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MACON. GA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY U. 1891.
THE STRIKE
STILL HANGS ON
A proposition Made by Debs to the
Railway Managers to Rein
state the Strikers.
THE INTEREST OF PEACE
Tli« Halation, still SlrainoO and Haro
Valor. Men Majr Go Oat Today.
More Fighting *•“» *»«-
ramento Vo.torday.
Chicago. July 13.—Eugene V. Debs,
who ordered the great strike, made
one more ineffectual effort today look
ing to a settlement. He drew up'a
formal proposition to the managers,
agreeing to have the men return to
work provided they tw reinstated In
their former pensions wrtthout preju
dice. He made aq. exception in the
ease of any man who has been con
vlcted ofcrlme, but offered to Have all
others gd back Immediately. He oald
that the proposition was “Inspired by
a doiire to subserve the public good,
os the strike, small and unlnmportant
In Its Inception, has extended until it
now involves, or threatens, not only
every public interest, but the peace,
security and prosperity of our com
mon country.
This proposition was signed by Dabs,
Howard and. Keilher, the pnindpal offi
cers of the American Railway Union.
It was taken by them to Mayor Hop
kins, who, at 'their request, presented
It to Chairman St. John of the Gen
eral Managers' Association. The asso
ciation was not In session, but after
the Individual members hud been con
sulted It was rcturqcd to Mayor Hop
kins without answer and with the In-
forma'liorf that no communication
whatever from Defbs, Howard and Keil
her could be received or considered by
the Managers’ Association
This action of the strike leaders was
taken, 'they,,claim, not because of Im
pending defeat, but In order that they
might 'be In hafmony with the sugges
tion that President Cleveland made in
announcing that he would appoint a
commission of arbitration.
Tne refusal of the General Managers'
Association 'to even consider the propo
sition, which would necessltalte the dis
charge of all men engaged to fill the
strikers' places, would place them
again In the power of she organization
which had, they said, crippled their
lines for days, was a derided setback
to the union. *
Following It came the last two days’
deliberation of the conference of labor
leader called by Samuel Gompers of
the American lie cl mutton, of Labor.
The leaders of all the big organizations
outside of 'the American Railway
Union and 'the Knights of .Labor de
cided not .to Involve 'themselves by
ordering a general strike. They ex
pressed sympathy with the 'Pullman
employes, but declared a strike ait this
time of general business depression an
sot of folly.
Early In the day the action of Presi
dent Cleveland had been hailed by the
labor men us a victory for organized f-the past
workingmen, as they claim to have re
ceived for the first time a recognition
of the principle of arbitration by the
president of the United States. The
strike leaders then looked for a settle
ment. The failure of their mode of set
tlement leaves them only conditional
surrender or a fight to the bitter end.
They chbse the latter and claim the
strike Is on us strong as ever In spite
of what the railway managers Bay.
They claim to be able to make It still
more effective here and declare that
today's action of the managers will
solidify their men who are out and send
out many whb have been undecided.
Meetings were held today In a half doz
en halls and strong tslk was Indulged
in. Danger of a resort to violence by
•erne of the more excitable of the strlk-
■* r< or their sympathize™ still exists.
A change In the method of the federal
.troops on duty at the sub-treasury lndl-
■ojtes apprehension among those In au
thority. The guard line was today ex
tended into the street and no one was
•bow'd on the sidewalk adjacent to the
ounldlng. it is said United States se
cret service detective* advised the ex
tending of the lines to guard against
‘be use of dynamite.
Tne railroads operated their pilnclpal
pwiencer trains today as they have
®«en doing for several days past and
jnoved some freight. No change was
made In the nattorral and state troops
Kunrdingr the lines, but United States
Marshal Arnold begun reducing his
force of deputies.
Judge Grosacup gave the federal grand
•VJ. y Additional Instructions today, ad-
vwng them that In case evidence wan
presented showing- the mulls were de-
an d interstate commerce Vnter-
with as the result of an agree
ment by railroad officials or others In
oraer create sympathy, It constituted
•consp m®* and no matter how high
m position the individuals may be they
fill no ,5; * xe mpt from indictment and
distress Incident ‘'thereto, the railway
employes, 'through the board of the
American Railway Union, respectfully
make this proposition as the basis of
settlement: They agree to return to
Wpork at once, provided they should toe
restored to their former positions (with
out prejudice, except in cases, if any
there be, where they have been con
victed of crime.
•This proposition looking to the Im
mediate settlement of the existing
strike on' all lines of orallroads is In
spired by a purpose to subserve the
good of fhe country at 4 - large. The
strike, small and convpora'tlveiy unim
portant -in i-ts inception, has extended
In every direction until It involves
and threatens not only public, Interest,
but the peace, seourity and prosperity
of our common country. The contest
has been waged fiercely. It has ex
tended -far beyond the limits of the
interest originally Involved and has
laid hold of a vast number of indus
tries and enterprises in no wise re-
pponalble for the differences and disa
greements that lefrto the yjuble. {Fac
tory, mine, mill and shop have »been
silenced. Widespread demoralization
has swayed the Interests of multiplied
thousands and innocent peopTe are nuf-
ferlng. The common welfare la se
riously menaced, the public peace and
tranquility are imperilled, great appre
hension ft>r the future prevails. This
being true, and the statement will not
be controverted, we consider It to he
our duty as citizens and as men to
make extraordinary efforts to end the
existing strike and avoid approaching
calamities, whose Shadows are even
now upon ua. If ended now the con
test, however serious In. Its conse
quences, will not have beer* In vain
Sacrifices have been made, but they
will have their compensation. Indeed,
if lessons shall be taught by expe
rience the troubles now so widely de
plored will prove a blessing of Ines
timable value in the months and years
to come. The difference -that led up
to the present ©oropUoaJtkma need now
be discussed. At this supreme juncture
every consideration of 'duty and pa
triotism' demands that a remedy for
existing troubles he found and applied
The employes proipose 'to do their part
by meetingVthfclr employers half way,
Let it be stated that -they do not pro
pose any condition of settlement except
that they be restored to their tormer
positions. They do not ask the recogni
tion of 'their organization or any or
ganization.
“Believing 'this proposition to he fair,
reasonable and Just, It is respectfully
submitted with the belief that ha ac
ceptance will result in the prompt re
sumption of traffic, 'the revival of in
dustry -and the restoration of peace
and order. Respectfully',
“Eugene V. Debs, Resident; G. W,
Howard, vice pceeidenit; Sylvester Kc*
Uher, * secretary, American Railway
Union.”
Knowing that «£be General Managers’
Association would not receive any depu
tation from the American Railway
Union, especially the officers who have
been most active in the struggle for
supremacy Over the railroads. It was
decided to have President Debs and
Vice President Howard to go to Mayor
Hopkins with the proposition and ask
nis good services in presenting the con
dition of settlement to the railway man
agers. The mayor accepted the commis
sion and went in company with Aider-
man McGillen to the rooms of the Gen-
•erwl Managers’ Association.. The meet
ing of the association had adjburned for
the day, but Chairman 6L John and
Strike Manager Egan received the com
munication and promised to submit it
at the next meeting tomorrow, declining
to call a special meeting this afternoon
for Its consideration. The - mayor* and
alderman tspent some time In argument
with Egan and St. John, urging thfe ac
ceptance of -the proposition held ou*,
but they apparently made but little
headway. The managers made it plain
that the tbads had a heavy bill of
grievance themselves which Ithey expect
to consider hereafter
NO WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.
Washington, July 13.—The White
House conference, which has been a
feature of the strike every night during
the past two weeks, has practically
ended. This evening at 9 o’clock, when
the' president returned frbm his cus
tomary drive with Secretary Lamont,
none of the members of his cabinet
were waiting for him and It was an
nounced that none were expected. Lit
tle or no news requiring the president’s
action was anticipated, the main strike
being considered virtually at an end.
Gen. Schofield spent ten minutes with
the president, but had nb information
of note to communicate, and about 10:30
Postmaster General Blssell called to
say that reports received today showed
that the United States malls were being
transmitted without delay In all pants
of th<* country.
The president has been somewhat an
noyed by the persistent attempts in
some quarters to make It appear that he
had appointed an arbitrating board at
the request of the strike leaders. Noth
ing la further from the truth, The com
mission which he has agreed to appoint
eventually, under the law having no
power beyond that of making a general
Investigation of the strike on the rail
roads which led to his proclamation
The Investigating commission when or
ganized cannot enter at all Into the dif
ferences between the Pullman company
and its employes. It will confine Its
work exclusively to the Debs American
Railway Union and General Managers’
Association. The president has been
compelled to explain this to several
statesmen who mentioned arbitration to
him today, telling them very positively
that no arbitration wm contemplated
In his assuranceAo the committee that
rnllori tinnn him. •
the reports of their nfles ran? out the
crowd fell back and two men dropped
to the ground. The victims of the
shooting were at oncer taken to tlic
hospital, Where they 4ivc the names
of John Stewart rat 1 I''rank Buckley.
Stewttrt, who was until recently a
sailor on the United States sleam-
tdt.p Alliance, was snot In the back, the
bullet tearing through the abdomen,
inflicting i fatal weuuil. Buckley,
who U a machinist, was shot through
the right arat and shoulder and will
probably recover. Roth men say they
are nr-t •Irikara and don't belong to
any union.
Tlie news of the shooting has again
thrown the city Into a great slate of
excitement and the streets In the vicin
ity rapklly filled with people who, how
ever, were dispersed by the troops with
little resistance. <
United States Marshal Baldwin redo
through the lows: portion of the city
tvMi thirty cavalrymen und proclaimed
martini law. He ordered the people to
disperse and return to tln.ir homes,
under penalty of punishment by the
law.
Tlte body of Private .lames niron,
one of the victims of the trestle wreck,
was discovered this, morning, being
found under and between the first
mail cars and fteignt, teirhily man
gled. lire body of Engineer Hsniuel
l 'lark le still under the engine. Tim
reaiaiust of Privates Clarke and Lull-
harden were taken to San Francisco
by boat today.
A STRIKE ORDERED TODAY.
Chicago,'July 13.—A strike of all the
American Railway Union men em
ployed On the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul and Chicago and Northwestern
railroads Is threatened. It may be or
dered tomorrow. The cause will be the
summary dismissal today from the ser
vice of the Northwestern company Of
thirty-two union switchmen'ami seven
engineers, and one fireman and-seven
brakemen on the St. Paul road. The
order ot dismissal was conveyed tonight
to 600 railroad men. who were met at
Lincoln and West Indiana street by Vice
President Howard of the American
Railway Union. Tho strikers met to
listen to addyesses and receive reportB
called upon him.
SHOT DOWN BY REGULARS.
The Troubles at Sacramento Con
tinue to Bo Warlike.
Sacramento, July 13.—The killing of
four members of battery “L" of tho
Wfl- The charge U supposed to he the I Fifth artillery in the train wreck at
of statement! made by the strike the trestle, two miles from Sacramento
(2“"* who have boon accusing tho on Wednesday, was In a measure
“enerai Managers' Association of enter-1 itWol by the regulars bol mging to
been accusing the
Association of eiiter-
!“• “to a conspiracy and refusing
move t“~‘— —- -
JJJ c; »n w
1Ti»i *' t0 ** n *yz ut me American turn
r. n . claim to have ha« not been pre-
PRENDERGAST’8
NECK BROKEN
The Atsassin of Carter Harrison, After
Months of Delay, Suffered'
Death on the Gallows.
DIED WITHOUT SAYING A WORD
He EntertHlncd u Hop* That the Gov
ernor Would Commute lilt Kent"
rtiicato. Imprisonment— Hunt
ing In North Carolina.
from the officers of the union. Howard
urged nil the men employed on these
roads to protect those who had been
discharged by getting together tomor
row and going out in a body. He called
n ' ra !," ! . 11 the same company today, two men,
i hliMcani■ffiii r’crtSffy p\ r both, however, diclaimi iu to be gtrik-
torneys t>f the American Railway lfc -‘big dhot, one of whom Ilea ntor-
•* n,< d to the grand jury.
A. R. U. IN MEETING.
A Proposition to Return to Work to
Preserve ate Peace.
July 13.—The officers and
hr-.'tora of tbe American Railway
held a special executive
men whb had taken their places be
made to walk. With one voice every,
man shouted be would:' A storm of in
dignation followed the declaration of
Mt. Howard that General Manager
Karlin of the St. Paul had noting the
men discharged that they would never
be allowed to do another stroke of rail
road work In the United States.
UNWISE TO STRIKE.
Chicago, July 13.—After an all day’s
session of the executive committee of
the American Federation of Labor, It
was ended by declaring that at this
time a general Strike of all trades would
be unwise and Injudicious. To fully
substantiate this position a special com
prehensive report was presented and
adopted by the conference. The only
dissenting votes wero by F. W. Arnold
of the Order of Railway Trainmen, and
P. ’H. Morrissey of tho Brotherhood bt
■Firemen. _
The only bther business transacted by
the conference was the passing of a
resolution recommending that the Amer
ican Federation of Labor appropriate
310,000 to assist Eugepo W. Debbs in the
cases to be brought tin! now pending
against him In tho federal courts.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Chioago, July. 13.—Sovereign safd to
day:'" “If tho fair and square proposi
tion 'made to tho railway managers by
the American Railway Union is rejeoted
the Knights of Labor will take up this
fight with renewed vigor and determi
nation to bring the aggregation of cap
ital to our terms. We will consider that
wo. Just as much ns the American Rail
way Union and the Pull in an strikers,
are fighting for the very existence of
Organized labor and living wages. This
fight has not reached Its zenith yet."
QUIET IN BIRMINGHAM.
Birmingham, Ala., July 13.—Tho
strike situation Is virtually * dead let
ter In Birmingham and the troops will
probably bo relieved of further duty
by tomorrow night. Governor Jones
said tonight to the Southern Asso
ciated Press representative that a great
many furloughs had been granted
soldiers, but would not say definitely
that any full company bud been re
lieved. Aa Birmingham Is distressingly
quiet the feeling exists, both among
sdldfers and civilians, that the pres
ence of tho military Is no longer neces
sary.
REWARDS OFFERED.
Ssn Francisco,' July 13.1—The South
ern Pacific Railway Company' today of
fered a general reward of 35,000 for evi
dence or information loading to the ar
rest of persons guilty of any crime* set
forth In the wrecking act passed by the
last legislature committed upon any of
the lines of the company. The railroad
has also offered a toward of 35,009'for
tho arrest nnd conviction of any per
sons shooting at any engine or train
with the Intention of killing any per
son thereon.
THE THREE EMISSARIES.
Now Orleans, July 13.—labor agi
tators' Harrison, Hurley ind Sperry,
mho guve ball yesterday, were before
United Sea PM Oommisnlouor Wright
today. After hearing s.wral witnesses
the commissioner decided to admit tho
telegram between llcb* and his em
issaries and the latter and local or
ganizations. Before the reUtKng tho
court adjourned until Monday.
STRIKERS SENTENCED.
Brazil, lud., July 13.—The Jury In
. the ease luraroxt. the men charged with
murdering Engineer Bare during the
recent strike, returned a verdict last
night, finding the defendants, Boothe,
llnikeD, Wilson and Poore guilty of
involuntary manslaughter and fixing
their punishment nt two years In tho
penitentiary. They throng stones In
nnd It foil to CoJbvway'a lit to lire tho
load of buckshot from the store door
way, while the other conspirators held
Graul’s a 11 out I Oil. Riwjily Jackson
was arrested and one night while be
ing brought Into town from a country
magistrate's, some men with rifles «e-
I'urcd the prisoner from tne deputies
ail'd riddled his body with bullets. Jack-
sou was it professional assassin.
.Toe Woodley also confessed tbe cold
blooded conspiracy. On the scaffold
both men professed religion and wero
astonishingly cool nud brazen. A mo
ment after the noose had been fixed
around tbelr necks the spectators’
■cuts, raised a few feet from tbe
ground, fell and prcctpltar.nl fifty peo
ple, all in a pile, nnd both co’ulcinued
men wore laughing at the Incident
when tlie black caps wore slipped over
their heads. In tlie drop hot It necks
were broken and Woodley died In
eleven minutes and Callaway In twelve
minutes.
TWO BROTHERS HANGED.
They ‘Killed n Jewish Peddler, For
Which They Stiff trod Death.
a special executive meet- .
ho Ul * lr headquarters at Uhlrich'a I
rn.li 1 * n *ornlng for the purtwee of
“••lag a proposition to the railroad
““••fera, looking to the calling off the
iff • Tbsy agreed to call the strike
" :,“>• managers would give the
f " , ** r Berner positions, except
Zv'. have bees convicted of
£ailiir» Th * PTiskion tn full Is as
"1* (Ltilrosii Managers: The ex-
p"'?* troitole* growing out of the
JTiuman strike having assumed ooiftl-
lnd£I'5!I? p< T ao0 *- • n<5 1her * being no
of relief from the wide
spread buUness demoralization and
tally wounded and cannot long sur
vive. Shortly before U o’clock Divis
ion Superintendent Wright ordered a
switching engine nnd a lint car to dear
tho track along Front street, contigu
ous to tlte hoadquartere of tho strik
ers. Fearing that an attempt would
be 'nude to shoot the engineer anil
fireman, Oapt. Roberts and Lieut,
bkerrelt of Battery L, with a number
of men, want along on tbe fiat car.
i When the train notched the fright
shell of the railroad near ”1" street, a
crowd which had gathered there wa*
ordered to disperse by t.’apt. Roberts.
The men Jeered at tbe soldiers and
Roberto ordered hla mao to charge
them with bayonets. Just then sev
eral shots were fired, but wbother from
tbe irowd or from tlie roof of tbe
freight shed occupied by a number of
men. It is not pbsirirdy shown. Blit
this mis Just toe mo meat the regulars
bad i--*a waiting for and they
turned tbe tire with great lost.
the ml) and one of them crushed Itarc’s
skulk
THE STRIKE COT/LAPSED.
Cleveland, July UL—The American
Railway Union strike tU this point has
completely .collupscd. Mo*; of tbe
striker* bare bren luk.m back, except
on the Inte Shore, where all bands
have boon dtsoMtrgvd and tbelr places
will be filled with men who are known
not to affiliate with tbe American Rail
way Union. The proposed strike of
the Klgbts of Lnbur will not mate
rialize.
IT IS ALL OVER IN DETROIT.
Detroit. July 13.—•Everything is m'jv
lug quietly. All rallAads In this city
are running and the strike Is st an end
here.
STRIKERS ARE BARRED.
New Orleans. July 13.—Tbs striking
switchmen's placswof the Northwestern
railroad have been replaced by scibs
and sll rains are moving without Inter
ruption. None of tbe strikers will be
Uken back.
Ohlcugo, July 13.—A crinto against
tbe state wfas expiated on the gallows
of tbe Cook tuuiiiy tail this morning
Nearly ' nine months have elapsed
sauce the bullet of tin assassin deprived
Chicago of liter chief executive, Ihe
state of one of her most illustrious cit
izens and the country at large of a
statesman and a patriot. Today the
crime wan uveutged anil Patrick Eu
gene PrendergMst suffered an Igno
minious (lot'lli nt the bauds of the
huogmnu. Tlte execution was devoid
of Incident, us tbe assassin went to
his deal’ll like a.ti ox going to the sham
bles. Up to tho last moment the bopo
of inter)tosltion from some source or
another did not desert him, although
he hum fully congulzant that every
effort In both slate and).federal courts
and the executive chamber bad boon
exhausted. When it came to tho end
and he nerved himself for a supreme
effort und paid tllie penally of Ills crime
without a Whimper nud without
worth
Preudorgtist laid to rea{ for the last
time Inst night at midnight and In the
minutes was asleep. Ho slept soundly
until 11:10, when he uwoko with a start
trad lit a surly mood. In a few min
utes ho was dressed and asked fur his
breakfast.- Uo wus asked what lie
would like to have. His order was for
hum and egiri, fried potatoes nud off-
fee, but tvlii'ii It was put before blm It
did uut suit him and be called for u
porter hut.se steak, French fried po
tatoes, sliced tomatoes and cuetiinhers,
hot biscuits ami a l«lg pot of chocolkte.
Then bo cleaned '.he dMhsa. During
the morning lie drank two quarts of
chocolate in addition to what lie had
nt breakfast.
The waiting time was spent In com
pany with Fatbfr Barry. When tho
death warri*Vit win rend to him at 10
o'clock Pramlecgast remarked to tho
priest: r '
"Wo may bear from tho governor
Those who witnessed the execution
were tint examining physicians, tho
ntombors of the grand Jury notv In ses
sion, and ubuuc l.fiO ticket holders,
nnmog whom wero Included tho news
paper men.
At 11:1-1-the procession to tho scaf
fold • moved. Prendorgmrt looked
straight uiboad nnd gave no sign of
weakening. Just us the white shroud
was boll's tied rround his aeclt, he
took a long bretith nnd every one Im
agined that lie was about lo make a
speech. In it second, however, ho had
sot his teeth togdshcr, while his fnco
grow rod nintl while by mens. Two
deputies led him to tlio centre of tho
Imp, quickly adjusted tlie noooo and
■ Ii-m- the white ''.'ip nv.T Ills head. Ill"
limbs seemed to tremlilo for a Bocond
and, then there was a movement from
under the white robe as though he
was bracing himself. Tho signal was
given to the unseen executioner, and
his body swung round and rouud.
Thero was one brief, oonvulslve strug
gle trad the murder of Carter Harri
son laid been avenged.
The 1 silly was surrounded by the
Jury of physicians, nnd ns soon ns life
had been pronounced extinct It win
cut down. Tho Jail officials said after
the oxoeiutton Unit the condemned man
had requested an Indulgence of twenty
minutes after reaching ilie scjITold l'ur
the purpose of making a speech, bat
was dissuaded from his Intention, how
ever, by Fuithcr Barry.
The crime for which Prendergast to-
day paid lti» penalty—tho assassination
of Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago—
la Mill fresh in the public memory.
On the night of BatunXay, October 21,
1893, Prendergast, twho was employed
on one of 'the morning papers ns a
carrier, called u't tha rc-ddcnca of
Mayor Harrison, 231 liouth Ashland
Boulevard. It was about s o'clock, and
the only person in the house iu the
time ffcsldes the mayor and the ser
vants was the mayor's son, William
Preston Hhrrlson.
tPremlergaet asked for IMr. Harri
son. The mayor, who was In the dining
room, heard Ms name called and
stepped towards the front door. -With
out saying a word Prendergast draw
his revolver and commenced to fire.
Hs shot three times and every time
struck hla mark. One ball shot tend
Mr. Ittirrlson’a hand and went through
into -the abdomen. The third bullet
entered the chest above the heart and
was the Immediate cause ot his death,
which occurred before «. phytloian
could reach his side.
I'ren'K-rgoet walked directly to the
Des Plaines polloe statlonsind gave
himself up. He said he killed the
mayor because he promised to make
,,i ■ . j-.r.i ..m o.tit, -el .tn I .1 id no
done It. He gave no other reason.
Raleigh, N. C., July IS.-Twofliroth-
ers, Tom nnd Calvin Coley, white
men, aged 37 and 22 yours, trim
hanged today at Louisburg, the exe
cution being private. The repo used
to hang Calvin had been used on seven
prior occasions during the last ten
years.
The oondesnured men were tillable to
rend or write nnd had never been to
school nor Inside of any church. They
refused to tnnko nny statement, but
Indicated ttrtt they lud not Intended
to commit murder. Two ministers vis
ited them In tfiio .'all and they c-x
pressed the hoj* of being forgiven lor
their sins.
In Jttue, 1802, these men and Chiulcs
Tucker, a Jewish peddler, met at tlie
house of two negro women in Franklin
county, N. C.. and all drank, (,'nlvln
Coley and Ills brother killed Tucker
with an use and carried his body Into
a neighboring thicket and covered It
with brush. Finding lit Ills pack $1(19,
they all went to Norfolk. A year after
wards the crime was dlsrovcred nud
tho entire party was arrested. The
women turned slate's evidence nud tho
men were convicted.
' An Immense crowd gathered around
tlie Jail today to see tho execution,
which, however, was strictly private.
Tho men met their fato without emo
tion. The neck of Tom was broken by
the fall, while Galvin died In eighteen
minutes of strangulation.
HANGED JN NEW JERSEY.
Pnpo May, N. J„ July 13.—Richard
Pierce .was hanged at 12:18 tills after
noon for the murder of his wife. Jeal
ousy was tlie motive -for tho crime.
PHELAN GETS SIX MONTHS.
A DOUBLE HANGING.
Alaltania Contributed Two Danglers to
the Avenging'Low.
Mow swinery, Ala., July 13.—’Today
•t 12-10 o'clock John CSIlrtlJ and
Joe Woodley were hang-.-d lu the yard
of fix- untidy Jail fur. the atrocious
as-taiudiritlob of a i>n-;:titi--nt young
man, Mr. Grant, In his store near
Montgomery, one n'glu last March.
Four men were So Dave Ik* a Imaged
f.>r die inurdtr, l«it yesterday Gover
nor -lines respited Alex, uni IVIlwn
Woodley. ■
Cj!Uw.ty confessed the crime, say
ing that be, with three other*, ruitaged
Oliver JaekHon to do the deed for th"
sum of ftUfc 1st' .-If a n at i in:- I
night came Jackson failed lo appear
Ono of Debs' Agents Convicted at Cin
cinnati for Conspiracy.
PROCEEDINGS
OF CONGRESS
A Bill to Place Sleeping Carx Under
tho Provision of tho Interstate
Commerce Law,
THE CONFERETS ARE FAR APART
Tha Republican Uimbtri or tbs Tariff
Coaler.u Ilan Nut Taken Part
in the ConterellQae That Hava
Been Held on the Hill,
Cincinnati, July 13.—Judge Taft
of the United States court delivered
his decision today In -the cose of F.*'w.
Phelnn, churfivd with opntompt of
court In Impeding and Obstructing the
receiver of tlie Cincinnati {southern
railroad appointed by the court. In tlio
management und operation of Ills road
by directing and Inciting the employes
of his road to leave his employ, and by
Interfering with the business of other
roads with which tho Clnotnnull
Southern road has business.
Tho oourt room was crowded, and
laTge numbers wre In the corridors.
Many deputy marshals were In mid
about tho court room, but tlielr pres
ence was not needed, ns ‘tile utmost de-
coruin was ok-u-rvd.
Tho decision was very long, requir
ing n full hour to read 4t. Tho Judge
reviewed at groat length the testimony
Which, ho declared, showed unmlatnk-
nbly that Phelan oamo here os tho
scent of nnd oo-tvorkor with Dobs to
Institute and direct a boycott deter
mined on by the convention of the
American Railway Union to force tho
railroads to break their contracts with
the Pullman* Company, In order to
ompel the tatter convpnny to treat
with Its employes, who, It appears, are
not eligible to membership In tho
American Railway Union. Phelan's
denial of personal agency bad no
weight with the court, owing to the
evasive and flippant character of his
testimony, and -the telegrams passing
between him and Dobs, as well ns his
utterances. He knew the Oindnnntl
Southern was tn tho hands of n receiv
er, nnd yet hi* first efforts wero di
rected against It. The court found that
h» mas tlr- active agent bore tn an un-
lawful conspiracy with Dobs nnd oth
ers to pars'vze tho business of the
United States, or, tn other words, to
starve the notion In order to force an
employer to terms. Apply'Mg tho law
as to tlio facts, tho court held that to
undertake to force a breaking of con
tract* was an unlawful conspiracy.
Moreover, tho whole plan was a boy
cott which had been declar'd by all
the states except Minnesota to bo un
lawful. Tlte court plUnly recognized
the right of laborers to unite and even
to comblim their unions and appoint
lenders for fhc purpose of gaining a
bettor price for their labor. They were
warranted In striking. I. e.. leaving
their employers In a body to belter
their own interests; but there was no
wirrant In luv for a boycott.
The Judge having found Phelan guil
ty ns clmrsed. snld In reference to tiro
H'Menco. that It was tho Intention of
the court to enforce obedience to Its or
ders To do oriierwlsn would be to
court anarchy. The penalty for con
tempt, nggrnvnted ns this was by s
renewal of the contempt after warn
ing, wodld be sufficient to enforce com-
altance with the orders of the court.
The sentence wsa conflnomtnt for six
months In the Warren county Jill nt
Lebanon, O., and the marshal was di
rected to Immediately execute the or
der of the court.
Washington, July 13.—A Will to place
sleeping and dining-room curs undue
flic provisions of Clio ItutcrKtuto com-
merco act wus introduced by Mr. Davltt
of Minnesota, by request, anil was re
ferred.
A bill to amend tho arbitration net
of October 1, 1888, was Introduced by,
Mr. Goorgo and was referred.
Senator Halo of Mtalno Introduced a
resolution directing the chairman of
Ute senuto conferees on tho bill to re
port Why u full and Ato conference
has not yet been held wus then taken
up, discussed for an hour nud u, half,
and then, by common conkunt placed
on the calendar. Mr. Hale, In Justify
ing tlie resolution, said no ono could
tell what liud become ot tlio tariff bill,
and, so far us tho senate and tho cotuv.
try was otnecrueU, It was a lost bill.
Mr. Voorhoes said, while disclaiming
ally Ui»riWpcut or laek of courtesy to
tlio Republican ooufeross, defended tho
course pursued by (be Democratic con
ferees in excluding tho Republicans
from the conference.-! ns bring lu ilio
interest of speedy action on tlie bill.
They (lerii'iil to peifeot U, bo sfud,
"on llie.r own line* of action" bettors
submitting it to the fall conforlmvo
'committee. • Tho three Republican con
ferees, Mora*. Allison, Blieranun und
Aldrich, Bpoko for the course pursued
by tiio majority of tho conferees us
unusual; nnd Mr. Allison snlil Unit
if the minority cmiiIVi-lvn were to lm
mat by Stand era nt tlte formal confer-
once, It would bo better to liavo tin
conference committee dissolved with
out delay. Mr. Shermau thought tlinit
tho lnujorlty oonfercCH should contlno
themselves to such iiosltlous of thu Ull
ns presented poRrieul questions.
After tills mutter Was laid aside tiro
river und hanbor bill was token up.
The flint limit of It bad been go no
through nt yeMleiilay’s session anil tho
half that remained (forty-nine primed
pnigesl Was disposed of in a Utile less
than, two hours. Tho bill was passeti
nnd a oouferivice tritii tile house wtu
nskcil, Then the legislative, extecotlYa
anil judicial mpproprlntloa Ull was
ruslied itt the name rapid pace, only
tlio paragraphs providing for u roor-
ganCsktlAn of .tiio oxectitivo depart,
ments bring reserved. Only twouty
page« of die bill remained lo bo aoted
upon, besides tlio reservcl sections,
The following bills wero jmiRsed:
House bill to c-hnngo tho boundaries
of till-Judicial illHlrhs of I'Toijila; s.-n.
ate Ml authorizing tlio construction ol
a bridge over tho Buck river In num<
Iihreys csirrly, Tran.
A eonciiiTi'iit ri -sol ill Ion wvis inlivv
duced by Mr. Faulkner nnd ngreod to
for tlio correction of an error In tlio
bill for admission of Utah ms a state.
Tlie ooirection Is to rimngo “Kid" to
"•I!Ih" MS the di-slgiuiilloii of tin- i-on-
gress to which tho repraaenlttttvea
from Ihe new abates was to bo elected.
Wlrhln less than an hour tho concur
rent rcHOlntion had been passed by
the houso nnd the error corrected In
the enrollment of the Mil.
Tho senate adjourned nt 0:10. j j
ROCKED THE TRAIN.
Ju-lgo Crisp and Judge Fort Struck
by Fragments of Olass.
Atnsrieus, July 13.—Just- before the
passenger train arriving here st 10:33
Wednesday night reached fftewart's,
three miter north of hare, some mis
creant hirled a large rofk tbrSttgh the
window of th* roar goseb. JodriKihp,
Judge Allen Fort and several other
gentlemen were sitting together in the
car -and were struck by th* fragment*
of glass, but fortunately no one wa*
hurt, ft was Impoajlbte lo'discover th*
miscreant In th* dark.
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
London, July II.—The Times says It
understands than th* government will
offer uncompromising resistance to
Lord Salisbury's bill do make the Im
migration laws more stringent, sn<l
that In this case Lord Salisbury will
drop the measure.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, July 13.—Beyond adopt
ing the report of dhb conferees upon
the bill making appropriations for the
payment of pensions for the year end
ing June 20, 1895,' tho liouso •accom
plished but little business and that
only of a preliminary nature. The en
tire session of the day wa spent In
consideration of measures on tho pri
vate calendar. Two of them, one
known as the omnibus resolution, re
commending In, bulk, thirty-seven
claims, amounting to 31,010,000, to the
oourt of claims for Investigation, were
ordered to be reported to the house
unfavorably. One bill was given a
recommendation and the rest of the
session was occupied In discussing a
fourth.
At 5 o'clock 'the customary recess
was raken until 8 o'clock, the evening
session to be for the consideration of
private pension bills.
Just before tho hAuae took a recess
at 5 o’clock the senate concurrent reso
lution to amt-nd a clerical error In the
bill to admit Utah as a stale, was,
on motion of Mr. Raiwllns (Democrat)
of Utah, o greed to.
The entire session was occupied In
the discussion of a bill to remove a
charge of desertion. At 10 o’clock a
vote disclosed she lack of a quorum and
a roll oaR was ordered, sixty-eight,
momtbers Answering to their names.
. On motion of Mr. Martin (Democrat)
of Indiana 'the house then adjourned.
, TO EUROPE FOR 110.
A War In Stoerago Rates In Progresi
Among the Steamship Lines.
Now York. July 13.-A remartoblo
war In atecrage rotes to Europe la In
progress among tlie big steamship line*
Imre. Tie- rol* ton'd to be 325, but It
was reduced not long ago to IK, and
now comes stilt another drop.
Tbs White 8tar Line, not to be out
done 111 tho race after patronage, yes-
terday w nt out notices announcing It*
rite to Queenstown and Liverpool a*
310 Beside* Ibis reduction the line of
fer* steerage outfit and bedding free.
A* these generally cost tire voyager
32.50, tbe steerage rnto Is now practi
cally 37.50.
The company has made other reduc
tions. It offers the trip from continen
tal ports, prepaid, for 315, and from
S -indlmvl i for 315.
The Continental lines—tbe Hamburg-
Amvrlcau. North German Lloyd, tho
Red Star and Netlierlan-Js-Amerlcun.
are still neklng 314 to Queenstown and
Llv,-rpool, but it ts expected that the
cut of the White Star will be met.