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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
NATIONAL INQUESTS.
The Full Text "f senator HOar's
BilI.

DiIs
WASHINGTON. March 26.-The fol
lowing is the full text of Senator
Hoar's bill introduced to-day, provid-
ing for the holding of inquests under
national a thority:
Section !. Whenever any three citi-
zens of the Unit d States shall. under
oath, present to any Judge of Cir
cult Court, either in term time or va
cation, their petition setting forth that
within the circuit for which said Judge
has jurisdiction any person has been
killed or has sustained serious bodily
injury, or serious injury to his estate,
or has been threatened with injury in
person or estate because of the race or
color of such person so killed, injured
or threatened, or because of any polit-
ical opinion which such person so
killed, injuret or threatened may
have held in regard TO matters affect
ing the general welfare of the United
States, or with design to prevent such
person killed, injured or threatened, or
other from expressing freely such
opinion, or from voting as he or they
see fit at any election of officers whose
election is required or provided for by
the constitution or laws of the United
States, or to influence or affect the
vote Of such personsor others at such
elections, it shall be the duty of
such judge, as soon as may be, to hold
IN inquiry into the circumstances Of
such killing, injury or threatening, at
such place within the circuit as he
may appoint, and to cause to be sum
moned and examined before him all
such witnesses as he may think
proper.
Sec. 2. Said Judge shall forthwith
report the evidence to be taken and
his conclusion of facts thereon TO the
President of the United States, to be
by him laid before Congress.
Sec. 3. The Judge may require any
District Attorney of the United States
within his circuit, to attend such in
quest, and to aid in preparing and
conducting the same, or he may in his
discretion appoint any other coun-
sellor at law to prepare and conduct
such inquest.
Sec The expenses of such inquest
shall be certified by the Judge to the
of Justice, and paid out
Of the appropriation made for the ex
penses Of the courts of the United
States.
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The AituatiOn &C East st. LOuIs.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Merch 20.-The stu
alton in East st. Louis this afternoon
and tonight is practically unchanged,
and business there is virtually sus-
pended. Several Of the roads are send
ing the engines away to places OF fate-
ty. The Indianapolis and 81, Louis
road have sent some to Nation, and
the Ohio and Mississippi to Mt. Yer
non, Ill. United States Marshal Wet er
arrived at East st. Louis to night with
eight deputies, and took charge OF the
Wabash property. He will run trains
tomorrow under the protection Of the
United States Court. The coal men
on most, IL not all, tho roads have
gone out, and the bosses ere attending
to the coal shuts. The platform
men Of the Chicago and Alton and
round-house men OF the Chicago, Bur
linpton aud Quincy have also quit
work. The only freights that moved
to-day was one out and two in on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; one
out on the Ohio and Missis-
sipp, one out on the Chicago
and Alton, and one out on the Wabash,
two in on the Vandalia and ons in en-
the Indianapolis and st. Louie. Pas
senger trains are not molesied in any
way, and all ran regularly and prompt
ly. The strikers held meetings most
OF the day and tonight, but their pro-
ceedings have not trans Jired.
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Irops's statement Perfect BOsh

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 26.-
General Secretary Turner OF the Ex-
ecutive Board of the Knights OF Labor
this afternoon, when shown copy of
the st. Louis dispatch in which
Chairman Irons is quoted as saying
the strike would probably extend
throughout the United States, said: /:
''That is all bosh. II Chairman Irons
is correctly quoted" " he continued,
"it simply shows he is one Of the men
who are at present doing the order
a great injury. The greatest care
should be exercised by assembly
officials lest remarks Of 4hsila should
lead to incendiaIy acts by hottie AIDED
followers and thus injure the cause
more in few hours than could be re-
gained in year, There is no trnth
whatever in the statement that there
will be general strike, and the Exec.
utive Board does not contemplate is.
suing any such order as is intimsted
by Mr.. Irons in the st. Louis dis
patch"
Mr.. Turner declined TO be inter-
viewed relative 10 the &c neral situa.
ton on the Southwestern roads. He,
however, indorsed the sentiments con.
taiued in the "secret circular" tele.
grsphed from st. Louis to-day, in
which assemblies are advised TO cease
admitting new members, and coun-
selling moderaii IN by present mem
beis This circular, he taid, was not
intended for puhIcGtiou, but Low
that it has reactcl the pubic he
feels sa.'s6ed hat the orders therein
conta ned will be sanctioned by the
friends of the order.
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or not, no harm can come OF an inves-
tigation. The men are anxious for it,
and we can see no reason why Mr..
Hoxie should fear it. We are
in favor of ending the matter
now and will submit this proposition
to Mr.. Gould tomorrow, viz: Let him
appoint a committee OF three and we
will appoint similar committee, then
let these gentlemen select a seventh, f,
they to investigate the whole affair
and make recommendations, and we
will agree to abide by their decision.
We will not ask the retention Of
any man who has been guilty of
any act OF violence to either person
of property, for we are not organized
To promote or shield wrong doing"
Mr.. Powderly said, when asked about
the words of Chief Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
as reported in the dispatches this
afternoon that he did not believe Chief
Arthur said any such thing; but he
would write him letter and ask him
about it. If he did say 30 two-thirds
of the engineers would contradict him
in times Ike these. We must be care
full of what we say or do; the public
feeling is such now that no one should
excite them unduly.
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in the matter did him great credit,
but it was his duty to bring that suit,
as other interests were involved, and
W tness was resolved that it should be
brought.
Mr.. Hanback, inquired what the wit
ness meant by stating in his direct ex-
animation that this Investigation had
been caused by the Bell Company.
Did he mean that the World, Sua and
Tribune had been influenced by that
company? -. sargs1SJ1 -
The witness replied: 81 do not say
that these papers sympathize with the
Bell Company; but ] will say that
there is not another corporation in the
United States that could have COM
manded the influence aud made so
much noise in the newspapers"
The examination was continued at
great length, but nothing of special i'm
portance was brought out.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
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A LEVEL-HEADED LEADER.
GRAND MASTER WORKMAN pow
DERBY ON IHE STRIKE.
He Says II win Not BE General, and
That IrOns's Statement Was
Unauthorized.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 26.-Grand
Master Workman Powdcrlv of the
Knights Of Labor, who has been con-
fined TO his house for several DAYS,
owing TO an accident which he sus-
tanned last Saturday night in Bloom
ington, Ill. where he fell and fractured
two of his ribs, was called upon this
afternoon by representative of the
Associated Press, and in reply to the
question, "ls the strike in the South
west likely To extend ~ answered
most emphatically: "No. Every
strike must be confined TO the section
in which it originates, and must be
settled there"
When asked what authority there
was for the statement Of Chairman
Irons of st. Louis, published this
afternoon, TO the effect that the strike
would probably extend throughout
the United States and include all the
Knights of Labor, regardless of occu-
patton.
Mr.. Powderly replied: "Mr Irons
has no authority Whatever to make
such a statement, That order can
only come from the Executive Board.
/ may say there is no danger whatever
of any such order being issued at
present. Where Knights OF Labor are
on terms of peace with their employ
ers their agreements and contracts
must be lived up to no matter what
may be going on in another part of
the country. Where no contract or
agreement exists between employer
and employees all differences must be
settled through arbitration. This must
and shall be the last strike undertak-
EN- without full authority from the
Executive Board, after having made
thorough investigation Of the cause of
the trouble and exhausted every pos
sible means of effecting a peaceable
settlement"
Although quite i'll from the effects
OF his accident, Mr.. Powderly left New
York on the O'Clock train this after
noon to attend a meeting OF the Ex-
ecntive Board of the Knights of Labor
to be h Id there tonight for the pur-
pose of formulating some plan looking
to an early settlement OF the troubles
in the Southwest.
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LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 28.-To.
day a freight train which went south
from Hope at the request of citizens oi
Texarkana, who said it would be pro
tected, was boarded by strikers at TEX.
arkana, who disabled the engine.
Sheriff Hamilton, having telegraphed
that there were about 400 lawless men
in and about the yards of the Iron
Mountain Railroad offering and
doing violence TO the rail
road property and resisting SherifIs'
deputies and posse and calling for
the militia at once to aid in preserv-
ing order and protecting property.
Gov. Hughes telegraphed:
"You are authorized to call on
Capt. John II. Trigg of the Gate City
Guards to render such assistance as is
necessary to execute the law under
section 469S, Mansfield's Digest.
L. p. HUGHES, Governor Of Arkansas.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
THE PAN.ELECTRIC.
Casey YOuug's restImSuy Continued
Before the COmImia iatoe

WAsHNGToE, March 90. - Casey
Young testified again to-day before the
Telephone Committee.
Mr.. Ranney read an extract from
the Attorney-General's letter to the
President, saying he had been ap-
preached by Messrs. Young, Van Ben
thuysen and Others who wanted him
to bring suit for the Pan-Electric
Company, and that he declined to
hear them because he was a stock
holder in the company; but Mr.. Young
said emphatically that the Pan-Elec.
trie Company was not mentioned in
the interview. Witness said that he
was resolved that the suit should be
brought, regardless of the feeling OF
the Attorney General in the matter.
They were fighting a powerful cor
pOratiOn and needed all the assistance
they could legitimately obtain. OF
course the AttOrney-GeDerals feeling
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27

AswAs TO have been expected, the
st. Louis Globe Democrat embraces the
opportunity afforded by the massacre
at Carrollton, Miss, to assail the whole
South, and to insist that Senator
George and Senator Lamar owed their
political preferment to such awful
crimes. Our st. Louis contempo-
rary would not have been true
to its policy and purpose to de-
fame the people OF the South had
it permitted such an occasion to pass.
1t afforded it chance to libel and lie
about innocent communities and it
therefore proceeds to ignore the fact
that every reputable newspaper from
New Orleans to st. Louis made
haste to condemn the hor-
rible outrage on the same
day that the particulars of it were
given to the public. No one of them
but the Globe Democrat waited until
yesterday, and no. other Republican
paper has dared to assume for
it a political complexion or
associate distinguished citizens
and servants of the Republic
with it. 1t was cowardly massacre,
a needlessly ruthless and brutal mas
Sacre which Gov. Lowry, the county
authorities failing, should make haste
to see puni he'd as it deserves. No
explanation can palliate it, no excuse
shield the perpetrators. Mississippi
has laws, and officers to enforce them
and in every case these must be relied
upon if its citizens would not see
Gshered in again the era when
might made right" Regardless
of what Republicans or the whole
world beside may think, though
that should never be absent from the
minds of men anxious to stand well,
the authorities of Mississippi should |
pursue the murderers of the thirteen
negroes at Carrollton and bring them
TO justice. As the APPEAL said the
day after the crime was perpetrated, |
this should be done if it took the !
whole power of the State.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27

Mr.. PowDERLY, Grand Master Work
man of the Knights OF Labor, fully
justifies the confidence reposed in
him by the members of that order, by
a circular issued yesterday, synopsis
of which we publish in another col
ann. Every word of it is marked by
the good sense and clear under
standing that should be the prom
inent qualifications of a command.
ing general. There is just a shadow
of despair running through the ring
ing sentences, but that is, no doubt
as much due to the writer's physical
condition as to the conduct of Mr..
Irons of st. Louis, whom he rebukes
in carefully measured terms. Mr..
Powderly commands an army the
most important ever gathered
together in this or any other country
the great army of labor. 1t is COM
posed of divers and diverse interests,
and is scattered all over the Union. It
is therefore difficult of control. But so
far, with a few exceptions that only
prove the rule, this army has been
managed and directed by Mr.. Powderly
with view to promote the joint inter
ests of labor and capital and hasten
the day when arbitration shall for
ever prevent strikes and lock-outs and
the rights of labor are to be recognized
as equal, at least, to the rights of capi-
tai. A prudent, careful and cautious
man, Mr.. Powderly makes an appeal
that will, we feel sure, have great in
fiuenee in the early adjustment of the
present difficulties in Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Texas, and prevent in the
future any mistakes. What he saws
especially by way of warning the
Knights against the low-down political
tricksters and knaves who seek to use
the order for their own purposes, is
timely and ought to have Che desired
effect. There is class OF politicians
to be found in all large cities that are
the curse Of the country. They
are usually devoid of conscience
or sympathy and without any pur-
pose other than their own profit and
aggrandizement. These strikes are
the opportunities by which they seek
to ingratiate themselves into the good
graces of the Eorkingmen with view
to their votes. They are of the very
scum OF the earth, and cannot be too
severely denounced, nor can the
Knights Of Labor keep too far away
from their touch or taint.N
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
Grand Master POwdeiIy At New
York.

York.
New YORK, March 26.-Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly of the Knights
OF Labor arrived here tonight and
held a consultation with the other
members Of the General Executive
Board. In conversation with a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press in
regard to the statements of Master
Workman Irons of st. Louis as to the
strike growing general throughout the
country, Mr.. Powderly reiterated his
views as'eXpressed in the interview with
him at Scranton. If Mr.. Irons had made
any such statement he had exceeded
his authority, which is limited TO
District l0l. He even has no power
in Districts IL and 10, which are co.
operating with l0l. The strike had
gone far enough and another move
must not be made without the order
OF the General Executive Board. He
added: "The strike originated in
District l0l. The General Execu.
tive Board was never notified of
any grievance in that district until
the strike had been in progress several
days and then no official note was
received until we called for it. We
were not asked to interfere, nor have
we been asked for assistance. This
stri c has extended far enough and
must be settled where it is. The state
ment that it is for the recognition of
the Knights of Labor as an organization
is erroneous and is against our advice
and command. That the men have
and cause for complaint we
believe TO be true; but whether true
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
A BURNING MOUNTAIN.
The Situation at the lockwood
Mines Becoming More serious
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 90
The situation at the burning coal mine
of the Roam Iron Company at Rock
wood, Tenn, is becoming more ser
ious, and it now looks as il the entire
mine will be totally destroyed. Four
drifts of the mine are now ablaze, and
the fires are burning furiously, and
can be seen bursting from the noun
tain top like from volcano.
The Chattanooga firemen went 500
feet into the mine with their
hose and fought the fire for eighteen
hours. Their position was one of
great danger, and five of them were
more or less seriously injured. James
Buchareld and James Wooten, two
miners, were We Y seriously hurt. The
miners are now trying TO close up all
entries and air houses in the hope of
smothering the flames. Four hundred
men are thrown out of employment.
Furnace No. 2 at lockwood was
banked to-day on account of the lack
of coal. The company is preparing
to open new mines.
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hs. GLADSTONE appeared in the
Commons yesterday. He announced
that on April sth he would introduce
his bill for the future government of
Ireland. This disposes of all contro-
Versy as to hisdisposition to do justice
to the Irish people
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
In The nenr OId nnva

We differ in creed and politics. but
we are a unit all the same on the de-
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you noun the loss Of this blessing
and ornament, a bottle or two Of
Psrker's Hair Balsam will make You
look as you did in the dear I'D days.
II is worth trying. The only standard
so cents article for the hair.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27

PITTsBURG, PA, March 26.-Tbe
street car controversy, which was in a
fair way to peaceful settlement, took
an sdverJe turn this evening aud end.
ed with an order for a strike, to in
clude all lines but three in Pittsburg
aud Allegheny. Concessions were
made on both sides, but the point
which eau sed the split was the cause
demanding the Reinstatement of a
number Of men who had been dis
CHARGED from the Oakland and
Birmingham roads. The off
cisls positively refused to take
the men back, and at 6 O'Clock the
conference broke up Without arriving
at any agreement. At 5 O'Clock to-
morrow morning all lines except the
Transverse, Citizens and Second Ave-
Due will be tied up. The three COM
psDie' named having agreed t. all the
demands will be permitted to run.
The lines affected are the Willie Ave-
nue., Pleasant Vsl'ev, Birmingham and
Long Short Lines, UDioD, Manchester
and Allegheny.
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United states Inr,niry En ROute for
Sf 4, MIS-

PITTsBURG, Pa, March ga com
pany of United States infantry passed
through this city from New York this
morning en- route for st. Louis. II was
reported that the company was the
advance guard of a force to be Concen-
trated in the quarter threatened with
riot about st. Louis and west of that
city. The officer in command refused
to talk on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-27

when they are ready to go home. The dam
age done that part of the city south Of the
present location would be confined to very
small portion of the city, comparatively, so
that there is no sufficient reason why the loca-
ton of the depot should be changed to the
great harm of the material interests of the
trade of indianapolis. Nothing should be
done that will retard this enterprise, which
has been needed SO long, and without which
the city will continue to suffer in its trade
and general reputation for thrift and progress.
There is movement, on the part of those
most directly interested to remove all objec-
tons to the proposition to build the new struct-
ure on the site of the old. It is to be hoped
that it will succeed, and that the much-needed
improvement may begin with the least posi-
BILE delay
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Parricide in Missouri.

MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo-, May 26.-On Sunday
morning Swain Anderson, a wealthy and respected
farmer Of this county, was found murdered one
and a half miles north of this town. He at.
tended the Masonic Lodge on Saturday night.
He left the hall about 1890 A. n. and started
for his home afoot, two and half miles north Of
town. He was found on Sunday morning lying
on his back, shot in the throat and breast. Yes
terday, during the inquest, two of the de-
ceased Ed and Henry Anderson, and compan-
ion named Ewing Sanders, confessed to the
crime. Sanderss confession is as follows 'The
plan was laid about two months ago. Ed came
to where was at work in field and proposed
that help him kill the old man. said did not
like TO. but then and afterwards he kept per-
suading me- and finally yielded It was my
gun-a muzzle-loader. got the ammunition last
Wednesday night. hid the gun about 800
yards from where he WAS shot, and we got it
about II o'clock at night and waited for him.
He came along between 1 and 2 o'clock, walking
fast, all unconscious of danger. Ed lifted the
gun and fired. and he dropped and instantly ex-
PRED" The confessions of the brothers ara
identical with that of Sanders, except as to who
did the shooting, each accusing the other.
There was wild talk last night of lynching the
three men. but the sheriff succeeded in convey
ing them to the Jail at Springfield before the
mob could congregate.
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BILE delay.

The gallant Bohemian Knights of Labor of
New York are still waging bitter warfare
against the Widow Landgraf, the little woman
who owns and tries to make an honest living
out of baker shop, and have searched out
her daughter, working in another shop and
caused her to be discharged, the evident in
tention of the Knights being to starve this
woman into subsection to their demands, one
among which is that she shall pay "fne" Of
$500, which is simply impossible, and if it
were possible it would be an infamous outrage
upon her, since the fellows who have pre-
sumed to fine her have no more right to do so
than have any other set of bummers and
loafers If justice were done them they
would be in the penitentiary. 1t is disgrace
to civilization that the great city of New York
cannot afford instant protection to the widows
who have taken up residence there or who
have been left alone by the death Of husbands
to do battle for themselves. 1t is safe to say
that every man. engaged in that boycott is
rascal at heart and unfit to associate with
honest man
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Anti-Saloon Republicans.

TRENTON, N. j., May GA conference Of
antisaloon Republicans of the State was held
here to-day about $50 persons more or less we'll
known in the State taking part in 1t. District
executive committees were chosen and a plat
form adopted. Of which the following are the i'm
portant planks: That the conference is opposed
to restricting legislation on the subject of the
liquor traffic to total prohibition. but approves
the conference appeals to the Republican party
of the State to stand united and make it's power
felt as an agency in practical reform, and de-
clares that the party does not need the help of
the Republican party to combat the blighting
curse of the saloon.