The herald., 1898-02-27
TRANSMISSOURI FARE
CUT TO MEET THE CANADIAN
COMPETITION
ANOTHER MEETING MONDAY
10 Prepare Plans For Action in the
East-Cattle Shippers Privileges
Are Much Restricted

| CHICAGO. Feb. 26.-At the meeting al
general passenger agents of the western
ROADS here today to devise ways of con.
Quoting the trancontinental rate war. the
Iransmissouri roads gave notice that he.
si"hihe march 9Th, they would put in ef-
iect 10 North Pacific coast points from the
MISSOURI river gateways the same rates
as are now in effect via st. Paul. For
parties of three or over they will make
nat rate. On single tickets they will
eharse Iuli fares, giving the passengers re-
Da.e oroers Tor $40 payable on reaching
question Oh meeting the cut through the
Missouri river gateways.
committee was at once appointed to
prepare plan of action for the roads ca st
OF the missouri river to pursue. The re-
port OF this committee will be considered
Monday. The meeting today declined Ia
.ahe any actlon Oh a proposition coming
rom tne central Pacific road, through a
trunk line committee, for a settlement n
the matters in dispute In effect this nron-
osition was that all rates should be re-
stored March nth and be maintained pend
ing the result or conference to be held
March 11th. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads would not consent
to entertain the proposition, because II in
vowed fresh recognition of Canadian
racine diIerentials and restored to the
Canadian Pacific all the advantages 1t Dos
sessed on that point prior to the rate war
Inc other roads would take no action on
the SUBJECT until they heard from their
eastern ally, the Grand Trunk.
Iney recommend the trunk line commit
Tee 10 submit the proposition to that road
1or an expression of opinion on the SUBJ
Ject, and when that is heard from. the
western ROADS VIII be in a position to take
action on the matter.
CATTLE IN TRANSIT
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 2G-The rail-
roads IN the Transmissouri and South
western Freight bureaus have served no.
tice that on April 1st the privilege of feed
ing cattle in transit to this market will be
cut Off in the state of Kansas Shippers
are up In arms over the notice, and are
combining, it is said, to prevent the rail-
roads from putting the order into effect.
claiming that the order will make the rate
70 nigh that 1t will drive them out of the
business OF feeding range cattle in transit.
Inc order, 1t appears, does not apply TO
Nebraska and this. it is alleged, is a dis
elimination against this market and in
favor of Omaha. A railroad man, talking
OF the situation today, claimed that the
railroads were forced to take the action
In order to do away with the abuses afford
ed by the present system.
MORE CUTS COMING
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26.-Oyerland
railroad lines are continuing to cut pas
senger rates, Canadian Pacific especially
slashing Into American lines. That road
offers first class passage from this city to
New York for $40; second class, $50; but the
rate to Chicago is $55. The Great Northern
offers tickets for SAC to New York and s37
to Chicago. Railroad officials say there
will be still further cuts in overland rates.
KILLED BY THE CARS
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-An omnibus con-
tanning nine persons. eight of whom were
young men and women on their way to at
tend party at a hotel on Blue island.
was struck by a Grand Trunk passenger
train at the Western avenue crossing.
south of Blue island, at o'clock tonight,
and six of the pleasure-seekers were killed
almost Immediately. None escaped seri-
GUS injury. The dead are: Mary Ritz. II
years old; Sophia Van Buren, Is years old;
Jennie Willette, IS years old; Louis Sauer-
brier, IA years old, a son of the driver, Fred
Pelky, 20 years old, and an unidentified wo-
man. Thomas Hayes had his spine in
Iured and several ribs broken. He cannot
recover. George Sauerbier, the driver,
suffered fracture of the collar bone
Inc train was running at a high rate Of |
speed and approached the crossing after
rounding sharp curve. The team was |
going at rapid gait down grade, and ow-
ng to the ice and snow, the driver could |
not stop in time to avoid the disaster. The |
horses passed over, but the engine struck
he vehicle squarely in the middle.