Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 June 1894 — Page 1

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Steps to End the Strike.

FOOI.KD THE SOLD1KK8.

TKIIHK HAUTE, Ind., June 0.—Early Tiiesrtay morning the militia in the Sullivan county mining-district lecrned they had beeu outwitted and that five cars of coal had beeu stolen from them by strategy. The miners had placed a difcoy of twenty-five men on the track and. lureil to that apparent scene of trouble, tlio militiamen massed their forces. Then the striking miners captured the five cars of coal. Early in the morning the captured coal was burned on a branch road to the Alum Cave coal mine. The militia had an accession of 500 to their ranks by daylight and at 10 o'clook tliey started on a special train down the Alum Cave branch. The militia spent the day in the ravines and arrested perhaps a dozen men, some of whom were strikers and some of whom were not. The miners laughed at the militia. The five cars of coal were burned by the time the troops arrived. There were no strikers in sight for the militia to arrest. Then the soldiers formed a circle to scour the country. They brought in a few men, but none were the ones they hoped for.

L'alnjf Dynamite.

The local authority Is snubbed. Sheriff Mills spent the day in Sullivan and he is not recognized by the militia. Everyone expects more trouble with the traflic of the Evansville & Terre Haute road. The miners are out of harmony with the train crews. Tuesday morning a frog in the track at Shelburn was thrown ISO yards by dynamite.

Four of the strikers are in jail at Sullivan. They were arrested Monday night by the deputy sheriffs, with the assistance of the militia. There are thirteen companies patrolling the railroad between Shelburn and Farmersbnrg and they have a Oatlinggun. The air is full of rumors as to the purpose of the miners forcibly to release their friends from jail.

No One Was Killed.

Sui.I.IVAN, Ind., June 6.—The report of a night attack by strikers upon the inilitla at Shelburn, in which four strikers were said to have been killed, is denied.

Superttcderi the Sheriff.

FAKMERSBURG. Ind., June 0.—Sheriff Mills is no longer in charge. Judge Hrlggs has placed the sheriff's affairs in the hands of George Briggs and a deputy named Willis. This was done because Sheriff Mills was lukewarm in enforcing his authority and had incurred the displeasure of the militia officers.

Sheriff Denmmta Troops.

SPRINGFIELD, 111.. June 0.—(Jov. Altgeld has received a telegram from Sheriff Dowell, at Marion, Williamson county, saying: "Miners fired ou the regular train this morning at 5:27 as it passed the switch at Curtersrille. I hereby make a demand for the state mllltla for protection."

At 1 o'clock p. m. the governor ordered out three companies from Belleville, Carbondale and Marion. Col. Kiley M. Smith, commander of the Fourth regiment, was directed to take command tnd report to the sheriff of Williamson county.

MARION, 111., JuneO.—The strikers at. Carterville are in control of the mines and switches, while Gov. Altgeld and Sheriff Uowell have had a word}- war over the telegraph wires on the respective duties of sheriffs and governors. The exchange of courtesies was sharp, but the sheriff carried his point, and three companies of state troops will go to Carterville to aid in preserving peace. Gov. Altgeld, in his telegram, roundly rated the sheriff for neglecting his duty, and finally told him if he would jiot do his dutjf he should resigu In favor of someone who would. In reply the sheriff telegraphed the governor that he had done all in his power to preserve the peace, and that matters would have been in much better Bhape had the governor shown more of a disposition to use his influence and powers to prevent outbreaks.

Chance to Settle the Strike. Coi.rMHi'S, 0., June 6.—The executive board of the United Mine Workers, after a session lasting all day and far into the night, passed a serios of resolutions setting forth that, as a general conference of operators and miners for the settlement of the strike was not possible, next Saturday meetings should be held in every district with operators and miners for the purpose of making a settlement. This means that the miners will do all In their power to declare the strike off. The action is directly due to the efforts of John McUride, against the united voice of the board, which was for a continuance of the strike on the old lines. The move for conciliation was made at the night session after a heated discussion, every member of the board being against any form of compromise. MoHride labored with the men at great length, and the result was the passage of the resolution. It Is understood the dlstriot officers have power to settle the strike in their various districts and that they are supreme in their findings. Many members of the board declare nothing substantial will come of It.

Trnlna Tied L'p In Ohio.

MASSILLOS, 0., June 6.—An armed peace has been maintained on the southern end of the Cleveland, Loraine Jk Wheeling railroad. General Manager Woodford has made no attempt to move the loaded coal trains und the strikers maintained a guard around the 200 cars. They are even auspicious of box cars and inspect their contents before permitting them to go through. The inability of the Cleve

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land, Loraine A, Wheeling railroad to continue the dally supplies of coal to the Lake Shore at Elyria has reduced that road to desperate straits and local trains are being taken off.

K«w in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, W. Va., June 0.—At Powelltou Monday seven men were shot. One died. Three others were probably fatally hurt. Three of the men who did the shooting were ar rested by the sheriff and posse on Armstrong oreek. Crocker Gibson, a miner, was ambushed and his throat cut.

Heavy Bales of Arm* In Chicago. CHICAGO, JuneO.—Wholesale dealers in firearms and ammunition In Chicago have made lfirge shipments of both lately to btate authorities and mkie owners where the striking miners have caused the most trouble. The largest shipments have gone to western states, though large orders have been filled for Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Tennessee. The mine owners and many retail dealers have also been heavy buyers.

Klefer's Arbitration Hill.

WASHINGTON, June 0.—A bill to provide for arbitration and to prevent hostilities between labor and capital has been introduced by Representative Kiefer. of Minnesota.

Michigan Bflnero Strike.

SEHEWATNG, Mich., June fl.—- All the miners employed by the Saginaw Bay Coal company have walked out, demanding one dollar a ton. They are now getting eighty-five cents. Seventy miners are employed at Sebewaing.

Maryland Militia Ordered Out. BALTIMORE, Md., June 6.—In anticipation of trouble in the mining region of western Maryland the governor has ordered the Fifth regiment to immediately proceed to Cumberland.

DRIVEN OUT BY FLOODS.

Hanks at Portland. Ore., Compelled to Change Quarters. Pouri.ANl), Ore., June 0.—Slow and surely the waters of the Willamette river at this point continue to rise. Tuesday evening the river stood IK 2-10 feet above the low-water mark. At L'matilln the Columbia river stood 34 5-10 feet above and at Pasco "4 feet above. There yet. remains snow enough in the mountains to keep tho rivers at their present height for several days to come.

It is impossible to approximate the amount of damage inflicted upon this city. The entire wholesale district is flooded to the depth of from 0 to 10 feet. The damage to the river front alone will be nearly 81,000,000. There is scarcely a wharf or warehouse that lias not suffered more or less. Merchandise of all kinds is stored in many places, which are in hourly danger of being submerged or tilted over into the river. Boats are continually moving goods to more secure places, the First national bank. Portland national bank, Bank of British Columbia, the London and San Francisco bank, the United States national and the Merchant's national have all moved to higher ground.

DEADLY HERBS.

Boji l'artake of a Foleonous Vegetable and Five of Them Die. TARRYTOWN, N. Y., June 0.—Five boys, whose ages ranged from 5 to 12 years, Inmates of the Catholic Sisters of Meroy Home in this village, have died from poisoning, the result of eating herbs picked on the playground of the Institution Monday. Seven more boys are critically ill from the same cause.

Tile boys were playing in the park when one of them discovered a pungent root which he declared, after tasting, was flagroot. About dusk one of tho boys was taken with cramps, and within an hour all who had eaten of the poisonous root were deathly sick. Such simple remedies as the sisters knew were applied, but without avail. Then physicians were called from Tarry town. The first to succumb to the poison was the little fellow who had discovered the roots. He died about 8 o'clock. Four others died between that liov.r and daylight, and very little hope is entertained of saving the lives of the others. Most of the inmates of the institution are orphans. -v.,'-:' ""BASEBALL.

Scores .'Made by Clulm iii the (lames on Tuesday. National league games on Tuesday resulted as follows: At BaltimoreBaltimore, 8 Chicago. 5. At New York

New York, 10 Cincinnati, 0. At Philadelphia St. Louis, 7 Philadelphia, 3. At Brooklyn Brooklyn, 5: Louisville, 4 (ten innings). At Boston —Boston, 7 Pittsburgh, At Washington—Cleveland, 0 Washington, 0.

Western league: At Grand RapidsGrand Rapids, 14 Milwaukee, 9. At Toledo—Toledo, 18 Kansas City, fl. As Indianapolis—Minneapolis, 7 Indianapolis, 0. At Detroit—Sioux City, 18 Detroit, 0.

Western association: At Jacksonville—Jacksonville, 14 Peoria, 0. At Quincy—Rock Island, 10 Quincy, 2. At Linooln—Des Moines, 14 Lincoln, 8. At St. Joseph—St. Joseph, 17 Omaha, 16.

Two Children Perished.

BRADFORD, Pa., Juno 6.—The dwelling house of John Long at Duke Center, an oil town 15 miles from here, was burned Monday night. The family consisting of father, mother and six children was sleeping when the fire started. All escaped but two—Anna, aged 12 years, and George, aged 7, who were burned to death. Mr. Long was badly, but it is thought not dangerously burned, trying to rescue bin family.

indorse Iieport on Judge Jenkins WASHINGTON, June 0.—The judiciary committee of the house has voted to indorse the report of the subcommittee which investigated Judge Jenkins' anil-strike injunctions.

Failure In Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, June fl.—Charles W. Pike, a commission merchant of this city, has failed. Liabilities, 8S8.000 assets, £08,700, of which $00,000 is in insurance.

Tho Senate Takes Action on Thin Part of the Tariff Bill.

THE COMPROMISE AMENDMENTS WIN.

A .Majority ot Eleven Vote. Again.t I'laoInc Sugar on the ITreo Lint -The l(«- .... peal of the Bounty to Take

KITect January 1, 1 81*5.

SL'RTAR SCHEDULE PASSED, AKIIINGTON, June fl.—Tho senate resumed consideration of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill Tuesday. Senator Higgins (rep., Del.) opened the debate with a general assault on the sugar schedule and an argument in favor of continuing the bounty provision of the McKinley law.

Senator Aldrich (rep. R. l.l, alluding to statements made in the senate regnrding_ the Influence of the sugar trust in the framing of the MclCiuley bill, sniil that while there was a sugar trust in 1800, it was not the gigantic concern It is now, and speculation In its shares was comparatively trivial.

Tlie Voting Heglni*.

'1 he hour of 1 o'clock arriving, on agreement the vote was taken on Senator Jones' (dem., Ark.) amendment fixing January 1, isi»5, as the date on which the repeal of the sugar bounty should go into effect. This was adoptee, SO to 33.

Senator Allison offered an amendment to reduce the sugar bounty for the remainder of tho calendar year to 8-10 of a cent per pound and to make the sugar schedule take effect immediately on the passage of the bill. The three populists this time voted with the democrats. There was no break in party lines and it was defeated—32 to 40.

The senate then passed to the next paragraph, ltS2J», fixing the duty on sugar.

The Compromise AmendmentSenator Jones offered the "compromise" amendment fixing the duty on raw and refined sugar at 40 per cent, ad valorem, with a differential of oneeighth of one cent on sugars above 1(1 degrees Hutch standard ami an additional one-tenth on sugars imported from countries giving an export bounty, continuing the Hawaiian treaty in force and imposing a duty of two cents a gallon on molasses.

Senator Lodge (rep.. Muss.) offered as a substitute the amendment originally reported by the senate committee on finance fixing a specific duty on sugar, beginning with one cent per pound on sugar testing SO degrees by the polariscopic test, and graduating the duty according to fineness. Lost —2S to 87--Messrs. Pfeffer, Allen and Ryle voting with the democrats.^.

II111 Votes for Free Sugar.

Senator l'effer (pop., Ivan.) offered an amendment to place all sugar on the free list.

Senator Hill (dem.. N. Y.) asked if this would precipitate the direct question as to whether sugar should go on the free list or not, and. being informed that it would, said he hoped a recordmaking vote would be had upon It.

Senator Hill voted in favor of free sugar and announced that he was authorized to say that Senator Irby. who was absent, would have voted for free sugar had he been present. The amendment Has lust by 20 to 37.

Two republicans. Senators Manderson and Perkins, voted against free sugar, ami Senator Quay was paired the same way. while Senator Sherman did not vote, (if the democrats, Senator Hill voted for free sugar, while Senator Irby was paired the same way. Of the populists, Senator l'effer voted for free sugar, Senators Alien and Kyle against, and Senator Stewart did not vote. Had all the republicans, with three populists and the two disaffected democrats, joined hands, sugar, raw and refined, would have gone ou tho free list.

Amendment*, Itejeited.

Senator Allison offered an amendment to make the schedule go Into effect immediately on the passage of the bill. The amendment was lost—SO to 88.

Senator Pettigrei.' (rep., S. D.) offered an amendment to strike out of the schedule tho one-eighth of one cent differential given to the refiners. It was lost—80 to 83—Senator Hill and the populists voting in favor of striking out tho differential given to the sugar trust.

Senator Manderson proposed an amendment to cut the duty down half and the bounty half. Lost ou arising vote—23 to 31.

The "Compromise" Wlmt.

The question then was on the Jonas amenment to paragraph 1S2'. the amendment being the schedule agreed on by the democratic side. The Jones compromise amendment fixed the sugar duties, and it was carried—35 to 28. An analysis of the vote follows: l1 or tho Jones schedule: Democrats, 82 populists, 2 republicans, 1 total, 85. Against the schedule: Republicans. 25 Democrats, 2 populists, 1 total, 28,

The Jones amendments increasing the duty on sugar candy from 80 to 35 per cent, and making the duty on saccharine 25 per cent, were agreed to. This completed tho sugar schedule and at 5:45 p. m., on motion of Mr. Harris, the senate went into executive session and shortly afterward udjourned.

The Schedule as Adopted.

[As adopted tho schedule Imposes a duty of 40 per cent, nil valorem on all sugars, raw and rellned. with a differential of ono-eiulith of a cent per pound on sugars above sixteen Dutch standard and an additional one-tenth of a oent against sugars Imported from countries paying an export bounty. It continues tho Hawaiian treaty admitting sugars from the Sandwich Islands free of duty, and places a duty of two cents per gallon ou molasses testing above 40 degrees by the polartsrope. The schedule goes into effect January 1,181)5, and the bounty is continued until that datu.J

A l'ost Ollloe llurglarlfted.

REIJ WING, Minn., Juno fl.—Burglars broke into the post office and store of G. O. Miller at White Rock, bfew tho safe open and secured about S100 in stamps and cash, and between 81,000 ULUI §2,000 in notes.

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Strikers Capture the National Tube Works at McKeesport.

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NONUNION WORKMEN ARE DRIVEN OUT.

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RIOTOUS SCKNKS.

MCKEKSPOBT. Pa., Junefl. Never has this city witnessed sueli scenes of defiance of law and the inability of the authorities to cope with the law breakers as are in progress here. At this hour the strikers are practically in command of the situation. The trouble grew out of the strike at the National tube works, and the strikers have outwitted the police, broken into the mill yards and are making systematic tours of the works aud their surroundings.

The plant resumed in two departments Tuesday and about twenty-five men went to work. The news quickly spread and by noon a mob of nearly 10,000 had assembled outside the gates, awaiting the appearance of the workmen. Most of the men remained inside, but a few attempted to go to their homes and were caught by the mob and terribly beaten. Thev were finally rescued, however, by the police and taken back into the inclosure.

Five Thousand Men lteady for Trouble. The mob then dispersed in part, but toward evening reassembled, und by fl o'clock probably 5,000 men were massed on Fourth avenue, and it was said that fully three-fourths of the number were foreigners. They were disappointed. At 0 o'clock tiie day turn did not come out and the night turn did not go iu. There was a great load of provisions taken into the mill by the company.

Mob Captures the Mills.

At tho mills the mob surged around the entrances until 7 o'clock in the evening, when a rush was made and they broke into the yards. The mer. inside were panic-stricken, and it was the rule of "every man for himself." The mob swartned into the inclosnre, looking for the hated non-unionists. Hundreds of the strikers were equipped with clubs or weapons of some description. Then began a wild chase and pursuit of the hunted workmen inside. The strikers ware in complete possession of the place.

Men Nearly lioateu to Death. They ranged over the grounds, and finally routed out ten hidden workmen. The poor fellows made a dash for freedom, but were cut off and surrounded. The mob set upon these men in swarms and beat them shockingly. In the crush to get at the prostrate men one fellow was badly stabbed.

One man was found during the evening, still in hiding in the mill yard, which the strikers were patrolling, in complete mastery of the works. The fellow made a dash for the street and got outside the yards, lie was pushed closely by the pursuit and iu desperation sprung into an electric car passing on the street. The strikers surrounded tho car, and the motorman tried to force it through the crowd. The trolley pole was pulled down and the car stalled! Then the fugitive was dragged off the car and beaten and kicked into insensibility. Another stowaway was found, his clothing stripped off, and he was kicked and beaten until he was unconscious. Then the assailants left him for a time, and he. managed to crawl into a store on Fifth avenue. He was unable to help himself and is still there, where he sought refuge.

No One Killed.

So far as the authorities are able to learn nobody has been killed outright, but some of the victims of the mob's fury will probabiy die. Up to this hour the strikers have refrained from destroying the machinery in the mills. As midnight approached the crowd decreased and comparative quiet now reigns. All the law-abiding people are in doors, with the exception of the curious few who are willing to take the risks of watching the inob's work. For the rest the strlkere are virtually in possession of the town.

Situation at Cripple Creek.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., June fl.—Alexander Mcintosh, state organizer for the miners' union, read the arbitration agreement to the assembled miners and immediately all the men on Bull hill laid down their arms, tho pickets were called in and the fortifloatlon abandoned.

By tho agreement the miners win their fight for an eight-hour day, with twenty minutes for luncheon. The agreement also provides for a rate of three dollars per day and that the operators shall make no distinction between union and non-union men in employing miners.

Arms Taken Up Again.

Tuesday night a telegram was received saying that Sheriff Bowers would move the deputies towards Bull Hill. Immediately couriers were sent In every direction, and in a Bhort time all the strikers were again underarms. A body of four companies immediately began the znaroh in a heavy snowstorm to Midland to xneet tliedeputio6*

Gen. Brooks has received private instructions from Gov. Waito, whloh, in conncotiQo with the movement of dep

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uties may reopen the question at Cripple Creek and hasten a bloody conflict. Gen. Brooks' IIIMru,-tions are to proceed with his troops as far as Colorado Springs. There he is to get. the consent of every mine owner and the representatives of the miners to abide by the articles of agreement, and not to go a step further unless his mission there is successful.

(iold Taj-iucuts for etM*ai»t. WASHINGTON. June tJ. Mr. Iloulc (Tenn. lias introduced a bill to reimburse the soldiers of tho rebellion or their heirs for the average animal difference between //old and the value*of the paper currency iu which thev w»jre paid.

FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.

Scarlet fever is epidemic in Steubenvllle, O. Five children have died of tho disease.

Frank Schroeder. aged 2. accidentally set himself on fire at Lyons, la., and was burned to death.

Business men of Pennsylvania contemplate a trip to Washington to urge action on the tariff bill.

Edward Daniels, a young farmer of Perry Landing, Tex., killed three men with whom he had a dispute.

Drought, cold weather and frosts have greatly retarded crops generally in Minnesota. Iowa and Missouri.

H. M. Vaile. who attracted national attention in the star route trials, died in Kansas City of paralysis, aged A3.

Low temperature and a lack of rain M-e. injuring the crops of Illinois. Ironists have appeared in some localities.

Fortv-eightgrain elevators, the property of the Bed River Valley company, vi 11 be sold in the interests of the creditors.

Merchants of Milwaukee have asked the newspapers to suppress news concerning smallpox in the interests of business.

New Jersey's supreme court has refused to examine Miss Mary l'hilbrooke, a woman law student, for admission to the bar.

James O. Fuqua. mayor of South Enid, 0. T., has failed, and the Farmers' and Merchants' bank, of which ho was president, closed its doors temporarily.

rHE WAGES OF SIN.

Meted Out by an IllinolHan to Ills Allstress and Himself. Si'RiNGFiiu.D, 111.. June fl.—Th«' most horrible murder and suicide ever enacted in this city took place Tuesday. John Hodges, a laborer, shot and killed his mistress. Mollic Jones, and then killed himself. They had been quarreling for some time, and the woman left Hodges and started a cheap boarding house on North Fifth street. At noon Hodges came to the house and was refused admittance by the woman, but ho pushed her aside anil, drawing a revolver, commenced shooting ut her. Five bullet holes were found in her body and one in his brain. The room in which the murder took place was literally covered with blood and brains. Tho man left a note which read: "This should bo the fate of all lewd and home-wrecking women. Notify L. Dobson and Charles Becker, Pleasant Plains. 111." The woman leaves two small children in almost destitute circumstances.

Two Thousand Cattle Drowned. ST. JOHNS, N. F., June fl.—The Dominion liner Texas, bound from Montreal to Bristol with a general cargo and 2,000 cattle and sheep, went ashore in a dense fog at St. Shotts, St. Mary's bay. Tho members of the crew are ull safe, but tho cattle were washed overboard and drowned. The vessel is going to pieces. There is no hope of saving it.

Five Chinamen Uurnet] to Death. PORTLAND, Ore., June fl.—An explosion of gasoline^ occurred Tuesday at the Troy steam' laundry. Five Chinamen were burned to death and four others seriously injured, one probably fatally. J. B. Hende rson. one of the proprietors of the laundry, was badly burned. The building with all its contents was burned. Loss, SI00,000.

War Vessel to 3o to Sainon. WASHINGTON, June fl.—A United States war vessel will be dispatched to Samoa within a few weeks. Recent dispatches from the islands indicate that 'he situation is very critical, witli an armed force of natives numerically stronger than the king's army drawn up in battle array and threatening to overturn the government.

lifteen I'nime Buildings Burned. PI.EASANTVII.I.K, la., June fl. —Fifteen frame buildings, comprising three blocks of the largest business houses in the town, burned Tuesday morning. The loss was S75.000 insurance, S30,000. Tho fire was supposed to have been of Incendlari' origin.

Destructive S-orrst Fires Huglng. VIHOINIA, Minn., June 0.—Forest fires are numerous in this section. The town of Mountain Iron barely escaped being burned Sunday, a big fire being all around it. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern round house at lilbbing was burned down.

Gov. Cleaves llenomlnnted.

CKWISTON, Me., June (!.—Tho republican state convention has renominated Henry Cleaves for governor.