The herald., 1898-01-18
Until the Gazing Tunne
Killed Them
A SPARK FROM THE ENGlN
STARTS A FATAL FIRE An
FAIRvIEW
Union Pacific Pledges Ordered Sold.
Reduced Estimates of the Alaskan
Trafac-Jubilee Rates
Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WILLIAMS, Ariz.. Jan. 17.-An acci-
dent took place at the Fairview tunnel,
one man was killed and another proba-
bly, fatally injured. A number of others
had a most miraculous escape. Sparks
from the engine of yesterdays passen-
ger train ignited the timbers in the roof
of the tunnel. A gang of men was quick
ly dispatched from this city under Fore
men Matthews and Parker. The men
fought the flames all night and all day
today About p. M, when the flames
were all but out the men were alarmed
by a loud crash. In another moment
solid mass of rock and burning timbers
came falling down. Roadmaster Lyons
and Foreman Matthews were caught
under the mass of rock and timbers
They were soon taken out, but Lyons
died in a few minues and it is not be-
lieved Matthews will live until morning.
No through trains will be able to pass
through the tunnel for several days, as
at this writing 1t is sheet of fire from
one end to the other. Passengers on
today's trains had to be transferred
AROUND tQe InOuHtdlI tuiOu6h tuS SAAoW'
u. P. PLEDGES
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Judge La
combe, in the United States circuit
court, denied the applications made In
behalf of Josiah B. French and others
for relief and leave to intervene In
suit brought by Pierpont Morgan and
others against the Union Pacific Rail-
way company and its receivers.
The suit by ]. p. Morgan & Co. and
others against the Union Pacific and its
receivers was to foreclose so-called
collateral trust agreement dated Aug
ust, 1S41, by which the Union Pacific
company borrowed from certain individ-
uals and corporations considerable
sum of money, for which Is pledged GER
tain stocks and bonds as security. The
decree already entered directs the sale
of the collateral securities.
Judge Lacombe holds that J. p. Nor
gan and the other trustees have right
to bid at the sale of the securities of the
Union Pacific as representatives OF cred
itors who advanced money on the secur-
tiles, and that the trustees may also par
ticipate with the special master in con-
Quoting the sale. He also says that the
lots of securities first offered should not
exceed 500 900 in par value of bonds, and
that after bids have been obtained for
seprate lots in each class all the stocks
or bonds of that class should be offered
for sale as a whole, and If the bids there
for exceed the aggregate bids OF the sep
arate lots it should be accepted. The
further directions, which include seven
DAYS notice of sale, Judge Lacombe
saws, may be embodied as a supple
mental order.
ALASKAN TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE western
roads are beginning to modify their es-
Inmates of the number of people who Will
be bound for Alaska in the spring. The
business has already begun to move In
a small way, but from all the evidence
which the roads have been able to gather
the total number of tickets that Will be
sold on account Of the Alaska business
will not be over 100000. The estimates
of some of the general passenger agents
were double this, but the chances are
that 100, 900 will be the outside figure.
No agreement has been reached with
the Canadian Pacific regarding the diff
ferential rate which the road claims on
the Alaska business, nor is one likely to
be reached in the near future.
LOOKS FRIENDLY
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-Two ap-
pointments announced today are evil
dence that the Union Pacific and the
Oregon Short Line will hereafter be run
as friendly connections. T. M. Schu-
macher, general agent Of the freight de-
partment, and D. w. Hitchcock, general
agent of the passenger agent of the first
named road, have been appointed to
similar positions with the Oregon Short
Line railroad, while maintaining their
former places.
JUBILEE RATES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE
Southern Pacific company has extended
the time limit of it's jubilee passenger
rates so that they will be available from
Jan. oath to Feb. 5th.