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THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 7. 1SS8. NUMBER 1 ! ) . THE ALLEGED DYNAMITE PLOT Another Brotherhood Man Arrested at Aurora , 111. A DAMAGING LETTER SECURED. The Men Disclaim Any Knowledge ot the Affair nnd Charge the Pinker- tons With Manufacturing a Case For the Occasion. Tlirco Men Under Arrest. CniCAno , | .Iuly 5. [ Special Telegram to fun HF.B. ] The powerful element of dyna- inito hns now entered Into the diniculllcs which have existed between the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy Railroad company and their old employes of the brotherhood. Three men , Thomas Urodorlck , .T. A. Bowles nnd John G. Wilson , having in their posses sion n package containing four largo dyna mite cartridges powerful enough to wreck the largest building In Chicago , were arrested yesterday afternoon on u Burlington train , nnd this morningnnothcrof the conspirator ; ) , one .1. A. Baucrlsen , was arrested at his homo In Aurora. All were taken to Commis sioner lloyno's onice , where their bail was fixed nt."iUOO each and a hearing set for July ii : , Being unablo. to furnish bonds , Hrodorlok , Howies and Wilson were lodged in Jail , where they now aro. Bauer- lescn secured ball shortly after his arri val at the commissioner's oftico , Martin A. Fielder , of A. U. Fielder & Sons , signing his surety. When General Manager Stone , of the Burlington nave to a reporter last night n dictated interview concerning the plot to blow up the l'Q" ' road , ho intimated that high ofliccrs of the brotherhood were sus pected of implication. U now appears that ho did not say this thoughtlessly , for early this monilni ; John A. Bauorlcsen , chief en gineer of the Aurora division of the brother hood of locomotive engineers , was arrested nt his home In that town. Baucricson is a man of influence among the engineers all over the country , and he is , as well , a man of moderate wealth. When the Pmkerton men Were shadowing the strikers at Aurora , they became convicted that nauericscti was well informed concerning all they did. It was even suspected that ho directed certain attempts which were made to injure the "Q" property. AH soon as the three men were arrested last night , and it was known that newspaper publicity was to bo given the BUspOcted plot , a complaint was made out before Commissioner Hoyno against Haucr- icscn by Godfrey W. Rhodes , an ofllcer of the road. With n warrant fur the arivst of this well-to-do citizen of Aurora in his pocket , Deputy Marshnl Inx liurehard wunt to Aurora very early this morning. Ho went to Baucricsen's house before the man was yet awake , and , being admitted , ho put him Tinder arru.st in his own bed room , liurehard and his prisoner then came to Chicago. Two brotherhood men from Crcston , In. . Ti'lio called to see Mr. Hogo at the National hotel this morning , are of tiie opinion that the man Howies , arrested in connection wi' U the dynamite plot against the "Q , " was a Pinkerton operative. "He claims to bo a brotherhood man , " said one of the men , "but I don't think lie Is. Wo shall jnvesti- pate his case to-day and find out who he is. He overdid himself in Commissioner Hoyne's ofllco yesterday. His cry of 'outrage' and lus yells of 'bail' have aroused suspicion. " When arrested yesterday Bowles de manded Unit Ifogo and Alexander Sullivan bo sent for at once. Mr. Sullivan was the counsel for some of the "Q" strikers who were arrested and tried for conspiracy shortly after the inception of the strike. Ho was ulso the attorney who was to repre sent the strikers' side of of the case in this the " " which Hied complaint against "Q , was before the inter-state commerce commission. Mr. Sullivan was seen and asked what ac tion he would take with regard to the men arrested. Ho replied : "I am not the counsel for the men you re fer to , and I will not be. The Hrothorhood of Locomotive Engineers has nothing to do with their defence , and wcnld not , if it could prevent the punishment of any men who arc guilty of the offense charged against them. lo not understand mo to be assum ing that the men are guilty. On the contrary , the whole story looks very suspiciously like a detective's conspir acy manufactured lor the occasion. All the accused are said to bo intelligent men and competent engineers. It is not likely that such men would risk carrying dynamite on a railroad train for their own sake , even if they are credited with no higher sei o of manhood. It looks like a manufactured case. " In their conversation with Hedge and the Attorneys to-day , the prisoners told a story that differs somewhat from the published ac counts. Uroderick said , speaking of the ar rest ; "Wo were. on our way to Chicago to see what chnnco ono would liuvo of getting work on some eastern road. Wo got on the train and Wil son unit I sat together , and Bowles sat alone ori tlto other side of the car. A man , who I learned afterward was aPinkcrton detective , rc sat beside Howies. When we were about six miles from Aurora this man stood up and tapped Howies on the shoulder and another man came beside us and did the same tiling and told us they were detectives anil had a warrant for us. Wo did not know what the charge wus , and then they handcuffed us. After wo woru handcuffed , Mana ger Stone camu into the car and thi'u ono of the detectives reached up to the hat rack , which was over the seat that Wil- von mid 1 sat in , and took down a package wrapped inn piece of newspaper. Ho opened It and lound the sticks of what tney said was dynamite , 1 IIOVIT saw the package nor the dynamite till I saw it in the detective's hands. H was not on the sent between mo mid Wilson , but was taken from the hut rack by the dntcctlvo after wo were handcuffed. I throw a letter out of the car window , but it was nothing relating to the strike or dyna mite. It was Homuthinir I did not want to get into the inipcrs. Tlmy stopped thn train and ono of the detectives ran buck a mile or two niul got it. " Mr. Stone said tills afternoon : "The lir.U inkling of the alTuir I obtained a month ago , butldcHlred it to rlponbuforu I took any posi tive htops. I wan not willing , however , to go as tar as Carter Harrison , and permit un explosion - plosion and loss of llfu and property , t > o I had three of tliu men arrested yesterday af ternoon , as you know. The arrest was made without any fuss , though Just hoforo the handcuffs wore slipped over Brodorlok's wrists lie sprung away from the ofiicerH. and , pulling a letter from his pocket , Hung it out the car window. The train was stopped and the latter found about half a miio back. " "What was in tlio letter ! " "Well , 1 can't say , other than it connected Baucricsen with the other three beyond the shadow of u doubt. The dynamite the men obtained yesterday from the brotherhood hall at Aurora. " "Whoro were tlioy going , and what was to bothoir Unit point of attack ! " "That I can't bay yet. It is , however , to bo presumed that they intended to destroy all of our property , it was impossible for them to do , both buildings nnd trains In short to create a reign of terror by which thny hoped to compel us to give in to their demands us strikers. " "Do vou Imagine that the heads of the brotherhood had anything to do with tliu dynamiters ( " "That I rannotjsay. Baneriesen , who is master of Brotherhood Division NoKJ)5 ) , at Aurora , is the highest ofttccr yet discovcrv-J to have any connection with the lilTnlr. Later investigation may throw moro light CR tliH subject. Vou muy rest assured that wo will probe this conspiracy to the bottom tom , and not leave a stone unturned to mete out Justice to the offenders. "There , have been no Ices than five attempts to wreck trains on the Hurlinglon by the use of dynamite within the lust few WCCKV. Two f tUcsc were wuJg uear Aurora liud ttc other three near Creston , In. , the last having been nmdo last night. No great damage VIM done by any of them. The lirst was nmdo a little way east of Aurora. The engineer of n night freight train heard a terrific explosion under his engine , but did not know what caused it. Ho says there was n flash as bright as an electric llcht , n shock and u deafening report , which for an Instant stunned him so that ho hardly knew what ho was about. The track at the spot was subsequently examined and part of the cartridge was found. It had been tied to the rail by a fish line and the engine In striking It had turned It around nnd cut it in two. The fulminating cap was apparently In the end farthest from the wheel , so Unit It hud not been exploded until the wheel had cut the cartridge and a pnrtof its contents had dropped down between the rails and escaped explosion. Had the whole cartridge been exploded at once the engine would doubtless have been destroyed ank the engineer and fireman killed. At least , If they had escaped it would have been n miracle , The other explosions oc curred a few nights latnr west of Aurora. As in the other case only a part of the cart ridge exploded. On examining Ins engine nt Aurora the engineer found something that ho supposed to bo "sawdust" on his wheel , and so reported. An examination of the supposed sawdust proved It to be dynamite. In both these o ises the explosion was so Imperfect as to spare the tralns-from destruction , and to leave some evidence behind - hind that Is likely to bo of ndvnnUitro In bringing the guilty party to justice. The part of the cartridge which remained had in each case n peculiar mark , which is found also in the four cartridges captured yester day , and showing pretty conclusively that the cartridges woie obtained from the same source and most probably handled by the same conspirators. " Cll niSTlAN UN IHCAVOH. Yesterday's Proceedings of the Chicago cage Convention. CHICAGO , July 'o. Before the regular session of the national convention of the So ciety of Christian Endeavor was begun to day a gigantic pr.iycr mooting was held early this morning , in which 1,000 people participated. The session of the convention was opened with devotional exercises , Kov. Mr. Blaks- lee , of Spcncor , Mass. , was called to the chair and the first regular exercise of tlto day was an address by W. II. Childs , of North Manchester , Conn. , on "Tho prayer mooting ; how may it bo improved ! " Rev. .1. E. Clark , president of the society , then spoke on the subject of "Christian Endeavor in England. " 13. F. Jacobs , chairman of the International Sunday school committee , spoke brictly on the subject of Sunday school work. Ho was followed by the report of the treasurer of the united society. The report showed the receipts had boon $ lS.-9. ) , and expenditures $10,855. The convention adjourned after a song and the recitation of the Christian en deavor benediction. At the afternoon session of the Christian Endeavor convention the general topic was "How the Society Aids the Church as an Evangelistic Force. " Several interesting papers were read. The evening session was addressed by Kov. John II. Harrows , of Chi cago. The object of hi ? discourse was to show the course of Christianity in America. BLOWN THROUGH THE IIOOF. A Terrible Accident Cniiitcd By a Holler JC.vnloslon. PiTTSlifito , July 0. A battery of boilers at the tannery of A. & .1. Groetzingcr , at Alle gheny City , exploded this afternoon , wreck ing several buildings nnd seriously injuring six persons , three of whom will probably die. The cause of the explosion is believed to have been high pressure. Engineer Wetzel was blown through thereof roof of the tannery and landed in the yard outsido. Ono side of the main building was blown out and the boiler house was totally demolished. A heavy double wagon was blown against Wctzel's residence , sixty feet away , nnd crushed the" side of the house in. One section of the boiler was carried across the Allegheny river , a distance of 1,030 feet. Another piece struck a school house 1,800 feet away and tore out the end of the build ing. A scene of the wildest excitement fol lowed tlio explosion. Fully sixty men were at work in tlio tannery. Sullivan floors .1 Sheriff. NOUWIOII , Conn. , July (5. ( [ Special Tele gram to Tnu BED. ] At the conclusion of the evening performance of the John H. Dorris- John L. Sullivan circus last night , there was a great rush of athletes and employes over the greater portion of the city in search of the sheriff to serve an attachment on Sulli van ami Dorris' property , claiming arrears in salaries. Sheriff Joab Rogers was finally secured. Sheriff lingers , from the ton of a wagon , warned John L. not to move the property. After parleying for a time , Sulli van reached for the sheriff , who weighs about ono hundred and eighty pounds , caught liiin by the coat collar , and with ono hand gently set him oil tlio grass. Rogers called for the arrest of the pugilist , but no ono present made the attempt. The proprietors effected an arrangement with their employes and the show left tlio city , Again nt Boa. DEI.AWAUI ; BIIKAKWATEU , July 6. The United States hteamer Swatara , with Gener al Sheridan on board , resumed tlio voyage to Momiuitt , Mass. , at 5'M ; this nviriiing. NEW Vouic , July (1. ( Tlio United States steamer Swatara , with Gen. Slieridan on board , came up the harbor and anchored ofl Liberty Island at 8:10 : p. in. dipt. McGowan , of the Swatara , says that Gen. Sheridan is much better. The following bulletin was given to tlio Associated Press ; "Ni\v : VOUK IlAunon , 8 p. m. Gen. Sheri dan rested well last night. Ho slept rather more than usual through the day. His res piration is less Interrupted. Ho coughs but little. " _ Hloro Pensions Vetoes. WASHINGTON" , July 0. The president has vetoed bills granting pensions to Nathnnic I ) . Clinso , Harriet Cooper and William M Campbell , jr. , and a bill for the relief of Van Hurcii Brown. In vetoing the Cooper bil the president says : "The husband of this beiielU'iary served as a major in an Illinois regiment from September 17 , 'O4' till Apri IS , T > 3. Tlio medical testimony taken in con nectloii with the conceded intemperate habits of the. deceased satisfied mo that thorojcctioi of the widow's claim by the poiiblou bureai on thu ground that the cause of death wus certainly intemperance was correct. " Tim Miirfio CHICAGO , July U. The announcement tha this would bo children's day at the music teachers' convention attracted nn immense crowd to Central Music hall. A largo mini ber of children under thirteen years were brought forward and sang with a suit-posses sion that elicited rounds of applause. A dis cussion on aids in music took up the balance of the forenoon , and the convention took n recess until the afternoon. Con ( bronco ol' CIinrilli-H , HurrALO , July 0. The second session ol the annual conference of chanties and cor rcctlons opened this morning. Aftei1 the formal proceedings the reports of states wore taken up. The report of Wisconsin presented by ex-Governor FairchiM. lit spoke of the charities in his state , and said that ho took pride In stating that Wisconsin had established a homo where the dependent soldier could go and take his wife with him No Further KeilnetloiiH. NEW Yiiliiii July 0. There was no rhangi in the Northwc Urn. freight traftic yesterday day , ratcg remaining the came as on Tues day. It la believed that the stronger truiili lines have practically won the battle againsi the weaker lines by destroying their dlifer entluls. No. fui ther reduction , it Is said , 1 : likely to bo Uiuuo from this tariff , HARRISON AND BLAIR'S ' BILL Always n Consistent Supportoi of the Moasuro. PROGRESSOF THE TARIFF DEBATE 'flic Metal Schedule Completed and the Sugar Paragraph Taken Up A AVcstern Financier The Negro us a Soldier. Illalr on Harrison. WASHINGTON BfnrjAU TUT. OMAHA Brc , 51M FOUHTKHNTH STIIERT , WASIIINOTON , D. C. , July 0. Senator Blairof Now Hampshire , consid erably disturbed over some statements which hnvo been made concerning Harrison's posi tion oh the school bill ns ho calls it. Mr. Blair never speaks of thu educational bill. 1 found him disputing the statements to-day and nskcd him what the trouble was. "Tho democrats declare , " said he , "that Harrison opposed the school bill during his term In the senate , both on n direct vote und by being paired against It. I have looked up the record and find that this Iscntiroly a mistake. Whenever lie voted on the bill he gave it his favor. " "What do you think will bo the effect on us ono way or the other , senator ! " said I. "I think the fact that ho favored the bill , will help him in the doubtful states in the south , " was the reply. "Will it not Inurn ] him in the same way in the north ! " "No , I think not. The' mass ot tlio repub lican party , I believe , despite the opposition of some newspapers , favor the school bill no matter what section of the country may bo called in question , " came back from the placid front which Blair habitually wears. HOT WUATIICH AMUSEMIINTS. The house committee on bonding and cur rency is playing a quiet game of hide and seek those warm days with n financier from the west. Ho has several times filed a re quest for ttio members to come together nnd hear him on n monetary scheme which ho says ho has bee.n developing for some time. Hisdosirols to have the government spend all the money in the treasury on buying nil the silver that is offered. Somehow or other the committee has never been nblo to assem ble a quorum nnd hear the western financier speak on his scheme , and to-day , much to his disgust , it failed again. Tills commitceo , like all the rest of the committees , is waiting for tlio tariff bill 1o bo pushed through the house , when it will make ono final effort to push the Trcnholm codilleation bill to a sucbcssful passage General Weaver of Iowa promises the sumo opposition to tliis which ho has made to na tional bank bills , and In the general scramble to get recognition from the chair during the few closing weeks , it may bo that ho may bo able to accomplish his purpose of preventing tlio bill from passage. Till : l.inUVUV INVESTIGATION. The library committee is still making n mild elTort to proceed with the Investiga tion in the congressional library buildiny. Several attempts to get a quorum have re cently failed , but Judge Holtmin promised Governor Stewart of Vermont that he would have his men on hand on Monday. Gov ernor Stewart is u little skeptical as to whether Mr. Ilolman really means to help the investigation go on , but will do all he can to have tlic republicans present at tliu meeting. Governor Stewart says , in a doubtful way , thit ho is afraid some of Judge Holmun'8 Indiana friends are not sin cerely anxious to have all the testimony that can be taken put into print. TIM CAMl'Iir.I.I.'S CONKr.HI'.NCn. Mr. Campbell , of New York , scouts the idea of Daniel Dougherty being n candidate for congress Irom his ( Campbell's ) district. He BIIVH liis people do not want any "carpet- buggers" not oven in the shape of a great orator. "Great speeches don't make votes , " ho declares. Mr. Campbell is very confident of his own re-election. Ho says ho has sent a great many other men to congress nnd it would , in his opinion , bo very remarkable if he couldn't send himself when ho wauls to. THE TAKIFF DEIIATK. The house made considerable progress on the tariff bill to-day completing the metal schedule and beginning the debate on sugar. Tlio tulle on the lead paragraph led to a warm dispute between Mr. Reed nnd Mr. Mills in winch the Mnmo man repeatedly charged the chairman of the ways and means committee with trying to avoid his declarations of two years ago in favor of free trade. The republicans pressed strongly the motion to strike out tlio paragraph reducing the duty on lead , and when the matter came to a vote nearly caught the democrats nap ping. Many of the members were in the committee or the barber shop , amt it was only after a count by the tellers that the democrats held the bill as it was by a vote of 81 to 74. Joe Cannon of Illinois made the opening speech on sugar , bringing for ward a proposition to take olt the duty alto gether and pay u 2 bounty. This is under stood to not have been a party proposition , but merely Mr. Cannon's Individual idea. It is certain that Judge Kelly Is opposed to it , and when the paragraph comes tea a vote to-morrow or Monday there will bu at least twenty-live or thirty repub lican votes ugulnst it. The California men and the Kansas men and several others will oppose it. After this has been done ex-Gov crnor Dingloy , of Maine , proposes to move to strike off half the duty on sugar. This will probably draw moro republican votes to its support , and perhaps might get some demo cratic support were it not that the members of the majority slue of tlio house will prob ably follow the instructions of the caucus , The debute on sugar will probably continue for a day or a day and a half longer , but tlio opinion still holds to-night that at the end of next week a final vote on the measure will bo reached. Till ! LAND FOIirfilTUItfi JI1I.L , us drawn up by Judge Hollman of Indiana , was Dually passed by the house to-day by a vote of 177 to S. The bill Is materially differ ent from the ono passed by the senate , which , us Introduced by Jmlgo Payson of Illinois , was defeated. Tko senate bill con firmed the titles not only of tlio homesteaders - ors und bona tldo purchasers , but these of the cash entry men of the Portage Lake Canal company , The house bill confirms tlio titles only of the homesteaders and bona tldo purchasers. This overthrows all that thu Michigan and Massachusetts congress men fought for so stubbornly while the hill was before tlio senate , and makes it pr.icticnlly certain than whet the bill goes to the scnato for concurrence that result cannot bo readied. The difference lit the amount of land forfeited is also very largo. Tlio house bill forfeits the land granted to all roads which were not constructed during the time fixed in the grant. The senate bill forfeits only tin ) land opposite touiiconstructnd roads a difference of 4Soi 0,000 acres in all be tween the two limits. The tight over the measures is thus sure to bo transferred to a committee of conference , where a compro mise may bo reaetied. TIM : Niom : > AS A SOUHKH. For tl.o last three or four years Mr. Eliot A. Woodward , of the war department , has teen at work under the direction of General Drum , cotei > Uiutf a very important and inter esting history of tir ? connection of the negro with the military serv-Iv } .of the United States. He commences with thti introduc tion of slaves into the United States , nr.tl fol lows them through their slavery to free dom. The first notice of the negro us u Eoldicr appears in the records of the colony of Massachusetts on the 22d of November , 1U'J3 , when it is provided Unit slaves hhall bo exempt from military duty und shall not bo required to uttcudgcncrdl | training. In 170JJ South Carolina took the Initiation in recognizing the negro us n sol dier , aim jussed un ordinance authorizing him to bear arms for the defence of the col ony , and offered frei'.om ' to every slave who killed uii cj'er.iy. The history of the negro- ace In the war of the revolution Is given at ength , and almost a complete roster of those who served , lllsterical extracts nnd docu ments from nntldnnl ant ) state archives , con tinental and state laws , proceedings of courts , etc. , showing the military statutes and the service of the negro i during the revolu tion are given. Similar documents nro given covering ' the war of 1813 iiml all ofllcial papers relating to the service of colored troops during the rebellion from both Uio confederate and union archives. These documents have been prepared for publication after the style of tlio rebellion record and nro now so nearly complete that the secretary of war has asked for on appro priation to print them. The publication will bo of great historical value , WILL HE A CAN'tllDATn. General Edward F. Bcall , formerly minis ter to Austria and always an intimate friend of General Grant , has decided to bo the re publican candidate for congress In the Fifth Maryland district , now represented by Barnes Compton. This district joins the District of Columbia on the north and General Bcnll can claim n residence there because of n farm ho owns within its limits upon which ho resides dur ing the summer months. Although the gen eral Is qulto advanced In years ho Is still very vigorous physically and mentally and consents to make the race without much hope of election in order to stimulate the party organization in Maryland. FIFTIETH CONGHESS. llOUHf. WASHINGTON , July 0. In the house to-day the laud grant forfeiture bill was passed by n vote of 177 ayes to 8 noes. The house then went Into committee of the whole on the tariff bill. Tile reading of the bill progressed rapidly. Motions made on the republican sldo to strike out many of the paragraphs wcro rejected generally without division and with little debate. Messrs. Farquhar of New York and Adams of Illinois protested against a reduc tion of the duty on files nnd the imposition of ad valorem rates. Mr. Farquhnr's amend ment increasing nnd scaling the duties in proportion to the ftlzo of files , was rejected. Mr. Dubols of Idaho opposed a reduction of the duty on lead ore , and offered an amend ment restoring the existing duty and provid ing that a combination of lead ore with gold or silver ore shall not bo exempt from tlio duty on lead ore. Tiio amendment was lost by a tie vote , Mr. Stone of Missouri offered an amend ment which provided that a combination of IcaiLin ores shall not exempt the load therein from duty. This load to a long political de bate between Messrs. Reed unit Mills , after which Mr. Stone's amendment was rejected , as was also ono submitted by Mr. Warner of Missouri , rcstor'ng ' the rate of duty on lead ore. ore.On motion of Mr. Mills the clause was stricken out which imposes a duty of 35 per cent ad valorem on pen knives and razors , thus restoring the present rate. On motion of Mr. Mills a clause was in serted fixing tlio rate on new typo for print ing at 15 per cent ad valorem. The sttinir , molasses and confectionary clauses being readied by agreement , they were all con sidered together. After an understanding had been reached that a vote should not be taken to day , Mr. Cannon of Illinois offered an amendment striking out all sugar and molasses para graphs , and inserting clauses fixing the duties as follows : Sugars not above No. 10 , Dutch standard , syrups , etc. , and all 'molasses testing not above 50 degrees , not otherwise provided for , are to bo exempt from duty , in the event that no export duty is levied by the country of exportation. Sugars above No. 10 are to pay , n duty of 3-10 of 1 per cent ; molasses above 50 de grees , 2 cents per gallon ; maple sugar , " cents per pound ; on" crystal ! Izablo sugar contained ; maple syrup or molasses , 4 cents per gallon : glucose , 1 cent per pound ; sugar candy , not colored , 5 cents per pound. All other confectionery not enumerated , and on sugars alter beingrelincdwhcn tinctured , colored or adulterated , and all chocolate con fectionery , 10 cents pdr pound , with a similar provision against nn export duty. It is also provided that to encourage domestic produc- tson there shall bo ; pald a bounty to the United States producers of sugar from beets , sorghum and other cano raised In tlio United States , as follows : On sugar , S cents per pound of crystallizable sugar contained therein ; on molasses , above 5ti degrees , 0 cents i > er gallon ; not above fill degrees , 4 cents. Ho commented on the fact that tlio Mills bill , us originally drawn , let in at a lower duty sugar under No. 10 , Dutch stand- arc , and prohibited the granting of draw backs on the exportation of refined sugar. Without further action the committee rose and the house took a recess till S p. m. Nebraska and loiva Pensions. WASHINGTON , July 0. [ Special Telegram to THE Bur. . ] The following pensions wcro issued to-day to Ncbraskans : Original in valid Francis M. Henley , Fremont ; John R. Woods , Ashland ; John C. Bridges , Dustin - tin ; Walter W. Purcell , Lincoln ; B. F. Pugh , Rising City ; Shurbnu Billiard , Beaver City ; William T. Harding , Orleans ; William J. Stuart ( deceased ) , Ravenna ; Theodore Baker , Browster. Original widow , etc. Adu , father of Wallace B. Hancock , Beaver City ; Elizabeth , mother of Major Sorber , Springfield ; minors of William T. Carpenter , Blair. Restoration nnd increase Laura E. , widow of Henry Carpenter , Crete ; Mary J. , widow of David R , Whitmorc , Lotip City ; Jane , mother of Silas Valentino , Majors ; Emily M. , widow off Thomas Morcll , Cam bridge. Mexican survivors Omen Tubbs , South Omaha. Mexican widows Julia A. , widow of David Boyd , Salem , Pensions for lowuns : Original invalid William McDonald , Jefferson ; John S. Fos ter , Eddyvillo ; George W. Hoisted , Mnr- shalltown ; Samuel S. Guiberson , Winter- sett ; Martin Hiiynes. Mnrslmlltown ; Francis A. Dawes , Lemurs ; James M. Robb , Albia ; Benjamin F. Kimlcr , Lovilin ; Ru f us Sander- son , Livermore ; James Montgomery , Pleas ant Plain ; William H. Honchins , Storm Luke ; Benjamin F. Reynolds , Luke City , Thomas M. Ribor , Full-field ; Joseph Smith , Derby ; Andrew Brown , Cliillicotho ; Samuel Blair , Gardner ; Torlton Wilson. Wtipello ; Wesley M. Rogers , Garfield - field ; George Amiloby , llopkliiton. Original widows , utc. Catharine , widow of John Price , Conrad Grove ; Manoy E. , widow of A. II. Sherman , Honupurto ; Dina H.mother of Mulcom J. Collins , Lament ; Esther , mother of Danlol T. Kernoy , Macksburg ; Luclnda A , widow of John D. ( Jmlsoll , Fairfield - field ; Comfort , father of Goomo D. Wil liams , Clyde ; Yllmidu G. , widow of Josiah Cr.ilg , DCS Molnes. Mexican survivors David Eades , Crcstou. New lown I'ostollloi'H. WASHINGTON , July " . [ Special Telegram to Tnu Br.n.J Tlio following Iowa nostoftlccs wcro established today : Gilead , Powcshlek county , Mrs. Allco E.'Erich ' , postmistress ; Glencoo , Poweshiek county , Samuel B. Roboson , postmaster ; Pomona , Tamil county , John Enwrigit | , postmaster , and Woxford , Allamakco county , P. F. Coonoy , postmaster. _ Dlcohnrcod the Service. WASHINGTON , July 0. Special Telegram to THE BKE.J The following army order was issued to-day : Private Michael P. Southcr- lund , of the sixth infantry band , now \\itli his command nt Fort Leaven worth , Kansas , Is discharged the ttcrvico of tlio United States. A Hey Drowned. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July fi. [ Special Tele gram to THE Br.K , ] 'Jamea Pryor , a negro is ) > y about fourteen years of ago , while in swimming this afternoon In tlio Missouri river near the bluff perth of the city , was caught in the current and drowned. The body has not been recovered. A Strike Threatened. KXOXVIU.E , July 0.A striuo of engineers is threatened on the East Tennessee & Vir glnia railroad on account of the discharge of John Monaha'n for using insulting language to the chief train master , . HOME RULERS DISAPPOINTED , Pnrnoil's Person nl Explanation In the House of Commons. THE TIMES' CHARGES DENIED Unt N'O ' Intimation Glvcil That the Newspaper Would Me Prosecuted Uy the Party'8 Recognized Lenders. O'Donnell Ostracized. [ Cop/rf | / < ; M tSSSbji Jamc * Hnnlnn Jltnnttt. ' } LONDON , Jtily ft. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tnr Un : . ] The appearance ot Lord Spencer in the peers gallery and of Mr. Gladstone in his place nt nn tinusiially early hour indicated the probability this afternoon of something unusual In the proceedings. The Gladstone benches soon became crowded and It was easy to see that the Pnrncllltcs had mustered in full force. Scarcely a per manent member except Dillon nnd William O'Brien were missing. Why Dillon was not there wo all know , but there wcro some speculations as to the cause of the absence of O'Brien. Gladstone seemed unusually excited - cited and conversed in u very animated manner with John Morlcy and Harcourt. He frequently referred to some papers in his hand nnd gesticulated with llro and energy , which attracted the attention of the whole houso. Presently Mr. Parncll en tered nnd took his scat between Sexton and Justin McCarthy. The house was engaged In listening to ministerial replies to ques tions , but the word was soon passed around that a personal statement was about to bo made by the Irish leader , and expectation began to to kindled , though not perhaps with any Intensity , for it was not difficult to ill- vine the course affairs would take. Mr. Pnrnoll could only bo heard by the In dulgence of the house , but this Is never re fused under the circumstances. As soon as the questions were over he stood up and was duly called and briolly explained that his object was to contradict certain statements which had boon made lit O'Donnoll's ' action against the Times. Beyond mentioning the name of the case Parncll made no allusion whatever to O'Donnell , who is the object of bitter denunciations from the whole irisli party. They declare that ho has done them infinite harm , while ho says in a published card that ho has acted with their full approval. Ho was hero last night in the members lobby , but no Irish member would speak to him. Mr. Par ncll went on in his usual calm and impres sive manner to read most of the letters which wcro put in by the Times on the recent trial , and to give most of them what ho called an unqualified contradiction. Some of them ho denounced us absolute forgeries. Ilo did not write them nor sign them or cause them to be written. Ono short letter of an innocent character might have been his own. Frank Byrne's letter , ho thought , was probably authorized , but ho denied having sent ByrnojElOO. The money acknowledged in the letter was actually paid by Justin Mc Carthy. Mr. Parncll repeated his assurance that ho know nothing whatever about the letters. There were chcdf fr3tifn5s * own * side and some faint derisive laughter now and then from the conservatives. A few murmurs of incredulity were speedily hushed by indignant cries of order from the P.irnell- stcs. After what seemed a very short state ment the leader resumed his scat and his followers cheered him , though not , it struck me , with any great warmth. Justin McCarthy followed with an explana tion that the 100 Byrne received were small subscriptions and he handed them over to McCarthy. In this particular instance McCarthy took them and gave Byrne a check for the amount. The transaction was not very clearly explained , and a good many of us tailed to understand it. Doubtless Mr. McCarthy's explanation will read moro clearly in Sandnrd than It Hounded. Wo now thought that ttie attorney general would say something , but little Mr. Aclaind's voice , asking a question of the homo secretary from a corner near the speaker , fell upon our somewhat startled cars , anil a general movement took place , followed by a buzz of conversation. Everybody discussed what had Just hap pencil. I am boujid to say that oven among the ardent Gladstoneites some disappoint ment was expressed. They had looked for moro. In the first place , for a denial of the charges , and that had been given. In the second place , for nn understanding that the Times would be prosecuted , not by a forceur like O'Donnoll , but by some recognized lead er of the national league. Reasonably or un reasonably this second part was looked for as the sequel of the llrst and it did not come. If the Times has been accusing these gentlemen of complicity with crime , and buttressing up its charges by forged letters , why should It not bo punished i It would bo easy to punish it under thcso circumstances , for Chief Justice Coleridge would sco that it did not escape. Ho is mi ardent homo ruler. Juries will convict on evidence so clear us that which Mr. Pur- nell's denials to-day shadow forth. The law is stringent , and that newspaper has no particular friends in an English court of Justieu. A de nial m the house of commons proves or dis proves nothing. When charges of tliis kind nro made , evidence given under oath , ren dering a man liable to criminal prosecution if lie upeaKs falsely , can alone carry certainty with it , Sucli are the opinions 1 hear expressed - pressed on all sides to-night. Tlio di rect followers of Mr. Parncll do not express them. They are curiously silent. Everything remains as It was. Tlio Times nfllrms and rcafllnns that UH letters are genuine. Mr. Parncll declares that they are not. The people will believe which they choose , but refutations und the contradic tious uttered in tliis house , and hero alone , will assuredly count for little in public esti mation. A MKMIIUU or PAIU.IAMUXT. MU. 1'AltNELL EXPLAINS. His KtatcnuMit in Connection With the O'Donncll-Timi-H Suit. LONDON , July 0. The Parnellitrs de nounce O'Donnell for the course ho pursued in his action against tliu Times. They sus pect that Tynan , the man known us "No. 1 , " is the person from whom tlio Times got Its information concerning ttio leuguo. In the lobbies of the house of commons to-day the members of tlio Irish party denied that Parnell over p iia Hyrno i'100. They said the i'100 given by him was in the eliapo of o'iccks nlynod by Justice McCarthy , and represented league subscriptions. On the Ubbembling of the commons to-day Purnull rose to make un explanation concern ing the statements made in connection with ' O'Dontiell-Times trial. He denounees H'IO Jci'-rs ns a forgery , and if they are creuitr-J it makes out that 1 deli berately put myself in' th ? power of a mur derer ; that I was un accosbory to ttio PhL ( nix park murderers before and after the fact , and that 1 entered Kilmuinhum Jail de siring to usssmat Mr. Forstor. The ab- burduy of the whole ei'dcs of letters , with u few exceptions , shows them to bo forgeries. " Justin McCarthy , it was announced , would also make a personal explanation to the house later In the day. The coats Incurred by thoTimci iu defend ing the suit brought by O'Donnell amounts to , tl'Jtxw. It will try to make O'Donnell liable for the amount. A timlnic a Warlike Attitude. VIENN.V , July 0. Well informed persons liero deny that an understanding has been arrived nt between Austria nnd Kussla re garding the eastern question. The Russians continue to erect military stores near the frontier , nnd nro building steam mills nnd bakeries for the army around Warsaw , which pinco has been transformed into n llrst data tortrcss. Husslnu forces on the frontier are being increased , OUU NH\V NAVY. The Atlanta to Uo Fitted Out For a ' Foreign Cruise. New YOUK , July ( X [ Special Telegram to TIIK Hr.i : . | The United States steel cruiser Atlanta , Captain Francis M. Dunce , has been ordered to return to the Brooklyn navy yard and bo titled out for u foreign crutso. The Atlanta has been cruising for six months and is the sister ship of the crulsor Hoston , which has been at the Brooklyn station forever over n year. A prominent ordnaneo ofticcr attached to the Brooklyn navy yard said yes terday : "Somo people think the Atlantiiand Huston have proved failures , but 1 can assure you that this i not the case , as these vessels have in every respect como up to thn contract requirements , and the Atlanta , during her southern cruise , has shown herself to bo a good sea-boat and a steady platform from which to llro her modern guns. While sailing or steaming with the licet the Atlanta 1ms experienced great dlftlculty In not running down the little time vessel , the Vantic , whoso speed is about seven knot ? an hour nt most , nnd which 1ms her position In the column Just ahead of the Atlanta. Her battery is composed of two modern eight- inches rilles , llrini : SJ.1U pound projectiles , with a charge of 123 pounds of powder ; six modern six-Inch rifles , llritig 10. ) pound pro jectiles , with a charge of 50 pounds of pow der , nnd twelve rapid firing or machine guns , firing one , three and six pound projectiles nnd ordinary rillo balls. " Tlio Chicago , the last ono of the cruisers built under the Cliamller-Koach contracts , Is being put in readiness for a cruise at the Brooklyn navy yard. Great things are ex pected of her. THE VKST1UUM3 LITIGATION. Judge Grcsluun DlHHolvcH tlio Injunc tion AjiiiliiHt the WnKiivr Company. CIIICAOO , July 0. Before Judge Gresham loft for the cast last evening the counsel for the Wagner Palaeo Car company and the Pullman company were called before him , and wcro notified that ho and Judge Blodgett had decided to dissolve the injunction issued against the Wagner company in the Pull man application for a preliminary injunction restraining thu Wagoner company from using certain devices in connection with vestibule ciirs. No reasons were given by the Judges , but the inference was that they , upon looking further into the case , had con cluded that there was no valid ground for interfering with the Wagner company. By this action all proceedings in the celebrated vestibule litigation arc stopped until the matter can come up for trial in the regular way. A New Colorado Town. Pixxco , Colo. , July 4. [ Correspondence of THE Bnu.l Pinnco is a , now town Just fairly tarted lCO nlles east of..Deuvorjind 400 west of Omaha. It is situated In the western part of Washington county on the B. & M. road , and is in u rich section of country from which it will draw trade for thirty miles on the south and fifteen on the north. Building has begun with a rush and Pinneo bids fair to outrival some of the older towns in less than a year. It also stands a good chance of becoming a county seat when tliis countv is divided. The country is rapidly being settled by eastern poplo and crops of all kinds are looking well. There are thous ands of acres of government land here yet to be obtained at a cost of about 50 cents an acre. A Chance Tor Hewitt. SAN FIIAXUISCO , Cal. , July 0. At yester day's session of the American party dele gates at large to the national convention were elect -d. Resolutions were adopted pledging the support of thu convention to Abram S. Hewitt , of Now York , if ho will accept the nomination for the ollh'o of presi dent. The nlatform was then adopted , it being materially the same as that adopted two years ago. Then convention then adjourned sine die. Kownll ol a ISiiuuler. Wii.KUhtuiiui : , Pa. , July 0. A collision oc curred on the Pennsylvania railroad , near Muntlcokc , tliis morning , between two pas senger trams. One of tlio ilreincn , in jumpIng - Ing , was seriously bruised about the body. The others escaped without injury. The passengers on both trains were badly fright ened and shaken up. Some thirty of them are slightly injured , though none fatally. The accident was duo to a blunder of the train dispatcher. A Ilnnlt Itnrglar Arrested. MII\VAIKII : : , July ( i. Three men entered the oftlcc of the Northwestern National In surance company to-day nnd engaged the cashier and clerk in conversation. Before they left ono of them slolo ifi.OilO from the cash drawer. An hour Inter ono of the rob bers was arrested at St. Francis station. Ho proved to bo Hutuft W. Minor , a well known eastern bank robber. The Conuhnuin Found Guilty. WASHINGTON- , July I ) . In the case of Joseph M. Case , Senator Cullom'ii coachman , Indicted for causing the death of Prof. E. A. Paul , on March , 'U last by recklessly driving into him and his bicycle , the Jury to-day re turned a verdict of guilty. Notice of mo tion for a now trial was given. . - > The Weather Indications. For Nebraska Stationary temperature on Saturday , followed by warmer fair weather , variable winds. For Iowa Cooler , fair weather , northerly winds. For Dakota "Wanner fair weather , bu- 'coming southerly. CoiiKtrnotlon Train Wrecked. Ciuuvi.o , July < ! , A Times , Joliut , 111. , special .says : A construction train on the Elgin , Jollot & Eastern was wrecked this evening by obstructions placed on the track. Tlirco Italian laborers were instantly hilled and Engineer Knight was fatally bjuldeil. A Now York Fire. Nnw YOIIK , July 0 Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning , Humes broke out in a six-story bullilimr on East Eighteenth street , nnd run ning through Seventeenth street. The llro started in tlio book bindery establishment of G. W. Alexander , anil extended through tlio upper part of ttio building. The loss will amount to from § 100,000 to t oo.ooo. The Crops Destroyed. AMIIIUI : > T , Wis. , July O.--NOWB has Just reached hero of a terriflio wind and hall storm about twelve miles north of this place. Ono woman was lulled by fulling timber. All the crops of a strip of country ono mile wide and three or four long are u total loss. More Cut Kilted , CHICAGO , July 0. Tlio Eric road to-uuy cut the dressed beef rate 17)J cents from Chicago to Now York. The Pennsylvania nnd Yunderbilt lines met the reduction. The rate on cattle dropped to 'J)4 ) cents. All roads made a ralo ol 'U cents on provision ! ) . A DELUGE OF DIRE DISASTERS Frlclny Proves to Bo nn Unlucky Dixy For Many lownus. A THIEVING TRAMP KILLED , An Ohl Man Crushed Ily tlio Cars A lloy's lies Filled With Buckshot Attempt to AVrcult n Train Other DIsnstcrR. A Tr 'm assor Shot. Drs Moixr.9 , In. , July ( J. [ Special Tola- gram to Tim Bin : . ] Reports , have just boon , received hero of a fatal shooting uffray near Nowbergh , in the northeast part of Jasoor county , on Wednesday. Tramps have bcou committing depredations on many farms lit that vicinity , particularly on the farm ot William Green. With three neighbors , Mr. Green started In pursuit of the thieves , and seeing thrco trampi , called upon them to stop. They refused and Mr. Green , armed with n shot gun , shot ono through the back and in the heart. Tlio other men then sur rendered. TJiov wcro taken before a Justleo of thu peuco'aml given thirty days in Jail for petty larceny. They gave their names as James Blake , uged nineteen , of Portland , Ore. , nnd Peter Schroun , aired eighteen , of Michigan City , Ind. They said they did not know the name of their dead companion , as they had been together but three weeks and ho went by the name of "Jako. " Ait Inhuman Act. OTTTMWA , la. , July 0. ISpecial Telegram to Tin : Bii : : . ] A boy by the name of Ed Viinness was shot by a woman named Mrs. J. J. Mintoyno , nt Eddyvillo this morning , The bo.v was hi the lady's yard after a eannr bird ho had lost , and the woman ordered nltn from the premises. The boy saiit he would go as soon as ho got his bird , but the woman went to the house , and , securing a shotgun' , tired a charge at the boy , striking him in the leg. The wound will hardly bo fatal. An Old Alan Killed. WATEHI.O : > , la. , July (1. ( [ SpecialTelegram to Tin : Bin : . ] At 10:30 : this morning a man aged about seventy years , named Merrill , was thrown from the Burlington , Cedar Rap ids & Northern track at Reinbeck by un engine - gino which was backing toward him at a rapid pace. The engineer blow the whlstlo , " but Merrill cither could not or would not hear , and when the engine struck him hq was thrown violently oil on ono sldo of the track and was almost instantly killed. Dynamite on the Track. Cur.sTox , la. , July ( i. [ Special Telegram toTin : Bin. : ] A dynamite cartridge exploded under the front trucks of passenger train No. 0 , about n milo cast of the Creston vnrds , at 11 : ! ! ( ) causing a loud report and n perceptible shock to the engine. An examination showed that n piece of the truck flange had been blown off , but the engine was not so disabled but that it could proceed witli the train. The cartridge had been securely fastened to the rail. No clue has been discovered as to thq conspirators. Drowned AVIill Iluthini ; . Di-iiuqui : , la. , July 0. [ Special Telegram to Tut : BEI : . ] Tills pvcniag a number of boys went down to the 'fooCTW SjjTith stipot to go 4nr s\vimtninf * . ' Aiir ui { thcso wasr Archlbahi Lon'guevIllc , turn of u prominent attorney of this city. Young Longuovllla jumped into the river and swam about fifty feet , whoa ho suddenly sunk and never came up. Ho was about eighteen years of ago und had Just graduated from the high school. His parents are frantic , as ho was un only son. The University Investigation. IOWA CITY , July C. The witnesses in to-day's investigation were Drs. Gorrcll , Harp , Aldrich and Nlggo. Eight witnesses testified to Mr. Fitzimmuns' good character. Editor Faulkner , of Cedar Rapids gave his reasons for opposing Peck. A number ot BUbpojnas have been issued. * THE HANKS SHATTEKED. The United liubor Party In New York Golii to I'iecoH. New YOUK , July 0. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hii.J : : From present indications the united labor party of this city wdl not bo a factor In the presidential election , and if the disintegration now going on continues , it is doubtful if moro than 10 par cunt of tha 70,00'J ' votes cast last N.ivouib r will bo re tained by the p.irt.y. Henry George curly foresaw that all iiuostions of political ecjii- omy would bj sw.illowol up In tliu tariff dis cussion , urn ! hastened to put himself on rou- ord , thereby bringing on himself the wrath of these who wanted an independent candi date , under any and all e ircmnstanui-s. Many of these , however , who ilunouncuil. George for his "truacluiry"aronow admitting his wisdom nnd foiosight. One of the latest to accept Henry Goorgo's views us the duty of the present campaign Is Abraham Mead , chairman of the Ninth assembly district of the united labor party. Mead was the candi date of tlio party In the Eighth senatorial district and received ill. 043 votes. Ho was a popular man and worked hard for the success- of the party. Mead's resignation will bo read at the next meeting of the association. Ho said to a reporter that lie ro.'ilgned only after a o ireful con.-UdurnUon of the Issue. . Henry O. Uolu , the party's candidate for the assembly , John Luw , its nldcrmanlc candi date , and Timothy Sliea , ono of its strong men in the district , art ) now outsido. The district , it is said , is completely dlsorgaui/od. The parly is rout by faction. . ! lights , and many of these who wore iftlvo workers the pimt two yours are mid to bu wavering In their iille.giam-1 to the party , while others have gone over to the other parties. Thi'co lioyH JMurdorcd. CIIICAIIO , July IA ) Tlmos' special from Wichita , Kus. , reports tne murlcr on tha Hod fork of the Arkansas river , in Jndlan Territory , of Ed Fr.iley , H. Halleday and J. Morwood , all of Springllold , III , , and. all under twenty years of ago. A few days ago they mlf > t > id some money and accused n hull-breed Indian named Evans of having stolen it. The day following - ing this Evans was found murdered in his cabin , and the three boys had dtHnppcarcd. Evans' friends , supposing that the boys had nmrdorcd him , started in pursuit , and. com ing up with them , murdered them In thu shanty which they WTO occupying. No tracu yf the unng him been discovered. .Mom FlriiiN SI , noil. PiTTsnuuo , July 0. The list of JlrniH U at Imvo signed the amalgamated scale was in creased to-day by the Lawrence. Iron com pany of Trenton , Ohio. The linn employes aLeut throe hundred worlimen and opera tions will bo ri-Mimcd at once. The Newport ( Ky. ) Iron and Steel worsk have ulbo signed the Rculu. I'rohahly Ohjeutcd lo I hi ; Mill. HAKDtN.snfito , Ky. , July 0. This morning County Juduo A , M. Pulliam failed Jumck Miller , n well-to-do farmer , into his olllce. Shortly afterwards several shots wcro llreil and Miller was lound dead. Pulliam sur rendered to the jailor and rcfusl-s to talk further than to admit that ho did the shoot- nig. _ Killed Ily I ho Grip. ST. Louis , July 0. At 9 o'clock to-nl/ln William C. Mitchell , proprietor of the 1'co. pie's theater * while riding on the St. Louis & Westers cable road , fell from his scat in the grip near the corucr ot Thlrty-flm und 'vas killed ,