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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15

exchange 81 discount; foreign exchange
steady; demand s4.SSl2;. sixtydays $4-Sl.
ST Louis, Oct. A-Clearinss. sio,-
49, .5Ss: balances sa42, 9SS. Money s4s
per cent. New York exchange $ils
discount bid: 81 discount askd.
GOLD RESERVE
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE treasury
TODAY lost se34. 500 !n gold coin and
s4s 600 IN bars. which leaves the true
amount OF the gold reserve SIS ,5e4,-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
DRY GOODS MARKETS

New York Oct E-The cew demand Z.
the cry goods market was % very rsod~--
ate p~,rorco1s for coitcz. gooEs There
IVES some request <o- sA,cr y-.atz OF
TIA fct variety o. 6-ow.. bsea1he3 a2d
coso-s.l cos.o-s many more are gos7g fer
ward OF old purchases. ant 90 brown sf1ces
f-es particularly. many more goods s-e
500 z5sad than buyers raink for Goth
inS vooSe-s are q steady ce-Ilz74 to- NOD
s-z1- Quantities Printing cloths n bet
ts- r~cses, AZ s-lSc wtsh szies .. about
roo p<~oes, spot Aad Sovenesr. ard Ia,
pSzcD ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
HAD A GOOD MEETING
Nr. Long Talks to Big Audience at
BaIelton.

Hon. Chester 1. Long arrived in the
city last night from HaZefton where he
spoke yesterday 20 an immense audi
ence. Hazelton Is In Mr.. Longs own
county and mis- neighbors who have
just pr3de in their distinguished fellow
citizen gave him a great ovation. He
spoke for two hours and made many
new votes and stiffened up those who
had wavered.
The previous day Mr.. Long spoke at
Conway Springs. He faced an audience
there that damned the new auditorium.
When the hall was built it was consid-
cred capable Of holding the largest
crowd that would be likely 10 attend
any political meeting, but on this occa-
sion il was too small.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
ABOUT TRE cHILpEEss Hosfy
some Facts Csaeerpiog That fnsfttsf;s
subnIst.d ~ the secretary.

seine Farss ConrerDiDg IAat fnsttstsS1
subs.sst.d ~ the secretary.
III. J. l.. Dyer. sec-s.1-y Ok To
C-,ud~~-s Gons az-soc<Sesca. --1xxzg ~
.Ae e-ss.o- Of he EsEe. says.
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r,-zras1 r. ~ Ezrse. g5Ti<< ~ t-zx9o<-~
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re1z--sS~c q .stfts zDo-o zo0Se tKas
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
BEAU BRUAlMELL.

A large audience witnessed the pro-
Srctso, of Beau Brummmeu at the
C-awford Grand last night by Mr..
I,icbard Mansfield, supported by the
Nv York Garrick Theater company.
nv, nre,sar1tation OF the play was sim
- s,,ner., in every manner The stage
ser5ings were elegant and the oostumr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
Zeal Estate Transfers.

FURNISHED By the wichita Abss.acs
and Land comoanyD
L. W. Clapp. wd. e y NV !. SEQ 8
= " .....,-... ..S......r-.......s .
4. T.. Stevens. q. lots and blk
Martins tn add ,...........s go
W. Mclaughlin. I'd. Jots II, u aud
IS LAMBS sub .s....--.....- O.
J. r. Won HerTiich, wd. lots III
and - Lawrence ave. city,. 1is
]. Ramon. ed, II ne q SEQ u
- . ..sss...s .s..s s-.- ss-s- 2t-s
c. II Mason 81. lots - and -
siEgo0i ave. UnsYcsify Place
ADJ .-..s ..s--..-.-. ---s.-.s &-sJ
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De.4E SID ...s.+.- ,-.--..--ss-. .
q. Tudorz. e. Jots - ard s. Wal
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1870 n and is54 - cor lot Z so
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n % beg 20 tex. lot II Chicago
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15

"JsVTr.- called ous lis mother, SHARPLY,
s1yo1'vs os~z ioafnr al ezy. Ra.en a..
ways sDds os1e work for de hks<s g 60
lake TINS bzskst AID br.sg Il sQ1s dad
ErZs"
70 OWE car make rte-rssissn or hSie-,s-
rsss Interesting. Thsrefsrs r. ycE are Sex.
do rot I'll soou,ir
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
WICHITA Markets
CATTLE
HOGS.
Hogs steady.
pEDDEC

shippers
n. A. McKittrick, Augusta, two cars Of
hogs and cattle.
Frank Robbins, Medicine Lodge, three
cars of cattle.
Charles Granville Sedgwick, hogs.
]. S. Morris, Furley. hogs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
The aaleta Daily Eagle ghurIag gHornme 1896

with wheat and declining later under big
receipts and liquidation; closed az hEsc
net decEne. October closed Sic: Decem-
Der, 313sG2zc, closed, exc.
Oats-Receipts, 1s7 DO bushels; exports.
Ito, sS3 Spot steady: No. steady. 214c.
Options steaGy at first but later esased of
with corn. closing at sc decline. October
closed 22a4c; December. 2SShzs &c, closed,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-15
MONEY RATES RISE
IN CONSEQUENCE OF WHICB, SHARE
VALUES FALL

Bulls are Having Things Frett. Much Their
Own Way in the stock Market On Higher
London Prices, international Trade
Figures, Weaker Exchange Market,
Further Enrase7rn'' of Gold and Other
Items. Until bidding M of Call Money
in the Afternoon-Close is, However, at
Fractional Net Gains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

request l.; L. Miner jamestown. n. z. vote Of l.
A. W. Racing Board; E. J. Duncan. Franklin. Ind,
vote of L. A. w. Racing Board Dayid +; Kochen-
derfer Newport, Penn. Clause !; c. W. Sieg Dun
Penn. Clause !; f. L. De Camp. Penn Yam. N. Y,
Clause +: W. G. Irwin. Galveston. Tex. Clause a
Il T. Fiansburg Kalamazoo Mich. Clause q w. ~
Sanders. Memphis" Tenn. own request FOR re-
peatedly competing In unsanctioned races. whiie
under suspension, ". c. Lawrence, Memphis, Tenn.
has been placed upon the permanent suspension list
Of the League. -
Suspensions raised--E. ]. Duncan. Franklin. Ind !;
l.. L. Miner jamestown n. j.: +; A: Gately, ROY
bury, Mass Luther Lady, Harrisburg. Penn; o
H. Charters, Harrisburg. Penn; L. Shields. LEWIS
ton Penn: +. F. Goodman. New-York city;
Records accepted-One-mile. professional up
paced flying start against time, l;ss To- CLINTON H.
Coulter. Denver. Col. October 2. 1896:
Suspended pending investigation-Charles Lcmax
Philadelphia; the Nanticoke Athletic Club Nant-
coke Penn and Dundee Park. Nanticoke. Penn.
have been placed upon the list OF those to whom
sanction privileges are denied Tor 1aiiure 10 pro-
vide proper prizes 49,,
Suspended-For entering races In which they
were not entitled TO ride. F. +. Connolly. Soutn
Manchester. Conn. and w. Robinson Manchester
Green Conn., are suspended for ninety days from
November g. For competing In unsanctioned races;
David s. kochcnderfer. Newport: Penn are sus-
pended for sixty days from November 8. L. T. Flans-
burg Kalamazoo, Mich. Is suspended until July !.
1891 for unfair dealings In connection with cycle
{ The following sanctions are granted:
HOvsmber is Eugene Field Monument Fund.- Washing
Npvepber Ie-Coumbia State Fair Association. colum-
November 2S-Internatonal Athletic Park and Amuse-
fnent Company. Washington. D. {.
Nouend,er 2B-Mercury Wheel Club Tcxarkana. Tex
November Del Paso Cycle Track Club FL Paso. Tex
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
At the end OF the tent
A BASEBALL SURPRISE.
THE BRUsH-BYRNE FACTION LOSES ITS
MAJORITY IN THE LEAGUE BOARD.

Chicago Nov. II (SpeciaD-The baseball mag
mates of the National League had lively time to-
day at the first session OF the fall meeting at the
Auditorium Hotel. After the report Of the Board
of Directors. embodying an approval OF the New
York clubs stand in the Rusie and nm ausion
to the Tebeau fine, had been accepted without
comment. thus doing away with all threat OF
trouble on those questions the delegates locked
horns over the subject Of the National Board Of
Control. 1t projected by the minutes OF the
spring meeting At that session the League ex-
pressed itself In favor Of increasing the member
ship of the Board Of Arbitration from four to five.
delaying final action until this meeting. few
weeks ago the Board itself. at Its meeting In New
York. voted that 1t Its own boss. and against
an increase of members 1t also declared that In
the future 1t should have Jurisdiction In AFFAIRS
such as the appeal made by John T. Brush in behalf
Of the indianapolis and Minneapolis clubs against
the other clubs of the Western League
Some one moved strike out the reference to In
creasing the Board from the minutes OF the last
meeting, and then the battle Colonel Rog
ers denounced the Board OF Arbitration for trying
to put itself above the power that had created It,
and said IT had right TO decide that II had jurls
dction such cases as the Western League APP
peal Mr. Byrne replied that the Board had
DR. ess the League had ~ the Boards actions was
unsatisfactory, was In the choice Of a new Board
When a vote reached sensation was sprung
by the action of the Louisville club in voting with
New-York Boston, Philadelphia Chicago and
Pittsburg thus causing tie. Messrs. Brush and
Byrne. leaders of the faction which hitherto has
had votes. were greatly astonished at the ac
ton OF Dr. STICKY the Louisville representative
1t is said that Brush confronts serious trouble In
at the Victoria Hotel. and may throw out the
indianapolis club.
Tomorrow the members OF the National Board
of Arbitration to be reelected. and II IL pre-
dicted that both Brush and Byrne Will go down al
though a friend of Byrne says that DIR. STICKY is
committed to vote for Byrnes reelection
Not much else was done by the League to-day.
and It was decided to appoint a standing commit
tee playing rules. which should prepare recon-
clubs and newspapers at least a month before the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

OFFICIAL l.. A. W. NEWS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CHAIRMAN GIDEON IN HIS
WEEKLY BULLETIN.
Philadelphia Nov. 1.-THE following bulletin has
been issued by Chairman Gideon Of the L. A. W. :
Declared professionals-M C. Lawrence. Memphis
Tenn. Clause A; W. p. Gregg Marysve, Ohio own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
THE SIX-DAY RACE AT SARATOGA.

Saratoga ~ Y. Nov 1l.-Interest in the six-day
bicycle contest in the Casino Rink continues to
Increase nightly. and tonight large crowd was
present.
severe accident which occurred to Frank Al
berts. the Canadian champion, who with W. T.
Hoffstetter Of Florida. tied for first place
throws the tide of success In Iiofstetters favor
During the 18th mile the tire of the front wheel
of f. c. Smiths bicycle came off. throwing him to
the floor Alberts. who going at a terrific pace
Immediately behind struck Smiths body and fell
heavily. breaking his collar bone. He Immediately
remounted another wheel and rode over three
miles before getting of for medical aid.
In the interim Hofstetter secured lead which
It will be almost impossible for the others to over
come.
The scn~e af the ninth hour WAS:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
snf.rIERN COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston Nov iI.-cot,on steady mafins ! e-ioc
low rniddIne 5-igc: good ordinary. l5lec net and
gross receiris 10 $40 bales sales 49,; stock i12si
Norfolk Nov II-cotton quiet: niidiins DISC: low
mddns TNc: ordinary. 6sc net ana gross receipts
Csa bales; exports Grrat Britain. i36ts coas'~se
5oes sales 7O1 stock 655I3 -
S.v-orleans Nov il.-Cotton eary good miiilink.
nc: mldiing 7gc: Tow mddIns ai6e g eoi ordinary
bales. sross. II iN exports
10 Great Britain Tp. TO the Continent. ~ 1872 coas'
sal G.onO stock. 333.c3S.
seyannah Nov ii.-Co',on quiet. miidlins ii<c; low
mAdlng iGc. net and gross receipts. to22 bales;
erport, 10 the Continent 10 4s3 coasi~i-e 23t sales
400 gp2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

s,r,no mating Of the League. The time OF tne
championship season was maze Apr" !" "
tober H. - -, ao tho only big draft
for pavers reported. Hanlon gave BrouIe an yorton
ne,,v Tor stencil TRULY. O'Brien ana t r vi ni
Ptsburg wants to get Dahen In exchange ~, nrs
and n bonus and New-York and Lou's'N'c "'e
toiling of deals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
| CrOsTVC prices AT san FRANCfSCV
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

,..,.. Nov !, ,spec,aD-wheat to-day lost almost
all the advance made Tuesday. closing ltc uhoe' a''
night December opened irregulary from ''sc 70 ox'
sold between sO,.c and 7sxc. and closed at TIC Inc
weakness, came entirely Liverpool. although !" was
accounted for by liquidation Of local long lines "hcn
had been piled UP the rallies Livepooi ana
Chicago markets have been good deal ahhe' jung
ing from the fluctuations both being very era'c ana u
certain Continental markets were as strong as Liverpool
was weak Paris coming higher reporting the weather OF
for ss s4.s and Of ihs a wa. on
wsss, yt fTG" a. oey pord
q short. cnpH who had failed w at N .So
York and who was noIr MAY .sne during the day
ns ssre ErSs. sa. u it, o.
apos and Duluth had All against il~ last ys ear
SsssS Sn had .s % s sss" t ys.
nespos wired country deliveries. 80 far wsre
.ss1 bush sc hsn lat .:T s"s
good deal e sT large az
Lo ~ ,Csu h H. Ts.,'n s. wns:
" %ds. ssvss sss 'sfsf 'nssr ina"
wa: w'ss s nas ad co.n.
Receipts yer. 'ms c, - ss w vain o, by Very
rSr .STpns temnnd Gables ,entoard
nrce. soico bush samples steady to NC hisns
,,nn MAS narrow Charters were $4,000 bushels
oats under the same influence. as re-
chsr The t vim ~ .;'m e.:
or Thgr.sy ss nsIs sss tn. nrSn Of
day was the .s.s e su:s.. ss best '"s va.
New York May sold between nc and 2'se ana '''Se
TIL News on provisions weak and they DID no;
they had ear.5 ds ~, r ~ ss ia ny. lose
much only asas Pork and ,srd and ~n, 2 s On
b. TheIs wsT. O." hsT. and os. 600" a. all n" western
points But there very ii'iie 'rccr,a'Fs un nv. n
Very NH. pressure. the market The packers KEEP
curb putt psS.n5 s ~ a. . .s:sa at calls ais
At 29ha2s.c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
ETHIOPIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

London Nov II. r. m-Consols. li"t for money AMI
,ioi. Tor the account: Canadian Pacific. GOr. Erie.
IN. Erie hrs preferred an. Illinois Central ee'. Me-,
icsn ordinary. 2li. Paul common StA. New York
central T'a Pennsyivanis, 90 Reading I" Mexican
,3s. A,chison common. II.
no n m-Thr amour, 81 bullion Withdrawn from the
pant ~ England on balance to-day II 5000 Paris ad
vices quote exchange London al ~ francs II confines
o. Money AJAX per cent. Tn. rate ~ discoun.
in the open market for both short and three months bills
IL "a cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
p HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

vNNNN~N~Nr~~oN~~S~ Ne~~oN~~>c~~~-c~s
GENTLEMEN can bc.-rd their horses In
warm. well-ventilated AtaSle. best feed
and care. personal attention: highest ref
erences II. CONNOP. Alpine. n. ].
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
Wheemen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses to the Cycling Editor. Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

MAIDS Useful maid by the day; god
seamstress take work home. Addreo
D., 23I East Goth St, bell lG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

LAUNDRESS. AS first class laundre0:
best Of references. country preferred.
Call for two days. s5i sth-ave.. janitcrs
bell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

HOUSEWORKER. &c.-By young. w,rne
girl. lately landed: houseworker. nun
and useful. or chambermaid and waitreS
Call. ANNA, 153 6th-ave.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
The Cause Of rheumatism.

The cause OF Rheumatism is lacdc acid
In the blood. To this acid are due the
aches and pains, the swollen joints, the
sharp, agoniZing tw-inges. Rheuma-
tism affects the limbs, arms. back and
hips, causing misery day and night;
stiffness OF the joints. lsmeness, swell
ings. agony. rheumatism can be cured
only by purifying the blood. DO not
waste time n money on linaments or
other applications. Do not daily with
unknown medicines. Cure rheumatism
fat once. surely, safely, promptly, per-
manently, by purifying the blood with
o Sarsaparilla. Thousands Of
cures Of this and other blood diseases
conclusively prove that Hoods SaTsa-
parilla has wonderful curative power.
The great merit OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
has given ii the first place among medl-
cines. II is the reason for its wonderful
cures. IL Is the explanation Of its enOr
nous sales. Hoods SarsAparilla stands
not only upon It's record OF cures In the
past, though this Is ~unequaled by any
other medicine. but il is today curing
thousands Of cases Of catarrh. rheuma-
tisn, scrofula, dyspepsia and many
other blood diseases. 1t Is today the
medicine which h people take to give
them health, strength. pure blood. good
appetite and digestive power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
OKLAHOMA TRAGEDY.
A Man Drained With In Ak and a
Woman Wounded.

ST Louis, Dec. ia special to the
Globe Democrat from Guthrie, Ok,
says the body of a nan about 40 years
OF age. and hat Of a girl o IL years,
were found yesterday morning lying In
the roadway beside their covered wagon
near Perkins, ok. The man had been
Drained with An axe, but the youns
although badly wounded, was
still alive. At IL o'clock last night.
news received by telephone from Langs
ton that a negro named Clemens was
accused of the crime. and that a posse
of one hundred white men had dragged
him into the woodsh to lynch him
Sheriff Painter. OF this county, was
asked TO come to Langston with enough
men TO quiet the mob. He left at mid
night with several deputies. The crime
was committed in the cotton belt OF
Lincoln county, in the midst OF a large
negro settlement, n the Whole popula
ton OF the surrounding townsi reported
TO be up in arms. David Boyd Is said
TO be the name OF the man murdered
but il is not known whence he trav-
elers came.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

~IOke.MAKINc A
A F1ourishing Gothamite Industry of .
Very Peculiar Nature.

The business of joke making and
short-yerse writing is a trade in itself
and has its center in New York. In al
most every city OIL large town there are
one or two bright wits who have crack
ed some exceptional jokes which some
comic paper has printed and paid for.
In many places there is some local
punster whose efforts are the pride of
his narrow circle. But only in New
York does this work center itself. When
] speak OF joke writing as a business
with some | mean it literally. There is
a coterie of about forty writers. most of
whom live in New York, who do moth
ing but write for the comic papers.
They do not wait for a happy inspira-
tion, but make the inspiration come to
them. They write jokes and verses for
their living. and with some of them it
is a very good living indeed. These
are the men the comic papers depend
upon for most of their material. and at
least ten of them make from $40 TO $50
a week Just joke writing Some of
these are well known to the general
public from their names oyer verses or
sRqEt I6tehAase he~ivrsennv ~5qdhs,-
are known only to the editor.
1t is no thing for any n
of these men to turn out from so TO 200
Jokes (brand new, warranted not 10
fade) a week. and 10 bits of verse. The
professional joke writer frequently sits
down without an idea in his head. Some
turn of speech comes 10 him-he writes
down his joke on a small rectangular
bit of paper, just the size TO slip into an
envelope conveniently. That joke or
his train Of thought suggests another,
and on he goes until in two hours he
may have written twenty-five jokes.
Then the business part of it ONE in.
By a system Of special bookkeeping he
enters the head of each joke in a book
and places opposite the title of the pa
per to which the joke is sent. As a
general thing he will put twenty-five
squibs which. he has just finished in an
envelope with an addressed and d.
rected envelope" inside, and start the
package on its tour around the world
of humor.
He sends it first to the paper which
pays the highest price and then N regu-
lar order from weekly 10 weekly untli
he has exhausted the list and gotten
down 10 where they pay as little as 10
cents per joke-a starvation price for
the professional humorist. Suppose the
first paper to which he N the pack
age took three jokes. When the others
came back he checks off the three as
taken and paid for" if the paper in
question pays on acceptance-and most
Of them do to the leading writer. The
rest be sends to the second paper, which
may perhaps take four. The remain
ing jokes are again checked of and the
package started again. There are as
many as twenty-five papers aud periodi-
calls which pay for original jokes, so
that the humorist has an excellent
chance of getting rid of all jokes of a
series at some price. OF course. he is
continually sending out new patches
to the first paper on his list and thence
to the others, SO that his name and
his humor are continually before the
editors.-N. y. Advertiser.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
THE TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
Interstate Commerce Commission
Makes Comment.
Decision OF IN Supreme Court
Opens the Doors to Grave
Abuses - Investigations
Result F~avorabIy.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The tenth an
nual report Of the interstate
commission made public today speaks
cf three aec!s!ons rendered By the SUI
preme court Of the United States dur
ing the year OF Importance 70 the COM
mission. In one case at least the law,
says the report. has been upheld and
fortified in a most important particu-
lar. but the outcome Of the others has
either emphasized the defects OF the
statute or left it's further Interpretation
so doubtful and uncertain as to in
crease the difficulties Of efficient ad-
ministration. AS 70 the case Of the
Texas n Pacific Railway
versus Interstate commerce commission
originally decided by the commission in
January, 1891, and commonly known as
the import rate case" the report says
that the supreme court, by it's con-
struction Of the act adopted opens the
door TO manifold abuses from which
there is little protection and for which
there is little redress under the law az
now in force. They urge the necessity
Of amendatoTy legislation. The next
case referred 10 is the social circle
case which arose on complaint of a
hh All VI DuSSy manufacturer IN liN-
cinnati against the Cincinnati, New Or
cans and Texas Pacific, Western and
Atlantic, n Georgia railroad companl
les, alleging a violation OF the long and
short haul clause. Although the sG-
preme court did not, as il was hoped it
would, enter upon a full construction OF
the meaning Of the long and short haul
provision, il did hold that whether the
greater shorter distance charge is JUS
tilted, lis one Of the facts peculiarly
within the province Of the commission
In his case as in the import rate case,
the fullest power 10 enforce the pro-
visions of the act is conceded TO the
commission.
The third important case cited is
the Brown case" which involved the
right OF the commission TO compel wit
nesses TO testify. Prior 70 this decision
IL was impracticable in most cases to
ecure conviction, but now, when any
party 10 a criminal transaction can be
forced TO give evidence against his fell
low wrong-doers and is under induce
ment TO do SO because Of resulting i'm
muniry 10 himself, there seems 10 be no
special difficulty in convicting trans
gressors under this statute n the pro-
position to abolish punishment by i'm.
prisonment, as now provided for in the
law, is opposed by the commission.