssA
states Court Of Appeals - -. Lssis-
One Eject of the sapesDe Coass'u
Recent Railway Decisien.
Washington. May 2s-Ar investigatfou
Of many charges agains; various western
railroads. viii begin At Chicago a week
from tomorrow by the Interstate COM
merce commission One OF them 10 the
most unique case that has confronted
the commission for some years. TINS
is an admission % the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and St Paul railway that u Is noe
o5eying a recent order Of the commis-
sion 20 re-es;ablLsa former rates made
in compliance with former order which
was issued after hearing complaint ce
discrimination made by the Eau Claire.
compiaired tha, it could no; comply on
account OF the tariffs OF the ccmpesine
lines between various lumber points In
Wisconsin.
Among other cases 20 be investigates
are the following: James Mcmillan cs
Mlnneap polls. against May roads Tor al
legged discrimination against him In car
American Warehousemen's z~cciatlcr.
vs.. the Illinois Central. on charges ot 80
lowing certain shippers free storage Ia
ciii,ies: Sidney Race va the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad. for alleged refu-
sal 20 allow him 10 carry on the road'e
trains: Fred IL. Ciarks We. the Nogshern
Pacific. on the ground OF existing Excess
sive rates on wine from san Francisco
20 Missouri river points; the Cattle Rails
ers' association o. Texss VS.. The Fora
Worth and Denver. regarding terminal
or switching charges at Chicago: tho
Grain shippers association Of North
western Iowa vs.. the Central raiiroad, foS
alleged unreasonable rates On wheat ana
other cereals between Chicago and Mis-
souri, river points; A. j. Gustin vs. tho
burlington ard Missouri River. the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fc. and the III
inois Central railroads for alleged over
charges on various articles OF freighs
between many points: and charges OF ma
ny grain shippers in The northwest
against the Chicago and Western fndi-
ana. tina: that road IL imposing unreal
sorable charges between Chicago ana
New York and other Atlantic points
FRISCO RENTAL CASE.
81. Louis. May c5.--In the case Of The
Mercan;ile Trust company against tho
Farmers Loan and Trust company 90
al. the United States court % appeals has
handed down a decision ~ the rniief
States circuit court. which found thst,hs
receivers were liable for the rental; s'@o.
that they were under obligations 10 car
~ out The contracts made by the 81
Louis ard San Francisco Railroad COM
pany. The chief point IA dispute vas
the paymer, OF the annual rental Of four
branches Of the St Louis and san Fran
cisco railroad. in which the contestants
were Interested through stocks ana
bonds in their possession. The snsouss
in question was 1928. go. due since April
4. 1894
RATE CASES WIPED OUT.
Milwaukee, Wis. May 25.-The decia-
ion OF the United States supreme coar-
OF the case brought by the Chicago sad
Cincinnati Freight bureau against the
southern railroads. 10 compei those roads
10 equalize rates. wipes out completely
the case brought by he Milwaukee
Chamber % Commerce against the rail-
roads in the northwest. 20 compel those
roads 20 sdjus, and eauaiixs grain rates
from certain western territory. 80 thas
Milwaukee would nr be discriminate1
agains; by the rates given by the sans
roads TO Mlnnea polls ard Duluth. This
case has beer pending before the In'er-
state Commerce commission for ne psss
two years II anything further IL fons
by the grain shipping interests Of Nil
waukee 20 secgre any equalization q
rates. the matter will have 70 be taken
up with the railroads. instead 81 via
the commission or the courts.
TO ALLOW POOLING.
washington. May Ex-senator cuiiom
today introduced BY reanes, a BIZ 70
amend the interstate commerce Law. Tns
bill provides regulations Tor pooling. re-
curing that pooling contracts shall nos
extend beyond I've years and tina; hey
snail tame the maximum su1 minimum
rates % BE charged. requiring the s2-
prevail q The Iutsrsia,e cemncfcs CON-
mission before ere agreements can De-
corne effective. T>hs biz provides Tor .
complete revision % the interstate cons
rnercr law.
FORECLOSURE ORDERED.
g.. Io-is. May zs.-Jasxe Fii;eTsf, hss
raase an order ma; ne Fourth stree; ana
Arsenal Railway company be sid Jsns
-. under a secosd rsortgsEe. The Fore
closure was ordered ss-c.ase % desasls
Of Sayrne-t OF faiefess falling fgs sep
;ernber I. 1854. and Nara !. 1851. AMI al
- defzul; of pzTusrn; % tzzss
TO BUILD LOCKS AND DAMS.
Washington. Nay z.-TSs secretary -
var has awarded re large eoasrses for
building ak iocks and dsrss ia TIE No
nonzzse,a river 20 james socaF.o1 &C
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regular army Of tas Urssed s;ss~~ isozs
eldest military organization II bsgaa
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