YOUR ' QOLLAssssoUFFs. WI mums” A 0HAL'GE501WLINEN OFTEN SAVES , ALPINE HATS. 1 BOY’S 'scnooi. 'iiATs,’ 350 up. ’ MITCHELL’S. - i ~ -'"WALL s'r” Collars, 3 for 25c. 5 viii. llI.—Wliclc No. 58l . ”THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. ‘ Illlltlllilllltlll 111 all things: Ntllllfll lll llBllllllg. The Gazette has the largest cir- culation of any paper in Norwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertisinz rates. ‘ The Mugwump and the Ax. It appears,says the Washington Post, that the official action of Fourth Assist- ant Postmaster General Maxwell has given the I\Iugwump a pain, and when the Mugwump eXperiences a gripe he never hesitates to groan and suffer for ‘ the benefit of the entire universe. The complaint against Mr. Marlwell is based entirely upon the fact that he is doing the very thing he was appointed to do ——cutting off the. heads of Republican postmasters and appointing Democrats to the vacancies he thus creates. Per- haps one of the most lucid indictments against this feature of the Cleveland administration is contained in the fol- lowing extract from the Springfield Republican : "It is with extreme regret that the men who are urgent for the reform of the civil service read Of the wholesale removals of fourth-class postmasters which are being made by the ready ax of Headsman Maxwell. The feeling is just as strong against this vicious prac- tice as it was against the same policy under Clarkson, and prominent men who supported Cleveland have no more charity for the evil under a democratic than under a. republican administration. In fact, the assurances which have been given ‘of the purpose to extend the ciiiil service rules and to follow the spirit of the civil service law make such doings as Maxwell’s all the more ex- asperating. One of the active Mug- wumps of the campaign of 1884, who has supported Cleveland ever since, speaking today of Maxwell’s policy, said that ‘he ought to be snaked out of his office.’ It is already proposed to enter a formal and vigorous public protest against this policy of removal for political reasons, and unless there is a change the administration will lose rapidly in the good will which it evoked when it was said that the claims of office hunters would not be suffered to interfere with the public business.” What right have the Mugwumps to complain, and where is the Mugwump who has refused to accept office under the present administration ? i The peo- ple who went to the polls and voted for a change in administration voted to put Republican officials out and to put Democratic officials in. The rural‘vo- ter who took a day ofi' last November and rode to the crossroads to vote for Grover Cleveland desired a change of administration and the particular in- dividual he had in mind was the fourth- class Republican postmaster at the cor- ner grocery. He wanted a change in that office and it was a desire to carry out the will of the people that induced Mr. Cleveland to place Mr. Maxwell at the head of the department of re- movals, and in doing this he carried out a pledge every bit as sacred as the promise to revise the tariff. But why do the Mugwump newspa- pers, likethe Springfield Republican, fret and fume over the fourth-class post- masters, when they might go in for re- formation on a large scale ? It has not been so very long since the high office of Civil Service Commissioner was dis- graced by the worst element of the spoils system. There are spoilsmen and spoilsmen, but the spoilsmen 'who wear the garb of reform in Order to ply their trade are dishonest and dan- gerous to the public service. An inves3 tigation by a Congressional committee proved the present president of the~ Civil Service Commission, Charles Ly- man, to be that sort of a spoilsman, yet not a single Mugwump newspaper de- nounced him or called for his removal. Why do they swallow the offenders in high places and strain at the 'fourth- class postmasters? President Cleveland has been rather busy since the 4 of March. Consider- able Of his time has been occupied in the dispensation of patronage. He has been compelled to listen to the appeals ,_ of many Mugwumps who want office, but the Post is confident that just as soon as he has time to'look into the case of Reformer Lyman he will at once reach for his ax and proceed to purify the Civil Service COmmission. We can- not hope for purity in the civil service when the watershed of the the system is infested with individuals who incline to the Lyman style of reform. Census Reports. The census report shows that Roman Catholic communicants outnumber Pro- testant communicants in New England by nearly a quarter of a million, or 1,005,120 of the former to 763,987 of the latter In Connecticut the Protestants have the greater number,156,396 against 152,945. In Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont. also, the Protestants are in the majority, but in Massachusetts there are 615,052 C tholics to 327,721 ,. _ ' , ' Norwalk,’Conn., Monday Evening, April 10, 1893. “Equal and Exact Justice to all M on of Whatever State of Persuasion, Religious or Political.”——Jeferslm Price One Cent. TERSE TALES OF THE‘ TIMES The court of Burgesses will meet to- night. - ——Leave Sunday Press ballots at Pin- neo’s. 7 There were three funerals in town, to-day. ' The Knights of Columbus will meet to-night. Alden Wilson is dead at his home in Fairfield. . There are now 162 prisoners at the Bridgeport jail. __- ‘ One of Harry Leobold’s tonsorial ar- tists is on the sick list. Royal D. Hawley, the well known - Hartford seedsman is dead. Mrs. George H. Raymond of Berke- ley street, is visiting friends in Water- bury. _,___._.___ A faithful picture of Chief Wallace Dann, in full costume, can be seen at the fruit store on Main street. Mrs. M. Ratchford is on the sick list. Her many friends hope for her early recovery and return among them. The funeral of the late Mrs. George H. Banks-Raymond was attended from St. Paul’s church this afternoon. —Nothing so good for a spring med- icine as Hale’s Sarsaparilla, and the price is but 50 cents. 13 tf A number of Norwalk people attend- ed the confirmation scrvices in Trinity church South Norwalk, last evening. For the first time in nineteen years the horse railway company is without a Bowe. It has also lost one of its Barnes. ‘ Henry Foster and family of New York, are visiting Mr. Foster’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster on Wilton avenue. Mr. and Mrs. James Drew, nee Mamie Feeney, of Chicago, are visit- ing relatives in town. They will prob- ably locate either here or in Danbury. The GAZETTE _diabolis»came to the Office this morning with the statement that he saw nine snakes yesterday, seven of which he succeeded in killing. The county commissioners will com- mence issuing licenses to Bridgeport saloon keepers, May 1st. It is stated that many applications will be quietly but firmly refused. Bishop Williams visited St. Paul’s church yesterday morning, where.he confirmed a class of sixteen. In the afternoon he visited Grace _Church where he confirmed a class of SIX. ' The funeral of the late William C. Street, was heldfrom the home of his sister Mrs. George R. Cholwell, this afternoon. The interment was in the family plot at Union cemetery. ‘ Rev. Beverley Warner of Bridgeport, preached a very instructive sermon to young men imGrace Church, last even- ing. ,His remarks we're listened to by an interested and highly entertained con- gregation. Esteemcd contemporaries who are beginning to talk about “the succulent shad” should study the dictionary a minute. “Succulent” means juicy, and bones rather than juice characterizes the shad. Conrad Engel of the borough has re- ceived an appointment to a $1,200 clerkship in the patent office at Wash- ington D C.—Mechanics’ Journal. When did he pass the civilservice ex- amination ? The Postal Telegraph CO. attempted to place its poles on the land of Mrs. Mary Sands in Darien without per- mission. She employed four men to fill up the holes as fast as dug. A~ clash of the two gangs is expected and serious trouble is anticipated. Anniversary masses will be celebrat- ed in St. Mary’s church, this week, in memory of Mrs. Fenton Pomeroy, Mrs. David O’Connor, Miss Hannah Sheehan and John Murray, also on Friday and Saturday there will .be a Month’s Mind in memory of Mrs. Wil- liam Howard and John Madden. The selectmen have received advices that there were at least twenty-seven canines of both sexes, harbored in the classic precincts of Cobble Hill, that were not registered last year.‘ The correspondent sent the names of the guilty parties, and the Selectmen pro- DESI; “getting after them with a sharp s 1c .” ‘ Connecticut pensions —Original Jae. Tibbals, Charles H. Sisson, Julius W. Rodgers, Benjamin F.Wood,Charles K. Williams, Frank Parker, John A. An- drews. William Seymour, Additional— Henry E. Smith, Thomas H. Eccleston, Roswell Bradley, W. L. Bouton. Res- toration and increased—William ' E. Dauchey. Increase—John H. Fahey. Original widows, etc—Augusta Eaton, ~ Ann Eliza June (mother), minors of William Clark. In pursuance of an order extending the civil service law to all free delivery post-offices, an' examination wil be held at the post-office in this place, Saturday May 6th, for the grades of clerk and carriers. clerkships those not under 18 years of age, and, for carriers not under 21 or over 40 years, and for messenger and atom or not under 16 years nor over 45. Blank a lie tions must be filed be- - Protes nts,-ahd' ~ 11 d ,I , ,. 825 Callahan to 5113183 irfilefliffs. 9" fora 120 be M. Fruity, April 20th. This includes for mime 'bfifv’DAY VisiTO‘n's. The President and His Chief Adviser at ‘ . Wilmington. WILMINGTON, De1., April 10.——President Cleveland, Secretary Gresham and Senator White spent a very quiet Sunday at Mr. Bayard’s home, Delamore Place, and, save for a stroll in the morning around the grounds surrounding the comfortable old ' homestead, they remained indoors until late in the afternoon, when the whole party took a drive along the romantic Brandywine and back through the city. There were 1'10 callers during the day, and no one was invited by Mr. Bayard to meet f the president. , At present the Bayard family is rather small. The Countess Lewcnhaupt, nee Ellen Bayard, and Miss Nannie Bayard are both in Sweden, whence they went when the body of the dead count was re— moved there April 24. 1891. Mrs. Bayard and Thomas F. Bay..rll, Jr., are the only other members beside Mr. Bayard who are at home. ’ Mr. Bayard said of the visit: “There was no political significance whatever to be attached to the visit of Mr. Cleveland. thile in Washington last week I suggested to him that he leave busi- ness and business cares and with a. few friends come here for a. day’s rest.” Mr. Bayard said this morning that he would sail for England in about a. month. “I will have to go about then,” he re- marked, “and will place my \Vilmington residence in charge of a friend.” The am bassador will be accompanied by his wife, and in London will probably be joined by his two daughters. The presidential party left for IVashing- ton at 8:01 this morning in Vice President Thomson’s private car, which was at- tached to the southern fast mail. WHY THEY DO NOT REGISTER. The Chinamen Object to the Expense of Procuring Photographs. PORTLAND, Ore., April 10.—Special In- spector Noyes, of the treasury department, who was sent here to examine into the illegal traffic in opium and Chinese certifi- cates has completed his examination and left for San Francisco. He has made his report to the department, and it will prob- ably be made public in a few da s. Noyes stated that he found what he came after, and intimated that a. number of customs officials. on Puget Sound and in this dis- trict would soon hand in their resignations. When asked what effect the modifica- tion of the regulations of the treasury de- partment in relation to the registration of Chinese will have, Collector of Internal Revenue \Veidler said: “I think it will have a. most important effect. The photo- graphing of Chinamen is the main reason why they have objected to registering. It is a considerable expense to have photos taken, and the average celestial does not care to incur such expense. Another rea- son is that they are very superstitious re-_ garding the matter, and cannot or will not overcome their prejudice sufficiently to have their pictures taken.” In view of the manifest aversion of the celestials to photography the treasury de- partment has issued an order dispensing with photographs, and requiring the afli- davit of only one credible witness to the fact of lawful residence in the country. Death of a French Statesman. PARIS, April 10.——Ex~Minister De Parcu died yesterday, aged 78. He studied juris- prudence, political economy and natural philosophy in Paris and Strasburg, and in 1811 received his degree as doctor of laws. He was a member of the constituent and legislative assemblies. He became minis- ter of public instruction on Oct. 31, 1849. In 1870 he was elevated to the rank of min-- ister president of the Cuncil of state, in the first parliamentary cabinet of the em- pire. He received the grand cross of the Legion of Honor in 1857’, and subsequently was decorated with many foreign orders. He wrote voluminouSly on historical and economic subjects. ' Burned to Death While Asleep. BALTIMORE, April 10.—-In the destruction by fire Saturday night of the Baltimore and Lehigh railroad freight depot, George McGreevy, aged 18 years, was burned to death. McGreevy only arrived in this city in the afternoon. He came with a letter of introduction to Mr. S. Watkins, the night telegraph operator at the depot. After the fire had burned itself out the charred body of the boy was found on the remains of the lounge. He was asleep, it is supposed, when the fire broke out. 6. Stephen Nichols died in Bridgeport Saturday, aged 88 years. He repres- egted that town in the legislature in 1 78. The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Association of‘Working Girls’ socie- ties will be held in Hartford, May 2. The meeting of the council will occur at 2:30 at the rooms Of the United Work- ers which will be followed by a paper and discussion on “Club Libraries.” In the evening a mass meeting Will be held. - ‘ .- Obituary. ALONZO KELLEY. Alonzo Kelley died at his home on West Main street, yesterday afternoon, aged 60 years. His wife survives him. He had been an invalid for about one year. The funeral will be attended at 4 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Conway,Mass., by funeral director George H. Ray- mond, for interment. Mr. Kelley was born in Ashfield, Mass, and was en- gaged as a jeweler drummer when he first came to Norwalk- in September, 1857, where at the time his brother J. Chapman Kelley, was landlord of the Connecticut hotel. He at the time en- gaged with his brother as clerk of the hotel, where he remained until the brother’s death. Later he married his brother’s widow and conducted the ho- tel until it was sold out to the late Cap- tain John Burke. He then went into the employ of the late Frederick St.‘ John, in the wholesale liquor trade. At Mr. St. John’s death he purchased the business and carried it on until failing health compelled him retire, when he sold out to Mr. J. Henry Hoyt,at pres- ent located on Water street. The de- ceased had the reputation Of being hon-_— p . est in all his dealings, and. has .- a- large . number of friends. - Hacked with an Ax. Antonia Balonio and Angelo Mafsce- lon were drinking beer‘ 1n the latter’s house in Bridgeport‘yesterday after: noon when John Dominica entered. Dominco, after quarrelling with Bal- onio, grabbed an axe and hacked Bal- onio horribly in the face. Dominica escaped and is still at liberty- It is be- lieved that Balonio will die. . ——-—<- His Tale of Woe. A certain young man in town tells the following story : I was sitting in a chair'in a store a few weeks ago when a man came up and struck me a sting- ing blow in the face. I_had said noth- ing to him. I caused his arrest. The case was settled without trial, the man pleading guilty. I did not even get my witness fees, to which I think I am en- titled. It’s nothing to Ian b at. What’s going to pay me ? It won (1 seem to us that the young man was at least enti- flled .to the witness fees,for his wounded onor. , ———-——<o An Obnoxious Appointment. The appointment of Edwin G. Hoyt to the active superintendency Of the Norwalk Horse Railway seems to be a most obnoxious one all ’round.' It 'i drives the drivers into resigning, and in the same way affects the conduct of the conductors, who refuse “to con- duct; the horses themselves are get- ting balky; even the rails won’t stay on the track, and the passengers are all learning to ride the bicycle. The late Hon. James W. Hyatt personally dir- ected the management of the read up to the time of his death. Hyatt and Hoyt—mot much difference in the spell- ing, “but oh, what a difference in the mourning. ”—Wins‘ted Herald. —.O. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.I’I"S “THE KIND THAT CURES." .0. A Big Fire in Waterbury. The Lilley block in Waterbury, the largest and costliest block in that city was destroyed by fire yesterday after- noon. The loss is estimated at 3160.000 with an insurance of $75,000. On the first floor. Reid 8.: Hughes dry goods store sustained a loss of $100,000; in- urance $75,000. The damage is divid- ed as follows: Capron’s pool and billiard room, $2,000 ; insurance, $1,800; Weller .95 Co., millinery,.$3,000; Dr. Chipman’s dental parlors, 3200; Prof. Bowditch, musical merchandise, $200: Jackson, architect. $53,000 , Jewish club, 3250; the Young Men’s Catholic Liter— ary club, $1,000; insurance, $450. The fire was the most destructive in the-city. ___.‘- >.,.- ._..__._ USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S "THEKIND THAT corms». + Amusements. , MUSIC HALL. “Skipped by the Light of tne Moon” is the title of a play that seems, some- how, to be suggestive Of the raciest fun. This piece can lay claim to being one of the most successful farce-comedies ever produced. The dialogue fairly bubbles with puns, a number of them being really capital. The action of the play is very rapid, and in the second act, when the two principals are being chased by a policeman about an through an oyster shanty on the lawn at Saratoga, the business and the execution are worthy the best inven- tion of the Hanlon Brothels in “Le Voyage en Suisse.” Fowler and Warm- ington have got together a splendid company this season and a first class entertainment is assured. “Skipped” will be at Music Hall on Saturday April 15. OPERA HOUSE. The Phila May Company won their way into.the hearts of those who atten- dedlast evening’s concert, and all would like to hear them again. Phila May is a native of New Hampshire and one of the best singers in America. She has awonderful voice of exceptionalbeauty. It is hoped that the company may be secured for a return concert next sea- son.—Bridgeport Post. The opening of the lecture course took place in Town Hall,Monday night with a concert by the Phila May Grand Concert Company. There was a very large and enthusiastic audience present. If the whole course is to be up to the standard set by this company it will be the finest course ever given in Spencer, for this concert was simply superb, and the singing of Miss May carried the au- dience by storm.—Spencer Sun. . The company appears at the Opera House to-morrow evening. 9 Salvinl as Don Caesar De Bazan. —~Salvini’s revival of .DeEnnerv’s fa- mous old romance, “‘Don Caesar de Bazan,” at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, has aroused if possible, a more genuine interest than was even anticipated for it. Mr. W. M. Wilki- son, the director of the Salvrni Com- pany had announced that the_bill would be changed each week, but_1n view of its enthusiastic reception he is probably justified in extending the run of Don Caesar. Those who Witnessed the open- ing performance, notw1thstanding the annoying delays consequent upon the short time in which the production had to be made, speak of it as one of the richest and most elaborate offerings thatNew York'theatregoers have seen in some years and all agree that the ro- mantic drama in America has never be- fore been so sumptuously mounted. Mr. Salvini himself came in for an en- thusiastic reception, the Metropolitan press being unanimous 1n asserting to him all the charms of grace, physique, and native eloquence so requisite in portraying the old _time heroes of romance. Mr. Salvini came into New York without any flare and with only the most moderate announcements. From the impression he made last Mon- day night, however, it would seem that ,long before the engagement is con- cluded, he will be the lion of the hour. “Don Caesar de Bazan” Will hold the boards until it is deemed advisable to resent “The Three Guardsmen” for (I held all day. ' Conn. ; ll FORGERY. 7 A Forged Check Received at the Central. National Bank. Endorsed by a Stamford Firm. In the course of the usual business transactions at the Central National bank this morning, a check payable to John Rieger was received from the .Stamford National bank. for the sum Of $20.65 with the alleged signature of R. Goldschmidt of this town. and en- dorsed by Rieger and by Lockwood & Peck, a Stamford business firm. Cashier W. A. Curtis on looking at the signature was inclined to the be- lief that the signature was a forgery, and sent for Mr. Goldschmidt who at once pronounced it as such. Mr. Goldschmidt intimated that he had a suspicion as to the identity of the guilty party and took the next train for Stamford to ferret him out. The party by whom the check was purported to have been signed does the larger part of his business through the Central bank, and while the bank officials may have been perfectly fa- miliar with his signature it is none the less to Cashier Curtis’ credit in detect- ing the forgery, as it was a very good one. . Mr. Goldschmidt promises to make it exceedingly warm for the guilty party, if he apprehends him. To a GAZETTE reporter Mr. Gold- schmidt said this noon that he granted .to a man with whom he had but a. slight acquaintance the privilege of writing a letter at his desk, and now remembers blank checks as1de. He thinks, that this man, seeing the checks lying on the window-sill near the desk picked them up and filled them out with the result in at least one in- stance as above. He hesitates about accusing the man as the guilty party, but cannot other- wise account for the issuing of the check. The last number Of the check issued on his book is 116 while the for- gery is No. 275 and dated April 7th. Mr. Goldschmidt’s checks all bear his name printed on the stub end, and the forged check in this reSpect is one of his own. The party upon whom the suspicion of having uttered the check rests gave his nameas Rigner, and he claim“; ed to be locking for work. He said that he had awifo and two children. He was a German, and Mr. Goldscmidt remembers having first met him about two weeks ago. a v .0. Methodist Conference. The presence of the New York East conference-was more widely felt in Daubury, yesterday, than on any day since its sessions opened. 'All the city pulpits were filled by visiting ministers and all churches in town were filled with large congrega- tions of worshippers and others. Much interest centered in the Methodist church, where crowded services were At 9 o’clock there was a conference love feast, conducted by Rev. Alexander McLean of the Seven- teenth Street, church New York. . At 10:30 Bishop W. X. Ninde deliv- ered a sermon in which he dwelt upon Methodism and the extent of its prac- tice, which surpasses that of any be- lief. At 8 the ordination of candidates for the orders of deacons and elders took place. Bishop Ninde conducted the ceremonies, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Chadwick of the VanBuren church, Brooklyn. The Rev. I. Simmons of Danbury, the Rev. B. M. Adams, of Prospect Place, Brooklyn, the Rev. Henry Silver of Patchogue, L. I. and Rev. William H. Barton of Water- bury, Conn. The impressive ceremonies were per- formed in behalf of the eight who were admitted to elders’ orders at the con- ference Saturday and the fourteen who were recommended for local deacons’ orders at the same session. Last even- ing the Rev. W. P. Ferguson of Bald- wins, L. I. delivered the conference missionary sermon. On Saturday a resolution was adopt- ed endorsing the present public school system and condemning any interfer- ence with it or any attempt to support any sectarian schools at the expense of the public school fund. The following candidates were ad- mitted to full membership in the con- ference: A. S. Hagarty, Woodbury, John J. Foust, ‘Brooklyn; Aaron V. Bower, ‘New Canaan; John H. Bell, Mount Vernon; George C. Boswell, East Chester, N Y. ; Arthur W. Byrt, Morris Park, L. 1.; Frank W. Crowder, Rowayton, Conn. ; J ulius W. Eggleston, Beacon Falls, Conn; Frederick A. Gascoigne, West Sufficld, Conn. ; Samuel Garney, Parkvrlle, L. I. ; Daniel W. Howell, Whitestone, L. I. ; . Francis H. Smith, Long. Island City; George W. Servis, Amityv111e, c l USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES. ” O. Asleep on the Railroad. Richard Flynn, aged 25 years, for- merly employed on the New England road, went to sleep, yesterday afternoon on the track just west of Bradley Sta- tion five miles from Waterbury. Flynn was struck at 6:45 p. m. by the special freight train for N oantic. His skull was fractured and he will probably (116. USE DANA’S SARSAPABILLA.IT’S. “THE KIND THAT CURES.” , ,:. —-<—o— .: ~ Broke His Neck. . Thomas O’Brien, a. boarder at 33 Baldwin street, Waterbury, was found dead-early yesterday m‘orning.’ fell dbv‘vlnaflight' of stairs either late Saturday night or early Sunday morti- neck was broken... H's-Was ~ing.‘ Hi which ela crate" preparations“ are-now ’ sing-ma c. of having carelessly thrown one or two O’Brien , stream-Md and unmarried. ' ..l ‘ . BRUNEI-1000 VICTORY. Far Reaching Decision of Judge Spear, of Georgia. THE ORGANIZATION "anooerifirn. “.ut the Judge at the Same Time Takes Occasion to Pronounce the Rule Against Hauling Certain Freight Contrary to the Laws of the Land. MACON, Ga., April 10.—-Thedeci<’wn of Judge Specr, in the case of the petii ion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to require the receiver of the Central Rail- road of Georgia to enter into a. contract with that organization for the service of its members on that road is regarded by the Brotherhood as a signal victory for that organization. It has attracted much attention and discussion among members of the bar, by whom it is pronounced to be the most far reaching, important and sat- isfactory declaration upon the relations of capital and labor yet rendered. After an- nouncing his decision, that the receiver will be reinstated to enter into the con- tract petitioned for by the engineers, Judge Speer discussed at length the in- teresting questions involved. He said: “It will not be wise for those engaged in the maintenance of public order to ignore the immensity of the changes in the. rela- tions of the employing and the employed classes occasioned by the phenomenal de4 velopment of commerce and the preva- lence of labor organizations. We are in this case directly concerned with a corpor- ation and a labor organization, and both engaged in railway transportation. “The operatives employed by the rail- roads number 784,000, and it is no trifling testimony to the faithfulness and efficiency of this mighty army of railroad employes that of the vast population transported under their care only 293, or less than one two—thousandth of 1 per cent, lost their lives. It is, moreover, true that no operatives of a railroad more than the locomotive engineers are charged with the preservation of life and property. When we are advised by the proof that thereby 32,000 of the locomotive engineers of the United States (more than 80 per cent.) be- long to the Brotherhood, it is difficult to believe that their membership lessens ell“; ciency to employers or fidelity to their supreme duty to the public. “It is clear that where the property of a railway or other corporation is being ad— ministered by a receiver, under the super- inlending power of. a court of equity, it is competent for the couit to adjust difficul- ties between the receiver and his employee, which, in the absence of such adjustment, would tend to injure the property and to defeat the purpose of the receivership. indeed, the power of the court to direct a contract between its officers does not ap- pear to be. questioned. Most important difference between the parties is as to the effect upon the duty to the court and property of the rule of the Brother hood which is understood by the court to be. as follows: “ ‘That hereafter when an issue has been sustained by the grand chief and carried into effect by the Brotherhood of Locomo ,tive Engineers, it shall be recognized as a violation of the obligation if a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who may be employed on a railroad run in connection with, or adjacent to, said road, to handle the property belonging to said railroad or system in any way that may benefit said company with which the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are at issue until the grievances have been amicablyLsettled.’ ’ “‘Now there cannot be a doubt that this rule of the Brotherhood is in direct and positive violation of the laws of the land, and no court, state or federal, could hesi- tate for a. moment so to declare. It is plainly a rule or an agreement in restraint of trade or commerce. A combination of persons, without regard to their occupa- tion, which would have the effect to defeat the provisions of the interstate commerce law, inhibiting discriminations in the transportation of freight and passengers, would be Obnoxious to the severe penalties of the statutes. , “It will be practically impossible here- after for a body of mento combine to hin- der and delay the work of the transports. tion without becoming Obnoxious to the provisions of these laws; and a combina. tion or agreement of railroad officials Oi other representatives of capital, with the same effect, will be equally under the bar of these penal statutes. Organized labor, when injustice has been done or threatened to its membership, will find its useful and valuable mission in presenting to the courts of the country a. strong and reso lute protest. Its membership need n01 doubt that their counsel will be heard he) that speedy or exact justice will be admin istered wherever the courts have jurisdic tion.” Rhode Island’s Second Election. PROVIDENCE, April 10.—A second at tempt to elect members of the general as sembly was made in Pawtucket, Cranston. East Providence and North Kingstown on Saturday. The Democrats were successful everywhere except in East Providence, ex- Speaker Wilson (Rep) being re-elected in that town by a substantial majority. But one representative was elected in Paw- -tucket, however, there being no choice in the cases of the other five and another at tempt to elect will be made tomorrow The‘result of Saturday’s elections makes the legislature at present a. tie. To Aid Irish Home Rule. JERSEY CITY, April 10,—A meeting tc raise funds in aid of Irish home rule was held at the Academy of Music, this city, last evening. Speeches were made by ex Mayor Orestes' Cleveland, Judge James . Fitzgerald, of New York, and others. The subscriptions amounted to $1,200. Letters of regret were received from GovernOJ Werts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy William McAdoo and others. ._,_______._. Two Dead, One Dying. BOSTON, April 10.—-Otto Anderson and Oscar Swanson, Swedes, each were as. phyxiated yesterday, and Sophia. Mobray, 42 years old, same nationality, was found unconscith and will probably die. A13 Iwere. employes of Charles Williams, a an LAWLEss MARYLAND Nuance: Attempt to Murder a Prominent Resi dent of Rising Sun. abouts had scarcely ceased to talk abou. Maryland of Dr. Hill and Mr. Bowie when they are called upon to contemplate and discuss the attempt at robbery ano murder by two negroes of Mr. David E Gatchel, a prominent and well-to-do resi dent of the neighborhood of Rising Sun. Mr. Gatchel was on his way from his home to Rising Sun on Friday night, and when passing through .a belt of Woods he was stopped by two negroes who demanded his money or his life. He had no money, he said. The negroes at once fell upon him, beating him almost into ins‘ensibih'ty, and then-pitched him over. an embankment and into "the run.” Out of this he scram- bled, but he was buried back again into in the hands of the brutes. Thinking they had drowned him the negroes fled. Mr. Ga-tchell was able soon, however, to drag, himself out of the water and to a neigh— bor’s house. The physician has hopes of his recovery. Now the country roundabout is being scoured for the negroes, whom Mr. Gatchel describes, and speedy punish- ment awaits them if caught. Four negroes were hanged and four others are serving a life sentence for the murder of Dr. Hill. The two murderers of Mr. Bowie have not yet been brought to trial. J eilorson Davis’ Second Funeral. RICHMOND, April 10. ——The legislative committee of Lee camp, in charge of the arrangements for the removal of the re- mains of Jefferson Davis from New Or- leans to this city, has completed the dc tails of: the; program. General JOhn B. Gordon, of Georgia, will be chief marshal and Governor Philip W. McKinney, of Virginia, chairman of the committee on invitation and reception. The com- manders of all Confederate camps of this state are to be members of this committee. It is not yet known at what points the funeral train will stop, but the governor of each state through which it passes will accompany it through their respective states." The cortege will leave New Or- leans May 28, and reach this city on the evening of the 30th. Faculty and Students at War. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 10. —'.l.‘he troubles which have been undermining the State Agricultural college at Brook- ings for the past two years have finally reached a. head. Last fall the state board of regents dismissed several of the best known members of the faculty and ap- pointed in their places a number of un- known men. The studentsheld a meeting and arraigned the management of the col- legegin the ,most vigorous fashion, charg- ing that the dismissals had been made fer political reasons. The faculty held a meet— ing also, and it was plainly indicated that all those implicated—more than half the students—would have to leave the institu- tion in disgrace. The people of the city sympathize with the students and feeling runs high. He Wanted to Die. ATLANTIC CITY, April 10.—A1bert J. Knox, 76 years old, who cut his throat with a razor nd narrowly missed sever- ing the jugular vein, again attempted to take his life. He cut himself deeply about one inch above where he inflicted the other gash, but with as little success. While the physician was sewing up the new wound he struggled as hard as his feeble strength would permit him to prevent the work, declaring that he desired to die. A Statue Injured by a Meteor. OSAWATOMIE, Kan, Rpril 10.—An acro- lite fell near this town Saturday afternoon, striking the monument to John Brown, erected to him by private subscription originated by Horace Greely in 1863. The meteor broke off the left arm of the statue and passed through six feet of clay just south of the crypt, stepping only at bed rock. Experts say the aerolite is com- posed of pelium metal, known to exist only in the sun. Remembered by One Ho Befriended. MILWAUKEE, April 10.—-A. J. Eimcr- mann, a well known attorney of this city, is in receipt of a. letter from a law firm at Houston, Tex., informing him that he is the sole heir to an estate of $17,000 or more, left by F. A. Walter, who recently died in Houston. Mr. Walter was an old Chicago friend whom Eimerman had befriended in the summer of 1870 by a loan of $10 with which to buy a ticket to St. Louis. Naval Officers as Journalists. WASHINGTON, April 10.—An explanation of the paragraph in the navy regulations, recently issued, prohibiting naval officers from acting as correspondents of neWSs papers is said to have had its origin in the late Chilean war. During that struggle, it is said, two naval officers statiomd at Valparaiso were in the pay of a. certain New York newspaper, to which they wired frequent “inside” news. . Found Dead and Mangled on the Beach. ASBURY PARK, April 10.—The body of a man, about 32 years old, was found yester- day by Charlie White on the beach at In- terlachen, near life saving station N o. 6. The head and hands of the dead man were mangled. The body had been in the water about three weeks. coat was what. appeared to be a Gutteri- berg race track badge. «WEE Victim of a Practical Joke. . ~ Smith, a. stable hand, is lying in Bellevue hospital, the victim, of a. practical joke. John Reilly and Patrick Ford, also host-, lers, threw a quantity of alcohol on Smith’s clothes in a. saloon. a lighted match and instantly he was aflame. Smith’s hands and face were severely burned. r, Stabbed Twelve Times. . VINELAND, N. J., April 10. --JoSeph ' ton Pitts from his speak easy on Sixth street, was stabbed twelvetimes by Pitts, who inflicted three deep gashes'with a pen- ' ”:9-eoé—--~—~ .4.“ .4 4 .c. '5 MEI-1",;- M 4‘. I ELKTON, Md., April 10.-—Thepeople here' the recent horrible murders by negroes in the water and kept underneath by sticks In the lapel of the' NEW YORK, April 10.—-Christophcr C,” ' Then some one threw - Gallo, an Italian, while trying to eject El- . vtknife. Gallo’srphysiciansays he will me. ' . Pitts ,has‘ been Arrested. He was drunk a; -~'.. ..,._.. -.
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