FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOANING , A PHIL 27 , 189J. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TROUBLE IN ILLINOIS
Striking Goal Diggers Attempt to Compel
Those at Work to Quit ,
FIVE THOUSAND .HAVE GONE TO TOLUCA
Miners at that Point Arming to Receive
tbo Invading Hosts , .
FEAR ENTERTAINED BLOOD WILL FLOW
Acting Governor Gill Requested to Order
Out the Troops.
DOESN'T ' THINK CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT
JliihliieKH Alon rnniMi tlin Slrlkrr * with
J'roiNlnuH for the Miirrli ftoivrnor
dill mill HIiiIT miirt for tlio
JMCIIO < ) f th Trouble.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , April 26. Acting
Governor Gill at 10 o'clock tonight received
the following telegram from Sheriff Lcnz of
Marshal county , sent from Toluca : "Three
thousand armed strikers from Spring Valley ,
La Halle and Peru arc here. 1 anticipate
trouble and possibly bloodshed. Feeling un
able to meet them , I respectfully call upon
you for five or six full companies of mlll-
tln Send them from Chicago or Jollet. The
Santa Fe will have n special train waiting
for them at cither point. Try to get them
by : i o'clock. If possible. Answer quick. "
Governor Gill telegraphed at once that
he did not feel warranted In calling out the
militia , as ho had no proof that the strikers
wcro armed , or hove yet or are likely to
become rioters. But ho will leave tonight
for the hccme of the anticipated trouble anil
personally Investigate the matter. Ho left
on the midnight train , accompanied by As-
slstant Adjutant General Bojle. Adjutant
General Orendorff was notified at Kansas
iCity. State President Crawford also left at
kanldulght for Toluca , having received a tele-
jsgrain from Strcator late tonight that COO
tjnlners , mostly Hungarians and Italians ,
Shvere ready to proceed to Toluca nnd drive
the miners there from the mines. The state
mlntru conference adjourned today , after
passing resolutions pledging all delegates to
Hvork for the success of the miners' strike ;
iHo prevent. If possible , any miners from
Ageing to work and to protect the lives and
property of all.
IN CAMP AT TOLUCA.
TOLUOA. Ill , April 27.The llttlo mining
village of Toluca , situated In the heart of
a vast pralile In Marshal county , Is wide
awake this ( Friday ) morning. An army of
nearly 5,000 coal miners from Spring Valley ,
l.acojvllle , Ladd , Lentoinllle , LaSalle , Pern
nnd Oglcsby has gone Into camp at 1 a. in.
ut what Is known as the Big Sandy , four
nnd a half miles noith of this place. The
army was accompanied by seven brass bands ,
n flfo nnd drum corps and seven commis
sary wagons , the contributions of the busi
ness nioii oY Spring Vi'Jlsy and vicinity.
Food was distributed to tlio aimy at this
place , and a riot alnost ensued among the
men. The throngs climbed upon fie wagons
and those who had ( hargo of the distribution
had , great difficulty in managing tl'o hungry
mlncis Tlio army Is commanded by Fred
Knowlcs.
At Mount Palatine an attempt was made
by the leaders to hold a mass meeting , but
the men were so anxious to march on Toluca
that orders failed to get their attention.
At 11 o'clock at night General Knowles
ordered a halt for the night at Big Sandy ,
and there the men are now cimpcd. An
order to march will be- given at I a. in The
program when they nirlvo at Tolucu nt G
a. m Is to call a mass meeting tmniedlacly {
and try to use moral suasion upon the
Toluca minors to quit work and help the
cause. Many of the miners are old men
nnd thcro are sotno women among them.
Besides the commissary wagons there are
nearly 100 teams containing people making
the tilp through curiosity , making the pro
cession nearly thrco miles long Some are
Very hot-headed , but It Is believed the leaders
can hold them In.
Commander Knowles , Immediately upon
the arrival of his men , will Interview Mayor
Twist and attempt to get him to Issue nn
order closing the saloons , as It Is-feared If
some of the men get liquor serious daniugo
will result.
At Toluca the situation Is regarded in a
Ecrlous light , and , anticipating trouble , the
Devlin company oidercd the mines shut
down ) csterday , but It Is thought that after
the miners leave and the local men arc ready
to go to work they will do so.
CHICAGO , April 27. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee ) At 1-10 this morning Chicago
troops are forming to take n special train
for Toluca , III , whcio a big riot among the
miners Is expected hourly.
MINERS MAHCH TO TOLUCA.
SPUING VALLEY , III. . April 20 This
afternoon n now Industrial army started on
the march and before It reaches , Its destina
tion the outlook Is that It will be larger than
nil the Commonweal and Industrial nrm'cs
of Coxsy and Kelly put together. A big
arm > of miners left hero this afternoon for
Tolucu , Clmrlps Devlin's now mining town ,
wheio some EOO men are working In the
jiilucs Neirly 2.000 m-Mi moved from this
Pity and other mines , Elmultan ously march-
Ill ! ; In neighbor ! ig mining camps Ladd sent
a delegation of 100 Five commissary wagons
wcro lllleil with food , the contribution of
business men Frd Knowles IB rommander-
In-ehlcf of the forces Ho Ifsued an eider
to the effect that no ono would bo allowed
to cany arms The sheriff of Marshal county
with fifty deputies Is at Toluca awaiting the
Spilng Valley army.
Intense excitement prevails hero over the
coil miners' btrIKe , and strong fears are ux-
lirjvboil that a conflict between the strikers
ami the men who refuse to leave their woik
will end In bloodshed. The center of the
conflict will bo at Toluca , where the mlncis
rofiiHo to quit their work. A committee went
from La Snllo to pcrsuido them to Join the
( slrlkors , lut were met with an absolute re
fusal to lay clown their tools or help the
strikers In any way. A mooting of tfio
stilkcr.s was at oncci held , at which this re
port was piesi'iitcd. and It was d'tcrmlncd
that from 2000 to 3.000 men from La Salic.
Peru. Oslesby , Spring Valley , Soiton , Lidd
and Laccvlllo Miouhl orKunlio and match In
i\ body to Tolura , and compel the men at
work thot ? to desUt. The mine mvncri Invo
provided thcmuclvca with arms mid ammuni
tion In ahumhinco. and It Is fcarel that when
this army of strlkcrn icuehea Toluci thcro
will bo blnodhhcd and death. Feeling is run
ning vcr > high here against the nic-n who
have refused to quit work , and should they
fall Into the hands of the striken llttlo
mercy would bj shown them.
TOLUCA. Ill , April 26. It Is understood
Iiero that 0,000 miners from Spring Volley
and 2,000 or 3.000 moro from La Salic arc on
their way hero this afternoon In order to
trot the men who arc still working hero to
join the strike
Serious trouble- expected.
H
A largo consignment of guns and cartridges
. was received hero last night by the mining
cpcratois. There are believed to bo not less
than 200 of the guns ami 4,000 or 0,000
caitrldgcs. This equipment was quietly do-
llvored and placed In tha hands of a force
cf deputies sworn In by thesheriff. . It Is
Btated that the operators are prepared tel
l > lace another order for arms by telegraph If
necessary ami that a suppfy of guns euUlclcnt
lor any emergency could received within
K few hours time.
Lnttst ndvicex ray that the mon expect to
here In ono laruu bnJy about tnmrlso
tomorrow. La Salic Is 'twenty-eight tnllcs
distant from this place.
Aitiiirii.VTinx A I-AIUJIII : .
TrcsliUnt Hill nnil UN Kmpliijc * 1'nll to
ST. PAUL. April 20. All efforts for n
peaceful settlement of the Great Northern
strike have been declared off and the com
pany and the American Hallway union have
begun to test their strength and It may yet
end In bloodshed. The fact that the Great
Northern system runs through considerable
new country , where no other means of travel
Is to be had and where a somewhat rough
elcnien' controls affairs , Is believed to have
been the principal cause for tlio company's
action In not heretofore putting on now men.
The result In that section when the road
begins to run Its trains with now men will
bo that thcro will be war to the Unlfo , and
possibly bloodshed with It The company
xtarted the llrst freight train In two weeks
today nnd the battle may be said to have
just bognn. On the strength of the Issuance
try the United States courts In this state
and Dakota and also In Montana of orders
restraining the men from Interfering In any
way with the handling of the road , depu
ties will bo sent on all trains. Beginning
today they went out on the freight trains.
During the time the strikers have been
preventing the running of the road a com
mittee of thirty-three members of the Amer
ican Hallway union , employes of the road ,
assembled In this city In accordinco with a
reply favorable to their request for n confer
ence with the officers of the road. Late
this afternoon the men sent n brief com
munication to President Hill unconditionally
rejecting his proposal for arbitration and
renewing their demand for the old schedules
and giving him to understand that this Is
their ultimatum. Mr Hill sent a reply to
the men tonight In which ho bays that the
action of the men ends all conference and
negotiations as far as ho Is concerned. He
will no longer rocognlrp the Amcilcan Hall
way union and will at once proceed to oper
ate the Great Northern road without regard
to that organization.
The freight train that went out this after
noon was manned by brotherhood men , all
emplojes of the company. Tha American
Hallway union leaders claim they will have
all the men on the line out , and It remains
to bo seen whether the men will go out with
the union or stand by the brotherhood.
President Hill this afternoon had a confer
ence with Governor Nelton. While nothing
definite can be learned , It Is Infeip'd that
Mr Hill Intends to ask the aid of the state
troops In protecting his property and assist
ing In the movement of trains. The governor
has Just sent for General Bsnd , brigadier
commanding , and Is now In consultation with
him. The national guard Is expected to bo
called out tonight
ST. CLOUD. Minn , April 2C The freight
tialn which left St Paul today haa not ar
rived here , and It Is stated will not until
daylight. The announcement that the freight
WAS coming created much p\cltcment among
the strikers This accounts for holding the
tialn at Big Lake , twenty miles east of hero ,
till morning.
CHICAGO. April 2G In answer to mes
sages sent by Master Workman Sovereign ,
telegrams were received by him today from
Eugene V. Debs , president of the American
Hallway union , and from Patrick McBrlde ,
secretary of the United .Mine Workeis. Mr.
Debs' telegram Is dated St. Paul , and says-
"A thousand thank ) for jour bravo and
cheering words. Our men are a unit , and
success Is assured. Command us when wo
can ssrve you. EUGENE V. DEBS. "
MOKI : MIMKS : I.I.-AVUVC. wnitic.
Stilkcrs In tlio Cok Itr-lou Iliiyln Arm *
mill Ainiiiiinltliiii.
CONNRLLSVILLE , Pa. , April 2C. More
than two-thirds of the plants In the cake
region ore closed down. The mob which
surged to and fro through the Mount Pleas
ant branches yesterday and last night ac
complished Its object in forcing the men out.
There was no violence , but the men were so
badly frightened that many dropped their
tools and fled. Women and children were
terrorized , and scores of them spent the
night on the hills above the works. Sev
eral of the operators are preparing to re
sume with nonunion men , and have asked
the sheriff for protection.
UNIONTOWN , Pa. . April 26 The na
tional stilke Is practically complete In the
Gonnellsvllle coke region In its entirety.
The authorities have taken a position that
will most certainly Involve nn outbreak If
persisted in. It is hold that the strikers
in assembling to bring out the men who
persist In working arc guilty of assemblage
for unlawful puipotes and can bo legally
dispersed by force. The strikers swear
they will not surrender their right to hold
meetings. So fur as their means will al
low they are buying arms , and dealers ic-
port that quantities of amunltlon have
been sold.
HICI1MOND. Mo , April 2fi. In mass
meeting the miners employed in this section
have decided to obey thr order of the United
Mlno Workers association and go out on
strike. Thcro are about 1,000 miners In
this county. A mass meeting of Hay and
Lifuyetto county miners will bo hold at
Hlehmond Junction Frlda > The men here
have no particular grievance , but only go
out In the hope of foiclng up the prlco for
digging coal all over the country.
MACON , Mo. , April 20 Thu Bovler coal
miners In mass meeting have decided to
continue the strike as ordcied by the United
Mlno Workers of America. This will bo
detrimental to many of the Bevlor minors ,
as borne of them have not had regular work
since the strike last full , but there Is no
Indication of any trouble. Ever > thing Is
quiet. No proposition for n settlement
has been made b > cither the miners or the
operators.
COLUMBUS , 0 , April 26 President Mc
Brlde of the coal miners' association today
received by mall from Pennsylvania a sus
picious looking packugo , which he gave to
the police. 'Iho town postnnrk was Illegible ,
but It was a short name. The stuff tame
In a Normal school catalogue , so cut as to
admit of n deposit , ovoi which paper was
pasted , the Idea being to operate the contrl-
\anoi when the book was opened. Thcro
was evidence of powder but what the mib-
stance 1 cncuth the pasted paper was has
not been decided. The police thiew the
package Into tlin river without examining It.
SPHINGFIKLD , 111 , Apill 26 Two hun
dred delegates , representing 2Q 000 Illinois
coal mlneis , attended the general miners'
conference hem toda > , comprising the organ
ized and unorganized miners of a larger part
of this stato. A caiuats of the delegates
showed that the miners In Illinois are out a'-
most to a man , and pladges have been bent
the conference from every mining district
In the Etuto that they will all remain out
until a general armUtlco Is pioclalmed
throughout the United States.
PEHU. Ill , April -Fully 600 miners
left heio tlilH afternoon for Toluca. They will
bo jolnrd by othns on the way and will
match to Tolucn tl.OOO strong.
11HAXIL , 1ml. , April 26 It Is apparent
now that the miners of the block coal fields
of Indlani will Join the geneial strike In
the othoi coal producing states The bitu
minous miners have formed moba to Induce
them to como out. nnd as a result Crawford
mines Nos. I nnd n close 1 today and the
men of NOB. 2 , 1 nnd 4 of the llra/ll Block
rompany camp out tonight Several others
wore visited , and It IK stld tluu will not bo
n mine In the whole block district In opera
tion tomorrow.
PITTSBUHG , Kan. . April 2C. Ono hundred
and twenty-flva colored miners and their
families passed through this city today via
the Memphis jouto on their way to Bir
mingham , Ala. where they will bo distrib
uted among the various coal mines In Ala
bama , to take the place of striking miners
In that section.
COLUMBUS , O. . April 20. Mr. Mcllrlde
received today from the general master
workman of the Knights of I.abor fraternal
greetings ami guaranteeing the fullest , pos
sible aid In the struggle for Justice and
equity.
West Virginia minors at Behrwood tele
graphed President McBrlde that twenty-one
mines , employing 3,500 men. are Idle
OIIAHLESTON. W. Va. . April 2(5. ( Six of
the twenty-six Kunawha mines struck today
and It Is expected others will follow
HAVE HAD WALKING ENOUGH
Cacramonto Division Bay They Will Hoof it
No Furtaer ,
GENERAL KELLY FROWNS ON VIOLENCE
Say * They Will Clot n Train at Don MolncH ,
but \Vlll Not Ifiue to C'npturo
It Ciiinprit lit Atlulr
JjlHt NlRllt.
ADAIIl , la. , April 20. Tlio Hock lalaml
omcltils nntlclpnto serious trouble with the
Industrial army tonight and the camp , dep
uties and railroad people arc In a state of
excitement over what , It la feared , Is an approaching
preaching crisis.
Over 100 men of < he Sacramento division
asserted tonight that they would walk no
further and announced that they had deter
mined to ride , and to ride on a. Hock Island
train. The Hock Island wired east and west
for additional men , and a goodly sized force
of burly railroaders \\lll accompany every
train that moves tomorrow. About 9 o'clock
Ynnlmnster Hamilton of the DCS Molnes
railroad took evernl assistants and distrib
uted through Kelly's eumy a circular signed
liy Division Superintendent Stilluclllilch
pays , In part
"Threats having been made that a train
of this company will be , or may be scbed
by parties In the so-called Industrial army
or other like organization for the purpose of
running the same over the trucks of this
company. Notice Is hereby gl\cn that In
case any such sol/tire occurs and an attempt
Is made to run such train on the tracks
of this company , for the safety of pub
lic travel and of our employes
the passage of the train will
be obstructed , the usual danger signals dls-
pla > cd at the point of obstruction , and any
train run In opposition to such signals , or
after this notice will bo at the peril of the
parties operating or upon the same. "
The men clustered about the camp flrcs to
read the notices and the air was soon filled
with denunciations of the i jad and Us offi
cials.
cials.Kelly xva-1 highly Incensed over ths action
of the company. "This Is an attempt , " said
he , "to Incite my men to riot , to make them
scl/c a train. That IB the rallioads' only
hope. They must make us lawless or their
plans to stop us will fall.Vo will not ssl70
a train ; we will get It at Des Molnes without
telzure. " Most of the men said they would
do nothing without orders from Kelly. But
the Sacramento men were sullen and re
fused to ansvvsr Inquiries , merely reiterating
that they would walk no further.
ANITA , la , Apill 26. Kelly's army
reached Anita today and dined , after a
march of fourteen miles from Atlantic
The start was made under less propitious
conditions than usual. Ono hundred and
forty teams had been promised by the
Atlantic : committee , but not more than
twenty wagons were a\aliable. Kelly de
layed his depaiture for some time. At
last he ordered his column forward and the
army mo\cd out of the fair grounds and
started over the dusty road on the twenty-
ono mile .tramp to Adalr. There was a
noticeable lack of the enthusiasm among
the townspeople which previously attended
the army's breaking of camp , and a dearth
of cheers nnd tigers. The day was bright
and warm and good time was made by the
marching men.
Desnlto the unfavorable conditions under
which lie began his inarch , Kelly was
smiling and happy today , for , after a week
of Internal disturbance , the army WUH
united nnd the men had censed their quarrel
ing. Even company C of Saciamento ,
which last night refused to be icconclled ,
swung Into line and chCCled foi Kelly. The
young commander had again been victorious
and felt more secure in his position as
leader than at any time slnco he left
Council Bluffs. The men became con
vinced at Atlantic that their only Inpe tor
aid from citizens was In following Kelly ,
and many of those who jcsterday cursed
him long and loud today cheered the leader
and swore eternal fidelity to his banner and
the cause.
cause.SLIDE
SLIDE , KELLY , SLIDE.
Kelly , v ho since Ills enlistment into the
army has gathered a choice collection of
occupations and vocations. Increased this
list today when his brother-in-law stated
that the loader was once a professional base
ball player. Ho was. his relative said , a
pla.ver In a western league for a tlmo mid
later played In the Held foi St. Louis when
the latter club was In the American associa
tion. Kelly still -prides himself on his
fleetncss of foot and strength of limb , and
Is endeavoring to organbe an army base
ball club to play the town clubs along the
line of march for revenue.
After the aimy left Atlantic about twenty
of the men quit the ranks and returned to
the town , expecting to ildo on the outgoing
freight trains They were found In a bov
car and clinging to the bumpers. The
authorities promptly put them under arrest.
The men offered no resistance and quietly
went to Jail. Many faimeis met the army
along the route , and before Adalr was
reached about 300 wagons were In line and
nearly all the men who followed the road
were given an opportunity to ride. Many
of them took a short cut diwn the railroad
tracks and tramped the entire distance. The
army was quiet and orderly throughout the
march.
CIV1I , AUTHORITIES THEIR HOI'E.
Kelly was shown the Associated press dis
patches this afternoon telling of the capture
and confinement of the Montana Co\eyltes.
Ho expressed satisfaction that the matter
was to got Into the courts. "Tho civil au
thorities are our only hope , " Kelly said
"If the federal troops attempt to Interfere
with us the Fooner the matter Is decided
the better. Our movement Is , not a lawless
one. Our inarch Is not marked bj bloodshed
Wo will place our trust In the courts and
turn our faces to Washington "
Division Superintendent Fox of the Rock
Island was highly pleased when Informed
of the capture "This thing must bo
stopped , " said Mr. Fox ' "lliL.su mobs will
continue to form and move toward Washing
ton until some action IK taken to prevent the
Invasion. When the federal authorities nwako
to a realization of the situation they will
stop this whole business In short order"
DES MOINES , April 2G ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee ) It was .stated at the
executive olllco today that Governor Jackson
would In all probability not make any state
ment or ho rcllablv Interviewed UR to bin
action at Council Blurts In connection with
Kelly's army. The governor has about made
up his mind to icst the case with the people
believing that ho did the right thing.
WOODMAN ADVAM7I : AUKM' WKAKI'.NS
Crulium of Council IllnfTrt Sajs Kollj , linker
nnil bpcnl Are Sliurptiii
ATLANTIC. la , April 26 ( Special Tele
gram to The Hco-At ) 0 o'clock Kelly's
aimy fell Into line to continue their pll-
grlmngo eastward. The march was taken
up with apparent cheerfulness , . The men
had been led to expect enough teams to
carry thorn all to Anita , but this morning
they were provided with only one team to a
company to transport thrlr baggage. This
did not suit a great many , and tticro was
considerable grumbling. About 11 o'clock
thirty of the men wcro found In box cars at
the depot trjlng to steal n rldo
to DPS Molnes and there Join the
army again. They were disappointed , how-
bver , as City Marshal Tcrbush arrested them.
The odlccrs wcro not able to handle them
and only fifteen were landed In the city Jail.
Several of the city ofllcors have expressed
themsehcH In favor of putting them to work
on the streets In accordance with on ordi
nance recently enacted to apply In such
casea.
There seems to bi \ strong Impression
hero that the seed of disc'r I h too deeply
sown In the army to bo cradle tied and that
they arc fast going lu pleres , Mr Graham
or Council UluKi , too WooJtiun ol the
World who Is one6tjtho commltteemcn to
help the Kollyltcs across , the state , remarked
to a Hoc reporter about noon today :
"I nm becoming educated , I am losing
confidence In the irim , and am perfectly
disgusted. I think al this quarreling and
mailing up between K 'tly , Baker and Speed
Is simply a plan to wo k on the sympathy of
the people. They are smarter than wo are.
1 am going to join th rest of the committee
at Anita and do all | can to Ret them to
join me and return Jo Council Bluffs to
night. " *
Many left the army here and have been
doing so ever since they left Council Bluffs.
The two women , Anna Hooton and Edna
Harper , are still wllh thorn. They were
driven to Stuart by I ) . R. Fyock of Omaha ,
who Is traveling as official photographer of
the army. It Is said that Kelly has changed
his mind nnd docs not now- want the women
In the camp , but they still remain.
Hev. J. O. Lcmcn and wife of Council
Bluffs were here and drove out with the
army on the march fur several miles and re
turned to take a train home.
cAi'TUitt : or HOCIAX.
Clmrcrs of Iturgliirj nnil I.nrrcny Agulmt
( ho I.cnitiTi In the Army.
FOIISYTIIE , Mont. , April 2C. Midnight
last night saw the end of the Ilutte con
tingent of the Coxey army that was marchIng -
Ing on to Washington. For sixty hours all
traffic on the Northern Pacific had been
stopped In this state , and during all that
time a train had boon running wild from
the mountains to this point , where It was
taken In charge last night by Colonel Page
with COO men from Fort Kcogh. This place
Is fortj'-lhreo miles west of the fort , nnd
tlip military hnd been ordered to hold
themselves In readiness to Intercept the
train uhcn It arrived at that point. Later ,
how over , It was learned that the Uogonltcs
hod prepared to stopi.ovor night at For-
Bjthe , and the troops were bundled on a
special train and started for that place
When they arrived , at 11:30 : o'clock , they
found the stolen train standing at the depot
The Commonweal 'brakcman ' flagged the
train and , when told by Superintendent
Dorsuy that the troops wcro on board ,
tersely rcmarkcd"Woll : , the jig's up. "
The soldiers lined up on the platform be-
sldo the Coxey train and the Montana coni-
muiio was summoned to surrender. It was
scarcely a necessary command nnd they
promptly obeyed. Ths Commonvvcalcrs' train
consisted of fourteen cars , one well filled
with provisions , one with railway tools ,
one with coal and the other eleven cars
canylng men. Each car carried from thirty
to forty men , together with their baggage ,
camp equipage , etc. , niaklng a total of about
400 men
The men were a hard looking set , whether
altogether naturally , or from their recent
experiences It would be hard to say. In a
short tlmo their trnlu ; had been sidetracked
nnd put under gunn ) . "General" Ilogiin ,
Conductor Wily and Engineer Cleveland were
put In a box car By themselves. Soon two
scctlops of the passenger train came lu from
the west and the conductors reported n largo
number of Coxey reciults , who refused either
to leave the trains or pay fare , and the mili
tary promptly took charge of these also
There were nearly lOd'of ' them. Before leav
ing Miles City last night the authorities had
warrants sworn out for "General" Ilogan ,
Lieutenant ,1'at Money , Conductors Smith
and Wiley , Englnoeni oiney and Cleveland
and ten others charged "with larceny In stealIng -
Ing a box car of tooH and a car of cojl. A
further charge of burglary will also probably
bo entered agalnsUtlem as soon as the gov
ernment reaches tbbi The Commonvvealers
are still hrr6 and w 11 lie hero until tomoi-
row awaiting orders from the secretary of
war. ,
WON'T i iitaiiT : .w
Authorities In tlio > or tlnvr.it Watching tlio
ImluMrlulR Vciy Closply.
TAOOMA , April 26 Considerable appre
hension has existed here In regard to the
Industrial army movement. It was feared
that the army from- Tacoma and Seattle ,
which will center at MeeHer Junction In a
few days , would seize a train nnd cause
trouble. Prompt action on the part of the
federal authorities has done much to dispel
this fear. About fifty deputy marshals
were sworn In yesterday In compliance with
orders from the circuit court. Fourteen
were sent to Meeker Junction and the rest
placed about the depot yards and at the car
shops. The federal authorities announce
that they can secure force enough to pre
vent any stolen train getting out of the
state If one Is stolon.
PORTLAND , Ore. , April 26. Trouble Is
feared with the Portland contingent of the
Indnsti Inl army. The brigade marched from
hero jesterday COO strong , and Is now In
camp at Troutdale , a village on the North
ern Pacific , , eighteen miles cast of heie. It
Is evidently the Intention to capture u train ,
In fact , an attempt was made to capture a
train here , but the men wcro foiled by the
company. The train usually carries a num
ber of freight cars , am ) long before it started
the army began climbing Into the box < -ars ,
but the engineer quickly switched off the
passenger cars , leaving the Industrials In
the yard. The last Overland Pacific train
which went out carried a dozen deputy
United States marshals who will endeavor
to keep the Industrials from interfering
with the train at Troutdale.
SEATTLE , Apill 2C. The Northwestern
Industrial nrmy , 160 strong , marched out
of the town last night , first making n demon
stration on the principal stieets , which weio
packed with people to see them depart.
They marched through Seattle , four miles
and camped for the night In a church and
Beveinl deserted store buildings. Com
mander Shcpord KOJS the men will bo
marched to Pnynllup , thirty miles distant ,
on the Northern Pacific , where he sajs a
train will bo taken. Ha refuses to state
how he expects to get the train and admits
that the Northern Pacific refused to give
him one.
WASHINGTON , April 26 The Depart
ment of Justice has received n telegram
stating that the situation In thu Coeur
d'Alnne mining district In Idaho Is critical.
A company of Co\ejltes Is orgnnl/lng nt
Houspr Junction on the Northern 1'aclllti
railroad , and U Is feared thai they will
attempt to captmo a train to take them
east.
CO\iV : .STlllKI'S < ! ( ) ( ) ! ) ItIS. .
I.I It o Stonrvuill .lunhHOii Hit Ai.liuhps Ills
MPII Out fit I'rrilcrlcu ] 'oun.
IIIATTSTOWN. Mil , , April26. . CVxey and
hla followers marched put of Frederick about
0 o'clock this morning. Thn whole town
turned out to see the start. Men , women
and chlldien flocked oi the streets and at
the camp grounds. Thu Independent drum
corps of Frederick accompanied the Com-
monwealers on their1 start. The trail today
lay southward over the Georgetown turn
pike , and the tramp of cloven miles from
Frederick to this little hamlet was over the
best roads yet trodden by the Common-
wcalers. They rcochod hero about 3 o'clock
and went Into camp. The camp of the night
Is named "Henrietta , " which Is the name of
Mrs Coxey. Supper tonight was furnished
from the commlsiury wagons. The break
fast tomorrow will come from the stock sup
ply , and the tramp will again bo taken up
for Galthersburg , nine tnllcs from hero.
INDIAN U'OLIH , Al'ri ' ! 26. General Frye's
Army ot the Commpnvveal arrived hero this
afternoon on a fi eight train which they
seized nt Brazil. The army numbers 275
men They were inot.nt the Vandalla yards
by 11 committee of JJho "General" Aubrey
contingent In this city ,
SEATTLE. Wash. . April 26. The Industrials -
trials under General Shcpard are now marchIng -
Ing across the Puynllup reservation and ex
pect to camp tonight ut , Puyallup with the
Tacotnn contingent.
GUESTED BUTTC , Colo. . April 26. Today
160 persons slgnkl articles of agreement en
dorsing the Co\ey movement and organizing
a contingent of the Coxcy's army reserve ,
The army will number 250 men.
ORCUHtU , Colo. . April 2t > . General Gray-
sou's army came Into town thin afternoon
with finm Hying , No preparations had been
( Continued on Tluril I' B
FOR ARSON AND
,
J , W. Blake and Nicholas Martin Thou
to Have Fired the Leo Hotel.
DESIGNATED BY THE CORONER'S ' JUR
i'liu'cil ITiulcr Arrrnt to Aimier for tint
Month of , J. n. Sn , | | | , , Who IVr-
lalied In tlin Vlro Tcntliiumy
Against Thrill.
Mr. J. W. Dlakc , owner of the Leo hotel
at South Omaha , and Nicholas Martin were
arrested list evening , charged with arson
and murder , being designated by the cor
oner's Jury as the parties who probably set
flro to the Lee hotel last Ftlday night.
It was expected that the coroner's Jury
would not make a report until this morning ,
as that was the time to which It adjourned
after the hearing of the evidence was com
pleted , but Coroner Maul went down to
South Omalili last evening and , calling
the Jury together , received Its verdict , which
was :
was'e
" \\'e find that J. E. Smith came to his
death on the 21st day of April , 1891 , In
the city of Soifth Omaha , by reason of the
burning of the Lee hotel , that said fire was
of Incendiary origin. The undersigned mem
bers of the Juiy do further find that from
the evidence before them there Is reasonable
cause to bcllevo that said lire was fe-Ionl-
ously set by J.V. . Illakc , aided , abetted
and assisted by Nick Martin. "
The verdict wn signed by a majority of
the jurors and caused no surprise , for pop
ular suspicion has from the first pointed to
the two men now under nrrest.
Not long after the verdict was rendered J.
W. Hluko was placed In Jail Later Nicholas
Martin , who was one of the jurors , was
found by Captain Van \Vle at his room In
the PIvonka block and arrested.
TESTIMONY THAT HELD THEM.
The most damaging testimony against the
two men given before the coroner's Jury was
that of Mis. J P. Haller , wife of the bar
tender at the hotel , at whose house lllako
roomed , nnd Unit of Mrs Kate Carncll , the
cook. Mrs Haller testified that Dlake and
a man whom oho afterward found to bo
Mnrtln cnme in nnd went to Illake's room
only llvo minutes before the flro was dis
covered , nnd that when the alarm of flro
was given It was fifteen minutes before she
could get them to go out and help. Mrs.
Carnell testified that she had been warned
that the hotel would burn down and sonic of
the witnesses stated that Mrs. Curnell had
mild that Blake told her this.
Testimony was also offered that Hlake
nnd Martin were in a house of prostitution
until shortly before the flro broke out.
Last Friday night the Lee hotel was found
to be on fire twice , the first limp about
12 30 and the last time shortlv after 2
o'clock. The first flro was discovered and put
out. The later one proved more serious ,
for the hotel vvns destroyed and J , E. Smith
of Missouri Valley , In. , was burnad to death.
The fire was started in the kit
chen In ths southwest corner of
the house , and within three minutes the
whole house was full of smoke and bursting
out In finmes nppaientlj in every part.
Just after daylight Chief Fred N Smith
discovered the body of a man , afterwards
Identified as J. E. Smith.
Air. Smith had gone to South Omaha to
meet his vvlfp on her way home- from Call-
{ ainla. Falling to meet her when the train
aFilved he went to the hotel and was'as
signed to room 27 , on the third floor. When
thfi body was found it , was seen that the
feet ami ankles nnd the hnnds nnd wrists
were burned off , the head , face and neck
badly burned nnd terribly disfigured , while
the balance of the body was not even burned
or disfigured , even the hair was not burned
off the bed ) .
SOUTH OMAHA 3I.VX SHOT.
John \V. Snlvi-ly Wounded lint Not Seri
ously by Unkiionn Kncmlrs.
As John W. Snively , ex-city gaibngo mas
ter of South Omaha , was passing under the
Q street viaduct about 9 o'clock last night
three men rushed at him , saying that they
had "K In for him , " and intended to IK
him. Ono shot him , the ball passing through
the fleshy part of the upper left arm. Other
shots were fired , without effect , and , at
tracted by the shooting , men from Hobb's
saloon ran out nnd the attacking parties
lied.
lied.Mr.
Mr. Snively was taken to E , J Seyjtora's
drug store and a surgeon dressed his wounds.
The assailants escaped.
Mills Incrrasi ! Their Output Tlio
for April a I'ulr A\pr R < > .
MINNEAPOLIS , April 2C The Northwest
ern Miller sajs : The Minneapolis mills In
creased their output 10,000 barrels , turning
out 182,815 barrels , against 179,240 for the
corresponding week In 1893. For April the
output piomlscs to bo 765,000 barrels , a
full average. The weakness In wheat In
other markets mndo buyeis Indifferent , nnd
It was most difficult to Induce them to tnko
hold , even at such quotations. As to export
trade , there was a fairly good call for
bakers' , and some firms have as much sold
as they can make during May. Patents
are held too high for much exporting. Ex
port shipments wcro .18,700 ban els , against
19,423 for the previous week. Thu Superlor-
Duluth output was 32,792 barrels , against
27.09J the week before and 49,7. ! ( ! In 1S93.
The railroad strike Is IntPifcrjng more or
less with the operation of North Dakota
mills. _
jt.tr.HSJ.t oi' nn ; , s.u n.t.rox ,
Chicago 8 < hooU Closi il Ilpuinxr of the IH -
IIIINU \\lil < li lias IttMOiiix llplclcinlr.
CHICAGO , April 20 The Kershaw school
at Winter nnd Sixty-fourth stieets vvns or
dered closed today on account of smallpox.
The Longfellow school on Throop street ,
near Nineteenth , Is also lepoited closed
for the same reason.
A building at 93 Law avenup has been se
cured foi a temporary smallpox hospital.
U wlss bo placed In charge of the Visiting
Nurses association.
Small pox has become epidemic In the
district between Ashlnnd avenue and Hal-
stcd sticct south of Forty-seventh street.
Think It Itcllu Mrhobiii ! ) .
SAN FHANCISCO , April 20 The Chron
icle states that a young , handsome lady
who for several days has been n guest at
the Palace hotel hero and nt the Del Monte
at Monterey , Is none other than Mrs X"llti
Nlcliolnus , otherwise Mrs Itnhmuni >
gained such nnpln aiit notoriety Ui. . jti'd ,
her suit In Now York to recover $10000
from ( U'orgo Gould. A peculiar Incident Is
that the woman In question Is now a guest
under the sit me roof with Mlsa Helen Oould
It the woman bo Xelln Nlrholnus , as
claimed , she Is traveling under an assumed
name. Rlio Is accompanied by a middle-
aged woman nnd In receiving the marked
attention ot a man , said to bo n wealthy
Now Yorker. The supposed husband , A II
Ruhmann , IB not In evidence. A New
Yorker , who met Mrs. Nlcholaus at the
Sturtcvant , recollected her Identity.
Heavy Mining Denl.
DENVER , April 20 M. Guggonholn &
Sons , owners of the smelters at Pueblo and
Monterey , Mex , have bought the whole min
ing camp ot Topeznla , Mex. , Including four
teen copper , lead and sliver mines. The
consideration la about tl.000.000. The firm
will build at n cost of another million
eleven miles of railway to connect their
mines with the Mexican Central , u smelter
and concentrating plant at Agnancnllcntes
aud a refinery at Perth Ambuy , N J.
They wilt put on a line of steamers between
Tamplco , Met. , nnd Perth Amboy , N , J. , to
carry the product of their smelters to the
refinery.
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rrc ( Unit HP AnnlMiMl III llriult rliiR
\ T > liRriiii | | \ \ Iron I'oflrM.
WCEDAH HAPIDS , in. APUI 3.-(8pecini (
"kVlegrnni to The lice ) tit the Hnnisny cn o
today Openttora Smith nnil Henry testlllcil
to Humsay icpcntedly declining that thu
wires must ! > < stopped , nnil to lecclvlng
money from him with the understanding
tbnt they were to "ll\ " the wire1' . Smith
also detailed nt consldoiiibto length bow bo
wiappeil the wires just nontli of this city ,
rendi-tlng thc-in useloss. llotli IIIPH got
slightly mixed up on crosH-oxamlnntlon.
Friink Wimlibuin , line opeiiitor , told linvv
ho bait locntpd the vviai'ped when , nnil Hnpt-r-
Intcmlent KpufToicl and Dlspatchcrx Hong
nnil Wnltrrs testlllcil us to thitlmo when
the wires vvpie vvinppe-il Conductor Wiinh-
bnrn tpstlfle-d to the delay of trains on nc-
( oiint of the wlics liolng wnipped unil with
this the stnto rested Its case.
ItiiNiMl Hunk ChccUn.
UES MOINES April M-Special ( Tele
gram to The lice ) James Wilson , nlliiH 11
L Goodwin , who vvns nrrestevl ycHterdnj on
the rhnigo of tailing u diaft of tin Atlantic
Itank from ? 1G to ! lwo nnd obtaining money
theeon ! ut the Valley National bank In
this city , VVIIM airnlgnoil In police court this
morning nnd remanded to jail In default of
$ .1,000 bonds for tilnl In the district court
Wilson IH firmly believed by local bunkeisi
to bo the mnn who by the method ho bus
adopted In OPS Moltips IIUH Hulndled the
bunks of Texas out of thousands of dollaiH
Edward II Hunter , formeily piesldeiit of
the Inwn. National hank nf thlfl city nnd
a Htockholdei In thu Avoca bank , has MWOIII
out a complaint ngnltiHt Wllston and will
prosecute him for raising ? the dinft of flS
Issued bj the Avoca hnnk to $ lbOO.
Ilriny I'rnmU Siispi'c toil.
SIOUX CITY. April -HpeiMnl ( Telegram
to The Hce1) ) Judge Lmlil todny KIanted
the cltlrcns anil tn\i > nvets committee n tom-
poiarv ie- ialiijiiK oidei preventing the1
Hoard nf Supeivlsors trom taking up the
warrants ) alleged to huvo been Issued by
fi.iud with funding win rants. Itoad Hupei-
vl ors M.ull on , MoNeat , Wlgand , I'ory
nnd Hoveral otheiH testified that thousands
of ilollais of vvarinntH diavvn In theli nnniCM
and receipted for bj members of the Ilo.ird
of Supeivisors were for vvoik never pei-
foi med , 01 on duplicated bills , tint tliov
npver got the inonev and ncvei authoili'ed
county Ktipervlsois to nlgn foi It.
To MM'urn n nil I'M Tuiilon.
r > rmfQlM3 , In. . Apill 2GSpeclnl < Tcle-
giain to Thu Hee ) Hose Xolilesltl , at Lan
caster , WIs , In June , 1891 , was ) convicted of
poisoning Elln Molly , her iiv.il for tlio aller-
tlons of Di Mitchell , and wax Hentenoul to
Imprisonment She wan also suspuvted
of having disposed of the dot'toi's wife
with poison ton months picvloiisly Today
px-Supeivisor John Ilvei made affidavit
that C 11 Hnxtui , foieman of the Jurj ,
icmnrked to him Just before going Into the-
box that Hose was gulltv and should be
Hunt up. tiovernoi Peek May 1 will act on
a petition for a pat don benilng 2,000 sig
nature" ) .
Mint Hunt in l'i ogress nt Tain i.
TAMA CITY. Ill , April -Special ( Tele
gram to The Hce ) Over 2,000 men , mostly
farmers , have surrounded a four-mile stilp
of timber which tontnlns a tnmp who this
afteinoon met Miss Maggie Oinilc 1'ooth ,
the 17-jeai-olil ilnughtei of Men bant 1'ooth ,
on the public blghwa > two mllesi east of
the city , and aftei knocking her down thrc'p
times and breaking hoi nosie , assault'-il her
At 12JO thu crowd Is Increasing and the
men aie Impatiently waiting for diivllKht ,
when the Ilcnd will undoubtedly bo l > nched.
SIolo a Km cr.
Siorx CITY , Api II 2i-SpecIul ; Telegram
to The Hee. ) lly icpresuiitliiK himself to
be J , W Wilson , the bolder of a mortgage
on Hilly F , a trotting home weighing but
700 pounds with a mnK | o,2j2U and vnlued
nt J5.000 , H. Khelsley got possession of the
horse , which vvns being kept heie , and
drove overland to Luverne , Minn , , with It
bcfoie he was criptuied.
To Sociiro lni ; Ic Coy.
CHESTON , la. , April -Special Tele
gram to Thu :3eeSherirf Wdrlge of Ad
ams county pnpsed through tlilH city to
night on his wav to Davenport , wheretno
officers have Hnrrv McCoy , the piiKllIxt ,
wanted by the statu of Iowa for violating
the prize lighting law. rtynn , who partici
pated In the fight with McCoy , ib In jail at
Coi nlng.
.Mailed Obscenn I.ltrr.itnre.
CRESTON , In. , April 2C ( Special Tele
gram to The llee ) Deputy United Stated
Marshal Richards of Council Bluffa arrested
Fred Orubo of this pity for sending ob-
Hceno llteiatuic through the niallH. Urube
confessed when placed under arrest.
Itolihcd H .TcHrlry Moro.
CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , April 25-Spot ( lal
Telegram to The Hoc. ) The Jewelrv store
of A. G. Stonebr.ikcr at Shell Rock waM
hioken Into by ImtglniH last night and
robbed of JTiOO worth of goods.
111CII I'l. WKK 2'IHT.IHi.
Now I'ropciH by Which < ! rcnt OunntUIen of
Cold Will Hn Set iiroil.
GREEN RIVER , Wyo. , April 2fi.-Speclal (
to The Ilee ) A new machine for Having
Hour gold his been icpclved nnil will bo
given n thorough test on some of the illit
from the placer fields on Gieen liver , north
of here. Thus fai thu prospects me most
encouraging. PaitleH who have looked over
thu fluid claim that all thu bar * In the
liver nio IIH rich an those now belni ; worked.
If this Is true the extent of the Held can
baldly be estimated.
HIVPI ! the IVoplii Honey.
LARAMIE , Wjo , Apill -Special ( to
The Hce , ) The tliliil animal leport of the
tiustees of the unlveislty has bei-n Ismied.
The assaying department , which was
opened last year , Bhovvs a very Interesting
leconl. The chief aim of the chool Is to
picpare younfe men for actual nervlcc In
mining and metallurio The piofessor of
this department Is autborlroil to do assay
ing fieo ( if chuiRo to the citizens of Wy
oming. Hy this now dppai'u.o about $ .1,000
has been wived to tlio citizens of the stale
In thu p.iHt nine months.
VVj cimlllK'H Niitliimil ( iiiuid ,
CHEYENNE , Wjo , Apill 20.-Speclnl ( to
The Hee ) The W > omlnir National Gmud
has boon divided Into two battalions The
111 at battalion , umlei command of Lieuten
ant Colonel John T Martin of Iluffalo , Is
composed of the comp inle-s at Liinilci ,
Douslns , Buffalo and Hheililnn The second
battalion IH inmposnl of the loiupanles at
L.irainlc , Hook SpilngH , Gieen Hlvei , Ev-
iinslon and battery A at Haw llnsi , under
command of Major Edwin 1) ) . llorilc of
Uieen River
1'opt Aetlio.
CHEYENNE. Wjo , April -Special ( to
The llee. ) A cull for u meeting of the
people's party Htato cential committee-
Wjomlng on Mnv 10 him been Issued by
Chnli man W T O'Colinoi. The object cit
theineutlng la to fonnulato phum for the
coining campaign. The general opinion
Hcems to be thut thn popullstn of Wyoming
will decline fusion with the dcmociiitsi.
Now Stiigo l.lno Opcncil.
CASPER , Wjo , Apill -Specliil ( Tele-
gtam to the Hee ) Sturk & Co.'s imvv Htagu
line between Cnspor and Lander will Kcnd
out Its first four-homo coiuh next Tues
day. The line IH ovet a new loute , and
the pioprlctorn guarantee to ninko the tilp
In thlity lioutH. The louto Is fifty
hhurtcr than the old one
MfivrinrntH of S < IIK < IIIR | VCRIK IH April " ( I ,
At San FianclHPo Airlved Queen ;
Philip Nelson. rlenred-Alex , McNeil ,
for Namilmo ; Annlo Johnson , for Hllo.
DupaiIt'll ( ' . D. Jliyant , fur Honolulu ;
Hehooncr John O. North , fur Maliukona ,
Saturn , for Panama.
At Astoi la-Arrived 23th-IJnrk Portland ,
from New Voile.
At Se-ii.ttlo-Ballca 25lh-U. 8. S. Cambria ,
foi Sim Francisco.
At TatooHh Passed 23th vVnLliuset , fiom
Han Pedro for Nannlmo.
At Port AngelcH In port 2Cth J. D. IV-
terH , from Comox for Port Clurenco , Jeanlu ,
fiom Prince William Hound fur Comox.
At Prince William Bound AnIveil-dcorgo
Sliollcld.
At Tntoosh Passed 2Cth Jennie , from
Pi luce Wlllhim won. tl for Comox.
At London Arrived Montana , from New
Yoik.
At New York Arrived Alecto , from Lon
don.
don.At Rotterdam Ai rived Vecndam , from
Now York.
At thu Lizard Arrived Loch Etlve. from
New York
At Boiitlmmpton Arrived. Columbia , from
New York.
WILL PAY IN BONDS
Proposals for Readjusting the Debts of the
Union PnciCo ,
DRAFT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY'S BILL
Fixed Charges of tlio Company to Bo
Greatly Reduced.
LIMIT TO BE PLACED AT SO.500,030 ,
Lower Riita of Interest to Bo Pnid on the
Now Issue of Bonds ,
PROVISION TO PAY THE GOVERNMENT DEBT
Unlti-il Stiitm Mint Stain lu IVrniH Hrforo
I'rlviitu Inti'i-cstH CiinCcI Togvlhrrnii
Anj fliui or ItiMirgiiiilriitlou
1'e-i inancncy Jsi-ei-BKiiry.
\V\SHIN'OTON' . April 2t ! Attorney Gen
eral Olnpy today sent to congress the diaft
of n bill piop.iri-d by the Dcpartiient of Jus.
tlco , as the representative of lh government
for the reorganl/atlon of the Union Pacific ?
r.illioad company and tlio rcadlirtmcnt oC
the claims of the United States against that
company. The bill aiitlioil/cH the cecre-
tary of the ticasury , with tlia appioval of ;
the pre'ldent , to receive In cvchango for *
and In ultlmato discharge of tha presents
claims of the United Slates against the I mou
Pacific Hallway company ami the liens of tlui
United States upon the railroads propcity oC
said company , the bonds of said Union Pa
cific Hallway company , to an amount iquat
to the aggugate ot the indebtedness of tmlit
company to the United StntPK m of the flub
day of July , 1S9I , for the principal and ln-
tercst of the- bonds of the United States ( h
sued In aid of the construction of the 1 nlou
Pacific and the Kansis Pacific i.illioadx ,
which bonds so to bo iccclved by the t Illicit
States shall bear Interest at the i.ito of J
per cent per nnuni. and thull bo secured bv
mortgage us heielnaftci set forth SutU
aggregate amount shall l > c computed am (
ascertained as follows
Flist To the total amount of Hie prliH.
pal of said bonds of the United States shall
be added the Interest which shall then limit
been paid and the interest then and there
after pnyablc by the United States thorcoii
until the rcspccllvo dates of the malmlt j
of said bonds as If no payment had been
mnilu or credit given thcicon.
Second From the aggiegato amount M
ascertained shall be abducted any and all
payments 01 credits upon the said Indebted
ness to the United States as shall appear In
the bond and interest accounts of said com
panies respectively with the United Stales ,
as of July 1 , ISO ! .
Third The present worth of the balti'ii'qi
found shall be computed as of July 1 , lil. .
by discounting the said balance at the ratu
of 2 per cent per annum for the period be
tween uald last mentioned dates and the
average date of maturity of said bonds oC
the United States * . * i. > v , . i * .
The amount so computed and nscartalnod
shall be deemed to bo the amount due to tlin
United States on July 1 , ISS4 , nnd the bomlsi
of said company shall bo iccolvcd by tlio
United States as herein provided nt par fop
said amount.
ONE HUNDHED YEAIt BONDS.
The bonds to be received by the Untied
States are to run 100 years to matuio
July 1 , 1S94 , and to draw 2 per eent per
annum Interest. The bonds blufll be securcil
by a mortgage covering all the piopcrlj.
leal , persdnal and mixed of the railway
company. Under the terms of this moitgtgo
the Union Pacific , beginning with the > oar
1905 , shall pa > annually Into the treasury
sinking fund $1,050,000 default for slv :
months to bo cause for foreclosure. Tlio
funds and securities now In the hands oC
the treasury Union Pacific fund shall Im
held as further security for tl o new bondrt
to bo issued.
The attorney general Is given authority
to co-oporato with the Union Pacific re-
oiganlzatlon committee now at work. Tint
plan this committee shall agree npoh.'lt !
provided , shall limit the annual fixed charge ,
of the company to ? SGOO,000. Bonds for ex
tension and development of thn rcnrganl/eil
system , however , may be Issued hereafter
by consent of two-thirds of the board of ic-
organbatlon , the bonds to bo subject to
the gcncial mortgage bonds. Power l glvvii
the company to Issue preferred unit
common xtoek to nn amount to bn
fixed by a majority of the stockholders Thu
existing first moitgngo bonds now prior ami
superior to the government's 11 > n The com
pany Is given power to provide for bj IsHUlns
on or before maturity other bonds to inn not
exceeding sovpnty-llvo > cars , nnd to bear not
exceeding 0 per cent annual Interest the Hen
to bo the same as that of the prusont bonds.
An annual sinking fund of $45.000 Is pro
vided for the rcdempt on of these bonds Thn
board of directors Is to con 1st cf five govem
inent directors and fifteen other dlroctorti.
seven of whom may bo chomm by prefenwl
stockholders and eight b > common Ktoik-
holders. Provision Is madn for the court it
ascertaining nnd providing for debts of tlm
company and for other Incidents of thu fou-
closure
GENERAL FEATUHES OF THE HILL
The general features of the legislation
proposed In the plan submitted by the at
torney general are at , follows-
First The existing corporation Is to
bo preserved. That ought to bo done
without rciiort to the haihh process
of the forcclosuto of Its UCIIH. If It
should turn out otherwise , honior , the
bill provides for foreclosure , nnd after tint
ale authorizes a reorKanl/ntlon plan con
forming to the provisions of the act and not
less favorable tn the Uniicd States
Second The existing first mortgage bonds
fur f'l3ri39C12 , less tlio amount of bonds lu
the sinking fund to bo cancelled ( $7.010 000) ) ,
nro to bo renewed and extended nt n low .r
rateof Interest ( not o\ < ceding f > per cent ) ,
with a provision for u sinking fund esti
mated at sufficient tn extinguish the debt ut
the maturity ot the bonds
Third The debt of the- United States tn
the amount of J'0,000,000 Is to Ii3 pild In 3
per cent 100 > rar bonds , necmoil by . *
stcond mortgage on all the present niul lu
the future to bo acquired inoperty of tlui
company , and further secured by n provision
for a sinking fund of such an amount that
thu annual payment on account of It ami
Interest on t lit so bonds shall aluuja equal
the mini of fl.n.'OOOO. From this urnuiK'i-
merit the United States rcrelvis fr < _ it -U
vantiifio , oecordlng to the attuinoj genrra <
Its debtii become seemed by all ilh propi'nv
of the rompany over 8 O'lO miles of ihr iw i | .
vv hoi ens the onlj assured lien t ( ho I n lv < l
States Is now confined to l-l.3 milus < it
road. Its debt In further seeund by au
annual payment to a sinking fund of about
(250,000 ( , which will grow larger as bonds oC
thl ! ) ISHIIO nro redeemed. In the Interest of
the reorganization plan thu United State.i
should not only contribute Its slmro lowauit
the reduction of fixed charges , but may bn
expected to bo liberal. It did not subsldUit
the Union Pacific Hallway coniiun > for profit ,
hut on political grounds , nnd If satisfied
with the security for the principal sum ami
assured of the ability of the company In
perform Its charier duties It may bo content -
tent with a modeiato Income
GO,000,000 TIIIHD MOHTOAOE
Fourth The bill authorizes to be Issued ,
and to bo secured by u third mortgage ot
the entire property ( called the general mort
gage ) , ami to bo Issued for thn purpoues
following 1 Tliuy are to bo lined In
funding and refunding by exchange or other
wise outstanding obligations Thin funding
and refunding process Is cxrittcrt a"J required -
quired to rt-kult lu a gre t rcUucUoQ g (
