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TIE pEMANps
OF the KuIghts of LahOr-rlso Proposition
Of the Nmployes.


Otthe Employes.
sT. LOUIS, March 1l.-Martin Irons,
Chairman OF the Executive Board OF Dis.
trict Assembly No. 1Ol, Knights OF Labor,
has prepared a statement Of grievances
and demands Of striking employees otthe
Gould Southwest system, and has sent 1t
to Colonel Hoxie, First Vice.President
and General Manager Of the Missouri PaCi.
Ac railroad. Mr.. Irons denounces the
statements made in Colonel Hoxie's circu-
lar, issued a few days ago, as wholly false,
and considers II too insignificant to reply
10 In detail, and expresses his
surprise that railroad magnates who
have 90 long insulted the people by ap.
plying to them the phrase "be damned"
will fall upon their kneeu and cater 10
them for sympathy. The statement pro-
ceeds by setting forth that 1t is the belief
OF every Knight Of Labor upon the Gould
system that the roads II embraces have In
augurated o systematic method oi break.
Ing up their organization, to check which
action the strike was commenced. In
order TO bring about speedy adjustment
Of the difficulties now existing between
these roads and their former employees,
Mr.. Irons make tho proposition that a
conference be arranged between the man.
agement OF the Gould Southwest Com.
panieB and the District Executive Board
Of Assembly No. 10l Of the Rights ol
Labor, TO agree 10 the following proposi'
uonBi
Blfst-That all unskillsd labor, includ.
ing section laborerg, truckmen and cross.
Ing watchmen, be paid 81 so per day.
Hecond-The aholiShmsnt Of convict la
Dor.
Third--That all bridgemen be paid at
the rate Of 81, 81 %, 50 30 and 81 75, &C.
cording To the nature Of the work per.
formed by them.
Fourth-All house repair gangs 10 be
rated "a brldgemen.
Fiith-That tall boarding bossesfor bridge
gangs shall be entitled 10 half rates Of
freight on all supplies for Use Of bridge
outaA.
Sixth-That when outfit cars are moved
at night or on Sunday bridge men shall
be allowed one and one.hali time while
U9lQH bu uUV0ut
Seyenth-That while bridgemen are
compelled 10 work In water at washouts,
etc., they shall be allowed double time
while 30 engaged.
EiShIh-Bhdgemen be allowed one and
one.halt time for extra service.
Nlnth-Bridgemen be allowed passes 10
their homes, from place Of employment
twice q month,
Tenth-A better regulation Of the ap'
prentice system.
Eleventh-1n view Of the fact that con
siderable dissatisfaction and trouble have
arisen on account Of the discharge oi EN-
ployes without cause being first madt
known, therefore we demand that wher
any employees who are Knights Of Labol
do not give satisfaction In the capacity \
which they are engaged, II shall be madl
known 10 them In writing that they maj
defend themselves In the following man
nerj The accused party 10 select two per
sons 10 assist In conducting the defense
and the officer Of the. company ia lmme
diat0 charge Of the department In ,Whiol
the accused 10 employed be allowed 70 90
! lSet two pefsonB 10 assist In conductnI
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COLONEL A. WITCuER, Of Wayne county,
West Virginia, was lynChed the other day.
This Colonel was opCe candidate for State
Senator and was defeated by only q few
votes. The late lamented escaped one
honibleisteonly to meet another. AmAn's
Luck will sometimes desert him when he
needs It the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Colonel not only escaped the first
calamity but also the latter. Anunfeeling,
sensational correspondent hung the poor
Colonel with the assistance OF an Outraged
mob" This, however, did no! seriously
affect Mr.. Witcher except that his feelings
were badly hurt in not being informed OF
The fact that he had been hung. The
Colonel thinks it was a serious oversight
on the part OF the enterprising correspond
sut and the mob not TO invite him to the
event which would have been fruitful Of
% much interest to himself.
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LEBANON Pa, March lion Tpebday
afternoon about eighty inmates Of the
aimShouSe were seized with vomiting.
Dr. Weiss, the attending physician, pro.
rounced II a case oi Wholesale poiHonlng.
Measures we're promptly taken 70 Coun.
tefsCt the poison. To-day most Of the
Victims Ste still suffering severely from
tausea and twelve Of them are In
A critical condition. An Investigation
revealed The fact that all who drank coffee
prepared for tue noon nigel were sick and
me coffee pot was found lined with q
fhlck sediment Of paris green, The vessel
holds q barrel or ilOre, and Into this some
ner1ot had thrown about four pounds oil
ina anlAOn,
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sy,roR.ELEcT DANIEL, Of Virginia, has
exhibited his convival tendencies, and his
constituents who were Witnesses OF his de-
b,pch have gone home dlSgustsd. The
main point in the unfortunate affair Is thai
S.r,or Daniels. friends have for some
time been inveighing against the bibulous
b,bis Of Senator Riddleberger, and in
Daniels shame they feel that their mouths
ue forever shut, and the disgrace Is made
ali the keener. 1t is a ysriaCation Of the
Oldsdape oiths pot calling the kettle black.
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AGAINST MORRISON.
OHIO vALLEY TRADEs, AssRALpLY
Ask the West Virginia OoOETsslmsR to Vote
Against the New TAriH Blll-Phl snyder
Thinks he Ia Safe, hat the Convention
PrOmi,sS ip bs VsH Lively,
Special DigaleA o @e Iptelliqepor.

Sptcldi DiSpdteh 70 ne IRlsltiqeRoG, s.- -
WAsulEGToN, D, g., March ll.-The
West Virginia Congressman each received
to-day a communication from the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly en-
closing a resolution praying that the Rep
representatives. vote against the Morrison
tariff bill.
Marshal Lum sehon, Of West Virginia,
to-day made statement before the Com
mittee on Expenditures for the Depart
ment Of Justice, in which he held that
the hill now pending before the House Of
Representatives fixing the West Virginia
Marshal's salary at three thousand dol
lars does not provide sufficient compenBA-
ton. MArshal Sehon says that after pay
ing his official expenses, fair price for
his services would not remain.
Representative Snyder returned to-day
after three days visit to Charleston, He
reports his fences in good condition, and
as result OI looking over the ground feels
confident that the opposition to his re-
nomination will amount to very little.
A Republican from the Third district
informs me tonight that the Democratic
opposition to Mr., Snyder Ia growing
stronger daily in the anti-tariF counties,
and that there is likely to be a Kilkenny
cat fight In the convention next summer.
Editor A. B, Clark, OF Buckhannon, and
Mr.. Hovey, OF Chsrleston, we're among
the West VirRinans at the Capital to-day.
Senator Kenna obtained the door to-day
and will reply toMr. Edmunds' speech Of
Tuesday, at two o'clock tomorrow. AA
the debate progresses II grows in interest.
General Logan and Messrs. spooner, sher-
man, Ingalls,, Voorhees, and several other
leaders expect to take a hand in the dis
cussion next week.
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DOWN A CLIFF.
Fatal Railway Accident In France -CrImi.
nal CarolsSSnOSs,

nal CaroleSBnOSs,
MONTE CARLO, March 1l.-Three pas.
sengers, an engineer and guard were in.
stautly killed in the collision which oC.
Cured on the railroad between Monte
Carlo and Mentone yesterday. Twenty.
six oil the passengers were injured,
thirteen OF them very dangerously. The
collision happened on sharp curve,
which the two trains, both filled with
travellers, tried to round at the same time
on q single track. The trains were badly
teleacoped and were thrown from the
track.
The point where the collision occurred
Ia situated on a cliff overlooking the sea,
and about 1876 feet above the beach. Two
Of the carriages which were thrown from
the track and fell down the cliff, rolled
considerable distance In the shallow water
at the base and imbedded themselves In
the sand. Both these coaches were full OF
people, and the wonder is that all were
not killed.
The wounded have been conveyed 10
hotels at Monte Carlo. Many OF the tray
elers were Americans and Englishmen,
and the calamity has cast gloom over
the American and English colonies here.
Investigation shows that the accident
was due to neglect. Two station masters,
each Of whom, while operating from oppo.
site ends OF the line which was single
tracked, was guilty Of the same act Of care.
lessness. The one sent the Mentone train
on to Monte Carlo, and the other sent the
Monte Carlo train towards Mentone with.
out first inquiring II the single line Of rails
was clear.
Another extraordinary feature Of the
disaster is the fact Of an entire French
family, who were touring together in one
OF the coaches thrown down the olitf, not
one was killed or fatally injured, although
some had their legs broken.
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CLEVELAND, O., March 1l.-Ten days
ago 70 mOlders employed at the Empire
Mower and Reaper Works Of ]. T, seiber.
ling & Co., at Akron O., struck for an ad-
vance OF wages, The demand was refused,
and the operators have since endeavored
to fll the places Of the strikers with non.
union men. Last evening the matter was
laid before the Akron Trades and Labor
Assembly and boycott was ordered
placed on the products Of all the
works in which Mr.. seiberling
Is interested. These are the Empire
Works at Akron, Empire Mower and
Reaper Works at Doylestown, o., Akron
Straw Board Works and the mills OF the
Ssiberling Milling Company, The four
establishments employ 500 men.
A special from Akron says 1t is hinted
that the Knights OF Labor employed on
the railroads passing through Akron will
refuse to work on a train which hauls
these products, There Is great excite
ment In Akron.
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VyaAhJngtan I,onIatabsa,

CHARLESTON, ". VA, March ll,-IhIs
morning the Washington conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church convened
In this city in lis twsnty.thltd annual
gathering. Bishop Ninde, Of Topeka,
Kansas, preSlded. After eleCling e w,
4, Peck, Baltimore, General Secretary, w,
p, Rider, SsatiaLlcal Secretary, and Il. A.
White, conference reporter the assembly
adjourned until tomorrow,
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OnIO LEGIsL ALTON.
The Uolor Line Bill Passes The Telephone
Matter Postponed.

matter POAlpOneus
CoLuMnuS, o., March 1l.-Mr. Arnett,
the only Colored representative in the
Ohio Legislature, has succeeded in getting
bis bill through the House, II having
passed that branch yesterday. The bill
provides for abollshing all existing laws in
Ohio which disCrlminates against the
Colored race In any manner. Mr., Arnett
says that aB the Colofed men have taken
part in three wars In which the Goverii'
nent hae been engaged, they certainly
ought 10 have Dill the privileges Of the law.
There appears 10 be many friends 70 the
bill, but whether II will pass the Senate In
ih present form remains little uncertain.
Only one Republican, JOHNSON, Of Huron,
voted against It's passage, but II ere were
i've Democratic votes In the negative.
The committee investigating the Payne
election has not been In session for Q lew
days, two Of the members being sick, II is
understood that the examination will con.
ilnue lot several weeks, although the most
Important Witnesses have been called.
The Sttecker bill, regulating the rental
o. telephones, his been postponed until
next January, and this is practically a vic.
pty iof the telephone company: The
subject has been under consideration Iof
Two months by the Committee on Rail-
roads and Telegtaphs, Several meetings
nave been held, and both sides we're ably
represented at each. II 10 well known
That Il would be impossible, al the present
dmc' 10 reduce the rental lor the tele.
phone, and doubtless the recent legisla.
Non ih Int lana has had good effect upon
The Ohio leRIG, .Ntots. They appreciate the
convenience, ana would rather not pas
any law that would deprive them oi the
u'eo the telephone.
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nnnlanlL prorN AinttInra.

CHICAGO, March li,-1n Judge KniCker.
bockcf'B court this morning, Miss LlESle
Kelseys petition was denied, and she waH
declared not the vile Of Charles Cloves,
This depriyes her Of share In the Gloves
estate. Cloves killed his mistress In q
hagnio In this city, two months ago, and
then killed himself. Mibs kelsey was llv.
Ing here a. the supposed vile Of Gloves,
but on the settlement Of his estate could
produce no record oI marriage, Her At
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rnnrE oonNfREp r1auT
In Box Car Between Three Young Men
StoalinE u Ride,


Stealing u hide.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Inter Oceans
Decatur, ILL.,, special says: Three we'll
dressed young men, Edward Iyey and
Bond Woodward, Of West Liberty, Ill,
and Charles MpKtm, oi Gordon, lndp got
On . West bound train On the Decatur X
Evansville road, this morning, at Aattooni
for the purpose Of stealing Q ride 70 De.
catur, They took refuge in bog car,
which was closed and locked alter them
WHEN Within ton miles Of Decatur the
trio became involved in ? fght which
ended Ia Q tragedy. MCkim Bhot Ivey IN
the head, back and abdomen, and Wood.
ward, who also had areyolver, emptie1 the
Hye chambers at McKim with hitting him.
Nine phots were Cred in the dark car while
Ivey lay upon the door weltering In his
blood. The noise attracted tEG Sttention
OF the conductor who with a United htate1
deputy Marshal, who happened TO be on
board, went 10 the car, opened 1t and
foundlMcKim and Woodward In q hand to
hand conflict over 1vey, who was unGUA'
Rclous.
The young men we're brought TO Deca-
tur and placed In jail. Ivey IL Ct the La
olede Hotel and was thought 70 be dying
this evening. Woodward, whohas worked
for farmers in Logan county, stated that
MCKlm Gred the flrst shot, without provo.
cation, for th6 purpose ot rohblng. his part.
ner, 1yey, and that he, Woodward, did not
shoot until he thought McKlm Intended
70 Kill him, There was but s. 40 II, the
party, about equally divided. MCkim
alleges that his companions bad made u
up Between them to rob him Of bis watch
and money.
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m. ,-s.ls.l, ilnlnn ll.pnrt.

Ntw Yobk, March 1l.--The Po,I In itS
financial article saysi The Western
Union report becomes more unsatisfactory
lhs more II ID examined. Tho scrip 10
SslAausdinlleu Of cash dividend may some
lime be convertible into stock but with
Sysn ihis doubtful feature pl availability
Il Wonld not be- worth % much II, the
market as Tue stock which was Belllng
ihls forenoon on an average Of OsA, Ihe
dividend therefore yields the stonkholdera
not more than per cent, Inc m9st iHi Y
poftant point, however, ~ tue staIeilell \ J
is that tie Socalled surplus appears 70 be
a mVlh.
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TRRRIDLR DIsTEsss.
Condition of IuhRbltGntS of the IsIRnds on
the West Coast of ireland,

the West Coast Of ireland,
LONDON, March 1.-THE Government
has placed gunboats at the service Of Mr..
Tuke in his work Of relieving the distress
among the inhabitants OF the Islands along
the western Irish coast. Indescribable
distress has been developed among the
people inhabiting the Arran Isles, OF Gal
way, who besides having hardly anything
10 eat bat moss and Beagrass, are without
fire and often without clothing and shell
ter It is not rare to find girls Of seven
teen and eighteen years OF age kept in
enforced hiding during the daytime be-
cause bercit OF every thread OF clothing,
long ago bartered away for seed potatoes
or roots to feed the smaller children.
Fishing Inspector Brady recently went
among the miserable people to distribute
relief furnished by an organization OF the
Irish police. His funds ran short to-day,
and he still had so much pitiable wretch
edneBs to relieve that he appealed to Mr..
Busy, who is charged with the dlstribu-
tion Of the fund raised In America through
the New York Sun for the impoverished
fishermen OF AChill and BotliD Islands,
and begged him to divert part Of his Htore
for the benefit OF the Arranese. This Mr..
Busy was permitted TO do, and he reports
that In order to save tie lives OF scores Of
people now dying OF starvation in these
western islands, 1t Is imperative that relief
on large scale be at once organized.
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SrARTING TRAINS.
One Unsuccessful Attempt and Another thai
BuOCO' dsd,

buCoo'uou
sr. LOUIS, Mo-, March 11.-A freight
train was quietly made up in this city this
morning and started in the direction Of
Carondelet, on the Iron Mountain road,
with an engine under q full head Of steam,
and passed through that city at express
train speed. This action by the rail.
way company seemed to take the
strikers unawares, for no opposition
was attempted at any point until the
train reached Dsalo, Mo-, where a delega.
ton Of knights boarded the train, side
tracked It and afterwards "killed" the
engine. No opposition was offered by
the crew to the action Of the Knights and
no conflict occurred. Everything hore is
now quiet, and no further attempt 80 far
as known has been made to start trains.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 1l.-This
forenoon the Iron Mountain Railroad
Company succeeded in sending out one
freight train with perishable local freight
bound south. A large crowd Of strikers
assembled, and on the lrat attempt took
possession Of the engine, ran II into a side
track three miles south Of this city and
t'killed" It, But another engine was
found which took the train out, protected
by the sheriff and posse, and accom-.
panied by Superintendent W. H. Eden
and Master Mechanic Richardson. No
personal violence was offered.
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THE MiNERs apRIKE.
Excitement In the Huntingdon DIslriOt-Il
the Cumberland Region.

Excitement In the Huntington DlalriCt-Iu
the Cumberland Region.
PITTsBUReH, March ll,-A Huntingdon,
Pa, special says; Much excitement ex'
lists among the striking miners OF tho
Broad Top region and the indication as
to what will finally be done, Tho miners
at Rohersdale continue to hold out, but
the diggers at shoups now show dispo-
sition TO 20 to work. Some Of them went
In to-day and 100 men from Rohersdale
marched over and brought them out
again. There Is not harmony OF action
among the men OF the different parts Of
the Federation and all predictions are
mere GOnjeCtures. At CleSfleld the
miners have resumed work pending the
decision Of the arbitration board. In the
Irwin, Cumberland and Meyersdale regions
the strike Is nearly general.
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LOVE AND LIQUOR.
sulcids Of Young Man who DroWhod Hls
sorrow In Drink.

sorrow In Drink.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March liza sad suicide
occurred at the Hotel Noble, in this city,
last evening, the victim being David
Henry sayres, q young man aged 2s years,
and the brother Of George N. SAyres, en-.
gagged in the pork packing business. Some
three years ago young Sayres bad been
employed as q travelling salesman, but, IL
iB alleged. lost his position by irregular
habits. II iB also said that he had an tit.
fortunate love affair, the result ol which
weighed heavily Upon bis mind. For some
days past he was on heavy spree, and
his brother took him TO q doctor and had
q prescription filled 10 quiet bis nerves
and Couhtefact tile effects Of the drinking.
Last evening about o'clock one oi the
clerks Of the hotel was startled by the
sound Of a pistol shot from gayfes' room
and running 10 the room he found the
man lying on the floor, o 80 CalibFe fevol.
yer still smoking In his hand. On the
bureau was the photograph Of a beautiful
woman and beside II The bottle ol medl.
cine untouched, as II had come from the
drug store. He had fred ball into bill
right temple. The left side Of his head
was blown away and his brains scattered
over the wall. He died In q short time
from the effects ofths wound.
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More Protests Against Ttnkerlng With the
Law DO 1t BtGndS.

More Protests Against Tinkerlng With the
Law DO 1t stands.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March 1l.-A dele
CATION Of the Philadelphia Textile AsSo.
citation appeared before the Committee on
Ways and Means to-day, with an argu-
ment to slow that the proposed reduction
Of duty on textile products would bena-
lust to the manufacturers Of yarns and
goods, 10 the farmer and to the workman.
Mr.. Ferguson, Of New York, represent
ing the thread manufacturers, said this In
terest could rot bC conducted with lower
Mr. Sanford, a Fall River, ltaus., manu-.
fscturer OF ano cotton yarns, argued aRalpSt
q reduction.
John 4. Walker, Representing, the lead
pencil industry, spoke against iesSenlng
The tariff on pencils, and Mr.. Means. rep.
resenting four hundred workmen Of tile
Vennsylyauia Salt Manufacturing Com
pany, read q protest against any reduction
Of Tie duty on coda. Soda, he said, was
made ftonl salt BY bio company, The
yorkusn were living in q Gnntentea way
but had beeoms Rpprehensiye 81 tho re-
suits Of the tariti agltaiop, All they de-
sired was to DO let alone,
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prc.idsnt vstoSS q Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE President
to-day returned to the Senate without hiS
approval the bill to quit titles of settlers
on the Dss Moinss river land in Iowa,
The President in the veto message dlS.
etibing the matter Of the proposed legts-
iaiion says that every possible question
that ought to be raised In any suit relat-
Inc 10 tIie lands has been determined by
The highest judicial authority, and II any
s,batantial point remains unsettled he be-
heyes there Is no difficulty in presenting
Il TO the proper tribunal.
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peOa the "protoplssmic presence" float
IN, on the bosom Of the Democratic plat
loS lo,n oi 1854, Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, in the
Ssn,,e ,. Yesterday evolved the President of
,o.Jav. and in the neatest manner posi-
Ma lyius the Executive on several poinia.
y,,n, scientific standpoint Mr.. Wilson
k,.woD his case,
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VOLUME XXXIv,--,NUAlBER 17s.

the prosecution, and the accused to be
tried before three disinterested parties, to
be selected in the following manner; The
parties assisting in the defense 10 select
one and the parties assisting in the prose
cution to select one, and the parties so Sc.
lected to choose q third. The accused
must be allowed to remain at work until
the charges are either disproyed or sub
stantiated. f
Twelfth-That all men be paid the same
wages for the same work,
Thirteenth-That all men hnjustly dis.
charged be reinstAtsd at the conclusion Of
the strike. Respectfully submitted,
Signed] Pa, MARTIN IRONS,
Chairman Executive Board, District As
sembly No. lOl, Knights Of Labor.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 1.-THE 25O
employees of Mcintosh, Hemphill 4 Co.,
the extensive foundry men, have been
notified Of an advance in their wages ol
from Ave to fifteen percent, to take effect
April 8. The action Of the firm was sur.
prise to the men, no demands for an in.
crease having been made, 1t Is reported
that the other foundry men in this city
will follow tho example Of Mcintosh,
Hemphill & 90. The foundry trade is in
better condition than for yeats.
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,o,7Lra Jos, says the Chicago Times, Is
nav a popular recitation at many Of the
.,.terp -"S theatres, where it is received with
's ~ snsnicion of bushes. However, per-
aT 'on, who 90 10 the theatre in this age oil
Iy J,,ustic dsprayity do not blush at any