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VOL. VIII. DEPENDS ON" THE OATH, Cardinal Gibbons Explains That the Cath olic Church Does Wot Condemn the Knights, Unless They Take Such a Blind Pledge as the Free Masons or Odd Fellows. E Unions Seeking to Bind Them selves Closer to the Knights of Labor. Riotous Strikers at Grand Rapids-- Boston Junior Knights — Tariff Demonstration. A Terr Clear Explanation. Special to the Globe. Washington', May 2. — The condemna tion of the Knights of Labor by Arch bishop Taschereau of Quebec has aroused widespread interest in regard to the atti tude of the church toward labor organiza tions. In order to got an authoritative statement on tho subject, the Globe cor respondent called on Cardinal Gibbons, who is in the city, looking after legal mat ters connected with the Catholic university projected by the plenary council. The cardinal gave Ins views fully, as he desired to lemove some false impressions which have lately gained circulation. Said he : Archbishop Tascherau's condemnation of the Knights of Labor should not be taken as the sentiment of the church towards the or ganization. lam not familiar with the labor troubles in Quebec, but it is certain that the archbishop's hostility grow out of some local laws or conduct of the Kuighta which are contrary to the doctrines of the church. As to the Knights of Labor organization in the United States, I have not thoroughly exam ined their constitution or studied their pur poses, yet from reading the newspapers and "MR. FOWDEKIW'S PUBLIC STATEMENTS, I infer that the objects of the knights are praiseworthy and in no way opposed to the views of the church. The Catholic prelate ■will to a man declare in favor of the organi zation of labor. 'Jh.)re can be no wrong: in such aco u-se. Organization is the basis of sill progress — political, social and religious. Only when it is abused does the church raise her voice and call out her children." ••Was it not on account of secret pledges taken by the Knights that Archbishop Taschereau hurled on them his anathema?" asked the correspondent. "That I do not know," replied the cardinal. "As I told you, I have no knowledge of the workings of the local societies in Canada. Whether or not such pledges are taken by the Knights here is a question on which more light should be thrown by their leaders. Vicar General Conway of Chicago, who examined the constitution of the body carefully, as sures me that it bears no resemblance to that of the Free Masons. Odd Fellows, and other societies which the church has always antagonized. A distinction must be made, too, as to the nature of the secret pledges. As the church has been greatly misrepre sented on this point, I would like you to state clearly its points. We hold that if a man joins a society, SWEARING NEGER TO REVEAL any of its workings, no matter how criminal, and to obey the dictates of its officers blindly, he surrenders his personol liberty, becomes a slave to his fellowman and cannot partake of the sacraments of the church. Such an oath is taken by the prevalent secret societies, hence their condemnation by the clergy. On the other hand, if a man joins an organiza tion, swearing to keep secret its workings, with the proviso that nothing therein shall be contrary to the laws of the land, to his con science and religious tenets, we hold that his i action is perfectly justifiable. The whole question as to the church's attitude towards the Knights of Labor depends on which of ] these oaths the members take. If the latter, ' and their purposes are in accordance with ' Mr. Powderlr's statements, then the church says to the Knights, God speed you. If, how ever, the absolute, blind pledge is taken, no matter how laudable the objects of the soci ety are. the church can never countenance it and will call on her children to withdraw un der the pain of excommunication. So every thing DEPENDS ON THE PROVISO. Don't understand me as criticising Arch bishop Taschoreau. He is the primate of the church in Canada, and would not have taken such decisive action without a firm convic tion that the local Knights had something in their laws or pursued some methods that were against the church's doctrines." "Is it true that the pope will condemn the Knights of Labor as was cabled recently from Rome?" "I understand that the pope la examining the constitutive," "but what the result will be 1 cannot say. Anyhow you may state his course will be regulated by the principles I have stated regarding the church's doctrine on secrecy." "Does the church condemn the action of the striking Knights who by force prevent others from taking their places?" "Most certainly so," replied the cardinal. "While every m aa has aright to stop work whenever he pleases, he is not justified in preventing others from selling their labor at whatever price they wish, and if he does so he sins against the laws of the land and the laws of God." M."Ui r L.Y SEEKING STRENGTH. Cleaning of the Trades Union Meet ing- Called to Philadelphia. Cleveland, May 2. — P. J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenter and Joiners, whose name heads the list of signatures to the secret circular made public yesterday in Pittsburg, was interviewed to-day regarding the object of the conference of trades unions. Being asked who was the author of the circular, , Mr. McGuire said: •'Now that the matter has been brought into print, 1 will not hesitate to admit that lam the author of the call for the proposed conference of the chief officers of all the na tional and international trades unions. The conference will be held at Philadelphia on the eighteenth of this month, and since its issue many hearty responses favorable to the call have been received at my office. I prepared the circular after duo consultation in various cities with many prominent labor men, alike trades unionists and Knights of iaDor. Had it been a matter of public con cern I would have most gladly given the cir cular to the newspapers at the start. From all indications some md screet or misguided person in Pittsburg furnished the circular to a certain daily in that city, and since then I havo been besieged with letters and tele grams concerning it. There is no cause for any undue alarm, and a far less need for sen sational announcements of a labor war or of a bitter struggle between the trades unions and the Knights of Labor. No such thought ever entered my mind for a mo ment, nor is it the intent of the signers of the call. Nothing would afford the enemies of organized labor more pleasure than to see the trades unions and Knights of Labor precipitated into open hostilities or en gaged in an internecine quarrel, which, it is needless to say, would be mutually hurtful, if not largely suicidal." "What is the object of the conference?" "As I understand it, the object of the pro posed trades unions conference, and it is dis tinctly stated in the call, is to devise a plan for A CLOSER ALLIANCE! and submit the same to the general officers of the Knights of Labor for their adoption. It is hoped that in this way both orders can enter into a reciprocal agreement or under standing to work together in parallel lines without any collision and without encroach ing on each other's legitimate work. For want of this difficulties havo cropped up in a number of instances, and unless something is done there is every likelihood of their re currence iv the future. There Is a certain raw, impatient and inexperienced element that has recently floated into the labor movement. This element is hostile to the patient, constructive, conservative methods of trades unions, and as is said in the call for the trades union conference under cover of tho Knights of Labor, and as far as we can learn without authority from that body this element pursues to evil work. Now it is with a view to checking this strife-breed ing anarchic element, and to arrive at a har monious understanding with tha Knights of Labor and the trades unions a desire to estab lish the closest terms of fraternity, a com plete solidity of interests, and in this I speak as a member of both orders, nd like myself most of the' trades union officials are- Knights of Labor. Was there any real hostility between the two or- ; DAILY ST. PAUL GLOBE. ders, it would not be likely that trade union ists would havo done so much to mature the Knighrs of Labor and aid them, as notably in the telegraphers' strike. On that occasion in New i'ork aud the larger cities most of the finds for the relief of the strikers were sub seriDeii or donated by trades unions. You can rest assurred that whatever difference exist they will be finally remed ied without engaging in a family j«r. If our object was hostility to tho Knights of Labor we would not have called the oonference to Philadelphia, the head quarters of t tie Knights of Labor. But we understood the general executive board meets there on May 18, and wo propose to have a committee wait upon them so as to have tho subject brought to the attention of the special general assembly which meets in this city May U5. Riotous Strikers. Grand Rapids, Mich., May •2—Yes terday about 100 men. who wanted every one to observe a holiday and work only eight hours a day hereafter, marched from place to place making their demands known, and receiving recruits as they I inarched along. Some carried bock beer | banners. On arriving at Fuller & Rice's mill, outside the city limits, they started to j interfere with the workmen. One leader ; of the party drew a revolver and ordered ' every one to stop work. There being hesi tation at this demand the procession soon made a break in a body, driving all hands i from the mill. Quickly they were met !by clubs in the hands of the . mill workmen. This changed the aspect of affairs, and the mob took refuge behind some freight cars and renewed the battle with stones. At this point the proprietors attempted to make the men withdraw, but they refused, and a pitched battle resulted. During the melee one man was hit in the abdomen with a large stone, and another | was seriously injured. A perfect hail or. stones was showered upon the mill work ! men by the mob. The police and sheriff's force were called out, and quiet was re stored. The employes profess to be en tirely satisfied, and say they had no desire to strike. Junior Knights of Labor. | Special to the Globe. Boston. Mass., May 2. — The Herald j says in response to secret invitation some 100 youths from 15 to 21 years old met in this city yesterday and organized a branch of the Junior Knights of Labor. C. L. Meredith of Brooklyn presided, and the or ganization committee reported that the number of names already enrolled is 3,365. Fourteen states and one territory are said to be represented, the majority of the mem bers living in Brooklyn, New York and Boston. The organization proposes ,to support the aims and work of the regular Knights of Labor, although entirely hide-! pendent of that order. After details had been arranged L. H. Panvers was chosen senior master workman, and Frank L. Donning of Brooklyn secretary. The next general meeting will be held Aug. 20. Labor Tariff Demonstrations. • Pittsburg, May — The Amalgamated association of iron and steel workers will hold a grand tariff demonstration at Bea ver, Pa., Saturday, June 5, on the occasion of their annual reunion. Among the speakers, who will deliver addresses on tariff and labor, are Gov. Pattison, Lieut. Gov. Black, Samuel J. Randall, Gen. John A. Logan, Hon. Nathan Golf, Jr., Con gressmen William McKinley, Jr., T. M. Bayne, James S. Negley, Samuel Griffiths, Samuel Miller. Martin A. Foran, John Jarrett and T. A. Armstrong. The Demonstration a Fizzle. Cincinnati, May 2.— The demonstration gotten up by "agitation committees" of certain labor unions was a failure to-day. The procession was thin. ~ It required but fifteen minutes to march past a given point. A little over 2,000 persons attended- the nic at the Bellevue house. Speeches "WiiEe-. made by Socialists. One of the speakers j was Parsons of Chicago. In the procession was a military company of Socialists, uni formed in gray and armed with rifles. They inarched behind the only red nag in the pro cession. QllJlliT IN CHICAGO. No Demonstrations There Worthy of ZVofc. Chicago, May 2.— There was no excite ment in the city to-day. The weather was beautiful and the masses seemed to be en joying the warm sunshine instead of dis cussing the labor problem. The capi talists and heads of the large establishments seriously considered the matter and were also attending the meetings of many labor organizations. The streets were not nearly so crowed as on Saturday, and even Socialists' headquarters were well deserted. There was no dis order at any of the freight houses or in the lumber districts, but in both taouble is expected to-morrow. Leaders ••''of the labor movement expect many strikes to-morrow at additional manufacturing establishments and these were the cause of excitement and perhaps will result in collision with the police. Railroad men say they will open ' freight houses to-morrow with the old men if they come and new men if they must. THE GENERAL OPINION among them is that the roads cannot afford to pay the advance demanded by the men, and they will not make any concessions any how. It is thought the seat of "war." if any. to-morrow will be.at the Burlington ■ yards, as that company has declared its intention of doing its business despita the strikers. An unexpected complication in the freight handlers' strike seems; to j have come up in the .shape of the. reported refusal of the switchmen of various roads to handle their cars loaded by "scabs." It is not certain, however, that such action will be taken. In the lumber district some trouble is anticipated f.iom the fact so many of the employes are foreigners, imbued with anardhist ideas. . Lumbermen declare that they will not make the concessions de manded by the men, and if they are deter mined to make mischief there is a very large territory to be guarded. The English speaking element is a unit against disorder, and will use all influence to see that the laws are respected. • —^ — .. DAVIS AT MACON. memories of the Confederacy . Rep ealled. .; Macon, Ga., May 2.— Mr. Jefferson Davis passed through Macon to-day, on his way to the centennial at Savannah. He was met at the depot by an immense crowd and tendered an elegant ovation. From the balcony of the depot he said: Friends and Countrymen, Ladies and Gen tlemen: This visit to Macon brings up tender aud prescious thoughts, around which cling memories of the closing struggle and most import events of the Confederacy. When tho struggle ended ana when my wifo and sick infant sought refuge it was here that that grand old man, Howell Cobb, received my wife, who was disconsolate and persecuted, persecuted because- she was tho wife of one who tried to do his duty by his countrymen. It was hero also that one good Yankee allowed us to come to Macon and gave us quarters. That sick infant has grown into a tall woman. (Here Miss Winnie came forward and received a shout of ap plause.) With his arm around her, Mr. Davis continued: "This is "my daughter, the child of tho Confederacy, as she was born in the last year of the war, and she exults in the fact that she was born in the Southern Confederacy. . [Ap plause.] Georgia has been redoomod from the oppress ! thrown around her in the days of reconstruction, when they refused to lot you in. In this, as in the great struggle, you have shown the right fortitude, and at last your labors have been crowned. You are marching forward to prosperity, and may God bless you. My heart is always warm to you. You are confederates, and Hove you for it. [Applause.] Mississippi is a daughter of . Georgia, and I am a son of a Georgian. Again, I say, God bless Georgia and her people. ROSECRANS' RECORD. Senator Edmunds Calls Senator Morrison's Attention to Old Eosy's California Land Deals, With the Intimation That They are Suffi ciently Rotten to Prevent His Confirmation. Pretty Positive Proof That Secretary Manning Will Not Desert His Post In the Cabinet. The Appropiation Bills Continue to Drag- -The Delayed Mortality Report of 18 SO. Senator Edmunds Remembered It. Speblal to the Globe. Washington, May 2. — The charge against Gen. Kosecraus is that he was en gaged in some alleged land speculations in Los Angeles county about twenty years ago. This charge against him was brought to light by Senator Edmunds, who was the attorney for the persons who were trying to dislodge Rosecrans from his lands. Tho facts of the case are alleged to be as fol lows: In 1860 Gen. Rosecrans had George Bansen, a deputy United States surveyor, survey the Mexican grant, Raiicho Sausal Redoudo, in Los Angeles county. The owners of the grant were not represented at the survey and protested against it. The survey of Hansen made the grants smaller than the owners claimed it was, and a number of outsiders took ud the land that had been thrown into the public do main by contracting the boundaries of the grant through the new survey. The find ings of the superior court of Los Angeles, in the case of Foster vs. O'Connor, Judge Sepulreda being on the bench, were that the outsiders who had taken up the land had assigned all their claims to it TO KOSECIIAN3. Hanson's survey was set, aside by the sec retary of the interior in 1808, and a new survey was ordered. The second survey ran lines that included all the land claimed by Rosecrans within the Mexican grant. This second survey was set aside in 1871, and Hau3en's survey re-established. Some persons who had squatted on the laud entered by the outsiders were ordered to remove, and they set up the claim that Kosecrans' title to it was not valid. The case was carried to the United States supreme court, and Senator Edmunds was engaged by the settlers. He made a strong argument against the title held by Rosecrans, but the court held that the settlers were not the proper parties to bring the action against Rosecrans to vacate the title; that the United States government should do that. The court, without passing «n the fact of how the land had bean obtained, dismissed the suit of the settlers. Edmunds re membered the facts of the cas». and brought them to the attention of Morrill, chairman of the committee on finance, when Rose crans' nomination was sent to the senate. It was that that ' has hung up Rosecrans' nomination, and which will probably defeat him. . "■* Manning- Will Remain. Special to the Globe. Washington, May Secretary Man ning continues to improve quite rapidly. He rides about the city and through the parks every day, and apparently enjoys the exercise. The speculation about the "secre tary's retirement from the cabinet appears to have been unfounded. The editor of the Sunday Capital in yesterday's issue says: ■ ~-^, -■ !££-£'. . I am authorized to say that there is no. .foundation for any of the s tatemonts that ' have bßen published attributing to Secretary Manning," a desire to retire from the treasury department. So far from these statements being- true, the contrary is the fact. Secre tary Manning earnestly desires and fully in tends to remain at the head of the treasury department, which he has so ably directed for the past year. APPIIOFRIATION MEASURES. douses of Congress Behind on Them, Washington, May 2.— The postoffice appropriation bill will be passed by the senate to-morrow, and it is expected that the inter-state commerce bill will then com mand the attention of the senate after 2 o'clock each day until it is disposed of. Senator Cullom, who has it in charge, thinks a result should be reached after two or three days' discussion. The bankruptcy bill, the general pension bill and the Dcs Moines river land bill are upon the caucus committee's program for consideration next after the inter-state commerce bill, but Senator Frye expresses a purpose to con test their right of way some time during the week in behalf of the Staten Island bridge bill. He will also ask that during the morning hour the shipping bill be taken up, discussed and passed. To-morrow be ing individual suspension day in the house of representatives, a number of public building measures will be passed under a suspension of the rules. It is probable that the river and harbor bill will come up in the house or. Tuesday. As only one unim portant section remains to be considered the bill can be finally disposed of in one day. The Campbell- Weaver CONTESTED ELECTION CASE may also be reached on the same day, and the- committee's report in favor of Mr. Weaver, the sitting member, will without doubt be adopted after a snort debate. The Chinese indemnity bill comes up on Wed nesday in the morning hour, and a strug gle for precedence is expected between con flicting special orders made for that day, which may result in the taking up of the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill. Friday will be devoted to the consideration Of private bills, and on Saturday the Okla homa bill again receive the attention of the house. The following is a statement of the present position of the regular annual ap propriation bill: Six. the general deficiency, legislative, Sunday, civil, naval and fortifi cation bills, have hot been reported from the committees in which they originated. Three, the military academy, consular and I diplomatic, and the army appropriation bills are upon the house calendar. The river and harbor bill is unfinished business In the committee of the whole. Three, the pension; District of Columbia and agricul tural bill-have passed the house and arc be fore the senate committee on appropria tions. The postoffice bill is before the senate and the Indian bill has passed both houses. CIVIMZIKU 1.0. Senate and House Acting: in Har mony on the Indians. Special to the Glob? . Washington, May 2. — Some of the Eastern philanthropists are not a little dis gruntled over certain amendments made by the house committee on Indian affairs to the senate measure known as the severally bill. . It is said that the complaints are un founded and arise from a superficial knowledge of the amendment contemplated. The object of the bill is the formation of an Indian policy with the ultimate purpose of civilizing the Indians. Public sentiment with regard to this proposition has within the past few years undergone a great change, which fact is to a great degree due to 'the*' labors of the philanthropists of the East. The house committee has stricken from the senate bill the clause re lating to tribal patents. This is done in the interest of the Indians, the theory be ing that the tribal strength is maintained by the hold on the Indians possessed by their chiefs and medicine men. As the In dian approaches . civilization he is in most cases seized with a DESIRE TO BECOME RICH. I It is desired to postpone indefinitely the time when the reservation will be aban ST. PAUL, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 188 a doned. The committee has stricken out the provision of the bill requiriug that the principal of the moneys arising from the sale of Indian lauds be payable in twenty live years, interest thereon at .the rate of 5 per cent per annum, being disbursed to the Indians. This change has been made at tb» instance of many of the Indians, who desire to get benefits arisin j from the appreciation of the value of their lands. The committee has under consideration an amendment providing for individual allot ments in special cases made upou recom mendation of the secretary of the interior. The house and senate committee appeared to be acting in harmony, and desire to place upon the statute book a permanent law which shall help to civilize the ludiaus and finally settle the ludian question. American Mortality. Washington, May 2. — The report of Dr. Billings, surgeon of the United States army, on the mortality and vital statistics of the United States, as returned for the tenth census (June 1, 1880), has been re ceived by the secretary of the interior. It says: The total population in 1880 was 50,155,788. an increase in ten years of 11,597,513. Of this increase, 281,281 per annum may be taken as due to immigration, th« total number of immigrants lor the ton years being 2,812,191. This makes the mean annual increase due to excoss of births over deaths 879,522. The mean annual birih rate for the United States is given as 36 per 1,000. It appears from the data presented in the re port that the United States, as a whole, during the census year had a comparatively low death rate, and a high birth rate. The death rate is shown to have boon higher in the colored than in the white population, in the foreign element than in the whites of American parentage, in the cities than in the rural districts. The • most important causes of disease and death were consump tion, pneumonia, diphtheria, typhoid and malarial fevers, and those ill-denned forms of disease to which children under 1 year of age are subject. SUNDAY'S SPORTS, A Fight Over the Louisville-Cincin nati Game. The Winnipeg Snowshoe Club Forms a Base Ball Club. There Were Several Fights. Louisville, May — The Cincinnati club hit Ramsey hard to-day, and, aided by the loose fielding of the Louisvilles, easily won. Unpire Young's decisions were very rank against .the home team and he was roundly hissed by the large, disorderly crowd present After the game there were numerous fights and an angry crowd tried to find Young, but he had gone. Louisville 1 0000004 o—s Cincinnati 0 0 1113 2 0 2—lo A muffins 'latch. New York, May 2.-— AWeut 8,500 per sons witnessed a muffing match to-day be tween the Brooklyn and Athletic teams on Long Island. The contest was wretchedly played. At the eighth inning the score was a tie and the game called. Brooklyn 4 2 3 14 0 0 5—19 Athletic 0 0 0 0 9 3 2 5—19 A Catcher Wanted. The members of the Winnipeg Snowshoe club have organized a base ball club. The men are all trained athletes, and many of them practical ball players. Although the club is not a member of any league, it is probable that it will visit St. Paul and Min neapolis before the season closes and play a series of games with -.'as clubs of these two cities, v. They* now lack a catcher, and it is probable that a good man behind the bat could make arrangements to play with them at good figures. The club has adopted the name of Metropolitan and its head quarters are at Winnipeg, Man. Tie Turf Track. Special to the Globe. New Yobk, May 2. — Anglo-mania has broken out in horse racing. The course at Sheepshead Bay, which for several seasons has been more acutely fashionable than even Jerome Park, and is owned by the most fashionable coterie of horsemen in America, has a new track of real turf. It is not generally known by race admirers in this country that all : the race tracks in England are grass covered, no roadways being used there for the sport. In America the earlier practice of trotting tests, un known abroad, led to the running of horses on earth tracks, and only hurdle races and steeplechases have hitherto been run on turf. Last year the "Vauderbi lts, Jeromes and others tried to induce the Jerome park management to introduce a grass track, but the proposition was not accepted, so the ex periment is to be undertaken at Sbeepshead bay. A mile ellipse of close, smooth, yet soft, greensward, has been produced, and an effort will be made to induce horse owners to transfer some of the important of the season's races to tliat unusual track. Pfister's Sure Aim. The following scores were made by iii-em bers of the St. Paul gun club Thursday last, at fifteen Maoomber metal birds, for the beautiful gold badge presented by the Tar get company. The badee was won by Piister, as was also the trim club badge: ' -Cuuimings, 11; Dox, 7; Piister, 13; Smith. C: Sones, 7; Paul, 9: White 7; Olson, 0; Ilardup, 11. The team that has been selected from this club to shoot for the championship badge at Wiriona this week is composed of men who have won considerable notoriety for marksmanship, and the chances of their scooping the bun are good. They are in active practice and will go into the contest confident of success. The shoot opens next Wednesday. N'orthwcKteru Rifle Tournament. Special to the Globe. Waterloo, la., May 2.— The annual tournament of the Northwestern Rille asso ciation tor 1880 will be held at this, place Aug. 15 to '20 inclusive. 1 ltille teams from Chicago, Minneapolis, Racine, Milwaukee and other large cities are, expected to bo i... — . small Sails. J. S. Prince, Albert Schock find their re spective backers will meet to-day in Minne apolis and put up the balance of the $I.(JOU a side and sigrn articles of agreement for their six-days' race, to begin in the Washington link one week from to-day. Schock has bad one of bis Champion wheels thoroughly over hauled, and ho says it is now better thau ever. Ho is in fine condition and will do compara tively little training 1 this week. It is a hobby that he rides that he should not train down too fine for a loug-distance struggle. In the irlove contest at Chippewa Falls Sat urday eventna: between Curtis of Enu Claire and J. W. Edwards, Curtis was the winner in the first round. The Minneapolis base ball team is now ready for the campaign. . Manager Whitconib is particularly proud of his batteries.; Theresa Scott, the pretty: little Minneapolis paoer, will campaign this summer, and she will, if crowded, lower her record. Jack Prince will rido agaiust a horse on the Minneapolis lair grounds to-morrow. m Weather Indication*. . Washington, May 3, 1 a. m.— Eastern Michigan and Indiana, fair weather, station ary temperature, variable winds. "For.West ern Michigan and Wisconsin, except at Mil waukee, local rains, followed by fair weather; no decided '■ change in temperature, variable winds, fair weather at Milwaukee. . For Illinois, fairwciitaer, stationary tomperaturo. winds variable, but generally easterly. ■ For Missouri, fair weather, stationary tempera ture, winds generally easterly. For lowa, light local rains, y followed by fair weather, stationary temperature, , variable winjQs, gen erally easterly. For Minnesota, fair weather,' slightly warmer, except in the extreme southern portion, stationary temperature, variable winds, generally, southerly. For Nebraska, fair ''weather,:, slightly warmer, winds generally southeasterly. .■■ :;• ;. BACKED BY THE PEOPLE Gladstone's Popularity Grows as the Day Approaches for a Test Vote on Home Kule. Olose Calculations on the Vote on the Sec ond Reading Place His Major ity at Sixty-Eight. The Parnellltes Place the Deserting Liberals and Radicals at Between Thirty and Forty. Reliance Placed by the Premier In the Magic of His Name Invoked by Others. Overwhelmingly for Gladstone. Special to the Globe. London, May 2.— The gayest of Easter seasons will be broken into to-morrow by the reopening of parliament. Home rule is again on everybody's lips, and other sub jects of general legislation are hardly men tioned. The Easter campaigning is over, and the result may be summed up in the single statement that the country is over whelmingly for Gladstone. The two great leaders of the secession, Lord Hartington and Mr. Chamberlain, were not able to even bring thair own constituents up to the point of declaring against the premier. The amount of education which the people were found to have re ceived on the subject of home rule was simply amazing. The bulk ot this enlight enment of the mass must undoubtedly be credited to the widespread dissemination of Mr. Gladstone's initial speech. When the speakers, Liberal or Tory, came to address the electors they found the latter uncom monly well posted on the home-rule bill. They had many clever questions ready and many a graceful period was ruined by some rustic in the audience hurling at the speak er some well-fitting epigram from Mr. Gladstone's speech. The first week of the new session will hear nothing of the Irish question except the PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS between individual members. The effect of this attrition of minds is most likely to be beneficial to the home-rulers. The con trast in the appearance of. the Gladstonites and the anti-Gladstonltes is very marked. The former are jovial aud companionable; the latter are glum and silent, but where ever an impromptu discussion takes place the home- rulers invariably have the audi ence with them and almos t invariably win. The speculation as to the size of the ma jority by which the home-rule will pass its second reading is in tense. Every one of the com mittees has imtmsnse tally sheets headed respectively "for" and "against" home rule, and "doubtful." On thesa sheets are written the names of every member of par liament. His lecatlon is decided either by personal utterances that he has made in public, assurances personally given to mem bers of the canvassing committee, or by the best obtainable information outside of these sources. Thus the forecasts are much more accurate and valuable than the guesses which were made a month ago. These lists are changed every day. If necessary and always as soon as trustworthy infor mation is obtained of a members intention to change his vote. NO PARTISAN HOPES or fears are allowed to interfere with the strict accuracy of these tally lists, and it is probable that a comparison of the lists of all thy various committees would not result iv lindiug many differences. According to the Patitettite figures there are about thirty men of the Liberal or Radical parties who can be classed as sure to cast their votes against home rule. But in their estimate of the result they call the number of de serters forty. Their list of probable ab sentees numbers sixteen, but they call it twenty. Thus, taking the darkest "view of the case, they will still have a majority in a full house of sixty-eight. Many of their more enthusiastic members, however, con fidently claim that they will have over a hundred, aud they are making even bets that the majority exceeds 100 by more votes than it falls short of it. There has been considerable disappointment in certain quarters over the fact that Mr. Gladstone declined, at the last moment to go down to Scotland and address his Midlothian con stituents. The cause given was the abso lute prohibition of the trip by his physi cian, Sir Andrew Clark, M. D. There was, however, ANOTHER REASON which probably had quite as much influence upon Mr. Gladstone as the question of his health. He felt confident before the begin ning of Easter week that the Scotch revolt ers could be swung into line by his lieuten ants, and that the people of Britain were quietly studying at their homes his home rule speech, and he felt that it would be more flattering to his personal pride, of which it must be confessed that he has a | full share, to have the victory won by the magic of his name invoked by others, and without his personal presence, than to rush into the Held as though lie was in fear that otherwise his hosts would be defeated. He is also now in a position to say to his late colleagues, who shamefully deserted and afterward abused him: You went to your constituents, and to other bodies of electors, viturperating 1 me and brinsicir forth your keenest arguments against home rule. I remained at home surrounded by, my family and my trees, and lot the con troversy wage. The people have now spoken decisively. Their utterance has probably surprised you, but it Is made with no uncer tain sound, and it is a voice which it behooves every man of the house who looks for re-elec tion either near or remote, to hear and heed. WANT TO BE CHRISTIAtVS. The Japanese Have Been Paeans' Long Enough. Special to the Globe. Bostox, Mass., May 2. — The Missionary Herald, the organ of the American board, prints a magnificent article by Rev. J. H. Pettee of Oklahoma, entitled A New Peril in Japan. The writer says: The Japanese are showing 1 an amazing 1 ea gerness to become known as a Christian na tion. There is a strong movement among- local officials favoring a uomiual acceptance of the least exacting 1 form of Christianity, the Roman Catholic. Mere assent to the name of Christian is regarded as sufficient evidence of change of heart and lifo. The most progressive secular paper |in the kingdom has openly advocated baptizing the emperor and a few of the nobles, that Japan may be considered a Chris tian nation. Last December the Russian minister to Japan died and was buried in Tokio. TIIE FUNERAL SERVICE was simply aud solely of tho Greek Catholic form. Princes of the blood, cabinet minis ters and other high officials were present. It meant far more than mere diolo matic courtesy. Tho mikado wore mourning for twenty-one days on receiving; news of the death of his Catholic majesty, Kin? Alfonso of Spain, and a representative of the royal family attended roqujeui mass for the dead king: in the Romau Catholic chapel at Toklo, and yet it is not so long: since one of the im perial decrees read: "Let no Christian here after dare enter Japan, aud lot it bo known unto all that if the king of Spain himself, or the Christian God, or tho srreat God of all violate this decree he shall therefor pay with his head.". The Missionary Herald make the above facts the basis for an appeal for a general movement by Protestant denominations to gain a stronger foothold in the country. Socialists Under Surveillance Berlin, May 2.— The Russian govern ment, fearing that strikes are iuipeuding, has issued a decree ordering the police to interfere ;in . case strikers intimidate work iugmeu. Extra vigilance is ordered against strikes connected ; with the Social Demo cratic agitation, the leaders of < which make use of the strife for higher wages to widen the breach between the employee and the employed, to increase the workman's hatred of existing political and social order, and thus to bring about a great rupture between the laboring classes and their employers. Socialist meetings and publications will be put under energetic surveillance. The dis trict governors are authorized to demand troops if necessary for the enforcement of these measures. Pamell's Peace Policy. Dtjrlix, May 2. —At the Killarney branch meeting of the Irish National League to-day, it was moved that the members of the league who voted for Mr. Doran, Lord Kenmare's under agent, in the recent poor law election be expelled. The chairman, Mr. Sheehan, refused to put the motion, and it was withdrawn, it is supposed in deference to Mr. Parnell's peace policy. A Distinguished foreigner Bead. Londo.v, May 2.— The Rt. Hon. John Thomas Freeman Milford, Earl of Redes dale, is dead, aged 81 years. He was a member of the royal commission on divorce, and published a pamphlet entitled "The Law of Scripture Against Divorce.'' He opposed disestablishment and dbendow nient of tho Protestant Episcopal church in Ireland. He took a prominent part in the debates on the Alabama claims in the house of lords. Distinguished Foreigners -IMeeJ. Londox, May 2.— The Prince of Wales met his sister, the Crown Princess of Ger many, upon her arrival at the station here to-day. The princess subsequently pro ceeded to Windsor. Mr. Phelps' Movements. Loxdox, May 2. — Mr. Phelps, the United States minister, and wife, to-day visited Westminster Abbey and Eaton hall. A CHICAGO TRAGEDY. Alexander Ribbola Kills His Son Ac cidentally, And Ends His Own Career Through Remorse. Kills His Son, Then Himself. ! HICAGO, May 2. — Alexander Kibbola, an Italian 62 years of age, living at No. 3243 But terfield street, this morning be came engaged -in a quarrel f with John H. Hipsman, a Ger man hostler 60 years of age. The barn in which Hipsman was employed is directly opposite the barn of the Eibbola property. The quarrel was caused by Mr. Rib bela accusing Hipsman of throwing: slops into the alley which is between the two barns. Hot words followed, and the two old men, thoroughly enraged, sep arated for the moment to procure weapons with which to assault each other. They soon came together, Hipsmau with a pitch fork and Ribbola with a revolver. The latter began hostilities by firing a shot, which was not true to the aim. Hipsman then abandoned his pitchfork, and rushed upon his assailant, grappled with him and tried to obtain possession of the revolver. While the two old men were struggling, a domes tic in the employ of Mr. itibbola called out to his two sons, Felix and Stephen, that Hipsman was killing their father.- They &prang put of bed, and alter dressing par tially ran out to the rescue of their father. IfeUxintshed in between them. As he did so a shot was fired and Felix sank \ I • ■ WITH A LOW MOAN to the ground. Hipsman then released his grasp upon Eibbola's wrists and van away. Ribbola fired two shots at the fleeing man, but neither took effect. Then the unfor tunate father saw his bleeding aud uncon scious son dying upon the ground. With a wild cry, "My God, I've shot my boy, :> he : raised his son's head and placed it upon his bosom, and called upon him to speak. Re ceiving no answer, he showered passionate kisses upon the face and lips of- the still unconscious and apparently dying boy. Maddened by grief, he left the prostrate form of his son and rushed into the house again, crying out. "I've shot my boy!" this time to his daughter. . He entered his room, removed his boots, threw himself on a bed, placed the muzzle of the revolver into his mouth, and with the last remaining shot, killed himself instantly. The wounded boy was shot through the lungs and cannot recover. The Ribbola family is one of the oldest, best and favor ably known of the Italian families in Chi cago. Felix, the wounded son, is 23 years of age, and has been for some time past a clerk in the freight department of the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Stephen, the other sou, is about 20 years of age. and is paying teller at the Illinois Trust Savings bank. He is a noted amateur athlete, and has won several prizes in the Athenjeum gymnasium contests. Hipsman. the host ler, has been arrested. FIRED FRO TO A CHURCH. Several Persons Injured in a South ern Church Row. Columbia, S. C, May 2.— For several months the congregation of the Bethel African M. E. church has been engaged in litigation over the possession of their church property, and a light occurred at one time while one faction was endeavoring to force an entrance. The trouble originally grew out of charges of maladministration against i the pastor, J. C. Waters, and church trials resulted, and the matter seeming unlikely of adjustment on account of the determined attitude and strong support of Waters, he was deposed at the last conference and R. E. Wall assigned to the church. The trustees refused to let him preach, and a suit was entered for possession. Last night Judge Frazer made an order giving Wall the church. At a late hour an effort was made to get into the building, the j trustees having refused to give up the keys, and it was discovered that a party was inside FOR .THE PURPOSE .OF RESISTING. The attorneys of the party seeking admis sion demanded entrance, which was refused, and a threat was made to shoot if those outside tried to get in. One of the door panels was (hen knocked out with an axe. when a volley of at least a dozen shots was poured through the opening from inside, and shortly after another volley. John Glisson, colored, who stood at , the edge of the walk, was shot in the knee with buck shot, and Chris Lee, a hackman, got a pistol ball in the abdomen. He Is supposed to be fatally wounded. As soon as the fir ing took place the sheriff and his deputy and the chief of police entered the church and captured six men, taking from them their pistols and an army musket. The captives are Reuben Bright, Ben Partridge, Jim Robinson, Abrani Movra, J. C. Stephens and C. Renshaw. Several others escaped through the windows. manning Takes a Drive. Washington, May Secretary Manning, accompanied by Mrs. Manning and his sister, Mlas Manning, took a long drive","' to-day. During the afternoon and evening he received a largo number of callers, among them - be ing the president. Col. Lumont, Secretaries Lamar fiud Whitney, Senators Gorman and Call and Bancroft, the historian: ■ -a^M> '.'.■'■ • Arthur Much Improved. . New York, May 2.— At ex-President Ar thur's house to-night it was stated that Mr. Arthur had felt so much improved during: tho day that ho had been outside the house walk lug.* V "- •' ■'■'.■ . :. '.\ ' ■ NO. 12 3 GARRULOUS GRANDPA. Col. John B. Pelsom Sweeps Away All Doubt Eegariiagtke Ooming White House Wedding, But is Unable to State on What Day in June the Nuptials Will be Celebrated, The Story That Cleveland's Money - Buys the Trousseau Branded as an Infamous .Lie. Miss Emma Folsom In Ecstacies Over the Prospects of Becoming the President's Cousin. The Grandfather Gives it Away. Special to the Globe. Folsomdalis, N. V., May 2.— John B. Foisom, the grandfather of Miss Frances Folsoin, fiancee of President Cleveland, knows something interesting about the ap proaching wedding. As a correspondent of the Globe ascertained, Grandpa Foisom is 75 years old, but, with the exception of an attack of gout, he is in very good health for a man of his age. He wears a long, array beard, has bright, blue eyes, and a courte ous manner, which makes a visitor feel at home in his presence. "And Miss Frances is really going to marry President Cleveland?" was asked by the cor responecat as a starter. "Yes, yes; there is no doubt about that," was the hearty reply. "Frankie became en gaged to the president alter she became 21 years old, and I was glad to hear it." .. "Do you know Mr. Cleveland*" . "He used to come out here frequently be fore he ran for the office of mayor of Buffalo, but I have hardly seen him since. He has been very busy, and I do not bother so much about polities now as I did when I was younger. I AM A DEMOCRAT, but I never talked politics with him, because there were plenty of other folks to pester him. He is an excellent president, and thero is no man for whom I have a warmer regard than for Grover Cleveland. When he used to come out here he played out in the orchard and threw sticks and apples and such at marks. Grover was not a good th rower, lor he was too heavy. "When will the wedding take place Colonel?" "I do not know, and 1 am very glad I do not. The only date I have heard talked about is Wednesday, June 9, but I believe that will be changed on account of all thi3 newspaper talk. Wo have had bushels of newspapers sent us by friends filled with all kinds of stories. Some of them will make Frankie feel bad. We have sent her the good clippings, and she will get them at Paris. My daughter Emma [Frankie's mother] has charge of all the arrangements, and she will chaujre the plans as often rs she pleases." "Then the nuptials may not take place In the White house?" SHE WANTS TO BE MARRIED THERE. "You may be pretty s^re they will occur there. Frankie wants to be married there and the president will probably like it too. Yes, the wedding will occur In the White house." "When do you expect the Miss Folsom party home?" "They intend to sail for America on May 18, but that arrangement, too, may bo changed." "When did you last hear from Miss Fol som?" "A couple of weeks ago. She was then at Genoa. lam daily expecting a letter from Paris." "Can I see the letter?" "No, sir," said the colonel emphatically. "Are the reports true that President Cleve land is paying the expenses of the trip abroad?" "That is r.n infamous lie, sir. Grover Cleveland would not offer to do so, knowing that his offer would be distasteful to us. X have money enough. lam . getting old and like to see others enjoy themselves. I gave Frankie and her mother a liberal allowance before they left, and only this week, when I answered her last letter, I Bent a draft for $1,000. I told Frankie she should buy her trousseau, as the newspapers called it, in Paris, if she wanted to, and I told her to draw on mo to pay for it. That's just what I want her to do, is to ask me for money. ' The only condition I imposed was that she should get as fine a costume as possible." A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD. Col. Folsom's household is not large, but it is a happy one, despite the griefs that have befallen it. Mrs. Frank Foisom, wife of Oscar's brother, a handsome matron of 42 years, and her four children, two * girls and two boys, are the companions of the colonel. The oldest girl. Miss Emma Folsom, is a beautiful young lady of 21, with a resemblance to her cousin Frances. Her sister Maude and he? brothers are younger. Mrs. Foisom was' reluctant to talk about the wedding, because, as she said, so much had apparently come from the friends, of the bride and nothing from the greom. Miss Frankie didn't like to be written about in the papers, she said, and that was partly why the trip abroad was planned. "Will you attend the wedding?" "No, sir, I think not," said Mrs. Folsom, "but my daughter Emma will be there." "Do you think Bbc will be a bridesmaid?" "I do not know.but the suggestion has been made." "That .would be delightful," said Miss Emma. "Just think of it. Frankie would marry the president in the White house, and then I would be his cousin. It would be too good for anythiuer." ADDITIONAL ST. PAUL NEWS. Blade It Pleasant for Him. Martin Corcoran, special officer on duty at the houses of the St. Paul Prevision company ; on Stewart avenue, was met by four toughs at 10 o'clock last night, pushed from the j sidewalk, tassed back and forth, his star and revolver taken, finally knocked down and made a football of and thrown into the mud. He presented a sorry appearance when the gang had finished their sport and he reached police headquarters. Corcoran thinks he knows his assailants and will take out warrants to-day for their arrest. . ":/ notes. Officer Schorn last night arrested Louia Yojjel and Isaac Feit, livisg on Robert street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Fiet told nt tho station that Louis was engaged to ■a fair maid in the house, and that he was en deavoring to slope with bis traps and go to Utah, thus escaping his fiancee. Louis didn't deny the impeachment, but after a few mo ments of station bouse reflection said he'd marry the girl and straighten his business with Fiet. The pair departed, leaving th* baggage as surety for their return. About midnight last night. Officer Boerner noticed a man fail to the sidewalk on Third street, corner of Market. Going to bis assis tance the officer found him ill and speechless. He was removed to the hall and Dr. Ancker summoned. The doctor pronounced the patient in a critical condition from palpita tion of tho heart and ordered his immediate removal to the . city hospital. From letter* found on his person ho is believed t o be T. N. Van Liew, an employe of the Manitoba road, and a former resident of Chicago. The at tack, it is thought was brought about by over indulgence in stimulants. Joucs and Small. Baltimore, May 2. — Sam Jones and Sam Small, the evangelists, arrived iv this city last night and to-day opened tteir crusade against Bin. Jones held a meeting this afternoon and one to-ui.aht in the Biddle street roller rink. Fully 5,000 people were present each time and many more were unable to gain admittance. Small will commence work to-morrow. The evangelists are assisted by a choir of 150 voices, and every arrangement has been made for the carrying on of an extensive revival. The Scientific Bureaus. "Washington-, May 2.— Representative Herbert of Alabama said to-nteht that tha amended bill agreed upon by the joint com mission on the organization of the scientific bureaus yesterday will be reported by him to the house. Its purpose, he states, Is to I cut off pathological work, all discussion o\ geological theories arid the publication o\ all bulletins and monographs, wbicu. in tha opinion of the commission, have become ex pensive, and to confine " tho survey to the work of collecting material and making a geological map.