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DOUBLE PAY 'WAITED' FOR
SUNDAY WOKK.
HE SWCHM MAKE DEMANDS.
Pending Settlement They Itcsnmo Work
The Kiiplncors and Firomcn Not
LIRdy to Ho Involved In tlio
Trouble A Pennsylvania Mili
tiaman Accidentally Killed
Dynuiiilt IMcnvn Up.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Aug. 25. The night
force of the New York Central switch
men employed at East Rochester struck
at 4 o'clock this morning1 , demanding
ing- doable pay for Sunday work.
When the day force entered the
yards they refused to go to work.
Assistant Division Superintendent
Gould consulted with the men and they
decided to go to work , pending a set
tlement of their grievance by the heads
of the road at New York. All are at
work now.
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of
Engineers has not arrived in the city
and has , it is said on the best author
ity , notified Grand Master Sweeny of
the Switchmen's order that it "will
be impossible" for him to
be present at the proposed
conference. This is construed to mean
that the engineers will not co-operate
in a sympathetic strike and that.
therefore. Grand Master Sargent of
the firemen will notorder out his men.
The Western New York & Pennsyl
vania , whose switchmen went out Mon
day , has partially replaced the strikers
and is handling some traffic to-day.
Lackawanna , whose men struck yes
terday , claims to have new switchmen
close at hand , and the Buffalo ,
Rochester & Pittsburg , whose men
also walked out yesterday , is putting
on new men. On the other roads
where twelve /lays ago there was a
strike there is no trouble and traffic is
moving about as it did a month ago.
Four riotous strikers were to-day ar
raigned , not before the police justice ,
as is usual in such cases , but before
Judge Green of the supreme court , and
committed to await the action of the
grand jury.
Early this morning a Lehigh Valley
engine was backing a train to Buffalo
when it struck a sleeping soldier , John
& " Delehanty of company D , Twelfth
* ' ' regiment He was taken to the Emer
gency hospital.
Sheriff Beck says : "Under the pres
ent circumstances it would be unwise
to remove any of the troops. We are
getting the most serious part of the
business. "
The ante mortem statement of
Thomas Manaher was taken this
morning. He said he had "been a
switchman for the Buffalo Creek rail
way ; was a native of America and was
31 years old. He was standing at
the corner of Ganson street
and the turnpike early last
evening with four or five men. He
struck one of the men working on the
Lehigh Valley road and the man fired'
two shots at him from a revolver.
Neither took effect. Then the sol "ers
shot him. He declared that he at
tacked the switchman because he had
taken his place.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Aug. C-5. Governor
Flower issueda proclamation to-day
in which he says : "I direct the atten
tion of the people of the state to the
penal code relating to the interfer
ence with the running of trains. "
He offers a reward of $100 to be paid
on the arrest and conviction of each
person who shall during the next
'
thirty' days violate the provisions of
the penal code relating to railways.
Affairs in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Aug. 25. Sup
plies and clothing are being sent from
this city to the soldiers at Coal Creek ,
as their stay is indefinite , especially
since the indications are that the con
victs will be returned to the mines in
a few days.
The preliminary examinations of
the men concerned in the riots began
this morning and will continue in
definitely. Only two or tree promi
nent insurgents remain at large.
james irowier ana unaries d. oawyer
have been retained by the state to
assist in the prosecutions.
The Tennessee Coal , Iron & Railroad
company has notified the prison board
that it is ready to comply with their
lease contract to the letter , provided
its property is protected. It will also
agree to conciliation on fair and equita
ble terms if it be desired.
A Carload of Ingots Blown Up.
PITTSHURG , Pa , , Aug. 25. A car
loaded with ingofs , consigned to Car
negie & Co. , was blown up with dyna
mite or some other high explosive on a
side track of the Allegheny Valley rail
way at Thirty-fourth street early
this morning. No one was near and
the fragments which were scattered in
every direction did no injury. The ex
plosive was placed under the car while
police guards were within a few feet
of the track , yet they -did not know of
it until the explosion occurred and
have no clue to the perpetrators.
England 3Ioncy for Homestead.
NEW YORK , Aug. 25. Hugh O'Don-
nell , the Homestead labor leader , who
has been making a tour of
New York and New England
to collect funds for the relief
of the lockedout men at Homestead , is
resting on Staten Island. He visited
Toronto , Buffalo , Syracuse , Lockport ,
Utica , Albany , Boston and New York.
In New England he raised 817,000.
A Soldier Accidentally Killed.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Aug. 25. Jerry
Benninghoof of company K , Fifteenth
regiment , on guard at Homestead , was
accidentally shot by a revolver in the
hands of one of his companions to-day.
He died from internal hemorrhage
about one hour and a half after the
accident. _ _ ' _ * & ' - : * -
A toy dealer , in Philadelphia adver
tises dolls with "natural liair and
jtjeth. "
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THE STRIKE ENDED.
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Grand Master Svvenoy Gives Up' ( be
Ghost.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Aug. 25 A four
hour conference was held last night
between Grand Master Swcney. Grand
Master Wilkinson , Grand Master Sar
gent and Grand Chief Clark. After
leaving the conference Grand Master
Sweeney and Local Master Moriarity
of tfte switchmen called together the
committee that has been conducting
the strike and at 11 o'clock it was re
ported a statement would soon be
ready. As early as half past ten there
was a camp of newspaper men on the
fourth floor of the Geneao hotel before
the door of 153 , the quarters that have
been the home of the switchmen's
chief during his stay in Buffalo.
Shortly after 11 o'clock the door was
opened and the waiting throng entered.
The statement of the end of the strike
made verbally by the grand master ,
was in substance as follows :
' Tha duly authorized committee
have declared the strike off at mid
night and I have sanctioned their de
cision. Five hundred and fifteen
switchmen cannot cope with twelve
big railway corporation , and 8,000
militia and succeed. We have made
a strong fight and lost. "
As soon as the news began to spread
over the city , which it did very rap
idly , in spite of the storm , there was
a general rejoicing- . The immediate
withdrawal of the troops is not ex
pected , as it will take more or less
time for a complete restoration of
quiet and the cessation of the guerilla-
like attacks to which non-union men
and soldiers are subjected.
Dragged by His Horse.
ST. EDWAKDS , Neb. , Aug. 25.
Hiram Abbott , one of the early settlers
in this vicinity , was thrown from his
horse yesterday morning and seriously ,
if not fatally , injured. While dis
mounting his foot caught in the stir
rup and the horse ran , dragging him
several rods. He struck a tree which
broke the strap , leaving him lying on
the ground , where he was picked up
and taken to the house in an uncon
scious condition. He seems to be hurt
about the head and lungs which are
Oiled with blood. Mr. Abbott is one
of 'the most prosperous and influential
citizens , a member of the grand army ,
and the sad accident has cast a feeling
of gloom over the community. It is
feared he cannot recover.
Nebraska Knights Complimented.
KEXSAS Crrr , Mo. , Aug. 25 Major
General Carnahan , of the uniform
rank , reviewed all the Pythian bodies
in camp. The bearing of the knights
was highly plsasing to the command
ing1 general. The Nebraska brigade
especially showed up in fine form and
after the review General Carnahan
personally congratulated the officers
of the brigade upon the correctness of
their marching , and remarked that it
was the only.brigade in the line that
passed the inspector without the dis
covery of i flaw. Mona division , No.
24 , of Kearney , Neb.attracted special
attention b y reason of its marching
and its general military bearing.
Run Over by the Oars.
NOKFOLK. Neb. Aug. 25 Yesterday
a farmer living near the F. , E. & M.
V. railroad track brought in a young
man whom he had picked up on the
tract about three-quarters of a mile
west of the junction depot. He had
been run over , his right foot being
shockingly smashed and mangled. It
seems he was stealing a ride on an easl
bound freight and in jumping off
slipped or stumbled and fell under the
wheels. His foot was taken off by
surgeons and he is resting as comfort
ably as could be expected. He gave
the name of John C. Yolmer-Tacoma ,
Wash. , and had on a carpenters'union
badge.
Arm Broken.
FAIRMONT , Neb. , "Aug. 25. The lit
tle 6-year-old daughter of A. Berg-
strand met with a painful accident
yerterday. She went out to the barn
unknown to the parents and succeeded
in climbing' on the back af , one of the
and fitnrtfid out for a rido. Thn
horse shied at something , throwing
her to the ground , fracturing the bones
of the forearm. She wasfound , short
ly after by her parents sitting on the
ground with the fractured bone pro
truding through the flesh.
Xarrowly Escaped Death.
OMAHA , Aug. 25. Wm. Tanner , a
farmer living west of the city , came
near being run down with a north
bound Union Pacific freight train , at
Savage's crossing , yesterday. Tanner
was intoxicated and thought he could
cross the track before the train reached
him , but the train bowled along very
lively and the head of the horses
driven by him came in contact with , a
car. The bridle was torn off and the
animal's head badly cut. .
Senator Linn Dying :
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Aug. 25. Hon.
J. L. Linn of this city , member of the
house from Pawnee county in the leg
islature of 1880 and state senator from
Richardson in 1887 and from Pawnee
and Richardson in 1889 , is lying very
low at his residence in. this city. His
immediate relatives are all at his bed-
Bide , and it is thought he can live but
a few hours at the most.
Attempted Outrage.
LINCOLN , Neb. , _ Aug. 25. About 1
o'clock this morning Jeff Jones , a dis
reputable negro , entered the residence
of a .family named Hyatt on Q , street ,
near the Opelt hotel , and attempted to
assault Mrs. Hyatt. Fortunately offi
cer Tom Carnahan came upon the
scene and arrested Jones.
Veterans of Two States.
SDPERIOB , JNeb. , Aug 25. The vet
erans of-two states .have had a field
day at Caihp Lincoln. Over 2,000 sol
diers and their families were sheltered
in the tents of the beautiful camp and
the arrivals today have swelled the
number to l
LEGAL LIGHTS IN COUNCIL.
Tbo American liar Association's Sessions
SARATOGA , Aug. 25. The American
Bar association met here to-day ana
was called to order by President John
F. Dillon , with full attendance of
members of the legal fraternity from
almost every state in the Union ,
A feature of the session will be the
discussion of the report of the com
mittee on international law , which
will submit an exhaustive review
of the question whether "any legis
lation by congress is desirable and
practicable to give the courts
of the United States juris
diction over criminal proceedings for
'acts of violence to the persons or prop
erty of aliens committed by citizens of
the United States. " At last year's ses
sion the committee was instructed to
make a recommendation on the subject
at the present session.
Frencli OHIccrs In Disgrace.
PARIS , Aug. 25. Owing to the many
cases of sunstroke among the French
troops during the marches and maneu
vers during the intensely hot weather
of the past two weeks , an
inquiry was held by order
of M. de Freycinet , minister of war ,
and , as a result , the court reporting
that the movement of the troops were
entirely uncalled for and could have
been postponed with no detriment to
the service , two generals and one
colonel have been placed on the retired
list and the corps commander cen
sured.
Gladstone's Nephew In Bad Flight.
DKTKOIT , Mich. , Aug. 2 5 Francis E.
Gladstone , who claims to be the son
of Sir John Gladstone of Musseburg ,
near Edinburjr. and nephew of the
'grand old man , " is stranded
in this city. He says he was
educated at Oxford , but was
induced to try his luak at farming in
Manitoba and went there with about
25.000 several years ago. Bad crops
used up the money , and he became
sick with typhoid fever when his part
ner took what money was left and his
jewelry as well and skipped out.
Hawaiian Duties.
HONOLULU , Aug.2.f - . A bill has
passed the third reading and became a
Inw which will greatly affect the trade
between Hawaii and other countries ,
especially America. It is a sort of Ha
waiian McKinley bill and relates to
the increase of duty on various ar
ticles , many of which were "free by
treaty" with the United States.
Macau , Mo. , Merchants Robbed.
MACOX , Mo. , Aug. % 5. Last night
thieves drove up to the rear of McKee
& Smith's dry goods store , climbed to
the second floor on a ladder , filled a
large trunk with SI , 500 worth of fine
silks and drove off with their booty.
The Convict Coal Miners.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Aug. 25. The
convicts who were released by the
miners at Tracy City , Inman and
Oliver Springs , and sent back to the
main prison in this city , are to be re
turned to those places and put to work
in the mines.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A baby was eaten alive by a lynx in
the woods near Saginaw , Mich.
Germany's new army bill provides
that the whole people shall bear arms.
Cardinal Taschereau of Canada cele
brated his fiftieth anniversary as a
priest on Tuesday.
Much damage has been done to
growing crops in Missouri by the dry
weather the past month.
The striking boilermakers at Little
Rock have returned to work without
prejudice , at the old terms ,
General Carnes at Coal Creek set Bud
Lindsay and other miners' leaders at
work scrubbing out a church.
Dent Howard , a negro murderer , was
taken from officers near Hainsville.
Ga. , and shot to death by a mob.
Raspberry Manus was shot and in
stantly killed at a dance near Tahle-
quah , I. T. , by Thomas Bearpaw.
Eugene Bunch , the dead outlawwas
the best county clerk GainesvilleTex. ,
ever had. He served three terms.
The State of Illinois has sued the
Louisville , New Albany and Chicago
railroad company for § 240,000 taxes.
At Cameron. Ark. . Mrs. J. W. Loner
was shot dead through a window
while asleep by an enemy of her hus
band.
A little daughter of A. D. Holmes of
Old Town , I. T. . attempted to start a
fire with coal oil and was burned to
death.
The Rev. John B. Jacobs , pastor of
the.First M. E. church at Webb City ,
Mo. , was drowned while seining in a
creek.
George Gould is said to be planning
to secure control of the Wabash rail
road company at the next annual
meeting.
Mrs. Green C. Berry , a daughter of
General G. A. Parsons and a sister of
General M. M. Parsons , died at Spring
field , Mo.
Senior Don Antonio M. Flores , re
cently president of Equador , has been
appointed minister plenipotentiary of
that country to the United States.
At Cleveland , O. , a young man was
denied admission to his sweetheart , a
servant , and in an attempt to eject
him the coachman was killed and the
lover shot himself.
The arbitration agreement between
the United States and Chili has been
fully ratified by the Chilian govern
ment and has been printed in the
Official Gazette.
In a letter written in Paris , Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts declares that
Irish-Americans should take united
steps to advise Irish members of par
liament to support Gladstone.
Agricultural prospects in the Cork
district , Ireland ; after thirty hours of
rain , are exceedingly gloomy. Much
grain may not be gathered now as it is
rotting in the fields. The hay crop is
almost destroyed.
A number of colored men of Chicago
have organized the Northwestern im
migration , association of .Chicago for
the purpose of-aiding-and-assisting the
colored-people-.tbi leave ! /Southern
states and. find them , homes in the
Northern states.
Burlington Excursions.
Eastern cities and
Burlington ] pleasure resorts are
best reached by the
BURLINGTON ROUTE.
The improved train
service in effect , brings Omaha within
forty hoursand Denver within flfty-three
hours of New York , Boston or Phila
delphia. The numerous conventions to
be held in New York , Saratoga , Detroit
and other eastern cities during the com
ing summer , to which reduced rates
will apply , offer splendid opportunities
of visitinjr the east at an almost nominal -
nal cost. The local agent of the B. &
M. R. R. will be glad to give you fur
ther information.
Uo/orado's Goof Retreats.
During the "tourists' season" from
July until September , the Burlington
Route has on sale round trip tickets at
very reduced rates , to the principal
resorts of Colorado.
To Denver , Colorado Springs , ftlani-
tou , Pueblo and Estes Park , ( the most
attractive spot in the whole state ) , par
ticularly low rates are in force.
July and August are the best months
in which to visit Colorado's unrivalled
resorts , to all of which the Burlinton ,
with its connections offers unequalled
service.
The local agent will be glad to give
you any desired information.
Grand Commander Dilworth , of the
Nebraska Gr. A. It. , has announced the
"Burlington" as the official rouie to
the annual reunion to be held at Wash
ington , D. C. , September 20th. The
official train composed of Pullman
sleeping , tourist and chair cars will
leave Omaha on the evening of Sep
tember 17th at 8 P. M. , running spe
cial to Washington via the B. & 0.
from Chicago. Sleeping cars will be
considerably less than regular rates.
One faie for the round trip. This will
afford the public a cheap and enjoyable
trip to witness the greatest G. A. R.
reunion ever held in this country.
The Evans house. Hot Springs , S.
D. , is now open for the reception -of
guests. This magnificent hotel erected
at a cost of $150,000 is built of pink-
sand stone , is five stories high , has
steam heat , electric lights and all mod
ern conveniences and is so arranged
that there are no inside rooms. Its
completion places Hot Springs on a par
with any similar resort in the country.
The Burlington route places at the dis
posal of the'public a sanitarium and
health resort second to no other. Low
round trip rates to Hot Springs and
Deadwood.
State .Fair , Lincoln , September 22d.
Fare one rate for the round trip plus
fifty cents for admission , and plus sixty
cents for transportation between Lin
coln depot and the fair grounds. From
Monday , September 5th , to Thursday ,
September 8th , the B. & M. will oper
ate a dummy service between Lincoln
depot and the fair grounds. Trains
will run every five minutes , thus giving
the very best service. The track runs
into the fair grounds and the depot is a
uiaiuuuc JiuiiJ
building.
From August 22 to September 15th
a low rate of $15.42 has been made by
the B. & M. to Chicago and $15.30 to
St. Louis. 3'ickets limited to continu
ous passage.
J. Cr. IATE has acted manfully
in the matter of his eligibility to
the lieutejiant governorship , as he
does in everything else. He step
ped down and out , giving the cen
tral committee the opportunity of
putting another man in his place
and is ready for the contest for the
republican cause. He is a valiant
knight who fights for his party and
country though unhorsed in this
instance. Mr. Tate will not sulk
in his tent , but give the state tha
benefit of a well matured mind and
brilliant abilities as an orator.
Hastings Tribune.
THE fight now going on between
the democratic factions of Alabama
over the ballot box stuffing and
Iraudulent counting at the late
state election affords entertainment
: o the republicans of the south in
great chunks , and they sit on the
fence and.laugh. It was only a
matter oftime. , The ballot box
.jokers were , sooner or later , to ex
plode their petards under each
other. Journal.
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