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WM the Congress.
H \7A8nraoTOH , Doc. 4. Tho rcportof thonco
H votary of tlia treasury wait laid boforo congroM
B to-day. Itcferrlug to tho surplus rovcn.tc the
j. -secretary says : In the last annual report it wai
WW -tstimatcd that tho revenues for the year to end
WM Juno 30,188 $ , would exceed tho ordinary ox
Wm pondlturcs , not Including tho Binding fund , by
' 4113,000,000. It will bo noon from tho foregoing
WM " tatcmcnt that such oxcesi was In reality
1119,012,110.09 , or IMU.UG.O'J.moro than tho do
WM fRrtmcnt estimate. It was also estimated io
WM the same report that the Ilka surplus for the
WM fiscal year to und Juno 30,1880 , would bo $104-
WM - > N 113,805.01. Judging from the actual oxpendl *
WM Cares for the unit quarter of thU fiscal year ,
? y i * * " 1 in the light of receipts and expenditures
mMjf , \ > * tho middle of November , It Is probable thai
WW his estimate will prove to have been fairly
Is accurate , and that the surplus will almost
Kl exactly equal tho predicted sum , a romarkablo
19 result since Its factors were subject to nil tho
HE uncertainties cf future revenues and of expen <
J dltures to bo authorized by a congress not yet
R assembled.
Wt Tho accumulated surplus on September 29 ,
D 183S , was $00,414,815.84 , tho surplus revenue
J from that data to June 30 , 18:9 , as estimated ,
PJi are $75,3 < 55C08. ' . ' 5 , making tho total nccumula.
W % tlononJunc30 1880 , which could bo used in
D the purchase of bonds , $171,810,051.00 ; Ii wever ,
W between snld September 2) and November 22 ,
HE 544,399WJ.S0hiiH been paid for bowls-conse
HJ qucutly if no more bonus were bought between
9j now and Juno 30 next the surplus would then
J amount to § 127,00J,000. Upon the last basis of
HJ .appropriations recommended by the depart-
J 'meat und upon tho n-suinptlon that tho rev-
I enues of the ilseal year to end June 30ItS'J and
11 lfcOO , will be equal , tho surplus revenues for the
J laitcr fiscal ye ir will be 3101,000,000 , whlch.wlth
HJ the surplus revenues of this year and tho sur-
HJj plus already accumulated , mako a total of
j $228,000,000 , whlch might be used during the
Kj next nineteen months in the purchase of tlie
If Interest-bearing debt , and which ought to bo
fi used for that purpose , unless the laws are so
Hj changed as to reduce tho difference between
I • expenditures and revenue by nearly that sum.
J ; About $18,0O0,000 of the iy per cent , bonds
f * ro now outstanding ; they are piyable Sept. 1.
B Jt91 > Tilc tolal amount of interest which will
B accrue on them from now until their maturity
B is in round numbers $25,000,000 ; consequently
B the present surplus and tho surplus which
B will probably accrue before July i , 1830 , will
B suffice to pav the principal of those bonds and
I all the interest which would accrue upon them
K } should they be permitted to remain unpaid
Bt 'until their maturity.
I Tho principal of the 4 per cent , bonds is now
i $6SO,0uO,0OJ , uikI the interest which would ac-
I - crno upon them until their miturav in 1907 is
I about $000,000,0)0 ; a calculation will show that
j the present surplus revenues , if continued ,
B would pay before 1909 all of these 4 per cent.
WL bonds und ail of tills interest. Of course all
IJ the money which is saved by purchase of
II bonds at less than the principal and the mter-
1 est to accrue but shortens tho time when all
If -the bonds may be paid If tho holders will sur-
f render them.
II Nothing more is needed than tho foregoing
Hj -statement to show tho absolute necessity of a
9f readjustment of the public revenues at the
-earliest possible date.
B That it will be necessary to pay nearly the
B -whole of the interest which will accrue upon
B 'the publie debt if an attempt Is made to invest
M the present surplus revenues in it before Its
B maturity is evident from the fact that even
K now the government Is paying for tho four and
B a half percent bonds a price which realizes
B ouh' about one and a hull per cent , annually ,
H ana receives but meager offerings of them at
II that price.
f To contlnne taxation with no other use for
H its proceeds than such an investment Is a cruel
H waste of the people's money.
WL rUUCIIASBOPIIOXIIS.
B Since the last annual report and after the
H completion of the sinking fund requirements
H for the year ended June 30,1883 , no bonds were
bought until their had been an expression of
H opinion by resolutions in both houses of con-
m gress , that It was lawful and proper to Invest
M the surplus in bonds at the premium necessary
It -to obtain them. Under the then state of pub-
If lie opinion in many parts of the countrv upon
( this question , both as to its legality and propri-
1 ty , it seemed wise to seek tho co-operation of
K ! congress in this Important matter. I am confl-
{ dent that the delay In the purchase of bonds
) while waiting for congress to act resulted In no
K substantial pecuniary loss to tho govern-
m\ \ ment. The purchase was resumed under
K a circular of April 17 , 1888 , and
K elnce that time nearly all the bonds which have
\ been offered for sale to the government have
II been bought by it , as will appear from an in-
jj -opectlon of the bond purchase book. Of
It course many offerings of bonds have been de-
cllncd because tho price was thought to be too
high , but finally almost all of the offered bonds
were bought at 6ome price. An example will
I 4how this more clearly. Certain bonds of a par
value of only $326,000 were offered so often
tbat the offerings aggregated over $19,700,000 ,
1 tut they were at last eecured by tho depart
ment. Ninety-four millions of dollars of bonds
I bave been secured under this circular , and a
premium paid for the privilege of buvmg them
of about $18,000,000 ; the net rate of interest
ji realized from this investment Is only about 2
H per cent , and the saving In the total amount of
w interest , which would have been paid had the
It bonds been allowed to ran to maturity , is about
f 1 . $27,000,000. Had taxation been reduced so as
to leave this money with the people , and if It is
1 } worth in their business G percent per annum ,
I the total value of the money to them during
E < the term which these bonds had to run would
I bo about $83,000,000 ; thus , there is a resulting
I loss to the people of $5b,0U0,000 upon this tran-
[ -sactlon alone ; if this' over taxation Is not
stopped , and if the government is forced to con-
E tlnue to be a purchaser of its own bonds at the
holder's prices , the loss to the people , as could
be shown by a like calculation , must be hun-
-dreds of millions of dollars.
SEDUCTION OF TAXATION.
* I cannot too strongly repeat my recommen
dation of last year to reduce taxat' .on , as far as
possible , without too sadden disturbance of ex
isting Interests , t make this reduction in cus
toms taxation , to the end that the peoplo may
fet the greatest possible benefit from the re
action.
Beside the vexed economic question as to
Whether a country can make itself prosperoas
i fcy a tariff ; whether It can Increase the relative
; average comfort of its whole people by divert-
! tng a portion of its labor and capital from the
i employments which could be most profitably
' followed under natural conditions , thereby
making certain of the necessaries of life more
costly than they would be otherwise , there is a
) -higher moral , question which may well be
j asked , and that is , can a government b"e kept
pure and free which through the agency of Its
laws , offers vast pecuniary temptations to some
. iinds of business ?
: There are many Indications tbat this ques-
! tion must be answered In the negative. There
| re many proofs that large classes of our busi
ness men have come to depend for success
apon their skill in manipulating governmental
agencies rather than upon Industry , intelli
gence and honorable competition.
Is it not possible that eagerness for the money
which men assume comes to them only through
government , may lead them to use an ever
growing proportion of their gains to nossees
* and Influence the supposed source of their
• wealth ?
oAjkd will not the endeavor to make men rich
coon become the chief function of car govern
ment ? Is not this already the caseIf these
laagers exist , if they are not overestimated ,
and they do exist ana are not overestimated ,
( hen can it be doubted that the true welfare oi
sur people calls for the rescue of the govern-
' -stent from them as speedily as may be ?
> This can only be done by severing govern-
f < aent from private business ; steps should at
, mce be taken In that direction , always , how-
{ -over , let me repeat , bearing In mind interests
r flrhlch have become established under present
! laws ; to the end that they may not suffer ua-
. ' • duly while beneficent reforms are made.
SILVER COINAGE.
[ The ownership of silver by the government
acaln was largely decreased , In spite of the in-
' crease of the total stock of silver dollars In
* the country , by the coinage of sixteen months.
/ During the pa t few years the decrease of clr-
u -culation caused by the cancellation of national
j bank notes and by tho deposit of money with
I -the treasurer oy the banks to redeem their notes
-when presented for that purpose , has been but
' little exceeded by the increased circulation of
) silver certificates sndof standa < dsllverdollars ;
• , thus silver seems to have filled tho vacuum
j caused by the retirement of nat lonal bank clr-
t culation. The circulating medium in small de-
} nominations has been largely converted into
• j * . .silvercertificates. Aud.Jlnally , business has
r tfcV ' -largely Increased in thejsouth and in portions
{ " -of the country whcreithcre arc few banking ;
f facilities. All of these causes have co-operated
\ to postpone any evil effects which might arise
; irom a continued and excessive colnageoMhe
I - Uver dpllar ; but the danger still exists , and
f , r .should be guarded against. This can be done
• j by the adoption of the recommendation of my
v Jast report , viz. , by fixing the maximum of
silver which shall belong to the government ,
- and by providing that when It was exceeded
t by $5,000,000 , the purchase of silver bullion
i , . should cease until the amount
! - > ) -owned by the government should
iV * bo again reduced to such maximum ,
' ' -or by canceling United States notes to the
\ amount of the excess over the maximum , pro-
fef vlded the government held the notes ; if no ,
i " -then by ceasing the purchase of bullion. Such
f , " plan , if adopted , would provide a safety valve
f ° -which would be self-operative , and would as-
h < sure the country against any possible danger
[ r . Irom silver ; for as soon as it exceeded the
, f amount-which coala be absorbed lnthebasi-
\f \ ess 0f the country , it would begin to flow into
tt ithe treasury in payment of taxes , and would
• ' be there held until business called for it , a Q
| % - -when the government's ownership fell below
ll < he maximum , the purchase of the bullion
i& < woud ! again begin.
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Thus tho country's business demand would
regulntn the country's silver circulation , and
there would be lltth. danger of depreciation in
the ralue of the silver dollar ns compared with
ilio gold dollar. I venture to predict that If
some such safeguard Is not adopted , and If
thereby tho silver dollar Is suffered at tomo
lime to lose a part of Its purchasing power ,
that the people will demand tho absolute stop *
tiagu of tho silver bullion purchase , and
furthermore , the use by the government of tho
whole or a portion of the silver coinage profits
for the redemption of the silver dollars which
are held by them. It is to be hoped that before
such crisis Is reached that the nations of the
world will have agreed upon some standard of
blmettallsm which will forever maintain a fixed
ratio between gold and silver , but in the mean
time thcro is no occasion to burden ourselves
with a stock of silver which may bo troublo-
some.
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION.
Whllo much progress has been made in ths
reformation of abuses In the customs service ,
the inadequacy of tho present laws renders It
practically impossible to correct many of the
evils and inequalities which have so long and
so seriously aifectcd Our customs system
In my last annual report I called attention to
the more Important defects In the existing law.
and indicated certain remedies which appeared
advisable , and which maybe brlclly summar
ized us follows :
1. The elimination from tho tariff schedules
of the numerous ambiguities and conllicling
provisions , winch for many years have been
constant subjects of dispute and litigation.
2. The amendment of the laws relating to
appraisement , so as to provide for a more effi
cient supervision of tho work of local apprais
ing ollbiers , " by Increasing the number of gen
eral appraisers , enlarging tliclr powers , and
conferring upon tbein exclusive appellate
jurisdiction InnuentloiH of value.
3. The repeal of existing provisions of law
which so restrict the government In suits for
fraudulent undervaluations , ns to make It im
possible to recover peiialttles or secure for
feitures.
4. The simplification of the law relating to
the determination of the dutiable value of mer
chandise subject to advalorcin rates , particu
larly with respect to coverings , packing
charges , etc.
5. Such modifications of tho law respecting
tho forms of declarations to invoices by ship
pers as will harmonize the same with the re
quirements regarding entry.
5. The amendment of the law so ns to sub
ject merchandise entered on pro forma invoice
to the same conditions as are imposed in case
of entry upon "original" or regularly certified
invoice. .
7. The discouragement of speculative suits
and of protests and appeals , by providing
moreeffectivo means for the prompt and sum
mary hearing and final decisions of questions
of classification.
8. A clear definition of what Is meant by tho
word"component material of chief value , "
and a special rule whereby the sumo may be
determined.
9. The abolition or limitation of damage al
lowances.
10. The amendment of the law relating to
drawbacks on exported goods , so as to pro
vide for the payment of the full amount of tho
duties paid on imported materials , and no
more , and for such proofs and safeguards as
will prevent frauds and Imposition in such
cases.
Itills now pending before congress contain
provisions which substantially meet these sug
gestions , and whlcli liuvo In one form or
another received the sanction of this depart
ment. . * v
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INCONGRUITIES OP THE TARIFr SCHEDULES.
Certain Incongruous provisions of tho pres
ent tariff schedules are sohuitfulto domestic
Industries , so fruitful of complaints , conten
tions , and suits , and are so menacing to the
treasury , that I feel constrained to express the
hope that they will receive aUuntlon at this
session of congress , even if there should
be no further legislation respecting the
tariff. I refer more particularly to
the provision of "Schedule IC , " under
which worsted cloths are admitted at lower
rates of duty than woolen cloths , and to which
I called especial attention In my last annual
report ( the duties now levied on worsted cloths
are , in my judgment , as high as they should bo ,
but the duties on the wool , of which they are
woven , should be reduced so as to permit their
profitable manufacture , and the duties on
woolen cloths should be corresponding re
duced ) ; to the provision of the same
schedule for "waste , " under which
the highest qualities of carded and
purified wools are held to be entitled
to admission at the same duty as that provided
for rags , shoddy and other adulterants , and to
the provision In "Schedule N" for "hat ma
terials" etc. , under which manufactures of silk
of various kinds , including broad silks and
ribbons , are claimed and held to be entitled to
admission at 20 per cent , ad valorem , while
"Schedule Iv' imposes a duty of 50 per cent , ad
valorem on all such goods.
EXPORTS.
The value of our exports of domestic mer
chandise during the last fiscal year were less
than that of 1887 by § 19,1G0,819.
The following are the articles of domestic
product or manufacture , the exports of which
have materially increased during the last fiscal
year :
Increased over 18S7.
Wheat-flour 2.S27 , < > 23
Copper ore. . . . . 3.370,763
Cotton , unmanufsctured 16,791,703
Iteef products „ . 2,922,912
Wood , and manufacturers of 3,403,174
The following are the articles of domestic
Eroduct or manufacture the exports of which
ave decreased during the last fiscal year :
Decreased since 1SS7.
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Cotton , manufactures 1,916,153
Hog products 2,360,066
Oloeomargarine 1,322,222
Sugar , refined 9,250,977
Tobacco , unmanufactured 4,012,193
IMPORTS.
The total value of the Imports of merchan
dise Increased from $632,319,763 in 1887 to $723-
957,114 in 1833 , being an Increase of $31,637,340 ,
or 4.6 per cent , of. which $9,850,484 represents
the increase In the value of free merchandise , *
and $21,786,862 the increase In the value of
dutiable Imports.
The following are the artlslesof merchandlso
the Imports of which have materially Increased
or decreased during the fiscal year 1883 :
INCREASE.
Free of duty ;
Fruits , including nuts , not elsewhere
specified 1,020,203
India rubber and gutta-percha , crude. . 2,310,479 >
Ore , sliver bearing 1,317,279
Tin , bars , blocks or pigs 1,830,866
Dutiable :
Hemp , and substitutes for. 2,893,315
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Shonld Ba Admitted.
Portland , Ore. , Dec 4. The official-canvass
of the Washington territory vote for congres
sional delegates shows : Allen , rep. , 26,291 ;
Voorhees , dem. , 18,920 ; Green , pro. , 1,127. Oat
of fourteen district attorneys in the territory ,
ten republicans were elected. In the legisla
ture on joint ballot the republicans have 23 ,
democrats 3 , Independents 3.
A DISASTROUS AFFRAY IN ALABAMA.
the Lively Reception Accorded a Party Sent
on J.yiicliituj.
Nashville , Tenn. , Dec 8. A. special to the
lmerfcanfrom Birmingham , Ala. , says : At
11:30 p. m. the mob made an attack on the jail.
As they approached the alley way leading to
the jail the officers Inside called on them to
halt , which they did not do. The officers then
fired with Winchesters and pistols , and the fir
ing was terrific for fifteen minutes on both
sides. None of the officers were injured , but
over twenty of the mob were killed and
wounded.
Among the wounded Is IT. B. Throckmoi ton ,
postmaster of Biimlnghara.who was endeav
oring to persuade the mob to disperse. Adolph
Sheib , of the Louisville & Nashville road , was
also fatally-wounded In the neck. Thepatiol
wagon carted off the dead and wounded to the
hospital.
Owing to the lateness of the hour it Is im
possible to obtain the names of all the killed
and wounded. The firing was commenced by
the police , but equally as many shots were
fired by the mob.
Ovcrjilve hundred rounds were fired. The
Zouaves and guards are now in possession of
all the streets leading to thejall. Inside the
jail the bullets fired by the mob whistled
around those confined there. Your corres
pondent was on the inside , and bullets whistled
within an Inch of his head.
Sheriff Smith gave the order to fire. No far-
further attack is anticipated. A desultory fire
wa3 kept up for half an hour. Hawes was in
different throughout the riot.
Wheat Statistics from Dakota.
ORDWAT , Dak. , Dec. 6. The Dakota crop re
port has been completed for December 1. An
attempt Ib made to show the cost per acre for
production for wheat : Original co3t for break
ing , $2.8 : ; plowing , $1.40 ; sowing , harrowing ,
etc. , 95J * ; seed per acre , $1.05 ; harvesting ,
$1.05 ; threshing per bushel , 7Jc. The average
price for 1833 Is 93 cents against 31Xc In 18a7.
The total yield Is 33.749,930 bushels , against
62,406,030 in 1SS7.
Wi INTERSTATE COMMISSION REPORT.
A Summary nf tli n Contents of tho Document
Just Made Publie.
The nnnunl roport of tho intor-stnto
commerco commission places the rail
road mileage of the country , on tho 00th
of June , 1888 , at 152,781 miles , of which
2,312 miles had been completed and
brought into operation within tho six
months preceding that day. " * The rail
way construction in 1886 was 8,471 miles ;
in 1857 , it was 12,088 'miles. Tho nnra-
bor of corporations represented in tho
mileage is 1,201 , but by reason of leases
or other contract arrangements many
corporations hold control of and operate
one or more roads owned by other cor
porations , and the whole number mak
ing reports of operations at tho date
named , was GOO. t
A summary of tho formnl complaints
brought before the commission during
the year is ns follows :
Cases heard and decided , 50.
Cases heard ajid not yet decided , 0.
Cases , the hearing of which is not
completed. 9.
Caseswithdrawn or settled , 23.
Cases suspended by request , 10.
Cases assigned for hearing , 9.
Total , 107.
Upon tho subject of the operation of
tho law the commission says :
To what extent , if at all , the adminis
tration of the act has been harmful to
tho carriers is a subject upon which the
views of railway managers 'have from
time to time been publicly expressed
sometimes to the effect that the damage
hns been very considerable. _ Tho com
mission is possessed of no evidence that
the general result has been otherwise
than beneficial. Unquestionably the rail
road business of tho country has suffered
many and veiy severe losses during the
past year. But these have not been due
to the act to regulate commerce.
Discussing railroad trusts , the com
mission says :
Anything leading to a consolidation
of all the roads of the country under a
single head , or even those of a consid
erable section , whether by act of merg
ing or bjthe formation of a confedera
tion which should have powers of legal
control could hardly be supposed possi
ble even if the parties wero at liberty to
form it at pleasure. If the parties
should come into harmony on the sub
ject an arrangement of the sort would
be so overshadowing , so powerful in its
control over the business interest of the
country and so susceptible of beinir used
for mischievous purposes in many
wa3Ts that public policy * could not
for a moment sanction it , at least , os-
cept by statute it would bo un
der legal restraints and under
effectual public supervision and control.
The voluntary arrangements of tho kind
in other lines of business are already
sufficiently threatening to the public in
terest , and the most ardent advocate of
the concentration of railroad authority
ennnot reasonably expect that anything
of the sort to control tho transportation
of the country will be provided for by
legislation. "Without legislation to favoi
it , little can bo done beyond the forma
tion of consulting and advisoiy associa
tions , and the work of these is not only
necessarily defective , but it is also lim
ited to circumscribed territory. JEn the
absence of any such concentration of
authority , the carriers by rail have it in
their power to do very much towards
establishing better relations with the
public at large , and towards performing
better service for the public by estab
lishing better relations among them
selves.
The first requisite to the establishment
of better relations among the carriers ,
seems to be a determination on the part
of the companies.
The commission sums up its conclus
ions on the subject of uniform classifica
tion , as follows : Uniformity in classi
fication as fast and as far as it can be
accomplished without serious mischiefs
is desirable. There is gratifying pro
gress in the direction of a unification ,
and it has been very marked within the
last year. So long as the carriers ap
pear to be laboring towards unification
with reasonableness and in good faith ,
it is better that they shonld be encour
aged and stimulated to continue their
effort than that the work be taken out
of their hands.
The commission recommends : "That
some place of greater capacity than Cas
tle Garden be provided for the recep
tion of immigrants , located somewhere
upon the Nevr York harbor ; that ajl reg
ular lines of interior transportation be
allowed to have .agents at the places so
provided , who may sell tickets uncter
regulations prescribed to secure equal
privileges to all , and prevent abuse ;
that the pajrnient of commissions for the
routing and for the procuring of the
shipment of immigrants from foreign
countries be declared illegal and made
punishable , and that the commission be
authorized to prescribe fares for the
transportation of this class of passen
gers.
gers.The commission renews its recom
mendation of last year with reference
to the express companies against the
sudden raising of rates without notice.
Other amendments of the law are also
urged upon the attention of congress.
The commission believes that notice of
intention to reduce any rate which any
carrier , subject to the acts , makes or
joins in , ought to be published not less
than three days before the reduction
should be given effect , as provided in
the amendments now pending , and that
the penalty provisions against false bill
ing , false weighing , etc. , shonld em
brace also the owner of the property
ar any party acting for the owner or
consignor of property who shall b a
party to any unlawful conduct.
Blaine Will Not Be In the Cabinet.
VfASHiNGXOX , Dec. 8. An intimate friend et
Mr. Blaine says that he will not go into the
cabinet President Harrison will offer Mr.
Blaine the position of secretary of state , but It
will be declined. This much , it Is stated , has
been decided upon. Mr. Blaine is not a strong
man , and docs not desire to take upon himself
the labor of an executive office or to become
the chief object of Interest to office seekers.
Ills health Is not cood and he desires to live In
comparative quiet for the winter here. He
will decline , therefore. Mr. Harrison's offer of
the secretaryship of state , which is certain to
be tendered. Another piece of cabinet gossip
places General LonKStreet at the head of the
war department. It is stated that General
Longstreet was the recipient of distinguished
attentions from General Harrison when
in Indianapolis a few days since , and
it is stated , received the tender of the Fecre-
tarjship of war. General Harrison's reason
for making this tender is stated as follows :
General Longstreet is the most distinguished
livinsr ex-confederate to-day. Since Lee's
death he has been the recognized head ot the
old confederate service and as such the best
fitted to write its history. That history he has
written and his book will go into print in a
short time. It is understood that lie will take
the secretaryship of war in March , and will re
sign it at the end of the fiscal year in July to
give the remainder of his time to the publica
tion of his book. General Longstreet is the
most distinguished southern republican of con
federate antecedents in the south , and It is be
lieved that recognizinghira in this way , General
Harrison will give the south , greater reason for
a more liberal estimate of the republican party
in the north. It is believed tbat Longstreet's
selection will help both democrats and repub
licans In the south and start an era of brighter
feeling. It Is not believed that Longstreet cares
to hold the office many months , lie Is over 70
years of age , and beyond tho honor attaching
to the position does not care to hold It. He
would , therefore , be very willing to give up the
office early In the year and allow some younger
man to take It.
Ex-Mavor Butler's Residence Burned.
Milwaukee , Feb. 6. An Evening Wisconsin
special from Oconomowoc , Wis. , says tho ele
gant residence of ex-Mayor Butler , of this city ,
burned last night with all its contents. Lou ,
$50,000 ; Insurance , half.
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GOSSIP ABOUT HARRISON'S CABINET.
lilaintf fihermnn and AIIImoh Mentioned fr
Conni-etlon Tttrreietllu
Washington , Deo. 5. The presence of tho
executive committee of the republican execa
tive committee hero , has renewed tho gossip
relative to Mr. Harrison's cabinet. There Is
one point as to which all tho membors of thla
committee who will talk , are agreed : That
Mr. Harrison has come to no conclusion aa
to his cabinet , and has not as yet settled upon
a single member of It. It appears that
the suggestions of three names has presented
to the president-elect three distinct sets
of difficulties. Tho names aro Blaine , Sher
man and Allison. As to lilaiuenllof the com
mitteemen are agreed that he will accept the
statu department if it shall be offered to him ;
that he expects that It will bo offered to him ,
and somo of them go so far as to say that if it
' was tendered to him ho would accept nothing
else. The greater part of the committee mem
bers have expressed the belief very privately
that it is not the intention of General Harrison
to ask Mr. Blaine to become his secretary of
state. What is to bo done with him ? And if
he is not to go in the cabinet , and will not ac
cept any other place , how is a "low" to bo
averted ? The answer of one of the members
of the committee is thib :
"It Is better for Mr. Harrison that thcr.3
should be a row outride the cabinet than Inside
of It , and that as one or more gentlemen • wn
are known as the nearest irlends of Mr. Klaiiie
Will be in the cabinet , the charge would not lie
that the Blaine men had been ignored , and the
presence of these Maine men in the cabinet
would greatly nurrow tho limUsof any row that
might be created. Whatever else the cam
paign lias developed it lias demonstrated to
• all who have had any relations with Benjamin
Harrison that he is to be the president
and will not be under the control of anyone
I who he may ask to enter ins cabinet. What
will be done with Blaine ? 1 don't know , but
1 am confident that he will not be In the cabi
net. Another trouble Is with Sherman. He ,
there is no reason to t link , would accept a
place in the cabinet , or rather the state depart
ment , provided he could be absolutely certain
that J-'oraker would not succeed him in the sen
ate. Sherman would be willing to give way to
Butterworth , McKiuley , or even Foster ; but ho
won't do anything , if he can help , that will help
Korakcr to secure any political U'lvincement.
He believes that Koraker was not true to
him at Chicago ; and there is no doubt that his
belief lias good foundation. Yet those \ ho
know Ohio politics best say tint Sherman
; could not prevent the election of Fcaker by
this legislature as his successor if he ( Sher
man ) should enter the cabinet early in March
before the legislature should expire.
In Iowa there is also a complication. If Al
lison should bo put in the cabinet , Clarkson ,
Blaine's great friend , would be disappointed.
If Allison should leave the senate , too , the
probability Is tbat Larrabee would come to the
senate as his successor.
Augusta , Me. , Dec. 4. It is lenrned hero
from sources coming directly from Mr. Blaine
that , while he has not been formallyoffercd the
portfolio of state by General Harrison , It has
been Intimated to him that he would be the
first choice. Mr. Blaine will go to Washington
to reside the first of the new year. Having
again rented his house there , he will occupy
another out less pretentteus residence.
J , Manchester Haynos , of Augusta , member
of the national committee for Maine and one of
the most prominent und inlluentiul republicans
in the state , was asked to-night what position
Mr. Blaine ought to have under the incoming
administration , "secretary of state , " lie re
plied , without any hc-itation. "The feeling
among the people of Maitie is tor him to accept
ttic portfolio of state if lie wi-hes It. It is in-
conceivable that Mr Harrison should organize
his administration without any reference to the
wishes of one who has been so conspicuous m
ins part and so prominent in the campaign as
Mr. Blaine. It any inquiry whatever 13 mado
cither directly or indirectly it can not mean
anything else than an intimation that
Mr Blaine should name the position , if any ,
which would be de-irable to him. I have no
knowledge of Mr. Blaine's wishes or
Jilt. HAUHISON'a intintiuns ,
But from a general survey of Hie present and
past situation of party leaders I should say
that if Mr. Blaine is to be associated at all with
the administration it wouia be in the office of
secretary of state. "
"What are General Harrison's intentions
think you ? "
"I do not believe that Mr. Harrison has indi
cated , up to the present time , any definite In
tention with respect to any cabinet position.
I see nothing in the present situation to indi
cate that any aspirant for honors under the ad
ministration has any reason to feel encouraged
or discouraged , except in so far as he may leel
encouraged bv tho sympathy and support of
his friends. "
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES.
The Irish clergy in Eome are pre
paring to give a handsome reception to
Mr. Charles A. Dana , on the occasion of
his visit there.
The body of George Crawford , a col
ored man , missing from Covington ,
Ky. , several days , was found back of
that city , with his head beaten up. He
had evidently been murdered.
At a meeting of the Indianapolis Typo
graphical union a resolution was adopted
iudoising Captain William Meredith , of
( Miicairo , for public printer. Captain
Meredith was captain of a company in
General Harrison's regiment. He has
been a member of the Typographical
union for many yeais.
The trial of Ed Chamberlain , at Lo-
gasport , for the murder of his sweet
heart , Ida Wittenberg , was terminated
at Indianapolis by the suicide of the
defendant. The evidence against him
was overwhelming and the death pen
alty would surely have been inflicted.
Chamberlain haugedhimself with a strip
of bedticking.
The Chicago Arbeiter Zeitnng had ,
among other venomous utterances , the
following : "They think thej' have once
more crushed us in convicting the Bo
hemian lumber laborer , Hronek. They
think they have scared and intimidated
us. The fact is , however , thatthe3' have
strengthened our disgust and righteous
hatred. Do the bosses of Mr. Bonfield
tike this result ? "
The court of claims gave judgment
forvS13S39'in favor of Col. John S.
Mosby , late United States consul gen
eral to China. This sum represents fees
for issuing certificates to Chinese emi
grants to tho United States , etc. , col
lected in his official capacity , and for
which the accounting officers of the
treasury refused to allow him credit.
"On motion of Solicitor GeneralJenks
the supreme court of Massachusetts was
informed of the action of the supreme
court of the United States in the Bell
telephone case. The Bell case was re
manded by a late decision of the su
preme court of Massachusetts. This
action of the government will advance
the hearing of the Bell case before the
Massachusetts supreme court three
months. -
While an engine was taking water at
a tank in the Grand Trunk yard at Mer-
iton , Ontario , a coal train ran into it.
Michael Sherry , fireman , James Wil
liams , engineer , and Brakeman Allen
of the coal train were instantly killed.
None of the train hands of the other
train were injured. It is believed that
the coal train had got beyond control in
descending the steep grade. It is also
thought that a tramp who was stealing
a ride was killed and is buried in the
wreck.
"A special to the Nashville American
from Pulaski , Tenn. , tells of the finding
of the body of a negro man packed in
two sacks and thrown into Kichland
creek. The head is missing and the
body had been dissevered at the hips ,
and-the two parts put into separate *
sacks. Tlie remains had evidently been
in the water several weeks. Suspicion
pointed to a negro man named Larkin
Lancaster , and he is under arrest. The
body is identified as that of Zach Dick
son , who disappeared more than a
month ago. The head wus not found
and it is supposed that it was disposed
of in order to prevent identification. A
knife found in one of the sacks has been
identified as the property of Lancaster ,
and it is further said that he remarked
somri time ago that if Dickson's body
was found it would be in sacks.
The Vote ot Colorado.
DKliTEHColo.lDec-7. The official Tote of
the state , farnlsned this morning , is as follows :
Harrison , 50,750 ; Cleveland , 37,542 ; prohibition ,
8,100 ; labor , 1,255. This shows an Increase over
the vote of 1884 of over 25,000.
in j t 1 mi nil
AN ATTEMPT TO LEVY BLACKMAIL
A Well Known J\ew York Gambler Hat a
Clou Call for the Other Shore.
Now York special : Phil Daly , tho wdl-
known sporting man and proprietor of
tho Penns3lvana club house , at Long
Branch , was shot and slightly wounded
to-day while resisting an attempt to levy
blackmail upon him , at his house , 40S
Fourth nvonuo.
Mr. Daly has been residing at the
Coleman honso , in this city , for a few
weeks. Ho made the acquaintance of
Addie Stanton , aged 25 , a pretty woman
and an alleged dressmaker , who lived
with Ella Hammond , aged 30 , on the
second floor of the house mentioned.
Ho visited Miss Stanton several times
and on Saturday received n note request
ing him to call at3 o'clock to-daj * , which
he did. He had $3,000 in cash and S30 , -
000 in bonds in his pockets which ho had
intended to put in adeposit vault during
tho dajWhile conversing with Miss
Stanton , the folding doors between tho
two rooms of tho Hat opened and two
men walked in. The larger of tho two
held a handkerchief before his features ,
drew a revolver and bade Daly to throw
up his hands. T 0 tmiall man mado no
hostile move. Daly rushed at and grap
pled with the holder of the revolver.
The weapon was discharged and the ball
grazed Daly's temple audburied itself in
the wall of the room. The shock caused
Daily to release his hold upon his assail
ant who at once lied , followed by his
companion. Daly started in pursuit
but by tho time he reached the street
tlie men had disappeared. Duly told a
passing policeman what had happened
and went into a drug store and had hi.s
wound dressed. Tho policeman arrested
Miss Stanton and Miss Hammond who
were found in another part of tho honso
and Daly made a complaint of attempted
robbery against them. Miss Stanton
protested complete ignorance of any
plot. Sho swore she had never seen tho
two men before. She considered Daly
a good friend and had sent for him on a
personal matter. She could not account
for tho advent of tho two strangers.
Miss Hammond was equally innocent.
Both were locked up. Daly went away
and could not bo found up to a late
hour to-night. Several detectives aro
searching for the blackmailers. A trunk
found in the woman's room containing
a number of letters from men wero con
fiscated by the police. Miss Stanton is
a well known woman of the town. Tho
Hammond woman is not known to tho
police. Though sho at first denied all
knowledge of the affair , sho afterwards
said she thought Daly's assailant was .1
man named Hammond , with whom sho
has been living , and who was formerly
butler in an up-town hotel. She saw
him hastily leave the house. She claims
to know nothing of tho other man. The
tenants of the houho give the woman a
bad character.
The Land Reverts to the Govrrnment.
Cheyenne ( Wyo. ) special : In the
matter of fifty-five desert laud entries
held for cancellation by tlie general
land office in Juue , 1887 , decisions wore
rendered by the Cheyenne land office
to-day. cancelling fifty-one entries and
dismissing four. By this decision over
thirty thousand acres of agricultural
lands revert to the government. The
entries wero made for the interest of
the Union cattle company , and tho
Goshel Hale irrigation company , by
forty-six entrymen , living in New York ,
New Jer.sej * and Massachusetts ; five in
Wyoming , and four whose place of res
idence can not be found. Tho cancel
lations were recommended upon the
report of a special agent of tho land
office , who investigated the actual work
done nt the time proof on the claims
was made and who found that very few
ditches were constructed , and those not
adequate to irrigate and reclaim the
land ; that the work of reclamation was
of a veiy llimsy and trifling nature , and
that the skeleton ditches , some of which
ran up hill , were built solely for the
purpose of proving up. At the hearing
in the local land office the defense made
no lijrhfc on the merits of the case , but
moved for their dismissal on the ground
that the land oflico here had no jurisdic
tion , which motion was overruled. The
defense will appeal their case to the
reneial land office. They admit that at
the time of final proof the lands in ques
tion had not been fully reclaimed , but
claim they were acting in good faith ,
will that Ihey afterward made ample
lifclies and fully complied with the law ,
which requires thorough reclamation
of lands by irrigation and the raising of
crops.
Ronbing Mrs. Brown Hotter.
Washington , Dec. 7. X young m n , who
gave his name as J. B. Buck , was arrested at
the Arlington hotel last night for making a
bold attempt to rob Mrs. James Brown Potter.
He entered Mrs. Potters room while she was
absent at the theatre , and was collecting her
jewelry when he was discovered by a servant ,
who gave the alarm , and Buck was seized nnd
held until the arrival of the police. When
searched more than $1,009 worth of jewelry be
longing to Mrs. Potter was found in his posses
sion. A valuable dl amond ring was also found
on his person * which is believed to be the prop
erty of Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis , who was
robbed in tills hotel several weeks ago. Buck
registered at the Arlington hotel yesterday ,
and Is a stranger in the city. A large number
of skeleton keys and a number of pawn tickets
for valuable jewelry were found in his
valise. Mrs. Potter in the district police court
this morning swore to a warrant charging
Joseph ISrown , alias J. B. Buck , alias J. B.
Hunt , with grand larceny. The prisoner was
taken back to the station and will be taken to
the poiice court to-morrow morning , when the
case will be tried.
An Amendment to tho CousiituiloB.
"Washington , Dec 4. Representative Stone ,
of Kentucky , to-day Introduced a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the constltu-
tlon.provldlng that the president and vice pres
ident shall be chosen every fourth year by tho
direct votes of the people. The resolution pro
vides that a board authorized by the laws of
each state to count the vote for state officers ,
shall also count the vote for president and vice
president , certify to the result under oath and
transmit the same to the proper officers of the
government before the second Monday in De
cember next succeeding the election. On the
first Tuesday after the second Monday in De
cember next succeeding the election , the
apeaker of the house shall , at 1 o'clock p. m. ,
inform the house that the hour had arrived for
counting votes. When the votes shall have
been counted the speaker shall Inform the
house of the result. One section of the bill for
bids the holding of any local or state elections ,
except for members of congress , on the day set
apart for the election of president and vice
president. Electors for president and vice
president shall be chosen on the first Tuesday
in November.
Chicago Packers Forming a Trust
St. Louis , Dec. 7. It was currently reported
here last night that a great pork coubine was
In process of formation in Chicago , .rhe story
grew out of the sale of the East St. Lculs pack
ing house last week to a man'thatmprosents
a trust. The same party approached Francis
AVhlttaker & Sons and asked them tc join the
combine. It Is said tbat this trust Is to take In
the pork packers In Chicago , Omaha , Sioux
City , Kansas City , Des Moines , St. l.ouls and
Cincinnati , and would be even greater than the
dressed beef combine. Whittaker's is the onlv
big packing house on this side of the river , and
the firm refused to enter the combine because
they were manufacturing standard brands of
hams and lard , and would gain nothing by join
ing a trust. As the Chicago men control the
packing establishments in nearly all tte cities
named , it is believed here that the scheme will
be -access. . It Is alleged that the packing is
not as profitable as it used to be , and that a
combine such as the dressed beef men have ef
fected would stiffen up the market.
Gave Back Her Presents.
Bnr.oiu.DE , Dec 4. All of the presents given
by ex Queen Natalie to King Milan have been
returned and 1,000,000 francs been placed at
1 her disposal.
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THS CHIEF DYNAMITE CONSPIRATOR.
lhe Man Who l'urehated and Used thit
Vuuatntte TettUlau
Ok-tava , 111. , Deo. 0. In tho trial of John II.
Ilnureisen , chief of tho alleged Burlington
dynamite conspirators , the jury panel was
completed to-day. John Alexander Howies ,
who it Is said was a conspirator mid ono of tho
squealers , was put upon the stand as the Unit
and moat Important witness. Howies testified
that he went to work as an engineer for tho
Burlington March ? ' , 1S83 , and wai persuaded
to quit by his brother April 4. He joined the
brotherhood and was employed by llaurclsen
to buy dynamite and place it on tho trains , and
also to buy vitriol and ammonia to pat In tho
water tanks and dote engines.
Witness went on to toll how wccki attor his
Inlatlon as a brotherhood man ho met ISaur-
clsou nt Aurora , and how tho latter told him
that dynamlto could bo used with good effect ,
giving him $7.50 to buy tho stuff. It owlcs said
he could not purchase it In Chicago In small
quantities , but succeeded in doing so at Nobles-
vilio , Ind. , whero hu obtained three sticks ,
lleturnlng to Chicago ho met Baurciscn ,
Hoge , Kelly and other leading strikers at the
grievance committee rooms at the Grand Pa
cific. Baurciscn gave him $10 and told him to
go to Galesburg with tho "goods. " Bowles
then related how cordially he was received by
Gcorgo A. Clark there , to whom Baurciscn had
written a letter explaining the plot. They
drove to tlie Burlington tracks , but were afraid
to uso the explosive. Hu and Clark carried
tuo dynamite near the water works , and
Bowles returned to Aurora to have another
talk witli Baurciscn. Baurciscn furnished
more m ncy , and a trip was taken to Nobles-
vllle and Wcstfield , Iftd. , where more dynamite
besides fulminating caps and fuse were pur
chased. " .May .0 , " continued BowlcH , "Itaiirel-
sen g ive me two silver dollars to hire a rig
and visit the "Q" trains. 1 took Alex. Smith
with me , nnd drovo to tho railroad crossing
near the fairgrounds , whero 1 placed a stick of
dvnamlte with fulminating cap on tliu track.
"Wc drove hack to Aurora , and heard the ex
plosion a mile away. Banreisen said it wi3 a
good job and that u flange had been blown oil
the leading truck wheels. "
Witni'ss next described how ho and Baur-
els-en and Smith experimented with a hIow
fuse in the consultation room of Division hall ,
nt Aurora , After theu experiments Baurciscn
wanted Smith nnd Bowies to put dynamite
under a "scab" boarding house known as the
Council house and blow It to atoms. They re
fused paying it would lie murder. Taklnga
third trip to Noblesvllle ho bought more dyna-
mite , which he took to Clark at Galesburg.
Making another trip to Indiana ho told how
Bauricscn sent him a check for $15 and a letter
which he had destroyed , but the contents ot
which were to "hurry up and get to Creston ,
Iowa. Take plenty of 'goods' with you. I havo
written llroderlck to meet you. If you come
this way ( Aurora ) J. J. Kelly and I would like
to buy some "goods'from yon. " Another let
ter giving advice to Bowles concerning Pinker-
ton detectives who , it was supposed , were
shadowing him , wan introduced. In It the ad
vice was to shoot the sleuth hounds. After de
tailing the arrest of Broderlck and hlmself.and
before witness had concluded Judge Wilson
adjsnrned court for the day.
THE NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION.
AnWdicu OnlllnliHj the Attnandl'ur2 > o r
4 > e ilw Ofai'i'lrutilii' .
Chicaro , Dec. 0. The Times will to-morrow
publish the text of an address Issued by Thomas
IJ. Barryoutlining the alms and purposes of
the new organization which he proposes to
form , and which is to be known as tlie
"Brotherhood of United Labor. " In the ad
dress Barry says lie Is not advocating the for
mation of this order for the purpose of fighting
the K. of L. , or to gratify his personal ambition ,
but to "establish honesty in , and place the labor
movement on a decentralized hnsis , which will
make It forever almost Impossible for liquor
and ring. ; to be formed to destroy in months the
labor of yearn. "
The organlga ion , it is stated , will be estab
lished on a decentrali7cc basis. It will leave
to the trades or central branches complete
jurisdiction and control over their own affairs.
If disputes or controversies arise between
members and their employers , they will ho
settled by those most conversant with the
trouble.anil not by those who know nothing
about the cau e of complaint. The order will
maintain relations with all legitimate organi
zations. "It will , " says tho address , "draw
the line on scabs and scablsn. It will urge
the study of co operation and the means of
bringing into practice , and will insist upon
members Riving fair manufacturers preference
when purchasing necessaries of life. " It will
pursue a progressive educational policy , to
bring into practice aud have enacted Into prac
tical law Its platform of principles. The car
dinal principles of tho brotherhood will bo
land , currency and transportation.
First The right of man to the uso of the
earth.
Second Taking from usurers and shylock3
the * rlirht to control our currency.
Third The governmental ownership of tho
means of transporting persons , freight and in
telligence , and tlie taking of those engines of
human happiness out of the hands of stock
gamblers and speculators and operate them for
the benefit of the producer and consumer.
While seeking the settlement of those ques
tions the order will labor for ameliorative
terms , such as the reduction of hours of labor
to eight hours per day ; prohibition of child
labor ; abolition of convict contract labor ;
abolition of the contract system on national ,
state and municipal works ; the prohibition ot
foreign labor under contract ; purification of
politics through tlie adoption of the Australian
system of voting , etc.
All the details of the plan of organization
are not yet decided upon , but it will be more of
a confederation than a compact national body
like the Knights of Labor. In it there will be
no money at the disposal of general or federal
officers , for Barry clalmB the accumulation of
large sums of money at a central point , as in
the old order , Ib one of the greatest dangers to
labor organizations.
THE LABOR RIOTS IN MISSOURI.
Many Conflicting Statemrnts as to How the
blionllna Commenced.
ST. Lodis , Mo. , Dec. 7. News from the
scene of the labor riots at Bcvier , Mo. , is very
meagre , but It is known that the order has at
least been temporarily revoked. There are
many conflicting statements as to how the
shooting commenced , but the evidence goes to
show tbat the Swedes were the aggressors.
Charles II. Thombold , the only man known to
have been shot , was still alive this morning ,
but U not expected to survive. The sheriff is
at Bevicr , with a posse , but ; he admits that he
is powerless , and has so notified the
governor. The sheriff is of tlu opin
ion , however , that the militia would
accomplish only temporary good. The latest
advices from Bevler are to tho effect tbat an
armed neutrality still exists and no fresh vio
lence has occurred , but an outbreak Is liable to
occur at any minute. A man who passed
through Bevler after the riot states that the re
port that some 1,500 or 2.0J0 shots were fired Is
not exaggerated , as is evident by the bullet per
forated buildings in the vicinity of the depot.
Adjutant General Jameison left St. Louis this
morning for the scene of the disturbance at
Bevler , in response to telegraphic orders from
Governor Morehouso. The general stated to
an Associated Press reporter that the militia
would not be called out unless it wa3 found ab
solutely necessary to take such a step.
A Post-Dispa.tch special from Jefferson City
says the sheriff of Macon county has sent a
telegram to the governor saying he Is powerless
to control the outlawry that exists and urges
the governor to send at once a sufficient force
of militia to preserve the peace and lives and
property of citizens , the governor will take
no action until he hears from Adjutant General
Jameson.
The Republic's special from Macon , 3Io. , says
all is quiet at IJevier , Mo , where the big riot
occurred Wednesday night. Sheriff Lydia re
ceived a telegram from Adjutant General
Jameson , who fctopped over at Jeiforson city ,
announcing that he would arrive in Bevler to
morrow , and .lie request for militia would then
be acted upon.
Sheriff Lydia remained in Bevler to-night for
the purpose of seeing that peace was maintain
ed. The sheriff Is convinced there Is no rem
edy save the presence of the militia , until
some adjustment of differences between the
mine owners and operatives can be reached.
Ha expresses the opinion that unless the gov
-promptly.the-ilirgraceful acts of
Wednesday night will be repeated.
Violation of tho Election Laws.
Indianapolis , Dec. 4. The federal building
was crowded to-day with witnesses , sum
moned to appear before the federal grand jury ,
now In session. All Interest centers upon the
prosecution of what is known as the "Dudley
case. " Opinion Is openly expressed about tho
court house that an indictment will certainly
be returned in this case. The positive instruc
tions of the court ( District Judge Woods } re
lating to violation , or advice to others to vio
late the election laws is what convinces many
that the jury will find a bill against "Colonel
Dudley. " A United Slates marshal's warrant
for his arrest was issued two days after the
publication of "The Block3 of Five" letter ,
said to have been written by Dudley. This
warrant is still out and will be held ready for
Instant service until the indictment is returned
against him. The letter , of course , will be the
basis of the indictment , In case there is one.
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Arraignment of the Parties Who Attempted ?
t Kill Humbler Daly. > l
Nr.tr York , Dec. 7.-AUdla Stanton , Klla
Ilammond.Edward Meredith and Henry "ar g
mnnn wero today arraigned In crowded j %
court room charged with having attempted to m
rob and kill Phil Dniy , tho sporting man , In M
Fourth avenuo flat lait Monday , Hermann i f j
nas mado a full confession. Tho other three i *
prisoners , Mrs. Stanton , Mrs. Herrmann and |
Meredith were held without bail to await th # . -
action of tho grand jury. Added to tho Interest J
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in tho court uccnei was the fact that during Sr " * J
tho morning Mrs. Anna Hermann , the aged rj
mother of Hermann , attempted to sulclda after ,
hearing of her son's disgrace. Sho was brought
too with difficulty. Adclatdo tanton' # real
name is Edgecombe. Her father is Icroy ,
Udgecombc , n residont of Waverly , Tioga
comity , this state. Hermann , In his confession. < j
to Inspector Byrnes , says ho is a hotel butcher. fij
Hu had mot tliu iiammoud woman about two j
years ago on Sixth avenue , and they had at , j
different times lived together ns man and wife. ? | J
lie met Meredith , the chief conspirator , 11 ll
couple of weeks before election. Ho Introduced 41
Meredith to the Stanton woman. Theoutcomc " - ' 1
ot the matter was tnat nb ut November 24 , I
Mfiedlth told Hermann hu had fixed it all with ' I
iiddiutanlon for a big strike , nnd ho would , ; -l
glvu Hermann $15,030 to taku a hand. Tho ; ' ; J
hcheiuu wan to wrltu li'tturt to men of wealth 41
and prominence to entice them Into a ll < U Tho , '
tlrrit one who fell Into the trap "and wa any ' 1
good , " or had any reputation or money , was to I
bo chloroformed and robbed. Thoy calculated I
to gut about $ 'Jiui ) from D.Vy by " threats and 1
bl.ickin'til. Hermann was mMgnetl to the task I
of tj lug .ind torturing the prisoner. Daly , 0110 I
of the chosen victims , came unco , and the I
chance win allowed to pnu * . Meredith re- I
proached Hermann for tlicslip. The Hammond I
woman , wUn niu a sort of oilent partner In tho 1
scheme , wax out ot the fiat when Daly pasMCd I
through the ordeal. Mm did not wish to bo I
present at the lime. Tho two moo plnyed cards I
in the kitchen while tho btantou woman I
watched for the gambler. I
The stantnu woman got up when sho heard a
knock ut the ball door and said' "That U I
Daly. " They had expected him earlier. Sho
ran out in the hall and admitted him. ushering
him into tho front room. The folding doors
separating this room from the adjoining ono ,
In which were Meredith and Herman , wero
ajar. The Stanton woman helped Daly off with
his overcoat , and invited him to bo seated in a
chair , tliu back of which was toward the partly
open doors behind which the intlmldators wore I
sitting. Then hIio begged to be excused a mo- I
ment , went out into tliu hall , turned into tho
back room , aud wnlsnerud , "lie U in the room
now. " Meredith said , "Let's go In nnd knock
him out. " The two men tiptoed toward tho
doors , and then rushed Into the parlor , tho 9
Stauton woman preceding them by wny of 9
the hall door. Daly stood up und 9
confronted them Hu Is nearsighted , nnd 9
did not see the cocked revoher that Meredith 9
had in ills Tight hand. .Meredith exclaimed : 9
"Hold up your hnud-tl" Daly did not do so , 9
but inquired , somewhat savagely : "What's the 9
matterJust then the pistol went oil and 9
Duly fell on the lloor. Tho Stanton woman be- 9j
came alarmed , exclaiming"My God , you 9
have shot him. Oh , he will diur' ! Then the
men ran out The inspector says .Meredith in- 9J
tended to u.-e the pistol merely as a bluff. He
was ncrv iiij , and probably not used to hand- 9J
ling the weapon , and he limy have touched tho . H
trigger without knowing it.
The Stanton woman lias a very tough record. 9J
One of her victims was Martin Lewis , alias 9J
Lyton , a diamond broker of 0 West Twenty- 9J
sixth street , who wa * arrested on July 'M , lfi 7 , 9J
for obtaining jewelry on worthless checks. He 9J
Is now in an insane asylum. He gave her much 9J
of the proceeds of ins operations. 9J
I
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAY GOULD.
'Jhe Ureal Jlallway Clearing House Scheme MM
ltecelves Another Jllow. t
.New York special : The srenfc railway I
olenriug liouso scheme , which lias been I
so much di.scusfied in commercial nnd H
railway circles during the past ten days , H
receives nnother blow this morning H
through an interview which Jay Gould I
gave to a Wall street paper. The hear- H
incss in the market has been attributed * H
to Gould , aud this seems to havo H
prompted him to unbosom himself in * J
tho way lie did. "It is nonsense , " said 19
Gould , "to talk about my being a bear H
nt auy time. My money is invested in H
tho properties 1 manage , nnd in this H
respect my position is different from H
that of most of my neighbors. They | H
manage railroads ; other peoplo own WM
them. Of conrse , " Gould continued , "I H
do not shut my eyes to what is jroing on \
around me. Jf others will build parallel ' M
roads where they aro not needed , cub M
rates and inaugurate railway wars gen- |
orally , I must try to get matters in such M
shape that 1 can stand it. I am willing |
and anxious to enter into 11113' arrange- J M
ment that will give the railroads paying | H
rates. X have read in th&Vpapcrs that the \
plan recently agreed to fiy some of tho H
roads was mine. It was not. I had an- mW
other and wholly different plan. Somo WM
nt the roads now decline to adopt tho M
scheme on the ground that * it does not |
go far enough ; that rates could not bo WM
maintained under it. Eut I said that if J
rates could be kept up for even ono |
month that would help some , sol agreed M
to it. The troubles may end any day , WM
and if they do not terminate favorably WM
soon , perhaps great banking companies M
like Rothschild , Drexel , Morgan & Co. , |
Kidder , l'enhody & Co. andBrowne H
Bros , will call for a deposit of stock with H
: i view to concentrating and controlling WM
power. Should such a course be adopt- WU
ed , all mv stock would be deposited the | |
first day. "
This pronuncinmento has bean gener- WU
ally received in Wall street as a threat H
that if something is not done at once to H
suit Mr. Gould's ideas the result will bo H
dire disaster. H
Lynching in Colorado. H
Canon City ( Col. ) dispatch : George M
Witherill , who is charged with the mur- H
der of Charles It. McKain near this 9
place about a month ago , and who , it is W
also charged , killed two other men in -W
this state , arrived here from Denver thi3 H
morning to stand trial. At this time f m
(11:30 p. m. ) several hundred citizens are H
on the streets armed with shot guns and mWM
revolvers , determined to take Witherill hS
from the jail and lynch him. The slier- H
iff s family live in a part of the jail. The j H
sheriff is trying to keep the mob'off on m U
the plea of having a very sick child. H
Shonld he succeed in keeping them off j H
the citizens say it is only a matter of H
time when they will get him. | H
Harry Perdu , another murderer con- H
fined in the same jail , will likely suffer _ 9 _
the same fate nr Witherill , if tho mob H
gains possession of the prisoners. W
New Order of Kniahls 0 ! Labor. H
Columbus , Ohio , Dec C District assembly H
133 , Knights of Labor , concluded its business W M
this morning and adjourned. A joint conven- W M
tion of seceding knights and federation held , v W M
meeting this afternoon and proceeded with tht W M
work on the constitution. It has been decided B
that the name of the new organization shall be M
the " > "atio nal Progressive Union of miners and H
mine laborers , " and the organization Is to bo m \
open. The officers are to be president and 9 _ 9
treasurer , and a general executive board ot 9 _ 9
seven members. The vice presidents are to be H
organizers , and all officers are to be salaried H
with the exception of the executive board. H
The president will receive $1,200 , and the other * U M
a less sum. 99V
Honorabtes Have a Personal Encounter. M
Montgomery , Ala. , Dec. 6. Hon. John G. H
l\'ln = ton , member of th e honse of represent- H
Lives from Marshall cou nty , and Hon. John A. H
Lusk , solicitor of the Ninth judicial district , H
tiad a personal encounter thU morning at the H
JlHce of the state superintendent of education. H
Lu = k struck inston in the face and the com * H
] atants were s eparatcd by friend * . Both , how- |
iver. continued to use abusive language. H
further trouble is anticipated. The tight grew H
aut of remarks made by Winston on the lloor 9H
if the house last Saturday , rellectlnsr on the 9 _ H
personal character of Lusk. Lusk at that time 9H
ivas at his home in Marshall county , and came 99V
: o Montgomery last nisht m ltb the avowed pur- H
? cseof whipping Win3ton. H
Anarchists Threaten the Governor. H
SrnixGFiELD , III. , Dec. 6. bince theconvic- - * |
lion of Hronek , the Chicago anarchist , each D
mail at the capital Is bringing threatening let- |
ter3 to the governor , not only from Chicago , but 9 H
from cltie3 In the east. The letters are anony. _ H
mous and of a character similar to those re- H
ceived during the time petitions for Spies ant * H
other anarchibts were pending before hla ex 999
cellency. 99V
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