THE OMAHA , - DAILY BEE.
> : STAJJLFSJIED JUIsE 10 , 187 ] , O\LAIIA \ , WEDNESDAY IHOKNJtNG , SEPTEMBER 15 , 1807. SIXGLE COPY P1VE CENTS.
STRIKE IS SPREADING
Tullj Ten Thousand Men Are Idle and
Their Ranks Increase.
EVERY COLLIERY LIKELY TO BE CLOSED
Great Mnjarity of the Men Oat Are Inclined
to So Docile.
TROOPERS TAKE A TRIP FOR NOTHING
Alibis Qniot at the Eckloy Mine When They
Arrive There.
STRIKERS DOFF THEIR HATS TO CAVALRY
Mn I u Complaint of ( lie Men IN
Comiuiiiy .Store * Quiet
In ( lie Vicinity
uf Iliixlvtiiu. I
HrtZLETON , Pa. , Sept. 14. Despite a
Variety of alarming rumors ami a morning
movement by a body of miners which looked
formidable , today passed oft without serious
dlbturliaiite In the btrikc region. .Matters
Btlll wear mich an uncertain aspect , however ,
that General Gobln declares that the re
moval of the troops or any portion of them
has not been contemplated.
The strike Itself Is spreading with great
rapidity Exact estimates of the number of
men who have quit work arc hard to obtain ,
but conservative figures place it tloao to
10,000 , with Indications that In u short time
every colliery of Impoitancc In the region
will bo Idle. Although some disposition has
been shown by small bodies of strikers In
Iho outlying districts to make demonstra
tions , they have been of a rather fccblo char
acter , and the great majority of the men
arc docile These mines are now idle. Co\e
JJros. & . Co. , ; Kckley , Weaver SIcadow and
Onclda , about 2 000 men ; Lchlgh and Wllkes-
barre Coal company , Honc > biook and An-
dcnrold mines , about 2,500 men ; Frank Par-
Oeo's Cranberiy and Crjetal Hidge , 1,100
men ; Lehlgh Valley Coal company , lia
mines , Yorktowu , Janesvlllo and AudonicU ,
3,000 men ; Calvin Pardcu & Co.'s Littlmer
olid Harwood , 2,000 men. The men at Coxe's
Stockton mines hac expressed their Inten
tion of joining the strike. Today was theli
pay day. Conccinlng tbe Dilfton mine , of
the same company , which was working to-
Hay , one of the linn Bald they understood
the men weru going out. The collieries
still working are the Derringer , Tomhlcketi
and Shepton of the Coxc company \Veston ,
Iodson & Co 's Ucaverbrook mine and J. S
AVentz' Slhcibrook mine.
The first city tioop of Philadelphia which
VHR dispatched at an early hour this morn
ing to the scene of the reported outbreak at
Kckley , found nothing for it to do when it
reached that place about 1 o'clock thla after
noon. Several hundred miners from Uuek
Mountain marched on the Hckley mines last
night and bioughl out tbo men there. A
Inw of the men who showed a disposition to
continue work wore roughly handled , and
th'e mine superintendent , fearing trouble ,
wired to General Goblu for troops. He also
BCiit word to Dilfton and seventy deputies
from that place and Ito.in Junction , near by
worn sent over. They kept themselves under
rover at Ucklcy , however , waiting develop
ments. Nothing further happened The
tnon at Bckloy joined the lanks of the utiliv
ers. Slcanwhllo the cavalry troops were sent
Ijy General Gobln and had a wearisome
inareh over the mountains only to find eveij-
tblng at Uckley peaceful.
AXOTHKH SCARE.
The day had scaicely opened before an
other anne ) Ing btoiy came to brigade bead
quartetb by telephone to the effect that a
gang of minors from Drlfton had maiehcO
on Colllei > No. 5 at Jcddo , with the eM > resscJ
Intention of bilnglng the men out. Upoi
reaching the collieiy John Slarkle , the Mipor-
intcndent. met them apd after a ronforo.ici.
vlth the men at th ° mines succeeded in turnIng -
Ing them off without trouble. This was the
only Incident of thn day which partook of the
nature of a demonstration
At Lattlmer thin afternoon a largelj at
tended and decisive meeting of strikers was
lield to receive fie .insvvei ot the eompanj
to their demands With a laigo body of
Htrlkers gatboicd In the open spate bcfori
the company's stoie , Huperlntendent Hlake
appeared at the door and gave them tholi
answer. It was shoit and to the point am
was mot w Ith action equallj as decisive. The
demands had been foimulated as follows
"Wo desire and wish the privilege of buy
ing our provisions whfio wo think piopei
Instead of being foiced to buy at tha com
pany's stoie ; wo want .1 20 per cent advauci
on all elaHkcs of labor ; wo demand the ill.-
missal of all parties who took part on last
Jfrlduy , September 10 , In the shooting ar"iaj
wo demand that all classes of labor be pah
thu same for rock work ns for coal on Idle
tlays ; we demand that no man shall be dis
charged foi .ictlug on this committee. "
The company's answer to this was , ( list ,
th.it the men are not and never have bo n
obliged to buj exclusive ! ) at the compinv't
store ; second , that the advance would not
bo grunted because the company was pa > lng
the average late of thu region ; third , the com
pany absolutely retimed , without assigning
any reason , to dlschargo anybody who paitlcl-
jiatod In the shooting , fourth , that the men
suspended on Id'.o class have the privilege
of taking noino other person's place thus
making good the difference In rate between
lock and real work ; and , fifth , that no nnn
shall bo discharged for nctlng on the grlev-
uncu committee.
Superintendent lliaku made a short speech
to the men , urging them to return to work
and arguing that they could gain nothing
liy renulnlng Idle.
"What do > ou bay ? " ho concluded , "Will
jou come back ? "
There W.IH u moment's buy/i / and a choius
of "No" went up. Tbe superintendent al-
tompteil no ftiither pcrsiiimion and the mri
dispel sod.
CAVALHV'S JOim.NKV.
The mountain journey of the cuvalrj to
Kckley , althcugh agice&bl ) disappointed of
Its purpote , bid n salutary effect In that
U deeply Impressed the milieu with the
extent of ( ho milliaiy power The original
intention to tend the entire City tioop w.m
changed and only half ot mat body , with an
equal number from the Governor's troop ,
went to I3ckley. They vvero commanded b >
Captain lSI , Ott of tbo latter nrganUatl n.
with Lieutenant SlcFadden ot the Pbllu-
ilolphla troop as adjutant. They were fully
armed , euch man carrying ( went ) rounds of
ammunition and one day's rations. Passing
through the main street if Hazlcton to
the I.utlmcr rood , good speed was made to
Ifarlelgh , Hero the Hoops tcattcred about
thu neirby country In scorch ot marching
miners. None being found they marched on
to LatlmiT , whuro u similar movement was
executed. They remained at Latlmer a halt
hour and Captain Ott visited the Thliteenth
regiment , which Is quartered there. The
presence of the eivalry at I/otlmer , where
the bloody event of last Friday occurred ,
ciiused much excitement. The foreigners
IVthcred In great numbers and watched the
maneuvers of the. soldiers. So far from
theio being any hcstlle demonstration many
of thu miners respectfully saluted the troops.
1) if ton was reached about noon ami a stop
( or lunch won made there.
The otllccrB vlelted the main otllce ot tbo
Coxo company and Superintendent Smith
told them of tbe attempted raid of the
H'kley mlnei yesterday afternoon. He slid
Hie only violence was a threat by tha march-
ri to throw ono worker who declined to go
out la the breaker chute. Hu , ai well BH the
other men at the mine , promptly quit work.
'pon finding Kckley calm the troopers turned
jack toward Harlclon and reached camp
again about 5 o'clock this jftcrncon.
CVDONNI3LL APPKAHS.
There were several arrivals here today.
One was Hugh O'Donnell , who gained some
notoriety as a strike leader during tbe Home
stead riots , Ho declared positively that ho
was here on private business and bad noth
ing whatever to do with the strike.
A S Ambrose and Dr Henry Ilaracas ,
joth editors of Hungarian pipers In New-
York City , were among the new comers.
They are In close touch with the strikers
and hive held conferences with the leaders.
Dr. Ilaracas sa.d that with meat of the men
the company store grievance took precedence
over every other complaint. At Drlfton. bo
said rc.irl all of the threatened employes
are Irishmen They were to have held meetIngs -
Ings to Lonslder the advisability of going out
today , but said the doctor , they had re
ceived word from the anthracite operators
not to do to , but to select from each mine
a committee of six or seven miners and send
them to the officials of the mines with their
grievances The men arc considering the
suggestion.
There were no additional deaths today.
Four or five men who have been hovering
between life and death ever since the shoot
ing were unchanged , but all of the others
were doing well and many already have been
discharged from the hospital The funeral
of Jacob Tomashcntas , the lad who was shot
through the bead and lingered until Sun
day , occurred today In SIcAdoo. It was at
tended by ono of the largest gatherings seen
since the outbreak of tbo trouble. There
was no demonstration and the service passed
off quietly.
The only other Incident In that quiet vil
lage was the failure of the Lehlgh and
Wllkoabarro men to return to work Guards
are still being placed around the houses of
seveial of the mine superintendents and dur
ing the day a sheriff's deputy was seen
about the streets guarded by two soldiers.
Former Plate Senator King's stripping
near Kekley closed down todav at the re
quest of the Kckley miners The str.pplng
emplo > ed ceily a few men Senator King
came hero tonight from bis home lu Sla-
honey City and made arrangements to re
sume work tomorrow. At a late hour to
night over > thing Is quiet about the head-
quartern
i-'i ( SHI' IIIT wnij v covi , MH.V
roliitu'l He-mi ntrlUeN . . .1 Sp ( HIT In
Pnee , KnoeklllK Him Iuvill.
CHICAGO , Sept. 14. A dispatch to the
Trlbuno from Pittsburg eajsA fight oc
curred In the ofllce of the Slonongnhela house
this afternoon between Colonel W R. Hend
ot Chicago and J. J. Stoytler , manager of the
Illy the Coal company , In which the lattei
was badlv worsted. Colonel Rend was talk
ing with Jacob Prldgeway , a millionaire
operator , about some business arrangements
and arranged to meet In the evening and
settle the affair. As the men parted Stej tier ,
who was standing close by , remarked
"Snubbed again It does mo good to see
one man snub another. "
Ile.id explained that there had been no
snub and Stetler said : "Do you call me
a liar ? "
"Yes. > ou arc a liar confound you , " re
plied Rend , and be Immediately struck
S-ejtlcr In the face , knocking him down.
Stejtlcr left the hotel , saying he was going
to get a gun , and Ilcnd , after arming him
self , waited for Stejtlcr to appear When
he came Rend asked him If he wanted to
fight , offering to have It out there , or at
. ny other time. Steytler would not fight ,
however , and the matter dropped ,
vi STII i v 'WITH M.vivn nn > \\iis. .
k < iilHfiicinti to Imiicrliil Odvornmeii *
mill Indemnity to Iiullt liliiuls.
( CopjrlKlit , 1SD7 by Press PulilWilnR Company )
VIENNA Sept. 14. ( New York World
f'ablegiam Special Telegram. ) I called to
day at the ministry of foreign affairs and
inquired ot the chief of the department what
steps the Austrian government proposed to
take In regard to tht killing of its subjects
it Hailoton. That official replied : "Our
legation at Washington has cabled only
that Hungarian workmen were fired upon
without provocation and several killed. When
further detailed reports arrive our govern
ment Is resolved to demand satisfaction for
llm violent and causeless killing of Austro-
Hungaiian subjects , together with the severe
punishment b } American tribunals of those
icsponslblo and ample indemnity to the
wounded and families of the killed. "
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Mull CulliiTN nl PH'M Mouth \\In-n tlu-
Mfii Ciime Out
P1TTSBUHO , Sept 11 , The Darr mine on
the Youghloghony liver , operated by Osborno
& Sieger of Cleveland , 0. , was the scene of
a i lot today which will probably result In
the death of at least one man The ma
chine miners slotted to work on Monday
and today a mob of diggcis who were op
posed to the men working , gathcicd at the
pit to give the workers a hot reception when
they came out of the mine. As the miners
began coming out they were stoned back Into
the pit and several shots were fired into the
pit mouth after the retreating men , One
man whoso name cannot be learned , more
dai'ns ' than tbe rest , v diluted into the open
and was stoned unmerclfullj. Ho will proba-
bl ) dlo from the effects of the abuse
'Mine ' * llfNiinif.
CLRVKLAND , 0. , Sept. 14. The eoal mln-
eis In the Massillon district held a delegate
ma.ss meeting today and decided to accept
the new rate for mining al Ibe expiration
of the ten dajs * limit. Parts of the com
piomise agicement were rejected , however ,
and a comm ttee was appo'ritcd ' to confer
with the operators If the demands of the
men aie not granted In ten days the stilkc
will be continued. Four hundred men at the
dns'jen mines returned to work today , Ig
norlng the ten days' clause , and 400 olheis
will usume tomonow at the Mldvalo m'nes
\ll the mines In the Silver Creek and Clin
ton dlstilcla near Akron resumed opera
tions today. '
l-'nrnuTM * 'Mutual ' HlcolH onit'cm.
SIAIIYVJLLB , Slo , Sept. 14. ( Special. )
The directors of the Nodavvay Kaimeis' Mu
tual Fire Insurance1 company held their
annual mooting here ) esterday , and the
followlnu officers for the ensuing > cai wcio
elected ; President , Dr. S Illack , Durilng-
lon Junction ; vice president , C. D. Hooker ,
SIar > vlllo ; seiretar > , A. Shell , Hurllngton
Junction ; treasurer , Milton Glndman , Hop
kins ; members of board of directors , Wil
liam Ulackford and James Hepburn. The
eampati's headquarters for the next year
will remain at Iturllngton Junction.
IK HeeiM erlnu from ( lie \VoiiiulN ,
M.VUYVIhl'R , Slo. , Sept. 14 ( Speelal. )
Harry Vail , who was stubbed thu latter part
of last week near Cleaimont by William
Allen , Is getting better , and It Is thought
be may letover The trouble grew out of a
quarrel over a trivial matter. Allen made
his escape by going to Clarlmla , la. , where
he purchased a ticket for South Dakota ,
It was thought for a while that Vall's In
juries would prove fatal ,
1linen a Sec o n it Hum li ) IMrr ,
'SIAUYVII.UU ' , Slo. . Sept. 14. ( Special. )
Thomas Pugh , who resides near Uuliford ,
In this county , lost his barn uud cribs and
0,000 bushels of corn b > lire > csterda > . Mi.
Pugh's bam was new , having been recently
built to take the place of one that was
burned down. It Is ibellevod the fire W-B
of incendiary origin , and suspicion Is ill-
reoted toward a person residing lu the
neighborhood ,
Killed It ) ( lie llfiit n f Hi < * Sun.
MAHYVIM.K , Slo. , Sept. 14. ( Special Telegram -
gram , ) J. W Uratcher was stricken down
by the brat while on his way to his home
In this city yesterday evening and died In a
few minutes. Sir , Ilratclier had a sunstroke
a few weeks ago that nearly resulted In his
death at that time , but be bad , It was thought ,
fully recovered from tbe effects ol It.
iiPiinnTf * i tit > r > v PPVM i TPPV
REPORTS ARE EXAGGERATED
Damage by Storm on Qulf Not So Great as
Feared.
WORSE AT PORT ARTHUR THAN ELSEWHERE
Four Are Itoioroil Dromiril lit
hnliltie I'IISK , but Nouo Iiijureil
Six lloilloH Hoi-ov erod nt
I'ort Arthur. ,
GALVESTON , Tex. , Sept. 14. Later and
: nore accurate reports received today from
points In the storm belt show that the rc-
lorts received at Galveston were greatly ex
aggerated. At Sablne Pass the following
are reported drowned :
CAPTAIN GREEN B. SIOORE.
CAPTAIN L. L. BETT1S.
CAPTAIN GEORGE WOLFORD.
ENGINEER WiLLIASt RATCLIFFE.
These men were all on vessels which were
sunk and up to a late hour today have
not been accounted for and are believed
to have been drowned.
Along the Gulf & Interstate railway sev
eral were Injured but none killed. At Win
nie , George Barber waa badly cut about the
knees and wrist j Maud Williams had her feet
and hands Injured ; Sirs. Burger's limbs were
severely Injured and people In the vicinity
of Winnie were generally Injured but none
killed.
Port Arthur suffered the brunt of the
blast and half the town Is estimated to have
been destroyed or badly Injured. The wind
came up about 4 o'clock and rapidly In
creased In force , blowing from the south
and gradually working Into the east. A
number of people sought shelter from the
storm In the roundhouse of the railroad
and several were severely Injured and two
killed. Under a restaurant , a small frame
structure , three moro bodies were found.
The wind blew with burrlcaue force about
two hours. There
weio many miraculous es
capes nml those who were killed were caught
under the ruins of the roundhouse and small
icstaurant.
M Snblne Pass the greatest damage was
dene and the only loss of life was among
the shipping. There was nor loss of life In
either the new or old Sablne proper. The
tugs rannie Gullett and John P. Smith were
sunk and the Norwegian steamship Coies ,
$00 tons , was torn from Its moorings at the
wharf and blown five miles north , where it
grounded In a few feet of water. The cap
tain and crow escaped ashore. Only slight
damage was , done at the old town of Sabine
Pass. Two men who took refuge In a freight
car had their legs brokea by it being blown
over. Others in the car were slightly in
jured. These were the only two accidents.
At the new town several buildings were
blown from their foundations and all hastily
constructed buildings were demolished. No
ono in the town was seriously injured , the
casualty boins confined to the shipping.
Eight miles of the Texas & Sablne railway ,
north of Sablne Pass , is washed away
Twenty-five thousand feet of the export pier
at Port Arthur is destroed and the people of
that tow are so fear-stricken that they are
leaving It as fast as they can get away. No
estimate of the damage to property at Port
Arthur anil Sablne Pass has been obtained.
The damage In the country to buildings and
crops Is severe. The losses to the farmers
In Jefferson county alone will approach $150-
000 , which they would have had In hand
within thirty days had the storm been de
layed that length of time , but now tbe crops
are completely ruined.
The Kansas City , Pittsburg & Gulf rail
way will at once repair the damage inflicted
upon its property at Port Arthur and push
the ship canal to an early completion. The
chief officials of the road are now en route to
Port Arthur.
EARLIER ADVICES.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 14. The fol
lowing was received over the Pltts-
The following was received over tbe Pitts
burg it Gulf wires at 11 30 today from
Shrcveport from George SI. Craig , general
townS'to agent of the road , who had Just
returned from Sablne City :
"At Sablne City about ten people , includ
ing Belts and Sloore , tug and lighter own
ers , woie Irowned Three tugs , coe schooner
and nearly all the small boats anchored al
the town were cither sunk or stranded. All
of the substantial buildings In both the old
and new town escaped The water In the
now town rose to six feet and thai la the old
town to four. No names obtainable. "
"It Is difficult to get detailed losses
Three-fourths of the export pier , a lempo-
rary structure , was washed out , the railway
pier was damaged to the extent of $100 , $500
damaged was wrought to the principal hotel
and Ihe Talor bayou bridge , situated three
m Ics from town , was demolished. Among
the steamers which went down was Llnds-
ley's steam pile driver. "
At noon today a special train carrying
President A. E , Stllwell , General Slanoger
Robert Gllham , Vice President K. L. Slar-
tln , George Matthews , head of the building
department , and Judge J. D. SIcTrlmble , one
of the solicitors of the Pittsburg & Gulf
lallwjy , left Kansas City direct for Port
Arthur. It Is expected that the train will
arrive at Its destl'iat'on about 3 o'clock to-
tomorrow afternoon
A special to tbe Star from Port Arthur
Tex. , saS'
SK bodies have been recovered here the re
sult uf Sunday night's storm while at Sablno
Pass the recovered death list numbers ten
and many are missing. Slany were Injured ,
but not seriously. Telegraph and train com
munication was cut off until today.
On all of the streets today wrecked build
ings fences household goods and debris filled
the sidewalks and rpadwajs ami on every
side wcic other evidences of the havoc of tbo
htoim while the houses left standing all
showed signs of the action of the wind Slany
of the Kansas City , Pittsburg & Gulf rail
road buildings were either totally wrecked or
twisted from their foundations and business
houses suffered considerable damage. The
loss of propel ty will reach $50,000.
BURIAL OF VICTISIS.
HOUSTON , TeSept. . 14. The funeral
triln bearing the bodies ot the victims of
tile Port Aithur hurrleano was taken to
Beaumont this afternoon , vvhcio they weroj I
Interred. Every business house In that city I
was clcrctl and nearly the entire population !
turned out and joined the cavalcade to the I
cemetery None of the Injured have died , j
nor a-e likely tui The damage to shipping
at Sablne Pass Is greater than was firtt
thought. Two schooners laden with lumber
aiu practically wiecks and it will bo neatly
Impossible to save the ship Cere * . Nothing
has } et been heard of the pile driver with
six men aboard , which evidently careened out j
at sea. The number drowned , not InUmllngj i
the above six men , was five. Two bodies '
were recovetcd this morning and three have
not yet been found.
rn Hi ; lit I ) ) ' Itohrrve I'alluro.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 14. F P Carleton & Co ,
commission men ot 20t ! North Third street ,
wer caught for about $20,000 b ) the falluro
} esterdtt } of the Reserve Commission com
pany of Chicago , and will eloso temporarily I
until they can make arrangements foi new
Chicago correspondents. Two other small
concerns were caught for'trifling amounts
Aciilileiitiill ) Mint TliroiiKli ( III * Heart. .
RAPID CITY S. I ) . . Sept 14 ( Special
Telegum. ) Cbirlea Standard , proprietor of
thn Rapid City marble works , accidentally
flint himself through the heart this mornIng -
Ing while duel : hunting twelve mllfs tae. .
of this oily. He was crossing- ditch in c. 1
buggv when the gun exploded. I
I
.luror Konlor Much Holler. i
CHIfAaO. Sept. 14-Juror Jonn E ,
Fo lei , wlioif Illness yesterday caused .t-i
adjournment cl Ihe Luetgert mimlc-i trl il
until Wednesday , was much Improve J to
day , and will , bin physicians say , bo < | blt
to attend tomorrow's session Luctgcrt
spent u quiet day In Jill , receiving few
caller * , but belm ; apparently In tl.e best ot
humor.
WITHDRAWS IMS itUSIC'N ATHIX.
I'rofililenl of llrotrii ' . \\lll
Itoiiiiiln Midi Hie liiNtltudoii.
PROVIDENCE , It , i. , Kept. 14-E. Ben
jamin Andrews has withdrawn his resigna
tion as president of Brown'university , To
night the students nro celebrating the event
and the university wlll'rcopcn tomorrow with
renewed activity and vigor : President An
drews'-letter to the officials Is as follows :
Hrown t'nlversltv , S pt. H , HIT To W
V Kellcn , J. H. Sillies' and 11. Q Hazard ,
Comtnlltcc : Gentleman The rt solution of
the corporation of Broun university on tbe
1st Inst. communicated to me liy you has
been carefully considered , I take pleasure
In n suilng you Hint the notion referred to
entirely does avvny < * lth tbe scruples whleh
led to my resignation , At the < lule , bow-
ever , when you Inld the communication be
fore me I had undertaken to perform the
coming year certain work which , nfter
learning the judgment ot the corporation
on the subject , 1 came to regard as Incom
patible with the duties of the presidency ,
1 therefore felt obliged nt first to ndhero to
m } resignation. Hut being * now free to give
to the university my undivided service I
have withdrawn my ifHlgnutlon a ml have
notified the secretary of the corporation to
that effect. I am , gentlemen , yours with
sincere esteem ,
E. UENJAfltIN ANDREWS.
This move Is entirely unexpected. About
ono week ago Dr. Anderson , secretary of the
corporation , admitted that he had received a
letter from Dr. Andrews renewing his re
signation. This was believed to be an
answer to the request ot that body at Its
meeting September 1 requesting Dr. An
drews to vvlthdiaw -resignation. . Secre
tary Anderson announced that he would
issue a notice for a meeting for a thus
which seemed most convenient for tbe pur
pose of electing a new president or a tem
porary one. This waa taken to mean tint
Dr. Andrews hod finally decided to take
charge of another educational institution.
The students appointed „ a delegation to
wait on tbo president and ask him to address
them from the steps of his residence. Dr
Andrews thanked the students for their In
terest In him , but declined to say anything ,
lescrvlng until hapel tomorrow morning
whatever of Importance Is to be announced.
Tin : CIIAVUX c\sn.
School TenoliorVIII \ot Out a Slleo
of Knlr'N Kstulo.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14. The famous
case of Angus against Craven , by which the
executors and heirs of the late Senator James
G Fair sought to quiet the title ot Sirs.
Nettle B. Craven , a school teacher of this
city , to two pieces of property on Sansom
and Sllsslon streets , valued at $1,000,000 , was
finally decided for the plaintiff and the intei-
venors today by Superior Jndgo Slack , sitting
as chancellor In equity.
For live long months the trial of tbe case
diagged along befom a jury , to which It
was finally submitted upon three decisive
IKUCS yesterday , but after wrangling for tt-ti
hours , yesterday announced its inability to
agree upon a verdict , and was dls-charged by
the court last night. Judge Slack Intimated
that he bad reached his decision at that
time , but at the uigent request of counsel
for the defendant deferred rendering it until
toJay. When the case was called today
Judge Slack denied a motion for a now trial
and rendered his decision to the effect that
the pencil deeds purporting to have been
signed by James G. Fair , by means ot which
SIro. Craven sought to sustain her title to
the property In controversy , were forgeries ,
and that they had nqver been acknowledged
by James G. Fair before Notary J. J.
Cooney ns claimed , a.nd that therefore the
acknowledgments attached thereto were also
forgeries. jiAs to tbo third isuc , judgc'Slack
held that there was lie evidence of a con
spiracy existing betwecnJSIrs. Cravep , iM i.
Hasklns and Notary pootiey , " whlch shad for
its object"the lootingof the Fair estate , ex
cept by Infe'ence , .The .decision . was evi
dently unexpected by the defendant's coun
sel , who asked for and obtained a stay of
proceedings for thirty days.
Neither Sirs. Craven nor her daughter
were lu court when the case was decided.
When questioned as to what It any action
they proposed to take In the picmlses , the
DlalntlfTs attorney declined to discuss the
subject at p'csent , but it Is generally be
lieved that the grand Jury , now In session ,
will take the matter up immediately.
MANY IVIUIIUI1 I\ A COI/MSIO.V
Two Motor CurM Collide in ClilciiKo
\\llll HlNnNd-OIIH JlOSIlllN.
CHICAGO , Sept. 14. Two eloctrie cars on
the Suburban electric railway collided while
running at full speed along the stretch of
single track on Harlem/avenue , south of
HarrlFon street , In La Grangq this mornlng >
The accident happened Just before 7 o'clock ,
when traffic was heavy , and nearly all the
passengers with which both cars wee crowded
were Injured.
The motormen J. Slurphy and John Jam-
leson , will die , '
The following were seriously injured :
Conductor J. E. Harvey.
August Manet/ . '
John Donnelly.
Louis Groedel.
Frank Bratty. - ,
Richard Schaudcl. r
William Otto.
Roy Bloom. v
Thomas Roberts. .ft
Ell/a : Storedith.
W. S. SIcKee.
Charles Whitsell.
W. n. Ryan. {
Augusta Tupel. <
On account ot a heavi mist which hung
over tbe tracks the motorman of tin south
bound car , which wns tp have passed the
northbound car whea the. double tiack ends ,
failed to notice that .ho jiad left the double
track. Before ho could reverse his trolley
and run back the northbound car came along
at full spted , tbe care colliding with terrific
force '
IITUI I'IA.NS K0t A IIKJ n.MIIIUT.
Will \Hk for ii iTIioiiMiiuil Foot In
Kni'li of 'I'll ret ; Mlllll UlllIillnnH ,
SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , Sept. 14 ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Utah's Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position commission had ! an important ses
slon this evening and dccded ( to ask for 1,000
feet of space In each of' tbo .Mining , Agri
cultural and Manufactures buildings , or
3,000 feet lu all. If tblsrU.grantcd it Is pro-
posed to make some v ryifine iV' Uys. The
purpose la to make a gp4c.L' | attire of tbo
mining exhibit and to txeel a'l other states
In the variety of inlneVal displayed , The
state legislature appropriated $8,000 for the
commission , but tbls.iium'.will be greatly In
creased by individual cuMclbutlons.
Itoil M.-llljltool ,
'
PHILADELPHIA Bent. 14 The fiftieth
.innlvermiry or goftlen Jubilee of the ure.it
council of the United j States , Improved
Order of Red TUen , for/nully began at the
Continental hotel today , wlli ! the only open
seartlon of the convention. There were 2H
deli gates present , lepresuntlnK every Htato
In the union except MlntUHslppl. Mayor
\Vaiw ic'.t , In a felleltgus/iddrcHs , welcomed
HID delegates , tU'fpojmu was made by
Oieat Incoionee lion. Robert T Daniel of
Grltlln , Gu Then fallowed a secret busl-
ncBH session , during whic-i one ot the great
s.iehems of the dirfcrpnt statct ) was ad-
milled to the council , brjnglng the total up
to 'ill. The report of C C. Doniialie-y ,
gieat I'hlef of recorder phoned that nine a
U7C , when the council last met In this city ,
the membership of the order bad Inci eased
from SO.jlti to 153 2X3 , The H sslon will last
thu-udayB.
DimtOlT , Sept , ll-SIOrf than 203 prac
tical embulmcM are already enrolled on the
list of iU-eiMten ! to the National Association
of Hribalme's , vvhlehr opened Ma first un-
11114 ! convention here today. President
Fi.ink MerrlUjof Dotiolt prodded. Thl ro-
fe Dion Is represented by delegates from nil
parts of the I'iflted S utes and many from
I'anada iSIayor Slajbury delivered an ad
dress of welcome and Walter N. Northwood
of Texas responded One of the most Im
portant subject ! ) to 1 10 dlneuntied will be
tbo metSods of arriving at such a perfect
development of the Knowledge of embalm
ing that victims of smallpox may be disin
fected , preserved and r-hlpped with safety to
any part of the world.
YELLOW FEVER SlfUATION
Four Now Oases An Discovered at Now
Orleans.
OFFICIALS OF CRESCENT CITY CONFER
Deelde to Spnre Neither Time Nor
MoIKlu Vm-mftt to Mump Out
Hu * I'lnnue Ne" CIINCN
I'.IHVVV liere. ,
NHW ORLEANS , Sept. 14 , The books ot
the Hoard of Health show tbe following re
capitulation In the jellovv fever situation :
There had been reported to the board for
Investigation twenty-six cases , which the at
tending phj.slc'ans ' could read suspicious
Ot these , thirteen cases had been found
suffering with a harmless fever ; five cases
weie regarded as suspicious , but ncccssaiy
to bo further Investigated bcforo a definite
report could be made upon them ; there
were no reports as to four eases , and four
cases had been pronounced genuine yellow
fever , though one ot the latter waa classed
as ot mild type.
The most serious of the four yellow fever
cases Is located tn the neighborhood of tbe
rrenc.li maiket. The locality Is far from n
cleanly one , . Is populated by a poor class
of people , many of whom are forc'gners ' , and
might bo considered dangerous ground , Foi
that reason especial pains were taken bj
the Hoard of Health to quarantine the In
fected house. Officers from the police forct
were detailed to take charge of the neigh
borhood , a restaurant , a bakery and a shop
next door to the premises In whleh the sick
ness was found were closed and a disin
fectant was eent to the scene to be used
Of course thu icport of mow cases dally Is
creating alarm In some quarters , but thus
far the disease has shown but little malig
nancy , as wltn'iss the record of one death
out of fourteen cases and none of the prac
ticing pbjslcians arc jet on recoid as ex
pressing a fear of an epidemic
OLLIPHANT'S IDKAS.
President OHIphant of the Hoard of
Health said tonight "I repeat tonight what
I have said to } ou heretofore. Of course
It Is an unpleasant task to have to repott
tbo appearance ot new cases , but the mo
ment has not yet come when wo could
throw up our hands and admit that the fever
Is In a fair way lo conquer the city. It
will not be surprising and we should not be
disappointed It other cases appear dally for
some time ; bow many I am not prepared to
say. That is , of course , to be expected from
the extended intercourse that has been In
vogue between New Orleans and the Infected
places on the Gulf coast. So far , however ,
as the fever In New Orleans Is concerned ,
you may say that wo arc convinced thai
the disease is not spreading beend the
limits of the places which wo arc quaran
tining. I mean for Instance that it has
not extended bcjond ono side of the square
on St. Claude , In which It was original ! }
found. This prevention of a spiead goeo
to prove the efficiency of our sanitary meth
ods and quarantine regulations. Not one of
the cases in New Orleans originated here
Everyone of them may be traced back to
Ocean Springs or points on the coast. I
feel that I may say that the situation has
not become alarming and you ma } tell the
people of the country that vvq are still feel
ing hopeful of oxlr ability to control what
ever cases may appear lu New OrTe'anS' "
The same rigid attention Is being given to
the suspicious cases as obtained in the treal-
mont of those which are declated to be yel
low fever. Guards are stationed about the
premises , the streets are kept clear , pedes
trians are warned and liberal use Is made of
dlslnfcctanlB , for Iho aulhorltles have come
lo realise that the situation , while alarm-
lug , is certainly such that only watchfulness
and vigilance will master the scourge.
One of the features developed during tin-
day Is that people of mature age have been
allacked. Herelofore the disease has been
confined principally to ehlldien of tender
age , from boys and girls not } et grown to
manhood and womanhood.
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.
A conference was held this aft'rnoon at
the St. Charles hotel. Members of the Hoard
of Health , lepresentatlves of Iho Palish Slcd-
Ical society and clly officials , Including Slajo
Flower , wera present. The situation was dlf-
cussed is all Its phases for two hours behind
closed doors and a resolve was made to spare
neither effort nor money In controlling the
disease.
Under Instructions from the superintend
ent of the railway mall service , the post-
office authorities today fumigated all out
going malls In order that letlers and pack
ages be not sent back by the authorities ot
quarantining cities and towns. Complaints
have been reaching here iom many points
of delas In getting mail , but It Is thought
this sstem of fumigation will , In the fu
ture relieve all souiccs of complaint of this
nature.
The Louisville & Nashville railway sent
a special train to Atlanta , giving people on
the coast an opportunity to go to the Gate
City. The train took about twenty women
and men from Blloxl and a number have left
New Oilcans for that point. The railroad
company , however , refuses to allow passen
gers to take any baggage of such nature as
to be a good abiding place for germs.
This afternoon a new ease of fever was
reported at Barclay. Out of a population of
twenty-five only three persons In Barclay
have had the sickness and the percentage
of death has been what Is usual In } ellow
fever epidemics. There were several new-
cases'today at Ocean Springs and of the num
ber 111 at Hlloxl fifteen were reported as suffering
foring with yellov fever. At Ocean Springs
Dr. Wasdin ot the marine hospital staff Is
receiving the best of attention and It Is hoped
he will pull thtough In a few days.
Surgeons Carter and Dunn left Ocean
Springs for Pascagoula today. A case of yel
low fever exists at that point.
A number of Immunes at Ocean Springs
are to bo sent to Cincinnati in a special car
Surgeon Wbito has been at the detention
camp for the past two Ja > s superintending
its constiuctlon. As soon us It is ready a
largo number of people will bo taken away
from Blloxl and Ocean Springs and } elovv !
fever thus deprived of fresh malerlal to feed
upon.
Anxlel ) nt .liiel.Niin.
JACKSON , SlUs. , Sept 14. This has been
another day of excitement and anxiety to
the people of Jackson. Yesterda } the ex
odus commenced to the surrounding towcs
The city Is now sunounded on all sides by
an armed guard and the quarantine rule. )
are enforced with great strictness. The
pr nclpal cause of alarm to the people of
Jackson came from Edwards , only twrcity-
flve miles distant , where there are thlrty-
fUo cases of dengue , at least three of which
were reported last night to bo considered
suspects by Dr , J. SI. Purnell , thu fever
expert from Vlckeburg , who has been sta
tioned at Edwards by the State Board of
Health. Business at Jackson Is at a com
plete standstill.
( 'liiirlcxton KNlalilUlieM ( liiiiriinf III * ' ,
CHARLESTON , S. C . Sept. 14 The board
ot health of Charleston today established
strict quarantine cgalnet New Orleans. Mo
bile and the other fever Infested cities.
Health officers have been placed at Hranch-
vlllo and Yemassce and passengers , house
hold goo.ls anl other closes of freight tram
those places ' .vlll not be allowed to come Into
thu city In tbe future ,
'I'liree CIIMI-M nt Mobile.
SIOBILE , Ala. , Sept. 14. Three cases o <
} ellow fc'er were officially announced tolas
by the Board of Hca'th This caused much
more alarm thin did the discovery of thr
first rase , which was regarded as sporadic
The people who can are leaving for potatt
of safety Some $700 worth of tickets to
Atlanta were sold today by the Louisville &
Nashville railroad and the trains trowueut.
TIIKItn MVY IIP. MIOU f.US TODAY.
l.oiiK1 Preilleted Drop In Temperature
routes nt I.list.
Hour , Ueu. Knur. Deur.
. " > n. m Tf t p. in. st :
On. m 71 ! U it. m .sn
7 n. m 71 it p , m. . . . . . St (
S n. m. . . . . . 71 -I ft , in. , . . . . Ml
t ) n , m 77 . " > p. in Sit
10 n. m. . . . . . so n , , . m s.-
11 11. m. . . . . . SO 7 | i. m. . . . . . V-
1U m. . . . SO S it. m 70
I ) 11. m 77
There was no rain .veMerday , but the
weather men siy that tliero may bo showers
today. The long looked for change In tem
perature came } estcrday and tbo cooler wave
drifted tn and hung on most ot the day.
The wind was from the south and at no time
did the niercurj KO above SB degrees. The
table that accompanies this Item tells the
tale ot the temperature.
MOT \vnvTinii ni'iiTs Tun conv
lit "MHIU' Strle.M ( 'mixes It ( o ltlien |
Prematurcl } .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 14. Tbe weekly
crop bulletin , Issued b } the Agrlcultuial de
partment for the week ended at S a. m.
September 13 , sas :
The week has been excessively hot and
for the most part diy In nearly all districts
east of the Rctky mountains. With sulll-
e.cnt moisture the condltlcna would have
been most favorable to corn , but In mcst
ot the tmiortant corn state. ) the corn ctop ,
more particularly tbe late planted , has
suffered sciloualy from drouth and Is being
prematurely ripened. Sluch of the ciop is
noiv safe from frost nml cutting has bjgun
n tl.o more northerly sections. In Ne
braska recent lalns will Improve late corn
and with favorable conditions In Iowa during
the next two weeks sonic of the late corn
will make fair jleld , the earl } crop having
been lapldly ripened under the excessive
heat of the last two weeks , with some detr -
ment to quality Tn Kansas most ot the
iarly corn has been cut and tbo late planted
is suffering fiom drouth Subsequent
weather conditions will have but lltllc ef
fect upon tbo crop In Missouri , where It has
been seriously and permrnently Injuied ,
I\DOIIMI THU.unroii PI.VNS.
Ciililuc ( llonril I'ltNii'K tin tinI
of the Vrrhltcft.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The cabinet board has passed upon
the sketch plans ot the government build
ing at the Omaha exposition favorably and
work will now go rapidly forward toward
putting the building on the maiket , which
Acting Supervising Architect Kcmper hopes
to bo able lo do by Oclobcr 1. There Is a
disposition on the part of the government
officials to have the government building one
of the flist completed and occupied on the
exposition grounds To this end every effort
will bo made to hast n the work of constiuc
lion after bids have been accepted.
Dr. J. I. Pickett was todaj appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Bioken Bow.
Nebraska postmasters appointed : Emer
son , Dlxon county , S. E. Cobb , \lce P Ker-
wln , removed ; Ledge Pole , Cheyenne county
L. R. Barlow , vice F. Lehmkul , resigned.
Iowa Alnswoith , Washington county , J W.
Nichols ; Dundee , Delaware county , J. L. Gil
bert ; Fairbank , Buchanan county , G. W
Bothwell ; Galva , Ida county , W J. Patton ;
Golden , Delaware county , E. J. Stickler ;
Selma , van.Huron county , Joslo Stump.
AMERICA JnVDS IX TI3I < n ll V1MI.
CotitaliiH Oieri Half of tinMIlfiiKf of
( InVorlil. .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 14. The total length
cf the woild's telegiaiih system has no.v
reached 4flOOfl2l miles exclusive ot 180,440
miles of submailue cables. Ot this Europe
has 1.7C 1.790 miles , Asia ,110CS5 , Afilca 99-
41 ! ) . Australia 217,479 , and Ame lea 2ulColS
miles. Unite 1 States Consul Germain , who
sends tlie e figures to the State department
from Zurich , cajs they show that notwllh-
stand'ns the etcady Increase in the iballdlng
of tclezrach lines all over Europe. America
'oids the world and has almost double the
European mileage.
I'ostime Slump * U III lie Croon.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 14. Tbo neciclary
of the treasury and the postmaslcr geneial
-tier consultation with the piesidcnt. have
decided to change the er..or of the current
2-celit postage stamps from carmine to green
of the shade now used on government notes.
Tbo 10-cent postage stamp , which Is now
printed in gieen , will be changed to sosuu
other color , possibly carmine. It Is thougnt
that green Is a 111010 desirable color than
carmine , besides saving the government
about $10,000 In Ihe dllTcrence In cost be
tween the two Inks
X13WS KHOM IM1IA.N I
I > ' ) f l > -\lm > TlioiiNiiiiil Men mill .Muetj
CHUN Iteiulj fur ItilJ-lneMS.
SIMLA , Sept. 14. There are now 50,000
men and ninety guns , Including Maxims ,
moMllzeU on the frontier and In the gar
risons. Everything Is ready for the advance
from Shadbakdr. The men aio In splendid
condition.
The lower SIohmandH on the border are
anxious to submit on any terms ; but tha
main body Is still determined lo fight. It Is
reported that the mullah of Haddah has
failed to taise the gathsilng ho expected and
will retire to TIrah.
Fort GtlllHUn is still hard piessed by the
enemy. In u soitle ths garrison succeeded
In capturing Ibrco s'andairts. The enemy Is
visible In slrong for'c nt gaiaghaii anil It
Is feared that. Hushed with their success
In the capture of that polite po t , they may
attack Fort Gllllstan HO fiercely that the
smill ganlsan will be unable to hold out
until Geneial Yeatman-Illgt's ai rives.
Ciifidilii Vim JliilinUe's Funeral.
BEKLIN , Sept. 14. The funeral of C'aptaln
Von Hahnko , non rf the chief of Emperor
William's mllltarj cabinet , who met bis
death by drowning In July last while acrom-
panylng his majesty on His trip to tbo noi In
land , took place today with full military
honors and In tbo picsenco of Urge numbeia
of mllllaiv and navul i Ulcers. The rerc-
mony , which was most Impusslve , was wit
nessed by an Immense concern HO of people
Heautlful wruilhh were sent by the empcroi
and empress and by Prince Liopold of
Prussia.
AmliiiHHiiilorN of Potvt'rx Mod.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Sept. 14.-A meeting
of the umhash'idorH of the poweis was held
yesterday nml nn uiiderHtandlng H.IH
reached on the piellnilnarU'h ot tbe Oreirj.
Turkish treaty of peace , based upon tbo
murqulH of KulHIiuiy'H proposals. TJuse
factH have been communicated to Hie
Turkish minister for foreign affair * , who
has been icquesteil to incut the ambassa
dors tomorrow , to resume the formal nego
tiations for peace
llonril of StoiiniailKiilliin. .
NEW YORK , Stjit 14 - The National
Uoaid of Sleam Navigation held Us twenty ,
sixth annual meeting In the Klftli Avenue
hotel today. The exeeu.lve committee iee
ommtmdtd that < OI > JIIHH should bo awkt-d to
'JKIHH a law m.iklng uniform regulations n.
gardlng the htlfMl of bridges above navluu-
blp rivers and tbe length of cpans The
board npprov d th' recommendation. NI A
Orleans VVUH Heleeted HH the place foi the
next annual mci-tlnt ; , but Die date was not
fixed.
MllV Ol > * "llt . II f ( U'OIIII Vl'HHOlM , JjOJtt. II ,
At Philadelphia-Airlved--lllno ! ! , fiom
Antwerp ,
At Hrernen Arrlvi d liaib.iross.i , from
New York.
A' Ol.isgovv Air'vid-State of Nibrnnka ,
from New York
At New York Arrivedesttrnland ,
from Antwerp ,
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , tiom
New York ; via Dpulogne.
DISRUPTS THE BOARD
Gcorgo W , Donno Objects to Being Used n
a Political Tool.
CANNOT ENDORSE GILLESPIE'S ' REMOVAL
President of the Boatd of Trustees for the
Institute Resigns.
GOVERNOR PROVES FALSE TO HIS PROMIS
Agreed to Furnish Gillesio a Copy of
Oommittoa's ' Report.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE IS PARTISAN
Cliiilriiinii StiuKOHtN tit Mr , Dnniio ( lint
tin- I'liiiiilUtMero r.udlloil to
( illlCNlllo'N I'llU'C '
tH II It'rillt
of \ lotor > . j
The first rreiilt of Governor Ilolcomb's nr-
bttury rouuivnl of Superintendent Glllcsplo
of the Nebraska Institute for tbo Deaf niul
Dumb , to tnnko way for n populist political
favorite , lias cotno to llgbt lit tliu disruption
of the Hoard of Trustees b } the resignation
of Hon. Gcorgo W. Doane , picsldcnt of tbo
boild.
The beard Is In session In this city assist- ;
IIIR In the transfer of the loaf anil Dumb
Institute from I'rof. Glllcsple to bis successor
ser , Piof. II. H. D.iwes , but Piosldent Doane ,
though icccntly appointed to n place upon
It by Governor Holcomb. Is not meeting with
the other members. Sir. Doane Is a free all-
\or domociat , anil politically In harmony
with the governor , but bo could not rotnlu
Ids position uu that ho ml nfler the recent
occnrienccs In connection with this Insti
tute. Ho resigned the place In the following
letter , which wan sent to the governor about
ten ( ln\s ago
OMAHA , Sept -Hon. l . S A Holeomb.
Govriuor. Deal Sit 1 beiuby tender my
leMgii.itlon , is a member ot the Hoard oC
Tiustees ot the Institute foi the Deaf niul
IJiinib and Instl'ulo for the Hllnd In No-
liiask.i. While 1 do not presume to question
your motives In theumovnl of 1'iof. Gll-
kfple as superintendent of the Institute
for the Ueat and Dumb , 1 einnot withhold
my protest np-nlnst the In.iugurutlon thereby
of a policy whleh 1 fear will pio\e hlchly
detrlmeiit.il to the best InteleMs of thvso
Institutions. With Kieiit respect , 1 icinalii
your obedient sen.int. OHO. W. DOANK.
Sir. Doaii" was seen jes.tcrday and asked
about his resignation an 1 bo said : ' 'When
I 111 at saw a paiagrapb In the papers an
nouncing that the govoinor had turned out
I'rof. Glllesple anil appointed I'rof. Dawes
to take charge of the Institute * hero I eoulil
not believe It. I waited for definite coiiflrina-
tlon of the fact , which came within a few
da > s. This action was HO much at variance
with what I considered honoiable and Just
that I could not concent to icmaln a member
of the board and bo placed In the light of ac
quiescing In the change. I therefore wrote
out my icslgnatlon and sent It to the gov
ernor.
THEY NEEDKD THE OFFICE.
"When this ln\estimating committee cama
here during the bummer Mr Slut ? called noon
mo at my office to talk over tha matter. Ho
undoubtedly Knew that I was friendly to
Sir. Glllesple , for there wrre plenty of people
ple lioie to assuiu him of the fact. Illy um-
vuiballon was of such a natura as to lead
ono to believe that bo hud dl/lne knowledge
that them was something wiong at the In
stltuto which must rt.-uilt In the dismissal rf
I'rof. Glllesple. I informed him that Prof.
GlUcsple had lived heic In Omaha for iwonly
} cais and his leputatlon as an honest man
was without a Haw , and that I didn't belleva
they could find a thing out there which was
not susceptible to explanation. I tried to
Impicss him with the Importance of the work
at the Institute and th supcilor qualifica
tions of I'inf. Ulllesplc. but ho replied that
there wore other men In tbo s.ato Abe could
do just as well Ho went on to suggest fur
ther that the populists had won In the state
election last fall and weic entitled to have *
their man In the plaoe as superintendent.
This brought HIP thought to my mind that
that being the watrhword of the Invintl-
gatlng committee It probably would not bo a
dlfllctilt matter for It to trump up soinetblns
which would seemingly make a case against
I'rof. Glllesple nml furnish the governor rn
nxcuso for appointing a new man ,
"I admitted tn Mr Mill ? t'.eio wore sev
eral Institutions In the state where bis ar
gument would bold good , but I contended
then , as I have alwayo dnm\ that the edu
cational Institutions of the state must bo
kept aloof fidm politics If the most satis
factory results were to be obtained. Mr.
Slut/ ; then left mo and I have not seen him
s'nce '
GOVERNOR BREAKS A PROMISE.
"After the committee completed Its work
and returned to Llmolci the governor called
the Hoard of TrtiFtcts In special session In
this city and came down himself to attend
the meeting. While In tha city ho called
upon me and we talked over the matter.
I explained to him as I did to Sir. Mutz ,
that I thought It was 11 mistake to think
for a moment of innkn g a change In the
. 'lead of this Institute. I told him that I
thought tliero wan nothing li the commit
tee's irport which Mr Gil rsplc could not
satisfactorily explain , and be leplled that It
1'iof Glllcsplc wcii given an opportunity to
explain that It would have to ho done In a
few dajs , becitMo the lmo ! was approaching
under the mew law when an appointment
would have to be made
"I suggested that ho fuinlsh I'rof. Glllcsplo
a copy of the comrnlttPo'H ftp rt for exam
ination , and bo leplled that the committee
bad not yet submitted Us report , I asked
him If ho tonsldcipil the idni of making a
rhangn before the inprnt was submitted ,
and lie said ho had a fopj of the 'findings , '
"Tho governor then told me lint ho would
get a copy nf the icport and the Heard ot
Trustees and I'rof. Gllksplc should go over
It together to derive a ratlsfactory explana
tion of the nppaicnt discrepancies. I am
Hiiro that this statement wl'l In vouched for
by every member nf the HiinJ of Trustees.
Thn next Information I 11 calved within a
few daj'H uftcrwaid WHS that a ntiw super
intendent hid been appointed , and that ,
Uu , without I'inf Gllletipio lining furnished
a copy of the tonimlttcp'H icport.
"This being the situation I did not care
to be a membei of u Imam whkh was to ho
used for any such purpose as the governor
and the committee deemed to wlBh. Sly
resignation was the icsu't
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"And as to the new superintendent , I ha\e
only this to say Ho was a teacher at tha
Institute for the Blind < U N'pbrmka City for
one year. Ono of thn II f meetings held by
the board after Us app Intnient was at Nebraska -
braska Olty In consultstl'ii with Prof , Jours
upermteiideiit f that Institute. We went
theio , as Is piorlded by law , to approve cer
tain appointments and changes lin wished to
make at tbe tlose of tbo tcbool year. Ono
of the first recommendat otu be made la tbo
board was for Iho removal of Prof. II , E.
Dawes Wo a kcd wbv thai was , and he told
us that Mr. Diur * did nrt progress In tlio
work and seemed to lark nitliu7lasm , and bo
did not believe Dawes was a proper nun for
the position. Upon that explanation tha
board approved the recommendation and Mr.
Dawes was let out. Ho was very Indignant
ii the action , and I am told ho carried tha
matter to the govcrnoi and tried to have the
action of the board fct aside. I don't It now
what the result wub of hU ronfe-cnro with
thu governor , but he did not go bock to Ne
braska City , but lie shortly afterward went
cast and began atudylug plans lor education