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STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
1t is Likely to Soon Involve Thousands
of Workmen and Women.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Hirsh, Elson &
Co., clothing manufacturers, to-day re-
ported that nearly one hundred more
men had joined the striking cutters and
trimmers since yesterday. The situa-
ton is so serious that within forty
eight hours general strike of the cloth
ing cutters and trimmers' union, in
volving 10000 to $4,000 workmen and
women, is expected by the union men,
as well as by the employers.
c. p. Kellogg & Co were unable to
operate their establishment to-day be-
cause twenty-five men joined the strik-
ers. The same number walked out of
Guthman, Uhlman & Silbermans fac
tory, and smaller numbers quit work
in other factories.
Hirsh, Elson & Co. expect all their
100 employees to be on strike to-mor-
row night, when a decisive meeting of
the union will be held as to calling q
general strike. The cutters and trim
mers want the manufacturers to keep
the agreement made with the union 3
to hours and wages and shop regula-
tions, while the employers say that
they are simply resisting the arbitrary
edicts of the union and intend to say
hereafter what wages they shall pay
and the hours their men shall work.
The record-union., 1896-02-19
GRANT OF SCHOOL LANDS.
Secretary Smith Opposed to the Bill
Now Before Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The Sec
retary of the Interior has sent to the
Senate Committee on Public Lands his
views on the bill to equalize the several
States of the Union in the grant of
lands for public school purposes He
says California has received as its por-
ton 6,719.324 acres, and it would re-
qdire 240,O00,000 acres to equalize
grants to other States in proportion to
what California has received. Georgia
would receive large grant of 2,062, ,222
acres and Rhode Island would receive
the smallest, 46,435 acres.
The aggregate number of acres on
hand to be granted for school purposes
is 21,60l, 1856. Under the provisions of
the bill the Secretary says that Mis-
souri, would receive only ], 1,162, 1876 acres,
shortage of 81, 7,003 acres. These dis
crepancies, the Secretary says, indicate
that the committee should revise the
schedule of the bill
The Secretary reviewed at length
other provisions of the measure in
which he finds defects, and concludes
with the statement that it is crude,
imperfect and impracticable, and hopes
his candid criticism would aid the COM
mittee in framing a bill that would ac-
complish the end in view.
The record-union., 1896-02-19
FISTIC GOSSIP.
Conflicting Reports Concerning the
Condition of Maher.
Feeling Next Door to Universal at FL
Paso That the Pugilists VIII Not
Meet in the Ring.

Ell PASO (Texas), Feb. 1S.-Confiet-
ing stories regarding Maher's condition
came from Las Cruces on the late train
tonight One brought by a Colorado
sport, who had spent the day at the
training quarters, was to the effect
that one of the Irishman's optics was in
as bad a state as when he was here on
Thursday, the Inflammation having in
creased, and that he spent the greater
part of the day in bed.
On the other hand, Referee George
SiIer, who also came into town from the
grounds late tonight, says the fighter
walked several miles this morning, and
did three hours punching and boxing
in the afternoon; that his left eye is en-
tire1y recovered, and the right one so
much improved that he can read small
print without pain or difficulty. Siler's
version is generally accepted as the COR
rect one.
In accordance with instructions from
Governor Ahumada before leaving for
Chihuahua last night, Manuel Bouch,
Collector of Customs, to-day added to
the force of guards patrolling the Mex
lean frontier along the northern border
Local interest in the possible meeting
of Maher and F'itzsimmons on Friday
has about petered out. The throngs
that erstwhile blockaded EI Paso street
from store-front to curb have gradually
dwindled to complete disappearance,
and groups that are occasionally en-
countered on the cross thoroughfareS
are composed in the main of Mexicans.
The feeling is next door to universal
that something or other will again hap
pen to keep the men from meeting in
the ring, while those who are not skep-
tical on this point express themselves
as caring not continental at the out
come. Taken altogether, never has
worlds championship pugilistic con-
test been Immediately preceded by such
an utter lack of enthusiasm or exhilara-
ton.
Fitzsimmons took his daily spin to
town on his wheel this morning.
Julian had preceded him on. an
International mule car. Fitzsimmons
took four hours exercise at his Juarez
quarters this afternoon, boxing with
Mccoy, the local heavy weight, wrest-
ling with Jack Stelsener of St. Louis
and punching the bag. There is no
question that he is in magnificent con-
dition, while his temper toward Maher
is decidedly ugly. Everything indicates
that he will put up the fight of his life
if the opportunity is offered three days
hence.
F'itzsimmons received to-day a dis
patch dated at Chicago. and reading as
follows:
ITO Robert Fitzsimmons: Read in
to-night's papers that you said / was a
cur The first time I see you / will
make you take it back. as / did before.
~. ]. CORBETT"
After making the air sulphurous for
a while, Fitzsimmons turned the mes
sage over to Julian, who promptly sent
the following reply:
j. J. Corbett, Chicago: All right,
chappie; get ready. Put yourself in
better condition than you were in Hot
Springs and get down here. FitzsiTn-
mons will put you out of existence the
day after he puts Maher among the
has-beens MARTIN JULIAN
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wealth acquired by him and his part
Eers in these transactions. Senator
Morgan tried to make him admit that
as President of the Southern Pacific and
as President of the Central Pa
cifc (since the lease of the latter to
the former) he sought to divert the traf-
fic which should go over the Central and
sent it over the Southern.
Mr.. Huntington, however, denied that
such was the case, and argued that
there were too many great railroad COR
porations interested in the transcon-
tinental business to allow of such a
thing being done.
Senator Morgan asked whether the
General Freight Agent of the Southern
Pacific at San Francisco, Mr.. Stubbs, did
not, in the interest of the company
which employed him, gre the prefer
ence Of unconsigned freight going east
ward to that company, but Mr. Hunt
inton denied that he did. It was only
the heavy freight between San Fran
cisco and New York that went by the
Southern route-forty- nine fruit cars
out of fifty going by the Central. More
than 80 per cent. of all the rail business,
including the connections with Port
land, Or, Puget Sound and Seattle,
went by the Central Pacific. To a cer-
tain extent, however, he admitted that
the Southern Pacific was in competi-
ton with the Central Pacific.
He was asked why, during the last
five years, the earnings of the Central
Pacific, under the lease, had decreased
and he ascribed it to the shrinkage of
rates, but he could not account for the
fact that the earnings of the Southern
Pacific had not decreased in the same
proportion.
AS to the proposition for the settle
ment of the Central Pacific to the Gov
ernment, Mr.. Huntington professed the
willingness and desire of the company
to pay every dollar of it on an extension
OF 100 years at 2 per cent, but would
not admit that there was any liability
ON the company to pay interest on the
interest payments heretofore made by
the Government.
The examination was not finished
when the committee, at 5 p. m, ad-
journed till Thursday at 1890 o'clock.
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gained from those above ground, the
Following thirty-eight are positively
known to be among the killed: James
Harrison, pit boss; Tom Larrigan, fire
boss; three brothers, Joe, William and
Abe Dore, Peter Patrieio, Daniel Nor
rls, Gabriel Gleese, F. ank Rossio, Bap-
tlsto Chowchett, August Matteve, John
Sacif, Alex Sacif, PHILIP Racha, Peter
Brewer, Frederick Siguond, Antonio
Patricio, John Patricio, John Coughlan,
William Webb, William Higgerly,
Dominic Mattano, Frank McGourley,
Robert Cattle, Jr., Alex Reno, Frank
Simonic, Robert Seitige, jacob Jenkins.
Domino Ozello, John Oteno, James
Fraegna, Domino Possetti, Peter Tap
pero, Antonio Tappero, Andrew Roll
ando, Peter Magenta, Antonio MARITIME,
David Evans
Most of these men leave large fam
lilies
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Not Yet Announced.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-The re-
pert that Rev. Father O'Connor of
stockton has been appointed Bishop for
Sacramento is not credited here among
Catholic clergymen. Archbishop Rior-
dan and the Paulist Fathers at the old
st. Mary's Cathedral say they have no
knowledge of any such appointment.
The clergy generally hold to the opinion
that no appointment has been made
vet. and when the Pope nominates the
Bishop that his appointment will come
through Archbishop Riordan.
The record-union., 1896-02-19
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Fate of Three Indians Who Indulged
I'm, TOO Much Firewater.

FENDER (Neb), Feb. 1S.-News
was received this evening that three
Indians living in the vicinity of Big
Horse Wawabas farm, on the Winnie
hago reservation, secured two or three
gallons of whisky at Pender yesterday,
and after filing themselves with liquor
proceeded to hold an oldtime war
dance, stripping to the skin for that
purpose After thoroughly exhausting
themselves, they fell in drunken stu
por, and finally wandered out some
distance on the prairie, where they
were found by a party of white men
frozen to death. The inside facts are
hard to ascertain, owing to those in
terested wishing to cover the matter up.
Bootleggers, it is claimed, furnished
the whisky.
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MISS BARToN'S PARTY.
Granted Permission to Distribute Re-
lief to Suffering Armenians.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-A cable
dispatch received at the State Depart
rnent this afternoon from Alexander
w. Terrell, United States Minister to
Turkey, dated at Para, the European
quarter of Constantinople, contained
the intelligence that the efforts of Miss
Clara Barton, President of the Amer
lean Red Cross Society, to obtain per-
mission from the Turkish Government
to distribute relief to the suffering Ar
raenians had been successful. Tt ap-
nears from Mr. Terrells dispatch that
Miss Barton had been presented by the
Minister to the Porte, and had received
rerewed assurances of full protection
and aid Tor her agents in dispensing
charity. Miss Barton's headquarters
viii he at Para
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Fatal Crossing Accident.

BEDFORD (O), Feb. 1S.-while
Alfred Whitaker, a well-known Demo-
cratic politician, accompanied by his
stepsons Dana and Tom Cannon, was
driving to the station this morning the
vehicle was struck by a train at the
Race-street crossing. Whitaker was
hurled thirty feet and instantly killed.
Dana Cannon will probably die. John
Rich. the driver. was so seriously in
jured that his recovery is doubtful.
Tom Cannon escaped by jumping.
The record-union., 1896-02-19
Defaultinp Bond Ridders.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Secretary
Carlisle will probably announce his de-
cision tomorrow as to whether he will
award the defaulted bonds to j. p.
Morgan. Several defaulting bidders
are reported to have been found in st.
Louis and Chicago. but there are other
sub-treasuries where reports are not
yet in, and until all are heard from no
decision in the matter will be an
nounced.
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CAUSED BY A BROKEN RAIL
Bad Railroad Accident Near Ludlow,
Vermont.

BELLOWS FALLS (Vt.), Feb. 49,
A passenger train on the Central Yer
mont Road went down a forty-foot en-
bankment near Ludlow, VT, this morn
ing. A number of trainmen and pas
sengers were seriously injured.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail. The baggage car, mail car and one
coach went down the embankment and
were smashed. The engine was left on
the ties.
Six or eight passengers, beside the
trainmen, were hurt. The most seri-
ously injured is T. ]. Baker, employed
by the railroad as carpenter, and it is
doubtful if he can live. This is the
third train to go off the track within
twenty-four hours within mile of this
place. The rails are damaged by the
excessive cold
The record-union., 1896-02-19
Explosion in a Slope Where Num-
berS Of Men Were at Work,
Not One Of Whom is Believed 10 Have Es.
capped Terrible Death
Many Days Must ElaDSe Before the Bodies Of the
Victims Can be Rescued.

The Mine Completely Wrecked and
the Whole Town Shaken as if by an
Earthquake-The Body of One Miner
Who Was just Starting Down the
Slope Blown Several Hundred Feet
Away From the Entrance-The
Mine Now on Fire.
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MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
Allen Objects to Proceedings Of the Senate
Railroads Committee.
Amendment for Additional Cadets at
West Point Rejected.

The Feature of Debate In the House
the Attack of Representative Cous-
ins of Iowa Upon the Methods of
the Secretary of Agriculture in
Connection With His Refusal to
Carry Out the Law Relating to
Purchase and Distribution of Seeds.
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Amelie Rives Again Welded.

CHARLOTTESVILLE (ya.), Feb. IS.
-Amelie Rlves Chandler and Prince
Pierre Treubetzlxoy. the Russian noble
man, were married this afternoon at
Castle Hill. the home of Colonel Alfred
Rivss, father OF the authorcss. Paul
Z. s.ien.el, d. D., of Richmond,
Lutheran clergyman, performed the
eercinony. The couple will live in Lon
don.
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FOR THE MARKET GARDEN.

After the first complete planting OF gar
don crops. aud when the ground has orce
been fully occupied. the careful gardener
will plan for succession crops to occupy
each place rs 1t becomes vacant The
ground having been well enriched IN the
beginning, and well cultivated subse-
qucntly, it viii pay better to work it for
second. ana even third crops. than "a
manure and break UP new ground AS 10
the best methods Of continuously occupy
Ing the land, a,h gardener must he guided
somewhat by tho needs of his market
The first ground to become vacant VIII be
that upon which were grown onions. heets
and radlslos. As the orions ana hoets
viii be thinned. instead Of being pulled
regularly uhe largest being picked out as
they become ready for market. vacant
places will be made in the rows. In these
may be put cabbage plants "a second aarIv
kind. filling only alternate rows. so that
by the time the first crop is oil. the ground
viii bc fully occupied again. and ready for
plats may also he utilizol i'm Tho same wax.
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remark that the two leading English nov
olists Of the day are Meredith the obscure
ana the Amazing Hardy,
Mrs. Mary l.. Llvermore in the current
number OF the North American Review
writes an article entitled DOCS the Ideal
Husband Exist" Apparently she can
point to but one American example OF per-
lection in the speces-Wen Phillips
the abolitionist. Mrs. IIvermore has az
parently never heard Of Mr. Alexander
Frederick Johnson. Biting has been tho
sarcasm and keen the invectlyc hurled at
the unfultcrng brow OF the new woman.
But what has man to say of the new man
the man who amiably rclinqishcs his
own name for the name Of the woman h.
marrlrs rhoosophy was the medium which
united In matrimouy the new man and tho
new woman. Miss Johnson married Mr..
Jenkins and through the mysterious in
SEPARATION of rosicruciauisn Alexander
Frederick jenkins has become Alexander
Frederick johnson. We may rejoice that
England, not America Is responsible for
this womanly youth.
Katharine Darlington.
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a PLEASANT DANCE.

The Young Peoples Social club issued
very pretty Invitations TO fancy dress
ball" Thursday evening IN Assembly hall.
This club is composed Of young people
from Is 10 - years old or thereabont- and
this was their firs, ball Those in charge
Of the affair were; Invitation committee
Mss Charlton. president OF the club
chairman: Misses Lucy. Mary ana Kate
keEaus and Miss Emma Heyne. Arrange
r.ent committee: 2. l.. Miller. chairman;
c. II. Wlukier G. =. =. Martin. T. J. Ollre,
(ieoyre Lmroth, Herman Danielson, WIN
Curkren Reception committee: I'd Hart
ung. chairman. NJ. J HIN. J. y. Collier
John Wolkart. Floor committee; T..
Turner chairman. John kcgans. c. ollrc
T. kiesling and George Coles, Others
present we're Misses Laura aud Emma
Hartuug Lydia SupeT. Nettie and Maggie
Curtin. Bessie and Ida Ninkler, Ida and
Rettlo Holtkamp. Lille Stndtler. c. X. LID
we'll, Baker Leila Williams. Bruner,
sir,lit. Efde Bates. Eva Dishrow, skinner
Borae Knode Mr. and Mrs. C. Sweeney
Nj and MIS- Carroll Mrs. Borusk Mrs
PastoriEa. Messrs GriRgs. Taylor, J. 80
guns. sam k-ho. ". Williams. l.. Chris
teson. c. ". Scarborough. VIII ana III
Hnrtuug. Few Tlner. Jessie Alters
rgr. 4. L. Si-e.it. John McNccly, c. T.,
Apnlen. Charles Gilmore, Jr., n Daniel
son Ernest Depp-rmou. VIII Glass Perry
Collins Mait1r Hul. Wul Sa1don. TYLER g..
williams 81 san Nrtouio. Albsrt Saunders
Of ndlas, y MoU ". Souchard. Il. =.
Wood. ] T. Cummings. 4 Keno, George
1imroth J + Turner. AlcN lllig, ]. II.
Nour.e Gray Valentino. Luke Barnett aad
CD bora
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afternoon In the parish house. A mos,
excellent paper on Modern American
Poets aud Poetry WIS read. Other social
attractions made the meeting rather small.
ou, It was very interesting.
The wornan's Reading club met wednes-
day afternoon at It's usual HEADQUARTERS
In connection with tho study OF Greece a
letter from Mrs, John \. Logan describing
the Olymplan games in connection with
the proposed revival Of the same, and
containing a graphic description Of the
Stadium and its rapid restoration to It's
former splendor. was listened to with close
attention. The reading and review OF the
lesson was followed by "a spirited discus
sion upon subjects OF moral and vital i'm
poriance. and this informal conversation
proved 50 interesting ana edifying that II
was decided to make such discussions
regular features OF the club meetings.
The Ladies' Shakespeare club met Thurs.
day afternoon and had an unusually in
tcrest3ug session. The questions always
sent after the study or a play, having
been received by the club after ending the
play Of Richard Ill and assigned two
weeks from Thursday. the answers were
brought in last Thursday and discussed
Several questions We're the subjects Of ex-
cellent papers showing careful study and
research on the part & the writers. among
which We're Prose as Used by shake
speare," by Mrs Gcrson; "The Sollooey. 90
by Miss Howard. and THE Division OF a
Play Into Acts and Scenes" by Miss Hlr-
ley
The Catholic Musical and Literary club
mot Monday evening In Temperance hall
The programme consisted OF an answer
by thu literary manager Of question from
. 4 ~.
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AMONG CLUBS AND SOolE-
TIES

The Faith Home association met in reg
ular session Tuesday morning I'm Shearn
chapel Report Of the secretary of the
board OF managers made a good showing
for the home, the twelve children there
being In good health. The report of the
committee OF ladies' and gentlemen mp
pointed TO formulate rules to govern tho
next ehrysanlhemum show ami exhibitors
was received and consiiercd some changes
were made. the dates being fixed for No
Vemher II to ID, and some of the premiums
raised. The first prize for children under
10 years is TO be 81 gold piece, aud every
enid having creiitablc exhibit but not
taking any prize, is TO have 80 cents. The
premiums Will Aggregate about $50, The
committee appointCi to solicit subscrlp.
lions TO premium fund comprises Mrs r
w. House. Mrs o. c. Drew and Mrs. Rob
ert Cohen.
The Ladies Reading club met Tuesday
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H0U ST0N LADY IN NEW YORK.

New York, February H. 1895;
The ancient Greeks believed In the exist
cnco Of happy people. the Blamclcss IIy-
rcrhorcans. who lived at the back Of the
North Wini. To the reader Of Mir Thomas
G. Platrs occasional cheerful utterauces
touching upon the political pathway that
he has so unninchngly trod. his descent
fro this Blameless race would naturally
be suggested. Coucerninr the manners Of
the Hyperboreon, pinaar tells us that hc
"sacrhccl donkeys 10 his gods and com
corning his position, that no could defy
the cutting blasts OF the North Wind ."
The simile is obvious. As long as Mr.
Plat retains his hold upon the country
districts of this state the North Wind of
metropolitan criticism will prove TO him
harmless, pr, rarknurst viii itcratc in
vain Mat "he and hts henchman lau;or-
bach oltvic Tammauy." Just so long as
the country districts stand 10y him, 50 long
will MIR. Plat remain supreme; aud should
Governor Morton fail to swallow the bait
and to accept his osterslblo support tot
the presidency, the governor may bid 4
sad farewell to the presidential posi-
hility ana retire from the contest Indeed.
should the so-called better element among
republicans coalesce to defeat Mr.. rlatts
influence. it is largely probable that tho
state will 20 democratic, New York CITY
is a great Mosaic composed OF hundreds
of diverse elements which 30 to foster no
nucal power. but. mighty as she is she
can not dominate the State.
Harrison has refused tho crown, and
great must he his anus, mont over Tho
certeinty ~ has various possible heirs Of
tho legitimacy Of their Inheritance. The
elntion is widespread; Indeed. IL Is so lni-
NcrsaI that the presidential Feasibility
seems 60 be more prone 10 make deduc-
tlors than TO marshal facts. 1he fact Of
General liarrison's refusa, to enter the
race, and his almost Simultaneous an
rouncement OF his marriage. would seem
To point To a moral. Is not the lot If the
happy sui ject preferable to the lot OF tho
harassea ruler?
II is notable that a matter which may
vet cause hlooishcd between she two
neutrality-suspicious. races should never, until
the presidents Venezuelan proclamation
astounded British cars, have been deemed
Of sufficient importance 10 be at Gree de-
bated In parliament The danger OF VAR
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ENDURANCE.

How much the heart may bear. and ye:
not break
How much the flesh may suffer and not
die,
I question much If any pain or ache
OF soul or body brings our end mare
nigh.
Death chooses his own time; TIL that 4.
worn
Ali evils may be borne.
We shriAk and shuaaer at the surgeons
knife.
Each nerve recoiiing from the cruel steel
Whose edge seems searching for the quiv-
erius life;
Ye; to our sense the bitter rangs reveal
That Ftill. although the trembling -iesh he
torn,
This. also, can he borne.
We sec a sorrow rising in our way.
And try to flee from the approaching iil,
We seek some small escape-we weep ant
pray,
But when the blow tails. then our hearts
are still
Not that the pain is OF its sharpness shorn,
But think it must be borne
We wind our nfe about another lie.
We hold II closer dcarcr than our own;
Anon it faiuts and falls IN deadly strife.
Leaving us stunned, and stricken. and
alone;
But al. we do not die with those we
mourn:
This. also can be borne.
Behold we live through all things, famine
;rirst,
bereavement, pain; all grief and misery,
AN woe and sorrow. life insicts i's worst
On soul ana body. hut We can not dic
Though we be- Sick. and ured. and faint,
and worn;
10, all things can he borne.
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NOVELTIES IN FAUORS.

Cotilion ls the favoritc name for a darco
these days, and every dancing party is
supposed TO have Il co'illicn with mere or
less figures. and different favorH for each
figure u Is the german" under a French
name. New designs for favcrs are thcrc-
fore much sought after and some recently
used by Mrs. John Jacob Astor may serve
our society danes for future use There
were five figures In the first we're givep
~ silver articles. such as button hooks
FOR gloves ard shoc9. stamp boxes, vin3is-
rcttes and seals For the third igIrc hnNn
ane arrows covered with rosetics ana rlh-
bon streamcrs for he fourth tfiy stl0cl
parrots mountod o0 perche- Owe foot hirh,
eachet bags, mirrors fan bags ani crm-
son ami yellow h1uncry bearing thc Aston
monogram. The sccord figure was danced
around a huge sf3an chair covered Nrh
1910 roses arranged az houtouuicrts Tor the
man