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JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The Labor Question Discussed by
Confederate Ex-President.

GALVESTON, Tex. April 24.-The fol-
lowing letter from ex-President Jefferson
Davis of the defunct Southern Confederacy
to II. w. Pope of Marshall, Tex, in which
Mr.. Davis gives his views as to what
legislation might be adopted to bring about
harmony and unity of action between capi-
tai and labor, has just been made public:
Beauyier, Miss, March %, 1856. To the
Hon. Fl. w. Pope: My Dear Sir: Fully ap-
preciating the compliment conveyed by your
request for my views as to what legislation
might be adopted to adjust the conflict now
going on between capital and labor, ] regret
the compliment is so little merited. The old,
old war between capital and labor has called
forth the best intellects of Europe. 1t has dis
turbcd commerce, overthrown governments,
produced anarchy and crept from the wreck
without solving the problem. With US the con-
test is in the incipient state, and, happily
may il be, something can be done to check its
progress. Self-intereSt and free competition
FOR labor will, whenever laborers are too
abundant, give to the rich the power to op-
press the poor. We cannot legislate to de-
stroy the motive OF self interest, for that lies
at the foundation of
MATERIAL PROGRESS.
and our efforts must therefore be directed to
unifying the interests OF labor and capital, so
far as this may bo done by the legisla-
ture of the state The present form
of the conflict in our country is
between associated labor and corporations
employing il. 1t is not sufficient answer to
say that the price OF labor has advanced, un-
less IL can be shown that the profits of labor
have moved pari passu with the profits of
capital Fer in this rs in other things of
comparative welfares, we must consider the
relative improvement. The standard of COM
fort rises prOportionally TO the increase of
wealth in a country. Your ideas of court
of arbitration, think, has much to recon-
mend Ii. The organization of such
a court so as to secure equally
the confidence of both the con-
tending parties would require both liberality
and discretion, and it would be needful that
their decision should be based on something
like a cooperative principle of industrial
partnership, I'm which the wages of the en-
ployes should be measured by the profits OF
the corporation. If, in this manner, com
munity OF interest could be established the
welfare and contentmeut OF both would seem
TO be a possible result. With sincere regard
and best wishes for you and yours, 1 am your
friend JEFFERSON DAVIS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25

Cummings. arrayed In the white costume
of Lucia, walked TO the center OF the
stage. In her right hand she held the
dagger with which she was to have ended
Lucia's existence. She flOurished it in no
gentle manner and declared:
/ have received no money from the man
agement this week. That is my reason for
not singing.
And the prima donna bowed herself grace
fully to the left side OF the stage. She
turned to make her exit, but the curtain
was held fast by All invisible force inside,
and she turned tOwad the right exit:
I'll get of this stage somehow.
She exclaimed and with a Tlsh she pushed
the curtain back. She had gst about halt
way through when the invisible force again
tried TO pin the curtain against her exit.
The white-rOlled Lucia sI'!0bOmly per-
sisted. Suddenly with a jerS the curlain
was drawn. Whether ii wassthe dagger or
the result Of the applause of the audience
that induced the invisible force so quickly TO
let the curtain alone no oiIe present was
able 10 say. The curtain. however, did
open and the graveyard scene without a
buried Lucia was done to the satisfaction
of eVeryboly
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Will Probably Go Back.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-The committee
appointed last night by the striking en-
ployes of the Missouri Car and Foundry
company to wait upon President McAIullen
and attempt to arrive at some settlement of
the difficulties, called on that gentleman to-
day and requested him to assure them that
If they should return to work the company
would cease furnishing repair material
to the Northern Pacific railroad. Mr..
McMullen called the attention OF the COM
mittee to the fact that the object of their
strike had not been attained, as others had
already applied for the contracts which the
strike was making it impossible for his
company to fulfill, and warned them that if
they do not return to work on Monday
their places will be filed by new men.
The strikers have given no intimation of
their future course.
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A PRIMA DONNA,s PLANT.
Disappointed Her Audience Becaus
She Hadn,I nc eciYed Her SALARY,

CHICAGO, April 24.-There was a re-
markable scene tonight during tie per-
formance of the opera Lucia De Lam
mermoir." at the Grand opera house by the
Milan Grand Italian Opera company. The
audience was msierably small and very
apathetic and the singers were thoroughly
discouraged at their failure to draw during
their engagement of a week. The audi
ence was preparing TO sit through the last
act and were nonchalently watching the
left wing for the appearance of Lucia.
They watched in vain. The chorus stood
in mute amazement and the
musicians in the orchestra nit
grinned. The audience stamped their
feet and clapped their hands, while the gal
lery missed repeatedly. The curtain was
rung down and there was a wait of five
minutes. Finally Senior Alberto Zarata,
manager of the company, made his appear
ance on the stage and said that Miss Eva
Cummings, who was singing the role OF
Lucia. had suddenly become i'll and was
too indisposed TO continue her part of the
performance. However, the opera would
go on without her. While Zarata was
speaking Lucia's face appeared at the other
side of the stage, her eyes fastened on the
manager. When he concluded, she ex-
claimed:
is true. want my salary.
The face was withdrawn and the audi.
ence relapsed into
CHEERS AND KISSES.
The curtain was drawn again, and Mis-:
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Murdered and Burned.
Special to the GLOBE.

Special 10 tue GLOBE.
TORONTO, Ont, April pa month ago
the house occupied by James Bailey, a
farmer, and his hired man in Keppel town.
ship, hundred miles from here, was found
to be in flames, with its doors and windows
securely fastened After the fire went out
the charred remains of Bailey and his man
were found among the ruins, their remains
showing evidence that they had been bril-
tally murdered before the house was set Oh
fire. Ellen McCleary, James King, John
\. Wilson and Charles McCleary have Just
been arrested, charged with the murder.
Bailey and King both wanted to marry the
girl McCleary, who has made terrible con-
fession, duplicating all the parties interested.
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TerrOrized by Tramps.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 24.-Informa-
ton is received from Grant county of re-
cent transactions of the most lawless ma
ture by band of tramps and horse thieves
in that section of the state. Horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs have been stolen in great
numbers, and in but few instances recovered
by the farmers from whom they were
taken. The band of outlaws are believed
to have headquarters in hut at secluded
spot on the Wisconsin river and are raising
terror generally by compelling women and
children TO yield to their demands and help
ing themselves to property. which they take
to their den where they hold high carnival
A posse of men armed with muskets and
headed by an officer are on their track.
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Rail Notes.

The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis g.
Omaha road and the Lake Michigan Lake
Superior Transportation company have is
sued a freight tariff, taking effect to-day,
which fixes the rates between st. Paul, Min
neapois, Minnesota Transfer or Saltwater
and Ontonagon, Houghton, Hancock, Lake
Linden, Eagle River and Eagle Harbor, Mich.
as follows: Merchandise per 100 ponds, first
class, soc: second, As; third, 40; fourth, &c.,
Carloads per 100 pounds: fifth class, 27c: 4,
b, c and ID, &c; grain. 27c; flour, 25c.
Judge Wallace of the United States circuit
court at New York, has refused to punish the
officers of tke Erie railroad company for con-
tempt of court in violating the injunction
issued at the instance of the Chicago & Attain
tic railroad company, restraining the officers
of the Now York, Lake Erie g. Western rail-
road from diverting traffic delivered for
transportation by the Great Western Des-
patch company, an appendage of the Chicago
& Atlantic road.
The Northern Pacific commenced billing
freight to the Pacific coast, Portland, Seattle,
Tacoma and Victoria at half tariff rates.
with a minimum of go cents from the East
and 65 cents from Chicago and st. Louis. and
to interior points in Washington Territory
and Oregon and the Pacific division at half
Portland tariff, plus established arbitrary.
Commencing Sunday, May =, trains over
the Omaha line leaving Sioux City. Sioux
| Falls and Pipestone in the morning. Will ar
rive in ST. Paul in time to connect with the
short line limited to Chicago over the Omaha
and Northwestern Royal Route line. The
Kansas City train will leave later, and the
dining-car will be taken OF, but lunch will be
served in the Pullman buffet sleeper. .
At 12 o'clock last night the first boat of the
season landed at the Saints line wharf The
Flying Eagle, government supply boat, came
| up several days ago, but the arrival last
night is the first boat bearing passengers and
freight The boat is the st. Paul, Northern
line, Capt. Buck, and is loaded principally
with groceries.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific for
the third week in April were as follows:
| S4l7,25S against S375,07s for the same period
last year, which shows an increase of 81. .2Sc
The earnings of the st. Paul & Duluth road
I for the third week in April was S25, POS. .O6
| For the same week in 1885 they were SI4,-
237.5S, showing a gain of Sl0.970.4S.
The Union Pacific railway officials hav G
issued circular, announcing an advance in
freight rates to so per cent. of the old tariff
The passenger business between Kansas
City and San Francisco is very heavy, coaches
| being crowded to their utmost capacity.
Mr.. f. B. Clarke, general traffic manager OF
the Omaha, returned yesterday from New
York,
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4 Prosperous Road.

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-The annual
report of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany gives the gross earnings of the main
line last year as S27, ,667, ,4O5, and the eX-
penses, excluding rentals and interest on
equipments SO, SCI, SAT, and the net earn
ings SS, 1S5, sos. The total number of miles
of single track in use Oh the main line and
branches at the close of the year was
2,Sl6. The gross earnings of the united
railroads of the New Jersey division were
Sl4, 126. 295; net earnings, 81, 157, 900. The
gross earnings show decrease of S35, ,ssl,
or one-quarter of 1 per cent, and the
operating expenses, notwithstanding the
large increase in the amount of traffic
transportation, shows a decrease Of S45l, =
O55, or 4115 per cent. The Philadelphia q
Erie division earned 81, 125, ,9s7 net during
the year.
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Death and Destruction.

CHICAGO, April "a. AT about $40
o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Sterling. who
is landlady of the Sterling house on Adams
street, just west of Jefferson, was In the
kitchen with her daughter Emma and Miss
Whalen, servant. One Of them took a
lighted lamp and holding an oil can in one
hand commenced to fill it. Suddenly the
oil was ignited and the can exploded with q
loud report. The burning fluid was scat
tered over Mrs. Sterling and her daughter and
their clothes were soon a mass of flames.
Miss Whalen, the domestic, was not
burned but imbibed the gas and smoke.
The fire department was summoned and
fremen aided in the efforts to extinguish
the flames and save the lives Of Mrs. Ster-
ling and her daughter, but their aid came
too late. All three women died.
ANOTHER CASE.
TAYLOR, Tex, April 24.-The eight
year-old daughter of John Anderson was
burned to crisp to-day by the explosion
of a can of coal oil.
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have had q long existence. Some, however,
date back some years. This is especially
true of the national organizations. The In
ternstieRal typographical union dates back
to 1850. The Hat Fnishers' Trade association
to 1854.
A tabulated statement accompanying the
report shows the number of the more i'm
portant subordinate unions and total men,
bership to be as follows:
Cigarmskers' International union in 1881,
l2e lodges, with membership of 12,909; Lo-
connective fremeR for the United States and
Canada, December, 1880, rs lodges, with a
membership of "a, ,006; Locomotive engineers,
September, 1880, 149 lodges with member
ship estimated at 1000; International Typo
graphical union, April, 1880, % lodges, with
q membership OF 6,96S.
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The Street Chr strike.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Third Ave-
nue. railroad officials are receiving many
letters from stockholders of the road, ex-
pressing willingness to forego interest if
the company may thereby be aided to
maintain the stand it has taken. Presi-
dent Lyon tonight said that they were
tirmer now than at any time before. Sew
enty cars were run to-day on the Third
avenue and eight on the One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth street line. The COM
pany intends to run eighty cars tomorrow
on the Third avenue and fourteen on the
One Hundred and Twenty-ifth street.
Several of the new employees of the COM
pany were brutally beaten by strikers to-
night. The fourteen-year-old son of one
of the new men, who took a change of
clothing to his father at the barns of the
company, was also cruelty assaulted when
he came out One of the new drivers to-
night walked into the hall where the strik-
ers were in session, fiourished pistol, gave
his name and said he had come to clean
out the place. He was locked up. The
strikers. 1900 in number, were paid each
$40 to-day from the funds Of the aSsocia-
ton.
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LAROR UNIONS.
A Report Showing Their Number
and Nenbership.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The interior
department has received from Joseph d.
Weeks, special agent and expert of the
census bureau, his report on the trade So
cietles Of the United States for the year
ended May 81, 1850. Mr.. Weeks speaks
of the great difficulty experienced in OBJ
tanning information on the subject and
says for this reason the report Is not as
complete and reliable as was hoped. The
report says:
OF the 2,440 trade societies Of the United
States or which the location was learned, $50
are In Pennsylvania, s5s in Ohio, 2s6 In Illi-
nois, 2ls in New York, 14s in Missouri, l22 in
New Jersey and III In Massachusetts,
The Industrial distribution OF the so
cieties Is given as follows:
Professional and personal service, 16; trade
and transportation, 279; manufacturing and
mechanical Industries, 2,el4; mining, lSl.
1.-The largest number OF branches under any
one division of industries" says Mr.. Weeks,
sis the number or local assemblies under the
Knights Of Labor, which numbered 500. with
81 distr'at ssseublies. But few Of the unions
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
Canadian Con.icts Secure Rifles and Re-
volvers and Attack Their Guards,
Shooting Several.
The Warden and Number of Attendants
and Prisoners Badly Wounded in
the Melee.
Two Men Murdered and Burned by a
Woman Whom They Both
Loved.
Husband and Child Poisoned by a
Young Wife and Mother--A
Fearful Find.
A Revolt Among Prisoners.

ST. VINCENT De PAUL, Que, April "a.
The convlcts in the penitentiary here by
some means obtained possession of some
rifles and revolvers belonging to the guards
and revolted about o'clock this afternoon.
Warden Laviolette demanded their sur
render, when the prisoners opened fire on
him and the guards and a desperate fight
ensued, which lasted some time. The
warden received bullet in the jaw, an
other pierced his wrist. while a third en-
tered the abdomen. His wounds are very
serious, but hopes are entertained of his re-
covery. Charlerand, a guard, was wounded
in the leg, while several others received
wounds more or less serious. A prisoner
named Corrivan was shot dead. Five other
prisoners were wounded. None of the con-
YictS escaped
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
EASTER SUNDAY.
The Day on the Other Side of the
World.

Special to the Globe.
LONDON, April 24.-This being Passion
week it has been, as usual, devoid of polit-
ical excitement or important occurrences,
with the single exception of the great Lib
erai mass meeting at st. James hall. We
are now IN the middle of a holiday which
extends from Thursday night till Tuesday
morning. The thoughts of most people to-
day are anticipatory of the post-Lenten
festivities which are now almost upon US.
The prospects are that to-morrow's celebra-
ton of the Easter festival will be even
more than usually elaborate and impressive.
The season for all manner OF agitation has
been very backward, and the price of
flowers, especially in view of to-morrow's
imperative demand for these aids to grace.
is somewhat appalling. Nevertheless, it is
safe to say that the interior of the metro
politan churches tomorrow will present
rare pictures of floral lOyeliness. Tons of
flowers have been disposed of to-day at Cow
ent Garden market and many thousands of
pounds have been paid therefor by the male
relatives of the fair deyotees whose graceful
work is TO decorate the house of God.
There is nothing startlingl ynew in the way
of Easter fashions, except a tendency to
brighter colors. The musical programmes.
so far as the cathedrals and churches are
concerned, are elaborate and novel.
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nIodern PhiIosonhY.

Angels wings cannot be adjusted to all
backs.-Whitehal Tunes.
A dollar in my pocket is worth two in
yours.-Whitehal Times.
Many an ass believes that his ears tickle
the feet Of angels.-Whitehall Times,
Never borrow trouble. People will give
it TO you for nothing. Herald.
Never put OFF till tomorrow what you can
get your mother to do to-day.-Goodalrs
sun.
1t is believed that the devil takes off his
hat whenever he meets hypOcrite.
cagO Ledger.
Some men will work harder to get a di-
vOrce than they ever did to support family.
Chicago Ledger.
PirdS NIT one fedder shneak themselves
OFF alone togedder in company NIT nopody,
toO.-National Weekly.
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A Good Use For old Neckties.

The old-fashioned idea of making rag
carpets is quite come about again, but with
differentiation, so to speak.
Augustus" said she, as she leaned per-
ceptibly in his direction. ''haye you any old
neckties that you are not usingf"
''Angeline, my dearest, I will see. But
what do you want of old neckties?"
''Oh, Pm going to make silk rag-carpet
for portiere, you know. 1t viii be just
lovely"
"Lovely?"
Eyes; because we can draw it very close
when you call evenings"
A hat-box full of wrecked neckwear was
sent down the next morning early.-Hsrt-
ford Post.
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INVADING THE NORTHWEST.
C. p. Huntington After the Grain
and Produce Business.

Special TO the GloDe.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The announce
ment that c. p. Huntington has purchased
the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton road oc-
casions considerable stir in business circles
here. This step is recognized as move On
the part of Huntington to draw share of
lake business for his shipping port, New
port News. 1t is believed that Huntington
proposes to establish a number of lines
which shall drain the Northwest
of its business and make a square fight
for share of Northwestern grain and pre-
duce business which now gees to New York.
A gentleman here who knows Huntington
well and who had a long talk with him
recently upon this subject, said TO your cor
respondent to-day that he was satisfied that
this step might be considered the Inaugural
tion of very important movement in that
direction.
Huntington" he said, lean give TO the
lake regions and the Northwest generally a
shorter haul to the seaboard, less snow block
AIDES and a cheaper system of transfer from
trains to ocean vessels than any OF the lines
leading to New York and Boston, and l look
npou his purchase of the Chicago, Hudson g.
Delaware road as very important event for
all that section"
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a Pretty POisOner.

MONTREAL. Que, April 24.-Mrs. Matte.
the pretty young wife of Farmer Matte of
st. Therese village, was arrested to-day for
poisoning her infant and husband. She
fell in love with man nearer her age than
her husband. and formed the design Of
getting rid of her marital partner and OBJ
tanning his property at the same time. In
case he might leave money to the child she
poisoned it, and getting the will in her
favor deliberately put poison in the tea Of
her husband, who suspected nothing. A
week later she sold the farm, on finding
herself free, but her anxiety to have the
burial of her victims take place at dis
tant town reused suspicion. The bodies
were exhumed and traces of poison were
found.
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why the bell Punch Didn't Register

''HOw's this. conductor, said the super
intendent of the hOrSe-car railway TO the
man who had just finished trip. This
is pretty state of things. Your bell-punch
hasn't registered but thirty-six fares. and
one of our spoilers who came up with you
on this trip says you collected over fifty
fares"
Yes, sir" meekly replied the conductor.
'What the SpOtter says is true. You see,
sir, an old gentleman who sat near the
door had bad attack of the neuralgia, and
he complained of my ringing the bell punch
so often. He claimed that it nearly set
him crazy; and indeed, sir. he threatened
TO report me if didn't stop it."-Philadel-
phia Record.
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Medical intelligence.

Col. Witherspoon, to whom we have frer
quently referred as the meanest man in
Austin, has been in poor health for some
months past. The principal cause of his
feebIeness is his unwilingness to feed him
self with sufficient copousness.
A few days ago, while he was taklug the
air, he met DR.. Perkins Soonover. With
erspoon thought this was good chance to
get some medical advice without paying
for it.
''How do you do this morning, colonelP'
asked DR.. Soonover.
Poorly, doctor, poorly. For some time
past l have been suffering from weakness.
AS you see, can hardly walk. What shall
take. doctor?"
Take hack" replied the doctor, gruff-
ly, as he strobe off.-Texas Siftings.