The record-union., 1898-02-19
Overland Fares on Both Roads Are to be
Cut In Half.
Three Chinese Arrested Near Gold
Run, Placer County, Charged
With Illegal Hydraulic Mining
"A Laborer, While Intoxicated,
Steps in Front Of a Moving
Instantly Killed.

TACOMA, Feb 1S.-The Northern
Pacific Railroad announces big cut in
passenger rates to become effective
Saturday, February 10Th. The rate
from Tacoma to ST. Paul, Duluth and
points in Minnesota, North Dakota ana
Manitoba will be cut in two. Hereto
fore the rates 10 the above points have
been 500 first class and $40 second
class. In effect next Saturday, the
rates will be SO first class and $50
second class.
The rates from Tacoma to Chicago
will be $31 30 first class and $50 30
second class To points in Ontario and
Quebec. as far east as Montreal and
south of the line of the Grand Trunk
Railway, Port Huron to Montreal $40
first class and $50 second class.
The same rates will prevail from the
East to Tacoma.
The Canadian Pacific announces that
it will meet these rates one day later.
Sunday, February Goth.
WHOLESALE REDUCTION.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The Canadian
Pacific road to-day exploded a bomb
among the American competitors by
announcing a wholesale reduction of
rates. These cuts affect business in
two directions. In the first place, the
rates from all New England points 20
Minneapolis and st. Paul are slaugh-
tered, and, again, New England points
and points in the State of New York
have had a blanket rate applied so
far as all business to North Pacific
Coast points is concerned. These trans
continental rates have been cut almost
in two
The present rates from the Atlantic
seaboard to the North Pacific Coast are
SO 30 first-class and SCI 40 second
class. Tomorrow the Canadian Pa
cific will make these rates from all
points in New England and New York
$40 first-class and $50 second class.
Rates to st. Paul will be cut from
$50 30 first-class and S2S 30 second
class to s2O first-class and $40 second
class.
On learning the Canadian Pacifics
intention in the matter, the Grand
Trunk road at once invited the Chica-
go roads to join it in meeting these
rates via Chicago They have been
importuning the Grand Trunk, for
months to join them in meeting Cana
uidIi dClIt rates, NIUE lulHhIuS lHdi
as soon as such an agreement was eff
fected the Canadian Pacific at one slash
would work such havoc with their rev.
enues. If they agree to the Grand
Trunks request, it will mean the imme-
date reduction of the rates from Chi
cage 10 North Pacific points from SCI 30
first-class and SOL 30 seccnd-class to
$40 frst-class and $50 second class.
Doubtless the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern roads will be rs
anxious as the Grand Trunk that the
Chicago roads should join in meeting
the rates. Their refusal would simply
mean that they had gone out of the
business for the time being, and that
would mean that the two roads named
running west from st. Paul would get
little or none of the business, because
they would have no Eastern connec-
tons to take it to them, and the Ca
madam Pacific is not likely to give them
any.
a meeting of interested lines has
been called for tomorrow to decide On
some definite course of action, but It
may have to be adjourned to the be
ginning of the week on account of the
absence of many of the general pas
senger agents in the East AT meet
ing held here to-day it was decided 10
ask the trunk lines to assist in fight
ing the Canadian Pacific.
THE GREAT NORTHERN'S CUT.
SEATTLE. Feb IS The Great
Northern to-day announced a cut IN
eastbound rates. The cut is the same
as made by the Northern Pacific.