Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, The Ev Vor 84. No. 20,865. Che Fvening SSS TOILERS AND TARIFF Workingmen Transact Business With Order and Dispatch. ‘HEMORIAL AND PETITIONS ADOPTED -Many Hear Them Read by Senator Quay. WILL RETURN TONIGHT This morning upwards of 700 more of the ‘workingmen of Philadelphia and adjacent cities came to Washington on a special train. They, were delegates to the conven- tion of the National Workingmen’s Pro- tective Tariff Leages. Upon their arrival here they were met by several hundred of those who came over yesterday, and In one big body they marched to Metzerott Hall. Within less than an hour of the time of “rrival of the special train resolutions and ® petition to the Senate were adopted, pro- testing against the passage of the Wilson bil. Then the line was formed and they all marched up the avenue again to the Capitol to present their case to as many of the Senators as would hear them. The Memorial. The memorial, which was read and adopt- ed amid tremendous enthusiasm, is as fol- lows: Sirs: We, as part of the tolling masses of these United States of America, on this aay of our Lord, April 21, 1894, do offer to your noble sirs, in memorial, our supplica- Uons for your kind consideration, believing that the sense of rights which is inert in all individual character will receive from Jour Honorable seives that true spirit of airness which has ever been (and is, we believe at this day) a constitutional char- acteristic of your honorable body of United States Senators, and in view of such a | gpg we present for your considera- lion, our sincere objections to making the measure (known as the Wilson tariff bill) @ law of our land, in the following para- Sraphs of grievances: Firstly. Should this measure (known as the Wilson tariff bill) become a law its ef- fect will be the depreciation of all values in the United States of 40 per cent or more. The object of tariff reduction is to get an @rticle that has cost less than the normal cost of production in the United States by getting an article that has been made in other countries at a less labor cost than in the United States. Hence the depreciation of value. Now the depreciation of values means a Joss somewhere; where that loss is will be barre after the Wilson tariff bill becomes @ law. Second. The census of the United States of America in 1880 showed fifty million of Se. and the census of the United tates in 1890 was sixty-three millions, showing a gain of thirteen millions. Allow- img ten millions of the thirteen millions as Wage earners, making compulsory on the part of the United States to create ten mil- lions of original situations during the in- tervening years of 180 to 1890, in addition to keeping in force the situations that were in 1850, to allow the country to provide for its people “as well in 1800 as it did pro- Vide for its people in 1880. Again the effects of the Wilson tariff Dill, should it become a law, will be greater importations of other countries’ manufac- tured products and if it is true that during the full force of the McKinley act, which Prohibited im a great measure the impor- tations of manufactured goods from other Countries into the United States, it was unable to provide employment for all its People (which was told us by those who are opposed to our tariff system). We are Yoluntarily impressed to believe that the United States will be still further embar- assed by a law in fact that would allow Sreater freedom to the importations of the Products of other lands, hence our second grievance. Now, while we are emphatically opposed to the Wilson tariff bill, as a whole, we ¢annot refrain from drawing your honora- ble and particular attention to the system of collecting duties on all imported textile cods into this country on an ad valorem asis as is intended in and by the Wilson tariff bill. Ad valorem duties without spe- cific safeguards opens the flood gates cf fraud and undervaluation to the foreign manufacturers and importers of foreign made textile goods into this country, and it goes without saying that this system of ad valorem collecting of customs on imported textile goods if once adopted means de- struction and ruin to almost every textile industry in our land and the reducing of our workingmen’s wages to a free trade Standard and brings their wages down to the pauper-paid wages of the textile work- ers of Europe and of which we are in fear and dread, and we again asseverate that every branch of industry in this country that comes under the ban of this pernicious system of ad valorem duties will and must ontinue to suffer untold misery and want. Ve therefore pray that every industry pos- sible in this country shall be protected by a specific and ad valorem duties both. In part detail of the Wilson measure will be found discriminating inequalities; first, particularly that part relating to the tin schedule, as follows: The importations of tin annually amount to fifteen hundred million pounds, the duty at present is two and two-tenths per pound, thereby giving thirty million duties collected. The duty Proposed by the Wilson tariff bill will be one and two-tenth per pound, allowing a collection of only fifteen millions tariff duties. Tin has not been enhanced tn cost to the consumer under the McKinley act, and will not, in our opinion, be reduced in cost to us as consumers should the Wilson Dill be allowed to go into effect. Therefore the United States will be deprived annually of fifteen million dollars and at the same time giving no benefit to the country or its eople; consequently the fifteen million dol- jars will go into’ the possession of the tin qanufacturers of other countries as profits. This is an illustrative objective lesson to us showing the discriminating Inequalities that €an be found all through the Wilson tariff bul ae your most honorable body are per- fectly aware, as well as we are, that for ten long months business of every kind nd description has been completely de- pressed by the prospective tariff reduction and fs still present with us, ruin and deso- | lation has confronted us and still confronts hundreds of thousands of workingmen and | business men, and we, as workingmen, are | fully convinced of the fact that if the Wil- | gon bill become a law of this country it Will be an utter tmpoesibility for trade to revive or to flourish again in our midst. | This im itself indicates the density of the/ @ark cloud of depression that has been | overhanging the country and its people for | ten months and more, and while not dis- Posed toward egotism, we are desirous that the people of our country shall have one| More opportunity to bring back the pros- perous condition that was In the year 1801 and 1 We most earnestly supplicate | your honorable body to defeat in toto the flson tariff bill. We ask this favor not 3, who are present here today, but for the people in all parts of our country, and with care for our country and the best welfare of its people, we re- Bpectfully consicn our case to your wise consideration and counsels. A Petition Adopted. Immediately after the adoption of this the following petition was read and also @dopted without a single dissenting voice: To the Fifty-third Congress of the United States. At a mass meeting of representative | Wage-earners of the United States assem- bled in Washington, D. C. (this 20th day of April, 1894), the following preamble and lutions were adopted: ereas, For nearly ten months the busi-| country has been paralyzed, of improvement in conse- of certain financial legislation not been realized. We see ourselves and oth- f the means of livelihood by | threatened revision of tariff laws, | alone for ourselves having And w reason of |and republican government.” under which we had been so prosperous, and by the continuance of which, without prospect of change, we feel assured that all business would Prospero’ And whereas, The wages of labor in this country under unassailed protective custom laws, have been fully twice that of the hest in any other country, id whereas any reduction in the cus- toms duty on any article manufactured or produced in this country means a corre- sponding reduction in the wages of labor employed in its manufacture or production. And whereas in our free country the in- terests of one class of workmen are the interests of all. And whereas we believe that all laws framed by our representatives should be for the benefit of their constituents, the people of the United States, and not the People of other countries. Therefore resolved, That we, the author- ized representatives of millions of Ameri- can workmen, without distinction of party, respectfully demand of our repre- sentatives in the Congress of the United States that no change shall be made in existing laws that shall in any way deprive us of the capacity to earn the full amount of wages to which we were accustomed | during the years in which there were no/| prospective or threatened changes in tariff laws to prevent us from providing for our | families better homes, better education and more comforts than in any other country on the face of the globe. The Organization of the Convention. The Philadelphia workingmen who ar- rived in this city yesterday held a meet-| ing at Metzerott Hall in the afternoon, at | which officers for the convention were | elected as follows: President, George Walsh, | Philadelphia; vice presidents, John Law- | rence, Bristol; Samuel L. Prince, Philadel- | phia; Joseph Sumner, Manayunk; Israel | Marshall, Manayunk; John Evans, Camden; Jno. C. Rowland, Germantown; Alexander Scotland, Manayunk; Jno. Stewart, Phila- delphia, secretary; M. J. Kelly, Philadel- phia; committee on resolutions, M. J. Kelly, Paul Wallace. Ephraim Rigg, Alfred Mar- shall, John Bentley, David Townsend, John Rowland, Foster Sharp and S. T. Prince. Some vigorous speeches were made at the | afernoon meeting in denunciation of the Wilson bill, and they were received with great demonstrations of approval. Ephriam | Rigg of Germantown, who began the talk- ing, declared that the gathering would be; the greatest object lesson ever given Con- “If they don’t hear us tomorrow, they will hear from us next November right and left,” he shouted, and his fellow workmen voiced their approval with “that's so.” Then he said that if Abraham Lincoln or James G. Blaine were in Washington they would be heard. Lincoln’s name was cheered, and then the reference to Blaine evoked a mighty shout which nearly rais- ed the roof. He spoke sarcastically of Burke Cockran and the Pennsylvania Con- gressmen who had talked against the bill and voted for it. Referring to Coxey, he said that bodies of men would not be | marching toward Washington unless they were out of work. The country was wit- nessing the’ fulfillment of the promises which Roger Q. Mills had made in the! Acadefhy of Music at Philadelphia in 188s. | Back in that same campaign, Breckinridge of Kentucky had come with all bis exuber- | ance to inquire how long the infant in- dustries would need the bottle of protec- tion. Mr, Rigg was interrupted by hisses when he’ mentioned the name of Breckin- ridge, and then went on to inquire why | the rice of the south should be protected | and the wool of the north go without pro- tection. ‘The world had never seen such a mess as this administration was making of things, } he said, and he ended with a reiteration of his text: “If they don’t hear us tomor- row, they will hear from us next Novem- ber.” Paul Wallace of Germantown asserted | that no one wanted the Wilson bill but the importers and a few theorists, and praised Senator Smith of-New Jersey for his stand against the bill. Samuel Gibson of Philadelphia, John Lawrence of Bristol, and George Welsiv spoke in the same strain, arguing that tariff reduction meant. reduc- tion in wages. There were calls for Con- gressman Wanger of Philadelphia, who was in the hall, and he made a brief speech. Allusions to the “senior Senator from New | Jersey and junior Senator from New Jersey” were cheered. The Represntative advised the workingmen not to make! threats in their address to the Senate. He | said that if the Senate heard the delegation | personally, a precedent would be estab- lished which might result in the waste of much time. He thought the finance com- mittee should give an opportunity for such hearings, but for that it would have to answer to the people. An Ent Mastic but Orderly Meeting. The meeting at which these resolutions were adopted was one of the most enthu- siastic and, at the same time, orderly gath- erings seen in this city in many a day. It is true that the business of the day was all clearly mapped out for them before they met, for at the meeting of the convention yesterday afternoon a committee on resolu- tions was appointed, and they had every- thing completed and in good shape by this mornirg. Still, it is unusual to see a con- vention in this city of conventions which meets with a clear idea of what it Is here for, and then gets right down to work without any preliminaries in the way of re- ception committees, carriage rides around the city and all the rest of that sort of thing. This convention gathered in part yesterday, did all that could be done in ad- vance, so that when the whole body got to- | gether this morning they could go right to | work, and tonight special trains will carry | them all back to Philadelphia. The Arrivals This Morning. The second and larger delegation of work- ingmen arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio | station at 11 o'clock this morning, having | come over from Philadelphia in a train of nine cars. Altogether there were 670 in the party. Quite a number of these were young women, who are employed in factories, and who wore the tasteful badges of the league conspicuously pinned on the front of their gowns. A large number of those who came yesterday met the n@wcomers at the sta-| tion, and a line was formed that was sev- eral blocks in length, although they walked three or four abreast. There was no music and no demonstrations. At the head of the Procession walked the chief marshal, Rob- ert Turner of Philadelphia. Beside him walked a man carrying a big silk flag. The only banner in the line that contained any inscription was one carried by the detach- ment from Bristol, Pa. On this were the | words, “Non-partisan delegation of Ameri- {can workmen from Bristol, Pa., united in the defense of the home industries and to Prevent their transfer to the work people of Pations hostile in principle to democratic The stars and stripes at the head of the procession Was a big banner of silk that belongs to Mr. John Wanamaker, and was loaned to them for their trip to Washington. Maj. Moore Talks to the Marshal. ‘The procession started under the auspices of Lieut. Kelly of the sixth precinct station | and @ detachment of police under Sergts. | Byrnes and Falvey. When they reached the first precinct they were met by Lieut. Amiss, who escorted them to the hall Where the meeting was held. Maj. Moore walked with the procession a short way and had a conversation with Marshal Tur- ner, in the course of which he told him that it would be better for them to furl | their banners or not carry them into the | Capitol grounds at all and the law forbade their marching in a body to the steps of the Capitol. His instructions were cour. teously received, for these men have shown | @ disposition ever since they first spoke of | coming to Washington to abide by the| laws In force here and not to cause the! slightest unfriendly comment by their com- | ing. In this they have been highly sucess- | ful and they have been accorded a pleasant | welcome, for which they are apparentl: very grateful. The men who were seen early this morning seemed to be particul- | larly pleased at the reception and treat- ment they had had at the hands of the newspapers, and such of the newspaper men as were known by them were deco- rated with the ribbon and medal of the| league regardless of their personal views upon the subject of the tariff. | All along the line of march from the! station to Metzerott Hall, by the Com-| missioners’ office and through Pennsyl- vania avenue to 12th street, there were large crowds of curious people, many of whom seemed to be of the idea that this was a part of the commonweal army. It (Continued on Second Page.) | cluded, and several | tion bill. | ing down the center aisle. SENATE AND HOUSE|COXEY’s FOLLoweRs HERE Mr, Dolph Continues His Speech Against the Wilson Bill. THE WORKINGMEN’S MEMORIAL Is Presented and Read by Unani- mous Consent. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE ro There was a good attendance in the Sen- ate today when the gavel fell. There were @ number of the visiting Pennsylvania leboring men in the gallery wearing the badge of the delegation. The Senate joint resolution providing ad- ditional clerical force for the librarian of Congress was passed. The Senate bill for the relief of Henry Halteman was passed. | In accordance with a notice given some- time ago, Senator Dolph moved to take up Senate bill to ameud an act, entitled “An act for the relief of certain settlers on the public lands, and to provide for the repayment of certain fees, purchase money and commissions paid on void entries of public lands,” and on the first vote by yeas and nays a quorum did not vote—yeas, 18; nays, 22. The roll call showed the presence of fifty-two Senator: d_ the question re- curring on the motion of Senator Dolph | was lost—yeas, 19; nays, 25. Senator Carey of Wyoming called yup House bill for the protection of the birds and animals in Yellowstone National Park, and asked immediate consideration for it. He explained the urgent need of some ac- tion by Congress, for within the past month $10,000 worth of game had been destroyed in the park. Senator Allen’s Inquiry. During the reading of the bill Senator Allen of Nebraska, seeing that the consid- eration of the bill would consume the en- tire morning hour, and evidently being anx- lous to reply to Senator Hawley’s speech of yesterday, inquired whether the Peffer res- olution on which he could speak in reply would go over to the next legislative day, | retaining its position. The Vice President informed him that there were no resolutions pending, all having gone to the calendar. The reading of the bill was then con- amendments to the text were made at the instance of Senator Vest, but before final action could be taken | the morning hour expired, and the tariff bill was laid before the Senate. Senator Dolph obtained the floor, and re- sumed his speech, which was interrupted by adjournment yesterday. The seats in the men’s public gallery were Practically all filled, for the m part by men with the badges of the Pennsylvania workingmen. A part also occupied the re- sérved gallery. ‘The women's gallery was not so notably filled as there were no women accompany- ing the delegates to the Capitol. The workmen's delegates in the gallery closely followed every word and move on the ficor of the Senate, and had the pleas- ure of hearing Senator Quay read their petitions and memorials in the Senate, and | Plead the cause of protection. The Workingmen’s Memorial. Senator Dolph had yielded. to Senator Quay for the presentation of the memorial. Although it was contrary to the agreement for the consideration of the tariff to admit any outside matter, unanimous consent was accorded Senator Quay, and he read the papers from his seat on the floor. Close attention was given him by every one on the floor and in the galleries, and as he concluded his colleague, Senator Cameron, arose and sent to the desk an- other petition from workingmen, which was not read. After the presentation the great- er portion of the delegates in the galleries filed out, and Senator Dolph continued h: speech, THE HOUSE. A question as to the regularity of the pas- sage of the three small private bills acted upon yesterday was raised today when the House met by Mr. Bynum (Ind.), but after some discussion of the parliamentary tech- nicalities involved the matter was allowed to drop. Mr. Baldwin (Minn.) asked unanimous consent to consider a bill for the sale of certain lands of the Chippewa Indians in the Red Lake reservation. Mr. Dolliver (iowa) objected. On motion of Mr. Draper (Mass.) a bill to amend the law relating to appeals in circuit courts was passed. Mr. Shaw (Wis.) raised a laugh by asking unanimous consent to insert in the Con- | Sressional Record (which he characterized $s the depository of the intellectual fort of the century) the names of two cities in kis state, La Crosse and Eau Claire. The names of these towns, he said, were being continually mispelled. : Mr. McMillin suggested that the people of Wisconsin should be sent to spelling school, and objected. The Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. The House then went into committee of the whole, and resumed the consideration of the diplomatic and consular appropria- Mr. Cannon (111) offered several amend- ments looking to the reduction of the smount of various items in the bill to the amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year, but all fatled. Speaking to one of these amendments, Mr. Hepburn (Iowa), who had objected to unanimous consent several times earlier in the day, arose and made a personal expla- nation. He called attention to the continued captious and querulous opposition on the democratic side to pension legislation at Friday night sessions. The excuse that a quorum was not present was, in his opinion, subtle, but not honest. Half the business of the House was done without juorum. Mr. Hepburn gave notice that he proposed hereafter to retaliate. He would, he said, o@-ct to any request for unanimous con: Seut on the democratic side until a spirit of fairness toward pension legislation was manifested, Mr. Hepburn’s speech provoked some rather spirited cross firing, and in the at- | tempt of the chairman of the committee of the whole (Mr. Bailey) to secure order the head of the gavel with which he was pound- ing left its handle and went whizzing past the ears of the official reporters and whirl- This incident seemed to subdue the rising turbulence. Eulogies of the Late Senator Gibson. At 2 o'clock the committee rose, and, ac- cording to the special order adopted some time ago, the remainder of the day was de- voted to eulogies on the life and character d public services of the late Senator Gib- son of Louisiana. + oo Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session yester- day, confirmed the following nomination: Army—Second Lieut. P. D. Lochridge, sec- ond cavalry, to be first Meutenant. Treas- vry—James O'Neill of Illinois to be super- vising Inspector of steam vessels for the fourth district; M. A. Frawley to be sur- veyor of customs at Burlington, Iowa; Emil Olund to be collector of custors for the district of Duluth, Minn. Also a number of postmasters. —_—_—__++_____ Mr. Coon’s Resignat Accepted. The Secretary of War has received and ac- | cepted the resignation of Mr. Charles E. Coon as confidential clerk to the quarter- master general of the army at a salary of | $1,900 a year. Mr. Coon’s action was not altogether voluntary. It is said that the cretary had strong personal reasons for hastening Mr. Coon’s retirement from the public service, . Preparing for the Great Mass Meeting to Be Held Tonight. Why Citizen Redstone Has a Light Heart—One Citizen’ jusgestions to the Commissioners. Sixteen rows of chairs, embracing every variety from the straight back severe ar- ticle that was in vogue at the period when haircloth furniture was all the rage for parlor embellishment down to a steamer folding arrangement that is always un- comfortable and forever breaking down with its weary occupant, occupied Coxey headquarters in Rechabite Hall today They were all free from dust and arranged in symmetrical order for the mass meeting which Citizen Redstone and his associates of the commonweal in Washington will hold tonight, and advance the principles which their honored chief is toting along the muddy pikes of Maryland in the direc- tion of the national capital. 1t was said by one of the half-dozen sen- tient occupants of the hall that the meet- ing would be a “very” important one, and would be addressed by “very” distinguish- ed speakers, but who the latter were the informant did not exactly remember. An Offer to Care for Veterans, Citizen Redstone was absent at the Cap- itol, but he had left with a light heart, be- cause he had received what he calls ‘another of those evidences of the great public sympathy that is felt for our move- ment.” A message was received from a gentleman named Lemon, stating that the management of the temporary home for ex-Union soldiers and sailors, at 317 Mis- sourl avenue, would take care of any vet- erans of the rebellion who might be mem- bers of the commonweal army during the sojourn of the aggregation in Washington. The home a worthy institution and can accommodate thirty-five or forty inmates, Many Going to Frederick. A large number of Washingtonians are going up to Frederick tonight and tomor- Tow morning to see the army and find out what it is really like in make-up and sen- timent, and from this time on the B. and O. road will increase its train accommoda- tions for the benefit of other excursionists who may be similarly curious. At Rockville not a little alarm is felt among the timid portion of the population at the coming of the army and its en- campment at the county seat of Mont- gomery for something over a day, and Maybe a longer time. The majority of the residents, however, do not apprehend any- thing but a disagreeable disturbance of the quiet cf their village and are inclined to treat the Coxeyites well and speed them on their journey Washingtonward as cheerily and quickly as possible. One Citizen's Suggestion. ‘The Commissior ers received the following letter today from C. F, Nesbit: After a great many conversations with men of all classes, both in this city and other places where business has recently called me, and considerable reflection on them, I feel constrained to write you on the approach of Coxey’s men. ‘The unwarranted arrest of the forty men under one Primrose has touched to the quick thousands of workingmen through- out the country, and they are watching the approach of Coxey keenly. If these men ar treated (mistaken and wrong though they be) it will set them as martyrs in the eyes of thousands, and will enlist in their favor tHe unfversal and inherent love for fair play and justice of all Americans, Let them come; let them parade to their heart’s content. In a few days their en- thusiasm—and provisions, too—will run out. Then they will either return or commit depredations (when as criminals they will be rightly taken in the custody of the po- lice) or they will appeal to the city of Washington for help, when they stand self- confessed vagrants. In this way the whole foolish business will fall to pleces of itself and become exposed to the legitimate ridi- cule of the whole country. But unwarranted and uncalled for resist- ance and the use of force before they do anything out of the way may bring dowr. on this city most serious trouble. ‘The unrest throughout the country is very great. The laboring classes feel aggrieved and hurt and have nothing to lose; are will- ing to take up anything that will bring re- lief or even revenge on the class they think are to blame. Let Coxey come and parade; when some- thing is done that demands it, it will be time enough to use force. In coming Coxey may be wrong, but two wrongs don’t make a right. The President's Intentions. It is stated by a gentleman who knows the President’s views on the subject that the President will not initiate any action whatever in regard to the Coxey move- ment against Washington, unless the Dis- trict Commissioners notify him of their in- jability to preserve the peace and protect | the lives and property of the people of the District. He expects the local authorities, so it is said, to handle this question in the | first instance, and to consider it himself only in the event that they confess their inability to cope with the situation, and ap- peal to him for the assistance of the govern- ment. —_—.—— . EX-DISBURSING CLERK DAVENPORT. His Accounts Asserted to Be Nearly 84,000 Short. One year ago Messrs. T. W. Arrington, T. T. Graham and W. W. Hill were ap- pointed a committee by Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell to examine the accounts of Theodore Davenport, the then retiring dis- bursing officer of the Post Office Depart- ment. This committee recently rendered a report, showing that Mr. Davenport's ac- counts contained discrepancies against the government amounting to $3,841.01. First Controller of the Treasury Bowler has no- tified the sureties of Davenport that they will have to make good the shortage. The treasury officials say that Davenport is Mable to civil and criminal prosecution. The government officials say that they do not know the whereabouts of the alleged delin- quent. ——_+-2+_____ A BERING SEA CONFERENCE. The Flags and Licenses to Be Used by Legitimate Sealers Discussed. A Beting sea conference was held at the Treasury Department this morning. There were present Secretary Carlisle, Secretary Gresham, Sir Julian Pauncefote and Dr. Dawson, a special commissioner from Can- ada. The conference was in regard to an agreement as to the form of licenses and flags for the usé of vessels legitimately en- gaged in the sealing industry, so that they may be easily distinguished from poachers. Regulations on this subject will be issued by both parties to the Bering sea conven- tion. a - THE TARIFF DEBATE. Senator Gray Wants the Speakers to Speak and Not Read. After Senator Gallinger concluded. his tariff speech in the Senate yesterday after- noon Mr. McMillan took the floor, and gave a vigorous talk on the-effect of the Wilson bill upon the industries of the states bor- dering on Canada, particularly Michigan. He was followed by Mr. Dolph, who did not conclude, and was interrupted by the ex- iration of the time set apart for the de- te. During the afternoon Senator Gray ave notice of a proposed change of the |rules of the Ser ate, which he had read. It provides that “no Senator shall read his speech, nor shall he read from any book or Paper, except to quote an authority or {l- lustrate a point or argument, without unan- imous consent.” It was referred to the committee on rules. A GREAT STRIKE ON Workers in Bituminous Mines Quit Work at Noon. . WHAT TH E LEADERS LOOK FOR They Want Last Spring's Schedule of Wages. REPORTS FROM MANY STATES Whet is predicted will be the greatest coal miners’ strike the world ever saw be- gan at noon today. President McBride of the United Mine Workers yesterday made the foHowing estimate of the number of miners that would go out at noon today, and their distribution among the states: Pennsylvania, 50,000; Ohio, 26,000; Iowa, 5,000; West Virginia, 6,000; Tennessee and | Kentucky, 5,000; Missouri, 8,000; Alabama, 8,000; Colorado, 4,000; Indian Territory, 2,000; total, 132,000. It is expected that 8,000 bituminous coal mines will be aban- doned on or before May 1. He is confident that the movement will be joined by 20,000 miners in the coke region of Pennsylvania and 25,000 miners in southern Illinois, Mis- souri and Kansas. Eventually, he says, the anthracite miners will join in the strike, numbering 125,000 men. Regarding the cause of the strike, he say! ‘Since the beginning of the winter the scale adopted last spring has been ig- nored. We strike now simply to restore the wage scale of one year ago.” COLUMBUS, Ohio, April -21.—Reports to- day at national headquarters of the miners’ union are to the effect that in the block- coal fields of Indiana the men have a con- tract by which they work two days a w until May 1, when they will join in the sus} ion. Maryland, where nothing was expected, has joined in the suspension. On the New and Kanawha rivers there is every indica- tion of a general suspe: It is an open secret in Columbus that the operators of this region are in sympathy with the suspension and hope the miners will win. The operators here desire to pay the scale proposed by ‘the miners, but are prevented by certain operators in the Pitts- burg district who have been paying lower Seven hundred men are out at New Straitsville. These miners are among the most conservative and intelligent in the country. ‘A special from Trible to the Dispatch says all the miners in Sunday Creek are out. There are about 1,500 of them. POMBROY, Ohio, April 21.—The miners of the twenty-two mines in this district laid down, their tools today and joined the gen- eral strike. > Seven hundred of the 850 employed in Pom- eroy Bend had signed an agreement last night to abide by the terms of the strike. Five operators have signified their willing- ness to pay the prices demanded. IN PENNSYLVANIA. Reports of the Miners’ Action All Over the State. ALTOONA, Pa., April 21—All the coal mines in Blair county, which have been ac- tively operated, are located at Bennington and in the vicinity of Kattaning. They ploy 500 men. Three months ago the rate of wages was cut from 45 to 40 cents a ton, ‘and two weeks ago some of the operators | made another reduction to 35 cents. The | men all quit work yesterday, twenty-four hours in advance of the time fixed by the Columbus meeting. Cambria county has 600 miners, every one of whom went out at noon today. The men at Gallitzin, in that county, quit work yes- terday morning, and all those employed at Frugality.and 500 men at Hastings, quit at noon. All the other miners at Hastings and those at Patton joined the strikers at noon today. The miners at Ben's Creek, Lily's, Portage, Somnam, Southfork and Summer Hill continued at work today until noon, when they also went out. This includes the entire Cambria county mining district. Some of the Cambria county operators tried to induce the men to continue at work by promising to pay from this date whatever the price may be hereafter fixed should the strike be suc- cessful, but the men refused to accept such terms. The small operators admit that the price of mining is too low, but they say they were forced by the larger companies to scale it down to meet prices of coal. No one here feels competent to give an opinion as to the outcome of the strike." It is gen- erally admitted, however, that the miners will succeed if they can hold out a month. No disorder has yet been reported in this district. PHILADELPHIA, April 21.—If all the miners in the district known as the Clear- field strike today there will be 200 men out of work in that territory, Added to that there are 500 in the Phillipsburg district, 4,000 in the Indiana district, 5,000 in the Jefferson district and about 8,000 in the Mountain district. A _preminent operator said today: ‘ “The strike is not against a reduction in wages, but simply and solely for the pur- pose of keeping the officers of the miners’ national organization in office. Things had been quiet for so long a time that the work- ing miners were kicking against paying big salaries to general officers for doing noth- ing. As far as we are concerned, we have been practically maintaining a charity or- ganization for some time. It would have paid us to have closed our mines six months ago. When we found it necessary to re- duce wages in order to keep the men at work they accepted the situation, and did not offer objectioa.” The gentleman qucted ts a member of a firm employing several thousand miners. HUNTINGDON, Pa., April 21.—Adyices from the ; Cumberland bituminous coal regions state that all is quiet there this morning. In the Clearfield region the miners struck at ncon today, as agreed, and in this they were joined by the Hunt- ingcon and Broadtop and the East Broaé- top miners. PHILLIPSBURG, Pa., April 21.—The big strike may be said to have begun yesterday, when nearly all miners working along the Beach creek suspended work, some of thera having not sufficient coal dug to keep fires in boilers this morning. The men in this district who will strike number at least 000, The Houtsdale and Osceola miners quit promptly at 12 o'clock today. There was no excitement. The men are determined, and the operators say that they have sufficient coal in the market to keep their customers supplied for two or three weeks. No trouble is anticipated unless some of the operators jshould undertake to start their mines, in which event the scene in the coke region will be repeated here. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., April 21.—There is great uncertainty thrgughout the entire region today as to the probabilities of the cokers joining the general strike. Among the operators the opinion is general that the men will not go out. They say that cokers are discouraged at the failure of the recent strike and will not quit work soon again. The strike leaders, however, are confident the men will come out again, and that they will be successful this time, because they have the backing of the national board. Meetings are being held today to elect delegates to the Scottdale convention,which | meets Monday, to decide the question. Apparently a Success. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 21.—The great cecal strike so far as this district is con- cerned, at least, appears to be a success. At noon today the 6,000 men in the river district and the 6,500 in the railroad dis- trict laid down their picks, and after re- ceiving their wages, quietly left the mines. Dispatches from the Clearfield district re- Star. WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1894—-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. port that the 13,000 men there also struck, and that the mines are generally closed. In the Phillipsburg region, east of the mountains, all the mines are idle. ‘The in the Clearfield region will enforce idleness vpon 400 trainmen on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg rail- In the Connelisville region the men are still at work, but the leaders expect to have almost the entire region of 18,000 men out on Monday. The leaders say there is no longer a doubt as to the attitude of the men regarding the national strike. They are largely in favor of it, and nearly three-fourths of them are ted to lay down their tools. ing the past week the local leaders Ployes of every plant, oceunising’ them for ployes of every plant, organizing them for the strike, and these leaders report that <= find no opposition to the movement. e strike promises to be the greatest in the history of the country. It will inyolve, if ax great as anticipated, nearly 150,000 men, cnd will stop work in mines that —s upward of 100,000,000 tons of coal st r= in twelve a eeke or territories. These miers receiv: 909,627 in wages in 1890, according to the eleventh census of = United Lye Se year 139,886 mines produ tons of coal, valued at $69,350,669. IN THE WEST. News From the Miners of Indiana, Tiinots a: lowa. BRAZIL, Ind., April 21.—The block coal miners of this and neighboring sections at an immense meeting, notwithstanding their officers urged them to strike today, as per the order issued, refused to do so by a ma- jority of 75. Their contract with the opera- ters expires May 1 and Will be ¢arried out. in the mines some time ago and the en- forced idleness of the men, it is not thought strike, OSKALOOSA, Iowa, April 21.—None of the miners at the five Mapaska camps will come out. All are working and will so con- tinue, according to their declarations, IN THE SOUTH. Hesitation Apparent Among the Min- ers of Alabam: BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 21.—At Cor- joined those now on a strike in this dis- trict. A miners’ meeting is being held at Days Gap, which ‘wili probably result in all the remaining miners in Walker county join- ing the strikers. Leaders of the strike are holding a con- ference here today with Birmingham mer- chants, with a view to settling the wage difference. No conclusion has yet been reached. The situation at Blue Creek remains un- changed. One hundred imported negro la- borers are still at work under the protec tion of deputy sheriffs, and the operators are making efforts to get more negroes, operators and miners in the coal fields of Ohio. The dark passages of "74 and °84 will not be repeated this year. Several hundred rallroad men on coal railroads centering here will be thrown out of employment. It is the opinion of the best miners in Straitsville that as soon as the coal now stored is consumed all districts will pay the scale and work will be resumed. The operators in Ohio stand ready to pay the scale for the month, provided Pittsburg will fall into line. Heretofore one or more big operators who had mines in Ohio and Pennsylvania ced one against the other. When the Ohio miners struck these oper- ators worked their Pittsburg mines and vice versa. This year, with the Pittsburg working in harmony with tie Ohio Po latter - -_ eye ape cannot ee t duration. bic sym- pat Where Win the miners, regardless of the vocations of men. . ee THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. Effect of American Citizens in Hono- lula Taking ‘The President today transmitted to Con- gress additional Hawalian correspondence as follows: (No. 47.) LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, HONOLULU, H. I, April 5, 1894, Mr. Gresham, Secretary of State. Sir: By section 18 of act 69, “An act to provide for a constitutional convention,” the following oath is required of the voter: ” ++ aged .... years, a native of . in said opr do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will support and bear true allegiance to the provisional gov- ernment of the Hawaiian Islands, and will oppose any attempt to re-establish monarch- ical government in any form in the Ha- walian Islands.” There appearing to be some misunder- standing as to the effect of the oath, Hon. W. O. Smith, attorney general, makes the following “authoritative statement on the subject:” “The word ‘oppose’ in the form of the oath relates to the duties of those taking binding themselves in voting for delegates to vote only for such persons as are op- to a re-establishment of the mon- archy, and the latter, as members of the convention, binding themselves to work the convention against the introduction any provision in the new constitution tend- ing to a re-establishment of the monarchy. The word ‘resist’ was in the first draft of the oath and was stricken out as possibly misleading. Inquiry having been made of me by citi- zens of the United States residing here as to their status should they take the above oath, I respectfully ask an instruction on this point. It may be proper to call your attention to previous correspondence on this subject, to be found on page 346 of\“Foreign Relations of the United States, 1882" (case of Mr. Peter Cushman Jones), and page 833, part 1, “Foreign Relations of the United Stat: 1888," being the decisions of Secretary Fre- Unghuysen and Secretary Bayard. The period of registration closes on the 27th instant. I have the honor to be, &c., ALBERT 8S. WILLIS. WASHINGTON, April 20, 1894. Cooper, U. S. Dispatch Agent, San Francisco, Cal.: Forward following by first steamer to Albert S. Willis, U. 8. minister, Honoluls. Your dispatch No. 47 received. This gov- ernment does not hold to the doctrine of perpetual allegiance, and an American citi- zen who voluntarily takes an oath to sup- port and bear true allegiance to a foreign Power, contemplating participation in its affairs, probably abandons his right to claim protection from the United States. RESHAM. ————_2-_ CAPITOL TOPICS. OM. Seekers and the Ma Representative Straus, the new member |from New York, has introduced a bill to revent personal solicitations for appoint- ment to office. The bill provides that “no |person applying for a position in the un- | classified civil service of the government in of such person, shall request any Senator |or member of Congress, except in writing, to recommend or indorse the application, |and all recommendations or indorsements n-ade to any officer of the government shall | be in writing, and shall be forwarded to the |tlon and shall there be filed with the ap- plicant’s papers. No perspnal solicitation in respect to such application shail be made to any officer of the government, and al applications filed as hereinbefore provided shall be examined before the nomination or appointment to fill the position applied for is finally made: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall prevent any officer of the government from applying to any Senator or member of Congress, or other person, for information respecting the quali- fications of any such applican ny applica- | tion or solicitation made in vioiation of the provisions of this act shall render the appli- cation absclutely void, and the name of the applicant making the same shail not be further considered by any officer of the government in making @ nomination or sp- pointment.” MINONK, IIL, April 21.—The miners went | to work today as usual. Owing to the fire | at this time they will join the general | ona, Walker county, today, 500 more miners | General good feeling exists between the it, as voters and as delegates; the former | Washington, nor any one acting on behalf | |Executive Department controlling such posi- | A POINTER. The circulation of The Star is Greater than that of all the other Washington dailies combined, and is believed to be five times that of its afternoon contemporary. A sworn detailed statement of cireu- * lation is printed each Saturday. WITHOUT ITS HEAD Coxey’s Army Goes Into Camp and Charges Admission. Special Dispatch From a Staff Correspondent. HAGERSTOWN, Md. April 21.—The army of the commonweal is without its head today, and has gone into the \has erected a canvas. wag, | around the camp, and is charging \vlace of Hagerstown 10 ,to enter and view the “animals.’ (animals themselves were feeling |fresh this morning, under the influence of | the bright sun, and were inclined to | an optimistic view of life and the ities of passing the Coxey bills. Last night that soulless corporation, | Cumberland Valley railroad, gave the army quarters in some empty sheds, and later, |after Carl Brown had dashed around through the rain in an effort to get the men fixed, provided still more comfortable quar- ters by throwing a lot of straw in some | empty box cars and turning them over to |the army. In these cars the brothers rt Into Hagerstown. | carnation in his inclosure, and,*as be ex- | presses it, people will be expected to con- tribute as they do in church. - This évening there will be some speaking on the court house square and Brown will exhibit his | Panorama. | There is no lack of provisions at the camp | today, as several contributions have been made. Later in the day the rain camie on again and the army of the commonweal sought | Shelter, while the canvas wall flapped dis- | mally and the ticket takers looked vainly for people with 10-cent pieces. T. C. N. TALKING TO MARYLANDERS. . Arguments Used by Coxey and Browp to Win Supporters. Special From « Staff Corvespondent. HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 20, 1804, Last night a circus appeared at town and tonight the commonweal of Christ | circus is not in it. Dense crowds of people watched the dusty pilgrims, with their tered banners, march through town, the same crowds have visited the camp look more closely at the army, Keedy met the forces and greeted the ers pleasantly. As already stated in the march | tracks of the Cumberland Valley road today |a passing train, with only a few passengers / on it, was stopped short by the trainsmen, and a cheer given for Coxey. Williamsport did not seem to have any ‘especial fear of the army during its stay there, but rather appeared to enjoy the af- | fair. ‘The meeting in the evening up on the | main street was well attended and attention given Coxey and Brown throughout. The meeting was a typical one of those held in the smaller towns passed through. Drawn up against che sidewalk was Brown's panorama wagon, an exceeilingly dilapidated affair, from which the | were made. The panorama was held at the j remarkable “before and after” cartoon of | Brown’s, which has been scattered over the country. | Filling the main street in front of the lighted wagon, from curb to curb, was an | audience consisting of town and | country people, all prepared to be interested jand firmly impressed with the idea that | they were going to be amused. Mr. Coxey | was the first to mount the stage wagon and speak his mind. Brought out by the flam- ing light he is not impressive in appear In Camp. ar.ce, but gives no idea of a crank. | under the average height, brown hatr,brown mustache, blue eyes, slightly projecting un- der lip, genuinely good-natured smile, spee- Rather tacles, soft hat, neat gray suit, creased trousers, he looks as if he might be any- thing but the leader of an army of 200 brothers of the Commonweal of Christ. His speech was not a rambling affair, as it has been described. Coxey is not’ an orator in the highest sense, but he is a good talker. His voice is clear and he sel- dom falters for a word. Last night he com- menced by referring to the presence of ac many women at the meeting, and gave his adherence to woman's suffrage, and ex- pressed the hone that it would soon be achieved. Following this came a word picture of the present condition of the | working men, who, he said, were obliged to beg and humbie themselves in order to | escape starvation. This condition, he said, was brought about by the legislation of the past twenty-five years in the interests | of less than 5 per cent of the people of the country. Foreign capitalists, he said, Grain- |ed the money under this iegisiation, and | what little was left the domestic capitalists cornered. He then explained that the last panic was brought about through fear resulting in the