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THE OMAHA S u NDAY BEE JUNE 19. 1871. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNINGJULY 30. 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. COPY FIVE CUNTS. Hundreda of Hungry Minors Now Quartered in Tent * in tbo Platta Bottoms. TWO MEALS PER DAY FROM THE STATE Starvation No Longer Stares the Unem ployed of Colorado in the Face. TRAMPS AND VAGRANTS ARE CROWDING IN Professional gons of Rest Find the Prospect Too Inviting to Eesist , STAND OF THE UNION PACIFIC ROAD General Superintendent TJeuol Refuses to Haul "Paupers" Over the Line Free. SAYS THEY WILL BE NEEDED IN COLORADO Mobi Mnlto Trimble for the Company Formal Uuiniinil for Protection Situ ation In the yuoen City Wor lu tlio Sinull Towns. DENVER , July 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun BniJ.1 The anarchistic condition ot affairs that has prevailed in this city for a number of days has undergone a change during the past twenty-four hours , and at this time peace and iiuiut reigns , though the citizens Jiovodlrs forebodings that the worst is yet to come , unless they cun got the miners out of the city us fust as they arrive. Until lust night there was no organized effort to feed the thousands of nfuii who nro coming in from the mountains and the surrounding towns. Prior to then they wore fed on street corners nnd In vacant buildings. The method created great dissatisfaction , and in order to prevent what looked lilto a bread riot the Stuto Board of charities took hold of the matter , placing Secretary \Vlllium H. Broadhead In charge. A camp was established at Hlver Front p.trlc , Just north of the business portion tion of the city , and the llrst meal was served yesterday morning , when nearly 2,000 hungry men were fed. MtlnK lliidur .Military Itulca. Companies B , 13 and K. of the First regi ment of Colorado National Guards under command of Lieutenant Colonel Helnlgo , have been stationed on the grounds to pre vent mi uprising , nnd also to protect the Btnto property. The dthcr companies of the legiment nnd the ChafTco Light artillery have been stationed nt the armory to l e ready for actual service on n momenta notice should the refugees attempt to copi- mit nets of violence. . , a Right hero It may be said that UICHO men who nro on the town uro being well provided . for. They nro nil given touts nnd .allowed two in en In each day. The camp is under military discipline , the men beIng - Ing required to bo up at G o'clock In thu morning nnd rctiro at 0 o'clock in the evening. Every precaution is taken to keep out the hoboes nnd camp followers , but notwithstanding ull of that many of them get inside the lines nnd nro fed by the hand of charity. Each man before bccom- ijig nn inmnto of the camp has to pass nn examination. Ho applies to the Ilaymarkct mission or the Tabernacle , and if ho parses muster then ho is enlisted in relief camp i , where the Mute has appropriated eighty- eight tents , ITO blankets und the same num ber of overcoats. Today at this place the Btato hns fed 800 men with 500 loaves of ) bread and 5iO ! pounds ol meat. TIIIIIIIH | rriifltlnjr Thrri'liy. This number , however , docs not constitute nil who ore In the city und nro being ns- slsted , ns it Is estimated that there are fully ns many moro who nro receiving assistance - anco from other fourees. The fact that Denver is caring for those people has re sulted in bringing g any trumps to the city , men who would not worn under condition of circumstances , which fact gives rlso to an opinion that is freely expressed , that in thu end the feeding of tie : multitude without fixing a tlmo limit will simply bu a bid for T the entire trump population of the country. Already it has had its effect , for today men reached the city coming from points us fur nwny ns Idaho and Montana , A report has Just reached thu city that 500 doges from Idaho will urrlvo In the city tomorrow and their coming is creating considerable up pre hension. Shipped Them Out hy IIumlri > i1 < . That the Denver people have no doslro to keep these penniless miners in their midst is made apparent by tnu fact that lust night they shipped east 100 to ICnnsasCity and 100 ) to Onmlm , with 200 men going to the former place- this morning. Trains are being mudo up , and moro cargoes will bo sent out lee night. An lu'rcemcnt has been made with the railroad companies t > y which men will bo loaded into box cars und dumped ut Missouri river points nt thu rate of ft ) pur head , notwithstanding the fact that the stnto nfllclals acknowledge today that In Homllng these men to other states they were vlolllting thu provisions eton the pauper Immigrant law , In explanation of tiioir course they simply full back upon the assertion that the men must bo fed and that Colorado cannot tnko care of them until such time ns tlio mines may open Again and furnish employment , The Union I'acliio . Hallway company has taken u determined stuml nnd has declared through its ofllclnU that it will not be a party to the unloading of paupers upon charities of u sister state. War Acnlimt thu Unliin I'liclHc , In spunking of the mutter this morning General Superintendent Dsuui snUl that It was not Justice even If it was not n violation o'f the law. While there are nome of the people hero who criticise his decision , the butter class of the people declare that ho > is right. This action of Mr. Deucl 1ms ar raigned tlm tramping tourists against the road , and last night they attempted to seek : ro\eugo by going to the Fortieth street crossing , whnro 200 of them , led by ceta man named Hall thro.itimod to capture a freight und run it wild Into Omaha , The yard and train men held the mob at buy until the arrival of a body of polios when the gang scattered and escaped' Duiing the latter part of the evening the mob again congroguted and was again put to flight. Ttiu members threatened that in the 3 rid i they would get oven with the road by Ing up the train men and the yard crews. As a mull of thf incident th fnllowln notice wn * served on the state , county nnd city authorti ! tles this afternoon : v riirmiilly llrmnmU I'rntcrtlnn. Tnko notice , that the Union 1'nclfle Hallway company lm boon compelled within the last forty-clttht bourn , by force of numbers nnd mob vollcncc , lo rccrlvo on board Its trnlns ut Denver , a largo number of men nnd to carry them eastward to the rlvur nnd elsewhere without comneiiMitlon ; that the nld railway company was compelled to carry these men on account of threatened violence to the persons of the persons o' the cmployr * of said com pany nnd the pronerly of said company , the men hnld having threatened nnd taken steps to carry out thtslr thrcutx of InkltiK possession of the trains of said company and Its yards ! and tbntthesnld company was nlso threatened and was In Imminent danger of hav- Ihg Us tracks torn up and Its property otherwise Injured nnd destroyed. The carriage of such men was under compulMon for the reasons above slated , the company having been compelled to submit to the demands of MRld men on account of lt. In ability lo protect Us properly nRiilnsl the largo number of men coimrcguliMl lu nnd about the properly of said conipanj- . The said Union I'nclllc Hallway company , therefore , In con sideration of the promises , demand of the city of Denver , thu county of Arapahoe and the state of Colorado , and each and every onu of of them , sulllclent und proper protection to enable It to conduct Its business free from thu interference of nuch mobs ami violent inter- fori-nco from unntiUiorlrcil persons , and to cn- able tl to ii , o Its yards and other property without Interference from such wrvms. In short , said company hereby demands of you , tlio above named authorities , such protection to the persons of Its employes nnd to Its prop erly as It Is entitled to under the laws of the land. Mlnrra Will HnS'ccdod Soon. While General Superintendent Deuel Is willing that his road should carryall per sons who can pay their own transportation , ho contends that it is wrong to ship these miners out of the state. They are the bone and smew of the commonwealth and will be needed in developing its wealth as soon ns the present crisis is over , which ho opines will bo soon. On nccount of having pursued this straightforward course , led by the tramp element , parties held up a tram in the Denver yards for twcnt-four hours last Wedneday night , nnd again last night they held up a train nt Julesburg for twelve hours. While the principal interest centers In Denver the condition hero ts nothing as com pared with that existing In the small towns wlthfu a radius of 150 miles. .11 oh in Siniill Towns. In these plnccs the miners or tramps have looted the stores , hotels and business houses , in many instances leaving the merchants nothing but bare walls us evidence of their accumulations of years. Finding them selves bankrupt , robbed nnd penniless , the merchants have ilown , leaving cobwebs to grow in the stores whero. but n few she rt weeks ago , prosperity reigned nnd peace hovered in all serenity. Denver men oven ndmlt that the cloud thnt is now hovering overing over the city is not punctured with n single ray of light. Their trade , or thu principal portion of it , comes from these small towns , and with them 6ut of existence nothing remains but to succumb to the inevitable. The mayor nnd the chief of police both claim that there will bo no personal violence committed in the tity , out there is a strong undercurrent of feeling that they think differently , which is borne out by the fact that they have issued a mandate against large crowds congregat ing on the street corners or in other public places. They have also officially warned women and children against being on the streets after nightfall , which leads to the opinion that they predict trouble. Will Iliiiinco the Hobo , Several meetings were held this evening , and the action taken in each bodes no good for the tramp element that has Hocked into ulay upon the charities of the community. The Board of Super visors at its meeting this morning adopted a resolution offered by the llnanco committee , providing for the appropriation of $5,090 from the special improvement fund for the relief-of the unemployed. The mayor and the chairmen of both branches of - -the council are constituted a committee to superintend the employment of men in cutting weeds , repairing streets und ulleys nnd such other work ns the committee may think best. No man is to wirlc moro than thirteen days of each month , being employed every other day. The mayor asked that ? 10,000 bo appro priated for the relief of the poor , but an opinion of the city attorney declared that illegal and the above was substituted. Miut Work or ( io Hungry. Following this the city authorities took hold of the matter and notified the ofllcurs of the relief camp that that institution would be abandoned next Thursday morning. After that all men who como to the city and are unwilling to work will bo arrested as vagrants or run out of town. Tills course the authorities believe will rid the community of the thousands who are coming hero to bo fed by the hand of charity. The most important meeting , however , was that of the railway ofllclals , who unanimously agreed that after o morrow they would discontinue the 0 rate and charge box car passengers full faro. W. D. PlillCIVAL. si.ui < ni : ) A icr.roitTint. ( iovornor Wulto ol ( 'olorudo Mnlccu btnrt Upon HU ( iory dirror. DESvr.ii , July 211. There was n lively nnd rather undignlilcd light at the state housu today between Governor Wulto , ulded by his acting secrotury. Harry Maltby , on ono side , nnd n lone reporter on the other. This afternoon Mr , GasteV , a representa tive of an evening paper , whoso regular routine is the state offlceo irv ' , called upon Gov ernor Wuito und'nskcd for v10 the news of the day , ' * ' 'l ' ° governor refused to talk nnd ordered the reporter to leave the room. Uastnn Bdo fused to do nnd the oor so , services of Governor Wulto's nephew , Maltby , who hns been actIng ! - Ing us temporary secretary during the vacn > lion of Mr. I orcnz , being called upon , the re porter was ejected. During the operation oof ejection the defended reporter himself as well as possible , considering that both the governor and ois nupheiv were choking and otherwise maltreating him. As a result udof the altercation the reporter received several bruises , whlla Acting Secretary Maltby > , who has been brought up at handling the sledge hummer and drill in n mine , escaped with a slight scratch. ( Jureruor Waltu's face wa protected by a heavy growth of whiskers and no marks are visible. The cause of the trouble has been fre quent criticisms which the paper repre sented by Reporter Gaston has seen lit to piss upon the governor. No arrests huvo been made , Awarded u lllg Contrxct. , July 2U. Tha Navy depart ment today nwurdud the contract for suppiy- Ing about a million pounds of btecl cun forgings - ings to ttu ! Mlilvolo and ik'ttilchem coin- p.mle of Pennsylvania. Balloon at a and 8 , Courtlancl boaoh. pii t vmp in iTT 'nn'pr'P 1'RANCE ' IS HERSELF Moral Eesulta of the Kiam Incident Show the World Something. "NONE FOR PARTY , BUT ALL FOR STATE" As Romans in Homo Quarrel the French Spare Nothing for Honor. HER ARMY IS STRONGER THAN EVER All Glosses of People Were Heady to Take Arms and Tight. UNANIMITY OF PRESS AND PUBLIC Only Ono ThoiichtVn Volccil nnd tliut AViu to 1'rcBS on unit Cuucoila Nutli- olemn Notice Served on nnd Ucrinniiy , Janw OiinTon TttnnM\ \ . PAUIS , July 2 . [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin : BUB.J Slam has yielded , and the incident is therefore at an end. It has had as Us practical and material consequences thu increasing of Franco's colonial power in Asia and still further strain the relations of Franco with England ; but it will also have had moral consequences of still greater importance , which are now at tracting the attention of all the statesmen and diplomatists of Kuropo. The incident shows that the encriry and enterprise of Franco are once inoro wide awake. The entire French press , without an exception , and all the political parlies of the coontry , as soon as the remarks of England became n little moro threatening , sustained the government nnd when the French cabinet appeared to bo hesitating , the old doctrinaire , Journal DCS Dob.its , demanded oven moro strongly than Henry Uochofort's Intransigeant the adop tion of the most energetic measures. Monarchical - archical organs such as the Soliel and Gnu- lols. repeated every day that the old French tradition would not have tolerated any breaking back. The antl-Scmito " Libra Pnrol said that if Franco drew back it was because the Hothschilds are as powerful in France as they are in England , where they are related to Lord Uosoberry. \Vur W.IH Popular. The paticrs that reflect the average bent of public opinion , such as the Figaro an 1 Temps , were oblige : ! to follow with the cur rent and such popular sheets as the Petit Journal demanded ovcry morning that the government should act energetically. When such unanimity reigns in the press , it must bo admitted that the public is also unani mous. Although the French take but little interest in colonial affairs and are always ignorant of what is taking placa at n dis tance , yet the instinctive resistenco which reigns In the French nature will novel- submit to an insult to the honor or to the ling of the country. Franco knows that her army is stronger now tliat it over was before , either as against England or as against Germany , nnd the wlfolo nation , nobles , the working class , ttio peasants and the savants , would rise as ono man if the country was attacked. The world has believed , oven many Frenchmen have though , that the intestine dissension of Franco dominated the patriot ism of the country. This is false and this is why the passimr bvents have made more im pression on public opinion than what is tak ing place ou the Mekong or the menam. JACQUES ST. Ccitc. I10\V FKANOK ICKUUIVUII THE MJ\VS. Prince Vndhaim InToriin M. Dovcllo of Ills PATHS , July 29. Prince Vadhana , Siamese minister , went to the foreign ofllco this morn ing nnd communicated to M. Develle , minis ter of foreign affairs , Slam's decision to ac cept the terms of Franco's ultimatum. Ho was received by M. Huvoil. chief secretary who , without waiting for the prince to speak of his mission , informed him that AI. Dovcllo would bo unable to receive him. as , with the departure of M. P.ivie on the Forfait from BniiL'kok , all diplomatic intercourse be tween France and Siam had been stopped. M. Kovoil was proceeding to express his regrets when Prince Vadhana exclaimed : "But 1 bring a Hag of truce , wo accept the ultimatum. " M , Kovoil did not wait to hear moro. Ho bolted into M. Dovcllo's presence , shouting , "Siam accepts the ultimatum. " Ho then explained that Prince Vadhana had brought the news and was waiting out side. M. Dovellc at once received the prince with exceptional cordiality. The prince re peated that Slam accepted the ultimatum nnd expressed the hope that diplomatic re lations would be resumed , After his depnrturo M. Dovollo tolophoncd the news to Premier Dupuy , who summoned n cabinet council. On this short notice but live ministers could be found. Therefore , after an Informal discussion of Slam's sur render , the meeting was adjourned until tomorrow - ' morrow , when President Carnet will confer with the ministers , cither In Paris or in Marly lo Hoi. All the newspapers got out extras an nouncing the news under llaming headlines. ' Elation prevails on the boulevards. The blockade doubtless will bo raised immedl- atvly , although for the present the gunboats now off the Siamese coast will be loft in ( he Gulf of Siam. When Klam'n Decision Wna Mnilc , BAMIKOK , July ' 'U. Siam has accepted the full terms of the French ultimatum. The cabinet council in which the decision to grant nil demands of Franco's in was made , was called at the royal DO ycstorduy morning. The king presided. His two brothers and all the ministers were present. After sitting koveral hours the council approved the views of the party , Instructions were then telegraphed to CO Vadhana , Siamese minister in Paris , at tha government accepted the ultimatum regardless of all reservations previously formulated. Captain Jones , British minister in Bangkok , was notified Immediately of the council's decision. I'riinco Will bt p Hie Illarkndd. PAUIS , July 20. In view of Slum's action acceding to t.ho terms of the ultimatum , It is expected Franco will withdraw the notice of the blockade and accept Slam's surrender. It is understood the provinces on the upper Mekong will bo subject to future negotiations between Franco and Great Britain. London Itvfelvr * tlm New . LOSDOS , July 21) ) , The Siamese legation thin morning received a disptch from Bang kok stating that Slam , learning that Fruuro regarded Its reply to the ultimatum ui a ro < fusal to prnnt tho- French demands , and being most desirous 'of maintaining peace , had telegraphed tha Siamese minister at Paris to inform tmUgdvornmoni that Slam accepts the ultimatumin * its entirety. The dispatch adds that Slam hopes the blockade will bo raised diplomatic , negotiations bo re- s umed nnd an early settlement of the d I fa culties effected. _ > iXl.ANI : > V ULTIMATUM. tJrent Itrltiiln Tonkin llnnd In the rrcnch- Kl in e' Imbroglio. New 3 YOHK , July 2V. The World's London cable says ! England hns thiown off the mask ( if apathy behind which she has been concealing her rc' J * fccllngs about Franco- Siamese complications. She is rapidly making ready tJ\i ( > ut herself across the pathway of triuniphnnt Franco. She has found a pretext for interfering and she is making all preparation * . Last evening a sijotal ] ; messenger was sent to Paris with dlspaUJUcs for" Lord Duffcrln's own hands. It ! s saM that the foreign oftlco has Instructed Lord Duffcrln to de mand of the French government positive assurance that English ships shall not bo molested but shall bfa allowed to enter nnd leave Siamese ptirts- * freely , and that if the French governmeiitvrofuso tins demand , ho isnt to nsk for his pass wrts and leave Paris nt onco. - Thcro seems to bo"hn element of truth in this report , although It is doubtful if Eng land will proceed so irpclpltatcly. It can bo said on better authority that England will give Franco to understand the blockade must not apply to Enullsh ships nnd that the seizure of an English ship will bo re garded ns an act of hostility. ivuitu itUADV you , v XAVAI , IIATTM : . Some of the Hl.imVnr .Ml'lit Huvo lloon lV r ST. JOHNS , N. F.,1 uly 20. The straining 6f the relations beUvean Grdtt Britain nnd Franco over Siam is felt hero. K-imor'hus it that the British warships Cleopatra , Pell- can nnd Buzzard have been ordered to bo prepared for a declaration of war. Commo dore Curzon-IIowe , on the Clfopatra , is on the northeast coast , but is in const-nit com munication with the Pelican at Bay St. George and the Buzz-ird lying hero , The latter is loading stores , ready to go to the others at a moment's notice. Two French warships are on the French shore under command of Admiral La Mornalx. The Island of St. Pierre , south of Newfoundland , originally intended as n harbor for Frnnch llshing vessels has been , fortllloct and garrisoned j soned contrary to the treaties. The begin ning of hostilities -would quickly bring the two squadrons hcru'into collision , Stirring , events are expected next -week. OKDKUKlt 2O MOt'U UX. Colorado TourUts Itccclvo n Frigid Wol- conif.at Ivansim City. KANSAS CITT. July :2S : ) . About 233 Colorado minors came to Kansas City this morning on a through freight tminojn the Union Pacilic from Denver. Thcyrcfdo lu eight empty box cars , and when il.o iraiil stopped in the Union Pacillc frojght ? yards near the state line they were disappointed because there was no special traiur.vniting to take them on their journey. . .Claim 'Agent Peterson of the Union Pacific was at. the tralnpind some of the "miners ns'ked the trainmen where the ofllcinls were they directed thorn to Mr. Peterson. "Whero is our train ! " asked n dozen men In concert. ' Mr. Peterson replied that ho knew nothing their train , and they were sorely d is appointed and went away. Captain Burns of the St. Louis nvenuo pollco precinct and n sqund'of six oftlcers mot the train to joe what sort of characters were coming from Denver. The men wcreunt all miners or laboring men. Many of them gave evidence of hon esty and good intention , but many of them scorned to belong to the wandering class of individuals who toil not , nor do they spin. The men who en ma to Kansas City this morning made up * . > o first largo consignment that has gone east this way. They came di reel from Denver and practically took pos session of the freight tr.iiii that hauled I them while It was standing in the Danvor yards making ready to leave for the oast. The men learned that it was a through freight tnat woula probably make good time and would not bo switched a groit deal bo twcon Denver and Kansas City , nnd they told the trainmen that they proposed to ride if the tram pulled out. It was found to bo Impossible to got the train out without trouble , and , inasmuch us it had eight "empties , " the minors were allowed to climb in and make themselves comfortable. The trainmen reported the matter by wire , and when the train i cached Ellis , Kan , , yes terday afternoon the Itiinors were gratified by the sight of long , Improvised dinner tables near the freight depot loaded with bread , milk , baked beans and other substan tial food. The men tumbled out of the box cars like so many sheep , and many of them risked their bones in doing so. They made a rush for the tables ulthout waiting for invi tations. An hour later they loft Ellis , and the only evidence of-un unusual event there was u long table made of now boards with a few grease spats on them , Most of the men gof out of the city during the day , taking any train not westbound , Most of them boarded freight trains hound for St. Louis or points in Missouri , Others took trains north for points in Iowa and No- braska. Twelve minors wont. Jo pollco headquar ters at noon and told Captain Flahivo that they had boon put 'off a Missouri Pacillc tram near Independence. They asked for something lo cut , but- Captain Flahivo told them the police coutil do nothing for them , They loft for the railway yards with the Intention - tention of boanlingiuioiuer train. As a rule the freight crows 'do not molest the men , but allow thorn to ridalto'tho end of the run. Balloon at 3 and fijcourtland boacli. SUNDAY Kulfhti at the ItiuiirDa Not WUU to Hluvu on-tlio Halilmtli , A Joint amjmituyrohall harbors unions of Omaha has adopted thVrfoliowiug ; \VliiiroiiH , It Is dmlratituliy organized 'work- ln txsoplo in this iltytliat ; burlier bhous bo closed on Hominy. ; iirul ' Whvruni , Wo brllote It would result In great Kood to thu barber * of IbU city to bo allowed to rcbt upon that dnyi und Whereas , In tha ktatun of Minnesota and Colorado the loKUUtureiliavu provided matu- tory iKwucompvlllnu Sunday closing ot Uar- burHliopi ; und Wlicrcac , Ordinances nro enforced to close barber bhop * ou Sumliiys In the followim ; cltlcH , viz : lotrpl | , jpuuiiuitloii2USlH7u'Cluvu- ! ; laml , population 'JUI.H03 ; Cedar Itupldx , popu lation IB.IWU ; Sioux ( , 'lly. nonulutlotl 37,6'JO Jli's Molnes , population CU.U93 : and llart Wliorciu , An urdlnuucu has been pioscntfd to the Onmlm city council by the tire harriers hof l his elty , comprl ln over' ilOU mum- burs , unking tot ; Kumfuy doting ut burner tlioiefon. , be It . lved. lly Oinnha Central Labor union In rutrulttr tcfc lon assumbled that Vju I nit tr net our law committee to ute all honnrablu means at tliclr command li > fee uro the pa k o of bald oiUnnuico ; und l > o It further Ut'solved , That thfno resolutions bo given to thu iirei for | iublcutlou | , Balloon at 3 and 6 , CourtlnuO. bqacb. RUSSIA'S ' NEW TARIFFMl Germany Not So Seriously Affected by it as Was at First Supposnd. NOT DEPENDANT ON THELAND OF THE CZAR Her Drop Conditions Not Such that She Will Have to Look to the Northland. SIAM AFFAIRS TAKE A GERMAN TINGE Prance's Conduct and Claims Severely Con demned by the Press. WILLIAM'S ' POOR ESTIMATE OF ENGLAND Ho Hoc * Nut Think llor Capnlilo of Wu War Agntnit Any rimt-Cluig 1'oxvor News front the ratherlitnd. BBULIX , July 29. It Is generally held hero Hint tt.o Ulriff war that bus been started between Russia anil Gormnny is inoro likely to cause damage to the forinor country than the hitter. It seems that Hussla , In apply ing her maximum tnrllTon Gorman products , was mainly influenced by the unfavorable early reports regarding the harvest pros pects lu Germany. Those reports , it is s.ild , led Hussiti to believe that Germany , desiring Uuss.'an grain , etc. , would not retaliate for the imposition by Russia of the highest tariff on imported German products. In this belief , however , she was disappointed , as tlio prompt action of the federal council In raising the Gorman tariff on Russian products fit ) per cent , shows that Geinnny Is not so dependent upon Russian cereals as the hitter country appears to think. Had the early crop reports turned out to have been correct the situation might have been different. Russian belief was jus- tillable in the month of May , but tlm consid erations then taken Into account by Russia do not hold now. Tlie condition of the crops , especially wheat and rye , lias greatly im proved. It is , therefore , arguo.l that Ger many can bldo her tlmo until Russia recog nizes that whatever injury is done by the war falls mainly upon herself. In connec tion with this subject it is worthy of note that , Germany's source of grain supply is no ' longer confined to Russia. The returns for IblfcJ anil the early part of IS'.U show a great decrease in the quantity of grain imported into Germany from Russia. The chief regret as to the situation is expressed in lluaneiul circles. Curiimii Intercut ! In blmii.'r A remarkable change has occurred within the past few days in the tone of the German press and public conversation In reference to the Franco-Sinmrse cmbroglio. Germany. has began to realize that she would bo seri ously affected lu the event of a blockade of ! tho- Siamese'count JIB , next to England ; she controls the greater part of the trade with Slam. Communications were exchanged with Great Britain , and Germany had de cided upon the line of conduct she would pur sue should German vessels bo interfered sv with by French warships in Siamese waters. The nesvsnapcrs discovered that something more was to bo said than was contained In the diatribes published in the Taggoblatt , and the Cologne Gazette and the Kreuz Y.oi- tung took the lead in outspoken opposition to France. Goncral satisfaction was ex pressed today when it became known that France would , in view of Slam's submission , withdraw the notification of a blockaue. New I'lut for Alsace-Lorraine. On the occasion of the emperor's visit to Alsace-Lorraine in September a now ( lag , that is designed to bo used In place of tiio ono hitherto belonging to Alsace-Lorraine , will ] bo hoisted. The new ll.ig will bear nn imperial crown on a silver field , which will In be encircled by u white b.ind resting on red and white bands. An interesting comment , made by Emperor William prior to his departure for the Isle of Wight , Is reported. According to a member of his majesty's suite , a discussion was going on between high oflicials and the emperor , as to the possible outcome of the Froncli ills- puto with Slam , when his majesty remarked that England was not strong enough to assert itself against any European power or against the United States. Ho further de clared if over she was brought into a conflict with any of the nations the belief in her formidable strength and her reputation as queen of the sea would burst like a soap bubble. Annlyiils of tlio New Il lclistag. An analysis of the new Reichstag reveals that only four Hebrews hold seats. These are : Hcrrcn Singer , Worth , Stadthagcn and Schoeiilank , all of whom nro socialists. Rather more than a quarter of the members uru of noble birth. Thcro is a preponder ance of land owners and farmers , their num ber reaching 1-15 , but there are no fiiwer than HO lawyers in tlio now house. Among the momucrH of , the other professional di visions noted Is a master chimney sweep. QArthur ICuoo of Berlin , who died a short time ago , bequeathing his entire fortune , amounting to between 4,000,000 , and 5,000,000 , marks to the city. This money , according to the terms of the bequest , Is to bo used to found a retreat for aged teachers ( protest- nut ) of both sexes whose pensions are not sulUcient to enable them to live lu the man- | tier to which they were accustomed during their teaching days. During the performance of Hamlet at the Kreuznach theater a few days ago , Hcrr Arndt , a member of the company of the IJcrlin Court theater , who was playing the title role , was struck in the last sccno by the point of a sword closu to ono of his eyes , It is feared that the sight of the eye has been destroyed , SHOT IN THE STOMACH. Ilarney McKynii Anawor * Kil Mclicnnu With Cold Lead. Barney McG.vim had murder in his heart and a gun in his hand last night. As u re ' sult Edward McICenna was wounded , per haps fatally. The weapon used was an old fashioned 83-callbro revolver , and the ( hooting took place at the corner of Twonty.fourth street and Ames avenue at about 7 o'clock last evening. McKenna had just stepped from u South Omaha car and was on his way home. Hemet met Unruoyuud after bidding him the tlmo . of the doy remarked , "I see they got you , Barney , " Doubtless ho referred to Me * Glyun's recent dUmlssitl. "Yes , d n you , und I'll get you right now , " hissed Barney , nnd stepping back ho drew a revolver and fired before anyone was aware of hti murderous purpose. McKcnna THE BEEBULLE\ \ ' . _ n'tatlitrfnr Omn'm awl nelnfjy ( irncnilljMilr ; H'dr/ncr ; fx > r < it Shmrtr * . l\\Qf 1. Mont n llro Mmi rinit * In Dcnvnr.s rr.inoo Hrnily to right II Need lie. ItiM ln' Turlirln < lorniiui Intimation. Onmlin MprclntnU < > n Mini Tints * . lUrncy MrOynn Kill * IM Mrllrmrt. 3 Sucre * * n r iv NrlirmUii Wont in. Ynttrriliir nil Ilin Slock KvclmtiKts C'liloncl riorrfnllum n * u Itvliol , Sllicr MIMI Ciitlirr In CHlciicci , 4. Itnlui ; * n ( it DullY k III hoclnty. Wluil thoSecret Order * nro Didtiff. R. .Iddeo Dimity UIIIIRH l'i ' | tlm Itntu I.nW. rino AVorkof Itnuk WrooUcr * . Siiiidny OiirnliiR- Still tliniittli'd. ( I Council ltluH'4 I.oral Now * . 7. Mn } or HcinU llm n Smrrli l.lclit , ( icmmu Miirk iiipii i \Vurk. . AlMIr * < > l tli City ( linernuu'iit. H. I on linen .Undo In .Mlnuti-n. 10. lie Wit * n ( lood Itidlnntvny < , DtiiiKliiR Cminty Kii. dwiiy4 III. 11. Womnni Her Dolnga nnd hnylnz * . IS. Kdttorltl nnd CoiiimtMit. Ill Wlioro tlio .Morninii .Ionian Hull" . Crltwnld' * Weekly < 5rlit. 14 iloiip * nnd tltnVolvun. . in . Condition of ( ) mlhV : * Trndo. Ciininiorvlnl nnd ritiaiii'lul. . . . 10. Wlioro Slirlly Onrii I.Ucil. I.onrnlni ; nt tlio Oruitt Cair. fell to the ground with a terrible looking wi in tlio pit of the stomach. The sh was witnessed by several people an ns soon ns MclCemm fell they rushed to his assistance. hiG After completing his deadly work Mo- Glynn ! started on n run down Twenty-fourth street to Ofllcor Sullivan's house , where ho has been boarding. Charles I nar , n motorman - man , who witnessed the shooting , ran after the llcclntr man , nndvh"n ho had nearly caught up With him Barney cocked the weapon and , pointing It full Into Lear s face , said t : ' 'Get back there , you , or I'll blow your head olT. " Lear went back to the crowd to see if any one was armed , nnd McOynn ran Into his boarding place for n few minutes , nftcr which ho iniMlo his escape into the timber nnd , high weeds near , McC.jim ( iiiTo Il'iunclf ' Up. Ill lUtcon minutes 100 determined men were searching for the dcsperato man , but bo olmlcd them nil , and two hours later walked Into pollco headquarters and gave lumself up to Captain Mostyn. Ho is charged with shooting with Intent to kill. The shooting is regarded as being hnjustt- liable in the extreme , and if McGynn had been captured in the timber into which he cscancd , it is moro than likelv that his body would have dangled from n convenient limb , as tlio people In that vicinity were greatly excited. The probable cause of the crime is the dismissal of McGynn from the position of Janitor of the Saratoga school. Ho was elected janitor when the last term of school commenced. Soon the parents and scholars began to complain of McGynn's profanity and vulgarity in the presence of the school children. His action bccamo so notorious that after assaulting n boy the -people living in that school district circulated a petition for his removal. The school board removed him about Juno 2 : ) . Slnco then hn hns been morose nnd surly nnd hns threatened "to get oven" with Messrs. Patrick , Sampson nnd other residents , who signed the petition. Hcf ; "has cnarlcd a ' 'gun" on u number of occasions-but no one paid much attention tote tiv the follow. Ho found n victim for , his Avrath.iu the person of Mr. McKcnna. p. , , , The remark of Mr. McKcnna about their "getting him , " referring to the petition f > r his removal , aroused hi ? anger to a murder ous pitch with the above result , n MoKonnn'H Condition U Critical. The ball entered McKcnnn's body about the center of the pit of the stomach and : l wont is adonward direction to tbo right , penetrating the groin. Doctors Jnipoy and Seiners were summoned and they made the patient as easy ns possible while waiting for McKcnna to recover somewhat from the shock which the shot caused , before making ( a thorough examination of the wound. They were still with the wounded man at mid VI night r.nd regard his condition us being ctltical in the extreme. Edward McKeuim lives at 2JIO Grand na nue. He is a popular young contractor and has n wife nnd three cnildrun. Ho is known for his quiet , gentlemanly manner ami lias inntiv warm friends , who will bo shocked to learn of his dangerous condition. Barney McGynn is n single man about PM vvears of ago. His disagreeable manners have not made him many friends , but unu thought him capable of so desperate a deed as ho was guilty of laot night. At the time McGynn surrendered ho handed Captain Mostyn the revolver with which ho did the shooting , remarking that ho had shot an old time enemy in self de fense. He was immediately locked up. The I revolver which ho turned over to the captain is nil old style , single action Colt's US caliber. Tlio gun was loaded in all the chambers ex cepting one. Mc.ynn ( Mnkrn n Statement. A reporter was granted nn interview with McGynn , who talked very freely regarding the shooting and the causes that led to It. Ho said : "I shot In self defense to prevent an assault from an old time enemy. Me- ICcnnu hus accosted mo several times since cI had him arrested on two different occasions for keeping a vicious dog , nnd has .showed ISn disposition to continue bothering me. 1 caused his arrest about three months ngo ; because his dog hit mo , and uas vicious. Judge Berka ordered that the dog bo kept tied up or shot. Ever since then McICcunn has sought trouble with ino. Twice when I was on the porch In the evening ho came nloug and nsiccd mo if 1 was still afraid of dogs , At the same time ho had hh hand in his pocket in n threaten ing manner. I told him I was not afraid of dogs , or men either. After passing n few words each time ho went on. On one occa sion his wife told mo that If I aId not quit insisting on that dog Dulng tied up or shot that they would use their liillucnco and cause ma to lose my position as janitor. I told her toI didn't care a snap for herinfluence. . Shu said she would have her nusband uftor mo. For some time McICenna did not speak toner nor I to him. "I don't know why ho accosted mo last night. I was standing on the xidownlk waiting - ing for a car when some ono made a sarcustlo remark nuar mo. Before I could turn around ha made another Insulting remark and I recognized McICcnna'h voice. I turned to him und said , 'you ' whelp , ' Ho applied these words to mo once nnd i repeated them to him. As soon us I hail said Hint ho btruck nt me , I warded off the blow and at the snmo tlmo reached in my hip pocket and pulled my revolver and uliot him. onu saw it and wo'ero alone , 1 shot in self defense to save myself. As soon ns I had llrcd the t > hot I walked towards my homo nt7 Larlinord avenue. I hud conu but a short distnncu when some ono called mo to stop , applying u vllo opllhot. This caused mo to turn and flourish my revolver and I told him not to follow mo. 1 hurried on to thu house and put In shells in the re volver , all except in the ono discharged , The other chambers era empty. 1 did this because - cause , from the nolso the crowd that had gathered was1 making , I thought they would follow mo. I then came down town a ml no the station and guvo myself up. Tnat is the whole story , " McGynn said that ho was coining down town to attend a incoming of the Knights of Labor and was walling for a car. Ho mid ho resides about a block und a half from I McKlnna and uod to llvu next door , but was compelled to inovo because they annoyed him so , Ho was cool and not In the least OK- cltod , Choleru In Sniyrini * July i."J. Consul Hramott nt Smyrna cubits thu Ktata department that cholera exist } In that imrt , The outbreak of the disease In this important ccntor li re garded with much IN IMAGINATION ONLY No Reason for tbo Ory of Hani Times ia v Omaha. INTERVIEW WITH RETAIL MERCHANTS Oonsifmors Are Buying Carefully ami Put ting Up tbo Hard Cash. BUSINESS BETTER THAN IN LAST JULY Collections Slow in Some Lines but Improv ing Rapidly Each Week. ALL BOOM BUSINESS FADS REMOVED Itutlctr of tlm Condition cilTrndu furnlshoU liy the Itrpri'M'iilulho Illinium * lieu InNirluii. . Ii no < til Triido All Uoiilldnnt of llottor Any layman who listens may hear a deal of talk nowadays about "dull trade , " "hard times , " "closo money , " etc. , and may deduce any opinion that suits him. Most , of those who hear this talk take 't strongly to heart and imagine , bcc.niso some onu s.iys so , that business In Omaha is going to the bowwows , and that anybody who docs busi ness in this LMt.y is clear out of luck. It is plainly a matter of superstition , a result of tlio panicky times. July Is a'- ways u dull month in almost ovi-r.v line of business , and it cannot bo expected that , .luly , lbl , will hold up Its head above it * predecessors , nil things considered. Every thing has conspired to defeat the interests of trade this month , notwithstanding which fact , business , has been going on at the same old stands and in as great a volume \\a \ usual. Despite the fact that money is sc.irco and that a retronchiiu'iu policy has been adopted in many lines of Industry , business Itei'ps on moving. As a matter of fuel , business , which is always dull lu July and August , is no duller now than In preceding years , and all that makes it seem so to the outsider is the talk that is so prevalent just now. TUB BKI : has all along been of the opinion that , figures \vould show a maintenance- pros perity in Omaha business circlcsaml with the view of assuring the public of this , a number of leading business houses were interviewed on the subject yesterday. Almost without exception the merchants uphold tho"season's business as against previous years , and that of the month of July especially as against the corresponding month in previous yean Following arc some of the statements made : * Dry flood * nlo Ilcnvy nt Kiiinll Prolltn , F. Wo. have had. more customcra TiU month than during nny otjioiyfuly , but nearly nil of them are light buyers. Profits nro smaller than they should' bo , us wo have had to cut prices , but , take it nil 'round , wo believe July , Ib'JU , so fur as wo are concerned , will average up with the seventh month of former years , N. B. Falconer Our saies have been from 30 to 35 per cent better than they were last July. You see what the books show. Wo have , of course , had to sell many goods at reduced prices' but , at tbo same tlmo , wo have bought a good many the same way. Wo look for good trade In August. There Is nothing like going after trade lu a dull sea son. The Boston Store _ It is nonsense , this talk about dull times. Business is an Rood as It ever was , Although prollls have Deeii lighter on nccountW the fact that wo have had to cut prices. * The iirst six months of this year were hotter than any correspond * Inir period in previous years for us. It is naturally a dull season , nnd wouldn't bo generally noticed as dull in any other yoar. Omaha is all right and is it great deal better off than other cities In the country. Chicago , despite the fair , is duller than nn ICngllHh- miin's wit , nnd St. LouiJ , Minneapolis , Dun- ver and other cities are no better off. W. H. Bennett company. Wo have been doing moro business than during any pre cious July. As regards the llrst six month's business wo renlly can't say without an m- Hpoctlon of the books , but It certainly com pared favorably with the business of pre vious years , and was probably hotter , The Increased sales for this month have moro than made up for discounts made on goods. Wo do a strictly cash business , anil our sales for the month snow * that tlierti must bo BOIIIO money in circulation , The trouble is Unit most merchants call July and August "dull months , " and let It go at that , resting upon their oars and hoping for bolter times , whun they ought to DC up and rustling and making trado. Wo have three buildings over there which have been va cant for some timo.As a sign of thu times" It may bo stated that wo have rented two of them during this month and have had moro applications for n leano of the other than wo know what to do with , That looks llku "hard times , " uoosn't it ! ICelloy , Htigor it Co. Business up to the tlmu of the b.mk failures was splendid ; the Jlrst six months o ( the yuar nindu n good pcrion for us. Slnco the stringency in thu money market began , however , bales have been falling oft" . So far as wo are con- ccrned , many of our best customers have gone to Kuropo or to the World's fair , which fact accounts , largely , for thu falling oft in our trado. Wo look for butter times after congress moots , All wo need Is a restoration of confidence among Hie people , and only congress can bring that about , The west is no worse elf than is the oast. Hundreds of factories In the New JCiiglnnd states nro shut down , thrjwlnjr hundreds of persons out of work for the time being , and these persons , nu a rule , nru obliged to maka draft upon the family savings for present subsistence , There have , certainly , boon largo discounts on goods fold lately and tlm loss has fallen upon the retailer. There were no jobbers or manulactnrors' discounts on sum mm- goods add fall goods will coma higher than over. The goods now being offered by the manu facturers at cut prices , it may bo elated , como under tbo head of "job lots , " such an a first-dugs housn will have nothing to do with , in they are defective In color or fabric- August In likely to boo dull month , hut wo look for a bracing up of trudo about the middle of September. liny den Bios. Up to the middle of the month business was far butter than during the unnui time taut year , hut It ban fallen off these Irvst two wcckn. However , July of this ycnr will certainly average favorably with the tame month of any former year , and so will the llrst six months business of ) &yi fuaUo t food itiunlog , lu fact , bolter ,