Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1903, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903. We close Saturdays at 6 p. m. Bee, March 9, 1903. - Lace Curtains Our clearing sale of Lace Curtains in February was a great success. We now start anew with a fresh, clean stock “ of the latest designs and novelties in Nottingham Irish Point Louis XIV Brussels Net Bobinet Net Cable Net and Arabian Curtains Lace Bed Sets and Lace Door Panels Our line is wonderfully pretty, but more wonderful are the low prices. Tremrson, BeLoen &Co. Y. M. C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts a8 the basis of a good Jjoke which be wanted to play on the parties to whom that rather tropical letter was addressed. Repeatedly the lawyers attempted to re- fresh Mr. Clancey's memory on certain things vage had sald relating to this ci- gar box, but the best the former secretary could do was barely to remember that his superior had caused to be written that famous letter and incidentally, once or twice, referred to such a thing as a cigar box or cigars, Clancey had almcst forgot- ten which. ““The governor never told me anything of Bartley's defalcation,” sald Clancey. - know of nothing that would go to make up bis defalcations, and I don’t belleve the governor does, for had he, he would have exerted his efforts to cover them back into the treasury. I don't belleve the governor ever held that cigar box in his possession. Of course he might without my knowledge, but I don’t believe so. 1 think the gov- ernor was joking In the letter to Mr. Rose- water." Justice Holcomb was the last to testify. He snid: “l began my first term In January, 1895, s Bartley began his second and last term. 1 examined his books as state treasurer with him and his chlef assistant, Mr. Bart- lett. The principal work was to verify funds fn the state depositories and the status of the educational or trust fund. There were but two banks where funds had been deposited that falled, the Lin- coln Savings bank and a bank at Kearney. All funds deposited were accounted for by showing the banks containing the money. 1 found no record of any personal accounts or loans made by Bartley to individuals.” No The governor explained that he was tha personal Notes in Hox, author of the expression, the “cigar box," | in this relation, having originated it in a statement he made in the course of his testimony in the first Bartley trial at Omaha, when he referred to a small re- ceptacle containing thirty, forty or fifty slips of paper representing the funds that were in ‘Bartley's custody. He thought the receptacle was a small box about likea cigar box; but it might have been a drawer or something else. At any rate, the judge testified that he had seen, counted and examined. every one of these slips and knew of the real existence, therefore, of ‘A" box with slips in it. He.found there no personal notes or other evidences of individual. transactions, Speaking of the certificates of deposit which Bartley pro- duced at the beginning of his sccond term, Judge Holcomb said he was satisfled they were genuine and valid. He said that but one of the banks holding trust funds failed, the Atkimson bank, Bartley's own bank, where he thought $50,000 or $60,000 was deposited, Judge Holcomb told of reject- ing Bartley's first bond and accepting his second, and then of the steps leading up to the action brought by the state through his (Holcomb's) message to tre legislature, 1o recover money that Bartley was short, over $500,000. He ssid Bartley kept stall- ing him oft with promises to reimburse the tremdury, bul only pald back about $40,000, and since his accusation, nothing that he knew of. BE. RoseWwater was requested to come down from Omaha and appear. He was present, but after hearing these three witnesses the committee adjourned until 8:30 Tues day morning and asked Mr. Rosewater to appear at that time, Bartley was not present to testify, He was not served with the subpoena issued for him by the committee and placed in the hands of Sers geant-at-Arma Wiltz of the house. It Is wald be has left the city to escape service. Committee Much Put Out, Subpoenaes wera issued for Joseph S. Bartley and R. J. Clancey, former secretary to former Governor Savage. The subpoe- naes were placed in the hands of Sergeant- at-Arms Wiltse of the house for service, and Wiltse failed to serve the one on Bart- ley, representing to the committeemen that he was unable to find him. Further efforts will be made to get the uubpoena served. A member of the committee sald today that 1t Wiltse did not serve the subpoena and did not satisfy the committee of his in- ability .to locate his man, he might find himself the subject of investigation. The committee does not wish to endure the odium which naturally attaches to the fail- ure of service of this subpocna. Wiltse say3 he went to Bartley's house Friday and found that he s out of the eity and told the committee that he had not_returned. *“The truth of the matter is," said Chair- man Knox and Representative Kennedy ot this cogmittee, “Wiltse himself went home to Frontier county Saturday morniog and carried the subpoena in his pocket. He is in a poor position to say whether or not Bartley has been in Lincoln when he him- selt only got back this morning." 1t is generally belloved that Bartley is in the eity. The committeemen avow the de- termination of having the subpoena served on him. Some of Bartley's friends were quoted last week as saying that the de- faulting officlal would bave no objections ta Gorham Silver has steadily advanced dur- ing the last three-quarters of a century., Design, workmanship, material, all are superlative, the price only comparative. Come and compare, appearing before the committee and ‘he committee was much sucprised today to learn, at the eleventh hour, from the ser- geant-at-arms, that he had not dome his duty in serving this subpoena. Conservatory of Music Scheme. Having failed in thelr attempt to have Incorporated 1n thé general appropriation bill the item of $50,000 for the purchase of the Conservatory of Music, building and contents, at Eleventh and R streets, Lin- coln, to be n.ade an adjunct of the State university, the Lancaster county delegation are now endeavoring to have this proposi- tlon embodied in a separate bill. The plan 1s to frame a bill empowering the board of regents to borrow $50,000 in the name of the state on their own responsibilit paid back out of the proceeds of the cou- servatory, after it becomes state droperty. Representative McClay of Lancaster county, who is on the house finance ways and means committee, is the champlon of this proposition, although he has the co- operation of the remainder of his dele tlon. Apparently his co-operation ceases there, however, for the proposition does not seem to commend itself to any other members of the legislature. The effort to get the appropriation in the general bill failed because the majority of the finance ways and means committee was strongly against it. As a matter of fact, this item actually was put in the appropriation bill and came near going through, but its i covery was made just in time by the com- mittee. Asked how the item got iu the bill in the first place, if the majority of the committea was opposed to it, a member of the committee said: “It was put in there by main force. The bill was secured and the itemv written down—that's how it got there.” This property is owned by Prof. Kimball of the university and conducted as a pri- vate concern, though nominally In conjunc- tion with the university. Prof. Kimball pockets the proceeds, which Representa- tive McClay says amount annually to $25 000. The bullding was erected, it s said, ten years ago. Of course, the proposition is for the state to get all the planos and other equipment for this $50,000 Two Statements of Cawe. Representative McClay today sald: “This 15 a hobby of Chancellor Andrews: The chancellor says Prof. Kimball realizes $25,000 a year off this institution and thinks it is A shame for the state not to acquire it. He fs sure the university management could make the property just as profitable from o financial standpoint &s it is now, it not more so and then, he considers (hat it would be a fine thing for the uni- versity to bave as its own. One of the members of the finance com- mittee said In reference to the matter: “It Chabcellor Andrews is so anxious to have the atate acquire this property it seems mighty strange he has not presented the idea to this committee. He has ap. peared before our committee a number of times since this legislature convened and has talked of a number of proposi- tions In connection with the work and welfare of the State university, but not once has he ever referred, in the remotest way, to this proposition. So, we are com- pelled to believe that the entbusiasm of the Lancaster county members has led them to deceive themselves as to the chancellor's wishes. The chancellor is not a man to stand back and keep silent when he has something to say and he certalnly would have not been so reticent as this if was sceking such an important objeet as that accredited to him. “The whole proposition is absurd. In the first place it looks Incredible that a man would be willing to sell for $50,000 prop- erty off which he could realize $25,000 a year. That strikes me and the rest of the committee as & queer thing indeed. And it is still queerer the zeal with which the Lancaster county men are pushing the scheme in which no one seems to have any intorest, except to defeat it." Status of Revenue Bill. “The Boe correctly and sucelntly the case Sunday as to the status of the rev- enue bill and the alarm of the rafiroads,” ald Representative Perry of Furnas today. The railroads are alarmed and well they may be, for their opponents, the members who are endeavoring to bring about positive revenue revision, are getting results. If the bill was put to & vote today I feel sure the rallroads would be defeated. The amendment which I have proposed, to add the market value of the capital stock to | the bonded and floating indebtedness as a means of getting at the entire property value of the railroads for the purposes of taxation, would carry, if it could be put to a vote, today. There are thirty repub- licans in the house who would vote for it, and then, counting the twenty-two fusion- s who voted for H. R. 830, we would have one more than enough to defeat the rallroads. No question but that the railroads are alarmed. As everybody knows, it had been definitely settled to report the revenue bill, with its fitty amendments, for final action to the house tonight. A motion carried pro- viding for night meetings, beginning to- night, for the exclusive purpose of acting on this measure, and the railroads had done their utmost to amend this motion. Not since the session convened have the rallroad lobbyists been as busy on the floor of the house and in the lobbies and com- mittee rooms as they are today. Brazenly !and with no effort at concealing thelr op- | ? erations they have put In the day “seeing” members—doubttul sister The events of today serve to recall that resolution which Representative Perry in- troduced early in the session, excluding “protessional lobbyists” from the foor, lobbles and committee rooms of the house, and the fact that It was tabled and never resurrected. They also serve to revive the arguments made by certaln members, that there was no occasion for such a resolution, since “‘professional lobbylsts” had not been plying thelr craft in these places. As & matter of fact, there has not been a day during this session that the ‘“‘professional have not been on the foor of Some of them, J. H. Ager, the Burlington pass distributor and others, are as regular and punctual in their attendance as apy member and they make no show at | clusion, however, the committee voted not disguising the fact, either, knowing there is no necessity for it ‘1 don't know whether we will be able to keep all our men in line or not,” sald Mr. Perry. And the doubt certainly is well expressed. ackeet for Raflroa The petition from Richardson county tax- payers to thelr members In the legislature was presented tonight. It will likely "e- move three votes from the railroad column and {s the first serious backset the rail- roads have had. The passage of house roll 330 or its equivalent is still a possibility. Following is the petition: To the Honorables Charles I. Norris, H. 8. Belden, W, H. Hogrefe and Cass Jones, Senator and Representatives, State House, Lincoln; Neb.: Whereas, The stock of one of our mer- chants fs taxed for city purposes H7.85, his store bullding $1 and one of our banks $144.80 and all other property on the same basis, except the raliroads, and, Whereas, The Atchison & Northern rail- road pays only $50.43 and the Mi url Pa- cific rallroad 376.560 for the same purposes upon all of thelr property, consisting of right-of-way from 100 feet to 3 feet wide, together with three-quarters of a mile each | of main line, sidetracks, depot buildin stock yards, ‘water tanks, senaphore, be sldes our proportion of the rolling stock and Intangible property, aggregating in our estimation, a sum much greater than the value returned by the Btate Board of Equalization, and which by law we are en- titled to assess within our limits, making the taxes greatly disproportionate to our property, and, Whereas, Senate file No. 242 would give our city, in common with all others of this atate, the right to assess railroad property for municipal purposes on as _all other property in the cit reducing or affecting taxes paid roads for other purposes, Therefore, we, the citizens of Falls City, hereby respectfully request you to use all honorable means to have sald measure enacted Into law, without by rail- MICKEY SENDS FIRST VETO the same basis | Intorms Senate He Approves Object of Bill, but Measure is Faulty. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 9.—(Special.)—Gov- ernor Mickey today vetoed his first bill. The measure was S. F. 29, providing for the payment of fees to the commissioner of public lands and buildings. Governor Mickey stated his objections to the bill to be that the measure was unconstitutional in that it provided for the payment of fees to the commissioner, while the constitu- tion provides for payment of all fees to the state treasurer. He expressed his ap- proval of the intent of the bill and sub- mitted the draft of a bill identical except the provision for payment of fees. Warner of Dakota moved that 8. F. 304, recommended by the governor, be read a first time. This was done. Mrs. Louise Bowser will not get the $2,000 asked of the state for the erection of a sod house at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The senate indefinitely post- poned the bill this afternoon. Senate Routine, H. R. 119, providing for the reports of teachers and county superintendents, was passed. H. R, 167, a joiut resolution memorial- izing congress to pass a bill for the elec- tion of United States senators by popular vote, was passed. Committees reported as follows § Fs. 100-101, providing for'a grand jury system, was recommended for indefinite postponement. The report was concurred in and the bill was placed on general file, 8. F. 146, providing for the erection of grain elevators and warehouses, was placed on general file. ; 8. F. 240, defining cultivated lunds, placed on general file. 8. F. 232, indefinitely postponed. The senate went into committee of the whole with Brown of Keya Paha in the chalr. The committee made the following report: S. F. 191, appropriating $2,000 to Mrs. Loulse Bowser with which to pay part of the expense of the erection of a sod house at the Loulsiana Purchase exposition, in- definitely postponed. S. F. 58, an act defining the boundaries of the state in certaln cases, ordered en- grossed, 8. F. 116, an act to provide for the estab- lishment of a public road to and from lands urrounded or sbut out from a road, or- dered engrossed. §. F. 147, an act for opening and main- taining roads to bridges across sireams separating twe counties, amended and or- dered engrossed. S. F. 115, providing for appeal bonds, amended and ordered engrossed. H. R. 64, providing penalty for carrylng concealed weapons, ordered engrossed. H, R. 76, providing for stay of execution when judgments are rendered, ordered en- grossed. S. F. 09, providing that county judges shall sign their names and official char- acter to all documents requiring their sig- natures. After much discussion O'Neill, the irtroducer of the bill, .moved that it be passed and retain the place on general file DOWN TO THE REVENUE BILL Ho: Finishes Up Routine Early and Adjourns Until Even. ing. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 9.—(Special.)—The house convened at 2 o'clock this afternoon and entered at once on bills on second read- ing. Sixty-four measures, completing the list, were thus disposed of. The house took a recess at 4 o'clock until 7:30, when the revenue bill was taken up. At the first night session of the house to consider the revenue bill, held this even- ing, friends of the measure proved suff- ciently numerous to prevent the adoption of any material amendments to the first twenty sections. Sections 19 and 20, providing for the election of & county assessor and for the appointment of deputies by the county as- sessor with the consent of the board, oe- casloned the greatest debate. At the con- to amend either sectlon. Section 13, enumerating property exempt trom taxation, was amended to Include “fruit” in the list On motion of Sears of Burt section 14, relating to tax liens, was amended that taxes should be a “firet” lien, Junkins of Gopher moved to amend sec- tion 12 by inserting that property should | be assessed at 25 per cent instead of 20 per cent of its value. This the committes promptly killed. Tte house met at 8 o'clock and at once went into committee of the whole with Gregg of Wayne In the chair. Eczemn, No Cure, o ay. Your druggist will refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure ringworm, tetter, old ulcers and sores, pimples and blackkeads on the fa and all skin dis- eases. G0 cents. CLEVELAND OUT FOR GOOD Former President W Never Take Active Political Part Again. NEW, YORK, March 9.—Former President Grover' Cleveland denied today that he would ever re-enter active politics. He sald: 1 am not in politics, T am out for good, although | am always ready to act in an advisory capacity if so desired. | the complainant comps As for taking any active rt o e Gt I not 10 be considered L0 MAKE A SWEEPING DENIAL Answer is Filed to Injunction in the | Wabash Oase. NO INTENTION TO VIOLATE THE LAW Brotherhood Says it Has Not Attempted to Secure Bmploy- ment of ANl Union Men by the Company. iven 8T. LOUIS, March 9.—Every charge made by the Wabash is categorically denied by the unlons in thelr answer to the court strike injunction filed today. Judge Adams recelved the reply and in the forenoon will set a date for arguments. The motion to dissolve the Injunction, bricfly stated, I8 based on the grounds that the writ of Injunction was fmprovidently granted; that charges of illegal conspiracy contained in the bill of complaint are un- founded and disproved; that there s no equity in the bill of complaint; that the injunction was issued without notice, and that all the material charges in the bill are fully denied. President Ramsey of the Wabash and the company's counsel began to prepare thelr arguments against the answer immediately after it was filed and coutinued busily at work all day and far into the night. The answer contained about 15,000 words. A synopsis follows: Answer to Injunction, The answer as filed is a joint and several answer of all the defendants named In the bill of complaint and against which the Injunction issued. t is a specific denlal that the Wabash rallway was ever a union or brotherhood road employing exclusively union or broth- erhood members In its, service, and also denying hat the Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen in this proceedng, ever made any demand or attempt to compel ths Wabash rallway to place any restrictions upon its employes as to thelr connection with any trotherhood or union. It specifically denfes that such organiza tion ever participated in any way in the Pullman palice car employes strike in 1884, as charged in the bill of complaint, and admits that the Wabash Railway compny never mde any distinstion in the selection of its employes as 1o whether they were members of any brotherhood or union since or prior to the Pullman Palace Car com- pany employes’ strike of 154, It'specifically denies all allegations in the bill of complaint that the Wabash Rail- way company ever had any complaint from Its employes respecting wages and rules regulating thelr empioyment in their re- spective service since 18, but states the fact to be that the employes In the several lines of service of the Wabash company have for vears had grievances and differ- ences with respect to the amount of wages ald and the rules and regulations govern- ng the service of employes In their re- spective lines of employment. Origin of Controversy. That this controversy arlses not only from complaints of members of the respec- tive brotherhoods, but from the ranks of the employes not’' members of the iespec- tive brotherhoods involved in the ifajunc- tion proceedings, and thai the effort on the nart of the grievance committees and the ofticers of the Brotherhood of Ruliway Tralnmen and the Brotherhzed of Loco- motive Firemen are as remcesentatives of over 1200 of the employes of the Wabash Ralway company engaged as switchmen, brakemen and firemen upon its several lines of rallway In the United States. Tho answer states that the several em- ployes engaged in the train service of the ‘abash Rallway company have frequentl presented thelr grievances to the Wabas! officials for adjustment and a settlement, and that the officers of aid company have persistently refused to take up and con- sider or dlscuss such grievances with the several employes from time to time during the last few years, or make any reasonabl permanent rules or regulations governing the service of their respective employes, and that this continued pelicy on the part of the officlals of the company finally culminated in presenting the grievances and complaint to the severak boards of the ad- justment and grievance committee of the two labor organizations . known ihe Brotherhood of Locomotive. Jiremen and the Brotherhood of Raflway Tralumen, Presentation of Complalnts. The first presentation of thelr complaints and grievances through the respective com- mittees ana boards of sald organizations was about four months ago, and the com- inittéen have been in 8t! Louts endeavoring to take the matters of complaint up wit Joseph Ramsey, Jjr., of the Wabash Rall- way company, and during all that perlod have been granted brief interviews only about three different times and at each in- terview they were put off by some alleged excuseé or other and compelled to leave aithout any satisfaction or definite under- standing as to what the officers of the road would do with reference to such complaints. The defendants deny that the labor or- ganizations named in the bill of complaint have unlawfully or maliclously conspired, ombined or confederated together to force | the complainant to recognize such organi- zations as representing and controlling its employes In all thelr relations with the complainant and deny that any demand or any attempt has been made by sald oe- ganizations 1o compel the Wabash rallroad es within the United States to become and be operated as exclusively unlon ot brotherhood, as therein alleged. 1t fn denied that any attempt or demaid has ever been made by sald labot organiza- tion or any of its officers to prevent the Wabash from dealing with its employes in | respect to any difference or controversy, or from adjusting any differences or don- troversy directly with its employes, or to in any way compel the complainant to d charge, to discriminate agninst or keep of its employ any person or employes wh soever not members of either of said or- ganizations, as alleged in the bill of com- plaint. No Demand Is Made. It is denled that any demand or attempt has been made by either of the labor or- ganizations upon the Wabash to employ ex- Clusively in its service such persons as are members of said organization and denies that sald srganization {n any way unlaw- tully or mallclously attempts to fnduce or compel the sald employes of the Wabash engaged in the operation of ite tralns as firemen and switchmen to quit its seryice in violation of any contract or agreement of employment, of in violation of its agre ment whatsoever existing between such em- ployes and the Wabash, or that any of the defendants at any time or in any way un- lawfully conspired to attempt mallciously to interfere with or prevent the operation of Wabash trains or prevent that railroad from carrying out any of its contracts with shippers for the transportation of property or In any way to prevent the complainant from affording reasonable, proper and equal facilities for Interchange of traffic between its rallroads and other lines of rallroads connecting therewith. It Is denled that the defendants attempted to conspire to prevent connecting lines of rallways from Interchanging traffic with and affording like facilities to the com- plainant as required by the interstate com- merce act of the United States and as re- quired by its alleged agreements between ny and the connect- ing railway lines In respect to the same, as therein allezed No Desire to It is denied that the defendants now wish to compel the Wabash and its con- necting lines or their emploves to violate Violate Law. | the Interstate commerce act, ‘or any agree- e therctd, or from pre- venting the Wabash from carrying malls in_acsordance with any contracts existing between the United States and the com- plainant, or that they conspired to prevent or obstrict the Wabash in the discharge of its duty as common carrier with respect to the state and interstate commerce law. 1t is denied that the Wabash will be sub- jected to a multiplicity of suits and prose cutions resulting in “its irrcperable I and damage by reason of any act on the | pArt of the defendants, as a leged In the ill of complaint The defendants, that W. G. ce, F. H. Morrissey, T. . Dodge, C. H. Wilkins or any representa- tive of the Brotherhood of Rallway Train- men, and John J. Hannahan, Timothy Shea and F. W. Arncld or any repre- sentative of the Brotherhood of Locomotiva Firemen, within two years past prios to the date of the filing of the bill or com- plaint, or at any other time, unlawfully and maliclously conspired to Induce several ment with refer further answering, deny 7 A\ | of the Wabash employes they had been the organizations involved | | mands and requests { each of the boards and committees of the For Appetites Weak or Strong hundred of the employes of the Wabash engaged in the operation of ite traine. or any other number of sald employes, to become members of said organization, as Is alleged, but state that they have invited and requested certain and many of the emploves to become members of their re- epective organizations for the purposes ny | set out In the constitution and bylaws of sald respective organizations and not for anhy other purposes Request s Not Unlawfal, They deny that such invitation or request was unlawful or malicious or the result of conspiracy to injure the complainant or its employes, as alleged in the bill of com- plaint and deny that they, together with 5. C. White, F. H. Hecox, George W. Brad- ley, 'J. Sell, F. G. Bhepard, W. Row H. 'MoManus and Willlam McKay, Charle: A Lawtcn, Frederick Englehardt, B. W Bchafer, Charles J. Auger, C. H. Nlemyer, A. H. Martin, J.'R. Courtney and A.° M Jordan, as employes of the Wabash, within the last year or at any time unlawfully combined and agreed with each other that in case the Wabash refused to recognize sald labor organizations, as such, and as controlling in all matters concerning the complainant's employes and deal with them as sich and_operate its lines of rallway within the United States exclusively as unfon or brotherhood roads and subject to the control of sald organizations, with a maliclous fntent to Injure the Wabash and its employes, as alleged, and deny that | they would order and require the amployes | of the complalnant to strike and quit the complainant's service and tie up the com- plainant’s lines of railroad in the United tates or enforce such strike by preventing eald_employes from returning to work or others from taking the places, or prevent- ing its connecting Wnes and their employes from Interchanging traffic with complain- ant through ntimidation, fear, coerclon or other uplawful means, as is aileged These defendanta further deny ail charges whatsoever of unlawful conspiracy, coms -binations, confederations or other unlawful connlving together whatsoever or any in- tent to do or perform any unlawful tct or thing whatsover. Deny Vain Prom It is denled that the defendants recently or at any time reported to certain of the Wabash employes that they would get an increase of wages for them, but admit that they represented to the complainant that of its employes were dissatisfied with the wages pald and the rules and regula- tions governing their employment; but stats the fact (o be that at the yequest of many | such | T deavoring rlevances and adjusted with the | Wabash company and had conferred to- | gether and agreed to present their several grievances jointly and insist upon a fair consideration thereof and adjustment of same by sald complainant for and in be- If of the employes they represented, and sted that such eettiement should be made for said several employes in their re. tive lines of employment as a whole not singly and separately, as they had heretofore endeavored to bring about The defendants deny that the Wabash cannot accede to the demands for such in- | crease in the wages, and the notification of the rules and regulations governing em- ployment without visiating its contracts with many of its employes and_without serlously interfering with the operation of its difterent lines, and deny that such con- cessions as requested would interfere with the Wabash In the performance of its duty as common carrier or in respect to the in- terstate commerce law or in operating its mall trains, as ls alleged. The defendants further deny that they ever maliclously _threatened to order a strike, but state that they did represent to the Wabash that many of its employes had determined to withdraw from its emplo; ment unless it acceded to teasonable de- made by the defend- ants In thelr behalf in the payment of wages and changes in rules, but that if a strike should occur It would be a voluntary act on the part of the employes. It Is further denled that any attempt was made to induce a strike by letters or cir- culars, but It any inflammatory letters or circuldrs were sent out It was not done by any committee or officer of said labor or- sanization or by thelr approval or consent The defendants further deny that the Wabash is entitled to the relief prayed for or any part thereof, and now having fully answered all the allegations and charges in the bill of complaint they deny the same and pray the same advantage as their anewcr as though they had specifically and separately pledged or demurred to eac end every allegation or charge contained taerein. Unlons Voluntary Associations, The defendants say the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Rallway Tralnmen are voluntary bene- flelal assoclations; that they were organ ized for the purpose of uniting their mem- bers and elevating thelir social, moral and Intellectual standards, and for the protecs tion of thelr interests and promotion of thelr general welfare. It i the aim of the brotherhoods to cultivate a spirit of har- mony among the members upon the basis of equity and justice, and that the cardinal principles are”protection, charity, sobriety and industry. With the answer were filed coples of constitutlons, bylaws, rules and regulations of the brotherhoods. The defendants state that all differences and grievances now in controversy between the employes and the Wabash were in- itlated from the ranks of the employes and presented to the respective grievance com- mittees from time to time and were by the grievance committee presented to the offi- clals of the Wabash railway and that they were unable to settle the same and were referred to the joint protective board, which presented them to the president of | the Wabash road, and that he refused to | take up or give the grievances reasonable consideration or adjust the same with the sald protective board. The defendants further answer that after for a settled long time to have respective organizations had attempted to adjust their several differences and griev- ances with the Wabash and had failed it was . resolved and agreed between them that they should thereafter work together for the good of all parties whom they rep- resented. A record was kept of all pri ceedings of the joint committees and boards and the transcript of this record is also flied as a part of the answer. Many letters passed between President Ramsey and the committee having the ad- justment of grievances in charge. Coples of these letters are filed as an exhibit. The defendants state that during their attempts to adjust differences with President Ramsey it was stated by him that he recelved them ornly as individuals and refused to con- sider the grievances as being revresented Dby representatives of said respective organ- izatlons and that thereupon about 1,300 of the employes executed a written authority to the defendants to represent them and secure an adjustment of grievances. When this anthcrity was presented to President Ramsey he refused to consider it. The de- fendants declared that they had made every reasonable effort with the Wabash to ad- jast their differences. The defendants jointly and severally further answering the ald bill of complaint of the Wabash deny that the said complainant is entitled to the rellef or any part thereof as prayed for in the said bill of complaint, and hence pray to be dismissed with their reasonable costs In this behalf most wrongfully sus- | tained. COLLIDING HORSES UNSEAT | Bolts land Ore. Lode Star and Throws Bo- from SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.—Only one | favorite won today at Oakland, but well- played second cholces were successtul Lode Star, second choice in the mile and a quarter race, bolted at the start and col- 11ding with Gold One unseated Boland. The weather was fine and the track fair. Result First race, selling: Alaria, won; Assessment second; The Miler, third. Time: 1:2. Second - race, three-elghths majden 2-year-olds, puree: Rowena (Boland), even, won; Lady Laurle, (Waterbury), 8 to 1, seeond; Amberita (Kelly), 20t 1, third. Time: 0:36. Third race, one mile and fitty yards, sell- ing tonse, 108 (W. Waldo), 6 to 2, won; Gulanthus, 104 (Carson), b to 1, second Position, 106 (Adkins), even, third. Time: 1:46 Fourth ra sell ng: Gold One, 14 (Carson), 8 to 1. 'won; Sxpedient, 110 (Bozeman), 8 to 1, second; Bonnie Liseak, 104 (Birkenruth),'% to 1, third. Time: 2:09% Fifth race, one mile, selling: Jim Hale, Halnault, 207 A thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, 108 (Birkenruth), 10 to 1, 106 (W. Waldo), 6 to 1, 16 (Kelly), 12 to 1, of a mile, 11 110 104 , one mile nnd a quar 111 (Waterbury). 7 to 2, won; (Bonner), 2 10 1, second: Biar Cotton, (Keller), % to 1. third. Time: 1:43 Sixth race thirteenth-sixteenth of a mile, selling: Veima Clark. 110 (Powell), 6 to 1, won; Flamero, 106 (Adking), 16 to 1. second} Tyrannue, 169 (Kelly), 8 to'1, third. " Time: | 122 Jockey Rides Four Winne, NEW ORLEANS, March 9.—Malster was the only beaten favorite today. Jockey Fuller rod~ four winners, Ed = Corrigan bought Peat today at private sale at 3300 and later bld Leflare. winner of the last race, up to $1.60 and got him Jockey Lindsey, who was badly injured in the fall of Watkins Overton on Satur- day, s still in a serious condition. Weather cloudy and rainy; track heavy. esults: nlqlr‘u. race, five and one-half furlongs, | awarded selling: Mise Aubrey trix second, Madam third. 'Time: 1:143-5 Becond race, flve and one-half furlongs, selling: Midnight Chimes won, Miss Shan ley second, Marton Lynch third. Time won, Venus Vivo W A Third r Neviile won, Time: 1 Fourth Mrs Blue Fifth r Embartasen third. Time Sixth race, mile ing: Leflare won, third. Time: 2 seven furlongs, sell Lord n, Malster second, Mosketo third race seven furlongs, handicap Frank oster won, Amigari second third. Time:’ 1.8, one mile: ‘Birch Broom won, nt second, Welcome Light " nd three-elghths, sell- zel second, Fonspray With the Howlers, ate City alleys last won two games from Score On_the Weeterns Parks night the the Krug WESTERNS, 18t 216 168 203 14 188 2. 4 10 162 10 183 8 PARKS 1at. 168 123 i T s i 11 Progresses. 3d. Total 206 & 118 2w b 174 H. Reed Aver ... Hodges "KRUG Francisco Matthat lengele ... . Krug . French Totals 2,665 Chess Tourney MONTE CARLO, March 9 —In the seventh round of the second half of the interna- tlonal chess tournament today Pilisbury beat Regglo, queen's pavn opaning, in $2 moves; Wolf defeated Taubenhaus, Guico plano'in 27 moves; the gamn between Schleichter and Moroczy, French defense, resulted In a draw after & moves; Mason beat Moreau, Scotch game in 44 moves; Tarrasch beat Albin_in 66 moves; Telch: mann's game with Mieses, queen's pawn opening. was drawn after 48 moves, while the game between Marco and Marshall, Ruy Lopez, was drawn after 63 moves. Bell Club Sues SPOKANE, March Ball club filed eut Northwest league in the superfor court today to compel the recognition of the club by the league, enjoin interference and secure an accounting. The complaint charges that the league endeavored to har- rass the Portland club last season and throw_the pennant to Butte. It also charges that Willlam Goldman, Portland’s repre sentative, was excluded from the director's meeting on December 20 and his club ex- pelled without a trial engue, The Portland Bas against the Pacific ©O'Hrien Outpoints Jeftords. PITTSBURG, March 9.—The Pittsburg Athletie club dpened its new clubhouse on Bpring Garden avenue, Alleghany, tonight, the main attraction belng a ten-round bout between “‘Philadelphia Jack” O'Brien and Jim Jeffords of California. O’Brien was the decision at {he end of the tenth round. Jeffords weighed about twen- ty-five pounds more than O'Brien, and while he did good work at close range he | was no match for O'Brien, who outpointed him in every round. ‘Walcott Beats Donovan. PITTSBURG, March 9.—In the ten-round fight tonight between Jo Wolcott and Mike Donovan Wolcott' secured the de- clefon. Donovan stood his punishment well, but was entirely outclassed by the 0, who landed his blows when and where he pleased, except in the sixth and seventh rounds, 'when Donovan made a stand and kept his opponent busy avoiding his flerce lunges. Nefther man was severely punished. Rublin Knocks Everett Out. PHILADELPHIA, March 8.—-Gus Ruhlin and “Mexican Pete” Kverett were sched- uled to g0 six rounds at the Washington club tonight. The bout, however, lasted but a few minutes, and' was 3 miserable exhibition on the part of Everett. At the beginning of the second round he received a right hand blow on the face, dropped to the floor and took the count. Doherty Tennis Champion. MONTE CARLO, March 9.—The final round in the singles contest for the inter- national tennis 'championship and the Monte Carlo challenge cip was won today by R F Doherty, His opponent, F. L. Risley, slipped and injured his kneé in’ the first set, which he lost, 6-1.Risley made a game fight and won the next set, when he retired. Valuable Dog Poisoned. COSHOCTON, O,, March 9.—Floyd Court. right's 31,00 pointer dog, Hawkeye, died today ten minutes after arriving from the Pittsburg bench show, where it had taken our first prizes. An autopsy is said to ave shown that the dog was poisoned. To Play with Milwaukee, §T. JOHN, N. B., March 9.—John O'Netll of this city, ‘considéred one of the best sec- ond basemen and batters in Canadian base ball circles, has been signed to play with Milwaikee during the coming season. ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Carter’s Litt'e Liver Pills. Must Bear S gnature of FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER, FOR CONSTIPATION, ~ QURE 8ICK HEARACHE. 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