The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-10

coNFEssEs HIMSELF FRAUD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9--There are no indl-
cations of the heavy storm predicted to .dav
by the weather prophet Virgins, and ii is
understood he has withdrawn the prophecy
concerning the great hurricane and tidal
wave for March 18th.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The senate committee on foreign affairs
will report fayorably resolution directing
the president to give notice during July TO
the queen of Great Britain that it is the
wish of the United States to terminate the
articles of the treaty of Washington relat-
ing to fishery questions.
The special senate committee on heavy
ordnance made report to the senate
through Chairman Logan. The committee
recommend that the chief. ordnance officer
have the 100 l0.inch smooth bores now on
hand converted into S.inch breach.lOod
ing rifles; the proper mounting of these
hundred lo-lnch guns at the forts the maa-
ulacture OF two experimental siee! breech.
loading guns, one TO be s aud the other 10
| inches in calibre, and two experimental
cast.iron breech-loading rifles, of l3.inch
calibre, and such number OF cast-iron Guns
handed with steel, rs shall be necessary To-
thoroughly test the efficiency of this cassor
ordnance, and that the chief ord.
nance officer select two OF the most merss
ltorlods breech.oa ling devices here offered
anu thoroughly test their efficiency and
make reports, and mat he also make eyper-
lmehts with various projectiles and with
the "mu'ticharge' system of guns. An
appropriation Of $500 900 is recommended.
PAYNE CAPTURED.
me war department has been informed
o. inc capture OF Captain Payne and Ina
party of Oklahoma colonsts. General
sherman states that he supposes the can.
tlveS will he taken to Fort Smith and turDed
over to the civil authorities, who will set
theln at liberty again, AZ already done on
more tlah one occasion. General Sherman
ullhRS more stringent laws should he en-
inv derS.
The OK mination of Frank X. Foster. Of
Massachusetts, was Confined this morning
"tinre he senate committee on education
ana labor. tie said that mOr vt the teue.
'hent honsCs III the manufacturing districts
ol asSachusetts were owed by the null
| owners. and the lesspes were compelled IN
'nril sh 80 many operatives. rha houses
geuera'lv were small, ILL senlilatei and un.
G Nninr'ahl". ana tine operatives were com.
peiieu 10 I'VE III TIE cpupauy's houses or oe
WSMlssed The sewerage and sanitary
tnc.'ines are terribly bad, aud summer
mlga's tne stencil from ccss-pools
WIS rearly ove-powpring The
French Canadians are to New England
ar What the Chinese are 10 California and
the Pacific coast. Their morals are lower,
necessities fewer, and their only aim seem .
I" he TO sec how much money they can
get TO take out OF the country. They don't
| wish their children to attend schools. and
when compelled to send them, often move
To another place. They seldom accept the
rlgnt OF franchise. Out of population of
$500 in th,rty.two cities in New England.
only 9Bar naturalized and 9 $50 property
owners. Foster spoke strongly against the
9ei i,t, OF children of tender years.
| Little cash boys and giIls were Cmployed in
large numbers in the city stores not old
enough III many cases to be out from under
| the eye OF their mother, working, during
the busy season, from 5 u. m. till and 10
p. nj. The weary look of these
littie ones, towards the close
OF their days work, is pititul,
The girls employed as shop.women are
pad an average of $3.50 per week, and out
OF this they are expected to board them
selves provide all necessaries of life, and
| nSiNsS ',iouSei'eo well. society demands
they should be virtuous, vet. with the
meagre stipend received, and the snares
often thrown around them by those over
them, 1t is not wonder that many fall.
There are some noble exceptions to the
general run. Concerning the treatment of
employees, he said that one firm in Boston
provided large hall. the commercial rent
value of which is $4,000 year, in which
their employees can meet in social
way, use the reading room,
ana give dancing parties in.
Over year ago this firm established a
luhd 10 which each week each empoye
contributed very small sum. Last SIM
mer they all drew lots and the lucky ones
went to Europe under. the direction of n
member of the firm. The condition o, the
mill girl is to be deplored. Away from
home influence, thrown often among the
depraved of both sexes, in low tenement
houses what wonder is it that their
morals are too often low? III speak
advisedly," said MIR. Foster. "when
assert that the city of Lowell,
MASSACHUSETTS,, alone presents wide field
Tor ,philanthropic work. There is more
need there and better object than build
ing places for decayed gentlemen or donat
ing large sums to Howard university
Large strides have been made in Boston 10.
wards giving the working people the bepe.
tlt of art galleries and libraries by opening
them on Sunday"
IN THE sTAR-RouTE TRIAL.
Walter c. Smith, OF Rawlins, Wyoming.
testified that the number of men and ami.
mails required for a certain route had been
iilIed in on n sub.contractor's affidavit.
Aier 1t had been sworn to, Reerdel, while
taking to- witness OF the proposed in
oreasd service, said that letters were gotten
up to iiie in tho post-otice department in
justification of the increase; Dorsey was
one Of the parties in the interest and had
influence with the department, so the route
would certainly be Increased. Witness nm.
derstood from Reerdell that the cons'dera.
ton was that the contractors would get an
increase whether necessary or unnccess,rv
Still, as far as he knew, the increase Was
honestly needed. ""'
Charles II. Parker, sub.contrsctor, said
that the number Of men and auimais In the