Republicans of Both Branches
of the Legislature Get
Together to
REDEEM PARTY PROMISES.
A Joint Committee Selected to Map
Out the Line of Action
to Be Fnrsned.
LINES KOWDKAWH IN THE HOUSE.
The Democrats Ko Lonser Permitted to
Manage Matters According to
Their Own Sweet Will
TEOBABLE FATE OP THE EETENDE BILL.
It If & Hesrar. Feinl by tat Leaders en Beth Eiies,
ud Pcrtsps Kot Altcgttitr PIe&s-
Jig to Got. Fit&os.
A TALK AGAIKST TIME TO BAVE TEE WHARVES
IFEOM A EIAFr connzsrosDEXT-i
Hakkisbueg, March 10. Tiiat the grow
ing dissatisfaction among Republicans OTer
the loose way in which things are being run
inustbeallayed was evidenced by the call
for a joint caucus of the Senate and House
which was posted this morning. It was
tigned by Senator George Handy Smith
and Representative Jesse M. Baker, Chair
men of the respective caucuses of the two
bodies, and in answer to it fully two-thirds
of the Republicans of the Honse and Senate
met in the Supreme Court room at 8 o'clock
this evening.
In calling the caucus to order Senator
Smith said it had been called for the pur
pose of formulating as nearly as possible
the measures to which the Republican party
is pledged and outlining a plan of action
thereon.
To Carry Out Tarty Pledges.
Senator Robinson offered a resolution for
the appointment cf a joint committee of
both Houses to take necessary steps to fa
cilitate the passage of the ballot reform bill,
the apportionment bills and all other
measures to which the Republican party is
committed.
Air. Lytle. of Huntingdon, in seconding
the resolution, said that to promote the
measures which should be passed, and keep
the pledges made to the people, it was
necessary that Republ'cans should ..ct with
greater harmony and unity. The peopl
looked to the Republican party for relief of
their grievances, and they would bold it re
sponsible for bad legislation and for delay
or failure to pass good legislation.
The resolution passed unanimously and
Senator Smith at once appointed the follow
ing joint committee: Senate, Messrs.
Robinson, Grady, Gobin, Thompson, "Wil
liamson, Critcufield and TJpperman; House,
Messrs. Lytle, Johnson, Raker, Brooks,
Taggart, Ehas, Davis, Fruit, Capp, Mar-,
iliall, Flickinger and Hayes.
A Feature Which Causes Discontent.
The caucus then adjourned, after a session
of about 11 minutes. The joint committee
remained and organized by electing Senator
Robinson chairman. "While the calling of
a caucus, and its actions were generally
satisfactory to all concerned, there was con
siderable discontent manifested because the
revenue bill was not specifically mentioned
in the resolution.
By far the greater number of Republicans
regard the question of taxation as para
mount in importance to all others, and hold
that it should have been given prominence
in the resolution. Others argue that as the
Taggart bill has been made a special order
taking precedence over all other business
"until disposed of, action bad practically
been taken upon it, and specific reference to
it was unnecessary.
Asa whole, however Republicans feel
that the party will now follow a reasonably
definite policy, and act with a unity hitherto
sadly lacking.
Drawing the Lines Tightly.
Party lines were again drawn in the House
this morning, and the Republicans walked
all over the Democratic minority. The
trouble occurred over a concurrent resolu
tion offered by Mr. Ritcr. accenting the sum
appropriated by the direct tax bill with the
trust imposed in full satisfaction of all
claims against the United States on acconnt
of the direct tax, ana authorizing the Gov
ernor to receive and receipt for the money.
Mr. "Wherry moved to amend by per
mittiug.the State's financial agent at Wash
ington to receive the money. Mr. Riter
argued that the direct tax bill prescribed
that only the Governor should collect it, and
the amendment was promptly defeated by a
party vote.
Captain Skinner tried to have action on
the resolution deferred until to-morrow, but
party lines were again drawn and it was de
feated. Mr. Elwood moved that it be re
ferred to the Judiciary General Committee,
and upon this there was a hot debate.
A l'lca Tor the Dorder Counties.
Mr. Gillan plead for delay, so that the
members from the border counties might ex
amine as to whether the money could be ap
plied to pay the border claims. Mr. Riter
and the Republicans were determined, and
the motion was voted down. Mr. Gillan
then moved its reference to the Federal Re
lations Committee, whereupon Mr. Finley
moved the previous question. Therequired
number sccoojed the call and debate was
siiut off. The Riter resolution then passed
br a strict puny vote, with one exception,
Mr. Welty, o 1'raukhu county, voting with
the Democrats.
A great deal or feeling was manifested
during the debate. Republicans declared
that they were tired of Democrats trying to
run things, and proposed hereafter to man
age affairs themselves. Others asserted that
the endeavor to have the State's financial
gent collect the money was only a scheme
to get a big campaign fund from the com
luiuiotis, the agent. Mr. Xcad, being secre
tary o: the Democratic State Committer.
Considerably more itian the conventional
"well-defined rumor" is afloat as to trouble
in Democratic high places over the revenue
bill. It is even whispered that the incum
bent of the Gubernatorial chair ''is in a
state of mind" over this vexed question.
For several days past copies of bill No. 210
have been in frequent demand in the imme
diate vicinity ot the Executive chamber,
and divers consultations have been held in
Secretary Harritv's office in which leading
Democratic politicians from Philadelphia
have taken an interested part.
Opposod by All Party Managers.
It is an open secret that the Democratic
leaders are as much opposed to many of the
loading provisions of the Taggart bill as
are the Republican managers. They want
the bill deleated, bnt also want the "deep
damnation of its taking off" to fall on Re
publican shoulders. They are afraid to vote
against it, lest it fail of passage, and equal
ly afraid that if it does pass Governor Pat
tison will veto it In either event, theodinm
ot its defeat will fall upon them, and the
proverbial "split stick" aptly describes the
Democratic predicament
The Republicans are in a much better
position. If they pass it and the Governor
vetoes it, they can come before the people on
the record of baving passed the "bill they de
manded. If he signs it, and it proves un
popular, the responsibilitv is divided. If
it turns out satisfactory, they can claim
more than an equal share of praise for it
From all these considerations, the prospects
for the passage of the revenue bill ought to
look bright
Caucuses seemed the order of the day.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F-.
Black and State Chairman Kerr came to
town to-day, and at once went into secret
consultation with the Democratic leaders. As
the result, the announcement of the Repub
lican caucus had hardly been made before
the Democrats were "called together too.
They met at 9 to-night, reporters being
rigidly excluded.
The Democrats Get Together, Too.
The session lasted nearly two hours, and a
pledge of secrecy had evidently been ex
acted, for beyond the fact that they had de
termined to support the Baker bill, with
amendments which Mr. Riter will to-morrow
introduce, and Wberrv's constitutional
convention bill, hut little could be learned as to
its deliberation. The amendments enlarge the
method of making nominations so as to practic
ally inclndc all present methods. One "is that
one-fourth of 1 per cent of the total vote of the
State siiall be necessary to nominate a candi
date for a State office on a nomination paper,
and 1 per cent of the entire vote of the county
or district for a county or district office. Sign
ers must make affidavit to their names, resi
dences, and that they have themselves signed
aSr nave not s'ened other papers for the same
vwvc
On the official ballot candidates representing
political parties and similar policies shall be
grouped together in tickets with a blank ticket
at the bottom. Each party with a ticker ... the
neld shall appoint three watchers, only one of
whom shall be present at one time. Thev shall
be permitted to keep a pollbook, make chal
lenges and keep a challenge list When an
elector writes hig name on his ballot it mnst be
pasted over s0 that election officers cannot see
it Y hen the election officer nnmbers a ballot
ho shall hand It back to the voter, who shall
paste it over and place it In the box.
From all that could be cathered It is apparent
that there was a wide difference of opinion on
many points, and especially on the question of
a constitutional question. A number of the
members favored passing the ballot reform bill
and trying it for two years. If It proved satis
factory a convention would not be needed. If
not, the next Legislature conld call one. This
was voted down and here the tiue inwardness
of Chauncey Black's visit is visible. As is well
known he is strongly in tavor of a convention,
and his appearance here was to stiffen up tbo
weak-kceed on this point While those present
were very reticent; crept out that the debate
was warm and thaw a strong opposition mani
fested itself. HkneyHail.
DUNLAP'S POINT GAINED.
HE FBEVENTS A VOTE BEIHG TAZEH OB
FLUTITS WHARF BILL,
Tlio Senator From Beaver Vigorously De
fends the River Interests and Attacks
the Pittsburg municipal Authorities
Chief UIgelow Says Market Gardeners
Want the DHL
rTHOM JL ETATF COMtESFOXDEXT.l
Habbisbubg, March 10. Senator Dun
lap, of Beaver, talked against the wharf
bill and time for two hours and a half to
day. "When the bill came up on final
passage the Bearer man tackled it at once,
and from 10:30 o'clock until the orders of
the day were called at 1 o'clock, when the
Senate, under the rule, adjourned, he
poured forth a steady stream of eloquence,
ceasing only to wet his whistle with a
draught of cool Susquehanna. His object
was to prevent a vote being taken, and he
succeeded, Senator Plinn, himself, second
ing the motion that his time be extended,
but th-; friends of the bill did try to have
the session extended, so that when he
yielded to fatigue a vote might be taken.
This failed, however, for want of the neces
sary two-thirds vote and Mr. Dunlap gained
his point.
While much of Mr. Dnnlap's speech was
merely to kill time, yet, in its earlier por
tions, he replied very vigorously to Mr.
Flinn's statement that while the river interests
of Pittsburg had once been great, the changed
condition of affairs since the advent of railroads
had caused a great decline, and thoy would
soon be a thing of the past Quoting from the
statement of Colonel T. P. Roberts, in the re
port of the Ship Canal Commission, he said the
nver trade at Pittsburg furnishes employment
for a greater asgregate tonnage in vessels than
is owned at any American port either on the
lakes or the seaboard. The coat shipped from
the Monongahela river amounts to 4,000,000 tons
annually. He had read the uames of 125 pas
senger and towboats, paying for and usins the
wharves, the proprietors of everyone of which
were opposed to the bill. The river interest
was a unit against it.
Relative to Mr. Flinn's statement that the
Baltimore and Ohio depot was built on pillars
and did not luterferc with the wharf, lie read a
letter from S. S. Graham, Superintendent of
the Brownsville and Geneva Packet Company
saying tbat for 10 years the company had had
possession of the wharf above the Smithfield
street bridge, but were compelled to give it up
by the building of this depot It had been said
that the wharves were practically abandoned.
This only showed the shame of the municipal
authorities of Plttsburc to allow such an out-
race. Who made it a junk pile and aboard
yard? The cityitself. which should have im
proved and protected it. The river interests
need every loot of wharf room. Take down
the Union biidge, which should never have
been built, improve the wharves and tho river
interests will use them.
Chief Bigelow, who tat with Mr. Flinn, an
interested and apparently often amused
listener to the gentleman from Beaver, said
there was no occasion for all the fuss. He bad
proposed the bills, at tbe request andsuggestion
ot the market gardeners, whose wagons could
no longer be permitted to stand on the streets
their being there having become a nuisance".
In corroboration of this, he produced a state
ment to the same effect from M. G. Dunlevy
President of the Gardeners' and Fruit Growers'
Association. The bill will come up again to
morrow. A LARGE-SIZED PROTEST
Against tho Lj tie Dill Regulating the In
surance Companies.
irooM a STxrr coebesposdixt.!
IIarkisbueg, March 10. Representatives
of the Provident Life and Penn Mutual Insur
ance Companies of Philadelphia wero before
the Insurance Committee of the House to
night in opposition to Mr. Lytle's bill, which,
among other singular features, provides that in
case of a cUlm for death or terminationvof the
endowment period, or lor Bre, if it is not paid
within, SO da s the company must deposit the
full amount claimed Willi the Slate Treasurer,
with 10 per cent additional to pay all costs of
prosecution of the claim.
The companies are all opposed to the bill, but
the committee sent it out with an affirmative
recommendation.
READY P02 THE 6EHATE.
The
Ilouse IV.ssi's I ho Rill for ThYsIcal
Culture In .Schools
FROM X RTAir COKnKSroSDINT.l
Habbisbuhq, March 10. Mr. Flioklnger's
bilLproviding f orthe study and practice of rb vs .
.ical culture in the public schools of all cities!
passed the House finally to-day. In the Senate
it will bo taken charge of by Senator Neeb,
who had a similar bill, but withheld It for the
Flickinger measure.
Petitions signed by over 1-200 citizens of
Pittsburg in favor of tho bill have been received.
FAVORABLE ACTION TAKEN
On the Borough X3ectlonand Fayotte County
Election Hills.
rFKOM A STAFF COKKESPOXPXNT.
Habbisbtjbo, March 10. The Judiciary
Local Committee of tho House to-night re
ported affirmatively Mr. Morrow's bill to per
mit townships surrounding or immediately ad
joining borouchs to hold elections within the
Corporate limits of such boroughs. It was
am ended by the committee to Include cities as
well as boroughs. Whether the bill is in con
flict with that section of the Constitution,
which declares that an elector "shall have re
sided in the election district where he shall
offer to vote at least two months immediately
preceding the election," is a question which
will likely como up wbeirtbo bill is discussed.
It also reported favorably the bill of Mr.
Beatty, of Fayette, to authorize the electors of
that county, at the election in November, 1891,
to elect a superintendent of the County Homo
at an annual salary of S1.2U0, a Prothonotary,
Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court
Recorder of Deeds and Clerk of the Quarter
Sessions Court As section 1, article 14, of the
Constitntton declares what officers shall be
county officers, in which list superintendents of
county homes and commissioner's clerks do
not appear, and as county officers are only paid
by salary in counties of over 150,000 inhabitants,
it would seem as though this bill would have a
hard road to travel.
DANGERS OP RAILROADS.
A Bill Looking to the Protection of Railway
Employes.
rsrrciAi. tzlsouh to the DisrATcn.
HAnniSBuno, March 10. In the House bills
were introduced as follows:
By Jeffrey, Luzerne, declaring it unlawful to
use cars or locomotives which are defective, or
defective machinery, and making corporations
liable In certain cases for injuries received by
its servants or employes on account of the
carelessness or negligence of a fellow-servant
or employe having charge, control or direc
tion ot employes.
Bv McDonald, Blair, to prevent interference
with signal boxes connected with fire alarms.
By McNeills. Cambria, to establish a contin
cent fund of $40,000, to be used in tho suppres
sion of epidemics.
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate:
By Robbins, extending the provisions of the
Canada thistle act to the spread of garlic.
By McCreary, defining who shall be liable for
the costs of proceedings of commissions in the
cases of persons alleged to be insane.
By Logan, Crawford.authorizing the organiza
tion in the several counties of State police,
such as exist in Erie and Crawford, with cor
porate right3 and police powers to detect
thieves.
THE HEW CAPITOL,
Difference of Opinion About Applying
Direct Tax Money to It,
rFROJI A STAFF COnRESFOKPEKT.3
Habrisbubo. March 10. Tho Building Com
mission, composed of the Governor, Auditor
General McCamant Secretary Harrity, Sena
tors Penrose, Harlan and Porter, Speaker
Thompson and Representatives McCulIough
Taggart and Wherry, met to-day and adopted
a resolution providing for the advertisement of
plans and specifications for a fireproof depart
ment and library building, and also for a new
capltol, the erection of the latter to be asubject
for after consideration. In connection with this
it appears that Governo? Pattison differed
from the view generally held that the sum dui
the State under the direct tax bill must be held
in trust for six years for the payment of claims
by citizens under the original direct tax law.and
is of opinion that the money will come direct
ly to the State and be at once available. In this
event he seems to favor its being applied to the
erection of a new capitol. Ho has received In
formation from Washington that the Treasury
Department is preparing a circular letter for
tbeinformatiO'i of the Governors of the sev
eral States, and pending, its receipt. doesn't en
tirely commit Kms&If-on the Subject
PASSED THE HOUSE,
Two Measures That Are of Particular Inter
est to Boroughs.
tFEOM A STATF COItRESrOSOKIfT.l
Habbisbubq, March 10. Two bills of inter
est to boroughs passed the House finally to
day. They were introduced by Mr. Fruit, of
Mercer. One amends tho act of 1831 for the
incorporation of boroughs, by increasing tho
minimum tax that may be levied tor municipal
purposes from 5 mills to 10 mills.
The other authorizes boroughs to redeem
outstanding bonds and for that purpose to issue
new bonds, redeemable at the option of the
municipal authorities, and the formation of a
siuking fund for such redemption.
THROUGH THE HOUSE,
A Number of Bills Passed Finally by the
Lower Body.
.RFXCIAI. TELEGCAM TO TBI DISPATCn.J
HAnniSBUKG, March 10. The following bills
passed finally in the House to-day:
Richards' bill providing lor the creation and
distribution of a fnnd for the care, maintenance
or relief of aged or disabled policemen in
cities of the second class; giving anybody
the right to peddle fish, fruit and vegetables in
all cities on taking out a license, and to protect
miners in the Dituminons coal regions by
authorizing the appointment of acheckweigh.
man, and requiring him to be a citizen of the
United States.
HOSPITAL TBUSTEE8.
Appointments Sent In by tho Governor Laid
Over in the Senate.
ISFECIAL TELIOUASt TO THE DISPATCH.
Habbisbdbb, March 10. Messages were re
ceived from the Governor in the Senate, an
nouncing the following appointments:
Trustees Danville Hospital D. M. Boyd,
Danville; B, H. Detwiler, WiUIainsport; B. H.
Throop, Scranton; Charles S. Minor, Hones
dale: Oliver T. Harvey, "Wilkesbarre.
Trustees Connellsvillo Hospital Dr. J. J.
Singer. Connellsville. vico J. S. Schoonmaker.
resigned: Jaines Corncan, Everson, Fayette
connty. vice James Cochran, resigned.
Tho nominations were laid over.
ALLEGHENY C0TO1Y BILLS.
Two of Them Defeated, but One Afterward
Reconsidered.
IFIIOM A STAFF COBUKSPOKPElf T. I
Habbisbubg, March 10. Two Allegheny
county bills wero defeated in the Honse to
day. One was for the payment of the claim of
John K. Joos for publishing tho Mercantile Ap
praiser's list in 1SS5 and the other to repeal tho
special prohibitory act for Verona borough.
A letter from Superintendent McCargo, of
the Allegheny Valley Railroad, was read in op
position to the latter. It lacked six votes of
passage, but was afterward reconsidered, and
f nrthor action postponed for the present
OPPOSING TEE BILLS.
A Strong Forco Against Two Health Meas
ures Now Pending.
IFKOM A STAFF COBRESFOXDENT.l
Habbisatjko, March 10. Ex-Auditor Gen.
cral Nilcs and ex-Congressman Mortimer F.
Elliott of Wellsboro. appeared before the
House Health and Sanitation Committee to
night, in opposition to tho State Board of
Health bill and bill No. 301 to prevent the pol
lution of streams. Ex-Cnltector E. A. Bigler is
also hero against the bill.
R. S. Beutley, of Wliliamsport argued in sup
port of the bills. The committee didn't take
final action.
An Affirmative Report.
irCOlI A STAFF CORBESl'OHPEXT.1
Habbisbubo, March 10. The House Edu
cation Committee reported affirmatively to.
night the bill to pay school directors for attend
ance at the triennial convention for the election
ot counties supplies and the bill to authorize
townships to appropriate t-50 annually for the
f ormationof school libraries.
Anil-Dressed lieef Bill Agn'n.
tFCOM A STAFF COItnXSrOXDXST.l
Habbisbubg, March 10. It is stated to
night that the anti-dressed beef bill of last
IContinved ori ththjiage. 4 -
Pervades Lord Salisbury's Last Dis
patch to Secretary Blaine.
WILLING TO TUT ARBITRATION,
Bat Wants the Question of Damages In
eluded in the Decision.
PROSPECT OP A PEACEFUL AGEEEMENT
Washington, March 10. The Bering
Sea negotiations have taken a most favorable
tnrn, and the Governments of the United
States and Great Britain appear to have at
length reached a basis upon which to settle
their difficulties, as is evidenced by the fol
lowing communication from Lord Salisbury
to Sir Julian Fanncelote, the British Minis
ter here, which was laid before Secretary
Blaine, and was made public by him to
night: "The dispatch of Mr. Blaine, under date
of the 17th ot December, has been carefully
considered by Her Majesty's Government.
The effect of the discussion which has been
carried on between the two Governments has
been materially to narrow the area of con
troversy. It is now quite clear that the ad
visers of the President do not claim Bering
Sea as a mare clausum,and indeed that they
repudiate that contention in express terms.
Nor do they reply, as a justification for the
seizure of British ship3 in open sea, upon
the contention that the interests of the seal
fisheries give to the United States Govern
ment any right for that purpose whicbvTic
cording to international law, it would not
otherwise possess.
The Question Now At Issue.
"Whatever importance they attach to the
preservation of the fur seal species and
they justly look on it as an object deserving
the most solicitude they do not conceive
that it confers upon any maritime powers
rights over the open ocean which that power
could not assert on otbet grounds.
"The claim of the United States to pre
vent the exercise of the seal fishery by other
nations in Bering Sea rests now exclusively
upon the interest which by purchase they
possess in a ukase issued by the Emperor
Alexander 1. in the year 1821, which prohibits
foreign vessels from approaching within 100
Italian miles of the coast and islands then
belonging to Russia in Bering Sea. It is not, as
I understand, contended that the Russian
Government at the time of tho issue
of this ukase possessed any inherent
right to enforce snch a prohibition
or acquired by the act of issuing it any claims
over the open sea beyond tbo territorial limit
of three miles, which they would not otherwise
have possessed. Bat it is said that this propo
sition, worthless in itself, acquired validity
and forco against the British Government, be
cause that Government can be shown to nave
accepted its provisions. The ukase was a mere
usurpation, hut it is said it was converted into
a valid international law, as against the British
Government, by the admission of that Govern
ment itself.
One Point That Is Not Disputed.
"lam not concerned to dispute jhe conten
tion that an invalid claim may, as against an
other Government acquire a validity which
in its 'inception it did not possess, if it is for
mally or effectively accepted: by that Govern
ment But the vital question for decision is
whether any other Government and especially
whether the Government of Great Britain, has
ever accepted the claim pnt forward in this
ukase. Our contention is. that not only can it
not be shown that the Government of Great
Britain, at any time since 1821. has admitted
the soundness of tbo pretension put forward J
uy mat uiuuc, uukiuabuuu ut euunu, turn j&-
has categorically denied it on more than ono
occasion."
To sustain this contention, Lord Salisbury
2uotes from a letter (January, 1S22,) from Lord
ondonderry to Count Iaeren. tho Russian
Ambassador in London, a reservation of Brit
ish rights to the navigation of waters described
in the ukase and also from a note by the Duke
of Wellington to Count Nesselrode (October,
1822.) refusing to admit Russia's right to ex
clude foreign vessels for 100 miles from tbo
coast
Continuing, Lord Salisbury says: "It is evi
dent therefore, that so far as diplomatic rep
resentation went the King's Government of
that date took every step which was in their
power to take in order to make it clear to the
Russian Government that Ureat Britain did
not accept the claim to exclude her subjects
for 100 miles from the coast, which had been
pnt forward in tbo ukase of 1621. Mr. Blaine
docs not deal with these protests, which appear
to Her Majesty's Government to be
in themselves amply sufficient to
decido the question whether Great
Britain did or did not acquiesce in tho Russian
claim nut forward bv the ukase. He ronfin
himself mainly in the dispatch under consider
ation to the consideration of the treaties which
were subsequently made between Great
Britain and Russia, and AmericaandRussia, in
1823, and especially of that between Russia and
Great Britain. This treaty, of which the text
is printed at the close of Mr. Blaine's dispatch,
does not contain a word to signitythe acqui
escence of Great Britain in the
Claim Recently Put Forward by Russia
to control the waters of tho sea for 100 miles
from her coast There is no stipulation upon
which this interpretation can be imposed by
any process of construction whatsoever. But
there is a provision having in our judgment a
totally opposite tendency, which indeed was in
tended to negative tbo extravagant claim that
had recently beon made on the part of
Russia; and it is upon this provision
that the main part of Mr. Blame's ar
gument as 1 understand it is founded. The
stipulation to which I refer is contained in the
first articlo (acreoinc that the respective sub
jects of the two nations shall not be molested
!n tho navigation or fishing in any part of the
Pacific Ocean). I understand Mr. Blaine's
argument to be that if Great Britain
had intended to protest against the claim of
Russia to exclude ships for 100 miles from
her coasts in Bering Sea, she would have taken
this opportunity ot doing so; but that in con.
fining herself to stipulations in favor of full
liberty of navigation and fishing ir. any part of
the ocean, commonly called the Pacific Ocean,
she, by implication, renounced any claim that
could arise out of the same set ot circum
stances in regard to any sea that was not part
of the Pacific Ocean.
"And then Mr.Blalno goes on to contend that
the Pacific Ocean did not and does not include
Bering Sea. Even if this latter contention
were correct I should earnestly demur to the
conclusion that our Inherent rights to free pass
age and free fishing over a vast extent of
ocean could be effectively renounced by
mere reticence of omission. The right
Is one of which we could not bo deprived unless
we consented to abandon it and that consent
could not bo sufficiently inferred from our ne
gotiators having omitted to mention the sub
ject on one particular occasion. Bat I am not
prepared to admit the justice of Mr. Blaine's
contention that tbo words 'Pacific Ocean' did
not include Bering Sea. I believe that in com
mon parlance then and now, Bering Sea was and
is
Fart of tho Pacific Ocean,
and that the latter words were used in order to
give tho fullest and widest scope possible to tho
claim which the British negotiators were
solemnly recording of a right freely to navigate
and fish in every part of it and throughout its
entire extent. In proof of tho argument that
the words 'Pacific Ocean' do not include
Bering Sea, Mr. Blaine adduces a long
list of maps in which a desicnation distinct
from that of 'Pacific Ocean' is given to
Bering Sea, or 'Sea of Kamscnatka,' or the
Sea of 'Anadair.' The argument will hardly
have any force unless it is applicable with
equal truth to all the other oceans of the world.
But no one will dispute that the Bay of Biscay
forms part of the Atlantic Ocean, or that the
Gulf ot Lyons forms part of the Mediterranean
Sea; and yet iu most maps it will be found that
to those portions of the larger sea a separate
designation has been given.
"Tho question whether by the words 'Pacific
Ocean' the negotiators meant to include or ex
clude Bering Sea depends upon which locution
was esteemed to be the correct usage at the
time. The date is not a distant one, and there
is no ground for suggesting that the usage has
changed since the Anelo-Russian treaty of 1825
was signed. The determination of this point
will be most satisfactorily ascertained by con
sulting tbe ordinary books of reference. I ap
pend to this dispatch a list of some 30 works of
this dais of various dates from 1785 down
ward, and printed )n various countries, which
combine to fhow that in common parlance tue
trnnlq Pnplflfi flrpitn dnlnpliiHn hnrlnff Hun
words 'Pacific Ocean.' do include Boring bca.
Salisbury's Logical Sequence.
"II, then, in ordinary language, the Pacific
Jeen is used, m ifohroo. including the wjoleJ -
sea, from Bering Straits to the Antarctic Cir
cle, it'f ollows that tho first articlo of the treaty
of 185 ala Becure to Great Britain, in the
fullest manner, tho freedom of navigation and
fishing in Bering Sea. In that case no infer
ence, however indirect or circuitous, can be
drawn;from any omission in the language of
that instrument to show that Great Britain ac
quiesced in the usurpation which tbe ukase
ofliHlhad attempted. Tbe other documents
which 1 have quoted sufficiently establish
that she not only aid not acquiesce in it but re-t
pudlatedlmore than once in plain and unequiv
ocal terms; and as the claim made by tho ukase
has no strength or validity except what it might
derive from tho assent of any power whom it
lniEht affect it results that Russia has never
acquired by ukase any right to curtail tbo nat
ural liberty of Her Majesty's subjects
to navigate or fish in these seas anywhere
outside of territorial waters and what Russia
did not herself possess she, was not able to trans
mit to the United States Her Majesty's Gov
eminent hare in view of these considerations
no doubt whatever that British subjects enjoy
the same rights in Bering Sea which belong to
thein la every other portion of the open ocean;
but It ia nevertheless a matter of sincere satis
faction that the President is -willing to refer to
arbitration what ho conceives to be the matters
which have been under discussion between tho
two Governments for the last tour years. In
regard to the questions as they are proposed by
Blaine, I should say that as to the first and
second no objection will be offered by '
Majesty's Government They are as follows:
The Questions for Arbitration.
First "What exclusive jurisdiction in tbo
sea known as the Bering Sea and what exclu
sive rights in the seal fisheries therein did Rus
sia assert and exercise prior and up to the time
of the cessiqn of Alaska to-the United States?"
Second "How far were these claims of
jurisdiction as to the seal fisheries recognized
ahd conceded by Great Britain? '
Third The third question is expressed In
tho following terms: "Was the body of water
now known as tho Bering Soa included in
ihraso Pacific Ocean as used in the treaty of
B2o between Great Britain and Russia, and
what rights, if any, in tho Bering Sea wore
given or conceded to Great Britain by the said
treaty?'1
"Her Majesty'B Government would have no
objection to referring to arbitration the part of
that question if it should be thought desira
ble to do so. bnt they would give that consent
with the reservation that they do not admit
that tbo decision of it can conclude tho larger
question the arbitrator would have to deter
mine. To tbe latter part of .No. 3 it would be
thoirdnty to take exception.' "What rights, if
any. in the Bering Sea were given or conceded
to Great Britain by tbe said treaty?" Great
Britain has never suggested that any rights
were given to her or conceded to her by tbe said
treaty. All that was done was to recognize her
natural right of freo navigation and fishing in
that, as in all other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
Russia did not give these rights to Great
Britain because they were never tier's to give
away.
"Fourth Did not all tho rights of Russia as
to jurisdiction and as to tbe seal fisheries in
Bering Sea, east of the water boundary, in the
treaty between tho United States and Russsia
of the SOth of March, 1SS7, pass unimpaired to
tho United States under that treaty? The
fourth question is hardly worth referring to an
arbitrator, as Great Britain would bo prepared
to accept it without dispute.
The fifth proposed question runs as follows:
Filth What are now the rights of the United
States as to the fur seal fisheries in the
waters of the Bering Sea outsido of
the ordinary territorial limits whether
such rights grew out of the cession
by Russia of any special rights or jurisdiction
held by her In such fisheries or in the waters of
Bering sea or out of ownership of breeding
islands, and the habits of the seels in resorting
thither and rearing their young thereon ana
going out from the islands for food, or out of
any other fact or incident connected with the
relation of these seal fiskeries to tho territorial
possessions of the United States?
Very Properly Up for Decision.
"The first clause, 'What are now the rights
of tbe United States as to the fur seal fisheries
in the waters of the Bering Sea outside of the
ordinary territorial limits,' is a question which
would be very properly referred to tho decision
of an arbitrator. But the subsequent clause
which assumes that snch rights could have
grown out of the ownership of snch breeding
islands, and the habits of the seals in resorting
thereto, involves an assumption as to tho pre
scriptions of Internal law at the present time
to which Her Majesty's Government are not
prepared to accede.
( "JCbo sixth question (relsting to tbe cstablishr
raent of a closed period in seal fishing), whica
deals with the issues that will arise in case the
controversy should be decided in favor of Great
Britain would perhaps more fitly form tho sub
stance of a separate reference. Her Majesty's
Government have no objection to refer the
general question of a close time to arbitration
or to ascertain by that means how far the
enactment of such a provision is necessary for
tbe preservation of the seal specie; but any
such reference ought not to contain words ap
pearing to attribute special pd abnormal
rights m tbe matter to tho United States.
"There is an omission'' in these questions
which I have no doubt tne Government of the
President will be very glad to repair, and that
is tho reference to the arbitrator of the ques
tion what damages to persons who have been
injured, in case it shall be determined by him
that tho action of United States in seizingbntish
vessels bad been without warrant in interna
tional law. Subject to these reservations Her
Majesty's Government will have great satisfac
tion in joining with the Government of the
United States in seeking by means of arbitra
tion, an adjustment of tbe international ques
tions which have so long formed a matter of
controversy between the two Governments."
in closing. Lord Salisbury requests that Mr.
Blaine be furnished with a copy of his dis-
paicu.
HARMONY IN INDIANA,
THE PBESIDENT PAVING THE WAY FOB
IT UT THAT STATE.
That Legislative Vote for Blaine Still a
Troublesome Factor A Semi-official
Letter Which, Shows That tho President
Desires a Renomiuatlon.
VP.01I X &TXTT COBRESPOUDEVT.l
"Washington, March 10. The vote of
the Indiana Legislature on tbe question of
the Fresidental nomination of 1892 in favor
of Blaino is still a subject of gossip here,
and the question is "What is the President
going to do aDout uy it is oeing generally
accepted that the President's political eyes
are sharply watching the horizon and tak
ing in everything akin to a sign of the times
that may have a bearing on his future. The
publication a few days ago of a long news
letter, signed by a close friend of the Presi
dent, is one of the most convincing indica
tions that the President wants a renomina
tion. This letter, several columns in length, was
a resume oi tbe administration and a claim
for public approval. It was not a private
scheme written by an individual journalist but
was prepared under tbe semi-official auspices
of the Executive Department ,Tho informa
tion thus spread abroad was obtained through
official sources and drawn from tho sub
branches and bureaus, through the medium of
requests from tbe Cabinet officers. The docu
ment, therefore, had the stamp and flavor of
an Executive announcement and as such it
was significant.
It is thought to be a part of the President's
programme to heal the Huston wound in
Indiana by the appointment at Lemcke, who is
very popular in Hoosierland. His recent suc
cessful efforts to fund tbe State debt have
raised blm in the estimation of both parties in
tbe State, and his selection for this honor is
sure to be appreciated by even the disgruntled
politicians wbo have hitherto been lukewarm
in their allegiance to tho Administration.
It is also thought probable that Hustou will
be given a soft place in some diplomatic posi
tion, to ease his fall, and thus, it is said, tbe
President is paving the way to harmony in his
own State.
BBAZILI&I? POHIS OEEN.
Imports From the United States Can Nor
Enter That Country Free.
Wasiiixoton, March 10. Brazilian news
papers have been received at the Department
of State containing a decree by the President
of Brazil dcolaring tbe ports of that country
freo and open to the imports from tbe United
States that were Included in tbe recent re
ciprocity agreement thus setting at rest the
rumors that have been enrrent and the asser
tions that have como from various quarters,
that the Brazilian Government did not recog
nize the validicy of tbe treaty.
JH'ulU of Minister Smith.
Washington, March 10. Secretary Blaino
tn-nfirht rfn1vml a rnhln mpsnncA frnm Totin.
Japan, aniwqncins: the death of United States
inist'eJohn - 1
Will Bo, Awarded . the Illinois
Senatorial Toga at Noon.
FARMERS PLEDGE" THEIR Y0TES,
And the Old General Oatlines Hl3 Tiewa
Upon Legislation,
OPPOSED TO THE NATIONAL BANKS
Spbingfield, Ili, March 10. There
appears no doubt to-night that the Demo
cratic candidate, Jphn M. Palmer, will be
elected to the United States Senate to-morrow.
After a Jong talk with General Pal
mer this afternoon, Representatives Moore
and Cqckrell issued a lengthy address to
their party, the Farmers' Mutual Benefit
Association, setting forth the ef
forts tbey have made to secure
the election of an independent
candidate to the Seuate; their efforts with
the Bepublican party and attempt to elect
Btreeter. They go on to say that theKe
publicans have secured from Streeter such
concessions and promises as would, if car
ried out, unfit him for conscientiously rep
resenting the principles of the Farmers'
party.
Finding it absolutely impossible to elect
an Independent, they have concluded their
next duty is to select a'man who, while not
representing the principles of their organ
ization in full, is in sympathy with many
of their demands, and concedes the need of
redress in legislation which has grown up
under the rule of corporations and monopo
lies. The voice of the people of the State
should be respected in the choice of a Sena
tor, and that voice so far as expressed in the
last election, was, say Cockrell and Moore,
unquestionably in favor of John M. Palmer.
A Call Upon General Palmer.
"Becoming satisfied we could not electa
man who would fully represent our people,
we to-day called on Mr. Palmer in the in
terest of onr people to ascertain what assur
ances and hopes he would give us iu regard
to his future political action affecting such
legislation as our people demand. This in
terview, we must say, was satisfactory even
beyond our expectations. General Palmer has
earned our admiration In his manly way of
conducting his fight this winter iu refusing to
allow any corrupt influence to be used in his
behalf. While be does not fully represent us,
be has forced us to believe he is an honest
man.
"While this has been a prolonged contest we
feel the effect is good; that it has forced the
politicians to admit there is something wrong.
We are more firmly convinced than ever that
tho future prosperity and happiness of this
country depends on the snecess and growth of
an independent party. Tbe independent polit
ical movement by the toiling millions' is the
only hope of the people. lnvlew of facts above
stated we will to-morrow cast onr votes for
Jotin M. Palmer and bring this prolonged con
test to a close."
Palmer's election to-morrow will mean the
ending of one of the most notable Senatorial
contests In the history of tbe country. The
first subject tbe F. M. B. A, men questioned
him on was tbe Pacific railroads. Mr. Palmer
said: "I have never had any particular views
upon that subject beyond a belief on the en
forcement of the rights of tbe Government In
the matter. I consider those rights to be
Simply those of any other creditors."
"To take possession of tho property?"
The Bights ot the Government
"If need be. yes, sir. Measures should be
taken at once to enforce the rights of tbe Gov
ernment against the road. My idea has been
that the purpose of the roads was ultimately
to cheat the GoTmmeat-J-jhink- that every
honest man should try to prevent that"
Regarding tbe proposition to extend fhe
payment of tho Pacific Railroad debts, 60 or 70
years. General Palmer said: "Of course such
an arrangement ought not to be made unless it
is made with a view of obtaining better se
curity for the Government"
Ho had no doubt, he said, that there was in
Congress an organized corrupt representation,
not only of the Pacific railroads, but many
other corporate interests that should be un
earthed. General Palmer's views were next
asked on tho question of money. Was be in
favor of the abolishment of the national bankr
"Yes, sir," replied the General.
"You believe that all money should be issued
and coined by the Government and all circula
tion controlled by the Government?"
"Yes, sir," replied General Palmer. "As I
have stated during the canvass, an d perhaps to
you before, I had at ono time entertained the
viow that the power of tbe Gov
ernment to coin money was derived from
the Constitution, and was limited to the
mere conversion of the precious metals into
coin; but in the progress of time the public
mind had reached a point that the Government
was furnishing what has served all purposes of
money. I think I stated that in 1871. I took
the ground that the Government should fur
nish all that was to be created as money for
public purposes."
"And should control its volome in the Inter
est and benefits of the people exclusively." In
terrupted Mr. Cockrell.
"Unquestionably," replied the General.
The joint Assembly to-day took the one hun
dred and fifty-third ballot, and the Republi
cans and F. M. B. A. men refrained from vot
ing, the result being 101 votes for Palmer.
T5 HEW QUAETEBa
A Useful New York Institution for Visiting
Ladies Keeps Open House.
rSMCIAL TtaSOBJLSI TO TUB PISrAICB.:
New Yobk, March 10. The New York
Ladies Guide and Visitors' Bureau which was
started a year ago for tbe accommodation ot
out-of-town ladies who wished to see New
York, has been turned into a stock company,
and has rented new quarters at 11 East Eight
eenth street The stockholders are all women.
Atnooz them are Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew,
Mrs. Setb Low, Mrs. Clark Bell, Mrs. J. B.
Cornell, Mrs. Charles Colby, Mrs. Laurette S.
Motcaif, Mrs. Mary L. Van Ingram, Mrs.
David H. Greer, Miss Catherine Hllliard, Mrs.
William Duryea, Mrs. Ellen B. Spoiford and
Mrs. J. J. Catlin.
The stockholders gave a reception at tbe new
bouse to-night Over 600 invitations were is
sued. There was a musical entertainment and
a supper. Tbe bureau employs 25 ladies as
guides, chaperones and shoppers.
EVA STILL MEAHS EIGHT.
t
Suit to Be Brought in the Supreme Court for
Dower,
rsrscTAx- teleobak to tub zhstxtcb.i
New York. March 10. Charles H. Fuller,
counsel for Evangeline Mann, who calls herself
Eva Hamilton, said to-day that Surrogate
Ransom's action in admitting to probate trie
will of Robert Ray Hamilton did not disturb
blm a bit He expected tbat Ho did-notknow
what steos ho would take. It would be a suit
for Eva's dower if the other side didn't bring a
suit to determine her rights. Either would be
agreeable, ho said, andlead to the same result
"That marriage ceremony between Hamilton
and her pats a cloud on the title of the Hamil
ton estate, which can only be raised by her
sisnluc a release, or by an order of the Court"
he said. For the present Mr. Fuller said, Eva
was resting 250 miles away from thi3 town and
regaining her strength for the coming fight
The case, ho said, will bo brought in tbe Su
preme Court of New York. .
,
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED,
Two Boston Skippers to Race Across
the
Ocean In 13-Foot Boats.
rFrZCIAt-TKLXGUAKIO TUB sisrATcn.!
Boston. March 10. Captain Andrews, of the
skiff Mermaid, has accepted Captain Lawier's
proposition for a race across the Atlantic in 15
foot boats, and names June 17 as tbe day for
starting, the course to be from Boston Light to
Lizzard Light Land's End, England.
Instead of putting up tbe boats as prizes.
Captain Andrews suggests a silver cup. That,
he thinks, with the honor, will be enough.
FOUND DEAD. IN HIS STOBE.
Suspicion or Foul Tlay In Connection. With
J. N. Micrbondj's Death at Dawson.
SrKl!IAt.TM.IOKAM TO TUB DISrATCU.l
Bcottdaxe, March 10. Word was received
here to-day from Dawson that the lifeless Dody
fie
',lclyinlhtsM;PlJi jNsJhejbondr, ajuUg t bwlpta sril
SHADOWED.
One of the Features Provided for Members
of the Ohio Legislature.
of that place was found lying on tbe floor ot
his store. Suspicions of font play were imme
diately rife. Sherboudy had been greatly con
cerned for some months over domestic troubles,
which finally drove him to drink. He had been
on a protracted spree prior to his sudden de
mise. He is said to have had considerable
money about him, and when under the influ
ence of intoxicants he would ne It lavishly in
treating.
The direct cause of his death is wrapped in
mystery, and his friendf -will have a rigid inves
tigation. His dead V was first discovered
yesterday. Sberboo N. business here for
a number of years . Nell liked. From
this place he remov . where he has
been keeping a grocefi" "fc jate months
he has been leading aV'C & te. His re
mains will be interred toZ ) v
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COLONEL H. CLAY KING HO-, ffV
WOUNDS DAVID H. P0ST0N.
The Trouble Grew Out of a Legal Contest
Over Lands Belonging to the Wife of
General Pillow A Deliberate Attempt to
fllnrdcr.
Memphis, March 10. David H. Poslon,
a prominent lawyer of this city, was this
morning shot and mortally wounded by
Colonel H. Clay King, a well-known citizen
and also a member oi the Memphis bar. The
tragedy occurred on May street opposite
Court Square, and occasioned great excite
ment on the crowded tboronghfare, Mr,
Poston is a member .ef the law
firm of Poston & Boston, and his
family is one of tbe most prominent
iu the city and well known throughout the
South. Colonel H. Clay King served with
distinction in tbe Confederate Army, being
commander of King's "Tigers," and is a
brilliant lawyer.
The causes which led to the shooting have
their origin in the law snit which has be
come a case celebrated in both
Tennessee and Arkansas judicial
annals, and to which H. Clay
King and Mrs. Gideon J. Pillow,
wife of Gideon J. Pillow, of Fort Pillow fame,
weo tbe principals. Tne litigation his beon
pending for a number of years, and grew out
of certain transactions between these parties
with regard to Arkansas lands. Mrs. Pillow
claiming the title through certain deeds
signed by King, and which, he claimed, were
neTer executes as iar as ueurery was con
cerned, alleging that she obtained surreptitious
possession of them. The firm of Poston & Pos
ton was of counsel for Mrs. Pillow, the com
plainant, and has prosecuted her title vigor
ously. Colonel King was standing in' front of Lee's
cigar store at 1120 with a large pistol in his
hand. A moment later Mr. Poston came
along. Without a word of warning
King stepped out from tbe doorway and
placing the pistol a 4J-calibre against Mr.
Poston's abdomen fired." The wounded man
staggered blindly for a few seconds, when
friends rushed to his assistance and carried him
into a near-by restaurant King stood
still, pistol in hand and was arrested a few
moments later. Mr. Poston was taken to an
infirmary soon after the shooting, and is to
night in a precarions condition.
CONSOLIDATED AT LAST.
The T-ackawnnna Iron and Scranton Steel
Companies Merged in One.
fSrXCIALTXLXGBAK TO TUB DISPATCH.'
New Yoke, March 10. At a meeting held in
the office of the Blinois Steel Company, at 46
Wall street this morning, the consolidation of
the Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company and
the Scranton Steel Company was offected. The
name of the new company will be the Lacka
wanna Steel and Iron Company. By this con
solidation one of the great disturbing factors
in the steel rail business will be removed. Tbe
mills of both companies are at Scranton, Pa.,
bnt their main offices aro in this city. About
seven years ago Mr. Scranton left tho Lacka
wanna Company and organized the Scranton
Steel Company with a capital of 730,000. Ever
since then his oompany has been a disturbing
factor in the business, and efforts have been
made for some time to get him to consolidate
with the Lackawanna Company or sell out to
it This tbe Scranton company has refused to
do, and some weeks ago it began putting rails
on tbe market below the pool prices.
An intimation conveyed to it that if this
course was continued the other companies
would do what tbey saw fit to lorce tbe Scran
ton company to terms was successful, and on
Saturday tbe arrangement was concluded,
though it was not finally settled until this
morning. Tbe new company will issne $3,750,
000 of Stock. Of this J3.COO.000 will go to the
stockholders of the Lackawanna company and
$750,000 to tho stockholders of tbe Scranton
company, each getting share for share alike.
NO DUCKS FOB DINNER
Tho President Has Poor Luck in His Quest
for the Juicy FowL
IJtriCTAI. TELXGRAM TO TBI DISrATCH.J
Besqies, Mb., March 10. The President is
in bard luck. From dawn till late this evening
he sat patiently in his blind with gnu in band,
and when he returned to the club house this
evenine be was no richer than when he left
Accompanied by ex-Senator Sewell and E. C.
Knight, of Philadelphia, he started off at 5:30
this morning. A strong northwest wind was
blowing and tbo old keeper, as tbey left ven
tured the prediction that "ducks will be
scarce." About 7:30 one venturesome fowl
came within reach and was crippled by a sbot
from the President's gun. As he fell into the
water the hoy Jerome waded out to capture the
victim, when the latter, to tbe dismay of the
party, dove under and made good his escape.
Tbat was the first and last shot from tbe Presi
dent's blind.
Loefler, the President's bodyguard, who was
stationed below, was more successful. He
brought down during tbo day one blackhead
and a coot There are plenty ot ducks in the
vicinity, but tbe wind to-day drove them to the
sheltered shore. Once during tbe afternoon a
sportsman in the vicinity took compassion on
the distinguished" gunner and coinc out In a
boat started up a rick, but they flew iu the
opposite direction. The President ate no ducks
for dinner to-day.
CLAIM AGENTS BABBED.
They Can Have No Finger in the Direct Tax
Money Fie.
Washington, March 10. Assistant Secre
tary Nettletoa has notified claim agents and
others interested in claims nnder the direct
tax act that all payments nnder that act will
be made to tho States, in truu for citizens
thereof, from wbom ihey wero collected, or
their leeal representatives, and tbat claim
agents and others will not be allowed to
examlae the direct tax records of tbe depart
ment unless they are authorized by the Statu to
do so.
The Directory of the Union
Switch and Signal Company
Taken by Storm by
FREE USE OF THE PROXIES.
A. T. Eowand Holds Ho Was Empow
ered to Tate Action Because
GEO. WEST1XGB0DSE WAS ABSENT.
Last lear's Board Enters a Protest Against
the Election
OS THE SC0EE OP TOrAL. ILLEG1LITI
When the shareholders of the TJ nion
Switch and. Signal Company went into an.
nual session yesterday in an office on tbe
third floor of the Westinghouse building,
George "Westinghouse, Jr., was the Presi
dent of the company; and when the same
body of financiers adjourned sine die at 5:30
o'clock Mr. "Westinghouse was not only not
President, hut had not even a place on the
Board of Directors. He was carried out on
a receding wave of the high tide of re
form which originated in Boston, stim
ulated by a smaller wave finding
source in Pittsburg. With him the
old Board of Directors was also swept
away, and sew names substituted in their
stead. In consequence of all of which there
is a great deal of talk; many threats and
suggestions of treachery uttered, and hints
that the law of the land will be called upon
to lay a restraining hand on tbe too assertive
reform. Two factions of the shareholders
are now taking different sides of the street
in their daily promenade, and while Sow
andites feel very proud of their coup d' etat,
the Westinghouse adherents are thinking
out retaliatory measures.
Upset by the Proxy Totes.
It all came about through the proxy votes.
It has been customary for the company to
issue its piozies under'the following form:
v Know all men, that L , do bereiy ap
point ueorze v esunnouse, Jr or a. .
Howand, to be my representative and proxy,
with power of substitution, for me and in my
name and on my behalf, to vote the same
number of votes at tbe annual meeting of the
shareholders of tbe Union Switch and hignal
Company, to be held on. March 1CV 1SQ1, and at
any adjournments thereof, to which I am my
self entitled, as fully as I could do, were I per
sonally present thereat, hereby revoking any
or all proxies heretofore executed by me.
Witness my band, this day of . in
the year ono thousand eicut hundred and ninety
one.
Witness .
The contention has arisen over tbe exact
extent and meaning of the power delegated
to Mr. Westinghouse, and Mr. Kowand by
the appointment, and more especially as to
whether Mr. Bowand was entitled to' use' tbe
proxies as he saw tit, in Mr. Westing house's
absence, and as personally addressed to him
self, or whether he should use them as Mr.
Westinghouse would have done were ha
present.
Prepared to Stand by the Action.
The new board is prepared to maintain the
legality of Mr. Rowand's use of the proxies
for he used thorn at his own discretion-ana
Mr. Westinghonse's adherents are loudly cry
ing treachery, abase of power and illegality fa
Using the proxies other than as Mr. Westing
houso would havo them used.
Twenty-five shareholders were present, under
the Chairmanship of Sigonrney .Butler, of Bos
ton, and tbe whole afternoon was taken up In
discussing tbe reports and electing the new
board. Tbe statement tor tbe year showed the
followinc ii lures: Earnings from sales for the
year, 8750,863 08; expenses, including 3.000
paid in settlement of claims arising under C.
K. Johnston's management, 663,514 OS. De
ducting interest on bonds and interest on dis
counts to tbe amount of $23,000 from the net
earnings, tbe latter show at (64,303 S3, after
paying all charges. The increase iu business
over tbe past year Is stated to be 3190,000. Tbe
available assets are placed at &SS.307, the un
available, as machinery, etc., at 1,S10,03S. and
the total liabilities at 52,157.810. showing a sum
of 25S.ots5 carried to account of Droflt and loss.
The report concluded by remarking that the
outlook for tbo present year was good, and the
amount of work already in sight aggregated In
value Sl.400.000.
Taken Totally by Surprise.
The report passed upon, the election ot
officers was proceeded with. Tbe old officer
had prepared a ticket includlnc tbe old names,
and when the proxies had been examined the
Westinghouse wing expected tbat, as hereto
fore, the votinc would go as the bead of the
interests wished. They were then totally taken
by surprise when another ticket was placed In
the field bearing tbe following names: Edwin
F. Waters, W. Scott Kitz, Sigonrney Butler
all of Boston Henry C. Terry, or Philadelphia,
Owen B. Jenkins, G. P. Shane and A. T.
Rowand, of Pittsburg.
Mr. Rowand at once took the position that,
as the proxies had been addressed to him. he
could use them at discretion, a position that
was earnestly combined by .Robert Pltcairn,
E. H. Goodman, Robert H. Brown and others
of Mr. Westinghonse's friends, who held that
Mr. Rowand was there solely os Mr. Westing
house's alternate, and as such onlv entitled to
act as be would were he there. Mr. Rowand
was supported by the Boston men and insisted
tbat he could use tbe proxies as he thought
Droper. He was supported by the three judges,
who took bis view. The resnlt was that the
ticket named above was carried, Edwin F.
Waters receiving 15.250 votes, tbe five following
11,179 each and A. T. Rowand the total cumber
of 31,093 votes.
Shareholders Who Took Precautions.
Tbe absent shareholders, as a general rule,
signed their proxies, leaving the paper intact
that is, without erasing either the name of
Westinghouse or Rowand, but some took pre
cautions. Mr. Carr, of the Airbrake Company
signed the Westinghouse proxy for Mr. West
inghouse himself, and L D. Lang, of tbe Penn
sylvania Company, sent in a proxy to Mr. West
inghouse personally. Walter Uptegraff says
that when he handed this in to Mr.Rowand the
latter turned it in without a ticket attached.
ana mat it was turowa out uy tna juages.
When the Chairman announced the result of
the election there ecsned a lively discussion
participated in chiefly by tbe defeated section.
Kobcrt H. Brown warmly protested against tbe
means by which the result was obtained, nut he
was ruled out by tbe Chairman on a point ot
order. Finally Mr. Pltcairn entered a formal
protest against tbe validity of the election on
various counts. This was signed by Robort
Pitcalrn, C. H. Jackson. R. H. Soule, E. H.
Goodman and U. U. McDuffy. Tbe Chairman
then declared the meeting adjourned sice die.
Mr. Westinghouse was immediately informed
by telegraph of the course events were taking,
but his reply was not received until tbe meet
ing had closed. The gist of bis reply was that
the election was illegal because the proxies
had been misused. His private secretary, Wal
ter Uptegraff.was asked if tbe matter would end
there, and what he thought of tbo proceedings.
Not the rait of the Matter.
"Tne matter will certainly not rest here," he
said, "and the last bas not been heard of it by a
good deal. The shareholders who sent la
proxies signed tbem 'In the belief that they
would be used, as heretofore, according to tbe
direction of Mr. Westinghouse. If they
thought for a moment they would have been
used as Mr. Rowand bas utilized them, it is my
belief he would not have received 600 votes.
Tbe ticket carried came by surprise on Mr.
We-Unghouse's friends, and It was part of a
scheme to oust him and tbem from the directory
and place the control in other hands."
Hiiw many snares does Mr. Rowand holdf"
Mr. Uptegraff inquired ot Mr. Goodman who
replied that be held very few.
Wben Mr. Waters was asked why he had op
posed tho old Older ot UUsjp Jffldjjejwd
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