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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
The STRIKERS BUSY.
Leaders in the Reading AZ
fair Making a Hard Fight
for Victory.
The Reading Company at the
Same Time Preparing for
the Great Crisis.
Mr.. Powderly Deplores the
Tpouble--His Health Still
Very Poor.
The Reading Assemblies Re-
fuse to Take a Hand in
the Strike.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
POTTSvILLE, Pa, Jan. 1.-This was a
busy day, in spite of the bad weather,
with members of the labor assemblies.
All the available leaders and agitators
were scattered to the four quarters of
the region, stiffening up the weak and
urging the active to new efforts in the
battle now begun. Every hamlet and
town had its labor meeting, and some
several gatherings. The strikers were
not alone busy. Wherever possible rail-
road officials were actively drilling
green hands, preparing for the coming
great crisis when, as last resort, pas
sengers crews and all employees, with
out exceptions. will be ordered out. The
coal and iron police have opened re-
crulting stations at Pottsville, Tamaqua
and Shamokin, and all Sunday were
SWEARING IN AND ARMING
new men, dispatching them to points
where trouble is most feared. The
peaceful attitude of the strikers and
their sympathizers was first broken last
night. Train crews on the Mine Hill
branch were stoned, SnOwballed and
threatened in Heckersville valley. Two
switches were thrown out in an un-
doubted attempt to wreck the engine
that was shifting coal cars to the Palo
Alto chutes, the main supply at that
point. The water tank at MahOnoy
tunnel was badly damaged also. A
dead locomotive at Tamaqua, that had
not seen a fire since the strike began,
was discovered ON fire and all the wood
work was destroyed and other damage
done. The intensity of the feeling is
growing and the prospect is for bitter,
costly and prOtracted contest.
A meeting of District Assembly 1S4,
comprising all the local assemblies of
the Lower Schuylkill region, was held
in this city last evening. There was q
full attendance, and it was resolved
that all employees of the Reading rail-
road within its jurisdiction quit work on
Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
A emarkable Accident.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 1.-Calvin
Pease, while blasting in a well last
Wednesday. touched off short fuse
dynamite cartridge, which exploded be-
fare he got out of the well. When
brought to the surface it was found that
one of his hands was blown off,
entire front part of his skull from the
eyes nearly to the crown OF his head
carried away, leaving most of his brains
exposed, but not injured. His eyes
were also destroyed. Notwithstanding
these remarkable injuries, Pease has
not lost consciousness single minute
since the accident. The workings of the
brain are as much exposed as though it
were laid upon a plate and endowed
with life. He insists that he will get
we'll
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
GOOD MEDICINE
Is What a Kansas City Woman
Think Jones Needs.

DETROIT, Jan. 1.-SenatOr Jones still
receives numerous letters of advice,
coincidence and criticism, and few
offers of marriage. Many of them come
from the more sympathetic, and afford
romantic relief to the story of his pres
ent monOtOnOus existence. A Kansas
City woman writes under conviction
that good people are scarce article,
and that the world can i'll afford to part
with the few it has. She. therefore,
wants the senator to look after his
health. From her long range diagnosis
of his case, she concludes that he has
rheumatism and heart disease. She was
similarly affected and feels she makes
no mistake as to his ailments. She adj
vises good medical attendance without
DELAY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
A Miraculous Escape.

PITTsBuRG, Pa, Jan. 1.-This morn
ing west-bound freight train ON the
Pennsylvania Central railroad stopped
near Bennington station, twelve miles
west of Altoona. The flag brakeman
either neglected to attend to
his duty or was too slow
in getting to his position. six
hundred yards in the rear. AS conse-
quence the Pacific express, consisting
of sleeping cars and passenger coaches,
crashed into the rear of the freight,
Engineer Langfelder and his fireman
receiving several bruises. The en-
gineer and fireman on the freight were
both seriously hurt internally. Five
freight cars, including the caboOse.
were wrecked.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
DROPPED DEAD.
a Kansas Man Dies at His Wife's
Death Bed.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 1.-Dr. o. 81.
Bierley, a wealthy and Influential citi-
zen of this place, dropped dead yester
day while leaning over the death bed Of
his wife. For some time Mrs Bierley
had been very i'll, and a short time be-
fore her death was visited by several
physicians, including her husband,
when she was pronounced beyond ali
hope. When the doctors made this an.
nouncement, DR.. Bierley threw up his
hands and exclaimed. My God, must
my. poor wife die!' staggered forward
and fell to the floor a corpse. Death was
due to apOplexy. The sudden death OF
her husband only fastened the death Of
Mrs. Bierley, and both will be buried in
the same grave.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
They Want Peace.

PEsTH, Jan. Premier Tisza. re-
plying to New Year congratulations
from the Liberals, to-day. said that he
did not believe that war was imminent.
He was convinced that Hungary would
not provoke war, but that she would
be ready if war was forced upon her.
More than that he was unable to say.
"Although pessimistic view may not
be justified" he added, can optimistic
view also has disadvantages, because it
often paralyZes resisting forces. which
we may possibly still need" Herr Falk.
in expressing similar sentiments, said
he thought the present gloomy uncer-
considered to show peaceful ten
dency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
A DEEP MYSTERY.
What Caused the Explosion at the
Equitable Works.

bbOEASs
New YORK, Jan. 1.-The cause of the
explosion at the Equitable Gas Light
.cOnpany's works. on First avenue and
Twentieth street, last night, is still
sbrouded in mystery. 1t was at first
supposed it was caused by an accumula-
tion of escaping gas, but it is now ru-
mOred that a dynamite bomb was thrown
into the engine house. Col. K. M. G.
Graham, president of the company,
says that if gas had caused the explO-
sion it would have been much greater,
as the gas would have been forced back
through the pipes into the purifying
house and wrecked that as well. Three
minutes before the explosion no escap-
ing gas was perceptible. All
the iron pipe connections of the en-
gines and pumps and leading to the
storage tanks and purifying house are
intact. Charles ROome, president of
the Consolidated Gas company; Chief
Engineer Bradley, of the same company;
John p. Kennedy, president of the
Mutual Gas Light company, and James
r. Floyd. the builder of the gas ma
chimes used by those companies, agree
with Col. Graham that the explosion
was not caused by gas. The damage is
estimated at $40, 1000. The body of Frank
c. Plaisted, the engineer, was found to-
day buried in the ruins. An inquest
will be held and the cause of the eXplO-
sion thoroughly investigated
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
CoIIapse ola Building.

FoRGETowN, Ala, Jan. IA terrible
catastrophe occurred last night in which
three persons were killed outright and
between twenty and thirty injured.
The colored Baptists had gathered in
their church to watch the old year out
and the new come in, as is their custom,
and dur ng the festivities SO great was
the crowd that the floor gave way and
the building collapsed. A scene of ter
ror elsued. Mary Allison and Mrs.
Jones and her child were taken from
the wreck dead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
WILL NOT STRIKE.
The Reading Assemblies to Con-
tinue at Work.

w OEk.
READING, Pa, Jan. 1.-To-day an in
formal meeting of representatives from
the Knights of Labor assemblies in this
city, whose membership consists prin-
cipally of Reading railroad employees,
was held here. The situation was again
fully discussed, and it was given out as
the sent ment of the employees that
under no circumstances would they
strike, because they considered it i'm
polite and on the ground that it would
not help along the cause of the Knights
of Labor. A number of assemblies in
neighbOring towns telegraphed here
that they would be guided by the action
of the Reading assemblies. A quantity
of freight and 1,S0O cars of coal passed
through to-day. About eighty men
were employed here to-day and sent to
Port Richmond to take the places of
strikers.
NORRIsTOwN. Pa. Jan. Furnace
owners more than others are feeling the
effect of the strike on the Reading rail-
road. They have been short of coal and
ore for more than week. Frequent
urging brought small quantities, but
barely sufficient to keep the furnaces
in blast. McEoSe IL Sons and the Lu-
cinda furnace people have several hun
dred tons of ore at Port Richmond, but
have only enough at their works to last
part of tomorrow. Freight is accu-
mulating here and at Bridgeport. The
shifterS were at work to-day.
SUNBURY, Pa, Jan. 1.-The situation
in the ShamOkin regions still remains
unchanged. The strikers, however,
have prevailed OH the boarding house
keepers to refuse board and lodging to
places. They have, in most cases,
agreed not to receive them. This
has called for letter to
all the hotels in Shamekin from Supt.
Lawler, of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad, that the company would be
responsible for the board of the new
men who would apply, and they ex-
pected them to be treated as other Gus
toners; that they did not propose to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02

have them boycotted. The hotels will
take them, but will charge transient
rates. Under the law they cannot re-
fuse. Twelve policemen have been
sworn in there and have thus far had
nothing to do. A report that the strik-
ers had attempted to blow up train
with dynamite when traced proved to
be the explosion of stick of dual, with
which some small boys were playing at
the edge of town and which alarmed
some of the timid ones.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
No NOn-UniOn Men.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA union was
organized yesterday by the brewers and
maltsters of this city. Resolutions were
passed asking the proprietOrs of the
two city breweries to make ten hours a
days work, with three hours on Sunday
over time, to be paid at the rate of 20
cents per hour; cellar hands to receive
S65 and wash house men S55 per month.
The demands were acceded to, except
that the cellar hands will receive $50
per month and wash house men $50.
The brewers have agreed to employ no
non-union men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Wanted to LYNCH Him.

WAUsAU, Wis, Jan. Louis Butter
was shot through the heart at o'clock
tonight by Louis Schlicht. The former
OWLS the City hotel, and the latter the
Hotel Northern. Butter had been going
from saloon to saloon with five compan-
ions, and engaged in quarrel with
Schlicht in the barrOOm of the Hotel
Northern because the latter refused to
sell the party drinks. They grappled
and Schlcht drew pistol and shot him.
Schlicht hurried to the jail and sur
rendered himself. Several hundred
men surrounded the jail, determined to
lynch him. Sheriff Healey declared
that he had posse of men armed with
Winchesters, and any hostile attempt
Weuld be met with a volley. The crowd
then diSpcrSed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Shooting Off the Old Year.

YORK, Pa, Jan. About midnight
last night dynamite cartridge was ex-
ploded on the pavement OH the King
street side of the Odd Fellows hall, shak-
ing that building to its center, breaking
killing one of the animals in the dime
museum on the third floor. The con-
cusSion shook the houses for square in
the neighborhood. Four persons have
been arrested and the police are after
others was belong to the gang that COM
mitted the OffenSe. 1t is not believed
that it was done with malicious intent
but to conform to the custom of shooting
off the old year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
New Years on the Continent.

BERLIN, Jan. EMPEROR William
observed New Years day by giving
reception to his ministers, the members
of the diplomatic corps, generals of the
army and the colonels of the Life
guards. ...-'-
PARIS, Jan. president Carnot gave
the usual New Y ear reception to the dip
lOmatic corps to-day. The papal nun
clio, on behalf of the diplomatic body,
congratulated the president, who, in
the course of his reply, satd he trusted
that all fears would be dispelled and
that the nations might in complete Sc
eurlty devote themselves to the devel-
opment of their moral and material in
tereStS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Carroliton, XIV. Scorched

MADISON, Ind, Jan. 1.-Carrollton,
KY, at the mouth of the Kentucky
river, war the scene of destructive fire
yesterday morning. The fire originated
in Brownisky'S drug store, which was
destroyed, as were W. L. Smiths gro
Gerry and general store and Grabmyer,s
clothing establishment. The total loss
is about $4,000, partly insured.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Have Pretty Names.

BELGRADE. Jan. IN. Cruces in
formed the king to-day that he had
formed ministry as follows: NJ.
Cruces, premier and minister of war;
NJ. FranaSsOrics. minister of foreign
affairs; NJ. Veiimirovich, minister of
posts; NJ. Vugics, minister of finance
NJ. Milosacvejevic, minister of the in
terror; NJ. POpovics, minister of com
merce, and NJ. Gasegics. minister of
justice and education.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
GOuId's Employees Protest.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 1.-There is
much suppressed feeling among em-
ployes of the Gould Southwestern Rail-
road system here and at other points
along the line, because of an order to at
once reduce the working forces 10 per
cent. The officials claim the reduction
is the result of the dull season and will
not last longer than March /. The men
claim the reduction is not justified by
the labor situation on the system, and
is resOrted to as substitute for cutting
wages. Fourteen hundred men will be
left without work
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
A Big Shortage.

JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Jan. 1.-Ex-
pert Granger has discovered mares
nest in the New Albany city treasury.
No settlement has been had for twelve
years. Discrepancies amounting to
100000 have been discovered, but Sam
Weir, the treasurer. has credits which
will reduce the amount somewhat.
Efforts are being made to hush thor mat
fer I'D -. .
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Big Fire at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 1.-Flre at 7:30
O'Clock last night burned the large
wholesale grocery house of Porter &
Macrea, 36l front street. The stock
was valued at $4,000. insured for S67,-
500. The books of the firm were saved.
The building was owned by Mr.. Stew
art, being valued at 1000. During the
progress of this fire flames were diScov-
cred on the third floor of the building,
1874 Main street, occupied by Often
heimer & Schwartz, retail dry goods
and clothing. Ottenheimer & Schwartz
were damaged by water about $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
An Old Horse Thief,

JoI.IET, ILL.,, Jan. The. greatest
horse thief in the West was discharged
from the prison yesterday, serving a
sentence of nine years from Henderson
county. His various names are
.catalogued as Glenn Vanskout, alias
Frank Bradshaw, alias George VanZant,
alias James Green. He has served six
terms in the Joliet prison, and is the
most inveteratc thief of his kind known.
lie is cry venerable-looking, white
haired man of sixty-eight years, and has
had his neck stretched three times on
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Accidentally Killed His Wife.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-At an early hour
this morning James Cullen, who lived
with his wife's child at 1924 North Thir-
teenth street, while celebrating the New
wife. He was discharging shot gun
for the amusement of his wife's sister.
when, in an unaccOuntable manner, one
of the shots took effect in his wife's
neck. killing her almofJ instantly. Gull
len was jailed to await the coroner'S in
Quest
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Solid Silver

KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA telegram
was received here yesterday stating that
a fOur-foot vein of almost solid silver
had been struck in the lcOnoclast mine
near Kingston, N. NJ. The find is one
of the richest reported in years. The
mine is owned principally by capitalists
of Marshall county, and is near the
Temple and several other mines owned
by Kansas City investors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
PoWDERLY's CONDITION
Such That He Cannot Give Advice
on the Strike, -+''r >-,t

Such That He Cannot Give Advice
on the Strike. ''-s'
Special to the Globe
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. lin reply to a
question concerning the rumored proba-
bility of strike of the Reading Coal
and Iron company miners in the
Schuylkill region tomorrow, General
Master Workman Powderly said yester-
day he believed it the duty of the
miners to keep inviolable their contract
made with the company last September.
when the wages were increased and
the Lehigh strike was inaugurated.
1t was an agreement executed in good
faith, the breaking of which by the COM
pany would have been considered an
outrageous breach of trust. He could
not believe that the miners would do
anything contrary to that agreement
1t was not possible, he thought, for the
miners of the anthracite region to be-
come involved in this trouble. and he
could not see wherein any benefit would
be derived by them from such action at
present.
THE LEHIGH TROUBLES
had brought new life and vigor to the
Wyoming and Lackawanna miners, and
he thought that so long as they were
not directly involved they would be ex-
ceeaingly 10th to give up their present
prosperous work Mr.. Powderly.
though much better, is not yet in such
condition as would warrant him in Civ
ing the Reading strike more than pass
ing attention, but it is certain that he
deplores the causes which have pro-
duced it and brought about the eStrange-
ment between the railroad and its en-
ployes. The strike, SO far as he is
informed, has not been given in charge
of the executive board of the Knights of
Labor, but is under the control of the
executive committee of the assemblies
composed of Reading employees. No
demand has yet been made upon him to
make general assessment to help carry
on the strike, and if this were to be
done he could not in his present condi-
tion undertake so extensive an effort.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
4 Peace Omen.

VIENNA, Jan. 1.-The Official Gazette
is of the opinion that the czar's con-
senting to the publication of the forged
documents sent to him relative to Ger
many's policy tells weightily in favor
of the maintenance of peace. The SOL
dierS Of the reserve force have been
summoned for weeks drill with the
regulars in the use of the repeating
rifle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
GIadstone Serenaded.

FLORENCE, Jan. 1.--Mr. Gladstone
was serenaded at his hotel this evening
and presented with an address express
ing warm Endorsement of his views With
regard to Ireland. In reply Mr.. Glad
stone. speaking in the Italian language,
thanked his hearers for their compli-
ment and for their kind wishes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Remembered by the Queen.

LONDON, Jan. Numerous New
Year honors have been conferred by the
queen. Among the persons thus dis
tinguished are Sir Charles Warren,
commissioner of the metropolitan po-
lice, who is made a civil knight com
mander of the Order of the Bath, and
Mr.. Browning. Mr.. Balfour's private
secretary, who becomes civil cOmpan-
ion of the same order
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
In His Own Clothes,

DUBLIN, Jan. 1.-Mr. Sexton is now
reported to be better. Special police
protection has been accorded to Mr..
Balfour, the chief secretary for Ireland.
The prisons board has ordered that
Father Matthew Ryan, who is i'll prison
under the crimes act, be permitted to
wear his own clothing and underwear.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Kicked to Death.

NEW YORK. Jan. -Four young ruff
tians--Patrick Larkin. Michael Larkin.
Thomas McKeown and Daniel Fitz-
gerald d-bcat and kicked John Henshaw
TO death last night in Brooklyn sa-
loon. There was no pr0vOcatiOn what
ever. Al the roughs were arrested
before morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Salisbury's Programme.

LONDON, Jan. Ia cabinet council
will be held on Monday, Jan. 9, for the
purpose of arranging the business of
the coming session. Lord Salisbury is
announced to speak at Liverpool on Jan.
II. when he will probably forecast the
governments prOgramme.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
BlOKn TO Atoms.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Jan. 1.-James
Krucky and George James were blown
to atoms in the Jackson mine at Negau-
nee yesterday. They were working
over some old blasts which had failed
to work last week, ween they exploded,
literally blowing them into fragments.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
One-Armed Finish Fight.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 1.-Garger and
Johnson, two LEGAL sports, have com.
pleted arrangements for finish light
TO take place inside of two weeks. Con
siderable interest is attached to thu
match, both men being one-armed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
Two Weeks OFF.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The flint
glass manufactures of this city yester-
day ordered the fires in their factories
banked, and notified the men that the
works would not resume operations un-
til the 18th inst
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02

time, and no doubt saved both trains
from burning. %. mad just clt ared
No. 8 tunnel when the trains co ! ded,
and had No. 2 been ten seconds carrier
they would have met in the tunnel, and
every one would have been killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
ParneH WiII Resun,e.

LONDON, JAM mir Parnell will re-
sumo the active leadership of the Irish
party this month. He will summon a
meeting of his colleagues sO0n.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02

suspicion of bose stealing to force in
fo NATION from him, wi hout all. He
II is served t4.lr.y years III ii Jobet
prison, and his total sentence was sew
enty-tWO wears.