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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-25
WAR ON THE TRUST.
RefinerieS Absorbed to Get
Sugar Monopoly.
The Government Making a Fight in
the Courts to Break the
Combination.

WAsHIN GToN, Oct 24-Argumeut was
begun in the United States Supreme Court
to-day on the appeal of the Government
from the decision of the United States
Circuit Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania in favor of the American
Refining Company. E G. Knight and the
Spreckels and Franklin refneTies, against
which the Government brought suit under
the Sherman antitrust law. Ex-Solicitor-
General Phillips opened for the Govern
ment and John Johnson for the refiEers.
The present suit was brought originally
with the intention Of having the sale of
the property and business of the knight,
the Spreckels. the Franklin and the Della
ware Sugar-house companies to the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company declared
void and illegal The attorneys for the
Government in their argument sought to
show that the four Philadelphia COM
panies prior TO March, 1892, manufactured
independently of the American Sugar
Company 331s per cent of the total sugar
manufactured in the United States, COM
peting with the American Company, and
that by obtaining control of the stock of
these companies the American Refining
Company obtained virtual monopoly of
the sugar-reining business of the United
States, and was thus enabled to limit the
production and increase the price OF re-
fined sugar. The consolidation was
claimed to have been a combination and
conspiracy to effect an illegal object.
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CUMULATIVE VOTING.
Where the Hitch Is in the Fight for
Control.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 24.-The Times. I'M
der the caption There Is Storm Brew
ing" prints the following from its Topeka
(Kans.) correspondent:
The controversy between the two CON-
mittees which are trying to reorganize the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company may be carried into the Kansas
Supreme Court. The present board Of
directors. working in harmony with the
general reorganization committee, controls
about 700. 600 shares of the 1000, 600 shares
OF stock. This being large majority, the
board naturally wants to run the annual
meeting Of stockholders in this city to-
morrow TO suit itself. But the stock
holders protective committee, which
controls about 100000 shares, wants
minor representation on the new
board and Insists on the cumulative sys-
tenn OF voting in the meeting in order to
get it, The protective committee will de-
mand its rights and fight for them If it
becomes necessary. Newman Erb. attor-
ney for the committee, is here ready to in
stitute mandamus proceedings in the State
Supreme Judicial Tribunal if the majority
of the representatives refuse to grant the
request of the minority. The majority
representatives, however. say they will
stand pat" and it begins TO look as if
there will be a storm al Thursdays meet
ing, Notwithstanding the reports which
have been telegrapned from Topeka that
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BUDD AT JACKSON.
He Talks About Himself to a Large
Audience.

JACKSON, Oct 24.-The reception to j.
81. Budd and a. Caminetii was larger han
that given to Estee. The weather being
finer was the reason of the increased gath
ering. There was over 1900 here. treble
meeting being beld-on the street. in the
hall and in the courthouse. The town was
handsomely decorated and Illuminated.
Every exertion was made by the Demo-
Gratis to surpass the Republican gathering.
j. D. Nicol in his speech Indirectly
charged Esiee with completely in the pu b.
lication of the Neff scandal against Budd.
He jumped at this conclusion because
Estee did not rush into print like w. 81.
Mills to repudiate the publication.
Budd also conveyed the same idea in his
address. Budd made eight speeches on
the way from Placerville here. and it is
claimed that he met from 5000 to 5000
people.
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all details had been arranged and that the
annual meeting would be lamblike.
Ihere is knotty law point involved in
the quarrel over the cumulative system of
voting. The protective people claim the
right TO vote in this manner under section
11S5 of the general statute of Kansas.
which says:
In all elections for directors or trustees of
any Incorporated company each shareholder
snail have the right TO cast as many votes in
Inc aggregate as shall equal the number of
directors or trustees to be elected at such
election. and each shareholder may cast the
whole number of votes, either 10 person or by
proxy. Tor one candidate. and such directors or
managers shall not be elected in any other
manner.
In order to shut out the protective peo-
pie the board produces the territorial
charter OF the company, issued in 1859,
which says:
All the corporate powers of said company
snal De vested in and exercised by board of
directors and such officers and agents as they
may appoint.
Inc board OF directors shall consist of thir-
teen persons. stockholders. three of whom. at
least, shall be residents of Kansas, who shall
De chosen annually by the stockholders. each
share having one vote by person or proxy. aud
continue in Office until their successors are
elected and qualified; vacancies In the board
may be filled by vote OF two-thirds OF the
remaining directors.
The board says the law referred to does
not apply, the charter having been issued
prior to its passage. The protective peo-
pie make answer that the Santa Fe Com
pany has practically discarded its charter
and urges that the company, having
accepted benefits under the State law for
years, cannot now hide behind the pro-
vision OF Territorial charter.
10 a conversation with a Times CORE
spondent, Mr.. Gleed said: The protec-
tive committee may resort TO the court,
but / doubt it. 1 have examined the law
thoroughly and am convinced that the
committee cannot force the cumulative
system of voting upon US. do not think
there will be a compromise, nor do
look for any trouble. The protective
committee is plainly in the minority, and
will, in my opinion, submit gracefully.
The present board of directors will be re-
elected with one exception. Alden Sheare
will not be a candidate for reelection.
Several gentlemen are mentioned for Mr.
Sheare's place. among them Bayard Cut
ting. Walter 81. Oakman and II. r. Duval,
all Of New York"
General Tracey stated that he believed
compromise would be effected. "The Pro-
tective Committee represents a majority
of the individual stockholders and ma
jority of the stock" he said. "and is emit
tied to representation on the board. Ii we
are denied the exercise of the cumulative
vote we will probably seek relief In the
courts. l have just received a telegram
from New York stating that large proxy
had been sent. 1t will reach us Thursday"
General Tracey declined to state where
this particular roxy comes from.
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A ROAD AT STAKE.

Fight for Control of the
Santa Fee.
MILLIONS INVOLVED IN 1T.
And the State of Kansas Largely
Interested.
FUTURE POSSESSION OF THE LINE
In Effect That Is What the Parties
TO the Present Contest Are
Playing For.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09

About thirty-fve members of the
Friendship Fire Company net last night
in the parlor of their engine house in
Northeast Roanoke, the meeting being
the regular semi monthly one. The
proceedings were begun with the retir-
ing president, Lynch Gardner, in the
chair, and after the officers for the en-
suing year, who were elected two weeks
ago, were initiated the new president,
Thomas O'Conner, occupied the rostrum.
The installation services were inter
esting as we'll as impressive, and were
followed by the initiation of four new
members, which brings The number of
Friendship fire laddies up to an even
four score. The executive committr Q
made it's annual report. which showed
the financial condition of the company
to be good.
Decided improvements have been
made in the parlor and furniture, which
renders the Friendships quarters the
handsomest OF any fire com pany in the
city.
Dennis O'Leary, an enthusiastic fire.
man, who was seriously injured some
time ago by being thrown from horse,
was in attendance for the first time
since his accident.
Meeting of the "Vigies."
The Vigilant Fire Company mot in
their new and handsome hall in the
Jamison building last night for the first
time since their withdrawal from tho
fro department Of the city There WAS
and the president, John Englety, occu-
pied the chair.
BESIDES discussing the details of their
removal from their old building to the
present hall, nothing OF Importance was
done except an informal talk on the re.
port OF the committee on tho celebra
ton OF the tenth anniversary of the
company January II The arrange
ments have not all been made but it is
settled that tho company will give an
entertainment, including splendid
banquet, which will probably be held in
the hall
pictures and trophies lastly arranged in
the hall and are making themselves
quito at home.
To Organize tho. New Company
The present arrangements arc that a
meeting will be held to might in tho
rooms over Wallace t& Pattersons sa-
loon Oh Commerce street for the purpose
OF organizing neS company. l. is un
dcrstood that the fire board will tender
them, If they organize, the use of the
old building opposite the mayors office
and give them any other possible as.
sistance.
The Alerts, although only organized
a short time ago, now have a force
sufficiently large to do effective work
and taking into consideration tho dis
advantage they labor under is being
placed in section of the city not we'll
supplied with water and in having to
operate inefficient apparatus. this com
pany deserves great deal OF credit
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
TELEGRAPH BREvITIEs.

Cold weather still continues through
out England and other parts of Europe.
William Mckinley was inaugurated
governor of Ohio yesterday. There was
large military and civic parade.
Col. Henry M. Porter, a prominent
New York citizen, is insane and has been
removed to an asylum.
Col. Il. A Walton. q we'll known oil
man and native of South Carolina and
an ex-Confederate, is dead at Buffalo,
New York.
d. W. Bradley. OF Cooschokokee,
Montgomery county, Pa. was acct
dontaliy killed yesterday while working
pile driver at Juno, Fla.
M. D. Frye, suspected OF having MUIR
dered Express Messenger James Rich
ardson between Houston and Dayton
some days ago, has been arrested at
New Orleans.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
WATCHES.

We have a very large stock
of gold and gold filled case
watches On hand, in fact an
overstock. These watches are
of the best known American
and imported makes, but we
will have to sell them at a very
low figure In order 10 re duce
stock and realize on them.
THEREFORE we will, for cash,
and for short time only, sell
these watches-every one war
ranted for fifteen years or
more-at such surprisingly
low prices that you will be as
tonished. We make a special
lily of Railroad Watches. Call
In and see us. We have lots
of other articles in the jcwelry
line.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
AGAINST THE IRON COMPANY.
Mcclure Il Amsler Awarded S24,319 81
by the Hastings Court Jury.

McClure Il Amsler Awarded SCI, 3I9 81
by the Hastings Court Jury.
The suit of Mcclure & Amsler VS..
tho Roanoke Iron Company, which has
been on trial in the Hastings Court for
the past two weeks, has at length been
decided. just before noon yesterday
the jury, Of which B. A. Jones was
foreman, brought in verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for S24,310.34 with in
terest from January l, 1891
motion to set aside the verdict was
made by the counsel for the defendan
which was placed on the docket and
will be argued before Judge Woods on
his return.
The suit, briefly stated. WAS brought
by Mcclure & Amsler against the Roa-
noke Iron Company for the cost Of
erecting the furnace in Yves, Roanoke,
which the defendants claim was not
built according to contract, and that
they were considerably damaged by the
manner in which it was cons tructed
The counsel in the case was Scott &
Staples for tho plaintiff and Judge
William Gordon Robertson and R G.
II. Kean, of Lynch burg, for tho do.
fendants.
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would like to finish his speech to-
morrow and upon the latter's motion the
committee arose. The Democrats and
galleries spplauded vigorously when
Wilson took his seat.
The report Of the sergeant alarms on
the warrants issued for forty-four mem-
bers was then read. Catchings stated
that as the object for which tho war
rants had been issued had been accom-
plished he moved that all those in
custody be discharged Without objec-
tlon the motion was carried.
The Speaker then announced the ap-
pointment Of Jones, of Virginia, to sue
coed OFerrall on the committee on
elections. Then at o'clock the House
took recess until to night.
The Night Session.
When the House met again at D. m
there we're only twenty memb ers pres
ent, but there was large crowd in the
gen lemen's gallery. The House
promptly went into committee of the
whole on the tariff BILL Richardson
(Tenn in the chair.
The first Speaker was Lane dem.
ILL., who spoke forty minutes, the at
tendance on the floor having meanwhile
increased to fifty, it's maximum for the
night He spoke in favor of the bill.
Morse, OF Massachusetts, followed
against the bill for half an hour
The other speakers were Bell, Of
Texas, advocating the bill. and Bowers
(kep, Cal.,) opposing It. At tho con-
clusion OF Bowers speech the House
at 1890 adjourned until tomorrow at
IL q. m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
PASTORS 1NDeRsE GOV. MITCHELL
The Conference Directs That "a Letter t.
This Eject be Sent Him.

The Conference Directs That Letter to
This Eject be Sent Him.
The pastors conference was held yes
to-day morning in the Y. M. G. A.
lecture room at 10 o'clock, with the fol-
lowing memb ers present: Revs. Miller,
Campbell, Pollard, Broughton. Buch-
anan, Collins, Hamilton, Anderson and
Stanton.
After the reports of the Sunday SER
vices were read the following officers
for the ensuing six montha were elected:
President, Rev. Il. G. Garrison, of the
Fourth Avenue Christian Church, and
Secretary, Rev. A. b Pollard, OF the
First Baptist Church.
The secretary was instructed to write
Q letter to Governor Mitchell, of
Florida, expressing tho appreciation OF
the conference in the stand he has
taken against prize fighting
The meeting closed with prayer by
Rev. DR.. w. G. Campbell. Rev. Mr..
Sinclair, of Southwest Virginia, was
present at the conference.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
Funeral of Mrs. Woods.

The funeral of Mrs. S. Jane Wood g
was conducted Sunday at IL o'clock from
her late residence at Catawba, in this
county, by Rev. w. +. Hammer, of this
city. Mrs. Woods three sons, Judge
John w. Woods, j. p. Woods and DR..
Oscar Woods, of this city, went to
Catawba as soon as the sad news was
received and were present at the cere.
monies. The interment was in the
family burying ground, about three
mile from the residence.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
Another Mysterious Disappearance

Another mysterious disappearance
has been docketed and the heroine again
halls from Franklin county. This time
it is young lady, about g years old,
named Miss Jopine Doran, daughter of
Mrs. l.. Doran, of Gales Creek, Frank
lin county. and sister Of j. H. and M. j.
Doran, of I'll Eighth avenue W, this
city. She was last seen in Roanoke
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock near
the Union depot. She stole away from
homo Friday night and her brothers
think she may have gone to Fayette
county, w. Va, whore they have rela-
tives. She had about S1O0, which she
had been saving up for some time. She
was plainly dressed and wore black
sun bonnet when she left homo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
John II. Montague Assigns

RICHMOND, Jan S John II. Mon
tague, of the firm of John II. Montague
" Co, insurance agent, and president
of the Merchants and Planters Savings
Bank, and the Virginia Paper Company,
made an assignment this afternoon,
naming Pierce Montague and r. IL.
Steger as trustees. The liabilities are
S56,Sa6, the assets are 1861. The
bank loses nothing, and Mr.. Montague's
indebtedness to the paper company IS
less that 50 son
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
Dedication of vinton's Now Church.

The Vinton baptist Church, OF which
w Wistar Hamilton is pastor, has been
entirely completed and paid for, and
will DO formally dedicated next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. The dedicatory
sermon will be preached by Rev. J. r.
Harrison, financial agent of the South
west Virginia Institute at Bristol, who,
by the way, was largely instr in
lifting the debt from the new church.
Assistance in the service will also be
rendered by Prof. Charles l.. Cooke, OF
Hollins Institute; Rev. j. b. Taylor, Of
Salem; Rev. DR.. C. ii. Buchanan, of
Vinton Methodist Church; Rev. DR.. G.
l. Broughton. OF Calvary Baptist
Church; Rev. +. b. Pollard. OF the First
Baptist Church. and Rev. Nj. A. Wilson,
Of the East Roanoke Baptist Church.
The new structure is one OF the neatest
and best churches in Vinton and is
credit to the congregation and the vii
lage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09

CHICAGO, Jan. Sire broke out at
6:30 o'night among the Worlds Fair
buildings. BY s p. m. the Casino and
Peristyle had been DESTROYED and Music
Hall and the Manufacturers and Liberal
Arts buildings were burning.
The fire started in the Casino Just east
OF the Agricultural building and south
OF the Peristyle. The Casino was
quickly destroyed and the flames surged
north on top of the Perissyle and drop
ping made second line Of fire along
tho base OF the columns. The flames
then sprang through the Music Hall,
which corresponds at the north end Of
the Peristyle to the Casino at the south.
The origin Of the fire Is SAID to be
revenge on the part Of couple of
tramps. The solitary guard in the
music hall says that just before the
flames broke out he kicked two vaga-
bonds cut OF the music hall, and told
them to find quarters elsewhere. They
left in the direction of The Casino, and
soon after the fire broke out and every-
thing on the grounds was terror and
confusion.
Such preparations as could be hur-
riedly made were put in motion to re-
move goods and guard other buildings,
but all such efforts were mere child's
play The spectators at this time,
partly to guard their lives and prevent
wholesale robbery OF the exhibits, had
been largely driven by the police west
ward over the bridges from the lake,
and lined up in solid mass against the
cleo sricity building.
Here they could see the giant danes,
throwing out giant hand full of roofs
and great blazing fragments dropping
down upon the exhibits below. Through
glass roofs could DO seen the piece,
falling like boulders in an avalanche,
crushing and burning tho exquisite
French section and threatening 10 de-
stroy the Russian and British sections.
The iirc boats and engines on the lake
had by this time sub lued the flames in
the ashes OF tho peristylo and in the
! lower colonade OF the southeast side of
| the liberal art building and hopes wore
raised that the fire had been subd ued,
but shortly after 11:l5 p. NJ, the flames
got beyond control.
Opinions seemed to be general that
the loss by water would be even greater
than that by fire. The Federal officials
put the maximum loss, If the fire did
| not spread beyond the liberal arts build
| ing, at $4,000, 600. On the other hand,
the estimates -aa 70 by the people con
nected with the local directory made
the highest figures only ST. 500, GOO.
All Of the American exhibits had long
ago been removed, but tho formalities
OF the custom house had detained the
goods OF the foreigners Sup rintendent
Graham, of the Manu- iacturers' build
ing, said 1t would be weeks before a
schedule Of tho amount OF damage could
DO prepared
There is some prospect that a part of
the liberal arts building will be saved,
and possibly the greater part of it's con
tents. Ono tlroman fell from the peris-
lyle. and was so badly injured that he
died in the hospital. Two other fire
men were badly hurt.
at midnight President Higginbotham
said the fire WAS under control and that
the loss by water would probably be
greater than that by ire.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
NEWS AMONG The FIREMEN.
Friendships Meet and Install
Their New Officers.

The "vigies" Talk Over the Arrangements
Being Made For Their Approaching
Decennial Celebration-Meeting to be
Hold Tonight For the Organization of
aNow Fire Compsny-The Alerts Claim
to be Working Under Great Dis
advantage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
A Bargain.

A COMPLETE set of the Edinburgh
edition OF the Encyclopedia Britannica.
one of the five thousand certified copies
published, is hereby offered for sale at
very reasonable price. Further par
ticulars may be obtained by applying at
THE TIMES office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
Death of "A Man Aged los y..rs

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. S.-A special to
tho Times u Mon from San Antonio,
Fla, says: Benjamin Pratt died here
to-day, aged 103 years. Mr.. Pratt was
native OF Ireland, but came to A america
when boy. He served for years in the
United States army, but was civilian
when the civil war began and enlisted
in the Confederate army.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
Hornblowor Rejected by the Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. Sine COM
mittee on judiciary has decided to
recommend the rejection Of tho nomina-
ton of Hornblower for associate Justice
OF tho United State Supreme Court.
No action WAS taken in tho Senate ex-
ecutive session, and the matter was
allowed TO go over TO allow the Presi-
dent an opportunity to withdraw tho
nOmi ma lion
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
The Flour WIN be Dl.trlbuted To-day.

To-day there Will be distributed be-
tween the hours of and o'clock at
the establishment Of Enock Bros, No.
"a Salem avenue, those 800 sacks of
flour which these enterprising and
charitable gentlemen will give to the
poor Those in need will be served
without distinction.