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Show Chicago, 17. When the new pas- ; senger rates to New York from the west were announced by passenger agents, who met in St. Louis, tho Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad refined to accept the advance and continued to sell tickets at tbo old rate, $18,00. This action was understood to be in furtherance of the 1 VanderbiU policy in the New York central competition. It was expected that Hie LakuSivjro would soon agree to the advance, but that not having bfif.u doue, tho other roads will un-' un-' dor. ted ly return tu the old figures in a few d.iya. |