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VOL. VI. IBE GREAT^ STRIKE Tho Second Day of tlio Telegraph Oper ators' Strike ami How it Resulted. THE FORCE O ST. PAUL OFFICE. Sixteen Ken Reported ou Deck for Work Last Night. OPENING CIRCUITS IN R.R. OFFICES Which Demoralizes Business and De lays More than the Limited Force. A REWARD OFFERED OF $500 For loavutlonof Any One Tampering With the Wires. THE CffICAGO CHECK BOYS, Imitating Their Elders, (jo Out on a Strike to the Number of Sixtj. LATEST REPORTS FROM THE FIELD Nhoiv That the Telegraph Company is Keeping a Stiff Upper Lip. Situation in nt. I'anl. The S:. Paul telegraph office was able to handle all business yesterday, so far as having a r3ceiving and sending force, but were much interfered with by railroad op- ! erators who, by breaking in, opening their keys, etc., retarded the work. This is a matter which is exceedingly difficult to counteract. An operator can break the circuit and prevent business going through and the sending and receiving offices cannot determine where the trouble is. If they should final ly call up the night office, [they are more iikeiy to talk with the very man who ha 3 male the mischief than with any one else. Vhe Western Union company offer a reward of $500 for the conviction of any on tampering with their wires either in rairoad offices or otherwise. The penalty is fine and imprisonment and the com pany propose to invoke the law to protect themselves. But for this matter business in the St. Paul office would have gone along yesterday with scarcely any percept ible difference. The St. Paul office reported having six teen men on duty last night, which was more than they needed in view of the lack ef working wires noted above and a good many went home early to be on deck this morning for day duty. They expect more men in to-day and say that bo far as securing the re quisite number of operators is concerned there is no longer any necessity for the least anxiety . The situation in the minor offices is much the same as before, the strike hav ing affected them but little as but few have joined in the movement. The St. Paul brotherhood held a meeting at 10 o'clock yesterday and their ranks were unshaken. They resolved to stand firm and initiated seven new members. They report everything progressing favor- j ably and declare their unalterable deter- j mination to ramain out permanently and abandon the business or win in the contest. They adjourned until 2 o'clock to-day | when they expect to have more recruits for j their ranks. TJtc Stiii\ci ,v at Minneapolis. Iv a conversation upon the street yester day Samuel Casseday, one of the striking j operators, stated that they could easily maintain the strike for months. The brotherhood is only a branch of a big organization, including the Knights of Labor, who are backing the movement. He stated that there were 70,000 in the strike and that there were 140,000 working, and the workers are providing the regular salaries to the strikers. Elsetvltcre. THli SITUATION AT CHICAGO. Chicago, July 20.— "1 knew we had the ' men beaten ten minutes after the strike had taken place," said Col. Clowry this | afternoon, "and subsequent developments ! have proved my opinion correct." The ! superintendent went on to declare that the } company v?as already in a position to handle mora business than the public was ' handing in. Manager IvlcCullongh, of the Baltimore & Ohio company, takes a more ; gloo:r.y view of the situation, and cie- i clarcd his company practically at a stand 3till in this city. In St. Louis and Cincin nar. a number ot applications have been | made for situation;, but the applicants, as ; a rule, proved incompetent. He asserts j it as his view that the operators will win [ in the pending controversy. The striking operators held a meeting ! this afternoon which was largely attended, i and there was considerable enthusia- ' asm. Ninety-four new members were initiated including a number brought to the city to take the places of those who quitted the office Thursday. The mem bers of the brotherhood expressed bitter ness at the reports given by a portion of the press, as to the situation in other cities and claimed they were colored for the benefit of the company. They further contended that the advices from every large city showed that the companies were in hard straits and were keeping! U P :l show of activity, while in reality they were badly crippled. None of the Chicago strikers have thus far made application to return to the company's employ. At 5 o'clock this afternoon the Chicago officials of the Western Union company claims to be well up on all busi ness in hand, and that by to-morrow they expected to acept messages without the provision, '"subject to delay." INTEBUUPTINO THE WIBES. Chicago, July 20.— The Western Union officials to-night report a larger force on duty here than usual. A considerable numbed of day railroad operators came in during the evening and wore put to work Business kept pretty well clear except to offices at which there is not sufficient re ceiving forces. Considerable trouble has beenexpenenced daring the day on a num ber of circuits, through interruption by railroad operators, who sympathize with the strikers, and who manifest their sym pathy by taking the wire to call to the oo- Brator at the Chicago end "get up you scab," etc., and by opening their keys and breaking the circuit. One or two of these fellows have been caught at it and dis charged. BEPOKTS TO THE COMPANY AT NEW TOBK. New Yobk, July 20.— The executive de partment of the Western Union was early on hand to-day and full of business. Not a small part of their occupation was read ing congratulatory and encouraging tele grams from various officers and superin tendents of the company. The most note worthy of these was that from General Superintendent R. C. Clowry, sent late last night from Chicago. Col. dowry's is the largest and most important district in the country, covering the entire west as far as the Pacific coast. He reports as follows: The situation is improving rapidly. St. Loui3 has a full force, and the southwest is loyal. At the principal points in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana nobody has left. The whole force has returned to work at St. Joseph, Missouri, stating that they had been deceived. Five of them will return at Evansville, and five or six will go back in the morning at Cleve land. All the force at Columbus, Ohio, are In the union, and they refused to strike. Supt. Miller, at Cincinnati, reported the business clear last night, except for Mem phis. He says everything is up at Cleve land and Detroit. Supt . Wallick, of the Indiapolis district, is very solid, and busi ness is up in his district. Supt. Dickey, at Omaha, reports that his offices are well manned. Supt. Clowry adds: We have more men in Chicago than we can use, and they are pouring in. The following has been issued by the Western Union officials: Five hundred dollars reward will be paid for the arrest und conviction of any person unlawfully or maliciously injuring, molesting or de stroying any of the property, lines, posts, wires or cables of this company, or in any way obstructing or interfering with the sending of its messages by injury to, or interference with the wires, batteries, cur rents or instruments on the lines of this company . The Western Union telegraph Co., by Thos. T. Eckeet, acting president. N. B. The full penalty of imprison ment and fine provided by law for the above named offenses will be enforced in all cases. ON THE PACIFIC COAST. San Fbancisco, July 20. — Telegraph communication is reestablished to Port land and the north, but the office is not ready to handle the business before to morrow . Superintendent Jaynes has re oeived reports from Yreka and Portland, the only offices which struck north of San Francisco. Portland will be supplied to morrow, and then everything on this coast will be on as good a footing as before the strike. BUSINESS AT A STAND-STILL. Louisville, Ky., July 20. — Business is almost at a stand-still on account of the strike. AT FT. WAYNE. Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 20.— The office of the Western Union company in this city is not embarrassed, but on the contrary, it contributed two first-class operators to To ledo this morning. The newspapers are served satisfactorily. THE CHECK BOYS' STRIKE. Chicago, July 20. — At the time of the shift from the day to night force this even ing, the Western Union check boys, under the influence of the striking telegraphers, and with a boyish notion of helping the I strikers, quit work to the number of fifty and marched in a body, with much en- I thnsiasm, to the hall where the striking I operators were meeting, and four girls and I one boy were left to do the work. Messen gers were brought up from the delivery office, and in a few minute 3 the business | was proceeding as usual. T7*e Telegraph Troubles. [Chicago Tribune. July 10. ] The Tribune's estimate yesterday of the increased expenses of the telegraph com panies upon the basis of time and pay pro- posed by the operators was 30 per cent. Gen Eckert's estimate, made up inde pendently upon information which he has at hand as general manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, was £ exactly the same. But both these estimates were based upon a comparison with the new time schedule fixed by the Western Union company July 11, whereby a day's work was reduced to nine hours and a nights work to a maximum of eight hours. As compared with the working hours which have constituted a day under the rules of the company which have been in force twelve years the demand of the operators amounted to L'O per cent, deduction in time, and for this remaining 80 per cent, of time they demand 15 per cent, more money than they are now getting for full time. In all the history of strikes we have never hear*', of so heavy a demand for increased compensation for actual work. We doubt whether there i? any business in the country which could survive a sud den increase of operating expenses of nearly one-half. The percentage of in creased expenses on the basis of acompar- \ ison between the old system and the new demand is made up as follows: A reduction i of the day's work from ten hours to eight '< hours, 20 per cent.; the increase of pay, 15 | percent.; double pay Sundays, a large ad vance on linemen, and the advance of the women operatois' pay to the same level of the men's pay; total, 40 to 45 per cent. There was a carefully prepared state ment telegraphed from Philadelphia in the Tribune of last Monday, of the proba ble money cost to the various companies employing telegraph operators, which would result from compliance with the terms exacted by the operators, which we recapitulate below: A year's increase. The extra pay for Sunday work esti mated on an average of a salary of $60 a month $ 100,000 The reduction in the hours of lab<*r for 6,000 commercial operators, not including night service 950,000 The increase of 15 per cent, in wages and equalizing the pay of women with that of men 700,000 The increase of pay demanded for 2,500 linemen 300,000 The pay of 500 additional linemen necessary by a reduction of the hours of laber 348,000 The increase on telegraph operators employed by railroad companies, which will follow the success of the original movement 1,016.000 Total $3,41 4,000 On this basis it would follow thit the telegraph companies would raise their rates on the public to a figure which would yield them between *4.000,000 and $5,000,000 per annum in order to make good the increase in operating expenses and the loss of business incidental to ex orbitant rates. The amount of public Daily ST. PAUL, MINK. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1883. patronage given to the telegraph com panies would fall off in proportion to the increase of rates. The mails would be utilized for commercial news and social purposes in a vast multitude of cases where the telegraph is employed now; messages would be shortened up by means of omissions and the use of cipher systems; the resort to telegraphing would be confined to oases of great urgency. To the extent that the business of the tele graph companies should be contracted the number of operators would be reduced, and it is not impossible that an increase of 40 to 45 per cent . in the operating expenses would soon bring about a decrease of 40 percent, in the volume of business trans acted by the companies. In that case nearly one-half the present operators would be thrown out of employment, and the competition for places would speedily reduce wages again to the old level or even lower. If that should be the course of events, as may be expected if the opera tors overreach themselves, then great loss and inconvenience would be inflicted upon the public without gaining for the tele graphers the slightest particle of the ad vantage they are seeking. The demand of the operators appears to be equally unreasonable when examined upon the basis of the present purchasing power of wages. Yesterday the Tribune hazarded the guess that $75 a month to day will go as far in procuring the neces sities of life as $85 a month one year ago. A comparison between the price of food articles in the open market now and a year back justifies the statement. The fol lowing table has been made up from the regular qaotations of last year and this year: 1883, July 17. 1882, July 18, Shipping flours .7$ 475 @5 25 $5 £0 @7 00 No. 2 spr. . wheat.... 1 OlK@ 1 02% 126 @1 27 No. 2 corn 51% (tf 52^' 75&@ 7G : s.' No. 2 oats 8834 « 33>| 54 ££ 54^ No. 2 rye. 55>£ @ 56 70 No. 3 bai ley 43 65 Mess pork, • Aug 14 00 @14 60 20 67K@2115 Lard, spot 8 67}$<a;8 90 • 12 £0 Short ribs Aug 7 273^ &7 65 12 12>£ @12 40 Cattle, me dium gds. per 100 lbs 475 @ 525 550 (a 650 Cattle, good beeves, per 100 lbs... 5 25 @ 5 60 6 75 @7 10 Cattle butch ers' 2 50 @ 4 50 3 50 @5 00 Hogs, poor to beat light, per 100 lbs.. 525 (it 600 750 @8 15 Hogs, infer ior to choice hvy per 100 lbs 500 @ 5 50 7 50 @8 60 Sheep, poor to choice, per 100 lbs 2 25 @4 50 300 @ 4 75 Lambs, per head 25 @3 25 2 00 @8 75 Beans, bu. . . 100 ©2 10 300 "3 90 Butter, cream cry, pound. • 17 @, 21 21 (it. 25 Batter, dairy. 14 (a. 18 15 (£ 21 Cheeese ft... 4 © 9}£ 6 @ 10 Coal, hard, ton 6.50 7.00 7.00 (a 7.25 Coal, soft, ton 3.75 ©6.25 3.75 &7.00 Eggs, doz 15 , 17 WniteflshjCurod , . per M br1.... 6.00 4.50 @4.75 Raisins. Valen cia,]!). 7 Q, IK VL%% 12& Apples, dried, - per tt» 7 @ 17 6>£@ 16 Peaches, unp'd halves per 1b 8 @ BJ4 s#@ s; '■[ Blackber r i c c, per Ib 8 @ 8^ 13^@ 14 Lemons, box. . 6.50 <Uj7.00 6.00 @6.50 Strawberr i c s, per case 2.00 @2.25 2.00 @2.50 Cherries, bu... 2.00 @2-75 2.00 @2.25 Peaches, box... 75 (g1.25 75 (a 1.50 Rice, per tb. . . . S%(d, 7 6 ift 8% Coffee, Java, 1b 18 @ 23 19 <& 22>i Kio, prime to choice, per It) 10}£@ 11},< 12© 12% Sugar, granulat edperlb.... 9% 9M@ 9% Sugar, yellow. 7? 4 1% IH'ff, 8 Sirups, per gal 35 <;/' 36 28 Hay, No. 1 tim othy, per ton. 11.00 12.03 16.5U@17.00 Hay, No. 1 prai rie, per ton .. G.OO @ 7.C0 B.oo® 9.00 Oil, carbon, 175 test, gal 14 12 Oil, linseed, 56 boiled, gal... 5G 1 ' 58 Potatoes, brl... 1.50 <& 1.75 3.00 Salt, fine, brl... 1.10 1.00 Salt, dairy, with bags 2.40 © 2.80 2.40(</ 2.80 Co mm o n dry lumber.yards, per 1.0«b ft.. 14.00 (['lß.oo 15.00 ©16.00 The relative prices of articles of clothing and dry good? cannot be stated with the same degree of accuracy. Bat, taken al together, they are much cheaper on the av erage, than they were a year ago. Boots and shoes have declined about 5 to 8 per cent.; ready-made clothing is a little lower, not to exceed, perhaps, 5 per cent.; cotton goods are from 5 to 10 per cent, lower, ex cept prints, which have not changed ma terially ; silks are slightly higher on ac count of the smaller crop ; the redaction of duty will, however, cheapen all kinds of goods : house rents are a little lower, though they ruled about the same May 1 as at the same date in ISB2 ; there has been a considerable reduction in carpets and many other articles of household use. On the whole, it is safe to esti mate that the same wages to-day will buy 10 to 15 per cent, more of the articles necessary to support a family than they would have bought this time last year. In the light of this comparison the demand for an increase of 40 per cent, in the wages of any class of salaried men on a falling market and wages largely appreciating in purchasing power, appears especially ex orbitant; and in order to justify any part of their claim it will be necessary for the telegraph operators to demonstrate that they have always been greatly overworked and badly underpaid in the past. Their present movement, in other words, i 3in the nature of a "corner" or a revolution — a natural right of the oppressed, but one which can only be successfully as serted when it is based on principles of justice. « ;-•; •■:■'': j AT BOSTON. B Boston, July 20. — The superintendent of the Western Tni^n Telegraph company states that some new accession to the of fice force has been made, and by night about sixty operators will have been se cured as against forty yesterday. A force of forty are now at work in the Boston office, and none of the eastern offices are closed, but all are short handed. Heavy Cotton Goods Manufacturers Fail. New Yobk, July 20.— E. W. Holbrook & Co., cotton goods manufacturers and con | verters of cotton goods, made an as3ign ; ment to-day. Liabilities about $725,000, ■ with preferences amounting to $670,000. \ Their losses from manufacturing exceed $350,000, which have been somewhat in creased by outside transactions. The fail ure is a very great surprise in every • department of trade. NOT MUCH DOING, Business ou the Chicago Board of Trade Very Light Yesterday. MARKETS GENERALLY UHEASY, The Telegrapher's Strike Exercising a Disturbing Influence. A LOWER TENDENCY DISPLAYED. Some Activity Manifested iv Stocks on Wall Street. CHICAGO. [Special Telegram to the Globe.l Chicago, July 20.-The effeot of the oper ators' strike on general business was quite marked to-day. There were but few tele grams received, and operators tried to send out but few, the uncertainty of the companies clause "subject to delay" being transmitted to mean very slow answer. Two operators were at work in the Western Union at the boatd, but neither of them appeared to be very busy. Orders from outside were meagre, and there was a gen eral disposition on the part of nearly all traders to close up outstanding deals and await developments. There was consider able yelling from the crowd of excited brokers in the pits, bat for all that less business was done than for many a day. On the open board matters were worse, the quotations being checked up at the rate of one to the half hour. Scarce any trading was done, and it was suggested by a facetious member that the board ad journ to the lake front for a game of ball. Outside traders must not forget the serious disadvantages Chicago mer chants are working under at the present time, and should make due allowance therefor. The settlement of McGeoch'a affair is slowly progressing. Receiver Bensley has paid out $150,000 to attaching creditors, securing the release of their claims. The property released was immediately pledged to secure $115,000 additional funds at Milwaukee. To-day a mortgage from Mc- Geoch to Geo. Johnston, Sr., of Aberdeen shire, Scotland, given to secnre the pay ment of $50,000 was filed in the office of the register of deeds. Another mortgage, running from Me Geoch to Warren F. Hughton, of Indian territory, conveys several lots to secure the payment of $30,000 at the end of three years. A deed executed by McGeoch to John L. Mitchell, conveying 162 acres of land in the town of Greenfield, McGeoch's homestead, was filed also. The consideration for the deed is $300,000. This places the elegant homestead and pretty much all of Mr. McGeoch's available property in the hands of others. The money will all go to settle the debts incurred by the great failure. In the wheat market to-day the feeling was quite strong. The unsettled weather coupled with a desire on the part of local traders to even upon their outstanding deals tended to considerably strength and prices averaged %Qj&o higher and closed at an improvement of %0. The improve ment was general and included the entire market. The trading during the day was slow and spasmodic, outside business was interrupted and the transactions made were almost wholly on local account. A fair de gree of interest, however, was maintained, and the market was rather closely watched throughout. The crowd was selling early, but there was an undertone of strength that made itself manifest later. August closes at I.o3U.A narrow range of fluctuations seems probable until we can have general com munication by wire. New York reports a fair export demand for wheat but the scar city of freight room restricts any free movement. Rainey weather in England has advanced Liverpool quotations Id. Corn was only moderately active. The interruptions to the wire connections of "the board with the outside world curtailed materially outside orders and business was confined mainly to the trading on local account. The shorts and parties anxious to even up on their outstanding lines of trades were however fair buyers under the circumstances. A good showing of inter est was manifested. Prices were also a trifle stronger than on yesterday and at the close exhibited a general improvement of }^(ij ;';;C. In the trading August, Sep tember and October were the leading futures, the more deferred deals being comparatively slow. July was quiet at about August prices. Ca?h corn met with a fair demand. But the shipping de mand for car lots was not large. The oats market ruled with steadiness at the same time trade was dull and quiet. No. '2 cash oats were 'j'c higher. These were taken mainly to hold against con tracts, and sold at 34{|S4$£e. July was also in demand md sold 5 gC higher. Sep tember was a shade higher, but longer de liveries ware rather neglected and without essential change. No. 2 white oats were taken by shippers at 36c, the same as paid yesterday. Offerings were light. The better grades of sample lots sold quite readily and ruled steady, but common, such as mixed rejected, ruled dull. Rye was quiet and slow, with business next to nothing for the day. A few car lots sold, but speculation was lifeless, and for gome futures prices were ahaded slightly. Barley was entirely neglected. Provisions were firmer at the opening, the demand centering on pork . Then fol lowed a season of masterly inactivity. Not more than a thousand bar rels changed hands at the call, and the crowd were more disposed for pranks than for business. About half past twelve it was noticed that a good demand had set in for lard and all offer ings were withdrawn so that Singer put October to $9.30, naarly a half cent up from yesterday's low points, and the talk went around that Fairbank and Fowler even contemplate a squeeze in the near options of September and August. Of courae outside orders were megre and the (Einbe. rat < MSI E c 3 §sJ eH BJ3 sS S& jfiffl»» J|». JBb^9^ 4B^^JiH» J greater portion of the trading was credited to local operators. The feeling was firm, however, and the result of the day's busi ness shows a material advance in prices established for the leading articles. Ship ping inquiry light, as few orders were re ceived. Foreign advices were less favor able to holders, and lard was quoted 6d lower. Advices from eastern markets were meagre and showed little change. The re ceipts of produce were fair, and shipments quite liberal of all kinds. The demand for mess pork was mod erate and offerings net very large. Trading wa3 mainly confined to local operators. The market exhibited con siderable strength in a general way though prices fluctuated considerably within a small range during the early part of the session. At the opening the market was stronger and 10@15o higher but soon receded s<j 10c. Later a stronger feeling was again developed and prices rallied 20« 25c and olosed with steadiness. September at $U.60,'0r 350 better than yesterday; judging fromjthe tone developed at the close there ia a good time coming for the bulls. Under the circumstances there was a fair business transacted in lard and the feeling was firmer through out the "greater portion of the session. The gradual reduction in stocks attracts some attention and parties who have contracts outstanding are a little more inclined to purchase. During the early part of the session the feeling was quiet and a few sales were reported at s@loc advance. Later the marked showed a little more activity and prices were improved 20<# 25c additional and ruled with consid erable firmness to the close. Shipping in quiry moderate. Cash rather quiet and quoted at $9(5 9.10. Some 9,000 live hogs brought rather firmer prices at the stock yards to-day. The receipts of grain to-day here are light being fifty cars of wheat, 32G cars of corn and 10G cars of oats. There were 200,000 bushels wheat, 367,000 bushels corn, and 78,000 bushels oats shipped and charters taken for 180,000 bushels corn. Among the receipts were five cars of new No. 2 red winter wheat aad two cars of new Illinois oats, the first of the season. They graded rejected, new oats arrived July 15 last year. NEW YORK. L Special Telegram to the Globe] New Yobk, July 20. — The market was firmer to-day with a good business and evidence of better buying than ha« been witnessed for some time past. The ad vance was most marked during the last hour, when there was quite an inquiry for the properties, Western Union telegraph, Delaware & Lackawanna and several of the other dividend payers. Pullman Palace sold at 131, quite a handsome gain from yesterday. The feeling was less feverish and were it not for the uncertain ty caused by the telegraphic troubles, con fidence would soon be restored and we might expect a change for the better in Wall street. The news come from an ex cellent source that the prospects for abun dant crops along the line of the Northern Pacific were never better than they are to day. For the first time in many days the Vanderbilt stocks were well supported and quite an important advance when com pared with the lowest figures of twenty four hours ago. The market had quite a firm appearance at the last. A prominent I Broadway house sold a large amount of ; Lackawanna . This was alleged to be for j inside account. Boston sold considerable | Union Pacific and Chicago i 3 reported a i liberal seller of St . Paul. There was ac- I tive trading in Western Union, and the price fluctuated. It was evident that the strike had been discounted. The reason was expressed by a prominent trader who said: "Western Union may go down, but I have covered all my shorts. When everybody knows a thing I do not want to be operating on that point. lam inclined to think Mr. Gould will give Western more support now that the strike has oc curred than he otherwise would. You see the whole market shows a better tone. That means, as it always does in Wall street, that anything is better than un certainty. The improvement was assisted by favorable reports from the trunk line meeting and by a belief that the Western Union strike would not be as serious as at first supposed. There was strong buying of stocks throughout the afternoon, while the selling was generally by reom traders. The best prices of the day were made in a number of stocks in the final dealing. The Graphic says the prices at which certain dividend paying stocks are now selling pay a good return to the buyers in the way of interest and investors are undoubtedly picking them up at every decline. Should New York Central become a 6 per cent, stock it i 3 calculated that it would be worth the present price 1.15, considering the prospects of its being an 8 per cent, stock in the course of a few years. The opera tors who are advising purchases, claim, which is very apparent, that there is notj|a railroad property in the country which is well managed that does not become more valuable each year from the natural growth of the country . Kavanagh will sell a large lot of furniture at auction this morning at the comer of Third and Cedar streets. The Stamp Redemption Act. Office of Intehnal Revenue, ) Washington, D. C, July 10, 1883. ) In view of the fact that there was no specific appropriation made by congress at its last session to meet the expense of the cancellation and return, after redemp tion, of stamps imprinted upon checks, drafts, etc, it becomes necessaryto inform the public that such drafts, checks, and stamps will not be received for cancellation and re turn after redemption after the 31st day of July instant. All stamps imprinted upon drafts, checks, etc., received for redemp tion after that date, if redeemed, will be destroyed, together with the drafts or checks. Wai-teb Evans, Commissioner. Seven and Eight Boston, July 20. — The reports of the Tewksbnry investigating committee were presented to the legislature to-day. All the Republicans sign the majority report and all the Democrats the minority report. SPORTING. The Races Posti>oned. | Special Telegram to the Globe.] Chicago, July 20. — Heavy showers early this morning caused a postponement of the races to-day, therefore to-morrow, if no more rain falls, will be a field day for the trotters, consisting of five races, three that were postponed, the free-for-all stallions, and a special race for a purse of $4,000, for which St. Julien, Edwin Thome and Fannie Weatherspoon will start. The starters in the stallion race will be Monroe Chief, Director, Santa Clans, Black Cloud and Alexander. Monroe Chief is selling the favorite at $100, Director $22, Santa Clans $25, Black Cloud $18, and Alexander $8. The skies betoken more rain, which, if it falls, all races are ended for this meeting. . The trotters go from here to Pittsbarg. Among the Minnesota delegation attend ant at the races are Col. DeGraff, C. A. De- Graff and J. E. Cummings, of St. Paul; Messrs. Pillsbury, Cadwell and Macky, of Minneapolis, and Mr. H. G. Finkle, of Morehead. The latter gentleman was this morning subjected to a relapse of his late infliction, insanity. He is at the Sherman house, and an attendant is constantly required. Mr. C. A. DeGraff and other friends have rendered all aid possible, and his family have been informed by wire of this indisposition. Mustie I'arh Races, Boston, July 20. — At Mystic Park, the chief interest was in the races unfinished Of the $2:25 class, it is said that over $25,000 were invested in the pools on Magic, the favorite, but he failed to obtain first place. The contest to-day was very spirited, and the three additional heats were trotted before the race was decided. SUMHABY. Lady Martin 40132011 Magic 11643013 Speedress 5 6 3 11 3 2 2 Arthur 2 0 6 4 3 R'ld out. Superb Prince... 6 5 5 6 5 R'ld out. Backman Maid . 3 4 4 5 Drawn . Time— 2:2s 2:25^, 2:24^, 2:25^, 2 :25}£, 2:25 14, 2:26 I _{, 2:26. In the 2:25 class — Nellie Hall was favorite in the first and second heats, and she disappointed her backers, but took the three last heats in splendid style. Boston Boy took the first two heats. Time, 2:30 1 4, 2 :30^, 2 :31 }£, 2:31^, 2.58& In the free for all race, Cornelia, hardly mentioned in the pools, took the first, fifth and sixth heats, Forest Patchen, the favorite, showing the poorest record of all. SUMMARY. Cornelia 1 4 3 5 11 JndgeDayis 4 112 2 2 Winship 5 2 5 14 8 Iron Age 2 3 2 3 5f.0. Forest Patchen 3 5 4 4 3r.0. Time— 2:33, 2:22&, 2:24^, 2:23^. 2:22^, 2:25. Brighton Beach Races. Bbighton Beach, July 20. — Three-quar ters mile, two years old — Australian Ist, King Ernst, Miss Bassett Filly 2d, Granite 31. Time,l:lßK. Mile and — Woodcraft Ist, Nim blefoot 2d, Lagloria 3d. Time, 1:59. Mile — Murray Ist, El Capitan 2d, Little Dan 3d. Time, 1:45. Gal way Ist, Little Buttercup 2d, Japonia 3d. Time, 1 :44%. Mile and quarter, all ages — Red Fox Ist, Gabriel 2d, Arsenic 3d. Time, 2:1014. Three-quarters mile — Garfield Ist, Cath cart 2d, Periwinkle 3d. Time, 1:17 liill iin ■«'.■>. Denver, Col., July 20.— Schaefer, Sex ton and Wallace are now en route from New York to play in the billiard tourna ment given here by the J. M. Brunswick & Balke company, commencing next Monday evening. Alonzo Morris, one of the con testants of this city, is playing wonderful billiards in practice games. The games are to be 1,000 points, French carom. ARTHUR'S JUNKET. Tho Tribulation Jit Has Caused Him— His Sensitiveness to Public Criticism— Trying to Shoulder the Eespousbility Upon .Lit tle Phil. | Special Telegram to the Globe. ] Washington, Jnly 20. — Secretary Fo Iger is now preparing and will promulgate in a day or two an order to collectors of cus toms to guide'their official actions in the matter of the export of d-sitilled spirits. This order will in brief take the ground that it is not lawful for such exportation, when the purpose is prima facia only to avoid the payment of the tax. Blanks cov ering affidavits will be prepared, to which the distillers will have to subscribe jto export their good 3. This will be an em phatic declaration that the exportation is with the sole view to sell the product abroad and not for the purpose of evasion or delay in the payment of the tax. The spirits already shipped will not be allowed the privileges which usually attach to re imported good?. The secretary of the treasury is not at ail kindly disposed tc ward the distilling interests, and is going to make an earnest and stringent endeavor to collect the tax now due. The president seems to have litte nerve when under the fire of the New York newspapers. It is from this source he seems to draw inspiration, regardless of the fact that the boundless west is after all the empire. When the announcement was made of his intention to visit Yellow stone park it wa3 coupled with the state ment that the president would not be isolated from the world and the balance of mankind ad an ex-member of congress once said because he had arranged |to have himself followed with the telegraph. Then the snapping newspapers of New York wanted to know who was to pay for the telegraphio facili ties and hinted that Arthur should pay for the service oat of his private resources. These attacks might have been forgotten had the president paid as little attention to them as the common run of the people. Not so, however. Anxious doubtless to perch npon a high pedestal of reform or something of the kind, the great head of the nation has seen fit to bull the country with the information that be is not re sponsible for the contemplated Yellow stone spree, but is only a guest of General Phil Sheridan, who planned it. Hence, if there is any public expense to attach to this trip, why charge it to Phil Sheridan. The dispatch explaining the objects of the royal junket, 3ent out by the associated press, was kindly prepared at the White house. The over-sensitive presi dent make 3 a scapegoat of Gen. Sher NO. 202. idan, as if the people cared from what teat the cow was milked, so long as they have to pay for the milk. The call ing of attention to the small matter is done only to serve the purpose of letting the people know that Arthur is thin skinned when under the cynosure of the prints. If he didn't care for a second term he might not be. He "didn't used to be," at all events. CRIMES. COAL OIL JOHNNY SHOT. Tebbe Haote, Ind., July 20.— John Wil liams, known as Coal Oil Johnny, a bunko man, was feund in a house of ill-fame in bed with an inmate at 5 o'clock a. m. by his wife, who shot him dead while he was sleeping. The woman had been hunting him at other places for hours before. She left the house. THE BANE BOBBEBS SURROUNDED. Coldwateb, Mioh., July 19. — At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man entered the Coldwater National bank and handed the cashier who was alone a small package of money to count. While engaged at this the cashier heard a noise and dis covered a man in the vault who had seized a package of valuable jewelry. He suc ceeded in making his way out of the building by presenting a loaded revolver. He joined three companions in a buggy near the bank building and the four drove rapidly out of town. They were pursued by the marshal and one man but the latter were overawed by the revolvers of tt© robbers. The latest report is that the robbers are surrounded in a piece of woods six miles from town and there is a prospect of their recapture. TEXAS CATTLE FEVEB . Boston, July 20. — There are several cases of Texas fever among the Texas cattle brought to Worcester. It i 3 stated that the board of cattle commissioners will issue an order forbidding the bring ing of any more of these cattle into the state. FOREIGN NOTES. London, July 20. — A dispatch from the Earl of Derby, colonial secretary to the government of Queensland, in regard to the proposed annexation of New Guinea, is published. Lord Derby states that official inquiry at Paris and Berlin shows that fears of foreign annexation of New Guinea were groundless, and he emphasizes the objections of the home government to the annexation of that island by Queensland. Dublin, July 20. — At a meeting organ izing a committee of the Irish National league to-day, Parnell presided and Mich ael Davitt was present. A resolution amal gamating evicted tenants was unanimously adopted. The South Dublin union con sents to the emigration to Canada of eight workhouse inmates. Paris, July 20. — The senate voted the urgency for the judicial reform bill and decided 169 to 114 to pass to disscussion its clauses. After the meeting of the managing com mittee of the Suez Canal company to-day, De Lesseps telegraphed the chief engineer of the canal in Egypt a3 follows: Come to Paris immediately. Bring plans for the second canal. Funds assured either by the execution of the British agreemei.% or otherwise. St. Petersburg, July 20. — In the explo sion of a powder mill to-day the mixing room was destroyed, nine persons killed and two seriously injured. Kavanagh sells three lots corner of Western and Pleasant avenues at 2 o'clock this after noon. Celebrating Its uuial. Hudson, N, V., July — To-day this city is observing the centennial of its first set tlement, July 19,1783. ZZI^ZI OPERA HOUSE. One Week Only, Commencing Monday, July 33, A Course of Popular Illustrated SCIENCE AND HEALTH LECTURES FOR THE PEOPLE, BY v Dr. HALE, Ex. M. s., of EdiaUiirgli, Scotland, AND Prof. KERSTETTER, Pi. D , of Cleveland, OMo, SUBJECT: Monday, at 8 o'clock — Part 1. The Hidden Wonders of the Vegetable World. Part 2. 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