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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
A FREIGHT RATE WAR POSSIBLE.
ACTION OF THE WESTERN FREIGHT AssocrA

ZION ON TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Ohicago, Sept. IL (SpeclaD.-The Western Freight
Hssocia'ion had two important matters under con-
cra'ion to-day. The first the application Of the
NansaS CITY, Fort Scott and Memphis road for a re.
u"c'oh OF cents on the grain rate. Kansas City to
Ne"oHeans. The application was promptly denied by
o association and notice was Immediately given that
ue rate would be made in ten days in any This
SoHoh VIII throw the whole scheme of grain rates
ot OF gear there being possible chance TO change
'no hahsas City or St. Louis south or east bound
'eS without friction. The ST. Louis eastbound lines
"iIoateh vengeance and already meeting has been
oaicd 70 consider the matter It is possible that
i''o war VIII ensue. The ST. Louis eastbound lines
"ou nave the advantage in the fight except that the
sou.hern Pacific. with Its line OF steamers to New
iork' IS undoubtedly behind the Kansas City, Fort
scott and Memphis
iho question of the relative difference between
,a'es on packing house products and live hogs
- oo III which every road In the country Is Interested
Hi.hongh having given the matter full consideration
nno Interstate Commerce Commission has NOS vet
t pe 10 any decision upon il. Small wonder then
st when the question came up In the Western Freight
nssoCItuon 10 was deemed best 10 make no change al
The question originated I'm the suits brought
~ cIure OF Boston, against Eastern roads, charging
iscHnlhaton In that the rates higher on live
mugs 'nah on their dressed product
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
WILLIAM JOHN Observation-Disclosures

London Sept 1.-THE Hon William JOAN Wentworth
Fizwilam member OF the House Of Commons for Peter
borough dead politics he independent Lib
eral and Unionist (He the fourth OF the Earl
Fitzwillam and born in 1852. He educated at
Elton and Cambridge and member Of Parliament
since 1881
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12

Charles III OF Monaco born December 8, 1918,
succeeded his 1856 He married the Princess
Anonette Ghsnne m 1916 and since 1864 he had been
widower heir is Prince Albert Honore Charles who
married In 1859 to Lady Mary Victoria daughter Of
the eleventh Duke OF Hamilton and Brandon and Princess
Marie OF Baden. This marriage annued In $780, ten
years after the birth OF their son, Prince Louis Honore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
PERFECT SERVICE ro rupwrsr

. Inc wagner lestibue, New-York and Chicago Linn
ileu estest train In American, leaves Grand Central
SHtason AZ 90 a. m. every day with suporp new
wagner buhet, smoking and library car compartment
ara sixteen section sleeping cars dining car and
itopl cars This train is by the easy g. ade
New-York Central and Lake Shore route
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
THE r. AND O. NOT REPRESENTED.

The trunk line passenger agents met again yester-
day at the Office Of Acting Commissioner Tuttle' No.
346 Broadway. but were unable to transact any
busInoss of inheritance owing t. the absence OF the
representative of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
ANv1,A1 Mrrr1NG oF sroCKHOLpERs.

The annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Adirondack Railroad was held yesterday. The old
board of directors was reelected in the interest OF the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. and the secrc
tary said that the road still being operated
as an Independent line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
CANADIAN COMPETITION IN THE NORTHWEST

CANADIAN COMPETITION IN THE NORTHWEST.
Chicago sept. IL (SpecaD. The general managers
Of the Interstate Commerce Railway Association met
to-day and took up many topics referred to them,
none being OF special interest. Every one is waiting
for the decision OF the presidents In tomorrow morn
lng's meeting on tho question Of Canadian COM
petition in Northwestern business. The whole thing
said prominent freight agent to-day, has been a
series OF delays to avoid the inevitable. We must
give I'M ALL orr Northwestern through business to the
Canadian lines or fight for II ruinOusly low rates
The Burlington and Northern Is determined TO light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
A DIVIDEND on PREFERRED STOCK ONLY

'''IsND ON PREF EltRED ONLY.
Inc directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST..
Paul Railway Company met Yesterday to decide upon
tne question of dividend upon the preferred stock
President Roswell Miller and another Western drec tor
"ee the only directors present from the West. The
meeting had been watched with interest in Wall Street
oeoduse Oh some speculation as to the possibility Of
niVidend being declared upon The common stock. The
Doad nd what the conservative element in the Street
Hah expected by simply declaring dividend OF IL
per cent on the preferred stock, payable October
81.
\ statement for the fiscal year ending June 80 was
submitted which will DO found in The Trbune's nan-
clai column William Rockefeller and Peter Geddes
were asked after the meeting what rate the dividend
NPNsented Tor the year what period It covered.
neI1her director threw any light the matter. Mr..
hockcieller said: We didn't discuss the question of
rae' IT'S dividend and the common stock can get
nothing until tho preferred receives per cent" Mr.
Geddes added that tho dividend would be paid I'm
good money. The meeting lasted about two hours, but
was asserted that only routine business trans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCHES.


Toronto. sent 1.-THE committee of The Ontario
Cricket Association has chosen september 80 ana
October ] and 2 as The dates on which 10 play 'he
international matches al Philadelphia this year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12

mttee which promise soon to result In the obtanment
OF the sum required. Respectfully yours,
THOMAS c. T. GRAIN, secretary.
The fund now amounts to $5o,973 II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
SOUTHERN ROADS TALK OF RAISING RATES

The Rate Committee of the Southern Railroad and
steamship Association got together again yesterday
morning at No. 46 BOnd-st. and discussed the ad-
visibility of unanimous advance in freight rates on
all the lines that members Of the association.
As the association embraces nearly all the important
railroads and steamship lines I'm the South, the result
OF their deliberations win be watched with interest
by shippers in view Of the fact that the work of NOV
nT this years southern crop is Just about to begin
I'm earnest.
IL could not be asceraned yesterday, however, that
any definite decision had been reached by the com
mittce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12

DIRECTORS OF OHIO, INDIANA AND WESTERN.
indianapolis, sept. IL CSpecap.-Tho annual cleo
ton Of the directors and general officers Of the Ohio
Indiana and Western Railway Company was held here
today resulting in the choice OF Austin Corbn, Charles
W. Fairbanks, Charles f. Henderson, J. B. Mann.
John Beckwith, j. A. Glover and E. L. Stewart as
directors. The general officers all reelected
Mr. COrbin not here The sale of the road 10 the
i" Big Four and Bee Line syndicate, which Will
probably be made soon, not considered at the
meeting The floating indebtedness of the road has
been reduced from 100000 TO 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
CHARLES III OF MONACO.

Paris. Sept r.-Chsres III. HonOre. Prince Of Mon.
AGO, is dead.
, 1889-08-01
ON INDEBTEDNESS.
Committee Of the Whole Try to Fix
the States Indebtedness.

The report of the committee on state
county and municipal Indebtedness was
taken up, and ON motion of Bowen the
convention went into committee of the
whole on that subject, with Dyer of
King in the chair.
Section ! was taken up, which was as
follows: Tho state may, TO meet casual
deficits or failures in revenue or for en-
penses not provided for, contract debts
tbut such debts, direct and contingent,
siugly or in tho aggregate, shall not at
any time exceed 500, ,0O0), and the
monies arising from the loans creating
such debts shall be applied TO the pur-
pose for which they were obtained or TO
repay the debts so contracted, and to no
other purpose whatever.
Cosgruvc moved to strike out the
words "but such debts, direct and con-
tingent singly or in the aggregate, shall
not at any time exceed 100000,
Turner moved to amend by striking
out the whole section, and then ensucd
DEBATE on FINANCES
and financial policies which carried the
committee through to noon time with
out break nor decision on any ques-
tion pending.
During the debate Minor proposed n
substitute the effect of which would he
TO consolidate thc first and third sections
and increase the limit of indebtedness
from 500, 900 60 s5OO, 900"
Weir also had substitute, but tho
chair decided h i'm out of order. While
the pending question was upon Minors
substitute Fshclman moved that the
committee rise and report progress. So
ordered, 80 reported and leave was
granted to sit again. The president
designated sullivan of Tacoma 10 take
the chair at the afternoon session. On
motion OF Mires the convention took
recess till oclock.
, 1889-08-01
IN IDAHO.
The Convention Adopts the Judiciary
CommIttce,s Report.


DoIsE CITY, July 3l..--After disposing
of routine business, the Idaho constittl-
tiOnal convention considered, this morn
ing, the judiciary department.. Tho su-
pemc court is made to consist of three
Judges, to he elected by the people for
II term of six years. 1t has original
jurisdiction in claims against the slate,
but its decisions are only recommends
tory.
There will he five district Judges, to
serve four years. Special criminal
courts may be established In cities. The
clerk of the supreme court is appointed
by the court. Each county is required
TO elect the clerk of the district court.
The salaries of supreme and district
judges are fixed at 5000 and the district
attorneys at $500. Probate judges may
ssSn hssr civil and eases bnyo involving not 1ySr
jurisdiction with justices in
criminal cases. The jurisdiction
ofjustiGcs of the peace is vested in cases
involving over $500. A judge must be
AZ least 80 years of age, learned in the
law, and an olcctor of the district two
years.
Judicial districts arc divided as fol-
lows: First district, shos,hone and
Perces and Idaho; third, Washing
ton, Ada, Owyhee and Boise;
fourth, Cassea, Elmer, Logan and Altu-
raZ; fifth, Bear Lake, Bingham, Oneida.
Custer and Lemhi Amendments TO
the constitution must be agreed to by
two-thirds of the members OF each mouse
of tho legislature and ratified by pop
ular vote.
Tho convention listened to tho second
reading of the bill of rights but without
concluding, adjourned to tomorrow
morning.
, 1889-08-01
EASTERN TELEGRAMS.
The Cup That Cheers But Not
1nebriates Submitted to Close
Inspection.
At Trial of Rival Thrashing
Machines One Is Blown Up
By Dynamite.
New York and New Jersey Suffer
From Severe Storms--Post-
Office Carried Of.

WAsniNoToN, July 31.-secretary
Tracy has received letter from the
secretary of state enclosing copies of a
dispatch received from the United States
consul at Annoy, calling attention to the
inferior qnality of much of the Annoy
Oolong tea exported to the United
States. The secretary issued circular
letter to customs officers in Washington.
lie says statements OF the consul and
documents enclosed indicate the well
recognized fact among dealers in China
that Annoy Oolong is generally dirty
and adultcrated, carelcssly picked poorly
,ured and their reputation is so
wide in oil the markets that
seaports are closed to them. The consul
strongly recommends that no invoices of
Oolong be admitted to the United States
without first being inspected. He fur
5her states that these structures don't APP
ply to Tamsuy or Jermosa Oolong teas
mostly shipped via Annoy. Attention is
called to the matter in order that strict
scrutiny may he made at the port of inn
portation with u view to prevent the adj
mission of any teas which may be found
to be in violation of the act prohibiting
the importation of adulterated and in
furious teas.
, 1889-08-01
THE LOCAL MARKET
No Material Change In the Market
Since Last Week.


The extreme heat of the past few days
has made trade somewhat light and tn
active, and the wholesalers and rptalicrs
have not had quite as busy u time aS
during preceding weeks. The dealers,
howevor, are glad of chance to grt
away from their business for tcw days
recreation, and number are taking "a
vantage of the present lull In the market
and are enjoying AN outing Mt the lakes.
Tho commission merchants have been
doing II rushing business In small fruits.
White grapes have made their advent IN
the market while cherries have disAp-
peared entirely. Peaches, apples, npri-
cots and plums are, plentiful, and are
from local points slowly. Hay and feed
command high prices, and tits almost
impossible to supply the trade,
The market quotations are corrected
every Thursday morning by Nj: ID. Dob
son n Co., wholesale commission mcr-
chants at No. 1 Howard street.
mills are paying SOC per busliol for it.
Baled timothy retails at S25 per ton,
wild hay at sl2 and oats hay ut she
Butchers are paying 34 to cents per
pound for stall-fed beevcs on foot for
dressed pork, s to o cents, and dressed
mutton 0cents per pound. Beef retails
from : to % cents per pound choice
'NitN AZ w 80 'thlN pun - ~ W ~ NtiltFt
mutton and veal, choice cuts, 12L to 20
cents
Dressed chickens 75c apiece.
Live chicksns, soc apiece.
The fish market is very active. Trout
and salmon are in great demand, but
perch, cod, founders and sea-bass find
ready sale. The prices range from l2Isc
Lard 5tb cans, 75o cheese, Ohio
cream 20c; York state cream, 25c per
pound.
Flour, per barrel, 30 90 to $4 80.
Oatmeal, sc to &c.
Cornmcal, DC.
Potatoes, 81 75 to s2 per 100 pounds.
Cable age 3c to 4c per pound.
Turnips $L5Oper 100 pounds.
Parsnips S2 to $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 1.25 TO S2 per box
Salt, common, $l,S5 per 100 pounds;
dairy 81.
Green coffee 25 to 80 cents; roasted
coffee, 20 to 40 cents.
Sugar, granulated, 10 to II cents per
pound extra G, . to 10 cents.
Butter, creamery, 20 to 30 cents per
pound; dairy and ranch, Is to 25 cents.
Smoked bacon, packing house brands,
1917 to- IA cents: breakfast bacon, IA To
10 cents; hams, 16 to II cents; home
sugar-curcd hams, ~ cents.
California canned goods, S4.50to So per
| CsSt VI IWD uOIUn.
| Crackers, to 10 cents.
| Syrups, rs cents to 81 per gal.
Maple syrup, Si.25 to s1.75 per gallon.
Evaporatcd peaches, 10 cents; sun
dried, 12N cents.
Evaporated apples 12lf to Ia cents.
Dried blackborries l2la cents; rasp-
berries, 80 cents c,irrants, 12h cents.
Prunes, 10 cents Italian prunes, ID
cents; French, l6 cents.
Rice, 10 cents.
| White beans, 4 to cents.
| Eggs, 20 to 26 cente. ~. s.-------.-.-.-t
Cherries. VI to ST. 20 per box. l.l.
Peaches, 90 cents TO $i.25 per box.
Raspberrlcs, 10 to II cents per pound
! box.
Lemons, 50 to $40 per box.
Oranges, $5.25 to IS per box.
Apricots, 80 To 10 cents per box.
California onions, So to 1925 per
cwt.
, 1889-08-01
FROM THE COAST.
Three Men Supposed to Have
Wrecked the Train at Leb-
anon Arrested.
A Flowing Well of Natural Gas
Discovered BY Coal Com
pany at Roslyn.
Salmon Canneries to Shut Down.
The Convention Criticized
at Walla Walla.

ALBANY, Or, July 3l.-A remarkable
confession was made in this city to-day
which reveals beyond question the iden-
tity of the three men who wrecked the
overland train at Lebanon Junction on
Sunday night, and has led to the arrest
of all three on charge of murder ON
Monday morning, after the accident,
william A. Hill, who has been working
In harvest field for Thomas Freeman,
four miles from this city at Freeman
Station on the Lebanon branch, called
at the Office of Dr. w. II. Davis to have
a dislocated arm set. While under the
influence of chloroform he talked about
the wreck and said he did not open the
switch but knew who did, and said he
would die rather than give them away.
His mutterings were at the time sup
posed to be only the rawlings resulting
from chloroform, but on returning to the
doctor to-day to have his arm dressed he
appeared uneasy and asked the doctor il
he had heard anything about who broke
open the switch. The doctor said /:
Nothing except what You told while
tlllUGr tnp lUIlucIlCc Oh tnlOIOlOrItl.
This frightened him and he made clean
confession He sQid himself and two
brothers, Fred and Herbert Rolf, left
Albany partially intoxicated for Free
mans. ON passing the Lebanon switch
the younger Rolf brother stopped and
tried to break the lock on the switch.
Failing to do this he unscrewcd II
bolt and removed the switch bar Hill
said he and the elder Rolf cndcavorcd
to dissuade him, went oil and left him
at work. He afterwards overlook them
them and showed the bolt he mad taken
out. The three men, Hill said, then
went on to Freeman's, leaving the
switch open.
a constable went into the country this
afternoon and arrested the Wolf,
brothers, where they were at work at a
place indicated by Hill. These two men
were brought to this city this evening on
IA charge of murder. They tell conflict
ing stories, the oldest denying the story
and the younger saying that they
stopped at the switch and were cracking
hazel nuts with rocks. Hill says hi,
parents live at Astoria. Tho Rolf boy.
live at Sweet Home. Hill looks like {
tramp, An examination will be- held to
morrow. Much excitement prevails
over the arrests, and railroad employees
and Others talk orcnly of lynching tn,
men.
, 1889-08-01
INDEBTEDNESS AGAIN.
The Committee of the Whole Con-
siders Various Debts.

Prosser moved to go into committee of
the whole on the article of state and
county Indebtedness. SO ordered, and
Dyer resumed the chair. The pending
question was on Minors substitute for
section |, as follows: No debts shall bc
the state, unless such debt shall be
authorized by law for some single work
or object. to be distinctly specified
therein, which law shall provide ways
and means, exclusive of loans, for the
payment of the interest on such debt Us
Il falls due, and also to pay and dis
charge the principal of such debt within
twenty years from the time Of The CON
tracting thereof No such law shall
take effect until 1t shall, at u general
election, have been submitted to the
people, and have received majority of
allsthe votes cast for and against it at
such election, and all moneys raised by
authority of such law shall be applied
only TO the specific object therein stated
or to the payment OF the debt thereby
created, to meet casual defects or failure
in revenues orfor expenses, not provided
for, contract debts, (but such debts,
direct and contingent, singly or In the
aggregate) shall not at any time exceed
$500, 900, and the moneys arising from
the loans creating such debts shall be
applied TO the purpose for which they
were obtained or 10 repay the debt so
contracted and to no other purpose
whatever.
Browne, chairman of the committee,
asked that if any other delega wished
TO speak he would do so noW,.bcforc he
closed debate.
Goldman understood that this was sub
stituted for sections and 3 and so was
not in order, as only section was UNI
der consideration.
The chair held the substitute to be in
order.
Weir wished to move an amendment,
striking out 100000 and insert 81 per
centum Of assessed valuation" Ruled
out OF order.
I.illis wished to amend section 1 by
raising '$400, ,00o' TO $500, 600"
Here was
ANOTHER DISCUSSION II.
on point of order in which Cosgrove,
Griffitts, Turner, Bllis Warner, Weisen.
burger, Dunbar and the chair partici-
puted. The chsir put the Question !:
"Shall the amendment offered by Hills
be put2" and the committee said no.
Turner made point of order that
Minors amendment was out Of order.
CosgrOye Dunbar. Griffitts, Turner,
7. M. Reed, Warner and Henry debated
this point and the chair reiterated his
ruling that the Substitute was in order,
, 1889-08-01
NATURAL GAS.
ElIensburg Happy over the Discovery
of a Flowing Well.

ELLENsnuRG, July 31.--A coal COM
pany, while engaged in boring for coal
aC Roslyn, at u depth of 48O feet struck
II flowing we'll which throws volume OF
water forty feet above the surface. With
this stream is a strong flow of natural
gas which burns with great brilliancy
and is attracting crowds of people to
witness the spectacle Tho striking oi
natural gas in this country confirms the
theory of Prof Clayton, who visited FL
lensburg year ago and, replying to an
inquiry, said Kittitas valley was the bed
of an old lake. The subterranean pres
sure Is exceedingly great, IL is only II
question of time when flowing wells of
natural gas will be found in great album
dance, added to the undevelopod wealth
in gold, silver, copper and inexhaustible
places this portion of central Washing
ton among the richest on the Pacific
coast.
, 1889-08-01

SECRETARY BLAINE.
He Acted On an Act of Congress APP
proved by Cleveland.

BANGOR, Me-, July 3l.--As Secretary
Blaine passed through the city this
evening" u reporter called his attention
to a dee laration in Boston paper to-
day to the effect that it would be impos-
sible for the national government TO sus-
that Behring sea is distinctly Ameri-
can waters. The secretary simply
remarked that ii might be well
for the paper in question To indicate the
occasion, official or unofficial, where he
had said anything at all on that point.
Mr.. Blaine further stated everything
done on the fur seal question since the
4th of last March, was in literal com
pliance with the directions contained in
dent Cleveland on the last day of his
tarln.
, 1889-08-01
wALLA wALLA's WARNING.
Many Persons Object to the New Con-
stitutiOn.

WALLA WALLA, July 3l.--A canvass
by your correspondent among the farm
ers during the past few days failed to
find a single one favorable to the new
constitution as thus far made. The ma
jority ofbusincss men talked with also OBJ
ject toit As matters now stand the con-
stitution promises to be voted down when
submitted to the people. The objection
seems to be not only on account of the
evident increase III taxation, but be-
lief in general that the convention is ex-
cceding its powers and endeavoring to
assume legislative functions. The pro-
hibitionists, sufIrsgists and radical re-
ligionsts will surely oppose the docu-
much time is being taken to formulate
the same and TOO many buncombc
speeches are being made.