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VOL. IV.

FIRED ON STRIKERS.

SEVENTH REGIMENT SCATTERS A BROOKLYN MOB. Militia Protecting Themselvei from a Continuous Shower of Stones—Public Opinion In Brooklyn on the Side of the Strikers. New York, Jan. 22. —Company F' Seventh Regiment, this city, fired the ffrst shots in the Brooklyn strike disturbance last night. They fired over the heads of the strikers and their sympathizers and sent the mob scattering. As far as known no oue was injured in the volley, though manj' people’ were injured at various points i during the day The Seventh regiment’s Gates avenue experience was supplemented with another conflict at Halsey street and • .Howard avenue. The policemen withdrew for the night at 8 o’clock, when the cars stopped running. Q>l. Appleton immediately placed a dead line. A crowd gathered at Howard avenue, jeered at the soldiers, and finalty one of them fired a shot. Capt. Palmer, in charge of the picked men, promptly gave an order to fire. Many of the crowd fell and it is believed that quite a number were int jured. Capt. Palftier said he saw several men fall. A little later another mob gathered at the Halsey street end of the depot. ’ Col. Appleton addressed the mob. He asked them to leave peaceably , and go to their homes. The mob showed no disposition io disperse, and a company of soldiers charged upon it with fixed bayonets. The scattered in all directions. The prospect for to-day is that the linemen, ■ of whom there are 300, may join their fellows now out. ' Such an extension • of the strike would leave the companies temporarily at the mercy of the wire cutters. The first car yesterday was started about 5 o’clock. It was occupied by railroad officials, reporters, and nonunion men, and was guarded by the three militia companies marching in front. The car was flanked by fifty policemen and followed by twenty-five mounted policemen. Crowds formed in the streets in a short time. livery one was driven before the bayonets of the militiamen. The latter ordered 'Vhe storekeepers to lock their stores and all the housekeepers were directed to lock and bar their doors. The ear had not proceeded far before it was stopped by obstructions on the track, and after the police had vainly tried to disperse the mob the militiamen were ordered to shoot, but when the word to fire was not given the mob returned to the assault. Bricks . and stones were thrown repeatedly at the stalled car, and the men inside crawled under the seats to avoid injury. | The word “fire” was finally given by the captain and immediately 100 rifles were brought'into position. A second and then a belching fire was poured % from the muzzles of the guns. But the militiamen had evidently been ordered to shoot over the heads of the men, because no'one of the assailants were injured. The crowd of 2,000 people fell back and all expected to see dead and dying around them. They retreated, and men women and children were trampled upon. The car then proceeded on its way to the station at Ralph avenue. If anything, the situation in Brooklyn was complicated by the calling out of the state troops, who do not carry the respect of the community even to the extent that the police do, and Mayor Schieren was roundly denounced on all sides to-day for loading Kings with an expenditure of $12,000 ’a day to keep up this empty and riot provoking show of force. Some went so far as to say there would never have been any demonstrations if the state troops had not been called out and assert the police were amply able to con trcl the strikers. The New York regiments marched tor the scene of operations between 5 hnd 6 o'clock in the morning and by 9 o’clock had been disposed about the city in the most important positions. The headquarters of the National guard is on the top floor of the Brook- ' lyn Hall of Records. - eral James McLeer is still in command. The boasts made by Presidents Norton and Lewis of the Atlantic avenue and Brooklyn City roads, respectively, that • they could, if properly protected, run every car on their lines have not • been made good. The protection they asked for has been given; the cars they promised fiave not been run. The presidents now admit what has been suspected, that they have not succeeded in getting enough men to operate the systems. There was a report at mili- ; tary headquarters at midnight that it ; had been decided if the Brooklyn cars were not running by 8 o'clock this morning to send the First brigade back to New York. The city officials will then take charge of the roads on ; the ground that the companies have been unable to run their cars, although given the protection they ■wanted. Business men all-over the city are contributing to the strike cause. The board of aide, men of Brooklyn is as a unit in sympathy with the strikers. The whole police force of New York excepting those members of the force : who are sick, and those specially detailed to special duty'were ordered by Supt. Byrnq§ tg duty pendihg develop-

FOR THE FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OF SILVER AND GOLD AT THE PARITY RATIO OF SIXTEEN TO &NE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY OTHER NATION ON EARTH.

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ments in Brooklyn. The First battalion of the naval reserve was mustered on board the United States ship New Hampshire at the foot of Twentyeighth street. East river, awaiting orders to proceed to Brooklyn. Commander J. W. Miller received orders from Gov. Morton Sunday to have his men ready for active service at that hour. The First batallion in its foui divisions consists of 320 se amen and thirty officers.

CO-OPERATIVE MINING.

Illinois Miners said to Be Interested In a New Enterprise. Bloomington, HL, Jan. 22. —It is given out that there is a lot of monej behind the newly incorporated Mineworkers’ Coal company of Bloomington to which license was granted Saturday. It is understood that President McBride of the Federation of Labor and

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President Crawford of the Illinois Federation of Mineworkers are interested in the enterprise. The company will proceed at once to pump out the shaft of the Co-operative Coal company, abandoned eight years ago on account of excessive inflow of water, and in which a fine supply of good coal was found. There is but one shaft in operation here at present, that of the McLean County Coal company.

STORM IN THE SIERRAS.

Snow Banked Up Thirty Feet High Beside the Kailroad Tracks. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 2z. —Another storm is raging in the mountains, and. although there is more snow on the ground than there has been for five years, it is rapidly growing deeper. The storm began yesterday morning and continued without ceasing all day. The wind is howling through the mountains, and the snow is falling thick and faster than at any time during the last twenty-four hours. Owing to the violence of the storm and the possibility of a tie-up at any moment, no more freight will be moved until the storm abates. Passenger trains will kept moving as long as possible. The snow is banked up alongside of the track in places nearly thirty feet, and the rotary plows are beginning to work with difficulty in these places. Hundreds of men are employed in shoveling the snow so as to widen the space between the banks. As it is now the snow scrapes the side of the cars, and as the plows can not work to advantage the shovelers work in tiers grading the banks.

SECEDE FROM THE K. OF L.

Brass Workers Hold an Important Meeting at New Haven. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 22.—Seven-ty-six delegates of the National Trades assembly of the Knights of Labor, representing 100,000. brass workers, chiefly from Connecticut, New York arid New Jersey, met in convention here and voted to secede from the Knights of Labor and establish a new organization. Resolutions were passed condemning the action of the national, convention of the Knights of Labor in unseating legally elected delegates and seating others with no constituents for the purpose of perpetuating themselves in power.

Chicago Board of Trade.

CniCAdo, Jan. 21.—Thei following table shows the range of quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade to-day:

, CLOSING. articles. High. Low. Jan. 21. Jan. 19. Wheat—2 - Jan.. ';’. • .54 $ .52% | .52% | .54 May.... ' July.. 5 .58% .56% .56% .58% Corn—2 . Jan 44% .48% .43% .44% .May...-. .47% .45% .45% .47 1 * July 46% -45% .45% .46% Oats—2 Jan 27% .27% May... ... .80% .28% .29% .30% June .. .30 .28% .29 .80 Pork— Jan.... 10.05 10.85 10.85 11.20 May.... 11A0 10.10 11.10 11.45 Lard—- . Jan.... 6.57% 6.52% 6.52% 6.65 May... 6.80 6.70 6.70 6.82% 8. Ribs— Jan 5.50 5.65 'May.... 5.80 5.67% 5.67% 5.82%

Lucky in an Explosion.

Detroit, Mich., Jan. 22.—The large planing and saw mill of Brownlee & Co., located in Delray, a western suburb of this city, was wrecked by the explosion of a boiler yesterday .at 7:30 o’clock. Frank Colliau, the engineer, was killed, and Henry Setzke, a laborer, had his arm broken. Seventy five men were employed in the establishment and that no more were injured was very lucKy,

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FROM THE CAPITAL.

HAWAII DISCUSSED YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE, Resolutions Offered That Result In an Animated Debate Secretary Carlisle Has a New Currency Scheme — Judge Kicks’ Denial. Washington. Jan. 22. —Minister Thurston of Hawaii occupied a .front seat in the diplomatic galleries of the senate when the session opened yesterday. Mr. Lodge speedily brought forward the Hawaiian question by presenting the following: “Resolved. That the senate cordially a pprove the dispatch of a war ship to the Sandwich Islands Saturday last, and is of opinion that an American man-of-war should be kept at Honolulu.” He also wants a cable constructed, and that immediate steps be taken to secure possession of the Sandwich Islands by their annexation to the United States. Mr. Lodge asked immediate consideration for the resolution. “Let it go over,” interposed Mr. Blackburn. The presiding officer construed this as an objection and under the rules the resolution went over until to-day. The Hawaiian subject was again brought to the front by Mr. Frye, who called up his resolution presented Saturday, expressing the profound regret of the senate at the latest effort to restore the queen. A sharp debate was at once commenced, but the whole matter finally went over. FOR MORE SMALL ONES. Carlisle Wants Greater Use of Sliver Certificates. Washington, Jan. 22.—An important meeting of the house appropriation committee was held yesterday, in which Secretary Carlisle took part at the reqnest of Chairman Sayers. The conference was over the adoption of a policy by which the secretary hopes to put into circulation an increased volume of silver certificates of small denominations in place of treasury notes. The committee decided to strike from the sundry civil appropriation bill a stipulation that for several years has been added to the item providing for printing treasury notes to replace those received at the treasury. Secretary Carlisle stated that it was his desire to get more silver certificates of small denomination into the hands of the people, but explained that other notes occupied the field and crowded them out.

Seven hundred thousand dollars in gold was yesterday withdrawn from the New York subtreasury, $600,000 of it being for export. This leaves the true amount of the gold reserve $69,963,117. Two financial bills were introduced yesterday by Representative Warner (N. Y.), a member of the banking committee. One, “To maintain the credit of the United States,” gives the secretary of the treasury discretionary authority to issue bonds in denominations of SSO and multiples thereof, payable in coin at the option of the United States after three years and due in ten years with interest at 3 per cent, providing the total outstanding issues shall not at any time exceed $250,000,000. Also authorizing the appropriation of surplus revenue to the redemption of these bonds upon the most advantageous terms he can secure. The second bill, “To reduce the demand obligations of the United States and for other purposes,” proposes to repeal the act of 1878 forbidding the further retirement of legal tender notes, and provides that all hereafter received, except those .issued under the act of 1890, shall be destroyed. To carry out the redemption of notes the secretary is authorized to sell no bonds at less than par similar to those described in the act of 1890, except that interest may be fixed at the most advantageous rate not exceeding 3 per cent. Also to repeal the provision of the banking act of 1882 that stipulates that no national bank that makes a deposit of lawful money to withdraw its circulating notes shall be entitled to receive any increase of its circulation for the period of six months. JUDGE RICKS' DENIAL. He Declares Central Labor Union Charges Are Untrue. Washington, Jan. 22.—Judge A. J. Ricks, of Cleveland, accompanied by his counsel, has arrived in Washington to appear before the committee of the house of representatives to answer the charges preferred against him by the Central Labor union of Cleveland. In answer to questions Judge Ricks said: “The substance of the charge made is that I have retained fees, claimed by me by virtue of my former clerkship, which 1 should have paid over to the United States, There is absolutely no truth in this charge. The whole accusation embraces three items aggregating some $766, and in my reports as clerk for the year 1886 and the first half of lsß9 I charged myself with this very amount as part of my compensation as clerk, the charge being made upon account of records in what are known as the Birdsell cases. The actual making in all clerks’ offices is always many months_behind the dis-

posal of cases, and in this way it happened that the record in these cases in which I had so charged myself with $766 before actually receiving the same were not completed until after my appointment as judge. When the fees in the case were paid they amounted to f 1,792. Germany’s War on American Cattle. Washington, Jan. 22. —The latest restriction imposed by Germany on our stock exportations through prohibition of shipment from England is regarded here as merely another attempt on the part of the imperial leaders to conciliate the agrarian party who are tingling under the recent sugar legislation. It is generally understood that England does not produce any considerable amount of stock for shipment to other countries. It is believed the action of the Hamburg senate was the result of a demand by the imperial authorities.

THEIR FRIENDS DISCOURAGED. Little Chance for the Nicaragua Canal and Free Shipping Bills. Washington, Jan. 23.—Friends qf the Nicaragua canal bill and the free shipping bill are greatly discouraged at the outlook for obtaining a hearing in the house for their measures, and are about ready to concede that nothing will be done by this congress. Speaker Crisp said Saturday he thought it rather improbable that the committee on rules would grant time for them, and his statement may be taken as practically conclusive. The Nicaragua canal bill reported to the house differs from Senator Morgan’s plan, which has been debated in the senate. Representative Mallory has charge of it, and says he has abandoned hope, though he retains his belief that it could command a majority if the rules committee would bring it to a vote. c • For Two Public Buildings. Washington, Jan. 22.—The house of representatives yesterday authorized the erection of a new public 'building on the old site at a cost of $4,000,000. the bill passing the house by the vote of 19 Zto 51. Among the other public buildings passed was one for South Omaha, Neb., the appropriation beinir $200,000. Sugar Trust Decision. Washington, Jan. 22. —The Supreme court of the United States rendered an opinion in the sugar trust case of the United States vs. E. C. Knight and others, involving the validity and copstitutionality of the Sherman antitrust law. ‘The decision holds the law to be inapplicable to the Case in hand and confirms the opiriion of the Circuit court. Debs Can Get Out. Washington, Jan. 22.—The Supreme court of the United States yesterday ordered that Eugene V. Debs and his associates in jail in Illinois be admitted to bail in the sum of $2,000 each. The hearing to show cause is to be had on the 25th of March.

PUT BEHIND THE BARS.

Alleged Lynchers of Barrett Scott Held on Charge of Murder. O'Neill, Neb.. Jan. 22.—Mose Elliott, Fred Harris, Mert Roy, and Mulligan were last night, arrested and put in jail charged 'with murdering Barrett Scott. They are believed to be members of the vigilance committee of farmers which is charged with lynching Scott. Other warrants are out. It is reported one of the vigilantes has turned state’s evidence. 1 ; The searching parties had previously explored a considerable portion of the river were the body was found. They had dragged the bottom within four feet of the spot. The successful posse went almost to the exact spot. It is believed one or two knew pretty nearly where to look for the body before they left O’Neill.

Nelson Claims Eighty-Eight Votes.

St. Paul, Minn., Jan,'22.—The Nelson men say they will; show up with more than seventy votes in the ballot for United States senator! in the legislature to-day. Sixty Nelson caucus votes are counted onto begin with, and with tbym it is affirmed there will be half a dozen republicans from the Washburn column, making sixty-six. Ten democrats, says rumor, are depended on for Nelson,,making seventysix, and twelve populists, giving a total of eighty-eight, or three more than the necessary majority.

Railroad Men Are Laid Off.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 22.—Five hundred employes of the Union Pacific, between Council Bluffs and Cheyenne, got their time checks last night. Out of the number laid off 360 are at the Omaha shops. Master Mechanic Manning says the men will be put back as business will warrant. The men remaining in the shops continue to workeight hours a day five days a week. The Missouri Pacific also began to retrench yesterday. Half the men in its Sedalia "■ shops are to work alternate weeks.

All Accounted For.

Louisville, Ky., Jan. 22.—Accordng to Capt. Conlon not 4'single man was lost in the wrecking of the steamer State of Missouri. Every one, of the crew and the entire passengoY list is now accounted for.

A WAR NOW LIKELY.

MEXICO AND GUATEMALA ON THE BRINK. Hostilities Likely to Be Commenced at Once—-Mexican Cabinet Meeting Called —General News of Important Foreign Affairs. City of Mexico, Jan. 22.—1 tis learned that the warship Gen. Zaragossa has been ordered to a Guatemalean port to take on board the M exican charge d.affaires, Senor Jose Godoy. If the Guatemalan government does not answer the last and final note of the Mexican governmeht there is believed to be the most imminent risk of a declaration of war. President Diaz was to have gone on a hunting trip yesterday, but postponed It, as is generally thought, on account of the serious situation with Guatemala. It is reported that a cabinet meeting will be hnd this morning to take immediate action.

JAFB LAND TROOI'S AT OHEFOO. Story of the Victory Is Confirmed by Minister Denby at Pekin. Washington, Jan, 22. Secretary Gresham yesterday received two cablegrams from United States Minister Deaby at Pekin confirming the reports of the landing of the Japanese troops near Chefori. The first says Teng Chang Fu hud been bombarded by three Japanese ships and the American missionaries had left on the Yorktown. The second, under date of Jun. 21, says it is reported that Teng Chang Fu, fifty miles north of Chefoo, had been bombarded by the Japanese, who had subsequently effected a landing on the Shan Tung promontory. This places the Japanese in a position between Pekin on the west and the great fortress of Wet-Hai-Wei on the east. It is believed a movement will be made by land and sea upon the latter place, just as at Port Arthur. Shanghai, Jan. 22. —It is announced here that the delay of the departure of the Chinese pence envoys is due to disagreements among the ministers at Pekin. Improvement In Chinese Troops, Tien-Tsin, Jan. 22. —The punishment of Gen. Wei has had a salutary effect, and the troops are now punctually paid and well fed where it is possibh to do so. Telegraphic communication to the eastward of Wei-Hai-Wei was cut yesterday. ' *7 ’ President of Argentina Resigns. Buenos Ayres, Jan. 22. —President Saenz Pena has resigned on account of a difficulty with congress over his cabinet.

WILL NAME NOMINEES.

Program for t'ie Election of the Illinois United States Senator. Springfield, 111., Jan. 22.—At 11 o’clock to-day \n each house the special order of business is the nomination o candidates for th" cilice of Unitec States senator from Illinois. At leas two hours in each house will be eon snmed in speechmakjng, and then wil. take place the purely formal proceeding of balloting for the candidates. In tiie senate Mr. Cullom will be nomi nated by Senator David Little of Sangamon, and seconding speeches will be made by Senator Berry and others. Mac Veagb will be nominated by Senator Harry Higbee of, Pike, and Senator Keeper and others will make seconding speeches. In the house the nominating speech for Mr. Cullom will be made by Representative William J. Butler of Sangamon, and Representatives Callahan, Berry and others will make seconding speeches. Mr. Mac Veagh will be nominated by Representative Freeman P. Morris of Iroquois, and the nomi nation'Will 'be ‘seconded by' Repre sentatives StOskopf, O’Donnell an<i others. - i Representative Weston of Cook county will soon introduce a billt<> provide for woman suffrage, also t< amend the law relating to divorce. The last bill provides that fail re to sup port a wife for the period of one yeai shall be ground for granting a divorce Senator Monroe of Will county will introduce a bill relieving borrowin} members of building and'loan assoyatlons from paying taxes on stock. 1 ersons owning-stock for investment purposes shall pay taxes on their stock a heretofore. Senator Hamer, in the absence of Lieut.-Gov. Gill, called the senate to order yesterday. Few members were in their seats. The joint resolution from the house calling on Illinois members in congress to support the bill now pending there went over under the rules. The senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day. In the house resolutions were adopted in sympathy with Vice-President and Mrs. Stevenson for the death of their daughter, and adjournment was made till 10 o'clock this morning. ’

Hayward's Trial Begins.

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 22.—The opening day of the trial of Harry T. I 'ay ward for the murder of Catherine 'Hug was consumed with jury getting. Daly two jurors were secured, but the entire afternoon was taken uprihallenging on the special venire, of whom about fifteen were examined.

POWER OF THE PRESS.

Pittsburg Preacher Calls It a Gibraltar of Power. Pittsboro, Jan. 22.—The Rex*. .J. TI. Craig, pastor of the Shady Avenue Christian church. Allegheny, preached yesterday on “The Power of the Daily Newspaper.” In the course of his remarks the Rev. Craig taid: “Malign it, criticise it, tear it to pieces as you may, it is a Gibraltar of power in our national domain. Foran illustration of this look for one moment at the Associated and United Press, composed' of the greatest papers of the country denlingevery day with factsand figures, culled from the four quarters of the globe on almost every living subject, from courts of justice, commercial circles, railroad circles, from the streets, boards of trade.books, commission houses, stage. Into its columns the artist, scientist, author, artisian, statesman and minister of the gospel. Such combined intelligence and knowledge would move world if properly utalized.”

SHOT BY RENEGADES

Two American Kallway liullderi are Murdered In Mexico. City of Mexico, Jan. i Report comes' from Tehuantepec that Col. Dunn and Thomas Murphy have been murdered in Guatemala while en route for the line of the Guatemala Northern railway, whither they were taken 100 mules, purchased in this republic to work on the construction of that railroad. There is little doubt the outrage was committed by renegades along the border for the purpose of getting better mounts for use in the threatened conflict between Mexico and Guatemala. The murdered men were Americans, formerly connected with the Tehuantepec Railway Construction company. An investigation will bo demanded by the Americans in Mexico and Guatemala.

Funeral of Miss Mary Stevenson.

Bloomington, 111., Jun. 22.—The funeral of Siis's Jiary Htevensop. daughter of the Vice-President, took • place yesterday afternoon. The aisles were crowded and hundreds were turned away. The remains of Miss Stevenson were laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.

Two Persons Killed in the Storm.

Litti.r Rock. Ark.,’ Jan. 22.—A «y* done struck near Pigott, • Ark.. lust night, fatally injuring two persons an J seriously wounding nine others Much roperty was destroy ed; At McCaine s mill, two miles south of Pigott, eleven people were wounded, two of whom will die.

Kansas Senator a Dark. Horse.

Topeka, Kan.,. Jan. 22. —The antiBurton caucus ut 7 o'clock last night nominated Lucien Baker, state senator from Leavenworth, for .United States sen'ator to succeed John Martin, democrat.

Mystery in His Death.

Paris, Ky., Jan. 32. —A inan of 70 vettrs, whose death pccurred in an. obscure .boarding house recently, turns >ut to have been B. 1£? L. Williams, an Englishman of ManitoUp., who was reputed to be worth' oV6r 91,000,000,

Howling Northwester in Iowa.

Mabhhai.ltown, lowa, Jan. 22.—The veather changed from April mildness ast night- to a howlihg northwester o-day, with somtssnow/but notsuffiient to seriously interfere with traffic, t is growing col4®»«*m'»

THE INDIANA SENATE.

--■-■I- *rf ■■ f Talk Against the Doorkeeper Does Not . Result In Action. Indi a napolir, Ind.,' Jan. 22.—The talk of starting an investigation of the office of doorkeeper Of the senate had ”o result when tht Sb A ate met yesterlav and it begiris-to" look as if no investigation would -take place. The snate passed. Senator Haggard’s resolution regarding the proposed -hip canal frpm Michigan to he head of navigation pn the Wabash ind a committee was appointed to look nto the feaslbifity of “the project. Jf t finds the siiio canal can be made vithout too great cost to the state u dll will be introduced. Representaive McGregor introduced a bill to ibblish convict labor and providing for • n appropriation of 9100,000 to carry u the scheme of making the penitenluries self sustaining.

Von Szilagyi Leads the Deputies.

Bitda-Pkst. Jan. 22. Dr. von Szilagyi, formerly minister of justice in the cabinet of Dr. Wekerie, has been elected president of the chamber of deputies.

Argyll Uncharged, Ponsonby Improved

London. Jan. 22.—The condition of ihe duke of Argyll is unchanged. Sir Henry Ponsonby continues to im:r«.ve.

Cleveland's Proposal to the Porte.

Constantinople, Jan. 22.—-It is stated on good authority that Alexander W. Terrell, the United States minister, has submitted to the porlo President Cleveland's proposal to establish United States consulates at Ezerouni, Van, Bitlis and Moosh. It isvtilso understood that Mr. Terrell is to see the minister of foreign affairs. Said Pasha, on the subject shortly,

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