Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1895, Page 2

vony YRAAOHaT Y avor . b, £ & oA 4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; MONDAY, FEBR TTAT ATTANO UARY_11, 1895 CLAIM JUMPING AND NURDER Violont Settlement of Titles to Accretions i Along the River, MAN V.H) DID THE SHOOTING ESCAPED One Man Now in the Penitentinry for Shooting n Man Three Years Ago in a Quarrel Over This Same Plece of Land. TEKAMAH, Neb, Feb, 10.—(Special)— fho waring elements of Burt county have at | last brought’ battle and bloodshed. A long time feud over river accretion lands has | caused shooting before, but Friday . night | produced the first death. e miles east of Tekamah I8 & tract of accretion land, the title for which Is now in contest In court. While the litigints were-legally settling the | dispute a young CGerman by the name of | ¥red Lass and companions placed an 8x10 hut ‘on skids and drew it cnto the disputed land, aiming thereby to hold the land by right of postessicn. Friday night J. P. Blann and Your assoclates went to the cabin to chase the land fumper off, and found him sur- rounded by a trio of pals at card playing. A quarrel ensudd and the outsiders began firing into the building. Robert Phill ps, an inmate, sought to escape and was shot in the right breast, from the effects of which he died yesterday. He lived to say Blann shot him. Offiters are after Blann and it 's thought they will effect his capture. Both factions are’ hard citizens, and while Phillps was not implicated in the trouble over the land, his reputation was none of the best. It is not three years since a man was sent to.the penitentiary for shooting another al- mést on this same spot. Phillips leaves a wite and several small children. ‘FALLS CI1Y DEPOT ROBBED, Missourl Pacific Night Operator fleld Up by Masked Bandi FALLS CITY, Neb., Feb: 10.—(Speclal)— A daring robbery occurred at the Missourt Pacific - depot this morning about 3 o'clock. Two masked men, one wearing a red ban- dana handkerchief cver his face and the other wearing a grey scarf, did the job. They carried a Winchester rifle and a double- barreled shotgun, The shotgun was poked through the north window of the office. When Will Hurst, the night operator, heard the glass fall in on the floor he grabbed his re. volver and crouched behind the stove. The robbers ordered Hurst to throw up his hands apd he began shooting, the first shot hit the window and the second went out the window and again he was ordered to throw up his 5. This time he obeyed and walked cut middle of the floor. Just then the robbers shot the shotgun, missing him about a foot and tearing the relay box of the West. ern Union wire. They then compelled him to open the safe and money drawers, taking $17 of the company’s money. They walked Hurst and Lew Sutton, a nephew of Charley Wilmen of Barada, who came on the night train, about two miles up the railroad and then east to M. A. Frank's corner and ordered them to head for the depot. They cbeyed. | None of the b | W, mering means business, and Is a hot sport from the word go. The Vienna cafe, an addition to the list of enterprises in this city, will be opened in Mohrman's new brick block tomorrow. An effort will be made probably next week to drive the prostitutes from their quarters in the south part of the city. They are lo- cated just outside the city iimits, and as a rosult “are beyond the jurisdiction of the city authorities. It is expected that com- plaint will be made to County Attorney Quivey next week. The jingling of wedding bells is faintly heard. Rumor says that one of our young attorneys is becoming weary of single life and will walk up to the hymeneal altar on the 11th Inst., and the report comes from re- lable authority The employes in the Leader printing office raise a roar when they have to work nights. They say that pecullar nolses are heard in tho composng and press rooms occasional believe in spooks, but W. Dunn, a pressman, says be'll swear on a stack of bibles that one night he saw a genuine ghost, attired in a white robe, J. B. McDonald, a reporter, says he wouldn't sleep in the office for $1,000, and the foreman, Felber, says he will eat his bat if he didn’t see “suthin.” The Young Men's Christlan association will glve a grand d'nner and supper on Thursday for the purpose of raising funds to equip thelr rooms, The Young Men's Christian association rooms are being placed in fine condition and will provide the young men with a most ex- collent place to spend thelr evenings. J. J. Cleland, secretary, has written for papers and magazines for the rooms, to be furnished by the publishers free of charge. The Bee comes regularly, Thanks! But not a line from the World-Herald, HAPPENINGS AT YORK. Raliroad Agents All Attacked with a De- wiro for n Vacation. YORK, Neb, Feb. 10.—(Special)—The agents employed on the railroads at this place seem to be taking life easy. During the last twa days a few of them have taken a vacation, and it is not as yet known whether the rest will follow or not. W. H. Davis of the B. & M. left for Chicago yester- day, to be gone for an extended period. His place will be fillod by Charles Walsh. J. O. Steinbaugh left for Kansas a few days ago, and after spending a few days in that state will pass his vacation in making hort trips. F. W. McMillan will fill his position during his absence, which will be for about sixty days. Mrs. James Bauer, wife of James Bauer of this place, died here yesterday, after a short illness. The remains were interred in the cometery at this place today. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. George B. France, In honor of Mr. Arder Chipman of Lincoln, a beautiful musical was given Fri- day evening. A good attendanca was pres- ent and all report a lovely thme. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Williams of this place will leave here in a few days for Shenandoah, Ta. Mrs, Williams has already left for that place and will be followed by Mr. Williams in a short time. The flues of one of the engines in the plant of the Nebraska Newspaper union of this place burst yesterday and all work was sus- pended until’ tho same could be repaired. As a result no paper was printed in the evening and no work done throughout the day. A. Crofoot and Miss Hattie Hoelke were married yesterday. The ceremony was 'per- formed by Rev. W. E. Schell at the home of the bride. A number of friends were pres- ent and a bountiful repast served. An interesting debate took place at the United Brethren college at this place on ‘This morning Charley Snider, living near the fair grounds, missed two horses, and it is supposed that the fellows who robbed the depot took the horses to make good their escape. Snider offers $10 reward for his horses and the sheriff of this county. offers $50 forithe conviction gt the thicves. REVOLVER ENDED H1S TROUBLES, Onhapioy M o and_Finavelat Troubles vir o A iand Man' to Sulelde: ASHLAND, Feb. 10.—(Speclal Telegram.)— About four' miles nortlwest of this.city last night at 11 o'clock, Thomas Donaldson com- mitted sul¢ide “by shoofing himself through ihe left bredast. Hé was marrled about a year ago to & Mrs. Kiatz, who has two. chil- dren, and lately she has accused him of m's- using them, and cn this ground’had left him, but returned, and they were botli fn the city together yesterday, when he purchased a re- volver and made threats that he wculd com- About 10 o'clock last night he gely and his wife went to the home of a brother for safety. He accom- panfed her back, and found Donaldson dead. Donaldson was lovelved In some financial difficulty, - whereby he was. about to lose some mortgaged property. His wife owns a largs farm and stands very high in the com- munity in which she lives. The dead man has no immediate relatives near here, BUILT A FIRE WITH GASOL! Mistako Which Camo Near Costing a Sar- priro Man His Life, SURPRISE, Feb. 10.—(Special.)—Yesterday morning Hurburt Scott, a young man living on a farm one mile from Surprise, undertook to build @& fire in the store by using what ho supposed was kerosene ofl, but which prived to be gasoline, In an instant he was enveolped in flames, but with great pres. ence of mind he rushed into the,bed room, and catehing a large woolen blanket from the bed, wrapped himself in it, and, with the assistance of another man, smothered the flames. Thoey then turned their attention to extingulshing the fire in the kitchen; the carpet and furniture haying caught from the flylug gasoline. After a hard fight, they put it out. Mr, Scott was badly burned about the Hands, arms and face, and, had it nit been for his coolness, he would in all probability have lost his life as well as the destruction of the louse, Plerce Ioluters, | PIERCE, Neb., Feb, 10.—(Special)—One of the Swellost social events of the season was held last night at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kirkpatrick. Cards furnished the amusement portion of the pro- gram, while a dainty and preity luncheon performed an important and pleasing func- ton In the refreshment line, That Plerce will have a new opera house is & foregone conclusion. The building will Be a bhandsome two-story brick structure, with pressed brick facing, and will cost in the nelghborhood of §$5,000. A stock com- pany will be organized to erdet the bufld- ing.” About $4,000 has already been subscribed for stock, and the remaining $1,000 will with- aut a doubt be raised by private subscrip- tions. The structure will be built on Main Alrecf, just east of the Leader printing house, making a very suitable location for an institution of this kind. D, L. Upton and ©. A. Reimers, president of the Pierce State hank, are the projectors of the scheme, and both ‘feel confident of ultimate success. - s Miss Jessie Tyfe of Stockton, Cal., is a #uest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. olvert { Considerable sickness prevails in this city and yicinity, several deaths resulting in the past (wo weeks. Mr. Peattie, the “destitute reporter” for the Omaha World-Herald, failed to material- ize In this part of the country. Pierce county s within her borders about 150 families in destitute clrcumstances. A meeting was held last week at Plainview for the purpose of discovering methods 10 procure necessities for the destitute. An- other meeting will be held tomorrow. Some- thing must be done, and that on short notice. Several londs of clothing, grain and food ha already been received. | One carload from Ilino’s was recelved, and a very noticeable feature concerning the same was the fact that over elghty hard iron dollars had to be planked down for frelght. The railroads probably are laboring under the delusion that singe the state appropriation for the destitute the country is buried with all kinds of coin. District court convenes in this city on the 26th inst, Several Interesting cases are .on the dogket for this term. Since the revival meetings closed the young men (new converts) organized a Young Men's Ohrstian assoclation with about forty mem- bers. The club holds & bible meeting on Monday night of cach week in thelr rooms over the Btate bauk. A soclal will be given at the howe of Counly Attorney Quivey to- might for the “boys. J. Cleland returned yesterday from ford, IIL, where he went last Friday to o his wife, who died here last Thursday. 0 one has accepted Willmering's chal- Friday evening. The question which agitated the minds of those who participated was: “Resolved, That the colleges of this coun- try should be supported by taxation.” After a short time of deliberation the judges re- turned a decision in favor of the affirmative. Soma; fine addresses were made. The thirtieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Farley was celebrated by over 100 guests at thelr residence last evening. The company consisted principally. of: members of. the re- Hef corps and Grand Army of the Republic. The evening was pleasantly spent and a Jbountiful . repast served, . Addresses were made by Rev. Crothwaite and Rev. Stewart, after which. the doctor made a response. At a late hour all departed. NOTES FROM TECUMSEH. Amateur Company Playlag for the Benefit of Drouth Sufferers. TECUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special.)— Willlam F. Barlewine, d young business man of this city, and Miss Jessey Hickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hickey, also of Te- cumseh, were married at &iangdon, Kan., last Monday. . W. J. Barrett of Crounse, Neb., and Miss Kate E. Kavanagh, daughiter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kavanagh of this ‘community, were married at St. Andrew's Catholic church, this city, last Wednesday, “Rev. Father Mur- phy officlating. The young-couple will reside in_Crounse. The Johnson County Teachers’ association was In session here yesterday with a good attendance. A_district meeting of the Knights of Pythias was held here Thursday afternoon and evening. A number of prominent men in the order were present, The Young Peoples’ Christian union of the city held -a sociable last evening in the Buffum black, which was largely attended. The Baker Concert company is the name of an amateur company from Custer county that {s playing this portion of the state to aid the drouth sufferers. Dr. C. M. Headrick has gone to Texas on a prospecting tour. A son was born to Mr. A. B, Allen last Monday. Willlam Howorth s ‘receiving medical a: sistance in St. Joseph, < and Mrs, Range Cattlo Dolng Well. VALENTINE, Neb, Feb., 10.—(Special Telegram.)—Parties coming in from the cattle ranges say there were no losses during Wednesday's blizzard and that stock are standing the prolonged cold weather splendidly. There are close to 600,000 head of cattle being wintered in the county, many having been driven In from the drouth- stricken counties, and In poor condition when brought in last fall. Most of the ranch men put up liberal quantitics of hay, which is now being fed freely. There s very little snow and the range is in good condition. The weather keeps Intensely cold, and the weather bureau station here alternates, hoisting the blizzard and cold wave flag. LUSK, Wyo., Feb. 10.—(Special)—Cattle on the range are doing well and ranchmen have not yet begun to feed hay. Owners of sheep are uneasy since the storm, about their herders and flocks Death of a Juniuta Veteran. JUNIATA, Neb.,, Feb. 10.—(Speclal.)— Charles Kilburn, one of Adams county's ploneers, and one of the first residents of Juniata, died here Friday morning. Mr, Kilburn was a lawyer of note and an old s:ldier. It was said of him that he reccived more wounds from southern bullets than any other soldier in this vicinity, and prob- ably of Adams county. He planted cotton- wood switches here in his early day that now stand in magnificent trees, as a loving monument to his memory.. He lived oul his days here alone, but will be remembered by many. He will be lald away to rest to. day. Rey. Hill will preach the funeral ser- mon. Burlington Fireman Injured, LINCOLN, Feb. 10.—(Special Telegram.)— Michael Graybill, a Burlington fireman, was brought to Lincoln tonight severely injured about the head, in consequence of his having jumped from his engine at Crete. Graybill thought there was danger of a collision with another train and jumped. He was unc:n- scious when carried to his boarding place, but the Burlington surgeon has hope of his r:dmry. He is 28 years of age and unmar- rled. Ashland Personal Noter, ASHLAND, Neb., Feb. 10.—George Row. land, an Avoca banker, was in Ashland on business yesterday. Rev, O, P. Hackney, city missionary, has made @ report to the public of his month's charity work, in which he states that Lo has distributed to the poor of Asbland provisions large amount of supplies and a goodly bank actount, He further states that his supply is continually being added to, and has no tears of any serious suffering in the city it those In need will only make their wishes known. Sunday night the young people's societies of the Christian and Congregational churches of this city held their annual union meating at the Christian chufch. 'The house was packed, and a very interesting program was carried out, reviewing the work of the d'fferent socleties over the country. While Miss Blanche Moulton was visiting a friend only a few blocks from home yes- terday, she was taken suddenly ill, and it was discovered she was suffering from an at- tack of scarletina, and becauze of the cold Fweather she cannot be removed to her home. The pay roll at the Swift and Company ico plant for last week amounted to $1,767.90. Part of the ice pond has been gone over three tmes in the ccurse of the month's werk in filling the hox The first crop was only nine inches thick, the second from nino to fourteen, while the third will run nearly eighteen inches. While the fce was being taken from the pond the water put in by the three great pumps was unable to gain any whatever, although they threw a stream four feet wide and six inches deep Mrs. T. T. Young went to University Placo yosterday to visit here daughter, Mrs. Bouk. W. 8 Raker and A. J. Spethman of Qretna, ‘who wero in the city most of the week on business, returned home yesterday. William Meyer, jr., shipped a car of fat cattle to South Omaha yesterday. Mrs, J. C. Gruver of Wahoo was called to this city yesterday by the serious iliness of her mother, Mrs. Mary Sharrar, who is 80 years of age, and lies in a critical condition at the home of 8. G. Bryan, where she was | taken sick while on a visit. The 3-year-old son of Joe Bowers, who formerly resided in this city, but recently near Glenwood, fell into a bucket of boiling water and was scalded to death last Thu day. The mother was using the water in scrubbing the floor, and stepped out for a moment, when the child in its play backed up and sit down into the bucket and was un- able to get itself out. When the mother came it was so terribly scalded that it died within twelve hours afterward. The funeral occurred today from the home, Compromised West's Shortage. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Speclal.) —The city council at its meeting last night accepted a proposition from the bondsmen of J. W. West, the defaulting city treasurer, who is now serving a sentence in the peni- tentiary, to settle all claims for city funds for $2,000. The amount of the suits pending in district court is $4,300. Seven of the eight councilmen were present and all voted aye to accept the proposition. Carrler Boy FLORENCE, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Willie Barret, the World-Herald paper carrier, was thrown from his horse this morning while delivering papers and seriously hurt. He was rendered unconsclous for about an hour, but was able to be taken to his home this afternoon. T SOLDIERS' HOME NOTES. GRAND ISLAND, Neb, Feb. 10.—(Spe- clal.)—The first death at the home since last October occurred this week. On the 5th inst. Samuel Stephens breathed his last at the age of 76 years. Stephens came to the home from McCook, Neb., having been ad- mitted in August, 158, Two weeks ago The Bee mentioned his serlous illness. He seemed at that time to be recovering. How- ever he suffer:d a relapse, with the above result. He was a member of the Illinois infantry, company A. ‘He has a son living in_ Galesburg, 1ll;, and a daughter in Los Angeles, Cal; Mr. Henry Henne and a corps of team- sters are busily engaged filling the home ice house with a fine quality of ice. The cakes are seventeen Inches thick and as clear as crystal. All the local ice dealers and large consumers have a large crop and & very superior quality of ice. The. hot . water pipe. which supplies the hot water for cooking and washing was stopped up Tuesday.- The Grand Island Plumbing company. found upon {nvestigation that the alkaline rust was too thick to allow water to pass, A break in a part of the automatic pump Monday night cut off the heat from the entire family for several hours, causing r!;\fimh discomfort, chilliness and some grum- ng. Inmate Jullus Balles, while returning from the city to the home Saturday night, fell on_the’rond and cut a-severe gash 1h his head. : Inmate J. 8. Patton fell down a flight of stairs, and as a result is confined to his had,. ‘The accident happened last Saturday night. The crowded condition of the home Is causing much discomfort. The churches of the city are taking care of the spiritual wants of the veterans at the home. The pastors of the various Protestant churches exchange with each other, or take turns, in preaching at the chapel, and in most instances the choirs of their respective churches accompany the ministers and render special music, Not many inmates Wednesday, during e ventured out the severe storm, as can well imagined. The home, ' not being surrounded by any other bulldings, and standing comparatively alone, afforded an excellent opportunity to view the storm in its full power, and the “outlook’” wasn't a_ bit encouraging. Within it was warm and comfortable, and the reading room was especially well patronized on that memor- able day. on Several fine pictures of various battle scenes adorn the reading room of the home. The parlor of the home has a fine plano, With over 200 inmates at the home, be- sides the officers, and with strong Grand Army of the Républic, Women's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans and Daughters of Veterans organizations in the city, it is rarely that a military play is numbered among the amusements at the theatel It the old soldier is to be cared for by the people, he can obtain more comfort with less expense and less inconvenience to him- self by coming to the home than in any other way. General Averell, the assistant goyernment inspector of soldiers’ homes, at his recent vislt, made some pointed suggestions relat- ing 1o the duty of the state to make more suitable provisions for housing and feeding those securing the bounty of the state and national government, and insisted that the dining hall and kitchen and officers’ quar- ters, recomnmended by him four years ago, be built, thus giving all the room in the main building for the use of inmates and providing for feeding all the cottage occu- pants at the general table. Inspector Av- erell estimates that the two buildings could b2 erected for $6,000 each, and the amount saved by such an arrangement, over the present svstem of Issuing. rations, would pay for the bulldings in a few years, In his last report, the home surgeon, Dr. J. Janss, says: “‘One of the most (f not the most) rerpl!xln:f questions in the man- agement of the Soldiers’ Home is undoubt- edly the ‘drinking habit’ of some of the in- mates. 'l‘hrr who have thus lost control over themselves are to be pitied, and are as much (f not more) in need of an insti- tution of this kind as those not so afflicted. 1 believe that this home should follow the example of others, and offer them the so- called Keeley cure, Through the influence of General Averell I am In possession of the formulae usged In some of the national homes, where this treatment is most effect- ually admindstered. Whercas it does not curé, {, e, heal the bad effects which liquor brought upon them, still it temporar- ily relieves their craving for it, and once more gives them a chance to regain their manhood.” ‘Wedding outfits can be hired in New York for 0o much an hour, The United States uses nearly half the quinine produced in the world. It is sald that every ton of coal on this continent will have been consumed in 107 years from now. London pays 42 per cent of the Income tax of England and Wales and its government and management cost about $55,000,000 a year. A mounted specimen of the great auk, a Dbird which has become extinct during the last century, lately sold in London for £1,000. ¢ The “‘cow-catcher device used on all loco- motive engiues is the invention of D. B. Davies of Columbus, O.. It has never been patented. A hundred tons of cats' tails were re- and clothing for mine ‘l’jmllln, cousisting of | twenty-five children and thirteen adults, and ¢ has furnished fuel to eleven famlilles to the lenge to play billiards for $500 a side. Will- amcunt of $80.45. He still bas on hand a cently s0ld in one lot in London to ornament ladies' wearing apparel. Assuming tbat an average cat's tail would welgh a couple of ounces, this would mean that 1,792,000 pus- sies had been killed to supply this ono deal. T0 ABOLISH CONPETITION LN L) livyad Effoct of the Passage of the Pooling Bill Pendipg in the fenate, $11,030,002000 RAI.WAY PARTNERSHIP wat Rates of Fares and Frelghts on 176,461 Miles of Round and the Wages of 873,602 Workmen to Be Fixed 3y the Pool. 109 9 On January 29 in the United States sen- ate, Hon. Willlam B, Chandler, senator from New Hampshire, offered a resolution in con- nection with the debate on the bill passed by the house of representatives permitting pooling. He delivered one of the strongest arguments yet advanced against the measure, pointing out its far-reaching effects in the plainest manner, and showing how completely it will give eight lines between Chicago and New York absolute control of the railroad | traffic of the country. Senator Chandier sald: Mr. President: [ desire to offer a resolution and to submit at this time a few remarks in_explanation of it. The resolution was read, as follows: TResolved, That the Interstate Commerce commission be dirceted to send to the sen- ate a statement prepared from the latest returns to th office of the commission showing tlie capitalization of all ard each of the elght principal railway lines trans- porting _jpassengers and _merchandlse be tween Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard; showlng also the proportion which such capitalization bears ‘to the total vapitaliza- tion of the railronds of the United States; and Including also for the lust year a state ment of the nggregate gross and net in- come of sald eight iines, also compared with the gross and net income of all the rallroads of the United States, The senate, by unanimous consent, cecded to consider the resolution. Mr. Chandler—Mr. President, the informa- tlon desired by the resolution is necessary in order to understand the effect of house bill 7 to allow pooling, which passed the house December 11, 1804, has been reported favorably by the senate committee’ on in- terstate commerce, and i now upon the calendar and shortly to be pressed for pas- sage by the senator from Bouth Carolina (Mr. Butler), chairman of the committee. The principal operative clause of the bill is as follows: Section 5. That it shall be unlawful for different and competing common carriers, subject to the provisions of this act, to enter into any contract, agreement, or ar- rangement for the division or apportion- ment among themselves or with the other pro- carriers of the whole or any portion of their trafl or any of their net or gross earnings; * ¢+ Provided, however, that under the following conditions it shall be lawful for such. common carriers to enter into such contracts, agrements, or arrange- ments, enforceable between the parties thereto, that je to say: Kvery such con- tract, agreement or arrangement (herein- after termed contract) shail be in writing and filed with the commission created by this act, and shall become lawful and en- forceable “between the parties thereto at the expiration of twenty days from the fil- ing thereof, unless the commission shall, in"the meantime and upon Inspaction thera: of, make an grder disapproving the same; anid it shall ke the duty of the commisslon to make ‘su¢f order of disapproval when- ever, upon sinspection, it shall be of opinfon that dhve, operation of any such con- tract would, ey)t in unreasonable rates, unjust discilingtion, inferior service "1 the public, otHerwise contravene any of the provisions of this act. PERMITS 'ONE GREAT POOL. The authofity glven by the foregoing para- graph is stupéndous. - Under such autholity all the railtthdi)iof the country may pool all their gross Yr net earnings from all sources. - They 'miay virtually unite or form one cormpany or partnership with a capital- ization,. if equdl th that existing June 80, 1893, of $10,606,235410; the gross' earnings of which ‘were 4dr the year then ending $1,220,- 751,874, andsltheqnet income, afier paying fixed charges, zwas; $111,058,034. They may agree to commit the management, and,dispo- sition of. thisigross or net.income to a man- aging.: board) afi toR, or-sevem,.ar thrae: offi- cers of -the,yaripus!oads.- This board can be given authority and-discretion to pay out for the purpose of, controlling legislatures, state or national, or other public officials, or for any other purpose, such portions as they may see fit to use of the gross or net earn- ings of this gigaptic partnership, and after- ward divide the remainder. of the net earn- ings among, the varfous .companies according to arbitrary fixed portions of 100 per cent of the whole. = ° After the partnership is formed the com- panies’ composing it ‘may raise the rates of fares and freights to any helght they please, uncontrolled by national law, and may pro- ceed to collect those rates from passengers and from shippers of freight. The profits of rallroad management depend largely. upon the rates of wages paid to em- ployes. The companies may embody in their partnership agreement a schedule of wages for all classes of railroad operatives to be maintained upon_ all the raliroads of the country! It a strike takes place on any one of “the lines ‘the’ managing board may use any portion of the gress or net earnings of the companies to defeat the object of that strike. In short, this eleven thousand million part- nership 1s given unlimited power of railway consolidation; all rallway competition any- where. in the country is abolished by act of congress; rates of fares and freights for the whole country may be fixed by one managing board and put into operation; and the wages of the railway workmen of the whole coun- try may be fixed and the acceptance en- forced by the most gigantic monopoly ever proposed or_concelved of anywhere in the known world. All this may result from the fair and ‘legitimate construction and opera- tion of the foregoing language of the pro- posed bill. In view of the attempt thus made to create an eleven thousand million railroad monopoly with unHimited power to fix railroad rates and the wages' of raliroad labor, I feel it to be my duty to endeavor to secure certain amendments. The first is as follows: Preliminary to the filing of any such con- tracts the parties thereto shall present to the commission schedules of their existing rates of fares and freights upon the classes of passengers and merchandise to which the contract is applicable. and if an order of Qisapproval shall not be made the gommis- sion shall certify in writing upon the con- tract that the existing rates of fares and freights are, upon the facts then appearing, just and reasonable. Iivery such contract hall be made for a fixed period of time, not exceeding four years, and shall become Vold at the cxpiration thereof, and the rates of fares and freights existing at the time of making such contract shall not in any case be raised during its existence without the prior approval of the commis- sion, certified in writing and filed with the contract. DEFENDS HIS AMENDMENTS, This amendment was rejected by the ma- jority ‘of the committee on interstate com- merce. I inany judgment, impossible to state a fair, semsible, or just reason for its rejection. The billiitself appears to contem- plate that befope, 4y pooling contract shall 0 Into effect the Ipterstate Commerce com- mission shall dagldg that it will not result in unreasonable rajgs, The language is as fol- lows: s 3ol 1t shall be the dyty of the commission to make such order of disapproval whenever upon such inspéction it shall be of opinion that the operdtion of any such contract would result il unveasonable rates. Although the"eonfract is to go into opera- tion “and to Beconfe lawful and enforceable betwoen the paftig’ thereto” unless the com- migsion shall il ke, a1 order of disapproval within twenty'dayd from the filing of the contract in it bffice, yet here is plainly glven to the cthintry the promise that the commission skl mvestigate the existing rates of faresindl freights and shall find them to be' reaonable. If it is not intended that the commission shall make such in- vestigation, them the promise is a fraud and a deception upon the people. But the com- mission_cannot find the rates to be not wn- reasonable without afirmatively finding them 10 be reasonable. What objection, then, can there be to allowing the commission to cer- tify upon the contract that they are of the opinfon that the rates are reasonable? = No tenable objection can possibly be stated. Morcoyer, if the finding of the comm is that existing rates are not In fact unrea- sonable, but are indeed reasonable, why should not the public, against a general rais ing of ratées, after the pooling contracts are made, be guarded by a provision of law th there shall be no raising of rates until the rate sheets making such increases of rates shall be submitted to the commission, ap- proved by the commission, and filed with the contract? If the public is to be protected in the first instance against unreasonable rates under the poolng contracts by the find- ing of the commission before the contract goes into effect that the rates are not ui reasonable, but are in fact reasonable, then sion why should fiot the public also be afterward further protected by reqairing that any rais- ing of rates before it goes into effect shail be approved by the commission, certifying that the increased rates are not unreason- able, but are in fact reasonable? I bolieve that no negative answer can be found to this question consistent with the proper protection of the just rights of the people of the United States, who uso the 176,461 miles of railroads in the country It is tfue that the bill under consideration provides that after the pooling contracts have gone into effect the Interstate Com- merce commission shall observe the work- ing, operation and effect of such contracts, and may make orders terminating such con- tracts, but any such order is subject to re- view in the courts, and the private shipper or individual traveler upon the railroad must prosecute an investigation before the com- mission and a law suit in the courts in order to secure redress for a grievance which he has already suffered. One individual must fight $11,000,000,000 of consolidated capital. To this mockery of control 1 do not belleve the public should be forced to submit. RATES SHOULD BE FIXED. There 1s a fundamental difference between mysell and most of the advpoates of pooling. 1 belleve that before it should be allowed the rates should bo fixed with the approval of the commission, and that they should not be raised without the consent of the commission. ~Reasonable rates, ad- Judged to be such, and not to be incressed without governmental eonsent, should, in my opinfon, be a condition precedent of every pooling’ contract. The railroad position, on the other hand, s that the rates should be fixed by the companies themselves and the pooling contracts put into operation and that all persons thereafter, having paid the fixed rates, may obtain redress for op- pressive charges through the aid of the commission or by law sult with the companies, if they can succeed in so doing. This radical difference between the railroads and the people must be settled by congress. It can be settled with safety to the public interests in only one way. Another amendment which I shall offer when the bill comes up for consideration is as follows: Tyery such contract shall contain a stip- ulation binding each party thereto, in case of differences or contre fes between said party and its employes, to submit the same to_arbitration, if such arbitration shall be proposed by said employes, under the law of October 1, 1888, creating boards of arbitra- tlon for stich cases; provided, however, that by ‘mutual agreement the Interstate 'Com- merce commission may act as arbitrators under such law, with the powers given thereby The necessity for this amendment is ap- parent from what I have already said. 'If an eleven thousand million railroad partnorship is to have the power given to it by congress {o fix the wages for all the ra‘lrond yperatives of the country, certainly provision should be made by congress that in case of controver- sies between the railroads and their em- ployes the former shall submit, io an arbi- tration their differencos under the na- tional Jaw already passed for such emeipan- cles. To omit to adopt this amendment, if this bill is to paas, will place the §73,602 rail- road workmen of this conntry under the iron heel of as merciless a tyramny cf em- ployers of labor as the wor'l has ever scen or any taskmasters since the days of Fhi raoh have ever been able o iontrive. ATTORNEY WALKER'S OPINION: Mr. President, I am aware that it will be said that it s not the desire or intention of all the railroads of the country to unite in one pooling contract if this bill becomes a law. If these disclaimers are sincere, It may well be asked, why, then, should the vast powers given by this bill' be asked for by the railroad managers; why should they not ask for power to do exactly what they de- sire and intend to do, and for nothing rore? To this question, in private conversation, I have in vain sought a satisfactory answer. What is intended to be done In the first in- stance is shown by certain statements made before the scnate committee on_interstate commerce in December, 1892, by Mr. Aldace F. Walker, formerly interstate commerce commissioner, and now an attorney for the great railroads of the country who are press- ing this bill: Senator Gorman—Mr. Walker, if this pro- posed bill should pass, how '‘many pools would there be for eastern and western freights (n this country? Mr. Walker:-That is }mrd to tell. Senator Gorman—On {he ordinary run? Mr. Walker—I do not ‘thiuk ‘the number Would: be £o' very enormous as has been suggested.' My injpression: would be rather the other way. I should {hink that between the Mississippl river and the seahoard a half dozen agreements might cover 'the ground. i Senator Gorman—As to the west? Mr. Walker—There would be an agree- ment on Missouri river traffic; on Colorado traffic, Colorado and Utah would go_to- gether, and there ‘would be one as to Kan- Sas and Nebraska, probably. That would not be S0 necessary, and it might not be required. And - then' there would have to be an agreement as to Milwaukee and St. Paul. Mr. Ingalls—We had between twenty and thirty pocls formerly. Mr. Walker—I thin] might be unnecessal Mr. Ingalls—We thought not when we were managing_our business, Mr. Walker—I should hopé that broader basis could be secured. Senator Gorman—Ten or fifteen agree- ments would cover all the traffic of the country? Mr. Depew made a statement to the com- mittee, as follows: There are between New York and Chicago elght roads. * * * Suppose you have, as this bill provides, the ability among the eight lines between New York and Chicago to contract with each other that they will divide the business. CONTROLLED BY EIGHT ROADS. Taking the foregoing statements as indicat- ing all that the railroads propose to do im- mediately, under the pending bill, and as- suming that they do not intend to make an eleven thousand million partnership in the first instance, although they demand that they be given the authority to do o in case they shall see fit, it is advisable during the discussion of the bill to know to what extent these pooling contracts are sure to go. It is my belief that they will cover more than one-half of the total capitalization of the railroads of the country, and every one knows that the eight lines between Chicago and the seaboard wield irresistible railroad power in the nation. According to Mr. De- pew, the first partnership under the act, in- stead of being an eleven thousand million partnership, will be a six thousand million partnership, 1t is to secure precise informa- tion upon this point that I asked the passage of the resolution of inquiry which I have presented. In conclusion, I wish to call the attention of the senate to the magnitude and gravity of the questions involved in this bill, which during the expiring days of the democratic congress s to be pressed for passage. These elght great railroads have decided that the bill shall pass the senate exactly as it came from the house. Not a “‘" is fo be crossed nor an “i” dotted. All amendments are to be voted down, both in committee and in the senate. I am myself willing, at a time when the rallroads of the country are suffering under the universal depression in business, to vote for any legislation to which they are justly entitled. I am ready to modify to some extent, and under suitable conditions precedent, the anti-pooling clause of the pres- | ent interstate commerce law, but I am not content without a struggle to give all power over rallroad rates for travel and freight transportation and over the wages of the labor of 800,000 workmen to such a six thou- | sand million or eleven thousand million cor- poration and partnership monopoly as will be created (and is intended to be created) by the passage of the pending bill. The Vice President—The question 1s on agreelng to the resolution submitted by the senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Chandler), The resolution was _agreed to. e ——— such a large number some Dr. Rooker on Kights of Labor. BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.—Rev. Dr, Rooker, secretary of the papal delegation, in a ser- mon on the “Rights of Labor" in the ca- thedral, held that men have the right to band together and agree as to the value of thedr services; they have a right to exclude from their organization those who will not agree to their conditions, those who will not work and those who commit violence and dicorder. The workman has the right | to share in the wealth of his employer, created through his labor, but he has hot the right Lo destroy the wealth, Ile hus not the right to interfere with the liberty of labor. The solution of the social ques- tion belongs Lo those Lo whom the govern- ment has entrusted the welface of soclety The wise, careful guardian cannot be found outside the chure! e el Wil Leoture for the FPress Gang. DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 10.—Ex-Governor R. L. Taylor of Tennessee, Who has been on a Jecturing tour in the west, today left for €hicago, wheré he will deliver his famous lecture, “The Fiddle and the Bow,” at the banguet to be glven the members of the Assoclated press at the annual meeting in Chicago, Wednesday, February 15. the American, states that the report that \an nsssssmnt of §1 upon each Eythian in the United States would be letved”’ to bulld a Pythlan sanitarium at Hot Springs, Ark,, is totally incorrect and the supreme lodge has not authorized such an assessment. permintlivi- HOT GO PULLED OFF AT HASTINGS. Fourteen Rounds of Lively Work Betwoen a Pair of Darky WBroisers, HASTINGS, Neb, Feb. 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The sports of this city were treated to a hot contest, which took place at 2 o'clock this morning in the brick yard sheds south of this city. A special train came up from Glenville with about seventy-five, who were anxious to witness the “mill” The contest was between “Black Pearl” of this city and Bd Nettles of Ohlowa, both col: ored. Up to the fifth round it was a hard fight, and although Nettles was twenty pounds the heavier, it was impossi- to pick the winner. In the eighth round Nettles showed signs of w kn' and bets were made of 2 to 1 on Black Pearl. In the fourteenth round Black Pearl succeeded in getting thre hard lefi-hand blows in on Nettles' chin with such force as to ca Nettles to throw up the sponge. Black Pearl received $100 for his work, while Net- tles recelved nothing but abuse, St. Louls Entries Inncourate. 8T. LOUIS, Feb, 10.—Lntrles for the spring meeting of the St. Louls Fair asso- ciation, Which were to have been made this week, ‘were found to be Incorrect in sev- eral particulars, and will not be given until next Saturday. Owing to local publc clamor, the stewards of the fair assoclation have ngreed to allow Walsh & Cella's famcus Simmons to be entered for the spring meeting events, The horse has been barred off other Entries for Detroit’s Initinl Moeting. DETROIT, Mich,, Feb. 10.—The entry lfsts for the International Derby and Campau stakes, to be run at the inaugural running meeting of the Detroit Driving club next June, were completed today, Thére are over sixty entries for each of these events, in- cluding representatives from the leading stables of the country. v Ten-Round Draw at Chleago. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—George Fitzgerald, a local middlewefght, and Tommy West of Boston this morning fought a fifteen-round draw, breaking even after one of the pluck- iest battles of the year. West welghed 153 and Fitzgerald_14 Would Not x Falrly. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—A boxlng show, given for the benefit of Mike Donovan at the Tennox Lyceum, was stopped by the police because one of the principals pulled Off his gloves and punched his opponent in the face. Jockey Madigan Died ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.—Jockey Madigan, who recelved a fractured skull by a fall from Free Trade in the fifth race at Mad- ison® yesterday, died today from the in- Juries. HAPPY CAT, WAGNER 1N TROUBLE. Once amous Minstrel Arrested for Work- ing the Green Goods Gume. CHICAGO, Feb, 10.—Central officers ar- rested this evening four men charged with having worked the green goods game on George W. Ehinger of Muncie, Ind. One of the men arrested is said to be “Happy Cal” «Wagner, who was at one time famous throughout the land as a minstrel. Another is *“Doc” Minchen, who has been a source of trouble to the police for some time, com- ing into especial notoriety in April, 1862, when he and some confederates managed to effect the escape of Tom O'Brien, the no- torious swindler, who was at the time under arrest in_Utica. Ehinger was Induced to come to Chicago several days ago and pay $500 good money for a parcel alleged to con- tain $1,000 of “green goods.” When he ar- rived home he found that the parcel con- taiend one ordinary brick. The prisoners will be neld without bail until Ehinger ar- rives. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. Slayers of Swan Nelson Given Fourteen- Year Sentences. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—Thomas Moran and Michael J. Healy were found: gullty last night of manslaughter, and each sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The crime -of ‘which the two men, who were deceased No Assessment of Pythians Ordered. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10.—R. L. C. White, grand keeper of records and seals, Knights of Pythias, in & communication to {1 members of the police force, were convicted, was the killing of Swan Nelson, early on the morning of Christmas day, 1893. Nelson had just been celebrating the coming holiday the greater portion of the night preceding Christmas, when he started for his home and met Officers Moran and Healy, and with them ‘entered a saloon for the purpose of getting a drink.. The three.men had several drinks’ and one of the officers insisted that § Nelson' buy more, He refused and was placed under arrest by one of the officers, both of whom were under the influence of liquor, Nelson broke away and ran toward his home, followed by both officers, firing at himd Oneé of the bullets wounded him fa- taliy. WORKED THE COMPAN \ Great | Northern Clatm Agent Collects a < Littla for Himself. ST. PAUL, Feb. 10.—A Helena, Mont., special to the Pioneer. Press says: L. B.| Smith. 48 under arrest at Hayre, charged with defrauding the Great Northern railway out of ‘at least $17,000 while acting as claim agent for stock killed, and personal dam- ages. He Is charged with forgery and em- bezzlement. Smith had beer with the road about three years, He left Missouri four years ago with officers hot on his heels, being charged with getting money under false pretenses. Two Missourl = officers caught him at Great Falls two years ago, but he got them arrested for “kidnaping and they left the state to avold the peni- tentiary. He was known as Lewis O. Smith in Missouri. His plan of collecting damages that never occurred, it Is alleged, was by forging the names of claimants and wit- nesses. Great Northern officers claim to have 4 sure case against him. o Meetlog of Dissatisfled K. of L. Men, COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 10.—In response to a call Issued by C. Martin of Tiflin, a confer- ence of dissatisfled Knights of Labor will be held “here tomorrow. ' Communications have been received by Mr. Martin from a number of district assemblies which are too far distant to be represented, assuring him that whatever action may be taken by the conference will recelve their ap- proval. A delegate said tonight that the conference will lay the ground work for a new organization of knights, The gather- ing's work will be merely preljminary to a convention to be called later. It s claimed a majority of. the knights of the country are not in accord with the present admin- istration of the order. —————— Tacker Murder Still u Mystery. ARDMORE, L. T., Feb, 10.—The manner In which five members of the Tucker family met their death in their lonely hut is still a mystery. Fred Wilson, son-in-law of the ucker, was arrested, charged with the murder, and has been failed here, and he refuses to talk. D. B. Reed, a farmer, has been arrested as an accomplice. “Wilson states that while at work Friday twenty armed men rode up to where he was work- ing, und, at the point of a revolver, made him mount behind one of thelr number and accompany them to the burned cabin, They apparently intended to lynch him, but he pleaded so plicously for ‘win ife that they relented and brought him for trial. il Must Be His Bridetor Die. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.~Albert Kotusek made a murderous attack on Mary Zeluwink this morning because she had refused to marry him, and then attempted to cut his own throat. Both are in the hospital in a critical condition, Kotusek has been for some time urging the girl to become his wife. Bhe vefused and on Saturday told him she did not want to see him again. Iarly this morning Kotusel forced an entrance to irl's sigeping room and atiempted to cut hier “hroat, Her sereams brought asiste ance just after Kotusek had inflicted a cut about’ six inches long. Kotusek then a tempted to cut his jugular. e slashed him- self in a horrible manner and may die, - W Kpown kducator Dead. PITTSBURG, Feb. 10.—Leonard 8. Baton, | widely known throughout the country, died | here tonight, uged 76, of pneumonia. Mr. Eaton was born in Groton, N, 1., came to Pittsburg in 1839 and took a prominent place in educationa! circles. He was a prominent member of the Baplst church A originated the Baptist Chuutauqua so- ely; was Sunday school superintendent or (wenty-five years and deacon in his church thirty years. p——— Murdered His Stepson. RICHBURG, K., Feb. 10.0Henry. Denson | was murdered tonight by his stepson, Jean Burke, because he was squandering his mother's fortune. Burke Is out on $10,000 ball and has the sympathy of the com munity. l el Telephone Shares Sald at Auction, BOSTON. Mass., Feb. 10.—There were 3,308 shares of the Bell Telephone company sold At auction vesterday by order of the Bell directors. Prices ranged from 189% to 191, B Skipped with the Students' Money. PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 10.—-Oliver Ken- about | boarding house in Prinoston, has absconded with $4,00 of the local sfudents’ money. Peter Henry, his manager, has been are rested as an accomplio ——— THE LIMIT. Ais Foollshness Did Not Extend to the Bridal Chamber. The young man in the blue necktie and with seven freckles on his nose yanked the hotel register around and wrote “R. L. Nub« bins and wife” on the page with a good deal of a flourish, says the Detroit Free Press, Then the clerk wheeled it back again, and after taking in the Inscription he looked at the new arrival. “I presume,” he sald, with a sly smilg at you want the bridal chamber?" “I do It It don’t cost any more than any other,”” replied Mr. Nubbins, not at all dise turbed by the discovery of his secret, “But it does cost more,” said the clerk, somewhat astonished. What's the price?" Fifteen dollars a day." “What price is the others?" “We can glve you a very good room for $3 a day, each.” “Does. that include feed?" “Certal his hotel Is run on the Amers fean plan. “Well, Nubbine, The clerk hesitated. He didn't want to lose a customer for the bridal chambe “Are you sure,” he sald conxingly, you prefer one of the other rooms?” Mr. Nubbins was a bit nettled. “Say, young feller,” he said, you take me for, anyhow?" “Um-—er,” stammered the clerk. “Well, T took you for a newly married man, and they always select the bridal chamber. It's so much finer, you know." “‘Well, that's all right,”” sald Mr, Nubbins, tapping the counter with his finger. “T may be fool enough to get married, but you ean bet your year's wages that it stops right there. 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