Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1890, Page 2

1606 was to have the government turn over 1o the Wostorn Unfon the telegraph lines it had built in the south duriug the war, He wiys the fucts aro that the Western Union hid nothing to do with thiat mattor; that the wottlement of tno government was through the war departmont and that the Western Union had no interest whatover and no rights in any of the southern states; that sottlements were mado with the Southwost- ern tolegruph company, the Washington and aw Orleans tolegraph company and the Amorican tolegrapn company, 1n_ 1365, and that the fow linos which the wovernment had buiitg and rebullt in the south wero tornod ov¥r 1o thoso companies in vayment for the nwo of thoir lines which the govern- ment had seized, hold and used for threo or four yoars for fmititary purposes. 1 merely rofor Lo this hero so that you can make cloar your statoment with regard to it. Mr. Rosewater—That is very interesting no for as it goes, but it does not go far onough. [n the first place the headquartors of the United States military tolograph on the day when the ordor published {a this bool, waw Issned (August 31, 1500), was nt Cieveland and rot at the war dopartment. ‘Tho order at the war department to tranafer tho military telegraph lines and equipmonts 10 the telegraph companies was issued on Vobruary 27, 1506, ‘Tho ot of 1360, known as tho niticnil telegraph act, was, it 1 ro. momber rightly, paased In July, and they had turned thit properly over months bu- fore she act of 1566 was p: %0 thut the Atory will go for what it Is worth, Hero are the facts The headquarters of the United States nulitary telegraph woro at Cloveland in the ofice of the Western Union telegraph com- pany, and its commandor or ohiof was tho al_ suporintendent of the Western Union telegraph company, and in this book ia the proof. | assert and maintain that tho 1ines of tho southern telograph companios which were used against the governmont woro contraband of war, and, by the lnws and usagoes of war in every civilized country, thoy would have been take from these par tion becauso they were used against the gov ornment with more offect than batallions or brigados of soldiers, and with wmoro effect than battorics of ariillery or any weapons used by wn army. It wis because of these peculiar relations oxisting between these telegraph companies that such jugelory was boidly perpotratod. Tho order of February 27, 1500, is missing and I8 not to be found amonjs the original papers in tho war department, I am in- Tormied that it was issned by Genoral Thomos 'L, Eckort, then aeting seoretary of war, and tho associate of Genoral Stager in the command of tho military tolegraph corps and who also sustained relations to the te graph companies that are woll understood, From $2,000,000 to 8,000,000 worth of tele- “graph linés wore absolutoly given away whilo this peculiar combination had control of the military telograph of tho United Statos and manipuiated the wires in theie own in torest and to the detriment of the Rovern- ment. ‘Tho American telegraph company had Edwin S, Sanford, its head, 10 _charge as conwor of all dispatebos, Mr. Sanford was prosident, of the Adams express company and of the American tolegranh company, and ho was during tho war censor of ail dis- patches that went out of the war department, 1n other words, ho had the right tozsuppross any news that came from the flold of battio anil to dotain it an hourder a day, or two days, and also the powe provent the transniission of any dispatches that, in his Judigmont scemed inimical to tho government, During that poriod dispatetios wore recoivod 1 tho war department. overy half hour from the New York exchangesy giving tho quota- tions of gold and quotatifs of stocks, which wero promptiy handed to Mr. Sanford, Whon are armies were defeated gold went up and stocks went down. When there was nunjon vietory gold went down and stocks went up. ‘Tho man who could delay tho pub- licity of that fuct for balf a day had a very magniticent opportunity for amassing an mmensoe amount of wealth. 1 mamtain that no one, no wiatter on which sido of the war ho might have been, wouia justify tho con- duct of these companiss and the manner in wiiich the wires woro flnally manipuluted so as 10 vield the largest rovenuo to them whilo tho government expended millions of dotlara ~ for telegrah facilities. Mr, Groon's letter, as 1 undorstand it, says that they wure very serlously intorfe with in the southern states, ‘'ho gover ment really rebullt their “ramshackle’ wires, and built botter wires for them than they ever had before. 1was dowa thero in 1500 —in Tennessco and Alabama, and I was in Nashvillo whon the union army captured the oity. ‘The government remstated thoir wires and placed thom in fiest class condi- tion. Al tho commerclal dispatcbes sent during tho war over their wires were paid atthe full toll rate, and the solaier who sont i messaio to his family puid full rates, The only use the government had of these wires was simply for the trunsmission of nrmy orders, and that was done by its own military oporators. ‘Thon aa to the patents whion they suy were violated. What pat ontal Tho tolograph was discovered in 1887, If Prof. Morse had any patent for atelnging telograph wires on American soil it must have expired within twenty-one years of that dato, 1 eannot seo how anyona wus provented or could have boen provented from buildine Just as many wiros 1 any part of this country as thoy pleased. 'The ouly possible patents that might have beon mterfored with were those upon some in. struments. But oven the patents on ordis nary inatranients had run out by 1861, Now, | say for mysolf, with what knowl. edgo | have of the telegraph, that I would rathor trust the government of the United States than any private corporation or any many, of any private corporation. We have boon told, for nstance, that election riota in New York wero at loast proventod by tho telegraph company giving out the Droper news o tho people as to the resultgof tho election of 1554, What right has the toiegraph company to bulletin election nows or any othor news! Would the govern- ment of the United States, if tho telegraph had been under its control, publish on bule lotine and eive away any Intelligenco trans. mitted over its wires! Would thoy ho mails wid open letters which o such iutelligencel Would any expr Pany open the packages that Ko through thoir lnndsi Aro not telograph compani meroly public carriors entrusted with truns- witting correspondence But the showing is here that the telegraph company roceived $58,000 for election news in 1880, Eighty-cight thousand doliars for what! For selling returns of state olections aud congressional elections at differont sta- tions, peddled out to pool rooms, delivered at the thoatros and at private resorts of every description. That is not, in my opinionsthe function of e telegraph’and never fshould o, Dr. Groen at one tima testiflod that the Waostérn Union i the only company in this country that does not deal in news; and _yot they havo dealt in news to the extent of §88,. 000 worth of election returns. Now, suppose that Mr, J. Gould was very deeply intor- ested in election returns, would ho bo loss formidable than any postmastor wenoral or than any man interested in the outcome of an electiont 1 question it. And yet, I do not insist that the governtient shall oporate wil the wires, although in my opimfon it would b beat 1f 1t wera done. 1t if we oannot do Ahat, the Doxt best thing 18 0 devise somo plan to counect the bostal service with tho tolegraph service, aud give the peoplo the widest latitude in telograph faollities. It has boon nsked bere whetter or not a telegraph toll of loss than the prosent rate would be remunerative. 1 have compiled a0 eatimiate of the expense and earnings of A wire operated & moderate speed. A tirst ©lass operator caa transuit by the Morso in- strument forty Words per minute At an erage of thirty Words por minuia he would trausint 1,500 words in an hour, or 10,03) words in a day of nine hours, Compatg ©ach Mmossage at thirly words and the rate per message at 15 conts he would ewrn for tho company 5110 & day. Mr. Bingham—That presupposes coutinu- ous workl + Mr. Rosowater~Yes, sir; but I have dis counted that. A first class operator can send forty words a minute, but L have ouly cal culated it at thirty Mr. Bingham—You are going on the basis of coutinuous work aud therefors coutinuous businoss Mr. Rosewater—-Yes, sir. Low rates will wake coutinuous business. Computed at 10 oonts por message of thirty words, the wire would carn #35.40 a day. Tho salaries of Aho 1wo overators, ove W reveive and one W sond, at § a day, and four messengers to do- liver the business at #4 a day, #1 W each mes Songrer make & total expeuse of $10 a day. Cheadle—How much do you compute salaries 10 bel My, Rosewater~Three dollars & day. Mr, Obeadie—Doss the Westera Union company pay & a day to its operators ! & Mr. Rosewater—'They 4o to somo of them Mr. Cheadle~I lLve inatown of 800N people and they pay their overator 8% a mouth. l-\ur. Tosewater—1 bave purposely com- putod it at the highest rates paid by the company, and also nllow very liberally for the messonger serviee. | allow 85 for blanks and envelopos, and that is very liberal, Thore thon remains $20.40 cloar galn por day, ual for 413 working days in the vear to #,985.20, Doduct from this sum $13,085.20 for the incidontul expeases, repairs t the lLines, ete, and we will have 85,000 a year from the operations of that one wire, or 10 por cont on an investment of £30,000 capital. At the rato of whirty three words & minute, or 2,000 words por hour, & Morse lino operated with duplox instruments for ten hours a day would enrn $200 por day. Operated as a quadruplex 1ts earping capacity would be $400 por day of ten hours, or 8630 per dayof fifteen hours, masned by two operators, working an_average of soven and a half hours oach per day. ‘Tho expense would be: Fight operators at £ por day, $24: sixteen ors, §1 8 day each 810 four offico clerks, £ nday each, $3; blanks and en- volopos, §; total &6, Computing on a word busis for special nows sorvice at one-third of @ cont per word, or tho averago newspapar rato for night sorvice, and 2,000 words per hour for nine hours, would bo $60 a day, ns agninst two oparators, which would ccst #, mossongers #2, und paper §2: total, $10, lenvinga net incomo per day from a wire operated at oncthird of a cent per word of 850, Mr. Bingham—Are we to conclude from the statement that you have made, showing that profit, that the government rates are %00 hight Mr. Rosewater-—1 simply suggest that a 10 or 16 cont rato would be remunerative 1o the govornmont. or to anybody else who was working tho wires, Mr. Bingham--Do you think that amount of business would como to the government save in very large officos! Mr. Rosowator—If you will send your committeo to Now York you will ovserve—I was 1n their oftice on Saturday—that thoy aro kopt protty busy, right alonge The oporaturs have' very littlo rost. Mr. Bingham—The question I am putting to you is would it not bo only in the very lnrge offices whoro this coutinuous work would be carried on Mr. Rosowater—In lareo citics this contin- uous work would be carried on. But if these places werd to keop tho line going all the timo there would bo no chanee for the inter- madinto places to do any business at all. There would necessarily have to be imme dinto wirces to do the way station basiness. 1 will now wive you something from a prac- tical standpoint. I have in my hand the pro- coedings of the eighth annusl meeting of the national board of trade held in Washington in 18¢ During the discussion of the postal telograph monsuro, Mr. Pope, a Chicago meorchant, made an exhibit of what their ex- perionce had been in running a cheap tele- graph servics between Chicago and Milwau- keo. The Westorn Union was eharging them for messugos between Chicago and Milwuu- keo 20 cents for ten words, 80 thay estab- lished n system of their own between these citlos. Mr. Popo says: *We were not al- lowed to build our lines along the railroads on_account of somo sort of F'reo Masonry existing botweon the railroad companios and the Woatorn Union company, and wo had to resort to tho common highway. After wo had buiit our line wo reduced the rato from 20 to 10 ts. Immediately upon our doing #0 tho Western Union reduced its rates from 20 cents todcents. With that b cont rato we paid a dividond in one year as high as 40 por cent, and in Lwo yoars wo wiped out tho entiro cost of the capital stock of tl line; hat is to say, the whole sum was refunded to us." Now this 18 from the practieal standpoint and will not be gainsaid. The fact is that tho consolidations which have always fol- lowed competition betweon telegraph oom- panios in this country have made the plante of the companies excessively costly, while upon .tha capitaiization which the plants represent the dividend would seem to be rather small. It is notorious, however, that thero have been enormous_ profits accumu- lated in this business. 1 will illustrate, In 1861 congress chartored the Pacitic tole- graph company, to be built from Omaha_to Sacramento and to connect with u short line oxisting from Sacramento to San Francisco. Congress provided $0,000 per anoum as a subsidy for ten yenrs, or i all $400,000. Mr. ‘Biount—Wnat year wus that ! Mr. Rosewator—In 1861, ‘Tne subsidy was paid annually, amounting to §40,000 per annum, on the condition that the company should confive its rates between the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean to & for ten words and should earry the governmental business free of charge. Now, tho suporin- tondent of the telegraph company who con- steucted tne greater portion of that line had Quite an investment in jt,and out of that lina for every 15 cents he ivested ho got §3 when bo got through and it was turned over to tho Western Union company. I was the manager of the lino for a uumbor of years and was expected, of eourse, to sond the government sorvice free of charge between the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean. ‘The lines ran from Omaha to Fort Kearney, thon to Julesburg, then to Laramie, by way of Souch Pass and Salt Lako City. But a very short time after they had built their line thoy diverted a part of the line or built a loop from Julesburg around by way of Donver and thence north. If the govern- ment had any servico to o, we charged more around by that loop than wo oharged from Omaha to San Francisco. Whilo our rates from Omaha to San Francisco were never higher than 3 for a ten-word message, our rates to Dever were $4.50, to Holona, Mont., #06, and to ponts ov this side of the coast correspondiugly exorbitant. Tho arbitrary methods of these companies and the lack of goneral rogulation is strikingly showa at that time ju the fact that while from Omaha to San Francisco, a distance of 1,700 miles, our rato was &, from Omana to New York, distance of 1,400 miles, 1t wan $.0 Wao charged from Omana to Chicago, a dis tanco of 800 milos, $3.56, From Uouncil Bluffs to New York, a distance of five milos loss than to Omaha, wo cbarged $3.65. From Council Bluffs to Chicago, a distance of five milos less than from Omaha to Chicago, we charged $1.03, a difforence of .00 on_ every tea word message in favorof Council Bluffs, T have kuown poopla to get on the stage conch, pay 75 conts fare from Owaba across the river and 75 conts back, making $150, and save M) ceuts on 4 ten word message to Chicago, q Mr, Bingham—What was the'ldea of that ! Mr. Rosewater—I can ot say, only that thore weore two companies and’ thay tended not to_connect or to compete. The laws of tho United States require the telo- grap companies to transndt govorument business ahoad of evory ouher business: but they never bave done it. Thoy did notdo iton the Pacitio telograph lmo and thoy have not done it on any other tolegraph lino A wessago kuown as C. N, D, or the Com- mercial Nows departmont, is but upon the wire and it has precedonce ovor everythio, It ranks overyboay's businoss, Wo notice that the Western Union last yoar received from the Commercial News sarvice some- thing like 350,000 for one year. Thut Com- morcial Nows sorvice originated in a little Jobbing schome. During the war quotations of gold and of cortain stocks wero sold to bankers and speculators. ‘They chargaed so much & mouth for these quotations and thoy were expedited abead of evorybody’s busi- ness, whethor message for the government, doath messages or anythiog else. Event ually theso quotations made a nucleus around which they built up what they eatled they Commercial Nows department. It is & sort of a circle within a oirole. [The wrgument of Mr. Rosowater will be concluded in tomorrow's issue. | - - Result of a Misplaced Switoh, asuvirie, Tenu, March 8.—A mis placed awiteh on tho Lowsville & Nashville road in this oity oaused the wreck of soveral froight cars ard the doath of two colorea men, besidos injuring several others, L'reight cars were huried clear across Col. logo stroct, striking the waiug rooms whoerein were a large number of women and chiblren awaiting tho train, None were soriously injured. - Thoy All Pleaded Not Gullty, W Yok, March 24.-Tha baten of deputy sheriffs and ex-Warden Keating, of Ludlow street jail, indioted by the grand jury for malteasanco in offics, were 1n court today. Each eatered a ploa of not guilty - Will Stand By Hishop Esher. Toxawaxva, N, ¥, March 34—The Evangelical conference hore passed a reso} lution condemning the action of the wmiais- ters at Reading in Bishop Esher's case and Slmouncing ite” determination o uphold the ——— Immigration Committee Naw Yonx, March $4.—Tho Conerossional lmmigration committed, after an iuspection of various poiats rewirned to Washington waight. Kilis lsland is most favored by the committeo for an immigraat depot bo THE IN FAVOR OF RESUBMISSION. Iowa Republicans Want Another Popular Verdict on Prohibition, PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THE Bhort Session of Hoth Branches of the ogisiatare—The River Land Tax Question—Other Hawk« eye Nows. Towa's Prohibitory Law. Des Moixes, [a., March 21.—[Special Tol- egram to ‘Tun Buw|—The first step in the movement for the reanbmission of the pro- hibitory question to the people was taken today. Kepresontative Hood introduced in the house u joint resolution for the resub- mission of the prohibitory amendment to the constitution, It is similar to the amendment which was adopted in 1382, but ufterwards declaroed invalid for some technical error in its passage through the legislature. his propesed amondment introduced today pro vides for tho manufacture as well s the salo of liguor for cartain proper purposes, such as medsctonl und mechanical, in case tho manu facturo and sale as a beverage is prohibited here is a strong sentiment in favor of re- submission. Many of the repubiican lead- ors say it is the only thing they can do under the prosent situation, If the repubiican party ropoals prohibition they say that the prohibitionists wiil form a large third party. If it doesn’t modify tho law they say the iib- eral republicans will leavo and the domocrats will carry the stute, 13ut if tney submit it to tho peovle, more people Wil be disposed to nbid? by the result, 1f this proposed amendiment is passod by this and the next legislaturo it would be submitted to the people ata special olection early in 1802, just ten yvears after the first amendment was voted upon. The River Land Taxes. Forr Donge, Ta, March 24.—|Special Tologram to Tz Bee ]—Edward H. Litch- field, the principal owner of the so-called river lund in Webster, Hamilton and Boone counties, today gave motice of his applica- tion for an injunction to restrain the troas- urers of the counties from collecting taxes on tholands from him. He objects to pay- ing the taxes on the ground that tho title,of lands 13 in litigation and the taxes are not collectible until after the United States suit to decide the ownorship is settled. His ap- plication will probably bo granted. It will argued befora Judge Shiras at _ Council Bluffs, Mareh 20. Litch- field is one of bo largest land owners in _the state. ho taxes on theso river lands alone amount to $10,000 per your in Webstor, Hamilton and "Boone counties, Latchficld has already paid nearly £200,000 taxes on the land without protest, and his present action indicates that his confidenco in tne company's title to the river lands is somewhat shaken. A Doctor Charged With Murdar. % Davexrorr, Ia,, March 2t —|Special Telo- gram to Tie Bek | —Dr. J. A, Reid was ar- rested hero last night, and is now confined in tho county juil on a charge of murder. The matter upon which tho charge is made grows out of the deathofa young woman named Clara Matthows, upon whom it is al- leged Dr. Reid performed an operation of avortion resulting fatally. ‘Tne victim came bere from Manitoba two years ago in - com- pany with a well known ‘lady of this ecity, who was attracted by the intellicence and neat appearanco of the girl she was trying to help. On Thursday last the dying woman, in the presence of four wituosses, including the acting county attornoy, made an ante- mortem statement. It enters into all the possiblo details of the case. Dr. Reid has practicod here for years. He rofuses to make any statement for publication. The Legislature. Des Morxes, Ia., March 24.—Both houses were in scssion only about half an hour this morning. (o the sonate the ways and means committee reported on the receipts and ex- penditures of the past half year, ana esti- mated receipts and expenditures for the next biennial period. The receipts for the half year ending March 51 wera $1,081,012; dis- bursements, $357,201; balance on hand. in- cluding balance over from precoding six months poriod, #177,000, sud warrants out- standing, 8213 204, leaving an actual debt of $54,250, It is estimated that the receipts on @ basis of & 3 mill levy will be during the next biennial period 200, und ordinary disbursoments $3,453,700, 'leaving a surplus of §711,500, But this will be docreased by interest and tho present indettedness to 6606, - 500. A number of petitions were presented w the sonate asking for tho retention of tho prohibitory law, reform in hool books, ete. Bills introduced were: To provide for insuravce to citizens of Iowa without loss: to pravide for contracting for and tho purchase of school text books; to protect laborers and miners in mines; to fix compensation for road supervisors. Ad- journod. In tho*house the majority of petitions pro- sented were in_favor of szate uniformity of text books, and asking for a_change in’ tho exomption law. A joint resolution providing for tho resubmission of the question of pro- hibition to the people by means of a cons tutional amendment was presontod; also one asking for reform in the monotary sys- tem of tho country. Adjouraed. Death of & Well Known Engineor. Masox Crry, Ta,, March 24.«[Special Tele- gram 1o Tur Beg |—George E. Palmcr, one of tho oldest engineors on the Chicago, Mil waukeo & St. Paul railway, and one of the most popular, diod suddenly in this city to- day from avoplexy. g Fatal Hoiler Exvlosons. Caro, 1L, March 24, —Saturday evoniog a boiler in & saw mill ownea by W. A, Boadles, near Wicklitte, Ky., exploded, de molishing the mill and killing John Dennis and rank Paciker, mill hands. 3 ames son, englnoer, witl probably die, and Witlam Nance, John McCawloy and William Sulii- van were slightly injured. The cause of the accidont 18 unknown New York, March 34, ~By the explosion of w sawmill noar here Eogineer Matthew. was killed and several other employes badly hurt, e e Jealousy Causes 1wo Deaths. Rep Laxps, Cal., Maroh 24.—Eaviy this morning several shots were heard in the hallway of the Windsor hotel and Manager McConkey was found dying with a bullet wound in his breast. A rifle was lyiog near him and it was supposed he had leaned upon it and suicided, In a fow minutes, however, the body of N. C. Giresham, foremun of the Caligraph, (newspaper) was found in the parlor with w bullot wound through the heart and & pistol ic bis hand. Tho theory is that MoConkey shot Gresham and tuen suicided. Joalousy over a woman is sup posed 1o be vhe cause & S A Cool Marderoer. St. Louis, March 24,~Cecil Eaglish, an ex-driver, boarded a Washiogton aveaue street car this afteracon and shot Conductor Thomas Fitagorald deud. He then took the roins from tho driver, drove the ear up tho stables and was' arrested. Heo claims that Fitagorald was Intimato with bis wife. Three ladies on the car were torribly excited over the tragedy, and one of them fainted, - - Incoreigible Waddingham. ALRUQUENRQUE, N, M,, March 4. —Wilsou Waddingham, the willionaire cattle king, agatnst whom sensational divorce prooeod ings were brought in Chicago some time ago, socured a divorce at Springer, Saturday, and the samo evening married Miss Harrow of Las Vegas, o ——— A’ National Loss. Laxsixg, Mich,, Maroh 3. —~The botanical Iabratory was destroyed by fire last night, the only things saved belng Dr. Beal's Lidbrary wanuscripts and some instrumonts ‘The Iabratory was one of the largest on this conkineut and the colleotion destroyed was w..llou. representing tweaty:five years' wor OMAHA DAILY B ;. TUESDAY SHERMAN'S, ANTITRUST BI b It Provokes o'fively Discusaion in 0 Senate. WASIHINGTON, | March 2h—In the sonate today several petins agaiust the ratifica- tion of the extrdditen treaty with Russia having been presdn from Massachusotts and Missouri My, foar said that he would onco more raisk the question as to thoir presentation in opeh; sossion. After somo debate the pointof order was withdrawn by Mr. Hoar for thajtilpe being. Mr. Hoar, from thy committeo on privi- leges and electiond) roported four resolutions on privileges and 'viiported four resolutions In the cases of” pérsons claiming scats as senators from Mo stato of Montanas, two of them declaring that Clark and McGinnis were not entitled to their soats and the other two deolaring that Saunders avd Powers s entitlod 1o their sen Resolutions from the minority of the committoe making opposite declardtions were reported, and all were ordered printed, Mr. Hoar gave notice that e would ask tho senate to consider them Thursday next. ‘The House bill appropriating $30,000 for o public building at Fremont, Nob., was re: ported and passed with asubstitute snd & con- foronce was ordered with the houso 80 as to muke this all public building bills corre spond in form, The bill o declaro " unlawful combinations in restraint of trade and pro- duction was taken up and Mr. Turpio dis- cussed the constitutional points involved. Mr. George opposed the amendment of- fored by Mr. Koagan, being his antl-trust iil, Mr. Tollor said ho was inclined to vote for the bill nithough ho was not sunguine of its accomplishing its purpose. Uniess tne states took nold of the question and suppressed those trusts by limiting the amount of capital that can bo aggregated in any corporation the trouble would contine. The bil, he said, would apply to the Farmers' alliance ang the National Farmers’ longue, which was organized with tho avowed purpose of increasing the price of farm pro ducts, & thing which nhe regarded as most desirable and us absolutely esseutial to the prosperity of the country. Ho was extromely anxious to take hold of and to control those great trusts and combinations of capital that wero distributing the commerce of the country. He aid not want, however, to go to the extent of interfering with organiza- tions which ho thought wero absolutely justified by the remarkable coudition of thiugs in the country. Mr. George referred to the Kmghts of Labor as auother organization that would come within the scope of tho bill because the object of the order was to [nereaso wages and consequently to increase the cost of pro- duction, . Mr. Teller admitted that the Knights of Labor and all the trades unions of the coun: wy were practically included i the bill and suggested Lo the committee which reported the bill whether it could not be 8o worded as to confine it to trusts that were offensive to good morals, ‘The discussion then drifted to the amend- ment offered by Mr. ngalis, mmed at deal- ings in futures and options. Mr. Sherman opposetd it as not in harmony with the bill, as proposing @ tax, which could not oriinate 1 the senate, and as not having beeu considered by tne committee, He also opposed Mr. Reagan’s amendment and pleaded for the passago of the bill as re- ported from the finance committee. Mr. Stewart said the bill was unconstitu- tional. M. Hoar criticized the bill in some of its legal aspects and clammed that 1t failed to afford any adequate remedy. Mr. Shiorman reptied to Mr. Hoar and said that if the duty on €ommon ciothos was too low to protect the manufacturers of Massa- chusetts, not a month or a day would be al- lowed 1o pass biforo Mr. Hoar woutd de- mand & remedy in the way of raising the duty. Here wasen remedy for a greater wrong than any whiclt had resuited from too low a tariff. ~ Tho farmers’ associations throughout the countiy could not sec the source of the evil, butithoy demanded a rom- edy and their demand nad to be heard. The vower of congress was tha only power that could deal with thoke ¥orporations. Mo George asked Mr. ‘Sherman whether the Standard oil company was not a corpor- ation under tho law of Ohio and whother tho Jogislature of that state could not annul its charter. Mr, Sherman replied that the Standard ol company had veen origimally organized with the modest ecapital of $200,000, but there were forty or fifty companies' in other states combined with it. He had been in favor of a general law declaring certain contracts null and void, but had modified the proposition to moet the views of others who thought ne was going too far, and now tho abjection to tho bill was its weakness, but it was o weakuess drawn into the bill by the objections madein the senato. Mr, Vest aimed some sarcastic remarks at Mr. Shorman denyiog that there was any- thing in that senator’s curoer that gave him the right to assume thac he had discovered the remedy and the only road to success against combinations. He (Vest) objected 10 the bill because in his judgment it would effect ne Mr. Hiscock spoke against the bill as not promising any relief. Tho bill went over until tomorrow without action. After an exeoutive session the sen- ate adjoursed, D trusts and House. WASRINGTON, March 24.—In the house to- day Mr. Cannon of Illinois, from the com- wmittee on rules, reported a resolution mak- \ng the world's fair bill the special order for toworrow morning, immediately after tho reading of the journal, the provious question 10 be considered as oraered at 4 o'clock. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Henderson of lowa, from tho com- mittce on appropriatious, reported back the urgent deficiency bill with senate amend- ments thereto with the recommendation that certain of those amendments Lo concurrod 1n and that certain othors be non-concurre d in. The amount appropriatad by tho bill was £4,720,000, of which $32,874.000 was for he benefitof the old soldiers of the country. 'he recommendations of the committee wero agreed to and uconference was or- dered. The floor was then accorded to the committed on District of Coffimvia. The Rock creek bill was considered, but no ac- tion was taken and the house adjouraed. ——— portant Deciston. WasiuxGroN, Mareh 24 —The supremo court of the United States afirmed tho judgement of the cireuit court of tho eastern Qistrict of Virginda granting a writ of habeas corpus to William Loney, convictea in one of the swate courts of perjury, Loney, 1t was wiloged, swore falsoly in giving before & notary public testimony to be used in the Virgina contested elgetion caso of Waddell vs Wise. The coury &fys teatimony in con- grossional contestelf gldotion cases is given in ovedience to tha laws of the United States and uot 8f the state and the © accused puld have been tried before tfé . foderal court and wot before the state. eduirt, Justice Gray, in delivering the opinion, says The admin- istration hy natignal tribunals would be greatly embarrasse the witness test ing before the Unitdl States court were lia- ble to prosecution {u- fhe state court where local passion or yirgfudice might prevail.’ Justice Gray reversad | the judymont of the samo court, Rranting writ of haoeas corpus te Charles 'Green, pdvicted of fraudulent voting at the last eeSidontial election, Jus- tico Giray holds ;fim\ Groou's offense is a stato matter, and”adys: *Alithough presi dential electars arg, gppointed in pursuance of tho conatitution thel are no wore agoats of the United Statqy,@ian are members of stato logislatures . aeliog as olectors for senators.” - She Was 113 Years Old. Leaveswonti, Kaa , March 24 —|Spcial Tolegram to Tus Bk )—Mrs. Anu Ferry died this afterncon at St. John's hospital at the very remarkable age of one hundred and thirteon yoars. Mra. Ferry had beet a resi- deat of this oty since 1352, and for many years was cared for by the Sisters ef Charity of St. Johu's hospital.” Her age is authent cuted by documents in her possession at the umo of death An 1 - in the South. Atiaxta, Ga, March 24, —Mrs. Harrison and party were entertained by Governor Hullock today and tonight were temdered a reoeption at the capitol Tomorrow they 0 to Chattanooga 0o look over the battie felds in that vicluity. Mis. Harr | the benefit of the Ir sb landlord. 25, MARCH i300 A TORY LAND PURCHASE BILL The Asbourne Act with a Few Alterations. PARNELL SAYS IT IS ABSURD. Davitt Pronounces Against It as a Landlord Measure—Giadstone Views It with Suspicion ~Other Comment. A Landlord Reltef Scheme. Loxvox, March 24, —In the commons to- day Matthews, home secretary, in roply to a question by Labouchere, denied that In- svector James had ever gono into busiaess at Del Norte, Cal,, near Sheridan’s ranche, for the purposo of gloaning ovidencs to be placed bufore the Parnell commission. Halfour intfoduced a bill for the purchasa of land in Ireland and for the improvement of the poorer and more congested districts, The bill also provides for the establishment of an Irish land department. Balfour said 1 proposing the formation of a land depart: ment that there were now no fewer than five bodies tor the valuation and sale of land. The bill proposed an awalgamation of these into one body. Regarding tho ques- tion, Ought' the land purchase bill ' be compulsory!” the government answered no. Compulsion should ove used most sparingly, [ironical Irish cheers] but when justified by necessity it should be applied. Compulsion could not bo one-sided. 1{ they compelled the landlords to sell they must forco the tenanws to buy The most cogent reason againat compulsion was that they could not make a bill compulsory with- out applying it to tho whole of Ireland. The FOVOrnuient 8aw no possibility of the imme- date consummation of such an enormous transaction us the compulsory transfer of the whoo land of Ireland\from tho existing owners to the existing occupiers. *Ought they o throw any risk upon the British tax- vayer! The government answered, no. Still British credit under perfectly socure conditions must be used. In dealing witn the question of advances to tenants to enable them to purchase, the government nad decided against udvancing more than twenty years' rental, wmeaning rent from which had been de- ducted the local rates now vaid by the landlords. Balfour then went on at great leugth to explain the scheme of secur- ity funds, the matter being very complicated. ‘The bill in large portion is the Ashbourne act improved and with additions requiring security for purchases, etc. After an elab- orate financial detail showing how the im- perial exchcquer was secured against de- fault, Balfour said it was impossible unless there was a repetition of the famine of 1846 that the guarantees affecting the poor law and the education grants would over bo approached. It is de- signed touse I per cent trom tho tenants’ annual 4 per cents payinent as o fund for the orection of laborers’ dwellings. A grant of £1,500,000 from the Irish church surplus would be devoted to relieving congestion, fostering industries and ameliorating the conaition of the poor districts. Balfour in concluding defended the scheme as without risk to the imperial tax payer, while the 000,000 advauced under the bill with the £10,000,0000f Ashbourne act would establish aperpetual fund from which future pur- chases of tenants might be made. Gladstone said the scheme was becoming very complicated and thanks were due to Baifour for the obvious pams he had taken in its preparation. It was vremature, he added, to discuss the involved proposals of the bill, The bill passed the tirst readine. The landlords are 10 receive government stock at 2%{ per cent interest, payable in not less than thirty years and to' be exchanges able for consols whereyver preferred. Under the clotura rules the allotments bil 1 passed the first reading in the commons to- night. Comment on the Moeasure . Loxpoy, March 24.—Gladstone tonight in u speech at the National Liberal club, spoke of Balfour’'s land purchase bili as a bold measure which involved the British taxpayers' assuming o large liability, and demanding a searching investigation. Referring to the Parnell commission, he could not conceiye of any shorter method of suicide than adopted by the bouse of lords in approving the report. The tory majority had invented political methods as new- fangled as they were abominable. The Daily News, speaking of the iand purchase bill, savs ono thing stands out clearly, that British credit y be pledged to the extent of £33,000,000 for the benefit nominally of the Irish tonant, but really for The News says tho voice was Balfour’s, but the hand was Goschon's. Parnell says the bill is absurd and objec- tionable in the highest degree, oue fatal de- foct being that it gives no local control over its administration. Davitt pronounced against the bill as an insidious proposition to give the landlord more than the value of his lands. ‘I'he Times does not commt itself, not hav- ing studied tho bill, but thinks on the whole it seems to prowpt the creation of u peasant proprietary on a very large scale without in volving the British exchequer in the risk. il ol it KFROM BERLIN. Doings of the Lavor Conference— 4 Wilhetm's Telegram. Brxuiy, March 24.—The committee of the labor conference has agreed that each cous try shall be left to decide the best method of securing tho shortening of the nours of labor in trades dangerous to health or life. Tho Sunday committee will proposo that all states shall agree to 1dentical wm easures ro- lating to Sun¢ rest. Tho Weimarische Zeitung says the em- peror sent te following telegram to an inti wate friend Saturday: *'I have indeed suf- fored bitter exporionces and painful hours. My heart 1s as sorrowful us if 1 had again lost my grandfather, but it is so appointed to me by God and has 1o be borne even thougi 1should fall under the burden. The post of officer of the watch on the ship of atate has failen to my lot. Her courso remains the same. So now full steam. Ahead.” General von Schellendorf has been ap poiuted to command the Tenth army vorps 10 succeed Caprivi. Count William Bismarck the youngest son of Prince Bismarck, has resigned the presi- dency of the regency of Hauover, The Emperror's New Cabiner. Brniy, March 34.—The emperor has ap pointed Count Eulenberg, noiv governor of Hesse-Nassan, Prussian minister of tue in terior; Dr. Miguel, one of tho leaders of the national liberal party, minister of finance; Baron Hueae, minister of agriculture, und General Von Galtz, ministerof public works. Another Bismarck Rumor. Brruiy, March 24.—It is stated that 1is- marck has bought a villa in Switzerland and intends to reside outside of Germany. - - Restiess Russian Students. Loxvoy, March 24.—Dispatches from Rus siain regard to the agitation among the university students are coufused and con flicting, The agmitation started in the agri cultural academy uear Moscow. In spite of tno strict precautions of the government the agitation has spread to other institutions and the studonts have been holding meet Jugs at all the universities. Thore is & gon eral upheaval 1n the university world. ~Ar rests of students suspected of being leaders in the agitation have been wade atevery one of the principal universities throughout Russia. R Liverpool Dock Men Strike. Liverroot, March 24 —The dock laborers have ugain struck. The employers dectiue to enter 010 any negotiations with the men and a deadlock has resuited. The position is serious. S . Oklahoma Suffers. Gurarir, 1. T., March 3. —A severe wind storm throughout Oklahoma last night did groat damage Lo the unsudstantial dwellings of the new settiers. Near this city Rube Jobauson, 14w kisled by the collapse of their house. A FORMAL The Paris Board of Commerces Takes Action on the McKinley Bill [Conyriaht 1890 by James Gordon ennst,| Pane March 24 —[New York Horald Cable—Special to Tue Bar]-—-A doputation of the Paris board of commerce waited on PROTEST, the minister of foreign affairs today to make o formal protest against the provisions of the MeKinley bill, the Washington senate, the deputation said, Wero this measure to pass Freuch manufacturors would find 1t very dif- fleult, not to say impossible, to import into the United States. Me. Ribot, in roply, smd he would ¢ with representatives of the Kuropea affected equally with France by the bill, isult powers He believed that their common action would have more chance of success than if France stood | alone in the protest. priesiesailbe A B To the Bottom of the Sea. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.] Sovruasmrron, England, Mareh 24 | New York Herald Cable—Spe 1 Vine Ovrag, a Bohemian stoerage passen- wer on the Nord Deutscher stoamer Eider, | committed suicide by when the vessel was about fifty leagnes from here. the man had disappeared. family in New York, He leaves a large gram to ra Be.]—-Summary of today's Solling, sovon and one-half furlongs— Triple Cross won, Ravellar second, Parthian third. ime—1:41{, ive-cighths of a mile—Sellek won, Chap- man second, ThadRowo. third.'Time— Selling, six and one- ling one, Falcon second, Time—1:: Five-cights of a mile—King ilazen Capulin second, Rafter third. Time—1:021y, One mile-~Carnogio won, Glenmound sec. ond, Dave third, Time—1:46, Three-quarters of a mile—Vollott won, $iam Love second, Winfleld third. Time- £ furlongs—Spar- Lakewood third. New Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 24.—[Speoial Telegram to Tug Bre.]—Result of today's races: Iive and one half furlongs—Clare Moore won, Volce second, Florino third. Tima— 1:08%. Throo-quarters of a mile—Lady Black- burn won, Harvester second, Hardeo third, Time—1:161. Seven and ono-half furlongs—Monte Rosa won, Annie Brown second, Homing Bill third. ~ Time--1:871g. Seven-cighths of a mile Liga L sccoud, Marchbura Fivo and one-half furlongs—Colonel Cox won, Macauley second, Timo—1:09. Zoke Hardy won, third, Time Chicago Horse Sate Olo Cuicaco, Mareh today. Altogether 558 animals were dispased of at an averago vrice of $30), gregating $150.480. Going Back on Their Friends, Bostoy, Mass., March 24, at worl on tho Boston Players’ club grounds were orderdli to quit this afternoon by tho Carpenters union. According to the walk: ing delegate of the Kederation of Labor that orwanization had been given to under- stand that in payment for their indorsement | state Comm tho brotherhood would let contracts only to such contractors as woula agree to employ union labor, pay union wages and enforce union hours, It is asserted that not only had the brothernood club of Boston failed to contorm to the requirements of the union, | but the brotherhood managers in other cities had practically ignored, in placing contracts. | the endorsements of labor organizations o the wishes of the Carpenters’ union. Ward's Case. March 24 -The suit of the exhibition company NEw YoRk, Metropclitan the defendant from e ball for others supreme court today. The docision was re- versed,but the judge intimated that ho would foliow the action of Justice O'Hrien in cham- bers, it bewng concoded thatall the testimony had been produced before Judge O'Brien. playing ba A Message From Jake. BaLTiMoRE, March 2L.—Mrs. Kilrain has a telegram from her husband. He states that he will not be sent to jail, but will spend his two months with his friond, Charles Rich Richburg, Miss., where Kilrain fought Sul- livan. Rich, it is understood, has purchased Kilrain's release under the contract leasing systew, MeGregor Will Meet Davis. Cuicaco, March 24.—[Svecial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Lem McGregor will accept theoffers of the Coliseum club and meet Jack Davis in a toa-round contest within five weeks. He stipulates that he shall want $100 for expenses, the same to come out of the purse. A Brotherhood Game. JAcksoNVILLE, Fla., March 24.—[Special Telegram to ¥uE Bre|—Score of the Brothernood gaums Philadelphia .... 00 4 1= Brooklyn. . o 2010 0- The game was called on account of rain. - The Visible Supoly. Cnicago, March 24.—The visible suppiy for the week ending March 22, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows : Bushels Wheat...... b 97,633,000 Carn. ol s e S R BN 000 Oats RS 5 514,000 Ry el 1485,000 Barley. 000 Kansas Praivio Fires, Stockrox, Kan.,, March 24.—Prairie have devastated a largo portion of the farm- ing lands of Kooks county. Yesterd wany outbuildings and an immense amount of grain and stock wera burned. The fire was started by & man burning corn stalks. He will bo prosecuted. Wicitra, Kaa., March 24.— Two boys play \ng with matches on a farm north of bere started this morning o dwmastrous prairie firo while the wind was blowioz a gale. Touight it is learned that the fire has practically burned out after vassing over about fifty quarter sections of land, de- stroying a_greal quantity ain ana hay The loss of stock is not severe. It is under- stood the pecuniary loss will reach $150,000. - e = Cause of Low Prices for Grair MisxEsPoLIs, Minn , M ram to Tuz Bee the leading wheat operator of the northwest, t returned from the east, suys wheat bas been soid in Chicago for future aelivery thar was produced in the eutire worid, and that the prespat dopres- Sion it prices 18 owing to that fadt. - - Three Charrad Bodies Found, Seartie, Wash, March 24.—In looking over the ruins of Friday's fire the charred remains of threo persons were found last night. The bodies were ideat:fied as those of . (s, Jones and N. C. Mays and wife, who arrived here from Arkansas Friday aod took rooms in the building that was burned. - - Peck Going lato Polities. MiLwavkee, Wis,, March 24 —George W Peck, the well known humorist, was nated for ocratic conve tion today ires ial Pilisbury, who has that more nomi Busine New Youk, March 24.—Ross, Campbell & Co., dry goods commission merchauts, as sigued today; debt, $135,000. e et A Successful Test. Newrosr, R L, March 24.—The torpedo boat Cushicg had & successful final trial to day, making the required twenty-two krots per hour for a three hour run. al to Tur Bee.|— | leaping overboard | ‘Ihe Ship was at once put about but won, | Barney Lee thira, | The horse sale clo sed | tho total ag- | The carpenters | first report will be John M. Ward, for an injunction to restrain | was before Judze Lawrence in the | IT IS IN A VERY BAD WAY. | The Present Condition of the Trans- Missourl Assooiation. DISCUSSING THE RATE QUESTION A Wordy War Betweon General Pas- | senger Agents Sebastian and Townsen d — Commissioners Morrison and Veasey. The Trans-Missonri. Cnicaco, March ccial Tolegram to Tne Bree)~The Trans-Missouri asso- ciation, passenger department, is in a bad way and its couditition has doubless ha tened the reorganization report of Chairman Walker and his confercos. At today’s moet ing of tho Trans-Missouri tho rate question west of tho river was discussed. A wordy | discussion - botwoon - General Passenger Agent Sebastian of the Rock Island and General Passenger Agent Townsend of the Missouri Pacific ended in the latter with drawiog his charges ugainst tho IRock Island and acknowledging that M sourt Pacifio tickets wers scalped at Pueblo in exactly tho samo way the Rock | Island tickets worn scalped at Denver, ‘To avoid this a committeo was appointed to draft a continuous trmn ticket wiich would dostroy the opportunity for scalping. Attne afternoon’s session this way of setlling the difticulty was ignored and o resolution wis adopted as follows: *“ILat the rates to | Pueblo via Denver shall not bd losa than $10 and on and after ten days’ notice, which will be given immediately, tho rate to Puoblo via | Denveris to be raised to the local added to tho Danver rate.”” The adoption of the resolut shuts the Union Pacitic and Burlington tirely out of Pueblo business, and as tho Buriingtou was ropresented at today's meet | ing the porw of the resolution can bo | imagined. Tho moeting finally udjourned uatil Wednesday, when the mombers will meot with the Chicago lines to discuss the whole western pr tuation, Morrison and Veasey in Chicago, Cicaco, Mareh 24.—[Spocial Telogram to Tk Bk, | —Interstate Commerce Commis sioners siorrison and Veasey stopped in Chi cago today on their return from their exani- inution of the western rate situation. As al- ready noted, their mission was at tho instanco ol the senute to learn whether rates on gruin from the west to the seabonrd wera reason- | able or not. The other members of the com- | mission aroe n the cast on tho | same mission Said Colonel Morrison: “We have beem conducting examimn tions on the rate question for two wecks and have accumulated @ vast mass of testimony from all sources. I'rom one point all witnosses agroed, viz: that yutes are now lower than they have ever boen. Of course that does not prove that they ought, not 1o be lower. Several granger witneasos clnned that the vast incrense in the amountof traffic more than makes up to tho railroads for tho reduction in rates. We have come o no conciusion on the suvject and cannct until we have compared the result of our i~ | vestigations with those of the mombors who huve been working in the oast. Then our nade to the senate,’ | 2 | The Interstate Associntion. | Cmicaco, March 24.—A special meeting cf | the presidents, vice presidents und general managers of tne rouds n the Interstato rce Raiiway association is | calied for Aprit 2 to hear and act upon tho report of the reorganization, The cou it tee wili be Chairmen Walker, Faithorn anl nley. The plan will not be made public | until the meeting Report of the Omaha Compuny. W Yous, March 24.—The annual report | of the Omaha company show gross earnings | for tho year ending Decomber 31, 1580, of 3,417,557, an_increase of $6,719; operating o8 ana taxes, Sh4SLALY, decroase of &1,903, 445, an incroase 83601,426. | 8 of §170,46 1n the Hands of a Receiver. Kan,, March 21, —|Special Telegram to Tue Be: Newman Erb, vice presideut of the Kaunsas City, Wyandotte & | Northwestern, has peen appointed receiver for that road, and’ also the avenworth Rapia Transit, operated by the Kausas Uity Wyandotte & Northwestern. Tand sa! Met the Missonri Pac.fic Reduction. Dexven, Colo., March 24, —Ths Burlington and Union Pacific today the Missouri ic reduction of vesterday, wakiug a rate to the Missour: river, —— Washington Notes, WasiinGToN, Marck 2—The president today issued a proclamation warning all per- sons against entering the waters of Hebring within the dominion of the United States for the purpose of violating the pr visions of section 1506 of the revised statutes, relative to the kitling of fur bear- 10g animals. | The bill to_reimburse settlers and pur chiasers on the even numbered scctions of pubtic lands within the limits of cougres | sional grants in cases of the forfeiture of odd numbered sections, was adversely reported in the senate. Tho house committee on pensions today ordered the two general pension oills re- ported to the house with favowable recom- {hendations. Tho first of these. 18 the Kich ardson bill granting & pension to the sur- | vivors of the indian wars and to the surviv ini widows of those men who married vrior to their discharge and have not remarried, ut the rate of §5 per month. The second, the Morton bill, proboses to amend the Mexican war peusion act so as to include soldiers who served sixty days in the Mexican war or were enzaged in battle and those nersonally namred Dy congress for specific servie in that war and the widows of such soldiars. Mr. ftockwell today introduced a_bill in | the house to incorporate the National | American Women's Christian associustion and creating Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan 1. Anthons, Lucy Stone, Rachel Foster Avery, Alice Stoné Blackwell and Jane H. | Spofford u body corporate and politic with | power of succession to hold and disvose of property, elect officors and adopt and enforco by-inwa. The object of the association is to ure their right to vote to women citizena of the Uuited States by appropriate national and state legisiation. The bouse committee on public lands after trying in vain for several months to reach an agreemont upon the general ratio and nd graut forfeitare bill this moraing decided to shift the controversy to the house by repbrt i two bills embodying the principles at issue. They are the Payson and Stone bill, By a vote-of 7 to 5 the house committee on inage, weights and measures today author- d Chairman Conger to report the Windom ver bil 10 the house with u number of amendments. A winority report will also be submitted. \ 4 | BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity strengih and wholesomeness, More scononieal thian the ordinary kinds, and caunot be soid by competition with tne ‘multitude of low tess sbort welght alum or phosphate powders, Suld iyt caue. MovaL BAKING Powous G0