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MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 6. 1894.
WHAT CAUSED
THE STRIKE.
Eugene Debs Turns the Calcium Light
of Truth on the Pullmans Heart
less Methods.
EMPLOYES DRIVEN TO THE WALL
Hagn Rat to Low Tbat Starvation
■Mrat Thorn In Tholr Facet.
Th.r Wore Ahtolnt.l, at the
Moroyof the Corporation-
Chicago, July B.—Thigcne V. Debs,
pref-idout of tihe American Railway
Union, issiifd a long sKvtoment in Jilstl-
flcotlco of the groat strike, of whjcli
he Is the central figure. The article
is addressed ‘to the public,” and reads
in jKirt as follows:
“Tho Pullnnin employes who struck
on May <5 last flirt so entirely of their
own accord. The oflhvrs of the Amer
ican Railway Union used all thdr in
fluence to pacify Ihe employes and ad
vised them repeatedly not to strike
but to bear patiently their grievances
until a peaceable setileinent could bo
' effected. To the truth of this state-
. t meat the employee thorn selves ^tlf
bear mo up. But Ihe grievances of
thewtf employes, men and women, tad
become «o aggravated, so galling that
«iolr patience desorbed them and they
abandoned their employment rather
^ . than submit longer to conditions
V 1 '’Jagainst which tnelr wry souls re-
beJl'd. The Pullman company, bo it
iuiidcrs'too<l, owns the town of Pullman,
own? the houses the homes of the em
ployes, controls the light and water
and other necessaries of life, and
wages are so adjusted th.it, in a large
'majority of cases the employes are
barely able to support tholr families.
At the time tlvoy struck the employes
were in arrears to the Pullman com
pany $70,000 for rent alone. Wages
sbad boon repeatedly reduced, but rent
and other expenses remained the same.
The employes from the beginning Jiaro
been willing to arbitrate their differ
ence* with 'the company, but the com
pany arrotfarwly declares that there ia
nothing to arbitrate.- If this be true
why not allow a board of fair niul Im
partial arbitrators to determine the
fact. Committee after committee
wrfued on the officials ol the company,
iat all of thorn were repelled. Finally,
dn June 12. the delegates cf fhe Ainor-
&au Hallway Union, representing 425
cal unions of railway employes to
ted on the principal lines of A merl
in railways, discussed the Pullman
rouble at Chicago, and as a tost re
sort the delegates determined that un*
/ Jess the Pullman company could agree
r, do Justice to tlicir employes within
live dn.vs members of the order would
Incline*to haul Pullman ears. This dc-
:!ou, l.»e tt remembm*d, WM not taken
uitil ifhe strike had been on six weeks.
“I p to this point the trouble was
rutined to the Fhl'mtn company and
employes. How then did the strike
fj icxlKid io ’lie railways? Let the an*
lnwer he given in accordance with the
I facts. The day before the order of
tlu* delegates declining to haul Pullman
curs weal into effect, the General Man-
agers* Association, representing the
V ( principal Western railway*, wet add
/ passed a series of resolutions, declur-
'ng in snlwtaiuA that tVy would up
hold the Pullman company in Its fight
upon the employes; that they would
haul Pullman cars, and tha-t they would
stand tlieir ground iu crushing out the
American Hallway Union. It will thus
pa thu* the railway companies
virtually joined forces with the l’ull-
iiutii bomiruiy, went into partnership
with tilivtu, so to speak, to reduce;and
defooite tholr half-starved employes.
In this way the trouble was extended
from ftymtiun to svstem, until the crisis
has been reached.
*T.ie business of the country Is de
moralized to an extent that defies ex
aggeration*. To say that the situation
Is alarming is entirely with the* bounds
of a prudent statement. Every good
citizen must view the outlook with
grave concern. Something should,
something must be done. The Ameri
can people are a peace-loving people.
They want.neither anardhy nor reso
lution. They have faith In their insti
tutions, they believe in good govern
ment- but they believe in fair play.
What can be done to 'dispel the appre
hension that now prevails and restore
peace and confidence? The American
Railway Unirvn, under whose authority
and in whose behalf this statement Js
made, atanda ready—has from the be
ginning stood ready—to do anything
In its power, provided it is honorable,
to end this trouble. This, briefly
atated, Is the position the organization
organizations will not be called out,
but they will go out, and the spectacle
of Mr. Pullman, fanned by the breezes
cf tilie Atlantic while his employes are
starving is not calculated to prevent
their fellow wage workers from going
to their rescue by the tonly means nt
their command. Let me repeat that we
stand ready to do our part toward avert
ing the Impending crisis.’*
The statement closed with these
words:
"If the corporations refuse to yield
and stubbornly maintain that there is
nbthlng to arbitrate the responsibility
for what may ensue will be upon their
own heads and they cannot escape it3
penalties.”
Incidents of the day.
Chicago, July 5.—The sun went down
on the most turbulent and critical day
thus far in the unparalleled railroad
strike and boycott. Wh*».i it bpene-d
there was a general feeling that Its pas
sage would go far toward clearing the
atmosphere, if indeed it did not practi
cally lift the embargo on commerce
which has held this city in its grip for
the past week. That expectation was
chiefly based on the appearance of fed
eral troops In the most dangerous dis
tricts. Looking at the situation at tho
close of the day, however, it must he
confessed the hope indulged at the
'opening in this regard has net been jus
tified. The troops were few in number
at best, and when they were divided
into squads and distributed at rolnts
separated by very considerable distances
it soon became evident that tholr pres
Wige as overaweing bodies had been
dissipated tit the same time. Instead of
fleeing*in fear before the faces of tile
veterans as was expected they would
the turbulent *n\>b surged about* the lit
tle bands of soldlera Jeering and hoot
ing at them, casting vile epithets at
them and literally played hide-and-seek
wilth them, stopping trains at will and
generally rendering the embargo in the
military district more effective if possi
ble than before. The throngs of strik
ers did not resist TIncle Sam’s police
.and again there were thousands of them
about n train while it sought to niovi
and on the track In front of it they
gave way like water, and they closed In
again at a point just beyond. They
turned switches, derailed freight cars
In trent- of the ni'ow moving trains and
played all sorts of railroader's tricks
with which the soldiers were unac
quainted. Thus it was that the troops
at the stock yards persevered and with
patience opent. the day In a vain en
deavored to get a train of dressed beef
but of sight of the starting point.
Another and pleasanter thing this
experience showed, and that was tho
admirable coolness, self-poise and dis
cipline of the troops throughout
exasperating twelve hours. Not a shot
was fired, not a -man was pricked by a
bayonet, which argues that with force
enough the soldiers would have done
the work which was expected of them
The quality was there, quantity wm
lacking. Aside from the Immediate
neighborhood where the titoops were
operating theere was plenty of excite
ment and disorder. Great mobs gath
ered on the Lake Shore, Rock Island,
Halton and Western Indiana tracks
and proceeded to obstruct them by
box cars, breaking switches and the
like and -at one point they set fire to
riiMT ‘ ■ " ig switch
boxes, though the flames were extin
guished before serious damage was
done. In bwto instances there was
blood shed. On the Western tracks a
hard pressed special poHcbman fired at
his -pursuers, wounding a striker In
the leg. On the Lake IShore road an
official of the company In charge of a
train, which he was endeavoring to
force through, emptied a revolver
point blank into the Strikers. He
turned about and saved himself form
the fury of the mob by his taking his
train back to the point of starting.
Shortly after noon a mob numbering
200 started north on the Lako Shofre
tracks at Thirty-seventh street, over
turnings cars and obstructing the line
In every possible way. They were not
molested until they ireached Twenty-
second street, where a heavy force of
police was massed, who succeeded in
turning them back.
During the •afternoon Mayor Hop
kins and Chief of Pofllce Brennan went
down the Lake Shore road with an
official of the road, intending to go to
the stock yards. Their passage was
obstructed and .fhpy were compelled to
finish their Journey on foot.
Of the strike In general it may be
eaid to have broadened during the day.
The Big Four, on which it was under
stood traffic was to be rammed by
agreement, Is practically tied up.
At .Toilet everything U at a stand
still because thu yardmen hare gone
out, aud the city waterworks huve
shut down for lack of coal.
Kansas Olty is agafu tied up pretty
completely. The federal troops quickly
put an end to the trouble at Urttn, ar
resting some of tho strikers and start
ing for Denver, though they may be
hung up on the way.
Fitralyultf continues on the Pacific
coast. There are federal troops at
Los Angeles, but none hava been sent
to Sacramento or Oakland. Pending
a decision of the question wlietli**r or
nor th% *ttue troops and United States
marshals ran com wna tue sdi;uu»*n.
the night closes down with n very un
easy feel lug touching tho development
of the morning, f
Gen. Miles, ? n speaklug of the ob-.
Htractlon tactics of the strikers aud
their sympathizers at the stock yards
and adjacent railroads, said:
"These men do not seem to realize
how close co death they are every time
they attempt to stop a train and har-
rasa the troops. Tbat bloodshed has n’ot
yet taken place is due to tho extraor
dinary coolness of the men and their
wonderful self-control. They have tak-
6n the Jeere of the crowds with great
tnflesT It simply*is that the Pullman I forbearance and have submitted to In-
Company shall meet Us employes and dignities and inouKa In a rctnrkable
da >hem Justice. We guarantee that manner. They will submit to the Jeers,
the ’truer wlfl accept any reasonable .insults and push of the mobs before re-
proposition. eLt them agree as far as oatitlng to their guns,
they an and when they fail to agree'I and an assault •>> -
me/ -an. . ^ g^^tted I while in the discharge of bheir duty
Stock Yards Switching Company has
been blocked by four freight cars that
the strikers (placed across the eracks.
From there they proceeded to the
round house with the Intention of pil
ing some box cars on the switch lead
ing to the round house, so that no en
gines could get in or out of the round
hou^t*. Inspector Hunt with fifty po
licemen *met the tmob, however, and
drove them away. The ^iob was very
raihfd, and seamed bent on doing every
thing to destroy property. They pay
no attention to attemptst o dissuade
them, having become recklessly dar
ing. There are large crowds blocking
every street and all fairways in the
stock yards district.
A meeting of the chiefs of all the
leading labor organizations, including
the International Machinists. Knights
of Labor, the National Street Car
Men’s Association, the United Mine
Workers, the National Typographical
Association, and the American Feder
ation of Labor, who have placed them
selves at the disposal of the American
Railway Union, subject to call, has
been caTlfcd for tomorrow In this city,
when It Is expected that an attempt
will be made io',call out every member
of the labor organizations In the coun-
Mayor Hopkins, In the name of the
city of Chicago, this, afternoon sent a
telegram to George M. Pullman, urg
ing upon him the necessity of arbitra
tion, and requesting him to return to
this city and do al'l 1n his power to
settle the great strike.
G®I. MILES MEANS BUSINESS
Ohlcago, July 5.—Gen. Nelson Miles
arrived in this city last night. Allud
ing to tho strike In a conversation, he
said: “I would suggest that the news
papers warn all law-abiding citizens,
as well as law breakers, to keep ns far
away as possible from these * com*:
mands. Te rapidity of fire and the
range of their weapons is such that
great loss of life mustfollow if tho
troops fire. The military is not per
forming its present duties for display
or for -.picnic purposes, but are under
orders of the government. They do
not propose to 'allow themselves to too
besieged or take too much nonsense.
The general at nee assumed com
mand of the 'troops.
WILL PUNISH DEBS.
Ohloago, July B.—“If the strike was
settled tomorrow it would not make
any difference,” said EJward Walker,
special counsel for the government,
yesterd'ay. "Every man who has tram-
pied on the' law will be punished. I do
not care anything about the few mis
guided men who have been arrested.
It Is the Instigator of the lawlessness
that thp government wants to punish.
We shall have Ddba. We have evi
dence -against him now *md he will be
punished.” *.
A special grand Jury to sit next Tues
day was drawn this morning.
THE TARIFF BILL
IN THE HOUSE
Was Returned at Noon, With a Request
That Conference Bo Held on
Senate Amendments,
A RIPPLE OF APPLAUSE HEARD
Ilanrjr Turner Place* lllmtelf Highlit
III* Tariff View*, Which Had
Been Misquoted by a Dally
Newspaper,
stltuttonallty. To Mr. Hall in charge
of 4he bill Mr. Towers suggested that
the contentions made by Mr. Gros-
venor that the b'fll might be con
strued to compel taxation of these
forms o'f money be obvlaited by amend
ment, and he proposed one to meet the
case. Pending action on the amend
ment the house, at 5:15 adjourned un
til tomorrow at noon.
FATR BUILDINGS ON FIRE.
Chicago, July 5.—IFire broke out at
6:80 o’clock this afternoon on Jhe roof
of the terminal station at the "World’s
Rilr grounds. A strong breeze was
blowing aud the flames spread tfulckly
to the Ail minis'! rat inn building thence
to the Electricity and Mining build
ings and Machinery hall. The fire had
gained great headway before the de-
pnrment arrived, and It Is almost cer
tain that the Terminal station. Elec
tricity building and Machinery hall will
be totally destroyed. A number of Are
alarms have been turned In since 5
o'clock from points along the Lake
fJliore, Rock Island and Pan Handle
tracks, which parallel with each other
for some distance on tho south side.
Strikers nt-e said to have turned over
a number of box cars and eet them on
fire.
STHA.'M9IIEP LINKS CRIPPLED.
Chicago, July E.—The steamship lines
gave up their -.ftorts to fill out cargoes
and their iboats ure being seat out with
partial loads. All the line agents were
on the board of trade today eager to
um w». “»• — .'-‘v - ----- (rt-aln far shipment. They se-
a switch 'tower and ln'teriocklng switch 0 ® c reJ ^, out 40O.OOO bushels of corn.
Of course. In this emergency vessel
agents are mot trying to charter outsldo
boats and have settled down to wait
for the end of the railroad strike. Not
for ten years, vessel men say, waa
business so crippled. Much difficulty
Is ■being experienced in unloading
steamea for lack of wurehouso room,
no freight having been delivered to
railroad's for a' week past.
FREIGHT CARS OVERTURNED.
Chicago, July E.—At 8 o'clock to
night a mob numbering 2,000 men
started north on the Lake shore tracks,
marching to the heart of the city. At
Twenty-eighth street they overturned
tiwo freight cars on the track, at
Twenty-sixth street three and at
Twenty-fifth street two. They were
met at Twenty-second street by a
small detachment of police, but be
fore tho officers could make any ar-
res» tho mob had dispersed. The
trackmen repaired tho damage within
two hours. *»
**0*1 If a shot Is fired
id when they fall to agree 1 and an assault -.V rn ide' upon them
let the points In drtr
^“enilfm 11 °ct 1/ American'" l Raliway | template that mutt I cnnn'R help re-
tTnonnraoy otnM organization. Let pe.Ulng the* the*e People knew not
XL .rriStt of conciliation, mutual con- what they are doing. They Jo not seem
JeLon and compromise animate both to realize what a terrible engine'Of tie-
cession ana CTO t trouble In "traction Ihey are going against when
;••**»■ and th "!,,r‘ l„r that wUl be : they meet with the soldier. Fifty of
• reaching a setflem ^ I these soldiers could mow down 2.000
»at,*fact.,ry “ a ' 1 ,-omuaniea agrea ! people In a few minute*. X belleveth.it
1 dune let the twttJW <** P without 'f 'his was fully realized there would
to restore all the'f an» w ,.[ be not be m> much lnterftrence with the
prejudice and th e
ended.
"I have ww clearly
partible stated the position «
lean Railway Unlton. At viv. \ /
of the trouble, as it i* n 1 ?*f'
been deliberately nnd maliciously n ^
represented, but we have borne ' I hou,„
wsth unwavering frith that the 11 : mirtls
will Anally and p wrefully prevail. We |
firmly believe our cause Is l u4t -
■while we hold that belief we will not
recede It has b-eli uaked whit Sense
„ mere In this strike. I.- the torp-e
7*tion« answer. When one Ih nbs.ul^l
all gn to the res Mie; thev * ‘»‘i to^iher.
th*y supply ea^h co c r w »tii 1 • .
nv>noy and equipment. Lnhx*. inny'd'o
tt* f'-rtts. eimnly foil.vs th^ir example. | t
If tne*.r pruc>.-.‘dtnK it? /leiouS »nd ii.de- j burned
v*~ble let th'
dx nnd a wide hertli would be given
1 briefly- as 1 thft rft ij rim d trarks. The president is
' Amer- ,n earnest in the matter tof suppressing
Interference with the operations of the
* I laws. Orders rf f.‘d«*ral ir s ar«* b**lng
j treitttd wlrfh oorflempt. Conditions Hko
existing todajr cannot last many
bout ending In a declaration of
aw, then the military will ba
upreme.” •
SHOT TWO STRIKERS.
Stock Yards, July 5.—Special Detect
ive Gregory of the Western Indiana
way shot two m**n in th*- i mi. »
n attack on his men. The
a
ting
done In
tf-defen*e.
oaded with meat were
ht Fort Woyne crossing
... abolish It. In this j before the fire dtpartrn
cuivtest labor wtil tAarxi by labvr. Other to extinguish the flame*. The Union
SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED.
Chicago, July 5.—AJ 3 o'clock this af
ternoon a special train, consisting of en
gine and n passenger car, was sent out
on the Lake Shtore road from the Van
buren station loaded with a aetn.l of
special police.. Officers cf the road were
aJro on board. The police had been
dispatched to • aid io the moving Of
trains in the vicinity of the stock
yards. At Fortieth street the mob grew
so demonstrative tba.t tho train wia
compelled to halt. The engineer be
lieved himself the object of attack pml
drew his revolver. Before ho could
dhooit a policeman alsaroied him. ^no
crowd saw the movement and became
wild with frenzy. They rushed upon
the train, IKeralb swarming around It,
potted It with stones and sticks, break
ing many windows and bowling like
madmen. The police then drew their
own revolvers and fired lnto'the erow.1.
One or two men are said to have been
hit, but it is not yet known how se
riously. A dozen shot* or so were fired.
In the meantime the engineer had re-
vorsed bis engine and the train wns
soon forced backward out of reach of
tho mob and returned to this city. This
Is the Ilr*t shooting In the present Hrlke.
It occurred In a locality where the men
were already furious, and it is believed
will be the signal for desperate encoun
ters very soon;
CHOKED THE ENGINEER.
The epesinl train to Blue Island car
rying twb companies of the Fifteenth
regiment to the scene of trouble be
tween Forty-third and Fifty-first streets,
on the Rock Island tracks, arrived
there at neon. A corporal’s guard of
tfcldiars was stationed .inside and tout-
side -the tracks and on tho tenders of
the engine. It wns found that the Lake
Shore ih rough train had been held there
for an hour. The -train was stopped nt
Forty-fourth street by a mob tof sym
pathizers. Two cf them got on the cab
a*nd choked the engineer by tying a
handkerchief around his throat. The
fireman started the engine ahead. The
engine .tnd baggage car had been cut
from the train and moved a block
away. A call for police was responded
to by a force of fdxty officers. The train
was coupled to«eth<*r again and m<
under poWce protection to West strSkL
There i* was held until the arrlv.il of
the finldierfe* «rain. Th ;n It waa started
wltbbut further trcul le.
Ah Soon ns the soldiers had been or
dered out of the oar a mob of several
hundred came toward them. Bom
the crowd got under a Hot of box cars
ntandin* next to the fence and .limit.
J.ilrn ison of company C led .1 squad of
eoUfttre, who quickly drove them off.
The rert of the crowd was driven back
nlbng ^'ni- traak* by a platoon of sol
•llera at the points of bayonets. Borne
stones wore thrown out af the back
yards of houses along the track, but
no cne wns ML The zoldler* were un
loaded at Forty-fourth street and will
remiin *.n -amp at that point If neces
sary. One of the mob was arrested by
1< A U Rock Vfliand express from the West
Washington, July 5.—Less than
quorum of members were present in
their seats at noon today when the
house reconvened after its Fourth of
July vacation, notwithstanding the
probabilities that the tariff bill- as
passed by the senate would be com
municated to the house at this ses
sion. The gallery devoted to the pub
lic, however, was tolerably well filled
despite the hot weather. An unusual
buzz was In tho ball, proceeding from
the half -dozen electric fanB placed in
position since tho house adjourned.
The currents of air created thereby
were quite grateful, but the buzz se
riously added to the accustomed con
fusion of the chamber, making It al
most impossible to hear anything a
distance of moro than ten feet.
Speaker Crisp laid bdfore tho house
& congratulatory message from tho
Brazilian chamber of deputies; trans
mitted by that body yesterday.
•Mr. Turner of Georgia arose to a-
personal explanation, but was inter
rupted by Mr. Hopkins (Republican)
of Illinois, who asked M the ma
chinery (the electric fans) couldn't be
stopped so that tho house could hear
what he had to say.
The Speaker—The fans were p?aced
in tho hall by order of the house.
At the suggestion of Mr. Hopkins,
however, the fans were stopped and
Mr. Turner proceeded. He said:
M Mr. Speaker, one of the morning
papers today says Mr. Turner of Geor
gia, -who has always been regarded aa
a loyal tariff reformer in 'line with 'the
Wilson bill, made a speech racently in
Georgia, Jn which he Is said to have
told his audience that the senate bill
was practically the snic as the Wilson
bill, ’wrth some Immaterial changes.'
“A regtird ror the good opinion of
the members of this house,” said Mr.
.Turner, "impels me to eay that I not
only never made ithat statement, but
never ontertal'ned that opinion* (Ap
plause). On tho .occasion referred to I
stated Just-the'opposite.”
Mr. Sayers presented from the com
mittee cn appropriations a joint resolu
tion authorizing and directing the sec
retary tof the navy to employ until July
31 all the necessary mechanics and la
borers In the navy yard employed upon
the Increase of the navy construction
and machinery who have, been recently
discharged. Mr. Sayers explained that
it was supposed that the blanket Jclnt
resolution passed last week, extending
appropriations Itor thirty days, would
be sufficient to cover all expenditures,
but Secretary Herbert, aftor consulta
tion w-tth Attorney General Olney, was
in doubt as to his authority and dis
charged hundreds of these classes of
employes In the navy yards.
In answer tto Questions by Mr. Can*
..on (Republican) of Illinois Mr. Sayers
said the blanket, resolution hail been
submitted to tihe treasury officials be
fore Its Introduction In the house and
wns In the same general terms as those
which had previously been passed by
the huiiHe h) cover expenditures not pro
vided for by the regular appropriation
THE VALKYRIE
WENT DOWN.
Lord Dunraven’s Pretty Yacht Had a
Colli,ion in the Race on
the Clyde.
WAS CUT NEARLY CUT IN TWO
Nnmlior of Vpii.1i Plok.il Up th.
Struggling Citw-Dnnraven Cam*
K*nr Luatng 111* Our' Lift.
Graphic Daccrftpttoitt
(Continued on page 4.)
Mr. Cannon of IlllnosI and Mr. Reed
embraced *ho opportunity to make po
litical speeches, attacking tho adminis
tration anil the Democratic party. Tho
Joint resolution was then agreed to.
Among tho reports made by commit
tees was one from the conunutce on
Interstate and foreign commerce by Mr.
Mallory (Democrat) of Fltorida, a sub
stitute for the various bills relating to
the Nicaragua canal, which was placed
on tho oalendnr.
At 12 o’clock Secretary Cox of the
senate appeared at the door and Speak
er Crisp announced: "The house will
receive a message from tho senate.” The
house was nil attention at once and
listened attentively while Mr. Cox
stated that the senate hod passed the
tariff bill with sundry amendments, on
which amendments the somite asked a
conference. For the senate Messrs,
Voorhees, Vest, Harris, Jones, Bherman t
Allison and Aldrich had been named as
conferees.
As Mr. Cox concluded a ripple of ap
plause broke over the Democratic side
of the house, and »Mr. Reed Interject
ed "cohani a«id cuffs” amid Republi
can laughter.
(Mr. Cox (Democrat) of Tennessee
was on his feet before the applause
had subsided, to move that tho house
take up the bill reported from the
committee on banking and currency to
permit the states and territories to tax
greenbacks and treasury notes as gold
and silver are taxed. Tho tariff Mil
went to the speaker's table, attracting
no more attention at that time. Mr.
Cox's motibn. prevailed.
Mr. Ha/11 (Democrat) of (Missouri
opened the argument In favor of the
bill. Mr. Broatus of Pennsylvania op
posed it. Mr. Growvenor (Republican)
of Ohio read from -the constitution of
Ohio the section which provides spe
cifically that money may be taxed and
then opoke briefly; ir. favor of the bill.
Mr. Cox of Tennessee also supported
the bill. The tax on greenbacks, he
said, ought to be more than on gold
and silver. U was inconsistent, he
thought, that If a man owned $1,000 in
greenbicks he could escape taxation,
whereas If be owned the same amount
of property he would be compelled to
pay a tax upon It.
•Mr. JctonfOD (RepUbllca/n) of Indiana
denounced the t/lll fli part of the revo
lutionary and retrogressive programme
of the Democratic par.ty, which, when
accomplished, be said, would show the
doctrine of states rights to be pushed
far beyond wht wax everywhere
claimed for it.
Mr. Powers (Republican) of Ver^
moot combatted the arguments of
Messrs. Brosius and Johnson, assert
ing that there waa no reason for ex
empting greenbacks from taxation that
would not operate in favor of any
other money, and that they were not
ah agent of the federal government
and. therefore, exempt from taxation
on the grounds of expediency and con-
ALTOELD TO CLEVELAND.
The Governor Protest Against tho Use of
Federal Soldiers.
'Washington, July 5.—The President's
Secretary, Lament, Attorney General Ol
ney, Postmaster General Blsssl an! Gen.
Schofield remained at the White houso
tonight until 12 o'clock. Many telegrams
were received ard sent during the course
cf tho evening, Gen. Ruggles bringing one
over to Gen: Schofield rom Gen. Mills.
When the conference broke up Secretary
Lamont, acting aa spokesman for tho
president, announced that there was noth
ing to make public except the telegram
from Governor Altgeld of Illinois and the
president’s response thereto. Governor
Altgeld protests against the presence of
United States troops In Chicago. The
president's reply Is as follows:
"Executive Mansion, Washington, July
5.—Hon. John P. Altgeld. Governor of
Illinois, Springfield, III.: Federal troops
were smt ;o Chicago in strict accordance
with the constitution and laws of the
United States upon the demand of the
postofdco department, that the construc
tion of tho malls should be removed, and
upon the representations of tho Judicall
officers of'tho United States that process
of the federal courts could not be exn-
cuted through the ordinary means, and
upon abundant proof that conspiracies ex
ited against the commerce between the
rtntea. To meet thefo conditions, which
are clearly within the province of tho led-
cral authority, the presence of federal
troops in the city If Chicago was deemed
not only proper but necessary, and there
has been no intention of thereby Inter
fering with the plain duty of tho iocal
authority to preserve the peace of tho
city. '
(Signed) ‘Grover Cleveland.'
•AI/PGELD'fl LETTER.
Governor Altgel’d says “that, waiv
ing all questions of courtesy, tho state
of Illinois Is not only able to tako
oare of Itself, but It stands ready to
furnish the federal government any
assistance it may need elsewhere. The
state troops have not been ordered out,
because nobody In Cook county, oln-
clil or private citizen, has asked ror
their assistance or Intimated It waa
needed. The railroads are paralyzed,"
ho says, "not Tty reason o£ obstruction,
but ■ because t’hoy cannot get meft to
work them; that such was tha case
when state troops had been recently
called out at the requests ot tho rail
roads elsewhere than In Chicago."
Altgeld says these tonUltlons do not
exist in Chicago, which being the case,
the president has been Imposed on for
political ends. Following are the con-
eluding paragraphs of Altgeld's tele
gram: “To absolutely Ignore a local
government In matters of this kind,
when 'the local government is ready
to furnish any assistance needed and
Is amply nblo to enforce Uto laws, not
only Insults the people of the state
because It Implies an Inability to gov
ern themselves, or an unwillingness .to
enforce tho law, but Is a violation of
tho basis of our Institutions. Tho ques
tion of federal supremacy Is In no way
Involved. 'No one' disputes for a mo
ment that under our constitution fed.
eral supremacy and local self gov
ernment must go hand In hand and
to Ignore the 'atter la to do violence to
tho constitution.. As tho govornor of II-
linbfb I protest against tills ond isk the
lmmcdlato withdrawal of tho federal
troops from active duty In this state.
Should the situation at any time get bo
serious chat *we cannot control tho stato
forces wo will promptly and freely rsk
for federal twslsuince. but until such
time I orotent with all due deference
against this uncalled for reflection upon
cur peoplo and again ask tho immediate
withdrawal of those troops. I have the
honor to be, yours respectfully,
"Jbhn P. Altgeld,
"Governor of nilncU."
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FRYE'S LITTLE ARMY.
Ills Hungry Industrials Ordered to
Leave the Old Dominion.
'Washlngfon. July 5.—Frye’s (ndustrl
als,, who lately moved camp from
Highlands, in Maryland, to the vicinity
of tnnsuryns, a little village InVIrglnla,
opposite Georgetown, were yesterday
ordered by dpt. MOMbsck of th“
Alexandria Guards tn get out of Vir
ginia. Frye ignored tho order, although
IMtishback threatened lllm with the
bayonet. Governor O’Farrell Sins giver,
onlors to enforce tho law. The law lit
question provides for the arrest, with
out warrant, of all perrons of the clnw
usually characterized ns vagrants, and
a liter a hearing b°fore a Justice of fh(
peuce, they may be sentenced to work
on the public works of the county for
n term of not more Winn three months.
In the absence of public works, they
may be hired out to Individuals for
that 'term, secured by a bsll and chain.
It Is expected that Sheriff Veltch will
tomorrow descend on the army.
WHAT "will BLACKBURN DO?
Glasgow, July 5.—'When tho start
was tuiuto in the principal race of tho
l-ugutln of the Mud Hook Yacht Club.
•D tho Clyde this morulug, tliu Ilrlt-
laimi-.i wns tho first to cross tho start- >
tug line, the Vigilant following a win- ■
die litter.
two Valkyrie and Matanlta In tho
munuwhllu were endeavoring to' get
into position lift In tho course of tlie.r
uinneuvTw attainpt-Vl to put about. ’
In dolug so the Sutunlta'a how struck
the Valkyrie on tho port side aloft tho'
rigging aud nearly cut licr in two. 'Jlio
Valkyrie immcdUtely begun to ill! niul
In live minutes after she waa struck
sunk Sn twenty-five fathoms of water.
Tho H'titnulta's bow la badly stove In
and It Is not regarded as prolsiblc that
she will be able to take part in thu
race for a mouth to come.
As soon ns the bouts came Into col-'
llslou a number of vcancla near by hur
tled to tho assistance ot tho crow o£
the Valkynie. Lord Dumuvou and ono
or two of the Valkyrie's crew, wero
rescued by the steam yucltt - Tlebe,
while tlio steam yacht Yuuduara at
tached lines to the spiking yacht and
saved the rest of the crew.
It was found that only ono of tho
crew were Injured. Tho imfortuntuo
man la a seaman named Drown, ono
of whose logs whs broken, frown won
ono of tho crow of tho Valkyrie when
vessel wus contesting for tho
Amort can cup in tho United States.
The crew lost everything they had ex
cept what they wore.
Tito collision wns duo to tho Satan-
tla's being Jammed by a number ot
steam yachts at tho starting point,
leaving her cramped for room. Tho
Vljllntit and llfltttmila proceeded In
file race and the Erlt tannlu won.
The race wus for the Muir memorial
cup. T.lio rules governing contests for
the cup require that tha , contesting
yadkt.M be stcmwl by amateurs. In
obodlomto to this rule Lord Dunmvou
wns nit the tiller of the Valkyrie; A.
D. Ulivrke steered Ills own boat, tlto
Satinnlltn; V. J. Jamison, the Brit-
tjamilu, and Npt Hovreahoft tho Vigi
lant. The Vigilant led the Britt.intita
ou Hive hoinewui’d Journey by :! mln-
tltie* and 15 seconds, but tho Vigilant'
kept lit shore, where t'iie wind lulled.
The Britain util luJd ,u mid channel
and, get ting the first of the new wind,
slipped past the Vigilant ut the second
turning point from tho last, wlunlug
by fiu seconds.
After the Sutatilta got clear of tho 1
Valkyrie the latter ran her bow la tho
steam ynelu Vanduitra, cutting that
boat's dock as easily ns though a bit
of clirhse. Capt. Uranfurd says tlto
Valkyrie Is danuged beyond repairs.
Before alio woot down she reared on
her hold and as she conk ha 1 deck
burnt with it tsriiort that sounded llko
thunder. She will he worth nothing
except for salvage maCMala.
The fkvlianlfa Is net milking any wa
ter, but her forward pinto Is badly
Htove. Everybomly agtv.es that !f tho
collision hud not ocrarretl tho start
would have been tho protttoat ever seen
lit any race on the Clyde. Yachtsmen
niul spectators concur that tho colHa-
lnn wns solely due to a small boat get-
ing In the way of the SatutnUn, and
that there wan altogether too great ai
crowd of steamers and other craft on
the water. fVi.pt. Ortintfohl ot the Val
kyrie perkMc* that the Hatanita wan
on Uto wrong tuck. Lord Ihinravr n
narrowly escaped being struck by tho
BatanUtVs liowsprtt. at the fmn of Jlio
collision. The Vurolimm lost part of
her rails and her launc hwls smashed
to pieces.
RAILWAY MAGNATE^ '
Richmond, July B.—Tin? ntDcIcliolflera
of tho Southern Railway Go-npany juot
hurt! tonight rwirt ratified the action of
the directors don** at tho ineotliu; of
fh“ l.ltw on June IS. ’Wicvc wero pres
ent at the meeting Samuel L. Spencer*
C. II. Coster. F. 8. Stetson and A*
MrEwon. The party loft at midnight
for Knoxville to attend the solo of tho
EJfiPt Ten ties*ee, Virginia and Georgia;
road.
Hit Friends Confer a* to the Recent
Charges Slade by Breckinridge.
Lexington. Ky., July 6.—A number of
friends of 8en>itor J. C. 8. Blackburn
have hel-l a conversation In the Phoenix
hotel hrre. There *ere present George
C. Lockhart, CoL R, 0. Stonr and Col.
E. F. Clay, all at Parts; Capt. James
Blackburn, of Louisville, a brother of
the senator, and Judge George U, Kink-
head of thie city.
Just what action they decided to talc
upon the matter of the recent correepoi
dence published by the friends -<f C<
Brcklnrtdge, showing Blackburn up In
tad light, is not known, but tt Is well ui
derstood that matters will be put before
the oubllc of a sensational nature. The
Blackburn forcee are thoroughly aroused
and Intend to bring the senator out of
the present predicament. Will* Vlley says
he published -til of BUukbum'a letters,
and statements to the contrary are un
founded.
When leaving for Washington <
Breckinridge went with his son Dei
and deposited a.'l of the corr*-pc*nJ
In a security v% ill so that Letha can
make any more breaks. The whole
heaval was caused by a card from Desha.
BRECKINRIDGE IS HOPED By,.
WViMilngton, July fi. -UpprarnttitlTO
Br«vklnr(dgo ut Krntoalcy was ou tlto
floor of tho hotiho txxltiy. Ilo returned
from Kentucky ou Monday last,
whither lu* went to make a fow
HpcochuH in hi# district. All thu Indi
cations, ht* ftivs, point to hit mioml-
nation beyond a shadow of a doubt,
lie will leave for Kentucky again on
Saturday at tills week to speak in
Bourbon county.
WEATHER INDICAlIOm
July 5.—For Georgia:
ffltotvdx and thunder stonns; south
erly winds: slightly warmer In central
portions; loco! naira *vstji thunder
Hto^tiH: f'-'arlablo winds; slightly
wari. or.
IN BELGIUM.
Brussels, July 5.—Three eases
on<* fatal, have occurred
Lh*v** within the tost t'v<*mv-f
h >urx.Three caw^s find one d*ntb
reported from Analour. n^ur Liege,
fatal hot wenther prevail*.
SUICIDE IN WAVANNATI.
Kavuunn!). # July 5.—Jonaquln J.
Hoiizji, a xtloon keepnr *n Smi:|i Rrood
5tn-* 4 . nhnt hlmMf this nft A **noon with
a S^oaUbre pistol a>ud will die.
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
^t. Petersburg. July 5 -During
fltrs three diy* of July th‘-re we‘r<*
tw nty-nn" c.1W* of diol^ri in this
city, six of which were fatal.
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