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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
.RIOTING IN THE COAL REGIONS.
SEVEN MEN WOUNDED II BATTLE IN snENAN-
II

DOAH CITY.
SHENANDOAH, Penn, Feb tSpeclan-IhlS cry was
tho scene OF terrible riot this evening which resulted
IN the shooting Of seven While the employees of
Shenandoah CITY Coery, which IS owned by the Read
ing Company their way home this evening, thcy
were met by lot Of boys who hooted at them and
called them scabs." The men kept on and paid no at
ntion to the boys until they became rough that tho
Coal and Iron policemen were compelled to interfere
A few minutes later abut 500 strikers pounced upon
the men who had assaulted the boys and the officers
opened fire into the crowd. John Gathers, Mike Iicf
fern, Patrick Brennan. John Brown and two Hungarf
ans and of the Coal and Iron police
officers were wounded but wcre killed Ono
tho TungaIlans, however, i thought 10 be fatally
Injured Tho police captured iour OF the assallants
and they were taken 20 he Office OF squire Shoemaker
The mob 1uicky surrounded the office, and In their
Efforts TO RELEASE the four mcn broke all the windows
The prisoners, however, were secured and locked up
Later on the mob made rush for the office OF squire
Monaghan and broke In the entire front of tho build
ing. MI, ,
Lieutenant Moyer Of tho Coal and Iron Police, IS
severely criticised for opening fire the men, he
having, Is alleged fired five shots from his revolver
The riot occurred Manst, in the lower part Oh
the town -
Sheriff Duffy swOrc IN tonight the three fire com
rapes Of the town as a posse preparatory ior trouDle
10 morrow. The Borough Council also held special
session and have instructed Chief burgess BOchm
to swear in special officers for an cmergency
John Durkin. assistant foreman at KOhlnoor Col
Ferry, was shot at this evening by a Polander bU
esca ped injury. His assalant was arrested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
ET1DIyG THE UNITED STATES COURT
THE CAPTAIN OF AN OCEAN TRAMP ESCAPES WRIT
OF ATTACHMENT.

THE CAPTAIN OF AN OCEAN TRAMP ESCAPES a WRIT
OF ATTACHMENT.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. (speclar -Reynolds Brothers,
cotton exporters OF this city, yesterday applied TO Judge
Hughes OF tho United States District Court to have
the British steamship North Erin, bound from west
Point, Va, TO Liverpool with cotton, attached, the
captain having refused 10 sign drafts for S142ol fOr
the protection OF the chartecrs. Reynolds Brothers,
The Judge telegraphed the revenue cutter Hamilton al
OLD Point, stop the vessel The Hamilton had gone
up the bay could be reached. The judge then
sent John j. sullivan, deputy marshal, down In tug
TO overhaul the Engshman. Tic deputy started In the
tug Hygenla, but finding that he wanted more speed,
chartered tho tug Commodore, and went TO the capes
lie was there transferred to the pilot boat william A.
Graves. and awaited the North EIn's arrival. He
the put of In the yaw which had to go alongside OF
the ship to take OFF W. H. Face, the pilot who brought
the North Erin from West Point. When they reached
the side OF the vessel the deputy started the ladder
Amid the curses OF the captain, aboard un-
hooked the ladder, and 10 frigten him let IL down till
his feet touched the water. He hung on and when
the hooks were replaced climbed up fucther. The
ladder was again unlocked and he was let down into
the water up TO his ankles. He hung on like a good
follow, however, and the ladder again put In po
sitiOn Ho climbed up sti further and got his hand
the rail- Ii was at once pushed OFF and the ladder
let 60 But for the fact that the steamer which was
under way drew the yaw close to her side he would
have gone overheard. lie fell a distance of twenty
steamships cngiIoI0om was heard to ring her up fast
She steamed out of the capes, taking the pilot with her
The deputy marshal returned to Norfolk and reported
the facts 10 Judge Hughes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04

Troy Steel and Iron Company, at Troy, which have
been altogether coke banked account Of
the employees having refused accept 10 per cent
reduction Of wages. In NcwJerscy the three Am0ver
furnaces Of blast, two of them account Of
tho Lchgh strike. In the whole state ten furnaces
of blast. The Secaucus and Chester
furnaces are now using wyoming instead 0f Lebgn
coal In Mary land ali of Its four anthracite furnaces
arc now out. Out vi lUal of forty ci.nt stacks In
the LehiGh valley fourteen ont of blast for want
Of coal and two Of the Cano furnaces have been blown
out and one banked for tho
Under the most favorable conditions of trade many
furnaces always idle for repairs and from other
unavoidable causes. Some reports 0f the numbcr
OF furnaces Idle account of the coal strikes have
included charcoal stacks and stacks which have been
abandoned Idle for years. In the LGh;h. Schuyl-
kill and lower SusqueIanua valleys Of Pcnns, lvania
ont Of total of 100 stacks. Sixty ont oi
blast or banked. against fOrtythree on January J..
The remaining act i've furnaces Punang
under the disadvantage OF using Inferior coal having
to coke al together In much larger quantity than
usual. with the result that the cost OF producing pig
iron has been increased"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
SOCIALIST GAIL TO WISCONSIN VOTERS

MILWAUKEE, Feb 3 (Spcciall.-The platf rm Of the
Union Labor party has been promulgated from Oshkosh,
where the State Central Committee has been in session
for several days. II Is addressed to the people OF
Wisconsin. After dlating upon monopolies trusts
and the like the document states that the country Is
literally overloaded with natural wealth, but that
these natural )urces have been taken from the
people and monopolzed by the few, through vicious
class legislation The Republican and Democratic
parties are charged with the responsibility for all tho
evils now existing, and the people eXhorted to build
up this new party whose principles enunciaed al
the Cincinnati convention will emancpatc the wage
slave from the thrabm OF trusts and m0nopOcs,
make the country prosperous and the people happy.
The platform concludes
We urge you 10 cut loose from the old party afila-
lions ana .ad US In the grand work. net of enactlng
un just or class laws, but of aeoshing those that now
exist ours Is not class party a class movement
IL teaches the abolition of ca ties and classes and pro-
poses TO enact into laws and reduce To practice mo
grand principles Of the AWerit Dcca alton of .nlc
pendence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
HE CARRIED NEWS or TIE MURDER.

DEACONs RELATED THE KILLING OF ADA STONE TO
PEOPLE AT A DISTANCE FROM ROCHESTER,
ROCHESTER, Feb. (SpeciaD.-In tho trial of Dea
this afternoon tho interest shown by the peop.e
became Intense. The club which the prosecution
charged that tho prisoner used In killing his victim,
object of much attention. II Is about two
and one-half feet long, two inches thick and sawed
into a square shape. One end is pointed like sur
veyor's stake.
The testimony of several nelghbors OF the Stones
gave a deadly turn to the trial. They remembered
soelng the prisoner the house the afternoon
oil the murder. Officer McPhillips, of Canandaigua,
swore that he had several conversations with Deacons
after he was arrested at that village on the night of
the murder. Said he:
peacOns asked me- II they did not think he was
the man wanted in Rochester for numbering his
wife" / said, What murderl" He replied g There
was woman killed In Rochester yesterday. The
night atchman told me So" | asked him what
night-watchman and he answered: "The man Who
brought him TO tho lookup" / asked the watchmsn
afterward and the latter said that he had never
spoken to the Deacons about the murder"
This testimony produced an effect upon every one
except the prisoner, who either read tho papor most
Of the day, or lonnged in his chair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
STEALING TIE WAGES or OTHERS.
TIE PLoT OF CLERK By WHICH HIS SALARY WAS
RAPIDLY INCREASING.


RAPIDLY INCREASING.
CHICAGO Feb. 3.-David Mayer, OF te nri" o'
Sclte,ingor & Mayer, dry goods Dealers one day IT.
Gently asked salesman how the sales In his drparE
men; lie previous day had been only 5000 The 7a's
man replied that they had ben Sl,4oo An ihNos'i-
~ ion was started which q scloscd combination DC
tween two Of the chief employees of the firm, whereby
not only was money obtained from the hrni Dy lhSo
prrtcnces but the subordinate employees were roop''
of tncr reputation for efficiency, and finally OF ''ei'
moi ons in having the accounts OF heir dlfcreht de
ens systci aiically fai-i1cd. Ii Is SAID thh y"
nnc d,patmcn alone the decrease In the sales or s'A
moutbs wa. found to be ching like Slo'ooo pnt
tl firm ,sys That the amounts taken have been greatly
exaggerated The two consPlraicrs have Oeeh us
CHARGED and have left the city. The attorney iof tho
firm 49,
There has been a system whereby the statesmen give
a clecl to ca IN customer for the goods he bny@ kcp
ING a coby of IL In the STUB like the stuO OF d pa"N
CHI elk book. These woic entered up IN thc pO"
OF the Office the sales of each department behg pla'mi m
fo lis credit. Now the principal cHhpS ~ y"
t sore stood I'm wi II Of the chief men III thc VA" %
The sales were taken from different o,patineihS, cl-
in the store the sales realized there RAJ w ~ ~
an enormous while other departments shianh =. =
uronorfIon. This mans salary was rcgGla'ed by INC
s,e f. his de, armcn increase I'm the hall year
aies helng responded to by big boost IN his wages
The salary thus swollen suppose. divided among
covered AZ once is evident. While some dcpalt nus
were clippel and Others increased the tG'al shoWng
Of the sales the books corresponded eAsc'y VIII"
cash receipts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
FOURTEEN CARS HURLED OFF THE HALLS
THE FIREMAN FATALLY HURT-MUCH FREIGHT

THE FIREMAN FATALLY HuRr-MUCh fhhi""'
DESTROYED AND TRAFFIC DELAYED
A bad wreck on the Pennsylvania Rairoad cary
Yesterday resulted In fatal Injuries to one man iho
wreck was that Of freight train between NJ h'o arr
and Robmvale broken frog threw the eng ne on the
,a, and ,hc ourte,n cars In the train were thrown
off after A. The engineer and brakeman Jumped and
"A, ol themselves but the fireman was confined In
his cab and was unable get out He wa' internally
,,,iurel and IL wss feared last evening. would die
Tho wreck delayed trains on the road 10va ways
Cor nours The nIsi usin Out va, y ~ d IN, iionl
i.. az 1Jtv When t reached the wreck II was Vb god
-, ~, hack 10 Rahway and In barking, the rear sleeper
rau OH the Passengers on The sleephs eoAchrs
TO other trains on the South Amboy rvad and thonce
to Monmouth JUNCTION.
Mn.t of the freight cars loaded and their con-
fonts thrown all over the TRACK The ioss On tieight
viii no great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
DELAWARE Is CiLLED FREE SIdIE.
REPUBLICANS FIND THE DEMOCRATIC POLICE
MORE BRUTAL THAN EVER.

MORE BRUTAL THAN EVER
WIMINGTuN, Del, Feb (Spccai.)-Thn kepn"can
committee gave up the effort to get voters assessed az
noon TODAY The police officers under the direction
OF Mayor Rhoadcs were more violent and brutal this
morning than at any time this week They arrested
Charles W. Curtis a Republican voucher, because he
wanted TO vouch for two men, when thoy deemed that
one was enough for him. They elected other vouch-
ers from the hall pushed the people off of benches ana
stairways and threatened to break the head OF prom
inent business Washington Jones president OF tho
Wilmington and Brandywlne National BANK one OF inc
leading lea her manufacturers IN the city, was hnsied
off stairway by Officer Russell and when Jones pro,
tested that the City Hall public properly, hussii
proposed TO arrest HIM riot was Imminent, Dnt inc
fspbllcan leaders srennousy urged the men to pre-
serve the peace until noon and TO remain al home 'hcio
after. This had 10 be done 10 prevent hght -.
The Republican Committee will now try TO have its
men assessed by the Levy Court OF the county NEXT
month, but Judging from the past this effort VIII prove
equally fniile with that OF this week There are sun
over 5000 Republicans in this city who ought 10 be
assessed fully half Of the Republican strength Oi
Wilmington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
FURNACES MADE IDLE nY TIE STRIKE.

FURNACES MADE IDLE BY TIE SIKlhh'
PniLADLLnh. Feb. (Speclal).-" The buct'" VI
ihe American Iron and steel Association issu,d 'ooas
9ahing OF the strike says
The longcOninuel strikes of the miners III the b'-
high aud schuykll coal regions Of Pennsylvania nav"
had serious effect the production of pig iron By
the furnaces which have pended for their chiei
supply of ficl the anthracite coal mined In the ro
gons Toned. Anthracite coal Is used as mel
wholly or In part by furnaces In York. Now
Jersey and Mary ryland, and in the Lehigh, schnyhiii
and lower and upper Snsquohanna valleys OF Pennsyi
vania It Is In the three districts OF Pennsylvania
first named however that the effects OF the two strikes
mentioned principally felt. In Ncw-forh no iut
have been blown out account OF srareitN
VI anthracite coal. The blast furnaces VI INC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
REDUCED WAGES OR NONE.

Pittsbtirg, Feb. (speclall.-The employees at the
National Tube Works at McKcesport, the largest in
America, have been given lime til Monday 10 dec de
between accepting an average reduction Of IL per
working half time. II Is pretty cer' ain that
they VIII accept the reduction. General Manager
Flagler told them the company had stock worth
sl0OO,000 on hand and could easily afford to stop
work.
At conference to day at the PittSburg Tube Works
II agreed that the mill would start up Monday
at last years At the Continental Tube Works,
In Frankstown. preparations were made last night t.
start the works in full and the same wages which
paid last year will be conceded here. At tie
Pennsylvania Tube Works reduction has been
offered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
STRIKERS REPLACED BY NEGROES.

Pittsburg, Feb. Specal. strike of several
months, the Solar Iron Works were reopened today
with union cOlorcd men. Tho old employees quit
work because the firm ordered that roller should
have charge OF two sets of rolls. More colOrcd men
applied for work to-day than needed, and those
accepted are protected by twenty policemen The
old employees would have abandoned the attack tho
two job system and returned to work. but they were
also asked 10 sign paper relinqushng their right
Join any labor organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
DETECTIVES LOOKING FOR A THIEF.

London Feb 3.-The steamer CeltIc, from New
York. was boarded by detectives on her arrival off
Queenstown to-day. The officers looking for
Harry Perkins, alias Williams, who IS said 10 have
In his possession quantity OF !ewelry stolen from
Frederick Cuter OF Boston. Perkins VIII be arrested
on landing.
The Celtic proceeding 10 Liverpool, the detectives
returned Queenstown and tcegraphed to the police
at liverpool to arrest Perkins on landing there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
DYING FROM THE BTrE or 4 RAT

BosToN, Feb. . lspecall. Mrs Lucy NJ Carleton
wife III stephen Carleton, dicd her home IN Nashua
last night, al the age of sky nine years. blood
poisoning, brought about by bite upon the face by
IL poisoned raj that invaded her sleeping room some
time last November. During the early pari Der
sickness She a great sufferer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04

London, Feb. "A deputstion Of Irish landlords
waited upon Lord Salisbury to-day and urged that
they might he compensated for the losses they had
suffered through recent legislation. They denounced
the results Of the Land Commisslon's work
Lord salisbury congratulated them that they had
1t last awakened TO the importance of unanimous
snd energetic policy of self defence. II the land
lords had shown similar energy some years ago. they
would have been spared much Of their present mis-
Dry. lie expressed deep sympathy for the landlords.
psI,y OF whom had suffered extremely, and promised
20 fully consider their proposals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
CONSERVATIVES FLE'

CONSERVATIVES ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT.
London, FEB. 3.-M. W. Mattinson Conservative
has been elected without opposition TO the seat In
the House of Commons for the Walton Division OF
Liverpool, made vacant by the resignation Of Mr..
Gibson, who recently accepted Irish 1udgeshp.
Mr. Dodgson II. Madden Conservatory, who again
ran for Dublin University on his appointment as Soci-
torCeneral Of Ireland, eclected without oppo-
ell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
AcrIvITY ~ THE sTEELRAIL BUSINESS.

PITfsBuRG, Feb (Specall.-A busy week has Just
ended among the stcel-rail manufacturers account
OF the break In the deadlock between the railroad
companies and steel masters uy tie recent order oi
tbs Pennsylvania Railroad Company for 30, 900 tons
of rails The largest sale Of the old American Trails
here his week was 800 tons AT $24 20. The sale OF
pig IRON for The Wcek Aggregated 900 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
HoNoRs To MORLEY AND RIroN.

Dublin, Feb. 3.-At tho Mansion House to-day,
Lord Ripon and Mr.. Morley were presented with tho
freedom of the city OF Limerick Mr. Morley, re-
plying to address. said that the Cabinet would
not extend local government to Ireland because IL
saw that TO decentrazc to naliOnalize. Numer-
addresses were presented 10 the visitors. At tho
luncheon which followed a toast to the Queen was
heartily drunk, all present standing,
In the evening there was a well attended CONVEX
nj IeinSfer Hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
NEw.yERsEY AGRIouLrURIsrs ApJoCRS.

TRENTON, Feb. 3.-1he State Board Of Agriculture
finished lis labois to-day Officers elected, con-
mittces appointed and lot Of miscellaneous business
trans acted. To committees referred the tasls'
after animated discussion, of framing bills iha,
would lead to suppression of the dog nuisance, anu
the a0nstrucllOu aud maintenance Of better roa1s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
ALLOWED TO SAVE THEIR FARES
UNAFFECTED COURTESY TO AMERICAN FISHERMEN
BY CANADIANS.

HALIFAX, y. s., Feb. 3.-The American fishing
Schooners John G. Whittier and Midnight, which put
in here week for repairs obtained special perms
sion from the authorities al Ottawa To dispose Of thcr
cargoes of fresh fish, which were in danger of spong
and this morning Boak Bennett, OF this city. bought
from them 1900 pounds OF halibut which the firm VIII
ship to the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
THE P CALAND BADLY DAMAGED.

London, Feb. 3-The Iutch steamer p Caland,
Captain Boujer, which left Rotterdam January IA.
for NewYerk, and put back to Plymouth with three
blades Of her propeller gone, has been surveyed and
found TO bo extensively damaged Her stern frame
Is seriously Injured She will repair at Plymouth.
Her mails will be forwarded to London and dispatched
10 New-York by way of Queenstown The Dutch
steamer Schiedan will call al Plymouth on Monday
OF her way to New-loih aud take the Z. Caands
passengers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
4 WOMAN STEALS BONDS WORTH slo 900.

Toronto. Feb. 8.-Apphcation will be made at Os
Eoode Hall for injunction to restrain Pawnbroker
Singer of this city from dsposing of S12 900 worth Of
bonds Of the village of Yorville. Singer purchased
the bonds from a who gave her name as
Brown, and Il turns out that the debenturcs we're
stolen by this from two young men. The
woman has fed TO the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
ACCEPTING A REnrcrIoN or WAGES

Troy. n. Y, Fch3-The employees of the Rensselaer,
rail mill Of the Troy Steel and Iron Works. agreed to-
day to go TO work at reduction of 10 per cent the
terms offered by the company. Judge Robertson and
+ r. Donovan, of the State Board Of Arbitration,
Instrumental In bringing about the settlement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
TOKENS For GALLANT SAILORS

Glasgow, Feb. 3.-Captain Ritchie, of the State
Line steamer state OF Indiana, was presented to-day
Oh behalf of President Cleveland, with a gold watch
and chain and Mr.. Campbell, the first officer Of the
State Of Indiana, with a binocular glass for saving
the crew Of the ship Triumphant, of Boston, which
abandoned al sea on August 2S While on voyage
from Liverpool for Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
ROBERT s. wssrBROox A AcQuIrrED.

NEWTON N. j., Feb. 8.-rhe jury In the case of
Robert s. westbrook trial here for tho murder vt
Dennis ]. Norris after four hours delibcratiSn, ros
turned verdict Of not guilty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
CROFTERs SENT TO PRISON.

Edinburgh, Feb. 3.-several crofters Of the island
of Lewis who have been trial for riotng, have
been convicted. Some of them we're sentenced to a
years imprisonment, some TO nine months, and Others
10 months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04

AN AMERICAN SHIP BURNED AT HER DOCK
London Feb 4.-The American ship, Thomas NJ
Reed laden with 600 tons Of camel COAL burned
81 her dock at Liverpool yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
NO HELP EXPECTED FROM CARLISLE.

Piitsburg. Feb. (Special). Master Workman Lewis,
Of the Coal Miners National Assembly of the knights
Of Labor, necessarily OF the leaders of the
Read Sta Ike. said to-day that not much was expected
from the Cong ession1l nvetisatI0n Speaker Car
Isle will appoint the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
IyDJGYATI At A COMMERCIIL ExCHAYGE.


ITHACA. y. Y. Feb Especial. Tho faculty
of Cornell University suspended to-day five -opho-
niores who partcps cd In the abduction Of Davis
aud reVriuiandsd tho sophomore president Ford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
pnIsoNEn ms FAMILY AND HIMSELF.

London, Feb 3.--A chemist named Derby and his
siic and six children have been found dead In their
dwelling al Manchester. They had been dead sew
era DAYS The belief is that the man. driven to des
rerafion by his inability TO support his family ad-
mniseiod poison 10 them and then committed sui
eido