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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAK. OMAHA , TUESDAY MO.UNING , JULY 12 , 1S92. NUMBER 2 < l.
DESPERATE FIGIITIE
Union and Nonunion Miners Engage in a
Bloody Battle in Idahot
RUMORS OF A FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE
Gem the Scone of tha Sanguinary Engage
ment Yesterdayi
WINCHESTERS AND DYNAMITE ARE USED
Dreadful Havoo Played' with That Most
. Powerful Explosive.
SURRENDER OF THE NONUNION MEN
Compluto Dcntrnctl'Mi of the I'rlKco 'Mill
Jinny Dciiil AIcn Supposed to Ha In
Its Idling Troojn Ordered
to the hccnu. '
\V.\i.rACK , Idaho. July 11. The strained
situation in thu Ciuur d'Alono labor trouble
culminated this morning between 5 nnd 0
o'clocitj The events of the day previous
consisted of clialloniws from nonunion mon
nt the I'rlsco unit Gem mine * to the union
miners nt the town of Gem , und all seemed
to Indicate a speedy rupture , lloth the Gem
nnd Frisco mines were guarded behind bar-
r.cadcH by men nrmod wltu Winchesters ,
nnd Us the canyon Is narrow where the mines
nro located the mou behind barricades could
swqcp the two railroad tracks and the coun
try with bullets.
Uitrcl ( limit Ponder iiTertl\cly. :
Tin- Gem mine barricade is within 300 foot
of thn center of the town of ( Jam. This morn
ing nt 5 o'clock a miner from Gem started for
Burke. When opposite the Frisco mine ho
was llrcd upon. Ho ran bacu several hun
dred yards to Gem , where tbo shot hail bcou
Heard and soon the minors in the town
gathered with arms. ' .I hey marched in n
body toward the Frisco mill , located directly
in front of the mine.Vlnn seatcely within
rillo r.ingo a volley from the Frisco mill
greeted the miners nnd lead whistled nil
about them. Tliov scattered nnd a regular
Uittlo ensued. Ono minor and ono nonunion
- man were killed uud six wounded during the
engagement.
The miners In the meantime went around
the hills up the canyon above the ininos ,
loaded a car with 7f > 0 pounds of giant powder
nnd sent the car down the track toward the
Frisco mine. Directly in front of the mill
an explosion occurred , shattering the mill
und muklni ; it n complete wreck. The non-
ulilon men then showed n white Hag and sur
rendered. They wore marjhod ilown to
. -ifljuers Union hull nnd guarded from any
indignities being olTcred alter the surrender.
I'lroil VolIejK Into till ) Town.
Whllo the light was going on nt Frisco the
Gem guards suddenly began firing volley
nftnr volley into the town of Gam , riddling
the buildings with bullc-ts. John Wurii , n
citizen , was shot through the arm , nnd Gus
Carltson , a union miner , was shot and killed.
Attempts to recover Carloson's bodv were
mot with vollo.vs from the Gem breastworks
nnd when the body was recovered nn hour
afiorwnrdi , it was lifeless , another bullet
having boon sent through tbo breast. No
shot * were returned from Gem until the
armed miners from Frisco , half a mile above
Gem , returned.
At S o'clock n trnco was arranged and the
3I
sheriff , djstrlct attorney and doput > United I
States marshals appeared on the scone. The
train was stopped by armed guards nt the
Gam'mluo. The sheriff took the mail on his
chouidnrs and passed on to Gem. The
guards leveled their rilles at , him , but
dropped them when they learned his duly.
At Gem several hundred men were huddled
In the street with rillos and revolvers. No-
pollutions wore Immediately set on foot and
nt o'clock tbo mine force surrendered to
the union men.
Klllcil nml WoumliMl ,
The num Jer killed so fur as ran at present
bo Icnrnod is four killed und about ton
wounuod , though tbero may bo bodies under
the Filsco mill.
The killed nio :
( JIIMCAHMCSON.
' 1IAHUYCIJ.MMIXQH.
T\\O AONTN1ON MHN , names unknown.
Amonc Uio wounded nro :
JOHN WAIII > , citizen of Gem.
Hunii CAMI'IIEI.IT struck wit hrillo ever the
bead , not dangerously injured.
J. W M ANN UID , union miner , shot through
the hli [ , will die.
LT.M PITEIIS : , from Tncoma , shot in the
head , but not fatally.
Giiiinr. : ( I'KTrnioM ! , union minor , shot
throuirh the hand.
Frisco and Gem were the only nonunion
places In the cast end of Ciuur d'Aleno.
Tbero U still considerable excitement every
where , but no further trouble is oxpocto'l.
About COO mou In the mine surrendered.
A rumor Is cuirant that twenty of the
nonunion minors wcro killed In the Frisco
mill , when that structure was destroyed
with dyuamlto this morning. It Is im
possible as yut to obtain continuation of tbo
report ,
C'aiiHu of tliu Strike.
The cause of the strlKo was the demand of
the union ir.lnen of the district for ( 'l.flu
par day for every man working under
ground. The mine owners held that un
skilled laborers should be paid only (3.
When the miners refused to accept the
scale , the mines were closed. Thoownois
declared oxce ivo freight rates were tbo
ruuso of the reduction.
The lockout was bjgun April 1 by the
Mine Ownora association , nnd 11,000 union
miners wcro thrown out of work. Since
then Iho mine owners have boon making u
struggle to run tboir mines with nonunion
luou und cunrds. The tension bin boon
gient for months and the opinion has pre
vailed that only a spark was needed to start
the flumes of riot. Tno examples nt Homo-
Blend und thu decision of ibo United States
court at lloUo making a porpatual Injunc
tion iiL'nliiit the miner * ' union brought mat
ters to n bead. *
lli > lei > ll\o In HID .Mlui-i.
I'uHTi.AXP , Ore. , July 11. M. C. Sullivan ,
local manager of tbo Thell Detective agency ,
mlil : "Wo have hail a few mon tn nearly *
overv Jiiilnc In tha Caiur d'Alono district
unco tba strike bii un , but they are there
morulv u laborer * and have no arms. Wo
Imvo been expecting trouble , but the mine
owners thought the union men were not prepared -
pared for a long itruiielo and would soon re
turn to work. I rcceiTod a dispatch from
Wallace thl * afternoon that Ivcrybcan of
) lo toii , one of our mon , was shot and killed
Mini Men Klllo'l.
SroKixr , Wu b. , July 11.- Ills Impossible
at this hour (7 ( p. u > . ) to loam the exact con
dition of affairs In tbo Cccur d'Aleno mines.
It is known , however , that nine men nro
dead and that the Frisco mill has been de
stroyed by dynamite , and that the Gem mine
bus boon surrendered to the strikers nnd tbo
employes taken to Wallace. A dispatch from
the superintendent of the mine reports ono
man killed at Gem and the other clRht nt
FYlsco. To avoid further bloodshed ho sur
rendered tbo mine and nil bis arms. Tbo
property is now In charge of a guard ap
pointed by President O'Brien of the union.
Onlcreil Troojii to tlio Scene.
Iloisi : CITV , Idaho , July 11. Governor
Wyllo has ordered companies A nnd O , Idaho
National guards of this citv , to report nt S p.
m , nnd hold thomsclvos In readiness to pro
ceed to the sccno of the Ctcar d'Alctm min
ing trouble. It Is not thought that an effec
tive state force can bo sent there. United
State Marshal Pinkbarn has laid the matter
before the attorney general at Washington ,
the outbreak having been In dollanca of tbo
federal court Injunction.
The governor has made arrangements to
send all'available mllltla to Ccuur d'Aleno
mines. It Is thought six companies , mus
tering about 200 men , will leave for the
scene tomorrow morning.
CllT.\itiK JiXULVblOX
I'rcxlilunt IlnrrUon i\pliilns : the Identity
Clause.
BOSTONMass. . , July 11. Regarding the
clause In the Chinese exclusion act , requir
ing that tbo Identity of n Chinese resident
must bo established by tbo tosiitnpny of a
creditable "white" witness , t'.to following
loiter from President Harrison has been re
ceived by IJutler Wilson , Esq. , colored , a
lawyer of this city :
i\rciiTivK : M\N IMV , WASIIINOTOV. I ) . C. ,
Jiili I , It-'J.1. Iltm.tit 1C. WILSON , i : < d , llostan.
Mass. .My Duir Sir : I have yot.r letter of
Jnnu iiiml would hnvo nnsnero t It sooner
but for n cro.it press of other matters. Senator
Dolph of UIUKOII , who was on the conference
commit ten Unit fiamod thu mod fled bill.
n-Mlied mo that tlio use of the turm "wbito '
w.is u mere slip In thu h.iste that clmractor-
I7cd tin ; legislation on the last day , by te ison
of the fact that tlio e\plrat on of pluvious e\-
iluslon laws wu-fio ne.iriu band. The wbolo
cope of tlio lo.lslutloii shows that there could
b.i\o buen no ptiipuso to ilisthuulsh butween
black-nnd u Into ultnc-ses. I confunea with
tliu attorney general upon the subject before
sl.'iiliiK tlio bill , nnd lie agreed wltlimetb.it
the courts , In view of these fuels
especially In view of the amend
ments to the constitution , would so cnnslitte
this stututo IIH to make no discrimination be
tween lilncrf und white witnesses In this
slate of thu case I old not feel JustlUed In
liolillir ' buck my Hlgmtttiie from the bill and
tluiK lirln ln , ' nil restilctlon upon Olilneio
Iniml-T itlon to an end. 1 am sure our col-
oied pcoiilo. vo lursoiy cng.i-od in lmlnstrl.il
pursuits , would not buvu desired tlmt. It Is
iiuito pollllo tlmt an uniundmoiit or joint
resolution , cxprevsln plainly the Inlentlonof
eonure-s In Him connection , mny Do secured lit
this session. Mr. Dolpli hiis ilieaily moved In
tliu in itter. au yon will hiivo noticed. Very
truly yours , UIN.JAMIN : HAIIHISON.
i * in.i'i'n
One lilitho Kaiii'liiiiiiu Succumbs to tlio Dls-
eUH and Another One Dyliii ; .
HOISK , Idaho , July 11. The discovery of
two leper ? , ono living and tbo other dead ,
upon the Martin ranch , twelve miles nbovo
ISoIso , has created much excitement bore.
The dead man's name is George Ilavnnnuirh ,
and that of thu surviving leper is Alex Mc-
Caw. ICnvnnaueh died on Friday , and when
nn undortaKcr went yesterday to inter tbo
body , which was In a dugout , ho found that
Iho lloor was literally covered with blood
ami vermin and ho was nearly overcome
with nausea. The corpse was lying on some
filthy blankets , und McCaw was not live feet
iwav. slowly dying from the cff.'cls of the
awful umladv , his bodv literally decompos
ing while bo still lives. McCuw refused to
siiy whore ho auil bis late partner had coti-
Iraclcd tbo fatal disease.
St. I'aiil'H ICppubllcun Cluli.
ST. I'lin , Nob. . July U. [ bneclal Tele
grain to Tun But : . ] St. Paul's Kopublloat :
ciub hold Its regular meeting in the opera
house tonight. The attendance was moro
than o\pec7ed mid many ladles attended
Kov. II. A. Uurton opened the speech-making
and made an address worthy a piofessionul
campaign orator. Chairman Kendall of thu
county central committee furnished his opln
Ion in his characteristic manner , lion ,
V. S. Stone ot Ord spoke n ;
his usual enthusiastic manner. Fron
tbo slart ho hold tbo club und It !
visitors In eager anticipation of what otho
good lluugs ho would say. Mr. Stnno is otn
of the best republican speakers in Nebraska
Manv old soldiers were seated on thustiiKO.
B. F. Thomas was elected secrelary of th
club in pluco of C. A. Hobmson , resigned.
Killed 11 "Crap" I'lajer.
CniCAolll.July ] 11. OOlcor Kellogg brouo
up a "crap'i game yesterday and" arrested
Jack Stanton. On the way to the station
Stnnlon asked lo bo allowed to stop into a
saloon where ho could obtain bail. Once In
the saloon Stanton's gang sot upon the
ofllcor and was about to beat him to uouth
when bo drew his revolver nnd ilred. The
bullet struck Stuuton in tbo side and caused
instant death.
Ci.nvii.\ND : , O. , July 11 , Last evening ,
while Jerome Uohmson and Gcor o Utlldns ,
both colored , were "shooting craps , " tboy
became Involved lu n quarrel ever the pamo
Uoolnuon shot Wilklns twice , killing him.
Uoblnson was nrrcstnd.
St. .Inlini. Appeal for Keller.
N. S. , July 11. Tno citizens'
commlttco bus sent mo sncos to the mayors
of all cities and towns In the provinces say
ing that definite Information from St. Johns
shows two-thirds of the city burned in the
lire of Friday and Siiturdnv , leaving 15,0JO
persons without food , clothing or siieUor.aml
asking to bo advised bow nu ch their re
spective towns will glvo to relieve the suffer
ing , the supplies to be sent by steamer
Wednesday ,
A dispiitcb from St. Johns says a careful
estimate puts the toss by tiroat * St. Johns
at not less than ; .HoOOOC)0 ) , ) ; Insurance ,
M.OaO.UOO. H.iln has fallen.
K.iTinn tuitiu.i T.
OlTICK OF WlHTIIEIl BUIIBAU , 1
OMAHA , July 11. f
Tbo lowest baromclor Is ever North
Dakota and Minnesota tonight , moving
iiorthcasward ever the Lake Superior region ,
The rrost of the "warm wavn" attending
this low barometer now overlies tliu lower
Missouri valley. Temperatures have risen
Into the nineties today as far norlh as cen
tral Minnesota. No ruins have us vet oc
curred except showers In the west and not th-
west. Southerly winds continue ovjr the
sections but "cool wave1' Is
western , a pres
sing southeastward from tbo extreme north
west.
Tbo llrst two decades of this month two
years ago were excessively and continuously
hot at OniatHi. Uii the Kith the mercury
rose to lu. > = In thu shade. The dav teicporar
lures ranged above UJ = from the .V.h to the
17th and culminated on the lUlh In an exces
sive ruin full.
l.oenl roreeant Tor Unit urn .Velir Kn ,
Om.iliu nml Vlnlnity ( Nintliiuoil u.trm
\\fiilluT , hi'iMiinlni ; uloiuly , | IJMII | | > xvllh
limitcr' , anil liillmi < nl liy eooler uenthitr
I'nenilii ) ulBhl or Wtilne il ) - .
WAsiiisdTov , D. C. , Julv M. Forecast for
Tuesday : For Nebraska und Vicinity Oc
casional light showers ; cooler winds , shift
ing to west.
For Iowa Increasing cloudiness , und local
showois dunng tha afternoon jr nisbt ;
eooler Tuesday night : winds abiding lo the
west.
For North Dakota nnd South Dinoti
Liuhl sbowcrii , followed by oloarltig weai her ;
cooler In oasteru portions ; wind * tblftlng to
tbo north.
WILL NOT FIGHT SOLDIERS
Homestead Men Ready to Qivo Up When
the Militia Arrives.
THAT IS THE MANDATE OF THE LEADERS
[ { iinsylriinlii ( limrilsnu-n Onllirr nt Their
Ariiuirirt Alt rrcp.ircil for thu Murcli to
thu Canif-Klo Coinpinj'H U'nrks
l.lttlo Ijxelteineiit .So 1'ur.
D , Pa. , July II. The effect of
ho governor's proclamation calling out the
tale mllltla for service here is marked. The
ncti who Imvo boon In conlrol of this toivn
Inco last Wednesday rccognizo that tholr
rulgn Is ovor. For the most part the raon
conllncd thomselvcs to the houses this morn-
tig. Tbero was little loud talk ou tbo
streets.
The mandate of the leaders that the mill-
In must not bo opposed , but rect-lved in n
'riendly spirit , has gone out , and all except a
'cw "mouth fighters' " are ready to ncqulosco
n the decision. Tbo loaders rocognlzo that
t Is Impossible for the workmen to buott
ncalnst the state of Pennsylvania with the
Jutted States Dae It of it , if worst
comes to worst. They expect the
nilltia to retire after putting Carnegie
n possession of the mill , and then with onlv
.no sheriff In the way tboy count on bointr
able to drive out any nonunion men sent
hero.
A committee of the Amalgamatpd associa
tion has been appointed to go to Plltsburg at
once and entreat Frlck of Iho Carnegie com-
[ iiiny lo consent lo so.nc mclhoJ of adjust
ment of the differences.
Some ovcltomont was created this nftor-
nocn by the report that the authorities of
Homestead would request General Snowdon ,
commanner of the militia , lo coutlno the
operations ot troops strictly to thu Carnuglo
works and lonvo ibo preservation of
order iu the town entirely In the
tiands of the local authorities , consisting of
Iho burtrcss , chief of potlco and chief of tbo
tbo llro department. They claim that as the
Carnegie milts nro outside of the Homestead
limits and tbo hostilities of last week were
confined to Ibo mills , there Is no pretext for
the occupancy of the town by the military.
Ills generally bollovedbovvovorthat General
Snowden will place the works and the town
both under martial law.
Among the excited reports abroad this
afternoon was ono that tbo first things Gen
eral Suoivdon will do will bo to make a house
lo house search for arms and ammunition.
When the mllltla arrives It will bo
met by four brass- bands , all tbo school
children carrying llower ? , the strikers' ad
visory commlttco. the burgess nnd citi/ens
of Iho town. This red hot reception was
arranged nt a mooting of the advisory com
mittee this morning.
WITH O1M.N AKMH.
How the .Milltl.i ultl ! ! < Itrrclvcil by the
llotlU'Stcilfi IVopli' .
HoMi8Tiii > , Pa. , July 11. The white
wings of paaco are hovering ever the city of
Homestead tonight , and tbero Is not an un
pleasant indication to mar the serenity of
ttio region. The militia is to bo received
with open arms by the mill workers , and a
special police force , 100 strong , has been se
lected from the ranks of the striker.s thorn-
selves to S''O that no Indignities are offered
the troops of thu state by , any of the hot
headed workmen. Tlio olllcaey of this po
licy was demonstrated within half an hour
after tbo adjournment of the mass meeting
this afternoon by the prompt arrest and
escort to the locicup of an Intemperate
striker who questioned the wisdom
of receiving the militia as friends and
brothers and killing the fatted -calf in
their honor. The power of organization was
novrr bolter OAemplilled than In the grace
ful unanimity with which tbo Iron workers
this afternoon accepted tno suggestions of
their leadois and decided that tbo troops
should bo received as friends and not ns foes
and that , In contrast with the reception to
the hated Pinkertons , tne militia should bo
welcomed by the triumphant blast of trum
pets and the music of bands ,
Tin * UrltU in I'uKiuil.
To all but the pa slmUt the conclusion Is
irresistubio that the crisis ii passed , mid that
Ho i cstcud will know hostilities no more so
long as the military of the stnto Is on the
ground , ana tlu-ro IB no attempt to smuggle
the PinkertoiiH Into tl.o works. Most people
ple havu concluded that the Pinkcrtous have
satiated their warlike spirit and are not
likely to provoke further bloodshed by at
tempting to occupy the works. Indeed , the
strikers regard thu advent of the troops as
the surest Indication that Pinkortons will
nvado Homestead no more , and much of the
success of today's mooting was duo to the
belief that the state militlu was ordered to
Homestead as much to prevent the blood-
sjed that the Pinkurlons would provoke In
another visit , as to quiet theprojoutdlsorder
n the iron region.
The mass mooting at liomostoad this after
noon was it mobt significant ono and its de
velopments were awaited with Interest' by
the citizens on the outsido. The mooting
WHS attended by about . " > , UOO people and In Its
number was about overv ono of the number
who shouldcied a musket and fought tbo
Pliikorlons in the bloody battle of lust week.
Thu meeting was called to order bv Hugh
U'Donnell , who , after stating that lluruoss
McLuckleould preildo , Invited the ropro-
scntn'ivcs of the press to the platform ,
"i'hov uio the people , " said he , "wlio have
created a pabllu sympathy for us all over the
Uilltod Ktulos. They have been our frioiias. "
jApnluuio. ]
Mol.ucklo'H Spoccli ,
The spqoch of Ilurgoss McLucklo on as
suming ibo chair \vai a most significant ono.
Although Uio burgojs of Homestead hn is
ono of the most prominent leuders of the >
strikers , and shares with Uueh O'Doniiull u
great Inlluonco over the worklugmen.
"Tbo object of this meeting , " said ho , "is
to take suiliblo action for a roeoplion lo our
friends , Iho military , who will arrive here
In n day or two. The general Impression Is
abroad that the military people is a danger
ous pcoplo. This is a mUiako ; and In order
that Iho dignity nnd honor that they nobly
and faithfully represent shall not bo Insulted
we have como bore 10 take whatever action
wo may duoni advisable lo prevent that ca
lamity. Wo wnnt to urrango for a recaption
one of the kind that tbo military bus never
thought of. ( Laughter. ] Wo want the pco
plo to a man In fact every man , woman und
child in this town to welcome Iho military
people with open arms. Because just us
true n w-o stand hero , I pledge you
my Judgment that this is ono of tbo best
slops that could po > slbly bo taken
for our people- this culling out of tug mill-
tarv. 1 want to say to you that I think
Governor Pan son is acting wisely end Judi
ciously , lie uiderstunds our cuiuo und ho
understands oar position ; so docs the ontlro
clvlll/oa world , lie Is u just man and will
cot cater lo u onopoly. nud a man who will
not permit tbo troops of this state , the
servants of tin ) people , ibo defenders of Iho
dlKtnlv ol lhl > commonwealth , which Is ours ,
and as' near oid | dear to us at uny human
being tiiatevi'r God lot breathe 1 nuv Uubort
Puilisoti will povor porrult an outrage to oo
perpetrated uoou u people such as tha people
of llomuatojJ and the surrounding com
munity. | Grcatapplause.J
I'liriUu llent InturnnU of All ,
"It Is nl o an evident fact that that un-
wnsbed iioWJ of PInuerloii iiioplo aio again
mobilizing trolr forces ; that Is evident toour
governor , llu docs not want any blood shea
hero , aud U' kuows by jour action ot tbo
I past that If an uncldau hohlo stops upon our
I shores there must bo blooJl shod , f Applause. ]
People said last night , ' \yirat Is thu matter
with the governor" ! ! " Tboy. do not know as
much about tnls as Iho governor does. That
iik why thov ask thUquestlon. ; The governor
knows thai these unwashed hordes are mo
bilizing against us. Thls'ls the most dospor-
nto blow ever struck to tbo Pinkertons since
the organization df that Institution. | Ap
plause. ) Another , very soon , wo will plvo
thorn. He docs not want us to bo slaughtered
tlt terrorized , or to' ' ' receive lurthor Injury at
the ! hai-ds of the 'illegal , unlawful , dirts' ,
sneaking Institution. [ Laughter nnd ap'-
plau < o. ] > And so vour friends are about 10
como hero Iho safest people that you could
possl'ily get In with You do not wnnt H. C.
Frlck or bis borilo : neither do you want Bob
Pinkcrtoa or his horJo. The military nro
. hereto defend IbHt which Ills right to defend
the ntnto ami the constitution und the people
plo and the laws. [ Cheers , l v.
"I am hero lo nsk the cHbens ot this town
to receive our fnonds with open arms and lo
tender thorn ono of the grandest recopllons
_ that has even been tendered to any pooplo.
, [ Applause. ] Go down with the reputation
thn'l you buvo already established as the
most generous , uoblo ncd manly of men.
[ Applause. |
"I do not want the moblllrcd representa
tives that may put in an appearance here lo
bo Insulted bv even a hoot ur a howl , or the
least Indication of displeasure. I , for ono ,
stand hero nnd say that if any man Is indis
creet enough to do an net of that kind In this
emergency ho should bo taken to the river
and bo ducked and -vlll bo ono to hnlp do
it. [ "Good , good , " und applause. ] You uro
not going to inlorfonuwlth our best interests ,
so our ducking commlttco wilt scarcely bo
neodcd to bo appointed at this meeting.1'
[ Laughter. ] ,
Appilnttiil n Ducking Committee.
A brawny mill worker jumped to his foot
nnd with grout soridusnoss moved that any
man who should bo foolish Onough to offer
nny Insult to the tro6ps when thov como bo
immediately thereafter lukon lo tbo river
und ducked. Tbo motion prevailed by accla
mation , and a special commlttco were In
structed to carry it out. It was also ordered
that n committed should ue appointed to in
form all mill workers not present that such
action had been ttikon ,
"Now. gentlemen , " resumed Burgess Me-
Luckle , "ournlan Is to got out every baud In
Homestead. " [ Great applause. ]
A man representing the musicians shouted ,
"I urn iiutborlzod.to .uay that the bands have
already volunteered to servo , " nnd again
there wus great enthusiasm ,
Tbo president of touch lodge was Instructed
to make proper preparations lor tbo enrc-
monlos , and the btirgoss announced that ho
would ascertain exactly \vbon the militia
was expected ana ulvo notlca of their approach
preach by town criers j
Soma indiscreet striker suggested that a
commitloo bo appointed ( .o malto complaint
against nny member of the military that
should bo guilty of iinbacoming conduct nt
any tluio. but bo was promptly suppressed ,
"if it should be found"at miy tlmo , " said the
burgess , "that there hod'bcon any breach of
tbo pease bv the military pccplo wo will look
It up then , but wo certainly are not going to
criticise their conduct until tboy commit
some act. " [ Great npoUuao.J
All Ciiuntuluil Order anil Snlirlnty.
Then the burgess nnuouacod that ho would
ISSLO n proclamation inviting all persons not
connected with thb mllli > mid having no
business In the city other than curiosity to
keep uwny whllo tfco militia should ba here.
After nil these arrangements had been con
siimmatod by mi itnanirnniis vote , tbero wcro
demands far speeches from nearly all the
popular leaders. -
Frame Fugula malo-.n speech In hU own
language to thoSravs"cxialilng | | ) all that bad
oeen UOno. and Jerry Ooughorty made a
rinmncap'jeal for Bojct1 and sojjriely whllo
the mllltla should Iv in > ll > ° city. Dan Har
ris , president of the Nmt YorJc.Clgnrmnkers'
.union , spoke In m""irflirlau'oi4Voln.jttSov.
oral inner HpL'ccnes , ail connsiUiiK uritor nnd
sobriety , wuro macio , alter which the moat
ing adjourned amid much enthusiasm.
> IKMONS ON THU MTUATIOX.
I'listurii at 1'lttnbiiriruiiil AUugliPiiy French
on thu llomoHtcucl Idols.
PiTriiiuito , Pa , July II. The Homestead
riot was the thomoof many pulpl * . discourses
throughout the cities of Pittsburg nnd
Allegheny yesterday. Hiv. Dr. Donohuo
took tbo Golden Kulo as his-text. Ho said :
"This fact confronts us , that the proprietors
of those mills have been accumulating wealth
nt a rate unparalleled In the history of busi
ness enterprises the world ever , until they
have bJcn embarrassed to find ways to in
vest their vast surplus oarnin/t * . This much
also wo know , that ihp demands for the
products of their mllU have more than Kept
pace with the many * additions which th-sy
have from tirao to tim.o'mado to their works ,
thus assuring thorn of Increased incomes , far
surpassing the income * of the proudest
princes. Amidst all this great business
prosperity the thousands of workmen , who
have mudo this success possible , have
plodded albnx uncomplainingly without shar
ing to any verv appreciable extent In tbo
wealth which their hands "have been instru
mental in producluc. In spite of all they
have thus rur suld on the subject not n
shadow of excuse bus appeared for the Im
portation of hi rod radians to shoot down
their late employes Sand all the Insolent de
mands upon the county and state authorities
to complete the work of crushing the lust
llnporlng'sparu of Independence out of thn
men to whom they ewe the millions which
they bo dearly love totllSplay before the eyes
of aristocrats of Europe1 ,
"Tbo people of this country would roapect
Mr. riirnoglo and those' associated with him
In his works a thousand times raoro if ho
would manifest a little more practically the
spirit which ho so flippantly emphasizes in
the numerous masa/.ino articles than If he
should build granite libraries In every town
nnd village from Mat no to California nnd
from Land's Knd to John O'Groat's. There
does not seem to have been any noeesilty
from either n business or moral point of
view for exacting tbo term laid down by
those proprietors for their men. Tnclr
heartless conduct , tholr haughty refusal to
confer with tboir men , bolr threats to give
no o nplovmont 10 any engaged In this strike ,
their stolid Indifferenceto } tbo appeals of the
very best men in thu community for inoro
considerate troiUtnoi.Uof their mon , are durx
sblots upon their gooanjiiuo nnd a disgrace
tn our boasted clvill7Atlaii <
"In all that bar byou said I have no
thought of sanctioning the lawlessness to
which those worklngmou buvo bufiii driven
through stress of clruuiiutancos , 1C very act
of lawlessness on tboir ; part will sooner or
later react disastrously uppn thuir cause ,
While they keep witblQ the law they will
have the sympathy of.every man , woman nnd
rchild who honors /ulrdealing In all this broad
land , but the sure way tlo weaken tholr cause
and eventually bring oljout the very consiira-
million which tbo.v so much dread is to par-
sist iu refusing to tilloV.tho county and stale
authorities to perform their sworn duty.
Armed resistance to properly constituted
legal authority will notiWJii thorn this battle ,
onor should It. Should armed assassins again
bo Introduced intp thU.txiunty In defiance of
law und public Biintltntuit , depend upon It
their sojourn wlll.be u very brief one and fur
moro memorable than the last disanroug Jn-
vaslon. " v
Uov. Dowltt M. nontiam of the Point ,
Drcoiq Pioibvtorian cuMruu in thu course itH
bis iomarlssuldi ' 'Organized ' labor is not
onlv Justltlnbio , but commcndpblo. Work-
Inginen are nt perfect liberty o form tboir
trades unions anaanoclulloiu. Tbo rights
of the workman must bo protected , Human
selllshucjs UonlyJoo pioniJto take advantage t-
tS
age of tba necessities of thoveiiK , It nukes )
well disposed inonteraol. Labor must pro-
tool Itself igulimf rced. 3ro
"Whan , howuvdr , n Mrikc is declared , ron
und property should be rosp7ptod , The mon
at Uomosteud imrv be commended for having
prolecl-d froulUtstruotlon * tbo property of
their employer * * , but they have laid thom-
si > lvoi open to .severe criticism In the disre
gard xhown to lite.
"J'hoso scenes unactod upon thu banks of
tba Munongahela will not eon be forgotten.
It presented u ghastly spnctuole Indeed. Sel ; l
dom U the world called to witness such cru-
ICO.STIMUKD ox 81co.su rioc. )
ANTI-OPTION IN THE SENATE
Mr. Washbura Givei Rusjns Why the
Bill Should Pass.
QUAY AND SUNDAY CLOSING OF THE FAIR
Arguments Tor nml AgitliHt the Moxemcnt
Thu Army Appropriation Illli In the
liouso What tht ) Mixer .Men are
Doing \Vimlilticton Notes.
WtBiiixtiTov , D. C. , July 11. The two
principal questions before the senate today
wcro the bouso und anti-options bills nml Mr.
Cjjuy's amendment to the appropriation for
the Columbian exposition , making It de
pendent upon thu closing of the exposition
on Sunday.
On the first question , Mr. Washburn occu
pied the attention of the senata for moro
than two UOUM with an elaborate argument
iu favor of the bill.
Mr. Quay's amendment , roqjlring the
Columbian exposition to be closed on Sun
day , provoked n discussion which lasted two
hours and a half , and was not llulshcd when
the senate adjourned.
WuHlihiirii'H Anil-Opt Inn Tnlk.
Mr. Wash burn In bis speech said the nntl-
optlons bill was not directed against legitimate
trade , but against that gigantic modern In
vention known ns ' short soiling" of agri
cultural products of the country. That was
a system , ho said , which robbed the producer
and filled tie ) pocket of tbo parasite. At
least OJ per cci.t of all the business of the
produce exchanges and boards of trade In the
United States was of a Ilc'.ltlous character ,
where property was sold without ownership
nnd without liny intention of delivery on the
part of the sailer or the buyer. Iu Chicago
at least ' . ( " > per cent was of that fictitious
character prices being fixed without ropard
to the law of supply and demand. Ho made
tbo broad statement that the prices of agri
cultural products of'tho country were mudo
artificially and arbitrarily nn the bnirds ol
trndo , most notably on the Hoard of Tiudo In
Chicago , ncd lhai , too , without the slightest
regard to the law of supplv and demand , or
any natural condition \vhulovcr.
If Chicago mudo the price on'y ' for the
wheat which reached its own innrkot no
harm would bo done , but when It depressed
the prices of tbo wbnat product of the \\holo
country the system bccamb absolutely un
bearable. Ho dismissed as Illogical , absurd
and devoid of common senr.o tbo objections
made to the bill that it would Interfere with
regular business. As to \argument
against it , made in the nature of\ throat ,
that If this svstom of gambling in futures
were q'lulcbed in tbo United States opera
tors would transfer their business to Canada ,
Mr.Vushburn said there was no class of
cltl/ons who could bo better spared than tbo
adventurers wno haunted the exchange , and
1m would s.a > to them , "Stand not on the
order of your going , but go at once. " Mr.
Wushburu closed by answering objections
made to the bill on constitutional grounds.
Minilay Cloning IIUoiiHSi'il.
Tbo sonntu then resumed consideration of
the sundry civil bill , the pending question
boinc on the committee's amendment as to
the Columbian exposition , nnd Mr. Quay's
amendment to It , requiring the exposition to
be closed on the Sabbath day.
Mr. Mandowon thought that some portions
tions of the exhibition should bo opened on
Kum1njr1 > Ho saw no objection to opening
the grounds so that panplo might gather
there und bo instructed as well as inter
ested. Ho would , however , offer an amend
ment to have the mechanical portion of tbo
exposition closed on Sunday.
Mr. Quuv modified his amendment by
making It read : "Tho first d y of the
week , commonly called Sunday. "
Mr. Palmer argued against Mr. Quav's
amendment. He t-ald that bo thought it
wohld bo a coed thing to shut up the whole
pcoploof Chicago in the exposition buildings
on Sunday so that they might spand it moro
Innocently than if they wcro loft at largo.
Mr. Vest gave notice of an amendment
which ho would offer us juostltute for Mr.
Quay's amendment , requiring that there
snail bo an entire cessation on Sunday of all
1'ibor except such services n.s should bo
absolutely necessary for the mumgomont ol
the exposition and allowing no machinery to
bi ! operated , requiring alto tbo provision of
a hull ny the commission for roilgious ser
vices , the commission to Invite thu various
religious denominations In tbo United States
to hold such exercises in said hall on every
Sunday.
Mr. Cullom spoke in favor of dclav of tbo
subject of closing tbo exposition on Sundays ,
so as to give the commission opportunity to
settle the question.
Mr. Huwluy urguod in favor of Mr. Quay's
amendment.
Without action on tbo amendment the
senate adjourned.
SII.VKK MIN TO CAUCUS.
Di-IVcU of the Stim.irt Kill Tainted Out
\VitHlilHKtoti Notes.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , July 11. A caucus of
"the friends of frco coinage" was called to
meet at 7l0. : ! Tno vlows of the minority of
the coinage committed In opposition to the
scjuUo free coinage bill have been embodied
In n report prepared by Koproso.iiativo
Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania. The re
pot t points out the defects In the bill , refers
to the serious results which tbo minority in
sists would follow the enactment of the bill
Into a law.
"Tho report of the law of July II , 18SO , "
plngoi government purohuoj of silver will
throw upon the general market tbo ontlro
output of our mines now absorbed by the
government and u material depression In the
itllvor bullion will naturally follow.
"Tno thsattrous results of the passage of
tbo pending bill would obliterate all huno nf
any practical results of the International
monetary conference soon to bo hold , "
I'uiluil National II inks ,
A subcommittee of the senate commutes
on falloJ national banks today took further
testimony In regard to the failure of tno ICuy-
stone and bprmg Garden National banks of
Philadelphia. The only witness examined
was Charles J. Stone , in charge of national
banks In the office of the comptroller of the
ciirroucv. Ho testified that William Trcn-
liolm , an assistant bank examiner under
Hank ICxutninor Drew , hud overdrawn his
account at tUe Keystone bank to the extent
nffi,7 ( ! > 4 , The fact that ho bad overdrawn
did not appear In the examiner's first report ,
nnd was ascertained only upon an invesuga-
tljii made under thu direction of tbo secre
tary ol the iroaiury by Mr. Uarrott about
two years ago.
.Mailn it lloport or tlio Sol/uro.
Captain Hooper , coinnmiidlng the revenue
atetimor Corwm , has mudo o nrlcf Informal
report to the Treasury department in regard
to the soUuro of the British atoilmor Coqult-
Ian at Port Ktches , for the violation of the
United States customs laws In transferring
hvr cargo In American waters without a
permit , llesavshe 'ms turned the vessel
over to the Unltcu States marshal at SUna
for prosecution under the law. Ho esti
mates tbo vxtluo of the vessel and cargo nt
In tliu lloune.
I ) . 0. , July 11. The early
hours of today's session of tlio house worn
spent In considering unimportant private
bills , several of which were p.uued.
The cotiferonco report on tbo military
academy appropriation bill was agrsod to.
A bill was paisoJ appropriating flW,000
for the publication of tbo Kfovonlli census.
Mr. Outhwaltu of Ohio presented a disa
greeing report on the army appropriation
bill. Tbo point of contention l the amend
ment ol ttitt Kucttto btnklux out the provision
that monoi fall , bo used for army trans
portation o t > the nou-bondod railroads con
trolled bv U Tnlon 1'aclllo nnd Southern
Pacific Uallr companies. A further con-
fcreiico was 6 red.
Tbo house ti adjourned.
'AC'.i IV Till : CM * ! : .
ly Hint of the Cnmdlun
liif ricelVns SclrtMl.
W\SIIIVOTON- ) . C. , July U. Details of
the sci/.uro of the B.itlih steamer Coquttlan ,
dlsputuhod by the Sealers Association of
Victoria , hnvo been received by the Stuto
and Tioasury departments , The Coqultlan
entered a harbor of the United States , not a
port of entry , without a ucrmlt from the
customs authorltlD ) , transferred nnd received
cargo In violation of the law and eugagcd tn
towing within the Jurisdiction of tbo United
States , nnd has , for thee nets , subjected
herself and carco to conthcatlon , nnd her
oftlccrj and crew to tine and Imprisonment.
It also appears that tlio captain and owners
of the Coqulllan were warned by Collector
Mllno of Victoria before sailing that ttioy
would run great risk on what they proposed
to do , thut no advised thorn to makotransfer *
on the high so. , but they ro fused to be gov
erned by his ndvlco. Ho states that thu
United States authorities have several
grounds of seizure.
Tliu sealers of Victoria concado the seizure
Is n blow which will cut oft further sealing
for this year , as only twelve of tno largest
Canadian vessels bad received tholr supplies
before the Coqultlan was taken in charL'O by
the United States revenue cutter Cohvln ,
and the remainder will bo compelled to give
up their trips and return to port.
U Is taportcd that the poachers have been
unusually active. The weather has been
favorable , the slaughter indiscriminate-
unrestrained , and , as n consequenceof these
circumstances and of the unprccodontodly
large Hoot , the catch to date aggregates upwards -
wards of U1OJI ! seals , the latvost over made
In the North 1'ac lie.
lie.of
of tlio Mltrr Cimcin.
WvsiiiMirov , D. C. , July 11. The call for
a caucus tonight was addressed to "All
friends of the frco sliver bill , " but only two
republicans ( Bowers of California , nnd
Clark of Wyomlr.c ) attended. There were
about sixty democrats present. Mr. Dockory
of Missouri was in the chair.
Keprosontatlvo Culberson , tbs chairman
of the commlttco on Uio judiciary , argued
that the Stewuit bill was legally defective
and his speech was listened to with marked
attention. Alter considerable debate the
caucus agreed to recommend that the bill bo
amended , llr t , by providing that 11 shall not
affect the legal longer quality of Ibo treasury
notes Issued under the act of IS' ' ) , ) , or the
obligation uf tbo treasury to redeem them ,
nnd , second , lhai the authority to coin bul
lion now in the treasury shall not Interfere
with tha coinage of silver when presented by
prlvalo parlies. A commlttco on purllarneti-
lary proceedings and n commlttco lo summon
absentees were appointed.
M IH. Harrison Improtlii ? .
UMNIIOW , N. Y. , July 11. President Harrison
risen , nccomnanied by Lieutenant Hunter ,
his aide , left Leon Lake at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mrs U'lrrlson bus Improved steadily since
bur arrival in the mountains.
XrliniKlci Cunt nil Charter l xtcmlod.
WAMIIISOTOV , IJ. C. , July II. The bill ex
tending the charter of the bridge for tbo Ne
braska Conlial passed congress today and
'
went to the president for hU signature' .
KoRrors unit Troops right.
PAIIUCAH , Ivy. , July 11. Tbo neproos nnd
the state troops bad n battle tonight. One
soMlor was killed and several negroes shot.
Great excitement prevails.
i > : in is .1 it I.WI/OGVC.
Mls .Mmy Stranip Itiirnril to Death at
lottn Oily.
low * CITV. In. , July 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : I3.su J Mary Slramu , n 14-year-
old girl , while swinging in u hammock had
her drois ignited from n sp irk from n chim
ney today nnd was burned to ilsath. Tbo
girl was of weak mind and did not fccn to
Ituow how to protect herself.
Drouneil lit lloone.
BOOVE , la. , July 11. fSpoclal Telegram to
Tin : Iii : : . ] John Grlof , au employe of the
Uoono Hottlinc works , was drowned in the
Dos Molnos river , near here , Sunday after
noon. Ho was tisbing with a party und , upon
attempting to wade the river , was drawn un
der and drowned.
Buri'lars went through half a do/on houses
lu iloono last night' , but neon rod lilllo booty.
Crehlon'it Saloon Wiir.
CIIHSTOSla. . , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to Tut ! HUE. | No oilier city In luwa has
ever had such disturbances in dealing with
whisky as Crouton. For ever six months
the city has been kept In n continual state of
excitement by the different phases of tho.
buslno-is. Tomorrow another chanter will
bo closed by the calling ol ever twenty in
junction cases in the superior court.
I'rartiireil llor Iliinil.
MAIVIKN : , la. , July 11. [ Spsclal Telegram
to TUB B.aMrs. | . Vlnnor was thrown
from h r carrlatro today and suffered u frac
ture of the hand.
Then ) Man >
Sioux Cirv , la , , July II. [ Spsclal Tele-
pram to Tin : Bui : . ] Tboro was no strike nf
motornoers today. There are now no signs
ofustilko.
M u it n Kit mi f/ < /ir.s is < i.ur
MeS.iyHthu Killing of Ityrnii Was thn Ko-
Hilll ot ileillonxy.
SAXTA Htm. Cal. , July H. IJaputy Slier-
Ills Fine and Tomb ) arrived with Murdorar
Crows from Fresno last evening. The Irani
Atobped tbrco Hocus south of tbo depot nnd
the murUerci was taken off and loaded Into a
buck. A great crowd was standing around
the Jail but no demonstration was mado.
Crews inodn a statement to Iho press icprc-
sentauvc'i wnlch seemed to evnlaln the ap
parent reluctance uf the relatives of the mur
dered man lo glvo Crows ever to justice.
Crows says the iroubm was not ever what
liyrno tuld Wilson about his killing a m m
in the east , us ho never bad any serious
trouble there. Ho says It was the result ot
Hvrnu's Insane Jealousy of bis wife ; that
liyrno became jealous of Crews when the
lutiur first came from the east a year ago
und went to tUu former's ranch in LuHiillo
county. Uyrno hud boon at Wilson's for
several days before that. When Byrne ar
rived Crows says ho seemed displeased to
flnd him thoio. At ibo lime of the shoaling
thov hud ( hiked the mailer ovor. Byrne put
his hand In bis hip pocket. Ciows claims
that ho was nrovlously told by Mr * . Byrne
that bor husband curried u weapon and was
liable to commit crime. Byrne kept advanc >
ing on him , and ho drew u revolver and
Hrod. He miyi he did not know at Iho time
that Byrne had boon hit.
ilia intuit
Captain I'mnclx H , Wiihli , Natal Olllrur
and Diplomat , ramie * A ay.
KIN Diroo , Cal , , July 11. Captain
Francis H. Webb died at Cbula Vistu
yesterday of paralysis.
v Captain \\ebb was In the naval urvlen dur-
Inv tlio war , and was Buh uiiioiiily | Unltoil ,
hiatus consul at.an / bar , whoru hu was <
lar.'uly Instrumental In no olltlln ? the
treaty ' 01 tboHuppriisslon of the dluvo irudo
on tliffviiHt const , of Africa ,
Diuimoui ) , H. I ) . July ll.-Bpeclul [ Tulo-
grum to Tun Hin : , | W. II. II. Bowers , local
representative of a Dunvor mining machinery
manufuctoryV dropped dead of heart disease
while scaled Jo his olllcj yesterday morning.
Mr , Bowers was distinguished as the on-
flncor In charge of tha Houcrt 1C. Leo when
that vessel had its famous race wild the
1stccmer Natchez on ibo lower ipl
river twouty years ago.
SAYS HE WAS BETRAYED ,
Ex-Dictator Pnlacio of
Venezuela Issues a
Fiery Alauifosto.
PREDICTS CRESPO'S ULTIMATE SUCCESS.
lln Oeeliires that 1IU Alleged friends Took
Cluirc" of the ( lutiiriiinriit
llliVNIipi Another lllouily
llnttlc
neivi-it. ]
CUIVIHS , Vonozuolu ( via Galvoiton , Tox. ) ,
July 11. ( By Mexican Cable to tbo Now
York Herald Special to Tun BBK.-EX- |
Dictator Pulneio of Venezuela has Issued n
manifesto from j. < \ > rt do Fnitico , Martinique ,
lo which ho wontiiiroctfrom LaGunyra , and
It scores his military loaders , holding them
responsible for his mis fortune ! ) . Ho charges
General Yubarra , who commanded Uio gov-
ernmontiroops at Valencia , with Incapacity ,
General Kangol with duplicity nnd Minister
of War Snrrla and General Monngns , gov
ernor of the state of Bormudcz , with
treachery.
Pulaclo gooa still further and predicts tbo
onrly downfall of the military iriumvlrate
consisting of Mlnlstor Sarria , Uaneral Mon-
ugas and General Mendoza , ruling In Iho
name of his vloo president , William Tell
Vlllogas. Ho predicts that Crospo will ,
iu a short tlmo , triumphantly enter Caracas.
Tbo munifoslo Is full of many other van&u-
tloual fonturos. Copies ot It have boon
scattered nil ever Iho capital und the
pollca . are using every olfurt lo suppress
their further circulation. Pulaclo's friends
nro deserting the now government bv scores ,
Itnininil to Treat with Ciekpo.
The council of Junu' " . ) sent back General
Crcspo's commlssloncis without permitting
them to bold an Interview with Villegas.
They were told that the eovorniiieiit In
tended lo dofcnd Caracas lo Iho bitter end.
The combined military force of Bormudcz
and Miranda marched out to attack Iho
revolutionists at Elvallc. At the approach
of tno government troops the Insurgents re
tired lo the mountains to n spot which com
manded n village. A slight skirmish oc
curred in which forty men were killed or
wounded on both sides. The govern
ment has since been claiming n
victory for Its sulo. Tloro was intense on-
cltemuiit in Curacao on Juno 30 caused by
roporls of n bloody battle raging In the vicin
ity of El Guayra whore Guerra and Vogu
with Crospo's advance column were slrongly
intrenched. All the roads loading
to the capital wcro lined with
wagons bringing tbo wounded to tbo
hospitals. Tne number of those was BO great
as to illl all tbo hospitals. There was torrlllo
slaughter of government troops. All business
was suspended in Caracas.
Clatninil Iiy tint tioierntiicnt.
At night General Mendoza , commanding
the left wing of the government army , tele
graphed to the Caracas authorities claiming
u glorious victory and alleging that the revo
lutionists wcro in full flight. In the
battle tbo government generals , Men-
[ overdo , JJiuz und Zumoia were
killed. The commander of the right
wing also telegraphed Into Caracas that bis
men had occupied important rcbrl intrench-
nicnls without opposition nnd that the enemy
bud fled to El Gunyrawhere ho was fortify
ing. On July 1 Minister Surrin bul
letined Iho caplure of Kl Guayra , aflor
heavy llghling. Gonernl Ovallos was
among the killed , and the rebels
were relreuling toward Sara Para in great
confusion. The victorious government ward
pursuing the fugitives and siaying without
quarter. So much for the government re
ports.
The Crosplsts on the ether hand wor
Jubilant nnd assorted that tbo
rebel nrmy'a flight wis : only n plot
to draw tno government troops into
a trap. This view of Iho matter was con-
linn id oa July ii by u courier from the revo
lutionists' camp nt El Gulta. Ho says that
on tbo night before tboro was a terrible con
test between the revolutionist and govern
ment troops. General Guorra's Inures
stripped to the waist with the
upper part of their bodies groused
attacked the wimp of the government ,
under General Mendoza , In the middle of a
tdrriilo thunder storm.
No ( luartur Was ( Jlvcn.
They spared none of tbo surprised enemy.
Everv ono who were a shirt was recognized
as u government soldier and was ilalu
with tbo torrlblo machete. The
cur.inijo was torrlblo beyond descrip
tion. The governments loft line was
completely destroyed , and General Mon-
do/.u himself was dreadfully wounded ;
iu fact , ho is said to bo dying.
Mutimras' forces , comprising the right
wing of the government army , were
defeated the following morning. The Crosp-
Isis , Hushed with their overwhelming vic
tory , uro again Advancing upon Caracas.
The war ofllce Is reticent about this torrlblo
defeat and failed to IHSUO any of its custom
ary bulletins.
Another I'runuli Cahtnut Crl l .
'
PAIIIS , July 11. iNow York Herald Cubla
Special lo TUB BfcK. ] Tbo debate In the
Chamber of Doputles today In regard to the
occurrences In Dahomey resulted In the
overthrow of M. do Cassugnuc , minister of
marine. It Is doubtful , however , if his ro-
tiroiiiunt from the oablnot will result in the
downfall of the ontlro ministry.
jAro.u/58 Sr. Cuitn.
round Diinil in III * Iloom.
George Clark , n Boston traveling man ngcd
about 41) ) , was found dead In his room at the
Windsor hotel liut evening between 0 and 7
o'clock. He was leaning against the door.
Clark had been on a sprue. The coroner hai
the body lu
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Ono of the Kiitornml I'lnlu-rlom flonrei tl
Cotipln of Chicago Wotiiniii
UIIICAUO , 111. , July 11. "I'm o PInkerton ,
just ouck from Homouoaa , and I'd just as
soon shoot you dead ns not. " .
According to Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Hartman -
man , who llvo at No , ! tor > Fifth nvonuo , that
in what Michael Slater suld ni ho csmo mto
their house last nifht with a big revolver
and began lo shoot piomlsouou ly about the
"IJon't resist mo , " ho yelled , "I'm a Pink-
orlou and I can turn Iho'house upside dowu
If I want to. " >
The women made affidavit in court today
that Slater shot four bullets into the wall in
oiiucnvorlnf. to kill thorn , Slater denied In-
londlngHo do anyone ) . .harmUnsaid that he
was oneur the I'muorlon mou hold at bay on
tbo barges at Homestead and tbat he was all
unstrung by the torrlblo experience. Ills
uppcarnnca sustained bis assertion and the
courti'xpressed a four that ho was tomowbat
unbalanced for thu tlmo bolng by tbo ordeal
ho bJid undergone. He wa > Uuod for dls-
orJt/l ) conuuct.