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NINETEENTH YEAE OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 14 , 1880. NIBIBErTttT1 ] |
LAT CATHOLIC BANK AGAIN
I An Improfwlon That the Story Was
H Not Unwarranted
| NOBODY WANTS WAR IN EUROPE
I ! At Leant Thnt It VVhnt Hx-Mlnlstor
[ 1 Jules Klinon Snys A Brilliant
i 'j ' AVcddlliK in l'nrls 1'ho Strike
I bltuntiou lu London
A. Sinn Who Know It La t Tunc
lOipurttiltttSS'J by Jamtx < ] < > r I < iu llenn'JlA
I London , Dec 13. fNow Yorlc Herald
I Cable Special to Tun IlEn.l Tuo Herald
' story of the contemplated organization of n
. Catholic bank hacaused an hnuior.au amount
I of talk here In sptto of the denials of sovcrnl
j supposed to bo Interested The impression
J remains that the Heralds ' story was entirely
i warranted I met a man today who suld :
" 1 know of such a project sltica lust Juno In
[ that month I was asked to translatu into
[ Italian u prospOL'tus uitcndod for pnvuto cir
culation It doserlbcd the organlzulon to bo
called the Anglo liom.m bank mid was to bo
founded lu London with $ 0,000,000 capital
The originator of the project is a gohtlomau
| high in piipal circles Anion ) ! the directors
Ijj [ mentioned wcro the Duke of Norfolk and Uus-
, K soil Harrison , son of the president of the
j United States , the Karl of Harrington and
[ Count Peccl.oiepbow of Pope Leo "
To the question , how do you know Uussoll
i Harrison was to bo Interested in the schetnol
B ho answered : "In Juno both Count Pcroi
( | and Harrison wcro In London , and while
' ) hero dlscussod the organization of the bank
1 and ngrood upon the prohmliiury stops The
i proapuctus hns been ready slneo Juno and I
A saw It in a printed foi m. "
ft The gciitleinnu referred to as the luspiror
I of the project has beau u resident of London
5 for some tlnia mid lives in handsome style
. Ho Is depauded upon to secure the approval
of the pope for the scheme The Ilernld's
publication may have lulled the project , but
L ' ' thut it was sonously underway is con tin
A. DUOAL WEDDING
I All Pnrln Turns Out to Wltneis the
ivdnt ;
I { ComirdjM 1S53 bu tainsi rnrfi > i Rg'i'KM '
t Paiiis , Dee 13. | Now York Herald
I v Cable Special 10 Tun Beis | Franco was
I sunny nud nil Paris was assembled yostor-
I day when the ducal houses of Do'Luync and
| D'Uzes received the religious blessing on
[ tholr union at the church of St Phllippi du
I Iloulo It was us fortunate for those whoi
I stood hours on the pavement to watch the art -
t rival and departure of tlio bridal paity as for
I these who in dainty robes wore numbered
j among the woddlng guests High noon was
I j the hour sot for the coromonv , but by 10
l o'clock the church was besieged Pour
thousand guests Had boon asjiod to assist at
thu nuptial bonodlctlon and lu conscquonco
j manj' of the elegantly attired ladies wcro
, not able to got n foothold in the church and
| stood In a crowd outsldo The plaeo In front
J" * " " " ' of the church wa crow led with thousands
* of the curious , and high stoplndders wcro
I orcctod which well dressed women mountol
I to the top regardless of nppoarancos In one
* of the sldo chapels a funeral wu9 lu progress
" * n9 the wedding party entered the front door
The olnborato floral decorations were not lln-
Ishcd until ton minutes before the eoremony
* began , At 12 o'clock the wedding cortege
i drove up and a local band of musicians
' stationed at the door of tuo church
I played "La St Barbo " The guests asscui-
I bled in the church were made aware of the
\ approach of the bridal party by the entrance
. of a mngntllcent gro jp of Suosses In new
J uniforms and fresh sllvor lace , who as they
' advanced up the uuvo made the pivcmenr
1 ring The center of the church was reserved
I for guests , the chancel for the immoaiato
I family and the sldo wings for domestics and
! tenantry from the vurlous chateaux The
organ pealed forth Aloyorber's weduing
march and the guests rose in a body as
Mlle D'Uzes entered on the arm of her
brother , Duo DUzes Following the groom ,
young Duo do Luynos , with his mother , the
Duchess do Luynes , came Comto Louls'do
/ Crussol , second brother of the brldo , escort
I * ing his mother , thu Duchess D'Uzes , Duo do
Doudoauvillo with Duchess do Chovrcuso ,
Duo do Salcran and Duchess do Doudoau
villo , Vicomto do la Hoohofoucauld and ,
Mile , do Luyuos , Vicomto d'Hunolstoln ' and
| Mlle do Crussol , Marquis do Mortem art and
II I Vlcomtesso d'Huuolstoin , Marquis do Go *
i lard and Mile Murthlldo do Crussol , Priuco
' Eu do Pollgnao and Duchess da Poliguac ,
I Prlnco do Ligno and Vlcomtesso do la
I Rochefoucauld ' , Comto do la Rochefoucauld
I and Prluecs so do Ligno , Comto do
I Mortomart nnd Mile , do la Hocha-
\ foucauld , Uaron Jules do Lareity ,
and Vicomtcsso do Coatagcs , Vicomto do
Ualurd and Comtcsso do Mortomart , Comto
do la Rochefoucauld and Vicomtcsso do Gal
urd
, Tlio brldo wns attired In n plain robe of
whlto satin with a slight drawing of point
laoo and a long veil of the same reaching to
thu end of hur long train She were no
] o\vols , hoc veil being hold In plaoo by a cor-
. slet of craui'O blossoms , and she carried nq
I bouquet , nothing but u dark red leather
I prayer book stamped with the family arms
In gold Mlle do Uzes , now Duchess do
Luynes , Is the oldest daughter of her house ,
' sad Is but nineteen years old She is not
, beautiful , but her youth nnd fresh color ,
j with a bit of dash lu her uiauner , uuliu hur
( an attractive woman
< The bridal party occupied the chancel and
seated themselves before the nltar m thrco
rows of chulrs arranged for the occasion , the
brluo uud groom occupying largo arm chairs
lu the center of thu first row Mass was said
by l'Abbo Huqulu , tutor of the brldo , uud the
nuptial bonodlctlon given by M.Goux , bishop
i of Versailles
j In the royal box at the right of the chaucel
sat the Duo do Chartrcs and Duchesso
1 * da Churtrcs , attired lu dailt green
velvet and groy fox fur , and tholr
f daughter Mnrguorlto d'Orluans dressed In
gniy and blue with whlto una gold ombrol-
B ucry and a boa of blue fox and capolu of
H light blue velvet ,
H The heat in the church during the long
H ceremony was intense and oven the brldo
H looked weary and impatlont under the
H lenuihy address of good advice given by
H L'Abuo , and ono of the gontlomoa of the
H bridal party becauio ill and was uompolled
H toleavotho chancel la haste After the
H llual bonodlctlon and signing of the register
H nn hour was spout In the sacristy to the ui-
H tuusa disgust of the impatient crowd outsldo
B waiting to gen the exit receiving the con
. B gratulatlous and good wlsho ) of the luvited
| B guests
[ Hi At'Jo'clook the bridal party witodrow
from the sacristy and entered th cir ear
HJ "Co u'est la "
riugos , pas comuio ropubllquo ,
I fll exclaimed many In the crowd as the ducal
> Hi party drove off , cheered by tbo throng und
[ - J saluted with uplifted bats There were 300
H eucsti at the wedding breakfast at the
hotel of Duchesso d'Uzes In the Avcntio des
Champs Klvsccs At 1:30 : the brldo nnd
groom loft for Dauiplorro , where they will
pass their honnvmoon and re mala during the
rest of the winter ,
'
tui : I'KAcn o * ' cuhopk
Jules Simon Tlilnks It Will Not Soon
• lto Ilrnkon
ICoiWl'M .W hu Jiimtt Onnloil Kfttntff )
Paiiis , Doc 13. fNow York Herald Cnblo
Special to Tiik Her.J Kx-Mlnistcr , Sena
tor , Academician Jules Simon is ouo of these
versatile , nlmost universal , geniuses who
seldom carva their mimes on tablets of f amo
but when they do enrvo it U deeply and last
ingly A Herald correspondent was today
accorded an Intervlaw with the ncadomicinn
in the fourth lioor of the apartment hu occu
pies , I'laco do la Madeline , and which , bo It
remarked , ho has occupied for upwards of
thirty years ,
Show mo a mans book nnd I will
toll jou the tnun , " has boon Bald
It would take many long days to obtain any
clear perception of Jules Simon in that man
ner , for of boons ha has almost an endless
store This llbarary Is utterly unequal to
the task of holding them They are double
ranged on the shelves , heaped up on the
door and hava overflowed Into the uiuslo
room and the school room Simon has his
grand chlldton living with him and his
books , Wnlto haired , clcauly shaved , with
a scholarly stoop In his shoulders , Jules
Simon is still halo and strong , and gives ono
tbo ldoa of a hum who has yet many
yens of his life work before him
Ho Is easy and quiet lu speech ,
bis boIo and infrequent gesture being
n slleht wave of the right baud whllo the
forearm leans upon his desk Of lulu years
ho has becoma rather deaf , though not In
conveniently so Ho said : "I helluva that
Franco has passed through her most trying
period with credit The clouds have lifted
nnd the horizon is bright The chamber In
cludes a largo contingent of new men who
are notnr.d cannot bo Indifferent to the wnvo
of public opinion on the crest of which they
were carried to the Palais Liourbsu , nor can
old deputies lightly sot asldo the lesson of
the elections , which was clear and emphatic
The country has plainly showed that
it hns enough of tlio oriental par
ties and Is hungry for something practicable
and buhincss like It may scorn rather carlv
too for rcliablo Judgment on the now cham
ber , but there uro indications wnich point
unmistakably to the fact that it has taken
well to heart the sorrowful teaching of the
past The political groups of the lust session
Iidvo disappeared and in their stead have
arisen industrial , ngrloaltural and commer
cial groups , which n their names indicate
have thrown over the oratorical for the prao
tical , and in which members of all parties
stand sldo by side Thou again , though a
certain portion of thn blatant press mny re
peat ad nauseam that the verillcation des
pouvoirs has given ovidcuco of in
tolerance and latent disintegra
tion in the republican majority ,
It is not so Contrast thu doubts oi this ses
sion with ttiosu which ushered iu the session
of 1885 , und if your mind is open to convic
tion , you will ba couvlucod that the prevail
ing opinion Is ono of tolerance , moderation
and a desire for concord Tno horizon , I repeat -
peat , is clear On ono hand you hava the
country anxious for that place at homo
which allows It to prosper , and on the other
you hava a chamber la which the majority is
thoroughly in line with the people , its pulse
throbbing with the pulse of the people , its
brain working under tbo fresh and Im
mediate influence of public opinion Only
ono result seems possible I' am convinced
thut result will not bo wanting You ask
nslc me if I expect war In the bprlng I know
nothing Ask Crlspino and ho would , I am
sure , toll vou that lto knows nothing Ask
oven Pnnco Von Blsmurck and his reply
would ba similar Still , It Is certain
that Germany does not wish for
war It is not certain that the
Italian government can bo Intimidated
by oaually pacific sentiments But Italy has
coma to such a pass as seems to render a
violeot solution Impossible If war does
break out it will come from the south On
the other band , however , Italian politicians
can not full to recocrnlzo potoucy of reasons
which weigh against war , nor can they af
ford to forpot the lessons of history What
ever might bo the result of the struggle
Italy's ' back would bo broken , oven though
she was viotonouii , even though she should
cscapo at the bauds ol her ally tbo futo of
llavurla after 1871 , she would infallibly sink
to the low level of a vassal to tbo Gor
man throne With regurd to Germany there
is not the least doubt , us I bavo said , but
that abe is desirous of peace War Is a
hazardous game , and there Is always a
chance of bolng beaten , in which event
Germany will lose all that she has gained
and the empire would bo disjoined were aho
conquered , or sun would become the bane
und sere place of Europe The balauco of
power would bo disturbed , und tbo baud of
every nation In Europe would bo against her
In a word , Germany has nothing to gain by
war aud everything to lese In Franco , un
doubtedly opinion is ovorwholmiugly for
peace The "annco ternblo" left
the country In rulris , without a gov
ernment , without an army und without
money , lly efforts of heroism without a
parallel in history she accomplished what
seemed nu impossible tusk Todiyshoisii
now France , stronger , richer nud proator
than before Her enemies no lois than her
friends recognize this If loss tbau twenty
years peace has done this for her , shu wants
twenty years more As well if not batter
than auy other great power , Franco can
stand the strata of the courtly peace to
which Europe is subject People may rave
about her bolug uiidonnlued by ultra-radi
calism und of Paris being tbo hotbed
of socialism , but no greater nonseuso
was over talked , Purls Is fieer
from the souiullstio cancer than
cither England , Russia , Italy or Germany
French sociulisin Is merely an oxcrcscenco ,
It bus no roots , pr if it has any , they do not
reach down to the core of the nation Our
socialists make more nolso than these of our
neighbors , but they are noithbr so numerous
nor so strong That Is bard to baltevo Take
the fearful days o ( tlio commune , when so
cialism ran amuck hero You probably fancy
that the communists wcro Frenchmen That
error Is general , but it Is an error
iiouo the loss As a historical fact
1 can ass uro you thut tbo avowed leuders
of tbo commune found their strength in the
foreign boclulistg who had gathered in Paris
attracted by the scent of curnugo as vultures
are by the scout of currion If for no other
reason than the one 1 have lust stated Franco
wants peace All probabilities therefore
point to peace as assured , but if it Is not al
ways tbo unaxpectod which happens , lu this
case It Is possible that the expected may
happen , 1 will give you an Illustration : You
leave this house witli every intention of
wending your way tranquilly homeward At
the corner of the struct some ono , with or
without reason Insults you , uud .vou may
have a duel on your bauds Without hav
ing given that eventuality thought your
peaceful intention , jour desire for tran
quility count for nothing , A blow , a word ,
a trifle light as air , has put them to Instant
rout So It Is with Fruueo aud the triple ul-
lluuoo , ' '
i
CLOSING LIE CRONIN TRIAL
Longonockor Mnkos the Last Ap-
l > oal to the Jury
THE COURT ROOM THRONGED
JikIro SlcCnnnell Delivers n Knli
nn il Impartial Clin mo null the
Tivolvo Mnn liockctl Up
for the Night
Tlio Ajtony Almost Ott
Oiiicaoo , Dec 13. Every nvallablo foot In
the court room of the Cronln trial was
thronged to its utmost this morning with the
eager crowd that congregated to witness the
closing scene in thu sensational drama
State Attorney Longoncckcr made the clos-
lug argument on behalf of the stnto owing to
the Illness of Mills , to whom thnt task had
been assigned After stating that It was not
until the lust counsel for the dofoiidants had
Bpokon that the theory of the dofeusa was
known , Longoncckcr continued :
For the llrst tlino you ns Jurymen and
wo as representatives of the people were
< notified of the theory of the defense
that there was a great conspiracy on the part
of the people to hung Innocent men ; a con
spiracy to murder under the pulse of law ;
and thogontteman was so earnest in that
statement that ho carried It all through bis
argument to the Jury Ho argued the propo
sition with the satna force that ho
did anything else that ho talked
about In the case Now , gentlemen , If
thut Is your notion of this case ; If jnu bo-
llevo that there is a conspiracy to murder
Mai tin Burke and these other men on trial ,
then you ought to ucquit , nnd you ouirht to
recommend to his honor that the counsel
representing the puoplo of this great statu
should bo Indicted aud tried for murder If
the rcpresontatlvos of thu people are guilty
of coaching evidence against Martin Burke
und these other men on trial , I ought
not to have n tilnl , but ought to
bo taken by the citizens of your state and
hanged without a trial , or court , or jury
Why , the gentleman tells you that It was
done by the other branch of the Clun-na-
Gael , nnd thov uro bucking the prosecution
Mow the fact is that every Clan-na-Gael
witness that wo huvo called to the stand belonged -
longed to the trlungio part of Clnn-na-Gucr *
organization Wo go right Into their
own camp , among tholr own friends ,
and wo get tbo truth from tbo men wild be
lieved that Dr , Cronln was right in making
the chaiges against the triangle Are they
in conspiracy with their other associates ,
members of the same camp as Bcggs , Cough
lin and Burkel Why , thov came as brothers
from the same camp , so thut that wont ' dote
to charge It In that way "
In the reassembling of court In the nftor-
noon Judge Longeneckor continued his reply
to Forrest's argument , nnd then made a rapid
running sketch of the ovideneuof thalcadiug
witnesses and the circumstauces under which
it was given by way of reply to Forrost's
cnargo that theio was a conspiracy to convict
the defendants In closing ho said : Remember
member that wo are hero Insisting that this
evidence is so overwnelming that you , as
honest men under your oaths , omnot resist
this volume of proof that must convlnco you
us sensible men beyond reasonable ) doubt
ikatullUvo of these men are guilty of this
crime "
JDDOn M'OONNEM/8 OHUtQK
Judge McConncUthcn delivered Ms charge
to the jury , saying in part : " I'ho munner or
cause of death which is alleged in the indict
ment is un essential element of tbo charge
ugalnst the defendants , and tbo law requires
the prosecution to establish that avcrmont to
your satisfaction bevoud rcasonablo doubt ,
as it is laid down in the indictment , before
conviction cnu luwfully bo had Uutwhotber
or not the manner or cause of death was us
laid down in the Indictment may bo estab
lished by circumstantial evidence just ns any
fact essential to conviction may bo Ciicum-
stuntial evidence in criminal cases is proof
of such facts and the circumstances con
nected with or surrounding the commission
of tno crluio charged tends to show the guilt
or innocence of the party charged , nnd if
these facts and circumstances are sufllcicnt
to satisfy the Jury of the guilt of the
defendants beyond reasonable doubt , then
such evidence is sufficient to authorize thu
Jury in finding the dofeudunts guilty It Is
the duty of the Jury to enter upon the con
sideration of ouch clrcuinstunoo proven save
iu their minds the presumption that tbo de
fendants and each of them are innocout , nnd
if such fact or circumstance , when consid
ered in connection with all the evidence In
the case , can bo explamod consistently with
tno innocence of the accused , it Is their duty
to so explain it
"In order to Justify the Inference of legal
guilt lrom clrcumstuntial evidence the exist '
onoo of certain facts must bo absolutely in
compatible with the innocence of the accused
and iiicupablo of explanation upon any other
rcasonablo hypothesis of their guilt
It Is not sufficient for the jury
to And that 'u resolution was
adopted for the appointment of a secret com
mittee in Camp 20 , February 5 , but it must
further appear to your satisfaction , beyond
all rcasonablo doubt , tint such oommittoo
was la fact appointed by tbo defendant ,
Hoi'gs , nnd that such appointment wus in
pursuance or in furtherance of a conspiracy
to commit a crime such ns is charged in the
indictment , and you must bo satisliod be
yond all rcasonablo doubt that defendant ,
Ucggs , hud knowledge of the put peso for
which said resolution was asked , or , if ap
pointed , assented to its purpose subsequently ,
or you will not bo justlltod lu finding u par
ticipation in sucli conspiracy on the part of
dofendunt , Bcggs by reason or the facts
herein stated That dofendaut , Bcggs , was
u member of the United Brotherhood nud
presiding officer of campd are not
circumstances , stuuding alone , tend
ing to establish his guilt of the
cumo charged In the indictment ,
and as there is no evidence in the case that ,
uay other act was committed by Defendant
Bcggs in the commission of the alleged mur
der charged In the Indictment , therefore , un
less It is established that a conspiracy wus
untered lnto , to commit the murder charged
in the said Indictment , bo should bo ac
quitted
"I'ho testimony of verbal admissions ,
stntoruouts and conversations ought to betaken
taken by you with great caution because
that sort of testimony Is subject to impor-
foctiou , and mistakes are liitoly Although
you may believe that Defendant Beggs , at
the meeting of Camp 20 on May 10 , re
marked in substunco that the oem
mittoo was to report to him , and
even if you should further believe
that such remark possessed some criminal
Import , yet iu no view that can bo taken of
his case will you bo Justitiod In using such
remarks us evidence against any other do
fendunt If you can rccoueilo the facts in
this oiso upon uay reasonable theory con
sistent with the Innocence of John ICunzo It is
your duty to do so und 11 ml John ICunzo uot
guilty I The same charge as this was made
ns to each of the other dofoiidants except
Uogg , concerning wuoui a special instruction
wus given as ubova ) ,
Although you may confidently and fully
believe that ono J , B. Slmouds , the porsou
who drove Dr Cronin uway from his homo
on thu night of May 4 and ether unknown
persons were members of the conspiracy to
murder Dr Cronln , an charged in tuo Indict
ment , and lndoed that they did murder
him , yet you caunot nud ouirht
not to use uny evidence respect
ing tbo conduct and conversations of such
persons or any of thorn against any of tbo
dofoiidants unless you are llrst convinced
beyond every doubt from the evidence thut
such dofendunt wus ulso a meinbei or such
conspiracy to murder Dr , Cronlu If the
Jury believe from the cvldoueo , beyond
rcasonablo doubt , that tbo defendants or any
one or them conspired and agreed together
or with others to kill and murder Patrick
Henry Cronln aud thut in pursuance aud
furtherance of that common design und by a \
member or members of such coasplrucy said I
" -i
Patrick Henry Cronln was killed and murdered -
dorod In the manner nnd Xarm charged , nnd
then such of these defendants , if any , whom
the Jurv believes from tlid cvldonco , beyond
roasonnblo.ooubt , were parties to such con
spiracy nro guilty " ( of the mur
der of said CronlUf whether the
Identity of the Individual doing the killing bo
established or not , dr whether such defend
ants were present at the tlmo of killing or
not , and although you may uollovo the de
fendant , Bunto , rontcd the Carlson cottage
and rcmovod the furniture nnd other articles
mentioned In the evidence from No 117
South Clark street to said cottage , and al
though .vou miv believe Dr Cronln wns
murdered in the Carlson cottage , you nro ud-
vised thnt these ucts of Defendant Burke In
themselves are insuulclont to Justify you In
concluding that ha was n party to the al
leged conspiracy unless It further appears ,
beyond all rcasonablo doubt , that such nets
of Dofendunt Burke wcro deliberately and
willfully intended bv him to assist in perpe
trating the crime of murder Although you
may believe that Dhian's horse and
buggy wns used to tnko the doctor
to his death , you are advised that
the act of Dofendaut Coughlln In engaging
such horse and buggv is Insunicleut to Jus
tify you In concluding that hu wns i party
to the tilleiroil conspiracy , unless It further
appears , bovon 1 nil rcasonablo doubt , that
such net of Defendant Coughlln was delib
erately nnd wilfully lntandod by him to
assist In the perpetration of the crluio of
murder Although you may believe that the
contract between O'Sulllvan and Cronm
was used to decoy the doctor to his death ,
vou nro advised that the act of Defendant
O'bulllvnn In making such a coutract of It
self is InsuMclcnt to Justify you in conclud
ing thut ho wns n party to the alleged con
spiracy , unless It further appears , beyond
nil reasonoblo doubt , that such act of Defendant
fendant O'Sulllvan was deliberately nnd
wilfully Intended by him to assist in the per
pot ration of the crime of murder , or that ho
knowingly or corruptly consented to such
contract In accomplishing the alleged mur
der of the deceased
"Evldonco in proof of n oonspirnoy will
geuornllv In the nnturo of the ease bo cir
cumstantial Though a common design is the
essence of the charge , it Is not necussary to
provo that the defendants came totret tier and
actually agreed to huvo that design nnd to
pursue it by common means If thu jury believe
liovo from the ovldonre , bovond rcasonablo
doubt , acting in the light of the entire charge
of the court , that tbo defendants now on trial
or some of them conspired together or to
gether with others , who were to the grand
Jurors unknown , to kill and murder Patrick
Henry Cronin , and that ono or moro of the
conspirators , in pursuunco and furthcruneo
of the consulrncy , did kill and murder said
Cronln in the manner und form charged ,
tlien any and ull of the defendants ( if any )
who so conspired uro in , law guilty of such
, murder , although they may not hnvo act
ually killed suld Croulu .br been , present at
the time and place of'tho killing You
ought not and cannot legally convict
the defendants or either of thorn or moro the
doctrine of chance and probability ' Al
though you may believe it is highly probublo
and very likely Unit 1 the defendants are
guilty nud even that It ts'fnr ' moro likely and
probable that they are guilty than they nro
Innocent , yet , no amount of suspicion will
warrant you In finding a verdict of guilty
against the defendants pr any of them "
The bailiffs who were to huvo charge of
the jury were teen sworn to a faithful dis
charge of thuir duty und the jarymeu were
taken to their room <
After considerable • discussion between
counsel nil articles offered in evidence except
copt Cronin's clotbos , wcro taken to the Jury
room for inspection .
At 4:35 : court adjourned until S oclock
At thu latter hour a lai'tro ' crowd wus In
waiting , but the jury was not ready , and
Judge McConnolt aonoQuced that ho would
return again at 10 o'clock to.seo if the jury
hud any communication to make
At 11 o'clock , no word having been re
ceived from the jury , Judge McConnell an
nounced that the court would take u recess
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to glvotho
jurors further time for deliberation
After adjournment Judge McConnell was
interviewed by an Associated press repre
sentative as to the extent of his Information
in regurd to the present mind of the juiy
"I know nothing , " said ho , except they
told mo it was unlikely they would arrlvo at
u verdict tonight I dp not think that means
a disagreement or a stubborn Jury It sim
ply meuns necessarily that thus far the jury
has arrived at no verdict nothing else It
may moan that they are deliberating upon
tlio ovidcuco or they are interpreting the in
structions Ccrtalnlv It cannot bo reasonably
Interpreted as meaning a disagreement Do
not Jump to conclusions There is a great
deal for n Jury to consider "
A Cronln Newspaper Sensation
CnicAdo , Dec 13. The Dally News will
print tomorrow a narrative of a mass of
suspicious circumstances observed by ono of
Its reporters , from which the tnforenco is
dfawn that there has been a plot by des *
porato friends of the Cronin prisoners to
murder ono of tlio Jurors id the case Tbo
supposed object was to make the trial Just
ended a failure and thus gain time for
other measures , The paper mentions do
name , but In In confirmation says that States
Attorney Longoneoker , ou being privately
Informed how affulrii stood , last week had
the Jurors guurded along the route to
and from ( bo court bv sixty additional officers
cer's ' in citizens clothes
TUB WHITECAI' OUTKAQC
Ono ot Tlicm lilonrifloil An Attempt
to linpoaoli I'lftliillnv Testimony
Hoi.voke , Cole , Dee 13. | Special Tolo-
grum to Tub Bue ] The prosecution in the
case of Bonnet vs Witherboo closed their
case today IColsoy swore that ho identified
the defendant us ouo of the whltccaps by his
stature uud his voice Uennot testitlod that
he recognized him by his stature , clothes ,
voice and face , the night being clear and with
a full moon This makes the evidence conclu
sive against the defendant After Dr F. M.
Smith and two others had testified as to the
condition of Bonnet after the whipping the
defense took up their , case aud witnesses
were ( ixamluod with a view lo impeach tlio
testimony of Bonnet and Kulsoy Some
tweuty persons have been subojpnucd by tbo
prosecution to rcbutt this testimony '
The iiftornoou sosskm of court adjourned
to moot at 7:30. Upon convening again the
court room wus crowded with spectators
Tbo rumor gained ground that the outraged
lawyers and defendant were hoavllv armed
und the former had threatened-to shoot the
latter ou sight i ( further attempt was made
to impcaoh their testimony , whoraupon all
parties concerned thought It best not to have
a night session , aud adjournment wus taken
until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning
m
Tlio strikri * Hltimtloii ,
ICopvrtuM ie&byJame * < lonlm Hsimrft.l
Losdok , Dee 13. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Heel Tboro is no
lack of light though the stokers strlko Is in
full swing The general impression is that
the men will not win The publlo porcolvod
In the strlko a desperate attempt on the part
of trades unions to ostabllsh dictatorship not
alone over capital but over tbo army of la
bor The gas strlko is net a question of
hours nor wages It Is to deny to men and
employers their rightto ma no contracts for
terms ot service The gas oompuny and
1,000 of their men were bound to oaoli ether
for a specific period of labor at a settled
rata , to which was added a bonus for each
man on the conclusion of the contract
Without golugtnto details , in this action of
the masters and mou which has called down
upon both the auuthomas ot labor dictator
ship , unions sea la this liberty ot working
inon to engage for porlods of service , and
thus get settled into grooves of rcgulur
work , a counter check upon tholr authority
On this ground they called out tholr mom
berg , aud It was u melancholy sub t to seethe
men , many married nad with families , re-
liuqulshlug their posts without the slightest
prospect of returnlug to tbeui *
A COMBINATION OF THE WEST
National Legislators of That Soctlon
Form nu Organisation !
PROTECTION OF ITS INTERESTS
Ncbriv kn's Senators nutl Coiigresj-
nicii Invited to Join It Idaho mill
Wyoming Clitmot'itm Kor Ail
iiiIsmIoii Capital News
Washington Huubiu Tiik Ouotv Hrr , i
513 FouitrEKSTit STr.unr , >
Wasiunotov U. 0. , Dee , 13. |
An organization of Impart luce was per
fected lust night at the Shorohuin hotel It
comprises the senators , representatives nud
delegates from the states .vul territories of
California , Oregon , Washington , Idaho , Nevada -
vada , Montiun , Wyoming , Colorado and
North and South D ikota Tnu object of the
organization is the protection and promotion
of western Interests At the mooting Sen
ator Stewart was selocto I as president and
DoltSgato Dubois of Idaho secretary It was
dacided to moot nualii Djejmbar 'JJ , when n
permanent organlzktlon will bo off ectcd and
arrangements tuudo to secure quarters An
Invitation has been glvou to the senators nud
representatives of Nebraska , Minnesota and
Wisconsin to Join the organization It Is be-
Uovod the organization will result In u
union of action ou the part of the west
In behalf of measures lu which there Is u
common Interest , nnd that through tbo
operations of the iiorthwcstorn members
the west will aocuro a better hearing in
tbo councils ot the nation than sno has
hitherto been able to attain ,
A commlttoo composed ot Senators Stow
nrt and Moody and Representative Clunoy
of California and Delegate Dubois of Idaho ,
wns nopolatod to dotormluu wnut states uud
territories shall ba admitted to the organiza
tion and to consider the question of quarters
for a club , nnd report at the next mooting
IDAHO AND WVOMINO
The territories of Wyoming and Idaho will
make a strong effort to secure admission dur
ing the present session of congress Senator
Piatt , chairman of the committee on
territories Is heartily In fuvor of this action
and several democratic niemoors have also
joined him in saying that they will aoprovo
of bills to admit ooth Wyoming and Idaho
Delegates Curno of Wyoming and Dubois of
Idaho today called upon President Harrison
to urge him to transmit promptly to congress
the constitutions adopted at the late conven
tions of these territories , with a recommen
dation for their admission Both delegates
will nppoar before the commlttoo oo terri
tories to urge the claims of their territories
l'ltOSVECTlVB UNION TACIFIO EXrENDITUItES
G. M Dodire , u director of the Union Pa
cific , arrived in the elty yesterday Ho an
nounced that orders hnvo been issued for the
expenditure of 81,000,000 , for construction on
the Union Pacific road Work will commence
ut once on the extension of the Choyonuu &
Northern , which will bo pushoJ to a junction
with the Fremont Elkhorn As Missouri Val
ley ] Genorul Dodge stated that through
trains i will bo run from Sioux City to Denver
by way of the ISlkhorn on the Union Pacific
and also through trains from Ueadwood to
Cheyenne i and Denver by way of the Elkhorn
aud ; thu Cheyeuno & Northern
a uuiieau or rntsoss
Among the Important measures which will
be introduced in congress us soon as the
committees are appointed is the bill recom
mended by Attorney General Miller for tno
establishment of a bureau of prisons , to bo
uador the jurisdiction of the department of
Justice This bureau , it established , will
collect statistics and information from nil the
prisons of tbo country In addition to that it
will have careful measurements of all the
noted criminals of the country compiled nnd
Indexed for tbo use of ofllcers of the law in
the detection of crime No sucn central
oflloo exists ami Its necessity Is acknowl
edged by all who have ofllclal business with
the crimiunl clussos Tlio prison und wardou
associations will seed representatives hereto
to urge the passage of the bill
ItKUUCINO THE HUTT OS StJOAII
General Browne of lndiunn , who was a
member of the committee on ways and
means in the last throe congresses and wtio
would have been next to Chairman McKin-
lcy on the commlttco in this congress had no
not requested Speaker Heed to put him upon
some other cnmmlttco owing to the delicate
condition of his health , will upon the llrst
call of the house for the introduction of
measures Introduce a bill that will carry
sugar a long way toward the free list Ho
says he would favor the placing of sugar on
tbo free list directly If It were not for tno
fact that In sections of the country efforts
are being made to cultivate sugar , which
should be encouraged by tin government
His bill will untlcipnto the collection of n
roveuue sufficiently lurgo to pay n liberal
bounty upon domostlo sugnr The duty not
collected upon sugar now Is equivalent to
about 78 per cent ad valorem General
Browne will uroposo thut this duty bo cut
down to 3.1 per cent ad valorem Reducing
the present duly moro than two-thirds will
provide for u bountv of 1 cent pet pound
upon sugar produced in this country
THE TAlliri- QUESTION
Your correspondent had a talk today with
the most proinlnont western member of , the
senuto commlttco on finance , which bus
charuoof the subject of tariff in the upper
branch of congress , aud ho stated thut the
senate would not make a tariff till the house
had passed , a bill Said ho :
"If General Browne can secure a report
from the commlttco on ways und means on
his sugur proposition I think It will pass the
house by u largo majority , nnd nm qulto con
fident It will pass tbo senate The commit
tee on ways and moans may bo inclined to
hold the bill for Its general tariff measure ,
but It may bo ruportod by a house losolutiou
at an early date uud before the tariff Dill is
produced If the proposition to reduce the
tariff aud J.ho scheme to abolish the
tobacco tax and the tax upon
alconol to bo used in the arts are successful * ,
tbera can be no iucrcoso of the free list or
other reductions upon our customs duties ,
because wo cannot bear a reduction of mora
than $70,000,000 a year on our Incomes ; aud
the tobacco tax and the reduction on sugar
will bring about u decrease of between
$05,000,000 and 870.000,000. I understand the
house will take as a basis of operation the
bill udopted by the senuto two years ago
provided the spoi-iho bllltuffcctlng sugar and
the move to abolish the tobacco tax uro not
successful In advance of the general tariff
bill In any oveut , I expect to see the Alli
son undervaluation bill adopted At present
it looks as though the sugar and tobacco
pills would bo passed and thut the tar
iff revision will end so far as
the reduction of revenues is concerned ,
There can of course bo some inatorlal reform
of the turiff without any material reduction
of the revenues , The bill passed by the
senate two years ago upon which wo thought
the last presidential campaign hinged , would
not get the vote in either it got when it was
before congress I could not vote for It my
self without a geed many modifications
Gonornl Browne will also Introduce a bill
placing aalt upon the free list "
POSTAL UATTEltS
Iowa postoftlces have been discontinued , ,
as follows : North Dos Moines , Polk
county , mail goes to Dos Moines ; Sobastu-
pool , Polk county , mail to Des Moines ; Uni
versity I'laco , Polk county , mail to Des
Moines ; Wondall , Cherokee county , tauil to
Wus h la
Among tbo changes ordered In the star
mail routes la Nebraska is the following :
Doss to Lexington i From December 20 extend -
tend service fiom Doss and Dcgin at Jowcll ,
Increasing distance six miles
The tlmo of star mail routes in Nebraska
have been ordered changed as follows )
Ohvo to Belgrade : Leave Olive Tues
day * , Thursdays und Saturdays at 1 p. a , ,
arrive at Belgrade by 4:30 : p. a. ; leave Del
i >
grndo Tuesdays , "Ihursdavs and Saturdays
nlSi30 a. m. , arrlvo at Ollvo bv 13 m.
St , James to Ponca : Lenvo St , James
Tuesdays , Thursdays nnd Sauirdnis at 1 p.
m. , arrive at Now Cnstlo by 0 p. m. ; leave
New Cnstlo rue days , 'lliiirsdaysnml Satur-
dajs at 7 n. m. , nrrlvo at St Junius by 12 in
Lcivo Ponca Mondays , Wcdnosdits und
Fridays nt 1 p. m. , arrlvo sit Now Custlo by
5:41 : p. m. Lenvo Now Cnstlo rtlondavs ,
Wednesdays and Fridays at S n. m , , arrive
at Ponca by 12-15 p. m.
Till ! 1'IIOTDST Or SO WUI
The protest sent to the postmaster gonornl
some weeks ngn by upwards of seventy elti-
rons of Ci-elghtou ttmiliist the Issuiuce of u
commission to Postmaster George L. Jame
son did not have any effect further tutu to
hold off the commission till three nr four
days ago ' 1 he postmaster general staled to
Tin : Hke correspondent this iiftornoou that
the commission had been mailed to Mr
Jameson The appointment ot Mr Jameson
was upon thu liicommciidution ot Repre
sentative Dorsoy and thu principal objection
ruisod to his commission was that ho was
not n lesldent of Crelghton Tlio sign
ers to the protest against the Issu
ance of thu commission mo mining
ttio best citizens of the city
nnd their reasons for objection to Postmaster
Jiimeson' .s iipnoititmcut nroi Flist , that ho
Is not and never has uoen iibouu lido resident
of Crelghton , Second , lint the appointment
wns made solely upon the representation of
Congressmen Dorsoy und at thu suggestion
nud Instigation of parties living ut Burilo
Mills and Niobrara , rival towns of Cieightiin
Third , because Jumuson'ts interests have
boon antagonistic to the eitv of Crelghton
Fourth , that Jnuioson was brought , to
C'oiglilon for the ovpress purpose of being
m ido postmaster Fifth , bocmiso ttiero uro
republicans In Crolghtou who arc mora entitled -
titled to the position Sixth , because a largo
number of republicans ntid business men ot
Creiuhton petitioned to have Captain A. C.
Logan appointed to lids position , I'ho
romonstruttco further states that in event
the commission Is not Issued to Jameson the
names of A. J. Marsh or S. J. P. Irwin
should rccnivu the aunolntmetit , Pd sluiiis-
ter General Wana naker s ild Hut utter he
had investigated Mr Jameson's character ho
came to the conclusion thut tbo grounds of
the objection were not sufficient to cause the
withdrawal of the commission , and that lu-
usmuch as ho wns confidant Jameson would
make n good ofilolal the commission wus
ordered to bo issued
MtUTVllY Mvrmts *
By direction of the sccrotury of war the
following changes In thu stations of post
quarteriuustur sergeants will be made :
Post Quaitormastor Soroeant Wl.liaui ICor-
oosky will bo rolievcd from duty at Fort
OmuhaNeb.uud will proceed to FortBrown ,
Tex , reporting upon his arrival to the com
manding officer to relieve Post Quarter
master Sergeant Charlc3 Reich Post
Quartermaster Sergeant Reich , upon being
relloved will proceed to Fort Crawford ,
Cole , reporting upon his arrival to the com
manding officer to relieve Post Quarter
master Soigeaut Thomas J. Wiggins Post
Quartermaster Sergeant Wlgglus , upon
being relieved , will proceed to Fort Omati.i ,
Neb , reporting to the commanding oMcer
for duty
Albert Van Scott , troop C , Eighth cavalry ,
now with his troopd nt Fori Meade , South
Dakotu is transferred to the hospital corps
as a private
M1SCEI.HNE01T3.
Representative Dorsoy stated to The Bei :
correspondent toduy that ho wns not seeking
a commlttco chairmanship , nnd that the
work ho was doing in respect to positions on
the house committees was in the interest of
Nebraska , and that ho wanted lo sco his col
leagues placed where they could do the most
service i to the Btate Mr Dorsey is entitled
to a chairmanship , una if ho wcro to ask for
It ho would undoubtedly secure it , as ho Is
the senior member of tlio Nebraska delega
tion In the house , and the stnto Is entitled to
tit least ono ehiilrmanBhlp If Mr Dorsoy
iknows anything aoout what will bo done in
tbo wuy of positions en committees ho will
not disclose It , us he Is saying nothing uud
sawing wood ,
Both ot the Ncbraska Rouators wcro visi
tors iu the office of the supervising architect
of the t'casurv this morning Senitor Pad
dock went to consult Mr Wlndiim concern
ing the proposed buildings for Beutrico and
Salt Luka City , while Senator Munderson
hud a similar mission iu behalf of Norfolk
and Hastings
Sonntor Moody was , under the recent or-
ganbatlon of the senuto committees , made a
member of the committee on Irrigation , and
not immigration , ns published
Iho order recently Issued directing the
removal ot the signul ofllco from Yankton to
Sioux City has been suspended for six
months nt the request of Senators Petti-
grow nnd Moody It Is not likely that tlio
ofllco will bo removed at al ) .
L. Walters wus today appointed postmaster
nt Donnellson , Lee county , la , vice A.
Woipner , removed
Surgeons were today appointed on pension
boards as follows : James Scott , Long Pine ,
Neb ; S. O. Stockslagor and II D. Ensign ,
Boone , la
The charges filed against the domocratla
Incumbent of thu pnstofilco at Ponca huvo
been in the hands of the postolllco depart
ment lor sovnrnl months , yet no action has
boon taken , although unmerous complaints
are being received hero ou the fact that the
democrat Is allowed to retain his olllco
S * . II Shpphord of Arlington , Neb , is in
the city He hns filed un nppllcatioo for ap
pointment on the board of examining sur
geons , elthor ut York or Grand Island
The northwestern men believe that Mr
Strublc of Sioux City is to get thn chairman
ship of the cnmmlttco on territories The
place lies between Mr Struble and Mr
Baker of Now York , and the chances nro
that the Iowa man will got it owing to tlio
fact that hn Is the rankest republican
on the old couimtttoo and that the western
people prefer him to Mr Baker
Several South Dakota people who are bore
are of the opinion thut the prosidcut will
issue u proclamation throwing open the great
Sioux reservation to settlement withlti the
next ten days 1 hey B.iy that both the pres
ident nnd the secretary of the Interior are
thoroughly convinced that It is entirely un
necessary thut the question of opening the
reservation should again be submitted to
congress Pxhiit S. Heath
STUPID CUSTOMS OFF I OK It * .
A Nehrut.lc i Womnn'x Complaint See
i-i-iury U Iiiiloui luiliminnt
Washi.nuto.v , Doe IU Secretary Wlndotn
has written n letter to the collector of cus
turns nt Detroit , Mich , , In regnrd to the com
plaint of William McCallum of ludlauola ,
Neb , to the eirect that his invalid wife was
unreasonably detained and annoyed by the
nctlon of the customs officers ut Detroit on a
recent visit to Cunnda , The secretary says :
"It Is a mutter of regret to the department
thut such un occurrence should bo possible at
any customs house in the United States and
you cannot bo too earnestly enjoined to take
iinmodiato stops to prevent any further
occurrence of thu same kind , which enn only
tend to muko the public scrylco odious , ,
Whllo nothing can be done to compensate
Mrs McCallum for the mental trouble and
disturbance Inflicted upon her , it is oxuocted
that you will find some proper meuiiR to ro-
licbursa her for all expenses to which she
wus unjustly put bv the virtual solzuro uud
dotcutlon of her porsouul etfects , and to in
struct your subordinates to exercise proper
ludgoment towards tbo publlo , especially to
ladies tiavollng alone , lu the future perform
ance of their duties , You uro further re
quested to furnish a copy of this letter to
Mr McCallum , who has the thanks of
the department for bringing to its attention
the unbuslucss like methods pursued at your
port "
"HnuilnU'H Condition Improved
Washington , Dee . 13 , Representative
Samuel J , Randall was so much improved
yesterday that ho cot up and walked about
the house for some time Ills condition lm
proves every day , but he will not bo uble to
uttond to his duties until alter the holidays ,
Nr > Trace of Silent t.
WABniNOTON , Dee 13. As far ns can bo
learned no truce has yet been found ot tbo
ptesent whereabouts of the ubscondlug
cashier , Silcott
DUNS ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK I
Unsonsonnblo Wonthor Doprosoos H
Certain Brnnohos or Duslnoas , |
WOOLENGOODSTRADti RETARDED H
The Gia'n Buslue.H nt Cliloagn In H
iC\coH < ol'Lust Vonr An Inorcnso H
In ilia Iron Output Cur H
100 lllglliT/ H
1
Coui'sr nl' UommiiQe * H
Nrw Yoiik , Dee 13 [ Special Tolegrnm H
to Tin ; llr.L' .J H , G. Dun & Company's ' . |
weekly rovlew of trade niiys : ! |
But for one thing the report received this H
week would bo utcoptiannlly unsatisfactory > H
Unseasonable weather ncoutits for tlio do- H
prcssioti lu ono or more brunches of busl- H
nets Thu trade In waolon goo Is and in H
heavy boots nud shoes Is also re turd o ) nnd H
the authraoito coal tralo even mere sorl- H
otisly On the other hand , there Is soma H
compensation in the fact that the open j H
weather has onnbled building operations to ! |
b.i can led on longer than usuil The hell j H
day trade bus ulso commenced early nud Is H
ot unusual magnitude j H
Trade ut Boston is on the whole very good j B
The boot uud shoe trndc is satisfactory H
Philadelphia carpet mills nro nlso full , but H
at prices which leave narrow margins , and j H
wool m iiiufnetururs uro working short lime ' H
Thu grocery trade there lurgoly exceeds lust V H
J ears ut firm prices 1 1
At Chicago the gram trade oxeceds last 1 1
year The trndo in provisions has nearly H
uud iu butter mid cheese qultcdoubledwhile , . < H
there Is bomo dccllno lu hides and u heavy 9H
decrease In wool l
a
In nearly nil Hues business is large nt SN < H
Louis ]
Except in north central Arknnsns and 3H
southeast Missouri collections mo usually { § H
easy
At Milwaukee , Omaha , St Paul and other 'HI '
western points , while the weather effects 3H
the retail trade , prospects are good , uud ex- J fl
cept In localities aboutMllwauncocollections
nro culled fairly satisfactory
Strong evidence that the situation Is -iH
healthy nppoars in the returns of lion fur > 1H
naces lor December 1 , which show a weekly * H
output of IU'J.1.11 toii9 , against 105,225 No- H
vcmbor 1 nud 1 lt < ,91'l a year ago With un H
output at thu lata of 8,700,000 tons par §
annum Iron does notyiold iu price , though it SH
is admitted tnnt heavy sales huvo been made j H
at figures below Philadelphia quotations W M
Steel rails urn firm at $3.1. Advancing H
prices ure noted nt Pittsburg uud g eat no- H
tivity iu oru at Cleveland , where it ib staled H
thu entire Lake Suporlor product for next H
vcar has been sold , thu Besscinor ut fO per H
The spcculuttvo markets have been H
stronger , but shew noun wholesome activity , H
Wlie.it has risen K cent , with sales of only - H
14,000,000 bushels , unu corn the same Oats H
not changing H
Oil has risen } ' { cent on small trading dud |
the high price seems to affect exports , „ H
which fur November were iu value { 177,000 H
loss than last year j H
Coffee has risen % of a cent , with sales ot H
810.000 bats M
The enormous exports of cotton thus far ' H
lu November $17u55,0.13 in value , against j H
? 1S , ( J2'J,210 last yoar-hold the urlco un- -j H
changed I H
Perk has not changed , but lord and hogd < j H
arc weak The general level of prices tins J H
slightly declined for the week , but Is about ! H
a fifth of 1 per cent above that of DecernH
ber 1 , * J M
The largo railroad earnings for November , t H
showing 12 per cent increase , the heavy buslj H
ness In progress throughout the couiitr.v , and j H
the hope of un investment demand iu Jnnu- |
nry , naturally make holders of good stocks |
oxceedlnglv linn I H
Fears of uiouotary difficulties have fadi'4 |
nwuy , but the market has not grown unsy as H
yet , nor huvo reinforcements como from any H
quarter The cast Is in want of funds The |
west finds iu the phenomenal business active |
ity employment lor the lurgo amounts sent * H
thither , and the anticipated imports from ! ' ' j H
Europe do not arrive Foreign exchange , H
indeed , n a shade stronger than u week ago * H
The treasury has managed to avoid nccumu- * H
lation and holds & 100OOJ loss cash than oh |
Friday last : H
Tlio busmess failures number 290 as com * H
pared with n total of 310 for tbo lust woolr , H
For the corresponding week of last year the I H
figures weru 303. |
F. DLH.VTION OF LABOIt M
A IJcsoIiition Adopted Favoring tlio |
Atioliiioii nl'Child Labor , H
Boston , Doc 13. The American Fedora |
tlon of Labor resumed its session this mom ' |
Ing The commlttco on resolutions brought |
up again thu resoluMon on child labor la the 1 1
following revised form nnd It wns passed by ; |
ho convention : : j M
Resolved , That wo npprovo of the abolition U
of child labor before the ago of fourteen j |
years U
The committee reported favorably on the |
resolution of the saddle and harness makers , |
of America , who doslra the cooperation o | 4J |
all the affiliated trades in their efforts to pro - \ M
tect themselves from the evils induced by 1
-
competition with the product of prisons ; also / H
one that the Amoricun Federation of Labor ' U
declares Its desire thut congress shall restore H
wages In tlio government printing ofllco to ' 1
the rate prevailing previous to 1S77. The fole j H
lowing wus adopted j l
Whereas , It is known that certain om- i B
ployors of labor in vurious parts of the . H
country uro foiclng their employes to slga > H
nwuy their rights us cltizons thu American ' ' M
Federation of Labor demands of the various j H
legislatures that thuv enact laws inuklnu * H
such aiothods unlawful H
The commlttoo on the presidents address , H
submitted Its final toport , considering thu H
points of the uddross uud urging every mom > H
her of the fodoruuon to work earnestly to H
curry out the suggestions of the piosldenb j H
The report us a whole was uiloptod , ' 'J * H
Among the resolutions was ono condemn * n l
ing the buying and soiling of ball players by j H
thu Nntlopul leuguo and calling upon labor , H
unions to support the brotherhood organize , * B
This resolution was referred to the coin j H
mlttco un boycotts H l
In the nftoruooii the constitution wns voted J M
upon lu detail , * > H
'Iho eight-lour committee presented a ro * j |
port , which , after sntting forth the advan- * < l
rages to be derived from the eight-hour law , * H
says : Your committee uro agreed that thd H
existing conditions will not Justify the hope * l
that ut this time all crafts will bo prepared |
to enforce the eight-hour system o.i May 1 , M
lbOO Wo thorororo recommend that the ox < H
ecutivo council shall hnvo power to eoloot M
such trade or trades us shall bo best pre H
pared to uuhiovo success , and that unions Ln H
tho'federullon be asked to assess tholr inein' " 1
bcrs 10 cents nor ivoelc for so many H
weeks as bIiiiII ba neceusary to sccuru tbo H
eight-hour day , payment upon such assess M
mouts to commence not later than March 1 , H
lbOO ; also thut all trades affiliated appoint M
committees to coufor with employers to so H
euro if possible a roductlou of the hours d , M
labor to eight , Adopted , * | l |
Consideration of tlio constitution was then i l
rofumed und un amendment udopted dcelar-1 , vl l
lug that the president , twn'vico presidents I * i |
a secretary and treasurer shall constitute the 'J l
executive council Adjourned until to- * H
morrow yi l
A lliinuli MiiiinRor Allfcmids , < 1 * B
Dknveii , Cole , Dec ' , 13. A Cheyenne , J l
Wyo , special says : Thomas It Adams , fl l
manager of the cattle ranch of the Mllwau- 1 1
kco & Wyoming Investment company , lias | J
absconded The defalcation amounts to lifl
$1.1,000. Adams has been married but mas 4 1
weuks Drink nnd gambling are thought tt > / l
bu the cause , |