Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1888 — Page 4

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THE DAILY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1C, 18SS.

Y AS II IN' G T O N OFFICK 513 Fotrteenlli St. P. 8. Usath. Correspondent. BEW TORE OFFICE 104 Temple Court, ;rner Beekman and ftaaaag treet. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. One year, without Snnday One year, with Sunday .................. Six months, without SSnnday .............. month i, with Sunday Three months, without Sunday........... Three months, with Sunday............. On month, without Sunday............. One month, with Sunday......... .$12.00 . 14.0O . 6.00 . 7.00 . 3.00 . 3.50 . l.OO . 1.20 . $1.00 WEEKLY. Reduced Rates to Clubs. One year.. TOE INDIANAPOLIS JOVOSAL. Can b found at the following places: LONDON American Exchange in Europe, 449 Strand. ' t PARIS American Exchange in Paris, 35 Bouleraxd dea Capueines. NEW YORK-Gedney Bouse and Windsor Hotel. CHICAGO Palmer House. CINCINNATI J. P. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine street LOTJISVILLE C. T. Deering, northwest corner Third and Jefferson streets. ST. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot and Southern HoteL - WASHINGTON, D. C Riggs House and Ebbitt House. Telephone; Cmlt. Business Office.... ..239 (Editorial Booms... ...243 Let us all join bands around and boom the city. Notv is the time to advertise the city and catch the spring trade in manufactories. When it comes to advertising the city we are all Republicans and all Democrats. There ia no politics in natural gas. Business is bus in ess, IT will not profit the President to curry favor with the soldier element by signing pension bills at this late day. His pension record is made. ' -. THE Ohio tally sheet forgers are in so tight a place now as to warrant a belief that they will aoon be in a tighter namely, the penitentiary. The Blair educational bill passed the Senate, yesterday, by a vote of 39 to 29. The vote from the Southern States was about equally divided. .. A Democrat of this city, an old soldier, commenting on the withdrawal of Mr. Blaine, said yesterday: "W, if Cleveland would only do the same thing." The Republican editorial association meets to-day, and to-night the new State central committee will organize. The band begins to play, and now is the time to subscribe. Evidently the President has grown tired of the effort to placate Indiana, and has resolved" to place his appointments from this time forth where they will do more good. Why" don't all the tramps go to New York? The news that over ton thousand dollars have been divided among eight professional pedestrians, at Madison-square Garden should be an inducement. I? any State wants a presidential candidate it must be for him solidly and earnestly. If Indiana Republicans want to see an Indianian leading the ticket, there is but one way to snake that even a possibility. Oliver P; Morton had opposition in Indiana; yet, when Indiana presented his name to the Cincinnati convention in 1876, it did no with thirty solid votes behind him. How pitiable the State would have appeared in any ether attitude. AFTER looking the matter over, Father McGlynn sees no better recipe for anti-poverty than to be elected to the presidency, with its accompanying salary of $50,000 a year. As yet he says nothing about dividing his prospective wealth. ' . THE ISew York Commercial-Advertiser objects to Rev. Dr. Patton as president of Princeton College because he ia not a citizen of the United States. Although twenty years a resident of this country, he has never been naturalized. Ohio Democrats are rash who come to Indianapolis and boldly declare that tallysheet forgers deserve punishment They teem not to be aware tha. a Democrat guilty of expressing such sentiments in this locality is promptly "read out of the party." A COAL road that would supply Indianapolis with Indiana block coal at $1 a ton would make it a great manufacturing city. We now have natural gr.s at that rate, with the added saving of hauling, handling, the wages of firemen, etc. This places Indianapolis at the iead of the procession. We presume no man ever lived who did not have opposition. Morton had it in Indiana, John Sherman has it in Ohio, Mr. Blaine has had it in Maine; but the overwhelming sentiment of their party was and is for them, and the party did not allow itself to be made weak and ridiculous because of the opposition. Whatever may be ex-Senator McDonald's failings, a want of honesty is not one. When he admits that the withdrawal of Blaine strengthens Republican prospects in Indiana he not only expresses his own convictions but those of the other Democratic leaders in the State only the others are not frank enough to acknowledge the truth. ; Contrary to general expectations, he Fishery Commission, last night, signed a convention that is said to be entirely satisfactory to both countries, and which Secretary Bayard desires to soon have made public. The agreement confines itself entirely to the North Atlantic fisheries, the Behring sea matter not being ineluded in any way. The agreement will, doubtless, be sent to the Senate immediately. ' ' ' . . . D. R. Locke, "Petroleum V. Naaby, P. M., (wicb is postmaster)," has been removed finally and forever by the highest administration. No actu.-d official ever served his coontry better ia tine of need than did "Naiby"

in his day, and his famous letters will linger

long among the memories of the war period His humorous sarcasm was far more effective than volumes of solemn denunciation of the Democratic element toward which his ridi cule was directed, and undoubtedly of much use in solidifying public opinion in many quarters concerning copperheadism. Whether this were the case or notf however, he did admirable service in that depressing time by affording diversion to the minds of statesmen burdened with care. Even Lincoln found a pleasure in reading the epistles from the "Confedrit Crossroads,' and this fact of itself might well have been regarded by the writer as sufficient reward. TO ADVERTISE THE CITY- ; The question of natural gas in Indianapolis has at last been settled on a basis that promises great results for the city. The period of agi tation and preliminary discussion may have been characterized by some mistakes, but even these have contributed in a measure to the final and happy solution of a vexed question involving a diversity of interests and many novel features. There is every reason to be lieve that the practical solution which has been reached will prove satisfactory to all interests and immensely advantageous to the city. The net result is that Indianapolis can now offer the cheapest fuel of any city of its grade in the United States. The Journal is of the opinion that this consummation is a very important event for the city, and will mark the beginning of a new era in its his tory. In order to realize its benefits in the largest degree, and at the earliest day possible, the fact should be advertised through channels and in quarters where it will be brought directly to the attention of capitalists and manufacturers. Certain papers of large circulation in the manufacturing districts of the East and some of the class journals which represent different manufacturing interests Would furnish a good medium for such advertising. This would cost money, but it would pay. It ought to be possible to raise a fund of say $5,000 for that purpose. To inaugurate the movement the Journal will head the list with a Subscription of $100 for such a fund, to be expended by a committee of the Board or Trade, or of citizens to be appointed for the purpose. All who feel like aiding in an effort to advertise the city in the manner suggested are requested to send their names and subscriptions to the Journal, or toy the Board of Trade, and they will be publicly acknowledged and duly accounted for. Let us advertise Indianapolis. AN INDIANA CANDIDATE. The Indianapolis Journal is assured within its profound intellect that Mr. Blaine's letter will bring Ben Harrison to the front as a Republican candidate. But why not Gresham? And what shall be done with Grayf Cincinnati Enquirer. The Enquirer is entitled to a respectful answer, notwithstanding its slur. The Journal-believes the withdrawal of Mr. Blaine brings General Harrison into greater prominence as a possible presidential candidate, because there are , and have been in Indiana many thousands of warm and enthusiastic admirers of Mr. Blaine who will now feel much freer than before to be earnest advocates of General Harrison's nomination; because General Harrison is a favorite with very large numDers of people in other States, who have long regarded him as a presidential quantity, and who will now be ableto consider his . abilities and availabilities with much more earnestness than before; because, with Mr. Blaine removed from the list of . probable candidates, ' the party in every State will be compelled to a calm and deliberate comparison of the several distinguished men who naturally come to the front for review, and in that number, next to John Sherman, who is confessedly in the lead, General Harrison is by no means second in any point, either of ability, expert- . ence, character, or availability; because Indiana as a ne csssary State, even more necessary than New York - certainly equally so will be looked to in the existing contingency as most 4ikely to furnish the candidate, that candidate to be one whose nomination will make reasonably certain the fifteen electoral votes at her command, and without , which, even with New York, no Republican can be elected. These are among the considerations which suggest to the Journal that the withdrawal of Mr. Blaine brings General Harrison to the front. But the Enquirer's question was asked wit h the purpoye of suggesting the oft-repeated silliness that General Harrison and Judge Gresham represent two hostile wings of the Republican party in this State, and that General Harrison cannot secure the united and harmonious support of ilndiana Republicans. We need not say to any good, honorable, loyal Republican that this suggestion is never made by a friend, or or other purpose than to cause a possible distraction in party ranks. There are many Republicans in Indiana who are warm admirers of Judge Gresham, and who would like to see him the presidential candidate; but the Journal has already given the supreme and controlling reasons why General Harrison is and must be the choice of the party, if any is to be made. It is not opposition to Judge Gresham, or to any one else, but it is the necessity and logio of the situation. General Harrison has been at the front doing battle for the Republican party. He has been a leader in our political contests for a quarter of a century, while Judge Gresham, for reasons that are perfectly apparent and well known, has been withdrawn from any active participation in them. It is safely within the truth to say that General' Harrison is the choice of fully 90 or 95 per cent of the Republicans of Indiana as the candidate; and if the State is to maintain its self-respect, and have any influence or power in the Chicago convention, it must go there with heart and soul committed to the man of its choice, attracting to him the attention and the thought of the country and of the convention by the loyalty and thepertinacity with which its representatives present and stick to him. Any other course would mako the State a laughing-stock; any

other course is the suggestion of those who desire distraction in party counsels and action

rather than the selection of any Indianian. The arguments and the duty would be the same were Judge Gresham and General Harrison in reversed positions. It was a divided State delegation that has been the weakness of John Sherman in the last two conventions; a divided State delegation will make not only the candidate but the State powerless and contemptible. The great strength of John Sherman to-day is the belief that, for the first time, Ohio is likely to be solid and heartily in his favor. The talk of Foraker comes from much the same spirit and from like sources as the talk of Judge Gresham when ever General Harrison is named. It need not be said that if Governor Foraker or Judge Gresham were made the nominee by the con ... . . ... . . . . . . m . . vention, eitner or tnem would receive tne unqualified and earnest support of the Republican party; but as Ohio Republicans are bound in honor and in good faith to present John Sherman, so are the Republicans of Indiana bound to present Benjamin Harrison, and they will do it with heartiness and good will. As for Governor Gray -the Journal has nothing to do with the candidacy of Governor Gray. , - ' - - CHEAP GAS. AND THE TUTUEEAs the end of winter approaches . and the signs foreshadow the coming of spring, men's thoughts' turn to business and the future. Spring trade and the business outlook for 1888 will soon be the absorbing theme. From present appearances it will be for residents of Indianapolis an unusually interesting one. The indications point to an early opening of spring trade and to a year of healthy growth and solid prosperity. The conditions are all favorable, and our merchants, manufacturers, builders, contractors and business-men generally ere prepared to utilize them. They are all expecting a prosperous year, and this feeling of hopefulnesses not only a good sign, but contributes in a material degree to the desired result. It is easier to do business when everybody is feeling hopeful, and the results are more satisfactory. Traveling men say this feeling prevails generally throughout the State. Some sections and localities feel the effects of last year's drought and short crops i more than others, but the general feeling is hopeful. This is notably true in local business circles. Our merchants and manufacturers, without exception, say that the business prospect never was better, and there is not a wholesale house or manufacturing establishment in the city that will not be disappointed if it' does not do a larger business this year than ever before. Contractors and builders are all anticipating a very busy season, and the building operations already, or soon to be begun, indicate very clearly that they are not mistaken. The city seems about entering on its second growth, waking up after a long nap and preparing for a great race. The wonder is that it slept so long. . , ' . , ; The fact is the natural advantages of Tnf' dianapolis have not been properly appreciatedeven by its own citizens. Among all the capitalists - and - manufacturers who have recently visited the city for the first time, not one but has been most favorably impressed by these advantages, and many have expressed surprise at their importance. Some have said, "you 7 people do not know what you have got here." Others have expressed surprise at the evidences of local prosperity, while all have agreed that the city's railroad facilities and its advantages as a manufacturing and distributing point: were unequaled. ' These are features that impress practical business men. They are what make a city. They have made Indianapolis a city of considerably over a 100,000 population, and will continue to add to its growth as long as grass grows and1; water runs. They would have made the city prosperous in the future as they have in the' past without any other advantages, but now we have the additional one of natural gas, at rates which insure cheaper fuel than is pos- -sessed by any other city of anything like equal advantages in other respects. The natural-gas problem is now solved , and the controversy attending its introduction is set-. tied. The rates are wisely fixed at a figure very much lower than any fuel we have ever enjoyed before. Natural gas to manufactur ers at 50 per cent of the cost of Indiana coal at $2 per ton, or, at the Option of the" consumer, at 7 cents per 1,000 feet, is a" wonder fully cheap fuel cheap enough to make Indianapolis the most attractive city for manufacturing purposes in the United States. This rate, with corresponding rates to private consumers, has been accepted by three com panies, which w.ill soon be competing for business. If these three cannot supply the entire city others will doubtless enter the field. The law of supply and demand will regulate that. We have now what the Journal has advocated from the beginning of the natural-gas discussion, an open , ordi nance with no exclusive fran chises, which may be accepted by any company that will comply with its conditions. This secures to the city the immediate bene fits of gas at - the ordinance rates, with the prospective benefits of a future reduction through competition. Whatever pooling, com bining, or consolidating of interests may "oc cur the price 'can never be increased above present ordinance rates, and whatever cutting of rates may occur will inure to the benefit of consumers. Thus the city is secure beyond any possi-. bility of doubt in the possession of natural gas at extraordinarily cheap rates for all time to come, or as long as the supply lasts. This is a great, solid fact, and a magnificent achievement for the city. It is the key-note of the whole business, and from this time forth should be sounded far and wide, that Indianapolis, with all its other advantages, offers natural gas ' for manufacturing purposes at 7 cents per thousand feet. A factory that wants fuel for less than this "wants the earth, and perhaps can get both, with a money bonus thrown in, by going to Tailholt or Bungtown. A factory that would prefer Tailholt or Bungtown, with free gas, to Indianapolis, with gas at 7 cents per thousand feet, is not worth bothering about.

It has been said over and over again that gas was bound to come here. It has come, and

now the factories are bound ; to come. The main point and the present duty is to adver tise the advantages of the city, and especially the great fact of the acquisition of gas. The future of the city baa never been in doubt. It was bright enough and secure enough before natural gas was talked about, but this latest acquisition has made it far brighter and far more secure. What .... ever tne mistakes " of the past may have been, there is no mistaking the present. The time has come for a forward movement all along the line, and itshould begin with a systematic effort to advertise the city. We must not hide our light under a bushel. We have got a big one, and we ought to place it on a hill, where it will flame far and wide. and announce to the world . that Indianapolis, in addition to its other recognized advantages, is now furnishing natural gas for manufact uring purposes at 7 cents per thousand feet. This fact, widely published, would undoubted ly exert an important influence on the busi ness prospects of the city, and add very ma terially to its prosperity during the present year. Almost everybody but the Journal knows what it is shoutincr so lnstilv to have an swered. It was long ago announced that the m . . . . .... a rust wouia Degin its service to lactones at more than 14 per cent, below ordinance rates; that it will, to begin with, furnish the gas at o cents instead, oi . Tne News. , , That announcement never was officially made, or if it has been," the accredited organ of the Tiust knew nothing about it, for onlv two days ago it said, "Gas at 7 cents is all we offer factories." In view of the maunderings of the News upon the gas question and the cost at which it is to be furnished, we prefer some better authority. We should like an authoritative statement from the Trust 'as to the price at which it will furnish gas to factories. We hope it will deign to reply to the question', for it is asked in good faith, and with the single purpose of being able to advertise the fact, to the country for the ben efit of the citv. i The suggestion imputed to Mr. William '-Walter Phelps that Senator Hiscock, of New York, would probably fall fceir to Mr. Blaine's strength in the Eastern and Middle States, does not necessarily possess particular significance. Political following is not transfer able in blocks like government securities or railroad, bonds, and it is quite likely that if Mr. Blaine's friends in the East find them selves foot-loose they will go where they please. It should be added, however, that Senator Hiscock is a man of very decided ability, a first-rate Republican and a gentleman of the highest character in every respect. It is not a small honor or a light responsi bility i hat has fallen to Rev. Dr. Gilbert, of this city, according to the facts stated in our local columns. The ability and adaptation of Dr. Gilbert to this important trust will be con ceded by all who know him or his work; especially by those who have been under his instruction in the Saturday noon teachers' meetings at the Y. M. C" A." hall. If the Doctor and the committee shall finally consummate the details of the arrangement, and he enters upon his new labor, it is to be hoped he will make Indianapolis his permanent headquarters. If the New Jersey Legislature passes the bill prohibiting newspapers from publishing accounts of the hanging of murderers, the State press will feel that one of its dearest privileges is interfered with. - Still, the prohibition will mean less than it did before Jersey justice took the form of commuting the sentences of murderers. A Philadelphia, editor, who hasn't much to write abbot, denounces the bang," and complains that it is so lone since a woman's forehead was seen that, man has almost forgotten what it looks like. If. "man" wants to see the feminine brow in all its pristine glory and full development he should hang around home at the hour when the maiden has her hair screwed up in erimping-pins. Then he will go sadly away and write an editorial on the beautifying effect of the bane." - ' ' ' ;t " 1 ""- ".r." -; ' .-; Ma Phelps is to be removed, and the name of his successor is Lyons. , There are no charges against Mr. Phelps, but it is understood he is tired of the office. We have no information concerning Lyons, though it is presumed he is a Democrat. Mr. Phelps speaks well of him, and seems to approve of the appointment. The Phelps referred to is not Minister to England, bat president of the Louisville Base-ball Club. If. the public can only get its mental eye ad justed to the picture of Senator Sherman in tbe act of singing "Fare you well, my sweet Mary Ann," and "Good-bye, my lover, good-bye," to his fellow-Senators, the assertion that he is cold and austere will have lost much of its force. Some of that sentiment which leads the genial General to kiss all the pretty girls must exist in brother John's soul as welL Miss Rosk Elizabeth Cleveland is report ed to be writing a book, her subject being the life and works of St Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. If the book partakes of the same characteristics as her love stories and philosophical writings, the venturesome person who reads it risks an attack of the disease unprofessionally known as the "byppo." Rev. Mr. Meech, of Pittsbure, is an uncom monly sensitive shepherd. Because he overheard a female member of the congregation speak of him as a dead-weight, he handed in his resignation. Think of the begira of preachers, if they should all take such little personal criticisms to heart! The Philadelphia Press, which has been Mr. Blaine's most faithful supporter, regards his etter as a valentine. A valentine being a token of fondest affection, there is no valid objection to viewing the letter In that light A Critical Estimate. CoL Cockerill, of New York World. I have no almiration for President Cleveland. I do not thinl; him a great, pare man, better than his party. I see no occasion for admiring his person or his alleged meatal qualities. He is a creature of circumstance, a babble that will one day be ponctured, and after the wind is let oat there will be nothing left but a shabbv. gross and commonplace hulk, weighing some 350 pounds. . . Tliy Prefer Protection. retroit Trihnne. The workmgmen or ureat .Britain are saying that they would prefaf protection in their own country to free trade - in America. . Tbey are better friends of the American workingmen than are the American free traders. One Mora TJnfortaoate. rhii Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison took possession of i uninhabited island in the Indian Ocean, and an n lmwl it '('hicc." The helnle&a and harmless island was then left to its fate.

MB, COEBIN ON TILE STRIKE

The President of Reading Testifies Be fore the Congressional Committee. His Company Is Ready to Arbitrate when tha Men Return, but Will Cease Mining Coal Rather than Discharge Non-Unionists. Philadelphia, Feb. 15. The congressional committee appointed to investigate the Reading strike met in this city this morning and examined Austin Cor bin. . He said the capitalization stock of tbe ReadiDg system was $40,000,000, He was president of the Reading railroad, but not of the Reading Coal and Iron Company. Mr. Cor bin admitted tl lat the He adin g road was engaged in interstate) commerce, and that the Beading Railroad Company owned all the stoek of the Reading Coal and Iron Company. .He gave the history of the present strike. . He said, and explained at . length the reasons for tbe statement, that the whole trouble arose from the refusal of the Knights of Labor to handle freight sent to the Reading system from mines where there was a strike in progress (the Lehigh region), and in which strike their organization was engaged, cr to move goods which came from firms which employ ed "scab" or non-union labor. Mr. Corbin explained that the company was bound as a common carrier to accept and move all freight offered to it for transportation, and could not keep men in its employ who refused to move such freight. In speaking of the strike and the men who refused to come back when they were given opportunity, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, after the Knights had ordered them out, Mr. Corbin sajid: "In this way there were about 2,600 men laid off the rolls, and none of them shall come back while I am president of the road."" Mr. Corbin read a long statement showing the nature of coal-mioing operations, to prove that coal was really a manufactured product, and the expenses attending its production were very much increased because of the use of valuable machinery, the waste and other incidents of the work of preparing it for shipmeot. He quoted fitrures to show that the Reading Coal and Iron Company has only received, since 1881, on an average, 23 cents a ton net on its coal, and said tbat no owner of coal land would lease his property at a royalty of 25 cents per too. Mr. Corbin said the capital stock of the Reading Coal and Iron Companv, which was full paid, was $8,000,000, and that it had a mortgage of $30,000,000 or more, which was given for pur- . chase money and improvements. In answer to the question, "Was there not an agreement with the men that no one should be discharged unless the matter waa submitted to arbitration, or before their eanse coald be heardr Mr. Corbin said that he believed there was some sort of asreement to this effect, but it was never intended to cover such a ease as the refusal of tbe men to handle goods which the company was bound to take as a common carrier, merely beeatise the maker of the goods was objectionable to the Knights of Labor. As welt might it be said that such an agreement would prevent th immediate discharge of an employe who should burn up an engine or purposely wreck a train. The agreement referred to such matters as could in reason be subjects of arbitration. Mr. Corbin's attention was called to the statement that Superintendent Sweigert had agreed to take tbe men back and submit the . question to arbitration. He said tbat he did not believe it There never was auy intention to arbitrate this matter on his part. He had been thwarted and annoyed by these men for months, acd under tha circumstances had considered it his duty to take the matter in his own hands. - Mr. Corbin then proceeded with the question of the strike of the miners, which followed, and which, he claimed, was caused by tbe sympathy of the latter with the railroad mploye8. The miners, he said, bad no reason nor any disposition to complain, and would not have gone on strike but for the pressure of the Knights of Labor upon them from Philadelphia. He explained the contract under which miners' wages are paid by the Reading Coal and Iron Company, upon a sliding scale, the basis of which is coal at $2.50, at Schuylkill Haven. He said that in September a contract was made with the miners tbat for four montb3 there should be an advance of 8 per cent upon this rate if the strike in the Lehigh region continued so long, but, if that strike ended in the meantime, the old rates wt.nld oa resumed. On Jan. 1, 1888, this agreement was to terminate, and work was to go on under the' old eliding scale basis. - Mr. Corbin denied, in answer to questions, that there had been any private agreement with the miners which was not in their written contract, to the effect that it tbe Lehigh strike went on the 8 per cent, advance would be paid. The company had refused to pay this advance after Jan. 1, and the miners had refused to work. In concluding this part of his statement, Mr. Corbin said: 'Wo are and have been willing to take up the question of readjustment of wages if the men will return to work, but we will not treat with them while they are out We will make a basis as high as any other company, but we cannot make it higher and compete with them. And another thing: We can fill the places of the striking miners in ten days if the new men can be protected. Up in the mining districts .big men with clubs and pistols are violently keeping not only other men out, but boys, who desire to earn a living, away from the mines and the breakers. We have been compelled to protect the 3,000 men no w at work by police and constables, under county officers, tbe expense of which we will be compelled to pay. We don't caro whether the men belong to labor organizations or not We will not seek to find them out, but we will put to work all miners who apply at our collieriesnd ask no questions; bat if there is no more coal mined from the Schuykill region till we are compelled to mine it by discharging men who have come to us in onr trials . and stood by us, to make way for the strikers, no more will ever be mined while I have influ ence enough to prevent it." The witness pronounced the stories of a com bination of the coal companies all over the coal country to keep up prices pare romance. There was absolutely no agreement or concert or ac tion. There was a board to furnish statistics of the output each year and estimates for the next vear. That was absolutely all. In another branch of the inquiry, Mr. Corbin was asked: "How about the claim tbat the rail road company has made money at the expense of the consumer and of the miners and labor ers?" He replied: "The best answer I can make to that is that the Reading Railroad Company, with a paid-up eapital of $40,000,000, has been twice a bankrupt in twelve years." "There might be other channels oi loss than the coal-minine business?" "I have not found any other yet" "Whv do yon keep on mining coal if you have lost $12,000,000 since 1878?" "1 hardly know, myself, but 1 thick we ean ultimately make money out of our coal lands." "Don't you think tbat it is a bad policy for your company to be in the mining business?" "Yes, Fir, and I wish that somebody would buy out the coal lands. We would be better off. ' but who will it be? We have got them, and must do the best we can with them." After some further questions and replies as to the indebtedness of the two companies, the in fluence of the price of bituminous coal on that of anthracite, etc, the hearing was adjourned till to-morrow. Miners Apply for Work. Pottsvillk, Feb. 15. The mission of Chair man Davis and other members of the joint com mittee to the western end of the county appears to have been signally barren of practical results. They held a meeting at Tower City last night and another at Tremont this afternoon. These are the points where the most serious breaks in tbe atrike line have occurred, many of the strikers having gone towork at the Brookeide and Old Lincoln collieries. These meetings were addressed by Davis and Thompson, of the joint committee, who besought the backsliders to re turn, and adjured tbe taitbiul to stand firm for bat a few days longer, promising them that by that lime success would surely crown the strike.- At Tower City the result was that scores of men this morning applied for work at Brookside who could not be taken on bv reason of the colliery already being full-handed, while at Tremont every indication points to a like conclusion. In ail directions the Reading miners are applying for work at the individual col lieries. ; .:-...- ::. Aggrieved Burlington Engineer. Chicago, Feb. 13. P. M. Arthur, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, was at the Grand Pacific Hotl to-day, in con sultation with tha grievance committee of the 1,200 engineers of the "Chicago, Burlington its Quincv railroad system. Mr. Arthur met General Manaaer Stone and otbr oEciale of the road in tbe morning. He declined to be interviewed regarding hts purpose in visiting the city and. the complaints of the engineers." It is ascertained, however, that the engmeers com-. plain f a great number of inequalities in their pay, dependent upon the length of runs, tha amount ot switching to be dono, and diversities

between the different divisions of the system. Tbey want a new classification on the basis of mileage. Tbey are to meet the railroad o facials again to-morrow. Assemblies Suspended for Disobedience. ! Cincinnati, O., Feb. 13. District Masterworkman Cavanaugh has formally suspended Garfield and Hannah Powderly assemblies for their disobedience of hia order for them to return to work. - Hannah ' Powderly assembly is composed of women and girls working in shoe factories. They claim to be a part of assembly No. 216. This action will bring the contest within Knights of Labor circles to a decision, as there will undoubtedly be an appeal from Master-workman Cavanaagh'a order The suspend ed 1 asters of Garfield Assembly held a meeting this afternoon and formed a laaters' protective association for tbe purpose of dealing with tbe lockout in an organized body. Tbey denounced Cavanaugh for issuing tbe order for tbe suspension of the two assemblies. Cavanaugh has formally declared the shop of Blocker. GersUe & Co. opea for K. of L An Unpopular Proposition. , Shbstandoah, Pa, Feb. 15. The news of th intended calling out of the colliery engineer, and firemen has raised a storm of indignation here, even among the miners, who declare that the step would be the most rumous that could be taken,as it would, by flooding the mines, throw them certainly idle for months. . Many of them Jiay that if the strike must depend on such a move it bad better be thrown op at once. There is good reason to believe tbat such an order to strike will not be obeyed. GEN. WILLIAM S. HARNEY. Celebration of the Seventieth Anniversary I Ilis Appointment as an Army Officer.

Pass Christian, Miss., Feb. 15. On tha wide gallery ot his handsome residence ia this cheery suburb of New Orleans, in the warm sunshine, in his padded chair, the thermometer at 77, and roses blooming and the birds singing in tbe magnolias on the lawn, sat, all Monday Morning, Gen, William S. Harney. Many of his neighbors called upon him, bringing congratulations. Children and ladies came with bouquets, and many of the winter dwellers called to shake hands with the old man, for ha celebrated the seventieth anniversary of his appointment as an officer of the United States army. The old soldier was pleased with the attion paid to him, and called his wife to exhibit to visitors the rusty bund le of parchments he had received from time to time, as he advanced in rank. The first was . his commission as Lieutenant of infantry, signed by President Monroe. Feb. 13, 1818; that as captain, by President John Quincy Adams, in 1825; others signed by Presidents Jacitson and folk. and anally his appointment as brigadier-general, signed by James BuchananN General Harney's tall, soldierly figure and sn ow-white hair . are among the most familiar sights, and as he rose from his eh air, on the sunny gallery overlooking the water, to greet the correspondent, one did not need to be told that he was. in his prime, as Jeff Davis said of him, "tne grandest spepicoea of physical manhood I ever saw." . In tbe last year General Harney has become quite feeble in mind. Although his health is good, ho is entirely dependent on h?e brave, cheery little wife, who devotes her whole life to his care. It is sad to see him as he sits in the sun, with all the great deeds of bis life fontotten, caring for nothing but the sunlight on the witter or birds singing in the trees. INDIANA'S OPPORTUNITY. Reasons Why Gen. Harrison Should Be Unanimously the State Candidates -; Lafayette Times. 1 " The Indianapolis Journal presents a timely and carefully-considered editorial on the presidential outlook, and in a dispassionate spirit admonishes the Republicans of Indiana to do credit to themselves and to do a simple act of justice to an honorable and distinguished citizen by heartily supporting him for first placo on tha national ticket in the ensuing campaign. With all due respect to tbe other prominent Republicans of Indiana, and with due consideration for their valuable services in the past and theirusefulnessatthepresent.it must be admitted brail who will stop long enough to reason without prejudice that General Benjamin Harrison is clearly entitled to the unanimous and hearty support ot tha Indiana delegation in the Chicago- convention next June. To say that the Republicans of this State are to any consideration extent divided in opinion as to who is most worth of support for the presidential nomination, ia not to state the truth. Governor Porter has a firm hold upon the affections of his fellowRepublicans in Indiana, and while his name baa been frequently mentioned in connection with tbe highest office in the gift of the people of, the United States, he is too magnanimous to entertain any proposition which might conflict with the aims of General Harrison's friends, and he has stated both publicly and privately tbat Mr. Harrison deserves the support of his party ; ii this State in tbe event that his name is presented to the national convention. . As to Judo Gresham, he has taken no part in poli tics since ne leit Air. Arthurs cabinet, and as his candidacy could only result in attracting a small fraction of tho Indiana delegation to his support, to ' say tl.a best of it, tt does not stand to reason that ha will consent to jeopardize the interest of another candidate from his own State simply to gratify a captious spirit of opposition. - in this emergency it is necessary for the Republicans to act prudently and to bear in mind that the campaign does not end, but rather just begins, when the nomination is made, and that without tbe harmonizing of all. contending elements, the nomination itself is of no avail. No better index of public sentiment than tbat reflected by the newspapers can be found, and the Courier has satisfied itself by actual investigation that nine-tenths of the Republican papers of Indiana agree in expressing the opinion that General Harrison is deserving and should be accorded the unanimous support of tbe delegates . from this State to the Cldcago convention. It is equally true , that ninetenths " of the Republican voters are of the same belief, and . with this truth before us, it does seem unwise on the part of tbe few dissenters from the view'of the majority to encourage any movement that is calculated to create division and to destroy all hope of accomplishing anything for anybody. Among the Republicans of Ohio there are many ambitious and aspiring men, but - the services of John Sherman bae been ot sncb character that it it generally conceded that he is entitled to - first consideration, and tbe consequence is, be bat been accorded and assured of tbe united and earnest support of the delegation from his State. The friends of General Harrison are not unreasonable and make no peremptory demands, but knowing that the great majority of the Republicans of this State are sincere in their loyalty to his cause and disposed t recognize and reward hia unswerving fealty to his party and to honor him in a manner commensurate with his actual worth, they ask and will expect nothing more than is justly due him. ; , Senator Sherman's Prospects and Views. v'vtombns Special. .,';'-. "Now, Senator, will you say what yoa think of your prospects; you know you are regarded as a candidate?" : r s "WelL sir, I think I have a great many friends, and especially in the East My visit thurai ma tlt mir irifP and financial views are acceptable to the business men." - v "Of course you noticed tbat Mr. MedUL. oi ne viiicago inouar, oppuaou w. -owboi views." ' ; ' '. ' "Yes, I did. I may differ from Mr, Blaine a little on that; I am willing to revise the . taritl judiciously, but still I favor rigorous protection. However, I would not suit Mr. MedilL -1 believe he was a friend of Mr. Blaine, but faosti!e to his views. He has been opposed to me and my views, too. He fought my resumption plau as best he could, and claimed that I was ruinning the country. The fact is that Mr. '--Med ill was in debt, and that accounts for his opposition. Even in the Secretary's office, when ' was at quite a vigorous discussion, even bordering on a quarrel, and he went to President Hayss and complained that I had not treated him wetL" 'What, in brief, should be, the. Republican platform?" "First protection to 'American industries; and, second, a free ballot and a fair count We will eventually get the latter through, the former. The Southern people are finding out that -their material interests are concerned in the protective tariff, and the whites will soon insist on giving the negro his rights. Wherever thera is a majority of white now. we have mora fairness it elections, and I look to those who favor protection to appeal to the negro to helo them at tbe polls, and when this is done they will see tbat the colored man's vote is counted. The outlook is bright for our party." Hard to ISellero. Minneapolis Tribune. . . They tell us that Charles A, Baca is seven tye?ght years old, but we cannot believe it His languag toward bis fallow journalists is not that of a mas "who can btr ti ripls of tit Styx play in with t9 rt--l ica t!;e chore.