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New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
ALL IT'S OBLIGATIONS FULFILLED.
SENATOR STANFORD IN BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

| PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The special committee
OF the Senate TO which was referred the reports
of the Pacific Railway Commission resumed the
hearing to-day. Creed Raymond, counsel for tho
Central Pacific, described to the committee the
feeders which had been built TO the Central
Pacific. Senator Stanford then submitted brief
| address, lie SAID he desired TO emphasize single
| statement, which would sufficiently answer all
the vituperatlon that had been cast upon the
builders OF the road. Ihe statement which he
wished the committee To understand thoroughly
was that the Central Pacific Railway Company
had fulfilled every obligation to the Government
ana the people Imposed upon 1t by the acts of
Congress creating IL. lie detailed what the obi
CATIONS were that the acts of Congress imposed
upon the company. The first ono was that the
road should be built and that 1t should be COM
pleted by July /, 1876. BY hesitatinK at no eX-
pense, by working on the mountains III the dead
of winter, through snow forty feet deep the work
was finished in 1862 seven years before the time
| allotted by Congress. The second obligation was
that the Central Pacific should pay per cent
of the net earnings to the United States from the
completion OF the road and thereafter This obli-
gatlon had been performed fully and conscien-
tiousy from the day the last spike was driven.
Senator Stanford said that the third obligation
imposed by Congress was that the Government
should have the Of the road for postal military
and other services. This has been granted in
the fullest sense OF. the term.
The for sth obligation imposed by Congress-
Senator Stanford said, was contained in the Thur
man Act. When the courts sustained the validity
OF tne ACT, the central Pacllc complied with IL,
and is still complying with it, although to the
great detrirnent Of the corporation and the Gov
crnment.
The speaker next directed the attention of the
committee TO the rumors that the builders of tho
Central Pacific had made vast sums Of money at
the expense of the Government and the people.
Every man, he said, who examined the financial
history OF that great enterprise, without prejudice
would treat these wild stories with disdain. All
the values that the company has had and what
ever Of wealth it has gathered. has come from
ian II
no value existed before that the builders of the
road gathered their fortunes
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
TIE BLIND r6Ysi0yER AcorIrrrn

Urea, March Colin tho United States District
Court to- day, the jury in the case OF Blind Iat.
terson gave verdict acquilng tho three defendants,
Patterson, Ladlaw and Mills. Emra people ara
highly elatcd DR. Mills Is st held on an Indictments
charging him with obta!ning tAss sadsvits TO secu1
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
rrrRIEYr roR DrXnAu

Trenton, March 20 (Speciaj-Georgc NJ. Dunham Of
Woodbury. who convicted Of numbering h!s motherin
and who bs hanged Thursday neat has been
reprieyed Until April 2e.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
DISCUSSING FIsHERIEs OVER THEIR SOUP.

DISCUSSING FISHERIES OVER THEIR SUUP
London, March 26.-Sir George Baden Powell, Con-
servative. Member of Parliament, gave dinner to-
day to Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Stanley, of Preston,
who will succeed Lord Lansdowne as Govcrnor-Gen-
eral Of Canada and Lord George Hamilton, First IoId
Of the Admiralty The object to discuss the fish
atfes question
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
NOT WILLING TO EARN MORE PAY.

PHTLLneBCRo. y. J., March % lspecial.-It was
stated last week that the Delaware Rolling Min would
reopen this mornng. after idencss Of several weeks.
but Il did not The manager secured contract. pro-
vided he would I'LL 1t 1t certain figures He could do
II the worked SIX heats instead OF five night.
apd no asked them perform this extra service for
Increased pay. Tho men said 1t was too much work
especially hot weather was coming and refused
70 accept tho proposition. Tho orders would have
Kept the mill running until June. II takes two hours
70 mako heat. Tho mill employs $50 men.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
KING JOHN MAY GET THERE yET.

Rome March pa dispatch from Massowah says
t has been learned there that King John has ordered
three columns OF AbyssIpian troops TO attack tho
Italian forces.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

Louisville March 26.-The minority stockholders in
the Louisville Short Route Railway Transfer Company
are tubant their in outwttlnc Huntington
and the other big stockholders. When the transfer Of
stock worth si,000O00 was made recently by General
Echo and his wife, the local stockholders claimed that
the proceeding only the first Eastern men TO
freeze them out Major Sanders drafted bill as an
amendment 10 the Short Route charter which contained all
the features the minority stockholders were in favor Of
1t provides that all the Offices and books shall be kept
this city, 1t also provides that the directors shall
DC elected every year In this city and that six nine
shall be residents Of Kentucky and must at
least twenty shares OF stock The bill passed both the
Senate and the House before the Huntington people knew
anything OF It. They pettoned the Governor to veto
the measure but he refused do The local stock.
holders were aDgered at Huntington account OF the
Issue OF second mortgage bonds rendering their stock
worthless They claimed that issue was unnecessary
Chicago, March 20-wth the exception OF the Rurllnp
ton and the burlington and Northern all OF the Western
roads to-day advanced freight in effect
February l. befoie the began The Burlington has
given notice that II Will take similar action April
ana , the huntington and Northern April The 500
line has also given that it will advance through
rates from the seaboard April 8.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
woRKMEN pEATEN BY STRIKER.

Soma Of the strikers in Theodore Smith d Brothers
iron WORKS, In Morrst Jersey City, returned to work
yes'e'oay and their companions werc greatly In
eensea Trouble was expected whom tho men quit
prns 70 sno evening and Captain Farrier Of tho First
xnrss 0s' wss asked TO send some policemen TO tho
s" Apthn Fsrrer went himself and took 4
Sdasu , 10 oi men With him. Tho policemen remained
~. ,p nJ snop ana Kept the strikers away but two OF
~"fAmsn III wcie attached IN Huds0nst. and badly
sr lne police bcsd Of the attack and chased
r s rsses, capturing three of fhom tho ferry.
4d"ard Dajy, and Patrick MulIzny
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27

TO oPEy THE DELAWATE AND HUDSON CANAL
RoSDoUT. n. y, March 20-The Delaware and
Hudson Canal will be opened on April .
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
MAKING ENDS MEET IN ENGLAND.
Mr.. GosCHEN's BUDGET INTRODUCED IN THI
M

Mr.. GosCHEN's BUDGET INTRODUCED IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON. March 26-Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the
Exchequer introduced the budget In the House OF
Commons this evening The House was crowded.
Mr.. Goschen said that the total expenditure for the
current year had 987 427 OO0 showing saving of
4423 900 the budget estimate and of e51o000 over
the preceding year. The revenue also presented a
satisfactory account. The total was 9S0,5s9,OOO,
being f1, ,454, 900 than the estimate (Cheers.)
To sum up, the of revenue the estimate,
added to the saving in expenditures, gave total
realized surplus of o00 the greatest since 1874
(Cheers) He had begun the year with balance in
hand Of $50 600 and had ended It with balance of
a7 43S, 900. He had special reason for desiring a
handsome balance his object being to provide for those
stockholders who might prefer to be paid off under the
ConsOls Conversion act, instead of taking stock
This seven millions would meet any exigency.
Dealing next with the estimates for the coming year.
he said 1t calculated that tho total expenditure
would ss6,91O,ooo decrease of s512,o 900 COM
pared with the present year. The revenue as esti.
mated, would be as9,297. 900 giving a surplus OF
take penny of the income tax, and as the balance
was not sufficient, they proposed to raise enough by
various minor taxes. including duty OF one shilling
per cent the transfer of certain fugitive stocks,
SIX I-penny stamp contract notes, duty OF al upon
every pleasure horse and of s5 upon racehores tax
and duty OF five shllngs per dozen On bottled wines
(Cheers.)
Referring to the imperial measure TO fortify ports
and coalng stations he stated that II the intention
Of the Government to utilize the derived from
Suez Canal shares, amounting to 100000 yearly,
raising this loan OF 22, 100000. to meet the
expenditures for Notifications In this way they
would avoid placing the slightest burden upon the
taxpayers. fGhcers.l
Mr.: GOschen, who spoke for four hours, asked the
House to pass resolutions at oIce reducing the income
tax and increasing the duty wine. His proposals
commanded the admin alton OF the lobblcs 1t Is ex
pected they will be resisted IN some minor points,
but in the main will be accepted. The Chancelor's
statement has greatly enhanced his reputation.
Mr. Goschen admitted that the budget did not rival
the great budget of Mr. Gladstone, but said It
impossible further to simplify taxation reduce tho
duties imports, although some duties, especially
that tobacco were stll too high.
The resolution increasing the duty on wine was
adopted.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
M. TIRARDS BIG ELEPHANT.
JUDGMENT IN THE BOULANGER CASE.

THE DECISION SAID TO BE AGAINST THE GENERAL
THE SOLDIER CHEERED BY THE CROWD.
PARIS, March 26-The hearing before the Court OF
Inquiry In tho Of General BouaDger held to-
day. Counsel for General Boulanger occupied but
ten minutes In stating the defence The General then
departed for the residence Of NJ Laguerre The court
sferward gave its judgment, but the nature Of the
decision will not be dvulgcd until after 1t has been
submitted to President Carnot
At o'clock it reported that the court decided
against General Boulanger The Cabinet VIII discuss
the decision tomorrow. A crowd which had gathered
cheered General Boulanger when he departed from the
court room on his way to the house of NJ. Laguerre
The police seized many of General Bouanger's vot
Ing papers at Marsces yesterday the ground that
they did not bear the name OF the printer. nj.
Laguerre will intorpellae tho Government In regard
to the seizure In the Chamber Of Deputies.
TIL "Tcmps" referring TO yesterdays elections,
attributes the of General Bouanger not to the
existence OF revolutionary majority, but to an I'm
crease of discomfort with the Government. IL says
that a resolute majority alone could change the situ
alton, and that General Boulanger cannot command
such o majority.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
TREES WEIGHTED WITH sLEET.

Snow ON THE IAKEs-AN ICE STORM FURTHER
wEsT-MIssoURI RIVER GoRGEs UNBRoKEN
Mackinaw City, Mich. March oe.-An casterly bliz-
Eard has been raging here since last night The
Is drifting badly and trains will probably bc much
delayed From present indications the straits will
be open before May !, and possibly not until May To-
The ice is from two to three feet thick, and upon its
surface are heaps which nearly tho whole straits
and from five to twenty foet high.
Chicago, March 26-Disp patches from many points
In Northern Illinois and Iowa report the evalence
yesterday of severe sleet storm. Everything was
covered with ice and In many places largo limbs had
broken from the weight. Great damage to
wheat and fruit is feared. In this city the seet which
Tell all Of yesterday changed this morning to heavy
rain.
Sioux City, March 26-The weather again turned
cold Saturday night and three inches Of snow has
since fallen. Tho gorge opposite the city has bccn
augmented The gorges five miles above and oppo-
site the mouth OF the sioux River as wei as the one
The snow lies deep all along the Missouri Valley and
on the praries draining into 1t.
Yankton Oak, March 26-The Missouri River is
clear Of ice gorge having formed tfty miles north
s q % & I so ID M M soG Ss es
gorges till the rush Of water from the North reaches
Lincoln, Neb, March 2e.-The storm that has been
general over Nebraska for the last hours
pos Vonng 0t timber be- ali being heavily loaded With ice and
ilest.' ~
WIND SNOW AND RAIN IN THIS CITY.
More than an inch of rain fell in New-York yester-
day, and with this, with tne melting of tho fresh
snowfall that whitencd tho In the small hours
of the morning, and with the slowly dssoving snow
heaps left by the blizzard the cutters were running
turbuently the streets were in many places scarcely
passable by of pools Of water and were In all
other places deep in slush. The evening closed In
quite stormily The wind blew hard and the rain
peIted down or carried in dashes by the gusts.
For to-day the Signal service forecast predicts con
tnuance of disagreeable weather, fresh TO brisk east
ory winds, slightly higher temperature and rain or
snow.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-27

MEMS or 1HE LABOR UNIONS.
a' "u'fo and Newuask cixarmaher eases VIII
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25

his predecessors in the long period
of ninety-six years.
There are scores of other causes
for arraignment of this dangerous
man as President which would oc.
cupy columns IN portraying. Think
of this: When Mr.. Manning retired
from Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet and
Mr.. Jordan resigned from the Office
of Treasurer, the two gentlemen
established a bank in the city of
New York, and the administration
of Mr.. Cleveland loaned them OF
government funds, without interest,
as fixed permanent deposit, 81, lo0,
900 of the peoples money.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25

the almost prohibitive tariff nail
works were established. To-day
America produces all the nails she
uses, and is able to cell them at a
price far below that charged before
the tariff was imposed. In the
meantime butter, aud all other agri-
cultural produce, has risen in value
on account of the increased demand
for home consumption in local man
ufacturing centers, and the condl-
ton of the farmer is vastly more
prosperous" Anticipating the ready
sheer at this as 'protectionist lie"
from some Democratic free-trade
censor of morals-equally ready to
sneer at patriotism, chastity, or the
welfare of the wage-earner-we
warn our friends, the enemy, against
denouncing the frank admissions of
their allies over the water. The
above was penned by writer in the
Morning Post, of London, a British
Tory free.trade organ, which differs
from some American free-trade or
gans in that it sometimes admits to
its columns truths that tell against
its pet hobbies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
WoEkingn en-,
How Are You Going to Vote

Workingmen, this election, be-
cause of the issue of the campaign,
is one of greater interest to you than
any you have ever known. 1t is
really your campaign, aud the result
of the election may be of most
serious nature and affect you most
disastrously. 1t is critical time in
the history of our country. 1t is a
critical time with you and your
family. The votes cast on Novem-
Der 9Th, next, may decide in the
case of thousands of you whether
your wages continue at the present
rates or whether they are cut down
one-third or one-half and many Of
you deprived of work altogether.
Or it may be your neighbor who
will be thus afflicted. This is not a
campaign bluff, or anything of the
sort. Elect Grover Cleveland, and
should Allan @. Thurman be able to
cast the deciding vote in the Senate,
a bill as bad or worse than the Mills
bill would become law and hun
dreds of our industries would be
crippled at once. Hundreds of fac
tories would have to shut down en-
tirely, and hundreds more which
might keep running could only
to pay English wages. Working.
men, this is the issue. 1t is plain
enough, and it is for you to decide.
1t is your votes that will determine
the result. You should not think of
party in this election. 1t is bread
and butter. Ii is home, good
clothes, good food against poverty
perhaps pauperism. Workingmen.
it is a serious, critical time. Stop
and consider, and consider well
Do not be deceived by the double
dealing free-trsders who say one
thing in Wisconsin and another in
Washington. Study the question
carefully. We want to warn you in
time. A vote for the party of pro
lection is vote to keep your wages
where they area vote tor the free
trade party means lower wages Of
no wages at all. We believe every
intelligent workingmau will vot,
for Harrison aud protection.-Er.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25

meantime these industries oocpnv !,
large population and have built "A
centers of population which fnrni,x
the best of all markets for 6N
American farmer. The professor.
idea is to close up the industrial
that under free-trade cannot ooms
pete with the cheap labor Of Ruronas
and force the workmen upon I'M
land to compete with those alreada
engaged in agriculture in raisirY
crops for the markets of the world
1t is not an inviting prospect eltbeE
for those now working in factoresa
or for those already cnltiyating TN
soil. Many branches of Agricultural
now among the most proftableh
would need to be largely curtaiIedy
and the main effort directed to crowd
ing crops which would bear transport
tation across the ocean, there ID
compete with the cheap labor d
Russia and India in supplying ths
grain market, and with Australia
and South America in supplying
meats, hides and wool. 0tber
points which Prof. Parkinson would
do we'll to consider, but on which he
sheds no light, are: What would be
the effect on the price of American
agricultural products by throwing
vastly increased quantity Of them %
the European market? And what
would be the effect on the price Of
foreign goods by vastly increased
demand for them from this country:
The most natural consequence, il
would appear, would be a serioat
drop in the price of Agricultural
/ products and a serious advance 10
the price of foreign goods.
The views of Prof. Parkinson
would meet with unqualified appo
baton in England, but we doubt i
they will be applauded with eqll
enthusiasm by the voters Of tht
! Third district. Ml,oaukee Ssatiael
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
at the expense OF the Government.

at the expense OF the Government.
Senator Blair, speaking on the
veto of the pension bill of Mary
Ann Dougherty, said that the Pres
ident was an infamous libeller for
having used his great power to de-
fame and libel this woman unneces-
sarily. Continuing, Mr.. Blair said:
"There has been an amount of con-
nivance, trickery and fraud perpe-
trated by Government officials to
victimize the woman and put her in
the wrong, that would shame the
very deniz ems of the pit itself. Mary
Ann DoUgherty is woman of ire
proachahle character, but there is no
proof of the character of her
assailant."
No Democrat has yet been found
bold enough to deny the fact that
the present administration keeps an
average Of s6O,OoO,OO0 on deposit,
without interest, with favored
National banks.
Nearly every prominent Democrat
holding Office in the departments
here is at present away making
stump speeches for free-trade.
Justice Mathews continues to i'm
prove, though he is not yet well
enough to resume his duties.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
Why ClevelandS Ruling Should
Cease.

uYPoCRACY AND BROKEN PLEDGES.
Mr.. Cleveland has fallen far short
of the promises wherewith his adj
nistration was inaugurated, and
he has therefore disappointed the
just expectations which his words
inspired. He has failed to improve
the civil service, As he promised in
every form of words in which offic.
ial pledges could be expressed. In
stead of reform, there has been con
slant deterioration. Instead of cur
ing the system of partisan removals,
the President has developed it to
such an extent that more officials
have been removed from Office dur
ing the present administration, with
out charge and for mere political
reasons, than by any three of his
predecessors in Office; even though
three may be selected who were
eight years each in the Presidential
chair. The spoils system, instead
of being rooted up, as the President
promised, has been developed more
intensely than ever before, and the
assessment of Office holders is 80
notorio Gus that the Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
takes his station in one of the hotels
at Washington within sight of the
/ White House and receives assurance
of contributions from more than one
/ hundred Office holders in n single
day. 1t has moreover been charged
I in responsible newspapers and
prov ed before q special committee
of the Senate, that men of bad char.
acter, more convicted and pardoned
criminals have been placed in office
under the present administration
than in all the previous history OF
the Federal Government, and thai
thus the civil service has been sub
/ iected 90 open shame in a degree
hitherto unknown
lie is Justly classified as 9Th,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
Prof Parkinson on Ere e. Ira de.

In the Third Congressional dis
trict the Democrats have nominated
Prof. j. b. Parkinson for congress,
and il is rumored that he is about to
quit his classes and Co endeavor TO
enlighten the people of that be-
nighted region on the tariff question.
10 some parts of the Third district
the farmers are extensively engaged
in the culture of tobacco, and they
have insisted that a high tariff
should be maintained on Sumatra
leaf, which comes in competition
with their product. Prof. Parkin-
son will inform them that this notion
is heresy, totally incompatible
with the teachings of those English
writer's on political economy with
whose opinions he has for years
saturated his intellect. He will tell
them that if they cannot grow to-
bacco AZ oheaply as the tawny
Sumatrans, they should quit the
business and turn their attention to
other kinds Of labor.
Prof. Parkinson is an out and out
free-trader of the most stalwart
British school. lie is rs radical a
free-trader As Henry George. More
over, he is not like Grover CIeve-
land; he knows what ails him. He
I doesn't lower the standard an inch.
U IL ]
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
Republican National Platform Condensed.
rpzAasa1cAN CREED.

ira AMERICAN CREED.
We believe IN free ballot and in having
every vote counted .,-.,,
We believe in protection for prolecuoh
sakc and re are not ashamed OF II,
We believe in HbOlshing internal taxes cru
ntrd for war purposes. 80.
We believe IN me direct protection OF Amer
loan labor against cheap foreign labor.
we bell ~ IN frse internal competition
We believe IN rniirogd regulation
We believe In homcsteads and good home
stead title Tor citizens. ,,-., t.4.tt,.
we believe in nome rule for big ana lhteln-
gent territories .,,,,1.,v.,
We believe in Il double monetary standard.
we believe IN tho utmost facilities Tor educe
tion. ~ worth all they can cost.
We believe .u a big merchant marine and IN
American ship yards. 5000. L.
We believe "a u good navy GOOD coast oe-
fences and good water routes for commerce.
we believe IN making other nations respect
our rights and PAY for all they get from US.
we believe In protecting American QUEENS
against foreign interference, not only NJ nome
mt i'm any part Of the world. ~
We believe that nothing is too Roou lor ny ny
soldiers who ri.keG their lives 10 save the
country and saved it,