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The advocate., 1891-12-23

railways, IN plun0ering the snarenoluers
in contending against state and federal
regulation, In manipulating elections and
legislation, and in wearing out such Citi-
zens as seek legal redress for some of
the many outrageous acts of oppression
practlsed by the corporations. Once the
government was in control, the lawyers
would be relegated to some employment
where they would do less harm, even If
not engaged in more honorable Vooa-
ton than that Of trying to defeat justice
by the use of such questionable means
as the control Of the vast revenues Of the
corporations placed in their hands.
Is it possible that the railway COM
psnieS can legitimately use anything like
$14,0OO,OOO yearly in protecting their
rights In the courts?
The president of the Union Pacific
tells us that: "The courts are open to
redress all real grievances of the citizen" !"
There is probably no man in the
United States better aware than is Sid
ney Dillon that no citizen, unless he has
as much wealth as the president of the
Union Pacific, can successfully contest a
case of any importance in the courts with
one OF these corporations which make q
business, as a warning to other possible
plaintiffs, of wearing oLt the unfortunate
plaintiff with the laws costly delays; and
failing this do not hesitate to spirit away
the plaintiffs witnesses, and to pack and
buy juries- retaining special class of
attorneys for this work-the command of
great corporate revenues enabling them
to accomplish their ends, aud to utterly
ruin nearly every man having the hardi-
hood to seek Mr.. Dillon's lauded redress,
and when they have accomplished such
nefarious object, the entire cost is
charged back to the public. and collected
in the form Of tolls upon traffic. Laws
are utterly poWerless to restrain the cor
porations, and Mr.. Dillon tells us how
easy 1t is to evade them by pleading COM
pliance, when there has been no compli-
ance, and then having the expert servants
of the corporation swear there has been.
With the government operating the
railways, every citizen riding would pay
fare, adding immensely to the revenues.
Few have any conception of the proper
ton who travel free, and half a century's
renders it doubtful if the
pass evil-so much greater than ever
was the franking privilege-can be
otherwise than by national
ownership. From the experience of the
writer as an auditor Of railway accounts,
and as an officer issuing passes, he Is
able to say that fully 10 per cent. travel
free, theresult being that the great mass
of railway users are yearly mulcted some
$30,000O00 for the benefit of the favored
hence 1t is evident that II all
were required to pay for railway services,
as they are for mail services, the rates
might be reduced 10 per cent. or more,
and the corporate revenues be no less
and the operating expenses no more. In
no other country-unless 1t be under the
same system in Canada-are nine-tenths
Of the people taxed to day the travelling
expenses of the other tenth. BY what
right do the corporations tax the
public that members of Congress, legls-
Iators, judges and other court officials
The advocate., 1891-12-23

tiOn to furnish such lobby agents with
all the passes they should ask for. No
reports Of passes issued are made either
to state or federal governments, or to
confding shareholders, and should such
reports be asked for, by state or nation,
in order to measure the extent of this
evil, the Sidney billions would rush into
print and tell us 1t was q piece of i'm
pertinence for any citizen (Or the public)
to inquire into the extent Of the manner
in which the corporations dispensed
their faVors. The only way to kill this
monster Is to put the instruments Of
transportation under such control as only
national ownership can give. Laws and
agreements between the corporations
have been proven, time and again,
wholly ineffective even to lessen this
great and corrupting evil.
In every conceivable way are the net
revenues of the corporations depleted,
and needless burthens imposed upon the
public, but one Of the worst is the sys-
tenn of paying commissions for the diver
sion of traffic to particular lines, often
the least direct. The more common
practice is to pay such commissions to
agents Of connecting lines where 1t ls
possible to send the traffic over any one,
of two or more routes, and the one which
may, by the payment Of such commits
sion, secure the carrying Of the passenger
Tor merchandise) may be the least de-
sirable, and the one which would never
have been taken but for the prevarica.
tions Of an agent brlbed by commission
to make false representations as to the
desirablenesS of the routs he selects for
the con6dlng passenger.
This is but one Of the many phases Of
the commission evil, another being that
these sums are ultimately paid, not by
the corporations, bat by the users of the
railways, and but for the payment Of
such commissions the rates might be re-
duced in like amounts. Aside from COM
missions paid for dlverting passenger
traffic great sums are paid for "infuenc-
ing" and "routing" freight traffic, and
these sums, while paid to outsiders, or
so-called brokers, are frequently divided
with railway officials. When the writer
was in charge of the transportation ac-
counts Of a railway running east from
Chicago, it was q part of his duties TO
certify to the correctness of the vouchers
on which commission payments were
made, and he became aware of the fact
that one Chicago brokerage firm was be.
ing paid commission Of from 3 to 5
cents per hundred pounds on nearly all
the flour, grain, packing house and dis
tlllery products being shipped out Of
Chicago over this railway, no matter
where such shipments might originate,
many of them, in fact, originating on and
far west of the Mississippi river; and
when he objected to certifying to ship
ments with which 1t was clear that the
Chicago parties could have had nothing
to do, he was told by the manager that
his duties ended when he had ascer-
tanned and certified that such shipments
had been made from Chicago station.
From Investigations instituted by the
writer, he soon learned that some one
connected with the management was
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

WORK OF THE NAVY.
The Forthcoming Report Miii Com
tain Much of Interest

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July The
annual publication OF the naval intel
ligencc Office shortly 20 be issued wilt
contain an unusually large amount OF
valuable Information on naval subjects
at home and abroad. Its leading feat
are is an article ON armor plate. which
gives an intelligent resume OF the prog
ress made by all the naval powers in
this important matter during the last
year. The conspicuous points reached
10y the United States through success
full experiments are we'll brought out
Another valuable feature is an elabor-
ute account OF the coast defense sys-
TEN Of Europe. The system of pro-
motion In the European navics. which
is concisely treated, will be of special
interest Mt this time I'm view of the
present agitation Of the same subject
in our own navy. Among other ar
ticlcs included are notes on ships and
torpedo boats, machinery, electricity
on ship board, naval mnneuvers of 1870,
high explosives. and history OF the
development OF torpedo vessels.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

window pancs Smashed aud Grain
Destroyed.

Sr. CLoup, Mimi. July ls.--A severe
wind and rain storm accompanied by
considerable hail struck this city
yesterday. The hail-storm only lasted
ten minutes, but many window panes
were smashed. In the Township OF
Luxembourg. this county. the gram in
the path of the storm for distance of
five miles was destroyed.
LIvERNoRE FALLS. Me-, July IA
heavy thunderstorm visited North
Jay Wednesday. buildings owned by
X. +. Bryant, valued at $1,000, were
struck by lightning and burned Bry-
ant. who was In the barn at the time,
persisted in the flames. Two buildings
ut Beans Corner were also destroyed.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July IA
severe storm swept over the northwest
portion of this county last night, doing
great damage 10 the growing crops.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
Found Two Dead Wen.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July Is.--A mys-
tcrious double murder was reported
here this morning from Faulkner
county. Robert Dempsey, ON return
ing from picnic with his wife, dis
covered that his house had been en-
tered, and upon lighting lamp in the
front room he observed a great pool Of
blood upon the floor, and across the
bed the body of an unknown man,
with his throat cut from ear TO ear.
Evidences of terrible struggle were
abundant, and bloody tracks led TO an
old clubhouse. where the dead body Of
another man was found. The theory
is that the murdered men were
fngitivcs from the Indian Territory.
and were pursued by aggricved parties
and surprised while going through
DempScy'S house
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
10 BE A THIRD TICKET.
THE FARMERS WILL FAVE A
RESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Neither or the Old Parties VIII Get
Granger Votes, Say the Leaders
six Hours Speech ualsfna.

ATHENS, Co., July is.---The trip OF
the farmer orators from Atlanta here
last night was quite long and rather
uneventfuL Jerry Simpson. Gen.
Weaver. Col. Livingston, and Mr.. Polk
arrived this morning.
T. Il. Brown, the mayor of Athens,
made the address of welcome. Like
tho Mayor of Atlanta, Mr.. Brown Is AN
Alliance man. and he improved the
opportunity to give an extended but
exceedingly able exposition of the
principles OF the order 20 the great de-
light of the audience. He told his
hearers among other things that in the
course of another year or two the Ma
tional banking system would be abol-
ished. The subtreasury plan, or rath-
er It's principle, met with "A most hearty
Endorsement, not only by the speakers
but the audience as well.
Mr.. Polk followed, paying particular
attention 10 the paternal feeling which
he said should exist between the West
and South. and referred 20 the kind
treatment he received while I'm the
North. He hoped the South would re-
member and as far as possible return
the courtesies. lie said the feeling en-
gendered by the war had 'een obliter-
ated.
Weaver and Simpson met with ovn-
tions, and Col. Livingston. who under
stands the Georgians thoroughly, held
them for a couple of hours.
There is no longer any doubt of tho
Intentions OF the Alliance, The third
party may from this time forward may
be accepted ms n settled fact. and nobody
realizes the gravity of the situation any
more than some of the Democratic
Congressman of the South-such men
as Crisp, Mills, Blount, and others,
whose tenure of Office will surely bc
imperilcd I'm case the movement goes
ahead with the impetus it's receiving
down I'm Dixie.
Col. Polk, President OF the national
organization, in an interview said:
The third party's nomination OF n
Presidential candidate next year is a
fixed fact. Whether joined by other
societies or not the Alliance will put
out it's ticket This question will be
considered ut our next meeting, To be
held in accordance with the agreement
made at the Ocala convention Those
delegates from the Alliance will meet
with representatives OF other industrial
organizations and the whole matter
will be determined"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
Got Away from the indians.

FLAGSTAFF, Ari., July II. The party
that left here with Sheriff Francis for
the scene of the Navajo trouble has re-
turned. having met the first party which
had been surrounded 10y Indians. This
party escaped under cover OF night The
band OF Navajos is expected here to-
day. II is said they will come only to
see what Is 20 be done with their leader,
Chief Hostin, who is now I'm jail here.
However, the citizens will bc on their
guard aud all the Indians will bc dis
armed before being permitted To enter
the town.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

Two sisters, Kate and Mary Nc
Gown. aged ls and 20 respectively.
were drowned In the Sustlnehanni
river at Pittston, Pa
John Blakey, the veteran ooat-build-
er OF Cambridge. Mass. is dead.
Only g small amount Of money and
valuables was secured 10y the train rob
beers at Tcxarlsana. Ark.
At San Diego. Cal. coroners jury
held @. w. Breeilovc and Charles Will
son. deputy sheriffs, for the murder of
J. X. Brown. sailor OF the United
States steamship Charleston. Brown
was beaten TO death while resisting
arrest. The guilty men may be
lynched.
The Canadian Gulf fisheries on the
Magdalena Islands are "A failure this
year on account of the prevalence of
the grip among the fishermen. The
factories devoted TO the canning of
Holsters and. cod nave al shut down.
and there VIII be dire distress ON the
islands next winter.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Rock Falls Lumber company at Toma-
hawk, Wis. The assets of the concern
are s3a 900 and the liabilities $4,000
Judge j. A. Wardcr, of Chattanooga.
Tenn. under indictment for the muir
der OF his son-in-law. killed himself.
lie was n leading Republican politician
of Tennessee and at one time ST on
the Supreme bench.
The Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon has
suffered relapse and is again In IA
critical condition.
Chancellor Goschen saws the English
government will probably drop the At
lantic cattle bill In view OF the opposi-
ton 10 the measure.
Railway POSTAL clerks met at Cincin
natl and formed an organization with
{. A. Guthrie, OF Chicago, president.
Lizzie Bowling, step-daughter of
President w. r. McRcen, Of the Van
dalia line, was secretly MAJ ried at New
York a week ago TO II. G. Hampton, Il
clerk in publishing house.
AT Grand Rapids, Mich, tho G.. A.
Kusterer bottling works were seized by
the sheriff on attachments aggregating
$1,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
ooBeLEo BY THE STANDARD.
The Only Independents Company in ala,
FIndIsy District surcun,b..

FISDLAy. Ohio, July 2i.-Ncgotia-
tions have been closed whereby the
Northwestern Natural Gas company. Of
which Charles Foster. Secretary of the
Treasury. Is president, obtains possess
sion Of all the wells, territory. and con-
tracts OF the Marion Natural Gas com
pany. the only independents gas organi-
zation In this part OF Ohio which has
heretofore remained outside of the
STANDARD company's influence. This
purchase gives tho Standard corpora
ton absolute control OF all the natural
gas fields i'm this section with the ex-
ception of those owned by the munich
pal plants of Toledo and Findlay.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
MYSTERY CLEARED UP
OF THE DEAD BODY IN A CHI
cAoo VAT.


CHICAGO, July el.--A letter received
M tbe manufactory Of X. w. Gillett
TO-DAY effcctually clears up the mys-
terry surrounding the dead man taken
10 the Chicago Medical college under
the name OF 4. G. Hall. The deceased
Is now known TO be Hall, the cousin
OF Judge aad Il. w. kohlsaat, and the
travelling salesman who has been doing
business for Mr.. Gillctt and using the
name II. G. Hall has confessed That his
name is James Currnn and that he,
being chum of the dead man, as
sumed the name with the consent OF
Hall
The story is n remarkable one
Years ago among the Eastern hills, there
grew up between two farmer lads IA.
strong friendship AS they developed
into manhood, although their paths
Law in different directions, each man
held a warm place in his heart for the
other. Both were successful for
awhile. They were marri ed and pros
pered IN business But fate frowned
upon them. They were separated from
their families, and when they met in
Cincinnati IA year ago theywere both
under the hand OF misfortune.
Things went from bad TO worse, until
they drifted 20 Chicago last Decem ber
Hall, through his relationship with the
wealthy Kohlsaats, was enabled TO
secure employment, but Curran, with
out influential friends, without refer
ences and unable TO secure a position,
was on the verge of starvation.
One day in March he saw an
advertisement IN Sunday paper
signed T.. w. Gillett and asking for
salesman. He felt certain that he was
competent TO fiji the position, but with
out recommendations IL was useless to
apply. lie consulted his friend. In
the little room Of their cheap lodging,
however, they talked of the matter for
hours A s25 deposit was required, and
where wa, the S25? Hall, il is said,
endcavored, but unsucccssfully, TO Sc
cure n loan.
At last he said: II have references.
I'll tell Judge Kohlsaat / want the
position. I'll get his check and You
take that and my references and get
the position"
Curran objected. fearing TO get his
friend in trouble, but Hall insisted.
The plan was successful. Curran
went on the road under Halls name,
and worked the trade successfully,
while his friend dclvcd away in Chi
cago, his OILY happiness in the thought
OF Curran's success. One night he went
to his lodgings weary and i'll, and
the next morning hc died in the
county hospital. At first II was
considered suicide, but later the death
was found to have resulted from rup-
tured blood-vesscl- The kohlsaats
were notified of the death, anc T.. w.
Kohlsaat visited the Chicago Medical
college. whittier the body had been
taken, but owing To the bad condition
of the remains failed To identify them.
In the meantime T.. w. Gillett
was receiving letters signed
II. G. Hall, and IL was
thought the dead man merely had the
name OF the Kohlsaats' cousin. A let
ter from Curran to-day furnishes the
explana ion.
Having hard of his friends DEATH
and supposing J, 20 be IA case of suicide,
the unfortunate man confessed all and
threw himself on the mercy of his en-
olovaru
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
JAY GOULD MAY RETIRE.
Friends Urging Him Give Up
BusInes. and Take N Rest

Ntw YoRK. July ~ Mysterious i'm
Situations Us 10 the illness Of Jay
could were made la Wall street last
week The ruinors were revived yes
terday because of MIR. Gould's failure
to attend the second days session of
the advisory board of the Western
Trnfiic association. Ills friends ex-
planned his absence with apparent
frankncss They said there was no
business before the board which par
ticularly demanded his presence
and therefore he had stayed up at Irv-
ington. whittier hc went after
Tuesdays conference. Gould Is by
no means sick man, his friends
say but suffers from neuralgia pains
which have afflicted him for years.
Ills return from IA trip over the Rich
mond Terminal system several months
ago was caused by cold. which I'M
duced a neuralgia attack. IL has been
proved In number OF instances that
when he applied himself aSsiduously
Gould invited n return of this neural
gic trouble. IL is said that some of his
friends urge him TO give mp all bust
ness cares, and his policy OF infrequcnt
visits 20 the city and the familiarizing
OF his sons with the management OF
the Gould properties indicate disposi-
ton on Goulds part 10 heed the
warming
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
THE PoPE's ILLNESS.
General Belief that the Trouble f.
Very Serious

ROME, July 2O.-Romc was no less
startled than the rest of the world TO
learn to-day that Pope Leo Nil. had
on Thursday been seized with serious
illness. The announcement of the fact
came unaccompanicd by any particulars
IA 10 the nature OF the malndy which
had so suddenly and, apparently, 80
completely Frustrated the holy father.
All that is known is that the illness OF
the aged pontiif was OF such a nature
as TO cause panic In the Vatican and
the sending I'm hot haste for DR. Gaze.
carelli, the distinguished Italian
specialist.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
COLLEGE ABANDONED.
Presbyterians Transfer Its Charter 60
"A New institution.

FoRr DoDGE. Iowa, July is.-The
Fort Dodge and Sioux City Prcsby-
terians nave finally abandoned the
Fort Dodge college, established by
them, and have transferred the char.
ter 10 Storm Lake, where new college
has been organized. In order to secure
the location the Storm Lake people
have agreed 20 donate 10 the school
Ss5,O 900 and site. The college will
commence business early in the fall
with l.. y. Hayes as president. The
trustees of the old school are indignant
at the treatment by tho presbytcrics
and will refuse 10 turn over its assets
10 tho new concern as requested
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
MURDERED A PRlzE-FloHTER.
"Jim" Mccormack killed I'm a Fight
Over the HeceIpl. OF - VIII.

ST.. PAUL. Mimi, July 2i.--Shcrin
Foley, OF Iron county, Mich. passed
through 81. Paul this evening with
William Daniels, George Danlcy and
Frank Broulcttc, Of Rhinrlandcr. Wis.
who are charged with the killing Of
Jim" Mccormack the prize fight
mt Crystal Falls, Mich. Wednesday
evening. The sheriff states that Me
Cormack was not killed i'm the prize.
fight. ms stated in late dispatch last
night. Daniels and Mccormack fought
ut the Crystal Lake opera house, the
latter being knocked senselcsS i'm the
seventh round. Later the men had a
quarrel over the division of the receipts
and Daniels followed Mccormack TO his
room. Bfoulcttc and Danlcy were
Daniels seconds and assisted
Daniels In whipping Mccormack in his
room Yesterday Mccormack died
from his punishment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

cucAGo, July i7.-Jacob Hnisch will
continue TO manufacture barb wire at
DcKnlb, Ill. The Washburne- Moen
Barb.Wirc company claimed liaisch
was infringing ON their patents and
secured an injunction against lIaisch,
but he failed Co obey and an attach
mcnt for contempt was obtained
against him. Ilaisch proved, however,
that he was not infringing aud had
complied with all the requirements
and Judge Blo1gett dismissed tho bill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

BiRNSoHAM. Ala. July is.-A duel
with pistols took place between Eugene
Byers. an cN-unitcd States deputy
marshal, and Wesley Garner. an cx-
policeman. in which both men were
shot An old grudgc existed between
them, and when they met In saloon
they opened lire upon each other. Gar.
ner was shot In the stomach. and Is
dying, and Byers was seriously
.....uhaI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

LOUISVILLE, KY. July 81. While scin-
ing Ina the Tennessee river near Murray
yesterday Ed Brown, Walter Strader
John l.. Mendor. Dick Evans and John
II. Brnme were drowned None of
them was well acquainted with the
river ut that point, and they swan into
n swift cold current. Suddenly one
was seized with cramps. A panic fol-
lowed aud the men became entanglcd
In the seine. All the men drowned
were well-known citizens Of Murray.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
wlLKERsoN STILL MISSING.
No Ciew To- tire Whereabouts of thc
Eidora MAN Discovered.

ELDoRA, Iowa, July Willscrson,
the telegraph man who disappeared "a
couple of days ago, is still missing.
The river has been dragged for miles.
kumors OF foul play are aloat with no
definite conclusions. lie was not
known TO have an enemy. but IL Is re-.
ported that hc had received n number
of threatening letters Of late i'm regard
To closing his telcgraphic institution
WilSerson carried a $1,000 life insur-
ancc policy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
Kansas Crop overesumated.

TOPEKA, Kan. July is.--Frank Me-
Grath. state President of the Farmers
alliance, says that the crop reports sent
out by the agricultural department OF
tho state are too high and that the crop
will not be more than 5000. 900 bushels.
A good crop of corn will bc raised In
all parts of the State except the ex-
trcmc east. where half a crop will not
be obtained.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
roland u. mlII peranrea.

NV YoRK. July ei.--Roland Il. Hill.
n Boston newspaper man and the son
OF United States Senator Hill Of
Georgia. has been taken in charge by
the police Of this city, who fear that his
mind Is unbalanced. lie visited the
station house In East 35th street this
afternoon and acted 80 quecrly that he
WINS taken 20 bellevue hospital.