Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-09
WASHINGTON.


Fen oeAibssee On Iaek.
WAsaISoTos. Aug. e.-It is reporte,
toas Conxreosman Ochiltrse in enoaos,
20 % married 20 Miss Nacksy, daux hts
OF toe bonanza milii -naire. Il il pob
isoeo nere, OF az least OohiItres's as>sr
ZION OF the fast to Congrs~ssnan Cas-
soy, OF nevada, Was thas Tire engage
msns ~as brought about az desired b,
the Texas member. Last spring he "a
IN New York, and when there met hi
Old friend Macksy. In the course o
The conversation Nackey said: ..roop
Old boy, Why don't you get married? p
Ochiitree replied: .Oh. I never We
found gal Who would have me- ..Ob
pshav. said Mackey, "there are lot,
of worse fellows than Won. Won h.v1
never tned.' "Mackey. nv bow. DO
pose TO test your sincerity: nov you
have q gal Who Just suit. me: can h,v,
Nor! III you win her hand, Tom,
will give my consent" THAT 10 ali tn.
chance / want" said Ochiitree: and
according 70 his authority this Vas the
motive ct his tnp 70 Europe last Sum-
mer. de vent 70 Pans and became the
hated rival Of proud Dukes, Earls, and
Marquises who we're fiuttering around
Miss Maekey. The Texas member says
No triumphed over them all. and the
strong virtues Of An American soldier OF
fortune captivatsd Mtsa Aackey. The
date OF the marriage has not been fixed
when the marriage takes place, it is ex.
pected that Mackey will settle at least
100000 upon the bride.
Cesessl sherman Retired.
The President today issued the fol-
lowing order, announcing the retire
ment of General Sherman:
General William 4. Sherman, Gen
eral of tho army, having this day reach
cd the age Of sixty four years, is in nc
cordancs with law placed On the retired
list OF the army without restriction Of
pay and Allowance. The announce
mont of the severance from the CON-
mand Of the army of one Who has been
~ many years It's distinguished chief
can but awnkea In the minds of net
only the army bat the people Of the
United States . mingled emotion of re-
Rret at the Withdrawal iron active
service Of an officer whose lofty sense Of
duty has been the model for all SOL
diers since he first entered the army,
July. 1910. and gratitude freshly awak-
eRed for the services Of incalculable
value rendered by aim in the wsr for
the Union, which his great military
genius and daring did 30 much to end.
The President deems this a fitting oc-
CASTOR 70 give EXPRESSION in this man.
ner To the gratitude towards General
Sherman by his fellow citizsns, and -
hope that Providence may grant him
a = hus nj h.. -
his relief from the active duties of his
[Siensdl CHEsrxR A. Arthur.
President"
A. ArraiGsment or the Western
uaiOn.
Gardner &. Hubbard made an argu-
ment before the Senate COMMITTEES on
Post Offices aud Post Roads today upon
the general subject of postal telegraph
and particularly in answer TO the recent
argument Of DR.. NOrvin Green. He
ssid that under the pressure of discus
sion the Western Union Telegraph
Company, according to the admission
Of it, President, has been fsroed to be-
gin the work Of reducing rates and i'm
proving methods. Between the years
1858 and 1873 the average rates had
bssu reduced from 81 o. to - cents per
aud under this reduction the
number of kilograms bad iucro ased
from 100000 to 24,O00.00O por annum
and the profits from ~ 60O,OOO to So
JOo,OOO. Then change had taken place
IN the policy Of the Western Union
Company, by which other lines had been
and the reduction Of rates
osassd. From 1873 to the present time,
The reductions were only y mills per
Was this the way to treat the
publicY Did not the Western Union
know that new competition would be
brought out? The whule history of the
company excepting the period from 1865
- 1873 would teach this. IL was this
,ourse Of the Western Union that had
ed the cubic to ark If the stockholders
,ad not Jared we'll enough, aud If the
public had not some rights.
In the premises that it was true We
l0w had new companies, Carr tt would |
,0me before the COMMITTEE tomorrow |
Ind SAY he does net propose to be |
,Ought out. II ths lines were built |
md managed a. proposed in the |
dill by tho chairman Of the COM
nittse (HilD there would be an
annual deficit. which the Treasury
would pay, and private lines would be |
Iwept out of existence. Evarta had
that the Government should |
aot 20 into this matter unless it pur-
'hased existing lines. This he Hub |
,ard) would agree TO IL the Western |
Union lines had been built by contribu
ION Of stockholders, but this was not |
he cass. In 1866, the Western Union |
lad 75,OOO miles Of wire. In 1893 it had |
IS 600 miles, aud not dollar had been |
o contributed. All was paid for by the |
,uhlio, in addition 10 the dividends TO |
tockholdersI
In answer To tho inquiry Of SenstOr |
hd STOCK b sisors hat actually C0ntribu- |
I'd In money about *5,OOO,OOO; that the |
of Western Union stock |
loldesa and others who had built CON- |
,etin0 lines, now part OF the Western
Union, Vas altogether about *50O.OOO.
Senator Hill asked what grounds the |
pea ker had for asserting that I'M |
Ter his (hill's) bilf there would be au |
nnual deficit.
Hubbard said in reply that the aver |
.ge GOAT Of sending tslegr am was rs |
Isnta, In respect to which distance WAS
lot material. The average distance fer |
eleerams was 800 miles. A message |
or shorter distance WAS handled at
mailer expense, white for n distance |
4 moro than 800 miles the expense Of
handling was above the sum named. |
low uniform rate would not increase
he volume Of business for short dis |
auces, because rates woro already be- |
ow the proposed rate. The increase
would DO entirely on messages for long
distances. The policy under such bill
vould b to have rates, one for each.
oug aud short distances.
senator Palmer referred 10 what
night be termed the moral aspect Of
he question. Tue most difficult feat
are, be said, of the whole question. vas
hat innocent purchasers had invested
heir money in this stock. He asked
,ov that matter should be dealt with.
Hubbard said in reply that when the
innocent lay down with the guilty they
must suffer the consequence. These
had associated themselves with
he guilty. The Western Union had
,aid dfteen years ago that neither capi-
al stock or bonded debts should b IN
srsassd. sxcspe BY consent OF two-
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