The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-08-06

cOnNI0l inc Qeiallh OF the CUSTOMS auhlulhlla-
ton at the Port Of New York from Washing
ton,
Mr. Fassett is the Secretary OF the National
Republican Committee, and was in Washing
ton last week in attendance upon meeting Of
the Executive Committee. He isayoung man,
being only 3S years old, but has been for sew
eral terms a member Of the New York State
Senate, and he edits a successful daily paper at
Elmira, n Y. lie viii accept the position,
which is the best in point Of salary in the gift
Of the President.
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All classes Of workingmen seem to be hostile
to immigrants from Sunny Italy. Are you
an ItalianY" ] asked a man who did some re-
pairing on my shoes. "No sair," he answered
sharply his face flushing with anger. EeZ
zere anything bout me Eat look like one Maca-
roni? No sair; Pm Frenchman and American
coetcezen. i hate zee whole Macaroni crowd.
Icy iez re worst people Eat comes 20 zis country.
Zey works for Messing and lives on Messing /;
save everysing 10 60 back to zeir own country
and swell around as recch people wiz few hun
dred dollars. ] wouldn't let one Of zem come
into our country. Iwouldn't let anybody come
10 zis country but Germans, Irish and French
men. ley are all good People-make good
cceteezons; but re Eetalians, n-e.v-a-i-r!"
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1.-THE principal part Of the Bell telephone
patent expires in 1893" said prominent elec-
trician TO me, and you have no idea Of the
rush there will be from all sides to get into this
profitable field, from which the Bell Telephone
ltov f..1 n
Of dollars Of clear profits. There was never
such hog among all our corporations as that
monopoly has been, and withal it has been a
supremely shrewd hog which has gobbled up
everything that was in sight.
Its management has been exceedingly able,
inscriptions and grasping TO tho last degree
II employed one Of the ablcst lawyers in the
country at an enormous salary. lie devoted
himself to a study Of everything pertaining TO
the legal aspects Of the matter, and money was
not spared IN any way 70 buy up, scare Of or
suppress rivals or those who threatened TO be-
come so. Where rive companies were organized
a careful scrutiDg was at once made TO discover
weak points In their armor, and legal acumen
and unstinted money made the most Of these.
III the companies had anything really formida-
be- low sum was offered them, and they were
informed they would be chased all the way
TO the Supreme Court, il they did not accept.
Where these were bought up they were fire.
quently directed TO continue their legal pro-
cecdings the Bell Company paying the costs
on both sides Of the suit with instructions to
their lawyer to make a weak defense, and let
the case 60 against him.
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Speaking Of their Loggislncss" continued
the electrician, they managed to squeeze all
the milk out Of every cocoanut When any
company desired to establish telephone faeili-
ties in a town, the Bell people forced a contract
upon il by which ii was compelled to pay a
royalty OF Sl4 year on every phone, and buy
all its supplies from certain stipulated dealers,
who were the agents OF the company. Where
the plant promised 10 be unusually profitable,
tho Bell Company generally managed to quietly
secure 81 per cent. Of the stock, which gave
them complete control, SO that the projectors
were simply working and striving to an the
compauys pockets, and could at any time be
expelled from the organization"
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"As said before the rush TO get up compel
ing telephone exchanges IN 1893 will be regu-
lar stampede. I know one company in New
York which has already gotten 10000 poles
in stock, and there win be 100000 ready to be
put up when the patent expires. OF course,
many Of these viii DO simply Matchmaking
schemes, intended to force the Bell Company
TO buy them out at big figures; but there will
be great many bOua-fdo enterprises, which
VIII give the Bol people an honest and sharp
competition"
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zone grievance / have against the Bell Com
I pany is the way that ID has lArOttled invention.
There are any number II great improvements
on the present instruments which the public
ought 10 have the benefit Of but tie Bell Com.
1 pany viii not permit them 10 be used, because
lis officers arc receiving heavy royalties on the
antiquatsd instruments with which the ex.
changes are now oquipt."
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az noticed funny thing IN trial in Gin
cinnati the other day. The managers OF a tole
phone exchange brought suit against a telegraph
line to compel it to cease using the earth as
portion Of its connection, on the ground tla
the induction intcrlerod with the Transmission
of telephone messages, aud a. the telephone has
put its wires into the ground first, the othe
should be made o take theirs out. The Judge re
fused the injunction, saying that the TELEPHONY
people had recently procured a decision tina
they were entitled 10 the exclusive use Of ID
air for telolaoning purposes, and now the,
wanted The Garth, but they couldn't get it iron
hs court
The last Congress appropriated $4,000 70
the purpose Of preserving and marking ia
lines Of battle Of the Armies Of the Potoma
and Northern Virginia at tho battle Of Anti,
tam. Before leaving Cor Vermont last wee
Secretary Of War Proctor appointed Lieu
John G. StGarns, OF Vermont and Gen. Herr
: Heth, OF Virginia, Commissioners 10 mark ia
lines of battle. select sites etc Lieut.. Stearn
, was the Adjutaut Of the 9Th VI, and GeI
) Heth was division commander in Lees arm,
) IL Is safe 10 say that the Secretary Of War b.
made no mistake in appointing these gentl,
: men 10 perform this delicate duty Lieu
Stoarns had quite an adventure at Harper
B Ferry 70 the time Of The surrender Of that ga
: rison. lie was Acting Commissary on the sta
OF Col. Trimble, Goth Ohio, who was command
ing the brigade, composed Of his own regimen
' the 9Th VI, I25th aud I28th n. Y. lie aske
= permission 10 visit the rebel Gen. A. p. III
; while the captured army was being paroles
i got H. and went He was met by members
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