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HOLCOMB'S RAKE-OFF
Little Snm on tha Side
His House
VOUCHERS FOR RENT PROMPTLY DRAWN
Bam of 52,303.30 Extracted from State
Treasury for that Pnrposs.
PAYS THIRTY DOLLARS A MONTH RENT
f
Thia Leaves $21.18 Monthly ( her and
Abore that Snm.
8LOW IN ' SETTLING WITH HIS LANDLADY
So IMP of I IIP II n I IIP * * Method * of Ilic
T'ormor ( invcrnor Ilevcnled by
the InvcHtlKiitlnn Xuw
Going : On.
LINCOLN. July 17. ( Special. ) The a--
Blon of the Investigating committee today
mas short , but decidedly to the point. Evi
dence was produced to show that Silas A.
Jlolcomb while governor of the state drew
vouchers for house rent In amounts greatly
in excess of the rent he actually
paid and that he drew this money quarterly
in advance , whllo he compelled his landlord
to wait.
This evidence R-as brought out when Mrs.
Charlotte Gould was on the witness stand.
She testified that she had rented the house
to Governor Holcomb In October , 1855 , at $30
per month and that he had continuously up
to the present time occupied the property ,
paying the same rate of rent. She said that
the rent was supposed to be paid monthly ,
but that It came Irregularly , sometimes be
ing delayed until the 15th or even to the
end of the month.
Examination of the records shows that from
May , 1S95 , to January , 1899 , Holcomb drew
from the state a total of (2,303.30 for "house
rent , " or at the rate of $51.18 per month.
This gave room for a little "rake-off" of
$21.18 per month for forty-five months , or R
little more than is paid the average farm
hand during the busy months of the year.
Up to date the committee bas failed to
End out what amount of rent the governor
really paid pravlous to October , 1895 , but on
the date that he moved Into the $30 house
belonging to Mrs. Gould the records show
that he drew $180 "for house rent for gov
ernor for quarter ending January 1 , 1896. "
This Is ono of the vouchers to which he
refused to swear , but ho took the money all
in a lump and paid the owner of the property
when he got ready.
Governor Holcomb having failed to put in
an appearance the committee took an ad
journment to tomorrow morning. It is
probable that a trip will be taken to York
tomorrow , where a further Inquiry will be
made Into the details of the ballot frauds.
Committee Hopllen to Holcomb.
The communication of Silas A. Holcomb.
niS'lo public In The Bee yesterday morning ,
has brought out the following official letter
irom the Investigating committee :
We have the honor to acknowledge re
ceipt of your communication of the 14lh ,
which has just been received. In reply we
beg to say that on the 10th inst. the com
mittee notified you through the sergeant-al
arms of the taking of testimony , and invited
you to be present , to which notification you
replied. In substance , that you had no inter
est In the subject matter of the investiga
tion. On the 12th a subpoena was Issued by
the committee directed to you and com
manding you to appc-ar before them to tes
tify relative to the recount of the ballots.
The sergeant-at-arms faired to serve the
subpoena for the reason that you were re
ported out of the city. In view of the fact
that you have been courteously Invited to be
\ present at the sittings of the committee It
would seem that your request to be present
and given an opportunity to refute the evi
dence already given Is somewhat gratuitous.
The meetings of this committee are all held
with open doors , and they cordially invite
all persons to come before them and give
evidence they may have touching any Irreg
ularities relative to the conduct of
the executive or other officers of the
state. And wo would further suggest that
when tha committee Is seeking to discharge
R duty Imposed upon It by the senate of this
Etate It would seem that In such proceedings
it should not be met with the opposition of
or the questioning of its power by one who
has held the office of governor of this state.
If there was an attempt to change the fun
damental Taw of this state by fraud by re
marking ballots and filling out blank ballots
none ought to bo more Interested than your
self In discovering that crime and in pun
ishing the guilty parties. You ahould be In
terested , since you were governor at the
time when It is claimed that this crime waa
attempted to bo committed.
The committee will be glad to have you
appear , but you must come as a witness ,
prepared to demand and receive all rights
due to a witness , as wefl as to submit to
euch examination as the committee may on
Its own behalf or by direction make.
The committee will be In session at the
Lincoln hotel at 2 p. m. today and will be
Klad to have you present to answer Bach
questions as may be put to you touching the
conduct of the executive office during your
Incumbency and any Evidence you may have
touching the recount of the ballots cast for
( he constitutional amendment at the election
of 1S96.
We hare the honor to bo , respectfully ,
F. N. PROUT ,
J. H. VAN DUSEN.
JACOB ROCKE.
Committee.
FIREMEN REFUSE TO SIGN
Plnnt Strike nt Knnimi City
U Xovr llunleneil with a Xevr
Cnmpllciillon.
KANSAS CITV. July 17. Sohwarzscblld
Is. SulzbeTger'a packing plant , closed by the
management last week because of a die-
agreement ever wages with its twenty
butchers , did not open as expected atnoun
today. Saturday It was announced work
would be begun today. The butchers , whole
action caused the lockout of the plant' * 1,000
employes , were willing and anxious to go to
work. All appeared to bo running smoothly
till it was announced this morning that the
firemen refused to sign thr agreement sub
mitted by the company lait week. The man
agement declares that not a wheel shall turn
till every employe has signed the agreement.
The men have called a meeting for this
afternoon , when it Is believed an amicable
settlement will be reached ,
WILL NOT RUN INDEPENDENT
Mayor Jane * of Toledo Turn * Down a
Union Labor DeleKHClou from
Clnctnnntl. y
TOLEDO , O. . July 17. Mayor Jones haa
practically turned down the Cincinnati labor
union , which desires him to run for governor
in an Independent ticket. Contrary to ex
pectations , the cotumlttee of Cincinnati people
ple which was to txe him yesterday did not
materialize , but the mayor bas been approached
preached by Chairman Candee and the re-
suit is anything but hopeful for the labor
delegation. Mayor Jones hns refused to
father an Independent movement In the
state and insists that be will wait on the
action of the people. If they rite up and
demand his candidacy he'nays he will then
nt to run. He will not rtart any Inde-
nor be a party to euch a pro-
stated today that If
nmlnnted by the demo-
be no third party.
HASTINGS POSTOFFICE SITE
IntcreM * Mnkc n Delny In
the Selection Ity the WnnhlnK-
tiin Authorities.
WASHINGTON. July 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The presence here last week of C.
If. Dcltrlch. a banker of Hastings , In tbo
Interest of the Dutton site of that city for
purchase by the government upon which a
public building is to be erected at some
future time , has so complicated matters that
Supervising Architect Taylor has Indicated
to persons Intrested In other sites that they
will be heard before final action Is taken.
The Inspector who was sent to look over the
Hastings situation reported In favor of what
l known as the Lloyd Linn site , which Is
championed by Clark of the Flrt-t National
bank of that city. Deltrlch quietly slipped
Into Washington and his statement made to
F'j' > TvltInn Architect Taylor was so strong
11 It was decided to give the other sldo a
cc to be. heard , either by petition , let-
t or oral presentation of the facts In the
i i. e. Mr. Taylor In speaking of the matter
l.V.d. .
'My understanding of the situation Is that
the two sites In question are not more than
a block apart and both arc within a square
of the business street of the city , which I
understand Is Second avenue. One of these
sites fronts on Third street and Hastings
avenue and the other on the street Imme
diately east. I am desirous of knowing the
wishes of the people of Hastings and so I
have requested the parties who are urging
these two sites to hcrp to a decision. As
to the Norfolk and Blair sites , " said Mr.
Taylor , "I have asked for modified bids
and until these are received nothing will
be done. "
Mr. Taylor will leave on a tour of Inspec
tion of sites for government buildings Au
gust 1 , and after stepping a day or two In
Chicago , will go direct to Aberdeen , S. D. .
trom there ho will go to Fergus Falls , and
St. Cloud , Minn. , returning via Eau Claire
and Janesville , WIs.
An order was Issued today establishing
a postoffice at Gage , Buffalo county. Neb. ,
with Frank Lemon as postmaster. Also at
Whltesboro , Harrison county , la. , and Anna
A. Little was commissioned postmistress.
The Chase National ibank of New York
was today approved as reserve agent for the
First National bank of Rawllns. Wyo.
EIGHT HOURS A DAY'S WORK
Prenldont of Smeltermen' * Union Suya
Laborers Hewnrd Time ( lnc tlou
the Chief Inline.
DENVER , Colo. , July 17. John R. Wright ,
president of the Smeltermon's union , was
examined at length today regarding the con
ditions prevailing among the smelter work
ers and the causes of the closing of the
rust smelters by the members of the United
States lndustri.il commission , which Is holdIng -
Ing sessions In this city. He declared that ,
even though the eight-hour law -was de
clared unconstitutional , the men would still
bold out for an eight-hour day. He believed
there 'was no matter so Important to laborIng -
Ing men now as the eight-hour day , re
gardless of wages and all other considera
tions. He said that before the smelter com
bination waa effected the men never had
any difficulty in dealing with the managers
and obtaining any concessions desired by
them. 'Nevertheless they found It almost
Impossible to reach those in authority.
Testimony was also heard regarding in
dustrial conditions In the northern Colorado
coal fields.
FLAGS FLYING IN HAVANA
Klrnt Annlvcmary of the Surrender
of Santiago de Culm ! Delnir
Celebrated.
HAVANA , July 17. The anniversary of
the surrender of Santiago de Cuba U being
observed here today on several ships and
over the American club and other buildings
flags of the United States are flying. To
night a banquet will bo served to army of
ficers who participated In the Santiago cam
paign between Juno 15 and July 17 , to of
ficers of the navy who -were on the Santiago
blockade and the correspondents who were
In Cuba during the war. Thirty-six gentle
men will be present , Including Generals
Chaffee , Ludlow and Humphreys. Another
dinner on similar lines will take place at
Matanzas.
MACCABEES AT PORT HURON
Eleventh Ulennlal Review
Tomorrow Mornlnit Important
Election of O Ulcer * .
PORT HURON" , Mich , , July 17. The
eleventh biennial review of Knlchts of the
Maccabees , which begins tomorrow morning ,
will be attended by delegates representing
nearly every state. Certain policies con
cerning the future movement of the order
will be determined by the election of officers.
Around Major Boynton , father ot the order ,
centers a great deal of interest. Rumors
that a truce had ben effected between Major
Boynton and D. P. Marker , who wants Boyn-
ton's office , are not substantiated. Several
hundred delecates have so far arrived. The
Ladles of the Maccabees are holding their
convention.
REDSKINS WILL BE GOOD
Marauding Indian * Who Shot Antelope -
lope in Wyoming Promlie Not
to Do It Ann 11 > .
DEADWOOD. S. D. . July 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) Your correspondent received
the following message today from Major
Clapp. agent at Pine Ridge agency , relative
to the Indians who killed the antelope in
Wyoming ;
"Marauding Indians are Sioux of this res
ervation. They have been Identified and will
be delivered if wanted when proper papers
are presented. The officers returned home
today , having only Wyoming Justices' war
rants. I believe the Incident is closed , aa
the Indians express regret and promise not
to offend again. "
ANOTHER HOIST ON WAGES
Pretluim Inereone of Scale I.cnil * to
Strike , hut the Operation U
Itepcnted.
WOONSOCKBT , R. I. . July 17. The wages
ot the weavers at tbo Slatersvllle cotton
mills in North Smltbfleld have been raised
Agbin. A previous increase , which proved
unsatisfactory , led to a strike and that dem
onstration was followed by a strike by the
socialist employes because several of their
party had been discharged.
BROOKLYN TRAVELS ON FOOT
Strikers Interfere Seriouly with the Street
Oar Serrico ,
RIVAL LINES ARE GATHERING IN A.HARVEST
Traction Company Official * Sltrirr No
Sinn nf IlclcntliiK nml Ilcclnrc .No
Grievance Exluto Ten-Hour
Lavr nt Make.
NEW YORK , July 17. The- strike situa
tion In Brooklyn tonight remains unchanged.
The striking employes arc even more deter
mined than they were yesterday and the
management of the rapid transit lines is
obdurate and unflinching.
Cars were run on most of the lines gov
erned by the traction company from early
morning until 7 o'clock this evening but
after sundown there was a considerable
falling off In the service and by 9 o'clock
not a car was moving on any of the lines
affected by the striking motormen and con
ductors. The roads comprising the Nassau
system were most effectively crippled.
None of the striking employes returned
to work and most of them were busy during
the day In Influencing union and nonunion
men on the other lines to quit work. In
this respect the strikers were partially suc
cessful , but they made no Inroads on the
running of the Putnam avenue cars. This
line Is practically Intact , not more than half
a dozen of Its employes being affiliated with
the strikers.
The Coney Island Railroad company reaped
a rich harvest on all its fines during the
day. The Franklin avenue , Smith and Jay
street , Hamilton avenue and De Kalb ave
nue lines were running on full time and
carried a great numb r of passengers
throughout the day and night. The Coney
Island company lived up to Its agreement
with the employes and consequently its
business was not interfered with in the
slightest. In fact the business of these
roads was considerably augmented , as many
travelers patronized the cars , although in
many cases going blocks out of their way
to do so.
Ronnlttcr In Reviled.
President Rossltter , accompanied by Seth
L , Keener , visited the barn on the Flatbush
avenue line near Vernon avenue during the
afternoon. The strikers wore there to a man
and -when the railroad magnates drove up in
a coupe the strikers adjourned to a near-by
ball and held a meeting , to which they In
vited Mr. Rossltter and Sir. Keeney. Speeches
were made on both sides , but toward the
close of tbo meeting President Rossltter told
the men they could come back to work at
6 o'clock this everting , but be assured the
men that the company would accede to none
of their demands and expressed himself as
believing the strikers had no grievance to
back up their action. "There is no strike
or cause for It , " said Mr. Rossltter.
"You He , you lie , " came from 500 throats
In answer to this assertion and it looked
for a time as it serious trouble would en
sue. Fortunately wiser heads governed the
more active strikers and no damage was
done to either of the representatives , of the
company. - - " v + f-j. * * ?
As soon as President Rossltter got outside
of the meeting room he noticed two cars on
the main line opposite the barns. About
500 persons were in the immediate neigh
borhood hooting and Jerrlng the company's
representatives and President Rossltter de
cided it would be unsafe to move either of
the cars.
He ordered the cars to be brought back
Into the barns and as the last one was be
ing switched in Starter Lewis jumped on the
front platform and brandished a revolver In
a threatening manner. Very little notice
was taken of this action and the crowd dis
persed a few jnlnutes after 'President ' Roealt-
ter drove away In a private carriage.
Obstruction * on the Track.
Early in the afternoon small-sized boulders
and atumpa of trees were thrown upon the
Flatbuih avenue tracks In front of the Mid-
wood club , but all these obstructions were
removed In time to allow the limited num
ber of cars to make their scheduled trips.
Considerable difficulty was experienced on
the Nostrand avenue and cross-town lines ,
but no serious mishap occurred. All these
roads were manned by two or more police
men and the presence of the officers on
board the cars prevented , in a great measure ,
any outbreak on the part of the strikers or
their sympathizers.
Very few cars were run over the Old Nas
sau lines and those -which were run were In
charge of road Inspectoro , electric light men ,
etc. , belonging to the road. These were
totally inadequate to supply transportation
for their patrons and those who rode over
the lines had to put up with frequent and
annoying delays.
At 7 o'clock this evening President Ros
sltter issued instructions to shut down on
all the Traction company's lines and from
that hour until long after midnight not a
car was run , with the exception of a couple
which were placed at the service of the city
authorities to transport policemen to the
outlying districts.
Chief of Police Devery spent the greater
part of the afternoon in Brooklyn. He al
lowed nearly half of the New York police
men , who had been on duty since early
yesterday , leaves of absence , and the places
were taken by others who had managed to
snatch a few hours Bleep earlier in the
morning.
Jfo Hope for Striken ,
When aeked for his opinion of the strike
and its probable outcome Chief Devery
said :
"This strike should never have occurred.
The men will surely lose. They are not
organized and I think the whole matter will
be adjusted inside of twenty-four hours. "
Police Commissioners Hess and York were
at the Municipal building shortly after noon
and were soon joined by Commissioner Sex
ton , Chief Devery , Deputy Sheriff Mc-
Laughlln and President Rossltter. Com
missioner Hess in speaking to President
Rossltter was plain spoken in his remarks
and reiterated his statement of yesterday
as to the advisability of considering tfie
strikers' claims , but he advanced no prac
tical way of the company's getting out of its
present difficulties.
"With the exception of the DeKalb and
Ninth avenue can and the Marcy and crota-
town cars , all other lines of transportation
were closed up tlchtly shortly after 6
o'clock. From this hour until midnight the
streets seemed to be deserted and after sun-
don n many thousands of people were com
pelled to walk home.
At midnight tonight Chief of Ponce De
very and Deputy ChUfa Mclaughlin and |
ilcKelfur held a conference at polle headquarters -
quarters in Brooklyn. The police authori
ties aver that the strike la almost over , as'
the men who are out have not sufficient
capital to back them up for any kind of
a protracted fight. Many friends of the
striker * think the men will win , but the' '
most conservative people who hare watched |
the progress of the strike so far telleve that
the striker ! will lose and many of them
will be thrown out of work.
President Rojgilter aid tonight that the
old employes would be welcomed back to
their positions , but the wa who stood by
the company , whether preen or oM hands ,
would hare the preferenceln being assigned
to regular cars and undoubtedly a great
deal of friction will occur on this score in
case the strike is declare 'off.
At midnight tonight none of the ears op
erated by the traction company were run-
Tilnp , but President Rossltter said they
would be going on full time early tomor
row morning. - *
rifth Aveiine Cnr Attacked.
A Fifth avenue car w s attacked in Ben-
sonhurst this afternoon by ISO strikers.
Thirty or forty of them , apparently chosen
for the purpose.- seized Conductor deary
and dragged him off the car. Four police
guards charged the strikers and tried to
rescue the conductor , who had been car
ried thirty or forty feet away and was fight
ing desperately , but the btuecoats could not
prevail against such numbers. One of the
policemen then run to the Unloavtlle depot
'
and there he gave warning' Inspectors
Kane and Campbell , who , , wtth forty police
men , hastened in a special car "to the scene
of the disturbance. ! * . "
The policemen dashed into' the crowd. A
shower of ftones and bricks" was hurled at
them and many painful wounds were In
flicted , but the advance of'the bluecoalswan
unchecked and soon the rioters were In full
flight all save seven of theJr number who
were captured. Cleary waa found beside the
road unconscious. He was tlfted Into a spe
cial car and was carried to the Bath Beach
station , where a physician Bald his kull had
been fractured. "
This rioting occurred In a part of Benson-
hurst where many wealthy and fashionable
families live and caused great excitement.
Stntcnicitt from tlic Men.
Charles W. Mackenzie , chairman of the
committee in charge of ( he , strikers , said
that the men were holding their own and
1 would surely win out. Ho 'said that every
union man on the traction' company's roads
and all of the men on the Nassau lines were
out and that all night long "L" road em
ployes were being brought into the union.
He said that the "L" men' were working at
the express wish of the strikers , so as not to
inconvenience the public. ) Mackenzie said
he was confident of success and that a general
'
eral tie-up of the cars in B'rooklyn would
occur If the traction company ; failed to ac
cede to the demands of the strikers.
General Master Workman Parsons said
today In reference to the street railroad
strike in Brooklyn : "I believe the position
of the strikers Is being strengthened every
hour , and with the assurance of the financial
aid that has been given the contest will be
continued. Between 8 and 12 o'clock last
night 1,000 men who worked yesterday en
rolled with the strikers. The duration of
the strike will depend entirely upon the
citizens of Brooklyn , especially the business
men , and the influence they have on the
city officials of Brooklyn , in compelling them
to see that the ten-fcour and speed law are
enforced.
"I desire to say that every encouragement
has been given the men to remain at home
and not congregate around the car barns
or street corners. This strike cannot be
belped by violence. "
Then Mr. Parsons began to discuss the
conditions in Manhattan borough. He said :
"I do not think there will bo a strike of the
employes of th Metropolitan Street Railway
company. I fu'/ly expect the Boird of Arbi
tration will ImproM Presfdvutf Vrefjandwith
the fact that there are real grievances to ar
bitrate , and Mr. Vreeland's refusal to con
sider the matter with the Board of Arbitra
tion could only be interpreted as an intention
to join with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany and crush out , with police assistance ,
the spirit of organizing among railroad em
ployes. In euch a contest the combined In
fluence of both corporations will be pressed
into service , and it Is my purpose to arouse
organized labor so as to secure its assist
ance for the railroad men in meeting exist
ing conditions. It should be remembered
that the main question in dispute between
the employes and the corporations is : 'Shall
the ten-hour workday law be enforced ? ' It
should also be remembered this ten-hour
law for surface railway employes was made to
protect our citizens from the danger of hav
ing trolley cars operated by men who , from
excessive toll , arc unfitted for the work ,
rather than enacted especially for the bene
fit of the men themselves.
"Aside from the purpose of enforcing the
ten-hour law. the question at Issue before
the public is : 'Should the company be
made to respect our laws ? ' "
Will lie No Sympathetic .Strike.
CLEVELAND , 0. , July 17. Concerning
the rumor from New York that the engineers
on the Brooklyn Elevated railroad would
strike in sympathy with the operatives of the
trolley lines In that city , T. S. Ingram , first
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers , said tonight :
"There will be no sympathetic strike of
the Brooklyn elevated engineers. The
engineers never strike In sympathy. The
elevated engineers have grievances , prin
cipally relating to wages , and while a strike
la not improbable , I am Inclined to believe
everything can be settled without trouble. "
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood Is at
Scranton , Pa. , and Chief Ingram Is next In
rank.
Company Get * Men from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , July 17. Agents of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company today
engaged 300 experienced motormen and con
ductors in this city to take the places of
their striking employes. Many of them
were formerly In the employ of the Union
Traction company of this city and lest
their places as a result of the big strike on
that system a few years ago. At that time
they claimed their places were taken by
Brooklyn motormen and conductors.
Xevr York 1,1 n en Affected.
NEW YORK , July 17. General Master
Workman John N. Parsons was in confer
ence for several hours tonight with the ex
ecutive committee of the employes of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company. After
the conference Mr. Parsons practically an
nounced that a strike of the Metropolitan
employes Is now Inevitable unless President
Vreeland recedes from the position he baa
taken.
\ < > Sympathy Strike In Xevr York.
NBW YORK. July 17. That there would
be any strike In this city for grievances or
out of sympathy with the strike In Brook
lyn WM not believed today by the officers
of either the Manhattan Elevated road or
(
the Metropolitan system. The officials denied
I the likelihood of any agitation Inducing their
men to quit work.
Mlicrraiit * Tamper with Switch.
MUSCOOEE , I. T. . July 17. At Wyhark ,
on the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad ,
last night , a freight train in charge of
Engineer McCune of Parsons , Knn. , was
wrecked and McCune killed. The switch
lock had been battered to pieces , the switch
turned acd the light takes up ( be track a
short distance , signalling a clear track. It
was doubtless the work of men who had In *
tended to ditch and rob the passenger train ,
which preceded the freight.
Wurned AK lu t fr"lllliu ter .
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. . July 17. The
United States district attorney here has bren
warned from Washington to beware of fili
bustering expeditions from the Florida coast
against Honduras , Nicaragua and other
Central American countries.
FIVE JIEN RILLED IN A FEUD
Quarrel Between Kentucky Families
Culminates in Shooting Affray.
ONE FACTION CONTROLS ABOUT 750 VOTES
Victim'in Shot from Hrnr While
in CnMody nnil n I'ltohnl Rattle
1'nllnivih-Only One Par
ticipant
LOUISVILLE. Ky. . July 17. A special to
the Courier-Journal from London. Ky. . tells
of the outbreak of another feud In Clay
county by which five men lost their lives to
day. The dead are said to be Robert Phil-
pot , EM Fisher , Ed Morris , Jim Griffin and
Hugh Griffin. These fatalities resulted from
a pitched battle fought near Little QOOJC
cre k. three mllc from Manchester.
The feud dates baek nearly two years. On
Christmas. 1S07. James Phllpot was killed by
Aaron Morris , but before he died he shot
and killed \Vllllam Bundy , a friend of Mor
ris' . The MorrUes and Griffins were closely
Affiliated. Since then the feeling between
the two factions has been very bitter and
hns been aroused recently by the White-
Baker hostilities. The Phllpots , who are the
strongest faction in the mountain and num
ber about 750 voters , openly espoused the
cause of the Bakers , whllo the Grltnon took
aides with the Whites.
The story that reaches here from Manches
ter Is to the effect that Bob Phllpot was
arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriff
Thacker. While very circumstantial In
other respects the report does not ehow
clearly the origin of the trouble nor give
the reason for Phllpot's arrest. It Is said
that -while Thacker was taking Phllpofs
bond the latter was shot from behind by a
member of a crowd that had gathered. This
precipitated a general flght with rifles and
revolvers , which was participated In by
George Granvllle , Robert and Peter Phllpot
and Ed Fisher on one side and Aaron Mor
ris , Hugh , Jim and Green Griffith on the
other.
Only One Mnn Kicnpc * .
The battle began at about 0 o'clock and
raged fiercely for ten or fifteen minutes.
When It was over it was found that the
five men mentioned above had been killed
outright , three of the belligerents were seri
ously wounded , while Pete Phllpot was the
only one on either side to escape Injury.
Granvllle Phllpot Is said to be one of the
most seriously wounded. He Is a union vet
eran , having lost a leg at Stone River. He
Is an ex-member of the Kentucky legisla
ture and Is said to have killed three or four
men. Ed Fisher , -who Is reported dead , was
another man with several nicks in his cane.
He was but 23 years old , but was said to
have killed three men.
The story of this battle caused consterna
tion here notwithstanding the fact that seri
ous trouble baa been expected to break out
among the mountaineers of Clay county ever
since the assassination of Tom Baker sev
eral weeks ago. An effort was at once be
gun to secure deputies to go to the seat of
the trouble and attempt to restore quiet ,
but up to a late hour in the afternoon there
had not been enough responses to make up
a force that would command respect.
The situation at Manchester is deplorable.
Since morning the place bas been In a state
of terror , scarcely anyone daring to venture
out of doors. Business Is suspended and the
residents are momentarily expecting a re
newal of hostilities.
FEUD OF FORMER PARTNERS
Duel In KouKht with Claim Door Ilc-
twccu nnd One Participant In
Fntnlly Wounded.
CHICAGO , July 17. With the glass doors
of a saloon between them William Van Al
lena saloon keeper , and Frederick Gondoff ,
a traveling salesman , fought a duel to the
death this afternoon. Gondoff was mortally
wounded and Van Allen was shot through
the left thigh.
The men were business partners some
time ago , 'but ' the business was broken up
and there has been bad blood between them
ever since. This afternoon a telephone mes
sage was received by Van Allen from Gen
doff saying that he was coming down to "do
up" Van Allen. An hour later Gondoff en
tered the saloon and Von Allen pushed him
out on the sidewalk.
Both men drew revolvers and commenced
firing through the glass doors , which were
shivered to pieces. When the shooting was
over Gondoff was shot through the groin
and In the small of the back. He was taken
to the hospital In a dying condition. Van
Allen , whose wound Is not serious , was ar
rested.
SHAMROCK SAILS TWO RACES
Ench Will He irlth the Britannia
Over a Korty-Flve-Mlle
Cuurai * .
( Copyright , 1559 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , July 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) It is now de
cided that the Shamrock and the prince of
Wales' Britannia will have two trial races
the first tomorrow , the second Thursday.
Each race will be forty-five miles.
His royal highness eeems to be undecided
whether he will sail on the Britannia or
whether he will . -witness the trial from the
admiralty yacht , Fire Queen.
Today the Shamrock had another spin. 6lr
Thomas Llpton and Mr. Fife , the designer ,
were on board and Captain Carter was In
command. The new mainsail was bent. It
is of diagonal cut and net beautifully. The
challenger showed Itself remarkably quick
In the stays. The average time was fourteen
seconds until all sails were drawing on the
other tack. It cleaves the water very cleanly
and looks to "be able to hold a very high
wind. Sir Thomas Llpton In an interview
said :
"Mr. Fife , the Shamrock's skipper , and I
were all delighted with its performance. I
was especially struck by the discipline and
smartness aboard.I'm really more confi
dent ot the chance ot success I found. "
RECORD OF THE MINNESOTANS
Heglmcnt Participated In Twenty-
Three KnKnKeineut * , Travem-
lll'J .Mllr. .
ST. PAUL , Minn. . July 17. Adjutant
General Lambert today received reports
from the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers
covering all of the regiment's operations In
the field. Major General Lawton on May
26 ordered the Second and Third battalion *
ot the regiment to return to Calumplt and
In the order commended them heartily for
efficiency , courage and uncomplaining : en
durance constantly shown by its officers
and men.
A report by Captain Maaterman , who com
manded the reelmcnt from May S to May
26 , while operating with General I-awton'
flylnc column. t > bows that It waa on the
road thirty-three days , covering 162 miles
and participating in twenty-three engage-
meats. Tbo regiment was complimented in
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
NebraskaFair ; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Omnltn yeMcrdn > t
the field , both br General Law-ton and by
Colonel Summers. The health of the regi
ment WPS reported good.
ROBBERS HOLD UP A SALOON
tie Throunh the Ca < > h IlcKltrr nnd
( iet Avtny trlth SonieUiliiK
Over Kort > Dollar * .
Ywo masked highwaymen held up n saloon
on the outskirts of the city early this morn-
Ins , entering the barroom and covering the
proprietor nnd four patrons w-lth revolvers.
After securing the contents ot the cash
drawer they backed out of the door and
escaped.
The paloon Is at 2336 South Twentieth
street. John Anderson is proprietor. The
robbery occurred a few minutes after 1
o'clock. Anderson was behind the bar tak
ing an Inventory of the money drawer pre
paratory to closing up for the night. The
till of tbo cash register was open and Its
contents assorted In piles. Anderson was
footing up a column of figures when the
highwaymen entered.
In the room wore four customers. The
command. "Hands up ! " attracted their at
tention and causc-U Anderson to lose count
In his adding. Ho glanced toward the door
and saw- two men with pistols leveled at
his head. They were young , nearly the
same age and height and both dreesed In
black.
The foremost wore a black derby hat. His
companion's was a brown fedora. The man
with the black hat advanced toward Ander-
eon repeating the command. "Hands up ! " at
each step and Anderson complied , backing
against the wall as ho raised his arms.
One of the desperadoes kept wntch wllh
drawn revolver over those In front of the
bar. The other swiftly pocketed the money.
Both men then backed out the door and
disappeared.
Anderson telephoned the police.
A dozen bluecoats hurried to the scene ,
but no trace of the highwaymen could be
found. The amount of cash secured Is $40.95.
AGUINALDO READY FOR PEACE
I.endem Are Snlil tn Have
Mnde Proponnl to 13ml
Hoiitllltle * .
CHICAGO , July 17. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says :
Important cablegrams have been received
at the State department from the Philippine
commission and at the War department from
General Otis concerning a now move in the
direction of peace. These dispatches have
been in the hands of the president for sev
eral days , but be baa declined to make them
public because the ultra-optimistic views
.heretofore received from the name source
have not been borne out by subsequent
events. The dispatches from General Otis
are more encouraging , but the president
wishes to have some positive results before
making them public. All that can be learned
about them Is that direct overtures for peace
have been made to General Otis by Agul-
naldo and some of his principal leaders. It
was said by a cabinet official today that if
the promises are fulfilled the volunteers now
being enlisted will not be needed.
RECEPTION FOR THREE DAYS
Arrangement ! ) Under Wny for n
nlflcent Greeting of Dcvrcy
In Xeiv York.
NEW YORK , July 17. A great number of
suggestions as to the methods of making
the reception to Admiral Dewcy a success
have been received by General Butterfleld
I and other members of the executive com-
i mlttee.
One that has appealed to General But-
terfield is that the reception shall continue
three days , the third day a civilian day , the
second a land parade day and the first a
naval day. The letter making the suggestion
says that a civic parade reviewed by Ad
miral Dewey would please many thousands
of persons who could not participate In a
military or a' naval parade.
The decision of the press committee to In
vite the newspaper men to visit New York
for' the celebration and be entertained at
the expense of the city Is to be vetoed
when presented to the plans and scope com
mittee. General Butterfleld is against it
as impracticable.
DEWEY TO DINEAT TRIESTE
Admiral Accept * nn Invitation to n
Ilnmiuet on Arrlvnl at the
Aiintrlan City.
( Copyright , 1599 , by Press Publishing Co. )
TRIESTE , July 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Admiral
Dewey has accepted a banquet offered him
on his arrival here by Minister Harris , who
invited the United States consul , the , vice
consuls of Austria with their wives to meet
him. The admiral has wired he had quaran
tined his ship since he left Colombo and bad
no communication with the shore , EO be can
land with a clean bill of health Immediately
on arrival. A special permit had been ob
tained at Vienna to enable the Olympla to
enter this port , owing to the regulation af
fecting -war ships. Minister Straus of Con
stantinople strongly pressed Dewey to visit
him , but the latter Is afraid of the fatigue ,
as he is greatly needing complete rest and
medical treatment.
Leather Comlilne I.aiinrheil.
NEW YORK , July 17. The efforts to form
a feather combine have succeeded. The
combine. It Is paid , will be In full working
order before the end of August. It U
claimed that about thirty of the leading
tanners of the country will he represented
In tbe company , which will be capitalized
at $70,000,000 , of which $30,000,000 will be
preferred stock and the remainder common
stock.
Ml n lira poll * Mnkr n ( ialn ,
MINNEAPOLIS , July 17. The population
of this city , based on the new directory , is
220.000. The directory contains 97,800
names , an Increase of 1,050 over last year.
The multiple u ed Is 2UThe directory
people have exercised unusual care and claim
to have the names of none but bona fide
residents. The gain In population Is about
2.SOO.
Mot einriiti of Ocean Vehnrl , July 17.
At Bremen Arrived Frledricb Der
Ororee , from New York , via Southampton.
At Antwerp Arrived Kensington , from
New York.
At Movlllc Arrived Dominion , from
Montreal for Llverpoof.
At Pbllalelphla Arrived-Belgcnland.
from Liverpool , via Queenstaun.
At N'PW York Arrived Amsterdam , from
Rotterdam and Boulogne
At Browbead Passed Paronla , from Bog.
ton , for Liverpool.
LOST CHILD IS FOUND
Strange Story of the Kidnaping of a Wealthy
Man's Bon.
HERO A SOLDIER IN THE PHILIPPINES
Stolen from His Parents When Only &
Three-Yeat-Old Boy.
GROWS TO MANHOOD IN NEBRASKA
Goes Thence to Honolulu in Search of His
Fortune.
THERE ENLISTS IN SIXTH ARTILLERY
linn n Knlnt necollcotlon of HI * Ucul
.Mother IlyltiK After II In Dln-
chni-RC Will Hunt fn
llln 1'nther.
FREMONT , Xeb. , July 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A letter was received here today giv
ing the somewhat sensational information
that Edward Austin , a former resident of this
county and now a member of the Sixth
regular artillery In the Philippines , was Ed
ward P. Sullivan , son of a prominent Trini
dad , Colo. , citizen and that ho had been
kidnaped when a 3-year-old baby , probably
by a Mrs. Ostcnberg. '
Mrs. Ostenberg and her husband came to
Scribner. Dodge county , about 188S from
some place in Colorado , bringing with them
this boy , supposed to be their son. They
rented a house in a secluded neighborhood
and appeared to shun their neighbors. Os
tcnberg was a locomotive fireman and away
from home most of the time. Eddlo was a
timld-appoaring boy who was not permitted
to play with other children and "was kept
closely to the house.
In 1891. Ostenbcrg was run over by an
engine in the yards at Scribner and died of
his Injuries. His wife died a few weeks
later. In the course of settling up the estate
of the tw.o , Judge Hollenbeck , then the at
torney for the administrators , discovered
from papers -which came Into his possession
that the boy was not Ostcnberg's eon. He
also learned his real name , but thinking
there waa a stain against the boy'a birth , did
not divulge the matter to him. believing that
it would be better for the boy , then about
10 years old , to grow up believing in the in
tegrity of his mother.
Chnnur * Hn | Tfnnic.
Ostenberg changed his nameto Austin
when H years of ago and struck out for
himself. After engaging in various occupa
tions he finally went to Honolulu , where
ho lived for several years. Austin always
bad an idea that the Oetenbergs were not
his parents. He had a dim recollection of
his mother dying and of a strange woman
who wanted him to go with her and of a
long ride on the cars. Ho also remembered
something of his father. He enlisted In tha
Sixth artillery In Honolulu.
While in the Philippines ho became no-
qualnted < wlth eomo Trinidad , Colo. , people ,
and learning of them the facts of the Suit
livan bov having been stolen he becama
convinced that he was the missing boy. HU
father is still living in Trinidad. As soog
Be ho can obtain bis discharge ho propose !
to bunt his relatives.
It is not thought that Ostenberg bad any *
thing to do with the kidnaping , but thai
It was done by his wife ibefore their mar
riage.
Sullivan has a fine army record and Is
favorite with officers and men.
HOSTS READY FOR LEAGUERS
Thirty Thommnil DoIeKntrn Expected
to Accept the lloipltollty of
Indlnnnpolln.
INDIANAPOLIS , July 17. The- chairmen
of the various committees having in'charge
tbo local affairs pertaining to the Epworth
league convention that Is to begin Thursday
declare that everything that can be done
until tbo hosts arrive has been accom
plished , with the exception of closing up a
few unimportant details.
Tent Epworth It up with flags of all na
tions fluttering from tbo seventy or more
wall pltces that circuit its circumference.
"We estimated that the number would be
about 30,000 , perhaps larger , " said Rev. C.
C. Lasby. "Much will depend on the quality
of weather we have. It the weather IB clear ,
10,000 may bo counted on from Indiana
alone. The recent gains give promise ot fair
weather for the week. "
The railroads are encouraging a large
attendance. All railroads will sell round trip
tickets , being good from July 19 to July 24 ,
except these lines whlcli are in the territory
of the Western and Southwestern Passenger
association , where the rate will be one faro
plus $2 , and except that from points within
thirty-three miles of Indianapolis the rate
will bn one and one-third fare for the round
trip , not to exceed $1.
Convention headquarters will be at the
Denlson hotel. Parlor D , in which the ex
ecutive committee will continue Its work ,
waa decorated today. Prominent among the
decorations will be the American flag , tha
union jack and the banner of tbo Epworth
league.
NEGROES FLEEFROM MINES
_
Imported l.iiliorrn Hrnr of the I'lite
of Their Kellu n mill Have l.lt-
tle Henri for Their
BIRMINGHAM , July i7 The Georgia ne
groes Imported to Ishkoodi mines to take
the places of strikers have stampeded from
that place aa the result of the asaasilnation
of one of their number and the wounding of
four others Saturday night
Another lot of Georgia negroes , about QO
in number , arrived la t night and nfo
taken to Ishkooda , but when they were In
formed ot what had happened they , toe , com.
menced to leave.