o
* as given by J. p.
McQallough , a de ctivc ,
Ion nfth0 di c ouol Detect/voFur-
wng , District
attbrnoy Qfovor a d h as
tnstant ( McDonald ) , forged a cjtfeck on an
astern house presented/it at their
uani : . uc , vas arrested ant/placed in jai
and assigned to tho cell alining that o
Wnxwcii.He testified nat immediately
alter his
mcarceratiopyiie introduced him
self toJMaxwell and rorked himself into his
confidence , an < L/rffioUt ten days afterward
he hecame e Jn a conversation witl
iattcr's case. During
coversatioil thc defendant told tho
tat tllJ ony ] pomt in tu ] , case
ut which he felt uncertain and uneasy
that concerning the money. He sail
"that if he could only prove that he hat
plenty of money when Preller camo to St.
Louis he would have ijo anxiety about a
speedy acquittal. The witness offered to
fix that all right , but told defendant that
ho must hnow all about the case or he could
do nothing. Maxwell then made a free and
full confession of all thc particulars o
tho case , beginning with his first ac
quaintance with Preller. Having on ship
board noticed that Preller had in his
possession a large amount of money , how
thet beparated in Boston , he coming to
Philadelphia and Maxwell to St. Louis.
Thc defendant in his confession said tha
on tho Friday night alter Preller joinei
him in this city ho told him ( Maxwell
that it would bo impossible for him to pay"
the defendant's way to Auckland , whither
they had arranged to go together. This
said the defendant to the witness , angerec
him greatly , and he determined then to
"fix him" for his meanness. On the follow
ing night ho and Preller were sitting in the
former's room when the latter complaincc
of sevure pains in his side. Maxwell said
"Oh. I can fix that all right. I have
Ideated such cases before. " He then in
jected hyperdcrmicr.lly in his friend's arm
a sufficient amount of morphine to render
him unconscious. After he had been it
that condition for some time he bound a
handkerchief completely saturated witl
'chloroform about his victim's head , am
this , he confessed to witness , ended the
business. lie then secured Preller's money
about § SOO in all , besides most of his
effects , and planned his escape , the detailc
of which are well known.
Aftertheconclusionof McCu'longh's ' tcsti
mony the court adjourned until 2 o'clock
when his cross-examination was procccdcc
with. After the noon recess and in tho
further examination of the witness he pro
duced two letters which he had rcceivei
from the counsel for tho defense after he
had gotten out of jail , and while ho was in
New York. Thc contents of the letters
however , were not put in evidence. Upoi
thc cross-examination Mr. FaunUeroy , for
the defense , made a desperate effort to con
fuse the witness. Failing in this he broughl
out his family history , which , however , dh
not prove Jerogatory. Then he tried to
offset the effect of the testimony of thc
witness by reference to the detective meth
ods which had been employed , but the wit
ness passed through tho ordeal in such a
straightforward manner that the effort to
break down his testimony failed com
pletely. After Mr. Fountleroy , his associate
Mr. Martin , tried his hand on the witness
but in vain , and the session closed with the
cowering Maxwell for once in his life awak
ened to such an interest in thc trial thathe
forgot his usual afternoon amusement o
Criticising the various styles of female
beauty represented in the audience.
Blown to Pieces.
NASHVILLE , TEXN. , May 23. One of the lo
comotives of thc Soddycoal mine company
near Chattanooga was going from thc railroad
station to the mines yesterday with 100 kcsrs
of powder , in charge of AVilliam Lloyd and
Davi'l Harper , when a keg was overturned and
thc contents scattered in the car. The next
moment a j-park from the engine ignited the
powder and an explosion occurred and three
mangled human bodies lay fifty feet away
down the embankment. The effect of the ex-
plosion was frightful. The locomotive and
two flat cars was torn to atoms and some por
tions of them hurled for hundreds of vards.
When the explosion occurred a miner named
Ike Ramsey was standing near thc track , wait
ing for the train to pass. Jle , together with
Lloyd and Harper was thrown down the em
bankment and when found all were dying.
Their bodies were black as coal from the burns
and thc flesh covered with dirt and blood hung
in shreds from their bodies. All the men died
at midnight.
A Washington special says : The State
Department is actively engaged in negotiations
designed to protect the interests or the Ameri
can fisherman. There has as yet , been no
official declaration of its position , and for
manifest reasons. While the negotiations arc
in the present stage thc administration cannot
properly make public correspondence which it
has had with the British Minister and. with our
Minister to England.
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
WHEAT No. 2 58
BAHLEY No. 2 43
RYE No. 2 45
COHN No. 2 mixed 21J
OATS No. 2 21
BUTTER Choice table 10
BUTTEU Fair to good G
EGGS Fresh 8
CHICKENS Old per doz 3 00
CHICKENS Spring per doz. . . 3 50
LEMONS Choice 7 00
OKANGES Mosina 3 75
BEANS Xavys 1 40
ONIONS Per bbl 2 50
POTATOES Per bushel 25
POTATOES Salt Lake 75
WOOL Fine , per Ib 14
SEEDS Timothy 2 20
SEEDS Blue Grass 1 30
HAY Baled , per ton 5 50
HAY In bull : G 00
IIocs Mixed packing 3 GO
BEEVES Choice to extra. . . 4 90
SHEEP Heavy grades 4 00
NEW YORK.
WHEAT No. 1 red 93) )
ll WHEAT Ungraded red S7J-S ®
CoisN No. 2 4G @
OATS Mixed western 37
POKK 9 00
LAKD G15
CHICAGO.
FLOUK Winter J 00 @ 440
FLOUI : Patents 4 50 @ 580
WHEAT Per bushel 75Mg ( ) 7G
CoKN Per bushel
.OATS Per bushel
omc S 45
tf LAUD 5
HOGS Pnckin&shipping. . 410
CATTLE Stackers 3 00
SHEEP Natives 2 50
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT No. 2 red 72Ja' @
COKN Per bushel
OATS Per bushel
HOGS Mixed packing 3 90
CATTLE Stackers it feeders 325
SHEEP Common to choice 3.00
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Perbushel 62
CORN Per bushel 25
OATS Per busliel. . . . . . _ 25J
CATTLE Stockcrs 3 50 @
HOGS Good to choice 3 50
SHEEP Common to good. . 3 50
HE AD3IITS 1CIZI.IXG FRELZEIt.
Itnt Claims That it ll'aa an Unavoidable
Accident.
In the Maxwell murder trial at St. Louis
on the 2Gth tho defendant took tho stand
and told the story of how Preller came to
his death. IIo described his meeting with
Preller upon the "Ccphalonia , " and tho
progress of their acquaintance. IIo stated
that while Preller and he were in St. Louis
they were together almost constantly.
They strolled about town , played pool ,
and drank together. He detailed Preller's
symptoms of stricture , and how they camo
to thc conclusion that Maxwell should
treat it ; commencing with thc uso of a
catheter. Chloroform was purchased at
Fernow's drug store , and after ordering
a box of cigars to Maxwell's room , they
went there together for tho operation.
Preller went to his own room and left his
coat and vest , returning in his dressing
coat ; then the operation was commenced.
The witness said "he took off his pants
and drawers , then lay down on my bed ; I
placed a 4-ounce bottle of chloroform on
thc washstand and took out the cork ; I
then poured about a flniJ gramme of
chloroform on a piece of lint and folded
thc lint ; then I took the lint in my hands
Mr. Preller was lying down on my bed ; . '
held the piece of lint with chloroform on it
about six inches from his face and told bin
to breath in a natural manner ; I sooi
turned to get more chloroform when I dis
covered the bottle had upset ; I thoi
went to Fernow's a second time ant
procured a second bottle of chloro
form ; returning to my room . '
took up tha lint again and put about a
gramme on it and held it about six inches
from his face , so it would be mixed with the
air. I continued this some time until .
thought insensibility to pain had been
reached ; I took up the catheter and pro
ccedcd to insert it ; it had been warmed ant
greased in pro aration ; as soon as I pro
ceeded to insert it Mr. Preller made a pecu
liar noise , wincing as if he felt pain ; I then
came to the conclusion thathe had not hac
enough chloroform. I ought hero to tel
you gentlemen ( addressing the jury ) thai
the urethra is the most important part o
tho human frame and that in operation o
the genitial organs complete insensibility
ought to bo produced ; ! concluded that this
was the case also because the eyes wort
open and the pupils were still sensible to
light ; it was clear from this that the patienl
was not insensible to pain ; I then ponra
out a gramme or a gramme and a half o
chloroform and proceeded to administer il
again ; shortly after I commenced to ad
minister the chloroform he commenced to
breathe in a stotorious manner ; I at ones
suspended the administration of chloro
form and took up the curved or straight
scissors , I do not remember which , and al
oiice cut his shirt and undershirt ; I slapped
him with wet towels and raised his arms
up and down ; I continued those efforts
to revive my friend for over half an
hour , but it was useless , entirely useless.
DISPOSING OP THE DEAD.
Shortly after my friend ceased to breathe
and his heart stopped beating ; there was
no breath on a mirror when I held it to his
lips ; even after I was satisfied ho was dead
I continued my efforts with him ; I did not
leave and call assistance , all mj'efforts were
to restore him , because when chloroform
takes hold of a man and ho sinks in a few
seconds the man is dead ; thc time ,
thought , had better be occupied in effort
to restore him ; I was convinced ho was
dead , but I continued to dash cold water
on his chest ; I finally decided he was dead
and past all hope ; then I hardly know what
to do ; my first impulse was to notify the
authorities ; imagine my feeling , I did not
know what to do , I was in a strange land a
stranger , Idid not know a man could make
a statement in his own behalf ; I thought
the same rule obtained here as in England
and that I would getaway ; I had that large
trunk the only one I had up to that time ; I
emptied it out ; it would bo impossible gen
tlemen to describe to you my feelings , my
horror when I knew my friend was dead ; I
emptied the largo trunk , drew it up to the
bed and put Mr. Preller in it ; I was in
a dreadful state : I shut the trunk and
went down to the bar ; I left the stuff taken
out of the trunk on the floor ; I tried to
drown thought by drinking ; I drank sev
eral glasses "of brandy ; I wandered about
tho streets of the city until about 9 or 10
o'clock ; I visited some shooting gallery and
came back to the hotel ; I went up to the
dinning-room ; I can't very well give an ac
count of what took place in the dining-
room ; I then went up to the room my
room and stayed there all nfcht ; I can't
be sure of anything that happened after
Mr. Preller's death ; I stayed in my room
but did not sleep that night.
"In the morning I looked through Mr.
Preller's pants and found a roll of money ;
probably § 500 or § 600 ; I took it and went
to the ticket office and purchased a ticket
for San Francisco ; I put the inscription 'so
perish all traitors to the great cause' upon
the inside of the trunk , and also marked
the cross on Preller's braast to puzzle and
delay the authorities. "
The witness then described his wander
ings about town until time for the train to
leave for San Francisco , and his journey to
that city. The court then adjourned.
THE STOlli' OF
The Proscittion Claim they Can Tear it to
I'icccs.
St. Louis dispatch : The court room was
crowded May 27th , every available space being
filled by eager spectators who craned their
necks to get a glimpse of Maxwell , and listen
ed attentively to the story he told regarding
the death of Preller. Immediately upon the
opening of court , Maxwell was ag.iin put on
the witness stand and continued his testimony.
He denied in toto the story of Detective Mc-
Cullough as to admissions he ( Maxwell ) wa--
said to have made while thc two were in jail
together. After he had finiished his story the
cross examination was then commenced. The
afternoon was spent in cross examination of
Maxwell by Clover. The ordeal was a tryhn :
one , and brought out all of Maxwell's short
comings in a rather pronouncjtl manner , batno
change of any consequence was made in Mas
well's direct testimony. The prosecution
claim , however , thatj they will tear Maxwell's
testimony to pieces when the time comes fcr
rebuttal testimony. The further promised
sensation in the trial has been uncovere-1 , and
consists in the fact that after it was delinit > lv
learned that Maxwell would acknowledge the
killing , claiming it to be thc result of an ac
cidcnt in treating Preller for stricture , thc
uosecution had the remains exhumed and the
parts dissected. The body was found to br
well preserved , having been > embalmed before
; he trial , and the parts which Maxwell claim
ed were diseased were dissected , with the ro
suit that not thc slightest trace of disease o'
any kind was found Three physicians will
jo on the stand In the rebuttal and testify to
this.
A waterspont struck the residence of Dav
id Wittaker fn Abington and Gasper Creek ,
near Lynchburg- . , destroying the dwell
ing and tobacco barn , and drowning Mrs.
Mongle. Several horses and males were
killed ,
J. R. Nelson , ol Fairbury , had a lively
experience with sulphuric acid the other
day. He mixed some with turpentine , and
while shaking it in a bottle it exploded ,
surning him quite severely. '
DETAILS OF HORRIBLE SArAGERT.
What Deviltries ( he Chicago Anarchists Had
in Weie. '
Chicago dispatch : Notwithstanding the
fact that it had been positively stated that
not one word of testimony in the anarchist
investigation before tho grand jury would
be divulged until that body concluded its
labors , a morning paper comes out with a
long article going to show that tho testi
mony of Police Captain Schaak was of a
far moro interesting character than ha
been generally supposed by tho genera
public. In fact , it was sensational am
hair-raising in the highest degree. To
begin with , ho told the jury that he had no
doubt that the prisoner , Lingg , had manu
factured a number of-dynamite bombs
and that he got the material from th
Arbeiter Zeitung office. Ho had witnesse
to prove this. One of the witnesses was a
qusai accomplice of Lings , whoso name h
requested not to bo asked to divulge
He could give tho detals of the manufac
turo of tho explosives and tell who wcro
the principal parties concerned thereir
with Lingg. There wore four persons , anc
only Lingg and ono other were under
arrest.
Tho second section of the captain's testi
mony was listened to with brcathlesi
silence. "I think , " said Schaack , "that'
have got to the bottom of this business.
In a couple of days I will have it all ; but J
want more time. Then I can prove beyond
doubt that this anarchist conspiracy has
existed here for years. There aro two divi
sions of it. One is an agitating section.
Money is set apart for its purposes. This
is called the socialist section. Be.sidos this
there is an armed party , an anarchist sec
tion. Those drill and are tnained in thousp
of explosives. They practice and experi
ment in accordance with the instructions
of pamphlets. I will produce witnesses tc
prove all , and I think I can also prove thai
there was a well laid plan to suck and burn
the lumber districts in Chicago on May 4
It would have been carried out but that
the anarchists lacked the nerve and wero
unprepared for the vigorous action of the
police. Men wero tolled off to set fire to
certain houses in the northwestern portion
of the city , and others were tolled off to
throw bombs into thcpoliccstations , wliilo
others wero to use bombs at the meeting
if the police attempted to disperse it.
I think I can connect every man o
the socialists now in jail with theso crimes
The houses to have been burned in tho
northwestern section of tho city wero to be
selected indiscriminately. The purpose o
burning was to attract the attention of the
police to that section and draw them away
from the main points of attack , the Hay-
market square and police stations. The
early dispersal of tho crowd in the square
the premature throwing of the bomb , for
it was premature , and thedetermined rcsis
tance of the police , frightened the would-be
incendiaries and those who were to attack
the police barracks in detail. "
A juror asked , with something like trepi
dation , where tho witnesses to prove this
conspiracy were.
"In the lockup of the police station , '
Schaack replied. "I can produce as many
of them before the grand jury as may be
deemed wise and necessary. They have
confessed their complicity tome. " Captain
Schaack then explained how difficult ho
found it to get anything out of the anarch
ists arrested.
Besides his pamphlet on dynamite and
other revolutionary methods , Ilerr Most
has also prepared a pamphlet or circular
containing instructions to members of the
organization of which he seems to be head ,
as to how they shall act when arrested
what answers they shall make to the ques
tions of the police officers , to tho investiga-
tinggrand juries and others. Ho had found
that anarchists whom ho had questioned
had acted implicitly on these instructions
so .far , with a few exceptions. They had
been well drilled. He had a copyof in
structions. Ho would produce it.
Tho now-astonished grand jurors readily
assented to tho proposition of the police
officer , which was backed up by thc state's
attorney , to give him more time to com
plete his chain of evidence , BO he couh
bring guilt to thc very doors of the leaders
of the anarchists in Chicago , some of whom
are yet at large , but under closo and con
stant watch. It would require only a little
time. He would be prepared next week.
New evidence is coming to hand hourly ol
the extent of the armament and organiza
tion of these scoundrels who sought to in
augurate in Chicago , that memorable Tues
day night , a reign of terror which would
have surpassed the wildest flights of the
Paris commune.
OF LESSER OR GREATER
The circular saw is a rank anarchist. It
always has revolutionary designs.
Schwatka , on being interviewed , says :
"No , you can never reach the pole with a
balloon ; but you can reach tho balloon
with a pole , if it sails pretty low. "
It is related of a popular clergyman that
he started a dull prayer meeting recently
by announcing that he "didn't propose to
act as umpire for a sleeping match. "
A new paper was started in San Fran
cisco recently , but as the first number neg
lected to have an editorial damning the
Chinese , no one bought the second number.
Philadelphia claims to have discovered a
base ball umpire whose decisions give satis
faction to both clubs. And yet Barnum
sends to London for a § 75,000 curiosity.
Gen. Sherman says one burden of his life
is meeting men who were with him in tho
war. He says if half the number had been
with him the war would have ended in a
week.
It is not absolutely necessary for a can
didate to know anything. Some one will
tell him how he stands on tho tariff ques
tion , and the crowd about him will tell
him when he ought to treat.
The innate modesty of newspaper men is
shown by the fact that a Texas editor
killed three men the other day , and in al
luding to the incident afterward ac
knowledged that he had only tried to
kill one.
The historical fresco in tho dome ol the
capitol at Washington has stopped not
[ or lack of domo or paint , but because
there is not history enough to go around ,
and there is a demand for a smaller dome
or more history.
An illustrated paper of Cincinnati is
about to send John IL Musick to travel
among the various tribes of Indians and
write descriptions of them. Probably on
the principle that Musick hath charms to
soothe the savago breast.
TO 3LLRRT WEDXESDAT.
Washington special : President Clove-
and will be married at the white house on
Vednesday evening , June 2 , to Miss
Francis Folsom. The recent death of a
relative of Misa Folsom has changed the
original plan of the wedding , and invita-
ions will now be limited to a few of the
near relatives and the members of the
cabinet , and : the Rev. Dr. Sunderland , of
he First Presbyterian church of Washing-
ion , will officiate. The-ceremony will be
ollowed By a collation , and the wedding in
all of its details-will be plain and most un-
ostentntious , <
MR. JlPaJCLLTCUDJY 3IUST GO.
A 3fan TTJio Was Too Independent to Siti
the Department.
Washington special : Tho removal of IJr.
J. T. McGillicuddy from tho Pino Ridge
agency continues to bo a topic of very great
interest in political circles. There is no
man in tho Indian service over whom there
has been so much dispute as McGillicuddy.
Charges have again and again been filed
against him , and no end of influence has
been exerted to remove him. Ho has been
in constant war with Red Cloud , head o !
the Indians he had charge of , and succeeded
in reducing Red Cloud from the chieftaincy
to tho ranks. McGillicuddy's removal was
not the result of any charges filed against
him , but it was because of insubordination
in refusing to recognize and obey the orders
of thc interior department. Secretary La
mar said to-day that ho esteemed McGilli
cuddy very highly and was very sorry tc
be compelled to take this step , but it
seemed to him absolutely necessary to do
so , as the agent has positively refused to
obey the orders of tho department. Ho
had not only been suspended , but would be
removed , and at his request the secretary
of war had directed Maj. James Bell , of tho
Seventh cavalry , to take charge of the
agency until further notice.
Indian Commissioner Atkins says : " ]
have the very highest opinion of McGilli
cuddy , and during all his fights I have
stood by him , but he is altogether too in
dependent , and it is a mere question
whether he shall run the department or
whether I shall. At tho beginning of my
administration I saw that it was accessary
to have the clerks at the Indian agencies
changed from time to time , in order to pre
vent collusion between them and the
agents , and I thought that it was better
for the agents and better for the govern
ment that this rotation in office be
adopted. An agenc cannot make raise en
tries and cannot very well swindle the
government without the knowledge of his
clerk , and an honest agent ought to bo
willing to accept a clerk that is not de
pendent upon him in any way for his
place. The government has a right
to require agents to accept such employes
as are thought proper for their service ,
and the policy of shifting clerks about at
certain intervals was adopted without ro
gard to McGillicuddy , or any other man
in the service. It was simply a principle ,
and was not pointed at any person
Nearly all the clerks in tho ser ice have
been changed about. There arc some left ,
however , but wo will get around to them
pretty soon , and 1 do not mean to leave
one where he has been for over two years.
0 . the 21st of April I decided to shirt the
clerk at Standing Rock agency to Pine
Ridge. The reason I discharged Daniel
Brown , who had been McGillicuddy's
clerk , was that he had applied for a license
as a trader , and it was not proper that ho
should remain in the service. But I was
surprised at the receipt of a refusal from
McGillicuddy to acquiesce in tho dismissal
of his clerk. No further action was
taken in regard to matters until the receipt
of a letter which merely sets forth in detail
his objections. There was no mention of
reflecting upon McGillicuddy's character ,
and tho rule applied to him was the samo
that has been applied to nearly all agents
in tho department. Ono of our agents
down in New Mexico objected to having a
clerk sent to him , but when I told him tho
order was imperative he backed down and
accepted the clerk. Mr. Clark , who has
been assigned to Pine Ridge agency as clerk ,
is one of the best men in the service. But ,
as I understand it , McGillicuddy does not
object to him , but to the rule of the de
partment , and it is simply a question
whether he shall submit or retire. "
A CRISIS XEAR AT HAXD.
4 Disolulion of Parliament Considered In
evitable.
London Dispatch : All political sections
agree that the disolution of parliament is
inevitable , and attention is now centering
upon preparations for a general election.
Thc liberal agents report the complete dis
organization of party lines in the electoral
districts throughout the provinces , but
state that the majority of the caucuses
continue to adhere to Mr. Gladstone. The
strongest anti-Gladstone movement ; ob
served is that which has developed among
the Scotch liberal associations , hitherto
considered tLe most faithful of the
premier's supporters. The appeal of the
Irish Presbyterians for protection against
the threatened Catholic demonstration has
undoubtedly had its influence upon the
Scotch mind. Thirty-four Scotch mem
bers of the house commons have thus fai'
joined the Chamberlain faction , while
twenty-eight are pledged to Gladstone.
The chaos into which the parties have
lapsed makes it impossible to predict the
result of the dissolution. It is admitted ,
however , that Gladstone's appeal to the
country will not be definitely for the ap
proval of his home rule bill , but will be
limited simply to the question of creating
a subordinate legislative authority in
Ireland. There seems to be an absolute
confidence in government circles that the
country will return a largo majority in
favor of the homo rule prin
ciple. Hartington , Goschen and Chamber
lain are perfecting plans for united
action in the canvass. They will have , to
the fullest extent , tho use of the conserva
tive party agencies. It is , in fact , proposed
that the platform of the conservatives and
of the liberal union shall consist of a single
plank the maintainance of the imperial
union. No consideration of minor party
questions will be permitt . The financial
strength of the liberal union is an import
ant element to be cons dered. Lord Stal-
bridge , formally the whp of the liberal par
ty , and one of the best informed of politi
cians , exclaimed on reading the list of the
liberal union committee , that it contained
the name of every man who ever subscribed
a penny toward the election expenses of the
liberal party. This statement may be ac
cepted as very near absolute correctness.
The treasury of the central liberal associa
tion , which is Gladstone's chief resource for
party funds , is already dopleted , and some
of its principal subscribers of former days
refuse to contribute.
The reports of ex-Speaker Brand , who is
acting as Hartington's whip , and of Caine's
whip for the malcontent radicals , concur
that these factors will muster certainly 110
votes against home rule. The uovcrnment
whips on the contrary , now estimate only
seventy-five defections. The opposition
charges the government with seducing wav-
erers by lavish promises of appointments
and other honors.
PRESJiTTERlAST
In the Presbyterian general assembly at
Minneapolis , Minn. , Dr. D. W. Fisher re
viewed the board's annual report. Total
receipts , § 7,451,164 , from which was-paid
ast year's debt of § 57Gol. The year's
current expenditures exceeded the total re
ceipts § 1,000 , a debt remained on April
30th of § 57.855. Total decrease , § G594. ;
Current collections for churches and
schools , omitting special for debt , were a
ittle more than § 279,000 , which , strange-
y , is the exact sum given in 1884 and
LS85. By resolution of Dr. Pieraon the
churches will attempt to raise § 750,000
next year besides the debt , or a total of
§ 800,000 , the assembly pledging this by a
rising vote.
DELIBERATION'S OF THE KXIQHTS.
Proceedings of that Hody in Their Conven
tion at Cleveland.
In thc session of thc Knights of Labor
convention at Cleveland on the 2S tha copy
of a resolution adopted by the woman suf
fragists assembled in annual convention at
Toledo was read. The resolution urges the
order to extend to women all rights and
privileges of membership , to secure for
women equal compensation , equal pay for
equal work with men , and to give its sup
port to thc cause of femalo suffrage. Tho
resolution was referred to a special com
mittee of three.
After the disposition of thc resolution an
address was read from tho recent conven
tion of trade unions at Philadelphia. Tho
address nets forth that the claim of some
of the Knights of Labor that ofliccrs ol
unions are not in favor of consolidation
for the reason that they would thereby be
thrown out of munificent positions is un
founded , inasmuch as only nino of thc
thirty-six unions th.it participated in thc
convention pay executive oflicers a salary ,
and they only receive from § 12 to $20 per
week , and that trades unions are not antag
onistic to the Knights of Labor. There is a
proper field for both organizations and there
need not be any conflict. Trades unions
were formed at a time when capitalists
weiv trying to lower tho standard of skilled
labor for the purpose of introducing pau
per labor , and doing away with the ap
prentice system ; that tho trades unions
arc not hostile to thc Knights of Labor ,
tho existing troubles being the outcome of
it scheme originated by capitalists of thc
country to destroy both orders. The
address asserts that the object of the
formation of trades unions still exists ,
and that there is no doubt of the perpetua
tion of the organizations. The address
closes with a rather vague reference to the
increase in membership of thc unions , inas
much as it does not give the length of time
required for the increase maintained , after
which comes a treaty which provides that
no assembly of tin ? Knights of Labor can
be formed of any trade without the con
sent of the nearest trades union of that
craft. Such assemblies as have already
been formed shall bo required to dis
band and join the mixed assemblies.
No pcr.i&n shall bo admitted to tho
order of tho Knight * of Labor who has
bci'ii convicted of scabbing , ratting or cm-
bfzzlemont in a trades union without ex
amination from said unions ; that no per
son shall be admitted to membership of
Knights of Labor who is working for less
than the union scale of wages of his craft.
Thc treaty closes by * stipulating that tho
Knights of Labor shall isMie no trade
marks that may in any way compete or
conflict with trade marks issued by the
trades unions. Tho address and treaty
were referred to the committee on statf of
thc orderrtio , nad taken no action upon
it up to a late hour this afternoon.
.1. J. Stranahan , a member of the Ohio
general assembly , and delegate to the
Dairymen's association , held a long con
ference with Delegate Cameron , of the
Knights of Labor , concerning the alliance
o'f tho two organizations in Ohio. Cameron
promised to brim ; the matter before the
convention if possible.
A telegram from Washington was re
ceived in the convention from Mr. Rice ,
who is representing tho dairymen's interest
in connection with the oleomargarine ques
tion , now before congress , stating that it
had been represented there that the Knights
of Labor , as a body , were not in favor oi
protecting dairy products. To this thc
following reply was sent :
John G. Carlisle , Washington : Acting
under instructions from the general assem
bly of the Knights of Labor , I de.sire to
state that no person has been authorized
to speak for this organization , either in the
affirmative or negative , on the qucition ol
regulating tho sale of oleomargarine , now
pending in congress. Please bring this mat
ter to thc attention of the proper commit
tee. T. V. POWDEKI.Y ,
Grand Master Workman ,
ROCK ISLAyjt VERY AXGRT.
Thc Struggle of the Joica Roadx fur OinaJia
anil St. Paul Jlitsincsx *
Chicago special : A meeting of general
passenger agents of the road.s interested in
the passenger business between Chicago and
St. Paul and Omaha was held yesterday to
consider thc notice lately given by thc Mil
waukee it St. Paul that it would again re-
s.imo payment of commissions on tickets
! .o and from St. Paul and Council Bluffs.
A strong effort was made to induce the St.
Paul to withdraw its notice , as its re
sumption of the payment of commissions
would necessarily lead to complete de
moralization of rates. After a lengthydis-
i-nssion Mr. Carpenter agreed to give tho
subject further consideration and
sivc his answer in a few days.
Everything indicates that complete
.lemoral zation of St. Paul and Council
tjluffs pas-tenner rates cannot be pre
vented. The running of fast trains by the
Northwestern and Milwaukee & St. Paul ,
and the determined competition for north
west business made by these roads has
made thc Rock Island very angry , which
claims that thc action of the other road.s
was contrary to agreements. It threat-
i ned before the fast trains were put on by
the Northwestern and St. Paul roads that
TS it could not meet their fast tune it would
make a corresponding reduction in rates ,
but thus far has taken no action in the
matter. It is understood , however , it will
Koon takesteps to counteract the effects of
! he fast trains by its competitors on its St.
Paul Ira flic by .some decisive action. The
St.Paul which has not the same interest in
" 'ouncil Bluffs business as it has in St. Paul
jusines , therefore threatens to meet any
iction the Hock Island may take regarding
> t. Paul business with a similar move on
Council Bluffs business.
A MEMORIAL GRAXT BRIDGE.
A Free liridye to Arlington as a Memorial to
thc General.
Washington special : Congress is consid
ering the matter of a free bridge to Arling
ton , and the proposition has been made
.hat it should be memorial bridge to Gen
eral Grant. Money has already been ap-
n-opriated to build a monument to Gen-
5rant here , but the proposition about the
> ridge seems to have caught the popular
aney. There are so many equestrian
statutes in Washinston already that they
lave become intolerably wearisome. A
riumphal arch is what is really desired ,
jut it could not fall below the artistic
standard of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ,
or the Marble Arch in London , and they
cost millions. A magnificent bridge span-
ihig the Potomac at Arlington , the'na -
ional military burying ground , dedicated
; o General Grant , and ornamented with
) ass-rcliefs taken from his history , with a
collossal statue of him at some point ,
would be a noble and appropriate monu
ment to him. As it is , a rickety bridge on
vhich a toll is charged , is the only way of
jetting to Arlington , where so many thou
sands of Union soldiers are buried. Con-
tress has realized the necessity lor a free
) ridge , and if it were a memorial to General
3rant it would be as imposing as it would
> e useful. Prof. R. T. Treener , secretary
of the Grant Monument association , is
much pleased with the suggestion.
ALT. lyDICTED FOR MURDER.
Spies , Fielding , Schwab , Parsons and Others
to Answer for Ttteir Misdeeds.
Chicago special : Notwithstanding tho
denials of state officials and tho over con
fidence of tho attorneys for tho prisoners ,
seven true bills wcro found in tho anarchist
cases this morning. Among tho indicted
arc Aug. Spies. Sam Fielding , Michael
Schwab , Schnaiibelt and Parsons. There
aro two others whoso names cannot bo
ascertained with any degree of certainty.
The jury' agreed yesterday afternoon , and
indictments for "murder as accessories
before thc fact" were this morning formally
ordered to bo prepared. Bills have not
been returned to Judge Rogers' court yet ,
nor will they be until tho cases aro all com
pleted , when complete return will bo made.
In addition to thcso seven mentioned ,
there aro several others whom tho jury
expect to indict , on a similar charge , but
the evidence against them is not yet com
plete , and the jury is awaiting it. Tho
jurors had made up their minds in
these cases several days ago , and it was ex
pected that Captain Schaack's evidence
yesterday afternoon would bo sufficiently
strong to enable thorn to find bills against
the others , but it was comparatively value
less , and tho jury decided on tho seven
cases , pending further disclosures by that
officer. There was no difference between
the jurymen , the bills being found by unani
mous vte. . Among other matters in which
tlie jury will bo for scveral'days engaged is
the investigation of the plot hatched by
anatchi.sts for a wholesale destruction of
life and property in this city. Captain
t-'chaack is tho principal worker in this case
also , and it is believed the names of many
anarchists unconnected with theHaynmr-
ket tragedy will bo brought before thegrand
jury and ind ctments for conspiracy re-
turned against them. Thus far , however ,
no indictments on any charge except that
of being accessory to murder before thcfact
have been found. The fact that tho jury
was engaged in the consideration of minor
jail cases to-day is explained by the
reason already stated , that Captain
Schaack's disclosures aro being waited for
before any other bills can bo found. Noth
ing positively definite as to tho identity of
the bomb throuer has been ascertained so
far. It is understood that Capt. Schaak's
testimony , which was partially given yes
terday , was considered Hiillicicnt to war
rant the presentments against the above
named , but ha promises to develop further
te.stimony which will implicate others and
expose a conspiracy which has been long on
foot among anarchists. Ho promises to
show that Spies , Parsons , Fielden , Brown ,
Schwab , Fisther , Lingg , Apcl , Hirsciibar-
ger , and Schnaubelt were accessories to
murder. He asserts that there was a largo
number of persons at the Haymarket
meeting armed with bombs , a fact which
he is ready to prove by the confession of
the prisonersLichtner , Lehman , and others.
In tho Presbyterian general assembly , at
Minneapolis , Dr. D. W. Fisher reviewed thu
board's annual report. Tho total rcceiptf
were § 745,101 , from which was paid last
year's debt of § 57,051. As tho year's cur
rent expenditures exceeded the total re
ceipts § 2,000 , a debt remained April . " > 0 of
§ 57,853 , a total decrease of § G.5')4. Tho
current collections from clnsrches and
schools , omitting specials for tho debt , wcra
a little more than § 271 > ,000 , .Inch ,
strangely , is the exact sum given in 1884
and 1885. By resolution of Dr. Piersoii
the churches will attempt to raise § 750-
000 next year besides the debt , or a total
of § 800,000 , tho assembly pledging this
by a rising vote. The evening popular
meeting in the interest of foreign missions
was crowded to suffocation. It was ad
dressed by Rev. D. Thompson , of Japan ;
Dr. Piersoii , Dr. Williamson , of the Dakota
mission , and Secretary Mitchell , of the
board.
WARMER O.V OT.EOMARGAHIXE.
Washington special : Representative
Warner , in speaking on thc subject of oleo
margarine this evening , said : "This bil
carries the doctrine of protection to tho
extent of taxing one industry or interest of
the country out of existence for the benefit
of another interest or industry. This it
docs under the guiso of a tax for revenue.
To me this is a dangerous exercise of the
taxing power. It is surprising to see mcm-
beis favoring this bill who arc entirely op
posed to all revenue that protect American
industry and labor against foreign eompe-
tition and pauper labor. It is an attempt
to stamp out oleomargarine regardless of
the fact whether the article made is good
or bad , healthful or injurious. The advo
cates of tho bill arc afraid to trust tho
elates with the exercise of the police pow-
ni which they alone can rightfully exer-
ine. Oleomargarine should be marked and
branded. It should bo sold for what it is.
I he st.ites have thc power to do this and
should do it. "
JJOST1.T.ES OA" THE TRAIT.
Tucson ( Ariz. ) dispatch : A Mexican
vaquero , just arrived , reports that Indians
attacked Juan Teller's Mountain Spring
ranch , eighteen miles southeast of Tucson ,
his morning , and carried off two Mexican
joys , aged 10 and 12 years. The father
and mother escaped by hiding in a neigh
boring gulch. It is now believed tho In-
lians aro heading for tho San Pedro river ,
ndeavoring to induce the peaceful Indians
inder Chief Kskimmzin to join them. The
trail taken by tho hostiles leads through a
thickly settled region , which has not been
raided since the eaily white settlement of
Arizona. Grave fears are entertained here
'or the defenseless settlers. Couriers have
been sent from here to warn them. A par
ty of volunteers , composed of Americans
and Mexicans , have started on th.o bos-
ilia * trail.
A XegiVs
Bill Arp writes to The Atlanta Constitution
as follows : The negro loves to plow and split
rails. He is perfectly happy when following a
mule on a hot summer day , and happier still
when the horn blows for dinner and he can
ride home sideways. The mule is happy , too ,
and answers the horn with a cheerful bray.
It is astonishing how much sense an old farm
mule has got. I knew one that when it was
most dinner time kept one ear back toward thc
house when he was plowing the other way , and
kept both forward when he was cominir'back.
One day I blowed the horn about 11 o'clock to
see what Beck would do. She was at tlie end
of tho row , and it took thc darky ten minutes
to make her turn and go plowing again. But
it is fun to see the darkies when a summer
rain comes up. They will plow on until the
shower comes , and then mount and lope homo
and get wet all over , and by that time the rain
is over , and they have to go back again. Thc
darky takes more care of his head than his
feet , He don't want his head to get wet or
cold. He sleeps with his head to tfie fire and
covers it no good , and lets his feet stick out
any way. He will warm his bands before he
will his toes. There is one thing that a darky
can dobetter than a white man. He can beat
us making fires on a cold , wintrv morning.
Sometimes when the wood was jvet and the
kindling poor I have worked over a fire a good
while and almost despaired of making it burn ,
but a darky never fails. The fire seems to
recognize him , and I have thought that may
be It drew some coloraloric from his carcass.
