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HE JLBLJ * - " TWENTIETH YEAB. OMAHA , THURSDAY G , AUGUST 2L , 1890 , LOOKS LIKE A BIG WALKOUT , Says tie Btriko Ha * Ceased to Lo of a Local Character. HIE SITUATION BECOMING VERY SERIOUS , tint-urn tCnllH n Meeting t'orKatarday Nc.\t ol * tins .Supreme Council of tin ? I'etleratlou of Unllrond Kinyloyco. Nrw YotiK , August 20. Powdorly stated this evening that the strike had ceased to be we of local character and has become ono of the whole organization , audit vlll use every mei'jis in Its poweru > continue the ilcht. He Intiinntes Unit llio federation of railroad em- ployei will support the movement. The situation Is serious. Grand Master Sargent , president of the council and chief of the firemen's organiza tion , has ordered a meeting of the supreme council Saturday at Terre Haute for consideration of the question of the New Yorlc central strike. Whether Ibis move means that the council must gothrouirh tnrough certain formalities bcfoie a general dtrllco can be declared or whether no strike will bo declared at nil re main * to bo seen. A I'ruith'HH Interview. Xiw ; VOIIK , August 20. Powderly anil Devlin of the executive board of th ICnlKlita of Labor called on Webb this evening. Toucey was with Webb am' ' tlio four gentlemen had nn Intorvicm which lasted twenty mlnutci on tlio offer of Powderly to submit the matter to arbitration. Webb refused on the grounds already presented , In ctliei words , lie said tliat the company was not "Jumping on the Knights of Labor. They did not discharge the men because they wore ICnights of Labor , but for good rcaso.s. Ni-lthur Depew nor Vnndcibllt were opposed to the Knights of i auor as nn organization. Powderly once more urged that the matter b ? arbitrated , but Webb remained Ilrm. Devlin asked Webb if he would consent to an Investigation of the causes surrounding the discharge of Hfteen men. eWubti reiterated that there was nothing to -esticate'j that the company was managing tbo road and ho did not sec why their actions should be ( iiicstioncd. Devlin then asked him if he did not owe the public and the employes of tlio road any duty regarding its management , In which all were uiore or loss interested. AVcbb then snlil lhat there was noiisoin fmtlier discussing the mailer , as tlio railroad company had declared ttieiubelves In favor of mi Indenoiulcnt rnur. u. Toucny then said that M.'nter Woikmnn Ice win primarily responsible for the strike. Devlin asked 'loueoy if ho would waive tlic question of Loo's action and consider the dis charge of the other men. r Toucey anil Webb retired and that ended the conference. I'owdcrly and Devlin then withdrew with out making nny threats or intimating 'what thov intended to do. Webb glve.s this version of the interview nnd says that tlio whole conference win car ried on in the most pleasant manner. At tills hour , 0lf : , the , , situation nt tlio dn > ot is unchanged. At tlio Terre uauto mectlnir , Snrgent said h" would lay tlio whole case bcforo tbo coun cil. 1 lo fully or ilorscd the position of the ex ecutive board. ' . , - - ' - - ' 'The executive board. " said Powderly to night , "says lo the Knights of Labor nud to tl.o public that tbo position finally assumed by the company makes it necessary for them to vindicate the rights of labor to organire by prosecuting the striUo to the bitter enil. " When the ominous condition of affuhs bccnino plain late tciiighl tliat a strike of all tlio employes of the New York Central would without doubt bo ordered cither tonight or in the inoniiaga reporter went to thu ( 'rnnd Cen tral depot to interview Webb and Voorhecs , who for tlio present sleep there. . Both had retired to their improvised rots ami were dud in night clothes. After rubbing their eyes to get tlio sleep out of theni-it was 11 o'clockthey received the reporter cordially. Webb said ho considered that tli& strike was declared In the belief that the Control management was opposed to Knights ot Labor. He wished to reiterate bis state ments that this was not the truth. When told that u strike o\cr the v holu road would in declared tonight or tomorrow Webb said tliat in spite of all the road would lun nil trains in the morning as usual. Neither ho nor Voorhecs appeared much depressed. llo wWiod the public to know that ho hail nooillcial notice from Powderly of the strike , and said tliat all this time Iho company had not been lying Idle. When told thin the strike mount nil thu employes but engineers he appeared tsoniowuut startled. Neither bo nor Yoorlices ir.ado nny comment thereon. Powdorly was asked tonight what would bo the next move. Ho said it hud not been de termined , but ho would tomorrow Itsue an appeal to the mechanics nnd till other em ployes of Iho Central Hudson system and connection lines. The document will bo based upon the refusal of the company to nvbitmto 'he dlllleultles and will call upon them to ttoi ) work at once. After the conference at the St. Cloud hotel the pmco seemed barren of incident. A few lo.iortors lounged nrounil vulnlv waiting for thu labor lenders to return. T/io ! usual at tendance of subordinate Knights of Labor coascd. The few that cnmo In disappeared quickly again , bound on secret errands. S.irgt nt , Siveci.cvVllkisoa . end Howard will leave nt an early hour lu the morning for Terre Haute to attend tbo meeting ol thu , mi simn p Jlvir/stop 1 have tateii'said ! , Webb , "has been approved by Vandcrblit , Depew and others high in the councils of the company. " Webb Mild ho couldn't see why thollremoii should strike. They were bettor paid on the Central than on any other lino. Speaking of connecting lines ho remarked that bo was in constant communication with the chief olll- ccrs of the Bee line , Lake Hhoro and every limited railroad was prepared for thu strike If it came. yes of the executive board snlil tonight thut no more news voulil bo given out to- night. Whatever tlio executive board de cided on would not bu known until tomorrow morning , The board will contiuuo In session Ihilght. A few mlnutOH after midnight , Powdqidy , Haves and Holland left the St. Cloud hotel and walked over toward the Grand Central depot. Hero was a mystery. The lii'w loaders sunk out ot tight \ _ somewhere about the depot , The mid night express on the Central wont out as usual , showing apparently that the fated hour was not midnight. In the de- p n nre encamped about seventy-llvo firemen und the same uumberof switchmensupposed , to bo there to provide for uay emergency lhat might cotno up. Nopilu HI.-J Sanction of Twelve. New VOUK , August SO. ( fi-and MostcrSar- gent said ; 'I'tiero is a misapprehension on the part of the publlo regard ing the power of tills conference. My. self , Sweenoy , Wilkoson and Howard ni-o members of the supreme council of the federation of railway employe.sbut as there am twelve momcers ia the council , wo hnvo no authority to order a strike , All we can do I * to ivpoit tliu result of our deliberations to the /i'lill ccmmiltU'o uf oureupremo council and the full committee can then act upon the report. The other eight members of the council aio wlthnin easy reach. AVe nio once moro review ing the entire evidence subnitttcd to us niul how long the coufurvuco mav hist I cannot say , " I.Idle I'rrlght Itcliif * Handled. lU'iTAi.o , N. V. , August 30.Little freight la being handled here , but passenger trains We uot uuy later than usual. irvj.vr .1 it.irmi.v A. Dcnmnd to bo Made by Illinois 'Central Trainmen. CHICAGO , August 20. | Special Telegram to TiiEBnt. ] The Illinois Central railroad will tomorrow have to grant n request for a ma terial advance In the wages of Its conductors , brake-men and baggagemen or It will have another strike on Its hands. Iteprcscntntivo delegates from every division on the Illinoh Central will meet in Chicago tomonow to fonnulnto their demands , hi brief , they nro that through conductors , baggagemen and brakemen run ning 4X)0 ( ) miles n month shall rcceivp J1S.1. ? iXanU ) $ . " > 5 respectively , all mileage over 4,00 J being co'intcd tu over time. For less than t.OOU miles u month the demand is $1(10 for conductors , S.Vi for bag- nnd fTiO for brakemen. n suburban trains the demand is that con ductors shall recelvo $90 , colluctors $7fl , bat- gagemcn $ ( W and brakemca $ " > " ) . For f wight conductors In chain gang : the demand Is for II cents for llrst 100 miles dally and .Uf cents for all mileage in excess of UN ) , and that chiiln gang crews shall nver.igo y.OOO miles u month. All overtime Is to bo computed on a basis of ill ) cents an hour for conductors aiu 'JO cents for brakemen after a train Is an hour and thirty-five minutes late. Provision is also made for the wages of wrecking outllts , but , as n conductor expressed it , "If wo ct them wages wo won'traced no wrecking oiitllt. " - As gathered from a number of conductors , it appears that the highest wages now paid isf''U ' n month , ranging down from that in the same proportion as those above range down front ? l . "i. The present scale was put in force twelve ycarsagoimd never advanced. Tlio sailo nsked is what is known as tlio standard scale r.nd Is almost universally In effect. Tbo men claim that they apprehend no dllllcultv in securing the advances asked , but it is porlmps sl iillc.int ! tli.it the very Illinois Central oBleial who gave permission to the men to leave their runs ami como to tlio incctiin ? today drilled nil knowledge of It. The Hock Island strike w.w settled today by that road Inking back Murphy , the dis charged switchman. 'sitMI i vii Ji i : filial it it . * : : rci.txi : . A Itcviscd List of the Victims of the Disaster. WiucKMiAHiir , Pa. , August 20. Tlic Ninth regiment Is 011 duty this morning in answer to the mayor's prodnnia'.ion. The soldiers nro assisting the police in maintaining order. Unemployed men were set to work tod.iy to clear the streets of fallen telephone and tele graph poles. The owners of iiiauy of Iho buildings have already set about the recon struction of the injured portions of their pro perty. Careful estimates place the number of buildings dcinolUhed und partially destroyed at nearly four hundred and some estimate that It will exceed this llgnre. The loss will probably reach $1XK ( > , IHXI , although in the present clmos no possible means of milking a dose estimate exists. At the city hospital several victims nre careu lur. ooina 01 mem cannoi survive , no far as nsivrtulucd this morning the following are the Idlleu : XITTII' THOMPSON" ( colored ) , aged ten. BI.I MARTIN. JOHN P KTE1E KITTENM ! " YEK. MRS. KLIZA J , .M < CUXLEY , her infant end sixteen-year-old son. JOSEPH KKUNAN. ADAM PHANTX. OEO1K5E HAMILTON. UNICNO\YN HUNGARIAN. The fatuity injuralSate : Franklin "Walsh. John Houscti , John Long. Unknown employe of the Delaware & Hud- . . - - . , , , - * James McGlnleyT licrlhu Vuiuleunark. Fratilc I'ulrod. , MM. Barrett. Mary JleOmlpy , Isaiah Kcwshicgel. The city during the night was enveloped In darkncss'owing to the service from the elec tric light station being shut oft. Thousands of people are scrambling over and about the scenes of the wreck and business is almost /vliout twenty-five persons were seriously Injured. Tlio body or Peter Schmidt , ngeil ten , has boon found anil there are reports of tlio flud- iairof other bodies. Ihe Record places the number of buildings wrecked by the cydonont 100 , nnd the damage - ago la amounts ranging from $100 to $20,000. The total lots is estimated at § 1,000,000. Another I'utiil AVbul Storm. SusQi'iiiiASXA , Pa. , August 20. A heavy wind storm unroofed houses and barns at Itrushvlllo three miles from hero last even ing. The liouso occupied by Luther Hall and family was partially blown down and one of Hall's ooiis killed and another fatally Injured , _ _ Panic in n Chicago Tunnel. CniCAdo , August 20. A panie occurred to night among the passengers on two grip ruins in tlio tunnel under the river on La S illo stvcot. Tlio panic was the result of a sudden stoppage of machinery by a collisi&n between thotr.iin ) on a grao'o , apparently iauvitaiile. owingto the failure of tlio brakes 0:1 : one train. The clangor of the bells from th unit's on parallel tracks added to the eon- fusion , and with ono impulse the passengers i Oj'.in to struggle to escape from the tunnel. Women ard children were trampled upon and screaming , groans anil curses were heard on every side and people plo on Ihe edgc,3 were jammed against the rough stouo side ? of the tunnel. Mrs. Julius Winter was fatally crushed. The excitement was over in a few minutes , no collision occur ring. The other passengers escaped with b.-uisos imda hard shaking up , though ner vous hhocks to the women may yet result seriously. IIomoscekcirH1 . CHICAGO , August-0. [ Special Telegram to VIIK I3ir.-llomcscekers' : , or harvest ex cursions , the oaiiu of the pnssenirer business ill railroading and the joy of the-occasional Uii\ OUT , will bo clvt'ii this ycnf by all lines In tlio central traffic and western passenger territory. Almost all the mails in the central trutHo territory agreed to give the excursions on September 'J and 2,1. nnd October 14 , The rale will bo one faro for the round trip , good only on selling day going , and good for thirty days reluming. The meeting tomorrow of the presidents of all western Hues will llnnlly decide what tn do with the ortter of the Inter-state commerce commission reducing gnino rates. The Altoo and Ituelc Island insist they will obey the order , nnd In that case all lines must follow suit. _ The "Weather Forecast. ForOmntiaand vicinity Showers , followed by fair ; warmer , For Nebraska Fair , preceded by showers in extreme eastern portion ; warmer ; varia- bl i winds. for Iowa Showers ; variable winds ; viirmcr In northwest , stationary temperature in - outhaotom portion. For South Dakota Generally fair ; n.irii.o.vaiiiiilo . ; winds , 11m World'H Pair Site. Cmoian , August80. The executive com- inltteoaiulthobuilding und grounds com- lulttco of the world's ' fundhectow were in session for hours tills afternoon and evening illscusblng the apparently novor-ending question of a slto for the exposition. Wh.lt nctloii , if nay , was taken , could not bo learned , the commltleo being lu strictly ex ecutive session , KlvriH niitl Hiirhoi-A , WisuiMiTos , August W. The house com- inlttee on rlvors and harboi-s ttKlay had under consideration tlio senate amendments to the river and harbor bill. The committee do- elded to recommend non-conurreneo in all the timenilmciits and will ask the house to appoint u conference committee. This will probably be dguu tomorrow. OI'\TT/ nn t'ic > Mi'i'AT IITM/lvr / SENA1011 OLAiS RLSOLuiluN It Proves the Occasion for a Spirited Debate iii the Senate , STATUS OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL , Democrats IV111 Trj and Postpone Action Upon It by Prolonging Debate on tliu Tar in' Measure. Bni : , 51U Pouirrnr.TiTit STIII : IT , } WASHINGTON . V. C. , August ! 20. Enough was said by the republicans In the debate over the Quay resolution in the senate this morning to Indicate that the proposition hi some form will be adopted. At the close of tlio morning hour Senator Spooner said to your correspondent that his motion to commit the resolution to the committee on rales , whore it would die , would not bo adoiitcd , nnd that ho knew it when ho made the mo tion. Quito n number of republicans who want the election bill tuVcn up at this session will vole againsl this motion to commit the resolution , as they nre anxious to dispose of it nt the earliest moment. It is plain to everyone ono that so long as it remains a question whether the election bill Is to bo taken up at this session the democrats will kill time on tlio tariff bill. As Senator Kvarts said during the debate , It would bo economy of time to lay asiclo the tariff bill for the present and light out the consideration of tlio election bill , It is the purpose of the democrats to drag-out the dls cusslon of the tariff to as great a weary length as possible so long as there is doubt as to consideration of the election bill. So , after nil , it resolves itbclf simply into the question of amending the rules ao as to li'iiit debute , us the opposition will hill time on every measure which mast Intervene before tlio linio when discus sion of tlio election bill is to bcgia , and unless the republicans can agree do amend the rules and even go so far us to arbitrarily cut oil debate alter a reasonable lime lias elapsed , in consideration of the proposition to amend the rules , they miglil just as well abandon llio hope of taking up the election bill and acknowledge acquiescence to the will of the minority. If the house had been as squeamish about "courtesies" and the like no partisan legis lation could linvo possibly passed that body during this congress , and none of the con tested election cases contemplating the un seating of democrats could have received Haul action. At one time in the discussion the speakers became nrettv tart and them iva annrohen- sion that personal feeling would bo shown , but no ill will was engendered and there is a determination that none shall ho during the consideration of the resolution so fur as the republicans mo concerned. When Mr. l < "ryo threw the responsibility of the present con dition of affairs upon .Mr. Kdmunds. who , the senator from Malnp stated , had bolted the caucus action proposing to amend the rules so ns to reach the previous question after reasonable debate , the Vermonter lost his temper for a moment , but it was only for the moment. Mr. Kdmunds does not take the responsibility of the failure of Iho senate to amend the rules , noa does ho try to denv that it is a physical Im possibility tocoiulder the election bill nt this or tlio next session without the rules being nnicndel.4j-\Vli ( n Mr : Kdm'undsvsaid that ho woulit not bo bound by the caucus action pro posing to amend the rules ho found a num ber of followers , butliad ho stood 11 nn to the will of the large mnjorltyof his party the rules would have been amended and the elecliou bill would have been already passed. Another thlnp was demonstrated in the de bate tod.iy. If the election bill is not taken up at this session it will not bo passed by the JFlfty-llrst congress , for there will bo as much work of n routine nature lo accom plish in the next session as can possibly bo done , and even though there was nothing else to consider than the appropriation bills , the election bill could not bo disposed of under Hie present rules. Oa the rctmbllean side it li stated tint of their number Messrs. Quay , Cameron , Hale , 'Washburn , Power , Paddock and Plumb , and possibly , allhough not probably , D.ivis . will vote against the consideration of tlio election Uill at this ses sion. Some of these senators , with possi bly the exception of Jlessers. Paddock , Power , Cameron ami Quay , would favor the immediate consideration of the election bill if tlio rules were so amended as to permit the previous question after reason able debate. The two senators from Wash ington wore opposed to talcing up tlio bill at thn ses'ion a few days ago , but they have been Hooded with telegrams from their con stituents , and they nre now adherents of the earliest possible consideration of the election bill. Ills likely that when some otber sena tors who do not force action upon the bill at this session hear from their constituents tlioy will "see the error of their ways" and change their position. The speeches of Senators Hoar and Kryo were master pieces of description as to tlio lamentable condition of election influences lu certain sections of tlio country , and the gist of what tlicy Mild win to tlio otTeet that if the republicans do not while they are in control of libth branches of congrojs and tlio execu tive power pass a bill providing for pure elections they will give the llo to all the utter ances tlioy have made or may make in tlio fu ture upon Iho rostrum or elsewhere as to fraud , Intimidation and murder at the polls where the democrats secure party success. Till : MEAT INPI'KCTION IIIU. Late ttiis afternoon the senate meat inspec tion bill CIUIIQ back to the senate with amendments by the house and upon motion of Piiilfloek were concurred in. The author ship of this bill belongs to Mr. Paddock , who is chairman of the senate committee on agri culture , and who hail reported the ine.isuro from his committee and it was adopted by tlio senate as a substitute for the bill from the committee on foreign relations , The measure will now go to the president for his signa ture. It provides for the inspec tion of all salt meats Intendeu for export , the Inspection to bo made under the direction of the secretary ot agriculture , prohibits the importation o'f all unwholesome food products , adulterated drugs nnd vinous liquors under heavy penal ties , and proposes punishment to those who knowingly ship any impure food products. It has a retaliatory clause , giving the presi dent authority to prohibit the Importation of products * from countries which discriminate against our products. Senator Paddoek is now euro that the Conger lard bill will bo substituted in the house by hh pure food bill , nnd says that if the liouso does notsubstitule it with his measure tlio senate will do so , as It covers all fuoil adulteration nnd can in no way bo construed ns class legislation , rAvixarun CEVSL'S CXI'MIIIUTOIIS , The finance division of the census ollico is at work examining the accounts of the enumerators which have been received and upon which their puy will bo based. These examinations are progressing at Iho rate of fOO a day nnd already 17.000 accounts have been examined , but it will bo some weeks before - fore the lust voucher can bo sent awn\v Mr. Hunt , the chief of the division , said tins afternoonVo : \ have 1,700 men employed on this work in one capacity or another and are pushing It to completion as rapidly us possiole , but the supervisors themselves uro to blumo in part for the delay , because of tlio careless manner in which thov have sent in their accounts. H is Ini | > osslbli ! to say at present when the enumerators for Nebraska nniVIowa will bo paid , but It is safe to say that wo will get t ho last checkout by the end of sixty d.iys , The only enumerators who have been paid up to the present time arc these who were em ployed In N'ew York city. " MTIOXAI. IUNK ClKCtXATJON . . Uepresentatlvo Dorsey bald toilay that ho had been assu d by Senator Sherman that the senate woulu immediately after tlio tariff is disposed ottakouii and pass the bill giving circulation to tbo lull par value of bonds deposited ami requiring them to Iss-io circulation to the n'moimt of $1,000 only. This b'll Is now pending In the house as unllnlihod business nnd When the senate acts it can be taken from the Jspeaker's dcsk and receive action as prlviicml business. J , 13. Jay no of Iowa City , ' la. , Is lu the city , registered nt Iho JohnsoiJ. J.V. . Iltitchias and wife of Hampton , la. , nre at the American house. ' , . J. A. Arnold of Kearney" Is ut the St. .Tames. ' 1) . Thomas nnd wife Of Omaha nre at the St. James. J. II. Green , the well hnowjti nnd succe.-sful passenger agent of the Chlojho , St. Paul .fc Kansas Cltv railroad at Def' tolnes , is herewith with his wife on his way lionto. MlCKI.LANtODB. ! ! : . .Iloprcsentatlyo Dorsey has recommended the appointment of James u Bell of Fremont and It. H. Ilortliof Graudmand ns special agents of the census to take Itatlsticsof man ufacturers In the Third congressional dis trict. J President Harrison has approved the bill extending the time to purchasers on the Omaha Indian reservation Which ho recently vetoed on account of its eontalnlng a clause giving the stnto authority.Gt lax the lands before llual payment to thopcderul govern ment , i Sergeant "William Kchr. Company K , Eighth infantry , Fort Houlnson , is dis charged. ; Representatives Plckler nnd Clifford have pone to their homes in South Dakota. They Intend to enter actively Into the campaign for rcnoiiiimition. It was rciportcd hero that Mr. Gamble of Ynnkton , anil Mr. McCoy of Aberdeen , wore making a sltong race for the two congressional nomination ! ! with good chunces of success and thfeso reports have undoubtedly stirred up the Itwo South Da kota members and led them to go homo to look after their Interests. * Today Assistant secretary Chandler re versed the decision of tho'fcomtaissioncr of the general land ofllco wherein ho rejected the proof offered by Mrs. Minnie Wright ( ned \Voalliorliind ) In thu IluWfa hind districte The proof oftorcd Is regnrdejfl. as Hufllelent. Priinv S. HCATU. Till : JltltiltE JlS'ltHJMi O'Brlou's ' Counsel Trying Hard to I'rove an Alibi , OTTAWA , III. , August CO. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Dec. ] The ease of both prose cution and defense was made plain today in the open fug statements. A jury was secured at ! i o'clock tills afternoon , after about half of the additional panel ordered this morning had been exhausted , Ills mostly made up of farmers who have heard of Iho case but have not been made acquainted with its de tails. The prosecution , In the opening state ment by Mr. Maloney , set'forth the fuels as confined lo Mrs. Ford's confession and stated It would prove that O'Uricn , In company with Ford , was seen to cross Iho Illinois river bridge between S and 0:15 : o'clock on the night of ihe murder ; that the clothing worn by him on that night Blin\v.4 lilnnil ctnind nnn tVint. 1m upnmr > il paralyzed with fear when shown the body of Mooic. Tlio defense stated that it expects to prove that O'Brien was not at Allen park , a direct change fiom what was stated lo bo their claim In the morning , hi the opening state ment Mr , Fowler stated that O'Bnen was at the opera liouso at 8 o'clock ; went from there to Curew's livery barn , tlicnee back lo Iho opera house , thcneo to Kelloy's saloon , thence to the canal bridge , thence back to Kclley's and thence to.Kapiwko's boarding house nnd to bed al 11 oVjtfok or a litllo later..This , says the defense , it can prove by a score of witnesses , lut. ! as O'Uricn inhrht have done all of this ; ft will bo n hard matter to prove that ho was not ut Iho park , which ia but nJive.-niInuto.wulk from Kelly's , and ho n-cd : not hare bpea uljJBnt more thuu" Iwcnly minutes to have committed the murder. rajs vie ox ix s Kunzo'fl Mysterious Movements at Juliet Create .Speculation. CHICAGO , August 20. [ Special Telegram to TnuIJr.il : The last visit of John P. ICunzo , the Cronln suspect , to Joliet was attended by a circumstance that has caused considerable speculation here. He and bis partner , J.V. . Balko , were there together , and Ualko scut n telegram to Chicago saying1 ! "Kunze's arm is broken. " Kunze's arm is not broken , and the telegram is supposed tb have been a cipher dlsmuch , but what It meant only Bnlke and the recipients hnqw. Kunzo's re peated visits to .loliet tire supposed to indi cate lhat he is using tiie.'ins of some sort to communicate with Cougklin or Sullivan and Bourko. ( < , Attorney Qualcy , In speaking about the Crontn case , said today : "Tho attorneys for Iho prisoners at Joliet are in no hurry about bringing the case bot'oro the supreme court. Wo confidently expect the sentence to be re versed , but wo do not want a reversal until sufllclent time has elapsed for public passion to be cooled and public clamor nppoascdwbcn the people will bo In a frame ol mlnu to take ( luielly the decision \vo believe will be ren dered by the upper tribunal. AVe know * nothing about Kunzo's movements. " j ' CJhisunuicc Commissioners ConlV.T. Ci.nvci.ANi ) , O. , Augusta ) . [ Special Tele gram toTni ! 13iiul The annual national con vention of insurance commissioners of the various states was held in this city this even ing. Ono of the main questions discussed was unauthorized insurance , which was in troduced by an address by Mr. Charles 15. Allan of the insurance department of the state auditor's oftlce of 'Nebraska. Mr. Allan opened his remarks by saying that the insurance companies complying with the laws of the state arc entitled lo the protection of their rights against companies .which have not compiled , with the laws. The "speaker then showed how some companies evade the laws of tlio various slates by writIng - Ing out the policies in their own offices nnd carried their "nefarious and thereby on per nicious business. " The history of the effort to reach these companies was then reviewed , commencing in IbST , the only way of reach ing them being to arrest and punisii the acents soliciting for the companies. In Illi nois alone last year thirty-five of these "un derground nnd irresponsible companies failed. " The decision of tlio supreme court of Tennessee holding tlio agent responsible in case the company refusesor cannot pay will have a salutary effect upon tb" business. The way to eradicate the evil is lo annihilate nil wildcat and nnrcllablfi Insurance compa nies. Olllcors having in charge the super vision of insurance cannot watch too closely the conduct of local companies. When they are detected transacting business outside of authorized territory their rertillcato of au thority should ba revoked in'their own state. The unauthorized assessment life nnd iicci- dent companies could bo , bcat reached by laws admitting certain clnsses-of these com panies under rigid restrictions , where they would bo under the control of the state do- iwrlment. Miitliew Hitniu Clay , tlio Forg.T. ST. PAUL , Minn , , August CO. [ Special Telegram to TUB BK , ] Mathew Hume Clay , the young IContucklan who forged his grandfather's name to notes for $ ' . ' 00,000 , was the owner of considerable property in St. Paul , a fact that no sooner reached the cars of his creditors than they began filing attach ments against it. Today the attorneys of the Clark County national bunk of Man chester , Ky. , commenced an action hero against Clay for f.'V..IOO. The complaint al leges ho borrowed this sum from Iho bank April 10 for six months on fraudulent repre sentations. Among the property nttnchod Is lot It ) , block SO , SU Anthony Park , und fifty-Jive shares of building ( stork. Two Inspector1 } Appointed. WASHINGTON , August 20 , The nctl-ig sec retary of the treasury today -ippolntcu Cieorgo B. Knnpp inspector of hulls and ( "linrlei I-1. Ycaecr Inspector of boilers al Dubu < i'io , la. ntit/MMi oi * 'pi niMiTTtit 1/Mvn BADLtll S1A1E REPUBLICANS An Enthusiastic Oonvention tit Milwaukee Renomlnates Govcruor Hoard , THE PLATFORM UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED , It Declares Its Devotion to the Com * moil School as the Chief Fac tor in the I'd neat ion ol' the l'coi ' > lo. r , WK , August 20. Tho.rcpub- llcan state convention was called to order at 12 : in by Chairman Pnyiio of the state ceutr.il committee. Michael Orlflln of Eau Claire was chosen temporary chairman. Orillln'a speech was enthusiastically diccml and every rofereneo to Governor Hoard and the Dennett law was nsigmil for hearty applause. H. M. Hoyd of Hiiclno mill W. J. Mnllnian wore tnado temporary secretaries. A committee on resolutions , consisting of ono delegate from each congressional district with Ogdcn II. Pothers as chairman was then appointed. After the appointment of other committees the convention aujourucd until a o'clock. Upon reassembling Governor Ilo : r was placed la nomination by Oencr.il George Bryant of Madison ; and it motion to make his renomination by acclamation was carried ainlil cheers. Governor Hoar was then sent for. Ho was enthusiastically applauded , and spoke as follows : Mr. 1'resident and gentlemen of the con vention : 1 tender to you and through yon to the republicans \vlsconstn my heart-felt thanks for this mark of your conlUlonco and esteem. Life brings no better reward in any department of human effort than an as- snrnnro of duty well done. Two years ago J promised to hold your honor and the honoii of our colored commonwealth in faithful keeping. AVhut you have done today is evi- fdcnco of your belief that I liavo at " least tried" to redeem my promises. For your generous recaption and endorse ment 1 am deepl ygmteful Wisconsin stands todi.y with the eyes of the whole nation upon her. From Maine to California coinoj the In spiring word , "Stand by the little school house. Forsake not tlio liopo of your chil dren and the progress mid perpetuity of the republic. " The republican parly has always been a party of principal and nn exponent of consideration. It stands with sublime homage , for progress , equality and liberty in everything. It now demands for every child that ho be given thn privilege of his birth right. The "child that Is , the citizen that is to bo" has appealed to the republican party and all patriotic clti/.cns that liti be granted these rights. Shall ho appeal In vain ! Thank God , hero is an issue tliat touches the-very core of our civic life. Men from every nut ion and every religion , forgot- tlnir ovcrv nrciudico of race or belief , touch elbows along down the line in de fense of that education to a child that shall make secure that for which the im- mu-tal Lincoln prayed at Gettysburg , "A government for the people ami by the peo- po. ! " J. B. Treat of Green county was nominated for lieutenant governor on the llrst ballot una the convention then adjourned till cvonimr. The platform , which was unanimously adopted , declares its devotion to the common school us the chief faetor in tlio education of tbo people and pledges Itself to support , strengthen mid defend it. It recognizes as valuable auxiliaries in the work of popular education private and parochial schools , supported without aid from the public funds , and disclaims absolutely any purpose whatever to interfere In tiny manner with such schools , cither as to their terms , government or the branches to bo taught therein ; iiRirms tlio right and the duty of the state to enact laws that will gnur.mtoo to all children sufllcicnt instruction in the legal language of the state to enable them to' read and write tbo same ; believes that the compulsory education law enacted by the last legislature is wise and humane in all * its essential purposes and op poses its repeal , but at the same time assorts that n parent or guardian has the right to se lect tliu time of year and place , whether pub lie or private , and wherever located , in which ills children or ward shall re ceive instruction , and changes and modi fies the existing law so that it shall conform to the foregoing declarations. The platform says : "Wo further believe that all children between tlio ages of sovcn and four teen years shall bo protected by appropriate legislation from the evils , physical and men tal , arising from thciremploymeiit In factories and similar places of woik , and adequate provision should bo made for the care of"jehildren Incorrigibly truant. Wo are unalterably opposed to any union of church mid state and will resist any attempt upon the part of either to Invade tlio domain of the other. Wo. repudiate as a gross misrepresentation of our purposes tlio suggestion , come whence it may , that wo will in any manner Invade the do'mniii of conscience turn trample upon parental rivals or religious liberty. Our only purpose in respect to the educational policy of the Mate is to secure to all children within its borders al tliu earliest practicable ago proper equipment for the discharge of the ordinary duties of citizenship , and to this end , nlike important to the state , to the children nnd to the parents of children wo Invlto tlio co-operation and aid of all broad-minded and patriotic people. The reuubliean party of the stale while entrusted with power , pledges Itself to maintain n f.iltliful and economical administration of the state government and recognizes and heartily commends tlio faithful and efficient management of affairs under the present state oftk-ers. Tills convention declares its adherence to the principles of national policy sot forth in the platform adopted by the national republican convention of 18s $ and maintains that the best interests of the American people aru promoted by a continuance of the system which m-ntects American cntcrnrlsu anil labor against tlio competition of the cheap labor of Kuropo ; protests against the violent nnd fraudulent schemes of the democratic party to suppress tlio republican vote in southern states as unjust , unconstitutional nnd utterly Indofonslblo ; declares its confidence in the national admin istration , In its integrity , patriotism and earnest purpose to promote the public wel fare which dliects its action , nnd commends the efforts it is malting to establish reel- proclal relations with the several nations of this continent upon such n basis as will bo mutually advantageous. It further warmly approves the courage of the senators and re publican representatives in the present con gress and recognizes and emphasizes the im portance of returning a legislature which Khali insure the continuance hi the public service of Senator Spooner. The ticket was not completed until after midnight , The nominations arc : Secretary of state , Edward Coo of Wnl worth ; treas urer. Albert IJ. ( loilfuss , Milwaukee ; at torney general , .lames O'Neill , Clark county : superintendent of public instruction. L. 1) . IlnrvoyVinnobago ; railroad commissioner , Lymnn K. Driuil , Fan Chi I re. The conven tion is still in session at 1 a. in. North Carolina Democrats. Ku.inoii , N. C. , August 20. Tlic demo cratic suite convention , which met hero today , was a largo and brilliant representa tion , lion. A. S. Mcrrlman was renomlnated for supreme court Justice by acclamation and \VnlterClarkwas nominated by accla mation for associate Justice. The convo it Ion unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed Senator Vnneo nnd urged his rnelction - to tlio senate by the general assembly In 18 ! . Cull loin in Me in of rat H. S vx JOB , Cfil. , August ' . 'O The democratic state convention today adopted a platform re- afllrmlng tliOj principles of the St. Louis plat form of IbiS and declurlng against n depleted treasury , the imposition of unequal and op pressive taxes ; the arbitrary disregard by the speaker of the liouso of reprcfentatlvos of unparliamentary rales and the shameless servility displayed by the majority in the houoo In yielding ready obedience to his tyruuiucul inuudutes , tuuir refusal to join tUo democracy In Its effort to procure the pn ? ot n iretwm1 pei'mlttlng the free celnil ' silver ; the neglect of the present admlni\- \ tlon to modify an erroneous tariff ; denounces and condemns tlio republican majority in the national house1 of representatives for thop.is- MKQ of the Infamous lodge election bill ; de nounces the McKlnloy bill ; favors the coin age of silver and the enactment of laws ngnlnst pools nnd trust. ' , the election of United States senators by n direct vote of the people , and the adoption of the Australian ballot system. Two ballots were taken for governor with out any result and the convention adjourned until tomorrow. ' l' < > mi ylvnnia I'rohlMtioiiKtH. minusnnio , 1'u. , August SO.--Tho state prohibition convention assembled at 10:130 : this morning. After tlio appointment of the usual committees and the transaction of other routine business Agib Kicketts was elected permanent chairman and a recess taken until a o'clock. Upon reassembling Chairman Stevens of the committee on resolutions read the plat form. Tlio party demands prohibition ; pres ervation of tho'Sabbath ; favors the Austra lian ballot system anil sulTnigo ; Increased time of residence by foreigners before nat uralization , and legal prohibition of trusts. Nominations will bo made tomorrow. Wont Virginia Jtopublionn * . Wntii.i.vn : : , AV. Vti , August 20. The state republican convention met at Mnrtinsburg today to nominate a candidate for supreme judge , lion. R Heynolds of Keysor re- ceivcd'tho nomination on the second ballot. Tlio platform adopted endorses the adminis tration of 1'resident Harrison. Idaho llcpnblluans. Boi. r. CITV , Idaho , August u'O. Tlio Hist re publican state convent ion held In the new state of Idaho assembled hero toilay. J. S. Wheeler was chosen temporary chairman and after tlio appointment of the usual com mittees the convention took a recess until evening. UOIllIKSlii AT Tit ii IV K ECU. Thieves Seuiiro Valuables I'rom the Dead and Injui-rd. Qi'ixcv , Mass. , August SO. Two other vic tims wore added to the list of dead this morn ing , Miss Kllu Hard , aged twenty-two , who died nt the hospital and Mrs. Abbie Abbott of Louisville , Ky. Although no investigation lias been made it appears Unit the cause of the Occident was a "track jack" which had been loft on tlio rails. Such a tool was picked up In the weeds near the scene of the accident that showed plainly the marks of wheels where it had been run over. The foreman of the section gang , a man named Welch , cannot bo found. It appears from the stntomcat of passengers that pickpockets worked with great success nnd reaped quite [ i harvest. Those who es caped uninjured were dazed nnd till that seemed necessary was for n respectable loolt- iug person to meet them and offer to talto charge of their valuables. Those were turned over in many instances. Several of the dead were known tohnve had money and watches , bu t these were not found on their per sons. Twelve persons are now iittho Quinev hospital. They tire nil seriously injured. Most of them were scalded by escaping steam , and several arc in a precarious situa tion. A Collision in C'olorndo. P.u.MinL.\Ki : : , Colo. , August 20. A col lision occurred tills afternoon on the Denver it KIo Grande between Palmer l.nlco and Monument , which resulted In the death of Engineer Hart and probably the death of Fireman Pole } ' . THE JtlSEAHElt MKA T f VESTIOX. Commissioner of Health Welohelshnm IMukos a Statement. CHICAGO , August ! M. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnii.J In regard to the rumors that the Illinois llvo slock commission is responsible for the sale of diseased meat in Chicago , and that a powerful but occult influence was nt work toseouro the removal of Commissioner of Health Weicucislium , that gentleman said today : "I never know lr. ) McClicsney , chairman of the Illinois live stoek commis sion , until 1 came into oDlco. lie called on mo several times and I beccuno suspicious of his actions. From the way things were going on nt the stockyards I became satislled that tlio city was not protected sufficiently from diseased meat , and I was convinced that it would be sold on this market. "The llrst outbreak came when the state bo.ird shipped 100 head of lumpy jawed steers to Ibis market , as the board claimed , for slaughter and rendering purposes only , to which I vehemently objected. Our ord inances nro strong lUMinstlho admission of diseased meals and I am sworn lo obey the laws of the city. In a letter to mo Lr. ) Mc- ClieMioy says : 'During the past year thou sands of cattle affected with tlnitdreail dis- en e , lumpy-jaw , have been driven fiom the stockyards and their carcasses sold on the market for human food , Ncillier you , I nor the public will over know how many people liuvo found untimely graves by eating the diseased meat. ' "I have received n request from a firm to RVO ! a certiilcato that there had been no eallle diseases at the stockyards for some years. In view of McChesnoy's letter 1 de clined to issue such a ccrtincato and shall continue to so refuse. " It is now freely charged Hint the chairman of the sUite board has fraudulently prollted by permitting the sale of diseased meat , nnd the matter will bo fully investigated at liio next session of the legislature. Till ! XK'.iJt.UJ C I C'.f.VI/j. Warner Sillier GiveH a lleport oil the I'ro/jrnss of the AVnrk. Niw VOIIK , August 20. [ Special Telegram to Tliu Bii.J : "Tho Nicaragua canal seems to bo in good shape. " This is tlio opinion of Warner Miller , president of the company. " \Vo have been nil summer , " said Warner yesterday , "building a railway from Grey- town along the proposed oaiml.Vo have completed ten miles nnd wo will continue until the line has reached tlio interior and tlio rock cut and the first lock placed when it , will have extended to a place called Octioa. There the llrst dam is to bo built. "While wo have been pushing the road into the interior wo have been al tho.same tiinu working on nn en trance to Grey town. Wo have been dredging out 11 enlranco mid erecting a splendid breakwater. At present wo have seven feet of water on a bar where three months ago there was dry land. Vessels drawing not more than sovrn feet of water nro now able to come in. Wo have purchased the en tire plant of the American contract and dredging company nt Panama. We are now removing that plant from i'unama to CJreytovvn. It con- sIslH of several largo and powerful dredging machines , several lug boats , lighters and a complete plant for repairs , Everything con nected with it is in llrst class condition. In cidentally 1 may say that this bhows the collapse - lapse of the Panama scheme. " AH antm ASSHSMW. The I'enoo Protocol Approved by the halvnilorJnit CiililniM , CITY OF.MHMCO , August20.--Special { Tel egram to TnuBi : ! ' . . ] A Salvador dispatch sayss General Kzetii today received the peace protocol , which was submitted to the cabinet and approved on most of the points , General l etu will send to Guatemala a commission duly authorized to sign the peace- agreement arranged by the diplomatic corps , nnd It is believed that everything will bo set tled satisfactorily by Friday or Saturday. On the Wny Toward react. . IJA LUII-HTAP , August 50. [ Special Cable gram to Tin : Uei.J Tlirouith the efforts of Costa Hlca and Nicaragua , Seiior hegarous nnd General Allaro , representing the Salvadorian - dorian and Guatemalan governments respec tively , nro on the way toward uigulni ; a treaty of i > euco , The Meat Inspection Bill Tnkcu Up u $ Passed by the House , AMENDMENT REGARDING TEXAS FLVIR , IH'I'ont of tliu Clause Declaring It Ir N'ot a Contagious .Disease Only One I'HJJO of the Tni-HV Disposed Of. WASIIIKOTOX , August'0. In the house tli bill to exempt mining land from the alien liuul law wn laid on the tublo by a vote of f > 0 to 27. The bill for the adjustment of the accounts of workmen and mechanics under tlio eight- hour law was taken up , but went over on the expiration of the morning-hour. A resolution calling for Information n to Russia's proscription of Jews was reported and adopted. The house tlu'ii beg.m the consideration ot thesciuto meat inspection bill. Mr. Kuuston , chairman of the committee ) on agriculture , said Unit it was proposed by tills measure to open foreign porta to Ameri can meats , lly opening those ports millions and millions of Iwolgn gold would be brought into this country and would relieve the em barrassed condition of nil classes of industry. Mr. Morgan objected , that the pending bill did not include bin ! among the products which wore to receive a certiilcato of chnr- iictcr. He desired that compound hml should receive n eertilh-ate of wliolesiniieiass , and ho also wanted the government to "go for" slinking lard that was held to be puiv. Mr. llitt of Illinois said this bill wm.ld re vive the pretense on whirli foreign tovern- incuts excluded our hog products He ob jected to the unjust discrimination being made nunlnst American pork umlor tl o pre tense that It was unwholesome. ThH was a measure in favor of the farmer nnd it was time such legislation should boenarted. Mr. Adams of Illinois favored llu > bill. Mr. Morgan -Mississippi offered nn amendment bringing lard within the opera tions of the bill. Lost. Mr. Snyers offered an amendment provid ing that Texas fever shall not be considered as a contagious or infectious disease. Lost. The bill tlien passed. The house then proceeded to consideration of the bill defining lard. Without disposing of the measure the house adjourned. Senate. WASHINGTONAugustao. . In the senate Mr. Kdmunds obtained leave of absence for six days from tomorrow on account of his health. Mr. Quay's ' resolution fixing the time for voting on the tariff bill and designating oilier legislative business to bo tiiKm up at till * session was laid before the senate. Mr. Hoar demanded tlio yeas nnd nays on agreeing to the resolution and then offered as a substitute his own proposition making it in order "when any bill or resolution shall ho under consideration for a rauonnhlo time for any senator to demand that tlio debnto bo closed. " Ho also moved to add to Mr. Quay's resolution a provision to include in tlio busi ness to bo taken up , tlio federal election bill and to have n vote on It takeu on Septem ber -I. v , _ . r- Mr. Quay gave nolico that ho would de- manda division of the question. Mr. Hoar then spoke at some length on his motion In regard to the electoral bill , taking occasion to defend the bill as well considered and necessary nnd calculated ' -'to ' essary - remove force and fraud florn the election of members of the great representative chamber and to substi tute for the election processes , with which wo nro nil unhappily too familiar , the peace ful arbitration of the courts of the United .States. " At the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's speech Mr. Hpooncr moved to refer the Quay resolution lo lliu conmiilteo on rules. Mr. Kryo made an impassioned address to the republican senators against that motion and In favor of an amendment lo the rules providing for the adoption of the previous question. lie said that If forty-threo republi can senators would sit from six to ten hours every day and all night if neces sary , the rules could bo changed In llirco days , n tariff bill passed in ten days afterwards and the election bill In ten days after lhat. Hut cowardice , ho said , had never won a batllo und never retained a friend. Mr. Iliscock took the some view and op posed the rofereneo of the Quay resolution oa leading to delay. Air. JSiliiiiums replied to Mr. Frvo's re- marlta and declared bis opposition to tlio muz zling process. While Mr. Edmunds was speaking the clerk's clock struck 1 : ! and the turill bill was laid before tlio senate as unllu- ished business. Mr. Aldrleh wasnskcd to let the tariff bill bo laid aside temporarily , but ho declined doing so , and the senate proceeded with Its consideration , the pending question boiag on .Mr. McPhcrson's amendment to strilto out classifications and compound duties nnd to substitute a uniform rate of15 per cent ad- valorem in the cutlery paragraph , The amendment was rejected. Mr. Paddock was tlio only republican voting ing "aye. " The bill was then laid aside with but ono page disposed of today. The house amendments to the agricultural college nnd the mi.-nt inspection bills were laid before the senate and concurred In. These bills now go to the president for his signature. The house bill for tlio relief of Bottlers on Northern 1'aclllo indemnity lands wan tnliou from the calendar and passed. Adjourned. jit ox A Bulletin ISNIHM ! hy the Superin tendent ol' tlio COIIHIIH. WMMIINOTOX , August 20. The superin tendent of the census has Just issued n bulle tin on the production of pig Iron In the United States during the year ending .luaoii ) , 1890. In tills bulletin the superintendent says : "Tho production of pig Iron , including Bessl- mcr , during tlio year named aggregated , iiU,773 tons f'J.WKJ pounds to the ton ) , as compared with itS71,021 tons produced dur ing the census year of IbSO anil " , O.YJS'Jt tons during the census year of 1B70. It will bo gratifying to notice tliu great strides which t bo southern stales have made in the nianu- fncluro of pig Iron since 18N ) , tliu total pro duct in Ibut your being ! ! .VJUU , : tons , as against l,7Rfl,901i tons In 18'K ) . The development of the manufacture of pig iron in tbo 1'iiltcd States during the ten years from IHN ) to jsuohns been phenomenal , and at tiniin's"iit rate of Increase in tlio production tins country Is destined soon to become ttif lending pro ducer of pig Iron In the world , possibly reach ing this distinction in tlio culftiidaryearof IhW. In the point of production i'l-nnsylvunla stands llrst , Ohio second , Alabama third , Illi nois fourth and Now York nfili. In the six western states which produced pig iron there has been a large Increase In the production. Murder. Niw VOIIK , August 2 < ) . Charles Webster , an actor who traveled last reason with the Vi'hltoSluvo company , shot nnd killed nn nrtor named Kobert McNeil last evening , The shooting was the result of scandalous stories heard hy the husband about ills wife and McNeil. Tlio Manitoba "Wheat Crop. MiNNKAroLiH , Minn. , August -JO.-The Journal's ' Winnipeg special says the govern ment crop bulletin Issued today gives the average wheat yield at twenty-live bushels jier aero , with a total of 'JO.UOO.OOO bushels. The harvest la uulf over mid the weather
