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A WRIT OF ERROR DENIED
the supreme court announces
ITS DECISIONS.
Every Point Raised by the Defense
Overruled— Some of the Points Not
Heviewable by the Court The Jail
at Chicago Closed to Visitors.
W ashingtox, Nov. 2.—'The decision of
the United States Supreme Court upon the
petition for a writ of error in tlio case of
the Chicago Anarchists was announced this
afternoon by Chief Justice Waite. The
( hief Justice began the reading at 12:0o and
finished it with the announcement of the
denial of the writ at 12:40 o’clock. The
decision of the court was unanimous. Follow
ing is the text of the opinion, omitting
fome of the citations of precedents.
Supreme Court of the United States, October
terra. 1887, ex parte. In the matter of August
>pies. Michael Schwab, Oscar Neebc. Samuel
Melden. Albert R. Parsons. <ieorge Engel.
Adolph Fischer and Louis Lingg. petitioners,
application for the allowance of a writ of
error to the Supreme Court of the State of
Illinois, Mr. Chief Justice Waite delivered the
opinion of the court:
when, as in this case, application is made
to us on the suggestion of one of our
number, to whom a similar application has
. -iy addressed for the illowanoe of
a writ of error to the highest court of a State,
under section 70ft of the Revised Statutes, it is
mir duty to ascertain not only whether
any question reviewable here was made
add decided in the proper court below, hut
whether it is of a character to justify us In
bringing the judgment here for re-examination.
In our opinion the writ ought not to be allowed
by the court if it appears from fact of record
f nat the decision of a Federal question which is
complained of was so plainly right as not to re
quire argument, and especially if it is in accord
auce with our own well considered judgments in
similar cases. When under section 5 of our rule
fi a motion to affair is united with a motion to
dismiss for want of jurisdiction, the practice has
been to grant the motion to affair when the
question on which our jurisdiction depends was
so manifestly decided right that th** case ought
not to be hefd for further argument. The pro
priety of adopting a similar rule upon motions
in open court for the allowance of a writ is ap
parent, for certainly we would not he justified
as a court in sending out a writ to bring up for
review the judgment of the highest court of a
State, when it, is apparent on the face of
the record that it. would be our duty to
grant the motion to affair as soon as
if was made in proper form. Tn the present
case we have had the benefit of argument in
support of ibe applicat ion, and while the coun
sel hare not deemed it their duty to go fully in
10 the merits ot the questions involved, they
have shown us distlnctly)what the decisions were
ot which they complain, and how'the question
arose. In this way we are able to determine as
a court in session whether the errors alleged are
such as to justify us in bringing the case here for
review. We proceed, then, to consider what the
questions Are on which, if it exists at all. our
jurisdiction depends. The particular provisions
<*f the constitution of the United Btat**s on
which the counsel rely are found in articles
4, S. 6 and 14 of the amendments. (These
amendments Are here quoted).
That the first ten articles of the amendment
were not intended to limit the powers of the
'ate governments in respect to their own citi
;ens. but to operate n the national government
alone, was decided more than half a century
iigo, and that, decision has been steadilj-adhered
to since.
After citing a long list of precedent deci
sions, the court proceeds to say:
It was contended, however, in the argument
that ‘though originally the first ten amend
ments were adopted as limitations on Federal
power, yet in so far as they secure and recog
nize the fundamental rights - common law
rights—-of man, they make them privileges and
immunities of man as a citizen of the United
Mates and cannot now be abridged by the State
under the fourteenth amendment. In other
words, while the ten amendments as limitations
on power only apply to the Federal government
ana not to States, yet in so far as they declare
or recognize t-he rights of persons, these
rights ar* theirs, as citizens of the United States,
and the fourteenth amendment as to such
rights limits State power as the ten amend
ments bad limited Federal power.'’ It is also
contended that the provision of the four
teenth amendment, which declares that
no State shall deprive ‘any person
*>f life. liberty or property without
due process of law,*'implies that every person
• barged with crime in a State shall he entitled
to trial by an impartial jury, and shall not be
compelled to testify against himself. The ob
jections are, in brief:
I That, the statute of a Slate as construed by
the court deprived the petitioners of trial by an
impartial jury, and
2. That Spies was compelled to give evidence
against himself.
Before considering whether the constitution
of the United States has the effect which is
claimed it is piopor to inquire whether the Fed
eral questions relied on In fact arise on the fact
of this record. One statute to which objection
is made was approved March 12, 1814. and has
l e-in in force since July 1 ot' that year. The
complaints that the trial court, acting under
t his statute and in accordance with its require
ments. compelled the petitioners against their
will to s ibiuit to tril by a jury
(hat was not impartial, and thos deprived them
f one of the fundamental rights which they
bad as citizens of the United States under the
national constitution, and if the sentence of the
• ourt is carried into execution, they will be df
pnved of their lives. “without due process of
hiw. in Hopt va. Utah. 120 U. S., 43ft. it was
'‘Scided by this court that when a challenge by a
defendant in a criminal action to a juror for bias,
ictual or implied is disallowed, au.l the juror is
thereupon peremptorily challenged by the do-
Undant and excused and an impartial and com
petent juror is obtained in his place no injury
"as done the defendant, if, until the jury is
completed, he has other peremptory challenges
" hich he can use. "
And so in Hays vs. Missouri, 120 U
s , 71, it was said "the right to challenge is
the right, to reject, not to select a juror. If From
those who remain an impartial jury is obtained,
tb * constitutional right of the accused U mam
tnined.' 1
Of the correctness of these rulings we enter*
■•ini no doubt . We are, therefore, confined iu
t his case to rulings on challenges to jurors who
actually sat, at the trial. Of these there were
but two. Theodore Denker, the third juror who
"as sworn, and H. F. Sanford, the last who was
• ailed and sworn after all tin* peremptory chal
lenges of the defendants had been exhausted
At the trial the court construed the statu to to
mean that “although a juror called as a jury
man may have formed an opinion, based upon
rumor or upon newspaper statements,
but has expressed no opinion as to
[lie truth of a newspaper statement,
l ,r> is still qualified as a juror
and he states that he can fairly and impartially
render a verdict thereon in accordance with the
la w and evidence, and the court, shall be. satisfied
r T the truth of such statement. It is not a test,
question whether a juror will have an opinion
" birh he has formed from newspapers changed
by evidence, but whether his verdict will bo
ba***d only upon account which may
here be given by* a witness under oath.” Inter
I're Led in this way the statute is not materially
different from that of the Territory °f Utah
[■ hich we had under consideration in Hopt vs.
I tab and to which we then gave effect. As
that was a territorial statute passed byaTerrito
rial Legislature for the government of a
territory over which the United States
bnd exclusive jurisdiction, it came di
rectly within the operation of article tt of
’he amendments, which guaranteed to Hopt
i rial by an impartial jury. No on* 4 at t hat time sug
gested doubt of the constitutionality of thestat
dto and it was regarded both in territorial courts
end here. o? furnishing a proper rule to be oh
observed by a territorial court in empanelling
an Impartial jury In a criminal case.
A similar statute was enacted in New York,
"ay 3, 1872; in Michigan April 18. 1 H 7, and also
hi in 1886. The constitutionality of
' lie statute of New York was sustained by the
'.Wtof Appals of that State in Stokes vs.
'h*' People, decided June 10, 1*73. and it has
b°*o acted upon w ithout objection ever since.
• 0 far as we have been able to discover, no
Joubt has ever entertained in Michigan or
N "braska, of the constitutionality of the stat
utes of these States respectively, but they have
always been treated by their Supreme Courts
** valid, both under the constitution of the
'nited States and that of the State. Indeed,
’be rule of the statute of Illinois, as it was con
•riued by the trial court, is not m&teri
different from tha hfrh
fp].c ilurning f
has hewn adopted by courts in many
of the States without legislative action
Without pursuing this subject further it is
sufficient to say that we agree entirely with the
Supreme Court of Illinois in the opinion that
the statute on its face as construed by the Jtrial
court is not repugnant to section 9of article
80l tbs constitution of that state, which guar
antees to an accused party in every criminal
prosecution speedy trial by an impartial jury
of the county or district in which the
offense is alleged to have been committed.
As this is substantially the provision of the con
stitution of the Tinted States on which the pe
titioners now rely, it follotvK that even if their
posit ion as to the operation and effect of that
constitution id correct, thestatute is not open
to the objection which is made against it We
proceed then to consideration of the grounds of
challenge to Jurors Denker and Sanford to pee
if in thn actual administration of the rule of the
Statute by the court the rights of the defendants
under the constitution of the United States,
were in any way impaired.
'Pile court then gives extracts from the
examination of Denver by the defense, says
he was challenged for cause by the defend
ants, but before any decision was made
thereon lie was questioned by the court, and
the court’s examination is appended.
The opinion continues*
The court thereupon overruled the challenge,
but before the juror was accepted and sworn,
he was further examined by the counsel for
the defendants. [This examination also re
printed from the record.]
The court then says that the examination
of the juror by the counsel for the defend
ants closed and be was examined by the at
torney for the State, and citations are given
from "the questions and answers in this ex
animation. The opinion continues:
At the close of the examination neither party
challenged the juror peremptorily and he was
accepted and sworn. When this occurred it is
not denied that the defendants were still en
titled to 143 peremptory challenges, or about
that number. When Juror Sanford was called
he was flrstexamined by t he counsel for the de
fendants [The examination is here quoted.l
At the close of this examination on the part of
the defendants the juror was challenged on
their behalf for cause, and the attorney for the
State, after it was ascertained that all the
peremptary challenges of the defendants had
been exhausted, took up the examination of the
.juror. (The result of this examination is given,
as is the ruling of the court denying the
challenge to overrule for cause and slat ing t hat
as the peremptory challenges of the defense are
exhausted Sanferd is a juror to try the cas*.j So
far as the other defendants are concerned.
‘‘This was accepted by both parties.” the court
says “as a true statement of the t hen condition
of the case,” and after some further examina
tion of the juror, which elicited nothing of im
portance in connection with the present inquiry,
i:o peremptory challenge having been inter
posed by the State, Stanford was sworn as a
juror and the panel was thus complete.
This. so far as we have been
advised presents all there is in the record which
this court can consider touching the challenge
of these two jurors bv the defendants for cause.
In Reynolds vs. the ftnited States, 98 U. S.. 145
to 156, it was decided by this court that in order
to justify a reversal of the judgment of the
Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah for re
fusing tr> allow a challenge to a iuror in a crimi
nal case on the ground that ne had formed
and expressed an opinion as to the
issues to be tried. it must lie
made clearly to appear that upon the evi
dence thf* 4-ourt ougnt to have found that the
juror had formed such aa opinion that he could
not in law hi* deemed impartial. The case must
be one in which it is manifest that the law left
nothing to the conscience or discretion of the
court. If such is the degree of strictness which
is required in ordinary cases of writs from one
court toanother in the same general jurisdiction,
we ought, to be careful that it is not at all
relaxed in a ea*e like this when the ground
relied on for a reversal by this court of the
judgment of the highest court of a State is, that
the error complained of is so great as to amount
in law to a denial by the State of trial by an
impartial jury to one who is accused of crime.
We are unhesitatingly of the opinion that no
such case is disclosed hv this record.
We ome now to consider the# objection that
defendant Spies was compelled by the court to
l>e a witness against himself. He voluntarily
offered himself as a witness in his own behalf,
and by so doing he became bound to submit
himself to proper cross-examination to the
State, whether he had received a certain letter
which was shown, purporting to have been
written hv Johann Most and addressed to him,and
upon his saying that he had. the court allowed
the letter to re in evidence against him.
This, it is claimed, was not a proper cross
examination. It is not 4'onteridea that the sub
ject to which the cross-examination related
was not i>ertinent to the issue to be tried, and
whet her the cross-examination must, be confined
to matters pertinent to the testimony in chief,
or may he extended to matter in issue is cer
tainly a question of State law In the courts of a
Slate, and not of Federal law.
Something has been said in the argument
ab' ui an alleged unreasonable search and seiz
ure of paper* and property of some of the de
fendants, and their use in evidence on the trial
of the case. Special reference is made in this
connection to the letter to Most about which
Spies w as* toss examined, but we have not been
referred to any part of the record in -which it
appears that objection was made to the use of
this evidence on that account, ami upon
this point the Supreme Court of the State in
that jurtof its opinion >Vhich has been printed
with this motion remarks as follows: “The ob
jection that the letter was obtained from the
defendant by an unlawful seizure is made for
tin- flrsl time in this court, it was not made on
the trial in the court below. Such /an objection
a-< this, which is not suggested by the
nature of the offered evidence but de
pends on proofs of an outside, fact, should have
been made on the trial. The defense should
have proved that the .Most letter was one of the
letters illegally seized by the police. and should
then have moved to exclude or impose its ad
mission 4)ii the ground that it was obtained by
such illegal seizure. This was not done, anrl,
therefore, we cannot consider the constitutional
question supposed to be involved.”
Even though the court was wrong
in navi ns that it did not ap
pear that the Most letter wasone of the pa
pers illegally seized, it still remains uncontra
dicted that ito objection was made in the trial
court to its admission on that account. To give
us jurisdiction under section 70U of the Revised
Statutes, because of a denial by a State court of
anv title, right, privilege or immunity claimed
under the constitution, or any treaty or statute
of the United States, it must appear that such
title, right, privilege or immunity v.as 'spec,,
ially set up or claimed ' at the proper time and
in the propel 1 way. To he r**t iev.able the de
cision must be against rights so set. up or
claimed. As the Supreme Court of the State
was reviewing the decision of the trial court
to make (he question review-able here.it must
appear that the claim was made In that court
because the Supreme Court was only author
zed to review- the judgment of that court
for errors committed there, and we can do no
more. This is not as scents to he supposed by
one of the counsel for the petitioners, a ques
tion of waiver of right under the constitution,
laws or treaties of the United States, tint a
question of claim. If not set up. or claimed in
the proper court below, the judgment of a State
court in an action is conclusive, so far as the
right of review here Is concerned. The.
question whether llie letter, if obtained
as claimed, would have been competent
evidence is not before us. and therefore no foun
natiou is laid tinder Ibis objection for the exer
cise of our jurisdiction. As to the suggestion
by the counsel for petitioners. Spies and Ftelden,
that Spies having been born in Germany and
Kieldcn in Great Britian. they have lieen denied
by the decision of the court below rights guar
anteed to them by treaties between the
United States and their respective coun
tries. It is RiitUrient to say that no such
questions were made and decided in cither of
the courts below, and they cannot be raised in
this court for the first time. \*. e have not been
referred to anv treaty, neither are we aware of
a nr under which such a question could be raised.
Being of the opinion therefore, that the Fed
era I questions presented by the counsel for the
petitioners, and w hich they say they desire to
argue, are not in fact involved ir the determi
nation of the raw as it appear* on the face of
the record, we deny the writ.
TO TURN TO GOV. OGLESBY.
The counsel for theJAnarcliifta had noth
ing: to sav to-night except t hat they did not
agree with the Supreme Court. Mr. Solo
mon followed Capt. Black, who left Monday
for Chicago, to-night All the afternoon
Mr. Solomon s|ent with John Randolph
Tucker. Of courw there la nothing to be
done except to turn to Gov. Oglesby. This
the counsel for the Anarchists will do,
whether all their clients deair# it or not
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1887.
IN THE JAIL AT CHICAGO.
Relatives o! the Doomed Men Flock to
See Them.
Chicago, Nov, a.— Within fifteen minutes
after the decision of the Supreme Court
was knoWn to-day eight or ten officers in
citizens’ clothes appeared at the jail. Two
of them stepped quietly into the jail and
the others disposed of themselves in the
Criminal Court buildiug and about the
neighborhood. Without any previous in
timation the rule debarring visitors from
the jail was quickly put into force and
no one was allowed to enter the
building during the afternoon except offi
cers, reporters and relatives of the Anarch
ists. As soon as the news from Washington
had generally circulated through the city
there was a rush of miscellaneous people to
see the condemned men before it was too
late. They entered the Sheriff's office in
droves, but the latch string bad been with
drawn. Loud aud long were the expostula
tions, but the burly deputy who guarded
the way to the jail yard was as obdurate as
the prison walls. Friends of the doomed
men bearing baskets of delicacies for them
begged admittance. The dainties were
passed in, but only relatives gained entrance.
Sheriff Watson said:
I don’t want to make any fuss about It, but
the visits of other Anarchists have got to stop.
Henceforth the doomed men will not oe allowed
to have any more recreation hours. Person
ally. I would like to grant, them all the favors I
could, but I don't think it would be wise to do
so. It may seem foolish and perhaps
it is foolish, but I don't want
these men to cheat the gallows by kill
ing themselves. Their friends might give them
daggers or poison, and although I know that
if they should want to kill themselves, we
would be powerless to prevent it, still I should
not like to novo it said that if I had attended to
my duty, suicides might have been prevented.
MRS. ENGEL THE FIRST TO COME.
The first of those to arrive was Mrs.
Engel. There was a sort of scared expres
sion on her poor, worn face, and she moved
about in a nervous manner, as though she
could scarcely realize that the last slender
thread of hojie had broken. Hue brought a
basket of toothsome edibles for her husband,
and Jailer Folz took a chair from the offlrfe
aud carried it out to the cage and placed it
for her near the bars.
Lingg’s aunt and young lady cousin and
one of nis fair admirers came next. They
were all downcast, with traces of tears on
their checks, but they hod not been talking
to the reckless bomb-maker five minutes
before they were all laughing, and their
mirth sounded strangely incongruous with
the feelings of most of those present.
Frank Bieleffeldt, of the Arbiter Zeitung,
accompanied by a reporter for the same
paper, came next.
Shortly afterward Spies’ two brothers,
Chris and Ferdinand, were admitted, and
they were followed by their mother, who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply.
Mrs. Parsons and her two little children
came, and with them a lady who is inter
ested in the work of the Amnesty Associa
tion.
Every one of the prisoners had the sem
blance, at least, of positively cheerful
spirits.
WON’T SIGN PETITIONS.
Bieleffeldt, after leaving jail, said:
It is useless to ask these men to sign a pe
tition to the Governor for their lives. I have
just been talking to them, and they laugh at
the idea.
A significant incident of the day had its
scene at police headquarter. The moment
the word of the decision was received all
the detectives in the building disappeared
with surprising suddenness. As to what
districts or places they were assigned, their
superiors were non-eommunicative when
asked. It is known, however, that for some
days the men have had secret instructions to
act as soon as the decision was receiver).
“We will not he caught napping,” was all
the officials would say. Besides the regular
force the detective department, has lieen
largely re-enforced from outlying stations.
Just what precautions will be, or have been
taken to prevent any outbreak, the officials
decline to say.
PREPARING FOR THE HANGING.
It is known that the preparations are
going on for the execution. The ropes have
beet* ordered from an Eastern firm for some
time, and will be thoroughly tested before
being sent on here. An additional scaffold
will have to be built and preparations were
being made for tills to-day. At present
there are two of these dark instruments of
death lying in the basement of the Criminal
Court building, but they will not accommo
date more than five victims. The new one
will he made very much like the one on
which three Italian murderers were hanged
some time ago, lint will, ii, is stated, contain
some slight improvements as to traps.
Already the morbidly curious of Chicago,
ns well as outside points, have been sending
in requests for tickets to get in the jail on
Nov. 11. Letters by the score are arriving
daily from provincial journalists, who de
sire to secure tickets so they can have a rep
resentative wn hand. They will all be
doomed to disappointment, if the hanging
takes place on Nov. 11 there will be only a
few persons present. The Sheriff will adhere
strictly to the law laid down in such cases,
and no one except representatives of the
city papers, the press associations, the
members of the jury and attorneys will be
allowed to be present.
ANNUAL REPORTS
The President and Most of His Cabinet
Hard at Work.
Washington. Nov-. 2. —The President
and most of the members of'his Cabinet
are now busily engaged in the preparation
of their annual reports to Congress. At
torney General Garland has finished bis re
port, and it is now in the hands of the
President. Becveta^ - Fairchild is de
voting all his spare time to the
preparation of his report, and in
order to give the mutter proper considera
tion does most of the work in the quiet of
his home. He is so overrun with visitors at
his office in the deportment thnt it was dif
ficult for him to transact even routine busi
ness. The heads of other departments also
meet with constant interruption in their
official work, but not to the same extent.
During Secretary Fairchild's absence from
the depart men;. Assistant Secretary
Thompson acts a- Secretary, and his duties
at present, arc further increased by the tem
porary absence from the city of Assistant
Secretary Maynard.
Bayard’s Assistant Secretary.
Washington, Nov. 3. —Secretary Bayard
said to-dav that there was no foundation
lor the published statement that ho had
offered the Assistant Secretaryship of State
1o E Boyd Faulkner, of West Virginia.
He had never thought of doing so, he said,
not even knowing Mr. Faulkner. He ia
still looking for an Assistant Secretary of
State.
Clerks Walk the Plank.
Wahhinotov. Nov. 2.— Acting Secretary
Thomrwon to day approved the recommen
dation of Collector Magone for the dis
missal of sixteen clerks in the New York
custom house who had twice failed in a
civil service examination for promotion.
This increases the number of dismissals at
New York during the past month to sixty
flva
LOUISIANA’S BIG STRIKE
FOUR MEN SHOT BY Nr OROES IN
TERRE BONNE PARISH.
They Were Ambushed by the Strikers
—A Company of Cavalry and Other
Military in Readiness for Further
Trouble- Many of the Strikers Else
where Surrendering.
New Orleans, Nov. 2. — A dispatch to
merchants here from Lascasagne, of Tiger
ville. La., says: “The strikers shot four of
my laborers this morning from an ambush.
I have telegraphed t he Governor for troops.
Please see that they getoff at once.” Messrs.
Black, tho recipients of the message, at once
informed Gen. Glynn and Col. Meyer, and
Col. Richardson, of the Washington Artil
lery, of the tenor of the dispatch, and the
officers are awaiting the action of the Gov
ernor through the Adjutant Gen
eral. by whom the necessary
orders will be given. The sugar
plantation of l-asoasagna (Greenwood)
is in the parish of Terre Bonne on Bayou
Black, eight miles from Tigerville, and be
tween that point and Houma Prior to
Friday last there were employed on the
Greenwood plantation about sixty laborers,
twenty-five being white and the remainder
colored. On Friday the latter all struck for
higher wages, but all the white hands re
mained and continued ac work. Mr. Las
casagne at, once made arrangements for
filling up the number of laborers required
upon his plantation by engaging white men
in this city, and yesterday forty-five were
sent there, hut whether the four men am
bushed and shot this morning were among
the number, or were of those remaining
upon the plantation, the telegram does not
state.
A special to the Timex-Democrat from
Tigerville says regai-ding the shooting on
the Greenwood plantation that now laborers
were brought there yesterday. The strikers
shot at them as they were going out to work,
and again fired on them this morning. No
one was killed, but several persons were
slightly hurt. All is quiet on this line, as no
men left and no work is being done. Troops
are expected there.
ALL QUIET IN IBERIA.
A special to the Picayune from New
Iberia says: “The news from the sugar
plantations below here shows that, every
thing is quiet, but that work is suspended,
or nearly so. A large number of idle ne
groes collected in all public places 10-daj’.
Many of them are willing to work, but are
intimidated by the sirikers. Capt.Cades’ com
iiany of cavalry will remain in that section
until older is restored. The strikers have
l>een told to decide whether to work, or va
cate their cabins and make room for other
laborers.' 1
A special to the Picayune from St. Mar
tinsville savs: “Ten laborers in the cotton
seed oil mill here struck to-day because the
proprietors of the works refused to dis
charge two of the head pressmen, who are
not Knights of Labor. The places of the
strikers were at once filled by white labor
ers. A committee called on the sugar plant
ers yesterday and satisfactory arrange
ments were made, so that no strike was
ordered at the sugar houses in this parish.”
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
The Timex-Democrat's Jeannette special
says: “The striking laborers on the adjacent
plantations have been ordered to leave.
They will lie ejected by force to-morrow if
the orders have not been obeyed. The
strikers on two plantations resumed work
to-day. ”
The Timex-DemocraVs Thiohodeaux special
says: “In this parish the situation
is unchanged. No violence is re
ported. In reponse to a summons
to return to work or quit their
places the strikers have, as a rule, adopted
the latter alternative, and are either flock
ing into town, where many of them arrived
to-day, or are packing up and making ac
tive preparations to leave. Affidavits.were,
however, sworn ont against some twenty
men, who refused to adopt either alterna
live. Twelve of these were arrested, includ
ing two white men, but all were bailed. It
was reported this morning that serious
trouble had occurred in Terre Bonne parish,
and that Capt. Avery's company, from New
Iberia, had been Ordered home in conse
quence. The laborers brought from New
Orleans to fill the places of the strikers on
the Greenwood plantations, were fired upon
while at work, and two of them were
wounded. ”
DANGER AT RACELAND.
Advices from Itaceland, La., report that
the strikers in that section are turbulent
and threatening, and the citizens have
asked for protection. Judge Beattie has
ordered the Sheriff to leave with u posse for
that point.
A sjierial to the Picayune from Morgan
City, La., says: “Everything is quiet.
The planters si ill refuse to yield to the de
mands of the strikers. There is dissatisfac
tion among the leading knights here and
also in Fattersonviile. Developments are
looked lor Thursday hut there have been as
yet no reports of trouble. The weather is
very pleasant."
A S[ei’ial to the Picayune from Franulm
says: “All work has stopped on tho planta
tions in Si. Mary’s parish, from (Jontreville
to Berwick, a distance of twenty miles. All
the strikers have been ordered io leave the
plantations, or resume work. Information
from the upper portion of the parish is to
the effect that all the plantation hands are
at work in full force. No violence has been
reported from any sections of the parish.”
COAL MINE STRIKES.
Indications that the Barons Anticipate
a Long Strike.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3.—The General
Executive Board of the Knights of Labor
has just issued a circular, to lie read at
meetings of the assemblies, appealing for
contributions in aid of the striking coal
miners in the Lehigh coal field. Accom
panying the circular is a personal appeal
from Mr. Powderly, asking for quick and
liberal donations.
Representatives of the companies mining
coal ill the I/fiiirb region and several or
the largest individual operators from that
section, met in this city to-day to discuss
the situation relative tOjthe miners' strike.
It was learned from a reliable source that
the trouble was no nearer an end than at its
inception. The Lebigh Anthracite Coal
Company has in consequence of the idleness
of its miners agreed to rent its car* to the
Reading Railroad -Company to lie used in
the soft coal trade of that company. It is
understood that the Lehigh Vnl cy Company
will rent its coal cars to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for the same purpose.
There is a feature to such course as this
that is unpleasant. The crews which are
used to man theee cars by the company in •
question will not be needed when the cars
are put on other road*, it is also stated
that this disposal of the cars will necessitate
housing a large number of locomotives used
in hauling coal trains, the engineers mid
firemen of which will be thrown out of em
ployment, thus largely increasing t.he num
ber of unemployed.
END or A C OAL mine STRIKE.
Evansville.. Imp.. Nov. 'l.—The coal
miners' strike m this city was practically I
ended yesterday bv a large number of I
miners returning to work in the ingleside
and Sunnyside mines at the old scale of
wages. The remainder of the strikers re
j turned to work to-day.
WASHINGTON’S WORKMEN.
1 A Parade by Their Organizations
Brings Out 6,000 Men.
Washington, Nov. 2. —Organized labor
ing men of the District of Columbia, to the
number of about 0,000, made a demonstra
tion to-night by marching through the city,
with bands of music and banners. All of
the streets along which the procession
moved were brilliantly illuminated with
colored tire and Chinese lanterns borne by
marchers. The men made an excel
lent appearance, and were cheered at many
points l>\ the crowd, which filled Pennsyl
vania avenue and other principal streets. A
noteworthy feature of the parade was the
total absence of violent or radical inscrip
tions on the transparencies. Tlie first
division consisted of men connected with
Iho printing craft and was headed by (Colum
bia Typographical Union No. 101, who
made an exceedingly creditable appearance
with about 1,000 men in line. The building
trades formed the second division, and
tailors, railroad employes, dorks and organ
ized working men generally brought up the
rear with tlie third division.
MONTANA’S RENEGADES.
After Watching Them Three Weeks
Troops Let Them Escape.
Chicago, Ills., Nov. 2. — A Bulling,
Mont., special says: “After watching tho
Indians for three weeks the military al
lowed 200 of them i o make their escape for
parts unknown last, night. They are sup
posed to have come toward this place, and
considerable uneasiness is felt for the safety
of the people along the Yellowstone and
also at Junction City. The uctions of the
defiant Indians about confirms the tielief
that all is not right. It is noticed that all
are welt armed and can make a long strug
gle. Many persons who have cattle
on the reservation are sending
out men for their protection;
just now they hre fat and many will surely
be killed by the turbulent reds, ’lhe citi
zens here are greatly incensed to think that
the Indians were allowed to escape to make
trouble when they might have been cap
tured. News lias just reached here that biO
Nez Perces have arrived on the Crow reser
vation. They say they came to trade with
the Crows, but their nature is well-known
by the settlers. Many think their coming
means no good. Fears for the safety of the
sett’ers are increased as the time ad vanoes,
and there is talk of organiz-iug for defense.”
DEAD BESIDE THE RAILS.
Past Assistant Surgeon Arthur Dies
While Going to Get Married.
Washington, Nov. 2.—The Navy De
partment to-day received a telegram from
an official of the Virginia Midland Railroad
Company, at Lynchburg, stating that the
body of a gentleman was found near the
track last night, west of Salem, Va. From
papers on his person he appears to be
George Arthur, Passed Assistant Surgeon
of the Navy. Dr. Arthur was granted
leave of absence front Nov. 1, and started
•from Washington yesterday afternoon for
Shelby ville, Tenn.. to be married. Burgeon
General Gunnell has directed that hts body
be brought to Washington.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 2.— United States
Naval Surgeon Arthur fell from a train
near Salem yesterday and was instantly
killed. He was on the platform, and it is
supposed a sudden lurch of the train caused
his fall. His head was iiadlv crushed and
his left arm was nearly torn from his body.
No one saw him fall and it was some hours
after the accident when he was found.
ST. LOUIS’ EXPLOSION.
The Chief of Police Says that Neither
Gas Nor Gasoline Caused it.
St. Louis, Nov. 2.— John Lindsay, Chief
of the fire department, says, regarding the
explosion on Fourteenth street yesterday
morning, by which eight persons were
killed, that in his opinion lhe explosion
was not caused liy either gas or gasoline.
“Neither of these could have demolished
the building in which it exploded, and all of
the surrounding buildings the way you see
on Fourteenth street. ! never saw such a
complete wreck in rny life as the one yester
day morning. 1 was on the scene four min
utes after the alarm was struck, and the
place was then as you find it to day. Either
dynamite, gunpowder or ginnt powder was
what exploded, end no one can make ine
believe otherwise.” The opinion of a num
ber of experts find ample proof of gas or
gasoline.
CORPSES FROM THE VERNON.
A Score of Them Laid Out in a Row
in an Engine House.
Milwaukee, Nov. 2.—Five fishing tugs
went out from Two llivers, VVis., to-day
and brought back the bodies of seventeen
men and two women who had been aboard
the Vernon, making twenty-two bodies
that have been recovered. The engine
house at Two Rivers was turned into a
morgue, where tlie corpses wero stretched
side by side for identification by relatives
and friends who flocked there from Mani
towoc. The faces were all placid and iu
good condition except two, whose ex
pressions gave evidence of intense suffering.
All were clothed full but two women, who
were without headwear and shoes, but were
otherwise fully attired. Only seven bodies
were identified.
YARN MILLS BURNED.
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Large Stocks of Goods and Valuable
Machinery Destroyed.
Philadelphia, Nov. - A large mill on
Wooster stm t, on the outskirts of this city,
owned by John Bromley & Sons, and occu
pied by H. S. Hratchard, John M. Sterling
& Sons and Robert Taylor, manufacturers
of hosiery yarns. was completely destroyed
by lire this morning. Large stocks of goods
and valuable machinery were destroyed.
The origin is attributed to spontaneous
combustion. The loss is $75,000, partially
covered by insurance. About 100 operatives
are thrown out of employment.
Chicago’s Military Reservation
Washington, Nov. -• —Two companies
of the Sixth infantry have lieen ordered
from Fort Douglas.-., Balt 1 jike City, to the
new military reservation near Chicago.
Maj. William J. Lyster ill command the
poet. No other troops will be ordered there
for the present. The object of garrisoning
the post is to protect the gevernment
property during the winter and prepare for
beginning work early in the spring. The
troops will be available in case there should
Vs- note in Chicago, but it is stated at the
War Pei>artment that this is uot a primary
cause for ordering them there at present.
Danville's Tobacco Bales.
Danville, Ya.. Nov. ,\—Tbe sales of
leaf tobacco in this market for October
were 1,804,630 pounds.
GEORGIA’S CAPITAL CITY.
A Negress on the Chain-Gang Over a
Year After Her Time
Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 2.—The Principal
Keeper of the Penitentiary received to-day
from C. W. Wimberly, Clerk of Decatur
County Superior Court, a letter in which he
•says:
There seem* to be some mistake about the
term of imprisonment of Charlotte Jones (col
ored), who was sent up from this county at the
August term of our Superior Court tr 1881 She
was first sent up for fill en years, hut the term
was afterward amended to five years. I hope
you will give it your attention.
The order amending the sentence, which
he inclosed, was as follows:
The defendant in this case having been sen
tenced for u term of fifteen years at hard labor
in the penitentiary, under a mistake of the court
I hat the penalty in such cnees extended to a
term of twenty years, when It was only ten
years, it Is therefore ordered that said sentence
lie ie formed ao as to read tire years Instead of
fifteen years, and l tie Clerk of tills court is or
dered to send a certified copy of this order to
the Principal Keeper of the penitentiary. who
will be governed accordingly. Dona In open
court, Oct. 8, 1881.
[Signed ] William O. Flemming,
Judge of the Superior Court A. 0.
The clerk’s letter contained no further ex
planation of this very singular “mistake,”
and as there is t..i claim that the order was
ever sent to the Principal Keeper, it appears
t hat the directions of the court were grossly
neglected mid the negress suffered an unjust
and illegal detention in the penitentiary.
She was sont to the convict camp under the
original sentence, which the court, discover
ing its error, amended Charlotte’s term
expired in September last year, and with
five months' time for good behavior, which
Col. Towers states that she had coined at
that time, her discharge should have been
given the March previous. The tirst intima
tion of the amended sentence was had bv
the penitentiary officials to-day and Col.
Towers ordered her immediate discharge.
There was a somewhat, similar case from
Decatur county a few months ago.
A VERDICT AOAINBT A RAILROAD.
11l the case of Israel Putnam vs. the Vicks
burg and Meridian railroad, in the United
Slates Circuit Court to-day, a verdict was
given for the plaintiff for $7,866. This suit
grew out of an accident on the road in 1881.
caused by a broken rail, in which the
plaintiff lmd a collar bone dislocated and
several ribs broken. A former verdict gave
him $16,000. The plaintiff is an insurance
agent in Atlanta.
Revenue Agent, I’rapman received infor
mation to-day that William A, Morgan was
killed in Haralson county on the night of
Oct. 30 by moonshiners, who suspected him
of being an informer. The report states
that t,lie men making up the party went
into Morgan’s house and boat him to death
with clubs in the presence of his wife and
finally beat her into insensibility. The
story has not been corroborated.
Dr. H. H. Tucker has resigned the editor
ship of the Christian Index, and will retire
after to-morrow’s issue.
Thomas A. Minor, a wine room proprie
tor, engaged in business on Decatur street,
was convicted in the police court, this after
noon of violating the prohibition law, and a
tine of SIOO was impowst.
W. R. Jester, a contracting carpenter, to
day assigned to Nathaniel McKinley. His
liabilities are about $4,000, and his assets
are about the same.
R. C. Beer man, tobacconist, assigned this
afternoon to Harry Silverman. His liabili
ties and assets small.
In the game this afternoon between Chi
cago and St. Louis the former won by a
score of twelve to nine in five innings. It
was a poor game and ’a small crowd was in
attendance.
MR. DAVIS NOT ILL.
Hia Daughter's Return from Athens to
Accompany Him Home.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 2,---The report, circu
lated industriously to the effect that Mr.
Davis is critically ill in this city, is utterly
without foundation. While it is true that
ho has been suffering for some days from
physical exhaustion, caused by undue ex
ertion during the State fair, nis condition
has never been such as to cause the least
alarm. The News correspondent has just
telephoned Col. J. M. Johnson, at
whose residence Mr. Davis is stop
ping, and learns that the ex President
is recovering rapidly from his prostration,
iind has been down stairs all the afternoon.
He will probably leave for Beauvoir to
morrow. In response to an urgent telegram
from Athens, insisting on his daughters
being allow ed to remain there a few days
longer, he, with tianks, urged their return
as appointed, that they may accompany
him on the return trip.
THE DKPARTUHE FROM ATHENS.
Athens, Ga., Nov. 2.—Mrs. Hayes. Miss
Winnie Davis, and party returned to Macon
this morning. The entertainment given
Miss Davis at the club house last night
was a most brilliant- affair, and
Miss Davis, attired in a pretty costume,was
beauty and grace itself. After a reception
in the handsome parlors, the german was
danced until n lab: hour. A large party of
citizens assembled at the depot to bid the
guests good-by. They carry with them the
hive and best wishes of the people of North
east Georgia. Mrs. Hayes and Miss Davis
were by the club with handsome
bracelets and a pin of gold and diamonds.
Tobacconists Assign.
Danville. Va., Nov. 2.—The Frank To
bacco Company, wholesale dealers in cigars
and tobacco, assigned to-day. with liabilities
of about $44,000. The assets consist of
stock valued at from $7,000 to SIO,OOO and
liook accounts which Mr. Frank says will
show $25,000. There are preferred creditors
to the amount of.? 4,8. r io. The merchandise
creditors are all on the same footing. The
failure is attributed to dull business, poor
collections and the expense of doing busi
ness. _ _
A Mall Rubber at Work.
Holbrook, Nov 2.—The north and
south mails were held up by one man about
midnight Oct. 31, 1 sit ween Ht. John’s and
Navajo. The mail going south was taken
first, and Igst the driver warn the north
going mail, the highwayman detained him
two hours until the mail going north came
aloog. which was also robbed. No passen
gen< were with the south mail. The north
mall carried one pan.se.ugor, who was robbed
of SBO.
Charleston’s Celebration.
Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 2.—Fair
weather and great enthusiasm prevailed
to-day, which was the third of the fall fes
tival. Crowds of visitors continue to enter
the city on rII trains and it iseetimated that
there arc 6,(X)0 here to-night. The features
of to-day’s programme were the balloon
ascension and magnificent pyrotechnic dis
play to-night at Colonial lake.
A Triple Murder.
New Haven, Nov. 2.—John Hodge, a
silk weaver living at Hebron, shot his wife
last night mid then set fire to the house.
Two children were burned to death. Hodge
is under arrest.
Robertson’s Election.
Baton Rocoe. La.. Nov. 2.— Returns
from the Sixth Congressional district show
the election of Robertson, Pem.,|bv a large
majority. The vote polled was a light one.
i PRICEgIO A YEAR I
‘l SCEATB A COPY, f
| A WAR CRY IN A SANCTUM
1 TORONTO’S GLOBE STILL BENT ON
CHAMBERLAIN’S RECALL.
The Editor Thinks That an Agreement
is Well Nigh Impossible If the Pres
ent Commissioner is Allowed to Con
duct the Negotiations - War Sure to
Follow Failure.
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 2.—The Globe, re
fers to Mr. Chamberlain's appointment, this
morning and, in a strongly worded editorial,
says:
Lei British journals rub their eyes again, and
wake up to ihe necessities oflt,bo situation Mr.
(’hamhtrlain must lie recalled. There is uo
“ought 'or "should" in the case. The impern
five ts rciiulred, and Canadians are entitled to
employ It. He must be rivalled Let the
Bril inti understand that their own interest* are
hugely staked on the result of the impending
negotiations Should the commissioners fail to
reach a settlement, or should the Senate
hiu-ke an agreement, nothing can bo
more certain than that war between
Great Britain and the United State* can
be avoided ouly by Great Britain abandoning
(’a nada in a. way that will forever disgrace the
British name Do Britons know that the United
St atcs c, ingress has already pa#*“d an act to.
cut off every sort of commercial exchange with
Canada! Ijp they know that Congress has
urged the Administration to enforce that act'
Arc thoy aware that a very large propoi
tion of American journals ccaaelesaly vltupera'e
the President because be has not resorted to
retaliation? Do they comprehend that be can
have no option but to employ the act if the
negotiations fail or if agreement be disallowed
in the Senate If lie does employ it. what, then’
We do not, act, a* alarmists in declaring lhat a
war which Great Britain has long feared more
than any other possible war will probably occur
To avoid the dangers and disgrace that
threaten, there is hut one way. Mr. Chamber
lain is the sole, cause that the outlook ts tar.
Before hia appointment, it was bright enough.
It was bright until bp wantonly embarrassed
the situation It is gloomy because he has r*n
derod the best method of settlement difficult
to propose or discus* and because he
has made himself hateful to this coutiaont.
Without distinction of origin, Americans resent
bis insolent attack upon theee fellow cittsens
whose loyalty rang true by the most tern
ble of tests .vhen hundred* of thousands of
sons of Irish mothers faced death in hattle for
the republic. It is useless to found smooth
prophecies upon the hope that Mr.
Chamberlain’s principles can escape the
consequence* of the hostility that be has
aroused. If they do not recall him they take
the responsibility for him. If they do recsll
him it can only be becauae they are Pill of sym
pathy for him His own rash insolence has
brought him into trouble and he alone should
be the victim. Surely it, is better that he be
made to undergo bis deserts than that the peace
of hundreds of milllousof English speaking pe
pie be jeopardized on behalf of his dignity.
O’BRIEN IN TULLAMORE JAIL.
He is to Wear a Prison Uniform—Ex
citement at Cork.
Cork, Nov. 2. —William O’Brien and Mr.
Mandeville, under sentence for using sediti
ous language at the meeting at Mitchells
town, were quietly removed from the jail
here this morning, and taken away in a
special train. News of their removal was
not known to the people of Cork until 1
o'clock. It caused tremendous excitement.
Mr. O’Brien has been lodged in jail at Tul
lamore, fifty miles from Dublin.
Mr. Mandeville was also taken to Tulla
more jail. A strong escort of police accom
panied the prisoners in the train from Cork.
Both prisoners wore their usual clothes.
Edward Blake, formerly a member of the
Dominion Cabinet, made a speenh to-day at
Glensbai rald, the scene of tne evictions on
the Dalmego estates. He said it was a
shame and humiliation to find a man living
in luxury when his tenants were in a state
of miseriy, Upon sneh a man he would in
voke the curse of God. He advised his
hearers to combine against the landlords.
MUST WEAR SNIPER.
Dublin, Nov. 2. -The Lish Prison Board
has directed that, Mr. O'Brien shall wear a
prison uniform and be treated in every way
as an ordinary prisoner.
English Protectioniats.
London. Nov. 2. —The Fair Trade
League held a conference to-day, which wai
attended by a number of members of p&r
liament. Resolutions were parsed favoring
a change in the fiscal policy of Great
Britain in the direction of protect ion. Sev
eral genllemon made speeches, and all were
agreed upon the necessity cf protection for
manufactured articles. On the question of
corn duties, however, a difference of opinioa
was manifested.
Frances Legion of Honor.
Paris, Nov. 2.—Gen. Ferron, War Min
ister. has written to Gen. Faidherbe, Chan
cellor of the legion of Honor, that he in
tends to defend in the Chambers the appro
priation asked for educational institutions
founded by Napoleon for the children of
members of the legion. This credit, the
Budget Committee propose to abolish.
The Caffarel Scandals.
Paris, Nov. 2. —The committee appointed
to consider the expediency of inquiring into
the Caffarel scandals, recommends the ap- ,
nointmerit of another committee, which will
tie charged to proceed with theinquiry. and
shall be composed of twenty-two
who shall be balloted for by norutin He list*.
Revolution In Sannehoo.
London, Nov. 2.— Mail advice* front
Sierra tj-onesay that, the natives of Sanne
hoo have risen and massacred the native
eilice and a number of people. Thegun
m.ts Acorn and Elpcto will proceed to tbs
scene to suppress the rising.
Off for Massowah.
Naples, Nov. 2.—Three thousand Rabat
troops, comprising the first section of tlx
expedition to Abyssinia, departed to-day fo-
Massowah.
Dullness on the Bourse
Paris, Nov. 3.— The Bourse to-day u
fiat, and at the dose there was a general re
lapse in prices.
Columbue Chapters.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 2.— J. M Lester,
of Chattahoochee county, while returning
home from this City, was thrown by fail
horse, and It is thought received internal
injuries which may prove fatal.
A Miss Allen, who resides on Sixteenth
street, bet wren Third and Fourth avenue',
dropped dead to night. Heart disease is as
signed as the cause.
The City Council held its regular monthly
meeting to-night. It was decided to have
a census of the city taken, the population
having been increased about 3,000. by the
annexation of Rose Hill. Columbus is
healthy, as the report of r.ho City Sexton
show*. There were only’fifteen interment i
in the white cemetery during the month of
October, ten of which were non-residents.
There were thirty interments in the colored
cemetery, of which fifteen were non-resi
dents.
A Stevedore Injured.
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 2.— A stevedore
named C R. Bartow, while engaged in thy
loading of a vessel alongside of one of tbs
wharves this morning, was struck by a
stick of timber across his body. It caught
him so tirnt he could not release himself.
His injuries, it is thought, will not prov*
fatal.