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WE LABOR31ROUBLES
' FJb'OnTS TO.ISC EKTAX CAUSE OFTUE
CKXTUATS8 STRIKE.
The State Hoard of Arbitration Holds
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a Nchfelon'lnZVcYi' York . A Number of
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WitiienKCHjixahiiuod Some Predic
tions an to the Time of Adjournment
of Congress Senator Gibbon's Sugar
Substitute The Killing : of General
Barrundia A Railroad Man's Mu-
uliicciit Gift to a College.
Warned to Quit the Knlzht * .
YORK , Sept. 4. The state
"board of mediation and arbitration
.yesterday resumed is efforts to ascer
tain the cause of the strike on the New
York Central. General Manager
Toucey said ho had an interview with
Master Workman Leo some tiine ago ,
in which Lee alluded to the watering
of the company's stock , intimated that
some one was making a good deal of
money and that ho and other men
ought to have some of it.
Master Mechanic Buchanan testified
that he discharged Leo by orders of
Vice President Webb. Ho had no per
sonal knowledge of the causes of the
discharge of the seventy-eight men.
.He knew the causes in two cases only
Malloy and Conway. Malloy was
discharged for obtaining a pass under
false pretenses , and Conway for neg-
Ject of duty.
Trainmaster Stevens testified that he
never told any employe of the company
that he must either leave the Knights
of Labor or leave the road.
3' ' John Seery , employed under Stevens ,
testified that Stevens asked him if it
was true that he had joined the Knights
of Labor. Seery told him it was.
Stevens said he had better get out of
the Knights or it might cost him his
bread and butter.
Stevens was recalled. He said he
did not ask Seery if he belonged to the
Knights of Labor and told him he
ought not to join with them without
acquainting him , on account of his
personal relations to Seery , he having
got him a better position. He did not
tell him his bread and butter depended
on his leaving the Knights , but when
Seery asked him what ha had ought
to do he told him he must act upon his
own judgment. If Seery was his brother ,
however , he would advise him to leave
them , as in case of a strike he would
find himself compelled to go out with
them.
The board then adjourned to meet
in Albany Friday.
"When Congress "Will Adjourn.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. Several east
ern papers have contained predictions
within the past few days to the effect
that adjournment of congress will be
reached by the latter part of this
month. One of them to-day said that
a conference of leaders had been held ,
tit which it was decided that the ses
sion could be brought to a close by the
18th or 20th of September. Such a
conference may have' been held , but
the leaders who lead are of the opin
ion , as expressed to-day , that adjourn
ment is scarcely possible before Octo
ber 1 , and probably not until the 5th.
In the first place , although there is a
nominal agreement to begin Toting on
the amendments to the tariff bill on the
-8th and indulge in six hours' debate
before taking the final vote , the demo
cratic senators expect that the time
for debate will be extended. ' 'In fact , "
said one of them to-day , 'the under
3'b standing was that the time should be
extended if necessary. The legislative
features of the bill haven't been
touched and cannot be under the pres
ent arrangement. The bill won't' get
to the house before September 15 , in
my opinion. Then there are many
rough edges between the two houses to
be smoothed out that will require some
days to accomplish , so that with the
best that can be done I can't see any
possibility of adjournment before Octo
ber 1. "
Senator Gibbon's Sugar Substitute.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. The substi
tute for the sugar schedule of the tariff
Intended to be proposed by Senator
Gibson provides for the following
duties : On all sugars not above No.
13 and syrups and molasses not above
75 degrees 7-10 of a cent per pound
and for every additional degree 2-10
of a cent ; all sugars between No. 13
and 16 , If cents per pound and above
No. 20 , 2 cents per pound ; molasses
above 50 degrees , i cents per gallon ;
provided , that if any export duty be
laid on sugar or molases by any coun
try from which it may be imported
such sugar or rnolases shall be subject
to the duty now provided. Sugar candy
and all confectionery made wnolly erin
in part of sugar valued at 12 cents or
less a pound and refined sugars , tinc
tured , colored or in any way adulter
ated , 5 cents per pound ; all other con
fectionery 50 per cent ad valorem :
glucose of a cent per pound.
To General Barrimdia's "Widow.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 4. Acting
Secretary Wharton sent the following
telegram to the widow of General Bar
rundia , in reply to her message to the
president Monday : "The president de
sires me to say that ho has received
your telegram announcing the death of
your husband , General Barrundia.
While deeply sympathizing with you
b in your affliction , he awaits official details
the to
tails of occurrence necessary
determine his action in regard thereto.
The matter , you may bo assured , will
receive most careful attention. "
A Railway .Magnate's Gift.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Sept. 4. It is
learned through Rt. Rev. John Ireland ,
arch-bishop of this diocese , that J. J.
Hill , president of the Great Northern
railway company , has given $500QOO
for the erection of'a great Catholic
MJi JS& *
college at'jSroypland , the beautiful JSfc
Paul suburb' , "on thojcouroe q tfioAiB-
pissippi river opposite Ft. Snelling.1 ; '
The institution will be devoted en
tirely to the education of young men
for the priesthood. Work on the build
ings will bo begun next spring and it
ig expected , that he cqllege. will bo
dedicated In 189 2 the * fiftieth anni
versary of the building "of" ther first
Catholic chapel in the northwest. It
is also stated that Mr. Hill will give
$250,000 more to endow tho'professor
ships.
The President's Offer to Cattlemen.
WASHINGTON , Sept 6. The presi
dent has assured the rapresentatives of
cattlemen from the Indian Territory
that if there shall be presented to him
a written guarantee signed by persons
having cattle upon the Cherokee strip
that they will remove one-half of them
on or before November I next and the
remainder , together with their em
ployes and property , entirely abandon
ing all claims upon the strip , by
December 1 following , the order of re
moval will be modified.
\Vcbb Tells About the Strike.
NEW YORK , Sept. 3. The state
board of arbitration began an investi
gation here yesterday as to the difficul
ty between the New York Central and
the Knights of Labor. Vice President
Webb , the first witness , said the com
pany had no controversy with its em
ployes. On the evening of August 8 a
largo number of employes left , but
their places had been filled. The al
leged cause was that seventy-eight
members out of 20,000 had been dis
charged. They were discharged for
good cause , but only seven of these
men applied to the company for information
mation as to why they were discharged.
Subsequently a gentleman from another
stjje called and wanted to know why
the men were discharged. The wit
ness declined to give the reasons. ' This
gentleman was Holland. Witness dis
charged the men on reports from mem
bers of the secret service of the com
pany. The charge was unsatisfactory
service. An engineer named Lee was
discharged for unsatisfactory service.
The man Lee was very arrogant and
insolent and said he would tie up every
wheel between here and Buffalo if he
did not get some of the Vanderbilt
money.
Continuing , Webb said that several
of the men knew the cause for which
they were discharged. Their relations
with the Knights of Labor had nothing
to do with their discharge.
Mr. Pryor endeavored to find out if
the Knights of Labor question had been
discussed by the board of directors ,
but the board declined to admit the
. "That shuts off "
question. us , re
marked Pryor , turning to the Knights
of Labor committee.
Webb said ho had arranged for the
services of Pinkerton men some time
before the strike. When asked about
the details of the arrangement Webb
declined to answer. He did not seek
the protection of the police prior to
employing Pinkerton's men.
Webb was followed by members of
the Knights of Labor dismissed by the
New York Central. Their testimony
went over the ground of the alleged
and supposed cause of their dismissal
and the incident connected therewith ,
already substantially covered in these
dispatches.
Holland and Devlin , executive committeemen -
mitteemen , testified to their effort to
bring about a settlement of the diffi
culties by arbitration.
E. J. Lee introduced the corres
pondence between himself and Pow-
derly. The latter advised him to move
cautiously , as he was competing with
a corporation that controlled millions
of dollars where a labor party con
trolled cents. On August 2nd Pow-
derly wrote : "I regret to hear of the
condition of affairs. If there is to be
trouble it will be when Depew is away.
I advise you to avoid a strike at all
hazards , as the order cannot support
you now. Act on the following sug
gestion : Select from your men such as
are good and reliable and secure places
for them in the west. Then have
them ask for shorter hours and higher
wages. This the road will not grant.
Then have them quit and take the new
places secured for them. Do this se
cretly and wait until Depew returns.
He is a presidential candidate and
would not care for a strike on his
road. "
General Master Workman Powderly
was next called. Pending the strike
he had no interview with any of the
road's officials. He related his inter
view with Webb , but brought out noth
ing new.
Fatal Duel ATIth Knives.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , Sept. 5. At a pic
nic in Orangeburg county Patrick Low-
man and William Beckham , represent
ing the contending democratic factions ,
Lowman being a straight cut and Beck-
ham a Tillmanite , became involved in
a heated political controversy. Angry
words led to blows and finally both
drew knives , with which both fought
desperately until compelled to desist
from loss of blood. Lowman was horribly
ribly cut in several pjaces and died a
few hours later. Beckham will re
cover.
Pennsylvania Footpads.
ALTONA , Pa. , Sept. 3. "Your mon
ey or your life , " was the demand which
met Samuel Francis while walking in
the eastern portion of the city at an
early hour. It came from footpads
and when Francis made a desperate resistance
(
sistance , he was brutally assaulted and
left to die. His tongue was wrenched
from its root in the attempt to keep
him quiet , and his condition , when he
crawled to a neighbor's house , unable
to speak , was pitiable. He may re
cover. A large sum of money was
taken from him.
The stokers' strike at Melbourne
seriously impedes commerce.
IOWA'S THIED PARTY.
1'ZACE A.
TICKET iy THE FIELD.
Kansas Republican State Convention
Names of the Gentlemen Placed In
Nomination Prohibition" Endorsed
and Recommendation that It Re
ITIore Strictly Enforced Exciting
Times In Guatemala Life of minis
ter JTIIzncr Threatened Electing of
the Federation of
loiva Prohibition Convention.
DES MOINES , la. , Sept. 5. The pro
hibition state convention was held in
this city yesterday , among the more
prominent present being Malcom Smith ,
Cedar Rapids ; Listen C. McMillan , Os-
kaloosa ; S. C. Reid and Rev. S. A.
Gilly , College Springs ; James Mickle-
wait , Malvern ; Isaac T. Gibson , Salem ;
J. W. Glasgow Morning Sun ; llev.
William Stewart. Cedar Kapids ; J. J.
Milne , Scotch Grove , and George Hea-
ton , Fairfield.
Malcom Smith was elected temporary
ry chairman and delivered an address
of over an hour. Among the commit
tees appointed was the following state
central committee : J. W. Glasgow ,
Louisa county ; James Hall , Cerro Gor-
do ; J. J. Milne , Jones ; J. H. Sharon ,
Davis ; Harmon Cook , Polk ; W. A.
Campbell , Page ; James Miclclewait ,
Mills ; F. E. W. Palmer , Cheroke.
At the afternoon meeting the follow
ing nominations were made : Secretary
of state , C. R. McFarland , Mason City ;
auditor of state , Ira Dorcas , Toledo ;
treasurer , J. C. Reed , Keokuk county ;
supreme judge , G. B. Turney ; D. F.
Spurrier , of Talor county for clerk of
supreme court , and C. B. Crawford of
Hardin county for reporter of supreme
court. A lengthy set of resolutions
were adopted.
Kansas Republican State Convention.
TOPEKA , Sept. 4. The republican
state convention met yesterday and
after effec ting a temporary organiza
tion took a recess until evening.
Upon reassembling the early hours
of the evening were given up to
speeches. The committee on perma
nent organization nominated Robert
F. Moore of Butler for permanent
chairman , A. R. Riddle of Ottawa for
permanent secretary and Miss Minerva
Walker of Harper for assistant secre
tary. These officers were elected.
A. H. Horton , chief justice of the
supreme court : L. U. Humphrey , gov
ernor ; A. F. Feltip , lieutenant gov
ernor ; William Higgins , secretary of
stated L. R. Kellogg , attorney general ,
and G. W. Winans , superintendent of
public instruction , were renominated
by acclamation. For treasurer twenty
counties presented , candidates and at a
late hour C. M.Hovey of Thomas
county was nominated for auditor and
the convention adjourned until tomor
row.
Kansas Republicans ,
TOPEKA , Kan. , Sept. 5. The repub
lican state convention was called to
order at 10:30 yesterday morning and
immediately began balloting for treas
urer. On the fifth ballot S. C. Slover
was nominated. The platform was
then read. It favors the principle of
protection "as expounded by the great
leader of republican thought and pol
icy , Hon. James G. Elaine , and its en
forcement to the extent of giving the
American citizen advantage over the
foreign producer , thus enabling him
to maintain his industry and to make
such fair profits as will induce others
to embark in the same , believing that
such policy increases the wages of la
bor , creates good homes and results to
the benefit of all classes. We want the
same degree of protection given agri
cultural products that is extended to
all other interests. " It demands a ser
vice pension and deep water on the
gulf of Mexico ; endorses the admin
istration of President Harrison and
the official acts of Senators In-
galls and Plumb ; endorses prohi
bition and recommends the passage
of such additional acts as will make
the prohibitory law more effective ;
declares against alien ownership of
lands. The platform further says :
' 'We believe it to be the highest dic
tate of the commercial policy of the
country to cultivate the most intimate
as well as the most extended commer
cial relations with our sister republics
of the two American continents and
that it will be wise and expedient to
adjust our tariff laws so as to promote
this and at the same time adopt such a
legislative policy as will compel all
countries that have exercised a deter
mined discrimination against American
products to cease such hostility. " The
newly enacted silver law is commended
as a good step in the right direction
and the free coinage of silver is de
manded. Such legislation is honored
as may be necessary to insure an in
crease of the value of the currency
adequate to the growing demands of
trade. While not naming the Lodge
bill the platform demands of congress
the passage of a bill protecting the
freedom and purity of the ballot box
and securing congressional representa
tion based upon the actual vote cast.
Death to the Yankee * .
GUATEMALA , Sept. 5. "Death to the
Yankees , " was the cry of an angry and
excite.I mob that surrounded the United
States legation yesterday. Threats of
storming the building and mobbing the
inmates were freely uttered , but no act
was committed in the face.of the strong
force of police that guards the prem
ises day and night. Every visitor is
closely questioned before being admit
ted to the office , and is more or less
under surveilliance while inside and un
til he emerges again. Whenever Miz-
ner has .occasion to leave the legation
he is surrounded by a bodyguard of
armed police. Rumor has it that these
are to be superceded by blue jackets
from the Thetis , who are also to form
a cordomof safety about the legation.
Sympatiiy gro'ws for General Barrun-
uia's daughter , who is , fkept a close
prisoner for her attempt upon Mizner's
life * : , ' ; ' /
Disciples of Single Tax.
NEW YOKK. September 3. Henry
George reached hero early yesterday
morning by the steamer Servia. Dele
gates from the single tax club met Mr.
George at the pier and extended to him
a formal welcome. In addition to the
appointed delegates a lai go number of
single tax men marched in a body to
meet their chief. George informedhis
friends that he felt tired after the voy
age and needed a few hours rest.
Delegates from single tax clubs of
thirty-three states and the District of
Columbia met in Copper union in the
afternoon for the purpose of forming a
permanent organization of the single
tax clubs of the United States. There
were 420 delegates. William T. Cros-
dale of Now York called the conven
tion to order Ho explained how the
conference came to bo summoned and
during his address had occasion to say
that Henry George suggested the idea.
At the mention of George's name the
entire meeting rose in a body and
cheered.
H. F. Ring , city attorney of Hous
ton , Tex. , told of the progress of the
single tax idea in Texas. He said the
farmers' alliance was becoming power
ful. It had 50,000 or 75,000 members
in Texas and they will place a man in
the governor's chair who is a man of the
people. [ Cheers. ] They were favor
able to the single tax and many of
their master workmen were committed
to it.
it.Dr.
Dr. Henry Chase of St. Louis said
the single tax idea favored the aboli
tion of all laws supporting monopoly ,
the abolition of paper currency and the
abolition of legal murder. The repub
lican party is committing suicide and
the democrats are dying a slow death.
He , however , had hopes that the dem
ocrats would do some good before they
died.
died.An
An Interstate Commerce Decision.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , sept 7 The
Interstate commerce commission ren
dered the following decision :
The acquisition and consolidation by
a rail carrier under one system or
management of different competing
lines of road serving the same territory
in the carriage of competitive tariff to
the same markets , cannot create a
v-ght on the part of the carrier to take
advantage of the consolidation of in
terests to deprive the public of the
benefits of a fair competition , nor af
ford a warrant for oppressive
discrimination with a view to
its own interests such as the
equalization of profits from its several
divisions by making rates and charges
for one division that gives profitable
markets to a portion of its patrons ,
and higher rates and charges for another - ,
other division , that are destructive to
the interests of other patrons who are
competitors in the same business , but
its duty to the public requires its ser
vice must be alike to all who are situ
ated alike.
It is further held that a road cannot
charge one price for petroleum in tanks
and another for the same in barrels ,
nor must the weights of the barrels be
charged for , but they must be consid
ered as part of the car , the same as
the tanks are.
Regiment.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Sept. 7. Presi
dent Harrison's regiment , the Seven
teenth Indiana volunteers , held its an
nual reunion ten miles south of this
city. The following letter from the
president was read :
CAPE MAY 'POINT ' , August 26. My
Dear Comrades : That I cannot attend
the reunion of the survivors of the old
regiment is a source of very great re
gret to me and I venture to hope that
the dear old friends whose happier lot
it is to be present will also feel some
little disappointment. I am debtor to
them for the brave and patient service
they gave to our country under my
command and for a most loyal and
affectionate comradeship since the fight
ing days were over. God bless them ,
every one. Most sincerely yours ,
BENJAMIN HARRISON ,
Mr. Harrison was re-elected presi
dent of the Regimental association by
an unanimous vote. Loving greeet-
ings were sent him.
The loiva State Fair.
DES MOINES , la. , Sept. 4. The Iowa
state fair is proving to be one of the
most successful in the history of the
society. Every department is fully
represented , and much more room could
have been used. The attendance the
first day was the largest of any first
day yet , and the crowd the day follow
ing was greater than that of any sec
ond. It was a combination of chil
dren's and veterans' day , and fully ten
thousand were admitted free. This ,
with the paying ones , swelled the at
tendance to something like twenty-five
thousand. This was much better than
any one expected after an all night's
rain , but the sky was clear and the
weather quite comfortable. About the
first thing on the programme was the
reception by President Hayes at his
office of the daughters of veterans and
the children of the patrons of the fair ,
who marched up to the cottage in cou
ples , headed by the state fair band.
Mr. Hayes made a short speech of wel
come , expressing the hope that the
children would live to see many happy
state fairs. The veterans spent the
day in reunion. The Prisoners of War
association mustered nearly 1,000
members. The armies of the Tennes
see , Cumberland and Potomac were
well represented.
Barrundia , the Gautemalan Tevolu-
tionist , was riddled with bullets on
board an American vessel while try ing
to escape.
WHAT CAUSES DELAY-
WHY THE POKOA BESEIirATIOlf IS
NOT TJIROWJf O1'E ! > ' .
Senator ITlandersoii Interesting Him-
wolf In the Matter What the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Has to
Say on the Subject Consideration of
the Tovrey Bankruptcy Bill The
Single Tux Convention A Fatal Duel
In South Carolina The Iowa State
Fair a Great Success.
The Lands of the Poiica's.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 5. [ Special to
the Omaha Bee. ] Some time ago Sen
ator Manderson wrote to the president
inquiring if there was any good reason
for failing to carry out the terms of
the law which provides for the open
ing of the Ponca reservation in north
ern Nebraska to settlement and for ex
tending jurisdiction of the state over
that northern portion which was ceded
to the state from the Indian reserva
tion under act of congress. The pres-
dent sent the communication to the
secretary of the interior , who in turn
referred the matter to the commission
er of Indian affairs , and the latter has
replied to the secretary in a lengthy
letter , giving the history of the case
and his reasons for failing to comply
with the law. This letter was sent to
Manderson to-day. The commissioner
says that the Ponca allotments have
already been made and the special and
resident agents say that before sending
schedules it must bo ascertained
whether Standing Bear's party elect to
take the allotments on the old reserva
tion , and that they are now on their
way there with a view of remaining
permanently thereon. 'Soon after the
Sioux . t went into effect the commis
sioner made arrangements for the al
lotments to the Indians. These allot
ments were made and every Indian ex
cept five or six of Standing Bear's In
dians then on the reservation made
selections. Standing Bear and sixty-two
of his Indians went to the Ponca res
ervation in the Indian territory with
the idea of remaining with their kins
men , but after a while they grew sick
of this and Standing Bear came to
Washington with a small party to say
that he had decided to go back to Ne
braska. He returned to the Indian
territory for the purpose of inducing
his followers to go with him. Many
of them refused to do so at first , but
he now informs the Indian office that
early in August he went out with six
teen of his party and that seventeen
had gone before. The commissioner
seems to have considered that it was
his duty to delay this settlement of the
country , and he instructed the agents
to make allotments to all of Standing
Bear's band , and this was done. The
allotments have been made to every
Indian known to belong on the Ponca
reservjvtion in Nebraska and the com
missioner is now awaiting for them to
return and claim their allotments and
then he will send the list to the secre
tary of the interior for approval. The
term of six months allowed for making
these allotments expired on August 10
and the only excuse the commissioner
offers for failing to take the necessary
steps to enable tlae president to issue
the proclamation seems to be that he
was very anxious that no straggler
should fail to get the land to which he
is entitled under the act.
The Towey Bankruptcy Bill.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 5. Senator
Hoar , chairman of the sub-committee
that had under consideration the Towey
bankruptcy bill , reported to the senate
a day or two ago , said that the bill had
been seported with a substitute merely
for convenience and expedition in con
sideration of it in the senate. ' 'The
committee , " he said , submitted one sec
tion for the two on appeals in the house
bill. A new section was inserted pro
viding for the transfer of cases from
one district court to another under
very careful restrictions. The section
on liens was amplified and the provi
sion as to the payment of wages to
workmen as a preference was amended
so that the limitation as to the amount
was omitted. Wages for the six months
preceding bankruptcy are to be paid in
full irrespective of the amounts. There
are other amendments of more or less
importance , but most of them are only
verbal. The bill is shorter , and , on
the whole , is a better act than the
Lowell bill , passed by the senate. The
subject of when the senate will con
sider the bill is in doubt. We will
secure a hearing as soon as possible. "
The Single Tax Convention.
NE"\V YORK , Sept. 5. At the single
tax convention yesterday Henry George
read the platform. Its main pointers
are that all men were created alike
with certain inalienable rights ; de
clared that no one should be permitted
to hold property without a fair return :
there should be no tax on the product
of labor , and all revenue for national ,
state and municipal purposes should be
raised by a single tax upon land values ,
irrespective of improvements.
The last clause of the platform ex
cited a long discussion. It proposed
that the telegraph , railroad , water and
gas supplies of the country should be
under the control and manipulated by
local , state or national governments ,
as expediency might demand.
Several proposals were made , but
finally withdrawn , and the platform
was adopted as read by George.
Senator Davis has introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill providing
that 'binding twine manufacturers in
whole or in part from thistle or Tam-
pico fibre , jute , jute butts , nunilla ,
sisal grass or sunn , shall be admitted
free of duty.
, . 5JnuUttl-I'rfl < : Qodlnr. . ,
WAsinXGT < 5x , SBpt. g It vras : an
altogether * unusual proceeding by a
presiding officer * thut prevented final
'action uponlho river and harbor bill
by the sonnto Saturday. After the
tariff bill had been finished , except the
sugar schedule and a few reserved par
agraphs , there remained half an hour
of the session , just about long enough ,
Mr. Fryo said , to have the conference
report on the river and harbor bill
rend , and ho therefore called it up for
consideration. When the bill passed
the senate there was but one vote
against it , and as the conferees had
preserved every essential feature of the
senate bill it was supposed there would
be no opposition to agreeing with the
report. Thus thinking , most of the
senators left the chamber , so that when
the reading of the report had been con
cluded less than twenty-five were pres
ent. Senator Ilawloy was the only
senator who opposed the report because
of the Harlem river improvement item
and every one was waiting for the an
nouncement of the formal ratification
to go home. Before putting the ques
tion the president pro tern remarked in
his emphatic manner : ' 'The chair de
sires to state that it will not assume
the responsibility in a case involving
so great a sum and such important in
terests as the present bill of declaring
it passed unless the presence of' a
quorum is shown by the voto. " Star
tled out of his usual state of senatorial
propriety by such an unusual declara
tion from the chair , so far as known
the only one of its kind on record , the
senator ejaculated , "Why not , Mr.
President ? " but ho received no answer ,
as doubtless ho was expecting none.
Of course the vote failed to show a
quorum and the senate adjourned. The
senator will call up the report again
to-morrow and expects to have it
agreed to without further delay.
A S25OOO Fire at Rock OrcclcVyo. .
LAKAMIE , Wyo. , Sept. 8. The ho
tel and store of William Taylor at Rock
Creek , a station west of here , were
completely destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The hotel was built by the
Union Pacific railway company about
fifteen years ago and was for some
time a passenger eating house. After
wards it was bought and run by Gov
ernor Thayer , now of Nebraska , and
has since been known as the Thayer
house. When Thayer left Wyoming
it was purchased by Mr. Taylor , who
is a prominent republican politician.
For years it was the headquarters for
the stage lines and freighters going to
the Fort Fetterman country. The fire
was caused by a locomotive spark.
The loss on buildings and merchandise
is $25,000 ; amount of insurance not
known.
Havoc l > y an SCxploslon.
SPOKANE FALLS , Wash. , Sept. 8.
Just before G o'clock Saturday morn
ing a premature blast killed fifteen
men and possibly many more in the
Northern Pacific yard. The full ex
tent of the disaster is not yet known.
It was just before the hour of quitting
work. A large force of men were en
gaged in blasting out a huge rock pile
in the Northern Pacific freight yards
in the eastern part of the city. From
fifty to seventy-five men were at work
in the cut at the time.
Fifteen have been taken out dead , a
number were injured and still others
came out alive. All is confusion and
it is impossible to get the names of the
parties or particulars. Some of the
workmen were preparing blasts to be
touched off after the other workmen
and teams had departed for the night.
One blast ha'd been prepared. In put
ting in the second it exploded , the jar
also touching off the first blast. Twen
ty-five thousand cubic feet of rock was
thrown upon the unsuspecting mass of
humanity with terrible results. Hun
dreds of people soon gathered at the
scene and the work of taking out the
dead and injured has since been going
on. The scenes at the hospital are
heartrending.
Grain ITIcn at "U'ar.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept. 8. The
Minneapolis millers held a meeting to
consider the matter of wheat grading.
There are loud complaints that the
state has let down on the qualitv of
wheat that is allowed to go into the
three upper grades. This , some of
the millers claimed , is carried so far
as to make it unsafe to buy for their
mills in any other way than by sample.
A proposition for the millers to unite
in a refusal to buy No. 1 northern
wheat by grade was discussed. There
was nearly an equal division of senti
ment as to whether or not the adop
tion of an agreement not to buy any
by grade would be the best way out of
the situation. Those opposed" the.
agreement insisted that it would be"
their policy to buy in whatever way
they thought would be to their indi
vidual advantage. They claimed that
the proper way to remedy the evil
would be for the elevator people to
refuse to take into their houses un
sound wheat in the upper grades when
such are sent to them and to call for a
reinspection.
NEWS NOTES.
Pennsylvania- . A. R. men resolved
that the department of Pennsylvania
earnestly and universally favors the
transfer of the remains of General
Grant from New York to Arlington ,
provided that this removal meets with
the wishes of Mrs. Grant.
The largest sailing vessel afloat was
launched at Glasgow. She is a five-
masted ship of 3,750 tons burden , and
is intended for the nitrate trade.
The New York Central road is tak
ing back some of the old switchmen ,
and discharging the new men.
