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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR , DOMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNItSTG , MARCH 9. 188G. N\ \ THOUSANDS OUT ON STRIKES. Master Workman Powderly Deprecates Hasty Action by Hotheads. THE BOYCOTT A LAST RESORT. Ilio Great Ootild System Strike Coos On , With ttio Number Increased - creased to Ten Thausniul Meii-Htrllco Notes. Master Workman Powilorly's Views. Pim.Aiir.i.i'iiiA , March a Grand Mnstcr Workman Powdcrly , head of the Knights of Labor organization , who Is In this city at tending n meeting of the gcncial executive board , sahl lo-nlght to n representative ! of tins Associated press Hint he Imd received no HUlinr.oiiM to go to St. Louis to settlu till ) dif ficulties between the strikers txiid the Gould tiystuin of rallionds. That there Is no slgnlll- Ciince In the fact that so many strikes nre now In progress In the United States by ns- BCtnbllcs of thu Knights of Labor. "It Is a col ncldence , merely , " ho said , "mid there Is no concerted action contemplated by the order ns lias been suggested , thu strikes being Inci dental , nnd 1 think clilolly owing to the 1'nct that this Is just the beginning of spring trade mid the opening of a period of piosperlty lu business. " Powduily , upon being asked whether he did not think that the Increase In thu num ber of strikes just now was owing to thu knowledge of an increased power by the or ganizations of alabor , said : " 1 doubt it , and 1 think that I can spunk for the general executive board. They do not think that it Is wlfco to inatignratuso many strikes unless it can be shown that there is an extreme neces sity for them. If many of the men who nrc striking would display n little more common sense and use a little moru patience they would get all they aie striking for and savu their time and money In tliu bargain. If they would exercise proper moderation in their negotiations with their employer : ) and sub mit their claims llrmly made and properly rcpiesented , to arbitration , 1 am free to say that 1 am sure that nine out of ten cases which end in a strike could bj as satisfac torily arranged without resoitinir to such ex treme and generally doubtful expedients. In deed , In nine eases there would oe no neces sity for a strike. Tho.ro is a fcelinir now that labor must bo recognized by employers ; that the employer must listen to the employes , and the time has come when the shopman , mill owner , and manufacturer In every department of trade must bo ready to listen to thu demands of his men and to yield to them when these demands arc reasonable. Organization , dlseiulino. and the realization of thu right and thu might in the case had brought about this change , and these advances on this pat t of the employer should not bo repulsed by hasty and inconsiderate action on the part of work- ingiuen. " "Aibitration , then , and not strikes Is the theory of tliu order ? " said the reporter. "Tos. arbitration always when It Is possi ble , a strike only as a last resort ; but when that point Is reached , slrlku hard , strike In earnest , and never surrender except to just concessions. Why , tills board , " pointing to tliu members who were listening , "has since tlio lirst of January settled by arbitration 350 cases , which would otherwise have resulted in stnkes without thu train of a single point by the strikers. The Knights of Labor and other labor organizations in sympathy with Its plans , constitute at the present time the most powerful organization of worklngmen over known In the history of the world. Its strength is Increasing every day and its Influence is felt every day in every branch of trade In this country. "It is dangerous to abuse this power. " It can always insist upon just demands carefully considered and thoughtlnlly digested. It cannot afford to fritter Itself away upon overv little pretense of wrong , hastily formulated and pighcadcdly insisted upon. The growth of the power of labor should bo an occasion for calm deliberation and moderation. Workingmen - ingmen should be caiut'ul to see to it that they do not sap and undermine thelrstrength by extreme demands and unreasonable assumptions of Inipoitaneu and power. Jt is as some ono lias said before me , a good thing to have tliu power of u giant , hut it is an evil thing to ii.-o It like a giant , It was this disposition onlhepartof the employer , to refuse to treat with his workmen , that made labor organization a necessity to them. Now that wo have thu power which comes from organl/atlon , wo must ii-c that power wisely and moderately , nnil be careful that wo do not change posi tion with the employer and refuse to treat wilii him , cxcnpt at the point of n pistol , or a strike , which Is about the same thing. A strike should bo the last thing when every thing clso has failed , anil not an everyday expedient , which used ns hiieh loses its power ns It Increases In freipieney. In old assemblies which are imiiillnr with our plans and purposes , strikes were infrequent. It is the new , as yet not fully informed , organizations which upon sometimes Insulllclent and frequently trivial causes make this final and desperate appeal. As our organl/.at Ions grow there will bti less strikes , bo&utso there will bo less necessity for them. Our power will In time he greater than men think. It will last so as long as wo use It wisely , anil It will bo so used , as a power no less Important than the constitution. " "Is the utrlko the last resoit of the Knights of Labor ? " asked tlio reporter. Thu master workman smiled. " 1 sec , " said ho. "what you are driving nt. A strike isu bad thing , hut a boycott is woisu in its re sult. AMilkobtops production ; n boycott kills it. The strike of a week Is only the los.s of a week's business ; n boycott for n week can be thu ntterriiln of thu business Itself. Wn have never failed in n boycott which has been ordoiod by the general committee. It ; effectiveness Is undoubted , hut It Is the * tremu power which wu use with caution. " "is there not danger , " said the reporter , "that your order may become Involved In politics and thus ln&u Its power' ' * ' "I have no fear of that. The matters In volved In tliu existence anil works of the Knights of Labor are nuver to Us members matters of pa ( than politics. Wo have hero , us you see , on this committee- members of thu two old parties n greonbaekcr , with a smilu , and other cranks llho myself. Wo nru not politicians liciu. Wn have a method of dealing with those who , as somu have , entered our ranks to servo political ends. Wu turn thoni out. Wu have nail no part In politics. It Is biead find butter , the rights of tlio cmploved , thu material and concrete things of everyday llfo , that constitute the elements which do now and always will hold us together , and these are tltopgur than paitlsan political lies. That Is why 1 do not tear thu intrusion of politics. When peo\ilo \ talk , as sometimes they do , about using the Kn.gliUut Labor as n political engine , they titter the most arrant nonsense , it Is not worth while to discuss the matter with such n man. Ho Is cither n liar or an empty- headed fool. " In conclusion Powderly said the Knights nf Labor , as an organization , had nothing to do with the strike In the bituminous coal nylon , as the men were in n separate order , hut liu thought the day was near when all thu tabor organi/atlons of the country would bo united under ono general supervision and control , lie will icniain In Philadelphia with the gi-nwal oiv.iim'.tleo several days , null ! called away , us ho thinks possible , to tlio west to nrrunuu the dltfivultics Hit-re. TIIli ! K'l'ltlltK. Ten Thousand Out , .Vo Violence , Nti U'ratiirt Moving. ST. l.ovts , March P. The strike on the pai tof tlio Knights of Labor ou thu Could tout h western system of railways Saturday \vus followed yestei day nt various point ? hy n geneial suspension of work hy all knight * employed In any poilt'on ' on the railroads until the number has i cached bet wccnWO ( and 10,000. ami Includes s-.v'.tcbmun , shopmen , trainmen , biakomoii anO.'lrumen. ' Tuuongl- uccrs. non ; of u-tjoui him- Joined tlioitillo : fonohlly , off prevented from wotkih0 br lack ti 6lrleu' | iUJift'.auce upoi : their eizues : ! , ind are counted In nnionc themselves by Iho mights so far as their value to the road Is concerned. Another general order Is expected from the executive board In Marshall , Tex. , which It Is predicted will call from their work nil knights left on the road , and will still 'in thor cripple the company. All Missouri I'nelhc employes who are knights have > lriick , and n number of them who are not mights have joined the order and loft their woik. No freighter p.\ssencr trains went out of St. Louis on the .Missouri Pacific yes- Icrday , and Its business in every department Is at n standstill. Thu kulghts have been lioldlng nnlet and peaceful meetings In their hall , while the executive committee is In ses sion and is waiting to hear from the railroad authorities , to whom they are looking fora | ) ioposlton ! tor a conference by which nil of the differences can bo arranged. It Is probable that unless some proposition of this kind Is made to-ilay the strike will us- aiimc greater proportions , and will Injure tlio ro.ids more than It hn ? already. The striken ) exercise care that the delay of malls shall not bo attributed to them. They have appointed a delegation from their numbers to prepare thu mall cars for their trips , switch them Into position and attach them to engines. This precaution makes It Impos sible fo'r thu United Status govuiniuunt to make charges against them for delaying tlio mails , and thus the government can find no pretext to Interfere unless violence Is re ported to. It was with the greatest difficulty that any Missouri 1'acllic tr.ilns could ba moved this morning from the Union depot , as the olll- cmls could parsuadu none of thu strikers to assist In making them up. Assistant Super intendent Stllhvell of the Union depot , as sisted by three yardmen , started nil passenger trains on time , the strikers offering no resist ance to their efforts. > ot n freight" car on the Missouri Pacific has been sent from this city since Saturday night , and the probabili ties are that nonu can bo moved until the present dilliculty has been settled or unless the railroad company fills the positions of the striking knights by non-members of that organization. Members of the board of di rectors of that road have arrived in tills city , but whether tboy come to assist In settling the strike or simply to attend the regular annual meeting ot the board on next Wed nesday is non known. The Brakomon's ISrotherhood met tills afternoon in Theil's hall. As near as could bo learned their grievance Is that their wages are too small They receives JO per month. They want STO or Chicago pi Ices , together with extra pay for extra work. A commute of the knights called on the brakcmcn yesterday afternoon and conferred with their committee. Alarming rumors are abroad this morning regarding tlio contemplated action by thu knights to lorco the railroads of the Gould southwest system to accede to their demands. It is stated that nt IS o'clock the knights em ployed by the St. Louis Bridge company will strike In support of their already striking brethren. This will cause n total stoppage of all railroad traillo collected bat ween tlio union depot In tills eity and the relay depot In East St. Louis , and no passengers or freight can be transferred by rail across the river. To avoid the possibility of the railroad using the ferries for transportation purposes the cen tral committee lias , it is stated , ordered out all men engaged by tlieso companies and this will sever all connection with the cast side of thu river. The knights are dumb when questioned about these rumors , and re fuse to cither deny or allirm them. Officials of the railroads , bridge company and ferries aio equally roticent. Nothing can be posi tively known in icgard to the" future policies of either side. The strike upon the Missouri Pacific road had tlio effect ot rendering It Im possible. for the St. Louis A San Francisco railroad to handle- any freight delivered at the union depot , as the latter company uses the tracks of the former from the depot to Grand avenue , a distance of two miles , and no men can be found to assist in moving up freight trains intended to pass over these tracks. ST. Louis , March S. Contrary to expecta tions , the knights employed by the St. Louis Bridge company are still at work and trains to and from East St. Louis are running regu larly. It is conlidenly stated , however , by knights , that this will be the next move or dered by the strikers. All through passen ger and mall trains have loft up to this hour (1:50) : ) on time and theroisno serious delay along the routes. Tlio Post-Dispatch's special from Sedalla states that the central commit tee of the knights will order that after to-day all members of that organization employed on passenger trains on 'the Missouri Pacific railroad shall cease work , hut that mall cars must not Interfered with. Notice was posted on the Missouri Pacific railway depot this morning announcing the suspension of ail brakemun on the St. Louis it Kansas City mid Lawrence & Kansas City branches of that road. The brakemcn are now holding a meeting at which their future course will bo determined on. Their discussions nre held in .sti let secrecy and nothing can bo learned ns to their nature. A dispatch from Nevada , Ho. , says no ser ious trouble growing out of the knights' strike at this point lias yet occurred. The district superintendent at the Missouri Pa cific at this point this morning attempted to attach n Missouri Pacific stock car to an out going train , but the strikers forced him to abandon bis attempt. A special from San Antonio states that the local differences between the Knights of Labor and their employers on thu Southern Pacillc railroad have bcon settled , and that the strike there Is at an end. KA.NSAH Cm * . March H. There Is no change in the Missouri Pacific strike this morning. No frcluht trains arc moving , but passenger trains are not interrupted. Tlio rumor of imp Muling strikes on oilier roads has not been substantiated. About sovcnty- live Missouri Paellic freight handlers em ployed hero have been laid oil on account ot thu suspension of business. Sii : > M.iA. March S , Thcro Is absolutely no change In the strike , situation this morning and everything is remarkably quiet. Tim strikers shlo tracked trains and locomotives and let the water out of them. Thorn seems to bu no disposition on the part of the com pany to resist the movements made by the strikers. The accommodation train duo hero from Pleasant Hill at ' . 'MO ' a. in. did not ar rive on account of the Impossibility of pro curing any engine to pull the train. GAI.VJSTO.V. : Maich K. Up to noon to-day nogenornl slriko of tliu knights had taken nlnco hero , but there Is no knowing what an hour may bring forth. The knlgnts admit that a go i u' nil strike has been ordered hy thu executive committee. Work on the Mallory wharf and about the railroad is progressing as usual K-ST. Louis. March P. A Post Dispatch special from Marshall , Texas , states that no work Is being done by the mechanics of the Texas Pacific railroad in thu shops nt that point , A special guard has boon appointed by Ilio Knights to guard the company' ? prop erty tioiu acts of violence. Tlio light at this point now consists of u demand by Ilio Knights that the oipnUatlon hu recognized by tin * railroad qllicinh. All other grievances have been piactK-ally settled. r n A rumor Is current hem that 10,00'J luldl tlonal Knights will buordeii'dout ' to-morrow , and this will absolutely stop all passmtgoi and freight tralllc on th's Gould southwestern system , It Is learned fioin u railroad officia that there will probably b-j IKI further trouble lu making up passenger lialns nt this point , and an elt'ort will be nindc to keep tun pas sontrer tralllu of the mitlru system moving regularly and promptly. 3:15 : p. m.io late duvolopmenls regarding the blrlko. Powderly , irrnml master wnikmai of the Kiilchts of Labor , lias not yet nt rived Up to tliis hour Iho brldguiucu Imvu not go no out. All U quiet. ATCIIISOX , M.u'eh 8. The Mlssourt Pa clticshnpmnu employed hero i")0 In nuin her went out to-day on orders from Sedalla AllCmilial branch freight tr.ilns were stepped - pod , thuigh n tialn ot livestock was per uiitted tocoiiH tluough. P.itmi committees guard tlu > company's property ami peiml ouly pa < s ns r Ir.ilns to run , The strikers hnvti propanrj n sehcilulo ot grievances \\lileh simply lii''orporatoi the demands taado by the Texas striken * . Sv , Louts , March b , All the men nm ployed at I'aior.dele ' , sit miles below quit wort- this morning , ' This is an 1m porlnnt point , n * it Is tlio river terminus or the Klrkwoud branch of tm ! Missouri P.u-llic lo'id , and largo quantities of freight for tim rait sto. trnusfemkl across th rfvi'r there 'ihe Iran Mcv.u'.aiii jxnd.aU'Vvaw.'a through ho place , nnd the yards of the two roads are quite extensive. Over GOO freight cars , nany of them laden , stand on the tracks. The men arc holding meetings and discuss- ug the situation. P1VK THOUSAND OUT. The Anticipate. ! ! AVnlk-Out of Minors in Federation No , it , PiTTsnuitn , March 8. The miners of Fed eration No. 3 struck this morning for an ml- vance of 10 per cent. In the district are over 10.000 men , and nt 11 o'clock tlio report showed at least r > , OOJ of them out. Pirrsni'iui , Match 8. The strike Inaugu rated for the uniform scale of wages which was ndopted nt the convention nt Cumberland , on February 1U , Involving-a general advance of 10 cents per ton , began at 11 o'clock tills uornlng. Dispatches received from the Maryland regions reported that nil the miners numbering 5000 men nrc out. Nothing has been lecelved as yet from tlio other points. At Irwin U.'OJ miners employed by the Pennsylvania lias and Westmoreland Conn- y Coal companies came out this morning for no Increase and nru now holding n mass iieeting at the opera house. Ct'.Mitr.m.Axn , Md. , March P. In compli ance with the orders of thu executive com mittee of thu Federation of Minors and Mine Lahoiers , which organization Includes all em ployes In the several bituminous coal regions , thufi.ooo laborers in the Cumberland region struck to-day for an advance of ftoin10 to 50 cents per Ion. 1'riT-mi'iio , March 8. lloports from var ious points in Federation No. : ! of the Coal Miner's Amalgamated association , Indleato that tliu strike Inaugurated this morning Is widespread , and that nearly 10,003 men are now out. Two thousand men quit work In the Elk Garden district. MINOU TUOUBLES. Pour Thousand Wood Workers Strike In New York City. Niw : Yonif , March 8. Four thousand members of the United Order of American Joiners and Amalgamated Society of Car- punters and Joiners stopped work hereto- lay. The journeymen complain of low wages , paid at the rate of S3 per day for ten lours , the rate for first class workmen being SO.'iO , which very few receive on the plea : hat they are not first class. The strikers now demand that the average wasjc-3 paid to journeymen shall ho § : l.oU per dav. Six hundred shops are alToctod with this movement , and at noon eighty-six bosses had igreed to tlio demand. As presented the ucn in tlieso shops will at once resume worlc. i'ho men aiu confident of carrying their lolnts , as nearly all the larger shops have jlvcn In. About twelve hundred men will esumo work to-day. Tlio rtouiuclliui Agreement. CoxsTAXTisori.E , March S. All the powers have given assent to the Ilontnollnn agreement ns modified by Itussla. The origi nal agreement stands , except that the clause relating to a military alliance between Turkey ind Bulgaria has been eliminated , and thnt he title of "Prince of Uulgarla" lias been inserted in place of "Prince Alexander. " The agreement is being drafted and will soon bo submitted to the conference. Milwaukee Shoo Strike Emlctl. CHICAGO. March 8. Inter-Ocean's Mll- ivaukco special : The boot and shoemakers' strike , Inaugurated two weeks ago , Is prae- Jcally at an end. To-day tlio Page company signed the strike scale. Thu remaining two firms , it is believed , will sign within a few days. _ A Cisrsr Boycott Off. DAVEXPOUT , Iowa , March 8. The Knights of Labor boycott against Nicholas Kidmen , cigar manufacturer , is nt an end. This after noon T. .1. O'Meara , prusidcnt of the Trt-City Labor congress , and Mr. Kulinen signed arti cles of agreement to that effect. Voluntary Increase or Pay. llAKTFonn , Conn. , March 8. The New York & Hartford Kailroad company has ilecided to raise the pay of laborers on all llvisions from S1.35 to $1.50 per day , begin ning April 1. i WYOMING WAIPS. lioblnson's Victim Dead County Bill Defeated The Veto Put On. CHEYK.VNK , AVyo. , March 8. [ Special Telo- gram.J Uariant , shot on Ilex Elder creek by Itoblnson on Friday , is dead. Itoblnson has given himself up. Two stories of the tragedy ire told ono that Kobinson and ono Mc- Crackcn followed Uariant into Ids own house , shot and clubbed him , the other that Barianl put a shotgun under Itoblnson's nose , but the weapon did not discharge , when Itobinson shot twice. The legislature defeated the bill providing for tlio organization of new counties. Tills was the only crumb the North western .Railroad company asked from the legislative table. Much surprise is expressed that the Northwestern had no ono hero when so much legislation alfcctlng its interests was pond ing , but as far as known not a-representatlveof the road has been on the ground. The county bill was quilii an Important measure to the cor poration named. Governor Warren vetoed the hill which passed the legislature by a good majority providing for weighing coal without the thorough screening It is now subjected to. The principal reason for tlio veto Is that it would work an injury to the public , as bad coal would bo forced on tlio producer , and competition bo established which would close up the Union Pacillc mines. The Ijoss by tlio Jersey City Dock lilnzo Reaches $ : tOOOUO. Ni-w : Voiti ; , March 8. When the flames on the Monarch line dock were discovered at 2 o'clock this morning , all the dromon In Jersey City and lloboken wcro summoned to the scene. It soon becamu evident that they could not handle thu lire , so assistance was asked for from this city. The largo Iron steamer Egyptian Monarch was on Ilro before the tugs could get her from the burning dock. The flames burned so furiously that the firemen had no chancu of subduing them. The heat was so Intense that the workers could get nowhere near her , and after her masts and spars wcro consumed the flames made their way into her cabin lirst , then to her hold , where It caught what there was ot her cargo , and In n short while she was a raging furnace of llamo that heated hut sides to a white heat and made her hull al tlio water line to throw on" clouds of steam caused by the heat within. The loss on the ship will bo 8100,000 , and later estimates placed on thu cargo , which Is a total loss , of about 3200,000. The Lydlan Monarch also took lire , but was hauled out into tlio stream heforu much dam age was done. The milk depot of the Krlo road waj also destroyed , entailing n loss ol about S25.000 upon that company. The Monarch line dojks weru entirely destroyed Total loss is now estimated at SiJOO.ODO. Anionjr tlio Itnilronds. CHICAGO , March 8. Ilepresentatives of tlio roads that formed the Paellic Coast assocl atlon held an Inloimal meeting hero to-day und decided to make rates on all classes o freight cents lor carloads nnd 50 cents foi le. < s than carloads. The ruling figures have been a uniform 50 per cent off from the oh tariff. The Inter Ocean's Galena , III. , spccla nays : Judge Hrown of the circuit court denied nied the application of the Illinois Centra railroad for an injunction to restrain the Chicago , liurllngton & Northern railway from using the Illinois Central right of way Death ofMrd. Horatio Seymour. UrtoA , N. Y. , March 8.-Mary Ulnker reilcl of cx-Uovernor Seymour , died at the rwUlehci ! of Mrs. Jloscoo Conkllng at 8:80 : to-day. The late governor icmoml Mrs Seymour from Ids country iionm to Mrs Conklln s' on account of her illness , am wh lo attending ber was attacked with bis fatal Ulnws. WEAVER'S ' BUTTERINE BILL The Tails Oity Statesman "Wants the Article Labelled for Shipment , WITH FINES FOR VIOLATION. An Iowa Insurance Shark's Mall Dnwes' Sioux Reservation Bill Measures By Iowa Members Capital Notes. Nebraska Members on Bill Dny. WASHINGTON. March 8. I Special Tele gram. ] Representative Weaver of Nebraska ntroilnccd ubtll In the house to-day to pre vent the shipment of any article or articles uailo in Imitation ot butter or chcoso from ono stale or territory or the District of Col- imbia to another state or territory or the Dis- rlct of Columbia , or from any place In the United States to any forelcn country , unless hey bo plainly labelled by some name that shall show that they arc not butter or cheese. The penalty is n line of S.100 for each offense nnd an amount equal to the price of the nrtl- clc shipped. Other bills Introduced by the Nebraska delegation are as follows : Hy Mr. Dorsey To pay John K. and Marie M. Coad Sl",815 for property destroyed by the Sioux , Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians , the money to bo deducted from any sums duo tlieso Indians. Also , to Mark M. Coad SS.OOO from the same fund for tlio same kind of claim. By Mr. Weaver To pension Geo. W. Padgett and Chas. II. Walford. AX IOWA. INSUnANCn CIIOOK. In the case of Marcus 13. Wnlsor , of DCS Moines , charged with fraud in conducting an insurance business , the assistant attorney general and law clerk of the postofllce ds- lartment , wiio have bean condunting the prosecution from this end of the line , In- romed your correspondent to-day that letters addressed to Waiscr would not bo delivered him till there was n trial nnd n decision rendered , nor would money orders be cashed for him till there was n decision In tlio case , ns the company ho represents has been de clared fraudulent and mail matter for it con demned. They stated that It was not neces sary that the postmaster at DCS Moines should > e Instructed to withhold his mall , tlio fact : hat the business conducted by tlio company las been condemned by representatives of the postofilco department being snfllclent authority upon which that oniccr can act pending trial. nn. iir.AKn PEUXINST IT. Tlio hotiso committee on Indian affairs will ; ako up the Dawcs bill throwing open the Sioux reservation to settlement to-morrow. It is expected that the bill will bo favorably reported to the house this week Inspite of : hq opposition of Dr. Bland , the professional philanthropist , who for some reason or other iias taken very advanced ground in opposing the measure. The Dakota delegation now licro Is very actively at work in support of the bill , and tlioy bollovo that it will go through without any very great difliculty. UNPAID xoimnniN PACIFIC SUIIVEYS. The house committee on Pacific railroads will report a bill this , -week compelling the Northern Pacific railwayto.pay , tlio cost of surveying the lands within their grant The bill makes tlieso lands subject to tnxntlon , and is designed principally for the purpose of compelling the railroad companies to offer their lands for sale at n reasonable figure , thereby Insuring the more rapid settlement of the country within the limit of their grant. It is believed that if they are com pelled to pay taxes on tlielr land they will bc- como anxious to put them upon the market at low figures , Instead of holding them for a future advance , as they are now doing. MKMOIHALS WITHOUT WJCinilT. A largo grist of memorials from various religious organizations in Iowa and N ebrnskn were dumped Into the senate to-clny , praying congress to pass the bill providing for the preservation of peace among nations by arbitration. Tlio churches throughout the whole country arc aski.ng for the passage of this bill. They represent that It will avoid the necessity of constructing n navy and bring about a security for peaeo which will assist foreign trade. There Is not much thought about it , however , among statesmen. norsK MKAsuiius m- IOWA .MEMIIKIIS. Bills were Introduced in the house to-day by the Iowa delegation ns follows : By Mr. Fuller To pension Alexander Dalconer. By .Mr. Conger To pension John lloscn- berg. By Mr. Lyman Hcmovlng the charge of desertion against the military record of Wil liam Uced. Uced.orrosnn orrosnn TO WILSON'S HILT , . Petitions are arriving in considerable num bers from all parts of the country against the passage of the bill introduced by Senator Wilson ot Iowa , Increasing the postage on fourth class mall matter and Intended to protect merchants In the west from competi tion with those of the enst. Several petitions have been received from llawkcyo citizens. I'KIISONAr. . J. J. Patrick of Omaha , and Thomas O'Day nnd II. W. McClure of Nellgh , nro nt the L'bbltt. t SOJIKOW INTUK OAMl . _ WccplncVnlllns nntl Gnnsliiiifj ol 1'cetli AIIIODK District , nomocracy. WASHINGTON'March 8. [ Special , ] .lust ono year ago the democracy of the District of Columbia could bo found in groups in all parts of the city , loaded down with badges covered with llttlo roosters nnd generally jubilant over the prospect of the fat olllces which they oxpectcd to get with the Incom ing administration. The Democratic Jack son association , the Jefferson democ racy , the Columbia Democratic club , anil various other organizations of tlio "trooly loyal" wcro about that time holding harmo nious meetings and dividing up thu spoils ol victory nmong themselves. Tlioy expected that within three months tlio district of Co lumbia would bo In democratic hands again , and that they would foe called upon to nd vise tlio president In making the appoint incuts to till the positions then held by the republicans , The city of Washington Is gov erned by a different t-ystem fiom that wliicl prevails In any other city in the Unltci States , and ( lie president appoints nil of the odleors , from the commissioners , who act as common council , board of aldermen am mayor , to the recorder of deeds , the reglbtei of wills , the marshal of the courts nnd the other minor olllcers which go to swel the civil list. A year has passed since the democracy came In nnd only three odlces have been tilled , j Ono of these became va cant through the expiration of the teirn o ono of the commlsioncrs , nnd the piosiden appointed an excellent u'publlcan to the va cuncy. Tlio marshal of the District , aj > - polnted by President Arthur , resigned , am was succeeded by a gentleman who is said tote to bo a democrat , but who was nut ono of the demociatic workers. On the 5th of January last Frwl Douglass.-tho colored orator , who has been recorder of deeds since the Art hit administration , resigned , to take ef feet On the 1st of 'March. The various democratic organizations se lected 13 sir candidates ami pr heir names to the president , felicitating licmtclvcs upon the prospect of soon having a few clerkships to distribute among tlio rank ind lllo of the paity. On the anniversary of its Inauguration President Cleveland sent to ho senate the name of a man to nil this ofllce , but ho was not taken from the ranks of ho district democracy. Dan Manning has llscovered since the congressional elections year ngo that tlio democracy has not as strong a hold on Albany county , Now Yoik , as It formerly had , and ho determined to strengthen his position there by selecting n colored man from that city to succeed 1'ieil Douglass. The appointment vas made nnd tlio result Is that luring tlio uast few days the democrats of iVashlngton have loudly nnd vehemently cursed everything connected with thu gov- rnnicnt and the president especially. Tlioy nccuse htm with having violated his pledges nnd with having played them false in this natter , ami they threaten that , Instead of S 0,000 , In the next campaign they will not contribute fifty cents. The republicans look on nnd smile , while tlielr opponents curse and growl , but the president scums to have ilio strongest position nnd tlio democrats nro powerless to help themselves. TUB C111NKSH UIOTS. Congress Will Do Nothing Inilc inn mention. WASHINGTON , March 8. [ Special. ] A .number . of the foreign affairs committee said : o-day : "The Indications arc that congress will do nothing towards Indemnifying the Chinese for the loss which resulted from the anti-Chinese riots in tlio territories and on ; lie Pacific slope. " "What do you expect the result will he ? " " 1 anticipate that the Celestial empire will retaliate by taking measures towards tliu ab rogation of the Durllngaine treaty , and that Ihe outcome will bo felt in every household In the United States. " "Where do you expect this result to show itsolfi1" 'In the advance In tlio price of tea and oilier commodities which wo Import from China , nnd in the complete breaking up of tlio American trade In the eastern hemis phere. American merchants have millions > t dollars invested within tlio boundaries of the flowery kingdom , and if tlio amicable relations between the two nations are to be Broken , it can only result in great commer cial disaster to the United States. This country has everything to lose and nothing to gain by the severance of the existing tics , and it is strange that the men who control affairs on the Pacific slope arc notable to see far enough ahead to appreciate that result. " FOKTY-MNTH CONGUKSS. Senate. WASHINGTON , March 8. The chair laid before the senate n letter from the secretary of the senate , showing the names of the pri vate secretaries of the senators. Among the petitions presented wcro a largo number from local assemblies of the Knights of Labor favoring the building of.tlic llonna- pin canal. ir. Plumb , in presenting some of these petitions , said they all seemed to emanate from some central course , as they wcro hand somely printed , and while greatly respecting the bodies that sent the petitions , ho pre sumed there must bo some private interest behind this movement besides the interests ' . . * " - * of the'llcnnopiu canal.- * - - Mr. Logan took pleasure In Introducing these petitions. The canal , ho said , was n great work and would cheapen looil. Mr. Mandcrson presented aiictition pelting forth that owinc to the "hopeless destitution prevailing in Illinois , the canal should bo built by the government. " All the petitions were appropriately re ferred. Sir. Vance offered a resolution , directing the committee on civil service reform to 10- port forthwith the bill before them providing for the repeal of the civil service laws. The lesolutlon , at Mr. Vance's request , for the present was laid on the table. The morning business having been dis posed of , Mr. Brown , at 1 o'clock , obtained unanimous consent to address thu senate on the subject of his bill , "to provide a new basis for the circulation of national banks. " At : < :20 : Mr , Stanford announced the death of Mr. Miller of California , and out of respect to the memory of the deceased senator moved an adjournment , Tlio senate then adjourned. House. WASHINGTON , March 8 , In the house to day Mr. Jlenley offered for reference a reso lution for the appointment of a sub commit tee to Inquire into the alleged evasions of the Thurman act by the Union Pacific liailroad company and to determine whether by reason of any violation of the provisions of that act that the corporate rights , powers and fran chises of the company have been forfeited. Thomas H. Ilnihl , member-elect from the Fifth district of Wisconsin , took the oath of olliee. Mr. Crisp , In behalf of the committee on Pacific railroads , called up the bill requiring Pacifio railroads to pay tlio cost of survey of lands granted them by the general govern ment , and to take out patents for tlio land. Pending discussion , the morning hour ox- plred. Mr. Morrow arose nnd said : The melan choly duly devolves on mo to announce the death of Senator John V. Miller of Califor nia , who died in this city to-day alter a pro longed illness. Congress will undoubtedly set apart some dav hereafter for the purpose of giving expression to the sentiments enter tained for the character and great public ser vices of Senator Miller. I offer the follow ing resolutions : liesolvei1 , That the house has received with profound sorrow Intelligence of tlio death of Senator John F. Miller. liesolved , That out of ro pect to ids mem orv this house do now adjoin n. tVTho resolutions wcro unanimously adopt ed , and accordingly the house , adjourned. THIS PACIFIC ) ROADS. Au Amendment , Iteportcd to ttic reiuliiiK FmiUiiij , ' Bill. WASHINGTON' , March 8. To-day Senator Wilson of Iowa lepoited favorably from the judiciary committee the following amend ment to the Pacific railroad funding bill : Whenever In the opinion of the president it bhall bo deemed necessary to the piotuction of tlio Interests nnd preservation of the United States in respect to its lien , mortgage or any other Interest in thn propeity of tin several companies named In the lir t section of this act , inion which n lien , mortgage 01 other encumbrance paramount to the. right , title or Interest of thu United States for tlu same property may exist , the secretary of thu treasury shall , under thu direction of the piesident , redeem or otherwise * cleai oil'such paramount Hen , moitgagc or othct incumbranco by paying the sums lawfully duo in respect thereot out of the treasury ; nnd the United states shall therupon become and be subrogatcd to all the rluhts and securi ties pertaining to the debt , moitgagn , Hen 01 other Incumbrance In respect of which such pavmcnt shall have been made , and making It ( he duty of thu attorney general , under tliu direction of thu piuiident , to take all eucl steps nnd proceedings In the couits nm otherwise as shall be needful lo piotect am defend the right and interoMs ol thu United States in icspect of thu matters thoiein men tioned. _ _ Nominations. WASHINGTON , March 8. The president sent the nomination of Albert il. Xealy to ho postmaster at Kushvllle , 111. , to thu senate. Also , ( ieergu A , Moss , I'.iwneo City , Nebias- la : , nnd Charles M , Wilson , Tccumsuh , No- biaska , .Tack Joins the Journalists , WASUIXC.TON , Maieh 8.-Senator Lojan has made a contract to wine a series of aitl- cle.s on the reminiscences of thu late war for thu .National Tribune of this city. ' Thy ih&t article will appear tally in April , MONEV AND MARKETS. General Increases Itcportcd In nnnk KxclmiiRes In the Iictutlnc Cities. BOSTON , Mass. , March 8. The following able , compiled from special dispatches to the 'ost , from managers of the leading clearing louses In tlio United State ? , shows the gross > nnk exchanges nt each point for the week ending March 0 , In comparison with the corresponding week in 1SS3 : crnns. CLCAIIINOS. Now Yoik . S OTf.yoT.ooo Joslon . 81.5 'hlladeipliia . . fil.4 Chicago . . | l-ty > ,000 17. : : St. Louis . istiyi ) ; , iO ; ji. ; ' San Francisco . in.4fit,0ir : , u.r Jlncinimtl . in.ioo.ooo laltlmorc . l3ailKr ) 0.0 New Oilcans . I'lttsburg . co.n Louisville . rir.o.v , ! $ 8S.I Kansas City . ' : st.o Providence . 'llo,7CO 10.C Denver . : i.850,7iH Milwaukee . : i."S1,000 11.5 Detiolt ni . 3.awlW Omaha . 3.1WINH n.V.,1 Minneapolis . B.rai , ! r , .V.,1 Cleveland . J.iHO.'OO au Memphis . ! ) ,07 : ! , : T O.b Columbus . 41.1 Hartford . l,8 > 0r.ll ( lalvoslon . I.IMT.KU ) Indianapolis . ll 0S8.- , > 3.U New Haven . 1,109-JfO 1.1 I'eorla . 810,878 14.4 Portland . 84'.i,82 ' 4 Worcester . 821,7:22 : St. .1 osoph . 750,000 7.2 Sprlnglicld . K0.21M 7.7 Syracuse . 447 , N ' 5.0 Lowell . 'Jiu Total WK,0VifiU ) : eti.fl. . . Outside New York. . . . : im 7 > > n MI ' i',41. 1 Denver nnd Galveslon nro not included in tlio totnls. Iron and Steel Market. G , Pa. , March 8. Pig Iron firmer with a fair demand. Sales : Gray forgo nt S10 to 510.05 cash ; all ore , 5517.50 ; No. 1 foundry , SIS to 818.50 ; No. 3 foundry , 517 to 817.50 four months ; 500 tons southern cold blast charcoal , ? -J5 to 825.50 cash ; mottled and white charcoal nt 822.50 cash ; Bessemer Iron is quotable at § 10.50 cash to 520 four months. Blast furnace coke has been ad vanced 15 cents per ton , Irom S1.30 to Sl.5 ! ! nor ton. This had Its effect of stllVening plir Iron , which lias gone up 25c per ton. 11 is rumored that freights from Cleveland to Pittsbnrg will bo advanced , which will increase the cost ot lake ores delivered here. Furnace men say pig Iron will have to go still higher , while con sumers aver thot it is now bringing a good deal moro money , relatively , than the pro ducts. There Is an Increasing demand for steel rails. Several largo contracts have been taken recently , and prices are firm at $ : to sr.50 cash at mill. The Union Pacific milioad Is repotted as having con tracted with an eastern mill for 'iO,00 tons. The status of the nail strike icmalns un changed. The grunt drawback to a compro mise is the refusal of the manufacturers to discharge non-union nailers In their employ. It Is asserted that wire nails will supplant thu cut nails , and just as soon as they do , the occupation of the nailer Is gone. It Is rumored that blast furnace coke will bo ad vanced to Sl.tO per ton next month. Thu river coal trade of Pittsburg has never been in a worse condition than it is at pres ent , and tlio prospect for an improvement is not-favorable. - _ The London Stock Board. LONDON , March 8. Discount was firm for the past week nt \ % for three months nnd for short. Business on the slock ex change was active and the tone improved , but prices were without notable variation. American railway securities were firmer and dealings were brisk. The fears of pool dlf- lictilties have subsided and tiio prospects of the Heading reorganization nre restoring confidence. All Issues show a marked gain , prices closing the hinhest of tlio week. Louisville and Nashville rose 1 point yester day , the animation in the cotton , market favoring trallle prospects. The variation In the prices of American railway securities were as follows : In creases , Denver mortgage , C ; Atlimtie leased , 5 ; New York , Pennsylvania & Ohio lirst mortgage , ty { ' , Atlantic leased debentures and Wabash 11101 tirade. : i each ; Erie p refer ence and Ohio & Mississippi , 2 each ; Balti more * Ohio , Norfolk A ; Western prefer ence , Pennsylvania consols , St. Louis uridue and Union Pacific mortgage , 1 each ; Urio seconds ; Illinois Central , 214' ; Beading , 2'ii. ' Decreases , Wabash ordinary , 1 ; Oregon preference and Wnb.tsh preference.4 \ each. Canadian Paellic was in good demand and advanced 'J < { per cent. Trade- . LONDON , March S. The Mark I/uie Kx- pres.s.in Its weekly review of the British grain trade , says : Continuous frosts retard spring works. Values of wheat are very irregular. In some places they nrc not Improved while In others they are GdCls { dearer. Kales of Kngllsh wheat during the week wore 71,105 quarters at 2U.s , against 50,025 at His Sd , tlio corresponding period last year. Flour is delivered ireely , and prices nro fairly steady. Foreign wheats are In active ami firm , and prices occasionally have been dearer. The long winter nmf short supply of vegetables has largely Increased the consumption of bread. Foreign flour is quiet but steady. American corn Is rather weaker ; round corn Is stronger. Oats are ! ! d dealer. Klvo cargoes of wheat arrived , two weru sold , and thieu remained. At to-day's market sellers demanded GdOiJi.s advance on red wheats ; oats weru M dearer ; Canadian oats nro still further against buyers. Grain in Sight nnd Store. CHICAGO , March S. The number of bushels of grain In bloro In the Dulled States and Canada on March 0 , and tlio amount of Increasn or decrease compared wllh the pro vlous week , will bo ported on 'Clmngo.to-mor- row s follows : Wheat 5l,2TliO : ! ! Decrease Corn 12.UO-10 ! Increase j.fii.'i.OSi ) Oats 2Oi1i.WJ Decrease 3J1.MM Uyc 707,131 Increase . 10.7SI Barley . 1,2)5.8711 ) Decrease. . 01,413 The amount In Chicago elevator on the date named was : Wheat . nenosn : ; Corn . yws. , : Oats . 42t,74 ! ! l\o ( . . ' . . ' 01,707 Barley . Dairy Mnrlcer. Cmr.'Auo , Miudi P. The Jiiter-Oeenn's Klgln , 111. , special says : The butter market to-day was n ahadu lower than last week ; on rail , sales aggregated 21'itO Ibs , at UK&IUjV ! , Cheese was quiet ; sales of 05 boxes of lul cio.imsat I Oi . Private sales of : : o ) bo.xcs o cheese nnd 'iVi'l ' Ibs of butter were repotted The total bale : ; amounted to SIS , .7 . School HoiiKo Itiirncd , Pjor.iA : , Mar-tli 8.At 12 o'clock last nlglil a Ilro was discovered In the Ninth waid school houw. Tim Ilro dopaituumt was inia- bio to ipieiich the lire owing lo the smallnes , ot thy water wtlns , Loss SI5.00J ; Insurance AVeallior Kor'i'o-Day. Missoujii VAU.r.v Nuithurly winds ; fair weather : lower , followed by hin'hur tempera- line Kiiavd of Trail it. The regular meeting of the hoard o ! trmlo was called for lust ovcnlrifj , but there not boiti u quorum present no business was trniuactiul although euveral importunt matters nru uwuiting the boanl's uctinn. ' At the meeting uf the board of director.iuld | in tlio rifievnoon bills to the amount ( if $ lu6.61 wcto. allow ed nnd J. K. UHuy Was electtil y memli-r of the board , MOB DISPERSED BY MILITIA , Cho Tumult n Prohibition Policorann Caused ' in Dos Moines. HE ASSAULTS AN INNOCENT MAM FHomlft of the Attacked Pnrty At tempt to Take Him From tlio County Jnll Kor nil to Jutlgo Ijynuh. AVlltl Nluht nl lown'n Cnpltnl. DBS MOIXKS , Iowa , March 8. ( Special roli-gram. ] Last night Special Policeman lohn Shaffer went to n little shanty at GOO < ast Seventeenth street , occupied by an old Herman shoemaker named Duerr and Ida wife , and attempted to search the house Tor Ifjuors , under n search warrant. Suspecting hat Illinois were kept under a trap door in ho lloor , Shaffer was making for that when Mrs , Duerr sat down on it nnd refused to let tint examine It. The old man told her In icrmantosny that she did not understand English , and ( o hold the foil. This she was , . loing , and Shalfer tiled to remove her 'orclbly , but shu resisted and her hits- mid became enraged and struck nt the olllccr , who warded oil ho blow , nnd when n second was struck , hew Ills billy with Ills loll hand and knocked huold man down , Inlllctlng a bloody wound on the head and knocking him senseless. Alarmed at the fearful effect of the blow Shaffer loll , taking with him Joel Blair , a young man whom ho Imd requested to assist in the sol/tire. Both Shatter nnd Blair wcro soon after arrested by the police and locked up In the city jail. Shaffer will beheld for assault with intent to commit great bodily n jury or a graver charge It the old man dies , which , however , seems Improbable , as ho was much better this forenoon. The feeling among the saloon men was very bitter today. They bitterly condemn the conduct of the special police , and claim that the old man Duerr never kept a saloon , or liquor for salo. The excitement is Intense and unless wise counsels prevail there maybe bo violence. "This puts nn end to the seizure business. " said Mayor Carey to a reporter. "I have dis charged every special policeman and this will end the matter. The law on seizure is defective , ami does not permit cities to regu late tlio matter by ordinance. It permits nil sorts of outrages on private citizens. " LATER. At 11 o'clock to-night the vicinity of. tlio court house was a scene of Indescrib able pandemonium. A mob ot at least SOO men had congregated in tlio yard. They were all friends of Dcurr , the assaulted shoe maker , and were bent on wreaking summary vengeance on his assailant , Shaffer. It was the climax of an enraged condition of public feeling , that grow stronger nnd more ntcnso as the day advanced Into night. In" ihe meantime , in view of the surround ings nnd the possibility of trouble in pre serving the prisoner , Shaffer was removed beyond reach of the mob. Their clamorous calls for him grew louder and stronccr , and the chlet of police addressed them , counsel ing them lo return to their homes , ' as there was no possibility of their discovering the whereabouts of their man , at tlio same time informing them ho was not in the jnil nnd telling them of the precautions taken for his safety. The mob still hung about the enclosure , refusing fusing to disperse at Iho request of the chief , not believing his statement as to the where abouts of Shaffer. Soon nftcr midnight they made another demand for him. Deputy * Sheriff Complon told the crowd that Shaffer was not In tlio jail , but ho refused to take them in. Thereupon they attempted to break In and raid Iho jail. They broke the oulbldo door , when several shots wcro fired and the crowd full back. Deputy Sheriff Compton , wiio was on the Inside , wns shot , the bullet glancing off his head , inflicting only a slight wound , and Ills brother , also n deputy , wns shot In the right hand. After several shots had been fired n dctnchmcnt o the Governor's Guards , under command o Captain Parker , with loaded guns , arrived and scattered the mob. The olliccis display ed gieat nerve , and resisted all tlio overtures of the mob. As Shaffer's whereabouts are unknown , tlio rioters have dispersed , and no trouble Is apprehended to-night. The General Assembly. DKS MOI.MJS , Iowa , March 8. The senate devoted the greater pait of the session to clearing up the calendar. A largo number o bill were Indefinitely postponed , and a number of legalizing acts were passed. The only bill of general Interest passed was the Weber Insurance bill , As amended .it provides that all suits to recover from notes or oilier evidence of Indebtedness here after to Insurance companies shall be brought in the county where the Insured leshlcs or the Insured propeity Is situated. A bill was Intioiluccd by Senator .Johnson to legalize the nets of Acting Deputy Auditor Stewart since the governor has refused to confirm his appointment. The principal debate In the house was on the Finn bill , providing that no mortgage or sale of personal propeity exempted by law from execution to thu head of the family shall bo valid unless tliu husband and wife , if Iho owners bo married , Join In n written In.stru- incut convoying Iho same. A Her some spir ited debate it was defeated , [ though recom mended favorably by the committee. Thu senate to-day Indefinitely postponed. on recommendation of thu committee , what was known as thu mayor's hill , providing lor licensing saloons in cities. - J-'OltnUJN NOTJ3S. Tcrrlhlo Kiporlenuo of nn American VcNht : ! In a Iliirriunnc , LONDON , March S. Fearful stonns oc- cmred during thu voyage of tlio steamer Acton from Baltimmo , in which the boat lost two sailors named Green and Manser. who weru washed oveiboard , und another named Uiown was killed nt the wheel , t'ho > Acton hove to all day February 25 , when iv limrleaiie was blowing. At 10 o dock In the u\euing enormous waves broke over thu ves sel , sweeping thu dirks nnd currying oil ( ireun and Manger , The wlieul lionso was swept away anil thostfiirlng gear destroyed. For a number of hours thu steamer was nt thu meiiiy of the wnvus. I'ho captain and mat" nanowly escaped wllh tlielr liv , Al this Juiictnri ) mianlltics ol' oil weru poured on tlio water. Tlio effect was most giallt'ylng , the sea buing quieted. The crew weio able to nuiko repairs and .s.wn the vessel , Kiitul llollor Implosion. LoN-no.v , Match S. The boiler of thn tug nilliMiian exploded in Cardiff Imibor this . nurnlng. The vessel und crow , consisting of six pertoiiH , weiu blown to atoms. The c-yiinder uf the tug Mi uol : a passing Italian blilpn quarter ol'u mllu distant and killed the pilot , Ono Tlioiisanil MOM LONOO.V , Match N. The London it North- we * ! lailwny issued nn order discharging ono thousand navies Thu men tbrnwn out of woik am neariv all Irblimcii , Thu com pany says Unit tin.1 picMMit depression of trade In ( ircat Britain made lUo pi csent action 1'iiriicll anil I'litflfk't , Day. LOSPO ? ! , Match -Mr , I'urnf.li will t a national festival In London on Ht , Pat- i ick's Uiy. Ills expeoU-d th .t h'jfili im linjA'i'.iiiit < > pvt.ilu :