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The state herald., 1891-11-06
oonvlors RELEASED BY MINERS
Three Hundred Tennessee Prisoners
Turned Loose.

Iurneu IoOSos ust
The following dispatches from Knox
Vile, Tennessee, which were sent out
early on the morning Of the 31st, Indicate
that the coal miners at Briceville and
other points who were turnod out Of job
to give place to convict labor have at last
taken the law In their own hands.
"Onc hundred and fifty convicts have
beon released at Briceville tonight, and
an immense stockade has been burned. A
battle has takon place between guards and
miners. The fatalities are yet unknown.
Tho telegraph operator ut Clinton at 80
said that heavy firing was going ON at
Briceville. He says that convicts In tho
branch prison were released at 0 o'clock
by miners.
"Wires are down between Clinton and
Coal Creek and tits very difficult to obtain
accurate information. Beyond doubt the
stockade of the Tennessee Mining Com.
pany at Briceville and Of the jackson Iron
Company at Coal Greek have been burned.
The convicts employed in these mines to
the number Of SEQ have been released and
are now ut large. Most OF them are re-
ported to have gone towards the Kentucky
| line.
1t has been ascertained that large mum
ocrs OF suits of citizens clothes were pur-
chased several days ago and 1t is now Ger
tain they were for the use Of the dis
charged convicts whose escape would be
facilitated by discarding their striped
clothes.
The greatest excitement prevails in the
surrounding country owl the staiSi licSs
being at liberty in such larldc for o ga,
and the further trouble that Is :. - y pated,
in any effort that may be made to enforce
tho penitentiary convict lease laws.
The guards at the stockade made no re-
sistance, feeling that it was useless l, is
believed that no lives were lost.
The state herald., 1891-11-06

JOURNALISM. in this country. ii l.
true. has not reached the acme OF per.
lection either In spirit tone, aim or
the use OF the English language.
Within the ranks OF so.called journal.
lists, us In all other professions, there
nre some mighty mean men. some
vicious and dcspicable characters men
who. on general principles perhaps.
ought 10 be summarily removed, and
the influence OF this class Of men on
tho community is domoralizing and
bad, still with all these faults and
vices the average newspaper "fellor'
will rank up pretty woll with the aver.
nge cit'acs The chances arc that
newspapers and their propric,ors rep
resent iolerably well the communities
they serve. reflect tho sentiments OF
their patrons and II unworthy, nro
not ms guilty ~ the communliic,
which have either tolerated or made
them 30.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Mobbing 4 Minister.

AT a Prohibition rally at Orange.
Massachusetts, last Saturday evening, the
Rev. j. Wesley Hill, OF Utah, commented
severely upon President Harrison's record
and on Governor Russelps position on the
Prohibition question. Rev. George W
Ludson, pastor OF tho Congregational
churc1, hissed the speaker and was asked
10 the platform to defend the action. Mr.
Jndson took the platform land an exciting
dobatc ensuei between the two men.
The audience became greatly excited aud
MIR .iudson's wifa tainted. The pastor Of
the Cnivcrsalist church arose and de
nounccd Mr.. Hill and declared ;ha, ho
ought TO be made TO leave the town. The
audience joined In tho hostile demon sira-
lions. A deputy sheriff escorted Mr.. Hill
to his hotel, where he was followed by u
crowd, from which lie was protected b.
SIX more officers.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
The Commercial Future Of the
Pacific,

William H. Seward once declared tha.
tho Pacific ocean would be tho scene OF the
greatest commercial activity Of the world.
Taking up this great prediction, Captain
William $. MERRY. who was for many
years secretary OF the San Francisco
Chamber OF Commerce, writes u glowing
forecast In the November Forum OF tho
commercial future OF tho Pacific States.
lie SHOWS the volume Of their present CON
mcrcc with nit other countries, pointing
out how the commerce OF Japan is at pres
rnt worth much more Ia US than the COM
mcrco OF China. The resources OF these
states are clearly explained; but Captain
Merry finds reason TO believe ,ha, they
will never reach their supreme commercial
development until the cheaper transporta.
tion which will be brought by u trans.
is,haian canal, Is available; hut, after the
cutting OF tho canal through the lsthmus,
he shows how the Pacific slope will rapid
ly become tho home OF as prca, n com
merco ~ tho Atlantic slope, aLd perhaps
oven greater.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
The National Debt.

According 10 the monthly public
debt statement, the following was the con.
dition OF the treasury Oh October 81 In.
tcrest-bearing debt, sis5,0aJ, 30; debt ou
which interest has ceased since maturity,
JOS, $50; debt bearing no interest, $3.50,
JI,905; aggregate OF interest and non
interest bearing debt, $3.50, 39O, ,3'6; certif-
Gates and treasury notes Offset by an equal
amount OF cash in treasury, jCo,3ia,4l9;
aggregate OF debt, including certificates
and treasury notes, si,5io,Gss.3s6; gold re
serve, sioO, 1000, 900; net cash balance, $50. =
57l 80; total cash balance, sl3?.G.: SEQ.
This includes the subsidiary coin nnd
money deposited in national banks. The
decrease in the cash balance during the
month Of October was j,3iG0ls.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
THE RAID ON ooNvlors.
Particulars of the Releasing Of tho
Tennessee Convicts by
Coal Miners.

The citizens Of Bricevillc began to
lear squads Of men passing through tho
place on tho way to the stockades between
and o'clock Friday night. This was
Kept up for nearly an hour. 1t was $3.50
when 200 men descended Walden's ridge
approaching the stockade from the east
They called upon Warden Cross 10 deliver
up the keys Of tho prison.
While this was going on the magazine
was blown up and the stockade surrounded
by $500 men. Cross gave up the keys and
when the l4l convicts were released they
assisted in burning aud destroying the
property.
The attacking party then moved on the
Chumley, or Coal Creek stocsade, and u
halt was made near there. Twenty five
men were sent forward to demand tho sur
render of the convicts. Only one guard
was on duty and he lost no time in obey
ing.
The convicts were told to go, aud many
zen's clothing. When the convicts were
liberated they plundered Chumley's store
and destroyed the stockade furniture. The
offlce building was set on fire by the over
turning Of q stove. The mob then descend
ed 10 tho valley, where they set of several
dynamite bombs and fired small cannon
they had with them. The racket occa-
stoned by the firing, together with the ex-
piosion Of the ammunition stored at the
Bricevlllc stockade, which the are touched
of, created tho impression among non-par.
ticipants that q battle was IN progress.
This, however, was not the case, as not a
shot was fired AZ any person. The fields
around the stockades were generously
strewn with the striped suits OF the con
victs.
On Saturday, great number of the
convicts were roaming about the country,
nearly all In citizens clothes which had
been furnished them by accommodating
miners. The people showed disposition
to help them escape, but the officers were
busy oil day gathering them in.
Governor Buchanan has taken active
measures to recapturo the convicts and
also to bring the leaders OF the mob TO
justice. lie has offered reward OF S25
for each conyict turned over TO the officers.
The affair is the talk OF the State and
from all sections comes the demand that
the miners who participated in Friday
nights affair shall be caught and be
brought TO justice, il 1t takes mint OF
money and an army.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Mutiny Of British Troops.

Military circles and tho London pub.
lie In general have been startled by the
publication In the columns Of Truth Of the
details OF another mutinous outbreak upon
tho part Of the Grcpadior guards, who arc
now stationed at Windsor Castle
This the second mu,iny OF tho same hat
talon within about six months. had Its ori-
Rin In tho ill-fccllnr pormcating many OF
tho corps OF the British army on account Of
tho insufficient and unpAiatablc ratlous
which tho men olAlmcd were served 10
them for their meals on Wednesday, oc,o-
bcr II.
II IL said that a serious scandal, Inyoly.
Ing officials responsible for army supplies,
IL involved In this mutirous conduct, Tho
authorities have been paying for u better
quality OF rutions than tho troops received
and II Ia insinua,cd that somc OF tho or,,ccr,
were aware OF tho fact. and tho grcnadiorn,
having suspicion OF this knowledge, mutt.
med as last resort TO call at.
'nn,ion 10 their grievance. Tho corps TIM,
mutlned Ia tho same that invoked tho high
commcndatIon Of tho German kaiser during
his visit to England recently.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
A Fire at Hamburg.

A. Bergcndorf. n suburb OF Ham
burg, tho Hotel Schworin was burned the
,thcr night and i've lives were los, Many
inmates had narrow escapes, aud owing TO
'tse cSAstruotiws -f tss. s..SiTs essis,he
rapldi,y with which tho iiamcs spread tho
drcmen's work was iull OF danger
Some negro mlns,rcls who had been
playing In Hamburg were lodged In the
ippcr story. Three found escape shut OF.
rwo brave fremcn volunteered In tho face
II almost certain death TO 70 10 their us
distance. Just ~ the two resclcrs reached
.ho floor upon which the three miustrcls
soro hcmmed In BY tho flames, the building
collapsed and all i've were plunged Into
.hc blazing mass and pcflshcl
The state herald., 1891-11-06
AN UNREASONABLE STRIKE.
New York Printers Take Advantage of
Their EMPLOYERS.

The Metropolitan Printing Company
Of New York, which had tho contract for
printing the ballots for election, found
themselves in a tight box last Saturday.
The company had given heavy bond to
have the work done Saturday night.
1 1t must be rushed, and the company en-
gagged 800 extra compositors to get 1t done
Us quickly as possible. From the start the
new composlt0rs seemed to understand
they were on special work, and 10 ppprc-
ciate tho importance 10 tho company Of
having 1t done quickly They began to
demand extra pny for rush work. The
company yielded to save dispute. On Fri
day the men proposed TO work all night
That meant double pay. Tho management
would not agree to it, whereupon it be.
came evident that trouble was brewing.
About 10toclock Saturday morning the
crisis came, when delegation OF men
waited upon tho supertendent aud de-
manded 81 per hour for the rest of the
work. Their demand was refused, with
tho explanation that such wages for 800
men would leave the company with d large
loss on tho job. The men threatened to
strike unle SIS they were promised that pay
When tho management again refused they
laid down their sticks and went out.
message was sent to the office OF the
secretary OF Typographical Union No. o.
After hearing the company's story he went
among the men. They persisted In their
demands. Finding they would not be rea-
sonable Mr.. Ferguson peremtorily ordered
them back to work. They returned, but
many of them were so sullen about it that
the managers we're kept in nervous condi-
tion.
They felt sure Of 80, 900 when the pack
ages In the press room, piled shoulder
high in the office, showed that the work
was moving along as planned.
"This experience, said Commodore
Tooker, when the danger had passed. "has
nearly convinced us that it does not pay TO
tako immense contract jobs with bond at
tachments. Tho caprice of men who were
well paid, und who came TO us glad to get
work, might have ruined us today. We
will let large short time contracts alone,
hereafter, think"
The state herald., 1891-11-06

THf recent commitment of wealthy
New Workers. adopted son to the re.
'ormatory is remarkable case Us
showing the certainty with which the
laws OF heredity work, or n, lcas, the
logical development OF character ne
cording TO conditions fixed n, birth
Such innate moral dciormity l. no
more easily curablc than pronounced
congenital physical dc'ormliy. In.
stead OF becoming more pliable us ma,
turity Is reached character become,
more and more fixed II 1t begins IL
rotienness Il ends in loa,hsomc cor
ruption. II II is thoroughly diseased
In boyhood the disease Is obstln,
ate In manhood. \ mere change %
environment will not effect the trans
formation, though II may give be,,cl
chance to u character In which san,
equilibrium is disturbed by unfuvor
able conditions of life.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
A Nebraska Bank Robbed.

A special from Homer, Nebraska.
says: Last night Herman Freeze, cashier
Of the Homer State Bank, was called out
Of his house by Two men oil the pretext of
being consulted oil political questions. A
short way from home Freeze was covered
with rcvolvcrs and compelled TO open the
bank and safe. Freeze was bound and
gagged and the robbers secured $1,000 in
gold. AT iscvcn O'Clock the next morning
Cashier Freeze was found and released
from his uncomfortable position. The
same robbers visited jackson, u neighbor-
ing town and cracked u safe. They wore
no masks and the cashier has furnisne
the officers full description OF them.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Riot at an Alliance Meeting.

A special from Little Rock, Arkan.
sas, says; Ncws reached hero last night
OF terrible hand.to.hand encounter at
Bucksport, twenty miles from FL Dorado.
Union county. ut Farmers Alliance maaa
meeting Inst night State Lecturer Bryan
OF tho Alliance was the principal speaker
Of the evening. Shortly after hc had con.
cluded his speech quarrel took place
among several OF the spectators, which
was soon taken up by many others In the
audience.
Winchester rides, shotguns and pistols
were used with deadly effect. Burt Mnn.
ming, j, II. Town and three others whose
namcs could no, be learned, were killed
and several slightly wounded Shcrir
Goodwin OF Union county left III Dorado
,of tho scene OF tho trouble. Politics was
the only and solo cause OF the trouble.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
The Prince of Wales Residence Badly
Scorched.

The fire which broke out Sunday
mornins at Sandringham Hall, the resi-
ience OF the Prince Of Wales, situated on
the Grca, Eastern railroad not far from
London, caused n large amount of damage
In spite of tho efforts OF the local fire bri
sade and the assistance rendered by the
railroad people.
siaudrlngham Hall must now be re-
painted and re.dcc9rated from roof to eel.
lars and the upper portion .of the building
where the iirc broke out must be rebuilt.
Consequently II will bc impossi iblc for the
Prince of Wales and hisi family TO occupy
the hall this winter. The Prince was ek
pected to arrive aud take up his residence
there on Saturday next.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Forest Fires In Missouri.

Extensive forest fires nro raging
iow miles west of Glencoe, 81 Louis
County, and n great deal OF valuable tim.
bor mud other property has been destroyed.
un'css rain conns 10 assist the farmers
and othcrs who atu iishtins the Dire, the
losses will rcnch M enormous figure.
Among tho property destroyed was l..
Nichols home citlad, which alone was val
uod NJ over sj0O1l Tho scarcity of water
prevents tho people from successfully
fighting The fire, aud IN many Instances
iarmcis have plowod up their utora no "a
10 check the Hamcs nnd save their HON, ..
The state herald., 1891-11-06
A Bravo ocrman RaIlrondpr,

A swltchman named August Bcrndt
sacrificed his life IN u most heroic mnuncr
10 save those OF two little chlldron, Tho
children bad wandered upon tho track
ncar roscn Jus, rs au express train was
approaching
they did not realize their danger aud
paid no attention 10 tho switchmnn'p cries
Of warning. Finally Borudt sprank upon
tho track, Fraapol the children ono In each
arm, and succeeded In throwing them clear
OF the rails II was then too late. how.
cycr, to sayc himself, aud hc was ground
10 pieces b. the train,
The state herald., 1891-11-06

The lyceum platform is no longer a
potent factor in the higher life OF this
country. Whether it is under tenn
porary cloud or has passed into per-
manent desuetude, time only can tell.
Fifty years ago 1t was the morning
star OF our American horizon, and for
about n generation il held on its course
with little sign of decline, Blu, now
it can hardly be said 10 exist. The
time has gone by when there is n
popular demand for series of lect-
ures on miscellaneous topics. and when
it is safe for lyceum to arrange for
such series. Individual lecturers
may draw. or the people may turn out
TO hear n particular subject discussed.
but the lyceum platform as an insti,u-
ton is no more. There Is no little
chivalry and gallantry in our day, but
Arthur's round table is nowhere to b.
found.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
comnle,Inr Now Vensel,.

Tho Chlllan trouble shows II clIcc,
At tho Brooklyn navy yard In tho renewed
activity tina, II being displayed In Hitting
)ut all the vessels that arc now there,
The number Of men engaged upon tho
monitor Minn,onomah has been Increased,
aud from conversation with her officers II
was learned tha, She could bo Hot ready
Ter sea within ten days " occasion should
roqurc It. she 10 rlnssci by all officers aa
the most formidable ship In tho navy and
II necessary she could bc IN Chilap waters
within two months.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
The Alliance In Politics.

Colonel l.. l.. Polk, president
Of tho Farmers Alliance, In speaking q,
Elizabeth city Virginia, said IN part
"They talk about politics The Alliance Ia
iull oi politics, IA An crg is full Of meat
Yes, sir we nrc In politics, and there to
stay ghoy tnlh about party. II 10 tho
nlcc little collar with q chain 1 don't care
who 10 nominated, viii vote as ricase. -
Polk 'ien spoke OF the sub treasury bill.
mud shid there were eighteen states
pledged 10 stand by this scheme.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Fatal crossIng AeeIdeni.

Michael wilkins, ono Of tho wealth.
.est farmers md tho largest land owner In
Atchison county. Kansas, aud his wife
were returning home Wednesday evening
and wcro crossing the Santa 70 tracks a,
ipoint known ns Omaha junction when
The cas-, bound passenger train bore down
ipon tbcm. Mrs, wilkins was on tho rear
u the wagon nnd, jumping OF, escaped In.
Jury. wilkins jumned from tho side OF the
wagon aud a second later the train struck
u, knocling the heavy wagon on top Of him
and killing him instantly.
The state herald., 1891-11-06

We are all more or less creatures OF
example. Like flock of sheep, we
follow leader over no matter what
obstacle and in spite Of all circum-
stances. Let man make money by
some wild plunging in speculation and
incontinently hundred others plunge
after him only to lose their money.
Let someone achieve distinction
ihonorably and there ARE countless
youths who endeavor to emulate him,
and 1t is but slightly variant II the dis
tinction is acquired dishonorably.
jesse James had probably rs many
admirers and more imitators than
General Sheridan or General Custer.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Iesls Of smokoIes. Powder.

The ordnance division Of the war
department has recently made tes,s OF
,mokcless powder with Held guns and OBJ
lalncd very satisfactory results. m,
luantIty Of smokc'css powder used.n half
'hnrgc, rave the same velocity as double
he amount Of black OF ordinary powder,
while full charge " snokrcr- powder
gave velocity OF s,o,o fee, per second
with perfect safety To tho gun. which Is "a
)cr cent moro than can be- obtained with
he same quantity OF ordinary powder.
The state herald., 1891-11-06
Another Russia, ukn.,.

The canr has Issued ukusc pro.
nibi,ing the export Of all csrenis excepting
wheat, which will also prohibit the export
II potatoes and all the products from tho
prohibited cereals, Though tho uaasr
prohibits the expectation of nil cereals OK
soptinR wheat from TO day. vessels s,ill
loading will bc allowed 10 complete their
rnrgocs provided they sal within three
lay.
The state herald., 1891-11-06

THE graveyard has been the defense
Of nations no loss than walls and fortiH-
cations, since the desire to keep sacred
the resting place OF the beloved or re-
vered dead has steelcd hearts to vie
tory where bulwarks have failed to
ward off defeat Whether the idea OF
laying our dead to rest in marked and
sheltered ground be Christian or pagan,
it is one the heart should cherish for
what OF the divine it guards in our
natures
The state herald., 1891-11-06

IRIS not 10 be supposed TIM, there
nrc many men and women so hardened
TINT they would not feel an impulse OF
compassion for the miserable beings
who nrc crampcd In the living graves
In sweater shops. stiilcd, starved and
corrupted. or those who realize the
enormiiy Of the thing there are fow
who will personally take up the cause
Of ncinnl reform and for these few
~ means Of working nro limited.
~ SAeis own indignan, courage
~ eappors q publlc opinion and vio.
g. nnilMvy' regulations. they have
bu. iIiti6 tovsrk with. Tho germ nnd
bacteria theory offers seemingly
powerful weapon. but how many of
the purchasers Of garments manuiar.
iurcd In these hotbcds OF disease have
amy idcn Of tho contamination lurking
IN their folds or can bo induced 10 DO.
licvc In itp Tho deadly fascination of
buying M article that seems phcnom.
enally cheap, Is too great 10 be resist
cd. The same spirlt TINT noiuatcs the
sweater il hero In u greatly diminished
degree, II constitutes tho real heart
OF this cvIl which is onc of tho crown.
Ing curses that Our carefully nuriurod
spiri, Of greed has laid upon us.
The state herald., 1891-11-06

The sweating system has no advo-
Gates who have publicly espouscd its
cause. Unlike many other things,
involving human want and sin, ii is u
matter that admits of no discussion;
it is absolutely without mitigating
attributes; there is but one side 10 1t.
The most that can be claimed in its
favor, even by the sweater himself, Is
that 1t affords him livingi for TO the
poor wretchoe in his employ, it offers
only a slow death. And it may be
seriously questioned whether. II the
abolishment OF the system meant also
the extinction OF such men as had
used it as a means OF subsistence. that
were not in itself, benefit to the
world at large. As system, this
hideous scheme OF human greed can
not be supported by n single argument
The state herald., 1891-11-06

Negotiations for the purchase OF
the renowned Calynrian library In
Berlin. Germany. have jus, been closed
by capitalists OF Chicago. Tho library
has ON Its shelves $50. 600 volumes and
100, 900 dissertations, Tho price paid
for this rarc collection IL not made
public The books will be Immediately
shipped To Chicago md placed In the
aow library. II H. kohlsant md NJ.
u. Robertson are stated 10 hayo sub.
scrlbed the largest portion OF the pur.
ehnso price OF the library.
The state herald., 1891-11-06

I Thomas Rynn. minister TO Moxioo.
.aysi Mexico In enthusiastically 10
favor Of reciprocity with this govern.
mcnt. and II is the ardent wish OF the
officials Of the republic 10 bring 4,
about. The Mexican congress, now
Ia session, fayors the scheme 10 man
npd all nru taking the kccncst interest
10 formulating plans Tor the develop.
inent Of H. Before left the City Of
Mexico. President DiH2 expressed
himself on the subject aud was Bin
ccre In wishing for an increase In the
excellent good viii and commercial
relations nirend, existing between tho
Two republics,
The state herald., 1891-11-06
In one respect not even woman can

In one respect not even woman can
understand her son. II there be tale
OF suffering caused by the sweating"
process in lnrge cities. and II it be
clear that wages have been reduced
below the point OF honorable existence.
fair danes purse pretty lips and ask:
why don't they go out TO service99"
1t Is u mover ending query.