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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06

humble circumstances who have been thrust
into sudden notoriety by the strike on the
Gould Southwestern system, Is Charles A.
Hall, the former foreman of the passenger
car repair shops of the Texas q Pacifc.rail-
road at Marshall. 1t was he whose dis
charge from the service of the Texas x Pa
citc railroad precipitad the present labor
revolt on the southwestern railroads. A
year ago Mr.. Hall was active in the first
great strike on the Gould Southwestern
system, when the men won an increase of
wages and better terms generally in their
relations with the railroad. These bene-
fits were secured through the Knights of
Labor. Hall at that time was quite con-
Spicuous in the local management of the
strike at Marshall, although he was only
workman in the passenger repair shops.
A few months after the settlement of that
strike he was promoted to the formanship
of the shop. lie was discharged on Febru-
airy ii. Personally Mr.. Hall has many
sympathizerS in Texas. He is not pes
tiferOuS agtator. and was only helpless
instrument in bringing to head the ques-
tiOnS at issue between the Knights and the
railroad companies. The Knights here as
sert that the discharge of Hall was only an
incident in the studied policy of the rail-
roads to crush out all semblance of organi-
Zation among their employees, but that mat
tiers had reached such pass that nothing
more than an incident like this was needed
TO produce an open rupture.
PARSONS, Kan, April 5.-There has
been no material change in the striking sit
uation to-day. Early this morning Irons
circular still urging the men TO keep up the
strike was framed and hung in a eonspicu-
ous place, and the strikers in consequence
announced that they will not allow any of
the Knights or Labor to resume work. 1t
is said, however, that about 100 of the men
have been employed, and the master
mechanic announces that he has
all the men engaged that he
wants. Seven Knights were arrested
to-day and held for trial. The citizens are
organizing law and order league for the
protection of property. Militiamen are do
ing faithful work in moving trains and it is
proposed to have portion of them return
to their homes in day or two.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
Murder and Suicide.

MILWAUKEE, April Sin neat-look-
ing two-stOry brick house at the corner of
Vilet and Sixth streets, was enacted at an
early hour this morning the most unac-
countable murder and suicide that probably
ever occurred in this city. Annie ROsen-
stein, beautiful girl of 10 years, while
sleeping by the side of her little sisters,
was shot and instantly killed by ISadOre
Seidenbaum, an eighteen-year-old friend of
the family. who was enjoying their hos
pitality. The family occupies the lower
floor of the house. About 1:30 o'clock
Morris Rosenstein aud his wife were awak
ened by the report of a revolver. followed
quickly by a second shot. Mr.. ROsenstein
jumped from his bed and went into the
kitchen for light. Then he noticed that
the door of the children's room was opened.
On entering his eye met horrible spectacle.
With the dead body of their sister beside
them, the four other children in the bed sat
up and rubbed their eyes. ignorant of the
terrible deed. Seidenbaum was i'm his night
clothes and lay in a fallen position. par
TALLY over the body of the murdered girl.
Both were dead. The blood flowed from a
wound in the girls head, above the left ear,
and from hole in the breast of the young
man. None of the relatives of the de-
ceased could advance any theory as TO the
cause of the double tragedy
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
CRAZED BY OPIUM.
a Young Woman Wanders Away
From Home.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the GlOOe.
NEW YORK, April 5.-A young and
pretty woman staggered into the Madison
street station house late on Friday night
and asked for shelter. Her air of refine
ment and neat attire showed she was no
ordinary station house lOdger. She seemed
to be daZed and could give no account of
herself, except that she came from Fall
River and had wandered away from some
hotel in the city. The sergeant sent her to
police headquarters, where she was placed
under the care of Matron Webb. 1t was
evident that she was suffering from the
effects of some drug. The matron took
care of her tenderly and yesterday morning
she recovered sufficiently to be able to eX-
plain how she came TO be in such an unfOr-
tunate plight She said that her maiden
name was Sophia Sweeney and that
she came from CambridgepOrt. Mass.
When little more than girl
she married a rising young lawyer
whose name she reSOlutely refused to men
ton. With him she went TO British Column
bia. She soon found that he was an opium
fiend. The deadly pipe was never out of
his hanas. He taught her how to use
il, and she, too, became a slave of the drug.
Opium led her husband TO neglect his prac-
tice, and soon they were reduced to dire
straits. Then he took to gambling and
finally was detected cheating. The wife
then left him and returned with her baby
to her father at Cambridgeport, This was
two years ago. During that time she
vainly strove to release herself from the
bonds of opium. The craving for the drug
became more and more intense. Last
Wednesday her mental distress became so
great that hurriedly packed small satchel
and without ever bidding goodbye to ner
child took the first train that came along,
not knowing or caring where it was bound
for. Being told by the conductor
that it went to Fall River she paid
her fare to that point and there took the
boat for New York. All night long she
wandered about the deck 4 prey to the
most agoniZing sensations. Her distress
attracted attention of an elderly Tespecta-
ble-looking woman. who spoke to her and
did her utmost TO soOthe her. When the
boat reached New York on Thursday morn
ing her new friend took her to hotel.
which she thinks was in the vicinity of
Stewards store, and tried to induce her to
eat. She was unable to do so, and. at the
woman's advice, drank some absinthe.
Soon afterwards she became unconscious.
When she recovered she found herself
alone in a room in the hotel. 1t was nearly
dark. All the old sensations returned with
redoubled force. and half frantic, she rose
and rushad from tha house intending to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
GARLAND QUITE IGNORANT
OF Any Intention TO Bring Suit
Against the Bell Company.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Solicitor General
John Goode appeared before the telephone
investigation committee this afternoon to
tell what he knew of the instigation of the
Memphis suit. he did not know that Mr..
Garland was interested in the Pan Electric
scheme, nor had that gentleman introduced
the subject of that company. He had con-
sidered the application Of Attorney McCOrey
of Memphis during Mr.. Garland's absence.
He had followed the practice of the depart
ment in ordering the suit and Mr.. Garland
knew nothing of it until his return. At the
suggestion of the president witness
had directed McCorey to discontinue
the Memphis suit. The reason the second
suit was brought in Washington was be-
cause there had been no decision in the
courts there regarding telephone matters,
and consequently the tribunal there would
be perfectly fair. 1t was due TO every
body connected with the government to say
that the only desire was to secure an i'm
partial hearing. In regard to counsel fees.
Mr.. Whitman was to receive So, 600, the
firm of Hunton q Chandler S5, 900. and
Mr.. Thurman 81. 900 as retainer, the rest
of the fee TO be fixed at the close of the
suit Mr.. Lowry, the electrical expert.
was to receive a retainer of $1,000. and
S70 per diem while taking testimony, but
500 per diem when called upon to leave
the city. The committee then adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
IN THE HOUSE
Several Bills Passed Including One
for a Public Building at Duluth.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Under the call
of states numerous bills were introduced
and referred. By Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio
for the appointment of special committee
of their senators and five representatives to
consider the subject of celebration in 1889
at Washington of centennial anniversary
of the formation of the government under
the constitution. By Mr.. Henderson to re-
duce letter postage to IL cents and the
price of postal cards to = cent. BY Mr..
Dingley of Maine, requesting the presi-
dent to furnish the house with
information relative to the unauthorized
exclusion of American fishing vessels from
Canadian waters. BY Mr.. Voorhees, au-
thoriZing the secretary of the interior to de-
mand from the Northern Pacific railroad
company statement of all the facts in ref
erence to certain alleged violations of the
law by that company. Under a suspension
of the rules the Mexican pension bill was
then passed. The bill provides that all
the survivors Of the war or their surviving
widows be granted a pension of IS per
month from and after the passage of the
act.
DULUTH GETS HER BUILDING.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota
the rules were suspended and a bill passed
for the erection of public building at Du-
luth, Mimi. at an estimated cost of $780,
900. Several other public building bills
were passed and the house then adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
The Cincinnati Election,

CINCINNATI, o., April 5.-At IL o'clock to-
night the indications are that Edwin o.
Shelby, Republican candidate for comptroller,
has 1000 majorly. This statement is based
on returns from 100 precincts. There are los
precincts in the city. The saloons all obeyed
the PROCLAMATION and theselecttion was one
of the quietest for years, there being no
disturbances except in Precinct"A' Fourth
ward. There were only few attempts at
illegal voting in one precinct. Three men
were reported as voting illegally, one took to
his heels and escaped, two were arrested, one
OF whom was taken to the police station
and the other was released by the arresting
officer. There were no crowds at the open
ing of the pClls in the morning as was Gus
tomary under the old law. The judge and
clerks took possession of the polls quietly
Spaces of 100 feet on each side of
the voting places were marked by
flags and were kept clear. All
classes of citizens express great
satisfaction with the operation of the new
law The indications at midnight are that
Eschely's majority will be 5000 and that all
the Republican ticket voted for by the whole
city will Oe elected except one for
the school board. Both boards of the COM
NOR council and the board of education are
Republican. The Fourth ward which polled
996 in October polled 525 votes to-day. Not
more than three-fourths of th full vote was
polled in the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
Warrington Waits.

The secretary of the interior has denied the
application of counsel for a rehearing in the
celebrated Nolan land grant case OF New
Mexico, and has directed the commissioner of
the general land Office TO proceed 10 take
proper action to carry out the secretary's or
der restoring TO the local land Office the plats
of survey of the grant that the same may be
thrown open for settlement. About 575, ,0O0
acres are thus restored to the public domain
Representative Herbert to-day introduced q
resolution TO appropriate 100000 10 be im-
mediately available to be expended under the
direction of the secretary of war in the pur-
chase and distribution of subsistence stores
and other necessary articles TO aid in the
relief of destitute persons in the overfiowed
districts of Alabama
At the request of Senator Fair mail service
will be restored from the 1st of July next &C
two trips week on the route from Cherry
Creek to Aurum, New.
The senate confirmed William L. Trenholm
comptroller of the currency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
The Knights of Labor Receive Another
Order to Refrain From Return
ing to Work.
Many Trains Moving and the BlOCkades
Partially Lifted by Means of
Non-Union Men,
Jay Gould Denies Having Made an
Agreement to Refnstate All
Striking knights.
The Matter Apparently as Far From
a Settlement as Ever--Order
Generally Prevailing.
Still Fighting Gould.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal TO lne GlODe.
ST. LOUIS. April 5.-Yesterday the
strike on the Gould system seemed to be
on its last legs. To-day the indications
point to long and determined fight of the
Knights of Labor against the system. To-
morrow another turn of the kaleidoscope
may present an entirely different aspect of
the situation. 1t was l o'clock this morn
ing when the executive committees order
recalling the order of last week 10 return to
work was issued. The interview which the
national committee was to have had to-day
with Mr.. HoXie was given up. The policy
OF the national, as we'll as of the local eX-
ecutiVe committees, now is to induce all of
the employees they can TO quit work. The
only means which will be used, they say. is
persuasion, and they think that they can
induce enough of the present employees to
quit work TO seriously cripple the road and
eventually bring the company to terms.
The national committee expect to remain
here only day or two longer.
l.. B. Brown, a prominent member of the
order but not member of the executive
committee arrived with Committeeman
Hayes. and it is reported that Brown will
be left in charge of the strike to represent
the national committee after the members
return to their homes The following no
tlce was read at the meetings of the several
local aSSemblyS of the Knights of Labor to-
day and last night:
The strike is still on on the Gould South
west system, and all men looking for work
will stay away until official notice from the
Knights of Labor executive board. BY order
of the executive board of Knights of Labor.
This notice will be published in all labor
papers and printed on handbills and distrib-
uted throughout the country. The Missouri
Pacific is now running almost its full num-
Der of trains Two were sent out to-day
without police protection.
The situation up TO a late hour tonight
is practically unchanged. The general eX-
ecutiye committee has held no formal ses-
sion to-day, nor has the local joint COM
mittee done anything that they will make
public beyond the fact that they have
telegraphed to all points on the
Gould system the statement which
was issued last night by the
general committee. To these kilograms
the committee say they have received re-
plies from most of the principal points to
the effect that the action of the general
board is commended and indorsed, and that
generally the men who have returned to
work have again gone out and that the
strike is practically as active and as strong
as it has been at any previous time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
AN AGREEMENT DENIED.
Gould Says They Did Not Promise TO
Take Back all the Strikers.

NEW YORK. April 5.-Secretary Turner,
of the executive committee of the Knights
of Labor, having stated yesterday in ST.
Louis that Mr. HoXie was not acting in
conformity with the terms of the agree
ment entered into at the New York con-
ference, Mr.. Gould was to-day interviewed
upon the subject and said:
1.-THE stenographer's notes of the New York
conference show that that there was no
agreement direct or implied, that the COM
pany would take all men back, with some
comparatively few exceptions; on the con-
trary they show that not one of the committee
expected the company TO take back any men
not needed or any one who had had anything
TO do with damage TO the property of the com
pany or obstruction to the running of its
trains. Powderly said If the company would
supply him with the names of these law
breakers they would be expelled from the
order. The whole committee was very posi-
tive that its orders TO return TO work would
be generally obeyed, and asserted most posi-
lively that those who refused TO obey its
the order, TO use the words
of one of the committee, kept out of it for
ever" A message from Mr.. HoXie was read
to the committee in which he said that only a
portion of the mer formerly employed would
be required by the company on account of a
and because large number of men had been
employed TO take the places of strikers who
would not be discharged.
The following dispatch was received this
afternoon at the Office Of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company:
st. Louis, April 5.-There is nothing in the
rumor from Fort Worth as 10 the strikers
tearing up railroad tracks. The following has
just been received from Fort Worth: "At
this hour Il p. m.) everything is quiet. Two
trains have gone South this morning, well
guarded, with no interference. Some one
crippled Engine No. % last night at Waco
while the trainmen were eating supper.
About ii 80 this morning box of dynamite
was found in an clubhouse near the union
depot, where it had been secreted. Gov. Ire
land is now in the city. All saloons and
drinking places have been closed and a large
police force patrol the city at night. More
freight trains will move South to-day. Moth
ing authoritative has been heard from the
Strikers who were shot last Saturday.
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destroy herself. Her first thought
was to throw herself into the
river, and with this end in
view, she walked tor several hours. Then
she thought of poison, and remembered she
had some opium in her pocket. She swal-
lowed dose sufficient to have killed most
people. but it only had the effect of semi
supplying her. In this condition she wan
dered OH and at last tried to find her way
back to the hotel, but could not remember
where it was. A gentleman who noticed
her condition led her TO the station house.
Yesterday morning the police succeeded in
finding the hotel. and recovered the satchel
which she had left there. Her companion
of the day before could not be found. A
dispatch was sent to Mrs. Sweeney's father
in Cambridgeport, and a reply was received
asking that she be taken care of until he
could come for her. Last night she started
for home OH the Providence boat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
DESPERATE DUEL.
Fierce Combat Between Negro and
White Workman.
Attempt Made by the Former TO Cast
the Latter Into a Furnace.
The Negro Overpowered, But His
Antagonist Severely Injured.
In a Fiery Furnace.

Special TO the Globe.
ANsoNIA, Conn.,. April 5.-'rll roast
you alive for that" and the speaker,
huge sinewy negro, grapped Mike Sweeney
in his arms and bore him toward the flaming
mouth of roaring furnace.
The brass and copper company of this
town have Just brought 100 eOlored men
from Washington TO work in their mill.
They are willing to work at lower wages
than the whites, and a deadly feud has
sprung up between the two races. The
mill employees 200 hands. This morning,
while petition was being circulated among
the workmen asking the company TO in
crease their wages from S1.25 to S1.5O a
day. a powerfully built colored man. named
Bee, not only refused 10 sign the paper but
threatened to roast or kill any Irishman in
the mill, who dared approach him.
About 400 grimy faced toilers heard the
challenge. Mike Sweeney, an unusually
athletic man. sprang before the infuriated
negro, and with one terrific blow of his fist
knocked three of the blacks teeth down his
throat. Then the colored man seized the
Irishman as if he were an infant and bore
him swiftly toward the furnace door. The
400 workmen looking on held their breath
with horror as the negro like fiend incar-
nate, drew near the fatal spot. The flames
Va McIc upOH DclOIc
Sweeney, by one supreme effort. was able
10 wrest himself away from the vice-like
grip. Then deadly struggle began. The
two swayed like great trees in a storm, as
they were locked in the embrace of hate
and rained sledge hammer blows upon each
others faces. All this took place in few
seconds, but 1t seemed like hours to the
horror-stricken employees, each of whom
stood as though frozen, unable to separate
the combatants. Just then Sweeney's brother
rushed up. in his hand he swung a huge
pair of iron tongs, such as are used in ad-
justing the red-hOt metal beneath the trip
hammer. He reached the pair just as the
negro was pressing the white man against
the frey entrance TO the blast furnace. He
aimed blow at Bees head. The negro
saw him and lodged, releasing the white
man from his perilOus position. But the
blow intended for Bee struck Sweeney with
crushing force upon the forehead, and he
sank bleeding and senSeleSS at the door of
the furnace. Then the 400 employees found
their wits, and rush was made upon Bee,
who fought and bit like maniac. He was
at length secured and taken to the police
station. The wounded Sweeney was at
first thought TO be dead, but he recovered
sufficiently to be taken to his home. Later
in the day Bee was arrested, fined and dis
charged from the mill. The most intense
excitement prevails throughout the town
and threats are made of lynching Bee and
driving all of the colored people out of the
niapa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
The Coal Output Arranged.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The presidents of the
several coal companies held meeting at the
Pennsylvania Coal company's Office to-day,
for the purpose of arranging the percentages
of coal each company shall mine during the
coming year. The discussion was chiefly
over the percentage which should be allowed
the Pennsylvania company. President
Roberts demanded more than the 2,500 600
tons allowed his company last year. The
output for the year was fixed at 33, SOC, 900
tons, an increase OF nearly million and a
half tons over last year. The Pennsylvania
company is to be allowed 3, 500, 900. The re-
mainder is TO be divided among the other
companies upon the same basis OF percentage
as last year, which was: Reading 81 s5,
Lehgh Valley 1850, Delaware, Lackawanu a
& Western 1906, Delaware s. Hudson u,
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad 8, Pennsylvania Coal
company 8, Erie 1.50. Presidents Holden of
the Lackawanna, Harris OF the Lehlgh and
Potts of the New York, Susquehanna & West
ern were appointed to fix the monthly per-
centaQeS