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THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORXIXG. MAY 2. 1S01-TWELVE PAGES , 313. CAPTURED AS INCENDIARY , L Discharged Employe Attempts to Bum a t Town for Serence. TWO DISASTROUS NEBRASKA FIRES. Murderer iruiolilnniri Still nt A Drpospil Dflk'lal Hcluctant to Go-Hallrxmd Suc- l fur Dam State MiCoot Jfccnor , Neb. , May 1. { Special U > Tm BLnl-At ahont 11:39 : o'clock last tvctiii c flrter's ioe boase , looated ia the can- inl ] ai of town , caurbt lire and burned. Betworn 4 and 5 o'clock tbis moruine Greer's meat market and E E Lincoln's hardware store were discovered on fire , and at about the same time "VV. H Vanderv er's large f.torarp elevator , tbe larcest in se-jthwestom JCi-braska rvas also set on fire The bucket brigade put out the Grecr and Lii coin flres , but was uuaUc to save Yanderveer's eleva tor Near ib * elevator -were a number of "ci'lis , birs ai.d sheds , aad a part of these b'.rned. ' Tbe loss o-i the elevator and build- icgs is tui.OKt , and on cram anil oonteats J \CKKi. Ihcrt is an insurance of ilJi > J in the I'boemx of Brooklyn on the erain. Isaac Theme , u former emriove of E. E. 1-iLo.iln of tbis y lacc , is accused ol bavins startud tne four ares. He was soon just be fore the fire broke out in Ureer's meat mar- Let , carrying a bundle of kindling toward ' Lincoln's' hardware Soon after the elevator caught fire be was scion and arrested by in- digi unt citizeus. and is now iu jail. There is considerable excitement , and threats are Jrt-elv nmde of Ivnchltig Tborne. Tboroe is B xthite-biimd old man , and as he has made threats heretofore about burning people ont , it is tiraily txheved that he is guilty in this iustauce TMs is tbe only fire of any consequence M < -C eel has e > er had , aad had it not been a ttiil Light a larper lo s would have occurred. Kearney * * Nc Opera Hou-c. KCAIIM.I. Xeh. May 1. ; Rpacdal Tele- prain to THL BEE.i The Kean.ey opsra bctuse wi formally otiijCl this evening. A tu'ubtr of ilistinguisbftd visitors wsre seen in tb- par t'tte and dress cinle. Promptly at MI N orris Brown Kaped fr irn one of the lines and in a neat address in b"half of tlie cixra htiLst mirnpany welcomed the visitors auJ ptrpie ( t Kearney to tbe t eiv t < mple of aaim nt 'l tic projcvtfrs nn 1 ouiMers \ \ \ D Hume.V L\ Tat -on , Hotmr J Alt K H iireeratid others of this city , wm n : i | Imientod nn tbe completion of this inaeninVeiit structure Covemor Boyd was then oai' ' 'd fur , aud w apt > uarod bifore the or p cLJtain amid cb pr In a brief speech hc rocallrd the time wlien he settled n Buffalo county when the Indian and ' bLffa.o man-oil at 'will over the prairie. He th D little expected tbnt one of the best ep < rabous < s in the west would be built upon tbe plains Tne sjieakor ooinplimentod the opera house in the hicbest trruis. The cur- ttiavirose at V o'clock nad the vast audience was amused with "Mr Barnes of New York.1 presented for tbe nrst time in Ne- brasita. The acoustics of the house were perlect and the drapings a'id decorations dispn\od ! by 4fii ( incandescent lichts ivon the Bdmiration of ever. body Tbe stage t.ittincs and scenery are the very best and ail of the appointments of the opera bouse are iu keeping w-ith the best houses in tbe country Kearnev theatre goers nro delighted - lighted with the bouse , toe-ether" ivith the -maaaKcnicnt of MrtMcllcvnolds Tvblc > i as . ' 'Buresrttiernlbe best clas or * amnsements" the road. Fully one thousand people were In attendance tonight Tomorrow vveninp n driecation from Calloway tnd points along , the Black Hills loid 'will IH5 present , to- pethenvith parties from oilier towns con venient to Kearney. The school chiioren will attend tbo matinee tomorrow in a body. A Stjste itf Thins * . * CITI , Neb. , May 1. JSpocial N Telegram to THE IEn.l Prof. C D Hake- > v Rtrnw , the newly appointed superintendent > J.he state institute for the blind , called ut tK- building tbis morning and demanded the keys of the institution. He was met at the door by Prof. Parmalee who sternly refused to allow the peutleman to enter the place. The two brainy instructors spoke hrmly to each other for several minuU-s , when Prof Kakestraw left and sought out his attorney , Mr. Morgan , and had him board the first train for Plattsmout > i , where Judge Chapman is now boldlnp court , aud secure a writ of mandamus. The writ wns rrautod this even ing. It gives Pro ! Parmalee until Monday to vacate tbe ouilding His not likely tha't the writ will be serred until morning as the train does not arrive until a late hour Prof. 1'armnlee did not receive the otticial notice of his removal Irom Governor Boyd until Uidsv. and he has considerable invoicing to do before he can make un his renort and move out He said to THE UI.L correspondent tonigbt that he intended to va.-ato the iu- ( tatuto irislac of two or possibly throe days , but this is not what it is said ho told Prof. Haketraw earlier in the day ana oefore he got wind of a mandamus. ir. Neb , May 1 Spe lal Telegram to Tin Brr.j Yesterday's fire was due the entire absence of means to arrest it. It was one of the nwt destructive flrn that has visited this city for joars , A delwtive Hue iu the Talmare house was tbe cause of the are , and vvhon first seen onuld have K-en easily eitiniruisbed had tiiere leen any means The losses , so far as obtainable , are as fol lows : MmberzaJ t , hotel , fi.WJ , insurance , ? JKW.ohrinHU's ( store building , and ice bouse oontaiuing about one hundred and fifty tout , of ice , f.5uO. ) insurance , il.sOU. Henry Nichaus' store building , fi.AKi , ins-ur- aucc , f l.Wkt , \Vacht-ndorf , saloon fixtures i and household go'ds , $ ! Lfi'u. , iusur- S.DCC , $1SO. G.V Uiluian's stock of dntgs , damaged by moving and breakage , $ AV . \Vorutnen are iireadv engaged in remox-inc the debns from \\ehraan . * and Nichaus lot * , and a lanre two-story bnck and stone building nil soon IKoieiu < d. One of the proprietors of the Talmu.-e bcnise atinouucvs that they will begin nnini > diat < > ly the erection of a thrce-itory bru-it hotel. To i mi- BLAIR , Neb. , May 1. [ Special to THE BEE i There has ( KHn organised fcerc a stock company , consisting of ton of the prominent business men of the town , for the purpose of starting * "Keeley Institute" for the cure of the drmtiiig habit aad the u e of tobacvo , etc. The pai > ers are ruady and will be filt-J as son as A. C'a stellar , a bmiker here arrives from the wist. They eiiMct to bereudv to < wuitn uc < work in about Um dnvs and have ab > ut twelve poUaots to t > epn with. Tie > air rs ! cl d re : Prusidaut , Halltir , secretaiV. . J. Couk ; r , T E. Ster The Murderer Asni Nn , Neb . May 1 ! Special Trfecram to Tar Bcr. JE. J . \V \ Hutcbiusou. the mur derer , has pr < van s lutle too smooth for tbe oBoe'r * and is stll ! a fugitive from lu'tice. Marshal Melick and a deputy struck Lis trail ur&ln parly this roorulug , out lo t it again tbout no ic Tlier returned late ID the utter- noon KatutU-d that H utchinsoo is w ith f r ion as near bli home wAiimg lor an ofiportuiiity to w > e 1 is wifeMen wore left to wut.hlor &IBI ttcre aua Meliek went back to I.iuooln. 7tic Iiicrnd nrj iu .Inll. YORK , Neb , May l Spe-cial Telegram to Tnr Bri ; - ShenS Shrvc-k brought Isaac Tbort * U > lac count } * Jau early tit aiorclne ? r tte clikrfe cf burning a Jarge elevator it McCool last lughu rbor& was divcharced frnm bis sit-uatinn and at 1 o'ciock he was caught .e1tiug fire U. an ice house and the elevutar He was arrested by Alf Corcv a citiren. and brought to this city wbftie he waived examination ana was placed under J.'i.o n txiuas. He has threatened to burn McCojl on several occasions. A Sign ( if the Gnnivo , Neb. . May 1 'Speicial to THE BEE. | Tbe largest irrigation cnal in the state Is now on the eve of comoietioa , having boon oommeuced oa Anmst ii of last year. It draws water from the North Platte river. alxttt a quarter of a mile from ttie state line in Wyominr. and carries it thence a far as Bonn's BluS , a distance of twenty-five miles. Its , averagewidthistwenly-threeffet , and its depth is from two and B balf to three leet aud will convert into u veritable Garden of Eden a tract of land oa the south side of the river urgroj-ating 10.0 M acres in urea , which has for the last thrc-e years suffered n total failure of crop * on account of drouth. This canal is known ns the Mitchell irrigation canal and is owned and operated by the Mitcbcil canal and irrigating company , a corporation composed entirely of local farm ers and stockmen interested solely in improv ing. aad fertilizing their OIVB farms and ranches. Tbe laad under the canal i peculiarly adapted to irrigation , being cacoedingly smooth and having a pentle slope from the lilnfls lotbenver The stockholders worked out tbeir own shares and paid only a small [ ar cent of cash on them to meet the nwes- < arv cash expenditures. Four of the orig inators of the enterprise purchased a grading and ditching machine by means of which they moved from twelve to fifteen hundred cubic yarus of fartb per day , and to this is. principally oue the rapid progress of the wo/k. llenvj Damage * * . BEATEKE , Neb. , May 1 'Spacial Tele- eram to THE Bi r Eugene Pitts , a travel ing man of tbis dty w ho was seriously in jured in a wreck near HiUreth , Neb . .laun- aiy 7 last has brought suit aghiast the Chicago , Buniurton it Quincv railroad com- pauv for { CiHiu.i damaces and i. > 'M ' for medical attei.danee Tbo pluinuff avers in his peti tion thut tie is advisel by his pbvsicians that h's ' injuries are of a permanent character. 1'rfmom Uonrtl of Trad * . FIIEMOVT , Neb. , May 1 Spacial to Tnr BEE. I An enthusiastic meeting ol the Fre mont board of trade was held last night with a good attendance. It was rtsolvo3 to organize anew for the purpose of taking bold of new projects and stimulating the bu'iuess and manufacturing interest" of the city. An nd jourament was taken to Saturday evening. New Foiird of 'I r list < " - . NEWMAN Gumc , Neb. , May 3. Special to THE BrL.l The members of the newly elected board of trustees met and took tbe oath of oflice William L. Setirls was elected to serve as chairman for the ensuing year. The new board unpointed for road commis sioner. W. S O'Brien : inar bnl. C Brink- man. D A. Hul- ? and Ed Albright were granted saloon licenses. THE l.MHJ.V M Hopkins A en in at Lnrcc : iml on His Way to Crow Creek. CIUMHEHLUV. S. D , May 1 [ Special Tel egram to THE BEE. ] Arthur C Hopkins , the sell-styled Indian "messiah , " arrived in the iTity last eveaiug and left today for Crow Creek agency , where be will , if permitted , have a conference xvith the Sirjx and instill into them s niic of the neir uiessiah's tcacb- incs He savs his mission is one of , ieace and that he wishes to inform the Indians that there is u bright future fur them if they \vill but Jollow his advice and do what the government wishes theai to do. Hopkins ba"Just'relu'med ! from Ho ebnd and Pine Ridce agencies , -where the Indian agents had hi-n escorted oil the reservations , a-jd it is probable that he will meet with the same fat ; at Crow Creek. University Trust co * . in "session. VEKVIUIOX , S. D , May 1. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bi c. jThe local board of trus tees ior too university has been in session to day. The meeting was held with closed doors. StateIJtvect Brandt is assisting the board in it' duties. One of tne most import ant questions before tbe board is the calling of a new president for next year , as it is now fully understood that President ( jrose goes at the close of this year. Peculiar Ac Ions ofn Sheriff. Wyo . May 1 fStocial Telegram to THE BEIFor , the past ten days for some unknown cause Sheriff William W. Jaycox nas Hbcntod himself from the countv and his bonds men paie notice today of their withdrawal. Jaycox was electud last fall and has been an efficient ofQoer , public spir ited citizen and a leading democrat , aud his friends are at a loss to understand his ac tions His accouiits are straight and nis in debtedness consists ot a few local bills. < . o i.it j.\ -i TKI.v r. Caused by Nov. lisco\crlf. in the I > oc-j deck Countrj. SAtT LAKiCm , Utah , Mav 1. [ Sp&cial TelenvmitoTiir BEK i The Deep Creek rniniuc excitement was intensined asraiti to day by a report from the Dugway district slating that tfioe lode ol cold ore nad been found in that vicinity A half-witted sbi-ep henler came into Dnpvay iith about a quart of gold ore ana small nuggets which he daiine-d to have f.tund up ia tbe hills. Upon examination it was found that he had t en telling the tnita aud a rush was made for the spot Taere are hundreds Ravine town with every conceivable kind of conveyances. IJpul estate aica , liote : clerks and reporters even , are in tn * procession Sujc-Iii ? of a Mock man. SALT LAKE Crrv , Utah , May 1 [ Special Tejorram to THE ULE.J A letter from Uintah cuunty SHVS Hank Wells , a leading stockman there , shot himself through tbe head Saturday night , killing himself ia- stantly , oi.it nr i en ro t\tt. Uc Tunis ITJ t i : ans ic. | | Intl. . > -ntHll } Vnlialaneod. E AV-SVIIJC , Inrt , May 1B. . P. Hutchinson - son , the uiissiuc board of trade man of Chicago cage , has boon found here by the polK-e. The chief of police found Hutchinsou walking aimlessly about the streets mid took him into custody He is being held tiutil word can be received from Hutchtnsoa's son in Chicago. The old man appears to bo en tirely unbalaucoJ in hU mind After spendlnc the day bere quietly in company with a detective , no restraint being put upon liiia. B. P. Hutchiuson left this evening for Chicago. A Murderous Assault. LovEi 4\i , O , May 1. Spocal * Tele- pram to Tur. BET..i .i Last night three men nwukenefl Dr. .Sleve.cs of South Ix'bauoa and had him dress thcwoumlof oae ft their num ber who WES dreadfully cut in the abdomen. As they left they said."If you tell this before 10 o'clock toaav we will bom you out" An other one said. "He knows us aud will toll , tvo "ill finish aim now. " and thereupon he made a de i > erut drive with a villainous damper at tne aorwr'b heart. The doctor , in wardiugoiT the Wow , wasslashM across the brtxist , &Ld had u finger nearly cut oil. THE irr.t Tiif.a FOUKCA s T. i\tr Umahu aiul lirt ( fj/ / S > n > Mtr . { < " .Vrfwiitla. Ju > a aud South 5h < ' * r > r ; u r > m.k' tn UIHJXJlvjc u-iwdi. Muni r Jintl Suit-lilt * . Asm AMI , Wis Mar j . \ \ peace sma i kUUon cc4ir nere , Cbritt Luud f ti.ly wo ndtd Ctr it Hafcelc a stlooa row and thesuicided. . SAK1XC MONEY BY MILLIONS , Zaormons Profits of tbe Sugar Trust for tbe Current Year. PRICE OF MEAT STILL ADVANCING. Hl.ilne Declare' Hlmsell In Paior of HarrKon'h Nomination Tlie Ana- co nil n Mine Not siilil Iterilark- nblc Surglcul Oj > oratlun. CUICAOO Drricr or Tnc Bnc , I CHJCA&O. May 1. i Tbe recent decline in American sugar re fining company's shares is attributed to the fact that the Havemeyer interests sold out all their speculative holding above ninety , and desired to pet tbo stock down so that they might buy again. The oompanj 's earn ings for the six months ending with June , will not loll short of HOJ iMCt. ( This is at the rate of $ O.UOJJ , a year , and the most active season of the industry is yet to come. On this basis the company , after paying 4013,0JO interest on the tlOUJJ.OCM of bonds vtaich it proposes to issue , and Jl7r > ,033 as dividends on preferred stock , would have (5kYiOJ3 to divide among the fi\OJJOJJ of common stoU , or considerably more than 20 per cent. MEAT ITS ] ' ES HILL ADVANCING. The price of neat has gone up aad is still advancing Packers , butchers and dealers say it will continue tc advance until tbe middle of June or July. There are several causes given. Tue chief is , perhaps , the scarcity'and high price of corn. The failure of tbe oats crop and the small yield of hay for several year ? also cut a figure. Local dealers say thkt the average pnce of all grades has advanced one-third over last yew jiLAixn rot : n\niiiso\ . Judge Isaac C Parker of the United States district court for tbe western district of Ar kansas , has returned frum Washington , D. C Wtiile in tbnt city the judge had an in terview with J. U Blaine relative to the probability of Mr. Blaine becoming a candi date for the republican nomination for nresi- dent Jndcc Parker says that Blame in formed him that under no circumstances would he pjn&it tbe use o' his name in the convention ; that he would not accept the nomination aud that he was for Mr Harrvonuni-undjtionally. Blaine then pointed out toe strong points in favor of Harrison and concluded ttie interview by saying that the only chance the democrats had was to work the farmers. ' alliance in Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa aad Illinois. WILL 1-TIHKi : MOM > AT. One thousand cirarmabers will strike on Vnniay Tbe Cigar Manufacturers' as-.ocia- Uon has refused to grant the demand of the journeymen for an increase of il a thousand on each grade of cigars and the men fn consequence will strike to enforce their demand. The em ployers base theii refusal on the crjniid ol low prices aad enhanced cost of raw mater ial , owmp to the operation of the new tariff law. THE AXACOVDA SOT "O1.I ) . Mr. Child , agent for John Ii. Huggin , owner of the famous Anaconda coyj > er mine. sa\s he knows nothing about the leportea sale of the Anaiiondato n British syndicate for fci\U ( iOOJ "There have been several oSers for the pwerty. " said he , "at.d the sum mentioned in the newspaper articles is not too high , but whether Mr.Harginb.4s.de- cidud to dispose of it or not I do not know. Tnere is no truth in the statements published about the mine having been shut down owing ; to the scarcity of ore. The supply is practically inexhaustible , aud as soon as tbe diSereucc * between the railroad and mining company are adjusted work will be resumed at once. The average output ol the mine is 'JM3 ( tons of copper daily and 4"iOJ men are employed. ' ' 11AUBETT MAI JICMGX. The rejectioii of Prof. John P. Barrett's pi-oposition for the holding of tne wuole elec trical exhibition at the world's lair in one building may , it is thought , cause that gentleman - tloman to resign upon hi ; return from the east. Before he weut away Prof. Bairett told several persons that be would resign from the electrical department of the world's fair if his suggestions were not approved and those ol the construction departmea' re jected. OEVEKU MILEMOVEMENTS. . There has been a dispatch received from General Miles saying tbat he will be in Col orado Spring ? next week , and it is presumed that his son , who has buen dangerously ill , has recovered. The general is expected home May 10. MUIE A vosf rnoM urit ATIM. A remaricable surgical operation has just been t > erf jnnod at the Huron street bomoL-op- atby hospital in Cleveland upon Miss Mamie Miller , sixteen years of npe A cancerous affection bad destroyed the left side and lower portion of her nose , but the missing flesh tvas replawd from the patient's left arm. w hich was strapped to her face by a harness made sper-inlly for that purpose. Totrani VIIIILIAI * John Uruob , a lad of twelve summers , lives at Mitchell , lud. , and has in the past refused to obey his mother Last nicbt a band of masked boys i-aught him and admin istered a sound whuipiug , securing from him & promise to mend nis ways. HE-IEKX rcon.E IN CUICAGO. Among th western jxjople ia Chicago today were the following. At the bherinan L B Sbepard. Omaha. At the Tremont Robart Leonard , Salt Lake , Utah ; H. \Vbyraan , Norfolk , Neb. At the Palmer T. J. Hilev , Mr. aud Mrs. \V. N Babiwk , Omaha. John L McNeill , Helena , Mont . A Lung , De Moines ; Mrs. H M. Plumb. Miss PJumb , Omaha. At the Auditorium . G. Taylor , Supe rior , Neb At theLoland W R Kellogg , Jamestown , N. D ; D. H Andrews , Omaha , At the Wellington George Armstrong Oina'ua. At the Gratia Pacific-F D Ridenour , J F Kirfccndall , Omaha. L. . ( i. Johnson , Aber deen , B D , J. 'W. Bailej , jr. , > ioux Falls S. D. ATKINSON. I.A IIO It It.I y J.GL..I. . % It. No IilMurlwtw. arid I ) < > iiionMriiiicin Heer\etl 1'or a Put tire Day. LONIKIV , May 1. I New York Herald Cable Siwcial to THE BEE 1- Tberevas no a sign of labur day bere , all demonstration being re-served for Sunday , when there wil De a huge moellnp at Hyde park The follow Ing rf-olution xviU bt zaovwl from twelve platforms simultaneously "Vote that this meeting rwognued the establisbmc-n of an international eight hour * a day for all workers as tbe most immediate step toward the ultimate emancipation o workers , and urges ujKm governments of al countries tne necessity of having a working day of eight hourbj legislative enactment" In the country the day was elected to Hart a feu local strikes , yut otherwise every thing was quite uneventful. The extravagant uillitary precautions taten on tbe ooutinent bavesnoreoded on the whole in procuring a quiet day Pans hhd its tisual excitement in the explosion of a dynamite bamb , which blew oil tbe door of the Hot-el Marquis de Trevise. A sensation was spoiled by the discover. * that tbe culprit was ft discharged valet Berlin work own , like Londoners , are waiting for Sucd&v. Forty- two workmen's , meetings beld in Vienna upporud eight bour > B day , but there wane no disturbance _ _ Attack oil ib < - Ttti p- . ICopj/HoM J I tin Ji-nrt Cr .r. . > /Jnineff. . MAI iiir. May 1.- New Yrrk Hf-raia C able Swcial to THE Bre. , Mrs. Grahame made a fiery ipv cii tn Spani'h U1 was the only exception to tbeeeucral tran- quuitj here At a metitinc tnPiarzo Saoto I Cnice , an anarchist , indited o e men to at tack the troops which M-eredraxtn up near ! by Tbe tnob pejtod the sAdjory and the j avalrv charced the mub SbDts were ftrt < d a both sides Tbe soria ist leader Cipnabi , vas wounded and a polioeuian killed Tbe ity is now under uiililarjr occupation. All hc'ps ' are closed. I'EASIUM * FOlt I'O&T.iL CLEltUS , OtllcliU or the nallwa ? llrnncti 1'aior the St-hcMiie. WAsnisorox Hi Kt r THE SEC , ) MS Fon.T.ficxTn STRCCT. > WASHINGTON , D C. . Mav 1. ) Second Assistant Postmaster G-eneral Bell , vbo was for some lime a.t tbe beginning o' his administration saparintendent of tbe railway mail service , totretber - > vitb other ofdcersof tb < railwav Uraucli of the post- oftloe department , are out hi aa interview bis e\eninr advocating u pension list for osial clerks. This mcvc-rntint is given birth jv the recent disaster on the Lake Shore in Ohio , in which several pastil clerks \vera Killed and others badly cripplol rrobably for ife The proposition to create a pension list or railway postal clerks is tn old one , ana althourh it receives commcridatjoa ia many quarters and is withal jiojiular In the country , cannot pass cor.gress Jt was agitated two and three , and ve years airo in the house , when bills lo kia ? to tbnt end were under consideration. It is tbe pre cedent that Is feared. If a pension list 1s- cre ated for any class of employes in civil posi tions it is feared that it will spread It will be remembered that it was urged for the life saving crews of tbe cotmcry. a class of fed eral employes wbo are constantly in danger of deatb or permanent injury in tbe line of duty. If the postal clerks are to be peasioned it is argued that life saver ? must go 011 the list , tbe men wbo are oorajielUid to travel about the country as tjibcial utjeats. those who are in charge of dangerous tuacames ic navy yards , pun foundries , tnose in the ma rine corps , health ofBccrs who are stationed al tbe ports and. finally , all nho are on the civil rolls of the federal erovemment. just as it may soem. Tbe postal c3erks foere wbo un derstand the temper of congress and the ob stacles in the way do not Late much bope of success. uuuit Minnvs. Senator Blair , minister-elect to Ctiina. re turned late this afternoon. Ihs home-coniin ? would have been comic if it had not been somewhat pathetic and serious. He arrived on the Baltimore A : Oblo limited at & o'clock. His fellow-passengers pot out ahead of bin. , ns he hung back , apparently desirous of escaping attention ana particularly tuat of the newspaper correspondents. Some min utes after the cars hud emptied 'be seiiator came up the platform and lad iiis bacrace chocked back to his private residence on East Capitol street , wbicfa has re centlv been advertised for saie as 'The lute home of the United States minister to China" Although cius silk hat aud broadcloth suit i\ere somewhat travel- stained , tie looked rrurb better tnan he used to in the greenish black salt and old slouch hat which he wore as a senator. He evidently felt with keenness the cUurnr. of hi return "I doa't know iihetner" ! will call on Secre tary Blame in the morning or not , ' be said in reply to a question. "I liuveno special plan , and there is nothing in my pomrr to Japan or el'ewhere further than bts appeared in the speculation already printed " It is generally understood here that Mr Blair will wait to oonf rwita tbe president on his return , as the anppistment to the Chi nese mission was at theruttanre of President Harrison rather tban of j lr Blaine. Tbeei- senator has many warm Aiends here , and those who have kept place With liis career in congress know taut he < speaks tbe trutb when he says that he hits never said or felt anvthing airainst Chiaa a > nation. H.e has only opnosed the immigration of the CtUne.se to our country. LA\1 > DFOMOX * . The assistant secretaiT of the interior today rendered decisions In several western land cases. In the case of ' 1 bornas Black burn vs .lames E. Bishop for the southeast quarter of section SI , 'ownstiip l.'i ' north , range ti'.t west. North I'lalte district , tne de cision of the commissioner u affirmed , hold ing claimant's declaratory statement lor can cellation in R. E Hansals-en Tbe motion for a review of t he homestead entry for the northwest quarter of section H. township lij. ( rauce M , Mitchell , S D , district , the decision "of tbe c-omnii--.ioncr , which directed the cancellation of the entry , is reversed and patent wul 5s.cue. Mary Funk ( formerly Mary Dclsch ) home stead entry for tbe east balf of tLc southeast quarter of section 19 aud Ibe we > t half of tbe southwest quarter of section JO. township 13 north , range GO west , Mitchell. S D. . dis trict , the decision of commissioner , which rejected final proof. Is reversed and tbe entry declared valid , .1. E. Stockwell ol Omaha is at the Metro politan. W. H. Sherman of Siour Falls , S D. , is at the Ebbitt. F. A. Austin was today appointed past- master at Amelia , Holt 'county , Neb. , vice S. S. Waters , resimed , ind A. Blackledpe vt-os appointed postmaster tt Mount Sterlmr , VLB Buien county , la.ice L. V. Buckle , removed. PLI.UT S. Hetu OlT Comes the t nx. WA-IIISOTOV , Maj 1. Under the - provisions ions of tbe McKmley tariS act , beprinning today , all special taxes imposed tipan dealers in leal tobacca , dealers ia manufactured to bacco , manufactui-ers of tobacco and clears and peddlers are repealed. The law , how ever , require that these various classes o dealers shall register t eir names , place of business , etc. , with tbe local collector of in ternal revenue , with the axcf ption of dealers in manufactured tobacco. The number of dealers of the latter class , aocordmp to the report of the commissioner of in'ernal reve nue for Isiu was ( U.T.O--S , who paid a tax of fj 40 each It is said at the department that the abolition of this special tax of ttfl will cause n loss to tbe rovernaent of (1 , < > JO,0 > J annually. Foster Talks About I ' \VA l l. o , May 1. Secretary Foster , speaking to an Associated press reporter today concerning financial 'matters , said tbat in his opinion the government vvould be able to take care of all Its ob'lfrattom. and in ad dition to the i'tf. , < KHHi0 bonds already re- tiiyd by this admmlktratioa it would , in LIE opinion , add a i-nuslderahto amount in the two years that remain. , , Concerning tbe $ K > .ln.i.K > 0 legal tender redemption fund in the treasury , the secretary said be did not expect am condition of nJairs would ame which would makeli nece'sary for tbe gov ernment to touch it He intimated , how ever , that this fund might he used without legislative action In cascf absolute noces- s itv to pr * ent discredit to cc > vemaent obligations. _ 4 Circulation of Mili'lclinrj Coin. VA Hl ( . l May l.-Ttie fir t ol ttie steps oontempla' e4 bj Sewtto-rr Foster for getting Fnbkiiiary com ioti crcnla'ioB was takrn today wnen a ooiioe , tiiriod by Tn a - uter NeUkctr , was sent to baakt ana banker throucbo-jt tbe I'niled f-tn'es ' to tbe o3wt that tbe iolae of stundtrd tilver dollars havitg Ue d.siioutnued the treasurer fiids it < ni < < > iiv < nitni to fun.isb tein ottierw.sp than in tbe relemptltiu o' silverr i'Ctt ser or treasury notes. t > ut wjli lorwa-d Mivur ha f della s quarters a' d dliae * to any ( d- dr ss fret of c t tor trau ; > oru.t.on. . In ex- cnat.pe for any otber tai.d f mot. .y d > - IKh-ited in tbe treasury of any sub-treasury or depository bank \vlth Sj WA-HINBTOV. Miy 1 Special Com mi t- siouer Fo teranJJtuae C B'.aitie. jr. , hive rvtnruei ) t Washlnft > o from. Europe Foster called upou bocre4ary BluiLe tbii taornlcg , leirtnp a c JI.T of tie new reciprocity agree- mei t re T'tiafd bj bisn with tw p&nMi 0er m - t. Its oocKTiU wiil not be rciiae puU &t f recent , Mr. Blaine do. Ac3 to tiate wh "her or not the doc-urocct was a treaty or in sgrwaeat cnaer tie tew UiiC. SETTLED THEIR DIFFERENCES. Ot.o Miners and Opsratsrs Acr s oa a Brnof Warts. N'O rURTHER TROUBLE ANTICIPATED. Scale Tor Mnchliie .Miningitf \ \ Open for rut u re AUJiH-ltncnl Mnj Jlnj Moict'vncrrul 1 li.in Coiirvitir' , O , Mav l.-TJ e miners and opmtarsof Oaio bare aojnstsd th > : r < Di2-r- races oa a btsis of Mi cents f.ir tnlaing in tbe Hockine vailey and nine biu * labor dav. The i-cale for machine ml-img was left open lor iuture adjustment , Xa strike or trojOlo is antidpated in ttie Ohio fields i r uest year. A sneclai to tb Columbus I tsp&tch from Nelsonville , O. , one of tee princiiMil points of tlie Hocking valley ooal regions , saysTne miners are all idle today , but in an interview with a number of leafimp miners W are informed tbit tinsaoes not mean a strike , as May J is Labsr day. Tbe opinion of the majority of tlote inter viewed is tnat tbere will bo no stnk-j in the Hoc-tins ; valley or btraitsville districtUele - catw Irom all the mines are in Columbus to day and it is believed a satisfactory arrange ment will be arrived at , Moxohaiarepoits no strike or trouble , with little pros [ > oct of either. At Carr > on Hill o\er Hfteen hundred miiicrs workmc at tae Sund Han. Loustreth and Monday raises quit \ * . ork this morning and declare they -will stay out until tbe wage question is settled A special from Lopan says none of tbe mines arerunningm the Hooking valley to day except at StraitsviUe. A prominent miner stated to a Dispatch reporter today tbat tbe operators la tbe Hocking valley. csiTially those owiiinp mines in Pennsylvania , are scheming to incite tbe miners , of this district to strike in order to secure the bulk of tbe coal con tracts for tbear Pennsylvania mines. The above is being prevtj generally believed atnonp miners and tbev are quietly vaitinp , hoping to dcir * . e some benefit to their cause from theflcht wbicb they claim will surely come between tbe operators. SIIAMVEE. O , MBJ l A nxessare received from V if e President Nugent this rooming inducting the miners oltbis district to stay out , a no settlement had been arrived at mta tbe operators. The news was received here with crent surprise , as it ivas. generally believed there \\oald be no strike iii this valley. UcKMivvntr. 0 , May 1 Over five hun dred miners beld a mfietinr this moraine and notified the Dank bosses that no one eicept then would t > s allowed around the mines until the question of wages is settled. TitiMiiLf , O. , Mav 1. All tbe miners of tae Lucas district , No. V , abaut eleven bur > - drod men. are out today. They demand an advance in the .scale of machine inicin ? ; . Tbere is u division o1 opinion in regard to the eight- hour question. 7i.nLI * M < , O . May -Five hundred cnr- aters quit work at Youngstown , O , todav bocacse tbe contractors refused to rwoj-aize tbe other unions in thebuildini : tia3es 'ivi IVSATI , O . May --Tbeie 1 was no strike in the buililnfj trades bere and it is said tbere are no prospects ol any trouble At Covington , Ky , all tbe carpenters struck fora nine hour day at fi" > 0 i-cr day. aud bricklavers and otber woikmen sav that if none of tbe union caj-penters are employed tney vrill tl.on. CLCVEI AND. O . May -Todav at the Inra- berdo'ks of Wools. Jenks/c Co. a number of striker ? tttased Italpb Grav. a painter \\.l. Fisher , proficient of the Fisher-Wilson lumber company , \VilburKisber , foreman of the latter hrm , and a non-union man wbo.se name is unknown wore nil seriously InJuroO Tbere were half n dozen policemen on tbe docks nt the time aad chniged tbe strikers They-were structvitb bricks and clubs. Another syuud of seventy oftuvrs. marc-bed upon tie docks ana tbe strikers retreated. Stubborn Mrtigcle in Illitioi- . Di yroi111. . , May 1 About fifteen hun dred coal miners of ttiis district struck this morning to enforce tbe law for the eiirbt- bour day and pay every Saturday Thiswill probably be one of tbe most stubbornly cometled strikes ever had ID this district. The meu say they -will stay out till the law is upbeldantl their demands prantod. Tbe operator ? , contend tbat the law is unjust and will ficbt ' it to the Cnned Staves supreine court , lu'accordnnca with orders from tne ojierators all the miners and mine laborers bave cleaned np their vanous places and taken out tbeir tools. These miners hic\e served notioe tbat they vrill l.e idle until No vember 1 , aad froin tcida\ but one , the E ry * > tianwill be running in thi aistrict. A3av day picnic aud labor demonsiration is being beid and at which se\eral noted Illinois speakers aie pi-esent. BELLEX iti.t. 111. May 1 There will be no miners' strike in this coal district and tbere is apparently no disposition among tbe miners to join sucb a movement. OTTAWA , 111. , Muy 1 The situation in mining circles in this section is somewhat peculiar. At LtSalle all the miners came out Ia t night , bringing their tools , but today they assert it it not a strike ; tbat tbty ; are simply taking a rest because rumors of a strike have "been tbe cause of overproduction ana glutting the market. The men are very reticent aud as a rule uaint&in an air of mjs-tery which leads ont to think there is some concerted plan of action wbich they are endeavoring txi keep from tbe operators and tbe public. At Streator there is a like condi tion of afiair * . A laoor demonstralion was beld tbere today , at wbicb soineol the speak ers let fill hints about difficulties to lie set tled before tne men returned to woik. The ojierntors are inclined to think tbe miners wul not tie idle long. KI : KSL jcii 111. . May l None ol tbe miners in this vicinity struck to jar and , cs fur as kn nvn , there ts no spno'.s prievunco amonp thmen. . bri.ivi. YAU.CI , IlL , Mcy 1All the miners in this district stopped work today. Neither unties nor operators have proposed a basis of settlement for the twining jearand both sides seem inclined to wait. .Sr > HiM.iiEi.i > , 111. , May 1. All tbe ooal miners in the Srnnefield sub-district , about nftoon hunared in number , are idle and Pres ident Homes of the stateunion says they will rvumiu so until tbe result is known of tbe conference oa scale and hours , to ba held in Cbutago next wee * . The operators bere to day pjMed notice that hereafter they will pay out vi cetts [ ex ton over mcb and H qtiar- tf screen This i& ] 7J cents kss than tbe price now paid Pnoi.u 111. , Vav 1. ICe trouble lierf No tniuers. are on a UnUe aud there will be no strike In this district at present. Tbe oalv difficulty is betueon Jounieymen carntors aud bosies over a demand for Hti oants an hour and a nine hour day. The matter is in tbe bands of an arbitration committee. C" icaico WtirklngiiK'n Pnrntlc. CUKAWI , May 1. A perfttct day , largo cro-wd atd great enthusiasm chtrarterii'tid tbe labor dtimonstrat'on for eipht hours in Cbicugo. The bricklajei-s' uuion , about two tbousand itronc , did not tafce pan in tb pa rade that trade baving already b-fn aooorded an eight hour dcy Other trajts uuions were conerally reprtseutod and \vilb bundi ana banners'utid floats on whieb tbeir re- sre ctive bundii raits weie oeinp exottpliri'd , tbev marcbed about u < n tboasund strong tbrough tbe pHncipal ttreeti of the- business diktrim ano { urbded at the L.alt l"ront , wbetv sptHKrtiM.Terc delierad by local labor leaders At tbe mas > n < eeticr on the luke front tutuij tpocUdwere dolivertid atia resolu- Utu.s adopted a kmf ; tbe new atj. adiuiiiis- tratiou to oonscientiouily anforoe tbe eiphl- hour ordlnanoo. tbaniatg tbe wo'lss fair dir ctory for enilorsing rip-fat b ur > . and arol- t rat IOE and urging tbemu ) adopt a mini mum t-raleol was * . Uikiug tlie stat Itfgikrature to embody these three propu&'tiuns m tbe T > u > rlJ t fair bill. .No I > pmoMMitttion at New Krw OKri -k. La May 3Tt < re was no labor deuioiiStratik Ei here to &r OB Apru 1 tbe employes of a . . * nd door manufactory won tout on astnMa usetb mill owners would not exclude LC * ton men and there i not at present anj i ' , itlon of weakentnc on either sido. Ten di ? ? o every branch " of The buildinc trades - d in support of tbe operatives and UMt ' put a stoi to all buUdltip business for tbe being. Xlninetl I'nr Ji ice OiktUKtvi , la. , May 1 - " Sperfa.1 Tele prattle THE UEi.-Tiie ] .No r shaft of tbe Consolidation mines near bwe was burned at Jo'dorV tbis morniuffby a party of incen diaries , miners wbo haa li i dlsfihanwd. Tbe loss is ahsut JU'UMi Ox-er three hna- dredtnitiers will t > toiit of employment dur- ine tbe samtner , as it w ill take a IODR time to re builo. All hand * are looking for tbe scoun drels. Tbe executive committes of the Iowa dis trict of fnited Mine \Vorkers \ , alter a lencth v secret session today. Issued tbe follovvinp order : To tbe Miners of JOWH Vour ex ecutive board has order * d you out for the es tablishment of an eicbt hour work day and you will remain out until further orders from said board. The communications from National headquarters brourat only advice to postpone the strike and nut instructions to do so Io\v utb.u5 actinp independently ia this matter OT71MMA. la. May -Special [ Tflerratn to THE B'r..i-At least 4.0K ) ainers in tbis vicinity left tbe mines umy to celebrate May da\ , ana by order of tbe executive < x > m- ciit toe they will cot resume work Ulloicht bonirs a day is conceded. Tbe strike berej is queer in every phase and the miners insist that it is no strike , as they have made no demands At Cleveland they made a formal demaud. but the mines are about exhausted and would have IftMc-d but a month lonper At Mystic , Foster , Keb. hiteman , Diamond , Albia , Centervilie and other places the miners went out only to cele brate May daj and return br Monday. VAN MTTEI , la. , May 1. ' Spai-ial Tele- pram to Tun Btr..1 The inioers at this place bave accepted B reduction of 15 cents j > er ton find wciph coal before pome over tbe screens. The miners an > confident tbat they are not losinc much by the reduction and u-eigbinc on top and satisfaction is praeral. pr > Aloivis. la. May 1 All the miners la this vicmitv struck today iu obedience to or ders from the state cieculive board About ten thousand miners m tbii state will t > af- loct d b/ the order. DAAEVPOKT , la , . May 1 About oae hun dred carpenters struck today for nine hours mst ad ol ten and increase of pay. Others threaten to join the strikers tomorrow. > tij luij In Nc VorV. OBK , May 1 Small urmies of mea marching- tbe tune of the "JMarseii les" and otber airs , carrying red flags and transpar encies , the latter denouncing all monopolies , approached Union square tonight from vari- ouse directions to participate in the great eight hour labor demonstration under the auspices of tbe central labor federation and socialistic lab.ir party. M ny thousand people ple con rec-ated abou the vanous sUuds. The main speaker's stand was at Cottage on plaza , on seventeenth street. Here English speakers tilted , bile speaches were deliv ered in German and H lircw Jrom the stands on Broadway aud Fourth aveuue Shortly af ter > o" clock the meetirir wu1 * celled to ordt-r by Lunen LanicL While tbe chairman was addressing tbe crowd socialistic labur unioiis ooutinued to arri\e in srndll aud laicre bodie- , , inarchmc to tbe inwliiic one of tbe social istic todies carrying the American flag with the union down Alu-r ttie lotJii si > caker had addressed the crowd a lonir preamble and serieof oc-iiuncjatory resolutions , were read at tlio main stand. The features , of this delnerauce werfl. Endorsement of tbe de maud * ol the Purls convention . demands for consolidation asraiast capital , statutory establishment of tbe eiibt hour day : report to jiohtical action to attain tue ends desired , and allepianco.to tbe socialistic party. After tne resolutions -were read , H. O. Wilshira , n weanhs.oiali it frooi LoAn poles , Cal , ad dressed the inoetiutr He predicted that the amtatiuu fortho eiptt huurlaxv was ouly the forerunner to u demand tnst four hours should l e considered a dai 's labor Tbe resolutions were adopted with n wboopand tbe affair nt tbe main stand was at un end. On Brc > adx\ay arid Konrth avenue were trucks Jilled tvith socialist st > eaker , who ad- drvtsed the crowds m vuiious tongues. Two Ihouvanil I iu .l uraci . Out. PiTiswuG , Pa , May 1. Tbe eijrht-bour strike in tbe buildup traacs was innujruratod toflpy. About tAvo tbousanj men are out A general review of the situation bere at 2 o'clock this afternoon , sbotvs. that the car penters , bricklttvcrs.ana stone masons to tbe number of fUKKi are out on a strike , with many planing mil ! men Sev eral independent coatractors lave already granted the eipht uaur demand und the men sav it is only a question of a short titnu when the Builders' associa tion will be forced to terms Si eciaLs from New Castle. l > ic AVasm.c- ! ton , McKeesport , Bradooc ) : and other west ern 1'cnnsjlvania and near by towns indi cate. a peneral strike amonj ; the carpenter- . , stone masons and bricklayers. Tbe slate roolers of the disti-ict have joined the carpenters. Borne twenty small firms have already conceded cifht hours and 'V3 cents per bonr to tbe cart > eDt < jr- . , but they do not belong to the builder excbaago The president of the latter orpaimation savs tbe contractors projiose to tnake it a jierfect freeze-on t. Fome I'eiiiisyliania Miner * . ASIILA > 'II , Pa. , Ma > 1. The aieht-hour movement was not pressed in this district Tbe miners are all working as usual today. Pin-iia.n , Pa , J > 3ay 1.This morning between five tboisaucl and s-ix thousand rail road miners near tbe Pittsuurg district went out oa u strike. The old scale cipirod yes terday and they went out pendmr the ad- junmei.it ofajes. . Tbe strike Uas noth ing to do w-ttn eight hours The miners' convenlioL is now ii. session here The proposition of the opera tors to paj the olJ wages has been reneived , but no notion has been taken a * jet. Nearly tbe entire session tbis morn inir was piveo uo to dehai * on tbe wape question and itrs * practically decided to adct ) ' . two scales , one to rulein tue ra.iruad cmal trade and tbe otber to govern tbe lake trade. HiTINOTOV , I'a. May 1 The proposed peneral strlne of Penssjlranin bituminous miners , ivbich wasunnoutioed for today , has been indefinitely declared oS and wori oon- tlnues as usual. _ Sit nation at * \ . Ijoulft. ST L n is Mo , May 1.The carpenters and joiners asked for 40 oants an hour , and out of STiO bosses who iweivei the demands ten refused and tbe balance bave not been beard from. The architectural iron workers , XTW in number , went out for the eight hour day and an advance in wares. The marble setters struck for an advance and oit-ht hours Team owners , r U strong , allied for f aday and cot it. Other org-aniwtioos will decide tomorrow wbetncr or not to strike. _ No Aarct'iiiont 1'cnfln-cl. , Jnd. . Maj l.-Two thoui-anc in Day county went outlast night atk today l.GjJof tbeni bald a mbetu ? at ilrucil Secretary Ku w ll roMrired n lett r from Stat Prendent Cotnisliey askitip the mea to return to tvrk A committee conferre * tbe operators , bn no agreement was 'Hie trllc in SV > York. Nrw Y'II.K. ' MR > 1. At lt ast fony-flve liundrtxl reeu. repre tuitUip the diCei < en builiiiuc trade * of tbis city wtiutovtoo a vtrike today f r tbe eight-hour day. Indiana Mlncro. ( , "uii , Tmuc lUiri ; Ina . M y 1 Not lets than 8.0.U miner * iu laiiaca quit n-nrk lait ttibt backus * tbe vtupe f-calc for the yoarbftgiu tiicp today ha.d net b en tipuod. In iffinekf-t-f. Ciu nx" nTUUB , Muy -The ur.icm carpenters pa..rit < r > and brjckmasous IL tbi fCU > .Ti > tl > OJifttOMi 1'AuC.j BOYD'S COURSE ENDORSED , Sacond Dietrict Dtmxrat * Satisfied with Hu Veto cf the Kewberrj Bill RESOLUTIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS , The 31 MIVtiu Onllfil tlip Moctlni : DC- iiuutii'otl a * . Traitors to IHMIIOI- racy An Harmoni ous AITnir. Neb , Mar 1.-'Speua. Tuc- pram to THE Btn. j The conference of com- ocratiofthe Ssoond eonirresOonal district cailttd to ass-paiMe In ta.is city toda ? was largely attended and resembled niui-h the ( .d time democratic congressional ot'tn c-uu OLI Twenty-four counties were rppn-seutod by delegates Seret caucus-os wen ? the orJer oMbpdity. Tbo inflntnatory disjKiMiH' ' ' tif a few flery democrats calmed a * , the tour < - > f calling the oouletviica ai > j roiii'bed ui J ttis evening unison and censer * , atissn ; > t tun Bob Battj's oSlcr was bwadijiiarurv r r bit Boyd men John M ItRirac eutenainoj The friends of the Newberrr bill in his spun as o2k * . Tbe foufetvnce was call < * a t < > ii e-r a he absence of Mossr * uintiiur and kac-au ames It .Porter ol Duudy CMUM was 'Iwted cbairman and Cburles TiaJesi so , m- ary. A committee of one from euc b < > _ My n the district was appoit.tea on resi.ljti . us. 'he conference then took a twoss if t. ftoeo minute * \vlme tbe t-omtuitt.ee dtbbemita The ctmiiDitU9 on jesolutions hud born losetod for fully ono hour ivh < ti the ocn erenee iwonveuod and a ooinmitut was ap- minted by Mr Leb\r to wait on tin rf nttl ion 1st s to astx-rtaiu how soon the c mini nee roald be wady to report Mr Bam made a tortny sjH&i.-h bfnrettiP oomantu- res . utions and secured a uiajurui reji rl as ' u- . > ws : Tbe democrat * in conference a .sentiie-d D be city of Uastmps , Neb . on Mai . is , end greetmcs to t.he dctnocrac } of tfceH end conprpsMOual di < tnct and to tinac m * acv of tbe state and pledge auou tr.ur Utility to tbe principles of tbe dftn > crai.c ratty as laid down in national and Mau p.ut- orais' . Resolved. Tbut tbe preat question if tariff reform is tbe most vital issue before t'x ' ) iletodnyand einnot be oversba. . noi t.v my other question unUl the people .in rt * iered from tbe ex actions of tbs i-o 'nr i r ff tnown utbe McKinley bill. l ? .ohfld , Ttat we are in favor of a ra - road bill rec-ulalmp freight rates on luri w r , vial , prain. live stork , farm machiiicn urd < uch ottier a.rtidos n will directs tn-tbt he apricultt.ir.il interests Hesolvod , That vre roncratulat'- 'talc ipon the flection of Governor .la'nes E. Joyd , tliat vre be-eby express our craft It r u his aluhty and intbrnty and \vi KOU C to 11 * admiui .tration ourundivd d unpirt The tmuority reportid as follow. Resolved. Tbat ivc ooncratulate the slate ipon Uv election ol G-Livenior .luiu.-s E Joyd : tbat ive berenv express our i I'tifodetjog n bis ciocutne abilitj &nd Ui > > lutcgritT. bat ive endorse his ad mmist ration and > k > dpe w him our undivicU'd tupporl Harmony prevailed apparently until tbe com mil toe on resolutions reported a double- leader in tbe slape of majonu ard miiionty reports relatmj to the endorsement of 05DV- ruor Bo.rcTs po > .itioti nn tbe Ncivbirry lull Tliis M > : aevi bat atr .rravated tbe cxiaference , Jot , Batty cbarnpionoJ tlie tnaiorlty ivnart , hile Alley of Salme rfjiresentod tbe minor- t.v He appealeJ for harmony in nn eloquent ffianner. tie insisted tbat the minority endorsed Boyd i\hilc tbe majority report did net , A division of tbebousei had on -be resolution of endorsement after a strong appeal for harmony by member of the con- frrpnoe. The ininority report was udoptea amidst tbe wildest enthusiasm by a vote of VitoM The conference delec-atts rejrurd be mee'.ipc Vinc-bt as a sad misUke. tba bre ib oeinpuder liiun ever Resolution1vere read condemning Racran aud I inuinca traitors to deiuuriMi y but were uot aduiit < > d Hag-an autinpiit ( ! evl- dontJy tbe stern brewing and ivnuir ed ut But ty ii t > i ue over the c > u tcome. .S.I.V7.I Cordial Weli-ornp Accar Ic.l the I'lvi-l- dent 11 itui'.ict in Tri-i'O Swrt Cm/ . Cal , May I. The presiden tial party arrived beroat * o'clock tbis Turn- a ? and ivas ta-iderad a mo < t euth jsia' uc re ception. S v ri.AV noo. Cal. , May President iurris-on and party returnei from Santa Cru7 shortly before noon tolnv and vere eaderod a re-soption at the cbamber of com merce. Tbe chamber of commerce was boaa tifully flocoratelA d as.a crowd itir- rounfled tue president's c-Hrnape anc cbeei-ed him as le catoroJ tbe uuiliinc. Th'e mpmbers ol tbe various commercial organizations of the city , Mcxicaineterans , Cftlifornia pioneers and otber asMirjatioti preetedbioi. Preiident Taylor of t be cha.n- jar of commerce delivered au aJdres of * vel- come. The president in bis response said ID part that be bud tn-cn subjected durln ? bis stay ID California in some rcsrocts to th siiaBtroat- ttieat policaiuen accord a tramp-he bad be-on kept "inovine oa.Their cardial pre tinps , " beiaid. "are mora exmliaratiof tUan tbair wice and p.-rbatis safer for tb cons-Utution iLaugliter.j I am glaij. " added tbf nreMdoat , "to staud in tbe pre - eune of this as einbiape of winners tnea I bavetraS to male thi > n buntjii-s adtumis- trMtiub [ j\pti'auf.e. ' J Ofoour-e we c-unnot lulb separate politics from a uationdi uduiia- istratitiu , but J have felt itMt pi cry public officer owed his ln-st iemc to tbe peojile without disUi ctioij to jiarty , that iu wlminiktenne official tmstb wo were in a vcrj stni-t t-ct sc col merolr m a figurative * e < ise , your servants It ba b-joti tuy desire that in even braiji-hol th public sen-ioe there Miouid b. . an im- proveniont I have sutnulble'd ' u ) ! tbt- secre taries and received a stimulus from ttitc. ta HB endeavor in all the departments cftbe government to pixe you Hstperlfit service u possible [ Gieat applause ] TMS v ( - ewe U tou , but if 1 were pure-unit ; pan. * c-i. < 3s 1 thould feel tbat I wa1by FUI b iifbom cs- taolisbmc iny party in the coufiotof tbe people I feel that have oo.ntio a psint where American iodusWes , A nicnrnr. cntn- merc and American iutlucncx.- > - to t e re vived and citetided. [ Ap | > lau e Amer ican soptiinent and feeling iva" . if\ -r more coiittollitic tLan now , and 1 do ud u e tbal U-rm in tbe narrow seiiw ol a LBIIM Atner ir.an , but to embrace all Jo > al oiti/eut. . &av > e born or fidopted , who have a ir ve of our flue in tuwr Utjiitk ureU choeriue "i I Imljeie there are mtihu'U by which we Miall put the Atni-ri ati Hue upon tb * setasajrain ' , Aoplauw I In tut .ucstjjn of sbippinp , " addea theprfidei t. \\enn in a similur ooudiUon to the mere bar. . t ivhc wheo tie practice of senditip tra.it.c men on tteroaU wai first inaugurate ! doi'ic o tsueunwith cui-b an ianovati > : . , but ton fouuri be had to do it or po uut ot business Tbe pre t opiainpn-ial poternmeiAs of ILe world have Hiiriulaleid tbeir st pp.T. in- tere ts bv dnect or indirect su' . . * lie- , while ive hHve \ pt'n { .aying 'no , vre jin Icr the of\ ' " way 3'osttn i > .t rieneral ( Wanamaker and Sec- retar * Ru t * . .f j > ol.taud nfieriatjth tbe jmrtv proatHiJud to MecbaaiiV [ lat.ion. tybere tit- May dcy f n4vai of "ji irs.ut ArinypcifeU was. in prosrrekt Tbe banquet at tljc Pklate bet < -l totlebt in honor of JJre i < eit } ) rrUon wav utter , -tea by 2r.O ciifktk. Tbe aiUir was ooadjdod in ta blabir&Uf scale and WAK the cUi-iiig featur * of th prtHiideut' ! . vlkit toUili city On ln t bk oxnjpit-d b.v tlprisidtTit vrasi bank ol ro i ttttttm f et iotitr and thnm feel wide. Tbe otler UWo * were ulto dtiroi-at6d 'vitb a lurce LtiBilirr of flowtr * . Tb' ' principal ( . { oucti of tb ev tun waj ma. je b ; . the prei- f.nlil OtHlert'd (01 Im N'uY i Ma < i . i if' E 'jj-tl to J , . KK wawrueioa for export W Jay ,