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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

your clerk and required no action on
your part.
You also allowed your friends and
the press of this state to claim for you
the authorship of the resolution annex.
ing the Sandwich Islands. The reso-
luton for the annexation of the Sand
wich Islands was carefully prepared by
the committee on foreign relations of
the Senate, and after much deliberation
was reported to that body on the 10Th
day of March, 1898, and placed upon
the calendar. The war revenue bill &C.
cupied the attention of the Senate and
occasioned a delay in passing the an
nexation resolution. On the 4th day of
May, 1898, nearly two months after it
was reported to the Senate, you intro
duced in the House the identical reso-
luton without the change of a word,
which was reported by Senator Davis,
chairman of Senate committee on for
eign relation, and which was then on
the Senate calendar. 1t was we'll known
at the time that the majority of the
House was with the administration for
the annexation of the islands and the
Senate resolution passed the House ex-
actly as it was reported to the Senate.
Notwithstanding these facts you allowed
it to be published without contradiction
that you were the author of the resolu.
ton.
Mr.. Newlands, you pose as an anti
railroad man, and to prove that you are
such you had printed a speech against
the Central Pacific and circulated it in
Nevada. The people, however, under
stand you better than you imagine.
They know that you represent the
Sharon estate, which was largely made
up from the profits of the Virginia and
Truckee railroad, which road was as
largely subsidized by the counties of Sto-
rey and Ormsby and the Comstock Min
ing Companies, averaging it per mile, as
was the Central Pacific. Your fares and
freights on the v. & T. have always
been double those on the Central Pacific
for the same service. Your road has been
obliged to maintain a powerful and cor.
rupt lobby In Carson to enable 1t to do
gross injustice to the people. If you
will assist even at this late day in reduc-
Ing the outrageously high charges on
the V. & T. the people may forgive you
for your attempt to deceive them.
Nevada has important interests to be
represented at Washington, and re-
quires an industrious and faithful Rep.
resentative who will not deceive the
people by pretending to serve them
when he does not, or claiming credi,
which does not belong to him. If you,
course in Congress were known to the
people of Nevada, as shown by the
record, they would certainly choose
somebody else, because they canno1
afford to 60 on unrepresented.
Yours respectfully,
: THOMAS WREN.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20
False Claims For What Others Did.
Was Not Author. of Hawaiian Bill,
for Which He Accepts Applause.
1t Was Taken by Him Word for
Word from Senate Bill.
RENO, New, November I. 1898.

Hon. F. G. NEwLANDs, Reno, Men,:
SIR: Your failure to procure legisla-
ton in the House in behalf of Nevada
has excited some inquiry. In order that
the people may judge of your useful
ness as a Representative of Nevada 1
will state from the record that the only
bill you had passed through the House
during the three terms in Congress is a
bill for $500, money due Marshal Moore
for services rendered after the expiration
of his term of Office. During your
three terms, and previous to the last
session, you voted on various roll-calls
on the passage of bills, joint resolutions,
etc., 147 times. You were absent during
roll-calls on passage of bills, joint reso.
lutions, etc., SIS times. This record is
from August 7, 1898, when you first took
your seat, until July "a, 1897.
Mr.. Newlands, this is a bad record fol-
a Nevada Representative. and if there
were no other reason, this ~inattention tc
business on your part would account fol-
your utter failure to accomplish any
thing for the benefit of the state.
You have dealt unfairly with the PEG
pie of Nevada in other ways. You have
constantly published in the papers, ant
I understand you paid for it, an cou
of pensions obtained for soldiers. Yo,
did not obtain these pensions. The,
were granted by the department., ant
any part that you may have taken in
was mere routine work and consisted i,
referring the letters of applicants to tn
proper departments and requesting
favorable action, which is the work o
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

Newlands pledged his word and honor
at the Silver state convention to support
Stewart for the Senatorship. Having
failed to support him, of course his
word and honor are both forfeited.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

If ever there was a carpet-bagger in
the broadcast sense of the word, it is
Francis G. Newlands. 1t would be very
interesting to know how many nights
he has slept in the state of Nevada when
not actually engaged in a congressional
campaign.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

Newlands had conscientious scruples
about a campaign contribution which
might conflict with the purity of elec-
tions law. This enabled him to save
up his money for a corruption fund in
the Senatorial contest.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

Please rest assured that you have most
heartily our appreciative thanks for your
successful efforts in this matter and in
the protection of Nevada industries.
H. NJ. Yerington.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

Dean Richmond, an old time political
leader in New York, said an honest
politician was zone that would stay
bought" What guarantee have Yer
ington and Company that Newlands
will stay bought under any bargain they
may have with him in consideration of
not having run a candidate against him
for Congress-?
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

1t would be difficult to estimate at
which time of Newlands's political life
he was the red hottest. Whether it was
when he landed in Nevada AS a radical
Democrat, or when he Topped squarely
over in a newspaper interview to the side
of the radical Republicans, or when he
swore eternal fidelity to the Silver party.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

l did not desire my name mentioned,
and regret that it was done, for to you
alone belongs the credit of placing the
Indian school here and afterwards recov
ering that &c. 75 for Ormsby county, all
of which 1 am quite sure our people ap-
preciate very highly.
H. M. Yerington.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

Senator Stewart is very unpopular
with the goldbugs. The able editors of
the New York papers which are subsi-
died by ]. Pierpont Morgan think he
has injured the silver cause very much.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

hide thee from this open and apparent
shame2"
Read the letters. Read Newlands
letter to Gage several times.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

My Dear Senator: Your election Is as
sured and you can rely on it that we are
with you first, last, and all the time.
H. NJ. Yerington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19

ing muster the men will be held In camp either
Mt Fan Franciaco or at State camps.
II is expected that the Minnesota regiment will
be sent to Fort Smelling. the Oregon regiment TO
Vancouver Barracks. Portland. and the
Washington troops to the post near Seattle. II s
asserted however. that the soldiers prefer to be
mustered out at San Francisco, az they then will
receive travel pay TO their homes and can make
transportation rates that will give TO them some ex-
ira money The Government. however, has the
option of Transporting them to the place where II
received them and may decide TO follow that plan
r. upon further investigation. It should be deemed
feasible
General Otis at Manila. was informed by cable
today not TO send home any of the tents with
which the volunteer troops In the Philippines
equipped. These are new tents, procured especially
for the Philippine campaign, and In the interests OF
economy and expedency II has been decided TO
keep them in the Philippines for the benefit OF
the troops 10 be sent there 10 relieve the volunteer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
WEARING on BARREN ISLAND biHh'
OPPOSITION TO THE IMMEDIATE ABArhMhN
or THE ALLEGED NUIsANCEs.

OPPOSITION TO THE IMMEDIATE ABAThMEN
OF THE ALLEGED NuIsANcEs'
Albany. May Ex-Governor Roosevelt gave nea.
tn, to-day on the bill OF Assembyman Dous"'S
-,,,oh nrov,des for the immediate abatement u
,he Sone-burning and other alleged huisa"
porren island Among those who appeared III W
,os,tIon 70 the bill and denounced II as pau "'"
rrt,mev legislation were Dr. Lewis, presiden' Va
tho state Board of Health: Judge Coheh ~.
Crosbv Health Commissioner of Newborn C.s
sanitary Inspector Martin. OF the New ork ~
street cleaning Department; Captain Jonn ~ tTsr
mont United States visor OF New oi ooner
bor and T. Clossen. representing tne fe'o'
Cine Company. located on the Island 80, srs =,
Dr. Lewis said that while dlsagTeeapie ' onp not
times were emitted from the island they w erv ho
AZ All detrimental to good health ne pac. ~ nj
that unless the work Of burning bone e ia
other olfa was allowed to continue on liz tIss, ,o
greater nuisance would thereby be M .n,sa nd
ir Crosby stated that about a hundreo tno'S ca,
dead animals were picked up m New-lolk ~ ~.
annuaIIv besides thousands OF tons OF garDage. ~
Tho wiring out Of Barren Island as repository iD
euch matter a great menace to heaith WOMB ~
established as every avenue Cor It's disposai "o''
thereby be closed 49,. -, ...ooo r,irbt
no towed out TO sea and dumped In answer zap.
tnir Fremont said that the Government "ouid no
ncrmIt such disposal. The Governor did not MAKE
known his intentions regarding tho BILL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany. May Ex-Governor Roosevelt to-day
signed the following bills:
Mr. Burnetts extending the powers OF the |oin-
Mr.. FIshs. appropriatng 5000 for the constrnse-
tlon OF vertical retaining wall on the east sioo
Of the Oneida feeder to the Erie Canal ..o,,,ro-
Mr. Apgars. appropriatng $S,lIo ana reappro-
pratng IS OO0 OF unexpended balance, for the com
pletlon equipment and furnishing OF the STATE re
formatory for Women at Bedford, Westminster
County. 81, .,s mol
Mr. Fishs reappropriating the unexpended pal
ance of the fund provided for the erection Oh d
vertical retaining wall on the east side or inc
Oneida feeder. .o..o a.. -, s.u,,o
ton of a swing bridge over Black Rock Harbor' at
Buffalo. IL. A., r,o-...
Senator Armstrong;. providing that the Forest
Preserve Board may at any time by It's certlncate
filed with the Controller direct the payment 10 me
owner of such land Of the compensation therefor
or n part thereof at such time and upon such con-
ditions as may be set forth in the certincate ,
Senator Coggeshalrs. appropriatng $'o,wo Tor the
proper equipment; improvement ana oettermeit OF
the Rome Custodal Asylum and for additional
buildings ..o
Senator Chahoon's. .appropratng N2sle 10 pro pro-
vide for the construction and erection or boiler
house dynamo ROOM coal house chimney ana con-
dult for the Dannemora State Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
VIEWS ON THE FORD BILL.
THE MEASURE WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO
AUBURN.

Auburn. ~ Y, May B (spcclaD.-The large ma
iortv OF the voters OF Cayuga County. irrespective
of party. are heartily In favor Of the Ford FRAN
chise Tax bill as passed by the Legislature
William p Robinson. chairman Of the Repubhcan
County Committee. says OF the measure: Ut Is the
best law which the Legislature ever enacted Inc
Republican party in this county stands as unit
for the bill We have given away valuable iran
cbises and have never received anything In return
Now II is proposed to make these corporations pay
a tax which heretofore has been paid by the people
The farmers especially are anxious for the Gov
ernor to afix hts signature to the BILL
II the bill becomes q law. the effect In this city
will be noticeable. Franchises have been given to
various corporations. and II is estimated That the
value OF those franchises is anywhere from s1VoVO
to $4,000 This would materially lessen the tax
rate should the budget, soon to be made up ny
the Common Council. be no greater than last years
member of the local Board of Assessors told
The Tribune correspondent to-day that without
any doubt the rate would be lowered anywhere
from 10 per cent, should the bin become law.
Several people with reference 70
whether the revenue would be applied wholly
TO a reduction Of the tax rate or 10 the making
of public improvements. No one would go on rec
ord az giving definite answer II seemed TO be the
consensus of opinion that part OF the money would
be used on public Improvements. and that the rest
would go TO reducing the tax rate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
VIEWS IN UPPER WESTMINSTER.
THOUGH THE MEASURE MIGHT NOT APPREcIA-
BLY, LOWER TAXATION. 1T WOULD TEND
TO KEEP IT FROM INCREASING

Peekskill. y. Y, May IS (SpeciaD.-A number OF
those who have studied tho application Of the
Ford Franchise bill consider that II is a question
whether It will materially increase the tax re-
cepts affect the tax rates in the smaller cities
and villages of the State. unless the shall be
so construed as to include In local assessments the
franchises of carrying companies whose lines pass
through the smaller rural municipalities. That is
the position at least in which Peeksk. one OF
the largest villages in the northern part OF West
chester County. finds itself Only three franchises
are held under It's local government-the gas COM
pany's. the Electric Light and Power Company's
and one granted within the last year to the Peeks-
kill Traction Company. which Is about to con-
struct trolley line that will the village
with the State camp and Lake Michigan. a small
summer resort four miles east OF the river. None
OF these franchises considered by these men
as having more than nominal value. And TO
such extent does this opinion prevail that on
cais and business alike have given the act
only passing attention, considering that the inter
ests OF the village win be little affected. II the
assessors Therefore take the same view OF IT, the
total assessed valuation Will be increased only n
few thousands Of dollars.
within the scope OF local assessment the fran
chlses Of the New-York Central Railroad, the West
ern Union Telegraph Company and the Hudson
River Telephone Company the estimate OF the
h , n the tO,a assessed , ySgaon IN peeh
the rate. One reason FOR this Is found IN the
manent improvements. These would probably more
property not previously on the assessment rolls but
Il would be Of material benefit in keeping down a
rate. whose tendency to rise.
Indirectly. It Is felt that the rate may be appre
Gladly lowered through the taxation OF valuable
franchises In the southern end OF the county buf
the whole subject is still 80 new and has been 80
little discussed by business men and assessors none
has been printed IN the New-York papers that the
direct result OF the measure upon taxation in the
fhen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
EXTRA SESSION COMMENT
GOVERNOR SCENTS MISCHIEF IN SUG-
GEsTED AMENDMENTS TO
FORD BILL.
LETTERS AND TELEGRAMs POUR IN FROM
CORPORATION couNsEDs-To VISIT

NETWORK TO-DAY.
Albany May Is (specIaD-A large number of let
tiers and kilograms from the counsels OF corporations
have beeo received by the Governor since his sub
stitute bill for the Ford Franchise Tax act was
printed. The senders of these communications u'd
not appear to know the Governor said. that Judge
Iincoln's bill was a mere sketch. and not INTENDED
to be the final form OF any amendment 10 the Vi u
Franchise Tax act. Some OF the comments on the
bill were hostile and others were friendly. lie IN
tended to look over all suggested amendments with
the greatest care. None would be accepted ny
hin, which did not improve the Ford bill Already
he thought he had scented mischief In some OF the
amendments which had been suggested 10 MN.
The authors OF these cunning devices might as well
understand that he was not summoning the 'es's-
lature to Albany to weaken the Fora ac'' pul u
strengthen 1t.
,mendatory act which in his opinion will be In the
interest OF the State WILL without regret see II
depart and then ne will sign the ford act
Governor Roosevelt will visit New-fork to-mor-
row. and there he expects TO nave n c""t WI"
leading Republicans The Franchise act. he frank-
" said to-day would doubtless be the chei 'hene
of talk when he meets the party leaders IL may
be that at this conference an agreement VIII DC
reached upon an nmendatory act. aIthough from
what the Governor said to-day he VIII be SLOW 10
commit himself unreservedy to any bill until he
has inspected Il from every side ana taken INC
judgment upon It OF lawyers not connec'eu WIN
corporations The Governor now expects 10 ne III
New-York nearly all day tomorrow. Then ne VIII
return TO Albany for rest in the country near Dy
until Monday II has been his habit 10 take aonB
the members OF his family upon these excursiohs'
and possibly he may do so upon this OCCASION AZ
least his vacation will be purely for recreative pur-
poses. and he will pay no attention TO legislative
affairs until he returns here on Monday.
Senator Grady, the Tammany Hall leader Visneu
Albany to-day, It is understood to learn II there
was TO be any political legislation. the governor
told him that he knew Of none. senator uraoy
also exhibited interest in rapid transit legislation
ord declared that he did not know why Mayor Van
Wyck vetoed the Rapid Transit act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
LIGHTNING DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN MARYLAND
BUILDINGS BURNED AND STOCK DE-


Baltimore, May is tspecaD.-Maryland from the
mountains to the has been swept the last forty
eight hours by terrific rain, hail and electrical
storms. Telephone service trolley wires. cables and
other electrical apparatus have been damaged by
the unusually severe disturbances. -Four persons
and a considerable number Of cows and horses
have been killed by lightning and a dozen or more
people severely shocked. The killed In different
parts OF the State are John Terry Hartford Coun-
~ near Belair; James Brown. negro Dorchester
County; Frank Hanzelck, a child. Baltimore
County; Clara Haines child, at Hampton. Balti-
Property TO the value OF $4,000 has been de-
the colored Methodist Church at Snowhill. Somer-
SET County shivered side of II, and fire com
pleted the destruction Hutts Chapel, Few miles
away, was struck at the same time, and is now in
ashes The peculiar phenomena OF dozen or more
electrical storms chasing one another over
and the other northern and eastern counsies .errl
" any cessation of the violent electrical disturb
twenty-five head Of cattle were killed by light
ming In the neIghborhood of Churchville. Hartford
County. The cattle were in two fields on opposite
sides Of line fence. eleven the property OF Arthur
Trego. and fourteen belonging 10 William Kirk
under some trees skirting the fence, and were APP
parently all killed by single bolt. Several families
on the Eastern Shore made remarkable escapes.
their houses being nearly destroyed and they
stunned by the shock
Thousands Of peach trees were denuded Of buds
by the hail One storm. the wind nearly reaching
peake Bay. nearly overturnng steamboat and
demoishing a number of buildings In Kent County.
r. J. Hurlock'r immense peach orchard was devas,
tated John Bakers home. at smallwood, Carroll
County. struck by lightning and burned
Baker and his were stunned, and narrowly
escaped being burned alive. In Queen Anne's
valuable horses belonging to w. " Bryan were
burned 10 death in a barn set hre by lightnlng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19

hare are the Amsterdam Street Railway Com
many. the Chuctanunda Gas Light Company the
Hudson River Telephone Company and the s'row-
ger Automatic Telephone Company. Whether lne
Central Hudson and West Shore companies w.
oo,e under the provisions of the bill is not known
49,, .rpnosinp that they do not the other compa,
MES named are only ones that woqaa a ~ these
~ ossessed on franchises What the vaiue "l n,sr
1pccbises may be Is problem. None OF mem 49,
paid anything for their franchises you'd M"f be COM
were granted. and the assessor, c,1e their total
pa"e $1,000 at the present t. rate 6eS S' 500 saS This
CITY the added taxes would n pc v ra}e Under the
Sharter Of this sum would % he sed
he applied 10 reducing the rate anu "o"'' :"
for general purpOscs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
NEW STATE CORPORATIONS.

Albany May 1s.-The following stock companies
have been incorporated:
Watertown Spring Works. OF Watertown. to
manufacture springs for wagons. trucks, cars ana
locomotives: capital. 5000. Directors: Edith T.
Penn Edward Eaton Claude Lewis Henry M
Lewis, OF Watertown, and Joseph Bondy, SYRIA
clse.
The Empire State Natural Gas Company, OF
Buffalo: capital. 1000. Directors: Charles o Day
Pittsburs Penn; Edwin A. MACPHERSON, and
George W Sloan of Buffalo.
Meade Shoe Company. Of BROOKLYN capital; SO /,
Opo Directors: James NJ, James e. Mary NJ ana
Edith r. Meade, Borough OF Brooklyn
Columbia Press Association. of New-York City
capital 100000. Directors: Annie r. and Ben
tamin f. Curtis. and William f. Baum, OF New
York City.
American Unhalring Machine Company Of New
York city; capital, 5000. Directors: William A.
Hubert Milan II. Hubert and George w. Frayne
OF New-York City
Ncw-York Printing Press Company, OF Depew,
Erie County: capital, 10000. DIRECTORS: John
Krehbiel. Ambrose p. Walters and Thomas j.
Coster, of Depew, .-.7-rl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
A VICTORY FOR SHIP-OWNERS.
CREW SIGNED FOR THE AMERICAN SHIP BEN.
JAMrN rapAcKARp.

II was announced yesterday at the Office OF the
Shipping Commissioner that the American ship
BENJAMIN +. Packard which has been lying down
the Bay for some time will be able to get to sea
as soon as the wind is favorable. II was said that
crew OF fifteen men had been picked up In this
mort and board. The men were
secured with great din1culty and the signing was
done secretly. The agent for the vessel Is D. p.
Dearborn No. % Beaver-st.. and he is much elated
over the signing OF a crew.
The Packard the centre about which the
apht was waged. II was this ship that william
Giles the boarding master. was assaulted, and later
,,yo men alleged to have been ''shanghaied' on
hoard her The crimp' were determined not TO
10, the vessel get to sea, and so the agent looks
mon her getting n crew as a victory. There Is only
one other American sailing ship anchored in the
yav ready TO go sea. and that Is the State of
Maine Shipping commissicner DI,eGkey declares
To- sea this week. The Shipping Commissioner said
.vs,ardav that he thought the backbone OF the OPP
2ooss,,ion had been broken, and that the boarding
house keepers and shipping masters would not be
ntia seriously 10 obstruct American shipping any
surther AT this port The boarding house keepers
and shipping masters only say that the Packard
has not yet sailed