TRUST METHODS Tun.
_—_——
HOW the. Cigarette Magnates Punished
Stubern Dealers.
COMPETITION IN ST. LOUIS.
The Profits of Jobber Hauptmann Guar-
anteed by a Rival Concern —_ Rebate
Due at the Time of the Quin-rel
Has Never Been Paid.
New York, June 22.—After a delay,
the trial of the American Tobacco com-
pany’s officers was continued today.
Peter Hauptmann of St. Louis took the
stand again, and Mr. Olcott continued
his questioning concerning Haupt-
mann’s business transactions. He asked
if the American Tobacco company had
not owed Hauptmann for rebates when
it refused in October, 1893, to send him
any more goods. ' '
Mr. Choate objected to this question
strongly, saying that the company
should not be tried for something not in
the indictment. Hauptmann said that
a. rebate was due, but he could not say
whéther any effort was made to collect
it. Objection to all this testimony was,
however, sustained. v
The witness said that he had noticed
numbers on the cigarette boxes. They
were numbered to show to whom they
were originally sold, he said.
Mr. Olcott tried to find out whether
Hauptmann made‘ a profit on cigarettes
after the company refused to sell him
direct. Hauptmann said finally that he
_did' not.
.5 Then Mr. Choate began cross exam-
ination by asking if Hauptmann was a
disinterested witness. He said he was.
He showed a telegram and letter he had
received asking him to appear as a wit-
ness. He denied that he had received a
' request to appear in the case from Ein-
stein & Townsend.
Mr. Choate read the letter and tele-
gram. They simply said that he would
be required to testify in the case and
that his expenses would be paid. There
was a little laughter when Hauptmann
said that he was staying at the Hoff—
man house and expected to stay there
until this trial was ended. The district
attorney said he hoped not.
Many questions were then put by Mr.
Choate in an endeavor to show that Mr.
Levy and another lawyer representa-
tive of the National company were
known to Hauptmann because they had
asked him to testify against the Ameri—
can Tobacco company, but he failed.
Certain Profits Guaranteed.
Hauptmann testified that the contract
his firm made with the National Ciga-
rette and Tobacco company was made
by his partner. He was asked if it was
not true that he knew he'would not lose
money by making the new contract
with the National Cigarette company.
He finally admitted that the National
company guaranteed to give a certain
amount to his firm if the profits‘did not
reach former figures. His firm received
this money, but he asserted that he did
not knew how much. He admitted that
his firm was to receive 25 per cent com—
mission and 2 per cent more for cash
under the National company agreement
and to get the difference there might be
between the profits under the American
company agreement and that under the
National company. He said he couldn’t
say how much of this guarantee his firm
received each month, but it was over
$1,000 some months. The contract was
ended now, he said, but he did not know
when it ended. He could not remember,
he said.
"Haven’t you contributed to the ex-
penses of three costly suits?” asked
Mr. Choate.
Hauptmann declared in answer to
various forms of this question that he
had not.
“Have you ever or did you ever make
as much money out of any cigarette as
you did of the contract with the Amer-
ican company?” asked Mr. Choate.
The witness said he never had.
“What tempted you to break the con-
tract with the American Tobacco com—
pany?” asked Mr. Choate.
This was objected to. Mr. Choate by
other questions showed that a Mr. Bow—
erline and Mr. Rosenbaum, vice presi-
dent of the National company, called
on Hauptmann and persuaded him to
take up the goods of the new company:
Choate’s Futile Probing.
Hauptmann did not understand a
good many questions that followed.
They were all asked by Mr. Choate
with a view to getting the reason why
he had not sold cigarettes of the Na-
tional company before he did. The
questions were not successful. Mr.
Choate tried to show that Hauptmann’s
business partner objected to breaking
the contract with the American To-
bacco company and was finally won
over by the National company’s rep-
resentatives.
Mr. Choate kept up the attack on the
witness to show how the contract with
the National company was made, but
the witness could not remember, and
Mr. Olcott objected to such purpose
that the attack was unsuccessful.
“When you go back to St. Louis, are
you going direct?” suddenly asked Mr.
Choate. ‘
“That depends on circumstances."
“Will you show your fairness by
mailing to me a copy of the contract
between your firm and the National
company?” asked Mr. Choate.
“Well, I don’t know as I’ve got to do
that."
“Why didn’t you tell Mr. Brown of
the American company that you had
made a. new contract when he called on
you a few days after you made it?”
“It was my OWn business.”
Then Mr. Choate got him to say that
only 6 out‘ of 40 jobbers in St. Louis
sold other brands of cigarettes than
those of the American Tobacca com—
pany. There were no restrictions on
retailers, he said.
“Don’t forget to send me that con-
tract,” said Mr. Choate in closing.
On redirect examination Hauptmann
said that when he sold to jobbers he
had to allow them 10 per cent out of
the profits.
“Did the National company restrict
you from buying any other brand of
cigarettes than your own?" asked Mr.
Olcott. The witness said no, but Mr.
Choate’s objection was sustained.
The witness said that it was a disad-
vantage to a house not to have a con-
signment agreement with the American
Tobacco company, as there was not so
much profit in handling the goods with-
out the agreement.
. —Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
DEATH 01' OAPTAI’RROYOQTR ,
ms Methods Caused His Name to BoAddel
to Our Language. -
London, June 22.—Captain Boycott ls
dead. He was about 55 years of a e,
and became famous through being t e
first man subjected to the “boycott" in
Ireland.
Captain Boycott was a "small squire”
at Lough Mask, in the wild Connemara.
section of County Mayo, in 1880-81. He
was also land agent or “factor” for
several landed proprietors. notably the
Earl of Erne. The peasantry could not
pay their rents, especially in the barren,
sections wherein Boycott dwelt. But
the captain deemed it his duty to col-
lect rents at all hazards. He soon found
himself at loggerheads with the people,
and his name became a synonym for
aggressive “rack renting.” Several
times he was threatened, but threats
had no effect upon him.
At length, in September, 1880, Mr.
Parnell precipitated the crisis by his
speech at Ennis, in which he urged the
people of Ireland to abstain from agra-
rian crimes and adopt instead a. policy
of sending landlords, agents and bailiffs
“to Coventry.” The idea became popu-
lar at once, and the first victim of the
Ennis programme was Captain Boycott
of County Mayo. His harvest was late
that year, and when he tried to engage
harvesters he was everywhere met with
refusals. Not a man among the labor—
ers of his parish or barony dared to,
work for ,him. His corn remained
standing. Butthis was not the worst.
His servants left him in a body, and his
wife and children were obliged to do
all their cooking, washing, etc., them:
selves. Then the village grocer and
butcher declined to sell him provisions,
and when he sent to the neighboring
towns for supplies he found it absolute-
1y impossible to get anything. In the
end Captain Boycott was helped out of
his difficulties by the “emergency men,”
organized to afford relief in such oases.
SHOE WORKERS MEET.
They Will Discuss the Conduct of Strikes,
' Hours of Labor, Etc.
Boston, June 22.—The second annual
convention of the Boot and Shoe Work-
ers’ union of North America opened in
this city today. It is the largest repre-
sentative gathering of the Shoe work-
ers ever assembled at one time in the
history of the trade. Up to 1896 the
boot and shoe workers were organized
in various branches. There were a
number of local and independent
unions, and the majority of the boot
and shoe workers-with the exception
of the lasters, held aloof from the.
unions and assemblies. Those who
were desirous of seeing the members
of this trade thoroughly united finally
submitted a proposition that the three
central bodies should unite under one
general head, and at a convention held
in this city in June, 1896, the Boot and
Shoe Workers’ union was formally 0r-
ganized. The International Boot and
Shoe Workers‘ union-and Trade As~
sembly, No. 216, Knights of Labor, im-.
mediatelyjoined the new union, and in
the~course~of a few months the Last—
ers’ Protective union wound up its af-
fairs and united with the other organ-
izations. During the .past year nearly
150 local unions have been chartered,
and the numerical strength of the pres—
ent general union is greater than was
the combined membership of the sev—
eral associations. The officers of the
new organization are: President, John
F. Tobin; vice-president, William H.
Loughlin; secretary, Horace W. Eaton; ‘
treasurer, Alvin G. Howes.
A number of important questions will
come before the convention. Chief
among them will be ways of regulatiing
and conducting strikes, regulation of
hours of labor and the financial policy
of the organization.
Postmaster-s Appointed.
Washington, June 22.—The fourth
class postmasters appointed today were:
New Jersey—High Bridge, W. G.
Simpson; Hamden. Theodore Fowler;
Landisville, S. W. Stanpille; Lumber-
ton, L. R. Whitacre; Marksboro, M. R.
Lanning. '
Pennsylvania—Alverton, B. F. Shaw-
ley; Armagh, D. R. Mack; Covington,
W. H. Wilson; Port Matilda, H. H. Os-
man; Sandy Valley, 'W. J. Boner; Saw-
yer City, G. H. Woodward; Shellburg,
E. J. Colvin;_ Somerfield, P. V. Nedrow;
West Lenox, M. B. Coleman; York
Springs, J. R. Plank.
New York—Athel, Duncan Everts;
Central Valley, W. M. Gildersleeve;
Gilboa, A. S. Thomas; Hermitage, G.
D. Butler; Livingstonville, M. A. Losee;
Morrisonville, A. L. Wood; North Phar-
salia, E. A. Ball; Oxbow, William Rids—
dale; Summit. T. H. Ferguson; West
Barre, A. J. Bishop; West Fulton, Irv-
ing Reynolds. .
Found Starving on an Island.
San Diego, Ca1., June 22.—-When the
steamer CarlOs Pacheco arrived at Ce-
dros islands recently, it found there
three starving persons. For a long time
Dr. F. G. Powers and his mother had
been on the island in charge of the
property of the Cedros Island Mining
company. They and a sailor had been
living on a scanty supply of provisions
for some time, but for two weeks be—
fore the arrival of the Pacheco they
were reduced almost to starvation.
Collapse of a Sidewalk.
Chicago, June 22.——A decayed side-
walk collapsed in from of 545- South
Union street, carrying with it 100 per-
sons, mostly children. They were pre—
cipitated ten feet. A wild scramble fol-
lowed, during which a number of per-
sons were injured. Annie Hermann
was trampled on and internally
jured. She will not recover.
'A Little Boy Incinerated.
Richmond, Va., June 22.——A special to
The State from'Portsmouth says the
house of Owen O’Rourke was burned
today and the 3-year—old' son of
O’Rourke perished in the flames.
O’Rourke and,his wife and two other
children escaped. ~
Bicycle Record Broken.
Denver, June 22.—C. H. Anderson of
the Arapahoe Wheel club has lowered
the road record for one hundred miles
from 6:31 to 6:30:30. The former record
was made by A. L. Hachenberger last
year and has withstood many efforts to
break it. '
One Day's Government Receipts.
Washington, June 22.—Nationa1 bank
notes received today for redemption,
8381, 112; government receipts from in-
ternal revenue, $812,557; customs, $731,-
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a. broken spoke.
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F. S. AMBLER CYCLE C0.,
29 Wall Street.
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That you can save money
by buying, your Meats
and Fish at
F. W. SHIT H’S,
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Everything First Classdl
OPEN EVENINGS
LAWN Minn
PHILADELPHIA and FAVORITE, Rar-
den Tools, Rubber Hose, Hire
Cloth, Window Screens,
Screen Doors, Oil
Stoves, Mixed
Paints.
._..—.
fifiicating Oil for Lawn
Mowers and.M9w-'
ing Machines, 50c oer cal.
H. H-. WILLIAMS.
Suhulize’s Mallet.
5 nonnono one: no .x x x x.
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Here Are a Few oi Our Bargains for.
This week:
Shoulder Steak, 1’9"“ ,‘80
Round Steak, 12C
Lamb Chops, 10°
' Stew Lamb. ’ . .50
40
Plate Rib,.Fresh or Corned,
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Blue Fish and Weak Fish arees-
pecially nice just now, and prices
are way down. . , ' *
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Fairlield county Haiional Bank'
[44 Wall St.. Norwalk,’_(‘0nn.
Paul Schultze,
INCORPORATED. 1824. Capital, 200.000.
EDWIN O. KEELLL. President. _
DAVID B. IuILLEB, Vice-Presrdent,
L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
EDWIN O. KEELEB. Mossss H.:GLOVEB. I
DAVID B. MILLER, A. J. Manner..-
F. ST. J can Locxwoon, THEODORE E. SMITH,
IRA COLE. CHAS. F..TRISTBAM.:
Accounts of Manufacturers. Merchants, and
Individuals solicited.
Safe Deposit Boxes i'cv-e to Ilqmiiiors.
[Elihu uuunuiLi BINKi
26 WALL ST.. NORWALK.
COBPORATED SEPT. 1. 1876.
CAPITAL. - - - - - swam
Gzonon M. HOLMES. President.
E. L. BorEn.Vice-President.
WILLIAM A. Courts, ashier
DIRECTORS:
LGEOBGE AI. HOLMES.
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E. L. Borax.
H. E. DANNQ
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Mrs. MEAD’SLA
At Hillside -:- ' '
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ALL
APPLICATIONS " ’
For admissiofishonl
522; miscellaneous, $31,426.
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' my $75.00 Bicycle given away Saturday night,
June 26th, 1897. Save your duplicate checks.
. Tuuunu u TTTTT SALE.
‘Theweaiher has be’enagainsi us, our stocks are large at this date. PROFITS
REAR LITTLE WEIGHT. We must get our stocks down, and the way to do it, is to give
bargains. Here are some of them:
DOMESTIC GOODS.
1 Case 01‘ Summer domet flannel, 6c is
the price, this sale price, 3.
I Bale heavy unbleached muslin, 6c is
the price, this sale price, 4. " -
I Case 4=4 full bleached muslin, 7c is
the price, this sale price, 5.
' WASH GOODS.
39c All Linen Batiste with Colored
stripes, 19.
25c Organdies, 12 1=2~
25c Lappet Lawns, 12 1=2
7c Colored “
19c White and Blk. India Linens, 10
T A great stock White Dotted Swiss.
SUIT ROOM.
Jackets at Half Price.
Capes at Half Price.
Crash Skirts, $1.25.-
Dflck Skirts, 98c. _
P’k. Skirts, $1.49.
Covert Bicycle Skirt, $1.49.
Linen "‘ “ $1.75.
Linen Crash Suits, $3.75 to 5.75.
Shirt Waists, 5o, 75, 98, $1.25, $1.25
$.149 and $1.98.
Ladies’ Suits,.$5.75, $6.50, $9.98, $1 1,=
' 98, $14.98.. ,
Separate Skirts, $1.25 $2.50, $2.75 to
$10.
SAVE YOUR DUPLICATE CHECKS AND WIN
UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.
Ladies’ Undervests 12 2
Gents’ Under-shirts: 25, 51:31:11,506.
Men’s, Neglige Shirts, 50c.
M23: $(3lolszred Percale Shirts, 75 ”.00
Boys’ Shirt waists, 25 and 50c.
Boys’ Blouses, 25 and 500.
Boys’ Knee Pants, 50 and 69c.
Boys’ Wash Pants, 25 and 50c.
100 Dozen Ladies’ Neckties, all the
latest colors, 25c.
Ladies’ Wash Ties, 10c.
Men’s Madras Shirts, 69.
DRESS GOODS.
Silk:Stripe Chaille, 19c.
54 in. Blk. Sicilian, 50c.
54 in. all Checks, 75c.
36 in. Wool Mixture, 25c.
36 in. Mixed Suitings, 12 1=2c.
. ’ SILKS.’
27 in. Blk. Duchesse, 98c, this worth
$1.50. '
24 in. Blk. Rhadame, 75c.
Summer Silk, 25, 33, 39 and 50.
Large figure India Silk in black, 69c.
100 styles for silk shirt waists.
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