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VOL. VIII.
THE CATTLE KINGS.
Arrival in the Capital City of Prominent
Cattlemen From the Eanges
cf Montana.
They Fall Into the Hands of St. Paul
Citizens, Who Entertain Them
Plight Royally.
The Visitors Express Themselves as
Highly Pleased With the Advan
tages ol St. Paul.
J. J. Hill and A. B. Stickney's Inter
esting After-IMnner Speeches at
tlie Club Banquet.
The committee of cattlemen, for whose
reception arrangements have been made
within the past week, arrived in the city
yesterday on the regular Northern Pacific
train at 12:25 p. m., having left Miles City
Sunday morning. The committee of the
chamber of commerce and prominent citi
zens appointed to receive and entertain
them were: Messrs. D. 11. Moon, George
It. Finch, A. B. Kobbins, J. li. Powers, A.
H. Wilder. A. Opper.heim and L. H. Max-
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field. A delegation from the committee,
Messrs. Moon and Maxlield and William
Lindeke, accompanied by Adolph Heller of
Milwaukee, who is largely interested in
Montana stock growing, met the visitors at
Minneapolis, going thither on the 10:30
Manitoba train. The whole party was met
at the union depot by carriages provided
for the occasion and driven to the Hotel
Kyan. where several members of the enter
tainment committee dined with them at 2
o'clock. A number of the St. Paul com
mittee were in attendance at the recent
Btockgrowers' convention at Miles City, and
had then made the acquaintance of the
visitors, which added to the cordiality of
their welcome. The Montana gentlemen
were as follows: Col. T. J. Bryan, presi
dent of the Montana Stockgrowers' associa
tion, Miles City: Maj. Allied Myers, vice
president of the same association and one
of the largest cattle owners in the
West, Billings; Ma]. T. H. Logan,
Fifth infantry, U. S. A., FortOKeogh;
Hon.Granville Stuart, Fort Keogh, chairman
of the visiting committee; Judge J. W.
Strevell, a leading stockgrower and law
yer, Miles City; Hon. J. J. Thompson,
Miles City; Maj. Samuel Gordon, proprie
tor of the Miles City Journal; Col. M. A.
Cochrane, Fifth infantry, U.CS. A., Fort
Keogh; W. A. Powers, a leading Kansas
City stockgrower, arrived later in the day,
md William G. Krutz, a Kansas stock
grower, was already in the city. These,
svith Adolph Heller of the Hurlburt Land
md Cattle company, comprised the whole
party who were to look over the ground
rvith a view of assisting to make
ST. PATJL THE CATTLE MARKET
for the Northwest, While on the train be
fore arriving in the city each was presented
;vith an envelope bearing the imprint of the
Minnesota club containing an invitation,
sent also to a number of prominent St.
Paul citizens, to take dinner at the Minne
sota club at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
At :J::;u o'clock the visitors were taken in
carriages from the Ryan to the Minnesota
3lub house, where they were received by a
number of members of the club, their
Dames inscribed upon the register and each
presented with the following card:
The Minnesota Club, St. Paul, Minn., Sec
retary's Office— At the request of Mr. A. B.
Btickney, the governors of tiie club have the
honor to extend to .Mr. the privilege of
the club house for the period of ten days.
Jamks N. Gisanger, Secretary.
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
Half an hour was spent in looking over
the club house, making acquaintances and
partaking of light refreshments. At 4
o'clock the visitors were got together on
the steps of the club house and photo
graphed by Ingersoll for publication in
Frank Leslie's Illustrated paper. The
visitors were then invited to take seats in
carriages waiting at the door and in com
pany with Messrs. Win. Lindeke, A.
Oppenheim, L. EL Maxlield, Prof. Phelps,
Gen. Averill and Col. T. H. Malone, gen
eral freight agent of the Wisconsin Central
railroad, were taken for a drive about the
city. The carriages left the club house at
4:15 and proceeded up Fourth street to
Wabaslia, thence to Third, down Third to
Broadway, up Broadway to Seventh and
down Seventh to the bridge over the rail
road tracks. Here a turn about was made
and after returning on Seventh to Neill,
the party proceeded up Neill to Wood
ward avenue, along Woodward avenue to
Lafayette, on Lafayette to Tenth, along
Tenth to Broadway, down Broadway to
Seventh, up Seventh to West Fifth, up
Fifth to Third, up Third to Summit avenue,
along Summit, stopping a moment at the
if Wi)
lookout, to Macknbin, up Mackubin to
Dayton, Dayton to Farringtonjon Farring
ton to Laurel avenue, on Laurel to
Nina and thence to Summit, stop
ping on * ne corner at the res
idence of Mr. Oppenheim, who
was piloting the party. Those of the visit
ors who had never before driven about St.
Paul were enthusiastic in their admiration
of the beautiful residences, through a part
of which they were taken, and of the line
panorama spread out before them as they
xode along the bluff. None of them hesi
DAILY ST. PAUL GLOBE.
tated to speak in terms of the highest ad
miration of what they saw. A few minutes
was spent at the residence of Mr. Oppen
heim, which was enjoyed very much by all,
and especially on their exit, when Maj.
Logan came out with his broad shoulders
somewhat cramped inside of J udge Stre
vell's overcoat, which he had got into by
un'stake. much to th« amusement of the
others. From Mr. Oppenheim's residence
the party proceeded down Summit avenue
to St. Peter street, up St. Peter to Bluff,
along Bluff to Kobert and down Hobert
to the Evan hotel, where they arrived at
5:45. and the yisitors were left for a short
time before partaking of a banquet in the
evening.
THE BAXQt'ET.
At 7:30 o'clock last evening lhe visitors
were again taken to the Minnesota club
house to partake of a banquet given by Mr.
A. B. Stiekney, president of the Minnesota
«fc Northwestern railroad and a member of
the club, to them and to a number of prom
inent citizens of St. Paul. The tables were
spread in the club room in the second story
of the building, and were very elaborately
decorated with products of the caterer's
art. Huge center ornaments and numerous
bouquets placed here and there gave the
room a very beautiful appearance. One or
nament especially appropriate for the occa
sion deserves particular mention. It was
placed directly in front of the entrance to
the dinins-room, so as to attract the atten
tion of every guest. An oval base about
four feet long and half as wide and nearly
a foot high, surrounded by confections and
green leaves, served the purpose of a prairie
of the West. On one end, surrounded by a
low fence, was a herd of half-a-dozen cat
tle in the natural color. Along one side a
white rider of a white steed had east a red
lasso over the horns of a bull, while on the
other side a fleet equestrienne, backed by a
pack of hounds, was chasing a number of
deer across the plain and over fences. Here
and there scrub trees were growing, and the
surface of the ground was covered with a
substance resembling dried grass. On two
columns over this scene was supported an
other oval, covered with gelatine dainties.
The piece was the admiration of the even
ing.
The following gentlemen were present at
the banquet: Messrs. Alloway, Auerbach,
Baker, Becker, Bend, Bigelow, Blethen,
Bryan. Castle, Cocbxan, Dean. Drake,
Dnduy, Finch, Gordon, Gotzian, Haasford
Heller, Hill, Jefferson, Jordan, Lindeke
Littell, Livingstone, Logan, Kelly, Hough
Marvin, Maxfield, Merriain, Moon, Myers,
Oppenheim, Phelps, Pillsbury, Rice, Rob
bins, Ryan, Sanborn, Shaw, Stickney,
Strevell. Stuart, Thompson, Towers,
Truesdell, Wheelock, Wilder, Wilkin and
Winter.
Although the banquet was begun at 8
o'clock, it was three hours later before the
quantity of viands were conquered suffi
ciently for Mr. Stickney to call the com
pany to order. The menu was very elab
orate and served in a style becoming the
place in which it was served. Following
is the
menu:
Little Neck Clams.
soups.
Green Sortie al' Anglaise. Consomme ala Royal
Amontillado.
nORS D'OETJVEK.
Croquettes of Kennebec Salmon, Cream Sauce.
Anchovie Toast.
Radishes. Olives.
FISH. mipi
Broiled North River Shad, Maitre d'Hotel.
Sauterne.
' New Potatoes, Sante au Beurre.
RELEVES.
Tenderloin of Beef, Sauce Madere.
. Pontet Canet.
Stuffed Tomatoes.
ENTREES.
Vol-au-Vent a la Montelas. We Clicquot.
Sweet Breads Braise Financiere.
New Minnesota Asparagus, Hollandaise.
Punch a la ltomaine.
HOAST.
Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce.
Pomard.
GAME.
Quail Roti au Cressdn.
Lettuce Salad.
VEGETABLES.
French Peas. String Beans. Potatoes Duchesse.
DESSEUT.
Macaroons. Neapolitaine. Assorted Cake.
Roqueford Cheese.
Fruits. Cafe.
When Mr. Stickney wrapped on the table
at 11 o'clock, calling the company to order,
he remarked that perhaps he was taking an
0^
unfair advantage of his guests in inflicting
upon them an extempore speech which he
wrote yesterday.
nn. STJCKNEY'S SPEECH.
Reasons Why St. iPaul Should Be
coinc a Cuttle TOarket.
Mr. Stickney said: Gentlemen: I am sorry
for you, but as I do not know that I will ever
have another opportunity as good, I have de
liberately determined to Inflict a speech on
you. Subject, A Live Stock Market Here.
It goes without saying that such a market is
desirable. How to produce it is the all-im
portant question. This city is situated on a
"live stock trail" 6O to speak. Montana
shipped through this city from 78.000 to 80,
--000 beeves lust year. The shipment this year
will be larger and shipments will probably in
crease for several years to come. It seems to
be conceded by many of the ranchmen that
more southern latitudes are more favorable
for breeding while Montana develops the car
cass to better proportions. Hence every
year thousands of yearling are driven on to
THE MONTANA RANOES
to be fed for a couple of years and then
shipped East through this city to a market.
While most of the Montana steers shipped
now are In fair condition for beef, it Is not
perhaps assuming too much to say that by
immigration and natural increase the ranges
will be so heavily stocked that none will fatten
on the range. When this time comes, which
1 have heard variously estimated Dy the ranch
men at from two to five years distant, Mon
tana will not ship beeves, but the frame, the
bone and muscle, which must be fattened else
where to make beef.
Now the question occurs how can this
stream of animals be profitably stopped hero,
bought from the ranchman aud sold to the
consumer or otherwise. That would bo a
market. The incentive to buying aud selling
is a profit. The seller must make a profit.
In this caso the ranchmeu would esteem it a
profit to them if they could sell here so as to
net them as much money as in Chicago, thus
saving the time and trouble of
OOISJO TO CHICAGO.
But the man or men who buy here must make
a profit. In the Chicago market there are, as
I understand it, two classes of buyers' pro
fits; first and principal in these late years is
profit by slaughtering; secoud, the profit by
feeding- for three or four mouths and resell
ing- at increased weight and price.
To make a profit by islaushteriuj and dis
tributing 1 dressed beef over the country re
quires an enormous capital and Organization.
The great beef slaughtering houses of Chicago
have cold storage warehouses in almost every
important town in the country Eastand West.
They own rofrig-erator cars, etc. etc. As
beef dressed can only be preserved a compar
atively few days it follows that these con
cerns must slaughter every day to supply
their customers and as a matter of course
must have beeves to slaughter every day.
The ranges alone will not furnish
THIS DAILY SUPPLY.
Their cattle are fattened on grass and are
only fat once a year in thoi'all. For about
throe months fat cattle oome from the ranges,
begiuuing say in August and ending in No
vember. The farms of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana,
lowa and other corn growing states furnish
the slaughter houses the remaining nine
months.
Now, while as I have stated, it takes an Im
mense capital and an orgauization which it
would require years of time to perfect to sell
dressed beef all over the couutry in competi
tion with Chicago, I have estimated from the
best data at my command, thar. our local con
sumption and that of the country West and
North of here, is fully equivalent to the pres
ent annual product of Montana and our own
state. I can see no reason why we should not
CM
lag /sw
be able to at least kill beef for our own con
sumption, except the difficulty of holding the
animals here so' as to give the slaughter
houses a daily supply during the nine months
of the year i'rom November to August. This
can ouly be done by feeding. If the re
sources of our state are such that cattle
can be
PROFITABLY FED
here during the winter months and f atened,
I believe it is practicable to establish a mar
ket here, otherwise I am unable to see any
basis for such a market. It is upon this point
that information is desired by our friends
from Montana, and it is upon this point we
as citizens of Minnesota would desire to hear
an expression from them. Demonstrate that
range cattle can be bought in the tail, fed by
our farmers or otherwise during the winter,
and increase their weight sufficiently that the
increased weight added to the increased price
usually obtainable in the winter and spring
will be sufficient to make a satisfactory profit
to the feeder, and a market will follow easily
and naturally. If it is true, as I estimate,
that the local consumption is equal to the
surplus of Montana and our own farms to
gether, by slaughtering here this market would
have the advantage of
CHICAGO MARKET
equivalent to the freight both ways, viz. :
from here to Chicago and from Chicago back
here, amounting to hundreds of thousands of
dollars, which could be divided between the
Montana producer the feeder and the Con
sumer. Which ever way I look at the prob
lem it all seems to turn upon the practica
bility of successfully feeding 1 cattle here at a
profit. Upon this problem I have not had
practicable experience, and as there are
gentlemen present who have, I propose to
leave the facts and figures which go to sup
port the affirmative of this proposition to
others. It has been usual heretofore to dis
pose of this whole question by saying, ''We
can't raise corn." Why can't we raise corn?
Can't we plant the seed? Can't we cultivate
it! Wont our soil and oar sun make the seed
grow? Are there any physical impossibilities
about it? Not the least. The Uuited States
census of 1860, twenty-six years ago when
THE WHOLE STATE
raised only 2,300,000 bushels of wheat, shows
that we raised 3,000,000 bushels of corn, 800,-
s — =~sO\
it 'r y r X ■
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000 bushels more corn than wheat. Every
year since that date the state has raised corn.
In 1879 the last report which I have seen
shows a production of 15,000,000 bushels,
nearly half as many bushels of comas wheat.
If we cau raise 15,000,000 bushels of corn in
one year, there can be no physical reason
why we can't raise £0,000,0U0 or 100,000,
--000,000. What else do the census tables show?
That the average corn production of Minne
sota in 1879 was 31 bushels per acre, while in
Indiaua it was only 31, Ohio 34, Illinois 36, and
only seven states in tho union produced a
larger average, one-half of them being in
in New Eugland where the fields are small
and highly cultivated. The same census
show that the avertfge per acre in Minnesota
was: Corn, 34 bushels; wheat, 12 bushels.
With wheat at SI per bushel, as it was then,
and corn at 25 cents, au acre of wheat would
bring $12, and an acre of corn $3.50. Not
withstanding 1 the increased cost of raising
AN AG'KE OF WHEAT,
it was probably slightly more profitable crop
— but as now wheat is worth say 60 cent 3
and the average production is reduced to
eight or ten bushels— au aero of wheat Trill
bring 1 $4.80 to $6.00, while an average acre of
corn at 35 ceuts will bring $8.50, and even at
20 cents a corn crop is undoubtedly more
prontable than wheat. But possibilities of a
wheat crop (rarely realized) are so great und
the love of speculation so deeply implanted,
combined with the ease with which wheat ia
AX EXGI.IBII LOKDI.ING AS A COWBOY,
turned into cash owing to our splendid wheat
market and the difficulty of turning corn into
cash, either as corn or as livo stock, owing to
our want of market, will probably continue
the average farmer in the production of
wheat and nothing but wheat until his mort
gage is foreclosed and he is aualn forced to
the frontier.
CAN'T RAISE CORN?
I believe this "can't raise corn" is just like
all the other "cants" which we have met with
Continued on JFourtU Jfage.
ST. PAUL, TUESDAY MORNING, MAT 4, 188(i
BULLETS AND BATONS
"Used With Deadly Effect Upon Chicago
"Rioters by the Police of That
City.
A Number of Strikers Attack McOormick's
Works and Porco a Fierce
Conflict.
Several of the Crowd Laid Low and
Their Friends Endeavor to
Lynch an Officer.
Laborers Locked Out at Washing
ton — Trouble at Milwaukee— •
Militia Culled Out.
Socialist!* and Strikers.
Chicago, May 8. — The day, while filled
with exciting epidsodes, bade fair to close
without any serious conflict between the
strikers and the authorities. A number of
foreign speaking anarchists appealing to a
large crowd of idle men from the lumber
yards this afternoon, however, succeeded
in provoking an assault upon a number of
peaceable laboring men, and a serious con
iiict with the police followed. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon over 0.000 njen, lumber
shovers, planing mill hinds and factory
men assembled on the prairie at RobrLst
and the "blackroad" to hold amass meet
ing. The meeting was addressed by social
ists, who had the matter entirely in their
hands. One German speaker particularly
inflamed his hearers, lie said to the men:
"Quit the Knights Of Labor, they will never
do you uny good. Join the Central Labor
union, which will help you to your rights
and freedom. Anarchy is the only way for
the workin°rnan to break the chains of slav
ery in which they are bouljdby the capitalists.
It is your only way to tfeeorae free. Free
dom! freedom! I say. A#ith your revolver
in one band and your kuife in the other and
bombs in your pockets. March on to revolu
tion aud freedom. Every workingrman must
starve together, and staud together, and
flglit together for his rights."
After listening to
THE INFLAMMATORY HARANGUE,
The crowd began to throw stones at the
surrounding buildings. Then, as if moved
by one spirit, the 6,000 men started toward
McConnick .Reaper works, half a mile
west. It was about 3:30 o'clock when the
crowd arrived there. With yells and fierce
imprecations, the now frantic men at
tacked the building, lined the railroad track
that extends past the works. .Reaching
the McCormick gates, the howling mob met
the workmen coming from their benches,
carrying their lunch pails. Immediately
they began an attack upon the McCormick
employes, applying vile epithets and ston
ing them without mercy. There were ouly
two policemen on the scene. Several re
volver shots were fired, but so far as is
known no one was shot. Many were struck
with the stones. The McCormick crowd
then retreated within the gates, but
one of their number who was so
unfortunate as to .be left behind,
fell into the hands of the assailants and was
nearly beaten to death. The attacking
party now entered the gates and pelted the
windows and walls of the factory whither
the employes had retreated. A little later
some of the imprisoned workmen
ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE
by the rear, but were met and baffled in the
attempt. They were compelled to go
within the works again for safety. Supt.
Averill of the works immediately tele
phoned for the police. A patrol wagon
full of officers responded from the Harrison
street station. On arriving at the scene of
the riot the policp.char<red upon the strikers,
using their clubs and tiring a few shots in
the air. The crowd scattered, but soon re
organized in force and moved once
more toward McCormick's. The officers
telephoned to Lieut. Crook of
the West Thirteenth street district.
He soon appeared on the scene with
a wagon load of officers. Immediate
ly after the arrival of the wagon the mob
again attacked the factory, hurling stones
and sticks, shouting and carrying on in the
wildest manner possible. Another detach
ment of police came almost immediately
and opened a brisk fire with revolvers, ap
parently shooting high and without any
noticeable effect. The mob seeing that
none of their number was injured, simply
jeered at the officers, but Capt. O'Donnell
and a squad of twenty-six men from
Twelfth street appearing on the scene gave
promise of more serious business. Firing
then began from the mob's side. One
rather bolder than the others began
SHOOTIX6 AT AX OFFICER.
who was sitting on a patrol wagon. Officer
Brennan turned his attention to him, firing
his revolver at point blank range, but ap
parently without hitting him. After a
short, sharp chase the rioter was captured
and taken inside the factory. Another de
tail of sixteen officers at this time came
down Blue Island avenue at a double-quick
and the police, then numbering over fifty,
oegan firing in earnest and the mob began
to scatter. They ran in all directions for
two or ttiree blocks and then turned and
threateningly regarded the situation. The
police formed a cordon about the works and
awaited the mob's movement. So far as
appeared up to this time no one had been
hurt by the shooting. The po
lice would allow nobody to ap
proach the works and the mob were too
much excited to care whether any of their
number had been ■ hurt. By 4:25 at least
150 policemen had arri red on the ground
or were coming in patrol wagons within
sight. By this time the windows of the
factory had been riddled with stones and
bullets. Two of the wagons, while on the
way to the scene, stopped to disperse a
noisy and demonstrative crowd at the cor
ner of Blue Island avenue and Lincoln
street. The mob
ATTACKED THEM WITH STONES,
but the officers jumped from the wagons,
and by vigorous use of their clubs soon
sent the rioters flying in all directions.
They then turned to and began driving the
noisy crowds out of the saloons in the
neighborhood, using their clubs indiscrim
inately. Inside the fence of the McCoi«iick
works Officer Rafferty had a narrow escape.
A rioter who had got inside came up behind
him and was aiming a revolver at his head,
not two feet away, when Lieut. Shepherd
struck him to the earth with his club,
shivering it to pieces with the vigor of the
blow. At 5 o'clock the police formed a
hollow square, inside of which they escorted
the McCormick men up beyond Twenty
second street without trouble, except from
an occasional stone hurled from safe hiding
places. Four men were found wounded
with bullet^ two of whom were taken
away in a patrol wagon, one shot through
the hip and one through the leg. It is ex
pected that several more wounded men
will be found to-night. There were many
badly damaged heads.
A POI.ICKJIAX ALMOST LTKCHKD.
Officer Casey nearly suffered an ignomin
ous death at the hands of the infuriated
Socialists. After the great mob had been
virturally disposed Casey, with three
otlter policemen carried Joe Weddick, one
of the wounded strikers, to his home, 4;i2
West Seventeenth street. The patrol
wagon was followed by an angry crowd of
Bohemians, who yelled loudly for revenge
for the wounds of their fallen comrades,
but when the wagon turned down Central
avenue to Seventeenth street the crowd did
not follow. In silence they watched their
countryman carried from the wagon into
his home and the officers, after laying
Weddick upon a bed left with the exception
of Casey, who remained to get a report
of the man's condition. While Casey was
talking to tlie wouuded man's wife, many
of Weddick'a sympathizers had pressed
their way into the house. The injured
man was asked who shot him. Evidently
misunderstanding the question Weddick
raised his hand and pointed at Officer Casey.
The crowd inside the house went into a
t rftnzv. Seizins Officer Casey they dragged
him out upon the sidewalk. • 'Lynch him, ] i
lynch him!" they cried and several of their
i number ran r tor - ropes. Casey, a man of j
I powerful frame was like an infant, hemmed
in as he was by the mob. In the ensuing
struggle he received fearful bruises and his
clothing was nearly torn from his body.
j A rope was brought and one end made fast !
'. to a lamp post directly in front of Weddick's ;
door. At the sight of the improvised 7
scaffold the mob shrieked with de
light. Casey fought with the fury of :
desperation. - As the crowd pressed toward \
j the gallows he gathered all .his' remaining \
strength and dashing headforemost from j
his assailants, jumped into the street, fol
lowed by hundreds, who at once began
tiring at him as he ran. He was soon met
by a patrol wagon full of police, who, hav
ing heard of the tumult, were hurrying to
his assistance. Casey clambered into the
wagon and fell upon a seat exhausted. The
wagon was surrounded in a moment by his
pursuers, but at the sight of tho.policemen's
j revolvers they quickly scattered. While
this was going on, Casey revived sufficiently
to point out among those who were the
last to turn one of the crowd who had been
; particularly officious in bringing a rope.
: The man was arrested and immediately
driven to the station. He gave his name as
Joseph Hess.
Laborers Locked Out.
Washington", May 3. — A very general
lock-out began here to-day against the
eight-hour demands ot the ■ unions of the
bricklayers; hodearriers, stonemasons,
stouerubbers, painters, plumbers and car
penters, numbering in the aegregate over
2,000 men. The demands have been com
plied with in some instances and negotia
tions looking to the adjustment of the dif
ficulties are under way in several others.
There has been no disturbance of the peace
and none is threatened in any quarter.
Only those employed in what are known
as the building trades are engaged in the
present controversy. Early this morning
delegations from the different assemblies
appeared at the railway depots for the pur
pose of intercepting any ; "scabs" from
neighboring cities who might arrive. None
were found, however. It is the policy of
the leaders to keep the men off the street
and in consequence few workmen are to be
seen. Everything is quiet and orderly, and
no loud talk is to be heard at headquarters.
Many of the bosses have conceded the
eight hours, and many more would
if they were not forced to hold out by
master builders who threaten to boycott
these sub-contractors by not taking esti
mates for work from any of them who re
fuse to stand by them in their resistance of
the eight hour movement. Mr. Hobbs esti
mates the number locked out at from 1,000
to 1,200. A committee on the amalgama
tion of trades met this morning and per
fected a scheme for uniting all the building
trades. The committee was appointed by
the district assembly Eights of Labor. The
1 'working card" system adopted. Some
of the employers, whose, men are at work
to-day, assert that they are working ten
hours, but as a rule, where work is in pro
gress it is under the eight hour system.
THE SITUATION AT DETROIT.
A Thousand Michigan Car Shops
Men Quit.
Detroit, May — This afternoon 1,000
men employed in the shops of the Michigan
Car company quit work. There was no or
ganization and there was some little con
fusion as to their demands, but it amounts
to less work for the same pay, some want
ing nine and others eight hours' work for
ten hours' wages. The demand was also
made for the reinstatement of. 125 men who
were discharged. A general refusal was
returned for the present. The men were
quiet at last reports. '< ■- .•/.. : —• .
Among " the breweries there is little
change. Col. Goebell acceded to the de
mands of the strikers last night, and this
morning Jacob Mann accepted the work
meu's schedule. E. W. Voight says they
are perfectly willing to grant the demands,
but they don't propose to be dictated to by
their employes. The settlement made by
his company on Saturday was for a division
of profits among the men. On the question
of this strike the German Herold had taken
a stand which was not approved by the
strikers and
A BOYCOTT IS TALKED OF.
Sixty employes of W. M. Dwyght & Co.'s
lumber yard to-day refused to continue work
until the eight-hour arrangement was made.
They are still out. Yesterday afternoon
several hundred journeymen painters met
and decided on nine hours as the proper
day, and to-day they worked steadily until
that amount of time passed, when 1,200 of
them quit. They propose to do likewise
hereafter. The bosses have said nothing,
but will probably yield. The cracker bakers
made an eight-hour demand two weeks ago,
but were put off until to-day, when sixty of
them struck. There is some talk among
the public school janitors, who think of
striking for an advance of $15 per month.
The Inter-Ocean Transportation company
of Chicago to-day consented to the cancel
lation of a large steamship now on the
stocks at Detroit dry dock yards, owing to
the recent ship carpenters' strike. Another
rebult of the strike is that John Craig of
Trenton will close down next Saturday, be
ing unable to fill his contracts,
Strikers were approaching the Michigan
Central railroad carshops to-day, with the
intention of getting the men out, when the
railroad officials shut down to avoid any
possible complications.
SEVERE WORDS.
Chief Arthur of the Locomotive
Engineers Talks of the Knights.
Special to the Globe.
St. Louis, May 3.— Chief Arthur of
the Brotherhood of Engineers arrived here
this morning to have a talk with a commit
tee of engineers. He declined to state
what the talk is to be about, but said it had
no connection with the troubles on the
Southwest system. Speaking on the criti
cisms of the Knights of Labor on the re
fusal of the Locomotive Brotherhood to
form an alliance with them in the recent
strike, he said:
All I have to say concerning- that, is that
while all laboring men have our sympathy,
we arc an independent organization, the
oldest in the country, and do not now, after
a struggle of twenty-three years, need to ex
pect aid from mushroom organizations. Why
we have paid benefits to our members of over
?2,000,000, and really I fail to understand how
we can fail now, at this late day, dependent
on other societies that are just starting
out In life. I , tell you the great
trouble with the Knights of Labor, at least it
was the case in the strike on the Missouri Pa
cific, they struck without any cause in the
world for doing so. It is one of the principles
of our organization to use severe measures
; only when nil efforts at arbitration fail, and
you know that such a thing as arbitration was
not broached by the Missouri Pacific em
ployes before they went out. They went out
to force the Texas & Pacific to take back that
niau Hall. v
ST. LOUIS STRIKERS.
Further Strikes and Some Settle
ments Reported.
St. Louis, May B.— The eight-hour agi
tation still continues in this city, but strikes
and lockouts are fewer in number than were
generally anticipated. The molders to the
number of 100 struck to-day in the foun
dries of Christopher & Simpson, Scherper
& Koker, Pullis Bros, and: the McMurray.
The Judge company strikers demand eight
hours and pay by the day instead ot piece.
Five hundred employes of the Southern
Bagging company demand fewer hours and
more pay and are on a strike. Their de
mands, if granted, would restore the state
of affairs which existed some time ago and
a speedy settlement Is possible. The eighty
five wrappers in the employ of Legatt and
Meyers, tobacco manufacturers, who struck
on Saturday for piece work instead of pay
by the day, returned to their places to-day,
their CV demand v . having ».;, been granted.
■Twenty-five'; stemmers, working for the
I same firm, struck, their demand, similar to
| that of the wrappers, not having
; been acceded to. A committee
! of the Brewers' Union called
to-day on the various brewers of the city
and demanded the adoption of the eight
| hour system. The brewers requested that
! no decisive action be taken by the members
lof the union till after the meeting of the
i Brewers' association, which will be on
| Wednesday next, when an agreement will
: probably be reached. The strike of men
I employed on the waterworks in East St.
| Louis has been settled.
PEACE a.,i» PROSPERITY
Once More Ream I yon the South
western Railroads.
St. Louis, May 3. — The congressional
committee, after having heard the testimony
of prominent business men in St. Louis on
Saturday, endeavored, if possible, to have
the Knights of Labor declare the strike off
in the interest of peace and business, and
hat the prosperity of the country be re
stored, and at the informal meeting held on
Saturday night the matter was broached by
the committee to the executive board. A
letter addressed to the board was then
drawn up and signed by all the
members ot the committee except
Mr. Burnes, who had gone to
his home at St. Joseph. Of course, his
signature could not be otfered, although he
said he was heartily in favor of the cause.
The letter was lett with Mr. Curtin, chair
man of the committee, to deliver to Mr.
Ha3 r es, chairman pro tern, of the board, to
conclude the arrangements, which were
finally closed late on Sunday night, by an
extended conference between Mr. Curtin,
on the part of the congressional committee,
and Messrs. Hayes, Bailey and Barry, ex
ecutive board, on the part of the Knights of
j Labor. Gov. Curtin said that the result
was due in a great measure to the untiling
efforts of the executive board of the
Knights. Thus ends the greatest
railroad strike that the country has
seen since the memorable events of 1877.
PREPARED FOR E3IEBCENCY.
Wisconsin State Troops Ready to
Respond to a Call.
Special to the Globe.
Madison, Wis., May 3. — A telegram
was received at the executive office at 5
o'clock this evening, relating to the state
of affairs in Milwaukee. Gov. Rusk and
Ad.it. Gen. Chiprnan had a brief confer
ence. Col. Lewis, of the First regiment of
Wisconsin National Guards, was summoned
to the capital. He arrived soon after 6
o'clock having been intercepted at Milton
Junction. At 7:30 this evening Gov.
Rusk, Adjt. Gen. Chipman and Col. Lewis
started for Milwaukee on a special train.
Before leaving the adjutant ordered that
everything in the military quarters at the
capital be put in readiness to answer a call
if one should be made. If a call for troops
is made the First regiment will be the first
to turn out. The regiment is com
posed of the guards and rifles of
Jauesville; Custer Rifles, of Whitewater;
Light Guards and Garfield Guards, of
Racine; Light Guards, of Monroe, Delayan
Rifles, and Darlington and Governor's
Guards, of Madison.
ORDERED TO BE READY.
Special to the Globe.
Eau Claire, Wis., May 3.— Gov. Rusk
has ordered the light guard company, 3rd
regiment, of this city, to be in readiness for
duty should the labor trouble in Milwaukee
require its presence.
Inconsistent Statements
Chicago, May 3. — Deputy Marshall
Ballard, accompanied by Superintendent
Wade and Mr. Sleeper, attorney for the
Wabash road, made a formal application 10
Judge Gresham of the United States circuit
court this afternoon, for the protection of
the Federal court against trespassers.
Judge Gresham, after listening to Mr.
Sleeper, said:
"Ten days agro you made a statement to the
effect that this court had no jurisdiction over
the ai -ii-s of the Wabash road. If I take
this step Twill have to follow it up with
farther measures for the protection of the
road. I do not wish to do this until I am fully
assured I have jurisdiction, and Jay Gould
should not deny the jurisdiction of this court
and afterward appeal to it for protection. At
the same time I do not wish to refuse protec
tion to any corporation simply because of the
inconsistent statements of its attorney."
Mr. Sleeper said he would examine the
records and obtain facts to show Judge
Gresuanrs jurisdiction.
Bra kemen on Strike.
Cheyexxe, Wyo., May 3. — All the
brakemen on the Union Pacific railroad on
the Nebraska division between Sydney and
Laramie, struck to-day against the new
schedule of mileage and oay. The brake
men claim the new schedule to be a reduc
tion. The company denies this. The
freight trains are being tied up here as fast
as they arrive. Passenger trains are sent
out without brakemen General Superin
tendent Dickinson arrived from Denver at
noon and will be interviewed by the com
mittee. The brakemen demand the old
schedule of pay of $05 per month.
Threatening: Strikers
Chicago, May 3. — Considerable excite
ment was caused at 1:30 o'clock this after
noon in the vicinity of Wabash avenue and
River street, by the arrival of a crowd of
200 or 300 strikers. They announced their
intention of breaking into the tin can man
ufactory of Norton Bros., and tried to force
their way in. The doors were barred, how
ever, and the police telephoned for. A de
tail from the Central station inarched down
on the double quick. On the appearance
of the officers the crowd dispersed and quiet
was restored.
Serious Trouble Averted.
Milwaukee, May 3. — Striking em
ployes of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway company's shop at West Mil
waukee to-day attacked a number of men
employed at the Reliance iron works. The
latter repulsed them with hose and water
and a serious conflict was only averted by
the presence of the police, who arrived in
time to put a stop to it.
A Stupid Official.
Pocahontas, Va., May 3. — The miners
here waited on the superintendent of the
coal mines this morning, and demanded
that he revoke his order discharging all em
ployes brought before the mayor on charges
of misdemeanor. The superintendent re
fused and several hundred miners went on
a strike. Great excitement prevails.
Furniture ITlen Satisfied. i
Grand Rapids, Mich., May 3. — The
furniture factories with but two exceptions
started up this morning: with full gangs of
men, all satisfied with the arrangements
made. At the Berkey & Gay and Oreel
factories the men refused to respond, ow
ing to the indefinite terms offered.
Industrial Items.
Cleveland stonemasons have demanded the
eight-hour law. Yesterday nieu engaged on
the Gartleld monument quit work, and naked
eight hours work and $3.25 per day, which
they got.
At Lynchburg, Va.,vesterday. tho employes
on the custom house struck for eight hours.
The contractor refusod to accede to their de
mands and work stopped.
Martin Irons denies tho report that he has
been expelled from the Knights of Labor, and
asserts that perfect harmony exists in the or
ganization.
The Vulcan Iron works at Carondolet, Mo.,
resumed operations yesterday alter a shut
down of liovoral mouths, giving employment
to 000 men.
Chicago lumber-yard owners and strikers
are to endeavor to settle their differences to
day, but it is believed the effort wiM be fruit
less.
Buffalo journeymen plumbers and gas
fitters are out.
Milwaukee brewws will probably return to
work to-day.
NO. 12 4
THE SPORTING GLOBE.
Hew Yorkers Visit Philadelphia, Certain
of Sweeping the Ground With
Their Opponents. •
The Quakers Win An Easy Victory and
Carry the Brooms From the
- Diamond.
Kansas City Cowboys .Laid Out Cold
<bytlie Visitors From the Wol
verine State.
'<"■'-.. ■ '*' : *■■■■:■ ' .--■■.-
The Minneapolis Ball- Tossers — Bi
cycle Race Booked Between
Scliock and Prince.
Base Be!!.
Philadelpha, Pa., May 3.— The New
York and Philadelphia clubs met to-day for
the first time this season, and Philadelphia
won by hard hitting and wonderful base
running. Upwards of 9,000 persons wit
nessed the game, including 200 New
Yorkers. The latter brought with them a
bunch of new brooms, which they tacked
to the posts of the grand stand, in which
they occupied seats. They meekly but
gracefully presented the brooms to the
Philadelphia players at the conclusion of
the game:
X?T J°**v 0 0 100000-3
Philadelphia 1 0 0 13 0 10 *— 6
The Nationals Beat the Bostons.
Washington, May 3.— The Bostons and
.Nationals to-day played a very exciting
game in the presence of over 6,000 people,
and when the contest was finally decided
in favor of the Nationals, the spectators
took Gladman and Force on their shoulders
and carried them to the club house. At
the end of the eighth inning the score stood
7to 7. In the ninth the Bostons made four
runs and it was generally considered that
the game was taken from the home team,
but to the surprise and delight of the Wash
ingtouians, the Nationals scored five in the
last inning and won the game. Score-
Nationals ..0 10 3 0 111 5—13
Boston 3 0 0 13 0 0 0 4—ll
KANSAS CITY LAID OUT.
Kansas City, May 3.— From the west
ern part the opening game of the Detroit-
Kansas City series resulted in an easy vic
tory for the Wolverines. Whitney was not
feeling well and was knocked out of tha
box in the fourth inning. He was super
coded by Conway. The big batters ot De
troit continued their slugging and gave the
cowboys plenty of exercise. The feature
of the game was Hackett's catching and
throwing to bases.
Kansas City 0 00000 I—4
Detroit... 1 4 0 10 2 0 3 *— 11
A CLOSE CONTEST.
Pittsbukg, May 3.— The home team
defeated the St. Louis Browns this after
noon, but it took twelve innings to do it
In the first inning the visitors made four
runs, and it looked as if they had the game
won from the start, but the Pittsburgers
went in to win, and by playing "a magnifi
cent up-hill game snatched victory from
the jaws of defeat. About 4,000 persons
were present.
Pittsburgh 0 000102210 0 I—7
St.Louis 4 0000010100 o—B
BALTIMORE VS. METROPOLITAN.
New York, May 3.— The Baltlmorea
again defeated the Metropolitans at Staten
Island to-day. The visitors batted Lynch
furiously, earning five of their ten runs on
clean hitting:
Metropolitan 3 00201003—9
Baltimore 0 3 0 0 2 13 0 I—lo
THE MINNEAPOLIS TEAM.
The List of Ball Tossers Who Will
Struggle for the Pennant! r> .
As announced in the Globe several day 3
ago, the Minneapolis Northwestern league
team has been organized. J. E. Whitcomb,
the manager, will play short stop and
change pitcher; Charles Ganzel of Minne
apolis, who made a proud record in the
Philadelphia league team last year, will
catch and play change first base; Timothy
O'Rourke, catcher, is from Detroit; James
Bates, pitcher, is a Montreal ball twirler,
but has played in the Chicago Stars the
past two years; Jim O'Day, who will turn
out on first base, is well-known to Minne- ■
apolitans, he having played in the Minne
apolis Blue Stockings in 1878. William
Foley, signed for second base, will serve a3
assistant captain, (Manager Whitcomb will
captain his own nine), came from Chicago;
M. O'Donneil, third base, hails from River
Falls, Mass., where he has a good record
in the New England league; James Con
tillion, the center fielder, is from the old
Bay City club and a heavy hitter, but his
home is in Janesviile, Wis. ; Jack Kelly,
the left fielder and change catcher, came
from Galveston,Tex., and has played several
seasons in the Southern league; M. Rouse,
right fielder and change catcher, was signed
from New York city; Louis Seise of Chi
cago will play out field and change short
stop; Thomas Murphy, one of the best
Minneapolis players, will occupy right field
and the box; Lunt of the Racine college
team will pitch to Jack Crookston of St.
Paul.
Manager Whitcomb, as will be seen, hs3
four batteries, namely: Whitcomb and
Ganzel, O'Rourke and Bates, Lunt and
Crookston, Murphy and Kelly.
The team was out on the new grounds
practicing yesterday and they all showed
up nicely. The new uniforms have been,
ordered irom Spaulding of Chicago and are
expected by Friday, so that they may be
worn on the day of the opening, Saturday,
with the Duluth club.
The grounds are located near the South
Minneapolis station, and a five-cent rate
has been secured with the railway com
pany. The amphitheatre has been com
pleted and the fence is built. A large crew
of men are now engaged in leveling off the
park ana rolling it.
Manager Whitcomb is not satisfied with
the league schedule as made out. Mil
waukee has Sunday and Saturday games
in number out of all proportion to those al
lowed Minneapolis and St. Paul. The
schedule will probably be changed to rem
edy this defect. Bates and O'Rourke will
be the Minneapolis battery in next Satur
day's game.
A SIX-DAY STRUGGLE.
The SchocK-Prince 11 ace for St,ooo
a Side and the Championship. ■
The Schock-Priuce six-day bicycle race at
Minneapolis is now a certainty. Schock ap
peared early yesterday afternoon and de
posited his SSOO, making good the §1,000
stakes, and afterwards Prince and hisr
backers placed 5650 forfeiture, according to
an agreement entered into with Schock,
and were given until Saturday night at 10
o'clock to make good the Si, 000. Articles
of agreement were written up and signed.
The articles stipulate that the winner is to
take the entire stakes of $2,000 and 65 per
cent, of the contestants' share of the gate
receipts of the ; week and the loser to re
ceive 35 per cent, of the same— the contest
ants' share to be one-half the net receipts
during the race. The rules of the League
of American Wheelmen is to govern the
race. The referee and judges are to be
named at the time of making the final de
posit.
Small Talk.
Until the tournament the Minneapolis Gun
club will hold shoots on the following dates:
May 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 22 and 25.
C. R. Eliot and C. E. Shepard, of Minneap
olis, started on Sunday on a bicycJe trip to '.
Aberdeen,' Dak., expecting- v to return- in two
weeks. This is the longest trip ever under
taken in the Northwest. ../.;. : v V
Shaw, the "Dakota Blizzard," has accepted
Frank Dingley's challenge to i race : ten ; miles ■..'
in the Washington rink ' on Saturday night, •
; for $50 a side and the race will occur.