Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE
'IWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , AUGUST 20. 1892. NUMBER 63.
COAL CREEK TAKEN
General On rues nnd His Forces Oaptura the
Miners and Believe Fort Anderson ,
TWO CITIZENS WERE KILLED IN A FIGHT
Eushwh&ckers Attack a Poise from Knoxville -
villo but Are Beaten Off ,
REBELS ARE COMPLETELY SURPRISED
Irisk Movements of the Tuopi and Firm
Demands TJnntrvo the Loaders.
COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF CITIZENS
bprnt tlio Night In a Mountain Storm With
out i'ooil , Water nr hliultcr , und tlio
Duy In I'lghtnit ; Situation
In
KNoxTiu.ETonn. , Aug. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tuc BII : : . ] In a decisive battle to-
liny the minors who hold Coal Creel * were
defeated and have surrendered uncondi
tionally. Thu brunt of the lighting fell on
the citizens who responded to the
cull of Iho sheriff and accompanied
us n posse the atuto Iroops under
Genorul Carnos as far as Oflutts. Thut
stillon was reached early lost evening nnd
there the posse loft the cars , intending to
march on nud attack the minors on the
flank , while General Carncs pushed on with
tha train nnd engaged the rebels from Ibu
fronl.
Aflor leaving the train iho posse marched
rapidly across Iho country nnd hills to the
top of Wulden's rldiro. On this mountain
they were within thrco-fourlhB of a roilo ol
Camp Anderson. They reached this point on
the mountain top about 10 p. m. Hero
they halted and lay on their arms ,
Many of them had had nothing to oat
slnco breakfast yesterday and tbero was not
a drop of water to bo had , hut with true
courage they wailed lo go lo Fort Anderson.
About : i o'clock this morning a terrible rain
fttorm came up which continued until noon.
When this rain becan lo fall Iho mop worn
tomewhat refreshed. They had no blankets
nnr the least shelter nnd they were largely
men of means und unused to hard labor.
.Mnrehlnr ; to 1'urt Amleriiiii.
Just atllio break of day the ofllcors called
their force Into lino. The militiamen under
the command of Colonel Woolford took the
lead and Iho squad of business men
of ICnoxvlllo formed the rear and
In the pouring rain they starlod lo
Camp Anderson by a circuitous
route of two miles. This was done to avoid
a largo body of minors who occnpied the lit-
-tlo. narrow pass between thorn nnd the camp ,
und Ihe'force had marched but a llttlo ways
When tnoyTjjyora halted by a disturbance In tlio
'
rear. Tbro'ugh the fo ? and rain they saw
frotu rlwetly-flve to sovonty-tivo miners.
Thfiso'fellows dodirod behind trees and rocks
ami opened fire on iho ICnoxvlllo citizens'
Equud.
Killed l > y lliisliiilmeknr * .
Their 11 ro was returned ar.d 'jot shot was
pouied Into the bushwnckers. In the lleht
John Wai thn IT , a clerk in the EastTonnosseo
railroad oflico at Knoxvillc , wus killed. Ho-
\vas shot through Ihu head and died In-
bt.'intly. His homo was formerly In
Pnluski , Tcnn. lie was a prominent Knight
of Pythias and expected to go to Kansas
City tomorrow lo thu national conclave.
If. U. Carty , n prominent lawyer of llns
cily , who as in the suad , received a p&inful
wound In the shoulder. Ho continued on
bis feet nnd In the light.
Bush ( livens , n constable of Kuoxvillo ,
\\-ns also killed instantly. Ho was about 50
\ j'curH of ago. Wulthall wai about 23. Each
wore members of the citizens' squad.
Thu stain force charged and .tho minors
ivero driven from their position ,
The troops nnd citizens continued their
charge nnd drove them from Iho mountain.
Four miners are known to hnvo boon killed
nud a number -voundnd. They got off with
their dond , however. The state forces cap
tured nearly all the guns of tha minors.
Drove Oir the .Miner * und Itellied.
After driving back the ir.iior : the force
cgain sought to go lo the fort. In the nar
row valley between their position nnd the
mountain there were about 500 armed minors.
The forces were worn out , so they decided
to retreat back five miles to Offutt
to tbo railroad nnd telegraph
ofllce. They hope to communicate with other
elate forces If there were uny. ' 1 hey reached
that point about noon. After a delay of como
tlmo they got in communication with Gen
eral Carncs , who was In possession of Coal
Creek , The general sent u train for them
and took them lo Coat Creek. When they
reached there they were In so terribly
on exhausted condition that they were not litTer
Tor duty and ho sent them buck to ICnoxvlllo ,
thny arriving hero ut T p. m. vtith the bodies
of the doud. An immense throng of citizens
in.il tno tram nnd the wearv citizen soldier : !
pulled the WUKOII bearing iho bodlos to un
dertakers.
( ienvriil Curnex' MnreniitiitH ,
General Carnos' force , which left hero last
night at 7:10 : , reached OITutts during the
night. Ho remained there until after day
light , llu then ran his train near Coal
Creek , disembarking his troops , prepared for
battle and bttrroundoi ) the town. Ho sent
Colonel Soviet- unarmed to iho town nnd
Bought to make a compromise with the
minors. They refuted. Ono man ptit hi *
pistol to the colonel's head and thrcntoncd
to shoot him. He go\ \ . back lo his troops.
General Carnes then sent him u.ick with
. nn order to the miners to surrender uncon-
) ditlonally. Ho advanced his forces and sur
rounded the miners. Tbu lawbreakers saw
it was a tlmo to surrender , so ihoy did so.
A number were captured , but iho greater
part hud fled.
But G''iieral Carnes had tbo situation. Ho
demanded Iho return to him of Captain
Kellar Anderson , who was so troach
crously raptured yesterday. They lold
him iboy would bring him by 1 o'clock. '
In Ilia piottntlmo the troops went on arrestIng -
Ing minors , At 1 o'clock the miners' lenders
did not bringt \ Anderson \ and said thov did
not know where he was , By 4 o'clock
Carnos had many prisoners. He said Ander
son bad to bu returned , and nt 4:20 : Bo wus
brought In info und sound.
Captain AiulcrniiM' . i : | ivrirneeii.
Captain Anderson says but for three or
four minors tie would have been murdered
last night by Lindsay's gang , Those miner *
protected him , and they are men In Ander-
ion'i employ.
Camp Anderson never turreudcred , Tha
niou there repulsed the miner * every tlmo
they came near , It U uol known here us yet
with what loss to ifio minors. They were
afraid lo come near that O.ttlln ? pun ,
Lnto this afternoon , nfter Carnos had full
control of the town nnd valley , and had
some UOO prisoners , ho sent n detachment to
iho fort ,
Lima of II Co nt tlm Tort.
It was known nt noon today that Private
Smith of Hill Clly , Tcnn. , hit 1 baon killed
Instilo the fort. ' Private Watlennan of Memphis -
phis was shot by the premature discharge of
n gun. Ho will die , so sars the report.
Throe nre reports tonight ttmt largo num
bers of miners from Kentucky nro on Iho
way to Coal Creek to attack the troopi to
night , but no ono here believes the rumor.
C.V.MIANonttsoN itiiiivti : ) .
Mirroring Troops .Meet with Desperate
ItoxUtHiico inronto : Tliu CiniiiillliM.
CtiATTA.soofli , Tonn. , Aug. 10. UncJr-
tulnty no longer marks tbo condition of
things In the seat of war , as It is now gener
ally called. Fort Anderton has been relieved
by the arrival ot reinforcements nnd Is no
lontrer in n state of siege. On the con
trary iho taulon arc , turned nnd tbo miners
Instead of being hunters of men uro Iho
hunted. ( Joneral Carncs made n forced
march from Offutts Staltor. north of Clinton
to tha neighborhood of the beleaguered camp
and reached there ut daybreak In the rear of
the linu of rabble which marked the mfnorft'
linos. On his arrival on the ground n wild
scene of confusion onsuud.
Scouts in advance of tbo lines had failed
to do their duly or boon capiurod nnd the po
sition ot the miners 'was not knnwn. The
forward movement was very cautloiuly
made. General Carnes and hU hctcr-
ogonous army of citizens nnd nDout
'MO militia loft the train at Oflutts
Station , fearing n trap somewhere on the
railroad , and pushed forward across thu coun
try. As they cautiously felt their wuy
among the rocks and rushing streams of the
mountains a sudden explosion from a bomb
of dynamite startled tno men ns they shook
Iho clogging mud from their overburdened
slio .s or wrung tuo accumulated rainwater
from their clothing.
Nnrprlxed by the .MlHorn.
From Offutts to Coal Creek by the route
taken by Die column of General Carnes Is n
laborious climb and ns laDorious n descent
of n mountain pass as the foothills of the
Cumberland range nffordB. und it is a good
eiiht tnlloi ns you go out. hut " 1,000 if you
slip , " as romarued by ono of the soldier
boys whose experience was tiresome in this
night march.
As the head of the column cautiously
pushed out from the cloud of foe nnd 0ark-
ness which bnd enveloped it u shot rang out ,
wbero all had boon the stillness of dentil , ex-
cent tor iho .steady tramp of tbo advancing
column , but an instant before. Young Wiilt-
hall , whoso death is referred to Inter on , had
gotten upon a rock to try and got n view when
ho was struck by a ball and fell headlong
among his comrades n corpse. A body of
HUIIOM had chosen a sheltered rock which
formed a natural defense nnd from us shelter
llrod n volley which caused thu only casualty.
Curiously enough thn miners had taken no
other provision to prevent tlio rear attack ,
their outposls being the voluntary service of
a few men who felt tbo danger of an cx-
change of shoU with the soldiers under Cap
tain Anderson , und the punishment if caught
in their acts of treason , and were on the
lookout for tlio first intimation of Iho approach
preach of the military to make tncir exit
from the Valley of iho Shadow of Ueutli. as
they were almost ready to believe of thu Coal
Crook valley.
I'loil from tlio ScildiiTii.
A mad rush was made for the cover of the
rocks and trees of "the mountains. "A desul
tory tiring began und was being kept up for
a while , ono or two ot the , militiamen being
slruek by their bullets. Eighteen of the
.minors were capiurad , thu balance having
escaped into the woods.
General Carncs' advance guard nt once
formed Into a charging line , after receiving
a scnllenng volley trota a few who failed
to take the llrst opportunity of es
caping from the rapidly approaching army
ana hand of thu law. Two of iho sheriff's
po'ne , John Walthall , n clern in Iho ofllcos
of Iho East Tennessee , Virginia & Georgia
railway , of Knbxville , and Bosh Glvons , also
of Knoxville , ivoru shot nnd killed.
This detachment Had n most arduous task
to perform In cross ing the mountains at
iIgtit In the midst of a heavy rain
nnd lowering clouds of mist , which
made it Impossible to distinguish
objects more than a low feet away , with at'
unknown and supposedly ahirt enemy sur
rounding them. Every rock , bush and tree
might be tlio hiding place of an enemy , and
there was almost certain llu lit In front of
tticni when ihev should arrive In the locality
of Camp Jackson. It was under cover of
night thai they were enabled to roach their
destination almost without disaster.
Killed und \VoniiileU .Miners.
At Clinton before leaving tor the immedi
ate front they were subjected to innuendoes
and throats , with numerous and gtMlullous
bits ot Information tbat Iho wnv was lined
wilh dynamite and strong bodies of well
nnr.cd and disciplined miners swarming
on every side. Two bodies of dead
miners were found after the skirmish
nnd several wounded taken in and cared
for. With those exceptions , the casualties
among tbo miners are unknown. The in-
otinctoriho Indian must have been para
mount with the miners , for In addition lo
their dodging and traillng'cand tree fighting ,
their treachery was shown In tlm capture of
General Anderson , when they carried him olT
into iho mountains to hold ivi a hostage or
possibly for death.
Bolwccn 1'J" ) und 15 ? more Chattanooga
men loft this afternoon , well armed , under
command of u deputy sheriff.
in.oonv sKiituisii.
( icneriil Cm-no * ' KIII-UI-M Attached by Mlnern
und .Se\eral Killed on Itnth Mdex.
Ci.isro.v , Tonn. , Aup. 1U. After leaving
the train lust night , owing to reports of tin-
track home mluetl with dynamite , and while
marching through the woods toward Coal
Creek , General Carnos and his scouts were
fired on by miners. Whan tbu main force
of Ills troops came up there VIM a lively
sklrmUh and in ton minutes the miners were
In full retreat , leaving four dead
and carrying several wounded with them.
General Curnes lost four dead and fix
wounded. The wounded wore placed in an
ambulance mid taken on the forward march lo
Coal Crook.
The troops loft the regular roti't , attempt-
In ? to roach Coal Crook by n mountain path.
Nothing ha * been hoard frnm the ICnoxvlllo
company since it passed through here yester
day afternoon.
A telegram from Coal Crook announces
another light with minors. General Carncs
advanced on the depot unit captured It with
out Itrlug u gun Ho then moved
toward Fort Anderson und thn miners
fired on Ihe troops. One suuler. | Walt Hill ,
wus Killed , one minor was killed tied three
were wuunded. The report sa.vn thn minors
surrendered unconditionally and promised ,
to deliver Captain Anderson this afternoon.
I'eder.t ! ( Iniu und Ammunition ,
WASiu.Miro.N- . C. , Aug. 10. Acting Sec
retary of War Grant this morning tele
graphed Instructions to iho commander of
the arsenal at Indianapolis to forward at
once to the governor of Tennessee at
Knoxvlilo ( IJJ stands of arms und H9OOJ
rounds of ammunition , for u o In
suppressing iho mine riots. This action U
bated on u formal requisition from Governor
lluchanun. General Grant says no applica
tion for government troops bus bocn received
tu far us no knows.
Tlu < I'lni Itreiiril ,
O , , Aug. 1'JTho business portion
tion of the town burued this morning. Loss ,
1175,000.
WILL MOVE TRAINS TODAY
Such is tha Program of tha Roids AlTeotstl
bj the Switohuiou's ' Strike.
UNCERTAINTY OVER THE SITUATION
Intprrstml I'.irtlci AnttttuUy Awnlt the
Dic'liton of IIi Firemen and Oilier I2m-
plojps Yoslrrtl ly't ll.ippe'iln-fs in
Iho StrlUo DUtrluts.
Bfrr.vt.0 , N. Y. , Aug. 10. Unless new
complications uro developed baforo morning
in thn switchmen's strike , which will close
Its first week xvlth midnight tonight , the
public- may fairly measure Iho accur
acy of statements made by the nftectod
companies by Iho movemantof freight which
shall bo iiccompllshcd tomorrow. Each of
the companies has doflnllcly stated and re
peatedly Ihat ttiny had at hand enough men
lo replace Iho strikers and to h.indlo nil their
freight it protection should bo assured to
the new switchmen. The Fourth brigade ot
200 men was placed on duty , but the olllclals
hold 111 it 2,030 men were not sufficient to
protect their now employes in trafllo on iho
sixty miles of yard tracks which lie within
this clly and vicinity. Hence 15,000 moro
troops were ordered and uro horo. Their as
signment to duty at all points where the tied
u'p companies feel there might bo danger has
been going forward today. Tonight ovary
command has been placed. Every militia
man will ho picketed In the morning. Care
ful Inquiry through the strike districts
today lias demonstrated beyond reasonable
doubt to the Associated Press correspondents
that the companies have at band the men
they have claimed.
Well Supplied with New Men.
In the Cenlr.il yards parsonal observation
of the men who are walling loads lo n con
clusion opposite lo Iho sinkers' statements
thut now men are restrained from their lib
erty. The Lake Shore has enough men In
Us yard tonight to man the usual number of
switching engines. They arrived Thursday
night and will undoubtedly bo put to work
in the wornlnir.
The Erlo today moved five trains with ton
switch engine crows and have In quarters
moro than Ibu number of men normally em
ployed In sending out the average daily quota
of trains castbound. The Central tonight In
moving Irnfllo In its yards. The Lehigh.
road has enough men lo move its trafllo under
protection , nnd the N icicle Plato , the last
road tied up , is possibly lha only ono of
these affected which mav not have secured
new help. The claims of thn companion will
bo verllicd , or the assertions of tuo strikers
thut their places have not been supplied , will
bo proven by tomorrow. If tuo roads are not
absolutely crippled the volume of trafllc
moved tomorrow must prove that fact.
Then It becomes u question of how thn
military shall be maintained in the yards or
how soon the strikers consider their cause
to be hopeless. Thcra Is a conviction on the
part of those who seek the neu-s ttmt there
is u strong effort , being pushed toward
tbu withdrawal from work of the llromcn
or trainmen on both affected roads.
While this digest of Iho situation is
being prepared , docislvo statements on this
feature of the strike may not ba made , but
utlhis monjent a meeting of the firemen's
organization is being hold In Ibis city. Its
outcome may ba u determination to quit
work. Another possibility which remains
persistently doubtful-ivHho meru-nn the
Lackawanna , who may yet eomo out to add
the strength of their numbers lo their strik
ing colleagues.
Will N'ot Arbitrate.
The third and least prominent feature in
Ibis wliolo problem is an attempt mndo this
evening by Mr. Sweeney , the switchmen's
leader , lo "secure arbitration of thu differ
ences between the roads and their men. Ho
bus addressed letters lo affected roads ro-
uiting the history of thu case , offering to
submit the case of the strikers to the judg
ment of three men , one to bo chosen by each
side and the third by these two. The
rallwiy men responded by saying that
the mutter shall bo referred lo Ihu officials
of their road. The Lake Shore has disputed
ullogulions in Mr. Sweeney' ! , loller proposing
arbilral'un ' , and tlio Central bus made an
swer in terms sharply declining arbitration.
There is already something moro than a mut
tering In the county over thn enormous nx-
ponso that is to uo entaiieu by the mainten
ance of trnnp In this city. Strikers ,
nnd other citizens as well , have today ve
hemently protested before the mayor and
the sheriff that 7,000 troops are notneedtul
to control . " > 00 men who are on a strike. This
position of the proloslanU docs not recog
nize iho fact that others claim the sinkers
nro and doubtless hnvo been largely the
cause of the dlstutbinco * which gava rise
lo orders bringing Iroops here.
Differences hava arisen bolween Itspoclor
General McGralh und General Doyle upon
the commissary arrangements , lha former
stating that ho will see that the men are
properly cared for if ho has to charter trulns
in Ihe name of Iho state to convey rations lo
Iho various posts.
Tli Situation.
Subject to all iho conditions referred to ,
the railway Biluallon louighl Is thus : The
only trunk line Interrupted in Buffalo \ the
Laekawiinna. Ono of thu western trunk
lines from this clly , the LiKu Shore , Is
clogged , and Ihu Grand Trunk of Canada is
threatened with a strike. The Michigan Con-
tral , the other trunk feeder westward , is in-
valvcd lU < o the Luke Shore in Iho fortunes
or iho Central , nnd thu suecoss of tomorrow's
elforts to muvo freight freely Is lo bo rcllod
upon for relieving Ihe eastern carrying
tralllc. Aloxaclly tills point the position of
thu Laokawunnu Is Just as thoroughly appre
ciated bv the strike loaders ns bv many
others , and the Importance of which course
the inon upon Ihat line will conclude totaite ,
as a sympathetic strlko , Is oeyond question.
S.VY TIIK TIiUI' : IS SUM ! ) .
MIIR-liilKof tlm Strilclimen'ri Union Iliilluvu
that the .Strllier/t Will Win.
Cmcuio , III. , Aug. 111. Grand Secrolary
Sitnsrot of the .Switchmen's unlou lait nigh
reujived the following telegram from Gram.
Master .Sweeney'Men : lo fill striker *
pliicas are scarce. Tbo Uouu Is solid , "
' -As long as the situation In BulTalu ro
mr.itnlnitsproieatshap3 , " said Mr. Sim J rot ,
"there will be no genera ! strike oraarud on
Iho lines of thu utTeclod roiUs , if they
should snccooil in ralMng the oioekido wltn
nonunion men , no strike will ba ordered It :
Chicago until U U decided upon In a
meeting of till Ihe local unions. Fi-om pros
em indications 1 urn liu'llned to lliink there
will be no nouojsliy for such u move , as 1
think the railroad companies sea the spin
manifested by othui- organization ! of railroad
employes Is In favor of the strikers , and tha
thu companies will mttiio the coaco.sions
nsked before they will piMclpllalo u grcul
strike of all Uio organl/allons. "
KafoiTlng In this connection to iho coacoi
hlons asked of thu railroad company , Mr
Slmsrolsuid : ' 'Any one would natural ! ; ,
llilnu , to read the Interviews with the oil !
clals of tnu railroad * , that the switcumei
wuro making demands whluh , If con ceiled
would wreck their companies , Noihinv
however , U furllier Irom Iho truth. The
switchmen uro only asking "J outs iur hour
as u maximum rate of waaes , and thai for
men who work at night , Thu day ir.cn uro
only asking Jt'ux-nts per hour , Now , u com-
parlson ol thi-io wages with tlioio received
bv almost any class ot skilled moi-hunlcs ,
will , 1 think , demonstrate the Justice In such
demands. In the building trades them U
not u single craft In wlitcti the men engaged 1
do not received from f > to - ! , * > cents morn IMP
hour thun in received by iho switchmen.
Even hodcarrlers receive il'J coals per hour ,
wnilotho briculayora trot 50 cents.Uhout
conslueting tuo clouioul of danger to which
ho switchman is constantly exposed , ho
must be n man of skill nnd experience , which
can only ba acquired byilong'sorvlce. Then
vhv such n man shoiiiditxj expected con-
itantly to J'opardlzo 1m life and yet receive
o < s nfonoy for his sorvi .vthan almost any
other craftsmun Is one of'tno things I can-
lot understand , "
The distribution of the grand oflicors of
lie organization ( lifllcatos that arrangements
ro being made for u long and determined
Ighllt , It becomes necessary. Vice ( ! rand
Master Downey Hifll * taken up headquarters
n Now York city , and Miles W. Barrett ,
fraud orpanlzar , ha oOon oroered to Clove-
anil , O. , to prepare'for the oxpctcd battle
ho re.
cr. VIM THUV a vv KN.ILKIII UKN.
I.aldi .Shore Pnnrlle Will Itecli
Their YitriU Tnil.tj1'njlnc the Strikers.
Burp.xij ) , N. Y. , Aug. 10. As the day
closes Iho troops have reached ncnrly nil tbo
posts assigned aud'oven this afternoon Iho
high und Erie have begun In earnest the
resumption of their freight trafllc. The
ittku Shore has now enough men
und 1s waiting until they know that
absolute protection Is at hand before
ilearlng their yards. This worn will ho
commenced In dead earnest tomorrow. It Is
clear now tbat wbiln the soldiery is here the
roads will bo able to resume and continue
their freight trafllo. , Should Iho slrlko bo
extended east and west , then complications
would arise that can bo mot und measured
only when thev have arrived.
It transpires'that the Erie yesterday ran
Is pay car from the east through East
LJuftalo into Iho yards nt Louisiana street.
Evidently the strikers had been notified to
: oport there for ihelr pay nud dismissal.
.The men gathered without demonstrations
about tbo car , bjing held at some distance ,
however , by nt least 200 troops who sur
rounded it. A passagewny was made by
two lines of soldiers , and through Ibis pas
sageway iho man woropormlllod to puss up to
the pay window , where ihoy received their
envelopes in grim silence and turned away.
Tnu puy car of the Lohign ro id rolled UD lethe
the .station ut U'illiamti street this afternoon.
Tno slrlkers wore wailing ucnr. The car
wus surrounded by a number of troops and
the men were admitted to lecelvo their pay.
The Luckawanua company ulso paid oft its
employes today.
While It may uot bo stated Ihta Iho Erlo
nud Lehlgh Valley officials are nlarmed , they
are apprehensive that , if a contest Is to coma
between the striken mid the troops It rnuy
fairly be expected to ill ft lit. The reasoning is
Hint witb money In their pockets tno men , or
nt least n portion , of them , .vill soon have
liquor In their stomachs. Should this ba the
case , und Iho oillclals.'fo'el It is a reasonable
assummio.ii , they fear the cool beads may
not bo able to restrain the others and that an
outoicak may occur.
MAY UO OUT'TOUAY.
rircmen , Conductor * ami Telegraphere .Muy
.loin tlm Switchmen.
BDIT.U.O , N. Y. , Aup. ' 10. An Important
state in the strike has boem reached. It can
now bo said tbat the locomotive firemen on
the Lake Shore , Lohlgh , Eno nud West
Shore and Central roads will go out between
U o'clock tomorrow morning nnd Sunday
morning. The members ot iho Brotherhood
of Trainmen nnd Conductors on Iho above
roads ana probably the telegraphers will fol
low the firemen. This i strike , should It
occur , will bo tho'-'outoomo of a secret
meeting of"ano'flvoiqcsblodf-es ' of firemen
held tonight. ( iwo > > called at a hall on
South Division street , at fl:30 o'clock this
evening and olsffc'U""until nearly midnight.
About 2'ip man were In attendance , representing
"
senting nil iho lodcreslrf"'ihe , , cliy , as-well ns
tjg9.sQvprnlroar'.s. T } & . trainmen "nnd con- :
duciors brotherhood ivero represented by
delegates. An Associated Press correspond
ent learned ot the result at the conclusion of
iho meotiuc : . It is that the f > 'J7 men ot the
Firemen's Brotherhood nro unanimously in
favor of declaring u strike on the Erie , Lake
Shore , Lchixb , West Shore und Central
roads.
Wnltlm ; for ( .rand Muster Snrgont.
Many of the members urged that the local
lodgus order lha slrlko immediately. They
were hold back by Iho more conservative
men and the matter referred by telegraph to
Grand Muster s > argcmt nt'forro Haute.
It was stated by ono of the firemen tbat It
was quite probable that , the grand master
would comply with the wishes of iho local
organization. The st'riko will bo sympathetic
and no bill of grievances will bo presented.
However , the llromon will Insist that if the
.switchmen are given the ton hours , it shall
apply to them also. Otherwise It would bo
direct discrimination against their organiza
tion. . i
It Is expected Mr. Sargont will leave Terre
Haute tomorrow morning and arrive hero
late at night. Ho may , order the sti-lko by
telegraph.
A bout ! ! i)3 ) men will oo ordered out If the
strike occurs. Lshlgb 'has fitly members ,
West Shore ledge about the s-nmu number
and Erie ledge MO rnaiub.'rs. Thu firemen
on the L-iko Shore and "Central belong 10 ono
lodge. The brotherhood has 27OUO mom hers
In the United States u'nd Canada. A largo
striking fund has been accumulated sines
the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy strike
four years ago. The men say-that it is newer
or novcr uith the cuusjiof organized labor on
all railroads.
110TII AUK CO.NTJDHNT.
Opinions from .Mr. Sweeney utiil .Mr. Webb
mi the Mtimtion.
BUITAI.O , N. Y. , Aug. 19. "Our records
show , " said Grand Master Sweeney today ,
"that over " 00 union men have boon brought
into the city during the strlko. Wo have
sent some away , sumo have gene themselves.
Wo suppose the others uro held prisoners by
Ihe militia stationed iti the yarus and nt the
Erie machine shops ; forty are not working
InlhoynrdB. An engine load of 'scabs' was
runup und down U.o Now York Central &
Hudson River yards today 10 learn iho now
men iho swlches. After that iho men wauled
lo got away but Ihu soldiers would uot let
ilium go , so the men report lo. me. "
Mr. Sweeney received a deputation this
evening from" the grand lodge of Switchmen
of Pennsylvania , iho audience lasting nearly
an hour , and when It was concluded thu
three men retired. Thoy'would not tell Iho
nature ot martuuilnois with Mr. Sweonoy ,
nor would Mr. Sweeney furnish unv details.
Mr. Webb of tlm Central , said : "We have
been handling freight arnll our yards , sla
lions and terminals. Wi < nave hired some
new men und taken buolr some or tbu old
men who felt reassured on the arrival ol
troops , Wo have now a full night und day
force tit every point , und uro doing us largo n
business today us wo aid a month ago , It h lha
single exception of our interchange with the
Lake Shore , wbloh U tulcng | but few cart on
account of thu trouble , This morning we
had not moro than 150 ] cars accumulated at
East Buffalo .vailing lo go cast und in tbo
next twenty-four hours-wo nhall send out
prohab'y JKJ ! to 1-ltW , cars. So fur us tbu
Now York Central is concerned , iho strike Is
entirely over. "
Locomotive
TUIIUNTU , Out. , Aug. ll . Chief Arthur of
iho HtoUicrliooU of Locomollvo Engiucor <
was culled lo Buffalo by telegraph this mom
Ing , owing to thu posslullll.v of tbo engineers
being Involved in ttio i\vtclimon \ | Xtrlke.
Another prominent ofllolal of the brother
hood biilil today ! ' 'Whllu wo wain to BOO
over.v thing fair and square belwoon the men
und tbo company , there is u good feeling bu
twocn iho four ardors , thai is Ihe conductors
engineers , llromon und trainmen , aud they
naturally help each ottier in troubles of this
kind , not iitivumurllxlu strikmi. ' , but In other
wa > s , What ihirojijliieo | will do ni lluffjlo
1 do not know , burr hope they wilt avoid a
'
btrlku if
- - - - , .
iUrtTuoTN. ; . Y. , Aug. 10. i'uo tltuallon
us fur as tlio clevutois ot Buffalo uro uon
cerncd , is thus : Hallroad houses are In no
[ CO.NTI.NUBU OX 3ECOXU I'AUB.J
CLERKS NOT DISTURBED
3overnmont Employes Have Not Bcon
Asked to Contribute.
MERELY A DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN STORY
Tcntlinotiy of nil Independent . .IniirimlNo
One Autlitirircd to Iti-rolwi Such I'unils
Ainiini ; the HppiiMltMii' li-
IIIRIOII rolltlciil O\sslp. :
WAsinxntox nt'iunu OP Tna DRC , )
fiia POUIITUKVTII SritKHr , >
WASIII.NUTO.N- . C , , Aurf. 10. |
When Chairman Carter was hero recently
the democratic press started the cry that ho
was going to "nsicss" tlio clerks. Tuo civil
service commission , In the meantime scorn-
ng to scent danger , Issued n pronunclu-
men to.
Hero Is what the Evening Star ( Ind. ) says
on tno subject today : "Tho unxioty ol cer
tain persons lost the clerks in the govern
ment departments bo compelled to make
mlttlcal contributions of money appears to
10 superfluous. Up to this time no effort has
icon made to got money from the clerks nnd
they have bean left to enjoy undisturbed
tranqulllty. About three months ngo clrcu-
ars were received by forty or fifty clerks an-
louncltiR that If they wanted to contribute
they might send the money to Now York
and" that was the end of It. No olTort was
made to collect an } ' money aud a number of
clocks who have gone with contributions to
the republican headquarters hero hnvo been
told that there was no ono there who was
authorized to receive the roonoy.
There has been no ono uoslguatod to take
contributions If filtered. 'Ihero has never
joforn in the history of the country boon u
time when there woto so llttlo nolltlcal de
partments. The employes In every brnnuli
) f the government service nro devoting them
selves to their work as undisturbed and un
concerned as If there wo > * o no such thing as
a campaign thought of.
rollUc * In tin-Smith.
Ex-Senator Bruce of Mississippi , recorder
of deeds of the District Columbia , has Just
returned from n trip through the south. Ho
said today : "Tnat all is not peace , quiet nnd
good cheer nnd encouragement witb our
friends , the democrats , Is most npparont. In
my recent trip south and wcst I bnd ample
oppottuuily to note this fact. It Is also a
matter ot general notoriety throuehout the
country. The recent revolt in Alabama ,
which promises to bo permanent , and far
reaching , and the bold and aggressive atti
tude of the Independents in North and South
Caroline , and in Georgia , nro strikingly Illustrative -
trativo of this assertion. The fact Is , great
tiniest and anxiety pervade the hou ebold of
the democrats. "
'Is it ttuo that the colored posplo nro now
voting the democratic ticket in largo num
bers J"
' Well , In the recent election in Alabama
they , did. The colored matt , as wo all itnow ,
has approached that point in American citi
zenship when ho will not sit Idly by while
others of his fellow citizens nro exorcising
the rlghtr of citizenship and not do some
thing. In the Alaoama case one of the can
didates was n democrat and the 'otner an al
liance man. It is a vingutar'fact that both
candidates claim to have received u majority
of this voto. It Is a hopeful sign , at all
events. Per fifteen years the weakness of.
the south has hoen'its political .solidity. If
now It can eliminate the rnce issue and- its
people divideupcn tarjff , finance and other
great questions pf Government It willenjoy ;
an era of power and prosperity wnlon it has
never before known. But the colored paoplo
are uot drifting Into the democratic ranks as
against I bo republican party.1 ,
31 Ncellunoiiits.
In the case of Thomas II. Cox against 13.
Newberry. Involving u contest over Inttl nnd
the southeast quarter of the northwest quar
ter of section M , township 101 , ruiie 71 ,
Chamoorlaln district of South Oakota , the
commissioner decided in favor of Cox nnd
the secretary of the Interior sustains the
commissioner.
Alvin A. White npplioa to the local land
ofilccr of the Valentino , Nob. , land district
for authority to make a homestead entry on
quarter section 9 , township : t4 , range 2In ( \ ,
that district. His application was denied
and the commissioner sustained tbo local
olllcets on the irround that the land had al
ready been talten uu by Charles Klum. On
appeal White not forth that Klaus had
abandoned his claim , but the secretary of the
interior holds that white has no riirhts until
Klaus' entry is formally cancelled.
P. S. II.
NliWa I'OR THU AK.UV.
Complete I.Ut of I'lt.iiiUG * la tlio llcgiilur
Herrlrci
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 19. [ Spocal
Telegram to THE Hue. ] The following army
orders wore issued yesterday :
Captain John P. Thompson , Third infantry ,
having been found by an army retiring board
incapacitated for active service wilt repair to
his home nnd report thonoi by letter to the
adjutant general. Second Lieutenant George
W. Kirkpatrlck , Tenth Infantry , Is trans
ferred to the cavalry arm with rank from
Juno 11 and Is assigned to thu Fourth cavalry.
Lieutenant Kirkpatrlck will Join his troop
(11) ( ) at the presidio of San Francisco , Cal. , at
the oxplratloniof his graduating leave.
Tha following changes of stations and
duties of oflicers of the subsistence doo.irt-
mentiiro ordered : Major J. II. Gllnian , com
missary of subsistence , relieved from duty in
Uioollfcoof the commissary general of sub
sistence from such date ns tnu latter may
direct und will proceed to Chicago ,
and report In parson to the commanding
general Department of Missouri fur duty ns
chief commissary of subsistence of tho" de
partment , relieving Colonel Michael U.
Morgan , assistant commissary general of
subsistence. Colonel Morgan unon being
relieved will repair to this city and report In
person to tlio commissary general of sub
sistence for assignment to duty U3 on assist
ant In his ofllco.
Captain Abeil ti. Smith , commissary of
subsUtnncc , is relieved from duty In the
olllco of the commissary general oi subsistence -
sistonco from such dale us the latter may
direct , and will repair to Chicago and report
In person to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C.
Sullivan , assistant oommisiary general of
subsistence , purchasing depot commissary
of subsistence at Chicago , for duly In
his olllco. Tbo following transfers In
tuo Tbiriienih infantry are made ;
First Lieutenant Charles S. Hull , from com
pany A to company 1C ; First Lieutenant
William N. Hughes , from company 1C to
company A. Lieutenant Hughes will join
company A. The leave of absence granted
Post Chaplain Charles C. Plorvo , United
Stales military prison , Is extended seven
days. Captain Thomas M , Woodruff. Fifth
infantry , will visit the camu of tlio Florida
militia tit St. Auu'ustino during the wcou
commencing August 25 , reporting Uv letter
in advance to the governor of Florida.
Lieutenant Colonel Charl'H U. Greonloaf ,
deputy surgeon gonuial , now tit Montpelier ,
will proceed to Piatisburg barracKs on bjHl-
ness connected with thu mo'llcnl department
and will rot uro to Monlpcllor. Unptuln
Hairy C. Ciishlni ! , fourth ur.ilerwill not
Join uattcry L of hu rejtlmeut until Octnbor
1. In the meantime lie will bo continued on
duty at Fort Adams ,
Thu following ohanges In the statio'is and
duties of o I ) I cor 6 of tno medical depirtment
nro ordered : Fli-.t Lieutenant Paul Siill-
lock , assistant surgeon , now on temporary
dutv at San Curios Is relieved of duty at
Fort Grant and assigned to permanent duty
at San Carlos , relieving Ft rot Lieutenant
Nitihan ti. J'irvis , asiislat.t i > urpcon ;
Lieutenant Jarvis being relieved will report ,
to tlio commanding oftluxr at Fort Apaubu
for duty ut that station , relieving Captain
Louis M. Maus , asmtanl surg-'ou ; Captain
Maus being relieved will report to iho I'Oin-
imindlncofllcer at Whlpplo barracks fur duty
at that station ; Captain lilchurd W. John-
ton , assistant surgeon , Is relieved from duty
nt Fort Jlavarii and will report to tht > com-
oftlcur ut Fort 13ovtlo for duty ut
that tlon , relieving First Lieutenant
"hill * ; Wales , nnsistatit surgeon ; Llottten-
unti on being relieved will report to
the c * < nndlng bflicer of Fort Bayard for
tttitynt station ; Captain Walter Hcod ,
nsslstal rpeon , upon the arrival of First
Llcuwn ' Charles F. Muson , assistant
sureoonj 'Fort Snclling will bo relieved
from dut. that station and will report to
the com ! ' "Ing general Department of
Dikotafo iiuiy as attending stiixeon and
examiner of recruits at the liuidquariors of
thAt department/
t'slng ' .s
ttnt.t.cvuR Hiri.K U\NOK , Nob. , Aup. 19.
[ Special Telegram to Tun Unn. ] Tedav the
oavalry of 'tho Departments of tlio UuM ,
Plattu and California bccan the annual ro-
volrtV practice. The Urines wcro dismounted
ftt Known distances. Weather clear , light
wind , The standing ;
1'rlreirlirters ut l.ru\emrnrlli.
LiMVENwoitTit , ICnn. , Auif. 10. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BKI : . ] This day closed iho
fourlh annual shooting contosl for the De
partment of the Missouri so far ns the o.iv-
ulry loam's work with carbines is concerned.
The infantry contest will close tomorrow
with rifles. The pistol snooting takes place
Monday and Tuesday. The firing by the
cavalry team totlay was on tbo skirmish anil
some excellent work was done , especially
that bv Ssrgeant Tov , who made 174 points
of n possible 203. Hols ulso the winner of
Iho i-old modal. Sliver mrdals were won by
Farrier MohlcnholT. Sergeant Foster nnd
Lieutenant Swift. The six next htirheat will
bo awaruo.t bronze medals. The twelve
highest make up the department team to
take part in the national army shoot Fol
lowing arc the scores of these twelve for the
four duys of the contest :
llnnk , N'nmc unit tlpRlaicnt. Scoro.
fcerKimnt Tov. Till . liiO
farrier MolilonlmiT. Mil . .Wl
NHk'eimt roster , 5tli . Ml
l.h.MitLMmntSnlU itli . ! .H )
Serueanl Iliiidlou , Mil . 677
HurirU'int Clement , 5th . . . f > 7i (
1'rlvatu I.onilinn , Tth . f > 71
SorKi'ant Anilrun-n , 5th . A I' *
HiMKi-intSutliurland. 7tli . i . . ' > ! ' . >
l.liMitcnnnt Tlioniikln | * , 7th . MO
PrhnU' Mian , Till . W >
l.luutoimnt Wilsht. ' . 'th . Ml
Turks In Asia .Minor Hum the Il < > n e of tin
Amerle in liedfctx l > 'fin indrd.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 10. Tbo secre
tary of state loday received a cablegram
from Ihe United States chat-go d'affulrs at
Constantinople , informing him that the house
of Dr. Uartlott , an American missionary nt
Bourdour , prcvinco of Konlch , 'Asia Minor ,
has been burned anil that 'the lives of the
missionary ana hlg family are in danger. Ho
believes that it prompt action is not taken ,
Iho missionary cause nnd lives of Iho mU-
couancs will be in serious danger In other
places.
The building of Dr. Bartloit's residence
vn pjrijfijmiii , Blpppad by ; Jho local.
authorities.r On appllcaliorrvbolufr rando for
permission to complete iho sAtne ,
It wfts rbftisod , unless Dr. Biirtiott
would furnish n bond or guarantee -
' too _ to neither hold religious worship
'nor Instruct children on tlio premises. The
withholding ot thu permit wai claimed to bo
under orders from Constantinople. The le
gation applied to the sublime potto for such
permission , claiming thut treaty rights of
Americans extend not only to the purchase
of laud , but to tbo enjoyment of the samo.
Thu permit wus finally/ granted bv the sul
tan , und It appears that immediate ) * after
t tie receipt of tlili permit bv iho local au
thorities the house-was burned.
Secretary Foster promptly cabled the
cnargo to make un urgent demand for effect
ive protection , Indemnity , punishment of the
guilty parties and reprimand nf the authori
ties. Tbo United States cruUern Newark
and llcnnlnRton , ' now on their way to Genoa ,
will bo ordered in thu vlfemttv of Iho ouiragu
to support this demand.
Western I'ciiftitmH.
WASittvnTox. D. O. , August 10. [ bpacliil
Telegram toTuc Una. J The following list
of pensions granted is rapoi-toj by TIIU Bun
and Examiner Bureau of Claim * :
Nebraska : Original John C. House ,
Charles M. Harpiter , .fohn Bare , Washing
ton Ilnnov , Jnmes W. Hiukson , Hen ben S.
Manning , Abrum C. Fisher , William Tl.
Kelly , Dominions 'KlentNC ' , Christopher C.
Thompson , .lames Boolhe , William M. Love ,
Clayton 1C. Hendrlcks , Samuel N. Ovortnrf ,
Wlnfield S. Lucas.
Iowa : Original .lames B. Howartti ,
Christopher Fletcher , Felix Grlmos , Llndley
Spencer , Ezoulcl Robinson. Albert ICttblas ,
Abraham B. Oliver , Arehy Foster , Thomas
J. Johnston ( decnaseJ ) , Francis Vannkon ,
Abel Carson , William Heed , William Heed ,
Jumoi A. C. Hollott , Andrew Jiiekson ,
Henry C. Eastmnn , John C Smith. Edward
Hcniiokor , WilllHin E. Weight , Hilon II.
Mend , Tnomas Mann , OeorHro P. Over/elt / ,
Steward B. Shannon. Thomas Ailikittlp ,
Thomas Cromwell , William T Chestnut ,
David W , Shellabart'cr. Additional liobort
M. Bryant. Original widows , olc. J.mo
Shiorrv ( mother ) , special act.
North Dakota : Original Lyman B.
Miner.
South Dakota : Original Stephen O.
Record , William K. Sanford. William H.
Gould , Giluorl S. Vickcry. John B. F.lfrinJt.
JUIIX * . ItV.lX 7.S .U/A.S1.YH.
C'lneiii | > Agent of tin Oinutui .Man .M-Hter-
CHICAGO , III , , Aug. 19. ( Speslal Telegram
to TIIK Ui'.K. I Another man who lias disap
peared from thu sight of friends nnd the
police us thoroughly ns jf an earthquake had
swallowed him , Is John P. Kytin , treasurer
of the Catholic Yuung Men's Benevolent as
sociation. Ho has been away n week and all
efforiK to locate him have failed. It is
claimed Unit Kyan Is a defaulter to the
amount of SJ.OOO , lie was employed us the
Chicago agent for John A. McShunc
of Omaha. Mr. McShuno owns the
building known as the Exchange
ft Ptielflu aveniio unit Van Huron
street. Kyan came to Chicago six months nco
from T.icoma , Wash. , and entered Into iho
Korvlca of Mr. McSlmio us collector of rent.s
und general huslner.s minngcr. Ho hail au
thority lo collect bills nnd pay ilu'-ls ' , and
kept a bank account for niut purpose. At his
own -tplicitatlun Kyanviii \ nppoinlcrt trnas-
uier of the Catholic Young MenM Itenevo-
lout association. Its monthly collection nf
duo * was roci-lvcd live days ufior Ilytin's di -
appearance , iiyan had a uifo und two chil
dren ,
iMnne v-ull lorVllllaiii ,
( Copy rlKlitnU | si. | > by James ( 'onion lloimutt. )
limit. iv , Aug. ' 1'J. [ .Vow York Herald
Cublo Spociul to Tnu Bii.lA : : sorlo-comlo
conollaiy to thu standing quarrel botwcon
Bismarck nnd iho emperor wiu supplied
Tuesday night. The emperor nud Herbert
Bliiunrck had both been Invited to thu an
nual banquet of the First dragoon guards at
the Hollo. Alliance Htrasio barraeks und both
hud accepted. On learning that the former
mintster'H son was to bo umong the guests
his inujcuty was not u lililo omlnrrassod. At
the It.sl momeilt ho resolved not to utiond tI I
the foust. The Vuddun turn in the health of
thocmprois , obliging hi * majesty lo proceed
to the Murmox palace , was Involtoil un an ox-
cute for his uuionce , and the consequences
whluh his majesty had boon forownrrod to I
expect from U uhanco mottlng witu tils .
former miu } ybr ! wur tbu * uvorlod.
AFTER IOWA'S ' COLORED VOTE
L-vtost Schorno of the Democrat ! In This
Direction.
EXPECT TO CONTROL SEVERAL THOUSAND
*
Arrangements Mnilu to Titm O\or t1u < Uul.
ored Anil.1'riilillillIon l.eitguu .Mom-
licrn ol the Stale In ttio lurUT
leiorm League.
Uivn.Ni-oiiT , In , , Aug. IP. ( Special Tolo.
gram to THIS Bm : . I A determined effort Is
on foot to turn the Iowa coluiv'd vote from
lliu republican to tlio democratic ticket.
Charles O CurtU. president ot the Colored
Anti-prohibition league of Iowa , ha * today
boon In cotiMiUalion with John II. Wnnviclc
of Davenport , first vleo president of tha or
ganization. They Imvo docldod to not go
Into the canvass ns a league , but to turn Us
members wholesale and bodily Into the Afro-
Am erica n Tariff Reform League of lown , of
whioh Curtis is Btiuo orifanlzar.
It U clulmoa that Ilia niitl-DrolilbUlou
leuguu numbers 8,000 members. All the 8
nnd more , It U hoped , will DO ndded to tlio
( lonincrutlo party. Tlio Afro-American Son-
tlnel of Omaha , the ofllulul organ of the Tar
iff Koforni league , was put gratuitously Into
the hand * of ovury negro In Iowa n coupla of
yearn ago , and again n year aero the preju *
dices of the negro were roused by the domo.
crutlo schemes with the. cry of anti-prohibi
tion , unU some followers were gained.
Now It la exnectcd thut these hiilf-honrtod
converts ran bo scared completely ever the
line by frightening ttioin wllb tho"tarllt und
holding up the Plnkortons und other bogla
men before ttium. This is to bo the lluu of
the campaign.
If n considerable Inroad can bo niado In
the republican colored vote the democrat *
may capture the stiilo and they nro working
prohibition and tarltT reform against each
olner for nil thuro Is In It. The democratic )
ctimnulgn fund U to ho llberully drawn upou
for the purpose nnd till efforts uro to bo con-
ccntrittcd upon the negro. The Importance
of thU state to the democrats Is clearly in
dicated.
TO AM US I : DICKINSON.
lloxr Cleveland la JMiinuKhi-
in tlio West ,
New Yonit , Aug. 19. [ Special Telegram'
to TIIK BBI ; . | The action of the democratic
committco in establishing western head
quarters Is the subject of n Rood deal of dis
cussion today. By .some It Is thoueht that
one object Is to give Diekinsou something
with whluh to ammo himself ana so leave
the mnnairomcnt of the details of the east
ern oumpalgu to more experienced hands and
he.ids. Experienced pollileal workers hero
uro beginning to sco plainly the importanoo
ot getting workers Into line in Now York os-
pccially.
Senator Gorman was nt headquarters to
day but will only remain hero u abort time.
Ho lias no Intention ot taklnir hold wltti any
Croat activity In the work but will give his
advice when called on. The fact scotns to bo
that ' .ho Cleveland people are undertaking to
run their rnmpalgnwilhout the uotvo ) aid of
tlio oilier wing of the party , lbu fur at
loasl.
.Dictdnson la still absent on account of 111-
tiesi- , and it is whispered tbnt his condition
is Hiieh as to cause eomo anxiety as to his
nhllitrto toke hold of the worlt uguln soon.
Congressman Cable says ho wuL Imvo the
Chicago headquarters open and bUiinofs
rnnn I up next week. The democratic com
mittee Is receiving tnuny earnest appeals
from the southern democrats for aid in states
\ \ hlch were formerly domocrallu. On the
other hand they express grant conlldeucoof
success In certain western states.
Republicans nro still silent as to whether
they will or will not establish western bead-
quarters at Chicago. The Dc.st advice seems
to ho against It , but It is not Improbable the
action by the democrats may load republi
cans to a simitar course.
IDAHO ( tlil'UIJLIUANS.
They > 'omlnttto .McCominll for ( luvoriiur
mill WllllH Sweet Tor ConfroH | .
Moscow , Idaho , Aug. 19.-Tho republican
state convention mot here yesterday. James
Slioup was made pcrmitnont ohairman. The
committee on resolutions then reported tbo
platform , which was udoptod. It favors the
free nnd unlimited coinage of silver , protec
tion to American industries as set forth la
the nu'.iociul platform , and strongly endorse *
the administration ot President Harrison.
Willis Swot was renomlnated for congress
man by acclamation. I. N. Sullivan was
nominated for supreme Judge. Two balloU
were taken for governor as fellows :
first ballot : Ex-United States Senator
\V. .1. McConnell , OJj Governor \Villey , 412 ;
Moss , 23.
Second ballot : McConnell , CC ; Willey , 38 |
Moss , 25 ; Wells , 1. Tlio nomination of Mo *
Council was made unanimous.
IIIINKV ST. UAV.SKK
ll Will Jtepronent thu Thirtieth Seim-
torlnl Dlslrlot ,
OOAU.AI.A , Nob. , Aug. 1'J. ( Special Tola-
gram to Tin : BKK.JAt the senatorial con
vention of thu Thirtieth senatorial district
Henry St. Itavnor was nominated by accla
mation. After adjournment the representa
tive convention for the Fifty-first district
was convened. After a very spier contest
for the different candidates W , D. Acres of
Seolts Bluffs county was declared the clioico
of the convention. The ticket gives general
satisfaction. St. Ktiynor represented tlili
district in the house four yours ago , wliero
lie demonstrated his ublllty as it leglilator.
Acres is an old soldier and n roprosentnllva
farmer of western Nebraska , and is widely
known in the district , whore ho is engaged
In bomu of the largest irrigation enterprise !
In the state.
Iyou ' Kepnlilleiiii Cluli.
JVvosH , Nob. , Aug 19. Special to Tim
Bi'.K. | The Hamsun and Hold club bold
another Interesting meeting last night. O.
1C. ( Jull , banker of Oakland , g < wo on Inter
esting talk on the national banking Hyutom.
Mr. Cull cleared up several points Hint hud
been Homowhat durlt to many. Ho was fol
lowed by Hon. 1. N , Huntsbrrger of Toledo ,
U. , who' spoke at some length on the sub-
treasury ( .yatoni. Mr. IlnntsborKor is an
able lawyer nnd u good speaker. Ills ipeeun
was interspersed uitn several good storlog.
The club here hai over "TO members. The
glee club was present and rendered sovcvul
good campaign songs.
AVIII Spunk ill
.v , la , , Aug. 1'J , [ Special Telegram
to Tim Hun. ] A telegram touuy announces
that the tmtional campaign committco will
send Hon. Koswell G. llorr of Michigan to
Crcstmi to sneak in the Bluegrass palaoo on
republican day , August. 111. The state cou-
trnl and county central committees nro mak
ing n special effort to IIUVH n largo crowd
present on tlmt day , Hon. W. 1 * . Hepburn
will also uo present. '
Weloomrd tn llu Hume.
MAHON CITY , la. , Aug. IU , Jumoa II. Mc-
Contogub , candidate for secretary of state ,
arrived home today und wai escorted from
the depot by band * of muslo and u largo
delegation of citizens. Tonight a ratification
meeting was held In tlio park and uddre i0 *
iniidu by J , II. MoConioifuo , John '
Hoi.ry Shaver * , J. K. K. Markloy aud A
Barter.
Itelil I'ltniiedMtli llu ICecentlon.
CIIIUAOO , III. , Aug. 19. Uon. W hi tola w
arrived from Springfield this morning ,
lie N much pleased with the onthuilMia
manifested In iho wo t. Ho leaves thlt
ovHiitng for Edna , O. , fur a vlilt to hi *
mother.