Show the pennsylvania railroad company DONT CARE CAM TO JOIN 7 he western combination of kickers IS IN DEFYING DEI THE LAW liff the finishing testimony in the tile C 11 I 1 It ailWay case cage TO BE SENT TO NEIT UY YORK the queen answers the president presidents jubilee letter an indemnity land decision Deci tion by newrn well ti aeilt t f reel to the THE QUEEN quil victoria send sands a cordial keply reply to prel dent jubilee letter WASHINGTO aug IG 16 the follow ing reply to tho the presidents congratulatory telegram sent on tho the occasion of her ifer jubileo jubilee celebration lias has just been received from queen victoria aldoria ll doria oria by 1 th ike I 1 grace of GO voil quern of great Brit antun xin and ireland defender of the ile lath empie of in iia dia ac 4 c lo 10 the president of the states of iea bendeth greeting OUR u y GOOD we have received ce ived from tho the hinds hands of mr phelps united minister atour court a letter w m lucli you addressed to us its on lie 26 t h of slay blay last and in in which I 1 ou u C cony ey your our congratulations and tio loil lve aho tholo 1 of 1 tho people of the united state 1 tates s on the occasion occasion of tho the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of our accession ace assion to the throne we e re request quest you ou to accept our beet best thanks th biks fo for r this proof of friendship and good willi will which with similar proof received receive I 1 from r arn rulers und and people of other states hae has caged us most sincere sincere gratification in thanking you alo al o for the hyou c choice hoice which w aich i on oil auvo ave made of mr phel phelps p 9 to be the interpret ator of your sentiments on ting this occasion we re ro quest vou you to accept in in return our beet best wishes for your own happiness happi nusa noss and walt iro and aud for the prosperity of the united states of america i and some recommend yon to tho tile protection of the almighty given at our court at windsor indoor castle tle the eighteenth day of july jul in in ho the year ear of our lord 1887 and in in the fifty lift first year car of our reign your hiir good victoria it it J SALISBURY INDE linds A decision in preparation bythe by the secretary of the interior WAsu maTON aug IG 10 the secretary of the interior 14 prep trigg a de ci clion ion relating to ilia indemnity withdraw abi of tho the northern pacific railroad company ile reviews a at pome some length the 8 construction of the law lie ile will not concur in in their vica a ho lie will hold that con gross recognized the political divisions of states and territories m cheh faeh it gnei the company teu ten alternate odd numbered sections of land on cadi each bide side of the line of the road hen it passes a ti through rough a state and twenty milo mile sec t ions ahen it passe g through a ternary tary lien and land is is but 01 a substitute of granted gi anted land and an i the samo bound ar ary lines applies to one as to the other the is is preserved in in providing id ing for an indemnity belt less favi being icing allowed in in states than in in territories t aries the secretary will eay say that in in ins his opinion and according to hie file nes news herein espre expressed sed tile indemnity claims of the co company ipaty must bo be greatly reduced and it mill will not require nil all their vacant num berel sections within indemnity lit linete hut but that there would bo be linds lands to restore to the he public domain the tile secretary will also hold that this company coin pany is entitled to but one indemnity belt of ten miles in in width and that the grant of july 1870 repealed repeated and arid modified that of the first so far as they conflicted and that both acts relate same indemnity bill these aro are the only pointe points not covered by the decision of yesterday la in the At fantle aud and I 1 pacific ca case V e RATES the pennsylvania road refuses to dili dim in CHICAGO aug IG 10 A local paper says say notice lias has jut just been given that the pennsylvania railroad Kail road co company compy in declines to accept tho the regular proportion of through rate on pacific C coast cot yost abound it U mal I 1 rate ia is below the regular tariff this mca ngit catill not participate in mes 1 bound through rates that are legs for a longer thin than fur a shorter haul on oil ot lound bound california business it will talo take its proportion of w Jat janever ever rate ruo pacific coast kincs may its explanation for this alii action ie is that it to is advised bj by its it counsel that it would be liable tinder under the inter sta state to commerce law to be prot for making lower rates for a longer haul than a shorter one tho the responsibility tor for a violation of ti the le law aa the tile co com pally panya I 1 8 officials say with ahn the initia company tho the baltimore oil ohio 10 the tile 1 lak e shore the grand irand trunk anil other eastern linee lines do not agree with t I 1 lie ie in tile matter and I 1 hiyo ave g given oil notice that the they u wiuf iq continue t I 1 nue to accept tapir breed proportions 0 ona I 1 PACIFIC commission 6 testimony to be written up and nil sent to now aa r aug 16 tl e pacific cauway agreed with ith W tho counsel ot of the central il pacific today that the v of the company pun should bo be sworn by the U 8 court C commissioners and their testimony sent fent to the commission in in new now york I 1 from time to ss las it is prepared the Commie is ion v ill 1 meet at now I 1 11 ia york on sept when ju judge dillon of 0 tho the union pacific and A 11 1 colien cohen for the central pacific will mill make oral a arguments bents colien cohen eaid said when the amr it I 1 pa pacific c fie made out its ca case ho ito thought lie would mould be ti a able ie to sal satisfy i d y the commission in all alie m particulars 1 r of the contract with the contract contra t and finance company secretary ciler killer presented a statement of the land grant bonds which showed that ten nm millions lions worth were issued for wh which ic h eight million millions six fix hundred undred li and forty four t thousand dollars was realized the total amount redeemed from this issue u was five live million millions five fire hundred and sixty three thou thousand an d dollars leaving four million four hun hundred d and thir thirty ali seven thousand dollars outstanding sta 1 |