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The Portland daily press., 1894-01-31
A Fisherman's Peril.

Nantucket, Mass, January 3O.-The
weather bureau displayImansat Sankaty
has reported a small schooner, probably
fisherman, anchored in the lee of Bass
Rip. Whenlast seen, in spite OF the
heavy sea, she was making good wealth
er. Tonight the gale increased almost to
hurricane and it is feared she will part
her cable and go ashore on the net work
of the shoals lying between her and the
open water,
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-31
Trouble on the New England.

Hartford, Conn.,, January 3O.-The
New England railroad officials, it was
announced shortly after December /, had
agreed to restore the 10 per cent reduc-
ton in wages February l. The reduction
was made August 1, and it was original
ly announced to be restored December l.
At that time, in conference between
the committees representing the several
Brouherhoods and the officials of the
road, the latter said that owing to the
business depression they would be unable
to restore the 10 per cent at that time.
According to several members of the
Brotherhood, President Mcleod signed
an agreement to return to the old sched-
ule February l. Up TO the present time
no intimation has been given the en-
ployes that the old schedule will be re-
turned to, aud as consequences, strike
is freely talked 1t is probable con-
ference will be held with the receivers
early. The men cannot afford to go out
on a strike at this time.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-31
Citizens Trying to Settle Strike.

Bridgeport, Conn, January 80. II
Park City theatre was crowded tonia
by an audience of 1900 and as ma
more were turned away. The occasi
was the citizens mass meeting to ct
slider the best method of bringing abe
a settlement of the differences betwe
the Traction company and the striki
employees. Ex-Mayor Patrick Cough
presided and an arbitration commit
was appointed to confer with:the Tracti
company and report the result throu
the press.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
SILVER CONVENTION.
The Session of the National Congress
Closed.

DEs MONIES (Ia.), March 22.-The Ma
tionaI Silver Convention closed this even
ing. Atthe morning session brief speeches
were made on the question, What is the
Proper Remedy, and How May 1t Best
be Applied?" President Johnson, of the
Bimetallic League of Kansas, was the
first speaker. Among other things, he
said: 1.-The silver age is upon US. England
holds the key to all values in gold. The
repeal of the Sherman Act was the death
of silver in this country, and a gold
bullion value depreciates values depend
ing upon free coinage. The end of the
fight may be the death-ring of gold. An
international conspiracy seems to have
been at work to reduce silver far below its
true value. Any changes in the relative
values between silver and gold is treason
on the part of Congress. The conspiracy
on the part of capital has given us
mortgages to-day amounting to $780,
OO0. 900, payable only in gold"
Among the radical statements which
Mr.. Johnson made, and which was
loudly applauded, was that Grover Cleve
land is greater traitor to our Govern
ment than was jeff. Davis,
Ignatius Donnelly OF Minnesota made
a brief address, in which he said: "The
demonstration of silver was colossal
conspiracy and crime, the greatest ever
was perpetrated against the human fam
lily. 1t is demoniac."
Donnelly said he wished the Lord
would interfere more frequently with the
schemes of men. With few we'll
selected thunderbolts he thought some
good could be done in Washington.
Humanity stands to-day with lot of in
fernal bankers on its necks. Those bank
ers were the lineal descendants of those
Christ had driven out of the temple.
They were using means which must
eventually serve to destroy liberty in
The record-union., 1894-03-23

this country. The founders of the Gov
ernineut would blush if they could see
the present state of affairs and If they
could appear they would go at once for
their uniforms an d muskets. lie urged
all to proceed on constitutional lines.
The two old parties were responsible for
the fearful condition of the country. He
warned the people not to trust all who
cry for free silver" There were traitors
in the ranks. I'VE should never trust a
man who has put the knife into u.s." said
he.
+. Bray, ex-Republican Speaker Of the
Montana Legislature, spoke for the
West, and said the lights OF populous
West justified the prophesy that the
capital would yet be in the West.
L. 5. King Of Kansas City was then in
troduced. He went into the small parts
of the smaller demonetiZation, saying it
was we'll for the people of the North and
South and West opposed to the East to
get together, to come here and study their
own interests.
AT the afternoon session P. G. Bowman
of Alabama said: "lt occurs to me that
there is a way that we can again estab-
lish free coinage in this country. [ am
convinced by what | see that there is a
comfy OF interest between the people of
Iowa and those of Alabama. Their legis-
lation affects agriculturists in the great
Northwest in the same way it affects the
sotton growers OF the Southwest, and we
come here to-day to make with the peo-
pie OF the North a covenant as strong on
the question of free coinage as that made
by God with Abraham"
The next speaker was AttOrney-General
Standish Of North Dakota, who urged
free silver.
The league, before adjourning. passed
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The terrible condition which
now exists in our country is due to the
crime of demonetizing silver, which has
increased the purchasing power of gold.
decreased the value of all commodities,
closed our mines, shops and factories. and
bankrupted our business men; and,
whereas, three-fourths of the people of
this country are in favor of the full re-
monetiZing of silver and opposed to sim
gle gold standard; and, whereas, silver
was stricken down by fraud through the
gold conspirators in the old political par
ties, Notwithstanding the pledges of both
platforms TO the contrary; therefore, be it
ReSOtUed, That we recommend that the
Nominations from the several districts
should be made by the friends of free
silver. who are unequiVocally in favor of
,.he unrestricted coinage of silver and
gold on the basis of Is to |, and whose
past acts are the best guaranty OF their
good faith, and who will stand on the
resolutions adopted by this convention;
and that said nominations be made either
by political organizations who are known
to be positively in favor of free silver, or
by independent assemblages of men of
all parties, the candidates being pledged, if
elected, IN case the election of President
OF the United States is thrown into the
House of Representatives that they will
vote for such candidates.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
A. p. ASSOCIATION.
Official Address Issued by the Supreme
President.


DETROIT (Mich.}, March 22.-W. J. II.
Traynor, Supreme President of the
American Protective Association, and
publisher of the Patriotic AmeTica9, to-
day issued an official address to the order
He states that his travels in the West had
convinced him that the American Protec-
tive Association is a mighty force, which
no power on earth is potent enough to re-
strain, although monopoly, the press, a
|. sge proportion of the Protestant clergy,
corrupt politicians and the priesthood
have joined issue to suppress it.
He reminds members that, despite local
victories, the alleged center of corrup
ton and DANGER" viz: the National
Legislature and Government, remains
apparently just as powerful as ever.
He, eXhOrts every member to attend q
caucus, and independently OF party elect
only trustworthy members of the order
or equally good and responsible citizens
as delegates to conventions.
He refers to the other so-called patriotic
organizations recently formed as ''an-
other ingenious weapon formed by the
enemy and advises that they be quietly
let alone.
The address exhorts persistent opposi-
ton to immigration as primary source
of financial panics and the main avenue
of priestly supremacy" and advocates
taxation of all property, ecclesiastical
policies included, public inspection of
converts and vigilant guarding of the
franchise and public schools against in
roads of foreignism and absoluteism.
In conclusion, the President suggests
as watchword Wendell Phillips utter
ance: "rhe uneducated ballot is the
winding sheet of liberty"
The record-union., 1894-03-23
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Resolutions Passed at Yesterdays
Meeting at Omaha.

Resolutions Passed at Yesterdays
Meeting at Omaha.
OMAHA, March 22.-Nearly the entire
morning meeting of the Interstate Irri-
CATION Convention was spent in execu-
tive session, debating the series of reso-
lutions prepared by the Executive Com
mittee. The principal fight was made
over the clause demanding that Congress
make an appropriation to test the practi-
cability of irrigation by means of artesian
wells. No conclusion was reached and
the debate was continued till afternoon.
Aside from this the convention listened
TO papers on Irrigation and Continental
Development" and Pumping Machine
cry for Irrigation"
At the afternoon session the report OF
the Committee on Resolutions reported
at the morning session was adopted.
After reciting the opening of public
lands to settlement, the platform goes on:
ResotUed, That it is the sense of this
convention that it is the duty of Congress
to make an appropriation to test the prac-
ticability of the following methods of
| irrigation for these plains: First, that the
Government should, by experiments, de-
| termine whether the undertiow water s
of sufficient volume, and can be brought
| to the surface at a cost to make it avail
able for general irrigation purposes; Sec
ond, that it should determine the extent
| to which reservoirs can be constructed
| for the purpose of storing storm water,
sufficiently in quantity for irrigation
purposes.
ReSolUed, That we fully indorse the fol-
| lowing extract from the report of the
special committee of the United States
| Senate, aud the same be made a part of
| the resolutions of this convention: 'If
| anything can be done to encourage the
people ofthese great plains, it is important
that it should be done speedily. There
are over 100000 people in the arid and
semi-arid belt, who have paid into the
| United States Treasury no less than S40,
600, 900 for public lands. The Government
should demonstrate to them the practical
bility before they can have the courage or
can command the means to prosecute the
work on any considerable SCALE"
Several addresses by prominent irriga-
tionists were made during the day.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
REPUBLICANS In COUNCIL.
The State Executive Committee
Meets in San Francisco.
PLACE FOR HOLDING THE CONVEN-
TION TO BE DECIDED IN MAY.
a Despondent Barber Commits Sui
eide at Santa Ana by Cutting Arte-
ries in His Leg and Arn-Serfous
StabbinG ARRAY at San Joaquin City.
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, March 22.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Republican
State Central Committee has called
meeting of the State committee for Thurs
day, May Sd. to fix upon a time and place
for holding the next State Convention.
The committee will also fix the appoint
ment of delegates from the several coun-
ties to the convention. The meeting
place of the State committee was not
designated. The Chairman and Secretary
were instructed to name the location.
There were present at to-day's meeting
Chairman f. H. Meyers, Secretary G. f.
Bassett, Assistant Secretary j. Step
pacher, and E. f. Preston, f. c. Siebe, G..
l.. Taylor, j. Ii. Mahoney, Wendell Eas
ton, Isaac Epham, Horace Davis, Jacob
Levi, Jr., William Mcdonald, F. S. Chad
bourne, Attorney Vail and r. G. Meyers
of San Francisco, w. B. Lawrence of San
Mateo, Allen b. Lennon of Santa Rosa,
Il. X. Taylor of Alameda, j. w. Wilson
of Sacramento, L. U. Shippee of Stockton,
Thomas Flint of Hollister, Scipio Craig
of Redlands. George A. Nourse Of Fresno
and o. A. Hale Of San Jose.
Craig held the proxies of II. Z. Osborne
of Los Angeles and NJ. A. Luce of San
Diego. Bassett held the proxy of L. M.
Foulke of Gazelle.
The Chinese question occupied the at
tention OF the committee, and the result
of the deliberations was the following
telegram to Senator Perkins concerning
the proposed new Chinese treaty:
$40 George c. Perkins, United States
Senator from C0tfo17li0: AS President
and Secretary of the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican State Commit
tee, we are authorized by resolution to
express to you that it is desired of the
Republican party of California that you
should use every lawful effort to oppose
any treaty or any congressional action
which would impair or in any way
weaken the present laws restricting Chi
nese immigration into these United
States. +. H. MEYERS,
sc. L. BASSETT."
The committee decided in favor of send
ing a delegate to the convention of Re-
publican college clubs to be held in Svra-
cuse, n. Y, April 1st. Lewis H. Smith
OF Stanford University will be the dele
gate selected.
Scipio Craig called the attention of the
committee to the discrepancy in the AS
sembly District lines, caused by the form
ing of the new county of Riverside.
Secretary Steppocher was instructed to
ascertain the vote of the four new coun-
ties of Glenn, Kings. MADEIRA and River
side, as basis for deciding the apportion
ment of delegates which will be allowed
them in the State Convention.
The committee decided to recommend
to the State Committee 10 admit repre-
sentatives of the newly created counties
to seats in the State Committee at its
next meeting.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
ANrI-LYNCHING LEAGUE.
Telegram Sent TO Governor Hogg
Texas,

Telegram Sent TO Governor Hoeg of
Texas.
CHICAGO, March 22.-The following
telegram has been sent to Governor Hogg
of Texas by the newly organized anti
lynching league:
Governor HOgg, dustin, Ter: The
Anti-lynching League protests against
the contemplated lynching of sixteen
men at Mattagordo. in your State. If
you take no action to protect them, we
Will hold you responsible for their mur-
der. JAMES ID. CoRRoTERs,
Secretary.
The officers of the league say that if the
men are lynched they will make a test
case and bring pressure to bear that will
cause Congress to appoint an investigat-
ing committee. The formation OF the
league by the colored people has aroused
considerable interest among the white
people of the city.
The w. Z. L. u. of Chicago and Pres-
dent Gunsaulus of the Armour Insti-
tute, it is stated, will endeavor to form a
Caucasian anti-lyuching league. The
original league was formed by the col
ored people recently with the object of
exerting influence looking to the sup
preston OF the frequent lynching of col
ored men. A platform was adopted and
Fred Douglas elected President.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
UGLY LOOK IN THE SKY.
Employees of the Union Pacific Uneasy
and ReStfye


and ReStfye.
OMAHA (Neb.), March 22.-Now it is
strike. The Union Pacific employees are
uneasy and restive. and there is an ugly
look in the sky. They are not saying
many words, but the few they use count
for good deal. Concessions they came
for, and so far they have had none. All the
conceding has been done by the men.
Not point has been given in by the
company, and wherever there was diff
ference OF opinion it still exists, unless
the men have receded from their position.
This has had very depressing effect on
them. The men have almost reached the
conclusion that the conference is useless
waste Of time.
This evening it was quietly announced
that unless some very substantial conces-
sions were made from the Dundy sched-
ule, the receivers of the Union Pacific
would have strike on their hands The
men have determined to drop the con-
ference, and will now allow the receivers
to settle for themselves the point. II they
decide to go before Judge Caldwell, in
siSting on the Dundy schedule, there will
be opposition both in and out of court.
There was secret meeting of the men
last evening, at which Debs and others
spoke in favor of disseminating what they
all called a farce. Mr.. Debs went over
the present situation, and likened it to
the Northern Pacific affair, which ended
at last by forcing the men to yield to just
what the company's receivers wanted.
Mr.. Debs suggested that the delegates
empower their various Chairmen to get
together into a committee of action and
draft an agreement which would be salts
factory to them, and which would give
them what they thought would be their
due, this to be submitted to MIR. Clark, in
the event that Judge Caldwell was un-
able to give what was asked. He was
loudly applauded. In the next breath
he suggested that the only other course
open to the men, that of striking in
the event that this demand was not ac-
ceded to, be taken. The applause con-
tinued, and Mr.. Debs' idea was accepted
by the body.
Other speakers followed. and all agreed
that the present conference is farce, and
Will amount to nothing at all.
Another meeting will be held to-mor-
row, when the men will go still further
into the matter, and prepare for their
final demand. The platform will be pre-
sented to Judge Caldwell. and if he finds
that he cannot accede to it's provisions
the men will discover that "they cannot
any longer remain in the service of the
Union Pacific Railroad receivers"
The record-union., 1894-03-23
DENVER POLICE WAR.

Contempt Proceedings Against Van
Horne, Mullin and Barnes.
DENVER, March 22.-The contempt pro-
ceedings against Mayor Van Horne and
Excise Commissioners Mullin and
Barnes were continued before Judge
Glynn to-day.
w. G. Evans, Secretary of the Denver
Tramway Company. who has been ac-
cused of sending several hundred armed
men 10 the City Hall to aid Commission
ers Orr and Martin in their fight against
the Governor, was the first witness. He
emphatically denied the charges and said
he advised peaceful settlement of the
trouble.
When Mr.. Evans had concluded his
testimony, Thomas Ward of counsel for
the defense opened the argument. I'VE
intend" he said, Ito rely on the propo-
sitiOn that the court has no right to issue
the injunction. If there was no jurisdic-
ton there can be no contempt"
The arguments were unfinished when
the court adjourned.
The Governor to-day wrote denial of
the report that thousand deputy game
wardens had been sworn in with
his knowledge or consent to aid the
militia in capturing the City Hall.
The record-union., 1894-03-23

entire building of 100 feet frontage was a
mass of ruins. Between 6:45 and P. NJ.
the high east and west walls of the
Champa building fell. crushing three
two-story structures TO the east and two
10 the west like egg-shells, and the back
wall fell into the alley, but did compara-
lively little damage.
Next the front wall toppled down into
Champa street. the concussion breaking
all the glass in the buildings opposite.
The St James Hotel, one of the largest
in the city, on Curtis street. back of the
Champa building. caught fire and the
rear part was destroyed, also part of the
hotel annex. The guests were gotten out
without panic.
The losses are as follows: Champa
building. owned by Weir IL Skinner,
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Thompson d
Co., furniture. $4,000, insurance S4.000;
/. \. Rogers, undertaken. $4,000, insur-
anee $4,000; Mrs. Ann Flaherty, loss on
two-story brick, corner Fifteenth street.
$4,000, insurance $1,000; st. James Hotel.
owned by Wolf Putnam y Co., S25, ,000
insurance $1,000; w. L. Clarke, turni-
ture, $1,000, insurance $4,000; annex to
hotel owned by Rodney Curtis, $1,000,
insured. The losses of the merchants
and other tenants in the burned build
ingS amount to S30, 900.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
Rich In Gold and Silver.

ALBUQUERQUE N. NJ, March o.
Phenomenal strikes in the Cochiti min
ing districts have set New Mexico wild,
and the prospectors are pouring into Co.
chiti from all directions. j. r. MCGOWAN
of Albuquerque has just received an assay
from large sample of Cochiti ore which
runs Sll 900 per ton in gold and silver.
Some ore leads are immense on the sur
face. and mineral is quarried from cuts in
some instances forty feet wide.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
Army Stores Stolen.

SAN FRANCISCO, March pa sensa-
ton has been caused at the army post
situated on Angel Island by the discov-
cry that a large quantity of gunpowder
and coal oil which was stored on the
bluff at some distance from the barracks
had been removed. 1t is thought that
both citizens and soldiers are connected
with the robbery. Some of the stolen
stores have been found at Tiburon,
small town near the post, and three citi-
zens of that place have been arrested.
Privates Kingsmeyer and Wilson have
also been placed under arrest, suspected
of having been implicated in the robbery.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
UNRULY STUDENTS.
They Cause Disturbances Throughout
the City of Buda Pesth.


BUDA PEsTH, March 22.-The Govern
ment has so far yielded to the popular
demand regarding the respect to be
shown by it to the memory of kossuth
that it has caused to be hoisted upon the
State buildings the national flag, draped
with Grape. Tonight crowds of students
went about the city smashing the win
dows and street lamps in front Of houses
on which mourning was displayed. Per-
formances were being given in the theaters
as usual. The students invaded the
theaters and drove from the stage with
missiles of all sorts the actors taking part
in the performances. They turned their
attention to the audience. and drove them
from the buildings. The same tactics
were employed in the concert halls. The
police made attempts to arrest the dis
turbers, but the students resisted, and
number of street conflicts took place
The record-union., 1894-03-23
COSTLY FIRE AT DENVER.
A Quarter of a Square of Buildings
Laid in Ruins.

Laid in Ruins.
DENVER (Col.l, March 22.-One of the
most destructive and at the same time
spectacular con1agrations ever seen in
this city broke out at 6:l5 P. NJ. to-day in
the recently finished six-story Champa
building, on Cnampa street, between Fif-
teenth and Sixteenth, and threatened for
a time to sweep the entire block. The
fire department worked with desperate
energy, and, in spite of insufficient water
pressure, conquered the flames after
about quarter of the square was de-
stroyed and a total loss OF $4,000 sus-
tanned.
The confederation started in the rear
basement of the Champa building. among
the furniture stock of Thomas Thompson
& Co., from spontaneous combustion,
and before the situation was realized the
The record-union., 1894-03-23
Races at San Francisco.

SAN Francisco, March 22.-Six fur
longs, Ryland won, Bliss second, Chula
third. Time, 1:142.
Five furlongs, Bill Howard won. Mid
get second, Reno third. Time, 1:02.
Six furlongs, Blizzard won, Zenobia
second Middleton third. Time, 1923.
One mile, Centella won, Dolly McCone
second, Amida third. Time l:l44.
Mile and quarter, hurdles, Temple
more won, Red Cloud second, Prince Idle
third. Time, 2:162.
The record-union., 1894-03-23
Halt-starved ealvationists.

KANSAS CITY (Mo.), March 22.-The
Salvation Army of this city is bankrupt,
and In consequence of this fact the Cap
tain and Lieutenant have drawn COM
bined salary of but Sl1 30 for February
and the March returns would indicate a
still further reduction in this schedule.
1t was stated that large percentage of
the receipts were usually sent to the dis
trict officer at Omaha, to New York and
to the Booths in England, but Captain
bearing denies the statement, and says
the army is well regulated. The majority
of the army are half-staryed