THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FIFTEENTH. YEAR , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOA'NENGK MAROII 27. 1836 , NUMBER 227
THE FEUDAL HORDE DOOMED ,
British Landlordism "Writhing in the Throes
of Certain Dissolution.
TENANT RIGHTS IN SCOTLAND.
Opposition to Irish Homo Kulc Con-
lined I'rlncipntly to tlio Tory
1'rcss O'Connor Power's
1'ciiHlon Nuiow.
\Siicdnl \ Parliamentary Letter In the Hcc. ]
LONDON , March 1 ! ) . Outflanking land
lordism seems to bo the tendency of the leg
islation of these days In the British parlia
ment. The old mid doomed Institution Is
yet very strong In the land , and Ills doubtful
If it would not hold Its grip for generations
to come were It not for the manly fight of the
Irish tenantry , which made legislation on
this head Inevitable. The floodgates open , It
Is not easy to persuade the flood ; and so the
sulTcring Highlanders and Islanders of Scot
land demanded protection , which being de
nied them , they agitated to resistance of the
Iniquitous laws they were under , and with
such a measure of success that they practi
cally put an end to eviction and rackient-
Ing , and caused the Introduction Into the leg
islature of measures designed to make both
Impossible In the future. Thu Welsh people
nro agitating now , and they will doubtless
compel attention to their case In the near fu
ture. Their measure of success will
of course depend on the thoroughness
of their movement ; and that again
will bo regulated by the keenness of
. - the pinch that urges them. Tlio present
| f government had notbeen long in office when
they deemed It necessary to bring in
A cnoi'rr.iib1 nn.i.
for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland ,
which measure , besides granting to the
mountain and Island cottiers of Hcot'and the
same privileges of tenure as wcro secured to
the Irish tenants , goes further in the alterna
tive direction of aiming at making them the
proprietors of their own little holdings.
Naturally there will , according to the terms
of this measure , bu some sort of fanciful
boundary line to Us scope. If It only dealt
with the islands such a boundary as being
definite would for some tlmo bu perhaps
respected , but as the term Highlands Is in
the measure It can bo made to apply to all
the hilly districts of Scotland , which are
Bc.ilte.rcd over the country , so that In fact It
must naturally bu soon the measure regulat
ing the holding and acquisition and transfer
of land all over Scotland. That this Is the
evident opinion of the Scotch themselves is
shown by an amendment given notice of by
Mr , McCulloch , a Scotch representative , pro
posing to leave out the words , wherever they
occur , "Highlands and Islands of , " and of
course this would have the effect of
making It law all over Scotland.
Clearly landlordism Is doomed ; Its
outworks are being fast carried , nnd Ils moat
lias been bridged by tlio sympathy of the
movement which has taken place among the
Celts of Ireland , Wales and the Scottish
Highlands and the Islands. Indeed some
thing must bu done by tlio Britishers gen
erally to insurotlial they will not bo
STAIIVKI ) OUT
by the other nations of the world where
energy 1ms more room for national and in
dustrial development. Tlio falling off on
British Imports for tlio months of January
and February of this year , as compared with
the same months of ISSS.amouuts to HXXODO. ( )
Tliis Is an ugly looking fact tor the
average Britisher to stare at. Worse than
that , the decadence has taken place princi
pally In the quantity of raw material Im
ported into tlicso countries , whoso matin
facluro hero would have given employment
to thousands of the artisan classes now Idle
and starving In nil our once flourishing
towns. There Is no escaping the conclusion
that there must bo several thousand artisans
Idle In our large towns In consequence , for
there Is another wall of figures before these
who would shy from this. Thoexpoit of
manufactured goods In these same
two months of this year shows
a decline of J , OOJ,000. And the newspapers
tell us that tlio wor hops and factories In thu
midland manufacturing towns are working
short timed and short handed. Yet perhaps
tills may be accounted
AN II.l , WIND I1I.OW1NO COOI ! >
to tlio Irish national rause , and to moro than
that , "I was down tlio other day witli my
constituency , " said an Knglish conservative
M. P. to me , "trying to wake them up to some
intelligible sentiment on this homo rule ques
tion , and 1 candidly tell you they are utterly
apathetic about it. " Just so. If it was AS in
the old times , and tlirre was plenty of drip
ping from tlio spits of Kngllshpiospcrlty to
irrea.su tlio smooth revolution of a lively antl-
Irish movement , wo would bo getting it hot
and heavy by this time. But tlio average
Britisher has Just enough to do to keep body
and soul together now , and lie Is cither too
callous ( or too humanl/.ed , maybe ) by his
own sufferings to go quarrelling with his
neighbor who wants Ids wrongs rediessed.
It homu rule for Ireland bo not carried In the
present parliament a Inline more democratic
ono will carry that nnd measures
moro subversive far of "Iho fundamental laws
of the Biltlsh constitution" which are HO
sacred to British monopolists , while they
only put tlio point of their Injustice Into the
quick of the poor.
But 1 have really heard something ( reliable
or otherwise 1 can hardly Hiy ) of
( ii.AiisroNi''s SOHUMI :
of homo rule for Ireland. It has been
whispered to niu us a great tip ; but I only
make use of It In this letter with the reserve
with which all tlicsa tilings should bo ro-
cclvcd. Hu Is , I urn tpld. prepared to offer to
the Irish paity the establishment of a slnglu
chamber parliament In Dublin , elective of
course , but \\Ith the restriction of provision
for minority representation by some groupIng -
Ing of constllutonclcs or otherwise , which
will seemo the loyal mlnoilty proportional
representation In It. To this parliament ho
would hand overVio control of the Irish po
lice and all country and lor.il government ,
and the legislation of all matters affecting the
Internal alfnirn of Ireland , Tlio contribution
of Ireland to Imperial taxation ho will fix at
2,000,000 annually , and on this b.isls of pro-
poitlcmal taxation ho will regulate tlio Im
perial ii'proM'iitntlon of Ireland In parlia
ment , so tlmt about twenty Irl&hmen could
still M In the house of commons to have a
voice In Imperial affair * . These are the
itiain fo.itiues of the Kchcuio , but If oven this
| , / bo the couvet skeleton It would be unwise
for me to oiler my comment on It , until I see
bow It Is proposed to clothe It with flesh.
Many a hot and wrangling word will bo ut
tered over It before life Is puffud Into It , It is
therefore tlmo enough to begin.
You may probably have by cable news ere
this reaches yon which would make uninter
esting all I would write on this ancient spec
ulative sophistry , and so 1 hold my own opfn-
Jou and person on to iccord
A llAIti : INCIDENT
which happened a fevy nights' ago In parlla-
mcnt.wheinui estimate of the government was
reduced by iW.OOO. It this had been ofTy-cUil
by the'effort of tbd oppos.ltlon tlio 'min
istry would prpbRbly . > eiKiraud : .Jcuvo
those who refused them the wherewithal of
state expenses the task of llndlng them them
selves. Mr. Labouchcre , who Is such n
leveller as your renders know , objected to the
maintenance of the London Parks out ot the
public money. The ministry assured hlnl
that In their proposed scheme for the better
government of London they would have this
altered , but he and these who thought with
him replied that they were determined to
divide , for that an assurance bad before been
Riven to them that such a vote would not
come on again. They did divide ; all the
Irish members went with Labonchcre , and so
illd the moro democratic of both the great
parties , tilt the government and the constltu-
lonnl lories combined were beaten by about
i score of votes. Such an occurrence Is
ilmobt without precedent , Tlio government
oAiinot re-establish the estimate on report.
They must bring In a short bill for It , and
this will only pass on their promise of better
behavior In the future.
It may not be without Interest to your Irish-
\merlcan leaders to give a little paragraph
about
A MOUIIlVNn IlltSII I'ATIttOT ,
ho once famous O'Connor Power. You are
aware ho tried , with Iho help ot his whig
patrons and friends , to get elected for Ken-
ilncton. a London borough , at the general
electionbut the Irish vote was so viciously cast
"or the conscrvattvean unknown man named
icnt Davis , Hint Power was defeated ,
le received as a solatium the secretaryship
of the National Liberal club , with a salary of
.IMOO a year , but pouted pltcously while ho
ook this quarter mouthful designed to stop
ils ambitious gaping for liberal patronago.
Accordingly , backed up by liberal coin , ho Is
seeking to upset by petition tlio Kcnnlngton
election. It was believed that if lie had been
elected In the first Instance his place In the
government was sccurn ; that ho would ,
.n fact , have the crib now filled by Broad-
Hirst , the labor representative , which
s that of under secretary to the
ionic department , for it was believed
old Gladstone was very sweet on him. It Is
low alleged that he will get a position worth
JE1MX3 a year in connection with customs In
liinn. The sooner ho is growing n pig-tall
out In the Celestial regions the better pleased
will the liberals be , I believe , because , in
view of their proposed harmony of action
, vith the Parnellito party , they would gladly
ildo away the "bruiser" they had patronized
for desertion from its ranks and for his bullyIng -
Ing attitude towards his old confederates.
THE TONK OK THE 11IUTISH 1MIKSS
s variable and uncertain on the Irish ques
tion. The Times is loud In sounding the
tocsin for unity among unionists. Yet Its very
alarm Is giving strength to those it is seeking
to destroy. The most rabid ot tory organs ,
like the St. James Gazettearo ready to admit
the Inevitability of the success of tlio Irish
lemand , while they still essay to stem Us
progress. Whatever bo the merits or demer
its of the scheme of Gladstone or Its
similarity to that I gave above , it is
iiecepted as true all around that there is
UNANIMITV IN T1IK CAIIINKT
on tlio merits of Gladstone's proposals so far
as ho has revealed them to his colleagues.
Chamberlain is a wily fellow , and is , per-
hapi , the most likely to give trouble , as ho is
the most capable of success In such effort.
Vet , even if lie staved it off to day , It would
only bu to brlnu'in n more thorough moabiuc
when he would have tlio reins of government
himself. 1 do not give him cro.llt for high
motives in this , for he would only bo trying
to prove that ho himself was the first to grasp
the necessity of home government for Ire
land and tlio man to carry it through after.
These would be paltry and puny tactics for a
statesman , and it Is to bo hoped myself
and those who with mo mistrust Chamberlain
at present are really Avronging him In our
judgment. Gladstone is a llttlo unwell tlicso
times. It Is to be hoped the old man will
not slide to the majority off the treasury
bench now , for he would leave things in a
muddled mess. You can hardly fancy how
the empire holds its breath for ills word.
JillWAUI ) llAUKINGTON.
Troubles in
March 20. A mob of strikers
to-day marched to the palace of King Leopold
and there in a body sang tlio marsellaise.
Beyond tills they created no disturbance. A
few airests have been mndo for disorderly
conduct.
Hr.ussni.s , March CO. The city was
placaulcd last night with inllamatory ap
peals to the poor to rise up and lire and pil
lage the town. The police this morning toro
down the posters.
LIKOLMai I'll 20. The reign of terror con
tinues here. The mob broke Into a manufac
tory of fire aims last night and carried away
Its available contents. Troops have been
sent everywhere , and this part of the king
dom Is rapidly assuming the aspect of being
under military occupation. Even the beg
gars throughout the town are found to bo
armed. Arrests of strikers for disorderly
conduct are constantly being made.
Political Points by Cablo.
LoNiox.Marcli20. Gladstone appeared In
the house of commons tills afternoon. Itc-
fcrrlng to tlio announcement made In his be
half yesterday by Sir William Yernon liar-
court , Gladstone said the ] statement that ho
would make Aprils would take thu form of
an introduction of a bill tor tlio future gov
ernment of Ireland.
The government's suppoiters have been
privately assured the govei nment's Irish pro
gramme has been fettled by the cabinet. A
home riilo measure will bo introduced first ,
followed Immediately by a land bill. Both
measures , If passed by the house of commons ,
will bo presented to the house of Joids
together. Chamberlain and Trcvelyan will
remain in the cabinet until the homo rule bill
has been tabled. Gladstone dispatched a
messenger to thu queen this evening ; with 1111
important communication , which it Is be
lieved has reference to the home rule ques
tion.
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Greek * Under Anns ,
ATIU'.XS , Miuch 20. Two more sections of
the Greek leservo have been called out and
placed under arms.
Panama Cannl
PAine , Jtfarch 20. The Panama canal
shares , which were quoted last evening at
4VJ francs , have fallen to-day to 401 francs.
Two Fliirhtcd Hanks.
MiN.NiiArous , March 20. The bank ol
North .Minneapolis , closed tills morning. II
Is a pilvato Institution , Ono of the member ! )
of the lirm went into wheat speculation am
sunk SJl.CCO Just week , taking the 11101103
from the hank , without , It Is Eald , the otliei
partner knowledge. Ono depositor hai
overdrawn his account 811,000 , nnd otliei
overdrafts amounting to Sl.ooo mo deposited ,
Tlio depositors number ! iOO , mostly working
men. They will receive not over 50 rents on
the dollar. They besieged the bank this morn-
Ini : to police had to bo sent them to preserve
ordiT.
\VAHPBTON \ , Dak. . March 20. The Kirs
National bank \Valipeton dosed Ils doors
to-day. The canso of suspension or llablll
tics and assets Is unknown.
Thn Flood nt Mandn.ii.
MAKDAX , Dak. , March 23. Heart river has
been rising steadily the past two- days nnd If
still rising hlottly. South Side and Gorad's
additions are entirely under water , and twen
ty-livo to thirty families wou > compelled to
alinndun their houses. The lollur mill en
giuo room was Hooded. The water Is a fee
over the railroad track between Mandan am
the Mlssoiiii river bildue. The ice. has sphiut ,
the bildges across Heart river so that IV is
impossible for ( tains to cross.
" \Vcather I'or To-Day.
Missotnti VAi.iiv- : > -Local rains or snows
slightly colder \n \ southern portion : wind :
generally iiuitbcssluly.
Accnrato Details Concerning the Departure
of Banker Mathoweon.
BEE'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.
For Years nn Absolute nnnkr.tipt Instead -
stead orKmlcavprlne to Hxtrl-
onto Himself lie Fell
Deeper In. Debt.
Ills Condition.Invest ! > jfUctl.
NOIIFOI.K , Neb. , March 2 < X [ Special. ]
Ucports and comments concerning the un
ceremonious departure of Charles I' . Mathow-
son , the Norfolk banker , have been so vague
and unsatisfactory , and the various surmises
as to the cause so conflicting , that a repre
sentative of the UKB was despatched to Nor
folk to give the matter n careful and thorough
investigation. The result shows that
Mathcwson wns never the wealthy man ho
was supposed to be , anil for about two years
liast and possibly longer has been abso
lutely a bankrupt. Until last June , however ,
his bank was a private Institution , conducted
according to his own methods , and not being
subject to any supervision but his own , It
was comparatively easy , by encouraging
deposits and borrowing In various , ways to
keep a sufficient balance always on
liand to meet ordinary requirements.
On the Iftth of Juno last a national bank wns
organized with a capital stock of 500,000 ,
Mathcwson turning over his bank building ,
business , etc. , to the now concern , nnd re
ceiving In consideration therefor 813,500 In
slock. Ho was then elected president , almost
as a matter of course , his associates feeling
that his experience as n banker , the un
bounded confidence of the public In
HIS A1IIMTV AND INTCQItlTY ,
Ids great personal popularity , and the prestige
of his financial standing would give the bank
a good "send off" from the start. On the 3d
of October following the directors made an
examination of the bank's affairs , and found
that the president , Instead of adding to the
deposits of the bank , was a borrower and
had been almost from the stall. In their
written report of this examination the di
rectors hinted at the questionable propriety
of the president being a debtor instead of n
creditor to tlio institution , and yet Mr.
Mathowson was so far above
even n suspicion of wrong that
It was thought to be only a temporary con
dition of affairs which would be mended in a
few days , and was therefore passed over.
It seems that at the time the National bank
started there were a great many certificates
of deposit out against Mathewson's private
bank , and these were being continually
cashed and charged to Mathewson's account ,
thus causing his indebtedness to increase
rather than diminish. In addition to this
Mathowson seemed to grow indifferent and
careless In business , went hunting and fish
ing a great deal , and absented himself
frequently for days and sometimes weeks
together.
TIir.SR THINGS ALT , COMBINED
to engender the feeling among his brother
ollleeis lii the bank that Ills financial condi
tion was not by any means \ < lint they had
supposed , and while they still regarded his
Integrity as beyond question , another
examination revealed the fact that his
indebtedness to the bank was Increasing , and
the directors notified him that he must
reduce It at once. This ho promised to
do , and in addition proposed that If the
bank would vote sufficient tunds to pay
expenses ho would go east and got
funds to liquidate his own Indebtedness to
the bank , and would also borrow some funds
at a low rate of interest for the use of the
bank. Two hundred dollars wns voted and
he went cast. After an absence of about
three weeks ho returned , having only suc
ceeded In raising 50,000 , giving his bank
stock as security. This opened the eyes of
the directors to the fact that action must betaken
taken In the matter immediately.
N. A. IJainbo.t , ono of tlio directors and
attorney for the bank , saw Mathewson alone
and told him plainly that the directors were
very much dissatisfied with him for not re
ducing ills indebtedness , and that something
must be done nt once , lie replied that if tlio
directors were not satisfied and wished it ho
would resign , but upon being informed that
such was not their wish , ho finally agreed
that he would go to Omaha tlio next morn
ing , get funds from the Omaha banks and lix
his accounts at homo as they desired.
Accordingly next morning ho started for
Omaha , taking along for deposit Sl,000 , In old
and mutilated currency. Tlio next heard
from him was on the following Thursday
night when his wife received the letter
mailed at Chicago saying that "ho had been
livinc a Ho
HAD UONi : NKVr.Il TO lir.TUHN , ETC.
Among these uest acquainted with Ma
thewson's affairs the opinion prevails that
while lie. may have had heavy losses of some
kind In the past , if so , it was a long
tlmo ago , as it is evident now
that ho has had nothing and has been gradu
ally been getting deeper and deeper In debt
for a number of years. Tlio tlmo and money
siient in politics is doubtless n large item in
the shortage. His political duties and anima
tions not only entailed a heavy expense , but
also necessitated much absence from home ,
neglect of business , etc. , besides creating
a largo circle of acquaintances , and
forming habits which were a
continual drain upon his resources. When
it Is remembered that his salary as president
of the bank was only § 1,200 per year , that
ho had only $13,500 Mock , and that tlio Inter
est on his debts latterly was alone sulllclent
to absorb Ids entire Income , It can bo readily
seen how rapidly ho was sinking In debt
and how plainly ho saw what must bo the
result.
The directors of the bank seem to have
been vigilant and to have acted with discre
tion throughout. The sequel seems to prove
this , as the bank will not lose n dollar , except
pcihnpsa trifle Indirectly by temporary loss
of business. The fact Is that
MATIIKWSON WAS TJIUHTKI ) IMPLICITLY
by everybody at home and abroad , that his
financial standing was rated among the best
In that portion of the btute , and it would
therefore hardly be just to bltuno
the board of directors , whoso interests wcro
larger and moro InvoheJ than these of any
one else , when they subsequently learned
that their president was In tin embarrassed
'
financial condition and were endeavoring , to
the best ( if their ability , to extricate them
selves and the bank , from the unfoiluimto
position In which they found'themselves.
The more ( he matter Is sifted , the moro it
appcara that Muthowson did not wUh to defraud -
fraud , but simply borrowed in ono place.to
pay in another , apparently hoping all the
tlmo that something would turn up to help
him out of his dilemma. Even when he
finally decided to Civeup-tho strnzglo and
leave the country , he took nothing except the
61,000 of mutilated currency which'he hap
pened to have with hliti , when ho could just
as easily Imvo.carried.away thonsauds.of dollars
lars had ho to desired. , . .
JII8 QHOSS I.1A11IUTIKS '
arc undoubetedly 'Itiruc , but so distributee ;
that the loss Is uot likely to bv felt , seriously
by any of his creditors. Ho left his property
at homo iihliicumbcrcd , and Ids available
assets will foot it ) ) quite n largo amount.
This , if judiciously handled , will doublless
prove .sufficient to satisfy the moro pressing
ilalms of friends and neighbors.
It Is claimed tlmt certain notes used as col-
alcral at three Omaha banks are forgeries ,
jut there seems to bo a question about It , and
t may turn out that Iho was authorized to
place the signatures to the notes. It looks
now as though It might require n decision of
the courts to determine the mutter. Of
course It Is Impossible to tell what may como
ln , yet , but nt this writing his own family
nnd friends seem to bo the worst sufferers.
The exact condition of the Kenneth Mathc-
sou estate cannot bo determined , but the
fast advices place the deficiency nt about
50,000. There are six bondsmen , and nil re
sponsible.
Only expressions ot sympathy and kind
ness for Mathowson nro heard on every hand ,
and there Is llttlo doubt that If ho could bo
reached ho could bo Induced to return and
settle affairs himself. Dozens of wealthy
men could bo found that would willingly
form a syndicate to put him on his feet
again , and doubtless an effort will bo made
In that direction if It Is found that the plan
is feasible.
TIIK LATEST NCWS hncniVBD FIIOM HIM
was n letter to Ids wlto received this week
and dated at Now York. Very little Is known
concerning the contents ol the letter except
that ho said she might not hear from him
again In .lomo time , from which the Inference
Is drawn that ho wns about to sail for some
foreign port. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
School House Burned.
COLUMIIUH , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Tele-
gram.1 The school house In district No. 12
was burned to the ground last night for the
second tlmo In six nionths. Who the person
Is that Is guilty of the arson Is a question.
Insurance 5500 with the Homo of New York.
THE IOWA
Cnssett's Coal Screening Afcnsuro
Snpplniilcd by the Gntch Bill.
DES MOINIJS , Iowa , March 20. [ Special
Telegram. ] The senate has been having for
two days a great debate on the coal screen
question , which has taken on a good deal of
n political character. The pending bill Is the
CassctU > HI-ft > tiixlng n standard screen to bo
u * In nil mines In the state. The bill was
originally written , it is understood , by
General Weaver to make political capital
with in the Sixth district. It has boon
pushed in two legislatures by the democrats ,
against the protest of most of the mtno
operators and many miners. While it
would work no hardshlp'in some mining dis
tricts where powder Is all that is required In
getting out the coal , and'the coal Is compara
tively free from dirt and other impurities ,
hence Is supported by tlio members of the leg
islature from Appanooso nud adjoining
counties , but strongly opposed by tlio mem
bers from Mahaska\Vapp'ello and other coun
ties. The democrats have charged that the
republicans wcro favoring only the manufac
turers and wealthy miners , while claiming
for themselves the solo championship of the
laboring men. Party records have been com
pared , and the jirinclpal political issues of
tlio last twenty vearB.linyp been brought Into
the debate , which has'b'cTu 'very spirited and
at times exciting.
Cassett , the author'of the bill , Bolter ,
Wolfe and Knight , democrats , have
supported the bill , while Sweeny , Gntch , Mc
Coy and ilntchiiison , have opposed it and
advocated tlio Gatch substitute , which pro
vides against frequent changing of screens.
The republicans gonerally-opposo tlio Cassett
bill , claiming that it will work a great in
justice wherever there is much refuse matter
mined , for it provides that the. miner
can hold the operator for pay for
everything , dirt and refuse , that passes
through the screen , and the direct nlfectof
the bill would bo to encourage lazy and dis
honest miners. The bill passed thu house but
failed in the senate to-day , everything after
the enacting clause being .striken oiit , and
the Gatch bill against frequent changing of
screens was substituted for It yeas 111 , noes
18 a strict party vote.
The .senate conference committee on the
bill regulating medical practice announced
that It had agreed upon the changes made in
tlio house on that subject. The liutchlnson
bill providing for the registration of voters
and amending the election laws passed on
Its third rending.
In tlio house the bill providing for laying
drains across public highways was passed.
The pharmacy bill allowing registered phar
macists to sell liquors without a special per
mit was ordered engrossed yeas 01 , noes 23.
The house considered the appropriation bill
for the Mount I'leasaiil hospital , granting
§ 100,000 for an additional wing. Tlio rules
wcro suspended and tlio bill was read tiio
third time and passed yeas S'J , noes 0.
Ijook Out For Counterfeit "V's."c
DKS MOINKS , March 20. [ Special. ] The
secret service oflico In this city issues the fol
lowing warning : A counterfeit S5 United
States trcsury note has been put in circula
tion. It is of the scries of 1880 , letter B. , B.
1C. Bruce , register , A. U. Wvman , treasurer.
The paper is thin and soft , being unsized.
There lias been no attempt to imitate tlio
parallel silk threads of ( ho genuine note.
The letter y in Iho treasurer's name Is a g In
the counterfeit. The medallion of Jackson ,
in the lower loft corner on the face of the
note , Is so badly executed that very slight
scrutiny of It , taken with the general poor
appearance and fibreless texture of the
paper , should determine at once the false
character of tlio note. It is evidently from
the same hands which produced the counter
feit 52 United Slates treasury note , against
which the public was warned by tills office.
Neither of these notes should deceive persons
who practice culinary euro In handling
paper money.
Cnrs CroBBlrif ; the Missouri.
Sioux CITY , Iowa. March 20 , [ Speclal.J
The transfer boat Lincoln wll } begin cross
ing cars to-morrow morning. The landings
are almost completed , npd the , largo number
of cars now in the. yards will | > o crossed as
fast as possible. Passenger trains will also
bo crossed the same as last fcu.son , and all
passenger trains will depart from the Union
depot. Aftei' to-day freight wll | bo received
for Norfolk and points west on the Elkhorn
line the Mimp'as before tlio , break-up.
Steam was'raise.dy-vbtciday and the steamer
Lincoln was brought over to the Iowa shore ,
the inn belni : made principally to see if
"everything was In perfect working order.
The Dubiuiuo Times Changes jfaiulH.
DW UO.UK , Iowa , March 20 , The Dubuque
Times was transferred t.o the new manage
ment to-day , Blanclmrd Bras.,4 ; rjetlrlng. Itay-
inond Patterson and II , B. Layton of Chl-
cago.ard the heads of the how management ,
. Patterson becoming' editor , ll.o has been
connected with thu Chicago Tribune. '
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The Orogon'H Fate.
BATH , Me. , March 20. The indications of
tliolast , few hours point to the-fact tlmtthe
Bteamcr Oregon was run Into by theschooner
Charles. II. 'Morse -Baltimore All clrcmn *
. stances point to this conclusion ,
Fay Free to 'Slurry Again.
CHICAGO , March 20. William 11. West ,
the negro minstrel , wax .Unlay granted a
divorce from Ids wife , Kay .Templetun , the
boubiettu. lle'allcged descrtlyu' .
IDE GREAT STRIKE MUST END
The General Master Workman Lays Down
the Law to the Knights.
HE ISSUES A SECRET CIRCULAR.
The Executive Donrtl in New York to
Eiulcixvor to Secure n Settle
ment Tlirousli Arbitration
Events ofYcstcrdny.
Powilorly Twice Ititcrrinwcil.
Nnw YOIIK , March CO. ( Special Tele-
gram. ] A Scrnnton , Pa. , dispatch' to the
Sim gives n long Interview with Master
Workman 1'owdorly who says : "I feel that
if I should have an interview with Gould
himself In relation to the present trouble It
could bo settled In a very short time. 1 am
convinced that the real condition of the men
along the line has been studiously and pur
posely kept from Gould. Furthermore , at the
tlmo of our Interview on the Wnbash affair ,
ho expressed himself so favorably to labor or
ganizations that I am Inclined to think ho
would not refuse to treat with us In a spirit
of fairness. All Ids own expressions then
made to mo on the subject of labor
led to this conclusion. It Is hard to tell
where the matter will end , unless a settle
ment Is effected soon. Tills bnttlo Is for
right and justice on the pait of the men , and
mere recognition under the : name of the
Knights of Labor Is a secondary considera
tion. "
Powdcrlv said the tlmo was not far distant
when a strike of any magnitude , would bo Im
possible In this country , and the Knights of
Labor would bo Instrumental In bringing
about such a condition of affairs.
The Tribune this morning printed a num
ber of Interviews with leading business men
of the city In regard to the effect of the strike
In the west upon the business of Xow York ,
and the ccrrcral belief among the men inter
viewed Is that the strike will boa failure , and
all agree In saying it has In no way affected
business as yet.
SCHANTOX , March 2C Grand Master Work
man Powderly of the Knights of Lauor , who
lias been cor.llued to his house for several
days owing to an accident which he sustained
last Saturday night in Bloomington , III. ,
where ho fell and fractured two ribs , was
called upon this afternoon by a representa
tive of tlio Associated press , and in reply to
the question : "Is the strike In the south
west likely to extend ? " answered , "Most em
phatically , no. Kvcrystrike must bo con lined
to the section In which It originates and must
be settled there. "
When asked what authority there was for
the statement of Chairman Irons , of St.
Louis , published this afternoon , to the effect
that the strike would probably extend
throughout the United States and include all
Kuiphts of Labor regardless of occupation ,
Mr. 1'owderly replied : "Mr. Irons has no
authority whatever to make such a statement.
U'liat order can only come from the executive
board. 1 may say there Is no danger what
ever of any such order being Issued at the
present. Where Knights of Labor are on
terms of pcaco with their employers their
agreements and con tracts must bo lived up
to no matter what may be going on in any
other part of the country. Where no
contract or agreement exists between the
employer " and cmuloyo all differences
must" bo 'settled 'through arbitration. This
must and shall bo ( lie last strike undertaken
without full authority from the executive
board , after having made n thorough Investi
gation of the cause of the trouble and ex
hausted every possible moans of effecting a
peaceable settlement. "
Although quite 111 from the effects of his
recent accident , Mr. I'6wdcrly lelt for Now
York on the 5 o'clock train this afternoon to
attend a meeting of the executive board of
the Knights of Labor to be held there to.
night for tlio purpose of formulating spmc
plan looking to an early settlement o * tb0
trouble in tlio southwest.
Niw YOIIK , March 0. Grand Master
Workman Powdcrly , of the Knights of La
bor , arrived hero to-nicht and held a consul
tation with other members of the general ex
ecutive board. In a conversation with a rep
resentative of the Associated press In
regard to tlio statements of Master
Workman Irons of St. Louis , as to
the strike becoming general throughout the
country , 1'owderly reiterated his views as
expressed In an interview held with him at
Scranton. It Irons had made any such state
ment lie had exceeded his authority , which
Is limited to district 101. lie oven
has no power over districts 17
and 19. which are co-operating with 101.
This strike has extended far enough , and
must bo settled where It Is. The statement
that it is for recognition of the Knights of
Labor as an organization is erroneous imd Is
against our advice and command. That the
men have grievances and cause for complaint
wobollovo to ho true , but whether true or not
no harm can come of an Investigation The
men are anxious for it , and wu can see no
reason why Hoxle should fear It. Wo are In
favor of ending the matter now , and will
subnlt this proposition to Gould to-morrow ,
viz : Let him appoint a committee of three
and wo will appoint a similar committee ;
then let these gentlemen select a seventh
man , they to investigate the whole affair
and make recommendations and wo will
agree to abide by their decision. Wo will
not ask for the retention of any man who
has been guilty of an act of violence to either
person or property , for wo are not organized
to promote or shield wrong doing.
Powderly Raid , when asked about the words
of Chief Aitliurof tlio Brotherhood of Loco-
iuotlvo Kncluccrs , as reported in the dls-
patches of this afternoon , that ho did not be-
Hove Chief Arthursald any such tl. Ing , but
ho would write him a letter and ask him
about it. If ho did say so two-thluls of the
engineers would contradict htm.
A Secret Clroiilur to tlio
ST. Louis , March 20. General Master
Workman Powderly has Issued a secret cli-
cular "to the Noble Order of Knights of Labor
of America , " which has just been made
public. Powdcrly Instructs the secretary of
each assembly to call a full meeting and read
it to the members. The address opens with
an order to the assemblies to cease Initiating
additional members.Wo must have patience ,
You have had patience for years and had not
the Knights of Labor appeared upon the
soeno , wo would bo still waiting.
Your scale of prices should stand
as they are for the present
if you cannot raise them by any other pro
cess than a strike. You must submit to In
justice at the hands of employers in patience
for awhile longer. Bldo well your time. Find
how much you are justly entitled to and a
tribunal of aibitratlon will settle the rest. "
Powderly then cautioned the assemblies
against receiving into their ranks employers
and warns tlio knights that politicians
aio planning night and day how
to catch the Knights of Labor
for advantages for themsvlves and party.und
adds that to use. the name ot the order In a
political way Is criminal , and must not occur.
Again , referring to tlio eight hour movement
the circular says : "Assemblies of Knights of
Labor must not strike for the eight hour &ys-
tcm May 1 , under tlio Impression they uio
obeying orders from headquarters , for
such an order was not , and will
not be given. " Powderly continues : "Whilo
1 write dispatch Is handed mo In which I
lead these words : 'They discharged our
brother , and we struck , for you know our
motto Is 'an Injury to one is the concern of
all. " ' Yes , the Injury to ono is tlio 'concern'
of all , but It Is not wlso to Injure all tort Mo
sake of one. It would have been far better to
continue at work and properly investigate
the matter , bringing It bofme every known
tribunal than to liava struck , "
Mln conclusion the master workman says :
"rwroto this clicular to lay before the order
the exact condition ofthings. . I am neither
physically nor mentally able to perform the
work required of me. 1 am willing to do my
part , but not to bo asked to maintain a false
position before the world any longer. One of
two things must take place. Hither la-
lal and , .district assemblies ( must obey
Its laws , or 1 must bo permitted to resign
from the vocation whlcliobllpesmoto nlnyono
part before the public and another before our
members. Those who boast must bo checked
by their assemblies. No move must be mndo
until the court of lint resort has
teen appealed to. Threats of vlo-
Icnco must not bo mndo. Politicians
must bo hushed or driven out. Obedlenco to
the Inws of tlio knighthood must have prefer
ence over those of any other order. If tlicso
things are done , the next tlvo years will wit
ness the complete emancipation of mankind
from the curse of monopoly. In our mem
bers wo require scereo.yobedlencoasslslance ,
patience and courage. If with these aids yon
strengthen my hands 1 will continue In the
work ; If you do not de.Mro to assist me in
this wny , thcn , select ono better qualified to
obey your will and 1 will retire In Ills favor. "
Tim Strike Spreading.
ST. Loins , March M. When the usual
liour arrived this morning for the day force
of switchmen to relieve the night gang at the
Wabash yards In tills city , no men appeared ,
and a few minutes Inter the announcement
wasmndotlmt the cntlio force had struck.
This adds about twenty-live moro strikers to
thoentiro number now out. These men. II Is
understood , have been ordered out by the
executive committee in support of the posi
tion taken by the striking Missouri Pacitlc
employes.
The olllclals of the Missouri Pncllle
railroad this morning , with the aid of a largo
force of police , succeeded In starting from
tills city a freight train , consisting of eighteen
cars.
cars.Tho situation ntSt. Louis this morning Is
becoming seilous. The yardmnsters of the
dlffcient roads hnvo been attempting all the
morning to mnko up and slnit out freight
trains , but they have In every Instance been
prevented from carrying out their designs by
Uio striking switchmen , who are using all
menus at their disposal to inalco the
freight blockade in that city complete.
Coupling pins are removed from their
positions and trains become separated.
switches are reversed and trains are run upon
wrong tracks and In some instances yardmasters -
masters have been forcibly restrained in their
efforts to resume freight tralllc. No serious
accident lias yet occurred , but It is under
stood that , officers of the law will bo called
upon to-dny to preserve order and property ,
and n conflict between them and strikers Is
expected to occur.
ST. Louis , March 20. News has just been
received from Pacltie , Mo. , about fifteen miles
from this city , that the accommodation train
running between here and that place was
ditched by stilkers this morning. An cnglno
and tender , carrying twenty-live detectives
armed with Winchester rillos. . has boon dis
patched to that point in anticipation of a
contllct between the authorities and tlio
strikers when the freight train sent out from
hero this morning shall reach that place.
The Vaudalia and Burlington roads suc
ceeded in sending out two freight trains this
afternpon without serious Interference by tlio
striking switchmen at Kast St. Louis. These
were tlio only two successful attempts to
move freight , and traffic is almost entirely
A cbinmittco of three of the striking
Wabash Knights of Labor called iipou the
chairman of their executive committee this
afternoon and informed him they hall struck ,
and requested him to inform them as to the
proper course to pursue. Tlio chairman in
formed thorn that it was his opinion that the
Wabash men had no just cause for striking ,
and advfscd them to return to work imme
diately. A mcctlmr of Wabash men Is In
session now discussing the advisability of
following the advice of the chairman.
After discussing at some length the. situa
tion the men decided to heed tlio advice of
their chairman , and they proceeded to the
Wabash yards and resumed work.
ST. Louis , March 20. Specials to the Post-
Dispatch from various points In Kansas and
Missouri arc totlio direct that' tlio Missouri
Pacific olllclnls have succeeded In stalling
out freight trains in several Instances with
out interference. Actsof violence , however.
are reported from Atchlson , whore several
strikers boarded a train sent out from that
city , und despite the presence of the United
States marshal and several of his deputies ,
succeeded in killing the engine.
ST. Louis , March 20. This afternoon , actIng -
Ing I'm accordance with an order
Irom the Knights of Labor exec
utive committee , tlio thirty men In the
Union depot shops , consisting of hostlers.
wipers , machinists and blacksmiths , quit
work. Tlicso men have no grievances.
A freight train was made up and started
for Scdn'lln , Mo. , eastward this morning , no
interference being offered by the strikers ,
and at last accounts had mot with no ob
stacles.
Burlington TronlilcH Settled.
CHICAGO , Jl arch 20. y lee President Potter
of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy rail-
road.thodiiroiont'dl vision superintendents of
that system , and all master mechanics of the
road , met to-day with Chief Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Knginccrs , and
thirteen delegates , representing 750 engi
neers on the Uurlinirton system , to adjudi
cate differences. The meeting was somewhat
prolonged , but those Interested said conclu
sions were reached without difliculty. Are-
vised schedule of wages was agreed upon ,
the terms of which It was agreed should not
bo published until all the details were fullv
prepared , Out of nearly Mil ) different "runs"
on thu Burlington system , about lilty have
been changed , and the rate of wanes equal
ized. MessiH. Potter and Aitliur both ex
press thcmslvcs well pleased with the result
of the compromise.
jr tlio night. Course.
COIIOKS , N. Y. , . March 20. Thomas 1) ) .
Barry , member of tlio executive committee of
the Knights of Labor , arrived hero this morn
ing to make overtures to the knit goods
manufacturers looking to a settlement of the
present difficulty and tlio resumption of
work by 8,000 operatives next Monday. Ho
proposes that the operatives shall bo ordoied
In Monday mornlnir and the differences bu
settled bv aibltr.illon afterward. Ho says
his errand is ono of reconciliation and not
antagonism. The manufacturers will meet
him in n body at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn-
inc. whnn It IH thought a plan of arbitration
will be agreed iiiion which will result in tlio
resumption of woik Monday morning.
Tlio Court. . ( liven nil Order.
CiucAflo , March 20. The Inter-Ocean's
Springfield , 111. , special says : A telegram
was leceived by Judge Treat of the United
Stalls district court this afternoon , Inform
ing him that the strikers lit Knst hi. Louis
had taken possession of tlio'ubish : yards.
.Judu'oTifat immediately Pent United Status
Marshal Weber with four deputies to thu
( ioeno of the trouble , with orders to drive out
all Intruders and care for the propcity of the
Wabash road.
fihoo Malccru Itoyooitnil.
LYNN , MaR. * . , March 31. A boycott on
Kcono Bros. , shoo manufacturers , began this
morning , when tliolron lncer , by order of the
Knights of Labor , stopped his engine. The
engine supplied power to nine linns , which
had to shut down , thiowlng 1,200 or 1,300
people out of woik. The manufacturers who
have been forced to Mispend am very Indiif-
nant. and threaten legal piocccdlngs against
the Knii'hts.
_ _ _
Nn nnttleiiiout lt < incl > ol.
PiTi'Siuiiui , .March 20.Thu r.onfcrenco bo
twecn the Mrcet ear olllp.Ials and the Knights
ot Labor adjourned this evening without
reaching a settlement. A strike ha * bison or-
dcied on all lines in Uio city except three
Trouble on thn Grand Trunk.
LO.NDOX , Out. , March CO. At a meeting of
the Grand Trunk engineers and tirornen they
made a demand that their wnees be rutorc.'l
to the old rate , In Hccordanr-o with the
promise at the time of the leductlon. .It I *
rumored that a lefusal will icsult , In u'guneial
strike 011 the whole Gi and Trunk 'ey ; > tem.
Talcing Tiino by I ho Topknot.
BAi/riMoni ! , March ! . At a meeting last
njght of the employes In tlio tobacco fac
tories of this city , a communication , was
read from Gall & Ax , employing 600 people ,
i educing the hours of labor to eight hours
per day without a reduction of pay. .
Car Men Out in ISrooklyn. .
Nr.w YOIIK , March 20 , The emp.loyes of
the Brooklyn Broadway street carllne fetiuek
this afternoon. . '
MYSTERIOUS HINTS OF WAR.
Chinese Diplomats Threatening Direful
Things Through the Press.
SPECIMEN MONGOLIAN MADNESS
Mnnnlnc's Slokuesa niul Hcsultn
Tlmt nro I'rodlototl nn
Protest Annlnst A
Commissioner Sparks.
Tlio Sensntlounl Chinese Interviews.
WASHINGTON , March M. [ SpechU Tolc-
ernm. ] It Is reported that the Chinese lega
tion Is at the bottom of the two rather sensa
tional articles which appeared In the local i
afternoon paper on the relations between
China and tlio United States. The articles 5
uo written in an ominous touo and RO Into
Iho subject ot contingencies with great de
tail. It Is asserted In the last of these publi
cations that the Imperial government has ful
ly resolved to declare the Hurllngamo treaty
ibrognted by the failure of this government ,
In ease reparation Is not made by congress
through money Indemnity which has been
demanded In peremptory tones by tlio Chlnoso
minister. The article Intimates that It Is to bo
regretted that the sccrctlvencss of tlio stale
department has prevented the transmission
to congress of the note In which the minister
made his final demand. .Mysterious hints
were made of secret airuncemcuts between
China and Germany to "down" the United
States by force It necessary. In fact the ar-
tlelo was calculated to give the Impression
that we were In Imminent danger of behifj |
Involved In open war with those powers , and
blood-curdling allusions were made to our
utter defeiisclessiicss. From what has leak
ed out as to the authorship of these articles It
Is certain that they emanated directly from n
Mongolian diplomat It Is said that the arti
cles are published to manufacture puullc sen
timent In favor of the Indemnity proposition
now pending before congress , llcports are
also current In diplomatic circles that repre
sentatives of the British government hero
are encouraging the Chinese members to
greater aggressions , and are at the snino time
endeavoring to convince congressmen that
the argument of the secretary of state Is un
answered , and that the proposed indemnity
would bo a mere trille.
SKCHKTAUY .MANXIXO'8 CONDITION.
Iteports from Secretary Manning to-night
are to tlio effect that his condition Is not Im
proved. On the contrary , be Is In a very
precarious condition. A gentleman who has
just como from the secretary's house says that
It is extremely doubtful if lie will ever re
cover sufficiently to wan-ant him In resuming
Iho arduous duties of his office. The mem
bers of his household aie quoted assaying
that under no circumstances will he bo
allowed to go back to his desk If they can
possibly induce him to give up active work In
Iho event of tils lecovcry.
The continued absence of the secretary
very naturally leads to talk of a new cabinet ;
minister. The ono man who above all others
seems to be most agitated over the turn affairs
hYCtakcuis..AppoJntiMent Clerk Ulgglns.
If by the turn of fortune's wheel Mr. Fair * '
child should become secretary of the treasury ,
oven fora shoit time , Mr. Iligglns realizes
the Insecurity of his tenure of oil Ice. It Is a
matter of common gossip that the assistant ;
secretary lias feelings of the utmost contempt
for the Baltimore heeler , who has done moro
than any other ono man to bring the present
administration Into disrepute , and It is ficcly
predicted that one of the ( irst acts of Mr.
FaircliHd would be the rlddanco of this
Maryland" incubus who was so unmercifully
scored to-day by Senator Ingalls In his
caustic speech In the senate.
nUMNO OF HI > ARI(8 OIMRCTKD TO.
Major Strait of Minnesota to-day presented
to the secretary of the Interior a memorial
from the citl/.ens ol Devil's Lake , Dakota ,
protesting against the action of Commis
sioner Snarks In deciding that a portion of
the lands ( brown open to settlement bjr
executive order were Indian reservation
lands and not subject to entry. Tlio memorial
sets forth that there is no Rood causn for thi
ruling ; that It Is seriously harmful to the
interests of Dakota , and that one result has
been the entlio falling off of emigration to I
the region this spring. Maier Strait asked '
for prompt action on tlio part of the pccro-
lary , and Ito' promised to give the matter his
earliest attention.
JIKIP : nu'rciiints AT WAII.
Tim war between the dealers In Chlcazo
dressed beef and the butchers of Baltimore Is
becoming very Interesting. The formation
of the Maryland Butchers' union Is the first
signal notn of the campaign. A bill now
pending in -Maryland legislature looking. .
to the Incorporation of an abattoir company ,
holds an Important and Interesting position
In the struggle. Chicago beef dealers art ?
unanimously opposed to the hill , us Its suc
cess would ultimately shut up their business.
Baltimore butchers , lee , aio against flio bill ,
with the exception of a small number.
A coNonnssMA.v IIUIINID : our.
Representative Strnlilo of lowu left for his
home at Lo Mars to-night. The buildings on
Mr. Strnblo'H place weio recently wet on lire ,
presumably by parties Inimical to him , and
lie has gene to Investigate Iho can.so and to
punish the offenders if possible.
A Fiendish .Murderer
CIUCAOO , March "fl. Frame MulkowskI ,
the Polo who brutally murdered Mrs , Agnes
Kled/.cck , wa < < hanged In the county jail yiud
In this city at 12:10 : this afternoon. Hu en
tered the Klod/.eck cottaco on the afternoon
of August1SV , where hi ) discovered Ills
victim unprotected and engaged in house
hold duties. Jlo deliberately mnrdi'red her
to secure a small amount of money left In
lii'reaio liy her liusliaiid. Jle had been in
this country but a slimt tlmn. _
Beware of Scrofula
Scrofula Is pi ulnbly moro general than any
other disease. It Is Insidious hi cliaractfr ,
and manifests Itself In running sores , pustular
ciuptlons , bolls , Dwellings , enlarged Jolnti ,
abscesses , sore eyes , etc. 1 food's Sarsnparllla
expels alt trace of scrofula from the blood ,
leaving it piiro , ciirlchrd , and linalthy.
" I was povcrely afflicted wllh scrofula , nnd
over a year had two riiiuiltigpoi es on my neck.
Took flvo liottle.i Hood's Sirsapnrllla : , and nm
cured , " 0. K. J.OVK.IOY , Lowell , Mass.
. A. Arnold , Arnold , Mo , , jiad scrofulous
sores for/even year * , spring aud fall , llcod'j
Salt Rheum
Is one of tlie'most disagreeable d Isca snu ca n er >
by Impure Mood. Ills readily ciirrd py Hood's
"
Barsaparllla , "tlio great blood purifier.
Wlllliiin Spies ; Elyrla , O. , . suffered greatly
from erysipelas anil salt rheum , cainijd liy
liamlllni ; tobacco. At times hh l.iamli would
rrack'ojvcn and bleed. Ho tried various i > rct- |
ai atlriis wltlfuiit'idd ) flnaHytookJIood's Hxr- .
tarlarllh- , and now say's : . " I am ' entirely well. "
"My eon had salt rlicuru'cn I/Is / Jiaiid1 and
on the calves.of . lilj legs. Jlo tooil Jfcod's
fc'arsaparllla mid is entirely rured.- . . B ,
Btaistpn , Mt. Vcnion'Ohlo ; :
Hood's SarsaparHIa
K < > Mlallilru ghti. $1 ; tlx forf ) . Madoonljr
. l > r C. 1. 1IOOIJ A. CO.Aitliccatlcf , Jxiwell.Ua > ! ,
| OO Dopes .Ono Dollar ,
