| Show IUIU I nu I A Ini < ii = rr Aisorlnlloi IINsottrtl The 1 P CHICAGO Dee ISThe Western SLites Ilalhvay Passenger Association Associa-tion was dissolved at a meeting 01 the g < neral managers tills afternoon Ten das ago at a meeting the matter of continuance was put in the hands of tue general hmd tlo gllerl managers because of the withdrawal irom membership of the Burlington A Northern null the MiiiniaiolisA SI Louis Tinso roads absolutely refused to maintain members untoSO the Wisconsin Central showed Its secret contracts on I as ° enger business busi-ness in accordance with the agreement agree-ment This the Wisconsin Central refused to do and to cap the climax today absolutely refused t remain a member of the asociatlon unless it were allowed Iillirentiil fares and unless the fast trains on the direct Chicago 6t Paul lines were withdrawn A resolution wllhdrwi nluloll was almost immedLitely pat l dissolving dissolv-ing the nhsoclatlon nnd throwing the whole blame on the preposter I ousdemaudsofoncofthemcnitxrs i I scaM also voted impossible to formally form-ally new association unless the demand Wisconsin Central moderated Ito The Western States Association has been the largest and most important im-portant In the II ratepreservingMMise of any passenger ajM > cation In the country I is 1 deemed almost Im loOhlbJu to maintiin I mnlnL11 rates without the influence of the association and the Western and Southwestern lines w III undoubtedly a ucwassocla lion leaving the Northwestern lines to workout their own salvation run CMOV rxciKic HOSTOV Dee ISAt a meeting of the Lunion Iticillc railroad tu day It was voted I WI ote togiveeacliholder of 100 shares 10 of Union Pacific tock the right to subscribe for one block costing Sloth and consisting of 1000 h Oregon Short Jine and Utah Nortli trn Consolidatid mortgage ojr cent lends and four shares of On gon Short Line and Utah k Xorth ern stock The rislits will L worth I about 19 I Is estimated Murder In Inrl PAias Dec ISEmih notix one aie T the directors of the Prefecture the Seine was murdered todavtiv i M Jlegod his former secretary The murderer had a grievance and could get no redress A Snlnillrr NEW YORK Dec ISThu pub lishers of rank Jjctlict Xctrtpojxr hare learned that one CINpp Wlml has OCII 8wInIUI IIJlle In eLfkl and Wyoming ly claiming to lo Ibr agent and J getting money or Sbrlplons and advertsIn They iay ho I tint known to Ihem and bat no autliorl ty to act for them lullor Ink fpiiu Cnropr NIIs Yom Dec IS Melville ISleIle Stone formerlyeditoroftheChleago Xctrt arrIved from Europe today The Sncnr Trim IJosrov Dec ISTho herald I HartfordConn special rejorls from I li r JC xr York that the Sugar Trust Is prepareil 1 to transfer its assets to a con tation if the Court of Appeals pronounces the Trust illegal Ills WI ti known here that the Trust will seek refuge within the sheltering arms of the Commonwealth Refining Company Com-pany which was chartered IJ the Connecticut Legislature last wIll ter and authoring to own and con duct sugar factories and refineries sugr refnere and to transact business of all kinds appertaining to sugar including the holding of stock 1 and property of corporations having relation to sugar refining whither in Con necticut or elsewhere WorM Talr WASJIINCTOX Dec IS Commit tees representing Chicago SU Louts Yew York and Washington met to night for tile jiurpose of agreeing upon a common plan t 0 presented to Congress for the Woilds Jair j S J n leaving the question of site to be decided simon in Congress Con-gress Aftera long debate a motion was carried offered by Springer that a committee representing each of the four ell be appointed to wait on the Speaker and request him to secure a meeting the committee com-mittee on rules with a view to hay lug It report on a resolution to create a committee on the Worlds Fair on Saturday next and that the Speaker Bpkcr be requested to appoint the commit tee before the r the holiday recess |
