The herald., 1897-07-31
Based on Unused EndeavOr
Tickets
THE CARELESS CONDUCTORS
FAILED TO PUNCH CONTINUOUS
PASSAGE
A Big Four Train Wrecked by Un-
known Miscreants Near Gin
cinnati-Four Killed
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, July 3O.-After all there
is trouble with the Christian Endeavor
rates, and it is the lorg-suffering north
ern lines which will have the demorali-
cation to contend with. 1t has been as
certained that serious scalp in the rate
from Portland to st. Paul is being made
by manipulation of the tickets. This
has been made possible by the failure
of the conductors to punch the continu-
Gus passage feature of the tickets east
of the point where no stop-over privileges
are allowed The failure has not only
allowed a scalp rate between Portland
and ST. Paul but has served to stock
the market at the latter point with the
return portion of these tickets. good for
transportation until August 1. 1t is
said that the situation has proved serious
enough to threaten the rates between
Portland an st. Paul.
RAILROAD TAXES
SACRAMENTO, July 3o.-At todays
session of the state board Of equaliza
ton representatives of the Southern Pa
ciflc, the Pacific Coast, Pullman Car COM
pany and Atlantic and Pacific compa-
nv were heard in the matter Of the as
easements on the properties of these
companies.
e. B. Ryan, who appeared for the
Southern Pacific. said the company's
statement spoke for itself. Regarding
the mortgages on the road, he said he
was always of the opinion that all roads
| should be treated by the board as
though no mortgages existed The de-
duction from the value placed by the
board should be the operating expenses
and all other necessary expenses, he
said.
Equalizer Gre sbrough asked what the
value of the railroads assessable prop
erty in San Francisco was. Mr.. Ryan
replied that, Including all the corporate
interests, it was valued at $13,260000.
| In answer to Mr.. Beamer as to how
the assessment of the Central Pacific
in this state compared with that in
said the Central Pacific was assessed
at ss35O a mile in this state, in Oregon
at from $4,000 to $4,000 a mile, in Nevada
$4,000, in Arizona s647O, including all!
property, and in New Mexico $6500.
THE UNION PACIFIC DECREE
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 30-Judge
Walter H. Sanborn of st. Paul held
brief sessions of the United States court
today in this city and Leavenworth,
Kas, at which he formally entered de
crees in the matter of the Union Pacific
foreclosure for the districts Of Missouri
and Kansas. The cases are those of the
United States against the Union Pacific
Railway company and George Gould
and Russell Sage against the same cor
poration, and the DEGREES entered are
similar to those recorded at Omaha
Judge Sanborn left Immediately for
Denver, and will order similar DEGREES
entered for the districts of Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah.
A RAILROAD WRECK
THORNTOwN Ind, July So.-The
Chicago express, on the Big Four, due
in Cincinnati at Z a. m, was wrecked at
about $50 this morning. A coupling pin
throw the train off the track as it passed
this point. The engine and tender, mail,
express and baggage cars were thrown
from the track and wrecked. The coaches
and Wagner sleepers remained on the
track and none of the passengers were
injured, although they were shaken up
badly.
The injured are Henry Pijbe and
| -
probably die.
The escape of seven mail clerks was
miraculous. None of them suffered more
than slight bruises. Express Messenger
John dmunds of Bellevue had charge OF
the express car, and was thrown violent
ly against it's head-end, but escaped with
few scratches. The passengers es-
caped with a severe shaking up. Those
in the sleepers were not even awakened
Pijbe and Cavenir were discovered
Lying under the front platform of the
mail car
The coupling pin had opened the ele-
vator switch, and the engine ran short
distance on the siding and turned over
The coupling broke and this released the
, air from the brakes and stopped the
train. But for this the whole train
would have been ditched. Engineer
, Winslow reversed his engine and seems
to have jumped, for he was found twenty
, feet from the train with the top of his
head crushed in. Fireman Crickmore
| was found pressed up against the boiler
nv the tender His flesh was almost
| roasted from his body. The two tramp.
were riding on the front of the frs
mail car. One postal car was thrown
crosswise of the upturned engine tender
and then was dashed up against it.