HATE BILL IS PASSED
1U.L VOTE FOR IT EXCEPT FOR
j AKER, MORGAN AND PETTUS.
It Pcrmlt3 the Interstate Commerce
Commission to Determine and Flu
Reasonable Rates Words "!n IU
Judgment" Eliminated.
Washington, May 19. After sovcntj
'flays of almost continuous dellbera
lion, the senate passed the railroad
rate hill by the practically unanimous
'vote of 71 to 3. The three negatlv!
votes wore cast by Senators Forakei
I (Flop., O.) and Morgan and Pottus
iKDuui., Ala.). The bill has received
unonj attention from the senate ami
from tho country at largo than any
'measure that has been before con
KreBB since tho ropeal of the purchns
'ing clause of the Sherman act, In 1893.
iTlio debate has at all times been
tamest and animated, but for thi
moat pari devoid of personality as be
tween senators, the past few days,
however, having called out some
caustic criticisms of the president by
Senators IJalley, Tillman and Ilayner.
In addition to passing the bill, the
proceedings consisted in concluding
the consideration of the amendments
as such and the delivery of a uumbei
of Bpeochos on tho hill. Tho only
amendment adopted was tho one of
fered by Senator Teller, eliminating
tho words "in Its Judgment" from the
power given to tho Interstate com
nicrco commission to fix rates.
Provisions of Rate Bill,
i Tho principal purpose of the rail
road rate bill Is to permit tne Inter
state commerce commission to fls
rates. Tho provision to permit this
authority Is found In the fourth sec- J
tlou of tho bill, which amends section
15 of the Interstate commerce law su tlon department atore and many small
an to accomplish this result. That I er enterprises. It will be nothing less !
section directs tho commission to In-' than a commercial revolution, which
vestlgato complaints of unjust and un
reasonable charges on the part of the
common carriers In tho transportation
of persons or property or of regula
tions or of practices affecting such
charges. It also authorizes an in
quiry as to whether the rates or prac
tices are "unJuBtly discriminatory or
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otherwise In violation of tho act," and
In caso any of these conditions are
found to exist the commission is em-
rhVe,mt?nteThV a1d ?rQSCrai
Wha will b tho us and reasonable
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eion to enforce Its orders and they
Tv lnf ,n!r Cttf l ,WUhlB, th!rty'lent 0f tho United Railways of New
?"?i "?. nti.n-U0 ln. rC .J .tW"l rsoy, was examined as to his stock
yeara, unless suspended, modified or
ect aside by the commission or by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Oth
er powers conferred by this section
re: To apportion joint fares, estab
lish through routes and maximum
joint rates nnd prescrlbo their division.
Section 16 of the present law is so
changed as to provide for an award of
pecuniary damages to complainants
found entitled and In case payment Is
not promptly made In accordance with
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ized to file suit in a United States clr-
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Slvnd8 ai nHr, n 3 t0 b,.H
ceived as prima facie evidence of tho
facts in such ""If and the P tltloner
To vllfr ? EM
eervico of tho orders of the commis
sion through the malls and provides
that theso orders shall take effect
thirty days aftor service, unless sus
pended or modified by the commission
or suspended or set aside by tho
courts. A penalty or $5,000 for each
offenso in disobedience of the order Is
imposed, and the penalty Is to accu
mulate at the rate of $5,000 a day in
case of continuous violation. Orders
other than those for money payments
nro to bo enforced by tho federal
courts through writs of mandamus or
injunction, and In case of appeal to
jthe supreme court these cases aro to
ihe given precedence over all others,
except those of a criminal charactor.
Senate Amendments.
I Tho bill was amended by the sennto
eo as to give the United States cir
cuit courts Jurisdiction to entertain
suits brought to annul or change tho
orders of tho commission and to pro
vide against tho granting of Inter
locutory decrees without hearing and
making appeals from such orders di
rect to tho supremo court.
Senate amendments Include oil pipe
lines, express companies and shipping
car companies under tho head of com
mon carriers, and make them amenablo
to the requirements of tho bill. Other
ecnato modifications prohibit the issu
anco of passes or the granting of spe
cial favors to oue class of passengers
over another, prohibiting railroad com
panies from transporting commodities
produced by themselves; require such
companies to put in switches at tho
Seasonable request of shippers; pro
hibit tho erantlng or acceptance of
rebates, and reinstate tho Imprison
ment penalty for violation of the law.
There are also changes ln tho law
relative to the reports to bo required
of common carriers, und a penalty of
f 100 a day. Is LHOedfor failure to
comply wfth tho report requirement.
Circuit nnd district courts of tho
United States are given Jurisdiction
over all complnlnts by tho commission
of fnllurc to comply with its orders,
and such courts are required to Issue
writB of mandamus compelling such
compliance.
Death From Heat at St. Louts.
St. Louis, May 19. An unidentified
man was found on tho street, Buffer
ing from heat prostration. Ho died
without regaining consciousness.
CHURCH GOES OUT OF BUSINESS,
Utah Mormon Society Will Dispose of
Holdings In Industrial Concerns.
Salt Lake, May 18. The Mormon
church Is going out of business, ac
cording to a local morning paper. Its
principal holding in Salt Lake, tho
Utah Light and Hallway company, Is
to bo taken over by a $25,000,000 cor
poration, composed of English and
American capitalists.
Simultaneously the announcement Is
made that the Salt Lake and Is An
geles railroad, another church prop-;
erty, has been sold to a local syndicato
for $500,000. This road is thirteen
miles In length and runs from the city '
to the lake.
President Joseph Smith of the Mor
mon church is quoted as Baying that
tho divorce of religion from business
Is made on account of the fact that
tho Mormons whom tho church sought
to protect years ago no longer need
tho protection of the church In busi
ness affairs. The church entered busi
ness to assist converts and strangers
belonging to the church, but as they
are now on a firm footing, the church
withdraws from business entirely.
If this policy Is completely carried
out the sale of the traction Interests
will be followed by the salo of stocks
In banks, sugar factories, the great
Zlon Co-Operativo Mercantile Institu-
will profoundly affect the political and
social life of the state.
ADMIT COAL STOCK GRAFT.
Officials Who Distributed Cars Testify
to Receiving "Presents."
Philadelphia, May 19. After hearing-
mnoli nrlilltlnnnl fnatlmnnv nnn.
corning donations of stock to officials
and employes of tho Pennsylvania
railroad by soft coal mining compa
nion, tho Intnrstntn nnmmnrfin unmmlc.
Blon adjourned until next Wednesday,
whon t wm ge '
Pceed with its inquiry
,nto a,lcsed discrimination by tho
railroads in tho distribution of cars.
F. L. Sheppard, general superintend'
holdings iu coal companies and al-
leged pier privileges given the Ber-wlnd-Whlto
company at tidewater.
F. M. Gross, western manager of tho
Keystono Coal and Coke company,
told of men In tho motlvo powor de
partment of tho Pennsylvania who
owned stock In the various coal com
panies. Edward Pitcairn, trainmaster on the
Pittsburg division, admitted having ac
ceptcd stock In coal companies, and
R. B. Freeman, another trainmaster,
00M h ..,.i r.i..io J
of money from coal companies.
Ma'or Menard Coulter, during his
oflm,l. ,,.., , ,. mu
a forme P"pJ, et of the PonMylva:
"! -"road, had participated in sU
distribution.
BERKMAN SERVES HIS TERM.
Man Who Assaulted Frick Completes
Prison Sentence.
Pittsburg, May 11). Alexander Berk
man, who made an attempt on the life
of Henry Clay Frick during tho great
steel strike at Homestead, Pa., ln
1892, was released from prison. Berk
man was sentenced to twenty-three
years' Imprisonment, but earned com
mutation of sentence by good behav
ior, which reduced his term to four
teen years.
In an interview Berkman said ho
had never regretted his act and
would have had no regret If he had
succeeded In killing Frick. It was a
matter of principle, not personal feel
ings, which prompted the deed. Tho
conditions, he said, had changed, and
he had nothing against Frick and
never expected to see him again. Con
tinuing, ho said: "I do not know
what I will do until I get to St. Louis.
I am soing thero this afternoon on
the first train. There Is one thing I
want to deny, that I am to become a
leader of anarchlBts In this country
and take Herr Most's place. Thero is
nothing In that. I am going to lead
a quiet life and try to make an honest
living, and I have no doubt that I
can do so."
Declines t0 Accept Jap Hospitality.
London, May 21. Tho Chronicle's
Molbourno correspondent says that
Senator Dawson, former minister of
defence, has declined to accept tho
hospitality ot tho Japanese admiral
of tho training squadron visiting Aus
tralia. He explalnod that ho did not
wish to be dlscourtoous, but that ho
would not bo a hypocrite, and said ho
believed tho Japanese camo to spy on
the land. Senator Dawson prophosles
that Japan some da will endeavor to
seize Australia. The correspondent
ndds thnt Mr. Dawson's action Is con
demned, but that hla views reflect tho
secret fear of many Australians.
Warmer Weather Helps Trade.
New York, May 19. Bradstreet's
says: Retail trade has expanded with
wanner weather and the settlement of
labor troubles. Jobbing reorder busi
ness Is In full seasonable volume, San
Francisco demand being a featuro;
fall orders are equal to, and In many
cases In excess of last year at this
period. Industry, except In somo sec
tions of tho soft coal field, Is as octlvo
ns ever before and the return tide of
currency from tho country Is evl
denced by increasing western bank de
posits and perceptibly easier monoy.
Ice "Trust" Officers Indicted.
Cleveland, 19. Tho grand Jury re
turned indictments ngainst President
Harry Norvell and thirteen directors
of tho City Ice Delivery company,
known locally as tho lco trust.
Boy Rescues Lad From Drowning.
Papllllon, Neb., May 22. At tho
risk of his own life, Willie Dercup,
eleven years of age, of this city,
jumped into the whirlpool insldo tua
mill dam and rescued from drowning
ten-year-old Paul Ehljrs. Tho heroic
ct of tho boy was witnessed by sev
eral men, who, believing the Ehlera
lad could save himself by swimming,
hesitated before offering assistance.
Chamberlain Is Found Guilty.
Auburn. Neb., May 21. Charles M.
Chamberlain was found guilty or tho J
charge of embezzling $10,000 from tho
Chamberlain banking house of Tecum- J
sen. tjio jury was out about two
hours and a half. The caso has occu
pied the attention of the district court
for about two weeks. This was tho
third trial of tho case. Following tho '
failure of the bank nearly five years '
ago Chamberlain fled. He was Indict
ed and two years later returned vol
untarily for trial.
Small Boy Shoots Farmer.
Gothenburg, Neb., May 21. Georgo
W. Morrison a farmer living sixteen
miles north of town, died from tho ef
fects of a bullet wound ln his stom
ach, fired by the thirteen-year-old son
of Morrison's neighbor, C. W. Dennis.
Tho trouble originated over tho mov
ing of a fence- between their farms,
and when the boy attempted to tako
tho fenco dewn Morrison ordered him
to stop, and is said to have shot at
him. Tho boy had a small rifle with
him and shot Morrison in the bowels.
Suicide on Eve of Marriage.
Nebraska City, May 22. C. M. Stall
man, Missouri Pacific car inspector in
this city, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the mouth with a re
volver. His body was found on tho
railway track near the passenger sta
tion. Tho revolver wa3 clasped In
his right hand. Stallman was to havo
been married in Lincoln today to
Miss Mao Clinkenbeard, a former resi
dent of this city. He had furnished
a home here for his Intended bride,
but a few days ago ho received orders
to report In Kansas City for duty and
had completed his plans for taking
his bride to that city.
Northwestern Lets Out 22 Men.
Fremont, Neb., May 21. Twenty
two employes of the Northwestern,
brakemen, firemen and switchmen,
havo been dismissed from the service.
Most of them are men who have made
their headquarters in Fremont. All '
are to be replaced by men who are ar-1
riving from Sioux City, Norfolk and
other points. The official axe com
menced to swing Friday night, when
Ave brakemen were discharged. Sat
urday and .Sunday the others were
dismissed as they camo in. Several
who anticipated that they were on
the list for summary discharge sent
hurried resignations to Trainmaster
Loppla's office. It Is said by the men
that "spotters" havo been at work and
that tho "general cleaning" was
looked forward to for some time. Tho
employes who are thus lot out are said
to have had various charges brought
against them, including that of fre
quenting saloons, being drunk, insu
bordination and lack of ability.
MANY WITNESSES CALLED.
Richardson and Comstock Land Deala
Under Investigation.
Omaha, May 22. One hundred and
fifty-two witnesses arrived in Omaha
from tho northwestern part of tho
state, principally from Alliance, Craw
ford, Chadron, Hay Springs and Rush
vllle, to go before tho federal grand
jury. It Is supposed the grand jury
will investigate land transactions of
Bartlett Richards and William G. Com
stock, tho cattle kings.
Tho witnesses are largely soldiers
widows who filed on homesteads with-
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in tho ItTchards-Comstock lnclosure,
which comprises something like 400,
000 acres in Sheridan and Cherry
counties. A force of fifteen secret
service men Is on duty In Omaha.
Thus far the grand jury has re
turned twenty-seven Indictments. Two
of these were in land fraud cases, tho '
persons indicted being Mahaffey and '
Hatch in Hooker county. Only one ar-
rest has been made on an Indictment,
and that Is Joseph Crow, foreman of
the last grand jury. j
OMAHA CONVENTIONS END.
Several Organizations Wind Up Their
Yearly Meetings.
Omaha, May 19. The State Photog
rapher's association closed its annual
meeting with the selection of Lincoln
as the gathering point next spring nnd
the election of officers. The officers
chosen, are as follows: President,
John F. Wilson of Pawnee City; first
vice president, T. M. Mackey of Hast
ings; second vice president, W. S.
Sopor of Plaltsmouth; treasurer, W. P.
Fritz of Fremont; secretary, Alfred A.
Anderson of Kearney.
The election of officers and the se
lection of Grand Island as the placo
of tho next meeting practically con
cluded the business of the grand lodgo
of the Sons of Herman. The election
of officers resulted in tho choice of the
following: Grand ex-president, Fred
Vlopp of Scrlbner; grand president,
John Mattes, Jr., of Nebraska City;
first grand vice president, F. J. Freltag
of South Omaha; second vice presi
dent, Albert (v. d.) Heydo of Grand
Island; grand secretary, J. H. Johan
nes of Columbus; grand treasurer, J
E. Melcher of Wlsner; grand trustee,
L. II. Lohmann of Bloomflold.
Tho three days' session of the an
nual council of tho Episcopal clergy
of tho diocese of Nebraska closed
with tho election of Victor B. Caldwell
of Omaha as treasurer and the ap
pointment of the standing committee.
Different.
"Why don't you elope with her?"
'But, good gracious, man, If you nro
perfectly willing for mo to marry your
daughter I cannot seo any object to be
attained by our eloping."
"Can't you? How will It bo if I of
fer you half of what I save on tho wed-dlng?"--IIoustou
Post
The Main Point.
"What do you think? That boss poli
tician says ho has divorced himself
from politics."
"Then I'll hot ho secured alimony."
Baltimore American.
Common sense In an uncommon de
gree Is whni tho world calls wisdom.
Coleridge.
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