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Jj. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprlstor.'
A PACK OF TARTY WOLVES
EDMUNDS’ ANTI-ADMINISTRA
TION SCREED PASSED.
'Three of the Republican* Flnck Up
Enough Courage to Vote !u Opposition
to Refusing to Confirm—All the Demo
crats but Mr. Morgan Vote for the Sol
dier Retention Clause.
Washington, March 20.— The Ed
munds resolutions were placed before the
Senate to-day and Air. Ingalls took the
floor. Mr. Ingalls said he would take
up the question where the opposition left
It. He would begin where tjley closed.
He conceded all that the Democratic
Senator* demanded as the constitutional
power ol the Executive ns to appoint
ments to office. The Judiciary
Oommlttee’B report did not impair or in
fringe on the admitted higher prerogative
of the President. Mr. Ingalls distinctly
nnd absolutely denied that the Senate
had asked for the President’s reasons tor
suspending anybody from office. In his
messaee, voluntarily sent to the Senate,
however, the President started out with
u unfounded imputation upon the posi
;ion of the majority in the Senate.
IMPORTUNING DENIED.
He said that the Senators and commit
tees had importuned the Executive for
his reasons for suspensions. Mr. Ingalls
denied this and challenged anybody on
behalf of the administration to point out
nne word or fact on which the Presi
dent’s statement oould be justly founded.
Unless some Senator should now, while
liie debate was going on, show something
m support oi that statement, which Mr.
lngallsdenfed, he would assume that his
denial oould not be met. it had also been
said that “private” papers had
been asked for. Mr. Ingalls de
nied this also and would be
glad to hear any .Senator say when, how
or where the Senate had asked for any
private papers.
WHY DON’T THEY RESIGN?
The Republicans of Kansas also be
lieved, and Mr. Ingalls believed, that no
Republican ooukl hold a public office un
der a Democratic administration without
either sacrificing his convictions or for
feiting his self-respect. Accordingly,
when the new administration was inaug
urated those who field office in that State
began with one consent to make excuses
for retiring to private lile. They did not
Hand on the order of their going. They
Lrampled on each other in indecent baste
lo get out of office. [Laughter.]
There was no craving there for mercy.
No mercenary straggler went for shelter
to the bomb proof of the tenure of office
act, and no sutler crawled behind the
fragile breastworks ol civil service re
form. [Laughter.]
PARTISANSHIP INDISPENSABLE.
He ( Mr. Ingalls) was not one of those
wh) believed in non-partisanship in poli
tics. Political parties were indispensa
ble to free government. He had no pa
tience with men who believed it a badge
of virtue not to belong to a political or
ganization, or that it reflected glory on a
statesman to affect independence of bis
party.
WHAT THE CHANGE IMPLIES.
In the course ot his speech Mr. Ingalls
Said when the people decided on a change
of administration that implied that there
should be a change of the agencies
through whlcn the administration might
be made effectual. Unless the President
of the United States was to be a mummy
swathed in cloths that would render him
absolutely ineffectual of vital functions,
he must have powers commensurate with
his duties. After the election Democrats
expected to get iu and the Republicans
to get out, but new Genesis bad come
about of late years—a class of political
philosophers who believed that non
partisanship was a panacea for all evils
that afflicted the republic—men who de
cried the operation of the “American”
system, as they called it. This new party
had been recruited from the Republican
party. If there was any genuine civil
service reformer who h*d deserted the
ranks ot the Democracy history did not
record his name. [Laughter.]
THE THIRD SEX.
The neuter gender, Mr. Ingalls said, was
not popular, either In nature or in science.
“Male and female created be them.” But
there was-a third sex—if that could “sex”
l>e called which sex bad Done—resulting
sometimes from cruel caprice ol nature,
at others from accident or malevolent de
sign-possessing tbe vices of both and the
virtues of neither, [laughter] unable
either to beget or to hear—possessing
neither fecundity nor virility—endowed
with the contempt of men and derision
of women—doomed to sterility, isolation
and extinction. [Laughter.] “But,” said
Mr. Ingalls, “they have two functions.
They sing falsetto [great laughterj, and
they are usually selected as tneguardians
of tbe seraglios of Oriental despots. [Re
newed laughter.]
FALSETTO PHRASES.
“To come from figure to fact,” he con
tinued, “this third party had distinguish
ed itsell by singing in falsetto phrases of
civil service reform, and had been select
ed as tbe guardian of the conscience of
the national government.”
* * * * * * *
“If when l’residentClevoland was in
augurated he had determined that the
'unctions of government should he exer
cised by men of bis own party, the nation
would nave been content, and hereon was
founded tbe justification that tbe majority
of the Senate oould use In demanding
that no action should be taken in connec
tion with these proposed removals from
'mice until there had been satisfactory
assurances that injustice had not been
done, if it were understood that these
removals were made for political reasons
the country would be content. The Re
publican majority in tbe Senate would bo
rontent.”
REMOVALS OF FOURTH CLASS POSTMAS
TERS.
Mr. Ingalls referred to the removals of
fourth class I’osfmasters and calculated
'hat these bad been made at the rate of
■our an nour during the calendar year.
■Mr. Cockrell inquired how many fourth
r| *s lostmastcra there were iu the
country.
Mr. Ingalls did not know.
M r. Cockrell said there were 60,000, and
■ those only about 8,000 dad been removed.
•IV ell,” *aid Mr. Ingalls, “tbe admin
“lration did the best It could; angels
could do no more” [laughter]. He sug
gested that Mr. Cockrell curb bis tnipa
u“Dee and impetuosity. The l’oatmaster
■eneral would “get there” In time. One
"'f every 15 minutes was notsobad. “How
hi any do you expect,”
A COMPLAINT REMOVED.
Mr. Ingalls read from Ihe Boston Her •
’" an Interview with the President,
which represented the President as say
’Rg among other things that the Senate
Rad not called on him for papers. “That
complaint,” Mr. In -alls commented, “no
'pnger exists.” [Uproarious laughter].
Alter referring to Mr. Wilson's applies
"•n of the word “protoolatmio” to tbe
Democratic party, and Mr. Voorhees’
oriticism of it, Mr. Ingalls said: “Geolo
gists have’found in the rocks illustrations
of a being that oecurred in transition
from fish to bird. This is an extinct
creature called by geologisis‘pterodacty I,’
or winged reptile, which is a lizard with
feathers on its tail.
PTERODACTYL IN POLITICS,
“It appears to me that the political sys
tem that Illustrates in its practical opera
tions the appointment by tbe same admin
istration or Eugene Higgins and Dorman
B. Eaton can properly be regarded as iu a
transition epoch and characterized as
‘pterodactyl in politics. ’[Great laughter.]
Like that animal it is equally adapted to
waddling and dabbling in the slime and
mud of partisan politics and soariug aloft
with loud cries into the glittering and
opalescent empyrean of civil service re
form.” [Great laughter and applause on
the floor and in the galleries.]
EDMUNDS’ CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr. Edmunds said there was very little
left for him to do in closing tbe debate
after tbe exhaustive exposition made by
tbe senator from Kansas (Mr. Ingalls).
The present President, he said, had no
mission except to execute the law.
Wbeu he came into office he had
come in on tbe profession that the great
mass of administrative functions in tbe
government sbould no loDger be stakes
for which political gamblers sbould play.
If tbe administration bad waited It would
have had all the offices in the course of
its term by tba usual exigencies and ex
pirations of official terms. Tbe trouble
was that if the President’s sentiments
on civil service were sincere, as we must
assume tnem to have beeu, he did not se
lect advisers who favored it.
SCORING THE CABINET.
Ot all seven of bis principal advisers
there was only one who did not believe
that the mission of tbe Democratic party
was to get every office in the government
as the result of an election, and that
that was what an election was lor.
Coming to the question immediately
before ihe Senate Mr. Edmunds said it
was simply whether the two Houses of Con
gress had the right to to see papers effect
ing the business of the government.
What tbe be Date asked for was not the
motives or reasons but tbe official facts
concerning the state of the public ser
vice.
“If,” said Mr. Edmunds, “you took
out of this very presence at this moment
the influence of Executive patronage to
be given to Senators and their friends,
there would not be five votes in this cham
ber against any one or all tbe resolutions
proposed by the Judiciary Committee.
QUOTING SCRIPTURE.
“There is the ‘grip,’ and ‘the ox,’ 1 be
lieve, as tbe Scripture says, 'knows his
master’s stall,’ and anybody here,” Mr.
Edmunds said, “who had a henchman or
friend who was not in office or being in of
fice was liable to be turned out, who would
vote against bis party, to say that the re
should be revealed things told to-day by
tbe Senator from Indiana ( Mr. Harrison);
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Logan),
and the Senator from Kansas ( Mr. In
galls) would find that tbe lines of politi
cal preference would fall in other places
than theirs.”
Mr. Harris inquired of Mr. Edmunds
whether the third resolution meant that
in all cases of nominations to fill vacan
cies caused by suspensions, etc., in which
papers have been demanded and not fur
nished that the Senate should refuse to
consider such nominations altogether, or
that it was tbe duty of the Senate to re
ject the nominee without inquiry as to his
merit or bis qualifications because papers
bad not been furnished.
AN AFFIRMATIVE REFLY.
Mr. Edmunds said that when papers or
information were necessary to the Sen
ate’s action and they could not be got,
then it would, under the resolutions, be
the duty of the Senate to refuse to agree
to what the President proposed and for
tbe reasons stated.
Mr. Harris reminded Mr. Edmunds that
the only question put by tbe chair to the
Senate when acting on nominations was:
“Will the Senate advise and consent to
this nomination?” What was required
of tbe Senate by its duty, Mr. Harris said,
was action, not non-notion.
Mr. Edmunds said that when the nec
essary Information was withheld the Sen
ate was not called upon to act.
OPEN SESSIONS,
The question was then on Mr. Van
Wycks’ amendment providing that “in
all such cases of removal* tbe matter of
confirmations shall be considered in open
session of tbe Senate.”
Mr. Butler thought that if there ever
was a time in the history of the Senate or
government when tbe injunction of secre
cy sbould be removed from tbe proceed
ings, this was the occasion. The Senate
had been talking about tbe star chamber
proceedings of tbe President and attack
ing him because he bad not seen fit to dis
close to the Senate tbe motives which
prompted him, and at the same time it had
been dosing its doors on nominations
which be ( Mr. Butter) would be very glad
to have discussed in open session in order
that the country might understand the
reasons and grounds assigned by tbe ma
jority or tbe Senate lor refusing to confirm
nominations.
AN AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
At the suggestion of Mr. Harris, Mr.
Van Wyck modified bis amendment by
omitting the words “of confirmation.”
Mr. Hoar raised tbe point that the
amendment was notin order, inasmuch as
it changed the rules or the Senate, and no
notice had been given ol it.
The President pro tem. sustained tbe
poiut of order, aud an appeal, taken by
Mr. Butler, was laid upon tbe table by a
vote of 31 yeas to 28 nays—a strict party
vote, except that Messrs. Van Wyck and
Riddieberger voted with the Democrats.
The vote is not considered a test of the
strength of tbe proposition for open ex
ecutive sessions, since the Republicans
who favored the principle voted to table
tbe appeal, and the Iternot-rate who op
pose it voted against tabling it.
Mr. Harris having demanded a separate
vote upon tho resolution*, the first reso
lution, adopting the report of tbe Com
mittee on Judiciary, was adopted by a
vote of 32 yeas to 20 nays.
The second resolution, condemning the
relusal of tbe Attorney General to eend
copies of papers called for by tbe Senate,
was adopted by a vote of 32 yea* to
naya.
Against tbe third resolution, declaring
it tbe duty of tbe Senate to refuse con
firmation, Mr. Gray raised the point that
It changed a rule of the Senate, and waa
not in order.
The President pro tempore overruled
tbe point of order, and Mr. Gray appealed
from the decision.
POHMIBLK IMPRISONMENT.
Mr. Morgan, Inferring from some re
marks of Mr. Edmuiid* that he held tbe
Senate to have tbe rlgbt to imprison tbe
Attorney General for refusing to answer
a demand made on him in this reeoluUon,
Inquired of Mr. Edmunds whether that
inference was correct.
Mr. Edmunds replied that he was
hound to ouy for tbo progress of constitu
tional liberty and law that it any officer
of tbe United States except the President
SAVANNAH. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 188(5.
—about which he would go into no dis
cussion now—was lawfully bound to
answer tne demand of either bouse of
Congress, and that if he failed he could be
punished for contempt.
Mr. Morgan—The Senator has stated
in his resolution that the Attorney
General is lawfully bound to obey this
order.
Mr. Edmunds—Most undoubtedly.
Mr. Morgan said that Air. Edmunds
evidently meant to say that the Senate
had a right to call him before it on this
issue, and imprison him for contempt if
he did not produce the papers. That was
tbe doctrine that the Senate now proposed
to assert, though it bad been carefully
concealed.
Mr. Gray’s appeal was laid on the table.
Mr. Brown moved to amend by striking
out the third resolution altogether. The
motion was not agreed to.
THE THIRD PASSED.
A vote being taken on the third resolu
tion it was agreed to by 30 yeas to 20 nays
—Messrs. Mitchell, ot Oregon, Riddie
berger and Van Wyck voting with the
Democrats.
The fourth resolution, condemning the
discharge of ex-Union soldiers and the
putting in their places of men who had
rendered no military service for tbe gov
ernment was then voted on aud agreed to
by 56 yeas to 1 nav—Mr. Morgan.
Before that resolution came to a vote
Mr. Butler said if be bad time, be eon Id
demonstrate that the Republican party
bad violated tbe law relating to soldiers
ten times, while the present administra
tion “had not departed troro it once.”
Mr. Morgan offered a resolution declar
, tng that nothing in the resolutions already
adopted was to be construed as declaring
that the conduct or the Attorney General
rendered bim liable to impeachment, and
that the Senate disclaimed the right or
power to punish bim by imprisonment or
otherwise other than by impeachment
for the offense charged against him in tbe
resolutions.
On Mr. Edmunds’ motion this resolu
tion was laid on tbe table by 33 yeas to 26
nays.
At 0:30 o’clock tbe Senate adjourned till
Monday.
TELEPHONIC WICKEDNESS.
Mr. Young Impeaches the Truthfulness
of the Bell Company.
Washington, March 26.—Casey Young
was again on tbe stand before the tele
phonic investigating committee to-day.
Mr. Rannev conducted the examination.
The witness having reiterated his tormer
statement that no application ex
cept that oi l>r. Rogers had been
■ made to the Attorney General to
bring suit for the Pan Electric Company,
Mr Ranney read from tbe reeord oi the
Baltimore telephone suit an extract f'om
tbe Attorney Geueral’B letter to tbe Pres
ident saying he bad been approached by
Messrs. Young, Van Benthusen, and oth
ers, who wanted him to bring suit for the
Pan Electric Company, and that he de
clined to bear them because he was a
stockholder in tbeoompany. Mr. Ranney
pointed to the apparent conflict of state
ments, and asked If tbe Attorney General’s
statements were true.
ITS AUTHENTICITY QUESTIONED.
Mr. Young declined to answer until tbe
authenticity of the letter had beeD estab
lished. The copy, he said, was part of
the brief of the Bell company certified to
by two newspapers and one of the Bell
lawyers. He did not regard that as evi
dence in this case.
Mr. Itauney, however, persisted in his
question, and Mr. Young replied em
phatically that the Pan Electric Company
was not mentioned in the interview. “I
can show that the statement is a mistake
if you want me to,” be said carelessly,
“but I suppose you don’t.” He was
willing to swear most distinctly and
positively that tbe Pan Electric was net
mentioned in the interview.
INFLUENCE ON THE PRESS.
Mr. Handback inquired what the wit
ness meant by stating in bis direot exam
ination that this investigation had been
caused by the Bell Company? Did he
mean that the World, Sun and Trilntne
had been influenced by that company?
The wituessed replied: “I do not say
that these papers sympathize with tbe
Bell Company, but I will say that there
is not another corporation in the United
States that could have eommanded the
.influence and made so much noise in tbe
newspapers.”
MANNING’S PROSTRATION.
The FmnilT Almost Certain of the Sec
retary’s Ultimate Recovery.
Washington, March 26.—Mr. Man
ning, son of Secretary Manning, said to
an Associated Press reporter at 11 o’clock
to-day that the condition of his father re
mained practically unchanged. Tbe phy
sicians had informed him that his father
was passing through the critical stage of
his disease, and that every hour passed
without indication of unfavorable symp
toms was so much progress towards re
covery. Mr. Manning aaid his father’s
system was In good condition and bis
pulse as strong and natural as that of a
person in health, and, as he possessed
considerable vitality, bis family
were encouraged to the belief that
he would come through all.right. They
■II realized, however, that be was in a
critical condition and not entirely nut ol
danger. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Delehanty,
ol Albany, and Miss Mary E. Manning,
the Secretary’s daughter, arrived here
ibis morning. Mrs. Delehanty is the
Secretary’s sister. They were not sum
moned, but came because of the alarming
uewspuper statements in regard to the
Becretary’a condition, Mrs. R. L. Fryer,
of New York, Mrs. Manning's sister, who
has been at tbo house for several days
past, returned to her home yesterday.
DR. HAMILTON’* OPINION.
Dr. Hamilton said to-day that it could
bo said that Secretary Manning’s
condition this morning was the same as
it was yesterday morning. There was a
temporary improvement last evening but
It woe certain that bis condition to-day
sfaowod no improvement since yesterday.
It was learned front other sources that
tbe Secretary passed a restless night
with more or lsss fever, and that as a
consequence he was somewhat weaker
this morning.
Tbe rumors regarding the prospective
change in tbe bead of tbe Treasury De
partment arose probably from an almoat
general impression that Mr. Manning
will never resume the duties of that office,
even In the event of bia complete restora
tion to health.
No Canon* Held.
Washington, March 26.—A caucus ot
Democratic Senators was called lor 11
o’clock this morning, to decide upon tbe
course of action in regard to the amend
ment* already proposed to tbe resolutions
of tbe Judiciary Commute, and chiefly
with regard to that of Senator Van Wyck,
looking to consideration of nominations to
places made vacant by suspension or re
moval In open session. So quorum was
present and therefore no action was
taken.
POWDERLY’S MANIFESTO.
A SENSIBLE CIRCULAR TO THE
ASSEMBLIES.
Hot-Headed Striking, Boycotting and
Lawlessness Sure to Wreck the Order
Absolute Obedience to the Knles or
Knighthood Necessary to Insure Hit
Retention of His Office.
St, Louis, Mo., March 26.—Master
Workman I’owderly has issued a secret
ciroulario the Noble Order oi tbe heights
of Labor of America, which has just been
made public. Mr. Powderly instructs the
secretary of each assembly to call a full
meeting and read before it the sentiments
which follows. The address o|>en with
an order to the assemblies to cease initiat
ing new members until the relations of
capital and labor shall become less
strained tban at present, and continues:
“To attempt to win concessions or gains
wlin our present raw, undisciplined
membership, would be like burling an or
ganized mob against a well drilled regu
lar army. It is not fair to the older as
semblies to bring in new members, pick
up their quarrels as soon as organized
and have them expect pecuniary aid from
those who helped build tbe order up for a
noble purpose.” * * * *
PATIENCE URGED.
“We must not fritter away our strength
and miss tbo opportunity of present suc
cess in the struggle against capital by
rushing into useless strikes. To the car
dinal principles of tbeorder we must add
another—patienoe. You have bad pa
tience for yoars.and had not tbe Knights or
Labor appeared uhon toe scene you would
still be waiting. Your scales of prices
must stand as they are tor the present,
if you cannot raise them by any other
process than a strike you must submit to
iajustioe at tbe baixls of employers In pa
tience for awhile longer. Bide well your
time. Find out how much you are justly
entitled to and theu the tribunal of arbi
; tration will settle the rest.” * * *
Mr. Powderly cautions the assemblies
against receiving into their ranks em
ployers, and warns the Knights of Labor
that the politician is planuing night and
day bow to catch tbe Knights of Labor
for tbe advantages of himself and party,
and adds tnat to use the name of tbe order
In a political contest is criminal and must
not occur again. jr
TBE EIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT.
Referring to the eight-hour movement
the circular save: “Assemblies of
Knights of Labor must not strike for the
eight-hour system on May 1 on the im
pression that they are obeying orders
trom headquarters, for suoh an order was
not and will not be given. Out ol 60,000,-
000 people in tbe United Btates and
Canada eur order has possibly 3,000,000.
Can we mould tbe sentiments ot millions
in favor of tbe short hour plan before May
1 ? It Is nonsense to think of it.”
Arter-speaking of the qualities which
tbe officers of assemblies should possess,
and expecting the Knights to elect honest
men ot even temperament, Mr. I’owdeiiy
continues: “While I write a dispatch is
banded tne in whioh 1 read these words:
‘They dthebarged our brother and we
struck, tor you know our motto i* an in
jury to one Is tho concern of all.’
TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A Rlrtlfr,
“Yes, an injury to one is the conCqrn of
all, but it {s not wl*e to Injure all for the
sakeof otto. It wonld have been far bet
ter to continue at work and property, in
vestigate the matter, bringing J( before
every known tnbunal than to have
struck.* 1
Speaking of the tehttions between tbe
Church and Knights of Labor, Mr. I’ow
derly ssvs: “I warn our members
against bast)’, ill eossidered action, Joe
Church will'not intertere with us so long
as we Maintain tbe law, if the law is
wrong tPit our duty to change it. I am
ashamed to meet with clergymen
and others to tell them that
our order is composed of law
abiding, intelligent meu, while the
next dispatch brings news of some petty
boycott or strike.”
OBEDIENCE DEMANDED.
In conclusion the Master Workman
says; “1 write this circular to lay before
tbe order tbe exact condition of things. I
am neither physically nor mentally capa
ble of performing the work required of
me. lam willing to do my part, but not
to be asked to maintain a false position
before the world any longer. One of two
things must take place—either tbe local
and district assemblies of tbe order must
obey Its laws, or 1 must be permitted to
resign from a vocation which obliges me
to play one part before tbe public and
another to our member*. I say to tbe
world that the Knights of Labor do not
approve or encourage strikes, and in one
(lay dispatches come to me from Troy,
N. Y., Manchester, N. H., Chicago, Cin
cinnati, Lynchburg, Va., Springfield, 0.,
and Montreal announcing strikes.
STRIKE* MUST RE AVOIDED.
“It Is impossible for buman nature to
stand tne strain any longer, i must have
tbe assistance of tbe order, or my moat
earnest effort* will fail. Will I
nave it? If so strikes rattet be avoided,
boyootts must be avoided. Those wbo
lioaat must be checked by their assem
blies. No move must be made until tbe
court of last resort baa been appealed to.
Threats ot violence must not be made.
Politicians must he hushed up or driven
out. Obodience to the laws of Knighthood
must have preference over those of
any other order. If these things are done
tbe next five years will witness the com
plete emancipation of mankind from tbe
curse of monopoly, in our members we
require secrecy, oliediepce, assistance,
patience and courage. If with
these aids you strengthen my
bands I will oontlnue in tbe
work. If yon do not desire to assist roe
in this way, then select a man better
qualified to obey your will, and I will re
tire in bia favor.”
IRONS A DISORGANIZED.
He Assume* a ttsnd la Opposition to
Master Powderly.
Br. Louie, March 26.—“1* there any
probability of tbe strike extending any
farther V’ asked a reporter of Chairman
Martin iron*, of the Knights of Labor, at
East St. Louis last nigbt.
“Yea,” answered Mr. iron*; “tbe strike
will probably extend throughout tbe
whole United Butte*.”
“Will it be confined to railroad em
ploye* V’
“No, sir. Tbe move to-day Is but tbe
beginning ef tbe eed. Not only railroad
employe* will be oalled out, but the order
will go out tn all Knight* or Labor in tain
country, regard!*** ol ooeupatton*.”
“Then it will be a general strike r f
“Y**, *lr. The order ol tne h nights of
Labor hit* got to he reoornl/.sd.”
“V/ben will this general order be given
out?"
"I cannot **y a* to the time, but it will
be very soon—within n few days.”
DECLARED ALL BOSH.
Philadelphia. March 26.— General
Secretary Turner, of the Executive Board
ol Knights of Labor this afternoon when
show n a copy of the St. Louis dispatch iu
which Chairman irons is quoted as sav
ing that the strike would probably very
soon extend throughout the United States
said.- “That is all bosh, if Chairman
Irons is correctly quoted it simply shows
that he is one of the men wbo is at present
doing the order great injury. Great caro
should be exercised by the Assembly offi
cials lost remarks ol their’s should load to
Incendiary acts by bot-blooded followers,
nnd thus injure the cause more in a few
hours than could be regained in years.
There is no truth whatever iu the state
ment that, there will be a general strike,
and tbe Executive Board does not contem
plate issuing any such order as is inti
mated by Mr. Irens iu the St. Louis dis
patch.”
Mr. Tumor declined to be interviewed
relative to t.ho general situation on the
Southwestern railroads. He, however,
indorsed the seutimenls contained iu the
secret circular telegraphed from St. Louis
todlay in which the assemblies are ad
vised to cease admitting new members
and the exercise of moderation by the
present members. This circular was not
intended for publication, but now that it
has reached the public, he leels satisfied
that the orders of the Executive Board
therein contained will be sanctioned by
the friends of the Knights.
STRIKE OF THE “WITCHMEN.
Traffic Almost NuapoiKled and Violence
Imminent.
St. Louis, Mo., Maroh 26.—When the
usual hour arrived this morning for the
day force of switchmen to relieve the night
gang at tbe Wabash yards in this city no
men appeared, and a few minutes later
. announcement was made that tbe entire
force bad struck. T his added about 26
more strikers to the entire number now
out. These men were, it is undorstood,
ordered out by tbe executive oommittee
of tbe Knights of Labor in support of tbe
position taken by striking Missouri Pa
cific employes.
Tbe situation in East Bt. Louis this
morning was serious. The yardmasters
attempted all the morning to make up
and start freights, but were in every in
stance prevented from carrying out their
designs by tbe strikers, who used all
mean* to make the Height blockade com
plete. Coupling pins were moved
and trains became separated.
Switches were reversed, and trains
were run upon tbe wrong tracks,
and in some instances the yard masters
were restrained in their efforts to resume
treigbt traffic. No serious trouole has
occurred yet. but it is understood that
tbe officers of the law will be called upon
to preserve order and property, aud a
conflict between them aud tbe strikers is
expected. The officials of the Vandalia
and Burlington roads sent out two freight
trains this afternoon without serious in
terference. These were tne only success
ful attempts, however, aud traffic is
almost entirely suspended.
A TRAIN DITCHED.
A freight train made up by the Missouri
Pacific railroad officials was started out
of this city this afternoon guarded by 76
polioemeu. No excitement attended the
departure and it passed through the city
without interference. News, however,
has been received from Pacific, Mo., about
fifty miles out, that the accommodation,
running between here and that place, was
ditched by the strikers this morning. An
engine, carrying 25 detectives armed with
Winchester rifles, was dispatched thither
in anticipation of a conflict when the
freight train sent out from here reached
that place.
The strikers here on tbe Wa
bash road have returned to
work. They struck without knowing
what they did It for or what to do after
wards.
ENGINEERS INDEPENDENT.
Arthur Ridicules Gould’s Threat to Hue
the Knlchts
Chicago, March 26.—Chief Engineer
Arthur of the Locomotive Brotherhood,
wbo is here attending tbe conference
with tbe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
managers, is quoted as saying:
“After I am through here 1 will go to
Corsicans, Tex., to settle a little difficulty
there. 1 will not go to Bt. Louis. We
have nothing to do with the strike, and
discountenance it. Mr. Powderly sbould
have ordered the Knights back to work
on tbe Missouri Pacific or revoked their
charters, when they acknowledged they
had no grievance. I see that Jay Gould
is parading tbe decision of Judge Dillon,
to the effect that all mem tiers of the
Knights who have property are liable for
depredations by any of their member*.
THK SUIT A BLUFF.
Upon this supposed decision be Is about
to bring suit against every Knight along
the Missouri Pacific who owns property.
1 regard this as a bluff. Tbe Knights ol
Labor are not incorreiraled, and can nei
ther sue nor oe sued. They are not liable
except individually, as any citizen. Let
me predict that they will go just as the
Coopers’ Union, miners’, machinists’ and
others aid. They strike,and a strike means
assessment; assessment means death.
Itegardlug boycotting, I will say that our
organization will have nothing to do with
it. Ido not believe in putting as3 a day
man in tbe same organization with asl GO
a day man, and to our isolation from other
associations wo owe our success. We
have not had a strike in B‘years. Ido not
believe in the 8-bour doctrine. Two
hours less work means in too many cases
two hours more loating about the corners
and two hours more for drinking.”
LAST OF I'll L B'XKIKKH.
Pnwiierly Declares that High-Tlanded
Proceedings Must Bud.
Sen antojj, Pa., March 28.— Master
Workman Powderly, of tbo Knights of
Labor, who baa been confined to bis
house lor several daysowing to an acci
dent which be sustained last Saturday
night in Bloomington, 111., where be fell
and fractured two of bis ribs, was called
upon this ulternoon by a representative of
tbe Associated Press, and in reply to tbe
question, “Is tbe strike In tbe Southwest
likely to extendf” be answered most em
phatically: ‘‘Not Every strike must be
confined to the section in wbiob it orlgi
nated, and must bo settled there.”
IKONS’ till.K PRATTLX.
When asked what authority there was
for the statement of Chairman Irons, of
tit. Louts, to the effect that tbe strike
would probably extend throughout tbs
United Stales and include all Knights of
Labor, regardless ol oooupatios, M r. Pow-
Usrly replied: “Mr. lrona has no authori
ty whatever to make such a statement,
that order can only come from tbe Exec
utive Board. I may say there Is no dan
ger whatever of any auoh order be
ing issued at present. Where the
Knight# of Labor are on terms
of peace with their employer*, their
agreements and contracts must he lived
up to, no matter what inav be going on In
any other part of the country. Where no
contract or agreement exist* between
employer and employed, all difference*
arising between them must be settled
through arbitration. This inustand shall
be the last strike undertakes without full
authority from the Executive Board.after
having made a thorough investigation of
the cause of the troutile and exhausted
every possible means of effecting peace
able settlements.
A FIGHT ON AN ENGINE.
Four Men Frustrated In an Attempt to
Fut Out the Fires.
Denison,Tux., March 26.—The Knights
ofLabor made a bold attemptto kill aloo.o
motive here yesterday. While engine No.
60, in charge of N. Woodiug, was being
backed from the coal sliutos four men
hoarded her. One man jumped from the
engine aud reversed a switch, while the
other three threw the engineer to the floor
ot the cab and began turning water on the
tires. Engineer Wooding struggled man
fully to prevent the disabling of the loco
motive, and Master Mechauic Clark com
ing to his assistance, the men fled, follow
ed by officers who overtook and arrested
Martin McGrath. Warronts for the arrest
of James Pennington, John Bowman aud
Andy Nelson were immediately sworn
out, and the men were afterwards taken
Into custody tint were soon released in
SBOO bonds. The efforts to disable tho en
gine proved a failure.
NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Tlis Hausc Committee Acting On Mr.
Powderly'* Suggestion.
Washington, March 26.—The House
Committee on Labor, acting on the sug
gestion of Master Workman Powderly,
rre trying to devise some wsy of bringing
under arbitration of a competent tribunal
all dispute* between employer*. Bevenil
plans nave been submitted to thorn. In
tbe discussion of them to-day It appeared
that a majority of tbe oonnnittec favored
compulsory arbitration, and would report
a bill which would refer all differences
between tbeerapioyorNandihetremoloye*
to a tribunal with final powee to arbi
trate. There was some difference of
opinion as to how this could be best ef
fected. Tbe general opinion seemed to
he that the Knights of Labor
and similar labor organizations sbould
be incorporated by an act of Congress
with a provision In tlie charters that
would compel them to refer their diff-r
--ences with employers to the tnbunal
which should be established lor the arbi
tration of suoh disputes under a penalty
ot forfeiture. The character ol tbo tribu
nal win earnestly discussed without re
sult. The committee could not determine
at Its meeting to-day whether It sbould be
a Federal court or a commission made up
of representatives of capital and labor.
Declared in Contempt,
Palestine, Tex., March 26.—T0-day
Judge William* decided Mint K. F. Mar
shall, white, and llamp Derry, colored,
were guilty of contempt of court in diso
beying the Missouri Pacific injunction,
and remanded them to jail to await the
sentence by tbe court to-morrow. While
the above trial was pending this morning
the strikers, in a large body with whoops
and yells sod by use ot ntsdructlon, de
railed an engine which had been pulled
from tbe round house and moved down to
a coal-bin near the compress. Engineer
Jack Kimbrough knocked one of the col
ored strikers from the engine with u
hammer.
End of a Boycoott.
Pittsburg, March 26.—The differences
between the proprietors of tbe Leader and
the Typographical Union having been
amicably settled, tb3 boycott begun four
weeks ago was raisad to-day. The pro
prietors have signed the scale and con
ceded the demands ol tbe Typographical
Union and the Knights of Labor. All the
compositors applied for admission to the
union as well as tbe knights. Sixteen
were accepted and tbe cases of eighteen
were held tor Inquiry before a court,
which met this evening.
Eight Hours a Day.
Baltimore, Md., March 26.—At a
meeting last utgbt, of tbe employes In tbe
tobacco factories in this city, a communi
cation was read from Gail A Ax, em
ploying 500 people, reducing tba hours of
labor to eight per day without a reduc
tion of pay. To-day Marburg Brothers.
Feigner A Cos. and others, leading tobac
co manufacturers, made a similar an
nouncement. This will become general
and a strike will oe avoided.
Forced to Miut Dowu.
Lancaster. Pa., March 28. —Columbia
rolling null, at Colombia, employing 200
men, has shut down owing to the strike
of tbe iiltuminons coal miners, which
prevents them from securing a sufficient
supply of coal. Tne Susquehanna rolling
mill, at tbe same place, will probably be
compelled to suspend also.
No Place for Laborer*.
Washington March 26.— Secretary of
State Bayard has received from
Mr. Adamson, Consul General at,
Panama, a despatch In the
nature of a warning to laborers In the
United States to whom inducement* are
off-red to go to Colon for employment on
the Panama canal. Mr. Adamson says
that there are far more laborers on the
isthmus tban can find work, and that $5 a
month and hoard and lodging furnished
on u farm in the United Stales, would be
better pay tban $1 50 a day on tbe canal
work on tbe isthmus of Panama.
Col. Hunt’s Rank.
Washington, March 26.—The House
to-day went into oummittec of tbe whole
on the private calendar. The entire
afternoon was devoted to the con
sideration of tba bill to change tbe
rank of Henry J. Hunt from Colonel
to Major General on the retired Met. Fi
nally a vote wa* taken on a motion to re
port tbe bill favorably to tbe House, and It
wa* defeated. Then a motion wa* made
to report it with a recommendation that It
be laid on tbe table. On tbt* tbe friend*
ef tbe measure refrained from voting,
leaving the committee without a quorum.
Thi* fact wa* announced to tbe House,
which, at 4:30 o’clock, took a recess until
7 o’clock, tbe evening cession to be for the
consideration of pension bills.
Pontal Havings Banks.
Washington, Mrob9.— ln tbe House
to day Mr. Harmer, of Pennsylvania, pre
sented a memorial of citizens of tbe
United Htate* tn faver ot a system of post
office saving* bank*. It was referred.
The Civil Service Message.
Washington, March 26.— Tbe Chair
laid before the Senate to-dav tbe Presi
dent's message transmitting the report of
tbe Civil Service Commission. It was re
ferred.
40 Pension Bill" passed.
Washington, Msrcb 28.—Tb# House
at Its evening session passed flfirty pen
sin* MBs. ssdAt D: 16 o’clock adjourned
Tib til to-morrow.
I I’RTCFRIOaYEAR.I
j eULNTfe AOOFY. j
HARD FIGHTS WITH FIHF,
A HALIDA HOTEL BURNED IN
TWENTY MINUTES.
The Inmate* Lose ail I‘lteir Kfr>cl bn*
Save Their Lives—An Kntlr* Itlork
H’lped Out Before the Fir> meu
Triumphed— A Big Blaze at Wllining
ton, N. O.
Bali da. Col., March 26.— Fire broke
out in the Windsor hotel at noon yester
day, aud in twenty minutes the building
was completely destroyed, the guest*
barely escaping with their Uvea. Alt
thoir effects were loat in the burning
building. A strong wind was blowing at
the time, and tbe fire spread to adjolnlnr
buildings, an entire block, composed of
frame hotiaes, ami despite the efforts ol
the tire department twenty-seven prince
pal huainesa bouses nnd over half their
contents were destroyed. The loss is $120,-
000. The property was insured In Eastern
companies for $45,000. No one was In
jured. Had the fire occurred at night th
loss of life would have been frightful, aa
(he fire department could not control tb
flames among the wooden buildings.
fierce flames at Wilmington.
Wilmington. N.C., March 26.— At fi
o’clock tins morning tire was discovered,
in a small wooden building In tbe lot ofi
Burr & Bailey, in the rear of their foun
dry and machine shops, on South Front
street. The tire quickly communicated'
to adjoining property, destroying a larva
frame building and brick teneineut row
owned by Burr & Bailey. Tbenoe tba
flames leaped across Secoud street, burn
ing a largo brick building known as the
Carr block, containing several stores on.
tho flrat floor and occupied as residence*
above. About 2:30 o’clock sparks ignited
the roof of the livery stable of T. J. South
erland. on Princess street, two blocks die*
tant, which was quickly burned.
THE JAIL BURNED.
The county jail, a large brick building,
theu took fire, aud was totally destroyed.
The largo number of prisoners confined
there wore all rescued. Alexander Stew
art, a notorious criminal just sentenced
to 20 years In the penitentiary, escaped.
This section of the fire then stopped*
In tbe meantime tbe firs waa burning fu
riously on Second street, and the thou
sands of people assembled were filled with
the gloomiest apprehensions. The roofs
of many buildings in tho vlciu “y were
taking nre from the thousands of sparks,
and it was with the greatest difficulty*
that these many email fire* were extin
guished. The entire fire department vn
called out, and alter a desperate struggle
of three hours the fire was checked.
The lokh is estimated at about S2O.O<XI
to $29,000. The Insurance is not very
large. Tbe lire is thought to have been
ot accidental origin.
THE COAL MINK FIRE.
Chattanooga, March 20.—The fire its
the coal mines ol the Koaue Iron Com
pany at Rockwood, Tenn.. are raginii
furiously. The fire is in three vertical
drift,*. Efforts are being made to seal up
hII vent* to slide tbe flames. It is feared
the mines will be entirely destroyed. Four
hundred hands are employed there. Four
of the Chattanooga firemen, wbo were
In the mines fighting the lire, were in
jured by falling boulders. They stood in
ihe main tunnel 800 feet from the surfaow
fighting tbe Haines at Imminent peril ol
their lives for IS hours. Two miners wera
seriously injured.
starch works burned.
Buffalo, N. Y., March 26.—Gilbert’*
starch works were completely destroyed!
this afternoon. The building was erected)
but a few months ago and cost 1100,000s
The fire spread to some buildings on
Thompson street and several others om
Dearborn street. The totsl loss Is rough-*
ly estimated at $500,000.
MAGNOLIA FLAME, LIT.
Charleston, March 26.—Fire at Mag
nolia. Sumter county, last nisrht destroyed
two store* end -eversi other buildings.
The loss Is SO,OOO and tbe insurance $4,500*
K EM I*B FOR INSPECTOR.
Thorns* Laird’s Appointment Urged by\
Mr. Norwood Without tinrem,
Washington. March 26.—Mr. Nor*
wood went to the Treasury Department
to-day at be has gone ofton before to urge
the appointment of Thomas Laird, of Ba
vannab.as Inspector of bulls for tbe steam
boat inspection district of Georgia and
Florida In place of Peter Jones. To-day
he was Informed by Assistant Secretary
Smith that it had been determined to ap
point a Mr. Kemps, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
to the place. The reason for this appoint
ment was, Mr. Smith aaid, that inaamueta
as Mr. Jones had made Jacksonville bia
headquarters it was thought best to ap
point a Jacksonville inau his successor.
The Florida delegation mode this claim
and the Treasury Department conceded it,
MATTHEWS APT TO BE CONFIRMED.
It is staled that notwithstanding the
unfavorable report of the Benale District
Committee tho indication* arc that Mat
thews will bo continued hm Kecmder o|
Doul* for the District. Several Demo
crats, among them Messrs. Voorhees,
George, and Brown, intend to vote for bia
confirmation, and it is generally believed
that the Republicans will vote the sain*
way.
JONES’ SALARY.
The question ha* been raised as to Ihe
right of Benator Jones, of Florida, to draw
bia salary siuco tbe begiunlng of this ses
sion. a* the Revised Statutes prescribe
that tbe secretary of tbe Senate shall flo
diiot from the salary of a Benator tbe
amount for each day be has been absent,
unless be assign* as a reason tbe sick
ness of himself or some member of bia
family. The statute *eem* to be speclfia
enough, but the only case where a Sena
tor’s pay has been withheld wa*.
tbat of Mr. Sharon, ol Nevada.
The called session of the Forty
sixth Congress began March 1H and ended
July I, IH7, about three and a half
months. Mr. Sharon did not attend at any
period of tbls session, and tbe Secretary
refused to pay bim. He entered into no
; onti oversy on the subject, although other
limber* advised him not to submit, a*
[■My bold that tbe Secretary had no right
JF*pl *• he did. It 1* aaid that Senator*
bold mw that Mr. Sharon’* belts ar* en
titled fe thi* money, and should have lb
it tbay apply for it. So far a* Mr. Jooe*
la concerned. It I* too late to raise th
point, a* be bas drawn bis salary all along
wLh great regularity.
liuirit Co.’e Report.
New York, Maroh 26.-The business
failure* occurring throughout tba conn
try during the last week, a* reported to
H. g. Dun A Cos., nuiniotr for tbe l olled.
Htate* 187 and for Cauad* 24, a total oC
221 against 225 last week, and 238 tbo
week pravtooa.
Hlretuhing a Pole’s Neck. *
Chicago, March 26.— Frank
kl, a Pole, wbo brutally murdered Mrs.
Agne* Kledzeick laat August, waa
hanged In the county jail yard in this olty
at 12:16 o’clock tbls afternoon.