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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
TELEGRAPH C.
RECORDED By WIRE.
Postmaster General BIsSSll'S Interest
ing Annual Report
PREPARING TO FIGHT THE BmL.
The Opium Smugglcrs-lioiling Dead
Chinamen.-Cr Men AMI Boys
Strike, Etc.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Nov. 2s.-The
porlmaster generals annual rep1r.
shows the deficiency for the year end.
ING June 8Oth, 1893, was s5,l75l7,
instead Of 81, 552, 1923, rs estimated by
wanamakor. Instead OF a surplus there
will be a deficit Of $3.50, 900 the cur.
rent year. The Estimated gross
revenue for the year ending June 3oth,
1898, IL ss4, 427,7js; expenditures, s9o,.
200. ass. The deficit will be decreased
A million and aquatter by funds taken
from the un aid money order account.
There are go FREQ delivery Offices.
The extension OF the free delivery to
towns Of 900 to 1000 would require an
adiillonEl outlay Of ten millions.
Il In suggested that postal notes be
abolished, and the charge for money
ordera reduced. The requirements Of
the railway mail service Will call for
nu increase uf ak 10 tcyUn thousand
men, Tire report recommends an APP
propflnuon 10 provide Tor the wid0wa
aud orphans OF railway mail clerks
killed ON duty.
The department last year carried
sji 900, 900 pounds Of scooni-class
matter, an incfeaie Of Ia per cent.
Tho sale u Columbian postage siamps
b only one million dollars, instead Oi
two aud halt millions, estimated by
Manamakur.
Tho postmaster general thinks no
positive advantages have occurred
from the ocean mail subsidy, anu
therefore, no new contracts have been
entered into,
Il IL recommended that the ton larg-
cot postoiiloes, including San Fran.
cisco, which yield ono.third Of tho
pottal revenue, be put In u olafs by
themselves, aud appropriations made
Tor them by Congress, without the
Intervention OF rules applicable 10 other
po,tltliccs.
Toe World'e Fair Tostoiiice receipts
flr six months were SGi,3sS, equal u
the pustal business Of n city VI 10000
Inhabitants. The postal earnings VI
the Pacific railroads were II ,Bl7si5.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

"FOr tho last fifteen ycarb ! hlyo suffered
from that dreadful disease, yHtnuh. 10 Hns
noy1d me but little NJ fret. Duo noticed each
year that tho dIaoasc gradually became worse.
/ turd many different remedies in trytug 81
cheek lts progress, but ~ nu avail
~ suffered with huadnchrt ludpaiuH through
the temples and queer HuUHtuIn every tow
days over my cycs, which trli lIhr UIUUus OF leo
wore IyIug ON my head. My unsu was stopped
uu. SIS throat seemed dlIud with 600 uUatfur.
ton, and ~ tunes ! could scarcely sut MY
breath Nv hearing became impaired Hot
aud cold flashes fartad over my oiy My
heart would ptlpitat. with tHU lylst oNortl0n.
My memory was poor, obtained but littlO
rest Nc night ami would sOt up feeling tIfrd
had no ambition Tor wurk and uy lIfo seemed
doomed f1 Doc one " misery until u1urUd tho
remarkable Hklll Of Ore NHuHfHli and bIsHott,
through the Testimonials OF 8tHUrl, Thea 4
Thought would EiNU them atrial
81 went 20 ura Manifold and iiHHoita onlru
in the uonly bGiliing, aud began their treat.
mtut. and I ON pleased tu HtHtU that noticed
nu imUruy gmrut uftur t|u uut treatment 4
now lito seemed 60 take hold of mo, iuy nose ia
clear. my throat De- FREQ from unHtructIuu, and
my breathing natural . cannot iC, you ln
wuriH ttD gratitude iCOl Cor urs. Mansfield
uuI UIHautt, but anyone calling un mo vail
gladly state ny case personally,
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"nnwn wI,h ,he rrrnnl..e

FL PAsO, Nov. ga circular, writ.
ten In Spanish, aud addressed o. the
Mexican soldiers, has been distributed
In the town ~ Juartz, Just across the
river. IL focJuutH the liberties ami
rights accorded the % oplc hy the con.
stilution Of 1907, AID tho most bloody
story Of last year vt Tam chi anu santa
IhOmfs. IL says tina! since the Tome.
chinn and Santa rhUmw battles the
federal government has killni without
trial three meu accused VI being In
that rebellion.
Toe address closest "Mrxicau col.
diers, n you wish 20 avoid bl9Ddshed A.,
join the tcvOlull0nists. We rovOiu
tionists defend principle aud euos the
salvation Of the country. You defend
a man who makes you slav,s, aud you
seek his acknowledgements Down with
the tyTant-. Hufrah TOT the revolution.
Hufrah f0r lOmaoui."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

force Of sionogfaphers and typewriters
10 take the report Of the proceedings.
IL was found hyAmorioan commissipn.
cts that the reports were 40 inaccurate
that they were v8lueiess, ami tIU
Americans stated g. the British com.
missi1ntrs that they would not mase
any use Of the Shorthand men. The
BritiAh commissioner continued the
steuogtaphcrs through the entire ses-
sion, aud ut the close asked the Amrfl-
cans to pay hall the excuse, which
was declined. The British commits.
siOnerl then askUd the board Of atbitra.
tors TO usider and decide the matter.
The arUlttatOrs reiutei, saying d WIS
nothing over which thoy ial JurisdiC-
iiOn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
Ways Ann MEANS COMMITTEE.
DcVoiing their Attention 60 the Now
Tnrlu mn

TnFin NH
WAsutNuTON, Nov. 2s.-The ways
and means committee will tomorrow
devote attention 10 the internal revenue
schedule Of the new tariff bill. To.
morrow Mesgrn. McAiillin, Bryan aud
Montgomery, members OF the sub
committee on Internal revenue, will
meet and begin the formulation Of the
Internal revenue anu income tax-pTO-
Visions. The income tax scheme Will
involve considerable labor. The whole
Income tax quostion Is opened up
anew, and II may be- OF such u sweep.
lug character ~ to include all indivil-
ual incomes oi $4,000 per annum and
over.
The Republicans are already pre-.
pairing for IA vigorous fight on tho new
tariff bill. Circular letters are now
being sent out by tho thousands, ask
ing that certain data DO sent 10 J. O..
burrows, Republican member OF the
ways and meaus committee, In regard
10 the wool question,
The Democrats ATu tiguring that the
deficit caused by the now tariff bill
will not exceed $50, 100000.
William II. Morrison, chairman OF
the Interstate commerce commission,
slidi "I ought 10 be satisfied with the
WOODEN schedule, rs IL was my bill
which fTst placed wool on the free
list, aud l have been an advocate OF II
ever since"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

CIiARLEION, Nov. .S.-Governor
liliman's mcHsago treas Of railroad
taxation anu the dispcnsafy law. The
governor roasts the Supreme court,
uslnR such eNprossious as the "laii
ways tbs dog" Judicial insolencc,"
etc. Ro.ufflng 10 the railroad litigg-
ton, the governor says tho unluCky
marriage between tho Federal court
aud these corporations must be Annulud
anu the owners Of bonds DO made To
underalnnd that there IN point beyond
which the patience OF the slate will
not permit them 10 10. The governor
expresses wonder that the uispeusary
act has stood the test OF the tempest Ut
litigation which IL las OCCusiOnUd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

BLOoMISOToN, Nov. 2s.-Flity men
anu boys employed bv the Mclean
Car company, Of which Vice President
Stevenson Il president, struck on nc.
count Of reduction In wugcs. Tho
company claim that the reduction was
necessary on account Of the hard times
anu the recent ilrs losses. The strikers
waited on Vice President Stevenson,
but were unable to obtain an audience.
They will attempt 10 rec him tomor.
row. He leaves for Washington
Friday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
An Old Settler
Tells an Interesting story-Eiitoen
Years Of suffering, but Relief
Was Found nc Last Words Of
Praise Greet the skiliul.

stery Of much Interest Go tIuHo who suf.
fer from catarrhal trounlrH be- tnII IF ID we'll
known and highly respectable lady who has
lived lu sat Lake forty. iufrU years lrs.
Tiara II Woodward lhC past fifteen years
OF life Haa certainly boon One uf HurrUW#. HIl
owing To- ara aggravated ease uf UtHrru nut
roupf was found ht lHst through tHo HNlIful
treatment oft ufa. Mansfield aud Ul.gu. In
conversation with The wrlCr sHg relates the
following
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

CHICAGO, Nov. IS. 49, Tho health
authorities were rotifcd today that
Cinnamon were engaged in boiling
human bodies In vat near GraCelnnu
cemetery. Investigation developed
the fact that there was "A large tank ~
the place mentioned, with "A fireplace
under II capable " tins work indicated.
10 IN said that when q Chiuumpu dice
their cOuutrymon dump him into tue
vat, boil him until ho reaches certain
coufisienCy anu then ship him 10
China.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
Ihree sImpicIr.neh no,a

MONTREAL, Nov 2i.-Tbo three
young French Canadians who con-
spitcd 20 blow up tho Nelson monu-
court this afternoon. Ex-Pfomior
acted ~ their counsel. The prisoners
entered n plea Of not guilty. Mercier,
who appeared for his son, obtained u
poatpOnement u tho trial I'll Sstut-
Gay, IL Il reported that the leading
wilness against tho couspirht0rs has
been Induced u leave this country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
nInn.r TO ,lcnrr IrInr.

NEW York, Nov. 25.-The Ameri-
can Dfamatists' club gave dinner 10
Henry Irving tonight at the Hotel
Imperial. Ia the absences Of President
Bronson Howard, Charles a. Bryno
presided and delivered speech Of
welcome. Mr.. Irving responded, and
speeches were made by Others. The
dinner was not begun until midnight
AbonL slxly neTa0ns wore preaent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
DOC IInd No lurI.aIellon.

WAsniNuroN, ID. e., Nov. 2s.-Tne
'ihcialu OF The tate department were
shoWua Luudon dispatch, stating that
among the letterb published In the
english blue book with the Berpg sea
eoifetpOndenoe was one In which the
United stutes refused to pay its share
OF 1he expense Tor shorthand reports o,
me heurings. IL IA said ut the depart.
uleht that this matter was well under
$1,000 nj the time. The British com-
inlaslonera brought from London a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
OPIUm HnUGoLERs.
The Defense Claims 70 Conspiracy Z
poitrOOns aud Politicians.

The Defense Claims - Conspiracy OF
PoitroOns aud Politicians.
PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 2s.-The trial
Of William Dunbar on charge OF
smuggling opium, began In the United
state. district court this morning. The
total amount Of opium alleged that
Dunbar was implicated In smuggling
within n period OF about n year, ~ S6I5
pounds. In Its opening statement the
government outlined tho particulars
OF each count In detail, showing the
diapOeitiOn Of tho opium, which was
purchased In Victoria, Is. e., and
brought into the United States by the
steamers Wilmington auj HRylien lie.
public, plying between Victoria aud
Portland, ana belonging to ths MeT-
chants Steamship company, OF which
Dunbar was president.
The defense claimed that tho indict.
menta are tho result Of n conspiracy Of
po.ltoous and petty politicians"
Tho principal witness called by the
government this afternoon was Nathan
Blum, also "A stOukhOlder In the MeT-
chanls' Steamship company. Blum yea
tetdny pleaded guilty to smuggling
opium. He testified that from March,
1892, to March, 1893, the company
bmuBgled from seven 10 nino tons OF
opium Into port, valued ut about 5000.
600. lie went into details, showing
that while the company was ostensibly
doing n wholesale grocery and shipping
buaintAs, the main source OF revenue
was from smuggling opium, which
was disposed Of In thls city and San
FrgLuisCO,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

All diseases only s. month. Not a
cent more will DO accepted Consultation
frOo Medicine FREQ.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
Zion Medical Institute

Located permanently a, Rooms 800, sos,
800, Dolly .PoJ Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
y, 10. Mansfield, MD.
J. A. Hissett, MD,
Consulting PhysieiauA
spcCIaluos Au diseases OF tho Rye, EHr
Nose. Throat ard Luugs, nll Chronic Diseases,
un.cO hours 90 ~ .m., 9 20 Bpm, tos
p,m. Sundays, % IN. 80 pm.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
$500 PER MONTH.

All patients placing themselves
under treatment before January
lst win DO treated until cured at
the uniform rate Of $500 a month.
Medicines furnished free. This ppplies
TO all diseases.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29

Predictions Concerning tho knights.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2s.--The new
executive board OF tho knights OF
Labor will continue In session several
uayp. Since tho assembly adjourned
great deal Of dissatisfaction N being
expressed concerning the way the as
semhiy conducted Its business this
year Predictions are made that the
order will not live through smother
year, POwderly, " possible, was more
rtlicient than ever tonight about the
recent events that have deprived him
10 Office,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
F'URS

ChildrOn's hno Heavy Rector Jackets
nj p1c, worth $500 TO $500, m
sizes Z and q.
ll3 Childrcu's Long Coats with Cape,
iu dark shades, ut 5Lsl, worth
$40; ages 10, ", IL.
y Chidronis extra huo heavy
Refer Jackets at $685. ages TO
D.
A heavy black Military Cape, with
fur edged Worth Collar, at 5000,
worth g. 90
A magnificent limo q Missos' elegant
fur trimmed or plain Winter
Jackets Tor 5000 ages H. TO rs
years. They arc good yaluo 10
$500 20 $3.50.
20l Chiliron's sample Coats ages 4
tolG years for 50, These arc OK
cOpuona.ly iue garments of eN'
c0lIUnt cloth, In Hll cOlOrs, made
in lUos, sty 10, worth from 500 To
el2ul.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02
AMONG rHE sronrsmEN.
Angling Closed Boomipg and shootIn
Begins Poorly.

Angling Closed Booming aud shooting
begins Poorly.
Now that the fishing season has closed
until next May. sporssmen are turning
tAeir attention to duck and snipe shooting.
Taking the season as whole. it cannot be
saId TO have been up to the usual mark.
This was doubtless due 10 the high waters,
which retarded the season fully two
months In many parts of the state. There
il no question about the trout biting at
present, but the most peculiar feature is
that the last days of legal fishing were
noted for the success attending fly casting.
Salmon egg fishers In many instances re-
Turned empty-handed, white their brother
fshcrmen. who whipped the water with
brown hackle, professor or black gnat, ac-
sording TO the hckie appetite of the Why
hcut. had good success. This was
especially true in the cases Of T. +. Jones
ana Byron Phelps, who made visit TO
sammamish lake and returned with three
large creeifuls.
i. II. Hardwick. George r. Fisher. II.
]. Hull. w. II. Humphrey and @, d. Adair,
members Of the Sammamish Gun Club,
had good sport during the last few days of
TIE season at the lake after which the
cub Is named.
Grouse and pheasant hunting in the inn
mediate vicinity OF Lake Washington. At
TIE south end, is very poor. There are
psaty OF canvas back and mailard ducks
y the junction of Black river with Lake
Washington, but hunters are 50 numerous
taai the birds have become exceedingly
via
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02
yis,tlnx Russian Railroad Men.

The RaiiWag Age says; VASTLY Streik-
of and Joseph kolowsky, representing the
Russian Transcancasian State railway (of
which road they are the superintendent Of
motive power and superintendent of MAIN
tenanes of way. respectively, have been
in Chicago during the last week and are
still in the United States on an official
visit in quest of information aeout new
appliances or new practice which may be
OF use TO them in either the motive power
or track departments. In addition TO the
Transcaneasian railroad proper there are
in contemplation q number of feeders. in
GLIDING in al some 40 miles of line.
which are to be of three and half foot
gauge and in regard TO which IL is still in
doubt whether they viii be run by steam
or electricity"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02

uIas Diamond Orssnixss . Second
kisven--sehedale Of Games Arranged.
After resting two days from the hard
sork OF last Saturdays game at Tacoma
De Seattle Athletic Club football team has
peas into training again. There will be @
totbail practice today at p. m. on the
HewelI street grounds. Ali men Inter-
ntsd in football. whether old players or
sct, are requested to present themselves at
Ne Athletic Club at 4 p. m. Suits will be
krnished TO all. 1t is earnestly requested
! jAst rs many as possible will come out, as
Ms extremely desirable that strong Sec
md eleven be formed to give practice to
: ne first eleven.
Moreover. the eleven TO play Portland
Vii not be picked until shortly before the
FIRST game. November IS, and candidates
nil be selected on their football merits
ohiy. Let all who have the interests of
Seattle athletics at heart turn out and help
by giving practice to the team.
The club has now definitely arranged
I'll Of its important games OF the season,
shieh closes with this month. On No
ssmbsr Is the team PLAYS the Muitnomahs
b Portland and n week later the two play
here. On Thanksgiving day, November
\. the Tacoma Athletic Club plays here.
game may also be arranged with the
siate university team some date between
nov and November IS.
The probable schedule ofthe Universities
has follows: November 1. Port Townsend
Ashlstic Club at Port Townsend; Noven-
Der II, Vivienda Club at Tacoma: Novem-
Der rs Tacoma Athletic Club at Seattle;
November 30. Multnomah Amateur Ath-
letic Club at Portland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02

OLYMPIA. Nov. 1.-fSpeciaL IA queer
condition Of things existed in the case of
homfne Vs. state Of Washington ct al,
decided BY the supreme court yes
serdsy. IN which the state Was made
20 appear as endeavoring 70 pull down .
provision Of its own constitution. Re
spondent brought her action under M
act entitled can act for the relief Of
bona fide purchasers Of school and
university lands" TO compel q conveyance
OF certain lands In Walla Walls county.
alleging that they had been sold and con-
seyed TO her grantor by the county COM
missioners in 1865 in pursuancs of an act
authorizing the sale OF school lands
reserved By the act of congress organizing
the territory. Appellants urged that il
wonld be violation of that provision Of
the Federal constitution which prohibits
states from passing laws impairing
the obligation OF contracts were the conrt
70 uphold the proviso TO article 10, section
Z, OF the state constitution, and the act of
iss9 because IL would thereby coun-
tenance violation of the en-
sbling act, which provides that school
lands In the state should only be sold at
public auction and for not less than $40
per acre. The opinion states that
the act OF congress which enables
a territory TO come into the
Union a. a state usually contains
many provisions which upon admission
became inviolsble either by state or the
United States. But the enabling act Is at
most proposition. and has no
binding force upon the people of
. territory until they have adopted
constitution and the state admitted.
Then. IL they have expressed no dissent
TO any proposition in the enabling act
they must be held by its conditions.
Treating the enabling act a. PROPOSE
ton for a contract, 1t would be an
unusual thing In the Law of contracts If
the people could present no proposals for
modification Congress proposed to
grant to the state certain lands
for certain purposes and attached
condition subsequent governing
sale. The people of the state accepted the
bounty, but were aware that certain per-
sons had a strong moral equity in por-
tons of the granted lands and were dis
posed to respect this equity. This coun-
ter proposition was passed without
challenge by the president and congress.
Therefore. II appeared to the court that,
by the analogy of the contract. the modi-
fed proposition would, in any court, be
taken to be the existing contract between
the parties
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02
The Mrs.,iinr Match.

TIE heavyweight wrestlers. Miller snd
Webster, viii struggle for supremacy at
turner hail Saturday evening at 10 o'clock.
esoastian Miller is a man of some prom
sneaee among wrsstiers, and IS noted
sspscsaily for his victory over Stranger"
LAWS. whom he threw twice in twenty
MINUTES in Chicago. lie Is known in Se-
s'sie ~ the strong man at Cordray 5
'nsater NJ. Webster has been seventeen
IeaFs In Japan. where be threw every man
as met aud received the championship
vet tFom the hands of the emperor. He
esighs rs pounds aad is g. years Of age
shsis Miller Is 81 years of age and weighs
20 pounds. The contest will be in the
sFseo-Roman style. best two falls in three.
'os stake of $50 a side aud the gate
receipts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02
Growth Of PaiIman Car service.

The Raiisray Ace says: "The magni-
tude of the Pullman Car Sleeping Com
pany is impressiveiy indicated by the fol-
lowing figures from its annual statement
just issued: Assets, sol, 79i .643; capital
stock. $50. 600. coo: net surplus. SIS. 7ei, CAS-:
earnings from cars last year, 50. 30. 6s5;
earnings from manufacturing and invest
ments. s.. 1s9. 100; total revenue, $l1, $50, :
500. disbursements. including operating
expenses and dividends, 1885. AL; sur
plus for the year. s4.o06. As; number of
housekeeping. dining. parior aud tourist
owned and controlled, 2,573: passengers
carried last year. 5 673, 10; mileage OF rail-
ways covered by contracts. 126. 97S: num-
Der Of employees, l4.6S5; wages for the year.
81. 55i. ga Oaly ten years ago the assets
were bat SIS, COS. 1863 the capital stock $751;
269. 900. the earnings, s4.o8s, 245. the num-
Der Of cars, go"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-02

10 Fight Pretty soon
LISBON. Nor. I-SHpplies Of money, pro-
visions, ammunition and coal sent 70 the
brazilian insurgents from Europe will
reach Rio Janeiro within a few days.
Osher var material. including Krupp guns.
mas been bought to De shipped to the in
surgents this week.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The HeruEd's ad-
vices from Rso Janeiro state that the
seige is likely TO be prolonged. perhaps
indefinitely.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The morning papers
say ramors ere sioat in mercantile circles
regarding the Brazilian revolt TO the effect
taat Admiral Meilo would send the
cruiser Republics 70 intercept the 81 Cid
and the rest Of the new fieet Of Peixoto ~
soon as IL got OF shore beyond the three
mile limit Admiral Mello has an agent
In this city and has been kept informed OF
All that was going on here
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The Brazilian gov
eminent has acquired the steamer Britain
MA OF the North Atlantic Steamship feet
The y. r. and Wisconsin, Central Suit.
Receivers Whitcomb and Morris have
HE'D with the United States court at Mil
wAukee their answer TO the offset claims
set up by the Northern Pacific receivers
against the Wisconsin's claim for rent.
They make general denial and charge the
Northern Pacific with fraud in its dealings
with the Wisconsin Central company.
They assert that there have been heavy
overcharges in many of the bills. and
many things have been charged In better.
ment accounts which could not De properly
30 charged. A number of bills for track
rent, rolling stock and supplies are adj
mitted to be properly charged. Messrs.
Whiteomb and Morris also filed state
ment Of their claim against the Northern
Pacific, with . petition asking for au.
thority TO examine the books of the North
ern Pacific and permission to amend the
statement later If the examination changes
the figures submitted.