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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-14
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 1, 80.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 1, 80.
PERCY E. Todd, Esq, NeaU York:
DEAR SIR-Steinhoff & Gordon have
sold 3, 200. 900 slaves to Binnewater on
a basis New York rate, 49,, 1000, OOO
to go to Philadelphia. They r going
to do quite a large business this year
and will give us everything.
Yours truly,
WILLIAM A. WILSON.
These are fair specimens of the pa
pers that the railroad companies seek
to recover from Voullaire.
EASY TO GET PASSES.
Some Railroad Companies are Ready
to Give Special Favors to Business
Men Who Ship Goods Over Their
Lines.
Some very interesting letters, relat-
ing to passes, are found in VOullalre's
papers. If any n sUpposes that the
stringent provisions of the Interstate
Commerce law on the subject Of passes
are observed he may read with surprise
some of these letters. They show that
on some roads, at least, there is not
much trouble for large shippers or for
people with influence" to get trans
pOrtatiOn.
The letters are as follows:
CANADA SOUTHERN LINE.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 4, 80.
Mr.. Lucius Smith, 4. @. F. A., NeaU
York.:
DEAR SIR hand you herewith a
letter from Mr.. Charles Quincy, act
ing secretary of the Retsof Mining
Company, Piffard, N. Y, requesting
pass for himself from Rochester to
New York and return. If you can in
anv way arrange to grant this request
I wish you would Last month we had
from the Restof Mining Company,
through Mr.. Gurney's efforts, 226 cars
of salt, west bound.
The N. Y. @. through Mr.. Goodman,
is issuing passes here in Syracuse on
account of freight, and l don't see whv
we can't do the same. I had in nv
hand last week two passes issued bv
the N. Y. @. to wholesale merchants
here complimentary" but at the
same time On account of freight.
If you can possibly see your way
clear to issue this pass complimentary
[ trust you would aud oblige, yours
truly, @. P. LAMPREY a.
State Agent.
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the Iighterage on shipment on four
cars of oil cake from Buffalo consigned
to New York. The voucher says the
lighterage was allowed in billing, and
the property all delivered at Weehaw-
ken. According to the published tariffs
Weehawken takes the same tariff as
New York, and that rate was virtually
cut by the refunding Of l~ighterage
charges.
WANTED PRIVATE TERMS.
The following letter, written by the
agent of the West Shore Railroad at
Newburg, N. Y, to the general freight
agent of the road, indicates that the
profits of the Standard Oil Company
through their advantageous freight ar
engagements are not so great as to pre-
vent individual officials of the company
from trying to get special terms when
they have shipments to make. The
letter reads:
NEwBURG, N. =, April "a, 80.
p. r.. Todd, ESQ, General Freiqht
Agent, NelU York:
DEAR SIR:-Mr. A. N. Mcneil Super
intendent of the Standard Oil Company
at Newburg, has about 5000 pounds Of
household goods to ship to Palmer's
Dock, Brooklyn, and thinks he should
have rate better than tariff. Please
advise if you will do anything for him.
Yours truly,
G. E. YoUMANs, Agent.
Two of the most interesting docu-
ments in Voullaire's collection are
printed in double column herewith,
They seem to bear evidence of fragrant
law breaking.
H LAW MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
Here is a letter from the New York
State agent of the West Shore Railroad,
that found its way into Voullaire's DOS,
session. 1t speaks plainly of violation
SYRACUSE, N. Y, March 20, '89.
LNc1us Smith, @. F. A., New York:
DEAR SIR Shipments of paper from
S~augerties for Minneapolis and St.
Paul, Mimi, are being billed Sanger
ties to Utica at special rates, twelve
cents per 100 pounds, consignees' care,
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
and Canadian Pacific roads. AS [
understand, this is a direct violation of
the Interstate law. We have no tariff
issued that way. I know no reason
why this business should go that way
when we can take it. Do You2
Yours truly,
@. P. LAMPREY, G5 State Aoon+
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New York, Lake Erie and Western
Railroad, September IA, 1891, $50. The
Standard Oil Company's numbering of
this claim was 10, 1888, an indication
that the Claim Department of that
company has found many occasions to
demand refund from railroads. This
voucher was as follows:
For S Eitching charges paid to the D.
& ID; 9. Company, at Carbonate, Pa,
on shipments OF ten "a oil from
Franklin, Pa. Ten cars in October,
November, 1890, January and Febru-
airy, 1891. Ten cars at So, $50.
Here is a table showing that the same
railroad refunded to John B. Manning,
OF Buffalo, two cents hundred pounds
for shipments of malt from Black Rock
to Weehawken:
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Ostensibly the rate was changed
from thirteen cents to eleven cents on
authority of a special rate, No. 256,
January l, 1891. If such a special rate
was ever issued it was a secret one.
This was interstate traffic and no such
special rate was ever filed with Inter
state Commission.
"OvERCHARGE" OF LIGHTERAGE.
The American Lumber Company, of
this city, was paid September 1, 1891,
by the New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad $479.4 40 on authority
of voucher No. 1926, which reads as
follows:
For overcharge account of lighterage
on shipments of lumber from various
points, consigned American Lumber
Company, New York, as below.
May and June, 1891, shipments were
from Urbana, Cincinnati, Suspension
BriOge, Ohio City, Seward, Salamanca
and Bolivar.
The Iighterage on 1898, 295 pounds,
at three cents, $479 40.
The lighterage was allowed in billing,
and the property was delivered at Jer-
sey City.
J. G. Moore & Co. were paid by the
New York, Lake Erie and Western,
under authority of claim voucher No.
"a, COL, $32.27. This was ~ostensibly for
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A letter from a broom manufactures
shows that large shippers have come
to expect special privileges.
NEW YORK, Jan. II, '89.
Mr.. LuciuS Smith:
DEAR SIR:-Having made an agree
ment last November with Mr.. Good
mar of the New York Central Rail
road. that all brOons consigned TO me
from Tribes Hill, Amsterdam and
Schenectady shall be billed at the rate
of 20 cents per 100 pounds. l would
like to have the same privilege over
the West Shore road on all brooms con-
signed to me from Fort Hunter to Port
jackson. This, l think, would be just,
as YOU elbow some manufacturers to
ship from these points at the rate OF
20 cents per 100 pounds.
Yours truly,
{. G. G. OTERsEN.
The following letter, signed by F: 0:
Norton, would seem to Indicate that
Mr.. Norton was enjoying special rate
that had to be explained to local agents
to prevent them billing his shipments
at the same rate the shlpmen or
other people were carried for.
F. O, NORTON, CEMENT, NO. 92BROADWAY.
NEW YORK, July 2, 80.
Mr.. Luciu8 Smith, Assistant Freight
Agent, etc, city,:
DEAR SIR:-The freight agent at
Thirty fifth street, Mr.. Brewington,
tells my clerk, Frank, today that there
is an extra charge on my cement COM
ing to Thirth fifth street over Weehaw
ken rate, and that he has some charges,
three cents per barrel, against the
Phoenix Construction Company for ce-
ment delivered them. You will please
instruct him and also the agent Wee
hawken that my rate to Thirty-fifth
street, Pier 5 and Weehawken iseLeven
cents per barrel on all my shipments
and refers to no special shipments.
Yours, etc. F. 0, NORTON.
RATE FOR SLAVES.
On shipments from the North all
tariffs quote Philadelphia business at a
higher rate than New York, with the
single exception of a few lines of
freight for export. The following let
ter indicates that the West Shore Rail
road made arrangement with Steinhof
& Gordon, manufacturers of barrel
slaves, to carry a large shipment of
slaves, providing four million of them
were carriedt to Philadelphia at the New
York rate:
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A RATE FOR SLAVES.
HOW THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW IS IOLATED

Letter from m Official of the West Shore Road Arranging for the Return Of
q Part Of the Freight Bate for Marble.
WEST SHORE RAILROAD,
GENERAL FREIGHT DEPARTMENT,
5 Vanderbilt aV, cor. 4d St
PERCY R TODD, Gen1 Freight Agent.
w. A. HIGHAM, Travelling Freight Agent,
NEW YORK June q, 1890.
F. r. ToDD, G. T. Agt,
DEAR SIR
AS per your instructions L went to Phil last "wednesday and Thursday
and arranged with the Consumers Marble Co., w. Sheldon Marble Co. and
the Philadelphia Marble Co. and Vermont Marble Co that they would ship all
their marble from the Rutland Branch via West Shore and Penn R r. to
Phil and they agreed to do this. And will have about $50 carloads going to
Princeton, N. j. Gave them same rate, 49, cents thrO. They are to send me
all those paid freight bills, and agreed to see they got back 1c. per 100 lbs. on
carloads If w e can get cars to load O the Rutland branch to go via Jersey
we will yet the business Yours truly, w. H. HIGHAM,
T. Ft. Agt
This Railroad officer Care o. Voucher of S6GLS fora Rebate Calling the Claim
"SeTUiceS Rendered.
NEW YORK, Jan T. 1892
R s ROBERTSON, ESQ.
G E. I. A, city
DEARSR:
Referring to claims presented by you. Acct of J V. Farwen and Ely
Wakes & Co.
Am | to understand that FarweIs voucher is to be made out in favor Of
VIM. Lawyer for S. 618 and is 0 be paid through you, and you will arrange
to get Lawyers signature and that Ely, w. & Co.'S voucher is to be made up
in their favor
I will make voucher acct services rendered. Wilt this be satisfactory to
YOU, in Is much as I must use some phrase elm order to come within the Inner
State Law? Yours truly, A. B. THOMPSON, F. @. A
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TORONTO. Ont, Dec. 8, 80.

P. R. Todd, Esq, New York:
United States Consul here, asks if we
can give a pass-Suspension Bridge to
sition to say a good word for us fire.
quently, and as a matter of expediency
l believe it would be advisable to grant
the request. Kindly say on receipt.
Yours truly, w. A. WILSON.
NEwBURG STEAM BOILER WORKS,
P. DELANEY & Co.,
NEwBURG, N. Y, Feb. 4, 81.
Percy r, Todd, @. F. A., ". S. r. II.
NeW York:
DEAR SIR-Your favor of February
2 enclosing Communication booka a hand,
for which please accept my thanks.
Yours truly, A N. CHAMBERS.
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Heavg Shippers get Rebates. Dam0g,
ing Documents IN the PoSseSS'o" o.
Alfonso VouIyaire, a TOmbs Prisoner,
who Formerly Worked as q Rail
road Claim Clerk. Would not Sur,
render Them. CGjolery and Threats
Alike Failed to MOUe Hjm-He Says
He is Held on o. Nominal Charge OF
the Instigation of Railroad Officials,
Who Fear to Come FOraCdr6 10
Prosecute Him.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30

New YORK, Jan. 29.-Over sixty of
the most prominent Cleveland Demo
Gratis assembled last evening at the
Murray Hill hotel, including F. Ellery
Anderson, ex-Mayor Grace and ex-Sec-
retary of the Treasury Fairchild. Mr..
Anderson read the call for the meeting,
which made no mention of Hills name,
and said it had been signed by gentle
men who do not favor machine politicians
controlling the state. Ex-Mayor Grace
made the suggestion that the anti
machine democrats hold convention of
their own, and elect delegates to the
national convention to express the will
lSof the people.
F. After considerable talk, resolutions
were adopted stating that convention
for the election of delegates had
been called for February 22d, and
asserting that the outcome of
convention held in mid-winter,
upon 80 short call, cannot be fairly
representative of the Democratic senti-
ment of the state; that the action of the
state committee is unprecedented in the
history of the party and the signers of
the resolution invite sympathizing fell
low Democrats to meet on date later
to be decided upon, to arrange necessary
measures to secure the best interests of
the Democratic party.
This call was signed by all the gentle
men at the meeting. Everett P.
Wheeler, in a speech. said that an in
solent and arrogant few were attempting
to dictate to the Democrats Of New York
in advance who should be selected for
the presidential nomination.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
MRS. HEDsPETH TALKS.
Tho Train Robbers Wife Makes 6
Partial Confession.

Tho Train Robbers Wife Makes a
Partial Confession.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Hedspeth,
wife OF Marion Hedspeth, leader of the
train robber gang, has made statement
to the police. She says, about two weeks
before the robbery, Bedspeth and she
came to st. Louis and went to house
keeping in cottage in the western part
of the city. Subsequently they were
Joined by three other men, Adelbert
Sly, Dink Wilson and James Francis.
Early on the evening OF the robbery,
the men left the house together. They
got back about.2 O'Clock in the morn
ing, and had money quite sum. They
divided it, but she asked no questions.
They remained three or four days longer
in the house, and then Hedspeth, SLY
and Wilson went west to California. She
did not know where Francis went. Her
husband told her to express her trunk to
Florence Waterman, San Francisco, and
meet him there. She did SO. When
she called for the trunk she was ar
rested. "They told me-" she said,
"Hedspeth had been killed, and | did
not know different until my arrival in
st. Louis. l have not seen my husband
since l left him to go for the trunk"
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
STILL UP THE STUMP.
That Reward for the Old Pard
Letter.
Chairman Wilson a Long Time
Getting 1t. 81
The Defendant Carries the Case to
the Supreme Court.
A Decree Rendered in the Case of Col.
Dan Burns by Mexican Judge.
Burns Denies the Press
Reports.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.-~Chairman
Russell A. Wilson of the Democratic
state central committee is long way
from getting that $1,000 which was
offered by Chairman Stump of the Re-
publican state committee upon the pro-
duction of the famous cold pardp letter.
On Thursday the default of defendant
Mr.. Stump was entered in the county
clerks Office and judgment taken, but
today J. A. Waymire, attorney for the
defendant, filed notice OF appeal to the
supreme court. So the fight will be
made in the highest tribunal OF the
state instead of in the superior court be-
fore Judge Wallace.
The complaint against Stump was
filed on the 10th of November of last
year. The defense inte4poseda a demur-
rer, which Judge Wallace overruled.
Judge Waymire will take the matter
to the supreme court on a writ of re-
view. The reason he permitted iudg-
ment to be taken by default was because
he thinks Judge Wallace erred in over
ruling the demurrer, and he hopes on
that point to have judgment reversed.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
THOMAS PAINE.
His Disciples Celebrate the I55th An
niversary of His Birth.

his disciples NelSpIAlC Lie AoStA &An-
niversary of His Birth.
Despite the falling rain last night
fully 1000 people gathered in Hin ois
hall to celebrate the 155th anniversary
of the birthday Of Thomas Paine. The
programme was excellent, but it was
too long, and long before it was ended,
at IL O'Clock p. M, two-thirds OF the
audience were gone. Besides the list o.
speakers, singers and poets, there were
on the printed programme letters OF
George Washington, Thomas jefferson
and lanes Monroe. containing the
writer's acknowledgements OF Palne's
patriotic services in the revolution.
Coll. M. Voss was the master of
ceremonies. and first introduced Miss
TT. M. Ward, who rendered piano solo.
Miss Nav Bowman followed, with a
recitation of DR.. J. L. York's poem,
In Memory of Thomas Paine. B. A. O..
Stephens read an original poem, enti-
tied, To Thomas Paine.
w. l. Foley of the Los Angeles bar
was the orator of the evening. For one
hour he held the audience interested in
his portrayal of the life-work of Paine,
and particularly in regard to the latter's
efforts to secure civil and religious lib
erty. At times Mr.. Foley was really
ELOQUENT. He reviewed the entire per-
sonal career of his hero.
Mrs. Clara M. Motifs vocal solo, Birds
in Dreamland Sleep, was very pleasing.
DR.. j. E. Clark gave short address,
and called attention to a lot OF agnostic
literature he had given away.
Prof. w. G. Bowman was vigorous In
his protests against the ISLANDERS heaped
on Paine.
George T. Bruce was humorous and
flowery in short address.
The hour was getting late when 5. By
ron Welcome commenced to read from a
manuscript, and the hour being nearly
IL o'clock, the audience began to go out.
Prof. w. I. Barker, colored, was the
last on the programme. with recita-
ton, Sparticus' Address to the Gladl-
ators.
This was the second annual celebra-
ton in Los Angeles, and was very
creditable success, except as to the soll-
tary fault above pointed out, too long a
programme.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
BEN BUTLER's BOOK.
A Defense of His Actions While in the
Service of His Country.

BosToN, Jan.-Butler's book was
issued today. In the preface the gem
efal gives as one reason for its puDlica-
tion: ITO correct much wrong done to
myself by prejudi ced Misrepresentation
OF facts and circumstances as to my own
acts in the service of the county" Gen
eral Butler asserts that SalmonP. Chase
sent friend to him at Fortress Monroe
to solicit him to accept the vice-presi-
Dental nomination of the Republican
party, in case Chase secured first place,
and that Simon Cameron made similar
proposition on behalf of Lincoln less than
three weeks after. He gives his reason
for the refusal of both offers. He main
tains his position taken in the con-
troversy over the conduct of the late
Admiral Porter at New Orleans, and de-
clares, that the latter acted untruthfully
and villainously. He also charges Por-
ter and his subordinates with the failure
of the powder-boat plan at Fort Fisher.
He brands as utterly false the charge OF
Gen. W. F. Smith that Grant was
drunk before Petersburg, and criticizes
Smith severely. He closes the work
with summary of things done by him,
and says in all his military movements
he never met with disaster nor uselessly
sacrificed the lives Of his men.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30

of her husband. Even the women
present showed their detestation of her
by loud and continued Kissing. When
the result of the jury's deliberation was
announced Mrs. Schneider rose to her
feet, and stretching her arms out inn
ploringly toward her husband, cried, in
piteous tones, "Now let my husband
tell the truth"
When the words condemning them to
death were pronounced, the two prison
ers appeared to be thoroughly stunned,
and when the soldiers touched them
and ordered them to 90 back to their
cells, both arose in dazed manner and
complied.
Frau Schneider will be the first wo-
man executed in this country since
1903, owing to the imperial repugnance
to capital punishment in the case OF fe-
male offenders.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
The End OF a Sensational Murder {
In Austria.

In Austria.
VIENNA, Jan. 29.-The Schneider
murder trial ended today. The jury
found Schneider and his wife guilty,
and both prisoners will be sentenced to
death.
When the public prosecutor had COM
pleted his arraignment of the couple,
counsel for the defense made an attempt
to palliate the horrible crimes charged
against his clients. Schneider, at the
conclusion of the speech, broke down
completely. He buried his face in his
hands. sobbed aloud, and in voice
broken with emotion, exclaimed: "My
wife led me on. She planned it all. "
THESE words, sobbed out by the pris-
oner, who is large and very powerful
man, struck those present as very COM
ical, and there was burst of laughter
throughout the crowd.
During the speech of counsel he tried
to excuse the woman for any completely
! in the fiendish acts of her husband. His
words also greatly affected the woman.
and she burst into flood Of tears. This
weeping gained her as little sympathy
from the spectators, as did the sobbing
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
IAN BURNs's CASE.
The Mexican Court Holds That There Is
Evidence of Fraud.

The Mexican Court Holds That There Is
Evidence of Fraud.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The Herald's
City of Mexico special says The decree
of the Judge in the case of Daniel M.
Burns, Republican leader in Califor-
MIA, in which is involved the ownership
of the rich Candelaria mines, valued at
$4,000, 900 was issued yesterday. The
Judge finds that the documents pre-
sented by Birmingham, the other claim
ant for the mine, who had Burns inn
prisoned, are sufficient to prove the
accusation OF fraud charged against
Buns, inasmuch as the official reports
show that the mine was being worked
when Burns claimed it was abandoned.
AS the constitutional power for
holding prisoner in this dis
trict expires today, the judge
ordered that in compliance with the
demand of the prosecuting attorney
Burns be placed Immediately at the dis
position of the governor of the federal
district. The documents in the case
were transmitted to the governor, by
whom they will be turned over to the
judge of the judicial district of San Di-
mas, which will have Jurisdiction.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.-Col. Dan
Burns arrived here tonight from Mex
leo. He denies that the Mexican court
found him guilty of fraud. and says the
Judge ordered the case transferred to
San Dimas, as he had no Jurisdiction.
He gave bonds in the sum OF $50, 900 to
insure his appearance at the trial.
Burns says he will not return to Mexico,
but that his lawyers will attend to the
case
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
A Verdict Against Tabor.

DENVER, Jan. 29.-The suit of the
Kaiser Gold Mining company Qimited),
London, against ex-senator Tabor.
which has been on trial in the United
States district court the past week,
ended today. 1t was suit for
$4,000 damages claimed by the
English company to have been expended
by them in the investigation of the
merits of the Arizona mine which Ia
Dor offered to sell them, and plaintiffs
claim Tabor agreed to pay tie expense
of the investigation if the mine proved
satisfactory. 1t did and Tabor there
upon had them elected and took possess
sion of the mine, refusing to reimburse
the expenses. The jury returned ver-
dict for SIG, 125 in favor of plaintiffs.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
An Awful Fatality.

BRAINARD, Mimi, Jan. 29.-An awful
fatality occurred four miles west of this
city today, by which four people lost
their lives. The house belonging to
George Cramer caught fire, and his wife
and three children were cremated. The
husband was away, but saw the fire and
found the burned bodies around the
stove. The origin of the fire is not
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
The Miners Association.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.-The execu-
tive committee of the State Miners as
sociation met here today. Niles Searles
was appointed on the delegation to
present memorial to congress in place
OF J. K. Luttrell, resigned, and r. L.
Devlin OF Sacramento, in place of Grove
L. johnson. A communication from
Governor Markham was received, re-
questing the delegates to meet with him
before going to Washington. The dele
CATION will start for Washington in
about ten days.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
Sullivan's Challepgers.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-Mitchell says he
will fight Sullivan in August or Septem-
ber, ii the latter is willing. Fred Wat
kins and Tom Allen have agreed to put
up $500 of Slavin's stake money to
fight Sullivan, but Slavin says he will
negotiate no further with the big fellow
until after he meets Jackson. II he
whips the black man he will have
enough money to back himself, and
Sullivan will have no excuse for re-
fusing him.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-30
Another Bank Closed. .

PrrTsBURG, Jan. 29.-The Dispatch's
Chicora, Pa, special says: The Butler
county bank, private banking institu-
tion, has closed it's doors, and III. j.
Hoyt, cashier, has made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors. 1t is under
stood several oil men are involved, and
if pushed other failures are feared. The
deposits are said to be upwards OF
SR0 000