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OREIGN. X S e ifesto of the National-. Mnt'and League of Qreat © Britain. e st ibernls Declared Recre-. l‘homf; to the Trust Con- fided in Them, R Qoo Hundred and Forty-thres Lives, Lost on the Sloop-of- War, —_— Pml(lg:):::nr(;: Conforonce, ns " Formally Adopted. 1t Must .of-England Official Says Ha;: :i'lverguv Agreement, or Gold for Everybody, PN o Schism in the Liberal Ranks the Beaconsfield Monu- ment. e, ditton in the Baoltie Ptnv'lnces 2 of Russin—~The Police ol NMoscow. Probabl QOver THE cmc:mb TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, MAY 5, I981-TWELVE PAGES Trethelt, for tneiting to murder, with n rider that suéh publications are un-English and onght to bo vigorously dealt wits, TIE TIMAL err Most’s onse will o ttled Friday or Saturday néxt, postponcment to the next sesalon Nolng reftsed, BEDITION 1IN - THK DBALTIO® PROVINCES OF IUSSIA, Bienray, May 4,—Thero I8 much ogitation 1n the Baltle vrovinces of Russts nmong the peasants, who desirs the absoliits ownership of land now hold'on lease, Tythoran pstors in muny parts of Esthland linve refused to administor the oath of alleglance 1o the Czar, or did s0.with manifest reluctnnece. ‘i local press freely expresses the opinion that the Govérimtent: fs tneapable of scons tributing to tho prosporlly. of tho eountry, and regrets that tho former ndvocates -of separation huvoe et no worlly suceessor, A handbill has been distributed: b Dorpat enlling “upon the inhabitants of the Hnitie. provinces not ' to-.: swenr nlleginnce untll the Czar has, granted fhe Internntionnl | them landsand Innd rights equal to those possessed by the-Russtan people, It urges the people to romain united, but to rofrain fromopen rebelllon, A maulfesto cirou- «lated at Vindau, Courland, snys: i Lot tho peopla rofusa to ‘swear. alloglance to the Czar beforo 1tussian officinls, and only swenr boforn foeul ofticlals, “Wo cannot lonker be do- celved lko dogs, - Wo must remain firm, Wo despizo and denounce the mnobility, . that: thoy may disappenr from FEathiand ko tho suow In thospring. Whoover tears- dowh this notico risks hia lifo, ‘I'he above documents aro composed In local dinlect, prabubly by pensants, A CHERRY NiILsT, PAms, May:4.—~The conditions on which the Niliilists are willing to censo their agitn- tlon were communleated {o the Uzar by o del- egnto of the Revolutionary Committee, The Czar llstened to all themessenger bad to say, and thou had him arrested. * NO MONE PUBLIO ENECUTIONR, ; ST, Presnsnuna, May 4.—1t1s intonded to The Trial of Horr Most to Follow Hard, abollsh pnblie executions, 18 on tho Indictment Fonnd Yes+ terday, * GREAT BRITAIN. ANIFISTO OF THE NATIONAT: LAND TEAGUE OF GREAT BRIPAIN, \ouching the arrest of Dillon, hns been Lsued, . 1t I slgned by Justin MeCarthy, 1t nrges the Trishamen of Great Britaln to eviet {helr lndiords ns thoy themselves havo been evleted, and to wreak vengeance at the polls on tho apostates from Liberallsm -whom they Belped to raise to power, nu.mx.l id he had 0 Commons the Spoaker sl wz:.llttd ofliclal notice from the Lord Lisu- tenant of Ireland of the nrrest of Dilion. Thomas I, 0'Connor asked soveral ques- {ions touctiing an abuse of authority, r. Forster, Clilef Sceretary for Ireland, didnot answer his questions, 3r. Healy gave notico of his intention to move to add Ditlon to tho Conuntttes on the conservaney of Rivers. l’flm(,‘nm?nl Ncwa states that Dillon will tomorrow vacate his seat in the ITouso of Couinons, and that Patrick Egun- will prob- ably succeed him. Y. The Thmes’ Dublin dispatch says Dillon’s arrest has not eaused e sllghtost exeite- ment in any part of thecountry, Ontho contrary, it appears to have had a quieting efiect. Some of the warmest friends of the tenant farmers condemn Dillon’s speeches in the strongest terins, £ MCHAET BIEEN wasarrested nenr Alftien, Connty Galway, ona charge of ineiting to murder. THE " RESIGONATION” OF DILLON. Ithas been nscertained that Glnastone Is ot disposed to accede to o request from Dil- fon fur Chiltern Ttundreds, Tt is, therefore, probable that none will be hnde. THI BEACONSFIRLD MEMORIAT. TR M A PERSON 1fAS BREN ARRESTED for posting rovolutionnry proelamntions ap- poaling Lo tho workmon in the Krementsehug (Poltavn) Railway workshops, Til GOVERNOI OF MUSCOW has considerably Incrensed the stringency of the regulations rolative to Dvonlks, so a8 to provent lodging-howses * hirhoring any por- sous without the knowledge of the police, MONETARY CONFERENCH ROARAM, - A, May 4.—~Mesgrs, Horton and Cernun-' schi invo withdrawn thelr proposals, as the Comilttee declded to lcavo all questions of theory to gonéral discusslon. ‘Fhe Conumit- teo has ndopted the following program, sub- witted by Vrollk, tho Dutch delegate: L - Havo tho dhninution and great oscillations .in tho value of silver, which have ocoutred es- peolutly In lato yonrs, been injuriond to coms= merco, and conscquontly to the gonoral pros- perity? 1s it desirable for tho ratio valuo be- tiveon the two motals to lave n groater fixity? 2. Arctho phenomenn ndieated in tho first " part of .the forogolng aquestion to bo attributed 1o the Inorensoe of production of silvor or to log- {smtive mensurcs? 8. Isis probable or not thatif o large group of States necord free uud unlimited eolnnge of Iegal pieces of both motals, huviog full paying power n uniform proportion for gold and silver contained lu a monetary unit of ench motal, n stabllity, It not absolute, at lenst very substans tlal, will bo obtained in tho relutivo valua ot those motals? R 4, In cuso the preoeding question s nnawored afiirmatively, what mensures should Lo taken for reduclog to the minlmum. the vscillations in the ratio of value between the two wotals? For Instance, would 1t Lo desirable to lmpuso on chartered banks of {ssuo tho obligation of nl- wiys meeepting ata fixed price Ingots of gold and sllver offored thom . by the publie? Coula tho! publio bo insured the snmo priviloges in countries whoro thero Is no chartered bank of issuc? ‘Bhould the mintago bo gratultous, or at Ienst auniform, fu all countrics foy tho: two 1t 13 understond that the opponents to the | metals? Should thore ho an understanding to Beaconstield memorial have represented to Gladstone that n vote on the measura ought tobe postponed until after tho second read- Ing of the Land bill, ‘The debnte on the Land bill Is llkely to continuo throughout next week. Somo Conservatives believe the post. poneinent of thamemorinl question Is desired In orderto glve an opportunity to Radical constituencles to remonstrate agalnst it. The Post says: **Tho resistunco of the sectlon fu the Conumons which owes o pecul- farlogaity to Glndstone 9 either o singulnr broof of his luck of discipling or. indicates n doublo [utentlon, which wo should bo the Iastto attribute to Gladstone, It would not be decorous that tha qualiticntlons of the lnte Lord Beaconsfleld for n piace in Westminstor - Albey shoulu be the ocenslon of painful dis- wndlons between Gladstone and an’ Influ- ential section of his following, wlo were usluly fustrumental in plaving him in power!” } Somo of tho Conservative prints dealaro Lbat Gladstono himself Is -opposed to the temoflal, and that the motlon for tho orec. Yon of memorial was Introduced at the wlsh of tho Queen, It Is oflicially known that tho Queen vxprossed such o wisle, SUSDAY CLOSING IN WALTS, Inthe Commons to-tay the bill for olosing Wrtwoms [n Wales on Sundays was read o o seeond thme—163 to 17, 4poke In support of the bill, R IRADLAUOIL, 7 Itlsstated that Bradlangh will agaln ehtor Uouso of Commons and demand that ho desworn 1 the bilt for the,amendment of the ]I:ylll:'nnmumry Oath et I8 considorably de- DISTRESS FOI RENT To 1 ABOLIBIED, nthll tho Houso ot Commons Inst night Blen- b tr wsset (1lome-Tuler) moved o resolution o 1avor of nbollshing the power of fovying 5 tress for rent of ngrionltural boldings in ireat Britaln and Ireland, subported tha resolution, lwithout diviston, . NEWMARKET BACES, "nl'hl‘:) Newiarket raca for 9,000 gulrios wns vn" n{: t{ le(?-:im‘ml; Lotillard's Irogquols se 't q " P u;n S he's Don Fulano third, Four- o Moy Stakes wero y on s wvon by Denone; “;;l;tlllnm'n Wallenstoln sceond, zfld Tatnn Tl Plnco of Walos Staks ; £ ales Stakos ware won by Uitn; Appalle second, and Pollens third, i :('nu; AMEEN'S RUSSIAN EsconT,' Mm‘»&\.‘,}luy 4~Tho seml-ofelnl’ Jour- et ttersbury ropants, without qual- y ; 0 statoment of the Itusslan courler o (m:\lll .llli,hlll eicort gojug to Cabul with Mxhnl [ur Abdurrnbman Khan, tho Ameer pol ilstan. 1t the stutemontis correct m;dnmcuu o reconcile It with the St the Inty Czar, that o vigits or coine i l};un Wlth Cabul sionld be axchanged, il ‘l’l“ 14 of tho prosent Czar to eultl 1 mly\n‘e'l‘mluns with England regard- nud It was ngroed g Centra 4 o] o) BETTING ov il 0 DERDY SOy BUNst Peregiin; 10 to 1 against hlllirx';?s‘lslt.,l‘r‘:n:lluflhll)“.F“umm": i ols, Bayrett, aud 3 MiNtsyER mwr.mt.' B dintier of tha Literary Fund to- mtéuxnlwloil on- tha aloop-of-war Doterel Preslileq ot t a U uropys| Fung IR the prosperity of the ulgh, ':: :‘?Ilu that, whutever ndyancescloncs lerarg ! Inuginative prosa and pootlc One hnnm‘:fi“m always conchrrontly exist, includiye lu:’l‘dbg{bw Rilests were ntesont, e Wolly wnd Y, tenils o g A UEVLE'S Nikcn duted ‘;{f’“f 3 Loby of Carlyle's lustyues ublicgyyy fk‘\ solemnly commandi sttt eyt s remniscences withuul Innfiumml ! ul "‘f,' Ih|2:‘ nudds thut she never Allegey by oral Tovoked these in- e KING-IG L NG, Aosy %, May _flnfl INDIOTED. ‘The Government | leuve frea of nllobstruction international com- ‘meree in the preceding motals? 5. T’ adopting bimotallism, what sfBuld bo tho ratio betwoun tho welghts of puro gold and silver contninod In tho monotary units? ‘This ‘program wlll be' submitied nt the plenarysitting on Thursday, when Thielmann and Fremantle will innke a declaration on Lehalf of Germany and Euglaud respootively,’ . TOUD HEAY., Lord Reay will attend the dfonetary Con- ferenca: #s sccond delegate for Indin. His oxperiénco in connection’ with tho working of the double standard In Java s likely to prove valuable, IMPORTANT ADMISSION, Loxpox, May 4.—Lenry Riversdale Gren- fell, Doputy Governor of the Jank of En- gland, publishes a statomoent to the effect that ovonts havo.rendered It nocessary to elect between Limetalllsm by ngreement or a gon- eral resort to & monometalllc (gold) standnrd, ! TUNIS. INSTRUCTIONS FIIOM THE SULTAN. Loxno¥, Muy 4.—It 1s nssorted that tho Sultan has telegraphed the Bey mnstructing him’ to refuso to entertaln any proposal of tha: Fronch Protectorate,. if offered, and to refor France to the Porte, : - PREAGHING A IIOLY WATL A dispatch . from.Tunis says the Prime Gladstone | Afjnister,'on learning of {he French occupn- tlon of Bisertn, summoned thd prineipal re- liglous bodles to & conference, and they after- wards procesded to the Kerovan, with the object. of pronching n holy war, Several Sholks who ware proachiug u hioly war have been arrested and brought to Tunls, faie TIE BEY hins roturned : to- the Bardo Palnce, belioving that he Is unsafe in his ordinary residénce. . THH PRINCIFAT, OPERATIONA of thé Froncli troops in tho tertitory of the Kroumlr, nd deséribod by English and Fronch péeinl dispatehes, 18 the destruction of crops and litts and the looting of whintover prop- crty Is lott by the Krowmly, who'have mostly fled to the -mountains, taking thelr cattio. ‘Pherels no fighting, but aceaslonal exehange C- | of shots nt loug rangd with & fow Kroumiv who are couragcéous onongh to try to mabush foraging ‘pitties, Accounts from "Fanisian sources represont that the Frenol troops are bulu‘z:'lng with axtreme riithleness, Freich ofticbrd ‘deny this, and 1t Is not conflrmed frohi hidepondent sources, o : : O I KEFCHERAGA. TuNis, May 4.—Tho Frenoly ¢amp’ on Kef- cherngn Penk, lu the middle of:the Krojmir country, has boon evaouated; " A eolumi hag united With two other coliimns of Gan, Dol beeque's, division. at Djcbarbn,' ‘The move: ment 18 thought to bo proliminary to an ads vanee further luto Tunis, 2 ‘Uho Fropeh buvo occuplul Beja, riz .TIE SLOOI-0F-WAR, T UNDRED AND VORTYTUILE. pMExY . Lioxnoy, May 4.~1'he sloop-of-war Dotore} was totally deutrd)‘ml. and gunk, "I'he oxplo- slon ocourrod I the ' forward magnzine, " 1t is supposeq lor boilor burst, and exploded the Magazing, ¢ i oo b st e NDON, May 4—Noon~The _victins of ! ONE fwmber- olght- ofllebts «and 135 men- killed, and three ofiicors and fourteon” dthers suved, L 560 (TR OAUBKES #5020 It'has been ascertninod that the disaster to tho ‘war-sloop Doterel In tha'Aagellan Stralt, 1v | was enused. by the burstiug of:the- boilers, although they were:llew,‘causing ran éxplu- slon vf:the magazing,+ Elght ofticors and 183 of the crow were killed, - ‘Twelve'wero saved uninjured, S e BPAIN, I deciaration, as Mr. Froude | THE GOVERNMENT VICTORY IN THE ELEC- TIONS, | Speclal Cadle, Panis, Mpy +.—A Madrid correspondent So-night telegraphy as follows: *'The Gov- 16 Girand Jury found a | ermuept vigtory a¢ the ‘municlpal elestions 2 Aost, publisloz of the | I3 cowplote. Iu Madrid fiftwen Ministerials Iats, fiva Demoerats, and two Conscrvatives have heen returned, In the DProv- Inces 75 per cent of the roturus show tho oleclion of friends of Sefor Sagnstn, Tho rest consists of Carlists, Congorvatives, and Democrats, Tho Con- servatives In many places abstained from voting, 1t i3 rumored that Sefior Sngasta In. tends to dissolve the Cortos InJune. The (overnment scoins disposed to set the Cuban vrisonors at Nberty.” + THE BLECTION, g " o the WWestern Atootated Priss. . " MApnp, May 4.~Tha resilis of thamunie- Iyt olections, so farnsknown, are favorable to the supporters of tho Ministry, SOUTIL ATRICA. BAD NBWA, Duxnsan, May 4—Nows from the Trans- vaal is disquicting, Gov. Wooils has ovory- Ithing rundy’for*an‘mnerzн - A Inrge meoting of - Boers 'wns. held at Prolorin, wherent the spenker oxpressed the most ox- treme viows relativo to terms of ulttmate sottlenient, © 2 o o0 > — 1 GERMANY. : i TN BUIDAT PARTY, , Avashuno, 3ay 4.—The Queen of: tho Bel- glnus and her daughier, the Princess Stepha- e, who will bomarrledon the 10th to Princo Rtudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, have ar- rived hiers en route to Viennn | UTIHE NETHERLANDS. FAILUIE OF CORFEE MERGIANTS, Loxvoy, Moy 4.—Bause & $tolte, of- Am- stordam, old-cstablished merchants, ghiefly engaged In the coffeo trade, havo ‘nllcu. ‘Chelr Habllities are lurge,, A . FRANCE. nURL, PAnis, May 4,—A ditel hog taken place at Vesinet between Malato, ‘an ‘ Itallan, and Pons, a Frenchinan, both foncing mnsters, arlsing froin & quarrel fn & fencing-schiool, Malato was wounded In the hand and wrist, ¢ ~PORTUGATLL, - b A 1 i Lisnox, May, 4.—~Tho Duke of Avilaand lllalmr_m, Dortuguese Couucllor of State, is uend 3 . - ‘TR JAST. | BANTHQUAKH IN THERSALY. ATiENS, May 4=~An carthquake occurred -t Volo, Thessaly, on Sunday. No damage, e — e 'THE ASSASIN UNKNOWN. Doath of John Mauck from o Shot Ree cclved Some Weoks Ago. John “Hnack, the aged night-watchman at Goodwillies box-factory, corner’ of Ohto and Iingsbury steaet, who wns shot at about 11 clock on the nightof A pril 18 whito on duty at tho foctory, died yesterday nfternoon at his homo,’ No, 18 Buperior streot. Ly his death what' ‘IS supposcd ‘to bo n rourder has taken pluce, * 1t will bo remombored that on the nlght in question Hanok. was sitting {n tho oflicy ot'the factory. Ho hoard 0 noiso outslde the door, went out to learn the cause of tho disturb- ance,‘and immedintely was struclk (i tho right chieek 'n little: bolow tho exp by . bui- lot- fired from & “rovolver it the hands of ~ somo. man to - -him unknown. Ho fell,lny In a stupor for abont twenty wninutes,” und thon erawled to the residenico of Mr, Good- willie, whence he was soon after taken to his own home, never to leave it wgaln alive, Mr. Husclc wus o man 84 yours of ago und hud been for alxtoen A:omv.‘uunvos'l:anln tho omploy of Gopdwilile . & Co., in tho capacity of nights watehmur, Only u ‘few hours . ufter tho shooting occurrcd Mr, IHnack stuted to n ro- Eorwr of -Pux TRINUAK that tho man who shot Im was but u few fect nway froin bim when the.shot wus fired; that ho saw bin, but falled to rocognize hims and that his nseallant ‘wus of short, stout huild, and dressed slouch - hat ‘and -~ a light over- coit- reachiog to the: knees, 1o hud ronson ho #ald to suspout one30'Nelll, a tenmsator nt tha box factory. = Thoreafter * Mr. Hanck told o somowliat diforent story in tiat he sald that the slhiootor was nbout eluhity feet. awuy from him when tho deod wasdone.” The holice wero vory much mystitied at tho timbto know who tho murdorer ‘could he, Thero was uo clew upon which ‘thioy could, work, and. Huack further incrensed tho diftiolity of the capture by sayiy that he would not bb bl to fdontify tha righ! man ovon If siich nn one was eaughit, Tho po- lice of tho Chivsgo Avenuo Btudon worked away, howoever, aud arredted all’ susplelous aharactors who answored to tho desoriptdon furnished by Mr. luavk. O'Noill, the ' sus- pooted Purlz, guve himsell up, wns takon efure tinnck, and then relensed “beenuso tho wounded mn suld that ho wos not the man, He ulso Malied ta identily anyof the half-scure of other mon w‘ho wore'sot before him, T Fhora bolng positively no olow tu work upon, the palicn waro obliked £ abandon tho scaren: Now thut IHansok himsgelf Is dead, thore.ls not tho nln,lluhlunh |;rnbnmllty that tho murderer will over 0 crugl % I was hinted nt tho timo of the oceurrence, that the shooting wis dono by Hanck himsolf, but for that supposition thore aro uo reusonnblo fimundl‘ His privato lifo was' freu- from strito, is mind appareutly weil bulanced, and his clre oumstances eowfurtable. Furtbermore the pistol which ho hng tho hnbit of carrylng wua found ou hls person afior tho shootini, and all of the chumbers wero londed and thoro wore 1o signs that tho weapon-had boen latoly discharged. The affalr remning a mystery. Dr. Dluthardt held n postemors tomn oxamiuation yosterdny afturnoon, and, though ho = dissceted hond | thore oughly, ~ fallod” - to find. -the . bullet, It penetrated uu Inch or sv Lolow tho ruf(!u oye, and passing dowaward uod obliguely bnckwards, struck the scond vertebra, making u slight cons tusion, which cuuscd concussion of tho spinul column and bruju. It ia quite likoly that the butlot, uftor lodging 0" tho upper phurynx, dropped into’ the gutlot, was' awallowed “un: duly .digested Ly Hanck, eath reaulted from . coutinuous - blceding at the nose, which weakened tho pationt, and tho pharynglal murcles having become mirulyzed in_ consc- nuance of tho wound, it was itnpossible for niin to take any nourishent, Tho inquest’ will bo held nt U o'clock this moralog at tho Chicogo Avenuo Btution, + LOCAL -CRIME, pErd Sataags Arrest of Soveral Jail Birds—Almost & sIurder=~Cruelty to Anfmnln,: John Cumphbell, ¥0 years old,'living with his parentsat tho corner of Thirtcouth place nnd Loomls streot, was arrosted and lsckedup at tho Weat Twellth Bireot Station lust night upon o warrant charging him with the larceny of o Lorso and buggy belanging tothe lvery of Quin- mings & Marsi, at No. 1& West Madison stroot, o wasnlso oharged with eruuity to gnimois, Suudny Inst a_snlooukesper named Fitzgorald, dolng busiuess at.tho vorior of Markel sad Van Burun stroats, hired o horse and bugky at tho Hyery, and while making ncall loft it ‘standing Nt the ournor of ‘Pweltth und Loomls struots, A wus stolon Ly Camplell and his ussovintos, and [ate ut night tho horse was found in dyiug condiuon nway out on North Clark streat, und . tho - thioves, unably to: pro- coud firthor, had nboudoned tha riw. 'Tho.norsy dled whoro it Fell, hu\'lnr beon nutm;g-nu-ly drivon and maltrented, Tho polteo cladid to b ablo toshow that l.‘umfibou wus tho principal one onguged Ju tho thott, P Eddie Guerly, & notorlous young orook was runin on gonoral principles’ yustordny by Do- feotive Jiruton, and ‘lovked up at the Contral Station. No spaultlo ohuryo bas, yet booiyprus forred ayuliat tho young man, but o has bven | iyl protty kigh™ of lute, aud is consentfontiy™ suspected of “huving tukon o triok or twae Toe | day ue will be plaved upon shivition for tho Dbonelitof soveral men who huve rugen,uy BlBs tulued losses of watchos und monoy, and if Fddiv cun bo jdontlficd* by any of thém hoe will [!mm\hly be allowod to do another term of sorve co nt the Hridowell. ‘ Ridwand Stewart, (iroman at the Urigws Houso, mndo complaint yestorday at the Aruory that ko .bad. beon swiidied out of $170 gt Uvoreo Hankins' gumbling bouse, No. 184 Clark stroet and theraupon sioroout un warrant for flanking arrest, Thocase will come up this imorning at the South Bile Polleo Coprt, Tho wamblers nguinst whom tho oomplalug (s mude sdmit that {““.!'{:,:‘l ?.I;“{(q"!“w' cluim that bis losy was duo o % bad luck? ; At LU yosterday mworning ¥rnst Bobults, n saftbnisonpor At Bi TAoR e e b o on i d-nre-‘x. ll‘:;i pu‘l‘lwd-y, lj:r "-u iv‘:‘o.rlnlmn.ulz}lmakn murderous gasautt;upon Jdohn . Rolily, & black= 'llll:ulmllvlulr Bt No. G18. fralatod viceu whis ind a S boou drink beavily, Buth:jaen wore too drun nhble 1o toll what the cnuso of = tho flght waa, Oficors Me- Garey and Swikunl happened to bo In tho vielu 'K‘ and thelr prompt arrival at tha waloon undonbtedly suved tho bluskamitb's life, as Behulta wua standing ovor &im Losting himy about the hoad with the butt end of u billinrd cuv, aud sonding kisk- uftor kivk 110 bis ribs, ety wax utseey olbtbas and v plond it cously for bis lifo, and it was with diiculty thag th police sucooedod In pulling bim off. Sohulta was locked up. 3 Quiokly Ciphered Ount, ‘8hoa and Leather Heporter, A gentleman Iu tho New York Swamp met & rather *uncortaln ' segusintance the uthor day, wiien tho latter suld: “1'm o little short, und would Hko to udk you # ponundrum In mental arithnetlo.” rocoed,” obsurved the gentlus wan, *Woll." satd tho “short” man, “wu poso you bud 310 iu your pookot, and I should ask you for 8. how wmuch would rumatu?’ M0 dolluny, L yyas the prumpt answer, SPORTING EVENTS. Opening Day of the Spring Trots ting ‘Meeting at Washing- oy ton, D. C. 2 Grenger, Florence, 'and Joln 8, Clark : the Winnors of tho Threo Raees. Yesterdny's Proosedinga of the National Trottlng Asscolation Board of Heview. Boston and Buffalo the Victors in Yesterday's - Base-Ball Games. TROTTING AT WASIIINGTON. Special Dispaleh to The Chicago Tridune, Wasiintrox, D, G, Mny 4—Tho spring trote ting meeting of the National Falr Assoclation opened . horn to-dny with fine woatber, Tho schedulo of to-day was chiaily tho matching of Lastern agninat Woatorn horses, .In which tha former cacried off the’ honors, ' Tho 2:26 class proved tho most Intavesting.; Fred ouglass, of Chicogn, owned by IL.V, llemis, was drivon by Willinmn I, McCarthy, and only fost the rdco by belng too tnlk and mfinnhuny of hindriver to keep him down to bis work, Lack of opportu- nity to work the horses, owing to the late spring, {atheoxplanntionoffered by the horsomen for the unsteady condition of, tholr trotters. Col. Hay, Cul, Nicholson, and Mr. Whillam M, Galt, Presi- dentof tho Assoclation, wore solected ns-Judges. Four horses only nppeared for tho three-min- uteclnss, Thosa comng to the score wore Clip- per, owned by Balty; &Brant, of Bultimore: Blue Dluk, by C, 1), Comp, ‘of 'this city; lachacl, by Mr, Higgluson, of ' Tloston, and drtvon by John Bplan: und Granger, ownod by Mr, Gregor, of Philadelphia. Dick won' the pole, and Clipper, Rachnel, and Gragger “camo In tho orier numed. Whonsentoff Graoger immediataly took tho lend, and was neftlier headed nor pushed throughout the huat. Rachnel and Hluo Dick mado a pretty and oxofting: struggle for second place, which the latter capturcd. Olipper wns Ladiy distanced, Tima’2:3%. Tho second heat :| was a repotition of tho' first, and terminated in ‘| the same manner, the race belng between Dlue Dick and Hachae! for second pluce. Tho Iatter agaln got third pince. Thme, heat wus n walk-over for Qranger, but Itnchnet proved to bie o maro of staying qualities, and this time sho wreatled 8o strecessfully with lilue Dick 08 to foreu him to n brenk ‘on ' tho homestreteh, and let her go under the wire sccond to the win- nor of tho race. 'lino, 2:24}. Dlue Dick, how- ever, gol secqud monoys, . ¢ . ‘Thure werckeven entries In tho 2:20 olass, and olluf the horsos camo to tho rcore, na follows: Fred Dongloss, Florenco, Clara J., Btar, Cascy, Pilot Boy, .- and linrry C. Hill Star won tho pole,. and Fred Casey, Clara J., Frud Douglass, Floronce, Hiil, and Pilot Boy in tho order plven, Clarn'J. took the lerd; with Star next, and Fred Douglassund Figrence elosa nlongsile of him, So' much distanto Iny be- tween thent nnd tho uthor three horses that it ro- sombled twodliferont rices, the last three boing bunched, At chofirst quarter Florenco and Fred Douglass forgel nhoad Mrnnd their company, but conld not_ shnke -off Olarn J., Who joine thein on the back-track, aud the three went nlony hoad opd liond to, tho turn, Beyond the half-inflo pols Fred Cusoylill, and Star dropped Pllot Boy on the bick-track, cvidently hulting for tha distanue-polo, which ho found that heat, 1n turning Into the home-atrateh Florence put on n burst of speed that gave her tho lead, and cnrried tho othor two horses off thoir feot. drivers had them quickly down, Florence could mot bo and _sho passed - tho —scoro bolf a leni nhend ‘of Fred llouginss, and nearl) double that distance In’ advutico of Clara J. Fred Casoy mado & good fourth, Star a falr Afth, aud HIlL g poor sixth, ‘Time; 2243, In tho sccond hent Clura J, got tho best of tho start, but before sbo reached tho first turn Flor cnce and Fred Douglass had sandwiched her, The wout by hor at the first quarter-pole nook- nnd-neok, while Frod Casey,.leaving Star and 111l to tho reur, cropt up to borwhool. Floranco aud Fred Douglnes gave an oxclilng oxbibition on tho buck-track, and Florence galned tho lead by crowding the gelding.to u break., Hesgot down in thino to Lold sevund-place. Otura J. wns buing prossed by Fred Casey for the third po- sidoin, and be flnally took it as tho two turned Into tho homestroteh, nnd 01 baroly eseaped being sbut out. Dawn tho homostretch Floronne, Fred Dougluas, and Fred Casoy did beautlful trotting, but tharo was no chnngo iu thoir positions, and thoy pnssed under the wire in that ordor, Clara.J, com! n& in fourth, Star 0tth, and Hill Jast. 'Ife was thon withdrawn, Tlimo, 2:20%. Tho third hoat found Clara J. to be in front in the sond-off, Frod Douglusa a hot second, Flor- onoe uncomfortably nour, Fred Carey next, and Btar Inst. Floronce quickly securad the lead at the qunrlurx-’polu but tho differenco between hor and Fred Dougluss was scarccly perceptible, whilo Clarn J. was making n inost stubboru fight for the heat. Tn making the throe-quartor turn Tiorenco wus glvei hor. herd, and peomptly an- gwered by showjne a magnificont burst of speed. Fred Dodgluss and Clara J. both broko Lindly, and Frod Carey stepped into sccond place and went ‘hame_beblnd Florence, Clura J. seor- ing noxt, Pred 'Dougluss fourth, and Btar last, Time, 2136 For the Tosowood, Joliu 8. Clark, J. W, Thainuy, Unn, and Orange Uirl, Rtoseiwood won tho Insitde, Una, Orange Girl, J, W, Thomas, and J, 8, Clark com- fmgr in turn, J. W, Thoinns hnad tho best of tho race to the quarter-pole, whore. J, 8, Ulark wrested it from him and held it to the closo of tho hent. Down tho back-frack tho horses were all bunched, with the vsception of Orango Girl, who tound hevseif fn too fast a race, and got left, morely saving hor dlstauce. The etrugely 'was between LRosewood, J. W, Thomas, nud Unn for sucond place, Tho formor putled out of tho closo company, and, nlthough tizhtly pressod, came hgmoe sccond, with J. W, Thomas third, and Una fourth, Timo, iy, n the second heat John B, Clark was uot hended at all, and finished nn eu:[\' winnor, tosowoodl, nfter gotting second nosition twioo, broke budly and lost it 1o J, W, Thomas. Unu's movement uround the track wis o sories of brenks, and Omngo Girl had no troublo to secttro fourth posttion, Time, ‘Tho third and finnl beat was qulckly sottlod. John 8, Ciark scomed to Lo a cunceded winner Iram tho start, and wont round tho courss to tho front without bolng pushed. Hosowood did buts ter, socuring second placo, J, W, Thomas third, Orange Girl fourth, and Unn last, Timo, 2:20, Tho groat rice Of (0-morrow Is tha froo-for- all purso for procid, and 1L 18 expeoted to prove an exciting contost, Tho entrios are Sorrel Dun, Mattis Hunter, Lucy, Ben Hamllton, and Nowdy Boy. As Mr. Loniis hasoffored to match Sorrol Dan for 815,00, und Mattie Hunter (s Kuown 10 ba partioulurly fait, the lovors of,tho turl vxpeet to sce a fine oxbivition of spovd whon tho raco ccours. TIHE BOARD OF REVIEW, The Noard of Roview of tho National Trot- ting Association hold Its socond day’'s sesslon at tho Pacifio Hotul yestordny. During thoday o number of eases woro heard, and {n the oveniug ronderea tho following dectalonss In tho cnse onsos of tho following porsons, who hava been undor tomporary roinstutoument for.various times, tho temporury reinstatomant was oontinuod: W, I Wright, Bridgeport, Vt.; Jnsnes W. Puyo, Brooklyn, N. Y- In the -of W, D, Crockott,'of Coal Valloy, L., vs. Tue Northwestern Agricultural Assovine tion, of Dubuque, la., Col. Crogkett was heard, and thio Board ordored tho casa to bo continuod until the pext meeting of the Yoard, to bo again arguod at that timo, L The National Association agajnst J, 11, Littlo~ fleld, guburn, Mo, and the roau gelding Dis- ‘pateh,Mllns Windsor, 'This horse wns trotted in tho Weat {n 1870 under thq falso name of Windsor, and out of his clnss, his truo name be- ing " Disputeh, winding up*with a reo- ord (of J:243 at Bt Louts. . Information of his caceer reaching the knowledge of the Hoard of Hoview ot its Decembor meeting 11 1870, )t was then ordorvd thagi Littlofinld and the hareo bu suspended until fupther, noion by tho Woard, Thiy was for tho- purpose of stop. pine nis careor untll tho Hourd. could satlsfy it- }ulro! the fucta Involved, Sluoe thon Disputoh has boun sold to u wanticinnn in‘ Mussachuscetts for 88,000, his now owpor using hlio us a road orse, ‘Tho Iufornintion on which the ause aomluu was onlored | havé boon fully anfirmed to tua . dishonest usca bieh tud boen ‘made of 1ho horsy, the Board firined 1t8 provious soton. by ordoring tho u\vkl‘flon t0 be estubllshud in the rovurd, Kinzer ufin\nst tho Butlor Association, of Butior, P, and thu bny gulding ‘ersey oy, Thlllvmav ‘Reard by the 1oed at a previous moct i, ufi'nfuunm-dwnflnnl or & chalica t prosout ndditionul evidoiice, Froiy tho proof !t nijuwurud that Jerses Doy bad baga taken 0 Pennsylvanta,in 18010 100t 8 fucw Mader thy wssuuiod numo of * iinck’s Colt* suliogquont to which ho was eutered unidor Bl propor unso Tho lr’:a‘chn d 5 h 30 lnss e horscacamo on tha track, t Butler apd compoled In 4 paco whoerglu b otaatod. Kinsor's horse Toooption. Tho wald Angu of Kane boing N0t recordud a8 requirod ruly, tha Bourd duclded that the bhorso e o et e Bislointry ut ke lor, und it wi ordured that tho pramium won by bim be awarded to tho gthor Borges In tho race, Jerey Monrue, Chicako, ugulist the Loulsyiile *Assoclution, Thu lioanl fuund thutut the ting Of therice at Louisvilie in 187, {u which dons 00 pad entored tho ey ucldm’ Charlle Ford, Mon was under susbonsion for unpuld ca- traus foos duo UL . WLOUiAT buno, Tho ontry at LoulsVllo’ “was iad i the mawmw ol MOnRoUs wity, rom the littic mx'x‘rv b and Immadiatoly aftor the Loulaville raco the auspansiong alinded to waew sattied, Mr, Sonroe stating that tho mentis for sitch sottlumont bind beon plaotd by hitn 1o tho hauds of o fricad who negloctod " to attend to the wmattor until alter tho Loulsvilie race. Tho Hoard held that such noglest vitlated the entry nt Loutsyiite,— heneo the rrvmlum won by Forl was ordered tufbo forfolted to the othor horses In tho race ertitied thercto. ' Jnmen M. [Tarrison, Reedtown, In. Applien- tlon for rsmoval of expulsion 1mposed in 1879, Tho Boanl granted a temporary reinstatoment., W, P, (raham, Madison, fnd, Appliention for nn ordor n_relation Lo tho by mure Ins d. It wasshown that ' tha applicant ‘latrusted the mare te n tralnory who entered her nt a fair In indiana, whers sho performed inn s no-time” race n‘nlnn the directions of tho ownor, who had “told the driver to trot hor i1 striot accordauco with tho rules, The offenst of tho tralnor belng 1vecrved for Invastigation in nnothor cuse, It was orderedd that the mare be relioved from the disqualification under Rulc 41, but with tho mlsurvuuun uunm:r shy hfin WOl niy premium - upon 0 grounds of mnmfionol tho National Association since tho timo of tho * nostimo™ race. such preminm stinll bo forfaited to the othor horsos in the race entitled thernto. 2 R C, 8t. Louls, ngainst the Adrtan Drive Adrlan, Mich., and othor purks which therewith formed the lllchtfiun rand ‘ Cen- Trotts Circult of - 184, This was an application for an _order to subjoct several members of that circult upon an alleged liability for unpaid , promiums won at Adriun, It wasshown that tho' severnl mombors of the clrcuit, roptescited? by tligle atowards, had adoptod and published a condition in the foliow- ing worla: * *Tho promiuma cach Ase soufution guarantecd by tho entire ofre cult," and “this advertisement wns allowed to remain in ‘the turf Jjournals for soveral weeks undisputed. Notwithstanding the llnlnt ralsod by some inombers of the circhit hat the Blewanis exceeded tholr sutthority in o1ho rdopton of that guaruntov, It was held that tho continued and wnenntradicted publication tharef In sald turf pupers mado the condition binding upon nll membors of tho Clrenlt. .- appenring also. that tho Adrlan Driving” Tark was stfil In dofault I tho pn{mnm of sald premiums, It was ordered that the park be suspended until Its full pay- tnent ok setticment of tho clnim, Tha clretiit was_composed of Alx members, Including tho Adrlan Park, aud Jt was ordered that Any portion ~ of sald. unpald premiums duo 1o . tho applicnut wnd remaining unpaid on ‘' tho 1 of st, 1881, 8 g ehall bo asscasod equally upon the other five membors of the circult, and they, or each of thetn, failing to pny thofr portion thoreof on or befora the It of Augnst, 141, shall bo suspend- ed untli such paytnont is muda, orry Monroe, Chicagu, ngalnst tho Bostan Diriving nud Athlotic Associntion, Bostan, Maes, ."Phis was an npplication for anorder that the Asgocintion pay the balance of a promium won ba' tho - npplleant’s horso Charlio Ford lust fall, tho payment of which had boen delnyed by a rotest flled by oue of the compoting parties. 'ho Jlonrd ordered the prumitim to be patd to Mr. Monroo. Jamos 8, OMutt, Parls, Ky., opplieation for fo- moval of expulsion itposed 4 1877, Conslder- Iy tho duration of thoe cxpulston, It was ore dored that OTuit be tomporarily reinstated until tho next meeting of the Boanl, . The expulsion of Ofutt was caused by his'eu- toring tho bay maro Ella Ciny nt ifoston umder the tnlse nume of Annie I and ulor By us- sumed name. In one race, which was for threg-minuta horses, 10 less than four animals that did not bolong in that class started under filsy nnmes, thoy boing Janes- villo, aliga Nottioll; Ella Clay, alins Annie . Iillly- O'Nelil, alius Doctors “and_Clover, All were discovéred and expolied. Offutt Is well known fn Kentucky, and s this was his flrat offanse it is not probable thnt e will repent it. After announcing the decisions zlven above, the Doard adjourned uutil1 o’clack this morn- ng. — NASIVILLE RACES. RacaCounse, NAstviLLy, Tonn., May 4.—See- ond raco, milo and a balf dash, only two starters, Kiog Nero and Aleck Ament. Nerowns favorit, $100 to §40, and won In a canter; timo, 2:621. Third race. mild dush, for all agos, ltodman won, Hogaphilo sccond, Maggio Oyer (favont) third; timo, 1:40%4. BOSTON VS. PROVIDENCE. 3 Bpectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Provivesce, R T, Moy {.—The' third gune between the Providence and Roston Clubs re- sulted {n n disastrous défeat for the home nine. The gamo was well played by theBostons, but the Providence tmen showed poor abilitics at tho bnt and worse In the fleld, all making an crror except two. In the third inning, with ‘one man on firat base, tichmond mado a tremondous hit that gave him a bomo run, T 1234506780 00000000U 00 0300000 0 Earned 1, . Flolding errors—Providenen, 11: Boston, 4. Hnse bits—L'rovidence, 53 Boston, 7. Home run—Lichmond, +Firut bnso on balls—Hoston, #; Providence, 2. TFirst base on crrors—Providenco, 2; Boston, 0, Left an buses—1'rovionce, 0; Hoston 4. - ° Brruok out—ifornung, enny. Dalls called—>Mathesws, fi2; Whitnay, 65, Btrlkes callod—Mathows, i1 Whitnoy, 8, oubio rrm—-wnra-mnhon-nmmy. Bur- dock-Morrill. Wright-urdock-Morrill. DPassod balls—8nydor, 1; Gross, 1. Wild pitches—Mathews, 1. Timo—0ne bour and forty-five miuutes, Uwplre—Dick iligham. : BUEFFALO V8, DETROIT. Bpecial Durpatch fo The Chicago Tridune. Drritorr, Mich., My 4—Detrolt has gono orazy over base-ball, and anotbor big crowd wit- nessed tho third enme between the Butfalos gna Dotrofts, the home arganization coming to griet n socond time. Tho gunte was finely played, and was distingulshed by yood felding. Tho De- troita found Lynch harder to hit than Galvin, Hanlon won much applause for severnl hrall- lant catches. Tho Detroits foft for Iudalo to- ulghts Innings— Datrait, . o nuftalo, . o aeail Earned runs—RufTalo, 3; Di Fiolding errors—IuTal o, 43 I itnso-hita=Huilulo,11; Dotroit, 9. 4 “Two-bnse _hits—Wood, lienfioit, O'Hourke Maorrlssoy, Force, Rowe, Hanlon, Fizst base on bills—Dotruit, I, Lett on base—Huftalo, 73 Dotroit, 7. Doublo play=Dotroit, 1. Passud ball—Dotroit, 1. ‘thino—2:45. i nplre—Giford, ’ = — AQUA'TIC, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, DATTLE OrReg, Michh, Muy 4,—Tho Gomuno Tout Club at ita meeting last ovoning doctded to enter o four-oured orew at tho Northwestorn regattn to veour nt Diamond Lako this summer, Tho orgw Ia now practioing for that contest. et ARCIIERY,. . Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NATTLE CiREK, Mlch., May 4.—At 0. moeting of tho State Archery Association held In this oty this aftoruocon it was decided to-holdn Btata Tournament hioro the firat week in Juuo, url}d rv:“iu itable list of prizea will b prevared aud olle " CHICAGO MORTALITY, The ¥Iigh Rato StiI Continues—Dr, Do $ * Wolls Viewn, 5 Thore woro forty-vight burlal permits fssucd yosterday, which shows that thore [s noabate- ment in the feurfully Inrge mortality. OF tho | ileatha there wero nine from diarrhon aud kindred troubles, inclumng entoritis, which is an Inflummation of the membrancous Hnlug of tho smallor intestines, and, roally, the discase waioh I8 called winter chiolera. The alnrmingly great death-rate vaused Tl THLBUNK. reporier yes- tenluy aftornoon to have a talk with Dr,'lo ‘0l ‘upon this vory subjloot. Tho reportor askeds “1octor, to what do you atiribute this inoreaso {u our mortality list 5o unusual at this time of years' - * Lut us tnko up Inst wook's mortality roport,"™ sald tha Dootur, * und seo what food for rotlov- tion wo oan iind there, ake, for {nstaice, the . disouso consumption. We had thirty-live duaths from this eanso in the city lnst week, ‘Thon, niso, wo had twonty-live pursons dio of poeits twenty-five oabics died of [nfantilo von- vulslons, and iine of cholors Infantum, Thore wore six viotims to diurchen, and eleven mors ta intlnmmation of the mucous mewbrunos of tho bowels, 'Phore you huve tho great oreagse atoncy, Aud, us to It cuuso, it ls very lurguly tho contamination of our water supply, in my Judgmont, For instance; tako the vaios of vone sumption. The bud water did nut producy the discuso, but it bustened the sufforors on te tholr nruvun. und thelr deaih was produced by oxs nustion of 1ho aysteim ‘,fl hls - provilling The dlarrheal dlscusod * now 30 have been produced divect, y o - water, © und 1 dow't thiul tant thory Is auy doullt about that, =~ Now, 1 that o grout city lko Chicago should never pers mit I8 wuter smipply 10 be contauiiuaiod us ours hus bovu for Lho pust throe woeks. 1t i8 roally 100 bud, but 1o forestght could bavo prevented it 1 say this, bowoyor: that the removal of the Crib 10 4 poiut fur uorth and cust of its prescnt situ 13 & Ihlng that dedutyes very sorlops atton- won,—more lhun somo |ux:lylu urv incllaed to wivu to it. Tho Importunce of 1 pure watlor sun- ply tou large commuoity cuunot bo overusti= nited, We buye nug had it lately, sud s oecy wu seo without much diticuity, The chango of tho Crib frow the prescut slto Is a quostion that canuot bu too strongly wiged ond agitated by press aud people,” and tho agitution sbould uot cosso untl tho end s sccom- pibhed. 1 “wenld not have sllnded th Wiy mutter In this way, beeauso somo pooplo night Lullove mo un afirmist, but the fuoty shoull bestatod, nod [ wish you not 10 overlook iis wost iuporiunt thiug. " But buyo not our dicly stroots dono a grout eal towards swelling tho deatherate. [sup. poso you huvo noticed thelr bad swell¥’ usked *ho reporter. * L uw not lucllued o that oploton, Tho dirty revalent | stroats havo hal nu chauce yot to cagmo sloke nem. Tho woather hat beent o oohi for that. flue It the filth should romain wntil wnrin woithor then tho streets would boa factor that would add fargely to onr deatherato. Commine stonor Waflar is making all Baste possibie to got tho streets In yropor ordar, and, L confudently hope, witl hu able to got them 8l _clean befors tha warm weather sety in, We are liabls tohavo .a hot #pell any time within tho next two or thren days, and n(‘n upoh our strects decays very enpldly under n hot sun.” * Do you anticipato it alckiy “Nosir, | can’tsay I do, T anticipate an unusually siok? season?! 200 NO summer. reason to Wa may have one, but 1 don't boliove it, At pres- (mc’lhn donthernto 19 husn nll over the country, yuot thero nre no cpidem! no os provalting, and I sed reason for nnuclpn‘:lng uugg a thing or ' sonson.'* But some physiclans and sclontista nre talke inyf of tho atmospheric conditions and indica tions being of a chermeter to promoto disease, promisa nn epidemie.” " That's all noneensé about atmospherio cone ditlons, Whnt's tho use of these neoplo satlin nbout insparo whon they hove got CANSC @D offect rlfht under their cyes. {tisonly ignor- ance which Legets such nohscnse. Thero I8 o occusion to hyut for strange and occult things ns myents which produce = our = groat oltuted city sowago. o 8Py been drlnk’lnfl ‘Waglont. dit in 4 yood stato of fermentation, such stuff as that from which our sewer-gns cmanates. Wo have taken it in homeupnthlc doses, to be sure, hut qulte largo enongh to necount for our fncrensed momll‘lly. " A, I want to say furthor, while I would go n Il slow In exciting approbenalon of ni dauger to our citizens i regard to the tinsani- LmT eonilition of vur eity, yot [ belove in the fulleat discumion of such matters by tho press aod tha peogle, ns by that means only can tho best resuils be accomplished, 1 belleve that tho water s now pretty ‘but tho effects of tho Inst two weeks or so will trouble our people for nt least n rurmlsxhl. longor, ‘To persons who are addieted to drinking s great deal of water,/weak colid tea woulid he n_wood substitute, or bolled wator allowed ta cool and then leed. i) LABOR AND: CAPITAL. IIOCKING VALLEY MINEIS. Bpectal Dupateh to The (Meago Tritmses ,.CoLuunus, 0., May 4—~Theoro nre over a thou- sand con! miuners on nstrike throughout tho THocking Valley, which rius gouth from Colum- bus to the Oblo River. Ten days ago tho opern- tors gavo tho men notico that they would reduco their wnges from #0 te 70 conts per ton. A conventlon of miners from each mine In the alstrict was iminediately held, and by a unanle mous vote it wns concluded to reslst tho reduc- tion. Notlce was at onco glven to thiseffect and tho- miners withdrew from. the mines, Your correspondent ade’ o’ tour of tho valley to-doy. and found “tho” men firm but quiet, "It Is tho old story of spring tronbles. Tho wmgn have had stendy work all winter at good prices, and now that spring has come tho blie- birds aro singing, and the: men profer to hear them to working underground: Tho men sny thot thoy have worked all : winler for 80 cents, when they could have recelvod W conts or $1, morely beomuso tho operators promised to glve thom' steady work at R0 conts all summer.' Now that thoro is less de- mand - for conl, the operators‘ havo made close mnrgival . contracts and thoy .camnmot wfurd .to pay 8) ccuts tothe miners, Tho wliters have Ialil away n snng sum during tho winter, and_they profer to atand uut rather than. work for reduced prices, The fnct that thore Is no_prossing. demand for conl shows that new hands are nut likely to Lo Introduced, and heneo uo- trouble is Hkoly fo follow. Tho wmen firwly [nsiRt that thoy will work nt nothing less than & cents, and tho operators clahm thoy gannot vay but 0. What tho resule will be it 18 fmpossible to foretoll. ——— TITTSBURG, IPA, Speetat Diepatch to The Chicago Tridune Prrrsnuna, Pa., ‘Mog 3—Sccretary Jones, of tho Miners' Union, Infornied your corrcspondent this evening that it tho bosses nttempt {o ro- dace the price of digging from three and a balf 1o threa centa there will Lo a general strike, not only here, but throughout the country, He con- siders the situation cxtremely oritical. Minors renerally will follow the uction of thoir asso- clates here, who, Mr. Jones says, aro dotermined not to submit to & reduction, Ilehns boen work- Ing forn long timo “to consolldate lbo’mlncrs and bring thom to ad agreement tostand for lholr‘ rights, and hoxrbcllevos his nflorlg in thia direction have beon crowned with almost completo success, Thorefora. ha thinks if there should bo u striko hero It would extend to every puire of tho country, and be the biggust thing o iho kind ovor scen. He {8 now awaiting thone- tion of .the operators hero. If thoy sbnll ats tompt to enforce tho: ordor for u reduction, which emnanatod . from the Pittsburg Coul Ex- chunge, ho will at ouce givo, the signal to stop work, and tho strike will begin. . The matter may not reach crisls for a wook or two. . MILWAUKER, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Moy 4.—Tho switchmen of tho Chieago, Milwaukee & St. Pauul Ratlroad held 8 secrot mcoting to-night, and resolved to strike at noon tu-mourrow unless their wages werg ralsed. ‘Tho Byiténmon dro now recolving $211 a doy oad foremon, §250, . and tho inerease de- manded 8 $2.50 .and_ 83 per day. respootivoly, The roud will not aceedo to tho doinand, and tho striko wiil -undoubtedly tika -placo. . Tho moen on tho Northwestern tond have asked for more puy, und will probably Strike, There aro 150 switchuion I tho clty. s TORONTO. Bpecial Dispatch to, The Chicaga Tribune, Tonoxro, May 4.—~A striko of Grand Trunk ULrakemon has boen uvolded this morntng. The Homo Comuiltteg recoived the following dis- patob from the dolegate atMontreal: * | have scon- Mesars, lilckson. and Bulcor, who have promised $1.40 tor une-yenr men, and $1.50 for throceyoar men, Advide il tuo men that tho mattor Is satistaotorily: softied, Thiy arcange- ment Isn full and satisfustery conceasion of the denands of~the men, and the stoppnge of work 18 thus averted, . KALAMAZGO, MICIT, 8pecial Dizpatch (o The Chicago Tribne. KALAMA%00, Mich,, May 4.—A laboror In tho sower now bolng Iaid hore, nutnod Danfel W.Cur- pentor, was almost lnstuutly killed to-day by the side Inlling in upon him, The luborers fmwoe @lutely struck for an incroaso in pay from §1.25 1o $14U n duy, and somnething of & scone followesd tho nocident,. Work upon tho sewer hns consed, though it 18 thought no trouble will follow. TORT NURON. MICIT, Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, Ponr Hunox, Mlch,, May 4.—A striko will be mado to-night at 13 o'clook. Fvery brakoman on tho Grand Prunk Ruflrosd from Port Huron to Lowiston, Mo, will demand §1.50 por day, It tho Company refuse tuoy will save trouble to Nud men to keep tralus moving, DEUATUR, ILL. . : 1, Bpeetal Dispateh to The Uhicago Tridune, Droarun, i, May 4.—The striking brick- makers, forty in number, hield out thirty - hours, and went to work sguin to~day st an mivance of 124 cents n day on 6l wages, Thoy demandod 25 cents ndvauce, and compromised with tholr cmployers, QFF YOR CHICAGO. Bpeetal Dispaleh to The Chicago Tridunes Barrne Cupek, Mich., May 4—1'wounty-fivo workmen in the Chicagu & Grand Trunk shops woro taken to Chloago last night to tnko tho placo of tho ‘striking switchinen, A striko iy threstened among tho vnginoers of thls roud hure for blgher puy., . e e IMPORTANT DECISION, Special Dispateh o The Chteago Tridune, INDIANAvOLES, Jml., Bluy 4.—Judgo Orosham prouounced un Important opinlon to-day in tho vugo of The United Htutes ve. Lew, Awmion, and othiers, of nelbyvilto, Tho dufendunts wero ine dictod pnder Boe, 550 of tho, lovisod Btatutes, which {s Boo, 8 of tho avt of May Ul, 1850, known 88 tho Enforcomont’ uot. They, wors chargoed with having provantod by vielonco corinin cole opwd cltizous from voting ut the township oleoe tlon In April, 183, The Court hylds tho law un- constitutionnl for = two rveasons: First, that tho mot 8. ton Dbroad o not Huiting, Wts applioation to prevontlon on uccount of rago, cojor, or proyloua couditlon of sepvitudo; socoud, thas it Js too broad fu ap- plylug to the acts o individuul vitizens, whoros usthe Fifteanth Amondment uuthurizes only leglslation prohibiting discrimluations ou mo- count of race, color, vtu., und also limits such lesislutioi to tho acts of the United Btutus or tha Stato, or tholr oMoors, The Buprome Court. bud horoloforo” devlded othor sections of tho saue Aot unoanstitutional for alost Lko reus wvons, hut the Qovornment I this case contonded toat Sep, 8 dlfured in jta plrascology frow the ythor soctions. Tha Court, huwevor, held dthor- wise, and doevlded that such offonsos were exalus alvely within tho Juriliction ot Btate Courts, mm————— 1 BUSINESS NOTICES, Forsonal="Tho ltoach Mmuiy have ros turnud from thelr wiiter quariord ury aud- denty thrown jutou stale of Lhe greatest ap- prehension und consteruation by the n:l\'urlhm; outs of Buek & Ruynec's “3oth Powdor, which 13 suro death toatl roacties. B e ——— ‘The Homeuopathic pouliry physiciau, togothor with lll:ull case ol iulwhlu wediclued, muy bo procurod ut u smull outlay ut Bocrioke & Tafel's Pharuawy, No, 5 Clurk strect, 'STRIPES, BAYADERES, WestEndDryGfiodxHouse MADISON AND PEGRIA-STS, ATTRACTIVE OFFERING | MuchUnderPresent Value! The following lines of SUMMER SILKS are Real Bargains: Qne case neat Dark Stripe Silks, 37 1-2 cts, yd.; worth 50 ots. Large lot Fancy Silks, good desirable® styles, at 60 cts. ¢ 60 pes. extra quality Summer Silks at 60 cts.; cannot be duplicated elsewhere under 75 ofs, 50 pes. Colored Poult de-Sole reduced from 5 cts. to 60 cts. ok Job fot chan%aahle Silks, in dark or light summer shades, at 75 cis.; well worth $1.00, Handsome line of Col'd Gros Grains at $1.00; very cheap goods. Colored Surahs, Merveilleux, and richer Gros Grains proportionately cheap. Extra value in BI'k Gros Grains at $1.00 and $1.25. 25 pos. Rich B’k Lyons Cachemire at $1.40; a special bargain, 24 inches wide. One case exira Salin lustre-BI’k Cach- emire Silks at $1.75. Very rich Cachemire Sublime quality Lyons Silk at $2.00; worth $2.60. - Job lot of Bk Brocade Silks at 50 ofs., 65 cts., and $1.00. i 24-inch richest Lyons Satin Brocade: choice patterns, the regular $3.75 quat~ ity for $3.00 per yd.; a bargain, * Novelties in OMBRES, and -BROCADES just re- ceived. ’ . ¢ Co. Offer To-Day = - A Special Purchase of 2 Fancy - | Striped Silks “At 60 ets.,” Worth $1.00 per yard! Plain Glace Silk At 65 cfs,, worth $1. - Madras Plaids AL $1.00, reduced from $1.50.. And have also made “Tmportant Reductions” - Thooughout the Dept, To which they invite attention. .. 106-110 State=-st. 3 56-62 Washington-st. FLORIDA WATER. { o IMPERISHABLE - PERFUME. - “Murray & Lanman’s FLORIDA WATER, - Best for TOILET, BATH, ' i and SICK ‘ROOM. -' . RUIPTURE OURED, i * *HPTURE cl;lfl; , 8100 Stewurd iudicatos copdonte in PAR g KBRS né»hfflru COMMONRNS rldus, .. Vatoutod Julyih 1914, Adlustmont ynd troatinoat by ho patouise. Ovor ) yuars' vxperioned i puriog tupcare, Manufaciuer 0t tha Couadeno Trurs dopted by the U, 8. Government-ay. 16 best. Alsg Utica 3 Hatu-Ala Chilcazo, Ll ——— — COPARTNERSHIP NOTI( COPARTNERSHIP, “Tho undorstued Liseo this day formed () e ship, fur o purpose OF currying un tho art or trad 08 slaupig ouibruldory, tha wunufactura o stauipe uad ambcoldory, und 1ye 1o sl of wl Hadsof vine ) wirus wud stampa, STAG T b e U T e Dyt 3 SR s, Baswn, Mag % 1L EVAUND 1. HQuini,