Nebraska Newspapers

    FHE OMAHA j DAILY
TWJ5NTY-FIHST YEAK. * " OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNTNG , AUGUST 5 , 1891 , .NUMBER 48.
HAYCLOSETIlEl'Un '
Smelter Cffloials Will Shut Down for an
* * Indefinite Period.
ALL THE WORKMEN WILL BE PAID TODAY ,
Then tbo Work ? Will bo Oloiod and Maybe
bo Removed.
INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY OTHER CITIIS.
Mayer Cusliin : ; Issues a Proclamation to
the Workmen and Oitizjns.
- LABORERS HOLDING BIG MASS MEETINGS.
They nro Pence ibly A walling Dovol-
iiineiitM-.loli | rrlntci'H Still Out
nnd Non-Unio i Men Taking
Their I'lnue * .
As for as the smelting works company Is
conrerned , today will end Iho .present
trouble , nnd nil other relatioas , for that nut
ter , with the men who walked out of the
smc'lteron Saturday and Sunday nights.
J'lio regular monthly pay day nt the
smelter onuM today , and when the men
rec 3ivo the money duo thorn they will bo In
formed that their scrvicoi will bonolongor
required , ns the smelter will be shutdown
for an indefinite period , nnd perhaps per-
ininently.
Tlris decision has been arrived nt by the
ofllrers , who state that there Is n possibility
that the smelter may bo removed from
Omaha nnd a cortnlntj that no fti'thcr work
vlll bo done for some months at least.
There ? Is no marked change lu the situation
so far as the workmen nro concerned. Meet
ings were hold in several locations dnr-
5ng the day. Many speeches have been
mndo. but most of them bavo boon of a con
ciliatory nature , advising tbo men to peaeo-
ably but persistently insist upon their
rights.
The pollco are on guard in various pirts of
the city , but , no demonstration of nny kind
has been attempted and no violence Is antici-
alcd. although the feeling among thouncm-
X
. loved U very Intense , nnd any untoward
event might ho followed by disastrous re
sults.
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President Itarton Tolls of 1'laiiH Now
Under Consideration.
A bout 0 o'clock yesterday morning a trip
was made tot no smol tor whcroovorv thing was
found -is quiet as the grave Abount twenty-
six of the old omployos were standing noout
under the bridge in group * of two or three
quietly discussing the situation. A squad of
policemen was on guard , but they found
nothing to do except to keep In tbo shado.
A gang of painters was engaged about the
ofllrn cleaning and painting.
' . At ! interview was sought with Mr.
liarton , picsldent of the smelting
I company. Ho was found in his ofllco in
{ company with Mr. 1C.V. . Nash , secretary of
| - thn company.
L 'Gentlemen , " said Tuc Hnrs man , "Tin :
Ps , Dr.r desires sotno Information on certain
f > tiojnts connected with the strike. What con-
T ssion Is the company willing to make to
the men and what has been clone ! "
Mr. Barton replied ; " \\oolTcrcd.asstated
yesterday , to send ono of Iho mon , \\hom Uio
men themselves should select , to Knns.is
City , where they said shorter hours and bet
ter wuges obtained. This man would have
been furnished with every facility for Inves
tigating the situation and his report was to
, Jm\o governed our actions huro. Pending his
X-T lurn , however , the men were to sign a con
tract and work ns before. They had nearly
nil agreed to this when they suddenly walked
out and left us.
Will CIOHO the WorlCN.
"Wo shall keep the worics shut down now
until the men como buck and accede to
the ruloi of the company. When they do
that wo shall consider any changes that maybe
bo proposed , but ns long as they remain out
wo shall not treat with them on that sub-
Jed. "
"August Is a hot month , " suggested Mr.
- Nash , "and wo would rather shutdown , any
how. It Is what wo should do every sum
mer. "
"Yes , " assented Mr. Barton , "wo are do
ing now just what we ought to do every year.
Wo have no contracts for the summer months
and merely buy enough ere to keep running.
Wo feel that wo have u moral obligation
to keep our men umplovcd , or at least thu
married men , nnd for Unit icason wo have
nlwajs kept the worics In operation during
the summer. A largo unmoor of our em
ployes have families to support and wo have
loll that Wo should keep thorn employed.
Wo generally reduce Iho works ns much as
possible during Ihuso months bv discharging
iho nninairled men , but the men have now
released us from nil obligations and enabled
us to do what wo should do every summer.
Wo will sea who will derive the most
benefit. "
"Have you shut down for nny definite
k tlunl"
' Wo hnvo closed the works indefinitely ,
niUnion't Know when \\o shall resume opera
tions , " replied both gontlenion. "Wo have
hud several applications for work from men ,
but hnvo refused to employ mi } ono. .Thorois
no telling \vhcn work will be resumed or
whether It will bo resumed nt all.'a are in
n position to stay shut down for six months If
necessary , us wo hnvo no contracts of sale or
purchase on bund. Wo nro just In n position
to llnd out whether this town
will protect the company's Interests ; wo
hnvo ulwayn hud some doubt on this
point. This has always been the center of
trouble In this .section and If wo cannot bo
protected wo shull remove to a' point where
industries like ours are protected by the au
thorities.
"Tho statement has boon made that It cost
us iibout ? 50IHX ) to shut down. There Is no
truth In unv such statement. The entire cost
of shutting down mid cleaning out iho works
will not amount to > 00. Wo are keeping
enough men on duty lo guard the worics and
cleanup , livery man at work Is puld by the
month nnd uo have not n day man on duty. "
"Wo huvuiilreudv diverted fclMl.OOO worth
Of hasp bullion to New York , " said Mr Nash
"and couldn't btart up again now If we want
ed to.v
Accompanied by Mr. Dnrton n tour was
made of the'worics which wnro untlrely.de-
L sorted except here and tbuiovlero ono of
B the foremen was putting the tools , etc , In
order so they would not bo lost. The roast
L ers and furnaces wcru cold and no sign
' of life wus visible about the dumps
where , n few cm-load * of crushed ere
liu , roauy for the roasters. The dead
illeuro convoyed to Iho mind more clearly
than wonts that the works wore closed for
mi Indefinite tlmo , nnd perhaps forever , us
Jr as Omaha Is concerned.
S Jlny Move IVom Omaha.
wtt Mr. Hurtim was questioned ou the latter
p x paint , but seemed very averse to talking on
[ \ that subject , lioiug pressed , however , ho
1 laid : "This | j not u good tlmo to discuss that
' feint , it would put us lu the lluut of making
EL.
threats that If wo nro not granted certain
things wo will move. Now It Is known that
I urn nn Omnhn man and nil my interests fire
bore , and I shall use every effort In my
power to keep these works In Omaha , but the
matter of moving our plant from here has
been under consideration among our stock
holders In Denver for sotm1 time and 1 am
very much afraid that this state of nfTiiIrs
will precipitate matters. I returned Irom
Denver only recently anil while there the
directors u ed every possible argument in
favor of moving this plant to Denver and
consolidating It with our plani there.
I must admit that thov produced very stimig
arguments in favor of their po itlon. Iho
laws there are very favorable to mining In ml
Its departments , Including smelting , nnd by
consolidating , tbo rnnnlngoxpotiscs would be
greatly reduced , as thnlllio foreo nnd the
number of foremen Would bo cut down nuo it
otm-h.ilf. Wo would also gain an advn-it igo
In frolsht rites In not bavin * to haul the ore
so far , ns the product of the ere Is much loss
In liullc ami cnn ciuont | fipight ch uxcs.
As I M-ld , I used Overv argument
against such u move , but I nm nfrald
this trouble will outweigh nil nre'iia\ont. \
A Copper Plant.
"U'o have been preparing to establish a
roppor plant and ulargopirtof thonmrhtiiery
lias been ordered. It was the intention to
locate the plant bore , but the Denver people
are after It , and I can't say what the retult
will bo Tli-rc will bo about S"0 ( ex
pended on thin copper plant.
"It Is not alone from Denver that efforts
have been made to Induce us to move our
plant , " continued Mr. Barton. "Wo
lilivo received stiong overtures from parties
In Council UlulTs to move ever there and
thev have informed us that the exp'iiso of
making the change need not concern us.
They have n strong argument In the in liter
of freight rales alone. The rates on ere from
the west into Council Bluffs are the same as
Into Omaha , nnd the rate on bullion from
Cornell Blulfs to the cast Is less tban from
Omaha because there Is no bridge ch irge In
cluded.
Inducements to Move.
"Thero Is another source also , from
which wo have received Inducements
to move , " said Mr. Barton , "I will
not name tbo place , but it is not
vorv farolT. They have told us that land.
bulfdincs and thooxponso of moving need not
concern us , ns they wanted our worics.
"Thus , you see , " sal 1 Mr. Burton , -in sum
ming up , "wo have beensu'ijoctol to all sorts.
of influences from all directions to leave
Omnhti , and It certainly cannot bo con
strued as a threat for us to say that wo are
seriously considering the matter 1 have
used everv effort to keep the works here ,
and would probably have succecde , ) in doing
so If this statu of affairs had not occurred ,
but I am very much afraid that wo shall ba\o
to succumb to the inevitiblo under the gieit
piessure which I know will bo brought to
bear upon us.
"Understand , " bo snM , "wo nro not after
nny bonus or any money consideration.
Nothing of that kind wo-ild have the slight
est Influence , but wo must have protection
for our interests. Wo have too much at
stake to take any chances in having our
business Jcoi > ardi/Jed This sti ike has not
hurt us in the least this time , but some such
ocotmcnee is likely to happen at n time when
wo would bo at n great loss , and we must
cunrd against it.1'
SniL-lter Workmen lake Ilodcarrlors
and Tender-i in low.
At 0 o'clock yesterdtv morning hundreds
of smelting workers , hodcarriers and other
laborers mot nt Groan's hill on Farnam
street in pursuance to u call for it miss meet
ing in the interests of the bricklayer's and
ana plasterer's tenders. The smelting works
men were there to lend support to any action
that mlglu bo taken by Iho tenders.
In a very short while the l.all was crowded
almost to suffocation , and the stairs loidlug
to the street were jammed by a perspiring
mass of laborers who were crowded and
pushed by hundreds on the sidewalk who
desired admission. It was soon found that
the hall was much * oo small to uccommodnlo
the ciowd and an adjournment was taken to
the vacant lot at the corner of Fourteenth
and Chicago streets.
The men then tormnd line and marched In
an orderly manner to the lot.
Standing on a wagon in the ml.ldlo of the
lot P. Rlgby of the hodcarriers' union , ad
dressed the nion and denounced the selfish
action of the bricklayers , through whom the
hodcarriers and plasterer's lenders were
thrown out of work and made to suffer. He
then Introduced W. B. Miissor , who earn
estly addressed the non-union men rather
than the union mon nnd begged
them to orsani/o for the sake of their homos
and families , Ho advocated above all things
that the meetings be clmractorl/ed by
cool words and moderate actions and that ,
every man appoint lilnnelt n peace guardian
ever himself and liu fellows.
George Washington Urowster was called
nnd climbed Into the wagon bristling with
speech and enthusiasm. Ho started out with
a th'iule on tno newspapers declaring them
to bo paid emissaries , of monopoly. Ho ex
pressed dismay at the thought that there was
no otvanl/atlon among the smelters. "Hero
are 700 men , " he said , "battllne with a power
ful monopoly for their rights without organ
ization and it cannot bo successful. " Ho
then took up last winter's granger legislature
nnd the eight hour law , going over it from
every standpoint. It was the same old story ,
and the men stood listlessly listening in the
hot sun , mid such ns could find room sat in
the shadow of the hin'h board fence
and discussed the question of
the hour. Drowsier roasted no
courts nnd denounced their alleged rotten
ness. "ho employers who hnil tried to Induce
the men to sign contracts were , bo said , try
ing in a vorv smooth way to make the men
criminate tlicuiselve-t Hist , so that when the
men tool : tlio question Into tlio courts the em
ployers could sav "you nio n nice body to
prosecute us , you who have been tno llrst to
break the law. " The laboring man. ho de
clared , was entitled to , and should nnd would
have , the nocossailes of life and some of the
luxuries for eluht hours of honest toil.
L'iboiing' men , In order to got n homo for
their families , were compelled to live out of
town , thirty or forty minutes rldo by the
swiftest transportation from the scones of
thoit labor , and iciilly had no tlmo to become
acquainted witli or oducntn their families.
By the tlmo the laboring man got homo at
night his children weto in bed , and when ho
arose to go to his daily toll they were still
.sloonlntr , and so ho missed the opportunity
he should have lor oduciitlnir them.
Hotel-Hue to the conduct of the men , ho
said : "They call these men n
mob , nnd pretend that they nto
afraid wo will destroy property
but 1 will say that If we tire treated Justly
their property will bo safe. They nro also
afraid that wo will attack and injure their
tiollco , but wo will not hurt a hair on the
heads of the police. Should they think It
necessary to call out their militia wo will do
as the strikers did In Tennessee , wo will
simply take their arms away and quietly
send them home without injuring them In
the lo.ist. " This was siiid in a vorv playful
vein and elicited u great deal pf laughter and
applause.
"Tho trouble with us laborers Is , " ho
continued , " that Ihoy toll us that wo
musn't go Into politics , Whv bless
your soul I have dabbled In politics all my
life and belong to the grand pld topubllcnn
party , ami ( displaying n republican outtoni I
am proud of it , They say I am not a good re
publican because I talk politics and tlnnnrlai
reformation to the rubblo. " Then ho branched
off Into politics until the crowd got uneasy
and began to took about for shado. Ho
wound up by rallying the men to inako their
efforts a success thU ' .lino , as the eight-hour
law might bo repeated bv the next legisla
ture , mm they might nut got such another
legislature as the last for twenty years to
come
Rov. J. J. II. Reedy wanted nn opportunity
to address tbocrowUand ! ho was accommo
dated The resiles 4 inattention of tun crowd
who hungered after stronger sentiments ,
soon became very nppirent and Mr. Ruedy
gave way to Mr Kretchnur who addressed
the crowd In Bohemian.
Huilunouncod the papers and THE Bun
particularly for their reports of the event *
of the strike so far anil then branched off
into a speech In Gorman , Ho announced a
mats mooting of the smelter workmen at
Mcti's hall lu the at tornoou and stated that If
thcv caught a Hnis reporter there thov would
spank him well and turn him out. Mr.
Miisser then adjourned the mooting , the
bricklayers and plasterers tenders to go
direct to Green's hail and go Into secret sos-
1 slon , and the smelter men to meet at Motz's
hall at 'J o'clock.
Workmen Disheartened.
The striking smeller employes failed slg-
nallv to obey the parting Injunction of their
leading agitator Monday nluht to be
present nt 0 o'clock jcstcrdny morn
ing nt the smelting works' pates ,
ns less than n score worn on hand nt
tint hour. They subsequently Increased In
numbers until theiewero perhaps ono hun
dred loitering about under the DouiM'is
street bridge , but there was nothing to keep
them there , and they gradually drlftuJ away
airaln and birelya corpjral's ' guard remained
during the day.
Thni some of the mon regret the stop they
have taken was apparent when seyml
of them applied at the ofllco for per
mission to return to work. A few oven had
their dinner palls , anticipating that their request -
quest would be granted , but they were all told
that no men were wanted , a the eompiny
did not want to start up the works
Ono of the employe * , a man who until two
wojlss ago was n farmer in Gruoloy county ,
but whoso crop ? were completely destroyed
by ball compelling him to seek other employ
ment , said that ho was nnxiotM to got back to
work and that ho know that fully two-thirds
of the men felt as he did.
The impression prevails that no violence
will bo attempted unless the company
attempts to start up the works \vltu now
men , nnd the stand that the company has
taken Indicate * that no such exctue will bo
afforded. The report of the decision of the
management to allow the plant lo llo Idle did
not come to the knowledge of the men until
rather late In the day. and those who spoke
nt all about the mutter seemed lo bo a Irilto
diuheartcnod by it.
Have Been Settled.
In speaking of th' proposed repairs , ono of
the engineers stated tint they could be made
much better if the firemen coul 1 bo in
duced to au hick to work , but said that they
could nevertheless be m ulo without any
such assistance Another employe expressed
the br-lief that the dilllc'ilty ' would have been
settled be I ere this It the men had only in
sisted tnnt the bricklayers and printers keep
out of it entirely.
"It was n big mistake to let thorn have
anything to say about it , " ho declared. "Mr.
Barton is always willlntr to treat with the
men when thov have a grievance , nnd If they
had kept out these other orcanl/atlons and
John Qulnn nnd fellows of his Ilk , we would
bo working tomorrow night and wo would
get ei-iht hour ? for such as really want it
and the pay would have been proportionately
better than it was before. "
.vo.v. J/.V/M.V i'iti.\ / / ; / { / > .
A Nninher ol'Them Arrive and Go to
. Work.
With the printers the lockout continues ,
with slight odds In favor of the employers.
Monday the Republican odlco force con
sisted of a watchman and a couple of "galley"
bovs , but today the situation is changed , nnd
instead of the composing rooms being de
serted eighteen job printers nro on the
"cases. "
At an early hour yestoidny morning fifteen
non-union men arrived in Council Bluffs ,
having been brought from ICaus.is City bv a
gentleman connected with the Republican
printing company. They were put to bed at
n certain hotel across the river for a couple
of hours and then brought ever to this city
and given situations at the Republican oflice.
They signed contracts with tlio proprietors
without question , not knowing what wages
they were to got.
Out of a force of twenty-one now OTI-
ployod by the Republican company sixteen
signed the contract ns book or "straight mat
ter" men. This class of workmen Is not
what the employers' are after altogether.
Competent job men nro needed also , nnd of
this kind they have procured so far onlv four
or live.
All of tbo "rats" have been recruited from
Kansas City , Leavenworth and St. Louis.
Mr. Frank ICIunk , the orgaui/er of the
Second district , has been In the city sir.co
Saturday , having conic from Kansas City to
advise with the men , and Is acting in accord
with the International typographical union
laws governing the present state of affairs.
A committee consisting of employers and
employes was appointed for the purpose of a
confoionco yesterday morning , but failed to
matoiiiill/o. There is no disguising the fact
that the employing printers are In better
shape than they'wore Monday. This cinnot
be said of the locked out mon. In nan' ) of
the places arc full forces employed.
Roes is runnlnir live or six men , Ackcrmnn
Bros. & lleiiit/o have half a dozen , ICIopp ,
Bartlett & Co. have a tow and Fostnor is
working several. In fact nil of the ofllces are
taking pare of the new work and are doing
somothinfTon work tUut was ordered before
the lockout.
The locked out men who scoff at the idea of
giving up the light , state that thn worst Is
over and that the bosses must comu to terms
soon. The bosses , or employers , take an
other view of the situation. Thov stale that
they are getting on their foot and in a few
days will be running the full capacity of
their oftlces. In every cue they state tint
they nro willing to meet thoold men half way
If they want to como bade.
riti } > Tiiti s < OKI : .1
Aukcrman HrothciH At Humtzo Con
cede Kifrht Hoiit-M.
Omaha Typographical union , No. 100 will
bo represented at the establishment of Ack-
orman Brothers & IlelnUe after 7 o'clock
this morning.
This Ilrm has nil along shown a dcslro to
accede to the terms of the Typogniphl"al
union , but has been partially persuaded from
cnmplj ing bv the rest of the employing
prlutorj ot Omaha.
It has nt last decided to "square" its
own olllco and leave the others to themselves.
The firm can well affoul to work Its shop
eight hours per dav instead of ten. There Is
materially no raise in wages , ns the Ilrm has
none but the best mon In its employ and will
continue to pay as much or more' than the
scale asked by tbo pi inters.
or e.iut.
Smelter Sfoncleot ; n Moellnj Ar-
railed for Their ! 3 < Illlc ition.
In accordance with the announcement n
meeting of the strikers was held nt Mutz
beer garden last night. The meeting was
announced for 7IO : ! o'clock , but It wus Ssl)0 : )
when Iho meeting was called to order nnd
the smelter mnn were chlully conspicuous by
their absence. There were only about ono
hundred and llfty present and less than ono
hundred ofthe.se were from the smoltor.
MeritKietcbmeyer addressed tbo gather
ing In Bohemian , speaking In the sumo strain
as his former speeches to the men.
Ho was followed by William Dcch , late
candidate for governor on the Imlopondont
ticket , who was Introduced as stuto organizer
for the Knights of Labor. Ho spoke for
about an hour In lOngllsh and German , recit
ing many platitudes which wuro not sufllclent
to attract the attention of the crowd from the
evolutions of u class of Bohemian turners
who were practicing in the halt.
Anson A. Bigelow , state secretary for the
Knights of Labor , followed Mr. Dcch In u
short speech In which ho assured thu strikers
of the hearty support and co-operation of thu
JCnights of Labor and said hospokoolllclally ,
He also said ho hud been assured by Mr.
Povntor. president of thu state senate , that
the elahi-fiour law would bo enforced if It
took the last dollar In the state treasury to
doit.
At the conclusion of Mr. Blgclow's speech
it was announced that another mooting would
bo held at the same place nt U o clock this
morning , to which none nut employes nf tlio
smelter would be admitted. At this meeting
a committex of two men from each nationality
employed at tha smelter will bo appointed to
visit the managers of the works and make
another demand for eight hours' work.
Should thU be refused , nnd tbo men dis
charged when they an * paid off today many
hint vaguely at trouble.
It was also reported at the meeting that If
o.X BEtOXU JMQ1I.J
VETERANS ON DRESS PARADE ,
Silver Anaivoriary of the ( ( Grand Army
Made Most Menbublo.
LARGEST IN THE ORDER'S ' HISTORY.
Sltiht us l'ip.Gr/.7.ln.l ! Pro
cession Mnrohus I'fou lly In It.s
Grand Kuvluw fib Core tlio
Com in unloi'-iu'-Oliluf.
Di'.TiiniT , Mich. , Aug. 4. This has boon a
proud ilay lu tlio history of the Grand Army
of the Republic. It has witnessed the
grainiest parade lu tlio history of the organi
zation and hns mailo the twenty-fifth or "all-
vor cncainpinont" nn occasion of inagnlfl-
conco mid grandeur surpassing the fondest
droums cherished by Its humble founder , Dr.
Ktophenson of Illinois , twenty-llvo years ago.
For six hours toaay , under a bright sun ,
IOOOJ veterans tramped sturdily over the
line of inarch r.nd such was the Insplra.ion of
the moment that cvon the fooblojt of the
ranlrnod and crippled comrades found them
selves mloquato to the ordeal of the live
miles inarch.
The 11 ring of a salute from ttiu United
States steamship Michigan in the harbor an
nounced to the waiting veterans at 10t'J : : that
thocom'numl to niovo had boon given tiy the
the comm.uidor-in-chlof. Four magnllleont
arches erected by the cltlzoru In dlfferont
parts of the city marked the line of march.
The moat beautiful of themwas a magnificent
tower and war arch at the Interjection of
Woodward and Jefferson avonuos. It was a
veritable work of art.
Slowly and nujoitlcilly the procaislon
started from \Voodw.ird and Adami avenues ,
with ( Jomiiundor-ln-Chldf Voaioy and his
staff in the lead until the reviewing stand
was ro.ichod. Tlio stand from which the
comm indor-tn-chiof and his stall reviewed
the pa-.ulo W.H situated ou tlio "Campus
M.irtlmus" on the east aldo of Woodward
avenue.
( etier.it Vcascy II'colves un Ovation.
When Ganoral Vo.isoy appeared before the
reviewing stand , the vast concourse of people -
plo clustered about tlio campus chcored
theinselves hoarse. The general reigned up
his charger , however , and paused. General
Algcr and the Detroit post , his escort , passed
by him and drew up baforu 'tho reviewing
stand , fronting it with cntios at a charge.
General Veasov looicod on with a gratified
sinilo then lifting hu h.it , gracefully from his
brow , ho allowed his horse to piss with slow
steps before them. As ho passed the review
ing stand every occupant oroso to his feet.
Foremost was the great Indian fighter , Gen
eral Miles of the regular army , who had
uoon leaning over , bareheaded , with ins
white gloved hands knitted above his sword
hilt.
hilt.General
General Vcasoy reached the otid of
the stand and the Detroit veterans
unfurled their Hug , s cures of bands
struck un a lively air and the crowd
cheered once more. General Veasy then
ro.lc to the stand and dismounting entered
his box in front * The Detroit post passed by
and the parade continued tbwiri ; ! tbo mussivo
war arch. , „
Bcsldo the staff of the r < m-nundor-ln-chlof
there were on the rjvlpw7f ' : wiud Kcvrctury
of War Proctor , Secretary of the Navy Tracy ,
General Miles , Assistant Secretary of the In
terior Uussoy , two or three governors and a
half dozen past commnnders-ln-ohlof.
K.irin itlon of ttio Parade.
On Illinois the homo of Lincoln , the hotna
of Grant and Logan was conferred the honor
of the right of the lino. The survivors of Post
No. 1 , formed a conspicuous little group in
, ho Illinois dele Uion , and their appearance
was the signal for cheers. Department Com
mander Clark led the esmmand , and
. ' 1000 representative of the SucKer state were
In lino. Among the prominent ones wore
General Post , uonoral Pavy , state auditor ;
Colonel Sexton , postmaster at Chicago , and
Colonel Cochrano. An umbrella corps : IOO
strong , was a feature of the Illinois division.
In the corner of a squire of blue umbrellas
were forty-four white ones , representing each
state in the union , and red , white and blue
umbrellas in the columns served to repre
sent tbo btripes of the flag ,
As eueh division passed oeneath the trium
phal arches little girls showered the vets with
llowers. The enthusiasm which greeted the
second or Wisconsin division , 70J strong , was
unbounded. In front and berne high in the
air on top of a flagstatt was perched "Old
Abe , " tbo stuffed eagle which bucamo
a part of Wisconsin's history a quarter
of a century ago. In line with the Wiscon
sin boys were General Lucius Falrohlld , anil
Colonel Woissort , candidate for commander
In-chief.
Department Commander Upham was in
command of the Pennsylvania division ,
which came next , 1.V)0 ) strong , marching in
good ontor.
The Ohio delegation was a vast army of
itself , no loss than l.'i.OJO veterans being in
lino.
lino.New
New York , 2 , . " > 00 strong , came next and was
the recipient of an enthusiastic greeting.
Then came a score of battle llan's , seamed and
shot through.
The Connecticut division followed , and
after It came Massachusetts , 'J , ! > UO strong.
Now Juney was represented by fortv vet
erans and lee was the number from Maine.
California showed up twenty-Ilvo strong ,
notwithstanding the distance they had to
come. Then followed Now Hampshire , Ver
mont and Uhodo Island with small delega
tions. The department of the Potomac ,
with .103 men , and Virginia , 300 strong , fol
lowed.
Oov. Tlinyor Walks With tlio Hoys.
With Nebraska's 50U veterans , Department
Commander Tueter commanding , was scon
Governor Tbaj or on foot.
Michigan , with Its 15,000 veterans , re
ceived the ovation of the day. The division
was commanded by Depaituiont Commander
Eaton. Inwa followed the representatives
of \Volverlno state , ItOO strong , marching
to the tune of Yankee Doodle. Department
Commander D ivldsoa w.is In command.
Twenty-eight hundred veterans from In
diana woio greeted with cheers.
The department of Colorado and Wyom
ing was headed by a zoimvo drum corps and
followed quickly upon the heels of the reced
ing heroos. The department has iibout ono
hundred men In line olllcerod uv Department
Commander Cook , Adjutant General Trouto
anil Quartermaster U'werul MoLanathan.
Four hundred veterans of Kansas led by
Department Commander Timothy McCarthy
represented the grasshooper state ninl each
carried upon his breast tho' Kansas Grand
Armv of the Kepubllu phi bearing the figure
of this doUrui'tlva little Insect. Past De
partment Commander. * Anderson , Pond ,
Stewart , nooth , Guthrlo andCaptain Coulter
nf tno * national council ot administration
were In lino. Commander McCarthy
onjo\s the distinction of being the
only living man who was literally In the
opcnlnir and at the close of tlio war. A sol
dier at Fort Sumptor when the llrst gun was
IIren , ho remained In iho scrvlcx and was at
Appomutax whun the enemy surrendered.
Uoluwurn , 400 strong , made a pretty showIng -
Ing as the division marched In a sprightly
gait past the grand stand ,
AVcBtern DeluKiitlcniH .Small.
Oregon was but meagrely roprosonUjd , but
not so with Kentucky. Five hutidrod com
rades from Kentucky ivero marshaled by
Deputy Commander S. O Hill.
West Virginia contributed ; JOO to the erund
paiado and Dnpaitment Commander I. N.
Duvnl led the UlvUlori.
South Dakota , though a small delegation ,
inaua a splendid showing and wore cordlallv
rocelved. Department Commander Palmer
led the delegation , accomusnleii by Adjutant
General Hovorlilgo and Chief of Staff Sllsby.
The Washington and. Alaska department ,
tbo west distant of all tue subordinate di
visions of the Grand Army of the llopubllc ,
was represented by it little grout ) Dcpirt-
ment Commander D. G. Lovoll , Assistant
Adjutant General Frank Clomltinnliu : , Past
Department Commander A. M. 11 rooks and
others wore In lino.
The gallant goncr.il , W. H. Clayton , brother
of the Clayton who was murdered as a result
of the IJroekcnrldge-Clrtvton congressional
contest , led Arkansas with llfty men In the
line of mirch.
The Florida delegation , l.V ) strong , came
next under command of John II. Welch ,
whllo eight men represented tbo Infant slate
of Montana , under command of Department
Commander O. A , Simons.
Tt MIH Htner Urpri'HiMitcd.
The Lone Star state was represented bv
forty mon led by Department Commander M.
W. Mann , the gnllant commander of the
famous Second Illinois artillery who so dis
tinguished himself for bravery as to merit
special mention In General Grant's MomMrs.
On u flagstaff in the tlrst rank n pair nf Texas
horns seven feet from tip to tip was emble
matic of ono of the products of the stuto.
The Idaho delegation numbered twelve
per ons , Including United States Senator
Shoupe , Dopirtniont Commander .ludson
SpolTord and A , G. Norman of the c imp of
Hoiso Cllv.
Twenty loyal veterans from Alabama wi > ro
under command of Dopirttn 'it Commander
Seymour Unllock and staff. The delegation
Included member * from posts In Montgom
ery , .Mobile , Birmingham , Cnllman and Decatur -
catur , and their nppoaranco was thu signal
for cheers.
The navnl veterans were loudly cheered ns
they pissed In review and the ancient star
board received many compliments.
'I'ho Sons of Veterans , 500 strong , and In
command of Commander-ln-Chlef L. .1. Webb ,
brought up tbo rear of the long procession.
The boys marched In line slvle mid received
marked applause along the entire line
I0\-l'resldent Hayes HnjoyM I lie Aliirvli.
The spectacle of an ox president of tbo
tlnltod States marching In the ranks is so
unusual that the tremendous ovation tendered -
dered ox-ProMdont Hayes today was hardly
a surprise. The cheer * which swept along
the line of march Hko a huge but slowly ris-
inir tidal wave was every Indication of the
presence of the distinguished ox-Prcsidcnt.
Mr. Hayes was recognl/cd by all as bo
inarched with hlu po-tt from Fremont , O. ,
donn Griswold street and near tbo Inter
section of Congress street several little girls
who ran out to meet him. The old gentlmnan
carried a n.ilm leaf fan mid nnpcaicd to enjoy
the occasion quite as much as Ins comradss of
the post.
Ono of the most unique features of today's
parade was an old army newsboy on horse.
"Doc" C. B. Aubrey peddled papers at the
front and when calleu upon to do nrmy duty
responded with alacrity. Ho was made an
honorary member of Uobort Chivers post ,
Milwaukee , for his service. Today ho rode
on horseback with a bundle of old war papers
under bis urin.
The girl cadets , n single platoon of thirteen ,
In red caps and gold chevrons , gold collars
and blue suits , of McCoy post , Ohio , were
loudly applauded , as they kept correct line
ana stepped accurately to the music of' the
rattling dinni corps. The Michigan female
band shared with their Ohio sisters the
plaudits of the multitude.
Noticeable Features of tlio Parade.
The features of the llrst division were the
Illinois goose , which was hung on a polo
' 'with the Inscription , "Everything is Lovely
and the Geese Hung * High" and the h-allicr
dressed man from Wisconsin who bore the
badger. "Old Abo1 the Wiscon in eagle ,
was , of course , cheered at every corner.
U was a noticeable fact that the old war
tunes. "Marching Through Georgia" and
"The Red , Whlto and Bine , " with occasional
bursts of "Yankee Doodle , " called out the
moil vociferous applause on all occasions.
Ex-Governor Oglesby and Captain
Meredith , chief of thqbureau .of printing
ana engraving , both * Tnnvched with the
Illinois boys. The wMtd locks qf the vener
able ox-governor mndo him conspicuous
everywhere , and he shared with ox-Governor
Fairchild of Wisconsin the cheers of the
spectators.
As the Now York veterans swept around
the corners with a splendid bai'd and drum
corps and their armed guards with their
gleaming biyonols , their appoaraneo was
always the signal for cheor. But the con
tinentals with cocked hats and regimentals ,
led by Uncle Sam himself , took the crowd
who cheered themselves hoarse. This
unique band , with its oflicial looking
drummers led the three solid platoons bearing -
ing the old war colors of Now Yorit. The war
sorovn of the bagpipes of the Twenty-ninth
Now York nlaving 'The Campbells are Coin
ing" was hoard from all points. The post
were Glengarrys and carried two shattoicd
icinmontul Hags.
St'cietary Pioctor rode In n carriage just
behind the commandcr-in cnlof. Ho was all
smiles and appealed to bo enjoying himself
Immensely. Ho was kept continually busv
raising his hat in response to the plaudits uf
the crowd.
As the Pennsylvania division passed with
the old battle Hags bearing the titles "Spott-
sylvania , " "Sbiloh" ami other names of Holds
rendered immortal bv tornblo strife , a storm
of applause erected the flags.
Among other prominent men lu attendance
and partlciu.iting in the parade were Gover
nor Page of Vermont , Governor Wimans of
Michigan , Senator Manderson of Nebraska ,
President Palmer of the world's fair and
General Henry A. Barnum of Now York.
Hayes Ilor-H Honor to Goiii'ral Vtns y.
The dav was marked with many pleasant
Incidents but none attracted moro admiration
than the spectacle of an ex president of the
United States honoring the commamlor-in-
chlof of the Grand Army of the Republic1.
Ex-President Hayes , accompanied by Colonel
J. F. Hcckcr , and the committee that pur
chased the $1,000 diamond Grand Army of
the Republic badge for General Veaset ,
called at the nation il dopirtmont headquar
ters to make the presentation. The ceremony
took place In tbo lurgo parlor at the hotel
where General Vc.isey stood with his wife ,
urroumloil by tis entire stall.
"Commander-ln-Chiof Vcascy , " said ox-
President Hayes , "tbo comrades who with
mo have been honored with places on vour
staff have assigned to mo the nirroeablo duty
ol presenting you this b.idgo. They ask you
to accept It ns n token of the esteem , the ad-
iriration nnd the affection in which you uro
hold by ourselves nnd by our comrades of the
Grand Army of the Republic. It will , wo
trust , bring present Joy to you nnd your
family. It will remind you and thorn of the
honorable part you bnro In the great ovcntof
this ago of the snciod war for union and
liberty. ( Applause |
"Our bopo is that this slmplo gift will re
mind yon pleasantly of the events and scones
and comradeship of the great conflict , that It
will iccall the famous day of Gettysburg , tlio
dav of jour opportunity , of your honorable
'sorvlro nnd of your signal trlumnh. It will
also , wo hope , bo to you a wollsprlnc of grat-
If\Ing moitltatlons upon the future. In after
times ttuiM ) who boar your name and slnuo
your blood will rojolco ns they look upon this
emblem their pri/oii family heirloom and
bo filled with gratituao that provi
dence allotted to thorn the Inspiring
privilege of tracing their origin to a man
who In his young mnnhond was a splendid
jlguro in tbo greatest battle of the war and
who stood faithfully and bravely by Abra
ham Lincoln from Us beginning to Its end.
| Applause. ) OuruUbcH and our prayers
are that vour life may bo long and happy In
the land , which In the dav ot Its deadly peril
you did your p irt to save , " f Applause. )
General Vcasy replliid brlclly , thanking
the donors for their good wishes and grace
ful compliment.
Lincoln HUH No Show to Win.
Tha next national encampment will bo held
nt Washington. Tlu > Justice of this asser
tion may not bo conceded by the partisans of
Lincoln , but the logic of the situation fully
Justlllcs tbo statement. Vigilant Inquiries nt
thu vai Ions department hcadqunttors Indi
cates that when the roll of states is-called on
thu location of the next encampment Wash
ington will got the prlzo by a vote of noirlv
a to 1
The vimoiH ctuidlu ites for comma ider-ln-
ohlof are proxslng tbulr claims with Increased
energy tonight ana tbo contest It by no
means over. Chariot P. Lincoln of Wash
ington , assistant commissioner of pensions ,
has withdrawn from tbo rnco As U stands
tonight the choice of comman-lor-in-cliief H
hnwoon Wo aicrt \Vlsronsln , Smcdbrrt ; of
California , Hurst of Ohio and Hodgei of
Now York , Wcusurt'i candidacy is thu
only ono that Is shnrplv defined as to states.
1 hi- west , with the i"ccoptlon of the I'acillc
coast , Is practically solid for this candidate ,
and while It miut bo bnrno In mind that "
i t-itcs wet of the MUsonrl have two-tlrs I
of the doU'gnte * Inroads have boot1 " I
that qunrU'r. The situation U ciVn
catcd tonight by thu sudden claims ofL ,
for Hum ami n rumnr that Illinois innls.
chip to present the name of i'\-Go\fr
Richard , ! . Oirloib.v for commandcr-lnJr.
It u'ti Problem A tunics Scrlou-V2
The "rnco problem" still l.ioms up/ / "
ously In the Grand Arnu of thoU \
and ttiuiuniiiim | on every lit ) now N
this dispute bo SL'ttleil nv the enr.iir
wlthonta serious disruption In the sq
divisions. " Th" wlilt-'s of the deputi
Louisiana nnd Mississippi still InslWti
the negro ns n soldier must not bo admitted
to membership with the whites ,
whllo thu colored veterans vow thov
will r-'JiH't the brothnhood of the
Grand Army of the Republic rather than
submit to tlio conditions of n separate orL'an-
l/atlon In each southern slate for the colored
members of the order. The colored delegates
from Louisiana will make a request tomorrow
to present their side of tbo case In an address
to the encampment.
Tonight wan di-voteil to roci'nlions to the
cnmnmnili'r-ln-clilor of the Grand Army of
the Republic , the Woman's Ri-llol Corp * and
the Sons ol Veterans by the cit Irons of Detroit
nt the encampment liall. Later In the even
ing nuothcr reception was tendered to Cum-
manilpr-ln-Chlof Vc.isoy at the Exposition
Imlldlinr. On both occ.isdons General Veiisoy
made bilcf speeches of acknowledgment and
thanks.
llowell , the Lumber . Merchant , Ao-
ciiM'il of l > plV.nillti/lli ( ! < CreilllDf ; .
CIIICMIO , Aug. 4. The North Wisconsin
lumber compuiy of Haywnrd , Wis , Hied a
nptltlon in the county court this morning tu
declare the acts of S. R , Howcll , the lumber
merchant locontly failed , as constituting a
voluntary assignment. The petitioner has a
claim for $ .10rHH. )
It Is charged that on Anril .10. Ib'Jl , Howpll ,
In fraud of the riL-ht of other creditors , made
nnd delivered to hU attorney , papers which
were in olTcct nn assignment of bis
property to the First National bank to bo do
llvcred to that bank , making It n preferred
creditor , whenever IIowoll should roach a
point where he could not go on ; tnnt Howpll
was , nt that time , involvont , owing $ lT < ViK)0 ) )
while his assets were only $ lr > uo,000 ; that
this assignment being withheld from the
records nnd kept secret enabled Howcll to
secure ciedlt from the complainant and
others ; that thq turning over to the ImnU
when ho failed In July U , of all of tils assets
was a fraud upon his other creditors and
that the Instruments executed by llowell
were not simply ns security for the payment
of tbo debt to the bank , but to liquidate tlio
Indebtedness with the bank nnd the suiplns
was to be delivered to llowell.
It is urged that the Instruments are not
chattel mortgages as claimed but are In law
assignments by Howcll for tlio benellt of his
creditors ti the bank as assignee. Yet ibe
bank , claiming the instruments to be mort
gages to secure its own claims only , refuses
to net for other claimants and Ims'givon the
rcq uli ed thirty days notice of sale. A claim
is mndo that the banic Is In collusion with
llowell to cheat and defraud other ciudltors.
Judge Scales granted a citation requiring
Howell to appear tomorrow morning to ans
wer questions and also issued a rule on tbo
bank to show cause why it should not bo
enjoined from selling or disposing of the pro
perty. _
sjiticici.it > I'Huiri.VG run
Cut HcliiK Made In the Price ol'
NEW YOIIK , Aug. 1. A bitter fight was
begun today by the sugar trust against Glaus
Sprcrkles , who has been a thorn In the sldo
of the sugar rellners on this coist for many
years. About ton days ago the president of
tbo sugar trust was called away from the city
by the fatal illness ol his fuller , F. ( ' . Have-
mover. While ho was away the sugar trust
maintained its price for granulated sugar ,
but Clous Sprccklos , who has boon
keeping his rates up to those
charged by the trust , at once
nnnounced a reduction of 1-10 cent par pound.
Ho cut Rcrlonsly Into the trade of thu sugar
trust but no action to meet the cut was taken
ns It was believed that us soon as Spreckles'
supply was plieed ho would n tire from the
market. IIo kept on filling orders , however ,
and practically supplied all demands.
Yesterday President Havemuyer returned
and nt once ordered the sugar trust price for
granulated nugar reduced 'o cent or 1-1(1 ( cent
beiow the cut mndo bv Sprecklos. The lat
ter todav then made another cut bringing his
prices 1-11 ! cout below the price asked bv thu
trust. The reductions made bring the price
for granulated sugar down to I eon Is per
pound in Philadelphia , on which 'J par cent
is allow od oft , making the net c\sh : pi ice
II 9MOO cents , the lowest on record The
price named by the sugar trust is 4 1-10 cents.
In August , Ihyj , after the formation of the
trust sugar sold at 8"4 cents per pound.
A curious feature of the fight Is that In iho
raw suiiar market both parties are urgent
buyers and the trust todav bought raw
sugar at il fi lit cents. This brings the prolit
of icllnlng down to n very low paint. In
Lower Wall street great interest Is shown ns
to whether the trust will tomorrow mcot the
last cut made by Spreckles.
vinuiJT.iTio.\
I reasiiry Ktiilenienl Shown an In
crease in the Amount ol' lonoy.
WvsmvfiTov , Aug. 1. A statement has
been prepared at the treasury department in
logard to the amount of money in circulation
on July I of the years lsr > 0 , lbir > , isb" ) , ISVJ
and 1V.U fioin which it appaars that tbo ai-
scrtlon that thoio has boon stnco the war a
great reduction of the amount ol money in
circulation is without foundation.
The statement Is ns follows : All
the statements furnished are made
up on precisely the sama b isis.
The amount of ench kind of nionoy
In the treasury Is taken and the
remainder is given ns the amount in circula
tion. There Is nothing omitted from the
.statement which should appear there except
minor coins ( nljlcels and pennies ) , nnd they
are loft out of all the reports because of the
difllenlty In estimating the amount of thorn
in use As the amount at the present time
Is certainly greater than in thu o.irller years
their omission will not bo unfavorable criti
cised by those who contend that there Is now
n scarcity of monov. Tim amount In circula
tion In IblMl was about j..Ci.i | )0KJi ) ( . and the
amount per capita was SKI s."i. In 1NIT > there
\MioT.M. ) < XKKK ) ( ) In circulation and thu per
capital amount was $ JO.sj. J'wontv vears
Inter the circulation was ever fl.'J'.i.VWO.OO )
anil the per capita was $ 'J. . O'i , whllo on Jan-
uarv 1 thoiimonnt was nearly flWiooioOt ( ( ,
with fJ 1,10 ns the per capita nllnivanrt * , the
highest In the hlitorv of the United Slates ,
Owing to shipments of gold to foreign coun
tries there has been u decline slnco January
I , IMII , not onlj in the per ciplta amount , but
In the total circulation. On the 1st lust , not
withstanding the out How of gold the circula
tion was about l.MXoooW ( < ) and thu amount
j > cr capita w ns f .M.UT.
S\\indllir.r Hehoiuo Nipped In iho Hud.
W\MiiMiTov , Aug. 4. The postofllco depart -
part meat has succeeded , It Is believed , In
tendering abortive the attnmpts of iho
Homo Fascinator company of Montreal ,
Canada , to victimize credulous Americans by
means of thulr word contest prl/.a schema.
An enormous circulation was acquired
throughout the United States on promises of
big prizes and many people were swindled.
The department has instructed the post
masters at all American terminal postoilleos
to refuse to certify money orders or forward
registered letters payable and directed to the
Home Fascinator company and return the
same to the ofllco of origin , marked fraud
ulent.
BLOODY FIGHT WITH ROBBERS
Oattlcraon Hixvo a Fioroj Encounter with a
Gang of MnrtuuleH.
NINE KILLED AND SIXTEEN WOUNDED ,
Attempted llvtermhritlo i ol1 iho No
torious Ashworth lliuul of Outlaws -
laws Operailnp ; on the TKMIH
and LoiiNliina Lines.
Tex. , Aug. I. Tlio news of a
war of much moro than an ordinary oxton-
slvo pluti has reached here as having occured
some twelve or fourteen miles from West
Lake , lu. , on thu l.ockmoore ft Co. , logging
tramway. In Iho balllo us reported here ,
nine men were killed nnd sixteen wounded.
The point at which the onconntn1 occnrod
Is just on the line of 'Texas nndLouslina
nnd the neighborhood has long been the
headquarters of u gang whoso depredations
li'ive made them u terror to ult who have
iinv permanent Interests. It Is known that
some resulo in Louisiana anil some In 'Texas
an 1 it has been tbo custom for the forays
In ench state lo bo made from Iho other sldo ,
Ihus oscnping the penalty of the law mid at
tbo sumo tlmo sharing the unlawful 'gam.
This gutig Is known us the Ashworth people
and Is made up mostly of a lot of half breeds
who take a delight principally in stealing cat
tle mid lighting.
The rattle owners ot the section hnvo lived
in dread of those mon nnd have snlTered nt
their bands for a long tlmo , and nt lust the
rnnchh en hud sent them n notlco that thov
must desist or tnlco the consequences , and
not only this but they must leave the coun
try. The depredations continued , however ,
and so bold did they become that the cattle
men found It necessary to ortruni/e mid nrm
in order to protect thomsclvci and their
property.
The Kedbones are the loaders of the cattle
men , and when it wf&Jcnrncd that tbo gang
wus npnln on a forav they called their mon
together unit sot out to lind the marauders.
They suspected a man named Morris as the
leader of the thieves and ordeied him to
leave. Mori Is was supported by the whole
strength of his faction and deduct tin ) cattle
men to banish him or compel him to leave.
The quuuel grew bitter and one of t4io Ash-
north eiowd mimed Ward drew his gun nnd
shot u Kedlmne , Peter Dvson. Then the battle
began. Firing became conoial , anil Manou
Marklo and Lee Perkins of the liodbonos
were killed and Willtt Dupreu unit Lacomb
were wounded.
Hostilities then ceased for u time , but In
the afternoon another attack was mudu ou
the rallwny people by the cillfo men , In
which Willlan Swan of tno Kedhoues , and
.lohn O\\on and Henry Ashworth of thoother
party , vero killed. Dr. Meyers and his
brother , who had como to attend the wounded ,
uerelliedon by the train boys but were
not hurt. It is impossible to get the exact
number of the wounded ns the men were
e aned away by their friends. Word was
sent lo Lalco Chailes for the sherilT , u posse
and the coroner , I'm ' presence of the latter
sccmitiirly liolnir the most Import nit
Further detail * nf the battle ou Lookmooto
it Co.'s tramway nro that on Sunday mornIng -
Ing a party of "Kodbones" n mongiel crow of
mixed whites , Indians and negroes , about
twcntN-ilve in number wont lo the
store and nnnounced thnt "hoy would drtvo
away Hooker Morris , manager of the log
camp In revenge for nn iuult otToroa
two of the party. They were well armed
and led by .Tesso Dyson , n well known nnd
desperate character. The white men who
had gathered in about the sumo Mtroncth
wcie led hv .lesso Ward. In the battle which
ensued Waul killed .Jesse Dyson mid was at
once killed from behind , when the light bc-
cnmo cener.il. The list of killed-is :
.II > SVUO , white.
T. TWN. . wliltu.
JI > M : DV ON.
i.r.i : IT.IIKINH.
ANMItr.W AMI\V011TII.
OWT.N AMIWOItTII.
MAIUON MAIEKU ; .
Wounded : Di i'lii.i : Lxrovii , keener of tha
ituro and .saloon , nnd his son ; both shut
through the leg.
Laeomb's wile ran Into the woods with her
children and escaped injury. A' complete
list of the wounded cannot bo obtained , but
about twenty are said to have been hurt.
Sund.iv afternoon thirty "Kodboucs" came to
the CUIIIP after the bodies of the dead and
dispersed the oftlcetM who were at tlio scene
and who , under thro'its , are oiguiitring a
slicing force to storm the strongholds of the
desperadoes.
After the report of the morning light It
was reported at the store down thu road that
the Hedbones were massacroing women ,
children and every one they came across at
the ratnp Learning this , reinforcements
went up fiom along thu line of the Calicus-
ton , Vernon A : Shrovcport road In going un
Mr. T..T. Swan , an old man and respecled
clti/en of Cnllcaston , wan murdered from am
bush. The excitement Is running high , mid
mate trouble may bo expected at any timo.
The log rumps uro tdimitod ubouL sixteen
miles Irom Loeicmooro Jc Co.'s mlllB , and
about live hundred men are employed.
u / : i mini I'oitiw.ttir.
For Omaha and Vicinity Llcht ; showers ;
stationary toiuporalnro , followed by cooler
Thursday.
WASHINGTON' , Aug. t. The nrcn of low
pressure last night ever the middle Atlantic
states Ins nearly disappeared. U has caused
occasional showers in the Atlantic stales
south of Virginia during tJio dav. Any rams
during Wednesday will result from a persis
tence of huminnr shower renditions
rather limn from the presence of
u storm. Showers have occurred along
the Atlantic coast. Another low pressure
nrna Is north of tbo Dalcotas The winds
frnm thi ) u'lilf and west of the Mississippi
river aio blowing toward this tmrometlo de
pression. Tlu How of air from thnsouth will
tnku place over the districts east of the Mis
sissippi river nnd cnuso n roiit-ldorablc rlsa
In tomperalure in most nil districts during
the next few days and showery conditions
will increase In the tiorthwcsl.hnvlngnlroady
npp"nud In Minnesota ,
Forecast till b p. m. Wednesday : For
Missouri-Slightly warmer ; fair ; Roulhorly
winds , shouorii in northern portion Wednes
day nlL'ht.
For Kansns Slightly warmer ; southerly
winds and fair : shower In northern portion
Wednesday night.
For Colorado -Occasional local showers
Wednesday , becoming cooler Thursdayj
vailablo winds.
For Io\\n Incicnslngoloudiness and showers -
ors Wednesday night ; southerly winds and
sllnliUv wanner.
For North Dakota , South Dakota and No-
brasku Occasional showers ; winds generally
southeily ; cooler Thursday.
Dnnth IVom Iho Hour.
Isiv\l ) , Nob. , Aug. I. f
Telegram to'1'iiK IUi : : . | An old man named
(2. W. Mnldon , omplojod ns a laborer on
beat farm n few mllns west of this city , died
suddenly Just as bo finished work yoilerday
nvoiilng. His clnaih wus caused by his huv-
liife' liccomo overheated.
Kentucky Crop Condition.
LOI-ISVII 1.1 : , Ky. , Aug. I. The Kentucky
bureau of agriculture In Us report today
savs : Corn aeivago , 100 j condition , UKJ ;
wheat acnmu'o , N'V ' quality Compared with
last year , IK ) ; tobacco nccoaeo , 'X ' , condition
and stand , IOU ; hemp , condition , TO.
Trlplo .Murder In Georgia.
S\VANN\II , Ga , Aug. ! . Isaao Simon
killed Robert Hugans last night by stabbing
him in thohoud Simon then fatally stabbed
nis own wife and daughter The murderer
All wore colored ,