Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1887 — Page 1

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The Irish Leader Denounces the Fsrgd Let- ; ter cf the Tunes. Ea Declares Ee Eu Eai No Ccmpl.city With A3SX82IIS. It! reute cn the Crimes Act Fall cf Intense Acnmccy. Gladstone 31akes an ITloqaent Speech Tbe ISlll Pasxeg to Its Secoud Keadmg. IX TIIK HOUSE OF COMMON'S. Debate Renamed on the Crimes Act Tbe Healy Matter. Loslos, April 1. Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, explained in tbe Commons this afternoon how it happened thr.tcn the occasion of theQ teen's arrival at Cannes the salute of the French eet was not returned. The Dake of Edinburg'sh fUg-sbip was undergoing repairs, and the vessel which the Duke was using temporarily as a liag-shiphappenei not to be provided with saluting guns. The matter has been explained to the French admiral, and he is perfectly satisfied with tie reasons far the apparent incivility. Mr. Sexton asked whether the Government would consent to rescind the suspension cf Mr. Healy. W. H. Smith, the Fir3t Lord of the Treasury, replied for the Government that tte duty it had to discharge on Friday night was most disagreeable. The Government -was sorry it was forced to ask that Mr. Healy be tamed for trän stressing the crders of the House. It would be utterly out of the question, however, when no apology had been given for this breach of the decencies of debate, to rescind his suspension. No motion to that effect could re entertained without the general concurrence of tbe House. ? Mr. Sexton inquired if it was competent for him to move the rescinding of Mr. Healy's suspension. Speaker Pell replied that no motion would be competent unless it appeared on the papers of the House. iir. Sexten said, in the absence of Mr. Healy, that be was authorized for him to tay that if Major Saunderson withdrew the offensive charges, to which Mr. Heay's langnage was in reply, Mr. Healy would withdraw the expressions deemed by the House offensive. Jacob Bright, Liberal, and brother of John Bright, asked why it was when two members of the House committed the Eame ofiense one was suspended while the other was net. The Speaker said in ordinary circumstances he would decline to answer that question, or any question implying his action not impartial, but in the present circumstances he would explain in the second instance, in which a breach of the rules cf the Ecuse had been committed (that of Sexton 1, an apology followed the withdrawal of the expression causing the bfach. Mr. Sexton moved that Mr. Healy be hf ard at the bar of the House. The Speaker declared it could not be dene. Mr. Sexton asked Major Saunderson to withdraw his assertions regarding Mr. Healy which exasperated him into making the responses for which he was suspended. Mr. Saunderson remaining silent, Mr. Gladstone put to him the direct questioj whether he was prepared to render the House any assistance by a withdrawal of his cff-r!ive expressions. Conservative cries cf "No, ro. Don't, don't." Mpjor Saunderson said he nev-r alluded to Mr. Healy directly or indirectly, because te felt, as regards Mr. Healy, that he was arable to substantiate the charges so es to brin? crnv'r tion to the minds of the iiitK r-ers of the House. Cries of "Hear, hear." The matter was then dropped. Subsequently Mr. Sexton, ia resuming the debate on the Irish crimes act amendment bill, said Major Saunderson charged him with direct complicity in crime. If the accusations were well founded why did tbe Irish Viceroy approve his present appointment es High Sherid of Dublin. His name, as a member of the leagu, had been licked with that of Sheridan, the invincible, but Sheridan was never a member of the Executive Council of the Land League. Did Major Saunderson, in pointirg to him (Sexton) mean in reality to embarrass Colonel King Harm an, against whom the Major recently unsuccessfully competed for the new Government cfflce of Parliamentary I'adsr Secretary for Ireland? Parnellite cheers.J Sheridan and Colonel Hing Harman once canvassed the same constituency together. Egan, also treasurer of the old Land League, was at one time the intimate friend of Colonel King Harman. Cheers They were fellow members of the Council cf the Home Kale League. Not only that, but Egan wrote for the Coionel his political address to the electors. Laughter. If past association with men charged with crime meant complicity in that crime, which side of the House was the deepest in assassination? Was it not manifestly an absurdity for Major Saunderson to accuse the executive of the Land League of knowing men who were murderers because iheir names were mentioned in connection with the Pionix Park affairs? He (Sexton) rever learned of any fact or anything that had been proved which would warrant him in changing his opinion. He always entertained that Egan and those associated with hlra were inno cent of the rnalienant rharareg brought j against them. Cries, 'Hear,' "Hear." i Major Eaunderson s attack was bota mean and cowardly. It did not contain direct, explicit charges, bat was composed of insinuations founded on scandalous rumors, and when exposed to the light of day not a rag of those scandalous fabrications would hold together; not one of them would remain, whether they took the shape of a simple lie, or that of a manifest, clumsy and malijrnant forgery. Parnellite cheers Whatever shape they might henceforth take the speaker would pay no attention to then. Thb only way to argue with the sort of people who male euch attacks was to horsewhip them or take them before the law. It was hardly worthy to take the farmer course, and in the present state of the Uaglish public feeling action at law would be a farce if aa Irishman were the plaintiff. In referring to tte Dill under consideration, Mr. Sexton a lid the measure threatened the extinction of the Iriah National J-ea?ue. He would remind the House that the I-eague was aided by the prelates and clergy of the Catholic Church and giropled to maintain the moral law, yet this League, so supported, was stigmatised as a conspiracy maintained by criminals and dynaraiters. The bill Itself was the grossest kind of an attempt at a vialation of jcoral Istt, Tie Dili aimed to sweep awy

et one fell swoop all the cherished rights of th-s people. It was justified by nothing in the condition of Ireland. 'The boycotting practiced by the Irish people was naturally from the irrepressible growth of Irish public opinion, and the only way to do without it was to obtain for the laws governing the people of Ireland the sympathy of those people. Mr. Sexton, continuing, said it was absurd to attempt to suppress a body so strong in the hearts of the Irish and so powerfully supported in Ireland and America as the league, which, so far from being accessory to and an inciter of crime, labored to put it down. If the bill passed it would happily hasten the ruin of the Government. The day which saw the downfall of the Government would witne?: . the cessation of coercion. Cheers. Lord HartiDgton, on rising, was greeted with cheers. He said it was a strange section of the Liberals now described by the Painellitts as the great and generous Liberal party, and were the very persons who, a short time ago, were denounced as perfidious, venal and. in every way contemptible. The House had heard the only answer which Mr. Sexton thought necessary and snlheient to meet the charges against him and his friends, made chiefly not within, but outside of the House. Could the House accept that answer as sufficient? Was a bare denial of the existence of any proof any kind of a response at all to make at tbe evidence supporting the accusation? Cheers. He himself had publicly declared there was a connection between the Irish party in Parliament and the Fenian Association in America, and he expected Mr. Farnell, when Parliament met, would deny the accusation and state the grounds of his denial. Mr. Tarnen (interrupting) I stated it was false. I say so still. Cheers Lord Hartington A blank denial in the face cf opposing proof is worth nothing. The statement made in the Times has been widely circulated, and has never been shown to be wrong, and the letter printed in this morning's Times justified every syllable uttered in associating tue Irish party with the Fenian society. Messrs. Ford, l'gan, Urennan and Sullivan were Fenian leaders, and the statements of the Times proved conclusively that constant communications had passed between Mr. Farnell and these persons. Mr. Farnell Will the noble lord give his reasons for supposing these gentlemen to be leaders of the Fenians in America? I do not know them as buch. Hartington My belief is based upon the knowledge acquired when I was last in office. Cheers. It is also a fact that the same statements have repeatedly been made in the papers without contradiction. Can Mr. Parnell deny knowing that Alexander Sullivan has been leader of the Clan-na-Gael. Mr. 6exton;has alleged that the reason why criminal action was not raised against the papers was the impossibility of getting a fair verdict from a British jury. That excuse is not one that will have any weight with the people in the face of so grave and persistent imputations. The country will not fail to attach due weight to the fact that the Irish members shirked the opportunity for disproving those charges under oath. It has not been deDied that Mr. Parnell and Sexton had been members of the league, with Egan, Erennan, Eoyton and Sheridan. Mr. Sexton has denied that Egan and Sheridan

were on the Executive Committee, but not that they were amoDg the chief organizers of the league. Mr. Sexton They never were anything of the kind. .Mr. Hartington They were prominent members of them. The assertion of the Times is that some of these men advocated assassination ; that others were implicated in the conspiracy for murder. Mr. Dillon Two of these gentlemen acted under me. I was chief organizer of the Land League. When did they make speeches advocating murder? Hartirjgton In 10 and in 1S31. Continuing, Hartington paid he would not make himself responsible for the statements in the Times, but would quote them. It was open to the rarnellites to disprove them if they thonght it possible to do so. Cheers The-Land League and the National League received large sums collect d in America through the agency of the Irish World paper, which openly advocated dynamite and assassination. It tad been seated that T. P. U Connor was in communication with Ford, and that when tte American Land League was founded, having for its promoters Egan, Brennan, Sheridan, Boyton and Sullivan. A telegram from Mr. Parnell to the convention acknowledged it to be the most representative meeting ever assembled to express Irish opinion. T. P. O'Connor Why do you not mention that I was presant at the Chicago Convention of 13, the meeting between O'Donovan Fossa and Ford, and saggest that by my silence I approved the new campaign of murder and arson in England? Cheers. Mr. Hartington said he had not noticed that in the Times; but he had seen it asserted that Mr. O'Connor was, in 13S3, in communication with Mr. Ford. "That was a lie,'" shouted Mr. O Connor. Mr. Hartington These charges were criminal libels, if untrue, exposing the paper to criminal prosecution. Yet no prosecution was ventured upon. Cheers Hartington proceeded, deprecating the prolonged discussion of the bill. The Liberals, who opposed coercion, excused themselves on this ground, now that they were home rulers and must oppose coercion. But that was no reason, for the country had unmistakably pronounced against Home Eule at the last election. It was enough for Parliament to be convinced that law did not prevail in Ireland; that the League law is superseding the ordinary law. It was certain that the Government would succeed in re storing the authority of the law. It wa9 impossible that the Government of a great country should be permanenMy paralyzed by the machinations of secret societies. Cheers. Mr. Gladstone upon rising was loudly cheered. He said if the bill passed tbe political subscriptions from America, which some of the speakers condemned, it would likely increase not the Irish subscriptions alone, but those humane contributions, which were rejecting sach splendid light upon America. He and his supporters" had been charged with inconsistency in proposing coercion in former times and opposing It now. He might admit a feeliBg-of shame over tne failure of coercion, but he did not refnse its lesFona ot experience. Cheers. He believed and so, seemingly, did the Conservatives of l?v, that though coercion In 1842 reduced the amount crime, it made the Irish more determined than ever to combine. Finding no permanent result from that course, the liberals looked to ecrae other. The mandate given at the last election was to govern Ireland with out coercion. When the Liberals passed the coercian bill they passed the remedial measures also. Were the Government' remedial proposals realities or impostures? Cheers. He would withdraw the expression and say illusion. Laughter Did the Government intend to etar.d cr fall by their relief bill? Before they wpnt to division to-night he hoped, and ex reeled they would gire ft clear, unn iMekeable and unequivocal antwer to that question. Mr, Gladstone

complained that the Government had withheld from Parliament information regarding the ttate oi crime in Ireland, of which there had been no sufficient increase to justify the bill. The only increase was in menacing letters. Were these outrages? A voice, "Yes." Then he had been the subject of hundreds of outrages laughter, but they were always perpetrated by what was known as the "loyal, law-abiding party of Ireland." Parnellite cheers. They proceeded from the most pious persons in the kingdom, mostly at the time of the disestablishment of the Irish Church. Laughter. Proceeding to deal with the bill, Mr. Gladstone contended that clauses embodying the "white-boy" acts ought to be set out in their full essence. The bill was to suppress any combination to secure a reduction of rent. It was not intended to suppress the existence of crime known to law, but it was a I ill that made things crimes that never were crimes. Conspiracy was already a punishable crime, therefore, the introduction of the conspiracy clause in the present bill might fairly be called nonsense. The tenant refusing to pay rent has the prospect Leid out to him of obtaining reduction by becoming a bankrupt, at the same time be would get the benetit of six months of hard labor. Laaghter. Was the bill aimed at the nation? Parnellite cheers. 1 The boycotting done in England, especially among the upper classes, was done in wantonness. In Ireland it was done from necessity. Cheers. The more bills of this kind passed, the more the House would strengthen Mr. Parnell's influence. He bad no doubt the bill would lead to an increase of crime and secret societies. Legislation Pireinst the nation was vain and futile. The combinations in Ireland could not be suppressed. The question was, By whom were these combinations to be guided? He maintained, by those res jonsibe to Parliament. The Government most unwillingly was going to encourage even the extreme forms of viclence. In his opinion, those ffimiliar with the idea of the dynamite and dagger looked with satisfaction upon the proceedings of the prerent Government. Cheers In this view the bill was poison. He would not present it to the lips of Irelaiid. It must be presented by other hands, and it would be an honor and a source of happiness to him to think that he was permitted to have the smallest hhare in dashing it to the ground. Mr. Gladstone resumed fcis seat amid loud cheers. Messrs. Balfour and Parnell rote together, and after standing some time amid cheers and courter cheers the speaker recognized Mr. Balfour. Mr. Balfour bet'an by advising Mr. Saxton

if he could to briEg action for -libel against the Times as the best way to refute the charges made by that paper. As to the pledge asked by Mr. Gladstone in reference to the land bill, he said of course the Government was committed to every bill of rirst class importance. He complained that the opposition denounced a measnre, which he believed would do more to stop the harshness operation of the land law in Ireland than anything ever proposed by the Government of England, Mr. Parnell followed. He said Balfour, with characteristic unfairness, refused him at the time when his words would have reached the outside world in the ten minutes he craved to refer to a bare-faced forgery. Cheers from Irish Members. Printed in the Times, obviously for no other purpose than to influence a division. He thonght he was entitled to an opportunity to expose this deliberate attempt to blacken his character in time to reach the outside world. There was no chance now. In ad dition lo passing this coercion act, the dice bad been loaded. The great organs of public opinion were to be permitted to pay miserable creatures to produce these calumnies, who would be safe under such circumstances? When he heard of the concoction in the Times he supposed that some autograph of his hid fallen into the hands of some person for whom it was not Intended, but when he saw the letter he said plainly the signature was pn audacious, unblushing fabrication. He failed to understand how the conductors of what used to be a respectable journal could have been hoaxed and bamboozled irto publishing those letters of his. Cheers Numbers who had compared the forgery with his signature, would see that osi two letters of the forged signature bore any resemblance to his autograph, and the Times could have seen tte same. He had never heard of nor saw auy such letter until it appeared in the Times. Parnellite cheers Its phraseology was adsurd and its purport preposterous, and every part of it bore evidence of absolute and irrefreragible want of genuineness. He had never known the late Forster's life to be in danger or that there was any conspiracy against him. He did not know anything of the conspiracy of the mvincibles nobody was more surprised than himself when the blow fell upon their victims. If be bad been in Phcenix Park that day, he would have gladly stood between Lord Cavendish and the daggers of the assassins, or between the daggers and Burke. Irish cheers He suffered more than any other man from that terrible deed, and Ireland had snil'ered more than any other nation. It was absolutely untrue that the National league had any communication whatever, direct or indirect, with Fenian organization in America. He had not had any dealing with anybody in America with respect to proceedings or doings of any societies. All his sayings,, doings and connection with Irish public life had been open and above board. Cheers. As to the bill under discussion, it was the most drastic measure proposed since 1833. It would impower the Government the subject political opponents to the treatment reserved for the worst criminals in England Cheers. The great heart of the English people was against the bill. He hoped that the country would make its voice beard before the committee stage was reached. He trusted in God that the English nation and Parliament would be saved from peril and degradation of passing such measure cheers. Tne result of the division on the Saoiuel son amendment was received with cheers, but there was little excitement. THAT ALLEGED PA KNELL LETT CIS. it Authenticity Kmptiatlcally Denied by Mr. Furuell and Oil Frtend. Loxi o-v, April 18. The alleged letter of Mr. Parnell, supposed to have been addressed to Mr. Egan relative to the Phoenix Park murders, which the Times publishes this morning, has caused immense excitement among an parties. In an interview to-day Mr. Clancy (Parnellite), member or Dublin County, branded the letter wan infamous concoction and declared that it bears internal evidence of forgery. He said also that suspicion was already directed rgaint a certain person aa the forger. An Irish member of Parliament departed for Dublin this morning to compare the handwriting in the letter attributed to Mr. Parnell with that of the person inspected. The Parnellitrs all declare? the letter an Infamous concoction and a deliberate inversion to publicly slander the leader of

the home rule party. They say that even on the low ground of expediency Mr. Parnell would be the last man in the world to write a letter containing such damning admissions. They contend, therefore, that all the reason in the case proves the letter to be a forgery on the face of it. pointing for prcof to the contents of the document, especially to the writer's warning the person to whom the letter purported to be written not to disclose the address, while no address is given. The fact that the signature is the only part of tbe letter in Mr. Parcell's writing is by itself, the borne rulers argue, a proof that the whole thing is a fraud, as according to them, while it would be difficult to obtain enough specimens of Mr. Parnell's handwriting to enable a forger to imitate to the extent necessary to successfully palm off a whole letter as his, it is not at ail difficult to obtain his signature. Mr. Farnell, the agent of the Associated Press is authorized to state, will categorically deny that he wrote the letter." Mr. Farnell will make his denial in the House of Commons. The editor oL the Times will be summoned to the bar cf the House of Commons to explain the authorship of the letter. The T'mes has exposed spcial bulletins calling attention to the letter, and has sent extra supplies to the railway newsagents ar d booK-stalls. The lobby of the House of Commons was crowded in the afternoon with members eagerly discussing the alleged Farnell letter. The Globe, commenting on the letter, says: ' Until the horrible accusation that Mr. Tarnell wrote the ietter is proyed we thai discredit it." The Pall Mall Gazette says: "Until the authenticity of tbe lettei shall be absolutely proved there will be no need to discuss its contents." The St. James Gazette says: " The letter is so grave a document that it will not do to regard it as genuine until Mr. Parnell shall be heard from concerning it." Mit. PAKNELC UfTEHVlEWKO.

He 1'ulnts Out the Differences IJetwtjeu the Forged and His Geuulce Signature. LoM'Ox, April IS. In an interview today Mr. Farnell pointed out that, although at irst sight some of the letters in the Times' fac simile appeared to iesemble his autograph, close comparison shows a decided and Striking difference in many of the important points. The forgeries slope upward, and the genuine hand-writing down. Mr. Farnell always places a full point after the initial "S." in his name, which the forgery omits. The "It" in "Parnell" and the "C" in "Chas." are quite different from anything he ever has written. The letters "Ch" in "Chas." are abnormally long and the "S" and "P" are the only letters in any way resembling his genuine autograph. The pen at the beginning of the "a" in the forged "Chas." was evidently taken off the paper, whereas in the genuine signature it is always written without a break. The forgery, Mr. Parnell says, was the work of a person accustomed to penmanship and the writing is always in a cramped style. Mr. Parnell further said that the letter and signature were impudent forgeries, and he strongly suspected the identity cf the forgers. He is undecided whether prosecute the Times or not. Knuila's 1'ollcy Toward Germany. Berlin, April 18. The North German Gazette, in referring to the; report that the Czar was about to confer'upon DeGiers, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Grand Cross of the Orde r of St. Vladimir, is of the opinion that this reailirms the policy of Ie Giers, and says: "The foreign press, especially the French, are mistaken if they supposed the views of Katkolf represent the policy of Itussia. The Czar and De Giers alone conduct the Bussian policy, which is pacific. It is possibly indifferent toward Germany; certainly in no wise hostile." Cardinal Gibbons Leaves Koine, Home, April IS Cardinal Gibbons left for Florence to day on the noon train accompanied by Secretary Donohne. At the staticn,tobid him adieu, were Archbishop Carr, Bishops Kean and Cbatard, Monsignors O'Connell and Bryan, Dean Yerdon, Vicerector of the Irish College, II ;v. Father Stepbens. Ilerry Cassel, the Papal Chamberlain, Dr. Ceccoreili, the Papal physician, Capto Cooper, Hately, I)elar3che and others. A Stranded Steamer. London, April 16. The steamer ashore off Bonifacio is the Tasmania, and not the Lanania, as it was rirst reported. She stranded on the Monachi rocks to the south of Corsica. All the women and children among the passengers have been landed. She carried ISO passengers, of whom seventy-four have been landed. Two French steamers are assisting in the work of rescue. Assistance has gone from Ajaccio and Marseilles. Marshal ltazaiae Dangerously Wounded. Mai.rid, April IS. Marshal Bazaine was to-day assaulted by a Frenchman, who attacked him with a poniard, exclaiming, "Jai venge ma patrie," The Marshal was dangerously wounded about the head. His assailant is believed to be a correspondent of a Taris newspaper. Socialists Sentenced to Prison. Berlin, April IS. The trial of twentyfour Socialists, who were charged with being members of illegal secret societies, has just been concluded at Posen. Nine of tbem were convicted and sentenced to various short terms of imprisonment. K. OF L. PRINCIPLES. Grand Master Workman 1'owderljU Views on the Political Issues of the Day. Philadelphia, April 15. Tomorrow's issue of the Journal of United Labor will contain a long article by Mr. Powderly. IteferrlDg to the intentions of the Knights of Labor, Mr. Powderly will say: "Knights of Labor need not go away from home to get 'issues' to advocate. They have a declaration of principles, any one of which carried out would materially advance the welfare of the human family. Take this fourth ' ction of our platform for instance, 'That uj public lands, the heritage of the people, be reserved for actual settlers, not another acre for railroads or speculators; and that all lands now held for speculative purposes be taxed to their full value.' The latter clause especially would materially lessen the tax rate In nearly every municipality in the country by making it unprofitable to build. 'A graduated income tax,' which is the thirteenth article of our faith, would more equitably divide the burdens of taxations. The doing away with banks of issue is a third important plank a question which will soon have to De met, for tbe rapid payment of Government bonds will induce the issues of tbe illogical and expensive national bank currency to a9k Congressional sanction for some other means of keeping hold of this source of income; and last but not least is the matter of equal Importance to free government, state ownership of railroads, telegraph and the like of the means of transportine intelligence, passengers and freight. Oa this point the Knights speak with no uncertain ecur.d."

GIBBONS IS INDORSED.

The Peps Decides the L cf L Qiastions in Favcr cf Thtt 0;gw!zitio3. New Ecgland Ecct and Shos Cutters Form in Independent Uciou. Nu a Hundred Cincinnati Stove Haiders Ordered to Quit Work. St. Lonis Scab l'atterns Given Oat at Louisville, Kentucky, and the Molders Immediately Oult Work, NEW LAB OK MOVEMENT. Hoot and Shoe Cotters of New Lng'and Form AnIndependent Union. Bostos, April IS. A new labor movement has been started in New England which will to some extent weaken the Knights of Labor organization. A large number of the boot and shoe cutters of New England have formed an independent union. It is intended by the projectors of tbe movement to give the union a scope similar to that of the Lasters Protective Union, but more effort will be made to aijust all difficulties by arbitration rather than by strikes. Several meetings have been held at whicn delegates were elected and instructed to meet on April 16 and perfect the organization, and also to devise some mode of extending the union, and to issue suitable resolutions to boot and shoe cutters that they might be Induced to join. Tte Executive Board, serving in accordance with their instructions, held a meeting Saturday at the American House. After the transaction of routine business resolutions were adopted which set forth the intent and purpose of the organization. The resolutions Btate that the objects of this union is more effectually to protect tte interests of all boot and ehoe cutters in the New England States and to secure a uniform rate of wages according to the amount and quality of work done. They also state that strikes and lock-outs are wrong in principle and tend to work harm, and are not for the interests of either employers or employes, and that they should not be resorted to nntil all other. measures fail. A committee is soon to be appointed to thoroughly organize every city and town in New England, and from appearances it is thought by members of the Executive Board that nearly every cutter will have joined before the end of th year. 0rer u,(JOO boot and shoe cut'en New England were represented at t-- neeting. THE STRIKE AT CINCINNATI. Stove Holders Ordered to o.itt Work by the President of the 51 older Colon. Cincinnati, .April IS. About t0 stove molders were ordered out to day because the patterns of Bridge, Beach Sc Co., of St. Louie, were offered. The work on these patterns is insignificant, one foundry being as kfd to make four stove doors in a day, but the principle is the same. Th matter was referred to President Fitzpatrick, of the National Union of Stove Molders, and he ordered the men out. So there is the anomaly of men striking when they have no complaint, and when their employers have none. Some of the men are complaining because, according to reports, men in other cities are permitted to work on these patterns. President Fitzpatrick says he has no knowledge that such is the fact. THE SCAB PATTERNS GIVES OUT. Five Hnndred LonlsvIIle Stove Molders Jult Work. I oi isviLLE, April IS. Exactly 30J molders quit work in this city this morning wl en the "scab" patterns from Su Louis weie given out. The foundries are cornpel'ed to shut down, and though the work will be sent from this, the Third, to the Second District to-morrow, they will not resume until the trouble is settled. The Second District comprises New York, Brooklyn and other large Eastern cihe3. ODe manufacturer says that SO per cent, of the foundries of tbe country are members of tbe National Defensive Association, and he expects to see the entire number of union molders go out within the next ten days. The laät strike cost this city a large euiu, and there is said to be a disposition amotg many of the manufacturers to compromise the disputed points. CARDINAL GIBBON'S IN'DOKSED. Decision of the I'ope Relative to the Organization of the Koigbts of Labor. Nr.w York, April IS. The Catholic News of this city to-day received the following cable dispatch: Home, April 15, isst. The Pope has decided the questions of the Knlgbts of Labor In favor of that organization This lecisiou will stand so long as tne present method pursued in furthering their aims prev ils. The I'ope further decides that In Canada, where a mandament had been Issued against the Knights, tbe members of the order wiU receive absolution on promise of obedience ti future decisions of the Holy See If the Knights identify themselves with theories now being dissfmiDsted by certain agitators, this decision in their In vor will be revoked. FAN'HANDLE RAILWAY STEAL. The Most Important Arrest Yet to be Made FiTTsuuiw, April 15. It appears that the most important arrest in the Pan-Handle case is yet to be made. A former conductor of the road, named Connelly, is supposed to have been the leader of the gang and to have gotten away with an immense amount of plunder. Somehow or other he got wind sometime ago that the raid would be made and skipped. He is now In Kansas, but an officer has been sent after him, and it is expected lhat he will be arrested and brought back to this city next week. Between thirty and thirty-five of the arrested railroaders will waive a hearing and will give bonds to await the action of the Grand Jury. The amount of bail will be fixed by Alderman Gripp at from f 1,000 down, according to the number of charges lodged against each prisoner. These will take their continuance, and their attorneys will seek to have the cases of each taken up by the Grand Jnry In order to get Into the present term of the Criminal Court. It is understood that the principal defense of roany will be to establish an alibi. In speaking of the robbery to-day, Special Agent Itue Bald they would be able to identify every article recovered, however small ; to tell by whom it was shipped, the date of shipment, the car in which it was contained, the name of the engineer, fireman and crew of tbe train, all the places at which the car laid over, when it was robbed, by whom, the bands through which tbe t tolen articles passed, and the name of the party to whom each article was consigned.

We know, also," said he, "where aa immense amount of plunder is stored In this city which we have not yet disturbed, bat upön we could place our hands at any moment. We know of goods buried under the ground, by whom buried, and when and who will come and dig them np. The goods are still buried, because the thieves who are still at large, intimidated by the arrest of others, fear to take them away." If any more arrests are to be made the victims will at least be allowed to rest until Monday. Some who are guilty and have thus far escaped arrest may think this a great chance for escape. But this is impossible, since every suspect is under close surveillance. The detectives and counsel for the prosecution are still busy preparing the evidence already secured for the hearing next Monday, and it is not likely that any more arrests will be made at present. Conductor Louis Elack, one of the accused, who was released on bail, has been missing since Tuesday and his friends fear that he has committed suicide.

BUSINESS REVIEW. Improvement in Trade Rep3rtd Froa llncst Every Section of the Gauntry. Money In Plentifal Supply Collections Good But Little Change of ValuesDecrease of Business Fall ares. TUE WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Soprleingly Satisfactory Accoaut From Commercial Centers. New Yokk, April 15 IL G. Dun-A: Co., in their weekly review of trade, say: "Considering the embarrassment from uncertainty as to freights, accounts of trade are surprisingly satisfactory. It is the almost un?ver?al testimony that retail trade is unusually large. No embarrassment appears in collections, except where real estate or ? 'tang speculation locks up all available mean, or, in some locahtHS, where bal roads stilt bloc tusiness, but in most cases improvement is reported. The remarkable activity is clearly connected with the exceedingly plentiful supply of money, which is more abundant where some need was previously reporter, while at many points, as at Memphis, "money was never so abundant tlore." The increase in actual circulation of money from July 1 to April 1 has been $7ii3i;,i5ö, or ijl j per cent. The stimulat ing eflect of such an addition in everywhere felt. From ashington news comes that the treasury, realizing the risks of excessive issues, will now draw in silver certifi cates of the larger denominations. Speculation in real estate is rampant in Colorado, and spreading to cities and towns throughout the State. It has caused .much locking up of means in Minnesota and other Western States; has -'advanced prices wonderfully" at Philadelphia, and holds prices np, though the fever has abated at Nashville. "How far such de mands will prevent the return of money usual at this season to commercial centers is yet in doubt. But no fear is felt of money going abroad, March exports of products having been surprisingly large. IUcent large purchases of stocks oa foreign account are reported, but with somewhat suspicious ostentation, and foreign ex change remains stronger than it would naturally be if money were coming this way to pay for many securities. Prices did not change greatly during the week, though wheat is lower and corn a little higher, with oats, pork, hogs and sugar unchanged. Conee has risen I and cotton 110c. Lard is a shade stronger, and beef stiffens a little on account of freight rates, but the enormous production and the embarrassment in shipping prod ucts account for a decline of 37c in iron. In dry goods the situation is not altered, the uncertainty of rates aflecting distant trai'e, but cottons are strong, and wool has become more steady, many holders refus ing to sell the better grades at current prices. Territory wools are pressed far sale and sre weak. An improving trada is noticed in hides, leaiher and boots and shoes. The business failures during the last seven days number for the United Sta.e3, 14;: for Canada, 2': total, 175, against 22) last week, and 1S2 the corresponding week of last year. Business casualties are on the decline in every section of the country. INJURED BY THE DROUGHT. Steady Deterioration in the Condition of Winter Wheat. Chicago. April 17. The following sum ruary of crop reports will be published by the larmers Keview this week: ine cor respondents from nearly every county in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio report that there has been no ade quate relief from the drought and that high and dry winds are causing a steady deterioration in the condition of winter wheat A certain percentage of damage has already occurred, yet notwithstanding the impending great injury which a much longer prolongation of the drought would effect the generality of the reports from the wheat districts continue to be lavor able. The pastures and the meadows in the States of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are already suffering very seriously, however, owing to the lack of rain. In Edgar and Hamilton counties considerable damage to growiDg winter wheat is reported, while the remaining Illinois counties reporting this week, while stating that the average condition is below that of last year, still report the crop in fair shape, lleports Irom drought in mry are made irom aiar tin, Ohio and Wells counties in Indiana, and in Carroll. Clermont, Licking and Lo gan counties in Ohio. The reports from A: an. as all note the pressing need of rain, and eerious damage by chinch bugs is made from Harvey and Lobelle counties in that State. In Barton and Morris counties, of Kansas, the crop is reported to have been seriously injured by drought. The reports fiom Missouri, while indicating tbe need of rain, continue to make a favorable showire for the crop. Spring wheat seeding has been nearly completed In Illinois and Iowa, and is in progress in Minnesota, Dakota and Michlean. The ground is reported to be in favorable condition in Iowa, Dakota and Minnesota for the reception of seed. Murdered for Ills Money, Gleswood Sirixgs, Col., April 15. A cold-blooded murder for money was committed here yesterday morning. Benjamin Grant, a mine owner from Gunnison, has been here for several days. He spent money freely, and it was known that he had or $70U with him. Tuesday night he was put to bed in the rear of Jim Goodwin's saloon. At 3 o'clock next morning his friends were horrified to find him dead in bed. His skull had been crushed In with some blunt instrument, his pockets were wrong side out and his money gone. Jim Goodwin, Billy llyan, his bartender, and Fred Scott, the cook of the plsce, were arrested on suspicion. Grant was a young man, wealthy, and well liked, and it is feared here that his friends will tummarily avenge his death.

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The Jury in the Haddock Murder Casa at Sicax C;ty, bra, DischarseJ. Eleven of the J urors Believe the Prisoner Innocent Charges and Counter Charges of Bribery Made. ELEVEN TO ONE FOR ACQUITTAL The Jury In the Haddock Marder Case are Discharged by the Judge. Siot x City, April 17. The iurv in the case of John Arensdorf, charged with the murder cf Key. George G. Haddock, disagreed and were finally discharged bv the court at 11:50 a. m. to-day. The jury Etood eleven for acquittal and one for conviction. Dennis O'Connell was the juryman who stood out for conviction, and when the jury was before the court he said that his judgment was final. The court thereupon discharged the jury from further service. There were but few persons in the courtroom When the Judge asked the jury to report- Foreman E. P. Webster said that all of the jurors were agreed, but that one stood somewhat stubbornly against tho large majority. Juror O'Connell, who is a farmer living in Liberty Township, arose and replied to this remark in a feeling manner. He said he did cot wish to be considered a stubborn man, but that he had taken an oath before Gcd and man to honestly determine the case as fir as he was concerned, and that he bad endeavored to regard that obligation. If he were to remain iD the jury's room a month he could not and would not change his opinion. Mr. O'Connell's eyes filled with tears and his voice trembled from emotion. No one who beard him could doubt the sincerity cf Lis motive. Judge Lewis thereupon discharged the jury from further consideration of the case, ltumors from the jury rccm revealed that the first ballot steed ten for acquittal and two for coavicticn. The vote of C. G. Goss. of Correctionville, was cast for conviction on the charge of conspiracy. This young man Is the one who declared on examination ta juror that he did not think he could give a fair and impartial verdict, and that he still had tn opinion. The subsequent ballots stocd as finally shown. It is said that every possible argument was exhausted upon Juror O'Connell to induce him to change his vote. He would not do so, nor would he favor a verdict of murder in the first degree, because he was opposed to capital punishment. After the discharge cf the jury, Foreman Webster went to Juo'ge Lewis and openly expressed the belief that O'Connell was bought up by the State. Judge Lewis responded that he believrd the juror was honest in his convictions. Tbe following interview was held with Juror 0 Connell to-day before his departure for Lome: 4 Have you heard any unpleasant comments on your action?" Le was asked. "No, I have heard nothing of th2t sort. If anythirg has been said it ha3 not reached my ears." "The friends of Arnsdorf are censuring Judge Lewis for discharging tbe jury so soen. Would It have made any difference in tbe verdict if the court haa sent you back?" "No, sir. My mind was not made ud in a minute. If the court had kept us there five months my vote would have been the Etme." "The story is circulated that the jurors were permitted to have whisky in the jury-room. Is that true?" "I did not see any In the jury-room; but those of them who wanted whisky had it with tbem in their pockets, and drank it during tbe progress of the trial." 'Had you any idea how the jury stood before the case was submitted?" "I was given to understand before the case was closed ttat the defense knew the jury would stand eleven to one for acquittal, and that I held the key to the situation." ' How did they know that?" Mr. O'Connell exclaimed indignantly, "I hadn't expressed rcy opinion one way or the other. They must have got De'f information from other sources. Perhaps tLey polled the jury in advance." "Mr. Webster told Judge Lewis that you must lave been bought by the prosecution. What have you to say to toat?" "I have been very careful to avoid ever even speaking to the Jud',e or the State's Attorney during the tna'. I always passed tbem without so much t s saluting them." "Wouldn't there be more likelihood of bribery cn the other side?" "1 don't want to implicate any one," said Mr. O'Connell, significantly. ' Were you offered a bribe-." "I was asked to name my price.'1 "Are you willing to say for publication that you were asked to natue vour price?" "1 tru." 'Was that offer made In behalf of the prosecution or the desense?" "It was in behalf of the defense." "Who made the offer?" "I decline to say at present, as I do not wish to get him into trouble." A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Five Men Killed and Several Wounded by the Börsting or a Water Tank. Palatine. HL, April 17. While viewing the wreck of a freight train on the Chicago and Northwestern Bailroad near this city to-day six persons were killed by the bursting of a large water tank. T ie accident occurred at 5 o'clock this afternoon, and it is supposed that the collision of the freight trains in the immediate vicinity in the morning had jarred the immense tank, containing 100,000 gallons of water, ana loosened or cracked the hoops, which gave way while a large crowd of country people were standing Immediately under the structure. When it collapsed and fell it buried the people under the wreckage and water. Two boys and four mn were killed outright, and two other men were fatally and a number seriously injured. The names of the killed were: Edward Woiite, William Parins, George Meyer, William Meyer and Fred Boeder. The Injured are John Asmustand Charles Storms. Only five persons were killed outright, instead of six, as at first ' reported. The Meyers were brothers, and both quite youthful. Storms also is very young. The tank waf a hugh aflair constructed of upright oak planks, twenty-four feet long and four inches thick. Tonng Lady Drowned. New OBiEAJis, April 11. At 1 o'clock this morning the harbor tug Corsair, belonging to Brown it Jones, while coming down the river in a fog, with a pleasure parfy cn board, ran aground opposite the Willow Grove coal landing, five miles above the city, and turned over on her side. There were ten ladies on boird, all of whom were saved except cne Miss Barton, of Algiers, aged sixteen years who was drowned. Every effort was made by the officers of the boat to save the young, lady, but ehe clung to the cabin and refused to jump, although i was but a fe feet to shcal water,

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