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Show POST ROAD RIGHTS. First Move in Great Legid Huttle Between Be-tween Gould and Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania Interests. Philadelphia, To,, Nov. 15 On next Thursday In The tlnltM States court. Bitting In nttsburg, the Western Union Telegraph company Will file a suit prajing for an Injunction restraining the Pennsjlvanla Itnllrond company from removing ruij poles, wires or fix-tutes fix-tutes of the plaintiff corporation from the lind owned by the defendant company com-pany east of Pittsburg and Hrle This move will mark the beginning of a great legal battlo between the Hntild-Wabash Hntild-Wabash Interests nnd tho Pennsyl-vanla-Capsatt corporations flcncral Hollrltor Neeper of the Wall ish a j stem will make the fight for the Western Union and Oeorge V Massey general solicitor for the Pennsylvania railroad, will direct the defensa for that company com-pany The first step preliminary to the real contest vvns taken Thursday, when Superintendent Su-perintendent J. II. T Altberger and (Jcnernl Holicltoi Hsterbrook, representing repre-senting the Western Union, tendered the Pennsjlvnnli Itnllroul company u IkiiiiI the exact chiracter of which was not disclosed T his bond vvns ri fused by (leoigc V, Mnssej on behalf nf the ralhoid, anil the proposed application for an Injunction was decided upon, Ml Mnssey being so advised Mr Hs-tcrbrook Hs-tcrbrook departed for Pittsburg, where he will meet Solicitor Neeper. The claim of the Western Union Is bast d upon the proposition that Its poles und wires rightfully necupj spiro along Ihe trucks of the PeniiHylvnnlu because of tho general grants under which Is known as post l Old rights. The Western Union company maintains main-tains that post roul rights nre equal In Importumc Io tho eminent domain lights ot tho taltrtiad comp my. |