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ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 0. 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOSSING , JUNE 16 , 189J. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
MAXIMUM FREIGHT TARIFFS
Progress of the Doh te Touching Heir
Legality acd Validity.
ARGUMENTS MADE IN FEDERAL COURT
Wooltrorth't Contention that Lnw'i
Enforrctnrut Would IJi-Ktroy Rall-
roRtln In Xrliranka Extended Reply
liclng Slartr by .Mr. Wclmler.
Judge Woolwortb resumed his argument
h the maximum freight rate caw yes
terday and concluded at noon. He was
followed by John L. Webster In behalf of the
State Board of Transportation , -who will
pr bably talk today and Monday on bis
side of the question.
Judge Wool worth took up the question of
the validity of the New berry freight law and
cited decisions from Texas statutes showing
that the higher courts had a right to render
null and void legislative acts which are In
jurious and unjust to corporations as well
as the common people.
He argued that If this rule was to apply
here a mandamus would have to be Issued
against the state.
Justice Brewer held that the Texas de
cision was to the effect that the court could
eliminate the good from the bad by striking
out the unconstitutional parts or any clause
In cuch an act But Mr. Woolworth con
tended that this could not be done as the
constitutional parts were so intermingled us
to render the whole act unconstitutional.
He then called attention to the cost of con
struction of railways and moved that the
testimony Introduced against certain roads
alleging extravagance and corruption be
stricken out. He said the attack on the
management of the Union Pacific during the
period of Its construction was unverified and
unreliable conclusions , because at that time ,
time was the essence of the contract the
government , people and contractors trere in
a hurry and under such circumstances time
is money , and in those days gold was worth
a heavy premium. He wild that now there
was no doubt that the same amount of track
age could easily be reproduced at a much less
outlay of money and time.
He quoted evidence showing statements
from the Union Pacific and B. i M. acsounts
to the effect that there was an enormous
falling off In the frelcht revenues ; BO much
so that the Invested or tlleged capital
yielded no returns for the amount expended
in operating the roads. He contended that
evidence taken from Poor's Manual on rail
ways was unworthy of consideration , as It
was not verified.
He asserted that tills bill made a re
duction of 29 % per cent In the revenues of
these roads and added to the cost of operat
ing the Omaha road of CC.24 per cent leavss
only 4i per cent to meet the interest on
the amount of money invested'
FIGURES FROM THE FREIGHT AUDITOR.
He took up the statements of Auditor
Taylor and Freight Auditor Randall that the
local freight earnings for the year ending
December SI , 1S92. were $1,853,030.59. Dil-
worth says the reductions caused by the
bill are 29.50 per cent of the earnings , which
is $54CC45.C3. He then showed the share
of the interest which local freight business
should bear. The interest for this state ts
$2,224,171 17 for all business. Taylor says
the expenses are divided. 70 per cent for
freight and 30 for passenger traffic. And
that the earnings on local -freight are 21.-27
per cent of the earnings on all business.
This leaves a sum of $ S31.15C.C7 , which is
the ehare of the interest which the local
Irelght business should bear. These figures
leave a deficiency as follows :
Oprrntlnc ezi-cnssf ; . . . . . . .n. ! 1.M2 Kl
Induction liy the Llll . f. W B
Litenxl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3O.1C ; C7
, Total . . i
Deduct earning * . . . . . . - . . . . . „ . . J.CU2C IS
Leaves a deficiency of. . . . . . . . . { : iG:03 SI
Supposing that an estimate i : . made on
Taylor's statement that the Burlington prop
erty cost $74C1G,52C.02 in cash we reach
another result. Taking 5 per cent , the rate
an Investment should bear , the result Is
$3,700,000. This reduced to the freight and
passenger percentages leaves $550.000 as the
um yielded by local freight traffic. Then
the .following Is the result :
Dpcratlnc expenses . . . Jl.r21 " 42 M
Reduction by the till ) . . . NOW , M
Income to which owners tire entitled. . fSO WO no
i\ Total , „ . .ri SHI 47
Deduct famines . 1.I&U12G t9
DeflclentT - . . . . . . . $ C71 5:1 6S
He then ccmpired the earnings cf the
Union Pacific in a like manner and lock up
the legality of the action of the genera. ! as-
Bembly In passing this act
He asserted that the entries in the house
Journal were defective. He doubted If the
bill -went from the house to the tcnate w.th
the amended title engrossed. He claims
there were corrections made in the bill after
It passed the senate and was in the hands of
the clerks and printers , and the omitsn ! of
the clause stating violent and unjust penal
ties for n violation of the act led many
membtrs of the senate to vole for It when
they would have otherwise opposed lt& pas
sage.
sage.After
After the first and second reading of the
b'll and when it was In the hands of Ihzte
whose duty it was to engross Jt , a compari
son was made of the bill with the Iowa law-
end it was found that words and explana
tions were omitted which would render the
law Inactive , fo these words M-ere li corprra-
ted idurlng the engrossing , changing
its meaning and 'ntent He
designated this action as a forgery of public
records and gave way to the other side to
make their arguments.
MR WEBSTER'S REPLT.
John L. Webster lock up the defense and
Bald that It was quite likely that he would
be followed by Attorney General Hastings.
He took up the last argument of Judge
Woolworth and said that the courts of four
ctates had decided that parole testimony
was not ndmlBsablf to show that an act had
cot been legally passed by a legislature. Ho
said that he would show that any interlinea
tions made on the bill were duly authorized ,
and the engrossing committee caw to it tlmt
the bill was corrected before being placed on
its third and final reading and passage. He
would introduce certified copies of the bill to
chow that 1U passage was regular and au
thorized by the proper officers of the senate
and house. He showed that on January 14 ,
16112 , house rcll S3 , a bill for an act to regu
late and fix maximum freight rates on all
Nebraska railroads was read the first time.
At the second reading of the bill the proper
Btnendmcnts were made by Representative
Gross. He further contended that there
was nothing In the bill of which the liouwo
did not have full knowledge , and fully ex
plained the entire passage of the bill
through both houses of the general assembly.
, HOW THE BILL WAS PASSED ,
'At the afternoon session of ccurt Mr. Web-
Btcr again took up the validity of the bill
as passed by the general assembly of Ne
braska. He contended that In the federal
courts the rule was that when an enrolled
bill has received the official attestation of
the presiding officers of the two houses and
has received the approval of the president
and is deposited In the Department ef State
according to Uw , 1U authentication is com
plete and unimpeachable and that It is not
competent to show from the Journals of
cither house that the act did not pass In
the precise form in-which U was signed by
both presiding officers cf the legislative body.
Mr. Webster said : "U is true that Ban-
cock and North , who were members of the
ecnate. testified that the bill wai not read
at Urge on three separate days , but was
read the first and second time by title only.
{ They did not , however , make any sucb ub-
fectlon at the time of the flrfit and second
reading ot the bill They did not make
ny such objection when the Journal wa
read an ! approved at etch nurulog ses * un ;
Aside from that luwtur jt w > .uU br a
I
tartllng proposition ! f the par l tr t in rv
ml members oX the legislature could fcc re
cdved after that deliberative body had ad
journed to rtntr dlrt , take from , add to , or
Impeach the recitals ot the doings ot that
body a * s t down in Its Joornalr The con-
MJtutkm and the law * provide that such
Jo ra lr. Khali be kept and what 'hall be set
fsrth therein. They ore the const ittitknal
mdene * of what occurred In the courw ot
lepltlatlon. There is no looking behind or
beyond them. To receive pi rot evidence in
( inch a dot would oprn the door for the
charts and litigants to dl * . . | ve all legislation
to do awiy with all law * nd create un
certainty -where certainty jnuM ex * t.
"To accept the evidence of th M wltnes es
In this case would nullify every law enacted
by the legislature , as they both testify that
all other bllli were read the first and second
time in like manner ; that the courte pur
sued with tbi * bill was the same as that
pursued with all other bills at that e fion. "
He thought that the courts would not re-
v.ew the action of the legislature In reading
the bill twice by the title and en at Urge ,
ai such a reading was deemed a substantial
compliance with the constitution. He cited
authorities to show that where the act Is
broader than" the title It is only that part
which is in excess of the t tie that can be
declared invalid , and to Justify a court In
declaring an act void on the charge that It
was not peeved by the legislature In the
manner and form required by the constitu
tion , such facts must affirmatively appear In
the Journals.
RATES DISCUSSED.
Ho then tok the stand that the rates es
tablished by the Newberry bill are not un
reasonable and that stat sties show that in
1890 the number of tons of freight carried
w-as C36.541.C17. For the carrying of this
freight the railways charge annually In round
numbers $730,793.609. This was an enor
mous tribute paid by the people of this coun
try to transport the product tf the land from
the producer to the consumer. The enor
mity of this sum of money could only be
appreciated by comparison.
The amount of outstanding stock cf the
railways In the United States on June 30.
1890 , was J4.400.C5S.4S5. The amount of
funded debt was $4,574.576,131. It would
thus be observed that the amount received
by railways for the transportatlcn of freight
was a sum nearly equal to one-sixth of all
the capital stock of the railway companies ,
and nearly equal to one-rixth cf all the funded
debt of the railway companies. In consider
ing this statement it was not overlooked
that many railway csmpanles were bonded
and stocked for much more than their actual
value.
The amount paid for the transportation cf
freight In the United States snnually was
about equal to one-half of the entire debt of
the government of the United States.
Mr. Webster said that the total sum paid
Nebraska railways for freight ratei during
1B93 aggregated J20,000,000.
"Mr. W. A. Dilworth. for the complainant ,
test fied the amount of reduction on local
rates within the state of Nebraska by the act
of 1893 would average 29' ; per cent , " stated
Mr. Webster.
"He further stated that the rates fixed by
this act are higher than the rates fixed by
tVe _ laws of the state of Iowa , but just how-
much higher he did not remember. He
further stated that the percentage of reduc
tion on the total amount of buriness done by
the respective railway companies in Nebraska
would be as follows :
B. t JI 4.2
C. , St I' . . M. & 0 4.5
F. , E. & M. V 4.1
U. P 2.0
O. & R. V 1.9
St. J. { G. 1 2.7
K , C. & 0 1.5
"The above would be on average of 2 * per
cent Hipon the business of the roads within
the state of Nebraska. For the time being
let us have In mind , however , the fact that
the present local rates within the state of
Nebraska are more than one-fourth higher
than the rotes established In the maximum
freight law. Put In another form , the state
ment Is tliis : Where .the present local rote ,
as charged by the railroads In Nebraska
would be $1. the same would be reduced by
the maximum freight law to 70& cents. It
will thus be seen that the present local rates
exacted by the railway companies in Ne
braska are a fraction more than 40 per
cent higher than the rates fixed in the max
imum freight law.
"U find a tabulated statement of the rates
-charged in the respective states of Wisconsin ,
Minnesota , Dakota and Kansas in one of
the bills cf complaint put in comparison
with the rates established by the Nebraska
maximum freight law. A casual study of
the table will show that the rates estab
lished by the maximum freight law of Ne
braska are on an average about the same
as those fixed in the other states named.
In some Instances rates are less , but in
other Instnces the rates are higher.
SOME COMPARISONS.
"These railways run through surrounding
states , which enjoy better rates than does
Nebraska on most classes of freight Under
the local rates as established In the states
of Wisconsin , Minnesota , Dakota , Kansas
and Iowa , these respective railway com
panies carry local freight at a rate which is
about 29J per cent lower on an average
than the rates in Nebraska ; or , stating the
converse of the proposition , these respective
roads charge the people of Nebraska a rate ,
for local freight , about 40 per cent higher
than the same rates charged the people for
like shipments in the surrounding states.
If the rates charged in the surrounding states
are reasonable in fact , or accepted by the
railway companies as reasonable in fact ,
the logic of the situation Is that the local
rates exacted in Nebraska are highly un
reasonable and exorbitant. There is no rea
son which any sensible man can give why
the shippers in the state of Nebraska should
pay a rate of 40 per cent higher than the
same road exacts from the people in the
neighboring states. What is there In a
state line over which a railroad crosses that
can Justify or excuse it for exacting from
the people of this state this exorbitant rate
when put in comparison with the surround
ing states ? This was a condition that con
fronted the people of the state of Nebraska
when , through the legislative body , it under
took to investigate this question and to de
clare by law what should be considered as
the maximum reasonable rate to bp charged
for local freight In Nebraska. If we rest
the fact upon the comparisons above named
the proofs would seem irresistable that the
rates established by the New berry bill are
reasonable rates.
"For the purposes of the argument sup
pose we grant that the entire revenues of
these railway companies .arc Insufficient ; the
proposition still comes back to us that there
is no Just excuse for this exorbitant tax
upon the people of the state of Nebraska
to pay for a deficiency upon that part of the
lines extending Into the states of Iowa , Wis
consin , Minnesota , Dakota and Kansas. There
is no reason why the Nebraska shipper of
cattle should be charged a big price to make
up for the deficiency arising from a ship
ment of cattle for a resident ot Minnesota
or of Iowa , There is no reason why the
producer of grain in the state of Nebraska
should be charged an exorbitant rate to
make up for the deficiency arising from the
shipment of grain by the grain producer In
Minnesota and Dakota.
COST OF TRANSPORTATION.
"I will undertake to show In the course
of this argument that the cost of transporta
tion ought to be the primary foundation
stone for the building or construction of a
reasonable tariff rate. These great public
agencies for the transportation of freight
exist only by suffrance of the state , and
legitimately ought to enjoy only such privi
lege * as are granted to them from the state
to the end that they may transport freight
for the common benefit of all the people of
the state. It Is a fallacy to suppose that
the railway companies have tne right to use
the power granted them for the srle purpose
of making money for themselves and to
ignore the right of the people to use these
channels ot transportation upon the pay
ment of a rate that represents the cost ot
the transportation and a reasonable profit
upon the moneys legitimately iu\este-d In
the railway lines.
"The Nebraska railroad companies have
undertaken arbitrarily to draw an Imaginary
line north and south through the state , at
a point about fifty miles west from the Mis
souri river running through the cities of
Fremont , Lincoln and Beatrice , and on all
shipments from this arbitrary line to Chi-
crp'i to charge and receive from the con-
nu' re roaJs 45 per rent ot tbe through
( Continued oa Fifth Page )
DOLPII GETS BACK AT HARRIS
Scnands Kin of His Position on the' Federal
Elections Bill Debate ,
IF YCU ARE TIRED , SIT DOWN
Amendment * to tlic Wool Schedule Pro
posed and Promptly Voted Down , the
ropullht * ( ienerully Voting with
tlie Democrat ! ! .
WASHINGTON , June 15. In the senate
today Mr. Stewart secured unanimous con
sent for the paieage of his bill to amend the
chapter of the rev.ned statutes relating to
mineral lands tnd mining resources.
When the tariff bill was laid before the
t-enate Mr. Dolph took the floor snd re
sumed the spefcch he woe making against
free wool when the senate adjourned yester
day. He began with a sarcastic reference
to the Impatience minlfested by Mr. Harris ,
the general manager of the bill , because it
was not rushed through with Indecent haste
und recalled the resentment shown by the
Tennessee < enator when others had displayed
Impatience at delay when other bills were
being considered , notably the federal election
bill and the bill to repeal the purchasing
clause of the Sherman net. On the latter
occasion when he ( Dlpli ) had remarked that
he was tired of the prolonged contest Mr.
Harris had curtly told him to sit dcwn if he
was weary. With this preliminary shot at
Mr. Harris the Oregon senator proceeded
with his argument. Som" observation } about
silver made by Mr. Dolph brought Mr.
Stewart to his feet in reply. He entered
upon a free silver argument for half
an hour , and then Mr , Carey made a final
protest against placing wool on. the free
list. He declared that if the two demo
cratic senators ( Messrs. Brlce and Palmer )
from sheep-raising states had been half as
industrious in their demand for a duty on
wool as the two Louisiana senators In their
fight for a duty on sugar the wool Industry
would have been saved. If even the two
populists ( Kyle and AJlcn ) had made a
manly fight a duty on wool would have been
obtained.
"How do you know we are not making a
fight ? " Interposed Mr. Kyle. "If we vote
for a duty on wool is not that all we can
do ? " ti-
"You hold the balance of power , " said
Mr. Carey. "If you would refuse to vote
for other provisions of the bill j-ou could
force the abandonment of free wool. "
"I think the senator Is mistaken , " re
sponded Mr. Kyle. "He will find when
the final vote Is taken that we do not hold
the balance of power. "
KYLE DEFINES HIS POSITION.
Mr. Kyle defined his position on the sub
ject of free wool. He had taken little
part in the discussion of the tariff bill , he
said , but since it had been charged that
members of the populist party in the senate
were siding with the democracy at this
time at the expense of the people of their
states , he would make a statement. He
recognized the importance of the wool in
dustry. In his own state there were 750-
000 sheep. From the Mississippi to the
Rockies sheep raising was a vast and grow
ing industry and it would be a great injus
tice to strike It down. But he was not
prepared to say that free wool would destroy
the industry. Speaking for himself alone
he was not afraid of placing wool on the
free list. The advantage that would ac
crue to the farmers in the reduction of the
price of clothing , he thought , would more
than compensate for any reduction In the
price of wool that might follow the free
listing of that product. , He believed that
wool could be raised on the broad prairies
and .in the mountains of the west as cheaply
as in Australia or any other place.
Mr. Peffer offered some modifications to
his proposed amendment for a duty on raw
wool. Where the McKinley law levies a
duty on first-class wool of 11 cents he pro
posed a duty of 5 cents ; the McKinley rate
of 12 cents on second-class v.-ool he pro
posed to change to C cents. Wool of the
third class , worth 13 cents or less , is to
pay 15 per cent duty ad valorem , and - woolworth
worth over 13 cents is to pay 25 per cent , in
place of the McKinley rates of 33 per cent
and 50 per cent.
VOTING ON AMENDMENTS.
A discussion followed In which Messrs.
Morrlll , Cullom , Vest , Sherman and Aid-
rich took part. Mr. Teller offered -as a sub
stitute for Mr , Peffer's amendment the Ic-
Klnley classification and rates. Defeated by
a strict party vote , 29 to 37 , Allen , Kyle
and Peffer voting with the democrats
against it and Stewart in its favor.
Powers of Montana offered another substi
tute , which was also defeated. 29 to 37.
The vote thsn recurred on Peffer's amend
ment , which reduced the McKinley rates an
average of about 50 per cent , the three pop
ulists voting with the republicans In favor of
it , but it was lost , S3 to So.
An amendment by Senator Sherman , In
creasing from 15 per cent to 30 per cent the
duty on wool in the form of stubbing waste ,
mungo , shoddy , noils or other waist jproduct ,
was lost , 29 to 34.
Mr. Peffcr then offered an amendment
to place all articles or manufactures com
posed wholly are In part of wool , hair of
the goat , camel or alpaca on the free list.
After some discussion this was laid aside
and on Mr. Cockrell's motion the bill pro
viding for the deficiency appropriations for
the government printing office passed , and
after a brief executive session the senate
adjourned.
SENATORS ON THE RACK.
Investigating Committee Will Ai.lt Them
All What They Know About Sugar.
WASHINGTON. June 15. The presence
of Theodore Havemcyer , vice president of
the Sugar trust in the city , caused the senate
investigating committee to change-Us , plans
for the day and to put Mr. Havemeyer on
the stand Instead of beginning the examina
tion of the members of t&e senate , as had
been contemplated. The questions in the
first part of the Inquiry were very similar
to those atked Mr. H. 0. Havemeyer and
Mr. Searles , but the answers in some cases
were not so specific , because the witness of
today has not been so active In the manage
ment of the affairs of the company as have
his brother and Mr. Searles. Mr. Have-
jneyer's examination occupied but a short
time. The committee did not think the
testimony was of particular Importance , or
that it developed any facts that have not
been brought out. Probably no other wit
nesses will be examined today.
After Mr , Havemeyer had been dismissed
each member of the committee submitted
to be catechised in the most comprehensive
manner as to whether he knew of any cor-
ruptlve propositions made regarding the
sugar schedule or as to whether be bad been
interested in any way in speculation in
Sugar t-tocks. The denials were as sweep
ing ai > the Interrogations.
Senator Brice was detained longer before
the comrtiktee than any ether of the senators.
He reiterated his declaration in his letter to
Chairman Gray , In which he had said that
he had not bought or sold a single share of
Sugar stock , or dealt In industrial stocks of
any kind. He declared : "Since entering
the senate I have not been concerned In any
way , directly or Indfrectly. in any property ,
securities , stocks , Investments or specula
tions In anything that is mentioned in the
tariff bill from the first line to the end of
the free list , with the exception of some
local manufacturing establishments In Lima
and adjoining towns in Ohio. In other words ,
my Investments are net connected with or
affected by the operations of the tariff act ,
except HE the general prpperty of the coun
try is. "
The testimony of Mr. Brlce corroborated
that of Messrs. Terrel , Havemeyer anS Reed
as to the occurrences in the room in the
Arlingtcn Mr Brlre wai very explicit and
tmruauc in bis dec 11 of any knowledge s'
campaign contribution * from the Sugar trust
He knc - nothing of the- contribution * In
1892. Previous to July 1. 3EP2. when he was
In charge , there was no contributions from
the Sugar trust or any one connected with
It. so far as be knew. .lie never attended a
meeting on Benedict's -yacht at which
pledges were made in tbe sugar Interest
Senator Hill was aim examined. In ad
dition to questions as to whether he had
speculated In sugar or owned Sugar stock ,
which were answered In the negative. Sen
ator Hill was questioned in regard to the
meeting at the residence of Senator Brlce
when the sugar questions were discussed.
He said he was present at that time and
listened to the Louisiana senator , who ex
plained the sugar duties and told what was
needed , but he did not remember seeing
Havemeyer there.
" 1 did most of the listening , " said Mr.
Hill. Besides the members of the commit
tees , the senators examined today were :
Messrs. Aldrlch. Allison , Bate. Berry. Black
burn. Blanchard , Brloe , Call. Camden , Carey.
Chandler. Cockrell , Coke. Cullom. Daniel ,
Davis , Dlxon , Dolph , Dubols , Faulkner ,
Frye , Galllnger. George. Gibson , Hale , Hans-
brough , Harris , Haw ley , Hlgglns , Hill , Hoar
and Hunton.
PRESENTS
Senator Teffer'n I'lan to Utilize Electricity
and Gas for I'arm Motlte Power.
WASHINGTON , June 15. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee.-rThe ) bill to establish
an electrical experiment station for the pur
pose of Investigating and determining
whether electricity can be profitably applied
as a motive power Jn the propulsion of
farm machinery and implements was today
recommitted by the senate to the committee
on agriculture and forestry , upon motion
of its originator , Senator Peffcr. vho says
the committee being favorable to the propo
sition , wants to amend the bill so as to
enlarge the scope of the investigations and
experiments to be made by the secretary
of agriculture so as not to be confined to
electricity , but to include gas and other
motive powers. Mr. Peffcr says he will
report bis bill back io the senate tomor
row , and be hopes to secure its early enact
ment Into law ,
The pOBtofflce at Silver Ridge. Dlxon
county. Neb. , has been discontinued. Mall
will go to Ponca. A postofflce has been
established at Owen , Cerro Gordo county ,
la. The office at Conkllng. Audubon
county , la. , has been discontinued.
Representative Bryan sent a telegram last
night to the silver 'leaguers stating that
he would be present at the silver conven
tion to be held at Omaha , on June 21. Rep
resentatives Bland and Clark of Missouri
will be unable to be present
Dr. E. F. Dawn has been appointed a
member of the board of examining Bur
geons at Clark , S. D. . and Dr. George P.
Burtchby at Grlnnell , la. F. W , Hart has
been appointed postmaster at Bradyville ,
Page county , la. , vice. L. C , Lawrence , re
moved.
SECURED AN
Two Hundred Thousand Recommended for
the AtlnntH Exhibition.
"WASHINGTON , Juna 15. The senate com
mittee on education and'labor today unani
mously decided to report favorably a bill
providing an appropriation of $200,000 for
a government exhibit at the proposed cotton
exposition to be held tat Atlanta , Ga. , and
decided to recommenditbat the bill b ; ap
pended to the sundry-clyl ! appropriation bill
Gordon and
as an amendment Senators
Walsh appeared before * he committee and
made R good address Infavor of the bill ,
urging the importance cf the exposition be
cause of the opportunitr1t would afford the
visitors to learn . .of "Histresources of the
south and of the recent development of that
section of the country.They also .spoke of
the contiguity of the section to the West
India islands and Centraliand South America ,
with which countries the southern states al
ready have a growing trade that would , they
believe , be strengthened and encouraged by
the proposed exposition.
WON'T ACCEPT THE BILL.
ratine Roads Strcnnonnly Oppose the
Scheme of the Committee.
WASHINGTON , June 15. Representatives
of the Pacific railroads now In this city
say that the companies will not accept the
proposition in the modified bill now before
the committee providing that the interest
on the funded debt shall be 3 per cent and
shall not run more than fifty years. They
claim- that the companies could not pay
such interest and make , the payments pro
vided for in the bill. Tfiey claim it is not
a question of refusing to accept the bill.
The roads , they say , will not be able to earn
as much In the future as in the past There
is now so much competition that they will
be compelled to fight for traffic , which , when
the roads were first built , came as a matter
of course. They also express the opinion
that it will be impossible to get an agree
ment upon the bill under consideration , even
if it should be acted upsra favorably by the
'
committee.
YEAR'S TREASUUT DEFICIT.
Probability It Will Reach Seventy-Five and
a Half Million * .
WASHINGTON , June 15. As the end of
the fiscal year Is only fifteen days distant
treasury officials arq able to give a fairly
accurate estimate of the net results of the
treasury's operations for the year. Up to
this time the receipts aggregate $282,204,721
and the disbursements J35C.1P7.337. leaving
a deficit for the eleven'and a half months
of J74.992.C1C. It Is thought by the treasury
officials that the total deficit for the year
will not be materially greater than It Is now ,
and that $75.500,000 will probably more than
cover it. even should the customs receipts
continue to decline and those from Internal
revenue remain as during the last fortnight.
While the cash balance today reached 1115.-
195,282 and the gold balance $07,604,972 , the
lowest point since the January bond Issue ,
the situation is causing but little uneasiness
at the Treasury department
Doll Day In the House , 1I 1i 1 i
WASHINGTON. June 15 , The dullness ot I
'
today's proceedings Ip the house was in
marked contrast to the excitement of yes
terday's session. The Indian appropriation
bill was considered and A rule adopted to
vote tomorrow.
The section providhrsJfor the sale of cer
tain state bonds credited to the Indian trust
fund was stricken out ! , The evening eesfcion
was devoted to private penhlon bills.
Coxcy nnd llrotvim Urc'"C Thi-lr 1111.
WASHINGTON. June 15. J. S. Coxey and
Carl Browne of the Commonweal movement
were granted a bearing before the senate
committee on education ! and labor today to
advocate their "good , roads" bill.
They urged the passage of this bill on the
ground that If It , pused it would provide
employment for the idlejraen of the country.
The hearing was not completed , and It will
be resumed on the 27th inst
Conmilhfcloner IxjcUrcp 21uv Gone Ilomr.
WASHINGTON. Juno Jl5. Commissioner of
Pensions Lochren ha * goneto his home in
Minneapolis. _
BROWN IN SIGHT.
What He Hat to Say Re pt < ctlnc Tayuc'i
Ltc t Story.
Dr. Brown turned up In Omaha yesterday ,
and on account cf Sam Payne's statement
to Sheriff Drexel on the way to Lincoln
Thursday night h& was at once got bold of
by the police , though not placed under ar
rest. He denied that he hired Payne to
kill Maud ItulK'l .or that he knew anything
about the murder. He is , however , kept
under Eurvelllanie.
The police and the county attorney say
tbry de not want Brown , regarding Payne's
latest version of the crime as of ae weight
Heat U Fatal at-MllwanUrn.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. . June 15. There were
two deaths from snrfroke In Milwaukee
yes'erday Others vtre prist rated.
MET THEIR DEATH IN A MINE
PateJ Zrplodon of lire Damp in an Am-
trian l&ne.
TWO HUNDRED MINERS WERE KILLED
I'nrty that Wont Down Eleven Hours
After thr I'lrM Itrport All 1'rrldiril
Tire J-jirrtdlng In All Directions
Annfnl Night.
TROPPAU. Austrian Silesia , June 1C. A
terrible disaster. Involving great loss of life.
Is reported from Karkln.
Full details have not reached here up to
the time this dispatch is sent , but it is be
lieved at least 200 miners have been killed.
An explosion of fire damp took place at 10
o'clock last night in a pit of the Franriska
mine at the place mentioned and resulted
in the death of 120 miners.
The first explosion was soon followed by a
Ecrles of other explosions in the mines , the
most disastrous ot the latter being In the
Johannes pit. where a number of other min
ers were killed.
A rescue party which descended into one
of the pits at 5 o'clock this morning also per.
isbed.
The ventilator shafts of the several pits
were destroyed and the fire spread in all
directions.
The Franzltka and Johannes mines arc
owned by Count von Larlsch.
The official report places the number
killed at 130 , with twenty persons fatally
Injured.
The rescue party which perished this
morning was composed of ten persons.
Fourteen bodies have been recovered.
There were five distinct explosions , the
last one occurring shortly after 1 o'clock
this morning.
The galleries of the mines are still on
fire and it is believed that the majority of
the bodies of the victims will be consumed.
PREMIER cnisi'i .MAKES CHANGES.
Drops Some TRICB from IIIn llndrl Hill
but InniKU on Strict Economy.
ROME , June 15. Premier Crlspi in the
Chamber cf Deputies announced the solution
of the cabinet crisis' The government had
restudled the financial problem and decided
to propose modifications of the budget , and
with this object in view would abandon the
proposed Increase of the land tax , maintain
ing the tax on rents and give a pledge of
economy in all the public services , inc ud-
Ing the army , to the extent of 20,000,000
lire. Signor Crispl concluded with the re
mark : "The solution of all Italy's troubles
depends upon the settlement of the financial
difficulties. " Signor Imbrianl and CavalottI
both opposed the premier's proposal , and
demanded his resignation or a dissolution.
Finally the chamber , by an almost unani
mous vote , decided to postpone the appoint
ment of the budget committee of eighteen
for 1895 until November. In the meantime
the chamber will proceed with the discussion
of the clauses of the government's financial-
measure , " * *
Canon Keller Turned Down by the I'ope.
- " ROME , June IE. It Is reported that the
pope has refused to sanction the -election of
Canon "Keller to be bishop of Cloyney , Ire
land , owing to the prominence e took in
the plan of campaign. It is added that the
pope has appointed Canon Browne , who was
second on the list for the appointment
Canon Keller is very popular among the
Irish peasantry and is favorably "known as
a platform speaker in England. Hewas on
several occasions caught within the clutches
of the coercion -under the late tory govern
ment
English Degrees Tor Americans.
LONDON , June 15. Cambridge university
on Monday next will confer an honorary de
gree upon Captain Alfred T. Mahan of the
Chicago. Oxford university will also confer
an honorary D.C.L on Captain Mahan. Ox
ford will confer the honorary degree of D.D.
upon the bishop of North Dakota.
Cholera Near the JiuRxlan Frontier.
LONDON , June 15. A Standard dispatch
from Vienna says : There have been sixty
cases of cholera and twenty-five deaths at
Ciechanowlec , Russian Poland , thirty miles
from the Prussian frontier.
Rolwrt ISucliHiiunV Uankropt .
LONDON , June 15. The liabilities of Rob
ert Buchanan , the author and playwright
who has Just been declared bankrupt , are
15,000. His assets consist of a number of
copyrights.
Extend thr Moratorium.
BUENOS ATRES , June 15. The govern
ment has decided to extend the moratorium
granted to the provincial banks.
Cnbln llashcs.
The strike of nulphur miners In Sicily Is
in a fair way for settlement
There are scattering bands of revolution
ists scattered through Honduras.
The French government has sent several
regiments of troops to Algeria to take po
sition near the Moorish frontier.
The financial situation in Argentine is
easier , owingto the advance inwheat
Tne opinion is expressed that the country
will slowly recover from its financial de
pression.
The Salvadorlan refugees on board the
Betmlngton have demanded tranhfe : to n
Pacific Mail steamer , but Captain Thomas
refused until he received orders from
Washington.
Advices from Rio Grande do Sul say
bands of marauders infest the pi evince
and the Inhabitants are leaving. There has
been a heavy tnow In the CorUlrilleros
and many people have perished.
ent * of Seagoing Ye Kel Jane 10.
At San Francisco Cleared Saturn , for
Panama.
At Baltimore Arrived Chicago , from
Rotterdam.
At Uelfast Arrived Lord Londonderry ,
from IJaltliuore.
At Brow Head Umbrla , from Southamp
ton.
ton.At
At New York Arrived New York , from
Southampton.
ampton ; Columbia , from Hamburg ; Sue-
vla , from Naples ; Germanic , from Liver
pool ; Scotia , Irom Trieste.
Eloprincnt and Arrest.
ABERCROMBIE. N. D. , June 15. Andrew
Hagcn , a stranger , after securing three
horses from Hansen Galuchett on forged
collateral , went to Forman , N. D. , whence
be eloped with the daughter of State Senator
Johnson. The pair -were traced by the sheriff
to a email town near Mlnot The enraged
father endeavored to shoot Hagen , but was
prevented by the sheriff , who took both into
custody
_ _
Drf > KM9d In a Mother Hubbard.
WICHITA , Kan. , June IB. At Klngman
last night when Editor Brown arrived
from the populist state convention , where
be bitterly fought woman euffrage , be
was met at the depot taken from the ride
of his wife , clothed in a mother hubbard
dress and 'Eunbonnet and compelled to
march through the streets before a brass
band. The friends of woman fcuftrage
did it
Erai > tu < Wlnian I'onnd Guilty.
NEW YORK. June 16. Eraetus Wlman
was found guilty , with a recommendation
to mercy. Ho Mill be arraign * ! for
sentence June %
Trouble Among South Dakota
MITCHELL. S. D. , June IS.-The pop
ulist convention adjourned sine die at noon
after ft flcnt over the cha rman of the
central rommlttee. Ixmrks wanted the
election left to the committee , while the
op ; > ot > ltK i desired in * convention to nunm
him. Lourks curried hi * point , but a bit
ter fight resulted.
OFF WITH HUNDREDS.
Street Ilalln-ay Company' * HooLkeeper
-klp Oat and Money Ml luc.
William Frahm , Iwkkefper in the em
ploy of the Omaha Street Railway com
pany , left the city Thursday afternoon far
parts unknown.
Yesterday an information was filed against
him by Superintendent Tucker , charging
embezzlement There is no amount stated
In the information for the reason that the
company did not know Just how mueh was
missing. It Is thought , however , the total
amount will be between JSOO and $1,000.
Superintendent Tucker Mild last night that
he had , till Frahm's dlrapp arance , always
thought well of the young man. He said
he was a good bookkeeper and a * far is he
knew had no extravagant habits. He de
clined to say Vy what method the money was
taken.
Frahra , although a bookkeeper , sometimes
had the handling of the pay roll money.
It is thought he has been taking small sums
at a time. He said he desired to K.ve
Frahm the benefit of every doubt , but that
the street railway officials desired his appre
hension.
Secretary Goodrich had nothing to ray con
cerning the matttr. except that an Inftrma-
tirn had been filed against Frahm.
Frahm claimed he was a married man.
He resided at 70S North Thirtieth street
His w-lfo was seen last evening. She said
her husband left a couple of days ago , but
did not say where he was going. He told
her If be did not come home that day not
to worry. That was the last Been of him.
Frahm Is a brother of Christian Frahm ,
now serving a penitentiary sentence for em
bezzling money from the German American
Savings bank.
: IIVJCT.
Canght t'ndrr Tallin ? Wall * of a Uumlng
Itulldluc ut CrrMon
CRESTON , la , . June 15. { Special Tele
gram to The Bee , ) Lightning strucK and
burned tle livery of A. P. Evans ut Bedford
this evening. Three Crtman were seriously
injured by falling walls. Loss , about $3,000 ;
small Insurance.
Charged with Swindling : .
PERRY , la. , June 13. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) J. K. Olds , a leading real
estate dealer of this city , was arrested today
for obtaining propcrtv under false pretenses
and his band fixed at $2.000. Olds , it Is
alleged , obtained possession of a fine farm in
Greene county by trading city property that
he did not own. He Is a prominent member
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Will Uold the Saloon Keeper.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , June 15. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) Mrs. Mottle Tomas-
zenski today commenced suit in the su
preme court against Druggist Charles
Shomler for J3.000 damages for telling
liquor to , her husband , who is an habitual
drunkard.
C'rarrd w th ! lellrloa ( . Excitement.
PERRY , la , , June 15. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Arthur C. Cole , a prominent
voung business man of the city , was today
adjudged insane and taken to the asylum.
It Is thought religious excitement unset
tled his reason.
ITnby Trampled to lleatu.
CEDAR .RAPIDS , la. , June JE. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) The 15-months-old
child of Frank Zettiek was trampled to
death by a team today.
JL , O. U. 7r. & Vl'REME T.ODGE.
Ten ThonKand Dollars Voted to Aid VTcnlt
.InriMllctlont. .
SAN FIIANC1SCO , June -15. The supreme -
premo lodge of United Workmen resumed
its -pespton. today. Tie principal business
at this morning's session was the submis
sion of a report from a special committee
favoring an appropriation of tlO.OOO to assist
weak Jurisdictions. This was one of the
recommendations made by Grand Master
Shields in his report The proposition
met with considerable opposition on tli-
lloor , but It was passed by a handsome
majority. A reception to the delegates
by the ladles of the A. O. U. " W. was held
in the upper hall of the Golden Gate bulld-
lnr at noon today. The election of otticers
will be reached tonight or tomorrow.
The following appeals were dismissed :
Pioneer loose , No. 13 , against the grand
lodge of New York ; J. B. Barthell acalnM.
the grand lodge of Tennessee ; David C ,
Smith against the grand lodce of Tennes
see ; Santa Cruz lodge , No. 4C , against the
grand lodge of California , The appeals
were sustained of A , H. Taisey acaln-- ! the
grand lodge of Minnesota ; J. H. MoffilU
against the grand lodge of Pennsylvania.
The following supreme oillcers were
elected tonight : Master workman , Louis L.
Troy , llllnoic , foreman , Joseph E. Rlggs ,
Kansas ; overseer. J. G. Tate , Nebraska ;
recorder , M. AV. Saneket ; leceiver , John J.
Acker ; medical examiner. Dr. W. C. Kich-
ardson : guide. John Milne. Ontario : watch
man. B. F. Gelger. Michigan ; trustees. G.
B. Kabensteln. California ; H. C Sessions ,
Dakota ; A. H , Vermlllye , New Jersey.
Auk * Senator Mitchell to Defend the Mem
ory of Her Late Husband.
"WASHINGTON. June 15. The following
telegram was received today by Stnutor
Mitchell of Oregon :
"S1SSON. Cal. , June 15. Hon. J. H.
Mitchell , Washington : There was never a
more base accusation mude iiKains > t my
husband than that .made by Congressman
Gear } ' , when he assigned such depraved
motives for establlshlnc the university.
You , who knew him well , will you not de
fend his memory , which is so dear to me ?
"MIIS. LELAND STANFORD. "
Senator Mitrhell replied us follows :
"WASHINGTON. June 15. Mrs. Leland
Stanford. Slsson , Cal : Stnator Pel kins
most fully and beautifully defended In tie
senate the memory of the late Senator
Stanford. 1 was absent and knew nothing
of the attack or Senator Perkins' defense
until I saw the latter in the record. An
opportunity later will enable Senator Hoar
and myself , with other friends , to supple
ment what Senator Peiklns has already
well sald. , JOHN H. MITCHELL. "
.tix Tiuununit ! A
Dastardly need on the UrecnGcld & Northern
lEimd rireniuu Died In Aconj.
AURORA , Mo. , June 15. A train of four
freight cars and a caboose on the Green
field & Northern road was wrecked by
rocks placed upon the tracks at Munflay'E
cut , three miles north of Mount Verncm.
The entire train was derailed and thrown
down a steep embankment Fireman Jucfc
White WUB terribly scalded und died in
agony. Engineer Ilhem was badly burned ,
but will roeovfr. Blli Bamuelr , a brake-
roiin , was on top of the train when it went
over , and liud a miraculous escape , crawl
ing from beneath a freight car wholly unin
jured. It Is thought that the obstruction
WBB placed upon tbt track by tramps to
wreck the southbound passenger train.
I'lve Hundred Homeopath * I'rcnent.
DENVER , June IE. The second day's ees-
elon of the American Institute of Home
opathy was opened with nearly 500 physi
cians in attendance. The report of the
board of censors t bowed that nearly 100
new members were elected. The section of
materia medlca and therapeutics v > as
opened with an addrefcs by Dr. Frank
Kraft , who was followed by a paper on
the potash salts by Prof. T. r. Allen of
New York. In the afternoon the sections on
clinical medicine and otoloiry rer > orted. the
latter under the chrJrmoiaiikii of Dr. Wtx-
Ity A. Dunn , and thv t-ctton on clinical
medicine was in oharte of t > r. A , K Craw
ford. Both eectiona were litrpely attended
and the papers highly scientific.
*
Kelly U at Evanitlllr. '
J5VANSVILLE. Ind. , June It-Tbe Kelly
Commonweal navy has arrived here 1,100
strong They expect to get away through
public Bubacrlptkin. The labor lead * of
this city are doing inu'b to rme\c th
men by soliciting food for them.
COMPROMISE OR DEFEAT
Only Alternative Left to the Officials of tia
Mine Workers ,
THEIR MONEY WAS ALL GONE
With rutulu All Oonr , Mm Deserting
lit cry Hand and ( Hhrrt Ucsurtlnc to
Ylulrnrr thp CBUKP of the
Miner * W § Hopelemi.
COLUMBUS. O. , June 16. John McBrlda
lias Just made a statement tlmt , being out of
money and 4.008 men In Tennennee having
deserted and 10.000 at work elsewhire , hs
had to throw up the siwnge ,
John Mcllrlde brtng asked - "
todaj"What
authority did j-oUr national committee have
to make a settlement for the miner * * ' said :
"Our authority was delegated to us by th&
national oonvutitlon at Cleveland May 1C by
resolution. The miners' representatives wcro
told In plain terms before jwbslng the reso
lution that w hen the danger Hue w as reached
I would favor saving all that could be saved
rather than meet defeat , with its consequent
demoralization und disaster. "
"Do you think you had reached the danger
line at the time the agreement was made' "
The reply In * ub ancevus that the men
had been held in line by agitation. "Our
funds , " continued Mr. McBride. "were ex
hausted and we were hundreds of dollars IP
debt , and our field workers were unablf
to pay their own expenses and were cjm
polled to stay at home , while from all poinu ,
came the cry Tor God's sake send us "men ,
out to kfcp our men In line or the fight is
lost. ' We could not aid them because \\e
had no money. If money does not come
from some source the next Issue of our of
ficial Journal will bo the last.
"We have a dozen men In Jail for con
spiracy , among the latter W. D. AVll-on ,
of our national board at Cumberland , Md ,
"With no money to defend these men.
many of them , though innocent , will itiUcr.
"Four thousand men deserte us at Coal
Creek , Tenn. Nearly 7,000 are at work In
Kansas : 10,000 are out ; 14,000 In Virginia
and West Virginia are also at work. Others
are setting abide our policy of peacs.
"We had reached the dancer line and
made the boit we could of the situation. "
COLt'MBUS. 0. . June 15. The offlcials of
the United Mine Workers union have re
ceived from Erwln , I'a. , where about 3,000
miners are employed , this message : "Local
union No. CCS on the 13th inst , 400 being
present , endorsed the action of the national
board. HENRY SCOTT , Secretary. "
Patrick McBryde. Interviewed today , said
the miners , ' national officials of which he is
secretary-treasurer In their years of experi
ence had been taught that a strike was never
won by violence end that strikes never can
be won by that course. There were many
operators In each state represented who rec
ognized the miners had grounds for rebelling
against the treatment to which they had
been subjected and were ready and willing
to meet them half way In improving the con
dition of trade. The press of the country
was , on the whole , favorable to the miners ;
the extreme pollcy'of the national officers In
demanding national settlement or none was
not only practicable but possible so long ac
miners adhered to the peace policy of the
suspension. The first act of violence blasted ,
all hopes in that direction. "Uf miners pre
ferred to see their families starving -while
Imported labor run the . .mines guarded by
"Winchesters In-the hcnds'-of d piTHcs and If
necessary by 'the armed force -of the state
to the settlement made "by the national offl-
cials , then we have- not Arndcrstood them nor
onr duty , and the sooner we step out and
make way for men -who will conduct the
fight along these lines the better It will b9
for .alL"
At a large mass meeting of miners at
Orblston lust night , says a special to the
Dispatch , Jtwas Voted not to accept CO cunts ,
but a motion to request the national officers
to resign -was voted down pending further
investigation. State President Adams spoke
at the meeting condemning the national offi
cers.
cers.A special to the Dispatch from New
Straltsville says the miners there have met
twice since the Columbus compromise to
ratify or reject , but are still at sea , and
last night 1,500 assembled to hear the of
ficial circular from McBride , but adjournefl
without action.
StrlKe Note * .
Everything was quiet at Uhrlcbsville yes
terday.
Miners at Troy and Connellton , Ind. , have
returned to work.
Etreator , 111. , miners have decided not to
accept the Columbus settlement.
Oregrn miners and operators will meet
today to try and arrange a settlement.
Brazil , Ind. , miners at a mass meeting JOB *
terday decided to accept the new scale.
Miners at Bariihlll , Goshen and Stone
Creek , Pa. , decided to continue on a rtrlke.
San Hun and Mlnerton miners In the
Hocking -valley have decided to return to
work.
Miners at Mineral Point end Sherrodsvllle ,
O. , decided not to accept the Columbus set
tlement.
The Pittsburg miners by a vote of El to
SI have agreed to accept the Columbus com-
promise.
Miners in the Mission field , near Dan
ville , 111. who went to work , came out again
yesterday.
The miners In the Weit Virginia Panhan
dle district have voted to accept the Colum
bus scale.
The striking carpenters at Cincinnati , by"
a declbhe vote , have declared off the strike
at that point.
Miners at Mount Olive , 111. , yesterday
stopped every train that came along and
searched for coal.
The Bnlincvllle , 0. , miners held a mass
meeting and decided not to return to work
at the compromise rate.
Striking miners at Jeffry , a station near
Pittsburg , yesterday destroyed a coal tipple
and burned several gondola cars.
Strikers made an ineffectual attempt to get
In ide the guard lines at Pana , 111. , yester
day , but ran when fired on. No one was
hurt.
Five hundred miners stopped a coal train
at S'rlckler , near Greensburg , Pa. , but on
the appearance of the deputies released the
train.
Shots were flred Into the militia camp at
Beach City , 0. , yetterdsy. The troops re
turned the fire , but no one was hurt on
olther Bide.
Dlbtrlct President Bradley in theAUoona dis
trict has written to the mine owners to as
certain if they will oomproiolte on 45 cents
a grots ton.
Miners at Shcrrodsvllle. 0. , yesterday
burned two bridges , set fire to the railway
station and a string of cars. The thenff
has atkod for troops.
Thirty families were evicted at the Trot-
ler Coke works at Unlontown. Pa. , and 100
negroes were put into the houses. There
was no trouble in making the evictions.
An attempt was made yesterday to burn
mine No. 43 it Bevler , Mo , One guard was
tliot in the leg , but his companions cam a to
hli mcue and drove off the incendiaries and
put out the fire.
All day long the Cleveland , Lorraine &
Wheeling road wan ruiblBg coal to Cleve
land , and the blockade Is completely raised.
Miners have made threats , but have net
resorted to violence.
A mob of strikers stopped a coal train at
Groensburg , 0. , and forood the train crew
to run it back to the Strlekler mines , where
It came from. They then partly destroyed
two brUe < H > . The bridges wre repaired anil
are now being guarded.
Apportionment Di-cUlon Confirmed ,
SPRINGFIELD III. June 15. The u-
prfmr court us * affirmil the low- court
da > : i , u the * i < ( > . , imtffi nt case.