New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
NOTES OF RAILROAD NEWS.

Knoxville. Tenn. April 27-Major F. X Huger
of this city has accepted the place of general
superintendent of construction of the Pittsburg
McKeesport and Connellsville Railroad. He has
! been for many years superintendent OF the Knox
/ Vile division of the Southern Railway.
Chicago, April 27.-Judge Nicely sitting in the
Circuit Court. to-day refused issue a writ of
mandamus compel the West Chicago Street
/ Chicago River at Van Buren-st. The writ was
| asked asked by the city alleging that the tunnel i'm
/ pedes navigation. The case will be appealed.
| Toledo, Ohio, April 27.-The Toledo Railway and
Terminal Company yesterday gave to c. H. Sawyer
/ the contract for the building of the line of the
company which is to be the connecting link be-
tween the Wabash and Wheeling and Lake Erie
In this city. 1t will be nine miles long
Youngstown. Ohio April Decentralization of
trolley lines now in operation or in process of con-
struction has been decided upon. and will form
continuous, line from this city Erie, Penn, by
way OF Sharon, Meadville and Cambridge Springs
The company will be incorporated the coming
week under the laws OF New-Jersey, with capital
/ of S2,00O,000.
St. Paul April 27.-Oficials of the Chicago St
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. at
ference in this city. have decided buy the prop
erty of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway Com
pany; running north and south through St. Croix
will cost the Omaha company something like $780,
O0o, including all property now owned by the Mime
sofa ana Wisconsin company
Denver. April 27-"The Republican, says that
James j. Hill and his associates will, by June l.
have control of the Colorado and Southern. Fort
Worth and Denver City, and probably the Colorado
Midland railroads. A representative of Mr. Hill
left Denver for Fort Worth last Tuesday with
is said that the new director in the Fort Worth
Mr.. Hill From Fort Worth. Mr., Trumbuii will
go TO New-York where the details of the combina-
ton will be settled
st. Louis. April 27-Contracts will be given out
IN a few days by President and General Manager
Yoakum for the extension the Texas lines Of
the ST. Louis and San Francisco system. The gap
between Sherman and Fort Worth, establishing
direct connection with the recently acquired Fort
Worth and Rio Grande line. will receive first at
tentlon. The short line connection between San
Ind. t, likewise will be constructed at once. In
Texas the intention is to extend the San Francisco
system in an air line from Bro vnwood to the Rio
the chief cities in the Republic of Mexico.
Salt Lake City. Utah, April IA dispatch from
Uvada, Utah. says that the first clash between the
Oregon Short Line and Senator Clark's forces for
possession of the disputed Utah and California
grade occurred yesterday. when twenty-five
wagons, loaded with ties. were driven up to the
right Of way by orders of Superintendent Young
The first team was promptly stopped by the Clark
forces Sheriff Johnson then demanded that the
teams be allowed to pass the public roads but
the Clark forces again refused 20 allow the teams
TO proceed The teamsters attempted TO force their
forced and armed with shovels and pick handles
rushed to the horses heads and again stopped
them. For two hours the struggle was kept up
several of the teamsters in the time sue
ceeding in breaking through and getting their
Clark forces asked for armistice. and agree
be unloaded and the clark forces are to retire -
their second line of defence at the barbed wire
termination in court OF the respective rights Of
the claimants This action. II is believed. removes
the danger Of further clash between the rival