THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOILING , A1MUL 'J , 189-1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
X
VOORIIEES STARTS IT
Opening of the Debate on the Tariff Bill
in the Senate ,
HE V/AS / GREETED BY A LARGE AUDIENCE
Interest in the Measure Still Holds the
Attention of the Public.
FREE WOOL AND AN INCOME TAX UPHELD
Indiana's ' Eloquent Statesman Makes an
Earnest Plea for His Hobby.
BENEFITS OF A SYSTEM OF FREE TRADE
of the McKlnloy Hilt " < l OtliiT
| ! U I.oKlHliitlon by Hi" Itepublleuas
Hi Mevieel b ) u Demoi
III till ) , llmiitc.
WASHINGTON , April 2. The principal
centered In the
today
interest In the senate
Kpecch of Senator Voorhees , the chalrmnn of
who thus launched
the committee on nuance ,
the sea of senatorial
the tariff question upon
elebatc. Whllo his ipcech was read from
with all then
delivered
mnmiRcrlpt , It was
his usual
characterises
which
n > ry energy
extemporaneous efforts. There was nn un
usually full attendance , both on the floor and
and the conclusion of his
In the galleries ,
speech was greeted with n hearty buist of
applause. He lauded the Walker tariff bill
"
of 1818 an of "blessed and glorious memory ,
nnd regretted exceedingly that tills bill did
not more closely resemble It He vigorously
defended the Income tax feature and the free
wool clause , and as vigorously condemned
of the Mc
the sugar bounty nnd reciprocity
Klnley bill , the former being chaiacferlred
ns "n jumble und fraud. " The latter was
"an unconstitutional freak. " He called at-
tcntloil to the fact that todny was the ITiOth
anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jeffcison.
"that great emancipator of mankind , " und
cjuoted extensively from Mr. Illalne s
Thirty Years In Congress. "
In the morning hour Senator Morgan
sought to have passed a bill providing for
the carrlng Into effect of the nwnids of the
board of nrbltrntlon In the Herlng sea matter ,
but when It wns on the eve of its passage It
went over until the bill could bo printed
Then the unfinished business , the bill of
Senator Hansbrough for the destruction of
the Hussion thistle , was laid before
the nenatc , and Immediately came Into col
lision with tlio tariff bill , which Senator
Voorhees had given notice of his Intention
to call up at that time.
Senator llunsbrongh asked that the un
finished business should be temporarll ) laid
aside In favor of the opening speech on the
tailff , without losing its place as the un
finished business. This was met by n mo
tion from Scimtor Harris that tlie tut Iff bill
tie made the unfinished business. While he
was opposed to the bill of the senatoi from
North Dakota , ho said If there should be nny
ipip In the consideration of the tariff bill , ho
would have no objection to the Hlisslien
thistle being taken ip. : Ho would he willing
to give the senator his clay In court , but ho
could not afford to let the great tariff bill
play second flddlo to the thistle bill. The
tariff bill must now be made the unfinished
business , he declared , or a majority of the
Bcnators must declare against It.
Senator Hansbrough , though defeated ,
matched off the field with colors ( IjliiK nnd
bands playing , for he announced that al
though the thistle bill was alined at the pro- ,
toctlon of agriculture , while the tariff bill ,
from hln point of vision , was Intended to
destroy It , yet In view of present clmim-
glances ho would withdraw his proposition.
GUCnTUD IY ) A CROWDED HOUS13.
The tariff bill being made the unfinished
business by the enthusiastic acclamation of
the majority , with only n few scarcely
> lienrd nays from the republican side ,
Mr. Voorhees was recognized. Ho looked
around upon n well tilled chamber , whose
members accorded him the closest attention
iV number of representatives came ovoi from
the house to wntch the progress of the bill.
( The gulleiles were crowded with an utten-
tlvo audience , which paid the stilctest atten
tion to thespcnkei on the tlooi. Senaloi
Voorhees , ns Is his usual custom , read his
speech from n convenient desk made of
large books piled upon his desk. Ho said
" .Mr Piesldcnt , great abuses In go-.em
inent , strong by the sanction and growth of
years , embedded In the powerful Interests
of privileged classes crcnted , fostered , en
couraged and protected by the laws tticm-
eelves , have rnrcly , If ever , In any nge , been
promptly and totally eradicated , except by
forcible revolution nnd bloodshed. Such Is
the concurrent und unbroken testimony of
lilstoiy
"The spirit of peaceful and practical re
form , on the other hand , Is a reasoning and
progressive spirit , moving forward step by
step , no matter how radlcil and thorough Its
mils nnd nlms may bo and ovei coming the
most gigantic evils with patient wisdom und
courage , rather than by violent nnd whole
sale assault.
"Tho protective system of tariff taxation ,
ns developed and fastened upon the busi
ness and labor of the Aineili-an people ,
growing worse at every stage * . Is n sscm (
of Imlescilbnble Injustice and oppression ; nnd
yet who will contend thut nil Its vicious
principles nnd workings can ho annihilated
by n single blow or totally wiped nut by a
elnglu legislative enactment' For Hie bill
now under consideration , no such claim Is
made , but In Its behalf It can be tiuthfiill )
asserted and will be successfully maintained ,
that It accomplishes u vast work In the Held
of tariff reform , embodies a great icllef to
the people from Iniquitous existing burdens
nnd constituting a long stride , though not
a final one , toward the appproachlng day of
perfect deliverance.
"Sir I challenge the attention of the sen-
nto and the country to the great und com
manding facMhat by the provisions of this
Mil , the seeming paradox of a reduction of
tuxes und at the snmc tlmo un Incicaset of
1 imblli ) revenues will ho reconciled when It
becomes u law , I will not stop to consider
at this point the. vast Individual robbeiles
committed In protected markets. Over and
boond this well known field of extortion
nnd Injustice It will bo found that the
tariff taxes now olllclully ascertained und
paid under existing law , on the wants , nec
essities and dully consumption of the labor
ing men , women and children of the I'nlteel
States have been reduced more than ITti.OOO-
000 per annum , of which amount $ -.DUO,000 !
is on woolen iininufuctures alone. To this
must be added the further Imposing fact
that the bill provides for u full nnd ample
revenue , largely In excess of present sup
plies , with which to meet all the requlie-
ments of the public credit.
"With such n boneflclent and stupendous
result now plainly within the reach of the
'American ' people nnd almost ready for their
eager enjo ) incut , I envy not the futo of the
party , nor the man , nor the set of men
jnrho shall constitute themselves a hindrance
nd an obstruction to Its speedy fulfilment.
"Tho enactment of the McKlnley law In
JSOO was a gigantic crime , not only against
every worklngmun In the UnlfQil glaffi
but also uualnst every UimvliIUut manufac
turer und uRaliift. n | | manufacturing Inter-
ejiJt 11 citYi rtBver be forgotten that the
enactment of the McKlnley law wns followed
almost Immediately by a reduction of the
Yuges of all workers In Iron and steel , bo-
rlnnliiR at Homestead In Pennslvanla undei
Carnegie , resulting In bloodshed and whole-
mlo murder , and nxtcmdlng to all parts of
the country und to almost every branch of
manufacturing industry. "
th ail vlor m
system ns fairer , more honest and more
easily understood than Rpeclflc duties.
TAX ON SUOAH DHKHNDniX
On the EUbject of the sugar schedule , he
said. "Absolutely free trade In sugar Is nn
attractive theme , but no Etich thing has
ever existed for n single hour since the or
ganisation of this government. A moder
ate duty has always been Imposed on sugar
nnd It lias ntwnya been a staunch
revenue support to the government. In
that great model of n democratic tariff for
revenue only the tariff of 1S4G It was de
clared In short nnd simple phrase that
"sugar of nil kinds" nnd "syrup of the
sugar" were subject to n duty laid tnx of
33 per cent nd vnlorcm. The fnct that the
duty tnx on sugar hns Inured nioro to the
bcnoflt of the revenues of the government
r.nd less to the profits of private parties
than any other tax on the tnrlff schedule
may be stntcd as the main reason why the
democratic party has never made nn Issue
against It. Dvcry dollar collected from the
tariff tax on sugar and paid Into the treasury
relieves ftomo other article of even higher
necessity In economic life from the Imposi
tion of tariff taxation During the present fis
cal year ending Juno 30 there will be paid by
the treasury J12,300f00 as bounty to the
producers of sugar , and every dollar of this
vast sum Is first collected from those who
plant corn , raise wheat and engage In nil
thr various jilrstilts of labor. Nenrly J30-
000,000 of bounty money has been handed
over to the sugar makers of the country
since the law went Into operation , and each
yeni the sum Is rnpldly Increasing H was
thought when the law was under discussion
the bounty would not exceed JS.000.000 per
> car , hut the stimulating Inlluencj of such
un enormous bounty was underrated If
the law Is to remain unrepcaled the tlmo Is
at hand when It will confer as a mere
gratuity more than $20.000.000 yearly upon
n small fraction of our population engaged
In no public service , but In their own private
enterpllsns
'In turning to another subject on which
much Ignorance and much malevolent criti
cism has been heard the task Is easy In
securing n sufficient revenue for the support
of the government with as light n tax as
possible on the necessaries of life. I have
nt all times earnestly favored an Increased
( ax on whisky. My sincere regret Is that
moro money for the government was not
obtained from the same souicc and consequently
quently less from other sources of n dif
ferent charncter "
Speaking of the proposed Income tax ,
which he wnrmly upholds , Mr Voorhees
nnld "The proposition contained In the
pending bill to levy n tnx of 2 per cent on
nil net Incomes of corporations nnd of In
dividuals In excess of $4,000 per annum is so
just nnd equitable towaid the hard-working
tnxpa > ers of meager resources throughout
the entire country that not n word In Its
defense or explanation would seem neces-
fary here or nn > where else But the nar
row nnd coirodlng Eclllshnnps of riches has
been nrouscd by this simple measure of jus
tice Into fierce resentment nnd contention
We hear on nil hands the dictatorial volco
of Individual and corporation wealth de
manding that It shall not be disturbed by
the demands of the slightest touch of the
taxgatherer , vhntevcr may be the demands
of the government or the oppression of toll
ing masses I do earnestly bcllovu that the
limit of endii-anco has been i cached , that
the time has come for a test to be made be
tween the power of hoarded money and the
power of productive labor , that the people
from this tlmo forward , more than ever be-
foie , will organize and take rapid nnd
heroic measures against the continued und
brutal dictation of the plutocracy , against
the paramount Influence of wealth , against
the niles and supremacy of the rich In shap
ing the financial policy of this government
In thcli own Interests"
Rcfeirlng to the wool schedule he paid-
"If I believed wool on the fice list would
hurt the farmer 1 would not vote for the
bill , It Is a matter of actual demonstration ,
however , that If the farmer Nhould get an In-
cicased pries for his wool by icnson of n
tariff for Us piotectlon , ho will pry It all
out and inueh more to the manufacturer an
a duty on woolen goods when he next bujs
n llnnnel shirt , nn overcoat or n pair ot
trousers. "
voounnns' CONCLUSION.
Mr-"Voorlices concluded aa follows"When
the day * unll dawn In which the farmer , the
mechanic and the wage worker shall alike
have the ilghl und the privilege to go into
the open , liberated markets of the Hml , buy
whole their hard-earned monej will buy
most for their \\antn , with none to molest ,
to assess , to levy , to t tke loll , 01 to task or
to tax , then Indeed will the millennium of
labor have como nnd nil the sons and daugh
ters of toll shall rise up and call Iheh gov
ernment blessed.
"Sir , this Is the birthday of Thomas Jef
ferson. One hundred and fifty-one jears
ago today he came Into the world , the
greatest emancipator of thought , philosopher
of liberty and teacher of the natural rights
of man ever known In human history. The
blows he struck for freedom , justice und
equality In government me jet resounding
throughout the earth , nnd they will never
cease to be heard until the last shackle of
pilvllogc and tyiannj Is broken Ton davs
before his soul took flight fiom his moun
tain home , he wrote his parting words to
his own countrymen and to alt the races of
mankind. With this great djlng message
bcforo us nnd Its spirit we take new courage
ago and go on with our work 'All e > es are
open or opening , ' ho snld. 'to the lights of
man. The general spicad of the light of
science has already laid open to evciy view
the palpable truth that the mass of man
kind haii not been bom with saddles on their
bnckH , not n favored few booted and spurred ,
leady to ilde them legitimately by the grace
of God. '
"Hull mighty message nnd hall Its speedy
nnd eeilaln fulfillment. All hall the coun
sels of ' 1 homos Jefferson In this hour of
caste1 , based on wealth , or privilege granted
by law , and of monopoly fastened on the
sluveiy of labor. "
A few minutes before I o'elod ; Sonntoi
Vooihee.s concluded his speech , which had
lasted nearly two horns. As he took his
seat a .wave of nppluiiset swept over the
galleryv which the vice president hud some
dllllelilt.\ . quelling
Owing to Hie- lateness of the houi , Senator
Mllson , who had Intended to answer Sena
tor Vooiheeslehled for un o\orutlvt > M-H-
slon. AH the bill introduced by Senator
Morgan to carry out the auaids of the
Bering pea tilbunal had not come from the
printer , that , too , wc'iit over temporarily ,
after telng called up , and Senator .Morgan
cansunttd to the tixeciitlvc session.
After being In executive session nn hour
nnd a quarter the doors were reopened nnd
ut Ti 25 p m. the senate adjourned until 12
o'clock tomoirow.
hril.I ,
Dcnnx rut * t'niitilo In Socuu * 11 Onnrum In
the O'.Nrlll-.loy TUIII.
WASHINGTON , April 1' . rive hours
todu > roll call followed roll call in un end
less attempt to bring the republican Illlbustei
ngulnst the O'Neill-Joy contested election
ciise to u rloso , but at no tlmo woio the
democrats able to muster a quorum , nnd the
fight wus finally abandoned for the da > .
Mr Patterson of Tennessee , who lias
chnigo of the eave , su > u this e > venlng ' This
cn u will bo kept before the honso until It la
disposed of , If It takes ull summer. It
might as well be understood now us nvei.
Thosn who have nny Idea that It will be
abandoned will II ml the ) uro mistaken "
Just bcforn. the final adjournment Mr
r.ittor.Hon gave notice that tomorrow ho
would nsK the house to t\i \ In continuous
session until the case wus decided. Today
170 was the hlghwutcr mark touched by the
democrats on roll call. This IB nine short
of u quotum. About ten democrats are vet , .
Ine on every roll call against 0'Nvlll , u'nd
three from his own state
At 1 35 the home adjourned , |
Mutt Vfftl * ' 'llie-irxblllty.
WASHlNinoN. API II 2-Jurncs Pnicell
of Hudson , N. Y. , the lojvrst bidder foi the
stamped envelope nnd nevvBpnpor vvruppei
contiact. 'will bo given an oppoitunlty to
prove bl-4 ability to euiiy out the agree
ment 1'iistmaster General Hlssell has null-
tied him that ho wilt be given u lieailtn ;
this week.
It In piobublc that another henilni ; will
lie Klven In the lattei pail ( if the wrtK us
n result of the protest tiled by the I'llm
ton-Morgan company of llurtford. MUSK ,
ugnlnst three ot the other blddem , All
bidders will prubuVIy be r vrcs uUO.
STILL GIVING' HER THE LIE
Story of Madeline's Wrongs from tbo Stand
point of the Defendant.
BRECKINRIDGE CONTINUES HIS DENIALS
Ultlier tlio Ceiloiic-l' nn Accomplished
. Aimnliis or . Mint 1'allnril'fi n buhtlo
biipphlrit Defendant' * Ili'fcmo
by Contradiction * ,
WASHINGTON. April 2. The carriage ride
of August , 1S92 , when Miss 1'ollnrd had Bald
Colonel Ilrecklnrldgo had mndo the first for
mal proposal of marriage to her , WHS the
first subject to which Colonel Ilrecklnrldgo
addressed himself when ho took the stand
In the court roe n toioy. Ho denied , vv.ti hla
customary reiteration , that any such rldo
had been taken , or that he had made nny
proposal , or that ho had talked over family
matters.
Then , continuing , he B.irt "I never asked
the plaintiff to give up any child ; I never
knew plaintiff had any living child ; I never
at an > time spoke of marriage to the plaintiff
before the death of my late wile. "
Donvlng the conversation which Mlfs Pol
lard said took place at the Hoffman hoii'o to
the effect that a company had been formed
by Whitney and Talrchlld , which ho was to
represent , he said he had not seen the >
plaintiff on the .10th of April , that he had not
been absent for a moment from the side of
his wlfo that day , aa he had not been married
forty-eight hours. lie never had any busi
ness niraiiKementa with the gentlemen men
tioned , iicver contemplated a visit to Europe ,
never spoke of Intended man Inge.
COHHECTS MAJOR MOOUR.
Then Mr. Huttenvorth called his attention
again to the Interview In the olllcc of Major
Moore. "My recollection Is that It was a
much shorter visit than Major Moore has
said , " he continued. "It was rapid and ex
citing ; the young woman did most of thu
talkliiK. "
This statement Mr IJrccMnrldge desired
to make to correct an Impression Major
Moore hud given that the conversation had
lasted a much longer time. IIu went over
the conversation heretofore given In this
Interview and which Intituled the state
ment to the plaintiff that "I will marry
you the last day of the month If God don't
Interpose" Mr. Dutterwoith asked the
witness what Interviews he had with
Miss Pollard prior to the Interview of
the 17th with Major Moore. The colonel
then I elated In detail the Interviews that
occuned and the substance of the conver
sation as he remembered them. These in
cluded the Interview with Mis. Thomas ,
the afternoon of the 13th of May , when he
left Miss Pollard In u real or simulated
fainting condition. On the next day , Sun-
da ) , while at the Itlggs house , in answer
to u eard sent to his room , he saw her In
the ladle s' parlor and had an amiable and
friendly conversation with the plaintiff.
At this time the latter exprosesd regret at
what had occmred along Hie street and In
Major .Moore's olllce Plaintiff gave him a
schedule of what she would want In the
way of underwear and other clothes prior
to the trip to New Yoik. They parted with ,
every evidence of good feeling and sin
cerity on the part of the plaintiff to carry
out the agreement between them whereby
she was to go to New York. That
evening a boy came to the hotel and said
Miss Pollard wanted to see him with a
message icquestlng that he take her to Mrs.
Hlackbuin's , where she wanted to stay all
night. lie took her to Mrs lllackburn's
house Monday she canio again to the
hotel and presented to him another schedule
for clothing. She wanted a little moie
money to make preparations to go away.
The next day she sent him a note and they
took lurch at the Shorelmm. They talked
again of the trip to New York and she told
him the name of the physician In whose care
she was to put herself , and witness told her
that this doctor was a comrade of his In the
war. The ne\t day after this the plaintiff
came to see him again and on * the night of
that day they saw Mis. Blackburn , who ,
after hearing their explanation , Mild she
would wash her hands of the whole matter.
Mis. Blackburn approved the agreement for
the plaintiff to go to New York. The
following day the plaintiff agafn came to the
hotel and a conversation ensued between
them as to a further conference which It
was proposed should bo held with Major
Moore prior to her going away. As ho
described how he had waved her off Colonel
Drecklnildge gesticulated very Impressively
with both hands and explained the whola
Interview In pantomlnc. There was a tragic
Inflection to his tones as he closed the ac
count of the visit to Mrs. Thomas with
"Then I left her. " There was a constant
reiteration In the defendant's denials. He
would frame them In every possible form of
negation of time , place and manner.
MRS. IL..U'KtU'HN PARTS WITH THCM.
"There was no further explanation to give.
I could' give no further explanation , and
Mrs. lllackburn said she would wash her
hunds uf us would wash her hands of people
ple who engaged and acted In that way and
could give no explanation of It , " was one of
the chaiacterlxtlc utterances.
During the description of the second visit
to the major ho said "Wo agreed to hay
that she was going to New York to have u
child , that I was the author of her preg-
nunc ) We ugr"ed on all but one point
She Insisted , crying several times , that I
should tell Major Moore I was the only man
who had over been Intimate * with her. I
declined to do that. I said I had put myself
In the power of her and Major Moore
already , and that I would refuse to say to
an > man that I had seduced her. Then she
said she would not go. As she turned her
jacket back I saw the gleam of a pistol In
her bosom I said 'You're sitting close
to me. ' and Hho Bald' 'I will use that on
mybClf If 1 do on nilbody ' "
Then describing the ( acne In the office of
the chief of police , where they eat on the
sofa , ho said : "She seemed to bo dlssatls-
fled with thu form In which I made the
statement. She took out the pistol and
looked at It. I said , 'You had better let
Major Moore take that and make mo a
Christmas present of It. ' Then I said that
nobody could t > ay that I had seduced her ,
because the 11 rut night I saw her I took
liberties with her and the second night I
Die-lit with hei 1 made this statement about
not reducing lift1 with considerable force ,
even temper"
Thu account of this Interview In Major
Mooro'H ulllce differed from the version of It
given by that ofllcer and the plaintiff. Con
tinuing his recital for the arrangements of
Miss Pollard's visit to New York for con
finement. Colonel lireeklnrldgo said she only
wanted to arrive there with $10 In her
pocket , because she was afraid If she had
more , she would como back to Washington.
She was to stop ut No. 7 Thirty-first street ,
where she ) would have good care , , She waste
to study painting on china or in water
colora when her strength would enable her
to and to continue her studies
In Knsllsh literature. Ho Bald : "I
Considered the problem settled , BO
far as Washington was concerned , eo far
us Mis. UlackbHrh was concerned , BO far
us our sexual relttlons were concerned. The
only thing left open was regarding the child.
I said to her that If It was my child , as I
only partially believed It was , I wanted to
educate It , to take care of It , to give It
every chunco possible for a clld ) | born out
of wedlock , and In the meantime she waste
to have every care and tenderness. Wo
parted without anger and on this under
standing "
Speaking of the reasons for leaving Wnnli-
liiKton the last of May Colonel Ilrcckln-
rldgo ald they were not connected with
Ux c e , but ji re lUa wukt urgent poi-
slblo reasons , relntW , to his younger son ,
who attended Washington nnd Leo univer
sity , and WAS In gre.il Ilimcultlos , Ho took
the dispatches which hp had sent Miss Pol
lard during the trip and read them with
great eloquent effect. The burden of most
of them , which have bctn already publlnhcd ,
was that ho should 'make ' herself com
fortable. "That was /nut what I meant , "
ho continued , "tlml she should make her
self ns comfortable life possible. Nothing
more , nothing less , "
JUST AS A IJMND.
Two dispatches received In Cnvirptcm
signed by Mrs. Thonms nnd Inquiring If he
was In Covlngton , ho said ho inspected ere
from the plaintiff , with the name of her
landlady as a blind.
Miss Pollard had gone to New York on May
18 and had returned on the 19th. After ar
riving In Lexington ho received a telegram
to the effect that Mln Pollard was coming
there. Ho returned trjs message , the princi
pal part of which was "Walt , It will come , "
referring , he declared , to money. This cor
respondence was reviewed at length.
An objection WT.B nnercd by Mr. Wilson
that If Colonel Ilrpcl Inrldge had destroyed
the letters from Miss Pollard to which these
telegrams were nnswi'rs he could not testify
rcunidlng their contents. Ir was replied In
by Mr. Uutterworth f-nt the letters had not
been destroyed with nny view of ronccalng |
evidence , but because they wcro not good
things to preserve as family relics , for If
found they would compromise both the re
cipient and the sender.
"It was my custom , " explained Colonel
Hrecklnrldgc , "to destroy my letters from
the plaintiff as soon as received. "
Judge Bradley overruled the objection.
Referring io oinS telegram , which said-
"Wholly uncertain , possibly by any train.
Wholly certain June the 13th , " dated May
27. Ho said ho could not recollect to what
that was a reply , but apprehended that It
was n reply to one of many letters Inquiring
when ho would return to Washington His
name , William C. P. Hrecklnrldgc , at the
end of the telcgiam , ho read with nn Im
pressive lulled Ion ,
These dispatches had all been put In evi
dence by Miss Pollard's attorneys and Col
onel Ilrecklnrldgc was giving explanation of
them , although several ho read without com
ment. He seemed to be amused when he
spoke of n Cincinnati paper , Kent by his son ,
containing "An announcement of the engage-
input between plaintiff and myself Meeting
somebody on the street they spoKe of It , "
he went on , "and I denied that such n mat-
rlugc was possible. This was printed In the
Gazette , and , being seen by the plaintiff , she
wrote mo two or three letters. Including If I
had made the denials and threatening to
publish our lelatlons entire In the papers
and republlsh them ut Lexington. "
"Did ) ou , " asked Mr. Huttcrworth , "have
any sexual relations with the plaintiff after
the 29th of April , 1S1I3 ? " Tills Is the date
on which the defendant was secretly married
to Mrs. Wing.
DCNini ) THT5 BTATHMnNT.
Mr. llrecklnrldge 1 did not after the 29th
of Api II , 1S91 ? . have nny sexual Intercourse
with the plaintiff whatever. It Is absolutely
false. I never had any -sexual Intercom so with
the plaintiff after the 'Jlst day of March , at
any tlmo or any places I returned on the
.list of March and had the conversation with
Mrs. IJlackburn. Plaintiff and I had no
sexual relations on that day , nor ever after
that day. The arrangement made prior to
my going to Mrs. Uluoltburn's , as a condition
of my going to Mrs. lilackburn's , as the only
reason I would go to Mrs Blackburn's , was
that our relations should terminate , that she
should leave the city of Washington and that
the relations between her and Mrs. Black
burn should be allowed to die out gradually
and 1 should support h r until she could find
some honorable vucaUcu , ,
Speaking of the plaintiff's employment In
the census olilco , CaUo ? ° l llrecklnrldge paid
that Bho had lot U I'ing his absence ,
when ho thought shejAras harshly treated.
MM Pollard ImcV.ija-vS-a rancrk expressing
gratification at the death of General Shpr-
men , as was published at the tlmo , although
Mr. Brecklnildge did not mention it. He
hud done everything lu his power to assist
her in obtaining reading matter , but had
never advised her about her studies , except
to endeavor to make her take up rudi
mentary studies , In which she was peculiarly
deficient for a woman of her reading. He
had assisted her In getting books from the
congressional library , sending n list by the
page , and never furnished her with a trans
lation of the Odyssey *
It was ten minutes before 12 when Mr.
Uutterworth announced that the direct ex
amination had finished , although there
might be a few more iiuestlons , nnd asked
for a recess to enable him to look over his
notes , so the recess was announced cat Her
than usual , until 12:45. : . , '
IN TUG HANDS OP WILSON.
"Take the witness' ' " said Ml. Butterworth
at the beginning ot the afternoon session ,
and Mr. Wilson , reminding Colonel Breck-
Inrldge of his early educational advantages ,
asked him what pieparo'toiy schools ho had
attended , and then asked , "You had unusual
educational advantages ? "
"Very unusual , " was the icply.
"And social advantages. "
"Yes , sir. "
"You began the practice of law when ? "
"In 18.77. "
"Your practice was Interrupted by the
war ? "
"Yes , sir ; nnd I returned In 1865 "
"Was your professional career Intel inpted
bv dinicultles with yofn clients. ' "
"It was not. " '
"Were your friends not obliged to lalse
money to help you ouf of trouble ? "
"I became greatly Involved trying to save
soii'o .friends from bankruptcy , but did not
have trouble with clients "
"Your friends were not obliged to return
money jou had misappropriated ? "
"They were not "
In relating his connection with educational
Institutions Colonel BrecKlmldgo said ho had
been a lecturer for scvcuil ) ear- " , had been
nominally a trustee of Snro Institute ,
the female seminal y attended by the
plaintiff.
"Your father was n minister of the gospel
und president of a college of what denomi
nation' ' "
' The Presbyterian.1
"Are you a member of that church' "
"In the sense that 1 was berne on Its
rolls. I became u member In 1859 and have
never withdrawn "
"You have taken an Interest In the
church ? "
"In the sense of contributing as far as
my means would allow , nnd giving legal
advice when It was wanted. I have no
recollection of overittddreFsIng a piesbtory
or synod. I was ( never un ollleer of the
church. In 1S88 , at the centennial meet
ing In Philadelphia , 1 addressed the meeting
on Calvinism and religious freedom. "
"Hnvo you taken uullvo tntoicst In Sun
day school vvorltJ' *
"I have never been a teacher since I left
the confederate army. : It dcpomU on what
you mean by an active Interest "
"Have you lectured' before joung ladles'
seminaries ? " naked Mr , 'Wilson.
LKCTURED YQUNG LADIUS.
"Oh , I have addressed schools , lectured
nnd delivered diploma nt times , "
"You were given a public reception at the
Norwood institution In this clt ) I"
"Oh. yes. "
Thereupon "Mr. 'WHwn handed up to tnu
colonel and requestedthlm to read an ln
vltntlon which he hai ( sent to Miss Pollard
In February , 1893 , requesting the pleasure
ot her company at a. reception to Hon. W.
0. P. Drexklnrldgo at Norwood Institute ,
wjilch he read.
Dy questions concerning the colonel' ! * resi
dence In Lexington In 1S81 Mr. Wilson
elicited that his home was on the same
street as that of Barah Guess , four blocks
away. Then he asked : "How long had
you known Sarah Guess ? " To which
Urecklnrldgo replied , "Oh , I can't tell ; per
haps , twenty years. "
"Did you Khow the character of her
house ? "
"I did. "
"Had you ever been there before you
went with the plaintiff ? "
"I wnn. "
"Then I understand that before you met
the plaintiff you had for jeura known Sarah
Guess , known the character of the house ;
known the location of the house and hud
( Continued on Second Page. )
MAY SOON BREW OR DISTILL
Bill Granting Right to Manufacture Under
Certain Restrictions Passes tbo Senate.
PROHIBITION ON ITS LAST LEGS IN IOWA
runic Promlftri licit 1'lght In the. 11 nine ,
but Prime ) * of the Kill Claim
to Ho Ablit to I'liis
It Ssifcl ) .
DHS MOINiS : , April 2. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee ) After four hours' fili
bustering by the prohibition clement Urn
senate passed a bill , by n vote of 27 to 17 ,
authorising the manufacture of nlcohollc ,
vinous nnd mnlt liquors In this state. The
bill rends as follows1
See'tlon 1 The bonid of Mipoivisors of
nny ooiintv , upon the tiling uf n petition
signed bj n majority of the votris who
votenl at the last tireci-dlng general election
of such ( onnt.v , may Ixstio to nnv PIMHOII
or uoi ( Miration u pet mil to miintifacturc'
nnd nell at wholesale for lawful pnipo es
and for expntt ppltltnous , malt , ferment
and vinous llquorc , vvlilih pe'rsons or eor-
porntlons phnll not xoll at letull not in
mnallcr quantities than four gallons nor
Bell nor glvo , jior sulTci to bo old given or
used upon tin- promises where wild llquou
nr < > imuiurneluieil , nor In iui > building eun-
net'ted therewith or ndjiirrnt thereto , anj
liquors by theilrain , nor In any cUbi-i man
ner than ut wholesale foi the piupuscH
herein provided.
Bco. . ' . If nnv pei on holding Mich pei-
mlt .shall nianufiiftnrt > 01 soil for any pur
poses 01 in nny manner not hcieln niltliot-
1/cil , nueli person or person" 01 coipotatlons
Hhnll l > t > sulijoc t to all penalties now pre
scribed by l.ivv agnlnst unlawful nuiitifuu-
turc
Sec. 3 All nets or parts of acts Incon
sistent herewith aic liciebv icpeahd.
Sec * This aet , being deemed of Im-
infdlntp Importance , shall taki' crfeet ami
be In force from and afln It.s publication
In the low a State' Heglster and the DPS
Molnes l.cadei , nowspapcia published In
Dos Molncs , la
An amendment by Jamison requiring the
signature of 6,1 per ccut of the voters was
lost. Those voting for the bill wore-
Bishop. Brewer , Carpenter , Cheshire , Cona-
vvny , Cialg , Dent , Downey , Hills , i\crn11 ,
Funk , Garst , Green , Groneweg , Harpei ,
Harsh , Hlpwell , Hurst , Kelly , Lehfeldt ,
Muttoon , Perrln , Illggen , Terry , Upton and
Ycomans.
Senator Gionewcg endeavored to strike
out the clause requiring filing of .1 petition ,
but failed.
WILL BH IN Tlin HOUSC TODAY.
The hill will come up as a special order In
the house tomorrow , when n battle ro > nl
may bo expected. The prohibitionists
threaten to filibuster to the end of the ses
sion rather than permit the bill to pass It
Is the Impression now that If the bill
reaches a final vote that It will go through
by a bare majority. Chairman rank of
the house committee claims llflj-two votes
against the bill and he will piobably line
his men up tonight and count noses In
order to outline the program for lomonow.
The house refused to ngiee with the
senate as to the location of the soldlcis'
monument at the old < apltol giounds , and
by n vote of 72 to 12 located the monument
on Governor's squnrn beautiful tract of
ground of live acres c-xtunt , just southeast
of the new state house.
The senate passed a bill to regulate
mutu il benefit associations and to provide
for an additional judge for the supreme
couit. The revenue bill , on motion of
Harsh , was teferrcd to the code commission
with instinotions to Incorporate Its prln-
clpnl provisions In the new code. The bill
-referred v.-as not tl/c roilgliml one , but the
amended bill Introduced by Harsh , whkh
Senator Finn deelnied was In the Interest
of bankers and tux shiikors.
Dos Molnm ICopiibllians.
DES MOINIJS. April 3. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee ) Ketuins from the city
election received up to 1 JO this morning
Indicate the election of the cntlic repub
lican ticket , except one alderman. The
majority on the head of the ticket will bo
close to 1,000 for Hlllls for major.
KEOKUK , April 3. The city election
passed off quietly , the' republicans electing
theli candidate for assessor and .three aldor-
incn. The democrats elected four alder
men.
men.DUBUQUH , April 3. The demociats
elected their entire city ticket and all the
aldermen. A year ago the independents
carried tlicn city by n largo majoiity. The
passage of the mulct tax law by the legis
lature was one of the chief causes of the
reversal. _
Appointments Sent lei the ' enatnst < ida )
11) the Preside nt.
WASHINGTON , Aptll 2-The pii'sldent
today Kent the following nominations to
the senate.
State Depaitment Thomas 12. Benedict
ot New Yoik , to be pnhllu prlntei ; James
1) . Yoemnns of Iowa , to bo Intc-istatc com-
moice commissioner
Justice Dcpaitment Andievv Jnc-kpon
Sawyer ot" Nebiaska , nttoiney for the dis
trict of Nebiaska.
Intc'ilor De-pnitment Chaii ] > s II. J. Tuy-
lor of Kansas , coloieel , recoieler ot eleects
In the District of Columbia ; Joseph F.
llelner , lOKlitor of lands at Gunnlson ,
Cole j l.c-vvlH Giassmuok , recelvei of public
monos nt Gunnlson , Cole ; James A. Mini-
day of Washington , leceiver of public
monevs at Vnmniivei , Wash.
To Ho Consuls of the I'lilted States-
Hlohnrd M. Knrkc of Illinois , at Chihuahua ;
John lildlaku of North Dakota , ut liaran-
qullu , Jnmes H. Dlnsmoio of Toxus , at
Clenfimos , C'nba , George H. Hi list e > f Wis
consin , at Itelihemlimg , llohemln ; Wllllum
C Fostei of All/.onu , at Tilnldad , W. 1 ,
Walter H. Cheney of Noith Caiollna , at
Ctiraeoii. W. I ; Cliffoid Smith of Nuvs
York , at Catage-n , Colombhi
To Ue CollectoiH ol Customs-Charles II ,
Illsbee , foi the dlstilct of St. Johns , Ph. . ;
I3mll Olund , Dnlutli , Minn ; John A. Wil
son , Uinllngton , N. J ; John U. Davis ,
IJeiiufoit , N c'
George H. Peiklns has been nppolnteel
postmaster at Uochestei , N. Y
Po'etmnste is Alfred D. Tlnslev , Slouv
Falls , S D , Pntilek Monlson , Altii , la ,
H U. Hall. Heel Oak , la ; Chntles P.
Dnneombs. 1'oit Dodgela . 13 M I-ook-
wood , mnlliiKton , Kun , F U Obei , Wuah-
Ington , Kan , Geoige Hill , Independence.
Kan ; ( JeoiRo Innis , Law i once , Kan ; W
n StockH , Gieat Hend , Kan , George A
Collett r.ll-jworth. Kan . A. J. Davis , Wu-
keeny , Kan , G. W Kairell , ChanntcKan. . ,
U. U. Hoemnii. Miles City. Mont ; A.l *
Thills , l.on , Ned ) . ; Uehert J. Coles , York ,
Neb , Kmrna J. Ginfft , Orleans , Neb ,
nichard C. Coidell , Paik City. Utah ,
Thomas Dayton , Laiamle , Wyo.
( IIINMI.NT : : UKCEIITS.
Alonethut Hun Ilenn Turned Into thn
TreuMiiry During tlin Past Month ,
WASHINGTON , April a The leeulnr
month ! ) Ueamiry statement shows. He-
celpfs CiiHloms , J1I,3W,9SI , Internal reve
nue , J12,8l)8,4i7 ) , miscellaneous , JG75,383. The
total receipts vvero therefore ) 'J 1,812,707 , as
against $ .11,115,809 for March , 1593
The dlsbuiseiiicntH during the month
were * Civil and miscellaneous. J9f MMt7 ,
\vnr , $3,779,4 , navy. J3.373.710 , Indians. $709.-
007 ; pensions. 13J71.KK1 ; Interest , J216.411
Total disbursements , 131,137,020 , against
t31.C33(4SJ ( ( or Maich , 1693 , . leaving a jjc-
neiincy for the tnonui of March of $0,294-
OC3 , and for the nine months of the present
fiscal vear of r < ! < .43-,0 . As compared with
March of last year this was a fulling off
In the receipts from customs of over J8.300-
000 , from Internal revenues of J122.600 nnd
from miscellaneous sources of JSII.WA In
the expenditures there wns A decreuse of
1510,915 on Indian uccount und Cfi,7H on
account of pensions. There was also a fall-
InK off In the Interest account of JGJJ,73I.
WASHINGTON. April 2-The cash bal-
anc In the treasury at the close of bnslni-as
? vaa tl4J)50.025. ! ) nnel the net old 1100,119.130.
Itomovtil of the ( Tin ,
WASHINGTON. April -The long pend
ing question ic-Kardlne the removal of the
Southern V'te Indians from Colorado to
Utah has been settled , BO fur an the Indian
affairs committee of the house Is con-
cermet. It Viftj dtttrmln a by the commit-
. . _ todi 'z A report n bill providing that
the Indll C- hall bo confined , some of them
to he u\ ? n end of their present reser
vation , n. "J , he remainder to n township
In northet . - pvv Mexico , vvhleh will bo sol
aside forv J purpose and vvhleh adjoins
the preseil yivatlon Hy the bill agreed
on today 1 lof the l.OtX ) Indians he-long
ing to tliei lo and entitled the-ioto will
receive 1SOeaoh. .
M , \O'K I.mt Itrinrt.
WASH1NO _ , , April 2-The clerk of
theI'liltcd Stales elicllll court at Nt-vv Voik
hns forwaided to the mipionic' ouuit the
papers In the cnso of tlu npponl of John
Y. Me'Kano of Now Yoik from the decision
of Judge Lnc'omho , doming him a wilt of
habeas c-otpns It IH paid bv an otllolal of
the c-ouit that theio Is hardly an > probabil
ity the cnso will bo licaid this torm.
Appropriations for Aimiir I'lato.
WASHINGTON , Aplll 2-A eut of $2000-
has he-en agreed on by the house' romntlt-
tee on naval nfTalis UH the Item for minor
plato and aimninont In the naval appro-
pllatlon bill The Nav > depaitment'H ostl-
mate UIIH $ i > .noirK)0 ) ) Tbta was to wind up
the largo outstanding votes undo ! the loll
cnll Tbo demounts lacked twenty of n
quotum toda ) .
T///.W I.VA KI / : / . ii .i/ : /s 01 / ; ; / .
WhlnU.v I limn ! Inoilgli tlin DUpnuar ) Mill
unit lllooil No 1 iingi-r Mulni tlio stroits.
COM'.MIIIA , S C. Aplll 2.Speilal < to
the Associated Pie s ) Thoio Is no wiullki )
aspe-ct about this rltv today and ovei > -
IhliiR Is peaceful The gnauls at the o\-
ee-ntlvo mansion have been withdrawn , all
the local mllllla aio giving up their guns
and Goveinoi Tlllmnn hlmsolt tta > s : "Tho
worst Is ever and older now reigns"
Tlnuithhoiit the day the goveinor had
offers of tholroi vices fiom sevoial out-
sldo mllltniy companies , nil of which ho
him dni-llned The tologiapliic e-onioishlp
has not been discontinued , but the goveuuu
himself parses upon all tolt'giams , I ejecting
some and changing othe-is.
The seiimitlon of the dnv hoio wns the
refusal of the Xevvbeiiv Itltlos to lomaln
stationed at the tolesiaph olllu' to supei-
vlKc tolegiums , and tholi notice to the
govoinoi of their ipslsnrillon , bco.itHo , as
they said , "a vermin ) ovei the ptlvate-
nftalis of the citrons of South I'unlln.i Is
not only distasteful , but. In the judgment
of the company , niiiH'cosiaij. and will onlv
" '
Inltate the piosoiit state ol ntfalis" ! < >
this Govoinor Tlllnmn sent the follow Ing1
'VllJAOQUARTKHS. KXKCI'TIVn MAN
SION. COl.r.MHIA , S C , Aplll . ' ToC'ap-
tnln S J McCallgho ) . Nowbenj HlllcM hli
Yom ootnmnnliatlon Is loeolved Indii
the lawH ol Ponth Caiollna the govoinoi Is
elothod with dlsi letlcnmi v povvoi to call
out the lullttix vvhenevoi , In the judgment
of the Koveinor , It nmv bo ne < osiai v , and
when so called Into the soivlce the inllltln
Hhnll bo HUbjoet to the "nmo inle-s ami in-
tlelos of war as Hoops of the I'nlted States
'J he action of vom rompini ) and > ou In
daring to solid to me under tills iiilo tholi
leslRimtlon Is mutiny and Insult to the
conmmndoiInchief , who wns Riven bis
commission li ) the- people The dnt ) ol the
soldlois and mllllU when called Into seiv-
leo IK blind obedience to tholi siin-ilois | ,
and not to question t'lem In nnv degieo.
You have failed to Icun the flint lesson ,
and 1 will irmUo of MJU and Vom i amp my
an ovimplo > < nr loMKiintlon Is not ac
cepted , but \ou n 10 dlHinlfised Hum tbo
HOivlc-o of tin stale ns unvvoilhy to weni
the iinlfoim ' 1 bo aims nnd nthoi Htate
propoity In join p'r c-sxltm will bo dellv-
eiod to Colonel John G. Watts , assistant
adjutant genoial and inspeeloi RI nui il , uml
home . on do not
) on can depait to yum *
deeivo It , but 1 will pav MMir hoaicl bill ,
and I tniHt I may not bo bothon-d witli
an ) moie bandbox und I'Olldny ' HOldloHv
It. S llljI MAiN ,
Goveinor nnd CommandciinChief. .
The reading of this reply hi ought deafon-
IIIR nnnlause fiom all ivlio aio supiKU IOIH
of th Kovei nc.r. ThUr enthusiasm v\n
so Rient that they lontinuccl to eheoi
loudly for Tlllmnn after matching biuU
Into "the iienltentlaty Rionndx.
Goveinor Tlllmnn was unkeel lonlKht by
tbo romspondi'iit of the Associated jness
how Ions he would Keep the state Hoops
at DnilliiRtun lie replied that his Inten
tion vvns to see that the conslnblcK ob
tained fair piny at the inquest ovei the
bodies ol the men who WPIO killed last I'rt-
dny. Ho did not propose to let the consta
bles appear there without mllllaiy piotoc-
tlon. Ho tmtlier slated HIP uoops vvonlij
be held imdei arms until the i aiding of
the Florence and Tlmmlnsv Illo dispensaries
has boon inv litigated The ( , ovorncn declares
c-lares that hewill enfoice tlio dlwpensar )
law moie ilfildly than cvei He H.ild "The
blood which him been shed at Daillnh'ton
nnd el-ewbere in thecnfoieeniont of the-
dlspcnsur ) law wan a sac-ilfleo to the Mo
loch of whl.sk ) , and the Insurrection Is the
la-t e\ililiiR ) agonies ot the whisky iliiR"
FI.OHINI'I : . s r > . April -Special ( to
the Associated 1'icss. ) 'I lie situation today
Is threatening. U Is snle day and a huge
niimbci of the poveinur'H mipporteis fiom
the cimntiy aio In rioience and Dnillng-
ton. The picscnce of Hoops In the lattei
city bus decreased the i nances of ilot
there. In Ploienco their aica number of
violent spirits stirring up discord and In-
cltlnB the country people to action Some
Tlllmanltcs have declined they will SPO
the last diop of blood in Kloroni-o county
spilled befoio dlspensir ) laws Miall be de-
fled. A imlltlcnl meetliiK Is In pniRiess
here and the usual excitement Incident
thoieto iigsravntes tlio tionblo. Clllx-ns
nro on the uleit. picpntltiR fm defense. 'I he
coveinor bus ordeied troops to I I M-SM
theniHulveH of the telegiaph olilco In Uai-
llnKtcm and pii-sa mattei tomes to Moieiie'o
'to he sent Word has Jti t been locc-lveit
that there IB a wounded sp ) In a house a
few mlleH fiom Kloiune-u The sheilff ,
mayor , chief of police and c-ltlzens have
gone for him As he Is wounded no harm
will be allowed to tome to him Citizens
declare they me not mnkliiR vvai on
wounded men and women Kloience IH
con tuiitly In c\p"etutlon of tioops helm ;
HCI1 1 Jltl t *
DAHUINOTON , Am II -Special ( to the
Associattd Piess 1-rThoio Is but little news
to be given out from Daillngtcm today , as
absolutely nothing of a staillliiR 01 even
an Interesting nature has oc-cmied 'Iheio
Is not a moro quiet town In the state than
It has been today The town Is still under
maitlal law Tbc town Is again taking on
Its usual e-veida ) appeal ane o and the
business hou es me open and business Is
being conducted as foimerlv , and It It vveio
not for the > picsenceof the mllltai ) the
town would present HH oidlnni ) appeal -
mice.
I't-fiillnr Condition of AITaliH Politic ull.v In
1'erii
LIMA. Peru , Aplll -The cabinet has
jdnrcd Its rcHlgnatlon In tbo hands of Senoi
del Solar , the Hist vleo pi evident , who , no-
coulliiK to the constitution , would mo-
ceed , c'x-olllclo , to the presldonc ) Hut ,
upon Senor del Solar ileollnlnii the' citllt-c > ,
the second vice president , Henoi Hoige-noe ,
fssnmed the mislele'iicy pro torn anil up
pointed the follow liift inlnlstois Henor
Garcia Uriulin , momler and minister of
foreign affalis. General Antnyo , minister
of war : Senor IJiilnno , minister of Justice.
Senor IVnoylH , minister of the Intel lor ,
Henor ele lu Punta , minister of lennmcioe
The power of goveinnient \litually In
the liniuls of ex-Pic'sldcnt facc-ie-s , one of
the pic-Font candidates foi piosldenev
All the bunks are eloped and business IH
suspended , but tlio clt ) IH euilut.
DlittiiMH In Spain.
MADIUD. April - ' -The dlHtioss In the
province of AndaliiHla In iioulcAt Han
linear a tnoh of picplo out of work pll-
liiKeel the bakeries HlotH have ocenuod at
131 flu. in the province of Seville Tlin
municipal authorities of thei plac u iifiponae-d
the mob b ) Issuing 3,000 blond tlc-luts A
mob of 2.0UO people at Tnilfa went to the
town hall und ilc-mamled woik In n most
threatening manner The authoiltlofe in all
the cllntrlctH where dlHtiess Is most se
verely felt are doing their utmost to ic-
lleve the suffcrcm.
SluURhtrr In
TRIPOLI. April 2 A terrible battle has
been fought In the kingdom of Ilornn , ecu-
tinl Soudun. Hubith , the former Hluvo of
V.obher Pnshn , with nn nrmy niimbi-iliiK
30,000 men , Invndcd the klnudom. Ho wns
opposed by the HUltun ot lloriiu at the
head of a ( urge nuny Dm Ing the battle
both sides HUHtnlned verj heavy losses , and
thn Bultun of Dornu und Ilabuh vvcio killed
wtillo lighting destie-iattly ut the head of
their troops. _ _
As Amrndi-el by the I.'nill li.
LONDON. API II -The Ileilng ne-a avviird
bill , as lemodeled by the attorney Krneral ,
Sir Charles Hu.'Bcll , was printed today It
provides for the eUure by Kngllnh or
American nuvul oniccrs of HculvrH found In-
the novlalons of thu award ,
Employes Complotctl Prcsoutation of Tbolr
Side of the Oftso Yesterday ,
DECISION TO BE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY
Judge Onldwell Declares the Receivers Shrill
Operate No Dead Branches.
ALL OF THE LINES MUST BE MADE TO PAY
Condition of the South Park Division the
Occasion for the Ruling.
EMPLOYES MUST AVOID DRUNKENNESS
( 'emitVI1I I'lifciuc Mure MrliiKont Iliiln
lieipec llnic liitcixluttlcin ToMliiumy of
'J nilniiK M AoMorilit ) lut < rreiRiittel
I'urlhi-r b ) tlio Court us In
The second week of the wage nibltrntlnn ,
ns It may with cntlic proprlct ) bo called.
In which the Union Pacific and Its cin-
plocs nre so vitally Interested , was begun
vo terday morning In the circuit court.
Judges Caldwell and Hlner being on hand
e.nly to icsumo the hearing.
One of the sd Iking features of the morn
ing session was the emphatic utterance of
Judge Caldwcll In regard to the Denver ,
I.oadvillc . ( . CJunnlson , or as it Is known
In the weal as ( he South Park road , a
narrow gunge Hue extending from Denver
to Leadvlllo , Como to Ualdwln via Gun-
nlson and several short branches.
Mr. Dickinson stated that this road did
not pay operating expenses. Then Judge
Caldwll In his emphatic way maelo the
statement that the court would not operate
a dead member , and ho would make an
ordci to that effect on the conclusion of the
tilal He stated he would allow the com
pany to opeiato It as It saw fit. but the
court would have nothing to do with a
weak slstoi.
Mr. Dickinson was asked by Judge CaldncII
how many men were In the employ of the
company at the time the road went Into the
hands ol the receivers , to which Mr. Dickin
son replied about 2J.OOO. Ho stated that
llioro we-ie 7 i.'ll miles In the system at the
time the toad passed Into the hands of the
receivers , as well as several lines of steam
boats
" \VIU , H\Vn NO DHUNKnNNnSS. "
Judge Caldwell then asked him whether
there was u general nile prohibiting the use
of Intoxicating llquois as appIng ) to the
men , to which Mr Dickinson responded that
there wns a general rule on the working tlmei
caid relating to the use of Intoxicants. Thct
co u it then nsked If the general nmnngcr
would retain In his employ a passenger en
gineer or conductor who became Intoxicated
on or oft duty. To this Mr Dlck'nson ' re
plied thut certainly ho would not retain a
man In | ils seivleo who became Intoxicated
while on duty , but the odlcluls had little
knowledge of what the men did whllo off
duty Should leports como to him of drunk
enness on the piit of thu employes ho would
Investigate thu charge nnd It found true
would limncdlitely illscJinige the offender ,
hut If found to bo n first oflcnso he would
piobnbly send the man oft with a reprimand.
Judge Cnldwell then remarked that ho would
Insist upon n moro stringent rule as to In
toxication befoto leaving Omaha. To this
Mr. Dickinson lepl'oel that the federated
trades weio very fair In this regard nnd
stood firm ns to drunkenness. Then Judge
Caldwell remarked thut It would bo most mi-
foilunate If thu court took a lower level than
the men themselves and ho would Insist upon
mote stilngcnt uiloi.
In regard to the improvement of the char
acter of the men In the service of the com
pany , brought nbout by the Joint efforts of
tlio orgaiiUntlons of employes nnd the offi
cers of the company , Mi. Dickinson related
a thrilling experience ho had whllo division
superintendent In Wyoming , which was be-
foie the organisations and the company had
taken sue h radical stands on the question ot
drunkenness und v lolous conduct generally.
One day an engineer came Into his ofllce vvltlr
a loaded lovoher In his hand nnd tried In
eveiy wa ) possible to picivoko a cninrrol , that
ho might have an excuse for using the
weapon. Tlio belligerent engineer was
finally led out by n brother engineer.
On the follow ing night an engineer named
Pleronel cume In drunk , nnd , with the over
present revolver , stnited out to hunt him up
with the uvowed purpose of killing both Mr.
Dickinson nnd Uoadmuster Graves. Graves
was a magnificent specimen of physical man
hood , who did not know wliat fear was , unit
when ho came down to the ofllco laugheel
at the warning to look out for himself , because -
cause Pleronet was looking for him with a
gun Hosults proved he had better have
heeded the wanting , for Graves and Pleronet
met In the hallway und the drunken engineer
shot and killed him. The coroner's Jury ro-
tmned a verdict that Graves committed sui
cide. Such was the character of some of the
mini the company had In Its service In the
) enrs that were past.
Mr Dickinson having the opportunity then
said ho would lIKe to read the history of the
Union Pacific as to the strikes and other
features which have handicapped the sys
tem In past days. To this Judge Caldwell
said that an ) thing bearing on the question
would be heard. Ml Dickinson then read
the history of the strikes on the Union
Pacific In 1882 , 188H 1889. 18'll , giving the
causes of the dlfllc-ully nnd the- cost to the
company ,
Then came the question of notice which
hud been given to the men regarding the
proposed e hungo In schedules Tlio
court showing puitlciilni Interest In the
question of notice ) mild that ho could not
ngroe with Mr Dickinson us to the forty
das notice which the management Insisted
hael been given , but rather than take up
the lima In a general discussion Judge Caldwell -
well derided to pass that matter until a
Inter date.
Mr. Dickinson wns then nsked by Judge
Thurston ns to the general reduction In
rales on the system to which Mr Dickin
son replied that the tendency toward a re
duction was ve-ry iippainnt from the figures ,
while there was a nolle cable Increase In ex
penses Ho stated that freight rates have
been re-duccd faster than the motlvo power
could be kept up to meet the business nnd
the conditions were ) growing more peculiar
eu-iy year.
KltniOHT ItTH IiniH'CTIONS
13 II. Wood , assistant gc'iicrul freight
iiKemt , was put on the stand to prove thu
gcneial reduction of fiolght rates during
the past ten or twelve years und stated It
had been made 10 such an extent as to pruc
tlcully cover the untilo system In 18S9 It
wns 1 CO per cent. In 181)0 ) 3 01 In 1891
1 3C5 , In 189. ! 1.245. Since January 1 , 1893 ,
there had been very heavy -rtductloim In
rates to the Pacific const , and Montana com
mon points ranging from 45 to 15 pur cent ,
the latter on the loner classes Theuu
have been brought about by building ot new
lines , water competition nnd by oreler of
cross-examination the witness
state laws. On -
ness stated the tonnage hud Increased IIu
read figures fiom the ) annual report allowing
the amount of lucre-use In tonnage > I
Muted Iho freight earnings had been as fol
lows In 1889 they were 28.0-il,710 89 , 18KO ,
303.iO,93011. 1891 JlO.OnO.Sf-S 21. 1893 , 31-
051,237 CO. The witness stutd thut local
rates to Colorado und pcdnm we at of Nr-
bruska hud been re-jluicd fully OH much us
In Nebraska Tim dei-re-tiso In Colorado had
been probubly 20 per cent The decreiue i >
piled to noncoinpotltlvo points Mr Wood
Btatcd the lncrcas-0 In tonnK would In-
creaio the labors ot trainmen , but Mr.
Dickinson dMlrud to correct that