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tariff bill protests.
a PLAN THAT MEXICAN LEAD ORE
BE LET IN FREE.
Fears That Mexico Will Retaliate on
American Machinery and Manu
facturers—Glove Manufacturers Ob
ject to the Change Asked by the
Importers—They Claim That it Opens
the Door for Fraud.
Washington, April 7.—The ways and
means committee is in receipt of remon
strances against the proposition to tax
Mexican lead ore. Representative Lawler
to-day received a copy of a telegram sent to
the committee by one of the largest Chi
cago firms, reciting that our trade with
Mexico depends largely on the exchange of
mining products for mining machinery,
that if a tax is laid Mexico will retaliate by
prohibitory duries on American goods, and
thereby American manufacturers, work
men and railways will suffer. %
A delegation of glove manufacturers
were before the committee to-day in refer
ence to a proposition of the importers, who
were also represented by their committee,
to substitute a specific duty based upon
measurement upon gloves for the compound
duty proposed in the tariff bill.
A CHANCE FOR FRAUD.
They objected to the proposed change on
the ground that kid gloves can be so
stretched and manipulated as to defraud
the revenues. A 16 inch glove would be
imported at fourteen inches, and afterwards
stretched out to its full length.
They insisted that it would
be an unstable, dangerous system of impos
ing the duty, and held that the compound
duty proposed in the pending bill should be
retained. The manufacturers also desired
an increase of the duty on ladies’ kid
gloves, which they assert are not now made
in this country because of an insufficient
amount of protection.
IMPORTERS PUT IN A DENIAL.
The importers vigorously contended for
their standard, and defied the manufact
urers to prove to the committee by an act
ual demonstration that it would be practi
cable and profitable to stretoh gloves after
they came into the market.
About twenty-five firms, represent
ing wholesale druggists and manufact
urers of brushes, have signed a memo
rial to congress, which was presented
by H. B. James of New York to-dav, asking
that the present duty of 3d per cent, ad
valorem on imported brushes bo retained or
net increased as proposed, and that bristles
he placed on the free list.
TORN BY THE TORNADO.
Every House in Harper's Ferry
Levelld to the Ground.
Louisville, Ky., April 7.—lt has just
been learned hero that Harper’s Ferry,
Henry county, was almost completely de
stroyed by the tornado. The village, com
posed of less than two dozen houses, is a
considerable distance from any railroad.
The houses wore not far apart, and every
one of them was directly in the course of
the tornado. Men,women and children were
buried beneatn the ruins. Not a house re
mained standing, and the whole surround
ing country was covered with wreckage. |
TWO KILLED.
Mrs. Laura Thomas, wife of a farmer,
was found dead by tiie side of a large tree
about 100 yards from her home.
An infant child of a farmer named
Fletcher was fouud beneath the ruins
of its father’s residence smothered.
Seven or eight were injured badly, but
none fatally.
Those who escaped immediately took the
otters in charge, and carried them to a
school house in the hills not far distant,
where they remained until morning. Then
assistance came from farmers whose houses
escaped.
The property loss will amount to $30,000.
PKOPHETSTOWN IN RUINS.
Burlington, la., April 7. — It is reported
that I’rophetstown, 111,, has been swept
away by a cyclone. There are no particu
lars except tnat twenty freight cars were
blown to atoms, and that the whole town
lias been wiped from the face of the earth,
and that many people have been killed.
The wires are all down, and at this hour it
seems probable taat no additional informa
tion will be secured to-night.
ILLINOIS AND THE FAIR.
A Special Session of the Legislature
Probable.
Chicago, April 7. —lt is said that Gov.
Fifer will call a special session of the legis
lature at once to deal with the world’s fair
matters. Tbe principle work of the legis
lature will be to provide for a state oxhibit
at the exposition. This will involve the
appropriation of a liberal sum of money to
defray the expenses of such an exhibit, and
the appointment of a commission to suoer
intend the disbursement of the fund. Next
will be the action of the legislature with
regard to the authorization of the issuance
of fair bonds to the extent of $5,000,003 by
t ook county or the city of Chicago. Under
the present state constitution such munici
pal indebtedness could not be incurred by
either city or county.
AN ELECTION MUST BE HELD.
To enable such to be done a constitutional
amendment can be made only by a vote of
the people, but in order that it may be sub
mitted to the people legislative action is
Fivo million dollars ob
tained by these bonds is necessary
to raise the fund from the
? >,000,000 already subscribed to the $10,000,-
UOil prescribed by the World’s Fair bill. The
mgislatiiro would be also called on to cede
to the World’s Fair Association temporary
possession of state interest and riparian
rights on the lake front, should it be de
cided to hold the exposition on that site.
MEEKS GOES TO JAIL.
He Prefers to Serve His Time to
Awaiting the Law’s Delays.
New York, April 7.— Joseph Meoks, a
lawyer who was convicted of conspiracy in
connection with the Flack divorce case,
surrendered himself to-day to serve out his
■n inth's imprisonment. He did not care to
’.'."mt the result of a stay of proceedings.
Before going to prison Meeks sent a
v?- er •*'° Van Brunt explaining
hi* action in the Flaok matter. He saj’s he
toolisnly, but with no criminal intent, car
ried out the instructions of the judge of a
court of competent jurisdiction who has
since repudiated his orders and left him
■ Meets) in a most unfortunate position.
e denies having entered into conspiracy
it a any of the co-defendants in the case,
jnuappoal against Judge Barrett’s decision,
in says, still holds good, as ho believes the
J -‘figment should be reversed, i
A Truce in a Feud.
)i l ’'o VlL '; !, , i ' prll 7.-At Harlan Court
w° USe ’ J 8 S arlocks - Da TANARUS and others of the
'' 7 u , rner feud hold a conference and
i a ? aside their quarrel. They
si caso ot auy further assas
brW? botb , 3idea Rhould turn out and
Bring the murderer to punishment,
JHjrfniiio
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Montana Contest Given Prefer
ence Over the Chinese Fight.
Washington, April 7.—ln the Senate
this morning the House amendment to the
joint resolution for the removal of the
naval magazine from Ellis Island, N. Y.,
was concurred in.
Mr. Evarts Dresented the resolution of the
New York Chamber of Commerce protest
ing against the pending bill for census
enumeration of the Chinese as absurd, bar
barous, unchristian and cowardly, A
memorial on the same subject from the
American Missionary Association was pre
sented by Mr. Dawes.
Mr. Hoar moved to proceed with the
Montana contested election case.
Mr. Hale asked him to give preference to
the Chinese enumeration bill, which it was
important to have disposed of us soon as
possible.
Mr. Hoar intimated that the Chinese
consul bill could not be disposed of imme
diately, as Mr. Evarts desired to speak
upon it.
Mr. Hale asked Mr. Evarts whether he
desired to debate it at any length.
Mr. Evarts said that he did.
Mr. Hale then gave notice that he would
move to take up the Chiuese enumeration
bill as oon as the Montana election case
has been disposed of.
VANCE ARGUES FOR THE MINORITY.
The Montana election case was then
taken up and Mr. Vance, a member of the
committee on privileges and elections, made
an argument in support of the miuority
report, declaring Messrs. Clark and Magin
nis, the democratic claimants, entitled to
the seats. In the course of his speech he
told the story of a parson who was once
schooling a country bumpkin to fit him to
be the godfatherat a christening. The par
son asked him what was the outward and
visible sign of baptism. The bumpkin,
after scratching his head for
a while, answered with an
air of triumph, “Why, the baby, to be
sure,” and so, said Mr. Vance, the outwurd
and visible sign of the backsliding of the
Republican party will be the Montana
twins—not a baby, but a couple of them.
[Laughter.] He also illustrated Mr. Hoar’s
position (that while none of the objections
to counting the votes of precinct 34 in Silver
Bow county was sufficient of itself
to justify the rejection of the votes,
all of them together did constitute
sufficient grounds for doing so) by an anec
dote of an old justice of the peace before
whom a case was tried in which eleven dis
tinct pleas in the bar were entered. The
justice took them up one by one, and de
cided as to each of them that it was not
worth one cent, but that, taking the malto
gether, they made a good case for the de
fendant.
BEATS THE RECORD.
He (Mr. Vance) had never heard a title to
a seat in the Be iate based on such slender,
technical and trilling grounds. He had
never known the public will of a c immuni
ty to be thwarted and trampled under
foot on such flimsy pretexts. He
knew, he said, that a fiat
had gone forth. Ho knew that the repub
lican claimants were to be seated, but m
wise regulation of the moral world there
was compensation for all things. The re
public in senators would be sicker over the
thing before thoy were done with it than
ho was. He had heard of an old
fellow who went out to Ohio to
speculate in hogs. He bought a big drovo
of them and shipped them ti New York.
When he got to New York he found that
they were cheaper there th in they were in
Ohio, so ha shipped them back and sold
them in Ohio. Some friends said to him:
‘‘Jim, you made a bad speculation.”
“Yes,” said he. “I lost a good deal of
money, but I iiad the company of the hogs
both ways.”
won’t be lonesome any more.
So he (Mr. Vance) thanked God that in
all future denunciations of the south for
suppression of the colored votes the Southern
senators would have the company of the
hogs Daughter], and all that they would
have to do was to inquire of the republican
senators on their altitudinous cerulean
flights of oratory for the purity of the
ballot, “Who stole precinct No. 34 of Silver
Bow county, Montana?”
Mr. Edmunds inquired whether tho 174
persons who had voted at precinct 31 were
legal voters.
Mr. Vance asserted that they were. They
wore aliens who had declared thoir inten
tion to become citizens, and they were,
under the territorial laws, entitled to vote.
Mr. Spooner, who is also a member of the
committee on privileges and elections, made
an argument in favor of the majority
report that Messrs. Saunders and Bower,
the republican claimants, are entitled upon
the merits of the ca-o to be admitted to
seats in the Senate from tho state of Mon
tana. Mr. Spooner, without finishing his
argument, yielded Tor a motion to proceed to
executive business.
After the executive session the Senate ad
journed.
CLEMSON WILL SUSTAINED.
The United States Supreme Court De
clares It Valid.
Washington, April 7. —In the United
States supremo court to-day, an opinion was
rendered affirming the judgment of the
United S ates circuit court for the district
of South Carolina in the case of Isabella
Lee, appellant, vs. Richard W. Simpson.
Mrs. Cslhoun, John C. Calhoun’s wife, died
in 18(5(3, leaving part of her property to a
married daughter for life, with power to
bequeath. Before her doath sho willed her
interest in the estate to her husband,
Thomas G. C'.emion. The validity of this
will was attacked on the ground that it did
not amount to a bequest, but toe court, in
an opinion delivered by Justice Blatchford,
sustains the will.
CHINESE INVADERS.
Thirteen Headed Off While Trying to
Come in From Mexico.
San Diego, Cal., April 7. —Thirteen
Chinese were arrested last night in an at
tempt to cross the line between Mexico aud
the United States at Tiajuana. Tney had
come up overland from Ensenada, Lower
California, and are thought to be part of
eighty-seven taken there on the trip of the
steamor New Berne from Sail Francisco.
They were transferred to that vessel from a
steamer from China. The whole eighty
seven had tickets to Matzitalar, Guyamas,
but all disembarked at Ensenada, it is
thought, with the intention of crossing to
the United States as soou as possible.
BEET SUGAR.
Machinery En Route to Nebraska
from Germany.
New Orleans, April 7.—The steamship
Nynmhae, from Hamburg, Germany,
brought elaborate machinery for a beet
sugar factory now under construction at
Grand Island, Neb. She also brought up
wards of fifty tons of beet seeds. Several
tons of these seed3 go forward to the agri
cultural department at W ashington, as
that department has had applications for
seed up to the present time from over 2,000
farmers throughout the United States,
NOBLE’S SUNDAY FEAST.
THE BREAKFAST THE TOPIC OF
THE DAY AT THE CAPITAL.
An Inspired Account of the Extraor
dinary Decorations of the Extraor
dinary Feaat—All the Floral Pieces
of Symbolic Significance—Mrs. Noble
Baid to be Responsible lor Them.
Washington. April 7. —Secretary Noble’s
Easter Sunday breakfast, at which it is be
lieved not only the President and other
members of the cabinet, but the Vice Presi
dent, with all the members of their fami
lies, declined to be present, was the
talk of the town to-day. At
the capitol no less than in
the clubs ana drinking rooms it was the
leading topic. It was generally condemned
as being at least in very bad taste, if not,
as many people think, sacrilegious. It is
said that t-:e President and the other mem
bers of the cabinet are much annoyed by it,
and very anxious about its effect on the
religious people of the country.
AN INSPIRED PUBLICATION.
What added to their chagrin at this un
precedented performance was the publica
tion in the local newspapers of an ap
parently “inspired” account of the
extraordinary decorations of the extrordi
nary feast which shocked everybody of
sensibility who road it. It was as follows:
“The decorations were elaborate and origi
nal. Mrs. Noble having spent much time in
planning them. The floral designs were all
symbols used by the early Christians in
amalgamating the symiiolism of the pagan
worship and the Christian religion. The
lyre symbolized the divine harmony of the
church. A huge lyre was placed in one
corner of the breakfast room, composed of
yellow flowers and hung with a gariand of
roses.
A PEACOCK.
“Upon one wall was placed a peacock,
the Hindoo symbol of a glorious immortal
ity. Tho grape vine, which is a symbol of
God’s wisdom, occupied the place of honor
upon the west wall. The vine was worked
into a large square mat with a center
of white lilies. Across the large mirror
flashed a rainbow, the bow of promise,
which was made in prismntically bued
flowers. This computed the floral decora
tions. The breakfast was se: ved at four
small tables, each seating six guests and
having a handsome center-piece. Uuon one
was a huge butterfly made of pansies and
signifying the resurrection.
the circle.
“The second table had for a center piece
the circle symbolizing God, tbe circle sym
bolizing the] world and the church, and the
octagon, being a union of tbe square and
circle, symbolizing the dual nature of
Christ. This was made of tri-colored car
nations.
“The third table had a large circle made
of white carnations, upon which appeared
in red the Christian monogram.
“The fourth table had an oval mountain
of spring flowers, including white and
purple lilacs, jonquils, violets and mign
onette. One side of the room was filled in
with palms and tall Easter lilies, and a
portiere of smilax swung at tho door. The
menu was elaborate, and the symbols were
carried out in tbe deserts, for the cakes
were moulded into the shape of dolphins,
the sacred fish, and the ices came in the
shape of turtles, which signify a lifting up
of the Christian spirits.”
A TOUR OF THE 80UTH.
Itinerary of the Trip of tbe Pan-Amer
ican Delegates.
Washington, April 7.—The membirs of
tbe International American Conference will
start on their proposed southern tour Fri
day, April 18. Following is the itinerary of
the trip:
Friday, April 18—Leave Washington, D.
C., via Pennsylvania railroad at II o’clock
p. in.
Saturday, 19th— Arrive at Old Point
Comfort, Va.,at 9 o’clock a. m.
Sunday, 20th—Leave Old Point Comfort
at 11 o’clock p. in.
Monday, 21st —Arrive at Richmond, Va.,
9 o’clock a. m. Leave Richmond 7 o’clock
p. m.
Tuesday, 231—Arrive at Charleston, S.
C., 9 o’clock a. m. Leave Charleston 12
o’clock at night.
Wednesday, 23d—Arrive at Augusta,
Ga., 9 o’clock a. m. Leave Augusta 11
o’clock p. m.
Thursday, 24th —Arrive at Atlanta, Ga.,
9 o’clock a. m. Leave Atlanta 13 o’clock at
night.
Friday, 23th —Arrive at Macon, Ga., 9
o’clock a. m. Leave Macon 12 o’clock at
night.
Saturday, 20th—Arrive at Brunswick,
Ga., 9a. in. Tho parly will go by steamer
to Fernandina, and leave Fernandina at
op. in.; leave Jacksonville at 7:30 p. m. aud
ai rive at St. Augustine at 9 p. m.
Sunday, 37th —Leave St. Augustine at
11 p. m.
Monday, 2Sth—Arrive at Tampa, Fla., at
7a. m.; leave Tampa at Bp. in.
Tuesday, 29th —Arrive at Pensacola, Fla.,
at 3p. in.; leave Pensacola at 12 o’clock at
□ igh r .
Wednesday, 80 h—Arrive at Mobile,
Ala., 8 o’clock a. m. Leave Mobile 12
o’clock at night.
Thursday, May I—Arrive at New Or
leans 8 o’clock a. m.
Friday, 2d—L"ave New Orleans 12 o’clock
at i ught.
Saturday, 31—Arrive at Birmingham,
Ala., 13 o’clock at noon. Leave Birming
ham 12 o’clock at night.
Sunday. 4th —Arrive at Chattanooga,
Tenu., 8 o'clock a. in.
Monday, 5th —Leave Chattanooga 13
o’clock at night.
Tuesday, 6th—Arrive at Nashville S
o'clock a. in. Leave Neshviiie 9 o’clock
p. in.
Wednesday, 7th—Arrive at Roanoke,
Va., 3 p. in.
Thursday, 8th —Leave Roanoke 7 n. m.
Arrive at Natural Bridge station, Va.,
8:15 a. m.
Friday, 9th—Leave Natural Bridge 10
a. m., and arrive at Luray, Va., 1 p. m.
Saturday, 10th—Leave Luray at 19 a. m.,
and arrive at Washington at 2 p. m.
An Appropriation Bill Drafted.
Washington, April 7. —The House com
mittee on appropriations to-day completed
the legislative, executive and judicial appr
opriation bill. It carries an aggregate ap
propriation of $20,864,326, which is $10,600
more than the lost bill and $762,924 less
than the estimates. The number of salaries
provided for is 9,979, which is 224 less than
the estimated number and 141 more than
those provided for in the last bill. No new
legislation is propose i.
A Pension for Mrs. Parnell.
Washington, April 7.—The House com
mittee on pensions to-day ordered a favor
able report on the Brookshire bill, granting
a pension to Mrs. Delia T. 8. Parnell, daugh
ter of the late Admiral Charles Stewart and
mother of Charles Stewart Parnell. The
original bill, which provided for a pension
of SIOO per month, was amended so as to
reduce the pension to $99,
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 8. 1890.
DEPENDENT PENSIONa
Tbe House Refuses to Pass the Bill
Under Gag Law.
Washington, March 7.—ln the House
this morning Mr. Morrill of Kansas moved
to suspend the rules aud pass with the sub
stitute the Senate bill granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors incapacitated from the
performauoe of labor, and providing for
pensions to widows, minor cbildreu aud
dependent parents.
Mr. Springer of Illinois demanded a sec
ond, aud tho motiou was seconded by a vote
of 128 to 57.
Mr. Morrill briefly explained that the
substitute provided a service pension of $8
per month to soldiers who have reached the
age of 02 years, or who are dependent. He
thought that the same principle which
had been applied to tho veterans
of the war of 1812 and the war with Mexici
should be applied to the veterans of the war
of 1861.
In answer to a question from|Mr. Savors
of Texas, he stated that it was estimated
that the Senate bill would require an anuual
expenditure of $36,000,000, and the House
substitute would require $39,000,000 an
nually.
Mr. Springer of Illinois said that he
would vote against the motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill for the reason
that no proper consideration could be given
to tbe measure m the limited tune allowod
for debate. There was no opportunity to
offer amendments. According to his in
formation, not a single Grand Army post
has |>etitioned for the passage of this bill.
The soldiers bad asked for a service pension
bill.
Mr. Pickier of South Dakota—That is
right.
TOO fclG TO BE RUSHED.
Mr. Tareney of Missouri opposed the pass
age of a bill of this magnitudo under gag
law.
Mr. Martin of Indiana suggested that the
bill was called up to-day in order to pre
vent the offering of amendments in boliulf
of the soldiers. He objected to the age and
time limitation. He Would vote for the
motion, but would do so with great reluc
tance, because he believed it w s breaking
the promises made to the soldiery of the
country.
Mr. Yoder, of Ohio, said that on Friday
he had sent a request to the speaker asking
for recognition to-day in order to put on its
passage, after four hours, the service pen
sion bill. He had a response to that requost
in this star! chamber proceeding, to-day.
Gag law had been placed on the friends of
the service pension bill. The republicans
might gag the house, but they could not
gag the soldiers of the country. They knew
who were their friends. No soidiers’ or
ganization had petitioned for the passage of
the pending bill, aud tho outrageous pro
ceeding of to-day had been actuated by a
derire of the republicans to escape going on
record on the service pension bill.
Mr. Sawyer of New York thought that
the bill presented was the best which could
be passed at the present time.
YODER CLOSES THE DEBATE.
Mr. Yoder closed the debate in opposi
tion to tho motion to suspend the rules, and
in conclusion asked unanimous consent to a
substitute ff)T the pending Mil, hut amid
much laughter the speaker brought down
his gavel and declared that the gentleman’s
time had expired.
Mr. Cannon said that the pending bill
would placo 590,090 names of 8 ldiers on the
pension rolls, and he submitted that no
friend of tho soldier could refuse to voto for
it, even though it did not go 80 far as he
would like to seo it go.
After further debate the motion to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill was lost, the
vote being yeas 169; nays 87; not tlio nec
essary two-thirds in the affirmative.
The committee on appropriations re
ported tho legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill and it was placed on
the calendar.
SALAV.Y OK THE SURGEON GENERAL.
Mr. Flower of New York moved ti sus
pend tho rulos and pan the bill increasing
from S4,OJU to $6,000 per annum tho R ilary
of the supervising surgeon general of tho
marine hospital service. The debate which
ensued was confined to discussion of tho
eminent services of Dr. Hamilton during tho
yellow fever epidemic and tho wonderful
service ho bad done the country. The oniy
opposition to the measure came from a few
members who were opposed loan iucre:se
of salaries. The morion to suspend the rules
failed.
Tho House then went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
The bill was road ii full and Mr. Boutolle,
chairman of the committee on naval affairs,
made a brief statement of tho aggregate ap
propriation made by the Dill as compared
with other bills. Without concluding its
consideration, the oo n nittee rose and at
5:30 o’clock the House adjournoi.
COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY.
Blaine’s Eluffs the Origin of a Number
of Rumors.
Washington, April 7. Secretary
Blaine’s bluffing offer of commercial recip
rocity to the Argentine Republic and his
attempt, yet unsuccessful, to get the repub
licans to insert in the tariff bill an offer of
commercial reciprocity to any enuntry
south of us, have started all sorts of stories
about liegutiqjtions for treaties of commer
cial reciprocity, none of which have any
other origin. The very latest report is that
a treaty of commercial reciprocity
is about to be consummated with Mexico,
to he followed by similar treatiei with Cen
tral and South American stitos. Investi
gation to-day elicited an auth ritative de
nial of those reports. Mexico i> still con
scious of her disapjiointment at the failure
of congress to accept and execute the Graut-
Romero commercial reciprocity treaty, and
is not eager to try another just yet, She
wifi be slow to move in the direction of
new negotiations until she is sure tnat some
substantial result will come of them. It
would not, perhaps, be enough of an assur
ance to Imve congress take the Initiative,
fbr the Grant-Itomero treaty was nego
tiated under the authority of a resolution
of congress.
REED IGNORED THEM.
Tobacco Tax Repeal Advocates Mad
at the fc peaker.
Washington, April 7.— Speaker Rred
having determined to follow strictly his
predecess ,rs' example and recognize no one
to move the repeal of the tobaoco taxes,
fouud it convenient to conceal his purpoio
by precipitating a three-hours’ pension de
bate in the House to-day, at the end of
which the House service pension bill, which
figured as its sut-jec?, wa3 shelved because
it failed to recoive the two
thirds vote necessary to pass it.
Tho southern republicans are fighting
mad over the refusal of Speaker Reed to
recognize the motion to consider the repeal
of tbe tobacco tax. Most of them wore
elected on pledges to procure this repeal.
Tney see no prospect of it (for the provis
ions in the McKinley bill do not cover h),
and so look forward to the iadiguatiou of
their constituents.
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, April 7.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $132,100. All were
accepted at 122 for 4s, and 103 X lor 4,’i's.
CHICAGO’S CARPENTERS.
THE BIG STRIKE INAUGURATED
WITH 7,000 MEN OUT.
A Brotherhood Official Says the Main
Point Involved is Recognition of the
Organization—The hlsrht-Hour Day
With 40 Cents an Hour What the
Men Are After.
Chicago, April 7.—The carpenters’ strike
was inaugurated this morning according
to the programme. It is estimated that be
tween 5,000 and 7,000 men went out. Car
penter work ou nearly all large jobs has
been brought to a standstill.
Tbe strike is for eight hours as a day’s
work with wages of 40 cents au hour. A
great many non-union men quit work out
of sympathy with thoir uuiou brethren, and
it is asserted that most of them will join the
carpenters’ union. “We are well orga
nized, have plenty of money, aud will make
the fight to the last ditch,” said Secretary
Howard. “Reports are coming in rapidly
from all over the city, and so far 3 we now
know there Is not a union carpenter at
work. In fact, building operations have
lieen practically stopped.”
Secretary Johns of the master carpenters
said that so far as he could fell atxrat all
the union carpenters in the city had left
their tools. “We shall not attempt at once
to resume work with the help of non union
111611,” said he, “but will wait till our Thurs
day meeting before doing anything de
cisive.”
BRICKLAYERS OO OUT.
In some places the bricklayers went out
with the carpenters out of sympathy, amt it
was a common tliome of conversation
among them that tho entire body of brick
layers would be called out unless the trouble
should tie settled within a week. In any
event, nearly all of the other buildiug
trades will have to stop work soon unless
terms are reached between the carpenters
and b sses. In that eveut 50,000 men will
be idle. There was no disturbance
(juring the day. The men heeded tho ad
vance warning of their leaders to keep
away from saloons and tbe result was quiet
and orderly gatherings at thoir various
headquarters throughout the city. Somo of
the contractors who must complete the
work they kavo on hand have offered to ac
cept the men’s terms, but the brotherhood
is gunning for the Builders’ association and
refuse to let any one return to work until
that body has recognized the union.
A BROTHERHOOD BATTLE.
President O'Connell, of the Carpenters’
Brotherbo and, says: “The strike is not now
so much for either higher wages or a shorter
day’s labor. The whole thing reßolvos
itself into whether or not the bosses propose
to recognize the brotherhood as such,
or whether- they intend to
continue treating with us as
individuals. That is, we want tbe boss
carpenters to sign a contract with us each
year fixing the number of hours we shall
work each day aud the amount to bo re
ceived an hour. As to the 40 eonts an hour
proposition, we are willing to arbitrate that
with the boss carpenters’ committee at any
time.”
William Goldie, president of tho Builders’
and Traders’ Exchange, said that in his
opinion many of the men had been intimi
dated by threats, and struck to-day because
of fear, hut that they would be back to
work again in a few days, and would re
ceive 35 cents an hour. “I think it will be
at least a week before the strike is settled,
and by that time all the building trade:
will be blocked, which means that there
will tie lietween 40,000 ami 50,000 idle
lab irers on the streets of Chicago.”
Tho carpenters claim that before tho
middle of the week nearly every carpenter
in Cook county wiiihave joinouthe brother
hoed, and that not a carpenter will be found
working on any other conditions than those
proposed by the strike committee.
A number of busses who were interviewed
said that they would be willing to pay 40
cents per hour after their present contracts
had been tilled, but that on these they had
figured at 80 cents per hour aud would lose
money on them if they should pay 40 cents
per hour.
Many of tho masons and bricklayers who
were at work have been compelled to lay off
because of tbe carpenters’ work on various
structures being at a standstill.
STOCK BROKERS FAIL.
A Defalcation by a Man Now Dead tho
Cause of the Crash.
New York, April 7.—The failure has
been announced on tho st ick exchange of
the old and prominent brokerage firm of
George K. Sistare’s Sons. A member of
tho firm is quoted as 6aying that tbe failure
was caused by a heavy' defalcation in their
Philadelphia office.
Street rumors put the liabilities of the
firm at $500,000, and make tho amount of
the defalcation about the same figure.
This is the sec ond l ime that the firm has
suffered through managers of its branch
offices. Two years ag i the manager of the
Detroit office, A. M. Stanton, by falsifying
his account, ran up a shortage ->f $150,000,
but this blow the firm recovered from, and
until to-day’s developments its credit ran
high.
A STATEMENT FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, April 7.—Theonly mem
ber of the firm of George K. Sistare’s Sons
who has resided in Philadelphia was Doug
lass Hilger, who died at his home hereabout
a week ago, after two weefc’ illue-s. At
the. time of his death tuere was
quiet taik ou the street that liilger’s ac
counts with the firm were heavily over
drawn, but no public announcement of the
affair bail been made until tbe receipt of
dispatches from Now York to-day announc
ing the failure of the firm. At the office of
the firm, No. 115 South Fifth street, this
afternoon nothing could be learned regard
ing the matter. Inquiries were referred to
the New York office.
A COLOR LINE FIGHT.
Result of tho Easter Elections in Caro
lina’s Episcopal Churches.
Charleston, 8. C., April 7.— The Easter
elections in the Episcopal churches to-day
brought out a full vote, tbe issue being the
admission of the negro clergymen into tho
diocesan convention, which meats in May.
Tho returns are not all in as yet, and it will
be some time before they are received. In
some of tbe parishes the delegate i to the
convention are elected by the congregation.
In others they are elected by the vestrymen.
The returns from the city churches, nine in
number, are all in. Of the nine churches
two are colored. Of the white churches
one, St. Paul, refused to elect delegates to
the convention, aud two of them
elected delegatei who will voto
for the admission of the colored
rector of St. Mark’s. The colored congre
gations did not elect delegates. The princi
pal fight was in St. Phillip’s church, where
there were two tickets voted—one. the no
negro ticket, and tho other what is called
the compromise ticket. Tho latter ticket
was elected. It is therefore probable that
tbe colored rector of St. Mark’s will be ad
mitted to the May convention, aud that an
amendment will be adouted debarring ne
groes from admission to the convention here
after.
BTANLEY KICKING.
American and Russian Hunters the
Cause of his Complaint.
London, April 8,3 a. m.— A dispatch to
the Times from Alexandria says: “Stanley
reproaches the British East African Com
pany for allowing American and Russian
sportsmen to exhaust the resources of their
territory—which he says, will be re
quired some day for railway laborers,
merely to decorate their stuccoed
walls with furs, hides and horns without
any return. It is better, he says, to allow
to' district to fall into the hands of Ger
rwiny, which will not permit British buc
caneers in her territory. He had hopes that
Germany will prevent a single shot from
being fired for cruel sport.”
PERU'S PRESIDENCY.
Pierola Jailed for Trying to Precipi
tate a Riot.
Lima, Peru, April 7. —Gen. Pierola, ex
dedicator, finding that he stood no chance
of winning in the coming presidential elec
tions attempted to stir up riots in this city.
He was promptly committed to prinon by
the government, whose action has the en
tire support of public opinion, which refuses
to tolerate any moro such lawlessness.
Gen. Pierola has withdrawn his candida
ture and an agreement has since lieen
effected between the other two candidates
with the sanction of the government. It is
believed in consequence of the agreement
that the election to be held Sunday next
will come off quietly.
Incomes of German Officers.
Berlin, April 7.— lt appears that Em
peror William’s recent order with reference
to commissioned officers in the army does
not increase the pay but lowers tho scale of
private incomes necessary to secure com
ml.-sion*. Hereafter aspirants for commis
sions ia tho rifles, foot artillery and pioneers
need have private inoomes of no more than
45 marks monthly; those who seek commis
sions in the field artillery 75 marks monthly,
and in the cavalry 150 marks monthly.
resigning from a club.
London, April 8, 8 a. m.— The Stand
ard's Borlin correspondent says the im
perial rescript relating to the army has
caused several officers to resign their mem
bership in the Union Club, where gambling
for heavy stakes is indulged in.
LoCaron’s Whereabouts.
Dublin, April 7.>—The Freeman's
Jovmal says that Maj. LeCaron, who be
came notorious because of the testimony
given by him for the Times before the Par
nell commission, is now living in a suburb
of London. He has grown a grey beard
and mustache, which have so completely
changed tiis appearance that his most inti
mate friends could not recognize him. The
Journal also says that he has been promised
furl her government engagement iu Aus
tralia.
Turkish Outrages In Candta.
Candia, Crete, April 7.— Bodies of
Turkish troops have pillaged Christian
churches mid insulted Christians m tbe prov
ince of Candia. At the request of the for
eign consuls Chakir Pushn, the governor,
has ordered an inquiry made into tho out
rages. Mixed commissions will inquire a;
to tho extent of tho dumugos the Christians
have suffered and tho Turks will be com
pelled to compensate them when the amount
is ascertained.
Madame Tschebrlkova a Prisoner.
Vienna, April 7.—Madame Tsohebri
kova, who was reported to have lieen exiled
for tier letter to the Czar, is now at Penza
in tbe Caucasus under strict police wateb.
She was conveyed thither hurriedly in a
carriage without windows. No halt was
niude except in the open air. Her food was
abominable. She was constantly guarded
by gen d’artnes and not allowed to speak to
anyone.
A Now German Ministry,
London, April 7.—The Vienna corre
spondent of tho Times says tiiat Emperor
william has decided to create several min
isters for the whole empire who shall be
responsible both to the crown and to the
Bundesratb, 'The chancellor is to be presi
dent of tbe now ministry.
Germans in Paris,
Paris, April 7.—The census shows that
there are 30,229 Gormans In Paris and 35,718
in the Department of tho Seine. The Soir
says it Is time the government stopped the
invasion of Germans.
Boatmakers Strike.
Vienna, April 7.— Several thousand boat
makers struck at Uudolfsheim to-day and
marched through the suburbs of tho city.
There was considerable disorder, aud a
number of men were arrested.
BAD FOR THE BUCKET SHOPS,
Large Grain Dealers No Longer Al
lowed to Poat Quotations.
Chicago, April 7,—‘The board of trade
to-day gave another turn to the screw
which it is applying to tbe bucket shops in
the matter of quotations. It has been the
custom of largo dealers to post tho fluctua
tions of grain and produoe in thoir offices
for the convenience of thoir customers. It
was suspected that these postings
were being taken advantage of
by tho bucket shops, and consequently this
source of possible quotations was cut off to
day, and us a cousoquenco the bucket shops
got quotations less frequently and leas
promptly than they had done heretofore.
The result is that the bucket shops showed
signs of distress. It was fivo minutes after
the board opened to-day bofore they ob
tained the opening price, and, it is claimed,
they were five to ten minutes behind all
day, arid thou got about eight or tea quota
tions made. The board is greatly en
couraged,and tho sentiment is almost unan
imously in favor of radical measures in
order to accomplish tbe end sought. AU
suspicious parties, whether on the floor or
in the corridors below, were closely
watched. Many who wore found carrying
messages to the bucket-shops were sum
marily bounced. In sending quotations
fromkho flloor to various oflices aud abroad
by telegraph ciphers ora becoming moro
common. This prevents the messengers
from giving the quotations away and also
obtaining information by tapping £be
wires. __
Killed by Electricity.
St. John, N. 8., April 7.—Matilda Louise
Shumack, 15 years old, died here to-day
from an electric shock. While at tho Sal
vation Army barracks she touched an
electric lamp with an iron poker, and at the
same time she unconsciously caught an iron
poat, thus completing a circuit. She re
ceived a heavy shock, and, after a few
hours’ illness, died in great agony.
Shot and Killed.
Louisville, April 7.—Near Mt. Sterling
yesterday. Will liarnes and Kelly Day were
killed by Albion Barnes and George Ste
phens. The Barnes were cousins, and tbe
ho ting grew out of an old feud Day was
a bystander, w ithout any other share in the
quarrel. Albion Barnes is thought to be
fatally wounded.
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BATTLES AT TIIE POLLS.
OHIO'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
PA3B OFF QUIETLY.
The Republicans Probably a Little
Ahead in the Light Vote Polled at
Cincinnati The Democrats Carry
Cleveland and Columbus—Women
Again In tbe Field in Kansas.
Cincinnati, April 7.—The vote at the
municipal election to-day for judge of the
superior court, clerk of tbe police court,
director of the city infirmary, magistrate
and members of the boards of councilman
and education was very light. The repub
licans at midnight seoui to have a majority
of one in the board of education, and of
two in the board of councilman, both of
which were heretofore overwhelmingly
republican. The democrats elected all tbe
other officers by about 2.000 majority, ex
cept the clerk of tho police court, whom
the republicans elected by 2,000 majority,
COLUMBUS GOES DEMOCRATIC.
Columbus, 0., April 7.— The city elec
tion passed off quietly, with not more than
60 per cent, of the vote polled. The demo
crats elect their entire ticket by majorities
ranging from 1,000 to 1,200, and make
substantial gains in the counciL The city
ou the poll is from 200 to 400 republican.
THE VOTING IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, Mo., April 7.— Municipal
elections were held throughout Kansas to
day in cities of tbe fourth class. Reports
from several of these cities indicate that
women, who aro allowed by law to vote at
the city elections, cast about two
flfths of the votes. They had no candi
dates iu the field of their own sex,
but allied themselves generally with one or
tho other parties in the oontest. At tho
election at Oskaloosa last year, the women
rau a full city ticket, and elected it At
the present election the women declined to
run for re-election. They said they bad
placed the city’s affairs in good condition,
and were willing to let the men try and
keep them, so they worked at the polls to
day and carried tho election for the success- -
ful ticket. ,
DEMOCRATS WIN AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, 0., April 7.—The democrats
to-day elected their entire municipal ticket,
comprising the committeemen of tho police,
tire, cemetery and w itor works boards, aud
a justice of the peace, by pluralities rang
ing from 298 to 1,071. The republicans, on
the other hand, elected twenty-two of the
forty counoilmen. Tiie board of education
is a tie, being composed of ten republicans
and ten democrats. The entire city gov
ernment, however, is still in the hands of
tbe republicans, except the auditor’s and
engineer’s departments. Nine thousand
republicans failed to vote.
DEMOCRATS WIN IN INDIANA.
Evansville, Ind., April 7.— ln the mu
nicipal election here to-day the democrats
carried every ward in the oily for council
men and city officials. The township elec
tion returns Indicate tin* election of the
entire democratic ticket.
At ludianaixdis, in the township election
held to-day, the democrats elected their en
tire ticket. Tne vote was light.
At Ft. Wayne a light vote was polled in
the township election. The entire dem
ocratic ticket was elected by an overwhelm
ing majority. Reports from the country
indicate that eighteen out of twenty trustees
were elected by tho democrats.
MICHIGAN IS OURS.
Detroit, April 7.— Charter elections
were held very generally throughout the
state to-day. In many instances the issues
were purely of a local nature, but where
politics entered iuto the fight tho returns so
far as received show democratic victories.
Among the larger places, Kalamazoo.
Ypsilanti, Marshall, Holland, Monroe, and
Hillsdale went republican, while Lansing,
Grand Rapids, Jackson, West Bay City,
and Muskegon have gone almost solidly
democratic. Ia tho villages and townships
the parties are about equally divided, with
slight democratic majorities in the pre
ponderance.
TOLEDO STILL TRUE.
Toledo, 0., April 7. —The municipal
election here to-day gives the city a demo
cratic common council and a republican
board of aldermen, with a republican ma
jority of one on joint ballot. Henry Cherry,
the republican candidate for police com
missioner, was swamped, as was J. C.
Gribbon, street commissioner. The vote
was very light.
VIRGINIA S MEAT INSPECTION.
The Law Declared Contrary to the
Federal Constitution.
Richmond, Va., April 7,—William Reb
man, agent for Armour & Cos. at Norfolk,
Va., was arrested some weeks ago fop
violating the state law by selling beef
which had been slaughtered more than 120
miles from tbe place where it was offered
for sale without having lieen
inspected. Ho was fined and refused
to pay the fine, whereupon he
was smt to jail in default. The oouusel
applied to Judge Robert W. Hughes of the
United States circuit court for a writ of
habeas corpus, which was granted, and the
case was argued before Judge Hughes ati
Norfolk last Tuesday by Armour’s attorney
and Attorney General Scott. To-'
day the court sitting here*,
iu a lengthy opinion, decided
the law unconstitutional, and the court held,
that as the federal constitution gives con
gress exclusive control of Inter-state com
merce, and as dressed beef is an article oC.
such commoi co, the states cannot legislate
on the subject; that tbe Virginia act is in
valid, because it did not have its origin in
necessity and is unreasonable ia character;
in fact is practically prohibitory of dressedi
beef entering Virginia from other states.
Accordingly the agent for Armour & Cos. i
was released from custody. The case will'
bo carried to the supreme court of the
United States.
MEN CUT A LEVEE.
The Water at a Stand and Arkansas
City Won’t bo Hurt.
New Orleans, April?.— I The Picayune’*
Arkansas City special says; “The water
has been on a stand for the last thirty-six
hours, so that the cutting of the Boggy
bayou levee does uo damage here. The par
ties who cut the levee await the action of
our levee board. News from the Catfish
crevasse in the Mississippi is that it is about
2,009 feet wide and still widening. The
weather is clear.”
Struck by a Train While Fighting.
Nkwburg, N. Y., April 7.~Last night
two Italians walking ou tho West Shore
railroad track got into a fight and paid no
attention to au approaching train. They
hammered each other till tbe engine struck
them. One was killed. The other is still
alive, but his skull is crushed. The engineer
was unable to stop the train in time to save
them.
A Water Famine at Dallas.
Dallas. Tex., April 7.—ln consequence
of the inundation of 'he machinery at the
city water works there is almost a water
famine.
