it-ill , im.ijjv ± 511(1 ( ! ; . MUiMJAi , JLJIjY 2V. JL JU. PAG ma fles the sugar feature. There was n decided preponderance of sentiment In the confer- onto against the adoption of Mr , Hlalno's plnn on the ground th.it It It In the direction of free trade and ran only bo affected in any cnso by negotiations which mny consuino years of titno. MIKRt.I.lXKOl'H. Senator Mamlcrson will return tomorrow from u short sojourn on tha coast of Maine , whlthorlic wont for his health. All of tliu NcbriuKa delegation will bo present in con gress when It convenes on Monday. The bill to pcmtoti Robert \V. Herod of company ( ' , Seventy-fourth Iowa volunteers , lias become a law. , Nebraska republicans In Washington an ticipate the election of Hon. L. D. Richards to the governorship by a good majority. They pronounce him a clean man with ex- perk mo In sUto'tiinnshlp and politics ana Bay lie will muho an excellent canvass and n good executive. Hon. J. P. Dolllverof Iowa Is at the Wiito Sulphur springs of Virginia. Muster Howard South , son of Mrs. Alice H. South of this city , JHW gene to Scotland , S. * D. , In company with hit uncle , General Charles L , . Campbell of Ynnktoii , to make u complete stti Jy of tlio rtsourccs of that state. Ill * uncle Is the edi tor of the Investor'sOutdoor Vunhton , b. D. The Rov. Father 1C.V. . King of Mill ; ) City Is hero. , . N. .7 , Ilurnlmm of Omaliii is hero visiting Ills sisloix Mrs. Lieutenant Mcrrlam of this city. l'iimv S. HUATII. ItJIl , / ' / / , Hunkers Say Tlioy Will Nut Advanets a ( .cut on It. Cmo.uio , July 2Special ( \ [ Telegram to Tun Hit : : . ] A local railway news bureau says : There lias not been an action of rail roads In years which 1ms attracted such widespread attention as the Central Trnfllc nnd Trunk Lines associations to issue a now bill of lading on nnd after August 1. On the part of the ship pers and bankers the opposition seemed perfectly unanimous at yesterday's meeting , Itoprcse'ntatlvcs of the boards of trade of fourteen of tlio principal cities west of the Allcglienles were present , und all united In urging the continuance of the present hill of lading , or preferably a change In form which would simply show a receipt for the shipment nud an agreement to transfer It to Its desti nation. A fair sample of the opinions expressed Is that of Commissioner Iglehnrtof the Chicago freight bureau , an organization of Chicago merchants which Is recoml/.cil ns the central power In nil tilings relating to their interests. Said Mr. Jglelmrt this morning : "Woobject to the proposed bill of lading , In the llrst plncu becuuso it is Illegal in every one of Its cloven complicated sections. It Is an attempt on the part of the railroads to limit their liability as common carrlors.which liability has been finally and legally estab lished by repeated decisions of our supreme courU. Itvlll create serious and extremely injurious disturbances In present business methods , "Every bank In Chicago whoso opinion lias been asked , forty-one banks in ISos- ton alone , bcsido hundreds of other banks , say they will not ndvanco a cent on the proposed bill of lading , It is impossible to estimate the Immense restriction that would in consequence bo put upon trade. It would absolutely crowd out of business every shipper who could not ndvanco the full equiv alent of Ids shipment in cash. In other words , only the jxtrcmclv rich men could con tinue. It.ould bo no time ut all before all the grain shipments of the west would be In the hands of a very few men. "Thousands of small shippers everywhere would be forced out of business , competition stilled mid the farmers would be nt the mercy of only ono or two , or at the most half a dozen shippers , who would bo in a position to cxuct any price they saw lit. The new bill of lading also exacts a higher rate when goods are taken nt the risk of the carrier. On the testimony of VIce President Thompson of tbo Pennsylvania , the intcr- Htato commerce commission decided that nUO cent rate on corn , Chicago to New York , is a reasonable rate. Of course tills took Into consideration the present legal risk of trans portation. "The now bill of lading provides that if the carriers take tlio risk of transportation tlio commodity shall take the rate of the next higher class. In thcj case of corn this would bo fifth class , with a rate of 3t ) ( uiiita. Tuo proposition Is ridiculous. The railroads claim 'that the words 'not negotnlilo' printed in largo letters across the face ot the bill are thereto protect them from the operation of the law in New York ttnd Pennsylvania. State laws apply ulono testate state or local shipments mid the roads pro pose to revolutionise the present methods of ronnncrco and drive out of business fully lO.WJO shippers to protect local tralllo in New York and Pennsylvania. Tlio Idea Is absurd , "Tho representatives of the shippers unani mously passed a resolution asking tlio rail roads to postpone putting the bill of hiding into effect until a full hearing has been had. Ono hundred and ono railroads nnd the Now York produce exchange have approved the bill of lading and as far as we know it will go I . into effect August 1. Duttho battle tins only I fe . begun nnd a committee of sixteen has been appointed which will secure the co-operation of every objector to the plan. " Vice President Lyman J. Gape of the First National bank , the largest west of Now York , saidI : have not. examined the pro posed bill of lading carefully , but have done so to the extent of saying ' 'that the First National will not ad- vnnco mouoy on It. Its enforcement bv the railroads will work great hardship on nil but the wealthiest shippers. " VIce President Blair of the Mel-chants' National bunk said : "Tho now bill of lading would make questionable security. No ono could pet innneyon it who could not get money without it. " President Dewey of the American Ex change hank , and a prominent olllcinl of four other banks , expresses the saino sentiments. THE EbKVA'fOK WAS JKJII"JTI' . A South Dakota Grain Dealer Cluirgcd Sioux F.ai.S. , . D. , July ! . > ( ) . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hni : . ] L. 1C. Leo , pro prietor of the Valley Springs roller mills , is In deep trouble. Leo has a big plant at Val ley Springs , six miles from this city an ele vator and n mill worth TiO,000. A year ago It was clear ; today It was turned over to the Peavoysof Allnnc- upolls , and Mr , Leo languishes behind the burs on the charge of embezzlement. This condition of things Is owing to Mr. Leo's do- slro to gamble on the fluctuation of the wheat market. The preliminary trial came off this morning. It seems that tliu farmers about his mill trusted Implicitly in Mr. Leo's honesty , and stored their grain in his ele vator , taking storage receipts. Thousands 0of bushels were taken lust fall and spring by Mr. Leo. When the mill and elevator was taken In by the Pcaveys the marvellous dis covery was made that they were empty. The I farmers have been pouring in trying to llnd M.ixb.oro their grain had gone , but Mr , Leo's only answer is : "I don't know. " Prclilliltlnn In tlio Dalfotas , Sioux FAI.I.O , S. I ) . , July 20. [ Special elto cgrum to Tin : HUB. ] The llrst steps taken to enforce the prohibition law was made today. Under tha enforcement law the state's at torney has the power to call before him citizens who are compelled to testify as to whut they know of any violation. Twenty-live prominent citizens were called before the iiowly constituted tribunal aud examined. Some evidence was secured but nil In all atm , , the matter was con sidered n farco. There are forty original pucknco ialoons in tills city running regard less of pollco regulations. It Is quite certain that twenty or thirty warrants will bo issued , In the near future and the courts will bo kept grinding all the timo. 'I'tto Yunkton Uepubllcnus. YAXKTOS , S. D , , July SO. [ Special Tele gram to Tuc BKK.J The republicans of Yunkton county met in convention today nnd celectcd n delegation to the state convention to bo held at Mitchell on August 27. The delegation is composed of John U. Gamble and resolutions endorsing Mr. Uamblu were unanimously adopted. iV Canadian Hr.llKtoriii. EMimr.r. , Out. , July 20 , Ono of the worst hailstorms over known here visited this sec - tion liust night , doing u tremendous amount eo.of damage to crops , grout fieldi of oats being literally stripped aud other grulus suffering u like inauucr. An Express Messenger Jailed on a Serious Charge. HE TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY , lint If Tails to Coincides With 'Xlint of n MlNHottrl Sheriff In n Number of Material Ke-upcoH. it. V. Pugsley , n railway express agent for \Vells-Fargo express company , was ur- rencd and locked up In the county jail nt 0 o'clock Friday evening by a deputy sheriff on u.telcgruni from Plattsburg , Mo.charging , him with beluga fugitive from Justice. The prisoner Is ubout thirty-eight or forty years old , of large and rugged build and has a very frank , honest-appearing face. His voice trembled and tears came Into his eyes when solicited for a statement of his case so far ns ho knew it. In substance his story was this : Up to within about a year ago and for moro than twenty-live years his business lias been that of n stockman , with about $10,000 worth of property und living upon a farm adjoining Uluttsbiirg In Missouri. Many years njcoho married into the family of P. H. Shoemaker. a money leader of Plaltsburg. Six or eight years ago ho and his wife took an orphan girl named Dora Corrlgun to raise. The girl was good and attractive and Piigsley nnd his wlfo became very much attached to her. treating her like a daughter. According to the prisoner the Shoemakers are quite u iroud family and frequently commented to the effect that to their mind ft would bo more becoming for their and daughter son-in-law to treat the girl moro ns a servant than as a daughter , and charged that tlio daughterly favors shown to the girl wore duo nioro to I'ugsluy than his wife. Mutters went on until the Shoemakers had worked up a great deal of feeling on the sub ject , although Pugsloy thought that ho and Ids wlfo know their business butter than the dwellers neatli tlio paternal roof and disre garded the talk of the old folks. When feeling on the matter was at its heightli , or less than two years ago , Pugsley says that ho was visited by a serious reverse In business , and says thai by fire , flood , otc , , ho lost everything he had. This sort of a turn In alfairs seemed to have been Just what the Shoemaker. ) were designing. They got around their daughter and held up pictures of poverty and allegations of her husband's ' per fidy which they claimed to have proved by Investigations made by Mrs. Pugsley's brother , Dr. Shoemaker , in connection with tbo orphan girl , and finally succeeded in af fecting at least a temporary separation. With his properly gone and his homo broken up , Pugsloy says he thought the best thing for him to do was to go awnv and try to get n new startln life. Coming to Nebraska , whcro lie says ho has a very wide acquaintance among leading stockmen , ho secured a position as messenger with the wells-Farso express company , and during this tlmo has been running on the I ) , it M. , on the Sei-lbnur route , afterward at Fremont , nnd recently in this city. Since leaving Missouri and securing em ployment with the express company Pugsley says he has been in constant correspondence with his wife ; that she hat decided to re sume her place by his side , and that all ar rangements were made for her to coino to Onniliii. and live with him about August 1. IIo now supposes that the knowledge of this fact has caused the revival of hostilities on the part of her folks. Asldo from the fact of the old folks be coming Jealous of Pugsley and his wife's trcutlnir Dora , tlio orphan girl , us an own daughter , there is another , iminoly , that Mrs. Pugsloy will soon become heir to considera ble property from the paternal side nnd her parents want to forestall the possibility of any of that property ever going to the orphan. Immediately upon his arrest Pugsloy in formed Sheriff Doyd that he would go back without making any trouble whatever as to requisition papers. The sheriff telegraphed this fact to the Missouri authorities mid re ceived mi answer that an oflleor would coino hero to take tbo prisoner b.iok. Sheriff IJunlutt arrived last night and at once proceeded to the Jail , whcro ho met PuRsley. who broke down and exclaimed j "Burk , the jig Is up , and 1 guess I am booked for the pen. " Later In the evening the sheriff was seen and saiu : "That story about Pugsloy's re verses is all bnsli. IIo has been as fortunate ns the majority of men , und until ho got Into that trouble with the girl , whoso right name is Grace Waters , ho was as higtily respected as any man In our comity. "Pugsloy's trouble was all brought upon \ilmself , nnd there can bo no doubt but that ho has been criminally Intimate with his adopted daughter , ns a year ago last summer ho took her to another town nnd staid there several weeks. " The girl in tin ) case Is sharp , ai.d knowing that Pupsloy was indicted last Septemborsho has carefully kept herself secreted , knowing that if the case ever went to trial she would bo wanted ns a witness. Sheriff Burkett and his prisoner will depart for Missouri this morning , and after the lat ter is securely lodged In lull the sheriff will turn Ills attention towards locating the whereabouts of Graeo Waters , which willnot boa dilllcult tusk , as last night ho secured a clue that will help him very materially in his search. TUIO UA1MIOA.1) IIUDGI-rr. Grievances o I'Union 1'aclflo Employes ID be Coiihhlercil Other NOWH. Chief Clark of the conductors' brother hood will bo In Omaha next week and take up certain matters requiring adjustment be tween General Manapcr Bnnkerlioft and Union Pacific employes. It Is claimed by Missouri river division trainmen , especially those running on the Oinatin and North Plutto district that the agreement entered Into last year by Vice President Holcomb with the grievance committo is being grossly violated in many instances. The most serious it ous complaint alleges that instead of get ting cloven miles an hour for over time ns the contract stipulates , eight Is about the average allowance. Against this the men enter very strong protests nnd demand nu ini vestigation. Instances were cited by n con : ductor yesterday showing how things are being managed and what may bo expected . unless the company manifests some disposi tion to remedy matters. Said ho : "Tho scheduled freight run from Onitiha to Grand Island Is twelve hours. Very frequently cir cumstances require eighteen hours to mnko it. AVhy t Well , you see a train gets laid out at some way station , aud probably has to wait there as much us five or six hours for another train going in the opposite direction to pass. This is generally done through the ineompetenoy or Ignorance of a dispatcher , Here is what I mean : The conductor of a west-bound train receives orders at Chirks to moct an east-bound train at Hummel , He gets there , sidetracks and waits an hour. No signs of the other train. There is no telegraph onieo tUHutnmol. The east-bound train is live hours behind time. Having no knowledge of this faet , however , the west-bound train dare not attempt to make the next station. Therefore , it is also thrown back. For the time thus wasted , however , the crow is supposed to draw pay ut the rate of cloven miles uu hour , but wo luivo not In everv cnso of the kind been getting that much. Chief Conduc tor Clark and the grievance committee , have been notified of all violations they pro pose to bring them before General Manager llrinkerhotf , and will do It Just as soon as Mr. [ Clark gets through settling Satun To troubles at Topokn. "Hut this Is not all.Yo have other serious complaints. AVheu the now agreement was formulated Mr , Holcomb hud , among other provision , what wo cull the chain gang rule for crows Incorporated ; that Is , Jlrst in first oat. You see there are two trains , Xos. IB and 2S , that make fast time , as fast nearly as any of the passenger trains , and the conduct ors running them receive f ittl a month , Hr n these , two ll.vers , Trainmaster Foley per : sists In disobeying that rule. IIo ras favorites on the road who invariably get the best of everything. Wo propose to square accounts with Mr. Fotoy. The policy observed In milking promotions Is not IIn factory either , New , young and Inexperien ced men have been nns given passenger trains over the heads of plenty of old-timers nud who nro perfectly competent and have good records. I know that all freight conductors are not capable of ruunuig passenger trains , I but they should bo given an opportunity when ono occurs to try It. If they fall It Is an any matter to relegate them where they belong. I don't anticipate any serlcus trouble , but you caii bet there will bo some loud talking. " Ii Still a .Mystery. The real object of President Adams' visit to Omaha r.t this particular tlmo U stilt n mutter of great mystery in Union Pacific cir cles. All Friday nnd yesterday ho was closely closeted with Vieo President Hoi- comb , Mr. Mink and Mr. Anoerson. The party , with General Manager Urlnkcrhoff added , went west nt 0:85 : last evening , with Denver ns their destination. "While I luivo no'.hlng absolutely positive on which to base my statements. " said mi ofllcial , "there h no do but this Mclvlbbln matter has moreto do with Mr. Adams' presence hero now th anything else. Why should ho go to Denver ) Dccnuse that Is the largest distributing : point for supplies nnd material , except Omaha on the entire system. Ander son was out there two weeks , returned last evening and brought with nlm a gro.it bun dle of documents which the president has been examining today. I am satisfied you wi hear something drop between now nnd th tlnio next week. And when till the facts CO to light , murk what I tell you. there are ot parties besides Mcltlbblu liable to bo implicated. " Kallroitd Notes. A circular will bo Issued in two or three days appointing F. 0. Wheeler of Boston assistant general purchasing ngcnt of the Union Pacific , the appointment to take effect on August 1 , lr. Wheeler hus been con nected with the Hostou department of the laud ofllco. Ills headquarters will bo at Portland. Thomas Phillips , for a long time chief cleric of the Unicn P.iclllc claim department , has resigned to accept the position of claim agent at Portland. Fred Hayes , yardnmstcr of the D. & M. , tendered his resignation yesterday , to take effect August 1. Ho goes to take u position with the Kluctrlo transit company of Los Angeles , Cal. IlKWAUDS FOU MAI Li IIOUHHKS. Tlio I'ostolllco Department Alukcs Komo Templing Offers to SIcutliH. The postmaster has been notified by Postmaster - master ticnoriil Wuuainiiker that In consequence quence of frequent armed attacks by high way robbers upon the United States mall in the western states and territories the post- olllco departmentfor offenses committed dur ing the fiscal yonr ending Juno JiO , 1891 , will pay us a reward for the arrest and conviction of each person found guilty of robbing the malls being convoyed In any mail car attached to a railway train by the USE of dangerous weapons , the sum of $1,000. The department will pay fWO for the ar rest and conviction of each person guilty of robbing tlto mulls being conveyed over any post route by means of stage couch by the use of dangerous weapons. A reward of SATO will bo paid for the arrest and conviction of each person guilty of at tempting to rob the malls being convoyed over any post route by means of railway ear , stnpo coach or other conveyance , by assault ing the person having custody thereof , shooU Ing ntliini , or threatening him with dangerous weapons. It requires that tlio nerson filing a eluim for this latter reward shall furnish sat isfactory proof that the object of the armed attack was for the purpose of robbing tuo malls. The Musical Union band will present the following programme at Ilaiiscom Purk this f ternoon i I'AIITI. Orand inureh CrelRhton's. . . . . Sehonk Ovoitnro Urown Diamonds Auhor Solo mid chorus from A Ida Verdi Selection llcggur Student MIllocKer I'AHT II. 1'ot nonrrl ( irnnd Opera llamnii Uarllono solo Thu Heart llowed luwii..Uulfu ) .Mr. J , Saiierwcbi. Orand selection Kaust Qounod Uesc-rlptlvu The Nkht Alarm Uuovcs 1 A calm anil peueof nl night. " All asleep. 3 Cry of "I'Irel" llro horses rush out. Lnrzo mill small KOMI ; HtrlUo X' , Away wo go. 4 Arrive at tlio llro. 5 Unruolliitt WHO. U The cnclno works well. 7 l-'lro out , ri'ol up hose , H UlVfor home. 0 The Uromen's song. 10 Homo again. I'AKTIII. Overture Anhl Lunjr-Syno M tiller Hliimonlulcl Flower Soni ! Lnnuu Selection Reminiscences ot Uirunbach. . . . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Mitivii Mcdiey . . . . . . . . . . A Itcmnrkablo Operation. The forthcoming number of the American Clinic contains an account of n remarkable operation ' performed by an Omaha physician. The sub'stancc of the article , after elimi nating a multitude of technical terms , states that Mary Slbnor of Schuylor , Nob. , after ) eight or nine weeks' treatment by Dr. Gal- brulth , the Union Pacific physician , has re turned to her homo perfectly cured. She was a filleted with an ovarian tumor , or rather ) several of them , the extraction of which necessitated the removal of the womb , both of the ovaries and all of the ligaments lit tnched thereto. The operation performed > ty Dr. Uulbmlth was wituessed by ttio leading physicians of the city nnd surrounding countrv , and was entirely successful. This is the lirst successful operation of the kind performed west of Now York , and ono of the half dozen lu the history of surgery in America. A Cnso of Abduction. The divorced wife of Frank Hallamy has a grievance. While she was Mrs. Franlc shn had a great deal of difllculty with Mr. Frank , and the court was ilnally culled upon to annul the marrlapo contract. All this was two years ago , nnd she has since lived quite happily with her three-year- old boy , the custody of whom was awarded her by the court. lint ho is In tier custody no longer , and that is why she is snd. According to the story that she told the po lice lost evening ho was abducted by a col ored man yesterday morn Ing. She did not see the occurrence , but her neighbors told her of It. Bellamy Is the colored proprietor of a sa loon at Twelfth nml Dodge , und the dfstrnctcu mother Is positive that lie wants to got pos session of his child , unit hired the abductor tote steal him. She wuuts ttio child restored to her , and the minions of the law will endeavor to accomplish the desired result. Tlio PlattdcntNulicr Convontlo n. Ton delegates from the Plattdoutschcr Veroln loft last evening for Kansas City to attend the national convention of the organi zation. The delegates from this city nro uiJ. , P. Lund , Fritz Stacker , John Hushman , Henry Anderson , Henry Kicko , John Bnuuicr , Fritz Decker , Charles Nave , Peter Schroeder - der and Charles Humohr. They will return Thuisday. A AVIi'u liuutut * Arrested. Martin J. Smith of 2107 Chicago street has boon arrested for whipping his wife. Ho has been putting In his time getting drunk and terrorizing the neighborhood , while she has been supporting him by dressmaking. She has become tired of It und will have him punished for his heartless diversion , after which u divorce suit will uuuoubtedly follow. A MlNslnj ; Iliinband. Postninstei Gallagher received a letter yes- tcrduy from Mrs. Abblo Nelson of Hudo" , Ilureau county , 111. , asking for information regarding her husband , William Nelson. > She says her _ husband loft her and she learned ho was la Omaha , She describes him ta being B feet 8 Inches lu height , fair corn- vloxlon , dark hair , blue eyes and weighing 185 Mnrrtnxo MCOIIHO. Judge Shields Issued the following mar riage license yesterday : Xamaaud address. Ago. ( Louts Plnnow , Omaha. , . , . i" ) | \Vilhclemia Thompson , Omaha . 1'J ! ' ) 111 Kit. FOX-In this city , July ai , John H , , son of Mr , and Mrs , John \V. Fox , aged eighteen months. The funeral will bo held from No. Oil North TwontyfJf th avcnao at 4 p. in. Mou- day , I 110UIIUSS 3 VIIT. An tiuiofntlnn Talked of ti.y ntt IJut'i- III-MMJJ Oiiiaha Ai-cUt. . "As a reporter fon.1 of fiili'ifa-.icles.and pir Ocularly of knowing the very latest in the line of news or possibly , you m.iynll It gossip , this tltno-I think I can toll something that will Interest yon. " The rcm.irk wa ? undo by 0:10 : of the most talented nud scholarly lady artists In the city ono who hai sold a small Motion of canvas for500many a tlmo , anilylu > spent n down years Avlth the brst Instructors In New York and PnrU. A roprcsentntiro of Tin : HIM : , who bus the pleasure .gf her ncqunlnt- ance , had di-oppc.l Intohor stu dlo fora social chat. "It is nothing moro or loss , " continued the astlst , "thiinthattliowH a vary bright pros pect that befoi-e the winds of another winter have i scut creeps up and down our backs very many tlmes.thorowlllboaclnsscd. oixanlgcd In Omaha for work from the nude 1d can give you > io p irtlculars whatever deed there are none to give , as yet , but they will bo ready in time. Tlio elms will buim exceedingly small one. numbering not more than three or four. Of course only the most thoroughly advanced , nnd In every way cap able artists will Und It iwssiblo to prollt by such studies , and yet , even with the number limited as it is , 1 am certain the idea is n moit excellent one. " ' After admitting Unit tins certainly was a piece of news of the most genuine kind , the reporter intimated that the now departure rtw would create a decidedly now demand in mot ropolltau Omuhn. riw : 'Ves" said tlio artist. "On n small scale it will create a demand for models , and , mark you , they must bo modest , model models. Would yon bo surprised should I tell you that oven now while the demand Is nil there can already bo found a limited supply of models InOmahal Yes 11 thought you would. As handsome n woman as I ever saw outside of the nlty of New York , called ut my studio not thirty days ago , presenting u letter' ot in- troductlon from one of my old I'.u-is teachers. tit was a professional model , enrouto to Salt Lake City to spend the summer with a very wealthy aunt from whom she has always nnd very effectually concealed the fact that family reverses had driven her to pose us a model. " "You hnvo hod opportunities of learning much about models i" "Very , very many such opportunities , Of the women who scclt employ men t as models , comparatively few nro available. Artists are frequently bothered half to death by persis tent females who want to have their lovli- IICSH , ho it much or little , inmiortull/od In colored pigments. When and such things often happen u stout nnd mlddlu-iiged matron offers her services f reo of churgo us Venus or IManii , the unfortunate party of the pulctto is likely to have some dilllculty In declining the offer without giving offense. For it does really seem that woman lovely woman though not necessarily disixjsed to overrate her charms Is invariably convinced that her feature is alsoluto perfec tion. The model's trade has to bo learned Uko any other. To pose effectually requires practice. It is also a natural gift to some extent. " ' Is the female model's occupation a respec table one so fur as your observation has gone I" "That is a much discussed question. I have known many good women who followed the profession. They muy or may not have been exceptions. It Isn't very hard' work and n good model manages to live comfortably upon earnings which In a city like New York aver age about $2.50 a day. Twenty-live cents nn hour for easy poses nnd $1 mi hour for hard ones Is about the way it runs , Artists In Now York and Paris have a good deal of trouble to keep a good female model oven when they get ono , not only on account of the price. but because there she's likely to elope with ono of the pupils just about the tlmo she gets well broken In. That is very provoking for the class , but it happens often , "The fact that business is the only object in view relieves the situation of any sugges tion of impropriety. The model Is apt to re sent the intrusion of any outsider while she is at work. During the interval of rest al lowed her she throws a wrap about her and trots from easel to easel , Inspecting and crit icising , may be , the attempt of each member of the class. "Tho draped figure is in small demand at 2. > cents an hoar. For this reason young women who start "in with the strongest possible prejudices on the subject are sure * to abandon them sooner or later ns unprofitable. After two or three sittings she no longer feels abashed by the gnzo of a score or two of stu dents busily engaged in transferring to can vass their impressions of her charms. "Yes , " added the artist , "I certainly hope that the Idea now entertained by myself nnd three or four of my associate artists may ro- sultln our forming a class In Omaha within a six months , anil you may depend upon It that if wo do it will prove a success and cer tainly a very great benefit to art in Omaha. I do not think there is another city tha size of this anywhere in the country that can boast of an advancement In art capable of sustaining such a class , " Tlio Republican Sold. The Republican all but turned its feeble toes up yesterday. Lust Friday the editors , reporters and stereotypers who had not re ceived their salaries for three weeks revolted and declared that If the amount duo them was not forthcoming by 2 o'clock yesterday ttioy would lay down their pencils and walk out. The printers agreed to Join nnd stand t.y them. Two o'clock came. Major Wilcox fulled to put la an appearance. Ho hud not been about the ofllco all day. A meeting of the force was held , cool counsel prevailed 1 , and everybody said , "Wo will give his nibs till 0 o'clock to pay up. " ISo A committee was appointed nnd sent to hunt him. When found ho had been figuring with two or three St. Joe men , who pre tended to want to buy the paper , When told that he hud bean put Into a hole out ) 111f which there was no possible chance for him to wiggle on promises , the major Succumbed. Ho called the parties together who tried to purchase the conceal last Tues day , accepted tneir proposition and signed an agreement to make the legal transfer next Tuesday. These parties , of whom J. J. Stcadman and Managing Editor Smith seem to bo the leading spirits , guaranteed the boys their money and at 7 o'clock last evening they commenced the work of getting out a Sunday morning paper. Didn't I > i ) a Tiling. OMAHA , Neb. , July SO. To the Editor of Tun BEE : I notice In your evening Issue ofn July 2.r > an article entitled "More Treachery , n in which I am spoken of ns being ono of the "Twenty-Eight , " and that I was at , the late convention working for the defeat of my friend , Dr. Mercer , for governor. I want to say to you and other citizens of Nebraska that my trip to Lincoln at that time had no connection whatever with po litical or convention mutters , and that I was there In the Interest of my regular business affairs , which rcqulro frequent visits to Lin coln , and I always stop at the Capital hotel. Whenever nn opportunity offered , however > , I spoke a good word for Dr. Mercer , nnd that person is not living who can say to the con trary. Mr. son , 1 lurry l-\ Clarke , informed mo that ho was for Dr. , fiercer for governor , und on several occasions 1 heard htm speaking - ing In Mercer's favor to other members of the delegations. 1 wiis ono of the organizers of the republi can party in Nebraska , and think my past history does not justifyjmy party la attrib uting to mothaiiamoof beluga bush whacker , and no ono can say that I ever dodged the re publican ticket. Though my son , Harry , hod the honor of representing Douglas and Surpy counties in the state senate some years ago , with two democratic members from Douglas county , and was th'oyoungestand only native born rep ! resentative m cither house of the legislature at that time , and though bo was a delegate from Surpy county in the late convention , .toIt can never no said that I tut a parent over urged upon my sons iny views in political : Issues , such mnttora having been left en tirely to their own judgment nnd conscience , and the only advice I Jmvo given them on such matters has been to keep out of politics. I spoke to no ono on behalf of Harry V. Clarke relative to any olllco or position while I was ut Lincoln , and am not aware that ho did. did.I I bcliovo that Dr. Mercer would have l > cen a good governor , and that ho would have ad vanced many original and practical ideas that ( would have been a great bcdcllt to tuo people of our state. I ulso bollcvo that in the nominee , Ir.ha Richards , we have a man who will (111 ( tha ofUco acceptably to the pcoplo of Nebraska , and who will do honor to the republican party , and I should bo pleased to see the re- [ publlran nurly plvo Mm warm and hearty support. Yours resp 'ctfully , H. T. Cunitc. A xxH \\ci.i i ! i\iy. A"nigtJlnck Iloom'Ms what W.S.Clevotoml style * his colossal colored minstrel company , the one that fills an engagement nt Lloyd's opom house August 1,2 and ! ) , Friday , Satur day nnd Sunday nights next , with a Saturday inntttiee. Mr. Cleveland is now recognized ns the N'apolcon minstrel manager In this country , having four of the largest comblii.i1m t loin over onmnlzed in that line of business , His laU t venture reunited In bringing totic gether till the best colored talent to bo louiul nnd forming It into a well equipped company , fifty strong , for nn extensive tour through the country. Among the bright particular stars announced are Tom Mclntosh , ,1 nines Hland , Will Kldrldgo , Dock Sayles mid George TJclmcr. Hu also bus the famous Souci nnd Twilight quartettes , besides numerous black comediansacrobats , vocalists and daucers who have heretofore held sway with such traveling troop * as the Oeorglas , Alabanias and Dlack liov minstrels. The box olllco sale of seat1 * will open Thursday morning at U o'clock. The Vnlon I'noillo lOnjolncd. At n late hour last night a petition was filed In the dlatrlct court by i'V'rdluand Stroltz , IJaltuz Kramer , August Hiinsen nnd Simon Hoffman , praying for an injunction ag'ilnst the Union 1'aclllc , The plaintiffs allege that the railway company Is about to lay track-ton Seventeenth street , between Mason und Wil liams , and the order asked for U to restrain it from "digging or piling up dirt at the Inter section of the tracks and right of way of the defendant on Seventeenth street , between Mason nnd Williams , and from constructing tr.icks thereon and from laying tracks on streets at the point aforesaid unlest the tracks bo made to conform to the established grade of tlio street , also from In any manner obstructing said streets until further order from the court. " Judge \Vukuly granted u temporary re straining onlor and set the c.wo for hearing ntlO n. m. , July 81. The Milk Dealers. The Omaha Milk Dealers' association held n meeting last evening at Wolff's hull , corner , of Twenty-second and Cumlng. The asso ciation now numbers seventy members , and new names nro being constantly added. There was an attendance of about forty lust evening , and steps were taken to form an in corporated company of the milk dealers , in order to secure certain advantages that can not bo otherwise secured , among which is the purchase of feed by wholesale In order to get the benefit ot cheaper rates. A commit tee was appointed to driuv up articles of in corporation , to bo reported at the next meet ing.Somo Some stops were also taken toward arrang ing for a social gathering Intho near future to draw lu outsiders , but nothing dellnlto was done. Y. I * . S. O. O. K. I'lonlc. The members of the Y. P. S. O. C. E. , which means tbo Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor , spent a day In the woods , or in other words they spent tlio afternoon In Syndicate park. Yhoatcrtlny afternoon 100 of these young people nnd the same number of well filled lunch baskets journeyed via motor train to this secluded spot , whcro for several hours they enjoyed themselves as only young people CTII. They boated on the lake , gathered flowers , swung In hammocks , picked ants from the Jelly , and in fact partici pated In ono of the most enjoyable picnics of the season , I'AK.tti/e.tl'JIS. J. H. Hubbcl of Soringfleld Is registered nt the Mlllnnl. G.E. Arndtof Cincinnati Is nt the Murray this morning. J. B. "Wright of Hamilton , 0. , is in the city , at the Pnxton. T. E. "Wright of Fremont was at the Paxton - ton last night , D. M. Itrlngolf of DcsMolnos Is in the city , at the Mlllard , O. F. Edwards of ICcmiard is stopping at the Merchants. G. W. Whiting of New "York was at the Mlllard last night. o.t AV. M. Hell of Milwaukee is stopping nt the Murray today. Sheriff II. H. Burkott of Plattsburg , Mo. , is ut the Merchants. E. H. Ifimball of Kansas City is nt the Pnxton this morning. A. E. Whitcomb will Sunday atthoCasoy. Ho is from Iloldrcgo. Lieutenant Sharp of the United States navy is in the city , at the Paxton. Major and Mrs. St. A. D. Ualcombo and Miss Moan Dalcombo left last evening for a two weeks' holiday at Spirit Lake. K. B. Tnlmago , head clerk with Huywnrd Brothers , returned last night from a ten days' outing among the Holds of Iowa. Mrs. I. W. Miner left lastovcnlng for Spirit Lake , whore , with Omaha friends , she ex pects to remain about two or three weeks , Edward Desminer Is wanted by the pollen on a charge of abusing and beating his wife. The unfortunate victim swore out a warrant for him yesterday. Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Boo bldg Greiit Picking i'or tlio Hoys. Yesterday was a great day for the lads who happened to linger in the vicinity of the old Union I'aclflo depot , The workmen were tearing up the platform that surrounded the old structure. In doing so any number of articles of value were brought to light. Olio lad , mow fortunate than the others , succeed ed In digging out a § ! t ) gold piece , while any number of quarters and halves were found. Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Boo Held on Two Charges. Frank Tognettl languishes under the double barrelled charge of vagrancy and burglary , and will be hold on the former until the necessary evidence Is secured on the latter charge. Ho claims to bo u silver plater and peddles silver polish , | thns managing to get into houses to secure Information for future uso. Tognetti has been identified as the fellow seen jumping from the window of a Twenty fourth street residence by a man and his wlfo , as they were returning homo ono evening last May. Tha man gave cliuso , when Tognettl turned about und fired 'it him with n revolver , but fortunately missed him , On a Still Hunt for Crooks. oCaptain Anderson and Deputy Marshal Fowler of Council Hlnfts were in the city last evening on u still hunt for criminals wanted on the other side of the river. They were rendered assistance by Detectives Ellis und Horrlgan. * Miss Li/io Kiloy started for Pleasant Mount , Pa. , hibt Sunday , to bo absent about three months. AV. O. T. U. Convention. The second annual convention of the ! "Women's Christian Tompar.inaa union wil bo hell nt their headquarters , IHO'J ' Douglas street , day and evening , July 81. Morning session will commence at 0(0 : ( o'clock. itfA cordial invitation is extended to all. Protest Against the I-iod o Hill. Coi.u.Miii's , Ga. , July 20. A largely at tended meeting of citizens , called by a local paper , today adopted resolutions strongly protesting against the passage of the Ledge federal election bill. Tlie Crop Ihilletln. W.IMIINOTON , July 120. The weekly crop bulletin says that reports from the northwest Lhon west Indicate that the weather in that section during the post week was generally favor able , although in some localities the dry weather continues and crops are much ? need of ruin. Prominent Drnirtrlst Dead. PHILADELPHIA , July 'M. Clayton French ; , senior member of the wholesale drug firm of French , Hlchnrds & Co. , died today , aged : seventy years. Barney McCourt , who was arrested for passing counterfeit nionoy , has been turned reover to the federal authorities , innnn < i : AX i Tbo Status of the Cnso Not Yet Known In Washington. AVAMIISOTOS , July a ) . [ Special Tolegriim to Till ! Unit. ] It will bo some dtiys yet before - fore nnylhtnt I * done at the war'department In relation to the controversy which has arisen between Ilrlpndler Ooiu'ral John H. Brooke and Colonel August V. ICuutz of the 12lhth ( ! Infantry. The flrstpart of the papers lu the case have Just been received and will , have to bo referred to the various channels j for examination and recommendation as to ac tion , The caws belli has attracted consider able comment In the department , but no one seems to know enough about the real facts In the case to venture a prediction us to the re sult. sult.Tho The ' charges-have not yet all been received hero , the papjrs which arrived being morn in the form of the preliminary than anything else , and the < o nro now upon tlio desk of Gen eral Scholleld. Uoncral llrooko Is well and favorably known In the war department. H an old per sonal friend of General Scholleld , Secretary of War Proctor and the president. AX KXVIMHKU ItVJHHt. 1'ronldonl Yerkos DcitlcM That Ciucvoo , July ' , ' .5. [ Special Telegram to Titn Br.i : . ] A local p.iperthis morning published n sensational article to the effect that a strike wai Imminent on both the North and West Sldo street railway systems ; that the men were only walling until the West Miull on street line Is in full miming order. Many grievances were alleged , chief among them being that the North Side company has been discharging men who hnvo tried to form a union to replace the one that was shuttered two years ngo. The Journal says of the matter tonight. "In the last few days the North Chicago street railway has discharged several of IH conductors and gripmen , who nro clrn-gcd with having gone back on their agreement not to become agitators nor In nnywNo to Identify th mscivos with labor unions. When the { strike was settled two years ago the men signed ' a contract with tlio company of their otvn motion and the penalty of breaking it is discharge , which those alluded to hnvo suf fered. It appears that homo , week * ago men were sent from the West nud South side roads to stir up dissension , and those discharged are from tlio men Unit Joined Issue with them and beentuo agitat ors. " President Yerites says ! "Tho reports that our men are dhsntistled nro false. The com pany proposes to live close to its part of the contract wltti tlio men and If they do not do the same they will hnvo to unit. I am de termined to have the management of the business. " I'ANSKMilllt It.i'fKS Tbt : Kock Isliuul Milken a Hale Which Is Disputed. CIIICAOO , July 20. [ Special Telegram to Tnr. Bin : . ] The Grand Army encampment lu Boston and that of the Oddfellows In Chicago cage have if really disturbed passenger rates. Every road Interested will bo crowded to tlio limit , but local pressure has sagged the rate in every direction. The latest collapse Is from Colorado to the Odd fellows encampment In Chicago nud It hus involved the Denver uniformed rank m n row with General Underwood , the grand patriarch of the order. To avoid the usual conflict for business it was agreed , in return for a low rate , that General Underwood and Chairman Goddard of the Western Passenger association should divide the business equitably between tliu various roads. But tlio Hock Island road stepped in and made iv contract with the crack canton of Colorado , which will at tend the Chicago encampment with the avowed purpose of capturing llrst pri/o in the drill. General Underwood has issued an order that the Colorado canton shall not par ticipate In the par.ulo in Chicago unless it conies by the route ho selects. The Colorado men re f use to bo coerced and thus the matter stands at present. Ihcy Say It Ift Untrue. CHICAGO , July 20. Knllroad oftlcials liero say that the reports of cutting rates for the Graud Army encampment at Boston from Chicago are untrue , and intimate that the rumors were instigated for the purpose of breaking tlio rates if possible. The Alton road has given notleo of a reduction in gr.\ln rates from the Missouri river to Chicago to the figures recommended by the interstate commerce commission 17 cents for corn and i-'O cents for wheat. Iowa's Crop Prospects. DES MOINKS , In. , July 25. This week's weather crop bulletin reports the temperature - turo slightly below the normal , and the rain fall above the average in the western couu : ties and below in the southern , central nnd eastern portions of the state. Corn promises an average crop. The injury by drought at the present outlonk will not lessen the total product of tbo state more than 10 per cent. The harvest of small grain Is about complete and threshers are nt work. The yields of oats and wheat tire beat In some counties suf fering most from drought. Shrinkage by rust and heat is being reported in counties where the rainfall was heaviest. Hurley is discolored by the Heavy showers in the west ern districts , AMI Apaulie Kcncgnila Cnnjjlit. GI.OIIC , Ariz. , July "ii. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKI : . ] Snyc1) , the Apache renegade wounded in the fight with the military on the 17th hist , on Ash creek , was captured yester day by Chief Antonio's men on Sail Carlos liver , ubout twelve miles from Sun Carlos , mid placed In the military guard house. Sayes Is ono of Kid's band , who murdered Sherilf Reynolds and Deputy Holmes Just November. Saves had In his possession Sheriff ItoynoldV rifle , which ho says 1'ush- lantah , who was killed on the 17th , hud given him. him.This This leaves only Kid and Tonto B. Sixty alive ot the party of eight convicts who par ticipated in the murder of Shcrlir Hey n olds. It Is reported that Tonto B. Sixty also has been killed , but the report cannot bo verified. Sayes boasts hnvlngkllledseveral whltotnen , Ho will bo tried la Phial county for the mur der of Sheriff Uoynolds and Deputy Holmes. South Dukotn COIIHIIH Hntiu-iiN. MITCIIII.L : , S. D. , July 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hiu. ] Supervisor Wahcllcld today gives out the following figures ns the population of the towns east of the Missouri river In this state having a population of over iiKX , ( ) people : Sioux Falls. 1UOUO , ; Yunkton , ! 1TOO : Pierre , H-W > ; Abei-ilcon.il.l.'i' ' ) ; Huron , 8,11)0 , ) ; Watortown , M.TUJ ; Mitchell , yOU. ! ! lute estimates that the population of the stuto will bo about U.VJ.OOO. Clothing Failure at AtolilHon , ATCIIIBO.V , Kan. , July 2(5. ( [ Spiciul Tele- gram to Tuc Bii.J : C. W. Weber , a cloth his ing merchant , has suspended business , ills ; liabilities are said to bo $ ir > ,000 and his assets between 820,000 and * J,0)0. , ( ) IIo has given chattel mortgages to local creditors In the sum of about $10,800 , Ills largest crcdltorls the Kxchango National bank , to which IsM owes about $3,000. An HiiKllNliimin Murdered. Mimu.mnououdii , N. Y , , July iiO. [ Special Telegram to THE BKI : . ] A young Kiigllsh- man by the nnmo of J. 1Fcrrell was shot nnd Hilled by an unknown party hero tonight " , and the body was drugged and laid across the railroad track , whcro It was afterwards run over by the trala which win convoying the oftlccrs of the uisvlllo legion back to camp from a ball they had attended at the Middles- borough hotel. In the pocket of the dead man were found passes on several English und Scotch railways. Nothing Unlawful. WASHINGTON , July 20. On the 3d Instw.t the senate adopted a resolution calling upon the secretary of the Interior to state whether or not in his knowledge the Union Pud llo railroad company has guaranteed stock or bouds of any other corporation ; whether erin not said Union Pacific railroad com pany ha.1 paid out of Its earn ings the Indebtedness of any railroad company and if BO whether such guarantee ; aud payment are lu accordance with the eoW nnd i-on'Utoiit with the obligation * of the t nlon 1'aeltlc : to thu I'uitoJ States , In ro sivinso Secretary Noble says the Union l n- ( ' tile railroad company ha * gimranteod the bonds nud Interest of milto a number of other corporations , but has donn nothing unlawful TIII : x.tcs. They Mtow Their HocN to All Tlinitf Competitor- * . . Svn wi' , Mich , , JulyM.Parson J.V. . Amy of the Methodist church of this village h the owner of some trotting stock in which ho has always taken gre.it pride. Two weeks ago ho electrified the community by an announce ment ! that ho had arranged some races in which ho was prepared to trot his horses against all comers. This announce ment w < u heralded fur nnd wldd and the races which were scheduled for today attracted crowds from all over the stato. The parson , by the way , had announced that no betting would bo permitted on the events. noTl Tlio weather today wat beautiful and every thing at the raeo track was as quiet aud or * deily us a church picnic. All events were half mile , best two lu three. The first was n threo-mlnuto nice , each ownerdrlvlug Ids own horse. The contest ants ! started well together , but tlio par.-um'a Aiuv quickly showed the religious training she hud onjoyed.nnd forged fonvurd famously , coming under the wire in t i'J)1 ) ; . The parson was greeted with he.irty applause mid Ids little - tliw nag was showered with uoqncts and gooil words , In the second heat Amy again eamo olt more than couquorer , milking half u mlle In 1 : ' . ! ! . Shout after shout followed this aud the good parson raised aloft Ids hands n * though depivcutlng the noise or about to dismiss his congregation. However , ho thought bolter of it und the second race was called. It was n contest between three-year-olds nnd was participated in by Amy's Hogged and two other entries. Again the parson's excellent work showed Itself , lloffgco taking the bout in 1 :10 , The second beat nud raeo was won easily by Hogguo 111 1 ; 1 1. Parson Amy's colt won tlio third race , it being a walkaway. After the races were concluded athletic ) nnd Held sports were participated in und a general good time was had. In nn Interview the parson said ho had been active In getting the races up bccaiuonoono else did and ho enjoyed racing and wiis sorry It Inul been so much abused. TIlMi K Sl'fK. Clurlcson Hnyn It Will ICoop Awiiy the Kvhlblt ofthc West. Cmr.uio , July Srt. In an Interview here today Assistant Postmaster General Chirk- son , who has Just rotuPncd from a tlirco month's t < 5ur throughout the west and north west , declared his belief that the world's fall * will bo n failure if the site is divided. This prediction ho bases on conversations with representative men of the west ern states through which ho passed. "Wo should remember , " ho said , "that moro than one-half of the productiveness of the country Is duo to the funnel's , and an Amer ican fair with no conspicuous place being given to ngrliMilturo would be disastrous. Ono of the greatest attributes of a successful fall ? i" tlio integrity of its whole. The west is laying great store In the fair. It Is Interested , In its success , recognizing that from such success the greatest advantage to Itself will accrue. California is especially iictivo and Intends to make mich an exhibit as shall challenge the admiration of nil beholders. Other western states will make earnest ef forts to keep an equal pace , but they must not bo permitted to think the agricultural department is to bo iiiiytliing of a side show. Vet the proposition to divide the slto has created such u rumor , which has spread over a wide nrw and already acquired a subtle inlluenco of antagonism lu tbu minds of many. Those people fear that with il divided file tliu art and mechanical depart ments will bo placed on the lake front and agriculture sliovod olT to Jackson park. They think the visitors after wanderIng - Ing through the lake front exhibit " willnot look" with much favor on the Idea oC going several miles U > what will bo called an agricultural sideshow , and If this Is to bo the case they want to know why they should pub themselves ' to trouble In making exhibits. ' "Measures should bo taken , " said Mr. CInrkson ( , to "prevent such an idea gaining1 strength. " Ho said ho believed that in saying what ho had ho echoed the opinion of the great but unappreciated west. Wlint the "Women AVatit. WAsni.NnTo.v , July 2(1. ( President Palmes of the world's fair commission , Secretary Dickinson of the sub-cominltteo on permanent organization and those members of the coin * mission who nro In the city today gave n hearing to Mrs. Clmrlotto Smith of this city , wlio asked for n distinct recognition of tlio wonuuis' Industrial Icngua in the ex position cither In the womans' department or independent of it , She especially advo cated the establishment of a "womans' In dustrial report" to illustrate every method by which women can gain a livelihood. A .Meeting < > ' * Directors. Ciucino , July 2(1. ( A special meeting of the word's fair directors was held this evening. The committee appointed at the executive committee's meeting on Friday to formiilato resolutions covering exhibits to bo placed in close proximity to the agric.iltiiral exhibit , and also various displays to bo placed on the ) lake front , reported. The report WIH adopted , but tha directors will not mnko it public until after Its presentation to tha legislature. A National Ijalini- Convention , ST. Louis , Mo. , July 20. JSpociul Tele gram to Tin : llii.j-Tho : : national conven tion of the old labor party , which Is to con vene hero early In September next , was called by Willis W. Jones of Chicago , who was labor candidate for governor of Illinois last year and Is now editor of a labor paper. IIo claims to have occn authorized to call the convention by a mass meeting held In Chicago last November , ( It which u national executive committo was appointed and of which lie was made secre tary. The object of the convention as defined by Mr. Jones is to form u national labor party and adopt a platform. No local state or congressional ticket will bo nomi nated this year , but thorough organization will bo effected and preparations made for nn active campaign in ! ! . It is expected that 1K)0 ( ) delegates from all sections of the coun try will attend the convention. linkers oti a ritrlki ; . CiiiCAdo , July 20. Fifteen hundred Jour neymen bakers , all of thorn members of tha German union In Chicago , quit work tonight without a moment's notice. The strike is to enforce the demand for two hour.i loi.s wjrlc on Saturday , nnd unless the dispute U quickly settled It is probable that tliu bakers of other nationalities in the city , iiiiinburlug probably fifteen hundred mo. * , will also itrlke. Don't. Likes tlio Am mini-lit. WASHINGTON , July 20. - The republican members of the ways and means committee who are In the city held u mooting today , nominally to confer about the order of busi ness , They took no action on this subject. but the question of reciprocity , ns proposed by Secretary lllulnu , was dibcussedat 'eni'th. ' it is said all the members present expressed themselves opposed to the adoption of cither nl the schemes outlined In the Ilule and i'ierco amendments to the tariff bill. Tlio Flue * QillupKeil. ST , Louis , Mo. , July .U The flues In ono of a battery of four boilers In the old mill of the Tudor Iron works in Kast St. Louis col lapsed today , knocking down the smoke stacks and doing considerable damage to the building. William lender was fatally hurt and tlvo other men Horlously scalded or cut. Treasurer 1'oiiUn'n Huocn.-iHor. KANSAS Cm , Mo. , July ! ! < ) , At the election to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from onicoof William Peako , default ing city treas urer , Thoodoio S. Case , the republican nom inee , was elected by 1,430 majority over Act ing Treasurer Soidlltz , the democratic nom inee , Hteninililp Arrivals , At Xcw York The Greece , from Loudoni