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Show j RAILWAY RUMBLINCS. Wl -lute Restored Today Mr. MeUM's New Position. Wool rates from Utah common points were today restored to the following figures: To Boston,baled.$2.3Gi;sacked, McGIII's New Position. Mr. J. 1). McGill, who has been for several years past soliciting freight agent of the Kio Grande Western, has resigned and accepted the position of traveling freight agent with the Union Pacilic Mr. McGill is said to be one of the bust freight agents in the west. No Knowledge of the Traiufer. Officials of the Northern Paeilie arrived ar-rived at Spokane Falls on Sunday, to take charge of the Seattle, Lake Shoro & Eastern, under a supposed purchase. The Northern Pacilic has acquired a majority of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern stock, but the, local authorities of the latter road have received no instructions in-structions to make the transfers. Mr. Gilbert, the new superintendent, was permitted to go over the line in his special car as a matter of courtesy, and many presumed that he had taken charge. . Telegrams from high olHcials adviso tho local authorities that President Presi-dent Dunham has no knowledge of the transfer. Upon this information, Acting Act-ing Superintendent Harrison wired the agents, division superintendents and road masters along tho line to post notices no-tices warning all persons not in the employ of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, to refrain from meddling with the railway stock or other property of tho company. The sale is not for the present. A Railway AcrossAIexleo. A telegram from San Antonio, Tex., says: A contract was let yesterday for the building of a railroad' from Mata-moras, Mata-moras, on the Kio Grande, across Mexico Mex-ico to San Bias, on the Pacilic ocean. It is asserted that the scheme is booked utthis end by a syndicate now engaged in procuring a deep-water harbor at the North. Brazos river, and on tho other side by the Mexican government and wealthy Mexicans. Activity on the Great Northern, Tho Great Northern railway line is making active preparations for completing com-pleting tho lino to the Pacific coast. On the east end' the route will start from a point within three miles of Fort Assina-boine, Assina-boine, following tho Northern course, which is located to the summit of tho Rockies. Seattle will bo the principal terminus of tho lino on Puget sound. Preparations are also made for building build-ing south from Seattle toward Port-laud. Port-laud. Kuilwtty Notes, R. R. Cable, president of the Rock Island, denies that his road will run through cars on trains over the Rio Grande Midland routo to Ogdeu. ' The Union Paeilie has arranged for a series of concerts at Garfield beach. They will bo given twice a week under the direction of Signor Campobcllo, Professor Krnse, Weihe, Mclntyre and the Quintette club. The first of these concerts will bo given Wednesday next. |