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2 f STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY APRIL 5. 1894. THE MINERS' FIGHT. Nine Lives Lost in Yesterday's Battle, The War Seems to Be On in Earnest. SLAUGHTER CERTAIN Unless the Troops Come to the Rescue, Ustoxtows, Pa., April 5. It would takn columns to tell in detail the ex citing events of yesterday, the third in the big- coke strike now on in the Conxiellsville region. At least nine lives have been sacrificed during the past twelve hours. Unless the strong arm of the military interferes the dead will be counted by scores to-day. So much excitement waa never known in the region, and people everywhere are excited and apprehensive of graver dangers. The rioting began early yesterday morning, but the climax was not reached until at 3 o'clock, when a body of strikers numbering several hundred marched on the Davidson works of the H- C. Frick Coke company at Connellsneld, Fay ette county, where men were work ing. The strikers had been there in the morning to get the men out, but no one was working. In the afternoon when they re turned deputies had been placed to re ceive them. Yb',n the strikers ap proached they were ordered to stop. They came on and tried to get at the men on the oven?. The deputies fired. The strikers returned the fire and charged, driving the deputies and men from the plant. Chief Engineer Paddock of the Frick company ran up in the tipple of the works. The strikers followed and shot him in the back of the head. They beat him and crushed his head with stones and threw his body from a tipple window to the ovens forty feet below. Then they attempted to fire the tipple, but left when they paw the deputies re turn'nsr with a large force from Con nellsville. Hearing of Paddock's murder hun dreds came to avenge him. The pur suing party, in command of County Detective Frank Campbell, overtook the strikers half a mile from Davidson and opened nre on them. The strikers fired in return, but ran on. Three strikers fell, one being killed in the affray, shot through the body and two others were fatally wounded. An other of the strikers who got the start of the main body was shot by a dep uty, lie was also killed instantly, the ball penetrating his neck. Eleven strikers were captured where the first battle took place, and the pursuing party kept up the chase until Dawson, a point several miles distant, was reached, where fifty-three more of the strikers were captured. All the efforts of the deputies and more level-headed citizens were re quired to prevent the lynching of the eleven who were taken back to Con nellsville. The law-abiding element had their way and at S o'clock a spec ial train arrived here with sixty-four of those who were ia the mob who killed Paddock. A great crowd greeted their arrival and amid cries of "Lynch them," the prisoners were hurried up a back street to jail. A large body of strikers were present and made a rush to rescue the prison ers, but were held back by the big crowd and the deputies. At the Mayfield plant of the Mc Clure company two men were fatally shot during the day. The strikers charged the men at work in the moVn iug but were driven olT by the depu ties after a striker was shot through the body. In the afternoon they re turned and renewed the attack. There was much firing and a deputy was fatally wounded. At a riot at the Painter works the women beat a workman fatally. Sheriff Wllhelm has called on Gover nor Pattison to order out the national guard. The sheriff and his deputies are helpless. Unless the national guard are in the region soon, there will be more bloodshed. " The strikers have planned a mammoth raid from one end of the region to the other for to-day, and nothing but the militia, and plenty of them, can prevent great loss of life and destruction of pro perty. STOCK OF WHEAT. Statement of Visible ma-1 Invisible S apply Submitted to Congrats. Washington, April 5. The report of the secretary of agriculture in re ply to the resolution of Senator Petti grew calling for a statement of the visible and invisible supply of wheat was submitted to the Senate. The total supply on March 1, 1393. he states, was 610,000,000 bushels. Exports from March 1, 1593, to March 1. 194. consumption from March 1. 1S93, to March 1, 1894, amount in farmers' hands March 1, 1S93, 1 and visible supply Marcn 1. 1594, he states amounted to 72S.0OO 000 bushels, which he gives as the total amount I distribute 1 and available for distri- i bution. The apparent discrepancy is ! 119,000.000 bushels. The supply on ; hand March 1, 1894, he says, was 190.000,000. The probable consumption from March 1 to July 1, 1894, he puts at 121.000.000 bushels, leaving 69,0OO, 000 bushels available for export from March 1 to July 1, 1S64. To Fretent Ticket Scalping. Washixgtos', April 5. An interest ing session of the house committee on commerce was held yesterday when a bill introduced by Representative Bailey of Texas, at the request of the Order of Railway Conductors was. con sidered. The object of the bill is to prevent ticket sculping. The Welsh members of the British house of commons have decided to ask for the appointment of a grand com mittee for Wales, similar to the one Sir George Trevelyaa has proposed fot Scotland. SCORSD BY THE COURT. Yndg-e Bradley Denounces tbe Spectators In tbe Breckinridge Trial. Washington, April 5. Just before adjournment of the Pollard-Breckin-ridge case yesterday Judge Bradley said: "If. the parties, to this case would like to go out first they may do so, and I will keep the crowd back." Accordingly Miss Pollard with her at torneys, followed by Colonel Breckin ridge and his legal forces filed through the little door between the judge and jury. Several men made a rush from their seats after them. Judge Bradley's cheeks flushed, and he rapped the desk fiercely. - "Court has not adjourned," he shouted above bustling noises. "Take your seats there." Then pointing to one conspicuous offender, who was half way across the room with his hat on, he said sternly: "Take o2f your hat there nd go back where you came from- Take your seats." As the men relapsed into their seats the judge declared in the 6ternest tones: "This ' morbid curiosity which has been-manifested since the beginning of - this suit is perfectly disgusting. The court corridors have been crowd ed, and I understand the side walks In front of the offices of the counsel have been crowded, showing apparent eagerness to see the parties to this suit. They seem to forget someone besides the parties to tne suit are on . trial here. The specta tors have been on trial for their de cency, and they have been found guilty of indecent conduct. These men who come here day after day re mind me of buzzards, sitting on a fence waiting for a sick horse to die; waiting for a pile of carrion." Then, turning to the crier, he com manded: "Adjourn the court!" and he strode out, pushing his way through the halls and across the street in a crowd of several hundred men and women, waiting to catch a glimpse of Madeline Pollard and Congressman Breckinridge. THE PR EN D ERG AST CASE. Execution Postponed TTntll July 2 In an Awful Tangle. Chicago, April 5. Assassin Prender gast will not be hanged before July 2, and not until May 21 will the investi gation into the condition of his mind be commenced. Such was the order issued by Judge Chetlain yesterday. The defense insisted on the case be ing tried before a jury from the reg ular venire, and to this' the state's at torney stoutly objected. He insisted a special venire should be made, as he wanted "men of-intelligence," not the kind of men to be found on the regu lation jury. When the hearing came up before Judge Chetlain it was agreed that only one continuance should be made and that one long enough to provide for the full trial of the case. The state asked for four months and the defense asked . for two weeks more. The trial of the case was reckoned to take a month and consequently the dates of May 21 and July 2 were agreed upon. The case is now in an awful tangle, and neither State's At torney Kern, Spec al Counsel Trude, npjn whom the burden of the prose cution rests, nor the attorneys for the defense are prepared to say what will be the outcome. THE SOUTH CAROLINA WAR. Governor Tillman Assnred That tbe Trouble Is Now Over. Columbia, S. C, April 5. Governor Tillman now feels assured that there will be no further trouble as a result of the Darlington killing. After hold ing a conference with a Darlington committee, consisting of ex-Congressman Dargan, Mayor Dargan and Col onel W. C. Crocker, he made the fol lowing statement to the prass: "We have had & full talk over the situation in all its aspects and as a re sult I have instructed General Kich berg to prepare everything to bring the troops back here on Friday. I have, promised the committee nothing and they have promised me nothing. I have agreed, however, that if those men in Darlington who have caused trouble will stand their trial I will let the civil law take its course all the way through." COXEYITES IN THE LOCK-UP. Sentenced to Thirty Days In ' the Pitts bar ft- Workhouse. Pittsburg, Pa., April 5. The lock ups were filled last night with men belonging, or claiming to belong, to Coxey's army. There were forty who sought lodgings in the Allegheny lock up. Some had badges and ethers said they had just joined. They were brought up before Magistrate Mc Kelvey and sentenced to thirty days to the workhouse each. Later it was developed that several of the men were really unemployed workmen and not ordinary tramps and twelve were released. The others will live at the expense of the eouoty for the next month. Editor Goodwin After Big Damages. Sedaua, Mo., April 5. J. West Goodwin, the veteran editor of the Bazoo, has brought suit in the circuit court for 850,000 damages for an as sault upon him January 4, 1S94, by Dr. H. W. Wood, proprietor of Wood's opera house. In the criminal court of Pettis county Dr. Wood pleaded guilty to assault upon Editor Goodwin and was fined 50. BUI Dalton Riddled With Ballet. Exrx, Ok., April 5. A report came in here last evening that a posse of deputy marshals had overtaken the Dalton gang at a point three miles north of Chickaska and that a. hot battle had taken place between them. In the fight it is alleged that Bill Dalton'was completely riddled with bullets. . Methodists Petition tbe Pope. Chicago, April 5. The Methodist ministers of Chicago have adopted resolutions petitioning the pope to exercise his good offices in securing religious liberty in South American countries. The resolutions were for warded to Archbishop Ireland, with the request, to forward them to Mgr. Satolii. BLAND BILL KILLED. Some Scenes in the -.House Yesterday, When Seisrnlorasre "Bill Failed of Two-Thirds. DEBATE CHOKED OFF. Speaker Crisp Prevents Any Unnecessary Talking:. Washington; April 5.--As 6oon aa the house met yesterday the Republi cans commenced their . filibustering ' tactics to prevent the unseating of Hilborn, Republican of California. The resolution, however," finally car ried by a vote of 170 to 13, and the resolution to seat Mr. English was, adopted by a vote of 165 to 17, the Republicans declining to vote. Mr. Bland then called up the seigniorage bill, returned by the president without his approval, and moved that it pass, the objection of the executive to the contrary notwith standing. Mr. Tracey of New York raised the question of consideration against it, and Mr. Bailey made the point of order that the constitution required the consideration of a bill returned with a veto, and that the question of consideration therefore should not be raised against it. The speaker sus tained the point of order. Mr. Bland stated that on Saturday at 3 o'clock he would demand the pre vious question. From all quarters of the Democratic side there seemed to be a general desire to avoid the con flict of opinion in debate, and Mr. Bland's suggestion of three "days' de bate was taet with a chorus of cries of "Vote, vote." Then followed one of the most re markable scenes witnessed in the house in years. The Republicans were euchered out of their chance of see ing the dissensions in the Democratic ranks thoroughly aired. Mr. Tracey who was standing in a side aisle, said that as far as the Democrats of the min ority of the coinage committee were concerned they were willing to take a vote immediately. This statement was received with shouts of applause from the Democratic sile. Mr. Tracey went on to say, however, he had not conferred with the Republicans of the committee, and suggested that he would like to have the opinion of Mr. C. W. Stone of Pennsylvania, who made the minority report against the bill. Mr. Stone replied, after conferring a moment with those about him on the Republican side, that the debate in the house when the seigniorage bill was passed had been so limited he was unwilling to enter into any agreement to close the debate at this " time. When he ceased speaking there was grat confusion on the floor. Members on bath sides were conferring in groups. The speaker, with uplifted gavel, sur veyed the house for a moment. Mr. Bland expressed a willingness to have the vote taken .immediately. Mr. Reed, Mr. Burrows, Mr. Dingley and Mr. Stone were in earnest consulta tion to the left of the speaker's .ros trum. As it subsequently appeared they agreed that Mr. Dingiey should make the opening argument for his side. Meantime no one addressed the chair and the speaker stated the ques tion to be on the motion to pass the bill, the president's objection to the contrary notwithstanding. "On this," 6aid he, looking down up on the confusion on the floor, "the constitution requires that the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays." He hesitated. Still everyone on the floor, engrossed with the program in the coming debate, heeded him not. "All those in favor will answer aye," he continued; "contrary, contrary sign." Again he paused, but no one addressed him, he added with a bang of the gavel, "the clerk will call the roll." "Mr. Allen," began the clerk. There was a gasp of astonishment on the Re publican side as they awakened to realize the roll call had begun. The Democrats who were anxious to see debate suppressed were overjoyed. Amid a great uproar a dozen Republi cans jumped to their feet and clam ored for recognition. They saw the coveted opportunity of exposing to the public gaze the dissensions in the camp of the enemy slipping from them. They fought hard. The con fusion was so great the clerk got no further than the first name. "Too late, too late," shouted the Democrats as Mr. Reed tried to make himself heard. At last, by hard pounding, a semblance of quiet was restored. "Regular order," shouted the Demo crats. "The discussion that was going on," continued Mr. Reed, "was in reference to an arrangement for time of debate, and before anybody had an opportuni ty to understand what the situation was, the first name was called." "I want the speaker to understand this matter," said Mr. Reed, .finally. "The speaker does understand," re torted the speaker sharply, cutting off Mr. Reed, "and the speaker directs the clerk to resume the roll calL" A burst of applause from the Demo cratic side greeted this. But " protested Mr. Reed. "The gentleman will take his seat, and the clerk will call the roll." Mr. Reed sat down, but immediately jumped to his feet again. He would not surrender without one more pro test. "Mr. Speaker," he said defiantly, "I ask to be heard." "The -chair declines to hear the gentleman. The clerk will call the rolL" "Will the speaker hear a word?" "The chair will not." "My colleague states " "The chair will not hear the gentle man. The clerk will call the roll." The uproar was terrific at this point, and above the idin Mr. Boutelle shouted: "I shall decline to cast my vote in such a '-condition of confusion s this." Mr. Burrows attempted to address the ehair while Mr. Wilson of Wash ington cried "Tyranny, tyranny!" but the speaker would not listen, and or dered the clerk to proceed with the roll calL Once of twice afterward Mr. Burrows and Mr. Reed attempted to- break in, but the speaker declared emphatically that he would not hear them; that the roll call could not be Interrupted for any purpose. The Republicans were beside them selves with anger. They refused to vote on the first roll calL The anti silver Democrats were in despair, as the first roll call gave the silver men the necessary two-thirds. Finally, after a " consultation they agreed to vote and did vote on the second roll calL This turned the tide, and upon the an nouncement of the vote it was found the motion to pass the bill over the veto had been defeated, the silver men lacking 74, the necessary two thirds. The house then at 5 o'clock adjourned. . The Tariif Debate in the Senate. Washington, April 5. In the sen ate yesterday Mr. Allison took up the thread of his speech where it was in terruped Tuesday, devoting his re marks to the departure from specific to ad valorem duties, and pointed out the inconsistency of retaining specific duties on some articles and the ad valorem system on others. Mr. Mills followed, confining him self chiefly to a defense of the ad valorem system. CHEYENNE INDIAN WAR. The Stories of the Cpristns Considera bly Exaggerated. Chicago, April .5. A telegram was received at the headquarters of the Department of the Missouri from Col onel George Purlington, commander : at Fort Reno, regarding the alleged i Indian uprising in Oklahoma. The telegram said that on April 1, near Wauchita, a quarrel arose between two white men and Chief Hill, a Chey ' enne, concerning the ownership of a ' pony. Chief Hill was shot and mor tally wounded by one of the white men. W. L. Breeding and the latter was, in turn, shot by the chief and killed. Chief Hill also shot the other white man, T. S. Carter, in the arm. Colonel Purling ton said the body of Breeding was taken in charge by the United States marsnai to await the coroner s in quest. The Indians were quiet and disposed to await the action of the authorities rather than resort to re prisals for the killing of the chief. I Colonel Purlington said the facts as i related in his dispatch were given i him by Captain Woodson, who is the i Indian agent in charge of the Chey- ennes. Captain Hunter and twenty mounted men were sent from the fort to the scene of the shooting. RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. The Returns Show Considerable Repub lican Gains. Providence, R. I., April 5. Not withstanding the rain which fell near ly all day, a heavy vote was cast in the state election. The vote polled Is the largest in the history of the state, and the first plurality deletion. Hith erto a majority was required to elect. In most of the cities the Republicans claim gains. In Pawtucket. hitherto a Democratic stronghold, the Repub licans claim the entire Assembly tick et is elected and the Democrats admit such is the case. The Republicans are confident that they are overwhelming ly victorous. They are positive that they have a majority in the Generel Assembly, assuring the election of Westmore as United States senator, and that Brown is elected governor by a comfortable plurality. Refase to Accept a Reduction. Lehigh, Ind. Ter., April 5. At the mass meeting of coal miners the final vote on the question of striking was had. A count of the total vote showed 103 majority in favor of refusing to go to work at the reduction. Refused to Treat With Dawes. Caddo, I. T., April 5. The Choctaw council has adjourned, after being in session nearly two weeks. It passed a resolution refusing "to treat with the Dawes commission, and favoring holding their land in common. , NEWS NOTES. Mrs. Mary Faulkner, mother of United States Senator Faulkner, died t Winchester, Va., aged 77 years. Warehouse Xo. 9, London docks, burned. It was "stored with wool, spices and coffee. The origin of the fire is ascribed to the explosion of an infernal machine. In the basement of the warehouse was 900,000 worth of quicksilver. It was uninjured. George Weirick, a merchant at Pal estine, In., shot and instantly killed a man who was trying to gain an en trance to Weirick's store for the pur pose of robbery. The dead burglar is unidentified and is supposed to be a tramp. W. R. Price and J. J. Cook, farmers residing near Thackerville.Tex., were arrested by J. W. Evans, a detective from Kansas City, charged with hav ing attempted to wreck a northbound Santa Fe passenger express train about sixty miles north of Gainsville, Tex., about three weeks ago. Both men acknowldge their guilt. Cholera is raging in Czenstochow, Poland, a place of 5,000 people on the Prussian frontier. 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