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line for all roads in the United States
was $2,472. The gross revenue for all
roads in 1892 was $1,222,711, ,698, an in
crease over the previous year OF Sl25, ,OOO,-
600. Total operating expense, S814,0OO,-
600, which leaves q net income for all
roads in the United States of s4OS,-
100000.
The net income equals s6 per capita
for each inhsbitant in the United States.
"But it is none Of our business" so said
Sidney Dillon, "whst the railroads do"
FRANK r. FORREST.
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True Testimony from Source not Friendly,
The Springfield Republican, which,
with all it's faults, comes perhaps as near
being an honest newspaper as q Cleve-
land-worshipping gold standard sheet
can, has this:
Another western legislaturedominated
by the Populist element has been that
Of Minnesota. Yet the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, which cannot be said to be partial
to that element, admits that "the session
has been unusually prolific Of beneficial
legislation, while but few measures Of
harmful tendency can be laid to its Rc-
count" This was also what the opposi-
tion papers were obliged to say of the
Populist legislature of Kansas. Are
there any old party Legislatures of the
year Of which as much can be saidP
This is true testimony. For further
particulars compare the record of the
unspeskable legislatures of New York,
New Jersey and Ohio, and the consolida-
ted railroad annex, which humorists call
q legislature in Connecticut, with the
Populist bodies referred to by the Re
publican.
If you can get through such com
psrison without making up your mind to
vote in favor Of trying the experiment Of
a Populist legislature in your own state
next year, your brain must be case
mate bomb-proof to evidence.
As for the present Massachusetts leg
islature, we will not compare it with the
western legislatures until it appears
whether the Boston gas syndicate is able
to bribe it to continue the charter its
extortions have forfeited.
1t was said of old, and mighty good
saying it was, "ye shall know tree by
its fruit" The Populist party is not yet
tree, but only vigorous sapllng, and
might we'll plead that it was not fair yet
to ask fruit Of it. Yet by that test, even
thus early, we may safely challenge the
verdict OF all honest aud conslderate
men.-New Nation, May 20.
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A Comparison Of Iowa and Kansas Rail-
road Rates.

OF hBuSBS Huu 1OWhO bnolr earnings, GOn-
mage, wages paid employees, etc. The lat
est Iowa and Kansas reports will be my
guide, and can say my conclusions are
correct, if the reports are true.
How is it that the same roads that do
business in Kansas do business in Iowa
and make money under the control Of
maximum freight rate law, while some
people say that if Kansas adopts the
same law these same roads will become
bankrupt in KsnsasH
From these reports l have gathered
the following facts: Kansas has 1874
miles Of road; Iowa, S,407 miles. Kansas
roads employ 27,225 workmen at a salary
Of $14,468,O0O per year. Iowa roads en-
ploy 29,529 workmen at $17,548,O00 per
year. Iowa roads for entire lines carried
in 1892 54,3830O0 tons of freight; Kansas
roads, 45,963,0OO tons. Iowa roads re-
ceived an income from operation Of en-
tire line s134OOO,OOO; Kansas roads,
$142OO0,00O.
Iowa roads carry wheat 800 miles for
13 cents per hundred; Kansas roads, Is
cents. Iowa roads carry corn 800 miles
for IL cents per hundred; Kansas, 13
cents Iowa roads carry lumber 300
miles for 10 cents; Kansas, II cents.
Iowa roads carry lime, salt, ETC., 300
miles for cents; Kansas, 20 cents. Iowa
roads carry horses and mules 300 miles
for q cents; Kansas roads, 40 cents,
Iowa roads carry hogs and cattle 300
miles for 20 cents; Kansas, "a cents.
MERCHANDISE.
In cents per hundred pounds 300
miles: Iowa rates on first class freight,
Sc cents; Kansas rates, 78 cents. Iowa
rates on second class, 40 cents; Kansas
rates, 70 cents. Iowa rates on third
class, 30 cents; Kansas rates, 60 cents.
Iowa rates on fourth class, 20 cents; Kan
sas Iates, So cents.
CARLOAD LOTS.
Iowa rates, class A, p cents per hun
dred; Kansas rates, 33 cents. Iowa
rates, class B, II cents; Kansas rates, %
cents. Iowa rates, class G, 15 cents;
Kansas rates, 20 cents. Iowa rates, class
D, u cents; Kansas rates, 16 cents Iowa
rates, class E, 10 cents; Kansas rates, II
cents.
employees AND WAGES.
Iowa roads employ 10,500 men for
maintenance of way and structure at
$4,409,OO0 per year; average yearly salary
per each employe, s42O. Kansas roads,
for same, employ 10,153 men at $3,705,-
600; average yearly salary per each en-
ploye, $3.50. Iowa roads employ 5000
men for maintenance Of equipment at
$3,495OO0; average yearly salary per
each employe, $582. Kansas roads, for
same, employ 5,638 men at s3,268,0O0;
average yearly salary per each employe,
$572. Iowa roads employ 1900 men for
conducting transportation at 100000;
average yearly salary per each employee,
$3.50. Kansas roads, for same, employ
9,719 men at s619OOOO; average yearly
salary per employe, s640.
CAsUALTIEs-1892.
Iowa roads killed 179 people; Of this
number eighty we're employees. Injured,
728; of this 5S7 were employees. Total
casualties for Iowa, 1892, 907. Kansas
roads killed sol people; Of this number
242 were employees. Total injured, 1922
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oNot Wait for PerfsCtiOnj Help Attain It

AS our cause Is right,
SO be thy fortunes in the peoples fight"
EDITOR ADvCoATE:-There is now q
class of men waiting for perfection in
the reform party before they will come
forward and engage in active conflict
with the oppressors Of the people. All
evil men and evil things must be eliml-
mated from the party before we can have
their cooperation, They are wasting
their talents in Improbable waiting.
For when the tares are separate from the
wheat, our feet will press the golden
streets. These men here indicated are
thoroughly converssnt with and under
stand the economic and industrial ques-
tions Of the day. They are now
nominslly in the Peoples party; but we
desire to have them actively in the front
ranks. They are upright and honest
place principle above policy, many OF
them have more than average powers Of
mind and are philosophical and logical
theorists; but unfortunately they are
afflicted with some inhrmity of mind
such as capricious inclination, prudish
pride, wounded vanity, non-coalescent
individualism, or such q predominant
predilection for demolition, that thing
are never just in shape to please them
These men should be workers IN th'
party which advocates those REFORM
most in harmony with their convictions
They should be organizers and upbuild
ers, as we'll as disintegratOrs. Theil
souls solace should not be found in cyni
cal criticism. They should cease to b'
dominated by q morbid moral sentimen
tality, or a desire for impossible idea
conditions. Men who are more utilitar
ian in their methods while sincere RnC
Jealous in their party fealty must neces
sarially regret that these men, who are
entertaining and edifying associates snC
good citizens, should hold their talents
within such circumscribed limits, wher
with voice and pen they could helr
move the world to progressive action
Their active participation in party work
osucuses, conventions and campaigns
would have wholesome influence by
helping rid the party Of the evil things
and preventing those mistakes which
have heretofore conduced to make them
selves apSthetic.
In addressing this class Of men, We
would say: Be not longer wandering
stars wasting your light and force in un
bounded space, when you should be il
life,supporting and DEMONSTRATING con
stellations. Your negative on passive
support but wastes your talents, sour
your soul, and reioices and encourages
the plutocratic forces. | know men whC
should be honored, useful, successful
leaders, forwarding the great reforml
our party advocates, but who are nov
culpRbly inactive-sitting in excusablt
sulks. The main fault with these mer
must be that they have too much con
slderstion for self and are unconscioul
of this weakness. The current Aowinl
out from the old parties to form the new
carries with it some drift and contRmi
mating substance which will be cas-
ashore as the purified stream flows on
ward.
True merit viii always find its place
When exercised with proper grace
4 nun Cn.n,> M, ~,
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is fact that the Kansas roads charge 2
cents more on the hundred for hauling
wheat 800 miles, 2 cents more on corn, Z
cents more on lumber, II cents more on
salt, lime, etc, 10 cents more on horses
and mules, IA cents more on hogs and
cattle; also % cents more on the hundred
for first class freight, 80 cents more on
second class, 80 cents more on third
class, 80 cents more on fourth class. In
carload lots, class A, II cents more;
class B, 6 cents more; class G, 5
cents; class D, 4 cents; class E, 2 cents.
The Kansas roads pay $50 per year less
for a laborer in the line Of way and
structure, $12 less year for laborer in
equipment, and S110 year less for those
who conduct transportation.
In the face of these facts, gathered
from their own statements, how can
they Tor republicans, rather say that
there is a deficit instead Of q pro6tY
There may be some people who believe
it, but not all. Corporations are not in
the habit Of working 5000 miles Of track
for the fun of it.
Kansas produced 7O,OO0,OOO bushels Of
wheat last year and 145,OOOy000 bushels
Of corn. To move this to a seaboard
market would require 100000 cars, and
would cost $50OO0,0OO, while the home
value was only $75,OOO,OOO; but it is very
proper and right to give these poor, di-
lapidated railroads rs per cent. Of the
crop to move % per cent. to a market. 1t
lily becomes patriotic farmer Of
Kansas to ask these railroads to do it
any cheaper. 1.-THE Kansas farmer is
making money hand over fist. Out Of
debt, and has money to throw at birds" /"
So says Edward Atkinson and a few
more OF those eastern plutocrsts who
never saw Kansas farm, and have not
the least idea what it takes to produce a
crop Of sunhowers.
I have showed the difference that ex-
lists between the Iowa roads, which are
controlled by q maximum freight rate,
and Kansas roads, which are controlled by
a "go-as-you- please rate" And now I will
give the maximum rates as fixed by the
Populist bill:
COMMODITIES.
Rate in cents per hundred pounds 300
miles: Wheat, 13 cents; corn, II cents;
lumber, 10 cents; cement, lime, etc, 10
cents; horses and mules, per car, $40;
hogs and cattle, per Car, $32.
MERCHANDISE.
In cents per hundred pounds 300
miles: First class freight, 60 cents; Sec
ond class, so cents; third class, 40 cents;
fourth class, 80 cents.
CARLOAD LOTS.
In cents per hundred pounds 300
miles: Class A, 25 cents; class B, 10
cents; class G, 16 cents; class d, IA cents;
class E, II cents.
Compare these rates with the present
Kansas rates; also compare with Iowa;
and, l was going to say, compare with
the Greenlee bill, but there is nothing n
that bill to be compared. The only COM
parison that could be made would be TO
compare the Iowa rate to the Kansas
commissioners, as they would be the
rate makers in the Greenlee bill, and il
you would expect anything compared by
George T., you would have to get New
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Dutton House, Topeka, KAs, sla6-sl5Opor day
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
COCK FIGHTERS IN COURT.

Heavy Fines ColIected-A Dozen War
Police.
NORWICH, Jan. 2.-The great sensation
of the day has been the trial of the cock
fighters in the city court. The court house
WAS packed and men stood in groups all
over Union square between 9 and II
o'clock this morning excitedly discussing
the affair. Henry Smith of Franklin and
John Ryan of Bean Hill, the heelers,
pleaded guilty. Smith, when asked by
Judge Kellogg if he understood the charge
against him when he pleaded, replied:
"Yes, 1 do, your honor; 1 have no bust
ness to be here. I am ready to take my
medicine"
They were fined $50 and costs, amount
ing to 500, So each, which they paid. James
Callahan of Norwich, Henry McNally of
Yantic, John Wait of Boston, Charles E.
Hazlehurst, supernumersry policeman, and
Patrick Houlihan of Norwich and
Charles Flagg of Wi,limsntic, as
spectators. were found guilty and
fined 81 and costs each. They
paid $13e9 each. Michael O'Donnell
pleaded not guilty and was tried. His de-
tense was that he strayed into the place
ont of curiosity after the police entered,
| bnt as he was sure che saw the cocks fight
ing in the pit" he was adjudged guilty and
| was fined 81 and costs. He appealed.
Bonds 500. The case against John Mul
holland, the keeper of the Miantonomah
house. was continued. He gave bonds.
1t was reported that John Muloahy of Bean
Hill had also died from injuries received
by jumping from window. One mar
who had leg broken made his way home
Laurence Reilly, saloonkeeper, was ar
rested to day and dozen warrants are II
the hands of the police for the arrest O.
persons known to have been there. TIL,
report that an ex-msyoI was present is no
l trua
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
A GENEROUS GIFT.
Happy Boys at the United Workers
Boys Club.


Boys, Club.
A fine free dinner was given TO about $50
street boys at the United Workers Boys
club at their headquarters at 200 Orange
street last evening at o'clock. The din
ner is a very generous gift of New Haven
lady, who does not wish her name known
and who placed the entire matter in the
hands of Mrs. Adelaide Morse of 2S7 York
street, who is chairman of the Boys club
committee. At o'clock shout 300 boys
had assembled in the lower hall.
There were twenty five walters present
and each waiter escorted ten of the boys
upstairs and seated them. The boys sat
very quietly while Rev. Henry Macbeth
asked the blessing. Then followed an
hour of JOY to the crowd of boys seated at
the seven long tables, piled with good
things Of every description. Turkey,
cranberries, celery, potatoes and other
vegetables was the first course. Then fol-
lowed pie, frosted cakes, apples, oranges,
nuts and candy. Mr.. Kennison was en-
ployed by Mrs. Moree to take charge of the
ton of ell every one of those boys would
testify.
The dinner was intended for those boys
that did not have good dinners at home,
and that they had good time would be
putting 1t mildly. The way the turkey
and vegetables disappeared made one begin
to wonder what those boys capabilities for
storing away food were.
The boys got through at about Z O'Clock
and then eighty more boys, who had beer
waiting in the street, were called in tc
finish up what the other boys had left
They filed two tables, and two tables Of
eatables just filled them. After they had
got through and the room was heins
cleaned boy lodged from under one o
the tables.
"where have you beenF" soms one
srked.
Hunting for nuts" he said, as he skip
| ped out the door, and from the looks of hi
pockets he had had good picking.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
MURDERED Her Child.
Intellectual Attempts at Self
Destruction.
EMANCIPATION DAY Celebrated.
Mr.. Cleveland Trying to Do
Some Work.
TASC0TT STILL UNDISCOVERED.
Conclusion of the Chess
Tournament.
TASCoTT STILL UNDISCOVERED.
KILLED AER CHILD.

An Insane Mothers Awful Deed
Frantic Attempts at Self MURDER
Submissive to the Officers.
BOSTON, Jan. 2.-Mrs. William L. JUDD
kins. who occupied with her husband and
seven months son, suite 26 in the Greedy,
a family hotel, Hammond street, Roxbury,
this afternoon killed her child and then at
tempted to take her own life. There
seems no doubt that she was insane.
At the time Mrs. Judkins was alone in
the room with the child. She first tried
to suffocate the little one with gas by hold
ing his mouth over the burner and open
ing the valve, but seeing his suffer
ing her heart apparently failed
her, and procuring revolver
shot him. She then tried to shoot herself,
but failed, and in her frenzy she seized a
carving knife that happened to be handy
and slashed her breast repeatedly, making
serious, but not necessarily fatal wounds.
Again foiled in her attempt, she jumped
upon a chair and, turning on the gas. put
her mouth over a burner, and only for the
timely arrival of her husband and other
inmates of the house she would have been
successful in this last attempt. Medical
aid was summoned and the police soon
had Mrs. Judkins under arrest. At this
time she was very reticent and moody,
but when informed she was under arrest
she quickly packed up few necessaries and
went with the officers without hesitation.
A sister of Mrs Judkins is quoted as saying
insanity prevsiled in the family and that
her sister was undoubtedly insane. Mr..
Judkins, his vSife and her sister were all
in or In. \ pipr IN,
near by. Mrs. Judkins came from New
York state, her maiden name being Miss
Ann Gertrude Andrews. 1t is impossible
to tell to night whether she Is temporarily
insane or whether she is suffering from
the gas che inhaled. When talking she
remained perfectly quiet, being not In the
least sgitated.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
DISCREDITED.
Banker SnelPs Alleged Murderer No
Believed to be in Alaska.

Banker Snell's Alleged Murderer Not
Believed to be in Alaska.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-The police do not be-
lieve the story that William Tascott, the
supposed murderer of Millionaire Smell, is
in Alaska, or the story that well known
Chieagoans, and not Tsscott, were the
murderers. The pursuit of Tascott has
never been abandoned. Inspector Ross,
who has had charge of the case, to day
stated that on the morning after the muir
der there were found certain articles which
were identified as belonging to Tasoott by
Jennie Clifford, woman with whom Tas-
colt was intimate. Later on the police
had traced Taseott to st. Paul.
A theory vouched for by friends of the
missing man is that he was killed by ennis
saries of those interested in SHELLS death.
They think the fugitive. never reached
Winnipeg, although that Was his probable
destination. They maintain that he was
overtaken and killed in northwestern Min
nesota. His body, they claim, is concealed
somewhere in the unsettled parts of the
state, and they blame his sooomplices for
his inexplicable disappearance.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
FREIGHT ROUTE CHANGES.
Traffic Diverted From the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Dad.

Traffic Diverted From the New York,
New Haven and Hartford x DAD.
BosToN, Jan. Accommodating to-day
the Boston and Maine railroad made On
important change in the routing of freight
by the Poughkeepsie Bridge route. All
westbound shipments destined to points
located on or receiving via the following
lines, which have hitherto been forwarded
via Northampton and the Poughkeepsie
bridge, will be forwarded via Worcester,
the New York and New England, Phil
sdelphia, Reading and New England and
the Poughkeepsie Bridge, namely, Phils-
delphia, Reading and New England for
merly the Central New England and West
ern), Philadelphia, Poughkeepsie and Bos-
ton railroad, Lehigh and Hudson River
road, Lehigh Valley railroad, Philadelphia
and Reading, Central railroad of New Jer-
sey, Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Nor
folk and Western, New York, Ontario
and Western, New York, Susquehanna
and Western, Southern States Dispatch,
Central States dispatch and Traders Dis
patch. This means that freight which has
hitherto gone over the New York, New
Haven and Hartford from Northampton,
| Mass, to Simsbury, Conn, will now go
| by the New York and New England and
by the Philadelphia, Reading and New
England.
AS the inference may be made that the
taking away of SO much business was a
blow at the New Haven road 1t may be
said that the new freight scheme and
route was decided at least six weeks ago
hence is not the result of anything that has
transpired incidental to the acquisition Of
the Connecticut River road by the Boston
| and Maine interests,
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WANTED.
ToMPETENT nurse girl In frst-clsss family;
- centrally located. MRS BABE,
jas y 81 Elm street.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
COST OF THE CENSUS.

Great Expense Of Collecting and Pub
fishing National statfstics-Increas-
ed scope OF the Eleventh Census
The Work to be Completed Within
One Year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-All work on the
eleventh census will be completed and the
matter turned over to the secretary by
December 81, 1898. This will be required
by the appropriation bill now being framed
by house sub committee, of which Mr..
Sayres is chairman.
Congress was appropriatiug money for
the tenth census up to as late date as
1885, and the publications were not all
distributed until after the present census
was organized. the last two volumes being
sent out as late as 1889. The tenth census
cost about 5000. 900, and the present will
cost about $500, 900, the increase being
largely due to the enlarged scope of the
census. Up to date the cost of the census
has been 81, $50, 900, and Mr.. Porter was
before the committee to day to urge the
passage of the bill appropriatinR
$240, 900 to carry him to the end
of the year. At the last session
the house insisted upon a reduction to a
sum that should be sufficient only to the
end of March. Mr. Porter was called upon
by the committee to show why 1t was the
expense attached to the census was greater
than had been anticipated. He replied
that the census had covered much wider
field than any of its predecessors. Mr..
Porter says all the reports except those on
agriculture, farms, homes and mortgages,
manufacturing vital statistics and a few
specials, will be out by the 1st of July next
and one volume of the compendium is now
on the press. Within the next six months
the following reports will be completed:
Social statistics, paupellsm and crime, ed
ucatiop, church wealth, debt and taxation,
fish and fisheries, transportation, insur-
ance, Indians and Alaska. The report on
mines and mining is completed and has
been issued.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
uNrEaCoLLEGIArE CHESS.
Columbia Secures the Cup-Bxcellenc
of the PIay-Hyues, Skill

Columbia Secures the Cup-BxcelIence
OF the Play-Hynes, Skill.
NEW York, Jan. 2.-The intercollegiate
chess tournament was concluded to day, in
which Columbia by winning two games
secured the cup for the first time. This
tournament has been one of the most in
teresting chess events which has ever &C.
CURED in this city, although the contes.
was an amateur one, games being played
which could not have been exoelled by pro-
fessionals. Hynes won six games out of a
possible six, which was a fine performance.
To-day Hynes defeated Ewing of Prince
ton; Libsir of Columbia won from Dickey
of Princeton; Wilson of Harvard beat
Bumstead of Yale; and Ballou of Harvard
defeated Skinner of Yale.
Score of individual players:
Hynes, Bsllou 5, Libsir, 3, Bumstead
8, Irving 81, Wilson p; Skinner 2, Dickey
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
HOME AGAIN.

Presfdent Andrews, Delegate to the
International Monetary Conference,
Arrfvesf in Providence-Pleased with
the Results.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. president
z. Benjamin Andrews of Brown university
arrived in Providence from the Monetary
conference to night. In an interview with
a Journal reporter he expressed himself as
pleased with the result of the conference
thus far, and gave it as his conviction that
some practical result would be reached
when the conference reassembled In July.
The American delegates, he said, were very
cordially received and were treated with
much more Difference even than they had
expected. DIR. Andrews eaid that If no
other good resulted. the United States
might feel herself well repaid by the under
standing which Europe had received that
the United States would not give up her
gold and adopt silver basis. The feature
of the conference so far, he thought, has
been the interest Great Britain has shown
in sustaining the price of silver by inter
national agreement.