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"PICTURESQUE
CALIFORNIA."
VOLUME LXXVI.-NO. 13.
TOLD UNDER OATH
Story of the Sugar Trust
Contributions.
HAVHMEYER COOLLY ADMITS
Aloney for Both Democrats and
Republicans.
DARING WORK OF THE LOBBYISTS
However, the President of the Ring
Denies That He Ever Approached
Cleveland.
. Washington, June 12.— H. O. Have
, roeyer, president of the American Ra
■ finery, was before Gray's investigating
committee to-day. Tbe proceedings were
strrctly private. Havemeyer denied the
iHibirsued statements as to contributions
to campaign funds and the demand thai
the tTust should have protection for past
faVort. lit said be talked with Seualois
V:HiH, GoriiiaD and Smith iv regard to pro
; leCtioh to the refining interests. Smith and
itorottea promised to help him and liili
I Vfca've him no satisfaction. He said the
•' preiibt tariff bill was unsatisfactory be
cause a differential of an eighth of a cent
i.'waa- not sufficient to afford all the protec
tion the refiners should receive. He advo
cated the ad valorem system and was grat
. : ified that it had been adopted.
i"H Haremeyer denied all knowledge of
epvculaticn in sugar stocks by Senators.
/■'■ Uavemeyer was asked about the pub-
Vlisired statement that he had on either
.'jy.vG; Benedict's yacht, or at Greenwich.
■ Coap., been in consultation with Cleve
,iand : .aBCI Benedict, in 1892, after Cleve
;: land's nomination for the Presidency,
: itrtrnt^tbe sugar interests as affected by
: tbfi' Hawaiian treaty. To this Havemeyer
jMrid: there was "not one word of truth."
■ lie: also declared that no such consulta
•; tloa. had ever occurred at any time or
• plaice. He added that he did not know
Cleveland and had ueTer seen him. Fur
thermore he bad never exchanged a word
with Benedict on the subject of sugar or
. any otner business matter.
•He said be and come to Washington
early, -in March, after the tariff bill had
■ passed the House, with the hope of get
ting keanag bef >re the Finance Com
.m'lttee, and. had gone to Senator Vest to
ask tHm if- it would not be possible to se
.jcure'"a .bearing by the committee. Vest
haU sairj no, but had agreed to allow him
• to-e-x'plaia tbe sugar question to him (Vest)
individually, and he had done so.
. '•;■• ri.e--.thfn explained his interview with
"Senator Jones at Senator Canide-'s room?,
" ami with Senator Cameron at Senator
■;B'rjt'e r 3 Douse. He bad talked with Jones
for atioui three-quarters of ao hour abont
: ti«e different eyst«ras of levying duty, and
-about tbe cost of refining sugar in this and
: otter, countries.
-•;• He sajd be had been invited to Senator
Brice's and asked by the Senator to meet
.Senator Caffery and when be met him
merely went over the argument for an ad
: Valorem -duty. Havemeyer said he had
tone to the Capitol with Terrell, but not
■ for the purpose of seeing Senators or
Representatives.
■■•/.."•We were idling around," he said,
■"sort of spectators." Havemeyer made
:• bo cue rather startling statements toward
the close of his testimony. He was asked
' about the contribution of the sugar trust
to th« campaign funds of political parties
nnd said the records of tbe trust showed
'.that, .6HCh contributions were made, but
: they were made to the State committee,
not to the national committees.
. He was asked if the contributions of
the- trust were given to both parties in the
same Stateand replied:
■ "Ob, no."
"How do you arrange it?" he was asked.
• . "WelJ, New York is a Democratic State.
: We give to the Democ^^ts there, and to
the Republicans in Massachusetts. We
lijeyer give to the minority."
fe "Did you contribute to the anti-snap
pers," asked Senator Lodge. .
:• . / "Ob, no; i am quite sure on that point—
nothing to the anti-snappers."
" Havemeyer could not remember the
. amounts contributed by the sugar trust to
fhe .different campaign fund«. but heprom
ised to furnish them it he could get them.
; ".. Co.rdmeyer was called after Havemeyer
finished. He gave tbe committee little or
■ EO- formation.
;: : In hi 3 question Senator Allen sought to
..develop the fact tbat there was an under
i Etncdipg. between the sugar trust and
; Claus Spreckels for a division of territory,
.;• {tnd'whlle Havemeyer admitted bis com
: .p.ivj did not ship beyond theT'Missouri
. JUver, he contended it was because of
physical difficulties and not on account of
an. understanding.
;■ ."Senator Allen asked why the trnst had
-.Attempted to control legislation in Con
■ gresf. To this Mr. Havemeyer replied:
■ ".Undoubtedly that is what I bave been
..dawn bere for." He said tbe trust bar)
. mad-e about $15,000,000 by the purchase of
■ the other refineries.
; Asked whether the trust's contributions
to political parties amounted to 81,000,000
In; any ene campaign Haveraeyer said,
"Qli, no." He said nothing was con
tributed to influence Presidential nomina
• tion.slo 1892. The money so spent was
. charged on the books of the trust.
: .Havemeyer said in reply to further ques
tioning that if the committee desired he
cou-ld produce the figures from tbe books
of the company showing what contribu
tions had been made for political purposes,
" and on the committee voting such a re
o.ue«t he asked Fhe privilege of consulting
counsel.
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ENGINES OF THE CINCINNATI.
A. Dock Trial That Proved Very
Satisfactory.
, .New York, June 12.— The dock trial of
..the new cruiser Cincinnati took place at
' tlie Brooklyn navy-yard this afternoon.
Chief Engineer Ayres, who constructed
lhe : engines had charge of the test. It was
found that tbey worked steadily and
smoothly, both on going ahead and
reversing. The inspectors were thor
oughly satisfied with all of the Cincin
nati's work and so cepoited to the admiral.
■ Interest was centered in this trial from
tbe fact that the Cincinnati is tho first
Rhip of the new navy which has been de
signed and built by the Government, and,
if ette proves the success designers pre
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dict, it is probable the Government will go
Into shipbuilding extensively. The Cin
cinnati is a protected cruiser of aiSO tons
displacement, 305 feet long, 42 leet beam
and with a mean draught of 18 feet. Her
engines Bre two triple expansion, four
cylinder engines, which develop 10.000
horse-power and are to make 19.5 knots by
contract.
TROUBLES OF COXEYITES.
In Ohio They Have a Fight Over a
Flaj:.
Ravenna, Ohio, June 12. — Trouble
broke nut in Mandrill's army here to-day.
Company A deserted in a body because of
insufficient rations and attempted to cap
ture the army Hag. After a rough and
tumble fight Randall's men succeeded in
retaining possession of the flag. The de
serters, about sixty in number, will join
General Clements' forces.
Boise, Idaho, June 12.— A rtain of eight
een cars left this morning with the Coxey
ites to be imprisoned in the stockade at
the Oregon line. Two companies of United
States troops aud thirty deputy marshals
constituted the guard;
Kansas City, Mo,, June 12.— The Com
monwealers under General Jones, who
arrived here this morning, made tbrte
attempts to capture Missouri Pacific
freight trains as they passed the camp,
but each effort was futile, as the trainmen
sidetracked their trains. To-night M«r
sbal Stewart sent a number of deputies
to guard the trains, and no trouble is ap
prehended.
Washington, June 12.— Jacob S. Coxey,
the leader of the Commonweal army, has
accented an invitation of the Knights of
Labor and all the othor industrial organi
zations of St. Paul and Minneapolis to
speak in Minneapolis on the 4>h of July.
COLERIDGE IS DYING.
Bids Farewell to the Members
of His Family.
Closing of the Noted Career of the
Lord Chief Justice of
England.
London, June 12 — Midnight. — Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge is dying. The
members of tbe family are at his bedside.
Lord Coleridge was born in the year
18SL He was educated at Eton and Bal
liol College, Oxford, where he obtained a
scholarship and graduated B.A. in 1842
and M.A. in 1864, up to which year he had
been a fellow of Exeter College. He was
called to the bar at the Middle Temple
November 6, 18C4, and went on the west
ern circuit, of which he was for some years
leader. In 1856 he was appointed Recorder
of Portsmouth and was created a Queen's
counsel in 1846, being soon afterward
• "'^^^M
Lord Chief Justice of England, the
Right Honorable John Duke, Lord
Coleridge.
nominated a Bencher of the Middle Tem
ple, lie was an unsuccessful candidate
for the representation of Exeter in August,
1864. but was elected for that city in July,
1865, and continued to represent it till No
vember, 1873. In December, 18C8, on the
formation of Mr. Gladstone's Government,
he was appointed to fill the office of
Solicitor-General, when he received the
honor of knighthood, and in November,
1871, on Sir Robert Collier being appointed
to a judgesliip in the Judicial Depart
ment of the Privy Council, Sir John Duke
Coleridge was appointed to succeed him
as Attorney-General. On the retirement
of Lord Komilly in 1873 from the Master
ship of the Rolls, Sir John Coleridge as
Attorney-General, though a member of
the common law bar, received tbe first
offer of that appointment, but after mature
deliberation he declined the office. Soon
afterward, however, the Oeath ol Sir Wil
liam Bovill left the Chief Justiceship of
tbe Court of Common Pleas at the disposal
of tbe Government, and this high office
was at once conferred upon Sir Jonn Col
eridge, who was sworn in as Lord Chief
Justice November 19. 1873. In the follow
ing month he was raised to the peerage
with lie title of Baron Coleridge of Ottery
St. Mary. Lord Coleridge was at one time
a contributor to the Edinburgh Review
and other periodicals.
TERRIFIC CLOUDBURST.
It Caused Great Damage in a New
York Town.
Caxandagla, N. V., June 12.— A ter
rific cloudburst occurred at this place and
vicinity to-night, doing great damage. The
storm was accompanied by fierce thunder
and lightning and struck here about 8
o'clock and in a short time flooded tbe
streets and gutters and choked ttie sewers
and streams.
Cellars all over the town are flooded and
in the lowland streets are impassable. Re
ports coma in from all over the vicinity to
the effoct that this storm was tbe heaviest
and most devastating of any go far
seen. The lake has reached high water
mark and the vineyards in many places
along the shore are washed out and tbe
vines leveled.
Leader Smith *>kips.
Cripple Ckkek. June 12.— Jack Smith,
the military leader of the strikers at Bull
Bill, has gone to Mexico to avoid arrest.
Judo J. Johnson, the reputed leader, was
a myth.
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MOKNING, JUNE 13, 1894.
ARE NOT PLEASED
Miners Refuse to Return
to Work.
LEADERS ARE DENOUNCED.
Strikers Say They Were Sold Out
at the Conference.
AN EXPLANATION IS DEMANDED
Little Abatement of Turmoil in Coal
Districts, and More Outbreaks
Are Expected.
Pittsbukg, Pa., June 12.— Unless the na
tional officers of the Mineworkers' Union.
who made the compromise at Columbus yes
terday, can give a satisfactory reason lor so
doing, the miners in tbe Pittsburg district
will not accept the G9-cent rate aud the
strike will continue.
President Mcßride has been telegraphed
for and is expected in the district soon, as
the crisis warrants his presence.
The miners throughout the district are
very decided in their condemnation of the
national officials because nil of t!ie
delegates to the Cleveland conference
were Instructed to hold out for the Tit-cent
rate and no compromise, and they think
their delegates were bulldozed into giving
the members of the executive committee
the right of compromise. With iorty
tliree operators in the district boltiug the
conference and refusing to bo bound by
any decision made, the miners claim they
have no assurance that the 09-cent rate
will hold, and that a uniform rate of 19
cents is thecnly scale they can agree to.
At McKeesport to-day a meeting was
held with 1000 striking miners present
Denunciatory speeches were made and a
call was issued for another meeting to
morrow, at which 15,000 strikers will have
representation.
From an officer of the meeting to-day it
was learned that at to-morrow's session
the offt»ers of the United Mine-workers'
Association would be directed to offer an
explanation of the settlement in the face
of the charges, and that if the answer is
unsatisfactory all the miners in the two
valleys will withdraw from the organiza
tion and continue the strike for 79 cents.
Cincinnati. June 12.— Specials to the
Commercial Gazette summarize the situa
tion at strike pcicts as follows:
Parker6bure, W. Va.— Miners at Gien
Falls, Harrlbou County, came out on a
strike to-day.
Bellaire— The militia will remain at
Bogg* Kun until Friday.
Wesi Virginia— The strike will end.
Pennsylvania and Ohio — Accept the
Colunmus conference.
WmCKUOra, W. Va., June 12.— Glen
Falls miner? compelled the N'tlsonvllle
miners to quit to-day.
Springfield. II!., Jane 12.— A reporter
of the Associated Press interviewed State
President Crawford of the miners' union
this afternoon in regard to the Columbus
settlement. He stated he had received no
official notification, but if reports published
in the newspapers are right, the Sprlng
field and Southern Illinois miners will not
accept it. The only communication he has
received from national headquarters to
day was instructions to call a conference
of miners or districts 5 and 6, and he im
mediately issued a call for the conference
to meet in this city Saturday.
Charles ilodgeley, president of the Con
eolidated Coal and Coke Company, said he
would disregard the settlement and would
continue to pny what be paid before. Al
most every operator In Central and South
ern Illinois, he said, would settle with their
men without regard to the Columbus scale.
Other operators declined to be interviewed.
Pi nxawtawnky. Pa.. June 12— The
news of the meeting between Berwynd-
White peoplo and a committee of their
employes that met In Altoona to-day com
ing to a close without a settlement was a
disappointment to 4000 miners here, and
does in no degree allay the fears of a seri
ous outbreak at any time. Thirty-three
extra deputies with Winchesters arrived
to-day, making 173 in all now on guard at
the Berwynd-Wiiite Company mines 1 and
6, a mile and a haif below town. There
will be no demonstration of any kind to
day. The miners were congregated around
the streets anxiously awaiting the result
of the meeting at Altoona, and the most
conservative of the miners fear that the
fruitless result of the conference to-day
may make foreigners restless and bard to
hold in check.
The (iovernor's proclamation, which was
posted to-day, is not received with favor
by the minors.
Spbixo Valley, 111., June 12.— A tele
gram Iron) Kewanee to-day to tbe effect
that the men were not working and the
receipt of the news from Columbus tbat a
settlement had been effected temporarily
changed tbe plans of tbe army tbat was to
move on Kewanee. Tbe streets were
thronged with men talking over the situa
tion. All condemn the work of the Colum
bus conference and say they will not go to
work at the 10-cent reduction. President
Mcßride comes in for a big share of abuse
and many miners say it is a sellout. They
are determined to stay out until last year's
prices are restored.
Cextkalia, 111., June 12.— The miners
held a meeting here this evening to deter
mine what course they would pursue in
the matter of resuming work. There are
about 50D striking miners in this city who
are getting 5G% csnts per ton, over an
inch and a half screen. The men met to
day and decided to Gx a rate of their own
for this sfotinn. It was determined to fix
a rate of 62](> cents, uniform for summer
and winter rate. This is 6% cents more
than they were receiving before they went
out, and the operators declare they will
not return to-morrow at better rates than
they were receiving at the time the. strike
was declared. The miners have nearly all
signed an agreement to stay out until
tbey get tne (>2% cents.
Sullivan, lud., June 12.— The miners
here are very tired of their enforced Idle
ness, having been out of work since May
1 ami are in very bad circumstances. It is
universally believed th^y will accept the
Co'utnbus compromise and resume work.
Centkalia, 111.. June 12.— Leaders in
the coal strike here &«v the settlement at
Columbus In no way affects the Southern
Illinois district and that the miners here
will not be governed by anything done at
tbnt convention.
Bbazil, Ind., June 12.— The scale fixed
by the United Wine-workers and the coal
operators at Columbus is not meeting with
the approbation of the coal operators here.
Five of the most prominent block-coal
operators in this district were interviewed
to-day and they were all of the opiuiou
that they bad not been fairly dealt with.
The miners, though to some extent de
feated in their efforts, are satisfied.
Danville, in., June 12. — President
Dletsoa of the United Mine-workers of
Danville said to-day the Columbus settle
ment would have no effect here whatever.
"Our demands were made at East St.
L vis and have not been accepted," he
said. "Until th«y are we will stay out."
Washington. Ind., June 12.— The coal
miners iv this vicinity are much dissatis
fied with the Columbus settlement, as it
reduces tbe ra'e 10 rents on the ton. The
miners of this section bad no grievance,
but went out through sympathy and are
feeling very sore over the turn of affairs.
The operators are trying to get an expres
sion from their men, but they will not talk.
NTo coal has been mined in this section
since the Cannelburg riot, but everything
I* quiet. There is som« suffering among
the families of the miners for necessaries
of life.
Pekin, 111., June 12.— The miners of
this district are much pleased over the
result of the conference at Columbus.
Pana, 111., June 12.— The miners' con
ference, it is believed here, will have no
effect on the coal strike at this place. It
seems impossible to get men to go to work
here so long as a mob of strikers remains
as a menace within an hour's reach of
them. Merchants and citizens were asked
for food for the strikers to-day, but the
donations were not large. More arms
were received lastnigbt for the deputies.
There are fewer men at work to-day than
yesterday.
Charleston, W. Va., June 12.— One of
tbe most prominent coal operators in the
Kanawha Valley said of the compromise
reached by the Coluinbui conference that
be did not think it would have any effect
j whatever in settling tbe strike so lar as
lvi* State is concerned, as neither tbe
West Virginia miners nor operators were
rerjresented in tn« convention.
Bei.laike. Onio, June 12.— The coal
j minera' strike in this section seems to be
|as far froiu being settled as ever. They
I stand almost as one man against the com
promise made, and say the 60-cent scale
will not receive their support.
I'oMKROY, Ohio, June 12.— The news
from V.\a Columbus conference is received
with approval by tbe miners, who stand
ready to go to work at the scale formu
lated.
MORE VIOLENCE REPORTED.
Bridges Set on Fire and Coal Trains
Ditched.
PUfIXBUTAWHrr, Pa.. June 12.— The
miners are pouring into the town of Lind
i-ey, near the Berwind White mines, and
the indications point to a collision soon.
It is reported that a skirmish took place at
midnight at Anita, the firing of cannon
and small arms teinf distinctly beard in
Punxsutawuey. The demonstrations are
in nde by Hungarians, Italians' aud Slavs
Knglisb-si making minersvare opposed to'
Violent rr.e • ure».
Monongahet.a City, Pa., June 12.— A
coal train, accompanied by forty deputies,
left Manowan at noon to-day for Pitts
burg. It was surrounded here by strikers.
The railroad officials ordered the train side
tracked aud the deputies marched back to
Manowan. Crowds of strikers soon gath
ered.
Cincinnati, June 12— Dissatisfaction
over tbe compromise agreement reached
at Columbus has caused apprehension in
railroad circles. Marshal Bohle was or
dered by Judge T*fL to-iay to swear in
deputy marshals to enforce the Injunc
tions against interfering with traius on
the Baltimore and Ohio system.
Judge Taft stated if the Marshal could
not secure enough deputies the court
would call on President Cleveland for
troops.
Bohle had several hundred deputies be
fore he left at 6 o'clock for Columbus,
where the recruits are to rendezvous.
Judge Taft's orders are to arrest every one
interfering with a train.
I3IKMINGIIAM. Ala.. June 12.— Last night
armed men set fire to a large trestle on
the Georgia Pacific Railway, near Cardiff.
The fire was extinguished after three
spans were burned. Governor Jones
offered $400 for the capture of tbe burn
ers.
Owensboro. Ky., June 12.— An un
known man ditched the coal train on the
Misslssippi Valley road at Central City
last night. The brakeman was fatally
hurt. The fireman and engineer were in
jured.
Fakmersbtjrg, Ind., June 12.— 1t is be
lieved that by next Thursday all the coal
miners in Sullivan, where the struggle bas
been tbe hottest, will have begun opera
tions. The Farmersburg miners went to
work this morning. The Shelburn, Alum
Cave, Jackson Hill, Hyemere, Star City
and Curryville mines will probably be
started within forty-eight hours.
Sedalia, Mo., June 12.— Between thirty
and forty miners employed in Boyd &
Sons' coal mine at Knobnoster have gone
out on a strike. The men have no griev
ance, bnt agitator? from Lewis and Hig-
Einsvilie induced them to suspend work
through sympathy for the strikers at other
points, and they announce that tbey are
out to remain until tbe general strike is
declared off.
Martins Ferry, Ohio, June 12.— At
Wheeling Creek considerable trouble was
experienced with drunken miners to-day.
Sledges and crowbars were thrown down
the hill at the soldiers and several shots
were fired. General Howe ordered out the
Second Regiment, but no firing was neces
sary. One miner was captured.
GIVEN A TIMELY TIP.
Washington Correspondents Will Be
Indicted Saturday.
WABHIBOTOK. June 12.— While no one
at the District Attorney's office will talk
about tbe proceedings of the Grand Jury
further than to say go true bill baa yet
been reported against Mesors. Edward and
Schrlver, it is known the Grand Jury has
decided it will report a true bill, and,
in consequence of this information, Mr.
Birney notified the two newspaper men to
be prepared with bail Saturday if they did
not wish to be imprisoned under an In
dictment which he will frame between
now and Saturday.
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Killed His Falher-in.Law.
Heading. Pa., June 12.— Wllllain Web
ber killed Justice Clemmer, bis father-In
law, aired 61, last night in a quarrel arising
out of Webber'* domestic affairs.
Webber then fired at his wife and a
neighbor named Miller, but missed them,
He then fled, but later give hizuseli up and
is liow in jaii.
SCORED BY HOAR.
Senators Arraigned on
the Tariff.
POWER TO PASS THE BILL.
Coalition Between Aristocrats
and Populists.
SPEECHES ON THE SCHEDULES.
Prospect of Import Changes in the
Internal Revenue Part of
the Measure.
Washington, Jane 12.— The absolute
blockade of the tariff in the Senate to-day
was in marked contrast with the wonder
ful progress made yesterday. Not a cog
was turned. The entire eight hours were
devoted to set speeches preliminary to the
consideration of the wool schedule.
Quay, who has been quiescent for five
weeks, resumed the delivery of his speech,
which has already occupied four days, and
after Breaking four hours to-day his man
uscript seemed unappreciably diminished.
Then he yielded from sheer exhaustion,
and Pettigrew of North Dakota, Powers of
Montana and Peffer of Kansas made set
speeches against free wool.
After some general remarks Hoar
described the economic conditions of the
town of Sonthbridge, Mass.. whose in
habitants are for the most part de
pendent upon the large works of the
American Optical Company. Speaking
of the operatives of Die town be said that
there they receive twice the wages and
consume twice as much as persons per
forming the same labor abroad.
"She has her national banks," said he,
"her savings banks, her town ball, State
House of her little republic. I cannot
conceive any good reason why American
statesmanship should not be directed
toward fostering and encouraging com
munities like this. The .Senator from
Texas visited that neighborhood two or
three years ago and promised to be the
Moses that should lead them inlo the
promised land of paradise flowing with
miltc, honey and free coal. The Senator
from Texas professes to be personally in
favor of keeping his promise. But he
tells us he is between the devil and deep
sea — I suppose the devil of Democracy
and the deep sea of popular indignation.
Ido not tnink he is in any danger of
drowning. I think from the way in which
he utters the word 'sugar' that it is quite
manifest who is getting him and that all
ibe use he will be able to make of his
good intentions is to make a pavement for
his future dwelling pace.
"You promised," continued the Senator,
"that as a partial equivalent for the dam
age which you would do you would
give them free coal, free wool, free lumber
and free sugar. Ido not understand that
tnis promise is to be kept. Senators who
have been profuse in their promises for
free raw material tell us that they cannot
keep their promise to put coal ou the free
list, because they cannot pass the bill If
they do. Why not? Do you pretend that
the bill would not pass the House? It has
come over from that body with coal on the
free list and the party majority unani
mous in its support. Are you going to
lose any Detrocratic votes here? If so,
who are they? Both the Senators from
West Virgin ia, a great coal-producing
State, the Senators from Alabama and 1
think both Senators from old Virginia
have almost indignantly disclaimed this
imputation. Who is It that is constraining
the somewhat ostentatious virtue of the
Senator from Texas, the Senator from
Arkansas and the Senator from Missouri?
The real reason Is not that you are afraid
of losing the measure here, for which yon
■ay that a majority of the American peo
ple declared itself in 1892, but because you
are afraid of losing the votes of West Vir
ginia at the poll* hereafter if you keep
your promise.
"I wish to call attention to the fact that
these Democratic principles are not vio
lated, these Democratic pledges not
broken, the alleged command of the
American people not disobeyed for want
of Democratic votes in the Senate. It is
for the fear of public indignation ex
pressed in the election. You are ready
enough to strike at the industry of any
Northern State from which Democracy
has no hopes in the future."
Ie conclusion the Senator said: "The
power which is to pass this bill is a coali
tion between the aristocrat ana the Popu
list—between the spirit of the old slave
master and the spirit which would make
war on property and frugality, on honest
labor, on honest moderate earnings. The
alliance is between the spirit of sectional
ism of the South and that spirit at the
North which never has the impulse of a
true nationality. It protects by enormous
duties, upon which it piles enormous
bounties, the industry of the South and
the ill-gotten gains of the trust. Its war
fare is upon the savings banks, upon the
life insurance, upon the farmers ana upon
the workmen in the mills. The power
which is behind it may seem to secure for
itself a brief victory; but the men who
are fielding it know well that ie is doomed.
Its success is as short lived as it is mis
chievous. It may last for a day, for a year
or perhaps for a Presidential term, but, in
the end, the issue of this contest cannot
be doubted. The stars in their course
fight against it: the spirit of the Ameri
can people Is against it. The spirit of
honest labor, the spirit of American lib
erty are on our side; and in the future, as
in the past, God giveth to liberty nothing
but victory."
Other set speeches will follow to-morrow,
but it is probable the actual consideration
of the wool schedule will be reached before
adjournment.
During a lull in the debate to-day
Mitchell of Oregon moved to lay the tariff
bill on the table. The motion, however.
was without special significance and was
defeated by a strict party vote.
Chapman, the Wall-street broker who
refused to answer questions, was reported
as contumacious to the Senate by the
Sugar Investigation Committee, and a
resolution was introduced to bring him to
the bar of the Senate for contempt At ti
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
There is some prospect of important
change* in tbe internal revenue part of
the tariff bill and of further modifications
cl the income-tax feature. Tbe Finance
Committee has been considering a sug
gestion looking to the dropping of all the
purely administrative parts of the bill,
which would result in leaving the present
administrative law on the statute-book-:.
The question has been under further con
sideration to-day, the long speeches made
on the floor of the Senate rendering it un
nessary for the members of the committee
to be present, but no decision bas yet been
reached. '1 lie committee is also undecided
as to what, if any, chances will be made
in the income tax, but is constdering
propositions for its modification which, it
is believed, will make the bill acceptable
in this respect to Democratic Senators
who oppose tbe tax.
CUTTING WESTERN RATES.
Breaking the Excursion Agreement
of the Passenger Association.
Chicago, June 12— Tlw »xcursion agree
ment of the Western Vr - -nger Associa
tion was given a staggering blow to-day
by the news from St. Louis that the Alton
was making a rate of £20 for the ronnd
trip between St. Louis and Denvei for the
convention of the Homeopathy Society— a
cut of $2 50 from the regularly authorized
rate. The Missouri Pacific at once put on
the $20 rate on bearing that the Alton had
cut under the tariff, and the Atchison road
lost no time in following suit. The other
Denver lines also joined In without loss
of time.
General Passenger Agent Charlton of the
Alton denied to-day in the most emphatic
manner that the rates were being cut by
bis lines, but tbe bt. Louis agents of the
other Hneß were positive and unanimous
in their charges agaiust the Alton. Chair
man Caldwell is still hopeful mat he will
be able to keep the trouble in bounds, bui
the prospects are not bright.
HELPED BY PADDOCK.
The Ex-Senator Goes to Hunt-
ington's Assistance.
Those Who Are Pushing the Stan
ford Claim Find That Railroad
Records Are Filched.
Washixgtox, June 12. — Ex-Senator
Paddock of Nebraska is one more arrival
to swell tbe Pacific railroad lobby. Pad
dock bas always been to a large extent in
fluenced by tbe Union Pacific Railroad
and owed both of bis elections to the
Senate to this corporation.
Paddock as an ex-Senator of course bas
admission to the Senate floor and puts in
many good words for bis employers. He
stops at the Normandie, where Hunting
ton holds forth, and he seems to be quite
friendly with that magnate also and may
be regularly in his employ.
Simmer and Bussed in attempting to
secure a report of the trial of tbe Cen
iral Pacific Railroad against A. A. Cohen
tn 187 ft found (hat certain San Francisco
newspapers giving an account of this trial
had been abstracted from tbe Capitol re
pository. Cohen, it will be remembered,
was attorney for tbe road, and when
accused of swindling operations gave away
some secrets pertaining to the road's
affairs, and these relations could be used to
the road's disadvantage at this juncture.
The Californians discovered also in their
search for old records that there were no
copies of tbe report of the Pacific Railroad
Commission of 1887, giving some informa
tion much desired at this time, on file in
the House or Senate libraries.
Cbairmain Reilly seems to have the only
copy with the exception of one that Bassett
and Surnner secured before leaving San
Francisco.
Richard Snell, who was a candidate for
tbe Oakland Postoffice, is tbe subject of
some merriment on the part of those here
who have followed his career in Oakland.
Snell while Councilman in Oakland was
foremost for a time in attacking the South
ern Pacific Railroad. Later on he ap
peared to flop over to Huntington's side.
It now transpires that there is in the
White House a letter sent by Huntingdon
indorsing him for the Oakland Postoffice.
SPECTATORS RAPIDLY FLED.
Discovery That a Doorkeeper Had
the Smallpox..
Chicago, June 12.— Theodore Kevins,
one of the doorkeepers of the Board of
Trade, was taken nlf in the smallpox am
bulance to-day. He was attending to his
duties and was unaware that the reddish
eruption on his neck and face had any con
nection with the dreaded disease. He must
have spoken to and been in contact with
dozens of ;the members before tbe true na
ture of tbe eruption was discovered. Those
who bad been compelled to rub against bis
clothes io passing in and out are feeling
rather uncomfortable. Some wild talk of
the Hoard of Trade having been quaran
tined was premature, no action of tbat
sort having been taken. The gallery at
the time Nevins' condition became known
contained about fifty visitors who fled. It
Is said that Nevins bas been ill with tbe
disease three weeks and all tbe time on
duty.
FOR AQED NEGRO FOLK.
Passage of a Bill for the Erection of
a Home.
Washington, June 12.— Two hours
were consumed to-day in tbe House over a
bill reported by Outtawaite setting aside
$100,000 from tbe fund belonging to the
estate of deceased colored soldiers of the
Civil War for tbe purpose of erecting in
tbe District of Columbia a national borne
for aged and infirm colored people. The
bill was passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, but the House adjourned without com
pleting its consideration.
Another Currency Bill.
Washington, June 12, —The Honse
Committee on Banking and Currency con
cluded to choose a sub-committee of five
next Friday by the usual method of bal
lot to prepare another currency bill. The
committee will report its measure to the
House not later than June 27. Ii may
prove that tbis will be a scheme for a na
tional currency.
Cash In the Treasury.
Washington, June 11— The cash bal
ance in the treasury to-day wa« $116,037,
--872, of which 809,386,188 was gold reserve.
Death of a Prosperous Man.
Utica, XT. V., June 12.— William C. Wil
cox. owner of a street railway and two
breweries, died to-day.
A YELLOW ASTER.
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KIPLING, /ir>*> J V^v LONGFELLOW
CARLYLE. C&^vk^ BRYANT,
TALMAQE'S f(^ OKS \£ POE.
SERAtONS, Wig^SWß T]j
UNCLE TOM'S \^«-£J!V 250 other choice
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PRICE FIVE £ENTS
TRIAL OF WIMAN.
Strong Evidence as to
Forged Checks.
APPROPRIATED DUN'S MONEY
And Then Committed Errors to
Cover the Crime.
SHOWINQ OF THE PROSECUTION.
Although Defended by General Tracy
the Accused Makes a Poor
Showing in Court.
New Yokk, Juue 12.— 10 Erastus Wi
man's trial to-day Assistant Government;
Attorney Welloian related that Wiman
went to Bookkeeper Wheeler of R. G. Dun
& Co. and asked him for a check for SSOOO,
payable to E. W. Bullineer. BulliDger
never got the check, but Wiman deposited
it in bis own bank to bis private account.
Wellman said that be could show that
Wiman knew Bullinger's signature was
forged.
General Tracy interrupted with, "We
concede tbat Wiman wrote the name of
Bullinger on the back of tbis check and
deposited it to his own account. Commer
cial law justified him in so doing."
Welltnan then went on to explain what
object Wiman had in obtaining such com
paratively small amounts as $5000 by for
gery when he wa9 receiving from R. G.
Dunn & Co. $75,000 a year. "It was be
cause," said Welliuan, "he was at tbat
time in arrpars to R. G. Dun & Co., to the
extent of $187,000. Not that the books of
tbe business showed this; this was only
shown by the investigation of tbe books
for several years back. Tben it was
learned tbat during these years Wiman
had been in the habit of coming to the
office before any one else, taking checks
which had arrived by mail, indorsing them
and putting them in tbe bank tn bis per
sonal account. Wben at tbe close of a
year tbe bookkeeper told him he could not
make the accounts of tbe business balance
by $135,000 Wiman gave bis personal
check for that amount on a bank where be
bad money and told him not to use it until
he (Wiman) told him to do so, and thus it
was for fourteen months tbat Wiman'a
worthless check covered on the books his
shortage of $135,0C0."
The first witness wan James Harral,
cashier for 11. G. Dun & Co. He identified
tbe check in question, and said that lie,
under the order of \\ itnan, who had come
to him and said they must owe Bui linger
some money and that be had better draw a
check for $5000, drew the check. Be also
identified the signature on the back of
tbe Bulliuger check as tbat of Wiman.
On cross-examination General Tracy
tried to show tbat Wiman had been In tbe
habit of drawing nearly all tbe checks for
the concern.
Tbe next witness was Edward W. Bul
linper, the publisher of a railway guide.
Bullinger said all his business relations
with R. G. Dun & Co. bad been done
through Wiman. At tbe period under cou
sideration Bullinger said the firm of R. G.
Dun & Co. owed him $150,000.
Wellman handed Buliioger the $5000
check and asked if the signature was bit.
Witness said it was not; that the writing
was not at all lifca his own.
In auswer to Wellman's Question the
witness said he bad never authorized
Wiman to use his name to any instrument.
Augustus B. Wheeler, a public accoun
tant, said that for seven years prior to
February, 1893. be had been bookkeeper
for R. G. Dun & Co. Wellman wanted to
know how Witnan's account with R. G.
Dun & Co. had stood on December 31, 1893.
The witness said there was a balance of
$2866 82 due Wiman. This balance was
not found, however, untilafter Wiman had
handed witness bis cheek for $135,000.
This check Wiman told the witness to hold
until be (Wimau) told him to deposit it. To
the witness' Knowledge the check had
never been deposited. Wiman was in the
firm's debt to the extent of $24,29054. At
this time tbe $135,000 check was still in the
witness' possession. Witness bad never
told any one about tbe check.
General Tracy brought out tbe fact that
the $135,000 check bad been entered on the
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