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THE OREGON SCOUT. JONIiS A; CIIANCIJV, l'ublUIicrs. UNION, OREGON, GLADSTONE ON IHISIf MEASURES. lie Opens tho Ilcbnto In tlio House or CuiimioiiM on Jilt Homo Ilnio Scheme. Mr. Glndstono was heartily cheered ns ho nroscin tho house of coiiiiiioiih on tlio 10th to move n pecond rending of tho homo rulo hill. Ho wild he did not intend to nsk the liouao to continue tho dobnto of tlio hill from day to day. Mr. Gladstone's voico nt tho bcgini.lng wns f colli o and nmrrcd by hoarseness, hut iih ho proceeded it cleared, and toward tho closo of his rcmnrks ho Bccincd to luivo regnlned all Iiih old-time vigor and effectiveness. llodcslrcd, hosnid, In opening to make a statement in regard to hi personal position. IIo had novor at nny period described Jionto rulo ns incom pntihlo with imperial unity. Cries of "01' "0 1" Tlio contradiction caino from Homo luciuhcrH of parliament who had visited Midlothian, milking speeches which woro full of totally untrtio assertions. Ilonowed cries of "01 01" In 1871 ho expressed tho great satisfaction with which ho hnd heard statements of supportors of tho homo rulo movement, iih theso statements con tcmplntcd nothing leading to soveninco of tlio empire. rChccrs from Purnollites.l Two questions had always preHcnted themselves to Inn mind regarding homo rule. i-irstiy, it must ho shown to ho desired hy tho muss of the noiitiliition ol Ireland, secondly, wns home rulo computililo with tlio unity of tho empire? These questions hnd hcen niiHwerod hy Pnrnell, who declared that what tho people of Ireland fought for was simply nn autonomy. Alternate, coercive, and reform measures had been tried in tho government of Ireland and havo emiallv failed. Tho inediclno of coercion had especially boon tho mndicluo continually npplicd in increasing doses with diminishing results. Mr. aindstono reviewed tlio history of the past as proving that only a thorough measure having tho effect of satisfying Iro land was now fensihlo. In regard to tho idea of the autonomy of Ireland being n nieuaco to tho unity of tho empire, ho re minded tho house that tho same argument was used against granting independence to Canada when it wns determined to concetto homo rule to that part of tho Itritish tin minions. The positions of Canada and Ireland, though they aro not parallel, ho wild, uro analogous. Canada was in pre cisely thn sumo temper that is attributed to Ireland, bernnso sho wns loyal anil friendly. Slio wns now loyal anil friendly because sho got homo rule, l-l saw," saitl Mr. Gladstone, "in parliament when tlio people of Canada wero denounced ns rebels. Somo of them wero Protestants of English anil Fcotcli births, but tlio majority of them wero Catho lics of French extraction. Wiih tho cry against them raised because they wero Cutholles of French descent? No, sir. Tlio Kngl'sh people in Upper Canada did pre cisely tho same thing that tlio P'ronch Cana dians did. They rebelled. Tho Canadian rebels wero suppressed, but nt the moment of military victory political dilllcnlly be gan and tho victors wero vanquished. If wo woro tho military victors, tlio Cauntliuns wero tho victors m the Held of reason." Hero Mr. Gladstone referred to the sig nificant expression of opinions which hnd enttto across tho Atlantic proving tlio vital principles of the bill cheers, and asked tho geulleiuon who appeared to think tlio manifestations of opinion from A uerlca were worthless if they would tin vo considered tlioin worthless had theso mnuirestations condemned tho 1)111. History had shown iih Unit in foreign affairs tho Irish people do not stand in tlio sumo relation ns tho people of F.ngnnd and Scotland. "Hour," "Hear," and cries of "No," "No."J is it a wonder that in n country with woes so great and whoso hopes havo so often boon doomed to disappointment tlio mind of the people should bo coullued to the posi tion of tliolr own country? Au essential principle to tho Irish people has become tlio control of their own affairs. In conclusion, Mr. Gladstone said: "Tlio members of tho house of commons have be fore them a great opportunity to closo a Btrifo of 700 years. Aye, and of knitting by bonds tinner and lilghur in character tluiii beret oloro the hearts and affections of tho Irish people, and cementing thonobla fabric of tho llrltish nation." Loud and long-continued cheering. Tlio Additional Itomity Act. Second Comptroller Mnynnrd has ren dered an important decision under tho ad ditional bounty act of July US, 1800. Tho decision is to tlio effect that every soldier who enlisted after April I I, 1801, for a period of not loss than two years and was honorably discharged after serving two years for the purpose of onablingliim to ac cept n commission, Is entitled to the addi tional bounty of $i0 authorir.ed by tlio thirteenth section of that net, provided ho was not entitled to any greater bounty than $100 under tho law existing at tho date of tho pnssiigoot tliuact.nnd provided his claim was filed In time. This decision Is not applicable to any claims for such additional bounty which woro not Hied till after July 1, 1880, tho time for Ming such claims having expired by limitation on that day, Tinting n Gloomy Ylovr. Washington special: Statesmen here, from overy part of the country, predict that tho labor difficulties havo not reached their climax and that there Is something nioro terrible to coiuo than has yet devel oped. They largely bolievo that there will lie much blood shed and destruction of property before the trouble is over, because they regard the demand for eight hours work with ten hours pay ns unreasonable and believe both sides are determined to win. There are no indication of violence here. Manufuctures Will All Close Tho Furniture Manufacturers' assorta tlou of New York and vicinity have passed tho following: Resolved, Thnt the members of this asso ciation run their factories on tho tmsls of ten hours ns a day's work from Monday, tho 10th Inst. And that it tho employes of nny manutucturo belonging to this associa tion shall strlko by reason of this rule, we pledgo ourselves that wo will, or all. close our factories and remain closed till tho matter Is adjusted by tho committee at arbitration appointed. A terrible tragedy occurred eight mile west of l'lpo Stone, Mlun., May MU V. II Young' a farmer llvlngjutt In tho edge of Dakota, killed hU wife by cutting her throat and tat Ingln tuobreat with a butcher knife. Ho then cut hU own throat from ear to cur ami tub bed hlnuelf In tho brcant with a Jack kulfe. Young had been Jralou of hU wife for aoino lime nnd had frequently qurrcle4 with her. ccuilng her with Illicit In tmture with one Nakh, Young wai still alive at latt account but Id a prccarloui condition, Decrease of Exports. Special cablegram: Tlio exports from Germany during tlio fiscal year 1885 and 1880 of corn, hardware, sugar and beer show a very heavy decrease. Imports of tea and rico for tlio same period show con siderable decrease. The Notth German Gazette attributes tho decline in tlio manu facture and export of German textile fab rics to the competition of llrltish India, whero wnges aro so low that it Is made im possible for Kuroponu manufacturers to meet the reduction necessary to sell their products. THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. X Ilccord or I'rocoftilliig In Iloth IlriinclicM oT tlio Same. Si::uti!, May fi. After the passage of a number of privato bills tho postofllcc ap propriation bill was laid before tho he. into. A number of amendments woro offered, Bomo of which woro agreed to. Tlio com mittee's provision for foreign mails as final ly amended by tho Bonato and agreed to reads as follows: For tho transportation tif foreign mails by American built and reg istered steamship, to secure greater fre quency nnd reguhitity in tlio dispatch and greater speed in carringo of such mails to Brazil, republics of Moxico and Central and .South America, Sandwich and West India and Windward Islands, Now Caledonia, New Zealand, Australian colonics, China, Japan, 580,000, nnd tho postmnstcr gen eral is authorized to mako, aftorduo adver tisement for proposals, such contract or contracts witii ownors of American steam ships for terms of not less than threo nor more than fi vo years, and at a rato of com pensation not exceeding 50 cents per nauti cal mile on a trip each way actually trav eled between terminnl points in tho most direct nnd fensihlo courso botwecn termi nnl points, as shall bo found oxpedient and desirable to secure tho end abovo sot forth. Tlio amendment was carried, yeas 3!), nays 18. On Plumb's motion, tlio sum of $800, 000 wns added to the amount alreadv in tho bill for railway postal car service. Tho voto on tho final passngo of tho bill was Teas 45, nays 10. House, May U. Hall called up the Camp bell-Weaver contested election enso, and after eomo opposition it wns proceeded with. After an hour nnd a hall dobato tho resolution of tlio majority of tho commit t"o on elections was adopted confirming tho right of tlio sitting member, .1. 11. Weaver, to tho scat. Tlio house mot in the evening for tiio consideration of tlio business re ported from tho committee on military af fairs. Tlio following bills worn passed: Tho sonnto bill to regulate tlio promotion of graduates from tlio military academy; to provide lor the enlistment nnd pay anil do- lino the duties of general scrvlco clerks and messengers; tho sonnto bill to romovo tho chargo of desertion standing against any soldier by reason of his having enlisted in any regiment without first having received liis discharge Irom tlio regiment in which ho previously scrvul: appropriating SJ 50,000 for additional barracks at the southern, northwestern and western branches of tho National Homo for Disabled Veterans. Sn.v.iTi:, May 5. Tlio lntcr-flnto com merce bill was then laid before tho senate. Tho pending amendment was that of Cam den, being au absolute long and short haul clause applied to each railroad separately. Palmer spoko against tho Camden amend ment. Ho was opposed to it because it was unfair to tlio railroads and unfair to tlio people. It would discriminate against cer tain railroads in favor of others against our own railroads in favor of foreign rail roads, and against our own railroads in favorof foreign bottoms. Hiddleborgorand Cull supported the amendment. A vote uoing taken on Unmilens amendment it was agreed to yens lit), nays !M. Tho techni cal form of the Camden amendment us agreed to is to strike out from tlio longniul short haul cIiiuro of tho committee's bill the words "from some original point of de parture." Ifousi:, May G. Frederick, of Iowa, from the committee on alcoholic liquor tralllc, roported adversely tho sonnto bill provid ing, for a commission on tho subject of liquor trafllc. The day boing sot usldo for tho consideration of business roported from tlio committeo on military affairs, the first bill called up which was considered in committeo of tlio whole was one for tho relief of certain olllcers of tho volunteor army. It provides that all soldiers of tho late war wiio re-enlisted as veteran volun teers and afterwards were discharged to re ceive promotion and ulso receive commis sion as olllcers in tlio nrmy, shall bo paid tho installments of veteran bounty which wero withhold from them on account of their being bo commissioned nnd mustered, tlio same us they would have been entitled to receive bud they completed their term of enlistment without promotion, and re ceived au honorable discharge, ltoutolle offered a u amendment extending tho pro visions of tho bill of onllsted men iu tho navy and murine corps. Adopted. 1127 to 7i3. At the evening session tho bill to in crease tlio elllciency of tlio army was called up and made tho special order for the first day which may not bo sot apart tor tlio consideration ol other measures. Sk.vatk, May 0. On motton of Sherman tho sonnto agreed that tho anti-Clilueso im migration bill r.nd tho bill to Indemnity Chinese subjects for losses by the Hock Springs riots shall bo tho special order for Monday, May 10th. Thecoinmoreo bill was then considered. Wilson, of Iowa, offered nn auieiidmeut providing that the provis ion of tlie bill against receiving more for a longer haul should not bo construed as authorizing any railroad company to chargo as much for a shorter as for a longer haul. A great number of amend ments were then submitted and ordered printed, among them one by Edmunds providing thnt whenever any common car rier shall violate or refuse to obey any of the requirements of the commission, it is to apply to tho United States circuit court for a hearing ou short notice In the matter complained ot, without the formal plead ing and proceedings nocessnrv in ordinary equity suits. Miller, from the committee ou education and labor, reported favor ably the bill applying to letter carriers tho provisions of section 1738 ot the revised statutes, making eight hours a day's work. It was unanimously agreed that a voto bo taken on the luter-stiito commerce bill before adjournment on Tuesday next. Ilormi:, May 0. Tho Iioubo then wont Into committeo of the whole on tho river and harbor bill. Everhurt, ot Pennsylva nia, and Stone, ot Missouri, opposed tho lull. The committee thou rose and reported the bill to tho house. The only amend ment reported 'rom the committee upon which a separate vole was demanded was that directing the necretury ot war to negotiate lor the purchase ot tho works ot the .Mouougahela Navigation company. Agreed to 115-1 to 41!. Hepburn, ot Iowa, moved nn amendment providing that the appropriation lor tho Improvement ot the iower Mississippi Ik) expended under the di lection ot the secretary ol war without tho Intervention of the Mississippi river com mission. Agreed to yeas l'Jtl, nays 107. He also ottered an amendment providing that the Improvement ol the Missouri river from the mouth of Sioux City be conducted without the Intervention of tho Missouri river commission. Agreed to 70 to 71. Tho bill was then passed vena 113, nayo 102. Housk, May 7. After tho routine busi ness was disposed of tho houso went into committee of the whole on tho private cat endur. Tho bill which gave rise to tho most Interesting discussion was one pnying $200 to W. F. Haldman. Tho report states that during tho war Jlaldmnn, then a lioy ol 12 years old. desired to join an Ohio regiment, but wns refused muster on account ot his ace and size. He, however, purchased uniform and served iu the regiment n yenr, acting as biiglnr and performiiuscoulduly. Ho is said to liavo performed gallant ser vice. After n lengthy cross tiro between Ilrag? and Johnson, a voto was taken on the amendment to the bill, but a numberol Its opponents refrained from voting, nnd liio committee lieingleltwiinout a quorum, rose. Tho house, at its evening sossion. passed fifty-five pension bills, nnd, at 0:30 o'cloci:, adjourned. Hot-si:, Mny 8. Tlio house went into committee of tlio who!o on tho military academy appropriation bill. Wilson, of West Virginia, wliilo ho wns not in favor of lowering the graduation standard at Anno nolis or West Point, thought tlio standard of admission to the institutions at thoso pliues was too high nnd precluded from tho bciiel! Is of military and nnvnl education full v 00 per cent of tho youth of the land. Henderson took tlio same view. Hodidnot now have a young man nt Annapolis be cause of tho hieli stnndurd there and the iron application of it. Tho application of the stuudard was such as to make the ad mission simply impossible except to thoso who were thoroughly equip; ed by privato tutors. The hill wns then read hy sections, but no ninendtnents wero offered nnd the committeo rose nud the bill was passed. Sii.vati:. May 10. Van Wyck introduced a bill to authorize the Union Puciiic Hail road company to construct branch roads. Referred. A bill wns offered by Iugalls di recting tho postinastcr-goneral to report to tho senate nil cases of unadjusted salaries of postmasters ami Into postmasters iu Kansas under the act ol .March 3, 18S3 with a statement showing the amount of pay each postmaster would liavo received If paid upon the basis of commissions un der the act of 1851 and the amount of sal ary allowed and paid under tho net of 180 1. Conger moved to amend by extend ing tho inquiry to nil states instead of con fining it to tho state ot Kansas. Tho amendment was accepted and tho resolu tion as amended was agreed to. The inter state commerce hill was then placed before the senate and considered until adjourn ment. llmisi:. May 10. Under tlio call of tlio states the following hills were introduced nnd referred. 15y Dingley, of .Maine To limit the commercial piivileges of vessels of foreign countries iu ports of tho United Stntcs to such purposes as nro nccorded American vessels iu the ports of such for eign countries. Tlio hill provides that when nny foreign country shnll oxcltido nny American vessels from nny commer cial privileges in the ports of such foreign country the president shnll issue his proc lamation limiting tlio commercial privileges of vessels of tho sumo ehnructer of such foreign country iu ports of tlio United Stutes to such privileges as aro accorded biicIi American vessels. Tlio bill to punish the advertisement of lottery tickets in tho District of Columbia was called up and uftcr sonio tiino at au effort to secure a quorum it wns passed. NEWS NOTES IN DRIEP. Cholera is on tho incrcaso jn Home. Tho creation of cardinals will bo Juno 10th. Pittsburg brass foundryuien struck for a hnlf holiday Saturday. Now Ilrunswlck, N. J., Knights of Labor condemn tho anarchists. Mrs. Duck, of Edinn, Mo., was found burned to death by her stove. The Chicago anarchists nro preparing to avongo tlio dcatli of their comrades. Mum-ice- Cruse, at Gilmer, Tex., shot his father and gave him a fatal wound. Dr. John Fulton, of St. T.ouls, will reply to Droadhead's doienso of Rishop Robert son. Lord Randolph Churchill has written an other attack on Gladstone's homo rulo policy. Manufacturers of metal goods iu Chicago have formed a pool to fight theiremployes' unions. Twcnty-fivo thousand mou and boys havo been locked out nt Indhinupolis since tho 1st of May. Nino thousand cattle wero driven across the lied river from Wichita Falls to avid attachment. Tlio president is considering tho subject of tho celebration of tholOOth anniversary of tlio lauding of Columbus. Tho Union Mutual Lifo Insurance com pany, ot Maine, will relinquish its claims on the Chicago university for 500,000. Six banks holding bonds of the Shenungo it Alleghany railroad ask tho courts to in terfere in equity proceedings against that road. Tho Soulhorn Huptist convention passed resolutions providing for tho ruising ot 10,000, to be expended on tho work among tho colored people. A It EYE Lit Y IN 11L001). Horrible Tragedy In Which Three lcroil .Heel ShoeUluu: Ilciith. Illnghuiuptou (N. Y.) dispatch: A terri ble tragedy was enacted about four miles from Oswego this morning. A fanner named Norman J. Loundsburg, uged 72, shot and killed his wife, aged 17, Horace Paysen, aged about 30, and himself, The weapon used was a shotgun, and Loundsburg in dicted the wounds which, In each case, must have produced Immediate deith. He was first married many years ago, but was divorced about twenty years ago. Last winter ho married Julia Presher, 10 years of age, and has since lived with his wife In a small house ou the farm of August Lounds burg, his brother. In Horace Louudsbury's family lived Horace Paysen. nephew of Mrs. Horace Loundsburg. Paysen was coal agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna it Western railroad station at Loundsburg, and the Erie station at Tioga. Norman Loundsburg had suspocted for sometime that Improper relations existed between his voting wife and Paysen, and had threatened lier life several times. She had Wen to see District Attorney Sears regarding thoso throats. From all sources of information, it appears that tlio husband first shot his wife iu the back ol the head, the chargo lodging iu tho temple. She was found lying on the bed. which was saturated with blood. He then ro-louded his gnu and pro ceeded to the homo ol his brother. Horneo. where he saw and shot Paysen in the bead. Tlio charge blew a hole through Payseu's head, coming out ut the back. The mur derer then went back to his home, reloaded bis gnu. removed his coat and boots, placed tho weapon to his bend and fired. Tho whole upper portion of hi head was blown oft and portions ol the skull, shreds ot Ilesh, patches of hnlr and in asses ot brain were scattered about the room. BOMBS BROUGHT INTO USE. The Second Day's Itlotlng In Chicago More Munwlroiiii Than or tho I'lmt A Number of I'ollcciucn and Social ism Killed. Chicago, May 4. Tho southwestern por lion ot tho city this nttcrnoon wns tho scone of another riot. Toward noon a crowd ot annrchists and friends nssombled nt the corner of Eighteenth nnd Morgan streets for tho purpose of holding a meet ing. It is also Bit ill thnt they intended to renew the attack ou tho McCormick renper works. The police, who bad been notified of tho affair, kept a closo watch upon tho proceedings. Hoslilitioscominonccd ut2:30 p. m. Just in what mnnncr cannot be learned. A number of detectives in citi zens' clothes mixed with the crowd, num bering at this hour nearly a thousand per sons. Detective Miko Granger, of the Central station, attempted to urrcst ono of tlio disorderly men. The detcctlvo was immedintely sot upon by a howling mob Ileforo ho could escape he was struck in tho torolicad witii a brick, knocked senseless and badly injured. Revolvers were drawn and indiscriminate shooting begnn, during which Officer John Strong wns sliot in the hand. A number of rioters were also in jured. Tho police charged tho crowd and made soveral arrests, capturing tho man who throw tho brick at Granger. At 3 o'clock the entire southwestern district of the city wns wild witii alarm. SIX OFI'ICEUS MUHDKItED 11 Y THE COMMUNISTS. 10:37 p.m. A report has just been ie ccived that six policemen have been killed in the Hay Market, where tho annrchists nro holding a meeting. A mnn win wns standing in tho crowd received a pistol ball in ids thigh nnd has been brough t to tho Central police station. Ho says that dur ing tiio progress of a Bpeech by ono of the socialists a squad of ofliccrs marched by closo to tho speaker's stand. Somo ono shouted, "Kill tho 1" Almost as soon n tlio words had been uttered threo bombs were thrown from near tho stand into tho midst ot tho squad of officers. They exploded instantly and five police men fell. The others woro wounded and Boverul ot the socinllslsdid not escape. An officer who lias just arrived irom tho scene says tnero is nanny nny uouiit mat at least live olllcers woro Hilled, rcrsons liv ing ou tlio west side, many squares from tlio scene of the disturbance, report thnt tho explosion ol the bombs, which wns terriilc, wns instantly followed by a fusilndc ot re volver shots. More coherent accounts aro coming in nnd they point to a much more disiistrousuffray than was at first reported. About two hundred officers hnd been de tailed to attend the meeting nnd hnd been in tho vicinity since tho socialists began to nssomblo. At the timo of throwing tlio bombs tho crowd hud dwindled to less than a thousand. The utterances of tho speak ers wore still of a most inllummntory ehnr ucter, however, and tho hearers who still remnined grow liotous in their doniennor. The police concluded to put nn end to the disturbance, nnd. advancing. OIIDEUED THE CUOW 11 TO UISl'EIlSE. At first the socialists fell back slowly, the speakers still urging them to stand firm. Suddenly bombs wero thrown. Tho polico retorted instantly with a volley Irom their revolvers. Tho rioters answered with theirs, which tho sequel shows they were well provided with. Tho mob nppeured crazy witii a fanatic desire for blood, and, holding its ground, poured volley after vol ley into tho midst of tho ollicors. Tlio lat ter lought gniiantly aim nt last dispersed tho mob and cleared tho market place. Thoy aro now guarding overy nppronch to tho placo and no ono is allowed tnero. im mediately after tlio first oxplosion tho offi cers who woro loft standing drew their re volvers nnd KIIIE1) HOUND AFTEIl HOUND INTO THE MOU. L-irgo numbers of these fell, nud as thoy dropped wero immediately carried to tho rear and into the many darK alleyways oy their friends. No estimate ot the casualties can bo given, but tho ponco at ino uos- pluines street station state that fully fifty of them were wounded. Tlio drug stores in tho vicinity nro crowded with peoplo who wero hurt, and doctors have been tele phoned to in nil directions. Uefore tlio Urine hnd censed tho neiKhboring polico sta tions wero turned into temporary hospitals. At 11 o'clock twenty policemen lny on tho lloor of tho Desplaines station, all disabled and probably half of that number serious jy. Others woro reported to be still lying in the open square, either dead or badly wounded. A tolephono messngo from ono of tiio hospitals says that a wounded olll cer brought there has since died. Officer losoph Degan died on tho way to tho sta tion. Later reports to tlio Desplaines street station indicate- tluvtoven moro than weroattirst estimated wero wounded among tho socialists. Tho scenes at tho station nre heartrending. In ono lnrgo room lie somo llfteou olllcers with doctors dressing their wounds. Tlio wife of one ot the men bus just come in, nnd upon learning that her husband wns anion; tho wounded fell down iu a faint and had to bo carried homo. STll.I, HIOTINO. 11:30 p. m. Moro firing hns just been heard near tlio scene of tho former trouble and a largo forco of polico lias just left the otution for the pluco. Somo fifteen shots wero heard, it is reported mat August Spies is in a saloon on Lnlti street and a detail of police hauboen Bent to' arrest him. Itelatives ol uilicors Timothy i'lnvin, ueo. Miller and Heddin came to the station a short time ago, accompanied by a priest, wiio administered the last sacraments 10 tho threo men, who aio dying. In tho base ment ot the station there are some ten soeinlists who are having their wounds at tended to. Tlio following is a list ol tiio killed nnd wounded among the polico: Joseph Stnnton, John A. Dyer, John Mc- .Mnhon, -Miles -Murphy, oteoio, joiiii Heed, Arthur Connelly, P. Sullivan. Charles Whitney, Thomas Heddin, Geo. Miller, H. Kruger, J. H. Wilson, Joseph Normiin, H. llolverson, F. Hilda. Ed. llarrett, John Henson, J. Mitchell, A. Flavin, Chas. Fink, N. J. Shannon, HOW THE 11IOT STARTED. Inspector llontlcld says concerning to night s trouble in tho old Hay Market: After lmrsons had concluded his speech Sam Fioldlng, another notorious socialist, mounted a wagon and began to address tho crowd. His speech was of the most intlani inatory description. He called ou tho men to arm themselves nnd to assert their rights. Ho finally becamo so violent that word was sent to the station, which was only a block distant, and Inspector Von field, nt the head of twenty-five men, marched to the placo ot the meeting. Ron field called upon the crowd to disperse and Meldini! shouted out to them irom me wagon, "To Arms I" The otllcer once moro enlled on their to disperse, when suddenly, from behind the wagon, which was not seven feet from the trout rank ot the police, two bombs were thrown in between the second and third rank ot men with tho ef fect ns nlreudy stated. The second firing, which w-as heard about nn hour ago. proved to be nothing ot consequence. No one wns hurt. On a table at tho station house, whore the wounded polio'inon ure, n poor fellow lies stretched out with a terrible bullet wound iu his breast. A few feet dis tant is a man with tattered clothes and n mortal wound in hisside lying insensiblo on a cot. Around tho room on chairs, with their lees bandaged up and resting on sup ports of different kinds, nro some fifteen or twenty olllcers who were woundefl by bombs. Not n groan or complaint Is henrd from any ot them. Another officer, who wns found lying In the doorway, where he hnd been carried or where he hnd dragged himself, hns just been brought in frightfully wounded. Thero nro Bomo twonty of tho socialists in cells in tho baseme t. All of them nro wounded, and ono of them, a young fellow of about twenty, is dead. The following nnmed socialists, nil of whom nre wounded, havo been placed under nrrest: Joo NucliPr, Kmil Lotz, John Ulemund, Peter Lay, John Frnser, August liukn, R-diert ScliuUz, Franz Wroch, R. Lcplant, Uinrlcs bchumacher. BUSINESS AGAIN ON THE MOVE. I,nbor IHfllcuHloi lEelnir Settled by Ar bitration and tho Wheels or Com merce Again in Itlotlou. CniCAOO, Iu., May 7. The trouble on For tieth street crossing of the Western Indiana railroad continued for a time this morning. A number of trains were stopjxnl at that point, the switch tenders and the crossing; guards refusing to aid the roads In opening the lines. Great crowds stood watching tho scene but here was no disorder. About 10 o'clock, however, the blockade was raised, Special Of llcer Hallard of the Wabash railroad company laving scut down fifty special olllcers nnd MKin trained them to throw switches, thus Parting tho trains. WORK IIHINO ItCSUMED AGAIN. The western railways are resuming opera dons this morning on nearly the basis prior to the strike. On 'all the roads freight trains were sent out without molestation. In nil the freight houses Increased forces were at work, and the quantity of freight offered nnd handled was very largely increased over that of any former day. Work was resumed at Armour's glue factory this morning, thn 200 employes returning to work on the old basis of ten hours' work for ten hours' pa v. Nearly the full complement of 1,400 men were at the McCormick reaper works. Five hundred brickmakers returned to the vards at Lakevicw this morning and began "work, but a crowd of 1500 strikers from the city, many of them excited with liquor entered the yards and drove them out, SEEKING LEGAL 1'IIOTKCTION. The Michigan Central railway may, unless the trouble on Its lines materially abates, in voke the federal court to enjoin the strikers from committing depredations or Interfering with Its men. The counsel for the road rcre :losetcd with Judge Gresham to-day and a onsultation wns held as to the feasibility of llllncr a bill in the United states court, the rail road being a non-resident corporation. Judge Gresham told the lawyers to prepuir their bill .ind come to him afterward. They determined to do so. The suit will be bated ou sections ot tlio federal laws governing interstate coin nunlcatlon, common carriers and interference wiih tho civil rights of American citizens. NO MAHSHAI.S KOIl TL'TT. T. E. Tutt, one of the receivers of the Wa bash railroad, hastened to Chicago from St. Louis to-dav when Judge Grcslniui's Hat or l'hursduv became known and after looking the ground over concluded not to press his request for deputy marshals to protect the company's Interests. Tills decision is thought to have been hastened by Judge Greshain's statement that if he ordered deputy marthals to take charge ot the property lie w ould remove the receivers. THE HAII.nOAI) SITUATION. The railroads aro receiving more freight nil are experiencing no trouble from strikers. ,'liev hnvc notified the strikers that they have intd to morrow to return to work and If the to not their places will be tilled. The Milwaukee ami St Paul switch tenders md switchmen are all at work. At the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg .varehouses, a large number of men were set .o work this morning. The Northwestern put a large force of men at work to-dav. and all persons making anpll cation were Immediately employed at the old rates. Tlio Chicago and Alton have, a suilicient force at woik to carry on their trade. At the Illinois Central vards several strikers have returned to work and many new men arc employed. At all tho freight vards visited the strikers nro very peaceable, and no longer congregate In large crowds. MAXV r.OAPS STII.I. IDLE. The Illinois Central freight houses remain closed and no freight is taken. Tlio ltock Island toad has only a small force, somo of the men brought In from outside the city refusing to work. The road Is not yet In shape to handle all the freight offered. On the Grand Trunk, Wabash, Kastern Illi nois and Chicago and Atlantic the freight bus iness was nluiost entirely suspended all day, the companies finding difficulty In employing men. The handling of live stock at the stock ynrds has not et been Interfered with iu the slightest uegrce. A CASE OF FRAUD. 'i'lio Sale ofii farm ('nine Some In- I luuNunt Development. About two months ago a business man o: Cedar ltnplds purchased a farm valued at 000 from a man In Jones countv, who bv tin way, was the first sheriff that county ever had. At tlie time the trade was made the deed win duly signed atid acknowledged by-the ex-sheriff, It b ing understood by all parties Interest ed that he was a sing'.e man, nnd that tlie tr.ie title to thu property was vested iu him alone, and that the woman who was living with bin wns not his wife. Subsequent deo!o nvnts. howiver, which grew out of a domestic row be tween tho ex-county ollieer and fie woman who slnmd his home with him, si ov that slit has been his wife for about two jeirs, they having bo.'ii married by Justice Holeombe in Cedar ltnplds. Hut nt this inarriato the woman gave nn assumed naun nud was married under the Kline, the object being to retain her true name In order to still draw n pension from the government as a soldier's widow, which she was previous to her late marriage. This is also the reason why she did not sign the deed to the property sold by her husband n few weeks ago. Dut a family row caused n regular esuvlus, which threw out developments that are showing i p matters In their true light. Tho purchaser ol the farm aforesaid will have the signature of the wife on his deed, or thero will bo blood on the face of the moon, he swearing that If tho. do not come to time and tlx up things satis factorily, he will prosecute them for two or tareo criminal violations of the law, which, If followed up, will give both an opportunity to play checkers w.th their no ei. Quite a com plicated state of affn'rs have grown out of the business, nnd the owner Is, In the meantime, Iu tho sweat box. Unnecessary Legislation. Washington dispatch: A menilier of the Pan Electric investigation committee. In uu interviow concerning tho results ot the in vestigation, says: "So far wo havo found out nothing that the public aro not already acquainted with. "Those who look for rich developments have been sadly disappointed. I am (lis giihted with this business of investigating nny member of tho house mny rise nud nsk to have investigated. The proper course to pursue iu all such matters is to have a pre liminary investigation made by a standing committee and iwpiire a prima facie case to lie shown 1)0 1 ore raising a special com mittee. Too much money is wasted on causeless investigations bysiecial commit tees, nnd I think that unless something new developes that tlie verdict ot the pub lic win be that the pim-eiectrle Investiga tion was unnecessary and not worth the sum that has been used ou account ol it." NOW FOR A HANGING MATINEE. No Question Hut Thnt Some or the IllotoiiM liendcrn in Chicago Can be Legally Strangled. Caicaoo, May G. There hns been a de cided improvement in tlie condition of nffnirs iu Chicago during tho day, and pec pie's apprehension of future troubles is gradually being lessened. The cause of this fee.V. is due, more than nnything else, te tho determination nnd activity which has been displayed by the city authorities since Tucsdny's mnssacre by theannrchiets. The prompt nction of the Conner's jury, ir holding tho socialist gang lot murdci. lint nlso hnd a most snlutory effect, and thcii ndlierents have been keeping very quiet. Tho backbone of the strike is broken. The police nro nlett nnd ready for nny emergim cy, nnd in n short time tlie trouble will bf over. In view of the declaration or the state's attorney in effect that he has discovered mid is in possession o! ample evidence implicating the conspira tors, Spies, Fielden nnd Schwab in tlio wholesale, slaughter ot Tuesdnv night, the situation hns assumed a serious nspect for these notorious aunrcliists. It is tlie g nernl emphntic opinion among lending members of tho bur that their crimes nre well defined, nnd, under the most circum spect interpretation of the law. are punish able by death. With such opinions it is morally certain that the bunging of the trio of exponents of nihilism is a, matter ol tho near future. Tho question of thoit doom is agitating tho legal minds of the bar, and methods prescribed for their pun ishment nro numerous. It was recom mended by some that at tho order of the judge a special grand jury should be im panelled nnd tlio enso proceeded with with out delay. In times like tlieso it was con strued that tho sooner an example wns made of such breeders of crimo and murder the more effectiv i1- would be in suppress ing such men in tho future. In conversing with lending lnwvors reirnrdin,. llio nnaailitl. ity of the hanging of the trio many points of interest were developed. ion mny rest ussured, said tlio gentlc- mnn, "that tho tune hns come when tho city ofCliicngo tins an opportunity to dis pluy action iu tlio treatment and disposal of n most dnngorotiH class of crimiunls, rep resentatives of a clnss of rioters and incen diaries whose power menaces nt all times law, order and prosperity. Tho prompt action of tho local officials in the capture and holding of Spies. Schwab and Fielden. is commendable, but should onlv bo con sidered nn initiatory step to the'disposal oi ineso iicniis on tlio gullows." "Do you think it is possible tinder tho present laws to carry their penult v to that point?" "There can bo no doubt about it. It is a well known fact that these men aided ami were instigators of a riot movement which resulted in numerous murders. Viewed from tho statutory point of view, they wero nccossory, nnd nro amenable ns principals. Kvidonco against tlieso men would be cumulative, and if they wero nccessories to tho villainous plot that re sulted in tliedeath of a number of innocent parties, tho guilt would be In proportion as the injury to lifo was great or small." "Could tho previous speeches of theso men be offered in evidence ngaiiist them'.'" "They would be impottnnt fuctors in tlio case, nnd would bo ncceptnble iu defining tlio position of defiance to law nnd dis regard for human life which the speakers so frequently evinced." THE OUTLOOK DECIDEDLY UOOD. rrospcetH lor Sprlns nnd Winter Wheat Unite Uncoil rnin. Tho following crop summary appears in a late issuo of tlio Chicago Farmers' Re view: Tlie prospects for both winter and spring wheat coutinuo excellent. Tho only state iu which no special improvement is reported is Kunsas. The tenor of tho ro ports, however, is not specially different from thoso of tho preceding six weeks, with tho exception thnt iu Greenwood county damage by Hy is reported nnd in Oswego tlio presence of tho chinch bug has been no ticed in somo of tho fields. In Atchison county not to exceed U0 por cent of the original acreage lias been plowed up and tho land devoted principally to oats. Tho remainder of the crop is in good condition. In Harvey, Rurton and Pottuwammio counties tlio entiro crop is set down ns an absoluto failure. In Morris county 20 per cent of tho original acreage remains and in Saline county there is tlie promise of 50 per cent ot nn average- crop. In Chnutauqua and Oswego counties there is thopromiso of c early n. full average ciop. Winterwhcnt throughout tho stato hasattaincd a growth of from six to twelve inches. While tho average of tho reports from southern Illi nois indicate a fair outlook lor an average crop, tho spring wheat reports from Da kota, .Minnesota, Iown, Wisconsin, and Ne braska are of a very promising character. Morton county, Dakota, reports a 0 por cent increnso in average. Tho recent rains in Dakota ami Minnesota have left the ground iu good condition. Tlio growing plant is reported to have taken a good stand. In Wisconsin spring whoat is just putting iu an appearance, wliilo winter wheat is from eight to ten inches high. Tlio reports from Iowa iiulicuto a full average crop. Corn planting has boen finished in Kansas, and is partially completed in Ne brnskn, Iowa and Wisconsin. Tlie plant ing occurred under generally favorable con ditions. "FEADE AS HELL OF OLD TOM." A Unique Letter Giving Aivay an Aspi rant lor it l'ostinahtcr. Washington specinl: The following uni quo letter wns received this week at the postolllce department from a citizen ot New Mexico. It is given verbatim. It is only proper to sny that old Tom will not be appointed : "Ass't P M Gen Stovinson, Respected Sir: Old Tom Rodford is circulatln a paper arrouud town nskin to bo made Post master at this placo and I have shied it but I don't want it to count and won it comes in pleas scrach my name oft us ho is no more lit for postmnster than I am for minister of the holy gospell. Tom is nn nwlull ruff cuss, drinks, swares lites and would bolt boll out of mo if lie knew of this letter. Plens burn this and don't-giv mo way, and has no edunshun nor enny man ners, would whip onny republican in town if he hnd thnt ollls, and 1 believe wod steal US poor in -1 yoars. Ho is a retc'.i of the fust water and evory ono hero is trade ol him and would put on moro airs than a french dancing master nud drivo every re publican out ot town I rite strong becauso we have a very refined community and you vl don't want to give him thnt ollls unloss you wnnt to dyeorguniso this community for he is a holy terror nnd you mny de pind on it. We look to the honorable postmaster Gen to save us from a hooribel doom, yours respecty. S. K. IlltOWCH, Justis ot Pence. P. 8. others would sign this but are trade ns hell of Old Tom. Tlio Fitzgerald hose team, ot Lincoln, has been specially invited to attend tho lowu, firemen's tournament nt Dubuque, com mencing June 24th. The invitation will bo considered at an early day.