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Show CONSTRUCTION WAR NEAR. Northern Pacific and O. B. and N. at Loggerheads. PORTLAND, Or , March 17. A party of Northern Paclllc surveyors under Engineer Engi-neer Pollard arrived at Culdasac today. They were met at Spalding by a special train and taken over tho Lapwnl lino to Culdesnc. A few days ago Engineer Kllp-pol Kllp-pol of tho O, R & N. arrived here se-crctcly se-crctcly and Immediately took the llelcL People- throughout Nez Pcrco county be-llcvo be-llcvo that tho construction war between Hill and Harrlman Is now imminent, following fol-lowing tho decision in tho merger case. Flvo years ago construction forces wore withdrawn frcm this Held under terms of a truce and repented efforts since to dl-ide dl-ide this territory have failed. President Elliott of tho Northern Paclllc was hero when tho O. R. & N. surveyors arrived and It Is supposed the Northern Paclllc surveyors who reached Culdasac today wore sent out by his direction They are equipped for extensive Held work nnd tho party numbers llftecix. B. A Worthlngton, general manager of tho Hnrriman lines ln the Northwest, returned from Chicago tonight. Mr. Worthlngton Wor-thlngton said that no know of nothing new In tho policy of his company. Regarding Re-garding reports of veiled operations In Idaho, Mr. Worthlngton sold: "As regards re-gards tho story that tho O. R. & N would begin the extension of lis line from Lewis-ton Lewis-ton to Rlperla, which has so long been projected, you can say that there Is no foundation foi the- rumor nt this time. I sent tho surveying party over that line, but there Is no intention to begin its construction con-struction now " |