Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Telephone Investigation.


WASHINGTON, March is.
"hen the committee appointed to investi-
gate the telephone transactions resumed its
iaoors at noon today. DR.. Rogers was further
examined. Recurring to the conversation
held with Casey Young in his room about the
government suit the witness said that Young
mad lold him that other parties, the National
improved company, had collected $4,000
worth of testimony in Europe. and that they
were desirous of combination in the suit. so
as 10 put that testimony against some little
ihnuence that the Pan Electric people might
nave. That was about two weeks before the
institution of the government suit 1t was
stated that the suit would be brought in the
name of that company, but the witness did
not know the reason. The witness had been
party to the National Secret Telephone
company, organized two years before the Pan
Electric, by Messrs. Hine. Dean, aud General
Thomas Ewing of Ohio. The capital was
hve million dollars, based on his sons inven-
tons. That company had leased to the Pitts
ourg and New Orleans companies. Van
Benthuvsen had been the organizer of the
New Orleans company and the National I'm
proved Telephone company. The witness
had sold out his stock in the Secret Telephone
company.
Objection was made to the line of query, as
not being garmape r, rho sub;aa, - 49,. .'
lgatlon, and Mr.. Oates wished the committee
10 decide at this point whether it would be
proper to go outside of the subject matter of
the resolution directing the investigation. He
maintained that the committee should not 90
INTO qut stlons not pertaining to the inquiry.
Mr. Ramney said that it would seem that
closaI,, oa,,n,.ah u'oie VI less
shonl5 NO, a,,a,, 90 a"I h;aiI 'ha. .ne sonui'''ee
Nv. 90 mp " si'iei" any pouy.
was sns,a;naa H., ~ : ''ie o'Jec'ion
tn .,;,nos ma,
tho ,ransfa 20 .,' DIV ,"eu ie4ue''eu " S,a'e
El.ctr;n Ta,artono a,"a,- - hr 80 r:,r y. al
Ha ronl;oa th.. t 'n ,naue naIe y nn n1insen
r onna,, pf 49,; NoioNei n'oei' r.
' ~ thc D. D. 'Inpnis' lenn.' siA'n interest
u,as NJ s,on,, ns ] eo.,p""!, ou' 20 'neie
fars 49, " ~ n,, 'nlo nv uanS
na,sr,s had hoan ane ,.'.an pno"1 @ snu teissrapn
pnt ,.;,t ar,;f'.ta o ou., i1oonef nau sone
,,;a,,.is s ..h:ea anu MAUI Saies " in'i-
baIf of tho n,noaads - .He i'ne f so' ohe
Lais M M po.eu'' srins i1ooiey '"e o'ner
no., t, ne a.: ".ne's nNu o.ner 'rahsac'iohs;
Cumn,;nns .hn. ~ on,,,. ~" , wv mo" ""'neu
Annther a;an';a ;a' u. .'u ~ oe
orow;nm o,, of au p;oa,; ans up q. sn'I po,.'
Oa,ss - ouon;.;n a. 49, o''eon .ta I .haue NJ.
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sold ha 49, tiot ~, uu w.. "nu "ha;. ",.n 80
+ho ,>oat of,ao ,;.. 80 ~.
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no,,an ,1S u. ne. i. ,'u". ono r nau
nrass anI In. . s'on ~ " any s n. .hae Ia VI No"
NJ panno, .al,aa ha. ~ .". $50. A.a
discr;m;nated in d;s,r;hr,;nn .tocb 70 ha ,ha
msn,harsS "
Wines ror,;oa .h,. :, .,,o o,so sc .ho No.
yo,L onnnanp, pas,"i ~ ' w h"a " oaaod .no ~
stocL to Mossrs Cow E. poonh ra,hor ,hon ~
Rsnnav hecansa the firs,.nomsd asn,lamon
lived in Now Vol ord he had des;aned tho
sto,k =, ho eoo,oa ~ ,ho NJ, vi, s,oaI,
.ao,Lo, ub;,o p"nna.. n,.aa NV. :. M.nt.,... S.A
md Won ta1i ,o,r assoo;atas "hon, ,,o,,r
so,oa of tha pan ~, Tlao,r;, Toianh au'a, o,, ~
;nn,;.na Mr pa., p"''
tT d;dn,t cnnoa.I o,r.h;,on ron,;ad tho
,;.na.s .swha,ouar Ala ,nas aa,d ~, tho
bous.. tome RI, thot was M, nr;,,,a hr.;.
poss
NJ p.rrov r;shod 20 L,o ,rh, ~. .;.
r.sa soIao,ad mon,har, of Connrass roo;n-
;on., of ~ ..aa,, 90 ''''f
"Oht d;d not d;str;bute this stool w;tb Il
;., - or,,,,, ..na, ra.t ",s 49, ~ oi.ho.
hnrso ~ Conarass ran5;ad ~, ,.;,nnss
Tnn,;nnina ha so;d ha soIoo.ad oonoro0s
an 49, g., ~ ,an,;no,t hns;,a o,n, Is
oarsa ,ho, haa ,;ao, ranrtat;n, 90 rr,a
NJ pon,ov ;nor;rad wbathor Co-lord ~
uor.;a anannsod 10 ,r;+nnss, orni;oat;n, for
of;co
Oh;aot;o, .,,s ,,,do an tho do,,oorat;o siao
o,d ~ ,ha ,,;tnass s,a,od that Oh ,ha nanar,
rar,a;,;no ,boreto ,rero !, rho hands rs the
snb comn;,tee ON answer r. tha innu;rv wa.
daforrad Gov tho n,asent
Wines d;dnt aet tba nosit;on and altar.
a,as ann,iad for !. consnlar nIaca and had
,,r;,tor r. A,tarna, Carlana ohon, !, Monar
,',a H. saaa ,hn o++o,na,, nano,oI in fnrthar
aaa af 49, anr,I;oa,;nn paour,;nn - ,ta
Snh;oc, of tho gnyernmert suit witness said
,hat ha d;an,t Ino, mil rho Lost moe,;ng Of
th., nod thot Won Rantbuvsen bad mad. an
.n,1;oat;nn 70 a+tornov Conero, Garland to
hara sn;t hrorGht in addition 70 tho annl;-
na,;on n,.do hv ,bo witness
NJ Oa.a. ;no,,;rad a. ~ tho nresert fool.
;,n ha,,,aan ,ha at,orney General and Wit
moss
He renl;ad "I exnect be is fr,endlv to me-
would not saw feel very friendly tow
ards him. but don't feel unfriendlv.
think he has acted very badly towards me-"
MIR. Oates-You mean because he wouldn't
Give Won an annointment?