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) NBIAMATOILI A .ESTABLISHED 18t2fl. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MOUNTING-FKlUtUAItr 23, 1333. PttlOK lTtVB OKNTS. I 4- i TO-DAY ONLY the MODEL Offers 100 dozon Unlaundcred SHIRTS Reinforced Linen Bosom and Band, at All sizes 14 to 17. Not over three Shirts sold to on per son. MODEL, DIN A II HE EXPLOSION. A Number of Street Workmen Badly Injured, Several of Whom Will Die. DuLtrra. Mino., Feb. 22. At tbe West Fourth-street rock cut, this morning:, just as the eommBCmn of work occurred, . sixty men employed in the cut bad been at work but m few moment when a sudden and unexpected explosion occurred in the northwest corner of the cut, just where a large gang was at work, and seven of them were very severely injured. two fatally, and a balf dozen more somewhat hurt and bruised by flying fragments of rock. Others rushed down from tbe top and the sight which met their eyes was horrible. Seven men, all bleeding and mangled, were lying about on the rough, jagged floor of the cut. One was thrown some twenty feet, and from the side of his face blood was flowing in a stream. Another was pinned to the earth by a great piece of stone and in agonies of intense suffering. Oth ers who were slightly wounded, with their faces blackened and bleeding from slight flesh wounds, tood about as if dazed, but in an instant several strong arm rolled away the stone pinning a man named Anderson to the earth, and removed them all to tbe hospital. There their wounds war dressed, and it is probable that all but An deraon. who was pinned to the earth, and Erick eon, whose head was crushed in, will live. Tbe cause of the accident was a strange one, and ap parently no blame can rest on any person. The hole, sixteen feet deep, bad' been drilled yester day morning, and at the fool of the bole tbe drillers struck a 'oft spot." Whether clear or decayed rock, they could sot tell. A heavy eharg of dynamite, twenty-six sticks, was put In, tamped and fired. It apparently exploded. Those in charge accounted for the fact that more execution was not done by the "soft spot'' which they imagined had received the full force of the charge. To make sure, they pulled out part of the fain pine, put in 'another charge above and fired it at noon. This time there was a better result. This morning, not having tho slightest idea that any dynamite could h in the bole, they went to work again in the same place, with terrible results. The names of those most severely injured were Erickson. a young Swede, unmarried, two of whose brothers were at wort with him; A. Anderson, also a Swede; a Po lander, name, unknown, end Andrew - DahL Jacob Nels, and Amel Andrews, all Swedes. The foreman of the worka is named Lundberg, and a man named Larson was in charge of the blasting. Foreman Lund berg said: "J. have been engaged in rock-work for seventeen years, and this is the first accident that ever happened. I had no more idea that there was dynamite in it than that there is in my hand now. " Mr. Fitz patrirk, the contractor, hired me under the best recommendations, aud 1 take the place of a rel ative of his." The Rebellious Ursullne Sisters. Pittsburg-. Feb. 22. It was learned to-day that the sisters of the tTrsnline order, in this eity. who recentlv rebelled against the church interfering with their temporal affairs, are leav ing qoietly for their homes in France. The sis ters have a handsome convent here which cost nearly (300,000. but tho rebellious nuns have resolved to desert their beautiful home and re turn to their native land. A number of tbe Sisters have already succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the superiors and the others are watching their opportunity to escape. Hon. CL F. MeKenna, who was one of the eounael in the litigation regarding the Ursnlina College, stated to-night that the sisters left the city openly and without concealment They were delegated by Mother Alphonse. ex-superior, with the view of getting . the difficMlties ex isting settled. There was nothing clandestine or sensational in their leaving. The Electric-Light Association. Pittsburg. Feb. 22 The Electric-light As sociation did not get to work until nearly 11 o'clock this meaning. Then it listened to a most able paper by Mr. Arthur Stewart, of Baltimore, on "patent legislation." Mr. Stewart thought the Patent Office should have exclusive control of its own business and that the Interior Department should have separate quarters. Examiners should be thoroughly educated in the sciences as well as the patent laws. This education should be acquired in the publio schools. Instead of by continuous service, as at present, as the government does not support such a department for a school. The Commis sioner should h well paid. At the conclusion .of the paper a warm discussion ensued, which continued until the noon adjournment. -" Dakota's Loral Option Law. Bismarck, D. T.. Feb. 22. A case wMeh has been of great interest to tbe who's Territory came up yesterday aod was decided in the Supreme Coort. It was to test tbe local pion or prohibition law passed at the late election for wbicb sixty four ont of elgbtv-flva counties voted. After much arguing it was finattv de cided that tbe iocal ontion law must reign su preme in these sixty-four conmies. and that the liquor trafflo must be abolished in those places, some of which depend a great deal on the taxes collected from the liquor sale. 37c! THURSDAY Fair weather, followed bj light rairisi .IL'luly wiirmnr. " It depends on what you mean by It If you mean Oram! Army of the Kepubllo, then In dUnapoiU U honored by it presence these two or three days, an J, though never forgotten, it will aoon bo gone. JJut if you roaa Great Annual Reduction That you have with yon now for some time. Closing out winter and making ready for erring, this reduotion sale running tbe ranptt throuuru cups, heavy overcoats, suitings and underwear fits you out with fir dollars' worth of goods for four. Tho Two G. .A., TR.'b Coming together illustrate tho beauty and utility of the arrangement moat perfectly. Tbe meeting place is THE WHEN Clothing Store. Who that lives in Indiana doesn 't know of itl It has shared its profits for years with more people, perhaps, than any other concern between the lake and the river. It meets tho State's G. A. IS. this week with its THE WHEN LEADERS OF 1M PRICES ZSTEW STOOK- table LINENS, WniTE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES, DRESS GOODS, MUSLINS and SHEETINGS. AU winter goods in stock, marked below cost. STEVENSON &J0HNST0NE 37 East Washington Street. A SHOCKING TUAUEDL Illegal Relations Between Uncle and Niece Eesnlt in Both Committing Suicide. Alliance, O., Feb. 22. Charles Wingate, aged twenty-four, and his niece, Miss Anna Fox, aged about sixteen years, who were ar rested here on last Monday for eloping from Monroe, Mich, committed suicide this morning about 10 o'clock. Sheriff Eaton, of Monroe, Mich., arrived here this morning and identified the prisoners. Chief of Police Stacy, of this city, and Sheriff Eaton had a conversation with the prisoners and requested them to go back to Michigan without a rcquiaition. They asked for a short time in private to decide what they should do, and the offi cers left them alone for a few min utes. On returning to tbe prison they were horrified to find Anna dead, and Wingard in a dying condition. There was a bullet bote in tbe forehead of the girl, and one through the top of Wiogards head, made by a 32-calibre revolver. A note was found stating that they had decided to kill themselves rather than go back to Mon roe, and that they had taken their ovu live. Mayor Eaton wi;l bold an mquat this &f?ei noon. What disposition will be made of the remains will not be known until word ia re ceived from Monroe. After coming bere Win gard succeeded in obtaining employment as a fireman on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad. Tho couple secured boarding at Read er's boarding-bouse, and passed as man and wife. Becoming frightened they flod to Canton last week, where tbey were arrested bv officer Stacy, on Monday, and brought here. It is un derstood that both parties are highly connected in Monroe. Monroe, Mich., Feb. 23. The report of tbe double tragedy, at AlHauce, O. , creates great excitement here. YVingard had been doing odd jobs for farmers and others about Frencbtowo, he miles from Monroe, for socne time previous to Nov. 13, and some familiarity had been noticed between bim and Anna Fox, the pretty, vivacious and exemplary daughter of a respect able and wealthy farmer of that locality. On the date named abov the pair fled, and after a long search were arrested at Alliance, Win gard being charged with incest A GAS WELL CRANE. "Chok-inff" Gas Territory as an Occupation "Veins Fonnd by Walkinar Over the Gioand. Bradford, Pa., Feb. 22. Chet Boogher, a character well known ia the gas and oil regions as "Gas-well-crank"" Boogher, has long declared that be could locate pas territory simply by walking over the ground. If gas existed there it would instantly make its presence known to him, be said, by affecting bim with a strange tickling sensation in bis throat. For years he has tried to impress natural-gas operators with tbe importance of this gift of his, -but only suc ceeded in gaining tbe reputation of being , a harmless but annoying crank. A few weeks ago be turned up in the Ohio gas and oil fields, and, it seem, induced come parties to believe that gas could be found oo a tract near Delphos, a tract generally regarded as entirely barren of both oil and gas. Boogher declared it was all he could d to walk oer the traet in question, because of the suffocating influence the eas underground had on him. He took the parties to tbe place and walked with them over the tract. He was to all appearances nearly choked to death while crossing the field. The parties resolved to spend some money in testing the territory entirely on the strength of Boogher's choking. A well was drilled. Last Wednesday it struck a vein of gas. The well was torpedoed, and responded with a flow of more than 5,000,000 feet of gas a day. Boogher is now the lion of that region, and is overwhelmed with applications for his services in "choking" gas territory. His gift for locating gas by suffocation bids fair to be worth more to him than a big gas well itself would. A Sew Ship-Canal Project. Escanaba, Mich.. Feb. 22. Some months ago a plan was conceived whereby the distance by water from ports of Lake Michigan to Lake Superior points could be reduced about 300 miles. A party of capitalists bave considered tbe feasibility of tbe project and about decided to carry the plans into execution. For unknown reasons, however, the matter assumed no defi nite shape. The proposed plan was to construct a canal connecting the two great bodies of water from the head of Big Bay dwNoc.in Lake Mich igan, to S -utn bay. in Lake Superior. The dis tance is forty miles. It ia now authentically Stated that New York and Minneapolia capital ists have revived tbe proj-ct and that a survey will soon he made, locating a route, with a view of commencing the construction of what would prove an important water-way. Competent en gineers, whose attention has been directed to the plan, pronounce it perfectly feasible. Chi cago, Milwaukee, Dnlotb and Marquette would be particularly benefited by tbe proposed eanaL The distance would be reduced fully one day. Besides, the daneer of passages through the straights of Mackinae and the "Soo" would bo voided. The estimate cost of tho canal is $5. COO, 000, and it sufficient capital can be se cured and tbe plan meets the expectations of those interested, the work will soon be inaugur ated. Vowel-owners and captains speak highly of the srheme at' d pronounce it a grand achiet mo ment if perfected. Gettysburg; Monuments. Getttsbubo. Feb. 22 The lonsr delayed Eiehth Ohio Infantry Regiment monument bas arrived, and ia now in eours of erection on the Emmittsburg road. Tbe Twelfth New Hamp shire monument has also come to band, and the tablat offered by tha Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association to mark the spot where General Armtstead. at tbe head of Pickett's charge, felL mortally wounded. Inside the Union lines. Both monuments and tablets are of Concord granite. ENGLAND'S FOREIGN POLICY Mr. Libouchcro IJcncwa Ills Inquiry as to JJritaln'd Kclatlons with Italy. And Hoccrdi in Eliciting tho Information That tin Ilonnrt li Already in roaiMtlon of tho Complete Facts in tho Cue. A Cessation of Kusslnn Military Move ments on tho Frontier of Toland. Sorloos Charges Against the Captanl-General of Cuba The German Crown Prince's Doc tors Find Encoaraclnc Symptom. ENGLAND AND ITALY. There Is No Secret Treaty, and All the facte of tho Agreement Ifav lleen Blade Public. London, Feb. 21 The House of Commons to-day negatived an amendment to the adJress in repiy to the Queen's speech proposing the ereatlon of a tribunal on judicial rents in Scot land, A motion to voto the address was . then ap proved, after which, on a motion that the report on the address be adopted, Mr. Labouchero moved to insert io the report a request that the House be informed whether the correspondence with the Italian government bound the govern ment to intervene in the event of war between France and Italy. He advised Lord Salisbury to take tho country into Lis confidence, as Bismarck had done. England had every reason to distrust Lord Salisbury, who was willing to drag the country into a war in order to save his policy toward Ireland from criticism. Tbe foreign policy of Lord Salisbury was hatred toward France cries of "No," and jealousy to ward Russia. The reason he hated France was obvious. It was a republic, progressing and prosperous, without aristocrats, without royal ties, and without hsreditary ruling families di recting tbe affairs of state. Parliament must watch a Minister so biased, and refuse f assent' to this mingling in continental matters rl; ting either to territorial or dynsstia settlements, even if made in concert with Europe. Sir James Fergusson, Under Foreign Secre tary, said he could not understand Mr. Labou cbere's purpose in making these statements, which were most mischievous in their tendency and most reckless in their particularity. Cheers. No responsible statesman of France would attribute such a policy to Lord Salisbury, least of all those French statesmen who bad bad dealings with Lord Salisbury during bis conduct of tbe foreign affairs of England. The govern ment would not lay confidential correspondence before the House, but Sic James could reassure the House that no engagement bad been entered into with Italy or any other power that was not known to Parliament. He hoped the danger to the peace of Europe was not greater perhaps it was less than a year ago. He relied upon tbe House to meet tbe motion with a simple nega tive. Mr. Gladstone said he beard with extreme1 satisfaction Sir James Fergusaon's assurance that the Government bad conducted a policy of harmony with Fiance. He was content twitTT the declaration just obtained of the govern ment's policy. lie wat confident that no dispo sition existed on the Liberal side to press for undue disclosures. Cheers. He believed that the course taken by Lord Salisbury had been sometimes entirely in accordance with sound principles for regulating the foreign policy of England. He earnestly hoped that. whtver happened in Europe, unity of, sentiment of all parties on tbe foreign policy would be at tained, thus doubling the moral force of Eng land and immenselv increasing her power when constrained to interfere. Cheers. Mr. W. H. Smith congratulated the House on the tone of Mr. Gladstone's remarks. It was worthy the ancient reputation of the speaker and the responsibilities attaching to a st.itet man who had occupied a high potition un.ler the government There bad alwnys been cordial re lations with France, and there was not tbe slightest ground for suspicion that anything had been done to trench upon the existing harmony. The amendment was withdrawn. RUSSIA AMD HEK NEIGHBORS. Cessation of Military Movements Austria's Attitude as to Bulgaria. Berlin, Feb. 22. Reports from the frontier say that the movements of Russian troops are ceasing westward of Moscow and Kief. At these places the massing of troops continues. The transport and commissariat service in Po land is becoming worse, being now insufficient for tbe bare necessities of the troops. Count Kalnoky bas returned to Vienna from Pesth, where he bad an interview with Emperor Francis Joseph and Count Andrassy. Russia still refrains from direct negotiation with Aus tria, and Count Kalnnky responds through Prince Bismarck. Austria makes her adhesion to the proposed collective note regarding Prince Ferdinand dependent upon further explanations from Russia. Prices were weak on the bourse to-day. Rns sian securities, which were sold heavily, declined i per cent., a report of failures in St Peters burg assisting tho decline. St Petersburg ex change, which was quoted yesterday at 1(38.40, fell to 163.80. aod roubles, quoted yesterday at 170 75. were quoted to dav at 108 25. It is stated that Austria aerees with Russia in holding tha Prince Ferdinand s presence in Bul garia is illegal, but rerognizes his election to the throne as 1-gal. Itoly is said to have declared that she will eo-operatr with England and Aunlria in any action they may take in regard to Bulgaria. MATTHEW ARNOLD'S LITTLE GAME. Tho Dedication of the Hilton Memorial Window Madei a Private Affair. London Special to New York World. Archdeacon Farrar is getting much publio censure for permitting Mr. Matthew Arnold to run the dedicating ceremonies of tbe Milton memorial window, on Saturday last, as a private performance. Many Americans in London would have been glad of tbe opportunity to attend, simply out of respect to the distinguished Amer ican doner. Archdeacon Farrar remarked at the opening services that not only Americans, but Englishmen bad reason to remember Mr. Childs's philanthropy with gratitude; yet what could and should hare been a memorable public service was transformed into a small select private entertainment for a few parishioners of Westminister, simply because Mr. Matthew Arnold mortgaged bis part of the proceedings to tbe American magazines. Newspaoer corre spondents, and reporters in particular were held at a distance, and the representative of tbe World would not have been admitted if his identity had been known to the three men on guard at the door. The London Times says editorially: "We un derstand that on Saturday afternoon the Milton window in St. Margaret's, Westminster, the gift of Mr. G. W. Child, of Philadelphia, was onveiled. and we believe an address was deliv ered on the occasion by Mr. Matthew Arnold. The publie were excladed and admission was re fused to the representatives of the press by tho rector, Archdeacon Farrar." The Evening . News also waxes wroth over tbe matter, and calls on Archdeacon Farrar to explain. The only explanation is the wish of Mr. Mat thew Arnold. At the eleventh hour a letter was sent to Minister Phelps, stating that if any Americana wished to attend thy mieht do so. This, of eonrse, was only available to the Amer icans who happened to be at that moment at tbe United States legation. With the exception of the World representative aod Judge W. II. Ar noux. Minister Pbelps and his wife were the only Americans present and Mr. Arnoux would havo known nothing about it if be had not called at the World office jost as it represent- atlte vim starting tar Bt, Margaret's. Doubt lea whtm Mr. Arnold laarns that bis Utile mag Ailria boat on the Amorlsan newnpapsr woe poilod be will be very angry. UlSNKltAL FOHKION NKWS. Outrage Upon n Ameilonu Cltlsett Tyranny of CnbVa Capiat nlenral. Key "IVmt, Feb, 2, Francises Prlsto, it naturalised Amerioaa cUUen tsstding in Ha vana, while going from bia resident to pur chaio groceries, was mat by a captain of tho police, accompanied by two guards, who stopped him lo the middle of the street and demanded to knew bis business, 11a informed them, whereupon they began beating bim unmerci fully with their swords, inflicting some painful wound, Prieto's cries for merry eould bo hoard for blocks. Many persons witnessed tbe punishment. Prlsto bas a good reputation, and is respected by all who know him. Several of bis friends immediately notified the United States consul-general, but he said be eould do nothing whatuvor in tho matter. The fart is, that the police authorities of Havana, under tbe orders of Captain-general Marin, are openlr outraging honest citizens all over the island of Cuba It is rumored in Ha vana aud publlclv spoken on the streets, that Captain-general Marin, in order to defend him self against the just attacks of tbe American preaa throughout the country, has purchased an interest in a Spanish paper of New York city, which will henceforth defend General Marin. La Lucba, of Havana, sard, Marin is about to resign. Many contradictory rumors of all sorts concerning the governments plans are in circu lation. Meetings of citizens are held secretly and trouble is feared if Mario perststs in high handed measures. ' Condition of Frederick William. London, Feb. 22. The doctors all agree that the improvement in tbe condition of the Crown Prince is maintained, and that bis symptoms are encouraging. Unofficial reporta declare that the Crown Prince has not gained in strength, although he experienced relief from the dissolving of tho ulcerous swelling on the right side of the larynx. The weatber at San Remo bas grown milder. The Crown Prince eontinnea to improve. To dav he ws able to speak distinctly, snd the ex ternal wound has healed. The cough and ex pectoration have not abated. A telegram from San Remo, dated midnight ays the Prince paased a good day. lie talked theerfully for a long tlmo with the Prinae f Wales, both in the morning and afternoon. II will go out doors in a few days, should the weather improve. Cablo Notes. '. The Sultan has sent a donation for relief of destitute Mussel mens in Eastern Koumania and has provided a system of free emigration. A meeting of Americans and Englishmen was held at Berlin last evening, and it was decided to found a club of English-speaking students. General Boul anger will issue a protest against tbe use of bis name for election purposes. Ilia friends aesert that the nomination of General Bonlaoger for the Chamber of Deputies is a re actionary maneuver intended to discredit him. LAW AND ORDER. Annual Convention of tbe National League Satisfactory Progress in Various Directions. Pmt,ArtxrniA, Pa., Feb. 22.The seventh annual convention of the National Law and Or dar League opeffed to-day. President Bonney made a abort address. Speeches were made in favor of total abati nence by Mrs. Mary Hunt of Boston; ex-Governor Pollock, of Pennsyl vania, president of the Pennsylvania Law and Order League, and others. The follow ing officers were ; elected: President, H. C.f ..Bonney; secretary,. I Edwin Dudley; 'treasurer. J. H. Parry; executive committee, B. B. Johnson. Massachusetts; F. B. Monroe, Con necticut; Hon. H. W. Barns, Rev. Lyman Ab bott and Rev. Howard Crosbv, New York; John Wanamaker, L. D. Vail, Pennsylvania; J. R. Wale!), Illinois; John Davis, Ohio; Gen. A. B. Nettleton, Minnesota. Prof. M. McCracken, vlee-prssident of the New York Society for Suppression of Crime, made an address, giving, a favorable acconnt of the co-operation of the authorities with tbat organization. Prof. Francis Wayland, of Yale College, aJ d rosed the convention on "Principles Which Should Control Temperance Legislation." He wi followed pv Andrew Pxton, the founder and superintendent of the Citizens' League of Chicago, who said they woro determined to inaKe that Place a model city, and Eastern cities mut look to their laurels. They besan by try ine to reform drunkards. The liquor men said: "Yes, that's right; that's your work; take that man out of the gutter." Bnt when they began to look after the men that put him into the gntter. there was a great hullabaloo. Mr. Paxton said a thousand law and order soci eties had been organized under bis supervision, often. with quite a furor, but from inexperience in methods of management, many had fallen "through. When the league was first organized and its objects announced, there was a shout of merriment and nobody laughed londer than tbe saloon-keepers. People said, "You can't enforce the 'law against the saloon-keepers," but we did it Almost every case we prosecuted resulted in conviction. Personal liberty leagues were organized to fight the citizen's league. Last year we prosecuted 1.200 saloon-keepers, and are still proceeding at the rat of about one hundred cases a month, with public opinion, the court and magistrates all on onr side. At the evening session Rev. Lyman Ahbott.edi tor of th Christian Union, President Merrill E. Gates, of Rutgers College, and Hon. Bvron Mc Cutcheon. member of Congress from. Michigan, made addresses, and the meeting adjourned sine die. f Preparing1 to Fight a Prohibition Law. gpeeial to the IndlananoMs Journal. Dubuque, la., Feb. 22. Articles of incor poration of tbe Dubuque.. Personal Liberty League bave been filed with tbe Secretary of tbe State. -The objects of the asso ciation are to secure information regarding the operation of tbe prohibitory laws in other States, to apply for and obtain any and all legis lation for the repeal or modification of the pro hibitory liquor law in Iowa, and to seenre com pensation for losses sustained by reason of tbe existence and enforcement of such laws in Iowa; to render to all members of the association who may room re tbe same, aid in clefeuding their rights of person and property, and to obtain by legislation the enactment of a license law in the State. This means tbat a united and .vigorous effort is to be made to nullify the prohibition law in Iowa, and to raise a large sum of money with which to influence eleeti-ms and gain con trol of the Legislature, in order that the present prohibitory law may be repealed-' The bead quarters of the league will b in Dubuque, and branches of the organization will be formed all over the State. Obstinate Mrs. Ainmoa Admitted to Ball. Special to the Indiauanolls Journal Cleveland, O-, Feb. 22 Mrs. Josephine Ammon was released from the county jail to day. Emerging from the prison she stepped into her carriage and was driven to her mansion on Euclid avenue. The Circuit Court decided that it bad jurisdiction in the case and fixed the bail at $1,000, which was immediately furniabed. Airs. Ammon was placed in jail six weens ago for contempt, by the Common pleas Court, be cause aha would not reveal the whereabouts of Mifs Josie Blaun, an alleged idiot and beir to about $33,000. Although punished for forty- two days behind tbe bars she has S' far refused to say where the missing girl may be found. Falth-Cnra lJctr Arrested. Chicago. Feb. 22. "Dr." Ted, a. faitb-euro or mental physician attending? Mr. Fletcher Ben edict who died on Monday from lack of the proper treatment for broncho-pneumonia, waa held to the grand inry to-dav . by the coroner, the charge being practicing medicine without a license. The dead man was not a believer in faith-eure. but his wife was, anl she to-day, notwithstanding her husband's death, cave evi dence tending to shield the "Doctor." Another woman believer became hie surety. Teed came bere from New York about a year ago. He claims to have treated 20,000 people by tbe Uioreshan or fait h-co re process. Steamship News. London-, Feb. 22 The steamer Lab an, from Bremen, passed Scilly light to-day: New Yokk. Feb. 22. Arrived: England, from Liverpool; Rhjnland, from Antwerp A DAY AMONG POLITICIANS A Chapter In Which Voters of All Par- tics Will Find Something of Interest; Excitant FpAfchM bj Urn Hon. Chauncoy M. Dcipevr and Janice JUrlmi lWori the Mora ben of tlit Chicago Union Leigne. Senator Hawloy Delivers an Address at tho lUnquet of tho Michigan Club. The National Democratic Commlttea Appoints July 3 as the Ibito for the Convention, bat Its Location U Not let Determined. CHICAGO UNION 1VKAGU13. Speeches by Hon. Channeey At. Depsw and Jostle IJarlan, Chioaoo, Feb. 22, Central Music hall con tained 2,000 people, this afternoon, to listen to Chauocey M. Depew, of New York, who was in vlted to address tbe Union League Club, of this city, at tbelr celebration of Washington's birth day. The platform of the ball was handsomely decorated with American flags, in tbe center be ing hung an original painting of Washington, owned by ' a prominent citizen of the city! A noticeable feature of tbe audience was the large attendance of ladies. Fully one-third of tbe listeners were of tbe gentler sex. - References made to the solidity of the Union, Abraham Lin coln aod the settlement of the animosities be tween tbe North and South were heartily ap plauded. In the oveniog tbe Union League Club gave a banquet to tbeir invited guests at the club house. Tbe diniog-ball was beautifully deco rated with smilax and roses, and fully five hun dred members and guests sat down to enjoy the hospitalities of the club. The banauet lasted two hours, and then President Rnad introduced Chauncey M. Depew as the first speaker. His remarks were appreciated His quips and jokes were applandea to the echo, and especially whon be remarked tbat he bad to corn West to be ed ucated. In tbe bourse of his speech Mr. Depew said: "There is an intellectual; awakening in this land and its stimulants affect tbe well being and the safety of life, and property, and law. The trades-union is a debating club; a session of knights, a congress of labor; the Sabbaih picnie is a school, not of divinity,' but of theology. The questions discussed are vital in their proper eo lation to tbe state. Society, and the church. The churches of all creeds and men of every faith are doing magnificent work in th con servation of toe virtues aod habits of liberty, but tbe preacher baa loat his political influence and tbe priest much of tbe power bo possessed in the more primitive period. "Tne teachers of disintegration, destruction and infidelity possess the activity of propa gandists and the self-sacrificing spirit of martyrs. Their field 'is ignorance, tbeir re cruiting sergeants distress. Only faith ground ed in Knowledge can meet these dangerous, ceaseless and corrupting influences. In the midst of these perils, the Bheet anchor of the ship of state is the common school. Before the era of great cities and crowded populations, when it was easy both to earn a living and to gain a competence, wben tbe best influences of every settlement reached every part of it, the State met every requirement In furnishing, free, a fair business education. But now by tar the larger part of our people have no common ances try in the Revolutionary war, and a generation bas come to its majority wnich knows little of the rebellion ami its results. Colonists from Europe form communities, both in city and country, where they retain the language cus toms and traditions of the fatherland, and live and die in tbe belief tbat toe government is their enemy. To meet these conditions, the State providwa an education which doea not educate, and the prison and tbe poor-house. ''Ignorance judges the invisible by the visible. Turn on the lights. Teah. firat and last, Amer icanism. Let no youth leave tbe school witbout being thoroughly grounded in the history, the principles and tbe incalculable blessings of American liberty. Let the boys be the trained eol tiers of constitutional freeaom, the girls the intelligent mothers of freemen, and the sons of the Anarchists will become tbe bulwarks of tbe law. American liberty must be protected against hostile invasion. We welcome tbe fugitives from oppression, civil or religious, who seek our asylum with the honest purpose of making it their homes. We have room and hospitality for emigrants who come to our shores to better tbeir condition by the adoption of our citizen ship, with all its duties and responsibilities, but we have no place for imported criminals, paupers or pests. Tbe revolutionist who wants to destroy the power of the majority with the same dynamite with which he failed to asaassi naie the Emperor or the Czar is a public enemy, aod must be so treated. We are no longer in need of tne aurplua population cf the old world, and must carefully examine our guests. The priceless gift of citizenship should never be conferred until by years of probation tbe appli cant bas proved himself worthy, and then a rigid examination in open court should test his knowledge of its limitations, as well as its priv ileges, and his coraial acceptance of both. It is monstrous tbat the time of our courts and the patience of our juries should be occupied and tried in tbe repeated prosecution of persistent disturbers of tbe peace who refuse to become citizens. On tbe first conviction by a jury they shonld be expelled from the country. "This youngest of cities, destined to be one of tbe greatest on the earth, in deadly peril of fire and sack, with indomitable spirit and lofty courage saved civilization in American munici palities, and the nation by wise laws should pre vent any possible recurrence of tbe danger. In government by majorities, tbe existence of tbe system depends upon the puritv of the ballot, the minority must know that it Is fairly beaten, to-peacefnlly accept its defeat. A crisis more critical than the citil war baa twice threatened us because there was doubt as to tbe honesty of the vote. In the first instance it was averted by wise compromise, and in the second the fears provided fallacious. But it is the highest duty to provide every safeguard against repetitions of such dangers. Tbe whole iowr and machin ery of the Mate must be used for tbe unbought and unintimidated vote and tbe fair count. Suomisvion to the will of the majority ha become universally the accepted faith of the people; and while tbat faith is unshaken no party will ever appeal to tbe only other alternative, arms. "It is the duty of tbe general government in all elections for Congress or President to pro tect, at every cost, the voter and the ballot-box. It is tbe duty of every Sate to reduce to a min imum the opportunities for frand upon the citi zen or the improper influencing of his choice. It is a general and local scandal that the ex penses of the candidate bave grown bevond the means of tbe poor aud honest man. No system can ba right or eafe under which the treasuries of the opposing parties must be filled with sums so vast tbat they equal the great accumulations of prosperous corporations. The ballots should he printed by the State and distributed at tbepntdie cost under conditions which would enable the most ignorant voter to select bis '.icket without belp. and deposit it with no one knowing its contests but himself. Then, as tbe Kepublie grows in power and popclatioo, its safety and perpetuity will be assured by keeping pure the channels through which the ever-increasing millions of freemen with more majestio and impressive force express their wilL On the tariff issue ilr. Depew aid: "Ninetv-nine yeara ago, on the 4th day of July. 17S9. George Washington signed tbe first tariff act passed by the young Republic. Polit ical independence bad b-en proclaimed by tne immortal Declaration of 1776, bns tho country was still dependent upoo Qreat Britain for every article of manufacture in metals or fabrics. With more gloomy forebodings than those caused by the separation of the empire was this newa received in England. It was the emanci pation of raw materials and tbe birth of manu factures in the United States, and without them the Republic had no "manifest destiny." At tha close of an exhausting war, with an unpaid, half-clothed aod riotous armv, a worthless cur rency, shattered credit, and an empty treasury, Alexander Hamilton, great in every department of mental activity, but the greatest of finance ministers, wat railed upon t provide the moneys for carrying on the government, meeting it- ob ligations, and restoring its credit. In a report, whose arguments have never been aaswered or equaled, he gave as the 1 aolntton ef the present problem and rf future prosperity, protection to Imma industries as A continuous poltey, and, when necessary, boun ties .nd p re mi u in a hsaidoa The l.log year of tho century of Hamilton's Idea finds thirteen H'ates grown io thirty-eight, four mllllonaof peop.e increased to eltty, and nominal rational wealth to sixty billions. A manufacturing plant not worth h lf a million of dollars baa ex. panded until ite annual product is six thousand millions, and the eon an in hi in per rear by our on people of tne output of our farms and ou factories ia not less than five times tne ronsob Idaied capital of 17M9. From an increasing lo aebieclnosa to foreirn nations, which drained all our resourc-s. the returning tide of the balance of trade la flowing in enriching current through, every artery of our Industrial life. Upon thle golden muaumeni, with a hundred millions of surplus in tbe national treasury and proud and prosperous populations all around, the culmi nating centurv finds Presidsnt Cleveland pro claiming with equal boldoesa, if lass originality, tbe new departure, 'The celebration of the birthday of the Father of bis Country recalls at th's Juncture tho, pe culiar significance of the language of the law which reeeivsd hia first signature as President, and which had his heartiest approval: Whereas) it is necessary for the support of the govern rnent, for the discbarge of the debts of the United Stales, and the encouragement and pro tection of manufacturers, that duties be levied on goods, wares and merchandise imported." Since that most fruitful legislation, whenever theory has overcome the plain teachings of practice, the penalty has been panics and dla tress. . 'The genius of onr scheme of general govern me lit and tha anlrit of onr nonnlM bp twi1 t direct taiatlon for national affairs. The federal tax-gatherer baa always provoked friction and lawlessness, even under the necessities of war, and his presence at every door to levy and take three times the atnonnt required by the State; for home and loeal wants would peril both pros perity ard loyalty. Two hundred and fifty millions of dollars Mow into tbe national treas ury annually, aod under the customs system cf collection we are unconscious of onr burdens. It is only the necessities of war which jostlfy internal revenue taxes, and only a eoncession to the moral sentiment of the country whieh per mits tbe continuance of any part of them. No revenue laws are perfect or permanent, but in modifying them, to meet the changing conditions of the country the principle of ample protection for everything whieh cannot be successfully produced or manu factured on Amerimn soil must be maintained. "The factory doubles the value of the adjoin ing farms for the farmers, whose tariff exac tions are too small to be calculated. Beside the mill grows the village, and tbe resistless ener gies of American development buret tbe village bounds and build the Western city. To this ' new mart the railroad is constructed almost with the speed of its moving trains, and the quick and cheap communication between conn try and city furnishes new solvents for tha safety in tbe prosperity of the country. Pro tected opportunity has developed our incalculably natural resources and enabled us to manufaature in iron, cotton and wool aa well as any nation in the world, and more cheaply, aave only in wages. If the doty on importations is the bounty to labor which lifts it above the degrading and dangerous conditions of Europe, and enables our artisans to retain tbeir self-respect and in dependence, it is tbe Republic's best Invest ment 'Celebrating here to-day the 156th annivers ary of Washington's birth, and recalling the in fluence of his victories in war. bia counsels ia conveuuon, nis acts as rresiaent or toe xte public, and hia matchless ehsracter, the visible results of the policy inaugurated by the first ex ercise of his executive approval are tbe most marvelous. The purely agricultural States which formed his confederacy have become tha foremost region of the world in tbe variety, the usefulness and the volume of its manufactures, and the fertility of its inventive genius. Pay ing its labor 50 per cent, more than tbe rest of the world, it produces the food, the clothing and the household effects wbicb the laborer uses, cheaper than the older nations; and the surplus of wages flowing into savings banks are finally invested in homes, and in the multitude of homesteads is the greatest safety of society and the State." Justice Harlan, speakin for the 'Supreme Court of the United States," after a feeling reference to tlie death of Genera! Logan, said: "A recognition of tbat tribunal on an occasion commemorative of tbe character, patriotism and services of Washington, is, in every sense, ap propriate, for the success of the judicial system established by and under tbe Constitution was a subject of deep solicitude on his park In a letter to James Madii-on he expressed a desire to draw "ibe first charactere of the Union into tha judiciary." . To Edmud Randolph, the first Attorney-general of the United States, be declared his conviction that the arrangement of the ju dicial department was essential to the happiness of our country and to the stability of its political system. In a letter to the several gentlemen whom he commissioned as Associate Justices of the Supteme Court of the United States, be said that be conaidered the judicial eytm the chief pillar upon which our national government must rent. To John Jay, the first Cnief-jnstioe of the United States, he wrote that "the judicial de partment was the key-stone of our political fabric." Indeed, the adoption of the Con.titu- tion by tbe requisite number of the original , Statrs wan mainly due to the appeals be made in its behalf, and to the universal expectation " tbat be would become the first President. Those) appeala were beeded, that expectation realized, and a nation was brought into existence with a government endowed by the people of the United States with all the power necessary to perpetuate the Union created by the Constitu tion. "When Washington declared that tre judicial system, as ordained by the Constitution, was thn fhmf rtillar urton which tha national Govern ment must rest, be said what all now - recognize to be true. Tbe moat potent of all tbe agencies provided to secure the objects for which the Union was formed is tbe national judiciary, one Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time establish. In those courts is vrsted the whole judicial power of the Ur-ited States. Tbat power, we all know, is very great; for, among other things, it extends to all cases in law and eouity, arising under the Consiitutionthe laws of tbe United States, and treaties made under tbeir authority, and to controversies between two or more States. But tbe experience of now nearly one) hundred years demonstrates that it waa at the beginning, aod still ia. vital to the peace aod safety of the Union and to the security of rights guaranteed by the supreme law of tbe land, that the judicial power of the Nation should reach every case and every controversy to ' whicb it is extended by the Constitution. All alone tbe path of our history efforts liave been made to obtain from the highest - court of the Nation an interpretation of the Constitution that would have rendered the government of the United States as helpless as tbe government organized under tbe Articles of Confederation. But let it be said, to tbe bonor of tbat tribunal, those efforts have signally failed. It ia now nearly seventy yeara sine Chief -jnsties Marshall, speaking for the So- -preme Court, declared that tbe government of tbe Union, though limited in its powers, is su prune within ite sphere; tbat "it is the govern ment of all, its powers are delegated by all. it represents all, and acta for alL Upon 'another occasion, when the court considered the rela tions established by the Constitution between tbe general and Stats governments, the same eminent jurist said, in words that sbooid never be forgott n: In war, we are one people. In making peace, we are one people. Iu all com mercial regulations, wo are one and tbe same people. In many other respect?, the American people are one; and the government which is alone capable of controlling and managing tbeir interests in all these reelects is the government of tbe Union. It is their government, and in that character they bave no other. America has chosen to be. in many respects, and to many purposes, a Nation, and for all these purposes her government is complete: to all thi-e objects it is competent. The peopla have dec!ard, in the exercise of all powers given for ttiise objects, it is supreme. It can, then, in effecting these objects, legitimately control all individuals or governments within the American territory. The Constitution and laws of a Stite, s far as they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, are absolutely void. Theso States are con stituent parts of tha United States. They are members of one great empire for some pur poses sovereign, for some .purposes subordi nate.' "These doctrines now pervade the entire jurisprudence of the country. Tbey are funda mental in our constitutional system; ana tnur general acceptance is to beattriouted to the cre ation bv the Constitution of one Supreme Court, i r van t mi! with mnritv to d.rtrrmins Mnallv. for all states, ana tor all tne people, wnai pow ers have been delegated to the national govern ment, what have been prohibited to the States, and what bave been reserved to the States or to the people." Referring to the crowded condition ct ma . docket, tbe work of the court and the several measures proposed for relief and facilitation, Justice Harlan said: "Tbe remedy Is cot with the Supremo Court