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THE SOCIALIST FIENDS MUST GO.
Keimtnble, Citizen Aroused Over Their
Illoody Work untl Uclcriiilned Tliut
Tliey Jlust bo Put Down.
Chicago, 111., May 5. Tlie situation to
night, while not lull ol riotous conditions,
is ono ot grave apprehension. A feeling
prevails that any moment may inaugurate
11 rer.ewal ol the horrible butchery of last
uijht. The police in the disturbed district
nre now tinned with two 44-enlibre revol
vers and a Winchester ritlo each, nnd they
lire not inclined to trille with the rioters.
The grit of the polico may bo appreciated
when it is stated that Officer Kelley, who
wns painfully wounded in the left hand by
the dyrirriite bombs last night, reported
for duty this morning. The olllcer says lie
enn still wield his clubs or press t lie trigger
of his revolver with his unwounded hand.
Late this afternoon the police depart
ment tool: possession of the typo forms of
the Zietung. A few papers were struck off
before tlio seizure. Tlio office is imw
guarded by tlio polico and no or admitted.
About noon to-day a squad ot ollicers
visited the offlcoor the Arbeiter ZeituHgnnd
arrested theentire working forco of the con
corn, twenty-five i.i number. They were
immediately committed for trial May 11,
on a charge of murder, and bail refused.
llosenfeld's drug storo was mobbed by
anarchists at the corner of Eighteenth
street nnd Centre avenue, this afternoon,
nnd is a complete wreck. What was left ol
the stock nnd fixtures was carried off to a
place of t-nfety. At times the spectators
became so obstreperous that the services
of a dozen big policemen were required to
prevent them from destroying the wngoiis,
and after the druggist's chattels had been
removed became bold. It choked Centre
avenue from tlio viaduct to Twenty-first
street and overran the side streets.
At 5 o'clock Captain O'Donnell, of the
Twelfth street station, decideil to disperse
the multitude. "Fall in, men," hoshouted,
and fifty officers, many of them neatly
faint from exhnustion, nnd others suffering
from wounds received in last night's light,
stepped out upon the sidewalk where two
patrol wngnns were waiting them. The
vehicles were quickly londed and then
hurried on arun to Eighteenth street. When
the nunrcliists saw the familiar wagon
coming down upon them at breakneck
speed they slunk away to other quarters.
Tliey ran into hallways and crawled under
sidewalks, nnd climbed upon the roofs of
sheds. As the wagons were crossing Eigh
teenth street a pop bottle was liurlei. from
the tool of a tall building. It hit Sergeant
Bowler on tho right wrist, breaking the
bone. At the same instantascore of shots
were fired into the officers from the win
dows ot Anarchist hall, on the corner Tho
missiles flew wide of their mark and buried
themselves in the pavement.
The officers then leaped out of the wagons
amid a storm of stones and shot, and
drawing up in a lino fired a volley into tlio
hall. This had theeffect of silencing the lire
ot the soeinlists.
Tho rioters in tho street wero then
charged nnd seven of their nuniner cap
tured. One had a revolver of 41-enlibro,
and nnother was found to have a largo
sheath knife in his breast pocket. Ono of
tho prisoners, a muscular tallow, was bleed
ing profusely from a wound in the head, lie
had been hit with a club. Although largo
crowds assembled in tho neighborhood dur
ing the evening no further trouble occurred.
JkN'OTnEIS OPPICEll MORTALLY WOUNDED.
A horrible outcome of the excitement re
sulting from last night's rioting occurred
this evening shortly after 0 o'clock. Two
officers had been stationed on tlio Des
plnine street viaduct, near tho Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul freight yard, to
prevent crowds gathering and idlers from
guying tho men at woik in tlio phico of, tho
(striking freight handlers. Tho officers no
ticed two particularly suspicious looking
individuals slowly cross tho viaduct and
enter a saloon on Desplaines street, near
Carroll avenue. Officer Michael Madden,
of tho Desplaines street station, who was
somewhat closer to the saloon than tho
other two policemen, was given tho signal
to keop his eyes on tlio ugly pair that bad
attracted attention. At this moment a
revolver was thrust from tio saloon door
by ono of tho men nnd a shot fired into tho
street in the direction of tlio ollicers. Mad
den stepped briskly to tlio door and nt
once grappled with tho man who bad tlio
revolver, while tho other two officers hur
ried to his aid. In tlio scnfllo tho man with
tho revolver pointed tho muzzle of his
weapon against Madden's breast and fired.
Madden reeled, but, steadying himself
almost instantly, brought his own revolver
into proximity with his assailant's bond
nnd pulled tho trigger. Madden and his
prisoner, locked in each other's arms,
reoled to tho floor just as Officers Daly ami
Hnrncll, running, readied the saloon. Tho
companion of Mudileu's assailant find van
ished. UcHh Madden r.'n. bis prisoner
wero taken to tho county lospital. Tho
doctors say tho man was somewhat muLr
the influence of liquor and the result of his
injury cannot yet be told. A paper found
on his person shows that his name is John
l.oeffeliinidt, of Englowood. Officer Mad
den's wound is mortal.
THE COltONEIl'S VERDICT.
The inquest over tho remains of Polico
Officer Diegan, who wns murdered by the
anarchist mob last night, wns concluded nt
S o'clock this evening. Chris. Spies and
Michael Schnwb, two of tho prisoners,
mndo a statement in their own bohall
which damaged rather than helped them.
Schwab admitted that ho did not believe
in a personal God. Fielden made a state
ment that was uninteresting and unim
portant. August Spies mado no stateu. t
and tho jury retired. They wero out halt
an hour and then agreed on a verdict re
commending that all the prisoners be held
for murder without bail, and that Parsons
bo apprehended and held. Ono ot tho
policemen who raided the Arbeiter Zietung
office gnvo so i.e sensational testimony.
He said that on a shelf in Spies' privato
room ho found n bundle containing saw
dust, ennd, and nitro-giyceriue. It looked
exactly tho snmo ns that found in Des
plninos street after theexplosion last night,
only it was not so hard. The witness
described the effect ot the explosion upon
some rocks underneat'i which it wns
placed. Fragments of the bouldors were
carried away an immense distance. "Most
of the stuff," concluded tho officer, is
"stored in a vnult, and one of our men,
who is an oxport, says there is enough in it
to blow up t Ilia building."
AN INCENDIARY PLOT.
A secrot plot among tho Iloheminn nn
nrchists in the southwestern section of the
city to start incendiary fires in tho lumber
district to-night wns rovealed to the police
by a man in the employ of tho detectives
lato this afternoon. The plan included
preparations to cut tho hose of the fire
department and disable their machin
ery when they responded to tho alarm.
The prepar -Hons of tho polico are ample
to cope with the incendiaries. An extra
fire tug will bo sent up the rivpr and the
district will le carefully patrolled. The
polico nt Hindmnn street are on tho alert
and any attempt on the part of tho incen
diaries will bo met with summary dealing.
IS SCIIWAII THE MAN?
The police authorities are extremely
dose-mouthed in regard to the report that
the man who threw the bomb last night is
in their hands. From other sources it is
learned the detectives claim to have posi
tive or at least convincing information
that Michael Schwab is the man who threw
the bomb into the midst ot the police cOl
cers. His actions after hLj arrest bare
gone a long way toward confirming tho
story, nnd tliey will begin at onco to run
down every clew that may settle tho cow
ardly crime on him. Schwab himself vehe
mently denied the chnrgo when ho wns ac
cused, but it is a fact worthy ot notice that
his sallow features blanched more than
usual and his nervousness incrensed until
he was unable to maintain n standing posi
tion. I.ieut. Shea is given as an authority
for tho statement that Schwab is tlio man
under suspicion for this fearful act. It ia
understood that ho got tho facts from a
young man who was looking directly at tho
'anarchists.
RA1SINO RELIEF FUNDS.
The fund raised for tho policemen wound
ed bv last night's bomb throwing amounts
to night to $27,000. Of this about $12,
000 were contributed by members ot the
board ot trade, $10,0715 by railroads cen
tering in Chicago, and tho balance by pri
vato individuals. Tlio wholesale grocers
are also raising a largo fund to be turned
over to-morrow, nnd so far none of them
have contributed less than $100 each.
THEY SHOT TO KILL AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee:, Wis., May 5. By 0:30 this
morning -100 Poles assembled near tho
large Polish cliutch in tlio southern section
of tho city, cncli bearing a huge club, iron
bar, or some other implement o' v.n fare.
The men formed into lino nnd proceeded in
the direction of Hay View, raising tho cry
ns they went: "Kill the militia and burn
tho mills." Major Traumer ordered tho
four companies under his command from
inside the rolling mills enclosure where they
had been encamped during the night, nnd
stationed them in the best position to
check tho ndvancingmob. Major Traumer
ordeied them to stop, and gave fair warn
ing that to advanco meant certain death.
The crowd ignored tho caution nnd pressed
forward to thobridgo. Major Trutiiiierhi'd
orders to keep tho crowd from approach
ingtlio mills, and to tiro upon them as a
last resort, it orders could not otherwise bo
enforced.
Accordingly, when no attention hnd been
paid to tlio second warning, ho gave tho
order to fire. Six companies emptied their
guns witli steady fire into the throng. See
ing several or their number tad, wounded or
killed, tho mob throw themselves tint on tho
ground niH sought tho Bhelter of tiio rail
road embankment. Tho lovoo of South
liny street and Lincoln avenue was also
sought by tlio frantic men, who tumbled
hea luiig into the water. There was every
evidenco on surrounding objects to show
that the militia hud tired low and "with in
tent to kill," as one of them express 'd it.
The result of tho first volley having such
a sulutury effect, tho militia companies
stacked their arms, and a portion oT tho
routed mob returned to tho scono ot tho
tragedy. A squad of polico also put in an
appearance and began to assist tho
wounded. Several ot tho latter were taken
to neighboring saloons and dosed with
whisky, after which they were conveyed to
their homes. Tlio killed and wounded are:
llucholski, a laborer, shot through the
breast. He expired shortly nfterward.
Franz Kunkel, aged Gil years, shot
through tho heart by a stray bullet whilo
feeding chickens in his yard.
Johajiu Masseka, laborer, shot through
the bowels, the ball going through him. He
died in great agony.
Martin Jankowiak, laborer, shot through
tlio chest, tlio ball entering in trout and
missing out in tho rear.
Albert Erdmnr., shot through tho abdo
men nnd cannot live.
Casemir Dudiko was shot in tho loft check
nnd nrm, and half his lower jaw carried
away by two bullets, llo is not expected
to live.
Frank Nowntsak, aged in, a school boy,
shot sideways through tho abdomen by u
bullet, nnd cannot live.
John Osmski, shot in tho right shoulder,
not serious.
Fred Goldbeck, shot through thighs, not
dangerous.
Tho excitement throughout tho Four
teenth (Polish) ward reached a high pitch
and threats of vengeance wero heard on
every corner. Knots of men wero seen
gesticulating nnd discussing tlio tragedy.
All nro indignant over what they termed
the uprovoked murder of their country
men. Egan (n England.
Patrick Egan, president of the Irish Xn
tional League of America, forwarded the
following cable to Mr. Parncll:
"To Charles S. Parncll, London: The
tntouionts of the Standard, Globe, Daily
Telegraph and St. James Gazette charging
our countrymen with instigating socialist
riots in Chicngo aro unfounded libels. Not
a singlo Irishman was amongst the anarch
ists, while most of those who foil defending
tlio public order wero ot our nationality.
Tliis latest malice on tho part ot the Eng
lish press has greatly helped our cause
amongst American people."
Failed for Hig Money.
Tlio R. L. Spencer novelty company ot
Wallingford, Conn., has failed for about
$150,000. Now York, IJoston and Chicago
firms aro tho principal creditors.
Cholera in Italy.
Rome dispatch: Ten cases of cholera aio
reported nt Venice, and a serious outbreak
ot cholera is announced at Pari.
THE MARKETS,
OMAHA.
Wiii:at-No. 2
Hari.ev No. 2
Rye No. 2
Corn No. 2 mixed
Oats No. 2
11 utter Choi eo table
Hutter Fair to good
Kous Fresh
Chickens Livopor doz
Lemons Choice
Oranoes Mcsiuu
Plans Navys
Onions Per hbl
Potatoes Per bushel
Wool Fine, por lb
Seeps Timothy
Seeds Illue Grass
Hay Paled, per ton
Hay In bulk
1 loos Mixed packing
Peeves Choice to extra...
Siieei' Heavy grndos
NEW VORI
Win: it No. 2 red
Wheat Ungraded red
Corn No. 2
Oats Mixed western
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CHICAGO.
Flour Winter -1 -1
Flour Patonts -1 (I
Wheat Perlmsliol 7
Corn Per bushel 8
oats Per bushel 2
Poiik 8 01
Lard 5 8
lloos Packing itshipping. .'1 0
Cattle Stockors !1 0
Siieuf Natives 2 01
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat No. 2 red 8
i orn Per bushel 2
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Hooh Mixed paeking !1 8i
attlk atockerstt feiMiers :i so m
buEin Common to choioo ,'i 00
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Wheat Perbushel CO
( orn Per bushel 20'
Oats Per bushel 25!
Cattle Stockers .1 10
lfoas Good to choice !f 01)
Sheep Common to good.. X 00
STANOIXU UP F0K HOME HULK.
The I'iirlinnietititr)' Mrus&lc Over ttio
Question About In lie Inaugurated.
London special: It may bo stated on
very good authority that the cabinet coun
, cil recently held resulted in a decision on
i the part of tho government not to mnko
any official conciliatory overtures for tho
support of tho malcontent liberals nn.i
radicals. The government will, therefore,
begin tlio parliamentary struggle over tho
homo rule bill to-moirou- ;ith hands en
tirely five. Ot course, whateverconccssions
Mr. Gladstone may havo mado thus far in
tho wny of modifying the clauses of the bill
according to the nil vice of those whoso
ei iticisms were in the spirit ot friendliness
to tho main object ot the measure, wilrhold
good, but any nltack upon the bill which is
undo in a wholly antagonistic spirit, will
be boldly met ami opposed. It is not un
likely that some further modifications ot
tho original dratt ot the bill will be con
sented to in the course of debate in order
to meet the wishes of such of tho support
ers of the government as have not yet had
opportunity to consult Mr. Gladstone, and
ho will therefore express tliair views in
parliament.
Ono of the propositions which Mr. Glad
stone has been asked by the adherents nt
tho government to consider is intended to
solve the difficulty which has existed in re
spect to Irish representation in the imper
ial parliament. The plan is for tlio Irish
parliament to appoint, a delegation of its
members to meet a similar delegation from
the imperial parliament, or, if preferred, for
tho Irish parliament to have power tos nd
at any time a delegation to sit in tlio im
perial parliament itself. Mr. Gladstone
bus, up to this time, declined to favor
either of these plans on account ot his be
lief Hint, when tlio parliaments were thus
united by delegation, consideration id im
perial affairs would bo necessary; whereas
facilities for such discussion would becrudo,
and no logical votingarrangemeiit could bo
devised. It is thought, however, some pro
position of this nature will ultimately be
agreed to by tlio premier, nnd that it will
meet the approval of tho majority of tho
party.
llartington and Cliambcrlnin, tho most
prominent seceders from among Mr. Glnd
stone's supporters, held a protracted con
sultation last night presumably for the
purpose of agreeing upon a conrso of con
certed action against tho homo rulo bill in
the coining debate. As the decisivo mo
ment grows nearer, party bitterness inten
sifies, and hardly anything could bo more
venomous than thelangiiago otsomo ot tho
journals which aro active in opposing tlio
measures under public discussion.
Mr. Tyndall writes that Gladstone i3
guilty of a treasonable surprise; that ho is
trying to drug and debauch tlio nation.
Vanity Fair, which lias been tho organ of
tho English advocates of armed Irish pro
tcstant resistance to home rulo, snys: "It
is time to stop talking. If tho people of
Ulst r nro handed over to Ford and Egan
nnd forced to fight for t heir skins like rats
in a pit, nny able-bodied Englishman is a
coward if lie stands by and sees this rriino
committed. England is still worth living
in, but so sure as Irisli-Americau repro
bates aro allowed to plant themselves in
power on our very coasts, so sure will Eng
land become a niiino of contempt."
The St. James Gazette says: Ulster must
bo ready to resist any attompt to placo tlio
provinco tinder tho rule of a foreign govern
ment composed ot Amcricnn-Irisli Jacobins
and priests hungering for spoils and re
venge. A goodly proportion of tho provincial
papers indulge in similar statements. Al
though Lord Wolseley refuses either to
contradict or to explain certain statements
attributed to him, it is well known ho
shares tho hostility of the bulk of tlio army
officers ngainst Mr. Gladstone. This reel
ing is not duo solely to distrust of Glad
stone's Irish policy, but is partly oc
casioned by resentment for what they con
sider his policy of sacrilico and surronder
in Afghanistan, tho Transvaal and the
Soudan.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
A favorable report will bo mndo on tho
scnnto bill prohibiting trespnssing on In
dian lands. Tho bill is amended by a pro
vision relating to pennltics, otc. Tlio com
mittco nlso ngrced to call up in tho holing
for consideration on tlio 28th nnd 2!)th
insts., which days havo been set apart for
tho com m it tco on Indian affairs, the bills.
It has on tho calendar in tho following
order: The allotment of lauds to Indians
in severalty, the Sioux reservation in Da
kota, general right of way through tho In
dian territory, Mission Indians in Cnlifor
nia, and tho trespassing bill.
Tho house committeo on postofilces and
postronds hns agreed to report favorably
lllount's bill confirming tlio construction
placed upon tho nctknown ns tho "Spauld
ing net" by Postmaster-General Grcsham
for adjustment of postmasters' salaries
between tlio years 1801 and 187-1, nnd
limiting tlio timo in which claims may bo
presented to January, 1887. An effort was
mndo to ngreo upon n report on tlio bill
prohibiting tho uso of the mails for tlio
transmission of newspapers nnd other pub
lications containing lottery advertisements,
but action wns postponed. A majority of
tlio committeo favor tho bill.
Pcnator Van Wyck nnd Representative
Dorsey introduced in tlio senate and houso
on tho 10th duplicates of tho bill recom
mended and petitioned for by tlio citizens
of Nebraska, for tho relief ot tho Union Pa
cific Railroad company.
Tlioro will bo no increase in postnl facil
ities for at least two yenrs. Tho houso
committeo on postofilces and postronds
ngreed to not report the postal telegraph
bill or the postal savings bunk bill. This
inaction is at tlio request of friends of tho
measures, who prefer no action to adverse
action. The party in powor has deter
mined that tho general expenditures of the
government shall not bo incrensed at this
time, or until Hie tariff is reformed, as ma
terial iucreuxeg in expenses of tho govern
ment lessens the scope for work or. tho
tariff. It was believed, during tlio Inst
congress, that penny letter postngo would
b the roMllt of the change in the adm lus
tration but tliero will bu no penny postago
under this regime.
Tho suproino court of tho United Stntcs
dismissed the throe Snow polygamy cases
for waul of jurisdiction; also recalled tho
innudato in tho Cannon polygamy case,
nnd sat aside tho former judgment and di
miasud it for want ot jurisdiction.
Gladstone lii London.
Gladstone arrived in Loudon on the 5th
and met with a most enthusiastic receji
tion. Great crowds ot people surged
around tho premier's carriago as It left th
railway station. Tho horses became rest
ivo and wero controlled with difficulty, nnd
for a timo the occupants of tho carriage
wero in imminent danger. Gladstone is en
joying robust health.
The emperor ot Austria bat ordered the ills
notation of the municipal council of Stry, and
appointed a commission to supervise tho in
bulldlnc of the burned pirtlon of the illy bv
means of a municipal loan guaranteed by the
empire.
MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS.
Cooil ItcatllM of tlio Arrct of tlio
Leaders.
Milwaukee dispatch: Tho arrest of (irott
gan, the socialistic leader, mid several of his
followers, had an excellent effect upon Unit
troublesome class. The district attorney's re
quest for a call of the grand jury, before whom
the socialists will be prosecuted, has b.-en
granted. At 10 o'clock a crowd of several hun
dred strikers assembled near lliewestcr.i limits
of the city and were scattered by the pol e.
The arrest of socialists n hi have been In
strumental In urlng on the riots 1ms been con
tinued this afternoon. In the houses of two i f
these were found a number of guii. pistols
and a largo amount of ammunition conceiled
In bcddlrg. Gov. Rusk informed Alderman
liiidlnskl that the latter would be l.cld respon
sible for any trouble which may herenltcr ar.se
from the doings of Poles who havo been
prompted to act bv Rudinskl's speeches.
Were It not foi tho presence of the state
troops, a stranger might not devlne what fear
ful fceiies were witnessed here I'.ur'ng the lust
two dins in and around the city. Lverythlm;
Is quiet to-night. The nwfiiliiess of death
proved too much, even for the most rail ion 1 of
the socialists, who succeeded so well In uslint
the cailv stirred up and mi-led l'oI.md.T ti
further tl. crown schem.-s. The arrestof Grott
gan had a great deal to do with pacifying the
malcontent strikers. Threats ot revenge bv
socialists were frequently made last night and
eagerly supported, hut not carried out. Mem
bers of the Central labor union this m.irning
employed counsel for Grottiran, but their at
tempt to have Him released on b.ill proved
futile, they not being able to raise the
required sum of 5,000. (iustav
Roessler, who was arrested with hlai, alo
under charge of Inciting to riot, came to Mil
waukee two weeks ago from Clibago. lioth
of them will he indicted by a grand jar.-,
the call for which has been issued. The In
landers are loud and emphatic In their con
demnation of the course taken by Governor
Ruk. The relatives of somo of tho victims
Intend to sue Ul state for damages. A ldi
tlonal reports ofcasualtles came In today ni:ik
tho total sixteen. Most of them are consider
ed not fatal, however. Tho inquest on the
dead will be held tomorrow.
This noon Frank lllrth, a e!gar mike-, and
Cliailcs Simon, a barber, both of them bloody
anarchists, were arrested. They have been
very loud-mouthed, but were considered less
dangerous having but little Inllnence. A num
ber of guns and several hundred rounds of am
munition were found In their houses and con
fiscated. To-night A. Mossinger, another an
archist, was arrosto! and not admitted to ball.
This make.'i the fifth, nnd thev will nil be
brought before the grand Jury May IS. This
afternoon It was discovered that a dynamite
vault in Stark Pros.' stone quarry near the city
had been broken open and ;t;K) caps and two
bars of dynamite stolen. No trace of the
thieves was found. The anarchists have made
threats recently that they would blow up the
conn house.but no furthe trronhle Is expected.
Th- troops at Pay View were withdraw n to
night and taken to the armory on llroadwaj .
The light-horse sqiia Iron was on duty all duv
Indifferent parts of tho city, but everything
was quiet. The socialists held a mass-nice .
Ing at tho base-hall grounds this ufternorfi,
but it was a very tame affair.
POLITICAL AND OTHER NOTES.
The totnl vote polled in Rliodo Island on
tho prohibition amendment was 21,1 10.
Tho Chicago Tribuno thinks tho republi
cans will gain three congressmen in Illinois
this fall.
General Gordon is said to bo using Jeffer
son Davis as a bait for tlio Georgia gover
norship. Tho Vermont republican convention
meets Juno 10. There will bo 700 delegates,
which Is a very largo porcontago of tho
voting population.
Secrot ary Lnmarsays whon ho wants to
roach the country ho prefers tho intorviow
form, as lie has always been fairly treated
by tho representatives of tlio press.
Tliero is talk nbout leaving tho tariff bill
rest just where it is until tho next session
of congress, nnd it is likely that it will be
done. It is plain that the bill cannot be
passed, and tlio situation resolves itself
into u question of expedience.
Secretary Manning informed tho sonnto
that tho republican collectors of internal
revenue wero removed and democrats ap
pointed in their places for tho good of tho
servico and to promote tho success of tho
policy ot tho administration.
Tho present cablnot is ono of heavy
weights. Tlio president wolghs over 1100
pounds. Mr. Manning at tlio timo of his
nttack weighed 1120. Mr. Garland and Mr.
Lamnr aro both largo men, weighing over
200 pounds each. Messrs. Pnyard and
Endlcott, though tall, aro rather spare.
They each tip tho scales nt about 200,
whilo Messrs. Whitney and Vilas will each
mark about 175 pounds.
Washington special: Moro has boon said
hero during tho past week, and moro is be
ing said hero now, about tho labor strikes
and tho riots growing out of thorn than
of nny other or in fact all othor subjects.
It is tlio unanimous opinion ot tlio great
thinkers in liith parties that tho labor
question is tho most profound and serious
ono that congress will havo to worry over
from this timo forward. I low to avoid
strikes and how to treat strikes and riots
when they cannot bo controlled, aro tho
serious aspects. How to employ reason
instead nt weapons of destruction, is tho
issue, and congress, all concede, will havo
its hands very full of it hereafter.
Recruiting tlio Mormon Ranks.
A cablegram from Geneva says: Mormon
missionaries aro actively enguged in all
parts of Switzerland in securlngcon verts to
Mormouism, and confine their proselyting
efforts almost exclusively to young women.
To theso they proiulHo a condition ot
happiness and prosperity in Utah that rare
ly fails to increaso the number of converts,
homo of tho Swiss converts, who went to
Utah a few mouths ago, havo written to
friends hero bitterly bewailing their fato
and warning others against embracing tho
Mormon faith, but tho experience of theso
unfortunates seems to have little deterrent
effect.
Eighty Thousand Pcoplo Homeless.
Advices received by tlio steamer Aleincda
from Honolulu givo nn account of a disas
trous conflagration which occurred thoro
April 18th. A fire stnrtod in tho cook
house ot tho Chinese qunrters nnd soon got
beyond control. Efforts were then directed
toward staying tho progress of tho tiro by
blowing up the buildings. It wns not until
eight entire squares, comprising sixty ncres
of tho most thickly populated ChinesoiUnr
tcrs, wore destroyed that the fire's advance
wus tayeed. About 80.000 people, most
ly Chinese, wero left homeless. The loss U
estimated lit Jl.r.OO.OOO; Insurance, $2:10,.
000. Only two lives were lost.
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES.
The ntinrcliisls ot Chicngo mado nn nt
tcmpt to hold meetings in several of their
customary assembling places on tho 8th,
but were in each case dispersed by tho
police. At ono phico twenty men wero
found by n detail of police. They said they
were tho "Hod Carriers' Union," and
wanted to argno the point with tlio polico
lieutenants. Tho police were in no mood
for nn argument, nnd utter searching every
mint present ordered them to return to
their homes.
Periko Fernandez, a rich Cuban of Haw
thorne, N. J., wus shot in tho right breast
by Ills wife, Pelle. Tho woman then plnred
the pixtol to her temple, blowing her bruins
out. Poth aro dead. No cause is known
for the deed.
At Wiixahachio, Te-cas. George Young,
the negro wife murderer, was executed in
the presence ot r,000 persons. Young was
cool and collected, llo made a speech, de
claring ids innocence, nnd exhorting nil to
profit by his fate and shun bad ways and
dissolute hnbits. After banging eleven
minutes life was declared extinct, and Itis
body wns cut down and delivered to
friends for burial.
Prank Penoit's farm bouse, twelve miles
west ot Jackson, Minn., burned on the 0th.
Nothing wus saved in tlio house. Three
childicn ngeil t, 15 nnd " years perished
in the fiames. Tho father was carrying tho
mail at tho time nnd mother working in a
distant part of the farm. On seeing tho
house burning sho came running to tlio
scene nnd would havo rushed into the 11 ro
had she not been rest rained by a neighbor
who arrived nt the moment.
T. G. Hewlett, tho leader of the deputies
who fired on and killed several of tho mob
in Fast St. Louis, about a month ago, nnd
who hns been held in tlio jail of that city
on charges of manslaughter and being a
fugitive from justice, wnsnllowed to furnish
bail in tho sum of .",800. Immediately
after tho bond wns approved Hewlett
armed himself as a menus of defense ngainst
possible attack by sympathizers of the
East St. Louis victims, nnd hoarded a train
nt the union depot for his homo at Meri
dian, Miss.
Representative Ward, of Chicago, s"iit
the following cablegram to the Hon. Ed
ward Gray, Freeman's Journal, Dublin, Ire
land: "As tho represent nt i vein the American
congress of tlio Chicngo district, w here the re
cent riot took place, I desire t osay in refuta
tion i.t the slanderous articles of certain
English newspapers that not a single per
son of Irish biith, or of Irish extraction,
wns with tlio nnarchists who incited, or
ganized, or participated in the assaults,
but on tho contrary tho lives of several
brave Irish-Americans were lost in protect
ing the lives nnd interests ot Chicago citi
zens." Martin Irons, of the executive committeo
ot District Assembly 10 1, was asked what
he know-of the publication in eastern pa
pers of the story of his ambition to become
a rival of '1'. V. I'owderly for the place of
general master workman of the order. Ho
smiled nnd said: "It has no foiindullou
whatever. I have never thought of it,
much less written letters upon the subject.
I have no desire Tor such distinction urn
would not think of becoming a candidate
against Mr. I'owderly."
Tho famous case ot Hugh L. Prooks,
alias Maxwell, was called in tho criminal
court of St. Louis on tlio 10th, both sides
being ready for trial. Tho work of select
ing u jury wns taken up and proceeded witli
until ndjoiirmucitt. At that timo seven
hud beon selected out of thirty-six. When
Maxwell appeared in court upon cull of the
case, he exhibited a calmness only miirred
for a moment by a natural nervousness.
Ho wns very neatly dressed and looked us
though ho had been gotten up for the occa
sion. Powderly Outspoken.
Sctunton, I'a., May 5. General Master
Workman I'owderly vigorously denounces the
Chicago anarchists and their desperate work.
In tho course ot an Interview this evening lie
said: "Theso scenes of bloodshed and d's
order which have occurred In Chicago hit dh
gniccful, uncalled for and deserving of the
Lni'nmal I'l mi I, ,111 tl II 1 1 111 mill llllll islllliell .
Honest labor is not repn-s-'iited in the ranki-
of those who array themselves under the ml
Hag of anarchy which lb the emblem of blood
and destruction,"
.Mr. i'owderly added that It was the duty oi
every organization of wnrkingincii In America
to condemn the outrages committed In Chica
go In the mime of labor and t-afil the working
men bad a mora powerful weapon than the
bullet In the ballot; that none of the nurachl-t
leaders were knights of labor; and that If inn
knights had taken part In the murderous pro
cccdlngs rcisirted tliey should bo promptly "X
polled from tho order.
"Our organization," Mr. I'owderly contln
lied, "lias no niitiigonlsm with necessary eapl
tal, and It is tlio duty of every knight of labor
to suppoit the laws mndo to harmonize the In
terests of capital and labor. There Is not a
trades union In America that will counten
ance wrong-doing or uphold those men In till .
cngo who havo been engaged In the destruc
tion of life and property. The aim of tradeM
unions Is to uphold and dignify labor, while
the anarchists Iry to tear It down and degrade
It. Tho anarchist lih-.i Is uu-Ainerlcan and It
has no business In lids country."
Ruined by Ants.
Pi of. S. A. Forbes, state entomologist, was
in Ploouilngton, III., recently, returning from
Mount Palatine, Putnam county, where ho wus
summoned to view the work of damaging in
sects, lie visited tho farm of John Wilson,
near Mount Palatine, and found that his prem
ises hud been almost completely destroyed by
wlilto ants, a species very common fit Ameri
ca, but very similar to the white nuts of India
and Africa. Tho Insects first attacked an out
door cellar, working on the underside, of tho
roof and tho middle of tho walls. Their
working Is confined to the woodwork, and thev
eo hollowed out the roof nod sides of the col
lar that It collaiiscd. From tho cellar they
spread to tho residence, and havo completely
ruined a good part of tho building. Hero
they worked through tho bills, In the tduddlng,
In tho weathcrboaidliig, window and door cas
ings, and the rafters and thlnglcs. They also
laid hold of tho granary, which was built of
hard wood, and m worked on the tills and oak
plank lloor that tho floor of Its own weight
lcll In. The cellar Is completely ruined; a part
of the house will bo liable to bo torn down, as
will also the granary. The loss entailed Is
several hundred dollars. The professor ad
vised that all tho wood a fleeted bo destroyed
and tho remainder saturated with gasoline.
He says that ho has known ants to work In
rotten logs and in culverts and bridges, but
never knew them to attack buildings. He sajs
that tho light Is olleuslvo to them, and that
their work Is not easily detected, lie sug
gests that railroad men Miotild exercise great
care that these ants do not get in their
bridges. Wilson's premises are In tho uiiiUt
of a large prairie. I'rof. Forbes says that tbo
ants havo been there four or five years, but
their pretence there ho can not account for,
unless tliey were conveyed from the woods In
a log that tliey went working He Bays they
are very proline and dllllcult to destroy. AX
Louli uloU-Vtmocrat,
Suicide or nu Actor.
At Newark, N, J., on the Hth, Frank
Clement, of the Modjeska company, com
mitted micldo nt tho Market street rail
road stntion by throwing himself In trout
ot a train. His head was severed from hi
body.
I'liX Gitinc in IMontnnn.
:sew York fun
A prvrty of three cowboys, in riding
up a lonely ravine in search of a lost
.steer, ciiine suddenly upon nine cinna
mon bears, who wero lunching oil tho
stcerin question. Thccowboysbeata
hasty retreat, although well mounted,
for tho bears in this section can out
sun tho lleetest cayuso pony on tho
range, and tho odds of threo to ono
were a little too much for the row
boys. About thirty-live miles north
west of Helena, threo boys, Ernest,
Sain and Philip llean, were out hunt
ing at tho head of Lyons creek.
Whilo tracking up a mountain lion,
or a Rocky Mountain panther, which
must havo been a big lellow from the
size of his footpints in tho snow, thoy
suddenly encountered two bears a,
she bear and her cub, tho young one,
however, being as big as its mother.
Tho animals first showed a disposition
to inquire into the reason of tho
visit, but a volley of hot lead for a
moment satisfied their curiosity.
The old bear retired with n broken
back to the seclusion of a lu.ibercd
gulch near at hand, but tho young
one stood his ground and showed fight,
w hereupon Ernest and Ham gave him
two moro shots, to which ho paid no
moro attention than if ho had been
fired at with paper balls. Philip, tho
youngest of tho trio, and only twelvo
years old, then raised his gun and
tired, shooting the shaggy monster
dead, a feat of which no is justly
proud. The old bear was atterward
tracked somo distance through tho
brush and timber, and linaly over
taken and killed. Tho two skins wero
brought to Helena, and tho eara
punched at a cost to tho Territory
of $8 for each animal. Tho boys
afterwards doubled this figuro by a
salo of tho hides, which wero hand
somely silver tipped. Tliero is lots of
money made by tho killing oil of the wild
animals in Montana, and yet their
numbers do not in tho least appear
to diminish, but. rather to increase.
Tho Territorial bounty last year for
ear punching alone amounted to $12,-000.
Juryman's Tribulations.
At amusing instanco of how jurioa
aro sometimes befogged was told re
cently by air. Charles P. Norton in
his legal talk before tho HulTalo Young
Men's Christian Association. Tho
incident was related in tho pathetic
words of one who spoko from experi
ence, as follows: "Tho caso was about
a man named Hrown, who married
tho half-sister of a man named Adams,
who afterwards married Urown'a
mother, and sold Hrown a house ho
had got from Hrown's grandfather in
trade for a gristmill, of which tho
other half was owned by Adams'
half-sister's first husband, who left
all his property in trust to a soup
society till his son should como of ape,
which ho never did, but left a will
which gavo half of his mill to Brown,
and the suit was detween Hrown and
Adams, and Hrown again and Adams'
half sister, who was divorced from
Hrown, and a man named Hamsey,
who had put up a now overshot
wheel for the grist mill. Tho caso
wa3n't an easy ono to understand,
and it didn't get finished tho wIioIq
day. They argued over it a lull
week. When thcro wero no moro wit
nesses to carvo up, ono lawyer mado
a speech, and ho set that crooked caso
ho clear that you could see through it
from the overshot wheel clear back to
Hrown's grandfather. Then another
lawyer mado a speech, and he set tlio
whole thing up another way. It was
just as clear to look through, but ifc
was another caso altogether and no
more like the other one than an applo
pio is like a mug ot cider. And then
they took it up and thoy swune, it
around them till it was twisted and
knotted and wound up and tangled
worse than a skein of yarn in a nest
of kittens. And then thoy gavo it to
tho jury. Well, when them jurymen
went out there wwisn't ono of them as
knew whether it wns Hrown or Adams
as was dead or whother tho mill was
to grind soup, or to bo run by soup
power. Of course thoy could not agree;
threo of them wanted to givo a vordict
for tho boy that died; two ol 'em was
for Hrown's grandfather, and tho rest
wab goin' in for damages to tho wit
nesses who ought to getsoinothing for
having' their character ruined, and so
they was discharged."
Mob Itepulscrt by Monks.
Wm. II. Hurlbert describes in his
last cable letter in tho Now York Sun
an instructive episodo of tho recent
Helgian riots. Alohs of rioters havo
bcon destroying property and robbing
indiscriminately in tho neighborhood
of tho Trappist Convent, at Chimay.
The monks sent a potition to General
Von Dor Smisson praying that troops
bo sent for thoir protection. Tho gen
oral roplied that 81 well-fed, robust
monks, armed with bludgeons, cer
tainly ought to bo moro than a match
for any band of robbers in Helgium.
Tho monks took courngo at this nnd
armed themselves. That night tho
convent was attacked, and the monks
sallied forth in defence. They scatter
ed their assailants in all directions,
and ono of tho mob who was afterward
arrested declared, whilo accounting for
tho badly bruised condition of his
head and body, that Trappist monks
aro moro dangerous adversaries than
Helgian troops,
Tlio Uarl ol'Finffal Oil' lor Somo
Fun.
Tho Earl of Fingal, Ireland, was reg
istered at tho Southern a few days
ago. Tho noblo Earl was much sur
prised when aGlobo-Domocrat report
er sunt up his card. "I only camo over
for a bit of shooting, you know," ha
protested, "and I can't seo whero ib
will interest tho musses at all, you
know." "Whorodoyou expect to find
this Bhootinc, my Lord?" "Why,
around San Francisco, of conrso, I
am told that big game is plenty all
around the bloody placo, you know,
nnd I havo brought a brace of fowling
Sleeps that would kill an elephant, ba
ove!" St. Louis Globe-Domociat.