THE BOYS IN BLUi
WATIOXAX EXCAMPSlFliT Of
QRAXD AttSir OF THE JtEPUJJLIC.
Commandcr-lii-Chlcf Algcr I > ellvcn
-'tho Annual AddrcBS Condition o
the Organization. Said , to bo Excel
lent The Report * of Other Out oiii ;
Official * Tlio Order Grrivliiff Nu
xnerlcally Stronger Gen. Vassc ;
ChoHCii an the New Coinniundcr-lii'
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The National Grand Armjr IWectlnj * li
BOMtOIt.
BOSTON , Mass. , August 14. Th <
convention of the twenty-fourth na
tional encampment of the Grand Arm ]
of the Republic came to order at i ;
o'clock yesterday morning. Prnyei
was offered by Past Chief Chaplair
Foster. Commandcr-in-Chiof
- - Algei
then delivered his annual address , o
which the following is a summary :
"Fortunately for us wo are permittee
to gather hero in this historical city
justly named the cradle of liberty , t (
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the surrender of the armed force ;
against this government to the unior
army. Wo also celebrate the twenty-
fifth anniversary of the actual freed on
of all races within our borders. Neai
hero was fired 'the shot heard rount
the world1 and wore fought the firsi
battles of the revolution. How manj
patriots in later days have been in
spired to perform heroic deeds by the
example of these patriots who first de
clared that this land should be free anc
have tried to emulate their example :
on scores of fields that have tested the
courage of these generations , those whc
are gathered here to-day will answer.
"The condition of the organization ,
I am happy to report , is with few ex
ceptions excellent. The official reports
presented June 30 , 1890 , gave the
.number of comrades in good and regu
lar standing as 427,981. The tota !
membership borne on the rolls is 258-
230.
230.In
In speaking of pensions General Al
ger said that "no matter what a man's
financial condition might be , if ho is
physically disabled from performing
manual labor , ho is entitled to a pen
sion. " He then said : "Let us bo jusl
to our lawmakers oven though thej
have not given us all wo asked. Nc
country on earth is , or over has beer
nearly so generous to its soldiers as
ours. "
General Alger then referred brieflj
to the subject of the care of the Granl
cottage at Mount McGregor and to the
progress of the movements for monuments
ments to Generals Logan , Hancock and
Sheridan , and said in regard to the
Grant monument : 'An ordinary , plain
vault , on the banks of the Hudson ,
marks the resting place of our great
chieftain. This is not creditable either
to us or to this nation. There should
bo erected at the capital of this gov
ernment , dedicated to the memory ol
this great man , a memorial building
such as will be a credit to the whole
people. Not a shaft , not a statue , but
a monumental structure such aa has
not been builded in this or any other
country ; one to which every citizen
within the domains of this great land
can refer with just pride.
"I recommend that a committee of
five be appointed by this encampment ,
empowered to solicit aid from the gen
eral government and from individuals. "
In closing Mr. Alger paid a warm
tribute to the memory of John F. Har-
tranft , fifth commander-in-chief of the
order.
The address was received with fre
quent expressions of approval.
The reports of Adjutant General
Hopkins and Quartermaster General
Taylor were then presented.
Inspector General Griffith reported
the order growing numerically stronger
and working earnestly and harmoni
ously in furthering the grand objects
for which it was organized. He pre
sented a table showing that the num
ber of posts in the Grand Army June
30 , 1890 , was 6,928 ; number of com
rades in good standing in the posts in
spected to June 30 , 351,244 ; number
of posts inspected , 5,010 ; number of
posts not inspected , 1,051 ; total amount
expended for charity , $225,556 : amount
remaining in relief fund , $475,350.
The report of Surgeon General Porter
ter recommends that inspectors be re
quired to examine post officers as to
their knowledge of department and
general matters pertaining to the
organization and the care of destitute
and needy couirad es. 'Pension laws , "
the report say ? , "should harmonize
with the natural history of all disabil
ity contracted while the victim was in
the service of the United States and
in the line of duty and which is not
the result of his own vicious habits. "
At the afternoon session the roll was
called , and the representative of each
state had an opportunity to name their
commander-in-chief. California
choice for - -
fornia presented Colonel Smedberg , a
retired otlicer of the regular army.
Connecticut nominated Col. Wheelock
G. Vcasey , and Maine seconded the
nomination. Indiana and Ohio gave
their support to General Alvin P.
Hovey. Montana supported Smedberg ,
and Minnesota , Idaho and Iowa ex
pressed their preference for Colonel
Veasey. New York , Pennsylvania ,
Rhode Island , Tennessee , Texas and
Vermont supported Colonel Veasey.
Utah , Virginia and Alaska wanted
Colonel Smedberg , and Illinois was the
last state to.respond for Colonel Veasey.
As the roll call ended Colonel Smed-
berg-and General Hovey withdrew their
names. This action was greeted with
great applause and by a unanimous
vote Colonel Veasey was declared
commander-in-chief. Colo-
elected as - - -
Del Veasey accepted the honor in a
brief speech.
Next in order was the selection of a
candidate for senior vice commander-
in-chief , and it being considered that
the office out of courtesy belonged to
&
I
Massachusetts , the matter was let
with the delegates from that state
The nurao of llichard F. Tobin was pre
Bcntcd as the unanimous choice.
George P. Cramer of Baltimor * wa
unanimously elected junior vice com
mander. The remainder of the off ]
cers will be elected tomorrow.
General Alger temporarily surren
dered the chair to Hon. Warren Millet
Who in a few brief remarks moved tha
the next encampment bo held at De
troit. The motion prevailed by i
unanimous vote.
IIoiv the Grand Army of tlio Itcpubll
\Vt\n Organized.
The Grand Army of the Republic
comprising at the present time 7,2'2 >
posts and a membership of 393,893
had its origin at Springfield , 111. , ii
the early spring of 1806 , and mustowi
us its founder Dr. Benjamin Franklii
Stophcnson , surgeon of the Fourteentl
Illinois infantry.
Even before the war of the rebellioi
closed the warmth ot associatioi
therein led the veterans to conside
the question of continuing the com
radeship and at least two organiza
tions which have continued since the
were formed , the Third Corps uniot
and the society or the Army of th <
Tennessee.
When the great army came hem <
and the veterans bade good bye l <
army associations to resume peacefu
avocations there came into their ear
Host hour of well won peace the presence
once of disabled comrades , Buffering
families and distressed homes. At firs
aid was rendered without organization ,
but the frequency of the call begot th (
idea of systematized effort , and al
over the north with varying plans ,
though united in a common purpose O :
rendering aid to those in need.
Among those who gave much thought
to the idea of perpetuating the asso
ciations of the war period was Dr ,
Stephenson. He found a cordial synv
pathizer in Chaplain W. J. Ruttledge
of his own regiment , and the two me1
at Springfield in the early spring ol
I860 , to consult as to the plan of carry
ing out their cherished idea. Dr.
Stephenson had already formulated s
ritual for use in the proposed order.
This was taken to Decatur to be
printed , because the office of the
Tribune there was in the hands of vet
erans , and it was thought that the de
sired secrecy might on that account be
made more secure. The printing at
tracted the attention of twelve old sol
diers , who , under date of April 6 , 1SGG ,
secured a charter and constituted them
selves Post 1 of Decatur , district ol
Macon , department of Illinois , Grand
Army of the Republic.
Dr. Stephenson was a native of Ill
inois , born in 1822. He served as sur
geon of the Fourteenth Illinois infant
ry from April 7 , 1862 , to June 24 ,
1864. He died at Rock Creek , Augusl
30 , 1871.
The work of organizing posts was
rapidly pushed from the start , and be
fore the end of 1866 the order had extended -
tended into Indiana , Kansas , Iowa ,
Minnesota , Missouri , Ohio. Pennsylva
nia , Massachusetts. New York , Mary
land and Wisconsin.
The commanders-in-chiof of the
Grand Army of the Republic have been
in their order as follows : S. A. Hurl-
but , John A Logan , Ambrose E. Burn-
side , Charles Deveus , John F. Hart-
ranft , John C. Robinson , William Ern-
shaw , Louis Wagner , George S. Mer
rill , Paul Van Der Voorfc , Robert 13.
Heath , John S. Kountz , Samuel S. Bur-
dette , Lucius Fairchild , John P. Wil
liam Warner and Russell A. Alger.
A New Western Railroad.
CHICAGO , August 16. The outlook
for the early completion of the railroad
between Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles is very encouraging. Ninety
per cent of all the grading is completed
of the 123 miles of road south of Milford -
ford , Utah , .including twenty-eight
miles of branch road to Pioche , Nev.
Meadow Valley is the present terminus ,
and a large quantity of ties and rails
are already delivered at Milford. The
new road is called the Oregon short
line & ( Jtah Northern railroad , it being
a portion of that feeder of the Union
Pacific. The road will be in operation
before the end or the vear.
Anticipating tlic
WASHINGTON , August 17. The re
publican congressional committee com
pleted organization yesterdaj- . Thomas
H. Carter of Montana was elected sec
retary of the committee and Edward
C. O'Brien of New York , treasurer.
After September 1 next James S.
Clarkson of Iowa , will participate ac
tively in the management of the cam
paign as representative of the repub
lican national committee.
Stevs have been taken to have the
subjetf oftariff reform" discussed at
various fairs in New York state , where
it is expected there will bo joint dis
cussions with representatives of the
"freo trade league. "
Information Regarding Nebraska.
WASHINGTON , August 13. Senator
Paddock desires very much to obtain
from the presidents or cashiers of
banks throughoutNebraska the amount
of deposits of farmers in such banks ,
tie says that the senate is being re
galed with statements that Nebraska
'armors are paupers , that agriculture
: ias proven a failure in his own state
and that the men who have built up
the prosperity of Nebraska are prac
tically dependent upon other avoca-
lions for support. Ho is anxious to
lave the facts with which to refute
.hese statements , which are damaging
in the extreme to Nebraska in the
east , and which , through their wide-
spreod circulation , he feels will result
in incalculable injury to the people of
: he commuity in which he lives.
Henry M. Stanley has surprised
"ranchmen by expressing the opinion
; hat Ribot made a good bargain in the
Anglo-French agreement.
LABOKS IN CONGRESS
THE irOUK JiEIXO JOJfE IX Til
VPPER AX1) T.OWER JIRAXCIIES.
f.'a ago In the Homo of the Rill Rx
tending Time of Payment to Pin
cunftcrti of Land of the Omaha Trib
of Indiana in Nebraska The Simdr
Civil Rill and Other ITIatterM In th
Tvro XIOIIHCB of Coiiirress.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCKDINGS.
In the senate on the , llth afte
routine business the tariff bill wa
taken up , the pending question bein
on Mr. Plumb's amendment to reduc
the additional duty on iron and stee
hoops cut to length for baling purpose
from 2-10 to 1-10 of a cent per pound
The amendment was rejected , three re
publicans Messrs. Ingalls , Paddocl
and Plumb , voting in the affirmative
Mr. McPhersou moved to amend tin
paragraph by making the duty on iroi
or steel 50 per cent advalorem iusteai
of 1 cent , 1 1-10 cunts and 1 3-10 cent
per pound. The amendment was re
jected. A conference was ordered 01
the Indian appropriation bill am
Messrs. Dawes , Plumb and Call wen
appointed conferees. Mr. Allison
from the committee on appropriations ,
reported with amendments the hous <
bill for additional clerical force in th <
pension office , and gave notice tha
he would some time tomorrow as !
the senate for its consideration ,
In the house a bill was introduced foi
reference limiting to fifteen the num
her of.tho boat-d of lady managers , wlu
may be appointed by the world's fail
commission. The house then pro
ceeded to the consideration of the con
ference report on the sundry civil ap >
propriation bill. After debate , in the
course of which Mr. Dockcry predicted
a deficiency of between § 20,000OOC
and $28,000,000 in revenues of the
government during the current fisca
year , the conference report was agreed
to and a further conference ordered
upon the amendments still in dispute.
In the senate on the 12th Mr. Hah
reported back the house bill to extend
the census law so as to require information
mation to be obtained from unincor
porated express companies , and il
passed. Mr. Edmunds , from the judi
ciary committee , reported an amend
ment to be offered to the river and har
bor bill , and explained that its purpose
was to make it unlawful to obstruct the
navigation of any of the navigable
waters of the United States. The
amendment was laid on the table and
ordered printed. Mr. Frye asked unan
imous consent to have the senate bill
taken up and passed which authorizes
the secretary of the treasury to settle
the indebtedness to the government oi
the Sioux City Pacific i-ailroad com-
pany. Objected to. The tariff bill
was then taken up and Mr. Morgan re
sumed his argument against the in
crease of duty provided for tin plates.
In the house Mr. Cannon of Illinois ,
from the committee on appropriations ,
reported a joint resolution extending
temporarily ( until August 29) the ap
propriations for the support of the
government not already provided for
in the general appropriation bills al
ready passed. It was passed. On mo
tion of Mr. Cutcheon the senate amend
ments were non-concurred in to the
house bill for the establishment of a
national park at the battlefield of Chi-
camauga , and conference wore ap
pointed. On a motion made by Mr.
Rogers a quorum disappeared and a call
of the house failed to disclose one. On
motion of Mr. Dingley a resolution was
adopted for the arrest of absent mem
bers. Tlie senate bill was passed ex
tending the time of payment to pur
chasers of land from the Omaha tribe
of Indians in Nebraska. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 13th a petition
of the citizens of Oklahoma , praying
for relief , was presented and referred
to the committee on appropriations.
Senator Hale offered a resolution , which
was agreed to , directing the secretary
of the navy to investigate the alleged
false or counterfeit stamp of the test
pieces of steel plate for the United
States navy vessels at the Linden steel
works , Pittsburg. Senator Quay's resolution
elution providing , among other things ,
for a vote on the tariff bill on the 30th
of August was referred to the commit
tee on rules , after a statement by Sen
ator Quay that he understood the re
servation of the general appropriation
bills to include the river and harbor
bill. Senator Hoar offered an amend
ment to Senator Quay's resolution seas
as to include the federal election bill
among the measures to bo taken up at
the present session. Referred to the
committee on rules. The house joint
resolution extending the provisions of
the existing laws providing for tempo
rary expenditures of the government ,
was taken up , and after some discus
sion , passed. The tariff bill was
then discussed until the hour of ad
journment. In the house the bill
passed authorizing the secretary of the
interior to sell certain lands and to
grant the proceeds of the same to the
town of Pelican , Oneida county , Wis
consin. Also a bill authorizing a bridge
across the Missouri river at St. Charles ,
Mo. Several attempts were made to
have bills considered by unanimous
consent , but objection was made , and
the conference report on the fortifica
tions bill was presented. Mr. Brewer
of Michigan stated that the bill as it
passed the house appropriated $4,521-
000 , as it passed the senate it appro
priated $7,595,000 , as agreed to in
conference it appropriated $4.232.000.
Mr. Savers of Texas said he had de
clined to sign the report , and explained
Why. The report was agreed to.
In the senate on the 14th the joint
resolution appropriating for the relief
of the destitution in Oklahoma the un
expended btJanco of the appropriation.
made last April for the relief of destJ
tution in the districts overflowed b ;
the Mississippi river was passed. Th
tariff bill was then taken up , the pend
ing question being on the amendmen
to reduce the duty on tin plato. Mr
Mitchell addressed the senate in favo :
of a high protective system as bein
the policy to which the republicai
party stands committed. Mr. Pluml
gave notice of an amendment which hi
would offer to strike out the provisioi
imposing a duty on tin plato and add
"to pay to manufacturers of tin plat *
made in the United States a bount )
of 1 cent per pound. In the house
the first business in order was a vet <
on sustaining the decision of the chaii
in overruling the point of order mad <
by Mr. Springer o.f Illinois that th (
Nat McKay relief bill must bo consid
ered in committee of the whole. Th (
decision was sustained. Mr. Strublo o ;
Iowa asked unanimous consent for tlu
consideration of the joint resolutior
for the aid of destitute persons in Okla
homa , but an objection was made. The
house then resumed consideration oJ
'the Nat McKay bill. The senate con
current resolution requesting the
president to convey to the widow ol
General Ulysses S- Grant the desire ol
congress that the remains of General
Grant bo removed and rointerred in
the Arlington National cemetery , was
reported favorably to the house.
In the senate on the 15th , after the
transaction of routine business , the
river and harbor bill was taken up.
Messrs. Edmunds and Hoar desired tc
have the tariff bill considered and
voted against the motion to take up
the river and harbor bill. Among the
amendments reported from the com
mittee on appropriations and agreed tc
by the senate were the following : In
serting an item of $500,000 for beach
improvements at the Galveston har
bor , Texas ; increasing the appropria
tion for the harbor of refuge at Mil
waukee , Wis. , from $70,000 to $8G-
000 ; for harbors at Superior bay and
St. Louis bay , Wisconsin , from $50,000
to $65,000 ; at Duluth , Minn. , from
$80,000 to $100,000 ; at Grand Marais ,
Minn. , from $15,000 to § 22,350 , and at
Agate bay , Minnesota , from $20,000 to
$30,000. In the house the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
was considered. It was agreed to.
The house then resumed consideration
of the Nat McKay bill , the ciuestion
being on its reference to the committee
on claims. This was rejected. Pend
ing further consideration of the Mc
Kay bill Mr. Cannon , by unanimous
consent , called up the senate joint resolution
elution providing that the unexpended
balance of the appropriations for the
aid of the Mississippi flood sufferers
bo used to aid destitute persons in
Oklahoma. The amendment provided
that the money shall be disbursed
under the direction of the secretary of
war. The joint resolution was passed.
A vote was then taken on the passage
of the McKinley bill and resulted
yeas , 77 ; nays , 50 no quorum. A
call of the house was ordered , but
failed to develop a quorum. Mr.
Thomas of Wisconsin offered a resolu
tion directing the sergeant-at-arms to
arrest the absent members.
Conventions of Two Parties in "Wy
oming.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , August 18. The
republican and democratic conventions
were held here yesterday. The re
publicans nominated the following
ticket : Governor , Francis E. Warren
of Cheyenne ; secretary of state , A. W.
Barber of Douglas ; treasurer , Otto
Gramm , Laramie : auditor , C. W. Bur-
dick , Saratoga ; member of congress ,
C. D. Clark , Evanston ; supreme court
judges , Willis Vandevanter , H. N. S.
Grocsback ; state superintendent of
schools , Stephen Farwell of Buffalo.
The platform congratulates the people
ple of Wyoming on admission to state
hood as accomplished by the republi
can party ; demands economy in ad
ministration of state affairs , advocates
and commends the present system of
protection as supported by the repub
lican psrty , congratulates the people
of the west on the passing of the silver
bill , protests against Chinese labor ,
favors the abolition of trusts , favors
providing Indians with the necessaries
of life , condemns the land policy of the
late democratic administration , in
dorses Delegate Carey and Governor
Warren and upholds woman suffrage.
The democratic convention nomin
ated for governor George W. Baxter of
Cheyenne ; secretary of state , John S.
Harper , Crook county ; treasurerI. C.
Miller , Carbon county ; auditor , George
A. Campbell. Albany county : member
of congress , George S. Beck , Sheridan
county ; supreme court judges , Samuel
T. Corn , P. Gad Bryan and II. S.
Elliott : state superintendent of schools
A. N. Quinn of Uinta county.
The platform condemns the McKin
ley bill as a law in the interest of mo
nopolies and against the people : the
force bill is condemned ; the secret bal
lot system is commended ; a deep water
harbor on the Tevas coast is advo
cated ; an eight-hour lav , ' and a state
board of arbitration was urged ; bossism -
ism is denounced and the democratic
party pledged to enact laws in accord
with the constitution. There was
much enthusiasm shown at both con
ventions.
The General Deficiency Rill.
WASHINGTON , August 18. The sen
ate committee on appropriations com
pleted consideration of the general de
ficiency bill and reported it to the sen
ate with a number of amendments ,
ivhich , with one exception , do not
Largely increase the total of the bill
us it came from the house. This ex
ception is the provision for the pay
ment of the French spoliation claims ,
aggregating $1,239,680.
It is reported that Italy , with the con
sent of England and Germany , is about
to acquire important territory south of
Zanzibar.
A GRACEFUL APOLOGY
IT COXES mow THE
O O VERXMEXT OF SA A" HA L VADOR.
Senator Paddoclc Looking Up tin
Amount of Rank Deposit * of Ne
braska Farmer * Arrangement * foi
Execution of tlio New Silver Law-
The Anti-Lottery Kill Convention !
of the Republican and Democratic
Parties of IVyomliiff Importation
of ITIcxlcait Silver Ore.
The Government of San Salvadoi
Apologize * .
WASHINGTON , August 13. Last Fri
day the state department received from
Minister Mizner a telegram saying that
during the battle in the city of San
Salvador the forces of the provisional
government seized the American con
sulate in that city , hauled down the
flag and damaged property. The de
partment the same day instructed Miz
ner to deimlnd reparation of Salvador ,
the reinstatement and protection of the
consul , and see that all the rights of
the United States and its citizens were
observed. Last night the department
received word from Mizner stating that
the provisional government of Salva
dor had hoisted our flag over the United
States consulate the day before , at the
same time saluting it with twenty-one
guns , and the consul had been rein
stated and the rights of the United
States and its citizens guaranteed.
Acting Secretary Wharton said to
day : "It is most gratifying to bo as
sured from this news that Salvador is
desirous and anxious to recognize and
protect the rights of citizens of the
United States , and make all reparation
possible whenever any disregard or in
fringement of them is brought to its
attention. "
The New Silver Law.
WASHINGTON , August 13. The treas
ury department has practically com
pleted arrangements for the execution
of the new silver law , which goes into
effect tomorrow. The bureau of en
graving and printing has been em
ployed night and day making the new
treasury notes required by the bill , but
so far the printing has been confined
to notes of the denomination of $1,000
and $100. Nineteen million dollars in
these notes were turned over to Treas
urer Huston today to receive the im
pression of the seal , without which
they are of no value. About $5,000-
000 worth were completed today and
shipped to the sub-treasury in Now
York for use in the payment for silver
to be purchased tomorrow under the
terms of the department circular of
August 1 last. Purchases made else
where will be paid for in drafts on the
assistant treasurer in that city until pro
vision is made for supplying the other
sub-treasuries with new notes. Direc
tor Leech , who will have charge of the
purchases , says he does not propose to
make public either the rates offered or
accepted. He will give out only the
amount purchased.
Anti-Lottery Rill Favorably Reported
WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. The house
anti-lottery bill was favorably reported
to the senate with an amendment pro
viding that newspapers published in
foreign countries shall not be excluded
from the mails under the provisions of
the bill unless , in the opinion of the
postmaster general , they arc being cir
culated for the purpose of advertising
lottery schemes in violation of the law.
Accompanying the bill is a letter from
the attorney general giving his opin
ion upon either of the anti-lottery bills
before the committee. Legislation of
this character , that is designed to ex
clude newspapers containing lottery
advertisements from the mails , says
the attorney general , has been upheld
by the courts , and it seems to bo set
tled that it is competent for congress
to authorize the postmaster general to
refuse the use of the mails to any per
sons engaged in the lottery business.
It is generally believed on the re
publican side of the house that a spe
cial order will bo made setting apart
Saturday next for the consideration of
the anti-lottery bill.
Mr. Wludom's Embargo.
CHICAGO , August 14. Thatthe ulti
mata condition of Mexico will be
greatly improved through the embargo
Windom put upon the American im
portation of Mexican silver ore , is the
opinion of William Blackman , who for
the past six months has been living in
the City of Mexico. "When the an
nouncement of the embargo was made
the news fell with crushing effect upon
the Mexicans , who had been doing an
immense business in exporting ore , "
he said this morning at the Leland ho
tel , "but it was not long before a num
ber of enterprising Americans proposed
to erect crushers and smelters in Mexico
ice , so that the pure silver could bo
shipped to Europe without having first
to go to the United States to be put
through the mill. And so coal mines
have been discovered not far from the
silver mines the scheme was deemed
feasible , so that several mills are now
nearly completed. When finished Win-
3om may let down his bars without
fear of harming the American mine
Dwners , for the Mexicans will now
ship the pure silver abroad and re-
3oive a much greater profit because of
being able to do their own purifying. "
The Direct Tax Bill.
WASHINGTON , August 18. Repre
sentative Carwell of Wisconsin presented - j
sented in the house a resolution pro-
riding that on Tuesday , the 19th inst. ,
the house shall proceed to considera
tion of the senate direct tax bill and |
it 4 o'clock on that day the previous
juestion shall be considered as ordered
an the bill and the pending amend
ments , if any. It was referred to the
jommittee on rules.
A Bloody Day at Albany , N. V.
ALBANY , N. Y. , August 18 The
most disastrous day in the history of
the Now York Central strike closed last
night. Fifteen Pinkerton mon are un
der the care of surgeons and ftvo citi
zens are so badly wounded that there
are fears for their recovery. Three
Pinkerton mon were arrested and ono
was so severely handled by the mob
that the police surgeon had to dress
his wounds.
Nearly all the Pinkerton men were
withdrawn yesterday from duty at the
crossings within the city limits , as their
presence serves to excite the throng of
onlookers , and police took their places.
About 1 o'clock James Hatton , aPin-
korton man , was patrolling the tracks
in the vicinity of Van Woert street.
He claims to have been struck with a
stone in the chest , while his companion
was knocked down and severely hurt
bj' a gang of roughs. Then ho fired
his revolver into the crowd , seriously
wounding Richard Dwyer , aged fifteen.
Hatton had no time for another shot.
The crowd surged around him and be
fore the police could interfere his
clothes were torn off his back , ho was
struck with fists and clubs and pre
sented a pitiable spectacle when res
cued from the angry crowd by the po
lice , who were obliged to draw their
revolvers to stem the crowding mas ?
of people.
This occurrence aroused the passions
of the spectators , mostly roughs and
hoodlums. Their number increased ,
and the chief of police , fearing further
trouble , established headquarters in a
station house near by.
About 3 o'clock a freight train passed
through the city and the Pinkertons
say it was stoned. The police claim
that such is not the case. At any
event when the train reached the
Broadway viaduct the Pinkertons be
gan a reckless fueilado on the crowd
standing in the vicinity. Four or five
shots were fired without any provoca
tion.
tion.Mrs.
Mrs. Thomas Hogan , standing on the
stoop of her residence , was shot through
the leg , and a small boy was shot
in the thigh. The crowd by this time
was wrought up to a fearful pitch of
excitement , and only by the eifieiency
of the local police , aided by a com
mittee from the strikers , were they
kept back.
After this incident Robert Pinkerton ,
who had charge of his force here in
person , called on Chief Willard. He
said that his men had been assaulted
continually and that firearms had been
put in their possession only yesterday
that they might be used when necessa
ry in self-defense and in the work of
protecting the company's property ,
lie was sorry that innocent parties had
suffered and added that it generally
happened that way. Still he would
stand by his men against the wanton
attacks of roughs- Chief Willard ex
pressed the belief that if the Pinkerton
men had never been brought hero the
local police would have been abund
antly able to cope with the situation.
As it is he fears that there will be fur
ther trouble if these men stay bore ,
iind says in that event the local au
thorities could not be held responsible ,
; is he had repeatedly informed Super
intendent Bissell that the company's
property would be guarded by his own
men if no other forces were brought
here to inflame the passions of the
sympathizers of the strikers.
At 4 o'clock another freight train
came through and the Pinkerton men
again fired into the crowd , a boy named
Frank Parks receiving a bullet in his
arm. The Pinkerton men who fired
into the crowd at the Van Woertstroet
crossing was pursued up the tracks by
an officer and captured. The police
man , while bringing the prisoner back ,
was assaulted by a crowd of Pinkerton
men , who rescued the prisoner and se
verely beat the ollicer.
In Coiijjri'- . This Week.
WASHINGTON , August IS. The pro
gramme for the rest of the session will
be determined in the senate this week
if the present understanding is carried
3ut. Quay will introduce his amended
resolution to-day , which , under the
ules , it is expected , will go over until
1'uesday for action. It will not be re
ferred to the committee on rules , but
ivill be disposed of in the senate. When
it comes up for consideration a motion
ivill be made to include the federal elec
tion bill in the measures that shall be
considered after the tariff bill is dis
posed of. This is expected to precipi-
: ate a debate of some length and con
siderable bitterness between the two
.vings . of the republican majority ,
ijuay. and Aldrich , who is acting with
lira , believe the resolution will be
massed by a good majority , with no
imenduient.
It is probable that this will be "sus-
icnsion day" in the house and com-
nittees will bo allowed to call up se-
ected measures for action. Under
his order the committee on education ,
f it be reached in the call , will seek
o pass the senate bill to extend addi-
ional aid to agricultural colleges.
The committee on agriculture is to
lave the floor Tuesday and possiblv
or several days following in order to
liscuss and act upon the compound
ard and meat inspection bills. When
hese measures arc disposed of it is
( ossible that the labor committee mav
lave a day if the elections committee
iocs not insist on pressing the pending
: ontested election cases.
NEWS NOTES.
The president sent to the senate the
ollowing nominations : John F. Gow-
; y of Washington , consul general at
lanagawa ; Neels P. Abornholut of
Denmark , now consular agent at Riga ,
: onsul at that place.
Chauncey Depew , president of the
sew York Central , in an interview
vas asked his opinion on the situation
if affairs in regard to the strike on
hat road. Depew in reply said he did
iot'think it was necessary to express
Ji opinion , in view of the fact that th-j
trike was ended.