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/ FHE OMAHAI DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , ] 871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOANING , MAY M , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. DEMOCRATS ARE IMPATIENT Speeches Must Shorten or Hours in the Senate Muat Lengthen. WAITING ON MONDAY NIGHT'S ' CAUCUS Older Republican Member * of the Senate Nat In Fntnr of Hindi-ring the I'mimgo of the TnrllT Hill Younger Men for Fighting It. WASHINGTON , May 13. The course of the proceedings In the senate this week will depend largely upon the result of the repub lican caucus to be held Monday night. The democrats are hopeful that the caucus will decide upon treating the tariff In what they consider a btislncss-llko manner and let the bill proceed upon Its cource without as much speech making and without the effort at delay which the democrats claim has been displayed by some of the republican senators so far In the debate. There is unquestionably a .large element on. the republican side of the senate cham ber opposed to any course which smacks In the least of filibustering. This clement In cludes a large number of senators from the west and also a sprinkling of the older east ern senators , who feel they have u record - to sustain against dilatory tactics. The younger New England republican senators art ; however , almost a unit In favor of con tinuing the fight upon the lines which have been pursued up to this time. They claim that no dilatory tactics have yet been re sorted to and none will bo necessary and they will probably make a strong plea In the caucus to continue the program hereto fore followed In discussing the bill. If the conservative element In the republican ranks wins In the caucus , the present agreement as to hours for debate will probably be observed ; If the opposite party carries the day , the democrats will most likely renew the effort to extend the hours and to force . : e fighting. Senator Harris said today that In case there were many more calls for a quorum from the republican side , or If the long speeches continued , he would renew his 10 o'clock motion , but that he did not wish to do so as long as there was any possibility of holding the debate within legitimate bounds. Upon the decision of the caucus will , therefore , depend whether the debate shall proceed In a comparatively orderly manner and the bill be disposed of with some dis patch , or whether there shall be a general scramble over hours for debate , and with these changed , a resort on the part of the republicans to all the devices which the rules permit to force the democrats from their course , If not to delay the considera tion of the bill. Senator Aldrlch said today that he ex pected the proceedings this week to be very winch on the order of those of last week. He did not believe there would be an effort to change the hours , and he thought the entire week would be devoted to the chemical schedule , of which only seven paragraphs out of seventy-five contained in It have been disposed of. STATE HANK MEN ANXIOUS. Propose Making " Effort to Get Their Illll Up TlMH Weelc. WASHINGTON , May 13. Appropriation bills will continue to have -the attention of the house of representatives during the com ing week unless the state bank clement succeeds In Its efforts to have the Hawley bill taken up on Wednesday. Chairman Springer of the banking commit tee had hoped to take up this long deferred bill , which1 relieves from taxation certain bank scrip Issned during the currency strin gency last fall. The state bank men are ready to offer an amendment bringing up the entire state bank question. In antici pation of the Wednesday debate , Mr. Sprin ger has prepared a speech , which Is said to be the most elaborate resume of the banking system made since national banks were es tablished during the war. Representative Dockery and other mem bers of the appropriation committee are not entirely ready to halt In the good record thus far made In hurrying along the appro priation bills. They want the three re maining appropriation bills cleared up be fore giving way to miscellaneous legislation. U Is probiblo this feeling will prevail , al though the state bank men have not given up hope of securing a hearing this week. Monday Is District of Columbia day. Chairman McGann will make an effort , how ever , to suspend the rules and pass the resolution for an Investigation of the labor depression and Coxeylsm. The Indian bill Is the next appropriation measure on the calendar , to be followed by the agricultural bill. They will con sume the entire week unless displaced by the state bank question. WESTERN I'ENMONS. l.Ut of Veteran * Lately Itcincnibcrcit by the Ucniirul lioiernmcnt. WASHINGTON. May 13.-SpecIal to The lice. ) Pensions granted , Issue of April 30 , were : Nebraska : Increase Austin M. Iluf- fum , Tecumseh , Johnson. Reissue Albert F Hush , Lltchfleld. Sherman ; Joseph Mor- wi ' VglnaV-August Piper Stockton. Muscatlno : John Aggson , Foote. lowu. Ail- tlltlomU-Samucl Noel. DCS Molnes. Polk. Uestorutlon-John A. Warner. Iowa City , Johnson. Restoration and reissue-Nathan II. Rlc" areenlleld , Adalr. Reissue-Perry Moses , Yale , authrle ; Allen Sparks. Mc Gregor. Clayton. Original widows , etc.- Franzlska Render , Davenport. Scottj Sel- mah R. Patterson. DCS Molnes , Polk. South Dakota : Increase-James C. CSIp- BOti , Do Smet. Klligsbury. ! ° : kfaMaOrlginal-Samuel. Red Nebra : - . Klzcr , riouil. Webster. Increase Napoleon U. Johnston , Kewance , Cherry. Reissue John W. Orewell , Crete , Snllno. Iowa : Original-James Norman. Cedar Kiiplds. l.lnn. Increase Albert A. Plko. Adams Station. Muscallne , Relssue-bamu-l C. Carter. GrlnneU. Poweshtek. Mexican \var survivors , Increase Preston SmltHer , Wt-st Chester. Washington. Colorado : Original William Hurley. HrlKhton. Arnpalioe. Original widows , etc. Anna uunnnvan. Denver , Artipahoo. Democratic Colored Men U'lll Meet. WASHINGTON , Mny 13. The annual con vention of the National Negro Democratic Icuguo will bo held at Indianapolis , com mencing Julv 3. State conventions will beheld held In varlcus states on the first Tuesday In Juno to bdcct two delegates and two al ternates to represent each state , at the national convention. The call for the con vention will bo Issued In a few days. The principal otllccrs of the league arc : 0 , H. J. Taylor of Missouri , president ; vice presi dents from each state ; E. L. Dawklns of Florida , secretary ; Smith Wormloy of the Dlitrlct of Columbia , treasurer ; H. C. C. Astwood of Louisiana , chairman of the executive committee ; Rev. P. H. White of New York , chairman of the committee on rules , and J. E. W. Tonshcnd of Now York chalrman of the conference connmttoo TiteiitySerond Irn (1cm Its I'lair. WASHINGTON , May 13. The president hna signed the joint resolutions providing for Hie return ot the Hag ot the Twcnty- necond Iowa Volunteer Infantry , and author izing the v.'earlng of the distinctive badge of the Army amlNavy union. Another Storm viilfi Stlllwiitcr. 8TII.LWA.TER , Minn. . May 13. A second Visit of one ot last Wednesday's storms occurred hero today nt 6 o'clock this morn ing , continuing- , however , only about ten minutes. There was a scattering of hall , which did no damaee. Enough rain fell to wash lUty or sixty carloads of nund Into the Sawyer house and pile rocks down in the Alple brewery and cauuc the loss of jnoro than Jl.OOO. The fcumlatloiiR of the jy - Bridge at Urown'B truck acrusa the St. Paul & Duluth railroad tracks were washed out , and the whole structure fell on the tracks , so that no trains have run to day. : n'.m ins r/i.vr. Lexington Mlnlntcr Ornnunc * * the 1'nllco Court Uriidimto In UninritMircd Tcrnm. LEXINGTON , May 13. The people of Lex ington and vicinity arc on the tiptoe of ex pectation regarding the antl-Brecklnrldgo meeting set for tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. : The people are thoroughly aroused , and those In a position to know nay the meeting will be a monster affair. In his sermon to night Kef. R. T. Matthews , pastor of the Main street Christian church , and a prom inent member of the Ministerial union that Colonel Brecklnrldge 'scored so terribly In his speeches here and nt Paris , referred to the colonel In non-complimentary terms. Among other things he said : "None of us ministers of the Ministerial union of Lexington are presuming to dictate who shall or shall not be the nominee of a po litical party. As teachers of the gospel of morality , we are simply' ' testifying and warning the people ai regards what kind of man should or should not be a can didate or nominee for public office. We unitedly. In the fear of God , declare before the world that when an Immoral politician , standing In the calcium light of Caesar's court , Is exposed at length In a life of sin where domestic sanctity and social morality has been deliberately debauched , and step ping from the witness box , Immediately announces hlmtclf still as worthy of repre senting the people because he has suffered the pains of hell and has confessed to the court his Iniquity , we declare that while It Is a Chrlstllke thing to forgive him and help him to a better life , his nomination and re-election at the present time will be an open defiance of all personal chastity , domestic purity and religious Integrity. We appeal to the voters to honor personal mor ality when choosing political candidates as against a corrupt and corrupting misrepre sentation of the social order of our com munity , a debauching example for youth In every way , a peril to truth and righteous ness. " ThU sermon made a profound Im pression on the congregation and It Is all the tilk around the hotels tonight. Women Tli a nkVllxon. . WASHINGTON , Mny 13. The following resolutions have been presented to Hon. Jure Wilson , counsel for Miss Pollard In her recent stilt against Urecklnrldge. They are engrossed and surmounted by n pnlr of Illuminated scales , with "Prejudice , Pre cedent and Cowardice" much overweighted by "Principle , Progress and Courage. " The resolutions are : Whereas , Hon. Jere Wilson has clearly shown man's responsibility toward woman and given her a word of encouragement In her work and boldly planted on the heights a standard for a single moral code ; therefore , we , representing the women of the commonwealth , unite in honoring the man who has defended the homes of America by exalting womanhood. Resolved , That we laud him who , from the history of one woman , has worked out u great problem by establishing the prin ciple of an equal penalty for wrongdoing. Further , we believe that a new era Is -dawning when mankind , dominated by purer impulses , nobler aspirations , shall "make the world better. " Mr. Wilson's reply was as follows : WASHINGTON , May 12.-To the Woman's Protective League , Washington : I have received through your committee your res olutions commending me for advocating a single moral code and the exalting of womanhood , with an emblem teaching that "Courage , Progress and Principle" out weigh "Cowardice , ' Prejudice nnd Pre cedent. " I beg to assure you that I ear nestly believe all I have said in the ad vancement of women nnd the establishment of equality of responsibility , and If any thing I have said or done shall In any de gree , tend .to break down any prejudices or set aside precedent that stands In the way ofthis , It will ever be a source of grati fication to me. .For' the very kind expres sion of approbation contained In the reso lutions , I , pray the league accept my most sincere thanks. Very respectfully , etc. . J. M. WILSON. OVTJtAXTUK 110KSE3IEX. Flood -from n , Itrohcn IJjjin Sweeps Down the Vulloy and Destroys'.AIiich Property. SALT LAKE , May 13. A special" to the Tribune from Lima , Mont. , says the Lima dam broke this morning and the Immense body of water Is surging down Red Rock river at a terrific rate , sweeping everything before. As soon as the break was discov ered men on horseback hastened down the river toward the ranchmen , but most every rancher along the bottoms has lost every thing. Houses , barns , fences , haystacks and all kinds of stock are being carried away. The railroad sent a special train toward the people between Lima and Dillon , and have sent out a large force to repair damages. The track Is washed out bstween here and Dillon in many places and the damage will figure high. The water , after leaving tha dam , has a clean sweep through a well set tled country for over sixty miles , nnd many families will be without' shelter or food. No lives are reported lost. ir/i.7 , i > n : Ho Has No Desire for Spiritual Compilation anil Will Muko No .Statement. SYRACUSE , N. Y. . May 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) This Is "Dink" Wil son's last night on earth. Ho was cool and ugly when seen this afternoon , and said ho was rather pleased after all that the gov ernor did not commute his sentence. He would rather .die than stay In prison the rest his life. Frank II. Wilson visited his brother , and It is believed he convinced "Dink" that he should not make a public statement. The chaplain of the prison says "Dink" has expressed no desire for spiritual com fort. fort.Tho The death chair has been placed In posi tion. U was tested today and worked per fectly. For several days past Wilson has been accorded the privilege o [ eating a"t Warden Stout's private table. J'll'O ItKlil'Klt.tllOX V.ll'TlfllKn. Members of the Dalton ( . .tinCaino Into thu Wrong Tonn. Eli IlENO , Okl. , .May 13.-Nut Sylvia anil Felix Young ; members of the Dalton gang , who weru Implicated in tlio Pond Creek robberies of the Hock Island train some tlmo ago , were imested Ifere yvstcitlay afternoon by United States MursmOs Mutll- son. Prater and KlchhofT. The depiteradoes were In the city all day trading and Pilns ) horses nt n public auction. When their Identity became known thu streets miracu lously filled with armed marshals. WatchIng - Ing lor a supposedly good opportunity , the marshals made an attempt to arrest vountr , who had become separated from Sylvia. Young nprnng on hU horse and dashed out of the city , but nas caught and brought back. A running lire was kept up all the tlmo the chase wan In progress. No one was Injured , however. Slyvlu was captured at the depot. During the chase after Young two gamblar * , Slim Jim Hathaway and Biff Hand Donaldson , attempted to assist the bandits In their escape. Hathaway fired at one of the marshals , but half a dozen Win chesters were turned an him , and ho soon surrendered. A great many strangers were In town all day , and It Is thought a rob bery was Intended. United States Marshal Madison and u strong guard xtarted with the prisoners for the United States jail at Quthrlc. Morphine End * Ilia Younl > I.ovc Dream. FINDLAY , O. , May . 13. Paul Kwlng , aged 15 , Bulclded today by taking forty grains of morphine. He was In love with iv girl who would not reciprocate his af fections and he ended his troubles. Before loEliu ; consciousness he Informed his parents that two other boys hud agreed with him to do the same thing. The others failed to do so , however. Quiet Suutlay lil'the. olto Oit > n . 6COTT8DALI3 , Pa. , May 13.-Cverythlnff was quiet In the coke region today. During the week the clergy came down heavily against the meetings being held on Sun day * . and today for the first tlmo the leaders refrained from holding ; any. It u ; clvin out tonight that Southwest Nos. 3 ' and 4 and the I'nltcd will be smokeless tomorrow. DIED FOR THEIR MOTHER Two Children Drown Themselves to Eeliovo Their Mother of Their Support. POOR WOMAN INSANE WITH GRIEF Left n .Note Tcllliiff What They Intended to lo AfTuctlmmtcly Klmcd liuch Other Goodbye and Then I'lungcd Jnto the Jtl\cr. VIENNA , May 13. A sad affair occurred liero today. A poor widow named Jebarek had two children , a girl and a boy , aged H and 9 years respectively. The woman was compelled to work hard to support herself and her children , who were too young to give her any assistance. The children de termined to kill themselves and thus relieve her of the burden of their support. Today they went to one of the bridges spanning the Danube and mounted the parapet. Then they hastily embraced and kissed each other , and , clasping hands , jumped Into the river. IJeforc assistance could reach them their bodies were swept out of sight. When the mother returned from her work she found her lodgings deserted. She began to look around for her children , thinking that they had gone Into the streets to play. Not finding them , she returned to her home , where she found a note that she * had over looked , In which the children said that as they were only a burden to her they had decided to commit suicide. The widow Is frantic because of the loss of her boy and girl and It Is feared that she will bccoino Incurably Insane. TKOUHI.l : WITH VIHNIV.V WOUKMIIN. I'lillcc Summoned nnil lliirr Trouble IU- porshiK the Croud. VIENNA , May 13. A meeting of workmen wan held here today , at which some of the speakers Indulged In violent language against the authorities. The police were present and attempted to disperse the gathering , but met with determined resistance. It was finally found necessary to summon reinforcements before the hall could be cleared. Several scrimmages occurred between the police and th worklngmen. In which the latter came out worsted. The hall was at last emptied of Its occupants , who became comparatively quiet when they found themselves on the street with a strong police force In the vicinity. > uttmiit : League Appeal * for Fund * . LIVERPOOL , May 13. A meeting of Irish nationalists was held here today , at which T. P. O'Connor , M. P. , presided. Justin McCarthy made a speech , In which he con gratulated his hearers upon the success of the convention of the league held In Liver pool yesterday. He made an appeal for funds , saying that the recent collapses and financial distress In the United States arid Australia and exaggerated reports of dis union among the antl-Parncllltes had to some extent deprived them of financial sup port. They could not hope for success with out the sinews of war. John Ulllon followed Mr. McCarthy. He dilated on the responsibility that would de volve upon those opposing the evicted ten ants bill if It should fall of passage. Michael Davltt and other 'Irish members of the House of Commons also spoke. Clmnlcr U'lll Tarry nt Carlxlmil , VIENNA , May 13. The reporter In this city of the Associated press proceeded , In company with Lieutenant von Hohenel , to Trieste , for the purpose of meeting William Astor Chanler , the young American explorer who is returning from his latest trip to equatorial Africa. Lieutenant von Hohenel was a member of the Chanler expedition. He was wounded August li. 1S93 , and was compelled to forego any further journeying with the expedition. He was carried from the far interior of Africa to the coast. Ho tlien took a vessel to Zanzibar , whence he proceeded to Europe. Arriving at Trieste , the representative of the Associated press boarded the mail steamer on which Mr. Chanler had traveled from Egypt and found the young explorer bronzed and hearty. Ho Intends to spend six weeks at Carlsbad be fore proceeding on his way home. Argentine devolutions Como Cheap. BUENOS AYRES , May 13. In his message to congress , delivered upon the reassembling of that body yesterday , President Pena an nounced that a bill would be Introduced that would definitely settle the railway guar antee question. The president further said the present cash In the treasury amounts to (26,000,000. He recommends that a dis cussion of the state bank question be post poned. It was added that the amount of treasury bills had been reduced to { 750,000. These are payable at maturity. No further bills would be Issued. All expenditures would be paid In cash. The last revolution had cost $6.000,000. Death uf u Ucrman Diplomat , CTHl BERLIN , May 13. Herr Kurd von Schoezer Is dpad. Ho entered the Prussian ministry of foreign affairs In 1850 , and was promoted , until , In 1SGO , he was charge d'affalrs at the City cf Mexico. In 1871 he was appointed Gtrman minister to the United States. Ho was accredited to the Vatican In 1SS2 with a mission to' negotiate with the pope an entente in regard to the kulturkampf. Ho retired from this position In IS)2 ! ) because of his relations with Prince Bismarck. llrazlllalt InHtirgelitH Defeated Again. UIO DE JANEIRO , May 13. An official account of the recent fight between the government forces and the Insurgents In the state cf Rte Grande do Sul states that the government was victorious. Several en counters have occurred within a compara tively short xtlme , In all of which the gov ernment troops defeated the Insurgents. The minister of marine has resigned. . More Arrant * In ItiiHsla. ST. PETERSBURG. May 13. Arrests con tinue to be made as the result of the dis covery by the police of the organization of the "FrlemU of Political Liberty. " One hun dred persons , a majority of whom were stu dents , were arrested today on a charge of cither being members of or being Indirectly Interested in Its work. It Is certain many of the prisoners will bo sent to Siberia , Switchmen Hold Their Annual .lleetln K. HVANSVIL1.E. Iml. . .May 13.-The Inter national convention of the Swltehwen's Aid Association of America will begin I In ses- Mori here tomorrow morning. Two hun dred and llfty delegates will be present from every part of the United States. A parade will tnko place In the morning prior to the opening 01' the convention , and will be participated In by thousands of men. The session will be secret , and U ex pected to continue two weeks. Desperado Met Hit Match. BIRMINGHAM. Ala. , Mny 13. Wyatt Tale , the Monroe county negro desperado , while resisting arrest last nleht was shot and killed by Murdock Fountain , a young farmer. Tate was , wanted for highway robbery. He has killed two deputy tmerlffs who attempted to arrest him within a month. 1'resldeiit Cleveland' * Fishing Trip , FORT MONROE , Va , , May 13. The lighthouse - house tender Maple , with President Cleve land and party , arrived here at 10 a in. , and after a tile of morning papers had been secured proceeded to Norfolk. It Wan Only Heat. LOUISVILLE , May 13-Th < } report that Judge Harlan had been Htrlcken with apoplexy plexy proves to be untrue. He waa over come by the heat and fainted. He Is dolnp nicely. Tupped and V'lrcd the Pipe l.lnr ATHENS , Pa , May 13.The main line of the t nlted States Pipe Lin ? company , run- through , the forest nine miles from this city. hn been tapped and the oil cpurt- Ing from the hole has Inien Ilrcd. The line has been cut In. the valley , and owlnc to the force of gravity the loll In several miles of the four-Inch pipe , l crowding down to push out of the bre.-tk. The parties who broke the pipe line alxo cut the telegraph wire. A large force qt men has been or dered to the scene to light the flri1 , which Is ppoutlng to the trqe tops In a fountain of Maine. The cutting Is charged to some one with a real or Imaginary grievance. Jio.tariin nv jivnxixn on. . Frightful Scene At n Flro In an Oil Itcllncry. BRADDOCK , Pa. , May 13. The barrel house at Emery's refinery In this city took fire this afternoon , presumably by spontane ous combustion , and was destroyed. The loading racks and five tank cars , standing on a side track of the Buffalo , Rochester & PIttsburg railroad , were also burned. The fire was a fierce one and attracted Immense crowds of people from nil over this locality. While the firemen were making" a final stand and thousands of people were watching It there was a tremendous explo sion. A tank car holding 4,100 gallons of benzine had let go with a mighty roar. For tunately the burning benzine , which was thrown Into the air In sheets of liquid fire , had consumed Itself before settling down over the crowd. The explosion was fol lowed by a panic that cannot be described In words. The blind , unreasoning , pitiless Instinct of self-preservation showed Itself , and the weak went down before the strong In multitudes of cas.es In the frantic rush to escape what secnied like a horrible death. In the stampede men , as wll as women and children , were thrown down and trodden over by the Hying masses that surged up from behind. Thirty-five of the firemen were burned so that the skin peeled off their faces and hands , and the hair was singed off their heads ami ! faces. Of the many others who were slightly burned there Is no record , and the total [ number of those burned and Injured In the stampede will probably reach 100 persons. With all the suffering thlt lire will cause , the property loss will not exceed $3,090.crowd of sightseers were within 100 feet of the tank when It ex ploded , but most of the firemen were massed within half that distance. The latter were covered by the first.'flash of the explosion , but the great distance separating the front ranks of the spectators from the exploding tank saved them. Matt Behan , a refiner , with oil-soaked clothes , was standing close beside the car when the big tank let go. The concussion stunned him as If he had been struck with a sledge hammer , and in a moment he was ablaze from head to foot. He coolly rolled In the gross until the fire was put out , al though he was badly burned. Another man , who was a moving mass of flame , sprung Into the creek and submerged himself. In the whole crowd only four men were burned In this way. Miss Emma Wheatpn and Mrs. P. Smith" were carried down In the rush , trampled under foot and sustained dangerous Injuries. John J. Crosby's ear was burned to a charred crisp and his hands are < roastcd. He Is fore man of the Whitney Hose company. C.A. . ' Coleman Is very badly burned about the face , neck and hands , and his lungs are affected from breathing fire. He Is In a dangerous condition. 0 , H. McGarvey and Matt Brhan. employes , at the refinery , are In a critical , condition resulting from their ' burns. . , . , ' 311XEHS COM1X < TO TUlt COXt'KXTlOX , Ohio Operators AriJ InEuvor of Granting the Demands of . .theMenv ' CLEVELAND , OJjay 13. About fifty coal miners who are , to attend the confer ence to be held hdreloniorrdw In advance of the meeting with the operators , have thus far arrived la 'tho city. In the ab sence of John McBride , the president of the Miners' National Union , the delegates are. disinclined , to talk. They all say , how ever , that they are anxious to arrive at an amicable agreement with the operators. President McBrldo IB at his home in Mas- slllon today , but he will arrive In Cleveland tomorrow morning. Not a single operator has yet arrived , and It Is impossible to learn how many are expected. At one hotel twenty rooms have besn reserved for operators , but that is the only place where rooms have been secured. The miners seem to regret the fact that more of them could not attend the conference , but they say they have been outs of work so long they have no money with which to pay railroad fare and hotel bills. A prominent operator who arrived In the city tonight said there Was no difference between the Ohio operators and their men. Ho declared If the operators of other states stood out against a , settlement the Ohio operators would eridewvpr to have their men resume work at tlio old rates of 70 cones a ton , under an . agreement with President McBride that the miners In other states should not return to work until they got what they asked for. H Is said to night that twelve of the Plttsburg operators who refused to attend have engaged roams and will be here. , ' DENVER. May 13. The Gulf road has requested United States Marshal Jones to retain twenty deputies In the Trinidad dis trict until further notice. It Is said that the striking coal miners at Soprls , five miles from Trinidad , have ? uttered threats to destroy a bridge which spans a large gulch midway between Trinidad and the mines. In order to guard against this contingency Marshal Jones deputized twenty marshals to protect the property. ( iit.ixu CHIEF a.iimi-\r I'JXJUC.ITJW. Firemen's Itrotlierliood In Flnnrlxhlng and Itx FnndH All Aeeounted For. TEUUE 1IAUTK , Ind. , May 13. At the Joint meeting of the gratid executive board and the board of grand trustees of the llrotherhood of locomotive Firemen an ad dress to the public was prepared. It says that the boards were called together by Grand Master Sargent for the express pur pose of Inquiring Into his. . olllclal nets and to Investigate his management uf tin- Ann Arbor and Lehlgh Valley strikes , the Louis ville & Nashville and Ohlcaso & Eastern Illinois and Great Northern troubles ; also to Inquire Into thu manner In which the protective fund hail' been handled. They nave exhaustively reviewed each separate case , and In no single Instance can find where ( irand Master Sargent , has donu wrung. His judgment has been sound , his acts wise and his utterances reasonable and conservative. The lairds heartily endorse his olllclal acts and utterance * . Thfi custo dian of thfi protective fund has uccountt'tl for and paid over to the grand secretary and treasurer every dollar of principal and Interest. Not a dollar IVUH misapplied , and the records show thofrntqutest details. The custodian of the protective fund. William F. Hlnes , Is said by tlw board to be deserving of special credit for the way In which ho fulfilled HIP trust rcposeU In him. The IJrothPihood Is stated to be in a prosperous condition , considering- the general depres sion ar.d consequent shrinkage In railroad trulllc. Despite the fact that hundreds of firemen are out of employment and the earnings of a majority of those employed have been less because of lesu work , thu order has faithfully discharged Its every obligation. At the present time there are KID lodges with a total membership of 2M6S. In concluding , the statement says ; "For the past elKhtoon months a vigorous propaganda of vilification and slanders has been maintained and directed with malig nant purpose against mir order and Its grand oftlccrs. The batteries of the falsifier have been trained on us with the Intent , doubtless , of disrupting our organization. We denounce us unmitigated falsehoods the fugitive Items of news floating ; through the press of the country about the shaky condition of our order anil the corruption of our grand olllccrs. Wo caution our mem bers against the Insidious approach of those who uro engaged In a , reprehensible effort to belittle and disrupt the Brotherhood , and urge upon them the expediency of remain Ing true to the order and Its olllcera w have been so tru to them. " All Quiet la Honolulu , DENVER , May 13 , M. Vlzzaroma , actIng - Ing French consul at Honolulu , Is In the city on his way to Paris. There was a lull In the Hawaiian dlfltculty when he left , he said , but he thought the storm was liable to break out again. The people were waitIng - Ing for the next step oi thU Bovernmont. There are , not many French residents In the Islands , anil they are taking a neutral part In the matttr. WILL 1IEET THEM HEAD ON United States Marshal Eankin Racing to Intercept Oncoming Oominonwealers , WILL ARREST LEADERS FOR CONTEMPT Judge Itlncr I Mirs ( lie Order and Start * n 1'otsc After the Ciini ; Who Stole the Oregon Sliorl Line Train. RAWLINS , Wyo. , May 13. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) The Union Pacific man agement has determined to put a stop to the numerous depredations against Its prop erty by so-called Commonweal armies , and the power of the United States court has been Invoked to arrest the leaders , who have placed themselves In contempt of the court by the seizure of trains In violation of the orders of the receivers of the road. Last night at Cheyenne , Lacy & Vande- ventcr , general attorneys for Wyoming , were Informed by E. E. Calvin , superin tendent of the Idaho division , that an army of 221 men , from various points In Oregon , under the leadership of General S. L. Sheff- ler and Colonel R. B. Ureckenrldge , had captured a Union Pacific engine and a num ber of freight cars on the Oregon Short Line , and were traveling eastward at a speed of forty miles an hour. The attor neys at once made application to Judgi Rlner of the federal court of Wyoming for a writ directing Shetller , or any others pretending to bo In command of the army , to at once surrender the train to the Union Pacific receivers , and authorizing the United States marshal for Wyoming to arrest Shefiler and the other leaders of the army and bring them Into court to show cause why they should not be adjudged guilty of con tempt. Early this morning Marshal Joseph P. Rankln organized a posse of ten deputies , and at 11:30 : a. in. they boarded a Union Pacific special train , to which was attached one of the fastest engines on the system , and the race across the state to Intercept the Incoming army was began. Besides the marshal and his deputies a number of officials and The Bee correspondent were on board. The special was given right of way- over all other trains and run .111 a fast passenger schedule. Laramle V.MS reached at 1:35 : p. m. and a stop of ten .nlnutes was made for lunch. The train pulled Into Hawllns at 5:55 : p. m. , where onglnes were changed and a short stop made for supper. The officials and the marshals pb-nrd the special were kept , posted of the movements of the army. A message was received at 4 p. m. from Superintendent Bancroft , who Is at Pocatello , Idaho , stating that the men abandoned the train there which thuy cap tured yesterday , and took another , on which they left for the east at S:45 : this morning. The company had to clear the track , for they were running regardless of everything. At Cokevllle , Wyo. , near the Idaho line , the men saw an ea tbound rassenger tra'n standIng - Ing on the sldo track , and they evidently be lieved that the company had placed an ob struction on the track east of there , for they stopped to make an Investigation. It Is no doubt their Intention 'to proceed as soon as they ascertain that the road Is clear. ' Both Shefiler and Breckenrldge 'are In con tempt of the United States court of Oregon for taking possession of the train nt Trout- dale and warrants have been out for their arrest for some days. 'Marshal Rankln's posse Is composed of determined men , who do not propose to be thwarted In their mission to arrest tlie leaders of the army and take them to Chey enne for trial. They are George Benton , R. T. Ramsey , W. W. Abrams , J. W. Myers , H. B. Johns , W. F. Hosford , E. S. Smith , J. A. Breckons and N. J. O'Bryan , all of Cheyenne. SPECIAL LAID UP FOR THE NIGHT. GREEN RIVER , Wyo. , May 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The special train arrived here at 10:30 : and will not leave for Cokevllle until nearly morning. Marshal Rankln has been Informed by the Union Pacific officials that the Commonweal army , fearing an obstruction on the track east of Cokevllle , gave up their train at that place at 4 p. m. Orders were telegraphed from headquarters to take It back to Pocatello , and no trains are being run over that divi sion of the Short Line tonight. The men have no means of getting out of fiokeville unless they walk. Fearing that the Com- monwcalers will resist the marshal and his posse , It Is understood that Judge Hlner has asked the president to have the troops at Fort Russell , Wyo. , and Fort Douglas , Utah , held In readiness to respond to a call for as sistance at a moment's notice. Presid < nt Clark of the Union Pacific has suggested that the parties arrested be taken back to Idaho for trial. If Judge Beatty of the United States court for that district con sents to the arrangement Judge Rlner will order that Marshal Rankln turn them over to the marshal of Idaho. Should such a plan be determined upon the accused will be taken cither to Boise City or Blackfoot. MAKYIAM > IKS ; OII.JKCT TO COXEY. Citizens niHoiiKS Measures to Ill l TlicinsclveH of I'luveleiuno ' Neighbor/ / * . HYATTSVILLE , Md. , May 13. ( Special to the Associated Press. ) Hyattsvllle Is thor oughly aroused over the presence of about COO Coxoyltes , who ore encamped In the pic turesque grove known as Little Spa , Just east and outside of the town llmKs. Serious trouble Is expected at any hour and tonight three companies of volunteers were organ ized. Adjutant General Douglas of .Maryland was \\lred regarding the procuring of arms and ammunition for the volunteers , but late tills evening no reply had been received. The citizens are determined to drive the CommonwcaUrs out of the neighborhood and are prepared to use drastic means to accomplish that end. At u meeting held at. Camp Coxey this evening the citizens who antagonized speechmaklng "by Coxey and Browne In the streets of Hyattsvlllc Sat urday were severely denounced nnd this has caused Increased excitement In the town Browne declared that Inside of twenty-four hours he would speak In Hyattsvlllo and says ho will bo heard In Bladensburg a small town separated from Hyuttsvllla by the eastern brinch. The commissioners of that town are firm In declaring that he will not be allowed to speak. On the suggestion of State's Attorney Brandt Hon. L H Habercomo telegraphed Attorney General Peeve of Baltimore us follows : "A com mittee of our people wish to consult you tomorrow , will you fix an hour ? " The attorney general replied : "Shall bo pleased to receive the committee at any time. " The purpose of the Interview Is to receive advice as to the legal right of the citizens In getting rid of the Coxeyltcs. Thirty deputies ore patrolling the town of Hyatts vlllo nnd Bladensburg. Preparations have been made at Camp Coxey for a long stay and reinforcements from Galvln's Kelly's and Frye's divisions are expected. Browne states 5,000 men will be encamped liero In side of five days , A large crowd of visitors from Washing , ton and the surrounding country was pres ent at the reincarnation cervices held at the camp today. An admission of 50 cents was charged , Hyattsvlllo has never known such excitement , and the town has been crowded all day. Four of the Coxeyltes were arrested in Blandensljurg today and locked up. The Associated press representative Is In formed enough provisions are on hand to last till tomorrow at noon. The men. for the most part , again slept on the bare ground last night , but do not complain to long an Coxey utanda by them . Coxey's power over his men Is simply phenomenal , and they de clare any thing Is good enough for them If Coxey Is pleased. Marshal Browne ex- xwii to move Ills forces to Blandensburg within n day or two , not being entire ! ) satisfied with the present location. Military to Protect the Mitrntml * . SEATTLE , Wash. , May 13. Five com panies of the Fourteenth United States In fantry , under command of Lieutenant Colonel Theakcr , arrived here this morning In response to a call from Judge Hanford of the United States court , who considered them necessary to aid In enforcing the or ders of his court. They number twelve offi cers and 244 men. Yesterday there were demonstrations against the deputy marshals and threats were made to rescue the 105 Coxoyltes awaiting trial tomorrow on n charge of contempt of court In obstructing the operation of the Northern Pacific road , which Is In the hands ot receivers appjlntcd by the courts. _ Arrested for Incemltiiry I'tturiinrri. PHILADELPHIA , May 13. Michael D. Fitzgerald of Lynn , Mass. , leader of the Now England Industrial army , Lanl Knlln- gratt and Joseph Wcmbloth , both of this city , were arrested at a meeting tonight for holding a socialistic meeting , and nro locked up In jail awaiting a hearing tomor row. The meeting was held apparently as an Industrial gathering , but two policemen attended Jt in citizens clothes and they say the addresses , which wore made mostly In Russian , called on the .people to tear down the government and the mllltla and have the red Hag waving about the white house. I'VIl Short of Expeciatliint. DENVER , May 13. The demonstration by the Coxey reserve did not come up to ex pectations so far as the parade was con cerned. The column , Instead of containing 10,000 people as predicted , was composed of barely 600 people , lead by n single brass bnnd. At the speaker's stand , however , fully 10.000 people were present. Addresses were made by General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor. Jny Cooke , Jr. , "General" Hegner of the Denver Coxey reserve and Judge Kcrr of Pueblo. Kelly Make * 11 Night Voynge. EDDYVILLE , la. , May 13. Kelly's navy made about thirty-live miles by the river measurement today , leaving Oskaloosa bridge at 1 p. m. , arriving at Eddyvlllc at1:15 : p. m. The citizens of Eddyvlllo furnished the army with 500 loaves of bread , 500 pounds of beef and two barrels of soup. At 11 p. m. the navy broke camp and started for Ottumwa. . Onlvln Meets with 11 Cool Reception. GREENSBURG , Pa. , May 13. Colonel Gal vln's army Us resting tonight on the green at Electric park. The reception of the army here was rather cool. The advance agenta have thus far been unable to procure to have better cure any provisions , but hope ter luck tomorrow. Latrobe will be the next camplnc place. St. 1'iiul HUB nn Army on Ilnmlx. ST. PAUL , May 13. The Commonwealers who yesterday were refused an asylum at Minneapolis camped near Fort Snelllng last night and continued south today. They camped at South St. Paul , where the people furnished Hum a good supply of provisions. One Army IllMinnilH. LAWRENCEVILLE , 111. , May 13. Company ' of the Coxey pany F of Morrison's division army disbanded here today. Harris , their leader , deserted them , taking all their funds with him. WILL AKrBllA'KKlt XWfcMf .tfi.ir.V. Lynchers Kindly" Remove a Victim's Spcc- lurlva Hoforo Hanging'Him. STRONG CITY , Kan. , Mny 13. The great excitement which prevailed all of Friday night and which nearly culminated In the lynching of George Hose , the murderer of Assistant Postmaster Karl Kuhl of Cotton Falls , but which was finally subdued by the cooler judgment of the best citizens of the vicinity , broke out afresh last night , and about 11 o'clock a mob of fifty masked men marched to the jail and called Sheriff Mur dock to the door. As soon as the sheriff opened the door he was overpowered by the masked men , who placed pistols to his head , and conducting him to the door of the cell occupied by Rose , he was com manded to unlock it. The sheriff entreated his captors to desist , but to no purpose , and he was finally compelled to unlock the cell door under threats that the mob would have the man they sought even If they had to pull the Jail down. Every approach to the Jail and court house was carefully guarded by armed members of the mob. Everything was done In a quiet , orderly manner , every man seeming to know what he was to do. After securing the prisoner the mob marched east to a railroad bridge. In the meantime word had reached the citizens of the town generally , and a crowd of fully 1.000 people gathered nt the bridge to see the lynching of the murderer. A , rope was placed around the victims neck , and as this was being done one of the mob said to Rose. * "Let me take off your nluHses" ( referring to the spectacles worn by the doomed man ) . "Ves1 said Rose , "I shall never need them again. " He was then asked If he had anything to say , to which he replied : "Gentlemen , I suppose there Is no use to talk ; you are out here to hang me. I should like to have had a trial by law. " He was nsked If that was all he had to say , to which he replied : "Yes , except that I hope God will have mercy on my soul. " His hands and feet were then tied nnd he was given a shove off the bridge , fallIng - Ing about ten feet. Ills neck was 'broken , and death was almost Instantaneous. The lynchers then disappeared , leaving his body dangling between the bridge and the waters of the Cottonwood river , where It remained until 9 o'clock this morning , when the cor oner held an Inquest. The verdict was "Death by hanging by parties unknown. " The general verdict here Is that the lynching was justlllable , and It Is understood that the fifty masked men who did the work consisted of some of the best citizens of Cottonwood Falls. tlBTTJXU Kl'JiX WITH V.I It if KO IK. HnrgcHa Mcl.ncldo Tell * About the Had Plates cm thu .Monterey. CHICAGO , Mny 13.-A Tribune special from Plttsburg , I'a. , says : Burgess Mc- Luckle , speaking of the report of defective plates on the coast defense ship Monterey , says : "One of the Monterey's belt line plates weighs twenty-eight tons. It Is fastened on the ship about the water line and It Is but slightly curved. This plate Is thirteen Inches thick nnd Its number at the Cnr- nexlo mills at Homestead wax IS. One of the blowholes In flits pinto was so large and nppaiently BO deep that u consultation of several superintendents nnd foremen was called to discuss the possibility of BO doc toring It as to get It In paHt the govern ment Inspectors , It was decided to make the attempt. The plate was worth nearly $15,000 to the company If they could seeuru Its acceptance. On a Sunday night the superintendent and several trustworthy men went to work at It. A hole threu Inches In diameter and eight Inches deep was drilled at the mouth of the blowhole. Then a three-Inch bolt was made anil hammered Into the plate. Thu superintendent himself wielded the sledge. On the opposite end of the same pluto was another great blow hole. It was believed that the cpongy , porous ous condition existed from end to end of the plate , a distance of ten to twelve feot. This second big blowhole was plugged up like the first. A third blowhole near one corner of the plate was filled up with molten lead. All the Burfnceti were nicely planed off , and thu Inspector Bent the plato on Its way to the Monterey. "Number 'J9 Is another rotten belt line armor plate on the Monterey. Nearly a dozen plugs were driven Into It to conceal the presence of blowholes. The plate was almost honeycombed to Judge from some surface Indications. It looked all right after It had been doctored , nnd the Inspector specter passed It. This was u thirteen- Inch plate , too. Htlll another twelve- Inch plate on the Monterey la rotten , nnd was fraudulently foisted on the govern ment. Three big blowholes were plugged on a Sunday night when no Inspector was present. The number of this plate was Ilfteen , One of thu blowholes In one pluto was BO big that \vhon the first plug wan driven a young workman wrote his name nnd address on a card and poked It In. Secretary Herbert hau a diagram of this plate , with the location of all the plug- Jiolwi. " A dispatch to the Tribune from Wash- Ink-ton Hays It Is part of the plan of the Investigating hoar 1 to tent the plates men tioned In the statement. Third Time Dr. Talmngo's ' Church Had Been Consumed on Sunday. CHARGED TO ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRES. " " * " " " " " " . Congregation Had About All Loft When th Tire Broke Out. STARTED IN THE ORGAN LOFT Guests in the Hotel Regent Adjoining Makd a Hurried Exit. HOTEL ALSO WENT UP IN SMOKE Duo Wiininii and Her Hutu , Iteneueil fronj the Illghtli .Story by rii-emcn-l'lrc- men O\erenmc by Heat and Carried to thu Hospital. BROOKLYN , May 13. Just after service , at noon today , and while Dr. Talmage wab shaking hands with members of ills con gregation , tire burst out behind the pipes of the organ , and within ten minutes tha big tabernacle was doomed to total destruc tion. Adjoining the church was the Hotel Regent , eight stories In height , with a front age of ninety feet on Clinton avenue ana extending back 200 feet to Wnverly avenue. Thu fire spread from the tabernacle to this hotel and then to the dwelling houses on Greene and Waverly avenues opposite the tabernacle. Thu wind carried the blazing cinders In such quantities In a southeasterly , direction that dwelling houses on Washington avenue , two squares away , and also the Summerfield Methodist church were set on lire by them , but the greatest loss on anyj one of these structures did not exceed $15- 000. Thu total loss , however , reaches over $1,000.000. Mrs. Talmage tells the following story oi the fire : "The doctor was still In the pulpit , shak ing hands with the people , of whom there were 100 , probably , left. Ills bade was to the organ. I was standing up at the end of the pew talking with Mr. Martin of Chicago , who wanted to see the doctor with' messages from loved friends In that city. 1 looked up toward the celling and saw a tongue of flame burst out between the plpea of the . I at called ' organ. once aloud , 'Doc tor , the church is on lire. ' , . FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY. "He turned and told all the people to re tire , while he went Into the study to get a few things. I walled for him at the door. The flames spread rapidly , so quickly tl > a - some of the trustees were ovrcj > no a U > had. to be helped'out. . The dot ! or Joined ; mo soon after and we went dcr.vn Ib Lafay ette avenue to a friend's , whflro we re mained untilwe , could hear that frton&rin the Regent were out of danger , and wlniC' prospect there was of saving aiy uf I ho church. " The doctor held quite a recjp'.hn at hlti home during the afternoon. Hr. Talmago' , made a graphic statement of tlia Inc'dentsl connected with the lire. lie said : "At the close of the chuch service I waa standing at the foot of the pulpit shaking , hands with hundreds of people from all lands. I was about through nnd walked I toward the center of the church , where myv wife stood , when she called my attention to fire springing out from the top of the organ. ' I saw ut once that It was under full head way , and my first Impulse was to look ; ' around and see how many people were then * In the house , nnd to my great Joy there were only about twenty , and with twenty- ' live doors to get through. I felt that they , would all escape. j "I then went Into my study , back of the , platform , passing under the blazing piping to get my hat and coat , nnd then I said to myself - ' self , 'Is It manly to run off ? ' I walked up- and down my study room , rejoicing that tho1 fire had occurred when there was no chancel of a fatality. While In this sort of brown study a New York friend rushed Into the room and taking my arm said , 'Get out of > this room Immediately , or you'll not get out at all. ' We went out Into the church. One half of the organ was down and tha fire had leaped to the roof. I saw that nothing could save the building and I came out. " l TEAIIS FOR THE TABERNACLE. ' The tears were coursing down the doctor's checks and his volco broke as he told tha story , but In an Instant ho spoke with hU old vigor : "There Is mercy on top of the disaster. If it had occurred half an hour before It would have been the calamity of the century. The church and all the rooms adjoining were packed with people , and the panic would have left the whole scene one of Indescribable horror. Or If It had occurred two or three hours later when tho. Sunday school was In session there would have been a thousand house holds bereft In Brooklyn. Little children , helpless children , what would they have done ? God cared for them and oven In this calamity His mercy Is Infinite , and 1 feel not the least Item of dlsheartenment nor less fulth In God , nor less of hope for the future. "This long procession of disasters Is In explicable like what occurs sometimes In a family , four or five dying from scarlet fever It Is Inexplicable , wo must simply accept the fact. Our church has been burned three times and It has always oc curred on Sunday. "It Is the Lord ! Lot him do what seemetli good in his sight. " Who nsked for his own opinion as to the causuof the fire , ho said emphatically : "Electric lights , electricity caused tills fire , as It did In the last tabernacle on Sclier- merhorn street. " Continuing , Dr. Talmago said : "Tho fire may change my entire program nnd I do not think I will start on my trip around the world as I Intended to tomorrow night. 1 , however , do not know what I shall do " The fire spread with Ilghinlng-liko rapidity and before sunset hod destroyed property to the value of nearly $2.000,000. Ex-Super visor John H. Reed , who was rehearsing with the choir In the Summerfield Metho dist Episcopal church , two blocks In the rear of the tabernacle , had discovered that the building was on fire nnd sent In an alarm to fire headquarters. This waa quickly followed - lowed by n second , third nnd fourth alarm , which brought all the apparatus In the west ern district of the city. It was nearly twenty minutes before the firemen arrived on the scene , and then half a hundred streams of water were turned on the blaz ing pile. But the church was doomed and every effort was devoted to saving adjolnloz property. In three hours only the bars walls of the costliest structure of Brooklyn remained standing. HOTEL REGENT OOE3. Long ere this , however , It became evi dent that the Hotel Regent was aUo doomed , The fire started on the second story here , but was speedily extinguished. This proved to be only a temporary relief , for In a llttto while flames were discovered In an upper ntory , blowing fiercely up the air shaft. The Inflammable nature of the material and the great open ampltheator of the tabernacls gave such a draft that thu flro wag forced Into the air In columns ot glowing flames that made u ( earful picture of destruction. Flukes of burning wood and red hot cinders were uliol up an from u volcano , and carried by trong lirfi-zes they swept through tla air In every direction. Before long both ulJi-a of Orr MI avenue were ablaze. So were thoie on Waverly aVuiiuo , but fait * +