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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY aisfr , MAY 27 , 1895. SINGLE COPY ITIVJE
ARE DETERMINED TO REVOLT
Armenians Industriously at Work Smug
gling in Arms ,
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS THE DRAWBACK
In the Extern Kectlon rood li So Source
It l nilllcult to Ohtnln Kvon for
Thuio Who Ilnvo tlio Money
to 1'uy far It.
( Copyrlghtol , 1S33 , by the Associated Press. )
KAIIS , Russia , April 20. ( From the Special
Correspondent of the Associated Prws In
Armenia. ) During the past three weeks I had
unusual opportunities for obtaining additional
confirmation of the facts contained In my an
nouncement of the pending uprising of the
Armenians In Turkey next Monday. I have
traveled many miles up and down and across
the border In search of certain facts' , and as
a result I have had the satisfaction of actually
Ecclng and handling some of the rifles now-
being smuggled across the Turkish frontier
by the agents of the revolutionary party.
Moreover , the plans of the party have been
fully explained to me by some of the most
active and Intelligent of thn leaders of the
eastern wing of the movement , and I am
now entirely satisfied that , unless unforscen
circumstances arise , the uprising will take
place as announced. The exact date for the
uprising has not yet been fixed , owing , for
the most part , to the fact that the extreme
section of the party Is not yet ready for active
operations ,
Whether or not the central section will wait
for the eastern section longer than the month
of May I do not know , nor has the matter
actually been decided. I am asked to believe
that the eastern wing cannot bo ready for
hostilities In May , an 1 possibly not before the
1st of July. The eastern wing has been hav
ing a hard time of It , owing to clrcumctances
over which the leaders have no control. In
the first place the mountain passes leading to
Van have been blocked with snow for months ,
so that only special messengers , following
the regular routes of travel , could
get through , and therefore It was
Impossible to forward guns and ammunition
from Russia and Persia to the district about
Lake Van , There arc guns now on the border
awaiting transportation Into Armenia ,
BORDERING ON STARVATION.
In thu second place the Armenians In the
eastern end of Turkey arc In a condition
bordering on starvation. It Is obvious that
people In this condition cannot fight. On this
point a leading executive of the revolutionary
party said to mo three day.3 ago :
"If men have nothing In their stomachs
what will they do ? Wo must first feed them
before wo can expect them to fight. When
wo get food enough on hand to last them two
month ? then we shall show the worU how-
Armenians can fight. "
It Is this question of food that the revolu
tionary leadens will find most difficult of solu
tion. The problem of smuggling guns Into
Armenia will bo solved with the coming
spring , which Is now Just beginning to be felt
In the lower valleys. It Is plain that It no
food Is to bo had people cannot bo fc.l , no
matter how much money they have , and It Is
a fact that In the eastern part of Armenia
food Is so scarce that the well-to-do and rich
people have no more food than they actually
need ,
Few crops wcro grown last summer owing
to the fact that many of the farmers and
cultivators were thrown Into prison by the
Turks under charges of revolutionary con
spiracy. Then the cattle wore stolen by
the Kurds and what the poor people had
left In the way of provisions or property
was seized by the government officials for
j taxes. There will be no crops planted In
eastern Armenia this spring , for the coun
try everywhere Is suffering from a reign of
terror ,
EXPECT ANOTHER MASSACRE.
The presence of the commission of In
quiry of the Christian powers of Europe
at Moosh has had absolutely no effect on
the conduct ot either the Turks or Kurds
In eastern Turkey. I am Just In receipt of
trustworthy advices from n non-Armenian
source at Van to the effect that a massacre
Is looked for at any moment. It Is a fact ,
, which the British government caif verify by
consulting the report of Mr. Paten , an offi
cial of the British consulate at Tobralz ,
Persia , that In several cases the Turkish
officials In the devastated district of Armenia
tried hard to save the Armenians from
death and their property from destruction ,
but when they protested against the mur
derous raids ot the troops the officer read to
them the orders of the sultan , and so noth
ing could bo done. .
Mr. Paten has lately returned to Tobralz '
from an Investigating tour among the Ar
menian refugees along the border between '
Persia nnd Turkey. Ho found plenty of
refugees from the Lake Van and Moosh dls-
' trlcts , but not one from Sassoun. There ore ;
no Sassoun survivors In Ouramla. Salmas ,
Dltlman , Khol , Tobralz or any other place
In Persia , and so very few In Russia that
they are most difficult to find. This ab
sence of Saseouns among so many refugees
from other districts of eastern Armenia sug
gests the dreadful possibility that few of
these people escaped the massacre. The In
vestigation of Mr. Paten along the Persian
border has confirmed In a general way the
facts which I have Incidentally obtained
during the past eight weeks. The events of
the massacre were 1,0 horrible that even
the chronic exaggeration of the Armenian
mind falls to add anything to them.
INVOLUNTARY CANNIBALS.
Mr. Paten was accompanied on this tour of
Investigation by Dr. Wright , an American
missionary , stationed at Salmas. There
gentlemen took testimony to the effect that
when the Turkish soldiers and Kurds ap
peared at a certain village they killed some
fit the villagers who dared to protest against
their outrages and many of the dead were
cut up and thrown Into a kettle and boiled
like so much beef. The boiled pieces were
then given to the villagers for food. heat
wretched creatures were compelled to eat
their friends to the last mouthful. In an
other village a party of Kurds found a child
asl cp In a cradle. They overturned the
cradle and smothered the child. Then they
dissected the body and roasted pieces of It
before the fire. As a climax they compelled
the members of the family , Inclydlug the
child's mother , to cat the roasted pieces. The
refugees who tell these stories are , for the
most part , ready to return to Armenia tc
wreak vengeance on their persecutors as seer '
as they are supplied with ammunition nd
" " * food by the revolutionary party , and as al-
reafiy stated the only thing lacking Is food
The weapons I have seen are known Ir
Russia as soldutskle guns , that Is , the guns
Issued to the regular army of Russia. Tin
gun Is the Boordan rifle , a simple , efficient
weapon , particularly well suited to BUU
usage. One ot the bitterest thlnga the Ar
menian i evolutionary leaders have to reflect
upon la the fact many Armenians act ai
spies for the Turkish government. H asU
a melanchuly stats of things , freely adinlttei
by the Armenians themselves , that hundred
of Armenians can always ba found to ell
" - out their country and their friends and for
ntirso of silver , The leaders whom I luvi
met ro appa ciitly slncero and trustworthy
it should be explained , In connection wltl
this movement , that ( here ara throe rcvolu
tloniry parties , but until I have tanglbl
proof of the existence of them I shall con
tlnue to speak ot the revolutionists as thougl
thcrs were only one party. Thi > headquarter
oftlio revolutionary party are In London i ml
' It U from London that the head leader Utuei
bis order * to his executive leaders In Russia
Persia and Turkey.
I It Is my duty to piv ; a word ot warnln ;
to the kind hearted per ou In Great Brltalt
tnd America who arc subscribing funds to
the relict ot the Sauoun rctygfcs. It th"
: ontrlbutors have no d slra to aid tlio revuhi
tlonary parly they aliould ascertain ret ,
truly tlio ultimate destiny ot their oontrlbi ,
- lions. As I have already pointed out. th
tiassoun relict funds are merely rrvoiutlonar
( unda ) n riltguUe. 1 nm convluc d that my
relict sacney entrusted to any Armenian will
Ken r cr Utcr , be used to help tlio rorulu
tlonary cause. The entire Armenian people
are Interested In this revolutionary move
ment. At present the only way the starving
people ot Armenia can bo helped Is by means
of the Christian missionaries In Turkey and
Persia. I nay this not knowing what com
plication might arise between the mission
aries and the Turkish government , but to
give money to Armenian committees Is simply
to aid the revolution. Help Is needed , and
that Immediately.
I'ICK.MIKK CIUBI'I BKCUICE8 AJtAJOIUTV
Itctnrnn of the Itnllan Election Mrnger
but Indlcute Mlnlnterinl Victor/ ,
ROME , May 26. The elections throughout
the country today were regarded with a
certain amount of apathy by the republic
ans. From such reports an have come to
hand , however the polling has been fairly
active and heavy. The dominant question ,
finance , was not one to nrouso any kind of
enthusiasm In the public mind. The at
tempts to discredit Premier Crlspl by con
necting him with the Banca Romano scan
dals are not expected to have had much
real Influence on the elections. The gov
ernment had no difficulty In finding candi
dates , and hopes to secure 350 scats out of
the COS of which the Chamber Is composed.
The socialists put up many candidates
without much hope of success. Despite the
papal Interdict , which forbade Catholic citi
zens of Italy to take part In the political
affairs , many Catholics went to the polls
today.
The electoral campaign has been very
quiet and up to 10 o'clock tonight no reports
of any disturbances have besn received.
The polling ceased at 4 o'clock this after
noon , and the counting commenced forth
with. The ministerialists displayed great
activity , and In the majority of cases , se
cured the election ot members of their party
as electoral Judges at the polling places ,
which Is regarded as an Indication of suc
cess.
In Rome Itself the election was attended
with no excitement whatever. There has
been splendid weather all day. In the fourth
district Premier Crlspl was elected with
920 votes against 720 for the socialist can
dldate , Felice , who was sentenced to eight
years In prison In connection with the
socialist disturbances In Sicily. Signer
Bacelll , minister ot education , was
elected In the third district by
1,667 votes against .137 for the socialist can
didate. Slgnor Crlspl has already bsen
elected from three other places , namely
Modlca , Trlcarlca and Naples. Votes were
cast for him In many districts where ho
was not a candidate. The ministers o
marine , Rear Admiral Morlno ; of finance
Slgnor Boselll ; 'of war , General Mocennl
of posts and telegraphs , Slgnor Ferrari
and ex-Mlnlster Urlnbiancherl , ex-president
of the Chamber of Deputies , and scvera
undersecretaries are all returned.
The socialist , Imbrlana , was defeated a1
San Severe. Mcrlanl. the socialist member
was beaten by a ministerialist at Turin.
In many places votes were given for thi
socialists who were sentenced by the mili
tary tribunals In Sicily by way ot protest.
Ono of them was elected at Palermo. An
other was elected twice , once at Milan and
once at Corona.
The returns from sixty-six districts show
the following results : Sixty-one ministerial
ists elected , fourteen of the constitutional
opposition , six radicals and five socialists.
LONDON , May 26 The Times this mornIng -
Ing announces that Premier Crlspl of Italy
has been elected In five of the nine districts
In which he was nominated for the elections
yesterday. Complete returns will not be re
ceived , the dispatch adds , until Monday evenIng -
Ing , but Judging from those already known
the ministry has secured 300 seats.
The Rome correspondent of the Standard
Informs that paper that the pope , while con
versing with the cardinals about the Italian
elections , declared that nothing must bo ex
pected from the revolutionaries who have
come into power In Italy. They make vague
promises and even -condescend to acts of
civility , but they will not repair the evils
committed against the church.
The Chronicle's Rome correspondent tele
graphs to that paper that he believes that all
the opposition leaders have been re-elected.
The socialists show a slight Increase In the
number of scats.
MAKTl'S DEATH DIS ( 1UUITII .
Neither Spaniard * Nor Cubans In Iliivmm
I'elipvn It.
TAMPA , Fla. , May 2G. The Cuban steamer
brings news discrediting Martl's reported
death. Passengers apsert that his death Is
not believed In Havana by either Cubans
or Spanish.
From Spanish sources come reports of a
battle near Guantanamo on Tuesday be
tween Colonel Sandoval , commanding 200
Spaniards , and 400 Cubans. The latter were
defeated.
Cubans here , In addition to the regular per
cent contributions to the revolutionary
fund , have , since the report of Martl's
death , made 25 per cent contributions. 'BA
number of prominent Cubans visit Jackson-
vllle tomorrow to attend the mass meeting >
there on Tuesday.
HAVANA , May 28. Two regiments of In-
fantry wcro landed at Glbara to reinforce
the forces of Captain General Do Campos.
The business men and the farmers of Sanctl
Splrltus have made a request that the gov- i :
eminent allow them to form a regiment nJ
cavalry. Four hundred persons make an
offer of horses and saddlery and they re
quire from the government an equipment
of-arms. Garcia , the chief of the last revo
lution , and others offer their services as
officers of the regiment ,
SUPEHIOK A K.MS WON THE VICTORY
Cubnn Korolutlcinlit * Dernat a Superior
I'circo of Srmnmrila.
GAINESVILLE. Fla. , May 26. Another
letter was received here from Major Hann
of the Sixth Cuban volunteers , dated In camf
near Ncuvitas , May IS , and saying that hU
regiment ot about COO men had been senl '
there by Gomez to cover the landing of an-
other American expedition. The Spaniard
leirned of this plan and sent SOO men against
the Cubans , attacked the front and rear nd
almost defeated them. The Cubans formed
hollow square and this , with their superiorly
ot arms , they being armed with repeating
Vlflcs , brought after six hours terrible fight
Ing victory to the Cubans , The Cubans los
In killed and wounded 152 , a fourth of thelt
number. The Spanish loss Is yet unknown
but It Is certainly heavy. Hann said tha
after the expedition landed they would Joli
Gomez In the district of Comequoy. Hani
left Gomez May 13 , preparing for a rali
! through the province of Puerto Principe.
- I'niiriml for Oold linn Dlnnnprnred.
. LONDON. May CG.-Wlth the decline li
New York exchange , the demand for aid
In the open market has entirely disappeared
The huilness of the Stock exohango ed.as
tr.uch reduced and the pculc of seltlcmen
which was Kolnjr on levonled some weak
- ness. AH the maikotg , however , closed ikIn
t-ood tone. The public continued to fnvo
American Issues , which were higher all
U uround Mexican ralln Imve fallen In the
breakup of the neal , Canadians were weal
! on ndvor.io onlcis und rumors regardlni
Canadian Pacific. Except for a rise of 1'fc "
per cent In ICrle seconds and a fall of Hi
a ; per cent In Lake Shore , the week's change
were fractional.
.
No O > m.
- LONDON. May 6. The Berlin corespond
ent of the Tliros gives that p-per this msrr
- IHK a revcw of the work of the llelchsta
durln the session. In which ho says
"Scarce y u voice dnrrs lift Itself In prals
of anything the HclchstriR has done. s'n-
body Is contented but the socialists s'nmd
radicals. The Intilgues to which Chancello
, vcn I'.uirlvl fell 11 victim are now beln
icoordcd aKiiins-t Ilaron von Ulebcrstelt
Germany nuisu be prepared for a mlnstcrU
crsls durlntr the session ,
Mn Co.I Djrcuil Ills ronlllon.
&
- LONDON. May 2t-The ! Standard's llo-
) patch from Constantinople says : llomlt
has bceu ' ffi'ixl the post ( f grand vlzlc
by the jiiiltan. I ut firmly declined to ucccp !
Thr- proton t grind vlilrr , UJeBud Pasha , a
stated in tlio Associated press illspatchc
yesterday , opposes { he ccm.icl which has
bcrti offered lo Hie sultan rfgardlatr n
fwrnta In Armenia.
CONVICTED BEFORE TRIAL
Verdict in the Waller Oaso Was All Pre
pared Before the Oourt Martial.
FRENCH SIMPLY WANT H S CONCESSIONS
the Islnnd na Coniul tlio for United
Btutei Declined to Acknowl
edge Trench Authority.
WASHINGTON , May 26. A reporter for
the Associated press secured an Interview
with Paul Dray , the stepson of ex-Consul
Waller , concerning his and his stepfather's
trouble In Madagascar.
"Tho French , " ho said , "claim authority
over the foreign affairs of the Island under
the treaty of 18S5 , which gave them the
right to represent Madagascar In Its foreign
relations , but not In any way to Interfere with
the management of the Internal affairs of
the country. They have since maintained
a French resident at Antananarivo , which
Is the capital , while other European nations
and the United States have kept only con
suls there. The French representative has
claimed that under this treaty France was
entitled to exercise a protectorate over the
Island , and among other prerogatives has de
manded that he be allowed to Issue ex-
equatours to the representatives of other
foreign governments. Mr. Waller was ap
pointed consul by President Harrison and
when ho arrived at the capital the French
representative made the demand that Waller
should receive this badge of authority from
him. Knowing that the natives , or Hovas ,
resisted this claim of the French and placed
a different Interpretation on the treaty , Mr.
Waller resisted this demand and accepted
his exequatcur from the native govern
ment.
"When Mr. Waller's term of office ex
pired and ho sought to secure a concession
of lands from the native government the
French authorities opposed him In every
way. Mr. Waller's home Is at Antananarivo ,
which Is about 225 miles Inland from Tama-
tave , but ho was at the latter place on
business connected with his concession
when ho was placed under arrest , as I was
also at the sametime. . Ilelng Interested
with him In the concession I went to Mau
ritius In May , 1894 , to finance the scheme ,
but I was followed up by written and
printed representations of the situation ,
sent out by the French authorities , charac
terizing the grant as fraudulent and In
every way calculated to prejudice our en
terprlse. "
Mr. Uray says that when Mr. Waller was
arrested on March 5 be ( Uray ) was sitting
In Mr. Waller's house engaged In a game ol
draughts , when the building was surrounded
by a half dozen French gens d'armes. Wal
ler was not In , but Dray undertook to fine
him , and succeeded In doing so. Waller was
then told by the officer In charge of the
squad that ho had an order from the mili
tary commander of the post for his arrest
and the confiscation of his papers , but upon
his request that he be allowed to see the
order this was refused and he was taken
to prison , not , however , until the house
had been ransacked and not only Mr. Waller's
papers , but Ilray's also taken possession of
by the French officials.
Uray then reported the entire proceedings
to United States Consul Wetter. The Iat
ter Immediately asked an explanation
which , according to Mr. Dray , was very
vague. It was to the effect that Mr. Waller
had violated the French treaty In attempting
to conduct correspondence outside of Tama
tave without permitting It to pass through
French hands , and Intimated a full Inquiry
was expected to develop a grave state o
affairs. Waller was ktpt In prison fifteen
days without being permitted to see any
one , and his trial , which was before a cour
martial , was concluded In three hours , onlj
twenty-five minutes being taken for th
preparation of the verdict , which , consider
ing that this Instrument covered ten or
fifteen pages of manuscript. Mr. Dray thinks
the evidence was made out In advance.
Explaining the letter on which the charges
were basid , Ilray says It was addressed to
Waller's wife , who was at the capital , and
was composed largely of domestic matters.
There was but one reference In It to French-
Hova affairs , and this was a suggestion that
Mrs. Waller should put the Hova author
ities on their guard against two Americans
who were on their way to the capital. Mr.
Bray says he has been assured by the State
department authorities hero and by Minister
Eustls In Paris that his and Waller's
claims shall bo vigorously pressed.
INDIANS AND TillI'UIILIO ; SCHOOLS
Those Who IlnTO Hccelvod Lnnil In Severally
Claimed to Ue ICntltlrd to Thnlr llcnuflt * .
- WASHINGTON , May 26. Representative
Hermann of Oregon has raised a very Im
- portant question before the Interior depart
ment In relation to Indian schools on reser
. vations , where allotments In severally have
occurred. He has presented the right of
-
the state to extend Us common school sys-
tern over the Indians , and with the right to
establish school districts In the reserve and :
for the Indians the right to choose teachers
according to the school law and to be unfler
the law for taxation purposes , except as to
the lands held by allotment only. The In
dian bureau Is Inclined to take this view
and further to hold that It may aid such
schools from the fund out of which It al
ready contributes to some district schools
certain sums for each Indian taught In
them. Mr. Hermann has formally presented
the matter to the secretary and It will likely
soon be submitted to the attorney general ,
as the department says It Is the first time
the question has come In his shape before.
Indians on allotments being now citizens
- assert their right to enjoy a common school
education.
!
SO TKOOl'S OKDblCKD'lO I'KNDEU YET
t Secretary I.innont Will Tnlto Up the Matter
1 od.iy.
WASHINGTON. May 26. So far as can be
.
ascertained no action has yet been taken by
tin War department on the request of the
. secretary of the Interior that troops be cent
to the scene ot the threatened troubles ot the
Wlnnebago and Omaha Indian lands In Ne
braska growing out ot the settlement on thos :
lands by the Flournoy Real EsUte and Live
Stock company and otiws. Secretary Lament
was out of the city when the request came
In to the department , but he returned today and
the matter will probably come up before him
. tomorrow.
as PIKES 1IHKAK OUT
nt
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In Timscncor Trnlu In Isortlteru Wlsconsli
HHI Nnrrmv I leap- .
SUPERIOR , Wls. , May 26. Reports were
received here this evening that disastrous
forest fires have been raging all day In some
, of the heavy wooded districts of northen
Wisconsin. Along the line of the Duluth
South Shore & Atlantic railroad fires broke
out early this morning at several points am
spread rapidly , consuming much valuabl
- pine. Near Iron river , fifty miles east o
here , the fires were particularly destructive
One hundred carloads of ties and four box
cars owned by the Northern Pacific were de
- etroyed. . The northbound South. Shore I'ml ' ed
was delayed about four hours by the miming
ot ties from under the train. The train cre\
. reported the heat from the flames almost un
bearable and that the cars were fired by
sparks and narrowly escaped burning. t
stiff breeze blew all day and the smouldcrln
fires which had been partially extlngulshec
- by heavy rains w re again fanned Into roar
Ing masses of fire.
, itilTorutol U'lr to lledrem Wrn.li * .
as LONDON , Slay 26. Rev , Joseph Porker
D.I ) . , In a sermon at the temple yesterday
- advocated a war for the redress of Ar
menlun wronfs , If necetsarv ,
18HVB A.
In t form of the Sound Mooey Coriventlon
Denounced n < Npfivrfpu * ,
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , May ZtrfThe following
adJrcss to the public , IssuadlJjy the Ccn-
ral Dlmetalllc league ot Memphis , explains
tsclf :
To the People of the United States The
arch enemies of the agricultural and produc-
ng classes of our country , moved by greed
and encouraged by avarlco , have conspired
to transfer the essentially governmental
function of Issuing and controlling the
money volume of the nation to a system of
banking corporations , full of the vice of
class legislation and void of any virtue
which commends It to the consideration of n
latrtotlc citizen. Undaunted by the failure
.o secure the sanction of the American
congress , the promoters of this nefarious
scheme have boldly taken the Initiatory
step to attain the object of their conspir
acy. Dackod by the great power of ex-
laustless wealth and the Influence of high
official position , they have publicly con
vened In this city of Memphis and openly
declared their purpose. They demand that
the constitutional and Inherently sovereign
right to Issue money bo delivered Into their
tiand ? .
They hope that the people will Ignorantly
confound the sovereign prerogative and
the bounden duty of the ; government to
coin money and establish a system of uni
form weights and measures , with the busi
ness ot loans and discounts inherently ap
propriate to the occupation of the private
citizen. _
That the people may come together and
take counsel of each other It has been
deemed expedient to call 'together a con
vention to assemble nt Menfphls on the 12th
and 13th ot Juno. 1893. Every community ,
every city and town and evjery state In the
union are earnestly requested and cordially
Invited to send delegates to that conven
tion. Every vicinity Is ur ed to organize
bimetallic clubs and every club should be
represented. It Is proposed that this con
vention shall voice the sentiments of the
people. The country needs their best
thought , their most careful deliberations
and energetic action. The object of this
convention Is to formulate some definite
plan of future action to facilitate direction
to the overwhelming volume of public sen
timent favoring a return ' 19 our own , and
establishing our Independence of alien finan
cial Institutions ; to devise means for such
a campaign of education that hereafter It
will be Impossible to elect only such men
to the legislative and executive offices of
the nation as are unawcd by povyor and un-
bought by spoils. ' ,
W. tf , npOWN.
President Central Metallic League of Shelby
County. i
. D. H. , ARCHIBALD ,
\ Secretary.
1
UVVKKYE I'OKITICN WAltMIXO Ol'
x
DclccatfH ( lathering far Uo ) Convention
Which McntTodny. ,
ZANESVILLE. 0. , May 26.-j-Of the repub
lican state convention which pcets Tuesday
and Wednesday , the candidates and their
workers , ox-Secretary Foster jvas among the
rustlers today. Senator Sherman will be here
tomorrow. There are a dozen ! candidates for
governor , the favorites being' General A. S.
Duchnell , Judge Nash anil , James H. Hoyt.
The delegations from Olnclnuafl had badges
for Iluchnell for governor Jthc ones from
Cleveland had Hoyt for governor. All were
alike In hoisting McKlnley'3-banner for pres
ident and Forakcr'o for sQnatpr''in.Ta'e'"Toledo
delegation had their caiys dcppratcd with the
Inscription "McKlnley tar president. Foraker
for Eenator and Guy Mnjor for governor. "
Today factional feeling was Intensified
among the advance guard here by hearing
that McKlnley's name had been torn from the
banners on the special cars at Toledo on the
order of Mayor Guy Major. The friends of
Major here say that Governor McKlnley's
friends got up a delegation to contest the
seats of the Major delegation , and that Me
{ Inley's name was torn down because of tha
ctlon. They announce that they will begin
he fight at this convention against McKlnley
y opposing a resolution endorsing the goV'
rnor for president and starting a movement
o get antl-McKlnley delegates. It Is no
robrble that there will be material opposition
o a resolution endorsing McKlnley for prcs
lent , but It Is already apparent that fac-
onal feeling will be strongly developed In
le convention. The Foraker men are con
entratlng on General Duchnell for govcrnoi
nd the McKlnley men are on Judge Nash. I
tiere should be any formidable opposition ti
ndorse McKlnley for president there wouli
hen also be opposition to the endorsement
f Foraker for senator , and the old factlona
eellng In the party in this state would break
oose In all Its fury. The leaders in both
actions are exercising all possible dlsclplin
o prevent any outbreak , but It Is. not Improb
ble that the contest will get beyond con
rol. .
IIEI'J.IKH TO C.lllT.ll > rE
Confident of Winning In the Klcctlon li
Snlto of the Administration.
LAWRENCEBURG , Ky. , May 20. Senate r
. S. C. Blackburn , replying to Secretary Car
Isle In his speech here yesterday , declare j
tlat the administration was not satisfied to
let Mr. McCreary , Mr. Buckncr , Mr. Brown
and himself "fight this battje on Its merits I ,
but they Imported a man who Is greater than
John the Baptist to drive back this silver
craze , as they call It. "
Continuing , ho said : "Now , understand
, hat what I am going to say about Mr. Car-
Isle will be said In the kindest terms possi
ble , " and ho went on to prove Carlisle's In
consistency , In view of the secretary's record
n congress. The speaker then said : "Now ,
I know you will say that showing his Incon- .
ilstency does not answer his argument. I
< now that , and I am now going to answer ,
ils argument , every paint of It. I thought
when the mighty Carlisle appeared they were
going to throw new light on this subject , but
they did not. He did not advance a single
new Idea. First , ho makes the assertion that
If you have a free coinage of silver you will
put the country on a silver basis and would
drive all the gold out , of the country. This
Is not true. We have tried It ones , and when
wo quit we had three dollars to one dollar In
gold more than when We began. He says
this country would be the , dumping ground
for all sliver bullion. Her Is off there , for
ours Is the only nation under the EUU which
has silver bullion. "
The speaker went on to answer every point
of the Carlisle , speech-to-hls bwn satisfaction.
Mr. Blackburn then attacked } he administra
tion , saying"I am greatly handicapped ,
but let Mr. Cleveland , , Carllile and all the
rest take the stump , ana Ivljl still win this J ; ;
race In spite of the whojo combination. "
KKCKirKK fOll TllK PnRVT.lHT 11UA1)
North nnd Soutli Kmhray 1'aiiei Into the
Control of tho.Courts.
TOPEKA , May 26. Horace M. Dake of
Brookfield , Mo. , was yesterday appointed re
ceiver of the populist venture , the Gulf &
.
Interstate Railway cdmpany , more familiarly
known as the North and South railroad , by
Judge Hazen of the district court ot Shawnee
county. '
Judgments amounting ux $3,245 have been
obtained against tlu company , } 3,000 being In
favor ot Dake as salary -.In his capacity as
vice president of the company. Dake says he
will go to Galveston and take charge of he
construction ot seventy miles ot road : ir
which the company has contracted. It Is
understood Fred Close will resist Dake'i
authority In Texas courts.
Mlunl 111 * footing anil Drownrd ,
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , May 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) Joseph Slmell , 7 y ara old , whHt
climbing down the wall around th ? mill race
to go fishing , lost his footing and falling Intc
the water wai drowned. He was taken item >
. the water In five mlnutea , but could not be
! resuicltated.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICS UNITE
Nicaragua and Honduras Take the First
Practical Steps in that Direction.
EACH PRESERVES ITS OWN GOVERNMENT
Offensive nnil Ucfouilvo Alliance Afritlnit
Common I'tics nnit the Commercial
1'rontler Aballihoil Others
invited to Join ,
WASHINGTON , May 26. New treaties of
far reaching Importance have recently been
made between Nicaragua and Honduras and
ofllclal copies have Just been received In
Washington. The treaties have been under
negotiation some time and were finally put
Into effect by proclamation on the 15th ot
last month. They are the first practical
step toward the formation of a Central Amer
ican nation out of the several small repub
lics Nicaragua , Honduras , Guatemala , Salvador
vader and Costa Hlca. The first treaty forms
a defensive alliance In case of foreign war
and an offensive alliance against common en
emies. H obliterates commercial frontiers , so
that foreign goods once admitted to one
country are frce to enter the other. An ex
press provision Is made against the possi
bility of war bstween the countries by an
article requiring differences to be adjusted by
arbitration by some government on the Amer
ican continent.
Article 1111. Is the one looking to the union
In a single nation and Is as follows : "The
high contracting parties solemnly declare that
they cannot and will not consider as foreign
the other Central American countries , and
that they will labor constantly to maintain
the family bonds and the greatest cordiality
In their relations , making a common cause
with them in case of war or difficulties with
foreign countries and mediating In their In
ternational relations. To this end the present
treaty will be submitted to their considera
tion , Inviting them to subscribe to It as a
cotrmon Central American treaty , until the
arrival ot the day when they shall bo Incor
porated In a single nation. "
Ths detailed features of the treaty show
the closeness of the alliance now formed be
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. Article 1
binds the governments to "unify their foreign
polloy ; to act Jointly In matters concerning
Central America and to endeavor to bring
about the same uniformity and harmony with
the other governments of Central America. "
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE
The article pledging a mutual offensive and
defensive alliance Is as follows : "Doth gov
ernments declare that there shall exist be
tween them a defensive alliance In case of
foreign war and an offensive one against c m-
mon enemies. "
Article Iv. arranges a plan of arbitra
tion affecting all Central American states.
Succeeding articles agrco on uniform postal ,
tariff and all other laws , uniform diplomatic
representation abrcad , etc.
In every way possible the boundary line
Is wiped out and the countries form a
complete political union or alliance.
Article xlx. expresses the extent of this
union as follows : "These contracting gov
ernments , desirous of participating in every
thing affecting their Intercbts , besides en
deavoring to make uniform their foreign
policy and to have a common representa
tive , before natlcns , shall endeavor to agree
upon a basis upon which they shall con
clude subsequent' treaties with forelgrl na
tions and make concebslons to steamship ,
railroad and other companies.
Article 1 , against war or reprisals , Is :
"Should any of the articles of this treaty
bo violated or Infringed in any way or
should any other cause of disagreement
between the two republics arise , It Is ex
pressly stipulated that neither of the con
tracting parties shall order or authorize nets
of reprisal nor declare war until all peace
ful methods of satisfaction or agreement
have been exhausted. These means shall
bo the setting forth In memorials of the
offenses or damages inflicted , with com
petent proofs or testimony to be presented
by the aggrieved governments , and should I
this satisfaction be denied the decision of
the matter shall bo submitted to the arbl
tratlon of one of the governments of Cen
tral America or of the American continent. "
There has been more or less conjecture
as to the formation ot a Central American
nation , but this treaty appears to bo the
first practical step toward Its accomplish
ment. Its proclamation at Tegucigalpa on
April 15 was followed by n meeting at
Managua ot the ministers of Salvador , Hon
duras and the other representative countries
with a view to carrying out article 111) ) , for
the acceptance of the treaty by all the
countries.
The text of another Nicaragua-Honduras
treaty has also been received. It provides
for the arbitration of their boundary ques
tion by a commission to bo choseo by the
two countries , and If an agreement ot the
commission Is not made then Spain lt >
constituted as arbitrator.
MTTLK MOKli L.IUEKAI , WITH WIDOWS
Ag l > tnnt Secretary IleynoldB Mnltca ICul-
Infr nn 1'cniloti Clnltni.
WASHINGTON , May 26. Assistant Secre
tary Reynolds has decided that In the ab
sence of conclusive evidence , showing the
dependent or nondependent condition of a
mother at the date of her soldier eon's '
death , her claim cannot bo rejected solely
upon the grounds that the soldier did not
contribute to her maintenance. Secretary
Reynolds also holds that the legal repre
sentatives of a deceased claimant for bounty
land warrant may prosecute for the benefit
of the claimant's heirs his claim for such
warrant pending an appeal at the time of
his death ; that the act of February 11 ,
1847 , applies only to soldiers who were llv-
Ing at the date of Its passage and were In
the enllsteJ service , those who thereafter
enlisted and the family or relatives of such
only ; that the act of March 3. 1S55 , applies
to those soldiers living at the date of Its
passage and to widows or children of those
who had died prior thereto ; and that a cer
tificate or warrant Issued Jointly to several )
co-warrantees may not be recalled or can
celled after the death of any of them.
Urixlmm'ft Condition l.nji PaTonililc.
WASHINGTON , May 2C.-A decidedly un
favorable change In Secretary Gresham's
. .
condition occurred last night and It is
that for some tlmo he was In n very serious
condition. This change , It Is stated , was
the result of a recurrence of the stomach
troubles from which ho suffered PO acutely
early In his Illness and he experienced con
siderable pain nnd tossed about restlessly
unnblo to obtain any rest. Ills physician
was with him for several hours nnd left him
In the early mornlnc' . Although somewhat
better today , he still felt the effect of the
attack of last night , but tonight WUR re
ported to bo easier. It Is undersood that
hlf ) son , Otto , and Mr. I.tindlt * . his private
secretary , hove been telegraphed to come
to Washington.
,
Tttliruikii 1 ofitiil
WASHINGTON. May 2C.-SpecIal ( Tele-
uramj The postofflce at Hurress , Flllmort
county. Neb. , has been rc-establluhed , with
William Walter as postmaster.
The name of the iioetolllco ut Phclp ? ,
Phclps county , Neb. , has been changed tc
Uenman.
KxiriuiRHiiue Mil
ST. JOSEPH , May 2fl.-Samucl F. Holll.
day , one of the trusted letter clerks In the
St. Joseph postofllce , was taken from his
bed shortly before daylight by Inspectoi
George Button and charged with robbing
the malls. When taken before I'ostmastci
Atkinson ho confessed. Holltduy's plur
was to steal promising-looking letters foi
the Grand Inland mall , take out a part ol
the money whenever he found any. nm
then rcmnll the letters. He confessed thai
he had been stealing elnce January and 1mi
taken n largo amount. The I'oslolllce le-
partmcnt has had men at work on the cae <
for four months nnd spent f3,000 runnlnf
HoMlday down , Holllday stole to supper
an extravagant wife.
MOllKAV CAintOLT. A UEFAVLTKlt
Prominent lima City Man Ili pprnrs nnd
TrnU 1'uinln ( lo with Him.
IOWA CITY , la. , May 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) One of the most prominent business
men of this city , Moreau Carroll , Is how
definitely known to be an abscondcr and de
faulter to the extent of several thousand dollars
lars of trust funds. Ho was a man ot ex
emplary personal habits , so far as known ,
prominent In the democratic party , treas
urer of the County Fair association , partner
Itt an old business firm and had been audi
tor of Cedar county , Iowa. In state con
ventions ho took an active part , and al
though his party was In the minority , ho
has several times shown his great popularity
In the vote given him. In church and all
social movements ho was a leader. Among
the old soldiers he Is well known. Formerly
ho was a bank cashier here.
About ten days ago Carroll Informed his
family and partner that he had to go to
Tlpton in Cedar county on business and
would return In a few days. The week
passed and he did not return. The family
made Inquiries and ascertained that he had
not been In Tlpton , but that ho had gone
to Hock Island and had been BCCII there
and observed on account of his nervous
conduct.
All trace then disappeared. Meantime
the banks here had been Investigating , nnd
the attorneys for an estate In Cedar county
arrived on the scene looking for Carroll
and some $0.000 the latter held as trustee
l for an estate In that county , where his
standing was the highest. It was found
that Carroll had the securities belonging
to the estate pledged for loans In a bank
here , and that Just before his departure he
called nt the bank and requested to look
at his notes and the collaterals. When he
retained the papers ho abstracted the secur
ities without detection , so that the bank
holds his naked notes. Carroll's homestead ,
worth J4.000 , has been levied upon by the
bank on the ground that the house was
purchased with the money raised on the
collaterals. Other evidences of rascality
have been unearthed.
The city has not had such a sensation
for years , but deep sympathy Is felt for
Carroll's excellent family.
ACCOM.VOM.IT/O.V.S fOJt Tim VHTERAS8
Hnrrnrldi Will lie Krectoil for TIKMB Who
Attend thn Nnllniml 1'nrk Umllcnpmi ,
WASHINGTON , May 20. The following
circular sets forth the plan devised to enable
those who contemplate attending the Sep
tember dedication of the National Military
park , and who may not be otherwise pro
vided for , to obtain comfortable quarters :
War Department , Chlckamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park Com
mission , Washington , May 25 , 1895. The
Chlckamauga Park commission gives notice
that while there Is no appropriation from
which free quarters can bo furnished , camp
barracks will bo erected at Chattanooga
under the direction of the citizens' execu
tive committee for the accommodation of
those contemplating attendance at the dedi
cation of the National Military park , who
irny not be otherwise provided for , nnd who
desire such quarters. Those who send $2
to Captain Charles F. Mueller of the Na
tional park , Chattanooga , Tcnn. , at an early
date will receive In return n ticket which
will entitle the holder to a comforablo bar
rack bunk for the entire tlmo of his stay
at Chattanooga , Including safe storage for
baggage and toilet accommodations. It will
bo necessary for each person to bring his
own blanket and towels. The banacks will
be constructed upon the plan used at the last
Grand Army encampment at Washington ,
where a very large number of veterans
were housed In barracks. These structures
will be erected In Chattanooga within con
venient distance ot restaurants where meals
and lunches may be obtained at reasonable
prices. There will be no arrangement for
furnishing meals at the barracks. Commun
ications addressed to Captain Mueller , who
has been selected by the citizens' commit
tee to take charge of this work , will re
ceive prompt and reliable attention.
J. S. FALLEHTON ,
Chairman of Commission.
SllKKl * 3iny INSIST 0.111E1IC llldllTti
Will Druo Tliclr riocln Through Colorado
nt All
DENVER , May 26. A dispatch from
Steamboat Springs , Colo. , says : Excitement
over the aheep trouble continues unabated.
J. G. Edward , the representative of the
Wyoming sheep men , chief among whom Is
supposed to be ex-Governor Osborn of Wyom
ing , said before his departure for the sheep
territory that ho would not heed the advice
of the citizens' meeting held here on the 20th
Instant. HP added : "I have a constitu
tional right to drive my flocks through Routt
county , and I , as well as those who are In
terested with me , Intend to do so at all haz
ards. Wo only want to drive through , simply
to get to a shipping point on the Rio Grande
railway. There are men Interested In this
movement who will see their privileges pro
tected If the entire militia has to be called
out to preserve the law. "
If the sheep men persist In their endeavor
to occupy the Yampa ( Bear ) river valley a
conflict will occur. Both sides are seemingly
determined. At present the sheep are held
In California park , the source of Fortification
creek , and It Is now under consideration by
the cattle men whether the sheep shall be re
moved Into Wyoming now or wait until their
movement decides that the sheep men will
advance.
rOLCAXJU UISTVltUAXVKS Jti MtSftOVltl
ruanres Opened In the Ground from Which
Sinqko I'nnri Out.
OZARK , Mo. , May 26. Reliable Informa
tion from the neighborhood of Fonrdland , In
the southwestern part of Webster county ,
tells of a remarkable phenomenon In that
locality , resembling a volcanic disturbance.
A short tlmo ago the family of W. C. Sltz
was startled toy a strange sound which
seemed to be accompanied by a trembling of
the earth. Going Into his meadow , where the
noise appeared to come from , the farmer
found a huge , smoking hole where a few-
minutes before the surface ot the field had
been unbroken , and around this elnk the
ground was split and torn up for a con
slderable distance. The earth had sunk
about twenty feet and the area
of the surface depressed was fully
quarter of an acre. Looking around over the
meadow , Mr. Sltz found further evidence o !
the singular dlsturbauce. Largo rocks that
had li'cn thrown out of the ground when the
convulsions occurred were burled In the
meadow several hundred feet from the hole.
These ponderous masses ot stone must have
bon hurled to a great height In order to
strike the earth with the force Indicated by
their new position.
iivaim.t'
of the * Interior Ilppnrtment Ht
I'linrnlx Tiiklne Tmilmuiiy.
PIIOCNIX , Ariz. , May 26. H dovelopei
yesterday that Judge Jell T. Olive and C. C
Duncan , agents of the Interior department
are hero for the purpose of Investigating
the charges filed against Governor Hughes
some tlmo ago by the executive committee o
the territorial democratic central committee
B. A. Flckas , the chairman of the central com
mlttcc , appeared before the department agent
and Governor Hughes and made n sworn
statement reiterating the charts of mal
fearance , nonfeasance nnd disloyalty to the
democratic party made by the executive com
mlttce. Mr. Flckas' arraignment of the gov
ernor Is said to have been calm , dlipas
tlonate , yet terrific. Governor Hughes wa
gl\en an opportunity to make a statement In
bis own behalf. The examination of Chair
iran Flckas and the governor by the agent
extended from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. , a
which time the mutter was p"stponcd lo
further hearing Monday nlnlt. ;
llrr\rliic Comptny
- Hl'NGTON , VT. Va. , May 26-Hie plan
rf the Hungton Ilrcwlns company at Centra
City went Into u receiver' ! hands lait evet
l2 ( . Asiets , (1(0,000. Liabilities unknown
STATECROP RETURNS
Special Report from Nearly Every Oountjj
in Nebraska.
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR A EIG IIARV.ST
Largely Increased Area Planted to Ooru aud
Smaller Grain ,
RECENT FROSTS DID LITTLE DAMAGE
Many Counties Need Bain , but There is No
Drouth.
FARM WORK FAR AHEAD OF TIIES/SDN :
Carefully ( lathered Dntu Sliuwlnc tlio low
illtluu ( if tlio ( irout Stnplo I rons of
Ncbr.tiku I'arinorg KnciiuriiRCil
O or tlio Ontloolc.
Tlio Dee herewith presents reports of thff
present season's crop conditions from Ha
own correspondents In nearly every county ,
of Nebraska , every section being fully cov
ereil. Tlio reports have been received by ,
mall within tlio past fiirco days and slnco
tliey were mailed many counties have been
vlbited by heavy rains. This fact should ba
berne In mind In tlio consideration of tha
entire report. While probably every county
needs rain , many of them badly , a. perusal
of tlio bulletins will show that Nebraska
may fairly look forward lo n harvest fur lit
advance of last year's and nearly If not quite
up to tlio average. Corn , tlio great stupid
product of the state , gives promise of nearly ,
a full crop. Tlio condition of email grain
Is not so favorable. Winter wheat will prova
a disappointment , while spring wheat will
not show up with anything like an nveraga
crop. Oats arc better than wheat , but even
under the most favorable conditions will
not yield a full crop. Tlio potato crop glvea
promise of being a large one. There has been
a largely Increased area sown to alfalfa
and favorable reports of Us condition scent
to bo general.
The recent frosts have resulted In no serU
ous damage to field crops. The only unfavorable -
favorable effects of the frost are noted In the
orchards and gardens. The greatest Injury ,
to corn and small grain has resulted from ,
the continued dry and cold weather , but thu
return of normal temperature will easily en
able Uic retarded growth of all crops to
reach Its normal condition ,
Farm work of all kinds seems to be from
two to three weeks In advance of the season.
No especial effort has been made to gather
reports from Irrigated sections ( or the rea
son that water tins been abundant In all
ditches this spring and , 'therefore the Irri
gated crops are fully up .Jo the average as
a matter ot course.
NORTH KASTKIIN HKCTIOM.
rarmon Orcntly Kiirmiri K < id liy thn Im
prominent Over l.mt Ycur.
Northeastern Nebraska sends many ex
cellent reports of her crop conditions. Soil
Is In good shape , corn has had a good start ,
and Is recovering from the set back received
from the frosts. Small grains are below the
average In many of the counties.
ANTELOPE.
Nollgh The soil Is In better condition for
orklng than It has been for many years ,
Ith crops two weeks farther advanced than
sual. Wheat has been doing nicely , but
orn and oats have bean retarded by recnt
old weather. The acreage of wheat and
ats Is nearly as largo as usual , while that
f corn will show an Increase over former
ears. Scarcely any corn remains to bo
hinted , and much of It Is up and belna
ultlvatcd. The rainfall since March 1 has
ecu very nearly 11 Inches , nut Jlttlo dam-
go has been done by frosts. Considerable )
Ifalfa has been sown , and looks well , llya
s heading and will make more than an avar-
go yield. The general feeling Is hopeful
nd a big crop Is anticipated.
IJOYD.
Dutto All crops In Hoyd county are look-
liR well. The extreme drouth of last year
eft the soil In a very dry condition , but tha
news of March and the generous showers
f April moistened the ground to a depth ot
welvo Inches or more. Wheat , rye and oata
made good progress until the recent frosts ,
vlilch , however , did not Injure them seri
ously. Corn was slightly frosted , but Is
coming on all right. The same Is true ot
Kjtatoes. Late planted corn needs rain
> adly. Four Inches of rain lias fallen hero
his spring.
BUKT.
Decatur Condition of crops In this county ,
s about thirty days ahead of previous years.
Small grain Is par excellence. Wheat and
oats are doing fairly well , yet ruin wouIJ beef
of great benefit. Corn Is the only crop
which Is not ahead of the season. Cold
weather has retarded Its growth. The last
'rost cut drilled corn to the ground , whllu
the listed corn was not affected. Mure
and has been planted In this county than
over before. Hundreds of acres of raw
; > ratrlo have been broken , and 10,000 acres
of the Omaha Indian reservation has been
planted to corn and small grain. Fanners
are In tip-top spirits.
Craig Oats are In fairly good condition
and can stand It alone ten days longer with
out rain. Corn has all been planted and la
In good condition. Soil Is quite dry. About
une-thtrd more small grain has been planted
Ihls year , mainly In oats. The general feelIng -
Ing Is good and farmers are hopeful. All
that Is needed Is a good rain. Frost has dona
very little , If any , damage to small grain
and lias not affected corn.
Lyons Drouth Is retarding the growth of
all crops at present , Some rye Melds have
been Injured already by dry weather , but
the main crop Is yet uninjured. Haiti must
come soon or all crops will suffer. Frosts
did considerable damage to gardens and some
corn was frozen , but It Is coining out all
right.
Tckamah The acreage of grain this year
lalgely exceeds any former year , owing to
the fact that a largo portion of the .Missouri
valley bottom grass land has been reduced
to cultivation. Corn Is In xplcndld condition
yet , but there Is need of rain In the rollIng -
Ing country. Oats show a greater need of
rain than any other crop , and grass Is at u
standstill. 'Wheat shows somewhat better
than oats , and rye Is very good , having
headed nicely , and with another rain within
a few days will yield abundantly. Recent
frost did no material damage to grain. ,
CEDAR. '
Hartlngton The foil In Cedar county was
never In better condition , being thoroughly ,
moist to the depth of thirty Inches. Crops
oUo are In excellent condition and growing
rapidly , notwithstanding the cool weathec
and light frosts. Corn U all planted , The
acreage of wheat , oata and corn la much
larger than In former yearn The recent
fiotts did little or no harm to corn , unall
grain and potatoes.
COLFAX.
r > chiiylcr--C'orn fields are Fufflclently molnt
for corn to grow well , grain fields being
eomcuhit drier on the- surface , but there In
molituri beneath. The acreage of corn and
uruH grain Is about the same as latt year.
C'"i lervatlv men bellcvo that there will bo
a B"od crop.
CTM1NG.
West IVintThe c\os. oiiUUe of tk gar-
deni and potatoes And isolated corn flsldi , Ri