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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
MATHEWS WILL SERVE
On a Committee of Governors to
Settle the Strike

On Committee of Governors to
Settle the strike.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 29.-In an
Swer to a proposition from PittSburg
that he should serve OH IA board of arbi-
tration with six other govern
ors to settle the coal strike
troubles, Gov. Mathews replied to-
night: "lr. by mutual agreement
of operators and miners all differences
were submitted to board of arbitration
composed OF governors of six states you
my name. would cbeerfully serve. l
would be glad to render all assistance
Ill my power to a satisfactory adjust
ment of differences:
Gov. Matthews said in a view that he
was heartily in favor OF arbitration, that
the best Interests of the miners could be
subServed. While he thought the plan
suggested a good one, ami stated
that he would be reluctant to
serve unless it was understood that
the boards action would be final.
If this plan is adopted, he would Insist
before accepting the position that the
and would be abded by by both
operators and men. The work and
strain that would be required to
settle the differences of the two sides
would be such that if any other than
such a,view was taken by either side,
the whole work would be merely child's
play. The governor said that if the
board Is to become fact, he would
make an effort to have it meet in this
city, this being "a central point for the
states mentioned
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
DECORATION HONORs.
Ticket Offices to Close at Noon
Today.

Today.
City Ticket Agent Thorn. of the Mil.
waukee, yesterday circulated among
the city ticket agents and obtained sig
natures to the following, which ex.
plains itself:
''ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 29th, 1S94.-
1t is hereby agreed, by and between
the undersigned ticket agents of the
railway lines centering in the city OF
St. Paul, Mimi, that we will close our
respective city ticket Offices at IL
o'clocte noon, May 80, 1894. Memorial
day. the same being legal holiday"
This was signed by every one OF the
city ticket agents.
InQuiring around the general offices
of the several railroad companies
showed the following:
The Chicago Great Western will. close
at D. N. today aud give its employees a
half-holiday. A part of these will fish
at LlndStrom, on the Paul & Duluth,
in Lake Chisago, while others will go to
Alexandria, on the Great Northern, and
try to catch a few fish.
The st. Paul e Daluth offices will not
opeu loudS. 1eSttTudy AFTERNOON 6en-
eral Manager Plough issued orders for
transportation to the grounds of the
NOrthW estern league at Lake Shore
station. White Bear lake, for base ball
nine of the Office employees OF the Chica-
go Great Western, who will play
match game there today with the crack
nine of st. Paul Il Duluth employees.
The Omaha, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern will practically close
for the day, and employees will devote
themselves TO fishing, etc,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30

meeting did not last over minute, and
when closely questioned about the time
and distances, said that half minute
was long enough to take sixty steps of
quick time, or forty five steps of COM
mon time.
At this point Judge Advocate Barr
announced to the court that the prose-
cution rested.
Mr.. Blair here offered as evidence the
charges and specifications of the court
martial OF Capt. Hedberg in 1878, for
the purpose of showing that the ac-
cused knew the character of the de-
ceased, and upon which knowledge his
actions might have been based. 1t was
OF great Importance for the court to
know what was III the mind of tile ac-
cused at the time of the tragedy. Judge
Advocate Barr interposed objections to
the introduction of the papers, stating
that the character of a deceased officer
could not be taken into question by this
court. The deceased was an officer on
the same footing with others. sand
properly in the service, and anything
that might have been in his previous
career could not be taken iuto consider
dtlOn at LHlS tlt0e.
Mr.. Blair replied that inasmuch as
the accused pleads that he was first at
tackled it was proper to introduce eyi-
deuce relating. to the character of both
parties to any trouble. Ii il can be
shown that the deceased was a turbu-
lent and quarrelsome character it would
establish the fact that the accused was
compelled to resort to harsher measures
IN his own defense
The court was closed for some time
for the consideration of the admissi-
biity of tue papers, ana when the
doors were again thrown open the presi-
dent announced that the papers would
be ereceived.
Capt. G. A. Cornish, of the Fifteenth
infantry, was the next witness called
by the defense. He was the officer of
the day on Oct. 80. and had been in
formed of the shooting shortly after it
occurred. The pistol with which the
shooting was done had been handed to
him by Lieut.. Nancy short time after
ward. He had looked 1t over at that
time and on the following day at the
suggestion of Counsel Blair. 1t had
four loaded chambers, one empty cham
ber and one empty shell, which had
been exploded. The empty chamber
was between the exploded and loaded
shell, and the latter was not indeuted
by the hammer of the pistol.
Mr.. Blair then offered the affidavit of
Private Johnson, as taken by stenog-
rapher at Fort Sheridan, for the pur-
pose of qualifying his testimony aS@o
some of the minor details related by
him about the shooting.
AS some of the witnesses for the de-
fense were not present in court who
k~I -
court adjourned to meet at IL o'clock
Thursday morning.
A general court martial is sitting at
Fort Smelling to try the minor offenders
of the rank and file guilty of breach of
the regulations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
BURSTING or A DAN AND LAYDSLiP
IN INDIA.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

Tho Torrent Rushed Onward Like
Forty-:'oot Wall. Sweeping
Away Several Villages, One of
Them Having Eighty Houses
Tremendous Loss of Property
Greatest Flood Ever Known.
CALCUTTA. May 29.-ln addition to
the loss of 2Oo lives bv the bursting of a
dam. formed by landslip IN Clark
kupria, Kulu, aud the destruction of
live stock and dwellings which accom-
panied it, disastrous floods have wrought
much damage in North Cachar. The
Jetinga has overflowed its banks and
has inundated an area of hundreds of
miles. The result of this inundation
has been tremendous loss of property,
and in addition the loss of life is be-
lieved to be enormous. Whole villages
have been destroyed in a number of
sections of the fiood-visited country.
The flood is pronounced to be the most
severe in many years.
LONDON, May ga dispatch to the
Times from Calcutta today describing
the bursting of the dam at Charkkupria
says that the water swept onward like a
forty-foot wall, sweeping away several
villages, among them one having eighty
houses,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
COLUMBIA ON A RAMPAGE
DISASTROUS FLOODS M OREGON AHD
81, WASHING row STATES.
N. p. TRACKS UNDER WATER.

Passenger Trains Delayed and
Telegraph Wires Are Down..
Great Loss Of Property Along
the Columbia and willamette
Rivers-Railroau Tracks and
Bridges Washed Away.
PORTLAND, Or, May 29.-The Union
Pacific passenger train due yesterday
morning Is at Grants. The east-bUund
passenger train which left here tonight
is at Bonneville. There were several
washouts between Bonneville and
Cascade Locks. Three miles east of
Arlington about 1000 feet of track is
out at one place, and at Castle Rock
there is bad washout. The wires are
down east Of Grants, and no re-
ports as to the condition of the
track may he expected. The
Northern Pacific tracks are under water
at both landings of the Kaia ferry, and
passengers and mails are being trans
ferred by boat. Intelligence comes FROM
the upper Columbia that the high water.
is plaYinshavoc with the salmon wheels
there. 1t is reliably stated that should
the water rise two feet higher 1t Will
sweep every wheel in the upper and
middle Columbia, entailing great loss.
The river at o'clock tonight stood 27.4O
feet above low water, and is still
rising at the rate of one foot In
twenty-four hours. Reports from East,
ern Oregon, Washington and Idaho
show that the temperature has risen
there, and the snow is melting with
great rapidity. When the water al
ready in the upper Columbia reaches
here 1t will raise the Willamette to a
greater height than ever before known.
The damage in this city has been light
SO far. with the exception of the loss
caused by the suspension of business IN
many wholesale houses on F ront and
First streets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
GOVERNOR STEPS IN.
Pennsyivania's Executive Trying
to Settle the trike.

I>ennSyiVanla EXeCntlV6 Trying
to Settle the trike.
HARRISBURG. Pa, May 2o.-J. L.
Mitchell, of Tyrone; Edward J. Ber-
wind, of New York, and j. c. Scott, of
Philadelphia, representing the coal
operators of Middle Pennsylvania bl-
luminous coal fields had a conference
with Gov. Pattison at the eX-
ecutive mansion tonight which
lasted until midnight. At its
close the governor informed the
correspondent for the Associated Press
that he bad written to James White, the
leader of the striking miners at Houts-
dale. as follows: After a conference
with the operators of Central Pennsyl-
vania. l find that they are willing, and
offer to pay the highest wages paid in
competitive districts in the United
States. and to conduct their business
with the miners of Pennsylvania on
that basis"
The governor added that he deems
this concession, because it is all the
operators can pay, and at the same time
compete with those in the same busi-
ness, and shipping to the same points.
He says the operators are anxious to
have settlement, and he believes the
miners will agree to their proposition
and call off the strike.
The operators decline TO give the re-
suit of the conference, saving that the
governor las made public ali that is
necessary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
sTRiKERs ARE INsoLGNI.
Some Ugly Demonstrations at
Cripple Creek.


CRIPPLE CREEK, Gel, May 29.-The
deputies and strikers arc still keeping
at safe distance from each other. Both
sides are eXerting every effort to in
crease their numbers. the strikers using,
in some instances. loaded Winchestels
as arguments. The strikers be-
come bolder and more insolent
every day. All of the smaller
towns are completely subjected and
some demonstration has been made at
Cripple Creek. There is nothing manly
in the attitude of the strikers. Vastly
outnumhering the male population and
being heavily armed, they have
cOntiscated nearly all the fire.
arms owned by individuals. Con-
scous alike of their own strength and
of the weakness of the Inhabitants
they conduct themselves in an over
bearing manner, and exact conduct ON
the part of the inhabitants that is but
little short of the most ahject serviiity.
Today party entered Mound City, and
at the point of Winchesters, forced two
union men, who believe in the union,
but not in carrying arms and using
them in violation of law, together with
q nOn-unlOn man, to 90 to Bull Hill.
The general impression here is that
this question can be settled only by a
terrible conflict. and the people anxious
ly await the end, whatever it may be.
To the credit of the strikers. be it said,
that in some of the camps they have
closed every saloon ana placed guards
over them,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
MOB RULE.
Ohio Citizens Terrorized by Strik-
ing Coal Miners.

ing SOSl IIEtcFS.
SALINEvILLE, O., May 29.-When the
fifteenth striking coal miners from here
were driven from Cleveland & Pitts
burg train by the sheriff of Jeffer-
son county at Wellsville last
night, they marched to Clark's tank,
midway between Yellow Greek and this
village, terroriZing the residents ell
route. They went into camp there, and
when the night express arrived at
10 o'clock the mob made rush
and succeeded in getting aboard. The
railroad company, anticipating such a
move, had placed a large force of
deputies on the train at Wellsville who
succeeded, after long struggle, and
after stopping the train seven times in
side of mile. in driving all the strikers
off who refused to pay fare. The mob
then made an unsuccessful attempt to
flag freight, and finally they took
up the march, arriving here at
l0 o'clock. Excitement is at
fever heat, but the action of
the strikers is severely denounced by
the better class of citizens. Sheriff
Lodge, of this county, is expected here
to Illustrate any further attempts at mob
rule. The miners are now talking of
marching TO New Lisbon tomorrow to
drive out the Italians who have the
places of striking miners at that point.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
| AM GOING TO SHOOT YOU.
WHAT MAHEY SAID TO HEDBERC. Ac-
CORDI.G TO A WITNESS.
THAT LETTER OF MANEY's.

Witness BarteUs Said he Also
Heard Lieut.. Nancy Say: go
and Get Yours"-Capt. Chaplin
Testified to Hearing a Heated
Quarrel, and Says He Threat
ened to Arrest Both.
After days intermission, during
called on his honor. Judge Nelson, of
the United States district court, the reg
ular proceedings were resumed yester-
day morning at II o'clock, and the court
will continue the hearing to the end and
pass upon that. which, TO the soldier,
ranks in Importance next to life only
honor. For upon the findings Of that
tribunal will depend in all respects the
future career of the accused. Lieut..
Nancy.
When court was opened Judge Ad
vocate Barr said that he thought it was
we'll to have spread upon the minutes
that, pending the adjournment of the
court until yesterday morning, the ap.
plicalion for writ of prohibition be.
fore the United States court in st. Paul
had been heard and denied. And as
soon as the stenographer, who was
present, should get the notes trans
cribed he would ask to have the full
dec ion spread upon the record for
future use. He then Informed the
court that he had before him the pro-
ceedings of the first four days of the
session Zone day of which only had been
ready, and that the entire record thus
far covered 1913 pages. and. said Col.
Barr, 1.-THE court will perceive that we
have most excellent reporter"
Counsel Blair. for the accused, waived
the reading of the record. if the court so
desired. and upon motion this was done.
;, Herman Bartells. private of the
Fifteenth infantry, of Fort Sheridan.
was then called to the stand and sworn
on behalf of the prosecution. He also
was ain eye witness to the tragedy.
At this point Mr.. Blair had spread
uponthe record his objections to the
introduction of any evidence tending to
show that the accused provoked or
brought about the assault upon the de-
ceased or tending to show that he was
the aggressor. and also evidence that
he killed the deceased. These objec-
tions were brought OH the same grounds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.



nation conceived Liberty and dedicated to proposition
Now we are engaged great civil testing whether that
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
ALTGELD'S ROAST.
INSCRIPTIONS Operators Making
Money Out of the Strike,

Inscriptions Operators Making
Money Out OF the Strike.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Iu response to the
telegram from Pittsburg suggesting
that the governors of the coal states
arbitrate the coal strike Gov. Altgeld
SAID today: II would gladly do any
thing | can to assist in settling the
present strike, but inasmuch as the
board would have no power to compel
anybody to appear before it, and could
not compel submission on the part of
those INSCRIPTIONS operators who pre-
cipitated this strike by reducing wages
TO the starvation point and VINO are
protiting by the present trouble. fear
little could be accomplished because
honest operators who are ready to make
any fair arrangements would not be
able to compete with those who refused
to respect the decision of any board.
Consequently even those operators who
are most anxious TO settle the strike
would keep aloot.'
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already urged. but the court did not
sustain the objection,

already urged, but the court did not
sustain the objection.
Witness then proceeded to testify
substantially to the same Incidents al
ready brought out by the previous ,esti-
mony. Asked If he heard defendant say
| anything to Capt. Hedberg before the
shooting occurred he replied: "Yes. sir,
/ l heard him say, i am going to shoot
you.'" Before they got near each other
he said he heard Nancy exclaim, go
and get yours"
Alfred Treggett was the next witness.
He was a prisoner on the day of the
shooting, and was filing sacks with coal
in the coal shed. He also narrated the
encounter, but his evidence brought out
no new facts. The slight discrepancies
among the witnesses to the shooting
seem to be of a nature likely to occur in
like events, where different men see the
same facts from different positions and
distances.
After the noon recess Capt. E. S.
Chaplin. Fifteenth infantry, was called.
He was particularly questioned about
the letter written by Lieut.. Nancy to
Capt. Hedberg. He was present at a
meeting between the men on Oct. 8.
He and the defendant were coming
from the quartermaster's office and
passed the quarters of Capt. Hedberg.
The latter called to Nancy to stop, as
he wished to speak With him. Hedberg
came across his lawn, and the men en-
gagged in conversation in loud and gruff
tones. Witness was sauntering leis-
urely about and was called over by the
defendant. who said to Hedberg: You
said you were going to shoot me. Will
you say it again in the presence of the
captain? want to know what you are
going to do.'' Witness told both men
to stop their alteration at once, or he
would put them both under arrest, and
that ended the affair for that day. Capt.
Chaplin stated that Mrs. Hedberg had
called him into the house a few days
later. and said that she had received a
letter, addressed to the captain, which
was delivered by the servant of Lieut..
Nancy. She did not desire to deliver it
aster having read its contents, and re-
quested him to ask the defendant to
withdraw the letter. This was done,
and Nancy consented to withdraw the
letter. Witness did not know its con.
tents, as Mrs. Hedberg refused to make
them known. 80
AT this point, in order to save time,
permission was granted the defense to
make the witness their own. Capt.
Chaplin said that he and Nancy we're
occupying the same quarters, and were
messing together. The letter must have
been written about three days after the
first alteration between the men. He
did not know that it had been sent until
informed by Mrs. Hedberg. Their first
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
All Quiet at La Sale.

LA SALE. ILL.,, May 29.-All is quiet
here tonlght,and the sheriffs so far have
been unmolested in making arrests of
the striking miners engaged in
Thursdays riot. Eighteen were in
custody tonight, but when all are
caught there will be sixty. that being
the number for whom warrants have
been issued. Tonight the police
arrested two of the leaders in the
alleged assault. Both are Poles
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
END OF THE strike NEAR.
HiyERS M TIE PITTSeURG DISTRICT
HAVE ENOUGH.
a Committee Appointed to Wind
CD the Strike With All Posi-
bic Haste Ohio and Illinois
Expected to Fall Into Line
in Many Parts Of the Country.

E3;lrOau business ParalyZeN
in Many Parts Of the Country.
PITTSBURG. Pa. .,May-29.-There we're
Fifty representatives present at the
which was called to hear the report of
the committee Of fifteen which had been
appointed TO formulate plan for set
t!ement of the strike. AS announced
yesterday, this committee failed to agree
on any plan, and today asked that it be
discharged. The request was granted.
and Immediately afterwards Alexander
Dempster suggested that a committee
OF ten be appointed to take the place of
the discharged committee, but with un.
limited power to act. The suggestion was
acted upon without much discussion, and
the following committee was selected:
LII. Taylor. chairman: Thomas Young,
L. \. Andrews, ID. w. SclileIdeberg.
F. l.. Robbins, Alex Dempster, r. II.
Boyle, John Blythe, B. 3. Brazenell
and w. p. Dearmitt. The instructions
given the committee denote a gen eral
will on the part of the strikers to wind
mp the strike with all possible haste
and al the best terms TO he secured.
The committee has full power to act for
the Pittsburg operators. aid can settle
for the strikers at any time it may
see fit This is decided change of
mind on the part of the operators as
expressed at the Cleveland conference,
and taken together With the favorable
aspect of affairs i'll illinois, seems 10
indicate that the end of the great strike
is near at hand.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
ALL ROADS BLocNADED.
Puget Sound Cut Or From the
Outside World.

SEATTLE. WASH, May 29.-The Puget
Sound region is almost cut off from
railway communication from the East.
The Canadian Pacific. Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
roads are all blockaded OH account of
the floods. On the first named road
the waters OF the Frazer river are higher.
than they have been known for TIVE nty
years, aud vast expanse of territory
is under water, much damage having
been done to farmers and to the rail-
road. The Columbia river is fall
ing rapidly, and the washouts
on the coast lines will be repaired iu a
day or two. No trains arrived today
from the East over the Northern Pacific,
but passenger train left this evening
i'll the expectation that by the time it
reaches the scene of the trouble the
break will have been repaired. In the
Immediate vicinity of the city the high
waters are rapidly receding, and no fur
ther damage is expected. {
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
Union Shut Ont.

MORRIS, ILL.,, May 29.-At a mass
meeting of the miners of Morris this
afternoon attendance was denied the
delegation from the 1000 miners at Coal
City who are bound to have the miners
join the United Mine Workers union.
The decision was reached that Morris
would have nothing to do with the
union. A local organization was at
tempted, but the meeting broke up in a
disturbance. One mine will resume
work Thursday at S1.2O, or five cents
advance, 1t is thought the others will
do likewise. AS they supply only local
trade they will brook no Intrusion from
foreign strikers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
Dove iIn Route to Scotland

CHICAGO, May 29.-The police were
today notified by the friends of Prof.
John Dove, of the South Dakota uni
versity. that they had learned that he
was now On the ocean bound for Scot
land. For several days the professors
friends have been concerned about him.
as he left large amount of personal
baggage in Chicago, and it was feared
he had met with some mlshap.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
RAILROAD CENTERS.
Shops Closed and Business Ger.
orally Affected.


orally Affected.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Spccials from
railroad centers of Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas indicate that business
there is becoming affected by the coal
miners strike and the consequent
scarcity of coal. At Sedalia, Mo-. the
Missouri Pacific shops shut down at
noon yesterday Tor the remainder of the
month. The shops of the Central
Branch railroad, at Atchison, Kan,
which is controlled by the Missouri Pa
cific in that city. have been closed down
Indefinitely. Several regular freights
have also been discontinued. At Van
Buren,, Ark, the Missouri Pacific rail-
road shops and round house are at
standstill, and nothing but passenger
and perishable freights moving, owing
to the scarcity Of coal. caused by a
thousand men striking Sunday at Coal
Hill, Huntington and Jenny Lind
These are but twenty-five cars of coal
accessible, and that is to be used for
passenger trains and emergencies only.
The shut down IS only till the strikers
resume WCrk