| Show i BY TELE GRATH 1 I 1 PEB WEST zan ean y r A AME ME RI rican CAN oan NEW YORK 24 members of the f committee on the organization of a railroad system in mexico who were f appon appointed ted at a meeting by held heid eld eid at delf mo nicos nicols on november lith last lashmet met I 1 i k yesterday pursuant to order of the chairman grant at which the fol lowin lowing gentlemen were present t gen grant orant chairman senor matia romero thomas thoma nickerson depre benting the mexican central railroad company edward D adams of the mexican central and sonora railroad company huntington of Y the southern pacific railroad company jay gould of the Misso missouri url uri no facia pacific c railroad company henry G marquand of the e iron mountain railroad company kennedy of the international railroad company J T henry work frank S bond bondy 3 of athe the texas pacific J B wor Hor horison ison lson of the missouri kansas texas general palmer and mr ra representing the mex s t ican can construction company and thomas jefne Jefre jefferson coolidge of boston president pies ples pi es ident of the atchison topeka santa fe railroad company who were also invited were unable to attend adams read the report of the majority of the sub commit tee appointed at a previous meeting in this city on the of N november last to the effect that the sub committee found ib it impossible to harmonize all the interests adams added by way of explanation that the mexican central railroad com pany and the sonora railroad com pany were in favor of a substantial union among all the interests likely to be affected by the organization of a a general railway system in mexico t but that the parties interested in the mexican construction company were not disposed to agree to any eian elan plan pian looking to that end gould handed in a paper which he desired to be taken as the minority report and which presents the following basis for an agreement and plan of joint action first that all the parties who t already hold charters from mexico together with the signers of the report shall agree jointly to construct any road or roads required by the necessities of mexico and by their own interest interests each party having equal rights in all the roads built bulit un der this thia agreement in case of this r agreement work is to be continued on the three lines of railroad now builds building under existing mexican charters c ha r t e g in accordance with the terms of those charters until the proper modifications of those charters shall have been asked and obtained from the mexican government with a view to make them all i conform to such other grants as the new mew combination may ask and tain from mexico all vested inter r ests and expenditures already made to be equitably provided for second that the present chartered interests shall continue to construct their several respective roads f and that each of the signers of the 5 report may obtain the right to build ft v and may build such line or lines of at roads as in their judgments may be required for their respective inter ests binding themselves not to build 5 lines from the same points as those also constructing on the frontier of mexico and also to diverge as far i from those lines throughout t hout the so sevy LV aral oja ora eja routes as the topographical features of the country the situation of y the bentres centres of population and the T course of commerce and climatic K considerations will admit a third failing in both of the above provisions the signers are disposed to entertain and well enter 1 irja va igaina itaina tai proposition submitting theli their respective claims and differences in aa regard ie ard to these I 1 mexican fex lean idan railroad railroads 4 to their e r chairman gen ulysses S y grant his decision thereon to be A rendered d in writing before the first rdv day of february next and not later e which decision will be accept accepted edby by il both parties and the obligations fy executed to carry it out t other propositions were submitted I 1 with a view to some general agreement and after a protracted discus r shiori of these edthe lethe in the course of which a strong feeling fealing in favor of community nit olfaction of action made itself apparent the meeting adjourned suh sub subject eject i to a call at any time by its chairman an fred billings president of the A northen northern pacific railroad told a 1 i it times mies 1 interviewer r yesterday that general geher a I anderson An aerson engineer in chief i the ther yellowstone I 1 vailey valley wailey has already contracted for J H J ties and aud timber for fior miles on that J division and his instructions are to vv nn 1 accomplish in the coming year the largest possible amount of mileage construe construction up to the yellowstone valley with the view of closing up bp I 1 the thi e central gap of miles an and d having the road raid running through in 1883 this central gap is from glendive endive GI where the missouri division ends on the yellowstone to the eastern end of the pend Do dorceille division which extends miles from ainsworth on the columbia Ri river west of lake pend dorceille Do the pend pena Do dorceille division will be completed in the early spring it is nearly all graded the materials are provided and on oil the spot and the track is now going down As soon as it is completed the work will be continued aitho without ut interruption eastward and with v vigorous g progress up the yellowstone Yellow sto ile lle going west and from lake pend Do dorceille going east the e company confidently expect to close clos e the central gap in 1883 in addition to thi this activity in the heart of the conti ne nent n t work is to be commenced this winter on miles across northern wisconsin to the montreal river being the extreme eastern division of the road and steadily carried forward to completion this division will form forra part of the lake superior south shore line running to St Marle marie connecting with canadian roads and to the straits of mackinaw 1 connecting with the new york central and Pennsyl pennsylvania vaala systems it also makes a new connection with milwaukee and chicago by the wisconsin central besides work on the ahe central gap and on the wisconsin division the company propose ropo sed during ur g the comi coming ng begin th the conne connection ebion on the western of f egide th the pend coille Do division with tide water NEW YORK 24 the star and herald of panama has a letter from lima dated december the writer says although the chillani Chi Chil lians lans are scarcely miles off this melancholy fact attracts little attention there can be no doubt of the result if the army and reserve fight 1 well they are well armed and in an engagement should outnumber the enemy by at least 2000 men the first division of the chilian army continues at chisco w waiting ait alt the arrival of the second these two divisions will consist in all of 18 men they have occupied ta tambo abo de mom mora and chincha whilst 35 of them have paid a visit to the town of lea ica where the customary scenes of pillaging cuned occurred oc in ph chiseo iseo isco th the e troops were allowed to do as they choose and innumerable outrages were committed the chilian minister of war and gen Afat maturana urana are at lambo de mora gen villa geran and commander lynch were in chisco the chillani Chi Chil lians lans are reissuing the 10 so sol soi notes seized on board the iglay iday they pay their troops with them and the soldiers force their acceptance several sugar cane plantations have been destro destroyed yr chillani Chil Chi lians lans expect to march to man against lima and with this force hope to capture the city an am unlimited sack is promised the troops in the event of victory the chilian forces encamped in the vicinity of tacna had to be marched through it unarmed they having demanded the privilege of wrecking ic lu entirely before leavin leaving 9 on the ground that after their departure peruvians might reoccupy it the peruvian army is increasing daily in numbers several battalions have recently arrived from froni the interior interior one from Caja amil maraca maraea raca raea having marched miles all the captains of foreign men of war were in in a meeting in lima with ministers respecting the hulks in callao bay peruvians order them out whilst chillani Chil Chi lians lans say gay if they move the they y will seize them all are foreign property and the greater number have been fitted up to receive the women and children during the fight and a tedious time is evident ly coming comings immediately the tho whole chilian army arrives in the vicinity of lima dr pedre joso jose caldejon Cal denon will be invested with the dictatorship shi IA as pierola intends to devote himself to the army of which he is commander commande in chief la pagria patria asserts that the war stir can be carried into the cordillera and waged there thera for years to CO come me the losses suffered throughout 0 the republic are arajean lead ing many to seek safe gement lod for their valuables H B M iron clad shannon went to Anti antl anticol conand and took oni board specie and other articles in id silver which were sha shipped unsecured ahw would not it ber pi exported ported she received pieros most foreign vessels will be requested to accept storage of a similar character the principle fd families milles ofelina of lima llma are leaving and taking with them whatever they can carry the better dwellings are b being eing E tripped stripped of their more valuable furniture which is shipped no north rth A few families and those of the poorer classes await the chillani Chil Chi lians lans the have llave been plundered and destroyed tea also had llad a visit from chiliano Chi lians officers s of foreign men of war will accompany the respective spec spee tive tivo headquarters of the deom eom combatants ba tants iquique aquique papers claim that commander lynch obtained more than in in specie and merchandise in his raid mid in hi the north jorth of peru and iid lid that the effect on damaged dam aged plo pio property was calao and malando are the only peruvian ports now closed to commerce new currency is put into inta circulation the notes are called incase inease and rap represent silver value they are intended to replace depreciated paper soles sola of which 3 are received to purchase a 20 piece valuable silver t mines are discovered in huranea vain the french bark adolphe adoiphe wrea wrecked near valparaiso was valued a at t uninsured the pacific steam Nayl navigation gation gatlon company has haa increased the number of steam steamers ers and has raised the rates of freight freige t owing to the rush of people leaving leavin 11 south peru with their pra property CHICAGO 24 the tho inter oceans oceana washington special says A conflict of opinion if not a clish clash of authority tho rity seems imminent beaw between exl exi the secretary of the tiie interior and the special commission appointed by president hayes to inquire into the condition of the 0 doncas o nea s and the manner cf their removal from dakota to nebraska ten ponca chiefs were at the interior Dep department artmen this morning to confer w with ith schurz sebu rz on the subject of settling their troubles the draft of a treaty was read to them in which for they agreed to 6 forego all claims against the government and to settle down dowil in id indian territory fifty fifth thousand dollars of the money is to be used to purchase for them acre land in indian territory to be distributed among them equally per pen capita to be jex expended for stock catt leand leland draught animals for them and 7 to be invested for their benefit in in 5 per cent U 8 bonds as a permanent fund the interest of which is to bo be distributed among them annually all subject to the approval of congress white eagle speaking for theP ther the doncas oncas said after listening to the reading of the treaty that he heard it with grief because it was not enough they had suffered ered from preda predatory torf tori sioux and been drien driven from their homes not from any a my fauld fault of theirs gray hat said sald wm welch a former agent had said their lands alone in nebraska and dakota were worth besides their houses ponies and improvements but they would sign other chiefs spoke similarly schurz had the treaty copied and ready for signing in the afternoon then general crook commenced asking some questions and finally got white eagle to tell the story of their forcible removal from dakota by troops and their sufferings on the road as well as after their arrival in indian Territory where they had not land enough to graze their remaining dew few few ponies and where the doncas withered like ilke li kethe the grass gen crook proceeded to eross cross ques tion white eagle with the view of ascertaining why they are now apparently content conten tto to give worth of property for in a h country where 25 per cent of thee thet them 41 died duino during du ino inc the first year after their arrival white eagle eagie however maintained that no threats or promises had induced them to comelo their present resent conclusion it is js evident t that at the special commissioners do not agree with the interior department part ment t as to the j justi justl cof keeping the doneas in andian territory and they may report against unless they find that the portion of the tribe biow it indian territory is better than is commonly reported it is prospect of getting 1000 in cash which in spite of the tho per capita distribution I 1 would practically be paid to the head chiefs in indian territory is an irresistible inducement for themi them to tha comply erwalt faith schurz rz terms A special s clai cial commission com eom m 1 s on consi consisting stin of generals crook croft and miles Mile swall swill wll wil to indian territory next week to inquire into this matter anaf they against the president wili will not approve the tho bill proposed by schurz if congress passes it in consequence of the cross examination of white eg eagle eagie e andris recital of the doneas wrongs angs the afternoon ware wore away wak ki without the signing of odthe the papers white Eagle eagie wanted to say some word sto the secret secretary ary dry but was told it was too late for today to day and must wait till monday to finish his talk but they might all sign the paper today to day white eagle suspected be he might be shut oft off by the 0 o operation pe r atlon of the previous question by the secretary secret ry S plan so he cautiously remarked th that after helian he had his talk lie he would sign this ad adjourned U burned the meeting 9 till monday the interior department today to toda day da received two twi samples of flour from devils lake sioux in dak who raised 1300 bushels bus liels of grain and over bushels of potatoes th this year these indians were the chief onerato operators rs in J the be minnesota fraass massacres i some years ago they said they yar were e entire entirely ily satisfied za with oththo the land they now occupy and want to remain in their present location in iii answer to questions whether this change 0 had been brought about by an any y threats or pr said there had hid been no inducements indic offered them bui buk they had considered smatter tm fue fhe matter atter amon among i themselves them selve seive e i and eam came 6 to the ca nc tha that t ft t was best buit for foi then them to remain in indian territory they reque requested that this determination bior lor on their thein part parc should be bb communicated to congress washington 24 4 the pona chiefs had rad another 1 council at gerior department par t 1 tomy toay today dl day dav and were examined by e the tho commission recently named by the ples plea president to inquire into their wrongs and their rem remedy edys they told tle the 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