r FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , JUNE 29 , 1893. SINGLE COVY FIVE CENTS. EASIER CONDITIONS PREVAIL Hew York Bankers Qrowing Moro Hopeful Over the Situation , SILVER IS NOW THE ABSORBING TOPIC III I'rolmliln meets Upon tlio llunlntss Morlil rruiiilnciiiriiiiinclcM ( Hvn Their \ lu\T VV h it Coimrrsn Will Ho I.IUtlj to Do. ! < Evv YoiiK , Juno 23. Bankers reported an easier condition In the money market this morning. There vvcronocxtraoidlnary ship ments of currency reported up to noon ; no tclcguiphlc transfers ot money had been made to San riuneisco the demand fiom that section was believed to bo over and the only thing noticed out of the ordinary w Hi a largo number of demands for icdls- counts from all over the country. The silver question was the chief topic of discussion on Wall street. Later In the day , however , the dealing house Issued $1,110,000 of clear ing house loan ccrllnentcs , making the total Issued * 0CO,000. , : ! Iho subtrc.tsuiy transferred $115,000 to San Francisco by tclcgiaph In return for gold deposited. It also received 200,000 in gold and greenbacks In exchange for cur rency of small denominations. The fieo gold In the treasury today Is just ? UO,000,000. No extraordinary shipment of currency was made to the country , either west or south , by the banks or the subticasury. There was much talk inVall street as to the reasons which prevented the president culling congress together Immediately Ono of the reports was to the effect that the president , In couvitsatlon with a lead lug member of the house , had said that while thcio was no reasonable doubt about thcio being a majorltj in the house favorable to the repeal of the Sheiimin law , It was by no means certain that a like icsult would fol low In the senate , and tint this unceitalnty of the senate was the principal factor ngtilnst the calling of an extra session ear lier than Scptc'inber 4. How Congress StiiiiilH. An Intimate friend of the secretary of the trcisurj' , in convcisat'on with a icpoitcr today , said that aecoidltig to Air Carlisle a canvass of the nicmUcis of congicss had been made two months ago in behalf of Mr. Cleveland with the result that It was learned that theiowns a majoiitj of the house in favor of the repeal of the Shcimau law , but Unit in the senate there was a majority of twenty the other wn > . It was believed , however , that enough scnatois ( eleven at least ) would bo converted before Septem ber to enable a repeal measure to bo passed in the upper house. An ex-trcasurv ofllcial was asked nbout thoinlluencoof thostoppigo of fico silver colnago by th < j Indian mints andsaid : "i'hls isa\erj complex question , and until wo know just exactlj what the Indian Biitlsh government's Intentions are , it is impossible to discuss the question thoiouglily. In some respects , it may possibly bo a good thing for this country. Herctofoio an English mer chant has bc.cn able to buj' . saj' , a dollar's worth of silvci for OS cents and have it coined into $1 ( Indian money ) , which would buy a dollar's worth of wheat and that gave him a decided ndvantairo over the American. The British goveinmcnt will no doubt try to avoid interfering us far as possible with commcrclol Inteiests , not only in its . own dominions , but with the rest of the world. It Is nlwajs veiy conservative , sliver coin Is still legal tender In India , but the government is going to try to put the country gradually on a gold basis , and , as Hist stop , has made thu value ot the rupees 1 shilling and 4 pence. If this countij should stop the purchase of silver in Sep tember , I think it is verj doubtful w hethci the Biitlsh government would bo able tc carry out Its plans to raise the price ol rupee atiovo the arbitrary value it hat now given to It Theie is another qucs tlon , too , ns to which vie nio uninformed and which makes it difficult to discus' the silver question at this time , that is the uncertainty as. to the Bilttsh government' : action In i elation to council bills. How many of them will it continue to sell ! \Vlll ixot Allect liusliiess. Henry W. Cannon , president of the Chast National bank , and ono of the repiescnta lives of the United States Intel natiomi monetary eonfeieneo , slid today : "Tin closing of thu Indian mints to the fici colnago of silver will not. In my opinion have any Immediate dlsticssiug ellcct upoi our trade or conimcico , although it must of course , dcpiecliito the pricoof the whlt ( metal. Our ineichants , as a inlc , can adjus themselves to prices occurring In the ens without any serious loss , and tin United States Is In better position t < stand a deptuci ition in silver than any othe ; country. Although the annual pi eduction o silver in this country Is laigo , India ami tin cast , Pianco and the Latin union me tin * largest holders of sllvei iiionoj1 , and Dig land's attempt to place India upon a goli basin may not bo successful , ns It appeal ! from the dispatches that the rupee's rol.itloi to the sovereign will bo similar ti the i elation of the ( so-called ) Bland ! ! 7li < J piam dollar to the gold dollar In other words England Is ondcavoting i , establish n llxod ratio between cold am silver for the tiansactlon of business be tvvecn herself and her dependency India This will bo n veiy ililllcult matter to ai range to the satisfaction of the people o India aim the manufacturers of Urea Britain. " I'roin n Silver Authority , William P , tit. John , president of the Mcr ciuitlli ! National bank of this city , and ai authority on silver , said today : "Until w know exactly what has been adopted fo India It will bo picstimptlous topiudlcl th effect upon the United States or oven t venture mi opinion ns to what ought to b our legislation. "Hud India made gold a legal tender , cor , tinning her mints open to Its colnago will : out limit , while closing them of the poue to any coinage whatever of silver thu rcsul would have been to substitute gold forsllvc in India's trade settlements That vvoul mean an annual absorption of goldbylndl greater than the sum of gold annually aval able from the woild's gold production fo use us money , 'Ihu effect on nations bavin n single liiiblb for their currency would hav been disastrous , "Later accounts seem to report meiol the closing of the mints to coinage on pr vuto account. Thu promise , thoicfurt icums to bo that tiado settlements wit India will horcuftor be made by a purcliaa of council bills on London Issue to inert di mamlsata minimum into of exchange , th council covering Its overdrafts by shipment of silver , which will Do coined on at rival fo povcinmcnt account. This method wl likely rcqulio n full average import of sllvo Into India and may oven incicaso that in portallon , owing to the now steadiness of he ratoof exehangoon lx > tidon. If this prove to bo the whole alteration In India's method under the decree , the only effect on th United States that wo do not ourselves pri vide by foolish legislation will be that Lot don maj continue to dictate thu pi tee of si tcr instead of the United States , althoug we-produce40 percent of tno world's sui * \ \ it It ' KUlton of I.eailliiK 1'upcr * 1'uvor the Iti prul of Hit ) Micrmiin l.u\v , IULTIUOIIE , Juno2S The News today pr sents the icsult of a telegraphlo cauvais i the leading newspapers of the south , shov lug that public sentiment in that suction now oveinhelmiugly in favor of the ropoi of the Sherman law. Up to a few months ago the south ha been conildencd a free silver section and tl totes of the majority ot the cougrcssuic wore relied upon to oppose the repeal of tl She'rirun act aud ovou to yo further la tl direction of cnnctlng free silver legislation , In ot\lcr to find out whether recent events had brought nbout n change In public senti ment the News je's.enlay sent to the editors of the lending newspapers In eleven southern states the following telegram : Please wire in tonight whether tlio sontl- inriil In jour section now favor- * the ivpcnl of the Slieriniiti net nnd wlinthcr congress should be iisseinbled at Oucu for that purpose. The replies show n remarkable change In the southern sentiment. Ono Mississippi editor thinks the Sherman law has not had a fair trial ; ovcrv other addressed declares that the sentiment Is decidedly In favor of icpcnling the law and n large majority fuvora very prompt action. MAY SHUT DOWN. Silver DrprcRiInn I.iulilnlo KlTcct tlioOmiilin Hnmltlnc Work * . Mr. H W. Nash , treisurcr of the Omaln & Grant Smelt Ing company , was seen i ester- dny by a Brr. rcpoitcr with regard to the silver sltintlon. Mr. Nnsh sild : ' 'I came In fiom Denver last Monday , and whllo there I had a conference of couiso with Mr. Grant , president of the compiny that owns this smelter. I see that jou have something from him on the subject of the silver market In Tnr. Bin : this morning. I think that what jou have thereabout covets the ground. Wo have quit bu\intr and sh ill buy no more silver until matters take : i different turn. Wo handle n gieat deal of silver here , perhaps tnoio than nil the smelters hi Den ver combined. It will take us some time to work oft the stock wo now hive on hand oven if we should buy no more , but It will bo only n few weeks If wo do not buv mom until wo shall tiavo to make preparations to close up the business " "Could ioU not turn the smelter to the w01 king up of other kinds of ere and still continue with jour present force ? " "Not very well. The business would soon become so small that It would not pay to run at all. No , if wo cannot affoul to woik silver wo shall have to shut up shop , that Is the sum and substance of thu mat ter. " Just at this point ono of the clerks came in w Ith a telegram from Now York w hieh Mr Ni.sh read nnO then slid "Hero is a incs- sngo fiom our broker sivin/ that ho has just sold r.0,000 ounces of stiver at 08V $ cents That is enough to make a man sick. Ono week ago to lay it sold at 83' ' Theio is a diop of lri cents In ono week " Speaking of the amount of silver on hand Mr. Nash said : "We h t\o been anticipiting this diop for some time and have i educed our stock uearlj ono Jialf Wo have on hand at present about l.OJO.UOJ ounces. Wo had but one contract on bund , and that is al most expired , but wo h ive to take the over- How from the Denver mills , aud , of couise , It will take a numbcrof weeks to tun that off. " "What Is your opinion as to the futuie ? " "My opinion would only bo a guess Wo have done w hat we could to hold this thing back , but it seems that It could not ha done Thcio is ono thing sure If something Is not done and that light soon the west his not begun to know niii thin ? like the haul times Unit aio going to come upon us If the silver mln-s are closed it will fall hoavllj upon every man who owns property In the west If the mines aie closed the west will become a cattle gra/ing cotintty aglin and cvcti thing will bo adjusted alon that line in duo time " "Do iou see any i\aj out of it ? " "Oh , I still have hope that something will be done to relieve the situation , but I cannot give jou anj icason for thinking so It is natural , I suppose , for people to indulge lu hope as long us Ufa lasts. " SITTIKMINT IN sit.irr. What u 1'romtncnt Ilirmorlto Thinks of tlio Present Mlver Crisis. DCNVHI. Juno 28. A prominent member of the Clcai Ing House assoei ition today in speaking of the silver situ ition said : "Tho closing of the mints of silver colnago in India will piecipltato the settlement of the silver question , and , viewed fiom this stand point , it Is not to bo regretted It will not weaken the cause of silver , nor will it sh ike the confidence of the frienns of frco coinage in ultimate success The money changers lurvobut ono moio point to galii and that is to secure the lope il of the Sher man silver act ; with' that accomplished ovciy Impediment that thoi have declared obstructed the paths of prosperity will ho swept awaj and geneial lehef to the people of the whole tvoild will bo the prompt and immediate ic'sult. Instead of this , however , unlvcieal ruin and bankiuptev will follow , and the people will take the icmedj into their own hands and that icmedy will bo ol the heroic 01 dor. "It may well bo doubted If it would be good policy to oppose the repeal of the blier- man act any further The fiiends of fiec coinage will gain lather than lose by acced ing to the last demand of the monomotallists , for there v. Ill then no longer be any room for contioveisy. There being no money other than gold and it being contioilcd by a com- puativo fovv , it will only bo omp cd to extort - tort usurious Interests for Us use from those who must submit or bo ruined. It docs not icquiiu the wisdom of n prophet toforetell the result of such a condition Ninotv-llvo pel cent of the people of thocaith will then be made to thoroughly appreciate their icla lions to the remaining fi per cent and thej'will proceed to cquall/o things Jusl what course they vvlllpuisuo remains to be scon. It will probably not bo a pathway 01 loses for the cunencj eontraetois , but tlioj have courted the storm and in ly ns well pro p.ue for the c.vclone. Wo have long pissci the eia of thu duik ago. The woild ha ; grown In intolllgenco and the enslavemeul of the musses is no longer possible. Ropca the Sherman act and not only the people o : the United States , but of the whole earth will demand a ictiiin to tlio frco nud unlliii lied colnago of silver , and they will obt.ilt what they demand. It is more than possl bio that the shot test way to bimetallism 1 : thiough the flciy furnace of lulu , ccitain ti follow the completion of the conspiracy against silver. " LINCOLN lIANKr.KS KIISOLVK. Cleveland ItcqiioUoil to l/r o tlio Itcpciil o the Slieiimin Livi. LINCOLN- , Juno 23. [ Spec ! il Telegram t < Tun DM : . ] The stringency In the mono ; market , which has caused alarm In man ; sections of the country , has given rise t the following telegram sent to Mr. Clove hind today by the ofliclals of four o Lincoln's piomlncnt bums : "Tho immodlat lepeal of the Stieiinan silver law seem to us absolutely essential to the rcstorntloi of public confidence , and a session of con gress nt the earliest practicable date for th consideration of the financial situation ni urgent necessity. " When addressed by TUB BPE correspond cut upon the subject ono of thosignois said "This should not ho taken to indicate an particular distress In Ilnanclal cnclcs huiii U is Intended merely us an indication of tin necessity generally ojcporlenjod In tho"west. ' Will MuUo uu KmplMtlc Violent DuNVru , Juno 2S. Hon. Thomas AI. Pattei son , editor of the Rocky Mountain Ne w < speaking tonight in icgard 10 the sllve question , said : "In order to emphaslzo th lulu that Imminently threatens the trans mlssourl country , and espcil illy the sllvc section , because of the ruthless policy oui lined by the money power o ( thu east an Kuropo , the Rocky Mountain News will 1 thu moiiilng call fora mass convention 1 Denver of a character that In numbers nn influence will arrest the attention of th country to its protest against thu moustrot ciluio Unit is contemplated. It also calls fc free transportation to and from the convei tlon from all Coloiado lines , the lallroad being as deeply Involved in the results u any other interest. " J ot Ilio Mlillt Kind. Smiai EH , Neb. , June 23. [ Special to Tu j Di.i5.j-Thieves mailo entrance Into F. 1 Miller's tailor establishment last night an caiiied awuj till ) worth of goods , inc'ludln full suits , pants and an overcoat , bom woio clothes le'ft lor i < palu. Lntnince wt n made through a window at the rear It m e evident that the > tiled on the clothes an o took no lulstlu. AMERICAN NATIONAIMAYOPEN Comptroller Eckols Agreoi with Mr , Mo- Oaguo on the Conditions. ASSISTANCE FROM OMMIA BUSINESS MEN Sunirlunt Cisli Mint llo Uncle ol tlio Insti tution tn Moot All Dcmitmls Silnrlos of .Nrlirnilcx I'ostm-nters tin Itc idjnstcil. WASIUNOTOX BUIIEAU OP Tun BEE , ) 513 Fouurnr. mi STIIFET. V WASIUNOTOV. Juno 23. ) .Messrs. McC.igua and Atkinson , represent ing the Amcrlc in Natiomi bank of Omaha , had a confeiunco with Comptioiler Hokcls In refcrenco to the resumption of their built. The comptroller Informed them that ho 'would consent to tno icopenlng of the bnnk upon cut tain conditions. The lirst condition sot forth by Mr. Eckels Is that the bank must have 75 per cent of the liability of de posits In cash In its vaults or on deposit w ith reserve agents ; the impaluncnt of the cap ital of the bunk must bo made good and the comptroller thoroughly sitlslled that the bank will bo enabled to continue business on n Him and sound bisls , then ho will agree to the reopening of Its doors for business. Mr. Eckels agreed to allow the olllclalsand shareholders n icasonablo time to compl > with his conditions before ho would appoint niecoiver. Mossri MeCaguo and Atkinson stilted to the comptroller that u number of substantial business men of Omaha had pioffeicd assistance and they felt assured that through their aid the bank could be again placed upon Its feet The comptiollcr will not permit the roopenlnirof this bmk unless ho Uccitain that sulHcient cash Is back of It to meet all demands. Messrs. Me- Cague and Atkinson loft this afteinoon for New York to consult with b-uiltois in that cltj rcg.udlnir the affairs of thoemburiasstd bank and will probibly leave for Omaha the latter pat t of the week. Siilurlva u ! > cbrimkn I'oatiiinntorn. Following Is the result of the readjustment f postmasters' sal iries for Nebraska mscd upon the gtoss revenue of the respective ofll- : es as given out by the Postofllco doput- lent : Wlaucr ixiluccd to fouith el iba. Ifciirnoj'H 1'oatolllco Muddle. One of the bittcicst lights for ofllco that lias t ikon place under the present admini- stiation , and ono which has given much trouble to the powers that be , was closed at this end of the line todav. Tlio postmaster general directed that an official commission bo Issued to John r. Ci ocker as postmaster at Kearney , Neb Moro than a month ago the appointment of Mi. Crocker was announced , and the commission has been hold upon chaiges that Mr. Ciocker had procured , by purchase , the resignation of the republican postmaster before the cxpliutton of his term , and tint ho was objectionable to the pr.trons of the ofttce. 1 he piotests hied by Juin Boyle and some Catholic citizens of Kearney against the ap pointment of Mr. Ciocker weio veiy vigorous. The contest has aiouscd a peed deal of feeling between Mr. Mot ton's ad- huieuts and these belonging to the opposing faction in the demociatio paity. While the "neidcnt has been closed in Washington , it thicatcns to cause futther troub.o in No- biaska. Western I'ensioiiR. The following pensions granted are rc- Dortod : Nebraska : Original Horutlo N. Leach , Charles W Bates. Iowa OiInitial Peres C. Blackmcr. In crease James F.WIshtiitl\ViIIotO \ Wotden. Heissue Joshua Mlniuck , John Wagner , Daniel B Scott , Daniel Q K Smith Origi nal widows , etc. Edwaid Peiklus ( father ) , minor of Loionzo Conwaj , minor of William Itao , Mar.v A. Mooie. South Dakota : Reissue Charles T. jMlscelliincuus. Jacob II Christie of Marlon , In. , wants to bo appointed a special agent of the Trcnsurj' dcp irtinont , and toJay lilcd an application for the position. Attorney Harvey of Lincoln called upon the attorney gonoial today to endeavor to obtain the consent ol that ofllcial to the im prisonment of Bank Wrecker Moshor at Lincoln , instead of Sioux Tails. The attor ney general refused Attorney Hai voy's to- quest , and Moshor will bo jailed at Sioux Fulls. P. S. II. in : SUDDENLY i.osr ins ,1011. Collector r.otun of I'ortliuiil , Ore , Kemovccl from OMU e , - WASHISOTOV , Juno 23. The president this morning summaiily removed Collector of Customs Lotan of Poitlund , Ore. , on tclo- graphic advices tint the smuggling In ol Chinese is being continued and that a largo number me about to come in fiom Btltlsh Columbia. Ono Juno 115 Collector Lolan , In disregard of ofilcinl Instructions fiom the Ticasury depittmout , landed from the atcamei Danube about 'J50 Chlncso , claiming to be merchants , but who were doscilbed in un ofllclal lupoi t to the department as a "scalv and uncouth appearing lot of coolies. " The Chlncso coolies now expected are on boaid the steamer Ilaytlon Republic , cniouto tc Portland , and It was thought by the Treis- ury dcpiitment that if Collector Lotnn hud been loft In oftlce , ho would land the Chinese fiom the llaytlen Republic without icgurd to law , us was done in the case of the Danube , As far hick ns March ! I Collector Lotau was instiuctcd by Assistant Secrotarj Spildingas follows ; "It is nseoitallied thai many Chinese enter the United State upon fraudulent papers , certifying them tc bo letuinlng meic'linnts. Vou will hcicMftci disiegard such pipers and refuse entrj unless It Is pioven to iour satisfaction thai persons incsenting them havathu light ti land " Since that tlmo many hundreds o : Chinese have been landed at Poitlancl upoi bogus ulUdavits and certificates. GOU.HOlOlt 1XITA.V.S SIOUY , llo SJJB HU Itcinovnl WIIB .llndo ni Triiinpud L'i Uhnrci > PoiiTi-AM ) , Oio. , Juno 2S. The news wai received fiom Washington this afternoui that the president had summarily dlsmissci thu collector of customs , James Lotnn , am placed Deputy Collector Plko In charge o the ofllco. When seen this afternoon re gardlng his removal , Collector Lotan said "I just icceivoda dispatch irom the de partmcnt at WaKhlngton instructing me I t inn over the collector's ofileo to Deput ; Pike. I have dona BO and ho is now ii charge. I think tills whole affair is at th instigation of the special agout of thu treat uiy who was sent to this coast to woik u lioublu for this omeo. 'Mr , Cleveland has stated ho would re inovo no republican except for cause. Th fact of the matter is they had no cause , tot : scquentlj tho.v had to llnd u euuso In vie\ \ of iho fact that on July 1,1 will step out , I srcms as If 1 might have been allowed to K tire In piopcr lorra. " Pilrato Information from stitcs that warrants wlltpoon bo Issued for the arrest of n number of customs ofllccrs and certain individuals who have been con nected with tlio smupi-ltnv ring. It is stated that Secretary Carlisle lias Announced hla Intention of making a viftbrous prosecution and will bo actively seconded by Attorney General Olncy. The steamship Ha.vtlcn Republic was selrcd today , presumably by order of Spe cial Treasury Agent Wood. Nothing is known of the arrest ut the United States marshal's ofllcc , but romplilnt will probably bo tiled with the clerk of the Unltca States court today or tomorrow , The ground for the seizure Is not known , but It is said to bo the old charge ot smuggling opium and Chl ncso. _ imoppRD ruo.il TIII : UOM.S. Action Tnlti'ii In tlio Ciises of 1'cop'o l > rai\ * Ing 1'cnilonn 1'r iiululently. WASHISOTOV , Juno 23. They are after the fraudulent pensioners. A list comprising the names of a numbqr ot pensioners rec ommended by Commissioner Lochrcn to bo dropped from the pension rolls has boon Inndcd to Secretary Smith and ho has ap proved the recommendation , It has been found 'upon ' Investigation by the pension bureau that the persons n itued in Iho list arc not entitled to draw pensions. Among them arc the names of eleven men now drawing pension ! , while the records of the War department show conclusively that they were dcsertois from the army and are still deserters nt huge. Ono pensioner , it has been discovered , was never In the mill- t.u v scrv Ice at all , but has been draw Ing his pension with regularity and dispatch just the same. A number are dropped fiom the rolls for not having sqrved ninety dav s , as the law i cquiros ; others dropped because the disability for which they nio drawing pen sions Is the icsult of their own vicious habits. Several women who draw pensions as sol diers' widows aio dropped because thci have rcmnriicd , and one woman will cuaso to thaw a pension because she Is living In "open and notorious adultery. " The work of examining the rolls with a view to the detection of fraud will be prose cuted with \igor , and , at the s line time1 , the cut rent issues will bo caicftilly scrutinized with the same object. Secretary Smith and Commissioner Lochrcn , while prosecuting this work , lenevv the assurances previously given that just as much care w 111 bo exer cised to secure pensions for these w ho are entitled to them under the laws as will bo used to prevent fraud. Yellow rover 111 Ooorctn. WASHINGTON' , Juno Uy. Surgeon General Wj man has been notified of the death from jcllow fever of the captain of the bark Anita Bciwjnd , lying in ) the Satilla river , Georgia. The bark has been sent to the United States quarantine ut Bluc'kbiiin Islands , off the coast of .Georgia , und placed in charge of Iho mm ine hospital. It is not known how many persons aio aboard the vessel , but the onlv other person of the crow who is reported to be sick is the cook , and it is not certain that ho is aflliuted w ith the fever. Is'nval WVSUIXQTOV , June 23. It is undci stood that CommoJoi o Kirklaud will assume com mand of the Mare Island navy jard , reliev ing Captain llowison. bailing orders hno been sent to the United States ship Concord at Norfolk , Va. , and next week she w ill sail for the China station. _ _ Mill Vote for -ll Itcprnl. WASHINGTON , Juno .23 Kopicsentatlves Boitncr of Louisiana , Gates of Alabama , Alctoison of WestTligiiua and Meredith of Vliginia , aljof ( wftom V9tcd for fico coinage ' .n the last cdngrcss , now declare that the Shciman law must bo repealed at the cailicst possible moment , Cilrllslo and ellc\d Tuil Confer. WASHINGTON' , Juno 23. The president and Secretary Caillslo will spend the night to gether at Woodley , the president's country scat , consideiing treasury appointments and ilnanclal matters A large bitch of papcis LVCIO taken out there this afternoon. Clciolund Will Iiiku a I'urt. WASHINGTON , Juno 28 Picsldent Clove- and signified his intention of taking pait in the ceionionies connected with the centen nial celebration of the laviuir of the coiner stone of the capitol. lie will bo intioducod .is the oiator ot the day , Jf/J-TlAKAS sl.L IX. HJW the .Mixt German KolcliHtiif ; Will Stniul on the Ami } Hill. BEHIIN , June 23 Recoils received ted ay fiom Klssingon , Schwolnfurth and Lohr complete the icturns from all the ! ! 07 elec toral constituencies of the empire. Thu exact numerical relations of the parties In favor of the army bill is } nevertheless somewhat - what in doubt , ns several candidates , who acknowledge allegiance to the laiger parties or groups In other matters , have not reached a decision concerning the military demands of the government. The attitude of thoGuelphs and Independent clericals to- watd the ule-iical paity , of lha anti-Semites und some ngiarlans toward the conservative party , and of the radical unionists townid the Rlchteiists und national liberal p irtlcs , must remain more or less In doubt for sov- ctal daja. The editor of the Rclehs Anzelger and oflicl ils at the clmnc'cllorj gave the us- sutanco this afternoon that until the correc tion of the lotUrns and the opening of the Reichstag the iclntlvo strength of the parties could not be exactly determined. The situation has been complicated by the rejection of the returns In ilvo constituencies , wheio Iriogulniliius vitiated the elections. Ono of these con stituencies Is lu Juilchow , in which Count Iletboit BIsmaiek wn supposed to have been cleetcd , If those- constituencies be allowed to bo counted for the pai ties entitled to them , aecoidlng to the tiico of the 10- tuins , thu list of il'JT deputies is divided generally , thus , among the parties. Cleii c ils , 8' ' ; social democrats , 4V consoi vntlves , T7 ; free conservatives , Si ; national liberals r , Guolphs , 8 ; Alsatians , 12 ; anti-Semites , 17 ; Rich tor t adlcals , 211 ; radical unionists , 12 Poles , ID ; independent cleileals , H ; fla \auan peasants league , 2 ; south Gorman democrats , 11 ; Danes , 1 ( Of these li'JT deputies ties 1UU tire counted Jfor the army bill aMl Ib5 against it. Thirteen are classed a : doubtful. t The thrco constituencies from which tin returns weie tecelvtd today nio : Klssingon Major Eik , clerical , electee over Heir Iloodcr , agrarian , to succeed i elcilcal. I Schwclnfurth Ilerrr Burger , clcrl'n elected over Wilhelm Gporg , national liberal to succeed a clerical. I In the following districts the olectloi has been annulteu on abcount of Irregular illcs : [ Bcchum , whore ISduird Fachs , clerical who w.isiopoitcdas elected over Dr. Hai man. national liberal , j niberfcld , where Troxlerick Harm , socia democrat , was reportod.ua elected over Kins Daim , gov 01 nmcnt cartel. Joilchovv , wheiL Count Herbert Bismarck agrai tan , was rupoi ted us elected over Cit ; Councillor Voellner , Klohtcrist. Cologne City , where Herr GrcU , clerical was reported as elected over Heir Lureck social ( Jemoci.it , Lennop , wheio Kail Moist , social dome crat , was leported us elected ovcrlteinhaid Schmidt , Rlchturist. riuUorin .if Ohlu 1'rolillilllonUtii. CLnvei.ANM ) , Juuo2S. After routine busl ness thlH moiiilng the prohibition state eoi ven tlon adopted . u platform dcmandin absolute prohibition , woman sulTragi the ibsuanco of. money by th govommcnt only , the leadjustment o taxes , L-OV eminent contiol of mllroads un tolegraphu , prohibition of speculation 1 food pioducts , pioteetlonof the duv of icsi liberal pensions , revision of the iminlgr. tlon laws , the election of piesldcnt and tei utoru bj the people It Jeclaica against th uscuf public money for seetuiian school and deplores the lucieuso of local it dybteUucsn. FOR A TEN-STATE RAILROAD Dologatoy to the North and South Trunk Line Convention Meet , CLOSE OF KANSAS MADE CHAIRMAN Pnrmnnont Orgiitiltiitlon KtMljr Kneeled Sumo Individual Oplnloiii I'rneiy IJx- prc ed Much iutluMl : sm 'Shown I ) ) Thuio In Attonil nice. Lt\cotjt , Juno 23. [ Special to TIIC HOB. ] The north and south railroad convention assembled In Representative hall at 20 o'clock this afternoon. Some thirty-odd delegates only wcro present. The gallery wrs well filled with spectators , a largo num ber of them being ladles. The Nebraska State bind intcisporscd the proceedings with music. It is expected that other delegates - gates will arrive by later trains. As It Is now each of the ten states named In the con current resolution adopted by the legislature last winter , which wcro requested to send delegates to the convention , Is represented by one or more , excepting Arkansas , Mis souri and South Dakota. All the delegates present aio dccplj Inteicsted in the object for w hlch the convention Is assembled , aud considerable enthusiasm Is manifested. Governor Crounso called the convention to order in a hiief addiess of welcome and en- couragemcnt. He alluded to to the fact that the states lor which thu delegates appear include an empire of territory which for Its fertility and pioducttons stands without parallel on the face of the globe. When thoroughly developed It would produce n va- riotv of commodities sufllciout to support a nation. By what method these products are to bo distributed to the people is ono of the questions this convention is assembled to consider. The proposition is to build a trunk line from the northern boundaiy of the country to the gulf , which , If consum mated , will icdound to the credit of these who devised it. The proposition is to build a road honcstlj and free from watered stocks. The enterprise Is an Important ono and vv01 thy of all consideration. Though this convention may not be great in num bers , he had no doubt the ability and en- eigyof Its membeis would give an impetus to the work. Ho warmlv welcomed the con vention to the capital of the state of Ne braska. Major Weir then foimally welcomed the coin ention to the hospitality of the citj- . He suoke of the importance of the object the convention had in view , and assured the nembeis that the city of Lincoln would aid Mio project In overv way In their power. Temporarily Organized. Hon. J. N. Gaflln , speaker of the late louse , was chosen to preside temporarily over the convention , and lion Milton Parks of Texas as temporary socrctarj' . On motion of Aux Mejer of Omaha a ommitteo on credentials was appointed , consisting of ouo dclc/gato from each state. I'ho following was the committee named : A J. Close. Kansas ; Max Mejcr , Nebraska ; W. S. Dungan , Iowa ; A. Wiirdell , North Da cota ; Charles 13 Edwards , Texas ; J. A. Duusmore , Minnesota. The following named gontjemon welro ap- lolntcd a committee on permanent organiza tion : Hon. W. F. Dale , Neoraska ; B. J. Sullivan , Iowa ; Hen Henderson , Kansas ; It. McRcynolds , Oklahoma ; Alonzo Wardell , North Dakota ; Charles G. Edwards , Texas ; J. A. Dunsmoro , Minnesota. lion. Max Mcjer , chairman of the commit- ; co on credentials , reported the follow lug 1st of names as members of the convention : Nebraska Joel Hull , Willis L Hand , 13. Stodduid , J. N. Gamu , D L Price , H. T. Clark , A. J Sawjer , W. F. Dale , B. F. I'r.Ut , II. G. Stewart , Law son Sheldon , I > ra 13 Howard , Jay Burrows , Fred G. Shacffer , William D.sart . , Max Meyer. Kans is N. H Nicholson , J. B Hlggins , W. S. Glass , O U Ballard , C. P. Carston- sen , L P. Dirk , Ben HendcisDn , D H. Hef- fclbuicr , P. U Maxon , F. C. Johnson , S S. Rejnolds , Frank Dawster , Fred J. Close. Texas Milton Park , Charles A. Edwards. Iowa-James A ' 1 hropp , H. D Ci.uvford , Will D. Barger , Ben J Salinger , J. F. Holli- daj' . Warren S Dungan. Minnesota J. A. Dunsmoro. Oklahoma Robci t MeRoj nolds. North Dakota Alonzo Wardell. Discussed H Informally. While the convention was waiting for the report of the committee on permanent or ganization. Hon. Joel Hull of Minden , ono of the earliest advocates of the project of building a trim It road from the north line to the gulf through the states Ijlng In the pieat Interior basin , addressed the assem bly. Mr. Hull his driven over the entire length of the pioposed route two or thieo different times , and ho s polio enthusiastically of its feasibility and the cheapness with which It might be constructed. Ho was follow ed by ex-Senator II. G. Stew art of Craw loid , who earnestly denounced the arrogance and Injustice of the railroad corporations of this state in dealing with the producers , and predicted that these wrongs 'would not bo endured much longer by the people. Judge Prank Dawstor of Kansas and Hon. Milton Park of Texas also addressed the convention , The latter , who wrts n rebel soldier , paid a glowing eulogy to the mem ory of President Lincoln , who know no north , no soutli.no cast , no west , and w as the best friend the south ever had. This awakened demonstiatlvo applause from the audience liogan Hit Itiisluosi. The committee on permanent organisation iccommended for permanent chaiiman Fred J , Close of Kansas ; vlco chairman , Benjamin 1 Sallniforof Iowa ; secretary , Milton Park of Texas , assistant secretary , Jay Burrows of Nebraska Thorepo.'tvvas adopted , and on nssumlnR tno chair .m-.Closo utatcd he thought that bo- foiu tha convention adjourned means would bo devised for building a trunk line from the Biitlsh possessions to the gulf. On motion of Max Mojrr of Omaha u com mittee on resolutions was appointed , consistIng - Ing of 13. Stoddard of Omaha , Frank Daws- tor of Kans , W. B. Banger of Iowa , C. A. Edwauls of Texas , Robert McReynolds ol Oklahoma. Alonzo Wardell of North Dakota , and J , A , Diin.smorc of Minnesota , It transpiies that Wardell Is picsent In the convention on a proxy from North Dakota Governor Sheldon of South Dakota dcollnlnt to name him us u delegate. The latter atatc Is theioforo unrepresented. A rule was adopted that the convention meet at U a , m. , 1,80 and 8 p.m. , excepting this evening. The members wished to heai Senator Allen speak tonight and at 0 o'clocl adiournod The convention will piobably finish iti work by Frlaay , Wlmt 'llioy Are Aiming At , The project of the convention Is being gen crullv discussed in the lobbies of the hotels ItH main purpose was named in the concur rent resolution that the ten states of Nortl aud South Dakota , Minnesota , Iowa , Alls souri. Arkansas , Texas and the Territory o Oklahoma should Immediately take metis urcs for a co opciatlvo effort to build u roai from the north line of North Dakota to th Gulf of Mexico with Its necessary branehc and feeders. Chailus A. Edwards of Yclasco , for man ; jcais past connected with the picss o Texas , u Cleveland democrat , discussing th project , said ; " \Ve have no doubt that the road can b built and have no hesitancy In saj Ing that 1 ought to ho built. Wo have been for juar undeavoilug to got thu noith und uout trunk lines of the west to give us laics t the gulf coast that would enable the west cm farmer to shin his suiplus products t thu inarKots of thu world fiom 500 to 1,00 miles ncaicr the point of production , but w have labored in vain. It was useless to tr to get something fiom u north and sout road in the west owned and controlled I the cast , und it is uovr time t take some action Independent of them. The need of the west has been a deep water outlet on the Texas coast for this preat sur plus producing section and transportation to that outlet. The outlet has been secured Private cnpltil has solved thu deep water problem at Vvlasco , the mouth of the Biaros river , and the government millions arc still at work at Gnlvcston t'jmg to scouio the simo depth. What wo now lack and need Is transpoitatlon to this drcp water outlet eras as nianj more as we can secure In future on our coast , and that , 1 take It , Is what wo aio hero for. ' So far as Texts Is concerned In the mat ter relitlvo to building mid equipping her part of this road. I ililntc It can bo ( lone w Ith- out any complication Our constitution would prubablv prohibit the Issuance of bonds or the taxing ofroilty for such a purpose , but would not piohtblt the use of convict labor to build It , Our state has already estab lished such a precedent. It now owns and operates six and one-half miles of rallioad built by convict labor fiom the the Huntsvlllc penitentiary Into the pineries and the road has paid for Itself several tiir.es nhcidy. Then the state could easily borrow money to equip our pirt of this gioat load from Its.p'.illnblo school fund and add an ad ditional tncomo to this splendid fund , ' Texas Is In cnincsl In this matter , and If the other states of the west niocmially so , the Indifference and airogamo with which every request wo have hlthcito made of the north and south lines of the west has been treated will become simply an unpleasant rcmlnlscenco. " ClnmipH Uimlmiti'd Irnui llurvurd , Ynto mid Amnernt YtMeril ly. New HAV KN , Juno 2S The closing com mencement exorcises took place at Yale today. W. 11. Bcgg of North Carolina was valedictorian. The class from all dopirtmcnts of the unl- \orsltv which iccclved diplomas this jear is the largest which over loft Yale. It num bered 43-1 At 2 o'elock the annual alumni dinner took place on the Vulo commons. President D\v ight presided. The following honornrv degrees were con- fcricd : LLD , Hon. Wilson S. BIssell. class of 'Oil , United States postmaster gen- cial , and William H Tuft , class of 'Til , Judge of United States couit. M. ADinlel H Burnham , dliector general of thoWoild's ' fair at Cblcauo ; General Alexander C. Mc- Clurg and George C Mitniorro of Chicago. BOSTON' , Juno 23 The weather was all that could bo desired for the commencement exercises at Harvard today. . The graduat ing class numbered DoO Thc'ovcisaers con- foiic'd the honorary dcgico of L L D on Winlleld Scott , chaplain , Robert Todd Lin coln and Klchard Olney : that of A M on George Alonzo Bartlett , Prank Belles and Daniel Hudson Buruham. AMIIKUST , Mass , June 28 Todnvwas com mencement dny at Amherst college. De grees wcro conferred upon seventy-seven graduates The honoiary degree of LLD. was conferred upon Piof. William P. Slocuu , Coloiado Springs. .Many People Injtirocl In uu Accident at tlio World's I'ulr Ground * . CIUOAOO , Juno 28 The cmplojcs in the decorating department of the Woild's fair weio presenting a silver tea serv ice to P. D. Millet , dhcctor of the decorations , and As sistant Director Edward Allen late this afternoon , when the lloor on vvhlc.li they wcro standing suddenly gave way. The accident occurred in the color building , which is a small structure , elected for working put poses only , and Is not ono of the build ings containing exhibits. Two bundled per sons fell to the ground floor , tw elvo feet be low. Nineteen persons wcro hurt. The most seriously Injured arc : Kunoi.rii LMILU , back sprained and In ured internally. W. WiNrmuAUTiicw. JAMLS NnnniuM. THOMAS Hu.sr. W. NOI.AN. PHILIP WiMfiEit. They are all of Chicago. The injuries of ho others consist of bruises and sprains None of the Injuicd are fatally hurt Tlio lloor on which the exercises wcro hold tvas constiuctod of thin boauls and light icintlings It was nailed together loosclj .ind . was not Intended to stand any great sttain. It is supposed that the applause dm Ing the exeiciscs loosened tha slight "lamo work and the sudden jar caused by liu assemblage in using toio the nails fiom their places and allowed the lloor to ill op. .ii , DKKD or Ho JiiMilU ( mil Almost KIIU a T.ltllo Hey mid > urrMvlj" K-tcappH loiichliitf * PiTTsnuuo , Pa , Juno 28. Hubert Diesch , \ Lccchbuig fiurncr , narrowly escaped Ijnching In the streets of Pittsbuig this afternoon for biuta'ly ' assaulting a MM , ill bootblack , Dlcsch had just ui rived In the city and was standing on Liberty street near the union station , when Willlo Scott , \ 12-j cir old Nlad , Importuned him to have Ills bootH blacked. Ho lefusod , but the llttlo follow was persistent. Finally Diesch became angry and after kicking the boy ho picked him up and throw him over his head. Tlio llttlo fellow fell Inscnslblo to the pave ment. In an instant 1UO or more angry men surrounded the fanner and cilcs of "Ljnch him ! " woio hoard on all sides , Thu mob was about to can j the thiovt into execution when the polka arrived , arid after consider able tioublu how.is rescued and taken to the central station The boy is still unconscious and , it is feared , will dlo. ni.i rr it.ns J.Y . Viluntlno and Vicinity Jtoport Ktoulluut Crop rroupmts lit I'rLxnt. VAU'NTISK , Juno 28 ( Special Telegram to Tin : Bun ] Itiln commenced to fall hereabout about 0 this moiiilng and has kept up pretty much all day , the vvoather bureau register. Ing nearly two Inches. It extended west as far as Codv and onbt Into ICeya Palm counti ThH is very encouraging to fanner.as , It practically insuics small grain , and coin never lookcn hotter at this timci of the yeir. GUAM ) IHIAMI , Juim 2 [ Special to Tin Urn ] Alight rain" fell heiu this morning , but did not last long enough to bo of mud benefit , Ai.UANCii , Neb , Juno -fSpectul Tola- giamtoTiiK Bcis.J A drenching rain commenced mencod to fall hero this tiftci noon and lastci over three hours So far as leportcd it was general over the county. This , with u gooc rain last Sunday , brightens prospects am Improves crops very materially , Mjstcrloiu Slublilni ; Allru.v , Liscoi.s , Juno 29 , [ Special Telegram t ( Tan BEK.J A mysterious stabbing nffta ; occurred on O street jcsterday ovenlni about 7 o'clock. From icports obtainable ) I appears that u certain Prod Osborn was t < bo married today. Another man , vvhosi connection with the affair cannot bo deter mined , objected , and when the pirtles me on the coiner of Twelfth und O , stabbed Os bom , seriously wounding him Ho was a once removed to his room and has lain a ) day unconscious. Realizing his serious- con dltion , his friends this evening notified tli police Oaborti was at once removed to th Tabitha hobpltal and a souivh begun for hi assailant. As .vet no arrests luivo bee inudo. Itnniirn Inim WASIIINOTON , June 2S A rumor was cui rent In the treasury today that Mexico con tompluted the stnppago of the fico eolnap of silver. Minister Uomoio , when advise of the rumor tonight , said ho had no tnfoi matlon to that cflcct and did not bcllov that Mexico oould uiTord to stop the fie coinugo of silver. Ho declined to forotut the effcrt of the action of India lu stopplti the freoeolnage of silver , but suld that I was a very uurlous mutter , Ilimifd. , MIcli , Juno 83T'his village < 000 Inhabitant ! ) burned this morning , I-osi 160,000. Muny are Lainul s. TACKLED THE WRONG CROWD Train Robbers Attempt to Hold Up a Train on the Armsns Pass. COLD BLOODED MURDER OP THE FIREMAN There Worn Only Twcho I'.inrnRrrn on the Train , lint Thrj U ro All Arinoil and Unnil Tlulr ( Imu-ltrivcry oT the Conductor. S w ANTONIO , TOK. , Juno 83. The boldest attempt at train robbery that over occurred In Texas or the whole country occurred this afternoon about 3 o'clock nenr the village ot nrcektnrtdgc , In Wilson county , thirty miles south o ( Jils city. The tialuhold up was the San Antonio ft Arans is Pass pissongor No.1 , leav Ing hero at 1:20 : p. in. Thu affair resulted In the killing of F. A. Mai tin , the Hi email and the capture of one of the rob bers , who gives his niimo us J. D , Maj' , a cowboj' . 'Iho train was In charge of Conductor Eil Stcole , Engineer Mlko Tlcrnoy and Fireman Mai tin , all of Sail Antonio. It consisted of tinco day coaches , express car and combina tion b iggapo and mail car. At Biccklnrldgo the tia'n ' stopped to take water and as she pulled out three men boarded the blind bag- % guge , but were so guaulcd that they were not seen by the train ciow , The engineer pulled out nt a speed of about fifteen miles per hour and had just cntoied a sharp eurvo a few bundled jr.rds from the tank , when a lobber climbed upon the tender and with a 15 caliber pistol In each hand throw the guns down upon the engineer aud llrcman. Killed Iho l-irciu n , "Throw up your hands , you , " said the robber to the men. This remark was the Hi st intimation that they had of being held up. Tlcrney throw up his hands , but Mai tin made a movement as though ho was about to sccuie a pistol from a box under his seat. The robber then began pouring lead into Martin and emptied one six-shooter Into his bodj' , keeping TIcuicy covered all the time with the other pistol. Martin foil dead , and his body rolled out of the cab of the engine on the track w hero It was run over by the wheels and mutilated. The other two tiain robbers , when they saw the dead body fall fiom the cab , jumped from their position on the baggage car to the car platform and made for thcbrush. There wore but twelve pissengeis on the train and each was armed with a six-shooter. When , , they heard the tiling they riTshed upon the * ) platforms and ns the two robbers rushed ( j into the biush a volley was fired after them. The lobber , May , who killed the llrcman , seeing that ho h id been deserted , made a last desperate effort at capturing the train single handed. Ho jumped rnto the cab anc\ oidcicd Engineer Tlcrney to run the train . across Indian river btldgo. The enginoort instead of complying , put on the ulr brakes and the tiain cime to a standstill. , Vlltlit ol tlio Murderer. The robber then grasped trie throttle and throw her wide open , but the train vro'uld ' not make any headway , and with a parting hot nt the engineer the robber jumped from lie engine and st irted up the track on a un. Conductor Steele rushed up to tha nglno with six-shootcis In his hands. Ho umped into the cab and cutting loose from bo train stilted with Messenger Butler nd Engineer Tioiney In pursuit of the train obbors. The thiottlo was pulled wide open nd the light engine leaped along the track , Mining every moment on tlio robber , who vould turn and fire at his pursuers as ha an. Finding that ho could not reach the bridge ver the liver where his Winchester and hrco pals awaited him , the robber loft the lack as the engine was almost upon him. L'ho engine was biought to a standstill and Conductor Steele started after the robber single-handed. He chased him into the irush , firing at him as ho went. The throe robbeis at the bridge with Winchesters commenced firing at the conductor , and their vullo.vs woio returned by the engineer and messenger. Conductor Steele ovor- i.iulcd the robber ho was after In the brush and disaimed him of two pistols. The rob- > crs at Iho bridge then dls ippcarcd , leaving their Winchesters behind. The United States marshal and a posse of deputies went down from hero on a special train and are la mrsuit of the robbeis. , Kefu-.es to Tulk. J. D. Maj' , the man who was captured , ro- 'ug'js to in ike any statement further than to saj' that It was the Intention of the bandits _ ; to lob the oxpicssand the passengers. Ho was taken to Bicekcnrldgo for safe keeping , is threats were made bjr i.illroad men that 10 would bo Ijnchcd if biought hero. Martin , thu llrcman who was killed , was unmarried. Conductor Stcclo will lecelvo $1,000 , the standing rewaid of the state for the capture of a tiain robber. i 'n itninr TU orricE. Ills Tltlo finld to llu 111 Doubt Aliothew Hcijd-Thiijor ConlcU I'roliHlilo. CHICAGO , Juno 2S A sensational sequel comes tonight to Governor Altgold'B ' release of the Hnymarkot a.iaichlsts. 'Iho Journal raises the question of whathcr ho Is legally goveinor of iho state of Illinois or a citizen of the United States , The Journal asks ara his acts legal as governor , particularly In the pardon of thoanuichUts. The opinion Is oxpicssod that the famous Goveinor Boyd case of Nebraska may bo ru-cnactoU in Illl- * nois with Altgold as the principal actor , Tim Journal sajs Goveinor Altgcld bases hit claim to citizenship on a simple statement that his father was naturalized while his son was a minor child Thu governor was born In Prussia In 1848 und came to this country with his parents when a boy , settling near Manstleld. O. If his father has made a citi zen while the goveinor was under 81 there Is no question us to his tltlo to citizenship , but If thouldur Altgeld waited until hU son was over " 1 before taking out his papois , then the title of the goveinor to citizenship Is badly clouded , Many leading attorneys think an explanation Is in aider from the governor at this tlmo , The fact dm eloped today that friends of riuldcn , Schwab and Ncobo know before the election that tno governor was in sympathy with the cause of the Amnesty association fiom thu fact that ho vvas one of the signers of the unsuccessful petition presented to Governor Flfer for the loloaso of the an- urchiats. II Is said that the Amnesty asso- elation will continue Us labors with a view to now securing the pardon of the Bohemian anarchist Hroneck , who was sentenced to Jollct for fourteen > e < u a some tlmo after the coin Ictton of the Hav mat kot rioters. ; Representative * of lifts socialistic sections In the United States will open their annual conference hero July 1. Prominent members of the C'hiettKO organisation nald today that resolutions thanking Gouirnor Altgold will bo adopted unanimously. Movement * ol Ocim ol earners Juno K8. At tendon - SightedIllinois , from Phila delphia ; buotla. from Now York ; Michigan , from Baltimore. Stutgart , from Baltimore , At Now Vork-Airlved UhynlunJ , froai Autwcip , Have ) , from Uromeo