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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
\ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOHiNjlftG , MARCH 10 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BLOOD FOR WAITE
Denver's Streets Being Patrolled by United
States and State Trcops ,
GOVERNOR IN A BIG BATCH OF TROUBLE
His EfTorte to Ecmovo the Police Gommin-
Eioneis Blocked by Armed Force ,
EXCITEMENT RULED THE MUNICIPALITY
Qatling Guns and Field Pieces Trained
Upon the Oity Hall.
BLOODSHED FOR A TIME SEEMED CERTAIN
Wine ; C'nmwl I'reuills anil tlm I low of
( lore U l'ni'titi it A lYrtilliir Situation
Cor u 'I OH n ( iiivrriiine nt
SdlillcrH on ( Inure ! .
DENVER , March 15. The National guard
of Colorado Is untler arms , the federal troops
from Port Logan have been called out , and
although martial law has not been officially
proclaimed , there Is no other recognized
authority In Denver tonight but the strong
arm of the military.
Tills critical situation has been brought
nbout by the determination of Governor
AVnlte to oust the two members of the flro
and police .board , Jackson Orr and D. J
Martin , whom ho removed for protecting
gambling houses , and place In office their
miccfssors , S D Uarnes and Dennis Mul
I Ins. Messrs. Orr and Martin , having ob
tained from the district court an Injunction
restraining Governor Walto from forcibly
removing them , were detcimined to resist
to the utmost They accordingly Kept the
entire police force at the city hall all day
Under orders to resist the soldiers If at
tacked. In addition , several hundred of the
toughest rltUuns. many of whom have rec
ords as man-killers , were sworn In as dep
uties by Sheriff Ilurchlnelt and placer ! In the
city hall as a reinforcement to the police
department Each deputy was armed with
two six-shooters and Instructed to use them
In case of necessity. The police were armed
with shotguns In addition to their clubs and
revolvers.
The first regiment and the Chaffeo Light
Artillery arrived at the city hall at 3 o'clock
and General Brooks , commanding officer ,
delivered to Pollco Lieutenant Clay , In com
mand outside of the city hall , a message to
the effect that If the removed police commis
sioners did not vacate within half an hour
the ofilco would be taken by force.
Orr and Martin refused to surrender. Be-
foio the half hour expired prominent citi
zens entered into negotiations with both
parties to the controversy with a view of
leaching a settlement by arbltiatlon , and
whllo the negotiations were in progress a
truce was declared.
PACKED WITH AN ANGRY MOB.
The streets about the city hall were packed
with nn nncry mob numbering many thou
sands.
"Had ono of my officers glveji an order to
fire , " said General Brooks tonight , "he
would have been riddled with bullets from
the crowd , and then I would have had to
Hwcep both bides of the street with my gat-
ling gun. However , the mob made no such
act and there was no bloodshed. "
On the governor's representation that the
Btato militia would probably bo Inadequate
to cope with the mob that had full pos
session of the city , General McCook called
out the United States Infantry from Port
Logan , thirteen miles from here , to act In
conjunction with the state and local author
ities In clearing the streets and preserving
the peace. The United States troops arrived
about 8.30 p. in.
Adjutant General Tarsney , an old Indian
fighter , has placed the militia strategically
In front of the city hall on Pourteenth
street with two gatllngs covering two big
Napoleons loaded with grape and solid shot
trained on the city hall , and four companies
of militia In front and around them to stand
the crovd off.
The excitement Is Intense and Is Increased
l > y the reinforcement of the local state
troops , numbering 220 men , by the Boulder
and Kort Collins companies of the First
regiment and the Second regiment com
panies from Co'.orado Springs and Pueblo.
Slnco 2 o'clock this morning the qlty has
lieen ejntlrely without protection from the
criminal classes. The causes leading up
to this state of affairs are as follows Gov
ernor Walto has been changing the person
nel of the city flro and police board from
tlmo to tlmo , ostensibly for cause , but It Is
claimed for political purposes purely.
This method of procedure began last June
when George H. Phelps was removed for
nllcged neglect of duty In falling to prose
cute a gambler The appointment of E
W. Trimble In his stead was tested on an
appeal to the supreme court , which decided
that all appointments by the governor are
made with powci of suspension or removal
at any tlmo for cause , to bo stated In writ
ing , but not for political reasons. In the
face of this decision , Jtulgo Graham of the
district court enjoined the iccently ap-
polntcel members of the flro atid police board
- - from taking their scats , although they had
-r- been sworn In
This action the governor regarded ns an
Infringement upon ills prerogatives , and ho
accordingly Ignored the Injunction He ex
presses a willingness to leave the whole con
troversy to the supiemo court to decUlo.
But the removed commlssloncis , who wUh
to postpone n final decision as long as possi
ble , refuse to consent to such an arrange
ment.
Counsel for the old fire and police board
claim they arc In full sympathy with the
mipremo court ns to removals , nnd that If
a writ of ouster was served on the old board
through the court they would vacate In-
Blunter. The question , they say , Is merely
ono ot process by the courts ur by the mili
tary , llta governor ordered out the militia
contrary to the adv Ice of his counsel and prom
inent members ot the Chamber of Commerce
The mllltla olllcers were nsKcd to ic'Mgn
their commissions In the Interest ot peace ,
but they refused , and said they would obey
orders. A move was made to have the supreme
premo court order Governor Walto's arrest
for disobeying Judge Graham's orders , but
this was not done ,
President By era of the Chamber of Com
merce tried In vain to prevail upon Gov
ernor Wulto to recede , and the governor
nald ho would use the , entire national guard
If necessary. Moreover , Adjutant General
Tarsnoy said If ho was ordered to lire on
the city hall ho would blow It to pieces.
Threatening demonstrations have been
niado against the governor , who remains at
his resilience under mllltaiy guard , nnd ho
was reported as much alarmed as to his
personal sifcly before the arrival of tlio
United Slates , troops At the city hall it
was claimed that strict orders had been
given not to lire a shot or raise a club until
the military had taken tha offensive. Prom
3 p m , until 9 p. m , the state troops were
drawn up In line of battle , and the city-
forces wern ready for action. The other
city olllcl.ils were prepared to vacate at a
moment's notice' .
CHEEKED OLD QLORV.
All overtures from the governor were re
jected and an American flug wub hung'from
the window. This was cheered by the
crowd. City officials and prominent citizens
nought In vain for a compromUu und ovcry
hour or two the governor threatened to ex
terminate the city hull people In thirty min
utes , but wiser counsel finally prevailed.
The flro department hud lines of lioso lull
through the city hull to throw water on the
besiegers , The. firemen were armed. The
Riirglcal department was made ready to care
for the wounded In case of a conflict.
At 9 o'clock , or shortly after the arrival
of the United Stales troops , Adjutant Tars-
ncy ordered the state troops hack to the
armory , and presently the crowds that had
been surging through the streets began to
dwindle and the excitement to die out. The
United States troops are. camped In front of
the Union d"pot , where sheriff Burchlncll
says ho will try to keep them for two or
three days to prevent any possible local out
break. He has only fifty special deputies
under arms , lie says , and these arc to patrol
the streets In the ahitmce of pul'c ' < * mpn.
Governor Walto refused tonight to irnko
any statement , further than that he had
withdrawn his troops for the night. What
his nett step would be ho would not say
His pale and careworn faca told more elo
quently than words of the strain through
which ho has ? CHscd. Ho hns received a
dorcn or more letters threatening .his life
and there In considerable public feeling
against him
Judge Graham , whose order of Injunction
Governor Walte disregarded , ays tonight
tint ho will make no move There was n
great deal of suppressed excitement on the
streets , but the spark to fire the magazine
has not been thrown anil there has been no
outbreak The streets are now epilct , though
strict watch h maintained nt the city hall
to prevent a possible surprise. Army olll
cors speak Iji the highest terms of General
Brooks and the state troops for facing the
mob about the city hall It seems that the
state troops were withdrawn by Governor
Walte on the recommendation of General
McCook , who said the government troops
would preserve order and prevent n conflict
At 9 30 the troops turned In for the night ,
the crowds had dispersed and the usual
quiet prevails.
APPEALED TO PATRIOTISM.
Hon T M. Patterson appeared before the
old police board this evening when the sit
uation seemed most critical and appealed to
the p itrlotlsm of the members and urged
the necessity for submitting all matters at
Irsue to some fair minded board. Before ho
had finished Messrs Rogers , Slmfroth &
Hartccll , counsel for the governor's litest
appointees , Mulllnr nnd Barnes , put In an
appearance and presented n formal proposi
tion on the p.irt of their clients to submit
the matters In controversy to a board of ar
bitration to be mutually agreed upon. This
was exactly the proposition made by the old
board earlier In the day , both by written
agreement nnd verbally , which had been
scouted. In view of these facts. Messrs
Martin and Orr replied that the matter
would now have to take Its due course in
the courts so far as they were conceined.
CALLING OUT THE RESERVE.
At 11 43 p m. Governor Walto Issueil the
following proclamation :
"All companies of the National guard of
the state of Colorado are hereby notified to
bo In readiness nt their respective armories
to respond to a call to come to Denver , which
will be Issued on Friday of this week.
( Signed ) "DAVIS II. WAITE ,
"Governor.
"Denver , Thursday , 9 p m. "
The withdrawal of the state troops from
the scene of action tonight was the result of
a conference between Governor Walte nnd
Adjutant General Tarsney , at which It was
decided that It would be Impossible to take
the city hall with the force at hand vvlt'jout
great and unnnccessary loss of life. To
morrow the governor will call all the troops
of the state to Denver , and Saturday ho
will renew his attempt to Install the new
police commissioners In office.
General McCook will confer with the gov
ernor at 9 o'clock tomorrow , and will then
decide upon his line of action ,
WHAT IT'S AII , AIJOUT.
31 nn from Denver TcIU of tha Cause of the
Trouble.
E. II. Lockwood of Denver , who Is nt
present In this city on a business trip. Is a
gentleman closely Identified with the Walte
administration In Colorado and Is thor
oughly posted on the cause of the present
hostilities nt Denver. In speaking of the
wood expressed his views as follows :
governors nctlqn last evening Mr. Lock-
"The prime cause of the trouble Is the re
cent appointment of two new members of
the Board of Fire nnd Police commissioners
of Denver/ The governor's latest ap
pointees were S. D. Barnes , a republican
ex-police judge nnd brother-ln-lnvv of ex-
Governor Cooper , nnd Dennis Mullen ) , a
populist-democrat. These two men were
selected to succceld Commlssloneis Jackson
Orr , a populist , nnd D H. Mai tin , demo
crat. The latter were only appointed nbout
live months ago and refused to resign. The
result was a idcllance of the gov
ernors now appointees , who wore denied
admittance to the ofllce ot the board when
they went to the city hall to assume their
duties. The police foice feared u whole
sale dismissal If the new commissioners
weie Installed , nnd ns a result , stood by
the old board. The sequel was two police
boards. The old bouid appointed John
Stone ns chief of police , and the new one
appointed J K Farley ns their chief. The
governor Insisted on the seating of the new
braird , but Messrs. Orr nnd Aim tin were
obduiato. Sheriff liurchlnell nnd his
deputies backed up the police. An Injunc
tion was seemed by Orr and Martin re
straining Governor Wnlte from interfering.
This evidently nrouscd the governor , und
he called out the mllltla to enforce his
orelers The men on the inside of the city
hall will no doubt make a desperate flgnt
If shots are exchanged , because they are
fighting for their jobs , and there are many
couingeous men In their lanks , but Colonel
Biooks of the mllltla nnd many of his fol
lowers me also possessed of sand , und will
tight to n finish This trouble will extend
to the people if It ever starts , and dls-
astious lesultH may follow.
"Goveinoi Walto has had a peck of
trouble with his police board appointees.
Mai tin Is the only survivor of the original
three members appointed lust year , when
Governor Walte made his first selection for
members of the board. He named Stone ,
Phelps and Martin. Later he lemoved
Stone nnd Phelps for cause They appealed
to the couits , nnd the governor was sus
tained Then ho appointed Oir nnd Trim
ble The latter afterwnids resigned to
make n place foi Aiuliew Jackson Rogcis ,
fnthci of ex-Mayor Rogers When Mr
Rogeis took his seat It was freely pre
dicted that ho would close the gambling-
houses , puilfy the town and Inaugurate
other leforms desired by the goveinor ,
whleh pievlous boards refused to do
Rogers had been n member of the hoard ,
but a short time eie he discovered that
Orr and Martin voted solidly against nil
his propositions , Including n firm stand
ngalnst closing the gambling houses.
l f > Bers appealed to the governor , who sent
for the othei members of the board , but
could do nothing ; with them Then he ( le-
eldecl to reorganize the board , with the re
sults above named. The Boaul of Tire and
Pollco commissioners wna created by legis
lative enactment three years ago. 'llie
original members under the Routt adminis
tration were ! Egbert Johnson , II S Roe
and Robert Spear. These three men served
their teims out , and when Oovetnor Watte
came Into power ho refused to reappolnt
any of them , and gave out the spoils to
men whom he afterwards discovered were
n bitter disappointment to him. "
Nonunion SulloiM Cruelly Hriiti-n ,
LOS ANGELES. March 15.-A mob of
twelve masked men attacked nonunion
sailors nt midnight last night nt Snn Pedro
and beat them most cruelly with clubs
One man was so baelly Injured that ho will
not live * , his head having been horribly
crushed. Ho Is nn Italian , named Dczacre
The other thic-o men were coveted with
tu lilies. The affair created the greatest
excitement , and If any of the desperate
crowd are caught they will be toughly
bundled. _
Oppmeil to IIliu nu Traitor.
GEOROKTOvVN , Cole , March 15-CIt-
Izens politically opposed to Mayor Paiker ,
of secession notoriety , are cndeavoilng to
secure an Injunction icstnilnlng the city
clerk fiom placing Parkers name on the
city ticket for re-election. The grounds
upon which the Injunction Is asked Is that
he has shown himself a trattoi by advocat
ing secession of the silver states und nn-
ncxatlon with Mexico
Killed VMilln I'lirniliii ; .
LOS ANGELES , March 15 Prank Crlt-
tenden , u nephew of ex-Governor Tliomrvs
K. Crlttenelen of Missouri , was killed tt
Dunrtu today by being tin own under a
plow nnd trampled upon by the horse : ) r.t-
inched to It.
Harris 1'ouiul Guilty ,
CHICAGO. March 15.-Leroy Harris , ths
money order forger from Buffalo , N T ,
was found guilty to.lay In the United Htatei
court. Harris received the verellct with ap
parent Indifference.
SEIGNIORAGE DILL PASSED
Eland's ' Pet Measure Put Through the
Senate on Yesterday.
IT RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THIRTEEN
Inrgn Crowds I'nuliril Tlirlr Way to the
CJnllerliH In Antltlpntlmi of u I.Ucly
Dclmte < ! m Hei < UK to ItH Itnep-
tlon by tile I'rtKldcnt.
i
WASHINGTON , March IB The last day
of the sonata discussion on the Bland
selgnlorago bill attracted n large crowd to
tlio senate today and the galleries were well
filled The first part of the day was taken
up by the transaction ot some routine busi
ness nnd by the speeches ot Senators Carey ,
Palmer , Dubols , Mitchell of Oregon and
Pcttlgrow.
At 2 o'clock Senator Harris asked that the
bill be put upon Its final passage In accord
ance with the agreement arrived at several
dnys ago The yeas and nays being de
manded , the bill was passed by a vote otIt
to 31. The senate also passed several bills
of minor Importance and at 2 45 went Into
executive session nnd passed upon a largo
number of nominations.
The Bland silver seigniorage bill was taken
up by the senate this afternoon nnd Mr
Carey of Wyoming concluded his argument
begun before adjournment yesterday. Ho
was followed by Mr Dubola of Idaho
Mr. Dubols said that ho hud hoped that
when the Sherman law was repealed con
gress would stop all plccemc.il legislation
Ho declared he took little stock In all sug
gestions that the position of silver bhould
bo determined by an International monetary
conference , because all such agreements
would be In the Interest of , foreign nations
Instead ot In our1 Interest. He believed
that a sentiment favorable to silver was
growing In this country and he feared this
legislation might have a tendency to check
this sentiment.
PASSED THE BILL.
Mr. Mitchell of Oregon , republican , made
an earnest pica for the passage of this bill
He would vote for the bill , not because It
met his full approval , not because It went
to the extent to which silver legislation
should io , but because It was a. step In the
right direction. Ho held that this pro
posed legislation provided only for the cairy-
Ing out of the provisions of the act of 1S90.
Ho undertook to say that no act of congress
was ever more free from ambiguity than the
act of 18DO In reference to the coinage of
bullion purchased under that act.
At 2 o'clock the benato passed the selgnlor-
ego bill : Yeas , 14 ; nays , 31.
The following Is the detailed vote-
Yeas Allen , Bate , Berry , Blackburn ,
Blanchard , Butler , Call , Cockrell , Coke , Col-
ciultt , Daniel , Duboln , Faulkner , George , Gor
don , Ilansbrough , " Hairls , Hunton , Irby ,
Jones of Arkansas , Kyle , Lindsay , McLaurln ,
Martin , Mills , Mitchell of Oregon , Morgan ,
Pasco , Peffer , Perkins , Pettlgrew , Power ,
Pugh , Quay , Ransom , Roach , Slioup , Stewart ,
Teller , Turplo , Vest , Voorhees , White , Wol-
cott. Total , 11.
Nays Aldrlch , Allison , 'Bricc , Caffery ,
Chandler , Carey , Cullom , Davis , Dolph ,
Pye , Galllnger , Gibson , Gorman , Halo , Hawley -
ley , Hlgglns , Lodge , McMillan , McPherson ,
Mandcrson , Mitchell of Wisconsin , Morrlll ,
Murphy.Palmer , Platt , Proctor , Smith , StocK
The pairs were : Camdeii for with Gray
against ; Hill for with Dlxon against ; Jones
of Nevada for with Hoar against ; Vance for
with Sherman against. Senators Squire and
Cameron did not vote. Yesterday Squire
voted In favor of the bill and Cameron was
paired In Its favor.
Immediately following the vote In detail
the passage cf the bill was g'ei'tod by ap
plause. froTi the ijal'e.les , vvhl'U drew forth
a reprimand from the presiding ofllcer ,
Senator VHas.
The senate then took up nnd passed the
bill to amend an act authorizing the con
struction of a high wagon bridge over the
Missouri river at SlouCity. . The amend
ment extends the time for the construction
of the bridge until March 2 , 1898. v
A charter was also granted the Iowa and
Nebraska Pontoon Bridge company , author
izing it to build a bridge across the Mis.
sourl river , near Sioux City , la , and then ,
after an executive session of thirty-five
minutes , the doors wore reopened and tha
senate took from the calendar and passed
bills to extend the tlmo for completing a
bridge across the Missouri river between
Kansas City and the town of Slbley , Mo. ,
and granting right of way to the Duluth &
Manitoba Railroad company across the Tort
Pemblna reservation In North Dakota.
At 4 10 the senate adjourned until Monday.
CLEVELAND'S PROBABLE ACTION.
The bill will bo sent to the president to
morrow for his approval. Whether ho
will slen or veto It remains to be seen.
The belief Is that ho will sign it , though
Homo persons hint that ho will allow the
bill to become a law without his signature.
But whatever can bo said of Grover Cleveland -
land ho cannot be successfully accused of
cowardice , and there Is every reason to be
llovo that ho will cither sign or veto It. If
ho acts according to the best Judgment of
the best financiers of the country ho will
veto the measure without delay. Hut
there are many democrats who are seeking
to make him believe that party interests
demand the -pnroval of the bill. There
are two members of the cabinet who be-
llevo that ho will approve the bill. The
old cabinet members are noncommittal. The
bill as passed Is Just as It came from the
house
The result of the vote today was no sur-
prlso. It had been foreshadowed for bomo
time The responsibility for its passage
nt this tlmo lies with the republicans. But
for them It would have been sent to the
finance committee and there slumbered , per
haps forovur. It would nt least have been
amended so as to strip It ot several ot Its
Incongruities and probably of one or two
of Its most dangerous provisions. But the
republicans hoped that by bringing up the
bill without reference to keep It before the
benato for an Indefinite length of time nt
the expense of the tariff bill
The republicans deemed the scheme full
of promise of much political advantage and
lent themselves to It , and Just to help It
along Senator Stewart added his free coinage -
ago amendments. But Mr. Bland saw the
opportunity for passing the bill. Ho let
Stewart Into the secret , and that senator ,
realizing that there was no liopo of passing
his fico coinage amendments at present ,
withdrew them. Then citchlng the repub
licans off their guard the Dlandltes passed
tlio bill to Its third reading bcforo the enemy
knew what was going on. Had the Dland-
Ites pushed their advantage they could have
passed the bill that day , but they had con-
IKleuco In the security ot their grip und did
not press their advantage.
The galleries were filled today with people -
plo nnd quite n number of members came
over from the house. Among the latter
was Mr. Bland , who has been n constant
attendant slnco the debate In the house bo-
KIIII.
AdiiiliiUtriithn rintures Considered.
WASHINGTON , March 15.-Tho ndmlrds.
tratlvo features of the tailff occupied the
attention of the senate finance rommltteo
nt Us ) early session today Senitor Alllxon
takes exception to the clause grunting litar-
Ingt ) upon appralfceru' valuations , his objec
tion being that such hearings would It ail to
much confusion and delay In the collec
tions of revenues. There Is nppirntly a
tacit imderetandlnK that the bl I sluill bc re
ported us noon ns Its ndmlnlstiatlve feat
ures uro disposed of. The committee re
sumed Its sitting at 3 o'clock. ,
llx-seimtor lliine * Taken III
WASHINGTON , March 15.-Kome excite
ment was cuiiFod by the leport that ex-
Senator Dawcs of MaBuachusetto had been
seized by a sudden and alirmlng Illnexs.
It uppeuni that the venerable ex-he nut or ,
who has been stopping over In Washington
on his way from his home In Massa
l * to Oklahoma , was taken with a
sudden nausea and fAWlng spell on the
street. A physician wn * summoned , nnd he
declared that there was ntj cause for appre
hension , as the ! fnintlnit * poll was but the
result of an attack of Indigestion.
INOJMIK : : : conrfe r Tin : NAVY ,
Clilcf Mrlxllle Complain * of I he Trent men t
of Unit llninrli of the Servlee.
WASHINGTON , . March 15-The state
ment of Chief Engineer Melville concerning
the state of the nftv'y , made before the Joint
congressional corrmlttee on the pemonncl
of tbe > navv , has been made public. He
contended strenuously for nn Increase of
the corps to 300 men. Speaking of the shore
duty of the engineer corps ho said :
"There are rminy assignments foimprly
flllel by naval officers that have now been
abandoned on account of paucity of mini-
be'rs or have been entrusted to olllcers of
non-engineering1 branches The navy jnrd
at Mare Island , Cnl. , the pilnclpal repair
station that the Kovernment \ \ < > for all of
Its vessels In the pacific ocean , nt present
has tin ee engineer officers attached to It ,
while the now naval station In > 'ugd pen ml
has none Tor inoqp than a year there has
been no engineer httnched to the licet of
lionclads In James river , nlthotuh steam Is
the onlv motive power the vess'la have ,
nnd they are absolutely dependent for theli
efllclencv upon thf maintenance of their
machinery In constant good order. The In
spection of steel matter for new v iff pis ,
essentially an engineer's pursuit nnd elecld-
edly In keeping with the naval engineering
profession , In now entliely performed by
naval line officers , sallmukers and riiipen-
ters , simply because there are no engineers
available for the work "
Mr Melville also HtntPif that since the
organisation of the new navy nil but one
of the twenty-live naval olllcors detailed to
colleges hud been withdrawn ) to the Inlury
of the educational Institutions. He rxhlli-
Ited n table xhowjng an average of only-
two and four-tenths engineers to each ship ,
whereas the average of line ofllcers Is n'ne
He complained that this uneven dhl'lon
mndp much mote labor for the staff olllcers
than for those of the line
Replying to a question as to whether the
petty olllcers under the engineers could not
take the places of thcli superlois In case of
sickness. Mr MPhllle replied1 "No. sir ,
positively no , they have had some emslneer-
Inif Instruction nt thp academy In marine
engineering and phvs'cs ' , the ame as vou
received nt college , nnd In mechanics nnd
mathematics , but ns for practical eiiKltieei-
ln r thev know nothlnfr whatever about It
Wo limp some f w IIPII of the line who
have had some Instructions at the Johns
Hopkins university , or have taken a post-
Kindmitc course In elect ! ICM ! englnceilng 01
something of the kind , "ml thus have a
smnttotlng of what Is t\lcd enRlne ° rlns. "
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
To lie register 61 the land ofllce , A. G.
Lloyd , at Walla Walla , Wash
Postmastets. Kansas N J' Meeks , at
El Dorado ; S. G. Gary , at Wlnlleld. Ne
braska Charles Ailing at Sewnrd ; I. G.
roster , at Nelson ; C. S Parker , nt Fullei-
ton. IowaWllllam K'Lewis , at Chatlton ;
E K. Stall , at Mount Pleasant. Idabo-J.
S Campbell , Jr. , at Pocatello. South
Dakota J. B Cocnn , nt Union.
Army and Navy Lieutenant Colonel
Alfied T. Smith , Eighth Intantry , to be
colonel ; Major G. M. Knmliill , rouith in
fantry , to bo lieutenant colonel ; Captain
G. S Carpenter , Fourteenth Infantrv , to be
major ; Second Lieutenant G E. Trench ,
rourth infantry , to be first lieutenant. Second
end Lieutenant Flunk Owen , Elghlh In-
f.mtiy , to be first lieutenant , Captain II.
S Kllbourne , assistant surgeon , to be sur
geon with lank ot" major ; Second Lieu
tenant II. S Elliott , rifth cavalry , to be
flist lieutenant , Second Lieutenant J. M.
Jenkins , rifth cavalry , to bo first lieu
tenant ; Tirst Lieutenant U. R. Stevens ,
Sixth Infantry , to" be assistant quarter
master. _ _
IN THK IIOUSi : .
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* *
Value of the Agrlcitltur.il Depart men t to
thn rurineri-J-o ; , , , , of HH AVorlt.
WASHINGTON , March 15 In ' { he house
'
today Mr. Black ; flemocrat , of Illinois
asked unanimous r .4 ntrto consider a bllh
td authorize manaiera of soldiers' homes
to employ medical olllcers other than EO-
dlcrs disabled In the' service , as the law
now requires. Surgeons disabled thlity
years ago , Mr. Black said , were not the
men now to vvait upon a camp of Invalids.
They now needed attention themselves.
Mr. Stone of Pennsylvania and Mr. Can
non of Illinois objected , and the bill went
over.
The bill to ratify the reservation of cei-
tntn lands In Oklahoma for the ngi ( cultural
college passed.
Consldotatlon of the sundry civil bill was
resumed.
In replv to some humoious stilctures
by Mr. Block of Georgia upon the useless
expense of the Agricultural department
bulletins setting forth the results of ex-
peilments , Mr. Uovvois of California de
fended these experiments and publications.
The exteiinitiation of the gopher was n
gicat pioblom In the southwest. Some
years ago , by means of these experiments ,
the OUUIKO orchaiel3.of California , worth
millions , were saved.
The leading of the'bill ' was completed at
2'tf , a a the corrm'ltee t'ei ic u nel to the
paragraphs relating 16 the coast nnd
geodetic survey.
Air. Enloe of Tennessee offered an amend
ment to stilke out all provisions for tne
maintenance of thin bureau.
The secretary of the senate announced
to the house the passage of the sllvei
belgnlorage bill The announcement was
lecelved with many manifestations of ap
proval on the democratic side.
After considerable deb itc , Mr. Enloe's
amendment was ruled out of older Mr.
Enloe appealed from the decision and the
house refused to sustain the appeal. Mr.
Enloe then changed his tactics by moving
to strike out the Items of appropriations
for the coast and geodetic survey , and sup
ported this pioposltlon In a lengthy speech ,
and without action on the amendment the
house , at 1 SO , adjourned.
TO TIII : rcjrui.iSTS.
Ho Sends the Ililrel 1'iirty People ( Jrec tlnif
from WaHlilngtoii.
WASHINGTON , Mai ch 15 Senator Stew-
nit of Nevada sent the following telegram
to the people's partv , convention , now In
session at Silcm , Ore
"Jackson's birthday for your convention
Is significant , the destruction of tllvci when
ihe output of gold Is' absorbed In the aits
means slaveiy of the masses.
"The Koveinment | ins subsidized the na
tional binks bv loaning them money at 1
pel cent , which they Joan at hiich Interest
as aHI lee demanUs , , The ilemoeiutlo nnd
republican parties uio united to tustaln the
single KOld stiindard 'nnd ' desliov all KIIV-
einment issues of Iciul tendei money and
IneieiiHO the national debt to perpetuate
bank monopoly. One vviiv out or It Is the
free and unlimited coinage of sliver nt the
ratio of 16 to 1 , the Issuing of money which
must bo full legal tender without the Inter
vention of banks , and opposition tu the in
crease of the national debt by the Itsuo of
Interest beniiritf bonds In time of pence
The liberty and Independence of the people
of the United States flep"nds upon our suc
cess against the combined powci of the two
parties , who favor us only when we attack
them upon their lolnt Issue of gold and
bank monopoly. Populists In Washing on
loin me In this
, luilK I line's I 'i nslnn
WASHINGTON , M > irch 13. The pension
case of Judge ) CharlfB Lonff of Michigan
will come up again | n the equity eoutt of
the District In a short time In the form of
an application for nipcnnunent mamlamin
to pi event the comnl | soner | of pensions
fiom reducing his pfnnlon A notice that
this action will bu tiilcen unless additional
evidence Is filed at the bureau within
thlity diivH was rent to the Michigan su-
piemo couit Justice , on the Hist of thU
month Judge Long's counsel will com
mence In a few dty | tltc taking of deposl-
tlonH In Michigan tu support the allegations
which will be made ft : the application
In case of the ) dismissal of the suit by
the Judge of the equity couit. It will be
appealed to the United StatcH supreme
court. _ J _ _
Hail Not A lt < d fur Troop * .
WASHINGTON , Mnich l-i.-Secrotai y La-
mint says ho has received nn tequest from
Governor Wnlte for federal troops In Den
ver In the whlto house It vvu said no
such lequcht had been received. Heretofore
vhen troops have been nnleied out It vvus
only nftcjr confeienco between the preal-
lent , secretary of war. the general com-
minding the army and two senatoin from
ho state Involved , No Bucli conference has
been held tonlKbt Train moio definite In
formation later Secretary Ijunont said the
general In charge of the nrmy In the vvewt
a located at I'oit Lou-an , nine miles from
) tmver , und he lua full power to act on
he request of the governor. This may
lave been done.
THEIR TALKING IS ENDED
Town Republican Senators Finisa the Dis
cussion of the Carpenter Bill ,
DEMOCRATS WILL NOW TAKE A TURN
Siilmtltuto ( ) tiered to ( Ittii tlio Minority n
Cliiincn to Spealc I'tiiik if Hiinlliilll
Move tlio 1'rovloiiN ( J
in .Mulct Today
DES MOINES , Mnrcli 15. ( Special Tele
gram to Tlio Ucc. ) Tlio debate on tlio Cur
pcnter local option bill closed today. Sen
alor Groneweg- then moved to substitute the
duiuocratlo high license and local option bll
and the debate on this proposition \\lll opei
In the morning and continue for a couple a
days. Tlio republicans will probably allow
the democrats to do all the talking. It Is
now a foregone conclusion that the the Car
pcnter bill will bo defeated , and the repub
Mean local optlonlsts may desert their bill a
the last moment and unite with the demo
crats In order to get the bill before the
house In time to Insure aoto upon It be
fore final adjournment.
The debate was opened by Senator Pht'lps
of Cass. He said : "It seems to mo that If
the construction sought to bo given the
thirteenth plank of the last republican plat
form now by many of the leading rcpubllcat
papers of the state and by would-be leaders
on this floor Is the true one , then wo ought
to have adopted the democratic platform 01
the year before on that subject. It has bee :
said by President aarflcld that the camping
ground of the republican party this
year marKs the spot to bo
occupied by the democratic party In their
wanderings next year. I no\er jet have
found n democrat who was foolish enough
to plead guilty to that charge. And I am
surprised to find so manj of our republican
brethren so anxious to plcid guilty to tha
charge of adopting democratic principles
before they ha\e been Indicted "
lie iiuotcd Abraham Lincoln's conduct dur
ing the dark days of the civil war , ami
thought if the republicans of Iowa should
emulate his courage and dc\otlon to prln *
clplo a tidal wa\o would again sweep o\er
the state , and that faithful allegiance to the
principle of prohibition was tha only salva
tion to the party.
JAMISON'S PECULIAR ATTITUDE.
Senator Jamison followed. lie was willIng -
Ing to concede that the handling of the
prohibition question must be done by the
republican party.
"My district would not permit me to sit
Idly by and lea\c this question to bo bottled
by the democratic party , which has been op
posed to it for twenty years. I want to
bo allowed to view the pledges of the plat
form as I do , and allow every other honest
man to do the same , whatever his convic
tions and training huvo taught him. This
question must bo settled by the republican
party and I do not bellovo it will over bo
loft to the democrats. I believe , while I
am willing to vote for this bill , I am doing
something which will not be endorsed by
the temperance people of the state. If
wo must make some modification I want
to place as llttlo out of reach of the strong
arm of the law as passible. "
. Senator. , Chantry look the floor and said
last fall ho made his campnlgTi on the plat
forms of the two previous years on thin
question amUho felt * bound by contractile
oppose local option. "I ask of these who op
pose us , " said ho , "that we bo accorded the
same liberality In Interpreting that plank of
the platform in the way we believe the beet
for temperance and morality , Just as wo
grant them that privilege. My principal ob
jection to that bill Is that this measure Is
unconstitutional The laws of our state do
not permit of such discrimination In the
lavs & of different localities. While I have an
oath registered hero to obey the constitu
tion I cannot vote for a measure that I bo-
lleve to bo unconstitutional. I want to say
that whatever the ISSUB of this contest , wo
can all as republicans Join hands In a solid
phalanx against our political enemies. "
RELIEF HAD BEEN PROMISED.
Senator Hea stated that when ho became
a candidate for his position he understood
that the platform meant relief to the largo
cities , where the law was not observed. Ho
understood that prohlbltldn was to remain
the general law of the state. "I represent a
district which Is largely composed of Ger
mans. This nturdy people Is as honorable
a people as can bo found an > where. They
do not see any harm In the use of malt
liquor. IJut I bellovo they would be better
pleased If the amendment to strike out
Hplrltous liquors from the bill had been
adopted. I believe under that plank of tha
platfotm I am responsible to myself , my
constituents and my God. I leave all
other senators to the same Judges.
It is easier to tear down
than build up. I am opposed to tearing
down the statute which for forty years has
piohlbltcd the sale of splrltous liquor In the
state. If the friends of the bill will engraft
that amendment I will vote for the bill. I
should bo glad to see this question divorced
from the party politics and let the contest
between the parties be on other lines. I
doubt whether the stringent provisions of
thlb bill would be enforced entirely , but let
us come together and enact some legislation
which our consciences will approve , the
bober Judgment of our constituents confirm
and help to bring about a better condition in
the whole state. "
Senator Cheshire stated ho did not rlso
to speak the past few days for the reason
he was bound to a trust which would pre
vent him fiom voting on any meaBuro
which would legalise the saloon. Ho de
sired to answer the criticisms which had
fallen from the lips of benators against
the city of Des Mollies. There Is not In
the whole btato a more law-abiding , pro
gressive or inoial people than In this
city. The charges that drunkenness
Is running Hot hero or that there
are GOO saloons running hero were
niado In the heat of debate and were unjust
exaggerations. I repel the Insinuations that
have been made
EXPLAINING PLANK THIRTEEN
Senator Waterman then took the floor to
make the closing dcbato for the bill Ho
Mated he felt consldeiablo diffidence In at
tempting to talk on this taibject after It
had been bo fully discussed here , but ho al
ways disliked to see history perverted and
that was why he arose to speak. Ho would
remind the senator from Clark that the
count } of Wupello voted to make this law ,
and over since that tlmo a dark pall set
tled over that county until the past year
when a republican was elected. "What are
the obligations of the republican members of
thin senate' " ho asked "I was a member
of the committee on resolutions which
formulated that platform. I know what that
plank meant and every bonator hero
knows what It meant The ques
tion whether the prohibition law should
bo maintained was voted down C to ( i. In
all the two hours of able discussion on the
plunk adopted no man for a moment Inti
mated Unit the plank did not mean local
option. Senators hero have a light to pro
tect their own localities , but when one Is
allowed to vote for a measure that will do
80 then ho Is bound to vote to allow relief
to other localities , us the platform states. "
Ho then lead extracts from the Register
Immediately after the convention , tfeowlng
that the platform meant local opt on ' I am
willing to concede , " he continued , "that n
man can vote hero against tills bill and be
a republican , but ho In not doing bin vvhala
duty as a republican I am exceedingly tired
of bolus clasHcd as a friend of brewers
and distillers , UK Insinuated hero. I
do not simply icprenent Wapo'lo county.
I want a measure that will
represent every county and I know this bill
will do It. 'Establishing the taloons' IB a
frtciueiU oxpicsHlon here 'I hey are already
hero In fifty-two counting IB It In the in
terest of temperance and morality to have
saloons run In flftlt&countlrs ns they now
arc ? " In concluiHe .said the republican
party had 'Its l c cither fulfill Its
pledges and niodlfs 3 law , Raving all o
prohibition worth s ' : : : , or be prepared to
RO out ot power tvvj < rs hence , and see
a system ot highS _ wo established It
every county throu\ \ ho agency ot the
democratic party.
MULCT HEicr IUPRKME.
The tower house conJ 1 the day In mak
ing and attempting I iconslder amend
ments to the mulct bll The Sawyer bill
permitting the tminuf-U for legal pur
poses , which the aiitho ; cmptcd to tack
on to the measure , was il. . t.trcd out of order
as not germane to the bill , and the last hopt
of eccurliig democratic support faded away
The local optlonlsts strongly objected to the
amendment requiring 65 per cent of the
namca of voters In a county to n petition
for n permit
Chairman Funk gave notice that ho wouh
call the previous question on the bill and
put It on Its pissago tomorrow.
The senate passed the Lew la bill , Increas
ing state levy one third of a mill , by .13 to I
lloth hoiibes met In Joint convention ami
elected J. R Conaway of llrooklyn stain
printer , Lafayette Young of Dos Molne *
state binder and the full list of trustees of
state Institutions nominated by the rcpubll.
can caucus early In the session.
r.ic n. j'jfOt'KWt / % vinc.wo.
Him tlio riiikrrtoiiH Arrived Mm iMiumgcr
of tin * Mitiirlu lleiti'l.
CHICAGO , Mnrcli -Special ( Telegram
to The P-ec ) A bloody riot was narrowly
averted today nt Chicago ItdlglitH As It
vvua eight detectives weio Imprisoned In n
hotel by Indignant citizens and icscuccl by-
forty Pinkerton inon , sent down fiom Chicago
cage for that purpose.
Tor some time John Ebert , manager ol
the Victoria hotel nt Chicago Heights , Im.l
been giving banquets mill throw Ing money
nround so lavishly that Victor I'ulkemiu ,
owner of the bUr hotel , c ( included that lie-
was paying foi Ebert's oxtinvagunco. An
Investigation was Met on foot , and this
morning eight Pinkerton men went down
to ai rest Ebert on the chiuge of vtnbozrlo-
inent It was known that Ebeit hud es
tablished u tcputntlon tin u "good fellow , "
nnd would probably ln > refined If iinesteil
by ! i single ollleei , but no one was lire-
pared foi the Hiirprise that followed
AH soon aa the popular manager was in
custody the news hpre.ul lapldly Citizens
flocked to the hotel , nnd twenty of
them not onlv rescued Ebert , but Impris
oned the eight detectives In the hotel dinIng -
Ing room and stood guiud over them , being
promlbul J" uplcce foi their kindness by
Ebert A telephone message was sent to
Pinkerton headquarters ! In the elty by
some means , and forty moio detectives
were soon nt the hotel. Pushing their wav
UiioUKh the mob , they lelensecl their Ini-
pilsoned companions , elmgKcd Ebert from
the hotel , nnd , bin rounded liy an angry
crowd , marched to the depot and took n
train for the elty. The mob lacked a
leader , or theic would nine been n buttle
with fifty nrmed men pitted against scveial
hundred citizens.
iitiiiHOA iitAitK.
New llusliKHH III Si-M-ml I'liices ( Hies a
ItrU-ht Coloring te > tln > Muikrt.
CLEVELAND , March ID The Iron Trade
Ilevlew this week sa > s Here and there
the uppcainnce of new business of fair pro
portions puts a blight patch on the gener
ally quiet asuect of the Iron market , but
the monotony la not sensibly relieved. A
decrease of 2,500 tons In stocks of coke lion
In rebruurv Is regarded us significant In
some qunitcrs , but the additions to the ac
tive funuiees Bince March have nlieady
tinned the bulnnee the other way. Yet pig
Iron producers note n slightly Improved de
mand , iilbplt the ngtriegntc tonnage of re
cent sales la thought to be scarcely more
than 50 per cent of the corresponding week
of last year. A'l'e gaplmj disproportion be
tween the capacity that Insists In keeping
active and the demands of lame and halt
ing trade Is newly emphasised with eivcry
, iseek , nml mlnlmums like , $1G 25 oh Bessemer - ,
mer pig , $1.10 nt'Plttsbilrtf on beamM'nnd'9r !
cents on car \v heels are the result. The re
ports from eastern markets are that the
mill capacity in that section Is scaicclv
more limn ' 4 per cent active , nnd the ad
vantage largely maintained In IlnMiccl Iron
through low ci puddling intes has disap
peared In the onslaught of cheap atcel pro
ducts from Pittsburg.
Tiii.iiiintiit noitnr.n.
Peculiar Story of u South Dakota Oniditl'H
Kxpi i lenro
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 15-Spe (
cial Telegram to The Bee ) Pai tleulars
were received here today of u rematkable
robbery In Aurora county. A fuimor
named Babcock has , until a icccnt elec
tion , been treasurer of Center township.
He drew the money belonging to the town
ship fiom the bank prepaiatory to turning
It ovei to his successoi the next day. That
evening , he claims , two men called him
outHldc of his home , nnd nt the point of ti
revolver compelled him to give up thu
money , amounting to JITO Ilh did not
give the nlaim until fifteen liouis
after the alleged lobbcry , and had
two neighbors niiostcd an the
guilty persons. They have been acquitted
by a justice of the pence , as both proved
conclusively that they were at home , seven
miles distant , tit the time of the alleged
lobbery.
The ( list Issue of the Missouri Valley
Journal was published hcio today. Hop ,
W. T. Lnfollettc , ox-reoelvel of the Cham
berlain land olllee , l the editor.
.E * or Tin : .wrs//c' t
'llicy Ulll AfiHumlilo In Vast Multitudes In
Denver Next July ,
DENVER , Match 15. TJie children of the
faithful ie ldcnt in Denvci me making
Immense propnmtlons to iccelve with fit
ting honois the 101 great caravans from the
cast and west that will nil he In July to
attend the linpeilal council of noblcn of
the Mystic Shrine El Jobcl temple Is filled
with votuiles evoiy week , nil of whom
have svvotn to make this eaunUl HIP most
magnificent evei held outside of Mecen
\Vunl linu been leeched fiom thu nobles ot
New York that two bpeelal tialns will be
employed to earry them aiioss the desert
ChleiiKo , New Oi leans , Ht Loulit and Cin
cinnati have arranged for special tialns ,
and the Sv rlun temple at the lattei place
will send Tin ) men.
Clml-es | Again * ! Itei eherH.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn , March 15 When
the East Tennessee Land company , owning
neaily the until P city of Harrlman , failed
lut lull lei JIUOOW , U II. tins ell ot this city
and A A Hopkins of Ilurilmun were ap
pointed lecehets. Phillips Mason of Knox-
vllle , n eiedltui of the company , has now
filed a petition In the rnlteil Slates circuit
couit , elmiglng that W 11 llusspll nnd A
A Hopkins , lecelveis , are not lit persons
to lift-form the full , full and elllclent dls-
eh.uKu of the duties appertaining to the
recelveishlp , und prayliiK that they be ( lib-
charged us mull. The bill of Mr Muson
contains not only clmtgos of Incoinpetency
nml mlsman igement on the part of the re-
celveis , but says they seemed their ap
pointment by threatening to expose niulud-
mlntHti allen by Its oljlceTH and dlrcctois ,
VV 111 Tight the CUM * .
INDIANAPOLIS , Mnich -Tho organ-
t/ed liquor dealoiH of the state will light
the ease of Haggard itgalnst Stuhlln , which
the Miprcrne court yesterday declined to
consider , and allowed the foinur decision
to stand , which awards damages to Mis
Haggard , hccaut < Kliililln established a n i-
( lon neat her propel ty The court held , In
elfeet , that n fault foi damages Is proper
when contiguous or neni-by property Is
dejn eclated by the establishment of u
saloon. It Is given out that the liquor men
v.lll contribute Jr.0.000 to eontest the de
cision and bring about n reversal.
Coon M1eiU | Carter.
linlldlng Inspector Devciell yesterday
nfteinoon appointed Charles II , Coon ns
clerk In the olllee of the Inspector of build
ings , to tuko the place of W M. Carter ,
who liaH filled that position for a numbei
of yearn Tlio new Incumbent will enter
upon thu dlHchaiKe of his duties tomorrow
Air Caitei held ove'i nearly two months
find a half by teason of thu council's re-
'usal to confirm any of the mayor's earllei
appointments to the olllee of building In
spector. _ _
American . \nsmliitlon f
CHICAOO , March 15 The executive com-
nltteu of thu Aineilciin Association of
Millers met today at the Grand Puelile
lotel rriink lluriy. the secretary of the
committee' , said the meeting WUH eulled for
he transaction of routine buslntcu.
CONFERENCE OPENED
Union Pacific Employes Arc Finally Pnco to
Tnco with Mr. Olrtrk ,
HIS SHORT ADDRESS WELL RECEIVED
"Was Just Such a Speech ns Was Expected
from Him. "
* "
METHOD OF PROCEDURE IS AGREED UPON
Cnuso of the Engineers nml Firetncu Will Eo
Heard First.
CONDUCTORS AND TRAINMEN TO FOLLOW
Telegrapher * VMM Come I uM Killing that
Othe-r CliiKie-K Arn > < it A tinted Not
CJulte SiitlKfuctory llrgln In
Kariu t loihiy.
Fourteen representatives of the forces of
labor on the Union Pacific system IIled Into
General Manager Dickinson's room at Union
Pacific headquarters yesterday nt I o'clock
and ranged themselves about the cosy apart
ment. It was the preliminary meeting to
nnango a program for the general conference -
enco between President Clark and the em
ployes vitally affected by the new schedules
which the ofllclals of the system bought to
put In force March 1 , but which wore aban
doned by the officials when they saw the
trend of events nnd the action of the courts
running counter to the proposition.
President Clark , as ho looked about the
room , saw many familiar faces among the
men who for the next few weeks will occupy
so much of his tlmo In the discussion ot
questions affecting the wages of many thou.
sands of employes on the Union Paclllo
system. Some ot the men groupi'd about
the rooms had pulled the president nnd lila
car over the prairies and mountains of the
west and through the canons of the Rockies.
Othcis of the assemblage had been asso
ciated with him most pleasantly In their
work as trainmen , conductors or teleg
raphers , and ho could not help but recall
all these things In the fatherly speech ha
made to "his men" on opening the con
ference.
CLARK'S SPEECH PLEASED THEM.
"It was Just such a speech as one would
look for from Mr. Chirk , " said ono if the
delegates on the adjoin mnent of the meet
ing ; "full of fatherly advice , sound In busi
ness Ideas , In fact a model .spoech from a
railroad president , whoso Interests and ours
are not Identical by any means on the wngo
question. "
After Mr. Clark had welcomed the men
Mr. Dlcklnbon stated that Mr. Clark's
physical condition would not allow any very
hard work , and In vlovv of the great strain
the president hud called to his assistance
Mr , McConnell , superintendent of motive
power and machinery ; Mr. Korty , superin
tendent of J.olesrttp i.and himself to lender
any aid ros8Ulfo'lnrfiQ discussion ot the
questions that had called the men together.
He stated Mr. Clark would preside at all
the conferences nnd the hearings would bo
conducted , as the circuit court had ordered ,
with Mr. Clark as arbiter.
pvnTwnnn AMn
The wishes of the men were then called
for , and after a friendly discussion It wna
decided to begin the work of the conference
this morning at 10 o'clock , the grievances
of the engineers and firemen , who have the
most at stake , to occupy the attention of the
arbitration committee llrst. They will bo
followed by the conductors and trainmen and ,
lastly by the telegraphers.
Although only the chairmen of the sched
uled brunches of labor vsero expected at the
preliminary meeting yesterday afternoon ,
there were In the dclcgitlon that waited upon
the president Messrs. Vroman , Fonda and Hall
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ;
I'etne , laylor and R. J. Clark of the llrothcr-
liood of Locomotive Firemen ; Klssick and
Mcllrldo of the Order of Railway Conduc
tors ; S. D. Chirk , Moulton and Walravon
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen ,
and Kelly , Stcphcnson and Ollllland of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers. The dea
con-like J. Fulton Gantt of North Plattc ,
with black shiny tile and Prince Albert
coat that covered a well rounded front , was
also u member of the party , as the represen
tative of the legal end of the wage matter ,
but finding that his presence was not neces
sary ho withdrew aftei a few pleasant wordti
with Mr. Clark.
At C the conference adjourned , the chair
men of the branches of labor above men
tioned at once going Into executive session
at the Dcllone.
NOT QUITE SATISFIED.
In regard to the position taken by Mr.
Clark yesterday afternoon that only the
conductors , tialnmcn , engineers , firemen and
operators , the orgmirations that were par
ties to the schedule agreement , were Inter
ested In the present conference , the men
who represent other classei of employes
say that Mr Clark , acting In his capacity as
receiver and manager of the road , will nd-
hcro to the liaino position tint ho does ns
referee they are sitlnllc'il to lot the matter
alone If the Dundy order was not Intended
to affect other classes of employes , nnd
Lho receivers Intend to place this construc
tion upon It In the operation ot the system ,
as u mirttcr of course they have no reduction
of wages to complain of , but fiom the readIng -
Ing of the order Itself the mon arrived at
the opposite conclusion , and for that reason
were present to defend what they considered
their rjglits and Just dues. This question
was ono of law , and the mcii y they do not
Intend to Icavo or In any vviiy > acknowledge )
the correctness of this contention of Mr.
Clark until such tlmo us they are thor
oughly satisfied that the Interests of the men
who Bent them hero are not In Jeopardy.
The Knights of L'ibor delegates and these of
the A'morlciin Railway pnlon uio these who
represent thu classes of labor on the sys
tem which are affected by this ruling , which
classes Include switchmen iihopmen , track
men and all who work by the job or day
A lice reporter accosted a prominent leader
among the Union Puclllc men now congro-
; ated hero last night with the salutation :
'Well , the contest begins In earnest tomor
row , " to v\hlch the loader replied "Really ,
wouldn't be at all surprised If thu whole
thing Hashed In the pan , " and then he shut
ip Ilko a clam and refused to either eluct-
late Ills previous remark or to speak further.
The only thing In the way of an explanation
hat could bo obtained v\us the answer to
ho question whcthni a compromise wan
Ikely to be arrived at He emphatically
said "No " II might eiiblly be that EOIUU-
hlng unexpected to tha public may happen ,
as the men tliomselvca and the ofllcers ot
ho company have been unusually reticent
nnd have given out ahKolutely nothing con
cerning the transactions of the secret mcut-
ngs of the men or the private conferencea
of the olllcerB. 1'iom all outside appeur-
inces , however , It must bo Judged that the
tearing l IIKcly to last for two and pos-
Ibly for three weeks
In regard to giving out Information ro-
poctliiK the dlHCUKsloiiH at the conference ,
'resident Clark said "I believe It for uio
jest InterestH of all concerned that as llt-
lu UH pouiilblo should bo said until after
ho conference adjourns I recognize that
ho proceedings will bo of great Interest
o the whole country , but representing tha
oinpuny. thu receivers and the court , I
hlnk It boHt to await the result rather than
anticipate It by anything that I mltjlit Bay. ' *