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The morning call., 1894-03-28
TURNING VERY UGLY.
Prendergast flakes an Assault
Upon His Guard.
Using a Broomstick in an Effort
to Jab Out Johnson's
Eyes.

CHICAGO, March 27.-With little pros
poets OF securing a hearing the inves,iga-
ti0n into the sanity of Prendergast, Mayor
Harrisou's assassin, was called before
Judge Chetlain again this morning. The
State made an application as soon as court
opened that the case be continued ten DAYS
and the court finally set the hearing for
April ), al O'Clock. 1t was publicly con-
ceded by the State that the court could
further extend the execution of the death
sentence.
PrendeTgast attempted to punch the
eyes out of Charles johnson, his death
WATCH" late this evening. He used a
brOomstick and struck johnson in the
face twice as the latter sat in front of the
cell. barely missing Johnson's left eye.
Jailer Morris ordered PreDdergast removed
to the dungeon, as soon as the affair
was reported to him. Prendergast refused
to leave the cell for couple of hours. The
trouble which aroused the prisoner was
caused by johnson compelling him to sit
down when he was attempting to make a
speech in court. Prendergast was wrath
full and broke loose when johnson had
left the courtroom.
ITS good thing for you that we were
in the courtroom that day when you took
hold of me-" he cried.
"Yes, 1 expect So" replied johnson
good naturedly.
IF know my constitutional rights" in
sisted the assassin, growing excited, "and
/ demand them"
We'll, you're getting them. are you not?"
queried the guard.
There's a lot of you fellows around
here who would be glad to see me get the
worst of il. You're one OF them, tou," and
it was at this point that Prende-gast sez-d
a broom in his cell ard pushing the handle
through the bars jabbed johnson twice IN
the face with all the strength at his COM
mand. The guard was taken wholly by
surprise. -Four hours in the dungeon
Quieted the assassin, but he was very sui
len when he returned to his cell.
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SILVER IN THE DARK.
Grover Is Letting the Time Slip
Away.
Still Giving No Intimation of His
Probable Action on the
Seigniorage Bill.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Seven of the
ten days allowed by the constitution for
the consideration by the executive of bill
have passed since the seigniorage bill was
laid before the President, and still there
has been no action on the measure. 1t had
been assumed in certain quarters that the
President had made up his mind yesterday
what disposition he would make of the
bill and would to-day announce his decision
to his Cabinet. If be did so the fact can
not be learned. and indeed two members
of the Cabinet, after the meeting to-day,
hich was shorter than usual, stated that
they were even then ignorant of the Pres
dent's Intention.
Senator Ransom and Representative
Henderson of North Carolina, Represen-
tative Tracey of New York and Represen-
tatlve Kilgore of Texas called at the White
House before the Cabinet met, but were
unable to see the President. The Texas
Congressman is one of the hopeful silver
men and still believes that the President
will sign the bill or let ii become law
without his signature. All talk of dissen-
sion in the CABINET over this bill has prac-
tically ceased for 1t has been made appar-
ent throughout the pendency of the bill at
the White House that the President has
ehown the greatest consideration for the
opinions of his constituents and advisers,
and the pleasant and cordial relations thai
preyail between them are absolute proof of
lack of ground for talk of the resignation
by memb bers Of the Cabinet.
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COLD ON SHORE.
Great Damage to Crops by the I'm
seasonabfe Weather.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-The Weather
Bureau, in its weekly snow chart. issued
to-day. says: North Dakota and North
west Minnesota are covered with nearly a
foot of snow, and over portions of Upper
Michigan there is more than foot and
half of snow reported. While the south
ern limit Of area covered extends south
ward into Ohio and Western Pennsylya-
MIA. there is but little snow on the ground
east of Lower Michigan. the greatest depth
over the region named being three inches
at Pittsburg. The last decade of March.
1894. has been characterized by the most
remarkable temperature, extremes occur
ring that have never been recorded since
the establishment Of the Weather Bureau.
CHICAGO. March 27.-The Herald says !:
Ii is feared that The recent cold snap fol-
lowing a season of warm weather greatly
damaged the winter wheat crop. but IL is
too soon to give even an approximate
estimate Of the injury. Even those in the
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men from California known as Fry's
Army, and OBTAINING them on a wild
prairie in Texas is greatly applauded by
everybody. 1t is spoken of as a heartless
proceeding, and tire threat of the Cover
nor 10 make it hot for the sunerintendent
and other officials of the Southern Pacific in
the event the invaders break the peace of
the State is strongly backed by the people.
DENVER. March 27.-"Gsnerap Hamil-
ton. the Denver lieutenant of Coxey's army.
gathered fifty men in Courthouse square
to-day and offered to get some g. A. r.
men 10 act as his lieutenants. Failing in
this, he asked:
will my men serye?" Receiving no
response, he started to walk off in disgust.
"Have you got any sand ?" inquired a
rag-stained follower, shaking his fist in
his face.
II have"
"Then, why don't you call to arms
Because / have been notified that II I
get my crowd Inside the city limits 1 will
be arrested"
The doughty general tripped away amid
the jeers and boots of the crowd. The
prospects of his getting his ''army" in mo-
ton are not very bright.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. March 27.-"Chub"
Warner. an unemployed printer of this
city, is organizing company to join j. S.
Coxey's army at Washington. He has
enlisted fifteen men so far.
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GEARY AND GRESHAM.
Why the Californian Has
Changed Front.
He Cannot Be Governor and So
Would Like to Have Some
thing Else.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-The more the
proposed new Chinese treaty is studied the
more Objectionable does il seem TO Repub-
iican memb bers of the California delega-
ton. representatives. Loud. Hilborn and
Bowers say they are not able to under
stand why Mr.. Geary should favor the
treaty, as be knows, or should know, the
ways of the Chinese as we'll as any Cali
fornlan.
The opinion has been expressed that Mr..
Geary, realizing that California will go Re-
publican at the coming fall election,
thereby making his nomination for Gov
ernOr undesirable. aud believing that he
could not be returned 20 Congress from tbe
Santa Rosa district, has become O full.
f1edged cuckoo in the hope of being re-
warded with something nice by Mr..
Gresham, or else that Mr.. Geary favors the
treaty because IL preserves in force the
operations OF the act that bears his name
1t is a question in the minds of some Of
the California members. however, whether
the adoption of the proposed new treaty
would OF conflict with or be directly an
tagOnistic to the provisions of the Gearv
act. The treaty excepts certain Chinese
that the Geary act does not The Supreme
Court might be called upon to decide
whether a treaty can abrogate or in any
way modify the effect of q law Of Con-
gress. The court has held that a Federal
act passed subsequent to a treaty is su-
perior to the treaty itself, but whether a
treaty can interfere with the provisions of
law already in operation is another oues-
tion.
The Republican Congressman point out
many ways In which Chinese could eyade
the law under the provisions of the new
treaty.
The country could be filed with Chinese
looking for their fathers, and those who
claimed having debtors to the extent of
$1,000; Chinese coming to crafty their
''curiosity" and those who came over to
study" The Republican Congressman
admit that the treaty does not nullify the
Geary act, yet 1t so changes il as TO render
it Intellectual. Mcguire. Geary ana Cami-
netti think not. This seems to be a party
question. the cuckoos commencing the
treaty and the Republicans opposing It..
The general opinion is that it will be
adopted.
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concerned. The rules and regulations
governing wages and employment had
Oeen settled yesterday and to-day's work
was over the general wage schedule. The
agreement and contra ct will go to the court
for confirmation tomorrow. That is all
that remains. There is no appeal TO the
court by telegraphers or by the receivers
In the affair of the telegraphers.
Until the agreement is filed in court
nothing can be ascertained as to the details
OF II, but 1t is reasonable to suppose that,
in view of the fact that the company cor
ceded all the men asked in the way of
rules and overtime pay for extra calls, the
men have. therefore, made some conces-
siOns in the matter of wages. In fact,
early in the conference. when they were
going over the matter station by station
with Mr.. K"rty, the men made several con-
cessions in the matter of salary at specific
points. 1t is likely. however. that the con-
cessions made in the matter of wages are
more in the line of correcting inequalities
and reduction where conditions have
changed since the salary was first fixed
upon the present schedule than in the
nature of general reduction.
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FALL BY THE WAY.
Coxey's Men Aweary of
Their March.
RATIONS GROWING SCARCE
And There Is No Money in the
Treasury.
ONLY THE HOBOES HAVE SOAP.
Still, Unless the Leader Fails Utterly,
Some Sort of Crowd Will
Go Through.
RATIoNS GROWING SCARCE
ONLY THE HoBOEs HAVE SOAP.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, March 27.-Twelve
miles of the longest free-unch route on
record was mapped out for the Coxey car
avan to-day. January weather was also
on the programme, but the sympathy of
people along the line of march is making
1t possible for the men TO progress without
any particular hardship. They were
cheered on by sausage, ham, bread and
black coffee. Soap is sNll among the in-
visible things, and there is no danger that
anybody is going to take this for tour of
plutOcTats.
Only the "hobo" contingent is provided
with soap, and they are not particular
about using it. The health of the march,
ers has been remarkably good. consider
ing their experience. Meals that are
irregular. when they are provided at all.
and sleeping on the frozen Ground with a
scant covering of straw are not ordinarily
considered conducive to a mans physical
we'll being.
There is no physician in camp. unless
DR.. Kirkland, the nervous little Pitts burg
astrolOger, with a big overcoat. is an NJ.
D. Louis Smith, the mysterious individ-
ual who is the military head of the enter
prise, has a cold, attended with the husky
trating than they have been heretofore.
He has the erect and decisive bearing of a
man accustomed TO command, but his sys-
tenn varies a little from Upton's tactics.
He can start and halt the column, direct
them TO right face, left and wheel, but he
cannot direct the execution of more in-
tTicate movements. Not only is he un-
known, but the big shaggy dog that ac-
companies him is without a name. Smith
is savage in bis d-nunciatlon of the pluto
Gratis and the subsidized press, and reck-
ons they will ali be swept away. He is a
man of very positive temperament, and
his hatred of those who have money is in
tense.
The hocks of chickens strutting around
the big red barns of this section were the
subject of remark, but no man undertook
TO molest them. Army songs were rem
dered under the direction of As trologer
Kirtland's newly organized glee club. AS
q rule people viewed the caravan from
their houses. At Maxine about fifty men
had gathered, but owing to the small num-
ber the plan of holding a meeting was
abandoned. The march is conducted at
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the rate of about three miles an hour. At
the end of almost every mile a halt is
called to rest the men and horses. a
score of men was all that witnessed the
departure from Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, March 27.-The army ar
rived in Alliance tonight footsore and
weary and at once set out on begging
expedition. Toes have begun to peep from
shoes that have yielded TO the hard service
of the march and The lack of chothes is
still severely felt. Clothes and other
supplies were asked for. but little was
obtained. No dinner. and only cheese,
bread and pota toes and black coffee on the
evening bill of fare has caused much
grum bling and it may lead to open mutiny
General Coxey W, vt to Chicago tonight,
but he will be back tomorrow. He and
Browne addressed a crowd in the opera
house this evening. Brownies plausible
defense of the crusade brought applause
and SO 90. Camp Anna L. Dggs will be
established tomorrow. The army was
rendered sleeping quarters in the Indepen-
dent church and a vacant storeroom, but
the invitation was refused.
"We have plenty of fresh straw" said
Marshal Browne.
II may Ue depended upon tHdt 10 Deu
Of straw received his manly form. Smith
and w. II. Rickhart have collected more
food than could be carried in their commits
sary wagons, and the men are wondering,
In view OF the scant fare at supper, what
has become of it, About forty men were
mustered in this evening Coxey's de-
parture has caused rumors that the move
ment is about to collapse, but unless he is
financially ruined some sort of a process
sion will certainly reach Washington.
Inc Office of historian was created To-
day and it will be filed by Henry Vincent.
the Chicago reformer. Browne announced
publicly to-day that when Coxey left for
Chicago he had barely money enough to
buy bie ticket. He left the Commonweal
treasury with stock of supplies, but not
cent in cash.
MAssILLoN, Ohio March 27.-The re
ports sent out from here about j. S. Coxey
being involved financially are not true.
Mr.. Coxey's attorney says the statement
about the foreclosure of mortgage for
The morning call., 1894-03-28
BOATNER's SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Heartily in Favor of Going After
the Pacific Roads.

WASHINGTON, March 2I-Represeuta-
tive Boatner is satisfied that the judiciary
Committee will retain control of the Union
Pacific. and he is acting on that theory
TODAY he moved in the Judiciary Com
mittee That committee of five be appointed
by Chairman CulbersOn to investigate the
charges made against the Union Pacific
The resolution brought out an animated
discussion from mem bers of the commit
tee, from which it was apparent that ener-
getic action against the Pacific roads was
expected and desired. In view of Repre-
sentative Reilly's purpose to get the sub
ject referred to the Pacific Roads Commit
tee Boatner's proposition for special
committee Of five went over until Friday
At that time it is pro bable that the special
COMMITTEES will be appointed, with Boatner
as chairman. He is so heartily in favor of
The aggressive action against the default
ing roads that the Boatner committee
promises to be one of the most prominent
in the House.
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best position to judge differ In their opinions
and are disposed 10 await later aud more
definite advices.
The crop is thought to have been DAM
aged in Western Kansas and Oklahoma,
though a ray of hope is found in the fact
that the ground was dry. Central and
without serious loss.
Opinions on the Minnesota crop are con-
Trajectory. but it is likely to suffer il the
cold weather is followed by a sudden thaw
Some of the farmers think that in the
absence Of alternate freezing and thawing
the wheat has escaped damage. 1t is
thought the crop was not far enough ad-
vanced TO be injured.
In Eastern Indiana and Central Ohio
wheat is believed TO have suffered severely,
but farther north ana west the recent
snowfall has protected the growing plant.
1t is feared that Indiana wheat has suffered
considerably; put if the cold has not
reached the roots, as it is hoped, the DAM
age may not be as serious as feared.
A report from Sparta, ILL.,, says the crop
Is badly damaged, and in one locality to
the extent of 80 per cent.
IL 10 'Houshb MiChlsaH uhs osChpou WILL
out serious injury.
North and Sou b Dakota are not In the
winter wheat belt. In the latter the melt
ing snow will benefit spring wheat. In
the former planting is backward and the
acreage of spring wheat will be one third
less than last year.
MADISON. Ind. March 27-Peach es in
Southern Indiana were entirely killed be-
fore the last cold spell. 1t killed cherries.
apples. backbeTries and early vegetables.
OMAHA. March pa special to the Bee
from Douglass, Wyo., says: The first
train in since the big Storm reached here
to- day. Estimates based on reports from
Caspar and surrounding country show
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been seen in many years. The Gelert
passed six large bergs on Thursday. The
Kansas City was forced to bear away to
the southwest several miles to get out OF
the course of big bergs which were drift
ing down into the track of passenger
steamships. The General Knox sailed
along the soutbeIly edge of a great ice-
field, in which The lookout on the mast
head counted thirty-two glacial giants.
The second officer of the Vrnetia from
Cbristiansand saw directly ahead three
miles away, at o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing. a berg about 1000 feet long and more
than 100 feet high. fierce gale from the
west had made the steamship steer wildly.
She was then heading southwest by west.
Her course was changed to southwes. by
south. She yawed a good deal and was
unable 10 hold her course. being driven to
the northward. She thus passed closer to
the iceberg than Captain Won Basserwitz
thought was judicious. He says that it
was less than half mile away when the
ship was abeam of il. On the night before
the outlines of berg were family seen
about a mile to the north, and it is prob
able that several vessels of the belated
fleet Of passenger carriers and freighters
have got into trouble because Of the ice.
The State of Georgia. a tramp, out
twenty-three days from Aberdeen. arrived
this morning. The steamships Sorrento,
the Island and the Essel ought to have
been here several DAYS ago. The Sorrento
is freighter of the Wilson line, to which
the Apollo, which has not been heard from
suce she sailed hence on February 20, also
belonged. The Sorrento left Antwerp on
March 4 and is thus twenty three days
out. The Essel of the HamDurg-Ane rican
line, with thirty-six steerage passenger
and a cargo, sailed from Hamburg on
March 8. She usually makes the voyage
in about ten days. The Islands of the
Thingvalla line brings a cargo only.
She had steerage passengers when
she sailed on the oath of January from
Christiansand, having touched pre-
viously at Copenhagen and Stettin.
But she ran into a screeching northw ester
just after rounding Scotland from the
North Sea and she was compelled to put
into Lamlasb, Scotland. Her decks were
swept frequently by heavy seas, which
carried one of her sailors overheard and
knocked her saloon house into tinder.
She was so badly damaged that it took the
Clydes several nights more than a month
to repair her. Her passengers were trans
ferred to the Furnessia and arrived here
several weeks ago. The Island sailed from
Greenock on March 10. and is therefore
seventeen days out. As Greenock is nearer
to New York than Christiansand and the
usual winter voyage from the islands is
fifteen days. she is about eight days be-
hind fivna
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STEWART SORRY.
ohiy Harm Can Come From the
Movement.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Stew
az says LIE does not propose making any
'esponse TO Coxey's reply to his letter,
saying he is coming notwith standing the
remonstrance
regret" said the Senator, "that such
Is the fact. The danger is that Coxey's
army. while it may not be large, before it
reaches Washington may become the nu-
cleus OF gathering of hard characters
from the large cities near Washington,
VINO will be so much in the majority as to
give character to the whole organization.
fear the movement will result in much
hardship and suffering, and think Mr..
Coxey is on the wrong road to accomplish
lis purpose"
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ICE ON THE SEA.
Bergs in the Pathway of
Ships.
DANGERS OF THE OCEAN.
Many Steamers Are Already Long
Overdue.
DANGERS OF THE OCEAN.
NO PARTICULAR APPREHENSION.
Although Men Interested In Shipping
Have Begun to Watch With
Some Anxiety.

NEW YORK, March q. - The route
usually taken by the westbound steam
ships at this season is literally blockaded
with ice. and the commanders of several
vessels which left the other side before the
bergs came drifting down On the Labra-
dor current have doubtless been surprised
10 find themselves nipped in immense
fields.
The reports of three steamships, the
Kansas City, the Veuetia and the Gellerr,
and the American clipper General Knox,
all of which have just arrived, show that
the procession of bergs that navig tors in
high latiludes may reasonably expect to
pass will be larger, perhaps, than has
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CHARGES AGAINST LYMAN.
Held Respons ibIe for the Loss of the
kearSarge.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The order for
a court-martaI in the case of Lieutenant
Charles d. Lyman of the Kearsarge is
based upon two charges. The first is
neglect of duty, and the specifications are
that the lieutenant failed TO take an obser-
vation for longitude on the day of the
wreck and that he neglected to obtain the
local deviation Of the compass of the YES
sci on the first and second days of January
last. The second charge is culpable in
efficiency in the performance of duty, and
the specification is that Lyman, as naviga-
tor. knowing that at sunset the vessel had
nearly run her estimated distance from
the 4 o'clock p. u. meridian position plated
by him to the position of Roncador Bank,
and knowing the difficulty of sighting the
bank from a safe distance after darkness
under existing circumstances. failed to ad-
wise his commanding officer as it was
clearly his duty to do. to lay safe course
to the northward before continuing on a
westerly course. IN consequence of which
the Kearsarge was run aground.
Secretary Herbert has received a dis
patch from the officer of the wrecking ves-
sci which departed from Boston to save
the hull of the Kearsarge which stranded
on Roncador Reef stating that the Kear-
sarge had been burned and was a total
wreck.
BROOKLYN, March 27.-In the court.
martial to-day Commander Heyerman tes-
tilted in his own behalf. His counsel
asked him If he had any reason to suppose
on February that all the positions of the
vessels reported by the navigator were not
the result of his own observations, and he
answered, "No, sir"
Captain j. w. Adair took the stand after
the recess. He had sailed to the east
ward of Roncador and had personal expe-
rience with the currents which were to be
met there. 81 learned that they could
never be depended upon, and only long
experience can teach man to sail there
| with any degree of safety"
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RAILROAD LANDS.
The Government to Defend the
Titles of Actual Settlers.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-The House
Judiciary Committee to-day adopted a
resolution instructing the Attorney Gen.
eraI to defend suit brought by the South
ern Pacific Railroad to dispossess settler
in California of his land. The land was
originally part of the grant of the railroad
company. but was forfeited and subse-
quently patented to the settler. There are
a number of cases which will be affected
By the courts decision, and the present
one will be regarded as test case.
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WESTERN CONTINGENT.
HamiltOn's Sand of the Sort That
Keeps Out of Jail.

SAN ANTONIO, March 27.-General
Fry's Industrial Army is still at Fin dlay.
Captain Hughes, who, with a company of
rangers is guarding the railroad property
at FIndlay, was withdrawn to-day by a
Geographic order from Governor HUgg,
which instructed the captain not to inter-
fere unless either side resOrted to arms.
General Fry is again mysteriously missing.
All freight trains are carefully inspected
to see that be is not aboard
DALLAS, Tex, March Ex-Governor
Hogg's censure of the Southern Pacific
officials for bringing 700 or 800 penniless
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$4,000 held by Colonel j. E. Peppsr ON
his horse Acolyte is groundless and ia an
injustice to him. No record of legal action
has been entered at Canton, and Mr..
Coxey viii not have to return TO this city
as was stated.