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- - - -'1887' VOLUME XXXV.?-NUMBER 211."
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Otttcei >??*.'Jr? niul 27 Fourteenth Ntreet,
ykstkhday'h cyclono struck tlio Stati
tHjnatJ. Tim wind ntorm did 110 duLna^o
With iucl> baae ball weather no yeater
d?y uii our handa wo shall havo to pro
vitls jilnyera with overcoats, onow ahoei
and lea I'lcl".
Tub /roil A'jc takes a rather Rlomy vie*
ol the nail trade. Tho backward epring
th? lnter-Statu Commerce law and over
production have all operatod to limit the
demand. ________
(iiiTTiNu Injuor license iu Whoellng k
ag oiDj" hq rolling oil' a Ion. Only throe
establishments fulled In thu annual scramble.
Tlio fault is mainly with pnbllo oontimeut,
which Ih slussish and acquiescent
Oiusnvu will) what magnificent skill
Mr. Camden's friends continno not to
porinit tlio Lonialftturo to wind up its business
and go home. They hnvs their heads
up to the shoulders in the sand. But the
people! Ah, the people I Thoy aro not
fooled by ?jugful.
Du Gkouuk VV. Kbubv Ilea in jail under
a grave charge to which a heavy penally
Uattachod. If he be innocent, a jury
will Boy bo; if guilty, tho extent of the
law will uot be too uevoro a punishment.
There io reason to believe that the crime
for which he is held is on the Increase,
and that this particular community is
charirabie with its share.
"F. D. 11." telegraphs Irom Charleston
to tlio Cincinnati Commercial Qazttte:
Tliere is no denying the fact that
thorn are a number of Republicans who
aro in sympathy with the followors 01
Mr. Wliitaker, the Republican from
Wheeling, who votes for Camden. Those
Republicans bolieve it Is good party politic!
tu elect Camden; that any other
Democrat in preferable to Lucas, and that
any uian who in the choice of such a man
as Governor Wilson ought to be rejected.
vlane iuib ia nuu, it is uupau tuai
those Republicans will continue to act
with tbo majority and lot the Democracy
iuraiah the mourners for the funeral.
Tub lUguttr doesn't viow the charactoi
oi John U. Calhoun ao the Intblligbncbh
ilow. We didn't think it flfculd, Bat we
a-e obliged to cay that the Itegtiter's article
ia not more convincing than Secretary
Lamar's eulogy, to which laborious effort
the Rojifkr ia indebted. The Intelligence
does not wiah to deny to any
Democrat any pleasure he may find in
contemplating tho career of his patron
saint. It is too iato in the day to make
over John C. Calhoun, and, unhappily, to
repair tho gigantic Democratic blunder
lor which hia teachings wore chiefly re
sponsible.
2s*gt content with booming tho town?
ia llio mofit matter of fact Btyie, the western
papers invade oven tho sacred pre<
cincLs of our nursery litorature to help
them along. For instance this from the
Lincoln, Kans., Jiepublican:
Mary had a little lot, and thought she'd
better aeli; eiie placid it on tho market,
and the my that lot did?woll, it sold foui
timog within n week, and every time it
went tho lucky man who bought it cleared
ninety-nine percent. "What makes town
lota go tlying so?" tho eager buyers cry,
"Ou, Lincoln's on a boom, you- know,"
tho agents do 'reply. And bo tho o'wnen
mBrk thorn up, yet buyers do not squeal
bat run impatiently about for fear they'll
louu a dual.
Tim Grunt SuuvimtrM.
Washington, April . 21).?The Grant
rolics, which have been for several month*
eafoly guarded in ono of the privatt
rooms of tho National Museum, aro no^
being placed on public exhibition.
Two hniidEomo plush lined cases, filled
with articles Irora the collection, hav<
been placed in the north hall of the
inuaonm, near the main entrance. Thej
contain tho presentation Bwords, gold
headed cants, caskets, medallions and
many other easily and elegant articles
presented by difloront people at differenl
timeg to General Grant.
Many of these articles are souvenirs of
liia trip around the world. There iB a
splendid collection of Japaneso coins, one
caries of seven pitces, old Japaneso gold
coins of huge size, being valued at $5,000
There were nlso iuvitation cards, menu
carda and remindera of entertaimnenta
given in his honor, engrossed in gold
platee.
Ono invitation card to a maskod ball
given at San Francisco upon Genera!
Grant's arrival at that city on his return
from hin famous tour is engraved on solic
yola and was enclosed in a silver envolonc
with the nddreeB engraved upon it. Or
the right hand corner in a two-cent stamij
ami in tho left the usual '*if not delivered
in ten daya, return to," &c. The article!
shown, basideo thoir historical interest
are of great intrinsic value.
Tho KUhurien (Juuutlon.
Halifax;'April 29?The Ottawa corres
pomlent of tho Chronicle Bends that papei
tho foi'owing: It oeems protty generall]
admitted that, after all the declaration!
that Canada was not going on her kneei
to the United States, the Americana an
Koinn to have their own way in regard U
the coast fisheries.
Too proposition made by tho Imperia
Government to go back U) the treat o
Washington and'givo American fislierraei
tho use of our fisheries without any com
poneation, will bo accented by the Wash
inijton Government ana carried into effect
After our fitting of our cruisers at jrrea
oxpeuso, tl;o Dominion Governmont ia t<
asree to an ignominious capitulation
Minister Foster put the country to grea
oxponao littinc out criiisors, and now he
surrenders overything tbat his cruiser
wero ?lc8i^neil to protect* If this ifl th
beat that the Government can do why di<
thoy not pgroo to it long ago and sav
troublo? This la the question which wll
naturally be ecked end which the Jlinia
tors will find diflicnlt to anawer.
Indlmi Ajlatrn,
Missoula, Most., April ao.?The India]
Commission closed its labora '.with 1th
Flatheftda, at St. Ignatius Mlsaion, Ire
evening. The rsservatiou waa made mor
permanent by the Commisaion arrangin
'or nil wnnuorinR bands of KalispoU
Spakanea and other tribes in the North
weat to bo located on the Joco reaervatio]
and to take up farms. The Commisaioi
agreed that the Government ahould naale
them by building flouring mills, oawmilli
blacksmith shop*, otc., and extonding at
now given to reservation Indiana.
The IndianB wero nlao told that the
had all the rights of whito mon in hunt
ing and fishing otf the reservation, bn
niuat obov the territorial game laws. Th
IvjotntniBsloa will spend a day or two ?
the Agency, and thon go to Northwester:
Jiinneaotn tp confer with some Lake 8c
ferior Indians,
HIS GOOSE IS COOKED. SS
Wi
: IMMORTAI. J. X. AT CUA11LKSTON. {j|J.
tor
II* Ii Wllllui; to Aanunio the Prewmre, Hat Pfl'
J Cannot Lift the Vvll-Cnuaua of llepub*
Hokum lteeolvo to Btmul Firm, ocr
Mr. Luokh' Warning Vulcu, E,
?? BUC
5 Zptclal DUpatch to thi JniclUucnccr. Ohaulebton,
W. Va? April 29,?It looke flul
to-nifcht ao if Camden could not poaaibly in
' be elected. The ttepublicftn membere of JJ'h
, tho two houeeo, with the exception of Mr. jjjj
Whitaker, held a oaucus and resolved to fin
) adhere firmly to the policy adopted by Wt
thom at the regular BfsaSon of votin# for a
Republican first, last ami all tho time. p0j
1 Bob Carr, of tbla county, declared hia In- y0t
tontion to vote aa he plowed, and thua ?at<
clearly indicated his intention to vote lor trfl'
Gamdon. He was plead with, aud threatenod
but stood tirrn. Senator Snyder an- ha\
nounccd that hia aged father-in-law was of e
probably on hia death bed, and aaid l?n
ho would go home if he received a tole- rj
i gram summoning him, otherwise he would Mo
i remain.
Morria and Dawson said they would I
help read any man out of the Republican utb
party who would voto for a Democrat. con
Hensley said U a choice of Democrats por
were loft to Mason county Republicans tho
Camden would bo elected by a large ma- wbl
jority. Ho did not think, though, that ho fair
i would voto for Camden. Ho would re- moi
s?*rve the right to voto as his conecienco prii
dictated when tho timo camo. of i
1 Judge Hoke and Mr. Jonos aaid thoy reai
, could not conscientiously go Into a joint put
session to ballot, as they thought it would tho
be unconstitutional. Senatora Woodyard V
and Minear withdrew before tinal action Inn
was reached. in t
Mr. Holmes uaid he had ovorheard a it fj
Camden Democrat tell ono of the kickers pos
that if the minority of the Damocratic idei
party insisted on defeating the will of the can
majority the Camden 38 would withdraw can
and let the 11 Democrats and 39 R-jpub- tha
licana elect, Mr. Hagaus aeemod to be Ban
ono of tho most active organizers and in- ban
1 sieted on a pledgo to stick together. He 1
said ho thought the Legislature wns prix
obliged under the Constitution to elect a
8enator, or at least try.
The caucus was earuost throughout but Spec
a friondly cpirit prevailed even v/hftn C
threats were indulged in. Morris said bo puj
believed if even a fow Republicans voted
for a Democrat it would oot the party back l0TQ
ten yeara. He believed it would ba im- Wh
possible to maiutain tbe pirty organic- test
tion in the State. Daweon said if tho ma- can
jority decided that the Republicans should
1 vote in a body for a Republican ho would
sacrifice hia own personal feeling to the ^
majority will. . Personally he wa9 ireo to V
eay that if a D^moe/at mnet be elected he cat)
' hoped it would ba Camden, but that- he
' did not want it done bv Republican votes.
' McOomhe, of alarahull county, said the ?ia:
i issue at the last election wad the Rspublican
parly against J. N. Citndijii, There har
was not a Republican in Marshall county, Be81
1 and ho thanked God ho could say it, who B0.n
i wanted him to voto for Camden.
After it was decided to go int.) joint bil- cav
lot, Judge Hoke said he still adhered to KDC
the idea that thin who not right, but if he nj0,
coold by next Tuesday bring himself to P*a
believe ihat th>s voto would have no more J*Je
1 significance than a straw vote on a railroad "'a:
car he would go with the majority aud- anc
. voto for a Republican. ByE
It is pretty eafa to predict that tho action on*
of the Republicans cooks Camden's goose. "(
LEGISLATIVE lMtOCElEDIXGS.
[ Tho Debate on the Senatorial Matter. I'oi
| Lucas' J'roituficl(iiu?uCi?.
Special Diipalcii to the JtUelligeneer. (
; < Cuaulestos, W. V.v , April 29.?When ^ai
^ the S&nate met to*day Mr. 8omraerville'a wa
1 8enate joint resolution No 2,'declaring it rhf
i to be thn duty oi tbe Legislature to clect ...
3 a United States 8enator at tbie ursoiou, clU
carao up. Mr. Flournoy moved to eubsti- mo
[ tuto for this his resolution, that there er- tiss
lets no authority in or obligation upon this u7
Legislature at ita present session to elect ,
or attempt to elect a United States 8oua- .
. tor, aud such an eleclion would ba uncou- ins?
' stituiional and "void," all
3 Mr. Sommervilla made an exhaustive the
) argument, consuming the whole morning clu
7 session, taking the,ground that tbe Legis- ^
latere should elect,and advancing tbe idea so 1
that this is not such a seesion db contem- ere
I plated by the constitutional provision con- kel
3 corning extraordinary sessions, and tbat ?ai
j therefore the Legislature can consider any int.
P aud all measures it desired to take up. Ho the
. sent to the clerk's deak aud had read Mr. it v
[ Lucas' letter, and then reviewed and an- pat
Bwerod its arguments oeriatim. act
I lucas* bulletin. cltMr.
Lucas maintains, with elaborate ark
gument, that an election by the Logiala- I
turo in extra eeesion would be void. He Pre
I concludes: "Iamcompolledtosay, there- to-c
. lore, that if this Legislature adjourns with- 40n
. out electing, and especially if it passes a erft
i resolution declariug that it haB no power jL.
. to elect under the condition of the 8tate, con
the apprehension of non-ropreseutation in rat
the Senate will fall to the ground as en- 8ur
1 tirely without foundation, and the ap
l uuimeu win, in uiy upiuiuu, uu uuwutuuu ?u?
I hia seat without "a contest. If, on the tv.0
> other hand, the Legislature attempts to W0|
i elect and actually dooo elect, a contest will (iBE
at once bo piecipitated which may reBult wej
I in defeating both the oppointee of the QQ,
j Governor and that of the Legislature." Jji
, In the afternoon Mr. Minear under- 1 rr
took to eecure an adjournment that his no
investigation committee might hold a nol
session, but the Senate rejected the mo- ^
- tion. r :D
r Mr. Sommerville resumed his argument 0??
, and read the proceedings in the California
* Hurflt-NVilliamscaaeof 1880,which, he hold ca?
3 presented exactly analogous points to Bv.c
b those which would arise here were a Sona.- mu
a tor to bo elected. Mr. Sommerville con- jQ.
3 eluded at 4:15 r. m., when Mr. Flournoy tllQ
took tho floor nnd made an ablo spopch, cjg(
1 taking the ground that an election at this jovv
f session would not be legal. He caid
i whether Mr. Lucas would hold hiB seat
- or not in case the Legislature did not r
- elect at this session had nothing to do ,
with it. When he finished, at 5:35, the he?
t Senate adjourned. Bm:
a Tho question of printing the testimony Ye
. of tho Insane Asylum investigation cRme t
t up in the Houbo, pending the conaidera- ^
j tion of the general appropriation bill on Jj?
b the proposition to expend $500 for that : '
e purpose, the House referred it back for ^
J publication to tho option of tho Gov
a ernor, and ordered one hundred copioa of ,
.1 the evidence takon by the Committee and
i* subsequently by the Board of Directors. the
The vote stood JJ8 to 24. a few Domocrata for
voting with the Bspublicaus to order the gaj
publication. CUJ
a 4- proposition to reduce General Watts' ^
q fee iu the Chesapeake & Ohio case from cjt
. $3,000 to $1,SOO consumed the remainder c0,
11 of tho afternoon eco3ion. It was lost, and
6 the $3,000 was declared to bo in full of all
R compensation from the State and counties >
>? interested. 0,
j supjjrintkn'dknt tkck's cask,x jn,
a Tho following document, received Wed- m
it neaday, was largely instrumental?or os- at!
tensibly, at least, the reason for some Son- j-b
ators' action?in bringing a*bout the re- . *
jectfon of Superintendent Peck's nomina?
tion. It was not intended for publication,
as may be guessed from its address and ar- f
e RQmont: B(
^ To Oxt Democratic Senators of Weit Tr*r- ar
u ffinia: co
i- ?$ Democrats of Marshall county we a!
address you, knowing that we can pre* ac
no upon you to retloct and enham
) truo interests of tho Democratic part
i would theroloro now moot respec
ly represent to you that the penltei
ry is now and has boon run in tho ii
oat of the Republican party; that tl
roua^o of tho institution ia used lor tt
rpoae of enhancing tho interests of Bal
ty, and to tho detriment of tho Deo
acy:that tho lato Superintendent, *
Peck, has nhown by his conduct i
ih 8uporintondont that ho is not in a>
d with tho Democratic party, and thi
who holds at present the officii
hority in said Institution holds he
the interest of J. E. Peel
o still resides at the penitec
y and controls tho public proport]
ause by your act you rofueed to coi
n J. E. Peck as Superintendent of th
ist Virginia penitentiary; and we d
at emphatically ondoree the action <
Senate in refusion to confirm his aj
ntment, and do further pray that b
ir action in tho future you may reh
a him to that retirement which tb
nr nnlv ahmiM trnnu- ICi? >
ctfnlly proteat against j. E. Pocl
>wn Humphries, J. ?. Hooton & Gi
'ing anything to do in tho managemen
i public institution of West Virginias
g aa she carries at hor masthead th
nocratic Hag.
his Ib signed by 51 Democrats c
undsville.
N0TK3. .
t haa looked out that at the long exec
ro session on Wednesday, the specie
imittee, appointed to consider and r<
t aa to the expediency of publishin
testimony takeu by the committe
ich investigated the conduct of tho al
s of the State Insane Asylum, rocorc
ndod that tho evidenco should not b
ated for goneral distribution, as muc!
t was of a cbaractor unfit for genori
Jing, and calculated to do injury to th
?lic morale. After a little discusaio.
recommendation was adoptod.
/hen the appropriation for keepin;
atica in jails was under conaideratio:
he Howe Mr. Yeagor moved to reduc
om $20,000 to $10,000. Mr. Toler op
ed this. He said: "It seems to be th
J here that the lunatics of the Stat
bo robbed all the time, because the.
't tako care of their interests. I thin!
t there's wrong. Don't let's rob the ic
o." If we must rob anybody let's rob
,k."
his speech eettled it, and the apprc
ition waa not cat down.
When Will They Meet?
lal Dispatch to the JntdUgcncer,
itarleston, April 29.?M. B. Regar, c
llippi, came in to-night to teatify b<
) the Minear inveatigating committee
,en that committee will moet to hen
imony, is one of those things no fellofind
out.
Couldn't Tuke u Juke.
lal Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
Peston, \V. Va., April 29.?A serion
ting affray took place this aftornoon ?
InBane Hospital, in -which J. B. Herf
o. a hall attendant, was severely if nc
illy cut in the face by a knife in th
ids oi Fink Atchison{ n carpenter. J
ms that a joke was being run on Atch:
at the breakfast tablo this morning e
ich ho took otfenBO, and this afternoo
ed Mr. Hersman out on the back pore
I asked him what he, among the res
ant by insinuations made, and before
ueiblo reply could bo made Atchiso
w a knife ahd struck at Hersman, th
de penetrating the left side of the fac
I ranging down to the chin. Publi
apathy is with Mr. Hersman as he i
) of the moBt respected citizens ii
iflton,
A BOTCH JOD.
>r Work Ou Ciuclauntl'a New Cou:
House.
Jincinnati, April 28.?Tho Coart Horn
rned during the riot three years a$
3 rebuilt at au expenso ol $500,000 und<
irgo of a commission of very high-tone
Zens who were constantly held up i
dels of all that was lovely in non-pa
in boards. Ever since it was occupie
tho county courts and officials the)
i boen a constant grumbling and grow
. Tho steam pipes and radiators wei
out of fix, the plastering was crackin;
i wood-work shrunk, leaving wit
isniB where tight-fitting joints shoul
76 been, doors overlapped their /rami
that they could not be shut or left wi<3
vices, hinges were constantly out i
tor, ventilation was simply intolerablt
1 the furnishing was bad. The supe
endent has jubt made a long report I
i commissioners on its defects. Ho saj
vill take $20,000 or more to repair an
; it in propor shapo. Tho work is cha
orized as a disgrace to the county an
7.
llnllroad Conundrums.
Jew York, April 29.?-The Trunk Lin
isidents, at their meeting which begai
Jay, will, perhaps, arrange to give Bo:
the same rates aa Now York, both o
in for export and grain for conanmi
1. At present the New York rate fo
sumption is 25 centB and the Bosto
3 30. In consequence of this surpiu
iplies in the latter city cannot bo profi
y exported. The impression has bee:
t undor the Inter-State Commerce la\
rate to Boston, being for a longer hau
tiid havo to be higher, but the Pres
its will probably restore the rateB tha
:e in force before the law and lot th
istion bo passod upon if any one con
ins.
!he attitude of the Grand Trunk wi
doubt be discussed. That company i
a now cutting rates, oven on dresse
op, but it has not signed the Trun
io agroement, and is a dangerous facto
,ho situation. Another matter requii
attention is the Union Pacific's appli
[on for a suspension of tho long an
irt haul clause of tho Inter-State la?
ere is somo likolihood that the Prea
its will oppose tho application becaus
Union Pacific is supplying San Frar
:o sugar to the Trunk Line territory a
' that Eastern sugar ia excluded.
Floods lu tho Kuunwhtt Valley.
JnAltLKSTON. W. Va.. Anril ?Th
ivy rains in thia aection havo cause
aller streams to run out at a atrong rati
sterday the flood in Poca river cleane
i from its head to its mouth all boom
rying with it great quantities of logt
?, staves, and other lumber. The 1osb<
orted reach $75,000.
llo wna Iunocont.
Cleveland, 0., April 29.?Fred Stol
i young man arrested a few days
the murder of Maggie McCarthy, la
;urday night, haa been discharged froi
ltody. He proved his innocence to-dp
(1 was dismissed to his great joy. I1
io to tho real criminal has yet been di
veicd.
Horribly Crualiod.
Cleveland, April 29.?At Youngstow
, to-day William Coyne, aged 23, w
atantly killed in a horrible manner. I
is employed in a shafting works, and
tempting to start a straightening m
ine his sleeve caught and he was tnrov
lad foremost into the machine, hio ski
ling crushed.
A Diarjr or Pocket Companion
r everybody; aU9efal Note and Accou
jok, containing; a Centennial Oalend
id also valuable hints for the health a;
mfort of all. Don't fall to get it. 8e:
2-cent stamp tp J. H.*Z?ilin & Co., Ph
lelphia, Pa.
I NEARLY A LYNCHING
t- .
J" AN ANGKY MOB IS POILK1
ie
10 In LouUvlllo by the Efforts of the Policed
Excitement Still lluuuliig High, nud
Oltlieui Crying for the liloud of the
^ Auanllant of the Plucky Servant.
Q.
*' Louisyhj.1, Kr., April H).?At an earl,
,t hour last ovenlng a large crowd gatherei
j, on tho utroota leading to the jail, it bdn
i- rnmorod that an organized eilort wonl|
f< be made to lynch tho negroes Pattersoi
and Turner, under arrest lor the bruta
o aBsaultonJonnio Bowman.
>1 Tho crowd as on Wednesday night, wai
i- without leaden, and alter making two at
y tempts to break through the police llnei
v they gradually disposed. It was known
e however, that a mooting of bneiiieoa inoi
3. was to bo bold with a view to effecting ai
:t organization, and that an attempt woulii
), probably bo made to get into the jail at t
,t later hoar.
0 Up to 3 o'clock thia morning the Mali
0 street merchants had not materialized. A
few minutes buforo 3 o'clock, however
>1 messengers roahed into Oity Uall statioc
and announced that the mob waa coining
OHicers inside the station roshed througt
the lower corridors to the interior of tne
5* jail, and Chief Whallen and his Heater
ants throw a cordon of police across Jeflor5"
son street in front of the advancing mob,
K which numbered 300 men, the majority oi
0 them businoss men of more or loss proini*
* nenco.
l* The mob continued to advance and
0 forced the police buck gradually until
1 they reached tho corner ol Sixth and
11 Jofforson streets, fifty feet from the jai!
0 door. Uere the police force was strengthQ
ened, and, making a stand while the mol
wero bringing up battering rama and tools
K thoy had secured at a neighboring black*
Q smith shop, succeeded in again forming
e their liue, and, seizing tho momentary ad1
vantage offcrod by tno delay in getting
e the tools to the front, charged the mob
e and drove them down Jetieraou street,
y clearing the Sixth street crossing.
? RINGLEADKK8 AIUtKSTED.
a Colonel Whallen succeeded in getting
two of the ring leaders of the mob intc
'* the otation house and this had a demoralizing
effect. The mob, followed by the
police, retreated half a square, until opposite
tho court house, wiiere several shote
if were fired. The polico fell back to the
. corner ol Sixth and formed a strong double
line across Jefferson street. Since thee
' no further attempt to force the jail hai
r haabeenmado.
n Among those arrested in the last charge
on the mob wore Alan McDonald; princi*
pal of the Budby school; John Letterle,
State Repreeentative, and M.E. Brinkley,
of Brinkley & Co., stove manufacturers,
.s The better class of citizens are deter
it mined that the negroes shall be lynched,
No one is reported as injured from the
shots fired.
,l During the melee several persons oe
? both sides were hurt. Officer Slater was
* struck on the arm with a crowbar. Oflll"
cer Dieflenbach was knocked senseleet
;t with a rock which struck him on the
? head. Officer De Forrester was hit in the
f1 small of the bask with an Indian club in
the handB of Joseph Kadem&cher.
n mayor's proclamation.
e Late this afternoon the Mayor issuec
0 the following proclamation:
? Mayor's Offck, Louistillb, Ky., "i
J - April 20, 1887. /
To the People oj Louuville:
It is my duty as Mayor to enjoin upor
tho people the necessity for preserving
rt order and maintaining the majesty of tht
law. A most diabolical crime has bsen
committed in our city, but the law muB
inflict the punishmont. A riot is mor<
>? dangerous to^ good government than anj
?r individual criminal. Lynch law subvertt
id every principle of law and attacks ou
very civilization I therefore, in tho dis
charge of my duty request ovory citizsi
r* to remain at homo to-night and to avoh
oil oatl.nnn.M arwl T ??...!
uu tu.u?iiu?u, auu x t,?uUUU pftTUULfj XIU
re to permit their children to go intoth<
\ etreeta, aa their presence increases th<
number and adds to the excitement. I
:e must and will discharge my duty to up
|?? hold the law and preserve good order, anc
l? I command all riotous assemblages to dia
u perse.
"[Signed.] P. B. Rea.d, Mayor.
'? While tne mayor was indicting th<
" above, the first movement looking to ai
organization of the exasporated poopU
r" who openly and on all sides advocator
? lynching was being made. In response tot
notice which had been distributed amonj
d the thousands who ruBhed to the jail a
the alarm at midday, given to order tb?
d militia to report for duty, about 500 met
gathered in front of Leiderkranz hall or
Market street. The janitor refuset
them admission to the hail and th(
0 police were endeavoring to disperse their
a when Dr. .Berry, a well known physiciar
3. of the city, mounted a barrel on a side
walk and addressed them. He said thai
since the brutal crime of Patterson and
' Turner none of our women and children
r ii. J xt--. ...
iciu uuy Huuunty, ?uu mat wnue ne generally
waa opposed to mob law, there waj
jr nothing to be done in this caae but tc
" lynch the negro fiends. The law had
again and. again failed to punieli
1 murderers. They had been senl
I to the penitentiary, when they
l should have been hanged. The lawyers
' defended blood-stained criminals whom
they knew to be guilty. If thia crime wbe
not atoned for a chance would be missed
n to Bet a terriblo examplo to the hundrede
of idle, worthless, and thloving negroes,
^ who infested the alleys and slums of the
k city. The Doctor waa cheerod at frequent
_ intervale.
p_ k LA.WTKR'a KSCAra.
While he was Bpeaking Major Kinney,
d a leading criminal lawyer, passed through
[ the crowd. A number of tho men Btopped
l0" him and then surrounding him demanded
i- in an excited'" manner why ho defended
o those whom ho knew to" bo criminals.
The Major commenced to oxplain and expostulate,
declaring that he had novel
acted as attorney for a man whom he bete
lieved to be guilty. He waa nevei
A more earnest or eloquent in hie lift
and breathed a heavy eigh ol
relief when he slipped, out the throng
d The doctor resumed his remarks and tht
b, meeting adjourned to a hall nearly
3, where the names of about 100 citizani
>s whose sentiments were known, and who
it was believed, would join any organizec
effort to lynch the negroeo, were selected
Other speeches were made, and it was de
,1, termined to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrov
0 at the Court House. These men appeare<
{ to be in dead earnest, and trouble, proba
3t bly bloodshed, is looked for to-morrow,
n Despite the Mayor's proclamation >mw
ty ever, to-day the squares about the jail an
to densely packed with men. The polici
fl* have been able to clear the street fo
about a half square east and weBt of th
prison, but beyond these limits the peopl
are jammed together like sardines, am
n? an effort has been made to disperse them
aa Two companies of militia wait in read:
le ness for tne order to march at any mc
^ mont from the armory, Borne five or Bi
ft. tquareaaway.
rn TROUBLK FEAHKD.
xU On Market street a crowd of about 1(
men are marching up and down,each wil
about a foot of white cotton tape tied to th
nt arm. In a prominent place on the cou
ar house .is the illuminated desitjn. "Wan'ei
ad 500 men to join the mob." "Up to th
ad writing good order has prevailed. Tt
til- mob appeara to have no leader and appea
to be only watching out of curiosity I
. something to turn up. The police and
militia aro determined to defend thojili,
come what rimy, and 11 the attempt in
made to-night or In the morning there
w!li;bo bloodshed snro, The girl, Jennie
Bowman, still lies at the point of death,
- Buffering intensely. The physicians Bay
there Is no hope lor her recovory.
At 11 r. si, the soldiers were ordered
Irom the armory to tho jail and arrived
thero shortly afterwards with a gatllng
gun. A crowd of fully 10,000 people still
? surges to and fro on Jefferson street.
' Many women are seen mingling with tho
1 crowd. All appear to be attracted by
< curiosity, and tho beBt ol order prevails.
1 ?
j A HOltltlUl.lt DEATH.
] Exciting; lUoe After a Uunnway Train In
Which a Conductor Lofton 1IU Life,
3 Bloomfield, Mahh., April 29.?A dig*
treBainf? accident occurred at East Brook*
1 Hold lact night, which cost tho U/o of a.
[ brave mau and tho Boston & Albany rail*
i road ovor $30,000. Tho latter were lucky
i in escaping a collision which, had it oc*
1 cnrrod, would have exceeded any of the
l railroad horrora that have lately diet in*
ujudu 4<on xuuj(iauu? AU tllHl-JJOUIlll
i through freight was in charge of engineer
1 James Meade and conductor John DoJ
Bloia. At Sponcer, a few milea boyond
i here, the freight Btopped to shift some
' milk cans, and while the engino was on
the aiding ten cars got Ioobo from tho
i main body of the train, and started down
' the grado towards Eiat Brookfinld. Gon
ductor DbBIoIb saw the runaway start,
and remembering he had only twonty
minutes' time to get away before the ar>
rival of the night accommodation for
i Worcester. Baw the terrible diaaator that
> threatened. He leaped into the engino,
' which, with five cars, backed rapidly into
1 tho main line; and started in hot pursuit,
i the runaway being telegraphed along the
lino.
! At East Brookfield, tho grade increases
' and if the wild train ran beyond it would
; surely meet the accommodation which was
1 on a long Btretch where there were no
i atations to warn it. Engineer Meade got
hia machine up to fifty miles an hour, and
when a mile this eide of East Brookileld
overhauled the runaway. As it come
' nearer and nearer, Conductor De Blols
run up on top of the freight car and got
. roady to jump on tho wild train and put
j on the brakes. Tho speod they were going
was terrific, but when the cara were
' live feet apart he leaped. Hia spring was
s unsteady, for he fell short, and with a cry
struck the train. The next instant his own
train tore past, grinding him to piecea.
The race was here abandoned, but luckily
James Corcoran, the station agent at Eaat
Brookfield, heard the rattle of the approaching
runaway; at the oamo time he
heard tho whistle of the approaching passenger,
and rushing out to the switch
turned it in timo. The runaway leaped
down an embapkraent, being eutiroly demolished.
The people on the accommodation
wero terribly seared when they hoard
of thoir escape, and Corcoran waa highly
complimented. Do Bloiu was picked up
in pieces and taken to his home in Springfield.
The wrecked cars were loaded with
potatoes, flour, bananas, and dry goods.
Some of tho ct\ra are half buried in the
soft ground.
THEY WERE .LEFT OUT.
Charles Frauclit Adiiuu' Appeal on Behalf
of the Uulou I'uvlllc..
1 Washington, D. C., April 29.?A long
petition signed by Charles Jj'rancie Adams,
President of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, was filed in the office of the
Inter-State Commerce Commission to-day. i
, It asks that his road ba relieved from the!
3 operation of tho fourth section of the
i Intor-State law ao hao already been dono |
k in cases of other trans-continental lines.'
r Tho petition seta forth that its through.
j transportation is conducted under condir
tions dissimilar from those sur
rouuding its local business is,
i being done, the former being
1 subject to competition with tho Cat
nadian Pacific Kailroad, tho Pacific Mail
3 Steamship line tramp steamers and clipper
3 ships, all of which are beyond the control
[ of the commission in making rates. The
- petition goes on to cay that with its
1 through tariff based on the operation of
- the long and short haul clause, the com
puny womu ioao mi or near ail 01 lie I
through business, which would go to the
) competitors mentioned, and that this rel
suit is inevitable under the law. A tariff
j baaad on this supposition hoa been in efl
feet since the law became operative with
i the result that the through business of the
? road has been reduced by at least 90 por
D cent, leaving, in fact, very little of it to be
? done.
i Oa tho other hand it is asserted if a
i through rate were made on such a basis
I as is required to secure the substantial
> part of the business, and local rates regui
lated on this came basis as required by the
1 fourth section, tho whole" earnings of the
- road would not pay its fixed charges. Bel
lieving that the contUlions are such as to
I justify it in making discriminating tariffs
i as between Bhort and long hauls, yet the
penalties of the law are so severe that the
i petitioner fears to act on hia own judgi
ment, and aaka the official sanction of the
, Commission thereto by a suspension of
i the fourth scction of the law.
jfOIliSlW.fN* NEWS.
The Irish Crimen Bill la the CorumonH?
| Schimebel* lo be Itelcased.
London, April 29.?The House of Comi
mono this afternoon went inlo committee
> on the Irish Crimes act amended bill. Mr.
! T. M. Healey proposed that the word
offense should bo changed to tho word
crime.Mr.
Dillon and Mr. Bradlangh support.
od the proposal. Mr. Balfour, Chief 8ec.
rotary for Ireland, declined on behalf of
t tho Government to accept the change.
1 Sir William Vernon Harcourt said it
1 was evident that the bill was not intended
. to punish crime in Ireland, but was de.
signed for applying penalties by the resi'
dent migistrates to now offenses created
' by the bill.
Mr. Gladstone advised the Government
' to concede Mr. Healv's amendment. The
word "offense" could not be held to be
Btrictly synonomous with the word "crime"
' in the Mil. it ttie Government desired
[ a.strictly legal use of the measure they
would accept accurate definitions. A di'
vision was taken and the amendment was
~7 defoated by a vote of 175 to 120.
^ Sclinncbel* to bo Re]?a?ed.
Paris, April 29.?Premier Goblet has
. receivod a dispatch from M. Herbette,
3 stating that Prince Bismarck has ordered
3 the releaao of M. Schnaebels.
! Berlin, April 29?The North German
Gazette Bays: "In ordering the release of
I M. tichnaobels, the German Government
has placed a broad interpretation upon
[1 the matter, regarding the invitation ad"
dressed to M. Schnaebels by the German
" police commissary as a sort of safe conduct,
although the arrest itself was effected
independently of the invitation and
without the knowledge of Commissary
10 Gautsch by two Berlin officials."
k Crista Id Servln.
10 Belgrade, April 29.?There is a crisis
in the Servian cabinet, the ministers beia
ing divided over the question of 8ervia'?
le foreign policy. M. Garachanine, the Prers
mier, has resigned, and King Milan hai
Dr accepted the resignation.
but and In tho Held, that elicited deaervoc
applause lrom the 1,51)0 poopln present
the feature of the name wan tho battlnf
jf Hornung, Johnston and Krelp, and i
brilliant catch by Hornnng. Itadbournc
ivas injured by ft pitched ball in the tilth
lining, and retired In lavor ol Stomyor,
Fho g <11110 was called at tho ond oi tho
ilxth Inning on account of darkness,
3coro: Boston, 9; Wnshlngton, 4,
The Ulnuta Win.
Naw York, April 29.?The wootherwos
:old and disagreeable to-day, About
1,500 poople wont] to the Polo grounds
o boo thej Bocond gamo between tho
Jew York and Philadelpblas. A dritling
rain that foil during moat of the
ame dampened the ardor of the spectaore.
Tho l'hlladolphias lost tho game
hrough Casoy'e habit of sending the New
lorkors to first on balk, and errors made
y others of tho team at costly times. The
est play of tho day woe tho taking of a
ue foul tip by McQulre, Score: Now
rork, 7; Philauolpbias, 4,
McCoriutck Signs.
PiTTSDOBair, April 29.?Pitcher McGorlick
arrived iu thia city thia morning and
itnrHv v.?
the national game.]',
THE BELLS AGAINST WHEELING j
^
At tUo Islnud l*ark To-Duj?A Flue Untuo i
i'rumlHO(l-N?\TH Notes and Peraonal
Qoaslp About Plajreri-Lonaua j
and Aaioclutlou Oamo?<
To-day's game will bo the laat bofore the ?
opening of the regular League season, 3
when the Green Stockings go to Steuben* \
vllle to meot defeat gracefully or return j
with a victorious croat with that modesty z
that alwayB becomes tho triumphant. fi
The game to-day with tho Bella piom- \
i8 S to be tho moat exciting yet Been on i
tho homo grounds and should draw a b
largo attendancoof tho lovers of the game. }j
Elliff and Mallory will be the homo battery,
and ovorybody who has scon "fatty"
and "legs" iu the field will be glad to welcome
them to-day when they assume
their positions. Dushano will play third n.
baao, Dudley will covor second, Steel will J
play short and Dunn will attend to right tj
field. This will make a etrong batting *
team and inasmuch as the Bells have boon ?
strengthened by the Hamilton battery of b
Smith and Patterson, who aro already tl
here, somo line sport may bo expected.
The grand stand front Is now covered
with wiro netting which will prevont foul _
tips from endangering tho comfort of tho
peoplo who occupy that place. The best
of order will now be maintained and a regard
for the rules enforced. Ladies who V\
love athletic sports will find that they are B(
safe from insult and oiTuuso as though ^
thoy were Boated in a cushioned chair in
the Opera House. Iu this matter it behooveB
every gentlemen who attends the ol
games and loves the BpOrt to appoint him- 0|
self a committee of one to nee that the w
grand stand rules are not broken. g
fly til'3. L
"P-l-a-y B-a-l-U" K
Don't rnina today's game. *
Bulls vb. Wheeling thia altemoon. tl
Elliff and Mallory wilt bo the.battery to- gi
day. o
"Old pie-wagon" will be on deck on to- '<
day. ji
Kalamazoo Bhut out Dulnth Tliuraday, ?'
3 to 0. X
Tho gamo this altemoon will be called B,
at 2:30 o'clock. g
Next Monday Wheeling opona up the li
Inhftmninnnhin ooob?? ?*
.J ??X" MUIWUU Ob OWJUUUUVlUti, P
Sanduflky has aigncd Ryn, the catcher ?.
I in the famous mute battery composed of J*
1 Dundon and Ryn. J
I Speidel, who has been Buffering with
I "Charley horse," has recovered and will s
play hi8 usual game to-day. ^
I Zaneaville opens with Oolumbua next Ci
j Monday. Keogan and the Cincinnati \
pitcher will be put in the box by Manager g
I Calhoun.?Columbus Journal. 1(
| There was a bet made laat night that r
> noither Dunn nor Dudloy would mako a C
i two base hit in to-day's game. It would t!
I surprise the man if two homo runs were bi
made.
"I don't care how many errors we make P
if you only win. Take all the chances. V,
It's runs than count." Such is Mike Kel- 11
ly's constant reiraiji to hiB men. This is
a pointer for the Wheeling men.
Owing to Westlake's injuries the members
of the Wheeling club will hereafter ..
wear two stockings, ono under the green, r
owing to the danger of poison from tho r
latter when a player suli'ers from an injured
limb. a
Preeident Clugston has appointed Mr. \\
George Boll, of Cieveland, aa an umpire h
for the Ohio League at a salary of $50 per D
month and expenses. Mr. Clugston hopes t!
to get old Joe Simmons,'who is now at 0
Jersoy City Heights, for another. a
This ia how A. G. Spaulding, of Chi- o
CaCO. nlacefl thft Lwumf* ton mo at II
.... a? ivmuiu M> w?vi V.JUOO 11
of 18S7 race: "Chicago, New York, De- w
troit, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, e
Pittaburgh and Washington." Mr. Sp'ald- A
ing ia certainly allowing his prejudices to li
govern him in this prediction. Detroit c
will likely be bolter than third, and cer- q
tainly Pittaburgh will beat Indianapolis e
out in the race, i? they do not beat Chi- c
cago. a
"W. A. Calhoun, manager of tho Colum- ^
bus club, haa been relieved. # Calhoun _
atateB that Eomeof the directors interfered
with hia work and that he could not agree
I to the proposition that was made him, no *
I contract having previously beeu entered *
I into. The directors, however, state that ?
Oalhoun was not the man they wanted "
and that it was to the best interests of the J
1 club to take the course they did. For the ^
present John Morrison, captain of the
nine, will manage, and the directors will
meanwhile look for a successor to Cal- \
houu. 81
A prophet who thinks ho knowB all ^
about it places the Ohio League teams as ai
follows at the close of the season: Kalar t|
mazoo, Zaneflville, Columbus, Sandusky, g
8teubenvil!o, Wheeling. Akron and Mans- n
field. Steubenville isn't placed bo badly a,
in the race, but what haa Wheeling, 1
Akron and Mansfield to say about it??
Steubenville Gazette. The abovo prediction
may come near the mark, .
but the probable chances are tbat
the fight for the pennant will be between J
^Aucttviue, x^aiamazoo, Wheeling and
Sandusky, and that the remaining four 81
teams -will fight for the tail end honors, n,
with the chances in fnvor of Mansfield. e:
Wheeling, however, objecta to being plac- a
ed lower than fourth. P
b
DotroltH Got There. h
Indianapolis, April 29.?The second a
game between the Detroit and Indianapolis
club drew an audience of 2,000, who wore
treated to a fino exhibition of ball playing,
the only weak spot being tho pitching $
I of Kirby for the homo club. In all other fl
respects the Datroita were outplayed with ?
tho exception of base running, in which p
the Detroiters exhibitod a slight superior- ti
ity. The playing of Hanlon, of the Do- i
troita, was especially brilliant; his base g
running waa daring and successful, and n
his catch of a long and apparently safe v
hit from Denny'B bat waa one of tho fea- h
tures of the game. The batting of Den- B
ny. Glasscock and Seery, of.tho Indiana- c
polia club was strong and oil'ective, and ii
the game waa lost by reason of Kirby'o i
pitching, which was so poor that eight E
Detroiters secured baBea on balls. Score: t
Indianapolie 8; Detroit 10. j
Baltimore lieuti.
Baltimore, Md., April 29.?To-day's 8
Baltimore-Metropolitan gamo was played ?
in the rain, which once caused it to bo j
suspended for twenty minutes. Tho wet c
and slippery grounds waa against good e
work, but both teams did some brilliant s
fielding end the visitors were defeated be- t
cause of their weakness at tho bat. Bad- t
ford's playing at second base and Burns' i
batting were the features. About 500 i
people saw the game. Score: Baltimore
14; Metropolitans 4. " I
WaalilncVou Downed.
Washington, D. 0. April 29.?The
championship soason of the Nation League \
was opened here to-day by a game be- ,
tween the Washington and Boston clubs, j
i under extremely unfavorable circumatan- i
ces. The weather w&a cloudy, and heavy
ahowera fell frequently during tho day.
1 The bad condition of the grounda, howev
er, did not seem to have any nercoptible
) efl'ect on the fielding of the visitors. They
played with a vim and snap both at the
~ J ??u um Blguuiuru
) a Pittsburgh club contract. He will bo
10 feature in tho parade to-morrow and
ill probably twirl the Bphoro againBt tho
etrolta on Monday, lie ia very fleshy
ut in good condition. It ia underatood
lat lie signed for $2,500.
AT T1IE FEMALE COLLEGE,
lie Minerva Literary Society Entertalui
It# Frlotuli.
Tho Minerva Literary Society ot tlio
r'hoolinj; Female College, held an open
lomuu uu mo cuiiege mat evening, in ad*
ition to the scholars attonding the inatlition
there were proBent a large number
! tboir friends and admirers, and those |
f Prof, and Mrs. brown. The auditorium
aa filled and there was quite an over-1
ow gathering in the hallway. Misses j
aura Conner, Drusie Gardon, Blanche'
.irk and Maudo Medill acted aa ushers i
ad used their best endeavors to secure,
jats for every one, and thereby add to |
ie pleasure of tho evening. The protamine
rendored was a moat acceptable i
no, and was received with decided mani-'
(stations of pleasure. It waa aa follows: |
riHtramental solo, "II Puritana," Mary
lill, of Ky.; adddresa , by tho preaident, j
lisa Anno Stevenson, of Wheeling; essay.
Boeras," Minnie Parke, of Ky.; vocalI
>lo, "My Lovor is a Sailor Lad," Bailie
tecle, of Toxaa; recitation, "Pembsrton |
[iil," Sadie Vickera, of Louisiana;,
oem, "Prophecies," Mary Purnell,
t Ky.; instrumental solo, "La
'ivandioro," 8ydnoy Haviland, of
ly.; recitation, uIhe Moor's Ravenge,"
lora Rosenberg, of Wheeling; vocal solo,
For a Little While", Mrs. M. 0. Yickers,,
lBtructor of music at the College. There
len followed a very clover little thing, a
olloquy entitled "Love or Lncro?
VhicU?" between Mayo Boall and Magie
Fritz, both of ttiie city; it wbb
)udly applauded. Cora Wheeler
Qad a paper and Mies Alma
lonner, one of last year's graduates cloEod
ne entertainment with an instrumental
dIo, taking tho place of Miea Sara Rooler,
who was to have aung a solo but was
rpvented by a aoro throat. Tho enterlinment
waa generally considered a grat'ying
success.
'Ono of tlie Bravest."
This is thfititlo nf wlint in oq?<1 ?
f tho moat senaational comedy dramas of
ho day, that ia to be producad at the
rrand the first three nights of nest week,
t is from the pen of E. E. Price, tho great
riminal lawyer of New York, and quite
Doted play-wright. It io a Btory oi tho
ife, struggles aad triumphs of one of the
eroea of the New York city Fire ftoparticnt,
and ia essentially a fireman's piece,
hough incidentally the lights and ehudws
of the pavements of the metropolis
re shown and there ia a goodly quantity
f wit and humor. Among ito many staling
scenes ia a thrilling fire scene in
rhich is introduced and need all tho patnt
life saving apparatus of Captain Mc.dam,
chief of tho Life Saving Corps of
few York, and which ia need by that
orpa. A car load of special scenery is reuired
to properly mount this play. Ita
ngagement will probably be a very buc?salul
ono. The company cloaea ita seacm
here on account of tho,Inter-State
lommerce law.
omlng Attraction* ut the Opera House.
Agnes Heidon, the handsome West
rirginia actress, is to be at tho Opera
[oubo next Friday and Saturday, playing
return engagement. In addition to ?ivig
"The Commercial Tourist's Bride," in
rhich Bhe haa made euch a hit in the
last this season, and which was well leaived
here last January, will appear in
er new play entitled "A Remarknblo
foman." Mies Sitgraves, of this city, is
;ill a member of this company.
Thomaa W. Keene, fully recovered from
is late trouble and reported to be acting
3 well, if not better than evor, io to bo at
le Opera Houae Monday, May 9, in some
hakeapearian play. Mr. Frank Hening,
of this city", is with Mr. Keene
?ain this season.
"Shadows of ft Great City."
"Shadows of a Groat City," a nenflaonal
play dealing with the dark b'hIg of
^ew York life, waa given at the Opera
[ouse last night befere an audience of fair
zo. For some reason the curtain wqs
ot raised until twenty minutes after
ight o'clock. The action of tho play is
uimated and the motive good. Tho cornany
contains some excellent material,
ome of the stage effects aro very atrikig.
Tho audience gave frequent Hi(-ns of
pproval. The same bill for to-day, rnatiee
and evening.
Iiiturefttlujj Teuchurit'dletitlng,
There was a meeting of the teachors in
he A and B divisions of tho public echoolB
Teld yeaterday afternoon at Webster
chool. Tho subject under discussion was
School Government" and the meeting
roved to bo one of the most entertaining
aachera' meetings held for a long time,
'he firat speaker waa Principal A. M.
tevenaon, of Madison school; his remarks
were woll put and were received
rith marked attention. He waa followed
>y Principal J. 0. Gwynn, of Webster
chool, who presented his views in a coniso
manner and propounded several very
nterc6ting queationa. Superintendent
Lnderaon cloBod the diacuBoion with a
lumber of valuable and practical auggosions.
Young Meu'u Mooting.
Each Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock
;nd Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, young
aen's meeiinga are held at tho Young
rten's Christian Asaociation building, No.
mo IVT-.u-i 1 m. .
,ic.o luai&ub uireow. xnooe meetings are
inducted by young men. They are
oeial and informal, and the singing is
ilwaya hearty. Very many can testify to
he good which tboy have received. The
ittendanco of mombera of tho A*aociation
b not alono desired, but every young
nan who reada this ia invited to attend.
Che meetings will bo held to-night and
;o-morrow hb usual.
Sunday School Le??on Study.
Kach fiaturd&y^afteraotfn a meeting ia
held at the pleasant parlora of the Youn*
Men'a Chriatian Aaaociation, for the studj
af tho Sunday School leaaon for the following
Sabbath. Under the leadership of Dr
Oooke the atudy ia exceedingly intcreot
ing. All teachers from all the ecnools ar<
invited to attend this union meeting, ami
not only the teachers bnt scholars and al
Bible atudenta aro heartily invited t<
attend. The meeting b9gins at 5 o'clocl
and continues fifty minuted,
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l|BUSINESS BAROMETER.
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| GENERAL CONDITION OF TltADE,
i The Week'* llcvluw of the Sltuntion-The
Working of tho Interstate Commerce
1)111 nud its KReot on llu>lu?a??Tho
Failures Through the Country,
Nsw Yoiik, April 29,?R. G. Dun ii
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Interstate bill is doubtless chargod with
mnch interruption of buslneca that doea
not belong to it, but during the past week
evidencea have multiplied of its harmful
effect. By convincing proof that Boston's
export trade would be destroyed if the
caBtomary rebates and favoring ratos were
refused, the Commission was led to virtually
suspend the operation of tho second
Bcction for the benefit of tho Boston
roads. Tho Pacific roads obtalnod ex-'
emption and reduccd their rates, except
tho Union Pacific, which was by error
omitted.
In tho session at Atlanta tho Commission
was informed of many projected enterprises,
contracts for which had been
suspended until tho question of ratoa could
be aottlod. A contract for 00,000 tons of
paving at Marlboro, N. H., was refused,
rates being advanced three times us much
as the expected profit. Vast quantities of
of freight accumulate at many points
awaiting results of appoals to tho Commission.
Louisville merchants complain
as to injury in soma trades. New Orleans
expectcd an improvomont but realizes
none, and finds business upset.
Cleveland feels the injury in important
branches. Hartford manufacturers find
that tho act throatons to excludo them
from many markets. Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia attribute to tho act the dullness,
and the iron market manufacturers
hold that they have already sustained a
large aggregate loaa. Thus, while a reaction
alter the exceptional activity ot
March was predicted real and considerable
disturbance certainly results from
the law, and especially from tho uncertainty
as to Its requirements.
General reports of trade aro favorable,
and it is cheering to noto how hopeful a
spirit is every where expressed. Money is
fcuuciauy iu guuu uuppiy, uiougn in U6mand
at Naahville, and tighter at 2sTew Orleans.
Collections continuo fair, with improvement
at Milwaukee and at Cincinnati,
except in trades allected by atrikea
in building and manufacturing; very good
at Nashvillo, except in tho tobacco trade,
and lesB delayed than might bo expected
where real estate speculation rages. At
many points the unseasonable weather
embarrasses trade.
Tho condition of leading branches of
business ia apparently improving. A
brighter sky is seen in the boot and shoe
trade, with increasing orders. A better
demand is Boon lor some kinds of leather,
and prices for the new clip of. wool at tho
west are higher than was expected,
though in the eastern market there ia no
change.
Cotton has been slightly advanced by
manipnlation; cotton goods aro at present
in moderate request, and print cloths a
shade lower,.but the effect of exceptional
purchases in March haa not yet pasaod.
"Wheat rose during tho week and reacted
ngain. Tho battle botween the Western
farmer who thinkB higher.rail ratea should
be borne by consumers, and the world's
markets, which reluoe to advance, does not
go in favor of the farmera thus far.
Coffee haa been feverish.
Of ail the great industries, the iron
trade is most unsettled, because the Interstate
changes may check railroad building,
while the projected increase in the
production of iron ia heavy.
The buaineaa failures throughout the
country during the last seven daya number
for the United Statea 104, and for Canada
27; total 11)1 against 199 last week,
and 207 for tho corresponding week last
year.
Vfvnturu OMtlo Iiuludtry.
Deny Kit, Col., April 29.?ft. G. Head,
Jut D. Brush, ex-Gov. Rouett, and aeveral
other prominent gentlemen, hold a
secret roeetiug at the Windsor Hotel yeafarflnw
thf* nh?o/?fr nf 1 ?'
rfutviA uctj wow yet
been made public, but it is prebumod to be
in the interest of boiuo gigantic project in
connection with the cattle industry.
A few weeks ago Messrs. Head and Rouett
were in New York and Chicago working
up the matter. A prominent cattleman,
iu speaking upon the subject, said
it wqb shrewdly suspected that the gentlemen
wero drafting plans for a corporation
something similar to the McGillau co-operative
plan, which proposed to pool the
entire cattlo iuterests of the West, and
which created so much discussion at tho
last session of the International Range
Association, held in Denver in February.
It ia further rumored that tho scheme
upon which the gentlemen are working ia
to control the beef market of the country,
and that they have associated with them
one of tho members of the dressed beef
syndicate of Chicago.
No Cholera iu Muxlco.
Washington, D. 0.? April 29.?In view
of the reports recently published to the
effect that cholera had mado ita appearance
Jn Guaymfls and other Mexican
towne. Senor Romero, the Mcxican Minister,
telegraphed his government for information
on tho Bubject. He received
the following to-day from the Secretary of
Foroign Affairs of Mexico:
"City ok Mexico, April 29.
To the Mexican Minister, Washington:
There ia not a singlo case of cholera in
Mexican territory, nor in Central America.
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l'ho Armour Jtoycott.
PiTTTBunau, Pa., April 29.?The Armour
boycott haa reached this city. A
cpecial committed of Chicago KnightB oi
Labor la now engaged in distributing boycott
circulars among the Pittaburg asaeinbliea
and trying to induce grocers and
others to discontinue the handling of Armour's
goods. It is said that 100,000 of
those circulars will be distributed throughout
Pittsburgh aod Allegheny.
7tinjor Soabrighfn Finn at Aid,
Mayor SeabriRht, after receiving the appeal
for aid for tho cyclone sufferers
that waa sent out by the committee of
prominent St. Ciaireville gontleraen appointed
to solicit contributions for
tho Hiiflerora of that locality, informed
the Mfiyore of Bevoral large citics that
such ku appeal had been received
by bim and aokod them what
aid ic would bo possible for their
citiea to extend. He has heard from
Mayor M.P. Smith, of Newark, and J. W.
"Walsh, Mayor's clerk, of Detroit; they
state that thev will havn thn
their people called to the appeal,
J'leununt Iteceptlou.
A delightful reception was tendered a
number ol fortunate gentleraon at Franzhelm's
hall last night by thoir lady friends
and admirera "who chaperoned by several
well known married ladies,
arranged the charming affair. All those
; present were well known members of
' whealing noclety. The ladioochose their
escorts and joinod them at tho assembly
. rooms. Kramer furnished tho muaic.
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