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THE "WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1894.
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THE “RIGHTS" OF LABOR.
<*><> h«ro -rtron wore* I linrl not reached thfdr liomes. The
a—U
b , prevail, tliffeftve, toe result could
not fail to lie disastrous to our 1**IW-
cal inst’.lutiosui, to otir industrial sys
tem «ud to our civtliaaiSou itself. It
will nht prevail, but It Is not i m pored-
blc that this t'lieory and others closely
akin to It, 1 hiving thrir crlfelu in
Annrdiisfie and Socialistic ideas
Impoornt from Europe, may yet
cause the country much trouble. The
worst to lie ftured Is that society In
protecting itself may be forced to cur
tail flrait liberty oP the indivldUBi
which has contributed more than any
ottlier one 1 lima to the glory of our re
publican institutions.
AN IMPRACTICABLE PLAN.
An tatollife-out yoiuife- mechanic, amia
ble tu disposition nod mm.-ai.illy well
inlWiinti, coiupUi.ucd iu the inviting of
the Telegraph the other day that iu
this country labor never bad s fair
chance. Asked to explain what lie
meant, he said that a strike, like ttlv.i«t
thou iu progress In Chicago, was wav,
and tha* the strikers had the right to
use whatever degree of force was nec
essary to fetltu a victory. They liad
not the right, he thought, te burn
property or to resort to ilyinvarAe, by
oim.li Minoccitt people mi-fht l*e in*
Jural, but they did have the right to
beut or even kill men who attempted
to lake Wton- places. The yiuuo* »ac
theirs of right, and Oho men who
tried to tube them tret* robbers who
had no cause to co-mpliwn if they suf-
fured bodily injury iu choir u/Hcuipt to
commit an act which was n crime mor
ally if nut according to the laws of the
laud. The strikers were Justified
lu considering such men as the attack
ing force of 11m corpoiutions with
which they were at war. Whitt he
uuuut in saying that labor never has
a lhir chance was that in this wet die
gorernmeiH always iuhcfeccs in be-
half of caplin!, nud by lihe use of the
army prevents the Issue being fought
to a finish by I'lie parties interested in
It The pliysicul force which, in his
opinion, the strikers iravo u moral
right to use Is ovtToouie by the physi
cal force, not of their opponents, but
of tbe goveruineitt, which ought not to
interfere in behtilf of one dims n*ul
against another.
We do not know to what extent these
views are held by American working
men. We have been told that they are
quite geaemily held, and this state
ment scents to be supiurted by die
fact ItMbt null ly every strike Is uceoui-
jnuied liy violence on the part of tiie
s Irik its, or the mob sympathizing with
atieni, agutust men who attempt to take
strikers’ pbtcui. If so, it Is time that
mentury principles of free gurcrumeut. {
If it wire to uomu about tlut- the
morn her* of a kitxr union could, with
luipunlty, nan utufitv of right conceded
by all, prevent other men from work
ing by beating or killing chan, free
gor crons tu would no longer exist.
Tbe gortrntmsrt would be iluvt of the
labor union, nwl tts fuudumiratnl prin
ciple would Is- ttmt no uv:-n had rights
Which The gitvernmoik was lioumi to
ronpect t-xewpt members of the union.
Men outside of its ranks would be the
rurlewt skives, govern--il not tiy law
but liy furee.
Fran tbe economic wtnadpoUkt. tbe
effect would hi- ns bad from the inim
ical. T1h* employment of rapitnl In
the enterprises by which wages are
paid to the member* of lulsir imiouft
is voluntnry. It is eropfajMI only be
cause if the confident belkf of the
maa who own It that they cao make
n pront by rraulng and running the
railroads, mills, factories, etc., la which
It is tnvwatod. Its employment enunot
be forced by the hiiior unions, the
government or osiy other authority.
That part of it wlcib tuunat be wHh
drawn unn tie dmtrwycd by them, nutl
that is the extant of their power. The
dewtruortou of any |urt of It will cer
tainly nut inornwe the wages of the
employes, nor will any notion an the
Iiart of the kuter which sltukes the
coutldonoe of the mru who control cap
ital tu tlieir aliihty to gain protits
through Industrial vauvprtox That
confidence can certainly nut outlive the
day when it Iv-Tjoines known that In-
vastiucut* of capital will not be in the
control of the neu who make
them nor protected by the Miw* of the
land, but will be controlled by the men
•>h • * >• - t|«,ai li.ii let wit em
ployment. ready at all times to use
force to matatntn ttirir authority over
it. tJapltnt Is Invested to make iirotlts,
and tt must make profits nr It cannot
give employment to worklngimu. That
it coots a nuke profits when man
aged liy min who do not own k, who
would not sitin' Iu the profits, ami
whose only purpura la to get tbe larg-
" cst wages possible out of It Is certain.
The management must remain in
the owner, the asm who U seeking
profits by Us use. or It will inevitably
be quickly wasted.
From tbe standpoint of civilized,
Christian man tboae views are even
more execrable. It la generally con
ceded that society os a whole, in Its
orgnoiad capacity, lias the right to
kill—but only In arlfdcfisue. It cou-
not kill for revenge nr Itr the sake of
gala. It may put out of lift- only'those
of tts ineoriMS who have shown that
they are dangerous to its life, or to the
lives of iu Innocent ond psaccfnl uiern-
Iiers. If men who hove voluntarily
quit work kill other moo who wish to
w-.irk, asui do so os a njaaev of right,
they assume an authority whkh soci
ety as s whole; represented >o ilia gov
ernment, does not arrogate to lu<4f.
They kill men Innocent of mine. for
exerebUtiff an hmltesislils rtgnt.
If tbe theory held by the /.sing
The President will appoint a com
mission, headed by Carroll I). Wright,
to investigate die labor troubles iu the
Wist. Mr. Wright is a very aide man,
whose life for many years Iras beeu
given to the investigation of economic
problems, and he is therefore well
tliiallllcd to oat In the capacity of chair
man of the coimntssLon. He is not a
politician, and this fact will add value
to his report, in that it will relieve Hie
report to a large degree of the sus
picion of bias or prejudice. Tbe other
two members of the commission will
also, no doubt, be qualified to do the
work expected of tbetu.
This commission will bo expected
merely to report the facta discovered,
though it may go further nnd make
rcoointnemlarions. In view of this pos
sibility, perhaps, we see that some of
our exuhaag -s ure already recommend
ing plans to tile commission, and
Ihrougb the ootum-lssiou to congress
mid the public, for putting an end to
railroad striker* nnd all related troubles.
One of Uicse plans, advocated by even 1
IMniH-iviitio popers. contemplates a
practical governtueat control of the
railroads, though not government own
ership of them, anti u system of pen
sions. According to it, a man to be
eligible for service on a ruilrjud would
need a license from the government,
of tlte kitsl that steamboat engineers
are now obliged to tu-ke out. Presum
ably they would be issued only to men
who hod shown them selves cotnpctcut,
and coald be cancel led for sultlcleat
cause. For the bcuatit of three men a
pension ftrml woultl be created, two-
thlnls being withheld from their wages
and onc-chlnl taken front ilte groan
earnings of the iuads. Front this fund
the men would lie paid sick benefits
while lu the serrico of the roods and
retiring pensions when they reached n
certain age. Their families would also
be entitled to pensions for n certain
time In case of death from accident or
before the age for rettreuKut wns
reached.
It is evMent that this plan is token
from that adoptud lu OenuJny a few
yours ugo, when the government un
dertook to defYot soekiHstu by admit
ting in a modified form some of its de
mands. Tlie underlying Idctiu seem
to us uOterly repugnant to the principles
on which our governmiTU is fiainded.
Howcvir disguised, these Ideas are
that the government should ttenrive
the rnilroud entploite of his lberty und
then take core of him und his family,
lae pain is an eptcoate of the socialist
ntcilotion and puttensil tn Hie highest
degree, while tbe chief wlco of the
founders of the republic was to reduce
the functions of the government iu Its
rclatloiM with the Individual citizen to
the narrowest jsnstblc bounds, leaving
to the citizen the largewt possible lili-
ertv nml the larg.wt poesilb|e respoast-
bllity for bis otvu suocres or failure In
life.
Hut even if the |dan wore not objec
tionable on this ground, it Is. we be
lieve, not u pruclkwl «»>. Uailroad
laborers have no greater cintm to the
care of the government and uo grtuter
res|MOslbUity to It thau talwrers In
other occupations. A ptau which con
templates the ootHrol uud core of them
slots 1 is too narrow. It must lie ex
panded mo ns to tuke In nil workers,
if not nil citixenn, nml such a plait is
certainly not workable ait the present
stage of national development,
would afieedlly and ucceMurily substi
tute for our republic u soclalhrttc ntate.
Even as a remedy for railroad strikes
It would probably fall. The require
ment of a license would curtail the
supply of labor avatSablc for the ra.i-
rond service far more effectively than
the labor unions, even by the use of
flfce, can do, tusl tbe railroad rompa-
nies would cuusequeutly lie ut the mer
cy of the only men possessed of the
privilege of working for them. They
would be apt to use that power, in
spite of auy poiwtble low of interest In
the '|M«siim fund. Tbe government
could not make them work If they dal
not wish to, uad could not allow the
cotupouhu to employ other moa with
out ciofeasing the complete failure of
its effort tn ran the roilrouds.
It Is a (treat deal better to waK for
the facta to be devekqieil liy tbe com
mission's invest!gutiou before formu
lating plans. Whiu rtiese facts are
known it will imgisWy be seen that
the best thing for the government to
do Is to strictly fulfill its duty of pre
serving the inaco and protecting the
Inilvkluai dtlren in his right to work
or not to work, os be chooses.
eager, if cowardly, assassins committed
their crime tu tbe earliest! moment
tbcot rhey felt themselves safe tn com
mitting It.
It Is intolerable that the condition of
affairs existing in tbe mining region
of Alabama should continue, hut the
problem presumed by its existence is
a puzzling one. It Is not practicable
to keep a large military force con
stantly on the ground. The militia ex
ists only to meet temporary emergen
cies, and a standing army would not
only lie enormously expensive; hut Its
creation would be extremely offensive
to conservative citizens. It is evident
that the turbulent, murderous element
can lie controlled only through its
fears, however, and this means that
tiie law must be back,si liy a force
sufficiently strong to make turbulence
nnd murder very dangerous to those
responsible for Ultra. The hanging of
half a dozen of the assassins would
have u good effect, but the shooting of
nu equal number in the act of commit
ting crime would have an "ven greater
riwtra-iuiug effect.
Governor Jones Jt-enti tied to public
gratitude for the promptness and firm
ness with which he has tnet thli
trouble. His conduct is in glorious
contrast with that of other states
which might he named. He seems to
be backed up by the right kind of pub
lic feeling lu Birmingham, and will no
doubt be successful tn restoring peace
for a time. The means of preserving
the peace permanently and of punish
ing promptly attemlits to commit such
outrages as those of the last few days
will require time to aretite. Hut they
will lie treated.
MACON S GUEAT OPPORTUNITY.
The opening of the Dixie Interstate
Full', now three mouths distant, will,
the Telegraph believes, mark the open
ing of u prosperous business year for
Macuu. More Chun tlnst—for in this
great undertaking we have no selfish
motive—the Dixie Interstate will be to
Georgia In 18iH w4mt nil great expo
sitions representative of a state
suites must bo to the whole territory
nod the whole people Included In Its
soope.
Drawn strictly U|ion business prin
ciples, outlined with care and fostered
with wisdom, the plans for tbe Dixie
Interstate fair have reached maturity.
It is now the purt of all our people,
not only In Macon, but throughout the
length nod breadth of Georgia, to ren
der uil possible uatoamnee to those who
have undertaken to give to Gcorg'-n
nu exiKMitiou that Will equal if not
surpass nil previous enterprises of Its
kind in this or. any other stale In the
South. ^
It Is literally true that the degree of
success attendant on the great fair de
pends now almost entirely upon the
poople of Macon. Up to the present
time there thus not been tuty urgent
one-Moad, bottby-rldlng doctrinaire never I P\ C D O DC MAI MO
yet had sense. If one has sense he never
rides a hobby and never allows hobbyists
to ride hhq.
Potter Is an object lesson snd a warn
ing. Keep hobbyists oat of office—whether
formers, mechanics, teachers or preach-
Kuch men have neither Intellectual
nor morel perspective. They ere Incapable
of wise legislation; they add to disorder;
they bring on anarchy. An amiable and
conscientious fool—playing the role of
martyr to hhs “convictions"—Is always
dangerous. As a citisen, I thank Gen.
Gordon for his patriotic words.
A. G. ltsygood.
Senator Davis said iu ltU speech In
reply to Toffer's tirade that the latter
r(presented the mob—limit he stood for
the anarchistic element that threatens
the safety of our Institutions. This Mr.
Pcffor denied, but the charge Is nev
ertheless true, and in this he correctly
represents his party. We do not mean
to sa-.v that Mr. Pcffer or any great
proportion of the rank and tile of his
party wish to kill anil destroy l)y dy-
uutni'te or to resort to violence in any
form. We moan to say that he und
his party are in seutimontu! revolt
against the social, political anil eco
nomic ooudiftons existing in this coun
try, which are the outcome outlie ex
perience of tiie htunnYi race durfug the
past centuries. If they were to suc
ceed in gaining possession of the gov
ernment und wore to try to put their
(leas into operation, we believe the
ultimate effect would be anarchy.
It Is perfectly natural, tu our opin
ion, that senator Peffer and his porty
should sympathize with the Cbicmgo
mob. That they do sympathize with It
a*hmvm nnl onl 7 f-.iy IVffi'P'n miMi'li
but by the general tone of the Popu
list press. There has been no upproval
In that press of the violence showu by
the mob; but these newspapers hnro
seemed to think -tlmt the government
was far more bkunable for using force
to restore order and put property In
the possession of tts owners thau the
mob was for resisting to violence In
trying to accomplish Its unlawful pur
poses. Apparently they believe that
the tnnb bud n perfect right to seize
property, to drive men from work, bo
stop the business of the country, to in-
Slot enormous loss on muttons of In
dustrious people and to defy bite laws
of the land—not because they approve
those acts but bocunse they arc more
Interested hi the triumph of “labor”
over “capita 1” than Ujey are lu the
maintenance of a civilization based ou
law, the prwoTvaitkm of which Is even
more necessary to "lab>r" than to
"caiUtal."
Bishop 1 lay good la perfectly right In
saying than “aa amiable ami conscien
tious foot—playing the role of martyr
to bis Vonv let Ions'—is always danger
ous." Sudh fools tire generally scnll-
mcDtaJIsts, to whom rices seem much
more Important than crimes, and who
arc mudli more anxious tor the govern
ment to be kind und good to somebody
thTtu concerned that it shall do justice
ULUU 11 L. Ill Mill U
IN PRISON
He Refutes All Offett Made by His
Friends to Go on His
Bond.
RETURNED TO WORK AT PULLMAN
The Strike la Loalng Ita i'ohealre Force
AIoiik (lie Llnra nnd Trafflo la
Crailunlljr Incrvaalng on
TUiougli liliica.
cuted a coup this morning
(•uuytruuu* irisut-U |or HWltPhra,
Southern pa 0 iH, **
Uuim to Woodland as wltiiPs-V Q
ease of Knox and WoffTj
prellnUn-ury examination J.m,. 3 " 1
T
Puolft
•'•“‘J I.
• w *>n
fhe superior 11
The men were eumpellej U |'* > '
their notats t- . w
their post* forthwith tn or<w i
Woodland In time to Vre i
Thus the comp my | H fe.f, *. f's
switching crew for an lndefinlt^
The Ktrlkera claim ttmt the ,,h 1
not lie flii-d today nnd Vb.i
return of tiie men from \v U'"n
S3S - y wm C
MILITARY HOLD THR ta u .,
Vallejo, Cal.. July 18.- A Bu '
provLIons, «ufflcl(\nt to ^ pp ®
l;i*t
Chicago, July 18.~iDebs and his com
panions are Kept busy refusing offers
to furnish bail* and adhere to their de
termination to remain in jail. They
do not live on prison fare, however,
but have their meals sent In from
neighboring restaurant. They spent
several hours today In the visitors'
cage wPth other representatives of the
union and their relatives, receiving
correspondence and directing the move
ment of the strike. A short visit was
mde to the oillce of their counsel for
consultation. The re3t of the day was
spent upon affairs of the organization.
In 'the absence of Directors Hogan and
Qoodwln in the Northwest, and on ac-
count of the imprisonment of four oth
ers, there was no quorum j n the exec-
H\n» Ho 3 ril loLy nimptor Iturns
practically had charge of affairs, al
though the prisoners were consulted
and Issued instructions in regard to
tne strike outside or Chicago. At Uhl-
rlchs hal! the road committee reported
that the union was not losing ground
Chicago. Director Burns, in address
ing a mass meeting of the strikers,
afterwards said: “The Western roads
are badly crippled, and we aj-e going
to win if they put 600 of us in Jail."
The shops at Pul. man will possibly
be opened in a few days, but the strik
ers, by a large majority, do not Intend
to return to work at the reduced rate
of wages until they are forced to do
so by the pangs of hunger and the
approach of winter. The 'total number
of ptacationA received by the Pullman
Company from strikere who want to
return to work Is 75. The gr.'st body of
strikers are getting plenty to eat Just
now from some unknown source, and
every man. woman and girl is as fuH
of fight as ever.
•Editor Austin of the American Hall
way Union said tonight that the wo
men’s union at Pullman was the best
of any of the 600 unions In the United
States.
Rev. H. W. Thomas, pastor of the
People’s church, «ald, after a confer
ence today with Vice President Wicks,
that there was a strong sentiment In
favor of opening the shops. The offi
cials will say nothing.
force for itliirty days iru Wn 1
Oakland. Tile soldiers an/1 {£2*
lit Oakland will be kepi ,™ " ,
indollwte period. The or a,. r
beeurereived from Washington
HAD A CLOSE f-Ai I
Ot'kMlld. Cal.. July U-ETi
striker who wa* arrested in the ™
of toe naval balm lion and 2
croesdns; the dead line* u „
OH Whose hahol-f .% ~.~i. .. . "D,
pu» tots Issued.' i«s toen ]'|E
the miWtnry auBiorlffra r-n „„ d
of his leaving the eny. na
MIN’HRS RETURN TO W0R«
Wushington. July 18.—A nr*vhi
Knoxville, Tenn . wiya; MlneN ,
Jollco district, who have ben,
,1 ell Ike Min e April by order i
dent McBride, returned to work
ages than they were V
-at lrs,
before,
TWO STRIKERS KENTENCtS
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
*w» »Atwu wtini IIWU tun mt-auj
and perisMnm work loj every depart
ment that briupt matters to a focu.
and makes the foundation of oho
struoturo perfectly solid. We brileve
that this part has been accomplUbod.
The dtiMuuc a( money Mncrlbed to
the stock of the Minna, Exposition
Company by ohe people-of Macon is
sufficient If each and every subscriber
pay* 'in full the dele he ngymriel
when fhe sUbscrlptloa wus entrrrel. We
cannot bdlovc tbat such u difrt will lie
repudiated by nuny of our ritlsens
tvbo, notwIzlMtunding the bard time*,
must realize two to lug* tn tbia cnonoc-
tton: I- V .r»t, ttwit tlieir subsoriiMUms
were received In good fuMt and. upon
toolr jiromlse to pay, a event undertak
ing wus cuutmencnl uml an Immense
re*l»n*1blllty taken by a limited nuxn
ber of their fellow-cttizeiM. Second,
tlsit the only way to relieve toe present
strlngetKy Is to bring nstre money Into
clrculurioa, attract capiaoJ, induce ta-
teiligent hnmignvrion and vnnreslment,
draw trade and do sometblng tor onr-
s-Tv'es, all of which Is indudeil lu ana
aevom|>Usbed by a great exposition.
This work of advert hang, booming
uuu *.nniu| iu nil that will iieip the
Dixie Interstate Pair should not be
left to a few men who are sufficiently
public spirited or sufficiently sell-sac-
rithing to give their time nnd brains
to toe fair. It should be—tt most be—
the pleasure of every man, w-otn? and
child lu Maura m come up now, cad
from this time on give ntaxover time
and whatever talent they can possibly
spire to this undertaking.
We must get together and trail to
gether, leaving all e| K on , <* amsldt
eratera. No persoaal differences
polltiail questions should disturb tola
unMed tH-opte In ibelr steady iradt to
ward -the goal of success, and without
excepdoQ It should be—It mt*K be—
toe audition of every maa wbo de
sire* to live and prosper id Macuu to
pull for and push for tbe Dixie Inter
state Fair.
Now, rime all papa nod get together.
The watchword should be all for Ma
con nnd the DIxte iaCuriate Fair.
to regurd poverty as proof of opprea-
slon aud prosperity of n grasping,
selfish disposition, and to shape legis
lation accordingly.
What Oils country nereis In govern
ratio; is the Justice that will give every
man a fair chance to tnko rare of him
self aud hit, not the aentlmentulisnt
that will devote the government
work* of n roVirf.”
It la evident mat Debs ha* dunged
his role from that of a dictator tn th.it
of a martyr. He Iain Jail, and no doubt
expects to be regarded a* the victim
of tbe base of the corporations, Imt
unfortunately for him, the fact
known to everybody who knows
bis liuprisoomeut that bo is there vol
untarily. lie was offered bail—even
urged to accept it—but refnaed It. fee-
no better reason Hun tbaf he fwed
the newspaper* would criticise unfa
vorably the action of the men who
signed his bead. By hlz own sbowmg.
therefore, be is in Jail because of hi*
wants to save his friends from annoy
mice and not because be 4s obllgrel tn
t>c. This Is'hardly an mlvaahigrouz
position for a martyr.
The men who lay in wait near the
nioutb of a mine near Birmingham aud
shot dawn the negro miners when they
appeared are not Southern nt-ra. by all
accounts, but foreigners. The only one
wbo seems to have been captured to
a Frenchman, unable to speak English.
The crime can bardly be put to tbe
uses of tbe Republican party up Kortb.
therefore. It is tbe same kind of
grime that (a frequent | D Norrltera min
ing regions iu which foreigners have
taken tbe place of Americans.
TW* I* Ihe only redeeming feature,
however, of a horrible crime. It
committed with deliberation, os tbe
rircumstance* show. But a few boors
before to* troops which hod been
guarding toe mines for several weeks
bad here withdrawn. Many of them
1IAYGOOD ON TEFFER.
Bishop Haygood eondenua g
d«il ot wisdom Into the following brief
lower to our Atlanta morotog cuntem
iwrary:
Editor Constllution; At such s time as
this, when our govsnuusut Is In s test
the like of stitch tt never saw, Peffer
mokes on Idiotic contribution to chaos.
When lav is -lento and the civil order
suspended; when s grant city Is In
arehr. this whiskered doctrinaire suggests
changes in our government! When lt\ls
a question of any government at alt! The
fanatics, fools and thins tnoat of Cham
depraved foretwnena-who are Mag all
the devilment possible to them, get sym
pathy from Peffar—prepasFsross Patter—
who, by the mischances of Kansas poll-
tics. Is a United SUtea senator,
had sense he would ha a criminal. But
PERSONAL.
Tha mother of Bret Harte was a hand
some factory girl. Her husband edu
cated her and sht became oae of the
moet cultured women In Detroit.—Now
York Tribune.
Home Washington men hsve formed a
committee to retae funds for the erec
tion of a monument to John Drown on
the spot formerly occupied by the en
gine house at Harper’s Ferry, which
he converted Into a fort and defended
against the Virginia mllttta.
In Ms will the late Ukhop PMIlii
Brooks gave 12,000 to Trinity churc!
Boston, to be used toward tbs contple
tlon of tbe church front.
The death Is announced ot Portlcl,
near Naples, of the Prince of Alessan
dria. one of the old Bourbon party. He
was syndic of Naplsa when Garabalilt
entered tbe city In 18*0, snd consigned
to the general the keys of the city and
his office.
Mr*. Daniel Lamont Is visiting the
secretary’s mother at MeOrstwovl-le,
bar husband’s nativs village, tn New
York state.
Slgnortna Vlvante, the Italian poet
ess, has Just returned to New York
She is one of tbe most Interesting per
sonalities tn Europe today.
Tne latest man of note to take to
the lecture platform is Mr. Robert
Wallace, M. P. He will start early in
the autumn throughout the United
States and Canada.
ilrs. Lucy Healy of Charlestown
R. I., boa Just completed her *»th
year. Rite la a daughter of a revolu
tionary sc Utter.
THE EDWARDS ESTATE.
An Alleged Pennsylvania Heir to Due
New York City for It.
Now York. July U —Richard Wood
Woodward of Marshalltown, P xin.. bus
engaged cousel go bring suit against
persons in tbe city of Now York to re
cover 14*0,000,000. He claims lu hold
evidence to prove that be te the only
defendant of Robert Edwards, who, in
1704. bought thrty-fiVf. acres of tend
where Trinity church now stands. The
land was loosed to King George for
ninety-nine yean, at (he expiration of
whub time the betas were colled for
but none appeared. The etalmem -
the great grandson of the original Ed
wards’ sister, Prudence. _ i
Los Anirolee, July 18,-John Hoi
and Martin Kelly, on trial f„ r "
tefore Judge Rns* for viol.ui™
injunction on the Atlantic
sentenced tin* mominr i„
months In 'the county Jail. j ua “
read a lengthy opinion In ^
his action. ’Bhrae are the nretiu
to be sentenced by Judge Rom
* CONDEMNED THE A It n
(Memphis. July 18.—The switch
members of the American Hal
Union who went out on -trii.,. ,
adopted a resolution condemnlnV
local' officers of the American ItA
Union for not trying to get their
Places back m thviii. They (le-
the strike off lu Memphis, so f,
the switchmen are concerned, ant
strikers will try for any position
can get.
TRAIN WRECKERS ARRAICH
Woodland, Cal.. July is.-The J
of Edwards, Muffin. Ooinptmi, |i
und Worden, charged uitlt uitirl
comiectioo with the wreck nine
enrred near Sacramento one wort
tothty. came up before Jndge 1
this aft-tiinon. The defemljuit
Gstcd iqn u a sepurate examlnatii
whlcli the court decided they wo-
titled. Tlte derision prj-tpiun
heated discussion lietwai nt'n
for the proseoullon anil tW-Dit
and the uuutrr finally went oxt
Thursday morniug for fur.'at
men to.
PULLMAN STRIKERS GO BACK.
The First Break In Their Ranks Occurs
Today—No Trouble There. .
Chicago, July 18.—The first break in
the ranks of the Pullman strikers has
occurred ISO Hollanders having been
put back to -work on the track back of
•he 1*0 Inun foundry.
These men QulK work when the strike
wae declared, and etayed out until
now. No effort was made by the
etrikera to prevent the men from go
ing to work.'
TUBE WORKS TO RESUME.
McKeesport, P's,, July 18.—The Na
tlonal Tube Work* strike has been
declared off and the men will return
to work tomorrow.
MINE STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Macon, Mo., July 18.—At a mai
meeting of 'miner* hdd «t Bevler the
cowl etrlke was formally deolared off
and the men allowed to return to work
on the terms offered t>y their em
ployers. Work will be resumed in aH
of the mines excepting the Kanawa and
Texas No. «. which will not be open
for work until September.
NO CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA.
Son Francisco. July 18.—The strlki
situation In California at 8 o'clock this
morning Is practically unchanged. The
Southern Pacific Company Is Improv
ing in the movement of It* trains, as
la also the Banta Fa ayatam in tbe
southern part of the State. Notwith
standing that It has t*een reported tq
the contrary, there are no algna of the
englneent going out. l"ie atrlker* are*
holding together at all of the principal
points and give no intimation of weak
ening. ,* '
MASSING TROOPB. v'
St. Paul, July t5.~The action M th*
government in maaelng troojwi at Bui
and Helena wouM Indicate that the
c-rsi* U yet to come *n Montana. At
ltutte everything Is tied up At the
Northern Pacific general office burding
it was learned tonight that a special
train had left for Aeslniboine vie the
Oreat Northern, bearing troops to Hel-
ena and Butte, where trouble te anti
cipated. Tbe available force at Aasino-
botne consists of two troops of cavalry,
one company of Indian* and four com
panies of Infantry, numbering In ah
about BOO men. and the bulk of these
•were dispatched under hurry order*
and will probably reach Butte during
the night. In addition It is understood
that several additional companies wf.l
be sent from Omaha. The trouble lies
with the miners, wbo tt ta said have
quietly been making preparations to
Join forces with the American Railway
Union out there and repeat the scenes
in Chicago. Unless precautions are
taken much of Ihe property of tha
Northern Pacific will be destroyed .
BTONBD PASSENGER TRAINS.
Fort Wayne, lnd., July 18.—P.-nusyl-
vtttla passenger train No. 8 was stoned
Vast nlgtal In Fort Wayne. Detective
Stoll might two men tn the net. They
were arrested. One te WlUfcwn Niton,
the discharged Pennsylvrnla switch
man. who almost killed tt yardmaster
here nine months ago. The other pris
oner is A. M. Waterman of GMveston,
Texas, when aiivW-d tha men bad
■nones In thetr pockets. Mayor Oakley
bound them over under heavy bonds to
await She action of the criminal court.
Member* of tbe name gang stoned
NiekJr Plate. Wabash and Penn*ytvs
nia passenger train Saturday, Sunday
and Monday n.ght. The Oen-ral Man
ager* Asaorkitlonfand offered a big re
ward for thetr rapture.
SHOPS REOPENED.
Sacramento. Cal.. July II.—In accord
ance writ Instructions from General
Manager Towne, Superintendent Fit-
more reopened tberalrosd stops, this
morning with a force of about M0 men.
Tbe shops were strougly guarded nnd
the strikers male no demonstration.
TRAINS RUNNING.
Oakland. Oil. July It.—More stats
troops arrived bore this morniug All
pa»s*n*er train* are being run practi
cally on schedule tone.
A LAWYBR’8 CUNNINO.
ftecrasnentu. July II.—Gra. A. L
Burt, attorney for toe lower branch
of tbe Am irtcan Railway Union, tgre
METHODIST CONFBRENCF.
That for the Ouinesvlll' Dlitrtct
fercuce Convened lit Norcrnu
day.
Norcivras. July 18.—Th* Culm
district conference wus orjunltri
toe Methodist church In tot* (tact
morning. Elder M. J. Cofer In the
with Rev. Mr. Morgan of Belton u
n-rtry.
There were preliminary servlro
terdny. The day ws* spent in
tng the different phases of the
school qurestlnn.
Introductory sermon was preschd
night by Elder J. M. Cofer. It res
of lit* riutmcterlstlc sermon*, ful
pathos and power. Dr, Cofer lui
own peculiar way of poking tl
, _ . . -. -- ?:
proMlon upon hi* audience.
There will tra a full attendance of
egates, and Norcroas Itn* openri
doors and hearts of the detpsies
Dr. J. W. Quinlan, the putor,
everything arranged In ported «
nnd with the hospitalities of the
people behind him every otts
royally entertained.
TO PAY UNCLAIMED B0UOT
Washington, July 18.—Mr.
North Carolina today introOu cl u|
senate a biff to appropriate tne ■
of money In the treasury kno»n si
claimed bounty, and pay aminrif
colored s'llillers In the *tab* ot T
ginla. North Carolina. South C*r
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, tost
Mississippi. Texas. Arkansas Tn
see, Missouri and Kentucky In pn
lion tb the colored population -< <
state, to be applied for the estibl
meisi ..f a home or homes for the e
of Indigent colored people or tepta
In such manner a* the left»lil«n*|
those states shall provide.
NO DCALE OF RATES.
Now York. July it—The delegst**
tha Southern Railway and 8te»n»
Association convention, in >essi°’|
Manhattan Besch. were ocrupetf
committee and routine hustnow “
The secretaW. Mr. W. to IMIM
tits convention would not like to
In reference to a sente of rst« h'J
tvntl.m. tut said, would b * r
*1.Ilia Srare*, |
revtsldrr bf the contract* by
association was governed tn “
between it* tr-entoers. Nothin;*
tic interest would be done brtofM
end of the week. If tt »H- TteJJ;
tlon is held at the Oriental hottl i
will adjourn Saturday.
MISSISSIPPI WARRANTS.
Jackson. Miss .July IX-Audlmr »
today received a telegram f™“ “'J
Irauta Bank Note Company so "f'J
United Htates olficers had ■'“"I
•the treasury ofilclate a# P* r _.
Slone's letter bf yesterday. Tt*
.'■(*«* *(■>*■ Ul* 1 ' -—7... j -
plates from which the I2#M*
cent. Mlnalsslppl warrant*
that the total number of warrtMfl
been shipped and the pl* IM C *“J j
The offlclals here anxiously vnej
negotiations of Senator Oc**'
oavussw ■ icuri in J*•***■ ,r.l ■
Bob Is assuming grave pmP>rnjM|
CONFIRMATIONS
Washington, July 11,-The sens'* 5
confirmed the following *
Jesse W. Biff*, to I*( re|t» l,r
lice at Huntsville. Ala.
Charles M. Furlow. Jr.,
at Madison. Ga. J. ,
Also some naval promotions
Ing the appolntmeots from >”V
Academy to be ensign* a nJ ' J ‘
engineers In the navy.
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