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Jktnimutli JJJflmwjjj JjjJem , ESTABLISHED 1850. | 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.