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AFTER YOU HAVE MOVED LET THE PißLlt KNOW WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED. The Every Morning Globe is THE BEST WANT DIRECTORY! "VOL. XIIJ. LABOR IS RAMPANT. This Country'^, Toilers De mand Less Hours and More Pay. timers, Carpenters and Tradesmen of All Kinds Go Out. 1 General Strike of lowa Miners Has Been Or dered. The Great Mining State of Pennsylvania Compara tively Quiet. Chicago, May I.— With the exception •f lowa, where the miners in nearly all coal fields in the state have quit work, idvices from numerous Northwestern mining and industrial districts indicate that there was no concerted movement on the part of the laboring classes look ing to the adoption by employers of the eight hour basis for a day's labor. There ■were isolated instances of serious trouble incident upon the May day holi day, and the wanton destruction of property out of revenge for some real or fancied grievance. Rock Island, Ills.. reports no strike or other demonstration on the part of the coal miners, they be ing well paid ar.d generally satisfied with present conditions. At Oskaloosa, 10., a secret meeting of the lowa dis trict of the United Mine Workers was held at which an executive order was promulgated, ordering all lowa miners to strike forthwith, emphasizing their demand for the eight-hour work day. The order states, however, that lowa district is acting independently in the matter. Incendiaries this morning fired the large buildings at Shaft No. 7 of the Consolidated Coal company, at Oska loosa, and they were destroyed, entail- Ing a loss of $10,000, with no insurance. The majority of the mines are now closed, but it is thought the majority of the miners will resume work to-morrow. At Spring Valley, 111., all the mines stopped work to-day. Neither miners nor operators have i>ro posed a basis of settlement for the coming year. Everybody seems in clined to patiently await developments. The miners are under instructions of their state officers and no demand will be made until sanctioned by them. The operators are in the main non-coinmital and no meetings have been held. A Dcs Moines, 10., dispatch says: Contrary to expectations the executive board of United Mine Workers of the lowa district to-day ordered all its mem bers to quit work for the establishment of the eight-hour work day. to remain out till further notice. All the miners In this vicinity are idle to-day and it is thought eight or nine hundred will stay out u mler the above order. About 10,000 miners are affected in the state. In the Ottumwa district westward to Char I ton, 4,000 miners at Mystic, Forster, Ilite nian. Avery, Albia, Diamond, IMiillips and Centerville went out to-night by order of the executive committee, to re main out till an eight-hour day is agreed to. A strange feature of the Btrike is that the miners made no such demand upon the operators, and ostensi bly quit work to celebrate May day. Everything is quiet; no depredations save at Oskaloosa. where the Consoli eated Coal company's shaft was burned by incendiaries. THE RED FLAG. It Figures Prominently in the New York Demonstration. New Yoi:k. May 1. — Small armies of men, marching to the tune of the Mar seliaise and other airs, carrying aloft re. J flags and transparencies, the latter denouncing all monopolies, approached Union square to-night from various di rections to participate in the great eight hour labor demonstration held under the auspices of the Central Labor Fed eration and the Socialistic labor party. It was estimated that there were 8,000 people in the park, and in front of the plaza and at side stands on Broadway and on Fourth avenue. The police arrangements consisted of about seventy-five footmen, twenty-live mounted and a lot of detectives and Central office men in citizens' dress were also scattered through the crowd in case of any emergency. The main Bpeakers' stand was at the cottage on the plaza on Seventeenth street. Here the English speakers talked, while speeches were delivered In German and Hebrew from stands on Broadway and on Fourth avenue. Many women were crowded in the throng. As each union or. delegation arrived on the Bcene the flags and banners carried by the leaders were ranged about the cot tage. The flaring torches and red flags of the socialistic bodies, the upturned faces of thousands of wage workers, made a picturesque ana fearsome sort of sight. Shortly after 8 o'clock the meeting was called to order by Chair man Lncien Laniel. While the chairman was addressing the crowd, socialistic labor unions continued to arrive in Email and large bodies. March ing to the meeting, one of the socialistic bodies carried the American flag with the union down. Mr. Laniel, when he had a chance to speak, said that he hoped the hearts of the working people would be as stout as their lungs during the conflict for eight hours. The universal motto of labor is "We win, we shall, we must." It was high time after a century of advancement that lauor iiad its due. Labor was entitled to a share of its products. It was time to unite and get it. The first step to be accom plished was a reduction iv the Hours of labor. As men, they should stand together, not as citizens of the United States, but as workers of the whole world against plutocracy. After other local speakers had addressed the crowd a long preamble and series of denuncia tory resolutions were read at the main stands. The features of this deliver ance were: Indorsement of the de mands of the Paris convention; de mands for consolidation against capital; statutory establishment of the eight hoar day: resort to political action to attain the ends desired, and allegiance to the socialistic party. After the reso lutions were read, 11. U. Wilshire, a wealthy socialist from Los Angeles, Cal.. addressed the meeting, liis talk was short, but to the point. He said that a workman earned more in four hours for his employers than he was paid for working twelve hours, and pre dicted fcbat the agitation for an eight hour law was only the forerunner to a demand that four hours should be con sidered a day's labor. He declared that Daily ST. PAUL Globe. the socialistic party was the only one to which the workingmen should owe allegiance. The resolutions were adopted with a whoop and the affair at the main stand was over. On Broadway and Fourth avenue were trucks filled with Socialist speakers who addressed the crowds in various tongues. Among them was E. Weiss maun, of San Francisco, editor of the Tobacco Journal. His subject was the common one of all the speakers of the evening, that of "The Grinding Power of the Capitalists." He spoke in both German and Bnelifh. No outbreak oc curred, and the crowd dissolved as soou as the speaking was ended. ILLINOIS. Everything at a Standstill in the Dv Quoine Coal Region. Dv QuoiXE, HI., May I.— The most stubbornly contested coal miners' strike ever had in this district was in augurated this morning. The contest is to enforce the law as to eight hours for a day's work and pay every Satur day. The men say they will stay out until the law is upheld and their de mands granted. The operators say the law is unjust and will fight it to the United States su preme court. In accordance with orders from the operators of the four teen mines here all miners and mine la borers have cleaned up their various places and taken out all their tools. These mines have served notice that they will lie idle until the iirst day of November and from to-ilay but one mine, the Egyptian, will be running on this prairie or in this district. This mine is a new one. pays its men weekly, works the eight-hour day, and is having all work done under contract. Fully 1,500 men will be di rectly interested in this strike, which, with their families, swells the total number affected to 3.500 souls. A grand May day picnic and labor day demon stration is being held in Locust grove and the city park. Several noted labor speakers of Illinois are present. All miners below here are also ordered out, which will make this strike the most stupendous one ever had in the state. Out But No Strike. Ottawa. 111., May I.— The situation in mining circles cannot be satisfactor ily digested. At La Salle, ill., all tlie miners came out last night but to-day say there is no strike. They claim that they are simply obliged to "take a rest because the rumors of a strike have been the cause of over production and glut ting the market. Manufacturers have all put in large supplies in anticipation of a shut-down. The Matthiesen and llegler shaft is idle notwithstanding the fact that the zinc works, which uses a large portion of the output, have not a large supply of coal mined. Miners are very reticent. At Streator a like condition of affairs exists with the exception that a labor demonstra tion was held. Beyond a few incen diary speeches no claim was made that there was a strike on. The citizens are uneasy, while the. mine operators claim that comparatively no differences exist and that the miners will not be idle long. Operators Are Stubborn. Spkixgfihi.d, 111., May I.— All the coal miners in the Springfield sub-dis trict, about 1,500 in number, are idle, and President N. J. Goings, of the state union of miners, says they will remain so until the result is known of a confer ence, which will be held in Chicago some day next week. The operators here to-day posted a notice that here after they will pay but 50 cents per ton over an inch and a quarter screen. This is 17>£ ceuts less than the price now paid. MISSOURI. The Demands or a Portion of the Strikers Are Granted. St. Lons May I.— The carpenters and joiners have once more scored a victory against their employers. Two years ago they fought for 35 cents an hour ami an eight-hour <Jay, and won. To-day they asked 40 cents an hour and got it. All the carpenters in the city were yesterday notified to re port at headquarters at 10 a. m. to-day under penalty of a heavy fine for non-appearance, with a consequence that the hall was crowded to overflow ing when the meeting was called to order. They got down to work right away, and the first thing done was the reading of reports to their demands from their bosses. Out of 350 bosses who received the demands. 272 have granted the advance, ten have refused and the balance have not yet Deen heard from. The men were ordered to report for duty to those bosses who have con ceded the demands, while the others have been instructed to remain out till the advance is granted. The architectural iron workers to the number of 350 men have gone out for eight hours a day and an advance in wages of from three and a half cents to seven and a half cents an hour, according to grade of work. The marble setters, who are members of the Association of Mar blecutters of the United States, have struck lor an advance of 25 cents a day. They notified the bosses some time ago of their demand and received verbal answers from some of the bosses agree ing to the raise, but the men wall ted writteu contracts and also want their employers to recognize eight hours as a day's work. The St. Louis team owners, 500 strong, have won their fight against their em ployers. They asked for ?4 a day and got it. The shet iron and cornice workers and the carriage makers will hold meet ings to-morrow night to consider the question as to whether or not the would strike. The East St. Louis hod car riers' association has requested a re adjustment of wages and it is reported that they will strike next Monday un less their demands are acceded to. They want eight hours per day and 35 cents an hour. They are now getting 30 cents. PENXS YL.V ANIA. Building Trades and Miners Go Out by the Thousand. PiSTSBUKG, Pa., May I.— A general review of the situation here shows that carpenters bricklayers and stonemasons to the number of 3,000 are out on strike, with many planing mill hands also idle. The different unions of the building trades are holding meetings and making estimates of the number of men out and those found "blacksheeping." They report the latter as being very small. The number of men in the building trades known to be out are: Carpen ters, 1.S00; stonemasons, 700; bricklay ers, 600 or 700. Several independent contractors have alreacy granted the eight-hour demand, and the men say it is only a question ot a short time when the Builders' association will concede terms. Perfect dullness is observed n all the large contracts in this city, it appearing that even the laborers have dropped their implements for the time. Some twenty small firms have already conceded the eight hours and thirty-five cents per hour to carpenters, but they do not belong to the builders' exchange. President George Summer, of the lat ter organization, says the men cannot ever come back, as the contractors pro , pose to make it a perfect freeze-out, and change certain obnoxious rules of the carpenters' union. The miners Out. Pittsbvrg Pa., May I.— This morn ing between five thousand and six thousand railroad miners of the Pitts burg district went out on a strike. Their old scale expired yesterday and they went out pending an adjustment of wages, their strike having nothing to do with the eight-hour question. The miners' convention is now in session here. The proposition of the operators' committee to pay the old wages has been received, but no action taken as yet. The miners' conference committee aud the operators' committee will meet after the convention, and probably an agreement will be reached and the men return to work. Nearly the entire ses sion this morning was given up to de bate on the wage scale, and it was prac tically decided to adopt two scales, one to rule in the coal trade, the other to govern the lake trade. It has been de cided to agree to a differential price of nine cents between the Ohio and Pitts burg districts in favor of the former, but since that district is also in conven tion, it is not knowu what will be done there. The local convention will likely agree upon a scale this afternoon. It is probable that 8!) cents per ton will be asked lor local trade, and 82 cents for lake trade. In tlie Coke Region*. Scottdale, Pa., May I.— Several evictions were made to-day in portions of the region, but all passed off quietly. The miners erected a tent 100 feet long for their residence. A special from West Newton, Pa., says: "To-night a wreck occurred on the Pemickey road, opposite this place, in which Foreman Stewart, of Welisville, was fatally in jured, and several others less seriously. An emigrant tram carrying 100 Hung arians to the Frick plant collided with an engine, and the foreigners were thrown into a panic, imagining they had been attacked by strikers. The Hungarians said they had been told the strike was over and all was settled. When in formed the report was incorrect many of them left the cars and started on foot back to Pittsburg. Beelared Off. Huntixgtox, Pa., May I.— The pro posed general strike of the Pennsyl vania bituminous miners, which was announced for to-day, has been indefi nitely declared off, and the work will therefore continue as usual. The Hunt ingdon, Bedford and Cambria county miners were dependent on the action of the Olearfield region men, and the lat ter having decided that not enough money was in the treasury to Justify a strike, it was abandoned. The men are thorouehly organized, and their griev ance may result in a shut-down at any time. Not at Present. Wii.kesbakre, Pa., May I.— There is great interest manifested among the laboring classes of this region regarding the result* of the fieht for eight hours and higher wages, by their fellow work men through the bituminous regions of this state and Ohio. While there seems to be no disposition among the men about the anthracite collieries for any immediate demand for higher wages, less hours, or even a strike, labor lead ers aver that this is simply because the men are not prepared for any such de parture. All in all. the day seems fair to be a very quiet one in this section, up to noon to-day no strike or lock-out hav ing occurred in this city or vicinity, ac cording to information secured by the Associated press representative. Working as I'Kiial. Scranton, Pa.. May I.— The anthra cite miners of the Lackawanna district in this immediate vicinity have pretty generally discussed the advisability of any demonstration to-day, looking* to ward a demand for an increase of wages, and the general concensus of opinion seems to be unfavorable to a declaration of any character. The men recognize that the movement would be the most inopportune, and the operators aud officials expect no request whatever. Advices are to the effect that colleries are working as usual and everything is quiet to-day. From Various Points. Clearfield. Pa., May I.— There are no strikers in the Clearheld or Dubois bituminous coal regions. All the min ers are at work to-day. A meeting will be held at Houtzdale this afternoon, and it is said that resolutions will be adopted endorsing the action pf the Columbus, Ohio, convention. pAKBONDAXE, Pa., May I.— The col lieries operated by the Delaware «fe Hud son company in this city aud vicinity are running to-day with the usual force of men. and the operatives seem fully satisfied with the present condition of affairs. Nantiooke. Pa., May I.— The col lieries of the Susquehanna Coal com pany, at this place and Glenlyon are being worked to-day with the usual complement of men, and the mine workers evince no disposition to strike or make a request for a different schedule of rates. Asiilaxd, Pa., May I.— The eight hour movement has not been pressed in this district. The miners at all the collieries are working as usual to-day. Pittstox, Pa., May I.— The various mines and colliers of the Pennsylvania Coal company are in operation to-day. No demand has yet been made for less hours or higher wages. Mount Cabmei* Pa., May I.— lnstead of a strike, there was a general resump tion at the collieries in this district this morning. Since the disastrous Reading railroad strike no effort has been made to maintain the Knights of Labor and Amalgamated association in this sec tion. Siiamokin, Pa., May I.— There are no strikes in this district, nor any evidence of dissatisfaction. Philadelphia, May l.— The rela tions between capital and labor in this city is one of peace and mutual erood understanding. SiiEXAXDOAii, Pa., May I.— There is no strike here and no indication of any. READING, Pa., May I.— There has been no agitation of the eight-hour ques tion in Reading, or at any point within a radius of thirty mile? Plymouth, Pa., May I.— The 5,000 miners and laborers employed in these districts are apparently satisfied, and no request has yet been made for less hours or more pay. Sunbtjby, Pa., May I.— There is no talk or thought of a strike among any of the railroad men around this city. In the Shamokin and Mount Cannel coal region there will be no strike. One of the leading men among the miners said this morning: "There is no danger of any strike in this region. Two years ago when the strike was ordered on in this section, the soft coal men kept at work and we suffered. Now they can strike if they want to, but we want none of it in ours." NEW YORK. A Big House-Smith's Strike Inaug urated in the Metropolis. New York, May I.— The threatened strike fixed for May 1, began in earnest this morning, so far as the house smiths are concerned, and with them all inci dental trades are out. This morning it was stated that at least 4,500 men rep resenting different trades are on strike. Clarendon hall, in Fifteenth street, was taxed to its utmost to accommodate the Continued on Fourth Page. ST. PAUL, MINN., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1891. EUROPE IS ON A TEAR. Anarchists and Socialists Make it Lively in Big Cities. Military Forces and the Mob at Lyons Fight for Blood. Also a Sprinkling of Blood in the Rome Demon stration. Prediction of a Universal Strike in London Not Fulfilled. Lyons, May I.— A number of very ex citing scenes were witnessed in this city to-day. The first disturbance occurred when a big crowd of workmen, followed by large numbers of women and chil dren and bearing red cards containing various sentiments in reference to the lights claimed by the laboring people, attempted to hold a procession. The authorities had decided to prevent any marching and, as the men refused to disperse with order, the police were directed to make an attack on the ranks of the paraders. The men made a desperate resistance to the offi cers, aud a general melee followed in which a policeman was seriously wounded. The noise of the conflict at tracted a great crowd, and the work men were soon reinforced by many sympathizing companions. The au thorities finding that the police were unable to cope, unaided, with the in creased force of the workmen, called upon the military for assistance, and a body of cavalry was dispatched to the place where the rioting was in progress. The horsemen charged down upon the ranks of the excited and deter mined workmen, who assailed them with t volleys of stones. The workmen were unable to withstand the combined attack by the cavalry and police, and were finally compelled to retreat sullenly and with defiant shouts. A number of arrests were made, and several of the prisoners were found to be heavily armed. Subsequently the mob marched to the cemetery, headed by a number of men carrying black and red flags. The visit to the cemetery was made for the p urpose of holding services over the graves of those who had Lost Their Lives in former riots. The autnorities were again compelled to appeal to the military for aid in dispersing the crowd, a force of cuirassiers were hurried to the cemetery and again were the wnr horses ridden down upon the people. The mob obstinately resisted the repeated charges made on them by the cuiras siers and desperately disputed every inch of the ground. Showers of stones and other missiles were hurled at the soldiers, several of whom were seriously injured before they at la t succeeded in clearing the burying ground of the mob. Upon being driven from the cemetery the crowd again formed in procession and marched back to the city, defiantly denouncing the author ities and singing "La Carmagnole" in a grand chorus. The rioters, nothing daunted by their two defeats, had no sooner reached the city than they made an attack upon their early antagonists — the police— and so savage was their as sault that they overcame the officers and broke through the cordon which they had established. Again was it found necessary to call" upon the cuirassiers to disperse the rioters, who, flushed with their victory over the police, were prepaicd to engage in more riotous demonstrations, and again did the soldiers charge upon the shouting mob and thunder down Into their ranks. As in their previous conflicts with the military, the crowd were forced to beat a retreat. The lighting which, has taken place between the rioters and the Police and Military has caused the greatest alarm among the people of this city, and the excite ment intensifies as each succeeding hour passes, The police are utterly power less to control the howling mob, who, emboldened by this fact, have become more defiant than ever, and the author ities have been compelled to summon additional reinforcements of soldiers for the protection of the city. The rioters have cut the telephone and tele graph wires, and are holding uproar ious meetings at their working head quarters, where anarchist speakers are vociferously and wildly haranguing their hearers and inciting the already maddened men to commit fur ther acts of violence. A dense crowd surrounds the labor exchange, which building the soldiers have cleared of all persons at the point of the bayonet. The military are taking every precaution to subdue the mob aud have brought a cannon to the place for the purpose of intimidating them. A mass meeting of the workmen has been called for 0 o'clock this evening. The place se lected for the gathering is the principal square of the city. The authorities have determined to use every means to control the immense crowd that is ex pected to be present aud to prevent any further outbreaks. The cuirassiers again charged the crowd at 10 p. in. Several persons were injured. The total casualties of the day are ten soldiers and policemen in jured. Sixty persons were arrested. RIOT IN RO3IR. Several Bloody Encounters Be tween Police and Anarchists. " Rome, May I.— A meeting of work ingmen took place this afternoon near the Church of San Giovanni. There were five members of the chamber of deputies present. An anarchist speaker violently urged the assembled men to attack the{ police. The speaker's words so excited his hearers that soon after the mob stoned the troops which were stationed in the neighborhood. Some of the rioters hurled stones at the troops from the windows of houses in the neighborhood. The gendarmes, at this point, fired upon the rioters, and the cavalry immediately after charged upon those who had not been put to flight by the gendarmes' fire. At the same time the infantry soldiers near the scene of the riot were ordered to storm the houses from which the stones had been thrown. A terrible uproar followed. When matters had calmed dowu somewhat it was found that Signor Barzilai, a member of the chambers of deputies, Sgr. Cipriani, a socialist leader, and twenty-five other had been wounded during the riot. One man was killed ontright outright by the gendarmes' fire. In addition a gen darme was stabbed to death by rioters, During the cavalry charge several troopers were unhorsed and were trampled upon and kicked by their comrades' horses. Sgr. Cipriani has been arrested. The meeting nwnbered 5,000. The proceedings were quiet till the cavalry stationed in the square were ordered to mount, when a panic seized the meeting. Cipriani mounted the platform and shouted; "We must act if we are not cowards." Then a shot wa3 heard, followed by a shower of stones on the soldiers' heads. The cavalry were ordered to charge at a trot, and then there were more shots ane volleys of stones, but the rioters were speedily dispersed. Later on an other sharp conflict occurred between the soldiers and a mob in Vic tor Emmanuel square. Several persons were injured, and a trooper was killed. Altogether 100 persons were arrested to-day, nine soldiers and five civilians were wounded. Minister Nicotera. re plying to questions in the chamber of deputies, said there were 300 anarchists among those present at the workmen's demonstration; that the public forces had been attacked with revolvers aud stones and that shots had been fired from the windows of Slgnor Cipriani's residence, and that therefore the demonstration had been suppressed. The riots in Florence were slight in character. They were provoked by anarchists. There was no disorder in other towns. From the latest reports received from the various cities" it is learned that May day was generally ob served iv a tranquil manner throughout Italy. In the places where work was suspended the working people as a rule occupied their time in holiday-making. SIZED UP. The Situation in kurope as Seen From London. Loxnox, May 1. — Innumerable tele grams from all parts of the country re ceived up to midnight show that, while there was a general ferment, the work inginen nowhere showed a disposition of themselves to cause trouble or loss of the sympathy of the public by illegal manifestations. Neither have the pre dictions of a universal strike been fulfilled. On the contrary, though num bers of workmen took a holiday, even on the pain of dismissal, in order to join the processions, aud were mainly confined to miners, the natural leaders in the eight-hour movement, Monday will see mostof them resuming their vo cations, with but tew lockouts. The anarchists eagerly seized the chance to air their doctrines with the added zest of a possible scuffle with the author ities, and the outbreaks recorded were invariably due to their efforts, and doubtless would have been more effect ual but for the admirable police and mil itary preparations. The fact that the first meeiing of the labor commission was held on May day is merely a coinci dence. The English workers are wait ing for Sunday. The London carpenters and joiners commenced a strike to-night. Germany has been almost equally quiet. Meetings were sparsely attended. Those men who remained at work wore given a day's pay from the general strike f uud. Iv Austria and Hungary the day was taken up with merely holiday diversions. j At Bekes the military were called upon j to quell a socialist riot, and several per | sons were wounded. The demonstration held on the Prater in Vienna, was smaller than that of 1890. In Holland there was no cessation of work. In Brussels, at 8 o'clock in the eveuing, I 10,000 men marched in procession from ! the bourse through the town to the , •trains or the Marsellaise with banners, ] transparencies and devices, asking free I suffrage. The pavements were thronged with orderly onlookers. PARIS PEACEFUL, But at Clichy Four Policemen Were Fatally Injured. Paris, May 1. — Everything is now quiet except that a few brawlers are oc casionally heard singing on their way home. The socialist meeting iv the Salle Favre, of which so much was expected, was a small af fair. Some of the advertised speakers were absent. A rumor current last night that there had been a dyna mite explosion in M. Ferry's house proved to be unfounded. The collision between the mob and the force of police and soldiers at Clichy proved a veritable battle. All the anarchists in the mob had revolvers, which they used freely on the police. The four wounded policemen are expected to die. The explosion which startled this city to-day occurred in the house of Due de Trevise, situated in the Rue Berry. There is no reason to be lieve that the explosion was the result ot private revenge against the duke, and it is thought to have been merely a demonstration on the part of the anarchists. An in vestigation made soon after the occur rence showed that a big dynamite bomb had been used. The report of the ex plosion was heard almost throughout the entire city of Paris and was the cause of much alarm to the people. A LIVELY SCENE. Mr. Healy and Mr. Parnell Have a Little Tiff. Londox, May I.— The debate on the government's Irish land purchase bill was continued in the house of commons to-day. Several members of the Irish party which acknowledges Mr. Mc- Carthy as its leader continued to dis cuss the proposed amendments to the bill. After they had carried on their discussion for some little time Mr. Par nell arcse from his seat and, addressing his remarks to the Irish members, ad vised them, in view of the conciliatory attitude of the government, to confine their debate to the important points of the measure, in order that the bill might pass the house more quickly. In response to Mr. Par neU's advice, Mr. Timothy flealy, who is one of Mr. Parnell's bitterest po litical opponents, retorted that Mr. Par nell had been repudiated as represent ing Ireland, aud he declared that he would not be guided by any directions given by Mr. Parnell. Mr. Fitzgerald, replying to Mr. Healy, said that Irish men still recognized Mr. Parnell as their representative, and that they would never be guided by Mr. Sextcn or Mr. Healy. After this little encounter had been concluded, Mr. Paruell said that he was quite indifferent to what Mr. Healy might say. lie, however, must state what he thought was best for Ire land, with no regard as to whether his statements exasperated Mr. Healy or not. This interchange of views between the opposing Irish members created quite a lively scene in the house, and elicited cheering aud counter cheering from the supporters ot the members as they freely expressed their opinions for or agaiust Mr. Paruell as the Irish leader. The Drumburlie Foundered. Loxdox, May I.— The steamer Drum burlie, bound from Glasgow to Bombay, has foundered in the Irish channel. The captain and two stewards were drowned. A boat containing all of ttre persons who were aboard the steamer is miss ing. Big Liabilities. Lojtooi*, May I.— Mr. Bottomley, managing director of Hansard's Union was in the bankruptcy court to-day. His liabilities amount to $1,750,000. He is a bankrupt, but he states that he hopes to pay his creditors in full. THE PACIFiCS IN IT. What the Omaha Is Fighting for Before the Rate Sheet Association. Really Trying to Aid the Un ion Pacific to Down the] Northern Pacific. The Fight Involves Most of the Traffic of the Puget Sound Country. A Point of Importance Made by the Omaha at the Feb ruary Meeting. Another meeting of the St. Paul & Minneapolis Kate Sheet association was held at the union depot yesterday morn ing, but the session was of very short duration. The position of the Omaha being sustained by the reading of the report of the meeting of Feb. 21 last, there was but one thing for the associa tion to do, and it was to at once set about the preparation of a rate sheet, there being r.one inexistence. When this was commenced the repre sentative of the Omaha offered a resolution relating to rates to Puget sound points. This was not satisfac tory to the Northern Pacific, and it was promptly defeated by the representative of that line voting against it. It being apparent tiiat nothing could be done the meeting proceeded to the election of a compiler for the next three months to succeed Eugene Valentine, of the Burlington, whose term expired April 30. P. H. Scanlon,-of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Si. Paul, was chosen, and the meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning, when the subject will again be tackled aud a settlement at tempted. As has been predicted all along, this contest is not over the matter of rates to local points but involves a great deal. The stand taken by the Omaha from the commencement, as to the proceed ings of the February meeting, was com pletely indorsed when the proceedings were read. This being the case, there is no rate sheet in existence, and the only thing to do was to commence to make oue. This had no sooner been started than the Omaha showed its hand by a resolution regarding rates to Puget sound points. Then, if notj before, the other members of the association saw thai the light was between the North ern Pacific and the Omaha and its Union Pacilic ally. Ever since the Omaha and Union Pa cific Hues entered Into Close Trafllc ■relations an attempt has been made to compel the Northern Pacific to accept through business, in which case it would be deprived of the benefit of the long haul. This would cut the revenues of the road greatly, and the Northern Pacific claims that it is not in duty bound to enter into a convention of rates with a competitor in such a case. At present, during the pendency of a legal battle brought by the Union Pacific to force the Northern Pacific into this arrangement, the Northern Pa cific, under an order from the court, is operating under a plan nearly to the liking of the Union Pacific. When it came to patching up the old rate sheet the Omaha, which seems to have had its eyes open from the start, determined to make a light for the in sertion into the new sheet of its rates by way of the Union Pacilic to Portland, Seattle and Jother Pugct sound points. The first obstacle to this scheme was met in the assertion by the other mem bers of the association that this meeting was called merely to got out a supplement. The Omaha denied tl:is and cited the proceedings ol the February meeting to substantiate this claim. In this the Omaha won, and in winning seems to have scored a point of great importance, as, with no rate sheet in existence, it will have a hand in making a new one, and this is what its representatives have long fought for. At the February imeeting Mr. Me- Cullough, of the Omaha, ottered a reso lution providing for a new sheet. Tli is was carried, and now some of the other lines are claiming that it was put in and passed by some kind of a trick. To a man up a tree it looks as though the Omaha had neatly trapped the other fellows. The position of the Northern Pacfic in opposing the demands of the Omaha is natural. This is the only rate asso ciation in which it has any voice, and it takes the broad ground that the Omaha, being the initial line, has no right to insert the rate and that for the Northern Pacific to agree to such inser tion in this sheet would be damaging to its case. It is a very much mixed-up case, and the air of mystery thrown around it by the railroadmen makes it extremely difficult to say just what the outcome will be. AN OLD FIGHT To Be Resuscitated Among North western Railroaders. The next great fight in Northwestern railroad circles will commence Thurs day. No one can tell when it will end, for the subject to be considered is the old one of commissions on east-bound business. The parties summoned to this conference by Chairman Finley are the members of the Northwestern Pas senger association, the St. Paul, Du luth, Minneapolis and Superior lines, and the Soo. Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Wabash lines. An attempt will be made to at least force the *'Soo" to reduce its commissions, but like all previous moves of the kind it will fail. The '-Soo" officials realize that for the present the payment of commissions does a vast deal toward securing them a share of the traffic, and they will be very unlikely to let go. VANDALJA IN LINE. It Joins in the Boycott on the Chi cago & Alton. Chicago, May I.— The Vandalia rail road has joined the boycott against the Chicago & Alton. Official notice was given by the general manager of that line to-day that on and after May 3 Al ton tickets would not be honored by the "VandaJia, and that the order of the board of rulings would be strictly obeyed. Although the Vandalia is con trolled by the Pennsylvania company it has heretofore refused to discontinue passenger relations with the Alton, on the ground that it could not afford to do so while the Ohio & Mississippi and other St. Louis lines declined to partici pate in the boycott. That it would sooner or later be whipped into line was expected by everybody, consequently its action to-day created no surprise. But the representatives of the Eastern roads are disposed to be jubilant, and they are pointing to the surrender of the Vandalia, in connection with that of the Chicago and Grand Trunk, which became effective to-day, as a great vic tory for the board of rulings. The Alton officials do not appear to be in th > least disturbed. Genera] Passenger Agent Charlton said: "We have un derstood from the first that the Van dalia would be forced to take ;lns step. We made all our calculations with that understanding, and have all along re garded it as one of the lines arrayed against us. As a matter of fact, we have treated it as such. 1 cannot see that the board of rulings has anything to crow over in this accession to its ranks, since it was a foregone conclu sion that the Vandalia would take this action. They will soon see that it makes no difference in the Alton's business." RECEIVER WANTED. Petition for a Receiver for the St. Louis & San Francisco. St. Louts, May I.— A petition asking for the appointment of a receiver for the St. Louis & San Francisco Kailway company was hied in the United States court by Hitchcock and Finkelnberg, representing Eastern stockholders of the Frisco. The grounds on which the appointment ot a receiver is asked are: First, that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado are competitors of the Frisco, yet they are owned and con trolled by the same men and have the same officers, which is con trary to the constitution and statutes of the state ot Missouri. Second, that the Atchison claims that there is a large indebtedness due it from the Frisco, whereas the complain ants believe that if a true accounting was had, the Atchison would be in debted to the Frisco; third, that to secure more complete control of the road by acquiring a greater amount of preferred stock, the directors propose to issue 150.000,000 additional of pre ferred stock and an equal amount of bonds. The petition also asks that the officers of the Frisco be restrained from giving the Santa Fe any bonds and from paying the indebtedness claimed to be due. Judge Thayer received the petition and fixed May 21 as the day for tha hearing. The meeting which was to have been held on May 0 to take ac tion on the proposition to issue 160,01 0, --000 of new bonds has been adjourned until May 28, so that this petition may be heard and passed upon. Unlimited Tickets Go. Chicago, May I.— The agreement of the roads east of Chicago to abolish un limited tickets went into effect to-day. Henceforth all unlimited sales to points beyond Central Traffic association terri tory are canceled, and all tickets will be limited to twenty-four hoars beyond schedule time of trains on which they are used. In the territory of the Cen tral traffic association unlimited rates are canceled where limited rates are quoted by all competing roads, and Pa cific coast tickets that have heretofore been limited to thirty days from date of sale are abolished. It is understood that similar action will be taken at the meeting of the Western Passenger asso ciation next Tuesday, although the movement may be blocked by the Chi cago & Alton, which is not inclined to handicap itself with any new agree ments until the Eastern roads call off their dogs of ■ warVif«/> :>.-?■ Inspection of the "Q" Road. President C. E. Perkins, of the "Q;" Howard Elliott, general freight agent of the Keokuk and Northwestern; F. Merrill, and W. J. C. Kenyon, of the Burlington & Northern, arrived in a special car yesterday morning, after making a tour of the "Q" and its bran ches. The afternoon was spent in Min neapolis, and in. the evening the spe cial car rolled on toward Chicago. Mr. Kenyon is highly pleased over the pros pects for a good crop in lowa, Nebraska and Colorado. Sidelights. The moving of the Kansas City general office is still going on. Yesterday the dray men finished , their task on the Auditor's otlice and begun work on removing the oQices of the general solicitor and treasurer. Walter Wyant, Northwestern passenger agent of the Michigan Central, contemplates another trip west as fur us Mauoinin and Coon Creek. W. J. Wallace, assistant city ticket agent of the Omaha, has returned from his trip to Chicago and St. Louis. 11. G. McMickeu, Winnipeg agent for the Great Isortheru, returned to Winnipeg last evening. S. G. Fulton, Portland, Oregon, assistant freight agent of the Union Pacific, is in the city. • D. E. Clark, traveling passenger agent of the Soo. reached the city yesterday. • General Passenger Agent Teasdale of the Omaha left for Omaha last evening, STILiLi BURNING. The New Jersey Forest Fires Con tinue. Mnxvir.LE, N. J., May I.— The forest fires are still burning In this vicinity; one in the Bear swamp, the greatest of the two, and the other in the direc tion of Beaver Dam. The latter was thought to be under control last night, but broke out afresh this morning, and is sweeping in a northerly direction. The people in the vicinity are anxiously looking for rain as the only means to extinguish it. Walter Chance, the stage driver from the sta tion to the village of Dividing Creek, was driving his stage through the woods when he was almost com pletely surronnded by the flames. The road was obscured by smoke, and the flames had scorched li is stage be fore he reached a clearing and escaped. The Kosenhayn fire took a fresh start this morning, and swept across the Mor ris river, coming within three miles of this city. Big gangs of men were sent out, and succeeded in turning the course of the fire away from the city. The fire is still burning to-night. The territory over which the fire swept is dismal in the extreme. As far as the eye can reach there is nothing but smoking and blackened trees. Every vestige of vegetation has departed and the ground is covered with ashes. IN THE AIR. A Fire Engine Takes a Jump, As sisted by Natural Gas. Daytox, 0., May I.— A special from Greenville, 0., says: "About 8:30 this evening an alarm of fire called the de partment to the stable of Mrs. Creager. While . the firemen were working, a tremendous explosion suddenly occurred. Upon investigatigation a ter rible spectacle was presented. Where a fire engine and many people had stood, a gaping chasm was presented. Natural cas had collected in a fire cistern and ignited from the engine. The force of the explosion raised the heavy engina eight feet in. the air and tl e.i dropped it into the hole. The fiontof F. C. Ruth's grocery was blown in. The wounded are: Truman South ern, fatally injured; Engineer Hoyer, Charles Hagis and Thomas O'Brien, badly hurt. Many otheis were struck by falling debris. One boy is yetun accoiAiVed for, and it is feared that he is in the bottom of the well under the en gine. Work is going on to raise the en gine and ascertain if anyone la under it. IF YOU HAVE REAL ESTATE TO SELL, OK WANT TO BUT, ADVERTISE IN THE GLOBS IT IS CLOSKLV READ BY ALL WHO SEEK INVESTMENTS] NO. 122. : DEATH FOR DUCATS, An Old Man Murdered for Hij Money Near Sturgeon Lake. He Is Shot Dead With a Riflj for the Paltry Sum of $130. One Wisconsin Saloonkeepei Kills Another and Com mits Suicide. Many People Gathering: on the Border of the Sisse- ton Reservation. Special to the Globe. HIKCKLBT, Minn., May I.— The bodj of Nicholas Peterson was found in htf shanty, a few miles from Sturgeon lake, with a riile ball in it. He was last seen alive last Monday. He received $130, o< which no trace can be found. The coroner held an inquest, and rendered a verdict of murder. Suspicion rests on a young man who has not been seen since Monday. The deceased is about forty years old. MURDER AND SUICIDE. After Killing Christ Ha<?ue, Christ* Lund Shoots Himself. Asiu.vni), Wis., May I.— special dispatch from Pence, a small station near Ashland, states that a sensational double tragedy occurred there las* night. At about 1:30 this morning Christ Lund shot and fatally wounded Christ Hague. Both men kept saloons at Pence. Lund owed Hague some money and the latter went to the former's saloon to see about it. They could not settie between themselves as to the amount of Lund's indebtedness, and bad some angry words over the matter. Land grew desperate, and without the slightest provocation other than the denial of the truth of his state ments from Hague he pulled a revolver and shot the latter. The report of the revolver awakened people around the .saloon, and it was soon full of inqusitive persons. Hague was immediately car ried to his own place, whore physicians were summoned, but they say he can live but a few hours. Directly after shooting Hague. Hunt went up staira over his saloon and shot himself, and has since died. He was found lying in a pool of blood with lour ghastly holes through his head. There is a. strong sentiment among the inhabitants of the village against Lund, who has done many tilings for which the public has condemned him. It is said that he 1 would undoubtedly been lynched had ho not taken his own life as ho did. Thai .greatest excitement prevails at Pence, j and a special sheriff's posse has bee sent there to preserve order. f ; v: ■ f THE EARLY HUH). Settlers at the Border of the Sis scton Reservation. Special to the (JloDe. ! Watertowx, S. D., May I.—Thir teen prairie schooners, containing ,as many families, arrived here from lowa to-day bound for the Sisseton and Wall-' petOll reservation. They are all Ger mans, and will undertake to establish a settlement and await the president's message declaring the lands ready for entry. They were all well equipped with comfortable household goods and many cattle and horses, which indicates they intend to make permanent homes. They purchased seven plows and some Other machinery here, and will com mence breaking at once. In conversa tion with your correspondent one of them stated that several more families were on their way to join them and will arrive in a few days. The United States' land office here has received orders from the department to have. ail their; work cleaned up by the last day of this month and be ready for the rush of im migration that has already commenced, , ARBOR DAY. It Is Observed at Several North western Points. / Special to the Globe. Dui:aj»'d, Wig., May I.— Arbor day was observed by the public schools of this city today. A large number ot trees were planted on the school grounds. There was a line literary pro gramme, interspersed with music at 2 p. in. Many of the patrons of the school and others witnessed the exercises, which were of an excellent character. < lluko.v, S. D., May I.— There wag general observance of Arbor day. Busi ness was practically suspended, and everybody gave attention to tree plant-! ing and beautifying their Homes. Hun dreds of trees were set out here, and the day more generally observed than usual. GOES IN FOR LIFE;. Liatour to Spend the Rest of His Days at Wa upnn. Special to the Globe. Hay\v.\i:i>, Wis., May I.— The Latent murder trial is finished. The jury, afte.i being out one hour and a half, brought in 3 verdict of guilty. Judge Paris tt sentenced Joseph Latour to the stated prison at Waupun for his natural life. the first xlay of his confinement to ba solitary, also the 19th day of August ol each year. Latour did not seem to tal:* the sentence very hard. All through the trial he has sat with a smile on l if face, not seeming to realize the terribly position he was in. Perhaps Fatally Burned. Special to the Globe. BPRXSG Yai.i.kv, Minn., May I.— The mansion of L. C. Lobdill, better known as the Twin Place, took fire this after noon from the explosion of a lamp in the dressing room of Mrs. 11. E. Kalb. Mrs. Kalo was seriously burned about! the head, body and limbs, which may result fatally. Mrs. Lobdill was also badly burned in trying to save the house, which, with the help of neigh bors, they succeeded in doing only after the contents of the room had been de stroyed. Great Washington Crops. Spokane Falls, Wash.. May i.— The reports to the chamber of commerce from all parts of the grain belt of Wash ington, Indicate the greatest grain ciop in the history of the country. In some places, the seeding is already finished, and everywhere it is well along. The reports agree that the condition of wheat is much more favorable than on April 1. frequent shower* of the past ten days putting the soil in a flue con dition. Nothing but the most unusual conditions can prevent a great crop this Mason.