Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 32, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1886 — Page 1

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1 Daj f AbwoVrto Quiet Funeral of ffc tl-tima of tta Tragedy of Last Fridi An Effort to bo Mad To-day to Move Freight Train. Mtoo"rlid in East St. Loui. 'gr.Locis, April'9. Ever since ttrs : rail'fraJ employes in East St. Louis cesrcl work 111 support -Of the striking Knights-ct Labor cn the Gould Southwestern system.. Tumors of ric?s 'ntH bloodshed havecteily gained eircuieiSos, but until to-day norions confiict hire occurred between them and the deputy -tberiffs and United Stetes Marshals stationed in the various yards 't protect the cottpafcies Employes and property. The Otrnty Sheriff has sworn hvoamerocs dep- ' wtiesind upon several occasions has brought ' to that city bodies of armed men to " s jp'fttewan anticipated attack "Uon the railroad yajds and .their protectors. trpcn one occasion only.'iowever, has the "presence of these men berso really needed, -"KT the railroads have, "with some exceptiets, but generally with-cligbt interference, -dtme their usual business. To-day opened "'With but little prospect of serious treuble, "although some of the strikers intimated that the roads would find it less easy to move ."their trains than they fcad anticipated, and early in the morning tke yards presecteü an itnimated scene. Switch engines were ranging backward and forward mating tip -trains, the platform seen were busy loading and unloading freight, and' trains were arriv--ing and departing without any interference from the strikers. This condition cf affair continued until noon, and it was thought that the day would pass without acy demonstration by the strikers, and that it would be recorded as one of the quietest -since the fc tri ha begun. - At that hour, however, the trouble which aiterward grew to such alarming proportions began. Anzmberof strikers without apparently having formed any preconcerted , plan, congregated at the relay depot and beran a discussion of the general situation. As time passed tbeir number wee augmented until the original knot of mes "Increased to fully 200. The discussion became more animated and the crowd more demonstrative, until eojB one proposed that ttey go t the Louisville and Xashville yawls and drive , out the men employed there. The cry of On to the Nashville yards'7 nci caught up, and the crowd advanced. As they proceeded their avmoers again increased, some joining tbe mob Bimpiy as spectators, whii others were in full sympathy with the movement, vncil from 3U0 to' 400 were advancing toward the yards. Arriving there, they swarmed cnto' the yards and persuaded the men at vrork to desert their posts. The crowd remained in the yards for some time, and, although considerable excitement prevailed, no violence was resorted to. Jost at this tvnee, however, a Louisville and Nashville freight train was slowly passing, guarded by eight Deputy Sheriffs armed with Winchester rifles. In the meantime crowds of men, women and cMldren fcai congregated on Broadway, where the Louisville and Veshville tracks cross the street, and also upen the Broadway bridge, which spans the Cabckia Creeek, and in the open space to the east. Jut as this train reached the Broadway crossing the trouble bejran. The crowd on the bridge began to yell cd jeer at the of--Acervand jt is asserted stoacs were thrown, which struck two or three of them, and it is also said that a pistol was i-iecharged. The deputies immediately leveled their . Tlßes and rired two volleys icto the crowd on the bridge with fatal efiect, four men being killed and one woman wounded mortally. The iad are Patrick Dnecoll, a Wabash section hand, not a striker- Oscar Washington, a painter, not a striker; John Eonney, . coal miner, not a striker, tad Majjr Rvchroan. a mill employe, not e striker. Mrs. - l'fief er, aid to be the wife of a striker, was shot in the back and mortally wounded. The greatest excitement immediately prevailed and pandemonium reigned. The crowd r'ed in every direction, and when the deputies realized how fearful was the result ot their fire, sought meane of escape by running for the bridge, with a view of fleeing to this city. At the approach, and just at the bridge tower on the -east side, they were met by Mayor Joyce, CiJy Clerk Canty, and a third man, who seixed the deputies' guns and endeavored to turn them back. - One of the deputies, in his terror, fired upon the trio, killing a man named C. E. Thompson, who stood between Joyce and Canty. tome shots were fired by the remaining deputies at the approaching' etcikers, and all started over the bridge. The scene on the bridge wascne of wildest confusion slid excitement. Coal teams loaded, and other teams witb wagons were galloping back, calling to aiders to turn tack also. Women and men cn foot were running toward the city and vraving back all they met, while immediately behind came the deputies, pursued by the vanguard of the crowd from East SL I.ocis. One of . the frightened guards threw his gun into the river, while another hid his weapon in a wagon that was in full retreat. C a arriving in this city the deputies went at once to the . C'hesnut Street I'olice Station, where, after - stating the facts of the shooting they sar- . rendered to the Sergeant in charge and were ' taken to the J-'our Courts, where riey were -placed in custody after giving the following .namf s: P. J. Hewlett, J. Hague, Sac: Jones, John F. William?, C. Luster, Stewart Martin, Jeorge Marnell and V. F. Laird. .bout half an hour after the shooting an fcng-ry mob fathered in the square between the City llaii and the police station, iL man Earned Ilwyer, a gambler, and in ne way . connected with the strike, was the center of a crowd who loudly cheered the incendiary x etatements which he uttered. Ileurgeithe men-to "hang and kill," and was in the midsCof an appeal to the mob to follow kim to the Ohio and Mississippi depot to "hat for Ly-uty fcherifis," when John W. Haye, a memcer of the Geoeral Executive Committee, Kniphts of Lavor, Martin 0'Nil and Knigbt of I-abor Iirocrn arrived. Mr. Brown, who travels with the Ceneral Board in the opacity of Knights f Labor orator and lecturer, tacunted the ftaint leading to the .foilce station and yelled at the mob for at4ention. Lt: the infuriated mob answered Jjmo with '-Jiang them!" "Kill them!" Mr. Haje, wbo was sucding at Krown's side, tnrhed tea prominent Knight of Labor and asked him to introduce Mr. Brown to theioob as a rrjiresentatire of the General Executive Committee. The uan replied In a frightened manner: "If 1 do, they'll bang ' xoe. Lrown turc on him and aaid: "Yes, if joudion't they oyjht to hang you." Thea taming to the mob, which kept up the cry to kill, Lfijig and burn. Drown began an imra3fciocd appeal for cuiet, law aud order, Dd by the sheer force of his earnestness rietd the attention of tfca crowd, bat only for afew minutes at a time, for they would brrak away from the spell of his eloquence xd take up their revolutionary yells. He ald: "Men and brothers, for God's isle kfpp qu.'et; I implore you, in the name cf hui.anity: in the name of the great Or- . ir cf the KnigbtAof Labor; in the name of t Tfiy Jeff, cctb of thü Order au ol your

-coTMtrj, restra? yourselves, and 60 no vklewce. Kemembxc that you are otr sworn brothers; do not forpet that you ttve Knights" nd that you 73 pledged to obey.he laws of "the )rder and the commands cl your commitievmen." At this ptönt Uwyer broke i: "Yes, why dn't you telk for Jay Gould, and be done with it? They shot our me down in cold Wood, andveü ask us . to be quiet. I say: llangtfcevn! bang them!" The crowd took up tbe words, crying: 'Burn, till and shoot'." ' BrOtra?pointed his fingrr at Dwyer, and asked bfaa, "Are you a KVf.ght 01 Labor?" IrwyeT dodged the question, and yelled on "Kill Ibe' brutes!" .- "Atc'you a Knight of labör, I ask?" said "Lroirc. "Uo," answered Dwyer, "but I'm with

them 10 everything, ycu can bet." "l5fiew that you were not a Knight," said Irown. - "1 knew that no Knight would talk irs you do. 'Again, brothers, 1 appeal to 5-011 to be talm and disperse to your homes. If you "will not obey our laws, remember that yea are foresworn ; that you are no loncer Knights oi Ijibor. Brothers, I beg of yöu, do tothing rash. What, oh, what! will the Knights of the country think of you? Oh, what will the whole world think of our great order? Don't forget how hard we worked to build up our organization. Oh do not tear it down in ruins by one rash act. All men who incite Tou to strife are not true Knights of Labor. They are' worse than the detectives of the railroad who are trying to hunt you down, fchun them. .Shun them as you would a mnrderr." While Brown was speaking Ccmmitteenian Hayes walked excitedly up end down the platform, exclaiming in a despeiring manner: "Oh, my God! my God! I wish this bad not happened!" His eyes were watery he was almost crying and when he addressed the mob after Brown's harangue his emotions choked him several times, and he was obliged to pausejforjutfcerance. Haves' speech was of the same tenor as Brown's, as was also that of Martin O'Neil, who followed Hayes. Casper Heep, another prominent Knight of Iabor, wbo had arrived ic the meantime, was busy among the crowd, trying upon the more excited individuals 'the arguments which the committeemen vrere urging from the platform. After awhile the temper I the mob cooled down somewhat and tbey dispersed, not, however, wholly pacified, many of them threatening to avenge the deaths caused by the deputies. Mayor Joyce, after his encounter with the deputies oc the bridge, when he attempted to arrest tbem in their fight, went through the excited crowd to hisf.;ce. He attempted to calm the men, but found it useless. Tbe streets and sidewalks were blocked with men, women and children, who rushed in every direction at every indication of trouble. Keacbicg his othce abett an hour after the shooting be at once issed-a proclamation to close ail saloons and vMirning women and minors to keep off the streets. He was seen in company with Messrs. Bailey and Hays, of the General Executive Committe of the Knights of Labor, wbo were urging him to do ail in his power to calm the men. He said that he had notified tbe Governor two weeks aco that he could do nothing, and that he was utterly powerless. . At noon to-day Shed?! llopiequet sent the following dispatch to the Governor: AmoboftKO men in w ted the entrance of the Louisville and Nashville yards aud stopped the eicTlnjc of the yard. 'A'hen commanded by me aud my Deputies to diRpepe they hooted and ler:led me and my posse, and applied epithets to me tnd refused to div erse in the presence of the city police oöicers. U ita the force at my disposal 1 tun rot preserve the tot ac and afford protection to tbe rilrod companies. I'nder these ciroumkt&docs I intend to teol try posse to their homes. I heieby invoke the aid f:ate militia sutticient t- aid me in the execution of laws and protection of property. 1 will ic tl a written request for ioiiiiia by next icaiL JSHF.21FF KoriFyUF-r. During tbe shooting Sheriff Ropiequet ?-ent the following di&patch : R. I. Oj-'lesly, Spriiigfie! ..Ill: Mob oourentrating wi-h vitleg aud guns to storm the Louisville sod shville freight houe. One man killed on bridge. Danger imminent. Kowevcet. To this the Governor c?eplied: Your telegram received -At 3 p. m. . I have given orders fur a military fore to report at once uncler command of a Colonel, who w ill be on the ground! to take charge of said forre. sfeveral companies, possibly fight or more, will go. You will have a reliable forre upon which 'ic depend. I will instruct the Colonel to report to you, and 1 must exeotof each of you the ?ca est earnestness and liseipline in your Council .ard co-operatiou with the onicers in command o' tbe force. If oeneral Vance can leave here oe she 4 p. m. train, will send him down. I'leae kep this dispatch for tr.e present to yourself. V. i: communicate with you more fully in writing. 2 eep me advised of imjortant events unUl lie arrival of the militia force. Ii. J. o.;i.ebv. Fomeof the deputies m ho failed to escape w ith those who Med to th-Hj city were chased J by the crowd into the freight warehouse and To:licesof the Louisville and Nashville. The warehouse was surrounded by an immense crowd who hooted and yelled, and urged the men to attack the stronghold and drive the deputies out. Men went among the crowds urging others to procure arms and fehoot all the deputies Uiey could find. Some of the deputies watching their opjortunity slipped out aad worked their way among the freight cars unobserved. A Louisville and Xashville freight car backed down alongside the platform And took away the others to a place of safety. Two were sighted by the strikers, wbo .had procured arms, and were chased undr the bridge. One of them was caught In front of Toney's house, 011 the levee, and was beaten to death by the mob; another was reported to have been shot as he was escaping under the ap proacb to the bridge. The o&r deputies escaped unharmed. A few of the more violent sU-lLers, alter arming themselves, announced their intention of attacking the deputies ok guard at the Ohio and Mississippi yards, auc! advanced in that direction. When near the yards, they were met by several deputies end fired upon, killing, as they say, one of &eir number. The situation in East St. Louis, eo far as can be ascertained at midnight, bos been pretty oiiet. Comparatively few xeople were on the streets after dark, and ocly here and there small knots of men congregated ahd discu-ssed the events of the day. Ite in Hie evening two companies cf rci'.itia, one fucm Decatur and one from Nashville, 111., xrne in and were assigned to quarter. Mill later t good deal of excitement was -caused by die discovery of lire in a car ioaded with key in he Louisville and Xasbvvlle yards, but no damage was don beyond tie burning . the car. AVout 11 olcloek tir; broke out ic. the Cairo .vhurt Line yard, at (tie lower end if the island, and the meager ceports froiiü -that locality at midnight fray U'jree or four ozrs were burned, but no further damage was done. Two Cre engines and a Cabcock extinguisher wet seat over from ii?re soon after tbe tire in the Louisville and Nashville yavd, and it was through their a.'fcktance that zv more property wai destroyed. Three uwir militiaccEipanies from epringHeld and erwj from Cariicville came in about midnight. The Louisyi'Ie nd Nashville freight-house h low guarded by troope, and a company will no doubt h dent to the Cairo Khort Lire. The origin of the fires is not known, but the leasonAble supposition is that they were Ihm work f incendiaries. A third Cre started in the Ceiro Short

Line premises abrrut 1 o'clock, and tbe re)ort cays the machine and car shops are burning, but-no definite information as to this has yet reacbed here. There is also a report that the Little Rolling Mill, a mile or icore eouth of tbra Cairo Short Line, is on fire, but this was rxyt verified at 2 a. m. Major Kichman and Mrs. Ffieffer died tonight, and a man whose name is unknown is said to have been shot on Cabokia bridge, and thert his body rolled into the creek and 'has rrt yet been found. East St. Loris, 111., April 11. Tbe day has been -one of absolute quiet. Central Keece, wiohliis ferce increased by'the-seven additional companies which arrived last night 'aad early this morning, has been able systematically to cover every strategic point in the city, and any fear which my have been felt from the torch of the incendiary has al- ' most entirely ceased. As a matter of fact, th ; alarm which permeated the city before the arrival of the troops has very materially lessened, and it is now believed that the worst is over. After makiiig a tour of tbe city and conversing with all classes of residents, tbe impression is conveyed that the arrival of the troops was believed from the first to be the only and natural outcome as a relief from the confessed inability of the civil authorities to enforce order. Many of the resident workmen, although classed among the strikers, express satisfac

tion at the fact that the troops are in their midst. The soldiers have not yet been com pelled to do any firing, and unless the pres ent quiet belies the actual condition of af fairs, the commanding officer expresses the belief that no actual demonstration will be required from the troops beyond that of their presence until the present difficulties are enced. The funeral of three victims of the tragedy of last Friday Driscoll, Washington and Eon er occurred this morning from St. Tatrick's Koman Catholic Church. A mass was celebrated early in the forenoon, and about i) :-"0 the funeral column proceeded to the cemetery. Three hearses followed each other, followed in turn by about fifteen carriages and other conveyances. On the sidewalk flanking the carriages were about 1,500 Knights of Labor, Knights of Honor and other organizations, who marched in regular order, proceeding in this way to the cemetery. At the head of this body of marchers was the Mayor, the City Clerk, the Chief of I'olice, and tbe twelve patrolmen who corrstitute the entire protective force of the city. A band of music preceded the labor organizations and sounded a funeral dirge. The column marched by a circuitous route from the church, keeping east of the relay depot where the main body of the troops are sta tioned, until passing by the front or the Green Tree Hotel, near which the tragedy occurred, and proceeding out Broadway to the cemetery. In the afternoon the funeral of Major Rychman and Jin. Pfeiffer, two other victims, occurred, the body of the latter being taken to the city of St. Ixuis for interment. Having received information that large crowds of people from St. Louis contem plated crossing to Last St. I-ouis .daring the day, General Keece issued a peremptory order to prevent any one from crosinr to this side of the river, either by the bridge or river ferries, unless provided with passes of the Uridge Company or from the military. This was not to include the through passengers on railroad trams. It was believed that this would occasion no individual hardship and might prevent the city from being overrun with irresponsible people, not to oe desired in view of the recent excitement. There was only one indignant protest brought directly to the attention of the commander of the troops during the day. This was by a citizen by the name of McHugh, who accepted a pass under protest, and declared that he did not wish to be restricted in any of his rights as a free American citizen. All others who applied for passes expressed no discontent. The order was only issued to cover Sunday. Early in the morning an order was issued, directing Colonel Smith and the Eighth Infantry to patrol that portion of the city lying between the Mississippi River east to "the mam line of railroad leading to tbe bridge across tbe river, and Lieutenant Colonel Culver and the Fifth Infantry was ordered to patrol the section east of the Kelay Depot. The specific orders to the officers are to disperse all crowds of men, even in squads of two and three, and in case of assault or resistance, to arrest the offenders and turn them over to the sheriff. In case of resistance, such as "imperi's the lives.of the troops or the public peace," they are authorized to employ all the force at their disjosal. This is in strict compliance with the written authority of the Sheriff of St. Clair County. . None of the roads centering here made any serious effort to move trains to-day. This work will be actively entered upon to-morrow, when it is expected that a fair test will be made of the inclination of the men to return to work when afforded protection. A determined effort will be made to resume operations on the Belt Line lioad, which operates in connection with the Wiggins ferry, landing cars at North St Louis and at warehouses along the river. The stoppage of this railway for the past two weeks has, more than anything else, created the existing freight blockade at this point. The engineers on this ey.-tem claim to have been intimidated by the strikers, and the company thus far has been unable to fill their places. The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Road sent out two large trains today. Among thoe who availed themselves of the pass privilege to-day were the three members of the General Executive Committee of the Knights of 1 .abor, who desired to communicate with leading members of the Order in this city. East St. Lot is, April 12. The presence of malitia in this city continues to have its desired effect, and no disturbances nor unlawful acts have boen reported since the incendiary fires of Friday night, end it is now believed tnat no encounter between the military and the strikers will occtr. The same strict guard, horever, over the railroad property is observed this moroDg, and the vigilance of the sentries has in no way been relaxed. The time over which the order ex .tended requiring those who wish to go over rt.be bridge into Eact St. LouL-i to stipplj' tfciero selves with pawes elapsed last night, .ana the brige this morning presents :m animated appearance. Pedestrians are ia5;ne and repassing without interferice and transfer wagon, heavily loaded, are crossing over, and on neither side of the bridge are their drivers approached by intimidating striker attempting to persuade thera to Again top work. The promke of the military of protection to those who might desire to go to work to day has resulted in the employment of a large number of applicant, most of wLom are not Knights of Labor, but tho.e who were employed to the filling of the vacancies caused by the strike of the latter, and who left their places last Friday alter the fatal thooting by the deputies. The platforms of the various freight depots are busy with men actively engaged In loading and unloading cars. No freight trains bad left this city up to H :30 o'clock, but in several yards trains are in process of contractu n nd an attempt to start tbem out will

"be made, it is expected, sometime during tbe morning. ' I p. m. But little real work has been done-in the yards so far, and bnt few trains have been moved. This is chiefiy for tbe reason, however, that in some of the yards there are not sufficient men to make up trains, while in others there is little or no freight to move. The Louisville and Nashville yards are practically at a standstill. This is the road at which the strikers are the most incensed, and but few outsiders care to be employed there. They have moved no trains yet to-day. Two shots are reported to have been fired in this yard about 4 o'clock this morning, but nobody seems to know where they came from or by whom or for what purpose they were fired. A large train came into the Indianapolis and St. Louis yard this morning from the East, but none have been sent out yet. The Vandalia sent out one and received one. The Ohio and Mississippi Is buy receiving freight, but no trains have gone out. The Chicago, Burlington and ijuincy and the Chicago and A lton are doing all tbey can with the men they have, and tbe Wabash is doing its regular business. The inquest in the shooting affair of Friday last was continued to-day, and tip to noon more than a dozen witnesses were examined. No new facts were developed. All the testimony given was of the same tenor as that of Saturday. The witnesses were chiefly railroad men, spectators of tbe scene, and all alleged that the Deputy Sheriffs fired the first shot; that no stones were thrown at tbem. and that the crowd gave the Deputies no other provocation for firing than hooting and jeering at them, and making irritating remarks. The Situation at St. Lawts. St. Lovis, April 12. Those miners of the St. Louis District who struck last week held a meeting yesterday and resolved to remain

'firm together and not resume work until the strike by the Knights of Labor, shall have been ended. Very little coal is on hand in this district, and the expected total cutting off of the supply will affect seriously the manufacturing interests of this city and vicinity. Fcur hundred and ftj coal miners on the Illinois and St. Louis (Pittsburg) Rail road have struck. and it is expected more will strike about Belleville to-day, to assist the Knights of Labor in their struggle. A man who is well inlormed declared yesterday that all the miners in St. Clair and Madison Counties will be out this week, excepted, perhaps, the men employed in the machine mines. The Louis coal district extends over a radius of fifty miles, ha 103 mines and gives employment to 4,000 miners. Of this number, 1,000 are employed in machine mines, and theyvould not strike on their own account. Few of them are Knights of Labor, but most of the other 3,000 are members of the Order, asd it is believed by their brethren that they will demonstrate ther loyalty wben called upon to do so, F. P. SarpeBt,Ohief of the Brotherhood of Locomofive Firemen, issued a call this morninj for oeetings of the Grievance Committees of all the lodges on the Gould system to investigate the discharge of firemen and all oftier grievances which may be presented to them, and to report to the general Grievance Committee, which will meet at -Parsons, Kas., on the 'JOth inst. Tbecasesof John J. McSarrv. Judsre Ad vocate of District Assembly 101 Knights of Labor, and five or six otker Knights, who were arrested two weeks ago for obstructing trains and interfering with the business of the Missouri Pacific Iiailroad, came up before Judge Horn, of the Court of Criminal Correction to-day, and after the hearing of the testimony were taken under advisement. J n the Criminal Court to-day the writ of habeas corpus, which was applied for Saturday by Judge Laugnlinin behalf of the Ieputy Sheriffs who did the shooting in the Ixmisville and Nashville Lailroad yards in East St. Louis, on Friday, fcas granted and the men released. The were immediately rearrested, however, at the instance of East St. Louis authorities as fugitives from justice and placed in jail, where they will be kept until requisition papers are received from the Governor of Illinois, or until they can be sent to East St. Louis without endangering thir personal safety. The General Executive Board and the Joint Executive Committee of Districts 101, C3 and 17 were in session to-day at Thurst's Hotel, but took no official action other than to receive leporte from different points on the Gould system and to transact routine business. In a conversation with a reporter this afternoon General Committeeman John W. Hayes said that tbe statements attributed to Jay Gould in an interview ttlegraphed from New York last night, in which Mr. Gould says that Mr. Powderly at one of the New York conferences referred to the members of District J01 as "outlaws," and said that they had disobeyed the laws of tbe Order, was false in every particular and wholly without foundation. He characterized it as "one of Jay Gould's lies for the purpose of misrepresenting the Knights of Labor and destroying public faith in the Order." "What Mr. Powderly did say," said Mr. Hayes, "was that the ttrike was unwise and had been ill-advised, because the local committees had taken action upon important matters, concerning a very large extent of territory, without first consulting the general officers of the Order. Other than tu.it, he made no remarks of tbe character attributed to him by Mr. Gould." "Were you present at the interview referred to between Mr. Towderly and Mr. Gould?" "Yes, I was, and I have a very distinct recollection of what occurred." "You are quite certain that Mr. Powderly did not make the statements which Mr. Gould says he made?" "I am positive that Mr. Powderly said nothing of the kind, and Mr. Gould is repeating his old tactics of misrepresenting us. What Mr. Gould says about our refusal of his proposition to include in the maters to be arbitrated the questions dealing with the damages to the roads, caused by the strike, is true." Deputies to ProMCutctl. St. Lovis, April 11. Mr. Bailey and other members of the General Executive Board, as well S3 prominent local Knights of Labor, state emphatically that the Deputy Sheriffs who fired on the people in East St. Louis Friday will be prosecuted to the full extent i of the law; that plenty of money will be loithcoming for that purpose, and that the Wst legal talent obtainable will be employed. Ijr.'re amounts of money are coming here l ow to relieve whatever distress may exist amon striking Knights. At a festivaf given here by the Knights of Labor last night for the benelit of the strikers, Mr. T. B. Brown, of New York, one of the orators of the order, used the following language:; ".ow, mx'OiiclusloD, a word about tbe strike, l et me My that the Oeneral Executive Hoard of the Knipht of Labor have entered into this struggle, and we are going to win. We aregoicg 1 1 rm this strike 11 it takes all tbe resources of the order to insure lucceas. That la the size of it. and tlKy run make their minds up to that. We know tbit, that if we are beaten in this strike tbe m?n who work for railroads will not be able to call their souls their own. They will be ss bad as the coachroan of Jay Gould. Thev dret him up as one of those monkeys on an organ (laughter), and on his hat is a cockade, which shows that he is a slave. "That Is where he wants to get the men wbo work on his railroad. AVe mnst win this trik, and alter thia there never will ba another strike on any railroad rystem in the Dotted .States. It will be a loson to OonWl, showing him that he CJn cot crush the life out of his employes."

WASHINGTON.

Yiews aid Opinicts cf Rtpresectatiye Democrats Relative to the Recent Eerticiis. . A. Measure for the Preservation of the Health of tbe People Tke Mew Library Building A Presidential Doomlet Gobo Glinaaa erlag Kote. Bpeclal to the Sentinel. "Waehikgtos, April 10. The recent local ' elections in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Uli nois and Wisconsin have interested the politicians at the capital. There has been much discussion of the results, and opinions are varied. "When privately speaking the blame is laid at the door of the President, and the administration generally is criticised for pursuing a policy which has driven the workers of the party into retirement. Senator Yoorhees, however, is inclined to take a rose-colored view of the situation. "Jn my own town of Terre Haute," said the Senator, ''the Democrats have made gains. In other of the more important cities, where the Republicans have elected their candidates, I attribute it to local causes. In Fort Wayne and Evansville politics did not to any extent enter into the contest, the campaign having been made up on local issues alone. Senator McDonald and myself have to day gone over the returns from various counties, and we are not able to see where the Democratic party has lost anything. In the cities we did lose, while in the rural districts we have made gains. I think the party is as strong in Indiana today as it was the last election, when we carried the State." Representative Kleiner, of the Evansville District, said the result in his State was on account of the indifference of the Democrats. They were disappointed in the President, and have no heart Or ambition to do any thing more for the party.- The Tresident shows a disposition to crush out all Demo crats. There are some local causes, but the main cause was the utter apathy of the work ing members of the party. Representative Howard entertains opinions similar to those of Mr. Kleiner, bat goes further in saying that the next campaign will be made by the Democrats antagonizing the Administration. General Warner, of Ohio, speaking of the result in his State, says it has been his ex perience that the victorious party at the general election invariably proves careless at its next local contest, "but in this case a greater indifference by the members of the party in power is shown than I ever before knew, and there is no disguising tbe fact that there is a feeling of antipathy against the rresident, which has been shown in th recent .elections in Cincinnati." The General thought the Republican victory could be traced to frauds in former years. Representative Wilkins, of the same State, attributed the defeat in some places to local cause, but was not of the impression that any great victory had been won by the Republicans. The Democrats had reduced the majorities of the cities of Columbus and Cleveland, rhich he thought would make a standoff for the gains of the Republicans. Representative Bynum did not believe the Republicans had made any gains there over the vote of 14. One of the prominent Democratic Michigan members attributes the result of the election in his State to the administration, and believes bad more of the rascals been turned out tbe result would have been a Democratic victory in all the States, which would insure a tidal wave next session. A Wisconsin Representative said it was in the city of Madison, the home of Postmaster Vilas, Assistant Attorney General for the rOstoffice Department Bryant aud Rufus B. Anderson, Minister to Denmarkthe Republicans had gained the greatest victory ever known. Tbe city has for years been Democratic, with a majority, more or less, of SCO. but this time the Republicons have carried by over 400 majority. In tbe opinion of the Wisconsin Democrats the defeat was caused by want of enthusiasm in tbe party for the President and his policy. Representative Worthington, of Illinois, did not think the President was to blame, believing that tbe defeats suffered by tbe Democrats could be traced to local causes. In the city of Chicago there may have been some feeling of indifference by the Democrats, but in the country districts such was not the case. In the cities of Kalamazoo and Adrian, Mich., it is said defeat came through the result of some bad Federal appointments, over which the Democrats have vigorously protested, and to retaliate upon the President the Democrats worked to elect Republicans, Inspectors of Diseased Meat. Special to the SeutlneL Washington, April 10. The House Committee on Commerce today instructed Representative Dunham to report favorably his bill to authorize the President to appoint inspectors of live stock and diseased meats and hog products intended for foreign shipment to a number not exceeding fifteen for any customs district. It shall be the duty of these inspectors upon application to inspect live stock hog products to furnish a written certificate of the result of such inspection. This certificate shall accompany these articles abroad. The bill mates it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine, imprisonment and forfeiture of goods, to import into the United States a i:y adulterated or any unwholesome food or liquor, and authorizes the President to suspend tbe importation of any article which he has good icason to believe is injurious to the health or welfare of tbe people. Pleasantry in the Senate. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, April 10. There was a comical scene .in the Senate yesterday. For fourteen years the venerable Father Morrill, nf Vermont, has been laboring, in eeason and out of season, to secure tbe passage of a bill to erect a Congressional Library build

ing on tbe square east of the Capitol, where a Dumber of private dwellings now stand.

While other Senators have been posing be fore the country as reformers, or cultivating Presidential booms, the father of the Senate has devoted his energies to building a home for Mr. Spofford's books, and has shown the patience of Job with the persistency of a Missouai office-seeker. It has been hope deferred, from session to session, until to-day, when the bill which passed the House last week went through the Senate without an objection. The old gentlemau in his excitement and joy at the realization of his hopes forgot the dignity that is his most conspicuous characteristic, and tossed a kiss across the Chamber to Senator Voorhees, who has been his active coparcencer. Voorhees kissed his hand in return, and hurried a page off with tbe news to Librarian Spoffbrd, who came ambling in, and the three men embraced each other warmly, much to the amusement of tbe Senate and the galleries. The new library building is to be constructed of white marble, to correspond with the Capitol, and will be capable of containing 4,000,000 books. The cost will be $-1,000,-000, including the site, for which $ w0,000 is appropriated. Mr. Spofford says it will be the finest building of the kind in the world. Logan Not Pleased. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, April 10. Logan accuses Conger of having beaten his bill, but Teller and Plumb will have to bear . their share of the revenge which the Senator from Illinois proposes to inflict at his earliest opportunity. He approached Conger after the vote was taken, and said, in an angry way : "You beat that bill, blank you, with your blankety blank bloody shirt speech.'' "That is just what I intended to do," replied Conger, "and th ink you for the compliment." Logan says that there were seven Southern Democrats ready to support his bill, three of whom had agreed to it in committee, but who were offended at what Conger said, and changed sides at the last moment. He ex pected great credit for the measure, but got none, and has instead been compelled to answer the charge that he wanted tbe army increased in order to crush the laboring men, who are, of course, his dearest friends. He accuses Ha'e and Teller and Plumb of trying to get him out of the way as a Presidential candidate, and is now willing to renew the remarks that he took back about the influences outside of the Sen ate being exerted to defeat anu humiliate him. It is generally admitted, even by his warmest friends, that Logan's Presidential boom has had a serious back set, not so much by the defeat of the bill as because of the speeches he has himself made in the debate upon it and the antagonisms he has mated ajnong his own party in the Senate. He has not spoken to either Teller or Plumb for a week, and it will be a long while before he will recognize the Senator from Michigan. Logan never forgives and never forgets, and will not lose an opportunity to punish those who have downed him this time. The Free Coinage Bill. Special to tbe Sentinel. Washington, April X. The defeat of the Eland Free Coinage bill to-day was a sur prise to both the friends and foes of the measure. The advocates of the bill were impressed with the belief they would be able to control a greater number of friends than was shown by the vote. As between the two propositions, free coinage and suspension, the former was most popular. The vote to day did not mean a sentiment favoring suspension of coinage, but upon the contrary, it meant that the House was not yet ready to change the Nation's finance, but was willing that the present law should remain longer upon the statute books. Fiftytwo Western Representatives voted against the bil?, as did twenty-one of those from the South. New Yoik and New England voted solid against it, while Pennsylvania cast three votes for it. The friends of the bill think that had they gotten a vote some six weekp ago, before so much discussion had been bad, the bill, in all probability, would have passed. As it is, no harm has been done, and there is a general feeling of satis faction in both parties, and no further legis Iition will be attempted this session. The Chinese. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, April 12. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which has for some time been discussing the Chinese pioblem, in all probability will report a bill repealing the Burlingame treaty. Governor McCreary, of Kentucky, who is a member pf the committee, said to a reporter to-night that he was in favor of legislation which would positively prohibit the immigration of Chinese to this country, "Tbey do us no good," said the Governor, "and we should not allow them to come here." 'otea. Special to the SeutfneL Wahiotox, April 12. The case of Collector Hanlon, of the Terre Haute District, will be up befere the Finance Committee of the Senate this week. Last week there was much discussion in his case, and it will be more vigorously contested. It seems that Senator Harrison is exhausting himself upon Mr. Hanlon's appointment, and will make a special effort to defeat his confirmation, if no others. Senator Voorhees thinks it will come out all right. ' In the Republican caucus to-night Representative Steele was selected as the State's representative upou the Congressional Campaign Committee. A Lucky Hostler. Kansas City, Mo., April 11. John Fitch, a resident of Westboro. Mass., .a few years cgp, got into some trouble and found it convenient to take a somewhat hasty departure from his native town, leaving behind him a wife and one child. John came West and, assuming the name of Clara, finally found employment as a hostler in Glenn's livery stable, Penn and Fourteenth streets, Kansas City. Meanwhile Fitche's mother died, leaving an estate valued at about $.v,oon, to wbkh 1 and another eon were sole heirs.

Circulars containing photographs of the missing heir were mailed to many railway offices throughout the West, and one of tbem came into lossession of Mr. J. A Winter, agent of the Rock Island in Kansas City. Mr. Winter had been keeping bis horse at Glenn's stab'e, and at once recognized the similarity of appearance between Fitch and Clark. This led to his identitybeing established, etc , and he at once took his departure for home to receive his share of the legacy. An Eight-Hour Demonstration. " Chicago, April 10. Fully .000 worfetogmea crowded into the great Armory of the Sixta Cavalry on the Lake Front to-night, and probably 4,000 more gathered in front of the buiMing. The occasion had been advertised as an eight hour demonstration under the auspices of the Tndes Assembly. A large proportion of the aemblage came in organized bodies, preceded by fife and drum, and carry Id g huge transparencies. Few of tbe men wore any regalia, and apparently no attempt at displav was made except in point ot

uuiuucr. cuuer was mere niiyiuiDK rtwiuoling a profession. The various unions came trooping in all directions, and first come first served was the rule as to seats. Nevertheless excellent order was maintained; bats were promptly rcmoTed at the first tap of the Chairman's gavel, and tbe 'JUO or 300 of the men's wives and sweethearts who occupied tiers of seat in a place of honor were shown marked consideration by the abandonment of pipes and cigars in their vicinity. A curious feature of the meeting was the noticeable ahsence of youths and v'ed men as we!L The audience was composed almost wholly of men between twenty-five and forty, comfortably clal, and few If any showing a sign of liquor. Therewere not to exceed a doen ioliee to he seen 'n or about the hall. Interest centered in tbe trans-i prrencies, and as union alter union at irregular interval marched into the hall and the crowd caught sight of the mottoes, the speakers' voict were lost in rounds of cheers that were renewed gain ard again. "Eight Hour and eo Drones," "Wort Eight Hours only and Boom the Labor Market," and " Oppose Child Labor," were fair samples. Among the trades represented the most numerous were the errpenters, plasterers, clothing-cutters and cigar makers, but a iong list of otherswere not far behind in point of numbers. l.eorge A. Schilling acted as chairman. Ranged about him on tbe platform were tbe leaders ot the local unions and men prominent in the labor movement. Among the latter aat J adge Kichvd Prendergast, of the State Bench. Alexander Sullivan also occupied a seat on the platform. The addresses ot the evening were delivered by Thomas K. Hill, who spoke of the propres of "the eight-hour movement: V. H. t&Jtal and L. K. Sawyer, who spoke on advantages of the organizations. Just as tbe overflow meeting was fully under way, a burly individual in a long coat, an wearing a shabby slouch hat, mounted a pile of umler in front of a saloon on the outskirts of the crowd and began a socialistic harangue. About the same time there e merited from the hall in which the eight-hoir demonstration was beina; held. a file of men bearing a red hag ha rice 00 it an inscription in German. This banner bad been liorne in the hall while the meeting was in progress, and beiDg of dingy hue and kept furled, wns not distinguished from the half dozen other fcarv all of wl If h were th a regulation stars find stritew. About 500 evidently earnest sympathisers drew close to the socialist orator, who proved to be an Anarchist named Sam FieldiDg. At bis feet rat his negro wife. On the outskirts of the gathering of Fielding's supporter were an eoual number r euriosity seekers, making his audiene a round easily discerned by their hearty applause I Fielding's sentiment and the fact that their Ties and conversation were not in English, inn'oincs directed to the two men who bore the red tag developed the fact that neither of them conld speak the language in which Fielding was addressing the crowa. He was fucceeded by A. R. Parsons, who assailed the Knights of Labor, alter which his bearers -formed ra line and marched to the hall of tbe International Society. The other meeting, both in the hall and on the outside, were prolonged maeb later. But few references were mate by the speakers to the existing railway strike!, and their principal point was that strikes should be made practicably impossible. Though the 6triKer were practimlly left untouched by the speaker, an expression of the feeling of the multitude wa given in the following, which was adopted by acclamation amid the wildest enthusiasm: Ilesolved, That this mass mccticg of citizens of Chicago denounces the perfidv of Jay ionkl in breaking bis agreement with the Kniu-his of Labor to settle the causes of ifce present strike in the southwest by arbitration.. Hy his letter of Sunday. March is last, to T. V. Powderly, -eneral Master Workman of tboKnights of I-abor, ould stated in substance that thegrk-vtnees of the men now on a strike on the Southwestern Railroad svstem would be sabmitted to arbitration. This letter was written to 1'owderly after two interviews on that Sunday at Gould's house, and es part of the agreement between Gould and the K eight of Tabor. In accordance with the same agreement General.Ma ster Workman Powde'ly telegraphed the men on a f trite to return to work at once. Gould the next day, by falsehood and double-dealing, violated thia agreement, f.nd ho did this plainly for the purpoe of demoralizing the Kights of Labor. We, tbefelore. declare that the conduct of Gould) in this matter is bae in the extreme, and we call upon the public everywhere to familiarizethemselves with the facts in the cane and tojudge who is to blame for the continuance of the strike. Gould or the Knights of Labor. some of the city papers estimate the gathering numbered between 10,000 and aMXO men. It was probably the largest labor demonstration ever yet held in this city. Chief Engineer Arthur. Cleveland, April 11. Chief EngineerArthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, has returned from the seat of trouble in the Southwest. In an interview he declined to go into the question of the existing strike, but said: "I heartily indorse the sentiment of Mr. Powderly, and if his ideas are carried out no serious difficulty can occur. I think the strike will result in the (enactment of a law by tbe Knights which will etiectually prevent any suchtrouble in the future. " In regard to tbe report that I am opposed to the eight-hour law, 1 wish to say that it is not true. I am in favor of any law that will promote the welfare of workingmen. There is, however, in my opinion, a large number who would. not pront by the enactment of such a law." Am 8, OOO, 000 Case. In the suit of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company vs. the Chicago and Atlantic Railway Company to foreclose a mortgage on the road from Chicago to Marion, 0., for nearly $ 8,0X),000, Judge Gresham yesterday made a ruling, holding: (1) That tbe complainantsere entitled to 8uit,and overmling" demurrer to bill filed to foreclose. (2) That the Indiana statute, known as the Coffroth law, passed May, 1-60, and prohibiting citizens from other btates from acting as a trustee in this State was unconstitutional and void. (3) Reserving judgment as to appointment of a receiver and not passing oxa the motion. The decision was quite lengthy, as it reviewed in detail the points particularly ruled upon, and the efiect will probablv bring about a compromise of the con flicting interests : otherwise, a receiver wil be appointed. Taken in whole or in part, it is a defeaf of th Jewett interest. It will beremembered that a majority of the bondholders opposed the appointment ot a receiver. Paroled ly the Oovernor. William A. Kearney, an attorney of LogaD sport, and a former resident of Peoria,. 111., was yesterday paroled by the Governor, and his release from the Northern Prison ordered. Kearney was an attorney at Logansport, and was convicted some time ago of horsestealing and sentenced to two years imprisonment. A large number of persons regard him as having been temporarily insane, and the Judge, Prosecutor, jury, members of the bar, county officers, and many of the citizens of Logansport signed the petition for his release. A number of tbe citizens of Peoria and Governor Oglesby also signed the petition! The parole is conditional upon, tbe prisoner refraining from the trse of in-toxk-ants.