The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-30

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III ~ pfTfnaHfnu, Nov. Yl The police M
i eupled the university here Yesterday. Th
students had Intended tO make n demon
, stfatiOn, bat the police fresialled thon
4 II fnfn0fed that milne has been discOyore
I under tie building. N y positively ~
, pOrled, despite oi1ieial deDials that the an
versailles M Warsaw and Charkof have
been closed because u manifestations q
stu Tents.
Poarsaourn Nov. 2J.-The steame
Westphalia, recently injured by collision
with an unknown steamer, sailed for Ham
burg last evening.
a DENIAL.
IoEpoN, Nov BIN the'COmmons thi,
evening Gladstone denied that the arrears
Of rent act had proven futile. The full ben
eilts of its provisions, he said, had not yet
been ascertained. The government did not
intend TO introduce o bill TO extend the
period for payment of rent OF 1881. He dc.
sired the decision Of the government to be
universally known.
ARADI.
CAIRO, Nov. 23-fwo members Of the
ministry under Raghcb Pasha declare that
Arab Pasha stated III open council that If
the British fired shot at Alexandria the
city should be destroyed.
| PROLONGED.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-The chamber OF depu-
ties prolonged the powers of the commits
sioners appointed to settle the compensa-
| ton to French and American citizens for
damages during the civil war in America
and the Franco Prussan war.
| POSTPONED.
| CAIRO, Nov. 23.-The trial Of Arab Pasha
is again postponed, A very uneasy feeling
beginning to prevail. The ministry have
consented to allow Broadley to defend Ma-
houmand Baroud.
WILL BE SETTLED,
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 23.-The question Of
Joint control will soon be brought to sat-
| isfactory settlement compatible with the
| interests of France and England.
WILL SUPPRESS THEM.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Nov. 23.-The Porte has
decided to send troops to South Arabia,
where secret agents Of the false prophet are
trying to incite revolt.
Garrett and the Western Union.
CHAPTER OF NEWLY DIvULGED HISTORY.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-The following let
ter explains itself:
Executive Office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, New York, Nov. 25.-To the
President OF the Chamber of Commerce, Balti-
more, Maryland:
DEAR SIR A press report OF a speech
made before your chamber on the evening
of the odd inst, by John w. Garrett, pres
ident of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
contained the following extraordinary
statement, made by that gentleman in
reference to Geographic matters: ga COM
bination occurred recently of all cable in
terests between which charges were greatly
increased, and under which cablegrams,
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French lines, were subjected TO
telegraph company. In order to test
whether any variation could be effected
from this extraordinary plan, application
was made on behalf of the Baltimore d
Ohio company to manager OF the Direct
United States Gable company, of which
distinguished John Pender, of London, is
president, whether the Baltimore & Ohio
company could forward cablegrams to
France by that company without going
through the hands of the Western Union
company, as unless this assurance could be
obtained the Baltimore d Ohio company
would prefer to use the mails. The re-
Spouse to this inquiry was that
this could only be done with
these cablegrams contain anything affect
| ing the Western Union company i'll any
way, it would be the privilege of that COM
pary to inspect them, and that all cable
Grams received from the other side are sent
direct to the Western Union main once,
and from there distributed" The receiv-
ing and transmitting OF telegraph messages
| by operators in the employ Of this COM
pany cannot properly be called an inspec-
| ton. even by operators who handle them.
The language used by Garrett, therefore,
| implies improper scrutiny by this com pany,
| its officers or agents, of messages passing
| over the wires or through the offices, which
| is withouta shadow OF foundation, III truth.
He makes this vile imputation upon what
he quotes as response to his inquiries of
the general manager of the Direct Cable
comfany, OF which John Fender, OF Lon
don. il president. He does not state from
| whom he received the response, but a lead
ing journal, whose proprietor is said to be
| large subscriber to CARROTS new cable,
understands Garrett to quote it rs the re-
sponse of PRESTON John Pender, NJ. F.,
and understands Garrett to charge, on the
authority of Pender. the practice of inspect
ing messages by officers and parties con
nected with this company. Quoting from
the response made by the general manager
of the Direct cable company, Mr.. George u.
Ward, of this city, says: u have submitted
CARROTS remarks as printed in the news
papers to both these gentlemen, and asked
whether they had made the responses
quoted to any inquiries from Garrett or
other parties on behalf of the Baltimore d
Ohio company, and Mr.. Fender announces
bv cable that all was said was that the
cable messages at the present moment
passed through and were distributed by the
Western Union office at New \ ork. AS for
the Western Union company's executive
scrutinizing the messages, nothing OF
the kind ever passed my lips
Mr.. Ward answers: 81 have received
your letter of to-day's date, and in reply
thereto beg to say that never made a
statement 10 any one that would warrant
the inference that your company had ex-
ercised the privilege in question, nor have
I ever known any right claimed or prac-
ticed by your company, or any one con-
nected Herewith, TO supervise or inspect
cable messages. | have been intimately
identified with cable traffic and with the
Western Union company's methods oil
handling the same for many years
I do not believe there exists any
foundation for SO grave charge. About
two months ago a gentleman called upon
me professedly coming from Garrett. he
made inquiry as to when he could send a
message 10 France by the Direct cable with
out passing through the hands OF the
Western Union company or its employees.
I replied that would be glad to see Gar
Fender. was then making arrange
ments TO visit him, ] thought i best TO
lei thu question rest until he could have a
talk with Fender, which reply the agent
said he would communicate TO Garrett.
Thisis all the response made TO such in-
ouiry at any time. Fender has to-day sent
me copy Of the telegram TO you, in which
he saws: AS far as the Western Union
executive scrutinizing messages, nothing OF
the kind ever passed my lips.
every respectfully,
[Signedl "GEoRGE q, MAED, .,
II NAV be said that Garrett did not allege
that messages were scrutinized by the Off
GERS OF the Western Union company, but
only that they had the privilege TO inspect
them. but his carefully and ingeniously
framed words are simply nothing less than
a-ar ~rs1 har