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TELEpnON EINQUIRY.
casey Young slill Under Firs-N Nothing start.
ling DeVelOpsd,

aug DeNelOpeus
WAsHiNoroN, D. O., March 24.-The
Telephone Committee resumed the ex.
animation Of Casey Young to-day. He
said emphatically that the Attorney Gen.
eral never told him or any one else that he
would bring suit against the Bell Com
pany. He had never spoken to Solicitor
General Goode about the Attorney Cen
erals departure until he had seen 1t in
the papersj he had never heard that the
Attorney General was TO leave the town
In order that Goode. might bring
suit. After the Van Benthuysen
interview with the Attorney General,
witness had at Van Benthuysen's request
written to the President, appealing from
the action oil the Attorney General, In re-
tusing to have anything to do with tele'
phone suit. Witness had that letter In
his pocket when he came to Washington
with Huntington, but 1t was never de.
livered, for upon their arrival they found
the Attorney General absent, and Solicitor
General Goode brought suit. Witness
had not mentioned the subject TO Goode
prior to that. ! called on Goode and
asked II the papers had arrived, and was
informed that they had not, and left
within FIVE minutes.
Senator Harris had gone with witness
to see Goode. Next morning witness call.
ed again and was told by Goode that the
papers had reached him (the papers from
the District Attorney at Memphis). Did
not remember whether the papers were
shown to him (witness); had gone to the
Department Of Justice to endeayor to have
the suit brought, as he thought 1t should
be brought-':at our relation;" his idea
was that he could better control the suit In
that form and he did not want It brought
in the name Of the government. That
was some time In August or September.
Goode was writing the order 10 bring the
suit when witness called the second time |;
do not know that Goode intended to write
letter as he had said nothing beyond re-
marking that the papers had reached him.
Witness had intended To ask Goode to
bring the suit Id the form he deeireu, but
Upon consideration he concluded thatit
would not be the right thing to do. The
witness was examined at great length, but
nothing Of general interest was eliclLed
and the committee adjourned.
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A SICK SECRETARY.
aANslNe,s ILINEss SERIOUS.
It Is suppOSsd that he had a slight Stroke Of
Apoplszy-TslsphOns IuquIry Dragging
Alopg-COmmIasi0nSr of Pensions
Black Pats hIS Foot in It.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March 24.-At II
o'clock this morning Doctors Lincoln and
Hamilton reported the condition Of secre,
tsry Manning as not much changed since
midnight, "He slept nearly all night"
said DR.. Lincoln to an Associated Press
reporter. HE is, however very. weak and
unable to sit up. His mind Ia clear and
he Is in good spirits"
"Are there any symptoms indicating
danger ?" was asked DR., Lincoln.
mo, none have yet appeared"
"Do you think he will be able TO be out
again in few daysW
~ would not like to say that, He has
been terribly oVerWorked, and in Conse-
quence, is very weak and prostrated."
"WhRt Is the condition OF his ankleW
at was not seriously hurt and will be
all right again in few days, think"
DR., Hamilton made statement TO AS
sistant Secretary Fairchild this afternoon
in regard TO the condition Of Secretary
Manning, from which 1t appers that he
has symptoms Of apoplsxy, and Is not re-
garded as out Of danger, DR.. Hamilton
says he will be confined to his bed for
some time,
According to Mr., FairchiId's iniorma-
tlon Secretary Manning was first taken III
in his Office and in falling to the floor from
exhaustion wTenChed his ankle. Subse-
quently he grew worse and there were
symptoms OF apoplexy, which alarmed bis
friends and resulted in tho summoning Of
q physician. The attack OF vertigo, Mr..
Fairchild said, was subsequent to the fall.
About 1850 O'Clock message from the
SeCretary's house informed Mr.. FairChild
that the Secretary was much improved,
At II o'clock tonight the physician In
attendance upon Secretary Manning stated
that :his condition was substantially un.
changed, although he moves himself in
bis bed with rather more ease and
ippears' more comfortable. His face con-
tinues flushed and his breathing labored
Dr.. Lincoln In response to q question
said: ut will be several days yet before
al danger Is passed and several weeks be-
fore he can safely resume work." AL.
though his physicians speak thus hope
fully their troubled looks and the great
anxiety exhibited by his family
and friends indicate that bis
condition is at least critical. A
recurrence Of the attack Of yesterday 10
greatly feared and the extreme gravity OF
the case can hardly be overestimated. 1t
is impossible to ascertain from professional
sources the seCretarys condition, inas.
much as his physicians out OF respect to
the wishes OF the family decline to give
detailed statement OF the case.
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BoYcoTl al peNIsoN.
strik0Ea Driven Back at the NIuzlls Of Win
chester Rides,

DRNIsoN, TEXAS, March 2S.-An active
boycott has been inaugurated by the
knights Of Labor against the business men
who signed the petition against the strike
and which was forwarded to Colonel
HoxIe. A number OF the knights who
had had accounts with some OF the store
keepers who signed the petition, settled
their accounts yesterday and notified the
pIoprietors that they never would trade
Iith them sgain.
The whistle at the shops sounded Of
and on all day yesterday, but no one was
ut work there. A large crowd Of Knlghts
moved toward an incoming passenger en-
Slne during the afternoon as II to disable
1t, when a company Of Deputy Sherlfs ap'
pearod and drove the strikers back at the
point ot Winchester rifles. They steadily
followed the strikers until Main street wss
reached when the strikers refused
20 recede any further, whereupon
the deputies raised their guns
Is though about to fire into the crowd
Sheriff Douglass appeared at this moment
aud interpossd and arrested I've Of the
strikers, who were jailed, but were after
wards released on bail. The situation
Here is critical, and conflict may occur
At any hour, The yards and shops Of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad are heavily
guarded.
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on, DON'T THEYi
A Minority Report Fan Of Cheek and POllti'
cal Gall,

WASHINGTON, D, O., March 24,-Ths
minority report Of Representative Glenn.
ens, Of Georgia, upon Mr.. ssney's bill to
repeal the Civil Service law, takes the
ground that the grave abuses that grew
up under Republican rule. do not demand
or justify the new and radical departure
in the principle embodied in the Civil
Service law,
ANY attempt to limit the PreaidenG's q
power OF appointment or removal is not o
valid law and can only operate through
Executive acquiesCsnce. The act places
the power OF appointment in the hands OF
commissioners supposed to be non.pRr.
tisap, who apply tests unnecessary 10
the practical asCertainmsnt OF the fitness
OF applicants.
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A FOOLISH paragraph keeps going the
wundsot the press, stating that Private Dal
tlI Is old, poor, and broken in health and
fortune, an object Of charity, and is only
kept out Of the almshouse by the beneyo
Ience Of kind friends. The Private, in g
loie to the IN1ELL1GEScER, says:
There is not one word Of truth In al
this have not q gray hair in my head
am only a little past forty, my youngest
chilli Is a baby, and / am happy aS a king
on HE throne. | am hungry as q saw
nill three times q day, have plenty o.
grub and q good wife to cook II. She car
lick any man that calls me old l am
hVyer, therefore an honest man; have
homes and land enough, clear Of mortgage
aud earn s. 900 a year by the law. still
iiany man has anything TO give away ]
shall not refuse 1t, AS Tor the poor house
we'll, we'll how this dRmnable world II
given 10 heavy lying on the Slightest prov
OcatiOn
A mau who delivers himself with+hil
btoyNncy is no object Of compassion
BlUsed with the boundless wealth otswee
content, happy in his family, loving anc
loved, having good books and knowing
bow to use them, fond Of his work ant
SIOtying in his independence, be Is q mai
70 be envied by Jay Gould.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 94D-owiup
to the large number Of strikes that have
occurred in Mansyunk during the past
week, not a few OF the manufacturers at
that place have decided to raise the wages
OF their employees, so as TO avoid stri kes,
Fitzpatrick & Hughes cotton mill employ.
ing about 600 hands have announced 40
increase Of l23 per cent throughout Their
entire works Leach Bros Roxboro mills
cotton and Jeans, employing about 100
hands, grant an unsolicited increase OF 9
per cent to all their employees, and Georgt
j. Littlewood, dye works, advances the
wages OF 10 OF his men, who have been re-
ceiVing S. a week to IS so.
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ST, LOUIS, March 24.-The Board Of
Directors and Transportation Committee
Il the Merchants Exchange, OF this city,
IN q joint meeting to-day adopted resolu.
lions demanding that the strike upon the
Missouri Pacific and the Gould South
western system Of railroads shall cease,
and as means to this end that tht
strikers upon these roads shall return To
their former positions or discontinue
utndering those willing to work. Tht
resolutions invoke the civil and military
powers oil the city, county and State, anu
necessary Of the United States, to en-
force the law, which shall put an end tC
.he present deplorable condition Of atlairB
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SOME Of the Southern newspapers have
been able to find extenuating Circum
stances in the wholesale massacre Of nc
s,Oes at CarolIton, Mississippi. The New
Oheans Timcs.DemOcrat is not in 80 be
asvolent a mood towards the murderers
The honor Of Mississippi and Of thu
South demands that this matter be ju
licaly investigated at once, and the Law
indicated by the punishment Of those ell
stSed in this slaughter. The murder o
human beings in this barbarous iashior
cannot be tolerated nor condoned. W.
b,ieVe every Intelligent citizen In Missis
app will Join with US in this view Of thu
case, and ia denounCing this almost un
pitsllsled slaughter.
itwould be creditable to Mississippi !
"a many Of the guilty as can be caugh
we're bwuug of on the gallows.
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WASHINGTON, March 94,-The Secretary
OF the Interior has rendered q decision in
the case Of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail.
road Company, in which he holds that 1t
has no legal claim to the land along the
line Of the road from San Buenaventura
on the Pacific Ocean in California, to San
Francisco, q distance Of 1884 miles, and
directs the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office to restrict the same to the
public domain. The fact that the line has
been mortgaged and money raised on It's
credit is the Secretary adds, the misior-
tuneof the mortgagers in that they took u
mortgage on that to which the mortgagers
had no legal right, This decision restores
to the public domain 2,45l, 200 acres.
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snlL to ReOoYer sOyalty paId.

CHICAGO, Ills, March 24.-The Ohio
Steel Barb Wire Fence Company COM
nsnced suit In the United States Circuit
Court yesterday, against the Washington
Moen Manufacturing Company, 10 re-
cover Sll ,192 II, which 1t paid in royalty
to the Washington.Moen Company as its
barbe wire license from 1881 to 1883 In
elusive. The Chicago Company claims
that the Washington Moen Company Vlo'
lated the license contract by giving Q
license to manufacture barb wire to Jacob
Harsh, OF DsKalb, without charging him
any royalty. 1t therefore seeks TO recover
back every cent Of royalty which 1t paid
in the years above mentioned.
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ONE ON BLACK.
The COmmissionSr of Pensions Neati
Caught mp In Committee.

Caught mp In Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The examina.
ton Of Pension Commissioner Black was
continued by the Senate Committee on
Expenditures ot Public Money this morn.
ing. Senator Harrison took up the case
Of Captain John A. Whist, one OF the
twenty cases furnished by Commissioner
Black TO sustain his charge that the Pen.
sion Office had been managed as a poll
tical machine by his predecessor. Black
said he did not wish To be examined on
that case this morning, and that he would
withdraw II from theI Investigation.
Senator Harrison asked II the with.
drawal was In consequence Of the politics
Of the claimant.
General Beach declined 10 answer the
question.
Mr.. Harrison asked whether the with.
dfawal was not made beCause OF the die.
ooyery that the claimant was q Democrat.
Witness said he did not know yet, he
hadn't completed the case.
Senator Harrison asked for the reasons
which compelled the witness 10 Withdraw
The case. In reply General Black said
that he was told yesterday by q man that
the Committee had an excellent Joke
which they we're going to spring on him;
that there was the case oil one man who
was Democrat and the Chairman Of d
Democratic County Committee, He (Mt.
Black ran over the list hurhedly and bs.
came BatisAed that the man Whitsit was
Democrat.
Senator Harrison asked II tho witness
knew the claimant hadalwAys been Dem.
oorat and was Ohaltman Of the Democratic
committee, Of indianapolis, 10 which the
Commissioner replied the negative. Com.
missioner Black said he had mot dropped
Whilsit, He did not know whether he
should do II he thought the testimony
was insufficient 10 keep him on the rolls.
The case Of Reuben Neil was then taken
DIP and Senator Plumb conducted the Ia.
yestigation. Commissioner Black, in reply
10 inquiries, said that the claim was al.
lowed, but was suspended before the Ger.
tihcate reached the witness In consequence
Ola statement by Congressman PettibOne
that he Saa informed the claimant Wes Q
fraud and suggesting q further inVestlga-
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THE QUEEN SCARED
BY rHE ACT OF A CRAZY MAN.
While Riding Through Hyde Park Paper
is Thrown IasO her Carriage, watch
Proves to bo Petition for Redress
of GFIsvauess-ThS man Arrested.

LONDON, March 24,-The Queen, after
her return from the corner stone laying,
left buckingham Palace at 1880 O'Clock for
drive. She was accompanied by the
Princess Beatrice. They went in an open
carrisge to Hyde Park, and everywhere
were Cheered by crewdsoi people. Among
the crowd which bordered on the Palace
Park, on the north, was man shabbiIy
clothed aud wearing ,slouched
hat He appeared to be much
agitated and elbOwed his way to the
edge Of the asHemblags. When tho royal
turnout reached point opposite him he
threw something into the carriage, Great
excitement followed and he was quickly
taken into custody and hurried from the
scene. i was subsequently learned that
the article was not ah explosive as had
been feared, hut only piece OF paper.
When the Qlean noticed her assiilant's
approaCh she shrank back from him into
the carriage and Princess Beatrice leaned
forward, apparently for the purpose Of
shielding the Queen from any attack that
might be made upon her.
THE pRIsoNRR's HISTORY.
The prisoner is believed to be q dis
charged soldier, He is mentally deranged.
He went without a astruggle to the police
station, where he was locked IN, He
stated that he lived in King street, and
detectives were at once detailed to work
up his history.
The paper which he threw into carriage
contained nothing more than a petition
Tor redress for personal grievance under
which he believes he is suffering, The
petition ia written in q style peculiar to
insane persons. The man is about forty
years Of age, low stature and emaclated
and Careworn in appearance. The mans
name Is Charles Brown, He enlisted in
,he army % years ago and went to India,
where he was Riterward discharged. For
ong time he was confined in an ssylumin
Ireland, and on being released was reen-
tsted in India. He was again discharged
md by order Of court martial he was i'm
On being released he returned
o England and was again confined in an
Isylum.
The petition is well writ ten on foolscap
,aperand the language is respectful. Inthe
petition the man complains that he was
'obbed ot his pension. He is held for an
INQUIRY.
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NEWS IN BRtEF.

The steamship RApidan is mysteriously
missing, and 10 believed 10 be Lost.
A farmer named Houts was iatslly
gored by a Holstein bull near Canton, o.
RumUrs Of the ordering Of labor strikes
on Cincinnati railroadsare withoutiounda.
ton.
General Booth, Commander In Chief ol
the Salvation Army, has arrived In Ban
Francisco, from Australia.
From November to March 1, 1886 so,
Clncinnatl packed 232,6O6 hogs, against
$50, ,435 for the previous year.
Cyrus DoCkard's office safe at Canaan,
Ind, was blown open by burglars, and
Sl25 In cash and S25, 900 In. notes and bonds
stolen.
Ms. bates murdered bis wheat H8gers-
town, Ind, by cutting her throat With a
pocket knife. He narrowly escaped lynch
Ing,
A balance Of 500 belonging 10 tho
Cleveland and Hendricks Inauguration
Committee Of Washington, will bs donated
10 the Hendricks monument fund.
The United States Signal oficer Of Obi.
capo iaSt night reported cold wave CON.
ins. Indicating d fall in temperature from
2OS 10 25' ID the next iofty.elsht hours.
A passenger train on the Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago railway was
wSeaksd BY a rNiscreant pfYing q heavy
,oTldef down Cd The track from an eri.
bSnkment. The engineer wasinIured,
The President Of the philadelphia 4
Reading railroad makes public his plan
ior The feOfganis ltlop pi the company. Hs
he sSys can bo effected In thirty days.
A stranger shot aGd fatally Wounded
two Russian Jews at Chicago Az the
quarters Of Christ Komnes, the suspected
murderer, the oiIi0efs found q number o
feyolyerb, loaded guns, knives, daggefa
bombs, hand grenadee, dynamite, 60,
showing the place 10 DO regular an
atchiSE6 Arsenal,
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PlrrsBuRau, March 24.-A Flndlay
Ohio. special says; News Of a tornado that
passed over Bellemore, a small town
northeast OF this city in Putnam county
has lust reached here. The heavens sud
denly became dark aud there came terri
bic storm cloud, funnel shaped tearing ~
trees by the roots, blowing down smal
buildings and destroying everything in III
path. A protraCted meeting was being
held in the Methodist church when tht
storm came. on. The steeple was blown
down and the roof carried of. The con-
grsgation was panic stricken, but fortu'
nately no one was killed, though many
received bruises aud cuts which may yet
prove fatal. The damage done by the cy.
clone will amount to many thousands Of
dollars,
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there has been no attempt toward one by
either eide, There is no room for COM
promise, for the strikers have con-
leased in effect that they have no
grievances against our company, lam
bound TO fght this question to the bitter
end for this very reason, The position is
q simple one. II We had interfered
with the management Of the Texas
Pacific we should have been in
contempt OF the United States
Court, which has charge Of that
road. The men on our own lines
have made no complaint against Us, but
by strike try to enforce demands Of men
on another road not under our control.
There can be no compromise of such a
stFike.n
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VIII ATi,Il,s,s.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 2l.--At q
mass meeting Of the street car drivers and
conductors last night II was decided 10
abide BY the agreement Of the atbltta.
lion committee, And wait until April Atst
iof the answer pi the board oi presidents.
Representatives ol many Of the roads ex.
pressed desire 10 stop work atonCe, but
Il was decided to run the cars out thla
morning as usual,
The company ASSsdss 10 hsDsmAad,
GRAND HAVEN MioH,, March 24.-The
strike Of the 0SO freight handlers Of the
Detroit, Grand Haven 4 Milwaukee Rail.
road was ended to-day by the COMPANY
acceding 10 the demands Of the men.
Work Will be resumed IN the morning,
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RlttIbutEh iIiloadVt,I Troublos.

PlTrsBURdH, PAp March 24.-The dlfIerl
encsB between the Leader publlShlng com.
pany and tile typographical Union have
not been settled, A conference was held
this afternoon at which the publishers OIL
the Leader offered 10 Sign the scale, bul
refused 10 discharge any oi their old work.
men and the conference adjourned. All
but one Of the tion.union men employed
on ille Leader have. applied iof admission
10 the Knights OF Labor,
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sT, LOUIS, Mo, March 94,-It has been
learned that the three executive com.
nittees now in session here anticipate
hat the proposed meeting tonight be-
ween the knights Of Labor and business
,nen will result in some action by the
business men Of tue city which will pro.
cure conference between Q Knights ol
Labor committee and Mr.. Hoxle, and >
satisfactory adjustment ntolthelr grievances.
II 1t is then seen that nothing in thai
erection Ia accomplished, some Of tht
plans already arranged will be put into
.xeCution. The first Of these Is under.
stood to be a strike otthe Knights Of Labor
n the railroad yards Of East st. Louis,
.nd circumstances will then decide what
steps shall ba followed.
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Ai.inrmn, I.ni,ns plsnd,.

NEW YoaE, March 24-Alderman
Jsshne was arraigned in court this morn.
Ing and entered plea Of mot guilty" A
motion was made to reduce the bail to
1000. Jaehne swore that he had no
intention OF leaving the city. Judge Gil
derslceve ienied tie notion. a.
Alderman Jaehne WAS conducted to the
Mottpn house this evening. There ho
and HE bondsmen we're met by Judge
GildersleeVe, yhu accepted the proierred!
securities and the Alderman departed
with his friends.
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Nav r,lophono COMPANY Chartered

COLUMBUS, o. March 24.-'The Egan
Telegraph Company with a capital stock
Of 100000 was incorporated yesterday
It's announced purpose Is to provide new
telegraph and telephone service through
out Ohio and the United States. The com
psny proposes 10 operate the Egan system
Of telegraph and telephone Inventions
These include both short and long dis
tance telephones which are claimed to ba
superior To the Bell patents. The litigation
now In court over the validity oil the Bel
patents II is claimed will not effect the
Egau patent, aud they aSu be operated at
0nnp
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,,,i0r inbor l,npioymont bureau.

ptrrssUsda, March gl.-The knights o.
Labor Of Pittsburgh will shortly establish
All employment bureau for union Work
men. Nothing Of this kind has ever beer
a,tsmpted in this country bsiore and Ia
Surcess "a assured even before II has com;
msnnsd its workings. The bureau viii
inTniah Union men out Of employment
wIth posltlons, and at The same time will
keep listed all mills or employers employ
ing union men.
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YOuNogrowS, o. March 24-rhOmat
Roach, an employe Of the Valley Mill
had his coat caught by revolving shat
to-day, and was whirled twelve times
around the shalt before rescued. Hi
clothing was torn from bis body, BIZ
shoulder blade broken and his left arm
pulled out Of the socket and left dangling
BY the skin at his side. A deep cash wal
cut In the arm pit and the main artery
running into bis srh was severed. Re
Coyery 10 impossible.