LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND y
L Record of Proceedings in JJoth Jlranchct
of tlie U. S. Congress.
hi SENATE , April 19. Senator Dolph re
ported favorably from the committee on
public lands tlin bill to forfeit all lands
which appertain to and arc coterraius with
that part of the Northern Pacific main lino
extending from Wnllula Junction , Wash
ington territory , to Portland , Oregon , ex
cept suchof tho lands as appertain to
branch lines across the Cascade mountains
The bill also provides where persons are
jnow in possession of lands under deed se
* " cured from the railroad company , they
shall have the right to purchase the lands
from the United States in quantities no
exceeding 320 acres for § 2.50 per acre
Tho senate remained in secret session
about three hours and a half considering
the Wiel and Labro Mexican treaty , anc
adjourned with tho understanding that a
vote will be taken on reassembling in the
morning.
HOUSE , April 19. Herbert , from tho
committee on naval affairs , moved to BUS
pend tho rules and adopt a resolution
making the bill to increase the naval estab
lisliment tho continuing special order from
Thursday , tho 22d of April , until Tuesday
the 27th of April , on which later day tin ,
previous question shall bo considered as
ordered. Lost. On motion of Dockcry ,
from the committee on postoflices nm
postroads , the rules were suspended ant
the bill paused to extend the immediate
delivery service. Its provides for this ser
vice within the carrier delivery office , and
within one mile of any other oflice which
the postmaster general may designate. On
motion of Mcllne , from the committee on
public lands , the rules were suspended and
the bill passed providing for the sale of the
Cherokee reservation in tho state of Kan-
eas. _ Richardson , from the committee on
Pacific railroads , also moved to suspenti
the rules and pass the bill requiring tho
Northern Pacific railroad company to pay
tho cost of locating and surveying lands
granted to that railroad. Pending action
tho house adjourned.
SENATE , April 20. Logan introduced his
"bill to increase the eiliciency of tho army
"with the sections stricken out which pro-
Tide for an increase of the number of men ,
Tclating to the pay tof chaplains , and au
thorizing commissioned officers to make
deposits o [ mon y with paymasters.
HODSE , April 20. Heed , of Maine , nd-
dresMng his remarks to Tucker , inquired
when the Utah bill was to be reported by
the judiciary committee. Tucker replied
that the bill was being considered by tho
committee. When a determination was
reached , the bill would be reported adverse
ly or favorably. The house went into com
mitteeof the whole , Wellborn in the chair ,
on the ri'er and harbor appropriation bill.
Smooth progress was made until an obsta
cle was reached in autlmrizingthesecrctary
of war to accept for the United States from
the Marine hospital at Erie , Pa. , the title
to the peninsular Prcsque Isle , at Eric
Against this proviso. Hammond rained tho
point of order that it had no place in the
river and harbor bill. A number of amend
ments were offered and objected to , and
the committee rose and the house ad
journed.
SENATE , April 21. A resolution was
offered by Gorman directing the commiltee
on library to consider the subject of a cele
bration in ISSOof thecenteninlanniversity
of the formation of the government , and in
1S92 of the four hundredth anniversary o !
the discovery of America. All private pen
sion bills on the calendar , with the excep
tion of half a dozen , were passed. The fol
lowing bills were passed : A bill to author
ize the sale of timber on certain lands re
served for the use of the Menominee tribe
of Indians in Wisconsin. The house bill
to protect homestead settlers within rail
way limits. [ It provides that homestead
settlers on public lands within railway
limits , who are restricted to less than 1GO
acre ? , and who have heretofore made , or
may hereafter make additional entry
allowed by act of March 8,1879 , or of July
1 , 1879 , after having made final proof of
settlement and cultivation under the
original entry , shall be entitled to have tho
lands covered by additional entry , patented
without any further cost or proof of settle
ment or cultivation. ]
HOUSE , April 21. The house went intr
committee of the whole on the river and
harbor bill. Hepburn moved to strike out
the paragraph appropriating § 400.000 for
the improvement of the Galveston harbor.
The motion was lost , but it was agreed
that a vote should be taken upon it in the
house. Pending action on unimportant
motions the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
SENATE , April 22. The bill to provide for
the taxation of railroad grant lands was
taken up. Mr. Van Wyck said the people
had given deep consideration to this sub
ject , and there was much mystery among
them ns to why railroad companies should
hold undisputed title to millions of acres
of land and yetbe exempted from state and
local taxation. The bill went overand the
inter-state commerce bill was placed before
the senate. Mr. Sewell offered an amend
ment covering a number of points , one of
which was to subject to the provisions of
the bill Canadian roads having through
traffic from points in the United States to
the seaboard. During the debate on the
amendment , a message from the president ,
relating to labor troubles , was laid before
the senate. When it had been read , the
question arose as to the committee to which
it could most appropriately be referred ,
whether the judiciary committee or the
committee on education and labor. It was
finally ordered printed and the question of
reference allowed to remain in abeyance.
House , April 22. After routine business
of little importance the house went into
committee of the whole , Mr. Wellborn in
the chair , on the river and harbor appro
priation bill. The disputed Monongahela
river clause was still under discussion.
After concluding the consideration of
twenty-eight < ) f the sixty-three pages of the
bill , the committee rose and the house ad
journed.
HOUSE , April 23. The house met at 11
o'clock in continuation of yesterday's ses-
sion , and immediately went into commit
tee of the whole on the river and harbor
appropriation bill. A few minutes before
noon the committee rose and the house ad
journed and the session of Friday opened.
The president's message on the labor
troubles was laid before the house and was
Tead by the clerk.
Springer moved its reference to the com-
inittee on labor with instructions to report
upon , by bill or otherwise , .on or before
May 15th. So ordered.
THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK.
Cas.-S of cholera are reported at Trieste.
The outbreak of the disease in Italy is said
to be more serious than was at firsfc stated.
The authorities there , it is alleged , are
hiding the truth regarding the ravages of
the disease. The Austrian authorities
. . ' ' have again established
> ! t * a cordon on the
* & & . . Italian frontier , and every precaution will
be taken to prevent 'the spread of the
epidemic.
The sanitary board of Rome admits that
Asiatic cholera ban broken out at Brindisi ,
-and has ordered that all arrivals at other
Adriatic ports from Brindisibe quarantined
onn week.
THE PRESIDENT H.1S A. PLAy.
Which Ha Gives to Congress to Enable 1
to Lcuiiilulc for Labor.
The prosidont on tho 22d sent the follow
ing message to congress on tho subject o
labor troubles :
To the Senate and House of Represcnta
tives : Tho constitution imposes on th
president the duty of recommending to th
consideration of congress from time ta
time such measures as ho shall judge neccs
sary and expedient.
I am so deeply impressed with the im
portance of immediately and thoughtfully
meeting the problem which recent events and
a present condition thrust upon us , involv
ing the element of disputes arising between
our laboring men and theiremployers , that
I am constrained to recommend to con
grcss legislation on this serious and pressing
subject. , Under our form of governmen
tho value of labor as an element of nationa
prosperity should bo distinctly recognized
and the welfare of the laboring men shoult
be regarded as especially entitled to legisla
tive care. In a country which offers to al
its citizens thehighestntluimiientsof socia
and political distinction , its workinginen
cannot justly or safely be considered as
irrevocably consigned to the limits of a class. ,
and entitled to no attention , and allowet
no protests against neglect. The laboring
man , bearing in his hand an indispeiifaible
contribution to our growth and progress ,
may well insist with manly courage and as
a right upon tho same recognition from
those who make our laws as is accorded to
any other citizens having a valuable inter
est in charge , and his reasonable demand
should be met in Giich a spirit of apprecia
tion and fairness as to induce a contented
ami patriotic co-operation in tho achieve
ment of a grand national destiny. While
the real interest of labor is not promoted
by a resort to threats and violent manifes
tations , and while those who , under a pre
text of an advocacy of the claims of labor ,
want only to attack the rights of capital
and for selfish purposes , or for the love of
disorder , sow seeds of violence and discon
tent , should neither be encouraged nor con-
cilatcd. Legislation on the subject should
be calmly and deliberately undertaken ,
with no purpose of satisfying unreasona
ble demands or gaining p.artisan ad vantage.
The present condition of the relations
between labor and capital are far from
satisfactory. The discontent of the em
ployed is due in a large degree to the grasp
ing and heartless manner of employers and
the alleged discrimination iirfavor of capi
tal is an object of governmental atten
tion. It must also be conceded that tho
laboring men are not always careful to avoid
causeless and unjustifiable disturbance.
Though tho importance of a better accord
between the interests is apparent , it must
be borne in mind than any effort in that
lirection by the federal government must
je greatly limited by constitutional re
strictions. *
There are many grievances which con
gress by legislation cannot redress , and
many conditions which cannot by such
means bo reformed. I am satisfied , how-
jvcr , that something may be done under
federal authority to prevent the disturb
ances which so often arise from disputes
between employers and the employed , and
which at times seriously threaten the busi
ness interests of the country ; and in my
opinion the proper theory upon which to
proceed is thatof voluntary arbitrationas
tho means of settling these differences. But
[ suggest , instead of arbitrators chosen in
the heat of conflicting claims and aftereach
dispute shall arise , thero be created a com
mission of labor , consisting of three mem
bers , who shall be regular officers of the
government , charged , among other duties ,
with the consideration and settlement ,
when feasible , of all controversies between
abor and capital. A commission thus or
ganized would have the advantage of being
a stable body , and its members , as they
gained experience , would constantly im-
irove in their ability to deal intelligently
tnd usefully with the questions which might
je submitted to them. If arbitrators are
chosen for temporary service , as each case
of dispute arises , experiencennd familiarity
with much that is involved in question will
> e lackini : , extreme partisanship and bias
vill be qualifications sought on either side ,
and frequent complaints of unfairness and
mrtiality will be inevitable. The Smposi-
: ion upon a federal court of duty as foreign
to judicial function as the selection of
an arbitrator in such cases is at least of
doubtful propriety.
The establishment by federal authority
of such a bureau would be a just and sen
sible recognition of the value of labor and
ts right to be represented in the depart-
nents of the government. So far as its
conciliatory offices had relation to dis
turbances which interfered with transit
and commerce bet ween states , its existence
vould be justified under the provisions of
; he constitution which gives to congress
> ower to regulate commerce with foreign
lations and among several states And in
requent disputes between laboring men
ind their employers of less extent , and
consequences of which are cot fined within
state limitsand threaten domestic violence ,
he interposition of such commission might
> e tendered on application of the legisla-
.ure . or the executive of the state under the
constitutional provision which requires the
general government to protect each of the
states against domestic violence. If such
commission were fairly organized , the risk
of loss of popular support and sympathy ,
esulting from refusal to submit to so
> enceful an instrumentality would con
strain both parties to such disputes to
nvpke its interference and abide by its
lecisions. There would also be good reason
; o hope that every existence of such an
igency would invite application to it for
advice sind counsel , frequently resulting in
ihe avoidance of contention and misunder
standing. If the usefulness of such a com
mission is doubtful because it might lack
) ower to enforce its decisions , much en
couragement is derived from the conceded
good that has been accomplished by rail
road commissions , which have been in
> peratioii in many states , which having
ittle more than advisory power , have ex
erted most salutary influence in the settle
ment of disputes between conflicting inter
ests.
In July , 1884 , by law of congress , a bu
reau of labor was established , and placed
n charge of a commissioner of labor , who
s required to collect information on the
subject of labor , its relations with capital ,
lours of labor , and earnings of laboring
nen and women , and means of promoting
.heir material , social , intellectual and mor
al prosperity. The commission which I
suggest could easily be engrafted upon the
bureau thus already organized by the ad-
lition of two more commissioners , and by
upplementing the duties now imposed
ipon it by such other powers and functions
as would permit the commissioners to act
as arbitrators , Avhen necessary , between
abor and capital , under such limitations
and upon such occasions as should be
leemed proper and ueeful. Power should
also be distinctly conferred upon this bu
reau to investigate tho causes of all dis-
> utes as they occur , whether submitted for
arbitration or not , so that information
may always be at hand to aid legislation
on the subject when necessary and desira
ble. GROVEK CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion , April 22 , 1886.
nfOCULATIOy FOR. CHOLERA.
The Spanish sanitary council has author-
zed the practice of inoculation discovered
> y Dr. Ferran in the event of a recurrence
of cholera in Spain.
y OF THE TORNADO.
More Particularly tlic One Recently Oc
curring in Minnesota.
Washington dispatch : Lieutenant Find-
lay , of the signal service , who has made a
special study for several years past of tor
nadoes and cyclones , is busily engaged in
gathering nil tho information ho can with
reference to tho recent tornado in Minne
sota. He finds its general character about
tho same as those jvhich have marked a
large number which he has investigated in
the past few years. There have been com
paratively few so far north as this in the
early part of the season , but in other re
spects this is no exception to tho general
rule which seems to govern storms of this
kind.
"Thero is one popular error , " ho said ,
talking to a correspondent on the subject ,
' * which oughtto be corrected. A good many
of them , for that matter ; but tho one of
which I specially intend to speak is that
which denominates storms of the kind as
cyclones. They are not cyclones , but tor
nadoes. Cyclones always originate at sea ,
and cover a much greater extent of tho
earth's surface than do the tornadoes
Cyclones never occur on the land , unless il
be close along the shore. "
"Have your investigations led you to any
conclusions as to the means of averting or
escaping from these destructive storms ? "
"There seems to be no means by which
they can be averted. There was a theory
that if the sections where they arc now so
common were planted with timber , that
they would not occur so often , and would
not cause great damage. That is a msi-
taken idea. Thereseems to bo nothing that
the ait of man can produce which will prc-
vonb Ihe occurrence of these storms. The
only thing that can be done is to learn how
to escape from their violence. "
"And how is that ? "
"There are two possibilities in that line.
When people are sufficiently educated in
the way of observing the coming storms ,
and the movement of the clouds accom
panying them , they may learn to get out ol
the tornado's track before it reaches them.
These btorms seldom cover n wide path.
They travel in a given direction from south-
past to northwest , sweeping evurythiiij
upon the strip over which they pass ,
but that strip is generally very narrow ,
from a few yards to a quarter of a mile.
Persons who sec the approach of a storm
of this kind may be able to get out of the
path if they are thoroughly educated as to
the signs of tornadoes. Tho most practi
cal method of avoiding the loss of lifo and
valuables , is the construction of under
ground apartments or "dugouts. " Every
house in iho section where these tornadoes
are liable to occur should bo provided with
underground places of this kind. There is
nothing on tho face of the earth that will
stand Ihesc stornls. Stone houses , brick
IIOHSCS and frame houses are all subject to
destruction. Indeed , stone and brick
houses are more dangerous to their inhab
itants than those of wood , for when they
do come down , as every ono must before
tho terrible storms why they add a greater
danger to life and property than do wooden
ones. 'I he force of these storms is some
thing wonderful. There is absolutely noth
ing made by the hand or innnnboveground
Unit could withstand it. The Brooklyn
bridge , for instance , would fall as quick a
victim to a storm , such as that which
visited a part of Minnesota the other day. "
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NOTES.
There are two vacancies in the Boston
school board ami it is proposed to fill them
jy electing women.
Numerous candidates are already in the
Held for the place made vacant by the res
ignation of Congressman Pulitzer.
The Connecticut senate has defeated the
louse bill giving women the right to vote
under the same condition prescribed for
men.
men.The
The fact that ono of tho stato officers
elected in Rhode Island is a democrat is al
ready hailed as evidence that the inde
pendent voter has his war paint on.
The New York Sun advises Governor
Elill to fill the vacant railroad commissiou-
ership by appointing a man not in the in
terest of the railroads , but of the people.
Henry Cabot Lodge says : In my opinion
the absolute duty of every man in this
country , and especially of every educated
man , is to take an active interest in poli-
: ics and in public questions.
Oliver Ames will bo tho republican nom-
nee for governor of Massachusetts. The
democrats are in a confused condition of
mind by reason of tho queer federal ap
pointments that have been made.
Hon. Reuben E. Carroll , a member of the
advisory committee of the national repub-
ican committee of 1884 , says Elaine can
) e nominated almost unanimously in 1883
f he wants to. He thinks tho country
realizes that it made a mistake in notelect-
ug Elaine.
When Daniel Manning took possession
of the oflice of secretary of the treasury
nany people expressed much surprise upon
earning that it was the first office he had
over held. When the statement was made
: hat he had accepted the dignity with re-
uctance and only after much persuasion ,
ihere was an expression of incredulity.
Both statements were true. Mr. Manning
was one of those politicians who preferred
; o wield power from behind the scenes with
out troubling himself with the cares of
office.
A. 3IISER WITH S2OOOOOO.
Antoine Goulard , who served as a cor-
) oral of Napoleon Bonaparte's body guard ,
and afterward came to America and made
a fortune ns a wine merchant , died last
veek in Brooklyn , aged 82. He had for
many years lived in the stylo of a miser ,
and always told the few friends he had that
iis money was all gone. However , he gave
i will to Nils Kant , a druggist of that city ,
o keep for him. On opening this will it
vas found that Goulard left property
vorth $2,000,000 and much of it being in
Spain where he lived long ago. Ho left per-
onal property and jewelry worth § 300,000
o his friend Kant , and about § 400,000
vorth of property to his other intimate
riend. Col. C. S. Spencer , the well-known
New York criminal lawyer. The Spanish
property mostly goes to Don Temper's
erra of Mature Cataluvia , Spain.
THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO.
Sir.Fairchild to Step Up if 3Tr. Manning is
Unable to Return.
For several weeks , says a Washington
pecinl , a report has been traveling around
; hat the president has asked his old friend ,
) aniel Lockwood , of Buffalo , to take the
lorttolio of the treasury department when
Secretary Manningretires. It is now flatly
enied at the white house. The truth is
hat the president now hopes to see Secre
tary Manning able to return to his post in
he autumn. In the meantime the depart
ment is being admirably administered by
Assistant Secretary Fairchild. who will
ucceed Secretary Manning if tho latter ia
ot able to return.
, .
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yATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Tho depredation claim of James Carolins ,
of Richardson county , amounting toj210 ,
has been disallowed by the secretary'of tho
interior.
Senator Manderson presented in tho sen
ate a petition signed largely by citi
zens of Estelle , Hayes county , Neb. , asking
congress to pass the Blair educational bill.
Information received from Louisiana and
Mississippi shows that a combination of
lumbermen from the northwest have pur
chased about lnOO,000 acres of the best
timber land of those states in the belief
that a great profit can be made now in
handling southern yellow pine as in white
pine from tho north , which they say is grow
ing scarce.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Fair-
child has issued a call for § 10,000,000 3
per cent bonds to mature Juno 1 next. The
bonds included in the call arc numbered as
follows : § 50 , original number 271 to orig
inal number 274 , both inclusive ; § 100 ,
original number 2007 to original number
2018 , both inclusive ; § 500 , original num
ber 908 to original number 921 , both in
clusive ; § 1,000 , original number 7330 to
original ' number 7G59 , both inclusive ; § 10- ,
000' , original number 115,025 to origina
number 1459G , both inclusive ; § 100 , origi
mil number 9917 to original number 9921
both inclusive ; $500 , original number 4.2H
to original number 4223 , both inclusive
§ 1,000 , original number 23712 to ori-jina
number 2371C' , both inclusive ; total , § 10 ,
000,000.
THE senate committceon appropriations
has finished consideration of the postodico
appropriation bill , and Mr. Plumb will re
port il soon. The only important amend
ments are the following : § 40,000 added to
the appropriation for increasing specin
mail facilities to make connection with
Cuba ; Fryo's amendment , in substance , is
adopted appropriating § 800,000 for the
foreign mail service ; and last year's provi
sion. that no more than § 40,000 shall be
used for tho extension of tho free delivery
service is re-adopted.
THE house committee on labor heart
Representative Reagan in opposition to
the educational bill. After a session o
two hours the committee adjourned with
out action. The committee on education
did not obtain a quorum until a few min
utes before the meeting of the house , ant
then adjourned until the third Fridaj-
May.
JAMES W. IXOALLS has been appointed
postmaster at Ingallston. a new postoflico
in Brown county , Nebraska. Commissions
have been issued for tho following post
masters : Wilbert F. Stockton , Hamburg ,
Neb. ; Cornelius Van Dicst. Pella , Neb. :
Isaac B. Carson , Kirkville , Iowa ; Leonart
Loffelholz , Sand Spring , Iowa.
N iy ORDER.
Congress Asked to Enlighten tlio Public Re
garding an Act *
The postmaster general has written to
members of the house committee on post-
offices and postroada a letter urging thai
congress definitely and unmistakably de
clare the purpose and intentof the so-cnllet ;
"Spalding act" for a readjustment of the
salaries of postmasters who served betwcer
18G4 and 1874. When this act was passed ,
in 1883 , its true intent and meaning was a
matter of great doubt and perplexity.
Postmaster General Gresham studied il
carefully and wrote an elaborate opinion
upon it. He also called upon Attorney
General Brewster for his construction o
the law. The interpretation placed upon
the law by the attorney general formed the
basis which made the readjustmen
adopted by the department. This mode
has given great dissatisfaction to most o
the 29,000 ex-postmastors who supposet
the law to mean one thing , while the offi
cials construe it to mean another. They
are pouring their complaints into congress
and demanding that the method of read
justment be changed. Postmaster Genera !
Vilas has thus far pursued the nietlmi
adopted by his predecessor. He did nol
feel authorized to change the rule in view
of the fact that the Forty-eighth congress
appropriating nearly aquarter of a million
dollars to pay the readjustments under the
rule adopted. Up to March 19 , some 24-
875 cases has been reviewed. Of this num
ber 9,358 claims were allowed , the aggre
gate of the allowance being § 548,874. As
an expenditure of over three-fourths of a
million under the construction of the law
now followed is not likely to put a quietus
to those claims , the department is desirous
that congress make plain a very com
plicated and perplexing piece of legisla
tion. A resolution is pending before con
gress declaring the postniiisters' view ol
this law as the true construction. A bill is
also pending ratifying tho action taken
under Attorney General Brewster's inter
pretation of the Spalding act , and instruct
ing the department to continue to folio wit.
THE EX-PRESIDENT'S ILLNESS.
The Statement Ufatle Tltat His Case is Posi
tively Hopeless.
The New York World says ex-President
Chester A. Arthur is a very sick man. It
may not bo beyond the simple truth to say
that his case is hopeless. It certainly is
not to say that many of his most intimate
friends never expect to see him out of his
house alive again. This is startling news ,
but it cannot be gainsaid. For several
weeks the inner circle of friends , at the
earnest solicitation of the family , have
been reticent regarding the ex-president's
condition. The family physician and at
taches of the house have bt-en under strict
command to deceive the public regarding
General Arthur's health , and they have
clone so and continue to do so , against tho
better judgment of many friends , who
secretly believe that the American public
have the right to know the condition of
the man who has been their president and
who is one of the most popular citizens of
New York. There seems to be little reason
Lo doubt that the seat of General Arthur's
trouble is in the kidne3's instead of tho
liver. His friends say he is suffering either
[ rom Bright's disease or diabetes , the
weight of information being on the side of
the former malady
A. 3IONSTER IN HU3IAN FORM.
What Was Srotight Out in the Trial of a
Child Jlcalcr.
The trial of John McAndrews and hin
wife on the charge of murder , in having
caused the death of a 13-year-old girl
named Mary Gaughan , who had been en
trusted to themsome time ago. is progress
ing at Scranton , Pa. Frank Gaughan , thr
jirl's brother , aged 11 years , testified that
tit no time since last fall was she permitted
to wear shoes or stockings. Saturday even
ing before she died , McAndrews heated a
poker until it was red. and rubbed it upon
lier teeth , saying that if her ghost returned
to this world ho would be able to identify
lier. The Sunday before she died , McAn-
Jrews removed Mary's clothing , put her in
itub of water , and then beat her with n
liorsewhip. This terrible story was corrob
orated by the neighbors , and Coroner
Dean , who exa-nined the body immediately
vfter her death , testified that she died ol
starvation and neglect.
THE LESSON OF THE STRIKE.
Tho circumstances surrounding and
the condition of affairs accompanying
the present disturbances in the South
west seem to point prominently to ono
important fact , which mostwriters ap
pear to have overlooked , and which
those having in charge tho manage
ment of large corporate interests would
do well to recognize more distinctly ,
viz. , that there has not existed in tho
past that cordial and close relation be
tween employer and employe so neces
sary to insure a proper understanding
and acknowledgment of tho rights of
each. There has not been so much a
disposition on either side to entirely
ignore tho rights of the other , but what
has been lacking is that nice discern
ment so essential to a proper adjust
ment of those rights. Each side ap-
parentl1 needs to be educated up to tho
standard of what constitutes a reason
able demand. It is generally through
want of comprehension , or a stubborn
indisposition , too often founded on pro
judice , that one party or the other fails
to make an intelligent presentation of
their case.
Take the case of the average work-
ingman. It is not always possible for
him , in stating what he regards as a
grievance , to employ just the exaci
language and polished speech that wil
fit the occasion ; he is not skilled in
logic or schooled in artful diplomacy ,
and so he makes his wants known ir
his own plain , blunt way. His wages
have been reduced , perhaps again and
ngain , until he finds himself unable to
supply his family with the commor
necessaries of life , or he is conscious of
some wrong inilicted through the
introduction of some arbitrary
rule , the practical ellect of
which the maker of it himself coultT
not anticipate , and which was the re
sult , perhaps , of some inattention to
change of circumstances which in the
hurry and press of business had been
inadvertently % lost sight of. These
wrongs , real or imaginary , he goes to
work in his own way ( which is not al
ways the best way ) to right. In this
attempt he not only blundei's , but often
defeats the object sought to be obtained.
Of course , the proper way to seek a
remedy in such a case would be to take
into consideration all the attending cir
cumstances and then lay the facts be
fore the proper oilici * , not before a sub
ordinate , whoso every interest lies in
being able to show the largest possible
amount of work done for the lowest
possible amount of wages paid. It is a
singular fact in this connection that it
very often happens that men who arc
promoted from the rank and lilc of la
borers , and whose every sympathy , one
would suppose , would be witli the la
boring man , are the most unreasonable
in their demands and the most unsym
pathetic and cruel in their treatment of
those in their immediate charge , whom
they have the power to oppress , and by
their indiuerencc to the pleas of those
under them , and by their prejudice and
distorted statements of real facts to
their superior ollicer , often cause iucal-
cnable mischief. It is noticeable that
many of the recent strikes are clearly
traceable to the action of some subordi
nate who , when the real condition of
affairs becomes known , unable to
weather the storm brought on by his
own foolish and ill-timed action , has
found relief only in resigning his posi
tion.
tion.This
This comes from leaving too much to
subordinates , and brings us back to the
lirst proposition , viz. , the want of cor
diality and understanding between the
responsible head of a large corporation
of any kind , whether it be a railroad
company or a manufacturing company ,
and those under him. Of course it
would be quite impossible for the presi
dent or a general manager of a large
railroad company to form a personal
acquaintance with every one employed
on his road , nor would this be neces
sary , but he has it in his power in
numerous ways to at least let them feel
that he takes some interest in their wel
fare. Among other means that could
be employed in giving expression to
this feeling is that of passing over the
road more frequentlj * and visiting the
different shops along its line. An occa
sional visit of this kind goes a great
ways toward engendering kindly feel
ing between the men and their chief.
This involves at times no little sacri
fice of social comfort , but in no way
can the chief officers of a road better
serve the interest they represent , and
it is to be presumed that they are suffi
ciently compensated for the services to
justify such a demand upon their time.
It is a well-known fact that just in pro
portion as managers mingle among
their men are they respected and
obeyed , confidence in them is strength
ened and an increased loyalty and de
votion to the service secured. The
managers who follow this plan stand
to-day the nearest to their men and in
time of trouble command their confi
dence and escape with the least vexa
tion and loss. But the difficulty with
many of our railway presidents and
liigher officials of to-day is that they
ittempt too much. It is no uncommon
thing to find them occupying ten or a
Jozen such positions at one time. Of
: ourse it is folly to suppose that any one
nan , however capable he may"be ,
jould successfully accomplish such a
'eat as this. The consequence is that
ic must delegate his authority to oth-
jrs , and the man whose name adorns
; he head of the column in the railway
juide with the highest title is as much of
i stranger to the G.OOO orS,000 men who
erve his company as if he lived in
Kamchatka. We will venture to say
hat if Jay Gould should pass over his
rarious lines as an ordinary passenger
ipt one employe in 500 would recog-
lize him.
Absorbed as railway magnates not
infrequently are in various specula-
ions and negotiations in Wall street ,
ill that the numerous employes hear of
heir chief executives is through the
icwspapers , and too often the informa-
ion received as to their doings is not
) f such a character as to inspire them
vith any particular degree of confidence
is to their disposition to tote fair. Dis-
ance lends no sort of enchantment to
heir view as they read of such a man's
ixploits and extravagances at a time
when their own pay is being cut down
to a minimum , andthoy gradually cpim
to regard him as no particular friend
of theirs. A lively account of that ex
pensive luxury a steamyacht , a vivid
description of the interior decoration oi
some palatial residence just completed ,
or a statement of tho purchase of a pail
of fast trotters , witli an account of thoii
record , rather tends to generate a feel-
irg of distrust. When diflercnces arise
whether through misunderstanding 01
otherwise , this feeling is intensified ; oi
taking another form , until it iinallj
breaks out into some such exhibition as
wo now see. We believe that out of al !
this confusion great and lasting good
may come if the men shall have learned
to employ somewhat different tactics
and understand that violence is novei
to bo resorted to. And , on tho othei
hand , the managers should bo willing to
practice a little humility , accept the
fact that all that goes to make up whal
we call life is just as dear to the occu
pant of the humble cottage near the
machine shop , or the little shanty along
the right of way , as it is to those whc
live in houses with more pleasant sur
roundings. Let them go down to these
humble dwellings occasionally and
speak a kind word to the brother man
who differs perhaps from him only in
uosition. ( Jhicago Inter Ocean.
A FLORIDA ALLIGATOR.
Senator Camdcn Kclntcs a T emarlca
bio Story About n. Hunting Trip
ill 1-Uorldn.
Senator Camden , of West Virginia ,
has just "returned from a brief sojourn
in Floridawhither he went to seek
relief from senatorial overwork. He
is chokefull of stories about adventures
he had in the land of orange blossoms.
"One day , " said he , "I went out hunt
ing alone. Of course I'm not the man
to brag about my skill as ajmnter , but ,
between you and me , I'm no slouch
with a gun. After killing a few deer ,
one or two bears , thirty or forty squir
rels , and a dozen or so wild turkeys , I
concluded to return to the hotel. It
was still early , but I was tired packing
around my load of game. I was going
along the bank of a creek , and coming
across a friendly log I thought I would
sit down and rest. I laid my rifle and
game down by the log and took a seat.
I had a lunch of cold chicken in my
haversack. I had breakfasted at day
light and was pretty hungry , so I took
out the chicken and began to eat.
When I had finished 1113repast I took
the pocket-knife I had beon using to
cut the chicken and drove the blade in
to the log , intending to let it rest there
until I could get out my pocket-hand
kerchief and wipe my hands. But
great Scott ! You ought to have seen
that log ! It was the most sensitive log
I ever saw. When I drove my knife
into it , quicker than lightning , it
humped itself like a bucking mule , and
gave me a Hip with the little end that
sent me sprawling about thirty feet
away. Blame my buttons , if that log
wasn't a Florida alligator twenty-eight
feet long , with a tail like a cross-cut
saw and teeth as sharp and long as the
tusks of a boar.
"When I scrambled to my feet and
looked at the log I mean the alliga
tor there it was , standing , and its
teeth grinding savagely together. I
dared not run , for I was told never to
run from an alligator , as he would be
sure to pursue and overtake me. So I
stood transfixed to the spot. What did
the alligator do ? Keeping his gaze
fixed steadily upon me , he deliberately
backed to where my pile of game lay
and pitched in. First lie ate up the
bears , then the deer. Smacking his
chops like a regulation boarding-house
hash-eater he then turned the
- , on squir
rels and wild turkeys , and when he got
through there wasn't a hair or a feath
er to be seen. I'll undertake to say
that no alligator ever before had such
a rare banquet. How the alligator held
all that feed I don't understand , but he
did. When he got through there
wasn't a thing left but my rifle , and he
nosed around that for several seconds
as if he intended to eat it , too , but ho
didn't. What did he do then ? Well ,
sir , that alligator deliberateturned
his tail to the bank , and keeping his
eye on me , backed to the edge. Then ,
with a snort and a bellow , lie plunged
tail-foremost into the water , i got to
my rifle in the fraction of a second ,
rushed to the edge and looked down. I
was panting for revenge , but I couldn't
see anj-thing but a succession of waves
impelling each other toward the other
shore. The alligator was at the bot
tom of the stream. I staid there an
hour watching for him , but he was too
sharp to come to the surface. I'll bet
you he's got that knife of mine sticking
in his back yet , for I drove it in pretty
deep. You see , the alligator was
sound asleep when I was sitting on. him ,
but sticking the knife in him woke him
up. " Baltimore Herald.
Taking Care of the Baby.
The way to keep the baby from be
coming "spoilt" is to let it cry as little
as possible. It will gain strength of
mind to endure its necessary ills all the
sooner if it is allowed to suffer as little
is possible from ills that can be avoided ,
[ ts wants should be anticipated , its
sources of discomfort should be pre
sented in every way from forming the
babit of crying. { Study its expression ;
when it is tired of playing on the floor
take it up and dance it about the room ,
and let it look out of the window for a
few minutes. In a little while it will
be glad to go back and play on the floor
igain. If it is necessary to resort to
liscipline , be careful to seize the right
moment for it. If you want the baby
: o learn to go to sleep without being
rocked choose a day when it has been
anusually bright and happy all tho
morning , wait until twenty minutes or
; o after the regular hour for its nap ,
: hen give it a cup of milk particularly
sweet and warm and nice , make its lit-
: le bed soft and cozy , lay it down gcnt-
y and soothe it with a little kissing and
patting , and , if it is not already too
much spoilt , il will only be too happy
: o close its eyes in the sweetest kind of
"
sleep. If it "does not , its fit of crying
ill be as brief and as little injurious
is it can be. Babyhood ,
