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Savannah morning News
, B'TAIHJSHED IRSO. I
|j, H. ESTILL, JSditnr and Proprietor.(
garland on the stand.
CALUMNIOUS insinuations UN
AN9WEKABLY SILENCED.
flie InlAcefttf of the Pao Electric Com
pany not Advanced by Word or Deed
HU Part—No Meeting* Ever Held
at the Capitol- Mr. Goode’s Action
Taken Without Consulting Him— Ab
solutely no Abuse of His Official Po
sition.
Washington, April 19.—1 t was nearly
three-quarters ot an hour before the regu
lar hour of meeting when the Attorney
Seneral appeared before the telephone
Investigating committee to-day, looking
pale and rather feeble. With a courteous
salute to the committee he immediately
took the stand, and on invitation of the
chairman began to make a statement of
bis connection with the Fan-Electric
Company. He wished, he said, to lay be
fore the committee and reaffirm the mat
ter contained in his statement to the
President on Oct. 8 last. In addition, be
wished to explain two or three points of
that statement. In February, 1883, Gen.
Atkins bad said to the witness that he be
lieved Mr. Rogers’' inventions were of
great utility if properly bandied, and
that money could be made out of them.
Being a poor man like himself, Gen. At
kins had desired the witness to enter into
this undertaking.
LAW AND POKER.
“1 told him.” said the witness, “that I
bad never undertaken to make any money
except by law and poker. 1 had always
lost at poker and generally won at law.
1 was willing to go into this if he thought
it offered any inducements.”
Continuing, the witness said that Sena
tor Harris made substantially the same
statements about the inventions, and two
or three days afterwards the witness had
been introduced to Dr. Rogers and his son
at their home. He briefly told of their
organization of the Pan Electric Company,
a detailed by Senator Harris and other
witnesses, and then turned his attention
to the application made to him to bring
suit against the Bell Company. It was
an inference, and not a fact, that the Pan
Electric Company had made application.
The inference was founded on two rea
sons: First, that Mr. Young came with
other gentlemen in the latter part of July,
ajftl the witness knew him to be Secretary
and Treasurer of the Pan Electric; anil
second, because the witness bad, May 25,
eceived alettertrom Dr. Rogers request
ing suit to be brought as a stockholder of
that company.
TOOK IT FOR GRANTED.
Coupling these facts together, the wit
ness took it for granted that the Pan Elec
tric made application. It was simply an
inference, and no name had been men
tioned. The witness had treated Dr.
Rogers’ letter as personal, ana he knew
Dr. Rogers had no authority to make the
application; that such an application
must come irom the president of the com
pany. Therefore the letter had remained
unanswered, and as a personal
paper had not been filed. In
July Mr. Van Benthuysen had
presented his application tor suit, basing
it on the law which he stated had beet
passed at the last session of Congress.
The witness nad heard ot the law Wore
that and had had some search made but
could not find the act. The application,
however, was so well written and apnar-
Bntly set out the passage of the bill so
positively that the witness felt that there
must be some mistake and that the bill
had become a law.
SENT TO THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The application had been referred by
the witness to the Interior Department,
w here it should have gone in the lirst
instance, and the witness had heard no
more of it until it had been returned last
January with other papers. Alter re
ceiving Mr. Van Benthuysen’s letter the
witness had set to work to examine into
the matter, for though he had no intima
tion to that effect, he was satisfied that
other applications would be made. Look
ing over the authorities he had concluded
that he could not order the suit, and when
the gentlemen came ( Messrs. Van Ben
tbujsen, Young and others) hehadde
termined that he would not touch it at
ail under any circumstances.
SHOWN THE BILL.
When the witness was still in the Sen
ate. Senator Platt had come to him one day
with a bill to authorize governinentsuits,
and iiad asked his opinion of it. Tne
w itness had looked it over and said ho re
garded it as unnecessary, and that it
would do no good. That was all ho ever
said or heard of the bill until it had been
brought to his attention through the ap
plication. In the early part of ibe tall a
Mr. Humphreys, of the Globe Telephone
Company, had called upon him at the de
partment about the application.
"I thought he was going to jump over
on me.’’ said the witness.
Mr. Humphreys had insisted that the
wiiness order suit, and had said it was
rery curious that because the witness
was in another company that his (Mr.
Humphreys’) rights should be disregard
ed. He got road because 1 would not do
auvthing about it, and we parted not with
mutual respect and admiration at all.
NO OPINION GIVEN.
The witness denied that ho had ever
tiven an opinion about the validity of
the Bell patent, as had la-eu ascribed to
“•tn. The opinion he had given, and tbe
nly opinion, was to the effect that the
"an Electrio inventions were not in
fringements; that they were improve
ments of telephones; and that they were
differently patentable—a well recognized
principle. While a stockholder, he had
been very derelict In attending meot
b]K* for the reason that tbe
place of meeting was inconveniently
• t, and that they were held at night whim
Hie witness rarely went out of his house.
Although the witness \\®s attorney for
bie company, yet Mr. Young and .Senator
'•arris usually drew up the legal papers.
Did wheu they wore referred to him, the
"lines* made such alterations as seemed
io be necessary. Those papers hail been
•nbinitted to tho witness in the Senate
I'uiiclary room, but U was a mistake to
any hoard meetings bad been held in
that room. The witness wan satisfied that
hi’had never attended a mooting of the
company sinco the Presidential election.
THE MICMI'IIIS suit.
Turning his attention to the ordering of
'he Memphis suit tin* wituess said be had
•flanged to leave Washington on August
and spend the entire moilta of Septcm
'*r *n Arkansas. Jlr. Goode had returned
•bout the middle of August but the wit
boss had said nothing to him about tho up-
Plicatiqn. He supposed tho gentlemen
"ho made tho application would find
their remedy if they supposed they had
'me. When the witness had odnio hack
I” Elttle Rock ho received a dispatch
rrom the Now Orleans l',me*. Ihniocral,
••ylng tbit his admiring newspaper
mends were complimenting him on or
„ rll U the suit against tin Beil Company.
■'* replied teal ho liad not ordsrtd any
•uohsuu. He had returned t® Waahlug.
tion about Oct. 1, and when ho called at
the White House the President told him
the papers were speaking of the case,
whereupon he made the explanation that
had been published.
NEVER SPOKE TO GOODE.
The witness had never opened his mouth
to Mr. Goode about it because Solicitor
Goode, under the statute, was perfectly
free and independent, lie had never to
this day spoken to Jlr. Goode about the
first, suit or the one alleged to be pending.
Mr. Goode had spoken something about
the counsel and practice of the gov
ernment in dealing with coun
sel. He did not know what was
jh the bill. He had never seen
tflie papers on which the suit was pre
dicated, and hart never talked with Secre
tary Lamar or the gentlemen who bad sat
wi:n biru. He had even declined to talk
with the President about the suit. One
o! tiie gentlemen in Secretary Lamar's
department, Zach Montgomery, an old
college friend, and appointed at his solici
tation, had declined to sit in the case be
cause of his iriendship and old acquaint
ance with the witness.
NOT GIVEN ANY STOCK.
He had seen some notice now and then
about Attorney General Garland being
i he recipient ot a block of stock as a gift.
Of course there bad been no gift about it.
As to the question ot propriety, there was
no more impropriety in his position than
in the case of a gentleman holding rail
road stock sitting in Congress, or a Con
gressman going over to the Supreme
Court to practice for money. It was a
legitimate business and the witness had
never dreamed of legislation being asked.
His only regret was that it “had not
panned out better.” If any question had
come up in Congress connected with the
company he should not have voted on it.
He had recommended the Rogers’ to
Messrs. Cox and Hewitt because he re
garded them as very competent in their
line.
THE CLARKE CONVERSATIONS.
The witness had talked with Architect
Clarke about Mr. Harris, Dr. Rogers’
application for appointment as House
Electrician, and about putting In the
Rogers’telephone, but after consultation
with Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Clarke had re
fused to make the application. The
Chairman inquired if the witness re
garded the stock as a gift. He replied in
the negative. Five or six persons organ
ized a company and made assessments,
the first move’ being to give notice for
$1,090, which was followed by assessments
of SSO or SIOO eaeb. He did not regard the
inventions as having any marketable
value. The company was to establish
their utility and put them on the market.
Chairman Boyle—Did you contemplate
using your official position for the advant
age of the enterprise?
The Witness—Not at all. If I had been
a private citizen 1 could have done much
better than when in office.
NEVER HAD SUCH AN IDEA.
He added that he had no more idea ol
using his official Influence than of jump
ing into the Potomac with a mill rock
around his neck. They had never tried
to boom the business and scatter stock
upon the country, at least he had never
heard of it.
Mr. Hall inquired for the witness’ un
derstanding of the reason for referring the
applications to the Interior Department.
He replied that it was simply ior infor
mation, and such suggestions as they
might see proper to make in the premises.
It was advisory, of course.
In the course of the cross-examination
by Mr. Rauncy. Mr. Uannev asked why,
the witness feeling taai the party had a
right to be heard, that, they should not be
deprived of that right and the duty de
volving on the Solicitor General he had
not referred them to the Solicitor General.
DID NOT WANT TO BE IMPLICATED.
The witness answered that he did not
want to be concerned in the matter at all.
Alter he examined it he concluded that
it would be better for him t.ot to suggest
where the applicants should go. Cer
tainly the gentleman looked mad when he
did refuse to touch the matter. Continu
ing, he said Mr. Young did not open his
mouth alter introducing the gentleman.
It was due to all sides that, he should
state the fact that after he had declined
to take any action in the matter a number
ol prominent legal gentlemeu had written
him insisting that, notwithstanding his
connection with the Pan Electric Compa
ny. it was his duty to have brought the
suit.
Mr. Uannev objected to the statement.
He did not care’to go into what people
had written.
The witness remarked that he was sim
ply trying to show his position at the
time.
NOT OVER SENSITIVE.
Mr. Ilanney wished to know if the wit
ness had felt that it would be improper to
tell applicants that he was disabled, and
refer them to ihe Solicitor General.
“It would not have been improper,” re
sponded the witness, “but it was a ques
tion of delicacy with me.”
Mr. Ilanney—Don’t you think you were
a little over sensitive?
The Witness—No sir, with me it was a
case like that ol Lorenzo Downs—yon
will be damned if you do. and be damned
if von don’t. [Laughter.]
Mr. Rannev Inquired it it had occured
to the witness as a reason for not telling
Mr. Goode of the receipt of the applica
tion t hat if he told him ot his action that
Mr. Goode might feel bound to reject it,
while if he said nothing Mr. Goode would
act upon it as an original application and
grant the request.
The witness responded firmly in the
negative.
Jlr. Oates asked the witness: “Since
you have been Attorney General have
you done any act or thing directly or in
directly to enhance the interests of the
l’an Electric Company?”
The Witness—l cannotcall to mind any
thought, action or word ot mine t-hat was
calculated to Increase the value of that
stock In any way. I have not attended a
meeting and have bad no conference with
tbe geutlemen with It.
Sympathy for Ireland.
Washington, April 19,—1n the Senate
to-day, in the course of the earlier pro
ceedings, the chair laid before the Senate
u memorial consisting of resolutions of
the United Labor League of America,
tendering the t hanks of that organization
to Hon. W. K. Gladstone for his Dish
homo rule measure, and urgiug the United
States Senate to pass a vote of thanks to
him. it was referred.
Losses of a Moldiers’ Home.
Washington. April 19.—1n the Honse
to-day, on motion of Mr. Neglev, of Penn
sylvania, from the Committee on .Military
Adairs, tbe rules were suspended and the
hill was passed to reimburse the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers for lo*e*
Incurred through the failure of the Ex
change National Bank ol Norfolk, Va.
I’oetmasters Confirmed.
Washington, April 19.—The Senate
hu* confirmed to bs Postmaster* W. W.
Herbert, at Alexandria, Va.; J.A.B.Var-<
noy, at Lexington, Va.; U. Gibson, at
Winchester! Va.
SAVANNAH. TUESDAY. APRIL 20. 1880.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Defeat of an Effort to Make Consider*
ttou Certain.
Washington, April 19.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Dibble, ol South Carolina, from
the Committee on Public Buildings ai.d
Grounds, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution setting apart May 6
and succeeding days for consideration of
public building measures. Mr. Dibble
explained that these measures involved
ail expenditure of about $1,000,000.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, earnestly op
posed the resolution, because it set apart
an unlimited time to consideration of an
unlimited number ol bills. It was the in
auguration ol a march on the Treasury
pitch as no Congress bad ever tolerated j
before.
Mr. Dibble inquired whether the gen- j
tleman bad not supported a proposition as
broad hs the pending one at the last ses
sion of Congress.
A DIFFERENT PROPOSITION.
Mr. Blount, replied that there had been
no such proposition presented. The
proposition then had been to fix one day
for consideration of hills, while the propo.
sition to-day was that public business
should be suspended to allow Congress
to go on appropriating for any public
building that anybody wanted.
Mr. Dibble said that the gentlemen mis
apprehended the character of the resolu- I
tion adopted at the last Congress. He
quoted from the Record to show that that
resolution made public building lulls the
special order, and remarked: “The ques.
tion was taken by yeas and nays, and
(sarcastically) by some accident. I sup
pose, the name of the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Blount) is recorded in the
affirmative.” [Laughter.]
ONLY A FEW BILLS PASSED.
Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, declared
that only three or lour bills had passed
the House by virtue of that resolution, and
that the order had broken clown under
the weight of its own rottenness.
Jlr. Dibble replied that the order had
broken down because a small minority of
the House had tililuistered against Its ex
clusion. He asserted that it would he in
the interest of public business to have the
resolution adopted, as it would prevent a
recurrence by the practice of passing
public building measures during the ex
piring hours of Congress whether recom
mended by the committee or not. Was
the House afraid of itself? Were the gen
tlemen afraid that the House would run
away with the Treasury on its back.
Mr. Blount pointed out that the resolu
tion for which he had voted during the
last Congress was not similar to the one
under consideration. Toe former had had
reference to bills then in committee of the
whole on the Speaker’s table, while the
latter referred to ativ bill the committee
might report In the future. A motion to
suspend the rules and adopt the resolu
tion was lost bv 143 yeas to 78 nays, not
two-thuds voting in the affirmative. The
House then adjourned.
THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
A Resolution to Make the Bill a Con
tinuing Special Order.
Washington, April 19.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, from the
Committee on Nava] Affairs, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt a resolution
making the bill to increase the naval es
tablishment the continuing special order
from Thursday, April 22 until Tuesday,
April 27. on which latter ilay the previous
question shall be considered as orderqd.
ltexcepts. however, appropriation bills,
prior special orders, public land bills and)
private bills on Friday, which shall not
be antagonized. Mr. Herbert appealed
lor consideration cy the House of the
ereat question involved in the resolution.
Our cities by the sea were absolutely at
•he mercy of any foreign power. Brazil
could successfully bombard any city on
the Atlantic coast, while Chili could suc
cessfully bombard San Francisco. Both
parties were committed to an era of naval
establishment, and on no pretense should
the bill be allowed to fail.
MR. MORRISON'S OPPOSITION.
Mr. Morrison opposed the resolution on
the ground that the bill would be crowded
out by excepted measures until
Apr U-27 and the House would be called
upon to vote on a measure which involved
the expenditure of millions of dollars
after but siioit debate.
Mr. Holman objected to the naval
establishment bill because it would dis
place measures ol greater public interest
land forfeiture bills.
Mr. Hewitt, of New York.’said that in
refusing to give a day to the considera
tion ol the naval establishment bill the
House would be trifling with a grave and
important question. Theeountry was la
mentablv deficient in menus ot defense,
and It was a grave question to-day in ne
gotiation with foreign countries whether
the United Stntes could take the stand on
public questions which the Interest and
dignity of a great country demanded. A
motion to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution was lost by a vote of 119 to
104, not two-thirds voting in the affirma
tive.
A TRUCE IN THE CLASH.
Senators Agree to a Compromise to
Facilitate Ruslne**.
Washington, April 19.—Several Re
publican Senators having in charge cer
tain leading measures of legislation have
recently been in consultation with mem
bers ot the Republican caucus committee
with a view to putting an end to tbe clash
ot competing interest# aud consequent
loss of time which has been a feature of
the proceeding* of the last two or three
weeks. An understamlingof asomewliat
indefinite and preliminary nature has
been reached which will, it is believed,
secure harmony and dispatch for the
present. It Is proposed to continue tbe
work upon tbo Foreign Relations Com
mittee’s business in secret session until
It is di-posed 01, and then to take up the
unolijected private pension bills in tbo
morning hour and the Inter-State com
merce bill after 2 o’clock. The general
pension bill and bankruptcy bill are next
In order. While this programme is
liable to change It is proposed that
whenever one of tbe measures named
shall he taken up discussion upon H shall
proceed imtH it is noted upon. It is
agreed bv both the friends and foes of the
resolution tor open cxeciillvesessions that
that measure shall have its day in court
so soon as special orders already made
shall he disposed of. Tbo plan was sub
mined to the Democrats, who In caucus
tula morning approved it.
Itninedinu- Delivery.
Washington, April 19.—1n the House
to-day, on motion of Mr. Dnokorv, from
the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, the rules were suspended and tho
hill passed to extend tbe immediate de
livery service. It provides for this ser
vice within tbe carrier delivery limit of
any fres delivery office and within one
mile ol nay other post office wbleh the
Postmaster General may designate.
VIOLENCE ON THE TRAMS.
A THIRD AVENUE CAR RIDDLED
WITH BRICKS..
I’aUcem.eo Finally I;p**i <■ tln- Mob by
Piling Their Clubs—A Lively Hcrlin
inuge st ISaltluiure—The at. Louis
Transfer Companies Again Ready tor
Hnstueil —Lake Shore Strikers Adopt
Fast HI. Louis Tactics.
New York, April ID.—All night last
night the executive board of the Empire
Protective Association was secretly de
bating the expediency of tieing up all the
surface roads of the city, and it was not
until after 1 o’clock this morning that, a
determination was reached. An order
wits then prepared and sent to the officials
of the local assemblies calling out the
men on all the street car lines save those
on Eighth and Ninth avenues. Four
o’clock this morning was the hour fixed tor
tiie tie-up, and the order was obeyed.
The Fourth Avenue line employes said
afterward to a roporter that they had no
ground of complaint avamst the com
pany. They had five or six non-union
men, but they were with the employes
and would he initiated into the union
next Saturday night. They werela'ing
oil' now solely because of the general
order to do so.’
TIIEIR FEARS.
The superintendent of the road said he
knew his men were entirely sal islied, but
he had heard there was a belief that the
roads combined. There was, be believed,
no truth in any statemeut]to that effect.
He nad no one to consult in this matter,
as Mr. Vauderbilt was on the ocean, a*
was one director, who would be likely to
act In such a case. He dal not care
whether his men were members of the
Union or not so long as cars were run
ning. They would make no attempt to
run any oars. The tie up would’bost tne
road, in losses, at least $2,000 pier day. The
doors ot the stables were closed to-day,
and the horses were cared lor by the rueu.
LAYING OFF ON SIXTH AVENUE.
The last car on the Sixth avenue
road laid off at 4 o’clock this morning.
Superintendent Ourtis said tie knew of no
grievances on the part of the men, but
outside the men said they had submitted
a list of grievances lost, week, of which
part were granted and the rest flatly de
nied. The horses will be cared for by the
men, unless an effort is made to replace
them.
The Dry Dock, Grand street, and East
Broadway linos also tied up this morning.
The employes told the superintendent
they left work by orders from the com
mittee.
AN INJUSTICE.
The superintendent said be did not
know why his roads were tied up. and
that he had always kept his agreement to
the letter with bis men. He bad nothing
to do with the Third Avenue line, and did
not see why tlio public sbould be incon
venienced and the company's business
ruined to suit those people. A detail of
men was appointed to lock after the
horses. The men are sore over the tie up
and say they have no grievances.
The Forty-second street, Boulevard and
Bt. Nicholas Avenue railroad also stopped.
At the office it was said Lie men bad no
grievance but only went oat because or
dered to do so.
Avenues C and D lines also had her
cars laid off. Men were left to feed the
horses. No grievances are complained of
by the men on these lines.
ON bi.keckkk strf.kt.
The Bieecker street and Twenty-third
street lines had their cars hauled
off. It was said the men had
no complaints to make. The Broad
way and Seventh avenue lines and
the Barclay street lines had their cars all
laid off. The men say they have no griev
ances to make complaint, of. There are
seven non-Union men, ami they are to be
discharged before the men will return to
work, even should the tie up be declared
off. The horses are cared for.
employes feel bitter.
The Forty-second street and Grand street
ferry line cars have stopped. The men
here feed bitter because they are called
noon to stop work just after the company
has granted all the men asked. They say
that if the company will promise to use
none but Union men the employes would
demand of tiie Empire Protective Asso
ciation that their line be loosed. They all
wanted to work.
The men on the Belt Line railroad did
not report for duty this morning. The
superintendent said he understood that
the employes wanted several non-Uuion
men and a clerk discharged.
The President ot the Hoard of Police
Commissioners sent out to-day a circular
letter to the beads of each of the surface
and elevated railroads of the city inform
ing them that the police were ready to
render them every protection while carry
ing on their business.
VIOLENCE ALONG THE ROUTE.
About 4:3U o’clock this afternoon the
Third Avenue line started the first of the
25 cars they proposed to run over the line.
Inspector Byrnes and four men were on
the platform. At Eorty-heventb street
a burly fellow rushed out, grasped the
horses by the bits and drew a knife to cut
the reins. He had not accomplished his
purpose when Inspector Byrnes knocked
him down and the car went on. The man
was senseless on the street. The
next car following was driven
bv anew driver, and when at Fifty-
Ninth sireet one of the horses fell
crowds of strikers along the walks
cheered und jeered. The tumult grew
greater, and finally the crowd began
hurling bricks front anew buildlngon the
corner. The windows of the car were
smashed, and finally tho car was de
molished. Two officers were hurt. The
police then charged the crowd and 70
persons were severely clubbed. Eight
prisoners were taken, and in the pockets of
two of them were found licenses as
drivers of the Fourth Avenue lino.
EIGHT ARRESTS MADE.
Inspector hteers was in charge of the
Third Avenue car that was attacked by
the strikers. When the crowd made its
onslaught the lns|w*ctor charged at once
with lKOnien., They plied their sticks,
driving the riotous strikers into oelghbor-
Ing liquor Ilonas, whence they were
f lulled out by'fare**. Eight, of the rlng
caders were forked up. Eight cars were
run over tbe tracks then to the City Hall.
DKMAMPB OF THE MKN.
This afternoon the counsel lor tbe Em
pire Prntocti ve Association submitted to
the Railroad Commission the points upon
which tbe men ask arbitration. They ore
twenty in ntunhpr, They demand that
twelve hours shall constitute a day’s
labor, one hour of which shall Ire
given the men lor dinner. Con
ductors and drivers are to mwive
$2 and grip men cn the cable road $2 W
per day. The remaining points up to W
pertain to wo.'king details. Number Id
provides that all persons in the employ of
the Third Avenue Railroad Company on
April 16 he re-employed at the asms em-
ployments they held at the rate of com
pensation hereinbefore set forth, and at
tne hours hereinbefore mentioned.
17. That Andrew Shaughnesse v ho re
instated m his former position on tho Cable
road.
18 That such employes of tho line a* havo
by their conduct shown themselves to be ob
noxious and unlit to bo In the employ of said
company shah on due proof of -aid conduct
be forthwith discharged from the employ of
said railway.
TENURE OF THE AGREEMENT.
10. An agreement embodying the foregoing
propositions to be signed by the roud and to
remain in force up to Jan. 1.1887.
20. Strikes now pmiiLng to lie discontinued
forthwith if arbitration is agreed to with re
spect to every roud except on the Third ave
nue, and that road ffjsovou men are suspended
pending arbitration.
Alice reading the points, the counsel
said that ttie strike would be at once de
clared off if the demands were submitted
to arbitration.
•Mr. LaoterbaAi said that h would not
consent to submit to arbitration the mat.
tor of tho discharge of any employe who
remained faithful to the company. It was
not fair, either, to compel the company to
retain on its pay-roll 100 men tor whom
they had no employment.
MR. LAUTKRBACH’B PROPOSITION.
Jlr. Lauterbach then read the following
propositions of the company :
1. Thai tiie strike lie declared at an end,
2. That in filling nil vacancies that now ex
ist preference will bo given io former em
ployes.
:t. That upon proper police protection being
given, discharge I employes will he given rea
sons for their discharge, and their explana
tions thereof maybe presented to the Presi
dent of the company, wither personally or by
other person* not exceeding three, as lie may
designate. The President shall finally deter
mine the question of reinstatement.
4. That the President of the company will
receive and retain in confidence ami consider
any communication in reference l-o the com -
petency or qualification of any employe of Ihe
company.
5. That questions which refer only to money
and home raised bv the annexed sections of
grievances, and numbered 2n to 15, be submit
ted to the arbitration of the Railroad Com
mission.
Mr. Kcclesein suggested that, both prop
ositions be submitted to arbitration. This
Mr. Lauterbaeli would not accede to.
“Then we have nothing further to oiler,”
said Mr. Kcclesein. “Neither have wo,”
returned Dr. Hall. This put a stop to all
efforts on the part of the commission to
bring about a sell lomcnt of the difficulties.
STRIKBKB SWARM A TRAIN.
East St. Louis Scenes Duplicated la the
l ake Shore Yard*.
Chicago, April 19.—An attempt was
made at 7:3oo’elock this morning to send
out a freight train on the Lake Sboro
road, when the scenes of the Missouri
Pacific and East St. Louis strikes were
exactly duplicated. The train was made
up under guard of police aud railroad
officials, but as soon as it started strikers
swarmed over the train, set the brakos,
uncoupled the cats and threw away the
coupling pins. No attempt was made to
use lorce bv the police to prevent these
acts,and no violence to persons was offered
by the strikers, it is slated on good au
thority that the Lake Shore oltioials pro
pose to make the present strike an abo-
Inte issue as to their right to retain non-
Union tnen and also afford them adequate
protection. The failure of the town
of Lake police to protect their
property against the strikers, will
be taken as clearly showing that the
town cannot or will not afford protection,
and the Sheriff and Governor in turn will
be called upon lor assistance.
BOUND NOT TO GIVE IN.
The superintendent of the Lake Shore
road told a reporter this evening that “all
that prevents bloodshed is tbe fact that
we use no force in trying to start trains.
This scab question is an old one, and it is
time that it was settled, and we propose
to settle it this time. Seventeen men, some
from points as far east us Buffalo
and Erie, were on hand this afternoon
to take the places of the striking
switchmen on the Lake Shore road. All
hut one o! these were coaxed or frightened
into deserting their work. One was stead
fast, and finally becoming angered at
their persistency applied an offensive epi
thet to them. Instantly tbe man was
_ felled by a blow from behind, and injured
'to such an extent that he will he of no
service to the company for several days.
TROUBLE AT BALTIMORE.
Strikers AMsnlt a Car Driver and a
Pullca Officer.
Baltimore, April 19.—There is no
change in the strike of the car drivers in
this city. There was a demonstration
here this forenoon when acar on one of tho
striking lines ap|ieared on tbe street, but
the police promptly arrested two men,
which restored quiet. Strikers and com
panies remain lirin, und the latter state
that they will not yield to the demands of
the drivers. ■ There are but two compa
nies running the full number of cars, and
the people aie subjected to serious Incon
venience.
Shortly alter ft o’clock this afternoon a
crowd of about 20 of the striking car driv
ers surrounded a car of the Krlok line
on Boundary avenue and assaulted the
driver, anew mart, and a policeman, who
was on tuc oar. Bavaral polio® oßaora
were attracted to tiie scene, and after a
rough-and-tumble ti. ht. winch lasted sev
eral minutes, succeeded In arresting three
of the lenders of the gang, whom they
charged witli rioting, a penitentiary of
tense in this stnto. Tho driver was badly
beaten. There was some little disorder
In several parts of the city to-dav, and it
Is lean'll that serious trouble will result
unless there is an early settlement ot tbe
•trike.
AN EIGHT-HOUR RALLY.
Chicago’* Trade aud Labor Assembly
Issues a Circular Aildrati.
Chicago, April 19.—The Eight-Hour
Committee of the Trade und Labor As-
Assenibly to-day issued the following cir
cular:
Tu AII Trad* and tahor A uuahitiont of ChtoAgo
awl Vic*'y:
FXU.ow-Woi’.kr.H*: The first of May lias
ls:en set apart f.rtt'e general Inauguration,
as far as po.mihlc, of Ihe > gbl-hour syatem.
Thill tin)*) )* near at Im >O, a oil a* > In; Trade
Assembly of Chicago is tie m 1.1 influential
representative body of organ i id Iniair nest
of New York city, it. is thor! quite nal
ur#i.t|il working people and the public gen
erally will held it re-poomblc, to a very great
extent, for tin* nicecss or iniiore ot ih:s
movement. iiiigp w,i never a time
in the history of this country when
there was su'h activity among
worker* lor the betterment of tlicircondliion.
Chicago stands first aud foremost in thli grand
and o nracent movement, und um wu look
over tnorteld to-day there seems to be batoee
tiling which threatens to Uefeut the sueoes-*
ful inauguration of tiie *-hour moremcat.
that is tue exorbitant demand* our fellow
worker. are ii'.elv lo make on lb* qii.stlon of
wage, tn this connection we wish to call
your ulteni urn to i lie circular issued by this
krsly ob Jan. 14, I OK:',, to innnufuc Hirers and
•mMoyne*of labor generally in Chicago und
VMuuit)'. The workingmen of Chhagoarr
ready to make sacrifice, in wages in order
that mo r e people may And employment and
fur the general good ot the whole community.
Surely such a eelt-saoriflcinir spirit should
moot willi a cordial response from tha em
ploying class.
The above was given out in good faith by
our eight-hour committee at the lime, aud wo
see no good reason why it should not tie ad
hered to. The Bricklayers’ and Stonemasons’
Union anil Cigarmakers’ International Un
ion, two of the most perfect < realisations in
this city, have agreed to accept,corresponding
reductions in wages, nd wo hone that their
example will tie followed generally, unless
there is an absolute certainty that the old
standard of w un-s oan lie retained without
any trouble. When the eight-hour day ha*
become un actuuliiy, idle worker- re-em
ployed and tho boas looking lor more
hands, the question of better pay
will lm easily solved, hut we
implore you not lo lumber the eart down with
issaes Uiat are likely to lead to s rikes, lock
outs, etc., and possibly to the defeat of the
eight-hour movement. We further advise all
trades that have not vet completed their
arrangements to Immediately elect suitable
committees, with instructions to confer with
the employers in their respective trades so
that this question may he solved as nearly as
possible by mutual consent. Fellow-workers,
victory is assured if you wilt act determinedly
aud judiciously.
ADDRESSED liY CONGRESSMEN.
A Mass Masting at Washington Under
Ihe Auspices f the Knight*.
Washington, April 19. —A mass meet
ing was held this evening under the
auspices ot the Knights of Labor aud the
Columbia Typographical Union lor the
purpose ot listening to addresses delivered
by members of Congress and others on
the labor question. Representative Farqu
har, of New York, was elected chairman,
and in a neat speech he acknowledged the
honor conferred upon hint. Alluding to
the strike In the West, he asserted, and
the assembly warmly applauded the as
sertion, that not withstanding East St.
|g>uis, no more blood would he shed in
labor troubles in America. The working
men of America would settle thetr battles
with the ballot.
NOT PARTY TOOLS.
Frank M. Fogg, Representative of the
General Assembly of the Knights of
Labor, wifi tho next speaker, lie wanted
Congress to know that the workingmen
were getting themselves in readiness to
brenk loose front all political pat tics and
stand as independents. [Cheers.]
Senator Voorbees urged workingmen to
organize, and promised his vote and his
intltienee to secure such legislation as
they desired.
Representative Weaver, of lowa,
covered about the same ground.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing tho
course pursued by General Master Work
man Powderly in relation to tbo great
strike on the Gould system of railways in
the Southwest, heartily commending his
appeal for aid for sufferers, calling upon
all opposed to monopoly to contribute lib
erally and promptly, demanding of the
national government the building and Im
provement of highways and waterways
lor the direct benefit of the people In
stead of middlemen and specula
tors, commending the action of
workingmen in sending memorials
to Congress, urging an appropriation
for tbs construction ot the Hennepin ca
nal, declaring their opposition to the pas
sage of the hill to abolish compulsory
pilotage, and urging the House of Repre
sentatives to determine upon a dav In the
near future for consideration of different
commendable Pills recommended by the
Labor Committee.
Representative O’Hara, colored, of
North Carolina, said the workingmen In
their efforts to secure shorter hours of
labor hud the sympathy of tho class that
he represented.
RAISING THE BLOCKADE.
The St. Louis Transfer Companies Final
ly Secure Plenty of Men.
Bt. Lours, April 19. — The Bridge and
Tunnel and Bolt Line Companies havo at
last employed a sufficient number of men
to man all of their engines and switolies,
and they now announce their readiness
to do ail the transferring across the river
and bet ween tbe various railroad yards
in East St. Lonl* which may be required.
Their Inability hitherto to engage full
crews has been the only Impediment to a
lull resumption of operations by the dif
ferent roads, and now that this is removed
the freight business on the east side of the
river has assumed its normal condition.
The different roads yesterday took ad
vantage of the Sunday quiet and suc
ceeded in transferring all the blockaded
freight which had accumulated since the
commencement of the strike, and to-day
the officials announce clear tracks and
their ability to perlorm their whole duty
as ooiiimiin carriers.
Slim Down for Two Weeks.
Newark, April 17—Eight hundred em
ployes of the Domestic 9ewiug Machine
Company’s works here were thrown out
ol employment to-day by the shutting
down of the factory. Tho moulders made
a demand on .Saturday, and again to-diiy,
for the restoration et the old wages, when
all were surprised to see a notice ol sus
pension. Bti|ieriotendent Davis said that
thedemund of the men had nothing tn do
with the suspension, but that it resulted
from carrying a heavy stock. He thought
the suspension would last two weeks.
Baltimore and Oliio llewiimes.
Chicago, April 19.—The Baltimore &
Ohio freight yards resumed their usual
appearance at 7 o’clock this morning.
All tbe strikers were at work. The non-
Union men, of whom there are hut two In
fact, were put. to work elsewhere. It was
stated at first that there were seven non
union men, hut five of these had been dis
charged some time before the strike, aud
tbe other two aknd to be sent away.
Newsboys Strike.
Detroit, Micii., April 19.—This after
noon tbe uewhiioys struck on the Evening
demanding two papers for a cent
Instead of ono. There were about 100 hoys
in front of the News office and they acted
like I heir elders when any one attempted
to Uko out papers. A boy so doing was
set upon and beaten, and his papers torn
to pieces. Few papers ware sold except
at tbo office. The Journal I* free from
trouble.
Tilt; Hennepin C anal.
Washington, April 19.—1n the House
to-day a motion to make the Hennepin
canal bill ttic npcciul order lor May 0 was
lost by a vote ef 112 to 105, not the neoos
•ary two-thirds being in the affirmative.
Con. ion’s Forfeited Ball.
Washington, April 19,—The Treasury
to-duy received a certificate of deposit for
$25,000, t he amount of the forfeited bail of
George *.). Cannon, the Mormon apostle.
Tvenhoim l akes Office.
Washington, April 19.—William L.
Trenholm has given bond tu Itooooo and
to-dav assumed tbe office as Comptrollor
of the Currency.
Gold Going Abroad.
New York, April 19.—Engagements
were made to-day lor the ahlpment ot over
$1,000,009 in gold to Europe to-uioi row.
( PRICE RIO A YEAR, I
| 5 CKNTH A COPY. )
BRANDED AS A TRAITOR.
LIVELY TIMES IN THE CAM*
I’AIGN COMMITTEE ROOM.
The Dakota Member cf the Democratic
National [ionunlttee Impeaches the
Loyalty of Member of the Congres
sional Committee—Messrs. Foran and
O’Neill, of the Labor Committee, al
Loggerhead*.
Washington, April 19.— There was a
lively scene in the Democratic Congres
sional Campaign Committee’s meeting io
the Capitol to-night. It had scarcely
been called to order by Chairmen J. Ran*
dolpli Tucker before a gentleman entered
the room and announced himself as tbs
Dakota member of the Democratic Na.
tiunal Committee. He was vouched foa
by sonto mouthers of the Congressional
Committee who happened to know him.
He then said in substance: “I would like
to give somo Important Information t*
tbe committee:
“Go on, sir,” said the Chairman.
“There is a spy in your camp,” said tbs
gentleman from Dakota. “One of your
members Is a Republican.”
This created a decided sensation. Every
member of the committee looked at every
other.
“Yes, sir,” continued the gentleman
from Dakota, “and there he sits. It ia
Mr, Johnson whom you have selected to
represent Dakota on your committee. Ha
is a Republican indisguise; be wasa mem
ber of the convention that nominated Mr.
Gifford, the present Republican delegate*
in Congress from Dakota, and he workedi
and voted for Mr. Gifford’s election.”
THE I IE DIRECT.
At this point Mr. Johnsou leaped to hi®
feet with the words: “You are a liar; |
ant not a Republican.” “It is true,” ha
continued, “that 1 worked for Mr. Gif
ford’s nomination and election, but tbera
were no political differences In that tight,
it was over the question of the division o|
tbe Territory and Mr. Gifford represented*
my views. A long and lively discussion!
followed, after which the conimittes ap
pointed a sill)-committee to investigate*
thecharge made against Mr. Johnson.
Then the committee appointed another
sub-committee to remain here next sum
mer and manage tbe Congressional oti.n-j
palgn literary bureau. This sub-cornmitW
tee will have nothing else to do, l*-canse :
it is well understood that no political asJ
sesMinents can be levied on the Democrat®
in office.
The committee also appointed an ex
ecutive committee of nine to consti
tute, with u committee to he appoiuteil
from tho Democratic members ol
the Senate, the Democratic campaign
commutes. The members of the com
mittee appointed aro Messrs. Humes o 4
Missouri, Murphy of lowa,Greer ol Norta
Carolina, Wilkins of Ohio. Robertson of
Kentucky, Blanchard ot Louisiana,
Spijggs of New York, andCrain of Texas*
COMMITTEE CHANGES.
At tbelr own request the following named;
Senators were excused Irom scrviceon that
committees indicated: Mr. Harris from
Fisheries; Mr. I’ayne from Reunions; Mr.
George from Privileges and Elections
and Territories; Mr. Eustis from Rail
roads; Mr. Walthall from Manufactures;
Mr, Heck from Nicaragua Claims- Mr.
Wilson, of Maryland, was appointed to
membership of the Committee on Hen*)
slons; Mr. Eustis on Privileges and Eleo*
lions; Mr. Gray an Territories, and Ml
Hearst on Railroads, Manofaotures, Fish#
erics aud Nicaragua Claims.
trouble in the camp.
There is trouble between Chairman
O’Neill of the House Committee on Labor,
and Mr. Foran of Ohio, who wanted to b®
Chairman of that committee. Ever sine®
Mr. O’Neill succeeded In getting that
chairmanship there has been had feeling!
between them, which has appeared on to®
surface at the committee meetings. In.
his speech on the labor arbitration blit
Mr, O’Neill used an expression which,
was susceptible of tbe construction that
Mr. Koran thought, the labor troubles could
oslv tie settled in blood. Mr. O’Neill badl
satd the sumo thing more broadly and!
positively in conversation. Mr. Foratw,
hashien trying ever sines to pin Mr.
O’Neill down to an affirmation or a denial
ot it, having first assured himself that
Mr. O’Neill had said it,. Failing to gefi
any satisfactory reply frofii Mr. O’Neilj
he has been on the point for a day
or two of rising in the House to>t
a personal explanation In wbiolk
he proposes to deny the statement and!
express his opinion of Mr. O’Neill. To-day
Mr. Foran said to a friend that Mr.
O’NhUJ’h present visit to bt. Louis wa*
so timed as to delay the personal explana
tion which be ( Jlr. Koran)had intended to*
make, but he will make it when Mr-,
O’Neill get* back if lie does not get a satis
factory apology meanwhile.
secretary manning’s position.
For several weeks a report has best*,
traveling around tnat tbe President boa
asked his old friend Daniel Lock wood, oC
Buffalo, to take the portfolio ot the Treas
ury Department when Secretary Manning;
retires. To-day it was flatly denied at th
White House. The truth is that tb®
President now hopes to seo Secretary
Jlanning able to return to his post in tha
autumn. In tue meantime the Depart
ment is being admiruhly administered bi
Assistant Secretary Fairchild, who will
succeed Secretary Manning If the latter*
Is not able to return.
Nut tonal lik/iicmis.
Washington, April lit,—Senator Hani.
to-day reported back from tbe JudiciarA
Committee with a few verbal amend-,
mem*, the bill introdueed by him t®
provide for a court of national
It provides in brief that whenever lhret,
citizens of a State iwtition under oath
selling forth that any person lias late®
killed, seriously Injured in person, m
property, or threatened because ot politij
olal opinions or with a'view to prevent.
1 free expression of opinion in regard to
j matters affecting tbe general welfare ot
j the United' Statea.it shall he tbedutyofl
the Circuit Judge to bold an inquest into)
the circumstances and report the evlw
dance and bis conclusion to tbe Presidcu®
to be laid before Congress.
The Educational Hilt.
Washington, April 19.—An unsuo,
cessful attempt was inado in ihe Hous®
Committee mi labor to-day to secure ao
lion on the Blair educational hill. Sev*
eral of the members were absent, and
those opposed to the bill In ita present
shape coasumed the time in discussing ita
i various features. On Friday next Rep
resentatives Reagan aud Wills and possi
bly Senator Blair will be heard on the bill*
In Executive Session.
Washington, April 19.—1n tbe Sonata
to-tlav alter toe routine morning business,
the Senate at 12:40 o’clock, on motiou ot
Mr. Frye, went luto executive session
aud remained tu secret session about
three hour* and a half considering tbe
Weil ami l,a A bra American treaty at>
adjourned with the understanding **t
vote shall he reached 10-UMirrow, * f
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