Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1891 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 6. 1891 -TWELYE PAGES.

TEE DAI OF STRIKES.

How May Day Was Celebrated Everywhere. The Movement Not as General as Expected. Many Miners Unions Refuse to Go Out. The Building Trades Strike in Several Cities. General Rerlew of the Whole Labor Situation. Niw York, May 1. Small armies of men, marching to the tnne of the "Marseillaise" and other airs, carrying aloft red flags and transparencies, the latter denouncing all monopolies, approached Union square tonight from all directions to participate in the great eight-bour labor demonstration held under the auspices of the Central labor federation and the socialistic labor party. It was estimated that there were 8.000 people in the park and in front of tho plaza and at eido Itands on Broadway and on Fourth-aye. The police arrangements consisted of about seventy-five footmen, twenty-five mounted, a lot of detectives, and central office men in citizen's dress were also scattered through the preat crowd in case of an emergency. The main speakers' stand was at the cottage on the plaza on Sevententhst. Hero the English speakers talked while speeches were delivered, in German and Hebrew from stands on Broadway and on Fourtb-avc. Many women were crowded in the throng. As each union or delegation arrived on the scene the fla.j and banners carried by the leaders were ranged about the cottage. The flaring torches and red flags of the socialistic bodies, the upturned faces of thousands of wage workers, made a picturesque and fearsome sort of sight. 5hort'y after 8 o'clock the meeting waa called to order by Chairman Ludien Laniel. While the chairman was addressing the crowd socialistic labor unions continued to arrive in small and large bodies marching to the meeting. One of the socialistic bodies carried the American flag -aith the union down. Mr. Laniel, when he had a chance to ppeak, paid that lie hoped the hearts of the working people would be as stout as their lungs during the conflict fore'ght hours. The universal motto of labor is, "We vin; we shall; we must," It was high time, after a century of advancement, that lobor had its due. Labor was entitled to a share of its product. It wa3 time to unite and get it. The first fctep to be accomplished was a reduction in the hours of labor. As men, thev shouid stand together, not as citizens of the United States, but a workers of the whole orld against plutocracy. After other local epeakere had addressed the crowd a long preamble and series of denunciatory resolutions were read at the main stand. "The features of this deliverance were: Indorsement of the demands of the Paris convention, demands for confolidation against capit.t', statutory establishment of the ei-iht hour day, resort to political action to attain the ends desired and allegiance to the socialistic party. After the resolutions were rraill.C. Wil?hire, a wealthy eocialist from Los Angeles, Cal., addressed the meeting. His talk was short, but to the point, lie said that a workman earned more in four hours for hw employers than he was paid lor working twelve hours', and predicted that the agitaton for an eight-hour law was cnlv a forerunner to a demand that four hours should be considered a day's labor. He declared that the poriali&tic pertr was the only one to which the workingmen should own allegiauce. The resolutions were adopted with a whoop and the affair at the main stand was over. . On Proadway and Fourth-ave. were trucks filled with socialist speakers who addressed the crowds in various tongues. Among them wan E. Weisstuun, of Kin Francisco, editor of Tbacro Journal. IIU aubj-ct was the common one of a'l the rpeakers of the evening that of The Grinding Tower of the Capitalist." He rpoke in both German and Eng'isb... No outbreak occurred and the crowd dissolved aa soon a the speaking waa ended. This afternoon it was stated atthe houseeroiths headquarters that there were about four thousand housesmiths out in thia city, Brooklyn and Jersey City and about seventy-five firm3 are involved. The agreement with the housesmit ha' union as drawn up s-tipulatea that none but union men shall be em ployed and only for eight hoars a day. The agreement expends over a period of one year. It was learned this afternoon that niueteen firms had acceded to the demands of the trainers' union. There are etill sixteen firms to hear from. Mx hundred framtrs will return to work tomorrow morning and bout the same number will remain on gtrike. SITUATION AT BRAZIL. Th Bosses TVill Probably Fore the Men Into Line. Brazil, May 1. Special. Two thouI and Clay county miners quit work to mwait the action of the conferenco today. A thousand are in the city and the largest mass meeting ever held in the county met At the court house at 10 o'clock. Secre-

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tary Russell read a letter from State President Co uiakey asking the men to return to work. A committee of five was appointed to confer w ith the operators and make an agreement, but not to barter away any of the r.ghts of an American citizen. It U not only currently rumored, but boldly asserted, that the Brazil block coal company paid the fare of all the Otter Creek men to and from thecitv, and also the fare of 200 min-rs from the Center Point n.inr-s was paid br the operators. The general impression is that there will bo no strike that the vital question of tread and butter will prevail and the men go to work on the best terms they can get. The miners' committee of conference with the operators reported to the convention this afternoon that they, the operators, demanded the signing of the scale of last year and that the men make a contract waving their rights under the recent statutes requiring two weeks' pav ana the weighing of coal before screened. The convention adjourned without any decisive action after passing a scries of resolution condemning the actions of the operators in attempting to force them to surrender their rights under the law and appealing to the public sympathy and appreciation of law and order in their behalf. Another meeting has been called for next Monday for further consideration. The men will probably be comCelled to concede tho demands of the owes or go without bread. P.RAZII, My 2. .Speial.1 There is no change today in the situation in the block coal field, but a good deal of iicusinu ou the part of the public. Tha press ai 1 iree ia making ttie miMRlceof ca l ng the present suspensions strike, thereby misleading the public, generally. Tlio men are not str. king neither tor an advance nor against a red iction. They make no derns.Qii for the eight hour day. The price for mining for the year i settled, the .men accepting the Itch of the operator the reaffirmation and continuance of the price for last year. The men came out imply because the contract and year tial expired to await an agreement for th new year. The ouly obstacle iu the way of the resumption of the work is the demand of the operators that the men shad join them in a contract to ignore and set aside the law providing for two weeks' pay and the weighing of c al before seieened. They protest againt any cou tract whereby to violate and deieat the law, and insist that it shall take its conrne. Then, it is readily seen that if there is anything in the situation to he called a strike it is the strike of the operators at the law of tho itate. It i a p.ain issue, in whicu public sympathy i with th men. Notwithstanding, they fret persuaded that they will be compel. ed in violate tht ir manhood and respect for law by signing awy their legal rights under protest, or let their families go hungry and naked. Compromise Offered t Terr Haute, Tehhe Haite, Ind., May 1. .Special. Bui'ding is practically stopped in Terre Haute today on account of the journeymen carpenters etrikinji thid morning. The demand is for 3d cento an hour in steady of 20; that nine hours shall constitute a day's labor, and that non-union carpenters shall not , be ' employed. Tho buss carpenters agreed to pay 2'i cents an hour, altow the carpenters to work ouly nine hours if they prrfernd and reserve the liberty of hiring non-union carpenters. This oiler was relumed. All of the unionJ arpen:ers, numbering at least 3(H), are idle. The hod carriers and brickmakers also went on a strike to-day for higher wages. Lin ton 31 iters Strike. Linton, Ind., May 1. Special. A mas meeting of the four local miners federations w.is held at Terhune's hall last nigut when it was decided to strike for the eight-hour day. The local represent about 000 miuers."

IN lHt NORTHWEST. io Concerted Mnirmrnl fur the KljlitHour l'y. Chicago, May 1. With the erception of Iowa, where the miners iu nearly all the coal fields iu the state have quit work, advices from numerous northwestern mining aud industrial districts indicate that there was no concerted movement on the part of the laboring classes look ing to the adoption by employers of the e gilthour ba-is for a day s labor. There were isilaied iutuiices of serious troub.e incident upon the May day holiday and thj wanton destruction of Property out of revenue for so.ne real or ancied grievanc- s. Hoik Island, lil. reports uo strike or other demonstration on the part of the coal miners, they being well pail and generally satisfied with I present conditions. AtOskaloosn, la., at the meeting oi low a district mine ope rators an executive order wa promulgated ordering all coal miners to strike for hwithfor the eight-hour workday. The order statrd, Iioapwt, tlut Iowa district it acting independently iu the m itt r. Incendiaries this morning tired lli3 large buildings at shaft No. 7, of the Consolidated coal company, and they were destroyed, entailiug a lots of lu,WJ with uo" insurance. Tho majority of mines are now closed but it is thought the majority of the Uiiuers will resume work tomorrow. At Spring Valley (111.) district, by common consent, all the miners stopped work today. Neither miners nor operators have proposed a basis of settlement for the couiing year. Everybody seems inclined to patiently await developments. The miners are under instructions of their state ollicers and no demand will be made uniess sanctioned by them. The operators aro in the main non-committal, and no meetings have been held. A Des Moines (la.) dispatch pays: "Contrary to exp'-ctation, tho executive board of the United mine workers of the Iowa district today ordered all its members to quit work for ih establishment of the eight-hour working day, and to remain out until further notice. Ail thn miners in the vicinity are idle today, and it is thought eight or nine lui. tired will stay out under the above order. About I ten thousand miners are affected in the In the Ottumwa district, westward to Chariton, 4,000 miners, at Mystic, i'oster. Is the best blood pe.riCer before the public It eradicates ever Impurity, ar.d cures Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples, all Humors, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Indigestion, General Debility, Ca'arrh, Eheuma-. tism, Kidney and Liver Complaints. It overcomes tint extreme tired fceliuj, ar.d builds up the system. Flood's Sarsaparilla was a God-send to me, for it cured me of dyspepsia a:.d liver complaint with which I had suffered 20 years," J. B. IIohjtbeck, South Fallsburg, N. Y. the " Flood's Sampartila takes less time and quantity to show its effect than any other I reparation.' Mii. C A. IIcsbacd, X. Chili, X.Y. "My wife had very poor health for a long time, suffering from Indigestion, poor appetite, aud constant headache. 81io tried ererytiling we could hear of, but found no relief till she tried Hood's Sarsaparilla. She Is now taking the third bottle, and never felt better ia her life, "V7e feel h our duty to recommend It to every one we know." Crones Somerville, Moreland, Cook County, III. " Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold br U druggist. 91 ; tlx for f J. I" re pared by C. I. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, M4. 100 Dosoo Ono Dollar

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Iliteman, Avery, Albia, Diamond, riiiliips and Cantervide went out today by ordr of the executive committee, to remain out undi the eight-hour dy is agreed to. A strange feature of the strike is that the miners made no such demand upon the operators and ostensibly quit work to celebrate May day. Kverything is quiet; no depredations, save at CKkalooaa where the Conso idated coal company's Ebaft was burned by incendiaries. A MniuUr eUtnavtton, Ottawa, 111., May 1. The situation in ruining circles cannot be satisfactorily d gested. At La Salle, 111., all the miners came out last night, but today they say there is no strike. They say they are simply obliged to take a rest because the rumors of a strike have been the cause of overproduction and glutting the market. Manufacturers have all put in large supplies in anticipation of a shut-down. The Matthie-en tS: iiegler shafts are idle notwitliKtandingthe tact the zinc works.which u.- a largo portion of their output, have not a largo supply of coal mined. The miners are very reticent. At itreator a like condition of affairs exists, with the exception that a labor demonstration was held. Beyond a few incendiary speeches, no claim was made that there was a strike on. The citizens are unej'.sy, while the mine operators claim that comparatively no differences exist, and the miners will not be idle long. tin Trouble In Kansas. Kansas City, May 1. In this city there is nothing to indicate that this is labor day. There is no celebration of any kind among the working classes. At Topeka, Kas., tho day is being observed by th' working" elates generally as a holiday. A grt-at deal of uneasiness is felt by the 1,30.) employes at the Santa Fe shops over an order announced to them yesterday through their foremen that until further notice they would bo provided wi?h woric during alternate weeks only. No strikes or disturbances of any kind have been reported among the coal miners of th Ooae and other coal districts of Kansas. Thrown Out by the Strike. Danville, 111., May 1. Special. Tho large coal mine operators at Grape Creek, including the Grape Creek coal company, the j ellman coal company and Mike Kelley, suspended work indefinitely today, throwing 1,(H'0 men out ot emplov-

ment. The operators claim that on ac count of over-production it is not. profitable to work the mine. The Danvdle miners are a!l at work. They receive 00 cento a ton, 3 ceuts less than the Grape Creek rate. Suspend . d Work. Ottcmwa, la.. May 1. The miners of fouthasti-ra Iowa laid down their tools ! lat night and say they will not take them j up again until ordered to do so by the i supreme otlieers of their union. Thev det 0 chirp they are not on strike, but have merely suspended work. IN P.TTSSURO. Carpenters and Untitling Trade Greatly A fTVcted. PiTTfnuRo, May 1. A general review of the situation shows that carpenters, bricklnyers and stonemasons, to the number of S.000, are out on a strike, with many planing mill bonds also idle. The different unions of the building trades are holding meetiujs and making careful estimates of the number of men out and the number found "black sheeping." They report the latter as beitur very small. The number of men in the building trades known to be out are: Carpenters, 1,100: stonemasons, 700; bricklayers, GOO or 700. Several independent contractors have already granted the eight ho ir demand and the men say it is oniy a question of a short time when the builders' associa'ion will be forced to terms. Verfeet id eness is observed in all the large contracts in this city, it appearing that even the laborers have dropped their implements for the time. Sr ecials frm New Castle, Krie, Washington. Hraddock and other western Pennsylvania and near by Ohio towns indicate a general strike among the carpenters, stonemasons and bricklayers. This morning betwe.'U o.ODO and G.OOO rai.ro id miners of the Pittsburg district went out on strike. Their old scale expired yesterday and they went on pending an adjustment of wig'-s, their strike havi'.g nothing to do wish the eight-hour question. The miners' convention is now in session. The proposition of the operators' committee to pay the old wages has leen received, but no actioi taken as yet. The miners' conference committee and operators committee will meet after the co'ivention and probably an nzreement will be readied and the men ret urn to work. Nearly the entire session thia morning was given up to debate on the waie scale, and it was practical!)' decided to adopt two scales, one to rule in th roil trade, the other to govern the lake trade. It has been decided to aj.ree to a differential price ot 1) cents between tho Ohio and Tittstmrg districts in favor of the former. Since that district is also in convention it is n t known what will be don' there. It m probable that SO cent? per ton will be asked for local trade and S2 cents for lake trade. Toiiight the eight-hour situation is unc ha need except that the elate roofers of th district joined the carpenters. Somo twenty! smtdl firms have already conceded thi eiirht hours and 2cents per hour to carpenters, but they do not belong to tho builders' exchange. President George S. Fulmerof the latter organizat:on says the men cannot even co'i-e back at nine hours, as the contractors propose to make it a perfect freeze-out and change certain obnoxious rules of the carpenters union. IN ST. LOUIS. The Carpenter and Jtnrs Seore a Deelive Vctory. St. Loris, May 1. The carpenters and joiners have once more scored a victory against their employers. Two years &go they fought for 35 cents an hour and an eight-hour day and won. Today they asked 40 cents an hour and got it. All the carpenters in the city were yesterday notified to report at headquarters at 10 a. m. today under penalty of a heavy nn? for non-appearance, with a consequence that tho hall was crowded to overflowing when the meeting was called to order. They got down to work right awav, and the first thing done waa the reading of replies to their demands from the bosses. Out of 3'K) boes who received the demands 272 have granted the advano, ten have refused and the balance have not been h'ard from. The men were ordered to report for duty to those bos"B who have conceded the demands, while the others have been im-truced to remain out until the advance is granted. The architectural iron workers to the number of 250 meruhave gone out for the eight-hour day and an advance in wagea of from 3 cents to 1 cents an hour, according to grade of work. The oiarbl" ndters, who are members of the association of marble cutters of the United States, have struck for an advance of 2) cenlg a day. They notitied the bosses notne time go of their demands and received verbal answers from some of I tha bosses, agreeing to the raise.

but the men want written contracts, and a'no want their employers to recognize eiht hour at a day's work. The St. Louis team owners, 500 ttronar, have won their fight against their employers. They apk'-d for ft a day and got it. The sh( eNiron and cornire workers and the carriage makers will hold meetings tomorrow night to consider the question as to whether or not they will strike. The F.at St. Louis hod-carriers' association has requested a readjustment of wage-, and it is reported that they will etrike next Monday unlFS their demands are acceded to They want eight hour a day and Vo cents an liour. They are now getting GO cents. TROUBLE AT CLEVELAND.

Non-Union Longlirrtnn Assaulted and In jarod. Cleveland, 0., May 1. For some time there ha been more or less trouble on the lumber docks of Wood, JenVsccCo. between union and non-union lumber shovers. The firm of Wood, Jenks A Co. declined to refuse non-union rcen employment and no vessels recently have unloaded because of the trouble that wns sure to follow. Today at noon, however, it wns decided to begin work atrain and a squad of seventy policemen was sent to the docks to protect those men who desired to return to work. Uefore the police arrived at the do -ks. however, the strikers assaulted Ralph Gray, a partner in Wood., J-nUs fc Co.; X. I. F isher, president of the Ficher, Wilson lumber company, Wilbur Fi.ier of the latt.-r firm, and a non-union man whoe nam- is unknown. All were seriously injured by being hit on the head with c ubs. Ambulances were ca'Ied and the injured men token to the hospitals. Tnere were half a dz-n t olicenv n on the docks nt the time and when they charged the strikers they were struck with bnck bats and clubs. " Meanwhile the squad of seventy olhYers marched upon the docks and the strikers rrtrea'ed. Lrder in the afternoon the non-union men went to work under police protection. The union painters of Cleveland who have demanded a flight increve in wages Are still out. With the exception of the lumber shovers and painters' btrikes there are no other troubles here. 31 r. l'i.leriy' Opinions. CHICAGO, May 2. T. V. Towderlr, grand mastT workman of the Knights of Labor, is in the city. "We hardly have time to pay attention to the wa?e question at present," lie a;d, "the olhr three questions, the land, the rnilronds and the currency, are occupying every officer's time. The eiglit-honr movement will be Micceful before a grent while, !ecnuse there are no many machine brinz brought upon the market that there soon will be an overfroduetinn of tood". We w.ll try to do wnv with the K-'l'i stinJur.l. The public so .ong delude'! is crying l.r the gold "fuml irj. hut wIimi it re.vizf that there ia not .r3.,0OO,fi00 in gold in circulation, and that i:oclifUvr. ttoiiM nn ! Ator could buy ev ry gold piece in tht nntion am thus get a trip upon the people tii it would he ditlicult to break, they will coiuci.le with us." All Seren- nt Srottriali. FCOTTDALE, Vs., May 2. The strikers are celebrating tonight over the withdrawal of at lent-t five humi red men from the various phnti. Ihejr acknowledge thin wit" brought about by a free disbursement of mon-y. Tht i- funds are improving, Clearfield and other reion liavinif voted to in: k i an aessment on coal mine l for lucr beiieiir. The operator are not idle, however, and li b r is being steadily imported lotnke the plao s of the deserters Tomorrow' ins mediums will he hd 1 to arcue with imported Icthor. Outside of a pouod.ni; inflicted on O.iict-r Gay, and a Hungarian, affairs were serene todar. It-vol i l. I'luy. Denver, M.iy 2. The hrickmoulders employed in Iavis' and at Larimer & Co. 'a brickyard have cone o it on a demand for shorter hours. Dt p-.ity licti!' were j.luced in chanre o! the latter yar i today, and tonight when the iriktrs attempted to enter the premises a collision occurred, during whicli aliout thirty shot were tired, but no one was hurt More trouble is expected tonight. Stom-r oil era Won. New Haven, Conn., May 1. The stonecutters at LYaty's quarries nt Ietc's island struck today for mi increase of from Continue. I on ?-rii'li 1'age. P' In reading over the literary items of the week, I found not much to interest me, until my eye caught sight of an article beaded Jenks' Dream. Imagine ray surprise to find it ended uo with a recommendation to use Dr. Pierce's Pleasant relicts. 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Millions of Feet of Timber Destroyed. Several Towns in Imminent Danger. The Fires Still Dery Efforts to Check Them. New Jersey and Pennsylvania Forosts Suffer Badly. Nn Iilves nave Been Lost So Far as Vet Known. Tlf-asan-tville, X. J., April 30. Tho fiercest and most disastrous tire on record in Atlantic comity for thirty years ig raginptoday in the vicinity of Conoverton and RepuMic and the heaven are illuminated like noon day. This morning the pines in the neighborhood of the places mentioned took tire from a tpark frotn en enpine. The heavy westetly wind which was blowing at the time fanned the blaze and the flames soon spread to the lare pines, and in a 6hort litre the whole fore&t eouth of Poruona waa like a raping furnace. The air is filled with smoke and flving parks. Amid the roaring of the rushin flames could be heard the thunder of the falling pines end oaks. -The path of the fire steadily widened and the flames spread in several directions completely enveloping the cedar swamps, l'.v a change of the wind the town of Abesecomb waa saved from destruction, but the tire was turned frcm its o'd path into the midst of eouie of the most valuable young timber in this section. Jradualy the flames worked their way towards Conoverton ami by 2 o'c ock this afternoon Lad reached the outskirts of tho town. What few men were in town Feized branches, t-ticks or shoveis and hurrie l to the wood hardly knowing where they were going or what they were iroing lor. A panic had ensued anions ttie women iu the town. They rusiied about madly mil aked each other what they fdiould do. The tire had driven the tnn who were ri-htin it back almost to their own doors. Finding their eorts to ret the Cre under control useless the men turned their attention to their hemes. The flam-. s at this lime were not over a quarter of xi mi.e distant. K did not take lonsr to remove their household go.ds across the street and down into the open fields. None too soon was th:s accomplished, ns the fire burst out of the woods and irnichted the houses, which were soon reduced t nf-hes. A strong westerly wind ai-i d in the destruction. All the wooded land in the direction of the Shore road was burred over; the tire worked its way in a northerly direction. Atout 5 o'clock the wind had cone down, which assisted the el!orts made to set the tire under control, ftill it was hard work, the water beini scarce and it. any of the men out in the bay c!ani and oyster dred;jincr. The lire gradna ly worked its way to the town of Tort l-pui;lie. It is esii i.atcd that the loss in timber alone wili exceed 8100,000. The follow in? is known to be included in the doFtrowd proper! v: W Getz's house and furniture; Fred Cietz, one horse and i-tahle with contents; Charles Mathes, stable and contents; Turner Smith, house and household goods. About dark lite broka out just west of 1'iensantville. West ricasantville ia now (:U0 p. m.) surrounded by lire. Mim.vim E, N. J., April 00. Tailevtown, which was completely surrounded by the forest flames TueKday and yesterday, has not yet been heard from, but it is thought to bo all right, as the few people who re

side there have had a great deal of experience with such liris and huve undoubtedly Faved themeelves by back-firing. 'lhe smoke from these fires has been so great as to obscure the Ran in many section?. Farmers coming into town rtxte that they drove for miles through clouds of dense smoke through which they had to grope their way, although thev were miles from the lire. A damage of SSo.lDO to timber is already reported here. One fire has already burned over 7,0d0 acres. A fire was started in the forest below the Williamstown junction on the Atlantic City railway this morning. Hundreds of acres of wood have been destroyed, but most of the farm bouses were saved. Toward evening the lire divided and tonight the main branch is burning furiouslv in the neighborhood of Haves' mill n'-ar Atco. Hundreds of men are out fighting the fiamea and endeavoring to save the buildngs in their course. The other branch of the fire, is sweeping through the avenues in Chiselhurst. The cection men on the railroad have been fighting tnehre all the aitTnoon, and residents are fatigued and discouraged. A fire above C.ew Ko.td destroyed thousands of acres of woods and a bi scop-i of cedar swamp early this morning. Thn town an-t eurroun.ting towns are covered with a cloud of black smoke. It is rumored that thirieen houses were destroyed near Absccon today. Heading, Ta,, April 30. Pestmctive fires Rre still raging on Llue mountain. Fire on South mountain has covered an area six miles long by two miles wide. The air is still filled with dense smoke. St. Clair, Pa.. April :)0. Broad mountain is on fire above this place, as ia also the mountain behind it. The flames have already covered a wide area and are spreading rapidly. The atmosphere is den-e with smke. Adisp atcn from Bellefontane, Pa., says: The forest tires continue to rage in this vicinity with most destructive fury. Millions of feet of valuable limber have already been destroyed and it is reported here today that every saw mi 1 on the mountains between Beilefontaine and Lewiaburg have . been burned.' OoTliit n Tltue. tru FaniiDel.l One thing at a time, men and brethren. The tariff issue is the first thing to be settled in national politics. How tu lrea WrlU It may be an ess matter for Mrs. Vanderbllt to dress welL Sbe has no use for this ad'loe. But people In moderate iraumitancea should save thlr dollars br mini Diamond Pre. Feathers, faded ribbons, and all dress Roods can be easily colored and 'One's wardrobe always be kept fresh and attractive. A young fricod, a type-writer, (a class that roust dreoa well), found berself la need of a street drew, without much money to spend for It. She ripped and washed a grey Baonel dress, aod colored it a warm, rich brown with Diamond Vjt Fat Urovn. lirr work was a succers, and no one would bare taken this taty suit for a home dyed dress. Use Plsru ind Dyes for your hsfue dyeing, and always hare satUfactory results. They are slnip!et, atroogest, and fastest, making tbe laWet fashionable colon, f v

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A HEAVY DEFALCATION. John T. TI1II EraheirJes Four Hundred Thnusnnil l.illnr. New York, April 28. National Bank Examiner Hepburn, who' waa closeted with tho officers of the Ninth national bank, and a committee from tha clearing house, during the evening, maJe the following statement at a late hour: An examination of the Ninth National bank reveala a defalcation of $4M000 chargeable to iu former president. hi le the los is serious, it does not impair the bank's solvency nor its ability t take care of its customers. Its assets, besides the loss memicned, are of Rood character; its discounts of exceptionally good character. The btnk has owned for a period of tii teen years tU'My-tiTe acres of 'and in the Twenty-third and Twentylourth wards of this city. ' As national batiks re not allowed to own real eit.ite for other than banking purposes, and when taken for debt not loneer than fire years, this rt-at estate was charged nt) and has not appeared in the assets of the bank lor runny years, during nhich period it hfti largely appreciated in value. That is now rentoreJ at a valuation of $3t0.(00 and competent appraisers value it much h gfitr. As evidence that the bank valuation is luliy war ranted and within the limits the directors have exeo it'd att azreeruent in take the roceriy at said valuation. Tnis bank has been utuortunate, hut it is perfectly sound end is entitled to and should receive thesuppmt of iu depositors and the pib'tc. A. T. llF.PcrKX, bank Examiner. The e'earing hou?e committee made the follow inz report at the samu time: An examination made by the National Dank Ex iminer Ai P. Hepburn of the resources and liabilities of the Ninth national bank show shit a loss of about s-HO.O.O has been made by misappropriation of its funds by ils late president, exlendinr over a period of several year.-. We hava e.va-u'tred the a.-sets and have compared them wuli the state :iient of the examiner, aui we tiu1 lhe caj.itftl of the bank u nniinpaireil. and we believe t to be worthy of ttie con&dence of the depositors tnd the public. William A. Nxsn. Chairman. R. Hamilton. E. 11. I'KKKINS, Jr 11. W. I ANXON. J. K. Simmons. F. 1). Tappan. The bank was organized in 1SC4 with S1,CH),000 capital. -4 tiis w as reduce J four years ao to sTlX'.OOO. The late president referred to was John T. Hill, who died March last of consumption, apvd titty-five years. It was only a lew day? a'0 that the directors suspected anything wrornr and bean an cxaniination of the accounts, revea ins this Joss, which a further examination by Pank Exam nor lb phurn and a clearing hous committee fully con Grilled. AFRAID OF THE KNIFE. A Member of the M fl . Ap tt -a to the folic n for Protection. New Orleans, Ln., Jlay 2. Mayor Shakespeare toJay received a petition from Philip G. Tatorno asking police protection. Petitioner states that about a year ago he was taken'aicfe and bein? a lucmKer of the society of Ciiovaui Uersaglieri, he demanded the nieJic d ami cash relief to whi.h he was entitled. A portion of lhe cnh relief wa refused an 1 Patorno brought suit for the amount. Tliis action of Patorno's incensed members of the society acniu.t him. lie wasassaulud with a dangerous weapon and summoned to appear ou trial for violating the rules of the society. The trial is to take place on Sunday, the 3d doy of May, 1S?1, at the society hall on Exchange alley, near Bienville. M. Putoruo says he fears from Lis previous atperience that another tempt wd! be luauie to 'to him bodily harm, lie said, although of Italian nativity, he wee now an American cioen. He has au elected domicile in thi c:ty, aud has for years been naturahzvil. and is a qualified elector of this ! ataie. I or four years he wai clerk and oper ator in the police department, anil lor trie past three yenrs has betu a deputy under lhe civil frlieri;F. Mr. Paiomo rims to be a quiet, peefr' b!e citizen, mid to be anxious tu make a record & a c0 I. law-abi.tinir citizen. Hie n-saull to which be alludes was made upon hi in by his brother, ex-Councilman Antoiiio Pdtornn, iuce tl eti he has h id n peace because of thieitstoktU him. ,Kilurr then invoke the Ma:m metho!s by lyin? in wait for ll e e men who ere ll:r.-tiui' for my blood, and tluy are my brothers, Antonio, Ciiovnuin, l.acuolii, the psrty ho broucht the chHre ac-tinst me, and Mr. Diiiiovanui. If I am kil.eJ look lor my assissin anionir those three." Tii society (Jiovautii liers.islien ia a mutu.nl btn T lent association. Article 1 contaitis the c'auee that the society can aue arid be tned. Mr. Panono aya that the rule ot the society wh c'i ts now invoked against him for having brought the suit is nothiog else than the cruel M:itia method of "deatii to the traitor who oomplnins aeainst a brother Italian before any other than the secret tnbuaal of the oath bound fraternity." TJuw Mie KraKted Arrest. !? stoa Journal. They are tellini a story that the tax collector down in New Gloucester, a few days asro, felt compelled to arrest a younpr woman for non-payment of taxes, and that he attempted to make the arrest when on the highway. The young woman, beini; in cxrtdlem health, by m means frapi!e or of insignificant avoirdupois, eat ritfht down on the snow and refused to make tiny exertion to help herself. The tax collector is not a jriant, and he couldn't lift her. It is not recorded how hard ho lifted, but he didn't move her, and an arrest waa lost by insutiicieut constabulary. Itigvrat - t tlie ! . Loxno,', April "0. The priests and pastors of Moscow are overwhelmed with requests from Jews for baptism in . order to avoid expulsion. The law prevents such con venations except in the rase of huh erarn and catholics, and then permits conversations only in limited numbers. The tliirht of Jews continue. The expelled Jews are cruelly treated, being niarchcVl out of the citv a foot chained in bands by the wrist. The Ku-sians afterward pillage the deserted shops and houses. Mlllnrri Killtnore'a Fortnne. Biffalo, X. Y., April 3"). When exPresident Millard Fillmore died he left behind him a fortune valued at $:00,0O0. This passed into the bands of his son, Miilatd Powers Filmore, and at his death in November, 1881), a numher of re atives were left to divide the fortune. This division will be made in the mornimr in the surrogate court. A number of the western heirs are in town, including George M. Fillmore of Washington, Almon Millard and R. F. Fillmore of Indiana, nephews of the Into president. . Killed by tl Csrs JiOBLESVILIE. May 2. rSpeeiaLl This rnorninK ai Charlei Tocher, aSwede, wa walkins on the Lake Eria road between Atlanta andVrcadia he waa strirek by a passenrertraia f line south and fatally injured. He was brought to this city and taken to the county farm, where be died - thia evening. Many tbiLk it iu case of suicide,

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n o v, s 1 bwdter NEBEKER HAS A FEAST. THE FAITHFUL ARE EACKWARQ. A Negro Pcrter ICtplatina thti D'.ffereaee) Between a ltpi'b'lcan and Ilarriaon Man Secretary Taft Oyng. PrREATJ OF TITE FrTTXtL, ) No. 1418 New Yokk-a vk N. V Washington. D. May 2. ) The few active members of the Indiana republican club, afior putting forth most earnest eflorts, succeeded in firing a reception to liar rison's Hoosier treasurer No. 2. For some reason or other Mr. Nebeker does not appear very popular with the republican contingent herein the city. About thirty-five were present, ani they dr w on their enthusiasm in a mild way. The darkey who runs the elevator to the hall said: Tse mtchty glad these Indianiane republic ans has the hall tonicht. It Rives me a sreat rest; there are eo few of them." What is the matter with Nebeker's record, nrr.y, tbat the republican cQceholJers hl so shy of Mm? Mr. Thomas B. Milliken of New Castle, Ind, who is Treasurer Nebeker's representative on the otimittee engaged in counting money and securities in the treasury incideut to the recent change in the office of treasurar, arrived ia Washington yesterday. He bei:an hisdutiei today, relieving Mr. Iloberton, who has been rving temporarily for Mr. Nebeker. It is reported tbat President Harrison has indicated a disposition not to regard the new positions tf U. ?. circuit judrc, of which nine are to be filled when c n rresa meets, as party patroiii;e, but to irive .one ot the appointments to the democrats, holding that the bench ought not to be constructed on a vmnnnced politic.! b The Hernocrsti. hereto'ore ec ing upon the assumption that the president, being a strong parti an, would appoint all reonMieaos to these position, have not brought forwar.l any c.ioililntfs. except that it has been said that if any democrats were t.j be appointed, Mr. 'ulber.on of Texas woald proll lv be one of thoe selected. It is now stated that probably three or lour of the nine judges wi I b democrats, unless the president has changed his mind recently. Mr. IVritrr has had a quiet week at the white houe, although, she his been bop:ably e ntertain nz a friend, and sometime more, at luncheon or dinner eve'y dny. The letters from Mr. Harrison and the other ladies in tha pres'-eut's P'irty continue lo cive short but rrarhic "."counts of lhe g.vd time they are, bavin? every Lour of the journey. Ihtring the pat week all tl ecarpets tbronghout the white house and ail t'ie curtail g have been removed and the worst of the 5pr a; cleaning will be over be:ore the re '.urn o the family. The blue room carpet, having only been put down a month or eo ago, will not ba taken up, but will be covered over with linen for the Mimmer. Mr. Harrison will, it is expected, again commence hr Saturday aftt ruooti portico receptions for the bnnd concerts, and through June the white house will be enlivened by these, aod similar events. ANOTHtR STATEMENT. The Assets of the Trena-iry Against De-. mantl L.le.1.1 lllrs. Wa5IIIGTO", May 2. The following statement prepared at the treasury department by Mr. Whelpley, the assistant treasurer of tks United States, shows the percentage of assets the treasury holds agsinst demand liab liaee exchi'-ive of the amount known a "trust fund," for wh ei the ful. amount is held. Aet4 and liab. lilies of the I'. 8. treasury on April 3d. '11, ii c uding in the liabilities 1346,bM,016 U. t. uoici outitaudioj;: AssetsCoin gold $ C2).r:.v;:i 05 Siandnrdcilverdo lars. actlSJS. 3irj.'.sCfo79 OO Standard ddiar, act lS.'n I'l.i'.'li) 00 Fractional silver. 2 ,o"' 4' 5 SI Minor O.O.'S 6 Hull ion g( II 6f,iH.,415 4:) Silver act 17S. .... 4." Silver act 1V.H 22.14-141 74 1 rade dollar bar - 1 11,1:17 70 Currency I. !S. notes 14 4 6 S1.T fil Treasury notes of ISO. 4.7iO ! 00 National bank notes 4.iCid.7.VI 9t) Silver certifK-ate. 3,.'W417 01 Udd certificate-, , 27,09,2'JO W Funds held by the U.S. Depositories... 23.540.419 14 Tota's. $ CSl.I'aO.OSl 2S LiabilitiesTrust fun.ls: Gold certificate l.lV1 00 fil vt-r certificates Cl'.,24J,co7 W Cetificaie deposited account: TT. 8. notes 14.000.000 00 TreH-urv notes, account Ju'y IS U..' 41.7:1.20-) 00 Total $ 53S,I74,05S 00 Current liabilities: National bank 5 per cent, re dempiiou fund . $ R.tPO.'iM 01 Disbursing officers' balances. 34.717 otl 1 Postofhce fund;. - 4,!.6eio 53 iutstaii'iitie dralie anl checks. Si7 3 Matured d bi au 1 interest 1,N1 7St f0 Interest due and unpaid 8:-'.."'2i 67 U.S. notes 34oSI.blo 00 Total $ 4.C,730,0.-, 23 Uicess of a suets over trust funds equal to .'.1.15 perciut, of current liabilities I12.9S6 025 2 Total $ 75l.160.05l 23 THE HON. ALPHONSO TAFT DY NO. The Ex-Secretary of Vr Stricken Piwn at Snn Iiccn. WASnixtJTOX, May 2. Solicitor-General Taft wna today aummoued from Washington to San Diego, Cal., to the death-bd of bis father, the Hon. Alplionso Taft, ex-secretary of war aod er-min isler to Austria and Russia, Charles P. Taft of this city ia away from home end at this hour bis whereabouts have not been learned. JutgeTaft suffered eo severely from pneumonia while in St. Petersburg, Kusaia, as U. 8. minister that he never fully recovered. A complication of ailments lol owe l and recently he went to Ch li, South America, where ha spent some lime trying to recuperate his health. It was n bi return that he stopped at San I) ego. where for a t ine bis health appeared to improve. was intending to return to Cincinnati when tU'i.mer weather set in. Thia news of a change tor the worse was against what his family and irien's here had reason to espect, since the last advices' from him by mail encouraged hope. Tne. family of Chnrid P. Taft at Cincinnati received brief ne s toiiiajht nf thedvina? conil.tion of Ju tee Alphor.a Ta:t in aa Pieso. It is frared that his son, tulhatu 11. Taft, the solicitor genera', will not arrive before the supreme mon.n . 'lhe family of Charles P. Taft nave been t ymgto find means oi reaching him by wire, but bare not succeeded. He started to so to Aransas P. Tex., to look after a lari.e ranch property there. He ia supposed to be either al Arms it Pass or near there tonicht, pbs b'.e st C nus Chri.t.e. A X.v.l Ci dei.U p Him, Lfbanox, May 2. Special.! At a eompetl. tive examination held today at Tipton by Con pretsmao Waugh of t! is the n'nth, congreasional district Oliver II. Wood of Lebanon received the naval cadeuhip appointment at Annapolis, Md, '