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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12. 1888.
PRIOR FIVE CENTS.
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
o 1CGHT DP AND WIRED BY REPORT.
KRS OF THE ENQUIRER-SUN.
Aa Iot.r.ttlnf Salt tor the PoucMtan of *
Don—Atlanta Lawyer* to Organize.
The Alabama Doctor*—A
Bad State of Affairs.
Atlanta, April 11.—Special: An inter
esting salt lor tbe possession of a (75 Irish
setter dog was began before Judge Mar-
Clarke in '
shall Clarl
day afternoon. _
Mr. J. E. Woodward and Mr. E
the superior court yester-
The dog is claimed by
Thomas. Last spring the dog waa in
possession at Mr. Thomas when Mr.
Woodward took out a bill in trover for
him. The dog was arrested and has since
then been confined in Pulton connty jail
awaiting his trial. Woodward says the
dog was stolen from him when a puppy
eight months old, and the next time he
saw it Thomas claimed him, haying him
in bis possession. Thomas says the dog
was given to his little Boy when
quite a small puppy, not more than three
months of age, by a negro drayman. The
dog occupied a promiuen ‘
edge’s
occupied a prominent place in the
chamber, where the superior court
Is sitting. He was tied np to a rope held
by Bailiff Merritt, and would wag bis tail
affectionately at every witness iwho was
B ut upon tbe stand. The dog grew impa-
ent, and after snuffing around a mouse
bole for some time, endeavored to pay his
respects to Judge Clarke by licking his
hand, but was supped before he had ac
complished his purpose. The jury found
for woodward, and he took charge of the
dog.
To Form on Association.
Atlanta, April 11.—Special: There will
probably be a decrease in law suits in At
lanta in the ftiture. For some time there
has been considerable comment among
citizens of Atlanta upon the practice or
barratry by certain members or the local
bar. Tnis afternoon about thirty members
of the bsr met for the purpose of taking
preliminary steps to organize a bar asso
ciation, with a view or putting a stop to
this growing practice and to raise the
standard of the bar as a whole. Short
talks were made by Hoke Smith. Walter
R. Brown, Eugene M. Mitchell, W. H.
Rhett, A. Brandt, W. P. Hill, and others,
on this line. Committees were ap
pointed to report a constitution, by-laws,
rules of professional ethics, and to report
a fee bill. A committee was appointed to
invite all members of the bar to be present
at a mass meeting of the profession, to be
held Saturday week at 3 o’clock, in tbe
court house, when a permanent organiza
tion will be perfected. At this time com
mittees will report, and rules governing
members will be adopted. This move
ment will be hailed witn delight by all,
especially those who have so often been
dragged into court by “shysters” on
groundless cases.
Fixing for Base Ball.
Atlanta, April 11.—Special: The man
agement of the Atlanta Base Ball clnb
to-day let ont its contract for uniforms
and a base ball outfit in every detail. Work
on the park will be commenced to-mor
row, and os tbe repairs necessary are not
extensive, the grounds will be ready tor
use in a few days. Several members of the
team have been signed, and from the num
ber of applications in band, a strong club
will be completed by tbe end of the week.
A large number of players, seeking posi
tions in tbe team, were out practicing this
afternoon and some of them showed UDin
fine form. Tbe salary limit was fixed at
$50, and home talent only will be used.
Atlanta it going in for the pennant.
Shot Bis Mother-In-Law.
Atlanta, April 11.—Speoial: To-night
about 8 o'clock James McDonald shot his
mother-in-law, Mrs. E. Walker, in the
lower bowels on tbe left side, with a Smith
& Wesson pistol, inflicting a dangerous
and probably fatal wound. McDonald
was formerly in tbe revenue service, and
for several days he has been drinking
hard. During his sprees he became so
cruel to his wife that she was forced to
leave him and return to her mother, who
resides on Powder avenue near Marietta
street, just outside the city limits. To
night he got beastly drunk and went to
the home of his mother-in-law where his
wife was stopping and began abusing
her. The mother-ln-Jaw. anticipating
trouble, went to the door with the view of
keeping him out of the house. His father-
in-law ordered him to leave the house.
McDonald then pulled his pistol, and
pointing it at Mrs. Walker, remarked: “I
will fix you right now,” and taking aim,
he fired, the ball taking effect in her
bowels. Officers Bedford and Buchanan
went out to the scene of the shooting, but
McDonald left before they arrived, and up
to a late hour he had not been arrested.
Mrs. Walker is in a dangerous condition
and suffers ercrutiating pain.
Fleming's Fondness for the Fair Sex.
Atlanta, April 11.—Special: Samuel
Fleming, tbe millionaire miner from Butte,
Montana, who was arrested last night on a
charge or bigamy, is confined at police
headquarters. A telegram received to-day
states that Mrs. Fleming number one, of
Effingham, Illinois, left lor Atlanta this
morning and would arrive Friday to be
present at her husband’s preliminary trial.
A sensational scene is expected when the
two Mrs. Flemings meet. The warrant
was sworn out against Fleming upon in
structions from Effingham, charging him
with bigamy. The preliminary trial oc
curs Saturday. Fleming insists that it is a
case of mistaken identity, or else of black
mailing. His Atlanta wife firmly believes
him innocent of the charge.
nual address before tbe graduating close
of the Girls’ high school this year. The
address will be delivered on the 31st of
Hay.
A Bad Negro Captured.
Montgomery, Ala., April 11.—Special:
Fayett Barnett, a negro who burned the
guard bouse in Greenville, Alabama, was
captured here by the police, and on yes
terday Sheriff Trawick of Butler county,
came up, identified the prisoner and car
ried him back to the soene of his crime.
A Bad State of AffiUrs.
Montgomery, Ala., April 11.—Special:
The following report has been made to the
governor, by the state board of prison in
spectors, in regard to the condition of the
convicts in the camps of Jefferson county:
“The building in which the convicts are
confined is a frame house, sixteen by
twenty feet, entirely without ventilation,
and with no means of warming it in cold
weather. Tubs are used for privy pur
poses. The supply of bed clothes Is very
limited. There are a few mattresses, but
not enough for one half of the convicts
to lie upcn. The remainder of the
convicts lie upon the floor,
with but one blanket to
the man. The house and bed clothing are
very filthy. At the time of our visit
twenty-seven men were kept in this room,
and we are informed that as many as
forty-nine have been kept there at one
time. In onr judgment, there is not room
for more than ten men. The convicts,
both white and black, are chained together
at night and sleep together in the same
room. The conviota are filthy in the ex
treme. They informed us that they had
never washed or changed their clothes
since they have been at this place, and
some of them had been there for
over two months. Some of them have on
stripes, some citizens’ clothing, but all are
filthy alike, and covered with vermin.
There are no arrangements for bathing at
the prison. We did not see a single man
with good shoes. The most of them had
on the remains of old shoes which they
had carried with them, and a number
were barefooted. The work they are do
ing (breaking np rook on a highway) re
quires that their feet should be protected
with shoes. These oonvicts have been
frequently whipped by Capt. Cox,
tbe warden In charge, sometimes
over their ordinarv clothing, but in
one instance, according to Cox’s own ad
mission, upon the naked person. We are
informed that this same person was about
to whip one of the convicts upon the
streets of Wood lawn, but was prevented
by the protest of one of the citizens of the
E lace. We saw one negro, who Is known
l tbe camps as Slow-Foot, bat whose
proper name we are unable to give, at
work, whose ankle is diseased and badly
swollen, and who evidently walked witn
great pain. We were informed by Capt.
Cox, that this negro was whip
ped by him a few days be
fore for not doing enough work, or
for not ‘getting about lively,’to nse his
language. Two physicians present pro
nounced him a fit subject for tbe hospital,
and to make him work in his present con
dition is the height of cruelty. All the
men are shackled and wear chains in vio
lation of the law, which we consider a use
less and cruel practice. In our judgment
the persons having control of these con
victs are unsuitable persons to have the
WASHINGTON’S SWORD.
A BILL TO PURCHASE IT THE SUBJECT
OF MUCH DEBATE.
management of them.’
THE LABOR TROUBLE8.
A New Phase Given to tbe Situation on the
Burlington.
Chicago, April 11.—It is asserted by the
News, that a dozen serious accidents
have occurred to the men who
are handling Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy rolling stock, bat that in every
case, these cases have been suppressed,
and even kept from the police.
James O’Brien, press representative of
the striking engineers, called on Coroner
Hertz and Chief Detective Henahsw this
afternoon, and as a result, an Investigation
was ordered,’ * regarding the disposition
made of the bodies of braxemen anas witch-
men killed on the Burlington road. The
strikers claim that half a dozen employes
have bedn killed during the “Q” strike,
and that the police were not notified of the
accidents. Paul Morton, who acts as
spokesman for the Burlington company,
denies emphatically that the facts are as
stated. Morton objects particularly to the
term “infirmary” being applied to tbe
company’s round house at Western avenue.
He does not deny that several injured per
sons were carried there and were being
treated by the company’s physician. Since
the new employes took the places of the
striking switchmen, about 1000 bunks have
been prepared in the round house for their
accommodation. The night men occupy
them in the daytime and tbe day men
sleep there at night. Whenever an acci
dent has happened, instead of carrying
the victim to a hospital he was carried to
his bunk, where he was taken care of until
his recovery. This, says Morton, is all
there is in the report that the “Q” is main
taining a hospital. “We do not desire to
keep the matter a secret,” said Morton.
“It has always been our custom to furnish
medical attention free ofeharge to persons
injured while in our employ. Two men
are now under treatment for crushed arms
and hands. Three have been taken to tbe
The Heir Demands a Good Lang Price
Which Some Senator* Are Not Will
ing to Pay—Farther Discussion
of the Dakota Bill. Etc.
Washington, April 11.—The senate at
12:25, on motion of Frye, went into execu
tive session and confirmed the nomination
of Jsred T. Rathburne, to be oonsal-gen
eral gt Pare, by a vote of id to 8, and at
12:35 the doors were re-opened.
Mr. Sherman, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported back the Bid-
dleberger resolution (offered some days
since) amended so as to request the presi
dent, if not incompatible with public in
terests, to furnish any information in his
possession relative to the dispute under
stood to exist between the government of
Venezuela and that of Great Britain con
cerning the boundaries between British
Guinea and Venezuela. Adopted.
The senate took np a motion to refer the
Dreeident’s message and was addressed by
Mr. Morrill.
Mr.Morrill closed hlsspeech at 2 o’clock,
and then, on motion or Mr. Harris, the
senate bill to authorize the Tennessee
Midland Railway company to construct a
bridge across the Tennessee riven, was
taken np and passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill to provide for the admission of
the state of Dakota, and for the organize-
tion of the territory of North Dakota, and
was addressed by Mr. Davis, after a sug
gestion by Mr. Platt, (who had charge of
ft) t
saning hfs P mind in connection STUCK ALL NIGHT.
it
no meaning' I _ .
with it. This was a aUm, long blade of ,
steel, with a plain stiver handle and i
guard; but it was hallowed by such- members of the house sit up and
association as belonged to no other relic
in human history.
•YARN” IT OUT.
that he hoped to have it disposed of
to-morrow. Mr. Davis devoted a consid
erable portion of his remarks to replying
to the speech of Mr. Butler, of yesterday.
The senator from South Carolina, Mr.
Butler, was of the opinion, he said, that
the admission of the state was purely
within the discretion of congress.
He (Davis) denied that proposition. He
denied it from the light of law, and had
denied it in all its length ana breadth
from the light of history. As to the claim
of the senator from South Carolina that
there was great opposition in Dakota to
the bill, he (Davis) asked why, if that were
the case, no petitions of dissent had come
to the senate from Dakota. He sent np to
tbe clerk’s desk and had read resolutions
of the democratic convention in Dakota,
in favor of a division of the territory and
of the admission of the southern half as a
state. As to the proceedings of the Aber
deen convention in December, 1887, which
Mr. Butler had referred to as proof of
opposition to a division of the territory,
he read extracts of a letter from Mr.
Springer, chairman ol the house oommit-
tee on territories, which he spoke of as
“pronunciamento” and “nkase,” stating
that those who were waiting for a division
of the territory might as well postpone
the realization of their hopes until a more
convenient season, which, Mr. Davis sup
posed might refer to the time after the
next presidential election. Was it any
wonder, he asked, that with such a letter
as that read to the Aberdeen convention,
the people who had met there had abaift
cloned the hope of a division and
had made up their mind to take
what they could get ?
Mr. Turpie obtained the floor, and the
bill was laid aside till to-morrow'.
The senate then passed a number of bills,
including the house bill to purchase the
swords of Gen. James Shields; for the
erection of a statue to the memory of Gen.
Joseph A. Warren, who fell ut Banker
Hill; for a public building at Tallahassee,
Florida, appropriating 175,000; for a pub
lic building at Birmingham, Alabama, ap
propriating (300,000; appropriating (45,000
for a lighthouse on the Highland; appro
priating flO,000 for a monument to Brig.-
Gen. Wm. Lee Davidson, who fell in the
battle of Cowan’s ford, North Carolina, in
February, ITS!, tbe boose Mil authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the
Tennessee river at Chattanooga; the house
bill appropriating (75,000 for a revenue
cutter for Charleston, South Carolina, to
replace the McCulloch; the house bill
making appropriations for the support of
the military academy, for tbe fiscal year
ending June 30,1889, with but one unim
portant amendment.
The bill for the purchase from Miss Vir
ginia Taylor Lewis of the sword of Wash
ington for (20,000, was taken up and
discussed for some time. Considerable op
position was manifested, based chiefly
upon the amount asked for the sword.
Tne matter went over, and the senate ad
journed at 6 o’clock.
When the bill for the purchase of Wash
ington’s sword had been read, Mr. Cock
rell remarked that it seemed a very ex
pensive sword, and he inquired whether
there was any identification of it.
Mr. Evarts, who had reported the bill
from the library committee, said that the
sword had beeD useful to the United States
when used by its former owner. In that
relation it had a value. As a scabbard and
blade it had not any great value.
It was one of five swords men-
tioned in Washington's will and
bequeathed to various of his kindre<#
The first of them was that oue which had
Mr. Hoar suggested to Senator Vest to
put his opposition in a practical shape and
offer an amendment striking ont (20,000
and inserting seven dollarz and a half.
Mr. Vest said he had not the slightest
idea of provoking the burata of eloquence
which the senate had listened to . on this
subject He was willing to go io any rea
sonable length to give evidence of his ven
eration for the memory of Washington, He
bad never said anything which wield
justify the suggestion of Mr. Hoar to
offer (7.50 for this sword. He had
■imply said that the price mentioned
was enormous. If they wished to show
their estimate of the services of Wash
ington, they should make the price of
that sword ten millions, or as the sena
tor from North Carolina (Mr. Ransom)
suggested, one hundred millions. Who,
he asked, had brought this sword here
as a matter of commerce? Which of the
heirs and decendanta of Washington
was willing to take money for that price
less relic? When they entered into the
domain of trade what right had they or
their advocates in the senate to complain
if asked to fix a moderate and reasonable
price?
Mr. Reagan said tbe memory of Wash
ington was enshrined in every American
heart, and that the American people
had testified in every way their gratitude,
respect and veneration for him, and now
they were asked to make commerce of his
sword. He thought Americanism had
changed very seriously within the last
thirty or forty years, and that honor and
gratitude were to be estimated in dollars
and cents.
After ftirther remarks by Mr. Evarts the
matter went over witnont action.
Receiver Appointed.
Washington, April 1L—The comp*
trailer of currency to-day appointed Clem
ent Dowd of Charlotte, to be receiver of
the State National bank of Raleigh.
Sent Their Sympathies.
Washington, April 11.—The following
message has been sent this evening:
To Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, Hoffman house.
New York: The undersigned friends of
your distinguished husband beg to tender
to him and to yon onr deepest sympa
thies, and to express the earnest hope that
he may be restored to health and long
ipared to his country, his family and his
ormer associates in public life. (Signed.)
D. W. Voorhees, James Heck, F. M. Cock
rell. M. W. Ransom, John H. Reagan, Eli
Saulsbury .Richard Coke, JohnT. Morgan,
Isham G. Harris, A. P. Gorman, Wilkinson
Call, Joseph E. Brown, J. S. C. Blackburn,
Jas. T. Bright.
The Bridge Opened.
Washington, April 1L—West Washing
ton, (Georgetown) to-day, celebrated the
completion and opening of the free bridge,
bollt on the piers of the old acqueduct
bridge, across the Potomac from George
town, to a point opposite and near Arling
ton. Gen. W. H. F. Lee, representative in
congress from Virginia, and District Com
missioner Wheatley, delivered addresses.
Parades and fire-works were features of
the celebration.
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
News of the Day From Across the Deep
Blue Sea.
Berlin, April 11.—The Post says that all
fear of Bismarck resigning has disap
peared, and that the idea of the betrothal
of Princess Victoria to Prince Alexander
of Battenberg, has been abandoned. The
National Ceitung says that this statement
goes too far, that the emperor in compli
ance with Bismarck's wishes, has post
poned the visit of Prince Alexander, but
that the empress siill desires to hasten the
affair.
hospital who had been injured by the the traditional credit of being presented
strikers throwing coupling pins at I to General Washington by Frederick the
MATTERS IN MONTGOMERY.
News of the Day From tlie Capital of
Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., April 11.—Special:
The state Medical association re assembled
in the United States court room, at 9
o'clock this morning.
Registration took place from 9 to 9:45
o’clock, and many delegates who came
in on the trains last night and this morn
ing, added their names to the roll.
The association was called to order
promptly at 9:45 o’clock, by the president.
A few minutes were given to unfinished
and miscellaneous business, and then
came the regular reports, and some well-
prepared and interesting papers were
read, as follows:
What shall the surgeon do with the
ureths and testes in case of amputation
and ablation of the penis? by Dr. Wm. L.
Chew of Birmingham.
Tbe Radical Core of Hernia, by Dr. L. L.
Hill, jr.,of Montgomery.
The Practical In
Investigation as to the
Therapeutic Value of Salicylate of Hy
drargyrum, by Dr. Henry T. Inge of Mo
bile.
Studies of Eczema, by Dr. Arnold Jolly
of Linden.
Electricity in Uterine Diseases, by Dr.
M. H. Jordan of Birmingham.
Physiological and Pathological Heredity,
bv Dr. James T. Searcy of Tuskaloosa.
Diarrhoea! Diseases of Children in West
ern and Middle Alabama, by Dr. William
H. Sledge of Livingston.
The Medical Topography of Walker
County and Its Prevailing Diseases, by Dr.
A. M. Stovall of Jasper.
Color Blindness and Defective Vision, in
Relation to the Traveling Public and the
Railroads, by Dr. Robert D. Webb of Bir
mingham. . _
Studies in Rectal Surgery, by Dr. B. L.
Wyman of Birmingham.
The paper prepared by Dr. M. H. Jordan
was read before the association by Dr.
William Saunders of Mobile. Dr. Jordan
was absent on aeconnt of ill health.
The president, learning that Governor
Seay was in the assembly, invited his ex
cellency to a seat on the rostrum, which
was accepted with a few graceful remarks.
The association re-assembled at 7 o clock
and some time was given to the discussion
of the best methods of administering the
health laws, and the law to regulate the
practice of medicine. _
The association then adjourned and re-
paired to the City Hall, where from 9 to
12 o’clock an elegant reception was given
by the Medical and Snrgical society of
Montgomery.
The attendance is large, and all the ses
sions have been orderly and profitable.
There are over a hundred delegates on the
roll.
Tbs Annual Address.
Montgomery, Ala., April 1L—Special:
Capt. Alva Fitzpatrick will deliver the an
them in the riot a few
days ago at the St. Paul yards.
But two fatal accidents have occurred
since the strike began. One was caused
by the strikers, or th6ir sympathizers,
throwing a switch and dumping an engine
into-a ditch, and the other was that of a
man found dead in the yards yesterday,
whom nobody knows how he came to his
death. Morton was just as ready to be
lieve that he had been knocked from a car
by a flying rock as that his death was ac
cidental. A new engineer in charge of an
engine drawing a suburban passenger train
on the Burlington road, yesterday, dis
covered a man on tbe front platform
of the forward car, of whom he
was suspicious. When approaching the
river-side the engineer endeavored to set
tbe brakes and found they would not
work. He whistled for brakes from the
train men and they stopped the train. It
was found that the automatic air brakes
next to tbe engine had been turned, thus
catting off the engineer from the train.
Pinkerton men had also observed the sus
picious actions of the stranger, but did not
understand them, and had driven the man
into a car, where he was captured and the
discovery of his work made. Had any
other than the automatic air system been
in use, and had there been any obstruc
tions on the rails, great loss of human life
and property would have been the certain
result.
They Are All For Cleveland.
Athens, Ga., April 11.—Special: To-day
the following delegates were chosen to
represent Clarke county in the state demo
cratic conventicn to be held in Atlanta,
for the parpose of electing delegates to the
St. Louis convention: T. S. Gantt, T. W.
Packer, G. H. Yancy, T. N. Lester, F. H.
Kroner, A. P. Henley, E. H. Dorsey, J. H.
Dorsey and C. G. Talmage. These dele-
S tes heartily endorse President Cleve-
ld’s message, and while they are in
structed to vote as a unit on all questions,
they stand unmovable on Cleveland’s plat
form. They have also been instructed to
advocate Hon. Pope Barrow as one of the
delegates to represent our state in the na
tional convention.
Mrs. C. D. Campbell, wife of Dr. Camp
bell, pastor of the First Baptist church,
died at her home on Milledge avenue this
morning at 8 o’clock. The doctor has
many sympathizers.
Returned Without His Bird.
Birmingham. Ala., April 11.—Special:
J. A. Paulk or Union Springs, came to
the city to-day after Charles Lawson, a
negro who is wanted in Bullock county
ana Columbus, Georgia, for murder com
mitted several years ago. While waiting
for the train at the union depot a deputy
sheriff appeared on the scene with a writ
of habeas oorpus and took charge of tbe
prisoner. Mr. Paulk returned atone and
the habeas corpus case will be tried be
fore Judge Greede of the criminal court
on Friday morning.
Carnegie is Tired.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 1L—Rev. Father
Hickery, who was appointed to confer
with the Edgar Thompson Steel company
and settle the strike, has received a tele
gram from Andrew Carnegie, asking that
no more oommittoea be appointed to go to
New York. Carnegie was tired ol receiv
ing committees coming there in behalf of
hi* employee, and if another was sent it
would only be a waste of time end money.
Great, with a message that it was
present from the oldest general in the
world, and to the greatest general in the
world. That sword is now owned by the
state of New York, having been pur
chased (with other articles) for the sum of
(30,000.
This matter had now been brought to
the attention of the senate, and the price
mentioned in the bill was that fixed by
the representative of tbe legatee of the
sword. Its authenticity and its relation to
the great event of the surrender of Wash
ington’s commission was not disputed. It
was not in the historical picture of that
great event. The library com
mittee had not felt at liberty to
cheapen the sword. If anybody
else were to cheapen it, it was not to be
the senate. The only proposition before
the senate now was whether the United
States should become owner of that sword.
If not, ic would be offered to other patri
otic organizations that might desire it. It
was to be acquired at that price and not
at any other price.
Mr. Cockrell said that he thought this
bill wa9 carrying tbe matter a little too
for, and he hoped the senator from New
York would not insist npon a vote this
evening, as the senate was not fall, and as
he (Cockrell) would be compelled to call
the yeas and nays npon it. He did not
think the bill was right. The price was
exorbitant.
Mr. Hoar remarked that tbe senate had
passed a bill to-day, appropriating (10,000
for the purchase of the sword of Geu.
Shields.
Mr. Vest said that the bill provided that
the price should not exceed the actual
cost of the swords.
Mr. Cockrell said there was no pretense
that the actual value of the sword was
over (100. If it, like Gen. Shields’ swords,
had an intrinsic valne, it wonld be a differ
ent matter.
Mr. Evarts said that in voting for the
Shields bill, no senator supposed tnat he
was voting to purchase those swords as
swords that could be realized npon, if put
on the market. The question of the bril
liants which they contained, constituted
no part of tbe duty of the United States to
own them. Did any one wish to apply any
such test or measure to the sword or Wash
ington? He had stated very dis
tinctly that its owner valued it
at 00,000, and if the United States
bought- it, it would do so because
it desired to possess it. The price fixed
had no relation at all to the money valne
of the sword, bat in one rouse it was ines
timable; it was the sword of Washington.
Mr. Vest said that as a matter of coarse
this was not a commercial transaction,
and neither was the purchase of the sword
of Shields. He had no disposition to put
himself on record of deprecating the grat
itude, honor and veneration which every
American citizen had for the memory of
Washington, bat he should not vote to
give (20,000 for this sword. If this bill
were to pass, every relic of Washington
and other distinguished men would
be brought here and congress asked to
buy them at enormous prices.
Mr. Voorhees said that he would just as
soon vote (100,000 for this sword as any
other sum. It was not a question of
money. This was the sword Washington
wore upon his person when at the clou of
a career such as no other man ever had in
tho world, he surrendered his commis
sion at Annapolis and bowed his lofty head
to the ci7fi authorities of the government.
The empress, replying to an address pre
sented to her by tne women of Berlin,'
says: “I thank you from tbe bottom of my
heart for your sincere sympathy. A heavy
blow has fallen upon our house and nation
in the death of our great and dearly be
loved emperor. With you, I trust that
God will grant my husband a speedy re
covery. I thank you also for the
confidence expressed with such warmth
in my endeavors for the common
welfare. For a number of years it has
been permitted me to labor with the
women of Berlin, for the good of the
female sex, for their education, and for
the alleviation of their material and social
wretchedness. Thanks to the intelligent
and self-sacrificing aid extended to me,
much has been accomplished, but more
remains to be achieved. With sincere de
votion and enthusiasm, I place my whole
strength at the service of our people. I
confidently expect from the women of
Berlin, as well as the rest of Germany,
after many evidences that have reached
me that they will in the ftiture, as in the
past, readily work with me in the great
tasks devolving on womankind, namely:
to alleviate distress and suffering, create
pure happiness, and lay a sure foundation
for all truly human virtues by a proper
nurture of the young.”
Seenaa and Incident* of Interest—A Re-
cess Is Finally Taken—Democrats
Hold a Caucus and Postpone
tke BUI TUI December.
Washington, April 11.—From 2 o’clock
until daybreak the members of the bouse
sat patiently in their seats, or reclined on
more enqr softs in the rear of the hall.
No motions were submitted, no points of
order raised and no parliamentary in
quiries- submitted. The bouse was in a
state of siege. The advocates of the direct
tax bill, recognizing their inability to cope
with the parliamentary tactics of their
antagonists,.refrained from any effort to
dispense with further proceedings under
the call of the house. The opponents of
the measure, conscious of the fact tbat
they would be outvoted upon any motion
to adjourn, desisted from tbeir efforts in
that direction, and affairs came to
a complete ' stand-still. Now and
then a gentleman wonld make
a remark which would arouse the risibili
ties of such members as were not asleep,
bat throughout tbe night, there were no
scenes of sufficient interest to awaken a
dozen occupants of the gallery, who were
peacefully dozing upon the benches. As
the early morning light broke through
the glazed ceiling or the chamber, a short,
informal recess was taken, to enable the
janitors to clear the floor of the accumu
lated rubbish of an all-night’s session, but
the duty was very ineffectually performed.
At 9:30 o’clock a. m., the house is still
constantly in session, as of Wednesday of
last week.
The loungers of last night have sought
the shelter of the cloak and committee
rooms, or escaped the Vigilance of the
sergeant-at-arms and gone home to break
fast. About one hundred members, whose
bright faces and general appearance give
rise to the suspicion that they were not at
their posts during the entire night, are
scattered about the hall attending to what
ever private duty or personal fancy may
suggest as a pastime. A group of twenty
is gathered in the rear oenter of the repub
lican side telling and listening to stories
and laughing boisterously at times. At
each more violent outbreak the gavel of the
occupant of the chair rises and faffs
in a perfunctory way, bat has not the
slightest influence npon the wags on the
floor. A similar group is seen on the dem
ocratic side, bat is of a more staid and se
date demeanor. The floor of the hall is
littered with bits of paper. On the desk
tops are miscellaneous piles of rubbish,
and the chamber as a whole has an air or
drowsiness and fatigue.
“Are we still in session?”, queried a new
comer of Burrows, of Michigan.
"Yes; you see ns now in the very act of
legislating for the whole people.”
At 10 o’clock, the first business of the
day was undertaken. It was a motion by
Mr. Dockery of Missouri, that the door
keeper be authorized to open the doors,
and venti late the chamber. Some be
lated filibnsterer objected, from force of
habit, and matters relapsed again.
At 10:15 o’clock, Mr. Belmont was
brought to the bar under arrest, and
foimally charged with abeence with
out leave. He said he was
paired yesterday, and was necessarily
absent in New York. The motion to ex
cuse him was lost upon a viva voce vote,
but was carried by 64 to 4 upon a division.
About 11 o’clock, Mr. Cowles of North
Carolina, moved that the house adjourn,
and demanded the ayes and nays on the
motion. A sufficient number ef republi
cans aroused themselves, and voted to
have the ayes and nays, and the roll call
was about to begin, when Mr. Mason of
Illinois, made a point of order, that a
motion to adjourn was not in order, be
cause no business had intervened since the
last vote on a similar motion.
The speaker sustained the point, and
Mr. Mason, who is a new member, was im
mediately surrounded by an admiring
throng of older members who congratu
lated his acumen in seizing upon the
proper parliamentary remedy to head off
a decided test vote.
As noon approached many members
appeared on the floor, who had been ab
sent, and Mr. Weaver of Iowa, moved that
further proceedings under the call, which
began at 5 o’clock last evening, be dis
pensed with. The ayes and noes were
ordered on this proposition, and the
roll call caught napping several
members who, relying upon a
a continuance of the unbroken monotony
of the last six hours had temporarily ab
sented themseles for sleep, or other! re
freshments.
Mr. Anderson of Kansas, was among the
first names called, and that gentleman was
invigorating himself by a shave and sham
poo, bnt he was equal to the emergency
and caused much merriment among the
observers by suddenly emerging in the
hall with his face covered witn lather and
privilege, as no charge had been made
against the personal character of the gen
tleman, as tne state of Michigan was not a
member of conmreas. Mr. Allen replied that
the gentleman from Kentucky had always
been ready to defend the honor of his
state, and that he (Allen) wished to defend
the honor of his.
.The speaker having sustained the point of
order, Mr. Allen satisfied himself with the
declaration that tbe pnblic statement was
false in every respect.
The telegram which Mr. Allen desired to
read was from Gov. Luce of Michigan, as
follows:
“Every dollar of the direct tax refunded
to Michigan will be placed in tbe state
treasury. No commission will be paid.”
Undismayed by Mr. Allen’s experience,
Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio rose to a question
of privilege. The speaker warned him
that nothing was in order that did not con
cern the caU, but Mr. Taylor managed to
say (despite the gavel son uproarious cries
of order),o n authority eg sas governor of
Ohio, tbat the statement that a part of the
money carried by the bill to Ohio’s credit
was to be paid an agent was a lie.
The roll call was had about 4:45 o’clock.
On Mr. McCreary’s motion to dispense
with ftirther proceedings under the call,
the result was: Yeas 74, nays 119.
Shortly after the vote had been an
nounced Mr. Cox appealed to the honse to
take a recess until to-morrow, saying he
was sure the members would ail be better
for it. Objection was made, however,
and Mr. Cox pat his request in the form
of a motion which he withdrew upon see
ing formidable opposition.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky, made
another effort to adjourn the house about
6 o’clock, but his motion was lost upon a
yea and nay vote—yeas 13, nays 75.
At 7 o’clock Mr. Taulbee asked unani
mous consent for a recess until 11:45 to
morrow, and there being no objection a
recess was taken. The clerk announced a
eaU for a democratic caucus at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Taulbee protested against the being
ordered when there was such a small at
tendance of members, but the call was
found to be in proper form and the caucus
was ordered.
The Democratic Caucus.
Washington, April 11.—Although the
announcement of the fact that a demo
cratic caucus would be held to-night was
made when but few members were in at
tendance, runners ware sent out to notify
the absentees, and about 125 democratic
members were present when the caucus
was called to order. A good deal of appre
hension haul been felt that the test cal)
wonld not result in a full moating, and
rumors were current that Rffiidall and
prominent democrats had declared against
the caucus, but these tears were allayed
when that gentleman put in an early ap
pearance. The proceedings ran smoothly
and no bad feeling was developed. A num
ber of motions were* proposed as a basis
of compromise, a majority of them looking
to a postponement of the tax bill to a more
or less distant date. After many motions
had been offered, a proposition was made
by Mr. O’Ferrall of Virginia, presenting
what he said was the extreme limit on the
concessions that would be made by the
friends of the bill. This proposition pro
vides that the direct tax bill should be
postponed until December 15th next, with
the condition that when it is then taken
up a reasonable time will be allowed for
debate and a vote taken on it. Speaker
Carlisle is said to have strongly
advocated the acceptance of
of this proffered compromise.
Mr. Holman made a speech, in which
he declared that the present proceedings
were of the most extraordinary character
ever witnessed in a legislative body, ex
hibiting the spectacle of a great majority
retreating before a small minority. He
called on Mr. Oates to state his position in
the matter.
Mr. Oates replied that he had come into
the canons witn the expectation of making
some concessions. It he followed his own
views he wonld consent to no measure
that did not involve the absolute defeat of
the bill; but he would abide by its decision
and support it with his vote. This declara
tion was received with applause by the
caucus. Mr. Oates added that he favored
the proposed postponement of the tax
bill, bnt wonld regret to see the caucus
agree to the condition that a vote should
be taken on it at a fixed date. Much debate
followed and the caucus finally adopted
the following resolution.
“Resolved, That on re-assembliug to
morrow the house shall adjourn with the
understanding that the committee on
rules will report a special order, setting
apart Thursday, December 6, 1888 ; imme
diately after the reading of the journal,
for the consideration of senate bill 139, to
provide for the refunding of the direct
tax levied in 1861, in which order a reason
able time not to exceed three days,
viz: Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday,
shall be allowed for debate and amend
ment, and the time for a vote on its final
nassage shall be fixed at 4 o’clock Tues
day.”
Mr. Cox, on calling the caucus to order,
made a short speech, in which he appeal
SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.
AN INTERESTING OCCASION AT THE
LIBRARY ROOMS LAST NIGHT.
Reports Submitted by the Gflieers—Some
Excellent Music-An Able Address
by Professor Thach— A Very
Creditable Showing.
The seventh annual meeting of the Columbus
Library association was held at'the library rooms
last bight. The attendance was Urge and the
occasion a very pleasant one. The following
annual reports were submitted:
Report of the Library Committee: The library
committee have to report that the condition of
the library property could not be better with the
limited means at their disposal for its repair and
improvem _*nt. The work of the present libra
rian, Miss Anna Hull, has been satisfactory in
every respect. The number of books circulated
during the paat year has been greater than for
any previous year, and evidence* an increasing
interest in the library. The number of useful
and entertaining periodicals is as large as oar
means will allow, and fully answers the present
~ imands of the library patrons.
Tbe new books bought at intervals during the
year aggregate in value upwards of $40° Your
committee would recommend that a complete
catalogue cl the books be made during tbe sum
mer of 1888, and that the cost be defrayed out of
the general fond. Respectfully,
Wm. B. Slade,
J. H. Chappell,
F. D. Peabody,
Committor
Report of the finance committee: Thanks to
the-strenuous efforts of the entertainment com
mute and the fceart.v co-operation of the mem
bers of the association,and last but not least, the
lucky selection by the board of our present li
brarian, your finance committee are enabled to
report tbe continued financial prosperity of this
institution.
As will be seen from the report of the treasurer,
we have a snug little balance to our credit, with
no debts, except of gratitude, to those that
helped us, amoi.g whom are prominent Mrs.
Laura B. Corner fir the gift of a lot on Roee Hill
to the Guards-Library fair, which resulted 90
beneficially to our finances.
For a detailed statement of receipts and ax-
>enditures, we refer yon to the report of the
reasurer, whose books we found correct and
properly kept. Respectfolly,
C. Schomburg, Chairman.
B. Stebnbf.rg,
S. P. Gilbert,
Finance committee.
Report of the treasurer:
Amount received from former treasurer...( 45.88
P.ectived during year for dues 882.01
“ “ book fond 288.44
> “ “ “ initiation fees.. 24.00
• “ “ from ent. comittee... 605.39
Total $1,740.23
Expended:
For rent $294 45
For sundries, light, foel, etc 211.50
For librarian’s salary 506.00
For insurance 57 00
For new books 844.96—$1,4!3.81
Leaving balance of. (326 29
Divided as follows:
General fund (185.98
Book fond 40.31 —(3ZK.29
We owe no bills. All such being paid promptly
each month. Respectfully,
E. H. Jenkins, Treasurer
Report of the Entertainment Committee: Dur
ing the past year three concerts, a fair and festi
val, ana an excursion have been given for the
benefit of the library, and the net proceeds from
the same are as follows:
Excursion to Griffin - (217 40
Columbus Dramatic association benefit 40 01
Guards’ library fair. 249 14
From board of trade 10 00
Mendelssohn quintette 14 20
(580 74
Less loss on Alpine choir 26 35
Net balance (606 39
Respectfully, E. H. Jenkins,
Chairman Committee.
Prof. J. Harris Chappell, president pro tem,
read an interesting and exhaustive report of the
workings i
We reg
full,
hour at which it was received.
Two important extracts from the report are
given below:
“The reports of the several committees, to
which you have just listened, present, in a clear
and explicit way, the main facts concerning the
work of the library, during the past year,
and concerning its present status
and condition, fo even a casual listener,
it is evident from these reports that onr library
is in a prosperous condition. It owes not a dol
lar in the world. It has a clear balance of (326.29
in the treasury, besides outstanding dues to the
amount of(175, nearly every cent of which wi 1
certainly be collected. This excellent financial
condition is highly gratifying. It is a much bet
ter exhibit than has been made at onr annual
meeting for five years past, dome shrewd moral
ist has said that “money is character.” and the
feet that our library owes no man anything, and
ba3 money in the bank, certainly does add im
mensely to its respectability and its moral
weight. *****
In the management of the library during tne
past year, the director, have introduced one
innovation which deserves to be specially men
tioned. When the library was first organized,
seven years ago, several ladles applied for the
position of librarian, but the gallant and chival-
ric gentlemen of the board almost laughed the in
applications to scorn, uDd unanimously decided
that to be a librarian was c.ear beyond “wo
man's sphere.” ..This narrow-mindel dogma
was handed down by tradition from one boar t
to another, until “no woman need apply” came
to be regarded as one of theunvrltten laws of
the corporation. But the p.wrr females, not be
ing aware of this decision, continued to apply in
numbers whenever a vacancy occurred—not one
a towel neatly drawn around his neck to ! a united front, and sacrifice their indi-
ed to his democratic colleagues to present i of them in a single instance ever g-'.ting a sin-
Fressing Their Claims,
London, April 11.—In expectation of the
adoption by parliament of the bankruptcy
clauses of Parnell’s bill the Cork usurers
are suing delinquent borrowers without
leniency.
The Emperor's Condition.
London, April 11.—The Lancet says
tbe condition of the emperor’s larynx is
unchanged. His general health has suf
fered from his confinement within doors,
which was necessary on account of the
weather.
Affairs in France.
PARIS, April 11.—Noisy political meet
ings were held in tbe department of
Nord last night. The orators had much
difficulty in speaking, so great was the
confusion. A majority of the people at
the meeting appeared to favor Boulanger.
A socialist meeting was held at
Lille in the same department a :d
a resolution was passed pledgirqj him
support.
Paris, April 11.—M. Gragnon, formerly
E refect of police, who waa dismissed from
is office on account of his connection
with the Wilson scandal, has been ap-
answer to his name.
The extraordinary number of roll calls
and the length of the session has badly de
moralized the reading clerks and various
employes of tbe house have been tried as
substitutes with indifferent success. As
one clerk with insufficient vocal ability
was struggling atong with a roll call on
Mr. Weaver’s motion, Mr. Dockery of
Missonri, generously slipped forward
amidst the applause of the nouse aDd took
up the call in a sonorous voice. The vote
resulted in the defeat of the motion to dis
pense with the call by a vote of yeas 73,
nays 138, and the house relapsed into
apathy.
At 1 o’clock leave was asked that mem
bers of the committee on District of Co
lumbia be excused until 5 o’clock to
enable them to attend the opening of the
free bridge over the Potomac river in West
Washington.
Mr. Reed, however, interposed an ob
jectloD.
Unanimous consent was given Mr. White
of New York, to have read the9o’clock of
ficial bulletin which noted an improvement
in Senator Conkling’s condition. The read
ing was listened to with close attention,
and at its close a round of prolonged ap
plause arose from both the democrats and
republicans.
The utter stagnation of the business of
the house remains unruffled by even as
pointed director of public safety, in place much as a breeze of parliamentary motion,
of M. Vaillant, who has been dismissed. ] Both parties to the con trove ray have
M Vaillant is accused of creating cases to ! lapsed into a Micawberish state of waiting
snit the friends of the last two govern
ments. The Boulangerists applaud Pre
mier Flouquet’s firmness in this matter.
Increasing Her Forces.
London, April 11.—The Times’ St. Pe
tersburg correspondent telegraphs that
Russia is energetically increasing her
forces. A recent imperial order adds four
battalions of Cossacks to the army. It is
stated tnat in Cracow a person attempted
to throw a petition into the czar and
czarina’s carriage, when opposite Kasan
cathedral. The man was arrested, and
when searched a six-chambered revolver
was found in his possession.
Gladstone at a Banquet.
London, April 11.—Gladstone, speaking
at a banquet of the National Liberal club,
to-night, criticised W. H. Smith’s reply to
Sir Edward Watkins in the house of com
mons. In refusing the extension of local
f overnment in Ireland, Gladstone said,
mith had entirely dispelled the brightest
idea of 2,000,000 loyalists. Smith had let
the oat oat of the bag when he signified
that the people of Ireland were all wrong
and that the government was obliged to
await their conversion.
Horse Thieve* Hanged.
Sr. Louis, April 11.—A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Gainesville, Texas,
says: News was received.here late last night
from Healdton, Indian territory, tnat
thieves who lived in tnat vicinity ana were
believed to be connected with a bold band
of horse thieves who have been stealing
large numbers of horses In Chickasaw
nation daring the past winter, were seized
Monday night by a mob who live near
Healdton and hanged. One of the execu
ted thieves was Bill Georgean. Some of
the parties accused of being connected
with the mob who did the hanging, have
been arrested by deputy United States
marsh ala
Application for a Mandamus.
New Orleans, April 11.—There waa
filed to-day, In tbe civil district court, an
application for a mandamus to compel
Register Patton to give the republicans
one commissioner in each precinct.
for something to torn up which
will put an end to the present condition
of affairs, but there are no indications
that the dead-lock will be broken during the
day. There are rumors afloat that it has
been decided that nothing bnt a demo
cratic caucus can have the effect of ter
minating tbe session which began one
week from to-day, but the democratic ad
vocates and opponents to the direct tax
bill are distrustful of each other’s
strength, and it is difficult to secure
a large number of signatures to the call
which tbe opposition party demands be
fore it will accede to the proposition to go
into a caucus, whose decision will be bind
ing.
At 3 o’clock Mr. Taulbee of Kentucky,
called attention to the fact that the house
had been constructively in session for
eight days and continuously in session for
twenty seven hoars. In the Interest, there
fore, of good health and good nature, he
asked unanimous consent chat a recess be
taken till 11:45 to-morrow morning.
Mr. O’Ferrall of Virginia, objected, and
the house again sank into a state of innoc
uous desuetude.
The daily test vote was taken at 4
o’clock, Mi. Taulbee of Kentucky, of
ficiating as reading clerk, upon a motion
to adjourn. This motion was defeated by
a vote of—yeas 76, nays 132, a falling off
of four votes from the opposition, aud
fourteen from the advocates of the meas
ure, as compared with a similar vote of
yesterday.
After a proposition, submitted by Mr.
Oates, to take a recess untill 11:45 to
morrow had been objected to by Mr. Reed,
Mr. Allen of Michigan rose to a question
of privilege. A New York paper, he
said, had published an article to the effect
that a portion of the money propooed to
be refunded to the states, by the direct
tax bill, would be paid to state agents.
Among those stated, Michigan had been
mentioned as one which wonld pay
forty per cent of the sum
refunded to the state’s agent. He
desired to have road a telegram which he
had received from the governor of Michi
gan npon the subject. Mr. Breckinridge
of Kentucky, made the point of order that
the gentleman had stated no question of
vidual feelings for the sake of party har
mony, which sentiments were vociferously
applauded. The caucus adjourned at 11:20.
There has been, of course, no conference
among the republicans as to the course
they will adopt in view of the decision of
the democratic caucus to postpone until
next December further consideration of
the direct tax bill. It is not believed,
however, that they will resort to any cas
ual tactics to prevent the de nocrats from
carrying out tne caucus decision.
CONKLING’S CONDITION.
A Slight Improvement Yesterday, But He is
Growing Worse.
New York, April 11.—The utterances of t _ > __
Conkling’s physicians ^and ^ attendant J Thach of Auburn, Alabama, the orator of the
gle vote.
But the present board, during the past year,
determined to make a bold break from all tradi
tion on this subject, and to give woman a triai,
just to see what she could do as a librarian. We
took the step with trembling apprehension as to
the result, but we now have the extreme satis
faction of announcing that the experiment has
turned out to be one of the very best things that
was ever done for tbe public library. After a
thorough t ial, we are unanimously and posi
tively of the opinion that woman as a librarian
has no equal among man. In this conclusion we
are sure we will be joined by every one who has
watched the workings of the library under the
new and charming regime More than two
thousand years ago the wise old Socrates said:
“If yon once make woman equal to man, Bhe
will become his superior,” and our little experi
ment with the public library verifiesthe aphorism
The unwritten law stands reversed; hereafter it
friends are not so confident to-night as
they were last night aud earlier in the day.
He is reported weaker, but his physicians
are still hopeful of bringing him through.
At 9:15, Drs. Barker and Sands finished
a consultation. Dr. Barker said the patient
had had a sound, healthy, deep sleep,
from 3 o’clock until 8:10 p. m., and that
his mental condition was excellent. The
doctors said the sleep was good, for the
reason that it took away all strain from
the nerves. The chances of the senators
recovery were improved. Twenty-four
hoars ago, his chances were 1 in 100. Now
the chances are 1 in 25 that he will re
cover. He has been steadily improving
for tbe past fonr hours. The patient went
to sleep after the departure or the doctors.
They will not return until morning.
New York, April 12.—Doctor Hartly is
sued the following bulletin at 12:30 o’clock
this morning: “Senator Conkling’s condi
tion has changed slightly for the worse.
His temperature is one degree more than
it was at 9 p. m., when it was 100 degrees
and his pulse heats six degrees faster to the
minute than it did at that hour, when it
snail be “no man need apply.”
At the conchision of the rep rt, Pr f. C. C.
the orator of the
occasion, was introduced. Prof. Thach’s ad
dress was listened to with profound interest. It
wu8 a rich literary pr«>duction, full of deep
thought, and clothed in the choicest English.
Prof. Thach is a gentleman of culture and high
literary attainments, as was illustrated by hi*
address last night.
The music formed a very important feature of
the programme. It was riven under the direc
tion of Mis* Georgia Rout, who has charge of
the music department of Chappell's seminary.
This part of the programme is given below:
Gems of Scotland Rive-King
Miss Mofcie McGehee.
Bobolink Bischoff
Miss Minnie Mooty
Rigolette ......Liszt
Mrs. Nolan Dudley.
Polka de ’a Reine Roff
Mies Alice Bradford.
On motion of Mr. J. H. Gabriel, the rules were
suspended, and the oid board of directors re
elected by acclamation.
Resolutions were adopted, thanking Prof.
Thach for his able address* afW which the
meeting adjourned.
Base Ball.
At Washington :
was ninety degrees. This indicates a re- S0100020
turn of the delirious fever.” Base hits—Washington 23, Baltimore 8.
A Terrible Tale.
Louisville, April 11. — Mary Smith,
who has kept house for John and Henry
Hill, farmers, near Jamestown, Kentucky,
came to a neighbor’s to day and said she
had fled from them for her life. Three
weeks ago they had killed two peddlers,
forcing her to hold them. By threats of
death they had kept her silent. Now they
were talking of killing her anyhow, to be
entirely secure. Two weeks ago hogs
were round eating human remains near
the Hill farm, and later the remains of the
g sddlers were discovered in a cave. The
ills were to-night lodged in jail at James
town.
The Right Kind of Emigrants.
Minneapolis, April 1L—A special from
Winnepig says that a number of emi
grants are arriving In increasing rapidity,
and that upwards of 20,000 have reached
that point since the middle of March.
Many are farmers from Ontario, who
bring their stock and farming implements
with them.
Five Men Killed.
Washington, April 11.—A special from
Knoxville, Tennessee, to New York and
Chicago papers, report that striking labor
ers at Cnmberlana gap, on the Powell’s
Valley railroad, became riotous Monday,
and that a battle occurred between the
strikers and the men employed to take
their places. Five men are reported killed
and over a dozen wounded. A courier had
arrived at Knoxville to purchase arms and
ammunition and more trouble was ex
po-* *d.
Knoxville, Tenn., April 11.—Tbe re
ports about the strike at Cumberland Gap
nave been greatly exaggerated.
Errors—Washington 5, Baltimore 3.
Batteries—Whitney and Mack, Harkins and
O'Brien.
At Philadelphia:
Athletic 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2—15
Philadelphia 0 0000000 4—1
Base hits—Athletic 18, Philadelphia 5.
Errors—Athletic 1. Philadelphia 9
Batteries—Seward and Robinson, Sanders and
Schriever.
At Pittsburg:
Pittsburg 0 4 3 1 1 4 0
Cleveland l l i o 3 3 2
Bsse hits—Pittsburg 23, Cleveland 16.
Errors—Pitts ourg 11, Cleveland 9.
At Cincinnati:
Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Base hits—Cincinnati 7, Detroit 7.
Errors—Cincinnati 5, Detroit 0.
Pitchers—Mullane and Conway.
At St. Louis:
Browns 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0—11
Chicago ,...1 01001020—5
Base hits—Browns 10, Chicago 7.
Error*—Browns 2, Chicago 7.
Batteries—Hudson and Milligan, Baldwin and
Darling.
At Charleston, 8. C.:
Charleston 5, Memphis 6. Thirteen innings.
Base hits—Charleston 11. Memphis 14.
Errors—Charleston 10, Memphis 5.
Batteries—Smith and Crotty, Bohn and Childs.
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Paid Well for His Release.
Havana, April 11.—Senor Galindez, a
wealthy merchant who was recently kid
napped at his estate in Santa Rita by ban
dits, has been released on the payment of
(17,000 in golff __
His Decision Rendered.
New York, April 11.—Recorder Smyth,
to-day, rendered his decision in the Gould-
Sage matter. His honor denies the appli
cation to submit the complaint of the Kan
sas Pacific bondholders to the grand jury.