Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR, THOUSANDS OUT 0N STRIKES, Master Workman Powderly Deprecates Hasty Action by Hotheads, THE BOYCOTT A LAST RESORT. The Great Gould System Strike Goes On, With the Number In- creased to Ten Thousand Men-Strike Notes, Master Workman Powderly's Views. PrirAnELia, Mareh 8—Grand Master Workman Powderly, head of the Knights of Labor organizal 1, whois in this city ate tending a meeling of the gencial executive board, said to-night to a representative of the Associated press that he had received no summons to go to St. Louis to settle the dif- ficulties between the strikers and the Gould system of railroads, That the no signifi- cance in the fact that so many strikes are now in progress in the United States by as- of the Knights of Labor. *1ti y merely,” he said, “and there is rted action contempluted by the order 1 sggested, the strikes being inci- dental, and 1 think chiefly owing to the fact that this is just the beginning of spring trade and the opening of a period of prosperity in business.” Powderly, upon being asked whetlier he did not think that the increase in the num- ber of strikes just now was owing to the knowledge of an_increased power by the or- ganizations of alabor, said: “I doubt i, and I think that I can speak for the general executive board. They do not think that it s wise to inangurate so many strikes unless it can be shown that there is an extreme neces- sity for them, If many of the men who are striking would display a little more common senseand use a little more patience they would get all they are striking for ave their time and money in the bargain, 1f they would exercise proper moderation in their negotiations with their employers and sub- mit their claims firmly niade and properly represented, to arbitration, Tam free to s: that Tam sure that nine ot of ten ¢ which end in a strike could b as satis e without resorting to such ¢ nerally doubtful expedients, In- ases there would be o neee sity fora strike. There is a fecling now that labor “niust be recognized by employers: that the employer must listen to the employes, and the time has come when the shopman, mill owner, and manufacturer every department of trade must | to listén 1o the demands of his men and to yield to them when these demands are P ble. Organization, discivline, and lization of the rignt and the might in the ¢ had brought about this change, and these advanees on the part_of the employer should not be repulsed by hasty and inconsidera tion on the part of " work- ingmen.” Arbitration, then, and not strikes is the theory of the' order?” said the reporter. o Xes artration always when it Iy possi- ble, asirike only as a last resort; but when that point is redehed, strike hard, strike in carncst, and never sirrender excépt to just concessions. Wiy, this board,” pointing to the members who wore listening, “has since the first of January settled by arbitration 550 cases, which wouldl otherwiso haye resulted in strikes without the gain of a_single point Dy the strikers. The Knights of Labor and other labor organizations in sympathy with its plans, constitute at the present time the most poyeerful ory: ever kuown of the world. Its strength is inereasing every day and its influence is felt every day in every branch of trade in this country, 1t is dangerous to abuse this power. It can always insist upon just demands carefully considered and thoightlully digested, It cannot afford to fritteritselfaway upon eve little pretense of wrong, hastily’ formulated and pigheadedly insisted tpon, The growth of the power of labor should be an oceasion for calin deliberation and moderation. \York- ingmen should be careful to see to it that théy do not sap and undermine theirstrength by extremo demands and unreasonable assumptions of Imporlance and power, It 5 as some one lins said before me, & zood thing to have the power of wgiant, but it is an evil thing to use it like a glant, 1t was this disposition on the part of the employer, to refuse to treat with his workmen, that made labor organi neeessity to them. Now that we power h comes from organization 3 must ue that power wisely and moderately, and be careful that we do not_change po tion with the employer and refuse to tre with hin, excopt at the point of a pistol, ora strike, which is about the same thing, A strike should be the last thing when ‘every thing else has failed, and not an_éveryday expedient, which used as such loses its power as it increases in frequency. “In old assemblies which are familiar with our plans and purposes, strikes W infrequent, ‘It is the new, et not fully informed, organizations 'which upon gonietimes insuflicient and frequently trivial causes make this final anil desperate appeal. As our organizations grow there will bo' less strikes, because there will be less necessity for them, Our power will in time e greater than_wien think, 1t will last s0as long as weuse it wisely, and it will be 50 used, as a power no less inportant than the constitution.” 18 the strike the fast resort of the Knights of Labor?” asked the reporter. ‘Lhe master workman smiled, “1 sce,” said Lo, “what youare driving af. A strike 35 0 bad thing, but a boyeott Is worse in its re- sult. A stikbstops productions a boyeott Kills it, The strike of a week is only the los of a week's business: a boycott for a week be the utterrain‘of (he business itself, have never failed in a boyeott which has n ordered by the general committee, Its tiveness is undoubted, but it is thy ex- trge power which wo tise with caution.” “15 there not danger,” said the reporter, Mthat your ovder way becoine involved in | politics and thus lose its power Lliave no fear of that, The matters in- volved in " the existence’ and works of the Knights of Labor are never to its members matters of partisan polities. Wo have here, us you see, on this committee members of thé ol parties--n sreonbacker, with 4 swile, and other cranks like myself, ' We are not politiciuns liere, Wo have a method of dealing with {hose who, s some have, entored onr ranks to serve political cnds. We turn thein out. — We have had no part in B e ok, igid and butter, the rights of } WSRy Lothe dano by the echanics. of the the employed, the waterial and conerete things of éveryday life, that constitute the elenicnts which do now'and always will hold us together, and those are stiorger than patisan political ties, ‘Phat is why § do not fear the intrusion of politics, When peovle talk, a3 sometimes they do, about using the Ku iiits of Labor as a political cngine, thay utter the most arrant nonsense, It is not worth while to discuss the matter with sich A man, He is cither a liar or an ewpty- leaded fool.” 1n conclusion Powderly sald the Knights of Labor, as an organiztion, had nothing to do with the strike in the bituminous coal revion, s the men were in a separate order Dut o thouglhit the day was near when all th Labor organizations of the country would be united Gnder one’ general supervision and control, dle will Femain in Philadeipbia | with the genoral urttee severai days, od away, as he thinks possible, 10 tie ditficultios there, THE GOULD STRIK Ten Thousand Out, No Violence, No Teaius Movi S1. Lovts, March &—Tha strike on the part of the Knights of L ou the Gould southwestern system of rallways Saturday wus followad yesterday at various points hy a general suspension of work by all k employed in any position on the railrond s nutil the number has reached betweens. 000 and 10,000, and ineludes switchmen, shopwen, trainmen, binkewon and fremen. Fhe engi- neers, pone ef whow Lave jolned the str forually. age preveated from warking, by @f sirikers assistanos upoi and are counted in among themselves by the knights so far as their value to the road is concerned. Another general order is expected from the exeeutive board in Marshall, Tex., which it is predicted will call from their work all knights left on the road, and will still furthier erippie the company. All Missouri Pacitic employes who are knights have struck, and a number of them who are not knights have joined the order and left their work, No freight or passenger trains went ut of St Louis on the Missouri Pacifie yes- and its business in every department standstill. The knights have been ¢ quict and peaceful meetings in their hall, while the exccative committee is in ses- sion and is waiting to hear from the railroad autlioritics, to whom they are looking for a proposition tor a confercnce by which all of the differen can be arcanged. It is probable that unless some proposition of this kind is made to-day the strike will as- sume greater proportions, and will injure the roads more than it has already. The strikers exercise care that the delay of mails shall not be attributed to them. They hav appointed a delegation from their numbers to prepare the mail ears for their trips, switch them into position and attach them to engines. This precaution makes it impos- le for the United States government to make charges against them for de ing the mails, and thus the government can find no pretext to interfere unless violence is re- ported to. It was with the greatest diMlieulty that any Missouri Pacifie trains could be moved this morning from the Union depot, as the offi- clals could persuade none of the strikers to assist in making them up. Assistant Supel intendent Stillwell of the Uuion depot, a sisted by three yardmen, started all passenger trains on time, the strikers offering no resist- ance to their efforts. Not a freiht car on the Missouri Pacific has been sent from th city since Saturday night, and the probabill ties are that noue can be moved until the present difliculty has been settled or unless the railroad company iills the positions of the striking knights by non-members of organization. Members of the board ¢ rectors of that road have arrived in this but whether they comne to assist in - settling the strike or siniply to attend the regular annual meeting of the board on next Weil nesday is not: known, The Brakemen Brotherhood met this afternoon in Theil hall. As near as could be learned the grievance is that their wages 2 100 small They receive $50 per month. They want $70 or Chicazo prices, together with extra. pay for extra work. A committe of the knights called on the brakemen yesterday afternoon and conferred with their committee, Alarming rumors are abroad this morning regarding the contemplated on by the knights to force the railrouds of the Gould southwest system to aceede to their demands. It is stated that at 12 o knights em- ployed by the St. Louis Bridge company will strile in support of their already striking brethren. This will cause a total stoppage of allrailroad tratfic conected between the unjon depot in this city and the relay depot in East St. Louis, and no passengers or freigl be transferred by rail across the river T'o void the possibility of the railroad using the ferries for transportation purposes the een- tral committee has, it is stated, ordered out all men engaged by “these companie this will sey 1 conneetion with the side of the er. ‘The knights are dumb when questioned about these rumors, and re- fuse to either deny or aflirm them. Ofiicials of the railroads, bridge company and ferries equally reticent. Nothing “ean be pos tively known in regard to the future policie: of either side. The st ¢ upon the Missour Pacitic road had the effect of render it im- possible for the St Louis & San Francisco railroad to handle any freight delivered at the union depot, as the latter company uses the tracks of the former from the depot to Grand avenue, a distance of two miles, and nomen can beé found to assist in moving up ains intended to pass over these T.ou1s, March 8.—Contrary to_exneet knights employed by the St. Louis Bridge company are still at work and trains to and from East St. Lo running regu- larly. 1t is confidenly stated, however, by knights, that this willbe_the next move or- dered by the strikers. All through passen- zor and mail trains have left up to_ this hour 1:50) on time and_thera is no-serious. delay along the routes. The Post-Dispateh’s special from Sedalia states that the eentral commit- tee of the knights will order that after to-day all members of that organization employed on passenger trains on the issouri Paci railrond shall eease worl., but. that must not be interfered” with. posted on the Missouri Pacific rilway depot this morning announeing the suspension of all brakemen on the St. Louis & Kansas City nd Lawrence & Kansas City branches of that rond, 'The brakemen are iiow holding a mecting at which their future corse will be determined on. Their discussions are held in stiiet seereey and nothing can be learned as to their nati A dispateh from Nevada, Mo, says no ser- fous trouble growing ot of 'the knights' strike at (his point las vet oceurred. The dlstrict superimntendentat the Missouri Pa- cific at this point this morning attempted to ttach a Missouri Pacific stock car to an out- oing teain, but the strikers forced him to abandon hiz attemp A special from San Antonio states that the local _differences between the Knjzhts of Labor and their employers on the Southern Pacific railvoad have been settled, and that the strike there is at an end, KANsAS Crey, March S, - There s change In_the Missouri Pacific strik morning, No freiehit tralns are movin passenger trains are not interrupted. rumor of inpending strikes on othe has not been substantiated. About seventy- five Missouri Pacifie freieht handlors ei- ployed hero have heen laid off on account of the suspension of business, SEDALLA, March S,—Tlere is absolutely no change in‘the stike situation this morning and everything is remarkably quiet, The strikers side tracked trains and Tocomotives and let the water out of them, There seems to be no disposition on the part of tho com- pany to resist the movements wade by the strikers. Phe accommodation train due hero from Pleasant L at 9240 . m, did not a riv the impossibility of pro- curing any engine to pull the train, GALVISTON, March 8.~ to ngon to-day o geireral strike of th knights had take place Lore, but thers is 1o_knowing w Bour may bring forth, The knights 1l eral strike has been ordered by the o committee, Work on the Mallory wharl aud abeut the railvoad 15 progressing as tsual g8v. Lovis, March 8—A Post Dispateh special from Marshalt, Toxas, states that no “Pexas Pacific railroad in the shops at that point, A speelal guard s boen appointed y the Knights to suard the company’s prop- rty from acts of vio v ‘Che light at” this boint now consists of n demand by the Knights that the antzation be recognized by the railroad ofticiala. Allother grievatces haye been practically settled, A rumor is currént hera’ that 16,00 tionai Knights wili be ordered out to-morr and this will absolutely stop all passeng and reight traftic on the Gould sonthwe system, It is learned tromn o railroad oficial that there will probably be no furtier trouble in making up passenger 4 at this point, and an 1t whil e made to keop the senger traflic of the ent romptly. No late dévalopments regarding o, Powderly, grand master work the Kuights of Labor, bas not Up to this hour the brid out. All is quiet, 1 Mho Missourf P mpioyed here—250in na on orders from Sedalia, tral by freight {rains were stop- ped, theugh a train of live stock was per- | witfed to coms through. Patvol committ coupany’s property and perit gor (FAIDS 10 Tin, Lhe striker A schedule of grievane § ineorporates the demauds tho ‘Texas strikers, ovis, March 8.-All the men en- ploved at Cilrovdele, six wiles below her Quit work this morning, This isan i portant point, us it is the river termings o the Kirkwood braneh of the Missourt Pacifie 4, and iarge quantitics of fieight for tue ate trausfercéd actoss the river there. n Aouutatn road also passzs through the place, and the yards of the two ronds are stand on the tracks, he men are holding meetings and discuss: ing the situation. FIVE THOU The Anticipated Walk-Out of Miners in Federation No. 3, ch 8,—The miners of Fed- eration No, 3 struck this morning for an ad- In the district are over o'clock the. report ,00) of them out. yanee of 10 per cent, showed at least Preranti, Ma rated for the uniform sc the convention at Cumber ,involying a general advance of 10 cents perton, began ages which was cted thiat all the miners Nothingz has from the other points. At Irwin 2°0) miners employed by the in Gas and Westm ue out this morning for now holding a inass been received Md., March S—In compli- the executive com- tion of Miners and Mine Laborers, which orzanization includes all em- bituminous coal regions, the 5,000 Iaborers in the Camberland re. 0 advance of from 40 to 50 mittec of the Fede ployes in the seve cents per ton. ports from var- mated association, o strike inaugirated t pread, and that nearly now out. ‘Fwo thousand men quit work in the Elk Garden district. s morning is TROUBLES, Four Thousand Wood Workers Strike in New York City. NEw Yonk, members of the United Joiners and Amalgamated Society of Car- pentersand Joiners stoppe journeymen complain of low wages, paid at the rate of £2 per day for ten s workmen being of American work here to- $3.50, which ve wyeraze wazes paid to shall be 5,50 per day. Six hundred shops “are movenient, and agreed to the ected with t noon eighty-six bosses had As presented men in these shops will at onee resume work, are contident of carrying their rger shops have About twelve hundred men will resume work to-da; points, as nearly all the The Roumelian CONSTANTINOPI powers have given azreement as modified by Rus reement stands, ¢ greement. ent to the Roume! nee between Turkey inserted in place of sreement s soon be submitted to the conference. Milwaukee Shoe Strike Ended. waukee special: strike, inaugurated two weeks ly at an end. sigmed the strike se The boot and shoemakers’ day the Page company L th e, “The. remaining two itis believed, will sign within a few A Cigar Boycott OfT. DAVENPORT, Towa, Mareh s, of Labor boyeott a ‘The Knights inst Nicholas Kulnen, cturer, isat an end. ident of the Tri-City nd Mr. Kuhnen signed arti- agicement to that effeet. tuntary Increase of Pay. 1w, Conn., March 8.—The New York & Hartford Railroad company has decided to raise the pay of laborers on all ons from $1.35 to SL50 per day, begin- ning April 1. e tobinson's Victim Dead—CQounty Bill Defeated—The Veto Puat On, #, Wyo., March 8.—[Special Tele- gram.]—Bariant, shot on Box Ei Robinson on Friday, is dead. given himsel up. are told—one der creek by Robinson has Two stories of the tragedy that Robinson and one en followed Bariant , shot and elubbed him, the other that under Robinson’s pon did notdischarge, when Robinson shot twice, The legislature defeated the bill proyiding for the organization of new counties. put a shotgun had 1o one here when so much_legislation s was pending, but as far as known not a.representative of the road lias been on the ground. was quite an important measure to the cor- vernor Warren vetoed the bill which passed the legislature by a providing for weighing coal without the thorough sercening it is now The prineipal reason for the veto Is that it would work an jury tothe bad coal would be for competition be The county bill poration named. good majority suvjected to, producer, and would close LRECORD, by the Jersey City Dock Blaze Reaches § NEw York, March 8,—When the flames on the Monarch line o'clock this morning, all the firemen in Jersey moned to the became evident 50 assistance was dock were dis conld not handle steamer Egyptian Monarch was on fire before the tugs could get her from the burning The flames burned so furiously that the firemen hid no chance of subduing the could get nowhere near her masts and spars wer nto her cabin first, then (o aught what there was of short while she wis of flame that heated ler sides to a white heat and made her hull at off_clouds of steam The loss on the her hold, where it a raging furnace line to throw used by the heat within, ship will be 100,000, and later estimates The Lydian Monarch also took fire, but ‘was hauled’out into the stream before iueh dam- The wilk depot of the age was done, also destroyed, entailing loss. of Monareh lne docks were entirely d “Wotal 1035 is now estimated at $:00,00, Among the Railroads. March 8, —Representatives of the 45 that formed the Pacitic Coast associ- ation beld an informal meeting here to-day and decided to make rates freight 40 cents for earloads and 50 cents for ruling figures have been a uniform 5 per cent off from the old less than carloads. Ocean's Galena, 111, special Judge Brown of the eircuit tion of the lllinois Central nied the application injunction to restrain from using the Illinois Central right of w Death of Mrs. Horatio Seymour. ernor Seymour, d! Roscoe Conkling at 8:30 mour from his ecountry ' on account of {ending ber was atlacked with bis | various dewoeratle organizations se- | lected Whel candidates sud preseuted illness. and WEAVER'S BUTTERINE BILL The Falls City Statosman Wants the Article Labelled for 8hipment. WITH FINES FOR VIOLATION, An lowa TInsurance Shark’s Mail— Dawes' Sionx Reservation Bill— Measures By lowa Members ~Capital Notes. Nebraska Members on Bill Day. WasiiNGToN, March 8—|Special Tele- gram.]—Representative Weaver of Nebraska introduced abill in the house to-day to pre- vent the shipment of any article or articles made in imitation of butter or cheese from one state or territory or the District of Col- unibia to another state or territory or the Dis- trict of Columbia, or from any place in the United States to any foreian country, unless they be plainly labelled by some name that shall show that they are not butter or cheese. The penalty is a fine of £500 for cach offense and an amount equal to the price of the arti- cle shipped. Other bills introduced by the Nebraska delegation are as follow By Mr. Doisey—To pay John F. and Mark M. Coad £19815 for property destroyed by the Sioux, Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians, the money to be deducted from any sums due these Indians. Also, to Mark M. Coad $5,000 from the same fund for the same kind of claim, By Mr. Weaver—To pension Geo. W. Padgett and Chas. H. Walford. AN TOWA INSURANCE CROOK, In the case of Marcus 1. Waiser, of Des Moines, charged with fraud in conducting an insurance business, the assistant attorney general and law elerk of the postoflice da- partment, who have becn conduating the prosccution from this end of the line, in- fomed your correspondent to-day that letters addressed to Waiser would not be delivered to him till there was a trial and a decision rendered, nor would money orders be cashed for him till there was a decision in the case, asthe company he represents has been de- clared fraudulent and mail matter for it con- demned. They stated that it was not neces- ary that the postmaster at Des Moines should be instrueted to withhold his mail, the fact that the business conducted by the company hias been condemned by representatives of the postoflice department being suflicient authority upon which that officer can act pending trial. DI BLAND FERNINST IT. ‘The house commiitee on Indian affairs will ke up the Dawes bill throwing open the Sioux reservation to settlement to-morrow. 1t is expected that the bill will be favorably revorted to the house this week in -spite of the opposition of Dr. Bland, the professional philanthropist, who for some reason or other has taken very advanced ground in opposing the measure.” The Dakota delegation now here is very actively at work in support of the bill, and they believe that it will go through without any very great difliculty. UNPAID NORTHERN PACIFIC SURVEYS. “The house commiittee on Pacific railronds will report a bill this week compelling the Northern Pacific railway to. pay the cost of surveying the lands within_their grant. The bill makes these lands subject to taxation, and is designed principally for the purpose of compelling the railroad companies to offe their lands for sale at a reasonable figure, thereby insuring the more rapid settlement of the country within the limit of their grant. 1tis believed that 1f they are com- pelled to pay taxes on their land they will be- come anxious to put them upon the market atlow figures, instead of holding them for a future advance, as they are now doing. MEMORIALS WITHOUT WEIGHT, A larze grist of memorials from varions religious organizations in Towaand N cbraska dumped into the senate to-day, praying congress to pass the bill providing for the preservation of peace among nations by arbitration. The churches throughout the whole country are asking for the passage of this bill. They represent that it will avoid the necessity of constructing a mavy and bring about a security for peace which will assist foreign trade. There is not much thonght about it, however, among statesmen, HOUSE MEASURES BY 10WA MEMBELS. Bills were introduced in the house to-day by the Towa delegation as follows: By Mr. Fuller—Tov pension Alexander Daleones By Mr. Conger—To pension John Rosen- berz, By Mr. Lyman—Removing the charge of desertion against the military record of Wil- liam Reed, X OPPOSED TO WILSON'S BILL. Petitions are arriving in considerable num- bers from all parts of the country against the passageof the bill introduced by Senator Wilson of lowa, increasing the postage on fourth class mail matter and intended to protect m nts in the west from _eompeti- tion with those of the east. Several petitions have been received from Hawkeye citizens, PERSONAL. J. J. Patrick of Omaba, and Thomas 0'Day and 1. W. McClure of Neligh, ar thie Lbbitt, SORROW IN THIE CAMP, Weeping, Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth Among District Domocracy. WaAsHINGTON, March S.—[Special, | —Just one year ago the dewoeracy of the District of Columbia eould be found in groups in all varts of the city, loaded down with badges covered with little roosters and generally jubilant over the prospect of the fat offices which they expected to get with the incom- ing administration, The Democratic Jack- son association, the Jefferson demoe- racy, the Columbia Democratic club, and various other organizations of the “trooly loyal” were about that time holding harmo- nious meetings and dividing up the spoils of victory among themselves. They expeeted that within three months the district of Co- lumbia would be in democratic hands again, and that they would be called upon to vise the president in making the appoint- ments to fill the positions then held by the republicans, ‘The eity of Washington is gov- erned by a different system from that which prevails in any ether city in the United States, and the president appoints all of the ofticers, from the eommissioners, who act as common council, board of aldermen and mayor, to the recorder of deeds, the register of wills, the warshal of the courts, and the other wminor officers whieh go to swell the civil list, A yearhas passed sinee the democracy came ip and only three offices have been filled, | One of these became va- cant through the expiration of the term of one of the commisgioners, and the president appointed an excelfent republican to the v caney. ‘The marghal of the District, ap- pointed by President Aithur, resigned, and was succeeded by a gentleman who is said to to be a democrat, but who was not one of the demociatic workers. On the 5th of January last Fred Douglass, the colored orator, who Las been recorder of deeds siuce the Arthur | adwinistration, resigned, 1o take ef- fect on the 1st of March. The their names to the president, felicitating themselves upon the prospect of soon having a few clerkships to distribute among the rank and file of the party. On the anniversary of his inauguration President Cleveland sent to the senate the name of a man to fill this office, but he was not taken from the ranks of the district democracy. Dan Manning has discovered since the congressional elections a year ago that the democracy has notas strong a hold on Albany county, New York, as it formerly had, and he determinea to strengthen his position there by selecting a colored man from that city to succeed Fred Dougiass, The appointment was made and the result is that during the vast few days the democrats of Washington have loudly and vehewently cursed everything connccted with the gov- ernment and the president especially. They aecuse him with having violated his pledges and with having played them false in this matter, and they threaten that, instead of 850,000, in the next campaign they will not contribute fifty cents, The republicans look on and smile, while their opponents curse and growl, but the president scems to have the strongest position and the democrats are powerless to help themselves. THE CHI RIOTS. Congress Will Do Nothing Towards Indemnitfication. WasmiNaron, March S— [Speefal] — A member of the foreign affairs committee said to-day: “The indications are that congress will do nothing towards indemnifying the Chinese for the loss which resulted from the anti-Chinese riots in the territories and on the Pacitie slope. “What do you expect the result will be?” “Lanticipate that the Celestial empire will retaliate by taking measuies towards the ab- rogation of the Burlingame treaty, and that the outeome will be felt In every household in the United States.” “Where do you expect this result to show itself?” “In the advance in the price of tea and ofhier commodities which we import from China, and in the complete breaking up of the American trade in the eastern hemis- phere. American merchants have millions of dollars invested within the boundaries of the flowery kingdom, and if the amicable relations between the two nations are to be broken, it can only result in_ great commer- clal disaster to the United States. This country lias_everything to lose and nothing to gain by the severance of the existing ties, and it is strange that the men who control affairs on the Pacitic slope are notable to sce farenough ahead to appreciate that result.” FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS, Senate. W AsmINGTON, March 8.—The chair laid before the senatea letter from the sceretary of the scnate, showing the nawmes of the pri- vate secretaries of the senators, Among the petitions presented were a large number from local assemblies of the Knights of Labor favoring the building of the Henna- pin canal. Mr. Plumb, in presenting some of these petitions, said they all scemed to emanate from some central course, as they were hand- somely printed, and while greatly respeeting the bodies that sent tho petitions, hie pre- sumed thiere must be some privatd interest behind this movement besides the Interests of the Hennepin canal. : Mr. Logan took pleasure in_introducing these petitions. The canal, he said, was a great work and would chicapén food. Mr. Manderson presented a petition setting forth that owing to the “hopeless destitution prevailing in Iilinois, the canal should bo Buitt by the wovernment.” 3 All the petitions were appropriately re- fer Mr. Vance offered a resolution, directing the committee on civil service reform to re- port forthwith the bill before them providing for the repeal of the civil service laws. The resolution, at Mr. V request, for the present was laid on the table, 4 Tho morning business having been dis- posed of, Mr. Brown, at 1 o’clock, obtained unanimous consent fo address the 'senate on fhe subject of his bill, “to provide anew basis for the circulation of national banks,” At 5:20 Mr, Stanford announced the death of Mr. Miiler' of California, and out of respect to the memory of the deceased senator moved an adjournment, The senate then adjourned. House WAsmNGTON, March 8.—In the house to- day Mr. Henley offered for reference a reso- lution for the appointment of a sub commit- tee to inquire into the alleged evasions of the Thurman act by the Union Pacitic Railroad company and to determine whether by reason of any violation of the provisions of that act the corporate rights, powers and fran- chises of the company have been forfeited, Thomas R. Hudd, member-clect from the Fifth district of Wisconsin, took the oath of oflice, Mr. Crisp, in behalf of the committee on Pacific railfoads, called up the bill requiring Pacific railroads to pay the cost of survey of lands granted them by the weneral govern- ment. and to take out patents for the fand. Pending discussion, tie morning-hour ex- pired. i Mr. Morrow arose and said: The melan- choly duty deyolves on me to announce the death of Senator John I Milier of Califor: nia, who died in this city to-day after a pro- d illness. Congress will undoubtedly set apart some day hereatter for the purpose of giving expression to the sentiments ente tained for the eharacter and great public se s of Senator Miller.” I offer the follow- resolutions olved, That the house has received with profound sorrow intelligence of the death of Senator John 1. Miller, Resolved, ‘Phat out of respect to his mem- ory this holise do now adjourn, #.1he resolutions were unanimousiy adopt- ed, and accordingly the house adjourned. THE PACIFIC ROADS, An Amendment Reported to the Pending Funding Bill, WASHINGTON, March 8,—To-day Senator Wilson of lowa reported favorably from the judiciary commitiee the followiag amend ment to the je raitvoad funding bili: Whenever in- the opinion of the president it shall be deemed necessary to the protection of the interests and preservation of the United States in respect to its lien, mortzage or any other interest in the proverty of the several companies named in the first ‘section of this act, upon which a lien, morigage or other encumbrance paramount’ to the vight, title or interest of the United States for thé sauie property iy exist, the secretary of the treasury” shall, der the direction of |Iu~!v|vwlvn|4 redeem or otherwise cleax oft such paramotnt lien, mortgage or other ineumbrance by paying the sums lawfully due in respect thereol out of the treasury and the United states shall therupon beeoy and be subrogated o all the vights and seeu ties pertaining to the debt, mortgage, lien or other incumbrance in respect of which sueh payment shall have been made. and waking it the duty of the attorney general, under (he direction of the president,” to 1ake all such steps and proceedings in the courts and otlierwise as shall be “needful to proteet wnd defend the right and interests of the U States in respect of the matters therein wen- tioned. Nominatious, Wasmxcroy, March 8-The president sent the nowination of Albert f1, Zealy tc be postiaster at Rushville, 111, to ihe senate. Also, Gieerge A, Moss, Pawneg' City, Nebias- ka, and Cliarles M. Wilson, Tecuinseh, Ne- braska, dack Joins the Journalists, WasuinGroN, Maich 8.--Senator Logan has made a eontract to write @ sevies of arti- | eles on the reminiscences of the late war for the National Tribune of this eity. The tist 1o will appear eatly in Apiil, g MONEY AND MARKETS, General Increases Iteported in Bank Exchang in the Leading Cities, Boston, Mass,, March & ~The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Post, from managers of the leading clearing houses in the United States, shows the gross bank exchanges at each point for the week ending March 6, in comparison with the corresponding week in 1885 CITIES, CLEARINGS, Increase. Decrease. Now York. Boston hiladelphi Clifeag St. Louis.... San Franciseo........ | Cineinnati.... ..o 15100000 Baltimore.... .10 1220107, New Orleans. ... 000 Pittsburg. ... Louisville Kinsas City. .. Providenc Denver Milwaukeo D1tV Omaha... “eaee Minneapolis.. o Cleveland.......... 0 Memphis. . Columbus. Martford. ... Galveston', Indianapolis New Haven. Peoria Portland. Woree St Jo Springheld: 00 Syracis Lowell.......... Total.... Outside New York Denver and Galveston are not included in the total Iron and Steel Market. Prrrsnura, Pa, March 8.— Pig iron firme with a fair demand. Sales: Gray forge at 816 to §16.25 cash; all ore, £17.50; No. 1 foundry, $18 to $1850; No. 2 foundry, $17 to £17.50 four months; 500 tons southern cold Dlast charcoal, #2 ) cash; mottled and white charcoal at $22.50 cash; Bessemer iron is quotable at $10.50 cash 0 four months. Blast furnace coke has been ad- anced 15 cents per ton, from $1.20 to S135 per ton, This had its effeet_of stiffening pic ron, which has gone up 23¢ per fon. Itis rumored “that freights ~from Cleveland to_ Pittsbui will be advanced, which will “merease the cost of lake - ores dellvered — here. Furnace men say iron will have to go still higher, while con- sumers aver that it is now bringing a good deal mo relatively, than the pro- ducts, * There is sing demand for new st 3 large contracts have been taken recently, and prices are firm at §35 to .30 cash at mill. “The Union Pacific railtoad is reported as having con- tracted with an eastern mill_for 50,000" tons The status of the nail strike remains un- changed. The great draw compro- mise is the refusal of the manufacturers to discharge non-union nailers in_their employ, Itis asserted that wire nails will supplant the cut nails, and just as soon as they do, the occupation of the mailer is gone. It rumored that blast furnace cok vanced {o 2120 per ton next month, “The river coal trade of Pittsburg has never becn in a worse condition than it is at pres- ent, and the prospect for an improvement is not favorable. The London Stock Board Loxpox, March 8.—Discount was firm for the past week at 13{ for three months and 1i{ for short. Business on the stock ex- change was active and the tone improved, but prices were without notable variation. American railway securitics were firmer and dealings were brisk. The fears of nool dif- ficulties have subsided and the prc of the Rcading reorganization are restoring confidence. All issues show a marked gain, vrices closing the highest of the week, Louisville and Nashville rose 1 point vester- day, the animation in the cotton narket fayoring traflic prospeets. The variation in the prices of American railway securities were as follows: In- creases, Denver mortzaze, 63 Atluntic leased, 5; New York, Pennsylyania & Ohio first mortgage, Atlantie leased debentures and Wabash mortgage, 5 each; Erie pr ence and Ohio & issippi, 2 cachs 1 more & Ohio, Norfoll & Western prefe enc nsylvania consols, St. Louls by ud Union Pacific mortzage, 1 ea onds, 4153 Lilinois Central, 2175 Reading, 210, Decreases, Wabash ordinary, 13 Orezon preference and Wabash preference, 14 each, Canadian Pacific was in good demand and advanced per cent, teyiew of English Trade, Loxpox, March 8,—The Mark Lane Ex- press,in its weekly review of the British grain trade, Continuous frosts retard spring works, Values of wheat are very irreg: In some places they are not improved while in others they are Gd@ls de: ales of English wheat during the week 71,165 quarters at 205 agiinst 20,028 at h corresponding period last Flour is delivered frecly, and pri are fairly steady. Foreign wheats are in- active anit fivm, and prices occasionally lave . The long winter and short vegetables has larzely inereased consumption of bread. Fortign flour is quiet but steady. Ameriean corn is rather weakers round corn is stronger, Oats are fil dearer. | Five cargoes of wheat arrived, two were sold, and three remained. At to-day’s market sellers demanded Giaels advance on red wheats: oats were 61 dearer; Canadian oats are still further against buyers, Grain in Sight and Store, Citeaco, March 8,.—The number of bushels of grain in in the United States and Canada on Mareh 6, and the amount of inerease or deereaso compared wiili the vious weele,will be posted o1 *Change to-10 10 follows: Wiicat 0 Decrease.,.... 815,120 Corn... 3o dnerease,.. 01,015,050 Oats, 2 Decrease..... 224,562 TR4i0s iase 07454 Inereas 10,751 Barfoy... 1 124557 Decrease. 201443 The mmount " in” Chicago ¢! 05 on the date named was Wi in Dairy Maviet, Ciieaco, Mareh E~The luter-Ocenn's in, LIL., specia! says: ‘The butter market to-day was a siade lower than Last weel ; on eall, sales aguregated 21,240 1bs, at Sl@slije, Cheese was quict: salos of 65 boxes of fhli croams at e, Private sales of 0) boxes of chieese and 35,521 1bs of butter were reported, ‘e total sals amounted to Maveh %.--At 12 0'clock last night 5 diseovered in the Ninth ward zcii00l o fire dep: bl to Gu \e fire owing 10 the smallness of (he wate 5. Loss §15,000; Insurance §5,0 S Weather For To-Day A 1V fair weatlie lowed by higher temperas - Toavd of Trad The regulur meeting of the board of trade was culled for lust evenlng, but there not being a quorim present no business was transucted although several iwportant matters ave awaiting the bourd's action. " At tho mecting of the board of dircetors held in the afternoon bills to the amount of $146 61 weie uliow edand J. B Riley was clected 3 menibe |} of the board MOB DISPERSED BY NILITIA, The Tumult a Prohibition Policoman Caused in Des Moines. HE ASSAULTS AN INNOCENT MAN Fricnds of the Attacked Party Ate tempt to Take Him From the County Jail For an Offering to Judge Lynch, Wild Night at Towa's Oapital, Des Moixes, Towa, Mareh &-—[Special Telegram.]—Last night Special Policeman John Shaffer went to a little shanty at 506 East Seventeenth street, occupied by an old German shoemaker named Ducre and his wife, and attempted to search the house for liquors, under a search wartant. Suspeeting that liquors were kept under a trap door in the floor, Shaffer was waking for that when Mrs, Duerr sat down on it and refused to let him examine it. The old man told her in German to say that she did not understand English, and to hold the fort. This she was doing, and Shaffer tried to remove her forcibly, but she resisted and her hus- band became enraged and struck at the ofticer, who warded off the blow, and when a second was struek, drew his billy with his lett hand and knocked theold man down, inflicting a bloody wound on the head and knocking him senscless. Alarmed at the fearful effect of the blow Shafter left, taking with him Joel Blair, a young man whom he had requested to assist in the seizure. Both Shaffer and Blair were soon after arrested by the police and locked up in the city jail. Shaffer will be held for assault with “intent to commit great bodily injury or a graver charge if the old man dies, which, however, scems improbable, as lie was mueh better this forenoon, The feeling among the saloon men was very bitter today. They bitterly condemn the conduet of the special police, and claim that the old man Duerr never kept a saloon, or liquor for sale. ‘The excitement is intenso and unless wise counsels prevail there may be violence. “Iliis puts an end to the seizure business.” said Mayor Carey to a reporter. “I have dise charged every special policeman and this will end the matter. The law on seizure is defective, and does not permit cities to rezu- late the matter by ordinance. 1t permits all sorts of outrages on private citizens.” LaTer—At 11 0'clock to-night the vielity of the court house wasa scene of indeserib= able pandemonium, A mob ot at least men lad congregated in the yard. They were all friends of Deurr, the assaulted shoes maker, and were bent on wreaking summary vengeance on his assailant, Shaffer. It was the climax of an enraged condition of public feeling, that grew stronger and more intense as the day advanced into night, I’ the meantime, in view of the surround- ings and tha possivility of trouble in pre- serving the prisoner, Shaffer was removed beyond reach of the mob. Their clamorous calls for him grew louder and stronger, and the chiet of police addressed them, coun ing them (o return to their homes, as there was no possibility of their discovering the whereabouts of their man, at the same time informing them he wasnot in the jail and telling them of the precautions taken. for his safety. “The mob stlll hung about the enclosure, re fusing to disperse at the request of the chief, not believing his statement as to the where- abouts of Shaffer. Soon after midnight they made another demand far him. Deputy Sheriff Compton told the crowd that Shaffer was not in the jail, but he refused to take them in. ‘Thereupon they attempted to break in and raid the jail. They broke the outside door, when several shots were fired and the crowd fell b Deputy Sheriff Compton, who was on the inside, was shot, the bullet glancing off his head, inflicting only ashight wound, and his brother, also a deputy, was shot in the right hand. After several shots had been fired a detachment of the Governor's Guards, under command of Parker, with londed guns, arrived ittered the mob. The ofticers display= ed great nerve, and resisted al the overtures of themob, As Shaffer’s whereabouts are unknown, the rioters have dispersed, and no trouble is apprehended to-night, The General Assembly. Des Moines, Iowa, March 8,—The senate oted the greater part of the session to elearing up the calendar, A large number of bill were indefinitely postponed, and a number of legalizing acts were passed, ‘The only bill of general interest passed was the Weber insurance bill, As amended it provides that all suits to recover from notes or other evidence of indebtedness here- after to insurance companics shall be brought in the county where the insured resides or the insured property is situated. A bill was introduced by Senator Johnson to legalize the acts of Acting Deputy Auditor Stewart sinee the governor has refused Lo confivm his ppointment, The principal debate in the house was on the Finn bill, providing that no mortgage or sale of personal property excmpied by law. from exceution to the head of the fumily shall be valid unless the husband and wife, if the owners be marzied, join in a written instrus ment conveying the same, After some spire ited debate it was defeated, [though recoms mended favorably by the comnmittec, “Phe senate to-day indelinitely postponed, on recommendation of the committee, what was kunown as the mayor's bill, providing for licensing saloons in cities. roRE! errible Experience of rican Vessel in a Hur LoxpoN, March S,.—Fearful storms oes curred during the voyage of the stemmer Acton from Baltimore, in which the boat lost two sailors named Green and Manger, who were washed overboard, and another named Brown was Killed at the wheen, £he Acton hove 1o all day February 2, when s hurricanc was blowing At19 o'clock in the EYening Cnoriots wines broke over the vess ol, sweeping the decks and carrying off Gréen and M Pl wheel hiouso swepl away and the steering gear destroy For aaumber of Hours the steaiuer was at thé werey of 23, The captain and mato nanowly escaped with their lives, At o 1 oil were on 1o " 5 most gratifying, the nz quic o crow weiw able to wiake repais and save the vessel tal Boiler Kxplosion. ¥DON, March §-~The boiler of the tug an exploded in Cardifi harbor (his ming, The vessel and crew, consisting Six persons, wete blown 1o atoms. The eylinder of the tug stivel a passiug (tail ip aquarter of a ile distant and Kidle the pilot, One Thousaud Men Discharged, Losnoy, Maich 5Tl Loudon & Northe wost railway issucd an order diachargi I 1 nay The men thrown ol of work are nearly @il brishisen, ‘The coms pauy says that the presest depression of Trade in Great Britain made the present action UOCOSHALY. Parnell and Fatrlck's Day, March 8. --Mr, Farneli wild preside in London ou St Pag At B Wikl