THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. AUGUST 7. 1892--SIXTEEN I'AOES.
DATES GIVES HIS OPINION
Ho Prepares a Eoport on the Homestead
Trouble and Gives it to the Press.
IT IS A VERY INTERESTING DOCUMENT
lie rind * r.ittlo to Oninloinn In the Action
or tlio fiiiiipiiny 1IU Jteport IloJcctcU
by the CoiiKrcjuloiml Committee ,
il Inveatigntlon ,
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Aug. 0. Mr. Dates ,
chairman ol the subcommittee of the house ,
which Investigated the labor troubles at
Homestead and the connection of the Pinkerton -
ton detectives therewith , submitted a report
to tbo con.imltteo whicti wns not agreed to.
No momocT- questioned Its correctness , its
statements of facts , or conclusions drawn
therefrom , but the republican members of
the cominlttco would not assent to what ho
eald unon the tariff anil a majority of the
democratic mcmucra thought It impolitic to
make any report until the ontlro investiga
tion was completed , which could not bo done
before the second session of congress. There
fore a postponoinent of tbo report wat made
until next whiter.
The report prepared by Mr. Dates having
been rejected by the committee , ho today
K&vo it to the public us hia Individual opinion
of tbo mutters Investigated.
Hynopsln ( tlio Krjcctcd Iloport.
The report rocltos tbo facts which lad up
to the strike at Hoiicstoad and gives nn
account of the disastrous ending ot the at
tempt to land the Plnkortons. The report
Buys thnt the Plnkortous who surrendered
were brutally and outruceously treated ,
principally by women nnd boys , nnd Mr.
Dates Is lo.ith to bcllevo tbat any of these
women nro nntlvu Americans. Ho says that
the Indignities to which they wuro subjected
wcro n disgrace to civilization. t
Mr. Dates asks whether the Carnoglo flrm
was justified , in good consclenco , in pro
posing the reduction in WUSPS. "I answer , "
lie says , "that Mr. Frlck declined to stale
the cost of a ton ot Bosscmor steel billets
i nd the labor cost. Tbo rnon were paid sat
isfactory wages , but the work much anbro-
vlntos the natural period of Ufa and should
bo well paia for. "
Ho thuiKs that the company should have
Boraoof the benefits of iho profits resulting
from the use of improved machinery.
Ho condemns tbo McKinley law for its
failure to benefit the American workman nnd
tays the promises made to the operative }
have dlsapDolntlng. Had Mr. Frlclc fttatcd
tbo bottom facts to the commiltoa they
would have agreed that the proposition to
rcduca wages was justifiable , but they took
Issue withhunlnhlsc'jncluslonttjattho tariff
did not c.iuse n decline In prices.
Had llccm Kind to Its Kinployos.
Mr. Dates finds further that the conduct of
the company toward its employes was kind
in many respects. It loaned them money at
low Interest to build them homos nnd never
foreclosed mortgages , but In the nccotlntlons
the olllcers did not oxorclso patience , Indulg
ence and solicitude , nnd Mr. Frlek , accordIng -
Ing to the report , who Is a business mau of
great intelligence , scorns to have boon too
btcrn , bnmjuo and somewhat autocratic.
Mr. Dates is persuaded that had Mr.
Frick appealed to tbo reason of tbo employes
nnd shown the state of the company's affairs
thn reduction tnigbt have been made nnd no
trouble hnvo followed.
Mr. Dates find that tno Pennsylvania law
combines to prevent Mr. Frielt from employIng -
Ing Plnkcrtou men ns watchmen at Homo-
lead , DuLuays that under the circumstances
it bud not done so. Ho made overtures to
the Plnkortons before the negotiations with
the men were Interrupted , and did not ap
peal to the county or state nuthorlties'ln the
trst Instance for protection. He asserts
that Sheriff McCIcary is a very Inefficient
ofllcor.but says tbat had Mr. Fricw uidod
lil in and joined in his appeal to the governor.
Instead of employing Pinkortons , the stata
would have furnnliod a sufilclont force to
have protected tbo property.
CmuleiuMB \Vorklni-incn. .
Mr. Dates condemns as unlawful the acts
ot the workmen In turning away tbo sheriff
nnd as insulting In hanging in enlgy Messrs.
Frick and Potter. Ho says It was the pur-
poio of tbo Amalgamated association to nro-
voat tbo employment of nonunion man , nnd
ho declares tbat no organization has a right
to enforce its wishes by strougbandou dell-
nnco of tbo law. The men bad no , legal right
to resist tbo comlni ; of iho Pinkurtons and
nro unsworablo to tbo Pennsylvania courts.
In conclusion Mr. Gates linds" that con
gress has no power ever the question In
volved. The enactment of u satUfactory nr-
bitrntlon law is woll-nlgh impossible. As to
whether congress has the power to regulate
or suppress Pinkerton men Mr. Outoi says
bo ba * no conclusion to express until tbo
completion of the investigation next session.
TO COlJirV THK X T..YWS.
Bpculior Crl | > Appoints n Uammlttoo for
Thnt I'urpoMB Washington Notes.
WABIIIXOTOX , D. CM Aug. 0. Speaker
Crisp today appointed Representatives Pier-
ion of Ohio , Martin of Indiana , Wilson of
Missouri , Flick of Iowa and SVaugh of Indi
ana as a subcommittee of the house comnm
too on pensions and Invalid pensions to .cod
ify the pention laws. Tbo committee will
Bit during thd recess of congress.
Colonel S. A. Wbltlloid , who has boon con-
ncctoa with the ponnfllco since the advent
of the present administration at second as-
tlsiant postmaster general , and on tbo re
tirement of Hon. J. S. Clarkson as llrst
assistant postmaster general , will shortly
lender his resignation to the president. Ho
has boon elected vice president and director
of Iho United States Postage Stamp Deliv
ery company of Boston , Mass. Colonel Whlt-
field will tnko chareoof tbo western business
of tbo company , with headquarters ut Chi-
c"KO. The business of the company consists
of coin-operated nuparntus to facilitate the
into and distribution of postage stamps to
Iho public.
Very little Interest is displayed in ofllclal
circles \Vaahliigton In regard to tbo re
port that Great Britain has arranged to i3"
Ubllsh a coaling station in the harbor of
Pnio- ; Page , Samoa , for the simple reason
bat such a course of notion In In strict no-
ord with the terms of a treaty concluded
between Great Britain and Samoa in lti7U ,
and does not Interfere with or impair the
rights or interest of the United Status in any
Secretary Noble will leave Washington
tomorrow 'for hU summer vacation. Close
confinement during the hut year has im
paired his health to such an extant that com
plete relaxation and a clmngo of air and
tccncs nro imperatively demanded. The
ccrulary will spend a weak or two ut Cedar
island , and will than make a trip across tbo
continent to Washington and Vancouver.
The Treasury department will tuko prompt
measure. * for the execution of the provisions
of the nut appropriating fJ.COO.OOU for the
World's Columbian exposition , and oxpooU
to trnvo the souvenir half dollars coined , the
bronze mcdali aud tha vellum Impreatloiu
for diplomas prepared in nbout six weeks.
bulootoil tlio Ooiilercnou Dolnpiitei.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Au ? , ( ) . The proil.
ilia
flont , before leaving for Loon lake , selected
Ore delegates to represent this country ID
thn International monetary conference , bui
tbenamss uro not announced , Senator Jones
of Nevada is Known to bo one , and the list
probably Includes H. W. Cannon of Now
York , F. A. Walker ot Massachusetts , ox-
Bouator Hill of Colorado uud Senator Carlulo
of Kentucky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tlmt'Oubnu Imuftlou.
WASHINGTON , U , 0. , Aug. 0. A telegram
from tbo collector ot oustomi at Key \Vo t
ciproiioi the belief tbat there is no founda
tion for the report that an expedition has
itartod 'from Inure to invade Cuba. - Tbo
Bpaulsh consul at Key West tlilnm the
rumor A blind to cover a movement from
looie otbor point.
Civlll utlun In Africa.
Senator Sherman's request for the
ninount of domnntlo distilled spirits tent
( rum the United Statou to countries itm
Africa during the eleven months ending
May 81 , 1801 , Drought out some interest
ing figures. It appears , from the re
port made , that Now York firms sent
100 gallons of alcohol to Liberia , of a
value of $ i0 ! ; & 710 callons of alcohol to
Egypt , of n value of SI,677 ; 4,099 gallons
of rum to the same place , of a value of
$1,472 ; 10,331 gallons of rum to British
Afrlcn , of a value of $2,201 , ana 214 gal
lens ofwhlsky.at a value of $544. Boston
flrins dealt largely In rum , and 027,122
gallons xvoro sent to British Africa , of n
value of $703,809.
me.
.Ills Attornryu Hnvn I'llnd Tliolr Itrlcf In
Itoplyto thn Rtnto'd An * - r.
Dcxvr.li , Colo. , Aug. 0. The attorneys of
Dr. T. Thnteher Qravos , who was convicted
of poisoning Mrs. Josophlno Barnaby of
Providence , K. I. , today filed their brief In
reply to the state's answer m the case of
error , In which Dr. Oraros claims , nmong
other things , that Judge Hlsing , in his in
structions to the jury , erred in tolling thorn
to bring In a verdict of guilty if they thought
beyond n reasonable doubt thnt the doctor
bad committed the rrlmo.
Tbo doctor's lawyers clto many case * to
uphold their plea that the judge erred and
have covered every dotall , under the convic
tion that the sunromo court will reverse
Judge Hiding's decision.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
Interesting New Documents KrspectltiR
Ilia Life nnd Clmr.ictor.
The dificovory by the superintendent
of the Military Archives of Madrid of
documents , probably bolting at icst the
doubts that formerly existed as to the
birthplace of Columbus , must have
awakened now , interest in the history of
the most renowned discoverer of the
past , says the Glasgow Times. It is to
bo noted , however , that the documents
only alllrm tradition , for Genoa has
alwnvs boon the admiral's accredited
birthplace. But if the discovery should
load to nothing but n moro careful in
vestigation of the records of his later
history , it will have boon of uso.
The character of Columbus has been
greatly misunderstood , and his 000
biographers have in turn invested him
with the glory of the religious here and
the contumely of the ill-tomporoa and
crack-brnined adventurer. An impartial
critic must admit , indeed , that ho was
something of both , though more of the
here than the adventurer , and that Ins
their upoint of view. "
Educated , as it is supposed , in the
local schools of Genoa , and for a short
period at the University of Pavia , the
youthful Columbus must have come in
close contact with the scholars of the
day. Naturally of religious tempera
ment , the piety of the learned would
carlv impress liim , nnd to this may pos
sibly bo attributed the feeling that ho
had boon divinely selected , whicli re
mained with him until his death.
There is little doubt that ho began his
career as a sailor , at the ago of 14 , with
the solo object of plunder. The Indies
wcro the constant attraction for the na
tives of 'Venice and Genoa : the
Mediterranean , and the Adriatic were
filled with treasure ships. In these cir
cumstances it is not to ba wondered that
the sea possessed n wonderful fascina
tion for the youth of these towns. This
opulJhm was the constant envy of Spuiu
and Poi tugal , and Columbus was soon
attracted to the latter country by the
desire of Prince Henry to discover a
southern route to the Indies. It was
'while in Portugal that ho began to bo-
Hove that his mission on earth was to bo
the discoverer of a new route to the land
of gold 'Hho white man's god. " For
ton years ho resided in Lisbon , from
time to time making short voyages , but
for the most part engaged drawing
maps to procure himself a living. Here
ho married , here his son Diego was
born , and here his wife , who died at an
early ngo , was buried.
Toscanollo nt this time advanced the
theory that the o.irth was round , and
Columbus at once entered into corres
pondence with him on the subject and
was greatly impressed with the views
of the Florentine .scientist , both as to
the sphericity of the world and the won
ders of the Astatic region. Heresy-
hunting was then a favorite pastime ,
and Columbus , in accepting these the
ories , ran no small risk of losing his life.
Portugal and Franco in turn rejected
his oilers to add to their dependencies
by his discoveries , and though his
brother found many in England willing
to give him the necessary ships to start
on his adventures , Spain , after much
importuning on the part of the explor
er , forestalled our own country.
'
Then followed his'four eventful voy
ages with all their varying fortunes ,
nnd his death , when ever 70 years of
ago , in a wretched condition of poverty.
Thd ready consideration of theories , not
only dangerous , but so astounding in
their character as to throw discredit on
these who advanced them , shows him to
have been a man ol intellectualcourngo.
Humility was another trait of his char
acter , and in all his life it cannot bo
said that ho actoa in any way but an
honest and straiglitforward manner
toward his follow men.
It is true , no doubt , that his recogni
tion of slavery somewhat dims his repu
tation. Ho sold many Indians as slaves ,
but it should bo remembered that
slavery prevailed ut the time , and it was
only on his second voyage , when hard
pressed for means to reimburse the
Spanish treasury for the Immense ex
pense of the expedition that ho resorted
to the barter ii | human llesh. Indued ,
his friendly relations with the natives
show that us a rule ho must have treated
thorn in the kindlv manner which char-
acterized all his actions.
Throughout the reverses of his long
career , wholnor received with Hneors ,
Inudod as a benefactor of his country ,
put in chains by crafty fellow-subjects ,
or defrauded by tin unscrupulous prince
of the profits of his discoveries , ho con
tinued a man of an eminently lovable
character , kind to hlu family , his serv
ants , nnd oven his enemies. Americans
are to do honor M the Columbian exhi
bition to the mime of him who , though
not the first whita man to land on the
shores of the now world , was the first to
colonl/.o its fertile islands. Not only
America , but the whole world may em
ulate his virtues with advantage ; for ,
oven now , justice and mercy , courage
and meekness do not always abide to
gether.
of sense , " sayb a man who hits observed
them. "Put a buzzard in a pan about
six feet square and open at the top and
it is as much a prisoner as though It
were shut up In a box. This is because
buzzards always begin their night by
taking a short run , and they either can
not or will not attempt to lly unless they
can do so. Again , tnko a common
bumblebee and put it in a goblet It
will romn'ln a prisoner for hours , trying
to escape through the sides , without
ever thinking of escaping from the top.
80 also a bat cannot rise from a per
fectly level Biirfiice. Although it is re
markably nimble In Its illght when once
on the wing and can lly for many hours
nt a tljno without taking the least rest ,
if placed on the lloor or on Hut ground
it U absolutely unable to use its wings.
The only thing it can do in to ahulllo
helplessly mid painfully along until It
roaches ijomo trilling elevation , from
which It can throw itself into the air ,
whun ut once it U oil llko a Hash.
SOUTH AMERICA'S ' PATRONAGE
United States Merchants Losing Business
in That Direction.
TESTIMONY OF A NEBRASKA CITIZEN
Cotiiul I-ovo Gives His Kxporlcnco In Snn
Salvador \\liy the Natives Prefer
aood * Mnniifncturcd tn Thin Coun
try Washington Ncwi Notes ,
WASHINOTOX Btmmuor Tun BKE , )
GUI FoutiTEUiftii STIIBET ' f
WASHINGTON- . C. , Aug. 0. )
J. W. Love , consul nt San Salvador , Is
here on a furloueh and will go to his homo
in Fremont , Nob. , In a few days. Mr. Love
says : "Tho American merchants nro losing
n magnificent trade in the South American
countries solely because they do not seek to
cck
keep < it. Wo ronK third among the people
where I am located when wo ought to stand
first , The people of South America know
what the goods of the United States nro nnd
want them and would buy thorn it per
mitted to. Moans of transportation to the
Inland cities Is primitive and goods are car
ried on mules or in a two wheeled cart go
that . It is impossible for them to handle
freight . that weighs ever 150 pounds. The
English , Germans and French recognize this
nnd pack their freight accordingly. They
also protect It from the weather nnd do a
nld
dozen"littlo things thit please the natives ,
while the American ships bU goods just as
ho would from ono store to another.
Counterfeit American Goods.
'Wo ought to sell all the military supplies ,
all the cutlery and hardware and all the
fabrics that go to these countries , and would
If agents were sent thoro. The foreigners
Imvo nollcltcrs for trade among them all tbo
time. Knowing the favor In which American
goods are hold tbo foreigners have taken ad
vantage of it , I have scon revolvers with
with tno nama of Smith & Wesson , but made
In England , sold in San Salvador , und of the
common fabrics made In Now En eland , the
Indian head brand Is counterfeited In Eng
land and sent there. Enormous quantities of
this are Sola , for it is a hot climate und cot
ton makes up the entire apparel. The natives
prefer oven American beer , and oven
this is imitated. I have soon beer made
abroad with the natno of Auhousor
turned in the cork and sold for
thogenulnn St. Louis article. Enormous
pn > Uts could bo made by our merchants if
tbcv would grasp the opportunity. Tboso
people are good pay and I Know of no Hold
that offers bettor advantages. The trade
belongs to us by right and wo should have
It. "
Grunt County ItesurvcyH.
Senator Paddock said tonight : "Thoro
sooraa to bo a misapprehension about those
Grant county rosurvoys. The innd olllco
is not absolutely blameless in the
mutter but has used every effort to
secure the resurvovs asucd. I brought the
subject before Judge Oroff nearly two years
nrn nnd ha tried his Dost , under the law. to
have the resurveys mnao. This was not
done aud could not bo done because the writ
er , consent of nil the parlies lu Interest wns
lot obtnincd. The law rcqulros thnt nil par-
ios whoso land mlrbt bo nfTcctod by tbo
: hnngcs of boundary must alga a consent in
writing to tba changes which may bo
made. This petition acts ns a waiver of
damages against the government. No resurvey -
voy can bo had without it. Judge Grolt
used every effort to cot the matter in such
iiapo that the government could act , but
ailed through no tault of his own or the
tovcrnmout. I had considerable corres
pondence myself on tbo subject with fnecds
u Grant co-nty who unaorstand the matter
.boroughly. I know of no reason now why ,
_ f the necessary consents are secured , the
re > urvoys cannot bo made. ' Congress every
rear appropriates ra'oney in bulk for rosur-
oys which uro apportioned oy the commls-
B ioner of iho gouoral land oflice according to
demands. Tbo talk of any money specifi
cally appropriated for Nebraska having boon
diverted to Idaho or olsownoro Is nonsense. "
National Hunks Heavily Tiixod.
Tha profit on national bank issues , owing :
.o the misrepresentations of the democrats
and members of tbo tblrd party , is supposed
to bo , or to have been enormous ; but this is
an erroneous belief , a mcro assumption. I''or
instance , in 1875 tbora was on deposit with
tbo treasury as security for national bank
circulation in bonds nbout $301,500,000 ,
worth in currency much moro because of ttio
premium , say $425.800,000. On this , the
banks , however , could only have , say $325-
350,000 of circulation , bscause from the second
end item , or value in currency , we subtract
premium on bomls , f til , I ! 10,000 , also 10 per
cent margin on which no circulation issued ,
$ .50.150,000 ; total , $100,490.000 ; loavlntr tbo
$3 5,310,000. Currency value of interest ou
bonus was $23,164,000. Deduct 1 per cent
tax on circulntlon. $3.253,000 ; balance inter
est , $10,011.000. Deduct from circulntlon C
per cent ( act June , 18T4) ) , required to
be deposited for redemption purposes ,
equal to 10,205,500 , leaving oulv
$ J09.014,500 available for use by
the banks. This , loaned at 8 per cent ,
, vould give ns Interest $ J4.7J3.503. Add to
ibis interest received on beads , $10,011,000 ,
and wo huvo a total prolit of $43,734,500. The
interest at S par coat on the t-125,800,000 re
quired to purchase the bonds would bo 31.-
Out.COO , u difference in favor of the national
bank system of only nbout $9,070,600 , or say
"K P3r cent , over tbo amount thnt would
bo received by an Individual on ordinary
loan.
loan.No
No account has been taken of loss on ac
count of premium paid on bonds , nor of loss
occasioned by refunding our bonds at a lower
rate of Interest , nor of tbo severe taxation
that has boon irupoicd on national banks.
Tbo truthfulness of tboso general statements
made from tbo records of the Treasury de
partment Is berne out fully by practice , as
the reports of tbo comptrolbrof tbo currency
for iho last two or three years will show.
Nearly all of the national bankh have for
some years taken out the minimum of circu
lation required by luw , and hundreds nod
hundreds of thorn have reduced them to the
lowest ebb , as they found the high and fluc
tuating markets have made their losses upon
bonds exceed the profits by way of interest
coupons. The "prolit nnd loss" ledcors of
nil national banks show frequent losses on
account of reduotloas In premiums unon
bonds , they having gouo down something
like 10 per cent within the last year or two.
Moro Money in State HunUii.
Dividends bavo not boon ns largo with
nntlonal banks as they were with stata
banks. Tbo average In the whole country
bos been 5 per cent by national banks on cap
ital from Ibtl'J to 1875 , und only 4 par cent on
capital and surplus.
Tbo national buuks bavo boon subject to c
heavy tax. The states have Insisted upon
taxing the shares us personal property ,
while the government has Imposed n tux ol
ono-hnlf of 1 per cent suml-ann'ualiy upon
circulation , one-half of 1 per cent ou deposits -
posits , and one-naif of 1 per cent on capital
not invested in United States bonds. It
would appeur that our national banks from
1S < S4 to 18SU paid in tnxos to tbo government
$130,000,000 , tbo total tax paid by national
banks to states und tbo government during
that time having been probably
double that amount , or $200,000,000.
And they have paid to iho government In
taxes down to the present time over $140-
000,000. Tno tax ou deposits und the taxes
Imposed on capital not luvoUod In Unltei
Slates bonds wcro repealed In 18&J , for if
such bad not boon the case the pro lit 5 entire
would bavo been wlpud out. Tno comp
trollor of the currency , In his report of 1601 ,
shows that the national b.iuks paid the gov
ernment in taxes In 1691 .ovor $ I'JIO,0)0 , and
a total for taxoi , cost of redemption of notes
bank examiners' fees , cost of plntoa , etc. ,
ever $1.4bO,000. With United States Uandu ,
4) 8 and 4 , at from par to $117 , tbo Investor
or banks only realized from -7-10 to 0 per
cent profit.
The comptroller of the currency In 1833
computed that the prolit on circulation with
4 > J per cent bonds on deposit tharo'foro
where tba rate of Interest is 0 per cent , was
not over throo-tlftbs of 1 per cent , nnd wheru
the rule of interest wu& above 8 per cent tbo
profits on circulation were nominal , prao
ilcally nothing. These thing * toad to clear
up a great deal of the soutilstry Indulged In
concerning tbu feature of our lliiancia
policy. Of courao the national bank system
must uomo to nu end when wo have no
longer United States bonds to deposit on
which to secure circulation , unlcx congrei
provide * another wuy of locurlQg tbo govern
inent In iU guarantee of redemption of clr
culiuiug uolci , aud the nuoitiou U llablu t
rise us to whfttr.system for circulating
ncdlum Is to take lu.j > laco. The objections
o the greenback IsWcihrcct by the govern
ment nro Insurmountable , nnd the pollity of
n Issuance of Mlfr r ( corlllloatca or notes
asod on deposits of silver bullion has
materially aided to incraasn our totfil olrculn- ,
ion , but even that Threatens not to bo
lormnncnt , nnd the whole question begins to
licit , a great doil of"talk nnd honest dls-
usslun. , i)1
Ilrprcscntntlto.K.tlcorc'ii View * .
Representative iCilgpro of Texas , the boss
ticker of this conhjrdti , said today : "No-
> ody knows what tbo next session will bring
orth , but It scorn * to mo that an Increase In
iur national Income ! , to bo provided somo-
low. The expenset won't ' DO cut down so
ho receipts must bo forced up or we'll bo
ottltig Into debt , if ttb lower tba tariff on
omo nrtlcloj wo cna > make moro money than
vo do nowi Perhaps some action may
o taken on tbaf llno. Personally I
m in favor of taxing &nlt
nd sugar nnd rlno. These articles are
ntvorsnlly usod. The rich mau consumes
nero rice nnd sugar than does the poor man ,
o bo would pay moro tax. Tha poor manses
sos moro salt than the wealthy , but salt is
hcapor than dirt anyway so the difference
vould not practically bo notleoablo. "
Anxious to Get Home.
The exodus of members of congress began
his morning aud before night there wns not
uonato quorum of the members of both
houses left In town. Two or throe voters
nd not moro than half a dozen
members of the house were nt the capital
odny. Here and there through the ball of
ho house a belated member might be scon In
bis Bhlrt sleeves digging down amone tbo nc-
umiilatod papers In his desk , packing up
hose which ho doslrea to preserve nnd got-
log ready for a complete cessation of con-
crosBlonai. work untilnext December. The
mploycs have boon busy all day sending out
moks , stationary and piles of pamphlets nnd
orrospondonce whloh have accumulated In
ho members'desks. Most of the members
vho have not boon able to Icnvo town yet
vcro busy all dny clearing up their business
mforn the departments. Dopartlni ; mom-
tors sav that they are going earnestly into
jolltlcnl work and that the campaign may bo
xpectod to open September 1.
Miscellaneous.
The Star this evening , spcaklncr of tbo
vhercabnuts of Washington pccplo , says :
'Mrs. Pnddock has boon hero lately witli
he senator at the Portland anil hopes to
lay until they can gn away together for n
bolt period of rest and recreation. Sonntor
and Mrs. Mandorson uro another of the senn-
orlal couples who have a good word to say
or Washington as a summer resort , fbo
alter remained here all summer , ns she nl-
vnys does , until the senator can leave for
heir vacation trip together. "
Fourth class postmustm have been ap
pointed as follows : Wyoming II. II. Hnrri-
on at Auburn , vlca Charles Kingston , re-
igned. Iowa U. L. Johnston at EureKa ,
ice O. K. Fees , roslcuod ; Mary Thlbodo at
Harrin. vice J. J. Beody , resigned ; J. Lar-
on at St. Olaf , vice E. O. Embrotson , re-
Ignod.
Charles Dlohlman of Madison , S. D. , Is at
the Howard.
The Nebraska StntQ Republican associa-
lon will bavo n nicotine Monday night nt its
'
mil on Pennsylvania' " nvonuo , at which
udgo Crounso will bo one of the spoaknru.
} . ( jlouso will bo ono of the otbor speakers.
P. S. H.
Short S top
Autumn is coininpr , so close up the
urainor work. Upn't , leave macninos ,
eels , etc. , scattered ground your prom-
6C3 nnd exposed to tho1 woathor. Ilayo
'ou got a good drill for fall seeding ?
Allow no ono to jibup' { ( your domestic
animalu. Add all.i efu o matter to tbo
compost heap. CloapjLho granary be-
ere putting in no v grain. How about
milding a cheap siloVn. Assort well nnd
mck no tly for mnrltot , and you will
istablish u good J-optjlation. A more
, hun average hay tfrdp'may bo expected ,
tfurno the backwaVd'jiiprn crop. Are you
making any permanent improvements ?
Try and exhibit something worthy of a
irizo at the coming-fair. Most time to
select grain for fall soeding. Employ
only sober nnd inlellizfent farm hands ,
[ Coop the surface o tlrt"Voll clean around
thq trunksof yotyv'Jfrult troea. How
ever busy don't neglect the garden.
Millet should bo cut ns soon as the seed
e in ho raillc. NoWseo thnt your pus-
, urca are all provided with shade and
water August is the best time to kill
lushes , briars , thistles , etc. Avoid
waste in harvesting. _ This is a goot1
season for undordrainlhg. Help to make
four local fair a creditable exhibition.
Xoop up the warfare ugalnst all evil
weeds and voracious insects. Forest
Ires start easily ; bo cautious. Close up
iho harvesting then for a good vaca
tion and the fairs.
A Now llullot Ifox.
The board of election commissioners
of San Francisco have awarded a con
tract for 290 ballot boxes at a cost of Sil
each. The box is a cylindrical vessel of
travani/.cd iron about two and a half
Toot in length and nine inches in diame
ter. At each end a diamond-shaped
window , something less than live inches
square and buppliod with heavy plate
glass , permits iv full view of the interior.
A second metallic cylinder is incased
within the outer one , and by moans
of a handle on the ejctorioris fro o
o turn In cither direction for a short
istnnco. A long , narrow aperture run-
ing the entire length of the upper side
f tlio box is designed for the -passage of
the bllot to the insido. Immediately
after the ticket has passed through the
slot a slight turn of the outer handle
causes a partial revolution of the inner
cylinder , thus closing the aperture.
The disadvantages of holts or staples
have boon removed by the pres
ence of small holes through
both cylinders , and also through ono of
the end pieces , By means of these an
improved style of padloclc connects the
movable portions of the box when the
slot is open , and also when closed. Small
iron supports elevate the box slightly
from its resting place , and by means of
a handle at ono of the ends tlio on tire
arrangement mar bo easily carried.
CallliiK tlio JCull.
Pittsburg Chronicle : "la Spontane
ous Enthusiam present ? "
" "
"Aud Conservative Estimator1"
"On Dock. "
"Reform ? "
' Present"
"Denounce in Unmeasured Terms ? "
"floro. " -
"Nominate on First Ballot ? "
"Present. " " < '
'
' "Strict Economy ? ) ' '
"Hero. " iiftl
"Fidelity to Principles ? "
"On hand. "
vu-.J. t
"Viewed with Aluriujf. . '
"Hero bet. " .
, you r .ot
"Is the Man Wha.j , , piin Carry Now
York present ? " t j _
Cries of "Yes"row different parts of
the Wigwam. ' >
"Is the Good Westonnan hero ? "
About two dozon'-allirmatlvo ' replies
wore heard. ! j"ri !
"Favorlto SonsV"v , , , „
Cries of "Horo"i/rQtn all over the
house.
"Dark Horses ? " "
A volley of Nelghs'frdm every direc
tion.
"Dissension ? "
"Present. "
"Stab-ln-the-hack ? "
' 'flight horo. "
"Unhesitatingly Condom. "
"Present. " ?
" .TotTorsonlan Prlnolplcs. "
"Hero. "
"Nominate hv Acclamation. "
"Then the Democratic" Convention
will proceed to business. "
Three broad patent * ou oloctrlo locomo
tives and uleotdo railway systems , applies
tloni for wnlcli Imyo been tilled slnco Juno : ) .
1SSO , havu lust been Utuud to Tboinut A.
Edison.
WASHINGTON IS WATCHING
Ehrinsis in the Oapltnl Oity Hiwo Tlioir
Eyes on Omaha ,
BRYAN IS REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
He Prove * tlio Fallacy nf HepresrntluK thn
Nation nt the nxpcimo of inn Constltii.
oncy About Drinking I" U < > iiRrc s
lllllr McGnrniBlmn'a Cliilm.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 0. [ Special to
TUB Bun.J Thousands of eastern Masons
are now speeding their way westward to
participate in the great triennial conclave of
Knights Templar which will moot next week
in Doaver. Omaha ha * n peculiar Interest In
this Rathering. The ebb of the tide will roll
back nt the end of seven days upon the Gate
City to attend the meeting of the Nobles of
the Mystic Sluhio nnd to witness the spectacular -
tacular procession which isoiioof the attend
ant features of the gatherings of
this powerful organlzailon. Three years
ago the Mvstlc Sbrlno mooting was hold In
Washington nnd the generous hospitality ex
tended by Almas tompto is ono of the tradi
tions of the order. Omaha will ho looked tote
to surpass the attentions showered upon
visiting hhrlnors by Washington at the last
conclave , and there is no doubt expressed
bore that she will surpass the expectations
entertained of her Koncrojity and her ability.
Most of the visiting templars are curryltiB
with them thoiroriontal paniphor-iulla nnd n
genuine Sahara thirst , nnd if they do not
Ilnd In umaha a creon nnd moist oasis In
which to spread their tents and prayer rugs
and graze their camels will fool that they
have lived in vain. Members of. the local
tcmplo here tell me that fully 2,500 ibrlnors
may bo expected in Omaha sand that
hundreds are going to Denver because of the
Omaha mooting on their way homo.
*
Mr. Bryan has made a bad falluro In his
attempt to secure the passage of the senate
bill to reimburse Lincoln for the cost of pav
ing around the federal building. The oboeso
parers and dcmngocues with whom Mr.
Bryan has trained during the Hosslon Jumped
on his little bill with both foot and ground it
Into tie | floor. It was no use for Mr. Bryan
to assure the house that the bill was. n worthy
ono. Mr. Holraan who has found in Mr.
Bryan one of his willing : catspaws expressed
horror at the "enormous sum" of $11,000 pro
posed to be appropriated ; and Ibo whole
gang of Dogus economy blatherskites fol
lowed in his train. Mr. Bryan has shoutoa
from the housetop his theory that local In
terests must always bo subservient to the
Dictates of theoretical politics nnd ho only
got a dose of his own mcdiclno in this
instance. Ho has ridiculed Nebraska's
claims for protection to her sheep
crowing industry , Inujrhcd nt local in
terests in the river nnd harbor bill ,
ugalnst which ho cast his vote , although it
carried appropriations for several points tn
his district , and in general has sought tocon-
fay the Impression that tno woriu was ino
moat ho was after and Nebraska Interests
,00 small a speck to excite the cerebral "con
volutions in ibo lonely orbit of his thought.
So when ho rose to ask for the passage of a
mcnsury carrying a small appropriation , ho
ivas promptly sat down upon. It aossn't
pay to BO too fresh even in "The Oreut Jay
Congress. " Reciprocity is the soul of con
gressional trades , and more votes nro secured
by a reasonable consideration forothors' in
terests than by a loudly heralded and well
advertised display of political self-righteous
ness. When the record comes to no made up
_ f Mr. Bryan's congressional service to his
constituents it will bo ono pitifully barren
of results , and which , if 1 urn not greatlr
mistaken , will not commend him to the hard
headed voters of the First district.
4
Congressional investigating committees
are not always Interesting , but the ono
which has just concluded its labor of nt-
; emptlng to discover a congressman's Idea of
what constitutes drunkenness attracted
more than usual attention. Mr. Watson's
charge that drunr.cn congressmen had
reeled through the aisles during the present
session stirred up the Indignation of the
house to a most unwonted degree , nnd par-
ocularly aroused the ire of the southern
members , who nro the most persistent
patrons of the cold lea counter. It was rc-
'reshlng to listen to Colonel Oatos declare
.hat as long as n mnn wasn't "dog drunk"
bo didn't consider him Intoxicated ; to near
Jeorgo Wise of Virginia express horror at
such a charge being made by anyone about
auybodv : to sco the disgust in the face of
Amos Cummlncs ns ho denounced the charge
as falsa and malicious , and in general to
witness the alacrity with which every wit
ness "crossed his heart" and expressed sur
prise that such an intimation should bavo
been whispered about a blghtonod nnd hon
orable body like tbo house of representatives.
*
The "Jns committee , ' as It is called , of
course found the chnrgos totally un founded.
But oven the committee could not quite uo-
coivo itself on the general proposition that
ho spectacle of on Intoxicated congressman
.n the ordinary , everyday , unvurnlshud and
unembellished sense of the word Is not such
a rare bird ussoino people would have us be
lieve. Pension nights puts them on not In
frequent exhibition. The night of the great
contest over tto silver bill produced several.
Night sessions nro always piovocativo of tip
pling nnd tippling men. "Uojllng nnd maud
lin drunkards" nre of course different nlTalrs ,
but the man who attempts to deny that ho
has ever soon congressmen nITeclod by liquor
on tli > lloor of ibo house must olthor huvo <
an elastic conscience or bo as blind as Chap
lain Mllburn.
*
And yet it would bo most uufair not testate
state what is the truth , that year by year the
number of drinking men In both branclicb of
congress Is steadily decreasing , and thnt
each succeeding congress marks an improve
ment upon its predecessor. In "tho good old
days , " so often referred tn by tbo venernblo
barnacles crouud the capital , a drunken con
gressman scarcely excited attention unless
his condition led him Into a quarrel which
had to be settled under the code. Now u
congressman under the inlluenco of stimu
lants becomes ut once tbo object of criticism
and comment. The charge follows him homo
and must ba mot nn the stump , and often
throucn the local press , and society In gen
eral takes a liiind in his contest for re
election. That Is , In some sections. I know ,
however , n congressman from u southern
stntc who occasionally falls from grace , nnd
who adopted a novel plea of demurrers to
meet the charge. Ho wns dun-god during
thd course of his canvass with be
ing a hard drinttor In Wushlngton
and with having on several occasions dis
graced hlmsolf in pu'jllo. "My follow citi
zens , " hu said , "twelve years ugoyou clcuod
mo to the responsible position of county at
torney of this county. I draulc then and you
Uuow it. Two years later you elevated mete
to the bench of this din'net. I bad not then
joined nuy tomperanca society. Four years
ngo , with my habits unchanged , you honored
mo with your suffrages for congressman.
You know me , you know my virtues , you nro
perhaps not blind to my failings. My dear
follow citizens , I dismiss this churco uy giv
ing you ono little thought to tnko homo with
you Wnshlnglon Is n d A poor place to re
form In. " Ho was ro-elcctod.
w
1 was sorry to read the president's vote of
the McQarraglmu claim bill. I know paor
Billy McOarragbau wall , and a moro honau ,
persistent and fair-minded old Irishman never
lived. Ho has fought for justlno for thirty
years , and just ns the chalice
eoumod raised to his llni it wus
dashed to tbo lloor. btlll Mr.
Harrison was entirely right. Tlio bill was
drawn up in such form as 10 ward oil opposi
tion from tbo mlnlug company which years
ago jumped McUarraghan'i claim und lias
Hold it 111 co , Tbo government wus mudo
the scapegoat for all ibo sins of tbo Now
Idrla company and by tbo terms of tbo bill
was to pay ull dmnagos. President Harrison
while declining to pass upon the merits o
the clalin rofunod to permit the eovormnen
to boplacod In tbo position of footing all thi
bills , while tba property held by tbo corpor
ation was In terms con tinned to it by tbo acr
of congrots. Tno company which has foi
tblri-live years robbed McUurra haii waste
to go unwblppod of justice , wblln tb
claimant won to reimburse hlmiolf from tb
treasury , TUui was the blll.lu bnof. aud
3
the reasons plvon for the veto were sound
and will command popular npnrovnl.W.
W. K A.
. .viiir SOUTH ir.i/.fcv uxinniT.
1'rriiilcr IMbln Tlilnkt thn I'nlr Director *
llmo llcru Unfair.
NEW YOIIK , Auff. 0. Sir Ooortfo Dibbs.tho
premier of Now South Wales , arrived hero
today , nnd ho docs not feel kindly toward
the management of the World's fair. Ac-
cordlnfjly the exhibit of New South Walei ,
which Is about the only English colony that
Intends to exhibit , promises to bo a failure ,
and this Is what ho says :
"Now South Wales win almost the only
colony that Intended to exhibit Our exhibi
tion will now bo or.o-fourlh of what It would
have been If the Cblcapo managers had
dealt with us ns wo had boon promised.
Thoj sent on nee tit , by what authority I do
not know , who promised everything wo
inicht desire In the way of space and accom-
inochitloni. After wo bud committed ourselves ,
and soont about $100,000. they told us that
tlio nffont was actiiiK without authority mid
that wo could not have spice at alt adequate
to our wants. The result will bo thnt It wilt
practtcnllv rulu our exhibit. Our ex hlblt
will bo larRelv In raw materials. The trou-
bio is tbitt they nro lllto American raw ma
terials ana will muuo no particular showing
separated.
" \VowonlodtomalcQour exhibit on bloc.
To classify it will only bo to weaken 1U Wo
wantca a collootlvo exhibit , but the fair ar-
rniiRomimts do not allow of focussing , and
without that 1 cannot see what advantage
ttioro is In the colony's oxlubttlnir. If our
woods have 10 ba In ono plnco , our gold In
another , our silver and wools scattered about
among various buildings , the advantugo to
us of such a display becomes very doubtful.
"I am sura that If wo had learned at llrst
what wo have since learned , wo would not
liavo exhibited at nil. The trouble. Is wo
Imvo gene too far to back out now. As it Is ,
our exhibit will bo n falluro tn nlarpo extent.
I do not think the colonv will over exhibit
again. My vote ana influence shall always
Do against it , at least. Of course we did not
expect to rival America and other old coun
tries. As I have said our exhibit would
Imvo been chlolly in raw materials , but it
would bavo had an element of novelty that
would have made it interesting to oven
Americans. As it Is , it will bo n miserable
falluro.
"You may put It down , the feollne Is very
bitter throughout England. Tnoy Uavo an
Idea that the fair is not being managed with
the usual intelligence that American bring
to bear on such big enterprises.
"Ourmostintercstingoxhiblt will probably
bo in wool , merino wools. There has bean a
great deal of till it as to whether they should
bo admitted duty froo. Well , wo don't care
whether they are or not. You have got to
huvo our flue class wool to mix | wltu your
course wools. It maltos no dilToroiico
whether you got them direct or go to I-.OHQOII
for them. It Is a wonder to mo that the in
telligence of the people of America cannot
sco that.
"Heretofore Americans have had it all
their own way in our markets. But wo are
going to take a leaf out of your books. Wo
will manufacture our own wooden nutmegs
ueroaitor.o nave utscovcrou inai wnuu n
iountry roaches u certain size , it must manu-
'ucturo , growaud produce for itself.
" 1 leave tonight for Montreal , then go to
Ottawa. The Canadian government is
making an effort for a moro extended trade
between Canada and the colonies. "
When asked whether ho would visit
hicago , Sir George announced very em
phatically that ho would not. At the con-
jluslon of his mission In Canada. Sir Oorgo
, vlll leave for Sidney , sailing from Sim Fian-
cisco on the 18th instant.
"LOOK PI.EA3A.Nr. PLBASB. "
[ low H rroiiclimiiii niivH It mid Ohtnlns
( jooil KrsultH.
The knack which the French photo
graphers , and especially Ihoso of Paris ,
Assess in relieving their sitters of a
jonstraincd nnd distressed look while
sitting for their portraits lias long been
the envy and perplexity of photograph
ers of Other nations , hays Youth's Com
panion. An American photographer ,
on a recent visit to Paris , took pains to
study the means by which this very de
sirable result was reached.
Ho reports that it all lies in a very
simple devicewhich well illustrates the
nature of the Frenchman.
When a lady , for instance , la sitting
; o a photographer for a portrait , the
operator does not in u'perfunctory man
ner coldly request her to "Look pleas-
mt now , ma'nm. " Ho says to her , in
iho most natural and graceful munnor
in the world :
"It's quite unnecessary to ask madame
.o look pleasant ; she could not look
otherwise. "
The lady of course acknowledges _ the
compliment with her most gracious and
highbred smile. "Clk-kl" goes the
camera , and the picture is obtained , revealing -
vealing the sitter at her high water
mark , ns it woro.
Ills MlHtnlce.
Detroit Free Press : . Ho knocked at
the kitchen door timidly and asked for
something to oat.
"You have it if '
can you'll saw some
wood for mn , " said the lady.
" 1 shall only bo too happy , " ho re
sponded , "but I must ask that you give
mo something to cat first , for I am weak
trom hunger. "
She had her doubts about a bargain 61
that kind , but took him In and sot him
down before a largo slice of loft-ovor
steak.
Ho attacked it at once with knife and
fork , but after u few minutes laid down
his implements of war.
"You will excuse mo , I hope , " ho said
rising.
"What's the matter ? " she inquired in
surprise.
"I made a slight mistake , " ho replied
as ho wiped the perspiration from his
brow with his sloovo. "I thought I
needed to oat the stoalc to give mo
strength to saw the wood , but-1 lind I
need to saw the wood to give mo
strength to oat the steal ; , and if you
will bo kind enough to show mo the
wood pile I will "
But she didn't wait for him to con
clude his peroration ; she swooped down
on him , and as ho went out the gate ho
breathed a sigh of thankfulness that ho
had escaped BO easily.
A Su.mlilo Tronic.
Mr. Dennett , of Capo Elizabeth , Mo. ,
who supplies the cott-igors with milk ,
eggs and garden truck , has a rig that
attracts a good deal of aUontlon. It
consists of -year-old bull with a ring
in his nose , bearing a crooked yoke on
Ills neck , harnessed to a Hat-bottomed
cart , which will flout In the water. The
animal is driven by Mr. Donnott like a
horso. Reins of rope are attached to
the ring in the bull's nose ; they pass up
over the horns through rings attached
to them. With this queer team Mr.
Dennett makes the trip to the beach two
or throe times a week , fording the Spar-
wink river at high tide. The bull swims
the river llko a dog and the cart floats
llko a boat , und will sustain the weight
of Mr. Donnott and his load of produce
safely. When Mr. Donnott and his
unique team are soon approaching , the
cottagers throng the banks of thn river
in order to see him make the passage ,
Mnrrlmjo I.leoiinci ,
Tbo following marrlaco llconsos were is
sued by Judge Idler yoHorduy ;
Kama niid nudren * . Ago
( Carl Pinltli. Omaha ,
] KYH McDonnell. Council IllulTf ,
j IMwnrd Klmmoll , Oinuhn , , . S
( GuorKln I1' . Hut en. Oinalia 1
j Hmity UlirjutonKcn. Omaha ,
I Murlu I.urbon , Oiimhu. . . , , . . . . . , . . , . , , . . . . . .
) Jouupli Huffman , Oiaiiha. . , .
| AKIIUS Kavnosli , Umiilm , .
j David Colin , Ornnlin ,
\ UuckiuUruuu , Uiuuliu , . . . , . . , . . . . . . , .
SETTLED WITHOUT A STRIKE
Telegraphers nnd Unioa Paoifia Ofihlala
Oorno to n Friendly Compromise.
CONCESSIONS MADE BV BOTH SIDES !
Knelt Tclrcrnnh Oiter.itor In the Com *
liniiKmploy llrrvlviK nu Inert-mo In
8nlnry Mow tlio Adjnstmoiit Wnt
llroticht A limit.
The Union Pact lie telegraphers will not
strluo. A satisfactory compromise wa
reached at 5:3. : ) yoUorday , and the threat *
onod trouble wns happily avcrlcd.
Wliou the grievance eommlUoo Hr < t called
on Assistant Ciciior.il Managjr Dickinson It
submitted n suhodulo that raised the wages
of nearly every operator In tba service lu
sums ranging from ? 5 to f.'O a month , Mr.
Dickinson refused to concede any general
advance nnd the committee moderated Its
demands to n raise of $3 nil nrcund. Mr.
Dlcklnsou could not grant even lhatudvanco ,
but ho ottcrod to take up each Individual
grievance und consider u on Us own marks ,
aud the committee tacitly assantod to that
proposition , '
There was no serious dlnloulty In agreeing
on rules governing hours of worlc nnd over
time , nnd matters ran along smoothly until
the question of minimum waeos was reached.
The committee demanded that 51) per month
bo made the lowest rate for the entire J.ys-
ttm. Mr. Diculuson offered to ratso th <
minimum on several non-paying branches tn
Nebraska and Kunsus to $45 and to nuiKo $5(1 (
the scale for nil the tmlanco of the system.
On that rode the contending parties ttullt ,
und thocommltlon loll Mr , Dickinson's olllco
uftor Thursday afternoon's conference- and
Issued tbo ultimatum llxlng on ( i o'clock last
night as the hour for a general strike If Its
demands were not acceded to bolero that
hour.
Compromised Amlrnlily.
On the advice of President Ulnrlc Mr ,
Dickinson referred thn matter to the execu
tive comnmtoo of the board of directors ,
whoso headquarters nro in Boston , Thai
body yesterday referred it back to Mr. Clarlc
and ho turned it over to Mr. Dloklnson , with
the nuvlco to make n poncoablo settlement.
The latter sent for tbo committee about 0
o'clock yesterday afternoon , and ns the ro
suit of n short conference an amicable com
promise wus reached.
Instead of taking each '
up operator's gnov-
nnco as nn Individual case Mr. Dickinson
agreed that nil telegraphers heretofore ro-
celving salaries irom WJ to f'.U ' shall hnvo an
advnnco of $ . ' .50 par month , beginning with
the 1st of August. The committee on Its
part accudpd to the company's proposition on
minimum wages , $15 for the nonpaying
branches in Nebraska nnd Kansas und &r > 0
for tbo rest of the Union Paclllo system.
Both parties to the contest express them
selves ns satisfied with the settlement. The
operators irot an advance of $2.50 for the
majority of their number nnd n raise of $5 to
31n for about a hundred tclccranhcrs
vbo were receiving loss than SoO a
nontn. They will also have n sot of
ulcs governing promotions , regulating tbolr
, ours of labor und granting them pay for
ynr time. The ofllclaU expect to hour loss
lomplMnlng in the future , aud Mr. Dlckln-
_ on' will escape tlio IrksoiLU duly of investi
gating evorv individual grievance. Ho says
.hat the olllcers of tbo company bear tba
.clcgrnphcrs no ill will , nnd ho counts on tha
Union Pacific having a service of iho highest
ixccllenco.
Summary of tlio Situation ,
A gentleman who bud become fumlllni
ivlth the situation through conloronces with
be nil.way oflicials mudo this explanation
cstordiiy :
"Tbo point nt issue is a comparatively small
one. Of tbo bbS telegraphers on the Union "
Pacific systfm 114 roculvo salaries les ? than
fo'j n month. The grievance committee de-
mcnda that ? 50 shall bo the minimum on all
divisions. Thu ofllclnls are willing to grant
that on all the system except , several
branches In Nebraska and Kansas , which ara
being operated nt u considerable loss. Tbosa
lines are tbo Kansas Contra ) , the Lincoln &
Colorado , the Omaha & Uopubtlcun.Vulloy
and the line irociLoavcnworlh to Lawrence.
On tlieso ttioro nro two operators at
! 0 a mouth and n number at 15.
The company ofTora to make the maximum
on these $15. The difference between the
wo propositions Is estimated by Uhlof Hain-
-oy - nt f'JOOU to $3,000 , ana by the railroad
olllcluls at i.OuO to &t,000. The telegraphers
thlnic the company should not stick on sucb
a small amount as that , but the oniclals reply
that they have already nurnod to otbct
changes which will Increase tbo operating
expenses In tbu neighborhood of f.0uOO. , Tbo
oniclals deprecate any sensational talk thnt
will huvo n tendency to create bitterness ,
But thuy regard tno Insistence of the com
mittee on this one point us very Unreasona
ble. The SanU Fo Is the strongest com
petitor of the Union Puuitlo in Kansas nnd
on California business , and yet It has In
lorco n schedule ngreod to by the telo-
grapbors which Is considerably lower Unit )
the wages voluntarily paid by the Union
Pnclilc. On tbo Santa Fo iho average rate
of operators proper Is only $ . " > ) .40 a month ,
while on the Union Pacific It is $1)1.70. ) Un
the Santa Fo the largest class ut any ono
rate is tha15 men , who number 1-1. On
the Union Paclllc the ? M man are the most
numerous , there bslng 121 of tliom. Tba
telegraphers have accepted ? -l.r a > i tbo mini
mum on tbo Santa Fo , but insist on K > 0 on
the Union Paciilc. ,
'lYirii ! ) | | > ln > rN Thoroughly Organl/ml.
"The telegraphers of the Union Pacific arn
so thoroughly organized thnt virtually all of
thorn uro members ol Ibo order. A strike at
this time would bo moro inconvenient than
ordinurlly because of the heavy passenger
business on account of tbo Denver conclave ,
ttioro being ilfty special trains for that
tralllc , but the service could bo handled by n
train schedule. The greatest diniculty would
bo In handling freight , particularly the fast
trains with fruit nnd tea .from the
coast. Tbo superintendent of telegraph -
graph , has received applications for positions
in anticipation of n strike , but It would tnko
some time to fill nil the places nnd und the
business of the road would suffer. "
IViilliiK \Vuntorn Unon | C'lrclfK.
Some of the Western Union operator * wore
agitated yesterday by n fear that they might
bo ordered to do the wotk of the r.iilroaa in the
ovcnt of n strike. While Superintendent
Dloiioy would not deny that tbs Western
Union might render some assistance If called
on , ho nnid no man under him would bo to-
quired to do such woik ngnlnst bis will nnd
bo did not believe the Union Pacific would
even ask It. It is the policy of his company
to keep out of the affairs of the railway
telegrapher : ! . Tha only time it has boooinu
Involved In ono of those stdltes wns nt El
Paso , when the .Southern Puclllo operators
were out. The Western Union has a con
tract with most of the railroads to forward
their messages to points oil their own line ,
and It is under u pom.lty to carry out tbo
contract. A Southern Pacific ofllclal sent a
message to some point on another system
and the Western Union operators at ril
Paio rolusoJ to repeat it from that ofllco.
Superintendent Dickey gave them the op
tion of forwarding the message , as It
was under contract to do , or throwing
up their positions. The operators quit , and
others wuro ordered from Donvar to take
their places , while men from Omaha were
sent to illl thn vacancies at Denver. The
Western Union , Mr. Dickey explains , was
merely maintaining Its own service , and th
Kl Paso Incident , bo sayo , was the nearest
Ills company huv come to being Involved in a
strike of railroad tofogrnplior * .
Whou naked what oltuct the threatened
Btrilco would have on Wottorn Union buslnais
Mr. Dickey said It would cloio u great many
ofllcoa temporarily. The Western Union has
Independent olllces at about ono-tontU of the
Union Puclllo ntationo , nnd at the others the
railway operators i.mr.dlo tbo builnosi. Some
of those , llko Columbus and Central City , are
Important town * , but a great many uro mall
places , not sending n dozen commercial men-
logos a week. Quito a number of tbo Union
Pacific points can bo reached by wuy of other
railroads , but tboro are long Btrotohos of the
former road that would bo out oif from the
rout of tha world. Between Kearney and
Chuyonno for oxnmplo , there U but one point
tlmt can bo reached by unotber railway ) and
theru U noiio from Clioyonno to Otcdon ,
Most of tlieso Uolatod point * uro o unimpor
tant , however , that the dtiluruauco unu lo
to the Wobturu Uuloa would bo
lively trifling.