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TI1E OMAITA DAILT BEE: TUESDAY, MAHOIT 10, 1003. Tils. 611-694. We close Saturdays st p. m. Lace I I I I I' I t.l , - lil'llll.'lj Swiss Nottingham Irish Point .IS. Louis XIV Lace Bed Sets and Brussels Net Lace Door Panels Our line is wonderfully pretty, but more wonderful are the low prices. Conie and compare. THKIl?SlRI,llELIfi)EInI Y. M. C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts M the basis of a good Joke which be wanted to play on the parting to whom that rather tropical letter was addressed. Repeatedly the lawyers attempted to re fresh Mr. Clancey's memory on certain things Savage had said relating to this ci gar box, but the best the former secretary could do was barely to remember that bis superior had caused to be written that famous letter and Incidentally, once or twtce, referred to such a tbtng as a cigar box or cigars, Clanccy had almost forgot ten which. "The governor never told me anything of Hartley's defalcation, " aald Clanccy. "I know of nothing that would go to make up bis defalcations, and I don't believe the governor does, for had he, he would have exerted his efforts to cover them back Into the treasury. I don't believe the governor ever held that cigar box In his possession. Of course he might without my knowledge, but I don't believe so. I think the gov ernor was Joking In the letter to Mr. Rose water." Justice Holcomb was the last to testify. He arid: "I began my first term In January, 1895, as Bartley began his second and last term. I examined his books as state treasurer with him and his chief assistant, Mr. Bart lett. The principal work was to verify funds In the state depositories and the tatus of the educational or trust fund. There were but two banks where funds had been deposited that failed, the Lin coln Savings bank and a bank at Kearney. All funds deposited were accounted for by howlng the banks containing the money. I found no record of any personal accounts or loans made by Hartley to Individuals." No Personal Notes In Ho. The governor explained that he waa the author of the expression, the "cigar box," In this relation, having originated It In a ttatement he made In the course of his testimony in the first Bartley trial at Omaha, when he referred to a small re ceptacle containing thirty, forty or fifty lips of paper representing the funds that were In Bartley'a custody. He thought the receptacle was small box about like a cigar box; but It might have been a drawer or something else. At any rate, the Judge testified that ha had keen, counted and examined, every one of these slips and knsw of the real existence, therefore, of "A" box with slips in it. He. found there no personal notes or other evidences of Individual' transactions. Speaking of the certlflcaUS of deposit which Bartley pro duced at the beginning of hta second term, Judge Holcomb said he was satisfied tbey were genuine and valid. He said that but one of the banks holding trust funds failed, the Atkinson bank. Bartley'a own bank, where be thought $50,000 or $60,000 was deposited. Judge Holcomb told of reject ing Bartley'a first bond and accepting bis aecond, and then of the steps leading up to the action brought by the state through bis (Holcomb's) roraiage to tte legislature, to recover money that Bartley was short, ever $500,000. He seid Bartley kept stall ing him oft wltb promises to reimburse the treasury, but only paid back about $40,000, and since his accusation, nothing that he knew of. E. Rosewater was requested to come down from Omaha and appear. He waa present, but after bearing these three witnesses the committee adjourned until 8:30 Tues day morning and asked Mr. Rosewater to appear at that time. Bartley was not present to testify. He was not served with the subpoena Issued for him by the committee and placed in the bands of Sor-geant-at-Arma Wilts of the bouse. It is aid be baa left the city to escape service. Com mil tea Match Pot Out. Bubpoenaes wer Issued for Joseph S. Bartley and R. J. Clancey, former secretary to former Governor 8avage. The subpoe naea were placed in the hands of Sergeant-at-Arms Wiltse of the house for service, and Wiltse failed to serve the one on Bart ley, representing to the committeemen that he was unable to find him. Further efforts will be made to get the '.subpoena served. A member of the committee said today that If Wiltse did not serve the subpoena and did not satisfy the committee of hla In ability 'to locate his man, he might find himself the subject of Investigation. The committee does not wish to endure the odium which naturally attaches to the fail ure of service of this subpoena. Wiltse say he went to Bartley'a house Friday and found that be was out of the elty and told the committee that he bad not returned. "The truth of the matter is." said Chair man Knox and Representative Kennedy of thta committee, "Wlltae himself went home to Frontier , county Saturday mcnlng and carried the subpoena In his pocket. He Is In a poor position to say whether or not Bartley baa been in Lincoln when he him elf only got back this morning." It Is generally believed that Bartley is In the city. The committeemen avow the de termination of having the subpoena served on blm. Some of Bartley'a friends were quoted last week as saying that the de faulting official would have no objections to 1 An that Is human must re trograde if it do not advance M Olbbon's Decline and rail " Gorham Silver hat steadily advanced dur ing the last three-quarters of a century. Design, workmanship, material, all ' are superlative, the price only comparative. All responsible Jewelers keep it I ITWJ He. March . 1901. Curtains Our clearing sale of Lace Curtains in February was a great success. We now start anew with a fresh, clean stock of the latest designs and novelties in Oobinet Net Cable Net and Arabian Curtains appearing before the committee and Ihe committee waa much surprised today to learn, at the eleventh hour, from the ser-grant-at-arms, that be had not done bis duty In serving this subpoena. Conservatory of Maile Scheme. Having failed In their attempt to have Incorporated In th general appropriation bill the Item of $.'0,000 for the purchase of the Conservatory of Music, building and contents, at Eleventh and R streets, Lln roln, to be n.ade an adjunct of the State university, the Lancaster county delegation are now endeavoring to have this proposi tion embodied In a separate bill. The plan Is to frame a bill empowering the board of regents to borrow $50,000 in the name of the state on their own responsibility, to be paid back out of the proceeds of the con servatory, after it becomes atate property. Representative McClay of Lancaster county, who Is on the house finance ways and means committee,-Is the champion of this proposition, although he has the co operation of the remainder of his delega tion. Apparently his co-operation ceases there, however, for the proposition does not seem to commend itself to any other members of the legislature. The effort to get the appropriation In the general bill failed because the majority of the finance ways and means committee was strongly against It. Aa a matter of fact, this Item actually was put in the appropriation bill and came near going through, but lta dis covery was made Just in time by the com mittee. Asked how the Item got .u the bill In the flrBt place, If the majority of the committee was opposed to it, a member of the committee said: "It was put In there by main force. The bill was secured and the Item written down that's how It got there." This property la owned by Prof. Kimball of the university and conducted as a pri vate concern, though nominally in conjunc tion with the university. Prof. Kimball pockets the proceeds, which Representa tive McClay says amount annually to $25, 000. ' The building was erected. It Is said, ten yean ago. Of course, the proposition Is for the atate to get all the pianos and other equipment for this $50,000. ' Two Statements of Case. Representative McClay today said: "This Is a hobby of Chancellor Andrewsi The chancellor says Trot. Kimball realizes $25,000 a year off this institution and thinks it Is a shame for the state not to acquire It. He is sure the university management could make the property just, as profitable from a financial standpoint aa It Is now. It not more so and then, he considers (hat It would be a fine thing for the Uni versity to have as its own." . , One of tbe members of the finance com- mlttee said in reference to the. matter: "It Chancellor Andrewa la so anxious to have the state acquire this property it seems mighty strange he has not presented the Idea to this committee.' He has ap peared before our committee a number of times since this legislature convened and has talked of a number of proposi tions In connection with the work and welfare of the State university, but not once has he ever referred. In the remotest way, to this proposition. So, we are com pelled to bellove that the enthusiasm of the Lancaster county members has led tbem to deceive themselves aa to the chancellor's wishes. The chancellor Is not a man to stand back and keep silent when he has something to cay and be certainly would have not been so reticent as this If he was aeeklng such an Important object as that accredited to him. "The whole proposition Is absurd. In the first place It looks Incredible that a man would be willing to sell for $50,000 prop erty off which he could realize $25,000 a year. That strikes me and tbe rest of tbe committee as a queer thing Indeed. And It Is stilt queerer the teal with which the Lancaster county men are pushing the scheme in which no one seems to have any Interest, except to defeat It." Statna of Revenue Bill. "The Boe correctly and succlntly stated the case Sunday as to tne status of tbe rev enue bill and the alarm of the railroads," said Representative Perry of Furnas toda). "The railroads are alarmed and well tbey may be, for their opponents, tbe members who are endeavoring to bring about positive revenue revision, are getting results. If the bill was put to a vote today I feel sure the railroads would be defeated. Tbe amendment which I have proposed, to add the market value of tbe capital stock to the bonded and floating Indebtedness as means of getting at the entire property value of tbe railroads for the purposes of taxation, would carry, if It could be put to a vote, today. There are thirty repub licans in the bouse who would vote for It, and then, counting the twenty-two fusion ista who voted for H. R. $30, we would have one more than enough to defeat tbe railroads." No question but that the railroads are alarmed. Aa everybody knows, It bad been definitely settled to report the revenue bill, with Its fifty amendments, for final action to the house tonight. A motion carried pro viding for night meetings, beginning to night, for the exclusive purpose of acting on this measure, and tbe railroads bad done their utmost to amend this motion. Not since tbe session convened bave tbe railroad lobbyists been as busy on tbe floor of the house and In tbe lobblea and com mittee rooms as they are today. Brazenly and with no effort at concealing their op erations they bave put In the day "seeing" members doubtful slaters. Tbe events of today serve to recall that resolution which Representative Perry In troduced early in the session, excluding "professional lobbyists" from the floor, lobbies and committee rooms of the house, and tbe fact that it waa tabled and never resurrected. Tbey also serve to revive the arguments made by certain members, that there was no occasion for such a resolution, since "professional lobbyists" had not been plying tbelr craft in these places. Aa a matter of fact, there baa not been a day during this session that the "professional lobbyists" bave not been on the floor of tbe house. Some of them, J. H. Ager, the Burlington pas distributor and others, are as regular and punctual In tbelr attendance as any member and they make no shew at disguising the fart, either, knowing tbere la no necessity for It. "1 don't know whether we will be able to keep all our men In line or not," said Mr. Perry. And the doubt certainly Is well expressed. Backset for Railroads. The petition from Richardson county tsx payers to their members In tbe legislature waa presented tonight. It will likely -e-tnove three votes from the railroad column and Is the first serious backset the rail roads have had. The passage of house roll 330 or Its equivalent Is still a possibility. Following Is the petition: To the Honorable Charles I. Norris, It. 8. Itelcien, W. H. Hogrefe and Cess Jones, Benator and Representatives, State House, Lincoln Neb.: Whereas, The stork of on of our mer chants la taxed for city purposes H7.tW. his store building $fl and one of our banks $144.50 and all other property on the same basis, except the railroads and, Whereas, The Atchison & Northern rail road pays only $."H.43 and the Missouri Pa cific rallrond $74. 5 for the same purpose upon all of their property, consisting of right-of-wny from 1U0 feet to 3.i feet wide, together with three-quarter of a mile each of main line, sidetrack, depot buildings, stork yard, water tank, se.nnphore, lie sides our proportion of the rolling stork and intangible property, aggregating in our estimation, a sum murn greater tnan tne value returned by the State Board of Kquallsntlon, and which by law we ore en titled to asses wit run our limits, making the taxes greatly disproportionate to our property, and, liereos, Senate Hie No. 242 would give our city. In common with all others of this atate, the right to assess railroad property ior municipal purposes on tne same nasi as all other property In the city without reducing or affecting; taxes paid by rail road tor other purposes. Therefore, we. the cltlsens of Falls City, hereby respectfully request you to use all honorsble means to hate suld measure enacted into law. MICKEY SENDS FIRST VETO Inform Senate lie Approve Object ol Bill, bat Mfiinro I Faulty. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 9. (Special.) Gov ernor Mickey today vetoed his first bill. Tbe measure was S. F. 29, providing for the payment of fees to the commissioner of public lands and buildings. Governor Mickey stated his objections to the bill to be that the measure was unconstitutional In that It provided for the payment of feea to the commissioner, while the constitu tion provides for payment of all fees to the state treasurer. Ue expressed bis ap proval of tbe Intent of the bill and sub mitted tb draft of a bill Identical except the provision for payment of fees. Warner of Dakota moved that S. F. 304, recommended by the governor, be read a first time. This was done. Mrs. Louise Bowser will not get the $2,000 asked of the state for the erection of a sod house at tbe Louisiana Purchase exposition. The senate indefinitely post poned the bill this afternoon. Senate Routine. H. R. 119, providing for tbe reports of teachers and county superintendents, was passed. H. R. 167, a Joint resolution memorial izing congress to pass a bill tor tbe elec tion of United States senators by popular vote, was passed. Committees reported as follows: S Fs. 100-101, providing for 'a grand jury system, was recommended for Indefinite postponement. The report was concurred In and the bill was placed on general file. S. F. 146, providing for the erection of grain elevators and warehouses, was placed on general file. 8. F. 240, defining cultivated lands, placed on general file. S. F. 232, Indefinitely postponed. The senate went Into committee of tbe whole with Brown of Keya Paba in the chair. The committee made the following report: S. F. 191, appropriating $2,000 -to Mrs. Louise Bowser with which to pay part of the expense of tbe erection of a sod bouse at the Louisiana Purchase exposition, In definitely postponed. S. F. 68, an act defining tbe boundaries of the state in certain cases, ordered en grossed. S. F. 116, an act to provide for tbe estab lishment of a publlo road to and from lands surrounded or shut out from a road, or dered engrossed. S. F. 147, an act for opening and main taining roads to bridges across streams separating two counties, amended and or dered engrossed. S. F. 115, providing' for appeal bonds, amended and ordered engrossed. H. R. 64, providing penalty for carrying concealed weapons, ordered engrossed. H. R. 76, providing for stay of execution when Judgments are rendered, ordered en grossed. S. F. 99, providing that county judges shall sign their names and official char acter to all documents requiring their sig natures. Af'er m'ich discussion O'Neill, the lrtroducer of tbe bill, .moved that it be passed and retain the place on general file. DOWN TO THE REVENUE BILL Hons Finishes Ip Routine .Early and Adjourns Vntll Even Ins:. (From a Rtaft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 9. (Special.) The bouse convened at 2 o'clock this afternoon and entered at once on bills on second read ing. Slxt)-four measures, completing tbe list, were thus disposed of. The bouse took a recess at 4 o'clock until 7:30, when the revenue bill was taken up. At the first night session of the house to consider the revenue bill, held this even ing, friends of the measure proved suffi ciently numerous to prevent the adoption of any material amendments to the first twenty sections. Sections 19 and 20, providing for the election of a county assessor and for the appointment of deputies by the county as sessor with the consent i of tbe board, oc casioned the greatest debate. At the con clusion, however, the committee voted not to amend either section. Section 13, enumerating property exempt from taxation, was amended to Include "fruit" In the list. On motion of Sears of Burt section 14, relating to tax liens, was amended that taxes should be a "first" lien. Junklns of Gopher moved to amend sec tion It by Inserting that property should be assessed at 25 per cent Instead of 20 per cent of Its value. This tbe committee promptly killed. The bouse met at 8 o'clock and at once went Into committee of the whole with Oregg of Wayne In the chair. Ersenta, No Cure, o Vay. Your druggist will refund your money It PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure ringworm, tetter, old ulcers and sores, pimples and blackheads on the face, and all skin dis eases. (0 cents. CLEVELAND OUT FOR GOOD Former President Will Sever Take Active Political Part Astaln. NEW, YORK. March 9. Former President Orover' Cleveland denied today that be would ever re-enter active politics. He aid: I am not Iti Politics. I am out for aood. although I am alwaya ready to act In an advisory capacity If so dralred. As for taking any active part In politics that la not to be coiuHreii. MAKE A SWEEPING DENIAL Answer is Filed to Injunction in th Wabash Case. NO INTENTION TO VIOLATE THE UW Brotherhood fay It Has Not F.ven Attempted to Pern re Employ meat of All I nlon Men by the Company. ST. LOUIS, March 9. Every charge made by the Wabash Is categorically denied by the unions in their answer to the court strike Injunction filed today Judge Adams received the reply and in the forenoon will set a date for arguments. The motion to dissolve the Injunction, briefly stated. Is based on the grounds that the writ of injunction was Improvldently granted; that charges of Illegal conspiracy contained In the bill of complaint are un founded and disproved; that tbere Is no equity In the bill of complaint; that the Injunction was Issued without notice, and that all the material charges In the bill are fully denied. President Ramsey of the Wabash and the company's counsel began to prepare their arguments against the answer immediately after It was filed and continued busily at work all day and far Into the night. The answer contained about 15,000 words. A synopsis follows: Answer to Injunction. The answer as filed Is a Joint and neveral answer of all the defendants named In the bill of complaint and against which the Injunction Issued. It Is a specific denial that the Wabash railway was ever a union or brotherhood road employing excljslvely union or broth erhood members In Its, service, and also denying that the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen, the organizations Involved In this proceedng. ever marie any ilomnml or attempt to compel ths Wabash railwuy to place any restrictions upon Its employes as to their connection with any brotherhood or union. It specifically denies that such organiza tion ever participated In any wny in the I'ullman pal ice car employes strike In 1MM, an charged in the bill of complaint, und admits that the Wabash Railway compny never mde any distinction In the selection of its employes as to whether they were members of any brotherhood or union since or prior to the Pullman Palace Car com pany employes' strike of lsyt. It specifically denies all nllegntlons In the bill of complaint that the Wabash Rail way company ever had any complaint from Its employes respecting wages and rules regulating their employment in their re spective service since 18M, but states the fact to be that the employes in the several lines of service of the Wabash company have for years had grievances and differ ences wLth respect to the amount of wages paid and the rules and regulations govern ing the service of employes in their re spective lines of employment. Origin of Controversy. That this controversy arises not only from complaints of members of the respec tive brotherhoods, but from the ranks of the employes not members of the u-opec-t've brotherhoods Involved In the injunc tion proceedings, and thai, the effort on the nart of the grievance committees and the ofllcers of the Brotherhood of lUI'.way Trainmen and the Brotherh;d of Loco motive Firemen are as representatives of over 1.2O0 of the employes of the "Wabash Hallway company engaged as switchmen, brakemen and firemen UDon its several lines of railway In the United States. Tho answer states that the several em ployes engaged In the train service of the Wabash Railway company have frequently presented their grievances to the Wabash officials for adjustment and a settlement, and that the officers of said company have persistently refused to take up and con sider or discuss sjch grievances with the several employes from time to time during the last few years, or make any reasonable permanent rules or regulations governing the service of their respective employes, and that thta continued valley on the part of the officials of the company finally culminated in presenting the grievances and complaint to the several boards of the ad justment and grievance committee of the two labor organizational i known aa the Brotherhood of Locomotive, .Firemen and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Presentation off Complaint. The first presentation of their eomplainls and grievances through the respective com mittees and boards of. said organisations waa about four months aito. and the com mittees have been in St: Louis endeavoring to take the matters of complaint up with Joseph Ramsey, Jr., of the Wabash Kali way company, and during all that period have been granted brief Interviews only about three different times and at each In terview they were put oft by some alleged excuse or other and Compelled to leave without any satisfaction or definite under standing as to what the officers of the road would do with reference to each complaints. The defendants deny that the labor or ganizations named in the bill of complaint have unlawfully or maliciously conspired, combined or confederated together to forco 'the complainant to recognize such organl ratlons as representing and controlling its employes In ail their relations with the complainant and deny that any demand or any attempt has been made by nald or ganisations to compel the Wabash railroad Unee within the Lnlted States to becjnifc and be operated as exclusively union ot brotherhood, an therein alleged. It fa denied that any attempt or dcmav.d has ever been made by aald labor organisa tion or any of Its officers to prevent the Wabash from dealing with Its employes in respect to any difference or controversy, or from adjusting any differences or con troversy directly with Its employes, or to in any way compel the complainant to dis charge, to discriminate agulnst or keep out of Its employ any person or employes what soever rot members of either of Bald or ganizations, as alleged In the bill of com plaint. No Demand la Made. It is denied that any demand or attempt has been made by either of the labor or ganizations upon the WabHFh to employ ex clusively in Its service such persons as are members of sold organization and denies that said organization In any way unlaw fully or maliciously attempts to Induce or compel the said employes of the Wabash engaged In the operation of its trains as flrtmen and switchmen to quit its service in violation of any contract or agreement of employment, or In violation of its agree ment whatsoever existing between such em ployes and the Wabash, or that any of the defendants at any time or In any way un lawfully conspired to attempt maliciously to Interfere ylth or prevent the operation of W'ubash trains or prevent that railroad from ran-vlng out any of Its contracts with shippers for the transportation of property or In any way to prevent the complainant from affording reasonable, proper and equal facilities for Interchange of Iralnc between Its railroads and other lines of railroads connecting therewith. It Is denied that tne oerenaants attempted to conspire to prevent connecting lines of rallwavs from Interchanging traffic with and affording like facilities to the com plainant as required by the Interstate com merce act or the United States and as re quired by Its alleged agreements between the complainant company ana tne connect ing railway lines in respect to the same, as therein allezed. o Desire to Violate Law. It Is denied that the defendants now wish to compel the Wabash and its con necting lines or their employes to violate the Interstate commerce act, or any agree ment with reference thereto, or from pre venting tho Wabash from carrying malls In accordance with any contracts existing between tbe United States amf tbe com plainant, or that they conspired to prevent or obstruct the Wabash In the discharge of its duty aa common carrier with respect to the state and Interstate commerce law. It is denied that tha Wabash will be sub jected to a multiplicity of suits and prose cutions resulting In Its irrcpsr-ble loss and damage by reason of any act on the Cart of the defendants, as alleged 111 tho ill of complaint. The defendants, further answering, deny that W. U. Lee. V. H. Morrlssey, T. K. Dodge, C. H. Wilklna or any representa tive of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men, and John J. Hannahan, Timothy Shea and F. W. Arnold or any repre sentative of the Brotherhood of locomotive Firemen, within two yea' past prion to the date of the filing of the bill or com plaint, or at anv other time, unlawfully and maliciously conspired to induce aeveral s- For Appetites I .LL WeaKor StronU f hundred of the employes of the Wabsah engaged In the operation of Its trains, or any other number of said employes, to beconu" members of said organization, as Is alleged, but state that they hive invite.) and requested certain and many of the employes to become members of their re spective organization for the purposes as set out lr the constitution anil bylaws of sold respective organizations and not for any other purposes. Request la Sot tnlawfal. They deny that such Invitation or request was unlawful or malicious or the result of conspiracy to Injure the complainant or Its employes, aa alleged In the bill of com plaint, and deny that they, together with K. C. White, K. It. Hecox, George W. Brad ley, J. Pell, F. O. Phepsrd. W. K. Howe. 11. McManus and William McKay, Charles A Lawt n, Frederick Knglehardt. H. W. Bchafer. Charles J. Auger. C. H. Nlemyer. A. H. Martin. J. R. Courtney and A. M. Jordan, as employes of the Wabash, within the last year or at any time unlawfully combined and agreed with each other that In case the Wabash refused to recognize said labor organizations, as such, and as controlling In all matters concerning the complainant's employes and deal with them as sjch and operate lis lines of railway within the Untied States exclusively as union or brotherhood roads and subject to the control of said organizations, with a malicious Intent to In.lure the Wabash and Its emplocs, as alleged, and deny that they would order and require the mploves of the complainant to strike and quit the complainant's service and tie up the com plainant's lines of railroad In the United States or enforce such strike by preventing said employes from returning to work or others from taking the pluees, or prevent ing its connecting lines nnd their employes from Interchanging traffic with complain ant through Intimidation, fear, coercion or other unlawful means, as Is alleged. These defendants further deny all charges whatsoever of unluwfjl conspiracy, com binations, confederations or other unlawful conniving together whatsoever or anv In tent to do or perform any unlawful lit or thing whatsover. Dens- Vain Promises. It Is denleiT that the defendants recently or at any time reported to certain of the Wabash employes that they would get an Increase of wages for them, but admit that they represented to the complainant that many of Its employes were dissatisfied with tho wages paid and tbe rules and regula tions governing thi lr employment; but statj the fact to be that at the request of many of the WnbnBh employes thev had been en deavoring for a long time to have such grievances settled and adjusted with the Wabash company nnd had conferred to gether and agreed to present their several grievances Jointly and Insist upon a fnlr consideration thereof and adjustment of same by said complainant for and In be. half of the employes they represented, and insisted that such settlement should be mode for said several employes In their re spective lines of employment as a whole and not singly and separately, as they had heretofore endeavored to bring about. The defendants deny that the Wabash cannot accede to the demands for such In crease In the wages, Hnd the notification of the rules and regulations governing em ployment without vla-'atlng its contracts with many of its employes and without seriously Interfering with the operation of Its different lines, and deny that such con cessions as requested would Interfere with the Wabash In the performance of Its duty as common carrier or In respect to the In terstate commerce law or in operating its mall trains, as l alleged. The defendants further denv thnt thev ever maliciously threatened to order a strike, but state that they did represent to the Wabash that many of Its employes had determined to withdraw from Its employ ment unless It acceded to reasonable de mands and requests made by the defend ants In their behalf In the payment of wages and changes In rules, but that if a etrlke should occur It would be a voluntary act on the part of the employes. It Is further denied that any attempt was made to induce a strike by letters or cir culars, but If any inflammatory letters or circulars were sent out It was not done by any committee or officer of said labor or ganization or by their approval or consent. The defendants further deny that the Wabash Is entitled to the relief praved for or any part thereof, and now having fully answered all the allegations and chnrges In the bill of complaint they deny the same and pray the same advantage as their anewer as though they had specifically and separately pledged or demurred to each and every allegation or charge contained inereln. Unions Voluntary Associations. The defendants say the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen are voluntary bene ficial associations; that they were organ ized for the purpose of uniting their mem bers and elevating their social, moral and Intellectual standards, and for the protec tion of their Interests and promotion of their general welfare. It is the aim of the brotherhoods to cultivate a spirit of har mony among the members upon the basis of equity and Justice, and that the cardinal principles are protection, charity, sobriety and Industry. With the answer were filed copies of constitutions, bylaws, rules and regulations of the brotherhoods. the defendants state that all differences and grievances now In controversy between tne employes ana tne waDasn were in itiated from the ranks of the employes and presented to the respective grievance com mittees from time to time and were by the grievance committee presented to the offi cials of the Wabash railway and that they were unauie to settle the same and were referred to the Joint protective board, which presented them to the president of the Wabash road, and that he refused to take up or give the grievances reasonable consideration or adjust the same with the said protective Doard. The defendants further answer that after each of the boards and committees of the respective organizations had attempted to adjust their several differences and griev ances with the Wabash and had failed It was, resolved and agreed between them that they should thereafter work together for the good of all parties whom they rep resented. A record was kept of all pro ceedings of the Joint committees and boards and the transcript of this record is also tiled aa a part of the answer. Many letters passed between President Ramsey and the committee having the ad justment of grievances in charge. Copies of these letters are filed as an exhibit. The defendants state that during their attempts to adjust differences with President Ramsey it was stated by him that he received them only as Individuals and refused to con sider the grievances aa being represented by representatives of said respective organ izations and that thereupon about 1.2m) of the employes executed a written authority to the defendants to represent them and secure an adjustment of grievances. When this authcrlty was presented to President Ramsey he refused to consider It. The de fendants declared that they had made every reasonable effort with the Wabash to ad JjBt their differences. The defendants Jointly and severally further answering the said bill of complaint of the Wabash deny that the said complainant Is entitled to the relief or any part thereof as prayed for In the said bill of complaint, and henco pray to bo dismissed with their reasonable costs in this behalf most wrongfully sus tained. COLLIDING H0RSES UNSEAT Lode Star Bolta and Throws Bo. land from Ore. BAN FRANCISCO, March 9. Only one favorite won today at Oakland, but wcll played second choices were successful. Lode Star, second choice In the mile and a quarter race, bolted at tbe start and col liding wltb Gold One unseated Boland. The weather was tine and tbe track fair. Results: First race, thlrteen-slxteenths of a mile, selling: Alarla, 1(3 (Birkenruth), 10 to 1, won; Assessment, 106 (W. Waldo,), 6 to 1, secind: The Miller, 1U6 (Kelly). 12 to 1, third. Time: 1:23. Second race, three-eighths of a mile, maiden 2-year-olds, puree: Rowena, lb) (Boland), even, wun; Lady Laur'e, 110 tWaterbury), 50 to 1, second; Amberlta, 104 (Kelly), 20 to 1, third. Time: 0:36. Third race, one mile and fifty yards, sell ing: Klfonse, lu8 (W. Waldo), 5 to 2, won; Gulanthus, 1(4 (Carson), ft to 1. second; Pasltlon, 1A0 (Adkins), ev;n, third. Time: 1:46. Fourth race, one mile -rnd a quarter, sell ing: Gold One, 104 (Cn'son). 8 to 1, won; Expedient, ll'i (Bozeman), k to 1, second; :onnle Llstak, I o (Birkenruth), 25 to 1, third. Time: 2:M'i. Fifth race, one mile, selling: Jim Hale, 111 (Wsterbury). 7 to 2, won; Halnault, 07 (Bonner), 2 to 1, second; Btar Cotton, ill (Keller), 25 to 1. third. Time: 1:43. Sixth race, thirteenth-sixteenth of a mile, selling: Velma Clark, lit) (Powell), to 1, won- Flamero, V6 (Adkins), 16 to 1. second: Tvrannus. ltD (Kelly). 8 to 1, third. Time: urn- jorkey Hides loor Winners. NEW ORLEANS, March 9 Malster was (he onlv beaten favorite today. Jockey Fuller rodT four winners. Ed Corrlgan bought Peat today at private sale at VM) and later bid I-flare. winner of the last race up to V.bV and got him. Jockey Lliulsey. who was badly Injured In the fall of Watklns Overton on Satur day Is still In a serious condition. Weathtr cloudy and rainy; track heavy. Results: M . ,m , , First race, five and ooe-balf furlongs, selling: Miss Aubrey won, Venus Vlvo trlr second. Mutism third. Time: 1:14 3-6. fecund race, live and one-half furlongs, selling: .Midnight Chimes won. Miss Shan ley second, Marlon Lynch third. Time: 1:1.:. Third race, seven firlorgs, selling: Lord Neville won, Malstcr second, Mosketo third. Time: l:.i.i 2-5 Fourth rair. seven furlongs, handicap: Mrs. Frank Foster won, Amlgarl second, Blue Bbiio third. Time: 1.34. Fifth race, one mile: Birch Broom won, KnibarTMsvment second. Welcome IJght third. Time: 14S. Sixth race, mile and three-eighths, sell ing: ltlare won, Zazel second, Fonspray third, lime: 2:56. With the llovrlers. On the Oate City allevs last night the V interns won two games from the Krug Parks, fiore: WK8TERN8. 1st. 2d. Sd. Total. IT. Reed L'bt 1S 2 "t Ayer ins iy) us 4!H Hodges 2o3 lft 2V Mi? Reynolds 174 1,0 HK iii Sellcck 1K8 133 174 4i'j Totals 919 H2S 877 2.651 KRL'U PARKS. 1st. 2d. Sd. Total. Francisco Kt 12 fcirt 621 Matthal 12X 115 1X9 6"i Bengnle 174 W9 172 615 T Krug HM 172 174 614 French 13 14tl 1.H0 60S Totals Nil m 951 2,6& Chess Tonrner Still Progresses. MONTE CARLO. March In the seventh round of the second half of the Interna tional chees tournament today Pillebury beat Reggto, queen s pa-n opjnlng, in 82 moves; Wolf defeated Taubenhaua, Ouloo piano. In 27 moves; the gam" between Schlelchter and Moroczy. French defense, resulted In a draw after 32 moves; Mason beat Moreau, Scotch game In 44 moves; Tarrasch beat Alhln In (M moves: Telch manu's game with Mlesos, queen s pawn opening, was drawn after 48 moves, while the game between Marco and Marshall, Huy Lopez, was drawn after C3 moves. Ball C'lnb foes l.e-aajne. RPOKANK, March 8.-The Portland Base "Hall club tiled euit against the Pacific Northwest league In the superior court today to compel the recognition of the club by the league, enjoin interference and secure an accounting. The complaint charges that the league endeavored to har rass the Portland club last season and throw the pennant to Butte. It also charges that William Goldman, Portland's repre sentative, was excluded from the director's meeting on December 29 and his club ex pelled without a trial. O'Brien Outpoints Jeffords. PITTSBURG, March . The Pittsburg Athletic club opened Its new clubhouse on Spring Garden avenue Alleghany, tonight, the main attraction being a ten-round bout between "'Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien and Jim Jeffords of California. O'Brien was awarded the dclslon at the end of the tenth round. Jeffords weighed about twenty-five pounds more than O'Brien, and while he did good work at close range ho was no match for O'Brien, who outpointed lilm in every round. Walcott Bests Donovan. PITTSBURG, March 9. In the ten-round fight tonight between Joe Wolcott and Mlko Donovan Wolcott secured the de cision. Donovan stood his punishment well, but was entirely outclassed by the negro, who landed his blows when and w-Tiere he pleased, except in the sixth and seventh rounds, when Donovan made a stand and kept his opponent busy avoiding his tierce lunges. Neither man was severely punished. Rnhlln Knocks Everett Ont. PHILADELPHIA. March 9. Ous Ruhlin and "Mexican Pete" Kverett were sched uled to go six round at the Washington club tonight. The bout, however, lasted but a few minutes, and was miserable exhibition on the part of Everett. At the beginning of the second round he received a right hand blow on the face, dropped to the floor and took the count. Dohertr Tennis Champion. MONTE CARIXD, March 9. The final round In the singles contest for the Inter national tennis championship and the Monte Carlo challenge cup waa won today by R. P. - Doherty, His opponent, P. L. Rlsley, slipped and Injured his knee In the first set, which he lost, 6-1. Rlsley made a game fight and won the next set, when he retired. Valuable Dosj Poisoned. COSHOCTON. O., March 9. Floyd Court right's $1,000 pointer dog, Hawkeye, died todav ten minutes after arriving from the Pittsburg bench show, where It had taken four first prizes. An autopsy Is said to have shown that the dog was poisoned. To Play with Milwaukee. ST. JOHN, N. P.., March 9 John O'Neill of this city, considered one of the best sec ond basemen and batters In Canadian base ball circles, has been signed to play with Milwaukee during the coming season. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear SIgnatum Of Aes Facsimile Wrapper Beless. Very sasaU end aa easts' is taks as swfasv roi REAOACHC. ro DIZZINESS. FOR IIUOUtlESt. FOR TO It Pi D LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR TME COMPLEXION li'iZ, I rarely TertaWsvi- CURE SICK HEADACHE HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH It makes the toilet something to be en. joyed. 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