Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1894, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1 INCOME TAX BILL Oongressman McMillin of Tennessee Opens the Debate in the Housa HIS ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE Its Enactment, He Olaims, Will Justice in Taxa REPUBLICANS OPPOSE THE SCHEME Democratic Policy of Past Years Contrasted with that of tha Prasut, REPRESENTATIVE COVERT ¢ ouT PEAKS Although & Democrat Ie Announces Hir self as Unalterably Opposed to the ¥ —Other Speakers — Elections Law and Hawail in the Senate. Wasuis he general debate upon the interoal reve feature of the taniff bill was entered upon today, but on one sensational speech was made, that ¢ Mr. Covert. democrat, of New York, who announced his unalterable opposition 1o the entire bill because, in his upinion, it was framed to compel the incorporation of a ne tax. Messrs. McMillin of ana Hall of Kansas ably pre ments in favor of the i tux. Under the call of the committees for reports, after thereading of the journal, Mr. McCreary, chairman of the foreizn affs committee, reported his resolution exp ing the sense of the house i the Hawaiin situation. The minority asked leave to sub- mit their views, Upon the completion of the call, the house went iuto the committee of the whole for the purpose of further con- sideration. Mr. McMillin of Tenncssee, ch: the ways and means subcommitiee o ternal revenue, was immediately recognized, and, according to the caucus program, he offered as an amendrent to the provision mnosing a tax of §1 per thousand for cigar- etts, the entire 1nterual revenue bill ‘When the reading was completed, Mr. Mc- Millin was recognized to opcn the debate in favor of the ameudment. As he was about to begin Mr. Tracey of New York asked to reserve all points ~ of order against the amendment. Messrs. McMillin and Me- Creary contended that it was too late to makea point of order, debate upou the amendment having been enterred upon be- fore the point was made. The chair over- ruled the point of order and McMillin was allovred to proceed. MeMillin's Opening. “The republican party,” he begzan,‘'started out for high protection, then clamored for high protection, and-at last under the act of 1850 reached the highest protection eve known ‘here. ‘lhey pretended first that it was for the purpose of protection of 1nfant industries; but fiaally they candidly proclaimed that they wanted to legis- late for camtal also and they did it. How do you love i fruits? Are you satisfied with the kind of prosperity it has given? Are you conteat to obtain the home market and cut yourself off from all the balance of the markets of the world to enable a few corporations to combine in trusts and put up prices on the articles thav are produced here and that are excluded from coming from other countries by reason of our excessive rate of taxationt Why is it that n the midst of plenty we are stary- ing? Why is it that when we should be in prosperity we are in adversity? Why is it that nearly 1,000,000 of people are unem- loyed without wages and more people gzing for alms at this hour on this conti- nent than ever did before since America was discovered? 0N, Jan, Tennessee arzu- Stop the Robbery. *Mr. Chairman, we will not discharge our duty to the people who suffer, we will not keep the pledges that we have made to them, we will not deserve that continued support that the American people have given to the democrats from time to time1f we do no;, like men, come resolutely to the dis- charge of these auties and determine, what- ever else occurs, thut this robbery shull no longer be carricd on by operation of law. Let come what will, we will reduce th tariff to a revenue basis; we will impose taxes for public purposes and not for private gaius or to enable some individuals to accu- mulate private fortunes at the expense of others. ‘T'he goverument of the Unmted States requires a vast amount of revenue to carry on its various operations. A less fa- vored people could not meet the ex- cessive drain that is made for the purpose of maintaining 1t. It requires nearly §8 federal taxes imposed upon every man, woman and child in the United States for this purpose. This is raised almost exclusively from consumption. There is & very small part of it that is a tax upon the wealth of the country. Tax Wealth Not Poverty, “It is imposed by way of taxes upon all spivits that enter into_drugs that are given to the people when sick; on all of the spirits that are consumed by theim; all tobaceo that is used in various forms. But this is only a portion of it, for the greater part is obtained from import dutics upon the clothes the people wear and the thi they must havy for thewr comfort or existens n owns §50,000,000 or £100,000,000 of property in the United St e do, he pays only on what ho trinks, what he wears and the other things he uses. ‘L't time has come when this should be enanged. 1ask of any reasonablo person whether it 15 unjust L expect that 4 small percentage of this enormous revenue shall be placed upon the accumulated wealth of the coun try instead of placing all upon the consumption of the country. Is it not time that gr states which ave 1 by our army, which detended by our beuefited by the vario ations of government, should contribut in some greater degree to carry on that gov- ernment through which alone they could have been accumulated or by which they are to bo protected! Ihe pe of the United States do not ask that ali of 1t shall be placed on accumulated wealth, but they do insist that it is not unreasonuble or just to require that & very small proportion shall be. And yet when itis proposed to sLift this burdén from those who cannot bear to those who cau, to diviae it betwoen ronsumpticn and _wealth, to shift it from the laborer, who has bothing but power to toil and sweat, to the men who ave ; une made or inherytod, we hear hue and cry 1 1 by sow individ s that Itis t and inquisitori its nuture and should not be adopted Only Oue Way to Do 1t “Then we insist, Mr. Ohairman, that it is 80t unreasonable or unjust that a small part »f this money shoula be collectea from this Mcoumuiation. 1 know of no argument that s at all conclustve or rational that can be this form of taxation. I be- tonce it is inaugurated 1t will be a m which to draw some of the vast twe need. If we are not to it 1 tax ou cigarevtes, as w 40; if we are not to impose & tax on playiug rards, as is proposed by us: if we sre ot to Lmpose a tax on inberitances, and if we are BOL 10 place any tax v oules in this country, as this bill pro whisky ' tax, 1 wish source we are to get that defi has been characteristic of waoths past and Lids fair d of the present, if not car Chalrwan, |t bas been ibe eflort of it outve fr revene th pose any a y, which revenues for o be up to th, the succeediug, | Insure ans committee to con- struct the bill as to leave it as faras possible from this eritici Unlike the old lnw, it does not require a schedule from every citi- 7en. Ounly those who have #1000 icome have to make a return, - There is nothing in { this against which any just man can com- plain. There is nothing to arouse fear that any ill can faltof it. 1t is no tax on bread, it is no en: A upon prosperity, it is ent prosperity. It is no t commerce, but it is an ay require each citizen to te to the government in proportion hat be has. Now let us sce some of the ages that will follow 1t Today there nton s e foe » others do not contribute their proportional part to the avport of the g ru 31 riy Hand In Aand the ways and me: Government and Lib Mr. Chairman,"” he conclud, have the most wonderfvl v the people and for th free, in here we nt that he peonle, We have e him [ and leaving hir ation. Any laws that 1ss of citiz long stand. which animates our It should be the American again ns and in favor of I'he spirit of people will forbid t duty and the ploas tizen 1o see that eac or citizen has yual and exac ce administered to him fer thc law, and that wealth, not poverty should be tax We think that the enac | ment of t bill will insure that which has 5o long been denied. We that by 1t many who have herot contribute roportion part to the support of the governme: reg itodo =o. If I believ that this Jaw dia_not tend 1 that direction | would have my tongue cleave to the roof of my | mouth and my right hand forget its cunvivg before I would give my voice or my vote to this measure. But believing 1do that | its adoption will result in a public_be tion my whole heart goes in its advocacy and Iam ready tc or fall with the principle of e it carries.” Senatc stice believe fore not of taxes will be as ic forth tand which Stewart introduced a resolution that in the judgment of the senate vetary Carlisle is not clothed with the legal authority to issue bonas. Other Spe Mr. McMillin was followed by Represen tive Ray, republican, of New York, openeq the debate for th ns in op- | position to the income tax. Heattributed the business depression to threaten and contras democratic on an income tax during the war aud nt. arsney of Missouri,a demoeratic mem- berof the ways and means committee, fol- lowed. The 1ncome tax wus first resorted to, said he, in the dark days of the civil war, Since then the taxes which the rich were abie 10 bear were repealed and the taxes of the poor were retained. T unjust. Men should pay according to their wealth for the support and protection ot th nent Mr. Dinsmore, democr wsas said this time was a auspicious oae, us it marked anew era in taxation. It weant that the weaith of the country was to pay a just tribute to the government for the benefits it recewved from the governmental systen It meant the great burden of taxation was to be taken from the shoutders of the poor. Mr. Daniels, republican, of New York made a careful argument against the iu- come bill, while Mr. Williams, democrat, of Mississippi supported it. Mr. Covert, democrat, of Mew York in criticising the action of the ways and means committee, contended that the meaning of tariff reform was well understood during the campaign of 18, Free trade was ot spoken of, except in condemnation of it. Tariff re- form was understood to boa judicial revis- ion of the duuable list, the reduction only of duty upon a particular industry protected. At this bour, 5:30, the house adjourned until §p.m kers. Senator Teller Advocates the Aunexation the Hawaian 1stands. WasnINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Hawaiian con- troversy and the federal elections bill occu- pied the time of the senate today. Senator Teller of Colorado argued iu favor of the aunexation of Hawail. _ The Huwaiian re lution went over and will doubtless be again aiscussed ut much lengih before a vote is reached. Senator Vest of Missouri entered a pro- test against the habit of republican mem- bers of reading petitions agaiost the pass: ageof the Wilson bill. The rules provide that all petitions shalkbe mentioned by title, and when Senator Dolph of Oregon pro- ceeded to read a petition of bindinz twiue employes of Oregon, Senator Vest promptly objected and despite the remonstrances of Senator Dolph secured a ruling from the vice president that such petitions can be read only by unanimous consent. Senator Wolcott of Colorado presented the memorial of the Colorado lersl: », here- tofore published, repudiating the proposi- tions of Governor Waite that the Colorado legislature has power to legislute on the money question. In speaking of the resolution, Mr. Wolcott said: I ask that the resolution may Dbe read as bearing testimony that the people of Colorado stand or fall with tho laws of the restof the country, that they accept the situation, painfui and unfair as it may be, and 1 may add to this memorial = that although the silver industry has been stricken down, prosperity Is réturning to its borders, and its citizens have fouud other chanuels of ndustry. The resolutions were read r Peusioners, ferred. Suspende Senator Hoar, repu chuseits introduced a bill gi spended | peusioners the right ta appial their cases to the Unite States court of their districts after giving due notice of such intention to the commissioner of pensionus, The following resolution was presented Senator Stewart Kesolved, That senate of the Un the trous existing inie went 1 would like t upon tomorrow “The bouds are ab. an impor Massa- in_the ju od States, the se 1t Ll time cloth and sell bond: sations of nt of thoe retary of tunder wnd other the gov laivs 10 issue hat resolution voted Senator Stewart it 1 be issued. This is 1t scems to m t, to express an opin- g speech on tho that *h a govern- government w0 tear that ion one way or the oth Mr. Telicr made str Presideat’s Huwailan policy it was the instance in w ment had nized anobbe but had immedsiately sought goverament, down The Hawailan res calendar und the feder tuken up, and Senutor floor in opposition to bill his discussion of the frau Jocrats Lo gain ¢ o legislature in 1801 Other speeches followed, and | motion of Senator Harris, into exceutive session, and Journed. ing lutior went to th bill was took the He resumed nt means ved hy the New York i elections Chandler at the se at 6 p. , on went ad- ate m, e WEDDED T0 A WiDIWER. Romuuce of Miss Hattie Walker, n Topeka Musieal knstraetor, TorExA, Jun. Hatti musica well kn the west, le and telogr as ity nd, O aays. President McVis a messag t Pa., that “sbeis v return to T ¥ ‘The affair has croated a sensation here b reason of the statement that Miss Wall has been married to W. H. Cochraue, a widower, of Mercc re are two stories current ent and mar- riage of Aliss Wal is that she met Mr., Cochirane ab Kausas ity veut 10 Cleveland, whero th ud the other ana more ) hat Miss ‘W was secrotly married to Coch- rane lu St Joseph during the holidays. ss wook that n o and she led to STILL IN AN ANGRY MOOD 8triking Miners in the Pennsylvania Coal Fields Restless and Threatening. MANY RIOTERS PLACED UNDER ARREST Nearly All of the Men in Custody Are Ignorant Foreigners and fold to the Tenchings of Anarchy—Searching for Lawbre 20.—The striking miners coal district seem 1o be the disastrous attack on and the presence of a eputy sheriffs 1a the in the district At Bridge aled last night Prrrsnrne, Jan n the Munstield totally ¢ 1 by the Biedling mines couple of nundred of Gistri v peace provailed all Sunday and mornin, ville intense alar: ad a vigilane ittee of citizens sisted the deputy sheriffs in patrolliug the stre They had several alars, but they all proved groi Rumors of all kinds are still flying. nding 1o the reports of th farmers, are filled with bands of Slavonic and Belzian miners, awaiting un opportinity to rush from their hidimg retreats upon unaware deputy sheriffs, vut the latter to rout ana then continue their destruction of coal tipples. The su ion of alarms kept the deputy sheriffs awake last night from Mansfield to the upper ead of Tom's Rua. Sheriff Richards, who hus been at Mans- field receiving reports, returned to Pitts- burg for a brief time this morn He says he does not expect any further concerted at- tempts at property destruction will be made by the strikers. y seem to have lost heart over their defeat at the Biedling mine and ure generally in hiding. Many Had Gone Back. MaxsrieLp, Pa., Jan. 20.—Sheriff Richards went to Bridgevilleat 10a. m. to attend to the starting of the minos there. Most of e old men who were driven out by the mobon Saturday have returned to work and about fifty foreigners are watching them, Deputy Foster and Si the Tom’s Run branch with forty assistauts to make arrests. They have nineteen ia- formations aworn out before 'Squire Means of Mansfield. Deputy Sheriff Preslin wiil take charge of the Manstield deputies. Reports from W. J. Steen’s mines are to the efiect that the men have returned to work in a body. So far the miners at Tom's branch are idle, with no indications that the men will return to work soon. A meeting of the miner s held at June- tion No. 2 this morning. It was kept pro- foundly secret and every precaution was taken to prevent the deputies ana operators from securing information of it. A sig: cant fact about the meeting is that it was not called by any respousibie leaaer among the miners and was controlled by the more radical element. it Was a Day of This has been an exciting day in the Mans- field coal rezion. From dawn to dus! ports of intended outbreaks by winers in different localities came thick and fast and Sheriff Richards was kept bu patching deputics to protect the thre plants. Early in were said to be marc works, then they w ng for an attack on the works of Foster & Steen. In the afternoon a mob was reported to be gathering about the Ridgeway mines and This evening an as was feared at the Rend & Cher mines near McDonald. While there were good grounds for the rumors in every in- stance, the prompt appearance of the ofticers had the cesired effect. The strikers would quickly disperse without having committed any serious breach of the peace. Since the afternoon the situation has developed no immediately alarming features. Sheriff Richards believes that the worst is over, and while he does not fear further trouble, he will keep his deputies in the district for several days. The operators and railroad men, however. who have had loug acquaint- ance with the miners, do vot share this con- fidence. this still pre iless. The W00S, ac scared ous to citement. Trouble at McDonald. Very serious reports of trousle were brougnt from McDouald tonight by Mr, Me- Cue, owner of the Cherry mines at H station. He states that before taybr this morning notices were posted on the blacksmith shop, nctifying the 125 miners who were working at the Gd-ceut rate that they would have to vacate at ouce or the tipple would be burned. Frightened over the notice, the men prepared to_ obe, v left the mine Thomas McMahon, a stable boss for the mining company, nar- rowly escaped death from bullets fired by an unknown person. He replied with two shots from his revolver. All the miners left the mine, About 8 o'clock a_crowd of from 200 men from the mines gathered ab: mines and remainea there ail day. night they left in the direction of N station, and the report then that the Rend mines and the Robbins com- pany store were to be burned tonight. € Ciief Deputy Sheriff Lowery telearuphed the deputy sheriffs at McDonald, and ‘they reporied that there was little danger t ttempt would be made to cal out the threat. [earinz trouble. Frank Armstrong. owner of a mine at Bridgeville, ordered his n to quit work at noou aund the mules were uinto the fields. Timid Anarchists. ble excitement was occasioned erville during the day by the an- nouncement that the auarogusts would raise ared flag and de O} biood. About fifteen for mers ¢id appear with their fla. but when they saw the deputy sheriffs, who were on gu they fled. Twenty-two 'Slavs iu the Tom's Run dis- trict, who are sliczed to be connected with the riotinz at Steen’s mines, were arrested this morning and are now in jail charged h riotice. The mine itself has resumed and quiet prevails in that neighborhoc Au attempt has been made to sta number of works. No trouble has “The Biedlings are well attacks that may be made. [ been placed at the pany store ana a large cannon faces the rail road, Besides this they have Winchest, for all the men and a large stock of ammun; tion White Badges and White Feathe WooDyILLE. Pa., Jan. 20.—The Armst Coal company’s works are an object of at- tack by the miners. At an early hour a no- tice was served by somnc Known person that if the en n working in the mines did not ceasc they would be driven off, the tipples burned and the mules kiiled. 'The Aristrougs, upon receipt of this, at ouce tookc Away all the mules not necessary for the absolute working of the mine and then notified Steriff Richards, who had gone to Manstield. With a force'of aeputies he at once went to the mines. Arriving at the sta- tion hie found a large crowd of men congry gated. He ordered the deputios to patrol front of the works. ey did so, exhibiting white badges. This show of force alarmed they gut on trains a toward Mansfield have been armod fend the tipple to the last Deputy turned here from Foster's s morning and reported thut & num ber of sirikors were gathered around the works makiug the aarkest threats, One s who spoke English quite well, said loog as there 1s any one workin long this place be i darger. You feilows bad better leave here sqon 150 to at the ta been d for any A Gatling gun door of their com- prep: ong the men, and d marched over the hills The men in the mine and swear they will de | | OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUAR morning and arrested fifteen Slavs. They were taken 10 Mansfleld. The men had cor gregated around the wpper mines for two days ana last mght built bonfires. They were drinking and made many threats. The deputy sheriffs tried W quiet them by their presence, but the minérs were defiant his morning Sheriff Riehuras sent an additional force with handeuffs. They succeeded in arresting fifteen of the strikers, who offered no resisuance. Some sympathizers tho hillside hooted and hurled , but as they were not otherwise r no reply wus made to them, Are Without Leadsrs. rikers is on the str ¥. They seem to be with and walked about in an unc tain manner. The sight of the deputy sheriffs caused the most intense hatred, were it not for the fact that the latter W armed, they would Btand but little show. Quite a large number of miners from the Monongahela region are flocking here, Th are n gled with the riker from pit to pit trylng to in comuiit uc violence. The leaders in the attack at Scnulz's tipple were stranger Deputy Sherift A. L. sen returning Bowerville reports tt English s m) " 1 o, oveheard ‘consultation, = He learnad that there as a plot to hoist & r flag this afternoon @apd to call for blood. “Ihere were about fiffeen Slavs in the group, and they seemed t@pribly wrought up, d nouncing the coal opgEator ost un- meusur * fnstruct mau,” said Deputy Sheriff| Green, return to them and warn théid that if they searched for blood they wouldfind it.” Thirty-two riotersthave been captured and are now in Mansfield juil Made Avgry Threats. Nine Hungarians went to Forster's gun store at Bridgeville this afternoon and de- manded ammunition. On being refused they threatened to demolish the store. They then left and fifty men arsived with Winchesters and pursued themy'capturing them. The latter were armed with revolvers. About o'clock 150 miners marched towinds the Ridgewty mine, up Miller's Run. They were seen aud the sheriff sent twenty deputies in a speelal train. They arrived and found the men Bolding a meeting in the woods near Brobefda scnool house. They were orderly, but seemed to be discussing the advisability of marching to McDonald In the Tom’s Rum and Painter's Run dis- trict there is no sign of immediate trouble. The deputies have ¢amplete control and nre not meeting with the slightest resistance. The rioters have comte to a realization of the scriousness of theiFwork and are hiding in every corner. The députies went from house 1se and thorsughly searched for the guilty parties. The deputies were divided into arresting squads, and with their weapons ready forany resistance, visited the different places where the rioters were thought to be. 7 About fifty arrests have bean made so far. The arresting squadia brought their oris oners to Rosevill here they were hand- cuffed in pairs and’ marched to the train with four deputies &ith Winchester rifles as guards. A large erowd appeared to sce them off and many threats were made. At Mansfield hundreds of people followed them to the lockup. Not Une of Them a Citizen. The prisoners were badly frightened lest they should be attagked. < They made up ove of the rouzhest looking- gangs ever seen in that section. Notomie of them is a United States citizen, Mostfthosp arrested are miners from th& Roseville and Hazeltine mines and ‘Yom's Rua. ¢ They were found in the atsics, cellars, oathouses, under beds. in closets, and seyapad: ut’ open bed ticks and crawled iR /f gfeeen of them were found in the soidem@nt known as Datch Hill, where the Uoter killed - formerly lived. Not one of the fiva men wounded at the Biedling mine bave boen found, their friends having so far sucocedea in Keeping their hiding places secret, Whether auy of them are dead or not is not knowun. The deputies have the names of fifty of the men who are charged with riot. 1t was reported rhis afternoon that trouble had broken out at Bishop's coal mines ut Ridgeway, and as a_request was made for more deputies o force of deputies was sent at once to this scene. It is thought that the Teport grew out of the meeting in the woods near Ridgeway. No word has been received since the departure of the deputies. President R. B. Frigk of the miners did not go to Mansfield to attend the mass meet- ing. When seen in Pittsburg this afternoon he said that he would oot go into the district while it was in such a condition unless he received a summons from some of the cooler heads among the diggers. Headquarters for Rioters. Heidelberg, 4 hamlet one mile from Wood- . is said Lo be_the general headquarters of therioters. Threegroups of anarchists are located there and it 15 knowu that the rioters have much ammunition. This & noon_deputies are searching the hou find it. ‘I'ney have beeu unavle to loca ringleaders. 1t is said ‘that the anarch held nightly meetiugs last week, and at these the plot to advance upon the miners was hatched and agreed to. A report reached here at 3 o'clock that the strikers were rioting ay McDonald, but par- ticulars have not been received. A dispatch from McDonald at 8:45 p. m. says there is no trouble, but at 2:5Q p. m. men were con- gregated above the station and the outlook is ominous, drew near OHIO MINERS STAYED AWAY. Confercnce Between Employsrs aud Em- ployed Attented by¥'ine Side Only. CoLvmers, Jan. 20.—Not a single Ohio miner appeared today to attend the con ence called for by the operators to consider ge questiofi. The operators are fully represcuted, but so far the miners have not been heard from, Secretary McBride of the ited MineWorkers refusés to say why the have failed to respond to the call. The wage question seems to be further from settlement than ever, and & resumption of work in the Ohio mines in the near future seems very 1mprobable. APPOINTED T ) OFFICE. Fresident Cleveland Sends a Long List of Nominations fo the Senate, Wasnixagros, Jan. he president sent the following nomiuations to thé senate to- day: To be collector of Caffey, Los Angeles, Cal. To be marshals of the United Sta William M. Desmoud, northern district of lowa; Charles R, Pratt, western district of Michigan, To be attorneys of ithe United States Alfred Lyon, caswern Mistrict of Michigan; John Power, wastern district of Micniguu; Robert S, Culberson, western district of Texas. ( odore John B, Walker to admiral. Thomas Moonlight lof Kansa traordinary and miaister pienipo the United States to Bolivia. Postmasters—A. L'Salts at Corriug, Ia.; Moses Hull at_Dubugue, Ia omns Countnl Bluffs; Andrew O. May- Mo.# i ‘L. Paul, Browas: L. Proabstring, Philiips y, Waxatachie, customs —Jjohn T be a rear voy ex niiary of Mont : A W. Dibrell, Seguin, Tex To' be United Siates consuls— Edgar Batte of Texas at Acapulco, Mex.; | H. Bryyhl of Texas ab Catina,' Italy; Frani W. Roberts of Maidens Ho s, Mex. erior depariment—William P, Watson, eyor general of Washington; John V. ceiver of peblic ‘moneys st Seattl ush. To be registers of land ofices nas J. Bilton s} Los An Cal Solon B. Patrfck av Visalia, Cal.: Raymo Miiler Pueblo, Cato. : William C. Bowen at Del No olo.: Touis Davis of Georgis at Perry, Okl. Herbort Savage of Utah o be of the distriet court. Secretary Carlisle has appointed M. F. Alexander of St ClAlravitle, O., an inspe in the immigrant service, -— He Was Sapersiitioas Aremisox. HER T dan B IEr Marada Ha prosperous farmer near here, killed b toduy upon hearin Te W “Llrvy deputies went Over to the run this | yard, Y 30, 1891 Pursued by Law. SOME HISTORY OF A GIGANT.C DEAL s Boilt s How Baron Yerkes and His Asioclat Up & Corporation w 000,000—Anti-Trust Law to Be Enforeed, h a Stoek of Tel wi Cuicaco, J }| }—The a thre workings of the gas wnfor eral Mallory 20.—"Special luter Ocean m print Jmn of the with Attoraey on which it is expected he will | proceed immediately. The arti that 1887 a e it genius thr Chicago proper place fo alin that year the Y ns-Wide bination came to ud set operation which has resulted in lions than Colonel Muibe dreamed of in b bri imagination The first move in the sche control of the Gas Light and Coke company which they did at one b Atthe t they took possession, acc o the sworn aftidavit of James K. Burtis, secretary and treasurer of the company, after a period of more than thirty-fiy vs prior to the pu chase the orgamization had no debts or mortg s of money in the treasury and g obout Y per ceut upon its inves expose n financial as the *in eye of 1o the w on an immense us. or about more mil- etlers ever flights of town an most ianc was to g ng t d ised the wind at Onca. upon ‘obtaining control the Yankee syndicate caused the company to exccute a mortgage securing the sun of §10,- 000,000 and sold first mortwage gold bonds for £.650.000. This was one of the most curious inexdents which has occurred in the history of finance. In connection with it Columbus R. C iings appears for ine first time op- erating harmoniously with the Philadelphia syndicate. Fora bank with which n connected he offered to take the_entire issue and did so. The checl for §.650,000 which paid for these bonds never went through the clearing house, nor did the checks which gave to_cach of the maripulators their divvy. Now, to_a man like Vanderbilt a little matter of £7,650,000 would not cut much figure, but to ihe unfortunate stockhold: from the value of whose investment somc thing over £7.000.000 was suddenly with- drawn, there can be no question that the figures looked at least ten feet high. “Chis $7,65 vas charged on the book of the company to ““permanent investment,” and it was in truth the most permanent in- vestment that was ever made of any stock- holder's money. 1u pursuance of its scheme of controling the entire gas output of Chicago the syndicate began reaching out 1ts tentacles in the neighborhood of the other gas companies. This was accom- plished by a purchase of the majority of the stock. Immediately Others Tuken Into It About this time A. M. Billings, president and_principal owner of the People’s Gus- light and Coke company, showed up as a dangerous campitor, and ig order to spile his guns he. was taken into the scheme, Sidney A. Kent about this time appeared on the surface s & member of the syndicate, After obtaining control of eversthing in Bight, amounting in all to $14,332.375 the syndicate boarded a Pittsburz & Fort Wayne train with the $14,000,000 or soof stock in 1ts gripsaci, and traveled down to Philadelphia. In the meantime the Phila- delphia end of the combine was not idle, In order to earry out the gigantic scheme it or- ganized a company cntitled “the Fidelity Tnsurance Trust & Safe Deposit company.”’ This very safe deposit compuny took the stock as trustee, with the power to vote itat the annurl meetings of the different com- panies. This gave it the asolute control of each of the four gas compuuies in Chicago, and the deal took place about October 1887. Then the schemer bezau to puton screws. Iuflating the Balloon, During the same year the syn ganized the ““Chicago Gas Trust compa under the laws of Illnois, stock of §25,000.000, and obtained a charter trom the sccretary of state authorizing the gas trust to purchase the stack of other gas companies. 7The only proveriy which the Chicago Gas Trust company had was the $14,000,000 of the four original companies, now in the vaults of the Fidelity company 1o Philadelphia, T In 1833, Attorney Genera! Hunt of Illinois bszan proceedings agaiust the trust and was backed up by Francis B. Peabody of this city. His first movement was the filing of a pelition to forfeit the charter of the Chi- cago Gas Trust_company. In 1891 the state supreme court declared in a decison that the company had no right under the laws of 1ilinois to be incorporated for the purpose of purchasing stocks of other gas companies, also thut the effect of its doing this would be to destroy the separate exist- ence of the compunies whose stocks it might purchase, - thereby preventing such conpanies from discharging their duty to the pubhc. The syndicate found itself in this situation. It had bunched the stock of the four gas companies into a common pool. had issued and sold ,000,000 stock of the Chicago Gas Trust company, which was represented by only $14,852,975 of the stock of the four original companies as an entire 1 divisible, 50 that no one holding 4 certificate of stock on st company would be entitled to n number 6f shares in either or all ar original companie 5 et Out of the Box. Matters drifted along until the spring of 1801, when, after much study of the situa- tion, the managers of the syndicate decided tout of the box was e institution. which , calling thewsclves the “Chicago any,” Things did not improve, d in 1501 they concluded render the charter of Chicago Gias com pany” and modify the deal with the Fid ity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposi compuny like this: The Fidelity com pany issued its own certificates h holders of the stock of tne Chicagu Gas ¢ share for share, to amount of £25,000,000, g to each holder s of stock of the Chicago Gas rtificates of stock issued by tn Fidelity lusurance, Trust and Safe Deposit | company.” In the meantime, as the certifl of the old Gis Trust company stock w e surrendered and the new riificates of the Fidelity were issued in place thereof the latter were listed on the New York aud other stock exchanges and traded in asa speculative foot ball. The business of tl Chicago (ias company was carried on about as it had been_since the formation of the trust, the Fidelity company voliug the shuves of stock held by it in four orig- u cate or- any give of ‘the f¢ Tryi to however, a 10 sur inal companies at~ the mectings and oficers simply the tools of th deal y Some of the g K. G. Billing People’s Gas Light the Cons resident of the oke company and th and el company Chic (s and presiden e and a8 1 Gas. Knapp Light DAy Toes are th bosses in T ) deal 1w 18V1, when Lbe dlluols legisiaiiie is was | the | N AITER CHICAGO GAS NOW | Big Trust of the World's Fair City is Being , to | e states | \ SINGL | 1 act nimad g trusts of this ct A ath the Law, 1 substan 1 becor nont passed har. acter In Tronh| This law provik corporation which & | of any pool, trust ration porat nra 0 def} rs and nment of an combina ate or fix the pric 1 1 t, which prov v cor siding a charter and its corporate y1l¢ “nd determine nter int st or combinat any o rsons ith nmodiLy or to | inufacture and sale the 1o uffix any standard whercby 1ts price d be con wrolled ana regulated. The i ont up the affairs of the sy i give the in the matter cens: I m of The attorney general will be asiced to pro ceed against the tr is 4 trust and has sufied lnwful competition Attorney Generai Maloney, when tonight. said: *I do not desire t the subject, cither as to the le so-called trus itentions s g SWALLOWED 4 ground t crry. Persian Town of Kuchan Was Wipec with Tweiva Thousand Souis SAN Fraxcisco, Jan ). —Advices China of the annin by an earthquake of the town of rsia. As already recorded, were killed in the awf! aster aud an important and beautiful city of persons stood, there is now death and terror. At the date of the dispateh, 10,000 corpses hud been discovered In adaition to this stupendous loss of man life, 50,000 cattle are said to perished in the upheaval. Details of the terrible event are not given in the dispatch. from Jlete the stor 1 Kucnan, nothing hu- miles to Persia. It was situated about eighty northwest from Meshed, on the route Shirvan, and is enclosed by the Nuzarme. and Ala Dagh wountains, The town lies at the foot of Shah Japan Kuh, a above the sea. o city itself has an tude of about 3,000 teet. It wasa most lightfu sperous place and its sudden The town rovernc extensive calamities ever known was the residence of 1 It was surrounded by gardens and vineyards, the fruits and wines of which are noted for their superiority, o OF LOSINA FOKES. }ersia, pEATH Her Brother and Charlie Mitchell Married Sisters—A Famous Family, Loxpoy, Jan. 20.--Miss Rosina Vokes is dead. Miss Rosina Vokes, who was the most talented of the femous Vokes family for many years, was born in London iu 1 She made her debut at the age of 6 month as the baby in "“Mr. and Mrs. Poter White.” ried Mr. Cecil Clay in 1877, but returaed to 1tsome years later. One of Miss Rosina’ brothers, Fred Vokes, marr Bella Moo daughter cof “Pony’ Moore,” the mingtrel manager and father-n-law of Charlic Mitchell, tae defeated pugilist. Miss Vokes, who had been suffering from overwork in the United Siates, closea her tour and sailed for England December 13 last. Dropped Head from Heart Disease. yENNE, Jan. 20.—Henry Harrington, he picneers of Wyoming, and a well with a capital § i | eided esident of Cheyenne, droppea dead as Henney's club rooms yesterday art troul Mr. Harrinzton was bank rupted during the panic and has had con: erable family troubles of late. which were no doubt the direct cause of his deash. Major Klcutsch. orx, Jan, 20.—Major J. D. Kleutsch, editor of tho Lincoln Freie Presse, died yesterday of paralysis of the brain. He was 61 years of age. CIXCINNATI Jan, aged 5 pr oy well known Jewish novelist and dropped dead today from heart disease. Judge Willizin H. Culkins. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 20.—Judge Willinm H. Calkins died this morning of Bright's agisease, azed 52. He was a member of con- gress from Indiina from 1576 1o 188: Louls Ulirich, CuicaGo, Jan. 29.—Word was received to- day that Mr. Louis Ullrich of Chicago, one of the oldest aud best known tobacco me: chants in the west, had heart disease in New years of age. Dr. August Hirsch. n. 20.—Dr. August Hir sician and pathologist is deaa. He was celebrated for his researches into the geographic distribution of epidemic dis eascs. voet, York. He wa BERLIN, J4 h, phy- e - IRIED 10 ROB s OWN HOUSE. Scheme of wain MORGANTOWN story of robbery by Mason Revnolds of L fam Joues, tax coliecto ceived a nouif from Comptroller eral Wr ip his belated Thursaay nighta peddier called at the res dence of v tor and asked night's lodg He was taken io two hours after a negro made his se and, covering the pe up his goods el on out th eiving the A Ged tho County's Monc; Ga., Jan, 20.—A and murder w thri tola nty ing here Will re- 1ion co Union coun About into the od give Mrs. Jones aud ordere wone, v the peddier fired, sending the robber's brain, The next day it was discov dead body was that of Tax Col who had adopted this scheme of county's mouey, red th ector I 1 QUIET DAY, PASSE W. Chods, 20.—The phys W Puitavkiruia attenda fo}iowir My tio fau fans in Chiids Declst Westera Ualon. Kaxsas U1 \e K 15t the thers thau 1 States - rapesn Hanking Nouse Suspen Frauafort aud Masboim, bave suspended. that any member on, standing with any vsof or illuminatiog seen talk upon ality of the Out tion 2,000 persons 20,000 | the rebel warsk but have The town of Kuchan was a walled city of mountain which rises to the lofty Leight of 11,000 feet alti- de- and awful destruction is one of the greatest which has been prominent before the public She retired from the stage when she mar- aled suddenly of gia Tax Collector to Re- ien- for a tax the 108, ng the Latest Balletlu trom 1he Bedside ol George CcOoPY FIVE Dy G CALLED CENT Admiral Benham Gives Wim a Leswon in Intornational Courtesy, DENTRZPLY TO A POLITE REQIEST 3IMPU | HI It Was Quickly and Effsctivsly Anwered 7 the Yaokes Admiral, 1| NAVAL DZMONSTRATION IN RIO HARBIR After Badangoring American Vewsals Tusurgeut Refused to Be Caroful,, WESE PROTECTED BY CUR WAR VESSELS the Unitcd Stitss Clearsd for Action and the Endar Ane 1 Ship Es. corted Aro to Saf LCopyrighted, 18 K10 D JANEIRO one of the most expericnced s 1ps Chis been exciting days that the the Brazilian government, The Uniid States here hus f K10 has ment of insurgents and the s between naval fleet stationed rnished the exc.t ;| Provoked where | tinued carc nd endurance by the sness of gunners aboard ) Aquidaban, and tired out n the part of tho revolutionary wiral to his protests that the American vessels entering and leaving the harbor were not afforded proper protection by the revel ficet, Admiral Ben- ham today wade s demonstration with the American vessels under his command, which has taucht much needed lesson to the belligerents on both sides, aud which wil undoubtedly have the uereafter of sccuring proper recognitioa of the riguts of vessels under the Awerican flag, Caused Great Excliement. In the events of today the forcign colony was parti ly interested, and the action of Admiral Benham will probubly furnish precedent by which the cowmanders of other foreign vessles in this port will be guided 1 the future. Tne causcol ali the cons the by the indifference shown ad al a effect uble was the treate ment which three American barks were subjected toon last Suturdry by indiscrim- mate fusilades fr he war sh On urday last while lying at anchor all three vessles were endangered by the chunce shots. fired by the urgents. The bullets whistled through the rigging and passed close to the me work upon the decks, of the crews of the three vessels nir- escaped Thjury. "he three captains appealed for protection to Admiral Benham. They also requested an escort to the wharves. Admiral Beoham promised he would d everything in his powor to afford them the fullest protection. He suid, however, that before malking any display of force on the part of his fieet, he thought it only right to first notify the insurgent admiral of the captains’ complaints, Given a Short Answer. Accordingly Benham sent one of him officers to Aquidaban with orders to the acquaint Admiral Da Gama with the facts n the case and to ask him to have an end put to the reckless gunniog. When the American oficer had finished his statement da Gama said 1n a very sharp tone: not my fault. The American should know enough to keep themselves and their crews out of the range of our guns. 1 shall not take any notice of this matter.” This response to his messige aroused the fighting blood of Admiral Benham, and be determined to produce u lasting effect upon the insurgents. Shortly after daybreak this morning the decks of the flagship New York, of the San Francisco, Detroit ana other United States war vesscls there werc cleared for action and their anchors were raised. Prepared to Make tho Den Admiral Benham then sent word to the captains of the three American ships that he was prepared to keep his promise to them, and that soon 4s they were ready to proceed he would escort them to the wharves. At this moment fwo of the cap- tains wealiened and said they did not care 1o cwbitter the insurgent admiral by putti themselues under the escort of the United States naval fleet. The third captain, Mr. Blackford of the Amy, however, announced that he would get ready avonce and accept the vrotection of Admival Benha Accordingly the Amy ok her position in the rauks of the United States war vessels and the formidable procession started on ils way up Ris harbor. 'he news that something important was taking place on board the American ships spread rapidly both on shore and on board the ships of ail governments represented at thif port “The streets frontin vimated astration, wiir= foreign bay were crowded the harbor as its crow ettled thems with veople, and e ssel in prescuted an ne n see rushed upon deck and th selves to witness what folloywed Led by the betroit. The De procession it 4 t in the it aporoached nearer to Rio came quite to the shoj causing gr tement nh tho us on land and the sai a [ board the va The Ay wharf and her capts fied didd his powerful ¢ hit Throughout the whole affuir not a skos was firod but the scenw was as impres it i had n done. After pussing along Rio's water ont 1t flacy aud anchored i had oceupied soldiers and her way to the until satis- proceeded on 18 saf moored. Not had rep ive as be to bay ) rned the riy ue prie topi night The polic fastly purs! © sa ously. Th of ¢ s s position as i ailuir is the solo absorbing n afloat o on shore to- Picking has reyersed by this actiod of Admiral Beub ‘ature protection from this tim given all Americaa It is vehieved hiere that the pinis. ter's repeated messages to Washington in { behatf of tho American sbip uwners have, atlast, had tue desired effect with the pres | ent administration, and that Admiral Ben haw's action of today | cre wi noni by ¢ inder n will b vessels. \e result of or ich be has rec for s ot Similar other foreign ships « Yeoto's | Moxrevive . A from | Persambuco nsousces Ly arcival thege of on the part tispateh