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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
GRIEVANCES OF WORKIyGMEy.

Pttsburc Penn, Feb. 2J.-The conference OF the
PennsyIvania Company officials to arrange schedule
oi wage, /, still in session and will not adjourn before
Tomorrow The company does not anticipate That
Tho ne,y operative schedules will be satisfactory to
all men for the reason that the contemplated equalza-
ton will reduce the pay Of men. This may have
The effect Of creating differences in the councils OF the
Grievance Committees.
Forty engineers, representing the brotherhood eneIhe
men Of all the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad organizations
have decided TO act with the other organizations in
,l,r effort. 10 secure higher wages. The engineers
authorize the statement that the work Ot eluaAliol
,u The nat Of the company i equivalent 10 cutting
down at one point and filing up at another ana VIII
not be satisfactory and that unless clear advance
granted merchants. shippers and the company VIII
nave four DAYS notice, which they consider Is ample
time for preparations.
Philadelphia, Feb c5.-Dnigent inquiry here among
member, Of the brotherhood employed by the Penn
yIyana on the lines cast Of Ptsburs failed to elicit
any confirmation of report from that place that the
employees of the entire Pennsylvania system from ftts
burc fo Jersey City had presented list Of grievances
and demands ror could be learned that the employees
Of the stern branches had grievances or demands
to present.
Eoston. Feb. o5-The longdeferred strike Of the
e~trotypcrs of this city took place this morning.
II is "A general strike involving all the elecroypes
I'm tbe trade II th, city Nearly 800 men went. out
and il will seriously interfere with the work OF about
1000 others I'm the printing trade. The cause III tNe
strike Is demand for uniform minimum rate oi pay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
4 BIG SWINDLE. IN CIGARS.

san Francisco, Feb. - (Spccan.-Rcvcnue officers
hero have discovered big frauds in drar manufacture
pcrpctratcd by advcnturcr, H. Herrera. who 'ad
he owned a large factory st Key West. About 9lA
months ago be made contract with the Chinese cigar
makers Of this city 10 manufacture l,OOoooO oe'i1.
lie forwarded stamp, and labels bearing the name "l
Factory No. -, Key West lie got the cigars al
from Sl3 10 SIG per 1000 Then he came out INV
and by mean, Of genuine boxes Of choice hey "'S'
dcar, for samples ne sold half million Of these cheap
cigar, al Portland for 500 per 1000 Is story Wa,
that he had taken large stock ont Of bond ana beng
the owner Of q factory, Ia could cut the usual price
from $50 10 800. Then he returned here and AZ
posed Of most oi the remainder ot his Stock Sti,' u
wa, made for Herrera but he could not be traced be
y DcnXcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
CLAIMING An ISLAND WORTH sloooo,ooo.

Pttsburg Feb. oj.-Thc Rev. W. r. Covert oi
ripdlav nbo has retained counsel to press the claims
~ himself and the heirs Of General John {. Fremont
To- The ownership of Bird Island. IN t'~ iay oi -"
Francisco The amount involved is e>tim1tcd at over
S1O.OOOOOO. General Fremont, when Military "oV'
crnor Of California purchased the island from Mexico
Uncle sam rcpudiatcd the purchase and declined chc'
to buy from The Pathfinder or reimburse h'"'
However the Government some years later took pos
.o.ion NJ tbc island which is The key 10 san Fran.
cisco lIarbor and erected fOrtincations and light
house upon it at cost Of over S9,OOo,oOo. GENERAL
Fremont sought relief from Congress in vain. some
time before he died. being low In funds, he secured
financial aid from the Rev. Mr. Covert giving therefor
an option on halfinterc I'm the Island IL lhlchu n
Ia prp,, bi, claim but death interviewed. Mrs Jessie
Benton Fremont and her son will now join In the pro
ccedings before the Court Of Claims
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
HARD FIGHTING IN CHILL
GOVERNMENT TROOPS SUFFER DEFEAT on
TIE PAMPA.
touIoUE sURREXIf1Es TO TIE FLEET-A RIOT
is PUT DOWN BY FOREIGN RESIDENTS.
ADMIRAL HOTHAM'S PRAISE
WORTHY WORK

Iouioue, Feb %, via Galveston.-On February
15 battle was fought on the pampa, at Dolores.
The Government was defeated with the loss oi
about 500 men
On February 16 Iquique surrendered to the
feet A riot the same night, caused by an In
cendiary mob. was quclled by the feet and the
foreign residents. One hundred and seventy-hVe oi
the mob were killed and wounded
On February II the opposition party suffered
check on the pampa near Iuara.
On February 8 Iquique was surprised by the
remnant of the Government troops defeated on the
pampa. There was hard fighting from morning
till evening in the town, the opposition holding
the Intendencia, and firing from the fleet to pro-
tect the Intendenca and to cover the landing
of the marines. The business part of the town
mas fred by incendiaIes the same evening. Cap
tain Lamblon, of the Warspite, landed, under
fire TO arrange an armstice and 10 take on boafi
any of the remaining women and children from
the town. An armistice was declared till noon
of February 90, and was arranged by the media
ZION of Admiral Hotham. On the afternoon OF
the goth the Government troops were surrendered
to the fleet by Colonel Soto, who had fought gal
lanty The town is now in possession OF the meet
No foreign residents were killed. The women ana
children are mostly living in the ships IN the
harbor all the men remaining at their Offices. Inc
hospital is full 1t is probable that there Will pc
a decisive battle north of Pisagua soon. Much
loss of life and damage to property has been
avoided by the action taken by the Enghsh
admiral commanding the men-of-war Warsplie.
Espiege and Pheasant in the bay.
(For other Chilian Ners see Fourth PoSe)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
HEMMED ABOCT M4IL-ST.
TIE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF A MAN WHO
WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STOLEN WATCH

THE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF MAN WHO
WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STOLEN WATCH.
An excited man, whose watch had been stolen,
seized hold Of a short, stout in City Hall Park
at I p. m yesterday and shouted for help. The sup
posed thief broke away and ran toward Broadway.
The man whose watch-chain dangling utter
him and a crowd Of Joined in the pursuit. IIali
q dozen men the broadway side of the park at
tempted 10 stop the fugitive. whose short legs wcro
taking him along at surprising speed. o lie broke
through the barrier, lodged Dctecvc-Scrgcant Nc
Closley. who happened TO he in the way and tried 10
make a dash across Broadway. one Of the horses at
tachcd to passing Broadway car knocked the man
down and stepped on his ear, cutting gash that made
the blood now but the man Jumped up again and ran
toward the Postofcc building before McCloskey could
seize him.
By that time however. more than 200 men wero
Interested in the chase. and the crowd hcmmcd linn
in all sides i'm Mail-s lie wa thrown down and
held until Policeman Martncau, Of the City Hall
squad, AID IL broadway policeman got hold Of him.
Even then the fought ,ubborny for few seconds
but the strong Of the law took him to the city
Hall police station. There he said hc james
Dowd, Of No. 33i Wafer lie protested his in
nocencc and declared loudly that his arrest was an
outrage. No watch found in his possession ana
the man who had accused him did not appear at tho
station.
After an ambulance surgeon had applied bandag
to the wounded ear, Dowd taken 10 the I0inns
the police were sill looking for the man who lost inc
watch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
TIE FRENCH CABINET AND THE EMPRESS.


Paris, Feb. 25.-It IS known here that in Berlin
II was expected that President CarnO would call upon
Empress Frederick. bat after special Cabinet meet
ing had been held and the question had been fully
discussed it decided that a> Empress Frederick
was travelling incognltO the French Government could
compromise the matter by sending the chief OF Prc--
dent CarnOs military household, General Bruecrc, and
NJ. Rib0t, the Minister Of Foreign Affair, 10 call
upon the ex Empress This accordingly done,
General Brugerc and VI. Ribot calling at the German
Embassy and writing their nars srs in the visitors
book.
The organization known as the League Of Patriots
has Violently denounced the visit Of Empress Fred
erck Of Germany The Palace II Versailles Mon
DAY. The league has decided 10 hold daily meetings
OF protest until the Imperial visitor leaves the city.
Brussels. Feb. 2j.-GcncIal BOIlangcr and W..
Dcroulee have secretly come 10 thi, city with the in
tcntiOn il is believed Of considering mean, Of exploit
ing for their partys profit the clauvnin arising from
the visit Of Emprc,, Frederick. IL Is expected that
they will he joined by other Ircnclmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
ATTACKED BY EvICTED TENANTS.

THE POLICE WIN IN HOT FIGHT IN THE COAL
DISTRICT NEAR DURHAM.
Durham. Feb 25-The eviction of the families OF
striking coal miners from the houses they occupied on
the Marquis Of Londonderry'S and other property ID
the coal districts near here was continued today Dur
ing the day occupants of eight houses, who had been
turned ont of their homes returned the scene OF the
evctions in a body, and attacked the police, VINO
were on guard about the buildings. The evicted
tenants peed the police with stones, and hootcd and
yelled at the officers until the latter made charge
upon the strikers. During the furious hSlt wmch
followed the police used their batons freely ana
tho strikers realiated with sticks and Many
persons on both sides injured. and when the
battle was over and the police remained in possession
of the field numbers OF injured men were found lying
by the roadside, fanting and covered with blood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

London Feb. 2j.-The Labor Commission will prob
ably consist Of Lord Derby, Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord DuIavcn, Cardinal ManDing Mr. Chamberlain,
sir J. l.. COrst. Mr.. Morley Mr.. Mundclla Mr.. Bau
mann, Mr.. Alrd. Mr.. Fcnwick and Mr.. Eurt. Mem
bcrs Of the House Of Commons who support the Miners
Eight hour bill insist upon proceeding with that IN a.
ure without waiting for the decision Of the COmmS'i0n
The period has not been fixed for the completion OF
the labors Of the Commission IT IS hoped, however,
that the Commissions work will be concluded I'm 1891.
The main questions which will be considered are
the best method Of averng strikes and the rcGula-
ton Of the hours Of labor. The Liberal, intended 10
introduce similar motion. Tie Conservatives. nc-
COrdng to report, heard Of the Liberals intentions
nd allied them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

The above dispatch belongs in the category OF those
sensational reports, the mendacity Of which IS demon
straed by the incredible cXacgciaton Of their stat"
mcnts The tiny island Of NoS> lie must be now
nearly depopulaed after that avul massacre by the
French OF cover 100 rebels, with their wlics and
children for il contained only few hundred natives
Moreover. it is hard - understand why these people
should have Suddenly rebcled against the French
under whose gentle domination. or rather. protect
orate they have quietly lived for nearly century.
Laws and customs have not been altered in Nosi Be,
By The agents Of the Pari, Government in any WY
that would explain how revolt could have taken
place and such an awful repression should have been
necessary 1t is not likely that the French. who. as
early as 1902, proclaimed the abolition Of slavery IT.
their tOlOnicS. have behaved like ApacheS. even II
they had TO crush the rebellion of handful OF naNe
Africans. 1t is strange besides that such horrible
piece Of news should have not been cabed Immediately,
instead OF being brought slowly and quietly by me
captain OF a steamship. The whole story looks lkc
a hoax pamed OFF upon an old mariner by some Ok
those British agents who are anxious u iSht,
with all kind OF wcabonS. French influence in Mad
agascar and the neghborng islands.
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to admit that no such thing appeared on the records

TO admit that no such thing appeared on the records
Mr. whipplc came to the support Of Mr., Dunlap In
able speech in which he showed that the cvdeuo'
was not in any way properly before the AsSehpH a;n
into the tssmoney Which IND been presented by
the committee. and showed that there was NOR ore
against the Republicans In the marking OF INC
ballots he showed the name OF Dunlap hau @ neen
erased IN one instance, and the name OF Dwyer "rteh
Assemblvman HIT of Albany. who had been
selected by the Governor make the big talk for the
committee. got the floor II did not take nm
long to clear the Assembly chamber OF members Wno
His was lawyers argument. and he made the mo,e
Of what he krew to be poor case to defend. ne ~,
talked Tor an hour and half. and at the end OF
that time not scat his side of the chamber was
Mr. .ickcr made the last speech for the defence.
He said at TIE outset that in a court. when wit
ness had been caught telling q fal'ehood 1t .yH was
being tiTle all of the Democratic evidence ought 70
be rejected; The assertion which had been made te
majority report. that no Democratic ballots were
marked, had been found to be false. Then Mr..
AcSer held high in the air 50 that every one present
could SEQ them handful % marked Democratic ballots.
Colonel Webster then had his say, which was bare
While he speaking the Republican lead ,rs rx-
amned the ballots on which the contest was brought
10 look at these ballots and they found that most OF
the marked votes were Democratic ones.
norltv report 1t lost By party vote of 81
to go.
Then the roll was called to determine whether or
not the majority report. Ousting Mr. Dunlap, would
be adopted. 1t carried by a party vote.
Immediately after the announcement Of the result
Mr.. DeyO got the floor. and tried 10 put motion TO
adjourn. Mr.. DcyO has strong voice. and the
SPEAKER has considerabe musclc and between them
they made considerable noise. This. nearly pos
sible. is the way i'm which Mr. DcyO put his motion
Mr. Speaker: As a fitting conclusion tbang! bang >
to the parody (banC, bang. bang justice bang !!
bang. bang .. and in honor lbang! bang! bang0 70
late colleague lbang! bang! banC2. whose rights
(bangi bang bangD have been ruthlessly trampef
upon r)ang! bang bang move (bangl bang , that
this tbang! bang = House do now adjOnrn."
While the speaker was wearing ont his gavel the
Democratic leader crying for the sergeant at Arms
to arrest Mr.. DcyO. The motion had been made BE-
fore he could be arrested bu the Speaker refused "a
put IT, In this way ended the first of Governor Hilrs
attempts 10 get cOntrollable majority to which he
is not entitled.
(Eoroher Albany second poge)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
1 CONSOLIDATION ANNOUNCED.

ST. Paul, Feb. 25.-Thc consolidation OF oihces Oh
the Wisconsin Central and Northern Pacific In this
CITY and MINNEAPOLIS +, officially announced to go
into effect next Monday. The city agents OF the
Northcln Pacific are retained such while the WIS
con,in Central agents will become assistants Fur
thor consolidation of interests between here and
Chicago will probably follow shortly.
Tho Official figures showing the percentages OF the
interested roads in the traffic under the jurisdiction
of the Northwestern passenger pool nave Deeh hane
rublic Fo. the three months ending January 81 the
- paul carried - per cent Of the business, Wis
con,in Central. -: Northwestern, u; kan>a, city,
- burlington and Northern, II, and Albert Lea, ).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
A FrGITIVE MURDERER ARRESTED.

Putnam. Conn, Feb o5.-Oriccr Roberts. Of In
pcctor Byrness staff arrested at lOnstonc, Mass, To-
day William LLOYD. who Is alleged to be wanted In
New York for the murder ~ companion In saloon
last month.
II was said at Police Headquarters last night that
Lloyd wa, one Of three ruilns who killed Charles
Haley, a younc baker. In this city more than year
ago. Haley lived with hi, parents In The tenement
house 40 5@5 West Twenty cehth->t.. and WAS u
steady young man. Iii, refusal To give money 10 a
GROWER gang In the street gained the cnmity Of tn
youne uInan,. ON the night 4 January l9 1880.
they dccoycd Haley into alley and beat him until
he was msensblc. lie died few days later ~ Il
hospital.
Two 0f the as,aant, arrested and held fpr
trial The arrest of tho third probably will be followed
by the trial OF all three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
A NEW REMEDY FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

Berlin, Feb. 25.-profesSor Liebreichs new method
of treating tuberculosis described by the dscOverer
al a meeting Of the Berlin Medral Society to day.
The substance used is canharidate Of potash. which
ia administered IN solution by systematic injections
under the skin Clinical experiments made by Drs.
Fraenkel and Hermann seem 70 prove that the sub
stance is remedial in tuberculosis apd other diseases
profosso, Jiebreich SAYS that he is st carrying on
his Investigations and that the announcement OF his
discovery was made prcmaurely, under pressure from
Minister Won Gossler, who is giving the matter much
attention. 1900. -. ,.,r,,- IN .,,o
head and tuberculosis of the hinynA. IL Is ad
ministered in small doses, and appears 10 act ,ifoug
fransudatlon into the affected tissues. StvcII'i
nhy scans present expressed fears OF danger from inc
Injections causing blood to appear IN the ufihe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
TIrKET SPECTATORS FOILED.

Boston Feb. - tSpcciaD.-Mes'rS. Abbey schoefe
& Crau have changed the method Of disposal OF
seats for the engagement Of sarah Bcrnhatt at tho
fremont Theatre the week Of March .. They VIII
offer the seat, at auction in the auditorium OF the
theatre on March 3. The management was forced
into thi, procedure from the fact that at noon ol
February % the line Of purchasers began To FORM
on the following day some twenty or more had as
scmbled. This line soon became practically puohc
Nuisance and complaints were constantly made In rgart
~ r II Wa ,srertaiued that those i'm waiting repre-
,.ntcd spectators whose purchases would probably
have nearly exhausted the capacity OF the theatre for
the entire engagement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London, Feb. 25.-The COmmissonerin- Chief Of Cape
Colony sir Henry BToughton Loeb. q. c. VI. o., and
the Premier of Cape Colony. the Hon. Cecil John
Rhodes are the guests Of Queen Victoria at Windsor
Castle. They will probably return to south Africa
about the middle OF March. The negotiations over
boundary settlements which have been going on for
some time in regard to the claims made by Portugal
and the counterclams made by the Government OF
Cape Colony have been concluded to the satisfaction
Of the Chief Commissioner and the Premier. The
only practical modification OF the convention OF August
asf in Portugals favor is the allotment OF largo cH
tension OF territory north OF Tetc. which Portugal
proved that she had already occupied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
THE DEMANDS OF NORWAY.

Chrstiania, Feb. 25.-The political situation here i
extremely grave. OF the ia members Of the stor
thing who took part in Mondays division, in which the
Conservative Ministry defeated the majority prac
tically demand that Norway shall have control OF he
own foreign affairs. The Moderate Liberals and Ran
Gals are sinking their differences and present united
front II the King follow sthe constitutional usage by
choosing new Ministry from the majority IL VII
tend 10 the rapid repeal Of the scandinavian union
II he appoints Ministry 10 combat the majority. II
will be certain provoke conflict which VIII threaten
public peace and order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

Chicago. Feb. 9J.-Thc blrbcd wire manufacturers
Of tie United states. after several months struggling,
have come 10 an agreement among Themselves. At a
meeting today Of their orcauiLation the Columbia
Patent Company, the paper, for the transfer Of the
Wa,hburn a Mocn patent, were all prepared and
signed. This settles the matter 80 fir ~ the mem
b-rS of the now company are concerned They are
now in shape - make a definite proposition 70 Wash
burn Il M0cn and are confident that il Will bc ac-
ccptnd. Wd~hburn Is Mocn were represented ~ 10
day, meeting by attorneys but the Latter had not tho
authority to close the deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

st. Louis, Feb. "j.-rhc police today arrested
Daniel Gcary, at the request Of the chief Of Police
Of jersey city, " J. Geary is wanted in Jersey city
on charge Of forgery. The prisoner denies that he
Is guilty. but says that while In Ncw-l lork month
ago he drew "a check. making IL payable to young
friend named Miller. lie does not know what dis.
position Miller made Of the paper. lie Will return
without TcquisOn papcrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
FONSECA MADE PRESIDENT.
FORMALLY ELECTED CHIEF OF THE BRAZILIAN
REPUBLIC.

FORMALLY ELECTED CHIEF OF The bhAAiLlAN
REPUBLIC.
Rio Janeiro Feb. o5-General da Fonseca, who was
chosen Provisional President Of Brazil at the time o
the overthrow OF the Empire has been formally elected
President of the Republic.
The election of General DeOdOrO da Fonseca as
President of the United states of Brazil was fore
gone conclusion. 1t is just tribute rendered by
the representatives of the Nation to the Liberal
soldier and statesman who was the head and front OF
the movement which gave Brazil republican form
OF government. Moreover, General Fonseca mas
proved during the sixteen months of his provisional
Presidency that he knows how TO govern country
and lead it the path of daily progress without In
fringng at ali upon the freedom Of the citizens, as Is
done too often by men raised to supreme power
through revolution. The first President of the new
American Republic was known and admired bN Ms
counrymen a great warrior after the brilliant part
he took in the Paraguayan war. since November loT3'
they have had the opportunity of approaching MS
qualities ruler and statesman, and they nave
logically placed him at the head Of the Republic, as
It's first President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

baltimore Feb - (>pcciall-Onc Of the first prac
teal results Of reciprocity with Brazil Is the establish
mcnt Of "a direct lnc Of steamer, between Baltimore
and brazilian ports. Patterson Ramsay a co. have
established the Maryland Line and the first steamer
,bo FIvaston a British vessel of 5000 tons. sailed
This afternoon with full miscellaneous cargo ioi
To and santos. She carried twenty eight cario'us i
rom philadelphia steamers will be run monthly OF
nfiencr- rs the business warrants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
LIE ErROPEIN R0ND SWITDLE.

Chicago, Feb. @5.-Thc Chicago branch Office o;
T. H. lIorncr of NO. - Wall -. New York. who f. a.
the head Of the alleged European lottery bond sWind,
has been closed, and his local agent j. Ehrmann, can
not be found. Large number, Of poor people have
been induced during the past year 10 buy these bonds
on monthly instalmcnts Of - each. The bonds arc
mostly Of some petty European prncpality, and tho
chief nduccmcnt held out for their purchase 1, that
the purchaser i, entitled to participation In certain
lottery drawings under the auspices OF the Government
Issuing Them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26

London Feb. 25.-rhc First Lord Of the Admiralty,
Io.d George Francis Hamilton in the annual state
ment Of the naval estimates, Issued ~ day, calls for
an increase OF sos 900. lie also gives satisfic-
tory account Of the progress made with the new ve1
sells and OF the large saving effected by the Admi-
Ialty's inSstcncc ulon the RAPID building Of war
Ships instead OF putting up with tie old delays.
Lord George. on the other hand, complains Of the
vagueness of the progress Of the for The
new T,cnoi-war, and OF the inadequate provisions
for nObzng the reserves.