Show SPEED WAR ON santa fe and union pacific drop ef forts to adjust schedules A conference waa held bleen the pullman and southern pacific local authorities yesterday la salt lake and it Is given out that as result a new fast mall train will be placed in service on the burlington union pacific and salt lake routes this train will have as its sole purpose io carry the westbound mall as fast as connections and locomotives will allow besides the mall cars it will in all probability carry several tourist sleepers and day coaches i several conferences haves been held between the officials of the union pa and burlington railroads regarding ahe transcontinental mail carrying contracts the establishing of a fast train between new york and st louis by the pennsylvania railroad and the missouri pacific and a fast train between st louis and kansas city a short time after which the santa e reduced the schedule of its california limited nearly two hours are said to be the main reasons for the new fast mail the railroads understand that the united states government will choose the fastest route to the coast at the next re weighing which has inspired the ato do considerable figuring looking to iho shorten ingo their time schedule dec 23 the colonials secre office and the treasury were destroyed by fire last night it is believed the fire was of incendiary brigid all the archives belonging to the departments and in bank notes were burned b ut tho bull lonn the treasury ig intact |