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"VOL. XII. GBOTON IS IN RUINS, i i Fire Destroys the Business Portion of a South Da- kota Town. i i Twenty-Three Business Firms Suffer a Loss Aggregat- ing- $112,000. As an Offset to This There Is Insurance of About $30,000.

Lawyer Cowie's Financiering Feazes Victims at Fergus Falls. Special to the Globe. Gkotox, S. Aug. very heart of this city was to-day reduced to ashes by a fire which, had it been discovered in its incipiency, could have been extinguished easily, but spread so rapidly that within a few minutes it was beyond conrrol.

The fire originated in the kitchen of the Hotel Brunswick by some unkunown means and, fanned by a stiff breeze from the east, swept with alarming rapidity over the block. As soon as it was realized that the blaze would be a hard one to fight, telegrams were sent to the authorities of Aberdeen, Redfield, Doland, Andover, and other towns having fire apparatus, appealing for assistance. The towns above named responded by sending five companies of firemen, and these, with the local fire brigade, battled with the flames for five hours before they were brought under control at 6 p. m. The losses, with the amount of insurance, so far as can be ascertained, are as follows: Loss.

Insurance Hotel Brunswick $7,000 Residence of Mrs. Miller, 900 John Thompson's barber shop 500 Kinsch Kempter, general store. 12,000 5,000 Goodman Kastriua, clothing 11,000 6,000 P. 11. Bowler, 3,000 1,500 Burns confectionery, 3,800 3,000 Eausom Rose, boots and shoes 5,000 2.080 John Collins, drugs 4,000 1.000 L.

Sanders, 1,500 1,000 W. C. Wilcox, building. 1,500 M. Broberg, 6,000 J.

P. Kessinger building. 2,000 1,200 W. A. Burnham, 12,000 4,000 W.

J. Brewster, postoffice 3,000 A. S. Palmer, barber shop 400 A. S.

Bascom, 3,000 3,000 Union 10,000 Bagley Campbell, elevator and coal 10,000 Wisconsin hotel 3,500 1,000 Seal Lumber yards 11,000 St. Croix Lumber 0.... 500 M. St. P.

U'y sheds 600 $31,200 unknown. pThe work of rebuilding will be begun as soon as materials and men can be secured. MADE A RICH HAUL. Lawyer Cowie's Queer Business Methods Astonish Old Friends. Special to the Globe.

Fergus Falls, Aug. the elopement of J. F. Cowie with Mrs. Lilley has not been kept constantly before the public it has been the subject of careful investigation by those most concerned.

The more it is investigated the blacker appears the villainy of Cowie. Investigation of his accounts here and the papers in his safe show that his shortage amounts to several thousands of dollars. The gentlemen who have been engaged in the investigation of Cowie's business matters are convinced that he got away with at least 14,000. and perhaps more. In some cases he would get a note for collection.

The maker would be notified to pay and would, perhaps, be unable to do so. Then tfowie would arrange with him for an extension, taking a new note, but holding the old one on some pretext. The old note Cowie would retain in his safe, thus keeping his own accounts straight The new note he would dispose of at a liberal discount, pocketing the Jay Mathews has one of these duplicate notes for $200, secured by chattel mortgage, and a in all respects was found in Cowie's safe. One of the banks in this city holds a note for $150, which was given on much the same terms as in the case mentioned above. The original note given by a farmer was found in Cowie's safe.

Both ace secured, and both apparently good. In these cases and others like them the outcome will be a lawsuit to determine who will have to stand the loss. Another of his plans was to advise a client living away from the city to take judgment against a debtor. The client would be notified that the cost of securing judgment would be say $20. He would remit and Cowie would pocket the amount and never take judgment at all.

The question as to" where Cowie and his paramour went has never been satisfactorily answered, but a letter received in this city goes far to clear up the mystery. Mrs. Cowie's friends have united in doing detective work to ascertain the whereabouts of the fugitives, and have been successful. The letter referred to came from a man very much interested in the case and contains several things which cannot be made public, but the following are extracts It is just as I expected and maintained, viz. That futuie developments would show Cowie got off with a boodle.

I have learned a great deal since I saw you. When he came to Alma with his wife and family he slept in the same bed with her that night, arose in the morning very early, walked fully a mile to the telegraph office and wired Mrs. Lilly to meet him at Minneapolis. He then came back ana ate breakfast. Think of the coldblooaed, deliberate brutality of a man that could make such an arrangement within reaching distance of his wife and children, and come back cool and unconcerned.

Mrs. Lilly received this message at the house of Mr, Curtis, a friend or relative of the Lillys. Mrs. Lilly went to Minneapolis, met him, and they both came back to St. Paul and went to Curtis' house.

I found the hackman who brought them there and took them to the union depot. We found a telegram in his own handwriting, but it was signed Rogers. I saw a man who formerly worked with Jim at Nicollet, Minn. This man met Jim some lime between the 25th and 27th of July at New Orleans, La. He did not notice a woman with him.

About July 29 Mrs. Lilly wrote 10 her father, James Cummings, at Santa Anna, bidding him good bye, and asking forgiveness, and simply said she was traveling. That letter was written at Newport News, Va. lam pretty sure their tickets were first bought to Kansas City. I have traced them to Yuma.

Mexico, to Paso Del Norte, to New Orleans, and to Newport News. The letter further states that Mrs. Cowie has been very ill with nervous firostration, but is now better; that she at Alma, being cared for by fcfc I tt relatives, who will never allow her to A folder map found yesterday in Cowie's office has all the above places marked in blue pencil. Yuma is not far from Santa Anna, and it is inferred the runaways ate in hiding near that place, but after all had not nerve to go Woodard. of this city, says a friend of his saw Cowie in Chicago two weeks ago, Newport News is the last place South American bound vessels touch at, and it is quite possible that one of those vessels carried away Cowie and Mrs.

Lilly. At any rate the record stops there for the present. CONSPIRATORS BALKED. A. Scheme to Liberate Criminals Awaiting Sentence at Ashland.

Special to the Globe. West Superior. Aug. A conspiracy has been unearthed that, but for its timely discovery, would have resulted in a delivery from the county jail here of a number of the most vicious criminals in the Northwest, among them Tug Mahoney, burglar; Flaherty and Moore, rape fiends and all-around crooks; Weston, a thug who blinded a man with red pepper in an attempt to rob him, and others equally tough and quite as notorious. For several days "Bed" Haley and Johnny Moore, have been organizing the crooks at the head of the lake, and an effort was to have been made to-day to overpower the jailers and liberate the prisoners, but a crook who has been "stool-pigeon" for the police gave the thing away.

A strong guard now protects the jail, and the scheme will be frustrated. It is known that at least thirty toughs were concerned in the conspiracy, and it is yet possible that the attempt will be made when the men 'are being trans-, ferred to Waupun, They will be sentenced in the morning, and all will get long terms. A strong posse will guard the on their journey to the pen. FREEBORN COUNTY FARMERS They Will Nominate Tickets and Democrats Will Indorse Them. Special to the Globe.

Albert Lea, Aug. The Farmers' Alliance will hold a county convention Sept. 6 and nominate a complete legislative and county ticket. The prospect is that the Democrats will indorse it in whole or in part, as it seems likely they will be given all the recognition they can reasonably expect. The Republican candidates are alarmed, and already have begun to hustle and exhibit their periodical friendships for the good-natured grangers.

There are three candidates for the W. Halversen who is seeking re-election A. Morin and T. V. Knatvold.

All are residents of this city, and the contest: will be a hot one between them. The country is conceded the two representatives. E. Ellickson and Thomas Dunn seek re-election, and there are several others. Ellickson is likely to be nominated; as to the others it is a Republican lottery unless a slate can be made, which is doubtful.

All recognize the uncertainty of the final outcome, and it is especially dubious for the Republicans as to their state and congressional ticket. BLOWN OUT OF A SEWER. A Minneapolis Man Killed by a Waiting Blast. Special to the Globe. Chippew'A Falls, Aug.

Charles Youngren, of Minneapolis, a foreman for "Vincent Stevens, -sewer contractors, was killed to-day by a discharge of dynamite used in blasting rock. One of the charges failing to go off as soon as expected, he went down into the ditch to investigate. -As soon as he reachel the place where the cartridge was it exploded, throwing him about ten feet out of the ditch. He was removed to St. Joseph's hospital where he died in a short time.

His father arrived from Minneapolis this evening, and will take charge of the body. Best in Six Years. Special to the Globe Pipestone, Aug. Crops in Pipestone county are the best this year they have been for six years, and all our citizens are consequently happy. Wheat will yield from fourteen to eighteen bushels per acre, averaging it right through the county.

The crop of oats is unusually large, and the yield will run, from thirty to seventy-five bushels, averaging from fifty to sixty. Barley, rye and flax will average in about the: same proportion. If frost holds off for a few days longer, the corn crop will eclipse any ever raised here, and the average is "four times as large as any former year. Several days' rain the past week has interfered somewhat with stacking, but has helped out late flax and corn wonderfully. The ground is in excellentjcondition for fall plowing.

Naming a Straight Ticket. Special to the Globe. Pipestone, Aug.27.— The Democratic county central committee met yesterday afternoon and issued a call for a county convention to be held at Opera hall on Saturday, September 6. A full county ticket will be placed in nomination, and delegates to the state, congressional and representative conventions elected. The members of the committee denied emphatically the report that they would combine with the Alliance party in county matters, and say they will place a straight Democratic county ticket before the people.

Favor Wilson and Gibson. Special to the Globe. Austin, Aug. At the Democratic convention held here to-day the following delegates were elected to the state convention: J. D.

Sheedy, A. H. Loucks, John Frank, E. Myers.Johu Cronan and William Todd. These are in favor of Thomas Wilson for governor.

O. W. Gibson, E. A. Christie, Joseph Keenan, A.

Williams, C. Fairbanks and George Sutton were elected delegates to the congressional convention. Senator Gibson, of this place, is. the choice of the delegates for congress. They Come Uninstrncted.

Special to the Globe. v. Wabasha, Aug. the Democratic county convention held in this city to-day, the following delegate's were elected to the congressional convention: William Auding, F. A.

George Schwartz, E. B. Raymond, H. B. J.

W. Steel, G. A. Peck' ins, Thomas Feehan and Bruce Odell. To the state convention: Hugh McCaffrey, S.

E. Drusy, J. A. McCormick, H. Morgan, E.

W. Schmidt, E. B. Mat! William Reifkogel, Quig- I ley and J. Wood.

Musician Westerm Dead. Special to the Globe. v. Caledonia, Aug. Prof.

Westerm, an eminent violinist and pianist, died here this morning. He was a resident of Minneapolis two years since. -JffISRBB Wedded an Anokan. Special to the Globe. Red Wing.

Aug. Fred Logan, of Anoka, and Miss Josephine Eakman, of this city, were married here last even' ing, Rev. J. S. Festerson officiating, ST.

PAUL, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1890. WISEACRES SAY NAY, Slim Probability of a General Strike on the New York Central. While Strikers Feel Strong and Reinforced Webb Grows Braver. He Rejects the State's Suggestion of Arbitration Which Powderly Accepts. Little Change in the Situation Except Masses of New Literature.

New York, Aug. With the close of to-day ends the second week of the strike of the employes on the New York Central railway. Two weeks ago to-night the wheels were stopped and the men went out. The men who then left their places with confidence of reinstatement upon their own terms are considering the situation to-night in their local assemblies, where they are joined in council by the members of the executive board. The leaders are also visiting other assemblies not in any wise interested in the railway strikefraternal visits for relaxation from the strain of the week.

Undoubtedly it is true that the rank and file of the men feel at present strong in the near presence of their leader. The heads' have been considering their immediate interests, and the men aae pleased. They feel reinforced, and are more hopeful. Whether the same is true of the leaders, who have assumed the responsibility and much of the care before pressing.upon one district assembly is a matter of grave doubt. It was rumored that possibly the "next move would be the ordering out of all the mechanics along the line of the Central road.

On- this point Mr. Webb was questioned. "Anticipating," he said' "some ten days ago that by allowing the men employed in our various shops to remain I was furnishing ammunition to the knights, 1 at once ordered the shops to be closed and directed that only enough help be retained to perform the actual necessary repairs that are required each day. At the present time we have fully 6,000 cars iv course of construction at West Albany, and there 1,200 men have been laid off. If the mechanics are ordered to stop work by the federation we are fully prepared to meet the emergency, and as the number of men that would be affected is comparatively small their places would be rapidly filled." Mr.

Webb said that the New York Central has now 5,000 men under pay aud ready to take the strikers', places, and that he has the names of as many more whom he can call on if wanted. State Arbitration Commissioner Donovan this afternoon sent the following letter to vice President Webb: An Appeal for Arbitration. Dear Sir: It having come to the knowledge of the state of arbitration and mediation that another strike Is seriously threatened on the lines of your company, I am instructed by the board to again communicate with you and invite joint conference in the offices of your company between you and representatives of your employes, with a view of devising some means, either by arbitration or such other method as may be mutually agreed upon whereby the threatened strike may be averted and' abrupt interruption of travel and transportaion of freight be prevented. Florence 8. Donovan.

The following is Powderly's reply: Dear Sir: I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your letter, in which the general executive board of the Knights of Labor is invited to a joint conference with the officials of the New York Central railroad. Our board is willing to comply with your request, and holds itself in readiness to respond at a moment's notice. We hold ourselves readiness to do any honorable thing to terminate the strike or avert another one, and sincerely hope that either arbitration or such other method as may be agreed upon will have the desired effect. Recognizing in you au officer of the state, and assuring you that we have from the beginning been willing and anxious to submit the matter to you for adjustment. I very sincerely yours, T.

V. Powdeklt. Webb Wants to Be Let Alone. Mr. Webb responded thus: Dear Sir: I have received your letter of this date.

As is well known to you and to the public, a large number of persons recently quit the service of this company, and, with but few exceptions, have not applied for reemployment, but are engaged in holding meetings, conferring with the officials of the order known as the Knights Labor, and other labor organizations, seeking -to pre- vent persuasion, threats, intimidation and In other ways, the continuance in lawful employment of the persons who did not leave the company's service, and of others who have been employed in the place of those who did. This constitutes the ex- isting "strike," and the further strike referred to by you will or will not take place, as the efforts of the persons who have left our service may or may not meet with success. I believe that such effort will fail. The operating forces of the compnny are full, the passenger service of the comoauy is regularly performed, and there is no obstruction to its freight service except lawless interference and the apprehension thereof. I am' not aware of any difference or grievance existing between the company and its employes, and I must assume that the conference suggested by you was designed to be between officers of the company and the officers of the Knights of Labor.

These officials represent not our employes, but persons who have left our service and have not asked to be re-employed; but who. through these same officials of the Knights of Labor, nave asked that the discharge by the company of certain persons prior to the Sth of August be submitted to their investigation, and to arbitration by, some tribunal to be selacted in a request which I have felt it to be my duty to decline. Of course we dep- recate any interruption to travel, or delay in the transportation of freight upon the lines of this or anyother company. I shall take every means in my I power to prevent such an occurrence and if the constituted authorities prevent lawless interference with our operatives I do not anticipate any interruption of passenger or freight traffic. For the above reason, ii seems to me inappropriate and unnecessary to have the conference suggested by you.

H. alter Webb, Prompted by Powderly's Manifesto. Mr. Webb comes forward this evening' with a prepared-statement, evidently prompted by Mr. jj Powderly's manifesto 'of i last night.

7 Mr. Webb starts out with the statement that no 'man "has been discharged by this company because he was a Knight oi Labor or a mem ber of any other organization." Then, for the first time since the beginning of the controversy, Mr. Webb names a list of offenses; among which are those because which the Kuights of Labor are said to have been discharged. Mr. Webb continues: "The has I discharged men irrespective their membership in the order of the Knlgnts of Labor," for drunkenness, incapacity, breach duty, insubordination, and for lack of sufficient work to employ them and it will continue to do so whenever proper; occasion arises.

The people r. of this state granted to this company its fran: chise, and 1 made It obligatory upon it to render A services to the i public, (mi provided all its duties, including the employing ana 1 discharging, of all classes agents, 1 should be performed by certain officers; and its officers do not propose to surrender, abandon or transfer the discharge of these duties, or auy part of them, any one except their duly appointed successors. -It would, be a moral and probably i criminal I neglect of duty for me to omit to discharge a' switch tower-' man for drunkenness, when upon his sobriety and fidelity to duty depends the Safety of the Life and limb of some of the millions of passengers transported annually by this company. We could temporarily supply the place of a man who absented himself from work for two days without leave and without excuse, but what business, private or public, can be carried on under such conditions? What, private or public business cau be carried on subject to the dictatian ftom the that there: shall, be performed only this or that amount of work? What employer: can tolerate insolence and insubordination, based upon the belief that the offender will he supported therein by a secret organization to which he belongs, and by the agency, of which the employer's business can be damaged or The foregoing gives, without setting forth the name or place of employment, the causes which called for the dis- charge of the fifty or sixty men referred: to in Mr. Powderly's appeal.

For these discharges, and to avert a threatened strike, I have been called on by Mr. Powderly and his associates to consent to the monstrous absurdity of satisfying. by some kind of arbitration or investigation, persons other than the constituted authorities of the that these causes existed; a demand which as long as I occupy the position with which lam intrusted I feel it to be; my duty firmly decline." And to this Mr. Webb attaches his Everybody at the Grand Central station except Mr. Webb had to-day read the appeal of Mr.

Powderly to the public. The vice president had been told that Powderly sam he (Mr. Webb) had notearned his position with the company, and was unfitted for the place. To that Mr. Webb said that aside from the fact that it was none of Powderly's the fact that he still held the position was evidence enough that he was able to till it.

The appeal was hot addressed to him, and for that reason he had not read it. SARGENT'S ADVICE IS STRIKE. To-Day's Conference at Terre Haute Will Decide the Question. Terre Haute, Aug. will not be the fault of Frank P.

Sargent, or due to any deficiency in his powers of persuasion if every employe of the New York Central railroad who is a member of the various orders identified with the Federation of Railroad Employes does not find himself enrolled under the banner of strikes by sun-down to-mor- row. The grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen reached here shortly after 3 oclock; this afternoon, with his mind fully made up that the exigencies of the situation demanded heroic action." Immediately upon his arrival he was met by Grand Secretary Eugene V. Debs, and: the two had a conference of over an hour's duration. Then Debs hurried off in search of Geo. W.

Howard, the grand chief vof the Brotherhood of Conductors, who is temporarily making his Headquarters in this city, and of Grand Master S.E. Wilkinson, of the Brotherhood of Railway iTrainmen, -who slipped in from Galesburg.an hour advance of Sargent. Having. corralled them, Debs piloted them to; his residence where, for the last three hours, the trio have been in consultation with closed doors and drawn blinds. The importance of Howard's participation lay in the fact that his colleagues.

Grand Secretary, aud Treasurer Carr and Assistant Chief Moore, have been unable, in consequence of the short notice given, to reach here in time for to-morrow's meet-; ing of the supreme council of the federation. It is within Howard's scope and authority to appoint substitutes for the absentees. But should he fail to do so the gathering IHjJB Would Come to Naught from the fact that the iron-clad constitution expressly provides that a fall mem- bership of twelve must be in attendance before a strike can be ordered. It is understood that Howard at first a little dubious regarding assuming the responsibility of appointing that he finally yielded to the arguments presented. At any rate it: is definitely stated that a full representation of conductors will participate in the conference.

If the federation decides to order a general strike to-morrow it will be based" upon the ground that the present fight is one of organized capital against organized laborT This was expressly stated by Grand Master Sargent to-night. That official is primed with facts and figures that will take over three hours, he says, to present to the. supreme, council. He is thoroughly convinced that in striking at the Knights of Labor, Mr Webb and his associates are inaugurating a war not so much upon the organization because it is an organization, but upon the principle of organized labor, aud that, should the Knights get the worst of the fight, hostilities would immediately be inaugurated against the engineers, firemen, conductors, brakemen and said Sargent, "takes the ground that no one has the right to question his actions. In my interview with him asked 'I him whether, supposing a fireman was dismissed without cause, and as he considered unjustly, supposing he went to: the superintendent motive power was unable to obtain satisfaction, that he: then appealed to -his order, would I then be given recognition.

To tins Mr. Webb replied, but ouly that the officials of the road were fully, able to settle all such ves. His manner and style fully convinced that a such a case his action would be just the same as it has been toward Powderly and the Knights. Now I have never yet met a railroad official yet Who has been unwilling to meet me and to discuss with me on any matter affecting the interests oorf our men. 'Not: one of them has ever superciliously told me that their people could settle the matter i without intervention.

I have always endeavored To Do "What Is Right, and it has been. my experience hitherto, that railroad men' do the same thing. I' had never met Powderly until tne present time." continued the grand master, "but 1 am thoroughly convinced, and shall so report, that 'he is honest and fair, that 'i. this trouble is not of his own and that if Mr. Webb had the "slightest disoosition to treat him fairly the Knights of Labor would have been back to work this.

The present situation has been forced on I shall heartily he has done, when the question comes up to-morrow as to what action we shall take I regarding the request of Powderly for for that is the form in which the matter will resolve itself. It is not now a question as to; how much beef is buried on the New York Central, but whether organized labor will be crushed and buried to boot." Sargent was? shewn i the interview in Chicago paper of Friday in Grand i Master Sweeney, of the switchmen's is quoted as saying that there was a division of opinion; among i the members of the supreme council as to? the policy of interfering in behalf of the Knights of Labor. Having read it carefully, Mr. Sargent said i' What's the matter with Sweeney? Nothing, in my opinion. You; may put it down v' as certain that there will be harmony to-morrow.

There will no trouble in deciding it on 1 definite -action. We may differ upon minor questions: of I but every man of us is in full sympathy with Powderly, and whatever decision is reached will be by unanimous vote. From the hour that Powderly left Webb's office Tuesday evening it has been; apparent that the 1 fight ceased to be one simply between the road and the knights and became one between it and all organized labor." The importance of this conversation rests in the fact that more than half of the members of the supreme council have already expressed their Confidence in His Judgment and their willingness to act in ance with his suggestions. At this time the presence here of Charles McDonald, of St. is also significant.

McDonald is president of the board of trustees of the firemen's union, and al. though a young man has an immense influence in railroad: circles in the Speaking of Chief Arthur's non: committal attitude in the present crisis, McDonald said this afternoon, that the federation; was strong enough to force a great many of the engineers to go out independent of "their chief. Sargent; when asked the question; point blank, as to whether in the event of a strike being ordered it would be confined to those portions of the New York Central: now affected, oi extended: to the connections west of Buffalo and the Vanderbilt lines in general, said this was one of the specific questions for the supreme council to decide. If they i decided to call out the men, they i would also designate the lines upon which the order, should go into i effect. He did not, however, consider it prudent at this time to' discuss the scope' of their probable action.

When a member of the council said in New York a few; days ago that the council would decide upon a strike it had been in session a 'single halt hour, he was talking The body will get together at 9 o'clock, and it will be fully noon before Sargent has gotten through with his statement. After him Sweeney Sill have a good deal to say, and so will Debs, Wilkinson and Howard. It will late in the day before a decis: ion y- is reached, even if the conference is not carried over until Monday. With the exception of the Califoruians, all the delegates summoned have wired that they will be here by 3 o'clock Saturday morning. T.

T. Hannahan, of Chicago; the third and last delegate ot the firemen's brother-, liooe; arrived on a late train to-night, in cbmnany with W. Sheahau, of Galesburg; grand secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Both were t. Inclined to Be Non-Corainlttal regarding their probable action but admitted that they would be governed by the facts presented by Sar- I gent and those of his colleagues who have been on the ground in New York.7 Mayor Donaldson, who is closely.associated with the leaders -of the said to-night -that he believed that the supreme council would make an effort to: induce the Ceutral to settle the trouble amicably before resorting to extreme measures.

It is probable that Mr. Webb will be approached on this line early, to-morrow, morning in order that his reply may be before a final vote is taken. Should the session; end in a declaration of hostilities, it will compel a postponement of the firemen's national convention, which has been, called to assemble in San Francisco next month and for which elaborate arrangements have already; been made," 'as it will be i impossible for the officers to prepare their reports in time for the gathering. There is a good deal of 1 comment over the arrival in town of Royal, a member of the grand lodge of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He claims.however; that he is here solely on personal business, and that he is In no wise con cerned with the outcome of to-morrow's 1 conference.

It will be remembered that the engineers at their last convention; held in Denver; refused by a small majority to enter the federation, and the result came near precipitating a split in order. Arthur himself was opposed 'the -alliance; and Royal belongs -to the, Arthur Terre Haute is the center of the United States to-night, it not geographically, yet is such in the minds the railway employes of the country, and the thousands of business, men who deal with the railways to-morrow morning will see the convening of a body of men who will decide whether tfhere will be the 'most gigantic strike ever started in the United States or: whether the Federation of Rnilway Employes will submit to the dictation of one man who represents one of the largest railway interests of the world. Engineers Playing Double. The strikers claim the Brotherhood men are seeking evade their agreement made to the Knights that they would not work with green hands. All of these engineers who have doubled up were formerly firemen; and, as the road does not require the as engineers of all of this class of men who remained in Its service, they take this method -of serving their own ends without asking the engineers to break their agreement.

About 250 men were at work in the West i Albany shops A few Knights of Labor who went out at fiast returned to work. These men attend to the daily i repairs revuired by the The usual 7 of men daily employed in these Shops is 1,500. Since the results which characterized the doings of Sunday last; the Pinkertons have practically been withdrawn from the city limits. Not sliot has been tired or a stone thrown in the city limits since their withdrawal. Several of the i men who remained at work in the West Albany shops have complained iof attempted assaults by 'strikers on their way home from work.

Most of these men live within a mile of 1 the shops, and this district is now thickily patroled by the Albany are assisted by the mounted police. I ARTHUR ON; HIS, DIGNITY. Knights Need Not Expect Aid. From the Engineers. Cleveland, 0., Aug.

A correspondent called upon P. grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at his Euclid avenue office this morning; and asked him what he intended to do in the matter of Powderly's letter, published to-day. purporting to be from certain individuals," said Mr. Arthur, "are sometimes it -afterward; transpires that the alleged authors -did; I riot write them, and sometimes i they were not written at all. While there mo reason to disbelieve ri that Mr.

Powderly wrote letter dressed -to me, I have no personal knowledge i that he i wrote it. 1 have received no direct communication from him. It would be very unbecoming for me to discuss ror; reply to: such a com- Coutinued on Eighth Page. QUAY'S SCHEME GOES The Force Bill Is to Be Shelved Until December Next. It Is Not at All Certain That It Will Ever Be Revived.

Gen. Raum Repels the Charge That He Is Corrupt or Insolvent. Proposed New Plan fto Prevent the Importation of Alien Labor. Washington, Aug. The conference committee appointed at last night's meeting of Republican senators (Messrs.

Hoar, Allison; Evarts, Spooner, Plumb, Hale and Allen) met this afternoon in the room of the committee on the judiciary and put into form the resolution establishing an order of business which it is proposed to adopt. resolution provides foreclosing debate on the tariff bill Aug. 30 (the understanding being that a final voce will be had by Sept. 5). The measures mentioned in the Quay resolution (including the pure food and lottery bills) are to be disposed of before adjournment.

The elections bill is to be made a special order for. the first Monday in December, the; day congress. reconvenes; with the understanding that a vote on it is to be ordered not later than Dec. 20. This resolution is to be circulated among Republican senators, 4 and when a majority of the senate (from the Republican side) have signed it, it is to be laid before the senate for adoption.

There is little doubt that the requisite signatures will be had. The senators who have been demanding a change of the rules regard the adoption of this resolution as a sub. stantial victory, as it will require change in the rules to permit the previous question to be ordered on the election bill SAYS HE IS NOT CORRUPT. Gen. Raum Repels the C.arges Against His Character.

Washington, Aug. Gen. Raum, commissioner of pensions, was again placed oh the stand when the -house investigating committee met this morning. Representative Cooper, who so unceremoniously left the committee room yesterday because the committee refused to allow him to ask Gen. Raum how much he was worth, was present; and conducted the investigation.

The commissioner described the details con-, nected with the formation of the refrigerator company 'in January, 1590. had paid part of the money to the company due on his probably using some of the "Lemon" money. He had a good deal of money at the time, and he drew a check on the Bank of the Republic. Other questions by Mr. Cooper drew: from Gen.

Raum a protest that they were too inquisitorial. He dedeciined to say how much of the Lemon money he put into" the gypsum mine. Mr. Cooper had read an article from the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati' Commercial Gazette; published in that paper on June 9, 1890, in which it was stated that the charges against Gen. Raum were untrue and were circulated by discharged employes of the pension office.

Mr. Cooper asked Gen. Raum if the article was prepared in his office or written by him. Gen. Raum answered In the negative to both questions.

He thought he could name the author, but declined to so. Mr. Cooper said that he expected to prove that the article had been supervised and authorized by Gen. Raum. Gen.

Raum stated; in answer to a question from Mr. Cooper, that he owned a majority, of stock in the gypsum mining company, $2,000,000 worth; but declined to answer how much he paid for the stock. Mr. Cooper asked the witness if he had any stock in an enterprise for making smokeless but there were protests and objections, to the Mr. Cooper said that he was endeavoring to test Gen.

Judgment by asking these questions. He was trying to show that at the time when Mr. Lemon went on Gen. notes Gen; Raum was insolvent. He expected to prove further that Lemon knew that this was so.

Mr. Cooper added, somewhat dramatically, that turpitude was in every element of the case: turpitude had been shown by. Gen. Raum when he allowed Lemon to go "on his Gen. Raum here rose and made a He said he had not: been guilty of any misconduct in office.

The men who penned the articles against his character knew they were false. Cooper had said that he could produce testimony prove the first charge (about -selling stock In the refrigerating company). He defied him to bring a single witness to prove the charge. Not a single man, woman or of the 1,500 employes of the pension office would testify in support of the charge. Under the guise of friendship, Mr.

Cooper had stated he was seeking to break down his (Gen. Ravin's) character. The issue in this case was "did I corruptly perform any act while office?" He was prepared to meet that charge. He did not; i'- propose to have his private business ventilated; He was not insolvent and had never been insolvent. Gen.

H. V. Boynton. Washington correspondent of the. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, testified that -the; article published on June 9 had been sent out by, him.

had asked Raum for a statement, but the article published had been handed him by another correspondent who said it was something that' Raum would probably like to have published. Gen. Raum described in detail the operation of business in pension When he had finished; Mr. Cooper replying. to Gen.

Raum, said he objected to taking cases from the pending files and placing them on the completed files on certificates of attorneys that they were completed. .5 "You did not always said Gen. Raum. Mr. Cooper asked for an explanation.

"Why. was the answer.wVyou have filed 3,000 cases tor one firm ojf There was much 1 laughter at this. Gen. Raum read a statement giving the. number of claims placed on the com- pleted files to Aug.

16 last. The total number was 115,504, and of these Lemon filed the; greatest number by one individual, 8.110. Martin Bailey, chief of the law division of i the I pension office, sworn and testified as to the cases on the completed files, and: how; business was conducted the pension office. had never received any, and no instructions had been' given by, the commissioner for showing Lemon No preference could be i given to attorneys a without his knowledge. Richard Duruan; chief the western division of the pension office, told i the committee about the workings of bis division.

As tift resuit of an examination, he had discovered that Lemon was about the fourth attorney point of number. of cases on the completed files. Gen. Gaum submitted to the committee a statement; concerning the stock in the Universal Refrigerator which he testified was a complete and perfect list of all certificates in the company. There was no person employed in the pension office besides himself connected with the company, as shown by the list.

He objected to Mr. Cooper examining the books of the company unless the committee agreed to let him do so. After a long discussion it was agreed that Mr. Cooper should be allowed to see a list of the stockholders. He declined, how- ever, to examine the list unless the privilege of inspecting the books was allowed him.

The committee then adjourned until Sept. 1. SOME FEW ARE EXEMPT. Amended Plan to Prohibit Importation of Aliens. Washington, D.

Aug. An amended alien- contract labor law bill was presented in the house to-day from the committee on labor. Its principal features are as follows: It is made unlawful on the part of an alien to enter the United States under contract to perform labor or service. If a master of a vessel shall bring any such alien into the United States he shall be subject to fine and imprisonment and compelled to return the alien to the port of embarkation. It shall not be lawful for any person or corporation to encourage auy alien laborer, mechanic or Partisan to emigrate from any foreign country to the United States by promise of employment, through advertisement or otherwise.

-Any alien thus encouraged to emigrate shall not be permitted to remain in the United States. The provisions of this act shall not apply to professional actors, artists, lecturers, regularly ordained ministers of the gospel, learned professors for colleges and seminaries, or professional singers. SENATORS ASK TOO MUCH. Additions to the River and Harbor Bill to Be Expunged. Washington, Aug.

1n the house to-day submitted the conference report on the bill making an appropriation for an increased local force to carry out the provisions of the dependent 7 pension -law. The confer- I ence report was agreed to. Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, submitted the report of the committee on rivers and harbors on the senate amendments to the river aud harbor bill, recommending nonconcurrence in these amendments and' agreeing to the conference asked by the senate. Mr.

Kerr, of lowa, raised the point of order that, the amendments must first be considered in committee of the whole. This point being sustained by the speaker, the house resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Payson, of Illinois, in the chair, for the consideration of the measure. Mr. Hender- son said that the senate amendments increased the appropriation carried by the bill about 85,000,000.

It was this increase which the committee asked the house to non-concur. senate amendments were then read. After, non-concurring in about one-half of the senate amendments the committee rose. Mr. Mason, of Illinois, rising to a question of privilege, said that some days ago a resolution had been adopted, alleging that a certain gentleman had been fraudulently using the mails to create a sentiment in favor of the Conger lard bill, and calling on the postoffice department for information on the subject.

The resolution had been sent to the postoffice department with the request that the papers in regard to the matter be tiausmitted promptly. This had not been done. He had called at the department three or four times, and had been informed that probably the papers would not be sent up until Saturday night. Then they would be of no use, as the previous question on the bill was ordered at 4 p. m.

to-morrow. His charge was that improper influence had been brought to bear upon a department of the government to retain certain papers in its possession. Influence, social or had been brought to bear to withhold from members of the house information in regard to pending legislation. The chief clerk of the postoffice department had denied him access to the papers for the purpose of making copies of them for use in the debate. He wanted the facts brought before the house, and he moved that a committee of three members be appointed to wait upon the postmaster general and ask that the papers be furnished in time to be used in the debate.

Before any action was taken the hour of 5 o'clock arrived, and the house took a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension, bills. At the evening session, the house passed (on motion of Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania), a bill granting a pension of $50 a month Caroline H. White, widow of George B. White, late chief of the bureau of yards and docks.

Thirty-two other private pension bills were passed, and the house at 10:30 adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow. TRYING TO GET EVEN. Hansbrough's Scheme to Cinch the Men Who Defeated Him. Washington, D. Aug.

Hansbrough, of North Dakota, has introduced in the house a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution providing that neither the United States nor any state, shall make a law authorizing the establishment or maintenance of a lottery or any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance. Senators Discuss the Tariff. Washington, Aug. of the tariff bill was resumed a few moments after the senate met this morning. The senate, after disposing of nine pages of the bill, proceeded to the consideration of executive business, and at 6:10 p.

unadjourned in accordance with a motion offered by. Mr. Blackburn' early in the day to meet at noon tomorrow. To-morrow's session will be devoted to eulogies on Senator Beck. Texas Grangers in Politics.

Dallas, Aug. 1 here were several resolutions adopted by the state Alliance convention to-day, viz One to indorse the subtreasury bill; one indorsing state papers favoring the Hoggin faction during the recent campaign one directing the penitentiaries of the state to employ convicts inside the walls at cotton bagging manufacture in- structing sub-alliances to purge themselves of all ineligible members. Freeborn County's Fair. Special to the Globe. Albert Lea, Aug.

The ccuuty fair will be held Sept. 18, 19 and 20. The large new exhibition building is finished. The race track sec; ond to none In the state, and entries for exhibition and races are coming in' rapidly. The people are supporting it, and are enthusiastic In their efforts to make it a notable success.

i NO. 235. The Eccentric Young Sets an Example to Irish Landlords. He Will Quit Club Life Reside on His Estates. Ireland's Hay Crop Goes the Way of the Rotting Potatoes.

Kaiser William Enlighten) Austria's Ruler as to Bismarck's Dismissal. London, Aug. 22. -The young Earl o) Shannon, formerly Lord Boyle, whoa wanderings throughout Canada and mysterious disappearance at the moment when he was to have succeeded to the earldom made his name known throughout the world, has been busy since hi(" return to Great Britain investigating the condition of his Irish estates. As a result he has determined to reside manently in Cork, in order to be neal his property and personally supervise its management.

is a thorough irishman, and believes that the pros- perity of both the people and the land owners would be promoted if the latter would more generally reside on or near their estates and make themselves part and parcel of the community where their financial interests are located. IRELAND IS FATED. Besides the Potato Blight the Hay 808 Crop Is Ruined. Dublin, Aug. Irish hay crop is ruined, and the condition of cereals and the turf is bad.

One death is reported from eating diseased The Old English Mastiff club to- day exhibited specimens to members oX an American club visiting Loudon. BISMARCK'S DISMISSAL. The Kaiser Explains It to the Ruler of Austria. Berlin, Aug. The Post states that Emperor William has written a letter of thirty-six pages to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, explaining the dismissal of Prince Bismarck from the chancellory.

It is announced that Prince Bismarck will not visit England. The Liege strikers have secured an increase of pay. The Mens strike is connected with'the suffrage agitation. France Is Solid in Africa. Paris, Aug.

M. Waddington, I French ambassador to England, in an address to the Aisne council, said that France had secured solid advantages in Africa in exchange for small concessions. The Balkans, he were in- 1 but European peace had not been for a long time so secure now. Still, France ought to keep her army at the present tine level, the power of France being one of the most important guarantees of peace. Wheat Harvest of the World Pesth, Aug.

Statistics gathered by the Hungarian ministry of agriculture place the wheat harvest of the world at 725,000,000 hectolitres, and the quantity required by importing, countries at 123,000,000 hectolitres. The to- tal quantity available to meet the import demand is estimated at 148,000,000 hectolitres. The minister of agriculture, in his report, lays stress upon the fact owing to the small quantity ol stored grain, the surplus is small as compared with the import requirements, Cholera Spreading in Spain. Madrid, Aug. Cholera is ing steadily along the Mediterranean north of Valencia, where there are ten to twelve new cases daily.

The disease has appeared in several villages in the province of "Toledo, and suspicious cases have been discovered in Madrid. Fire Destroys a Hungarian Town. Vienna, Aug. The town Szany, near Cede burg, Hungary, was destroyed by fire to-day. Nine were lost.

WITH A BARBECUE. The Southern Minnesota Fair Open With a Hurrah. Special to the Globe. Rochester, Aug. Southern Minnesota fair programme is now about entirely arranged.

Tuesday will be opening day, with an oldfashioned' barbecue and jollification. Hon. A. T. Stebbins has donated a fa( ox for the occasion.

Wednesday, taty day, on which there will be a grand military display and drill. How nianj companies of the state militia the association will secure to take part on this day is not yet known. Thursday will governor's day, and Gov. Merrlam anil staff will be present and addresi the people on the grounds, and be given a banquet in the evening. Friday will be Farmers' Alliance' day, and Hon.

S. M. Owen, Alliance candidate for governor, and other good speakers, will dress the people on this day. The asso. ciation also wishes to make the nouuceraeut to horsemen that to-day.

Aug. 23. is the last day in which make entries in the races. Garden Truck Nipped by Special to the Globe. Fargo, N.D., Aug.

22. -There was a light frost here last The thermometer registered 36 deg. Garden truck suffered considerable damage. Reports from Northwest Dakota show a heavy, frost and considerable wheat damaged, and along the Southwestern branch of the Northern Pacific railroad ice an eighth an inch thick is reported. Most of the wheat in this im mediate vicinity is beyond the frost will damage it.

Jack Frost Comes Too Late. Special to the Sibley, 10., Aug. For the first time this season this section was visited by frost last night. No damage to Brainerd; Aug, There was a heavy frost here this morning, but not sufficient to do any material damage to corn. All other crops are out of the way.

Albert Lea's New Industry. Special to the vV Albert Lea, Aug. The building" for.the i basket factory is inclosed. The machinery will be next week, and operations "will begin Sept. It is to be one of the largest in the country..