Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1894 — Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1822. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 20. 1894-TWELYE PAGES. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR

AGAINST FREE COAL

Senate Defeats the Hill Amendment 51 to 7, And Votes a Tax of 40e on Bituminous Coal. New York Senator Makes a Passionate Speech IN THE COURSE OF DEBATE. Reserves the Right to Vote for or Against the Bill If It Contains the "Socialistic Income Tax." Hill's Free Coke Amendment Fares No Better, The Rale of the Finance Committee Being Adopted Long; Paragraph of Miscellaneous Articles Asreed to The Anti-Option Ulli Up In the House Mesum. Hntch and Bryan Spak-SiKkfr Criap 111 The Story of the Anarchist Conspiracy a Pure Fabrication Other Nevra of the National Capital. WASHINGTON. Juno 13. The senate, after some routine morning' business, today entered upon the twelfth week of he tariff debate. The temperature was iswelterlng, the thermoneter standing at J SI degrees in the chamber. Some private i bills were passed, and while the senate ' was discussing a bill which had been introduced by Mr. Peffer, and favorably 'reported by the committee on agriculture, to pay. 52.500 for an Invention that will utilize electricity or gaseous vapor as a motor for agricultural machinery, the tariff bill came up. At the request of Mr. Piatt the two paragraphs, 20S and 293, of the silk ichedule passed over Saturday, were fcgain passed over today, and schedule M, "pulp, papers and books." wa3 taken ui. Mr. Frye offered a protest against the first paragraph of the schedule placing a Suty of 10 per cent, on mechanically ground wood-pulp, and chemical woodpulp bleached or unbleached. The production of wocd-pulp, said Mr. Frye, was an enormous Industry, employing 70,000 men, turning out a product valued at 5C3,C00,C00 annually, and paying an annual wage of $23 OO0.0OJ. Under the Dpera'ion of the present duty the cost of paper had greatly decreased. Woodpulp had decreased In price from 4i per cent, to y2 In the last ten years. It was produced in twenty-nine states, but prinIlpally in Maine and New York. He appealed to the other side to make th? duty specific Instead of ad valorem, and proposed an amendment to substitute Qulvalent rates J2.50 a ton on wood pulp mechanically ground; chemical wood pulp, unbleached, ?3 a ton, and bleached fS.SO a ton. The democratic members of the finance committee refused to accept the amedment and it was rejected, 20 to JS. The rate on sheathing paper and roofing Telt was fixed at 10 per cent.; on printing paper unsized, sized, suitable for books and newspapers, at 15 per cent, (an Increase from the house rate on unsized paper from 12 to 15 per cent); on copying paper, filtering paper, tissue paper, lensitized paper, etc., 30 per cent, (an intrease of 5 per cent, from the house rate); parchment papers, card boards, photographs and autograph albums wholly or partly manufactured, 30 per cent.; lithographic prints, 27 per cent; lithographic labels, 45 per cent, (house rate, 25 per sent.); paper envelopes, SO per cent.; paper hangings, 20 per cent.; blank books, 1) per cent.; books, including- pamphlets and engravings, photographs and etchings, 25 per cent.; playing cards, 10 cents a pack and GO per cent, ad valorem; manufactures of paper, not specially provided for, 20 per cent. This completed the pulp and paper paragraphs, and the senate immediately proceeded with schedule N. "Sundries." The following rates were fixed without debate: Hair, pencils and feather dusters, 30 per cent.; brooms, 20 per cent.; button forms, 10 per cent; agate buttons, 23 per cent.; pearl and shell button?. 1 cent a line and 15 per cent.: Ivory buttons, glass, bone and horn, zi per cent.; shoe buttons, 23 per cent. Hill for Free Coal. It was not until coal was reached that pposltlon developed. The house bill placed coal on the free list. The finance committee's amendment places a duty uf 4) cents a ton on bituminous coal and shale, 15 cents on slack and culm, and 13 per cent, ad valorem oa coke. A soon as the clerk had read thla paragraph, Mr. Hill and Mr. Peffer Jumped to their feet. The New York senator was recognized, and he sent to the clerk's dsk an amendment to relegate bituminous coal and shale to the free list. He supported his amendment with a speech, rt was useless for him to enter Into a lengthy argument. He elmply wanted to etil the attention of hU democratic colleagues to the fact that the country expected a democratic congress In anv tariff reform measure to place coal on the free list. It had been demanded by the democratic platform and by every democratic senator who had spoken during the campaign of 1S92. If there was anything to which the party was pledged it was free raw materials, and if there was any raw material it was coal. Mr. Peffer followed Mr. mil jn support of free coal, although on a different line. He raised a laugh at the outset by saying that he had a much stronger reason for advocating free coal than the demand of a democratic platform. "I have no more respect,' said he, "for the democratic platform than the democrats themselves have." Mr. Vest said he understood Mr. Hill was opposed to this bill on account of its Income tax feature. "Yet he comes here this morning." said Mr. Vest, "and asks who compelled us to place a tax on coal. We are to give information, but not to those who know ns much about this matter as ourselves." Mr. Hill's purpose, the speaker thought, was to elicit some statement he could use irk fighting the bill. Mr. Vest declared that he would rot heeiifcUi&A? MJStQftet-l0 conyTxagda cf his.

party on a question like this. If the platform demanded, free coal and he could get only a reduction of 33 certs he would take it. Mr. Chandler expressed the opinion that coal would be on the free list before the bill became a 'aw, baling his opinion on the "serene conlldence" felt by the Nova Scotia syndicate, with which Mr. Whitney was connected, that when the bill came out of conference coal would be on the free list. There was, he declared, some understanding with somebody. llill'a Passionate Outburst. Mr. Hill declared that he was opposed to certain features of the bill, the socialistic and popullstlc income tax in particular, but no one, he declared, had a right to say he was oppose! to the bill and was seeking to compass Its defeat. "God knows what the bill will be like when it passes the senate and comes out of conference," said be, passionately. "God knows how many more extortions and concessions will be wrung from the unwilling hands of the committee. I reserve the right to vote for it or not when I see what 'It is as a finality." Mr. Faulkner contended that the democratic platform had been for freer raw material and not for free raw material and had been Incorrectly Interpreted by Mr. Cleveland in his letter of acceptance. Mr. Hill suggested that the democratic house was mistaken then in its interpretation of the platform and on Mr. Cleveland's letter. Mr. Squire, on behalf of the Washington coal interests, thought it was unfair to admit Canadian coal at 40 per cent, when Canada charges 60 per cent, on coal imports. Mr. Perkins explained that he should refrain from voting on this paragraph because he had a personal interest in coal mines on the Pacific coast. The Amendment Lost. A vote was taken on Mr. Hill's amendment at 3:10 and It was lost 7 to 51. Messrs. Allen, Kyle and Peffer, populists; Hill and Irby, democrats, and Hansbrough and Washburn, republicans, voting in favor of the motion. Mr. Hansbrough moved that a proviso be added to the paragraph placing bituminous coal on the dutiable list, to admit coal free of duty to countries imposing no import duty on coal exported from tne United States, but the amendment was laid on the table. Mr. Squire's motion to increase the rate on bituminous coal and shale from 40 to 60 cents per ton was laid on the table. The finance committee's amendment placing a duty of 40 cents on bituminous coal and shale and 15 cents on coal or culm that wl'.l pass through a half-inch screen was then agreed to. Mr. Hill moved to place coke on the free list. The finance committee amendment made it dutiable at 15 per cent. Defeated i to 46, and the committee amendment was agreed to. Olher Kates Acreed To. The rate on cork3 was fixed at 10 cents per pound (house rate 20 per cent.); on dice, chessmen, pool, billiard and bagatelle balls, 30 per cent, (house rate 50 per cent.); on dolls, toys, marbles and other toys not composed of rubber, china, porcelain. 20 per cent, (to take effect Jan. 1, 1S95. instead of Oct. 1, 1S14, as proposed in house bill); emery grains and emery manufactured, 1 cent per pound (the house rate); fire crackers, 50 per cent. The amendment fixing fulminates, fulminating pov.ler. etc., 20 p-?r cent.; gunpowder and all high explosives valued at less than 20 cents per pound, 5 cents per pound; valued at above 20 cents, 8 cents; matches, 20 per cent.; musical Instruments, casps, tuning hammers, etc. (a new amendment), 25; percussion caps, 3"); blasting caps, 52.07 per 1.000 cans; feathers and downs of all kinds, when dressed, birds for millinery ornaments, 35 cent.; furs, dressed, but not made up, 20; not on the skin prepared for hatters' use, 20; fans (except palm leaf), 40; gunwads. 10; human hair, 20; hair curled for mattress (a new amendment), 10; hair cloth. 23; fur hats for men, women and children's wear, 40; Jewelry. 33; pearls. 10; sole leather. 10; bend leather, 10; calf skins, 20; book binders' calf, kangaroo or other skins, finished, 20; skins for morocco, 10; piano leather, 20; boots and shoes, 20; leather cut into uppers, 20. Mr. Vest proposed a series of increases of duties on gloves, which iwere agreed to without objection. The miscellaneous schedule was completed without obstruction and at 6:13 the senate adjourned. The Antl-Optlon Rill. The commercial travelers' bill to permit the issue by railroads of joint interchangeable five-thousand-mile tickets was passed today by a vote of 132 to 31. The tiouse then went into committee of the whole to consider the anti-option bill Mr. Hatch opened the debate with a speech in favor of the bill. Mr. P.ryan considered this a bill to prevent gambling In certain products, and it was unjust to his constituents (who were mainly farmers) that other men should have the right to affect the price of their product, after they had taken the risk of rain and drought, ajid grasshoppers and chintz bug. A letter from the speaker was read in the house announcing that on account of sickness he would be unable to attend the session of the house today and appointing Mr. Bailey of Texas speaker pro tern. REGARDED AS A PAKK.

The Alleged Anarchist Conspiracy Fabrication. Every police, secret service and treasury official here regards as a pure fabrication the story published in the Post today that a grave anarchist conspiracy had been unearthed. Honore Jaxon affects indignation that his name should have been used in connection with the story. Jaxon's landlady is indignant that she should have been brought into the fiction by having the street and number of her house given, and she does not scruple to Fay that Jaxon wrote the article. Dematters, upon whose statements the article is suppo.sed to be based, is regarded by Chief Hazen of the secret 6ervlee and by the police detectives as utterly untrustworthy. The Deficiency BUI. In the deficiency bill the department of Justice receives J70S.272, mostly for fees of United States oOurts. The largest appropriation is J2.314.922, for .the postoffice department. Of this 1,540,174 goes for mail transportation by railroads. The appropriations for completing public buildings under way are: Birmingham, Ala., $15,000; Canton. O., $3.000; El Paso. Tex., $7.000; Galesburg, 111., $7,500; Martinsburg, W. Va.. 110,000; Port Townsend, Wash., $11.000; Sacramento, Cal., $10,000; Sioux Falls, S. D., $15,000. Xotes. Morrison I. Swift of Fitzgerald's Boston Industrial army appeared before the house committee on labor to advocate Coxeyism. Attorney-General Olney says there is no truth in the published statement that he had decided to enter suit for $171.000.000 against the Pacific bonded railroads. The Iter. Mr. Puiton Fined. NEW YORK, June 18. The Rev. Dr. John B. Paxton today paid a fine of $10 for neglecting to record the certificate of the marriage of Congressman W. C. 1. Breckinridge. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder . World's Fslr ttig best Medal sql Dfrlomaj , -

IS I For the Miners in the Star City District. Some Return to Work and May Be Driven Out. STRIKERS ARE STILL UGLY. Miners In the Brazil Region Meet Tomorrow To Determine Whether They Will Return to Work. Men in Kentucky and West Vlrclnla Return to Work, "While Some In Ohio nnd Pennsylvania Resume Serious Condition of AfTnlrs at Mt. Olive, III., Where the Seventh Ite 1ment Is Encamped Reports from the Vnrlons Sections. SULLIVAN. June IS. Special. There is blood on the moon. Sixty men went to work today at Star City and it is stated that strikers from adjacent mines will try to drive them out tomorrow. If they do trouble is sure to follow. There are no "hobos" among the number. These men are citizens of the county, their children are starving and the civil authorities declare most emphatically that they shall be protected. The strikers at Shelburn and other points have the impression that those who started the mine are "hobos" and great indignation prevails. Superintendent Frank K. Binz of the Harder-Shafer mining company at Star City and receiver of the Shelburn coal mining company, came in from Star City tonight. He says when the whistle blew this morning the men flocked to the mines in droves, anxious to go to work. Only about thirty remained out, and during the day they came in and asked to be allowed to go to work tomorrow, which they will do If not interfered with. He said: "We expect to run our mines, and any miner who Interferes with our men will get into trouble. We have orders for forty cars of coal this week and must get them out or lose one of our best contractors. Our men understand this and are willing to work. They have no grievance. The Columbus scale for machine men is $1.32. We pay our men $2.25. For drivers it is 51.75, while we pay $2. It is true we pay but 60 cents for pick mining, but this the representatives of the miners agreed to. We were not at the conference. We expect to stand by this. Three men are guarding our tipple tonight with double-barreled shotguns, and If anybody is caught sneaking around there they will get shot. The Shelburn is not in condition to start up yet." Mr. Binz spoke in a determined manner and evidently means business, as he has the law and right on his side. Sheriff Mills will go to Star City tomorrow, and thinks when the strikers find that home men are at work there may be disturbance. J. II. Woolen win start up at Curryvllle tomorrow and give the men a chance to go to work. Some of them expressed a willingness to do so. It is stated that work will be resumed at Bunker Hill and Dugger tomorrow, but the report is not confirmed. It is stated on what seems to be the best of authority that the militia will be ordered home tomorrow. The next forty-eight hours are watched with some anxiety. ACTION AT KMGHTSVIU.E. Calls for a Convention to Accept the Columbus Scale. KNIGHTSVILLE, June 13. Special. Pour hundred block coal miners met at Knlghtsville today and passed the following: "Resolved, That a mass meeting be called of the whole block coal region at Shattuck's grove, Brazil, Wednesday, the 20th, at 10 o'clock. "Resolved, That we recognize no new officers until the old shall have had a fair and Impartial trial and been found gnllty of betraying a sacred trust. "Resolved. That we are still in favor of accepting the present scale adopted at Columbus. "Resolved. That Vice-President Penna of the national organization and President Dunkerly of the state organization be invited to attend and address our mass meeting." Meetings have also been held at Carbon and other points in the block field since the action taken at Terre Haute last Saturday adopting similar resolutions. There will be a full representation at the mass meeting, when, beyond all doubt, the block coal men will resolve to return to work at once. Willing; to Go to Work. TERRE HAUTE, June 18. Special. Despite the action of the convention here Saturday, the general feeling is tb-at the miners of Sullivan county will return to work, at least in part, during the next few days. The Star City company has secured about fifty new men, who will be put to work in a day or two at Alum Cave. The men are willing and anxious to return to work. The delegate from this mine Saturday did not think the men would abide by the decision of the convention here. The Situation Mt Brazil. BRAZIL, June 18. The miners of this city met today to decide whether they would return to work in a body or stand by the decision of the state convention. As other points of the county were not represented i! was decided to hold a mass meeting Wednesday, when a final settlement will be reached, as both block and bituminous miners will be represented. The block miners are greatly dissatisfied and few returned to work today, although it Is claimed quite a number will resume work tomorrow. Most of the operators have expressed a willingness to pay the price. THREATENING AT .MT. OLIVE. The Seventh Regiment of the Illinois National Guard In Camp. MT. OLIVE. 111., June 18. The mining situation at this point Is now assuming a serious and threatening aspect. The Seventh regiment, Illinois national guard. Col. Colby commanding, arrived this afternoon and is now encamped here. The soldiers are here to assist the United States marshals In arresting the unruly miners, who, fore the past week, have been conducting jhjngs here, jyüli. sueji

a hlfe-h hand, stopping freight trains, rioting, breaking car seals, and when coal was found not permitting It to be carried through the city, but unloading and taking it home. The grand Jury of this, Macoupin county, last week found indictments, and warrants were issued for the arrest of 110 miners charged with various offenses. Last Saturday " night United States Marshal Brinton . and seven assistants made an effort to arrest the guilty ones on these warrants, but to no avail, as they were surrounded by the angry miners and forced -to release their prisoners. Owing to the presence of the militia, however, this evening the guilty ones are being arrested as fast as found. Twenty-five have been taken Into custody up to 8 J. m. and sent to Springfield. About 400 cf the miners held a secret meeting today and passed resolutions to the effect that they would hereafter molest no trains passing through the city and would also willingly surrender all guilty parties wanted. 3Ilners' Demands Itefnsed. SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 18. Committees of miners throughout the Springfield sub-district presented a scale of prices to each operator today and requested acquiescence in their demands. The operators refused and will hold a convention here tomorrow. They say the miners' demands aro extravagant, being 10 cents more than was paid when the strike was Inaugurated, and that they will not pay them. Charles RldgeJey, president of the Consolidated coal company, owner of .'.ghty-ihree mines in southern Illinois, declined to state at present the acti:- his company would take. It is paid ;he mine operators of the Springfield district had offered today to pay the scale demanded by the miners on condition that operators all over the state woulJ pay the scale and that the union would not agree to this.

AX IMPETUS TO TRADE. Manufacturing PInnts Resuming: Operations Cost of the Strike. PITTSBURG, June 18. The settlement of the great Btrlk? and the return, to work today of 15,000 of the 20,000 miners in this district has given an impetus to all kinds of business, and the situation i9 more hopeful than at any time for many months. Among the large plants in this city which resumed today, after long idleness, were the Carbon iron and stel company's works, Olivers, Zug & Co. 's works, Shoenbcrger's and Howe, Brown & Co. The latter has been shut down for two year?, and started up in full, giving employment to seven hundred men. The Black Diamond steel works will also begin operations this week, and the Edgar Thomson steel works will start as soon as a sufficient supply of coke is received. At McKeesport everything is quiet, but it Is thought the tube works will start up soon, as many of the strikers have expressed a willingness to return whenever the firm was ready to resume. At Scottdale, the Scottdale iron and steel company's plant resumed In full, after an idleness of several weeks. A well-informed authority in the coal business estimates that the coal strike in this district has cost the miners in wagc-s $1.800,000, raking it for granted that the normal output of the region had been maintained. In proportion to the general outpi't this district mined about one-sixth of the coal dug in the area affected by the strike. Will Give No Advance. PHILADELPHIA, June 18. The conference of the bituminous operators in this city today was for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee of seven operators who met the miners' committee in Altoona last week. After hearing the report the committee decided to stick by the old price and not give any advance. They further resolved to go ahead and work their mines with non-union men wherever they can get them. Inlerestate Convention. PITTSBURG, Kas., June 18. An interstate convention Is called to meet in this city next Wednesday, comprising delegates from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian territory. The object of the convention is to discuss the desirability of establishing a uniform price for mining coal, and, it is said, to organize all the coal-producing states west of the .Mississippi river separately from the national organization. Tbrentencd Strike m. K II tire. IRONW'OOD, Mich., June 18. Today's threatened strike of the Gogebic range iron miners was a failure. A few hundred union men refused to go to work, but East Norrie was the only one of the dozen mines to which the strike was expected to extend which had to suspend operations. The night shift men may refuse to work, but this ia notprobable. Another big meeting will be held tonight and a further extension of the strike may result. Resuming: tu West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W. Va., June IS. Though the Columbus scale had no reference to West Virginia, the miners of this region are resuming work and the strike is practically ended. All who struck out of sympathy will resume, while those who went our for higher wages will also go to work, as they see the hopelessness of continuing the strike whrie Ohio and Pennsylvania miners are working and supplying the markets formerly controlled by Kanawha coal. General Breaking I'p. MARTIN'S FERRY, O., June 18. The Miners at the Laughlin nail works, Gaylord, Long Run, Bellalre and other mines returned to work today and a general break-up is expected. The Wheeling Creek miners are still out. Several factories are preparing to resume in view of a prospective fuel supply. WorkluK In Kentucky. RUSSELLVILLE, Ky., June 18. The miners resumed work along the Owensboro & Nashville railroad today. The miners resume work at Drakesboro tomorrow. Miners at Echols, McHenry, Taylor and Mercer, on the Newport News & Mississippi Valley railroad, also went to work. MYRON REED'S CASE Comes Ip for Consideration by the A. It. V. CHICAGO, June 18. A resolution by the La Junta, Col., union, indorsing the sermon of the Rev. Myron Reed of Denver, In which he expressed sympathy for the Cripple Creek strikers, was enthusiastically received by the American railway union delegates today. The convention then began the consideration of a new constitution. A heated discussion was precipitated by the section of the proposed constitution barring colored men from the organization. President Debs championed the cause of the lldi J.en,. and mads a. lengthy eecÄ

TRUST IN DISFAVOR

Havemeyer and Searles May Yet Ba "In for It," Because of Their Refusal to Answer Questions. COMMITTEE ON RECORD. It Votes to Have tho VicePreaident Act And Certify the Fact to the District Attorney. Senniors Allen, Lodge and Davis Against Messrs. Lindsay nnd GrayOther Senators Defore the Investigating; Committee Daring the Daystrenuous Denial J- Mr. Gorman A Summons lor Senator Pettis re vr. WASHINQTON. June 18. The senate sugar trust investigating committee today, after disposing of the witnesses available, held an executive session and decided to request the vice-president to certify to the district attorney the fact that President H. O. Havemeyer and Treasurer J. S. Searles of the American sugar refining company had refused to answer certain questions of the committee. The motion was offered by Senator Allen and was sustained by Senators Lodge and Davis, both on the vote and in the discussion which followed the Instruction of the motion, while Senators Gray and Lindsay opposed the motion by votes and argument Senator Allen also moved that the two gentlemen be brought before the bar of the senate, where the questions should be repeated to them. This motion was defeated by a vote of 1 to 4, Senator Allen's vote being the only one in the affirmative. It is not known just when the action of the committee will be reported to the senate. Senators Camden, Cameron, Gorman and Washburn were among those who appeared today before the senate committee investigating the sugar trust. Senator Camden related the circumstances under which he introduced H. O. Havemeyer to Chairman Jones. Mr. Gorman was asked the usual questions about speculation in sugar stocks and ownership of them, but he said he had neither held any of the stock nor speculated In it in any way, nor aided others in doing so by giving out information concerning probable sugar legislation. The other senators denied that they had speculated in or owned any sugar stock during the pendency of the present tariff bill, etc Senator Allen put several questions to Senator Gorman about campaign contributions by the trust, but Senator Gorman insisted that he knew of none. Senator Aller. "In any of the conversations or interviews with the representatives of the sugar trust of which you have any knowledge, was there any mercenary consideration taken into account or considered?" Senator Gorman "As a matter of course not; not with this Interest or any other that was affected Dy the tariff." Pettiftrevr Summoned. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 18. Senator Pettlgrew, now at home here, today received a telegram from Senator Gray, chairman of the sugar trust investigating committee, to appear as a witness before the committee as soon as possible. Senator Pettigrew wired back that he has never purchased stock in any corporation for speculative purposes, either before or since going to the senate, and asks to be excused from the trip to Washington. STRUCK AN ICEBERG. Accident to the Steamer Ethiopia Nobody Injured. GLASGOW, June 17. The Anchor line steamer Ethiopia, Capt Wilson, from New York June 2, reported yesterday as having been damaged in collision with an iceberg, has arrived here. She has a large hole in her bows. The steamer struck the berg with great force, and the water began to pour in through the hole made in her bows. Orders were given to clear away and lower the small boats, preparatory to abandoning the ship, but before the tackles were cast oft from the davits, Capt. Wilson had pumps placed near the spot and soon found that the steamer was making comparatively little water. The order to lower boats was countermanded, and the crew were ordered to build an artificial bulkhead. This was done and the bulkhead was covered with canvas.which greatly checked the inflow of water. A number of bags of flour, part of the vessel's cargo, wore then plied up near the hole. When the flour was saturated it formed a cement-like wall. As soon as the berg was seen the engines were stopped and were not started again for two days, or until the temporary repairs had been effected. On board the Ethiopia were the racing spars of the American sloop-yacht Vigilant, which arrived at Gourock yesterday. Two of these spars were used in the construction of the artificial bulkhead. Nobody was Injured, and the cargo sustained little damage. The action of the officers and crew of the Ethiopia at the time of the collision and afterward was highly praised by the passengers, and a purse of 54 was subscribed by them to be divided among the crew. The fact that the Ethiopia ran into the Iceberg on the afternoon cf June 6 proves that It was the same berg that was reported as having been seen by the Vigilant on that day. PEACHES WILL BE SCARCE. Figures Showing the Condition of the Crops in Various States. WASHINGTON, June 17. The report of the statistician of the department of agriculture for June says that a glance at tho percentages of condlton of peaches on June 1 is sufficient to show how disastrous the season has heen thus f3r. The returns at this date relate principally to bloom, la the jrnore nrta district and

were conditions high it would yet be tao early to form an opinion as to crop results. As fruit does not recover from a low condition early in its history, as other products often do. It is safe to construe the extremely low figures Into a practical failure of the crop. The condition for 1S94 in the states producing the commercial crop, as compared with 1833. make3 a poor showing for this year as follows: New Jersey, 1833, 104; 1894, 63: Delaware, 1893. P3; 1S!4. 15: Maryland. 1893. S2; 1S94. 21; Virginia. 1S33. 3; 1894. 15; Georgia. 1893. 82; 1S94, 7; Ohio, 1S93. 74; 1894. 43; Michigan, 1S93.SG; 1S34, 70; California, 1SD3, 83; 1S94. 85.

THE DISASTER AT TROPPAU. NUMBER OP DEATHS DIE TO THE MINE EXPLOSION IS 232. Encinerr KoboaCi Clone Cull for Ilia Life While at the Head of a Rescuing Party The Mine Still Burning: Floods Add to the Ruin. TROPPAU, Austrian Silesia, June 15. A terrible disaster. Involving great loss of life, is reported from Karwin. An explosion cf fire-damp has taken place In the Johann and Franziska mines, at thai place. Over one hundred and fifty miners are said to have been killed. Both the mines were on fire when the dispatch was sent, the ventilator Ehafts were destroyed, and the fire was spreading in all directions. The Johann and Franziska mines are owned by Count von Larisch. Later The official report places the number of killed at ISO, with twenty persons fatally injured. The rescuing party, which perished this morning, was composed of ten persons. Fourteen bodies, have already been recovered. There were five distinct explosions, the.last one occurring shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. The galleries of the mines are etill on fire and it is believed that the majority of the bodies of the killed will be consumed. TROPPAU, Austrian Silesia, June 15. The official estimates of the extent of the disaster caused by the explosions of fire damp on Thursday night In the coal mines at Karwin say that 204 miners are missing and that only twenty bodies have been recovered. Of the miners who met their death by these explosions 105 were married men and they leave 400 children to mourn their loss. Experts who have examined the pits declare that they were In a dangerous condition weeks ago. TROPPAU, June 17. The total number of deaths resulting from the explosion that occurred in a mine near here a few days ago is 32. Engineer Kohout, the sole survivor of the party that went to attempt the rescue of the miners said, today, that he heard the fearful explosion on Thursday night. He immediately rushed to the pit-hole, from which a dense smoke and a cloud of coal dust belched forth. He formed a party and descended 600 feet into the mine. They entered the fourth level, where they found the bodies of twentyfour miners and several dead horses lying at the entrance. The gallery was blocked with fallen beams and coal. While waiting for reinforcements fifteen survivors issued from the well leading from the fifth level. They were almost exhausted and in a dazed condition, but all Joined in the work j?f rescue. Herr Kohout returned to the main shaft and signalled for assistance. Suddenly another terrific explosion occurred, hurling the wagons together and throwing Herr Kohout to the ground. His hat fell down the shaft but he clutched the door, which prevented him going down also. The lamps m the level were extinguished. Herr Kohout held a handkerchief to his mouth and this prevented him from being choked to death by the after-damp. He was, however, gradually losing his senses, when the cage, in which the pit men were fleeing from the lower level, rose in the shaft. Herr Kohout shouted and was taken into the cage and raised to the surface. A second party descended into the mine, and bravely entered the galleries. They found ail the first rescue party dead. The rescuers continued their explorations and although they were badly burned recovered some bodies, most of which were unrecognizable. The mine is still burning, and it will not be jKissible to resume work for six months. The victims were buried this afternoon, and the services were marked by many distressing scenes. The whole district yesterday was flooded by the overflowing of the Vistula river. The bridges at Karwin and Darkau were blocked, and several others were destroyed. The town of Schwazwassa was inundated. Soldiers have erected dams to prevent further damage, but the floods are now subsiding. GRESHAM FOR SENATOR. Taubeneck Thinks He Would Re Satisfactory to Populists. CHICAGO, June 15. The Inter Ocean this morning published the following: Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham is said to be a candidate of the Illinois populists for United States senator to succeed Senator Cullom. This news reached Chicago the same day that Secretary Gresham arrived here. The coincidence is etriklng, but what Is still more striking is the fact that the scheme in regard to Judge Gresham comes frt-m no less a populist leader than II. E. Taubeneck, who Is chairman of the national executive committee of the party. Chairman Taubeneck has become convinced that this year large numbers cf democrats will vote the populist ticket. He has estimated that in Illinois this vote will not fall short of 60,000, and may go away beyond 100,000. Should it be anywhere near his estimates, he Is figuring that from one to five or six members of the legislature may be elected in November. "These members," he says, "will hold the balance of power between the republican and democratic parties in the legislature. Neither the republicans nor the democrats can elect United States senator, and Judge Gresham will be entirely satisfactory to the populists, anjd they can and will try to elect him." Secretary Gresham and wife arrived in Chicago last night. The secretary had no Information as to the movement In his behalf In Illinois, and declined to discuss politics. He said he hed come to Chicago for a much-needed rest. Rio- Plant to Resume. BELLAIRE, O., June 18. Tonight the big Wheeling iron and steel company's plant, opposite here, in Benwood. W. Va., had the fires lighted in all departments and will go to work tomorrow, giving employment to 800 hands. It has been closed down for about four weeks.

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Alleged Plot to Blow Up the White House And Other Public Buildings at "Washington. PLAN TO EXPLODE BOMBS, Secret Meetings at tho House of a Frenchman To Arrange for th Dastardly Crime. The leader in the Plot an Indlnn, Who Unlit from Chicago, Where He Was Mixed i p In the Hay market Riot The Mory of the Con-' niraey ns Sent to a New York' I4i per. NEW YORK,- June 17. A Wastiingtont dispatch to a morning raper says: A newspaper here will publish, tomorrow, an exposure of a. plot which had for Its object the destruction, of the capitol and perhaps other governmnt buildings which has been slowly developing for several weeks. The secret service and police authorities, however, have been kept informed of tte movements of the plotters andj would have been enabled to thwart aohad their machinations approached actual violence. Only once, says the newspaper, about three weeks ago, when the channel of in formation was unexpectedly interrupted, were the federal and district authorities" really alarmed. They did not know at what moment an attempt might be made to explode bombs in the capitol, tho treasury building, the white house and the war and navy building. But as the days passed and nothing was done the authorities, who had redoubled their vlg ilance, restored the line cf communication with the nest of anarchists and wer able again to shadow every conspirator and to keep fully informed of anarchistic movements both here and elsewhere. According to the story the plot waa formed at the time Coxey's army wai marching to the capitol and reports cf its existence came from various points, Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburg among them. The prime mover in the anarch ists plot that Is the Washington end of itwas Honore Jackson Cream from Chicago, who is still in the city. He is a professional Indian. In Chicago he had been a disturber for years. At the tims of the Haymarket riot he narrowly escaped being arrested. The informant in the cae has kept In touch with the conspirators and given the police the r.amps cf those engaged In the plot, together with other facts. Those have been communicated to the officials of other cities and they will probably act uron the strength cf the information tbus given. The fact that the anarchistles have committed no act in Washington upon which' they could be convicted has prevented their arrest here. Their meetings have been small and secret. Their experiments With chemicals have been such that It could hardly be proved that they intended to resort to extreme measures. They have written no letUrs. In fact, all along they have waited for something to happen something which would give theia an opportunity to carry out the-ir plot. Jackson's headquarters was the residence of a Krenchman named Savant. The conspirators met there and at other places and about three weeks ago the meetings became so frequent and so many strange men came and went that the officers felt they were losing their grasp of the situation. There was danger that the climax might come at any time and great alarm was felt. Th capitol cfTicers, Including the speaker of the hou, and the treasury people, ln eluding Secretary Carlisle, felt vry uneasy. As soon as the police obtained this: formula for the explosion which was in tended to be u.svd they took it to a well-known chemist and asked him to make a sample. He did so in fcl3 laboratory and placed it on a window Rill In the sun. In a few moments there wa an explosion. A great deal of noise accompanied the explosion but there waa a terrific explosion and blinding smckt although the quantity of the chemical experimented with was very small. An occasion fur the use of the explosive, the anarchists hoie. It is said, will be furnished by the arrival of that part of Fry's Industrial army now reportel In the Cumberland valley. Under covert of a disturbance produced by them th plot against the capitol is to be carried out. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. IDE; MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fre from Ammonia, Alum or my other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.

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