Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-30
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THE HAZERS COURT MARTIAL.
JOINT POLITICAL DEBATE IN IOWA
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT IN CINCINNATI.
THE CASE AGAINST FRANK JAMES
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR IN TEXAS.
THE CARS VISIT TO DENMARK.
THE ATLANTIC TIDAL WAVE AT RocKAwAY,
. THE HAZERy COURT MARTIAL.
Mt POLITICAL DEBATE IN IOWA
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT IN CINCINNATI.
THE CASE AGAINST FRANK JAMES
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR IN TEXAS,
THE CZAR'S VISIT TO DENMARK.
Condition Of the Lnboring Man.

Condition Of the Lnboring Man.
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THR WORLD ovER-A
BLOODY REVOLUTION PREDICTED.
NEW YORK, August S0-The Senate sub-commft-
tee on labor and education resumed its session to-
day. Robert Blissert q tailor, who has taken an
active part in the labor movement fastifiad He
said the condition of the iaborIng man was pretty
much the same the world over, though coal miners
In England were better of than In this country;
their homes were pleaSanter and their hours OF
labor shorter. Witness thought that the general
Intelligence OF skilled workmen greater abroad
than here. The only thought OF the workman in
rent and get enough to live. Witness insisted that
II a blow was not struck at monopoly before the
expiration of ten years one Of the bloodiest revo-
lutons that ever occurred would happen. There
seemed 10 be growing tendency 10 encourage
monopoly. and he predicted that unless some ac-
tion was taken 10 check 1t the country would be
ruined.
DIR. NoRvIN GREEN ON THE TELEGRAPH QUESTION.
The next witness, DR.. Norvin Green, testified
telegraph company for about i've i've years. He A Se-
came connected with the Western Union In 1868
He alluded TO an appropriation OF $4,000 made by
made in laying an underground line from Balti-
more to Washington, but the knowledge OF inSu-
lost. 1t escaped through the rubber insuiators.
DR.. Green held that whenever they were COM
PEELED to put their wires underground 1t would
result In detrlment to the public service He had
seen statement in some paper that the wires In
England were all underground, but he noticed
when there, not long ago. upon looking out OF
overhead. There was as much complaint against
the wires there as here. Many OF the government
wires there were underground, but the poles be.
Western Union had absorbed a large number OF
smaller companies. In respect to telegraph SER
vice the witness said that there was no telegraph
service In the world as In the United States.
10 alludtng to the difficulty OF laying wires under
ground, witness said that COMMUNICATION was
had, however, long distance under water. There
was great trouble experienced In the experiment
or laying wires underground between Washington
and Baltimore, and the plan was aban toned. The
pole system was adopted In place OF the under
ground plan. At the time witness went into the
business Lines had been extended into the south
and west, but not one OF these lines had pail a
dividend. The New York, Albany and Buffalo
Line was paying three per cent per annum. and one
or two other OF the northern lines were yielding
small percentage upon the original investment
The New Orleans and Ohio company was entirely
sunk to Its owners. Many SIN illar compa Dies
had been absorbed by larger companies. Tele-
graph property In 1856 began to yield dividends
Heavy expenses were Incurred iD running their
offices and caring for the lines, and the public,
Witness added, seemed slow In appreciating the
difficulties under which the telegraph companies
labored. In every instance where there Was
gain to the public. The Western Union company
In 1866 had absorbed the United States telegraph
company, which had extended its wires to Salt
Lake and the northwest, also the Ameri-
ern Union company at that time was 81, ,06l, ,OC0
Dickinson College Changes.
AsBuhY PARK, Nj, August 80-At meeting OF
the board OF trustees Of Dickinson college. OF
Carlisle. Pa, held here yesterday, Rev. A. L Rit-
tenhouse. OF the Philadelphia conference, was
elected to the chair OF bellies lettres and Fletcher
Durrell, late teacher In the Pennington semi
nary, New Jersey. to the mathematical chair, In
place OF j. Il. Llppincott, recently elected to the
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