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WILLIE IS A TORY
ITot Yet Entirely Expatriated , Mr. W , VA
Astor Announces Hia Politics.
FORMALLY TAKEN INTO THE CARLTON CLUB
Services to the Party Eo-
warOed by Admission to the Esoteric Sot.
LORD ROSEBERY AND THE HOME RULE BILL
Now Premier Announces Himself as Inspired
by Gladstone in the Mutter.
MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH IN MANY YEARS
John Dillon Siijn mill further Huy * Hone-
In tin Honest mid Honor.ililu Cliiim-
plon of tlio CIIIIKO of Ireland
In HCT Struggle.
( Copyrighted iSOl by Tress I'ubllslilnB romp-in } )
LONDON , March 17. ( New York Woild
Cable Special to The Hoc. ) The election of
W.V. . Astor to membership In the Carlton
club , the recognlzcJ headquarters of the ex
treme members of the lory party , was not
by general ballot , but by the act of the
political committee ot the club , which Is
permitted under a special rule to elect every
year a certain number of persons who have
rendered especially distinguished cervices to
the lory party. The nature of Mr. Aster's
services Is not officially announced , but It
must cither bo the support of the Pall-Mall
Gazette or a very heavy subscription to the
party funds. Before ho became eligible to
membership , he must have signed a decla
ration attested by two members of the club ,
( speaking from their personal knowledge of
Ills opinions of his acceptance of the tory
principles. The circumstance naturally
nroused the conjecture that Mr. Astor really
Intends to apply for naturalization as a
British subject , but an Inquiry by a World
correspondent at the proper office shows that
ho has yet taken no step to that en 1.
UOSEBEHY AND HOME UULE.
Lord Hosehery addressed a monster meetIng -
Ing In Edlnburg tonight , a gathering of rep
resentative liberals from all sections o !
Scotland. Ho was tumultuous ) ) ' cheered. He
paid at the opening that the new govern
ment's policy would be guided by the In-
cplratlon of Mr. Gladstone , and then ho
evidently sought to make It plain that there
would bo no deviation from the liberal pro
gram prepared by the late premier. After
declaring that his recent speech In tha
House of Lords had been misrepresented
bo explained that he meant ho would strive
to win England over to the cause ot homo
rule. Ills home rule platform Is broad.
Not only did ho pronounce clcuily In favor
of home rule for Ireland , but promised not
to stand In the way of home rule tor Scot
land If he Is a'minister when It Is do-
maudod. and K ho IH not a member of the
covcrnment then "ho hopes , as a man. to
be In the tolling party. "
John Dillon heard the speech and said
afterward at a St. Patrick's celebration
at Edlnburc that moro Importance will at
tach to that speech of Hoscbery than to
any other delivered within the last fifteen
years. "In Lord Ilosebery , " said Mr. DII-
lon , "Ireland has an honest and honorable
champion. " BALLAIU ) SMITH.
ito > iiiiitY : ; KOVAI.I.Y iuciuviu. : :
IMInlmiK'H C'ltl/onfl Do Honor to
Now I'rliiio MlnlHtcr.
EPINBURGH , March 17. Lord Ilosebery
arrived hero at C:30 : p. m. to make his ex
pected address to the delegates to the liberal
associations from all parts of Scotland. The
premier was received at the station by the
llbetal committee and escorted to the Corn
Exchange , receiving an ovation from the
crowds gathered along the route. The exChange -
Change , which holds 5,000 people , was
packed an hour previous to his arrival.
Many members of the aristocracy , as well as
a largu number of members ot Paillament
and others wcro upon the platform.
When Lord Rosebery entered the exchange
the vast audience arose and cheered , and
stood waving their hats and cheering for
several minutes. Upon ilslng to speak he
was greeted with renewed ovations and by
the singing of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow. "
During the course of his remarks , the
premier 'said his thoughts went out to the
past rather than to the present the Im
moral days of Mr. Gladstone's first Mid
lothian campaign , the memoiy of which
quickened his pulse. If Mr. Gladstone was
absent tonight , Lcird Rosebcry continued , his
Inspiration was with them , and It was In
that Inspiration the government Intended to
proceed.
Continuing , the speaker spoke ot I ho gov
ernment , saying that It "did not propose
to sit on the bank and watch the stream
run by until It runs dry. For the English
majority wo shall try. as wo have been
_ trylng since 1SSG , to brine conviction to the
minds Of the patriot the greatest popularity
the most votes. Though It was not nec
essary to demand an English majority. It
vas ot great Impoitanco to convince the
heart , the mind and conscience of England , "
The premier argued that the peers' oppo
sition to homo rule was entirely dno to the
knowledge that English opinion upheld them.
Otherwise the country would have ilson us
ono man against the lords' rejection of the
bill. Therefore , ho was determined to ru-
duce the English majority against the bill.
Ho believed that when they receive the
forthcoming demand for Scotch homo lulu ,
If ho was minister , ho would not stand In
the breach to oppose It , and If ho was not
a minister ho hoped , as a man , to bo In the
storming party. ( Loud cheering. )
After the meeting passed a icsolutlon of
confidence | n the Government , the larire au
dience dispersed with loud cheers.
Sutherland la Cnmiiln.
MONTREAL , March 17. K. fi. Sutherland
at Gravcscnd election frauds notoriety , Is sup
posed to have been seen hero yesterday , as
A man answering his description applied at
the steamship ofilcu for a ticket for Europe ,
tut left without buying ono when told ho
had to go via Halifax. Ho Is not known
( o have stopped at any hotel. Detectives
lave been notified to watch for him , as ho
fa supposed to be stopping at some suburban
lolel. _
Hmi Iteaclivil the Century Murk.
AMSTERDAM. March 17. Mrs. William
Smith of Nelllston has died , aged 100 years ,
This Is the second centenarian that died at
Nelllston within two years.
T rou hi u OUT rutrolvum.
SHANGHAI , March 17. The first petrol-
Bum tank steamer has arrived hero , but the
Custom house authorities will not allow the'
landing of petroleum In bulk. The British ,
Russian and German consuls have been
Instructed to support the landing of the
petroleum , which Is fixed for March 20.
Trouble Is expected.
1'KIXOTO WANT.S DA GA.1IA.
I'ortngnciinVur Ship * Threatened by tlio
llriir.lllun Tort * .
LISBON , March 17. Dispatches received
here from Rio say that Admiral da Damn
Is still on board the Portuguese corvette
Mlndcllo , and that he Intends to procure
a Portuguese ship to convey himself and
sorno of his followers to Buenos Ayres.
BUENOS AYRES , March 17. A dispatch
received from Rio do Janeiro says President
Pclxoto Insists upon the surrender ot da
Gama and the other rebel officers who have
taken refuge on board Portuguese vessels.
The president declares they will bo tried by
the other tribunals. The Portuguese admiral
has refused to give up the officers , but he has
promised to refer the matter to the Portu
guese government and to act In accordance
with the Instructions which ho may receive.
The Portuguese steamer Clda do Porto at
tempted to leave Rio do Janeiro with the
Insurgents on board , but was stopped by the
forts , the commanding officer threatening
to flro on her If she did not surrender.
A dispatch received from Rio Grande do
Sul says Admiral do Mcllo Is actively en
gaged In organizing the land forces. It Is
reported do Mello has ordered the Aquldaban
to attack the northern ports of Brazil. The
war ship Rcpubllca Is understood to be re
pairing damages and recovering atPar -
anagua. The torpedo boats under the com
mand of Admiral do Mcllo are said to have
assembled at the entrance of Santos.
An Associated presa special from Rio
states the provisional government estab
lished at Dcstcrro by Admiral do Mello
has demanded that all the powers recog
nize the remaining Brazilian Insurgents us
belligerents.
- - - Tiiinit MVIS : i.vsimin. : > * . .
Kxccutcd nnil Uiifortmmtfl AtmrclilHU as
Sonno of Jtfirniif.
PARIS , March 17. The Gaillols says that
the anarchists In London have been paid
8,000 Insurancpvon the death of Vulllant ,
the 'anarchist who was recently executed
as a result of his conviction of throwing a
bomb Into the Chamber of Deputies.
The Gaillols adds that the life of Pauwels ,
the anarchist killed by the premature ex
plosion of a bomb which he was carrying
Into the church of La Madeleine , was In- ,
sured. Henry , the anarchist who threw the
bomb Into the cafe under the Hotel Ter
minus , Is also Insured.
According to the Memorial Diplomatique ,
an agreement has been concluded between
the British government and the repie&cntu-
tlves of one or more of the powers In Lon
don In regarfl to antl-anaichy measures.
The commune anniversary celebiatlon will
bo limited to a fete In the Malson du Peuple
and to several sectional banquets.
Killed.
CAPE TOWN. March 17. Commlbsloncr
Jameson reports that the , chartered company
has ascertained that King Lobcngula sent
three messengeis to tlio patiol sent out by
Major Forbes on December 1 with a present
of 1,000 and a verbal message asking the-
patrol to stop , as he , the .king , would sur
render. The king's mcs&cngcrs , so soon as
they handed the gold to the men of the Im
perial police who formed a part of the regu
lar guard , fled or were killed. Suspicion
has fallen upon Troopers Wilson and Dan
iels , who have been arrested. Commis
sioner Jameson will try to obtain further In
formation fioni the natives In regard to this
transaction , as the men who stole the 1,000
In gold were morally guilty ot the murders
of thu Wilson party and of King Lobengula.
Identity of tliu Turin Aimnhht.
PARIS , March 17. The police of this city
are now convinced that the man passing as
llabardy , the author of the bomb outrages
In the Rue St. Jaqucs anJ In the hotel on
the Iluo St. Denis , and Pauwels , the
anarchist who was killed at the church of
la Madeleine the other day , arc ono and the
same person. The bombs or Infernal
machines used In all these cases weio of
the same calibre. The person wanted by
the police for the two outrages pi ev tons to
that of yesterday lacked one of his fiont
teeth and the man blown to pieces In the
church also lacked a front tcoth.
Arrt-Htoil u Noti'it Iliiudlt.
CITY OF MEXICO , March 17. Capture
has been made hero by gendarmes of Emll
Vusque ? , the notorious bandit ot San Joua-
quln who has long eluded the law. Officer
Anrcs Lopez after a fcliort bklrmlsh last
week had good reason to believe that his
man had sought this city , and was not long
In ascertaining that the dcspeiado was at
the Hotel del Parque del Conde. With the
assistance of ten policemen ho arrested
Vdsquci after a severe struggle.
A | ulttnl of thu Clmrgo.
BANGKOK. March 17. Prajot. the Siam
ese mandarin charged with the murder ot
the Ficnch Inspector , Crosgurln , has been
acquitted on the charges made nualnbt him.
Thu decision Is likely to lead to complica
tions. as the murder ot Inspector Crobgurln
was ono of the Incidents which led to the
rranco-Slumeso war. France ictuses to
evacuate Chantaboon until the culprits uro
brought to Justice.
3lli ) Ho ii PlrtMililtlou oon.
LONDON , March 17. The Times says
today : It is leported In thu lobbies of the
House of Commons that should the Irish
numbers withdraw their allegiance the gov
ernment will appeal to the unionist leaders
to assist In closing the work of the ses
sion us speedily as possible before the gen
eral elections to be held In Juno or July.
Si'iitrnro Inrlmli's 1
SANDWICH . Ont. , March 17. Adolph
Jono * . ono ot the Leamington citizens , who
tried to debauch several joiing girls of that
town , was sentenced today to four years Im
prisonment and twelve lashes un 'his bare
back In the middle of each year.
Cvtiiriieil to the Capital.
A'lENNA , March 17. Emperor Francis
Joseph has ictuincd to the capital from
Muntonc ,
o
vinr ir.tit oriw on > raus.
Hand of Mnrylandcra Attack the 1'ollco
Schooner TnnclerH ,
RICHMOND , Va. , March 17. The oyster
war has assumed an acute phase.
A telegram from the commander of tbo
Virginia police schooner Tanglars says that
his craft was attacked from the shore ot
an Island by twenty-five or thirty Marylanders -
landers , armed with repeating rifles.
He returned the flro with rifles and then
with cannon , One or moro cannon shot
struck the storehouse from which the
Marylanders were firing. The Mary landers
fired COO rounds or more , and several of
their shots struck the schooner. At the
tlmo the dispatch was bent the Maryi
landers were throwing up earthworks ,
They had , said the Tangier's captain
sworn to kill the wjiolo crew ot the
Tangier so that they cannot be witnesses
against them.
IT PLEASED WILLIAM
Ho Takes Much Satisfaction Over the Passage
of the Russo-German Treaty ,
PREDICTED ITS SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME
Baron Stumm Was Compelled to Pay a
Wager to th Ernp3rori
NEWSPAPER MEN ARE SENT TO PRISON
Reflections on Chancellor Von Oaprivi Are
Severely Punished.
RUMORS CONCERNING THE RULER'S ' HEALTH
Ills Trip to ii bciiHlilc Iti-Mirt .Much Com
mented Upon Denial * tli.it Ho Ix in
Any Danger Notes /ram tlio
Fatherland.
1834 by the APioclutcd Press. )
BERLIN , .March 17. As a murk of satis
faction at the passage of the Russo-German
commercial treaty Kniperor William has oon-
fcrreJ upon Chancellor von Caprlvl the chain
of the Ilohenzollern family order , and has
bestowed the Order of the Red Eagle upon
von IJkbcrsteln , secretary of state for for
eign affairs. In addition , the emperor dec
orated H r.r Thlelmann , who conducted the
negotlat'ons ' , with a minor order.
Outside of the tilt between Herbert BIs-
innrck and von Caprlvl In regard to who
made the statement , attributed to Prince
Bismarck , that "tho road to Constantinople
lies through the Brandenburg Bate , " the third
reading of the Husso-Gcrman commercial
treaty presented no features of Interest.
The agrarian opposition to the treaty utterly
collapsed and did not even challenge a
division.
D.iron Stumm's luncheon to the emperor on
Tuesday was the outcome of abet made long
ago at a dinner given by von Caprlvl , where
Stumm , although he supported the treaty ,
spoke dolefully of Its chances In the Ilelchs-
tag. Emperor William thereupon bet Stumm
a luncheon that the treaty would pass , and
last week his majesty wrote a humorous
note to the baron , reminding him that the
probpect of the passage of the treaty had al
ready produced Increased activity In the coal
and Iron Industries of Germany.
WILL BENEFIT GERMANY.
Prof. Bastlan , the European authority on
eastern geographic questions , has published
a berlcs of articles showing that the treaty ,
welcome as It Is at present , will grow In
Importance to Germany year by year , In view
of the progress made In the building of
Russian railways and the rapid opening up
of vast portions of Russia to civilization.
The national liberal party has excluded
DIcdrlch Halm , a member of the Reichstag ,
and formerly private secretary to the
Deutsche bank-and Prlnce'Blsmarck's'liencU-
man , from membership In the party because
he did not vote against the Russo-German
commercial treaty ; but ! . Is said his Identi
fication with the anti-Semite movement had
much to do with his exclusion.
The trial of I'laack , Schwelnhagcn and
Ewald , who wore sentenced to terms of Im
prisonment today as a result of the suits
brought against them byon Caprlvl and
Mlquel , excited the greatebt Interest through
out Germany , the belief being general that
the proceedings might seriously affect
Mlquel's career , as ho was charged with
dishonesty In connection with the Rou
manian loan , but the presence of Emperor
William at Mlquel's dinner party , Implying
the emperor's continued confidence In the
minister of finance , dispelled these fears.
The wltnebses In the ease Included the direc
tors of the * Dlsconto company and the Han
del's Gesbelschaft. and they and Herr Men-
delbohn and other leading bankers all
poke with the utmost , contempt of
the defendants and showed that It
was impossible that Mlqucl could engage In
the alleged transactions Plaack , who was
charged with having Issued a pamphlet
entitled "Pharisees and Hypocrites , " the
contents of which Included a repetition of the
' charges made by Rector Ahlwardt , and who
was sentenced to twenty-one months Im
prisonment , In a three-hour speech today ex
pressed his determination to submit the mat
ter personally to Emperor William , oven , as
ho expressed It , If he was obliged to follow
his majesty on horseback for a month.
Ewald , who was charged with selling the
pamphlets written by Plaack and Schwoln-
hagen , who wan sentenced to three months
Imprisonment , said ho had not examined the
pamphlets he exposed for sale , as he had
perfect confidence In Plaack. The sentences
were : Plaack , twenty-one months ; Schwuin-
hagen , twelve months , aitd Enald three
months.
WILLIAM'S HEALTH.
Emperor Wlllliun has postponed his de
parture for Abbuzila until Tuesday morning ,
and thus ho will only arrive at the seaside
icsort on Wednesday afternoon. The lengthy
olllclal denials of the rumors circulated re
garding Emperor William's health have by
no means reassured the public , as It Is
considered that If the emperor's health was
so perfect as Is claimed , there would be no
need of official denials that ho Is 111. Al
though the weather has been bad , the em
press has expressed herself as being much
pleased with her stay at Abbaizla , and she
has , In consequence , decided to prolong her
stay there until the mUdle of May.
A dispatch received hero from Trieste says
Emperor William ami King Humbert have
arranged to reach Venice at the tlmo when
the Gorman and Italian squadrons will
be there and the people of Venice are look
ing forward to some brilliant naval reviews.
A dispatch received hero from Turin to
night announces that the condition of Louis
Kosuutli , the Hungarian patriot , Is extremely
grave. After a stormy sitting ot the Hun
garian Unterhaus today the petition In favor
ot restoring Kossuth's right to citizenship
and allowing him to return to Hungary was
shelved until after the Easter vacation ,
Premier Dr. Wekerlo depreciating haste as
likely to Incur the danger of the rejection
ot the appeal. There is little doubt that It
Kossuth returns without a reconciliation
with the emperor or without repatriation
there will bo serious trouble ,
TARIFF WAR THREATENED ,
A tariff war la threatened between\Rusala
and Austria on account ot Russia's demand
that the duty on Russian corn should bo
reduced to a florin per double hundred
height.
Emperor William , In addition to decor
ating the Germans who have been Instru
mental In negotiating the commercial treaty
and In pushing It through the Reichstag ,
baa decorated the Russian delegates who
were sent hero lo take part In the treaty
negotiation ) ! . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i\mAM'S I.ATUMT HIINSATIOX.
Hlr rrnnel * Cook Hunl'tfor n llrrnch f
I'ronilna \Marry. .
LONDON , March 17. The breach of prom
ise brought by Mrs. Holland against Sir
Trancls Cook , the husband of Tcnnlo Claflln
of New York , sister of Victoria Woodhull.
was opcnc.l today bcforo Justice Hawkins In
the queen's bench division of the high court
of justice. Sir Francis Cook Is the head of
the Important firm ot Cook & Sons , silk
dealers , and the woman who brings the ac
tion against him has been married for seven
years. Mrs. Holland claims 12,000 damages ,
and , In addition to the breach of promise to
marry her , alleges that the defendant caused
a criminal operation to be performed upon
her. Lady Cook sustains her husband , and
strongly believes In his Innocence , claiming
the suit Is an attempt at blackmail.
Mr. Willis , who appeared for Mra. Holland ,
stated that Sir Francis , during the life of
his wife , Induced Mrs. Holland to visit a
house In Black Friars occasionally , where
they passed as Air. and Mrs. Robinson , and
In 1880 Sir Francis suggested that Mrs. Hol
land have an operation which she under
took , neatly at the cost pf her life ; that
Sir Francis assured Mm. Holland at this
time that ho would marry her If his wife ,
then living , should die. Lady Cooke died In
1SS4 , and Sir Francls'l'pnGvvod his promise
of marriage , but In 1885 ho married Tcnnlo
Claflln , explaining to Mra. Holland that he
had been drawn Into trio marriage. Sir
Francis promised to surport her for life and
continued his money contributions until her
marriage with Mr. Holland In 1891. Mr.
Holland Is now In a lunatic asylum. Mrs.
Holland , on the witness stand , corroborated
her counsel's statement ? , The case was ad
journ d. _ J _
MAY IIAVK A Nyy OAIIINKT.
Creation of Anotlirr > Vvr OlDco Votopil lij
tin ; I'ri'nrh C'lmmbrr of li putlrn.
PARIS , March 17. The Chamber of Depu
ties vetoed the crcatlorf o * a special minis
ter of the colonies , vvhlr department of the
govcinmcnt was formerly administered by
nn under secretary under the nilnlstrv of
marine. The chamber and .senate adjourned
for the holidays. t
The benate's decision jja postpone a vote of
credit tor the creation 'ot a ministry over
the colonies was nrrlveil at In splto of the
appeal of the premier , > M. Caslmlr-Perler.
Out later the leader -of the republican
groups visited the prcmjcr and assured him
that their refusal wax , , not aimed at the
cabinet. The premier -thanked his visitors ,
but Informed them Dint the cabinet would
not remain In power without a vote of con
fidence. Premier Caslm\r-pcrler \ then wrote
to the piesldent of thc > senate's action and
Instructed htm to call a special meeting
of that body for Monday next ,
In < ! rantljlcvlew. {
CANNES , March 17.-.The yacht review-
today was a splendid Ej.-jCtacle. The empress
of Austria was on , boa.ru the Grief and the
princeof Wales and the , grand duke Michael
of Russia were on board' the Britannia. The
other Russian grand < lijes ] were on board
the Fouro. A good southwest wind made a
speedy course , iid a njrnjoyablo display of
sRUI In yacht" handling \vabj witnessed. '
round 11 Itjimiulto lloinli.
BUDA PESTII , March 17. A dynamite
bomb has been discovered hero In a cafe.
The police exploded It In an open space out
side the city. It Is stated that It the bomb
had exploded In jtho cafe It would have
wrecked tl.e whole building. There la no
cjew. _ _ _
thu Chamber.
THE HAGUE , March 17. The Second
Chambci has dissolve ! In consequence ot the
defeat of the government's electoral bill.
Snow storms | ii lloheinlii ,
PRAGUE , March 17. Severe snowstorms
have been prevalent through Bohemia.
T I UO.Mit > .
Itcnutlfiil Stonu Ilulldliiff linmlng uiul liu-
jonil IIopo of Saving.
DENVER , March 18. The union depot
here was discovered on fire about 12.30 this
morning In the secopd story. It spread with
such rapidity that by the time the tire de
partment reached the scene the bhuu lit
up the lower portion of the town. The lire
soon got bejond control of the department
and spread rapidly. There was an explosion
and some firemen had 'a narrow escape. The
entire structure is doomed. The building
was of stone , and was \\ned by the Union
Depot company. Loss , about $230,000 ; well
Insured.
MOIUI.I : IIADIA S < ; OKCIIII : > .
Humes Ilroko Out In n Dry ( Joods House
anil Spread to Otlirr itiillillngH.
MOBILE , Ala. , March 17. Last night fire
broke out in Lionk'uf & Strauss , wholesale
dry goods and notions , and spread rapidly to
S. Lahn & Co , cigar manufacturers , next
door north and then burned through to St.
Francis btieet and destroyed the buildings
and contents of the Mobile Drug company
and the S. U. Good book store and btatloneiy
shop. The buildings .on Water and St.
Fiancls streets opposite the flro were
scorched ami considerably damaged. The
loss Is estimated at $200,000 , with InbUiancu
nearly that amount.
Net-dull OnUlilu Help.
GLOUCESTER , Mass. , March 17. Flro
raged In the best business portion of the
city today and at 3:15 : 'had attained such
headway that the local fire department was
for a tlmo unable to cope with It.
About 3 o'clock assistance arrived from
Rockport and adjoining jtowns and un hour
later the flro was under control. Loss , $100-
000 ; Insui anco , about eamo.
Knmrry liunifil toithu Ground.
LAWRENCE , Mass. , Mnrah 17. Stanley's
brewery was burned to the ground today.
It was a four-story frame building owned
by an English syndicate and run as the
New England Brewing Company. The loss
la $125,000 and Insurance$100,000. . The
flames- spread so rapidly ( that the men hud
barely time to escape , leavlnn their clothing
behind. _
I'HKL.IX'S l'.ll'iit 1'JlOtiOltTJlEn ,
Archbishop Knln 1'uU a Damper on tlio
Fiery Prcluto-JMItvr.
ST. LOUIS , March 17. Archbishop Kaln
ot the dloceao ot St. Louis has addrelsed a
circular letter to tho' clergy , under Uils
charge proscribing the fWeekly Watchman ,
a weekly paper edited by Rev. D. S. Phelan
ot this city , who gained BO much publicity
because ot his connection with the libel ault
brought against Bishop Uonacura by Father
Corbett , tried at Lincoln , Neb. , recently ,
f
Think lie la the Murderer ,
LOUISVILLE , March 17-Peter Mehler ,
believed to bo the assassin of Stephen deer ,
was arrested today at Jefferronvllle. On
the night of the murder Mehler vvaa seen
by the toll gatekeeper , William Boyer , run
ning through the toll gate toward the Qcer
residence with a gun In lilu hand.
Minors Determined to Make Trouble for tbo
Owners of Mines.
3
THEY WILL SURELY ATTACK THE WORKS
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i
Armed Men Are Now Patrolling the Trails
Leading to the Damp ,
STATE TROOPS ON THEIR WAY THITHER
Governor Waite Appealed to for Assistance
by the Sheriff.
BLOOD WILL NOW FLOW IN THE CANONS
County Authorities Dctrrnilncd to Kurort o
thu I.HHH A .Strong I'orc of Mllltlu
on Itn Way to tlio Si cue
of Trouble.
CHIPPLn CIIKEK , Colo. , March 17. An
anxious day has followed a night of excite
ment and adventure In the great gold mining
dlstilct known the world over as Cripple
Creek. The resistance offered the hherlfi's
posse by the miners who are striking for nn
eight-hour day and the same wages as were
formerly paid for nine hours , and the call
for militia have given affairs a war-llkc
aspect.
After driving from Dull 11111 the six
deputy sheriffs stationed there , ono of whom
was shot , but not seriously wounded , the
miners would not allow any stranger In
that neighborhood during the night. Sheriff
How era immediately called out troop A of
Colorado Springs , under authority given by
law , and today he made a requisition on
the governor for moro troops , In accordance
with which the First regiment of Denver ,
with the blgnal corps and thu Chaffee Light
uitlllery and company C , Second regiment ,
of Pueblo were ordered to proceed thlthir
under command of Adjutant General Tars-
noy. Thcso troops are expected to ar-
rlvo In camp tonight.
The telegraph wires are still down between
Cripple Creek and Dull Hill , but It Is learned
that the miners ore defiant and tin eaten to
resist the troops when they arrive.
The sheriff Is arming and equipping men
to supplement the troops. Every gun , pistol
and weapon available In the town Is ready
for us > e It necessary.
The streets are thronged with people ,
among w'hom are many Idle and hungry men.
The saloons and gambling places are
jammed. In the moving mass the most
jovial ones are the union miners , who say
they arc not afraid of a handful of soldiers.
They represent the faction which Is sta
tioned on the hills awaiting developments.
Another faction of miners , which Is believed
to be In the majority , Is willing to go to
work at nine hours , but aay the protection
offered by the county Is inadequate.
If a clash of arms occurs the miners will1
have the advantage of position. Hull moun
tain Is one of the largest of the cluster of
hills that surround Cripple Creek. It Is
heavily timbered and Is criss-crossed by
foot tiulls and wagon roads from the vari
ous mines , Between the town of Cripple
Cicek and the summit of Dull mountain are
a number of massive rounded hills , almost
destitute ot timber , and among these hills
are the small mining camps built up about
the big mines. It Is In thcso riotous camps
that the scenes of battle will occur. Along
the trails leading over the hills last night
the miners were collected , shooting at pars
ing pedestrians or people on horseback.
WAITE'S HBPLY.
DENVER , March 17. Governor AValle.
after receiving a call from Sheriff Dowers ut
Cilpple Creek this morning for troops , 10-
plled : "Von ought first to summon a posse
comltatus of" your county. If you cannot
maintain order , then call upon me as gov-
einor for aid. Calling out the troops must
be the last rcsoit. I will order the troops
held In readiness Immediately. Wire mo
heie. "
To this Sheriff Bovvers Immediately replied :
"I have Issued a call to the colonels of the
First and Second regiments for troops to aid
the civil authorities In enforcing the lawn of
thu state , which , I understand , I am author
ised to do. The emergency Is great. If I
have not this authority , I cull upon jou to
order said troops to Cripple Crtek Im
mediately , for there Is at said camp a body
of men acting together , doing violence to
persons and property , and by force and violence
lence breaking and resisting the laws of the
state , and I must have them to aid In thu
suppression of riot and InsurieUlon. "
Governor Walte then dispatched the First
regiment of this city , 250 strong , and company - |
pany C , Second leglment of Pueblo , In addi
tion to troop A of Colorado Springs , to Crlp-
plo Cicck , The force numbers about 350
men.
Just before the departure ot the troops
Governor Walto received a message that
Sheriff Bowcid had been killed. This was
Incoricct.
Later Judge England of Cripple Creek
wired Governor Walto as follows' "Situa
tion unchanged ; citizens about equally dl-
vided as to the necessity tor troop * . 1 do not
believe they are needed. "
Tlio governor then telegraphed Adjutant
General Tursncy to hold the troops at Col
orado Springs until further orders. The
story was clrculatoJ at the state house that
the request for troops at Cripple Creek was
really only a ruse to get them an ay from
Denver.
Sheriff Bowers now has a force ot 250
deputies armed with repeating rllles , 100
having arrived tonight from Colorado
Springs , but ho will not attempt to at rest
the men who participated In lust night's
disturbance until the mllltla arrives. The
troops from Denver and Pueblo will not
reach hero until morning. At 10 o'clock
they were at Woodland park and It Is not
likely they will reach Midland before mid
night. They will then have to march nlno
miles over the mountains. No further out-
brcaU has been reported today. At Alt-
man ( Ullft prevails tonight although several
hundred miners , all armed , are lounging
about.
HOW ALLEN WAS SHOT.
Deputy Marshal Daley of Altman , who
acknowledged that | io fired the shot which
wounded Deputy Sheriff Allen , gives the fol
lowing account of last night's proceeding :
"Somebody had spread the report around
that some men were coming to burn our
lltllo town last night. Twelve deputy
marshals wcro sworn In to assist In pre
serving order. About 7:30 : I fiavv a wagon
coming up the road with five men In U , fol
lowed by a man on horseback. Our little
party ot twelve commanded the suspicious
looking strangers to &top. The request was
THE BEEjJ-U-ETIN ,
H'tallirr far Hmn'ia iinif [
1. Sir. AMor rornmlljA ltlio Torlr * .
intirror : | William it \n \ Now Trent } ' .
Crlppln frock aiul 1 > Wnr .
"IHi'Kriiphrrs Oonforimo lit an iml. :
y. Oni * Your of tlio t'nniniprrlnt C'lub.
Oxroril Whu tin' ( Inut 'VnrMty llnco.
( IrlfTo Smother * llic Weir.
: i. Omalm'H Chance fur Supplj Depot.
i'ollimhlll'H OlICtT ( 'lXlMf IjlUK.
Unitrii liy ii llrnlul lliiHliiiiul.
I. l.nttt Woi-k of Lout In Horlrty.
I'roiii ii Ni'hriiHliiin In 1'lorlilu.
Local Mntdtitl .NolcH.
fi. ( lullnil I'mpi-rt ) Not Yet Holil.
N < ImnUa Mnnlilpiil TUketH Named.
( I. CIIIIIK II ItlufTrt I.orul Noun.
Month Oiiiuliii'M Cltlrrnt Tlrlci't.
7. Him rntrlik'H Dii } Uut Obii-rvi'il.
The It.'iniftt I.tlicl ( ' Sulimltti'd.
10. l.iii'lij Iliilduln'H Hlg Mork 1'iirni.
11. Onmlm'N Church I'roKniiu for Today ,
liinlilu of aVhNI < ) TriiHt Dial.
I1 ' . Killlorlal mill Coin nt.
til. l.'ilniatlon In ( iooil Cltlrrnxlilp.
IlolngM of tlio l.odgr .MpinlM'r , .
in. Omnha'H I.oral Tnnln Condition * .
Column i lal anil riimmlal NO\IK.
I.Kit Stock IIiirkctM for Salnriliiy.
17. l.axt Wi-i'k In Iniimiiuo C'lriloH.
Itcpnlillian Senator * ! ' I'laiiM.
1H. lll Women Wuir Whiskers ?
It ) . UrUuold'n UooUl.v ( hint of ( iosHlp.
coinplleil with , and tlio spokesman of tin-
parly told us that they were deputy sheriffs.
We ashed them to show their papers lo prove
the assertion. They refused to do no. I
then paid : 'Gentlemen , consider your-
sehes under arrest. ' At this Deputy Allen
fired n shot , and I raised my Winchester
and shot him. As soon as the first shot
was IIred a crowd of 150 men rushed from
town , and In n few minutes tlio men were
disarmed. I have ample proof that Deputy
Allen fired the first shot. They worn all
strangers to us and the arrests were iniule
within the corporate limits of the to\\n. We
did not abuse the men , and as boon as we
were convinced that they were legally ap
pointed officers wo turned them loose. "
The miners at Altmnn loudly denounce the
authorities fur calling out the state mllltla.
Ever ) body lellc\es that a serious conlllct
Is Imminent.
J iNVKIt'S : MUNICIPAL TKOUIII.KS.
( ioicinor Waltc'H Appointees Steal n March
on tlic Old lloaril.
DENVER , March 17. The disgraceful row
between Governor Walto ami Messrs. Orr
and Martin , the removed members of the
fire .in.l police board , over the possession of
their offices , In which the state mllltla and
federal troops took n prominent part , will
be aettlcd In the courts. The chief executive
has submitted the controversy to the su
preme court , as his legal advisers have ad
vised him to do ever since tlio trouble began.
It was 11 o'clock today before he fully deter
mined to take this course. When he began
to seriously consider the proposition jester-
day he was afraid the affair might not re
ceive Immediate attention , and It required a
good deal of argument by his attorneys to
-prove to him that the supreme court would ,
net on the case at once.
That they worn not mistaken Is borne out
by the order made by the court just as soon
as the matter was submitted to It. This
order bets the case for argument at 2 o'clock
Monday , and counbcl arc notified that they
must have their typewritten briefs In the
hands of the clcrK of .the court at that hour.
A decision may be expected as early as
Tuesday ,
The communication embracing the ques
tions biibmltted to the court contains over
4,000 words. The question Is simply this :
Arc Messrs. Barnes and Mulllns legally en
titled lo hold the office of fire and excise com
missioners of the city of Denver ? The rest
of the voluminous document Is devoted to
an argument to show that the supreme
court should take jurisdiction in the case ,
In view of the dangerous situation now ex
isting In tlui city of Denver because of the
calling out of the mllltla and the armed re
sistance of Messrs. Orr and Martin to the
state troops. There Is no further danger of
bloodshed now , as the governor has agreed
to abide by the decision of the supreme
court.
As far as this trouble is concerned the
militia has been disbanded , but the troops
arc being held at various armories awaiting
the result of the miners trouble at Cripple
Creek. The federal troops are still quartered
In the Gettysburg building , moncntarlly ex
pecting orders to return to Port Logan.
Matters at the city hall were In a very
peaceful state until late this afternoon , when
Mcssib. Mulllns and Barnes , the governor's
appointees to tha ( lie and police board ,
quietly slipped Into tlio minor's olllco and
took possession before any one was aware they
weie in the neighborhood. They had met
Mr. Rogers , u member of the old boaid , up
town an hour before this and organl/cd.
Their first official step was to notify Chlpf
Penue of the fire depaitmcnt and Chief Stone
of the police department to report for duty.
Chief Pearso went In and politely refused to
lecngnl/c the untlioiltj of the now bonid.
Chief Stone refused to obey the order and
the now board adjouined until Monday.
As boon as it became known that the city
had two fin ) mud police boards , Wells ,
Til ) lor & Tulor , attornejb for the old mem
bers , Oir and Mai tin , made application be
fore Judge Glynn for attachments for con
tempt of court for Messrs. Mulllns , Barnes
and Rogers , and also Major Van Horn , who
formally rfcognl/ed the new board. The
contempt Is against Judge Oiaham'H now
famous Injunction. The hearing before )
Judge Glynn comes up Monday morning at 10
o'clock This bilnga both sides Into the
courts , vvhtro the matter should have been
taken thrio dujs ago. Tlieie uro no pros-
pe < tn of further trouble , at least for the
present , nn both parties have agreed to abide
by the decisions handed down.
Deposition of I'lilenil Troop * ,
WASHINGTON. March IT. Senator Teller
of Colorado lost no time in carrying out the
wishes of tlio committee which yesterday
uddrcBcd lo the state delegation In congress
u telegram netting out tlio needs of the
situation. Ho called upon Stcretaiy Lament
am ) spent some tlmo In explaining the
events which led up to tlio threatening
conditions of the past few days. The Sena *
tor came away feeling satisfied that , BO far
an the lawn permit , the War department
will do everything In Us power to prevent
bloodshed. General McCook will keep Ills
troops ready to act at a moment's notice ,
either In Denver or ut Fort Logan , -only a
few mllea from the city , and It In believed
that general knowledge of their readiness
will have a good moral effect upon the ex
citable element In tlio community. Of course
the tuggestlon contained In the telegram
floin the commutes that General McCook bo
directed to use the troops to assist the
sheriff , who lias made an Issue with Gover
nor Wulte , cannot be acted upon , fur such
an Instruction would be In direct conlllct
with the laws at the laud.
FAILING TO AGREE
Telegraphers Fear They Are Hopelessly at
Difference with the Receivers.
TWO POINTS STUBBORNLY CONTESTED
i
Operators Object to Being Olassod with the
Monthly Salaried Men ,
QUESTION OF WAGES FOR OVERTIME
Labor Leaders Much Discouraged Over the
Complexion the Situation Has Taken.
TURNING THLIR EYES TOWARD THE COURTS
IhiKltirrrN Cinnn Ni-xt mill Will rrnlnilily
U n lie Itrnolutu Sliinil Hint AfTiilm
J.oolc AfliT TMO llnjs of
C'oiitVri'iuc.
After two days of continuous work on the
part of the Union I'adtlc olllelals and tlio
representatives of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers , the conference closed last
evening with the same differences ( \lstlnK
as existed prior to the call for the confer
ence. The contention of the officials that
the telegraphers should go back to the old
rules and regulations In force prior to ISO. ,
which for twenty-five years were n funda
mental part of the Union Pacific Hjstem.
was the hitch which closed the conference
yesterday without anjthing being accom
plished practically.
The managers of the railway sjstpm con
tend that the duties of a lolecrapliLr are
the same as that of a clerk at headquarters.
For the work done they agree to pay cer
tain stipulated salaries , which In the nature
of things may bo regarded as a fcthcdule.
General Manager Dickinson presented to the
telegraphers a scale of wages to be paid at
every ofilco on the b > stcm , contending that
whllo there might bo Inequalities In tlio
graduation of the salaries , the principle In
volved was one under whic.li nearly all tlio
railroads of the country operate today. It la
nndei stood that Mr. Dickinson claims tint
the work done by telegraphers Is of btich u
character as can bo regulated by the rules
In force for many > ears on the sjstem , ad
mitting , however , that the changed rela
tions of the Hjstem might make It necessary
that those rules should bo amended In minor
nattlcuhirs.
At the conference jesterday It Is learned
that Mr Dickinson would not state exactly
how many hours should constitute n duy'tt
work , taking the ground that the Union
1'aclflc was never Known to overwork Us
men ; that If an operator was required to
wotk hlxtcun hours at any certain ofilco
that ollleo would necessarily require two
operators to handle the business. The
men , on the other hand , argue that thn walk
In their offices Is o ! such a character n
will not admit of work being done upon
monthly reports during the day time and
that of necessity they are compelled to
work on those reports after olfice hours ,
for which they demand extra pay. There
are also many cases , the men state , wheat
they are compelled to answer telephone
calls , sometimes very late In the night ,
and flag trains at unseemly hours , for
which they demand a certain compensation
above the schedule of wages. They con
tended that no two offices wcro precisely
the bamo In the nature ot the woik to bu
done and aicued that only a schedule ot
wages could compensate them with the over
time feature made prominent.
DISCOURAGING SITUATION.
The entire afternoon session was taken
up with the discussion of technical < | uts-
tlons as outlined above. Tlio men showed
little disposition to yield either the scheilulu
of the "overtime" features and the olllelals
of the Union Pacific seemed to be Just au
determined that these features should form
no part of the rules and regulations now
sought to bo made a part of the telegraph
system of the Union Pacific. It wan
thrust and parry the whola of the afternoon
In a good natural way and so little wan
really accomplished that when the tcltg-
inphers left the headquaitcrs building they
practically admitted the Impossibility of an
agreement , but the calm reflections of Sun
day may so temper the disposition ! ) of both
sides that on Monday morning when tlicy
assemble again for conference the element
of strife may bo lemovcd and a practical
ugieenient icached.
Some Idea can be formed of the amount of
ground gone over jesterday by the fact that
the lecord of thu daj'H proceedings made.
sixty pages of logalcap typewritten matter.
One of the most prominent leaders stated
laut evening that ho was moro convinced
than ever that the conference would end In
smoke , and that the solo good that would
bo accomplished by Its being held would bu
to get all the matter in conclso and nccnrutii
form for the action In court , which must
come at any ratq In case Mr , Clark ad
heres to his decision not to touch upon tlm
questions noted In his letter to the men
Ho also stated ho had no reason to hellevo
that Mr. Clark would do so.
A number of the men who are here attend
ing the conference with Mr. tjlurk went
homo yesterday , but all will return soniu
tlmo this week. Among those who went
home was. Kelly of the telegraphers ; and
Corbln of the Knights of Labor. Mr Debs
also left for his home In Terre lluiilo yrstcr-
day , and whllo there will meet Colonel In-
gerboll , whom. It was reported omo time
ago , ho had retained to look after the Inter
ests of the men In the American Hatf.Miy
union. In view of the posit oil taken by Mr.
Clark , there Is no need of his coming back
until Judge C'ahhNcll arrives , as ho can only
secure a hearing In court ,
KNG1NK13U8 AND THINK CLAIMS
The enginemcn uro lo follow the teleg
raphers , and hero the most serious quiBtloiiM
of dlfforencu will bu encountered , the c-n-
glnomcn being moro generally affected by
the proposed schedules , rules and regula
tions than any ot the other brunches of
labor.
Now that the conference Is In full swlnt
opinions are freely expresbtd that an agree
ment will not bo reached and that the cir
cuit court will have to pass upon the ques
tions eventually.
It Is a well known fact that the men who
are representing the employes of thu sys
tem stand well with the forces of labor and
are applauded when they secure concessions
both In rules and wages from the com
pany , but should they agree to certain re
ductions or modifications In existing nched-
ulos the men back ot them accuse tlm
leaders of uclllnt ; out , and they procttd lo
make llfo anything but a bed of rotes for
the leaders who yielded to the company' *