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Voia. v \\n N?. _______
NEW-YORK. SATURDAY. JANUARY \h. 1*7.. QUADRUPLE NIIEET.
PRICE FOUR CENTS
TIIE CREDIT MOBILIER.
MORK IMPORTANT DKVELOPMENTS.
TIIE FIKST (N.MMITTK.F. NEARI.T THKOrOll?A*
D-BURIM UU 1> KNTKKKl) l P*. N ?T THE
*'M>?AN A-ToMSIUMi _ TATKMK.NT KROM
MH. IM'KAST l.iNl'.KMNO TllE BLILDINO OF
TIIE RUAD.
'Bt TILIGRArH TO TIIE TRIBl-tBI
WUBWlMi Jau. 17.?The intereat in the Cic'dit
Mol.iii. 1 it v.\-*tigation is now pretty much all conceu
tratcd iu tlie Wii. ? Committfle. The Poland Coin
initt,.' ln hl n.. iiu-eting to-day, antl expect at their
aieetmg ou to-uiorrow to finish their work by eiam
iniug Oakea Amesagain. and puttinga fewque-stiona
to bit* BBflM-tary. They wdl then cloac their doore
and iii-lit.fi--.te on tbeir report.
Tbe WUaoa Comniiitlee sat all day. Tlioa. C.
Duraut waa on the witnees-etand all the timo. Tbe
' .tt.e. who aroevidently investigating to fiud
uut the truth, luive no eaay ta_k iu trying to got cx
p!iut iiiforrnuti*.*- from him, owiug to bifl babit of
aturwerii.g quctttjuna iu an evasive way. It usually
rci_-.nr i flboef lflfl ininut.B to got BfOfltttfa Tflt ur
Bfl troBB bim on any important point, and tbe Com
iiiitte,* iu* fr.-qucntly obliged to uit patiently for a
long tim* wLile be ovcrbauls bis books and paporu,
1 bv bis secretary, Mr. Crano, who .ite at bis
i-lbow. ll.e i'<T-:sU-:i.e oi tbe Committ'H* alwnys
wius in tlu-iini, liowevor, andas tbe _-_i..t of tht ir
li_ht b.giuatobo tbrown upon the tl"iu.s oi
tlie pittrioiii. t't'utlemaii wbo coustructed the " paat
higbway acros_ tho coutiueiit."'
lt i-- uot :i. rcditi-'lo account tbat Mr. Duraut un
-williijf-'.a *:*\? - *>f tho transaclioiis of hiniself an*l
hia Bfll liiivetorisof tho Vnii-n l'acit'n Bafl"
road, nnd at tbe same timo direetora of tbo Credit
Mol.iii- r. < '.;< >'f tli.'-c tra_sa.tH-isiltt.iihd, to-day,
vttth obvioaa itlaolaaaa. would, accordiug to tho
I'liintimn stanilar.l of loiiiiner.ial niorality. bo char
?wti.i.-.d by a very barsh tenu. It appears tliat
aft?*r tlu- road bad beeu built to tho 100th meritliiiii
under v. Lat aro known as the lIo_i. :ui.l Uooni. r
mi.ti..<;.-, tlu* Ofl-BflflflBJr fl 'nstrncted "?>H mil.s BBOBfl
untl. r thfl .-.lporviftion of ita own ofticials, at a cost of
$97,600 ;> | mile, iiiclutling eqnipineiit*..
tlr i.iiitiit.t v._s iiiudo wiib Oakes Ames and
trai.si.-iiil to tlu-(."it.lit Mobilier to conipb te and
lijlliji '?<._ to $10o,.V)ll *>.t mile,
laaa-BB-B| _Ldion of luu niilcs of traek
at was ina.lo to apply to the
Ircady cumpletcd?that ia to say, tbe
Cu.iil Moliiii.T u-i'i.l t'llmilil tbal iiuicli load ut
Hbom | laile, whieh was already built, aud
had , ? ? ; ? . mile.
.?Tiu - __adfl thla wwiarkablfl
routi.K-r iu OotohflT, IMT, and, IWO runntli. att-r
ward. tlu-> look froa tlieir tra.-uxy 0M-MOO in
.-??* boada oi tbeir road, and $-Yir-0,000 in
ti.tircapitalBtock,aad haadud it over to tkaaa*
B?|fl?a aa d?flOten fli tbflCMdtt Mobilier, for divi
aaoa aaaoaic tbe BtookholdeiB ia tbe latter eaaeera.
ai whi* b thej weta tba .hi.f. ibi- v.a.s tu.- profll
i,i, tb' l wkieb was already built
abt-n tbfletmtiaetwai aiadoi md it was cipher.d
out by (t.-.lii'tinir in in tba L'ntiit Mobilier eoiitra.-t
jiri.e tba aetaalfloat ti tka load. Tbe balance fur
. a mvidend to tka Crolit Mobilier stockhold
t_-_ of 1-0 per cent OO tb.
Tb* "i,U i lt- in tr Mr. Daraat eould say in palliation
nf tlii - it aaflblfld lh? road to
BBflihc ? BBOBfl IflIIflflUIll eontraet fa.r tbe imlitii. 1_. .1
Iiart of tbo line. TkON il \oiy little in this I I
li.Tti,- l tkad-feotoiBwaiainlaalitywa>
liaittllH wilh thOBBBB-TW to build thfl load, and in
doing so tht y jut the prieo high enough to B-BOTb
nll it-- ac-n ta iiml all tlie liiout-y it could boirow. 1 his
iljvjdeud ol $l,oOi',i)ou in bontls and at.?-i-s liad ac
crued aud aaa pay tble it tl- ? tima when OakaflAflflfla
bflgBB lO phice liis Cr.'iit Mobilier ImiihIs :nuoiigCo:i
gnaarn. n. It aaaBa t<> havo been, t<> -in-ak in plain
terma, ni'-.'.'-'l tfott the I'tiion Ta* iti.- Koad by its
i.-.iti ilm i-i'TS. el.arge.l with guai.iini: it- inter. sts
aml divitl.-d BflflOBC thr'iiseUes und their fri.mis.
No i.'luai'li ooaafl-a-i.itit.'.i what. vei uas K'iten in
, i.rit. Mi. limaiit, after .luu- qaeati
Miid tl..it tn ii.iii. I 'ni..:i Fadfla mad, if it had
Ina ii .. .'1 .'tiiH.-.lly bi.ilt, v.<.uld not hav* flflfll OTfl
I fi'.-nd lo atlmit thal tke
*. r*nx_aal aid i 1 itfllalook, if paid aa tka
tu-1 ul i led, wonld oobm withia
t~,x**'',iAA oi bB-ldingandflqaipp-ng tka i"a.l. thus
laaving tke Compaay wi hnodebt Baretkattfl tht
IHMat. and Wtth tta '?.'?-t land grant un
i !. I: iin- bad.i <l"i.e. he thflufhl tbe
. dividend <.f in oj I ^
.! i '." Muith eighty
i . int- of itslai.
Fur.li.rn'.i..:'."- ition t" tka eontribu
tmn v bicb Mi- I1 l" -1(. t .'.!i.
a; ralopd ii"- __cl thal tka
I ? ? n .. Ht u ?
\iiir. mtmk, pajrabta lfl Mr. llarlau's own order, an.l
uot sent tfl any tan iiai^ii eoniiiiitt* < iii Iowa. Mr.
lltiraut BWflBfl j?OMti-.?-ly tbal Bfl bad not rhnrged tho
-juount to the iailroad, but he adinitted that tho
new l'"..nl oi liiteet'irs hati mado rKune inqiiiii.s
alK.'.t it. 11. bad, bfl a. kii"\*l.d-.-..i. bflflfl in the
babit of spenilii.^ MU] lo eonliol election- ni
Iowa, Bt.iii.-times heii'ing to .-l.t t a Doaoeral ty a
loeal olh. e, and soiui Iiiin.- a Iwopuhlioan, bi.t objeet
bt-ing t'i " I'lit -?i"d meu in.-'
1 ba ? I upied fl long time e-t'ilaminf- a
"faapaafle Aflooant** o_ H-8^000. wbieb w? dnalljr
ainliu-.l in a iny.-it* u'jiiii iiiaiiii<-r, Iba .unliiing i-oin
niittie b*iii_ ret|iiir.d .nly to satisfy theuiBelves a_
to tbe ileins, v.itb ut rejK.rtiug tluui. Miub of this
wae for " _>rtl_*-iii ...*y ?-j'eiibes," aud under this
head between $HVi,uoO aud l|-U0,000 wiw paid to J.
11. Stewart aud $75,--) to $150,000 to Ab x. Hay, who
were tbe Compauj 's coniidential agent_ iu Wasb
lugton whaa the aet of 18*34 waa being
worked tluougb Cougre-S, and afterward iu
c-ortain transa-tione witb tbe Leavenwortb and
I'awue*. Itailroad Companies. Mr. Duraut sai*l he
had never required thein to accouut for this money
by vouchers, aud bad flimply taken their reo ipts
f??r it. II* did not kuow that any of it had been
upent to itiDueuee legislative or elective aetiona.
Tbew agents will, no doubt, be summoned before
the Connnittee t<? give a fuller aeeount of their
atewardhhip than was iequircd of them by Mr.
Duraut.
THE WILSON INVESTIGAT10N.
?nS-D-fl-M LUl-MUni OF THOMA9 C. DLRANT
?isKNATOlt HABLAS'.-i ELtl.TION YVSV AGAIN
? AMKS K-Ll-ING 111K ROCSBOLP-D-i
RBAMU-T.
IIIKNEBAL PKE_S DI8PATCH.I
Wa.?him';t(-n, .Ian. 17.?The Wilaon Select
InvflatlKatiiigt'ouiiiiittee met at Mt o'tloek. Tlie Hou.
Wio I'rtry of < in luu-tl, tbe ooanael eiiiploye_
hy tbe (ioverntinut, waa weicomed by tbe ..'oin
uittee, and took ln*. aaafl at tbe table witb tbem. Tbe
Cbainaau s_i.l ue liuil le.elved from tbe Becretary of
lbe Jut-rior tlie re. .it of tbe OovernuieDt < omiiilsalou
.tb, ib wiii. li tbe Wy -luiiur coal cotiU_ct ia diaeuB-ed.
and alao Hi<- BflflBBa of ihe (lovernment Direetora of the
Udiou Tmt itl' K.*i!ri._*i fn.ui Ita orgaoizatiou tothe preB
ent Haaa Tl.e eiaiiiiiii.lioii of TIioiiibb C. Inirant -wa.8
reaumr- He salil tbe ai-ig-Dieut of about 300 aharea of
atoek UiOakta- 4BB8I hf lbe ( redit Mobilier wbb to en
able Iiiiii to <any aal attual exlating coiitracta; ao
DBii.ea were given of tboae to wbi.m tbe atock wa* to be
,ed; bb to bow inucb of the Btock Aines now held,
lt wm the pnip.18*! of the wltne_s to aseer
lalo by auil wbieb be bi-.l comoienoed naalnat Aroea;
alltbestiKk beld by Aidcb drew dlvldenda; tbe tx>o_?
abowing bow tbe ptutlts were made upare iu tbe banda
ot Oliv.r Ainea; Uie Itooka altow tbe preciae exjHii-i
lAitm toft<i pr-tltM. Tl.e wltiie?a in fartber teatiniony
aald lt wbb one of t be i equlremeuU of tbe organlzation
ikxat BUtemeuta of .llT.deoda should be niadeout; wlt
iteaa-lid not. all to mind any member of (onareaaem
IrBoyed m eoauael by the Credit Mobilier; he blinaelf
aanfllujefl uie Mou. Mr. Jenek-** >n aoma ault in Rbode
.lalaafl i tia u*a ko_w wlxtfcer Mr. Jenckee waa a meu
ber of Congrea.* at thut timo or not; Oflflk Bullcr came
wlth Mr. John B. Allcy at the _tockbold(Bfl. meetlng ln
Oetober lt*.7 ; alao rrpreaeutlng Oakea Aincs i_o tbe pn _>
anttion of tbe tripartitc agroement.
In an.wcr to tbe que.tlon whether any mrniber* of
Congroa. were .tortaboldor. ln the Credit Mobiller, the
-wltneM an.wercd tliat tbere were, and tbat tbo booka
would ahow among whom dividend. wore distrltitiLd.
By the ('bairman?Did tbe Credit Mobiller or the Union
Paciflc Bailroad, or any peraon connected thorewith
furnlab any money with a vlew of aecuring the election
of uny member or membera of Congnasl A. Only one
caae, which wa. an iRdlvidual matter, he paid $10,000,
?6,000flflflB BBBM. by flBflfli directly to Mr. Harlan; hi.
private clerk. Mr. Or.ine, nttended to the matter; Mr.
Crane wa. at that t.me, be tbonght, A. Bl.-tatit Becrctury
and TTeasurer to the Credit Mobiller, tho checka wero
drawn on a bank ln New-York, but he did not know what
bank a. he had ao-eonut- in aeveral bank. tbere; tbe con
trlbutlon of tbe money wn* voluntary on hi. part; pre
vious to thla Uarlanihad flflbfli him to contribute some
tblng, and bo did contribute as I.r had large iuteresu ln
Iowa; he gave the money us a pcrsonal friend of Harlan.
By the Cbairman-Waa lt to aid him in being United
Btate. Benator 1 A. It wn. to anl in tho htate election ;
I wauted to have Heuator IJarlan elected ; I did not tell
bim tbe motive of my contrioutlon ; I bad a large inter
oat ln Iowa ; thi v Bflflfl rather crowillng me, by wbicb I
iiic.an I bad aome county bonda, to the poymenl of
which .otne of the candidatc. for the Legislature were
?Pflflflflfl ; I was nati-ili'd flflfll Ilailan abould win
WMBflflfl wa. intett'ogatc <l at lr:flflfe aa to tbe payment
of the general expenae. of the Company by bim, .<>r
wblch he gave vouchers. flflflflfl flf tbe money waa paid
tothe flflflflBflflJ J. B. BBavan of Washington gotlioo.ooo,
aml Alexandor Uay 176,000 or $100,000. Tbey flBBB etu
pliiyd in maklng arrauk'tmienU for tho Ualoo Pacliic
Bailroad Companv with tbo Leavenworth aud Iflflflflfl
Bfllll?d Coinpany, aii<lireltlniKoUi<;rdi-putcd mattii.;
they _t te not BflflMfl?fld to use one dollar to BflflBflflflfl
legislution, directly or luilirectly ; flitflflM flflflfl tbe
mouey U. _?tew:irt and Uay tfl pay over to Pearson, wbo
tiii flflflflfl?111*. lntrre.ted in tbe LflfllflflflMB. flBi
Pflflflflfl Ruilroud, and they flflYfl witur-_ vouclins or re
flflflflfll be flflflfl?BBl that Stcwurt aml 11.y could ex
piaini liittir tli.'in hfl could.
WHAT AM1S WABBflB WITH TIIE ACCOCMT9.
During tbo examinatiou witneis said Oakcg Ames
flflkflflBlM about tbe BflflM of tho flflflflflflt] wiiiie. _ siiut
t,. Aints: " Wliat do you want wlth tho account. t th. y
BBflfl been examiucd by tho Board pievi.u;. Iy api>o intcd,
?ad paaaod upou offlciully nml paid;" Ames replied: " I
want to see whether any nioney Bafl bflflfl paid to incm
borsof Coupri-.-.-;" flrttBflflfl BflBflil "Why doyou want
ti> ).iii'W wliitberany iiKHii'v ba. BflflB BflM to BflMBflflK
ofCon.ros. 1" tfl fl?flk J?MfllflfUfldl "I VflBt thcuit-.
l>.iy n BaeB if tbey <1<> not go . truight."
By Mr. Bwain?Wliat <ln! he ciean !>y flflfl gU*t
st might I A. I auppose tbo reiuark of Mr. Ames wus
joiiilurly niiitli-.
1 iu- cbiia.-iiiaii BflBfld the flttaflflfl B-BBf hfr he had any
knowledgc, lnformflttflfl, nr kfl?fl thut tbo two flflfl kl
,.ii to Bi-nator H.irlini flflflfl Mflflflflflflfl tfl flflfl of BM Bfl
fll tlu fltflflfl?BlIflB, to wbicb flttflIM Iflflflfld tli..;
tlit matlir flfll nevi r blflUflBI before and flflflflfl rejerteil
by tbe Committec ; it was known l>v MflM tliat hfl flflfl
pivra Iflflflfl flflflflkl: Bl flflfl a. ked a qur. tion flflflflflflflfcBB
; l,t in, aud replied tbat it waa hia owu private mitti : ;
Bfl [leeounted for Bflfl iiinniv. expemb .1 ttflflflgk l.ltu l>y
renderlng vonchi-r.. rcccipt ??, or drutt .. WMflflM was
ilosrly Intcrrogatcd as to tbe ix]?ii.litur.' of flflfll Bf
Htcwurt aml Uay. Bfl dM flfll bfl-fllfl one doll_r flflfl
flpimi io liiiiiutir.' i,r .-i eara i. pi-iation.
By Mr. Shellub. i-ger-Diil they Mflflf.v you Hfll flll
tliin?expt-uilituri's flfllfl Iflflttl?fltfl 1 A. I l.iounht ao ;
but I have Bflflfl flflflflflBMM MMflfl?flfl.
Q. Did tlu y Iflflfl nt mi, li i-.;> Cl >t TOflaBan to show
ttiiit tbe nioTit'.v waa li-'.-itiinati-iy BlJflllflflfl, Bfld Bflt to
iiiftiii-iur loaTalfl?Ofl I A. I w;is siiti-tle'i al tbat tinio
tbut tho BZflfladttorC ?WiiH li_riti.ii.itf.
Hy Mr. BlMllfllMlflOl IBl JTOfl flTflfl come to Wasliinp
|0flj vvitli Mr. JflflBflfl Brooks in order tO BBTfl lum ap
puiiili.l I QflffllflBMBl Diicctor ut tbo I'nion l'antlc
Bailroad ! A. I did uot.
By tbe (Tialttnan?Do you know Omro J. I'oppli'ton of
IS'et.raaku I A. I do.
Q. Doyou nol know that PflffflBMflfl was a eaudidutc
for meiiilior of (^ongres* BfJflflflM tiie proHcnt ataWthm,
Mt.Taff.l Balflfl Bflt] I'oppleton w.is in tbe ciiiplny
of tlir I'i.ion 1'ariflr BfltBflflB Colnpaiiy lirtwren lb_4
iiml Iflflfl, looklnc afti-rits land.
lu the B_flflflfl examination, tbe vtitness said the
ClflflB Mobiller flflTflOflBM Atm-- ;i I l_flflfll for BflUfllflfl
M ot Iflflfl Bfl B flflfl to Ikfl liiiln'.ul company of
? n |2,ion,ooo and $3.noo.ooo DMCC tkflfl tbfl aetflfll
c.ist of that portion <>f the road wliLb bad liein built,
_m:.| f,.r, aiul Bflfl pt.'.l t'.v thflQflVflflflBMflt,
liv tb'? ('hiiirii)iiii?W.is il flfl. tln- fii.t tbat tlu-iliff.r
,, , bflt flflflfl tbe <?< _t of tlic BM aitkflfrl toi.'l und tlir
iin.otillt for wliliil i' flfll Irt lllidi I tli , -4 roil
I ,t , ,,.i-t,tuti d tlu' Aflfl-tfl "Ul of -bii-ii Uu divi'd Bflfl
afl lu al tmi kalflMB bt U'.iit MflMIflrl a. it
?
llv Mi. BflflB- If 'li.' Mflflfl*. Bfld H"t bi-i li tblis di
\ kt. i, would it nol Bflflfl !><?< n IBfl I'iol" ity at Ikfl l'nu>ii
Paeiflc__-__rafld c iiojiiiiiy, asd m tiu- _t__flaflflMflkUb
I'Di'.ity Um UBMfl -Bfl?l BalUflflfl. BflflflBBBBfl.Bfld
: it iinniiip tin- *-flfl_koMan "f tb. caatu kto
bili, | I A. BflflB flfll TIi.- flfll Bt
flTflfl iui; i-ii.miiA'I ai- eiTBB r<> IMI*.
nflly exfliBhiad aa to all tka tat** la
i-iaiioii i? i-oiitracts und tr:.n. f> t.. On bfltflfl flflkfld wby
ti,.- i'i.ion i'.i< iii<' BalMafld OflMfaaj tetM not constnii-t
Iflfl r<>a<l witbout ?iv-iu. tbe flOflUflflt t? Oakt-s _Mflfl. b<
,i il t.'u-( ompany 1 ml not Mflflfl! flflflflfl? to <1<i Bflt A
coiitrii, l <ould not kfl iti_.de willil (taBBB Atm-s V4itli>>ut
MYlBfl Iiini tbr Ifl flflfll flf tki 1'O'tion of tlir Iflfld aiready
i -airirf iu t<<l .md i'aid for b.v tb<- Bflllnfld I Onipaiij. Tlu
BtOCkkflldCBI of l?jlb Hfl (.BBM I'arlfic ?flfflflfll Oflflfl*
paiiy aud tbe Credit MOfc?flB were the same, witd fl
eeptlofla, ??? rapwM atlflfl bm BMratkflatMM
ot ?.".ihxi of stock ai the Union i'a< iii? Kullroa.l Coiupaiiy.
My Mr. Hoar?Siipposc tbe road waa built c -iiomi
eulj umi wittiou' unu-iiiii h?flfli aafl Ikfl flapttaiMflfll
Bfld baaa Nflflflllkfld for and p;ii<l iu casb. wouid not tli.
uiiii-uut of tbr Qflffl?Oflflflfl BMB ?f |27,_00,(_X? flflfl tbr
( a_nt.il rtock of $i)T,00>.,000, ainountilig to BH.OOO.OOO, b_v r
built aud ri|Ui|>pcl tlir road, witliout IflBflflBflfl to Iflfld
giant.il A. Harrily, at tbe time the work was iniii
MflBf_.il. fcfll rnipbt be ;it pflflflflflt BBB Uie fflflQIttM
aftotdrd, for, I thlnk, l-i.OOO.OOO.
(_?. What would be the prcstiit value of sm h a prop
erty, lucludlng Ikfl BMBd piimt. .ni.t pmpfllffl IBflflflflfll
ol businesst A. I could not say, as 1 do flflfl know wbat
tbe road is earning.
C_. Do you know of any person hol.llng the offlce of
a Oovernment dim tor m tho Union BflflMfl Kailroad
Bince its origlnal estubllB_flflfll who ha_ licen intereated
directly orlndirectly, no far as you know or have been
informed, in the OBMM Mobilier,or in auy contract witb
tbe roadl A. I know of no other gentleman than
James Brook.; I am a .ubscriber to tbe atock of the
\v v '.niing Coal Company.
By the Cbalrman?Tbe contrai't witb this company
and tbe Uulon Baciflc Bailioad lorapany waa entered
into July, 18C81 A. The Wyomiug (ompany wu. flflflflfl).
Jzed in tbe .ubwquent October under a law of the Btate
of Nebrivska; the directors nre Ollver Amea, fflflflflflflfll
oftbe Union Paeiflo Rallroad Company; C. O. Oflfl?ajr,
and Tbomas Waddell; tbe capital la 1500,000; the Rail?
road (ompany vlrtually owns the Coal Com?
pany aud have had all the beneflt. from it;
the receipts of the mlne, according to tbe Treaaurer,
have been barely eufflclent to pay expenaes, tbe coal
being furnlahedat ll f? a tun; no dividend. have been
declared ; did not know of BM?BV having been paid to
any courtnisaioner appolnled by the Government to ln
?flfll the road, but thougbt |G00 had been paid to Mr.
Bnow ; had heard Wendi-ll bad ix-t-n paid, but, on aakinc
tbe Proaldent and Trea.nrer of tbe Company they aald
sm h wae not the fact; it wa. reported tbal a. high a.
126,000 bad been paul, bnt he knew notblng abcut It;
be never paid anytblng on that aeeount; be had never
heard anything said among the rallroad people tbat
money waa paid to tbe Government BBflflflflflN ln exceae
of what tbev were entitled to under lhe law.
The (ommlttee tben ad)ouroi.d flafl. 10 o'clock to
morrow.
SMALL CIIANCE OF GETT1NG MONET FKOM THE
CKEDIT v I.II.Il.it.
IBT TKLKUBAPH TOTIIK TblB.MB.|
Washingtob, Jan. 17.?Tiie AtUiTury-Grn
eral aaya tbat the reaolutlou of tbe Uouae ln.tructluf
tue iiovnnu.cnt to proaecute tbe ( redlt Mobiller for
auy money due Ibe United States la ao < ru.l. ly drawn,
aud ao Itnperfect ln Ita uuderat?idiug of tbe Mbjeet,
tbat it ia a que.tlon of attnoranee and uneertainty to
tbe Department of Juatlre, It I. io.pe__.blfl to dlacover
bow tbfl Cradlt Mobiller, being a private corporation,
baving bo dealinga wlth tbe Government wbatev_4r,
coaldbavfl Uefra__l*U UM United BUIflfl out ol ekxy
money, and tbe FIoum- reaolntion to matruct tl.e Attor
ney Oeueral to appolnt two aUorneya to l>e?-1n pBflBfll u
tlou against tbe (orjaniiai. 9 IflaaHBJ BB
of littie aflaaflfflaaaa. Um Oafflaaaaaao*. bowever.
will aelect tbe att-rncyi., und tbey will be
lnitructed to altcnd tbe hensi.ini. of Commlttee >>'"?
2, and take part if practicable lfl the laiaaUfBliBafl
While ltis not likely tbat auy cauao of actloi) ****11 lv**
found in tbe Credit Mobilier. tbe (iovcnimcrit bat- detcr
mlned Ifl lnstitutc .ult a.aliiet tmt I'limn PaflBt
road for the unpaid luteregt, unlraa prevent*-.! I.y lejriala
tiun _a_flea Ha ciose of tbo toflflatigadfla al the laaOaaa*
inittces now ln ecs.imn. Nothing will be itone t$ tbe
Oovernment until tbe ComunttecB auhniit U.tir reports,
hflflflflflfl tbe lnforui.it ion .n.ite.i bv tben, flflll no'< "'"
AlllflflflJ much tiuie aud labor. Tbe llou. Aarau I
1*. rry, oueof tbe attorneyt. scleete.l liy tl.e Ali'
i-BBIilfll. bas aceepteil tbe tru.', aiid Vflfl flfl Ihfl BiaBBlBfl
Haa t.ni..y. Maal y Mflthflwa. Iha aflhaa aBaBhBBaa
sele.ted, baving deelined. an u.iii'i.iiiiuent to tln
will not bc made uutil Mr. IVrry Ib .om-iilteil. Judire
Lewaeafle of Obi*. in (pahea ?.f for iha paattaa,
C1Y1L 8MBV1GB EEIVEM.
-?
FFPFHAI. OFFICER. FOUUIDI'KN TO HOl.P .TA'IK
OIFI" 1 li
IOESF.KAL l'KES. M.-TAIl II |
Wa_nwHM. laa. tt-?1Um JeDaartag ot.k-r aaa
issiied by the ITeaideut to-tlny :
_,y the J'rttnlent of the Vniled hlaUt-EieeutiTt Ordtr.
Wmttmtt, It hiis bflflfl l.riiiiKbt to tbe Bflfll e of Ihfl l'r"'
ldent.if tbe United HtkU-u tbat iu_u- I" *' j * j "ullng
atffl .>_.?? by appatBtaaaal tttm bBt, tt otb. rwlM -8* r
the toi.-titliti.m and lavifor tbe t'uited btatea, whlie
hoidin_ Hull Fnierai paaMaaa flfleafiflBB-fliaaaartai
autbaiity of tbe btates and Tt-rnt.-rl. ?* 'n whi.-h tl..-> M
r-lde, or uf inimieipal (a.rporHllaiiiK t.iul. r tl..- .la.rt.iH
BBilBiilBflflnaaaf tmch BaBiBfaHaaa. theaflhy Bflaaitil
lbe dutics of thfl .late, Tertitorial, or muuicip al BflflB ?''
tii.iaaaaa timo lhal Bbtrmt abaiaaa wttt Iba aaaiflBfll
tbe civil otb.-. beld uuder Federal aathorltyi ?i"l
Mhrrtns, lt ti I'.-lieved tli.it. Wtth t'O. t-\r. i.ti.-t ? Ihi
Itlifaj ot two ?.ich BB-Bfla by ilie BB-M BBBflaa lf Ufl BM
patible witli ailue and faitiiful HM-flflfB Bl HM <!'".' ' Bfl
.itli.T Bflflfl) tbat it frei.neiiily givei rlse to gr.-.it
Inconveniencc. and ofteo r.-Miit* in .leirnii.M Ifl Iha
pahttfl M-i-ti. <-. tti, iin.i. an r, i.-i nut in baruiony with
ti..- ptiiura uf tjii OavflflaaaafU ,
In vu-w uf tln- pn iiiiM-, tlieiefure. I .<? I'r. BMMflU hflfl
deemcd lt proper tbns and Bfltflhy t" fllTfl pflhlte *Otl*t
that fniiii niut ait< r tlie tuiirib day of Mar.-.i. A. tX 999,
exerpt aH henlu ui. -ntionc.l, BflBflflaa bolding auy
Kfilrfiil < nii olli- I by N|i|..'!iitui. nl BBM Bf Iba I ?n. Utu
ta.ii mal lawa oftba Ualted ItflUa wlll i><*M" ?'"'?
wbiie hoHtflg aaat tBWt, mtt tt ttmti tt haU ..u.i al i
under any Htate BflTVrntiiial iii.ieraiii"nr, or an.1' r tha
thafltf ur uriiiiiutii-es of any uiimicipjl eorporation | and
further. th.it tbe a.-ecptauco or contlnued BflMtBg Bl BBI
such Htate, Tcrnt.'ri.il, <>r itiuni.-ipal BBBN. flrhfllhfll
.?I, ,'tiv.- >t by i.piiui:itiin-rit, by any petflflB BfltdlBfl
ullii , a- alni.-.-aal, BflflM* thfl Oflfl riiln.-a! of '.be Omttti
Btatea, aifl. r thaa lalielal bbbbbb Baa.-r ti_<- Ooaattttttloo
of tbe United Btatea, will bo deemed a vacatlon ot lbe
Federal utlii-e bcal bv .-ti. li p.'1-...u, uii'i alli I" :
bb a rnalflflatliTfl i.y aaeb ffh?fal aflheae al feJaaaaafl-la
imi ur apiKiiiitintiit bthaasrvtae ..f ihe ttut.-.i Btataa
Tb.- uiii Bfl uf J.i-tii-'*-* of tbo Tm *. "f -**?'"' alaa i
aml uf (.?oiiiuiiB-.oueM IfltflBB tha ." knuniols'.-in* i.t of
dee.l . of li.nl,<>r lu ailiiiiin-t'-r oalli*. ihflll Bfll t* '1> > mt
Wltfllfl tne pnrvii-w uf Ihlfl uui' l, and an *X***taA I. BBI
ilriii]nral)uu. and mui bB 1" bl BJ Ti mttml "bu- tt, Ihfl
appotnaaeal ol Depatv mwhal "f Iha Daltaal Mfltaa may
!.i-.. nferred upon .li.ri_-.or D.-pnty Mu -lill-.aitd D.puiy
Poataaafltflfa, tha eaflflhaaaala >?f wheaa aaaaa 4a
aj a paa aaaaa, an- alaa aseeptfll _raaa tia ape*
lataniM uf tbi- urd. r. aad ? .v W M I't au.l BflM ?p]"..al
meot- aaaaa Btflfla, lflflrlloalal, aa bb?talp-l mtABatitf,
).r,.l llllll Ihfl i-au,.: u- I..auil IU't l.i lUll'll.ra- llllll Ihfl
lia haifa m then- flflllaaaa Paaflaaaatflr. Haaflaafl Pa
pailflllifllB aml othei ot-.ers of tbe (Juvtrnineutwhfl
havo tbe appuiutinent of sul.i.rdinate ufllrer.i ,ne W
q.nr.'.l to take uulicouf tbii* order, nud Ifl aafl BB thfl flB"
f.in. nicut uf IU pruvi.i.niB tti terms within the i-plu ri
of tlieir respcetlvu-'opurtinout- or o-l.ea. aud aa r. l.te.
to tbe arvi-ral pernona h .ldint: ?prK'inrmerjt.a< under tbem
rcftp-Ctlvcly. Byordirol tbe I't.-M.Ic.t.
lU-ii.TON Fimi, .S.a'u t;.ry of State.
Wtuhxiigton, Jan. 17, lflfl.
'__.-' OOAIl 7/.M/)-'.
nucn ahvavtn*-?Tin: riiii.Ai.r.i.riii-i tkadk
sin.l. DI8T0KBBD-THI I Rl BOAI HMKNT. Of
liit; I UM1 I "Ml'AMF...
Th*' coal trade Wai 9 n-ibly alTerti'd yestor
lajrhjrtha peaaflflataaa al the kfleltai aa Ihafatej.
Oealfldfaaafldfll .-. nin pai taa,aad !? ezpaetfldta ba
?learcr. Tlie BVfltBJfl Bfltofl fll l*> i?rtnu BtaUpptflg
polata,a4opled at tb<- ibiIIih,will,II la ceaeralli tt
iu-v.-.i, ga lata afl al aa Iha i?t al r- braaty. Tbe t, u.i
prlea thflCflfllh i la Itdfl altj a/IB ba ni??>'it tr pat taa.
Tho Pblladelpbia ..'..I de.J.rs are -t..l di*.*,'ii*it*-d by
Iha late iaa_flflna, aad larthac aajttattofl la atfaeti L
Ciimiuiattafl un Mi. ..uu. n _ !?? 11? r, i/.e Mtrtk Amtrttm
WA - I
"Tiu- ar^iuiu iit of Mr. fl.-iwi n n i m
pm, aud ae have aa <i..nt>t ba baa alven tbe injtter
. .i.-tiii .-.iii-irti-ratiui'. lf lu-1 ..a i!i-iii au rti uai ly
roodeoalatfllowerprtoe.be baa a atroBfl polfltiitbu
l.ivurut tbe Kfart. Wfl are imt 10 el'-at- afl tO thfl proprl*
iiv ol i-iaiit-eiitraliin.' the entire tru.l'' tii "ne eaiitr"'.
* um].. titl.from the l.a-tniiiui,' of time, kaa beeatb.
graataM i.'i.-iei uf Briaaa, aad the aaerfly andbualnew
i.i-i.1 itv <>f tbe nntlemen who woald, aailer thfl aaa
lystem, be entirely exeloded froai tht tr.ui., havi aflce
tin.. b to K'liu tur lt Ihe vat-t j.r..p..rtiiim- to iiliitli it han
giuivu."
AafBfltlaai tiu aaeBflaahaaaata al dM aaaaalMfltfld ia.i
ruiid and miiiiiiir i-oiiipaiiu* ou tue Bflfll lm-iiii'19 of
Sii.ti) lkill County, The Srriiuloii flqrabUaflfl luys:
Ti..-K.iidinir (uai inui inui Caaipaaj?whoaa ?t?.c_
bolderaare the BtoekhoMara of the P?adalphla aml
lt. ..'iuii: Kai.ii.iui Ciiiiip.ui>--bave alraady aiaiuireii,
Mitbiii two yeara, n Ineta ln s.-huykin County, aad ll
Ua, ; i iu .NmIIiuiiiIm-iiai.il, eootainlnfl lfl tlu- aK.re_.ii.'.
xj'.,OCJ aon ??*. Tlu .-(? laiul-a arr i.uf uu.iiiproved, aa luaiiv
j,, i ...in luppoae, for tli it I oinpaiiy imiv Wuiks C . ul
ii.rieH iu ..i hii>lkill County ; .7 lu Nortbomberlaad, Bfld
s lu Coluuii.ia. Tb. Letuab Vallev Ballroad Cotnflaai
haa alao leeored a foo bold ta tha Behuylktll refltoa aao
bave aeatUred Uada oo whleb tban nr.- aoi Iaaa thai fl
doaaa euiii.-ii.-" opeaod. Othar oflrrjlaa. maitanlaaowa ??
len? ti.lb* iu I IU tbat l't-KUill. W. liaititb. aul.'iulltv Of
Tkt 1'otUriUe lltnrrt' Journal, fur tbo a.-.-. i tion thal
tlu ia aie to-day onlv 11 tra.ti ol i?al
laml wilh open eolli.-ri. a> in ttu ii.tirt- B. -huylkiil r. -luu
that an- nut owmd bj traaaportlafl coapauloa if tnia
i-11 u.', aad ae bave ao roaeoa to doui.t lt, lhaa it laevl
iieutlv entirely ioo late io r.ilse the itv afalflai eooaoli
il.iliiiii aml rii.ni.?|Milv. Ihe l'lnlwli-ijibia aud H. a.llii
< onpflaj. with tbeir tb eolUortea anu uiaiu luu- ol ouil.-t
tii the PaUadalphla taarfci I doabtleaa bold the ki y lo the
jiu.-iliou. Tb^t they wlll iu*c tbeir fldviatflfN M uot to
bo doubt.'d. (hhBjflflBBBaair Imn Ihfl power ta iiiak.- ttfl
coal biiM&ieaa very uiijiiollt.il.le to all otlui operatOTfl iu
tb. ri-Kiou arhoofl aaal aaaal aaaa over the Puiladelpbla
aud lteading Koad. Tbere cau bc iiiu-oiiiprtii:"U batWOCfl
the coiupatiy thal owns both minea au.l railroml... aud
lii.llvi.luul o.M-ratorn wbo own only uiIiu-n TheBobflTl*
kill ie_.-i.iii will uot ih tbe birt to make tbia fllaaflflfllj by
exiieneuce.
There are aeveral eollleiy ownera wbo are willine to
al.lde by the averaaa pri.e juat aalopti-.l, altbuuirb tbey
do not approve. ?>( lonuiuir au ur;_auizatiou wiiertin thfljf
feel tbe iiittuct.it- uf lbe lai??? comi.aniea- wuuld prepou
derate.
K>-^-aiiliii_ tbe probuMllty tbat bijib* r pricea will be
exacted bi-ii-alter, lt i-raid lfl the laterottol tbe larjft
touipauia . ihat iiima. r imt t<. iiu|iair tbe proh'reBB of
tbe Iron tra.l? tbey wlll have lo keep tbe pnee of coal at
a ri-iiit'itiauli rate; tbat it la tbe it.Der.at of tbe railroad
and cauul eouipanien to hava toe eonauiDptlofl of coal
im re.aH.-il by ehflflfl prii.i; benoo il fui lum tbat ? eum
pui.v i-arn.uif oii tbe BBaflBfl aml taaaaportfltlflfl LuBineaB
eaunot Wlaely Bucritli'.- the ..nr to tUe otlur, aud tiii_.ll>.
tbat tlie bliib war pilevh h.itc K'".e, Ucier lo return. i'
ls alao plead* d that tbe capilal of tba- lurgv eeaapa
ulea ib made up of lavetttiuenta of coiuparauvely amall
-am- by pei_onH of moderato wealtb wbo are eulitled U>
f.tir ictiiriiB, aud feel aeverely au adv. lae aeaaou.
A inetunK of tbe wboleaale and retail coal de?lern of
Pblladelpbia wlll be bflfll to-day lu tbat < i'.y for the pur
of urvani-iiiK a Coal l.ivhtkug*. Bouie uf tbe dealerB
derlare tbat tbia ciiurB*. u. oeceaaary in order tbal tbey
may not be driveu out of buaiueaa. Tbe movenieut
forma part of lbe cunfllrt anr ing out of tbe new meaaurea
ot the Keadiug t'oBl t'ompany.
|A iiit-.tniK of tbe Coal Jieulerr.' Ai. ..aatiou "' 1'bila
delpbla waa beld laat eveulUK, aud a (omuitiee uf Me
waa apj.unite.i to co-perate witb t!n?n.'iii_itteeof whole
aale dealera lu prepariuff an addrvan to tbe public ln re?
ply to tbe letter of the Frcaldent of tb* Keaduig ?&*->
load Company._
A MAB-AI-iUBEaTTt- 1'UOJKCT.
Boston, Jan. 17.?A bill haa been intro
du. e.i iu the __aaa__huBetta Legialature for the conaoll
dation of tbe FltcbburK, Verment aad Maaaadroaatta.
auil tbe Troy and Boalou Kjulroad lompfcuiea, tbt oon
aolidaud rortxiratlou to be c* led " Tbe Hooaac Tonuel
Kailroad Coaapany." lociodion Uie Btate -rtereete lu
tae Hooaac Tunoai, ihe road wlll form a eoatlBaaue bae
Irom Boelou tn Troy, witb _ oaoiUl of tii.iM-.o***.
STR-KE8 IN (iKEATI.KITAIN.
thk novBunra amqm thk oolub-H
Off KMJTB WAKKH.
nOVOBBB BBOOOnOB IX \va<;k_?tuk vvohk
MBB DB-fAfla. AltltiritAilDN ? BBFCBAX Of
"II vi ?,-TI IIS ? I'N.'AVOI.AI.I.I. ttPmOtm OB
flll. ( Iflfl,
[from fm flaao-iflOBBBBBraflaflBf <>p thb tbibubb.1
Lommin, Jan. 4.?The faint hope rxpre. a*4..
in mv ];__? |, ,,, , .?,,, the Boutli Wales flB-fefl fldflkflkfl
iiverted ha. vanlshed. Tiie atrlke Is an accotnpllshcd
fact. Ou tln i|,,y .ifu-r the breaklng up of tl;e coiif.r
ence between tbe employer. aml the <!? -legutes ai the
worklngm. n, ,, pflkflfl meetlng was held lu tbe great
hnll at Mi-rthyr to BflflB ttfl dclrgat. _ report. four ot
live th<i__,atid in-1. were prese:;.. The delegates .(Mike
witn tnoderation, ... far as tono went, but witbout any
t'llur BflBjflflMfla ttt a BOMtflfl of tho dilfleiiltv tban
that SHiur arliitrati'.ii BlflflB IBfl employcrs liiul aiready
re.|e< UE Tiie meetlng Hflflflflfld Bl ?BflflB Bflfl tho
Welsh art ft much 1 i people than the Itngli. h,
and tbey wnn to b.tvo been e.i-ily rousrd by a
harangue from a Mr. Matttuaa; a worthy descriti
ing lum.elf ae u workinau's flfll??Mi BBBtflflflfl
tbat n_y be. Mr. Matihi.is regar.ls a .tnke
trotn t).,- plfltflflflflfflfl poiut flf tflflW, und tliinks
that i_v,.ia_o men out .,f work (tlieir fami.u? flNflB Bflflfl
^tiarviii^> would bo a graud flffflflflflflity to Mflfl how
liobly ite (-(..ihth flf BaaBk BTalflfl . ..ui.l flflflflaet ttam
Mhflfl in Mhrenttf. Mr. _-l_fl_r, ika agewk <>f tta
-flBflflT AflflOClattaa, took a much iii'>ro fflflfltlB?I vii-vv,
iiml p|flflfll Ikfl BflflM fni body he IflfffflflflflMfl to give
dl Mrtflaf help during tlio atrikc, orgaiuziiii. ;m entigra
tloti into ttfl North aafl MM__B a WUttg flBflW?flfl U
tiMM)BkBflfld to Ma. ut kflflM- UaflM ttfl daflkki tflfla
? I " ot Mr. M.itthi-n'. upiieals to tu-ir pa<. ion. aml Mr.
Hall.d.i)'? piflaflflflfl of .iipport, tlio ii.-i't lmli/ineiit of
ttfl Mflfl <oil.i|i-i |, aml Iflfl r-.-latllll.i'.t nf th- flflffltlflg
BM iii on II,e -uie of hostllities. Hfl reul flflfl?MB,
kovflfir, wai takflfl kj Hfl flaMaaflM ha a atlrala amm>
Hfl* Aftn ii:iiij.m hour'- I'oii.-iiiltation they fldflptfld a
i'-'> MMfl imt tu rc-uuir work ull tbe MBflflBH had with
alrnv.ii t!1(-jr ,.,,.|,,. (,ir na tu l>< -r Bflfll tfldflflttflfl of BflflflB
If ti.i n>, fl f ,i,-|y |t.ited in the long fl?flfltfl?A which
till tln-1. -tidiui p;ip. r., tiie men have put thenisclve i in
?' ii_- T.i'-y flflflflfl th.ir proti -t BgflBflfll IBB Bflfl1
DOflfli Ifldflflttflfl ln wag.-- flfl iiti flUflgfld n-<e ln tne price
"t iroti. Tiie BHMMVfl Iflfttfld thut Bflfl h-i'I flfll t i->>-ii, but
ftfltflfl, aml thut. flfltktgkflfl increased tbe BBBB-fl wagflfl
flflflfl Ikfl fl Iflfl flflfll tlp.tliey were flkUflfld Ifl <liiiilni_h
tbfl aante BflflM vkea iii<- prlflflflflBtflawa. Oa the
-im- of this princlple tln re BBfl Bflfl?fflBflt Bflfl BBfl
Mflfl lltitnritial tlmt they would like flflflflfl proof >>r the
i (fl,i ,n prloe; flkaiflnpafl ttfl empioycra fldtofflfl
Ifl flflflflfll ttflflr flflflflfl Bfld ii< '-outit.T to i:i.pi rtiou. Tiils
otli-r tiie !i,,-ti neither flflfllIflfld nor .!<?- ?Bflfl, hut | nflfl
.'oi iv.itil vvirii u piopos:tlou to siil.tnit, Bflt tkfl flflflfl?Mi
of fuct iilxiiit ||M flfll aii pnee, tl il t Uie whole tpie -tloti of
what BfllMflkflflld kfl s.-tfl-d M hetvvem BflBptflfflM flflfll
ouipioyed. to Arliitrntioii. To tli; . th<- r.inpioyer- Bfl.
Mflfllfld.flfllflaiflflfleflflBlTi 1 tlnnk.atKl f Ml men, wlthout
BBflBlflg to pia.ii.o.t ii-MBflBfltflfl ', <>r to tlml ? point ?.f
i-.uipi. nn.-'-, BMB ttfl BflflB re->,,lvi! whii-h U n l.rlng
(liKtitu'ioii anil flrretflkflflflflflfl for flflakafliflMflttsta
,-,,in> mageganttoe to ue ____ai_Mafl. kf kaadmttat
flMBBBBda
Toiiiii.i tlj: ii,,iit.r flOVM, vIii-? BBOflMStOflfl declsion ls
ruallj th<- dflBlMflflJflf a Ml?iltjr Of tii<- co,i>oo (uow
-.ii.i to to Mm Mflfl BBMkara BBflaaflfll iMfltaa Imifl
portadj flkofeoal o:i flftBBpflkflfllBBBB)Mfl IwwatB
Aa .imi UJU* iii.ii, r'. Tei it is ika 10,01..) who kava bbBU
tkt ttttt*, aud ttfl ,vi,i.;.i whu un- BMMflfll to follow their
Iflfld BBflttM ti.'y liki- or uot. Tn; cxpl.in.itio.'i in very
Minpie. Tlu- iroii-work.. flflflflfll Bfl i-iUTied flfl wlthout
flflfl , and if tlic <-oul-iniiKIBB Nfflaa Bfl work, the kflflfll
?Mfllflffld Bkfllfl fllflflfld know that tkfl works inn-t l.o
< i.iHoil l.> BM eini'loii Ifl lf uot dflflflrtfld by IfcflMfl IfflB
Tia-j ii.na- tbflvflfan f.-i.oivi.t tha wttmt?fUa* in tin
kflyfl of aBflBgiBflalaa their kaafli aafl lon-in- tk.
BMBflBBI 11 jirl.l. It i" kflUBflflfl that the iroii-woiWn-,
if uiieoiitn.ltrd, woulil have gone flfl ut the pro
pMfld re.liirtion, or at any r.it.- hav,, flflflflftod
tbe ma_tera' od.-r for au inipeotion of their txiok*;
tne i' -ii.t of which, it i* rinur, must have been elther to
conflrui tbe maatera* atatirmentfl flBflflflpflBM and ao re
biovc the groiinil of ttie uicn's complaint, or M eonfute
UM.-iuitat.T- -t.i:.'iient aud toc nup-.'l them t<> jiflld to
tln ii.,-:.'. ib iiiiinil. tjflfll flflfll to BM liar.lshlp of tbe
iron flflrtfln*aflflflUttfl faet that th>yaro fiirown on
tiieirown NflflflBflflfli and will gei none of tliat help
ubi.h Hr. H.ilii'lav BflBflfld M ttn tr Bfl?Mflflflfl Ikfl nn
iiioyer are verj ilch. Ilicy vvi!l lnoa_ !o_-< btU ttfl*1
probably can honl flfll lor Mflflttl v.itlio.it . tr.u.itafl
their resource. or luipiurin'.' tbnr capital, and fh<-v may
flflflfl Iflflflflfl fhrtn-'-.vr-. ont of ttfl IflflfflflM U prn e
w I... !. 9_\ ta>tUW l!-"iii UM e> -? .tion of nn r-pro.Iu<-t .011.
iiut th.- rn. a iu,1-1 Bfl lapaafl. b< on ek irltj for tka ammm
m* Bikflitii. flfld tbtiy kflTB m flBaaaflfld Bflttari th.tt
j.iitui, -;. 1 i|iu-iiv, > - ? rflflBflk-BaadpflflBapi
m vi. -ii, 1, Hkety m ?"? i-','i-,' Hbbb
OrjKilai.j.. Bflt k-flfl- tii'irown et?fl, flflflfl tf BtOflBt,
Ikflflla a ? al .1- -- Miflaa i:i Baalaad, amt b<b?1bi
MlflBflM, aud tnr trai!.- ai nia>iii-t fl onlv loo flfll to tl'ink
jii-ti,-. ? UM Mflfl of tl: ? i-liiker, flfl tfl Bltt him
? -- V4 111 nrr ol Uie Jiut or unjiist kiuil. IkATfllflfld
- hm| aaoflfk t" BBflfl 1 ti;*! it. n flfli to ka
... M Ifl UM i'r, ? fli > flflfl,
Ihe J.iilm. .- .1 1 tU Ikfl BWMMfld uioili.itii.ii, to flfclflk,
flafBaaial prtafltfllefli ttaw flflflB kfl flfl flBjflfl-tafl. um
MflBfl-Mfcaifllyafl fl-MMfl to romnler ttfl flflflfl flBNa*
111. i.t.-; Bflfl ttfl BfMpMM WklflB il Ili.ils iuotI uufavor
?Iflfl is .imjily a Bfl-J U Ika flflfl* of tta m<n. Its
?fl-il. -..Iv Im Bflflfl t'> kflfl iT'-.tt flflflflkf Ifl all for corn
!>., M nn1,,ii ot employersa-aiii-t emplovcal. It flflkfl most
MlflflflO- of roliiei- tt WBBB Io put a stop to tbeir flflflt
bfl-fli-. bf flflflB?tU-fflflBflflaUi-tiiyaad taitmmiOyttt
ttt. ir ???Iflfllflllll __MB?tlflfl, Having takeu thia
gr.uul Ht.-p forw.inl, they Mflfll BflflflflflBflaltfl flfl back.
I don't kin.w, liovveviT, that any body has a itflBttfl
.'?mi'li.ti of tlmt. The vvorkinuinun flfld Ufl BflflflflflBM
uir flBBflKflfl lli';. flflflfl BflflB BflflB bf, 'iiieir " WWtt r-"
( 1- tln Bflfl?.Ii flflnflfl Itill in un<l Bfl thrv, in fact, were
tin v, 17 mtaty) -.-iiiou. Ifcaaakl it aaaMMary t<> MBflMfli
Ikfl -rM-l_.i-M.B-l flflfl ?f ttfl <i'ir-t!?u. .-oe.i'iy flflad
with thi tiiii-ter. Xow that tbe worlaltigman kflfl iMBBed
toi-oiiil.iiie. flBfl prov.'l Iim-'lf able to meet liis ol.l
1 BBafl! '". Bfl B BV-Bfl. u,1't aflBBBI that he. too, Iliould
!?? fonnd MflBflfl-Bflfl .'i<Ti?uriiig, and offen rockmg
little of riirht or wrotit-- involved, Bfld MflflBflfl U have hi.
own way on his owu term. I Hi* real frtendu will not
pi. tify lum nor flflflflflBflfll BBB IBfl Btt-BJ that line, but
VflfldM at luui tln v . .liim't
Tiie very MMM MBBBflflfl Bfll BBfl by mtkttf was a
1. -t-on he Bflfl flflfl kfl BflflflflBfld U* lakint: t.i heuit, I
uienu thi feroeity sliown l.y BflU to-do people _ general,
an.l Mr. Jflflflflfl Hrett Ifl puriie'ilar, tow anl ttie tive pflfl
-'ki- Mflflflfld flfld < nvirted for eonapiraey. The
vii.dleiive toneln whnh tbelr ml.tahe waa discusaed.
u>l tbe shameful mverlty wlth which they were
pnnlshed hss evoked very paeaiouate feelings, and
IflflflMl many fr.odei'Btc men-tnany of tbeir clas* and
BBBM >( flttflfl BBMMfl-toJflflflflBflflf. Meetlnga have been
heiu t.y trad. b eounciia to protest, aud eoine men havo
jMBBd iu ttfl ]'r?t.-t wlio-. pt.-" me save. society at
large from tbe sbaiue of an iudiacrliniiiate coudemnatlon
Bfllaa-f out nl ttl U Mlti-bness. Mr. Ilughea is oue,
Bflfl will, I belbvc, flfl witb adcputation to tbe Home
H.n re:?ry for a modifleatlou of tbe savage senteuce flf
Mr. Jiii-tic. lirett. Mr. John Morley is another. It
wmUtttutB tmaaUtttg*** bIBbbI flBflflBBMaaaflld
beirivtnto bl. contntmtion to Tht Forlmghtly Heciete
f..r January 011 " The Five Gas Btofc-flfl." lt la not long.
Wlth Kuie tbings be says you wlll uot agree, but lbe
paner a* a wbole is a ma.terpi.ee of rigbteou. lnveetive,
and aut-b ao exponire of wroug doing a. flfl wrong-doer
can afford to bave tuade, whether he slt on tb. beucb or
iu the dock. Let me quote oue paaaage;
The fact. meanwhile, are tbese: That flve workmen,
aloiig wlth otber-, tToke k .oii.ra-t, us th... unuitel. do
every dav of tbe week, tliat tln* BTflflflk kappaaed i?
lnconvenienee ? greut DflMfccr et pflMflflfl ln London;
tbat a very boctile opinion wa. foruied agalnat tbem,
and fouiid Itu-'leM expie*- ion in tkfl aewspaprr* wrhlch
pltwocr bv te'liug the ri. h only of their rmhta aud tbe
pooi only of their dutie* ; that the flvn workmen were
tned before a JtAge who made tilui-K-lf tbe orgah of the
<;,!.. io whl.'h Dfl IteloDits, reluaed tln m un eiteuslou of
time for ureparing tb^tr ilefenac, fet.-hed out of tbe old
arumraof upprewuoii tbe notion of coiiipiracv, ttii.l. a
most unusual aud queitionable unplleatioti <if it. made a
uutl ____flflMd and .|ur*tiouittue iiiterpn'tatlon of a
uew law tiiru-t aslde a recomiiiendatlon ot the jury,
and laeti dh***'1 ? a*-ntetiee so severe tbat even lf every
otm of bU doui.tful au-.im bad l>eeu ai aaaured aa
they were all doublful It would have be? n au cx.ea.or
rigor A* I uinl. rstatid tli. pbiaae this is 11 ple.* ot
lu-nuny. Ligal experU may say what tb.-v will. Tbere
ls iioui-pri'-*->n iu our bl.tory from U<e arreat of tbe
Bte ti_.uib.-r* aud lbe trial of tbe aeven bilbopa to tbis
MflB-flflaaBMl of lbe flve gaa slokera. for wbioh ti-*V
hav. _ut i,__t mocb Ui aay. One of lbe moat vigorou. of
tb ?_,_?__ one leaat open to tbe ekMflfl M popular aj m
i.aihMn, tautiouaiy adtniU tbat " tbo part piayeu hy tbe
law o| i-ouapiiflty and tbe aeveriljt of tbe Molence are
*ack flia-tflt of regreL" Flaiu twti wlU preter calling a
U-atM- U te-ttt ml*- acit-a flve batamet MCB ta urutou
for a year by r.iiBtake by ita rlrbt nume-an atrocloua
wrou_. ,
And Mi. Morl.'V hai* also a remcdv to BflBY. BflflBB,
like most EnKllt-bincn. a prac.ticul-ii.lnded per.-or.
" Ciitil," be kiv . "the lepil b.-tlon of con.plraey ls
.1 -a'.l.d from doiuir fticb mls.blef an thla, no workman
..tiKht to aal aar ?*',er laaflhaa of Ma rariiamentary
.-.iii.li.lat.- tbau unether he will Biipport a bill detlnuiK
lIBBIBtlBU in a way tbat :*ball not allowalmlt-eto tiik.
Hway with one band tbe liiiiitatlon of a penulty whb b
tbe law baa j-tven him wltb tbe oih.-r." Till that ja
done, tb*- VflflMflflB-Bfl are uot em imlpated. It lt- po-asi
aletoaaapflea tbal tb.< btatocy of Ma ita flaastokers
hflfl p.-i.etr.-ed even to bouth Walea, and that H belped
tbecual-iiilti'-M to iXXAh lievi- ln tbe fBfll nill nnd f.iir
mt. ntiiiti of empi'iy.Ts wii"-. lepiaaaalallifl aa tbo
tieiii'b ih Mr. Jn . Ifla Hr. tt. G- BT, 9.
QBSBRAL FORBION NBW8.
FOI. ..ION AND J'OMKSTI. IMKKE3TS OF
OBEAI BR-TIDI.
-l'KECII Of A I-'.lilMKR MKMIlEK OE TIIE CAKIXET
ON THI. i.IAKVA AKIIITKATION?< Hl D1T *>E
. i\I_ FOBBIOl STATE-. IMI'lONEl)?l'ETITIOX
IdU TIIK PA-EDOI OF CONVirTEU STKIKERS.
I,<>.si,<i>t, Friday, Jan. 17, 1873.
Mr. Arthur John Otway, formerly uutler
BeafflflB-T of flflaflfl for 9ttt*Bt AflflBBB. and now Member
oi' Pn liaiu.nt f.r chatbam, addrer-scd hls constltuents
iu Dut t'.wu laal Bfght Al'.ii'li'i^ to tho OflflflVfl Arbl
trat.on, ho expr.--r_d himself satuflel wltb tbe result.
iittjilaud, iu In-h opiuion. was morally re.ponsiblo for the
daaaaaaa aflaaafl 9y Ha prtratflflt flJabaaah an.l ii. aaaU
.heerfully couscut to tbe pavuirnt of tbo award uiado by
the lloard of Arliitruiors. Mr. Otway also referred to
tl.i.Iiai.iof N i.'.l'.oii, an.1 .po_.o iu .hixh .tcruia of tbo
lute aS Kaipitor.
The couucil of the holders of IBeflBJfl bondri have Issued
a repart whh-.h cLar-'..-- E-dadoi- aml V.-ii-Zin la witli
i-oiitiuued di.bonisty; coiuplaius of tho default of
B-oaragaa aaAHBaa?afl?aia1 atMaaallBaa andi.scre.iit
abl-i lb" ponition.. of tho dtatc- ol -i.rida, Virginta,
Alabaui.i, aud tieoriria.
A Tra.es < ont-reis, now ln secsion at I. e.i . b.-ts
.. i.!i.--ed a petitiun to tho Rigbt Hon. H'liiry Jiriiie,
. .cretary of St.te for tho llome D.-piirtuient, for the
pardou of the gtxt stokers of thls city who were sent to
prinoti for violatiugtho cou_piraty law during tbe Ml i-ut
strik..*. _
l-UEHCH IMIT._-IaLI.S__.
rnmrotirf _____nn_M aoopted by the *;<>v
EUNMENT?IIONAl'ARTM. AT CIH-JELHL'RST.
I'A ius. Friday, Jin. 17,1873.
Gen. De dasqfi Minister of War, has writ?
ten a letter to M.irsbal HaoMahfla, prolnbiiiiii* tbo cir
cnlatiou of Bauaparti.-t ad-Xfleeea la tim bfl-TflWBB of
Fn-u.h troflpfl, au.l urKin_ tbe sevcro puni-Utueut "f per
bous fouiid distrlbiitlug sueb pflgflfB
Loxnoy, Friday, Jan. lfl. Wfl,
Tho e_ KiiipriM:* b.-ld a rec. piiuu at Cblafllbanl }'< B>
tcrday, wbieh wan attended by iu..ny well-kuowD Roua
* and BaflfB-fltifla of wui kini-meti froin Parls.
Frinco VafOlflOB BlflO IBtfltiai a l.irgo number of I.n
frlciida.
THE PBESCH AME-fBLY.
VOTE IN THE COMMlTTEE OF TIlU'.TY ON* TIU.
.-IITL'ENl I'oWER OF THI A-.-EMHLY.
Paris. Friday, Jan. 17,13T3.
Tho Committ.o of Thirty, to-tl.ty, after a.
loacaadbapartflal Babata?afNfli to tin- paaflaabla of
the oou.-titutloual p-ejei?:. repoftfld by its siib .uii.uiitiia*,
wiiiiu ilaalaiaa that tba iaaaibli inte_iaiiy rflflarvaa la
itnelf the con.4tit.ient pow.-r. The vote stood 20 Y<-aa to
3 Niiys. Shfl adopti'.n tt thfl preamblo la Iflgfliaaal Bfl a
v.. tory for tbe Blflhti a* tbe ..-e.tlou of muu.ii by or re
public la left uutou. b.-il.
GF.RMAN EMIGHATluX TO AMKKICA.
LAU-E NLMUEli OF EMIGRANTS FUOM BitEMEX
AND U.VMIiUUG.
Rkkux, Fnday. Jan. 17,1873.
Tht* number of ._oip-rant_ who left the port
of Ure men for Uie United Btat'-rt I.ut fflfll wa. -0,'XiO.
The emlirratlon from Jfamburir durfnn* tbo game time
reacbed tbe uiiprecexlented flirureiof 69,000.
FOHKIff.V R0TE8L
BefiOf Goniez has been electetl First Vice
l'n -nleut of tbo Spani-ab ConKTu*-.
Tho Bpaniflb MinttttT of Murino Ikvs intio
dtiied in tbe __ru-_ a bill -buli-hinj- louainptioa for tbo
u.iv.il M-rvua-.
Fi'-rich ciirici- havo taken np a new reforni
?one moro a: jii-i:i_; thflfl liiijxi.taiit, !aiin-.) lt ls ln
ihlldraa'i t'n-*. Iha ? tmU ti utudern iila.vtbiuirs, tbey
? uot cooii. T'i-' Mia bflfla noi aiuii'- goegflflaa and
v. ml i"Hv .-.irav.iir-.iit toii I , liut ala. fa'--- b'lr, jx-irl
powder, ronae, aad aaa me. Tha baoahtjr umiie
L.-ii-viim int" wbieb tb-na thlaaa wtli laad taa miotatore
loapirea thaParlalaa joaraaual vltb bonor au.l
aaapfllr.
Tln- elt-etion in M".-xico for ? Clii.-f-Justiee of
tbe t_upreui? Court wlll so in tako place. H.-veral ean
dldatea ara iii the Btad. ttirlndlna (ini. Bacobedo oad
lih.i l'ala laa In tbe eveiif of Ul''?di;itll of thfl PTflflt*
dent of tha BepaMIe, tha Chtef-Joatloe Jaoeooeda to tha
l.-aiiiive power,whieb taakea tbe poutloo of Chief.
Joatlcool tb" BopremeCourti ooadtotba PKaldeoev.
Bo uii.i aapiranta being ? work warraata tbe bcllol
tbat serlotu tronble wlll tron out ot tbo cloctlau, if not
aaotber r. voiutlon.
\AU ttt* Foreign Sexet iet A'ialA tind Txctlflh Paott.\
BAtUtBOAA* ]>AA<;/:/.*..
TIIIIiTY I.AnORERS KILLED OR WOLNEO.
l'ni'Ti.ANT*, Jau. 17.?A coiiritruction Iraiu, in
toftflfll down, yeaterday, ni-.ir Wells Villa^e, rau
affitliist a stick ttt timlier, and tbe tirst car, coutainlDK a
(fun? of laborer*, war* thrown offtb.* traek airainst a rock
aud broken ln two. Tweuty or thirty men ure reported
iuoreorle?8 injured. MiebacK.'oltonorOreatFallii, adeaf
aud diimli man, was Hcverely injured lnternally, and will
proliauly die. Cbarles bitupaou of Kenuebuuk bad hls
anu brokeu.and ThomasCowley of Rerwiek hadbbtskull
broken uml bis head BflfflBlily cut. Tbe conductor
wari thrown Iroin the top of tbe car i.ud badly injured in
fhe BflflB, fafaabl persous from Dover, N'. 11., wen:
burt, and otbers were ba.ily cut about tbfl face and
head. Tbe train consisted of 20 loaded -fravel cars aud
one box car contululUK the BM-n.
TWO TmmmmmaBBB CAItS OVERTIRNED?-_EVER\L
l.EGI.LAT<iR.S lll Kt.
Columbi'.?, Ohio, Jan. 17.?An aeeomtnoila
tion train ou tbo Little Mlanil Railroad, tbis luoruinij,
jinuiied tbe traek wben about two tulies froiu tlu*, city.
Ttvocars eontaiainK passongerarolled over twice.tbrow
iiik the pa-.-eiif-.Tr. ahout, aud couiiielllUK tb. iu to make
tbeir exlt through tbe wlndows. No one was very aerl
ously burt. Tbo^o wbo wero bruised are Becretary of
state Wkkoff. Ripresentatives Ilaldcrnian, Bhauk, and
Ovi-ii, and aflaaflBB J. Q- buiitb, aua a lady. A defeotivo
rail was the eause.
A 8LEEPI**4G CAR tBBOWl INTO A RIVER.
Loii-ViLLE, Penu., Jan. 17.?(Ja the Al
l.-^heny Vall.-y Railroad at noon to day, near Bcrub
Qnflfl Btation, a slei-piiig cur on tbe train from Pltts
burghjumped the traek an.l was prccipitited Into tbe
river. Mr. li-'tur of Ilttsbur^h was killed; Josepb
BaBI of Pltt-ibu.'-h- Jobu M. Rich of 0;1 Clty, and
cbarles Cornell of Oll Clty were badly Inlured, and
three otbera were Bll-btly hurt, ainoni. whom waa_u_i. r
mt.-ml. tn Hepburn of the Oll Creek Railroad,
BINULLAR DETKCTION OP A LK-T-UAMIED MLR
DER-.R.
Clevelanp, Jan. 17.?A few daya ago an
ol.l lu-rtiiit reaidimt at Bolon, ln thn*. ounty, waa found
uiurdered lu bla cablu. T_o deod bad evuloutly basou
done miieral days before, but was sbroudeU iu uiystery.
offieers, however, sent to lnvestlnate coucluded froui
i.iuie curious *ir. ui'i-t.iu.-ei* tbat tbo murd.-rer waa a
left band. d _x*rs?u, aud thla bellef le*l*to tbe arTeat of tbo
only left banded persou In the vlclnlty, Albert W. Chatu
txrlaiu, tge 19, a member of ono of tba moat wldely
i.--I--. i. al f.aiuili.-** la thn county. The young man had
aiwaj i borne an excellent reputation, and fhe evldence
?KBinst bim waa purely cirvuuistautlal, but it proved
.-ui t .'.-I, for yeaterday be mtAo m full oonfesalon of bt<
n uit The murder, accordlnir to bla coofeeeioo, waa
couiuiitud on tbe night of Jan. 8. He Ured lu at tba
wiudow, and ahot the old man dead m be waa atttlnfl
before bla llre. Tbe vlctim fell upon tbe live ambera,
wblcb partlally cooaumed bis body. Chamberla-a dld
not entcr tbe house till tbe following day, whaa Be look
tn In mouey from tbe pooket of tbe dead man. It
la one of tbe atraoaeat erlmaa ever eommltled in tbia
oart of tbe DUte. aad haa tmOJttA tuucb aaeitwBeal.
TIIE SAMAXA BAY LEASE.
BETl.RN Off THE COMMISSIONERH.
Fl I.I. TF.XT OF THK TKEATT?AH EXTFfl- MM OB
POWEH AND PUIVILEOKS GRANTKD? AK OF
FILTAL CuM)-INICATIOX l-KOM OOVEKJIOil
_-.___i.N_.
Tlio BMBflflM Commi-VBion, eonBistiiiK of Ha r
ton H. H.urisoii. fliinuel rj.iuiiie!.. and T
Iflflfll titewart, _. ut ont by tbe Uamana Bay
-'oinp.iiy to olitain tho leaafl of a portlon
of Santo Domingo, IflflflBBBI to New-York late on TUora
day nlght. tm reported Ifl yesterday*' Taini xa. Tbe of
flre or Itowlan.l It. II .. ard, tbe Becretary of tbe Com
pauy, wa. tbrongod yr?t_.iday wlth eager lnqiiirer.. All
i i.isse. were represeuted, though tbe iarg. r number
w ere young men.
Tiie BflflBflflf i>Ireotors < f the Coinpany wlil meet oo
Mouilay.and receive tho formal report of the OflflflflfltB
sl.uiers. The full text of the eonveution, or agreemeut
ii, im, i-.i tbe Company an.l the Doniiulcan Oovernment,
a translution of whicb will bo found below. wlth all thfl
offleiai pai_.m. will tben be submitted. Tb. Co_uml?
sion>rs are now pieparlng un offlcial report.
The Cotumls-doners all pralao the eountry, and clalm
for it a great fiiture. Tbey Bflflflflfl taWy the report.
hrretofore made liv Dr. ilowe und otber.. Tl?<- Cotnml
.ioner. were eagerly-ouglit after all day ye-iter lay by
member.of tho pr.ss aml person.desironn of obtaimn.
inforination relatlve to lbe Coinpany'. purcha*
They stated thal tbey did uot wi.il to go into flMflUfl
but gave much gener.il informatlou reUtive to ih.' t.-ruu
of th< Treaty and tho produeU o; tbo c.iiiitry. v
Mr. Hazard, the WecrcUry of the C< uipflnv, rireivfl*.
yesterday the following letter frora Ccl. i. Hurn u Fa
beiis, Realdent Governor of Sainana by flfBJBBMBBflflfl of
the Company:
Dflflfl Sir: After a prolongod au.l tffllflhlBirdlai u*?lon
ef tkfl viiriiuiH am. iKi.ni nt* ta tbe ortginal <<>?>? ? ntion,
tbfl Compaiiv'H flflflfl being flMOflflfld 9 tfl I ' flfld
patient iH-r.everano , the e"tiventinn wa- flnall| < <m
cluded and flflflfld by tbu OflMM?_flMMfl au>l lh<' Gov
ti t.i.i'-.'il >>:i D* ? -??
Tln- suiiKlam _ <>1 thfl Company*. who',? d. inu.-ids wa*
< olireded 1)V thr (Joven'iiienf. Thfl S-ll Ite h:.v.- rtiirni d
?i.-.elllloil to tkfl K -n tltive, Wlll tli. ir U iillllll">l?
approvaL aml lt wlil be Immediiitelr ratltl d ny tho
people with the most prompt aml ch_eerf_d an u iMiijr.
J. W, F_.iii.i8, Governor.
COMMISSIONEK Wh****g*** VII.US.
nOOIBB Off IBfl NK<,OTlATION-?IMK liNIN
SLT.A NoW OWNED IN fBB H-CMJ ?
A reporter of Tm. T___nC_BB r;ill< i Jtok i<l;.y
BB BflflBB B* llarrlt-ou, oue flf tlio OMBflB-flflflMB Bfl"
fflffld iu negotiatiug lhe tUmtg tt Mflffl-fl-BB ??
atatcd that tho party left thi* port on tb.- .tcuui. r Tyt.?
ou D <?? o, aml r<fli flfld Bflfltfl Dflflflfl-fB Bfl Dflfl.II
dent Bflflfl wm ab.init at BBfl UflMi BBB MflBBflMB ?
tiatlons BflN flfflflfli w.tt: (luutier, tbfl BeflTfliaiy flf
BMflfl, i.tld Del Monte. ttfl 411 M?f 0flflfl*fli ***** offl
elui_ flflflfle_j.ec.lng the Coiutmssion, au.l tiu>l MflflHflfl
froiu President, Ba. z MMflfll tt_.tructl.ius witu Iflfl r< flflfl
to tho treaty or e.uvinUon. Both ar. Bflflflflfl
the flflflflfll aud uioot MflflBBi friemls of 1 ? -
dent Bflflfl. and havo followed his hfltBSM fl_tt
miswerving fl.lelity. For several BBBattfl i>;t \ ioiis flfl
setting out for BaflBBBBi ttfl C-flBBflBflflfl had BflflB W iro
tiating with IBfl Bflflfl Got. inment I y corn mmttmiMflfla
aud had rec-lved assurancea of its willingm Bi MMflflfl
on tho most f.tvorabi'- kfltflM with ttfl r< flflflfl Ml B-fl - Bl
the Company. tkfl flflfllMflfllM BB flfltiflMflBl Btt_B flflfl
by -WOflflflflB-flMflB-fl kfld been chun_.'e<l <>if MBfl
rlally in some ol its provt-ion*. flflfl MM pr,.. i ill.? i?
new In.trtituent, all tho BMfl-__atlflM Bflflfl BWflBBklfl
to the Company. The negotiutions MflM BflflflBBfl at
Santo Domingo City tU two flflflflfl, Pre. nlmt BflflB
having retiiinnl, BBflflBBBBj to tlir flflflflfll amt
MBBfl part ln th? lfl_MBBBBB? T'i.*1 wero
tluaUfl?d daily from 8 a. m. to 4 p. n. .
with au hour*. lntermiBsion for .Imnrr. Dflrtofl
this inrerval the Oflflflfl-M- lotiers fcflfl no *******
oflntimacy with tln-(ioveriiui. nt or with .tu-.- ??aflflfl
oflt; nor were auy und'i.! flT?BflflflfB* IfliBaBflM flflflfl
to protnote the objeet Bflflflkl to kfl fltM_afl_L Tl.e 0U+
MMMMMfl lived ou thr steamer. and flfll untll BM trraty
h.id Iflflfl flflflflflfl to by ttfl FiaflMflBl Bfld rn'H., .1 by the
BbBBBI flflflttflflfl iin.v lntlniiiey. To celelint. thr ratin
cutlonof the treaty, the Pn'_i<l<nt bad u flJMBd kflfll flfl
HM palaee, aud the OBflN?-flflflfl BB-MflBBfl Bfl** B flMBflB
i,n ttfl steamer to tbe leading BBflflflkflM of tli.- QflflflflB*
Mflflfl. Thr iutercourwi HMflBB-M with thfl Dflfl?Mflflflfl
w.is free and tiiire_traiii'-<l.
The Conimission wasfavoral>lv imjiretsed wuh l'r..l
Iflfll Bflflfl flfld BBBM MMBBfln of the OflfctflM ilr. u.ly
ii,. fltftflflfl. l'resident Baer wa. educated m Frui..-,
und kflfl setved BBBBB ttflBflB uud BBflflafl. BBflflflB, OflflK
tn r and Dfll B?Bflfl ar<- good kflflflflflkh flfld eomluet
tliein-eives llke Hpamanl-. flf BBfl flfll Mflflfli DflflM B-fl
rule of Ilaez, the i-ountry has enjoyed n BM I i- "
th.tn it has for very nianv v flfll.. Tnr in.i:i v?- p..
IBBBBt Bfl MMMB-flfl -Bltt a iflflflflflflflflflflflflflB BflM Bflfl
| l nt that ii should be favora-.lv . 1
TIIK THEATY flMMflBIBBt
Thcnio-t i'.np.iit.iiit rhangrs Ifl fli>' BflBjflaal flflflfl fli
Ikfl tiDBly Ifl, thut Wl.llr tfl tflfl flflflflflfll ttflMMM
tlir (ompany aml ttflM BBfl WUf aattU M Wwe ?
r-iiy nadflrtka aofltral af th>- Da?MM? UfliflrMMMfl,
Mfl tbfl Gov.rnuieiit eould neith.-r Uvy t.?x<-- :,"r Mflfl t
port dBttM witlioiit UM MBfltfOB of th'' DflMMll M I
erunviit. thr tr>vity, a- MN Md, BlTM th<' <' op >"> < l
ilafln JflrtadfaUofl <.v>-r tta p.>t>niTiiia a.,<i B*g al
.-.iiia.ui:i,iii,lcn.il.|rsit.t<. apiH.int iBflBflfltlM, ui.li>"'.
ifldiiflflfllti ttBkun, wteU n* own i_'.i?-< Baflattifl
offleers for the protei tion <>f its terrltor> , flfld MflBl
other laws us may be deem-d ne<H'K*..rv, wi.l, the on
derstandlug of eourse thut they will not eoutlict vv.tb
thoae of the DoiuhiK au QflflMBflMflfl.
Tbe uew treaty BflM -ivr.in.teb largcr BflMMflflflM Bflfl
i.i.it.i.,.1. ..i.'l.iti.T aafcllc work., land granta. and -oin
,?, r. iia! ?dVaataflflfl, ttflfl were at lirst MflMd f< r. Thratt
uew con ,?<??. i 'ti* were d'.euswd at coDMderable b-turtn
bv ttn- BflM Bdnilnl.tratlon and tbe Conimissioiiei>, an<l
BflflM flf ttfl laaaflfltfl wi't-f itrtekenout and abandoii-.l.
Several time. the Comnilssi.nenj wen- ou the point ol
breaklugoff thr iiegoti.ttions, and on om- occawoti vv, nt
ao fur M BB KO on Bflflti ttfl r-teamrr, BBfl were BflflM to
ea-t off flflflfl the MflflflfldBflJ. BflM MflBBBfld ty tbe
flflflfflflMflCBflflB. BBB flflBBMBBM of tln- DflMflBflBBflf
tramananow MflM witb IBfl OMBflBBB BflflM Mfl pl< ? BBd
itcun giveclear lltlestoall ite pr"iK rty, Ineluding Um
land granta for railroa.'.--. telegraph., Ae- There I.
tbi. differencc, however, tlmt, while thr Crnipi.tiy haa
exclustve jurlsdi.tion BBM the lVniusiila ot Samana.
umi .an pass laws to govern lt. this prlvllegc <lo.? uot
apply to tho lands ai<i_ilred iu the interior, flflfll h VflflBI
M BBBjflfll to the laws or tl_> Dointuiean RepubUc. Tho
imposiilou ol Uxea and tbe collection of port due. and
dutles is ve.ted ln tbe Ompany for tbe apuce of 99
year.. Withnferenee to private j.ropert) on *.:.< 1'. n
iusulit of rtaniana. Uie UWtti DflM-tM fflBV?B tbat all
propertvtnuv BfllflllBB b.v the Qflfl?BMflflB al a price
doublc that MMBflflBd Ut agricultur_ piirjK)-*..
BI.NATt. IBO-TIB. AM) BBBBB?Ta
Tbe Seuate ot Douuuira ro,i>ism..l nlue members, wbo
?MMflBflMfll days in <li-< I Mng tbe BBB-Bflflflfl of Lhfl
treaty, and inllsteniugto t.i v.ewaof otber uieluben. of
the Government aud 1?MflflflflBI?flflfl- Tho-*__-.ion. were
oiien to all wbo chose to attend, a privlMge of whlcli tbe
membera of the Coinmi.slon did not avail tberoi_-lve.,
fraring that their motivea miabt be mbM.onilruwl.
President Baei and tbe Seuate agreed Uiat a treaty
glvtagBUtbextraflrdiuary power. loa foreign eompauy
was sueb an uiuovaiioa on ull prevtoua b?ws and eua
toms, that lt wa_ deemed beat to .ubmit ll to ? dintc*
vote of tbe people. This was done.
Douilnlea i. dlvuted mto nme provlnee., flflflB <>f wbicb
haaa local governor. Tbe date of tbe election ln eotb
of tbeae waa tUed by ihe Goveroor, and heure tbe full
return. of tbe vote had ufl btou iflcelvid wheo tbe
steamer lailed for thu port. Tbe (-ommls-ioner. baa
every reaaonto believe. however, tbat tbe tnaty woul-l
be ra-ltled. Tb_r* arettwo claaaea la Dominiea-tlw
educated or commerclal claafl, and tho agrleuimi-l <>r
uneducated claaf. Tbe latter are controlle.1 enurely by
the foruier. and flill vote aa they tlim-U Th. re met ao
oppoaltion whatever on the p-rt of tbe eouinierclal
cU_-e. of Baato Domingo City, Puerto Plat*. or Sauiaii_.
Wub refetflnce to tho ((ueation of aubility U__ro
waa dllle reaaou to apprehend trouble. Tbe inbab
lunta are orderly, aud notning shorl of revolutlou
could iuf. rfere with the poear?ion of it. grant by tbe
Coinpany. The provlslou. of tbe treaty, when n_*.in>..
by tbe popular vote, would be a part of tbe t -matltuttoa
ot tbe eountry, and only war eould deatroy _. An?
trouble arislug between tbe Domlalean Government aml
tbe ( ompany would be aettlfld br arbitraiiou by ooe or
more BuBBfBflB Government..
Tbe Commlaslon bad notlced that tbe charge had bett
made by tonie of tbfl new._-_.uera tb_A Geu. Oiaat aad
otber membflra of tbe Adtulnlarratlon were lntereflled tfl
tbe Company. Tbere waa no truth ln tbi*. Undoubtadlj
tbey wflffl ptaaiad at tba .uccom of tbe __.*.UetMuu_. bu.

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