Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 2, 1887, Page 2

i b i B & ¥ 2 ' B four d art 9 ant John Davis, cond artillery, sixty days from lery, glllery C, 8 uly i1, Captain Jacob B. Rowles, Fifth artillery, and First Lientenant William H. Coffin (same regiment) are respectively president and judee advocate of w general court martial nvened this morning at Fort Hamilton, ewport Harbor, The Documents Al Right, Wasminaron, July L-=[Special Telegram to the Bir, |—Senator Manderson, chairman of the senate printing committee, has re- turned from a visit to tne residence of the late Bea: Perley Poore. The senator found all the papers, books, man ete., belonging to the public which Poore had, and all of them bave beeu re- turned to Waslington. The Year's Debt Decrease. WasmixGroy, July 1.—During the fiseal year justended the principal of the bonded debt of the United States decreased $12,- 911,050, and the amount of accrued but unpaid Interest on such debts decreased $508,011, The decrense of certificates of deposit amounted to $9,4%0,000, and in demand notes and fractional currency to 33 Gold and Silver Circulation. WAsHINGTON, July L—During the month of June the circulation of standard silver dollars Increased 854,657, and the gold | Ingsof the treasury increased S . The increase of silyer circulation during the year was £1,33,000, and the increase in vold hold- Ings during the same time was 10, West Point Cadets Appointed. WasniNaToy, July 1.—The president has appointed Julius T, Conrad, of Washington, #on of Colonel Conrad, of the army, and John M. Palmer, grand: of Governor Palmer, of 1llinois, to be c at large at West Point military academy. Revenue Offices Consolidated. WasmvaToy, July L—The consolidation of internal revenue districts, whercby twenty- two districts are merged into others, was con- Bummated to-day. ‘Telegrams were received by Commissioner Miller announcing that all collectors had filed their bonds and had com- pleted the transfers of oftices. Columbia’s Debt., Wazmx~aroy, July 1.—The statement is- sued by the United States treasurer shows that the indebtedness of the Djstrict of Co- Tumbla Is $20.551,000, showing a_net reduc- tion of §1,226,000 since July 1, 1 Coina WASHINGTON, July 1.— 3. or June. he coinage of the mints during June azgregated $4,857,502, of which €2,518,000 was In standard = silver dollars. —-——— THE UNION OIFIC’'S DEBT. How Jay Gould Thinks it Ought to Be Settled. NEw York, July L,—The World to-morrow ‘will publish a long interview with Jay Gould, from whieh the following extracts are taken: “How, In your estimation, ought the gov- ernment to settle the clain against the Uoion Pacific?” Mr. Gould said he thought the government ought only to exact the prineipal of the Mnion Paclfic debt to 1t and ought to mve ne company its own time In which <0 Tny. Then the company could watch ~ the money market, and when that was in " a . favorable state, could float bonds to pay off the indebtedness. The Union Pacific, he &aid, must have relief from its large debt, here must be u cutting down of interest and prineipal to put the property nearer to & level with roads built at modern cost, Gould Baid in making railroad inyestments it was his habiv to make them individually, He was ot In “‘calioots” with Russell” Sage, though they bad had dealings together. —-— Dakota Crop Statistics. ORDWAY, Dak., July 1.—The June crop xeports of the territorial statistician 15 less favorable than that for May. llot winds have injured crops in places. Fourteen counties report the average cut down to 66 er cent. There is much damage along the Issouri and Red rivers, and plenty of rain dn the James rivor valley. The acreage of corn 18 one-third greater than last year, con- dition 100 per cent. The average condition of spring wheat will be 6 per cent. The ‘wheat harvest begins about July 25, —— To Close Down. READING, Pa, July 1L—Two thousand employes of the Reading iron works this afternoon informed the manazement that they would not accept the reduction of 10 per cent made recently, and the proprietors decided to close down all establishments. All :ha men will be thrown out of employ- suen! — Refused to Scrub Out, Coirors, N. Y., July 1.—The weavers in the Harmony woolen mills were to-day re- quested, according to semi-annual custom, to gorub the floors around their looms. They refused and quit work. The mills shut down, throwing 8,000 operators out of ew- ployment. o~ The Texas Style, GAINESVILLE, Tex., July 1L—The Hough- fon brothers to-day became involved in a quarrel with the Pains, father and son. ?hnotlng began, and resulted in the death of Pain senior and one of the Houhton broth- rs, and the fatal wounding of young Pain, 'he other Houghton brother is in jail. AN Mitchellville Badly Scorched. Dus Moixks, Ia, July 2, 2 a. m—The mayor of Mitchellville, sixteen miles east, telegraphed at midnight that his town was burning up, and asked for help. A chemical #ngine and hook and ladder trucks were sent om here by special train, ~Five business ouses were burned, and tho fire is under sontrol. ‘Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Variable winds, ‘weather, stationary temperature, For lowa: Variable winds, local rains in pastern portion, fair weather in western por- ton, amlonnq temperature. For Eastern Dakota: Fair weather, varl- able winds, stationary temperature. fair - Royalists Visit the Count. PARS, July L.—A party of 200 royalists went to St. Malo to-day to visit tho count of s, and another party of 200, including eneral LaCharette, will follow to-morrow. he radical newspapers here denounce the proceeding as a consplracy. ity Crowd. CINCINNATIL, July L.—Ammi Baldwin, late eashier of the Fidehty National bank, was mrnndarm by one of his bondsmen to-day, t another surety was secured, and he did Bot kave to o to Jail. The Doss Boodler. NEW YoRrk, July L.-—Jacob Sharp’s condi- tion is unchanged to-day. He is still weak, and lies back in an invalid chair at bis room At the Ludlow street jail. e L Morrill's Condition, AUQUSTA, » July 1L—No materlal ehange has been noted in ex-Governor Mor- ;l.lg‘l condition, He seems to be nearing his An Appointment by Hewitt. New YoRrg, July 1.-Mayor Hewitt to-day appointed Morgan J. O’Brien eorpora- tion counsel, and he was sworn In, rrdosdlud Bids Opened, Yesterday afternoon Louis Helmrod, Charles Metz and Edward E. Bruce, the committee on privileges for the Soldiers’ reunion, met and ovened bids for privi- leges during the coming reumon. Four bids were received. The award was mude to J. B, Camgill, who offered za‘lw for the privileges, which was tke lighest bid. Opeus To-night, The Olimpia theatre, formerly the old Buckingham, will be opened to-night as » first-class vauderille theatre, by Cole & Parish. It is the intention of the pro- rs to make this place of amusc- t one of the best of its kind, and the pest of variety taient will be emnloyed. A frst-class bili will be mven to-night, RATTLING AMONG DRY BONES fkeletons in Union Pacific Brought to Light, Closets are PERSECUTION OF AUG. ARNDT, Mr. Rosewater Repeats Some More History for the Investigating Committee--Lawyer Popple- ton Confesses and Avoids, » the Commission. ater, who was the first wit- ness ealled by the Union Pacific invest- gating committee yesterday morning, submitted the telegram referred to in Iis testimony of Tuesday. The telegram 15 as follows Oyata, Oct, 13, 187 I’ L. Kimball, Denvi ~Ta 8. L. I Clark : The vote of the 11 probably ide the election and it 18 said it will go solid against Grebe for sheriff. e has served the road better than any sheriff we ever had, Can’t you give this vote? I tnink you should if possible 4 agree instruct pi vote and send me a copy of y¢ AL J. PorrLy 3 The chairman asked Mr. Rosewater to give any information concerning entries of la 1f by the Union Paci other than lands granted by the go ment. Mr. Rosewater said he had no personal information directly as to such lands being entered by the com). they had acquired lands at di they told him (M denmnation prices for the right of way in the city. The chairman asked whether Mr, Rose- led the fact of a decision of ccretary Scnurz, during his administra- on of the interior department, with ref- erence to the land! Jnion Pacilie, Mr. R lled a case made in Kansas, the Dudymot claim, brought anto the land department of the government and ruled upon by Seeretary Schurz in 1878, The charter of the Union Pacitic made thi lands disposed of within three or five years after the com- pletion of the ronil subject to pre-emp- tion at §2.50 per acre. In 1 the time expired in which the Union Pacific land nt was to have been sold and the sec- ary ruled in the Dudymot case in 1338, that th lands me under t act, and that the lands in Kansas, as well as Nebraska, were subject to pre-emption entry. Shortly after that Wilham Platt, an attorney and agent for the Union Pacific road at Grand Island, took possession of a quarter section of land under this order of pre-emption granted by Schurz. Thereupon the Union Pa- cific made a legal proc to eject him from the land and the case was carried into Judge Dundy’s court, Mr. Popple- ton appearing for the Union Pacific and Mr, \{'ukcly who was an assistant attor- llmy for the Union Pacitic, appearing for Platt, The judge ruled that Platt had noright to pre-empt the land and the case was carried up and finally the supreme court aflirmed the decision, although as Mr. Rosewater had often charged, the case was made up here by the Onion Pacific and its attorneys. After that case had been decid order of the secrctary of the inter to be revoked and the lands were made only subject to sale by the Union Pacitic, on the ruling that the land grant bond was a disposal of the land. ~ Mr, Rose- water dld not know until last winter that the case made up by the railroad company's attorneys was not upon an _ unpatented piece _ of land or had been made upon a piece of land for which a patent had been is- sued; so that the decision did not involve unpatented land,but land that had already passed from the control of the govern- ment. This fact was stated to Mr, Rose- water by Commissioner Sparks himself, At the time the Platt e was pending in the courts there were other cuses that did touch the right of the railroad to ex- clusively control the sale of the unpat- ented part of the land. Mr. k'opp]ntun asked Mr, Rosewater to name any case that involved that ques- tion. Mr. Rosewater replied that the e of August Arndt was one. Arndt was a citizen of Saunders county, and took a quarter gection of Union Pacitic land that was not patented and made a wre-emption entry for that land. Latiga- tion began 1n the United States court, in the winter or fall of ’'81; the case was about to be tried in Omaha, when August Arndt was arrested on the charge of as- nating the clerk of the district court, son B. Smith, Arndt was taken to jml and no person, not even his wife, al- owed to seo or communicate with him. He was kept in jail for some time, until the grand {ury made an investigation and they failing to find any proof that he was the assas charged At the time of rest, Arndt told Mr. Rosewater that he had the decuments and papers relating to his land claims 1n a trunk in the hotel in which he was stopuing in this city; that the trunk was taken and broken open by some officers pretending to look after evidence in the assassination case, and the documents bearing upon this railroad land suit wore stolen and carried away; but that was not the end of the case. Arndt was rearrested in January, 1882, on the charge of having threatened the life of Judge Dundy on account of this treatment, He was taken to Lincoln and tried and convicted of this charge, although the judge himself testified that he had no fear and did not believe that Arndt intended to murder him. The Farmer’s Alliance of this state held a meeting and denounced that treatment d Senator Van W yck to present & petition to the president for his pardon, Arndt told Mr. Rosewater that he and his lawyers had full confidence in their ability to establish his rights to the pre- emption, and that he had a clear case in which this question might have been tested. By Commissioner Littler—How do you connect the Union Pacific_or any of its oflicers with these criminal proceedings?® Mr. Rosewater—They have managea in somo wn);lm have a great deal of influ- ence upon the court oflicers in this city. The United States marshal and his depu- ties have had annual passes and charged the government ten cents a mile for every mile they have travelled on those pusses, those passes come to thousands and thousands of dollars. By Commissioner—Do you know that in making up the mleage account, the marshal is compelled to swear that he traveled no part of the way on free passes? Mr. Rosewater—I don’t know that, but 1 do know that the marshal and his dep- uty traveled on a free pass. I saw one deputy myself travel that way; he told me that he had to divide his mileage fecs for travel with the marshal, Commissioner Littler—1e ought to be prosecuted before the grand jury. Mr. Rosewater--I have nothing to do with that. Commissioner Littler—How long has that practice been in force hero? Mr. Rosewater—I bolieve it has been in force here ever sinea tho railroads have run politics in this state. Commissioner Littler—How long has that been? Mr. Rosewater—Twolve or fifteen years it has been dono under all the marshals, and all the marshals have shown a very active subservicnce to the railroads, Mr. Poppleton.—Has the prae- tice of the Union Pacific in respect to the issuing to publio official of passes in this state been different from that of other railroads? f A.—L don't know what the practice of other railronds has been, but 1 elaim that all the railroads sre wrong., - They kave all been operated against the public’s in- terests in that policy. Q.—Do you know whether the United es marshals ever had pusses on other ) s, I saw the pa bt but what they 1 substantially alike by roads? the difle A.--No, sir, Q.—Don't you know that the tract of ground involved 1n the Platt case was actually occupied by Platt, and had been actually occupied by hinl prior to any other person who ever settled on it, and that that was the reason why he set up his claim of pre-emption, and was en- abled to set it up? A.—l don't know of my own knowl- o anytinng of the kind. 1 only stood that at the time he took pos- t you know that he had n in the occupaney of 1t for years? A.—That is possible. I did not know it atthe time it was pending in the conrts. I knew simply that it was & test case brought for the purpose. Q. —What you said and what you have testitied to was, that he went into posses- sion of this tract of land after Schurz made this decision; now I ask you if you do not know that tiatis untrue, and that he had been in the occupaucy of it for ten A or fifteen years? —L don't know that, Butif he had in possession of it for ten or fifteen it was his ground. don’t sce what the road had to do with it. It certainly was his, if the government gave him a patent forit. 1f the government patent after th pired, and Mr, decision was correct, that patent was a nullit, Q. —The August Arndt case—Don't you know that Judge Miller decided that Arndt had no title whatever to that land? ATt was decided after the papers that were made to him had been stolen, Q.—Th: about s true as anything else you have testified to, is it? A.—It is true—yes, sir. Q.—Then if it should turn out that Arn rrest was after that decision, then you would have testified to what would be false, would you not? Vot nec il Q.—If it should turn out that that was decided before Arndt was arrested for kiling Watson B, Smith, then your testi- mony wouldn't be true on that subject? A.—=There I might be mistaken, but there wasa case pending and it was about to be tried when he was arrested. Q.—-Do you know anything about this except what Arndt hastold you? A.—Nothing more than what his law- yers have said, Q—Don'tyou know that Arndt has repeatedly impeached in court by swarms of witnesses who said they wouldn't believe him under oatn? A.—I don’t know anything about it. Q.—Don't you know he is an avowed chist and or—that isto say, ieves i assination as a remedy for civil wrong and avows it? —1 don’t know anything of the kind. [¢ ow, isn't it a fact that since started the BEE you have been indi ally in a chronie state of hostility to the railroad, and that that been your stock in trade and the stock in trade of your newspape A.—Iwill deny that in toto. I have simply been opposed to the methods which the railroads of this state have pursued, and the policies which they e carried on, have been oppressive to the ple—interfering with the politica1 a of th in violation of their charter that peo- tions. Q=You admit that you have been in opposition to them? A~ ve been net in opposition to the railronds, but in opposition to the men who managed the railroads, -—Haven't ?'uu assailed almost every manager of the B, & M. and of the Union Pacilic railroad company, who bas had charge here, up to the time that Mr. Callvway came into ofli A.—Nosir, I don’t remember that I assailed Mr. Touzalin, He was man them except when their own conduet and that of their subordinates were eriminally dishonest and dangerous to public safety. M. Touzaln the only w can think of that you have not « .—There are numbers of other whom I couid mention, Q. ntion all you can, ou spoke of managers of rail- roads. I have not assailed the managers on the other side of the river, except the Northwestern, who have robbed our people_by favoritism and diserimination Q.—You were professionally a tele- raph operator, originally for thirtaen years. .—Where were you employed in that business when the war broke out? A.—When the war broke out I was employed in the state of Alabama. Q.—{’ou were operator within the lines of the southern confederacy, then, at the time when the war broke out? A.—Xes, [ was operator, working for the Southwestern§Telegraph company. Q.--Isn’t1t a fact you have been re- peatedly charged with being a member of a committee who received Jeff Davis, at Montgomery, when he went there to take possession of the southern confed- eracy? A.—1 have not only been charged with it, butitis true. Now I want to answer this question fully. ; 'l]'hcclmimmn~l.cl the witness explain, udge, Mr. Poppleton —After he gets through answering my question he can explain. The Witness—I want to explain it now, because it is a matter that has been charged frequently angd there are parties who have been convicted here in the courts for charging me with being a rebel. Mr, Poppleton—Who are they? A.—C 3. Yost is one and Fred Ny il men A sper E. is another—both of them were pro- prietors of the Republican, The Chairman—The war isoyer, judge. Mr. Poppleton—Well, 1 don’t know; there is some talk about the return of the flags, The Chairman—Well, if you biing up that issue you had better let us know whether you are going to wave the bloodv shirt. The Witness—The facts are these: was located in Stevenson, Alabama, from July, 1839, until March, 1861. When Jefferson Davis was United States sena- tor representing the state of Mississippi he stopped over at Stevenson twice, and called at the telegraph oflice and sent dispatches, It was in that way that I made his acquaintance. When he was elected president of the southern con- federacy he was on his way to Mont- gomery, Stevenson, Ala,, at that time was a very small Jnlncfi. with only perhaps four or tive hundred people. It s0 happened that no person 1n the place had ever met Davis, nor could point him out. He arrived at night at 10 o'clock on the train. A com- mittce was appointed by tho eiti- zens, who wanted him to mak speech, They added me to the committee, simply to go and introduce him, or point him out. I went into the car and pointed him out. ‘That was my whole connection with the matter, If that was any crime, you can make the most of it. Q.—From there, after yon got through the rebel lines, where did you go to work then? A.—For Uncle Sam., T enlisted at Wheeling, W. Va., took the oath and en- tered the U, 8., army, and went with (ieneral Fremont through the entire cam- paign of West Virginia. Afterthat [ was sasigned to the nnv{ ardat Washington, with Commodore Dahlgren, and in the latter part of July, 1862, I made an appli- cation to General Pope, to accompany kim on the way to Ricnmond, and was ighed ' to h‘« staff, 1 accompanied Generat P“N“ through tho entire cam. paign from Warrenton to the Rapidan, and back to Bull Run, I was at the battle of Bull Run. ‘After that I was as- signed to the war department, aud re- mained there until { game to this gountry, Q.—So that you were the contidential operator of Hnif. anton and Lincoln during the Virginia campaign, were you not? A.—Yes, sir, Q.--Now can you tell why it was aad how it happened that Lee had such com- plete and exhaustive information of the plans of those throe men? Do you know nnx'thiun; about that? —That may not enter into this in- vestigation, but I will answer 1t. It was notortous when I was in the war depart. ment, that there were leaks in that de- partinent, and that there were dispatches sent; sub-marine wires had been lad acress the Potomoe, For i nee, at the time that Fredericksburg was stormed by Burnside, that information was smuggled 'ross to the rebels through the lines by n some way. Suspicion rested upon W the wives of certain army oflicers who were southern women, and who, in con- nection with southern people, managed to transmit information through the lines, Q.~Do you not know us a matter of fact, and haven't the rebel archives dis- closed the fact, that telegrams o passed from the war department, and were in the possession of Lee? A —That is possible. I haven't ex- amined the archiyes. Q.—How long did you stay in the war department? A.—Until the summer of 1863, when I came out here. After the battle of Bull Run in 1862 I took my place in the war department and remuined there until I came out here. Q.—You were not there, then, previous to the battle of Gettysburg? A.—No, sir, I was in Omaha when the battle of Gettysburg took place-—-no, come to think of it, I didn't get here until a few weeks later. I was in Cleye- land at that time. Q.—General Longstreet thought that when he got ready to move towards Gettysburg he sent his spy to Washington, and that he came back wi the complete plans of the disposition of Mead’s army 1nits advance on Gettys- burg. Do you know anything about how that information got to him? A.—No, would not, certainly. I know I was charged here with being a rebel Spy, and 1 brouzht suit and had it tried in this county two years ago, and at that trial I produced the deposition of General Anson Stager, the head of the military telegraph corps, stating that he bad (hé fullest confidence in my loyalty and mtegrity. My people all have lved in Ohio, and I went south as a freeso! I don’t think, theretore, that anybody can attach any sympathy with the rebellion to me. The fact is, the whole story orig- inated in this building, justas all schemes of persecution and falsehood that circulated against me have originate this building, and these men, who wanted to erush me, songnt to trample me under their feet and besmirch my reputation through their organ, Q.—But you admit, these facts to be true? A.—I admit that I was in the army and risked my life for my country, which is more than can be said of many men about here—like Thurston and others whom 1 could nume, Q.~-Do you know the name of the oper- erator who sent that telegram that you produced here? A.---1 know what beeame of him, but I do not remember his name. Q.—What did become of him? A.—He was discharged by the Western Union people. He enlisted 1n the regular army and served about five ¥y He finally became a vagabond and passed through here and went down to St. Louis in a dissipated condition. This is all 1 know about him. Q.—Now what did yon pay that fellow ior that dispatch? A.—I never paid him one dollar for the dispateh or anything connceted with it, and after he was discharged a collection was made up among the republicans here for him. I contributed my part to send him away from Omaba. By Commissioner Littler—Is 1t true that you at any time betrayed your ofli- cial trust when you were connected with the government telegraph works at Wash- ington, or bewrayed the government in any respect whatever during the whole period of your connection with the pub- 1¢ se Vhy, of course, it is not true, If I had been disposed to make use of the information I got there, I could have been a millionaire. It may be a little interesting to some of you. During the war quotations were sent into the war department daily of stocks and gold to Edward S. Sanford, who was the gov- ernment censor of dispatches. very battle changed the value of stocks and gold, and very often informatioa about attles were held back, and there is not any doubt in my miud but that an im- men amount of stock gambling was carried on by the censors. 1 have the certificate of General Eckert, who is now eneral manager of the Western Union ines, accepting my resignation from the = army mibtary telegraph corps, and not “only that, but the National Society ~ of the United States mili- tary corps, of which I am a member, elected me as its vice president two suc- sessive terms, and I have for six years been a member of its congressional com- mittee looking after legislation to recog- ize its services, .—Then it is not true? A.—It is not true, 1 have two volumes of the history of the United States mili- tary telegraph corps, in which my name is frequently mentioned for service inthe field and in'the war department. Q.—You were not discharge” from the service, but resignedy A.—I resigned, Q.—Voluntarily? A.—Voluntarily. By the Chairman—What knowledge have yon of the coal. dealings of the Union Pacific compafy in their ship- ments from the Rock Bprings coal mines? A.—Well, I have a general knowledge, only, such as has been published from time to time and given to me by parties residing along the road and people here. The coal supply of Nebraska has been principally nynmixw coal. The company has charged ns high a rate at Sidney and North Piatte asOmaha where itis much farther away. I have also been informed that af times, in order to break down all comps ?.lun, the company has in some cases takeh possession, by force, of mines and operated them, and in other cases, by discrimination, have destroyed the businefsf of parties who have attempted to do§l mining. There is Jake Morrow, for fofle, and Wardell, for another, who had*ntines in the neigh- borhood of Rock Springs. I have been told that Wyoming coal was bought at almost nothing, and carried out there in order to break up these parties—clear across to the neighborhood of Cheyenne and delivered there ata much lower price than the parties who were mining coal in Wyoming could deliver it at. There 1s another thing that was partic- ularly wrong to my mind, and that is that the government has paid §14 per ton, if I remember right, for m\rrfingn al from Rock Springs to Omaha, when coal could be bought for $7.50 in Omaha. This I had from the quartermaster’s clerk, who kept the accounts between the govern- ment and the roads. The government consumes an enormous amount of coal here, This coal was all from a eontractor out there, who was really an employe of the Union Pacific, of & firm called Buck- worth & Quinn, out at the mincs, and then brougnt in here, 8o that it cost more than double. But the record will ehow what that is. By Commissioner Littler—What is his nane? A~His name _is is . now in Washington City. He is a democrat, and has been trying to get a position in the de- partments since Cleveland came into power. By the Chairman—\Who Beck- th & Quinn? A.—~1 think that 15 a sham firm. 1 think the firm itself is simply made up of men who get so much for the mining of coal from the company in Wyoming. think nn-iv aro nothing more than ploys of the Union Pa J Mr. Poppicton-~Wasn’t this man hab- Patrick, He were em- itually drunk when not on duty? Was e not & common loafer? A--I know he was not a loafer. He was in the government employ for a good many jyears—but he was addicted to drinking. Mr. Peter A, Dey, the chairman of the a railroad commission, who was next ealled, said ho had been sent out by Mr. Farnam, of the Union Paciticroad in 180 in order to find a practical route for the Umon Pacific rond. He went as far west as Salt Lake City, [n 1863, shortly after the Union Pacific company was organ- ized, Mr. Doy surveyed a portion of the Io ing. and was signed by Gener, Snyder of the Union Pacitic rond. Wit ness couldn’t remembe Lhowever, the facts in the e and was unable to ex- plain the voucher, in favor of Wells Brewer of |1 on March 10,1880, The voucher was cer- titied by Mr, Poppleton by 8. H l'l:ll‘il\ A voucher Neb s voucher, M. H. Sessions of Lincoln, ing of fing the Midland City, werc defl an ugent on wis chargea with using iliegitimate means in bring ing about this result. Mr. Sessions fended him and the bill was for this ser vice, ated and that Pacitic road vices rendered at the supreme court, while in session at Lincoln', but had no recollection as to the circumstances of the case. A number of other were shown to the witness in J. M. Thurston, but he had no tion of the fucts 1 the cascs route for the road. was afterward appointed chief engineer ot the road, and remained in the service of the company until 1865, when he resigned. When asked why he had resigned the witne: said he had made a survey through the Platte Valley and sent an estimate of the cost of building the r through it to the Union Pacificcompany. Stockholders of the road in New York jcity objected to the estimate as entirely “"too low. The first estimate placed the cost of the con- struction of the road and its equipment al $30,000 per mile. A contract drawn up by Mr. Hoxie was sent to witness, at which the cost of constructing the r was placed at £50,000 per mile. He felt that an attempt was being made to use him for somebody who wanted to mal an exorbitant contract and accordingly resigned. Being asked what suggestions he had to offer based on the supposition that the Union Pacific road was mortgaged for more than it was worth, he ceplied that the government ought to extend the time for the payment of the indebtedness due toit as long as possible. Mr. Dey also thougnt the Union Pacilic road could b paralleled 200 miles from Omaha at $20,- 000 per mile, When asked what effeet the pooling system had on business the witness said that pooling was principally beneficial to railroads. The only benelit the peo- ple derived from it was a uniformity of ratos. ‘The pooling system vlaced ship- pers at the merey of any rates the rai roads chose to fix. On being asked about the constructive mileage system, Mr. Dey thought that roads could afford to ¢ freight at a lower rate between points on the branches and larg cities on the main line, than between points on the branch 1i ause of the greater opportunity offared hipments to large cities on the main line, of load- ing the cars back. The next witness called was Hon, John A, McShane, Ile sid in answer to questions that he had had business rela- tions with the Union Pacific road since 1872 in the shipment of cattle. 1le b never received any preferences in rate at the hands of the company. He re- ceived special rates, but l;my were pub- lished rates and all shippers of cattle, so far as he knew, had received them. There been rumors, however, of discrima- tions against certain versons and locali- ties, These rumors were the most com- mon during atures. When asked what part, so far as he knew, the Unjon Pac road had taken in influencing legislation, he said he presumed that the road had representatives in the legisla- tures to prevent bad legislation, “That is,” added Mr. MeShane smiling, ‘‘legis lation against their interests.” When asked what plan the government should adopt with reference to the Union Paciftic road, Mr. McShane said that as he might be obliged to pass on the ques- tion officially he would prefer not to commit himself, Anton Gsanter, who was next called, said he had lived in Omaha twenty years and had been empl man inthe U, P. »hn‘»;. Whe name had been used by the Union cific company 1 the purchase of land he aid Mr. Gordon told him the company wanted all the odd sections in Utah and had him sign a paper. When asked how he knew that the paper related to the land, he said he wanted to know where his name went to,and asked Mr. Gordon. T gentleman had then told him what the paper w Auditor Young next produced state- ments showing the gross receipts of the Kansas Pacific road from September 23, 1876 to 1850; the Union Pacific system from 1853 to January ), also Feb- ruary 1, 1850 to January 23, 1887, “I" want to s to ) said Governor Pattison, “‘‘that these state- ments only w the cash roceipts of the Union Pacific company. It should show all receipts of every kind and form what- soever, and I call for a statement show- ing such receipts.” ¢ “I told you in my testimony,” said receipts { no connection with the gross earn- ings.” After some discussion Mr. Yonng said the receipts of the company from all sources were included 1n the statement submitted, Freight Manager Kimball was next asked what ealls he had ready, and sub- mitted the balance of his statement in answer to the interrogations in regard to rebates. He also submitted a state- ment, giving the population of the coun- ties through which the Union Pacific road and its braches passed; also the rates charged on the return of tank cars of the Standard and Continental Oil com- panies from 1878 to 1886; the net special rates allowed to Murphy, Grant & Co. 1 Clark, superintendent of the Auditor Young, “‘that the gr ha Union Pacitic coal department since 1874 was next called. Before that, from 1868 until 1874, he was connected with the Wyoming coal com- pany. He didn’t know who were the members of the Wyoming coal company. As superintendent of the coal department he had nothing to do with the acquire- ment of coal lands by the company. ‘The lands were ncqured by pur chase. Many of the mines were opened before the lands were sureyevd Lunds were not opened by the company until a title had been acquired by the company. ‘There was one case, witness remembered, where a mine was opened on indemnity land. Witness hud control, to a certain ex- tent, of the price of coal. 1t was sup- posed to be furnished to the company at what it eost to put 1t on the ears. When asked if all dealers in Union Pacifie coal along the line had received the same rates on coal shipments, the witness re- plied that they did; no rebates or prefer ential rates were allowed to anybod ce during June, July an pay dealers for carrying the wlhea there are few grain shipments and the cmnlmuf can employ its cars in haul- ing this coal. . eing asked whether Rock Springs coal was hauled at a_higher rate to Sidne than to Omaha, Mr. Clark said this was not true 8o faras he knew. A. J. Poppleton was next ealled. He stated that he was the general solicitor of the road. Up to July 1, 1869, he had sim- ply been paid for what he did and was not expected to sign vouchers. Since January 1, 1880, his conuection with the road had been closer, and he had been in the habit of signing vouchers. The witness was shown a voucher n favor of N. B. Hoxie for secvices at Lin- coln during the session of the legislature in January 1869, for §1,000. Tue voucher, to. Mr. Poppletan was asked who Wil . Steele was, He replied that been an attorney of the road in Ch from 1869 to 18706, was then asked to expluin o ary 81,18 Mr. Poppleton then suid that Mr. Steele had probably at that time resumed his place us been defeated as tion to the I clared emphatical]; not been paid him” while a the legislature. AFTERNOON SESSION. John J. Dickey, il aindidate for money had any and of the n telegraph lines along the Union Pacitic road, was the first witness called at the afternoon session, stated that he was vice president of the Nebracka Telephone company ball and himsi y the Union telephone company so far as he knew. There was no contract between the Pa- citic telegraph company and the tele- phone company. When asked how the profits were di- vided between the Pacific and Western U nlun Telegraph com ; Mr. Dickey suid cach company regeived 50 per cent of the prnfili’, al‘hr‘ gross receipts last s amounted to £120,000. The Union Pacific’s sha of the net profits was For 1885 they amounted to Mr. Dickey was asked to pro- atement showing the net yearly receipts of the Union Pacific company from its telegraph lines since he had been superintendent, Auditor Young, at the end of Mr. Dick- ey's examination, submitted a statement showing the svstem of bookkeeping in the land department and alsc statement of the gross ™ of the Urion Pacilic company for the year 1885, ernor Pattison then ealled for stat showing the gross receipts of the company from the eginning. This called forth quite an argument on the part of Mr. Poppleton as'to the meaning of the terms *'eross re- ' “Governor Pattison said he could make himself no clearer if he explained until the crack of doom. After some further talk Mr, Ponpleton questioned the authority of the commission under the act of congress. to ask for the gross ts. Judge Littler read the seetion act on this point and tound that the word “‘gross earnings’ was used. 12*‘1 don’t see what authority this com- ion has to infer that the act don’t says when it says ‘gross d Mr. Poppleton’ sred 1n the course of vestigation,” said Governor Patti son, with an emphatic gesture, ‘“‘that ‘gross receipts’ and ‘gross earnings' are not synonymous; that there are thou- sands of doilars’ difference between the two, and we want the statement called for so that we can find the difference.” “I have all the light [ want on the joet,” continued the governor, his voi rising as he spoke, *‘and if the company don’t choose to furnigh this information, , 48 a commissioner, will report my sen- timents on the subject. 1 simply ask for these statements in justice to the com- uny PWell,” said Mr. Poppleton, “if the statement for 1885 s what the commis- sion wants, the only thing to do is to go through the books and make out similar statements for the other years, as nearly as it can be done. T wn then go on the record and it won't be necessary for the commission to report its sentiments,” Mr. Poppleton was then placed on the stand and asked to explain a series of vonehers for legal expenses of the Union Pacitic road. ~ One of these vouchers was in favor of the lawyers on both sides ot the Platte case referred to in Mr. Ro r's testimony, Mr. Poppleton d he had gone to Platte after Mr. Schurtz's decision and told him that if the company was not entitled to the land he occupied that the company would prefer that he should have it in prefer- ence to anybody else, and the suit was accordingiy brought as a test case to determine ~ the rights of the Union Pacific road with respect to land rrants. The witness was shown a num- of vouchers in favor of John M. Thurston and other attorneys for Sspecial” serviee, and asked to explain, ‘he salary of an attorney in the imace legal business of the road wouldn 't be charged as ‘special serv would it?" said Governor Pattison. The witness said he wouldn’t havi charged up a salary, but couldn’t explain > the vouchers. One ‘was dated Junu 31, 1881, and was for special services from “October 31 to date.'’ Governer Pattison showed Mr. Popple- ton a statement from J. G. Mclntire, proprietor of the Arlington hotel at Lin- coln, charging the Union Pacific com- pany with board and rooms}9 and 10 for thirty-one days, vreceding January 31, 1583, $186.00; rooms 31 and 32, thirty-one days from said date, $232.5 Iso board and rooms 9 and 10 ‘twenty and s half days, from Febri 27, 1953, $130.15; also fres $10. e bill' was accom- panied by a voucher signed by John M. Thurston. *for hotel bill of sclf and em- plo; of comu wcoln for Jan- uary and F b Mr. Popple- ton said he could not explain this as his name was not signed to it and he knew nothing about it was shown a large number n favor of John M. Thurs- services as attorney. He to exlain these, but thought hus salary auring the The witne of vouche ton for s was unab! they revresented months givi “He don't m to have y,” observed Jus s to have performed special received 1 While on the stand Mr. Poppleton said the telegram produced by Mr. Rosewater was sent solely with réferencs to Mr. Grebe. Witness in sending the te niluenced by the man who would ‘The road at that tin infested ard monte men, and Mr, 4 been more successful than any one else in dealing with them. The sue cessful management of the r aid Mr Poppleton, depended on the 'flu'lum,}' of those charged with earrying out the Taw, and the sending of that telegram was not in pursuance of a general attempt to con- lru\ elections in the interest of the Union Pacific road. Hesupposed that the em- ployes would be willing to vote fer Mr, Grebe for the reasons he had stated. “My position on that eccasion,' said Mu. Poppleton, “*has been justfied by the | witness admitted, was in his hand writ- Manager A voucher for 1,000 ne Tree, for services rendered in Merrick county H. as general superintendent of the Mr. Poppleton was al=o unable to infavor for ser- vices rendered in August 1875, in defend- i ents charged with influencing an clection in Merriek county on the subject Pueitic road with 1,000 in bonds in building to Central Mr. Poppleton said that the bonds of the de- The witness was shown a voucher in favor of J. M. Thurston for legal ser- vouchers haa enue, He was then électod delegateto the torritorial legislature. He voucher in favor of Mr. Steele for $500, dated Janu- attorney tor the company, as witness helieved e had re-clee- witness de- member of ntendent of He also | fact that Mr. Grebo has been kopt in th office: of deputy sheriff ever since until about two months ago when he resignod I would do the <ame thing again under the same circumstances, ™ oward the end of Mr. Poppleton's ex- amination General Traflic Manager Kim- ball entered und took a_ seat. As Mr Poppleton was leaving the stand, Judge Littier turned to Governor Pattison and said with a hearty laugh. e's Kimball in an opportune mo- { standing witness, “Very well, ' said Governoly Pattison, ting his attention to Mr, Kimball, ‘Il hear vou Mr, Kimball 1id he had a statement chowing the diversion of traflic to other roads by ‘the Union Pacific and from other roads to the Union Pacific under pools, 1o also submitted cments showing the rebates and overchargos the Union Pacific company to the ated Ol company from 1882 until June 22, 1857 the amount paid the Continental Oil company from1881 unti 8875 the amounts paid the Standard Oil company from 1830 to 15887 and the amount paid by the Standard Oil com- pany on returning tank e from 1884 to 1886, A statement had been ealled for ghowing the amount charged other ship- pers for hauling buck _empty tank ears during this period. Mr, Kimball said there w no record of any tank cars bemng hauled ba ! 'k for other oil compan- ies auring this period, Goveriior Pattison, holding a lotter in his hand addressed to the commission, mquived if it was troe that if a car lond of onts, lumber or coal is purchased at a o is invoiced to the com- higher price. Mr. Young, of whom the question was usked, replied that purchases were charged up to ex- penses at the origi price plus the freight and the cost of handling. At the conelnsion of Auditc testimony, Judge Littler the ofli of the com make dditional s Young's id if any of desired to nems in re- ANy #ard to the Union Pacttic property they te might do so, Mr. Kimball said he had alre mitted his views in writing, Mr. Pop- pleton said that whif® ne had v de- cided views in regard to the manage- ment of the Union ¢ road and its disposition by congress, he was only a subordimate oflicer himself and pre- ferred not to say anything. If he should decide to express himself, however, he would do so in writing and submit it to the commission, tison declared the commis- irned and then said “Lwantto thank the Union Pacifie officials at Omaha for thejr uniform kinds ness and cotiflesy since the commission had been in session here. 1 believe they have furnished the commission every facility in their power to aid them their investipation.” This morning at 6 o'clock the com- miscion will start from Omaha in their private car upon a personal inspee- tion of the lines of the Unjon Pucifie railway and to inquire into the relations of the railroads ~to the communities through which they pass. They will take testimony at the following plac on the day 1 at the hours indicates sion adj Ay, 2, Columbus, at 9 a. m.; Grand Island, at 8 p. m. 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