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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-05
THE pEMocRArIC PLAN

WASHINGTON, May 4-[Press. l--Promi.
nene democrats in congress ssy.hat the bus
iuess interests OF the country are not to be
neglected at this session. They feel that their
party IL in such large maj oriiy in the house
that on it would fall blame for failure to
deal with the several questions OF financial
aud other settlements which are urged by
the business interests every where, and the y
say as soon as the tariff question is out Of
the way. these measures will be taken up
and disposed OF as far as the house
Is concerned. In the meantime and pend
ing the consideration OF the tariff bill efforts
will be made to pass two at least OF these
measures; one, the Dlngley bill, to author.
ize the investment OF lawful money held In
the treasury for the reds mption OF notes OF
national banks whose affairs have been
wound up, and the o'her, the McPherson
senate bill, authorizing the issue OF circula-
ting notes to national banks to an amount
equal to the par value Of he bonds
deposited by them with the United States
treasurer to secnre their circulation.
Dingley expects 10 be recognized In the
house tomorrow for motion TO suspend
the rules and put the fret named bill on its
passsge, and wilkins by direction OF the
banking and currency committee will on
the third Monday OF he present month IL
that committee Is reached on the call, move
to suspend the rules and take up the Nc
Pherson senate bill AS there sre only two
COMMITTEES ahead OF the banking and cur.
rency committee on this call. IL ~ expected
that the COMMITTEES will be reached on the
day named, when the house will nave an
0pporiunit TO dispose OF the Mcpherson
bill
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In GENERAL.
Further Particulars About tho Lost
State Line Steamer.
Death Of the Empress Anna, Of Ausiri'
Other Foreign News.
slugger Sullivan Again on the Dla'
mOnd Field.
The Gulf City Flooded by the Recent
Heavy Rains.
General News at Home and Abroad.
Tho snpposed wreels.

Tho Supposed Nfcch.
GLASGOW, May 4.-rhe underwriters VIII
lose $50 600 II the steamer State OF FLORIDA
pfovea Inst. The ship wh'oh eiensled the
city Of Rome was iull rigged vessel, E1-
glish built. She displayed no national fac.
After the signal ahe proceeded westward
SLOWLY. Five other sailing vessels were
sighted at the same time.
Later Il is no longer doubted that the
ship which sigralled the C'ty OF Rome
saved soma II not all on board the State ot
Florida. IL 10 gcloulatsd that the disaster
occnrred on the 18Th uls. At
which period the wind was
blowing from the east. Ihc
boats would drtt until rescued. They
muat have been launched because they
weTo ~ fixed that they would not oiner"ise
have ilosted. The fact thnt the boats were
without gears or oars is regarded as tevorebly
rs indicating that the rescnlng EMP secured
DRIFT away. 0ue is a lie boat, No. the
other small new boat not numbered. Ihe
owners are Of the opinion that the Sthie OF
Florida struck en iceberg, as the captain OF
the State Of Peunsy lvan'a reporls ice In the
region in which the State Of Florida Is sup
posed 20 have been It the time
of %,,o the ,beoyS disaster, i1 no, ns rscsgiysd agN
with any lAvor whatever. The inventory
shows the cargo was shipped by Two well
krown firms aud ell small packages aboard
sccounted for. The detectives repoted
awGiting the arrival OF the State OF Florida
were seeking TO arrest an embezzler
supposed 10 be on the vessel.
News concerning the fate o, the mlssng
vessel is awaited from America. where IL 10
supposed those who have BEEN rescued Will
be landed. The captain Of the City OF Rome
explains that when the snip
displayed the signals, there WAS
a little snow and the nags
showed badly and were diilicult 10 read.
The City OF Rome passed the ship rapidly,
without replying 20 the Hign1ls.
NEW YoRK, May4 The steamship Alas
ka arrived to-day. She brings no news OF
The HieRmer State 0t Florida.
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aud female, married and unmarried, skilled
or unskilltd, convict labor, Chinese labor;
the number aud ages OF children employed
In labor, nature OF their occupation, the
effects OF the different kinds Of labor on
their growth. development and health, and
th cir attendance al iohool; the wages pnid
| by the day, week, or month, or by the
piece, TO the different classes; the hourn
employed and tho effect OF short
ening the hours OF labor upon
production; the average earnings OF the
ssveral classcs, the condition of tenement,
houses for operatives, aud the reptul
thereof; tho manner OF paying wages; ,no
| truck or store-order system, and the prohts
charged on goods by employers; the cost OF
living, comparing wages and price OF neoes-
aaries OF li!e In different localities; the ssnl-
tary, educational, social and moral oondi.
ton OF labore's; the average duretion oil
| lite; accidents incident to employment; In.
sanity; epidemics; factory, miIi, nine ara
dwelling inspections; schools, facilities tor
attending, and extent TO which they are
enjoyed: staiislics Of crime. ETC.; co-opera-
ton, It's extent and results In
various looalltles and branches
OF trade; the division of their joint
production between labor ond capital,
wh Gro practiced the pro rata OF o0ch. and
the general effect trades unions and labor
ass ociations, the number, membersbip, and
objects; strikes, their csuses, ELECTS aud
remedies, and iull statistics relating 10 the
immigration and importation of laoorers.
and their employment. And Ia enable the
commissioner 10 obtain the information
herein specified no shall have authority to
Issue circulars 10 various manufacturers
and labor associations, and 10 other labor
organizations and person., With interrog2-
tories to be answered. The commissioners
OF labor statistics shall obtain oil possible
information upon the various subjects
above specified from the different foreign
nations, and shall have authority 20
issued circulars TO United States consuls
asking them to obtain the information de-
aired. The commissioner of labor statistics
shall appoint chief clerk, who shall re-
ceive salary OF 5000 per apnum, and
such other employees as the comm ssioner
may deem necessary for the successful
working OF tho buresu: Provided, That the
total expense shn not exceed $4,000 per
annum. During the necessary absence OF
the commissioners, or when the office shall
become vacant, the chef clerk shall per.
form the duties Of commissioner The COM
missioner ehall annually make report in
writing 10 the president and congress OF the
Information collected and collsted by him
and containing such recommendations as he
may deem calculated to promote the efii-
clsnoy OF the bureau.
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LAREDO.

LAErD1 NAV 4.-T5pecisl.l- Mexi.
cans ia New Laredo are making Prand
ptopa atoms 'cf celebrating TO morrow. the
anniYeraary Of their defeating the French.
The msin plaza in that city IS one mass OF
flags and hower5. A great time is antici.
psted.
Another Mexican was killed in New La
redo last night but 1t Is not pos ible to OBJ
tain the particulars furthe. than 1t was.
like the last. done in cold blood; and By the
way, this Is the usual style in tina, country,
and murders are not unusual occurre ces.
The river has been on n boom since the
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the newspaper boys conduct IT, II they ar'
The leaflng out OF the trses has bro1ght
St Louis 10 the front again ~
THR GREATEST BAsE.DALL CITY
In the country. snd the amount OF Sunday
playing and Sabbath. breaking now inddig.
ed In Is just simply appalling
to tho pious Puritans, who can.
not see IN tho heal by attraction
Of the game 10 green fields aud pure oir an
| silecil 'e means Of wiping out The doggeries
and dives that maintain en existence only
by the support OF Sunday habitucs, who
are now being drawn away 20 tue suburbs.
The Protestant clergy is highly indignant
about II, end are agitating the feasibility
ol inauPurating crusade against
which they charsclerige az zone
OF tho monster evils Of the
nuncetiops are received with emile by
ths d dlilcrent managers who arc unable t0
Ind thus carly IN the season seating capl-
city iir he vast thron. that tlcck 90 tip
parks Last Sunday 10 was estimated that
inilY 20 UJ0 people saw the gGmel at tbs
parks, while countless gsmes were going
on all over the city, attended In each clrc
by more or less OF crowd. Your
correspondent In dr.va around tle west
ern portion OF 81 Louis on that beautiful
oav wss unable 10 find ono vacant lot un-
occupied by sweatlng players. O1e churcn
~hs receiving pounoing on ~ outside
walls EUm the wandering ball Of those
piaylng IN it9 shadow, while It's inside arch
ta and co.1mrs were almost shaken
hv the loud nibems oi prRiae.
The game receives its grand i'm
prlus locally tomorrow when The
American ass ociati0n opens tho ssns0n |
with O contest between tbe Indianapolis |
md s.. Louis Browns. Toe preparation |
t1c Ibis eyeLt have been extravarant and |
Levy, tbo coruuNi'. his oee1 engaged {
come rom New York City % blow the |
nuening h!sst from his slver-voicst nora |
When the association c1mesto figure up |
NJ theend oi the year they may play tlut |
out Of the o her end of tina horn.
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NEW York, May 3.-Commssioner Fink
furnishes the following to the Assoclied
Press: A defnard having been made for u
reduction in rates on cattle and sheep on
the ground that the present tariff rates are
not main isined, notice is hereby given that
taking effect Monday roxt, q reduction Of
ten cents per leo pounds, from Chicago TO
New YORK and corresponding reduc-
made in the larlT on those classes
OF live stock aud pfpD6ltionste reduction
will slso be made In dressed beef rates,
making the rates 90 the following. pssis
Chicago TO New IorS-Cattie gross rates
fifty cents; sheep-gross rates fifty cents;
dressed beef-iorty EIGHT cents. Tne differ
ence between Pross rates and net rates will
remeir "a heretofore. Tariff rates on other
classes OF livs stock will re-
main unchanged. The reduction In
dressed beet rates applies also 10 other ar.
tcles which under official Classification sre
carried at dressed beef rates.
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THE sENATE's WORK.

WAsuINaroN, May 4 = Press 1.-The ship
ping bill is unfinished business in the SEN
ate, aud Senator Frye who has 1t In charge
hopes to secure a vote by Friday.
Tho Indian appropriation bill will next
be taken up. and IL may require tTo days
to dispose OF II.
The agricultural and pension appropria-
tion bills will be ready tor sction as soon
as the Indian bill is disposed Of
Senator Hoar Intends to ask that the
next subject Of general LEGISLATION to be
considered msy be the Mormon bill. Ii IL,
however, not likely 10 be reached this
week.
When an opportunity presents iteeli
. consideration for the bill TO establish O
bureau OF labor statistics. but he will not
autagonze the Mormon bill. He may
find such opportunity during the morning
hour.
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Gulf Gleuniugs,

GALvEsTog, May 3.-rhe Daily Evening
| Pdut,was sold to-day al sherifi's sale TO sat.
isfy u judgment In favor OF Herman Kuehn,
OF tho Galveston Printing and Publishing
Company, smountiEg TO $500, being for
t1reo notes OF $500 each given by Mr.. 8.
| Joyner, late proprietor, representing three
touiths OF she amount remaining due OF a
halt interest In fhe pappr purchased by Mr..
| JoyDef Immtdi.sely after the ssle had
been c0usuf ia4Ftsd ana the property
knocked COW. o. " Knthn, the highest
bidder, MessTs ki'hr 80 !. W. Burson,
also OF the Gslte- Pfiutiug ard Publish
ing Co., prcceeigd ~ tax possession Of
the premises win view 20 continuing
the uninterrupted publication o the paper.
This coming 10 tho knOw,edga OF Mr.. JOY
Der, the latter attempted n inrcihle eject
ment from the premises, failing in which,
he Lodged q complaint Tor uesspass
against Messrs. Kuehn and Burson aud
several competitors al Of whom were mr.
rested, but shortly released on their own
| recognizance. Mr.. J1yner is noH In physi.
cal possession OF the property ans declares
that he will 81 remain uatil compelled to
| surrender by due process OF law. AS q re-
| suit of these differences n3paper was susd
| this evening.
4 cnntinuors heavy Esia has been falling
since o clock this evening. At midnight
" still continues. No trains on the Mis-
souri, Pacific have departed from Galveston
for tho north since morning. A number OF
bad washouts are being repaired near the
Arkansas line Quite number 0t psssen-
gers for New Orleans and the L0fih are thus
compelled 10 stay over SUNDAY. From rail.
road sources 10 s learned that vorJ heavy
rains fell throughout northern Texas the
past twenty. lour hours, causing RrJ at dana
nge to the track ana the inss OF manV small
bridges. All railroad traill, 10 and from
Galveston is badly interiersd With on &C.
count of the unusual rain.
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A Train Di.clod.

JAcgsog, MHs., May 4.-Lss, night No
2 express ran into a trestia SyKoJ cteek,
ear Elliott station, Mics, di,ohing part
OF tho train. Engineer White was scalded
20 death. Baggage Mostsg Harri8 had
his left arm broken. The fireman and
express messenger werD slightly iu'
jufed. Several pnssen gers were bruised
ri, placed across the tIacS caused The
ecoilert. On April An nenr the same placs
the south bound passenger train under the
same conductor and crew was ditched 10
the saue manner
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m mercantile banks will combine. II is ru.
mored that the government will order that
Certificates OF importation OF oertrin articles
shall not for the present be received
at the cusiom-Eouse. but IL 10 absolutely
regarding the materials for railroad con.
structloD. The circular regulai-
ing tho manner OF applying
the stamp tax on eoods IN verehouso will
be issued tomorrow. II Is understood that
its provisions Substantially modify the OBJ
jectionahle features OF tho Law,
The appointment OF Carlos kiyas ~ gov.
erDor Of tho federal dieiric' court Is OH.
cinlly announced.
Governor Fernandez leayeg immediately
for Patls, rs Mexican miulster.
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The Weeks Programme For Senate
and House.
Tactics 20 be Used In Tacklipg the
Tariff Bill.
The Mormon Question s,lll Looming
Up from Afar.
What the Democratic Majority In the
House Propose.
Miscellaneous Washington News Items.



WAsurEGrog. MAY 4.-[Presa, lin the
house of representatives Tomorrow after
tho u.ual call for the Introduction OF bills,
the contested election case OF O'Farell vs.
Paul will probably bn considered The
question Of cot sideration, can, however, be
raised and the houte can postpone discus
sion. Should q majority refuse To consider
the case, the regular business OF the house
will be motions FROM individual members
to suspend the rules Tor the passage OF
measures. HpriDger 10 first on the list. He
expects to ask the passage OF the bill
making an Appropriation for tho purchase
OF additional! ground for pubic
building at Springfield, Illinois, aud Rep
reHentative Ryan, VINO 10 seventh on The
list, II he is reached, Will try 10 secure the
passage of his bill repeating the limitation
OF arrears In pensions bct. Of those VINO
proceed Ryan some will merely ask that
they be allowed to retain their position 90
the list for future individual suspension
day, while others will not decide until to-
morrow what measure they will attempt TO
have passed.
A motion TO strike the enaciing clause
from Morrison's tariff bill will be made
Tuesday. II has not yet been decided who
will make the motion. The repnolicsns
say II they can secure democratic vO.es by
allowing the democrats to oiisr II. they VIII
agree to q motion being made by repre-
sentative OF that party. 10th sides declare
the vote on the question will be close, and
each side is confident of its own succei 3.
The republicans are counting on gaining as
many as forty.fve democrats and losing
four or five OF their own number. The
friends of the bill cav the number Of demo-
Gratis who viii vote with the republicans
will not be 6s large as the latter aDticlpa
ted. They count lite insjoriiy from five to
eight.
The proceedings In the house in the lat
ter part OF the week vii depend on the
action which nav be taken on the tariff
Tuesday. II the friends OF the measure are
successful. the discussion will be continued
but under the five minutes rule. Should
its opponents succeed thsn 1t wall remain
as unfinished business, liable to come up.
The bill forfe'ting the land grant OF the
Oregon Central railroad and the bills pro-
yiding for appropriations for public build
ings throughout the country. District OF
Colu mbia and the diplomatic ana consular
appropriation bills, are In the house and
may be called up any time.
The house will adjourn n, l clock Sat
urday afternoon, 10 nttend the ceremonies
In connection with unveiing the statute OF
Chief Justice Marshal.
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Indicted for Murder.

Nhw oBLEsSs, May 3.-The Times.Dem-
ocrat Hazlehuret special sayt: The g-aud
jury OF the circuit court OF Copiah cou,ty,
IN session since the 2S;h. returned bill for
murder ngainst tho Penn brothers for Kill.
ing Il. B. Rails The grand inry s.e all
democrats. including ore colofsi man.
Trey found an indictment against l. b.
Whseler for murder. II may be remem-
bared that on the 9th OF November, 1883,
Wheeler shot and killed J. p. Matthews. q
prominent republican, ex-sherif aud dep
uty internal revenue collector. The case
acquired national notoriety through the
Ter was arrested and yesterday the couit
dec Ted the case not bailable. A change Of
venue was also denied
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| DEFERRED DATA.
Forest Fires Causing q Widespread
Devastation.
Reduction In Freight Rates-MexIcan
Matters.
A Sheriff Gobbles Newspaper aud a
Row Easues.
Political Murderers Indicted-The Bali
Field.
DEFERRED DATA.
Deferred Data From Many Sources.



JAcKsoSvrLLE, FLA, May 3.-The Times.
Unions Gainesville special says Fire start
ed IN the Vafuum house and spread thence
acros5 the entire square west OF the court
house, destroying every bu ling Ia its way.
II then swept across Liberty street, burning
| tho Arliuglon house, an elegant winter ho.
te', with the building in the rear. The es'
timated valle Uf the buildings arc sac, 900,
value OF storKs and conteits not learned.
EMPoRIAa, Pa, May 3,-Forest fires in
this tection yesterday swept over At least
Ot00 acres, destroying, as far a. asceri ain.
ed. four Large mills and come thirty other
buildings besidss an immense number OF
lumber loes. The people everywhere were
lighting the fires. The neat Ia intense and
The cir sufTocetiug while the smoke OBJ
acure, the sun. Tue loss on mill property,
lumber etc., amounts to 100000. The
damage TO standing timber cannot DC esu-
mated.
Hou1zpALE, Pa. May The fire which
destroyed the neighboriog town OF Brisbin
is supposed 10 bave originated half q mile
west OF Hoover. Hughes q Co. 5 mill. where
some Hungarians sst fire - brush TO clear
a piece OF ground for cultivation. The
sind carried the flames 10 the saw mills
and they were qn'cRY sWep, away. The
progress oi the ire was then very rapid
through the town and tAe inhabitants were
compelled o ng in every direction, ana in
When the frs, alarm was received the blsi-
ness people placed every team a. the dis
posal OF their neighbors aud every bar-room
wes closed.
PsrEssByaG, w. Va, May 3.-Dcs.ructive
forest tites are ragtog in Isle OF Wight
county, about forty miles from here.
KtNGsr1N, n. Y, May Forest fires
we're raging here all day aud a large quantl-
" OF timber was destroyed 10 the Catskils,
nrd many fres are extending from West
Hurley and Pine Hill.
MATEowAS, n. j., May 3 3-Fnre.t fires
about here caused loss OF $40 900.
PoHT JKEvIs N. Y, May 3.--rhe little
hsmiet OF Gilman depot ives entirely de-
,tiOyud by fire yesterday The forests all
through the vicinity have been bnrning
several days with greet fury. The reef
dents lost every ything. Four cars of lum-
Der standing on switch 500 cords of bark,
20 COO 900 feet of lumber, one saw mill aud
four minor buildings we're burned. An.
drew Campbell snd John Murrin were So
riously burned. The total loss amounts TO
between Sl50C00 and $4,000. There
was no Insurance. Two railroad bridges
we're burned.
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pnnilisiic pIcnsurna.

PIrrsBuRG, Pa, May "A seventsen'
rounds prize fght, with barr knuckles, was
fought near this city this moFaing, by Ter.
rance Dillon and Jack Daley. tor n sum OF
money not given. The fight was Witnessed
by fifty PEI lsons aud was one Of the tnost
brutal ever Witnessed IN thi locality. Dil.
Ion was declared the victor DAley throw
ing up the sponge at the end OF the seven
I, rnnDt
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Tn Gn I'm the Milo.

CAIRO, May 4.-Mejors Kitchener and
Rrnde and Colonel Mortley, attached 70
the Egyptian army, are ordered TO ascenn
tho Nile in steamer on the 9lh Instant for
the purpose of mskpg q reconnaissance.
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Cordial Eelations.

Nsw OELEASs, May ga Laredo, Texas
special says: The assc cisted press cores
pondent received a dispatch from General
frevino at Monterey to-day, say ng:
You can give assurarce thai the cordial
relations between the supreme government,
General Diaz and myself are a. strong as
ever, and there have been 10 cccesions Of
discord. l protest against sny statement
to the contrary. fSignsd.l
Tnrvrxa
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Russja'a Credit.

ST. PETERSBURG, May A subscription
of more than seventeen times the desired
sum has teen offered in rcsD1ose 10 a call
of the Russian governneny for loan oil
el5, eco, ,000, to be used 10 ihs construction
OF rails,ar s.-The Jnpsual o.lGa Petersburg
saws this brilliant result is al evidence VI
nn immense recovery IN Russian credit
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Tho Sinmesc Embassy.

NEv YoRK. Nav 4.-The members OF the
Siamese embassy to the United States, ar
rived to-day in the steamship Alaska,
They were received by the chlei
clerk OF the departme. OF state. The ma
tive Slamese members were atlired in Euro
pesn costumes. The EN- mbaasy go 10 Wash
in pton Tomorrow.
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Tried to KIN Ills ChIldrcn.

New York, May 4.-Jo1n Wenis, 80
years old, bought paris green yesterday
and dissolved IL 10 four tum blers, and civ
ing one to each OF his three children, AGED
~, 10 and s years, ordered them 70 drink 1t.
The children ran away, and Weniz. VINO
drank IL, was soon tskeu violently sick and
died during the nignr. He wss probably
cre Zed with drink.
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SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO. March 4.-[Speclal lat
fredericksburg yesterday the stage, which
has been waler-bound tor two days, was
halted'hy lone collector who rai.ed $l20
from nagseuger and went through the
mails. The amount acquired from Uncle
Sam mas not been Asrertalned.
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Suhnrncd Witnesses.

EssIs, May 4.-Pstrick slattery has
m.de n deposition before e magistrate 10
the effect that at the Investigation OF the
police sergeant he suboraed Witnesses 10
swear falsely against tho brothers Della
bunty. sentenced at Cork in 1883, In lie
seryiiuds. He declares the Dslahunty's
In nraht