The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-20
is AGAINST OMAHA
DECISION Is REACHED In The
OMAHA BRIDGE CASE.

cred in Rate Sheets. Do Not CoDstitnt
Unfair Discrimination - Government
Preparing Its Case Against the Contra
Paciac-Ssnta Fe Putting Eiectri
Lights Into Cnrs-RailWay News.
| Washington, Nov. 19.-The interstate
commerce commission toay. in an opin-
ion by Commissioner Knapp, announced
its decision Of rf1e case Of the Commercial
club of Omaha against the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company and
other carriers, known as the Omaha
bridge case. The object of the complaint
was to compel the carriers 10 charge on
like freight between Council Bluffs and
| the same points in Iowa. The commits
sion decided that Council Bluffs, on the
i east bank of the Missouri river, is more
| favorably situated that Omaha, on the
west side of that river, in regard 20 traf-
fic with points in Iowa, and that the car
riers are nor to be condemned for rec
ognizing such natural advantage of To-
cation in adjusting their charges; nor
does il follow that rates should be the
same from those cities into Nebraska.
The decision states that Omaha and
Council Bluffs enjoy equal rates TO and
from substantially all points except as
to this traffic in Iowa, and II is shown
that rates from the south are made the
same by competing railways on both
sides of the river; that rates from the
OF frro 70 CT q o.
and are part Of an extensive system of
transcontinental rates, and that rates
from the east, being the same, result in
considerable advantage to- Omaha. In
view of the conditions affecting trans
portation TO ana from points in Iowa and
Of the whole rate situation Of the two
places, the commission holds that the
charge of unjust discrimination against
Omaha is not sustained, and that the
complaint should be dismissed without
prejudice. Commissioners Yeomans and
Prouty concur in the decision, Commits
sioner Prouty writing an additional opin-
ion
Commissioners Morrison and Glenn
ents flied a dissenting opinion.
CENTRAL PACIFIC CASE.
Washington, Nov. 19-The government
is actively engaged in the preparation of
its case against the Central Pacific rail-
way company. in anticipation Of the COM
pany's default in its payments, due jan
uAry l, 1898. What action, in case of de-
fault, has not yet been decided upon and
the only present purpose OF the govern
n1ent in looking up the law In the case
and preparing statement Of its finan-
cial transactions with the company is
TO be In readiness to institute proceed
ings should such a course be decided up
on. A representative Of the banking
firm Of Speyer e. Co., of New York, has
recently been in consultation with the
president and the attorney general In re-
gard to Central Pacific matters, but the
nature OF the conference is not known.
The following is said to be an approx
mately correct statement Of the govern
ment's account with the company, should
a settlement be made on January 1 on
the same basis as that with the Union
Pacific: Bonds maturing January 1, 1898
s10.614, 120; bonds redeemed by the gov
eminent, S6,074, 900; interest paid by the
government, $3.50, 220; interest due jan
uary l, 1898, s594,333; bonds maturing
January 1, 1899, s4,197, 900. Total debt,
ST. 1858. !.
The credits are as follows: BY trans
portation, ss,057, 500; by cash repaid,
s65S, 2S3; by unpaid judgments and claims
against the United States, STATS, 306; by
cash in sinking fund, s7,0O3,569. Total
credits, s1S,19z,017. Net amount Of debt
81, 920, $40.
1t seems likely that should the gov
eminent decide to proceed against the
Central Pacific in foreclosure, the West
ern Pacific will be included. This roads
said, will amount to about $5,324.629 on
January 1, 1898.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON CARS.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 19.-The Santa Fe
railroad has for some time been arrang-
ing to equip it's passenger cars with cleo
trio lights. All chair cars now running
between Chicago and Denver on its ex-
press trains have been equipped and the
shops here are turning out additional
cars as fast as possible. The road ex-
poets to have its dining cars and coaches |
equipped in a short time. The
Santa Fe is the first line in the country
to adopt the present method OF general |
ing electricity with a belt from the car |
axle. BY this system the intensity of |
the light can be regulated and any one |
light can be extinguished without affect |
Ing the others.
FOR WINTER TOURISTS.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 19.-Importans ar
have just been completed by |
the Central Of Georgia railway for the |
running Of a through sleeper from Chi
cago to Jacksonville for the accommo- !
iation of winter travel to the south This |
viii De the first through Pullman sleeper |
EAR line ever operated for winter tourist |
travel between Chicago and Jacksonville. !
PASSENGER RATE WAR
Chicago, Nov. 19.-The war between |
he Chicag COST. PAU lines has begun. The |
Central today announced nat |
{ would make an open rate OF IS be- /
tween Chicago and 81. Paul and Mime |
apolis. TO become effective at once This /
S cut OF $50 from the present regular /
rate
The Wisconsin Central announced yes |
erday that IL something was not done |
by tomorrow 10 straighten out matters. |
[ would make an open reduction in these |
-atss. The other roads did not take It
seriously. and to show that I; was not |
lluffing. and that it was determined 70 |
light for its traffic, he Wisconsin Cen /
raj made the reduction today withou: |
giving the Other roads as much time 20 |
strais.l;en out matters as IL said would /
The news Of the reduction was a surprise |