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VOIXTSIJ* 1.XXX177- XO. 102.
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Action Taken Regarding the Pres
ence of Militia During Strikes.
TO ASSISTANCE TO BE SENT THE
WORLD'S PAIR CONGRESS
Strong Movement Amont. Chinese to
Iteslst the Enforcement of the Ex
clusion Act—Threat That the Chi
nese Government Will Retaliate by
Shuttlnz Off Commercial Communi
cation and Ceasing to Protect
Americans If the Law ls Not Re
pealed.
Bpecial to the Rt-COUii-CNiov.
l'nu.ADi.i i-iiiA, Dec. It,—At to-day's
session of th<** American Federation of
Labor the proposition for the Federation
to take any action toward assisting in tbo
World's Fair Congress was defeated by
cii overwhelming vote.
The recommendations in tbe Presi
denl's report were approved, including
the clauses relating to woman organizers,
wh,,so work was complimented, and re
lating to the Labor Day Committee's ap
peal for the establishment of a National
Labor Day in the districts and Terri
t .ri. -.
it was voted to notify the President of
the I'nitcd .-tatosof tiie action condemn
ing the employment of Chinese sailors by
the Pacific Mai! Steamship Company.
A resolution relating to tho action of
the President and Executive Council re
questing conferences with the Knights
if Labor unions stirred up a lively debate.
The committee recommended that the
-i duty of the Federation was to
d unions selected by the Knights of
Labor lor attack, ami that tli" Executive
. titles take such action as to enforce
lea. Adopt,-,!.
The special Committee on Militia at
Strikes reported in part as follows : "Un
b>s a lis.lt. is called, il will uot belong
until liberty gives way to despotism,
since the recent uses to which tne troops
have been subjected have been brought
about by allowing tho people, uuchal
-1 uged, to surrender to their power. We
ore believe here is the vital point
of our grievances. The American Feder
ation of Labor and affiliated bodies de
mand of the Legislatures the enactment
of laws creating a Board of Commis
sioners, to be selected as are Congres
sional Districts in the stale. This com
mission only shall have power to call out
i , militia alter an investigation of the
difficulties in conjunction with the
Governors. In cases ol labor difficulties,
il shall be unlawful for the Governor to
call out the mililia for the suppression of
t ;, same except npon petition signed by
at least one-fourth of the qualified voters
of the county wherein the trouble exists."
As a im asuro against the employment
ot Piukertons or other armed forces, the
t isolutiona demand the enactment of law s
by Iho several States prohibiting non
residents froth serving as peace officers.
lt was also recommended that the Fed
eration refuse, under any circumstances,
to enlist in the National Guard, and mem
bers now enlisted withdraw as soon as
tiiey can lawfully do so, unless one or
the other of tho propositions proposed be
unbodied in tlie State laws.
After considerable discussion the rec
ommendation of tho committee was
stricken out, and aclausc adopted instead
f,voting the support of a labor repre
fcentation in administrative and legisla
tive departments of National and stats
governments, and advising members to
see that the lriends of labor command
militia rather than friends of capita!.
The convention then adjourned for the
day.
ITU-TING THE BANDITS.
1 nited •states nnd Mexican Troops
Alter the Garza. liriiul.
Cabbeeo (Texas), Dec. 10.—The State
troops and Federal troops from Fort Mc
intosh, with a large posse of L'nited
States Deputy Marshals, are in hot pur
suit of tbo bandits who had the fight with
the Mexican troops near San Ygtiacio,
Saturday, and are only a few hours be
hind them. It is believed there will be a
rate light when they come together.
Two thousand Mexican troops are being
rushed to tbe frontier to pre\ cnt further
i ivaaion.
MEXICAN SOLDIERS HELD AS Ii: :s. i\ Kits.
Labedo [Texas), Dec. hi.—Orders have
been bi nt to Lieutenant Herdoken, in
command ot the troops in the Held in the
lower country, to go at once to S:*.n V gun
on* and investigate tiie report that the
Mexican soldiers captured in Saturday's
1 attle wero brought there and are being
held as prisoners, and if it is true, to
1: crate them at once.
a Spanish paper claims that Saturday's
light was not revolutionary; that Mexi
oldiers came to San Ygnaciotodsn re
and that a row resulted; that subsequent
1. the ranchers crossed the river, had the
captured tbe Mexicans and brought
t iem back, and that they are being held
to answer for disturbing the peace.
Sl \Y LEAD TO IXTKU.NATInXAI. EBOUBM-
Ni:\v OKi.i7.xs, Dea hi.—A .special to
the '/'./.-..( .-!).,,,,„ ,-,,/ ii-oni Monterey,
Mexico, says: The Government will de
mand of President Harrison that
be lake decisive steps toward
Freaking up and wiping out the
bands ot revolutionists that have
rendezvous on United States soil iv the
lower Rio Grande border country. It is
•ed seri.ms international trouble
will grow- out of the San ignacio outrage
il the ! nited States Government dow not
sts disapproval of the acts of revolu
tionist-, by putting a large body of troops
hi the field after tiie perpetrators and
their sympathizers. The Mexican Gov
ernment is strengthening its already
strong force of soldiers on the border by
rushing about 2,000 troops to the turbu
lent section from interior garrisons.
DDMMSOHKD _t__tlC__S SOLDIKBS.
Galv-jstoh rex.), Dec 16.—A special
i .arcio to the A,-,-■ says it is known
lo the United St ites authorities that the
San Ignacio officials held as prisoners
twelve Mexican soldiers who are still in
ly. Captain McKay, commanding
Fort Mcintosh, sent a courier to Lieuten
ant Hedeken, who is pursuing tbe band
its, with orders to see that the Mexican
rs .ire released, but Hedeken lias
ii >: returned. It is supposed be has
struck the trail of the bandits. It is re
) orted that tho Mexican Government
will demand indemnity from the United
- for the Bundles of soldiers killed at
Si.-'i Ignacio by bandits from this side.
MO&E TBOOPB OEtOEBED OUT.
Bas Aktonio (Tex.), Dec. I.i.—Troops
DandK, Third United states Cavalry,
y ordered by General Wheaton
to proceed immediately to the lower Rio
t laule border and scoot for Mexican
bandits. Tire troops will probably leave
to-morrow by special train.
TnE CHINK-SB EXCLUSION ACT.
Chiua Will Retaliate If the Geary Law
is Not Repeated,
Prrrsß-CBi . Dec. I _—,\ strong and eon
c tied movement Ims Ireen started by the
( hinese of the Fnite.l states to resist the
Chinese Lxciusiou Act. Hop Yung Wing
THE RECORD-UNION.
Wung, formerly Commissioner of Edu
cation for the Chinese Government,
writes to Rev. E. B. Donchos of this city
that three different plans of resistance
have been decided upon. The constitu
tionality of tho Act will be first tested.
Then the Oriental crew of New York will
try to arouse public sympathy through
mass meetings, and Congress will bo
flooded with petitions demanding the re
peal of the law. A poll tax ot 51 per head
will be levied on every Chinaman in the
I "nited states to defray expenses. This
will mean a fund of over (100,000. Fi
nally the Chinese Government will pro
test, and, failing, retaliation will fol
low. There will be no recourse to arms,
but there will be the abrogation of treaty
rights, all commercial communication
will be shut oil and the Government will
cease protection to the 1,600 American
merchants and several hundred mission
aries now in China.
Souvenir Half-Dollars.
Phu...1*1.1.1*111.., Dec. Iti.—The lit-! " .
-oho of the World's Fair souvenir nalf
dollars were shipped to Chicago to-day by
express in the care ol'the Lnited States
Sub-Treasurer. They occupied live kegs,
aud include ail of the lirst 50,000 minted,
except No. 1, ior which the Exposition
Company is to get (10,000. and threo
others, Xos. 100, ;,-!■_ and l,s!_. These,
on account o: their extra value, estimated
to aggregate J15,000, were carefully put up
in separate packages ami packed in a
special keg by themselves. They go for
ward by tiie United states Express.
Frozen to Death.
G_tE__T Fall .Mont.), Dec*. Iti.—The
body of W. Gould Smith, a well-known
cattleman, was totind on the prairie near
Fort Benton, forty miles east of here,
yesterday frozen stiff. 110 lefl ;ii I ranch
Saturday on horseback to attend the
Republican Committee meeting at Ben
ton; that was the last seen of him alive.
Tbe supposition is that he lib from his
bora and was severely stunned, and
w-lc-n he came to was too numb from
cold to get up, and so perished, lie was
prominent in Montana politics.
Tho Horses Brought Good Prices.
Cnn ah,.. Bee. 16.—Woodard A- Shark
lin's sale of trotting horses closed to-day.
.1. Mclion.ri i's (of California) horses
brought high prices. They were: Sid
Fleet, to 11. 1!. Pierce, California, $2,100;
All-ion Lamina, io W. G. Cotlrill, Ken
tucky, $1,010; Balkan, to I. j'. Brown,
Delavan, 111., $1.1%. Stonewall, to John
Kelly of Sun Francisco. $1,150; Veronica,
to H. K. Lief,-', San Francisco. $1,500;
Sedina, to Pierce, $1,450; Helen White, to
Pierce, $1,025.
The Company Will Make Good the Loss.
New York, Dei*. 17.— General Agent
Sr dmaii of the Wells, Fargo Lxpress,
says his company has assumed the blame
lor tho loss of tlie I wo packages of money
shipped from this city a few weeks ago to
Galveston, ami will make good the entire
loss of $36,000 to ihe banks.
Archbishop Rlordan's sister 111.
Chicago, Lee. 1 tj.—Mrs. Dr. Thomas A.
Lilly, the only sister of Archbishop
Kiordan of S;..i] Francisco, is lying ill at
her home in tiiis city, withont the hope of
recovery, she has been il! one week.
The Archbishop's mother recently die i.
All of the Kansas Electors Populists.
Topkka :Kas.!, Dec. bi. — The State
Board of Canvassers to-day issued a cer
tificate of election to Cab ball, the Popu
list Elector whose election was contested
on the ground oi a clerical error. This
tnako. all the Kansas Electors Populists.
Operators Hetum to Work.
Keoki b la.i. Dee. 16.—A1l the oper
ators on the Les Moines Valley division
of the Bock Island have returned to
work.
MGR. SATOLLI'S MISSION.
ARCHBISHOP 11-I-T.AXn TALKS RE
UARDU-G I'l.
Ho Says the Report Tlmt tho Papal
Delegate Has Been Recalled, or
Soon AN ill 110. Is Absurd.
Special lo tl.e Hfco-id-Unio;-.
St. l'Ari., Dec. 10.—Archbishop Ire
land talked at length to-day to a repre
sentative of the Associated Press of the
mission of Monsignor Satolli and Ihe ex
tent oi his powers, his statement being
particularly interesting, in view of the
controversy now in regard to this matter.
Archbishop Ireland said: "The re
port that Satoili had been recalled, or was
likely to be soon, is absurd. This report
and others revealing similar animus are
inventions of parties suffering defeat
from his presence. He represents the
I Popo, and opposition to him is opposi-
I tion to tho lope. Ho was sent directly
by 1.,-,, to speak to the Arch I ishopsthe
! mind of Leo ou the school question. He
did it. This question bad for somo time
; agitated the church in America, and tho
cry went up ceaselessly that Rome should
. sp- ak and ro-estrtljiish peace. Rome re- i
solved to do so, and the address of
i Satolli was put in his mouth before leav
ing Lome. It has since been reported to
the lope verbally, and received his ap
proval.
"Satolli also received the amplest Dowers
to settle all disputes between the Bishops
and priests. In each case he is lo have
two assistants, chosen from eminent
membersof the clergy, and his decision
is to be absolutely without appeal. Tho
authority with winch ho is invested is
unusual, but this shows that the Pope
puts unusual confidence in dim. Nearly
ninety diocese.- bathe United States and
numerous church cases aro awaiting set
tlement. Sum, ofthoui are very important
and air-reaching. To maintain thorn as
heretofore the court of last appeal in re
mote Rome is to render very difficult and
tedious proceedings loading to a conclu
sion.
"The Pope has conferred a boon on all
parties." said tho Archbishop, "by plac
ing for a time at least a supreme tribunal
in America. I . course no prolate
occupy.ng himself a see in America,
however high placed, could serve
as a judge in cases whero his brother
prelates are entangled. Some important
cases are already before Satolli.
"He has a further mission to inform
himself accnrately about American ec
affairs in general, and report
regularly thereon to Lome. As the time
goes on and now emergencies arise, he
will receive other specific powers, and I
think ho wiil soon be invested Willi tho;
i title of all theextensive powers ofa regu- j
lar delegate apostllic."
Tho Archbishopadded that Satolli's cd- ,
on the school question covered the
whole ground; that to tiie church and to
her alone belong religious instructions,
, but there is and can be no objection that
i the sta.o lay claim to busy itself with the
, se-ular claim to interest itself with the sec
! ular part. There is no room for the old ac
cusation that the church opposes ordepre
catesthe efforts of the State to remove
i ignorance from the children of the peo
ple. Ofeo'irse, while and where state
| schools arc conducted as to prevent in
practice the religious education of a child
or to endanger its religious faith, Satolli
demands that Catholics, as far as the cir
cumstances warrant, shall maintain spe
cial Catholic schools, but shows plainly
her willingness that the church should do I
her snare toward a parallel action, in vir- I
tue of which religion and secular knowd- !
edge are imparted without one impending
upon the other; without the church or
State covering tha sphere ol'the other.
SACRAMENTO, SATURDAY MOBNTPTG, DECEMBER IT, 1892.
PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL.
Several Arrests in Connection
With the Alleged Swindle.
CHARLES DE LESSEPS AMONG THE
NUMBER.
Horrible Scenes Witnessed at an Exe
cution In Paris — Moorish Pirates
Capture a Schooner and Hold the
Crow for a Large Hansom — The
American Delegates to tho Mone
tary Conference to Sail for Home
on tho 21st Inst.
Special to the Becord-Uniojt.
I'a his, Dee. 16.—Charles de Lesseps,
Marcus l-'ont.ine and M. San-Leroy have
I been arrested by direction of tho Minis
j ter of Justice, Bourjjois, for alleged con
nsction with the Panama Canal frauds.
Henry Cottu, for whose arrest an order
was also issued, bas lied to Vienna.
San-Leroy is charged with having ac
cepted a bribe as a member of the Cham
ber of Deputies. The charges against the
! oliicers of the company are that they
j jointly made use of fraudulent imaginary
credit; that they dissipated tho capital in
trusted to them for specific purposes, anil
swindled others out or' part or ail of their
means of living. These offenses como
within roach of tho 7th Article of lhe
Penal Code. The penalties to which tho
heads of the Panama Company have
maae themselves liabl \ should the the try
i,l the prosecution be established, are
thus laid down: "Whosoever, by mak
ing use of il false name, or quality, or by
resorting to fraudulent devices 1
snade another or others of the reality of
imaginary enterprises, ur of the power or
credit ol an event or undertaking, at
tempts to obtain money or any other
property, or receipts or discharges, is
j liable to live years' imprisonment and a
lino of __ to _:_,7 'I'he convict may also
be ile;,rive,l of his civil ri^'h'.s for live 1,.
ten years and be forbidden to vote at th ■
legislative, municipal or other elections,
to carry arms or t,> act as a guardian."
An accomplice is liable to the same
pi unities.
It is noteworthy the accused parlies in
this case are not to Lo tried for infractions
ol'the laws regulating linancial and in
dustrial companies, but under articles of
the common law. The theory, therefore,
of tbe prosecution is, the Panama
was a swindle from ihe beginning. The
original concessionaires arc sheltered by
pr icription.
San-Leroy is said to be badly impli
cated by document, and other evidence
brought to light. San-Leroy is not on the
Panama beard. Suspicion always at
tached to him on account of J.is sudden
change of front in the lottery loan when
being voted on. -Vt lirst he opposed the
loan, but turned the scale at the last mo
ment by voting in its favor. In the bear
ing before the Panama Investigating
Committee a few days ago, San-Leroy
stated that he changed his vote in obedi
ence to the wishes of his constituents. It
i.s understood the Government has docu
mentary evidence showing the exact
aim,nut paid San-Leroy for his change of
front. Beside making a: rests, tho au
thorities have searched the residences of
lie Leeseps, Fontaine, Cottu and San-Le
roy and have seized a mass of documents
throwing a new and important light on
the Panama frauds and corruption.
The only topic of conversation in politi
cal and social circles is the Panama .scan
dal, and the arrests to-day bave caused
the greatest excitement, although rumor
bad it last night that such action had been
determined upon.
What tue outcome will be no ono is
able lo predict, but it can be said of those
who have the best interests of the repub
lic at heart that they are deeply grieved
at the venality and selfishness displayed
by men in high positions, many of
whom were sworn to preserve the honor
of France.
The news of the arrest of the Panama
Canal directors lias caused a sensation iv
the Chamber of Deputies, and there is
much excitement in the lobbies, some
members of the Panama Commission of
investigation have proposed to suspend
the inquiry.
The police have been making whole
sale search for documents and other evi
dence in tbe Panama Canal cases. They
visited the premises of the Panama Canal
Company and Thierree A Co. Reside
searching Thierree's premises, they
searched those of his partner, Propper,
who joined with Thierree in refusing to
enter into particulars about the twenty
six checks t.i bearer, which the company
had given to Baron Keinach in return for
a cheque for 3,390,495 francs drawn by the
Panama Company. The twenty-six
! checks were believed to be the k v to the
i mystery of corruption and fraud. The
police searched also the residence of Met:.,
alleged to be deeply implicated in the
Panama schemes of Keinach.
The Panama Investigating Commis
sion, alter a lengthy discussion of the
Situation, to-day unanimously decided
not lo resign. As yet no warrant ha
issued for the arrest of Ferdinand oe Les
seps. It was decided to make the arrest,
however, at the meeting last night. The
prosecution ol c.iarles de Lesseps, l-'on
t nre and San-Leroy will be entirely dis
tinct from the others.
Au enormous quantity of document
were seized. So great was tne number
that fourteen vans were required to trans
port them.
The evening papers assert that.
more important arrests aro imminent. It
is reported that the I lov irnment will ask
the Chamber of Deputies to authorize the
pros* cation of a number oi its members.
i mly members of the Hight and some
Radicals disapprove of the Government's
course.
OPPOSED TO JTSI'F.MASOXRY.
A Letter From tho Popo Creates Pro
found Excitement in Europe.
Ron. Dec. hi.—The Pope has issued a
crushing letter on the question of Free
Masonry, which has caused profound ex
citement throughout Europe. His Holi
ness begins by declariug that no one
can be a true Italian who allows continu
ous offenses against the church and
against the sovereign who holds the spir
itual scepter of the world, or against the
papacy which has created the great edifice
of Christian civilization. He adds that
the Masonic sects are carrying on at pres
ent a warfare for the purpose of destroy
ing religion and the Holy See of .St. Peter,
which was established by the will oi'
Christ in Borne, the Eternal City, in
which hundreds of martyrs had shed
their blood for the faith.
The churches bave been deprived of
tho property left to them to help them to
carry on religious worship, and every
thing is being done to put a stop to relig
ious marriages and to prevent religious j
funerals. Convents aud monasteries
have beeu closed, while -Masonic societies |
have multiplied with the lull consent of !
the Government.
The Pope farther demonstrates that the ;
Masonic power is not only ruining relig- !
ion, but is further removing the solution j
of great social questions by exciting in |
the working classes a thirst for riches i
which prevents them laboring, and there- |
by brings ruin upon themselves and their I
families. The Pope also gays it is the fault j
of Free Masonry at the present moment
that tho people ar. in a stato of discon
content and agitation, and exhorts Ital
ians to remember that Masoury is ruin
ing God's church in Italy, and urges par
ents of the necessity ot' looking them
selves after the instruction of their off
springs, and giving them a Christian ed
ucation.
KXEtTTIO\ DAY.
A Murderer Guillotined at Paris—Pite
ous Appeal for a Respite.
Paris, Dec. lij.—Eugene Crampton was
guillotined this morning for tbe murder
Of two men who wero pursuing him as he
was running away from a wineshop,
which he had just plundered. The exe
cution was one of the most horrible wit
nessed in I'aris iv many years. The
culprit, as soon as his eyes caught sight
of the guillotine, whicli was as the pro
cession emerged from tbe prison, fell to
the ground iv abject terror and grovelled
on the flagstones, begging piteously for a
respite. He became so absolutely limp
that the executioner's assistants had to
take him up and carry him to the place
.of execution. He continued to struggle
; an! shriek while they bound him to the
| plank and placed : is head I etieatn the
I knife, and he only cased when the head
j rolled into a basket.
INlllli-i.llirVi to FATS.
Cornwall (Ont , hoc 16. —.lames sin
vin, alias McMahon, was executed hero
this morning. The execution was by the |
counter-weight method, ami the bode i
v aa jerked quickly up when the weig it
was r, leased. In ten minutes Slavin waa
dead. Tha crime for which he was
■ i was the murder of Constable J.
ii. I'.r.-y, who was trying to arrest Sla
vin for shooting and wounding two other
men. He | I a stoiid demeanor to
tbe end, and refused the consolations of
: religion.
"l.l.T'i.K BO."
j Mr —,17.\ (Mont . De -. It!.—John
Burns was hanged thi.s morning for the
j murder of Maurice Higgius. "t >n the
scaffold he smiled at tlie soc rtators. His
; last words were "Defer go !"
KEY. FATHER Mi, LYNX.
His Differences Willi the ( buroli Said
to Have Been ettled,
Rome, Dec. 16.—The statement in re
gard to a s. -tlement of the differences be
j tween tho church and Key. Father Mc-
I Glynn of Xew York has received full
■ confirmation. The news of the reconcili
ation bas pro.biecd tho happiest im
pression at the Vatican, where Father
McGlynn bas always been a favorite, it
, is stated on the highest authority that the
I Pope has given special power to Mon
'■ signor Satolli to settle -„ ca -.
fhe late, reports ai tho Vatican from
I America have caused surprise and vex
ati ,v at the opposition against the results
of the conference recently n.1,1 in New
York and tiie proposals submitted by
Monsignor Sat illi. The Pope, cardinal
Rampoiia and Cardinal I edochowski ex
, press displeasure ar tho course church
events are taking in America and hi.>
! holiness will shortly take de i.-ive action
, to bring the di\ isioils to an end.
A Revolt soon suppressed.
Rio Jani i.i... Dec. lii.—A military re
volt broke out at Nichtl.ero*. to-day, the
object being to raise to ti:e Presidency
ex-Governor Portolla, leader of the Au
tonomist party, federal troops wore at
once dispatched to the scone, and the re
volt soon suppressed. Two persons wore
killed and many rrested. It is rumored
that several inila ,i, l persons are im
plicated in tho revolt, and they win be
arrested.
Bi aten to Death.
City op Mkxh-o, Dec. 16.—The press
publishes a story to the effect that Chlel
of Police Leon of San Jose, Guatemala,
recently arrested Senora Noriega, while
that lady was on the way to Salvador, and
conducted her tc^jiiateiiiaki ' ;'v. where
sho was beaten n.a^a_tii with r ids in the '
plaza belore the prison. It appears the
unfortunate woman supported the cause
ol Salvador in 1889.
Xo Money for Officials' S ilarles.
Stone, i.n. s. W\), Dec. 16.—For the
noxt three months no official salaries are
to be paid in Samoa, even those of tbe
i Chief Justice and the President of tho
Council not being exempt. The prevail
ing destitution is the cause. Poblic
bankruptcy impends and appeals for out
side help are to be mado soon. Tho au
thority for these statements is the Sydney
_'< /,;;, aph.
Humor of a Mitrrlnce Denied.
Vienna, Dec. 16.—1t is officially de
nied that a marriage has taker, place be
tween Prince ford,nand of Bulgaria and
Princess Helen Louise Henrietta, daugh
ter of tho Count of I'aris and cousin of
Prince Ferdinand, whose mother is re
lated lo tiie Count ol Paris.
A Schooner's Crew liuld for Ransom.
Madrid, Doc. 16. — Moorish pirates
, captured the Spanish schooner lend, car
ried the crew Into the mountains and re
in c to surrender them till paid .... , „
ransom, ft is probable that the Govern
ment w ill pay the money.
< omiag Home,
1....mi iv, bee. bi.—'i'he American dele
ate, to the Brussels Monetary Confer
nce are booked to sail from Southamp
on for New York December 21st.
THE POISONING PLOT.
Another Death Believed to Have Re
snlted From Poison.
Pittsbubo (Pa.), Dec. 17.—x-> effort
was mado to-day to have Robert -J.
Beatty, the alleged poisoner of ('am
non-union employes, released on bail.
Beatty will be given a hearing on Men
day, when the deienso will endeavor to
force tho prosecution to show- its hand.
Captain Breck said to-day there was no
new information made In connection
with the poisoning plot, but intimated
that a number of warrants will soon be
j sued for those accused of complicity in
the plot.
All efforts to locate Patrick Gallagher,
the cook, are without success. It is now
certain that those interested iv the poison
ing havo Gallagher under cover in order
to keep him out of the hands of news
paper reporters.
Another employe of the Carnegie Steel
Company has died and his friends aro
fearful that he was a victim of the poison
ing plot. Joseph Springer secured a posi
tion as laborer at Homestead during the
strike. A few days ago he returned to
his home near Clinton, broken down in
health. He could retain nothing on his
stomach and grew rapidly worse until
yesterday, when he died'of what was
pronounced hemorrhage of tho bowels.
So firmly convinced aro the dead man's
friends that his death resulted from poi
son, that they have decided to notify the
Coroner and insist on a thorough" aud
searching investigation.
A New York Town in Flames.
Cartiiage (N. V.), Dec. 10.—A fire
broke out at 10 o'clock in the Hubbard
block, and spread with such rapidity that
by midnight over a score of occupants of
stores and ollices were burned out, and
the fire is stil spreading. Watertown has
been appealed to for assistauce. Tho loss
wiil be heavy.
A Postoffice Thief.
CHICAGO, Dec. Hi. — Walter Gurnoo,
Postoffice clerk, was arrested in the act of
rilling letters. He bad a large amount of
jewelry, money orders, postal notes, etc.,
aud oue draft for JU.OUO.
COAST CHRONICLES.
Trouble Over Wages Due Leads to
a Homicide in Idaho.
THE MURDERER IN DANGER OF
BEING LYNCHED.
A Convict Attempts to Kill an Officer
of tho Idaho Penitentiary, aud as a
Rosult ls Fatally Stabbed—A Dis
pute Over a Laud Claim In Los
Augtoles County Terminates In One
of the Parties Uelng Shot and
Killed.
8] 'clai to the BxoORD-tTNTOir.
Moscow (Idaho), Dec 16.—At Leland,
twenty miles from bare, ft--nay .1. A.
Sutherland and .las. Roberts had trouble
over wages due Sutherland. Later in the
day they met in a blacksmith shop, where
tiie quai rel was renewed. itobertscalied
Sutherland a liar, when Sutherland said
he allowed no man to cail bim a liar, and
they must fight it out. The met." began
fighting, when Roberts drew a revolver
and shot Sutherland in the bead, killing
hitn instantly, lt is feared Roberts will
be lynched.
A . OjrVtCT KlI.LEii.
Boise ildaho), Dec 18.—Turnkey
French this morning killed Samuel Mut
ton, a convict in the Idalio Penitentiary.
i la. ton was confined in a cell on tho third
lloor, and French went with the cook to
give bim his breakfast. Tiie convict re-
I to lake the victuals, and the men
wore leaving when Hatton sprang upon
French, rushed hint upon the landing
and attempted to throw him over tho rail
to the stone pavement below. The cook
interfered, when Hatton turned upon
him, ami ho tied.
The convict then rushed upon French
again, and, being a powerful man, would
have thrown him over, but French drew
a hunting knife and plunged the weapon
into the convict's side, severing the aorta,
and causing death in a lew- minutes. The
Cor ner's jury exonerated French. Hat
ton was a desperate man, and bad threat
the life ol' every guard about the
prison, lie was serving a ten-year sen
tence for grand larceny.
.:rsi:;-:.\ •:;.;. 110MI1 IDE.
!,<>-. ANOEr.Es, Dec. 16.—Joe Gannon
was shot ami instantly killed by 1.
nei- nt Calabasas Wednesday. The
ile grow out of Gannon jumping
Fletcher's Government land claim. At
th- Coroner's inquest to-day Fletcher
was exonerated.
.IOHX-KJN* COURT-MARTIAL.
testimony COncernlm. tho Accident to
the Mohican,
Vai.7k.io, Dec 16. I: •.■■ nant Tyler
was on the stand to-day in the lohnson
court-martial. He testified that he was
watch ollici r on the Mohican si"<
comber 17, ISII. lie had the watch on
ihe morning ol Juno ."ith. lie recoived
orders to keep a sharp lookout fori rid,
and to report it to Lieutenant Strong.
When land was discovered he seul the
Quartermaster to report to Lioul
Sl i- .:;_:, and confer ai .out its ]..
Lieutenant Strong came on .
we were much nearer land. Ch
were made iv helm and - hi,and we inn; 7;
preparation for other changes.
Tylerste limony wont to show that all
rm autious huh I.ecu taken while he was
on watch.
Lieutenant Feebler, deck officer when
the Mohican stick, testified to tho man
ner of her striking, am! the position of
tin* r-hb*. he also said that tha
manderdidnot appear on deck when no
tili 1 ihe. land was in sight, for the
ro.ison thai he had implicit coufldi .
tho naviga ors.
SHOT WITHOUT WARNING.
A Probably Foal .Murder at Van
couver, v. C.
Vancouver (B. C), Dec 16.—What
may probably result in a foul murder
happened here iast night George Barnes,
a real estate agent, returning home from
tin suburban town of Fairview, about 10
o'clock, whi!" -r ssing the Bridge over
False Creek, heard two mon following
him. iie paid no attention to them.
About the mi.Idle or the bridge one came
forward as though to pass, an.l before ire
caught sight of them ite was shot by one,
the bullet entering the back of his head.
lir- was not told to give up money, but
shot without any warning. The men
rilled his pockets, securing over §1,000 in
cash an i a gold watch. They then cleared
oil. Barnes lay on tho bridge till 2
o'clock. Ue regained consciousness and
managed to walk to a neighboring house.
Tbe buijet has penetrated into his skull
one an.l a hull' inches and the wound will
probably prove fatal. There is no clue to
the robbers.
BLOOD-HORSE MEETING.
Winners of Yesterday's Races at the
Bay District Track.
San Francisco, Dee. 77—Four and
on.--half furlongs, Mountain Boy won.
St. Croix second, Annie Moore third.
Time, 0:55.
Six am 1 a half furlongs, Nellie G. won,
Ladj Gwennseoond, Tyrona third. Time
1:23.
M.le and a half. Marigold won, Cheer
ful second, Santa Fe third. Time, 7: 18.
Five furlongs, Phoebe Ann won, Little
Tough second. Beta third. Time. 1:03,
Fifteen-sixteenths of s mile. Red Prince
won, Revolver second. Regal third
Time, 1:36.
A Ticket-Sroker Under Arrest.
Boise (Idaho', Dec 16.— A case of inter
est to railroads was begun here to-day in
the arrest of W. 15. Freeman, a ticket
broker, on a charge of using the United
states mails for the purpose of defrand
ing. on October Ist Freeman wrote a
letter to Conductor I), ii. Stone, of the
Union Pacific, proposing an arrangement
j under which the conductor was to sell
tickets to the broker. The letter opens
with a statement that the writer is a mem
ber of the American Ticket-Brokers'
Association. 'i'he conductor turtle 1 it
over to the company, who bled informa
tion with tbe United States District At
torney, which resulted iv Freeman's ar
rest.
Meteor Falls in the Streets of Alb-toy,
Albany (Or.), Dec. 16.—About .*, o'clock
this morning Fred Reis saw a bright me
teor approaching from the southeast. It
was traveling very rapidly, and with a
rushing sound tell into street, followed
by a wake of bright sparks. Reis hastened
to tlie spot where it struck the earth, and
found a rock aoout fourteen inches in
circumference. It was still very hot, and
charred a board upon which it was placed.
The rock had tho appearance of a volcanic
production.
Sentenced to Death.
BAH Dii7.ii, Dec. 16.—Indian Joe, per
petrator ofa double murder at Otay some
weeks ago, who was receutly convicted
of the crime, was to-day sentenced to
death by Judge Paterbough of the Supe
rior Court. The execution is set for
March 3d at San t'uetuin. At the request
of the prisoner it was further ordered
that the executiou should take place by
daylight. The murderer will be taken
north immediately.
Recount of Ballots Ordered.
Bak___BF_b__>, Pec. 16.—The contest
ease of Condiet against Jastro, for his seat
in the Board of Supervisors, was com
menced in the Superior Court to-day,
Judge Gray of Tulare County sitting
in place of Judgo Conklin. The dnv was
taken up in arguments uutil late this
evening, when tne Judge ordered a re
count of lhe ballots.
A shooting* at Portland.
Portland (Or.), Der*. 16.—William XV.
Smith shot and seriously wounded Sam
uel Wood worth, a Second-street saloon
keeper, early this morning. The quarrel
arose over .Smith's attempt to rob a man
named Franklin, who was in Wood
worth's saloon in a druuken condition.
Another Game for tho Angels.
Los Angeles, Dec. 16.—Los Angeles
deleated San Jose to-day by a score of
2to 1, winning the series. Los Angeles—
Hits it, errors ti; San Jose—Hits .;, errors
•';. Batteries—Knell and Baldwin, Harper
and Reitz.
Death of nu Old Californium
PRKSCOTT (A. T, . Dec 16, - Colonel 11.
A. Bigelow, au old Californian, and one
I of tho earliest of Arizona pioneers, died
I here to-day of dropsy, aged 70 years.
FELL UNDER A CABLE CAR.
A San Francisco Manufacturer Killed
at Chlcatio.
Chicago, Dec. 16.—Emanuel Bruns
wick, a wealthy manufacturer of San
Francisco, CaL, was killed last night at
Madison nnd .*-trite streets while trying to
board a State-street cable train. Ho was
whirled under the front of tho grip car,
and tho guard struck him in the left side,
crushing several ribs. One of his ribs
waa driven through his heart. The
wheels did uot pass over him. He died
an hour afterward.
Thegripman, it is said, shouted to Mr.
Brunswick to wait until the train bad
stopped, but he paid no heed to the warn
ing. Mr. Brunswick had one foot on tho
running-board and his right hand clasped
the handle. As the train straightened
out and started east on Madison street
Brunswick lost his hold.
As fully a score of people were standing
about tho corner as Mr. Brunswick was
whirled in front of the grip, aery of terror
arose from the unwilling spectators. It
was thought that the wheels won i
crush bim to death in an instant, but
when tho unfortunate man was thrown
aside by the guard a sigh of relief es
caped from tbo lips of those who wit
-1 ii- ssed the accident, who thought bruises
i ofa slight character ouly couid be the re
sult.
British Gunboat for the Lakes.
Ni:v. Yoiu.. Dec 16.—1t was given out
bere to-day by War De] artment ol
that they have .inst received the new bat
tery di signs of the British gunboat
. ! lunched during the month of
November last on the great lakes. The
guns to be carri td by the Petrel are suffi
to destroy any United States post
on the lake frontier. The same n:
said of tbe British gunboats Constance
and Curlew, sister ships to the Petrel,
launched several months previously.
He Had No Comprtiors.
Chk '■•: i. Dec. !■'. Al tiu- investiga
tion of the* letting of tbe contract ior the
\\ odd's i'riir catalog i v, it was
-i. .wu that Mr. Coukey, , ed the
contract, bad bad no competitors, and
■ - .ie advertised ior. Several large
ers testified tha! they kuew nothing
tbe contract ( onkey took the
stand, and in c 7 ,-t declan 1 that he made
i str; . ir the catalogue privilege,
and got it- that's nil there was lo it. He
said no one except his own family and
employ, s bad an interest in tho case.
TARIFF REFORMERS.
ANNUAL DINJJKI. AT Tin. NEW
ENGLAND LKA'.n:.
Ex-Secretary of tbe Treasury Falrohlld
Delivers thr* Address ol" tho
Evening.
Special to thr Record-Union.
Boston, Dec. 16.—The annual dinner of
the New England Tariflf Reform League
was held at the American House this
evening. President Henry L. Pierce was
the presiding officer. The speakers were
Hon. Charles 8. Fairchild, Secretary of
the Treasury undor Cleveland; Hon.
Harvey M. Sheppard, .Tosiah <.uincy and
William B. itice. Tho lirst speaker of
the evening was Fairchild, who said in
part:
"Those in favor of tariil' reform still
have a duty to perform. Our business
lriends ask for stability in business, but
they built up an artificial system,
whereby the business of this country is
held up above the natural conditions. In
stead of doing tbe thing requisite to the
maintenance of the system, they sought
to divert the minds of the people'in .
possible way from tho consideration of
the true subject. They formed a habit of
contributing vast sums of money to buy
■ns. It is useless to deny that the
Democrats are equally guilty' with the
Republicans in attempting to corrupt
•is. hut within the last fete years
the business men contributed of the gains
which came to them, as supposed, through
the i lovernment, for tie,- bardlj .-on.
purpose of buying elections." 'lhe con
tributing of substance undermines the
foundation of society.
"We have before us a very grave q
tion, which involves protectionism, gov
ern mentalism and paternalism, and that:
is our currency System. It is a common
belief that tbe Government has a myste
rious (row..r .., infuse value into a sub
stance other* ise *. alueless, and to add to
a value which is already a substance by
putting it in the form of a brink bill
or coined money, and .-r.liiiig it!
a legal tender money. I do' not
think there is any power tin tlie < lovern
ment to givo a value lo anything by add- j
ing a legal tender quality to it. During
the war in this country, with the same
ne of greenbacks, tbo same volume
oi business and the same amount of ante- ,
cedent debt which could not be paid
out money, it would vary enormously i
between morning and afternoon. Tha;
legal ten ler quality has not varied: bud
ness has not varied. What had varied
was the average belief of the American
people as to the ultimate redeemability of
tne promise lo p.iy. That was tlie r
tiioney so varied, and the legal tender
quality had been Utterly power!, ss to re
tain value in it. When* tiie United States
is no longer able to fulfill that promise to j
make good that ere lit. then money must!
stan.l '.ii :i^, foundation, and its founds- i
tion will be thevatue of the silver bullion ■
in the world. There is no mere states
manship—there is more sense in depriv
ing the American people of one ol'the
most useful devices of modern times, be
cause someone may sometimes lose by it,
than there is in depriving them of oilier
forms of commercial credit. In tiie face
ot the vast usr.:'uiness ofa good ban,
circulation, which will pass from band to
hind readily, but not a legal tender, I
say it is litter imbecility for Uie American
people to lie down and say that they can
not do that aud that thoy won't do iv"
WHOLE KO. 15,96.;.
QUESTION OF IMMIGRATION.
Opposition From Steamship Com
panies to the Sherman Bi!!.
CLAIM THAT AMERICANS CANNOT
PERFORM HEAVY LABOR
...
iho House Appropriations Committoe
Maries a Big Reduction In tho
Amounts Asked For For Fort!
tions For tho Next liseal Vein—
Senator Morgan ConliJout That tho
Nicaragua Canal LIU Wiil 1
Special to the R-.CO-_D-TTj.ION.
Washis . .—Byinvll
the representati
Atlantic steamship conn
fere the Senate and House Cornn
on Immigration to-day, to -
views concerning the bill inti
the Senate by Chandler, sup< nding imi i
gration for one year. Gustavo 11. S<
of Now York presented thi
tho steamshi|i men. and argu
the prohibition of immigration. I
pressed the belief that the magni
development ol" the material resoun
our country is due to thi en 'incus im
migration of the last half century. Ho
arguod that Americans would n
could not perform the heavy m
labor and menial servii c required in tbe
development of tho country; tn ,
immigration is essential. Suspension
could never be enforced, as the northern
and southern frontiers could not bi
tected, and the danger from cholera
".yould be increased because the quaran
tine ooald not be maintained on these fron
tier-. He said Colonel V. .
the only feasible one. In brief, that sys
tem provided for tho examination
igrants before departure by the sl
ship companies, who aro held liable for
improper entries.
TAMMANY'S RETOKT,
Fellows Sends a Shot Into the I. n
Club's Camp,
Washinoton, Dec. 16.—The ad i
actresses who took part intbeenti
ment at Albough's Opera-house I
benefit of the National i apital Pres
to-day, had a special reception by Pn i
dent Harrison iv his private ■
prior to the opening ol'the perforn
iho visitors were introduced mdi
ally, and tbe President had a happj
for each. 110 gave each of tbe ladi i
dower trom a lai
Private Secretary Ualford an
entertainment as tic- representative
lent The entertaininenl was a
phenomena] Buccess.dramatically,]
arily and socially. Kith housi
trned to honor t!r>. occasion,
quorum of each was present.
of the speech
ment is the sub, ect oi disi
cal circles to-night, 'iin- v..is „__
by It
'inning he said: ' be ng in . I
the Press t'luii toattend this perforn
t will cheer, illy ai
tor tic National PressClubdid nor
sneakers to dinner without .
i; ■ iliection of the X
( ltib dinner in New York came :
spectators, and tremendous appla
lowed. To-night all Washing.!
.out Tammany's retort court.
LUery Anderson and tho Reform i lub.
NICARAGUA (ANAL BILL.
Senator Morgan Confident of its Final
Passage.
Washhqtos, Dec 16.—The Semite
Foreign Relations Commit con
tinued its discussion of ti.
nal bill. Tho main feature of I
namely, the Government gun.
loan, was discussed at length, but
out arriving at any CO
adjourned. '1 be biil will
up from day to d
: Idle of next week it
be in shape to 1
There ;
;
•r Morgan
intends to push the measure to a\
an early d„y in i
dent ol its linal past .
Has Not Joined the Catholic Church,
Washington, Dec 16.—James <>.
Blame, Jr., gave tir.. press to-night the
following letter-: "Mrs. Blame a-k. me
to state tha' th
truth in tie s has
entered the Roman I
nothing could i c further from ir
or intention."
There v. •
on tbe stn
Blame's coi ml oi- son
that bis father
clan refusi tions as t i
whether Blame is bt tter or worse.
"Alii Report In Favorof the Republican.
Washis . i-i. - i)y unanimous
vote all members of the present .
Commi i ms t i-day di cided to
in favor of i.iiward Scull, I'
lican, - ' ■ the Twentieth
Pi tins
by 1 homas I Irevy,
Tor: Ilicat lon - Appropriation*.
Wamiiv.i':■■• •■, Dec 16. —The House
Committee on A ppropriations vig irously
ration
bill. The
new bill ari
n .7 j ear tin .- aj ... gate I i -a re
duction of
Respect Cor Senator Gibson.
Was . 16.—Thi :
Congressional Delegatioi
took suitable action on tbe death o
ator Gibson. 1
Siiv*
W '.-mis-., ton, !N c 15.- The
tment to-day pun
ounces of silt r at. and .s-.Ti.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
August Grossman i onvlcted of a ; rim i
Committed ii ars Ago.
Alpena (Mich.), Dec 16. — August
■".an this morning was found guilty
of murder in the first degree, for tiie
killing of Albert Molitor, seventei 1
years a\*o. Th .re were twelve others
charged witb the same erii ir tri
l<? will follow shortly. The verdict has
caused gn at excib ment, as it seems i.
.
whom are wealthy anu respected
_eus.
The murder occurred in Ro
Molitor em] lot ol foreigners to
carry on his lumber business, in
came enraged iry his alleged tyrai
aod unjust I I one night shot
him and his I
death, it was, round impossible to oon
vi.-t them until recently, when oneot
their number, Peptke, confessed.