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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY M'ORNINU , MARCH 21 , 1891 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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MORE CHANCES MADE
Again the V/ilson Tariff Bill Feels the Edge
of the Pruning Knife ,
HOYIT LOOKS AS GIVEN TO THE SENATE
Alterations Made in the Measure b' iho
Full Finance Committee ,
DEMOCRATS STILL FIND FLAWS IN IT
Eenator MoPhcmra Objects to tbo Inccra
Tax nud Other Features.
SUGAR INTERESTS GET ANOTHER BOOST
Onilglith ! : of u Cent I'er Pound Helng
Added to tlm Itiitu Agreed On by the
ft
billjcornmlt tee Dl : it Inflict lou
Loudly i\iri' : neil.
. WASHINGTON , March 20. After the
eenati ; was called to order at noon today
Mr. Voorhces , chairman of Iho finance com
mittee , reported from the committee the
tariff bill nud Introduced It In a few words.
When it had been read by tltlo Mr. Veer
hces rose nnd said : . "I ask that this bill
be printed nnd placed on the calendar and
I give notice that on the 2d of April , a
week from next Monday , I will call the
bill up for consideration by the senate. "
Mr. Morrlll , one of the republican mem
bers of the Ilimnco committee , said he had
110 objection to the bill being reported to
the senate , but ho was opposed not only
to the Income tax , but also to the change
from specific to ad valorem duties.
Mr. Mnmlerson , republican , of Nebraska ,
inquired whether there was to be a written
report accompanying the bill.
"There Is not , " said Mr. Voorhces emphat
ically.
"Will there bo any statement ? " asked
Mr. Manderson.
"Thero will bo when the bill Is called
up , " replied Mr. Voorhees.
The most Important change made In the
bill Is In the sugar schedule , a change being
made by which an additional duty of one-
eighth of 1 cent per pound Is given on nil
tugars testing above 93 degrees by the
polarlscopo test , or which are above No. 1C
Dutch standard In color.
The text of the sugar schedule as now
agreed upon Is as follows : All sugarst tank
bottoms , syrups of cane julco or beet juice ,
mclnln , concentrated rnolaln , concrete and
concentrated molassca , testing by the polarl-
ncope not above 80 degrees , shall pay a duty
of 1 cent per pound , nnd for every additional
degree or fraction of n degree above SO and
not above 90 degrees shown by the polarl-
Ecope test , shall pay l-100th of 1 cent per
pound additional , nnd above 90 and not above
US degrees for every additional degree or
fraction of a decree shown by the polari-
Kcopo test , and shall pay a duty of 2-lOOths
of 1 cent per pound , additional , and upon all
sugars testing above ,08 degrees by the
polarlscopo test , or nlibvo No. 1C by the
Dutch standard In color there shall'be levied
nnd collectedp - duty of " > / & of-1 cent per
. in , iiiiuou ( i.aiii uuiyvlinposeu .upon'
sugars testing above 88"degrccs ; molasses
testing not above CO degrees by the -polnri-
Bcope shall pay a duty of 2 cents per gallon ;
molasses testing above' GO degrees shall pay
a duty of 4 cents per gallon.
The provision abrogating the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty was struck from the re
vised bill and a specific declaration Is In
serted repealing the reciprocity treaties ne
gotiated under the McKlnlcy act.
Other changes made in the revised bill
from the bill OB agreed upon by the subcom
mittee are as follpws :
CHANGED BACK TO HOUSE KATES.
Glycerine Is changed back to the rates
llxed In the house bill , which are 1 cent per
pound for the crude and 3 cents for refined ,
Instead of 20 per cent ad valorem , as In the
senate subcommittee bill ; licorice , 4 cents
per pound , instead of 25 per cent ad valorem
in the senate BUbcommltteo bill and 5 cents
per 'pound In the , Wilson bill ; blues contaln-
Ing ferocynnlde of Iron are restored to the
Wilson bill rates , which Is ( i cents per pound
Instead of 20 per cent ad valorem , the senate
Bubcommlttteo rates ; lime Is placed at 15 per
cent ad valorem Instead of 20 per cent In
the senate subcommittee bill und 10 per cent
In the Wilson bill , end duty Is made to In
clude thu vnlun of the covering of barrels ;
plaster of pnrls , which was not changed In
thn senate subcommittee bill from the Wit-
son rate of 10 per cent ad valorem on the
ground article. Is to pay n duty of $1 per ton ;
calcined plaster of parls , $1.25 per ton Instead
of 15 per cent ad valorem In the Wilson bill ;
cast polished plate glass , finished , or unfin
ished , and unsllvered not exceeding
24xGO Inches square , 20 cents per
Biiunrc foot Instead of 10 per
cent as In the Wilson bill ;
ull above the dimensions given , 35 per cent
pcinnro foot Instead of 30 as In the Wilson
bill ; all sheets of Iron or steel , common or
black , thinner than No. 25 wire gauge , and
black daggers , Iron or steel , pickled or
cleaned , Is changed from nine-tenths of 1
cent per pound to three-fourths of 1 cent pel-
pound und the provision which the house
bill carried , but which was stricken out of
the original senate bill , that this change
Bhall take effect after October 1 , 1KOI. Is ro-
Btorcd ; tin plate , terno pinto and taggers
tin , 1 cent per pound Instead of 1 1-5 cunts
ns In the Wilson bill , the senate subcommit
tee not having before changed from the Wil
son rate. In this paragraph the \Vllson bill
. provision that the rate shall take effect Oc
tober 1 , 1891 , Is restored ; cast Iron pipe of
every description , 22V4 per cent ad valorem
Instead of 23 per cent In the WlUuu bllLaud
20 per cent In the senate subcommittee bill ;
cross-cut saws , mill , pit and drag saws , 15
per cent ad valorem Instead of 25 per cent ,
the Wilson bill rate ; aluminum , In crude
form , 15 per cent ad valorem Inttend of 23
per cent , the Wilson bill rate.
The lead and lead ore duties -are left un
changed from the acnato subcommittee rates ,
ns lire thu Iron ore and coal duties.
Oatmeal Is put at 15 per cent ad valorem ,
Instead of 20 per cent , the Wilson hill rate :
castor beans , restored to the Wilson rate of
25 cents per bushel , The paragraph In the
Wilson bill relating to "cans or packages.
made of tin or other metal , containing shell
llsh , " Is stricken out entirely. Collars and
c\iffs arc left unchanged from the senate
KUbconimlttt'o rate , but such articles and all
other articles of every description , not espe
cially provided for , composed wholly or In
part of linen , 60 per cent ad valorem , Instead
of 35 per cent , the Wilson bill rate. Playing
cards are restored to the Wilson bill rate
of 10 cents per pack , Instead of 2 cents per
pack , as fixed by the semite subcommittee- " ;
jilpes , plpo bowls and all smoking articles ,
not specially provided for In this act , In
cluding cigarette books , covers , pouches for
smoking or chewing tobacco , and cigarette
paper In ull forms , the Wilson hill rate ot
(0 per cent ad valorem la restored , the sen-
nto subcommittee rate- having been 40 per
cunt ad valorem , and the remainder of thla
paragraph la made to read us follows : "And
l > lpo bowls of clay , 10 per cent nd valorem. "
) HANANAS AND PINEAPPLES.
' The provision of the senate subcommittee
Mil for a duty of 20 per cent ad valorem on
bananas and pineapples la btrlcUcn out. The
following are the yrtlcleu restored to the
( rco [ 1st : Cocoanuis und horn atrlpi und
liorn tips.
In the Internal revenue schedule the com-
jnltlco strikes out the provision which the
\ lubcommlttco Inserted , first , taxing cigars
Bnd cigarettes weighing more- than three
pounds $5 per 1,000 and cigarettes In paper
not weighing more than thren pounds $1
per 1,000 , and wrapped In tobacco 50 cents
per 1,000 , thus leaving the tnxrs on these
articles unchanged from the present law.
The provision In the Income tax nmtnd-
mcnt , relating to a'tax on building nnd loan
associations , which wan exempted by the
lioiiso nnd strlcknn out when the mibcommlt-
leo reported tha bill , has been restored , with
upon those. Institutions which mnko no loans
except to ftliarcholdcru , for the purpose of
enabling them to build homes.
The following , which was not In either the
house bill or the bill framed by the senate
subcommittee , Is Inserted : "Uvery person
whose business It is to manufacture tobacco
or snuff for himself or who employs others to
manufacture tobacco or snuff , whether such
manufacture be by cutting , pressing , nrltul-
Ing , crushing or rubbing of any raw or leaf
tobacco , or otherwise preparing raw or leaf
tobacco , or manufactured or partially manu
factured tobaco or snuff , or the putting up
for use or consumption of scraps , waste ,
clippings , sterna or deposits of tobacco re
sulting from any process of handling to
bacco , tobacco stem ! ) , scraps , clippings or
waste , by sifting , twisting , screening or nny
other process , shall bo regarded as a manu
facturer of tobacco. Every person shall
nlso bo declared as a manufacturer of to
bacco whose business It Is to sell leaf to
bacco In quantities less than the original
hogshead , cane or bale , or who sells directly
to consumers or tp persons other than duly
registered dealers in leaf tobacco , or to duly
registered dealers In manufactured tobacco ,
snuff or cigars , or to persons who purchase
In original packages for the export ; and all
tobacco so sold by such pcrpona shall bo re
garded as manufactured tobacco , und such
manufactured tobacco shall be put up nnd
prepared by such manufacturers In nuch
packages only us the commissioner of Inter
nal revenue , with the approval of the secretary -
rotary of the treasury , shall prescribe ; pro
vided that farmers and growers of tobacco
who sell leaf tobacco of their own growth
and raising shall not be regarded as manu
facturers of tobacco ; and so much of section
3,2H of the Hevlscd Statutes of the United
States nnd acts amendatory thereof as con
flict with this arc hereby repealed. "
MODIFIED SOMEWHAT.
The language of the bill repealing the Mc
Klnlcy net has been modified to a consider
able extent. The house bill provided for
the repeal of "all acts or parts of acts In
consistent herewith. "
The senate subcommittee bill which was
first reported struck out that language und
named the McKluloy bill by tills and re
pealed It outright , us well ns ull nets incon
sistent with the present bill. The report
toJuy provides specially for the repeal of
section 3 of the McKluley act , the reciprocity
section , and Inserts the following , abrogat
ing the treaties iniide under the section :
"All agreements or arrangements made or
proclaimed between the United States and
foreign governments under the provisions of
said section are hereby abrogated , of which
the president shall give such notice to the
authorities of said foreign governments as
may be required by the terms of such agree
ments or arrangements. "
Sections 15 * and 1C of the McKlnlcy law nre
repealed specifically. These sections provide
that the produce of the forests upon the St.
Joim and St. Crolx rivers In Maine and their
tributaries may be admitted free of duty.
The following section , which was Inserted
in the bill by the senate subcommittee , has
been eliminated from the bill , the effect being
to leave the Hawaiian treaty In full force
and effect : "That the president of the United
States shall Immediately upon the passage of
this net give notice to the government of the
Hawaiian Islands that the United States In
tends to terminate the treaty of June 3 , 1875 ,
miulo between thu United States and his
majesty , the king of the Hawaiian islands ,
ns provided In the 5th article of said treaty ;
and It is hereby further enacted that after
the expiration of twelve months from the
time of giving such notice the said treaty
shall be terminated and Its provisions ceased
to bo obligatory upon the contracting-parties
thereto. " . , , ,
Wilson bill , 'and "remained In the senate
subcommittee's bill when flrot reported , has
been stricken out , leaving the present law to
remain In force : "That section 2,981 of the
Revised Statutes be amended so ns to read as
follows : 'Section 2,951 The secretory of the
treasury Is hereby authorized , except ns
otherwise especially provided in this act ,
upon production of satisfactory proof to him
of the actual Injury or destruction In whole
or In part of nny merchandise from any
cause whatsoever , while the same remained
In the custody of the officers In any public
or private warehouse under bond , or In the
appraisers' stores undergoing appraisal In
pursuance of law regulations of the
Treasury department , or while In transporta
tion under bond from the port of entry to
any other port in the United States , or
while In the custody of olllcers of the cus
toms , and not In baud , while In the limits
of nny port of entry and before the same
have been landed under the supervision of
the officers of the customs , to abate or re
fund , as the case may be , out of any moneys
In the treasury not otherwise appropriated
the amount of Import duties paid or ac
cruing thereon , and , likewise , to cancel nny
warehouse bond or bonds , or enter satisfac
tion thereon , In whole or In part , as the case
may be. "
CHANGES IN WORDING.
When the bill was first reported by the
senate subcommittee a great many changes
were made In the wording of the adminis
tration section of the Wilson bill. Somo. ad
ditional changes have been made since then.
In section 4 the house bill provided that In
levying duty upon two articles of similar
material , quality and texture , and upon
mixed articles , the highest rate of duty
chargeable under this act should be levied.
The ( senate subcommittee struck out "high
est" nnd Inserted "lowest. " This has been
changed back again , and Is now the same as
It was In the Wilson bill.
In section 5 , relating to the delivery of
Imported pne.kagcs to the Importer , It Is
provided that such delivery shall not bo
made "until the packages are plainly
marked , " and the words "except under such
regulations as the secretary of the treasury
may prescribe" arn stricken out.
In section 22 the subcommittee struck out
of the Wilson bill the following : "And
provided , further , that the drawback on any
article allowed under the MuKlnloy law
shall bn continued tit the rate .herein pro
vided. " This Is restored In the new bill.
The following In the snmo section of the
Wilson bill , whleh was not disturbed , by the
senate subcommittee. Is now struck out from
the revised bill : "Provided , further , that
n drawback shall bo allowed equal to the
duly paid , less one per centum , upon nny
Imported bagging made of jute , but on this ,
whleh shall have been used exclusively ns
outside covering for lint cotton when ex
ported , the rate and amount of such draw
back to ! io natertuliu'd undur such regulation ]
ns the neerttriry of the treasury may pre
scribe. "
H adds to administrative features changed :
In section 29 , providing for nn additional
or corrected entry of Iho Importer , the Wil
son bill provided that Inspectors should Invy
nn additional duty equal to the amount of
lawful duty on the article , that Is to fay ,
tlu > duty upon the merchandise In question
shnll lie double thi ) amount added by the
appraising olllcer. This has been changed
since the bill was reported and now pro-
provides that an additional duty ot 1 per cent
ot the total appraised vnluo for each per
cent that each appraised value exceeds the
value declared In the entry. This , the new
bill further provides , shall only apply to
the article under valued , "and shall not ex
ceed 40 per cent of the appraised value of
such articles. "
The law In relation to the appointment
ot appraisers Is left as at present , the full
committee deciding not to accept the Wilson
bill changes ,
A now provision has been added to" the
bill providing that the word "value. " relat
ing to goods , shall mean actual "market
value , or wholesale price. "
Section 44 of the bill U stricken out. It
provides that no allowance for datungo to
goods Imported shall hereafter bo mailo.
M'PHEUSON'S OBJECTIONS.
Mr. McPherion of New Jersey explained
his relation to the balance ot the finance
committee , Elating that he had assented to
tha report , believing the bill was the best
obtainable In committee. He said : "There
are two subjects In the bill which have re-
( Contlnued eu Second I'ago. )
nmtn mi if i twivn T i TTpno
SGML Ol1 1IADLES LE1TERS
Read in Open Court and Admitted to Bo
Hers by tbo Plaintiff.
NICE THINGS SHE WROTE TO MR. RHODES
I'lnlntlrr in I ho I'limnm llrcnch of Promlne
Trial Still cm Iho Wltnem Btnml
I'lirtlier i\ldenco : Uhcn
Today.
WASHINGTON , March 20. "Miss Pollard ,
when did you first meet Mrs. Blackburn ? "
was the first question nsked by Congressman
Uen Huttcrworth today of the plaintiff In the
I'oltard-nrccklnrldgo breach of promise suit.
Miss Pollard said she hud met the widow ot
the ex-governor of Kentucky. In the winter of
1S90 when she ( Miss I'ollard ) was stopping
In Washington with Mrs. Polletto. Mrs.
Dlnckbtirn had called nt the house and the
hostess had presented them.
A letter was then handed to the plaintiff
which she said had been written by her to
her protector , Mr. Ithodcs. After looking nt
It the. Inquired why the bending had been
torn off. Mr. Uutterworth replied tlmt ho
did not know tin 1 her lawyers cautioned
her that It wns not her place to nsk ques
tions. Mr. Uutterworth read the letter to
the jury. It war dated , Lexington , Novem
ber 20. 1SSI. nnd read :
Miss Hovt hns .lust asked me for the
money lor my board. Please , dear , get me
$ JO before Saturday without fall. 1 know
nny one with us manv friends us you can
iret It. You can come Saturday evening at
7 and may until S:3U. : He careful In talking ,
nnd we can hnve u pleasant time. Put the
money In nn envelope und hand It to me at
the door u.s you go. Yours truly.
MADKMNE.
There was n reference in the letter to
people who lived across the street and
whom she did not want to know or bo
made .known t ,
Another letter was presented to the plain
tiff , scrutinized by her lawyers and read to
the jury. It was dated November 17 ! , and
began :
Ucnr Mr. Hhodes : I nm BO worried and
disappointed that I hardly know what to
do. 1 felt certain that yon could get that
tonight. I was sure a man with as many
rich friends as you could get It , and es
pecially xo near pay day. You can come
at 3 Saturday afternoon and no one will be
hero , though the girls may come at rtny
time , lie sure and come In the afternoon ,
as Dclle'x friends may come In the after
noon. Yours truly , MADELINE.
There was a reference to her pleasure
at receiving his flue birthday- present and
a promise to remember him on his birth
day , with explanations that they owed a
coal hill for which they wore being dunned.
Other letters were Identified and read.
One said : "I never before had to fuss at
you for n long letter , " and was signed
"Yours with love. " Another spoke of her
disappointment at not Having received an
other remittance from him , and said she
could not understand the delay ns payday
was two days past. This was just before
Miss I'ollard was going away for the birth
of her first child.
OTHER LETTERS.
Among the letters were two dated nt New
Orleans nnd postmarked Toolesborough , Ky. ,
in which the writer told Rhodes of her ar
rival In New OrleanB , of the weather nnd
other Inconsequential things. Other letters ,
some dated at Cincinnati and others at
Lexington , asked Rhodes for money , the sum
varying'from S1Qto JIO.t.iMr.Buttcrworth
-devotrd ' * & * '
Ills'quesiI&nliTgTirIncTpaIly toHhc
New Orleans letters nnd the plaintiff'frankly
admitted she had never been In the city.
"Mr. Brecklnrldge would have given me
money If ho had dnred , " the witness sold.
"But I had to seem to bo In ncel : of money. "
"And you got money from Mr. Rhodes ? "
"There would have been no use In seeming
to need money and then not taking It. "
"Did Mr. Rhodes pay the $40 you demanded
In the letter of Murch 26 ? "
"I presume very likely he did , although I
do not recollect. Mr. Brecklnridgo planned
it all. "
"Did he write those letters ? "
"Ho did the ones dnted nt New Orleans.
Mr. Brecklnridgo planned them all ; dictated
them to me. Some of them he wrote on the
typewrlte.r when I was 111 nt the asylum nnd
not able to write , saying , In explanation ,
that I was learning the typewriter. Some
of them he wrote In advance nnd dated
ahead. Ho would mail them on ( he cars , or
wherever they would not he postmarked. "
The answer was attempted to bo cut off
by Mr. Butterworth , but Miss Pollard waved
him aside with her hand , saying calmly and
Imperiously : "No , I miut answer this , "
with her broad , fashionable accent.
The following question , In which Miss
Pollard's mother wns referred to ns an
agent In the deception upon Mr. Rhodes ,
wns objected to by the witness , who Inter
rupted with the correction : "Do not speak
ot mamma as the agent In a deception or
qualify It by saying unconscious agent. "
This coolly und with her customary broad
accent upon the last syllable of "mamma. "
HAD DECEIVED HER MOTHER.
The explanation was resumed nfter the
noon recess , Miss Pollard representing Hint
she hnd deceived her mother regarding the
cause of her absence from home when the
letter to Rhodes wns written nnd her first
child wns born. Her counsel objected to
questions designed } o bring forth the details
of the deception employed by Miss Pollard.
Judge Bradley said that It did not seem to
bo nmterlul mid nn exception wns noted.
Her mother had not seen her In Cincin
nati , but had known that she was not In
New Orleans or Mississippi. Miss Pollard ,
continuing , said : "When It became- neces
sary for me to go to the foundling asylum , It
became necessary for mo to invent some
story to account for my absence from home.
Just what the story was Mr. Brecklnridgo
could probably tell better than I , slnco ho
wrote the letters. "
Questions us to her employment In Wash
ington brought replies that she hnd been In
the Agricultural department and Census
bureau , both positions having been secured
by Mr. BrecklnrldBe.
"Did you ever represent that you wrote for
the newspapers ? " nsked Mr. Butterworth.
"I hnd represented that I wrote for several.
Mr. Brecklnrldgo nnd I had to mnko up
these deceits to account for ourselves , be
cause I wns a young woman under his pro
tection with no visible menus of support.
The things got to bo almost , u habit In utter
years , " '
"Then , these deceits were practiced by
you and Colonel Brecklnrldge to cover up
your relations ? "
"Yes ; nnd there wns n grcnt deal more. "
"You visited houses of assignation together
In Washington ? "
"Wo .did up to the 17th day of May , 1893 ,
after the secret marriage which Is said to
have taken place on the " 9th of April. "
"Was there any conversation between you
regarding that mnrrloKO ? "
"I asked him It It was possible tlmt ho
was paying attentions to Mrs. Wing , as I
had heard , I knew that she was a worthy
woman nnd I know she had stopped with
him twelve days and nights , which I could
not believe a worthy woman would do. Ho
maligned her , maligned her In such term' ,
tlmt I could not believe ho Intended to marry
her. Ho said ho had been engaged to her
when ho was In tha army and would never
marry her. "
"Did you stop with Colonel Ilrecklnrldge
at the Hoffman house , New York , register-
lug as his daughter ? "
"I did , on the 17th day of May. "
"Did you occupy a room next to his ? "
"I did. "
"Did you threaten to shoot him In that
room ? "
( Very firmly. ) "I did. "
JUDGE WILSON WARMS UP.
For the first tlmo during the case Judge
Jero Wilson warmed up to the old time fire
which had bcne expected ot him and eagerly
anticipated.
He facrd Mr. Butterworth , putting to him
categorically question utter question , de-
signed to bring out the fact of Colonel Urc'ik- '
Inrldge's secret mdrrURe In New York. This
mnrrlaco was admitted by Mr. Butterworth ,
who said It was not In question ,
"Do you admit the secret marriage ? "
nsked Mr , Wilson sternly.
OBJECTED TO THE WORD "SECRET. "
"We admit tlmtnarrlngo leave out the
word 'secret' by Uev. Dr. Paxton on April
29. "
"You do not deny thai It wns secret ? "
"That l Immaterial. "
"You do not deny your client Instructed
Dr. Pnxton to keep It secret ? "
"That makes no difference -jj far j.s this
shooting la concerned. "
Judgii * Wilson ( tTluirlphnntly ) Then It
makes no difference If she had cut off his
cars.
cars.Ho
Ho proceeded to argue that ulnce the
secret mnrrlngo wni admitted It mndo no
difference nbout any threats his client might
have made after that mnrrlage , or nny-
thing she had done Bluce that time , did not
concern the case , ns ho had already broken
his contract to marry her and whatever hap-
. pcned after the contract had been broken
wns alien to the cusu.
Judge Bradley overruled him , slnco the
matters had been brought out In direct ex
amination.
The story of thn attempt to shoot Colonel
Brecklnridgo In Now York was told by Miss
Pollard as follows : ( This was the day fol
lowing his secret marriage to Mrs. Wing. )
"On Sunday night Ire. came to tell me , with
a great llnsli of triumph , that a company
had been formed , to Include Mr. Whitney
and Mr. Kalrchlld und all the prominent
capitalists , with a capital of $30,000,000 , for
eomo sort of a railroad scheme. Ho was to
represent them , nnd might hnve to go to
Europe right away ; went out nnrt came back
next day near 110611 , saying : 'Madeline ,
how soon can you got ready to marry mo ?
I may have to leavti tomorrow for Europe
suddenly. ' I said ; 'Willie , I can marry
you right away. ' After he had gone again
I found a revolver In his traveling sack
and It awakened my suspicions , because
he had told me so''many lies. I had tele
phoned to Mr. Whitney and 5fr. Knlrchlld
and found that theyihad not seen him , nnd
did not expect to sea him ; nnd found thcro
wns no prlvnto car oti the track where ho
said there was one waiting for him. He
acted so queer , too,1'
Continuing , she said : "He acted so
queerly my suspicious were aroused. 1 nm
not- surprised now , considering the position
ho was In. I was pregnant then. I said :
'Are you going to keep your solemn promise
to .marry mo ? If not I'm going to shoot
you and myself with the revolver I found In
your bag. ' Ho said : 'My darling , I am
going to nmrry you , and that on the last of
this month. ' After that he wrote a solemn
letter renewing his prpmlse to marry. "
Mr. Bulterworth ( Interrupting ) Have you
that letter ?
Miss Pollard raised'.her arm Impressively ,
while every mnn in cpurt leaned forward tu
catch her icply. (
"IIo took It away from me , " she said , "on
the 17th day of May , .with the vilest , vilest
lie. "
Mr. Butterworth Did he act as though he
was In his right mind ;
"As much as he' ' hAs. any day since then. "
( Laughter. )
SHOWED A TRACE OK SHAME.
After the letter \\-is written and before
the 17th of May , Miss Pollard continued ,
Colonel Brecklnrldge' had sent her flowers ;
had talked to her of their future married life
together. "Speaking of this meeting , " she
snid , pointing her' 'linger directly at the
white ' hnlred congrnsmnn with his head
bowed and the eyes df the room full of men
focused on him. " 1 * lhlnk something near
like'a look of pltyt.wi 'on his face that day ,
more so than I b-AJ ? ' ever soon before. I
think h'e had a consignee..that day and was
really sorry for whatih'e lia'd1 done ; "
"Did you and h6 iSverhaVe scones before
.these' unforttinntoj'f.iifesdsk'ed $ Mr. But- .
lArmiihw ' _ . , . . ? HM 'J Mfe < IK Usi aiLLi L.
"Life could be altogether pleasant with
any one living with' Colonel Brecklnrldge.
People had sent me anonymous letters 'tell
ing of his relations with negro women.1'
( Laughter. )
Mr , Butterworth tjien veered around his
cross-questioning to .tho visits of Miss Pol
lard and Colonel Brecklnridgo to the olllre
of the Washington chief of police. Miss
Pollard's story of these visits differs In minor
details from the tale of Major Moore und
wns In greater elaboration. She had gone
to the house In Jefferson Place , where Mr.
Brecklnrldge was stopping with Mrs. Wing.
She strode Into the room where they were ,
and both of them cowered behind the door.
Reproducing the. Imperative tone In which
she had .spoken , Miss Pollard continued : "I
said to him : 'Come with mo , Willie , ' and
he came. " This recital evoked a shout of
laughter. Colonel Brecklnrldge had seated
himself In a chair In Colonel Moore's office ,
removed his hat , and mopping his brow ,
broached their business with the Introduc
tion : "Major , this Is oiie of the tragedies of
life. " Then ho rococded to announce :
"There Is a probability that this young
woman will shoot we. She threatens to
take my life. "
Major Moore remojistrated that It could
not bo so bad as that , nnd Colonel Breck
lnrldge had told him then that ho had been
Intimate with her nnd that she had bore him
two children. She had remonstrated with
him , saying : "Wlllje , why Is It necessary
to tell all these things " Ho had stepped
over to her to put hl3 arm around and quiet
her , nnd then repented his remark to the
chiefs : "Major , this Is one of the tragedies of
life. " This characteristic remark , repro
duced In something of the original manner ,
raised another Irresistible laugh.
On the second visit Colonel Brecklnridgo
had discovered the revolver she carried
when ho put his arm around her. Ho had
suggested tlmt the major give It to her as
a wedding present. She thought her recol
lection of these points better than his , he-
cause the Interviews had been of much
greater Importance lo her. Then Mr. But
terworth turned his questions to a direction
designed to show that Miss Pollard had held
Colonel Brccklnrltlge Under a reign of ter
ror. "Did ho not gqiierally come when you
called ? " ho asked.
OBEYED HIS 'SLIGHTEST WISH.
She said , on the contrary , she had nlways
obeyed his slightest wish , because nlie hud
trusted nnd loved hlnV clearly through those
nine .
years. i
Had not Colonel Brecklnrldge tried to
break oft the relations with her ? Mr. But
terworth asked , and Imd he not promised to
give her $125 a month If she would go to
Germany ? . \
All this she deniu-1 , declaring ho had Im
portuned her to itpy , by protestations of
his love , which sho. wished the court could
have heard. She toldihow ; ho had talked to
her the last night tpforo ho left her last
spring , telling herthat she must not grlevo
nt his short ah.icno-i.that she must think
of the future and "of 'the. baby that was to bo
born. - . ,
Mr. Butterworth ftsOlocl If It had not always
been In her power to , iruln Colonel Brcckln
rltlge , to which she replied , with emphasis :
"I had that power , but'Iiimvcr made a threat
to htm In my life. I novcr pressed a thumb
Hcrow on him until lie had It In his power
to keep his promise to.mo arid broke It , "
When she was asked what were the things
which Colonel Ilrecklnrldge had said of Mrs.
Wing , Miss Pollard refused to repeat them ,
and said she would not talk that way of an
other woman ana would not bo pressed.
Again , when asked' It ho had not sug
gested that they bniak tholr relations off ,
she struck the 'wltneus box with her open
hand and exclaiming , "No , never , never ;
there was never such a tyord hinted on
his part , " and , Bhacontinued In a volco
choked with nebs , "I gave up my babies
for him because he Insisted on It. He Bald
If I kept them they would surely bo traced
to him. A woman can't do more than that ;
she can't do more than give up her children ,
1 laid my baby In Its. cofiln because It needed
n mother's care , wheh | I had not been able to
Give It because he 'made mo put It away
from me. I never lot him see mo cry
over It. I never- "
The sentence was not finished , ( or Madeline -
line Pollard was bowed on her arms on the
witness box , Her slender frame was shaking
with great sobs ; tboro was suspicious mois
ture In many eyes.No man In the court
room broke the silence by a whisper , until
Mr. Wilson suggested the court should ad
journ.
TROOPS QUIT CRIPPLE CREEK
Yesterday Moraine the Militia Quietly Stole
Away for Their Different Armories.
AS A CONSEQUENCE MINES CLOSE DCY/N /
rlimit * Mnilo tlmt llio Properties Would lie
11 ID > vn tip \\lth DjiminltolfVork Was
Not Slopped Oivnern Hold \Valto
IU-poii9lulc >
CRIPPLR CREEK , Mnrcli 20. On order
of Governor Wnlto cnmp was struck nt 7
o'clock this morning and nt 8:45 : the troops
left for .Midland , where they will take a
special trnln for home. The Hoven and
Strong mines , which started up yesterday
on the nine-hour scale , have been forced to
close down again. The men were Intimi
dated , the strikers threatening to blow up
the properties If the miners did not quit
work. The Victor , wl'lch was to have
started up this morning , failed to get men
to co to work.
TJio miners arc rejoicing , the mlno owners
arc depressed and the business men stunned.
The sheriff hns sotno fifty warrants which
It Is expected he will attempt to servo today.
It Is expected generally that ho will not meet
with any trouble In so doing.
A deputy sheriff this afternoon served war
rants on seventeen miners who wcro charged
with violating an Injunction of the c6urt.
The men did not mnko the least resistance ,
and shortly after they were loaded Into a big
Concord coach for Colorado Springs.
WAITI : is iiTKit.ni.Nin. :
IIo Still Mctt : IStnliicMi inn ) In llni-kcd by u
Strmiir Force of Troops ,
DENVER , Mncrh 20. The First regiment ,
Colorado National guard , arrived homo from
Cripple Creek tonight and will be kept under
orders to bo ready for Immediate service
until the police board trouble Is settled.
An opinion In the case , submitted by Gov
ernor Walto to the supreme court Is not
expected before Friday. Unless the court
gives a direct nnswer to the governor's
question of whether Orr and Martin or
Mnlllns and Barnes arc entitled to the
Feats In the board which arc In contention ,
the governor will not be bound by any opin
ion the court may sec fit to deliver , and will
again take steps to scat his latest appointees.
Judge Platt Rogers , the governor's prin
cipal counsel , said tonight : "Impeachment ,
or assassination only can Interfere with the
governor Incalling out the state troops.
The court has no more .right to' adylse the
head of the executive In regard to this mat
ter than has a private Individual. The gov
ernor has not asked for an opinion on that
subject. "
Unless the court declares flatly that Orr
nnd Martin are the rightful commissioners
Governor \Vnite proposes to put Mnlllns and
Barnes In their places , oven If It be neces
sary to call out the entire force of mllltfa
nnd all the able-bodied people In the state.
Chief Stone of the police department ad
mits tliht ho expects a renewal of hostilities
and Is making elaborate preparations far the
battle. A strong guard Is on duty at the
city. hall tonight und will IJR maintained
thcro until the. present trouble Is over.
Governor WatteVI11 ( llo In , the district
'
court tomorrow" nri'anldnvlt setting forth
that-ho-M Tdsptnislble for the ArganlsaDon of
the new board and .clemaridln * ; thatIrrt bp
included In the contempt-proceedings for vlo-
' '
A secret conference of mlno owners was
held early this morning , at which the
situation at Cripple Creek was thoroughly
discussed. They arc determined to adhere
to the original schedule of nine houra at
$3 and will have nothing to do with com
promise , saying that the matter Is now
In the courts.
The sheriff put the governor on record by
sending him a telegram stating the serious
consequences likely to ensue If the mllltla
-wore withdrawn. The owners also memorial
ized the governor asking that the troops be
retained to protect life and property and
holding him responsible.
XJC.IL JiDll'ti Itlin'lin.lY.
ICncland r.eadx In Observing the Ex-cnt The
Day. In Aini-rica.
LONDON , March SO. England , in- com
mon with nil the civilized world , la cele
brating today the 00th blrtbdny of General
Nenl Dow , the grent American temperance
advocate. At Exeter hall , thin city , there
was an Immense meeting tonight In honor
of the veteran temperance agitator. The
United Kingdom alliance nnd the Woman's
Temperance union of Knglnnd have en
thusiastically adopted the miggestlon made
l > y the world'H and national Woman's
Christian Temperance union , and the
picture of ( icneral Dow as lie ; appeared in
ISTd , when lie was mayor of Portland. Me. ,
when the prohibitory law was adopted In
that state , und another picture representing
him us hi. now appears arc to be seen dis
played In nil temperance resorts through
out England today.
At , the Exeter hall meeting tonight Lady
Henry Somerset presided , and Miss Frances
K. Wlllard. Sir Wilfrid. Lnwson , Hev. Hugh
1'rlce Hughes , Mrs. Ormlston Chant ami
others signed a cable message , which the
Associated press was requested to forward
to General Neal Dow , to bo rend nt the
celebration which Is to take place today at
the city hall , Portland , Me. ; and the Asso
ciated press was also requested to transmit
the replv ol General Neal Dow to thu meetIng -
Ing In Kxeter hall ,
The dispatch from the Exeter hall meetIng -
Ing was as follows :
"To General Neal Dow : A mighty throng
gathered In Kxeter hall crowns your
ninety beneilcent years with love nnd grati
tude , for you can truly say : 'When the oar
heard me , then It blessed me : nnd when the
eye suw me , It gave witness to me.
" 'Ik'canse I delivered
the poor that cried ,
nnd the fatherless , and him that hud none
to help him.
" 'The- blessing of him that was ready to
perish came upon me , and I caused the
widow's heart to sing for Joy.
" 'I put on righteousness and It clothed
me ; my judgment was u robe anil a diadem.
" 'I was eyes to the blind , and feet was 1
to the lame ,
" 'I was u father to the poor ; and the
pause which t knew not 1 searched out , '
Job , xxlx.11-10' .
In addition to the nlnve message to Oen-
er 4 Dow , the following address to the
great American temperance advocate was
adopted :
"U'o nre profoundly fcrnteful for the
character that Illmitrutes this spotless
purity of life , for n career devoted to the
emancipation of the slave , the ciiuso of
total abstinence , and the enfranchisement
of women , and for the courage that dared
to b light with two , or three nnd held
Htfadfustly on Its way to bo crowned by the
action of that great majority which gave
constitutional prohibition to the state of
Maine.
" \Vo pray that your benellclent years ho
rounded to 1UO und that you tarry with us
until the mother country enables her people
ple tu pitt. the liquor trnlllo under the bun
of thu law und make homo protection thu
watchword of her politics.
"Wo feel sure that a birthday was never
BO universally .observed without distinction
of nation , sect or party , and we nrgue from
this Indication of the cosmopolitan char
acter of temperance reform Its universal
conquest when 'the race out of childhood
Im.s grown. ' "
During the course of the meeting a letter
from General Dow to Miss Frances K.
Wlllard , dated Portland , Mo. , January 3 ,
ISO ) , was read. In this letter the general
saya there-Is no tendency In the Etato of
Maine to repeal the prohibitory law , and he
adds : "I think tlmt-a successful attempt
will be made In the legislature this winter
to "pass a resolution submitting a proposal
to admit women to the franchise on equal
terms with men , "
A resolution submitted by Sir Wilfrid
Lawsan set forth that the meeting trusts
that the government will allow nothing to
Interfere with the passage of the local veto
b.111 during the present se ilon of Parlla-
mfiifiNVEn , March 20.-Tho 90th birth
day of Qenernt Neal Dow , the famous tem
perance worker , WUB appropriately cele
brated at the People's tabernacle today.
Tonlcht Ilcv. Dr. Kerr II. Tupper lectured
on "Neal Dow and Prohibition Laws , " und
W\ ? \
addresses by Mrs" * xilile Dow Trie and
' - " " "tl \ - \ ,1 tn-do
PORTLAND , Mei brch W.-The birth
day of Neal Dow \ celebrated today.
The old temperance , ' \rncr wan unusually
bright , and cald hi AM 111 the best of
health. Congratulate \telegrnms In largo
numbers wore rocelv J | r > 'Otn nil parts of
the "work ! nnd a mecsece'of thanks was
en bled to the Kxctor Knit meeting In Lon
don , t'p to 2 o'clock over 2,000 telegrams
and letters had been received , besides
many gifts from various parts fit the coun
try. The veteran received his visitors In
person , giving to each a hearty hand
shake.
ItKKP 7.V W.irKK.
Heavy Itulin Inumhttn tlm Country Sur
rounding Hot Spring * .
LITTLE HOCK , March 20.-A dispatch
from Hot Springs says : This city Is prac
tically shut off from the outer world for
the time beluga There has been no travel
over the Hot Springs railroad since yester
day. The Incessant rain which has pre
vailed for the past four days has put every
mountain stream on a big boom. The
Ouchlta river Is higher nt this point than
has been known for forty years. At Stony
creek the track of the Hot Springs rail
road Is seven feet Under water. This was
never known before , nnd old-timers nay
this shows the river to bo nine feet higher
than 11 hns been for twenty years. H still
ruins nnd there Is no telling what damage
will yet result.
The sun shone a few minutes this after
noon for the llrst time since Sunday mornIng -
Ing , rain having fallen almost continu
ously for almost seventy hours. The
Arkansas river has risen eight feet and
threatens to puss the danger line. No
trains linvo arrived from Toxnrknua or left
for that point for twenty-four hours , us the
road Is washed out about six miles south
ot Uttle Hock.
MONROE. La. , March 20. Wind blew
down three dwellings , n gin house and the
fencing of Mr. Grllllth , eight miles west of
this city , alpo In the same neighborhood , the
dwelling of Thomas KolicrtR was destroyed ,
but all the Inmates wc.iped serious Injury.
HELENA. Ark. . March 20-At 4 o'clock
the full fury of the storm was upon the
city , uprooting trees , unrooting houses ,
blowing flown fences , splintering telephone
poles und doing other damage. So far as
Ims been ascertained , there bus bfccn no
loss of ll * < ln thin city. It Is believed that
the country a few miles south of Helena
must have been greatly damaged , ns the
Etorm seemed to have been most furious
down the river.
Pl'ItVIS. Miss. , March 20. At 5 o'clock
this morning a destructive storm pase.1
over this section , and although a great deal
of timber was blown down and the roads
obstructed by fallen trees , only a few
houses were wrecked , and no casualties
have been reported.
DENVER. March 20-The storm whleh
rated In Wyoming all day reached Denver
about 10 o'clock , tonight. It Is snowing
hard and there Is quite a high wind.
OIIEVBNNE , Wyo. , March 20. A bliz
zard bus prevailed throughout Wyoming
for the past fifteen hours. It began snowIng -
Ing here at ( ! o'clock this morning and con
tinued until 0 o'clock this evening. A
heavy wind accompanied the snow , causing
It to drift badly. The signal service re-
ut noon. Tonight the temperature Is
ported fourteen Inches of snow at Lander
falling rapidly , but the Indications are that
tin ; worst Is over.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS , Colo. . March
20. After two weeks' unbroken sunshine , a
very heavy snowstonrt , accompanied by.
heavy winds , began here this evening.
SJiir MKXIUO'S .IW.V/.SS/O.V.
t
Delegate Joseph lYrtdKtunt In lllx KfTortsto
Have It Considered | > y ( lui House.
WASHINGTON , March 20. Delegate
Joseph of New Mexico will make a move as
soon as the appropriation bills are out of the
way to secure a special order by which the
New Mexico statehood bill will bo given the
right of way nnd block nil other business.
Mr. Joseph hud arranged to take up the
-ycsterduv , but when the time came he
repognliifed the futility of the course , ns
there was far snort-oPa democratic quorum
present. Afl party lilies are drawn on- the
bill , 'hfi could hope for no help from the re-
-
aeiltm. ' - . , - - , : .
"It appears to be useless , said he , to
try to pans the bill unless It Is made a spe
cial order nnd held before the house , blockIng -
Ing all other business , until a democratic
quorum comes here nud passes the meas
ure. It will be remarkable If a house with
HO large a democratic majority cannot pass
IhlH bill. All I want Is a quorum , and for
tlmt reason I will move to get the bill
before the house and keep it there until the
majority 'comes back and passes It , as soon
ns the appropriation bills are considered. "
The party Issue on the New Mexico bill
Is due to the fact that the minority of the
honsi ! want Oklahoma admitted at the
same time. Hepicsentntlve Thomas , a re
publican member of the committee on ter
ritories , says that as the admission of New
Mexico Is likely to add two new democratic
United States senators to the present
majority of the senate , while the admission
of Oklahoma Is likely to add two republi
can nenators to the minority , It Is proper
to even up the political advantages by ad
mitting both territories nt the same time.
It Is urged also that the Utah and Arizona
bills , already passed by the house , give a
prospect of four democratic senators , so
that fairness urges the admission of Okla
homa , us well us the other three terri
tories.
The purpose of the minority In- the house
to raise the point of no quorum Is due t.o
the failure to secure un agreement to pans
the Oklahoma with the Now Mexico bill.
Delegate Joseph Is confident that the spe
cial rule he Is after will pass the New
Mexico bill without complication with Okla
homa.
IN C'UltK.t.
Timely Discovery nf riot to Murder the
King mid lllH MlnUlerH.
SAN l HANCMSUO , March 20. The Japan
Weekly Gazette .of March 3 nays : Corea
appears to be constantly threatened with
disturbances. The latest Is a bold attempt
to blow up the king and his ministers. The
conspirators had prepared to destroy the
central government olllco on February C ,
the Corean Now Year's day , when the king
and ministers would appear there In state ,
lint a llttlo before thu time for springing
the plot the conspirators were betrayed by
one of their number. The government was
secretly Informed of the plot , and when the
olllecs were examined over 1,000 pounds of
gunp-iwiler wan found hidden under the
lloor. Twenty-Heven of thu plotters were
arrested , Including the Informant , and It
Is proposed to put them to death at unco
and cspuHe their heads to public view. It
Is rumored that I'rlnuu Tul-ln-him wns Im-
pllcaied , and It Is even charged that the
Japanese government Is at the bottom of
the eoiihplrney and had promlHi-d to lend
two Ironclads to the i evolutionists. Ac
cording to the plan , as HOOII as the ex
plosion occurred , I.IXH ) men were to rlso on
all hliifs und overturn the govi'iiiment.
Affairs In Corua are in a must alarming
condition , and now the piilueo und government
mont buildings are carefully watched.
.MofnmentH of Sen-lining VI MSI > | H March SO.
At Ban KrniK-lseo Arrived Ben King ,
Kate Kllc-hlnger , T. W. Lucas , ft. K. Hall ,
City of Peking , whip Columbia.I'lcaivd
Walla Walla , for Victoria ; steamer Costa
Itli.'H , for Nnimlmo ; Citille , for Yokohama
and Hong Kong ; fchooiicr Kodlak , fur
Kodluk. Departed Olun Heck , for Queens-
town ; Murmald , whaling ; Reindeer , whal
ing.At
At Seattle Sailed Spartan , for San Krnn-
Cisco.
At Snn Pedro Ai rived Wachusott nnd
Quickstep , for Nnnalmo. Bulled India ,
for Ban Francisco.
At Algiers Arrived--Columbia , from New
York.
At New York Arrived IJerlln , from
Southampton ; Dlmlem , from Itottcrdam ;
Hhcutlu , from Hamburg ; Bortunil. from
Hamburg ; Bcundla , from Hamburg ; \Vurk-
cnihun. from .Rotterdam ; Auchorlu , from
Ulnugow.
At London Arrived Maine , from Phila
delphia. .
At llonlogne Arrived Maasdam , New
York to Rotterdam.
At Liverpool Arrived Ccphalonla , from
Boslon'
On Illi Daughter's Account.
Charles Bachman was arrested yesterday
on a warrant sworn out by William H.
Keller. The warrant charges adultery on
the part of'Hachmnn with Kcller'a daughter
Hadle , llunhman being married. Keller
resides at 4920 North Twenty-seventh
street , Daclnimii was released on a $200
bond.
Ithnde Inland' * Now Ivlcttlon.
rnOVIDENCK. H. 1. , March 20.At their
state convention today the democrats re-
nominated the stutc ticket which failed to
receive un ubalute mnjotlty at the last
election. The republicans had already don
thlH.und the new eUctlon will bu fur the old
ticket : ) ,
TRYING COMPROM1 ,
Engineers Resolved to Test thoi Merits of ft
Ooncilintjry Oouiso ,
EXPECTING CONCESSIONS IN RETURN"
\7cro \ Busy Yesterday Afternoon Preparing
tin Entirely Now Schedule.
\
WILL BE SUBMITTED THIS MORNING }
Oreatcs the Hope that nn Agreement May.
Possibly Bo Benched.
TRACKMEN'S ' APPEAL HAS BEEN GRANTEQl
Triiliinifii Pri'M'itt Their
of YcHtprtlay ICiiNtcrn I.uhor I.ruilrr *
Comliifj-'Mr. Chirk Talks Itrlvfljr
of Iliii .Situation.
There was n little more prospect of nn'
agreement between Mr. Clark and the men
last night than nt any time since Iho confer
ence opened , though It Is far from a ccr-
tnlnty even now that an agreement will ha
reached nVid thcro Is hnrdly ground for nay-
Ing tlmt It Is probable.
When the engineers went out nt a llttlo
before noon It was for the purpose of formu-
Intlng nn entirely new schedule for submis
sion to Mr. Clark , and the fact that onu
party was willing to do tlmt much and the
other was willing to countenance the move
and lend It encouragement slniply demon
strates that both parties see the necessity ,
of conceding something and nro willing to'
do It. This Is the only fact tlmt would lend
the color of hope that a settlement might ba
reached. The engineers were busy all nfter-
noon on the proposed new schedlue , and last
evening had It fairly well along toward com
pletion. They will have It ready for sub
mission to Mr. Clark on the reassembling
of the conference this morning. Just how
far It will go toward the concessions asked
by the receivers only the men themsclvcH
know at present , and on some points they ,
have not even decided among themselves.
ThatIt concedes something In the line asked
by the receivers Is undoubtedly true1 , other
wise there would bo no uso-lf formuliltlng
It , as the engineers nud Mr. Clark Imvu
demonstrated conclusively that they cannot
agree on the basis of the old schedules. On
the other hand , It Is just ns apparent that
the man will not concede nil that the new
schedules proposed by the receivers pro
vide for.
TIIAINMKN COME TO DAT.
The trainmen came to bat yesterday after
noon , but arrived at no definite resOlts. At
the opening of the conference Mr. Claric
stated , ns at the opening of the meetings
with the men In the other branches ot the
service , that ho hoped the meutlngs would
bo held In u splrl.t , of fairness and good'
will on both Hides and hap'ctV that they Vould ,
bff nblo to arrive 0 , conclusion that would
be satisfactory , toall ; concerned. The men
rerjljed In akindred splrlUjaiid the confer-
i „ _ _
'Early In the session the trainmen ami
Mr. Clark struck n point on which they
could not agree. It was that of constructive
mileage. In the new nchedulo proposed by
the receivers this feature Is not entirely ,
eliminated , being provided for as follows :
Short runs , single trip or double , whom
the continuous mileage la lesa than fifty ( f > 0)i
miles , llfty miles will be allowed ; ovortlmu
after live huur.s.
HutiH of llfty O'O ) and less than sevenly-
flve ( Til ) mlloH , continuous mileage , seventy-
live (70) ( ) mlleH will bo allowed ; ovcrtlmo
after seven and one-half (7' ' ) hours.
ItunH of Kcventy-llvo (75) ( ) und less than
one hundred (100) ( ) miles , continuous mileage ,
one hundred (100) ( ) mlleH will be allowed :
overtime after ten (10) ( ) hours.
Where more than one trip IH made on
the same day , and the toful mileage ex
ceeds one hundred (100) ( ) miles It will be
considered a continuous run and actual
mileage allowed. No overtime for Idle tlnm
between trips. Service commencing und not
completed on name calendar day will bo
computed us If completed on day com
menced.
Kor a continuous run of one hundred (100) (
miles or over , on one or more districts ,
actual mileage only will be allowed.
The men contend that thcro are many runs
of over 100 miles whcro the principle IH
fully as Just and necessary for the equaliza
tion of the pay of the men as In runs of ICB.S
than that. It Is Immaterial to the men , how
ever , hnw the allowance Is made , whether In
the form of constructive mileage or In an
Increase In the rate of pay for the mileage
actually run. In the brief filed In the United
States court In Wyoming and Colorado the
men cite the following as an Instance of
why It should be allowed :
On the Colorado division , between Jerney
nnd Cheyenne , the actual mileage In 101.05
mlleH , and trainmen wen ; allowed by
former pcheduleH 117 miles an compensa
tion for extra work performed at Oreeley In
the way of station Hwltchlng , often requir
ing four or live hours per trip , resulting1
In r.nvlng to the Hj'Htem of much larger out
lay In maintaining a Hwltch engine und
crew at Kiilii Htatlon.
On the Wyoming division , from I aramln
to Jlumm , trainmen wcro allowed 2W mlUn
for lK"i on nccotint of from two to live bourn
per day ttxtra time In switching and mak
ing up tlidr trulnn at Hannu. The * pumu
appllcH to the inn from Knrnmlu to Car
bon , where trainmen were allowed 200 mlleH
lor Hit ! actual inllruge ; and to thu run from
l.aramlc to Medletne Dow , where trainmen
were allowed 150 mlleH for 111 actual mile
age.
age.THACKMHN WILL HE HEATH ) .
On the tjut'titlon of overtime the men In
the train service have no serious fault to
find with the now rules nnd regulation * .
Tl.oy allow ovr-rtlmi ! for ull time on the rpad
over un average running time of ten miles
per hour.
At the conclusion of the conference yes
terday It was suggested that the trainmen
follow the example of thu cnglnc-erH und
prepare a schedule nnd nubtnlt It to Mr.
Clark In lieu of the old one or the one pro
posed by the rccRlvem , nnd the tniliiincn
accepted ( he uuggciitlon und will have It pre
pared and ready for consliloraMun by tlm
tlmo thu engineers conclude tholr luarlng
with Mr. Clark.
The tniinmun will give way this morning
to the engineers , who will at tlmt tlmo
submit their new schedule and mnko an ? f.
fnrt to comu to un agreement with Mr.
Chirk. 'jj
Tlm telegraphers yesterday afternoon re-
mimi'd the coiiHldi'rutlon ot the pay fit sta
tions mi thu Nebraska division and \unt
through thu i.-ntlro llHt without coming t , )
any iigreoinenl on any point. They \\lll
try It again this morning.
Mr. Clark replied to the letter of the
trackmen asking for a hearing on their
grievances. Ho stated tlmt at the conclu
sion of the hearing ot the schcd'ilu men ho
would titko up their case , and nlso that ot
nny other branch of the service vlilch " - .
dissatisfied with thu present order of things.
Thus nil the men will have nn opportunity
to bo hoard before thlu conference Is over ,
regardless ot whether they are ri-hcdulo
men or not.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The engineers resumed their conference
with Itecclver Clark yesterday , but with
in nn hour after haggling over the question
of wages proposed as compensation for serv
ices a snag was struck and the engineers
doclded to no Into executive session to con-
tlrtor vcvural new phases which arose nt tba
confcrsnco Monday ,
Chairman Vroman announced that th
men were not exactly clear among them-
celvcs as to several ot the rules proposed
and rather than take up the tlui * of Mr.