USE OF THE SDKPLUS.
A SrATJJMKXTKnOiriX'G Al'PItOl'KI-
0V Tire COXG11KSSKS.
. \n Arinlyalft ami Kxplunutlon or In-
crcuscx ami ItcductloiiM In Yarloiift
Departments \VIiy Increased Ap-
l > ropriatioiiHVoro Nocomsary Cap
ture of the Alleged 3Iiirclorcr of
ChurleH Poor In Omalin Some Time
Ago State Aid Tor Emigration.
Appropriation * .
WASHINGTON' , March 19. An ofll-
cial statement prepared by the clerks
of the senate and lioubo appropriation
committee for Senator Allison and Rep
resentative Cannon , the chairmen of
the committees , and showing the ap
propriations of the two last congresses ,
the Fiftieth and Fifty-fi"st , was made
public yesterday.
By comparison the statement shows
that the appropriations by the Fifty-
first congress exceeded those of the
Fiftieth fully $170,000,000. The sum
total of appropriations by the Fifty-
first con gross aggregated $988 410,129 ,
and those of the Fiftieth $817,9G3.859.
The increases , together with the
(
amount of each , were in the following
named acts :
Agricultural appropriation bill , § 1-
481,473.50.
Army appropriation , § 32,095.25.
District of Columbia appropriation ,
$2.802,144.
Indian appropriation. $7,307,146.70.
Legislative appropriation , § 1,456-
833.12.
Navy. § 14.042,344.69.
Pension , § 113,312.351,69.
PostoHiec. § 22.068,343.58.
Jliver and harbor , $2,738,678.10.
Sundry civil. § 15,580,599.72.
On the other hand , the appropria
tions carried by the following bills were
in the aggregate $11,523,279.69 less
than in tne same bills as passed by the
Fiftieth congress. In detail the de
creases were :
Diplomatic and .consular appropria
tion bill. $400,750.
Miiittirv academy , $380,449.75.
Deficiencies' , § 1,726 , 261.62.
Miscellaneous. § 9 , 159,221.47.
Permanent annual appropriations ,
§ 21(5o93.85. (
/In an analysis and explanation of
the.increases and reductions made in
the appropriation bills of the last con
gress , it is stated that the increase in
the agricultural bill was caused by an
increased appropriation for the estab
lishment of agricultural experiment
stations in various states , and of the
expenses of the weather bureau trans
ferred to the agricultural department.
The increase in the fortification bill
was caused by appropriations for the
construction of gun and mortar bat
teries for the defense of Boston , New
York and San Francisco , and for the
new army gun factory at Wateryleit
arsenal.
The increase of more than § 7,000.000
in the Indian bill is due to items of ap
propriation to carry out recent treat
ies with various tribes , mainly for the
sale of portions of their lands , for pay
ing the Choctuw and Chickasaw claim ,
and an increase of nearly § 1,500,000
in appropriations for the support of
Indian schools.
The increase of $1,500,000 in the
legislative bill was caused by an. in-
creass in the clerical force of the vari
ous departments.
The increase in the navy depart
ment was caused by increased appro
priations for new war ships.
The increase of § 113,312.351 in the
pension bill , it is stated , is caused in
part by the failure of the Fiftieth con-
rgress to make appropriations sufficient
for pensions for the fiscal year 1890 ,
the deficiency to be provided for by
the Fifty-first congress of § 25.321,907
-and the appropriation by the Fifty-
iirst congress for the amount estimated
to be required for the fiscal year 1892 ,
so that no deficiency appropriations
for pensions will be necessary at the
next session of congress.
The increase of the postal service is
due to the growth and expansion of
that service and occurs in he items
for compensation to postmasters , clerks
in postofiices. rent , etc.
The increase for river and harbor
improvements is due to enlarged ap
propriations for some of the principal
works of improvement in progress on
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
.V JUurdercr Captured.
CHICAGO , March IS. The Chicago
police think they have the man wno
helped to murder Mr. Poor , the pro
prietor of the Nebraska steam laundry
in Omaha , in May last. His name is
Mike Silk , but he is also known as
Frasier and Shoults , and goes by other
.aliases. He ia one of the men arrested
on the charge of entering the store of
Jeweler Hussander on the North side ,
on February 16 last , and attempting to
rob it. The would-be robbers fired
-several shots at Mr. Hussander , one of
which graed his leg , and then made
their escape , but were run down in a
short time. The crime was committed
early in the evening- , when crowds of
people were passing and repassing the
store all the time.
"Silk , " said Chief of Detectives
Kipiey to the Bee , "is one of the most
daring criminals in the country. He
has been arrested on numerous occa
sions charged with burglary , assault
with intent to kill and similar offenses.
He has served sentences at Joliet and ,
I think , at Lincoln. He had just fin
ished a term at Lincoln , I understand ,
when the murder of Poor was com
mitted. We know that he was in that
part of the country at that time. Ever
siftce the murder was committed , we
have been at work on it. We . 'tara-
ine almost all important criminals xvbo
come into our hands , and from frag
ments of information gleaned from
several of them we connected Silk with
.the murder.Sines he was captured
for complicity in the attempted
robbery of llussuntier's place four
weeks ago we have obtained
additional clues which convince us
that he js one of the men. There
were two of them and the authori
ties at Omaha think they have one of
them in jail there. Silk in 1887 was
sent to the penitentiary at Joilet for
three years for burglary. When he
was released ho went to Omaha and
soon picked up an acquaintance with
members of the criminal class there.
Ho was arrested several times there
but was never convicted. The murder
of Mr. Poor waa committed while Silk
was in company with another criminal
named Henry. In climbing upon a
shed in the rear of Mr. Poor's house ,
from which to effect an entrance , Mr.
Poor was aroused and appeared at the
window with a revolver. Silk told an
associate that it was a case of either
being captured or shooting. He shot.
'Soon afterward he came back to
Chicago and got in with his old asso
ciates. " '
Chief 'Kipiey could not give the
sources of his information until the
case was further developed.
An Ovation to CJladwtono.
LOXUQX , March 19. Gladstone re
ceived a tremendous ovation today.
He was leaving the Charing Cross rail
road station for Hastings when an im
mense crowd gatnered at the depot
cheering itself hoarse , broke down the
barriers and made a rush for the
"grand old man. " A number of extra
enthusiastic admirows scrambled to the
top of the cars and yelled and cheered
until the train starting suddenly threw
several upon the tracks and platform.
Two men were so seriously injured that
they had. to be taken to the hospital.
Several others were cut and bruised.
Previous to the departuve of the train
the executive committee of the radical
association presented an address to
Gladstone , but the turmoil in the depot
was = o great that Gladstone was unable
to say a word in reply.
Upon his arrival at Hastings Glad
stone received another ovation.
hi reply to an address at Hastings
Gladstone said he found little to blame
in Lord Salisbury's foreign policy dur
ing recent years , but added that he
condemned the policy of Goschen ,
chancellor of the exchequer , in count
ing fictitious surplc-sses and concealing
the real expenditures from parliament
in order to manufacture a satisfactory
budget. Alluding to the Irish parlia
mentary party , Gladstone said Par-
nell's speech , in which he said he had
opposed the claims of labor candidates
in England in consequence of the obli
gation he was under to the liberal
leaders , was absolutely untrue so far
as he ( Gladstone ) was concerned. He
had always been ready to support the
claims of the labor candidates. Touch
ing upon the painful disclosures of the
divorce court , Gladstone said it was
not his place to judge the amount of
his delinquency , but it was for the lib
erals to consider upon what principles
they would be guided in the disposal
of their votes. The liberals know that
the cause of home rule depends upon
them. The liberals , added the vet
eran statesman , had arrived at a defin
ite conclusion in regard to Parnell.
He ( Gladstone ) was merely the re
porter of the general conviction that
the party was against Parnell. The
liberals were ready to face defeat , ex
clusion , misfortune , but they were not
prepared to create a constitutional
leadership for Ireland under such a
guidance as Parnell's. [ Cheers. ] In
conclusion , Gladstone expressed the
opinion that it was the duty of the lib
erals to prosecute this great and patri
otic purpose and to obtain justice for
Ireland , knowing that by the cour
ageous application of liberal princi
ples they would secure union of the
classes , domination of the law and the
stability of the crown.
Gladstone also made an address in
the Gaiety theater. He expressed en
tire confidence in the future of liberal
ism. He pointed out , with regard to
the Irish members , that each had en
tered parliament subject to a pledge
that on every question affecting Ire
land the minority should sacrifice its
own opinions and co-operate with the
majority. Every member of the Irish
party from the leader downward was
bound by this pledge. It was true that
in October , 1SS1 , he denounced Parnell
in the severest terms , whereas for sev
eral years past he has been in active
co-operation with him. He had de
nounced him because Parnell before
then , on more occasions than one , had
used language dangerous to the empire
respecting the total separation of Ire
land , and also because Parnell opposed
the land act , upon which the liberals
relied as the great instrument for re
dressing Irish grievances. When home
rule was introduced in the house it was
frankly and magnanimously adopted
by the Irish party. The plan was
based on these ideas , first , handing
over to Ireland full , officious control of
her local affairs , and , second , main
taining an equally full , officious imper
ial control of those affairs. 'If any
fresh plan of home rule is proposed , as
I trust it may be. " continued Glad
stone , "I hope it will be founded on
rigid fidelity to those bases , neither of
which can be justifiably separated from
the other. Parnell recently saidIt
may be time to think of the tory au
thorities. ' They played that game
once and it did not answer. Tory con
science does not care much about home
rule ; it is not in tory intellect. "
"After the divorce revelations. * ' said
Gladstone , "the liberals decided that
they could not place the constitutional
leadership in Parnell's hands. That is
final. They are ready to face defeat ,
exclusion from power and political mis
fortune , but we will not create a con
stitutional leadership for Ireland under
such guidance. No consideration will
make us assent to that. "
In conclusion Gladstone said the elec
tion in Hartlepool showed that the lib
erals were never more solid , self-pos
sessed or determined to prosecute the
march as a united house toward the
attainment of the great object.
THE IOWA ALLIANCE.
OF TJJJS
HELD AT
Election of OHlcorK and Text of the
PI at lor in P.it Iforth Another In
dian War Predicted AVhen the Graa
Ilcgiu * 10 Sprout TIio Siicccmtor to
Senator Ilearnt Elected An Inter *
view AVita Secretary Itunk.
oiva Farmer * ' Alliance Convcn tioit.
CRESTON , la. , March 20. The farm
ers' alliance state convention closed its
three days' session here yesterday with
a public meeting. In addition to re
affirming the principles of the National
Alliance and Industrial union adopted
at Ocala , Flu. , the Iowa organization
has announced , the following as its
platform :
4-That congress issue a sufficient
amount of fractional currency to facil
itate exchange through the United
States mails. * *
"That we demand a revision of the
laws of Iowa , so as to place the burden
'of taxation equally and equitably on
all property without discrimination.
"That we demand of the next gen
eral assembly of Iowa the adoption of
the Australian system of voting1.
' That the president , vice president
and senators of the United States shall
be elected by a direct vote of the pee
ple.
'Thatwe favor a reduction of offi
cial .salaries , national , state and county.
"We demand that the state shall
publish the text books for use in the
public schools of the state , and furnish
the same to the people at actual cost.
' -We demand the adoption of a law
compelling corporations to pay their
employes at least semi-monthly , and
that we hereby pledge ouvselves to
stand by and sustain la"bor in all its
just demands. '
'We demand a law making it a
crime to take or z-eceive more than le
gal interest.
"It is further agreed that to carry
out these objects , we will support for
office only such men as can : be depended
upon to enact these principles into law ,
uniniluenced by party caucus. " '
The following state om'cers were
elected : President , J. M. Joseph.
Union county ; vice president , Daniel
Campbell , Winona county ; secretary ,
George P. Lang , Wayne county ; treas
urer , J. J. Laws , Taylor county ; state
lecturer , L. H. Griffith , Cass county.
Creston was chosen as the headquar
ters for the state organization , and the
secretary will locate here.
Another Indian War .Predicted.
CHICAGO , March 20. The Herald
has a long dispatch from Pine llidge ,
S. D. , stating that persons who have
been studying the situation all winter
believe that another war when spring
opens is inevitable. It has been dis
covered that the Sioux are in constant
communication with the Utes , Arapa-
hoes , Cheyennes and many other
tribes. Their couriers have been pass
ing to and fro ever since the troops
were withdrawn from the agency , and
it is now the boast of the more bitter
leaders of the Sioux that when trouble
breaks out again there will be half a
dozen tribes ari iyed against the sol
diers. It has also been discovered
that so extensive has been the agita
tion among the Indians that even the
prisoners of war at Fort Sheridan , near
Chicago , have been importuned to join
in the outbreak.
If there should be another war in
the spring : the consequences would be
terrible to the Dakotas , Wyoming and
Xebraska. Instead of being led by
such sub-chiefs as Short Bull and Kick
ing Bear , it now seems probable that
the famous bands of Sioux will have as
their leaders such powerful men as
American Horse , Red Cloud , Two
Strike , Big Koad and Little Wound ,
with the possible support of Young-
Man-Af raid-of-His-Horses. These chiefs
could command almost the united
strength of the Rosebud and Pine
Ridge agencies. Two Strike , Little
Wound. Big Road and Red Cloud ,
while they did not assume the aggress
ive in the recent trouble , were bitter
in their enmity to the whites , and had
they been re-enforced by other tribes
and had the season been more favora
ble would have made the country
smoke for miles around.
Senator Hurst's Successor.
SACRAMENTO , Cal. , March 20. Tht
California senatorship ended yesterday
in the election of Charles X. Felton of
San Mateo. At the conclusion of the
roil call on the first ballot in the joint
convention Estee had received 40 votes ,
Felton 40 , Johnson 4 , Perkins 1 and
Blanchard 1. Four democrats voted
for State Senator Heacock of Santa
Barbara , a republican , and he also re
ceived one republican vote , while the
remaining twenty-four democrats voted
for White. Before the ballot was an
nounced a number of Estee's followers
and all of Blanchard's and Johnson's
and the scattering vote went to Felton.
which portended his certain election.
This was followed by an almost entire
change of the republican votes in Fel-
ton's favor.
[ Charles N. Feltoii was born in Erie
county , New York , in 1832. He re
ceived an academic education and re
moved to California , where he was as
sistant treasurer and treasurer of the
mint at San Francisco for six years.
He was elected to the legislature of
California for two terms and elected to
the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth con
gresses. ]
William H. Herndon. Abraham Lin
coln's law partner and owner of "A
Life of Lincoln. " died in Springfield ,
III. , on the 18th , aged seventy-two.
His youngest son , Will , died six hours
before.
( cnoral Joe .Tnluiaton l > cad.
WASHINGTON . March 23. General
Joseph E. Johnston died shortly after
11 o'clock Saturday night.
The general had been suffering the
past three weeks with an affection of
the heart , aggravated by a cold caught
at General Sherman's funeral. His
physician haa been trying to keep up
his strength for several days , but hid
advanced age has given but little hope
from the beginning.
The general did not suffer in the
least and was conscious to the last.
The immediate cause of his death was
heart failure , the result of degenera
tion of the heart , sylue in a measure tea
a cold. At times for about two yearj
General Johnston has shown unmis.
takable signs of a general breaking
down. His mind often became bewil
dered so that he could not tell where
ho was or how he came there. At the
beginning of his last attack of illness
Dr. Lincoln was summoned and suc
ceeded with much difficulty in arrest
ing the progress of the disease for a
time. Prior to a week ago Saturday
the general seemed to be improving ,
but on that day ho went down stairs
without assistance , overexerting him
self. Since then he has continued to
grow worse until about 6 o'clock in the
evening of Saturday last , when the
doctor found him perfectly comforta
ble and apparently a little better.
There was no warning that the end
was so near. Governor McLane of
Maryland entered the room a little af-
terr 11 o'clock , and as he approached
the bed he heard an almost inaudible
sigh , and General Johnston was dead.
The funeral services will be held in
this city and interment takes place in
Baltimore.
The Preftidoiit to J mitre G roll'
WASHINGTON , March 23. The fol
lowing is a copy of the president's let
ter to Judge Groff accepting his resig
nation :
Silt : Your letter of the llth ult. .
tendering your resignation of the office
of commissioner of the general land
office , to take effect not later than the
15th inst. . has been received. After
our recent interview , in which you ex
plained to mo how imperatively your
health required an early discharge
from official responsibility , I have con
cluded to accept your resignation with
out awaiting the selection of your suc
cessor. I cannot permit our official
relations to be severed without ex
pressing to you my high appreciation
of the faithful , diligent and intelligent
manner in which you have discharged
your duties. Hoping that you may
find restored health in the rest you an
ticipate , I am yours respectfully ,
BKNJAMIN HAKHISON.
It is still thought that Judge Groff
will be tendered a place on the federal
bench when the new appointments are
made.
Chinese XrebytiTiaii * AVaiitn Chaiisc
WASHINGTON , March 23. A report
to the department of state from the
late United States minister to Japan
says that after long deliberation the
native Presbyterian church in that
country has seen fit to recast the time-
tried doctrines of the Presbyterian
church and even to make additions to
the apostles creed. He further says
that it is a frequent and common claim
by Christian converts that , the spirit
and meaning of Christianity in its
broader scope has never been properly
presented among the western nations ,
and that , faith is needed to be trans
ported to Japan for final development
and perfection. Consequently he ap
prehends that the changes noted will
be followed by other and more radical
changes.
AVeatlier Crop Itullctii : .
WASHINGTON , Match 23. The week
ly weather crop bulletin issued by the
signal service says : Cold weather con
tinued during the week generally
throughout the northern states , over
which the ground is generally frozen
and spring work delayed. In the north
west the ground is generally covered
with snow , which is disappearing
rapidly , and which will furnish suffi
cient moisture in the spring wheat re
gion to assure an excellent start for the
crop. The weather was favorable
throughout the fall wheat region , over
which the conditions are reported as
favorable and the prospects excellent.
In New England the weather is un
favorable for sugar making , but favor
able for fruit , the latter conditions ex
tending over the fruit regions of the
middle Atlantic states.
Inspection oJ' Hoiis.
WASHING-ION , March. 23. An appli
cation has been received by Secretary
Rusk from a Chicago firm for the in
spection of hogs designed for export
uncer the recent act of congress pro
viding for such inspection.
In referring to this law and to that
which provides for regulation by the
secretary of agriculture of cattle-carry
ing vessels the firm declares that these
laws will help the cattle and farming
industry beyond anything it is now
possible to estimate. Foreign coun
tries , it is believed , will not take our
animal products for human food with
out inspection , and it is persuaded
that by this act millions will be saved
in this country.
Appeals1'or Seed.
WASHINGTON. March 23. Secretary
Rusk receives letters daily from the
farmers in the west and northwest ,
who state that they are suffering great
ly owning to the failure of their crops.
They also ask for assistance in the
shape of garden seeds. As far as he
is able he grants their request. , but
is not able to do very much
in that direction owing to the
limited appropriation at his com
mand and the scarcity of seeds. Secre-
tr.ry Rusk has been able to distribute
more sead with the same money than
any of iiis predecessors , but there is a
limit even to his powers , and , while
the appeals for assistance are pathetic ,
he is able to satisfy only a few of them.
CURTAIN SUM DOWN
I U/.MTJI OyXAiniKXCKJlAKltETT , Till :
I GKEAT T
I'ncmitoiila the ITInlmly that So Sud
denly Carried Him Oil Jay Could' *
Latest Scheme JJov. JTIellette , of
Month Dakota , DlHcourneit on Indian
Afl'alrn Complication * Over the Ne\v
OrlcaiiM Situation ICx-Senator In-
gallM Talk * ofthc Farmer * ' Alliance.
Lawrence IJnrrott Head.
YOKK , March 21. Lawrence
Barrett , the tragedian , died last eve
ning at the Windsor hotel of heart
failure. Ho was unconscious but a
a short time before his death.
His wife and Dr. Chambers of this
city were with Mr. Barrett when he
breathed his last. His last sickness
dated from Wednesday night , when he
was obliged to leave the theater where
he was engaged. It was said at that
time that he was merely suffering from
a severe cold and would bo out in a
few days , and the same report was
made the following day. Even yes
terday reports from the sick chamber
were very favorable. This evening
Dr. Chambers called at the Windsor
hotel at 9 o'clock to see the patient
and shortly after announced that ho
would remain all night. Death occurred
at 10:45. Heart failure , the physician
declared , was the cause of death.
Dr. Chambers says that on Wednes
day. Barrett had a cold and when he
returned home from the theater was
seized with a severe chill. The next
day symptoms of pneumonia appeared
and a consultation was held by Drs.
Chambers and Walker and Dr. Oliver
of Boston. Mrs. Barrett was also
summoned. At the consultation the
case was diagnosed as a grave phase of
pneumonia and complications made it
serious , as for two years Barrett has
Veen a sufferer from throat disease.
Between 5 and 10 o'clock this evening
there was a rapid change for the worse
and when the consultation was held the
sick man was only semi-conscious. For
fifteen to twenty minutes before he
died he was wholly unconscious. Bar
rett has two daughters , now in Europe.
The funeral will probably take place
in Boston.
Gould' * Latest Scheme.
NKAV Youif , March 21. The Tri
bune says that it is able to announce
that the managers of the Union Pacific
have under consideration a plan for the
creation of a blanket mortgage to cover
the entire system owned and controlled
by the company , similar to the mort
gage which the Atchison , Topeka &
Santa Fe issued upon its organization.
The details of the plan are unobtaina
ble , as many of them are incomplete ,
while other depend upon negotiations
now in progress. Jay Gould is giving
his attention largely to the work nec
essary to carry through so great a
financial operation and accountants are
preparing exact schedules of the
bonded indebtedness and other liabili
ties , while lawyers are examining into
every question of law which might
arise in the execution of the scheme.
The purpose of the mortgage is to
effect a solidification of all the branch
lines of the Union Pacific , provide for
a floating- debt and arrange means for
the settlement of the debt to the gov
ernment.
Governor ? lollcttc and the Indians.
WASHINGTON. March 21. Governor
Mellette of South Dakota spent a cou
ple of hours yesterday at th lunch ta
ble with President , Harrison. The
governor was a well-known Iloosier
before locating in Dakota , having for
many years immediately before emi
grating west been the editor of the
Muncic Times and a prominent mem
ber of the legislature. He wa < ? in In
diana a warm personal friend of Gen
eral Harrison , and he always visits the
white house when in Washington.
The governor is here to talk over
the recent Indian outbreak with the
secretary of the interior and the war
department officials and anticipate the
future. He thinks there is not much
real danger of any future trouble , and
says the outlook for South Dakota was J
never so bright as now. The soil is i
in fine condition for large crops this
season , the state government is pros
perous and the promises are that South
Dakota will have a large immigration
this year.
2Ia\vlcy on the Italian Aflair.
WASHINGTON , March 21. Concern
ing the expected international compli
cations over the New Orleans situa
tion Senator Hawley said today : "We
cannot possibly exhaust the resources
of diplomacy in such a matter. Of
course the general government is , in
the eyes of the world , the responsible
pariy. but the execution of criminal
law must be left to the several states.
Occasionally complicated questions are
the result of this condition of affairs ,
but there is really nothing serious in
the outlook at this time. We are a
liberal people , eminently fair , and the
Italians will receive satisfactory treat
ment at our hands. Some time ago
a number of Chinamen were killed and
injured in one of our western terri
tories and satisfactory indemnity was
paid. There will be no trouble be
tween the United States and Italy over
the New Orleans affair. " '
Grand Army Anniversary.
RUTLAND , Yt. , March 19. A gen
eral order for the observance of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the Grand
Army which will occur on April 0' ,
1891 , has been issued by Commander-
in-Chief Veazy. According to the or
der a public commemorative meeting
will be held by each post on the day
named. The Women's Relief corps
and other organizations of a similar
nature will be invited to participate.
The general public , school children ,
etc. , will also be invited to join in the
celebration of the event , which , the
commander says , should bo fittingly
observed. The programme for the oc
casion Is left to the discretion of pos ;
commanders.
on the Irarnirr 'Alliance.
BALTIMOUE , Md. , March 20. Ex-
Senator Ingalls of Kansas , talking of
the farmers' alliance said : "Thic move
ment is building greater than the E.-V-
jority of the people of the eastern slope
are willing to admit. It presents ono
of the most interesting1 political prob
lems of the country. Hero in the east ,
where the industries and employments
are diversified , its progress is not ap
preciated and the strength it is gaining
not understood. In the west , a purely
agricultural section , it has taken a deep
hold on the public mind , and the evolution
lution of tlie movement is closely
watched by our deepest thinkers and
political economists. These farmers
have concluded that , there are wrongs
existing that need adjustment. The
growth of the organization is not
othoral or spontaneous , but has como
with a strong undercurrent of reason
that will ultimately land it on a solid
foundation which will defy all efforts
of political agitators to shake. I think
it may bo compared to the feeling of
republicanism which swept over the
country from 1856 to 1860. This re
sult might be more quickly reached
could the west and south find common
ground on which to stand. The east
and north have recognized this all
along , and have very adroitly prevented -
vented any coalition. We may look
for a coalition that will produce tangi
ble results. The existing political par
ties , however , may by their platforms
and the candidates nominated , make
such concessions to the alliance as to
cause the members to return to their
respective folds with the belief that
the evils they seek to redress will bo
reformed in their households. "
Ne\v Yorlc Italians GroatlyCUvclted.
Niw YOKK , March 23. Cooper-
Union hall was packed with 5,000
Italians of New York and vicinity Sat
urday night , called to denounce the
tragedy in New Orleans , and outside ,
notwithstanding the drizzling rain ,
more than as many more were unable
to gain entrance to the hall. Shortly
before 9 o'clock the crush outside broke
down the doors and a number of people
ple were injured in the rush. Ono
hundred and fifty policemen were kept
busy. The presiding officer was A.
DeAngelo. The speeches were nearly
all in Italian , and the denunciations of
the New Orleans tragedy were almost
terrifying in their vehemence. To
pacify tlie crowd without it was ad
dressed from the balcony by a number
of speakers.
When President DeAngelo stepped
to the front of the platform and rapped
for order there was a lull in the noise
of the hall. He said quietly and im
pressively. "Italiani , " ' then a roar of
"bravo" burst from the thousands of
Italian throats. The applause was re
sistless in its vehemence for fully five
minute ? , and so it was through the
entire meeting. Every man Was ex
cited to the highest pitch. But a word
seemed necessary to transform thorn
into a throng of demons. The com
mittee in charge seomeu to realize
this and took every precaution to avoid
any trouble. Near the close of the
meeting , when the resolutions were
being read , several persons in differ
ent parts of the hall arose and asKed
to be allowed to speak. These re
quests were refused by the chairman.
Then men who wanted to speak then
appealed to their fellow- , asking if
they meant to sit there inactive , and
urging them to act and avenge the
wrongs done in New Orleans. The in
stant they began to taiic in this way
prominent men on the platform urged
the audience to be quiet and orderly.
Meanwhile the police had taken the
riot inciters in hand and hustled them
out of the hall. It was a critical mo
ment and the leading men of the meet
ing acted none too soon.
The Elizabethport ( N. J. ) steam
cordasre works burned. Loss probably
$600 , 000.
The Lehigh will defy the interstate
law by refusing to obey the commis
sioners" order to reduce rales on an
thracite coal.
The fifth auditor of the treasury de
partment today passed favorably upon
the claim of New York state for the
refunding of about ? i 500. 000 , the
largest claim ever audited in that bureau -
reau , the amount of direct taxes due
to the state under the terms of the new
lav.- .
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