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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , J871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUSING , APRIL 20 , 1891. S1NOBWCOPY LIVE CENTS , 1IOGAN IS CAPTURED United States Troops Ordered Out to Stop His Eailroad Career. GARRISON AT FORT KEOGH UNDER ARMS Eoldiers Succeed in Bringing the Bold Gen eral to a Stand , UNITED STATES MARSHALS OVERPOWERED Ecports of a Fatal Conflict at Billings Were * a Oaaard. \\ILL \ \ REACH FORT KEOGH THIS MORNING Authorities nl Washington Mnlntnln 'Micro In No ( Juettlon of Their night to Orili r Out IVili nil 'I roop * to 1'rotiet Iho Iliiinl. ST. PAUL , April 2(5 ( Dispatches received licre early this morning stale lhat Ilogun's nrmy was captured at Forsythe , Mont. , nt 11 30 o'clock Wednesday night. No blood . was shed , the men submitting to arrest .Very ( niletly. The successful termination of the affair was due to a very clever maneu ver on the part of Colonel Page , who , learning thai the Industrial train v.as de layed by lack of water , secured a special train and took them by surprise. ST. PAUL , April 2r Reports from the train that wns stolen by the Uulte C'oxoy- Itcs and has been coming this way since night before last have come In from various points today. The train left Livingston last flight and came a short distance east and jncnt Into camp for the night. That was at Columbus nnd they got nvvny from the 'deputy marshals there and luter showed their superiority of numbers nt Hillings so decidedly that the force of deputies with drew and the stolen train continued Its Mctorlous Jouiney "On to Washington. " Early today orders were went out to the nrmy posts stationed near or on the line of thp Northern Pacific road nml troops have boon In ic.idlness for moving orders at Foil Bnolllng , near this city ; at Furt Yules , neni JJIsmarck , and nt Fort Keogh , near Mites pity , on the line of the road At Fort Keogh Colonel Page Is In command with half a dozen companies of Infantry. and two companies of cavalry , onn Hotehkiss nnd one Gatllng battery , and the foi to mi ro pers COO as hardy troops as arc lo be found in the United States service. Colonel Page is a firm commaiulcr who believes thoroughly | n obeying orders and Is a hard hitter when the orders are to strike , so lhat the outcome bf the coming scrimmage between Ilogun's nrmy nnd Undo Sam's nrmy Is not much In doubt. If , by any possibility. the train shoaldbo able to run past Fort Keogh , double the force , of troops stationed there could be thrown In the way In a very feu hours. JTho Fort Keogh garrison 1 In readiness for tliocnoinynlthuiifih'lt in not thought Hie Jraln will reach there befoie morning. The pen show n fear of night running since ihclr first night , and arc expected to go into camp for the night at some polnl bc- xvoen Billings nnd Keogh. They have an Idea thai the company will block the tiack by throwing u muss of dlit across It or In Borne similar way prevent their further progress. Last night It wus such a icport that Induced them to go into camp , and there seems no doubt they will do the same tonight. The Northern Pacific opeiators along the line are keeping the company ad- Wised of the position ot the tialn , andthe troops will bo In readiness After iholr capture It Is probable tint the Coxejltes will be returned to Hut to under military escort. The only way the "army" could escape , apparently , Is by leaving their tialn Rnd starting on foot across the country. CONFLICT AT HILLINGS. < BILLINGS , Mont. , April 25 At noon to- Way the COO members of Ilogun's army on their stolen train arrived In this city. Close Ot their heels was a train bearing seventy- Bvo deputy United States marshals , and , Wicn the opposing forces met a conflict Vas at once precipitated. It resulted In one fiian on each side being severely wounded. flhc stolen tialn with the Coxo > ltes on board laid over at Columbus , a small station formerly known as Stllluatcr , foi the night JTho deputies overtook them nt that point nnd demanded their surrender. General Hogan , however , paid no attention to the Command , and ordered his men to go ahead The two trains came on slowly during the forenoon , the deputies closely following the Coxcvltes and vvnlchlng for an opportunity to seize them and their train. On arriving pt this city a stop was onlcied and the con flict was resumed. United States Marshal McDermott ordered the leaders of the army to surrender , und .on their refusal a few of the deputies , nervously and without Any orders , fired upon the men In the cars , A few shots were exchanged before the inar- Bhal could regain control of his men und fitop the fight. TWO MEN WOUNDED. During the firing ono of the deputies was seriously wounded and at least one ot the army was wounded. There was a lepoit Unit "General" Hogan was himself wounded thrco times , but the wires being cut mak it Impossible to confirm this report. Marshal McDermott decided that his men were not cpial to the work cut out for them , nnd , ns he got them to stop tiring , ho with drew them and notified the authorities that Ms force was Insulllclont. Tie | train bearing the army soon afterwards soon afterwards started for the east , and so far as heard from , still continues on Its way towards Miles City. At that place It Is expected the national troops will bo successful In stopping the train and placing It In the hands of the court. court.GOVERNOR GOVERNOR ASKS FOR TROOPS. WASHINGTON , April 25. The following telegram , which was received at the white house today , was obtained from Private Secretary Thurber this evening , It Is from Governor Rlckarts of Montina , und was ad dressed to the president of the United States It Is dated Helena , Mont. , and read ns follows "Information reaches mo by wlio Unit a band ot Coxeyltes , lleelng the state with a stolen train , were ovurtaken ut Hillings by Deputy United States mar shals , who were trying to servo n writ oimuuitlng from the United States courts. A flghl ensued. One dcputj marshal wns wounded , and the leader ot the Coxeyltos nounded. The deputy marshals wpie over powered by the Coxevltes and driven oft with revolvers and other weapons. The mob then surrounded the deputies and held them prisoners. The train of Co.\e > ltea is within a few hours run ot Fort Keogh , It Is Impossible for the state inllltla to overtake them. As governor nf Montana I hereby request jou to have the federal troops at Fort Keogh Intercept , take into custody , arrest and hold the Coxeyltes , subject to the orders ot the. United States courts , Usulng the writs referred to. It the Coxeyltes paes Fort Keogh before orders can emanate from you for their arrest I re- auest that the federal troops ho ordered to ou'rtako them. Promptness requested. G. E. RICKARTS , Governor of Montana. WASHINGTON , April 25. The strong band of Iho government has at last been ex tended to check In their mud career the law- lu Cummonvvenlem who seUed a train upon the Northern Pacific railroad at Bultc , Mont. , nd are now running eastward. The govern ment no longer will ovvalt the tardy move- ments of the Mate officials and today Colonel Hi-nlne , who Is In command of the Depart ment of the Dakolas , In the ubune In Eu rope of General Merrill , was Instructed by telegram to line the United States troops to Intercept the mob and restore the railroad's property. This action follows close upon At torney General Olney's telegram of Instruc tion to United States Marshal Hcdo at St. Paul. ST. PAUL. April 25. The scUnre of n train by General Hogan's nrmy at Unite. Vestcrdny and the threatening aspect offered by the attitude of the several other Commonweal - weal urmlca at Spokane. Seattle nnd other places have put the railroad company on KM mettle. Very vlgo ous steps arc being taken to protcpt the compiny'H properly from the Industrials. In addition to Judge Cntdvv ell's order to the United Stales marshals an order was Issued today nt Spokane by Judge linn- ford of the L'nltpil States court directing Deputy Marshal Vlnxon to swear In n suf ficient force of deputies to guard the trains of the Northern Pacific road from scl/uro by the Commoinvealerii. This ucllon was taken becauseof a report that a concerted plan was on foot to sel/o trains at Spokane , Seattle nnd Tacoma IJUTTE CONTINGENT OVERTAKEN. Today's news from Hogan'n army Is very sensational. The men , who number between 100 and TOO , left Livingstone nt 710 last nlghl and reached Columbus , fifty miles this side of Llvlngiton , and spent the night In camp thprp. The United States marshal , with a large force of deputies , started after the runaways yesterday and when the Hoganltes were at Livingston the officers were only onp hour and twenty minutes be hind them. The special train bearing the olllrers made fast time and oveitrok the htolen train at Columbus earl } today. When the seventy-five deputies reached Columbus and discovered the COO Industrials , 111011 of them hardy miners , reckless of con sequences und determined to proceed , they found their authority -vas as llttlp legarded as their force was Insufficient The Noi th em Pacific officials were advised of the situ ation and the } ordered that no attempt be made to stop the train at Columbus and It started forward this morning , coming this way During the early morning Generil Manager Kcndrlck of the Northern Pacific was closeted with Colonel Suavne , commandIng - Ing this department of the United States army , and It was decided to attempt to stop them and seize the men before reaching Miles City. Fort Keogh Is near thai city and the troops have been ordered to seire the train on Its arrival there. The orders lo the troops at Fort Keogh say nothing about firing on the train and It Is not thought such action will be necessary. A special train has been ordered to be hold In readiness nl Fort Keogh and in case the Coxeyitc train Is run straight through not withstanding possible obstructions , the special , with a force of troops , will follow and arrest the Hogan army ut the flrsl op portunity. Running at twenty-five miles an hour , ns they were when lust reported. Hie Hogan train will not reach Fort Keogh until C o'clock tonight , but If they Incieasc their speed , as they did coming over the moun tains , they may teach there sooner. They replaced their former engine at Livingston with the best one to be hud In the round house. Some of the other armies of the northwest are also going out on the warpath today. The Seattle contingent , 1,000 strong , made up largely of men who came to the northwest to work on the Great Northern and the Ever ett < . Monte Crlsto railroads , will stnit on foot this evening for Washington city. To morrow they will march to Pujalliip , where the Tacoma contingent , about COO strong , will Join them Hopes are still entertained of securing transportation from the North ern Pacific , but fulling In making this ar rangement the evident Intention Is to boaid the first castbound freight train , The armv Is organl/ed in fourteen companies of ubout sixty men each. .AHOUT oTiiiat Aioimg. . i "f&K , . . . . , , I ii XV " & * s _ , t ? * - - -ff - ifs , K < St. T.nitU Itulsln n Ituglmcnt The Chicago Iron nimildi i 4. ST. LOUIS , April 2C SI. Louis is destined lo ndd her quota to the aimv that will be siege Washington next month If the Inten tions of "General" Joseph Movers are car- ilcd out. "General" Me > ers , who Is a laborer , to day said thai ho had secured some fifty or morn recruits and expected that the num ber would bo swelled to 600 by next Mon day. On that day he Intends to hold n pub lic meeting on the square , Immediately after which his army will march to the Eads bridge and demand free passage over to East SI. Louis. Transportation to Washing ton will bo demanded of the railroads , and If this Is not granted he says the army will take up Its march to the capital. CHICAGO , April 25 The minds of the Iron moulders have undergone a change and they now declare they will Join forces with Kelly and go "on to Washington " Reinforcements came In last night nnd their presence has altered things a trllio. Mil waukee sent ninety men under the leader ship of Charles Martin nnd an accompany ing delegation of GOO persons. Charles Val entine of San Francisco brought In 200 men and reports another body soon to arrive. General Kelly will probably bo asked to como to Chicago for n conference. PROVIDENCE , R. L , Apill 25. The New England contingent was royjilly entertained last night. Their supper consisted of corned beef , salmon und salads , sausage , cheese , ryp and white bread , crackers , coflee and all kinds ot pic. PORTLAND , Ore. , April 25. An attempt was made late last night by the Industrials to capture a Northcin Pacific freight train About 300 members of the Industrial army went to the union depot foi that purpose , but Chict of Pollo Hunt was en hand w th thirty olllccrs and prevented It. It Is rumored an attempt will be made today to capture n Union Pacific freight train. TERRE HAUTE , Apill 25 A section of General Frje's army Is stranded help A freight car on the Vundilln was charlered lo take them to Indianapolis nnd the general and some of the men und the camp equipment went to Ilrazll , where u stop over was to bo made The remainder are hero and refuse to walk and utter threats about taking a train. The police will restrain them If they attempt violence. General Frvo had estimated that one rar would carry them because the com bined weight of the army was less than the registered capacity of a freight car. INDIANAPOLIS , April 25 Foe's nrmy captured n Vnndalla train this afternoon a few miles out of Terre Ilauto and are now coming east. liulimuliil Army < < roivlng. LINCOLN. Neb. April 25. ( Special to The nee. ) 'Iho Nebraska' Industrial army congregated at Central.Labor hall this fore noon und elected n commander In the per son of II. A. Duff , who claims ho will lead the Nebraska host to Washington or fall In the attempt. W A. Vlckory v.as made commissary sergeant. Company A elected James Conley aa Hist lieutenant. Up to 10 o'clock this morning the muster rolls con tained the names of forty recruits The Ileo reporter visited them at headquarters and found them ull enthusiastic over the prospect of going to Washington , but none ot them hud any veiy definite Idea as to how the trip wns to be made They rely Im plicitly upon Conimindcr Duff. Iho men vvoro Intelligent looking and rather well dressed , tliero being but three or four who would be likely to attract the attention ot tha nrgus-cjed police In search of vagrants. Some of the men wore Knights of Pythias badges , while ono vvoro the badge of the Knights of Macca bees A largo tent has been secured nnd It will bo pitched either In Haymarket square or at Tenth and it. The labor or ganizations will take care of all the members of the army. Six men were cared for last night. Word was received by Commander Duff that several small companies were on their way to Lincoln to Join his army , nnd he posted some ot his troops In the rail road yards to Intercept them and lend them to the headquarters , Chief of Police Cooper received word this morning thai several good-sized parties nro enrouto to Lincoln by the box car trains and were likely to reach thla city tome time today. IIo states that It these mm come hero and enlist In the Industrial army , remain quietly at headquarters and are taken care of they wll not be molested. HARRISON'S ' FRIENDS TO The Ticket Nominated Being His Friends with Ono Exception. INDIANA REPUBLICANS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC Seventeen Itunilrril Delegated nml Hlxllion- gand Aiidltom I'rpirnt HiirrUon Miikcs n Sjicctli I'lntfiirm Denounce * the Present Ailmlnbitriitlon , Secretary..W. D. OWHN of Lognnsport Auditor A. C. DAIM2Y of Lnbunon Ticasurer P. J. SCHOLX of Uvansvlllo Attoiney Oeitoinl W. A. IvirrCHUM of Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS , April 25. The repub lican state convention today opened clear and crl p and although most all of the dele gates were up nil night working for their favorite candidates they were sustained by great enthusiasm and showed no signs of fatigue. It Is the largest convention ever held In Indiana and 1,715 delegates filled the lower floor of Toinllnson hall. The alter nates were partitioned off by a high board fence In the rear of the great hall. The gallery on the right was reserved for the ladles and tliero were hundreds of them present. The left galleries were occupied by the general public , and when the conven tion wns called to order there weio 0,000 people present. State Chairman Govvdy was at the head quarters In the Denlson house early and was besieged by ticket seekers. The chairman was unable to furnish any , however , as the last ticket was given out Ust night. The hall was elaborately decorated. A picture of ex-President Harrison , 10x6 feet , was suspended Immediately above the chairman's desk. Pictures of Ulalno , the late Governor Morton , Governor McKlnley , Garfleld , Lincoln and Grant also adorned the walls. Great bands of tricolored bunting crossed and recrosscd the hall and the gen eral effect was most pleasing. At U o'clock the doors were opened and the arduous labors of the coips of sergcants-at- urms began. The delegates were seated by districts and It was nearly 10 o'clock before they were properly arranged. The stage was decorated with red , white and blue stream ers and on the front of the presiding of ficer's chair was a huge glided eagle. At 9.30 a band located In the left gallery and Just over the stage struck up a series of popular and national airs and thereafter outbursts of applause were irequent until the convention was formally called to order by State Chairman Gowdy at 10 o'clock. When the venerable presiding officer , ex- Secretary ot the Navy Richard W. Thomp son of Ttrre Haute , came onto the stage from the rear , together with Charles W. Fairbanks , the convention cheered him lust- llv. He was escorted to a seat nc\.t to Chairman Govvdy. Chairman Govvdy asked the convention to rise , and Hev. Dr. Coultas of this city of fered a prayer. Hcforc the echo of Dr. Coultas' pi aver had subsided , a lusty-lunged delegate cried' "Hurrah for Harrison' " The committee's report on credentials and permanent oiganlzatlon was then adopted. The report as adopted provided that "the rules of the Fifty-first congress as adopted and applied by Thomas Uraehett Heed and lately encored by the present congress should govern. " President Thpmpson then arose to ad dress the convention. He received on ovn- tlont'aml It was several mlnutc3boforo-ho- could proceed. Ex-Secretary Thompson in his speech said that his woik was nearly done that he is no longer a boy. He urged the state repub licans to woik zealously for success In No vember ; advocated a protective tariff and deplored the present condition of affairs and charged It to the mlsgovernment of the party now In power. DX-PIIESIDENT HARRISON TALKS. Pandemonium followed the appearance of cx-Prcsldcnt Harrison , who followed the pre siding ofllcer. Hats and handkerchiefs were waved and the audience arose to Its feet amid cheers. General Harrison spoke as follows : "Mr. President , my vencrablo and honored friend : I congratulate you. 1 con gratulate the republicans of Indiana tint you 010 permitted on this hopeful day to pre side over a gathering of the republicans of this great state. ( Applause ) As jou have been faithful to the party In the hours of weakness and darkness , we are glad that you are here this moinlng , when the coun try Is awakened to the fact that a restora tion of republican principles in administra tion is essential to the prosperity and happi ness of the people. ( Great appluise. ) 'lo you , my friends , I como this morning with an acknowledgment ot my grateful obliga tions for these undeaeived and accumulated favors which you have heaped upon me. I will not undertake this morning , It would be Inippropilite , any full discussion of republican prli.clples. I will not stand be tween > ou and the Important woik which you hove assembled to do and which you are eager to bo about. At some tlmo during the campaign which so auspiciously opens todai If It bo the pleasure of my fellow cltl/ens I shall hold mjsplf at their service for n fuller discussion. ( Great cheering. ) I cannot allow , as I have said before , that an ex-president has lost his citizenship. ( Laughter and applause. ) Nor can I admit that a calm and temperate discussion of great public questions is undignified In any man. ( Applause ) Wo have had , beginning with those years when a senate champion of whig principles turning to Colonel Thomp- BOIl spoke to us fpllow citizens of Indiana down to the last national campaign , n con- tlnuuiiH debate upon the question of the tariff. The people have now accepted one view of the question , and now tinning have adopted the other. ( Applause ) The ( Ubato seemed lo have worn Itself out Even jour silvery eloquence , sir , has hardly been equal to stirring great Interest In the question Our people became so prosperous , so rich ; labor was so universally employed at good wages that men ceased to appreciate the danger and the disaster that was Involved In an abandonment of the protection princi ples. ( Applause. ) No orator was equal to the task of maintaining their Interest "nut events have stirred that interest to the profonndest depths of our society. ( Ap plause ) What the orator and the pamph leteer could not do a bitter experience that has Intruded Itself Into every homo and to many brought starvation has done and Is doing today. Our friends may endeavor to persuade the American people that this period of depression Is only one of these periodical panics that they say at Intervals , more or less certain , necessarily fall upon us. "Somo may endeavor to persuade jou that the Influences that have brought It about were climatic or seismic Hut 1 bellevo I do not iitato It too strongly when I say the common mind the close observation of those who are educated and I. stiucted by facts rather than given to refined theories lias settled upon the causes of this present disastrous depression. The times lire full of unrest , disaster and apprehension I be- llcvo today that all the tumult of this wild Eca would bo btllled as by the volco of Omnipotence If the great and Industrial commercial classes of this country could know today that there would be no attempt to strike down protection In American leg islation. ( Applause ) ON THE SILVER ISSUE. "The republican party Is friendly to a restitution of sllvur to a place of honor among the pioney metals of the world. ( Applause ) Some of my filuuls In the west thought I was uttering now doctrines when I declared that I believed the free use ot silver upon an International agreement that would assure Its continued equality with gold would do more than anything I know of , save the establishment of the protection principle , to bring again pros perity Into our comniurce. ( Applause. ) Iho trouble upon this question has boon Unit some of our western friends would not rocelvo any man ox tha friend of tllver who bdleved that vt co U not coin It freely and mnlntnln ltd parity with gold by coming Into an arrangement with the other great commercial notions of the world , They should have been more liberal. I be- Hove today that wo can see In England the lint on that has stood most strongly against the larger use of tllvqr and In Germany , a nation that has followed Rngland , the clear 1ml.cations of the growing of a sentiment for International agreement upon this ques tion , It Is Increasing In pouor , nnd I be lieve If rightly and jvlscly encouraged and directed from America It will finally bring other nations , by the compulsion of their own necessities , lntoncpord with us upon this subject. " ( Applause. ) In closing General Hnrrl on said' "Every man , I have always contended , has a right honorably to seek ofilca and a president has no right to complain lhat his tlmo Is some what occupied In attending to them , ( Ap plause , ) Hut there t ono contention that goes with nil this that must not be forgotten. When a ? man has honorably , earnestly , by appeal to his friends or to the appointing power , nought a nomination and failed ho Is altogether to bo reprobated It ha carries his grievance..homo with him nnd de serts the party. So/ln advance , I appeal to these In this body today who are to bo dis appointed loday to put themselves ut the front In the charge for their more fortunate competitors. " The rpport of the committee on credentials was then read and adqpted. The committee on resolutions reported the following platform , vvlilch wns adopted : We , the ippubllcnns of Indiana , In dele gate convention nKremblcd , renlllrm our faith In the progrewslvp principles of the icplihllcnn party. Wo bellevp Its politics , past nnd present , bH calculated to pro mote the luipplnesH und prosperity of the people. The administration of President Harrison and the congressional legislation of that paitv vveie wise , pinonnd patiiotlc , and we point to the maikcd'contrast between the home nnd foreign policies of that adminis tration and the piese-nt tiavesty on p-ovein- menl Inflicted on the whole people We be lieve In the re ) uUlcnn dcctitnp of prole t on nnd reciprocity which furnishes n hemp market for the pioduct of our factoilcn and our larms , nnd protects the 'vmerlcan la borer against the competition of the pauper labor of Euiope. Wo denounce the nnvvlnu nnd nnpiitiiotlc action of the democratic paity In attempting lo eliminate the le- elproolly pilnclplc from our tariff system , IliPtebj closing a IU.I-RP foreign maiket to iiroductH of American , fnrmcis and depiess- tnpr ugtcultural ( Interests. We denounce the piexent attempt of a demociatlc congress xo overthrow and de- slioy the Ameilcan Induslilnl system , ponise that , with the tencrul fear of a violent lent leadjnstmont of .ho country's business to a fice tiadc basin , has Increased the , national debt and ha.f plunged the country Into the' most disastrous business depression of its historv , has closed large numbers of banks and factories throughout tlie coun try , has thrown nn unprecedented number of Anicrlcin pltlzini tmt of employment , has compelled thoilwds of nblbodied nnd Industilous men to humiliate themselves by asking for chnilty , ai l has filled our biond land with fiec soup houses and food mui- kets. kets.We We believe In curretiej composed of gold , silver and papei , re'dlly convertible at n taxed standard of vnlup and entirely undei national control , and VVP favor the Imposi tion of Increased taiirf duties upon the Im- IioitH fiom all counties vvhlch oppose the colnagp of Hilver upo.i ft basis to be detei mined by an International congiees for nuch purpose. We denouiipo the avowed purpose of the dcmopiatlc pn ty to icstoio the ei.i ol "wild-cat" money We believe in a llbp il construction of our pension laws and vvt condemn the unjust policy til the ple enl administration of de priving ex-soldleia of their pensions with out n hearing n pul cy Intended to cast odium Upon loyalty nml patriotism. We beef - " - It to be the dUl of the Htate as well ns thp nation to ni e sultahlu provision for the care and nn , iitcnanco of nil Indl- gent soldiers , thplr t 03 und vv-rdowi We , thciefoie , favor * the labllghment bv thor slate of a suitable so r ' home for the re- ception of such soita < s , their vU'ps. nn widows as may be op. iken iiy'udverslfy , "We demand , U jAtsltt tyifonumont of all existing" .Immigration Kvs by the national ijovpniniPiit nnd ip M > \ a\\sti \ f-irther 'legis lation as will protect our peopip nnd Insti tutions against the Iiillnx of the criminal and vlt.lons classes. We denounce the unpatriotic action of the Cleveland administration In hauling down the American Hag at Hawaii , and condemn the airognnt assumption of power dlsplnjed In the pftort to lestoie a tyrannical queen OVPIn fiee people who had cast down the joke ol despotism. We pondcmn the outrageous baignln and sale of federal patronage by the Cleveland adminlstiatlon In Us unblushing efforts tc usurp the prerogatives of the legislative branch of the goveuiment to enforce a fa vorite measure thrpiifh congress nnd com pel the confirmation of presidential appoint ments by thp senate. We believe In such legislation , state nnd national , as will protect the lives and llmbn of employes of lallvvnys , mlncH nnd fac- toiles Balloting for candidates was then pro ceeded v , 1th and the first ballot was taken for secretary of state. There vv re no nomi nating speeches. There were five candi dates as follows- Aaron Jones of South Bend , A. D. Owen of ITogansport , J. E. Wat son of Rushville , M. 11. Sul/cr of Madison nnd Jasper Packard of New Albany. Of Mailon county's 130 votes 35 went to Watson , the largest any one candidate received. Owens , was nominated for secrctaiy of state on the fourth ballot. The ticket , ns n whole , Is a victory for the Harilson republicans and n defeat for the "old ticket" meii , the only nominee of the latter being P. J. Scholz. The ticket nominated Is as follows : Secretary ot state , W. D. Owen , Logansport ; auditor , A. C. Dalley , Lebanon ; treasurer , P. J. Schol/ , Evansvllle ; attorney general , W. A. Ketchum , Indianapolis , M/J.YI ; nn : cauxry. I'ccullnr Predicament In Which Moux Pulls In 1'l.iced. SIOUX TALLS , 3 I > , April -Special ( to The Bee. ) This clly has begun Itx unit against the county for $11,79622 , which Is the amount of the penalty and Intel est paid by Sioux rails cltl/eng , on delinquent tn\es Into the county treasmy since 1SS7. In case tinclt > wins , other towns and townships will sue for their sl-nrp , and n tax will have to bo levied to make the refunding. This clt.v'3 vnluitlon Is just about half of the total valuation of the county , .so In i alilng the amount to pay these refundx the eltv will have to pav half of the whole amount , or appioxlmntely th same amount ns Mic- herself xnes foi Thin may prove a good thing for the corporation but will not be of an > piiitlcular benellt to the people who pay the fielght , Two Important Cases SIOUX TALL9 , S. t > . , April 23 ( Special to The Uee ) Circuit court convened here yesteidny afteinoon. The two nio'-t Im portant cases for thp uniml liny to con- iddci are the cases of C C Ciandull and Ur M n Ulttmer , The former IH bound ovei for forging some,123,000 , worth of ih cks nml ilniftH while ciihhltr of the defunct Merchants bank. Dr. ' lllttmer la In heavy bonds for the minder of latlldn Hnigien. The death of the latter resulted fiom nn abortion peiformed by Dlttmer , ami under the law a of tills state that Is murder. Dr KNhei , who has J > < fn In jail since lam June , will have bin second trial. The jury In the flist tilal disagreed , Growl nc Dnnsrrroin. SIOVX FALLS , S. V , April 25.-SpePlal ( to The Hee. ) Hangen Olson , n Norwegian C9 yearn old. wnH befoio the lunacy homd yeateiduy Olson haa been demented for some time , hut has not been dniiKoroua until lately Recently ho met n small child In the load , attacked him and would have Killed him had not help urilved , Ho wns nneatPd Saturday while endeavoring to catch a 10-year-old bov. A imorco In SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 2. . ( Special to The Hee ) State's Attorney Bailey nn- nonnceH that the case against Joe McCnhr , who Is phnrgeil with trying to kill his wife , will bo dismissed McCabe la now out of jail , nnd 1m H been given the position of qunnv inspector for C. W , Hubbilrd , the big contractor It It ) understood that Mo- Cube a wife will Bet a divorce. I'm nil Iluttou Hotter. WASIIINOTON , April 25. Frank Hatton , ( who wns Strieker ) ' with paralysis jeutcrday , is slightly better today. His physicians re port that ho passed a fairly comfortable night. Murdered it Deputy Hht-rlfT. GX'NNISON , Cole , , April 28. Deputy Slier. Iff John Meyers was killed by Nick Myers , a ranchman whom ho was trying lo arrest on Rezr creek , twenty mihu tut ot here , TRYING TO SETTLE WITH HILL Great Northern Mngnato Wnnta to Ba Cer tain the Settlement Will Stick. . NO BASIS OF SETTLEMENT REACHED Northern I'nplflc OMIcInU Ifnvo I.lttlo 1'cnr of n jrmptitlu tic Strlkn on Their Line Shopmen nnd Cur KvpalreTB ( Jult lit bl. Cloud. ST. PAUL , April 2S. The committee from the American Railway union that Is trjlng to arrange the wage schedule on the Great Northern spent all of today with President Hill trying to convince that ofllctal they wore the regularly accredited representatives ot his employe ! ) , but the day ended without their object having been attained. There nro thirty-three members of the committee. , com ing from all branches of the road , and Mr , Hill went over the pay rolls of the company In the first place to find whether the men were , as they claimed , employes of the com pany. This matter being settled , the ques tion was whether they represented all of their co-employes , Mr. Hill explained ho did not wish to settle the matter with them and then find they were not wliaf * they claimed and have to settle the schedules all over ncaln. Mr. Hill also wanted the men to go back to work pending a settlement of the dlfllcultleB. This last suggestion was promptly negatived by President Debs of the union , who announced that the men did not propose to do anything until the whole trouble was settled for good When tha committee came together In this conference they presented the de mands that they considered necessary to be accepted before they would consider any proposals to resume work. These demands Include a return to the scale of wages In force prior to last August ; that the switchmen at Helena and Great Tails receive the simo pay as those at Butte ; thai .tho management pledge themselves to sign the schedule of wages In force prior to last August : that , If necessary to reduce expenses , the hours be reduced Instead of men being discharged. The conference will be resumed In the morning. The Northern Pacific olflclals In this city place little reliance In the Helena report that their men will strike If the Great Northern docs not grant the demands of Its employes So far as known here the Northern Pacific men are satisfied with present arrangements and have no intention of striking. ST. CLOUO. Minn , April 25. A committee of American Rpllvvay union men visited the Great Northern shops last night , and , as a result , thirty-five blacksmiths and car re pairers walked out today. The men here In sist that no arbitration will go and will take nothing but the August schedule. ST. LOUIS , April 23 Representatives of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of the Wabash system had a conference with Gen eral Manager Hays today for the purpose of having the management reconsider the sum mer wage schedule , which is practically a 10 per cent reduction. Following this the committee called upon General Superintendent H. L. Magee to pre sent the matter to him. U is not expected thai the conference wljl close for a day or two. , . i i * / MI > 'IIH : sritnci : SI'IUS.VDING. Atlnt Coke Compiny Conccieni 3rpn' Demand. UNIONTOWN , Pa. , April 25. The strikers scored Ihelr first victory last nlghl by the Atlas Coke company signing the scale as demanded by the Scottdale convention. The plant supplies Ohio furnaces. Their men went to work at the advance today. This victory will lead to renewed energy In bringing out the other men , who refused to strike. DENVER. April 25 Although Colorado mine owners profess to believe the strike will not spread In this state. Coal Mine Inspector specter Reed has received positive Informa tion that the miners will all go out within a few days. The Fremont county miners , who quit work Monday In accordance with orders from the Mine Workers union , have resolved to rerialn out one week lo asceitoln the feeling among miners elcswhere In the state , and If the strike does not extend they will rettnn to work. ST. LOUIS , April 25 About 200 miners from along the Mobile & Ohio marched to the Valley and Gulf mlnea at Sparta today and peaceably dissuaded the miners who wore there at work and who evidently were disinclined to strike , to join the strikers. The miners of Percy , Roseborough anil Sparta are now all out , In obedience to the general order of the union. Pl'nSUl'RG , April 23. At n meeting of coal miners held at Lecchbiirg delegates representing 3,000 miners who have not heretofore been connected with the National Mine Workers union asked that they be oiganlzed , and declared In favor of a strike This will take out practically all the Penn sylvania railroad miners and will tie up western Pennsylvania entirely. CONNELLSVILLE , Pa. , April 23. The strike is spreading , and almost every plant In this section has closed do\vn. Mobs of strikers mo again marching through the region to Intimidate workmen , but HO far no violence has been committed. Many men were prevented from going to woik today by their wives , who feared the vengeance of the strikers Serious trouble Is expected and deputies arc on guard at many places. P1TTSUURG , Kan. , April 23. The dele gate convention of miners called to meet hero today failed to nnterlalbe , nnd there seems to be no Interest manifested by the miners In the matter. No deleg-ites were elected by the different shafts to attend the convention. _ iriiiu : c//.i.sr.v ; .1 rn IMOM. NelmiHltu MlnUter In I'm * nlt of 1IU Afllulty Goes lliolui In sccliillu. SEDALIA , Mo , April 25. ( Special Tele gram lo The Bee ) Rev. A. W. Putney ot Pallsdale , Hllchcock county , Neb , n min ister of the Christian denomination , Is stranded hero today under pccullni circum stances. A month ago Rev. Mr. Putney advertised In a Chicago matrimonial paper for a wife , describing himself as u > oung mlnlBtei , well-to-do , and desirous of a wife who could love and assist him In the labors of his \lnejard. The description of his personality was n glowing one , and thiee Scdnlla young women , In u tplilt of fun , foolishly agreed to correspond with him Ono was selected as the amanuensis , and she did the woik so well that Rev. Mr Putney fell desperately In love He foi- warded his photograph , and the voting woinarv ended Itha correspondence * . Mr. Putney wrote to her again , and Inclosed his letter In a registered envelope , setting forth that ho would go crazy If his love was not requited. Receiving no further answer , ho left Palisade and came to Scdalla , arriving several davs ago , IIo was nnablo to locate lilu supposed true love , however , nnd In the meantime had expended his supply of cash and was left penniless. Today he applied to the city for assistance , when ho related hlH story , and will bo furnished transporta tion a portion ot the vv.ay homo. I'nknoiui Mun Drowned. Yesterday nfteinoon Fied Moore of Qlb- son \vent to the police hendqnorterB to report - port that a man had been drowned In the Missouri rlvei near Olbpon. Air. Moore kecpu a boat house there , nnd yesterday afternoon he Haw a man walk along th < > bank and go OH U to L-et Into a bout Ho saw the man full Into ( ne water and sink , but saw him coma up uguln , nnd nent to his assistance. The rmui sank oKRln nmLdld not come to the surface 'Ihero vvTTd nothing to Indicate the Identity of the man Ho vvuu ' .sell flic-icil , nare u btnrk cent nnd lint nnd carried a Ing stick. i I , COVItT'N , ltltl ! < lHUllOtf WI'KSI lilt. tluilgu Clmpm iii's Control of the > ; ru Cliiinli Drnlril tiy the Prlr * PLATTS.MOUTH , Neb , , April 25 - wclal Telegram to The Hee. ) The hearing as to whether Father Corbett , the Palmyra priest , should bo held In contempt for violating Judge Chapman's Injunction by holding services In the Catholic church nl Palmyra on Sunday last , was taken up late this after noon upon the arrival of the priest from Ne braska Clly , accomp titled by his attorney , B. F. Warren. The defense at the com mencement of the proceedings raised UIP question of the court's jurisdiction , setting up that no summons was Issued to the sheriff of Cass county , but only to the Otoo county sheriff. The statutes require that nil per onal or transitory actions must be brought In the county where the defendant resides or Is summoned ; that no question of real estate Is brought Into dispute In the suit , but Instead Is merely nn attempt to prevent Father Corbett from exercising his functions ns priest Hence , the defendant claimed the court In Cuss county 1ms no jurisdiction over the person of defendant nor over the subject matter , but the action should have been brought In Otoo county , where the de fendant resides. Service was had In Otoo county nnd not In Cass county , nnd Mr. Warren quoted several authorities , IU Neb , 280 In particular , In support of his position. Mr Sullivan of this city , the bishop's local representative , argued at considerable length to the effect that the courl's Juris diction was very plain , but the court took the matter under advisement until Friday , when a ruling will be rendered. The question ns to the contempt will como nc\t , nml Judge Chapman fixed Monday morning next ns the time for the hearing When Attorney Warren admitted that I' was by reason of his advice Unit Father Corbett disregarded the Injunction and en tered and held services in the church , the court promptly proceeded to administer to the attorney a rather severe lecture , and supplemented his remarks with the state ment Unit he was almost tempted to force Mr. Warren's withdrawal from the case. Mr. Warren assumed all the responsibility , and rather Intimated that if punishment should be meted out It should bo upon his head that the judicial lightning should descend. Mr Wnrron fur ther contended that this , being n controversy puiely within the church , the court had no jurisdiction of the matter which Is now pend ing between Father Corbett and the bishop before the papal court now held In Lincoln by Archbishop Hennessy. Father Coibett was seen by n Hee repre sentative , and the priest maintained that he had every confidence thai tl'O higher powers In the church would eventually approve his entire course. He said that he was acting In the main in behalf of a large majority ot the priests In Hlshop Honaeuin's diocese. He Is the scapegoat of the bishop , upon whom his ecclesiastical vengeance Is being wreaked , but he will fight for principle , even though the heavens fall. "Illshop Honacum , " snld the priest , "Is desperate He knows nnd feels his episcopal breath Is short. His lamp is fast going out. " or A It Ig Told by n Coiipln of liny Springs Ollli lillH. HAY SPRINGS , Neb , April 23. ( Special Telegram to The Hoe. ) Sheriff W. II. Essex and Coroner W. It. Uovininn have Just re turned from the Fcenc of the murder of John Mcshofclt In the sand hills. Meshcfelt was a farmer and the story of4he murder , as told by his wife. Is that while he was plowing in the field a lone horseman rode up and flrtyJa , shot which. Instantly..killed , him. Nothlng ls"'Kiiovvn as to vvluTthe niiir- dprei is , but It Is said that Meshefelt was involved In the cattle troubles In Wyoming and cinio to the sand hilla to escape pursu't. ' His funeral was attended In trno western style by neighbors and friends armed with revolvers and Winchesters. o.v HO/IV.S. They A111 Ho I'lirnlslied l > j Hiinchmpii NVnr Slioriiliin. SHERIDAN , Wjo , API II 23-Special ( to The 13ec.--Thp innelnnen In the vlcinltv of 1'rahle Dog1 , Sheildnn rounty , havemib - scilbed to A fund to i > uy bounties on wolves killed on their innges. Including the $ ) paid bv the county , the amount now ul- lowed for each Fcalp Is $ ! [ " , . A number of hunteis nip making good wages killing tllu pcstlfcious animals. Suing ; tlio Itiillrouil. CHEYENNE. AVvo , April -Special ( to TheIJoe. . ) The Fnlted Stilton government has begun suit in the United States clicult couit against the Union Pacific Hallway comp my , Ihiough Its boaid of iccelvers , to liuve n laige num ber of patents to la Iroud land In this state set nsldp. When the oilglnul giant vvus made to llu > company , many Fettleis vveie in occupancy of the liindH Included In the grant , nml It Is the pin pose to have the paientH to the.se tiact.s annnllcil. There aio seveial thousand acies of the land In ques tion situated In vuilous counties along the line In the mate. 1'ioml of rqiil | > mi nts. RAWLTNS , Wvo , Api II -Special ( to The lice. ) Hntteiy A , Wjomlng' National gumds , has teceived two imiz/le loading , steel rifled , Ihiee-lnch gov eminent cannon. Hniness , Raddles nml nccontroments for e-Ight IIOISPH , togcthei with some ot the side nmiH , vvpie leeelvpil with thp name Hhlp- mpnt. The gun , caulagos and the- bulimic of the hide nrniH me dally expicted This Is the only battfij In the mate and the aie jiioud of their equipments. I'm n It ( iiomml'H .Illusion. SHERIDAN , Wjo. Apill -Special ( to The Hee. ) Flank Oionmd , chief of scouts of the United States ) aimy , left Sheildan yeHteidiiy Intending to eios the Hlg Hoin langp. Ills oiiand IH a sccict onp , nml tliero Is much ( onjectiire IIH to what It per tends. It will be nccc'HMU } lot the vettiun Kcout to ti.ucl a part ot the distance uii snow shoes. _ _ _ A Now Paper In Sl ( > lit. CHEYENNE , Wjo , APIII jj-cspppiui to Thp Hep. ) Thp LevvlHlon Ciold Miner , pub lished by C' Cl Contain In the Interest of the gieat gold camp of Fremont county , lias made Its appeuiancp An edition of lil.OuO copies wan Imued , whUh will be din- tilbntrd thioiighont the conntti for thepm - posc of ndvei lining that section. A Curlimd of l.lkH. CHEYENNE , Wjo , Apill -Special ( to The HipA ) cm load of Jolty elks from Opal In the vvpMein pait of the iituto was Klilppcd throiiKh hut ) to New Yoik > t r- dav , 'I' lie anlmalH vvie caught dining the w Intc-i while the snow was deep , being inn down bj hunteis un hoiselmck. Movement * of bpiigolni ; > rum U April 'Jfi. At San Piaiiclsoo Arilved Oardile. from Arlslon ; schooner Allans and schooner C'nao M. Kellogg , from Herluh , Kings County , from Courtney 1'oid ; schooner Aloha , fiom Oljmpla. Cleared Sallna , for Panama , Put- tlo Gauo , for Huspaga ; C. D. Ilryant , foi Honolulu , schooner John O. North , for Ma- hiilma , Departed Umatllla , for Victoria and Port Tovvnsend ; John 1) . Sprccklcs. At Astc. In Arrived. 21th South Coast. Departed , 21th Chehalls , for Vancouver. At Tacoma Arrived , 21th Quickstep , from San Pedro. At Port Towiihend An Ivcd United States steamer Thomas Corwln and C. P. Patter son. son.At Tatoosh Passed , 2lth Cronn of Eng land , from Nanlamo for San Diego. Passed , 25th William Ott , from Nanlamo for San rranclHco. At New York Arrived Black Prlnco , from Liverpool ; Teutonic , from Liverpool. At Queonstovvn Arrived Majestic , from New York , for Liverpool. At New York Arrived Havel , from HIP- mcn ; Corean , from Glasgow ; Massachusetts , from London. M Southampton Arrived Spree , from New York , for Dreinen ; New York , Jiom New York. At Liverpool Aril J Majestic , frum No * York. KISSED AND MADE UP General Kelly and Colonels Speed and Baker Settle Their Differences. REVEREND LEMEN IS THE MEDIATOR White Winged Pcaco Now Broods Over the Army , KELLY MAKES AN ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS Now Has About a Thousand Dollars in His Possession. REGRETS THE OCCURRENCES IN MONTANA ( ii'iieriil AVuivpr 1i Ipgiuphft IIo HUM Hoi | < - ot Sinning TriiiiHpiirtiitlon from lei .MoliirN lluxt Sititlnii nt In le ) Mollies Tawus HID Ann ) , ATLANTIC , la , April 25 Comparative peace reigns In Kollv'H camp tonight The general , Colonel Iluker and Colonel Speed have wept together and sworn eternal allegiance- the Industrial banner , and the army , with the exception of ono company , Is again n unit. The return of the white winged fowl was brought about by the Rev J. G Lemon , the Council Ultiffs minister who was active In mousing sjmpathy for Kelly In Omaha. Speed and Uaker submitted three condi tions to Kollv. One was that a treasurer should bo appointed to carry the funds and who should keep his books open for Inspee1- tlon. The second condition provided for n consultation of the three olllccrs In Ijie ovenl of emergencies , and Iho third , and most impmtaiit , called for the relnstatmeiit of Baker and Speed. Kelly hesitated for a time , but finally accepted the conditions , Insisting , however , that th.o colonels pledge absolute future obedience. The three ofilceis then went to the opera house wheio each made addresses , nnd before the large audience of townspeople declared their friendship for each other. A collcc tlim WHS taken up with a $89 lesiilt , and with singing fiom the army male sextet the meeting adjourned. The camp wus next vlslli d. Kelly mounted a wagon seat amid ringing ciiucrs from his men. Ho read the Associated press dispatches , telling of the Monlunii fight bclween Coxevltes mil deputy marshals , nnd a cheer greeted the announce ment. "FIRST HLOOD FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. " A man shouted , but Kelly sternly commund l silence "This Is the worst blow wo have had , " ho said. "We will now bo regarded as lawless men. Wo have broken no laws. Hut wo will march to Washington through thousands of regulars and tens of thousands ot militia. Not by phvslcal force , but by * law , and through favorable public opinion. " lie announced the reconciliation and stepped from the wagon , 'ivhllo n frantlo roar ot approval went up from the crowd. Huker. Sliced and Lemon and thH men voted for a united march eastward. Company C before the conference this aflernoon very nearly preclpllalcd a row by charging n > 8nhFran < * l co'crowd thai had jeered Speed. Cool-headed sentinels separated the conilmt- unts and no blows were struck , but n wordy war was waged all evening between the "C" men and the remainder of the army. KELLY SHOWS HIS HOOKS. Kelly stated tonight to nn Assoclited pre j reporter that he hud received previous to to- duy but $1,1-10 In cash and exhibited his books as proof. Ho has now In his posses sion , ho said , a little less than $1,000 , and that he will retain for an emergency. Re ceipts for bills for provisions , shoes , cloth ing , etc , ho produced ns an accounting for his expenditures. Colonel Uaker , who had threatened an exposure , stated In public to night that lie had been misinformed , that ho now knows that Kelly has not appro priated a dollar to his own use. The women , Annlo < Hotten nnd Edna Harper , who aided In the capture of the Omaha truln , and who vvcio to have been airested ut Avoca , are still with the ami ) , making speeches and soliciting assistance. They are looked upon with little favor by the men of the army , but have Insisted on continuing the march to Washington. Kelly received word tonight from General Wcuver , the populist leader , stating that the latter was still nt work endeavoring to secure liansportatlon from DCS Molues , and Htatlng the outlook loduy was bright. Gen eral Weaver added that sentiment In Des Molnes wus * cry favorable to the army , and that lie had little doubt that a train would be secured to carry the men fiom DCS Molnes to Washington. KELLY WILL TRY THE LAW. Genei.iI Kelly was shown a telegram from Washington that the gov eminent had prac tically decided to Interfere with the common weal movement and had ordered the Mon tana train load of men stopped. The gen eral refused to believe that the government hud i pally decided upon such action. " 1 don't see how they could reach such a decision , " ho said , "but If they huve wo will make a test case of It and cairy the matter to the courts. Wo will not resort to physi cal force. Wo are peaceful , unarmed men , ami will never attempt to cope with govern ment forces. Our battle must bo foughl In the courts " Colonel Spead took the same position as that of his late chief. "This action Is a usurpation of power by the government " Spead declared "Wo will go to the courts If wo am Interfered with. They will decide In our favoi. " "And If the courts declare against you , what then' " was asked , "Thej never will , " was Hie emphatic re ply. "They cannot. Hut oven If they do , they people are greater than the courts " Temporaly peace reigned nt the fair grounds , today where the contending fac tions of Kelly's Industrial tinny wcro camped. The i evolution of yesterday , which scpaialed the San Francisco and Sacinincntu dlvUtnns and elevated Colonel Spead to the generalship of the latter , wus the ono topic of conversation In the camp , and tliu bitter feeling among the men v > an as apparent us It wus yesterday. Kellv and hlx SOU people occupied the center of the fair grounds , whllo Spcud with his 100 smroiindcd their campfires In a distant corner. An at t mpt to patch up peace was miule , but Kelly absolutely refused to rccognUn ins rcculcltiant olllccr. The latter asserted ( hut ho would niiucli fo Washington wllh Kelly s column , but would hold no communication with the general. "The Suciumc'tito men , whllo In the minor Ity , were dit"rmlncd and Kucminglj unxioim foi u test of strength and power with the KelljHcu. Both leuderu wcrP kept busy to day preventing pcisonal conflicts between the men ot the divisions , and Kelly ex pressed Ills fear that the men would get be yond his centre 1 and precipitate a general tight. The oxtin dcpullcii uuorn In this morning remained with the men ull duy and u re scrva force ot thirty men was kept in readiness for action In the town The towns pcoplo were liberal with their gifts of provoslons. The men todiy In the Intuivals of their discussions of the mutiny washed their clothes and busied tlicniHulve ; ) with preparation ! ) for the long march to Drs Molnos. which will begin tomorrow morn IIIR. Kelly addreFBcd the towns people and succeeded In aroiiHlng ponsldurublo sn- thuulastn In his largo audience Tha mayor of the town ordered that the men bo kept In tha fair grounds and the few men who eccupud the Nenllnels were promptly pluced under arrest. They vvora soon rclcaund and escorted to thulr camp , wllh cyiiplnUlc In struction * to s > Uy thre ,