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Show RAILROAD WAR. A Nnniitr ol Roads Filled Against tbe Union PaclQc.; Mil IT Mill. Till' iiLMJl.T III! Tha Union l'arlllc IIcIiiim lo Utlil tu Ihe llciiiaml of Ihe Cum- plaining Companies. The rumor that has been so extensively exten-sively circulated the last few days to tho etlut that the Union I'aclflo had beeu given a limited time to yield to the demandsof tbe Atchison, Hurling-ton Hurling-ton A. Missouri Illver, Itock Island, ltluUraude Western, Colorado Midland Mid-land aud Denver A. ltlo Uraude railway rail-way compiiiUs to mako mutual and satisfactory nrrangouientl to all concerned con-cerned In IU aasonger tralllo service hss caused considerable cxcllcmeut among local railway officials. Tho coni allies )at named ars all arrayed against the Union I'aclflo and claim that thu latter road his almost coruilctcly shut them cut ol the pas-seuger pas-seuger I utluess In n Jarge district uf country, nut that ou account of arrangements with either lines for n through service beyond Ihe Mlnourl river their business Is materially Interfered Inter-fered with and curtailed, ihey furthir omplaln that the Union Pacific Pa-cific has mouoj-olUed all tho business of the northwest; that by resorting to such Illegal measures their roads aro greatly damaged flnauoially. They thereforiidemundthst thu union I'aclflo I'a-clflo make such concesilons that they will ho placed on the lamehatla, lu cato thu Union l'acltla refuses to com-proinUe, com-proinUe, thecoitililnautf eleolare thst tiuilnt as relations between them will ceatu mi Thursday next. Ilegard-lug Ilegard-lug tho affair, (leneral l'aseuger Agent Lomaxof the Union I'aclflo Is crudlted with unqualifiedly refusing to "make nnv cohceseloii to the roadt that havu twcli trj Ing to pt rauado him to divide thu I'aclflo coast busluu at Ugden Instead of allhu Missouri river." A Newh reporter speut considerable time today tu endcavorlug to obtain the vlewsoflool railway men on the matter, which threatens to be a most warm and Interesting contest. Passenger Asent Hurley of thu Union l'ucllla was met ou the street this afternoon. In answer to questions ho reticently said! "I don't nntlol-lutuauy nntlol-lutuauy serious trouble, but If the fight mutt go on, the Unlou l'nolllo Is lu a iwtltlou to take guod rare of Us own Interests. It will be able to eut plo while the other roads will be glad to get crow. The other roads want us to relieve them of their business at Ugden, but we I refer to conduct tho business from thu jMliuiirl river to 1'ortlaud. Ho far us I know the Union I'ncltlu will not cailtulate. In my opinion the C. 1'. will cuter Into no arrangements with the Oiimplalolng roads, as It would bu dltadvantagegua for them lo du so." Mr. Hurley npi eared ti bu ".cry hoveful lis to thu nsult so far as his cohit, auy Is concerned. |
