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VOL. VIII.
THEY ROSE IN REVOLT.
Canadian Convicts Secure Eifles and Re
volvers and Attack Their Guards,
Shooting Several.
The Warden and a Number of Attendants
and Prisoners Badly Wounded in
the Melee.
Two Men Murdered and Burned by a
Wouiiiu Whom They Both
Loved.
Husband and Child Poisoned by a
Young "Wife and Mother— A •
Fearful Find.
A Revolt Among: Prisoners.
St. Vincent De Pail, Que., April 24.
— The convicts in the penitentiary here by
some means obtained possession of some
rifles and revolvers belouirius; to the guards
and revolted about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Warden Laviolette demanded their sur
render, when the prisoners opened lire on
him and the guards, and a desperate light
ensued, which . lasted some time. The
warden received a bullet in the jaw, an
other pierced his wrist, while a third en
tered the abdomen. His wounds aro very
serious, but hopes are entertained of his re
covery. Charlerand, a guard, was wounded
in the leg, while several others received
wounds more or less serious. A prisoner
named Com van was shot dead. Five other
prisoners were wounded. None of the con
victs escaped.
Tlurdercdaud It u rued.
Special to the Globe.
Toronto, Out, April 24. — A month ago
the house occupied by James Bailey, a
farmer, and his hired mau in Keppel town
ship, a hundred miles from here, was found
to be in dames, with its doors and windows
securely fastened. After the lire went out
the charred remains of Bailey aud his mau
were found among the ruins, their remains
showing evidence that they had been bru
tally murdered before the house was set on
tiro. Ellen McCleary, James King, John
A. Wilson and Charles McCleary have just
been arrested, changed with the murder.
Bailey and King both wanted to marry the
girl McCleary, who has made a terrible con
fession, inplicating all the parties interested.
A Pretty Pohoner,
Special to tbe Globe.
Montreal, Qua., April 24. Mrs. Matte,
the pretty young wile of Farmer Matte of
St. Therese village, was arrested to-day for
poisoning her infant and husband. She
fell in love with a man nearer her age than
her husband, and formed the design of
getting rid of her marital partner and ob
taining his property at the same time. In
case he might leave money to the child she
poisoned ir, and getting the will in her
favor deliberately put poison in the tea of
her husband, who suspected nothing. A
week later she sold the farm, on finding
herself free, but her anxiety to have the
burial of her victims take place at a dis
tant town roused suspicion. The bodies
were exhumed and traces of poison were
found.
Dying of Their Injuries.
.Port Monmoltii. N. J., April 23. —
The people of Harmony continue greatly
disturbed over the horrible tragedy which
occurred there yesterday. All that medical
skill could do has been done to save the
lives of the two remaining children who
MM so terribly wounded by their frenzied
mother. Mrs. Smith, at Harmony yester
day, but the physicians have now about
given up all hope. Dr. Agnew, the surgeon
of Philadelphia, has obeen telegraphed
for. The 13-year-old boy, Bates,
who had his skull split from the
forehead to che back of the left ear, it
was thought would be the first to succumb,
md the physicians are surprised at the
tenacity with which he clings to life. The
seven-year-old girl is sinking fast, and it is
thought she will not survive the night. The
mother is still alive, but the doctors say
that her death is certain from the effects of
the poison she has taken. Her ravings are
said to be fearful, and to prevent her from
doing further harm to herself or to her at
tendants she has been put in a straight
jacket. The doctors are of the opinion that
the heart-broken husband will lose his
reason. He is constantly calling "Fannie,
Fannie, put away the axe."
Terrorized by Tramp*.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 24. — Informa
tion is received from Grant county of re
cent transactions of the most lawless na
ture by a band of tramps and horse thieves
in that section of the state. Horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs have been stolen in great
numbers, and in but few instances recovered
by .the farmers from whom they were
taken. The band of outlaws are believed
to have headquarters in a hut at a secluded
spot on the Wisconsin river and are raising
tenor generally by compelling women and
children to yield to their demands and help
ing themselves to property, which they take
to their den where they hold bitch carnival.
A posse of men armed with muskets and
headed by an officer are on their track.
A Fearful Find.
Clakksville, Term., April 24. — Yes
terday afternoon a ghastly discovery was
made about five miles below this city by
two boys. A hogshead, which had been
left in a field by the receding waters of the
Cumberland, was found to contain the
mutilated and much decayed bodies ot a
man and woman, supposed to be negroes.
The arms of the man were separated from
the body, while apparent! both bodies had
been sawed in two. The skulls of both
are missing. The popular belief is that
the bodies are from the medical college at
Nashville.
Captured a Con Man.
Pittsbubg, April 24. — Shortly after
midnight Chief of Police Murphy of Al
legheny City arrested John C. Halfant,
alias "Three- lingered Jack," a confidence
man and sneak-thief of national reputation.
On his person were found a number of
bogus bonds and check for $2,500 drawn in
favor of J. M. Martin and signed by J. W.
Sims of Burlington, la. A companion
giving the name of John Anderson was
also arrested.
Swindling: the Customs.
New York, April 14. — It is reported
that heavy undervaluations, of German
clothes, buttons and braids have been dis
covered here by customs officers. In some
of these cases the value placed on the goods
was less than 20 per cent, of the cost of the
raw materials. It was found that such
goods had been entered and shipped to
Hartford, Conn., and the duty having been
paid at a very low valuation the goods were
then returned to New York.
Criminal Culling:*.
Col. E. W. Dennison, who formerly kept the
Tremont house in Washington, was arrested
In Baltimore yesterday on a charge of having'
forged notes said to amount to $8,000. He
consented to return to Washington and is un
derstood to have confessed the crime.
Charles Sydney, a well-known architect of
Jersey City, has disappeared, leaving a largo
number of debts and worthless checks that
he had passed on his friends here.
At a boll at Harriston station on the Jack
eon & Natchez railroad on Friday night, the
■hooting was the result of an eld quarrel.
Willie Whitney, a sen of Hon. J. J. Welt
ney of Jefferson county, was shot three times
and killed by J. D. Wycke.
A Society Sensation.
New York, April 24.— The papers In
the suit of Miss Elsie Coombs against John
W. Ball for $25,000 damages for seduction
under a promise of marriage were filed in
}
the superior court to-day. Both parties
are well known in the best circles of society
In this city. The bill of complaint alleges
hat the plaintiff became acquainted with j
he defendant on Dec 2s, iss:{. Mr. Ball .
represented himself as a single man, though |
he had a wile and two children living.
During March, ISS4. he promised to marry
her and on that promise affected her ruin.
The defendant denies all the allegations
except the fact that ho is a married man.
Heavy Damage* Recovered.
Tkkntox. N. J.. April 24.— The suit of
Janeway & Co., of New Brunswick, against
the Pennsylvania railroad, in which over
are claimed, and which has occupied
attention since Tuesday of last week, was
| given to the jury in the Federal court last
evening. lie jury this morning returned
a verdict for the plaintilf tor 5178,500 for
loss of both property and trade. The suit
was a result of the well-remembered col
lision at New Brunswick, on the morning
of February 7. ISSS, of. an oil and freight
train. The oil took tire, and a blazing
stream swept down! lit 1 neighboring streets.
In its course it set lire to Janeway's ex
tensive wail paper factory, which was
burned to the pound.
THE RAILROAD RECORD.
Hannafoci of the Northern Pacific Mad«
Traffic Manager.
The Pennsylvania's Annual Report- -
Kates Restored.
C. P. Huntingdon's Scheino for Invad
ing lit.' North \vo»U
Kir. Hanimforu Promoted.
Quite an important change was made in
the working force of the Northern Pacific
yesterday. It was announced at the head- t
quarters in this city that Mr. J. M. liauia
iord, who has heretofore been general
freight agent of the road, had been ap
pointed general trattic manager, which in
cludes the freight and passenger business.
The authoritative statement has not been
formally promulgated yet. but will be to
morrow, when he will bo placed in formal
control and manageuieu of the freight and
passenger department
A Prosperous Uoad.
Philadelphia, April 24. — The annual
report of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany gives the gross earnings of the main
lino last year a.» §27,007,405, and the ex
penses, excluding rentals and interest ou
equipments 119,861,847, and the net earn
ings £S, L 85.558. The total number of miles
of single track in use on the main line and
branches at the close of the year was
2,816. The gross earnings of the united
railroads of the New Jersey division were
314,126,205; net earnings, $4, 157. 01K). The
gross earnings show a decrease of $35, 551,
or one-quarter of 1 per cent., and the
operating expenses, notwithstanding the
large increase in the amount of traiiic
transportation, shows a decrease of £451,
--055, or 4-.; per cent. The Philadelphia &
Erie division earned Si, 125, 987 net during
the year.
INVADING THE NORTHWEST.
C. P. Iluntinston After the Grain
and Produce Business.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, April 24. — The announce
ment that C. P. Huntington has purchased
the Cincinnati, Hamilton «v I>a\ ten road oc
casions considerable stir in business circles
here. This step is recognized as a move on
the part of Huntingdon to draw a share of
lake business for his shipping port, New
port News. It is believed that Hunthigton
proposes to establish a number of lines
which shall drain the Northwest
of its business and make a square tight
for a share of Northwestern grain and pro
duce business which now gees to New York.
A gentlemau here who knows liuntiugton
well and who had a long talk with him
recently upon this subject, said to yourcor
reapondent to-day that he was satisfied that
this step might be considored the inaugura
tion of a very important movement in that
direction.
"Huntingdon," he said, "can give to the
lake regious and the Northwest generally a
shorter haul to the seaboard, less sno# block
ades and a cheaper system of transfer' from
trains to.ocean vessels than any of the lines
leading: to New York and Boston, and ' 1 look
npon his purchase of the Chicago. Hudson &
Delaware road as a very important event for
all that section."
Transcontinental War Over.
Sax Francisco, April — The ticket
oflic es make the announcement that the
war is over and post the following rates:
St. Louis— Unlimited, $07.50; limited,
$57.50: third-class, $87.50. Chicago—Unlim
ited, 572.50; limited, $62.50; third-class,
S^.S'V Ne«r York — Unlimited. $95; limited,
$81; taird-class, $57.25. Bostou— Unlimited,
$U6.70; limited, $i=3.50; third-class, $59.25.
Rail ■%<>'..».
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road and the Lake Michigan & Lake
Superior Transportation company have is
sued a freight tariff, taking effect to-day,
which fixes the rates between St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Minnesota Transfer orStillwater
and Ontonagon, Houghton, Hancock, Lake I
Linden. Eagrle Itiver and Eagle Harbor, Mich.,
as follows: Merchandise per 100 ponds, flrst
class. Me: second, 45; third, 40; fourth, 35c.
Carloads per 100 pounds: llfth class, 27c: A,
B, C and D, 27c; grain. 27c; Hour, 25c.
Judge Wallace of the United States circuit
court at New York, has refused to punish the
officers of tko Erie railroad company lor con
tempt of court In violating the injunction
issued at the instaneo of the Chicago & Atlan
tic railroad company, restraining the officers
of the Now York, Lake Erie & Western rail
road from diverting trade delivered for
transportation by the Groat Western Des
patch company, an appenduge of the Chicago
& Atlantic roai.
The Northern Pacific commenced billing
freight to the Pacific coast, Portland, Seattle,
Tacoina and Victoria at half tar riff rates,
with a minimum of CO cents from the East
and 65 cents from Chicago and St. Louis, and
to interior points in Washington Territory
and Oregon and the Pacific division at half
Portland tariff, plus established arbitrary.
Commencing Sunday, May 2, trains over
the Omaua line leaving Sioux City. Sioux
Falls and Pipcstonc in the morning, will ar
rive in St. Paul in time to connect with the
short line limited to Chicago over the Omaha
and Northwestern Kcyal Route line. The
Kansas City train will leave later, and the
dining-car will be taken oil, but lunch will be
served In the Pullman buffet sleeper.
At 12 o'clock last night the first boat of the
season landed at the Saints line wharf. The
Flying Eagle, a government supply boat, came
up several days ago, but the arrival last
night is the first boat bearing passengers and
freight. The boat is the St. Paul, Northern
line, Capt. Buck, and is loaded principally
with groceries.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific for
the third week in April were as follows:
$417,253 against $375,078 for the same period
last year, which shows an Increase of $41,25 C.
The earnings of the St. Paul & Duluth road
for the third week in April was $25,208.06.
For the same week in 1885 they were $14,
--237.58, showing a gain of $10.970.
The Union Pacific railway officials hare
Issued a circular, announcing an advance in
freight rules to 50 per cent, of the old tariff.
The passenger business between Kansas
City and San Francisco is very heavy, coaches
being crowded to their utmost capacity.
Mr. F. B. Clarke, general traffic manager of
the Omaha, returned yesterday from New
York.
Steanimbip Arrival*.
London, April 24.— Persian, from New
York.
New York, April Etna, from Ham
burg; Faandam, from Amstnrdam.
Prof. Boscoe, the celebrated English chem
ist, and four other British medical scientists
have arrived at Paris to study on Pasteur's
system of inoculation against hydrophobia.
The body of Floris B. Plimpton, late asso
ciate editor of the Commercial-Gazette, Cin
cinnati, is to be cremated at Lancaster, Pa.,
in accordance with his oft expressed desire.
ST. PAUL, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1886- TWENTY PAGES.
A REIGN OF TEREOR.
Austro-Hungarian Peasants Said to Bo
Beady to Wage a War On
the Nobles.
The Latter Fleeing to the Cities and In
voking Protection From the
Authorities.
Wily Hlsmarck Solidifies Hlmsell
With tho Vatican In Order to
Carry Out 11 in schemes.
Modification of the Ultltnat urn of the
Powers to the Greek Gov
ernment.
Threatened Reign of Hum.
Vienna, April 24.— A dangotous state
of excitement exists among the iguorant
peasantry of Galichi Austro-Hutigar). ow
ing to a rumor that the government :at#u.ls
to restore the forced labor laws, auifo a
report that the aristocrat* are organizing a
massacre of the Polish peasants in revere
for atrocities which the peasants MMUllflh
upon the nobles in IS4O. Socret meet
ings are being held held by the
peasants, a majority of whom are
armed. The nobles are taking refuge
in their cities forces of cavalry and infantry
have been disposed throughout Indicia.
Several agitators who are supposed to be
Russians have been arrested there. The
government is taking mexsures to calm and
disabuse the minds of the ]>e:i_sants.
THE \VIJLYCBIA*CEI,LOII.
Uisuiarrk Yield* to (ho Vatican to
■ Curry Out Certain Scheme*.
Berlin, April 24.— Reports have been
current that Baron Yon Schloezer. the
Prussian representative at Hm Vatican, was
in disgrace, but it is learned from official
sources that these rumors are untrue,
and that the barou is in high
favor both with the Berlin govern
ment and with the Vatican. It is stated
that an agreement has been effected be
tween l*russia and the church. There is
no doubt that the object of Prince Bismarck
in yielding to the demands of the Vatican Is
to gain the support of the Center party in
carrying out various schemes in the imme
diate future. The Center is determined to
remain a strong and united party and to
guard and defend the rights that
have been won back from Prus
sia. Dr. Windthort will probably
soon release the leadership of the clericals,
owing to his advanced age. The Liberals
taunt Prince Bismarck with having gone
to Canosha. They predict that the spread
of Ultramontanism in Prussia will prove
disastrous to civilization and to progress.
The Protestant newspapers violently de
nounce what they term the surrender to
the Vatican.
modified the Ultimatum.
Paris, April 24.— At the suggestion of
Fiance the powers have modified the
original terms of their ultimatum to Greece,
and the document as finally agreed uoon
will be presented on Monday to that
government
EASTER SI AY.
The Bar on the Other Side of the
World.
Special to the Globe.
Los don, April 24.— being Passion
week it has been, as usual, devoid of polit
ical excitement or Important occurrences,
with the single exception of the great Lib
eral mass meeting at St. James hall. We
are now in the middle of a holiday which
extends from Thursday night till Tuesday
morning. The thoughts of most people to
day are anticipatory of the post-Lenten
festivities which are now almost upon us.
The prospects are that to-morrow's celebra
tion of the Easter festival will be even
more than usually elaborate and impressive.
The season for all manner of agitation has
been very backward, and the price of
flowers, especially in view of to-morrow's
imperative demand for these aids to grace,
is somewhat appalling. Nevertheless, it is
safe to say that the interior of the metro
politan churches to-morrow will present
rare pictures of floral loveliness. Tons of
flowers have been disposed of to-day at Cov
ent Garden market and many thousands of
pounds have been paid therefor by the male
relatives of the fair devotees whose graceful
work is to decorate the house of God.
There is nothing start! i i; 1 y new in the way
of Easter fashions, except a tendency to
brighter colors. The musical programmes,
so far as the cathedrals and churches are
concerned, are elaborate and novel.
« Foreign Flashes.
Another of the persons bitten by a wolf, a
woman, .has died, M. Pasteur's treatment
failing to cure her.
It has been ascertained that the candle In
which was concealed the substance which
caused tho explosion In the church of San
Luis, at Madrid, on Friday, was presented to
church py a stranger. It is supposed that
the object of tbo donor was to rob the altar
and sacristy of tho sacred gold and silver yes-
Mil during the confusion and panic that was
expected to follow the explosion.
The government of Prussia has ordered the
Institutions of an inquiry into the complaints
of tbe farmers of tbo kingdom that land is
over taxed, and ha* announced its determina
tion to reduce such taxation if It finds the
complaints juFtlte 1.
A collision occurred between Orangeman
and Catholics at Glasgow on Friday, but no
serious damage was done. Later a crowd of
Orangemen visited a Catholic chapel and
broke tbo windows.
TLe total number of deaths by the Stry
Austria tire was IMb The loss on private
property was $SHK),uoo.
Franco has written to Greece advising her
to disarm. It is believed that Greece will
follow the advice.
An iron tower 084 feet high and surmounted
by an electric light is to be erected in the
grounds of the coming Paris International
exposition:.
Cardinal Jacobini is to be invested with tbe
order of tbe Golden Fleece at Rome as i re
ward lor his efforts in settling the dispute be
tween Spain und Germany concerning the
Caroline islands.
.- ■ ,
A PRIITXA UiAM's PLAINT.
Disappointed Her Audience Because
Mie 11. ii* It eel Ted Her >n lar; .
Chicago, April — There was a re
markable scene to-night during the per
formance of the opera "Lucia De Lam
inerinoir." at the Grand opera house by the
Milan Grand Italian Opera company. The
audience was rasierably small and very
apathetic and the singers were thoroughly
| discouraged at their failure to draw during
! their engagement of a week. The audi
ence was preparing to sit through the last
act and were nouchalently watching the
left wing for the appearance of Lucia.
They watched in vain. The chorus stood
in mute amazement and the
musicians in the orchestra pit
grinned. The audience stamped their
feet and clapped their hands, while the gal
lery hissed repeatedly. The curtain was
rung down and there was a wait of live
minutes. Finally tenor Alberto Zarata.
manager of the company, made his appear
ance on the stage and said that Miss Eva
• i minings, who was singing tbe role of
Lucia, had suddenly become ill and was
too indisposed to continue he- part of the
performance. However, the opera would
go on without her. While Zarata was
speaking Lucia's face appeared at the other
side of the stage, her eyes fastened on the
manager. When he concluded, she ex
claimed:
Thai's not so, not one word he has uttered
is true. I want mv salary.
The face was withdrawn and the audi
ence relapsed into
CHEEBBS AND HISSES.
- The curtain was drawn again, and Hits
Cummlngs, arrayed iv the white costume
of Lucia, walked to the center or the
stage. In her right hand she held the
dagger with which she was to have ended
Lucia's existence. She flourished it in no
gentle manner, and declared:
I have rocelvod no mouey from tbe man
a^emont this week. That is my reason for
not sinking.
And the prims donna bowed hoi self grace
fully to the left side of the stage. She
turned to make her exit, but the curtain
was held fast by ait invisible force inside,
and she turned towu.d the right exit:
I'll vp t off this stave somehow.
She exclaimed and with a nisli she pushed
the curtain back. She hail f*-t about halt
way through when the invisible force a train
tried to pin the curtain against her exit.
The white-rolled Lucia ui;}bbornly per
sisted. Suddenly with a .je(ic the curtain
was drawn. Whether It w'asjfthe dagger or
the» result if the applause i f the audience
that induced the invisible fonje so .prickly to
let the curtain alone no oils pre>eut wot
able to say. The curtain, however, did
open and the graveyard x'ono without a
buried Lucia was done to this satisfaction
of everybody.
• 3 —
MONTANA STOCK *.Ul>\U|{V
Their Work iv Building: np (be
\u:ljHol.
Special to the Globe. .
Milks City, Mont., April 4.— The offi
cers of the Montana Stock Growers' asso
ciation are the pioneers and founders of the
ereat stock interest in the Northwest,
They are men of the most extensive expe
rieuce and best judgment. Most
of them ha we passed I a quar
ter of a century pin in Montana and are
thoroughly acquainted with »?very range in
it and men of sterling integrity. They
have been the means pt developing
the resources of a land aUvays until re
cently considered worse than a desert into
a great stock region, giving the line-it meats
to the Eastern market* 0/ .-any country lv
the world. Montana beef and mutton have
made their market in the world's commerce
and to-day take the premium- hi all mar
ket.-*. The men engaged in tills vast and
lucrative busine*. are The raoji intelligent
aud liberal stock in the Union. The
association is composed of men of rank,
wealth and culture, as well as men self
made aud tolling up from very humble be
ginnings. They have by their energy and
well-directed efforts made the Bad Lands
of Dakota and Montana yield
them a richer harvest than
has been delved from the fabulous mines
of California and Idaho. Tributary to St
Paul and its legitimate commerce, the day \
Is not far distant when it will pour an
ocean of business and wealth' into her mar
ket The interest of St. Paul demands
that she shall ©pen the way. All that is
necessary for her to do Is to make the nec
essary pacparations for the accommoda
tion of this trade on the most
LIBERAL ANI» EXTENSIVE
plans anh it will come. It must. !It is the
natural outlet. just as much so at the
Missouri and Mississippi are the natural
outlets of tne waters of this region'to the
great gulf. The most economical and easy
transit, and extensive and convenient yards
fheuld be secured at once The honest and
square-doling on economical yrinciples
should be inaugurated, relieving the stock
men ef the long drive aud exorbitant and
unjust expenses and commissions at Chi
cago. Why should not St Paul and Minne
apolis consume tbe beef ot their own cus
tomers Instead of that of St. Louis and
Kansas City. It can bo furnished
by the Northwest cheaper and a better
article. Thousands of dressed beeves
now from Kansas City find a ready market
in St. Paul and Minneapolis, while our
natural neighbors along the Northern Pa
cific are compelled to go on through to Chi
easy. TLis ought not to be. The
mutual interest of both demands a
home market in St. ' Paul and Min
neapolis. This must come unless it
Paul and the stockmen alike shut their
cars to common sense and reason. The
committee that Is to visit St Paul soon in
the interest of this matter will no doubt
meet with the warmest encouragement from
St Paul, and an arrangement will be made
of the greatest mutual benefit to both parties.
It would no doubt bo of Interest to the
readers of the Globr to see a sketch of the
lives and portraits of tbe men now at the
bead ot this great Montana Stock Growers'
association. The sturdy stockmen of the
Northwest have accomplished more for tho
welfare of their country than all the poli
ticians and bondholders, and their lives are
of more interest to the people.
modern Pbilo»oph]r.
Angels' wings cannot bo adjusted to all
backs. — Whitehall Times,
A dollar in my pocket is worth two in
yours.— Whitehall Times.
. Many an ass believes that his ears tickle
the feet of angels Whitehall Times,
Never borrow trouble. People will give
it to you for nothing. Philadelphia Herald.
Never put off till to-morrow what you can
get your mother to do to-day. Goodall's
Sun.
It is believed that the devil takes off his
hat whenever he meets a hypocrite. —Chi
cago Ledger.
Some men will work harder to get a di
vorce than they ever did to support a family.
— Chicago Ledger.
Pirds mit one fedder shneak dhemselves
off alone togedder in gompany mit nopody,
too. — National Weekly. •"•/.•?
Why tbe Bell Punch Didn't ReelMer
"How's this, conductor.'* said the super
intendent of the horse-car railway to the
man who had just finished a trip. "This
is ■ pretty state of things. Your boll-punch
hasif t registered but thirty-six fans, and
one of our spotters who came up with you
on this trip says you collected over lifty
fares."
••Yes. sir." meekly replied the conductor.
"What the spotter says Is true. You s<"e.
sir. an old gentleman who sat near the
door had a bad attack of the neuralgia, and
he complained of my ringing the bell punch
so often. He claimed that it nearly set
him crazy: and indeed, sir. he threatened
to report me it I didn't stop it."—Philadel
phia Record.
_
mother live** ISusband In Trouper*.
Pall Mall Gazette.
The most important work which M.
Bouguereau lias upon the easel at tho pre
sent moment is the "Adam and Eve
Mourning the Death of Abel." It will un
doubtedly be a tine work when finished,
powerful, affecting and "well held to
gether." Even in it* early stage it is most
impressive, but its effect just now is some
what marred by the proximity of the chalk
sketch for Adam, in which that gentleman
is represented as wearing a morning coat
and trousers.
she Had on 1 >c to Business.
"Mary," said a Pnl4adelpbia mother,
"your father says that Mr. Cobwebs niusn'i
call here again."
"Oh. ma, that is cruel. I'm sure be is
very much of a gentleman and very enter
taining." * ■_■■'.
"That may be so, my daughter, but your
pa owes his father several hundred dollars,
aud the eight of the son makes him feel
unpleasant."
"Say, ma, if that's it, hadn't you better
allow him to continue to come? I know if
I were the old man's daughter-in-law be
couldn't help forgiving pa." Philadelphia
Herald. .
I 1 i I I.lt \ l'IMl IKH II
Ono of ex-Prosldent Arthur's law partners
contradicts the reports recently published con
cernin* that gentleman's Illness, claiming
that the statements made are very much ex
aggerated.
Tbe total Imports of merchandise at the
port of New York durlnjr the put week was
valued at 15,646,532, and of dry roods, $8,869,-
Ous.
Fable of the Tempter and the Laborer.
Once upon a time a Laboring Man lived in the midst of a beautiful garden which he
had planted and hedged. In those days the Republican Party, which was the most
subtle l>enst of the field, wanted to get its monopolistic grasp on the Laborer's garden.
And the BojMbifeu Leaders consulted among themselves, and said one uuto another,
if we can entuv the Laborer away from his gardeu, and get him into our enclosure,
then we will bar the gates and keep him n. and we will go forth and spoil his garden.
And they agreed to do it Thereupon they presented themselves before the Laborer,
holding the truit of a good fat office in their huutis wherewith to Tempt him, and said,
"t'ouie, eat of this and go and dwell with us, and we will clothe you in nne linen, and
together we shall fare sumptuously every day." But the Laborer had wisdom to dis
ceru tho meaning of the Tempters. And placing his thumb to his nose, wiggling his
lingers made reply uuto them in these words: "You give me a Chestnut. My Grand
father and my Grandmother have been thero. Rats." And the hydra-headed committee
went away very sorrowful that the Laborer should be wiser tUau they.
"a battle OF giants.
Prospects of a Fight Between Big Labor
Organizations.
Now York Street Car Strikers Still
Hold Out.
Jeff Davis Discourses on the Issues of
the Day.
labor Organization* to Fifrht.
Pittsburo, April 24.— The Leader to
morrow will announce that a fight between
two of the greatest labor organizations in
the country— the Knight* of Labor and the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers is promised for the near future.
The Knights of Labor are charged with ca
joling several lodges of the Amalgamated
association, whose charters had lapsed,
into forming assemblies of the Knights of
Labor. It is also said the federation of
miners will aid the amalgamated.
The Street Car Strike.
New York, April 24.— The Third Ave
nue railroad officials are receiving many
letters from stockholders of the road, ex
pressing willingness to forego interest if
the company may thereby bo aided to
maintain the stand it has taken. Presi
dent Lyon to-night said that they were
tinner now than at any time before. Sev
enty cars were run to-day on the Third
avenue and eight on the One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth .street line. The com
pany intends to run eighty cars to-morrow
on the Third avenue and fourteen on the
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
Several of the new employes of the com
pany were brutally beaten by strikers to
night The fourteen-year-old son of one
of the new men, who took a change of
clothing to his father at the barns 01 the
company, was also cruelly assaulted when
he came out. One of the new drivers to
night walked into the hall where the strik
ers were in session, flourished a pistol, gave
his name and said he had come to clean
out the place. He was locked up. The
strikers, 1,300 in number, were paid each
$10 to-day from the funds of the associa
tion.
JTEFFERSOM DAVIS.
The Labor Question Discussed by
Confederate Ex-President.
Galvkstox, Tex., April 24.— The fol
lowing letter from ex-President Jefferson
Davis of the defunct Southern Confederacy
to H. W. Pope of Marshall, Tex., in which
Mr. Davis gives his views as to what
legislation might be adopted to bring about
harmony and unity of action between capi
tal and labor, has just been made public:
Beauvier, Miss., March 27, 18SS. To the
Hon. H. W. Pope: My Dear Sir: Fully ap
preciating- the compliment conveyed by your
request for my views as to what legislation
might be adopted to adjust the conflict now
going on between capital and labor, I regret
the compliment Is so little merited. The old,
old war between capital and labor has called
forth tbe best intellects of Europe. It has dis
turbed commerce, overthrown governments,
produced anarchy and crept from the wreck
without solving the problem. With us tho con
test it in the incipient state, and, happily
may it be, something can be done to check its
progress. Self-intorest and free competition
for labor will, whenever laborers are too
abundant, five to the rich the power to op
press the poor. We cannot legislate to de
• Etror the motive of self Interest, for that lies
I at the foundation of
MATERIAL PROGRESS.
and our efforts must therefore be directed to
unifying the interests of labor and capital, so
" far as this may bo done by the legisla
■ ture of the .state. The present form
!of tho conliict in our country is
between associated labor and corporations
employing it. It is not sufficient answer to
say that the price of labor has advanced, un
less It can bo shown that the profits of labor
have moved part paM with the profits of
! capital. Fcr in this as in other things of
comparative welfares, we must consider the
relative improvement. The standard of com
fort rises proportionally to the increase of
wealth in a country. Your Ideas of a court
of arbitration, I think, has much to recom
mend It. The organization of such
a court so as to secure equally
tho confidence of both tbo con
tending parties would require both liberality
and discretion, and it would be needful that
their decision should be based on something
like a co-operative principle of Industrial
partnership. In which the wages of the em
ployes should be measured by tbe profits of
the corporation. If, in this manner, a com
munity of interest could bo established the
welfare and contentment of both would seem
to be a possible result. With sincere regard
and best wishes for you and yours, I am your
friend. Jefferson Davis.
LABOR I > l(»s.
A Report Showing Their Number
and Membership.
Washington*, April 24. — The interior
department has received from Joseph D.
Weeks, special agent and expert of the
census bureau, his report on the trade so
cieties of the United States for the year
ended May 31, 1880. Mr. Weeks speaks
of the great difficulty experienced In ob
taining information on the subject and
says for this reason the report is not as
complete and reliable as was hoped. The
report says:
Of the 2,440 trade societies of the United
States of which the location was learned, 620
are in Pennsylvania, 232 in Ohio, -'iti la Illi
nois, *18 In New York, 149 in Missouri, 123 in
New Jersey and 117 in Massachusetts.
The Industrial distribution of the so
cieties is given as follows:
Professional and personal service, 16; trade
and transportation. 379; manufacturing and
mechanical Industries. 2,014: mining, 131.
'•The largest number of branches under any
i one division of industries." says Mr. Weeks,
"is the number ot local assemblies under the
Knights of Labor, which numbered 866, with
81 dlttr I ** ••-•whiles. But few of the union*
hare had a long existence. Some, however,
date back some years. This is especially
true of the national organizations. The In*
tern atleaal Typographical union dates back
to 1150. The Hat Finishers' Trade association
to 1864.
A tabulated statement accompaying the
report shows the number of the more im
portant subordinate unions and total mem
bership to be as follows:
Cigarmakera' International union in 1881,
126 lodges, with a membership of 12,909; Lo
comotive firemen for the United States and
Canada, December, 1380, 78 lodges, with a
membership of 23,006; Locomotives engineers,
September, 1880, 149 lodges with a member
ship estimated at 7,000; International Typo
graphical union, April, 1880, 73 lodges, with
a membership of 0,963.
Will Probably- Go Back.
St. Louis, April — The committee
appointed last night by the striking em
ployes of the Missouri Car and Foundry
company to wait upon President McMullen
and attempt to arrive at some settlement of
the difficulties, called on that gentleman to
day and requested him to assure them that
if they should return to work the company
would cease furnishing repair material
to the Northern Pacific railroad. Mr.
McMullen called the attention of the com
mittee to the fact that the object of their
strike had not been attained, as ethers had
already applied for the contracts which the
strike was making it Impossible for his
company to fulfill, and warned them that if
they do not return to work on Monday
their places will be filled by new men.
The strikers have given no intimation of
their future course.
A Biff Demonstration.
WrLKESBAHRE, Pa., April 24. — The
miners and laborers' amalgamated associa
tions of Luzerne, Lackawanna and north
ern Schuykill counties, held a grand
demonstration here this afternoon. All the
collieries in Luzerne county suspended
work for the day, and about 120,000 per
sons took part in the parade. A mass
meeting was held, at which addresses were
made by Congressman C. N. Brunn, ex-
Senator .John Parker, Hon. W. H. Hewes
of WiP-sbarre, Daniel Duffy of Schuyl
kil, Geurgc Harris, state president of the
society, and John Brady, assistant organ
izer of the society. They spoke at length
upon the poor law and inforcement of it,
impressing upon the minds of their hearers
that this did not mean a strike, as had been
reported. What they would demand was a
fair day's pay for eight hours labor.
Approve* the President's Plans.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, April — Jay Gould,
just before starting for New York yester
day, was asked his opinion of the Presi
dent's plan with reference to the settlement
of labor troubles, and said:
"I would prefer to havo a commission like
the ens indicated by the President to any
other plan that has been suggested for the
settlement of questions arising between
laborers and their employers."
"Do you think there should be legislation
to mako decisions of tali tribunal compul
sory?"
'•No: I do not; I would not give any com
mission such arbitrary power as that. It
would bo tempted to misuse its power."
Industrial Items.
At a mass meeting convention of coal
miners held yesterday nt Youngstown, O.°,
every mine in the Mahoning valley being
represented, it was decided to ask for an ad
vance of 10 cents per ton on the price of min
ing, to take effect May 1.
The differences between tho brewers of
Philadelphia and the Brewers' Workman's
union were satisfactorily adjusted yesterday.
The brewers granted tho increase in wages
asked for, but insisted that ten hours actual
work should be done for a day's pay.
In response to a request by St. Louis coopers
Milwaukee members of that emit bavo raised
the price list from 15 to 20 per cent. This
was done because St. Louis brewers were
having all their barrels made in the Cream
City.
Tbo troubles among the building trades of
Pittsburg growing out of demands for the
eight-hour law, are being amicably arranged
on a basis of niuo hours a day, except on
Saturday, when eight hours' work will prevail.
The Calasauquu Manufacturing company
has given its employes an increase of 10 per
cent, in their wages to date from April I.
he increase benefits between 400 and 500
men.
The investigating committee will probably
not leave Wasington for St. Louis before
Wednesday, as several of the members are
Interested in legislation to come curly next
weok.
Vice President Hughitt of the Northwest
ern railroad has not yet responded to a peti
tion of SCO men in the employ of the road for
an advance of -0 per cent, and eight hours a
day.
The Baltimore street car drivers have prac
tically lost the strike. Nearly all the oars
are running, and in a few days all the lines
will be supplied with now men.
In an interview in New York yesterday Gov.
Marmaduko of Missouri stated that he
thought the Southwestern strike would soo v
be over. ;_•.-'.■ >
The cases against the Chicago switchmen,
charged with obstructing traffic, were dis
missed for want of prosecution.
Weather Indications.
Washington, April 24, la. — Upper lako
region: Local rains, winds generally shifting
to southerly, slowly rising temperature.
Upper Mississippi valley: Local rains, winds
generally shif tin; to southerly. No decided
i change in temperature. Missouri valley:
Local rains, winds becoming variable, slightly
cooler In tho northern portion, stationary
temperature in the (southern portion.
Never in Faribault.
A young man was out colling on St. An
thony ill. He was a comparative stranger,
being on his second call at the house. The
conversation flagged most awkwardly. The
: young hostess had started all sorts of subjects
j without making any of them a pronounced
success. Finally she said:
"Were you over in Faribault?"
"No," replied the young man.
"Neither was II" exclaimed the young
. woman.
XO. 115
BJENEDINTHEIEBEDS.
L Horrible Holocaust Etported From thl
Oil Begions of Pennsylvania
via Bradford.
Six Italian Laborers Perish in Awfu
Agony by the Burning of a
House.
The Deadly Domestic Add* Thr»«
More to the Victims of the
Coal Oil Can.
An Unfortunate Farmer Shot In Mis*
take for a Burglar Near Port
Huron, Mich.
Incinerated Italians.
Special to the Globe.
Bkadfokd, Pa., April 24.— The village
of Mt. Alton, fifteen miles south of thia
pity ami two miles from the famous Kinzua
viaduct was the scene this morning ef the
latest oU-ngioa horror. The Erie railroad
had in its employ among ©ther laborers
thirty Italians, who lodged in a flimsy frame
structure, two stories high, ten sleeping be
low and twenty in the second story. The
bnttdinjg was supported on posts four feet
hitrh. It had been pronounced unsafe, but
the occupants disregarded the warning. At
1 o'clock this morning, while the inmates
were sleeping, two posts gave way. causing
the building to topple over and collapse like
a house of cuds. Some of the men were
able to escape without trouble, but ethers
found themselves pinioned by the fallen
timbers and rendered more or less helpless
by broken bones. In this emergency the
ruins caught lire, doubtless from a railroad
lantern, which the survivors assert was the
only burniujr t l% .iag about the place, and
being composed of inflammable material,
tho building having been iined with tarred
paper in pluce of plaster, was almost in
stantly a mass of tiaines. Twenty-feur of
the inmates escaped, two of them were
seriously injured and the charred bodies of
the other six were taken from the ashes af
ter the fire had spent its force. They were
fearfully distigured, and the attitudes in
which they were found showed that they
died after a struggle for life and in horrible
agony. Legs and arms were burued off,
and, in some cases, heads were burned
down to the white bone of the skull. They
were all identified, however, by scraps of
clothing, and by rosaries and other trinkets
worn about the person, aud were as fol
lows:
ANDREW PETREL.
FELCiiEW ETTA.
FRANK GRACO.
CHARLES GRACO.
SAPPOTTA GUIRRERA.
DOMINICO COLONCO.
The injured are:
Tony Donaro.
Ricolo Def raaco.
According to the statements of tho sn#»
vivors, the men had in their possession sums
of money in bills ranging from $30 to $3QO.
An luiortuuato farmer.
Port Htjbon, Mich., April 24. — Henry
N. Smith, a prominent fanner of Colum
bus township, an ex-official of this county,
while drunk, tried to enter the house oi
G. C. Meisal, a well-known merchant, to
escape a heavy rain storm this morning.
He was mistaken for a burglar and two
shots were fired by Meisel, the second en
tering the heart and resulting in instant
death. The coroner's jury to-day rendered
a verdidt of justifiable homicide.
Death and Destruction.
Chicago, April 24. —At about 8:20
o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Sterling, who
is landlady of the Sterling house on Adams
street, just west of Jefferson, was in the
kitchen with her daughter Emma and Miss
Whaien. a servant. One of them took a
lighted lamp and holding an oil can in one
hand commenced to fill it Suddenly the
oil was ignited and the can exploded with a
loud report. The burning fluid was scat
tered over Mrs. Sterling and her daughter and
their clothes were soon a mass of flames.
Miss Whaien, the domestic, was not
burned but imbibed the gas and smoke.
The fire department was summoned and
firemen aided in the efforts to extinguish
the flames and save the lives of Mrs. Ster
ling and her daughter, but their aid came
too late. All three women died.
ANOTHER CASE.
Tayxob, Tex., April 24.— The eight
year-old daughter of John Anderson was
burned to a crisp to-day by the explosion
of a can of coal oil.
minor mishaps.
Mrs. Lye, the wife of a farmer living near
Dresden, Oat., and her thr«e-year-old child,
were drowned in the river last evening. The
child fell over an embankment into the rivtr
and the mother sprang after it.
Fierce mountain tires bavo been raging'
through tho Centralia, Pa., valley for the past
two days and considerable valuable timber
has been destroyod.
A Good Use i or Old Neckties.
The old-fashioned idea of making rag
carpets is quite come about again, but with
a uiiierentiation, so to speak.
"Augustus," said she, as she leaned per
ceptibly in his diiectien. "have you any old
neckties that you are not using?"
"Angeline, my dearest, I will see. But
what do you want of old neckties?"
"Oh, I'm going to make a silk rag-carpet
for a portiere, you know. It will be just
lovely."
"Lovely?"
"Yes; because we can draw it yery doM
when you call oveuings."
A hat-box full of v recked neckwear was
sent down the next mornii'g early. — Hart*
ford Post.
medical Intelligence.
Col. Witherspoon, to whom we hare fre*
quently referred as the meauest man la
Austin, has been in poor health for some
months past. The principal cause of his
feebleness is his unwillingness to feed him
self with sufficient copiousness.
A few days ago, while be was taking the
air, he met Dr. Perkins Soonover. With
erspoon thought this was a good chance to
get some medical advice without paying
tor it.
"How do you do this morning, colonel?"
asked Dr. Soonover.
* 'Poorly, doctor, poorly. For some time
past 1 have been suffering from weakness.
As you see, 1 can hardly walk. What shall
I take, doctor?"
"Take a hack," replied the doctor, gruff
ly, as he strode off. — Texas Sittings.
A FnnnyLookiuE Angel.
The suggestion so frequently made that
Jake Sharp should be sent to Sing Sing to
wear a uniform creates a smiL for the same
reason that the little girl mentioned hi the
following item was so much amused:
"Do you think, mamma," said a little
one, "that Uncle Reuben is a good man and
will go to heaqen?" "I think so, my child.
Why do you askb" "Gh\ nothing much,"
waking up from a sort of reverie. "1 was
thinking what a funny-looking angel he
would make, that's all."
If the pictures published in the New York
papers are correct Jake will make such ■
fuuny-lookiug angel. — Texas Sittings.
They mistake It tor a Uanver Signal
Bill Simpson was an engineer on the I.
&G. N. railroad. He was »ff duty at
Austin a few days ago. He met Judge
Peterby, with whom he wa9 acquainted.
"I say, judge, 1 wish you would do me a
favor."
"I'll do it."
"It will be appreciated by the engineers
on the I. & G. N. railroad."
"What can I do for you all?"
"Pleasr don't hang around the depot
when the trains are coming La. They are
everlastingly mistaking it for a danger
signal and it confuses them." — Texas Sift*
ings.