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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
Fire in the Laundry Department Of st. Louis
Hotel-FOur Employees Suffocated.

ST. LOUIS April AT. $50 this morning ire
was discovered in the kitchen wing and Laundry
department of the Planters Hotel OF this city.
A general alarm was sounded, and the whole fire
department were quickly on the scene. Several
streams were turned on, and through the vigorous
efforts Of the department the building was saved.
not until. however, four girls-employes-
burned or smothered to death. For time the
greatest excitement prevailed and apanic seemed
inevitable, but when some of the guests reached
the ground floor and discovered no immediate
danger in that portion Of the house, their fears
were allayed, and some returned to their rooms
for their valuahles. No one jumped from the
rooms to the street. but several ladies made their
escape down the fire escape. A heavy snow
storm was prevailing. which tended to prevent
the sparks ignitine other buildings
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ALONG THE LINES.
Z reight Trains Moving at Parsons Under
Protection of the Military.

Z reight Trains Moving at Parsons Under
Protection of the Military.
Parsons, Kan, April Eight companies of
the First Regiment of Kansas militia arrived in
the city last night and took charge of the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards. and this morning the Kan
sas National Guards commenced making up
trains, the engines being guarded on each side by
the bavonets of the soldiers. One freight train has
been sent out, and it is expected that the yards
will at once be cleared of all freight cars. The
strikers have made no disturbance or resistance,
and seem to accept the situation as inevitable.
The company is now paying off all the men en-
gagged in the strike, and some of them are feel
ing rather blue at the prospect of being in
definitely out of job. The feeling here is that
the embargo will be laid on the trains as soon as
the militia return to their homes.
Freight trains are being rapidly sent out under
guard of the militia. There have been no efforts
TO resist the soldiers The company paid off 208
of the strikers today. and ninety-three were no.
titled that their services were no longer re-
uuired; it is now a matter of doubt if the remain
der will go back to work 1t is impossible to say
how long the troops will be needed here, but
everything goes to show that they will not leave
within a week. 1t is anticipated that the shops
will open again on Monday.
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Labor Notes.

LYNN Mass, April 3.-Assembly No. 1929.
Knights of Labor, have adopted memorial to
Congress declaring that the iaboring men Of
America entitled to the ordinary comforts OF
life, and fair expectation of shelter and repose
for their declining years; that in times of de-
preston the government should literally APP
propriate the surplus revenue in the prosecution
of public works, and especially commencing the
Hennepin canal project as likely not only
to temporarily benefit thousands of needy men,
but as promising employment to thousands more
for all time to come
Boston, April 3-The journeymen tailors
will, on Monday, inaugurate a strike against
such merchant tailors as have not agreed to pay
the advance demanded Six merchant tailors
unite in a statement characterizing as unjust
the demands of the men that non union en-
ployes shall be discharged and that 'back-shop"
work shall be forbidden
DETROIT April 3-The labor troubles at Wy
andotte have been settled by the company recog-
nizing the right of the men to join the Knights of
Labor, that being the disputed point. Those
discharged whose places were still vacant, will
go to work Immediately and those whose places
have been filled are eligible to whatever vacan-
cies may occur.
CLEVELAND, O., April "a special from
Youngstown, O., says the engineers on the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie railroad have asked that their
pay be advanced from So % to 81 per round trip,
and that of the fremen from $3.50 to So.
PITTsBURG, April 3.-This afternoon thirty
three girls employed in johnson g. Davis's cigar
factory in this city, struck for an advance of
wages of S cents per 100 cigars. The strikers
want to join the Knights of Labor
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deity, and by reason of their boosted 'intsl-
lectuality,n it might be supposed that
they would have q press sufficiently Important
to do valiant battle with the organs sof
Christianity. Such is not the case. however.
In view Of the supposed increase of ag-
Mysticism and skepticism the journals by
which these conditions are encouraged are ride
ulously few and weak. In fact, there is not one
that can be said to have any large degree of In
huence any respectable circulation. One
there is in Boston which is now over fifty years
old. but recently it's proprietors have openly adj
mitted that it is on the verge of failure by rea-
son of lack of support. Several others have
been established from time to time, but they
have never attained any degree of prominence or
strength. In fact, the Spiriturlists have q
stronger press. for they have one journal in Bos-
ton which has circulation of 20. 900 copies and
another in Chicago which is similarly prosper.
Gus. Over 200 ablyconducted newspapers, all
engaged in teaching morality. must constitute
power beside which even the influence of the
pulpit seems dwarfed, and, despite the narrow
ness and bigotry that sometimes crops out
among some religious papers, it will be general
ly admitted that they cannot become too nu-
merous. BEN-HUR
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HENRY WARD BEECHER.

The FamcGs Preacher Does Not Favor the
Boycott Now Employed.
Interview in Louisville Commercial.
II am in sympathy with the labor movement"
said Mr. Beecher, $50 long as 1t confines itself
within the bounds Of justice and law. But they
have made mistake in the Southwest ruin
Gus mistake. They cannot accomplish anything
by such procedure. Powderly had the right idea.
Powderly is a great mana general. As to the
position of Hoxie, think he, too, was right. He
maintained that the trouble was between
him and his employees, and with
them he would confer. The out
side organizations had nothing to do
with it. Labor organizations in general are
good enough. The workingmen, seeing that
capital has organized, have determined to organ
ize themselves This organization will not bring
equality, but it will bring into harmonious rela-
tons the two extremes of society-the producer
and the capitalist. am glad Of this. But some
of their methods are wrong. Boycotting is a
ruinous practice. Why, if 1t were recog-
nized as legitimate, it would destroy
everything. The press, the pulpit, the
bar, all would be silenced The New
verse to the workingman, or he considered it SO,
and some one cried boycott it. This is the sup
preston of the right of free expression. Sup
pose should say something from the pulpit of
Plymouth Church which should prove objec-
tionable to some labor organization. must I be
boycotted and black-listed for expressing my
true sentiments9 Nevertheless, these upheavals
are healthy. Settle things in tranquility and
you will have torpidity. It is the running stream
that is the healthy stream; it is the stagnant
pool and the swamp that breed malaria and
death
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TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

p P S. Mcclellan financial secretary Of the
St Paul Typographical Union, has disappeared
1t is said he is short in his accounts. but how
much is not known.
Cashier Van Vliet late of the Lake City Ma
tional Bank, which is now in the hands of re-
ceiver was brought to st. Paul yesterday after
noon The exact nature of the charges against
him are unknown, but are supposed to be making
false reports of the banks condition.
At Pittsburg, yesterday afternoon, Thomas
Bolan, aged about twelve years, was killed by a
companion, Harvey McMurray. 1t is said they
had a quarrel, when McMurray, who is only
eight years of age, drew knife and stabbed
Bolan In the abdomen, causing almost instant
death. McMurray, who has been arrested, says
the killing was accidental
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The Coming Wheat Crop.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, April 3-The semi-monthly
special reports to the American Rural Home.
from five thousand correspondents in all parts Of
the country, are summarized as follows: March
proved a much more favorable month for the
winter wheat than was expected. The crop has
made slow growth on account of the cold. The
ground is full of moisture which was not the
case year ago. when great damage resulted
from dry weather The oat crop in southern
Ohio Indiana and Illinois has been largely
sown. No crop of any kind has yet been put in
in northern Illinois, Ohio or Indiana. The pros
poets for the seeding of spring wheat in Iowa.
Minnesota and Dakota early in April, are good.
Nebraska is the only State which reports late
seeding. The whole situation may be summed
up as fairly favorable.
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CAUSES OF THE STRIKE.

limitations that 1t Was q Stock-J obbing
Scheme, I'm Which Irons Is Interested.
New York Commercial Advertiser. April g.
The recent strike in the Southwest has been
the topic of great amount of discussion and
speculation in Wall street. Not 80 much con-
corning its effects, which, comparatively speak
ing are slight. but concerning the causes OF it.
which 1t is now suggested were not exactly Of
the character heretofore believed. 1t has been
publicly stated more than once during the last
few days that the strike was precipitated by
certain operators on the street, in conjunction
with the local leader of the Knights OF Labor In
st. Louis.
Mr.. Washington E. Conner said to-day: 'The
feeling that Martin Irons was actuated to stir up
the strike by Wall-street operators grows every
day. and every day there seems to be more and
more ground for the belief. I now understand
that cipher dispatches are known to have passed
between Irons and a certain broker In this city
These messages could only be on one subject
and it is matter which it would be we'll to in
vestigate. 1t should not be hard matter to do
so once the dispatches could be traced. 1t seems
to me that this would be good matter for the ex-
ecutive committee of the Knights of Labor to
look into. It directly affects the reputation of
their order and should be sifted to the bottom. y
Mr.. j. M. Lichtenauer, of Halgarten & Co.,
said: Every one is talking about this thing,
and there seems to be very good grounds for
the suspicion, but don't care to tell You my
private opinion beyond the statement that the
transaction was very peculiar"
Mr. Henry Clews said: "It is not surprising
that good deal should be said about the effect
Of this strike in Wall street. l can't give you
any proofs but I believe there is little or no
doubt that Irons had his cue from Wal. street
Everything goes to show it. Then there
is Mr.. w. o. Mcdowell, who has been
prominently connected with the strike as
a Knight of Labor. He is we'll known
on the street as speculator in railroad strikes.
This has its significance. Nothing shows more
clearly how well the whole transaction must
have been known to Wall street parties than its
effect the market. Had the strike been due
to legitimate causes the depression would have
been much greater than it was. But knowing
what the cause was brokers were able to est-
mate the effect; and SO. although the market
staggered as it always does under adverse cir
eumstances, the drop in prices was not SO great
as it would have been had the cause not been
thoroughly understood here.
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Mrs. Emma Molloy Gives Bail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 3.-Mrs. Molloy.
who. with Cora Lee, has been in custody since
the preliminary trial. to-day filed her bond for
S., 0O0 with James Baker Charles HARDWOOD, r.
A. Clark. G. M. Eversol Fl. F. Fellows, George
S. Rathbun and Fl. E. Howell as sureties. This
case in Greene county, and other men of wealth
have signifed their willingness to sign it. Mrs
Molloy at first decided not to make bond, but
changed her mind on account of the delay in the
habeas corpus trial, occasioned by the absence of
Judge Gerger at Forsythe. Cora Lee will prob
ably be taken to the Bolver Jail
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atchison viii Paw Damages.

ATcHIsoS. Kan, April 3.-The following mes
sage was sent to II. III. Hoxie this afternoon:
1.-THE city of Atchison will pay all damages to
your property in the corporate limits of this
city, as the result Of lawlessness growing out of
the late strike, may be agreed upon by COM
petent board Of appraisers. Answer.
IS s. KELSEY, Mayor"
All Missouri Pacific trains are running on
schedule time. The shops employed force of
ffty-eight men to-day, forty-six of whom are old
employees. When the strike was inaugurated
there were 1877 men Oh the shop payroll There
is not enough work for thar number at present.
Eighteen additional men were selected this even
ing TO 60 to work on Monday.
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Sale of orth STEMS Paper.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 3.-The Comet, Ortiz
STEMS paper was sold at private sale to-day for
about one third its original cost 1t will be run
in the interests Of the laboring men and Knights
of Labor It is stated this evening, by gentle
man connected with the case that the Fowler Ma
tional Bank sent messenger to Mrs. Stein several
weeks ago to inform her Of the large amounts
being drawn by her son. and the messenger was
given to understand that she was capable of
minding her own affairs. and knew all the facts
concerning them. The Call this evening claims
that Mrs. Stein knew of the drawing of her
money from the bank.
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Train Movements at East st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-The anticipated trouble
between the railroad officials and their guard of
deputy marshals and the strikers in East ST.
Louis has not, as yet, occurred, and quiet pre-
vails in the railroad yards in that city No
urge crowds Of strikers have congregated around
he relay depot, their accustomed assembling
place, and no violence from them is anticipated,
for the railroads have not received any freight at
their depots and receive until the transfer
company get new men to take the places of their
striking drivers. Their anticipation that they
could easily procure drivers should the strikers
not report for duty, has not been fulfilled, and
no hauling has yet been done.
The latest information from East St Louis is
to the effect that the freight blockade is prac-
tically broken in that place. Switching is pro-
crossing in most of the yards without Interrupt
tion and several trains have been sent out. The
Chicago& Alton, the Ohio & Mississippi, the Van
dalia. the Chicago. Burlington e Quincy and the
indianapolis & ST. Louis all have switch engines
at work The coal brought in by the Vandalia,
yesterday, was hauled over the bridge or taken
across the river in wagons by the ferries. and no
attempt was made by strikers to modest
the teamsters. Other coal trains will
be sent over the bridge during the
day. The Vandalia sent out two trains of emp
ties without interference, and other roads sent
out freight trains and several trains came in.
Business is progressing very much as though
there was no strike. and were it not for the
heavy snowfall, which retards the movement of
ears considerably, there would be u great rush
of work When the strikers witnessed the par
tial resumption of traffic, they seemed good
deal dsheartened, but none of them had much
to say.
Sheriff Ropiequet made his first arrest to day of
the strikers who were indicted by the ST. Clai:
county grand jury yesterday. Charles Bailey
was the man, and he was taken to Belleville by
the first train out. The fact that some fifty
strikers were indicted yesterday seems to have
had much influence in shaping the course of the
strikers in the yards to-day.
Later reports from East st. Louis showed that
affairs did not run so smoothly there as was
previously reported. Two engineers running
switch engines in the Vandalia yards, were in
duced to take their engines back to the round
house. and an engineer in the Cairo Short-line
yard persuaded to abandon his engine
Another train of coal came over the bridge at
noon. and big train of empties was sent back
to the other SIDE
Doc Anderson. another indicted striker. and
m active leader among them, has been arrested
neriff Ropiequet has sworn in as special depu-
s,s all the present employees in the various
rdS.
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lawyer scoyille locked Up.

CHICAGO, April 3.-George Scoville, the law
yer whose divorced wife, Mrs Frances M. Sco-
vile. figured conspicuously the sister of Pres
ident Garfelds assassin. is locked up in the
Cook county jail, in default of the payment of
$15 alimony. Mr.. Scoville would not ask any
one to sign bail bond for him. He insists that
this proceeding on writ of neexeat, is simply
a persecution, as he had no intention of leaving
the State.
At Mrs Scoville's request, the prisoner was,
this afternoon released. She asserts there was
no intention on her part to have him imprisoned,
and that his arrest was solely to prevent him
from abandoning Chicago to escape payment of
alimony.
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pleasure entirely in acting on them. He
went on TO say that he now needed
about so per cent of the number of
men who struck, but was careful not to
of the strikers. ! said that Mr.. Gould had given
Us to understand that all except those who
hctually committed acts OF violence would be
taken back. He said that neither those who
committed such acts nor those who advised them,
would be accepted. He continued that the road
had too many employees before. and preferred
cutting down the force TO cutting down the
hours At this moment Mr.. Bailey interrupted
him by saying that probably the
reason why the company caused the strike-to
cut the number of employees Mr. Hoxie said he
could take it that way if he wanted to, and asked
me about the trouble at Fort Worth. / told
him very deeply deplored it. Mr. Hoxie then
went on to say that no grievances whatever had
been presented TO him. / reminded him of those
presented last September, and he said: oh,
don't rake mp ancient history | said that it
might be ancient history, but that the griev-
ances, while they had lain dormant, still existed
That was the interview; closed by telling him
we would consult with Mr.. Hayes. We stood
the entire time, and were not asked back
When will the next step be takep2"
We will not do any thing more until Monday.
1t Mr. Hayes arrives we will hold conference
tomorrow. am satisfied, however. that it is a
settled policy of the road to take none of the
strikers back"
Have you communicated with Mr.. Powderly
or Mr.. Gould7'
I'VE will not wire Powderly until we hear he
Is we'll enough to transact business, and don't
know whether we will advise further with
Gould at ALL"
ssWhat do you think will be final outcomeY"
eff we cannot make terms, as | am now sat
Isfed is the case, the men will have to return
quietly to their homes and seek other employ
ment"
Mr.. Turner expects both Mr. Hayes and Mr.
Barry. of the general executive committee, to
reach here tomorrow. If they come there will
then be quorum of the committees here and
another conference will be held with the local
committee, when it is expected some plan of ac-
sion will be agreed upon. and possibly another
meeting may be had with Mr.. Hoxie
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Obituary.

GREENoAsTLE, Ind, April 3-Miss Kate Han
ma, daughter of the late Hon. John Hanna, died
at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. Alpheus
Birch. last evening, after an illness of several
months The funeral will occur on Monday
April at 1870 o'clock A. NJ; services by Rev. /.
Ell. Cssel assisted by Rev. H. A. Goblin.
CLEVELAND, o., April 3-James Francis, once
manager of the Gault House, Louisville, KY,
and the Bates House, Indianapolis, and we'll
known throughout the West died yesterday at
Wooster, o.
LAMoURE, D. t., April 3-Arthar Pember,
formerly of the New York Times, died here to-
day of kidney disease, aged fifty.
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street-Car Troubles Adjusted.

car officials and strikers, this afternoon, all diff
ferences were amicably settled, and cars will be
started on all roads but the Oakland by morn
ing. By the agreement the drivers and con-
ductors are to receive 81. rs for thirteen hours
work, and the drivers of bob-tailed cars So The
wage schedule, with one exception, remains the
same as heretofore The men on the Union line
suffer reduction of II cents The hour ques-
ton will be reopened in q month before an ar
bitration board.
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st. Louis Globe Democrat.
A reporter interviewed Martin Irons with ref
erence to his alleged attempt to influence the
stock market by disobeying the order of the
general executive board, issued through General
Master Workman Powderly, and prolonging a
strike which had been declared off by his supe-
rors. Mr.. Irons said:
Il am too badly worn out tonight to make o
specific denial of this absurd allegation, and will
only attempt to brand it a malicious falsehood,
in general way. 1t is the work or Jay Gould,
and done to injure me ard my course. To-mor-
row / will reply to the charges over my own sig
nature. deny the charges, and defy any one
to substantiate them"
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Held ON q serious Charga.

PITTsBURG, April Sd. S. Nicklin, nephew
of BARLEY Campbell the dramatist, was arrest
ed to-day to await the result of injuries which
his wife claims he inflicted on her last Tuesday
evening while returning home from party
Mrs. Nicklin wanted to 60 to her
mothers house. on Morgan street,
Allegheny, instead of to her own home, and
in scuffie that ensued she was either knocked
down or fell, her head striking a stone STEP and
conclusion Of the brain ensued Tonight it is
thought she cannot live till morning. Husband
claims his wife had been drinking and fell. Both
parties are well connected.
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OTHER LABOR NEWS.
A Circular from the Executive Board Of the
Miners of District No. 8.

Miners of District No. 3.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, April 3.-The executive
board of the National Federation Of Miners has
issued circular addressed to all the men in dis
trict No. 8. 1t says that the work done by the
board has proved to be in the right direction;
that the operators who have given the advance
have agreed to collect from their men ten cents
ton for the support of those still on strikes;
that some money has already been received and
that more will soon be paid in. The address APP
peals to the men to be firm, to commit no viola
ton of the law, to act unitedly, and to place no
faith in any but the officers of the federation.
The strikers in other parts of the district, and
the operators who have not given the advance,
are encouraging renewal of the strike in the
BroadtoO region.
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Cutting Loose from Irons.

ATcHTsoS, Kan, April 3.-At q meeting of
Hope Assembly, Knights of Labor, held to-
night, the action Of the local executive board in
ordering the men back to work was Endorsed.
The resolution met with considerable opposition,
but it carried by strong majority. 1t is under
stood that the local board has cut loose from the
Irons faction, and have for three days refused to
obey orders to stop freight trains.