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The Washburn leader., 1891-04-25
SHE HOLDS THE FORT.
The Attitude of tho Secretary of the
Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds

The Attitude of the Secretary of the
Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds
Fair.
Chicago, April 16.--The strife be-
tween Miss Phoebe Couzins, secretary
of the board of lady managers of the
Worlds Fair, and the executive commit
tee of that body, has taken new phase.
When she reached her Office door this
morning she found it locked and the
janitor of the building informed her he
had been instructed not to permit her to
enter. Miss Couzins thereupon took
possession of the adjoining room and an
nounced that she would hold possessio
of it day and night until the trouble is
settled. She continues to hold the fort
and this afternoon sent out fer lunch
con. During the day she received a
telegram from st. Louis saying that
arrangements we're being made for the
holding of mass meeting of the ladies
to protest against the course of the exc
cutive committee and delegation of
ladies waited on her in her castle here
and decided to call preliminary meet
ing for tonight to make similar ar
rangement for mass meeting here.
CHICAGO, April 16.-About forty ladies,
including several members of the Queen
Isabella Worlds Fair association, held a.
meeting tonight at the Sherman house
and adopted resolutions endorsing Mrs.
Couzins in the action she has taken. A
finance committee consisting of Miss
Mary Martin, DR.. Francis Dickinson and
three others was appointed to collect
funds to assist Miss Couzins in the fight.
Miss Couzins did not remain at the
Worlds Fair offices througout the night
as at first reported she would. She ex.
planned that she was indisputably, even
according to her opponets, still a member
of the board of lady managers, and there
fore would not be debarred from the
office in which she held the fort to-day,
though debarred from the secretary's
aancf11m
The Washburn leader., 1891-04-25
Outlaws Captured.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17.-Par-
ticulars of the capture of band of six
outlaws who have been terrorizing the
border near what is known as the penin-
sula, has been received. These are out
laws who made raid two weeks since
on the ranch of Victoriano Hernandez,
in Presidio county, Texas. They arrived
at Hernandez, ranch intending to kill the
proprietor and assault his wife and three
daughters. An American, Frank Duke,
who happened to be there, was killed by
the first fusilade and Hernandez wound
ed SO that he died later. The bandits
were beaten off by son of the ranch
man, who wounded two Of them. One of
the prisoners has confessed and the gang
will be tried in chihuahua and be shot
or sent to the salt mines.
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driven wild. During several squabbles

driven wild. During several squabbles
to-day a couple of deputies were struck
with stones and one was cut on the arm
while pushing his way through the
crowd. But few evictlons we're made, as
sheriffs evidently fear opposition and
are gathering large forces of deputies in
anticipation of trouble when evictions
and arrests are made at Leisenring to-
morrow, the force of deputies is being
largely increased. There are also fears
of trouble at Adelaide where number
of eviction notices will also expire to-
morrow. There is report in circulation
this evening that Pihkerton detectives
will be imported into this region and
stationed at the works where efforts are
being made to resume. Master Work
man Wise is at Whitney tonight to give
passages to a number of imported Ital-
ians who are desirous of leaving that
point. But little of consequence was
done at the Whitney plants this after
noon, owing to the raiding of the COM
pany's forces by the strikers.
THE WOMEN TOOK POSSESSION.
UN1oNTowN, Pa, April 20.-Deputy
Crawford weut to Leisenring No. 2 to-
day to serve injunction papers on thir-
ty-two of the strikers engaged in the
riot there on Saturday morning. Closely
in his wake came Constable Chick to ar
rest the rioters. Twenty-six of the'lht-
ter we're arrested and taken on board a
train by the constable, when their wives
and the wives of other strikers to the
number of 40 or so poured into the two
coaches and took possession. The women
refused to pay their fare and they re-
fnsed to get off, and the tralnmen, after
making a number of Intellectual efforts
to unload them, finally ran the train on
side track, cut off the coaches prison.
ers and all and came on the engine to
Vance's Mill junction and reported the
situation to railroad headquarters. The
engineer brought the engine to Union
town with Constable Chick and three of
his prisoners aboard. Nothing has been
heard of the train load left behind.
Late tonight telephone message was
sent from Lamont to Leisenring No.2,
notifying the deputies and company Of
ficials there that $50 strikers had just
left Lamont for Leisenring and riot is
imminent. Adjutant-G General Mcclellan
this afternoon telegraphed to the gov
ernor: "No news is good news" imply
ing that there was as yet no necessity
for troops. -
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AGRE.AT FIGHT.
Hall and Fitzsimmons Agree to Fight
~ for $4,000. -

Hall and Fitzsimmons Agree to Fight
for $4,000. -
CHICAGO, April 22.-"Parson' Davies
for Jim Hall, and George r. Clarke for
Bob Fitzsimmons, to-day signed articles
of agreement for fight to q finish, with
four ounce gloves, Marquis of Queens
mons, for a purse Of $4,000. The match
is to take place in ST. Paul or Minne-
apolis July %, winner to receive $11 900,
loser $1,000; the men to weigh at the
ring side in costume. Both contestants
agree to weigh not over 156 pounds. A
forfeit Of 81 800 has been posted by each
man with Frank N. Shaw, who is to
name club under the auspices of which
the fight will take place. Davies and
Clarke are to agree upon referee.
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Going Through Texas.

Houston, Tex, April 18.-The presi-
dent and party are now enjoying the hos
pitality of the people Of Texas and have
made an unconditional !, surrender. The
welcome occurred at Palestine at 7:30
this morning. The president was for
mally received at that place by the. gov
srnor Of the state and the mayor and city
council Of Palestine. The governor was
accompanied by Senator Regan and a
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THE INDIANS DISCOURAGED.
The Agent at Pine Ridge Reports the
Condition of Affairs at His Agency.

Condition of Affairs at His Agency.
WASHINGTON, April 17.--Capt. Charles
G. Penney, U. s. A., acting Indian agent
at Pine Ridge, has written, under date of
April 7th, a long letter to the commits
sionor of Indian affairs, relative to the
situation at Pine Ridge and the pros
poets for the future. He says the Indi-
ans look upon the recent legislation by
congress as another promise of the gov
ernment, but their confidence has been
somewhat strengthened by the perform
ance of the government as to rations. He
urges, however, that the recent legisla-
tion be carried into effect with all proper
speed. The general effect of the recent
outbreak among the Sioux has been bad,
and has "left their hearts sore and bit
ter" The memory of the loss of their
kinsfolk and friends still rankles and is
an ever present source Of discomfort,
which may break out whenever the need
ed spark is applied. He says there is
danger to be apprehended of future trou-
BILE, and he bases his conclusions upon
the fact that the people are in state of
unrest. They have not begun their
farming or their usual avocations. Their
houses and property have been plnndered
and there IS feeling of encouragement
and the opinion that it is hardly worth
while to try again, as there may be
another war and all would go again.
Capt. Penney thinks that peace would be
secured by allowing the delegation that
was selected by General Miles and visit
ed Washington last winter, to come here
again and have General Miles with them.
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The Presidents Trip through the
Southern States One Con-
tinual Ovation.
Everywhere the People Turn Out and
Greet Their Chief
Magistrate.
The Presidential Party Leave Ell
Paso, Texas, and Journey to
Tucson, Arizona.
The President at Birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April l6.-The
presidential party had delightful six
hour trip over the Georgia Pacific road
from Atlanta to this city. The special
engine provided was completely covered
with flags and bunting, and displayed in
front was large portrait of the presi-
dent. A feature of the run to Birming-
haYwas the prominent display of the
AMI sican colora at all the stations. A
patriotic display of flags was particularly
noticeable at Talapoosa, known in this
region as ''The Yankee city under a
southern sum-" because so much New
England capital is invested here. Tala-
poosa gave the president a cordial recep.
tion, and he made a brief
speech. Soon after passing
1alapoosa the train crossed the
Georgia line into Alabama, and at the
same time the governor of Alabama and
his staff left Birmingham in special
train to meet the president. There was a
great crowd at Admission and the recep-
tion of the party was most enthusiastic:
The president and postmaster-general
both spoke. The train next stopped at
Pell City, and the president shook hands
with many from the rear platform. The
presidents reception at Birmingham was
a genuine ovation, and the demonstra-
tion was the noisiest that has been ex-
perienced on the trip thus far. Gov.
Jones and his staff, in full uniform, and
a committee of citizens met the preslden-
tiallparty at Henryellen and escorted it
to the city, where the president was well
coined by the mayor and other munic-
ipal officers.
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An Eviction Causes Death.

UN1oNTowN, Pa, April 22.-Threats
have been turned to violence, and vio-
lence has again caused death in the coke
regions, with the result that company G
has been called to the scene of the ira
gedy, and all is in ferment. The Fayette
county officers went to Adelaide this
morning where they made two evictions
after great deal of trouble and opposi-
tion. They were then overpowered by
the strikers and driven away. Rein
forced by Sheriff McC Cormick and large
force of deputies, returned when a
pitched battle took place between the
sheriff's posse and about 300 Hungari-
ans, men and women, in which Hun
garian girl was killed and others
injured, among whom are
several deputies. The battle oc-
Cured about o'clock this afternoon,
while the members of company @ were
lunching at the boiler house. The depu-
ties were trying to keep the Hungarians
from carrying back the household goods
which had been thrown out of the houses
in the forenoon. A big strong Hungarian
was fighting with the deputies when
Sheriff McC Cormick started to assist them.
The Hungarian saw him coming and
tried to shoot. The girl who was killed
was lover of the big Hungarian and
was fighting for him with the ferocity of
a young lioness. The deputies say that
the pistol went off in the hands Of the
Hungarian and killed his sweetheart.
If it had not. been for
the arrival of Company G,
at that moment every deputy would have
doubtless been injured, if not killed.
Sheriff Mccormick was shot through the
thumb by the bullet that killed the girl
The evictions will take place at Leith to-
morrow and trouble is feared. One hum
dred and eight Pinkertons are stationed
at Leisenring, where IS men are at work
in the pit. Company @ will remain at
Adelaide to. night. Deputies Crawford
and Kyle arrived here this evening with
three prisoners, captured during the
riots.
TWO MORE FATALITIES.
UN1oNrowN, Pa, April 22.-It was
learned tonight that in the fight between
the sheriffs' deputies and the mob, that
two men were fatally shot, one of whom
died in a few minutes, and the other can
not live. g.
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Minnesotas Appropriation.

ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE legislature
tonight passed the last Of the appropri-
alton bills, being the general bill. It
calls for over 100000 more than hereto
fore and the tax levy had.to be increased
three-tenths OF a mill more in order to
provide funds for it,, payment. Itmakes
the total appropriation Of $1,300,OOO, and
the total state tax levy nearly 8 mills.
The Washburn leader., 1891-04-25
Wisconsin's a-Cent Rate.

MADISON, Wis, April E.-The house
this morning indefinitely postponed ac-
tion on the bill reducing passenger rates
on railroads to two cents per mile. The
committee on state affairs reported
against the bill repeating the local OPP
ton law.
The Washburn leader., 1891-04-25
Death Rate in Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE number of
deaths in this city reported to the health
department for the week ending at noon
to-day was 841, against 655 last week.
Acute lung diseases, the result of damp
weather, are far above the normal in
number. a,-
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Tho Rain Was General.

ST. PAUL, April 16.-Warm and heavy
rains fell in the two Dakotas to-day, be-
ing especially heavy in South Dakota,
where seeding is far advanced and the
rain will do great good.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

INDIANA coopers will be organized.
NEW YORK druggists clerks have union
INDIANAPOLIS is agitating for a labor tenn
pie.
NEW YORK cooks and stewards are organ
ICED.
MAINE laborers will have a national
union.
WOMEN are employed as house-painters in
Pueblo, Col.
LONDON buttonhole-makers get thirty live
cents day.
F1rrY-FouR counties in Ohio nominated
candidates on the Peoples party ticket.
. THE Knights OF Labor are demanding that
the Worlds Fair shall be opened on Sundays.
THERE are over 5000 Hebrew workmen
In New York City engaged in different 90
cupations.
ELECTRIC railway hands won a strike in
Philadelphia, Penn to enforce the ordi-
uance making twelve hours days WORK.
THIRTY per cent. OF all women'in the
United States are working for a living, au
increase OF nine per cent over the year 1851.
THE earliest authentic record of labor
organization in this country IS an article OF
INCORPORATION Of the New York Journeymen
Shipwrights, dated 1903.
THE American Waltham Watch Com
oaay, at Boston, has announced a reduction
of fifteen to twenty per cent. in wages of
from SOU to QUO employees.
THE first known trade journal published in
The world was booksellers monthly. which
was called Nercuri1ts Li6rarius, and which
made its appearance in 164S.
ONE of the strongest labor organizations
IN the South is the "screwme2," OF New Or
leans. Their business is to "screw" or
tightly store cotton in vessels to prevent
shifting at sea and economize space. There
are 1000 members, their dues amount to s20,-
700 annually; they own their meeting-house,
and have Sl25, 900 in bonds and securities.
Their wages are 81 day.
A MAMMOTH labor congress is to be held in
Chicago in 1893, under the auspices OF the
Worlds Congress Auxiliary Of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. John Burns and
Tom Mann, who led the great London dock
strike to a successful issue in 1889, have
promised to be present, as have many other
prominent labor leaders. William E. Glad
stone and Cardinal Manning have accepted
honorary membership. aud will submit their
views in writing. T. V. Powderly, Carroll
D. Wright, and numerous Others deeply in
ssrested in labor questions, are earnestly
supporting the movement
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LATER NEWS.

TIE NJ massachusetts, Supreme Court handed
down a decision on the Andover Heresy case
which Is practically victory for Professor
Smyth and the liberal party.
MANY of the families of tbs striking Pitts
burg Penn. miners are In starving con.
iition.
BUSHNELL G. BUSHNELL, well known
real estate firm of st. Paul. Minn., have as
signed with liabilities that will probably
reach s500, 900.
NEAR Hartville, Mo-, Solomon johnson
shot his son, desperado. known as "BilP'
Johnson. "Bilr tried to force his father to
AXE drink, and in the fight that followed
ae was killed.
BY an incendiary fire at Newman, Ca. T
". Howell & Co.'s warehouse, with 1000
bales of cotton, was destroyed. Loss $500,
D0
THE glaze mill of the Ohio Powder Works,
jocated four miles north Of Youngstown, ex-
,loded, killing two men, Joseph Maags and
Ben Romans and completely destroying the
mill
SENIOR MONT, the Chilian representative
1t Washington, had an informal conference
with Secretary Blaine in regard to the Bal
timore emoroglio.
In his annual report to the Secretary OF
War, Colonel Lieber. Acting Judge-Advo-
,ate.General of the Army. says that during
The year ended September 30 there were 1907
trials by court-martial. There were 1885
trials by garrison and summary courts or
1906 more than during the preceding year.
MORE than 300 lives were lost, and great
damage was done to property by an earth
quake in Japan.
PARIS, France, is again suffering from an
epidemic of influenza.
THIRTY natives assembled at wedding
feast in Tunis. Algeria, were killed by the
collapse of a newly constructed wall ada
sent to the house in which they were gath
cred.
, MEMBERS of the Third Battalion of the
irenadier Guards, in barracks at Windsor,
england, made another mutinous demon
! ,tration.
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Tho Realm Of Fire.

From an article-"The Manufactures
of Stcel'-by W. F. Durfee, in the
Popular Science Aonthly, we take the fol-
lowing: a'y
The general aspect of the interior OF q
converting-house at night is at once
startling and grandly impressive. Here
heat, fame and liquid metal are ever
present; locomotives whistle and putt,
dragging with clatter and clang huge
ladies Of molten iron; the lurid light,
flashing and flaming, that illuminates the
scene, throws shadows so intensely black
that they suggest the ''black h:e' OF:
Milton, for in such placeit Is impos-s
sible for a shadow to be cool; hait-
naked, muscular men, begrimed Win
sweat and dust, fit about; clouds OF
steam arise from attempts to cool IN
some degree the roasting earth OF the
floor; converters roar, vibrate and onls
flames mingled with splashes OF metal
from their white.hot throats; at inter
walls tho scorching air is filled with .
rain of co.uscating burning iron; ingot
molds lift mouths parched with thirst
that can only be appeased for q short
time by streams of liquid steel that run
curgling into them; the stalwart cranes.
rise, swing and fall. loading scores OF
tons of red-hot steel upon cars OF iron;.
all these conditions and circumstances
combine to make an igneous total most
suonestiyc of the realms of Pluto than any
other in the whole range OF the metal
lurgic arts. sj
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4 DEMAND ON Chilli.
Reparation Asked for the At
tack on American Sailors.
Minister Egan Presents the Mat
ter to the Junta.

A cablegram from Santiago, Chill, says,
The United States Government has. through
Minister Egan, formally demanded repairs
ton from the Government Of Chill for the
attack recently made in Valparaiso upon-a
number of the seamen Of the United Statei
cruiser Baltimore. The demand is no infor.
NAL suggestion that the Government
at Washington expects some kind
of satisfaction for the killing and
wounding of the Baltimors's sailors;
it Is notice given in a friendly way, but
according to direct orders received from the
State Department at Washington, that tne
United States demands an immediate e1'
FOR the injuries inflicted. Up to the present
time the Junta has expressed no regret fof
the attack made on the American sailors.
Acting upon the instructions sent to him
from Washington, Mr.. Egan presented the
Chilian Junta with q detailed statement OF
the results Of the investigation made by Cap
tain Schey, of the Baltimore. and by Mr.:
Egan himself. These investigations had
shown that Charles Riggan. one OF the Baltl.
more's petty officers, was brutaly assaulted
by several Chilians while he was riding on
street-oar. Riggan resisted, but, was
dragged from the car and murdered by q
pistol shot. Turnbull, another of the Balti-
morss wounded men, who died few days
afterward from his injuries, received no less
than eighteen stab wounds in the back, TWO
Of them penetrating his lungs.
After giving full list of the members or
the Baltimore's crew who were injured by
the mob, Mr.. Egan's statement called at
tention to the fact that thirty-fve OF the
cruisers crew were, on the day of the riots,
arrested, unnecessary violence. being used BY
tho epolice, and that they were detained In
custody without due cause. In conclusion
Mr.. Eagan said that the surgeons OF
the United States warship expressed the
opinion that some Of the injuries inflicted
upon the American sailors were bayonet
wounds, and that this clesrly showed that
the police officers OF Valparaiso, who are
armed with bayonets, TOOK part in the at
tack. The Americans were without arms,
and practically defenceless.
Mr. Egan, in presenting the Chilian Junta
with this statement Of the assault, ex-
pressed In distinct terms the feeling OF great
Indignation which the State Department az
Washi ington feels at the whole affair, and
especially at the brutal conduct Of the police
of Valparaiso in joining with the mob in the
latters attack upon the Baltimore's
seamen, and in drawing their
bayonets and using them against
the unarmed Americans. Mr.. Egan also
particularly called attention to the addis
tional brutality Of the police Of Valparaiso
In using horses to drag the Americans to
prison. After making brief summary OF
the iacts to which he had been instructed to
call attention, Minister Eagan informed the
representatives of the Junta that, in the
name of the United States, he demanded
reparation for the insults and injuries COM
plained Of
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

THEODORE DoERFLINGER, q prominent
Pittsburg druggist, President Of the Dexter
Spring Company and Treasurer Of the
Seventh Ward School Board, has been arrest
Ell, charged with forgery and embezzlement
of school funds. One report makes the
shortage $4,000 and another ST., 900.
EVERY liquor dealer at Bar Harbor, Me-,
has been indicted for violation Of the liquor
law.
A SEVERE storm prevailed along the New
England coast, and snow fell in Worcester,
Mass; Boston,, Hartford, Conn; Newport,
r. J., and Ellsworth, Me. 1t was the earliest
snow storm known sincs 1875.
In the six-day bicycle race in Madison
Square Garden, New York City, William
Martin, Of Detroit, held the lead until the
finish. He covered exactly 1855 40 miles,
beating the previous worlds record by
81 40 miles.
IT Salem, Mass, Mrs. Searies's will, dis
iuheriting her adopted son, Timothy Hop
kins, and giving her thirty millions to her
husband, has been sustained. An appeal will
be taken.
THE first Empire State express Of the
New York Central and Hudson River Rail
road, which will give the fastest passenger
service of any regular express train in the
WOrlC, maze Cno run lrOm I'VE" 1oIhS SiUy w
Buffalo, four hundred and forty miles, in
eight hours aud forty-two minutes.
POSTMASTER HERBERT G. BRIGGS, Of
Portland, Me-, rendered his resignation to
t. Ike effect Immediately. The Portland
Cement Pipe Company, OF which he is Secre
tary and Treasurer, is financially embar-
raised, and he feels it necessary to resign the
Postmastership and give his attention to the
company's affairs.
The Court of Appeals Of New York de-
cided the Samuel j. Tilden will invalid. The
six millions intended for a free library IN
New York will now be distributed among
tbe heirs. Two millions will be devoted TO
carrying out the testator's wishes.
THE city government Of Haverhill, Mass,
has voted to offer the United States Govern
ment a lot in Washington Square for Post
Office site.
ALEXANDER N. DENH1soN, a prominent
English actor connected with MIR. and Mrs,
Kendals company, while laboring under
mental depression committed suicide IN New
York City by cutting his throat.