THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MAY 8 , 1893. NUMBER 223.
[ nMon Killed and Many Mangled on the
Big Tour.
NOT WORK THE AIR BRAKES
| eft the Track While Running at frightful
Speed ,
[ RE ADDS TO THE HORROR OF THE SCENE
jopot and Passsngars Crushed by the Tum
bling Oara.
JlST OF THE KILLED AND INJURED
J.iy Com lies , Clinlr nnil riilliiiin Cum
llmnnln on the ItiilU Inillno i Cltl-
ze.ni Iti-iulcr AliillrfUln or
tlio Ilorrlblo A Hair.
, Ind May 7 One of the most
hornlilc wrecks in Ihe hisloiv of i.iilroidliiij
curied on the Big Four loul In this eily al
II 15 Ihls moinlng , as a icbiill of wild h len
1/ncii are now dead and manv moio injuied
'Iho lialn was Iho easlbouud passenger
Blc.ivIng Chuago al 'J p m. The acctden
In iho failuio of ail brakes
Rte win I. Iho train left the Hack
on a nuve near Ihe slalion , and
i ashed inlo Iho depot building ,
5-11 ry Ing off a poi lion of Ihe di pot and ti ain
Rshcds , scatteilng Iho vv ice Uago seveial
( hundred fool 'Ihe englno , when il luf Iho
Itrack , was followed by Iho bagir.igec.il , two
Inmll cats and two e-xpicss eais and till were
Jpltched in one piotnlsi nous mass , a lotal and
jeomplelo wru k , buiving a scoie 01 mom cf
j victims In Ihe awful pllo of debits fl ho day
'eo.ichcs ' chair cir and Pullman sleepers 10-
I m lined on Ihe tr.uk
lire Ailils to thn Horror.
The wreck of the rest of the Iraln was a
most complete one , the engine and cars being :
loin to pieces and piled up logelher wilh
their contents
To add to the cousin nation , fire bioko
out fiom the steve In the bigiraue car , but
the city fire dopailinent speedily extin
guished Iho flames Al.ugociowd ot citi
zens gathered very quickly at the bccno of
the disaster and assisted in leseiilng the vic
tims , and a lingo fouo of local physicians
ga o the ncccssaiy utlcnllon lo Iho wounded
beveial victims of Iho wicck woio persons
slandlng in Iho dopol , waiting for Iho lialn
The lisl of thu dead is us follons.
VlitlniH or the VVniK.
MICMIATU , WELCH , englneii , Indluniipolls ,
found under the ciulne fiUhlfully mangled.
1'IUr.MAN M'l.NMN Indian ipolls.
r.D Mf.I'.ltS Lngunsparl , limit i-letk.
M'MAIION , I hic-liiiiatl , eNpic s inc c'iiRer.
A. U. ClIADU 1C 1C ( inclnintl , mall curl. .
CUAHM > MIA I.ItS I afayetle , hiicKmaii
JOHN K O I.ufjiyclte.inallcartdihcr.
JI > .S11' I.OMJ , I.ebiiiiiin , Ind , m ill clerk.
C'llAHLP.b b CIlAl'ILI. , pi-senger to In-
illaiiiipollH
OTTO GI' hKI.bON , Alhuuibiii hote-1 , Chl-
rage
The mosl se-rlously lujuied arc :
Jl'KFKtteuv M Uu-sr , Keinplon , biuised
nhout head ,
Rieiuun JO.NLB , I'ontlac , 111. , cut about
head.
Soriiu IlritoLMiAi u , Milwaukee , badly
biuised.
CIIAIII Hs KOCSII , Lafay olio , leg biol.cn in
t\vo places.
Lous I PFFI rii , I'owler
\VIUIAM Pi ACE , Fiankfoit , Ind ,
\ Wll MAM Bi C'liru.L , Lebanon , lud.
C. A.
A. W. COIIN'AHAX.
1j. A. WBUT/BI.
J. N. ViCHCUT , all mail cleiks fro.n Clneln
uati.
Air Urakei I'lillci ! to Work.
The ill-fated train must have been a mil
Jupthogiudu from the liver when the enirl
i neer made the discocr.that . them was
I something wrong with the air , for ho began
to slu illy whistle for hand brakes. The
j speed had by that time Increased so ten 111-
jcally , however , that its control was beyond
human agency.
Just after leaving Die east end of the long
ufldgo ov'er the \Vabash the tiacks dcseilbo
Jtt acinl-clrclo , at the midway point of which
the union station is located When
ilho cngtno strueli that shatp
JI vn it loft the track , followtd by the cars
i au awful swill and limy piled iion each
ether 100 f cot nwiiy , nftcr crashing through
Ithe tialn sheds [ ami bilnglng down tons of
'stiuciuriil iron to add to the terrors of the
! bltuation ,
The bvslandcis went to work at oneo , and
the police and tire department quickly re
sponded , the latter icmlcilng valuable service -
ice In quickly checking the .uigiy ( lames
which Ihic.Ucncd the lives of stoics of
others , in addition to those killed outilght ,
vvhowcio Impiiboned in tlio mountain of
flcbils
Thoinjuted have been removed to their
homes , or thu hospital and noothcr fatalities
aie cxpcctid than those hcielofoio men-
tinned
All the missing aio now accounted for.
Another dead body makts Iho number
eleven.
_
COI.I.AI'SIM ) A H.Di : .
Btrnmor Olilo Meet * vrltli nn A u fill Accl-
linn > r < r Itelmniit , Mo.
CAino , III , May 7 The steamer Ohio col
lapsed a duo at 7 o'clock this morning near
Hclmonl , Mo , scalding twenty-two men , six
of whom died before ( reaching the hospital
hero. The dead are
T1IOMS WOOD.- , captain of the wnUh.
HAMITON l'OI.Il > S.
W. W. Ill' US I ( MAN
TUURK OIHIKUS , names unknown
The most BCI lously lujureit are . *
K.V. . CAHTU of Uanvlllo , Va , will pioba-
blj die
W. II. Uic'Kgi of Newport , Ky , seriously
; scalded.
C. J. riLUUN of Orange , N. J , badly
scalded.
T > 1 { . KAMHiifu , Covlngton , Ky. , badly
scalded
l\ \\AHK Io ( < s , burned all over body.
All of thoabava movhlto 'the following
tire colored , all badly scalded ana several
Will probably dlo :
On IIEHT C'uii.imrs ,
Hdi TF.N FATK ,
Piinn Nen ,
CiiAuucs JAIHHUX ,
I'lUHlLS TllDMiS , '
JAMES
WILLIAM Jn
Vfiii IAVI
Al.HKHT IlOniS8O\ ,
QEOKUB WADUINUTOH.
Oyriu Meyers , the second mtt , 1 *
ng , supposed to have been blown overboard.
The dead and Injured were brought to
Cairo hy the steamer Aigus and the Injured
vero taken to the Mailno hospital The
steamer Ohio belongs to the Cincinnati &
Mom phis I'.akct t omimny.
Another ncgio died at the hospital at 10
) m
Mlt il tlio Arclileut Oc"nrrL'il.
The men weic citing bioakfast at the rear
end of the bolt , whun the end was blown out
ind the sto nn and bolllu ? water shovverul
out overall the men. two of whom jumped
overbTird In their agony. The c ihln pis-
Mongers and oflluors were horrllled w hi n tl.o
steam cloaied away at thu tcirlblo sirht on
deck.
Sliln hung In shreds and pealed oft the
bodies of the unfortunate victims Their
groins and screuns weio Inrrlhlo The In-
lured men were taken to the hurrii ano deck
and m ulo as comfoi tahlo as posMli'o ' Ono
man died on the vvuv to I' ilio Thico moio
died at the vvhaif bo it an I out ; Is not ex
pected to live Doetois say ten moio will
die Theeibln pissengeis weio uninjured
Of the mate and a Ixji who jumped over
board , the boy was rescued but will die The
mate was lost All tlio men that weio In
the gangway weic lltcially lonsted us If In
aealdion Cuttle on bond ue scalded and
had to ho killed
nr.iui it
Wifn nf riiiiniKcy VI , I ) \ icItlet In Xo\r
Voik I llj.
Nisvv VOIIK , May 7-Mis I'llza liegeman
Dopuiv , vvlfuof Chauncey M lepe , dlod at
her icsldcni'o in this city at IS .SO this aftci-
noon
Although Mrs Dcpcw was known to bo
senously 111 this sudden teiinln itiou of her
illness was not e\pi i ted b.v her family and
those who weio most intimately connected
with her Her condition showed no in iterial
clnngo b.iturdav and c.uly this nioinimr the
tuin fet the woiae cnmc Mr lei > o\v , his
son Chimney , Jr. Mrs Ucpcvv s mother.
Mis liegeman , Mis lit pew s brother , J
Nivcn Hegc-in in and her two little nieces ,
the childien of a deceased biothci , who
have made their home \\ilh hoi HUILO their
futliLi s death , , v tie called to the sick loom
and were all plow nt when the end came
Mr Dcpow was completely piostiatcd and
ms shut himself up against all callers to-lay
Uhls nf lei noon and evening fiicmls called at
the icsiclence , leaviii- cards expicsslng
! i > inp < ithy uitli the famih
Mis Depcvv was diSLCiiled fiomono of the
oldest of New York families Her ( athcr
was the late \Vllllmi liegeman , a well
known dealo in diugs who traced his anc.cs-
toisbickto the c.ulivst Duti h settlers in
New York Her mothei wasaMIss Nlven ,
dnughtct of a Colonel Mv en the once dis
tinguished New Yotk attoriiuyliu himself
spiang fiom an old rcvolutionaiy family
Mis li < ] je\v , whose nnidin ninio was Miss
nil/a liegeman was mairied to Mi Uepew
? so\cinbcr4 , IS7 'J'liey h ivc had one. child ,
Oh uinccy M D.puvr , Jr , who is now 11
y eais old
In sollo of the opportunities tint her fortune -
uno gave her , f.lis Depcvv cued little for
soiiely and devoted hei tlmo mainly to
ch.ultablo and church work &ht has for
many years been the piesident of the
Women's association of the ITahnemann hos
pital and was so connected with a scene or
moie rtiffetent church associulons Mrs
Depcvv was fond of muslo and at ono time
she had the reputullon of being 0110 of the
best amateur pianists In this city
Dm Ing the past two yeais , however , Mis
Dopou has he-en an invalid. She never en
tirely icc'ovcred fiom un uttuek of thu gtippo
thatshc had duting the epidemic two yeais
ago During the recent fcstlv ities at Toi tiess
Monroe , attendant upon the visit nf the
foicign wai ship.s , Mrs Depcvv made a trip to
that place in 'tho hope of impioving her
health This expectation was not icallzed ,
however , bho hecamo much woise and was
brought lioiie feebler than when she left.
The llnal ai rangcincnts hive not yet been
made for the funcial , but it is probable th.it
It will bo held fiom St llaitholonie-w's linis-
ropal chinch , of which oiganlzalion Airs
Depcvv was u member
I.os'nov , May 7 Sir James Ande'ison dlect
today. Ho commanded the steiinship Gic it
Eastern dining the laying of the Atlantic
cable.
Vl < Ll > lilt lte.l'OI.I'tit.i
lluln VVrous'it ' In IliH 1)1.h miircil IIoiiui of
a Cull ornln Mini.
SAN riuNCioco , Cal , May -Daniel Daley ,
aplpofltterat the Union lion woiks , this
moining killed John J Laughton and mor
tally wounded John Can oil , brother and
friend , respectively , of Michael l.aughton ,
whose home ho had dishonoied. Daloy has
for some time been a bender at the home of
Laughton on the i'otioio and has paid
assiduous attention to l.auchton's vvlfo
Laughton had been suspicious that his wife
was faithless and adopted a svstem of
espionage ) over her actions by w hleh ho might
conllrin his belief
Ilirly this morning Michael I.aughton left
the house , sny ing ho would bo gene some
hours , but he Ins'oad summoned his
brother , John Carroll , Prank ( auoll and J
I. Klcnk , filends [ . .aughton crawled under
the house , looked thiough a liolo in the lloor ,
dlscovcird his vvlfo and Daley together , gave
a signal to his ft lends and brothel and they
bioko Into the loom Dalov instantly diow
a lovolvcr and tiled font shots , two taking
effect as bofoie stated Daley Is under
ariest
I.u\o Atrilr i.nl In thn Doit'.i of Ono of
tlio PrliH Ipliu.
rucsMio. Mcx , May 7 A icmarkablo
duel , Ih it roaiiltod in tno.death of ono of the
principals and the rnlal woun Un. ; of the
other , was tought heio last ni ht Jacobo
Valdez , a piomiucnt and wealthy young
mcieh int , und Plutarco Marge , a rising at
torney , had been sultoi s fen the hand of a
well known soetetvoung 1 idy of this city
for several months The two men uuir-
relled over love affahs and mutually agreed
to scttlo their dlncienco in a duel to the
death
Knives having blades three inches long
woui selected as iho weapons 'Hie duel was
fought in a secluded spot above the city
The duelists fought desperately In the dark
ness for twenty minutes when Margro fell
dead , pierced to the heal t with the knife
Floth men were humbly mutilated and
Valdcz'H injuries will prove fatal 'Iho seconds
ends have been airestcd
it tit ; ii'Ait.
Almost Any I'nrt or Ihr Stuto IConchcil fur
T\T iHy-ll\i > Outs.
DcNvrn , Cole , M ly 7 The rate war In
Colorado Is ileicer than ever The Atchlson-
Mldlund has just announced a rate of 25
cents between Den rcr and other mountain
points This is a i eduction from former
rates of about 117
The now rate of as cents , effective tomor
row , applies between IVuver , Colorado
Springs , Pueblo , Canon City und I.eadvllle.
Aspen. Glenwood Spiln. ' ? , Ciipplo Creek
and uli Intermediate iioluts Children a fuie
will bo 15 cents The Atchison-Midland
assorts that theio Is no prospect qf rates
he-Ing rostoiod until their competitors aio
prepared to maintain their ngieoments.
VVIilIB Cup 'Ironliln lit Vlloliilppl.
MCUIMIIS , Tenn , May 7 - An Appeal-Ava-
lanehospei ial froinrHa/olhuest , Miss , says.
ThoCoplah lilies , thiity stiong , has Just
loft heio for Ilrooklmven im ivs | > onso to a
telegram from the governor Thu white cap
trouble in Lincoln county IMISS uning scilous
proportions. _ _
Illncx or H Itnilronil
NEW YOKK , May 7. Vice 1'rcsident J O.
Mullln iQf the Chicago & . Alton , who was
stricken with paralysis a woolc ago at the
Ollsoy house , was much vvouo this after
noon but rallied lomowhit towards even-
HIS CRIME FOUND HIM OUT
Why Samuel H. Fling Oommittatl Suicide
nt Ruahvillo.
DESERTED HIS FAMILY IN MISSOURI
tnilleitlom tint llu Mil ) Not Ilivn llccn
.Mrntiilly Itr jiDiiiH , r-ltithrr tlnn
Attempt un l > pliin it on
llo Iritis IIU l.lfo.
Ht'sHviit.r , Neb , i.May 7 [ Special Tele
gram toTiiEBrc. ] The mystery sutioundlng
thusulcldo of Iho man Robcrls an ni count of
which nppe'ired In this tnoinlng's Hri' , was
cleaicd up Ihls moining upon llie arrival of
Tie-dH I1 ling ,1 son of the deceased who
came hero to t iko ch irgo of the rein ilns
The real n line of Iho do id linn Is Samuel II
rilng and for seventeen years pievtousto
eotnln , ' to South Dikota he had lived In
Marvsville , Mo , wheio ho ivas engaged In
brick m iking About eight vcais ago he fell
fiom i bilck kiln shed sustaining an injury
of the head which partially upset his
reason A little moie thin six
years ago ho loft homo tclliur his
wife ho wis going lo St Joseph , Mo. on
business , since which time his fi lends had
heard nothing of him until a few weeks ago ,
when Andtow Sehland , a e-omniereial Irav
elcr of St Joseph , met him In Stuigls , S D ,
and iiifoiinecl his wife and sons of his
whcicilwuts List Prulav his son Kicd
reached btuigls In se.uehof htm and leaincd
that his father hud been married lo anothci
woman for two years and was known as
Siinuel P Robeils Vllng h id left homo
the da\ before , di iv Ing , il is thought to Rapid
Citi w here ho left his hnrso and earl , tak
ing the ti am east and slopping ut Chadron
and Hav Siuings before reaehlng liushville
Ills icinalns will bo shipped to Marysvillo
for Intel incut
K \CING TO Till : I'AIIt.
r.Ut or Co IMlnilirri VVIu , Will Make a
I.on ) ; Hide.
Ciunnov , Neb , May 7 [ Special to TUB
Bru ] On June Ul the cowboy race from
Ch idion to Chicago will stilt , and will end
at the giounas occupied by Uuffilo Bill In
Chicago Mr Cody will present the prizes lo
wlnncis TheColl riio Arms company has
made a spoclal prize of n handsome revolver ,
BuiT ilo Bill gives # VK ) , divided inlo Ihreo
monevs ' 1 ho list at Ihls litne , at" furnished
btho secretary is Doc Mlddlcton ,
Kmmctt Albright , Chadron , Dyuiinlto
Jack , Ctawfoid , lia Demmon , Raw
hide Butlo , Wyo , Nick Janis
( half breed ) , Pine Ridge Agency ,
Jim Muirav , Kaglo Pass , Tex , Harry Gil-
lesple Hag Bullo , Neb ; Polo Shancravv ,
( half bleed ) , Pine Ridge. S. D , Sam Tyler ,
Kingfisher , Okl , Harry Rutter , Miles City ,
Mont , Ho Doir , ( Ind ! in ) , Wounded Knee ,
b D : Sam Bell , IJulTalo Gap , S D , Jack
riagg. Big Hoin Basin ; bnako Creek
Tom Snake Creek , Wvo , Spoiled Wolf ,
( Indhn , ) Rosebud Agency , Joe Gifford ,
Piene , S D ; Ralllcsimko Pole , Cicedc ,
Cole ; Jim Sampson , Waibonnol , Neb ; Miss
Kmina Uutchinson. Denver , Cole ; Sam
Irwin. Do id wood , S D ; Cockeyed Hill.
Manuille , Wyo ; Gray Wilson , Paris , 111.
I'ti-mont > IWM Xotes.
FHEMOST , Neb , May 7 [ Special lo THE
BEE ] Anna 1C. Dowden , who edlls Iho
Norlh Bend Republican , and husband were
in Iho city yesterday.
Ed W Rankin , the now demoi rutlc posl-
niasler al Hooper , was In Iho ellv lortay and
says he has received his commission and
will lake possession of Iho poslofileo there
tomorrow.
Sheilfl Milliken took Carl Birth to Ihe in
sane asvlum in Norfolk yeslorday.
The Kremont Chautauqua citclo will meel
lomorrow evening at the residence of C M.
Williams , cashier of the First National bank
Clmlcs F Dodge and MlssnviiClaicndon ,
of thlscily , will bo in in icd next Wednesday
Sheiiff Milliken look Waldron and Da-vis
lo Iho slnto penitentiary today where they
will each slay ono year The pleaded guilty
to iho ch irgo of sleiling hogs fiom Ihe Bay
Slale Cr.llle company's ranch
Hon George W Ij Dorsoy who has held
Iho posiUon of president of the Farmers and
Merchants National bank In this city since
its organi/alion lendered his resignrtiou
some time since , which was aecepled by Ihe
boaid of directors yesterday They up-
lioinled Olio Huello lo fill Iho vacancy and
F I Kllleh vice president
A telegram received this morning by I > -
uest Hahn from Harry Tlbke , secretary of
the Omaha I'odcslrlan club , said "Race
poslponed again Will vvrile" The Tre-
mont Tuinvcrein had made extensive preparations -
arations lo receive and enieilaln Iho vis-
ilois.
Spcrlnl Olllcor ll hln I tli3 Him.
LINCOI.V , Neb , May 7. [ Special Telegram
lo Tun BEE ] James MoMurdo. a special
policeman was locked up at the station today
on a seitous charge. Ho w as appointed sev
eral mouths ago as a special officer wllhout
pay from tha city , and recently reports
have como in to ino chief that the man has
been using his oftiolil authoiity to gain
favors from Iho inmates of questionable ie
sorts Lnsl Friday hecnlcied Iho room of
u oung woman rcsidinz In a block al
Twentieth undO streets , and under threats
succeeded In gaining vvhal ho wanlod The
woman mudo complaint to the chief , but it
was not until this moining that McMurdo
was found.
The fellow who assiultoJ B N Rooks last
ni lit with a club as ho was on his way homo
is descilbed us weiring a slar and having a
policeman's club in his hand It Is suspected
that McMurdo might bo the chap , and his
wheieabouts last night aie belli ; ; inquired
into McMuido Is married.
N'cMites From Ilititrlco.
BEATIIICF. Neb , May 7 ( Speciil lo THE
BEE ] The leinalns of C L Blanchaid , who
diedThuisday of paralysis , were laken lo
Beaver Crossing ycslei day moining for inlcr
nieiit.
Blrdonn , infant daughter of Mr and Mrs
C M Carpenter , died Filday moining and
was burled yesterday aflernoon
'iho High school stuto declamatory eon-
test will be held here next Friday night. It
will bo the first stuto contesl held und a
good entertainment is expected.
The York county Sunday school conven
tion was held in the Congiegatlonal church
Thursday The ofllcers elecied for iho com
ing year are Presidenl , A J. Wilkins ,
vice president E. K Losh ; corresponding
secrelary. Mis Jonnlo Low ; lecordlng sec
relary , Mrs Roherl Ovcrslreel ; treasurer ,
Dr R McConaughy
Arrraled n Hull Hey ,
LINCOLN , Neb , May 7 [ Special Telegram
lo TUB BEE ] Henrv Staff , uged 10 formerly
employed as a bull boy at the Hotel Lincoln ,
wasaricsted loday on lha charge of grand
larceny Some I wo weeks ago a luJy guest
of the hotel loporlod lhatu diamond pin lud
been lakcn from her room while she was ut
dinner , but no clew to iho thief could bo
found. .Staff vvus afterward suspected , and
w hen arrested today ho made a full con
fession that he had taken tlio pin He also
told lo whom ho had sold it , and steps are
being laken lo recover 11 ,
Inlureil In u Ituiiinii.r.
TIIEMOST , Neb. , May 7 [ SpecialTelegr.ini
lo THE 1UE ] While Mis. W A. G. Cobb
and Mrs T J. McKinney w ere riding near
the ICtkhorn depot this evening un engine
frightened the horse and they were both
Ihravvu from Ihe buggy. Mrs Cobu was
rrndcicd unconscious w tlh a wound on the
front and back of her lieud Mrs. McKinney
was nol Injured so badly
l to tliu I'ulillrlty.
LIMOLV , Neb. , May 7 [ Special Telegram
lo TUB BKK ] It is again repoiled thai Mgr.
Satolllwill bo hero in the near futuio lo
hear the charges against Bishop Douacuir
at heretofore deullcvd lu Tu& BKU. Duiinj
the past week conferences of both the
bishop's f lien-Is and enemies have been
held , separately of com so , for the under
stood purpose of umpiring evidence to be
submitted to thu papal leinto. A local
Catholic stales tint THE BKK was correct
several wen Us since when It staled th.it
rooms had been engaged at the Lincoln for
Satolll and his secretaries , but the publicity
appears to have been distasteful lo him and
he canceled the date.
l } liijurpil.
Asm AMI , Neb , Miy 7 [ Special lo THE
Brp J T. A Clements , csq . justice of the
peace nt Pleasant llill , Neb , suffered u vcr.v
painful injury near hero ycslerday while
on a B fi M Iraln A sudden Jir
of iho Iraln Ihrew a lamp ehimney
down which broke in falling , and stak
ing Mr Clomcnls , eut a deep and pain
ful gash sovoi Ing a deep s < ! ilo 1 ai lerv I'lio
wound bled profusely , bul physician * were
soon summonc I after the train iciii'he 1 this
point and Iho Ilo v of blood slopped Aflcr
several hours rest. Mr Clements was nblo
to take an evening lialn for home.
Slnto ltililoriil nf ( lohl Chili.
IvEAiisrv , Neb , M ly 7 [ Special Telegram
lo THE Buc ] ' 1 ho Stito Ulehlorldo of Gold
club closed Its session 1 ito last night The
addicss was made by Chides Tanner of
Hastings In thocouise of his romirks ho
read a telegram from W L Greene siyln ?
ho was sick at Lincoln , but would be home
in a day or two and had not been dibnh
This was iceeivoJ with applause. The la
dies of the Women's Christian Temperance
union tendered an oleganlbinquet after the
exercises The next ineotln ? will bo held in
GUI ml Island
Droko tliu I ) nth.
STIHTIOV Neb , May 7 [ Special to TUB
Bitn j 'Iho drouth in southweslern Nc-
brask-i was brolicn lasl night It rains I
during the etillio night , and is still raining
tills moining The groun 1 is wet deep
enough to p'ovv. Most of tlio vv Intel wlioit
will be saved by this rain and the corn , nust
of which is plantc 1 , will bo nicely starts 1
Moro Vloutuui for Iho Or ip * .
IMHANOLA , Neb , May 7 [ Special Tele
gram toTiic BUE ] A heavy lain fell Til-
d ly night and it is still mining
J.V.I bl'Illll Ol' JtlLlf'.ll > O.
llinil ) Tlironcrs CIUIKO n IHoly .Sensation
In Dulilln.
Dimi\ , May 7 A dynamite bomb ex
ploded at 10.40 o'clock Filday night intho
quadrangle of the Tour Courts The cxplo
sion was heard for miles Man > windows
were broken , but olhoi wlsc.no damagu was
done II is supposed that somebody tluovv
the bomb over Iho railings in a spirit of
bravado Tne day Vvas the eleventh anni
versary of the assassination of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish and Secretary Buiko in
licrnK pailr
The police ginrdcd all nighl Ihe scene of
he oulrage They found in Ihe quad-
angulni court yard n tlma fuse and the
'ragments of a laigc shell similar lo these
eft from the court yard explosion
The paving stones in , Iho yaid were
ooscnod. bul Ihe w allslof the coin t building
, vere little inJuieJ. The explosion was
heard moro distinc lly al a grealer dislance
hannoirby U aroused evervbody at'ho
Cilin.iinlu.ni bum ksand Lord Wolselev dis-
> utolled at once an oidony to icpai t on the
roublu.
Before midnight thoimiils hacl/galhciod
at Iho Four CouiIs Today half'the city
has been in the nclghboihooJ , but the
crowds have boon kept back hy a double
L'oidon of police , who vyiU keep the couit
yard intact until after the arilial of a gov-
ernnienl inspector
Thopuiposo of tne persons throwing the
bomb was not to s.ierlfiio human life At
nitrht the Four ( Courts and all inn iinmcdlale
neishhorhood are dcse-rlod , so theio was nol
the sll < hlcst chiinco thai anybjdv would bo
killed by Ihe explosion.
' 1 he nationalists beliqvo lhal the thrower
of the bomb Inlendod to embauass the gov
ernment Ihe police atlribulc Iho act to a
unionist agent , who wished to mukolhoiui-
; ) rension tint the Irish extremists were
; ager to remind the people of the Phuonlx
idik assassinations
1.0 > DON WOKKINOVIUN.
Join la the DnnioiiHtratlon Fern
n Keiluctlou or II iur .
LONDOV , May 7 The annual eight-hour
demonstration of London wxnklngmeii was
raadu loJay in Hyde park. The wealher
was fine and all the proceedings were con
dueled vvllh oxcoptioii.il enthusiasm All
the piincip.il unions had appointed delegates
lo l-ike p irt in the procession ' ' 'licse dele
gates mut on the Thames cmbankmenl , weio
formed in line and marched through cheer
ing crowds of laboreis lo Iho park , vvlieie
Ihey were divided among Ihe audiences al
Ihe numerous speakers' platforms.
The entire open spacr. In the paik was
tilled with men and women. At twentv-ono
platforms resolutions were passed in favor
of a legal eight-hour day for every Ii ado
which voled for H Al every meeting col
lections were taken up foi the Hull stiikers
John Burns , labor member of pailiamont ,
was among the speakers Meetings held to
day In Hull , Glasgow , Mane-hosier , Birming
ham and other cities vvilh largo laboiing
populations passed resolutions Infavorof the
eight hour day
I'lrm Kenolutloii Nei ouniry.
Bcni iv , May 7 The Vossischo Zcitung
s.ijs of the coining election If the nation
shows a firm resolution in the coming elec
tions oven Iho military administration will
bo obliged to reckon with facts as Ihev are
Prince Bismarck's Hamburger Niichileh
ten rogiets the dissolution , but hopes it may
ho followed by some i beneficial icsults The
coming struggle , it sav. s , thiealcns lo be one
of Ihe most violent in Iho history of Iho em
pire Hvciyhody oxpecls that it will bo
ch iracterUed by some starllmg oveuls
The IColnischo VolkbJeltung , principal
organ of the Rhino Calholics , like all other
clerical dallies , takes sides with the tnujoi ity
against the Huone contingent , and uiges thn
clerical pirty lo preserve a slroag , united
front.
_
Appealing Inr Contribution ! .
Brill is , May -The Vorvrarls publishes
this morning iho clectloi manifesto of Ihe
social democratic partfy
Aftet appealing for conliibnllons to the
campaign fund , thooxecuti > e committee em
phasl7es its opinion lhat the new Reichstag
will have to deil. not only vvilli Iho aimy
hill , bul also vvllh the fijmt.imeiiUl rlghls
of Iho pcoiilo , which will be Ihreilencd by
tlie present attack upon uutveisal suffiage
The report is current th it n Blsmaick
policy is forming The party will urge the
prince to accept a scat in tha Reichstag and
under his iiamo and with his authority , will
organize a cumpilgn throughout the cuiplie
The most import int field of agitallju will bo
south Germany.
t hojper tliun I I.
LONDON , May 7 A dispatch from Madrid
suvs Ills reported that the collupao of
the revolt In Cuba is duo to tlio government's
buying off the lenders. This method was
adopted during the last revolt because it
was cheaper thin fighting The Satorlus
brothers are land owners in Iho village of
Velasco. They were easily bonghl. ovrlng
lo iho coldness of the populace toward them
MlUI | MM ( lie Illll.
LONDON May 7 Tlio Berlin corrcspondenl
of Ihe Dally News says- However enormous
Iho burdens which iho ann\ bill will impose ,
It vv as a grave mistake lo rcjecl It The
radicals inmst know that the hill will be
passed , even if It bo necessary to dissolve
Parliament two or three times
Movements or Ocean steamer * Mujr 7.
Ai Boston-Arrlved-Pavonla. from Liver
pool.At
At Now York Arrived La Gacogne ,
from Havre.
UTILITY OF 43IERICAN CORN
Result of Oolonol Murphy's ' Efforts Amoug
European Nationi.
PROSPECTS OF AN INCREASED DEMAND
I'roiont VVrntlirr Cond I loin rll tlio ConU-
ncr.t t'oiilticho to I'nor Uroi | < lu-
l\olllllc for Introilucinx
Homo Products Alirjuil.
WASIIINOTON Huiinvnoi ? Tiir HFE , )
filj Pot/It rPB 4111 KlUCRT , >
WASIIINUTOV , D C , Miy 7 )
Proletary Morton has decided to establish
a permanent bureau in London for the Iniro-
duction into Europe of American food pto
ducts The scheme Is the lesult of a ccnfcr
cnco vvIlli Colonel C J Muiphy , who , under
Ihe p ilronago of becrot.ity Rusk , succeeded
in demonstrating to Iho Germans and olher
Km open n people the ullllty of Amciiean
malto as a food for man In Germany It had
been nown only for stock feeding purposes ,
previous to the advcnl of Colonel Murphy
The now buie in w 111 uot only enlarge the
scope of Ihls worn by liylng lo bilng all
Ameiicau ceieals Into moro populiruses ,
but will try also to ere ito a dem ind for
Ameiican wines and also some of oui tiopi-
calfiults Colonel Murphy will leave in a
few days for Chicago , whoie ho will consult
a number of leading Board of Trade men
and se- ( lire suggestions and views on Ihoso
common Ial lulcus'.s which Ihe now bureau
Is destined lo serve In a 1 irgo degree
He will then go to Omaha and
incut the mcnibcis of Iho Coin
exchange and oilier common I il bodies and
talk ovei his plans with Ihc.u On his ic-
lurn to l uiopo ho will be nctompmlud by
State Sen Her Mattes of Nebiaska , who has
been appointed In Scci el iry Moi Ion on Ihe
sta.T of the New London buicau.
I'lonpectf or do ut Ii Iron.
Colonel Murphy s lid to l.u "I will stale
lliat the pievalencc of cliouth dining Iho
past several weeks thioughout Huropo will
inevitably result in inci eased prices for the
cereals in these eounlrics The coin prop
aganda was undoubtedly helped very much
a year ago by the shortage in Ihclr own
ceieal ciops and consequent high
pilces , especially for rye , which is exten
sively iisrilincontincnt.il Km ope for bread-
nuking , und since hiHt harvest , as every ono
knows , the prices of home grown corcils in
Kuropo have fullun gi.iduilly and as u
natuial eonsequence that has affected Iho
demand for corn Still the people now un
derstand Its uses and availability so much
bolter than hcielofore lliat with a short
ciop this vear we will find our corn produels ,
I am siUslled , in eager demand
"Of course Iheie maybe gieat improve-
nonl in wealhcr condllions during Ihe ro-
nainder of Iho growing season , but the
Ituallon alpieseut overalaigc section of
Europe is quite discouraging , and there has
iccu as u consequence a marked incieiso
f lale in the maiket quotations of rye "
Allscoltinno 18.
Senator Manaerson left today for Phila
delphia lo visit his mother Ho vv 111 go from
heio lo Nebraska P. S II.
rilOTKST AUA1X-.T 11IC TKUACY.
Cns3l.ni 1'ntilota UxpliliiVliy the Kuccnt
Arra IKIMIIOIII I * Ol > jcntlonnl > lc.
WASHINGTON , ! ) C. , May 7. The follow-
ng explain- , itself :
TO TUB Plll.SS OF THE U.NITEI ) STATES
V gioup of educated and patriotic
tusslnns , who are living temporal ily
n ono of Iho cities of western Kuiopo ,
mvo sent to me the subjoined piotest against
.ho recently ratified Russian oxliadilion
leaty , and nave requcslcd me lo 1 iy bc-
'ore Iho people of Iho United Stales They
iavo nil signed their mines to this address
is a means of authenticating It to me ,
nit inasmuch as they aio not political
subjects and intend in a shoit time lorelurn
lo iticirnuiive 1 ind , ihry have asked mo lo
og.ud Ihclr names and the names of tlio city
vvheia they happen tompoiaiily lo bo as eon-
Idenllil for the reason that if their Identity
.vcro kuo\ui they would bo in rested and 1m
insoned as boon as they should rccioss the
ilusslan frontier The addicss speaks for
.self , and I beg you to aid mo in bringing it
lo Ihe attention of the Ainciican people
Gronoi : KKNNAN
nST tlio Sitimtlo i.
To THE PEOI-I B OF rni5 UN iTrn STATES
Your sen ito has recently ratified an e\lradi
Lion tieaty , whioh pioposss to surtender to
the Rus-dan goveinment all persons accused
) f making an atlempl upon iho life of Ihe
ezar or any member of his family , either
actively or by connection wilh any consplracv
h ivlng such allempl in view
As this tieaty has uot vet bocoTio a law ,
through Ihe signature of your president , we ,
a group of Russians living in the city of ,
westein Kuropo , who are well acquainted
with the internal administration of your
ountry have decided at a meeting hold on
Ihls Kith day of April , IS'J.t , to uddicss lo
you a few words of lemonsliance Wo re
gal d il our duty as Russlin citizens lo do
Ihis.and wo feel nssjicl that you will give
to our protest the simo consideration tti it
vou have given to other protests against the
ai lion of your senate , and as a result of
such piotest public opinion in the United
Stite- > will be expressed emphatically in op
position to the proposed 1 iw
froitoil l.iico llcistn.
Tno statements undo lo vou with regard
to tlio condition of aTuiis in Russia by pei-
sons who hold positions in the service of our
govcinmcnl are untaii parti il , and In many
i ases absolutely falsu and wo big you not to
bulicvo them \itoidlng to tneso slalo-
menls Russians aie sons of Arcadi i , where
the peas nils live always in Iho most te-ndci
friendship with tlio landed piopilelois ,
wheio Ihe people , like childien. look upwilh
roveie-nco to their father , the e.ar , and
where everybodv llulves and prospers under
Iho fostering care of Ihe holy orlhdox
ohuich Such statements aie false
The Russian people aio beaten and driven
like calllo by a few persons who happen lo
have power und nulhorlly over ihetn , and
ihoy uic living , nol In happiness and pros-
purity , btittln Ihc blackest misery and the
dcnsesl [ .juaianco and this In spile of their
natuial Industry und their innate intellectual
capacity \Vho is to blame for this stale of
ihlngs' Our rulurs , and Ihey ulono 'Ihey
havolakon upon themselves the guardian
shiti of the nation and aio keeping Russia
In leading stiiucs , not allowing society lo
parliclpalo In the goveinment of the coun-
tiy , nor permitting Ihelr authorllv lo bo af-
fcelcd in any way by Ihe intiueuco of Ihe ed-
ucalcd e-iiisscs.
I tuturri or the Striicl | .
The rovoluliomirv struggle In Russia has
been up to the piosent time ) , nothing mom
than a skirmish belwccn Iho advanced In
telligence of sojioty and an antiquated , out
grown reorime which could only bring the
country Into a state of complete economic
atrophy Vou know fiom ine newspapers
how thu Russian autocracy deal with the
leprescntutives of this intelligent class
w hen Ihey iried lo free iho people from Ihe
Inheriledota \ of Iho Romanoff dyn isly
Yet Botklne , Ihc secretary of the Russian
legation in Washington , assures you in a
printed article thai aulocracy 'Is as natuial
and satisfying in Russia as the republican
form of goveiument is in iho United States '
Is it possiolo you look upon iho Russian
revolutionists as wild , blooi-thiisty fanatics ,
who have no regard for Iho law's of society or
of humanity ? Read tlio descriptions of them
inlho works of your American iraveleis ,
and you will come to know ihem belliir You i
will also learn that terrorism was the last
means to which they had iccouso when i
they wcra absolutely deprived of frc-edom to >
live in accordance with their conviction * of
duly und the dli talcs of ihclrovvncons icnce
No ono in Russia would ever have thought
of adopting tne terroristic policy U lUo gov
ernment had granted constitutional freedom
to the tuition Without freedom , It Is hard
to live , and if .some cultivated people in
Russli finally resetted to weapons at the
Imminent peril of death , it only showed how
teniblo had booomotho tyi inny of the gov
ernment.
Will ( Ir.vnt No tlrlorm : .
Between such a goveinment and the gov
ernment of the United Mites there ean bo
nocompirlsiiii Wo cinuot expect spilous
rcfoi ms In Russl i Sue h i ofoi ms will not bo
gianted , either as a result of Ilium Ial ills-
otganl/uitton or as i eonu-ssion made In up-
piehenslon of war Tlie educited Russian
public can lolv on'.v ' on Its own stu npth and
on tlostiongth of the people , while you and
yom sen ite , iusteid of hclplnir us aroffUhK
your suppoit to tlio autocr icy tint upprisses
us in so doing you aie obstructing uni
vcisil process You canc\peit nothing
fiom a Russia that Is exhausted and
torn by the civil stiugglo whlih drspito
the assurantes of the Russian setictaiv
of the legation , is still going on
Hutu fiee Russia a Russia etnamip.ited
from political si ivciy would be a tints and
ill powerful fiii'iul of Amciica In the vast
nun i of the Pacllic , that "Mediteiianoan of
tlio future , " whit h ih soon to be the scene of
nnact In the gio it drama of the woild's
history
I'toplo of Ameilta Wo .ire not political
"is.iects in our own country , and we me at
libeitv to retiiin to it Wo aio not actu ite-d
bhittod 1101 by icsentimnt foi peisoual
lujmles Our only icas > on for iippeallng to
you Is the conviction that you can ho m ulo
to untleistand the teniblo situation of the
people who seek icfugo ami protection In
vouriounlry , and who ate netsiritlcd , even
thcro hy the govcrnmint , for dolni ; whit
you yom self would do it fora single month
weio > ou clii/e-ns of Russia.
HI 1.1 , NlMjKOr IMS COVll'ANV.
Clfiol.iiiil ItL'ln < ; * lii SIT Milton lUcrpt H (
< ll InUlntlon.
WVSIIIMITOS , O C May 7 'I he following
was Issued In the president for publit iitlon
'KviM-inu MINMIUV , MO" " It has
become nppitcnt after two months cxpuil
enco that the rules hcietofoio pioinulgatotl
regulating Intel views with the piesident
have wholly failed In operation The time
whith , under these lules , was set upait for
the iccoptlonof scmtoi sand representatives
lias been almost cntiicly spent In listening
to applications for onlco , which have been
bowiHcrlng in volume , perplexing and ex
hausting in their iteration and Impossible of
icmemhiancc.
"A aue regard for public duty , which must
bo neglected If present conditions continue ,
and an observance of the limitations placed
upon human cnduianco oblige mo to decline
from .mil aftci this d itc , all peisoual intci-
vlews with those seeking appointments to
ofllce , except as I on my own motion , may
especially invite them 1 ho s line considcia-
tlons uiako it impossible for mo to loeoho
these who meteilv desiictopay theirtcspcits
except on the days and dunni ; thohouiscs ,
pcclally designated for that piuposo
' 1 eainestly icqucit senatois and rcpio-
scntalhcs to aid in bcc'uriii < for them unin-
teriupted intci views bv declining to Intro
duce their constituents and fticnda when
visiting the e\ccuti\o imnsion duiinj the
houia designated foi tlieir iccep.lon Ap
plicants for oflico w 111 only prejudlio thcii
jitospecta by lepeated impoitunlty and by
icmalning at Washington to await results. "
i.v i .1 it in nur.
Mcarajuin flejfnltoljtniltti 'MBUluB Gooil
llonihrnj As.inifit'flie Oo\ctiinu-nt.
PAVAVIA , Colombia ( vli Galveston , Tex ) ,
May 7. [ By Mexjcan Cable to the New
Yotk Hei aid Special to TUG Bcu 1 With
Sand lego Monies at its head , tlio revolu
tionists of Nicaragua liavo established a
[ irovision.il government over tint 10-
inullc and aio prcpaiing to stilko
i ciushlng blow to Piosidcnt Socosi
This important news is contained
n a special cable dispatch , which 1 have just
received from the Herald s coiicspondent in
S in Juan del bur , on the Nicaiagiun coast
Hcadquaitcrs of thu provisional goveinment
i.ivo been established at Gianida ,
the city which first fell in
to the hands of the revolutionists
Sandlego Morales is the provisional picsi-
lent , ox-I'resldent Joaquin Xavola minister
of war , and Cdwaids Montic'lgcneial-ln-chicf
of the lovolulionaiy aimy Aroun 1 Granada
hive been concentrated the leading divis
ions of the i evolutionary aimy. and fiom
that point , of course , all operations aio con
ducted
Control Setonil Tonna.
In addition to Granada and Masiga which
they captured on Apill 2J ) , the i evolutionists
have taken Rivas , Jlnetepc , Matogalpa and
Chantalcs Two battles h ivo been fought
near Masaya in each of which the govern
ment forces were defeated.
A portion of the Nicaraguan rallroid , thcr
telegiaph lines und the steameis on Lake
Manigua and fjikc Nierrigua are in the
possession of the i evolutionists.
It VV.JS l.oni ; Kvpi-Ltcil.
Rlcliird Cults Shannon , the retiring
United States minister to Nicaiagua , sitlod
yestcrdiy from Colon to New York Ho
was accompinlud by his family Lewis
Biker , Mr Shinnon's successor , arrived in
Panami ycstciday and will sail for
Nicaragua on the first steamer which
leaves this poit for Connto Hoforo
Mr Shinnon s illed fm Now York
I Intel viewed him in icgarJ lo the sltuition
in Nkaragui Ho told me the icvolutlun
had been long expected , ow ing to the discon
tent caused throughout Nicir.igu i hy the
olicy of President Socosi Mr bhannon
loft Managua , the caplt il of that lepuhlic ,
on the morning of AptII " 'J ' Ho .11 lived at
Coi into on the evening of that day ind was
then Infoimed th.it the revolution had
begun
Stntimicnt from 5orona.
In response to a telegram from Mr SU.ni
non , asking for details of the outlook , Piesi-
dent Socosa replied tint tha ofll eis of the
gartlson at Masaya and Granada had be
trayed him , and thit these eities weio then
held hy the Insurgents Piosid'iit Socosa
said he had issued a pioelamition dcdaiing
a state of siege , and had wlthdiawn
the tioops stationed at Corinto , Chine-rdcga
and Leon , and had eoneentiated them
around Minagu i to dofund Iho capital from
the nss lulls of the Insurgents
President Socosa added the information
tint lie hud an ai my 10,000 men and hoped
ho would bo able to speedily ovci throw his
enemies
Just Dcfora ho sallc'd Mr Shannon re
ceived a cable dcsp itch from San Jinn del
Sur , announcing that Rlvas , in addition to
Granada and Musuva. lud been captured by
the insurgents and tint the fighting In the
dcputmcnls suirounding the capital had re
sulted fuvoiably to tlio revolutionists.
The struggle will probably bo a long und
bloody one. _
Joseph .IrfTm < iu' llnultli ,
NEW YOHK , May 7 Joseph Jeffeason ar
rived hero tonight und wont Immediately to
his house In explanation of iho dispatches
from Cincinnati annouii'lng his sickness ho
said th.it ho had un utt.ick of gastritis that
wis sevaro enouah to imk It Impossible ) to
i luke his part In "Rip Van Wlnklo" Salurday
' nl ht 1'tio ti-UtuM.u UK it perlonnali u
was tj have c'osed his seison It was
abanloncd altogeth r AH slns of the
trouble had disappeared before ho bonded
the train and there was no iccurrcnco of It
on the trip to Now York Mr Jefferson sultl
he felt about at well as Uo ever did.
ONE BATTLE , TWO STORIES
Engagement in Rio Grande do Sul Auoul
Which There Are Conflicting Reports.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM A DECISIVE VICTORY
Ton llioii'niid Men IJneiKPil SU Hours In
u llnrirlj Di' pi rate siriiKi ; ' " Nciir
Uruicii ijtiui Ui-iiiirts .scut Out
li > the Ciiiinn in lln ( ic-nuraU.
jrouui I ihtt ISU I liy Ju net O it 11 H in'i't ' * 1
VAirvitAi o , Chill ( vit Claheston , 'I'ox )
May 7. [ By Mexican Cable to the New
Yolk Herald -Special to Tub Her. ) A
bittlo which lasted sthoius was fought
near Uruguijana , llo ! ( Jiamlo do Sul , .
Hi.ull , in which 1,000 , government troops and
0,01X1 insiiigcnls weio engaged Conlllctiin
icpoils have been sent out concemliitf
the result of the engagement The llrst
stoiy e'amo fiom the Herald s eorio-
spondent in Aitlgus , who telegraphed mo
It was iiimored that " ! eneial 1'uvar , the
commander of the Insuigent foicos , had put
the aimy under Cicnenil Ilipollto to ( light
This encouraging news for the UiaMIIau
icvolutionis's is illie ctly ( Oiitridli ted by the
stoiy sent fiom Hu-'nos Ay res I'lii ) Her-
.ild's corrcspjndeiit iu that city telo-
giaphs that an appuently tellablo tot-
cgiain from Montevideo gives the de
tails of nn engagement ycstonhu between
Iho gov eminent at my an I the insui gents
near Uruguiivani Ten thousand men are
icpoited to have been engaged In the battle ,
which w isllerccly contested and lasted for-
blxhouis The goveiuineut tiooj s number
ing 1 ( MO weio under tlio command of Gen
erals Hlpollte and I..civa Generals'Iavales
and halgado lid the 0,000 , men w ho fought
for tlio rovolutionaiy cause
\Vl II DllMllllllI ItlltllC.
The contest hcg in about noon and lasted
until nightfall Gicat dcteiinin ittou and
daring was duplayol by the sokllcis In each
aimy Ch irgo after chaigo. ordeied by
GuncialsIIypolltoiind l.civ a , who commanded
the two wings of thu gov eminent foices.wera
repelled by the insui gents The slaughter
was tonlblo bcore-s of men fell dead bofoio
the frightful lam of lead of the contending
umies Men un each side fought with the
knowledge tint the result of thu combat
would possiblv settle the fate of the icvolu-
tion , the insuigonts being the moie desper
ate because they icali/ed that should they
win the victory thousands of sccictsympa-
thl/cis would openly Join thcli lanUs and
light for thcll e tusc.
\Vlthoutduclslveresult for cither army
the battle raged until near nightfall Al
though the insui gems far exceeded the
goveinment forces in numbers they vvcie not
j well equipped nor well disciplined.
Ontll inknil Iliu liuto'.iitlonUt * .
As the night appioiehcd the i evolutionists
ttompted to withdraw to a better position ,
3Ut the movement had been foiesoen by the ;
lommandcisof the govciinnent , aimy who-
hrow all their force against the lotrcatiiitf
ovolutionlsts and turned the parti il defeat ,
nto n complete disaster.
Tno atticlc In the roar , accordln , ? to the
epoi t telegraj hui from Huenos Ayres , do-
iioiali/ed the lovolutionarv forces and they
an bofoio the covetniucnt troops as fast as
> osslblo. General Tavaies led ono wing of
he ictreatlng Insmgents toward Ijlvremcnt ,
hlio the other lollowed Genoial Salgado
n a hurried match toward Alegietc. Dl-
islons of thogovoinmcntarmyworooidered
o puisne the retieatins fotecs It is beloved -
loved in Huenos Ayres that the i sult of
his battle settles the revolution
Denied by Iho KIIV nhitimilHU ,
Notwithstanding this detailed story of th < >
victory of the goveinment aimy , I have Just
ecclved a telegram from Montevideo , which
ays that a dispatch has been iccelvcd by
ho lovolutiouuy chiefs now In that city ,
denying the icports that the revolutionists.
, voio defeated , and claiming that they icallv
iv on the battlo.
Telcgaaphlo communication with the
section of lira/il affected by the revolu
tion is paith eut off , and the reports about
the lesult of the light are so conlllctlng that
t is impossible to get the tiu > ) story.
dinner lor ( iencrul VV-ir.
Meanwhile the telatloiis between Brazil
at Uruguay are becoming unfilcndly.
A telegram fiom the Hoi aid's cor
respondent In Montevideo siys that
Dr. Cllauri has been sent to Klo do Janeiro
: iy the Uiuguayan government. Ho has been ,
dlrcetod to ask the Brazilian goveinment testate
state definitely w hat It proposes to do In the
way of making amends for the Invasion of
Uiuguay by the Uiiulllan Hoops The picsi-
ilent of Uiuguav h is hold a conference with
Geneial Tajes upon the milltaiy situation und
congiess Ins been asked to nuthorlzo the ox-
pcndltuio of sjmo OJ'J ' OJJ paces for the pur-
habcofaunsin the event war is dcclaiod
against Bia/il
( ioneial Tiijes , who commands thu Uru
guayan unny , has issued a docieo iecuinng. |
Iho e-avalry logiinents to report their full
lighting strength , and the guaids along the
fiontloi have been oideied under aims.
Ills llollnrm , thu roiic , Will lire" It on
l.iirujio HI < uvi-i ninaiittf.
ICovui t'jhtttt l n hiua r-i lionlnn rttnnelt 1
PAHIS , May 7 [ Now York Ileiald Cable
Special to TUB Hun ] -Fiom authentic )
information It would appear thaftho pope ii
prepailng an eneyelical to Iho European gov
ernments , soltinpfoi th the inovltablo crisis
to which the crushing m.lit iry chaigcs eon-
demn them Ho will call the at
tention of the governments to
the necessity of Introducing Hie idea
of pacification into theii gcnetal policy , as
well us the appeasement nf their anger of the
working classes consequent upon the misery.
His holiness will ask for a resolution of the
quebtion of aisaimamcut , probably by an en
cyclical , which may bo the result of an
agicement comu to In his Interview with the
ornperor of ( Jeunany.
The governments of Italy , Austria. Spain ,
Belgium and Himia are B ild to bo already
Informed of the agreement icforred to above
and aio willing to accept it Itussia has ie-
served her decision , but Intends , It is be
lieved , to adhere to the general decision , la
which case nho would bo charged with the
mission of using picssure upon Kranee to In-
dueo her to Join the otlu r nations
J A CG. IKS ST Cr-iiB.
DniiiiniKlr.ttl in III II miIju-i ; .
H iMBtKO , May -Thousands of workingmen -
men marciicd In Harbomtek this afternoon
to demonstrate tln-lr desire for an eight hour
day In the procession went 700 unemployed
eleiltsand the ropiesentatlves of seventy-
eight trades HShMiiblles
Dinnmurd tlio Hoiuli Thrower * .
Dim IN. Mo 7 The eight-hour mooting *
In [ 'Iwnix paik today .cro attended by
B e.it crowd * 'Iho speakers were tlieernct
when hc\ denounced the pel sons re pen U
bi lor tbo Four Courts exploilom.