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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEffr' TUESDAY , APRIL 8 , 1891. u * Mr. Wood was not n practical operating man and wan not familiar with such sub jects. Mr. Dickinson was recalled and asked ante to the practice the management followed ante to giving Iho employes coat at reduced rates , Ho stated that the management gave the employes the benefit of reduced rates on coal amounting to from CO cents to $1.25 per ton. ton.Judge Caldwcll asked If the coal was noM at a loss to the company , to which the wit ness replied that whllo there was no loss It was at about cost. Then Mr , Dickinson proceeded to explain why Increased tonnage would not Increase the work of the em ployes , which In n well known railroad propo sition. Attorney Hodges asked the wit ness about the water supply-ami the water rdntH charged as , for Instance , at Green River , Mr. Dickinson stated he was not familiar with the charges , as It did not come Into his Jurisdiction. Mr. Vrotnan was put on the stand for the purpose of testifying as to the Gallagher circular sent out from Idaho. Ho staled that the engineers had no part In sending It out , The engineers nnvcr had a strike on the Union Pacific. In response to n cross-examination Mr. Vrotnan stated thcso rules wire a part of the written laws of the order. They were a part of the Hccrct manual and could not bo brought Into court for Inspection , though the facts were generally known. . EXCESS MILEAGE AGAIN. E. C. Clark , grand chief of the conductors , was put on the stand ami stated his position In the order , that ho had Jurisdiction over the order. The engineers never had a the entire continent. Ho worked one year for the Union Pacific , from 1881 to 1882. Ho had been present at most of the conferences with the company for the past five years In the matter of overtime and excess mile age , Up to a fnw years ago the system of pay was by the month , but In 188G the tnllo- ugo system was put In force. On but three divisions on the system was excess mileage allowed conductors. For going over to Coun cil Bluffs they wore allowed four miles excess , from Cheyenne to Laramlo same was allowed. From Laramlo to Ogden there was also an allowance. These allowances were made on account of It being mountain roads , and the duties were moro arduous and the principle was recognizen on an mountain roads cither by excess mileage or higher rate of pay. The rate of 3 cents per mile for valley roads was almost universal us far cast as Philadelphia. Ho did not think there was any rate In forca on the Union Pacific which was not exceeded by roads similarly situated. The average on the Union Pacific west of Cheyenne was 3.31 per mile. On the Northern Pacific , Great Northern , Rio Grande Western , Colorado Midland , Southern Pacific It was 3.50 , not Including excess or constructive mileage. On the Santa Fo It was 3.39 , which shows the wages on the Union Pacific were not equal to its neighbors. The other places where excess mileage was allowed were from .Denver to Cheyenne and from Salt Lake to Ogden. The first schedule was adopted In 1890 after a conference with the officers , but the Pacific division was not represented and their schedule was fixed later. Mr. Clark stated there were several places where the engineers received excess mileage , " while thu "trainmen did not. He did not believe In taking It from the engineers , but thought It should bo allowed the trainmen as well. In response to n question by Mr. Thurs- ton Mr. Clark stated their organization rep resented fully 90 per cent of the conductors on the system , and no ono else had a right to speak for that branch of the service. Mr. Clark was asked If lie thought the organization , of which ho was a member had Increased the efficiency and character of the men In the service , and ho stated ho thought It had. Mr. Dickinson stated he was convinced this was true In regard to all these or ganizations. Mr. Dickinson stated he was In doubt as to the accuracy of the figures of com " parative wages presented by the men , and * nt the suggestion of the court Mr. Buck ingham and Mr , McConnell were appointed to go over them with the men and report as to tlielr accuracy. PAY ON MOUNTAIN DIVISIONS. JI. W. Hall of the engineers , was put on the stand to testify ns to tlie conditions which caused the advance In rates1 of pay on the mountain divisions. He stated the reasons were that the former compensation was not adequate for the services performed. The rates were granted because the com pany could not keep competent men at the rates paid. Ho read from a sheet put out by the company at that time , which ex plained It more fully. The circular stated the character of the road , which was described as having heavy grades and sharp curves , which were dlfilcuJt and danger ous to run over. Mr. Hall was asked to sate the com parative differences between the old and now schedule. He stated the new schedule NUMBER 4. Send or orlii ? FOUR coupon * * and ten cents hi coin to llilH oHkii anil receive tl > -1th part of thin miiHTli work-thu Hlory of tin ) War tokt by thu lending general.1 ! oh both MAUMVIUK.STI.Y ll.l-U-S TKA SERIES NO. 6. DICTIONARY. Only tint nil lib ir of t'ntiii'c lilt with the Horlcn number ot tlio presented , will bj it NIO Situ Viv an I Thvo j NVoa'.c-diy ' imi , with l"i outIn uln , will Irii" i > : u lur ! of The A.inorla'in HnayuUp i llJ DIo- tlon-.iry. Soml orbrlnj to Ttia UcaOnico. Mull should bo nJilrossQ'i to DICTIONARY DEPAtYTYENT. APRIL 3 , 1894. , . . . + mu e3TK3 ? ry tni.i.'ara rttccaaa Art Portfolio. Back fab Coupon , No Fil ( in all thu mimbcr.s you desire and bring or mail to Art Portfolio i piirtmcitt Onmlm Hot' , cnclosing'slx-of these Coupons pens with 10 cents for each part desired. tnnilo a reduction of 23.03 per cent on passenger runs anil 27.01 on freight runs from Cheyenne tn Laramle It they went over tha run once. If they doubled there would l j a reduction of 43.01 per cent. On Nebraska divisions It would maUo no re duction , On the Denver & South Park division the rates of pay per hour were much Iocs than on the Nehraxka dlvUlon , eVen though the rate of pay was higher , owlnj ? to the slower tlmo made- . In regard to cost of switching In the Den- rer yards , which were the largest on the system , ho said theao yards were three-rail yards , to permit of the handling of both nar row and standard gauge cars. This condition required much greater caution In handling the cam In the yard. The Denver & Hlo Qrandc at Denver pays the same rates at Denver , and these arc the only three-rail yards In the city. Comparing the SouthxTark with other mountain roads , ho stated the line was very crooked , some of the curves being as high as thirty-two degrees , and the entire road Is a succession of curves , with grades averaging 1ST feat to the mlle where mountain rates arc allowed , and on tlio Ladvllla and Qunnl- Ron run the grades , many of1 them , wore over 200 feet to the mile. The Colorado Midland , which runs be tween the same pointIs 210 miles long , which extra distance Is run over to avoid the heavy grades. That road allowed $1 for forty-four miles of mountain road and paid $1.75 per hundred miles for passenger en gineers for other roads. The South Park paid $3.65 per hundred miles. Krolght engineers received on the Midland $5.11 for forty-four mountain miles. The Denver & Rio Orando paid on the Leadvlllo run $1.35 per hundred miles. Judge Caldwcll asked If the witness heard what Mr. Vroman and Mr. Clark stated In reirard to strikes , and ho said ho did. The Judge asked him what he had to say In re gard thereto , and ho slated those gentlemen expressed his sentiments exactly anil that ho thought that was true. In regard to all the engineers. Daniel nrecso of Laramlo "was put on the stand. He stated he had bcon on the system as an engineer since 11870 and was familiar With the conditions of the Wyoming division as compared with the section east. Ho stated the country was mountainous , ranu- Ing from an elevation of 7,000 to 8,300 feet. The winters were long and severe. Tliecost _ of living was much moro there than here ; from his best Information It waa 33 per cent more. Ho claimed the duties of engineers had Increased , as the class of engines was the largest used anywhere. The Northern Pacific paid $1.75 per day on that class of engines. If they doubled the run every day the reduction under the new schedule would reduce the pay of engineers $47 per month. It took almost , ns long to run fifty-six miles on that division as to run 110 on the Ne braska division. Judge Gantt offered to introduce In evi dence u bundle of freight bills to show that freights were higher to that section than on roads cast , which caused an Increase In the cost of living , as these men were con sumers. The olllcers of the company ad mitted these facts and the matter was dropped. TELLS HOW THEY QUIT. Mr. Vroman was recalled to explain how the engineers proceeded when they were about to quit the service of the company. The r.ectlon of the laws was read , which was In ellect as stated In his testimony In the morning. The witness then presented in condensed form his comparison of the wages paid on the. Union Pacific with the Central Pacific. The average on the Union Pacific west of Cheyenne was $4.16 , and on the Central Pa cific $4.60. J. A. Randall was then sworn on behalf of the engineers employed on the Pacific division. The pay was at first $120 per month of twenty-six days. It was then changed to $1.62 per day of 100 miles run and proportionately for more than 100 mllos. In March 1889 the schedule was changed tea a mileage basis , the same as was In force on the Union Pacific , and after some con ference the rate was fixed at $4.30 per 100 miles. The excess mileage feature was re- taln d In the schedule. In some portions It dangerous to the men. In some portions there were heavy grades and In some parts over the sand flats the drifting sand made , It both " unpleasant and dangerous. Where tho"road followed the base of the cliffs fallIng - Ing rocks very often caused serious wrecks. On one division of eighty-eight miles there was not a mile of straight track In ono place and only two miles of level road. The cost of living at Portland was about the same na In Omaha , but Inland from there the cost of living was at least 15 or 20 per cent higher than at Portland. J. D. Matheson waa sworn. AYas an en gineer running on the Pacific division from Umatllla to Huntlngton. In the 218 miles on the division they ran over three ranges of mountains and the grades were very numerous and very steep , ranging from forty- five feet per mile to 116 feet. The road also contained many bridges and was very crooked. During the winter eleven feet and seven Inches of snow fell on the mountain ranges. Albert Flood of Rawllns was the next wit ness , who testified the winters were long and severe and the cost of living was very high. Ho earned on the average $135 a month ; had lived plainly and only been able to save about $100 a year. The jitdgo asked If Mr. Clark and Mr. Buckingham had completed their computa tion on the comparative statement ! ) of wages , and they stated they had not. Thomas Wcchter , a fireman , 'whose run Is from Cheyenne to Laramle , stated he shov eled an average of nine ton of coal on the run. On a level run It wnuld require about two tons. It formerly took two engines to do the work the one big engine now does , and the fireman only gets the same wages each of them used to get for firing the smaller engines. There was no let up In shoveling coal until the train reached the top of the hill. The l.COO-class engines now hauled eighteen freight cars , while two 1,200- clasa engines formerly only hauled twenty- four cars. It took about llfe : ; : Tons of coal on a freight run to double the run. The average time of a passenger run over the division was three hours and of a freight six hours. Mr. Harper asked "Mr. McConnell If It was true , aa stated In the report , that the com pany paid Its engineers and firemen $312- 210.60 less in 1S93 than In 1S90 , while the tonnage had increased. He asked Mr. Mc Connell to explain how this could bo If the wages of the men had not been decreased or their duties increased. There was , Mr. McConnell stated , a decrease In train mile age of about 4,000,000 miles. The engines were enabled to haul this much moro by reason of changes In the build of the en gine. In response to n question Mr. Mc Connell stated that 700 less men hauled a greater tonnage and burned 87,000 less tons of coal owing to these changes. PETRIE FOR THE FIREMEN. C. A. M. Petrlo was sworn und stated that ho was a fireman and was chairman of the grievance committee of their order. He stated that the engineers had gene over inept ot the ground and In the main what affected ono affected the other. Referring to Mr. McConnell's statement that the rates of pay had been Increased almost one-half In ton years ho stated that In that tlmo Injectors had been substituted for pumps , steam heaters , lubricators and sUsam brakes had been put In , ull requiring the usu of steam und making the fireman's work that much moro. To show that the claim of the men that the Increase In the elzo of the engines necessitated the burning of more cwil Mr. 1'otrlo stated the coal mid water carrying capacity ot the temlem was about double that nf the old and smaller engines formerly used on the system. The rate of wages had not been Increased on the class of engines formerly used exclusively on the road. He denied that the firemen had over used threats and said they had gained ull the concessions they had recotved In friendly conferuncrs. Ho stato-.l that the firemen had from ono to sU hours work , according to circumstances , In cleaning up tliulr en gines after the end of each trip , for which they received no compensation. In answer to a question the witness said the llrcinon had ucvor struck on the Union Pacific. The old rules , ho stated , were generally satis factory to the flremcn. In rtuponso to u question by Mr. Thurstmi the witness stated that his organization waa the only ono hav ing Authority to represent the firemen. Mr. McConnell was recalled In rebuttal und statrd that formerly the firemen had many duties to perform which they did not now have in the way of cleaning engtnej. He stilted that the old engines wore smaller and did less work , but burned about the same amount of coal HH those now In use , The now ones had BO much more heating urfaca that they developed more power out of the same coal. Mr. Vroman waa recalled and explained how he arrived at the average rates of pay on the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. Mr. McConnell claimed that modern ap pllancca had lessened the work of engineers and also the dangers attendant upon the ! occupation , Mr. McConnell gave a HtnU'men of the amount of money some ot the en glnccrs on different parts of the road ciirnci and from the figures quoted he wau arUcd by Mr. Vroman If the engineers on the prairie divisions did not actually earn more none ) than the men on the mountain runs , even nl lowing the latter the excesi mileage. Hit ho answered ho thought not , except In HUMO ex ceptlonal cases. Mr. Thtirston called S. D. Clark , one o the trainmen , and asked him If tiny other organization than the ono of whbh ho was n member was authorized to represent that branch ot the service , and the witness said no , The court Inquired whether there were any other rules concerning which testimony was to be Introduced and was Informet that the determination of the rules whlcl had been the basis ot all the dlscusslot no far would settle nil the points at Issue which the men and the receivers could not readily settle. The court was asked to make on order that whatever result was arrived at should operate - ate and extend to the Grand Island road am some others which were In charge of the re ceivers , but which were not now operatet under the same rules and schedules. The court stated that the order would be BO made. The lawyers on both sides- then announce ! that they did not wish to argue the case but would submit It Just as It was , The court then ordered that , as the men had been brought hero by the order of the court , the receivers should pay them their wages during the time they were necessarily hero and also their board while they wore here. The court also ordered that nil the plead ings , evidence and rulings of the court , In cluding the flnal Judgment when It Is en tered , should bo printed , and 500 copies there of , should bo provided for the use of those who might need them. Court was then adjourned until Thursday morning , when the court's opinion will be filed. AIIl. CI.AItlC I.RAVKS TODAY. SIIOIK ! Ills Vacation nt Cnmlirlilge. Pa. Kind Wimla of KuipluycH. President S. II. II. Clark ot the Union Pacific , following the peremptory orders of Judge Caldwell , leaves today on his vaca tion. Jlr. Clnrlc goes to St. Louis llrst and will be accompanied by Receiver Frank Trumbull of the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf , who has business connected with the Missouri Pacific. After n rent of n week or so , possibly a fortnight , Mr. Clark will go to Cambridge , PH. , on the main line of the Erie road , where the senior receiver of the Union Pacific hopes to regain health nmld the romantic surroundings of that justly fumed summer and winter resort. Among his friends It was thought Mr. Clark would make u trip to the continent , but Mr. Clark said to n representative of The IJee : "It would be like n prison to me to go to Europe without my friends , and I chose Cambridge us a middle ground , a place which greatly benefited me lust summer. " Yesterday the representatives of the fed- crated trades called upon the representa tive bend of the Pnloii Pacific anil ex pressed their regret that 111 health canned him to drop the reins of government at this time. One grand chief said : "Fifteen thousand men go with you , Mr. Clark , on your vacation , all praying that you may come back to the system which you have made -one ot the strongest railroad proper- tics in America , handicapped , ns you found It , stronger In body and better able physi cally to work out reforms which we recog nize nre inherently a part of your railroad " career Mr. DIsklnson will probably have direct control of the system during the absence of bis chief , and It may be that Judge Caldwell will call him to nsslst the court in the management of the trust estate , for no federal Judge upon the bench has had more knowledge of railroad receivership than the man who Is now arbitrating the question of wages on the Union Pacific sys tem. Significant .SiigROHtioii. In an lntormaljtalk after the court ad journed Judge Caldwell stated that It was essential that any grievances that the men' might have should be heard and determined , but that such matters took up too much of the time of the officers of the road , and asked Mr. Dick inson If it would not be a good Idea to have a man on a system which employed so many men as the Union Pacific , whose solo duty it should be to hear and determine such , differences und report his findings to his superiors for approval. Jlr. Dickinson stated that that had been discussed by him self and others of the officers , but no action had been taken on It , though they all real ized such hearings took up too much of the tlmo ot the olllcers to enable them to prop erly look after thelr other duties and give these hearings the tlmo that they should have. Judge Caldwell then suggested that himself and the men agree upon some man for this purpose and ho would In all prob ability appoint him to that position. This plan. If It Is put In practice , will be an Inno vation In the railroad business. - CT TKr.KGJt.ll'IirV JIlllKt'S. The republicans have carried Cincinnati In the municipal election by a big majority. The Dally Telegram , a now penny paper , will bo Issued from Boston In a short time. Ono thousand five hundred Chicago plumbers struck yesterday because of a pro posed reduction In wages. Municipal elections In Minnesota have generally resulted In victory for the re publicans. The city election at Grand Rapids , Mich. , yesterday resulted In an overwhelming vic tory for the republicans. The annual banquqt of the Iroquols club , the prominent democratic organization of Chicago , was held last night. The United States man-of-war Alliance has reached Montevideo. She made thu voyage from Callao under sail. Dr. E. A. Anderson , union labor candi date , was elected mayor of Ironwood , Mich. , by an overwhelming majority yesterday. John Martin of Paterson , N. J. , Is being sued for n divorce by his wife , who was married t6 him under peculiar circumstances. Reports from many sections of Kansas Indicate that the winter wheat crop has been badly damaged by the late cold weather. In the city election at Hartford , Conn. , yesterday , the entire republican ticket was elected , and In other cities of the state the same result was obtained. Returns from the different cities In which elections were held In Ohio yesterday show that the republicans have been successful throughput the state. All the miners In the district nt Lehlgh , I. T. , knocked oft work yesterday after re fusing to accept the 10 pur cent reduction proposed by the operators. Rear Admiral Walker , accompanied by hla secretary , Mr. .Wood , and Lieutenant Com mander Stanton , arrived at San Francisco yesterday on his way to Honolulu , Three hundred miners at Coal Hill and Denning coal mines of the Western Coal and Mining company of Arkansas struck yester day against a 10 par cent reduction. The Indcpenilent city ticket nominated In fuvor of woman Biiffrago wes elected by a largo majority at Nortonvlllo , Kan. , yester day. Two-thirds of the women of the town voted. The general term of the court of common pleas of Now York has alllrmed u judgment for $10,000 , obtained by Anna E. Hwlnurton of Chicago against George L. lloutelller for tha loss at an eyo. In a boiler explosion In Monroa county , near Tompklnsvlllo , Ky. , Alexander Kilter , the owner ot tha mill , and two others named Fowler , wore Instantly killed. Others weru badly Injured. General SchofleU , Robert T. Lincoln and George M. Pullman arrived at Salt Lake yesterday. Thi > y called on Governor West and then spent the remainder ot the day v.'Hltlng points of Interest. Morenl Duncan , a stockman , formerly owner of the Hock Springs Review , Wyo ming , perished In the blizzard which swept over that state last week. Duncan WUH going to his ranch when overcome by the storm. His body was found half eaten by coyotes seventy miles from Rock Springs , Six weeks ago Christopher W. Wllkey and Henry Wella of Columbus , 111. , made a Joint agreement to commit suicide. The two men had been in 111 health for some time. Wlikoy was found dead In his bed the next morning , Saturday Wells was found dying from the i fleets ot morphine. STILL CIVINWIER THE LIE ( Continued from Flrot Page. ) been tlioro before you wont there with the plaintiff ? " J ! T\ "finch of these statements nro true. " "You have received-a great many letters from Miss Pollard ? " , : "I have. " "And you arc oiTly'nblc to produce of all of them this woodnvor dummy letter ? " "I Oo not admit , .JUat , It was a dummy letter. After the relations which grew up between the plaintiff- and myself on the llrst of August , 1SI , I did not want to preserve - servo the letters , hecauao of many refer ences In them , " > ' "You have received many telegrams from the plaintiff ? " "I never was In the habit of preserving telegrams. " "So that of all your correspondence with the plaintiff , extending over nine years , you have only this letter ? ' "It seems so. " TIII3IH FIIIST PRIVATE TALK. Replying to a question as to what con versation passed between himself and Miss Pollard at the seminary during their first meeting. Colonel Hrecklnrldge said : "There Is an Impression on my memory , although I cannot remember her language after ten years , that she said she had given Rhodes even a higher proof of her Intention to marry him. Then I told her that she could not afford not to marry him. " "And that name rule would apply to a man , under the same circumstances ? " "Well , that Is a question of casuistry or sociology I would not care to answer. If you ask mo If I would advise a young woman who had sexual Intercourse with a man to marry him I would say yes ; but with a man It would be different , for the knowledge of It by the public would destroy the woman and would only Injure the man. " "Would It not hurt the man ? " "Oh , It would not Injure him so much as the woman. Society looks upon these things differently. If a young man should come to mo under certain circumstances I would advise him to marry a woman ; under other , circumstances I would say to him better death or hell. I am not talkIng - Ing of the justice. " "Oh , no , " Interrupted Mr. Wilson with a contemptuous air , "I was not asking you about Justice. Are you a member of the Christian Kndeavor society ? " "No , sir. " "Did you take the Christian Endeavor pledge ? " "Never. To be candid , I will say that I was twice Invited to deliver an address at the annual meetings In New York and Montreal , on 'Tho Possibilities of the Pres ent Age. ' I wanted very much to deliver that , but was prevented. " Uy further questioning Mr. Wilson elicited the Information that the colonel last June had delivered a speech to a woman's society In Nashville and had been presented with a basket of flowers. He denied that he had said he had no wife to present them to , and , In his response , was anxious to explain what he had said , but Mr. Wilson would not per mit It. "Arc you a member of the Masonic fra ternity ? " "I am. " "You knew Miss Pollard's father was a Ma&on ? " "I did not ; I knew that he was an Odd Fellow. " "Are there any bbllgatlons to protect the widow or daughters of hiembers growing out of membership In thosd orders ? " Phil Thompson objected to this question and it was sustalil&d. ' The cross-examination1 then took a turn on the various authors which Colonel Breckln- ridge had read. ' and he asked what object Mr. Butterworth' had in view when he asked the colonel about George Elliott. COMPARED Tp , OEOIIGE ELLIOTT. "Well , the plaintiff- sad | , " continued Colonel Brecklnrldge , "that she considered the lite of Georga Elliott With Mr. Lewes a protest against mawkish 'sentljtfentality concerning what were often considered improper rela tions , and she had rather live as George ! Elliott did than 16 sew on buttons , churn butter and live the' life of a woman in some what strained circumstances on any farm. " "You mentioned Cteprgo Elliott to place the plaintiff In the saiiftfe category with her and to compare your relations with her to those of Lewes with Geors'Elllqtt ? " "Oh , no ; my relations with the plaintiff were much more Improper than those of Elliott and Lewes. " ( Very coolly. ) In the course of this examination , Colonel Brecklnrldge said : ' "From what I know of the plaintiff and of Mm us , I don't think It would hurt the plaintiff to read Burns. " After Colonel Brecklnrldge had admitted that lie was In good health at the time of Ills ride with Miss Pollard and had no throat trouble or chills , Mr. Wilson asked whether It was not a rather unusual proceeding to select a closed carriage for a drlvo on a hot summer evening , to which the colonel re- nllml ! "Oil. I clnn't think H wns " nml the audience laughed. - "When you put your arm around her , had there been anything done of a suggestive nature ? " . "Well , I cannot 'answer that definitely. There was no particular word or act that I could lay my hand on. There was something Internally that moved me to it. If she had reproved me I could not have said. 'You liavo encouraged me , ' and yet I would have been surprised If she had resented It. " "Well , when you drew her to you how long were you In that position ? " "Oh , I cannot say. " "And was It talked about ? " "Nothing was said. " ( Laughter and a re buke from the judge ) . "I want to know how long you held her In your arms ? " "The transaction could not be stated as to time ; It was all one transaction. I took her In my arms , drew her across my lap , drew her to me. It was all one action. " "Did you give her any friendly advice on that occasion V "I did not. " "You were a man of17 , and slio a girl of 17 to 21 ? " "That was all true. No man In America .mil less excuse for such an action than I , with the domestic surroundings I then had. I have attempted to make no excuse. " "And the fact that she was a young girl n school makes It all the worse ? " IS PENITENT NOW. "I cannot frame words too strong to char acterize It. I have not attempted u justify or oven defend It , and all the Moll I lave ; suffered since then I have deserved. " "Then I understand you to say that the enormity of the act cannot bo oveie.stl- nated ? " "There Is but one punishment which I mve not deserved , and that Is to marry the voman who was concerned In the act. " "As a lawyer , since you claim you did not seduce her. will you tell us what you con sider seduction ? " "I mean to say J did not seduce Iior by irotoatatlons of lovii or eward ; that she did lot come to mo a maiden nor a virgin ; that did not seduce her In the physical sense hat she came to mo a maiden and 1 loft her otherwise , nor In the lower sense thai I did lot offer nor mongy. " When they meftoix , the train enrouto to .exlngton the nextf&utaColonel Br.ieklnrldgo ald.-he had not knhduIMlss Pollard Was to ie on the train , qnrf supposed sho" could not cno'v he was therof M . Describing the intcrv&w on the train , ho aid : In ' J "When I suggested fyo her that If she tayed over In Lexlngtpn would not she meet no. and asked If th r4 was any place who ould go , sha saliP'shil could go to Sarah Guess' house , and u'nrfspmo ' surprise I asked : What do you knowJabjiut Sarah Guess ? ' She said Mr. Rhodes htwl'unce tried to get her to go there and shadiq ho as far as the gate , but'did not go In.'j .5) ) , ; | "Nothing had bf en-said about your meet ing that night ? " "Nothing had been really said , only when wo met there wan gome sort of an Indefinite look , something mora than a formal admis sion. Miss Pollard had known tbo way to the house , " he continued , and then In re sponse to questions as to his going home to dinner and returning to the assignation house , ho responded contemptuously : "I did ; I did , " with bowed head , HOW HB KNEW MRS. ROSE. After going over the visit to the house of Sarah Oucss on Sunday night , the lawyer asked If Hrecklnrldgo had taken Miss Pollard to the house of Mrs. Rose In Cincinnati when they went there. He replied : "I want to be candid , and I will say frankly that I did not take her In the sense Of going on the name train , but we had made the arrangcmentR to KO In Lexington. " This was In October. The colonel had known her In Louisville , where she kept a cigar store , but "not In an Improper manner and under circumstances Involving another person and In his capacity an attorney. I had met her on the street , wo had shaken hands and she know I know certain things abo-it her which I had obtained professionally , and she gave mo her card. " "When was that ? " Mr. Wllnoii Inquired. "About eighteen months before. " "And you kept her card all that tlmo ? " "No , I know her name and looked It up In the directory. " "How long were you there that day ? " "Perhaps half an hour ; maybe an hour. " "Was that the only time you two were there ? " "Onega not , " "How many times ? " "Perhaps four or six times during the two years. " Later , In speaking of the visit to Sarah Guess , he Raid.1 "Kvory arrangement , as I re member It , was accidentally made. When we went to Sarah Guess" there was never any agreement to meet tharo at any future tlmo , but we would meet on the street , and from these accidental meetings would come ar rangements to visit Sarah Guess , " "From whom would the 'ollcltatlons to vlHlt there come ? " Mr. Wilson asked. "There were no solicitation ! ) ; we would meet , walk along together , and the matter would bo arranged. " "Did you have a sister In Lexington by the nnmo of Louise ? " asked Mr. Wilson , after Mr. Brccklnrldgo had declared he had not corresponded with Miss Pollard In 18SC. "I never had a slater by the name of Louise , " was the reply. "Do you know a woman In Washington by the name of Louise Lowell ? " HIS MEMORY FAILED. Colonel Hrecklnrldge looked puzzled and declared he know no such person. Then to Mr. Wilson's question whether ho remembered n typowrltlst , whoso machine was In the corridor of the capltol between the rooms of the house committee on post- olllces and the committee on printing , ho said .there had always been a lypewrlttat and stenographer there , but he could not remember her name ; If she was produced ho might not recognize her. "You have said you wrote no letters to her In 1880. Now did you dictate to that lady In 1886 tt manuscript letter , beginning My Dear Slater , ' and ask her to render it Into typewriting ? " "I decline to answer that unless you show me the paper you are asking the question from. I have given you notice to produce all the letters you have from mo and you have said you had none. " The colonel was for the first tlmo getting somewhat excited. It will be remembered ho had denied the statement of Miss Pol lard that he had addressed letters to her under the name of Louise. Wilson. His at torneys , Major Butterworth and Colonel Phil Thompson , backed him up In his re fusal , but Judge Bradley decided the ques tion was a fair one. "Since I have no recollection of a woman named Loulso Lowell I cannot remember having sent any letter to her , " was the reply. "Of course I have a very largo correspondenci- have a sister-in-law named Loulso , the wlfo of General Breckln rldge , but since she Is called Lou In the family I don't think I could have written her In that way. " The sparring then became warm. "Let mo see the letter , " persisted Colonel Brecklnrldge. BOTHERED THE COLONEL. "That will come out In duo time , " re marked Mr. Wilson , coolly. "Now , to refresh your memory , did you not In that communication refer to the dis parity of ages between yourself and your dear sister Louise ? " More protests that the letter should be produced , to which Mr. Wilson said : "For the comfort of yourself and your attorney I will say the manuscript was returned to me. " "Well , now , you need not make state ments , for I don't know anything about It , anyway , " interposed Colonel Brecklnrldge , visibly nettled. "And to further refresh your memory , " continued Mr. Wilson , "did you not say how anxious you were to get back and meet your dearest sister once more ? " "I have not the faintest rccolli > ulon of such a letter and I don't care to discuss It. If you will bring the Lowell woman here , if tlioro Is such a woman , and .let me fee whether I have known her , or her testimony Is a fabrication like that of Sarah GUCHS , I can tell you. " "That will be something for the jury to pass upon , " remarked Mr. Wilson , and then ha asked him If he had not , after two or three months of this correspondence , cau tioned his dear Bister Louise not to leave the letters around , as curious persons might search bureau drawers. "I never , under any circumstances , wrote any such letter , " replied the colonel , and then ho tapped the witness box sharply , as he asserted : "If any such letter Is In evidence it Is a forgery ; If there are any more such they are forgeries. More objections were made by Messrs. Butterworth and Shelby against the right of Judce Wilson to catechize the witness , line upon line , upon a letter not In evidence , to which Mr. Wilson replied that since the defendant has denied ever having written to Miss Pollard he had a right to test his memory on > tliat point , and added : "I will say frankly , we have not the manuscript hero and I don't tell the court upon what evidence I base questions. " "Now , my brother Wilson Is getting to arguments , as ho always does , " said Mr. Butterworth. "Well , it you object , I will drop It , " said Mr. Wilson. "Now , that Is not a fair way of putting It. I Insist , " continued Mr. Butterworth , "to say that I object. " "I will pass It until tomorrow morning , " said Judge Wilson turning 'from the point. "And I will ask whether that lady addressed envelopes In the year 188G ? " "J can only say , If you bring the lady hero I can tell you whether she ever did work for me. Several women , or females , have done typewriting In Washington , but I don't reinemher this particular one. " "I will ask you whether you did not bring to her in the spring of 1888 a packango of a dozen envelopes , somewhat yellowed by ago and of different dates , and having her address 'Miss Pollard. No. 7 Upper street , Lexington , Ky. ' " Colonel Brecklnrldgo was very strenuous In his denial. . "I never , under any cir cumstances , had any such envelopes ad dressed and I do not know the woman who says so , " he asserted positively. The court here nodded for an adjournment. o NOMK SOTAHKK ItK.lTIIS. Prof. Ilrowii-StMiimril , the Fnmoii * 1'liy- Blcluii , llos | > omla to < lul > rliTn Cull. PARIS , April 2. Prof. Ilrown-Sequard , the eminent physician and physiologist , the Inventor of the supposed elixir of life , died today. Ills father was an American , but ho was born In the Island of Mauritius In 1817. 1817.LONDON LONDON , April 2. Major Henri Le Caron , the British government spy , whose death was this morning , died of an In ternal tumor. TRENTON , N. J. . April 2. Right Rev. Michael O'Farrell , bishop of the Catholic diocese of Trenton , died early this morning at the episcopal residence. Vicar General McFaul was with him In his last moments. YORK. Neb. . April L' . ( Specl.il to The Bee. ) Hon. Leo Love , one of the earliest settlers and most successful business men of this city , died at thu homo of his father this morning of cancer at the stomach. He was It years of age and has resided In this city for the past twenty years. Ho has held many positions of trust and no man stood higher In the esteem of those who know him best. best.TALMAGE TALMAGE , April 2. ( Special to The Bee. ) Duncan Livingston died at his home , seven miles southwest of Talmage , Tuesday , after a lingering Illness. Ho was nno of the first settlers of Johnson county. Ho leaves a largo estate , constating of 2,700 arces of land , besides much city proj > erty In this and adjoining states. BEATRICE , April 2. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) George I ) . Phelps , for nineteen years a resident of Gage county , died In this city ynsterday evening. He had 'for yeara operated a hack line here , and was an esteemed citizen. Heart disease waa the cause of death. CASPER. Wyo.r April 2. ( Special Tele gram to The Iteo. ) Rev. William 13. Ferguson - guson , the Methodist minister stationed at this place , died last night of pneumonia. He came hero recently from Brooklyn , N. Y. BOONB , la. , April 2. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Eugene Favro of the Hot.no County bank died suddenly In ( no city library at 3 p. in. DoWltt's Little Early Risers. Small pllli , nafe pills , beat pills. COKE STRIKERS USE FORCE Demands foi Increase in Pixy Backed Up by Threats of Violence , WILLING WORKERS DRIVEN OFF BY MOBS Mm Who Dili Nut \Viint til .loin Hcnteit mill Compelled to l.nuo HIP I'urimool Heavily Armed Deputy Slmr- lTn ( limnl tlio Work * . UNIONTOWN , Pa. , April 2. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Coke workers and oper ators were alike surprised this morning , the former that the strike was not so formidable as they expected , the latter that there was any strike at all. Only about one-fourth of the works of the region joined In the strike , many holding back to await the nctlo-i of the district convention this afternoon. The strike was ushered In about t o'clock this morning , when 300 Slavs , Italians nod Poles , armed with revolvers and clubs , inarched from the Wheeler and Morrell works of the Cambria Iron company to the Humphrey , Anchor and Hill farm works at Dtinbar and drove the workmen off the yards. Several shots were fired and the nonstrlkers fled for their lives. The strikers cut the hose and threw It Into the ovens. Several of the worst rioters were captured by the officers and lodged In jail. At the Oliver works , near here , the men struck and left 1,000 tons of coke to burn tip In the ovens , and when the company tried to put men to work to draw this coke the strlkera bent the workmen from tbu ground. The company otllclals have noti fied Sheriff Wllhelm Unit they demand pro tection while they can draw this coke niul save It from destruction. WHEIIE TUB AMERICANS COME IN. The works of W. J. Itnlney of Cleveland have always run regardless of strikes , but the foreign element lit his Mover works joined the strikers this morning. Tlielr places nru being filled with American work men , and thu company says that hereafter the English speaklnw men will b < given tin- preference. The foreign workmen were llrat brought to the country to break a strike , and because they were thought to be least liable to join a. strike. They nre now the most determined und vicious of strikers. They uro enthusiastic In thu pres ent movement und most of the American workmen nre foreeil Into the strike from fear of violence at the hands of foreigners. The delegates to the district convention at Scotdale today were much divided In their views. Some favored a strike fit nil the works , others at the works not paying the Frlck scale , while still others wanted to declare the strike off until tbo organisa tion could be perfected and the men bo better prepared for n Kcnernl buttle when the conditions are more favorable. The strike feeling predominated , however , mid the convention finally adopted a resolution declaring the strike general. The demand Is for 90 cents for 100 bushels for mlnltig and 12 per cent advance on thu Frlck scale for all other work. BtWPUISHO THE FftlCIvS. The Frlck company Is tin ; most surprised , ns It has an agreement with its men and hnil no Idea ot" the strike extending1 to Its works. Several of Its plants joined the strike today , however , and the labor lead ers predict that by tomorrow or next day all the works of the region will be In the strike. Mass meetings will be held and ad dressed by the leaders , also by members of the executive board of the I'nlted Mine Workers of America , who are aiding the movument. There Is an unusual feeling throughout the region tonight for fear of violence. At the request of the companies Sheriff Wll- lielm has sworn In fifty deputies at itulneys Mayer works. An official of the company this evening said : "These deputies are all heavily armed , and If the strikers attempt to'Interfere there will be bloodshed. " The sheriff also swore In a number of deputies at several of the other works. It la feared that the governor will In the end be called on to order out the state mllltla , as In the great coal strike of 1891. WAGES ON TUB WAUA.SII CUT. , .Moll In the Train Sorvlro Notified of n Heavy llciltictloii In I'ay. SPRINGFIELD , 111. , April 2. ( Special Tel egram to The Bee. ) Notice of a reduction In the wages of the Wabash trainmen , to take effect the 1st of the coming month , has been posted In the offices of the company along the line of road. The proposed cut applies to engineers , firemen and conductors. Pas senger engineers are to bo cut from $3.CO to $3.15 per 100 miles , freight engineers from $4 to $3.GO , local freight engineers from $5 to 54 per day , local freight firemen from | 2.75 to $2.25 , passenger firemen $1.75 per 100 miles and freight firemen $2 per 100 miles. Conductors arc cut in about the tame pro portion. J. B. Barnes , superintendent or motive power and machinery , the only general of ficer who Is located in this crty , when asked about the matter , declared that the cut was rendered necessary by the depression In bus iness. The order does not extend to switch men. As it extends over the entire system and the men have not yet had time to con sider the matter. It Is Impossible to say .what the effect of the order will be. Cure Indigestion and biliousness with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Alnny Criminals .ScntriK'cil. YANKTON , S. D , , April 2. ( Special Tele gram to The Uee. ) Ynnkton county holds the palm up to date for having contributed the greatest number of prisoners to the state penitentiary from any one term of court since the Dakota territory was or ganized. During the circuit court term which closed today six men were convicted of crimes ranging from grand larceny to assault with Intent to kill , and five of them were sentenced to serve ten years each In the penitentiary. Since January 1 ten men have been sent to the state prison from this county. Itoblitul In thu i'oHtofllrc. WICHITA. April 2.-Saturday evening Anna Davis was held up at the postQlIlco und robbed of her pocketbook , with con siderable money In it. She grabbed the thief and shouted for help. He struck her down und made his escape by running and mixing In the crowd. Yesterday Detective Woods captured the thief , who gave his numo as Frank Wlnscott. Robbery being committed on government property lays the thief liable to federal Jurisdiction anil he will be turned over to the United States marshal. * MovonienlH of KeiiRiiliijr Viwticln April a. At Boston Arrived Pavonla , from Liverpool. At Liverpool Arrived Ohio , from Phila delphia. Yiiiikton Kepiihllfttlix Win , YANKTON , S. n. , April 2.-Speelal ( Tele gram to The Uee. ) In the municipal elec tion' held today the entire republican ticket nave ono aldermuu was elected. Over 19,000 , Cases in Omaha. A Noted Physician's ' Views on the Subject. Asthma lias hitherto baffled the skill of our best physicians. Within n compara tively recent period Dr. H. Hlilffmnn , of St. 'Paul , Minn. , who lias devoted many years of study to the treatment of asthmii , bronchitis und croup , has prepared a rem edy for these affections which IH meetIng - Ing with Brent success wherever Intro duced. 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