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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
ANTLCHINESE COZ VENTION.

DETERMINED WAR TO BE wAGED on THE PACIFIC
COAST.
SACRAMENTO, March 12.-The State Anti
Chinese yesterdays session adopted the
following resolution
That mau directly employing or patroniZng
Chinese shall be placed the committee Of resolutions
The strngency OF this resolution nearly created
difficulty as, owing to the absence OF white labor all
employers California have been dependent Chinese
labor. The good sense OF the chairman, who had al
ready made mp the committee prevented trouble and all
members OF tho committee representing the best and
most influential OF the Pacific
cepted. The committee appointed to preface a
memorial Congress- setting forth the evils from which
the entire Pacific suffers from Chinese labor. The
memorial is a lOug document embracing about ten
thousand words. aud a review OF the whole Chinese
question from its lncpiency to the present moment.
Resolutions adopted opposing violence, adyocat-
ing uncomprOmsing boycott, appointing comuit-
to solicit subscriptions to hire ships to carry the
Chinese OF the country, demanding that the Chinese
be cut off from all the privileges OF citizens requesting
Congress to abrogate the Hawaiian treaty, and calling
for the removal Of the Ch six Companies strong
platform enbOdyiug these resolutions adopted and
the organic determined To call itself tl< California
AutCiinose Association. ExS nator Sargent, WHO op-
posed the boycott clause, withdrew from the convention
upon its adoption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
SEEKING EVIDENCES OF CORRUPTION

TOLEDO, Ohio, March II Especial.
Payne Senatorial Investigating Committee held two
executive sessions here to-day and devoted the time TO
looking alter the finances OF ex-State Senator Elmer
White Of Defiance. who. Colonel Donovan says, got
$1,000 or than any other legislator for his vote
White Is Of the Of two Democratic news
pvpers fla Defiance and for a month he has waged
"a bitter controversy with lawyer, X V. Haymaker
about direct charges Of corruption and bribery.
Haymakers appearance before the committee to-day
was i'm portant aud significant He is believed TO have
placed In the committees hands considerable valuable
Information Senator Whites father has been summoned
To testify tomorrow aud some neghDOrs and business
OF Defiance Tho only other item OF interest Sc
to-day a statement Of Toledo bankers or the
deposits OF senator Ramey about the time OF the Sena-
f.rinl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
EIGHT-HOUR AGITATION.
An INTERESTING ARGUMEST BY TIE LEADER OF
THE MOVFME

An INTERESTING ARGUMENT BY TIE LEADER OF
THE MovEMEST.
CHICAGO. March 12.-COncerning the eight
hour agitation in this city Joseph Gruenhut. Socialist
and the recognized leader OF tho eghthour movement in
Chicago, is quoted follows "The Trade and Labor
unions the knights OF Labor assemblies the Sociastic
and International groups are agtatng harmoniousy
for eight hours full legal days work, Wages are
left out OF the consideration and will be settled by each
OF the several trades Labor has intrinsic value and
the rates OF simply the result OF grab game
stOnecuters brickayers cigar packers engineers and
plumbers during the busy season 81 a day.
There dozen trades which from So to SO 80
day. but these upheld by the monopoly power
Of their respective Unons which take the question OF
OF the category of free competition and fix
them by force. The majority OF regular trades
occupations organized ALL and the individual
workers run wild competition for getting Job. and
thereby reduced 10 what Is known cheap labor.
level upward the vaRes aud II 10 likely that III the near
future minimum rate OF wages OF 81 day VIII be liked
for all who usually called nskled workers.
Organized labor insists upon getting the dement, OF
the introduction OF natural forces, laD0rsaVbg
machinery, the minute subdivision OF labor and the
facilities Of distribution, while employers and
capitalists attempt conscae all these social benefits
for their exclusive reducing the wage worker
the bare necessities OF life Hence the revolt OF labor
In the shape Of strikes and general dsarrangement OF
busaess intercourse. with the anarchstic hIeats OF
physical force, dynamite and the assassination or the
oppressOrs OF labor"
According TO The Day Ne,cs there are $3.50 work
eral adoption OF the eighthOur day. or these about
900 enumerated less organized, ana it
OF least all the organized labor In Chicago TO enforce
the eRnthour day. There has been little controversy
on the matter between employers and employees, Ihe
simple method OF making the change Will be eight hours
L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
TRAGIC HISTORY or 4 FAMILY.

DIsPUTING OVER THE ESTATE OF PERSONS VINO
WERE BURNED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, March II (SpeciaD.-John II. Eble,
who for many years a manufactures OF feed mills
in Chicago and in Egn to day gave his version OF hiA
efforts to gain possession OF estate valued at $4,000
to S25. 900 in Sheboggan County sconsin He said;
In 1880 Abram Ebie cabinet lived with his
wife In Chittenango. Madison County. New-York. They
were childess distant relative aud bore the
namo OF Eble. Abram Eble adopted me as his son. A
year after the adoption Abrams wife bore him son,
Charles, aud subsequently two Others, Abram and
James. All dead. The family came W st to
sneboggan County, Wisconsin, and settled near Creed
bush in lS4S. did not come, as had married but
year and half afterward. at the solicitation OF Abran
did come West had business difficulties with
Abram and for twentv-fOur years did not see bim-
During those years did business In Chicago and Eign.
Two years ago | visited him and he received me
cordially. ,,
on the night of February II. his farm house bnrnet
down. The old man. James his sou. the vile OF James
and her three children and Mrs. Kinney. visitor were
burned TO death Gu the death OF James, clain that
become surviving and heir on account or hd
adoption. There Will be much litigation as Abram lefe
brother with children and other descendants, but
think establish the justness OF my claim w living
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
The captains OF the tugboats refuse TO recognize the
OycOtt placed upon them by the Central Labor Union
SIX HUNDRED STRIKERS IN ELIZABETH

More than 900 men, women and children
employed In the works Of the Cordage Company at
Elizabeth, N j., struck work yesterday. In the morning
President Fulton OF the company told the that he
had read in the papers that they dissatisfied and
considering proposition to strike. He said that
he had prepared agreement which the company eI-
pected the men to sign The agreement was that the
hands should continue at work at the same rate OF
wages until July l. aud that two weeks notice should be
given bT any desiring 10 quit work in case OF
failure to do the company having the right to retain
the wages then due At noon the employees went TO
dinner aud OF them refused to to work
The the hands refused to subscribe TO the agree
ment and all quit work. There strong feeling
shown and President Fulton threatened the
street The operatives last night appointed committee
TO confer with the company and demand general ad
vance OF wages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
RIoTOUs STRIKERS IN TORONTO.
SEVERAL POLICEMEN HURT IN CHANGING MOB
CARS RUN AFTER MUCH TROUBLE.

CARS RUN AFTER MUCH TROUBLE.
TORONTO March II. - The street railway
trouble here became serious day. According to in
sructons of the president OF the company the running
left in the hands of the City Commissioner
Late this morning a manned with force Of police
left the stables and started the Frontst route Be-
fore the had proceeded many blocks the street was
bockaded by coal carts express wagons The police
pOveress and the attempt TO run the car through
was abandoned The car was then turned toward the
stables when the mob wrecked It. The driver and con-
ductor wersezed by the rioters and severely beaten
squad Of mounted police charged the mob using their
freely Several OF the police struck by stones
and injured while Knocked off his horse but not
seriously hurt Two made, ana In spite or
efforts made them the prisoners were taken 10
the station The horses OF the were taken back to
the stables and preparations were made 10 run another
the King aud lOnge ST. route. The pOce were re-
inforced and strong detachments along the route.
The mob repeatedly charged and attempted to disable
this car but the police determined and succeeded in
getting the through. The batons were again used
with good effect, and the ringeaders were arrested At
the present fe running in both Queen
and YOngc st. routes, each bar being manned by half
dozen DOlicemeu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
NEW TELEPHONE TRAySHI7TEP.

WHEELING, w. Va, March 1.-Two elec-
trcians employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Company
came here from Baltimore few days bringing with
them two telephones OF German invention One was
attached 10 a telegraph wire here and another at
Beaire, Ohio. Other instruments were afterward at
tached at Baltimore, Chicago and Newark, ohio. and
ov. nersons conyersed with much ease. The trans
mtter consists OF large box affixed to the door. the
speaker talking downward The diaphragm Is cone OF
very fine aluminium wire connected with horseshoe
magnet through which current constantly passes from
battery The employees OF the company mere are re-
ticent as the for the experimenting on the
company's lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
DISPLACED BY HER HUSBANDS COUSIN.

NEw-HAYEN, March - (Specidb. - Mrs,
Sophia ]. Norton Of Wolcott will probably bring
charge OF conspiracy against her husband owen c.
Norton and others She is foryye ne Is thirty-eght
Last year Miss Minnie Norton a cousin Of the Nortous
came to live with them and Mrs Norton says that he's
husband became infatuated with her. Miss Norton
made herself much at home ana last November Mrs.
Norton was sent insane asylum the visitor helping
her husband the carriage At the asylum
SHE was AZ pronounced sane ana given perii
to leave the institution st any tme Her counsel says
that A, soon as her husband heard OF this fed to
FLORIDA through of Mrs. Norton Is In
this cy seeking control Of the property and her three
children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
ONE OF SAN JoyESs CONVERTS.

CHICAGO, March 12.-ln the course OF the
Rev. Sam Joness engagement at Cine innatl a young
man who listened to OF his sermons became so i'm
pressed that into the inquiry room at Its con-
cusion. While there he converted, and told the
pastors that his Henry G. Boyd. that he had
not only been scofer but liquor dealer one OF
the targets at which the evangelist was constantly
training his heaviest guns He promised, however, to
give up his bnslnesa aud he dia So aud yeseruac ap
peared with Mrs. Tie schrader. OF Newport NY, and
asked Mr. Jones TO marry them. This the evangelist
dd In the presence DIR. lorimer and T. j. Taylor hr
Boyd and his wife will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
CHARGES AGAINST HIS FORMER PARTNERS

CHICAGO, March 12.-Robert LindblOm,
Board of Trade operator entered suit in the Superior
Court to-day against w. s. Williams and n 5. Miller, Of
New-York, and Nelson yankrk OF Chicago, his former
partners to compel sccounancy. He says In his bill
that he and Vankrk jointly furnished $4,000 capital In
the commits sion firm OF Robert Lindblom Co.. and that
Miller and Williams, the New York men, put In $4,000
each The partnership was dissolved By mutual agree.
ment in APRIL 1884 LindbOm alleges that Miller and
Williams have number OF books OF the nrIn ana nave
collected large sums OF money portion OF which he be-
eyes should be paid TO him. lie asks Tor receiver
10 settle IN the business of the firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
srr,rIINn rnE srREEr.CAR rRouBLEs

The Empire Protectivel Association has pretty
well finished its work in this city and Brooklyn Tor the
time being When II has succeeded In having an agree
signed with Jacob sharp and after the settlement
~ ,ha ~ the troubles with Mr. Richardson IL Will
have nothing else TO do.
The report In somo OF the papers that there would DC
another teup on the Beeeker Street and rweniy-,hrd
Street roads esterday morning attracted something OF
a crowd Of about the stables IN west
Twenty thirdat. . 90 -,
The officers Of the company. assisted By Mr. Graham
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
rrtrcRApuFRs READY TO GO OUT

John B. Taltavall, Editor of The Electrical
Aoe the olcia organ OF Telegraphers Brotherhood
said yesterday to a TRIBUNE reporter:
81 hardly think that the strike on the Western rail-
roads will extend to the Gould system. If does
howsyer and the railroad men want the elegraphers TO
20 out with them. They'll The telegraphers are NOT
now organized under the Knights Of Labor but We pave
a stronger and more powerful organization than We had
al the time strike In 1888, and II we can help the
railroad men by calling the railroad teegTaphers
wen IT, Many members In the strike territory
are going into tho Knights OF Labor again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
SPCREr ArTEuPF TO SELL OKLAHOYi.

MusKoGEE, |. T., March l2.-lt has juss
como to light that A. C. Perryman aud Ear Erusthler.
the Creek deleg ltes to Washington, last winter.
tempted secretly dispose of Oklahoma They entered
into a contract with ). j. Crawioed Washington At
torney agreeing give him 10 per cent for selling tho
country BY accident it was aud the Creek
Executive Council met Okmulgso TO take steps To
have IL annued Mr.. Pcrrymsn Is a leading candidate
for principal Chief bu: the tact mentioned VIII put him
ont OF the Iaco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
THE EA1oyrowy LYyCHIyG.

EAroNTowY. n. j., March 12.-It was
rumorsd to-day throughout Monmouth County that
Miss Augelne Herbert. the young woman who was as
saulted week ago by" Mugo Jack. mad died from tho
enect. of the assault The false The young
woman still complains OF pains In the bacK part OF tho
head where the struck her with club. Tho state
are still searching for clcws which will lead
10 the detecton who lynchcd the negro but
evidence which would warrant the arrest Of has
not yet been secured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13

signed II. Producing another he showed II to the com
miltee. The second agreement differs materially from
the hrst II does not agree TO make the Fuller warren
shop knights OF Labor shop and 10 does not bind the
company to discharge the stove nOunters now employed
This agreement signed by Messrs POwdery. Turner
and Mansion, and then It dawned upon the committee
that trick had been played upon the Knights or Labor
Mr. Warren daily refused TO recognize the agreement In
the hands OF the men. They Immediately telegraphed
Master Workman Powdery to this effect and all the ar
rangements are being made to replace the boycott
the firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
TRUCKING THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR,

TROY, March II (SpeeiGh.-The Executive
Board OF the knights OF Labor aud committee from
Victor Assembly No. 3.275 called upon the Fuller
Warren Company this morning aud sought TO get the
good its part OF the contract entered into
at Philadelphia on Thursday by which the boycott on
tbe .toyos Of the company was raised Tho committee
presented Nr Warren with tn, agreement Mr.. Warren
rel tie docdlIen ana then denied that he had ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
NO STRIKE OF ,LoNGsHOREMEN.

The threatened strike Of the 'longshOreman
did place yesterday One of them said TRIB
UNE reporter:
81 don't know Of any strike except what have seen
in the papers We willing to let well enough alone
and don't believe there is going to be any trOnbe.
A meeting OF the OngshOremen's union Will be held
Sunday aud this and other grievances Will be dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
OPPOSED TO CHINESE LAUNDRIEs.

The Union WOrkingmen's Club, of Eliza
beth " j. has issued thousands circulars containing
the following appeal to the citizens:
We ask you in tho name Of united labor to discontinue
parOnZng the Chinese aunlres that located In this
LOOK all the deserving widows OF our de-
ceased gmen, OF them with largo families de-
pending upon them crust OF bTe M and ask II 1t is not
In keeping with Christian charity TO give them your
CLOTHES wash than give them TO the Chinese aundTes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BOYCOTT A ROAD.

HASTINGS, Neb., March IA hostile feel
Ing has been veopng for several months against the
Burlington and Missouri Railway Company because OF
alleged discrimination against Hastings grain rates
10 Chicago and OF failure the part OF the
people pro rata with Lincoln and other
wholesale centres Nebraska to secure that por-
tion Of the wholesale and obbing rado which belongs
to Hastings This condition OF aaiis eliminated IN
large and animated gathering OF business men OF the
town and the farmers for Dss around NJ which meet
ing the farmers pledged themselves to sell no gram 10
purchasers who shipped over the road, ana Dhuing
contract entered into By sixty three OF the sixynve
merchants present eectuay to boycott this road ana
continue do until such time as reason
able concessions were made and the alleged existing
wrongs rghted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MINERS WAITING.

HUNTINGDON, Penn, March II (Specld0.-
Twenty-Five thousand men in the Cumberland Clearheld
and Broad Top regions and other places belonging
to the Miners Federation No. awaiting the action
OF those in the Houtzdale Osceols and Phpsburg sub
districts TO determine whether they shall continue the
strike abandon it. The matter has been under con-
sdcralon tho latter places for week without
ment The first meeting was held at Phlpsburg on
Saturday the question OF strike or arbitration
was hotly discussed. On Tuesday vote was taken on
the ubect, each subdistrct voting separately. The
general result than two in favor OF ar
bitraton AT OceOla the vote was decidedly the other
way 800 OF 400 votes being given III faYOr OF the
strike. The OsceOls are therefore holding out
those at HOutzdale and Phpsburg and have re-
The region produced last year 3oOOOOOOO
tons of and the advance asked would make differ
ence OF S35OO00 the earnings OF the miners The op
orators giving the project OF arbitration any en-
couragement as they entertain no idea Of advancing
wnges under any circumstances.
The miners in the Powell colleres at Dudley In this
county numbering 100, quit work to-day. division OF
sentiment exists among them as to the exledency OF
striking this time, and meeting was neld tns AFTER
noon. at which delegates to Cearfeld were elected
Tho Rock Hill Coal and Iron Company arc making ar
rangeInents eject the from their houses II they
return to work and put other men In their
places. Coal being brought from the Clearheld
region Of 100 miles to supply the engines aud
furnaces at East Broad Top
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.
TEE BOYCOTT AGAINST CONVICT LABoR-rRoUBLEs
ELSEWHERE.


ELSEWHERE.
CHICAGO, March u. - George Rodgers, of
the State Executive Board OF the Knights Of Labor
long telegram the chairman Of the Board last night
relative present condition Of tue shoe boycott in
this city against convict labor The telegram advised
the Immediate cOuvcning OF the Board In this city
osensby for the purpose OF concluding truce with the
wholesale shoe firms Of c. NJ. Henderson Co. and
NJ, ID. Wells * Co. Henderson & Co have 25O cOnvicts
vana and l4O at Jefferson City. Mo. Wells Co. have
800 men at Waupun Wis. Both firms are anxious to
settle with the Knights on the latter's terms
TR0y. March l2-Three mills at Cohoos where the
spnners did not strike have been ordered by the Manu-
factuGers Association TO shut down Tomorrow.
NEW Britain Conn, March l2.-Nearly 500 EN-.
ployes OF the American Hosiery Company arc out on
strike. their demand higher having been
fused Tho mpanys officers refuse to meet commit
tee OF the knights OF Labor to effect Setement by ar
bitratiOn.
BIRMINGHAM. Conn, March 12.-rhe Birmingham Cor
set Works shut down to-day. The reason assigned Ia
the uonarryal OF goods owing to the blockade on the
Gould system In the West
MIDDLgTOwN, Conn., March l2.-All the strikers at the
Star Mills OF the Russell Company have returned to
work except four OF the leaders In the movement
CouoEs March IL (Speciab. is quiet here In the
mills The operatives they will win sure while the
manufacturers they determined not to give in.
IL IL thought. however that new arbitration committee
will be appointed to try to settle the. difficulty.
NEw-LoNDON Conn. March 1.-THE freight handlers
the NewLOndon Northern Railroad have struck ana
the section hands between NewL1ndOn and Palmer have
been ordered down I'LL the places Of the strikers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13
p1FR. THE sHRgWD DEAF MUTE.

CHICAGO, March 12.-Adolph Pier, the bright
young Austrian who FOR three succeeded iu fooi'
luz his employers by preteudIug To DO deaf and dumb.
and then rewarded his beneiaotors by stealing from
them pleaded guilty to petit larceny III Jddse Collinss
eonr this nf,ernoon and was sentenced month In
the county jail
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
cIIInnEn Wfru IARCENY


CHICAGO March l2.-Samuel Rose, travelling sales
man was arrested yesterday afternoon on charge OK
larceny aud e.nbeZzcment Rose IA In the employ OF A.
f. Mussmaun a Co., liquor dealers, OF New-Iork
KENNEBEC ICE CROP.
AUGUSTA, Me, March l2.Ihe total cut or Ice In the
Kennebec River this winter Is estimated at about
5oO 900 tons a shortage OF 100000 tons as compared
viii last winter There are 100000 tons OF old Ice
haud.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM SICK.
HARTFORD. Conn. March l2.-M iham III. Barnum.
secretary OF tie Democratic National Committee, has
been conLed his house at Lime Rock COnH. for
eral days trouble OF the Kidneys His couditon is
not regarded as serious
AN EMBEZZI.ER CAPTURED.
HARTFORD, Conn, Marcn Il. II. l. Potter. who as
station agent OF the Consolidated Road AT Windsor en-
brzZ ed - 800 last year and disappeared, was cap
turcd at hIs parents home IN Enfield YESTERDAY he
waved an examination ana was held In e3OOo OHi'
SUICIDE OF A sELF-ACCUSED MURDERER.
Pm ADELiniIA, March l9.-last Saturday Norris I.
sehossrr attempted suicide ny jumping INTO the ochny-
KIN When rescued hc rouarkcd 81 poisoned my wie
" i'm arsenic and want TO end my me- On AlOhIay
ast he cunn suicide by hanging himself at Newton
suare Ihe uody Of Mr.. schOsso: L. Inferred at lorE.
r,,.u.. and viii b. eXhuined for examination