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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-11
Waiting for James ]. Hill to
Decide on His Route.
1T WILL BE SETTLED TODAY.
Oregon Improvement Co. Resumes Its
Old Habit of Paying Dividends.
This Is Taken as an Indication OF Re-
action on Puget sound-The Reading
Absorbs Two other Coal Roads, and
Is Friendly with the Lackawanna.

SPOKANE, Feb. t0-TSpeciai. President
Hills party put in very busy day in spo-
kane today. During the entire forenoon,
and again from till Is o'clock in the even
ing they were engaged in looking
into the merits and dement's of the
different routes through the city laid out
by their engineers. In response to ques-
ton as to whether he was yet ready to
make any statement to the public regard
ing the route of his road through the city,
or what concession he would ask from the
citizens, he said;
We have been hard at work all day, and eS-
peotcd last night to have decided by noon today.
but the matter has proved more difficult than
We expected. We arc in hopes, however, that
we shall have everything settled by noon
tomorrow, and If not then by to-
morrow evening at the latest. Just AZ
soon we decide on what we want to do we
shall meet the citizens and state our plans TO
them, indicating the route We shall follow, the
location OF our depot and all other particulars,
well as the concessions shall require from
your people. Until We have definitely decided
on what we want we cannot make any state
mcnt whatever to the public.
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CONSOLIDATION OF COAL ROADS.
The Reading Absurbs Twc-Thc Lacka-
wanna in Friendly Hands.

wanna in Friendly Hands.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. l0--It is announced to-
night that the arrangements which have for
some time been in progress. designed to place
the coal producing and carrying interests on a
more staple foundation, have been completed
The primary object was to secure more cconomi-
cal management in the coal trade by avoiding
expensive selling agencies, etc. The plan now
formed by President Mcleod embraces the
most extensive financial enterprise yet
undertaken in this country. Briefly out
lined. it means that the Reading has
acquire practical control of the Lehigh Valley
railway, the Central railway of New Jersey and
other lines, and, in addition to the Reading ter
minal now constructing In Philadelphia. will
have the magnificent terminals OF the Lehigh
Valley and Jersey Central in New York harbor.
Through the Lchigh Valleys new Western ex.
tension there will be provided direct route to
the Lakes at Buffalo, with spacious terminals.
In the carrying on of the coal trade, the saving
in commissions. agency expenses, ETC., is ex-
pccted to reach several millions OF dollars au-
nually. When it is further known that control
of the Delaware, Lackawanna q Western has
passed into hands friendly to the Reading. the
investing public will recognize that the new
arrangements will tend to secure harmony In
the coal trade and save unnecessary expenses
The fehigh Valley, also. is paying the Erie
sl,2j0O00 annually for traekage, which amount
will now be a net gain to the Lehigh Valley.
In addition to this vast amount OF traffic wifi
be thrown to it,
This coup OF President Mcleod is considered
one OF the greatest in railroad finaneiering, and
makes the Reading as strong n corporation as
there is in the world. The plan Is approved by
Messrs. Drexel, Welch and others.
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The congressional Visit to Chicago.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l0,-The arrangement
for the visit of members of the Fifty y-seeond
congress to Chicago on Washington's birthday,
the I'D of February, 70. the purpose of inspect
ing tho Worlds fair site and buildings in course
of construction are now complete, and formal
invitations were today issued by Chairman Dur
brow, OF the committee on the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. The visitors will
leave Washington City by special
train February 10 over the Baltimore & Ohio
railway and arrive at Chicago ON saturday after
noon about O'Clock. The return trip will be
made over the Pennsylvania road Chairman
Ewing stated this evening that the idea of in
yiting the congress had its origin at an after
dinner talk at the house OF one of the principal
citizens of Chicago. and this has grown into a
great citizens movement Particularly is il
desired by the citizens OF Chicago to remove
the impression that the coming event
has any connection whatever with the proposed
appropriation for the Worlds Columbian ex-
position. The Worlds fair directory and Off
cials have no connection whatever with the
present affair. which is being conducted ex
clusively by private but public minded citizens
OF Chicago.
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Bland's Free Coinage Eli Introduced.

WAsHiSGroS CITY, Feb 10.-The House com
mit;ee on coinage, weights aud measures today
agreed TO report favorably the free coinage bill
introduced by Bland on January q. The vote
was to 5. The free coinage nan are: Bland,
Williams Of Illinois, Kilgore, Robertson Of Lou
isisns, Pierce Of Tennessee, Epps OF Virginia,
NcHeighAn Of Nebraska, aud Bartine. The anti
free co!naec committee members are: Tracey
OF New IOrS, Williams Of Massachusetts, Taylor
of IlIiaol., stone Of Pennsylvania, and Johnston
OF North Dakota. Chairman Bland was in
structed to prepare a majority report. Five dis
tiuct propositions were offered by the anti
unlimited free coinage men but all were de-
feetsd. Bland later Introduced the bill in the
House.
Bland also introduced a resolution providing
that his free coinage bill be made q special order
foT mex. Wednesday, aad consideration con-
tinued from day 10 day until disposed OF.
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WAsHISGToS CITY, Feb. 10.-It has been de-
ciced by the navy department to make another
line OF soundings before definitely deciding
upon the route for the proposed submarine
cable between san Francisco and the Hawaiian
islands. This conclusion was reached after an
examination OF the full report just received
here OF the survey of two lines recently com
pleted by the fish commission steamer Alba
tross. Many irregularities, ranging from normal
to submarine mountains two and a half miles In
height, were found in these two lines. Orders
were teleGraphed yesterday TO Lieutenant Com
mander Tanner. OF the Albatross, at san Fran
cisco, to get his vessel ready at once for making
a new survey. The new line is to be run on
great circle, starting at near Point Coneep-
ton, Cal, to the island OF Hawaii. Experts in
the photographic Office, who kept a careful
record OF all the soundings made. expect a
more level line on the great circle which il is
now proposed to run. The work already DONE
they say, indicates the possibility of line com
paratively uniform aud at an average depth of
about three miles.
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Interstate Commerce Amendments.

WAsHISGIo3 CITY. Feb Io.-The senate COM
mlttee on interstate commerce today heard
further argument upon the pending bill to
amend the interstate commission act to clothe
commissions decision with judicial force and
otherwise make its provisions more stringent.
J. X Cowan, general counsel OF the Bali more &
Ohio road, made long argument 70 show that
the bill was unconstitutional. He asserted that
the doctrine laid down by the supreme court was
that what is reasonably a rate for transportation
is q judicial question which can not be deter
mined by the legislature or By anybody except
court OF justice. By no form or deyies could
n.ress take away from the courts the deter
m!nstlou OF that question. The commission
was not a court, yet the bill proposed TO de-
volve Judicial functions upon it. lie then
proceeded at some length to poiat out the Oh
jeetious to the probable practical workings of
the bill, which, he said. violated the first pin
oiples OF Ang.o-saxon fair play. In but two
cases had the commissioners interyened in
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Absolute Exclusion of Chinese.

wAsHISGroS CITY, Feb. 10.-The House com
mittee on immigration today agreed to report
favorably bill absolutely prohibiting Chinese
immigration.
The bill agreed upon by the committee is that
introduced in the House by Stump, chairman
of the committee, with some notifications. The
provisions of the bill have been published. The
report presented with the bill says In part:
The presence here of Chinese IL inimical TO
our Institutions and deemed injurious and
source OF danger. Recently the Pacific coast
was a new country aud Chinese might have
been necessary at one time. but our own people
are fast filing up and developing that rich aud
highly favored land, and American citizens will
rot and cannot afford to stand idly by and sec
this undesirable race carry away the fruits OF
labor which Justly belOng 70 them.
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THE HEAcrIoS HAS BEGUN.
Oregon Improvement Company Is Once
More Earning Divid ends

NEW NoRK, Fob. lO.A local agency SAYS;
The oregon improvement has returned 10 thu
diyidena-payirg list The company has cash on
hand Tor dividend ana sinking fund require
mcnis, ana has good net earnings for January
and February. The outlook for the company is
now bright, and indications for a reaction from
the recent depression on the Pacific coast are
yc-y good.
The Oregon improvement Company has de-
ciared a dividend of .g, per cent. on preferred
stocs, payable March /. The books close Feb
rua-y % and reopen March -
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New York Jewelcrs swindIed.

NEW YORK, Feb. Io-A score of wealthy Jewell
ers who have stores and Offices in Maiden lane
are singing tune which is not at all 10 their
liking. The first line tells part OF their story,
anu is 'We have been sw.ndled out OF $4,000
worth OF loose diamonds, and from $4,000 20
$4,000 worth OF miscellaneous jegelry.' More
indignant merchants IL would be hard TO find
Substantially it IS the old story of
4 firm building up fair credit,
buying stock heavily on time, and then suspen-
sion. followed by the mysterious disappearance
of the assets and books. This is what the sus-
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court TO secure the enforcement Of the law.
Continuing he asserted that the railroad com
panies being bound by the commissions record
would insist. for their own protection, on max
ing that record absolutely complete. That
would require the repetition In each case OF an
enormous mass of evidence taken in preceding
cases, which would consume much time and de-
feat the very purpose OF the bill.
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Eject Of the .p,I.o,tjon Eu1.

CHICAGO, Feb l1-Telegrams were sent from
the Board Of Trade today suggesting 20 the rep
resentatives Of the board now in Washington
City that arrangements be made witn view 20
securing the pTesenee OF Nj Hatch and the
committee considering the anti-option bill in
this city on the occasion OF the World fair com
mittee visit, IN order that they may show the
leading grain dealers and merchants OF this city
the effect OF their bill, If passed
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The Canada Reciprocity Negotiations.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb I0.-The negotiations
between the United states and Canada with re-
gard to reciprocity treaty relations were
opened formally today. At the con
ference held at the state department
between the representatives OF each gov
ernment, they arranged for coming confer
enees which will last for several days. Secretary
Blaine and John W. Foster represented the
United States, while Canada was represented by
Sir John Thompson, minister of justice; Attor-
ney-General Sir John Bowel. minister of Gus
toms and militia: George Il. Foster, minister of
finance: Parmalee. deputy commissioner OF
customs, and stewart private secretary. These
negotiations are intended by its Canadian sup
porters preliminary interchange of views
for the purpose of ascertaining the nature of
the subjects that each side will be willing to
discuss and what form the discussions shall
take. The results that may be reached will not
therefore be final The entire movement was
instigated and pressed by Canada, and has not
been as persistently stated. the result of wishes
expressed by the United States for closer trade
relationship
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penoea hrm of b. Gundling & Co, jewellers, of
no 30 Maiden Lane, are accused OF dong Late
yesterday afternoon David Gundling senior
ihelnoer OF the firm, was arrested and lodged in
Luu.ow street jail, where be remains in default
OF sioooo bail. The order was obtained for II.
Auhr's Sons, jewellers, of Philadelphia.
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NEw YoEE, FEB. 10-It is stated here that
from this time forward the Thomson II ousfon
Company VIII practically control the business
Of the Edison General E.ectric Company. The
two companies have consolidated their capital
and enormous Interests. The terms OF the
agreement involve the surrender OF stock In the
existing company, to be replaced BY stock In the
nav company.
Tnc stockholders OF the Edison General
Electric Company today elected the following
trustees iOr the ensuing year: C. H. Cos.cr
Thomas 4. Edison, J. II. HcFriek, Samuel N.
sui, Edward johnson, 4. Marcus. Cerl schurr,
francis =. Smi-aers. Henry Willard T. III
Wright and samuel spencer. The only change "a
the substitution oi spencer, OF prcxel Morgan A
Co, Tor James Z. Williams. Of the Neflhcrn Pa
ciGc railroad. rhe annual report showed gross
business Tor the year OF sI0.qje.Gt0. The total
net carnings were sl,759 so. and adding the
surplus profits carFiei over from last year after
deductiag the various caarges the total Is 81
2}l,@i- Aftcr paying q o;l5i5 dividends, 81 eco.
0i7 vas car-icd 10 % the aew year
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sickness Among Children,

Especially infants, is prevalent more or less at
Gil times, but is largely avoided by giving
proper nourishment and wholesome iood- The
most successful and reliable OF all is the Gail
Borden Eagle" Brand Condensed Milk. Your
grocer and druggist keep IT,
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The action OF CarTer's Li;tie Liver Pills Is
pleasant, mid and natural. They gently s;imu-
late the liver and regulate the bowels, but do
not purge. They are sQre 10 please. Try them.
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WAsHISGToS CITY, Feb. i0-Annual estimates
OF farm animals consolidated from local returns
OF January TO the department OF agriculture In
dca;e an increase o! each kind OF 70 per
cent. in sheep, swine and horses, about per
cent in cattle and scarcely PER cent in mules
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Orea to the public-Chgmher OF Commerce
restaurant, best meals il the city.
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WESA-cHEE. Feb. la-lspeciaL l-Enginesr
BaidEia has completed The location OF tho
Great Northern from the blaiT above the Helm
ranch, o. the Columbia. to tils mouth Of Rock
creek, connecting with the survey made by
Thompson. The distance is about eight miles
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THE PENSION INVESTIGATION.
Congressman's Clerk Hersey Tells How
He Sold Information to ATTORNEYS.

Congressman's Clerk Hersey Tells How
He Sold Information to Attorneys.
WASHINGTON CITY, April s.-Representative
Brookshire this morning testified before the
Raum investigating committee that he en-
ployed Hersey to attend to his pension business
because he (Brookshrel had writer's paralysis.
He did not know that Hersey was using his
name for personal ends He had never author
lied it. Representative Gantz, of Ohio, testi-
fed that he employed Hersey TO look after his
pension claims because he understood him to
be efficient ct that work. He did not know that
Hersey misused his name
Hersey then testified that he worked for Dur
borrow of Illinois and Perkins of Iowa in the
last congress. He also worked for Martin and
Struble OF Iowa. The witness had no under
standing with congressman except to render
them cd service, and none Of them knew he
was receiving pay from attorneys. He knew
other senator's and members clerks called up
cases, signing their employers name, ald he
believed they received pay for the Information
furnished. Hersey said he sold the information
he got as Coopers secretary, and also used slips
of Brookshire and, he thought, of Perkins of
Iowa. Senator Plumb's secretary, d. P. Fienni-
ken, was one whom witness believed called up
attorneys cases for compensation. After con-
siderable pressure witness said Middox, who
worked for Representatives Cochran, English
and Ha-ter. and Mcclellan, who worked for
ton to pension attorneys. Witness denied hear
ing Cooper saying TO Morgan, 'If you have any
thing worth paying for Jersey will attend to it
for you" Cooper showed witness a letter from
Morgan containing s25, and said he Cooper did
not understand IT, Witness told Coop
er he presumed the money was
TO nay for an expert examination
lie made for Morgan. Cooper replied that pay
could not be taken for any such work, and said
he would return it. Witness testified that he
was discharged from the pension Office by Raum
two years ago, but did not know the reason. He
said IL any moral obliquity or turpitude was
involved in his acts no members OF congress
were responsible.
Lena Weaver, confidential clerk OF Raum,
testified that Green B. Raum, jr., and not the
commissioner, brought Sproesser here to watch
Fleming. This is in contradiction to the COM
missiorer's own statement that he brought
sproeAser here.
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JERRY ON THE TARIFF
The SOckless Statesman an Out
and-Out Free Trader.
COTTON sAeeINe DEsATEENDED
Grand Army Encampment Appropria-
tion-How Congressmen's Secretaries
Get Information and Sell il.

WASHINGTON CITY, April Sin the House
reso ution was adopted tnstructing the CON-
mittee on public lands to examine into the
resembling OF the leases of the Yellowstone Park
Association and the granting of the same later
TO S. S. Huntley
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the cotton bagging bill. William
Dunn English, of New Jersey, author of the
oalieo "Ben Bolt, in dissertation upon the
tariff, opposed the bill. Hemphill favored the
bill
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, announced himself
an absolute free trader. He was not willing to
compromise with wrong. He wished to see.
from selfish standpoint, the Southern farmer
released from every tax; the less the Southern
farmer was robbed the more he would have left
70 buy Kansas corn. so be favored the bill. 1t
took step toward putting everything
else on the free list Why was it
necessary to protect labor? Had not somebody
deprived labor of its natural life? Labor, the
king; labor, the sovereign, had been pushed
from the throne, and capital, the bastard mon
arch, reigned instead. On account of the pro-
lactive system the House passed a few days ago
bill which would disgrace any civilized ma
ton, to protect the country against the labor of
the highest protective nation in the world. The
House did this il the interest of California, and
in defense OF the people OF California he had
been compelled to vote for the bill.
General DEBATE being concluded, Turner OF
Georgia, in charge of the bill, moved to strike
: out the clause making free hoop or band iron or
hoop or band steel. hared, splayed or punched.
Agreed to.
The committee then rose and the bill was re-
ported to the House. and q recess until O'Clock
was taken.
The evening session OF the House, las'fng
from to 1880, consisted OF the usual Friday
night farce. A little tragedy was INTERCEPTED by
Butler of Iowa, who stated that members who
had made long speeches during the even
ing were not in favor of pension
legislation. Smith of Illinois, who
spoke nearly an hour, said if the
gentlemen referred to him the statement was
untrue Butler replied that he did refer to him.
Smith referred to the record as substantiating
his position. Butter retorted that the record
was u record OF wind instead of voting. Bickler
OF South Dakota appealed to the House
to cease this boyish play. 1t was not
worthy of representatives of the Amer
lean people. The gentleman from Texas
(Kilgore), who was one of the speakers, had,
Picker said, wasted more Of the peoples money
in obstructing the business OF the House than
would pay every pension bill on the calendar.
Nothing being accomplished, the lights were
extinguished
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THE REJECTION OF BLAIR.
China Will Welcome No Ono Who Voted
for the Exclusion Act.

WASHINGTON CITY, April s.-The Senate today
made public the correspondence transmitted by
the president touching the decination of the
Chin sc government to receive Henry w. Blair
as United states minister The correspondence
begins with a cablegram from the Chinese gov
eminent to the Chinese minister, saying Blair
bitterly abused China while in the Senate and
was conspicuous in the passage OF the exclusion
act: therefore, China finds it ingredient TO
ceiye him aud requests to have persona grata
appointed instead. On June Is, in an interview
with the Chinese minister, Wharton sug-
gested that perhaps his government
had acted withou. full knowledge, and
requested a reopening of the case Tor considers
ton. On June - Blair, in letter to Wharton,
denies abusing China or the Chinese. and asserts
that he has always been their friend. On June
y Blair rendered his resignation. On June %
the Chinese minister replied to Whartons sug-
gsstion. saying the viceroy directs him TO state
that Blair is not popularity regarded in China.
The minister recited portions OF the Congressional
Record. and shows the real objection TO be re-
sentiment at the passage OF the Scott act while
the treaty was being considered, the act having
very bad effect in China The minister said
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WASHINGTON CITY, April SIN the Senate the
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
taken up, the pending amendment by Mcmillan
being to appropriate 100000 for entertainment
OF the next G. A. K. encampment at Washington
City. Cockrell offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, restraining the use of the appro-
priation to the subsistence and quarters OF
visiting soldiers, excluding those. residing
in the district. The question was
then taken on McMillans amendment,
and it was agreed to, 81 to 10. The nays were:
Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Coke, Colqutt, Irby,
Jones of Arkansas, Mills, Pugh and Vest
The amendment as agreed to appropriates out
of the treasury 100000 to pay for the subsis-
tence and quarters of veteran delegates to the
encampment, the money to be discussed by the
citizens executive committee under regulations
prescribed by the secretary of war The bill was
then passed, and the Senate adjourned until
Monday