Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 August 1885 — Page 1

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LABOR.

The Feeders to be Given Machines at the Nail Works To-Day.

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The Wabash Strike Ordered by the Knights of Labor IJot. *a Success.

Deplorable Condition of Affairs Growing Oqt of the Cleveland Strike.

Tbe Street Car Strike at Mempbia— Minor Strikes—Local Indus^ trial News.

THE NAIL WORKS.

The Company Decides to Give the Machines to the Feeders.

The.company after mature deliberation derided day before yesterday that no compromise should be made with the nailers: that they would have to accept the

reduced

scale or withdraw altogether

from tbe works. Yesterday morning the nailers who'had previously so determined took their tools from -the works, as has been heretofore stated. At a meeting of the officers of the company yesterday evening, after a heated discussion, it was finally determined to admit the feeders, and give them' charge of the machines. The feeders were at once notified. "That," said Mr. Nippert yesterday evening,* to a reporter, "is only an experiment, but one which will become permanent if it but prove a success. At first we shall oniy admit twenty or twen-ty-five feeders, steadily increasing the number as rapidly as it becomes safe to do so. The feeders have been notified of our decision."

The feeders were in a state of purturbation jesteiday, following the announcement. that they were to get the machines. Their former enthusiasm appeared all at once to fade away. This peculiar change as subsequently found was attributable to the fact that

juBt

preceding the receipt

of the news that they would secure the machines, they had received a communication from the Wheeling association the effect that the Wheeling, feeders who had

been'Operating

the machines there,

had "gone out," and the Terfe Haute association were expected, therefore—according to

mutual agreement—"not to

go if)." About 4:30 o'clock it was deemed advisable that the feeders should hold a meeting and determine upon the most profitable and advisable course to purs lie. "The nailers will be successful," said a ceutleman well acquainted with the busi* aress, 'On what grounds do you base your beliei?" fight is a three-cornered one—the ,ij iY8j feeders and mill owners being gugcd. If the feeders take the machines, they take them' at a reduction of at least 25 per cent. Those who take the nailers' places will profit, but the majority of the feeders will receive less •wages. If' the mill owners will stand up to it, the feeders may be successful with the machines, but the wast\will be great and the mill will find tha Nhey' are not nailers. They will learn, tl )gh, in tune. I haven much sympat JV with th^iailers, added the gentleman." "They have been having a feast for years. A nailer has change of four Ciachines. If the feeder nSade four dollars oil machine the nailer got as much. The nailers-always get as much a3 the feeders fflavrr ... "What are t* refcage earnings a# a, nailer?" "Eight and dine dollars a day. Ihe average earnings of a feeder is1 about^2. These were »the wages before the shut down." %K»aAt the meeting of the feeders last night aJrGleaso giBRill, corner of Ninth 'and

Oak streeiPw was decided to accept the company- iffer and the feeders will therefore probably be found to-day in full charge of the machines at the Nail wofks.

THE WABASH STRIKERS

Do not Cover Themselves with Glory. ST. LOUIS, MO., August 19.—Under

the ordeTiissued to the Knights of Labor erdwL^fterno' V^y must refuse to *^40 rolling stock, land should any yardmster, master mechanic, district p? division suporintendor any other official of the road, en,vor to force the men to hai "^e sujh cars, then district fke ie Vdered. The situation is abc^t thisttjgpu the "Wabash road the Knights of Labor all,

nearly ail, out, and have, been for

some time, but on the Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain, the Union Pacific and other roads, the knighta are said to fill the shops and yards. Thus is this. last •order a guarantee of a resolution of labor. It will, at any i"/, afrce a pub_ ]c test of strength of Ae Knights of Labor, and their fealty to the crityaples which each has sworn tf uphold, ^n fact, the fate of the organization seems to be in the issue, and it remains to be seen whether the 8,000 knights, who are claimed to be erijplovetf on the railroads west of the Mississippi river, will obey the call of the executive board, whom they vested with this absolute power.

The action of the national executive committee of the Knights of Labor in issuing general order to Knights employed unon roads west of the Mississippi river prohibiting the handling or repairing of Wabarii rolling stock has been followed by no serious results to day. Memmetiers of the Wabash committee, which is in session here, are of the opinion that the full force of the order will not be felt by the railroads for several yet. TelegrauiB have been received by them from different parts of the state, from branch assemblies of the national organization, endorsing the issuing of the sweiSil order and indicating their, in ten tion to Stand by it. Meetings of the Knighta aii over the west will be held as

W as the order is received by them, and is expected that concerted, action will j)g taken by the 21st at the latest.

T. J. Russell, of the committee, says that the resolutions calling for the impeachment of United Siates Judges Brewer, Treat and Krekel, will be carried out if possible. Congressman Walner ana General Palmer will draw uy the-artic!es of impeachment, which will be introduced into congress and pushed with all the influence which the Knights can command.

Trouble is expecte^ at Kansas City «hortiy. A number of tne yard and train men .at that point are Knights, and, in dbedience to yesterday's order, it is thought that they will refuse UK handle Wabash care, in consequence of which .all Wabash freight will be side-tracked.

GALVESTON,

a-sH^s

any o'ther point in Texas, so far as heard from. A LONG STRIKE.

Deplorable Condition of Affairs at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, *©., August 19.—The

strikers are still resolute in their effort to compel the Cleveland Boiling Mill company to accede to their demands. No work is permitted to be done in or about the mills. The strikers', sentries gather around the mills iii. the morning, and no person is allowed to go inside the gates. A glance atthe old mill and plate mill discloses a most deplorable condition of affairs. The slacks are rusting badly' and the brick lining-is fast becoming dislodged. Other portions of the roiling mills are rapidly showing signs of decay from need or proper attention. It is said that some of the furnaces which were left so suddenly July 1st are in such a condition that it will be difficult iw render them fit for use again. In the sheet, plate, puddle, and knobbing de partments the machinery is of very delicate construction, and, on account of the sudden cessation of operations and long neglect of this machinery, much of it is certain to be found greatly damaged, A number of machinists who are employed by the company were ordered out to keep the works in repair. They approached the mill, but before they reached the gates the strikers came dawn from every direction and forced them to "turn back. The men who have the distribution of provisions in charge have a very difficult task. Each striker who has asked for relief has been given a check with his number upon it. Each time he receives aid the clerk makes an account of it upon his ledger, and, unless he has an unusually large family, he reeeives no more for several days. The relief committee has made its work very systematic, and is thus enabled to make distributions of food once in two days. A large number of men have left Ward Eighteen within the last tew weeks for other portions of the country whare rolling mills are located. Hollers, roughers, steel-workers and many other skilled Workmen have accepted positions in Youngstown and Pittsburg mills. Last-Saturday a party of ten. rolling mill hands left for Pittsburg, where they intend to "stand turns" while awaiting a vacancy in the mills there. Yesterday afternoon twenty Wiredrawers, under the care of an agent of a wire manufacturing firm at Hartford, Conn., departed for the east. Many Poles and Bohemians who were brought to this country by misrepresentation have returned to their native land.

The Memphis Street Car Strike." MEMPHIS, Tenn.,August 19.—The dif

ficulty between the striking street car drivers and- the officers of the Memphis City railway company remains in statu quo. There are only two cars running on the Main streeLJine all the cars on the other lines ha4Pbeen withdrawn. At a conference held this morning the officers of the company agreed to restore wages to the former price of 12J cents per hour, but the striking car drivers, who are now being controlled by-the Knights of Labor, demand 13J cents per hour. President Frayser, of the street car company, says he will not pay more than 12 cents, and claims that the municipal authorities are powerless to protect the psoperty of the comptfny. There have been no demonstrations on the part of the strikers and no attempt made to injure any of the property of the company.

Cars have not been running on any of the lines since 4 o'clock this afternoon. It is thought an understanding between the strikers and the company will be reached by to-morrow.

Minor Strikes.

DETROIT, Mich., August 19.—The 150 employes of the Michigan Bolt and Nut works went out yesterday because a committee appointed to request a return to the old wages was dismissed by the superintendent. They demand the reinstatement of the committee and old wages.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 19.—The strike of the stone-cutters continues without any sign of settlemei"* A new phase of the situation is developed by the issue of a manif&sio by the Master Stone cutters' association, in which they announce their determination to no longer employ journeymen belonging to the "Journeymen Cutters' association."

POTTSVILLE, Pa., August 19.—Four hundred miners in Lentz, Lilly & Co.'s mine went out on a strike yesterday, and the mines-were ordered indefinitely closed by the proprietors. Trouble is anticipated.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich., August 19.— Gradually the mills at this and of the river are resuming. There are now forty mills that hare resumed, twenty-eight of ii at the old terms and the remainder at, hours with a proportionate reduc tie" pay'INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Condition of the Manufacturing Interests of Terre Haute Briefly Stated—A Glim mer of Improvement.

The milling interests at this point which have been largely overshadowed by the genial Vession of the times, and to a certain ex Yt, by the disastrous failures of the whea fcrop iathis immediate portion of the coantry, seem to be reviving under what many of the operators denominate the first tremor of a healthy reaction. \The Wabash mill (Willard Kidder) ha3 been running steadily night and day, run, for the past- two weeks up to Tuesday »night when a close-down became necessary from a sudden am1 unexpected leakage of the boilers recently repaired. The mill will resume operations, proba: bly to-mormw. morning. Last week's run at the ^j^wsh was a light one, not exceeding \barrels. There is an abundant ahand and it is intended tc pi 11! to its full capacity, upon resuming"

Ccnant &

Texas, August 19-r-The

strike on the Wabash system ha& not afJected the Gould tow at? tiiis point, nor

S r.

ve enjoyed a laree ex

change trade I.K tome time past and it is steadily increasing. This mill has also built up sdiealthy local trade. The mill only runs «ay now and only stops two days legvlarly in the week for the purpose of dressing the stones and other necessary service. A shut-down yesterday was rendered necessary by the pitting in of anew reel.

Paddock's mill has run regularly of late, day run, and has turned put large quantities'of flour.

JMcKeen'g mill has been running day run tor the past ten days and will continue so doing for the present

W. L. Kidder & Sons, of the Avenue mills, have been operating regularly day and night run for some time past. They are enjoying a fine local trade, and are shipping large quantities of .flour. The storage improvements at the mills have not yet been finished, but are approaching completion rapidly.

The Hudnuts have not been running this week thus far, but will resume operations this forenoon.

The Vigo Woolen mill is running on full time with a liberal number of employes, and the work of manufacture is confined exclusively to yarns.

The Ellis mill has closed down for an indefinite period. The mill was only

fixed for the manufacture of jeans, and the market being absolutely flat_ in this class of goods, it was deemed advisable to shut down, rather than increase the stock of jeans, for which there is little or no sale, other than at a loss. It is said that manufactured stock- is worth less at present than the raw material.

The iron interests in Terre Haute are in many respects enjoying a boom, barring. the present nailworks difficulty. The Eeagle works are running regularly, with a full force of hands, and several large contracts are under way.

The Phoenix works

have

seldom been

so overrun with work, as at present. Every department of the works is runniug at full blast, and for much of the time during the past three weeks, night arid day. Twenty moulders are emplogd. me it is said, very shortly, with a full .force of men and on full time. The company are about perfecting arrangements with P., D. & E. railway company, so it is reported, for the building of several hundred cars.

At Cliff & Co.'s boiler works everything bespeaks a regular rush of business. Among other pieces of work recently done by this firm is the remodeling. and repairing of the motor for the Vigo street railway company. The housing of tl)e -motor is about 12x15 feet in dimensions. The boiler is upright and the engine of about 12-horse power. A supply of eight barrels of water carried in two oblong iron tanks, one on either side of the cab, from which the boiler is fed by means of an improved inspirator. It is thought that eight barrels of' water will be sufficient for a twelve hours' run of the motor. The exhaust steam is conducted into the tanks, and thus the sound of escaping steam, which would be likely to frighten horees on the street, is deadened completely. The motor was thoroughly tested yesterday, found "all right," and delivered to the company last night.

01as9»workers' Wage Schedule. PITTSBURG, Pa., August 19.—The

scale of wages for the glass workers this year has not yet been filed. It is stated that Jbis is not the result of accident,"but because certain complications have arisen that may result in a general strike all over the country. The manufacturers, east and .west, departing from the usual custom, insist upon the workmen meeting them in a joint capacity. Atthe meeting held on Monday the wage committee served official notice on the Pittsburg producers that they would not consent to their proposition. Thus the matter stands at present. The prospects for an early conference on the wage question are anything but flattering. The manufacturers claim to be indifferent as to the outcome. The eastern and western men are united this year on the scale question and will insist on the workmen dealing with tTipyjjd a united body.

Crops and Business in the South. BALTIMORE^-Md.j August 19.—The

Baltimore Manufactured' Record will publish to-morrow nearly five pages of special reports, ^covering the whole south, from Virginia to Texas, showing tbe prospects'for the crops and the outlook for business in that section are remarkably good. Not only is the acreage of the cotton, corn and tobacco crops the largest on record, but the reports are almost unanimous in stating that the yields of these ciops, as well as of smaller crops, excepting wheat, will exceed the best crops ever before produced.

Must Have Gas.

CINCINNATI, August 19.—A committee of an association comprising all the iron mill owners of this city, having returned from a visit to Pittsburg to inspect the operation of natural gas in cheapening the production of iron, have made a report that it will be next to impossible fgr them to compete with Pittsburg without the use of natural gas. Therefore last *»ht they entered into an agreement to sbiiN the expense of boring for gas at one of the Cincinnati mills, and if successful to continue sinking wells till all the mills are provided at their common expense.

The Whisky Pool.

CHICAGO, 111., August 19.—The western report assocition held a meeting here to-day. About seventy-five representatives of distilleries in the n'ofthwest were jresent. The question admitting California to the association was discussed, and it was finally decided to admit the state, provided the organization was perfect.

Pork Packing.

CINCINNATI August 19.—The AntiPrice Current will say to-morrow: "The number of hogs packed in the west last tfeek was 85,000 compared with 95,000 a year ago. From March 1st to date the total is 3,365,000, against 3,825,600 for the same time last year."

EVANSVILLE'S GRIEVANCE.

4. Protest Against Changing Steamboat Mail Service to §tar Boute Service.' Special to tho Indianapolis Journal."

WASHINGTON, D. C., August 18.—A delegation of steamboat men apd other citizens from Evansville, among them T. C. Bridwell, Wm. Caldwell,' George L. Dixon and H. Hopkins, are at the Ebbitt. They are headed by Major George W. Shanklin, of the Evansville Courier, and are to induce-postoffice department officials to revoke the order abolishing the steamboat mail route from Evansville to Paducah, Ky. The cost of carrying the mail by steamboat is'$13,000 a ear. It is proposed to carry it with torses, by which, it is claimed, $6,000 or $7,000 a year may be saved to the government. Citizens of Evansville say the mail would reach points on the road twenty-four hours later, on' an average, by animal conveyance, and the. city will be damaged $150,000 annually by it. They will be given an audience by the second assistant postmaster general.

Late this afternoon Congressman Town send, of Illinois, and Major Shanklin were liven a hearing by Assistant Postmaster-.

Jeneral Stevenson, who finally decided to permit service to -be 6ontinued till the id of the month. Beginning with September, he intimated, however, that he should carry out his order, and abolish the steamboat route and make' it a star route. If it is satisfactory it is believed the policy of the department will be to make star routes of steamboat routes wherever possible. This is in a spirit of economy only, as it will give infinitely poorer service and will give almost universal dissatisfaction wherever adopted.

Conkling Asked for a Grant Oration.

BOSTON, Mass., August 19.—The city government met to-day to take action /on holding Grant memorial Services. It was voted to ask "Eoscoe Conk ling to deliver the oration. In case Mr. Conkling refuses or cannot retnrn from Europe in season. Henry Ward Beecher will be asked to fill his place, and if he refuses the next choftte of the commiiteeja George, William Curtis.

The Virginia Campaign the Hot test Ever Known in tbe Old Dominion.

Tbe Bonrbon Speakers In&tinj* Their Followers to Deeds of Violence.

The Bichmond Dispatch says: "The people have made up their minds that aggreesive sometimes wrathful, work is needed." ^When this is the watchword at the begin ing it is not likely that serenity will be the chief feature of the days which lie before. This smacks strongly of Danville. It is' the more significant from the fact that the Dispatch is not generally an extreme paper.

The Whig appears to be furnishing an explanation of what su.ch declarations mean by reproducing these remarks from a speech made by Dr. Massey, the Bourbon candidate for lieutenant-governor, in $ speech of last October. Speaking then of the Danville massacre, he said: "I, with you, deplore the necessity of administering the medicine, but never was the dose of medicine administered with better effect."'

In closing his speech, he appealed to his audience, many of whom were participants in the negro massacre, and said: "Other parties of the state are looking to you with the warmest sympathy. You have set them, an example worthy of imitation, and they expect you to repeat it in the future."

Later—Cho committee on resolutions after consultation, appointed Messrs. Price, Hill, Warner, Bargar and Treisnei a sub-committee to prepare, resolutions, and adjourned "to 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Iowa democrats.

R^®AB RAPIDS, Mich., August 19.— he democratic state convention to-day adopted a platform asking for the repeal, of the prohibitory liquor law and favoring the enactment of a license law from $250 to- $1,000. Reference -to President Cleveland is made aa foUows:

In President Cleveland the country has found fa man of .Bolid judgment, integrity, unswerving fidelity, patriotism and courage equal to that of Andrew Jackson, and in his efforts for economy, for the exposure of the criminal acta of the republican party, and its officers, for his unflinching firmness in dealing with the oattle kings, for his zeal in behalf of reform, for his efforts to-restore the public lands .to tie Bottlers for his efforts to enforce the law againBt polygamy, and for his constant watchfulness of the public welfare in such a way as to receive the hearty lhanJts of the democracy of Iowa and its unswerving support.

The first ballot resulted'in the-nom-ination of Hon. Chas. E. Whiting, of Monona county, a farmer, ex-judge, and .member of the last senate for governor.

THE EXPRESS, TEKRE HAUTE, THUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1885.

POLITICS.

The Kid Democracy Capture the Organization in Ohio—Iowa Democrats in Convention'. vfefi

THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN..

A Red-Hot Time and a Repetition of the Danville Outrage Proposed. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 19.—In

formation from all parts of Virginia points to the most heated political campaign that has ever -been carried on in the history of the state. Fully three weeks ago the situation matched the hot spell then prevailing. The oldest citizen could not remember anything like either. From the small towns comes the news that the discussioiu^at the usual village resort were a month ago as hot, as personal and as bitter aa they usually become in the very height of a campaign.

The Ohio Democratic Convention. COLUMBUS, O., August 19.—Delegates

to lhe Ohio state democratic convention to-morrow began to arrive to-day from different parts of the state, and it is thought that all will be here by evening. Indications point to .a large convention, and there is a probability of short work, resulting in the nomination of the old ticket so far as incumbents desire places. There is no organized opposition to Governor Hoadly and -the expressions of the majority of the delegates are that he will be nominated on the first ballot. Judge Thurman has refused the use of his name for governor and the opposition to Hoadly is not inclined to combine on any other.

The district delegation." met at 9 p. m. according to programme, though many of them came together much later than that hour. Some delegations were still in session at 11 p. m. engaged in contests over the.selection of state central committeemen and members of the committee on resolutions. The second district, part of Hamilton county, required a long time to decide the matter of credentials. The committee on rules decided that the platform shall be submitted firit, and the nominations occur afterward. The other order of business, will be the same as that already announced, and the convention will meet 10 a. m. tomorrow. The committee on permanent organization, which met after the district delegation- meetings to-night, selected the Hon. Jno. F. Fallet, of Cincinnati, for permanent chairman of the convention and Hon. Geo. Hullj of Lfma, permanent secretary. M. D. Harter was the other candidate for permanent chairman, but was colared for free trade ideas. What is known as the kid democracy captured everything in the district meetings apd in the permanent organization. The committee on resolutions and the state central committee are more than two to one. The committee on resolutions met at a late hour to-night. It is expected it will be in session considerable time, for the reason that it has Warner and others, who will want to express their views. The Indications to-night are thatthe convention will be a very tame affair and that the old ticket will be renominated throughout. No opposition to Governor Hoadly or other candidates standing for.renomination was developed in any of the disirict meetings to-night.

r.,_ Mississippi Democrats, JACKSON, Miss., August 19.—The siate

democratic convention, to nominate state ticket, met at 12 o'clock. Governor Lowry was renominated on the first ballot. Lieutenant Governor Shands was also renominated. Cleveland's administration waa endorsed.

True Blue Democracv.

19.—

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.,- August About fifty, persons were dismissed from the mint yesterday by Superintendent Fox. More will follow. Ail be republicans.

Canon Farrar trf Visit ^nwrlc*.-

NEW YORK, N. Y., August 19.—Mr, Cyrus W. Field this morning received a cable dispatch from the Rev. Dr. Farrar, archdeacon of Westminster, in which that prelate consents to deliver •three lectures in New York, the time ajcwl plaoe^ to be named later. Dr. Farrar will arrive in this country in the course of a -few weeks.

BRIGHT LITTLE GLIMS.

What a Bunch of Terre Haute Policemen Saw with Their New. Bulls-eye Lanterns.

-. Night before last the members of the police force received each a little nickel plated bulls-eyelantern. The lamps were small, in fact) diminutive, but the officere are expected to search out with them, such hidden mysteries as lay concealed in the dark corners of their districts and which otherwise would remain undiscovered by the unaided eyes of the weary patrolmen. It being the first experience of the present force with such superfine little lamps, a reporter, curious to ascertain what use had been made of the new addition to the Terre Haute policemen's outfit, laid in wait yesterday morning about 4. o'clock, and over-heard group of officers, standing on a street corner, compare notes on the use made of the lanterns during' the night. The following is the result:

Officer Dan Murphy, who patrols the Gallatine street district, while passing the entrance to the St. Clair fiats, noticed a "something" lying away back in the darkness of- the doorway. Placing his face down close to the object and turning the electric rays of his lamp where he might see, he discovered a poor little moral who had lost its way, wandered into the doorway of the flats and gone to sleep. "Who afe you demanded the officer sternly. "I am only a good little moral and have lost my way." ri" 'A good moral!" and' O Dan struck an attitude of amazer "Well, you're out of your latitude! in this end of town. You'd better a walk."

The good little iporal thanked the policeman for his advice, -looked up, recognized where it had been found, and said it believed it would "meander out to the fair ground," where it would be safe.

Officer James Lyon who has one of the remote districts, was coming along swinging his mace, fondling his .little lamp and whistling a strain from Norma, Saddenly he came upon a man crawling around on "all lours, in the middle of the street and crying

if his heart' would break.

The sympathetic heart of the officer was touched, and he joined the unfortunate in his search, creeping arouned and with his little lamp scanning the ground closely, After an hour's exercise of this kind it suddenly occurred to Officer Lyons that be didn't know what he was looking for. "What have you lost, my afflicted friend?" he asked. "My reputation, kind officer," was the reply, and before the stern* cop could descect the individual with his club, the ofiender had escaped in the darkness.

Officer John Goodpasture, who patrols the "arcadian field" of Bagdad or White Line City, run across something trying to hold up a gasoline lamp post. Again was the valuable bulls-eye brought into usfe. Its brilliancy was turned upon the mysterious object. It was a man—a white man. Officer Goodpasture took the individual by the hand. He .shook the hand. Hel more .than shook it. ."My friend," said he, "you ana I should be friends. Nay more we should regard each .other with feelings akin to affection. For, why Because as we stand here, under the dark and over-reaching canopy of heaven, we are the only two Caucasians in all this illimitable,African waste. "Wat's th'matter wid you, man? I hain't no po' white trash I's just a plain yaller nigger. Doan you call me no white man!"

This was too, too utterly much for officer Goodpasture. He fled with his little lamp.

Officer Kotsch said he couldn't find his way across the street with his bull's-eye that he had put it in his vest pocket while lighted, and it had actually stopped his watch.

Officer Odell had lost his his lamp, and after searching five long blocks for it found it at last, in his shoe.

Officer William Miller was accosted by some individual who looked. long and earnestly at the dear little lantern, and then in a most confidential manner asked "if it was anew thing: policemen carrying lighted candles in the street."

Anoth.er officer who had his shining little light-giver exposed was asked how much "winer-wurst hegave for five cents." He nearly pounded' the man to death, and then sent him to jail charged with "public indecency."

The officers who had thus been discussing the uses to which they had applied their nice, qpw, little lamps, then passed on leisurely to morning roll call, and the reporter left.

SOLDIERS* REUNION.

National Association of Ex-Prisoners— The Ft. Wayne Reunion. PHILADELPHIA,

Pa., August 19.—The

national association of ex-Union prisoners of war began its twelfth annual session here today. The follow' ing committee on credentials was appointed Comrades Britton, Ripple and Starts. Before this committee concluded its labors the reports of" officers were handed in. In his report President Shanklin said: "There has_ been no very marked progress in the advancement of our organization during the past year. While our hopes of extending our organization so as to include all ex-prisoners, with complete state organizations, have not been fully realized, much practical work has been done that must produce desirable results in the immediate future. We have now regularly chartered associations, either state local, jn fifteen statra, as follows: Pennsylvania 9, Michigan 7, Ohio 5, Indiana 4, New York 2, Colorado 2, Massachusetts 2, Connecticut, Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland, Virginia, Califoinia. Kansas and the District of Columbia making a fotal of 37 organizations in all. The secretary's report showed that one local association has been organized in Wichita, Kan.,' and that regular state association meetings have been held in the states of Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The treasurer was absent and bis plac6 was occupied by Dr. G. A. Galsner, of Fremout, Ohio, and his report showed that $311.16 had been received. The meeting then adjourned and the members were escorted through the United States mint by comrades, ci the Pennsylvania state association.

FORT WAVNE, Ind., August 19.—The soldiers' reunion which began here today and which continues until Monday the 24th, promises to be a grand success. To-day was-devoted to the reception of G. A.* R.posts and military companies. The camp which haa beep named -camp U. S. Grant is under command of General Reuben, of Warsaw. Four hundred soldiers are in 'camp to-night, and the bulk of the crowd is yet to come. Commander-in-Chief of G. A. R. 8. S. Bdrdette, of Washington, telegraphs be will arrive Friday. Governor (ftay and staff, the Meyetfs Cadets, of Toledo, with a" full battery, the Emmett Rifles, of Jackson, and the Indianapolis Gatling Gun battery will also ar^ nve Friday. Twenty thousand soldiers are expected in camp by Saturday night.

LouiHvmtE, Ky., August 19.-—The annual re-union of the First Kentucky brigade, known as Hood's Orphan brigade,

took place at Glasgow, Kentucky, to-day, and was largely attended by ex-confeder-ate and some federals. The brigade was commanded by General Buckner, and marched through town. Addresses were made by Major W. H. Butts, Generals Buckner, Preston, Lewis aad otners.

OUT OF A CONVENT.

Strange Story of aa Alliance Oirl Arrested in Pittsburg Imputations Against a Cleveland Catholic Priest.

PITTSBURG, Pa., August 19.—Mollis Hite, a pretty girl some 16 years of age, was arrested here to-night, tells a strange story. Her parents reside in Alliance, O.,' but for the last year, until two months ago, she was an inmate of a convent on Euclid avenue, Cleveland. While in the convent she claims to have received Ire[uent improper attentions from one of the a there. These became almost unbearable, and she resolved to escape. One morn ing, for 'some trifling offence, the father ordered her to do penance. She refused, because she thought jt unjust and only put upon her because she refused the priest's importunities. He insisted, and she ran away from the room burning with a sense of wrong and wounded modesty. Seated at an open window in another part el the convent a few moments later she saw a handsome young man passing. She waved her hand at him, and he replied by making his way to beneath the window. She hastily wrote note, which she dropped from a casement. He answered with another note, which she secured by means of a spool of sewing silk, A plan was soon concocted by which the lady made her escape that night by mesfos of a rope which the young man introduced into her room. A hack was in waiting, and the escape was safely made. Since that time she has been knocking about the country, part of the time with him, and for a month or so alone. She claims to have left him at Wellsville, O. She is*rather stout !and tall of her age, and well formed.- She is evidently educated, with traces of refinement and culture About her, notwithstanding her recent dissipation. Her story was told i^ith tears, and was so open and complete-as to carry conviction to the police and others who heard it She will l» held here until word can be had from her people in Alliance.

YELLOW FEVER.

A Sick Sailor Wanders About the Street# of New York. NEW YOKE, August 19.—Dispatches from Health Commissioner Raymond, of Brooklyn, warned the sanitary authorities to-day- to be on the look-out for Henry Ryner,. 22 years old, a sailor on the schooner John Gibson, who had left the vessel lying at a Brooklyp dock, sick, with symptoms suspiciously like those of yellow fever. It is said now that her captain had died on the voyage from the fever. Another report has it that there was no sickness on board. Which is true cannot be learned at the present stage. Ryners left the ship yesteraay, and it was found that he had crossed the city to New York. Search was At once made for him. Before it was begun a citizen had fonnd Ryners lying very ill in the Battery park and had aided him to No. 27 State street, where he fell in the hallway unable to go farther. Here Dr. Conant^a sanitary inspector, found him, and had*him at once removed to the Riverside hospital. During the night he developed the well-known signs of the dreadea disease. This morning he was removed to quarantine. Health officers say that they do not believe yellow fever could become epidemic in New York in its present excellent sanitary condition.

Obituary.

MONTREAL, August 19.- •Sir Francis He

Hincks died last night of smallpox, was at one time minister of finance. WOODSTOCK, Vt., August 19.—Hon. Julius Converse, ex-governor of Vermont, died at Diavalle Notch, N. H., Sunday night, aged 86.

ALABNY, N. Y., August 19.—Deputy State Treasurer Edgar K. Apgar died at his residence in this city yesterday afternoon of embolism of the brain and atrophy of the liver. Mr. Apgar was closely associated, in a political way, with Daniel Manning, an'd was one of the first to push the eandidacy of Mr. Cleveland for both governor and president.

LAFAYETTE, Ind., August 19.—The Rev. P. R. Vannatta died from bloodpoisoning Monday bight. Deceased was seventy-five years of age, and a Presbyterian preacher of considerable note, though latterly not engaged in the ministry, but acting as agent for the Bible and Tract society. Hej leaves |a wife and three children.

NEW YORK, N. Y., August 19.—William Carlt{n, aged fifty-eight years the Vell-known actor, committed suicide this morning, by turning on the gas and shutting off the ventilation in his room-

CLEVELAKD, O., August 19.—Henry Holsworth, for several years until 1883, captain of the Cleveland detective force, died to day in the fpsane asylum. Death was caused by exhaustion.

Electric Xightl ng.

NEW YORK, August 19.—The National Electric Light association continued its session* to-day at the Union Square hotel. The committee to whom was referred the matter of amending the constitution, in BO far as'it related to eligibility to membership,' reported that '•only such persons as are engaged'in the* manufacture of electric light for public use are entitled to a full and active membership." This amendment was adopted.

The president of .the association was empowered to appoint a committee, which will confer with the various electric light companies throughout thfe country and endeavor to have established a uniform rate of charges to the public.

George'S. Bowen, of Chicago, 111,, made an address on the superiority of electric light ovefr gas light, and* A. F. Upton, of Boston, spoke in ftivor of steam power over water power as applied to the use of electricity.

Experiments were made at the Toijiedo station, Newport, R. I., last night with a movable 15,000 candle-power electric search light for use at sea. It was found to work perfectly, minute objects being discernible at a great'distance.

A Town's Centennlal.^'^

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., August 19.—The little mountain town of Heath, away back in the hills of Franklin county, to-day celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. The town was incorporated February 14, 1785, but the town deferred the centennial exercises until a more 'suitable season. The exeitises began at 10 o'clock and will continue throughout the day. The historic address wss by John H. Thompson, of Chicago. Rev. C. E. Dickinson, of Marietta, O., made an address on "The Development and Influence of New England Ideas." 'Other addresses were by Brainard Harrington, of New York ISSfess&'A. S. Perry, of Williams College Dr. Theron Temple, of Waltham, and Rev. S. & Dickinson, of Newton, la.

EXPRESS.

CRIME.

A Hero

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Stage Bobber on Trial

in San Vraaciaco for a Daring Deed.

A Despoadent Young Mother Io Iowa OomaUfe} a Terrible Crime.

Maxwell Engaged in Lying"Poundmaker Fonnd Guilty—Ken-

rncky's Daily Record.

A DIME NOVEL HERO^

Tbe Reiaarkable Performance of a Call fornia Stage Bobber. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 19.—

One of the most- notorious.st^e robbers on the Pacific slope is again on trial for one of his characteristic "offenses after having beep less than a week outside of the penitentiary. His name is William Smith, alias C. P. Welbusch. Smith was convicted of robbing Wells, Fargo A Co.'s treasure box, aboard a stage from Milton toSonoro, December 29, 1881, and sentenced to San Quentin, but was released Saturday, having completed his sentence, less allowance for good behaviour. He was quickly rearrested by the United States marshal on a warrant charging him with having robbed the mails on the same stage. On being arraigned in the United State? district court yesterday lie pleaded guilty* His greatest exploit was. the sixigle handed robbery'Wf WeUs, Fargo A Co.'s express on the stage from Sierre Vajley to Truckee, June 29,1881. While he was awaiting in ambusb for the stage alight wagon containing seven men appeared. The robber captured the conveyance,'! and stood the occupants up for an hour and a half until the Sierra Valley stage arrived. This contained four passengers, all of whom were compelled' to get»down exc^: the driver, who was obliged to break open Wells, Fargo & Co.'s box and hand out the contents. While this was going en, two other vehicles appeared, ana the driver in each was compelled to get down and mingle with the ouier prisoners. At tbe close of the afternoon^ performance Sipith had thirteen meti, sixteen horses and four vehicles under control of his double-barreled shot-gun.

SUICIDE BY FIRE.

Terrible Tragedy Enacted by a Despondent Young Iowa Mother. MONTICELLO, Iowa, August 19.—A sad

affair, shrouded in mystery, happened near fhe village of Pfairiebnrg, in Linncounty last Saturday, resulting in the death of Mrs. Judson Williams and her babe, a little boy nearly two years of age. Mr. Williams left home to go to Prainfeburg about noon, and told his wife he raid return tibout 3 o'clock. When he returned at that time he noticed that the doors to the house were closed, the curtains down, and smoke issuing from, the roof. He immediately alarmed the neighbors, and, breaking into the house, was horrified to find thechild lying dead in the living room, the clothes burned from its body. There was no fire, however, infthe room. The bedroom, door, being locked, was forced open. Mr. Williams was there confronted bv a cloud of smoke, but he went forward until he stumbled across the dead body of his wife. She was dragged from the room and found to be dead from the effects of the fire, the clothing being burned from her and the flesh quite badly chdrred.

The file appeared to be in the bedroom and the chamber above. The flames made immediate headway and consumed the building.

A coroner's iiuuest was held, but the jury did not in their verdict express any opinion as to the manner in which the fire which destroyed the two lives started. By those conversant with the facts it is believed that Mrs. Williamp destroyed the life of the child with the fire, and then locking herself in the bedroom deliberately .committed suicide in the flames. She was 23 years old, and had been afflicted with melancholy. The husband is' nearly insane with grief.

Kentucky's Daily Record. LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 19.—The

steamer Blue Wing, frofu the Kentucky river, reports that an old man named Willis Roach, having money on his person, was attacked by four unknown men on Monday, near Frankfort, Ky. A young son of Roach came to his father's aid, aud'witlf a pistol shot and killed two of the men, fatally wounding a third, the fourth man making his escape.

In Webster county, Kentucky, Boyle Baker shot and seriously wounded J. B. Curtee. Baker was pursued by friends of Curtee and exchanged shots with him. On emptying his revolver he jumped Into the river and Was drowned. Baser and Curtee quarreled about» trivial matter.

In a difficulty wUh Jerry Ferrel and John -Crittenden, In Livingston county, Kv., Monday, Mathew Rogers was brutally beaten with a hoe and finally .shot dead by Ferrel. No arrests.

Maxwell.

ST. LOOIS MO., August 19.—Upon advice of his counsel, Maxwell yesterday' morning 'denied the Republican interview, but last-evening signed a document witnessed by four jail guards, stating that it was correct, and that the accidental business would be his defense, He shaved off his beard and was lodged in the jail, where he was seen by hundreds of people. The Republican of this morning prints a fac simile of the document, stating that the interview was correct-. Poundmakei* Cbnvicted and Sentenced.

WINNEPEG, Man., August 19.—The trial of Chief Poundmaker for complicity in the rebellion was concluded to-day. He' was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. When asked why sentence shoukLnol be passed upon him he replied that lie had been a good Indian all summer and saved mnch bloodshed, and if he had wished he might yet have been on the prairies. He said he would rather be hanged at once than imprisoned.

Arrested for Burning a .Shaft.

Special Dispatch to the Expreee. DANVILLE, III.,'August 1?.—To-day local detectives arrested tfobson Boyce and William Humble, miners,, for the burning of the shaft of the Ellsworth coal company on May 7 th. Robson is said to have made a full confession. -A large number of the strikipg miners have signed contracts to go to work at 70 cents —the old rate.

Poshed Down Stair* an CLEVELAND, O., August 19.—Lucy

The his-J Robinson to-day pushed Hannah Stokfes, who was Intoxicated aad abusive, down a flight of stairs, breaking her neck.

Death was almost instantaneous. Tfie •Robinson woman is under arrest. Han n&h Stokes was a dissolute character.

Thtorfng Employes.

PITTSBURG, Pa.. August 1Q.—Five em' ployes of th« boot and shoe firm of A. H.

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Dally Established in 1851.

Borland & Co. were arrested this morning on the chaise of plundering the firm. One hauled tne goods to the residence of another, whence they were talgen by a third and peddled.' The roboery has been carried on in a systematic manner for three years, during which time $15,000 wortH of goods wera taken. /The parties implicate! are well known.' The ar», rests cause intense excitement

Escape of 108 Convict Laborers. GREENVILLE, S. C., August 19.—One

hundred and eight convicts from the South Carolina penitentiary, at Work on the Spartanburg St Asheville railroad, escaped from the stockade, near Ardeu. 'Thursday night. \, A 2ilS IPeHon Kxplosioa.

Wnj( Dei., August 19.—Cap*! tain Wiley and Pilot Curry iuftte been overhauling the plaster and other debris on the (steamer S. W. Felton thft» morning and have found a fragment of metal belonging to S cabba, ft bunch of bright twisted wire and a piece of tin, believed to have been the lia of a dynamite^canister. Canisters to which such a lid would belong are one inch in diameter and three inches in length, and it would require several of them to do the work of the explosion. The finding of the cabba dasp is considered as "important as corroborating the statement or the colored passenger, Hiram R. Miller, of Morrisville, N. J., that he saw a man (whom he described) unhook the companion way door, place a cabba behind it and 're-hook the door* Government Inspector Frank Hand and Master Ifochanlo Callahan examined the boiler tlnS morning and found the tubes behina the indentation bent Upward, bnt soi||jd *Od unbroken. -r

Peoria's Distilled Corn Jntoei PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 19.—In

regaid to the recent seizure of a large quantity of whisky shipped to thft city from Peoria, I1L, which via alleged aave been put into fraudulently constructed barrels, with the intention of defrauding the government, an order hag. been received in this city,from Washington, directing the nlbwe of sll the whisky consigned Jy loesses. Woolner Broa.4P alsj^t

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the Manhattan* Distilling" been released by a compromise,

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the distilling companies are" to pay the tax upon one gallon of whisky in each eighty-three Larrels out of 100 snipped by them, with the understanding that they would file a claim in the United Statea courts to recover the extra tax to paid. The shipment of the Great Western Distilling company are still, detainedr.pending an investigation by the Ajxmt 4,000 barrels are involved.^ 9 iWr-V

Gladstone Improving.

LONDON, August 19.—^Gladstone arrived at Bergen, Norway, this morning. His health and spirits are greatly proved by the trip.*

The yacht Sunbeam, on- which Mr Gladstone and his wife and -daughter are the guests of Sir Thomas Brassy, reached

Bergen, Norway, this morning. Mr. Glad— stone has already been greatly benefited by his trip. On Monday, while the yacht was-at anchor, he went awore. and walked from_Eidtjard-to Voringfors, a distance of eighteen miles, notwithstanding the.

road was a rough one. Mr. Gladstone was not fatigued and was delighted with his jaunt. On Tuesday Mr. Gladstone visited Rosedale church and Rosenkrone house. The we&ther throughout the trip has been-grand. "ST

Wales will sail in a tiw- days on a yachting trip to Dfontheim, where he will visit the famous cathedral at that place, which, despite the ravages of time and of the early barbarians, is undoubtedly tbe most remarkable ecclesiastical structure in ail Norway. Hie will next join a grand hunting party now organized by King Oscar. H. of Si, and Norway. Meanwhile the Princess of Wales will proceed to her father's court at Copenhagen^ and the prince will rejoin her there ill time to attend the grand reunion of the descendants of v£xng Christian IX., which is to ke held next month. *1" On the Wrong Scent. "V

LONDON, August 19.—A man who refused to give his name was arrested here last Saturday on the charge of having abducted, for unmoral purposes, a young

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irl under 13 yeais of age. As it was first case of arrest under the provisions of the "criminal law amendment act, a great deal of attention was attracted to the prisoner. He attempted to conceal

his identity, but to-day was found to be Jphn Coulbeft, of Sttrrv, l^t had for a long time been employed as aasistant" at 43 Fetter Lane, and who had been "shadr owed" by the detectives of Scotland Yara^ for fplly eighteen months aa a dynamiter.

A ScieitfIflcSOugser.

WASHINGTON, August IF? Jehn Collins, better known in sporting circles as "The Cast-iron Man,"* who haa fought some noted battles with Rook and other celebrated ppgilists, was this week appointed assistant paleontologist under Major Powell, of the geological survey. Professor Collins has been envoi lessons in boxing for many years in Washington, and it is to thedesire of Secretary Lunar and other .high officials to become acquainted with the principles of the manly art of self-defense that tne prtffessor owea his good luck. .. \t •«»•*«,

AShip Loit

CHICAGO, August 19.—The steamship Jar vis Lend, enreute from St. Ignace to this port with a cargo of iron ore, sprang a leak-Monday off" theManitous ana tunk in forty fathoms of water—a total loss. The crew escaped to Glen Haven. She was owned by M^ore & Co., of Cleveland, and was valued at $32,000.

Dilkt'i Constituents Stand by Him. LONDON, August 19.—The constituents of Sir Charles Dilke, at a meeting, yesterday, resolved to accept his denial of the charges brought against him, and to support him in the coming elections.

The Prince of Walr .r. LONPOS, August 19.—| Prince of

W$ieat Ont of Conditloii,

NEW YORK, N. Y., August 19.—About 39,000 bushels pf tfo. 3 ted wheat were posted on the Produce exchange, this morning, as dut 'of condition, in the Clin ton wharf stores.

Roehefort's Sensation.

PARIS,. August 19.-—Rocheforf 'continues to demand vengeance for the death of Oliver Paine. He advocates in the columns of his paper offering a poblit insult to. Lord Lyops, the British minister.

Germany Letting Down the Hog Barriers. LONDON, August 19-:—The News thia

morning says: "Germapy^has consented to the resumption of the importation of swine from Austro Hungary.

Cholera.

MADRID, August 19.—Incomplete reports from the infeoted disiricts show 3,798 new cases and 1,448 deaths in the past twenty-four hours.