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CAB LISLE'S SECRET OUT.
thE committees which he
made particularly strong.
Blair’s Bill Doomed to Find a Tomb In
•he Room of the Committee on
Education The Pacific Railroad
Committee so Selected That Justice
Will be Done All.
Washington, Jan. 5. — Speaker Carlisle,
wearied of trying to please everybody, an
nounced the committees of the House for
t he present Congress to-day. The Commit
tees on Ways and Means, Judiciary, Pacific
Railroads, Education, Public Lands, and
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, to which
the Speaker gave most care and thought,
will be recognized as exceptionally strong.
The members were not appointed on those
committees because they asked to be, but be
cause the Speaker wanted them to be.
Especially was this the case with the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads and with the
Committee on Education. The Speaker
conferred with the President about every
member of these committees. Only two
members of the Committee on Pacific Rail
roads— namelv, Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio,
and Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee—were
retained. The new men are all notably
able, honest and brave. The appointment
of such a committee in such a manner is
taken as a plain indication that the Presi
dent will send in a strong message with the
the Pacific railroad reports, recommending
prompt and decisive action, and that it will
be promptly followed by a bill from the
committee. The Committee oa Education
has been prepared as the tomb of the Blair
educational bill. It will to referred to that
committee and there it will remain. The
Committee on Ways and Means, of course,
will report a tariff reduction bill and the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish
eries will report a free ship bill.
Following is the full list of the commit
tees:
Ways and Means—Mr. Mills of Texas,
chairman; Messrs. McMillen of Tennessee,
Breckinridge of Arkansas, Breckinridge of
Kentucky, Turner of Georgia, Wilson of
West Virginia, Scott of Pennsylvania,
Bynum of Indiana, Kelly of Pennsylvania,
Browne of Indiana, Reed of Maine, Mc-
Kinley of Ohio, Burrows of Michigan.
Appropriations—Mr. Randall of Pennsyl
vania, chairman; Messrs. Femey of Ala
bama, Burns of Missouri, Feran of Ohio,
Bayers of Texas, Clements of Georgia, Fe
lix'Campbell of New York, Gay of I,ouis
iana, Rice of Minnesota, Cannon of Illinois,
Evan of Kansas, Butterworth of Ohio,
Long of Massachusetts, McComas of Mary
land, D. B. Henderson of lowa.
Judiciary—Mr. Culberson of Texas,
chairman; Messrs. Collins of Massachusetts,
Senev of Ohio, Oates of Alabama, Rogers
of Arkansas, Glove, of Missouri, Henderson
of North Carolina, Buckalew of Pennsylva
nia, Stewart of Georgia, E. B. Taylor of
Ohio, Parker of Now York, Stewart of Ver
mont, Caswell of Wisconsin, Adams of Illi
nois, Fuller of lowa.
Banking and Currency—Mr. Wilkins of
Ohio, chairman; Messrs. Snyder of West
Virginia, Howard of Indiana, Dargan of
South Carolina, Hutton of Missouri, Bacon
of New York, Landes of Illinois, McKinney
of New Hampshire, Dingley of Maine,
Brumm of Pennsylvania, Woodburn of
Nevada, Whiting of Massachusetts, Wilber
of New York.
Coinage, Weights and Measures —Mr.
Bland of Missouri, chairman; Messrs. Nor
wood of Georgia, Hemphill of South Caro
lina, Tracey of New York, Wilson of Min
nesota, Wilkinson of Ijonisiana, Martin of
Texas, Hall of Texas, Hall of Pennsylva
nia, Pavson of Illinois, Kean of New York,
Vandever of California, Betden of New
York, Wickham of Ohio, Toole of Montana.
Commerce—Mr. Clardyof Missouri, chair
man : Messrs. Crisp of Georgia, Tarsney of
Michigan, Ravner of Maryland, A. R. An
derson of lowa, 1 ,agan of Louisiana, Wilson
of Minnesota, Bryce of New York, Phelan
of Tennessee. O’Neill of Pennsylvania, Dun
ham of Illinois, Davis of Massachusetts, J.
A. Anderson of Kansas, Davenport of New
York, Brown of Virginia.
Rivers and Harbors —Mr. Blanchard of
Louisiana, chairman; Messrs. Jones of Ala
bama, Stewart of Texas, Catehings of Mis
sissippi, Wise of Virginia, Snyder of W est
Virginia, Gibson of Maryland, Fisher of
Michigan Thompson of California, Hender
sm of Illinois, Bayne of Pennsylvania,
Lrosvenor of Ohio, 'Nutting of New York,
Stephenson of Wisconsin, Cogswell of Mas
sachusetts.
Agriculture—Mr. Hatch of Missouri,
chairman; Messrs. Davidson of Alabama,
Stahlnecker of New York, Morgan of Mis
sissippi, Glass of Tennessee, Burnett of Mas
sachusetts, McClamniy of North Carolina,
Biggs of California, Whiting of Michigan,
runston of Kansas, Hires of New Jersey,
Laird of Nebraska, Conger of lowa. Pugs
p; of Ohio, Patton of Pennsylvania, Du
hois of Idaho,
Foreign Affairs—Perry Belmont of New
■oil;, chairman; Messrs. McCreary of Ken
tucky, Norwood of Georgia, C. IT Hooker
w Mississippi, Russell of Massachusetts,
Raynor of Maryland, Chipman of Michi
gan, Cothran of South Carolina. Kotcham
" ,f,' v ' or L, Phelps of New Jersey, Hitt
"j Illinois, Rockwell of Massachusetts,
Morrow of California.
Military Affairs—Mr. Townsheud, of Illi
nois, chairman; Messrs. Tillman of South
Carolina, Hooker of Mississippi, Marsh of
LTjicylvania, Spinola of New York, Ford
Michigan, Robertson of Louisiana, Yoder
J Ohio, Steele of Indiana, Laird of
• “oraska, Cutclieon of Michigan, Gear of
."'‘d. Pitch of New York, Carey of
v 'vomwg.
~ ava l Affairs—Mr. Herbert of Alabama,
,'airman; Messrs. Wise of Virginia,
• ' .vio of \,>, v Jersey, Whitthorne of
Husk of Maryland, Cockran of
w * Elliott of New York, Abbott of
iii. la "., “'inner of Pennsylvania, Thomas of
'/"R of West Virginia; Boutelle of
n"°’ Hayden of Massachusetts,
osi oflires and Post Roads—Mr. Blount
jciirgm, rliairman: Messrs. Dockery of
tmir 111 ,' 1 ; Merrimnn of Now York, Ermen
.j of Pennsylvania, Enloo of Tenneasoe,
Urnuvi" 1 Illinois, Anderson of Missis-
Jv; •'[■"dgoinery of Kentucky, Rowland
’■ ™t, Carolina, Bingham of Pennsyl
i-''Uenther of Wisconsin, Pete in of
im-’y' Allen of Massachusetts, White of
I'i |u l °l Minnesota, Caine of
Marine and Fisheries—Mr.
Ar Lansas, chairman; Messrs.
U,,,’ ‘ ,ln . °f lennessee, Morse of Ma-saChu
? • i.pringer of Mine is, I latch of Missouri,
.Veiv v" r ,.Se of Kentucky, Cummings of
lev rn! 1 ' I '' Macdonald of.Minnesota, Ding-
Glif , Hopkins of Illinois, Felton of
ofU a nin ' BAr'iuhar of New York, Clark
‘ ytscoiisin.
'hui!-!,". *-'"‘ls—Mr. Holmnn, of Indiana.
H, O . J a, 3 : Messrs. Buffoon of Kentucky,
Wi-'L, '!} Missouri, Mediae of Arkansas,
uesvs. ' " f Alabama, Washington of Tnn-
Illinow' , Idle "f Mississippi, Pavson of
of I'lii'if' ,ll ’- of Pennsylvania. McKenna
J Turn , I . nin ’ Hermann of Oregon, Erastus
ton T 01 Kansu*, Voorhoes of Washing
i ' ll ttory.
chain!*' 1 ., Hlbii-s- Mr. Peel, of Arkansas,
hliivrj, a Messrs. Allen of Mississippi,
liiii ii ~ Indiana, Perry of South Caro
hiLki, Wiaoonain, MoStiano of Ne
i Lolib of Alabamu, Haro of Texas,
ffhe Jlofnittg ffeto#.
Perkins of Kansas, Nelson of Minnesota, i
LaFolleteof Wisconsin, Darlington of Penn
sylvania, Allen of Michigan, Gifford of
Dakota.
Territories—Mr. Springer of Illinois, chair
man ; Messrs. Barnes of Louisiana, Cox of
New York, Elliott of South Car
olina, Hayes of lowa, Kilgore of
Texas, Mansur of Missouri, Ford of
Michigan, Strubleof lowa, Baker of New
York, Dorsey of North Carolina, Symes of
Colorado, Warner of Missouri, Joseph of
New Mexico.
Railways and Canals—Mr. Davidson of
Florida, chairman; Messrs. Mcßae of Ar
kansas, Stone of Kentucky, Pidcock of New
Jersey; Hayes of lowa, Bryce of New York,
Cobb of Alabama, Carlton of Georgia,
Plumb of Illinois, Wilber of New York,
McCormick of Pennsylvania, Gaines of Vir
ginia, Russell of Connecticut.
Manufactures—Mr. Bacon of New York,
chairman; Messrs Bn ckinridge of Arkan
sas, Wilson of West Virginia, Bynum of In
diana, McKinney of New Hampshire,
Grimes of Georgia, Hermann of Oregon,
Bunnell of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of New
York, Crouse of Ohio, Smith of Wisconsin.
Mines and Mining—Mr. O’Ferrall of Vir
ginia, Chairman; Messrs. Foran of Ohio,
Candler of Georgia, Neal of Tennessee,
Greenman of New York, Whiting of Michi
gan, Lynch of Pennsylvania. Biggs of Cali
fornia, Woodburn or Nevada, McCullough
of Pennsylvania, Gest of Illinois, Flood of
New York, Nichols of North Carolina,
Smith of Arizona.
Public Buildings and Grounds —M r.
Dibble of South Carolina, chairman;
Messrs. Johnston of North Carolina, Sow
don of Pennsylvania, Neal of Tennessee,
Newton of Louisiana, McShane of Nebraska,
Bankhead of Alabama, Hogg of West
Virginia, Milliken of Maine, Wade of
Missouri, Lehlback of New York, Kennedy
of Ohio, Post of Illinois.
Pacific Roads—Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio,chair
man; Messrs. Crain of Texas, Richardson
of Tennessee, Barnes of Georgia, Collins of.
Massachusetts, Caruth of Kentucky, Tracy
of New York, Granger of Connecticut,
Weber of New York, Holmes of lowa,
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Hovey of Indiana,
Mason of Illinois.
Levees and Improvement of the Mississip
pi River—Mr. Catchings, of Mississippi,
chair-man; Messrs. Glass of Tennessee. Tars
ney of Michigan, Lawler of Illinois, Mont
gomery of Kentucky, Walker of Missouri,
Robertson of Louisiana, Hall of Pennsyl
vania, Whiting of Massachusetts, Morrill of
Kansas, Grout of Vermont, Scull of Penn
sylvania.
Education—Mr. Candler, of Georgia,
chairman; Messrs. Mahoney of New York,
Crain of Texas, Caruth of Kentucky,
Buckalew of Pennsylvania, Lane of Illinois,
Cobb of Alabama, Pennington of Delaware,
O’Donnell of Michigan, J. D. Taylor of
Ohio, Russell of Connecticut, Belden of
New York, White of Indiana.
Ijabor—J. J. O’Neill of Missouri, Chair
man; Messrs. Tarsney of Michigan, Felix
Campbell of New York, Davidson of Ala
bama, Compton of Maryland. Candler of
Georgia, French of Connecticut, Burnett of
Massachusetts, Buchanan of New Jersey,
Bound, of Pennsylvania, Plumb of Illinois,
Nichols of North" Carolina, Haugen of Wis
consin.
Militia—Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey,
Chairman; Messrs. Forney of Alabama,
Sowden of Pennsylvania, Seney of Ohio,
Gibson of Maryland, Blanchard of Louisi
ana, Stewart of Texas, Spinola of New
York, Lehlback of New Jersey, Wade, of
Missouri, Owen of Indiana, Vandever of
California, McCormick of Pennsylvania.
Patents—Mr, Weaver, of lowa, chair
man; Messrs. Tillman of South Carolina,
Cowles of North Carolina, Grimes of Geor
gia, Greenman of New York, Lane of
Illinois, Martin of Texas, Vance of Con
necticut, West of New York, Osborne of
Pennsylvania, Smith of Wisconsin, Thomas
of Kentucky, Arnold of Rhode Island.
Invalid Pensions—Mr. Matson of In
diana, chairman; Messrs. Pidcock of New
Jersey, Chipman of Michigan, Yoder of
Ohio, Lane of Illinois, Lynch of Pennsyl
vania, French of Connecticut, Walker of
Missouri, Thompson of California, Morrill
of Kansas, Sawyer of New York, Gallinger
of New Hampshire, Spooner of Rhode
Island, Thompson of Ohio, Hunter of Ken
tucky.
Pensions—Mr. Bliss of New York, chair
man; Messrs. Hutton of Missouri, Dough
erty of Florida, Henderson of North Caro
lina, Barry of Mississippi, Bankhead of
Alabama, Carlton of Georgia, Russell of
Massachusetts, Strublo of lowa, Butler of
Tennessee, Finley of Kentucky, Scull of
Pennsylvania, Delano of New York.
Claims—Mr. Laubam of Texas, chairman;
Me srs. Dougherty of Florida, Shaw of
Maryland, T. J. Campbell of New York,
Taulbeo of Kentucky, Simmons of North
Carolina, French of Connecticut, Lynch of
Pennsylvania, Mansur of Missouri, Baker
of Illinois, McCullough of Pennsylvania,
Cheadle of Indiana, Kerr of Imva, Bowden
of Virginia, Laidlaw of New York.
War Claims—Mr. Stone of Kentucky,
chairman; Messrs. Bliss of New York, Law
ler of Illinois, Stookdale of Mississippi,
Granger of Connecticut, O’Neallof Indiana,
Pennington of Delaware, Wilkinson of
Louisiana, Hiestand of Pennsylvania,
Thomas of Wisconsin, Crouse of Ohio,
Gaines of Virginia, Brower of North Caro
lina. ~ „
Private torn! Claims—Mr. McCreary of
Kentucky, chairman; Messrs. Weaver of
lowa, Glover of Missouri, Perry of South
Carolina, Sayers of Texas, Washington of
Tennessee, Cockran of New York, Latham
of North Carolina, Dorsey of Nebraska,
Thomas of Wisconsin, Bowen of Virginia,
Wickham of Ohio, Gest of Illinois, Smith of
Arizona.
District of Columbia—Mr. Hemphill of
South Carolina, chairman; Messrs. J. E.
Campbell of Ohio, Compton of Maryland,
Heard of Missouri, Mahoney of New York,
Latham of North Carolina, la* of Virginia,
Vance of Connecticut, Rowell of Illinois,
Grout of Vermont, Atkinson of Pennsyl
vania, Romeis of Ohio, Brower of Michi
-8 Revision of Laws—Mr. Oates of Alabama,
chairman; Messrs. Turner of Georgia,
Townshend of Illinois. Bnrnes of Missouri,
Matson of Indiana, Dibble of South Caro
lina, Lanhain of Texas, Hogg of West Ver
ginin Finley of Kentucky. Brewer of
Michigan, Yardley, of Pennsylvania, Booth
man of Ohio, Butier of Tennessee.
Expenditures in the State Department—
Leopold Morse of Massachusetts, chairman;
Messrs. Belmont of New York, Stewart of
Georgia, Lee of Virginia, Atkinson of
Pennsylvania, Brower of North Carolina,
Kerr of lowa.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment—Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, chairman;
Messrs Culberson of Texas, Simmons of
North Carolina, Hall of Pennsylvania, Far
diihar of New York, Gallinger of New
Hampshire, Bowden of Virginia.
Expenditures in the War Department—
Mr. Buffoon of Kentucky, chairman;
Messrs. Jones of Florida, Wilkins of Ohio,
Rice of Minnesota, Warner of Missouri,
Arnold of Rhode Islund, Delano of New
' Expenditures in the Navy Department—
Mr Scott of Pennsylvania, chairman;
Messrs. Herbert of Alabama, Morgan of
Mississippi, Rome's of Ohio, Sawyer of New
York, Moffltt of New York.
Expenditures in the Post Office Depart
ment—Mr. Dockery of Missouri, chairman;
Messrs. Cowles of North Carolina, . Terri
man of New York, Anderson of MtssiMppi,
Brown of Ohio, Post of Illinois, Mottitt of
Now York.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY. JANUARY (1, 1888.
Expenditures in the Interior Department
—Mr. Hudd of Wisconsin, chairman; Messrs.
Bliss of New York, O’Neill of Mi souri,
Washington of Tennessee, Brumm of Penn
sylvania, West of New York, Brown of
Virginia.
Expenditures in the Department of Jus
tice—Mr. Cowles of North Carolina, chair
man; Messrs. Forney of Alabama, Hutton
of Missouri, Greenman of New York,
Thompson of Ohio, Sherman of New York,
Hopkins of Virginia.
Expenditures on Public Buildings—Mr.
T. J. Campbell of New York, chairman;
Messrs. Dougherty of Florida, Barry of
Mississippi, Walker of Missouri, Milliken of
Maine, Yardley of Pennsylvania, Yost of
Virginia.
Accounts—Mr. Shaw, of Missouri, chair
man; Messrs. Sowdeu of Pennsylvania,
Hayes of lowa, Grimes of Georgia, Lae of
Virginia, O’Donnell of Michigan, Bound of
Pennsylvania, Flood of New York, Booth
man of Ohio.
Library—Mr. Stahlnecker, of New York,
chairman; Messrs. Davidson of Florida, Gay
of Louisiana, O’Neill of Pennsylvania, Owen
of Indiana.
Enrolled Bills—Mr. Fisher, of Michigan,
chairman; Messrs. Euloe of Tennessee, Carl
ton of Georgia, Kilgore of Texas, Holmes
of lowa, Kennedy of Ohio
Printing—Mr. "Richardson of Tennessee,
chairman; Messrs. Gibson of Maryland,
Hiesland of Pennsylvania.
Reform in the Civil Service —Mr. Clem
ents of Georgia, chairman; Messis. Dargan
of South Carolina, Stone of Missouri, Bryce
of New York, Rusk of Missouri, Phelan of
Tennessee, Abbott of Texas, Anderson of
Louisiana, Bayne of Pennsylvania, Hop
kins of Illinois, Spooner of Rhode Island,
Fitch of New York, Thomas of Kentucky.
Election of President and Vice President
—Mr. E’-mentrout of Pennsylvania, chair
man; Messrs. Crain of Texas, Peel of Ar
kansas, Cummings of New York, Lagan of
Louisiana, Lawler of Illinois, Cothran of
South Carolina, Rowland cf North Caro
lina, Baker of Illinois, Osborne of Pennsyl
vania, Brown of Ohio, Baker of New York,
Kean of New Jersey.
Eleventh Census—Mr. Cox of New York,
chairman; Messrs. Blount of Georgia, Hol
man of Indiana, Clardy of Missouri, Seney of
Ohio, Taulbee of Kentucky, Perry of South
Carolina, Newton of Louisiana, McKenna
of California, J. D. Taylor of Ohio, Hop
kins of Virginia, Moffltt of New York,
Sherman of New York.
Indian Depredation Claims —Mr. Whitt
horne of Tennessee, chairman;Messrs. Dunn
of Arkansas, Howard of Indiana, Allen of
Mississippi, Shively of Indiana, Hare of
Texas, Biggs of California, Buchanan of
New Jersey, Symes of Colorado, Bunnell of
Pennsylvania, Brown of Virginia, Hopkins
of New York, Wiiliamsof Ohio.
Ventilation and Acoustics —Mr. Landes,
of Illinois,chairman; Messrs. Compton or
Maryland, Davidson of Alabama, Vance of
Connecticut, White of Indiana, Haugen of
W isconsin, Williams of Ohio.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic—Mr. J. K.
Campbell, of Ohio, chairman; Messrs. Bland
of Missouri, Merriman of New York, Mc-
Rae of Arkansas, Anderson of Illinois, Me-
Clammy of North Carolina, Hunter of
Kentucky, Cheadle of Indiana, Moffitt of
New York, Yost of Virginia.
The House adjourned till Monday as soon
as the committees were announced, on mo
tion of Mr. Randall, who explained that he
made the motion in order to enable the com
mittees to organize, select their clerical
force, and if possible prepare business for
the beginning of the week.
CLEVELAND’S STATE DINNER.
A Brilliant Scene at the White House-
Covers for Thirty.
Washington - , Jan. 5. —The first of the
annual series of Presidential state dinners
was given at the White House to-night to
the members of the Cabinet. The public
parlors were handsomely decorated with
palms, potted plants and cut flowers, while
festoons of smilax were entwined around
the chandeliers. Ail the lower part of the
house was brilliantly lighted. The dinner
table was adorned with a floral centre
piece consisting of a bank of red roses, 3
feet or more in length and a tower of
roses standing at each end, while the whole
was set off by a massive shining candelbra.
Music was furnished by the Marine Baud,
which was stationed in the vestibule.
COVERS FOR THIRTY.
Covers were laid for thirty. The Presi
dent escorted Miss Bayard, and the Secre
tary of State escorted Mrs. Cleveland. The
other guests were Mi's. Endicott and the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mrs. Fairchild
and the Secretary of War, Mrs. Ingalls and
the Secretary of the Navy, Mrs. Carlisle
and the Secretary of the Interior, Mrs.
Whitney and the Postmaster Genera). Mrs.
Sheridan and the President of the Senate;
Mrs. Hawley and the Speaker of the House,
Mrs. Hearst and Gen. Sheridan, Mrs. Con
dert and Admiral Porter, Mrs. Barry and
Gov. Jackson, Mrs. Pruyn and Mr. Cou
dert, Mrs. Jackson and Senator Hearst,
Miss Nelson and Senator Hawley.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, Wants the Woods
Preserved.
Washington, Jan. 5. —In the House this
morning the following bills were introduced
and referred.
By E. B. Taylor, of Ohio—For the preser
vation of the woods and forests of the
national domain adjacent to the sources of
navigable rivers.
Also to restore the rate of duty on im
p rted wool.
By Mr. Stewart,of Georgia—Authorizing
national banks to take liens on real estate
for loans of money.
By Mr. Collins, of Massachusetts —To es
tablish a marine signal board of the United
l-itates with a view to the adoption of a code
and system of marine and fog signals.
Also for the prevention of cruelty to
animals.
The Speaker announced the committees
and the House adjourned until Monday.
Postal Telegraphy.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The postal tele
graph bill introduced to-day by Senator
Sawyer is the bill that has been twice re
ported from the Senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads in former Con
gresses. That Introduced by Mr. Dawes on
the same subject is the bill introduced by
him last year.
Loans on Real Estate.
Washington, Jan. s.—The bill intro
duced in the House to-day by Mr. Stewart,
of Georgia, authorizing national hanks to
take liens upon real estate for loans of
money, also prohibits n-tiona! banks from
taking real estate for loans made for more
than o la half of the market value of such
real estate.
Nominated for Postmasters.
Washington, Jan. s.—Among the nomi
nations sent to the Senate to-day by the
President were the following Postmasters:
Robert M. Gardner at Christiansburg, Va.;
C. L. Jack at Fernandina, Fla.: William T.
Broiles at Dayton, Tenn.
Mary Washington's Monument.
Washington, Jan. 5. —A hill was intro
duc'd to-day bv ten a tor Daniel to appro
priate S2,IKK) for the completion of the
monument to Mary, mother of Washington,
at Fredericksburg, Va.
STRIKING WITH ONE AIM;
THE OBJECTS OF THE MINERS AND
RAILROADERS THE SAME.
The Principle of Organized Labor to
be Defended Against the Opposing
Corporation—Nearly Every Colliery
of the Reading Company Idle—A New
Danger.
Philadelphia, Jan. s.—Some of the
Reading railroad firemen, who are members
of tho Brotherhood of Locomotivo Firemen,
are also Knights of Labor, and this has
brought about official notice from F. S.
Sargent, Grand Master of the Brotherhood
of Firemen, that members of the
Brotherhood should not allow them
selves to become involved in any way
in the strike of the Knights of Labor. Mr.
Sargent’s letter to the Master of a local
lodge says: “I will reclaim tha charter if
any member of the lodge is allowed to to
an agent for involving our brotherhood in a
strike that we have nothing to do with.”
All the individual collieries in the neigh
borhood of Shenandoah, Pa., are at work,
some of them very large ones making
heavy shipments. This loaves the Reading
company alone in tho fight in that section,
and with only four individual allies in the
whole lower anthracite coal field.
A POSSIBLE HITCH.
The only hitch now feared in tho case of
the individual mines is the possible refusal
of the miners to mine coal to be handled by
non-union railroaders Such complication
is deprecated by' public sentiment as unwise
in any event, but especially so as directed
against individual operators, who have no
option as to roads for shipment.
Some defections have occurred in
the ranks of the non-union railroaders in
the mining regions, owing to the ostracism
and inconveniences they meet, no hoarding
accommodations being obtainable. The
company has been compelled to transform
several freight cars at Mahanoy Plane into
eating and sleeping rooms, while its offices
and machine shops are likewise adapted.
Heavy shipments of coke are arriving at
Reading and other iron manufacturing
centres from Western Pennsplvania.
This will be substituted for coal wherever
possible and the alarm lest the iron workers
■may shut down is subsiding. Another
temporary relief is found in the immense
stock of fine coal, called buckwheat coal,
which the railroad company has accumu
lated for its own use as steam fuel. This is
now being sold to outside dealers.
ATTITUDE OF THE MINERS.
The striking miners are taking pains to
make it clear that their strike is not one of
sy'mpathy with the railroad men’s quarrel but
is for a continuance of the 8 per cent, in
crease above the 82 50 basis which the
Reading Coal and Iron Company discon
tinued Jan. 1. The miners hold aloof from
the railroaders in public at least, fearing
that they may prejudice their own case.
MORE COMPLETE THAN EVER.
A special to the Press from Pottsville
says; “The miners’strike is more complete
than ever. Heretofore the number of idle
and working collieries has been willingly
stated at the office of the Coul and Iron
Company. To-day the officials there said
that they had been instructed not to give
out these figures. The miners say
that the reason is that there are no
Reading collieries working at ail. The
best information, however, is that the
Suffolk colliery, near Mahanoy City, and
the Brookside, at Tower City, are still
working hut with crippled forces. The
Henry Clay Reading colliery, near Shamo
kin, was compelled to shut down to-day
because of a breakage in the machinery.
Two Reading collieries, the Richardson and
Glen Carbon, and the North Franklin, near
Trevorton, were working yesterday, but
are ciosed to-day on account of the strike.
THE WILLIAM PENN IDLE.
“One of the individual collieries, the
William Penn, near Shenandoah, which has
been working under an agreement to con
tinue to pay on the advanced basis pending
a settlement, shut down to-day. The
reason is that the minors refused to cut
coal to to loaded on cars handled by non
union men. This is the first instance of the
kind, . and it goes to show clearly
that the strike of the miners is not alone on
account of the question of wag'-Sj but that
it is also intended to help their striking
brethren of the railroad. The fact that, tho
managers of tho miners’ strike are in thor
ough sympathy with the railroaders is also
shown by the following telegrams between
John H. Davis, chief manager of the miners’
strike, and tho editor of Bradstreet'a:
New York, Jan. 5, 1888
To John H. Dari*, Chairman of the Joint Com
mittee of the Minern Organization. JhUtsville:
Will you kindly wire what Is tbe total number
of Reading coal miners on strike; also the num
ber of Reading train employes who have struck?
The understanding here is that the miners
promised to give up Che 8 per cent, advance on
Jan. 1 unless miners’ wages elsewhere had tieeu
advanced. Is this so? Please telegraph us
briefly your position in this matter. We desire
to publish the facts. A i.bfjit C. Stevens,
Editor BracLitreet's.
THE REPLY.
roTTSvnxE, Pa., Jan. 5, 1888.
To Albert C. Steven*, Editor Bradetreet's:
Twenty thousand Reading mine workers;
about 18,000 railroad men. The miners did not
promise by act or implication to give up the 8
jwr cent, advance on Jan. t. Our position is,
railroaders and miners in a common cause of
right and justice. John 11. Davis.
“This is the first instaneo in which Mr.
Davis has explicitly admitted that the
miners were not striking for themselves
alone, but also in aid of tho railroaders.
What he means by ‘common cause of right
and justice,’ is recognition of organized
labor. Tho miners’ committee, since the
discharge of a miner for attending tbe
Reading Convention as a delegate,
reached the conclusion that President Corbin
has determined to fight the lator organiza
tions in detail. They say that he means to
stamp out the Knights of Labor on their
railroad system first, and when he has done
that, will"adopt more aggressive measures
ngainst the Knights and Amalgamated As
sociation among the miners. The William
Penn colliery, ns mentioned above, is tho
only one of the individual colleries working
since the strike that,has stopped.”
NO COAL TRAINS MOVING.
Reading, Pa., Jan. s.— The interruption
of the coal output has had nt least one com
pensating effect upon the business of the
Reading Coinjiany. It hHS greatly simpli
fied the problem of securing men to fill the
places of the refractory railroaders. On
the Trackvllle branch," where ordinarily
2,000 care of coal are handled daily, now
* there is none coming down, and,
of course, there is no use for
comparatively few of the railroaders on
the Lebanon and Tremont and Schuylkill
nnd Susquehanna branches some fifteen
entire crews, comprising seventy-five men,
have been laid off and should the suspension
of mining continue there will to no work
for at least 1,500 coal train men ordinarily
omployed. All the sidings throughout the
region are tilled with empty cars. On
tbe Schuylkill Valley branch, tho
side tracts, together with one
of tbe main tracks, are com
pletely blocked from Palo Alto to Cum
bola, a distance of four or five miles. As
an illustration of tbe direct loss to tbe men
and consequential damage to the general
business interests of the coal region through
a strike of the muguitude of this one, it may
ho mentioned that, the Reading Coal and
Iron Company’s labor pay roll for Novem
ber last was SBOO,OOO, and this was little
more than the average monthly pay.
FIDELITY'S CASHIER DEAD.
Ammi Baldwin Cut Off by Paralysis
Before His Trial.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. s.—Ainnti Baldwin,
late cashier of tbe Fidelity National Bank,
died suddenly at 3 o’clock this morning at
his residence on Walnut Hills. Baldwin
was indicted with the other officers of the
Fidelity bank, but for some reason his bond
was placed at SIO,OOO and he was able to
secure bondsmen and has not been in jail.
In the absence of specific information as to
the cause of his death, the theory of suicide
is common among down town people who
are familiar with the family ami who
know how much mutal trouble
the man bus undergone within the past ten
years. Tho theory of suicide, however, has
no support whatever from the facts of Mr.
Baldwin’s death. He died from the effects
of a stroke of paralysis. A year ago he had
a slight attack and was obliged to take a
rest, for some time. On Tuesday night he
retired in his usual health, but yesterday
morning his family found him lying uncon
scious. All efforts to arouse him failed.
His physicians pronounce it a case of par
alysis. He never regained consciousness,
but died early this morning. Mr. Baldwin
was 58 y'ears of age.
CONDUCTORS AS FINANCIERS.
By Turning In Coupons Instead of
Cash They Make a Good Profit.
Chicago, Jan. 5. —The West Side Street
Railway Company to-day ceased selling its
new issue of tickets, after having lost over
$2,000 in less than a week, the conductors
by a simple and ingenious process making
themselves beneficiaries to that amount.
When the Yerkos syndicate formally re
sumed control of the company, Jan. 1, tho
event was signalized by the introduction of
coupon tickets. The conductors were in
structed to riug up as cash every coupon
taken. As coupons were sold twenty-two
for sl, and as the cash fares were 5c., the
conductors who st; died the subject were
tempted to turn into the company all
coupons and no cash, thus harvesting
just ten cents on every dollar. For chil
dren's tickets the margin was even greater,
and tho company’s returns showed appa
rently an extraordinary increase in the
number of child passengers. This was at
first taken as an evidence of the popularity
of the management, but to-day the truth
dawned upon Supt. Parsons, and the sale of
tickets to conductors wa< stopped instanter.
KENTUCKY DESPERADOES.
Three Members of a Bad Gang Sen
to Thirty Years in Jail.
Glasgow, Ky., Jan. s.— The Monroe
Circuit Court convened n„ Tompkinsvillo
Monday morning and the grand jury
Tuesday returned into the court three
indictments against each one of the two
Clarks, alias Reeves, brothers, and Mallard.
The three men plead guilty to the charges
in two of the indictments, one of which was
for burglary, and were each given
five years on each charge, or ton years each
ou the two. To the charge of burning
the court house, which is said to have been
contained in tbe indictment, they plead
not guilty, and a jury was quickly impan
eled to try them. The jury was out but a
few minutes and returned a verdict of
guiltv, fixing each man’s punishment at
twenty years’ confinement in the peniten
tiary, making the sum total of each one’s
punishment thirty years at Frankfort. The
other two Reeves boys in jail have not been
indicted, but probably will to as accessories.
The grand jury is how investigating the
case against them.
TUSCALOOSA AND THE TARIFF.
Resolutions Adopted by the Mayor
and Aldermen.
Birmingham, Ala.. Jan. 5. — The follow
ing preamble and resolutions were adopted
at the meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen
of Tuscaloosa, Ala.. Wednesday night:
Whereas. The question of n reduction or re
moval of tho duties upon imported coal, iron
ores, and their products, is of paramount im
portance to the people of Alabama and their
rapidlv developing Industries; therefore be it
Resolved, Hv the Mayor arid Aldermen of
Tuscaloosa, Ala . that our Representatives in
Congress lei requested:
1, To favor raising the necessary revenue for
the support of the government, by tariff upon
imports so adjusted as to prevent unequal bur
dens and to encourage the development of our
material resources, a id at the same lime afford
just compensation to labor.
2. To use their best efforts to prevent, the re
moval of, or any reduct ion in,the duties on coal,
iron ores and their products.
A petition to the same effect is receiving
the signatures of n largo number of citizens
of Tuscalooga.
ALLISON AND THE TARIFF
He is Willing to Repeal Tobacco and
Sugar Taxes.
Chicago, Ills., Jan. 5.—A special from
Dubuque, la., to the Inter-Oeenn, says:
“Senator Allison who leaves to-day for
Washington, said in an interview, that tho
party which failed to do its share in speedi
ly reducing tariff taxes would lose in public
favor. The necessity for some action was
groat, and Congress "would to compelled to
act. He did not wish to outline any defi
nite plan, but said the parties were so di
vided, that in order to reach any result,
mutual concessions must to made. He
would to willing to repeal the tobacco tax
nnd sugar tariff, and iurther enlarge the
free list.”
The Bankruptcy Bill.
Washington, Jan. s.— Representative
Collins has hail one brief conference with
Senator Hoar about the bankruptcy hill.
They desire to introduce the same bill simul
taneously in both Senate and House. They
have not determined yet whether to intro
duce the Lowell bill as it was presented at
the beginning of the last Congress, or to
amend it so as to meet some of the objec
tions made to it in the last Congress. They
will probably have a bill ready by Monday.
The Bogus News Peddler.
Washington. Jan. s.—Sherburne G.
Hopkins, the young newspaper reporter
who some weeks ago sent a sham
infernal machine to Chief Justice
Waite, for the purpose of cre
ating a sensation and Belling the news,
plead guilty in Police Court to day, to a
charge of attempting to obtain money up
on false pretenses, and was fined SIOO.
Five Killed by a Blast.
Wilkebbarre, Pa., Jan. s.—By a prem
tura blast three men were killed to-day
nnd fifteen injured while at work in
blasting on the new branch line of the
Ijohigh Valley railroad, near Laurel Run.
The men were Italians, Poles and Hunga
rians, except the foreman, who was an
Irishman. The foreman, who was standing
within one foot of the blast bole, was blown
into the air and landed on hi* feet with
trifling injuries.
POLICE SEIZE SUPPLIES.
Turf Dealers in Cos unty Clare Refused
to Sell to Them.
Dublin, Jan. s.—Trouble has been caused
at Kildysart, county Clare, over the refusal
of the turf dealers to furnish the police with
supplies. The police, on being refused,
forcibly seized what they needed. Mem
bers of the national league took jvart with
the dealers iu resisting the police and there
was n lively scrimmage, which resulted in
a. victory tor the police nod the capture of
the turf dealers.
At the national league meetings through
out Ireland the reductions of judicial rents
announced by the land Commission have
been declared insufficient. The Mitcbells
towu Board of Guardians, Mr. Mandeville
presiding, has adopted a resolution declar
ing that it has no confidence in the land
Commission. The vote reflects the opinion
of the other boards.
blunt’S APPEAL.
London, Jan. s.—Wilfred Blunt, in a
letter to the papers in reference to the bear
ing of his appeal from the verdict of the
court which sentenced him to two months’
imprisonment for violation of the crimes
act, in addressing a proclaimed meeting at
Woodford, Ireland, says that the hearing is
an unfair one, and that the court has al
ready decided to uphold the verdict and
sentence in his case.
EUROPE’S PEACE.
Austria and liussia to Maka Peace
Declarations.
Bbblin, Jan. s.—The exchange of views
between the Austrian and Russian govern
ments continues. The aim is to arrange a
concurrent declaration of the pacific policy
of both governments. Official circles are
more hopeful for the maintenance of peace.
TUB WORK OF FINANCIERS.
London, Jan. 5.—A dispatch from Brus
sels says there is reliable authority for the
statement that the forged documents seut.
to the Czar wore the work of a clique of
financiers whoweredesirousof facilitating a
Bulgarian loan, and that the Orloanists had
nothing to do with the forgeries.
EUGENIE’S DEAD.
The Remains of Napoleon 111. and the
I rince Imperial to be Moved.
London, Jan. s.—Ex-Empress Eugenie
has decided that the ceremony of the re
moval of the remains of Napoleon 111. and
the Prince Imperial from Chiselburst to
Farnborough shall take place next Mon
day. By private request of the ex Emprrss
none of the members of the royal family
will be presout, but the Queen will send
wreaths to lie placed ou the coffins. After
mass has been celebrated the coffins will to
taken to Farnborough by special train.
Only the ex-Empress and her usual suite
will be present.
LOST OFF IRELAND.
The Vessel Proves to be the Alfred D.
Snow.
London, Jan. 5. —It is now known defi
nitely that the vessel wreekod near Water
ford, Ireland, was the American ship Alfred
D. Snow, Capt. Wiley, which left San
Francisco Aug. 31 for Liverpool. The ship
was lost in Kerry Loch Bay, off Arthurs
town, at the entrance to Waterford harbor.
The bodies of the Captain and one of the
crew have been recovered. There is no
doubt that every member of the crew per
ished. The ship’s papers have also been re
covered.
A Flurry on the Bourse.
Paris, Jan. 5. —The Bourse was smartly
upset to-day, owing to the failure of a large
operator who had been a persistent bear in
ltio Tinto mining shares and had a large
account open for a rise in other stocks, lie
was particularly interested in Egyptian
unified, which opened this morning at 374
francs 12centimes..
It is r< ported that the failure said to have
occurred this morning was that of M. Cal
timbach, an extensfvo speculator in copper
shares, whose liabilities are said to be
15,000,000f.
France’s Senatorial Election.
Paris, Jan. s.—The triennial elections
for members of the Benate were helrl to-day.
The departmental Senatorships are divided
into three classes and one class, consisting
of one-third of the department Senators,
retires by rotation every three years. The
returns received this evening show that
forty-two Republicans and nineteen Con
stvati vs have been elected. Twenty one
second ballots will lie necessary. The Con
servatives have gained four Senators.
Full returns show that the Conservatives
have gained three seats.
Pope Leo to Receive Gladstone.
Pa rts, Jan. 5. —A dispatch from Rome to
/> /’a/assays: “Air. Gladstone having ex
pressed a wish to see the Pope, the latter in
timated that he would fs delighted to meet
the English statesman. Mr. Gladstone will
be received by his holiness with the ceremo
nial that is usually observed when non-
Catholic visitors are admitted to an audi
ence.” ______________
Austria's Cold Winter.
Vienna, Jan. s.—This has, so far, been
one of the severest winters on record here.
Cases of death from the effects of exposure
arc reported daily. The water supply is
1 eginning to fail. The ice in the Danube
has reached Vienna. The Platten-Hee is
frozen over for the first time in many
years.
I- ranee’s New Ministry.
Paris, Jan. 5. —Admiral Kranz, has been
appointed Minister of Marine, and Admiral
Gervois Chief of the Naval staff. The state
ment of yesterday that Admiral Gervois
hod been appointed Minister of Marine was
erroneous.
No One Frozen in Kansas.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. s.—The Board of
Trade passed resolutions to-day announcing
that it has caused a searching investigation
to bo made throughout Southwest
ern Kansas for the nurpose of
ascertaining the extent of trio suffering
there during the cold weather this winter,
with the result that not one case of death
by freezing or starvation has occurred.
Resolution* strongly denounced the authors
of the false sensational reports which were
given such wide circulation in the East.
Two Killed and Four Injured.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. s.—The span in the
new viaduct now being constructed, and
which connects the South side with the city
proper, fell this afternoon. It was ninetv
feet long and eighty five feet above ground.
A large car was pushed off the end of the
span by accident, and In falling knocked
the braces and beams out of place, and the
span went also. There were eight workmen
on the span when it fell. Two men were
killed and four injured.
Fire in a Navy Yard.
New York. Jan. s.—Fire occurred to
night iu the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which
caused heavy loss, estimated as high ai
*200,000.
j PRICE $lO A YEAR *
1 5 CENTS A COPY, f
REAGAN ON BLAIR'S BILL
HE THINKS IT 18 A STEP TOWARD
DESPOTISM.
A Denial That Texas la Cramped for
School Funds Met by Mr. Blair With
Letters in an Opposite Vein From
Educational Authorities of the State.
Washington, Jan. s.—ln the Senate to
day memorials were presented by Mr. Blair
in favor of a national prohibitory const-itu
tional amendment; one by Mr. Hoar against
the admission of Utah as a State so long as
its local power is in the hands of the Mor
mon priesthood, and also several in favor of
tho Blair educational bill.
A bill was Introduced by Mr. Hoar to
provide for a world’s exposition at the
national capital in 1892, and thereafter of a
jicrmanent exposition, of the three Ameri
cas in honor of the four-hundredth anni
versary of the discovery of America. It
was referred to the select Committee oo
Centennial Celebration.
Mr. Mitchell then called up the joint reso
lution introduced by him Dec. 12, for the
appointment of a commission to select a
site for a naval station on the Pacific coast,
and addressed the Senate in advocacy of it.
Mr. Dolph also spoke in favor of the sama
resolution.
BLAIR’S BILL TAKEN UP.
The Senate then, at 2:85, took up the Blair
educational bill as unfinished business. Tha
bill having been read in full, Mr. Cameron
moved that when the Benate adjourn to-day
it adjourn to meet Monday. Mr. Blair
called for the yeas and nays, suggesting
that the Senate might very well devote to
morrow to consideration of the bill. Tha
motion was agreed to by 43 yeas to 10 nays.
The negative votos were given by Messrs.
Berry, Blair, Blodgett, Coke, Colquitt,
Dawes, Dclpli, Frye, Hoar and Reagan.
The report (unanimous) of the Coniraittea
on Education and labor was then read,
after which Mr. Blair said that as the bill
had been long before the country and had
twice passed the Benate, the friends of tha
moasure thought it proper to yield the floor
to those opposed to it.
REAGAN’S OPPOSITION.
Mr. Reagan opposed the bill. He said ha
could hardly hope to throw any new light!
upon the subject, but he felt it due to tha
people of his State to give tha
reasons why he should vota
against the bill. So much of the purpose of
the bill ns looked to the enlargement of tha
common school facilities had his hearty ap
proval, and any measure for that purposa
which did not involve violation of tne con
stitution would command ilia support. It
was not to the purposes of tho bill, but to
its method* that he was opposed. His op
position to it was based upon the absenca
of power in Congress to enact such a law.
Its passage would lie the adoption of a policy
of centralization which would establish ades
potism of the popular majority, overthrow
tlie constitution, and endanger the liberties
of the people. It offered a bribe of money
to the people to sacrifice their manhood,
their seif reliance, and their State govern
ments. It would be a surrender by the peo
ple of their birthright fora mess of pottagp.
He argued in detail that the Southern States
were not in need of FaderaJ aid for the sup
jmrt of their common schools, and showed
that in the State of Texas the school fund
for this year was *3,100,000.
MR. PLUMB’S AMENDMENT.
Mr. Vest obtained the floor, but yielded
to Mr. Plumb, who offered an amendment
to the second section, providing that the
money shall bo distributed nmong the sev.
eral States and Territories in proportion to
their population according to the census of
1880.
Mr. George stated that twenty-three
Democratic Senators had voted for this bill
on two occasions when it passed the Senate,
and gave their names as Messrs. Berry,
Blackburn, Eu-stis, Brown, Call, Camden,
Colquitt, Garland, George, Gibson, Hamp
ton, Jackson, Jonas, Jones of Florida, Jones
of Arkansas, Kenna, Lamar, Payne, Pugh,
Ransom, Vance, Voorhees and Walthall.
Tho number of Ilemocratic Senators voting
against it was thirteen.
Mr. Plumb suggested an inquiry whether
the object in giving the list was apprehen
sion that, any of the Senators who had voted
for the bill might get away.
Mr. Biair read Tetters from educational
authorities in Texas complaining of the
want of fuuds theiv, and urging the passage
of the bill.
The Senate then, at 4:soo’clock, proceeded
to consideration of executive business. At
5:10 o’clock the doors were reopened and the
Benate adjourned till Monday.
BURSTING BOILERS.
Two Firemen Lose Their Lives—The
Safety Valve Chained Down.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 5.—-A special to the
AVt vx and, Obserr.er says that the boiler at
Worthie Sons’ mills, In Jonesboro, burst
this afternoon, instantly killing Richard
Mclver (colored) fireman, and seriously in
juring Henry Dark ami Peter Mclver. The
fireman had chained the safety valve down
to prevent loss of steam, and filled the fur
nace full of piue knots. He was blown
through a house, a distance of 75 feet, and
his body was torn in fragments. The loss
of propertjf is about $2,000.
ONLY ONE KILLED.
Washington, Jan. s.—The boiler at the
sewer pipe works of Angus Lamonds. a sta
tion on the Metropolitan branch of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, exploded to-day,
completely wrecking tho works and killing
tho fireman, Henry Gorham. Nobody else
was injured, although six or seven men had
a very narrow escape.
AN ARIZONA TRAGEDY.
An Englishman Brutally Murdered by
an American.
Nogales, Ari., Jan. s.—Particulars of
the brutal murder of Dr. Eady, an English
man, by an American, named Baggot,
near Durango, and subsequent events hare
just been received. The former bad bought;
a ranch near Baggot’s, which the latter
also claimed. He was paying
a visit to the place and
ouarrelled with Baggott, who killed him.
Thz murderer went to Durango, where he
was arrested. He was given permission to
take care of his horses and mounted, firing
his revolver and made his escape to the
mountains. The posse that followed had a
sharp fight, which resulted in the killing of
one policeman and the wounding of another.
The murderer was captured and will bo
shot.
Still Missing.
New York, Jan. s.—The report of the
arrival of the steamship Tonawanda, from
Darien, which was reported in distress off
the New Jersey coast, is an error. Tha
vessel is still miming.
A Strike Against a Cut.
Pittsburg, Jan. 5. —The employes at
Hubbard & Co.’s works struck yesterday
against alO per cent, reduction in wages.
Tue works have closed down and 300 men
are idle