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Contempt is charged!
Case of Debs and Followers
I Called In Court
TO MARK A DKTKttMINKI) FIGHT.
it It Is lleelded Agalnat Them, an An,
peal Will ! Taken to the luuraiue
j VurtOoiia;reaa Will be Applied to If
It nlinuld be Neveaaary,
: Ciiicaiiu, July 24. What U considered
by labor leader m one of the most Im
portant legal battles in the nation'! his
tory u begun In the United States
Circuit Court to-day, when President
Dubs, Vice-President Howard, Secretary
Keliher and Director Roger of the
American Hallway Union, by their at
torneys, W, W. Krwln, 8. B. Gregory
and C. 8. Harrow, died an answer to the
contempt rule. Tiie defense propose to
carry the cam to the Supreme Court in
the event of an advertw decision here,
and if debated to appeal to Congress.
It will he contended that what the court
has done amount to a uiurpation of
power. The defense will follow closely
the line of the report of the Boatner
committee in Congress, which Investi
gated Judge Jenkins. II the Supreme
Court declare the Injunction and con
tempt method good taw, Congress will
Ira asked, the local laltor leaders nay, to
amend the statutes and to curb the power
of tha courts, and every candidate for
Congress will be asked to pledge him
elf fur such a reform. 1
IMemtant deny it was the purpoiie of
the American Hallway Union or them- j
aulvet to vest the management of the
union with iower to order strike, a
alleged in the Information, and lay the
trikea were declared or discontinued by
a vote of a majority of the member in
the service affected. Tliey deny they
ordered a strike on the Illinois Central,
and declare the employes atrack of their
own accord, but not for the purpose of
hindering the transportation ol tlie mail
or Interstate commerce. . They deny that
after the Issuance of the Injunction the
organisation of the union! was continued
otherwise than by generally advising
railway men to become members. They
deny that any telegram set forth in the
information, except one counseling the
. men to stand firm, were sent by them.
They deny they advised, approved or
participated in acts of violence. The
defendants allege that after the injunc
tion was nerved upon them they acted
upon the advice of counsel.
A great crowd of spectator thronged
the corridors of the Federal building,
and struggled for places in the court
room when the hearing began. United
State Judges Wood and Oroescnp occu
pied the bench, and immediately after
taking their seats ordered the courtroom
cleared of tha crowd which stood in the
aisles. Mrs. Deb. Mrs. Keliher and
Mrs. Rogers were In court early, and
greeted the four prisoners when they
were brought in. The prosecution was
represented by district Attorney M II
chrlst, Special Counsel Kdwin Walker
ami Assistant District Attorney Hand,
while the Atchison and Topeka railroad
wo represented by ex-Corporation Coun
sel John Miller and K. A. Bancroft. At
torney (iregory opened the main case
with the suggestion that the hearing of
Del and the others be postponed until
after the trial under the indictments
pending against them, but the sugges
tion was not sustained by the court.
After the reading of the information
against the prisoners by the District At
torney and the hearing of the answer by
the defendant!' lawyer, Attorney Krwin
.moved formally thai the defendant be
dismissed. He also asked that the gov-
Brnment elect whether it would try tlie
prisoner on the original indictments or
me injunction, .moan uw mpuwi
the government would elect by going on
now. and Attorney Oratory began his
argumenfin support of the motion to
dismiss the Dill. lie nam we injuiiuiiuu
Mniralniwt thn defendant from prevent
ing the employes by threats, Intlmida
r.,nn. violence or persuasion from
performing their duties, and inducing
them by threat!, violence, force or in
ii.ni.uii,m in luava the service of the
roads, In the injunction order the word
" tit ran anion" was stricken out. Hill
..lii n,i m atjitnment bv J mine Woods,
i.n .ui,i tli court bad refuted to enjoin
men from inducing other men to leave
their work. Tlie question is now in the
Court of Appeal! In the Northern raoinc
...a and the court had no desire to
I. It. llreimrv said the In'
junction did not enjoin the leaden of the
union from Inducing the men to quit
work, whereupon Judge Woods earn :
"The Injunction was a general order
not to interfere with the operation of
the roads. Whether advising way an
interference is aquestlon to be decided.
t-nl.h Uolumbla Trouble Bottled
Nan ai mo. I). 0.. July 24.-The trouble
I n regard towage- existing between th
miners of this district and tne manage-
. ,.( ti... ,.lliarv. which threatened
to close down the mines and throw out
of employment 1,600 men. was virtually
...... i...l u l,v the miners in mass
meeting assembled agreeing to work un
der the existing rates until the nd of
the year, v , T , . -
- 1 i l.nl. Inn at Seattle
Rkatti., July 24.-The aeven rioter
mhn were arrested at 8pokne
charged with contempt in attacking a
Northern Pacific train, were found guilty
in the United States District Court to
.1... fil , nrlannera. August Welse.
Alexander Olsen, William a.
tel Llvari, George Foster and 3ohn Clarx
were sentenced to eight months and
v; " 7 i -w.ntl.a' linnriann-
Alex Kiaune vo iwur -
nient, jt
Adolnh eutro a FOiiiia.
San Fbancihoo, July 24.-There wa! a
m.lnr of the State Populists' Commit
tee this evening, at which Adolph Sutro
i..l,i ..nn a. an Indication that ne
will be theTopullBt candidate for Mayor,
Antl.Anarchlat Bill.
Paris, July 24.-The antl-anarchlBt
bill waa again discussed In the Chamber
t......i-. ...,ia The Bovernment
refused to accept any amendment to
!c ,2 .f,....it the nroteet! of
uiu nieaBiim
IIICr-lfSKI) TO ALLOW IT.
The Uovarniiient's Claim Krjentcd by
the Mtanfurd Katata.
8am Fbanoisco, July 24. Mn. Leland
Utanford by her attorney, Wilson A
Wilson, ha notified the government
through United States District Attorney
Charles A. Garter, that it! claim for $15,
000,000 against the estate of Benator
Stanford has been rejected. This means
that Mrs. Stanford considers the demand
of the government unjust and without
foundation, and it will be paid, if ever,
only at the end of long litigation. Ho
far as tlie government is concerned, the
matter will rent as it is for several months.
At least District Attorney Carter has
notified the Department of Justice that
he has received formal notice of the re
jection of the claim by Mrs. Stanford,
the executrix of the estate, and no further
action will be taken by him. unless in'
structed to do so by the Attorney-General.
January 10, 18115, there will be due to
the United State for aid extended to
the Central Pacific Company the sum of
2,Ko2,OUO. It li alleged that the Stan
ford estate must, pay a large proportion
of that indebtedness, lietween January
10 and March 10 of next year tlie gov
ernment must bring suit in a Superior
Court of this State against the estate or
It! claim will be forever barred. It can
not commence any suit prior to the first
named date. It Is understood Mrs. Stan
ford will not undertake to pay anv of the
beneficiaries and legatee under the will,
unles the legality of the government'!
claim has been fully determined. The
other administration proceedings will go
on just as they have since the estate baa
been In probate, ana tlie rronate uourt
will continue to grant all allowances for
the payment of the legitimate claim! for
maintaining the property and those who
are dependent upon it, a v
KNIUIITS or LA BOB.
McOulre'sSehentetororeeloaetlie Union
lain Mortaagaa.'
Omaha, July 24. It waa rumored this
afternoon that Delegate McOuire bad a
scheme for having the government fore
close the mortgagee on the Union Pacific
and have this railroad operated by the
government in -tlie future, as has been
advocated by the Knight of Labor. Mc
Uuire seems to think this could be done
without further delay if only Congress
will take action upon-the matter, and if
this Congress doe not do tlie right thing,
he thinks the next Congress will be made
up of more friends of the people, so that
the people, as wen as me raiiroous, win
receive some consideration at the hands
of the government. The leaders now
here are in hearty sympathy with lieis,
and exDress themselves as willing to do
all in their power to assist him in making
an able defense. A mong other things to
be considered by the Executive Board
while in Omaha li the question of form
Ilia labor militia companies, and from
the expression! made by the members of
tlie General Executive Hoard it la quite
irobable that an order will be Issued as li
ng all members of the order to become
members of the State militia in the
arious States of the Union.
MKW OllUANIZATION.
t Will ba Affiliated With tha Ainarlcan
Hallway Union.
Kansas Citv, July 24.-J. 8. McFad
den. Secretary of the local American
Railway Union in Argentine and a per
sonal friend of Debs, returned to the city
to-day after a week's visit with Debs in
Chicago. McFadden stated that Debs
and his coworkers, now in jail under
Federal indictment, were busily engaged
In nerfectimr plans for the oivaniiation
of a new society, namely : the American
Labor Union. It ii their intention, he
said, to include in this organization all
lalwr of whatever kind not merged un
der the head of railroading. It will be
atllllated Wltil me American itaiiwa.v
Union and doubtless be controlled by
tlie same officials. There is to be no
class of labor, no matter bow insignifi
cant, that cannot find a place in this new
nn nn and when the aim! ol It! project
or! have been fulfilled, there will be
formed an organised body wnoae powers
will apparently be iimitiesi.
Kvletad T.aauta' Kill.
Julv 24. In the House of
Common! to-day Mr. Chamberlain re
aumed the debate on the evicted tenants'
bill. He denied that there waa any ne
cessity for exceptional legislation. There
were no district in Great Britain in
which the annual number of evictions
.lid nnt far exceed in proportion the evic
tion! which the House is called upon to
deal with in Ireland. Ane out ongmawu
in the Irish eystein oi ciamor, aim waa
i,.rxi from the sovernment, not by so
cial, but by political and parliamentary
exigencies. It might re-establish a email
minority oi wsnnnw, wmiw 11. wwuiu
ail, t ha mat to demand further legisla-
uuuv - v - - . . ,
tion. He euggeBted tnai uie measure m
withdrawn and the evicted tenanis m
Ireland be relieved through there-enact-and
extension of the thirteenth
clause of the land act oi. imu.
' . I, ...I
Worden's Ulaolahncr.
Woodland. Cal.. July 24.-When Sara
uel D. Worden waa asked in court to-day
as to the truth of the rumor that he had
made a confession, he Indignantly denied
it, and wrote and eigned the following
statement to the press and the public:
" 1 saw yesterday an article purporting
. in thn niiblic the idea or im-
nM..inn that I have made a confession
I ' - 1 ... l,a rlarullllinnt. if it WO! de
railed, of a train in Volo county on July
11. I wish to ask all the newspapers in
r.iif,.mla in mv name to deny as utter
ly false any am! all such statement as
tending to give the public the idea that
I have admitted my participation in this,
one of the most damnable effort! to
awav mv life. lam innocent my
self, either as a principal or an accessory.
It any luch deed or act with which I am
charged." -
.r..A. Field WIH Not Transfer.
s.v Fiiancisco. July 24. A letter from
8upreuie Justice Stephen J. Field has
been received by the judiciary of the
Ninth United Statee circuit and ne j
v,'., i i... nf tha Cal fornia SU'
""7r";t. In which Justice Field In
response to the previous request of his
clrndent states that he will decline
the oiler of a transfer to the New 'York
circuit and will remain on the Pacific
Coast circuit.
ST. HELENS,
APAN MUST RECEDE.
Otherwise War Will be De
clared by China.
SKSDING TROOPS TO COBEA.
Mongolian Hmulra la Now Making Kvary
Preparation to Aaaert Ita Clahna of
ltlghta In the t'orean l'anlnaula A
Mlaalonary'a Opinion.
Shanohai, July 23. China continues
to make preparation! to assert her claims
in Corea, and from present Indic ations it
judged that war will be inevitable
unless Japan recedes from tlie position
she has hitherto maintained. Orders
were recently issued for 12,000 Chinese
troops to prepare for departure for Corea.
The preparations were hurriedly com
pleted, and Friday last the soldiers went
on board the transports that will convey
them to the peninsula. To guard against
contingencies the transport were con
veyed by eight gunboats, the command
er of which were instructed to fire upon
tlie Japanese should the latter attempt
to obstruct the landing of the Chinese.
Warlike preparations are also being
madeinotherdirections. A strong body
of troops will soon leave for the LlChee
Islands, it is tneeovernmenvs intention
to employ the Canton and Nankin fleets
in harassing the Japanese coast if actual
hostilities are commenced. Orders have
been sent to every Chinese province call
ing upon them to furnish 20,000 troop
to support the government.
London, July 23. A dispatch received
this evening from Yokohama says it is
stated that Corea demand the with
drawal of Japanese troops from the pen
insula betore considering me reiorms
DroDosed bv Japan. The Japanese gov
ernment is much surprised by this de
mand. Corea has never before been so
firm, and her present attitude is regarded
aa proof that she has leen Influenced by
China to defy openly Japan's wishes.
Negotiation have been in progress lor
several day between Tokio and Peking,
but their tendency Is not generally
known. ,
London. July 23. A dispatch to the
Time from Shanghai says war between
China and Japan is considered certain.
AT Til CNOMHH LKOATIONS.
London. Julv 23. A reporter visited
the Japanese legation here to learn, if
possible, whether the report was true
that war had been declared between
China and Japan in regard to Corea. No
official denial or confirmation of the re
port could be had, but the whole stall of
the Legation made no attempt to disguise
their delight at the thought of war with
China. At the Chinese legation it was
stated no new of the declaration of war
had been received. It waa added that,
if the rumor were true, the first report
of the matter would come from Japan,
and not from China. Another visit was
made to tlie Chinese Legation to-night.
The officials stated no late news had been
received owing to an interruption of the
cable service. Tlie latest information
received at the Legation was that I0,vw
Chinese troops would start for Corea.
Japan had rejected the proposal! made
by the British Minister, although the
latter noa counseiea a peaceiui seiue
ment of the dispute. The Chinese gov
ernment had thereupon declared that.
unless the Japanese troops were with
drawn from Seoul and Chemulpo, China
would break off negotiation!. The offi
cial!, further questioned, said they dis
credited the rumor that war hod been
declared. Inquiries were also mode at
the foreign office, but it was stated no
newa had been received there.
OPINION Or A MISSIONARY.
Pittsburg. Pa.. Julv 23. "The thou
land or more missionaries in China will
have to leave when war with Japan
begins." said the Key. W. H. Chalfant
ta-ilav. " aa all foreigners will be treated
alike.'1' Mr. Chalfant has lately returned
from an eight vears' stay in Bhang lung,
a province of North China, where he was
in charge oi a rresoyienau mission, ne
ia thnrnnirhlv informed noon the con.
dition of allaire in that part of the globe,
i- i : . i i ,. : 1 1 :
ana aava war is ineviiauie. it wiu in
volve Kussia, ureat isritain, trance ana
Germany. Hesavs:
" Kussia has long desired to gobble the
Corean kingdom to have seaports on the
East open the year round, those she has
now being closed by ice in the winter.
While Uhlna is ngiuing japan, nussia
will lump in after Corea. This will draw
Great Britain into the fray. France will
then be obliged to join forces witrt Kusaia
tn nmtact her nnMsessiona in lonnuin.
Japan will not then have to fight alone,
for uermany stanus reaay w neip ner.
Mr. Chalfant mentioned as an odd cir
cumstance that he hod often seen tJhl-
nese soldiers carrying musket which
had been used in America during the re
bellion." -..
Land Office Deol.lon Affirmed
Washington, July 24. Secretary of
the Interior Smith to-day affirmed the
action of the general land office, reject
ing the application! in the cases of Fer
dinand Garbarro. Theodore Barlan, Ibsac
L. Williams, Seratln Wunderie, ixro
Warlt. James Brown. John Anderson
and Timothy Healy to enter lands near
Oregon Uity, on the ground mat a pre
vious patent was given to the Oregon
and California railway. The appeal of
the Southern Pacific railroad in the case
against James Brady, involving lands
near oau riMiunAi) u.o .. ....
' Controls tha Sllberhorn Concern
Sioux City, la., July 23. The Chicago
Packing and Provision Company, one of
the strongest corporations In the coun
try, haa secured control of the Sillier
horn packing-house in this city, which
has been idle since the financial troubles
hm. and will reopen it for business.
The house has a capacity of 8,600 hogs
and 600 cattle daily, and is the biggest
Institution of its kind in tlie city.
Going to See the Boaaes.
Wilmington, Del., July 83. Carl
Rmwne and seventy member of the
Coxey army arrived here to-day, and
nnt In li namn. having marched from
Bladensburg, Md. Browne says the
army has been to Washington to see the
servants of the banker! aud brokers and
is now going to New York to see the
hnaans themselves. General Coxey is
expected here to-morrow. ; ,
OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1894.
flTUIKJB ON THK COAST.
Tha Situation Teatarday Preaented No
- : . New Features.
San Fhancisco, July 24. The railroad
strike in California present no new feat
urea. The Southern Pacific official now
insist tliat they are conducting their
regular business without hindrance. It
is true, too, that all or nearly all of their
train! are running pretty regularly.
The union men at Oakland insiat, how
ever, that the itrike is etill on in all it
force, and that they are bound to win,
or at least be taken bock on their own
terms. In Sacramento the striken con
tinue to quarrel among themselves, the
trouble having arisen over a public meet
ing of strikers, at which a majority of
those attending voted to return to work
and so notified the railroad company.
A number of striker at Sacramento
claim this action was Without authority.
They insist the strike is still on at that
point. TUB most important uung wuaj
waa the ordering of Company F of the
State militia from Woodland to Dun
muirontlieOregon branch. The strikers
at Dunsmnirare said to threaten trouble.
Company II at Grass Valley ha also
been ordered out. rive companies vi
the Fifth Regiment, which 1 in service
at Oakland, have been released and al
lowed to return to their home. It is
conceded that there ia no longer danger
of serioue trouble at Oakland.
; no sions or a stbiki.
Sacbahento. July 24. There Is noth
ing new here in railroad matter. The
street in the vicinity of the former bead
quarter of the railway nnlon, where
crowd! have congregated all the time,
waa entirely deserted to-nigiu, ana oniy
a sickly light was visible through the
windows. The place was formerly a
dive, but bad been closed for some time
. . i -a ' t w -pt-ut
rjeiore uie stnaers uvcupicu i j-jibu
hundred and ten men went to work in
the railroad shops to-day, and 1,000 ap
plication! were received. The boiler
shops and the molders' shops were
opened for the first time since the strike.
The men who returned to work to-day
poured over the loot bridge into the heart
of the city in such a body that nobody
dared to say anything about non-union
men. The military was not required u
protect the dinner-pail brigade. As a
matter of fact there are no indication!
of a itrike here whatever. Many of the
worst element of the strikers are leaving
the citv to avoid arrest. United States
Marshal Baldwin having started' in to
corral those on the list accused ol con
spiracy, obstruction and other crimes.
BULLKT-PKOOF SHIELD.
The Invention of a Brooalynlte Tested
at Governor'e laland. !
Nxw Yobk, July 23. W. A. F. Len-
nard of Brooklyn, who has invented a
bullet-proof shield, went over to Gov
ernor's Island to-day to submit his in
vention to a test conducted by army offi
cere. 1 he omcers uiu not nave me same
faith in the shield that its inventor had.
and although the latter urged that he be
made a target of, the officers would not
consent to it, and the shield waa fastened
nn thn fare of some heavv oak planking,
The shield measured 17x13 inches, ana
ia IV inches in thickness. A shot lrotn
a 46-caliber rifle was first fired into the
planking from a forty-foot range, me
bullet penetrated 2 1-16 inches. Another
fired its nroiectile 2K inches into the
solid wood. Then the aim waa directed
at the shield. The first shot penetrated
li inches, and the impulse of the sec
ond was checked after a penetration of
1 li inches. Five shots were tired in all.
and none succeeded in piercing the
shield. One of the missiles struck on
the edge of the shield and, chipping on
a Piece, buried iteeil in tne wooa. ine
test was conducted under the supervision
of Captain Col ton and Lieutenant An
drews, both of the regular army.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.
Wine Men In California Much Benefited
by Them.
San Fbancibco, July 23 Charles A.
Wetmore of the Viticulture! Commis
sion bos returned irom Washington,
where he has been interested in tariff
legislation. On his trip to the national
capital in January he secured a favor
able recommendation irora tne senate
Committee on Finance on two measures
of interest to the wine men of the btate,
and on bis recent visit secured their pas
sage through the Upper House of Uon
gress. They were not included in the
bill as it came from the House of Repre
sentatives, and were therefore among
the subject! of consideration by the con
ference committee, une ot tnese meas
ures ia the change of duty on wine" from
an ad valorem to a specific tax. Under
the McKinley bill the specific duty on
still wines in casks is 60 cents a gallon.
The Wilson bill as amended by the ben
ate makes the duty 60 cent on sweet
and SO cents on dry wines. The other
amendment extends the bonding period
fur enirita from three to eight years.
thereby giving the necessary time for
maturing in built.
TILLMAN AND GROGSHOPS.
South Carolina's Dlsnenaary Law to be
. . : . Again Kurorced.
Columbus, 8. C, July 23. Governor
Tillman stated to-day that he would Is
sue his proclamation reopening the dis
pensaries August 1. He say he is de
termined to enforce the law more vigor
ously than ever. The Governor ex
plained his position, saving the decision
airainst the constitutionality of the law
was due to the political prejudices of the
supreme uourt. tie saia mat uie oecision
did not affect the act of 181)3, the non
enforcement of which since April 17,
when the decision was pronounced, he
explained by saying that he had deter
mined not to leave the saloon men an
onnortnnitv to bring a test case. Heap
pears to take it for granted .that Justice
Grav. who aucceeded Justice McGowan
July 20, ia settled in his opinion as to
the law's validity. Gray waa President
of the State Senate when the law was
nassed. and assisted in its enactment,
The Governor'! proposed action causes
the greatest anxiety.
Union Men to be Discharged.
Jackson, Tenn., July 23. The Mobile
and Ohio haa issued order that mem'
bers of the union in it! employ would
be immediately discharged. This affects
several hundred men on the Jackson and
St. Louis division.
TROOPS AT TIIE POLLS.
Unusual Sight Growing Out
of the Strike.
UNION DELEGATES SUCCESSFUL.
At Pnllmaa the Presence ef the Mllltla
Waa Neeeaaary to Preaeroe Order
During an Kleetlon Laundry Olrls
Attached by Women.
Chicago, July 21. The unusual light
of militia to preserve order at the polls
was witnessed at Pullman to-day. At
the sixth primary district polling place
of the Thirty-fourth Ward, located at
the Pullman engine-house, fight wa
waged between the faction supporting
John W. Miller and Frank Kouey (or
nomination for the Third Senatorial
district. Miller's interest at the Pull
man poll were in charge of Alderman
Chadwick, while the American Railway
Union candidate, Bobey, waa supported
by a large crowd of the strikers. The
latter claimed that their men were not
having fair play, and that Miller had two
of three indues and all of the clerk.
They placed William Birkhoffat the poll
as a challenger, ana Aiaerman inaawiua
demurred, claiming that Birkhoff was
not a resident of the district, mis
caused a lively row, and for a time it
looked aa if the crowd, which had rapidly
increased, would clean out the polling
place. The police were notified, and sent
a patrol wagon with Lieutenant Bassett
and eisht officer to the scene. At the
same time some one sent for the troops,
and two detachments of Company F, First
Regiment, were senton the double quick
to the polls. The show of force pre
vented any trouble, and the police drove
the crowd back. The resnlt of the elec
tion was the return of the union dele
gates by vote of 244 to 104.
No more trouble occurred until 4
o'clock, when the laundry girls quit work.
When thev lett the works they were sur
prised by a demonstrative crowd of from
700 to l.OOO women and children. Several
policemen were on band, and gave tnem
protection. No arrests were made. The
police were not accustomed to dealing
with a crowd of the feminine gender,
and did little more than keep the moet
turbulent women from seizing bold ol
the frightened girls. At 6 o'clock fifty
Hollanders, who have been employed
ationt the works as lumber shovers and
track graders and repairers, left the
works for their homes in Roseland.
They had a guard of sixteen policemen,
commanded bv Lieutenant Baseett.
Scarcely had they reached home when
100 strikers surrounded them. The
police charged the crowd several times
with a liberal use of clubs before they
dispersed.
DKPKNftK OF DKBS.
Appeal of the Federal'. in ot Labor In
Bis Behair.
Hew Yobk, July 21. Now that the
bitter railroad strike ia over, the leaders
of the local labor organiKations are talk
ing up the matter of securing proper de
fense for Deb. This activity is in ac
cordance with an appeal issued by Presi'
dent Gompers of the American Feder
tion of Labor, which will be published
in the August number of the American
Federation, the official organ of the fed
eration. It reads as follows :
" Emrene V. Debs stands aa one of the
most conspicuous ana interesting ururci
hfnra the country. None doubt nis hon'
esty and devotion to the cause of the
- . . . i XT
wrongen against tne wrong-uuera. i w
brriav he was in iail waiting the action
of the United States court upon the
charge of contempt of injunction. He
waa reaueatea to appear oeiore luur uu-
. . . - J:i
ferent court, located hundreds of miles
from each other, eacn at tne same uuic.
He is under indictment for conspiracy
for obeying the instructions of his organ
ization and requesting railroad men to
onit work to aid their struggling fellow-
vnrkmnn. The corporations have their
claws readv to fasten upon the body of
Debs, not simply to try and crush him,
but they hope to force the men of labor
into silence ana siaviBu suouuwuun.
That mirnoae can not. dare not and will
not succeed. Debs must be defended
and ably defended. In his person at
this time he represents the rights of
labor. Eugene V. Debs is a poor man
ha has no money: his trial and prepara
tion for it will require a considerable
amount, and we know that the workers
of the country have never yet been ap
plied to in vain to help the cause of jus
tice, humanity and right. All unions
should contribute. We ask all laboring
men to open subscriptions for the Debs
uwal defense fund."
The Federation heads the list with a
subscription of $600. , , .,
ZIMHKKMAN IN FRANCS.
The American Champion Had an
Thing In the Race a.
Eaay
Paris, July 23. The contest for tlie
Baden prise waa the principal event in
the bicycle tournament at the Velodrome
de la Seine. A. A. Zimmerman led
throughout the first part of 2,000 me
ters, and won without an effort. He
won the final heat of 1,000 meters with
equal ease, and carried off the prize,
Harry Wheeler was second and Lovett
third, in tne one-miie nanuicap Zim
merman rode from the scratch. Harry
Wheeler, Barden, Jacqnelln and others
had thirty meters' start ; Banker, Far
man and others, forty meters' start;
Crooks and others, fifty meters' start.
The rest of the contestants were strung
out from fifty to 100 meters in advance
of the American champion.. It was
big field, but Zimmerman overtook all
in the first lap. riding at a pace which
brought round after round of applause
and cheers from tne spectators, i ne in
ferior riders were in a bunch, and Zim
merman found It impossible to make his
way through the throng in the next lap.
He eventually went through, and spun
around the track amid demonstrations
of wild enthusiasm on every side. He
finished five lengths ahead of Jacquelin
who was second, and Mercier, who had
ninety meter' start, was third. Zim
merman's performance was one of the
finest pieces of riding ever seen in this
city. . .
HARTKR TO HAVXMITXB.
The BepreaentatlTe Wrlteathe President
or the Sugar Trust. .
Washinoton, July 23. The following
letter from M. D. Karter, Chairman of
the House Subcommittee on Trusts, to
H. 0. Havemeyer, President of the
American Sugar Refining Company, wa
mailed to-day:
" If you supply to me, a Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Trust and Manu
factures, the information asked for here
in, I will see that it is laid before the
public A free trader myself, and believ
ing no tax should be levied on sugar (nor
anything else) except for revenue ; never-
tneiess, aa practically evcrj aruuo v.
general consumption is to retain protec
tion, I feel no prejudice against the sugar
Interest as such, and I think a large num
ber of the members of the House enter
tain the nine view. As, however, the
sugar trust demands protection, or, more
properly speaking, the taxation of the
public for its profit, it should put before
Congress and the public its real condi
tion, so tbat an intelligent opinion of the
merits of its demand may be formed.
If, upon an actual and necessary invest
ment of cash capital, you cannot aave
yourself from loss without burdening the
taxpayers, then sugar has as much justi
fication 'and more) for being fed from
the public resources by taxation as many
industries which we aid in passing the
Wilson bill, and it should be allowed to
remain noon the charity list. If. how
ever, its profit have been excessive,
when figured up on an actual cash and
unwatered capital stock, then you, as a
fair-minded man, win agree witn me
that vou should not have any legislative
favors. In such an event a tax of 1 cent
tier round upon 100-degree sugar, for
revenueonly, would be a fairand equita
hlfi one. oermittin!! a reduction of one-
hundredth of a cent for each degree of
sweetness lacking. Such a tax as this,
while taking nothing from the treasury
of yonr company, would pour a great
many minions into tne government cot
ters, xne iniormation asaeu ior in ixrni
niwhended under four heads :
" First What is the present tax value,
i. e.. cost of replacing of its plants actu
ally in operation srd necessary to pro
duce the quantity oi refined sugar turned
out by your company?
"Second wnat nave Deen tne actnoi
nmflta of thn Americin Smrar Refining
Company for each full fiscal year since
its organization, ana wnat are its pronw
so far in the current yearT
" Third What annual salary is paid
to each of its general officers?
Fnnrth What ia the actual paid-in
cash capital, including the plants turned
in at their real casn mantel value, anu
hat ia thn nreaent surolns fund of the
company, including oil individual prof-
tur
"The McKinley bill gives the sugar
refiners an opportunity of collecting from
the consumer a tax oi one-nau oi a cent
per pound upon all sugar above No. 16,
Hutch standard, and the consumption of
all classes of sugar during the past three
fiscal years, aggregating iz.too.sib.w
pounds, fully ,000,000,000 of which were
above this "limit. It follows therefore
that the sugar trust and independent re
flnem in the United States must have
received over 40,000,00a of the people's
while the noverament received
daring the three years $470,751. Aa your
nnmnonv lina ftHsTPH Cr tail. f&VOr8. tilt
r.An. arv nf Minn Vint? ID6 OOOUfcrv wiwi
f. r ... a.I 1 1 Uuroir. Will t
be questioned bv so reasonable a man oi
lmini aa vorirself. You are a Demo
crat, and will, I trust, join me in the
hope that within a few years the present
wretched system oi laiing m
rnn.ior tha misleadine- notion of protec
tion) for the benefit of private interests
would be done away wua mum; -
forever." v
TIMK HAS EXPIBKD.
Northern Facia Coal Miner W
Sign the New Scale.
Roslyn. Wasfc . July 23. Six o'clock
Saturday evening the time expired for
the acceptance of the contract of its
late employes by the Northern Pacific
Coal Company, and at that hour no sig
natures had been received, and it was
tacitly understood they could not settle
with the company short of a 10 per cent
a v. ar T7'-. 1rv.
compromise, uenerai manager jxuk"?
wa here until late in the aiternoon,
when he left for Tacoma. The impres
sion prevails with many that the com
pany will conduct no further negotia
tions for a settlement with old employes,
but take immediate steps to secure
nua force of men. From the unusual
activity on the part of the local manage
ment it is evident some preparations are
being made to that end. It has been
?;iven out that the demand for coal makes
t imperative to start the mines by Aug
ust 1. It ia pretty certain that, if the
mm nan v proposes to work the plant on
tne terms propoowi m v.v,
will be necessary to import miners, ior
the old miner have by standing out
nnmticallv declared their positive inten
tion not to accept the new schedule of
price for work. The impression i gen
eral in camp that, if new men are brought
in, they will be negroes to the number
of 400 or 600, and that their entrance
will be under the protection oi wt
The introduction of colored min
er here in 1880 engendered a very bitter
It is scarcely to be presumed that the
local miners will submit to their coming
in without demonstrations of some char
acter. A home guard of about 160 men
was organised here two weeks ago, and
the body has been drilled almost daily
since, having attained considerable pro
flolanra in font movements. Weapons of
no character are produced on the drill
ground or in parade, out it is rumoreu
arms have been secured, to be used if
thr ia a demand for them. The men
aa a rule have been exceedingly quiet
and ortlwrlv since the inauguration of
the strike, and it was thought by some
that the differences between tlie company
and men could be settled witnout ex
treme measures. Mav 1. when the men
went out, there were about 650 employes
on the pay roll, and very few have left
for other fields. The inactivity of the
mines has occasioned a complete paral
ysis to local business.
Mmt Handle All Can.'
Wsbt Scpkbiob, Wii., July 23. Seven
Eastern Minnesota awitchinen, union
men, have been discharged for refusing
to handle cars from boycotted roads.
Th othur emnloves sav they will han
dle any freight offered regardless; o( the
boycott.
NO. 31.
THK PORTLAND K ARB. XT.
' Wheat Market.
Export values are plven nominally at
77)80c per cental for Valley, and 70O
72c per cental for Walla Walla wheat.
Harvesting will begin about the 20th or
25th in the Walla Walla country. The
Big Bend and Palonse countries are from
four to six week! later. The prospect
are for a large crop.
. Prod ace Market. '
Flodb Standard brands are quoted
aa follow! : Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, 2.6o per barrel ; Walla
waua, z.w: enownaxe, vor
vallis. 12.60: Pendleton, (2.60 : graham,
$2.40; and superfine, (2.26.
Uats steady at 3tt(g3vc per Dusnei ior
white and 35c lor gray. Rolled oat are
quoted as follows: Bags, (6.756.00;
barrels, (O.wmsu.zd; cases, a.70..
Mii.uTUvrs Bran. I15(a,17: shorts.
1(1(S18; ground barley, (20; chop feed,
l-w10; wnoie teea oaney, i.s per ion i
middlings, (2328 per ton; chicken
wheat, 65c(l per cental.
Way wooa, siu(tiriz per ton.
Butteb Quotations are a follow:
Oregon fancy creamery, 2022gc per
pouna: lancy aairy, n?i?;a;, uir
to good, 12i16c; common, U0c.
Uheess uregon iiwic per
pound; young America, 134HJ6c;
Swiss, imported, 8032c ; domestic,
16ai8c
Egos The market ia lower, 12'15o
being quoted, the latter price for candled
stock. . : . . '-!"""
Pooltbt All quotations are yery
weak. Old chicken are worth from
(2.50 to (3 per dozen. Young are worth,
from (2.00 to 2.60, according to size.
There is no demand for old duck or
geese. Young ducks are quoted at s.w
(4.0U, ana young geeee, o.wyso.w.
Turkey are slow at 810c. ..
Onions New California red, lc per
pound; yellow, ljc per pound. The
market l weaa. - -
Potatoes Firm.. . Quoted at 85Wc
per aack. New Oregon sell readily at ,
aic per pouna. i
Vegetables Tomatoes and encum
bers are scarce. Oregon cabbage, 4060c
per dozen; California cabbage. (1.60 per
cental ; cauliflower, (2.60 per crate, (1.00
per dozen ; parsley, 4UC per dozen ; string
beans, 46c per pound; wax beans,
11.60 per box: asparagus. 6065c per
dozen ; peas, 3oe per pound ; cucum
bers, (l.zo per small oox, z.zorz.o" per
large box; (jalifornia tomatoes, ft per zsy
ponnd crate: corn aoc per aozen; egg
plant. We per pound; green peppers,
12 15c per pound.
Bebbiks strawberries, (soc per
pound; raspberries, 66o per pound;
blackberries, 815c per pound ; currants,
Tropica i, n buit .Bananas are siow
sale. California fancy lemons, (4-60;
common, (2.00g3.00; Sicily, 8. 00(86.25;
Mediterranean Sweets, S3.dU(g3.Z; St.
Michael. (3.26(2.3.50 per box; bananas.
(1.752.60 per bunch : Honolulu, (1.75(u
2.60; seedlings, (3.003.25; pineapples,
Honolulu, 3 uu(a-3.ix); sugar loai,
Fbesh Fbcit The supply at present
is large, uregon cnernes, loiaouc per
box; California cherries, 60290c per
10-ponnd crate ior Diaca ; apricote,
80(ce90c per 25-ponnd box ; California
apples, (1-25 per . 60-pound box; 75c
per j-pouna oox; peacnee, ouiawuc
per box ; plums and prunes, 90c per ,
box ; Bartlett pears, (I per box ; grapes,
(1 .35 per 20-pound crate. ' - ' .
Dried r edits lsyiJ pacr, rente
prunes, o(Sc; silver, totalize; iiauan, ,
810c; German, 68c; plums, 610c;
evaporated apples, 810c; evaporated
apncouh lotftiw;, nw-un,
pears, 7llc per pound. , , ,
- WOOL vnn. vauey, iiw; ynir
pound; TJmpqua, 910c; Eastern Ore
gon, o(S; c, according w quaiuy aim
shrinkage.
Hops Quiet; 1893, poor to cnoice, o
10c Contra, ts for new hop are mode
at 1012c according to locality, me
present weather ia favorable for lice, and
whale oil soap i in demand.
Fbovumons Eastern nam, meaium,
o per pound: large c; hams.
picnic 11 12c ; breakfast bacon, c;
short clear sides, cHc; dry saia
sides, 910c; dried beef hams, 12 13c ;
lanl Mmiwilnil in tin a ftltii)10c; lard.
pure, in tans, 10illic; pigs feet, 80s,
(5.60; pigs' feet, 40a, (3.25; kit, (1.26.
Meat Market.
Beef Top steers, 12.50(32.75 : fair to
good steer, (2.00(82.25; cows, (1.75(3
1.00; dressed, 46c per pound.
Mutton nest sneep. ti.oi.w;
ewes, (1.601.75.
Hoos Choice, Heavy, 4.uu; ugniana
feeders, (3.76; dressed, 6c per pound.
Veal Small, cnoice, oc: large sism
per pound.
Merchandise Market,
Wheat Bads Calcuttas, 6c, cash.
Bbans Small white. No. 1, 33Wc per
pound; No. 2, 3ic; large white, SJc;
pea, 34c; butter, ac; Dayou, ac;
Lima, 4c. -j.'.- " '
Rtci Island, (5.005.25 per sack.
Cobdage Manilla rope, lW-inch, la
quoted at 9'c, and Sisal, 7c per
pound. ' "
Corru-CoBta Rica, 23c ; Rio, 2223c;
Salvador, 22c; Mocha, 2628c; Ar
buckle'a Columbia and Lion, (23.80 per
100-pound case.
- Coal Sales are slow and prices steady.
Domestic, (5.007.50 per ton; foreign,
(8.5011.00.
StroABD, 4c; golden O.eKc; extra
C, 6ci confectioners' A, c; dry
granulated, 5Ja'c; cube, crushed and
powdered, 6,c per pound ; Kc per pound
discount on all grades for prompt cash;
maple sugar, 15 16c per pound. ,
8 AN HANCISCO MARKETS.
Flocb Family extras, (3.403.60;
bakers' extras, (3.303.40; superfine,
(2.50(42.76. ,
Wheat Business ia quiet and slow;
No. 1 shipping, 90c, though something
fancy might bring 92t milling grades,
eT, n.0WlMX.
Bablbv Old feed firmly held, some
dealers asking an advance on quoted fig
ures; feed, new, 82!485c; old, 85
87Kc; brewing, nominal.
Oats Very dull; offerings much in
excess of the demand and prices rather
against sellers than otherwise; mill
ing, (1.22X1.32; surprise. (1.37Jfl
1.42; fancy feed, (1.301.32; good
to cnoice, $1.15(41.25; poor to fair,
1.021.12; black, nominal; red,
nominal; gray, (1.15(3 1.25.
Hops Quiet and nominal at 912e
per pound.
Potatoes Large receipts. Early Rose.
30$ 50c in sacks and 3065o per cental
in boxes: whites, 3550o in sacks and
40(2 60e in boxes; sweet potatoes, 2s;io
per pound.
Onions Price stationary. Qwtw$
at 55(3uc for white.
several inembora.