Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 April 1894 — Page 1

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LABOR'S BATTLES.

The Threatened Lookout in Ohioasro la Inaugurated.

THE NUMBER OF MEN IDLE IN DISPUTE

Both Kmployers and Worklngmen Eipran Confldenoe In tlie Situation—Prospect of the Miner*' Strike —Coke

Striken Demoralized.

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LOOKOUT IN FORCR.

CHICAGO, April 18.—The big lookout ordered by the Central Building league for yesterday wa» inaugurated. It wa# said that from TS.OOO to 100,000 members of the building trades would be thrown out of employment. The reports at the headquarters of the unions failed to show even 1,000 men out of work in oonsequenoe of the orders of the employers. The men placed the figures at about 700. On the other hand, the bosses claim that something like 10,000 men were locked out. There is vague talk of a movement to bring about arbitration, but no names are given. The term "lookout" is not reoognited by the bosses, who have adopted the flotlon of individual aotion. Generally speaking, eaoh boss declines to give Information about his own aotion and is entirely uninformed in regard to the aotion of any other boss. This, of course, is done to dodge any charge of conspiracy.

Work Went on Usual.

The Central Building league spent the day watching to see what might turn up. A visit to the large buildings in course of construction own-town and others in outlaying territory developed no disorderly crowds, and, in perhaps the majority of instances, the men were still at work.

Around the Builders and Traders' exchange could be found any number of contractors who were ready to declare the lockout a failure, they representing the minority which fought the action at Tuesday's meeting. The responsibility is thrown largely upon the Central Building league, whose spokesmen are firm in the declaration that the position taken will never be reoeded from until the men consent to an arbitration.

Every Miner Will Stop.

COLUMBUS, O., April 14.—President John C. McBrlde, of the United Mine Workers of America, was interviewed on the question of what assurance the executive board had that the order to strike April 91 would be obeyed by the men. He answered In substance that the matter had been carefully canvassed by the districts, previous to the present meeting of the national body, and that there was no reason to doubt but what every member of the miners' union would be bound by the edict of the convention. He said that beyond the membership of the union thousands of miners In Maryland, Michigan and other states where there was no state organization the men would strike from sympathy, and the executive board already had assurance to that effect.

Convention Proceeding*.

At Thursday's session of the United Mine Workers' convention the scale committee recommended that when the strike should be inaugurated the purpose should be to restore the old scale in existence at the beginning of the present year that is to say, Ohio miners will demand 70 cents a ton, Indiana 70 cents. Illinois miners 60 to 80 cents and Pennsylvania miners, Pittsburgh district, 78 cents. The scale in all the other states is based on the prices of these states and is guverned by competitive and mining conditions in eaoh of the several dlstrlots. The resolution also provided for the restoration of all the conditions that existed between employer and employes at the beginning of the present year. The report of the committee was reoeived with cheers and unanimously adopted.

John McBrlde introduced a resolution pledging the miners to obey the law during the forthcoming strike, to oommit no depredations, and if necessary to assist in protecting property. The resolution was received with cheers and adopted.

Will Obey the Order.

DENVER, CoL, April 18.—Eight thousand Colorado coal m'.rers will go out on strike April 21.

WEIR CITY, Mo., April 18.—The miners of this district, it is practical".^ settled, will obey the order to go on a strike April 21.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. April 13.—The general council of the United Mine Workers of Alabama decided to order a strike to commence next Saturday. The order Is made upon the rejection of a proposition from the operators to reduce wages 30 per cent. The miners offered to work at a reduction of 10 per cent. The strike will close all mines except thoc*. of the Sloss Iron & Steel company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway company who use the oonvicts.

Indiana Miners Reluctant,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 18.—Many of the Indiana miners will join the strike ordered by the meeting at Columbus reluotantly If at all. They have all along been opposed to a strike. During the last six months they have fared better than any other class of laborers In the state, and with the coming of spring they thought they saw better times ahead. The operators have indioated all along that they would reduoe the wages of the men on May 1, when the present soale expires. The men have objeoted to the reduction, but until the action of the Columbus meeting was announced It Is believed they could effect a satisfactory compromise with the operators The men feel that if they obey the order of the Columbus convention and strike they will not be able to clear themselves of the charge that they have shown bad faith.

The mine operators here say that the men cannot hope to win a strike. They do not believe the men will obey the order. They say that there Is too much surplus labor for the men to win. They declare that if the men go out they will cease to deal with them and

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will employ men who are not under the influence of the agitators. Illinois Miners Unorganised.

SPIJNGFIBLD, I1L, April 18.—The strike ordered by the national officers of the United Mine Workers of America at Columbus will probably not seriously affect the coal business in this district, as the miners are almost unorganised and business has been dull 'or some time past.

Coke Strikers Demoralised.

UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 18.—The strikers are demoralized by the disappearance of Michael Barrett, the newlyelected presldeat of the organization. A warrent Is out for his arrest and he is said to be In hiding near Mount Pleasant. There are now but five plants idle out of elgh ty-s'.x in the region, including 1,253 ovens.

Flan to Consolidate Labor Unions.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 18.—All the prominent labor leaders of Pittsburgh have reoeived a circular from Joseph Buchanan, No. 45 Park place, New York, urging them to send delegates to a secret conference of labor leaders in Philadelphia April 28. The intention is to form one national labor union to take the place of all other labor organisations.

PEFPIR ON 8TRIKES.

The Kansas Senator Favors Theiu—He Defends the Coxoy Movement,

WASHINGTON, April 18.—Senator Peffer, In his tariff speech, advised the laboring people to strike and continue to strike till they obtained their share of the profits which manufacturers make through the introduction and use of labor-saving maohlnery. This is the only way, he said, by which they can obtain their rights.

He defended the Coxey army of the commonweal and outlined his plan for the amelioration of the condition of the people. He referred to the entrance into Washington last Saturday night of a band of forty men, who were immediately arrested without having oommitted any offense. Said he: "They had as much right to come here as the president of the New York Central Railroad company or any other citizen."

As congress was not bound down to such restrictions, he continued, he would Insist on congress passing a bill obliging the president to furnish employment for all men and women oi the country. It would not be in the way of building good roads, for he thought that a special province of the states, but he would set them to work at building a straight double-track railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific and another from the great lakes to the gulf.

He announoed his purpose of offering at the proper time a substitute for the pending bill, based on the principal of taxing the articles used by the rich, while exempting those articles of prime necessity used by the poor, whether manufactured abroad or not He would relieve the poor of all taxation and put the tax on artioles used by the rloh, so that the burden of tariff taxation would rest chiefly on those who are best able to bear it.

JENKINS WANTS ANOTHER SHOW

Says the Appeal from His Rules Should Go to the Appellate Court.

MILWAUKEE,

April 18.—There is a

difference of opinion between the rep. resentatives of the labor organization! and Judge Jenkins as to what court an appeal should be taken from his decision on the injunction order. The labor chiefs want it referred to the supreme court, while the judge said he would grant an appeal to the appelate court. If the case goes tu the appellate court it will be to the seventh circuit appellate court, of which Judge Jenkins, as a circuit judge, is a member. T. W. Spence, one of the attorneys for the men, says that In view of the national importance of the question at Issue the appellate court may decide to transfer the case at once to the United States supreme court for review. The ap pellate courts were instituted for the purpose of relieving the supremo court at Washington. The decisions of any United States appellate court on matters submitted are final.

The fact that Judge Jenkins and Judge Caldwell are so much atvarianoe, and that both are members of different appellate courts, will have a tendency to throw these cases into the supreme court If this is not done there may be two conflicting final determinations, entirely inconsistent and contradictory.

Within a few days Judge Jenkins will enter an order continuing In force the injunctions, as modified by him, and then the formal steps necessary to carry the case to the upper court will be taken. It is expected that the case will be on the appellate court calendar for the term which begins May 81. The hearing will be held In Chicago. Justice Harlan of the supreme court will probably preside at this session.

ROBBED OF $2,800.

A Cowboy Makes a Raise In a Hanking House at Crawford, Neb.

CHADBOW. Neb., April 18.—At 8:40 Thursday afternoon, while Albert Whipple, cashier of the Crawford Bank' ing company of Crawford, Neb., was alone in the bank a stranger attired In cowboy garb entered, and shoving a six-shooter in Whipple's faoe demanded money. Whipple gave up all the oash on the counter, amounting to about 12,600. The robber then compelled Whipple to enter the vault and then locked him in, where he was found twenty minutes later by the president

Gets 998,000 for Loilog Uls Feet.

8ioux FALLS, S. D., April 18.—The jury in the 40,000 damage case brought by William Fullerton against the I Home stake Mining company brought in a sealed verdict which was opened

Thursday morning. It awarded Fuller ton 128,000 damages. In the uccident, I which happened February 8, 1890, the plaintiff lost both feeL

Fell Dead.

ROCKFOBD, 111., April 18.—Mrs. Farsman, of Erie, Pa., reached Rockford Thursday for a visit On stepping from the train sho fell in a fit and died in a few minutes.

VOTE OR PAY.

Democrats Formulate a Plan to End Filibustering.

KEW RULE PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE

It Provides for Flnelng Those Members Who Refuse to Answer to Their Mantes —Its introduction inaugurates

Another Struggle.

T1IE PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, April 18.—Democratic managers in the house decided to take heroic measures to force the republicans to participate in the proceedings. The committee on rules, oonsistlng of Speaker Crisp, Messrs. Outliwalte and Catchlngs (dem.) and Messrs. Reed and Burrows (rep.) held a meeting just before the house convened and formulated a rule to crush filibustering, making the penalty of failure to vote punishable by a fine. The republicans determined to contest every Inch of the ground, and a fierce parliamentary fight was .Immediately preoipltated. Speaker Crisp, however, swept aside all preliminaries, and forced the fight on tne main issue.

As soon as the journal had been read lie recognized Mr. Catchings, from the committee on rules, to present the report.

Mr. Burrows attempted to raise the point of order that no quorum was present, but the speaker held that the journal having been approved the point of order could not be made save on a vote upon some pending question. Mr. BUTOWS then tried a flank movement with an appeal from the decision of the chair, and the speaker declared that he could not take Mr. Catchings off the floor for that purpose.

Mr. Reed came forward at this juncture and manifested a disposition to hold a joint debate with the chair, but the speaker declined the invitation and directed the clerk to read the report.

The Objectionable Kesolutton.

The resolution reported Is as follows: "Iteselnd clause of rule VIII., and Insert In lieu thereof: 'Every member shali bo present In the ball of tbo house during its sittings unless excused or necessarily prevented, and shall vote ou each question put unless he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest In the events of Bueh question. Whenever In pursuance of section 6, article 1, of the constitution of tho United Stales, the house of representatives, at the request of one-tlfth of the members present, shall order the yeas and nays of its members on any question to be entered upon Its journal, and upon a call of the roll of its members for that purpose a quorum thereof shall fail to vote, each member wlihln the hall of the house who shall fail to respoud when his name Is oalled, unless he has a direct personal and pecuniary interest In the event of such question, and euoh member who shall be absent from tho hall of the house when his naxno is called, unless he has been excused or Is neoessarily prevented from being present, shall be fined the sum of 110 and the speaker tthall cause an entry of such tine to bo made against such members on the journal of the house and the same shall be collected and paid Into the treasury of the United States."

Iteed and Crisp Look Horn*.

Mr. Reed vainly attempted to interrupt the reading* by appeals for recognition on a point of order, but the speaker, with averted head, refused to listen to him, and Mr. Reed, finding his efforts futile, sank dowu in his chair.

Mr. Reed was again on his feet when tho reading was completed, but the speaker recognized Mr. Catchings to demand the previous question. Then he turned to Mr. Reed, who said he desired to raise a point of order. "Does the chair recognize me?" asked Mr. Reed. "'1 he chair will hear the gentleman,1 replied the speaker. "i am to understand, then, that the chair recognizes me to make a point of order?" "The chair has recognized the gentleman from Mississippi to demand the previous questiou, and pending that he will hear the gentleman,'' retorted tho speaker.

This did not suit Mr. Reed's purpose, however, lie wanted a definite assertion from the speaker that he was recog nized in his own right While indulging in some delicate fencing with the speak er on this point, the speaker seemingly lost patience, and with a bang of the gavel stated the question to be on the demand for the previous question. Mr. Reed was left standing in the aisle while the speaker took the rlsiug vote. The republicans declined to vote and when the speaker announced the result, H9-0, Mr. Burrows made the point of no quorum.

Left Without a Quorum.

The yeas and nays wero demanded, The republicans were determined to force the democrats to produce a quorum at every stage of the parliamentary progress looking to the adoption of the rule, and when the roll was called declined to vote. Eloven of the demo crats refused to give tho proposed rule their approval, and voted against the demand of the previous question. These eleven were as follows:

Causey, Delaware: Coombs, Curaraln»?H, Now York Geary, California Gelsenhainor, New Jersey KllKore, Texas Mnguire, California McAle«?r, Pennsylvania Paynter, Kentucky Ryan, New York Warner, New York.

The populists voted with the democrats in favor of the demand. The announcement of the vote, 141 11, showed that tho democrats were thirty-seven short of a quorui lifiiivua of Absence ICevol 1

Mr. Catchings introduced a resolution revoking all leaves of absence, except on account of sickness, and directing the sergeant-at-arms to request the attendance of some .bsentees by telegraph. The republicans resorted to every means known to parliamentary law to prevent its adoption, but Anally at t:80 it was adopted without a division. The struggle will be renewed to-day.

Fanners Alarmed by Drought.

LONHOX, April 18,—The five weeks drought in England, Germany, France, Austria and Poland is causing much uneasiness to farmers in those countries.

Dean llnimmind, of St. Louis, Dead.

ST. LOUIS, April 18.—Dean W. G. Hammond of the St Louis law school, one of the most noted of common law exponents, is dead.

JOURNAL.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report.

ABSOLLTTELY PURE

IN ASHES.

The Plant of the Amerioan Gluooso Company at Buffalo Burned.

LOSS WILL REACH OVER $1,000,000.

Poor Big Buildings Are Destroyed—Fear That Home of the Workmen Slay Have Perished—Several

Persons Hurt..

HEAVY LOBS BY FIHK.

BUFFALO, N. Y., April 18.—The great plant of the American Glucose company, which also has extensive works at Peoria, 111., and which is controlled by C. J. Hamlin, the famous trotting horse man, and hio sons, burned Thursday night. The loss Is considerably over 11,000,000 Insurance, 1585,000.

Was a Big i'laut.

The plant of this company was situated on the Hamburg canal, Scott, East and West Market and Perry streets. There were four immense buildings of briek, ranging in height from eight to eleven stories. The fire started in the main building, which was uBed for raaklug the glucose. The buildings burned were the power and feed house, tho refinery and the storehouse. The Buffalo city fish market was also burned.

Tho fire was discovered in the dyna-mo-room of the main building shortly after o'clock by the engineer. Ho gave the alarm and he and his fireman rushed out. In ten minutes the whole eleven floors were on fire and flames were bursting through the windows and darting lrom the roof.

Many May llave Keen Burned.

There were perhaps 125 men at work Thursday night. It will not be known until a census of employes is taken today whether one man or fifty were cremated. It is known that some of the men escaped by a fire-escape, and some of them on the lower stories jumped into the canal. A great many of the meu at work on the upper floors were Ignorant Polet and Germans. They may have been burned and they may not, It is impossible to tell now. Tho chances are, however, that several men were burned to death.

Seven Injured.

So far as known four workmen and three firemen are injured. These are John Young, a workman, hurl about thf henil and (ace: two Poles, cannot spoak Eng Ush, names unknown, both severely Injured, one hut* both logs broken: John Stein, worlr man, severely burned: Chris bang, llreman, leg broken by a fall Louis H. Selirader, a fireman, badly burned: Joseph Webber, a fireman, burned and injured.

Burned Quickly.

The fire was one of incredible swiftness. The building was full of inflammable materials, acids and the like used iu the making of glucose and starch, aud the fire spread from top to bottom in a few minutes. Iu fifteen minutet the entire rnulu building was a mass of flames. In twenty minutes the walls began to fall, and they fell at frequent intervals until Inside of fortyfive minutes there was but one corner standing. The main building was con nected with tho power and feed house by an elevated bridge over Scott street. The flames crept across this and ig nited the feed house.

Firemen ('auyht In Trap.

Meanwhile the city fish market just across the street caught fire. Five firemen were sent inside to fight the flames, and a number ol streams were turned on the roof. Tho building was a long, low brick structure, aud tho firomon made a good fight to save it, but a portion of a blowing wall fell on it and started the roof to burning fiercely. The firemen inside did not know oi this and no one told them. The consequences were that in a few minutes the roof fell in and buried the five firemen. Two of them escaped with no other injuries than a few bruises.

Walls Fall Iu.

The feed house was completely destroyed, the walls all having fallen by 10 o'clock. Tho refinery and the storehouse wont next and by 11 o'clock there was nothing left of the mammoth establishment but a few tottering walls.

For a great many years the II amlins held among themselves tho secrets of the processes and made millions. Then they were sued by a man named Williams, who cluiined to have discovered the process, and the secrets all came out. Since that time there have been many glucose works started.

To Prohibit Sunday Work.

WASHINGTON, April 18. Senator Kylo has introduced in tho senate a bill providing for Sunday rest. It provides that no one shall perforin any labor or engage in any amusement on Sunday to the disturbance of others, in any territory, district, vessel or place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States on the Sabbath, and prohibits the transportation of the malls on that day of the week.

Hold Robbery of Hunk.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 18.—A telephone message reoeived at police headquarters states that during the temporary abscuce at noon of the clerk and cashier of the Wallace ICxchangc bank, at Beaver falls, a thief who had gained an entrance to the cellar, cut a hole through the vault floor and robbed the vault of 88,500 in cash, making good his escape and leaving no clew to his identity.

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Telegraphic News of Interest to Indianianu.

Old Not Intend to Kill Geer.

JEFFKKSOKVII.I.R, Ind., April 18.—The colored murderers of Stephen Geer woro given a preliminary hearing before Mayor Robinson Thursday. Pickering pleaded guilty but stated that the murder was not premeditated. He was merely stealing chickens and fired in the direction of tho noise made by the opening of the door and did not see the man or know he had shot him until he heard him cry. Ileed denied all connection with the crime, contrary to his confession when first arrested, and tried to put all the blame ou Pickering. They wero both held over to the circuit court without bail.

Convention of Indiana

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I.NDIANAPOI.IR, Ind., April 18.—With great secrecy the state convention of the A. P. A. convened Thursday in Lorraine hall. Delegates were present from Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Crawfordsville, Logausport, Anderson, South Bend, Hammond, Marion, Michigan City and sev-enty-five other cities in tho slate. No accurate information as to the number belonging to the society in Indiana has been given out beyond the claim that they have an average of 1,000 members in every county in Indiana. This would give them a state membership of 02,000.

L'rtfod a .Sl.rlct (JUHruill.ine.

IXDIA.VAI'OMS, Ind., April IS.—The state health conference closed Thursday with a comprehensive discussion of the methods for stamping out tuberculosis and smallpox. Gov. Matthews in his address to tho conference took the stand that tho Indiana board of health should adopt radical measures to quarantine against the introduction of epidemics from Chicago, which he claimed were always threatening this state.

Trial of the Bank Wreckers.

I.NDIA.VAI'OUS,

Ind., April 18.—In the

trial of the Collins Thursday Receiving Teller Robinson continued to oeoupy the stand and is not yet through. IB is estimated now the trial will last a month. The prosecution is presenting the evidence draft by draft, omitting no little detail, to show the culpability of the Coffins and their cashier, Reed, in bleeding the Indianapolis national bank.

Thinks She Is Bidden to Fast:

LA PORTE, Ind., April 18.—Miss Rux, a pretty society young lady of Wanatah, has been pronounced hopelessly Insane and is now an inmate o( the Logansport hospital. Her condition is duo to the strange hallucination that by divine command she must subsist without nourishment for a period of four weeks. The fast was successfully accomplished.

Kxecutlve Clemency.

iN-niANAPOLls, Ind., April 13.—Gov. Matthews has pardoned Ueorge Sclilick from the prison south, where he was serving a fifteen years' sentence fat killing Richard Cisco, a tough character, in a Madison saloon five years ago. Sclilick was 19 years old at the time ol the tragedy, and had always borne an excellent character.

Mull Thief Caught.

SOUTH BIC.ND, Ind., April 18.—Tho police here Thursday arrested Edward Boone, an ex-mail carrier on a chargo of robbing the United States mails. This arrest, it is believed, will lead to an explanation of the systematic robbing of the mails at this point 6ince last uly.

Expect Trouble.

LEBANON, Ind., April 18.—The laborers employed by the new waterworks company of this city went out on a strike at noon Thursday for more wages. Tho company is negotiating for foreign laborers. Serious troublemay result, .J"

Four Valuable Horses Burned.

ANDEHSO.N, Ind., April 13.—Stables belonging to William Myers wero destroyed by fire Thursday night Four valuable horses were cremated. Tho origin of the fire is supposed to be incendiary.

Clothing Burned.

NOBI.ESVILI.B, Ind., April 13.—Fire at Westfield, 0 miles west of this city, destroyed a two-story building and stock of clothing belonging to Fred Hawkins. Loss on stock, (4,500 insurance, 18,000.

Renominated for Congress.

MUNCIE, Ind., April 18.—The republicans of the Sixth congressional district met in Muncie Thursday and renominated lion. Henry U. Johnson to represent tho district in congress.

Killed by Train.

LA POKTK, Ind., April 13.—William Buck, a wholesale furniture dealer in tills city, was killed by a train. His brother, who was with him, was injured.

White Caps Are Driven Out.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 18.—Gov. Matthews in an interview Thursday said that the white cap organizations have ended their careers iu Indiana.

Married Sixty Years.

ICOKOJIO, Ind., April 18.—Rev. Hayden Rayburn and Mrs. Rayburn celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their home in this city.