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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1894)
THE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 187J. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , APRIL 16 , 180-1. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS. Welcome Extended by this City to Kelly's Army Yesterday Morning. GREETED WITH SYMPATHY , NOT HOSTILITY Remained Hero Only Long Enough to Oouplo onOnraofProvisioua. CROSSED THE RIVER THANKING OMAHA Grateful for a Sabbath of Refreshment aud Rest at Council Bluffs. CAMP WAS VISITED BY FIFTY THOUSAND Iowa's ' Militia Soon Convinced that it Would Have Nothing to Do. KELLY'S ' EARNEST AND PATHETIC ADDRESS Only Dcidre of the Army In to Move Peace ably ( In-Spent the Night nt the ItlutTn , Hoping to Proceed Today. Unkempt and ragged , travel-stained and Bmoke-bcgrlmcd , Kelly's unshaven army of the Commonweal arrived In Omaha yes terday morning. Contrary to previous ex pectations , no effort Was made to feed the hungry phalanxes on this side of the river. The cars of bread and meat furnished by the city were switched on behind. The wagon loads of pies were quickly trans ferred to the 'commissary department und then the whole brigade was pushed across the river to receive the courtesies of the Ilawkcyo state. It wus just S o'clock when the long train of box cars with their burden of hungry humanity arrived at their stopping place at Summit , or Shccley station. This had been selected by the authorities ns the most advisable place to receive the travelers , after which they could bo run through the city without a stop , thus making It certain that none of the tourists would be left In Omaha. Notwithstanding the early arrival something like 1,000 persons wore willing to forego their usual Sunday morning nap In order to bo witnesses of cue of the unique features of the nineteenth century. A num ber of women were among the throng , and they plucklly made their way through the mass of stlcy mud that lined the tracks and took up positions on the bank , beyond which the police refused to allow them , to pass. The entire pollco force , with the ex ception of the doc watch , had orders to re port at jSummlt , at 7:20 : o'clock yobterday " ' " ' "mo'riTlngTinl"a'few ! minutes after that hour they were drawn up In line on the east side of the tracks. Chief Seavey was personally in command and the platoons were headed by Captain. Mostyn and Sergeants Ormsby and Slgwart. There were slxty-llvo men In line altogether , but their services were not needed except to assist In transferring tlio pics from the wagons to the commissary car. The two cars containing the beet and bread were switched on the side track at Sheeley until the approach of Kelly's train was reported , when they were moved down ready to be coupled on to the Incoming train as soon as It came to a standstill. The ar rival of the provisions assured the waiting spectators that their curiosity was soon to bo gratlllcd , and In a moment more the great aggregation of Industrial pilgrims hove In sight. From a distance the cars appeared to be veritable bee hives of unwashed Im munity. Thei tops of the cars wore crowded and even tlio pilot of the engine was sur mounted by a quartet of husky vetorjiis. Prominent among these was "Frenchy , " who enjoys the proud distinction of being tlio owner and proprietor of the only uniform In the army. Ho was partially concealed be hind the folds of a big flag , which he waved In recognition of the vociferous greeting ex tended by the crowd. There was one or more flags on every car and had not the supposi tion been belled by the cinder-begrimed appearance of the party , the. company might have been mistaken for a picnic party on u Sunday holiday. RECEIVED WITH SHOUTS. A shout of welcome went up from the spectators as the train stopped under the Iturllngton bridge , and the pilgrims answered It with three cheers nnd an enthusiastic waving of their Hags and banners. There were half a dozen or so of the hitter , which wore Inscribed with such legends as : "Free Silver and Plenty of It , " "Government Employment for the Unemployed , " nnd "San Francisco to Washington. " Popular attention was cen tered around the fourth car from the engine , which was known as the "headquarters" of General Kelly. Chief Seavey stepped for ward und was met half way by General Kelly , who respectfully touched his cap In recognition of the rank ot the ollleer. The chief cumo to tlio point \\ltliuut wasting words. "General Kelly , " said ho , "wo have hero 2.&OD loaves of bread and 2,000 pounds of meat. Thosn are In the cars which will bo attached to your train. Wo have also two wagon loads of pies which will also bu trans ferred to jour keeping , Having done this we wish you to remain on the cars and ac company us across the river to Council muffs at once. " "That Is perfectly satisfactory to us , " re plied the leader of tint. Commonweal forces , "and wo thank you for your courtesy. " Then was shown the perfect discipline which controls General Kelly's forces. The commander nodded to Colonel Maker , who at once walked down the line of cars and Issued the order : "All captains of companies will see that none of their men leave the train. " Each captain touched his cap In response und repeated the order to the men In his com mand. They had been carried In thcno same cars for six days past , and the temptation to stretch their tired limbs must have been almost Irresistible , but not a man questioned the authority of his leader or attempted'to leave the cars. General Kelly offered to have a detach ment of his soldiers carry the plea from the wagons to the commissary car , but Chief Beavey determined to have his men do the work , fearing that If some ot the travelers were allowed to leave the cars It would bo difficult to keep the rest from following their example. This view was cheerfully acqui esced Jn by General Kelly , and a squad of police waa detailed to truimfer the proven der. None ot the tourists had had their breakfast yet , and they regarded the huge trays of luscious looking pastry which were carried past them with hungry eyes , They Bccmed to be favorably Impressed with this evidence of tho' good will of the Omaha people , and when General Kelly pointed out Mr. Emit Ilrandels and Introduced him us thu donor of the pics they vented their thanks In a general chorus of appreciation. Chief Seavey had Intended that the stop at Bummlt should bo brief , but EOIIIO delay was experienced In waiting for the engine and R was nearly 9 o'clock vUen the train Dulled out for Council Hluffi. The last thing be fore the train Mnrtcd one of the sick men on board was traimferrcd from the train to the patrol wagon and taktii to the hos pital. His name Is John Johntun nnd he was one of the original ' .nembfrs of the army. Ho belonged to cu npany E td Sacra mento and has been very tick with Inllam- nmtlon of theljttestlnes. This left only one sick man onward. The latter Is a case of gastric fever and Is well advanced toward recovery. A detail of police In charge of Chief Sea vey and Captain Mostyn got on the train and accompanied the pilgrims to Council Illtiffs , whcro they turned them over to the Iowa authorities. The men seemed well satis fied with the manner In which they were treated In Omaha. They said that they were anxious to go on , but expressed some little anxiety as to when the provisions , which they had only been permitted to look at , would be turned over for consumption. Upon baliiK assured that a breakfast was on the program as soon as they reached the other side of the river they were recon ciled and proceeded to sharpen their ap petites In anticipation of the feast In pros pect. SENSIBLE CROWD OF MEN. Generally speaking , Kelly's recruits are not a bad looking lot of men. Their long box car ride has given them a dirty and vagrant appearance , but the majority of them appear Intelligent anil talk sensibly In regard to their pilgrimage. Many of them are from the cast and went to California for work only to meet with disappointment. Most of this class ore undoubtedly taking this chance as a means of reaching their homes , and will not follow their fellows to Washington. Many of them , however , are determined to remain with their leader until their Mecca Is reached. A reporter asked one of the captains whether many of his men had any Idea what they were going to ask for when they arrived at Washington. He replied that It was doubtful whether any one had any definite plan In prospect. The expedition was not so much for the pur pose of promulgating any particular scheme as to show the legislators at the capital the situation that actually existed in this coun try. Ho believed that the movement would create a sentiment all over the country that would result In ultimate benefit to the laboring classes. The men arc almost a unit In denouncing the present administration. They regard President Cleveland as responsible for much of their misfortune , and do not hesitate to say so. Said one of the most Intelligent of the travelers : "If Cleveland docs not hear some things he never thought of when we get to Washington It will be because these men cannot speak loud enough to tell him. " The men are also very Indignant at the treatment they received at Ogden and have no use for Governor Wilson , whom they denominate as "Cleveland's mouthpiece. " In conversation with a reporter General Kelly said that he was perfectly satisfied with the manner in which Ids men had been treated In Omaha. They had been well treated at nearly every big city along the line , but this was the first place where they had been provided with pie. He said that only the day before one of the men who wus not feeling well complained of the grub , and said that nothing would taste as good to him as a piece of pie. The fellow wus a praying man und the general asked him why he did not pray for pie. If he was a Christian and had faith enough his prayer would certainly be answered. The man said that he guessed ho would try It anyway , and "sure enough , continued the general , "here is pie enough for the entire company. " In regard to their further progress General Kelly said that they had no further plans except to get along as rnpldly as possible. The men were anxious to get a chance to wash themselves and clean up generally and ho would bo disposed to stop at Council muffs not longer than twenty-four hours if the delay was permitted by the authorities. Ho said that the presence of the mllltla at Council Bluffs-was of but little moment to them , as they had no Intention of conducting themselves In an offensive manner and won a make no trouble for any one. They would blmpljr stay at the Bluffs until they could get a chance to go on , and ho thought they would be provided with a train In due time. It was a source of wonder to many who saw the train yesterday that none of the box-car pilgrims had met with any mishap during the trip. The tops of the cars were always crowded , and , as the engine lurched back and forth , the riders were often thrown halt the length ot the car. So far , however , none of them have missed their footing , nnd the only accident was duo to another cause. This occurred a week ago yesterday , while their train was halted at a point on the Utah state line just west of Ogden. A man named Holmqulst alighted to wash his face at a ditch by the side of the track. While ho was engaged In this operation the llyer came In sight nnd his comrades called to him to look out. He was partially blinded with soap nnd water , and , In his excitement , ran directly In front of the engine and was cut to pieces. He was originally from IJrookllne , a suburb of Uoston , and a telegram an nouncing his death was sent to his friends by General Kelly. GOT HOLD OF THE HEE. The tourists were much 'Interested In yesterday morning's Dee nnd what it had to say about their journey. When they stopped at Summit several of the travelers dug up a nickel apiece , which they Invested In papers. In those companies which were fortunate enough to have the nickel one of the men was assigned the tusk of reading tlio paper aloud and the rest of the com pany grouped around him und listened to the reading with much apparant Interest. Some ot them took exception to being classed with Coxcy's army. They contended that they wero. entirely Independent und were conducting themselves In a manner more worthy of respect than were the forces of the eastern loader. A man who should spend a day with Kelly's followers would have no dllllcuUy In acquiring a choice selection of hard luck stories. The army Is composed of all sorts of men who profess all manners of vocations. There are carpenters , machinists , shoe makers und representatives of nearly every other trade. Most of them appear to be honest and have the aspect of men to whom poverty has been brought by adverse cir cumstances rather than through any want of effort on their part. Ono of the Sacramento company is Michael Wlmlcn , a sandy-haired Irishman , who re sembles the popular Omulm police ollleer only In name. Wluilen Is a machinist and was born and raised In Massachusetts. He went to California fourteen years ago and sine ? then has worked steadily until the present year. Ho twus employed In the Union Iron works , where the Charleston and Monterey were built , nnd wus con sidered a very compotrnt man. When the hard times came the workmen In the shop were cut 10 per cent In wages and soon after a large number of them , among whom Wlmlcn found himself , were discharged. llo has a wife and family In San Francisco and for awhile succeeded In paying his rent and getting enough to eat by such odd jobs as ho could llnd around town. Lately he could not get even a stable to clean nnd Dually concluded to join the Industrial unity and If ho could do no better go back to his old homo In Massachusetts , where he hoped to get work and send for his family. Wlmlen seemed well Informed on most general sub jects. He eald that there was but little chance for a working man In California at the present time. It was not a manu facturing state , as even the water buckets they used were made In the east and shipped out there. The failure of the Midwinter fair hud still further discouraged the people and It ho could once get back to his old homo New England would bo plenty good enough for him. Ono of the peculiar features of this mod ern pilgrimage U the fact that so fur ns can be ascertained not a drop of liquor has ! been drank on the trip. At Oakland some i ono rolled out a barrel ot elder for the | travelers , but aside from that no liquor has j been offered or received. The men seem to bo sensible enough to know belter than to , touch II , and although some at them have a little money none of It Is spent for Intoxl- ' cants. They atsert that the offer of a keg ' of beer would bo refused , as they realize | that their success depends largely on the ( Continued on Third Page. ) REED'S ' TRIUMPH COMING Ho Will llnko the Speech of His Life on the Now Rule , MANY D1MOCRATS OPPOSE THE RULE Republican Volr , However , Will MiiUo Its 1'anmiKO Certain Tiiomliiy livening Wilt Wltnc.Hi the iinl : of thn Struggle No .Scxxloii I.IUcly Today. WASHINGTON , April IB. The struggle over the adoption of the new quorum countIng - Ing rule , decided upon by the democratic causus last Friday , will bo the feature ot the coming week In the house. The de tails of the rule have not yet been formu lated by the democratic members of fie committee on rules , composed of Speaker Crisp and Messrs. Catchlngs and Outh- walte , but it will bo ready to submit to the full committee when It meets tomorrow morning. Inasmuch as about one-third of the democrats are violently opposed to any quorum counting rule , It will be Impossible for the democrats alone , should the repub licans decline to vote and the democratic opposition sustain their opinions to the ex tent of declining to vote to make n quorum , to adopt auch a rule. In other words , unless tlio democrats on the committee of rules should frame a rule satisfactory to the re publicans the latter could , If they chose , prevent Its adoption. The republicans will , however , surely acquiesce In the adoption of any rule that contains the essential prin ciple of recording as "present but not vet ing" those members who decline to respond to their names. This Is the parliamentary principle which Mr. Heed has been con testing ever since the end of the Fifty- first congress , and It Is expected when the rule Is presented ho will make one of the greatest speeches of his life. Owing to the death of Senator Vance the house will probably adjourn Immediately tomorrow and the fight over the new rules will be post poned until Tuesday. It Is probable but little time will be allowed for de bate , and the chances are that when the house adjourns Tuesday evening the quorum counting rule will have been adopted , and filibustering of the kind which has characterized the proceedings of the house for the past three years will be a thing of the past. As soon as the now order of things has been Inaugurated In the house consideration of the appropriation bills will bo resumed and will consume the remain der of the week. TAKIl-'K TAI.KKKS IIAVi : THIS CAM. . .Senator OIIHJ-'H iriiMiilshcil Speech Will Ciin- HIIIIIO. Several Dayx. WASHINGTON , April 10. The senate will adjourn soon after the hour of meeting as a mark of respect to the memory of Senator Vance. With the exception of the Chinese treaty , which Is to be considered on Tues day , and the routine morning business of each day , the remainder of the week promises nothing but a continuation of the tariff bill. There Is little doubt the s-emite will respect the agreement reached between Senators Harris and Aldrlch. providing that general debate on the tariff shall continue each day from 1 to G o'clock and that It shall not be Interrupted by roll calls or other business. This will probubly pre clude all parliamentary contests and pave the way for ten or twelve prepared tariff speeches. Senator McLaurln will speak on Wednesday and later In the week Senators Turple and Palmer and possibly other demo cratic senators will s-peak. On the repub lican side Senators Dolph , Morrlll , Perkins , Hlgglns , Galllnger , Hoar , CuIIom. Cameron and Washburn will probably address the senate If tlmo is permitted. If there should at any time be any lack of speakers Sen ator Quay will continue his speech , the de livery of which , it Is understood , will con sume several days time. NKW NICARAGUA OAXAI , HIM , . .Senator Morgiin Introduces Hill ( living Its Control to the Government. WASHINGTON , April 15. Senator Mor gan , chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations , has reported favorably a bill Intended as a committee substitute for the Nicaragua canal bill heretofore In troduced by him. The bill differs In borne respects from the original measure. It contemplates full co-operation on the part of the United States In tbe wotk of the Nicaragua Maratlme Canal company. All stocks , bonds and the bond obligations and liabilities of the company are to be cancelled or satisfied to enable the company to care for Its stock and bond obligations. An Issue of $71,000,000 nonassessable stock of the company at par IH to be Issued , the secretary of the treasury to control the re tirement of the obligations and the sale of the new stock. The bill originally In troduced provided for the Immediate Is suance of $1,000,000 of bonds , while the new bill Increases It to $2UOO,000 , or the liquida tion of expenditure ! ! already made on the canal. The secretary of the treasury IH to Issue $1,500,000 In bonds of the company , gunrnnteed by the United states. The new bill strikes out the provision forbidding government di rectors to bo stockholders In the company and also eliminates the discretionary powers confcried on the visiting engineer.- ) In the original bill. WKSTUKN riJ Veti'r.uiH of tlm I.nto War Itciiicnihercd by tint Cciieral ( lovcriiincnt. WASHINGTON , April 15.-Speelnl ( to The Deo. ) 1'enslonn granted , issue of April ! l , were : Nebraska : Original widows , etc. KHtui Donahue , Superior , Nuckolls ; minor of William S. Clark , Nemaha City , NomaJia ; ( ' lemma A. Field , Omulm , Douglas ; Kllza H. Ilarnlmrt , llartlngton , Codnr. Iowa : Original-George W. Morrlll , Cedar Rapids , Linn. IncroiiHo Kllllan Inners , Des Molnes , Polk. Reissue JamoM Pender- gast ( deceased ) . Avoca. Pottawattumle ; \\llllam II. Shlpnmn , Mclntlre , Mitchell ; Oscar Perry. Jackson Junction , Wlnni- shlek ; James McCulluin , fresco , Howard. Melbourne , Marshall ; Mary F. Tiurp' Mnquoketn , Jackson ; Mary J. Davidson , Lucas , Lucas ; Margaret Graham ( mother ) , Centcrvlllo , Appanoo.se ; minor of George W. Williams , Marshalltown. Marshall. Montana : Original widows , etc. Minors of Joseph S. Champion , Virginia City , Mad ison. Colorado : Widows , Indian wars-Hannah llasMon , Denver , Arapahoe. LINCOLN MIMORI.YI. : ASSOCIATION. Short AildrcssosMade hy Many Prominent People. WASHINGTON , April 15.-SevcraI hun dred members of the Lincoln Memorial as sociation held their annual meeting hist night In the old house on Tenth street where President Lincoln died. Vice Presi dent Stevenson presided In the absence of Chief Justice Fuller. Dr. Tennis S. llam- lln , president of the association , made a short opening speech. Addresses were also made by Secretary Herbert , Senator Mun- derson , General Thomas M. Vincent , who was at Lincoln's deathbed , nnd John a. Nlcolay. Lincoln's private secretary. Let ters of regret weie ncelved from Secretary Lament , Associate Justice ShIraH , AsMstiint Secretary Hamlln , Chief Justice Richardson of the court of claims , Governor Flower of New York , President T. T. Eckert of the Western Union Telegraph company , White- law Reid , Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York City , Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes , Senators Allison , Cockrell , Gordon. Henderson , Mc- Mlllen and Sherman and Representatives Wilder nd Wright. Lexington 1'roplo IVIpndly In llrceklnrlilcc. LEXINGTON , April IB. Whtlo the press and the courts are against Colonel Urcck- Inrldno , there la profound Lympathy tor him here ut bin home. Although there Is no disputing his record In matters biought out In the trial , he has been a true friend to many neighbors und associates , The papers hero have .ptllillfhcd the proceed ings of the trial without comment , nml they appeared today without editorial reference to the verdict. , Tiitxit Jitri > jtlt'sux ( n/f.rr. Seir-Coiifc-ccd Murderer of Old Man ( loodalc May llo Lynched. CRHSTON , Apill 15.-Spcclul ( to The lc ? ? . ) Those citizens who have continually nnd steadfastly believed tluit Dell Halderson , the self-confessed 'murderer of eld man Goodale , was the tnillty party have had their convictions MrciiRthened recently. Since the acquittal ot llalderson ho has been reiterating the story of the killing of Goodnle , nnd says hedon't , care who knows ho did It now , as hican't ; bo tried again. In the neighborhood'of Dnldemm'H home there Is much excltdment over the affair , nnd frequent Intimations of lynching are heard. There are many who belli ve Hint Halderson Is not the fool people claim him to be. nml It Is this clement that Is likely to cause trouble unlefen Ralderson Is placed In confinement. His frequent ncknowlcdge- menU of killing Gooilnle have Intensified the feeling against him , nnd n lynching Is not Improbable. The statement made by Haldcrson'H brother at the conclusion of the trial that he would have him Placed In nn asylum has not yet hc < > n fulll'led , and If he does not place htm there soon It Is 1'kely he will not have an opportunity to do so. Reports from the Ralderson neighborhood are that the feeling against the self-con fessed murderer Is growing. Detail ! ) of the Monument Arranged. DES MOINKS , April 15.-SpPclnl ( Tele gram to The lice. ) The Iowa soldiers and sailors monument commission wus In ses sion all day yesterday. After om ° discus sion over the site It was practically de cided to go ahead nnd erect the monument on the site of the old stnto house , Just soutlf of the new eapltol. The commission then missed on many of the details. For the four generals on horseback the following were chosen : Generals Crocker. Dodge , Curtis and Corse , all prominent lowana In the war. For three medallons under the gables. Generals lielluuin , Hutch nnd Wlun- low were selected , ami under the fourth gable will be the coilt of arms of the state. On the front face below the gable there will be a representation of a mother teach ing her son the history of the war. For the mother the late Airs. Senator Harlan was selected , and for the boy the young son of Robert Lincoln , who died In London , grandson of .Mrs. Senator Harlan nnd also of President Lincoln , thus connecting with state history the great name of Lincoln. ISx-Governor Klrk\vood yesterday sent Ills resignation as n member of the commission on account of falling health. It was ac cepted. His successor will be appointed by the state executive coUntel. Van l.rme'n Disappear * . DUUUQUE , la. , April 15. ( Special Tele gram to The Hee. ) Pension Agent Van Leiivon has left his home In Lime Springs - for parts unknown. He disappeared last Monday , after transferring his property to his wife , nnd after hearing that lie. bad been Indicted nt Minneapolis , He Is under a J5OOU bond to appear In Dubuouo next Tuesday to answer , forty indictments. lie Is unable to furnlah a bond to meet the Minneapolis Indictment ! ) , and some of the government olllcors 'ibelleve he has disap peared merely to k9 < 'p out of the way of the United States marshal from Minneapo lis , pending his appearance for trial in Dubuque. The Lime Spilngs people be lieve he absconded. . . Sncillpor at Mitrcngo. CEDAR RAPIDS"Ia. ; , April 15. ( Special Telegram to The lee. ) A special from Wllllamsburjj says1 There" Is fjreat excite ment at Marcngo over the outbreak of smallpox in that city. It Is the same old story of a tramp , who was taken sick a few dayn ago , but which no one Imagined was smallpox until many had been exposed , just how many Is nor known. The thirteen prisoners In the county'jall nnd the tramp have been moved out on the fair grounds , where quarters h'avo Leen provided , to await developments. ' * * t'.rr3'A/-'y. i'\ptir IIK.I IT. Reports from Wyoming Itiinges on ICccrnt Storm tlfimiigex. SHERIDAN , Wyo. , April 15. ( Special to The Hee. ) The Block Interests have not suffered ns much as at first reported. The loss will not be ovw 10 per cent , and In some portions only 5. W. N. Robinson of Tongue river had over 800 head In Ills pas ture and his loss was three bend. In some cases where the farmer had a few head and had disposed of his hay the loss was heavy. The reports now from the range confirm the statement that the loss will not be ns great as reported at the time of the storm. The Know has disappeared and the prospects for grass la better than It has been for years : Irrigation In Wyoming. DOUGLAS , Wyo. , April 15.-Speclal ( to The JJee. ) J. M. Urockway , Alexander Urockway , James A. Rrockwuy , David S. llrockway , Wlllard Vlrden , G. W. Dlckson , Mrs. Matilda Ruggctt and Miss Maggie K. Urockway of Douglas have Just located 2,000 acres of the choicest lands'on the Fort Fettermun reservation pear Douglas. It is the intention to ut once begin the con struction of a canal from the Platte river to Irrigate the lands. The survey for the ditch has already been completed. It will require a largo num of money to complete the ditch , and It Is only through the com- ulned efforts of the colony that It will be possible to carry the enterprise to a suc cessful completion. The selection comprises some of the finest agricultural hind In the state , and the development of the tract will mean a great deal to the city of Douglas. Plight < > f a ( ! ray Miner , " RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 15.-SpeoIal ( Tele gram to The Hee. ) A crazy man was found yesterday by W. Daley about three miles west of town. He was without coat or hat , his face badly scratched and one eye swollen shut. He was brought to town nnd placed In Jail. Tadav he was tiiilll- clently recovered td tell that he formerly worked In No. 3 mine at Rock Springs , that he had started for llopklnsvllle , a neighboring camp , and got lost. Authorities Ituthcr SiiHplcloui. CASPER , Wyo. , April 15.-Speclal ( to The Uee. ) The Bherlff of this county has just received a telegram from Vermllllon , S , IX , stating that A. C. Arnold had given himself up to the authorities there , repre senting he had Htolcii' $300 from the depot nt this place , und desired to bo sent here to stand trial. The authorities here hardly know whether to believe Arnold's represen tation or to think that he Is endeavoring to get them off a clew to the real robbers. Never Soiled Ills Iliind'Tn-Ith Wor ! . CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 1C. ( Special to The Hee. ) There Is no truth In the rumor In circulation that Judge J. A. Rlnor of the United States court was once employed us a brnkemuu on tho. Union Pacific rail road. The Judge caiae to this state direct from Ann Arbor , Mich. , and was a prac ticing attorney nntU appointed to his pres ent position by President Harrison. Young Trout : for Wyoming. LARAMIE. Wyo. , April 15.-Speclal ( to The Uee. ) The state llsh hatchery now bus on hand fully 1,000.000 young trout which are ready , for distribution In the streams of the stntiv The work of trans planting the llsh will bo begun next month. Carbon Miner * Injured , CARBON , Wyo. . April 15.-(8peclnl ( to The Hee. ) Threw Finland miners were se riously Injured by fulling1 coal In the Union Pacific mine here Friday , Their namou are : Jesse Astley , Jglm Donally and Sued- den Ilermln. McKoynoUU Itrcnkn Loose. Again. LINCOLN , April 15. An. advance copy of a remarkable letter which on Monday will be presented to Governor Walte of Colorado rado was published today. The author Is Robert McReynolds at Oklahoma , who for merly lived at Lincoln , nnd Is now at Den ver. The document recommends the seces sion of Texas. Oklahoma , Kansas , Ne braska , Colorado and other states. The sil ver Issue Is made one of the leading ground * for the declaration , und McReynolds claims that wh/i the letter Is presented to Gov ernor Malta It will have full endorse ment und bear signatures from the mates named , < > Wreck on the Union Pacific. MILLIARD , Wyo. , April 15-The train duo at Evanston at 10:20 : last night was ditched half a nillo east of here. William Lothbrlilge. cnnlner , and O. If. George , fireman , were instantly killed , Two mail cars were derailed and the engine thrown down an embankment twvnty-llve feet high. WATER SUPPLY WAS SHORT Business Portion of Santa Crnz , Oal. , Almost Entirely Consumed , AID CALLED FROM NEIGHBORING TOWNS Prompt Action on tliu I'nrt of tin- County AuthorltlcH Su\ri tlio County Riieordi I.tus , BIKIO.OOO ) ln- Biiruticc , SHO.OOO. SANTA CRUZ , Cal. , April 15. The great conflagration of last night nnil tills morning reiluceil to ashes twenty-four buildings In tlio heart of this city anil caused a loss of over $255,000 , with less than $100,000 Insur- ntico. Ono block reduced to ashes Is bounded by Pacific aveime , Cooper and Grant streets , and contained almost the finest buildings In the city , occupied by lawyers , bankers and merchants. The business dis trict Is across this from the I'uelflc Ocean house. The lire was of Incendiary origin and was first discovered at 10:40 : o'clock Saturday ulght , when an alarm was rung In , but the nrcmcn could not obtain a supply of water from the hydrants. The city's mains had broken Saturday afternoon , and the water had been shut oft at the reservlor , three miles from town. 1'rlvato hydrants were soon tapped , but the forcu wus not sulllclont to do any work and It was not until 12 o'clock that the city's mains wore once more opened. The water supply was then sufllclent , but as Santa Cruz had not a flro engine to force the water through the hose the streams were weak and Ineffectual. The flro started In the rear of Henry Kloo's grocery , a frame building at the corner of Cooper and Front streets. A northwest wind was blowing and this helped to madden the llamcs , which had by this time fastened hold of George Stalfler's building nnd wore slowly eating their way toward Pa cific avenue. The building burned with great rapidity and the llamcs from the buildings on Cooper street threw showers of sparks on the dome of the city court house , which soon Ignited and burned to the ground , nothing being left but the four walls to mark the place whcro the structure stood. Chinatown , which has fifty shnntles of very Inflammatory material ? , caught and burned like tinder. The Chinamen saved some of their effects , but nearly all of their belongings were con sumed. Mayor Jeter , fearing that the whole business portion of the town would bo reduced to ashes , telegraphed to San Jose for assistance. A steamer came on a train se\enty miles In a little over nn hour and lent valuable assistance In checking the flames. Watsonvlllo sent a steamer and It was largely due to this fact that the flro did not spread over more territory. While the lire was raging at Its highest one of the great three-story brick walls fell In , causing a panic among the people on the street , who barely escaped without being Injured. At1:30 : the flro wus uu.ler con trol and Santa Cruz breathed more easily. The burnt district today presents a pic ture of devastation and the smouldering ruins are being watched by guards to prevent any other outbreak that might occur. The county officials made good use of the time when tlio court house cupola was burning and carried all of their books and assess ment rolls to places of safety. Among the buildings consumed were the following : Shafiler's furniture storei Hoff man's real estate office , McKlnney & Son , real estate olllc.es ; Louvre saloon , justice court , Lonard's block ( saloon ) , City bank and law offices. Pilot hose company , Hotallng block ( three stories ) , Warner building , Simp son building. dossing Cooper street , the court house was entirely consumed. China town was likewise destroyed. The fire was stopped at the Pease block , which was badly damaged. The total loss Is estimated at $200,000 ; Insurance , estimated at $ SC,000. Searching for the ItiilTulo Victims , BUFFALO , April 15. The work of search ing the ruins of the works of the American Glucose company building for bodies was begun today , and when the workmen quit work tonight the remains of four persons had been found. The morgue was crowded all day with weeping Polish women , wives , and relatives of the men burned. They made a great outcry when the remains were brought In and the more demonstrative threw themselves on the charred remains. The morgue officials had to 'use force to get them away from the remains. Work will be begun on the ruins at daybreak tomor row. The exact number of men who were cremated cannot be definitely stated as yet. Three Children Iliirncil , JANESVILLE. Wis. , April 15. At C o'clock this morning the residence of August Krlnlte , three miles west of here , was burned and three children , aged 10 , 8 and G years , perished In the fire. The fire origi nated from a .defective chimney. In her effort to rescue the children the mother was badly burned. 7 > . .irnvni.ur / ' / / ; / . / > ' .f-oHSKQL'/.S Xotublc. IVrsoimgcx Follow Itio llciimlni to Their iMHt Hosting Phicc. NEW YOltK , April 15. Tlio fiinernl serv ices over the remains of the Intp David Dudley Field were held this afternoon at Calvary Episcopal church In the ptvsencj of hundreds of mourners. The pall bearers were : Justice Fuller , John Hlgelnw , Charles liutler , Joseph II , Choate , William M. Kvnrls , Abnun S. IK-wllt. ex-Judge Charles A. Peabody , ChancLllor McCracken , It. L , Dayo , 11. M. Oallawiiy , Judge Abram It. Lawrence , Henry II. Anderson , Sir William Lane Hooker. Judge John R IJIlloii , Jtidgo Charles 1 * . Duly nnd General Wagner Swuyne. Ilev. Dr. Morgan Dlx olllflnted , assisted by Rev. Dr. II. Y. Satterlce , Itev. C. C. Tiffany nnd Ilv. W. S. Emmer. Among the mourners aside from the dead Jurist's distinguished family were the ulumnl of Williams college , a delegation from the legislature nnd a committee from the Stuto liar association. Tin * latter In cluded William H. Hurnblowcr of New York and Attorney General Hancock. The casket will remain In the vestry all night under guaid nnd tomorrow morning will In placed aboard a special car and taken t > Stockbrldge , Mass. , where the Interment will occur. Movement ) ) of Ocfiiu Vc srlx. At San Francisco Arrived J. M. Orlf- flth , from Itlea ; Keiinebt'c , schooner Spo kane , from llllo. Departed Queen , for Vic toria ; Iroquols , for Comox : Ittchnrd III , for Nanlamo , Charles H. Kennedy , for Nusha- gak ; JnmcH Allen , for whaling ; Dora , for Sand Point ; schooner Ralph J. Long , for Nushagnk ; Mlucoury , for Fort Gamble. At New York Arrived Masdam , from Rotterdam ; La llrctagne , from Havre ; Edam , from Amsterdam. At the Isle of Wight Passed Lepanto , for Now York. At Gibraltar Passed Suelln , for New York ; Werra , for New York. At Southampton Arrived Sualf , from New York. At Havre Arrived La Hourgoune , from New York. Trouble llrnwlng In Ahilmmn , BIRMINGHAM. Ala. , April 15.-Tho situ ation hero threaten * , to become serious us the result of the strike of 8,000 men yester day. It Is said the operators will attempt to put negro labor In the Illuo Creek mines tomorrow. The sheriff : has sent a strong posse to quell any disturbance that may arise , and It lias been learned the mllltla has been given orders to provide themselves - selves with 40,000 rounds of ammunition and be ready In case of a call. At a meet ing held at the several mines today , the strikers resolved to stand Ilrm. Miners lUiturn to AVork. PITTSlUWa. April 15. The miners cm- ployed In the New York and Cleveland Qas Creek mine at Turtle creek have decided to return to work at the 65-oent rate. Suffocated by Ilrnmlo Acid. LAWRENCE , Kan , , April IG.-Uurlng the progress ot a banquet which was tendered thu senior class of the Xiluli school by the middle olnHiCSfcj ! evening , some inHcrennls succeeded hirSjJlIng a quantity of broinlc acid Into thtC ] pl , nearly suffocating the young pcopKV3h attendance. Some were overcome liy Y'Sfj'iMUsontlng odor and uro still III. 8u p\Y4 iMilntR strongly to a member of thW Junior class of the High school and it V'- ' -'lent of the university pharmacy cchoc - w-'lip Hoard of l-Mucatlon will thoroiiKlilvV. . 'stlgatu nnd punish thu olfondcrH If eaufi-V.- . r viioirnixH dit.txiiii C.ITTI.I : . South Unkolii Huuchcr * Object to Wyoming Sheep Occupying Their Landi. CIIAMHERLA1N. S. ] > . . April IB. ( Spe cial to The Ile-The removal of thousand * of sheep from the ranges of Wyoming to the ranges of western South Dakota Is al ready causing a great deal of complaint on the part of South Dakota cattlemen , anil In time It Is certain that this feeling will result In open conflict between the cattle nnd sheep owners , nnd that the sheepmen will bo driven off the ranges , as Is now the case In Wyoming. The most of the sheip that have already been taken from the ranges of Wyoming on account of the threats of the cattlemen there have been placed on the ranges In Fall River county , this state. H Is estimated that fully 12,000 of the nnltnalti have arrived In Full River county since the commencement of the trouble In Wyoming. A Fall Rlv r county cattleman , In the following letter , gives the reaxoiiH why the cattle raising and sheep raising Industries on the same ranges conflict with each other : "We sometimes wonder If the news papers which are welcoming the advent of the shcepmon realize what a largo Influx of sheep means to the small cattlemen of the county. Settlements have sprung up here , principally along the stieains , of men with small bunches of cattle. These men have used all their limit lights and have invested a good deal of money and a great deal more of hard work In various Im provement * , nil of which would be of no value to them were It not for the govern ment grass land lying around them. What , then , will be the result If that grass land were overrun with sheep , which any stock man knows will live nnd thrive on n range so short that cattle cannot poF.slblv live. It will be readily seen that a Hook of sheep can be moved to a range already limply stocked with cattle , and that the sheep will thrive while the cuttle will be starved out. There certainly can IIP no question IIH to which Industry of the two IH condu cive to the best Interests of the country. One herder on loot can care for 1,000 head of sheep the year round , while the range that they occupy , If stocked with cattle , will support half a dozen families. Hut we are not inclined to think that the stockmen of thed * parts will calmly submit to Ivlng crowded out. Cattle versus sheep will bo be In the near future a knottier problem for Fall River county to solve than irri gation. " dfr VATTI.K run o.i/.i//.r.s .if.init- ; ; / Some I.nrge r.nnehcs In Southern Montana Will Como tills Way. ASIILAND , Mont. , Aprl : 15. ( Special to The Hee. ) A trip through the Otter creek country In southern Montana reveals the lact that the xvlntzr has not been as severe as In the country south and west of here. Captain Howe , one of the veteran cowmen of this section , raytt that the los bus been but little In excess of other winter : ? . Mr. Howe's foreman says they had a good Chinook wind In January that gave them bare ground all the rest of th > wlnt-r until the late blizzard , but the range stock were then all strong , and UH the Otter crock hills are covered In places with pne ! for ests the cattle drifted Into the timber and remained tin re until after the dorm , and as a consequence the IOH was nothing as compared with that In the open range coun try. try.Tho The beef shipments from this part of Montana the coming season will be fully as large If not larger than In former ycais , and the South Omaha people have a wide awake man working for them In this nee- lion. Otter creek Is now li.-lng settled by small ranchmen , and In a few years there will he settlements enough to support a nice little village. This country IH 103 m'lea ' from Miles City on the Northern Pacific , and sixty miles from Arvada on the Hur- llngton. In n matter of distance the coun try Is tributary to the P.urllncton , but the settlers' trade goes to Miles City. JIOX.lClf.tl IIM.V XOT JIOTIIKItlin. Authority of the ItlHlmp Not Onc.itlimed In Tut her Cnrhott'H Piii-Uh. DOUGLAS , Nob. , April 15. ( Special Tele- pram to The Uee. ) Contrary to expecta tions , there was no trouble In Catholic circles here today. Father Joseph A. Smith of Nebraska City held mass In the Catholic church In this place nt S and 10 o'clock In the forenoon , nnd was listened to by a largo audience Hlsliop lionacnm of Lincoln was also present nnd made some remarks. He said that his puiposo here was to Introduce Father Smith as the future pastor of th's and the Palmyra parish. lie roasted the sensational newspapers In a general way , nnd In reference to Father Corbett said that he-had excommunicated him and sus pended him from his prlcst'y functions , and warned nil Catholics to have nothing to do with him In a spiritual way. Ho gave as his reasons for this action toward Corbftt that Coibott had brought him Into a civil court against the lawn of the church. It was announced that they would hold mass at Palmyra next Sunday and in this place May fl and regularly thereafter the first Sunday In each month. May li Is Father Corbett's regular Sunday , and as he has said he would hold mass hero on that day a clash of factions may be looked for. This was not Father Corbetl'H regular appoint ment , and he did not appear In this place ut any time during the day. It'llO ir.l.VT.S T/lliS/J OWH.'KHS : ' .Missouri .Judges , Kent Up for Contempt , IMSUMC unil Dying In .Iivll. KANSAS CITY , April I5.-Judgo Lyons , one of the St. Clalr county judges In jail for contempt of court for refusing to levy nn assessment ordered by the United States district court , last night bjcnmo violent and made all sorts of threats against the Jail authorities. llo became no obstreperous that the jailer told him that unless he be haved ho would have to be put In a dun- neon. The Judge was Hiifforlni ? from neu ralgia and called for a physician to relieve the pain , but no one could be obtained. It Is said that the Judge Is going Insane. His predecessor In ofllce. Judge Copenhavcr , is now on his deathbed , and his wife nnd a daughter are Insane from the shock of his Imprisonment. Wealthy KIIIIKIIH Tanner MiootH IIIVlfi > anil Then Taken Polsnn , HIAWATHA , Kan. , April li. ! ( Snselal Telegram to The lice. ) One of the most shocking murders nnd suicides known In this section of country for yearn WIIH com mitted this morning. James T. Wntklns , a wealthy and highly respected farmer tf Drown county , shot and fatally wounded his wife and then took POHOII | , from tlio effects of which ho soon died. Watklns had not been living tvlth his wlfo for some time. This morning he went to the house before any one wan up and shot her twice. She Is now In n dying condition , It I * thought by many that Watklns had brooded over his family troubles until he had become - come derungeu , Denver Dornn't Kmlornn AlcltrynolilH. DENVER , April 15-Colomd Robert Mc- Reynolds , author of the secession letter ad dressed to Governor Walte , the substance of which was given In an Associated press dispatch from Lincoln , Neb. , has been In Denver several weeks cocking employment , lie offered the letter In question to the newspaper ! ) here , but none of them would publish It. Ills secession plan received no endorsement here. Veteran of tlio Crlmrii Dl < > * . NEW YORK , April 16.-A veteran of the Crimea and a survivor of the glorious charge of the Light Ilrlgndo at Ualakluvn , William Hlbbcrt by name , died yesterday of pneumonia. Mr. Illhbert wan a native of Nottingham , England , and WUH C5 yeura old. Wholt'Kiilc Vaccination , BROOKLYN , April 15.-Uetwecn 0 o'clock Saturday night and 1 o'clock yesterday morning 1,000 persons were vaccinated In Wllllamsburg. Fifty-two doctors and 132 policemen did the job. They met with some resistance In the Italian Quarter. Iron Mill Cliinen Down. ISHPEMINQ , Mich. . April 15.-Tho Win- thorp Iron mine ceased operations today , afttr twenty years of contlmi'ius nt-rvi- , on account of the little demand tut Us product , The mine employed 2 0 men. MEN GAVE NO NOTICE So Sny the Officials of Jim Hill's ' Grcafr Northern Road , NOT A WHEEL TURNING YESTERDAY Brotherhood Lenders Say Their Men Havd No Eight to Strike. NORTHERN PACIFIC F.EADY FOR TROUBLE Only Mail Cais Allowed by the Men to Proceed , COACHES UNCOUPLED FROM THE TRAIN .Strike line Not Vrt Extended to the IJiMcrn , J'ortlon of Ihn Komi , hut Probably Will by Toihiy-Kiimorsof a Settlement. ST. PAUL , April If . The strike on the Great Northern railway IB gradually workIng - Ing cast , having taken In Grand Forks. N. D. , last night at midnight , nnd If n. . t soon settled will probably reach this end of the line In about two or three dajs. It IH developing a peculiar state of affairs. The strike was ordered by the American , Railway union and Is being more actively antagonized by the railroad employes ! brotherhoods than by the railroad company , Itself. There can bo no doubt that the Individuals of the various brotherhoods are privately somewhat dissatisfied , but they , recently accepted the revised schedules anil are standing by their agreement with the company. A meeting this afternoon of the local organization of the engineers took no official notice of the strike , but at the closn of the meeting the hecretary told an As sociated press representative th.it they wcra opposed to the strike and any engineer who countenances or In any way assists the strikers will do so at Ills peril. The following , addressed to the president of the Great Northern railway , has been re ceived here : "If firemen In your employ , who are mem bers of the brotherhood , have quit work In the present strike they have violated the laws of the organization and will bo ex pelled. They will have no support from tlm organization or lie sustained by the federated committee. Wo propose to stand by nil agreements that have been made and signed by authorized committees. You are at liberty to act accordingly. "F. P. SARGENT " CONDUCTORS CAN'T LI3GALLY RTIUKB. The following ; Is a copy of u message sent by E. E. Clark , grand chief of the Railway Conductors , to the local secretary at Spokniio Falls , with directions to make such use of It as he chose : "Strike on the Great Northern will re ceive no recognition or support from mo or'from federated vfKU'd ' atlons. Our mem bers are to comply Btrictly with our lawn und to perform their proper and right duties. If any participate inastrlko they must abide by the consequences , which are well known. " As far as can bo learned at this hour the road Is tied up over about 1,600 miles of. its system , tlio number of men being mucli greater than the number of actual strikers. So long ns the strikers can prevent tlio making up of trains , the train crows , al though willing to run trains , arc helpless. At a number of points along the line tlio citizens have openly espoused the causii of the strikers. H Is not thought any law lessness will be permitted at any point. THE COMPANY'S STORY. The company this afternoon handed to the Associated press the folowlng copy of a mes sage to the mayor of Helena , who had sent a message asking for a statement as to the extent und cause of the strlke : ST. PAUL , April in Iton. John C Cur- tin , Helena , Mont. : After a full considera tion , the rules and schedules of wages and hours of work of eiiglnemen were approved and adopted by the grand ofllcers of the Urothcrhoods of Locomotive Engineers nnd Firemen , and by the fully authorized com- mlttee of the men thcmcselvcs , and reduced to writing. These took effect tlio 1st ot March last. Since then no changes In thcno schedules have been made or thought of. Proposed changes In similar schedules for conductors and trainmen , making slight re ductions In special cases , but leaving a large proportion of the wages unchanged , were formulated by the ofllcers of the com pany and the -principal olllcors of the re spective orders and of the employes affected and have been submitted to the men them selves for approval by vote. No change In any previously agreed schedule has been made , no reduction of rates of pay or In crease In hours of switchmen or yardmen at Helena or elsewhere was under considera tion , and the proposed changes In the sched ules of conductors and trainmen were sub ject to the vole of the men soon to be taken and reported to the company , t'ndnr these conditions , continues the statement , the company had no thought or notice of trouldo until a telegram dated Unite , Mont. , April 1. ! , and Hlgned by Jninca Egan. was received by General Manager Case , stating that un less former wages were restored the men would strike at noon I ho same day. Thus the strlko was precipitated without notlco to the company from any of Us employes through the oil ) oars of their rcspectlvn orders or otherwise , that wages or terms of service were unsatisfactory. All rumors or btalements that tlio company was proposing or had thoughts of replacing Its employes have been falsa. The company Is not re sponsible for the strike by which men are thrown out of employment In all Industries , and the business of communities along Itu line made to suffer loss. Thu company has at all times been willing to discuss with tin employes or with 'their duly authorized representatives all questions affecting their wages of other terms of employment JAMES J. HILL , proHliiunl C.V. . CHASE , General Manager. ALL ( JUIKT AT .SUPERIOR. Tim correspondent of the Ashoclated presa at West Superior telegraphs there Is no sign of a strlko at that point as yet. seven tralim on the Eastern Mlnnefcotu ( br.imh of thu Great Northern ) having started out todny without any Interference. No trouble is anticipated there. A dispatch received by the Ploncer-I'resH from Summlti , Mont on the Cascade division , says no one is working on that division as far us can be learned there. Tlio strikers are said to be ; uji provided with provisions , and are banguiim of success. A Devil's Lalco special to the Associated press says thu strikers have prevented any movement of the trains from that point for forty-eight hours. The company , with tliu help of the crow of the train that was stopped there yesterday , tried to make up u train today for the east , but ucro prevented by the strikers. They will allow tlio bag- gaga car and the mall cars to proceed , but forcibly prevent the coupling of any PUHUCII- ger trains. The baggage car IH exempt from Interference , as It has mull matter in It. A opcclul meeting of the city council decided today to hear any warrants the com pany might swear out and enforce them , The strikers are orderly , and have been keepIng - Ing the peace among themselves. u u understood that any of them uho may be come disorderly will ha promptly lucked up by the strikers themselves. COAST DIVISION TIED I'P. SEATTLE. Waah . April 15 - The Great Nuitluru ruihuud Mriku hat ) extended today OV.T thu Cu ' .ulo dlvUluii * ud tlic uU'lu ij'tt-