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The President's Yellowstone Tour. Denver Welcomes the Veterans. Threatened Labor Strike-—Crop Report. The President's Tour. Fargo, D. T., July 14.—The Presidential will leave Rawlins,on the Union Pacific rail road, August 3d. The party consists of ]'resident Arthur, Governor Crosby, of Mon tana, .Secretary Lincoln, General Sheridan, Chancellor Rollins of Xew York, and Sena tor Vest. They will travel over the moun tains of Wyoming to the Yellowston Park, and then east over the Northern Pacific. Washington, July 16.—Although there are very contradictory reports as to the President's purposes, there is no possible doubt that he will make a visit to the Yel lowstone National Park. He is reported as having said to a friend that he had aban doned his Newport trip and his sea bass fish ing lor this year and intended to have a good time in the Yellowstone. "I have," said the President, "had enough of what is called 'society' in Washington. I want to get a hundred miles away from the nearest politi cian, where I can take rest in my own way and be relieved from the social and political pressure that is so hard to avoid. Then I have never seen the section of country we are going to, nor do I know anything of the people who are the pioneers of civilization and keep on its outermost wave. I will have an opportunity to practically study the Indian question, which I have wished to do ever since I have been in office. General Sheridan has selected the best guides and scouts he can find to go with us on the trip, and we will see parts of the country which hitherto have lieen almost unknown to the white man. As to the spice of danger t litre may be, that only adds to the interest of the journey, I shall rough it just as the rest do, livj and sleep in the open air, wear out my old hunting suit, and lor the first time m my life become a savage. Such a trip will be worth moiu to me in instruction and liea'th than twenty seasons in Newport or Saratoga would be." Attorney General 1 treuster expects to spend the rest of July and August at New port. Secretary Frelingliuysen will spend August at Newport. Secretary Liucoln will spend August iu the Yeliowstone country with the President. Secretary Folger in tends to be at his home in New York. Post master General Gresham will be absent from Washington iu August, and Secretary Teller has planned to spend August in Colorado. Secretar Chandler's intentions are not known. He may not then be a Cabinet officer, but there is every prospect that the entire administration will he absent from Washington during August, and that the government will he run by Assistant Secre taries. The anxiety of the President at being ab sent for so long a time from telegraphic communication has been relieved by an ar rangement which will furnish a daily line of couriers from wherever the Presidential party to the nearest telegraph station, so all the the on no the so that the President will be in daily com munication with the executive office as well as he could he on a fishing excursion. Washington, July 16. —The date of the President's departure from Washington on his trip to the Yellowstone Park has not yet been fixed. It seems settled, however, that hewilllea\e hereabout August 1st, and will attend the opening of the Louisville Exposition before going further west. Ar rangements for the trip are to be made by Lieutenant General Sheridan. Secretary Lincoln will accompany the President, and it is said Senator Wade Hampton will he one of the party. The President has post poned his trip on the steamer Dispatch to Newport and Cape May until the end of the week, and may abandon it altogether. Grand Army Encampment. Denver, July 14.—Great preparations are making for the entertainment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which holds its sev enteenth annual reunion and encampment in this city, beginning the 24th inst. The site selected for the camp is on a high plateau overlooking the city, and furnishes an uninterrupted view of the mountains for 200 miles. Thirteen hundred and fifty large Newall tents, each capable of holding fifteen persons comfortably, have already been erected. The mammoth mess-house is just completed, and cooking apparatus of suffi cient capacity for 20,000 men is in place and in perfect working order. A bountiful sup ply of pure water is just at hand, and the sanitary arrangements of the grounds are quite perfect. Our citizens are really in earnest in their efforts to give the veterans a royal welcome, and to this end are subscrib ing liberally. Colonel Savage, who has charge of feeding the multitude and furnish ing quarters for those who may prefer to lodge in town, reports that 1,000 sleeping rooms have been placed at his disposal since last Monday, and at very reasonable rates. Very many prominent persons have signified their intention to he present, among whom are Generals John A. Logan, Schofield, Slo cum and Barnurn, Corporal Tanner, and the Governors of many of the States. It is ex pected there will he 20,000 old veterans in line on the 24th, the grand review day. Governor Grant will welcome the Grand Vrmy in behalf of the State, General Stim son in behalf of the Department of Colorado, and Mayor Routt in behalf of the city. A '-•'ries of cheap excursions have been ar ranged lor during the w'eek of the encamp ment. when all the important towns and places of interest in the State will be visited, ineluding Leadville, Pueblo, Manitou, Gun nison, Pike's Peak, Grand Cafion of the Ar kansas, Royal Gorge, Clear Creek Canon and 1 'latte Cafion. An opportunity will lie given to visit the mines and smelters. Suicide. Titov, N V., July 12.—Ex-Trustee Rufus Minin, of Lansingburg, oue of its most prominent citizens, cut his throat from ear to ear and was found dead this morning. He had a sun stroke about three weeks ago and had ever'since complained of pains in his head. DismissedTFrom Service. Washington, July 17. —The President approved the sentence of disinissid in the case of Lieutenant N. Holmes of the 13th Cavalry, recently tried by Court Martial at Port Bliss. Texas, for duplicating pay ac counts. and the order dismissing him fjp m the service was issued to-day. Fearful^Mortality. New York, July 14.—The mortality in this city rose this week Iron 1,051 to 1,110, which is a very high rate, considering the teruperatnrejand state of the weather. Sold at Auction. Providence, R. I, Jnly 17.—Sprague's mansion and estates in this city were sold at auction to-day. The prices obtained were low. The Striking Operators. tew";u DELPHI : V ' Jal y 14.—About 400 T™ 101-8 me * to-night, at 13th tn^e ArC TK Street8 ' t0 d,8cn88 the condition of New YnrL- ere R W ?T I* 51 * 0118 P^ent from Km«' Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Chicago. J-^."® re + . and Washington. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed with the recent rales adopted by the Western Union Com pany with reference to night operators. A dispatch was received from New York w ich stated that during the day several lady operators in the main office had their salaries advanced $15 per month by the Western Lnion. The meeting was enthusi astic, but the deliberations have been secret and it could not be ascertained what action if any was taken in relation to the for mal presentation of the grievances of the men to the officers of the company. Chicago, July 16.—Right upon the heels of the threatened upheaval amongst the tele graph operators comes a movement on the part of the telephone climbers, repairers and instrument men to quit work unless certain demands for reform made by them to-day are not acceded to by the officers of the Chicago Telephone Company. The repairers are a branch of the brotherhood of telegraphers, and at 9 o'clock to-day a committee of three of their number presented a bill of grievances to their employers, which they gave them forty-eight hours to decide on. They de mand that ten hours shall constitute a day's work ; that double rates shall be paid for night and Sunday work, and that over time shall he reckoned at twenty-six working days to the month. Twenty per cent, in crease in pay is also demanded, pay day to occur twice in each month. The men here tofore have been paid at $2 per day and then only once a month. It is also demanded that the snits, for which $25 50 is annually deducted from each man's pay,are worthless, and could he purchased by them at thei. own tailors for $9 or $10 singly. Should the company decide not to grant the demands of the men, the latter will, every one of them, stop work to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The officials of the Western Union Telegraph Company of this city to-day received an order from Gen. Eckert, general manager of the company, modifying a previous order issued to which the operators took exception, so as to meet the demands of the men and removing all grounds for a strike. The position of the telegraph operators re mains unchanged. Said A. J. Morris, the presiding Chicago officer of the brotherhood, to-day : "I am not at liberty to say when a hill of grievances will he] presented to the company. I know when it will be, but my position as an officer of the brotherhood for bids my giving information. Everything is done as secretly as possible. The men are all awaiting orders, and any action that is taken will be taken suddenly, without any previous announcement of the intention of the executive committee." New York, July 16.—A committee from the telegraphers organization, composed of seven members from different cities, called on Gen. Eckert about 10 o'clock to-day r.ad presented a letter requesting a genera* in crease of fifteen per cent, in the salaries of operators and a slight redaction in their hours of work, and requested that a reply be returned as early as convenient. There was no time stipulated, ncr wore any threats made. When the committee presented the memorial they were asked if they represented the employes of the Western Union Com pany ? They answered, "yes," but upon ex amining the papers the officers found no list of the employes. The committee said they could not furnish such list, as it would take time to prepare it and that they were under expense. They were told that the company did not recognize the committee and would expect a list of such of its employes as de sired to be represented by the committee. It is understood t hat this list is being prepared. The memorial presented is as follows : "Brotherhood of the Telegraphers of the United Statt s and Canada. To Thomas T. Eckert, Esq., general manager and acting president of the Western Union Telegraph Company : Sir—The undersigned, executive board of the brotherhood of telegraphers of the United States and Canada, acting in ac cordance with instructions from that body, respectfully petition your favorable consid eration of the following memorial, embody ing the desires of all classes of employes in the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company : in at of a are in has of any the The Company : Section 1. Believing that man's physical and mental welfare requires that at least one in seven he accorded him for rest and recre ation, we request the total abolition of Sun day work as a compulsory duty, unless com pensated as extra service. Section 2. That eight hours shall eonsti tute a day's work and seven hours a night's work. Section 3. That both sexes shall re< equal pay for equal work. Section 4. That a universal increase of 15 per cent, on all salaries now paid he granted the line men's interests. Section 5. That eight hours shall eonsti tute a regular day's work, and that cornpen sation at the rate of two days' pay be al lowed for all Sunday work ; that the lowest salary paid regular line men shall he $65 per month, and for helpers $50; that the duties of line men be confined solely to their legiti mate work, Wheatstone interests. Section 6. That the salaries of first-class Wheatstone operators be increased to $75 per month, and second-class operators to $60 per month, and that they receive in addition the fifteen per cent, increase asked for the Morse operators. Section 7. That the working hours of the Wheatstone operators be the same as the Morse operators. A reply at the very earliest possible mo ment is solicited. Very respectfully. Signed, Engene J. O'Connor, chairman ; Mortimer D. Shaw, secretary; John Campbell, Robert Ewing, Harry W. Orr, Roger J. Mullen, Jos. H. Ford, executive board, Manhattan Hotel, corner Broadway and Canal street, New York city, Monday, July 16th, 1883." A similar memorial and petition was pre sented to the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company at Baltimore, and to the Rapid Telegraph Company of this city. San Francisco, July 16.—No complaint or demand has yet been made by the opera tors here. The strike does not affect busi ness on the coast. Denver, July 16.—The telegraphers of this city have no sympathy with the move ment of the craft at Pittsburg. Everything is serene here. Chicago, July 16.—It is reported to-night that the leaders in the demand upon the telegraph company for increased pay, etc., have been notified to appear at headquarters to-morrow and get what pay is due them, which is equivalent to discharge, and that as a consequence all the repairers and line men will strike in the morning. Northern Pacific Lands. Washington, July 12.— Secretary Teller says the indemnity lands of the Northern Pacific Railway must not be closed to settlers any longer than necessary to enable the com pany to make selection of lands in lieu of the lands within the granted limits, and directs the Commissioner of the Land Office to notify the company that all selections in Wisconsin and Minnesota mast be made in three months, when the order withdrawing the indemnity will be revoked and the land opened to settlement. The company, in se lecting will not be permitted to take the best land and leave the poorest. Storm in Missouri, Marysville, Mo., July 14.—Twenty bus iness houses were unrooted, a number of small houses and shops wrecked, the City Hall unroofed and partly blown down, and two newspaper offices badly damaged, the large elevator at the Kansas City Railroad Company's depot was burned and the Wabash Company's freight house badly injured during the recent severe storm. Loss to the town, over $20,000. At Burlington Junction not a dozen houses escaped injury. At the depot thirty cars were blown from the track and a man fatally injured. At Malden, Mo., one church, a school honse, the Masonic Hall, and an unfinised hotel was demolished, and many residences seriously injured. Loss, over $10,000. Another Storm. Sr. Louis, Jnly 14.—At Snmner, Illinois, a large flouring mill was nnroofed and heavy damages were done to the machinery and stock by the deluge of rain which rushed through the bnilding from top to bottom. Several other buildings were more or less injured. At Carmel, 111., several honses were slight ly shattered bnt no serious damage was done. AtOlney, 111., two churches were badly injured and a large number of trees up rooted and other damages done. A dispatch from Keokuk, Iowa, says the storm raged fearfully through the county southwest of there. The train which left Burlington, on the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City road, at 7:15 was blown trom the track a mile south of Browning, Mo., and the baggage car and one coach turned completely over. Conductor Watson was hurt, the baggage man slightly wounded and six passengers injured. The latter were taken to Lonnuc, Mo., and cared for. Kansas Cyclone. Lawrence, July 14. —At 4 o'clock this afternoon a cyclone struck a section of the coutry in Wakarusa township, three miles southwest of this city, destroying wheat fields, fences and everything in its way. No estimate is yet made of the damage. a Nebraska Zephyrs. Omaha, July 14.—Reports show that the storm of yesterday was quite general throughout Southern Nebraska. The rain fall was heavy and in some places the wind was quite violent, and in other sections there was terrific hail. Dispatches are of a general nature, giving no details. In Cass county hail did terrible damage to crops. Corn fields that stood five feet high were literally cut to the ground and blown away, and no one would suppose that there had been any corn there. Small giain was laid flat and cut in about the same way. The damage is simply incalculable. A dispatch from Nebraska City says that in Cass county everything in the shape of growing crops was destroyed. In Otoe county, the northern part was literally devastated, and the loss cannot be estimated at present. The same is true of the southern part of Cass county. The vicinity of Val pariso and Raymond, in Saunders county, was badly damaged, as well as other sections of that county. In Seward county there is a path half a mile wide in which the crops are ruined. Considerable glass was broken wherever hail fell. Buffalo, Butler, Sherman, Adams and Hall counties were severely injured in different localities. The loss in the vicinity of Rising, in Butler county, is estimated at $100,000. Cyclone m Indiana. Elkhart, Ind., July 14.-A terrific cyclone accompanied by hail, visited this section this afternoon, uprooting trees, blowing down bnilding and doing immense damage to crops. Secretary Teller's Order. Washington, July 14.—Secretary Teller has issued an order that no proposal be re ceived for consideration by the Department of the Interior from any person, firm or cor poration in default in the performance of any contract or agreement made with the Department, or who has failed to jierform the same to the satisfaction of the Depart ment ; nor will any contract hereafter lie awarded to such person, firm or corporation. The order went into effect on the 11th inst. The Murderers of Clingan. Des Moines, July 14—The murderers of Clingan at Polk City last Tuesday night were overtaken and surrounded in a large body of timber known as Elkhorn Grove, in the southeast corner of Shelby county, last night, and this morning in attempting to es cape one was fatally wounded and the other captured. The wounded man gave his name as Benjamin Gates, and before he died con fessed that he was the murderer of Clingan. The other, being threatened with hanging, also confessed. In the fight preceeding their capture, J. W. Maddy, a druggist of Marne, was shot, and it is thought he will die. Benj. Craig, a farmer, was also shot, but it is thought not fatally. The captured man, who gave his name as Smith, from Missouri, is in jail at Harlan, Shelby county. Intense excitement prevails in Western Iowa, and it is freely shared in this city. Willis, who was wounded yesterday, died to-day. Specials to the State Register from Harlan say that Smith is safely in jail there. He has made a confession, implicating his dead partner, who, lie says, killed Clingan. Smith says he was present, hut had no hand in the shooting. There is intense excitement at Harlan, and Smith will probably be lynched before morning. Railroad War. Chicago, July 14.—It is stated here that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Denver & Rio Grande and Burlington roads have be gun a war of rates west of the Missouri river, directed against the Union Pacific ; that the rate from Pueblo to Denver is made $2.50 instead of $7.20 ; that the three roads make the following announcement : "Pas sengers from east of the Missouri river through to San Francisco will be given round trip tickets from Pueblo to Denver and Leadville free of charge, the regular rate being $26.20, and through passengers by the Burlington route will be given free tickets from Salida to Leadville and return." A Bloody Battle. Cle\ ELAND, Ohio, July 16.—A bloody melee occurred about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, near this city, at a picnic resort known as the Williams House and situated upon the Becksville road, four miles from Newbnrg. 1 ive hundred men and women, mostly Newbnrg mill hands and their wives' of all nationalities, bnt principally Irish! Polish and Bohemian, had gone ont to spend the afternoon. A fight arose, from what cause is not known, about 6 o'clock, and speedily assumed large and bloody propor tions. Eye witnesses say that fully two hundred of the men and women took part in it, and knives, chairs, benches, plates, im provised clubs, beer glasses and bricks were the weapons used. The police got word half an hour later and a squad of men were sont to the scene. The fight was over, but the place was a wreck of fences tom down, windows broken, blood everywhere and some fifty persons ipjured. Some were lying on the ground in a bad condition. Most of the wonnded were able to get'home. are Boiler Explosion. Reading, Pa., July 17.—Eight boilers of the anthracite furnaces owned by the Penn sylvania & Reading Railway Co. and oper ated by Wm. M. Kauffman, exploded this mornining, reducing the fnrnaces to a mass of ruins. Preparations had been made for casting, and the employes were outside of the building taking a rest when the explo sion occurred. Large pieces of the boil ers were hurled a great distance, and debris of stone and shattered timber were thrown about in great confusion. The engine and boiler honse was entirely demolished. Frank Waltman, aged 21, was instantly killed, and his father, Cal. Waltman, was injured inter nally and will die. Morris Good was serious ly scalded by escaping steam. Hngo Mar was also seriously injured, and a number of other employes were slightly hurt. The force of the explosion shook the earth and aroused people for miles aronnd. Glens Falls, N. Y., July 16.—At 4 o'clock this afternoon the boiler of the Glens Falls Paper Mills Works, in South Glens Falls, exploded, and was hnrled from the mill four hundred feet. Twelve persons were wounded. Some of the wounded it is thought are fatally injured. Within fifteen minutes after the explosion the ruins took fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, destroying the buildings wherein were stored soda, ash and fuel. The exploded boiler was one of those rotary patterns used for boiling straw, but had recently been used to make steam for the engines. There were also two steam boilers in the room. It was supposed the boiler was strong enough. The loss is estimated between $75,000 and $100,000 ; insured for one-half. A small brick building located forty feet from the boiler room was destroyed by the concussion. Death of Tom Thumb. Middleboro, Mass.. July 16.—The death of General Tom Thumb was very sudden. He had just risen from bed, and shortly after, being left alone by his brother-in-law, he was heard to fall. On going to his room Tom Thumb was found on the floor dead. His wife, who was at Ocean Grove, arrived this morning. The body was embalmed, and Wednesday it will he exposed to public view, when brief private services will be held. The body will leave here for Bridge port Wednesday, where he will he taken in charge by the Knights Templar, of which order he was a member. Public funeral services will be held Thursday. A stone vault is now being constructed on a magnifi cent lot belonging to the deceased. The coffin will be enclosed in solid masony to prevent any disturbance from grave robbers. Died. Concord, N. H., July 15.—Mary Ann Chandler, mother of the Secretary of the Navy, died last night, aged 82. Concord, July 17.—The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Chandler, mother of Secretary Chandler, was largely attended. Pittsburg, July 16.—Rev. Dr. W. H. Hornblower, Professor of Theology and Hamiletics at the Western Theological Sem inary of the Presbyterian Church, died this evening at his residence iu Allegheny, 63 years old. He had held many high positions in the church. Two months ago he was stricken with paralysis while preaching, and yesterday he was taken with a chill. His wife is the daughter of Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court. Baltimore, July 17.—Edward Spencer, journalist and author, is dead. Death of Washington Dunn. Portland, Oregon, July 16.—Col. Wash ington Dunn, a prominent railroad con tractor, was found dead in a Pullman sleeper last night en route to Portland. He leaves wife and two children at Lock Haven, Pa. He was 45 years old, and very wealthy. He had a contract of 200 miles of grading on the Northern Pacific road. The body will embalmed and sent east. j Pushing Eastward. Portland, July 16.—An Oregonian special from Missoula, Montana, says : Contractor Winston says the Northern Pacific road is finished seven mile3 from Missoula. He ex pects to cross the Big Blackfoot some time this week. Beyond that he expects to lay two and a half miles of track a day. The junction will he made between September 1st and 3d, at the mouth of the Little Black foot river, where the Utah & Northern in tercepts the Northern Pacific. Chief Engineer IntervieAved. Portland, July 16.—Mr. O'Brien, chief engineer of the Oregon & Trans-continental Railroad Company, was interviewed this afternoon. He said work on both sides of the Columbia river, opposite Kalama, is be ing pushed rapidly. Track laying on the Kalama branch was begun this week. An incline is to be built on the west hank of the Willamette river, opposite Albina, so that two transfer trains will run direct from St. Paul to Seattle within a few days after the last spike is driven. Wife Murder. Troy, N. Y., July 16.— Levi McCauley, of Chester, shot and killed his wife yesterday and wounded his mother-in-law. McCauley fled. The husband and wife were not living together. She went to their house for cloth ing, and he said if she took the clothing he would shoot her. Bristol, Conn., July 16.—Edward Hyland was arrested on the charge of killing his wife. Every rib of the woman, except three, is broken, and the body all discolored or bruised. They owned and occupied a small farm on the outskirts of Forestville. Burned to Death. St. Paul, July 14.—A special from Cocka to, Minn., says : About 2 o'clock Saturday morning a fire was discovered in the hotel office. There were about twenty guests and laborers in the llhilding. Three railroad men were burned to death, another had his leg broken by jumping from a window. The bodies of the men were so charred that the three only weighed sixty pounds. Two were identified as Shepard and Williams, laborers, hut the other is unknown. Three fourths of the town was burned, principally the business portion. Lass, $60,000. he the Col. Denver, July 16—A special from George town to the Republican says : Charles W. Royer, Sheriff of Grand county, suicided at the Ennis House this morning by shooting himself through the head. He arrived in town last night, and during the evening seemed much depressed over the troubles in Grand county, in which, it is thought by many, he was criminally connected. New York, Jnly 16.—Frank Hedfort, the French scnlptor, committed suicide. Crop Report. Chicago, July 16.—The crop reports from Minnesota, Dakota, Indiana, Kansas, and parts of Illinois, are on the whole favorable. The recent rains have benefitted the crops in Minnesota and Dakota, bnt in other places they have done much damage. Reports from Kansas are good, while those from In diana are by no means encouraging. !» the former State the corn crop is very promising. There is a large acreage and excellent pros pects of a good average yield. Hay and oats are doing well in all the States. the end than to any other class in The Chicago Operators—The Climax Reached To-day. Chicago, July 18. —The trouble between the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Brotherhood Telegraphers will, it is thought by some, reach the climax at noon to-day. The leading spirits of the Brotherhood seem to be confident that such will be the case, while the officers of the Western Union are somewhat divided as to when it will decide. A prominent official yesterday stated to a reporter, that in his judgment 12 o'clock Wednesday would not be the critical mo ment. If, however, such should prove to be the case the offices of the Western Union will not be locked up, but with one-third of the present force the company will do the best it can under the circumstances. The most important telegraph matter will be cared for and by degrees the balance of it will be taken up and disposed of in the line of its importance. The business men are appreciative and it seems that the dis tressing effects of a general strike are fully appreciated by the business men of Chicago, and many of them are proffering sympathy to the company and offer to do eyerything in their power to avoid a strike. If it comes they will be glad to extend any aid in their power to start the keys. A large number of business men of this city, including several bank presidents, yesterday informed the Western Union officials of their feelings, and in every instance they appeared to be friend ly towards the company. Some of them in timated that likely a portion of the opera tors had reasons for action of some sort, but if the figures published in the Inter-Ocean of yesterday were correct, the ones who had wrongs to be righted should appeal to the head the same as the employes of private corporations would do, and not attempt to stop the commerce of the country by a con certed and general strike. One hank president thought it would be a great calamity to all classes of people and more serious to the operators themselves in the country. Several leading members of the Brotherhood were interviewed yesterday, and one of them spoke as follows : The impression seems to prevail and is encouraged by the telegraph officials, that the present trouble with the telegraphers is due to the fact that they mis understood an order recently promulgated by the Western Union. The truth is they have been subjected to a sliding scale that invariably slides to the advantage of the corporation and consequently to the dis advantage of the employes. The rule upon which so much stress is laid is merely sop thrown at the eleventh hour to create a false impression that the operators were exasper ated at what they deemed an injustice, and were fostered in preparing and making in judicous demands. Now the fact is they have been at work getting ready to ask for more than they are now making for the past three years, and the demands made have been in the hands of the Executive Commit tee of Brotherhood for the last five months. The only thing left for the Executive Com mittee was to fix the most favorable date. If we are of such vital importance to the business public, and are to continue, is it not to the interest of the public and especially the business portion, to see that men whose work is of such importance and upon whose accuracy they frequently make transactions upon which their whole fortune depends, and when traveling their lives will be the forfeit, if an error is made, are men well qualified, steady and attentive to business? Will constant reductions en courage such men to remain in the business? They are now paid less than any other class of skilled labor. Is this just or reasonable? Do the public and the press wish to uphold the company in keeping salaries so low that men of ability and experience will not re main in the business, and thus trust their lives and property with inexperienced and incompetent persons ? The Strikes. New York, July 17. —The newspapers are giving considerable space to the threat ened telegraph trouble, both in the nature of interviews and editorial comment. From the Commercial Advertiser : "The last development in the telegraph trouble is that speculators in Wall street are offering money to the op erators to strike. This is the last phase of the war on the telegraph companies, but the publication of the names of unscrupulous people who are urging on the struggle that would produce incalculable loss to the coun try may not he so pleasant to them as beat ing Western Union stock down. These peo ple tread on dangerous ground when they make this attempt." From the Herald : "On the whole it may be doubted whether the operators have pre sented a strong case. That evils exist cannot be questioned, but they will not be remedied by the course taken." Chicago, July 17.—The Telephone com pany to-day sent for the foremen of their gangs of repairers and linemen and asked what the men wanted. A foreman in reply referred them to the executive committee of telegraphers. The Brotherhood officials re fused to recognize that committee, and it is stated that at a subsequent meeting it was decided to strike at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. The Ilges Court Martial. St. Paul, July 14. —The court martial in the case of Col. Guido Ilges for duplicating his pay accounts began this morning. It is composed of fifteen officer^ with Brevet Brigadier General S. P. Bradley President. The first witness, Josiah H. Speyer, of the banking house of J. H. Speyer & Co., Wash ington, D. C., testified to the signature of the defendant upon two pay accounts for July and August, 1882, which passed through his bank. Major Wm. Smith, Paymaster at St. Paul, testified that the pay account of Col. Ilges for August, 1882, had come to him from the Bank of Minnesota so late as March, 1883 ; that he declined to pay until he made inquiry at Washington because he had cashed his pay accounts for later months, and he could not understand how ! the month of August could have been over- ! looked. Witness wrote to the Paymaster j General and learned that the account of! Col. Ilges for August, 1882, had been paid. Want to Surrender. San Francisco, July 13.—A special from Wilcox, Arizona, dated July 13, says: Lin derman arrived to-day from San Bernardino, from whom we learn that from seventy-five to eighty hostile Chiricahuas at that place were waiting to surrender. They were com mitting no depredations, but were waiting for an escort to the reservation. Captain Rafferty with one troop of cavalry left for Bowie yesterday to escort the surrendered hostiles, and will probably arrive with them in three days. Linderman has an extensive ranch near San Bernardino and is a responsi ble and wealthy cattle man. He reports that the Indians were well supplied with arms and ammunition, and had with them large herds of horses, males and cattle, pre sumably the result of raids in Sonora and Chicahoa8. The hostiles were veil posted in regard tp the movements of the Ameri can authorities, and wonld not consent to surrender until Crook was given charge of reservation affairs. The past experience with Indian agents dictated this coarse of reason. It is believed thatif the control had been given exclusively to the Indian De partment the Indians wonld have bolted, murdering many whites. Denver Exposition. Alb vm Denver, July 17.—This ira 'fifty in Denver, the occasion being the opening of the annual exhibition of the Natioual Min ing and Industrial E v po*rifcidta. * From early this morning the city has been thronged with visitors from all over the country. At sun rise the people all over the city,, were busily engaged dressing bnildings. Busi ness was generally suspended. The cere monies began at noon by forming an im mense procession. Carriages containing members ot the Board of Trade, officers of the State and city government and distin guished guests, followed by a representative procession of trades and industries passed through the principal streets to the Exposi tion grounds. Meanwhile a national salute of thirty-nine guns was fired by the Chaffee Light Artillery. Large crowds of people lined both sides of the streets along the line of march. At the Exposition bnilding an immense concourse of people had assembled. On the arrival of the procession the follow ing exercises were held : 1. Prayer by Bishop Simpson, of Phila delphia. 2. Address of welcome in behalf of the State of Colorado, by Governor Grant. 3. Address of welcome in behalf of the city, by Mayor Routh. 4. Oration, by Hon. Warner Miller, of New York. 5. Benediction, by Rev. C. H. Marshall. The order for starting the 250 horse power engine was then given, and the Exposition of 1883 opened by Hon. W. A. H. Loveland, President of the Association. The address of Senator Miller was a masterly effort, and called forth great applause. Nearly all the important features of last year's exhibit re main, while many others are being added daily, and from nearly every State and Ter ritory in the Union. Large annexes have become a necessity from the increasing de mand for space. The main building is a massive structure, built of brick and stone. 500x300 feet, costing over $150,000. Will Withdraw. Concord, N. H., July 17.—It is stated on the best authority to-night, that Briggs will withdraw from the Senatorial contest before the vote can be taken to-morrow. His sup porters will go largely on Chandler, Tappan and Marston. Chandler's friends claim that his vote will reach in the neighborhood of 80 on the next ballot. Steven's men have more confidence to-night, and have decided to vote for him through to-morrow at least. Ray is prominently spoken of as the dark horse, though he may not appear iu the list to-morrow. Briggs withdrawal is freely dis cussed to-night and some allege it was done in favor of Chandler. This statement is emphatically denied by some of his most intimate friends. At the Democratic cau cus to-night about 70 were present, and the subject of a transfer to General Marston. in case he received 60 votes or thereabouts, was discussed. Boston, July 17.—A Concord, N. H., special to the Journal says : It is surprising to learn that there are quite a number of Republicans openly discussing the question of settling the Senatorial controversy by postponing the election until '85. Those who are advertising the idea say that the ruling in the United States Senate upon the admission of Charles H. Bell, who was ap pointed to the vacancy by Governor Pres cott, could authorize Governer Hall to fill the vacancy in case the postponement should take place. It is predicted that the Govenor would lie likely to appoint Jacob H. Gallinger, M. D., of Concord ; or O. C. Moore, of Nashua. The New Chinese Law. Boston, July 18.—The first arrest in this section of the country under the new Chinese law was made here to-day by United States Marshal Gallop. The circumstances are as follows : On the 19th of June last the Eng lish bark Erne, Capt. J. G. Douglass, arrived at this port from Manila. She had on board as ship carpenter a Chinaman named Ah Chung, who was shipped at the above named port. On arriving in Boston, Ah Chung sig nified his desire to leave the ship, threaten ing to desert, and to avoid trouble, according to the Captain's statement, he was paid and discharged. On Monday it was ascertained by Marshal Gallnp that the Chinaman had been smuggled into this port, and after an investigation he arrested Captain Douglass for illegally bringing a Chinaman to this country, and he gave bail in the sum of $25,000 for appearance on Thursday before Commissioner Wallet, and Ah Chung was held as witness. The case is a peculiar one, in that the Captain, apparently, was innocent of any intention to violate the law. He says that the Chinaman had shipped as one of the crew and was desirous of changing from his vessel to another ; that he had no intention of remaining in the country. The China man cannot speak English and from what he says he is apparently not anxious to leave the country. It was understood from his gestures that he was in San Francisco three years, and if so he may be entered in the list of those that are allowed to re-enter the country. He also said that he paid the Captain a month's wages for the privilege of leaving. This is denied by the Captain, who alleges that he left the money as compensa tion for the trouble caused by the Chinaman. There is, however, a little difference between the stories, which will be explained when an interpreter has been secured. The clause of the law under which the Captain is held reads as follows : • "The master of auy vessel who shall know ingly bring within the United States on such vessel, and land or permit to be landed, any Chinese laborers from any foreign port or place, shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and on conviction thereof shall he punished by a fine of not more than $.'>00 for each and every Chinese laborer brought, and he also imprisoned not to exceed a year : that every vessel whose master shall know ingly violate any of the provisions of this shall be deemed forfeited to the United States and shall be liable to seizure and con demnation iu any district of the United States into which said vessel may he entered or in which she may be found." Hunting Down Ruffians. St. Louis, July 18.—The people of the southeast corner of Missouri and the north west corner of Arkansas are beating the bush^p for three scoundrels, and may deco rate trees with them. They are wanted for a diabolical crime, the particulars of which have just been received. On the night of the 15th three men called at the house of John Flynn, a farmer, living ou the Missouri and Arkansas line, and secured lodging. They claimed to be stock buyers, and two of them, claiming to be brothers, gave their name as Morris, and New Athens, Texas, as their place of residence. The other was known as Holland, and asserted that General C. B. Holland, of Springfield, Mo., was a relative of his. About midnight Flynn and his family were aroused by the men burst ing into their sleeping rooms on the first floor of the dwelling and demanding all the money in the honse. Two of Flynn's daugh ters attempted to leave the room, when the robbers fired on them, wounding one in the arm and the other in the shonlder. Flynn himself was knocked down with the butt end of a revolver, and his wife fainted from terror. The bandits then plundered the house, securing between $400 and $500, the proceeds of a sale made by Flynn some days previous, mounted their horses and rode away.