The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-03
WILL PLAY HAMLET
AND WILL NOT LEAVE HAMLET OUT
OF THE PLAY, NEITHER

Western Passenger Association People
Have Decided to do-Instead of Punish.
| ing One Another They " i'll Tell on Rate
| Cutters and Bring the Interstate Com
merce Commission Down Upon Them
The Commission Goes Smeiiins-Raii.
way News.
Chicago, April 2.-The general passen-
| ger agent of the western roads met to-
which the Western Passenger associa-
ton will be conducted hereafter. This
agreement will be similar to the old
with the exception that il will omit all
refernce to rates or the maintenance OF
rates. The entire agreement will be in
| line with recommendations made some
| days ago by the passenger agents to the
executive officers, and which the latter
approved yesterday. The agreement will
no. be put into effect until after the le-
| gal departments of the roads have been
| given an opportunity to pass upon il,
! and look for flaws that may be likely TO
| bring the roads into conflict with the re-
| cent supreme court decision. The chances
| are that the compact Will be in force next
week.
The western roads have determined to
| make it as warm as possible for any Of
| their fellows caught demoralizing rates
They are prohibited from having in their
agreement any provision calling for a
penalty for the cutting OF rates, but here
after if any road is caught violating the
code Of good morals, which in this par
ticular instance is construed to mean the
keeping Of rates, the other roads will
tell on" them. The terrors OF the In
terstate Commerce commission are 10 be
held over the heads of possible offenders,
and when road is caught, the others
viii make it Interesting before the COM
mission for the delinquent. 1t is thought
that in this way rates can be better
maintained than by the enforcement of
penalty clause in the agreement
UNION PACIFIC AND SHORT LINE.
Cheyenne, Wyo., April Am import
an. conference of Oregon Short Line
and Union Pacific general officers was
held here last night to consider and dis
cuss the traffic and passenger alliance
between the lines which il has been eX-
pected would be effected ever since the
segrega ton. The Oregon Short Line par
~ consisted Of General Manager W. H.
Bancroft, General Attorney 2. L. Will
liams, General Passenger Agent D. z.
Burley, General Traffic Manager S. w
EccleS and Auditor F. w. Hills. In The
Union Pacific party were General Mana
n. II.
Kelly, General Passenger Agent Z. L.
Lomax. Traffic Manager Wood and Cen
eral Auditor Erastus Young. In answer
to inquiries, Mr.. Bancroft said that gen.
eral plans for perfecting a traffic ar
rangement had been agreed upon and the
two lines would maintain very close and
harmonious relations. General tManag-
er Dickinson said the meeting was mere
ly a preliminary conference 10 discuss
matters of mutual interest in relation to
the freight and passenger service of the
two lines. From another member of the
party il was learned that a close traffic
agreement had been reached which
practically makes the two lines one great |
transcontinental system, so far as busi- |
ness is concerned Another conference !
will be held at Salt Lake City in about |
two weeks.
RATE DISCRIMINATION.
Washington. April 2-The Interstate |
Commerce commissioners will leave here |
tomorrow 10 begin an investigation Of |
the charges of discrimination made |
against a number of railroads. They will |
go over the Southern railway TO Savan-
nah and then to Jacksonville, Fla, and |
Austin, Tex. The commission will be
away several weeks and on the way back
will take up an investigation of the dis
at Memphis.
BURLINGTON CHANGES.
st. Louis. April &C. L. Grice. form
erly city passenger agent at St. Louis,
has been appointed assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Missouri lines of the
Burlington road, with headquarters at
ST. Louis. ]. G. De Laplanne has been
appointed city passenger agent of the
Burlington at ST. Louis, succeeding Mr.
Grice.
OMAHA OFFICES OPEN.
Omaha, Neb., April 2.-The Kansas
City. Pit;sburg and Gulf road opened its
offices here today. Mr. William Wells OF
|
says: From the rate al which work is
now progressing I think the road should
be running through trains into Omaha
within sixty days. Work on the extern
sion north from Kansas City toward
and also on the extension
from Many. Ia, toward Beau
NOM, from which the line is now in op-
10 Port Arthur, is being pushed
Is rapidly as possible
RAILS WANTED IN CHINA.
Washington, April 2.-United States
Consul Reed. al Tien Tsin,, has supplied
he state department with a call issued
~ the Imperial railway Of North China
or 0.200 tons of railroad rails, with
suitable quantities of plates. bolts and
pixies. The consul says the only chance
American manufacturers have 20 bid is
" telegraph through some resident firm,
whom he names in his report.
For the Cyciist Who Travels.
Washington, April "A compendium /
= great value 10 cyclists who contem- ,
late a tour OF Europe awheei. as well
$ % those who are seeking 20 extend the
privileges now accorded by municipali-
les and railroads TO wheelmen, Is 10 be