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MACON. GA., MONDAY MORNING. JULY 1G. 1891,
»lUBl«Capy, SCenU
THE LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY
l Computation'of Losses by thh Rail
way Strike Makes the Figures
Run Into Millions.
TEN LIVES LOST IN THE MELEE
[a Addition to Blood-h-d Thore Wm
Gr.at Loll to Commission Met-,
chanto. nnd Salto tmx Heavy "
Driiisi* Will Follow.
Chicago, July IB.—Nctw that the rail
roads are getting their traffic Ui shape
md 'business is assuming its normal
DondhVon some speculation as to the
•oat u t the great strike to railroads and
others in Chicago alone may be Inter--
tstlng. All the general managers say
they have not sufficient data to hazard
in opinion that could be relied upon.
Urged to make a guess, one of them
tonight said the losses of the roads
would reach at least *5,000,000 and might
go os high as 58,000.000. He declined to
permit the use of h(s name, however,
is the father of a random opinion. It
will possibly bo many weeks before the
managers can secure figures for a de
tailed report. Many things must be
taken into consideration. The toss oc
casioned by suspended traffic will be
the largest sum. but tho destruction of
property will be by 40 means a small
one. Nearly 600 Pan Handle cars were
deatroyed in one blaze, and of these
ninety-eight are known to have con
tained merchandise. It will be necessary
to leam from the shippers' Invoices Just
nhat those ninety-eight cars contained
before any computation of loss can. be
made, and that will take much time.
Within the city limits tower houses
have been burned and tracks tom up.
Damage has been done in many rail
road shops and enormous sums expend
ed in defending the roads against the
rioters.
General Manager St. John of the Rock
Island road said yesterday the total loss
la his company over the entire line
would probably be not far from 51.000.-
000. Counsel for many of the railroads
ore already at work drawing up finan
cial claims for redress from the county
of Cook and the city of Chicago, but
figures are bard to get at. Concerted
action on this line will be taken up by
the general managers at an early date.
As an outcome of the strike and Us
disastrous efiect upon the Interests of
dbrnmlsston merchants of South Water
street, the South Water Street Com
mercial Club has called a meeting to
formulate a plan of action in regard to
clolms against the railroad companies.
A committee has oeen appointed to pre
sent to the meeting a list uf nil actual
dealers and receivers, shippers, brokers,
cold storage and railroad men lnterescd
In the claims. It is estimated on the
street that Che claims aggregate 5500.000
and that the losses of commission men,
directly and Indirectly, would not be a
cent less than 51.600,000. The effect on
the California fruit trade has been most
disastrous. The first car of fruit to
move Eastward in twelve days was
started yesterday. In the four days
preceding the 4th of July there were
ninety oars of bananas en route to Chi
cago. a large portion, of which never
reached here.
Another great cause of loss was that
outside shippers got the Idea that there
was going to be a famine here and they
began to rush in perishable freight that
never reached Chicago dealers and Is
now scattered all over the country, a
dead loss.
One prominent dealer was asked to
night what legal standing the claims
■to be made would have.
"I was in New York," he said, “dur
ing the troubles of 1887. We shipped
a car load of melons, which was de
stroyed at Pittsburg. The consignee
never remitted a dollar for tho ehlp-
Uni'ted States army fired their first of
fensive Shots east of the Mississippi
river for many years, killing Ch'aKes
Fleischer and wounding S. W. Camp
bell and Victor Dezur.-ner. Patrick
O'Connor was shot and killed by an
Illinois military private at the corner
of Newberry avenue and Twelfth
Street on July 11. During the conflict
between the rioters and deputy mar
shals at Kensington, on July 12. Peter
Fisk, a deputy marshal, and Andrew
Gregory, a bystander -were wounded.
On July, 14 W. Suckran, a striking
teamster, was shot by Rudolph Schcai,
a driver, whom he xvaa trying to pdll
from the seat of his wagon at the
corner of Meagher and Jefferson
streets.
A collision last Thursday on the Wis
consin tracks, thought to be chargea
ble to a new engineer unacquainted
with the road, caused the death of s.
J. Bristol and W. A. Prose and the
serious injury of Andrew Blake and
Augustine Wright, all deputy mar
shals. A green switchman on the same
road was responsible for a wreck Fri
day, In which Thomas Murphy, Frank
Smith and James Foley were badly
hurt. At least nine and possibly ten
lives have been lost throughout the
West outside of Chicago. Four of
these, three soldiers and an engineer,
was caused by the Intentional wreck
ing of a train at Sacramento. Cal. Two
rioters were killed by the troops. Two
men were killed at Spring Valley, III.,
by the fire of soldiers, and it Is thought
that 'there was a third victim burned
secretly. A non-union switchman
killed a union man at Minneapolis,
Minn., yesterday.
TO GIVE FINANCIAL AID.
meat, but we siftd him and he paid
our blH. Possibly 'that will be the case
with claims. I am satisfied that over
51.000,000 had been lost, but l am not
satisfied how the railroads arc <0 he
compelled to pay for consignments
which rotted on 'rhe track. In the time
of the strikes they had in force two
contracts, one with the Pullman Com
pany and one with the merchants. It
will be a question with them which
contract they should keep. If decided
In favor of Pullman, how is the atti
tude toward the losses of merchants to
be determined."
While the list of casualties resulting
in the loss of life and personal Injury
dlreotly chargeable to the strike ant
consequent riots is not so extenslve-ais
a casual reader of newspapers would
suppose, however, the number of vic
tims is Urge enough to make a very
serious thawing. In Chicago and vi
cinity, including Hammond, eight and.
Indirectly, ten lives were lost, the vic
tims being killed outright or afterward
dying of their injuries, while the num
ber of wounded, as far as reported,
was 41. The two railroad accidents
which occurred are possibly chargea
ble to the Incompetency of green men
employed to take the place of strikers,
by whioh two lives were lost and Mir
persons Injured. The shedding of blood
began July 2, when Deputy Marshal
Logan was slightly stabbed while
fighting a mob at Blue Island. July 5,
when the riots at the stockyards be
gan Edward O'Nellll and Antonio
Hopp were wounded by polloemen. W
F. Ansley and Frank Udes were
Wounded July 6 by a marshal at Ken
sington. and Peter Schwartz, a flag
man at the Pan Handle and Wiscon
sin Junction, was nearly beaten to
death by rioters. Herbert 'Letters, a
striking switchman, was shot and
allied by Mrs. Wllifam Lehmann,
whose husband, a Burlington fireman,
had been assaulted by Letters at the
corner of Eighteenth street end Oak
ley avenue on July 5. The number of
casualties resulting from the strike will
■aver be known, as many of the
wounded -were at once uken to their
homes and no report made of their in
juries. As far as ascertained, the dead
J***- John Burke, Charles Ober and
Thomas Jackman. The Injured among
the rioters numbered fifteen and
among the militia- four.
The same day during a riot at the
1 an Kindle crossing at Twenty-sec
ond street Joseph Warzowskl waa
Wued by a deputy marshal and Martha
“*“• a spectator of the disturbance at
Aanland avenue and Sixteenth street.
J2* Wiled by a atray shot from a po-
tmeman's revolver.
At Hammond, July S. soldiers of the
The decision of the American Fed
eration of Labor to the elteot fba't no
actual support would be given to the
American Railway Union strike .was
virtually annulled, so far as the local
trades unions are concerned, by meet
ings held 'this afternoon und evening
at Bricklayers' Hall. In the afternoon
the trades and labor assembly, which
controls all labor organizations In
Cook county, ffitlia'ted with .tho Fed
eration, together with several outside
organizations, such as the brick ma
son s, and resolved to support the
American Railway Union under ail cir
cumstances. Resolutions to this effect
were adopted and the unions In the
assembly y/ere practically pledged to
coming in at the rate of 55.000 a week,
the officers say they am In belter con
dition financially than ever to proceed
with the strike.
support the strike with financial assist
ance and by all other means in (their
power. It was the sense of the meet
ing that to strike at present at present
will do no good to the union, and for
this reason ho positive action in this
respect was taken. No orders were Is
sued to the unions either to strike or to
return to work, and lt'is left to tho
separate local organizations to take
such action. The proposition submitted
by Debs to th egenerail managers tons
undoubtedly weakened the cause of
trades unions so far as striking Is con
cerned at present, and it is believed
that -the majority of men now outwni
return to work as soon as possible.
The Idea of calling a general strike has
been universally condemned, both on
account of. tho proposition and on ac
count of the stand taken that a local
strike would do no good. During the
meeting the action of President Gom-
pors in striving to defeat the object
of the strike was bitterly condemned
and the president of the federation was
bitterly condemned upon all sides.
Resolutions' were offered by by for
mer warm supporters of Gompers, as
sailing the motives of the president of
tho federation In pursuing tho policy
displayed to down the American Rail
way Union and he .was arraigned by
a number of strikers. Resolutions were
adopted as a whole, but the Bcntlment
of the meeting was vocally expressed.
The name of President Cleveland was
Jeered and hissed at both he meetings
of the assembly and at a meeting held
tonight. Every time a speaker men
tioned the president’s name he was
hissed, and 'the president of a single
tax club of Cook county was virtually
hissed off the platform because of an
anfblguous reference to Cleveland.
Which was taken as an Indorsement.
The Indorsement by the trades and la
bor assembly is considered a most val
uable aid to the American Hallway
Union, as the body oontrols over 103.000
men. Include d In which are the affili
ated orders of the building and trades
council, which, through President J. J.
Ryan, renounced all connection with
the Pullman -boyootters and strikers.
DEBS STILL HOLDS OUT.
Chicago, July 15.-Thls was tho most
quiet day in the history of die railroad
strike, admitting tile claim of President
Debs and his colleagues that the strike
Is tn force and effect as much as ever.
The leaders of the American Railway
Union devoted the day mainly to en
couraging their followers to stand firm
and appealing to those In the ranks of
the strikers to Jeln In the movement.
The railroad men employed attended the
meeting In larger numbers and there
was no wavering or lack of enthusiasm,
and especially when Messrs. Debs and
Howard were the orators. The confi
dence of the men who are out In the
ability of the American Railway Union
executive officers to win the strike and
their faithfulness to the cause of the
rank and file docs not appear to have
waned In the teaea.
A brief and unimportant meeting of
the executive board waa held at the
Ulich's hall headquarters in the morn
ing In accordance with the plan to have
a meeting bf the board every morning
to hear reportB from the committees
representing their respective roads as
to the condition of the strike organiza
tion. This was an off day at headquar
ters snd only a few bf the committees
reported. They claimed accessions to
the ranks of the strikers and many new
members enrolled who were at work,
but who could bo relied on to go out
when ordered.
In the afternoon the strikers of the
stock yards district ga thered over 1.000
strong at Forty-seventh and Halstead
streets to hear Debs. The biggest muss
meeting of the day was held st Brick
layers' hall on the west side. Debs was
the chief attraction. The telegrams re
ceived by the rillwav union officers
from their organizers and strike leaders
in the Western states indicated that
there was more of a railroad strike on
the trans-continental lines out of Chi
cago than here, and the strength of the
union Is expected to be concentrated
at those points.
District Attorney Milchrlst today said
that the contempt proceedings against
Debs and other officers of the American
Railway Union would probably not be
gin in the United States court until
Judge Grosscup returns to the city the
letter part of the week. Judge Seaman
of Milwaukee will rake his place here
Tuesday, when twenty Indlotmen'a
egalnet destroyers of railroad property
und those who stopped trains will be
presented. The American Railway
Union Is in s nourishing condition finan
cially. A permanent ofllcer today mule
an estimate for the running expenses of
the office force at 5400 a week. The
largest telegraph bill for one day was
1500. and the association btt been ac
cumulating money for over a year. For
the month of June the receipts at head
quarters for dues alone were over 510.-
M0. One day's yecilpts for dues this
month tooted up nearly 51.000. As the
local Ibdges pay their incidental ex
penses and the general sseeasmynt M
NUMBER OF DEPUTY MARSHALS.
Chicago, July 15.—Chief Deputy
United States Marshal Donnelly and n
three of twenty-flye deputies were In
r.verve at the government building
during the day. but no calls for their
services were received.
Late last night Chairman Esan of the
General Managers’ Association mule a
requisition for ten men for service at
tile yards of the Chicago and Western
Indiana roada at Forty-ninth street at
7 a. tn. and for six men at the stock
yards at the same hour. The force re
ported fit the Polk. Street depot at 6 a.
m. nnd left half an hour later Ibr the
points designated. Reports were re
ceived from the men that they had
been required to protect dead freight In
Ks movement eastward nnd the' work
bad been aceompUahcd without trouble.
A big crowd asset moled at each of the
yards, but n'o attempt was made to at
tack the marshals or to interfere with
the dispatch of the trains.
Clerks in the office of United States
Marshal Arnold were busily engaged
today in tabulating the total of depu
ties to whom tho oath had been admin
istered since the Inauguration of the
trouble. Marshal Arnold was surprised
when the last of the stubs with the
seal attached was found to be num
bered 3.402.
"That is a small army within itself,"
he said, "and Mg enough for any ordi
nary trouble." Of this lot 2,000 were
railroad men, watchmen and others,
sw'orn In as special deputies at the re
quest of various railroad companies and
on .whose necount no per diem will be
charged to the government. This leaves
In the neighborhood bf 1.400 men to be
paid at the rate of 52.50 per day nnd
expenses, and for terms of service rang
ing from six to seventeen days. The
total cost of service rendered from the
marshals of Chicago has not yet been
calculated. An examination of the com-
mlsEfon stubs developed the fact that
quite a number of deputies were sworn
In at the request of agents of steam
ship docks, sky-scraping buildings and
wholesale and retail buildings.
TAMPERED WITH SWITCHES.
Chicago, July 15. -Striker* caused
trouble last night In the Kelt line yards
at Eighty first and Wal'aoe streets.
They threw switches leading from tho
Western Indiana main tracks into llie
yards and two freight trains went from
the main track luto the sidings before
the engineers dlscovtvcd their error.
No damage was done, but the track
was blockaded for some time after
wards. Switches at Mini points in
the yards were thrown, and for several
hours the roud was tied up.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN SHOT.
Fargo, N. D., July 15.—The Northern
Pacific strike situation is more com
plicated tonight than for the past week.
The members of the Switchmen's Mu
tual Aid Society, who had relumed to
work, all struck n’t 7 o'clock.
The report of the Shooting of Marlin,
n non-union man, and his fireman out In
rhe bad lands In Monta'aa was con
firmed by private telegrams tonight.
A cowboy rode up to tho train und
shot both. Dotails are lacking, but
lot ti are said to have died. Martin
brought the first train on tho Northern
Pacific to this point null was .consid
ered a loiter for tho company 11 gainst
the American Railway Union. Master
Mechanic Phelan has informed the
mechanics In the shop that be will not
open before September 1.
A committee ut Minnesota Alliance-
men met yesterday with the American
Hallway Union nnd assured them pro
visions anil money. Tho news front
main points west to the coast on the
Northern Pu-lfie Indicates everything
bed up west of Manada.
HOCKED A TRAIN.
Fresn -, Cal., Jnly 15.—A passenger
train from Los Angeles reached Fresno
at 11 o’clock hist night. While near
Delaun, Korn county. Just after dark,
a rock was thrown Into the ear. The
train was stopped and the miscreant
wus captured und sent to Bakersfield
under n guard of soldiers. The train
twis fired upon two lours later, but
the person who did the shooting was
not captured. No 'lion was bnrt In
cither case.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Woodland, Oal, July 13— Strike
Leader Knox of the American Railway
Union, nils arrested for conspiracy in
train wrecking on July 11, Imt hue last
night he was cfliurged with tile murder
of Engineer Chirk Attorney limner,
representing too railroad company,
said tonight Heat the proofs possessed
by the prosecution disclosed a plot tliai
would slhrtle tho public. He said
Knox's complicity was proved beyond
Question. The officers have order
question. The officers hare the onler
which was written by Knox to a stable
keeper for a team to he let to 8. 1).
WorJ'in, who was arrested for train
wrecking. In which he said ae (Knox)
would be responsible for the pay. The
bill was oflcrward presented to Knox
and be paid It.
TRIED TO DITCH A TRAIn!
Terre Hattie, July 15.—Strikers or
their sympathizers made another at
tempt to dltoh the Evansville and
Terre Haute northbound pasaengei
a switch, 'but the misplaced switch was
train this morning by tampering with
discovered before the passenger ar
rived. A Pullman coach was cut out
of a northbound bain Saturday night,
but the miscreant ran after cutting It
loose.
An assault was made on the Evans
ville and Terre Haute yard office oper
ator at 2 o'clock tills morning by four
men, one of whom is known to bo a
striker. The operator drew his re
volver and. the man ran. A Big Four
freight train was run 'through an open
switch, bib not wrecked. The train
men were stoned by a mob.
A TRAIN CtlT LOOSE.
Indianapolis, July 15.—(At ldO o’clock
this morning a freight train of thirty
cars, standing on an Incline switch on
tbc Pennsylvania track, was cut loose
by Strikers and ran down at a terrible
speed Into the Home Brewing Com
pany's stables, causing a complete
wreck ot both train and stables. One
dozen brewery wagons were demol
ished and three teams of horses were
fairly slaughtered. The loss to the
brewery In addition tp that of the rail
road company will be many thousand
dollars.
DEATH IN A COLLISION.
Louisville. Ky., July IS.—Rtaaenger
train No. 7, southbound, on tbe Louis
ville and freight train No. 74, north
bound. came together in a head-end
collision at Coleburg, Ky., at 5:50 last
night. Both engines were wrecked and
Engineer Frank Dudley of this city
waa killed and Fireman McCormick
slightly Injured. None of the passen
gers were hurt, though" badly shaken
up. The ’accident was tea result of a
misunderstanding of orders on the
part of the dead engineer.
BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM GERMANY
Emperor Wjlliam to Return From Nor.
way Abput August I and Then
VistiV the Isle of Wight
TRYING TO KILL ANARCHISTS
Agreement of Purls, HerIln, Vienna nml
Roue lu Hound the Trucks of tho
Anarchists—Effort to End
tho Koltse Scandal.
Berlin, July 16.—Emperor ’William
will sail from Bergen, Norway, on
July 23, and will arrive on August 1
In Wllhelenshuveh, where he will be
met by Chancellor von Caprlvl. After
a two days' rest in Potsdam he will
start for tho Is» of Wight. During
tbe emperor'e 'three days on ’German
sail all the important questions of do
mestic politics awaltng settlement will
bp submitted lo him. *
A peculiar feature of the present trip
boa been 'the suspension of most of the
government 'business in Berlin. Here
tofore he has received and answered
dally numerous notes and state papers
sent out by telegraph from the minis
terial office. This year the ministers
Have rent the usual communication",
but they Wave got only meagre replies,
often bone at all. It Is, therefore, quite
uncertain what 'the emperor thinks of
Dr. Mlquel'a proposals for the suppres
sion ot Socialism and Anarchism, or
the revised plans tor tho taxation ot
alcohol -and tobacco. Whether We will
support the chancellor in h'ls opposi
tion 'to special repressive laws and
will go over to the reactionists of tho
Blsmarokiam school Is hi complete
doubt. In official circles there Is a well
authenticated report that Che emperor,
when bidding the chancellor good-by
in Kid. requested him to study caret
fully tbe question of repressive legisla
tion against the revolutionists and for
mulate a proposition ot subjection. So
far nothing Indicates 'that the cJfancel-
lor Was Joined the reaction. Tho news
papers which he is supposed to inspire
still oppose pkins of reviving special
laws against Socialism or Anarchism.
The exchanges of Berlin, Vienna,
Paris and Rome has resulted in a com
mon agreement <0 enforce the system
bf survellance recommended by C.t-
prlvl. The corner stone of tills system
Is the harmonious co-operation of the
police forces in all four mpltuls. Tho
most effective part uf the agreement,
as far us Geramnv Is concerned, pro
vides that any foreign Anarchist who
seeks refuge In Germany and whose
presence is known to the authorities
•rball be blacefl at once at the disposal
of WIs government. In case uf expul
sions. the police of every country in
the agreement shall be warned ut once
so the exile may be shadowed wherever
he goes. It is understood tti.it Brussels
and the city governments will c'o-oper-
ato with the four others in this agree'
ment.
Count Hazfclt. Gorman ambassador In
London, will crime here tomorrow to
confer with Oaprivl as to England's at'
tttude toward the agreement. He has
the nssurance of Lord Rosebery that
England will help tho continental pow
ers in the light ugalnst the Annrchlsts,
although not tn a position to enforce
the provisions as to expulsions.
The Nonldeutsch Algemeln Zeltung
holds that the international police meas
ure will meet the present emergency.
No International code nor extraordinary
domestic legislation, if says, will now
be necessary.
The Hamburger Nuchrlcben de
nounces Great Britain's pretentions of
world-wide .hospitality. "This is a mere
Pharisaism." H says. "England shelters
the worst ruffians, who are ready to
prey upon all her neighbors and never
nuke objection as long as she herself
sustains no Injury."
Tho RMchsbote and the Post distin
guish thcmsolvoa-from other Conserva
tive Journals by opposing the demandn
for international league and Draeonie
laws again-* the revolutionists, in the
Liberal and Radical press Chancellor
von Oaprtvl Is commended for his hos
tility to exceptional legislation.
Tho emprens received last week a let
ter from Lebedit von Kotzo'a wife, who
appealed for an audience that she might
plead In her husband’s defense. The
empress made no reply. Tho emperor
The minister of Russian customs has
given notice from August 1 that, all
Uerman vessels entering Russian
ports must deposit a sum equal to the
value of 'the cargo. The German -gov
ernment Was demanded that the new
order be withdrawn as a violation ot
the now commercial treaty.
The bourse discovered on Wednes
day that a large quantity of forged
Italian government securities had bean
unloaded in Berlin recently. All the
securities are 5 per cent, and most of
them are 1,000 lire bonds. A few deal
ers were defrauded, but most of 'the
heavy losses will fall upon Private In
spector Sudatrick, who was detailed as
special Inspector ait the bourse. The
bourse police has searehod for the au
thor of the forged securities.
The Jew baiter, AWiwardt. has pub
lished a pamphlet composed at his
leisure in tho Plorttenee pri«on. The
contents are so rabidly antl-6emltlo
as to suggest the Insanity of the au
thor. He contends that the Bible la
full of Jewish falsehoods, bom of the
enormous conceit of tho Hebrew race.
Almost every reoord In tho Scriptures
is forged, not excepting than of Christ.
Judas Iscariot, he holds, was the typi
cal Jew of ,tho Bible.
Tho harvest In south Gormany and
Austro-IIungary are good, reaping ad
vanced and threshing Is in progress.
The quality of wheat Is excellent. The
oat and Hlalxe crops are Still in doubt.
The wheat crop in Hungary la esti
mated at 37.000,000 maters centner.
The Hamburg government has sup
pressed a society of Free Thinkers,
whose members are chiefly young
Anarchists. A Munich SootalWt club,
called 'the free debaiters, was dissolved
last week mainly because It sympa
thized openly with the Berlin Anarclt-
IstS, who masquerade as independent
Socialists. On Friday many of these in
dependents gathered in front of the
Plortzcnae prison to welcome the An
archist Hermann, who was expected
to finish her term on that day. They
waited In vain, as Hermann had been
liberated on Thursday evening and
had ubeyed the police orders to leave
Berlin at once. Berlin police arrested
several of the crowd against whom
charges were made. Jean Gregolre, a
French Anarchist, -wa s taken from his
refuge In Saarhruecken on Friday and
was delivered to the Frenohtipolloe on
the frontier. The Czech An-archlst
Florin was sentenced In Wiesbaden
yesterday ‘to a month's imprisonment.
His offense was tirait he threatened ko
blow up .the police iwho were watching
him. The burnt for Anarchist suspects
is oarrled on energetically, but quietly
throughout the empire.
WORK THIS. WEEK
IN CONGRESS
\
The. House Managers Think They Will
Get Through All Importent
Measures This Week.
MR. BAILEY'S BANKRUPTCY BILL
A Vats Will Bs Taken on It This After*
U0011— Appropriation Bills Will
lie Ruihtd Through (ho
ionuto Thlo \V««k.
BISHOP IRELAND ON STRIKES.
determined <0 squelch the scandal for
the present, ornl as far us the public
is concerned forever. Tho story tlmt
Kotze has offered a large reward tor
the anonymous letter writer is absurd.
The culprit is known at court. Possi
bly the emperor awaits tho right time
to punish him without attracting atten
tion.
l'rivy 'Councillor Breugmann, who
conducted th* examination, received
two days ago on anonymous letter
which offered proof -that a certain
prince at the Ber H n court wrote the
offensive letters. The prince’s friends
say that the writer Hes, as the prmee
was traveling In Asia when the first
letters were sent.
The court in Lelpslo has reversed, by
a new decision, the principle of Judicial
autonomy of the states In handling
press offenses. Newspapers nrn held
to be liable to proaecutlon, not only
In the place of publication, but wher
ever they circulate within the empire.
The prosecutor, moreover, may choose
the place of trial to suit himself. This
decision has aroused the states rights
people and the editors of all newspa
pers to a storm of protests, which will
be repeated as soon os the relchstag
meets.
In consequence of a tariff war with
8pain all Spanish goods Imported Into
Germany are dutiable, with the 60 per
cent., additional of the regular tariff.
This closed Germany ahrolutely to a
large part if thi Caban tobacco trade.
Import rtion of fnuiy Spanish products
has been ow entirely. Tho war was
thrust up-ilf Germany. The chancellor
compiled wfth the majority of 8pair: s
demands and made concession after
concession until it "became evldentthit
nothing within the range of poartMJtty
would satisfy the Madrid protection
ists.
The VossJdhe Zeltung eiys the gov
ernment 1s tg he commended for break
ing off commercial relations with a
country living, as Spain, in trade hos
tility to all Europe. "Germany will
not be the first to resume treaty nego
tiations," it adds, "and Spain win find
eventually that she must accept more
unfavorable conditions than those
whioh she rejected. German Industry
Is prepared to do without Spanish
markets."
A Patriotic View of the Strike and Its
Disastrous Effects.
Chicago, July 15.—Archbishop Ire
land ot St. Fuel, asked what lie hail
10 say upon the railroad strike, spoke
as follows: "I dislike to speak ot tho
Chicago strike, because lu so doing I
ulirdl bitroio labor, while, because of
my deep syuiiiiulilliy wfdU It, 1 should
wish to liu vo bat words of praise I0r
it. Yet lu u uoueutous social crisis,
such us tun oue through which we arc
passing, it fs a duty to speak uloud
and 10 multe avowal of truth- and prin
ciples which will save society and up
hold Justice. The lUttil inlelake which
lias been uradt- lu oouncution with this
strike Is that property bus beau de
stroyed. the ltety of citizens Inter
fered with, endangered Uvea, social or
der imumccd smd tho institutions aud
freedom of the country put la meet
serious Jeopardy. The moment such
things happen, uU possible questions
ns to rights und grievances of labor
must ho dropped out of sight nnd nil
effort of Isvw-abldlog citizens and of
public officials made to servo In lunlu-
laluing public order aud guarding, lit
all cost, too public weoL Lubur must
learn, however sacred ill might be,
there is something above them and ab
solutely supreme, that Is nodal order
nml thi' laws of public Justice. TLcro
la no civil crime aa Mderoa and fui
pregnant of evil results as reslstuncrf
u> raw and the eon»Uttiltonul authori-
tles of tho country. Tills Is revolution;
It begets chaos; It Is anarchy; It dis
rupts tho whole Kodnl fabric which In
•urea life nnd safety to tho poor ns
well as to tiro rich, to tlho employes as
well as to the employers.
“There cun bo no hesitation to bring
In III.' I" Ip "f 'll" powers of society
when property is menaced. Only sav
ages, or men who for tho time being
ure turned into sa-vages, will burn or
destroy properly, whether It be the
fhetory of tho rich man or tho poor
man's cottage, a railroad enr or a na
tional building. Moro criminal and
more inexcusable Is tho nut of murder
ing human brings or of eudangering
their lives.
"Labor, loo, must learn the lesson
that the liberty of tbe citizen is to be
respected. One man has -the right to
ceaee from work, but be has not tbs
right to drive another man from work.
Ho who respects not the liberty of
Others *hawi himself unworhty of ids
own liberty and Incapable of being a
citizen in a free country. Never can
riots and mob rule and lawless depre
dations bo tolerated. The country that
permits that signs its own death-war
rant.
"Riots and mob rule, such ns have
occurred In Chicago, do Immense harm
to rite cause of labor and seta back Its
advance for whole deoades of years.
Labor thereby loses the earnest sym
pathy Ot thousands of friends and
gives courage to Its enemies. Worse
yet, Ut# principle of popular govern
ment suffers. It Is no wonder -that,
reading of occurences In 'America, Eu
ropeans announce that the republic Is
a failure and that a strong monarchy
only can bold society together. No
where on earth has tbe poor man
liberty, civil, social and Industrial, ns
that which hs enjoys In America, is
this liberty to be used In tearing down
the republic whioh blesses and pro
tects them.
“I am far from saying that labor has
n<ft had its grievances In America, nor
that redress must not be sought.
would not respect a laborer who seeks
not to enjoy all ble rights and to Im
prove his condition, but all tills must
be done within the lines of social or
der and law. The remedy for those 11 In
Is a healthy public opinion Add fair
public legislation, and all legitimate
efforts In these directions, whether by
single acta or united forces, are laud
able. Labor has mode great progrese
in the recent past; It must not be too
hasty. Time and patience la requisite
to final success."
COL. BRADY UNDER ARREST.
Cheyenne. Wyo„ July 15.—Lieut.
Col. Brady of the Seventeenth In
fantry, who had commanded the troops
at Rock Springs during the strike
troubles, returned to Fort Russell yes
terday and reported to tbe commander
that he had been ordered to report to
Gen. Brooke ae being under arrest.
Col. Brady's arrest is believed go be
the result of opinions exoressed on the
•trike situation.
Washington, July 15.—The managers
of the house think they now wo day
light, and that m fur ius measures of
general Interest and importance utra
concerned the present week 'Will put
theta all out of the way. Tomorrow
will bo glvwt to the eoujddorufltou of
Mr. Itallvy's Dili for a uniform system
of bankruptcy. The votes is to bo
taken ait 4210 o'clock. By tho terms
of tho onlor agreed upon, ouo hour
will bo devoted to general debate bills
and .two hours to debate) on iiroposed
amendments under tlio Are-minute '
rule.
Iu case the bill Is out of tho way In
time, Cho Judiciary aommlleo will bo
recognized befuro adjournment so Hunt
It wJU tinvo uU of Tuesday's session
for tbe discussion of measures reported
from it. Nino of tlio bills lttvo been
soleotod by too amnnitteo for pre-
seututiioii, but manifestly It will bu Im
possible to consider them all. One of
these, which Is considered of much im
portance, Is tint to establish a system
of salaries for marshals, clerks and at
torneys of United States courts, and
abolishing Hie praotloo of paying foot.
Tho bill la, lu some sense, un outcome
of the Investigation Into the reported
abuses liy ofiloiuls'of tho United Suites
court In MnsriteliuHoltH nml ALoiIhuiui.
Wednesday will be given to the cum-
mttce on military ullufra to dear too
moro lmponu'ut ttUe, tho passage of
whltih It has recommended. ' This Is
as far uu the mmrmilltoo on rules lias
disposed of the week, but tho proba
bilities ure before tho wook closes tlr.t't
toe bill to uunnnd toe Imorotmto com
merce act t» as to permit 'toe railroads
.to arrange freight mid panscngcr pools
will lie called up. Cuusldorable oppo-
sltlou to toe bill 1ms boon expressed
mud several nppllaaittnns matlo to tho
committee on rules not to let it have a
day until next session. Rut the expe
diency mul Justice of too proposition
nre mrigu.zml by too managers nnd
they toy It shall lutvo consideration.
Unless the friends of too tniumiro will
consent to strike out the provision per
mitting appeals to be taken from ilia
ruling of tiio Interstate) aoamncrco com
mission, It Is doubtful Unit tho bill
will pass.
Tho sennto has rondo sudh rapid prog-
rt«d with too appropriation bills, It Is
quite possiblo the clone ot the week
will see nil the depart,meats of too gov
ernment provided for tho present fiscal
year. When tho resolutions hmvo been
accomplished tho minority will occupy,
a lsisliton of ulngulur idnnAn In ro-
g.nd to the conference Republicans on
Iho tariff. Sltntkl thorn features of
the booso bill to which “conservative”
Democrats and tho ReiHibllctuis most
object bo reinstated in tho confcrcneo
report It will lie In Mnrir 1 mover to nay:
“Well, now, gcnlilemen, wc nro qullo
ready » vote to adjourn or stay hero
mid discuss this mutter till too 4to at
next March, If need be. and Uiero Is no
rule by which you can glint off debate
or compel the adoption of n conCeronro
report, which does not concede some-
tiling to our vlows.
If after Iho appropriation bills nro
diaposod of tho Kcpnblluanx in tiotii
toe senate oral too house should com
bine to break a quorum, St Is doubtful
whether the Democrats would bo uhlo
without extra wdl nary effort to hold
their forces together and to ooinmund
sufficient votes to adopt too couforenco
report. Some of tho more aggreadvo
Republican opponents of the tariff bill
are already hinting ut rite poHsIbilliy
of such a contingency nrislng. But tho
better opinion seems to be that some
kind of IU1 adjustment will be arrived
at tliough not till souv ufier riio lot
of August. The time now fixed tor too
bill to take effect lms passed. The 10th
Is rtm date ah Mi one of the memburu
of tho eonfiTom anuuw 11s iho tlmo
when be bonos to see the bill signed
by the President.
There are other important tneusurcB
pending IhCwoci tho two bouses which
the senate js n»t In any hurry to toko
up. The awl-option bill was talked to
dm!!i in the senate in the last erm-
gresi and -would meet with equally
strong opposition If culled up tor sen
ate action at this session. Almost ns
much opposition would mutrit the bill
to forfeit, unearned rullnxul land
grants, which too bouse paused last:
week.
THAT NEW MORNING DAILY.
Atl-nta, July 15.—(Special.)—The gentle-
men Intercnted In tho enterprise slats
that the new morning dally, which la to ,
be backed by Bridgeport (Conn.) Nows
people and other Bridgeport capital in
connection with some local money, will
moke IU appearance Meptember 1. ■! no
Atlanta people In the new paper are
Capt. A. J. Weal, a well known real
estate dealer; Sam W. V/Ilkes or tho
Clyde Steamship Line, and Henry it.
Powers, a private banker. Col. h. K.
Sawyer, who was an editor or wide Innu-
ence here some ycurs ago, will be cdltor-
In-chler or the new paper. Editor Sawyer
ones challenged Henry Grady to light
a duel.
A complete outn hea been aecured and
offices leased on Alabama atroet. wnti
the advent or the new mormn; paper
Atlanta will have five dailies, three arter-
noon an J two morning. Iho tear paper
will be launched with a capital or SF.M),
QUIET PREVAILS.
San Francisco, July IS.—Quiet pre
vails at Sacramento. Oakland and Los
Angeles this morning. Trains are mov
ing to all olaoes nearly on achMule
lima.
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