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- * > FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. _ OMAHA , SATURDAY MOllNrNtt , MAY 10 , ] 89I. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. WRECK ON THE LAKE Schooner Wrecked ami Five Persons Drowned in Milwaukee Harbor. TWO DROWNED WHEN RELIEF WAS NEAR Ono Lifeboat Swarapel in Attempting to Ecacb tbo Wrecked Scbooucr. LIFE SAVERS HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE Oling to tbe Bottom of Their Upturned Boat and Drift Astiora. ONE OF THE CREW FINALLY RESCUED A not InnVvnncl In Iho Iliirhor DragH IU Anchor mid In Cradimlly Drifting on the lleach Wrntlicrls Hitter Cold. MILWAUKEE , May IS. A fierce gale from the northward Is raging on Lake Mich igan loday , and u tremendous sea is sweep ing Inlo the bay. Klve vessels are nt an chor under thu government breakwater , nnd with thu exception of Ihu C. C. llarncs , which Is rapidly dragging toward the liracli , will weather thu storm. The IlarncH Is In great danger of drifting on top of the sunken schooner M. J. Cnmmlng < , Just i-outh of the harbor. The CummliiKM entered the bay about 8 o'clock and dropped her anchors off Michigan street , but they failed to hold and the vessel drifted southward and shoreward until she reached the break ers , when she evidently tilled Ihrough-hcr cabin and forecastle and went down In twenty feet of water , about U o'clock. The crew took to the rigging. The life saving crew went out into Iho lake and drifted down lo Ihe wreck of Ihe Cummlngs. Jusl as she approached lha schooner a huge wage swept along and carried the boat with Its brave crew of rescuers toward Hay View , when they all were drawn Into the breakers and capsized. One of her crew scrambled toward the Gumming before the life boat was carried away and remained In the rigging. The life-saving crow managed to roach Bhoro safely nt Hay View by clinging lo the boat until Ihey were washed on thu shore. The Raclno life boat and crow are coming on u special train to rescue the crew of the schooner dimming * . The Milwaukee Ilfo boat was disabled when it capsl/.ed In thu breakers , and two of the crew are prostrated by exposure and Injuries received when they slruck the beach. A tug Is In readiness to convey Hie Racine Ilfo boat to the wreck. The llarncs Is rapidly approaching the beach , and 11 Is only a mailer of time when she will ,1)0 ) upon the sand. An unknown vessel foundered off Whitefish - fish bay at an early hour this morning , and n smallcraft Is high and dry near Hay Vlow. J''our unknown vessels are on vtho bench be tween South Milwaukee and Racine. , SIX WERE DROWNED. Five men and a woman perished on the wreck of thu schooner M. J. Ciimmlngs be fore the life saving crew reached Ihe wreck. One of the crew and n Ilfo saver wcro rescued. The men who perished fell from their perches In the cross trees to the water nnd sunk out of sight Ilko pieces of lead. The body of the woman Is still lashed to lha rigging , to which she escaped when the vessel began to sink. Six thou sand people lined the piers nnd the shores of John Island nnd the mainland this after noon when the tug Knight Templar towing a scow bearing Iho life savers lefl the piers to make the rescue of the crow. One hundred feet of Hue separated thn tug from the scow , nnd back of the scow wns towed the empty surf boat. With bow lo the waves the Knight. Templar permitted the ECOW to drop down toward the wreck. When the surf boat was within fifty yards of'lhc wreck a human figure that hud been clinging to Iho rigging of the ml/.zen mast , was KCCII to throw up Its hands and fall backward Into the boiling waves , being In stantly last lo sight. A short tlmo before another ot these clinging to the ropes had let go his hold and perished. A groan went up" from the crowd as each body was lost to sight , and then all eyes centered on the surf boat as It dropped back beside I lie sunken vessel. Two figures slowly de scended the shrouds of the mi//cn mast and clung to lines .but a few feet above the waves. 1'lvo minutes passed as attempt after at- lempl was made by the life savers to swing the life bent close to the walling men. A cheer wenl up from tho'crowd on the shore as one of the figures was seen to leap from the rigging and land In the hoat. Two minutes later a second sprang far out , and us the boat ascended n wave It was seen there wore two figures In the boat. Then n cheer that drowned thu roaring of the breakers wenl up from the throats on ehore. Slowly the long line lhat hold the turf boat wns paid nut and the Iwn rescued iiii-n w ro permitted to drift toward Ihe shore- one moment lost to sight In thu foaming breakers and again alive and sure of rc.cuo ns the boat ruu on thu lop of come mlghfy billow. Along Ihe beach nt thu foot of JOIICH Island n crowd ran to meet Ihu rescued men ; willing hands were stretched out to reach them , and they were dragged from thu surf to a place of bufcty. The dead uro : CAPTAIN' JOHN M'CULLOL'Cill , Marine CityMATE MATE TIMOTHY 110SOUR , Ruffalo. N. Y. THOMAS TUSCOTT , sailor , Marine City. , I NKNOWN SAILOR. Marino City. SAILOR NAMED JIM. Marlnn City. COOK ( woman ) , unknown , Iluffuhi , N. Y. The saved are : Robert Patle-son , Kings ton , Ont. Frank Gourdes , surfinan , N'o 0 , Milwaukee life tmvlug Elation. Siirfimm OeordCH , as soon as hn boarded the schooner , proceeded to lash the members of Ihe crew lo DID rigging , bill It Is sup posed they loosened the ropes to rhaitgc their positions , hoping to rsc.ipo the force of the blizzard ot pelting snuw and rain , l > ut were ho stiff they could mil nmko new fastenings , nnd ho could do nothing fur them. Captain McCultough was the second man to fall , nhootlng down Into the waler as hundreds ot Held glasses were Iralned on the HCCIIU from the shore , Tuscott fell llrst nnd the others soon after the captain. There are no other wrecks EO far as known south of this city , although several boats are reported In distress In the vicin ity of tlm Raclno reef. Two little schooners were running along under bare poles soulli ot llnelno North Point at dark and a big thren and aft coaler came to anchor off llaclnu lighthouse. NEW RICHMOND. WIs. , May 18. There lias been no more rain since Tuesday night. The water nt this place In Paper Jack creek and Willow river , where two Omaha bridges are In serious danger , nan fallen a foot nnd Is rapidly going down. Traffic on this branch of the Omaha load has been resumed. On the Wisconsin Central line the damage ls enormous. No train has passed for thirty hours , and It may be a month before a Chicago train can be gotten through. The William and James Johnston hour milling property at lloardman 1ms iwcn seriously damaged by tha high water. ANDERSON , Ind. , May IS.A severe mind storm struck Anderson late last night. fTlie ) North Anderson glass factory wai set on ftrr. The Wright shovel works nnd Vlder window glass factory wcrn unrooted jnd Night Watchman James Merrlwenthor ) idly crippled by a falling alack. The In diana box factory was damaged and the watchman fatally Injured. DECATt'R , III. , May 18. ' The worst hall storm ever seen In Illinois' swept over this city yesterday. Hall BIOIIPS n big as. goose eggs fell. Hardly a window escaped. Sky light nnd sun roofs were broken through. The loss will aggregate several thousand dollar * . Crops suffered severely. PORT HURON' . Mlolu. Slay IS. A severe hall Rtorm passed over this nlly .vcslcrday. Much damage has undoubtedly been done tu fruit trees nnd standing croim. SIOUX I-'ALLS , S. D. , May IS. ( Special to Tlio Ili-c. ) Reports from the Ynnklon agency uro lo Ihe effect that last Monthly evening a woman nnd little child wpru car ried nwny by n whirlwind. Searching par ties have fdnce been on the lookout for the missing persons , but up to date have not discovered anything of. them. STOICM IN < IIIO.UH ) II.MtltOK. Ili-rolc irr : rtn to Sa\o thn I.Hrs of tlm \Vrccl < od SiillniN. CHICAGO , May IS. The recent slorm which swepl Lake Michigan was Iho most disastrous of recent years. Eight vessels wore driven ashore within the city limits of Chicago , nnd out of their crews ten men are known to he drowned , and lu every In stance beat nnd cargo are utterly lost. One schooner , the Myrtle , wn wrecked Jiml oul- sldc Ihe pier wllhln a half-mllu of .Michigan boulevard , and six men of her crew went down to death In plain view of the hundreds of people who lined the boulevard walks or watche.il the awful storm from the windows of the big hotels which overlook the harbor. The wrrcks extended from Gleucoe on the north , where the-Lincoln Dall went to pieces , to South Chicago , an air line distance of forty miles. .Following Is the list of wrecks as far n * known nt 10 o'clock tonight. Schooner Lincoln Dall , driven ashore at Qlpiicoo , eighteen miles north of Chicago. Schooner Myrtle , wrecked at the foot of HiirrbHii strcel. Schooner Jack Thompson of Chicago , wrecked off Twenty-fifth street. Schooner Evening Star , wrecked off Twenty-seventh strcel , crew rescued. Schooner Mercury of Grand Haven , wrecked off Twenty-seventh streel , crew res cued. Schooner J. Loomls McClarln , wrecked off Twcnly-soveiilh street. Schooner Rainbow , wrecked of Twenty-sec end street , crew rescued. Schooner C. J. Miner of Chicago , wrecked off Ono Hundredth street , crow rescued. Unknown schooner , ashore near South Chicago. The fatalities are : ANTON GUNCERS , of Manlstce , seaman , schooner Lincoln Dell , drowned while al- lempllng to reach shore. CHARLES GAUTIERS. cook on schooner Jack Thompson , resided In Chicago , washed from a rope while attempting to reach shore. JOSEPH SPOLAN of Sturgeon bay , mate of the J. Loomls McClarln , struck and killed by the tow post torn out when the vessel broke away from the tug. Entire crew of the schooner Myrlle , six men. CAPTAIN WAS TOO SURE. The first vessel to go ashore was the two-masted schooner Jack Thompson. The boat came from Garden Hay. Mich. , and ar rived off the breakwater early In the after noon , with a pump working. A tug made Its way to her sldo and offered her a line but the captain refused It , Intending to sail Into the harbor , The task was too much for him , however , and before he was fairly Into the harbor he lost control of his vessel which crashed Into the Rainbow , canylng nwny tlio bow of that boal nnd smashing a great hole under her bowsplrlt , and with her forumasl gone she drifted rapidly south , a pitiable wreck. The anchor was thrown out and for a tlmo held fust , but through the breaking out of the. soft bottom of the harbor this only help proved Ineffectual , and ngaln the Thompson swept toward the sjiore , broad side on. Shi ; slruck bottom fifty feet from shore. The men wcro rescued' by a line thrown by the life saving crew. TJio schooner Mercury of Grand Haven , Mich. , was wrecked off Twenty-seventh streel. An effort * wns made to tow her Into Iho harbor when she neared the break water , but the wind nnd waves were too strong , nnd the Evening Star nnd Jack Thompson were already grinding to pieces on the breakwater , and thousands stood on the beach watching them. As ihe Mercury came nearer her crew could be seen hud dled together in the bow , and they were frantically waving their arms to the people on shore. When the schooner finally slruck an attempl was made , but in vain , to get a line to Iho crew , and then one of the seamen ' men on board , Tom Thurston , Junipwl from the vessel to ROIIIO floating lumber , and after several 'times going under the heavy breakers was finally taken ashoro. Two others took the same chance and got safely ashore. A Hue was finally thrown from shore to the vessel and made fast. The crowd ashore held It taut , and ono by ono the four men , almosl exhausted , climbed on nnd slid to safety , and the last man , Ed Sterling , was about half way down the line when the rope broke , and he dropped Into the water among the lumber floating about. Several persons rushed to his rfscue , and ho was carried ashore amid the \vlHl cheers of Iho crowd. The schooner Lincoln Dall was driven ashore ut Glencoe , and Anton Gnncers , ono of the sailors , was swept overboard ami drowned. After several hours of weary walling the rest of the crow were rescued by members of the Evanslon life saving crow. LIFE SAVERS JUST IN' TIME. When the life saving crew finally arrived the wrecked sailors were well nigh P.\- hauslcd. The lifeboat was finally dragged down Ihe steep bluffs which line the lake at Glencoe and the men brought off. The wreck of the Rainbow , a lumber laden schooner from Racine , occurred late In thn afternoon and was marked by thu heroic rescue of her crew , when about nil hope of , , saving them hud been abandoned. She had thrown out her anchors and tried to ride out the storm from a position just south of the government piers. Thu gale was too strong for her , .however , nnd at 3 o'clock she began to drift rapidly south ward , dragging her anchors as though they were nothing but fishhooks. .Seeing her licit ruction was Inevitable , HIP life giving crew loaded their line apparatus upon a flat car closn to the water nnd kept pace with Ihu doomed vescel as the wind drove her northward. Off thu foot ot Harrison court thu cur was stopped , thn camion llrrd and the Ilfo llnu missed the boat by thirty feot. At Twelfth street another was llrod. with the same poor result. At this point the tug Spencer , which had w'allnwrd IU way Ihrough Iho glganllc waves , managed lo tun up close lo the Rainbow and throw her n lino. It snapped like tuw.fbut a second end held and four of her crew of seven men were hauled nbaard the tug. Thn schooner was 7iow so close to the breakers that the tug dartd follow her no longer and steamed away. The Ilfo saving cruw on their flat car kept even with the boat as the rolled around and tried again and again to throw a line across her. but failed every time. / t Twenty- fifth street thn Bailers cut loose on a small rait they had mado. and Will Havlll. a young electrical engineer , wns held by n line and swam out to It when nbout eighty feet from the shore. The lumbar from the Ralnbon's deck load wns tossing on the waves nnd the young fellow , at the risk of being bralnod by some floating plank , wns a long time In reaching the raft. Ho finally made his way to Re slda and railed to Captain John i'enn to jump overboard , Penn obeyed. Havlll caught him and the two men wcro hauled nshoro. A negro named E. J , Willis swam out In like manner and saved another man. This left but one man on the raft , and Havill wet taken on the flat car once moro and carried two blocks south to whore It had drifted , and again gwam out and brought oft Jacob Knudsen , a seaman living In Ra cine. Doth men wore utterly ( exhausted and were taken to Mercy hospital , where Penn. who U In a critical condition from chill and exposure , had preceded them. The vensel drifted ashore and was ground to pieces. ? nARES 1IIJISEH Ready to Go to Any Length to Defeat the Tariff Bill. FRYE ECHOES DOLPH'S ' SENTIMENTS Rrpiihlleuns Ciiiln a Conrr lon from tliu Democrat ! ) on llui llati ! nil lliitldlng Stone C'oiHldi-rablo Progress ainilo on thu TiirllT Hill. WASHINGTON. May IS. Wlilto winged peace hovered over the senate today. As n result of the compromise reached at last night's drawn battle , the resolution to In augurate longer hours , beginning next Mon day , commencing at 10 n. in. , was agreed to , and then the semite , for the first time since the tariff debate began , settled down to real , earnest work on the schedules of the tariff. For five hours the consideration was .steadily pushed , the result being eleven pages of the bill were disposed of more progress than has been made In the entire three weeks' during which the bill has been considered by paragraphs. The "chemical schedule" was completed and the "earth , earthenware and glass schedule , " excepting Items 84 to 92 , Inclusive , which were passed ovyr by agreement , was finished. Schedule C , metals and manufactures of Iron and steel , had been reached when the senate , at , D o'clock , went Into executive session. The republicans won their first victory today In their efforts to secure higher rates than those granted by the majority. They Induced the democrats to take rough buildIng - Ing and monumental stone , limestone , free stone , granite , sandstone , etc. , from the free list and place them on the dutiable list at 7 cents per cubic foot and to Increase the duty on this class of dressed stone from 20 to 30 cent ad valorem. The feature of the day was the denial ot half a dozen republican senators that any compromise had been reached to allow the bill to ulti mately come to a vote , and the bold an nouncement of Messrs. Frye and Uolph that they stood ready to go to any length and use any parliamentary methods to defeat the passage of the bill. The amendments agreeil to fixed the following rates : Cosmetics and like preparations.10 per cent ; castlle soap , perfumed , 35 per cent ; bicarbonate of soda , half a cent per pound ; caustic soda , half a cent per pound ; bi chromate soda , 25 per cent ; sal soda , one- eighth of a cent per pound ; soda ash , one- quarter of a cent per pound ; silicate of soda , three-eighths of n cent per pound ; strychnine , 30 cents per ounce ; tartarate of soda , 2 cents per pound ; brick , uuglazed , 25 per cent ; Ore brick , $1 per ton ; lime , CO cents per hundred weight ; plaster parls , ground , $1 per ton ; plaster parls , calcined , $1.25 per ton ; clays , ( inwrought , $1 per ton ; clays , wrought , $2 per ton ; cast polished glass , looking glass , etc. , not exceeding twenty-four by sixty square Inches , 23 cents per square foot ; above that , 30 cents ; spec tacles , 10 per cent ; marble , rough , 30 cents per cubic foot ; marble , dressed , 85 cents per cubic foot ; marble , manufactured , 45 per cent ; granite and other building stone , rough , 11 cents.dressed , 30 per cent ; grindstones - ' stones , 10 per cent ; roofing slates , 20 per cent. cent.Mr. . Morgan's resolution , calling upon the attorney general for Information as to the existence of a Sugar trust In violation o [ the law , was adopted. At1:50 : the senate went Into executive session. HOUSK TALKS Ari'IlOI'KI.YTlOXS. Sugar linnnty nnil Pension Policy Conic Infer for u Little DNcusftlun. WASHINGTON'May 18. Soon after the house met today It found Itself with a fili buster on Its hands , caused by a motion to consider appropriation bills running counter to the private bills. The legislative , execu tive and judicial appropriation bill was taken up after an agreement was reached to close general debate at the hour of 5 o'clock "and that the house would adjourn over Saturday. The discussion of the bill opened up sev eral Interesting and Important questions , anigng them being the sugar bounty ques tion , the pension frauds Investigation and the reduction of members' pay for absence. The discussion of the sugar bounty question was brought about by the omission from the pending bill of the provision for sugar bounty assessors. Mr. lloatnor of Louisiana , who gave notice ho would offer an amendment providing that the secretary of the fpnato and the sergeant-nt-arma should respectively deduct from the monthly pay of each mem ber and delegate the amount of his pay for every clay ho was absent , without leave ex cept on account of sickness of himself or family. Representative Cannon questioned the propriety and courtesy of the house de claring by Its actions to senators there was not going to bo any sugar bounty in the next fiscal year Mr. ninghain , taking as his text the ap propriation of $200,000 In the last appro priation bill for Investigating thu alleged pension frauds , made an attack on the pen sion policy of President Cleveland and Com missioner Loohren. At i > o'clock a recebs was taken until S o'clock this evening. AI.l. WANT Sill I' CANALS. Tlirt-o-Coriioreil I'lght fur 11 Ciinal from l.nliu Krio to thu Ohio Hlver. WASHINGTON , May 18. Kor years past the house committee on canals and railroads has been one ot the honorary bodies of the house , ono of the numcrouH committees with an existence chiefly on paper. This term the committee has waked up to an active consid eration of the canal question and has con sumed considerable time In discussing the question of national ship canals , u field on which bevcral proposition ! ! are bcfurc It. The project of a canal to connect the Ohio river with Lake Hrlo has been started from several sources thin year. Representative Dalzcll of Pennsylvania submitted a plan for a canal which would be ot particular benefit to his state , extending from a point at or near Erie. I'a. . on the laki > to the Ohio river at or near Plttshurg. and naked for $40.000 for thu survey. Two propositions came from Ohio members. Representative Van Voorhls proposed a ship canal between the Ohln and L-iltn Krlo by way of the canal and the Musklngum rivtr , asking for $40.000 for the survey. Representative Iklrt wanted the route to start from Utovnland at thu lake and follow the most direct course to the river , with nif appropriation of 130,000 for thu survey. Each section has pushed Its own claims to the canal very energetically before the com mittee. Speeches have been made by the author * of the three bills , and , after a pro longed discussion , there has developed n strong throe-cornered deadlock. U bus been decided to compromise the whole mutter , and Representative Ryan of New York , who is a member of the committee , hns l > ceii dele gated to prepare a compromise bill. This bill will stipulate for a survey ot the most practical route , to be decided upon by a board of engineers appointed by the secre tary of war. JNFOKMATIOX FOR .SAILORS. Hydrographer lllghoo I'nlilUliv * Sumo line- . ful Churls for Setimen. WASHINGTON , May 18. The Atlantic pilot chart lisued by the hydrographlc office has proved BO useful to mariners and HO popular that Hydrographer Hlgbeo has been encouraged to attempt the publication ot a similar chart for the benefit of thn Immense commerce on the great lakes. The first Issue Is Just appearing and Is being distrib uted at the different lake porti. As these charts uro esientlally the result ot cooperation tion In supplying Information to be pub llshed , the hVdrograplild office Invites sug gestions tending to Improve the chart , both by new features anil extension of those al ready presented. The lotifllng feature ot this first Is'tiu Is the simplernnd graphic Information mation supplied to mariners relative tu the compass variation. Tills Is exceptionally large on the lakes , running from 8 degrees cast at the western end of Lake Superior to 10 degrees west at the eastern end of Lake Ontario , n total variation of IS degrees. As Ihe line ] of cqunl Variation run at right angles to the general course of lha lake Iho change of variation Is large for tha change of longitude nnd Ihe compass course must bo correspondingly altered to make the true course. The chart shows the variation nt every point and contains a set of simple Instructions to Iho Inkd tailors for correcting their compass courses so as to reach the true course. Another feature of the chnrt Is composed of diagrams Illustrating the methods of applying oil to storm waters , which have proved BO effective In saving ships on the ocean. Thpn there arp colored pictures of the signal office flags , diagrams and Information as , to the SI. Uiwrcnco canals , and much other dnta of great val " to lake sailors. , AOiucui/rt'RAi. l.iTIK\TIICI : ; : Number of rnhllrntloiK Issued liy the Agricultural Depart meat. WASHINGTON' . Mny IS. Secretary Mor ton has received from George W. Hill , the chief of the division of records and printing of the Agricultural department , n report showing the list of publications ot the de partment for the five calendar yenr < i from 18S9 lo 1893 , Inclusive. Some Idea of Iho publications may be obtained from ai table presented In the report. The showing made by the tnble Is exclusive of circulars of In quiry , congressional publications and Ihoso of the weather bureau. The number of pub lications and the copies Issued during the five years above named were : Number of Oupli-H 'ienr. Publication ; ) . IKHIH-I ! . 18S1I ? x KJ6.517 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ' . ! ! ' . ! ! ! . ' ! ! ! ! ; I.MU > ISM US A comparison of the year * 18SO and 1892 , the report says , shows that , with an In crease In printing fund of 58 per cent , the nmnbc.r of publlcatlon/i / Increased more than fi7 per" cent , the numb'er of pages more than 135 per cent , while the number of copies Issued has advanced over 300 per cent. These figures , the report says , show the remit of a settled policy adopted and maintained dur ing the past few years looking to a moro systematic classification1 of the publications of the department so as to meet the wants ot the different clnsses'xof readers and the extension of the publications of a popular character. The distribution of the publica tions Is free , copies .being franked to appli cants as long as there are any on hand not needed for the department flies. 1-01'VL1ST ST.t lU2C'O.Vr | .Va70.V. Called by tli ICxecutlt-e.'ominlllcM- ' McoT at Criind Island In August. LINCOLN. May 1 $ . ( | peclal to The Uee. ) The executive committee- the Independ ent state central comnfutee met at room No. 5 at the Windsor hotel at 2:30 : this afternoon , there being n full attendance of the members and a large , number of prom inent Independents from- - over the state. The members of the ' committee present were as follows- . N. Gatfln'of ' Sauiidurs county ; J. A. Edgertdh ot Lincoln ; I ) . Clem Dearer of Omaha ; J. V. Wolfe' of Lincoln ; J. II. Dundas of Auburn , from the. Flrsl congres sional district ; Isaac Hascall of Omuliu , Second end district ; C. S. Fowler of North Ucnd , Third district ; J. D : ' P. * Small' .oT Tori ? , ' Fourth district ; J.S. . Cana'dy. of'Mlnden , Fifth district ; A. ( J. Scott of Kearney , Sixth district. The entire forcivpon , wns taken up with preliminary nfatters , the first matter taken up being the location of the next state con vention. Grand Island's claims were pre sented by H. A. Edwards , Joseph Edgerlon and Mayor Geddes. A. O. Scott and Mayor Hrady presented the claims of Kearney. It was urged In behalf of the Midway city that It might be necessary for many of the dele gates from the western part of the state to drive to the convention In wagons , and that being the case , the. convention should bo located as far west as possible. W. Q. A. Stewart and Editor Lynn of Our Own Opinion offered the hospitalities ot Hastings , and In addition to. other thlngagreed to furnish free board for the members of the executive committee' during their slay In Hastings. S. M. Elder gpoko in favor of Hastings , creating a broad smllo entirely around the room when' he volunteered the Information that he had' not been promised a free hotel bill on account of his efforts for the Queen city. W. II. WestoverbRtislivllle put In a plea for the populists all. along the line of the Klkhorn road. He , stated that It was very Inconvenient for them to ride clear to Fremont and then travel westward another hundred miles or so. Ho spoke In favor of either Fremont or pniahn. " I ) . Clem Deavor" Wanted the convention In Omaha. He thought that a state conven tion In Omaha would bring the laboring men of Omaha over to the populist party by thousands. Ike Hascall protested that Omaha didn't want the convention. Ho said that there was a prejudice against Omaha that would exist as long as Omaha persisted In defeat ing populist candidates for olllce. Ho said the laboring men of Omaha lacked the cour age to vote the populist ticket , anil oven lacked the courage .to1 attend populist meet ings. They were afraid they would lose their jobs. A great many of them hud lost their jobs , and .most of them had had their wages cut down. He then discussed the financial situation and. closed by urging the committee to locate the convention at Grand Island. ' After going into executive session the committee decided to hold the stale con vention In Grand Island on August 15. The basis of representation Is to be one dele gate at large from each county and one delegate for every 100 votes case for Judge Holcoini ) last fall and , ono deleguto for each major fraction thereof * The executive comiiittco | of the Fourth congressional district held n mealing hero this evening and Issued a call for .thu con gressional convention tp meet at York on August 8. The two lending candidates for the nomination areW ( H. Ashby of Ilea- trlco and Judge W. U Shirk of Aurora. H.S/MJ II'OO/J TII3TA.KK STJiJJI. Coal Strlku Sorloinly AITiictlng Indiulrlet , In DeH J\loui9i ) , DBS MOINES , May ? . IS. ( Special Tele gram to The lice. ) nes\MoInes * \ miners will march to Colfnx tomorrow evening and en- deavcr to clnso the nilnui In that vicinity. ThD effect of the suspcibiun of work In DeH Mollies mines U becoming ecrlous. The street car company , one ot thu largest con sumers of coal In the city. Is having dllll- culty In getting nn adequate supply to keep Its machinery In operation and has con tracted for COO corda ot 'wood. S. A , Robertson has 'ten ' carloads of coal promised , with wfrcliha liop < } , i to complete the burning of 1.000,00,0' ' paving brick now under flrb. If the strlko continues alter these are. burned the , plant will probably close down , John McGorrlsk's brick plant Is already Idle because of Inability to get coal. The electric light plants are also run ning short of coal and the continuance- the strike for ten days will result In an almost total suspension of business and the enforced Idleness of thousands In the manu facturing Industries. South Dakota I'o HEDFIELD. 8 , P. , Jtuy l/l.-Specliil ( to The Bee. ) ThojCongrpgntlonal Association of South Dakota la til session here. Rev. li , II. Hnrtt of Huron wns elected moder ator. Hon. It. I ) , Hnssell welcomed thn assembly and Rev. J , F. Cross of KutKbud responded. Dr. J. 13. Roy of Chicago gave an Illus trated lecture on the "Relation of America ami Africa. " Mrs , II. 8. Ouswi-ll of New York gave nn uddresi en "Heathr-nlsm In America. " Thu meeting Is well nltriidfl an < l enthusiastic , The churches orf well supplied , though the financial situation forbids an advance In new lines , FOILED BY THEIR OWN NOISE Oommonwenlers Thought to Disarm the Troops in the Night. TRIED TO STEAL THE SOLDIERS' RIFLES Attention of thu ( Iniirdi Atlrnc-ed l > y thu Racket Iiicuiitloiiilj Mude by the Alen .Mint In Thnu to Stop the Llttlu < ! : itm' . ORERN RIVER , Wyo. , May IS. ( Special Telegram to The Dee. ) For a time last night there was every prospect of a riot , at d only the coolness of the oHlccra In charge of the federal troops stationed hero guarding the contingent of the Common weal army , prevented uluit might have led to bloodshed. The troops , numbering about 200 , had retired for the night , leaving the usual guards patrolling the camp , when some of the more reckless of the Industrials who are under arrest here waiting for trans fer to Ilolse , attempted to steal thu arms of the soldiers , which were stacked , as Is the custom with the military when In camp. The nolso made by the Commonwealers attracted the attention of the guards , and an alarm was given which resulted In the men being driven back to their quarters. They went sullenly , muttering that they would not go back to Holse without a strug gle. Having corralled the discontents the guards were doubled , and the nlnlit paused without any nuimional overt act being at tempted. What the men would have done had they succeeded In stealing the anus ot the sol diers Is a question , but from threats heard among the prisoners it Is surmised that they would not have given them up without a struggle. ON THE WAY TO BOISE. FOSSIL , Wyo. , May 18. ( Special Telegram to The Dee. ) This Is written aboard a BH | > - clal train bearing toward Ilolse City the 1BO men of the Portland- Industrial army ar rested at Green IJIvcr. Judge Rlnor and United States Attorney Fowler of the dis trict of Wyoming arrived at that place this morning. After the preliminaries had been arranged the Industrials were formed into line and searched. The only weapons found upon tlem were a few razors and pocket knives. They were then marched under escort to Talllgan hall , where Judge Rlner convened court. Thu warrants commanding the United States marshal to arrest and bring before Judge Ueatty of the United States circuit court of Idaho R. I ) . Ureckeu- rldge , Dick Williams , Thomas Callahan , S. L. Scheffler and all other parties disobeying the order ot the circuit court made .May 2 , 1894 , which commanded them to refrain from Interfering with the property of the Union Pacific Railroad company , was read. United Slates Marshal Plnkham of Idaho was sworn and questioned concerning the aervico of the order of the court and thu parties under arrest were identified by him as those Implicated In the seizure of the train at Montpeller In violation thereof. United States Attorney Fowler made appli cation for an order of removal , directing Marshal Rankln to deliver the accused to the marshal , of Idaho' at Boise City forth with. . . The warrant calls for the appearance of the prisoners In court on the 1st day of . .Dacembor-- . or'such uther"nnyas"tno court may direct , to show cause why they should not be'-punlshed for contempt. After the completion of the business In court actlvo preparations were at once begun for transporting the Industrials to noise. A special train was made up of six passen ger coaches , a baggage car and Superin tendent Calvin's car. Two companies , E and F , of the Seventeenth Infantry were detailed as an escort. The Industrials were placed In three cars , with a strong guard on each platform. Besides these two com panies , Captain Loverlng's company of twenty men from Ilolso and Marshal Pink- ham with ten deputies were aboard , Judge Willis Vandcventer of Cheyenne Is along to look after the Interests of the Union Pacific receivers. A large crowd of Green River citizens was at the depot to witness the loading of the Industrials on the train , but they marched between the two lines of soldiers to the train without a protest. The trip thus far has been without incident. A stop was made at Montpeller for supper. The train Is scheduled to arrive In Jlolsc at S o'clock to morrow morning. Company E of the Seventeenth Infantry will be left at Pocatcllo to prevent the "In dustrials congregated at that place from com mitting depredations. Two companies wuro left at Green River to apprehend any In dustrials that may attempt to run a train cast over the Union Pacific main line from Ogden. MONTPELIBR CITIZENS ARRESTED. SODA SPRINGS. Idaho. May 18. ( Special Telegram to The Hee. ) Four prominent citi zens ot Montpeller were arrested this after noon on the charge of aiding and abetting the Industrials to capture the train from Marshal Plnkham and posse on Monday. Their names are : John West fall , Jake Lowe , Charles Hagor and Joseph Fuller. There Is a warrant for John O'Connor , ono of the leading democratic politicians of this county , but he managed to get out of town. Those arrested were taken to Holse on the Indus trial special. Thorn Is a bitter feeling hero against Marshal Plnkham because of his action in causing the arrest of Industrials. KKLSKY STII.I. IN QUAICANTINK. Mayor of Kcil Oak rrr cr\rM Ills Hull I- wli-k from Iiidimtrhil Con tuinhmtloii. RED OAK , la. , May 18. ( Special Tele- giam to The Dee , ) "General" Kclsoy'8 ' army of Industrials ore still encamped two miles north of town. They were In piti ful condition from yesterday forenoon until supper this evening. This afternoon the men were restless and In a surly mood anil were beginning to make preparations to march Into the city at any cost. However , wlncr counsel prevailed. Kelscy wimld not allow such a movu until It was absolutely necessary. Mayor Omni restricted the quar antine , EO It was Impasslhlu for any of thu Industrials to leave or any of thu citizens to visit the camp. During thu afternoon u number of citizens imulu up a purse ami bought Kiilllclent provisions for two meals , which were sunl out to thu camp , after con siderable dlllluulty In getting permission to pass through thu special police. Kvcry mild leading Into the city has been guarded Hliioo the arrival of the urmy , ami the police have allowed no uno to come ur go to or from the camp. In reply to a question when he would make preparations to march < 'a twird Keltcy said ho would march In the morning , stop ping at Vllllsca for dinner. Thu I'reston citizens have made prepartlons to hold a public meeting , mid have Invited Kelsey to address them. City Physician Aehby made nn exniniimtion of the men today and gave Kelsey u ocr- tlflcatfi stating all the men were healthy. The reverses met with hero hnvu made tha man moro determined than ever to march on to Washington. Ki-Ily Critic ) * ! * * I ho ifoTk IMiind. CROTON. In. . May 18. Kelly criticised the Rock Island people and the Plnkerlons savagely last night In a speech at camp , but said that nil he wanted Is to l > left alone by them. The army broke camp early today and did not breakfast until nearly noon. A strong wind Is blowing a cold rain upon thn unsheltered men and every man Is clamorIng - Ing for a pull at the ours tu kfacp from freezing' Unless the storm Increases the fleet will anchor tonight at the nn'iith at th9 river. uilUU ami C'OMimoiii\eiileri. NBWTON. la. . May IS. ( Special Telegram to The lice. ) rongrpgailonnl associa tion closed its meeting trUy The relation of Christianity to labor wn dlscimsed at length , the Commonwealers routing In fern n large share of attention. HoioliiUotis were adopted sympathizing with those whom circumstances beyond their control Imvc brought to puttering and want , but not encouraging couraging- Idleness , Improvidence or invmll- cary. Also deploring the existence and ap parent Increase of lawlossoness In the form of lynehliiKs by mobs , ami urging upon the government moro exact execution of laws to remove the Incentive of such lawlessness. A number of other Interesting papers were read. _ _ _ _ _ CoiiimoiuvciilrrH In Nrlirii'lsii. DAVID CITY , Neb. , May IS. ( Special T-l- Ogram to The Uee. ) An advance guard ot flight Commotiwralers struck the town last night and reported twonty-nlno moro to ar rive this morning. They were allowed to occupy a Union Pacific box car during the night and this morning were fed Ilko the ordinary tramp and are still walling the ar rival of the innln squad. FAIRIIURY , Neb. . May IS. ( Special Toli < - Rram lo The llee. ) The Denver contingent of the Industrial army Is camped hero to night , using the hall In Iho.falr grounds. The citizens arc arranging to help th m on their way In the morning as far as Hanover. Their advent 1ms not excited much Interest. tiiioitr tiruitiiiii < > ! ' TinuroitM. : . Ileuvy Snow nnil Illgli Wlmli I'rexitll Throughout the l.nlie Kecliin. RACINE , Mny IS. The wlioonor New- land which came to nnchor In the buy curly today broke her ulmln * find In now drlfllng up the hike nml Htwrliig badly. It Is learned she has passed WnnkcKiin , but It Is feared she will go nshoro bt'loro renehliiK I'hloago. UllKKN HAY , Wla. , Mny IS.--Tho Mourn barge Edwin S. Tlceo Is ) on tinbeaeh neur Cli-awe Island , but will probably not K" to PS'i\S'jONACM. Mich. , May 18.-A Imiil miow with northwest winds prevailed here " ' w'mTHIIALL. Midi. . May IS.-Snow Is falling here rapidly. The weather 1 grow ing colder. OTSKOO. Midi. , Mny 18. A high north erly wind and snow prevail * lii're. I'KItt' ' , Ind. . May IS. Reports from the country show great destruction by IIIHI nleht'H Btorni. South of this oily n large lirli-k school house- and live barns urre lev eled , with smaller buildings. trees ami fences. In this city a largo llonrltiK mill wns demolished and great ilumiiKi * done to trees and smaller buildings. I he l.uUe Erie trains experienced great trouble with fallen trees. No loss of life Is n-iiorled. MINNEAPOLIS , May 18.-A ( llenwijo.l , WIs. , special to the Journal HII.VH : I IIP I rst train In forty-fight hours 1ms just readied here. It is running lit ten miles an hour. LYONS , In. . May 1S.-A very heavy wind prevails here today. River tnillhIs suspended. The temperature Ims diopped from 80 to 43 degrees. Dt'LUTH. May 18.-The steamer In fo loft the port of Duluth today , tinllrst boat out In forty-eight hours , owing to the high sea. The water In the buy has risen two feet , causing two Haw mills to shut down. HHEIJOYOAN. WIs. . May 18.-A s.-vero slorm , accompanied by a terrlm1 wind , struck this city today. The schooner hur- prlsu of rhicago lies in Lake Michigan , one and a half miles from this port , pounding In a fearful sen. If her anchor chains Klve way tjhu will bi > wrecked on the bench. Telephone , electric- light and tekwapli wires were blown down , small buildings weru wrecked and several people were In jured by flying debris. 18.--A Stl llwator MINNEAPOLIS , .May - - Special to the Journal says : Lake St. Crolx Is now at Its highest point. 1 he engine room of Drew Hros. ' mill Is Inun dated. It Is feared the heavy wind , with the current , will break the. hugn los rafts In the lake and take the logs down. GAYLORD. Mich. , May 18.-A bllzxard has prevailed hure since early this morning. ' Sliow 'covers" tlie ground , but , as tllo weather Is not .cold , crops may not In- In jured , although they are unusually u < t- UMAUkKSON. WIs. , May IS. A heavier snow storm than any during hist winter prevailed hero today. Tin- thermometer registered M degrees. A terrific gale is blow-Inn from the north. POUT HURONMidi. . , May 1S.-A heavy north gale la blowing. The schooner Wil liam Khupp , owned liy Captain Little of this city , Is reported waterlogged ni-ur Port Sanllac. Efforts are belntr made lo rescue the crew , who are In the riggingH was reported here today that thu propeller Col orado , owned In this city , was-losl on Lake Krle , with all hands. MlXKIlti It'JLI , rillllT IT OUT. Thinning to Orgonl/0 Htrlkrs Wlii-ro .Men Are Now lit Work. CLEVELAND , May IS. The miners held a final consultation tonight , at whleh It was decided to continue the light until the operators agree to restore the old scale. President McHrlde made un address to the delegates , urging tlir-m to use only pouep- uble means to gain thu desired result , nnil to strengthen their lines liy extending their organization. Vlco President I'enna said there was nothing left for the miners to do but to light , and they would make a hard battle- . It' the operators had made as xtrong an effort to be fully represented at the con vention as had the miners the meeting would have ended In u settlement of tin- differences at issue. While the minors seem to be determined , it Is bollt-vod that the leaders realize thai In this tlmo of business depression the odds * uro against thPin. The miners will attempt to organ ize the dlstrlcls of Illinois , West Virginia and Pennsylvania where the men are still working and get them out , but In Hie opin ion of a leading Pennsylvania operator this will take so long that thu 'minor ' * now Idle will gradually go Imek to work. At noon the miners adjourned sine dip. Several leading operators of tin- Hocking valley Bay that they go home with the purpose of offering a scab ; lo their em ployes which they believe will hu iiceoptPd. They say if they can open their iidnuby Junu they can save many largo ooiitraei . The minors hopn to keep up HitIlKhl until June 1 , when they expect a break to be made among the operators and work quickly proceeded with. The Ohio operators will moot In Colum bus next Wednesday and Iho Pennsylvania operators In Pltlsburg on Mondav. PITTSUriHi , May IS. Thu I'llltdmrg railroad coal operators who attended tlie Clevuland convention have n-turii d In a decidedly belligerent humor , nud It Is liljely that thu coal strlhu will bo pr.jHi'i uuM lo tlio end. To derldo upon u IMIIIHO to pursue Scsretury Ualloy bun oullrd n spe cial meeting of all railroad opt-ramri * of this district for Monday , when the policy of all railroad operators will bu dot.Tiolued. I'lTTSUUIlCi , May 1 $ . owing to Iho ionl strike , the 1'lttsburg wire"works al llrad- dock have closed down , throwing mil l..0 men. Furnaces II. I ami 11 of the Carnog'u plant banked down Tiif-sday an I wort- blown out yesterday , About 550 men are thus Idle. Thu lack of i-un ! ultu i-lu.-i.-il down the Dimui'snu foigu at llaiikln last eyunliiK anil 3H ) men iheru aru Idle. l..l 'OI--TIIKI..lXlt.llHH'KTIIK ( IICIK'll. DI-I-IHIOII of iJiidgoClmpniini In the Itoiiuoum- 4'orhi'tt ( 'use , NE11RASKA CITY , Ndi. , May 18.fHpo - clal Telegram to The llec. ) Tin ; iludslon of Judge Chapman In thu Uomu-uiu-Cur- bott case , where a motion wax mudito vacate an Injunction , was filed with Ihu clerk of the district court today , lu brief It Is as follows : "Thu pleading * prt-xeni u sharp and illsllnet IHHIIU of fact , a < ! < - termination of which will reiiulio an ex amination of thu discipline and canons of Iho Calhollc church as well as ovldeiio upon thtruoutl < n as to wholhei Ihu i-niii- plulnlug bishop agreed with his Hiiiierloiv to suspend his authority over thu iliifvnn- ant. Thu blHhop'H right and title to thu parish or mission property IH not disputed , neither Is Ills right or power to roimive a priest In his diocese. Father Corbett claims ho was nut lawfully removed. Upon the legal question argued on thl > ' motion touching the jurisdiction of tinimnt I am null''HIM ! from an examination of the cases cited and the law of thuaH > > that this action comes within thu rule author izing clsll tribunals to Inquire whether or not rlvll rlghls are denied HitIndividual. . While U Is the duty of courts of law to avoid If possible thu nxxiimiitlnii ( juris diction when questloiiM pc-ilowlnMtlc.il or spiritual are alone involved , yut they find from expcrlcnt-i ) that no fixed rule can safely be established which uill t'luiido thiyn In all cases to do so , " HI- denies the ruling dftkud fur by the defendant and tiayx the authorities uix' nil In favor of the Jurisdiction of tin. c-l\ | | courts In Hurh asett , for when d\ll i. hlH are abridged < -r denied , the law of the land Is above and superior lu rill c-t < U-M- | nstk.il tribunals. That part of the lii. Junction forbidding the acfc-ndani tu oc cupy thu parsonage at Palmyra Is mudllled , The raso will be tried In this city June 6 , TRIED TO MURDER Pennsylvania Mnn Attempts to Kill a Girl nt the Hotel Dollono. SHOT HER ONCE THROUGH THE BREAST Then Fired Two Bullets into Dis Own Body nml Ban Down Staiis. SHE WILL RECOVER BUT HE MAY DIE They Claim to Bo Affianced nnd Ho Accused Her of Unfaithfulness. REGISTERED AS HUSBAND AND WIFE KuctH Lending t'p to thu .Shoollug-llml Jlcen llrlii-u from Another Hotel for Uuiirri-llng-\Vlmt llolli Turtles Say About the Affair. At 0 o'clock last nlBht , at the Hotel Del- lone , Jcromo U. Shearer attempted to kill Miss Aurora .McCllntoek , a young woman who wenl to the hotel with him and who was registered as his wife , and as KOOII n.i ho shot her he shot himself twice. They wenl there about ten minutes before 9 and asked to be shown to n room. The clerk assigned them to room 4 and they went there nt once. William Cowan , a bell boy , saw Shearer going down the rear stairs and make a frantic effort to get oul of Iho door opening on the Capitol avenue sldo of the street , which was locked. A moment afterwards the same boy heard a woman coming down Iho same stairs , and when she reached the bottom said she was shot. All who were In the barroom , which opena on to the rear stairs , rushed In and saw the woman Ijjfiiu at the foot of the stairs. She was about three steps from Ihe bottom and when thu stair gatu was opened she rolled to Iho lloor. The bell boy pointed to Shearer , suylug : "There he goes , the man who did the shoot ing , " and at the same moment Shearer started toward the front entrance of thn saloon. Albert McCiine , the barkeeper , ami John Prcslon paw Shearer coming around Iho corner and ran for him. McCumr grabbed hold of his hands while Prcslon felt In his pocket for a revolver. None .was found , but In order to bo certain hu was the right party he was taken to the pres ence of Miss McCllntoek. McCuno uskod , "Is this the man ? " She looked up and said , "Take him away ; don't compel mo 10 say anything against him , " but she finally said ho was Iho one who shot bur. The police were , notified and Uetecllvo Dempsey and Ofllcer Haldwln took Shearer In custody. Shearer was being ill-Id by * the crowd In the barroom of the hotel. When ho saw the police hu quietly sur rendered. He was taken to the jail and a charge of shooting with Intent to kill placed against him. II was not then known that Shearer was himself shot , Inu when his vest was opened to search for weapons It wns discovered to bu covered with blood. Dr. Savlllc , was called and found two bullet holes , one In the left side below the heart and the other below Ihe right nipple. The latter wound Is dangerous. The former docu not seen to bu more than a llesh wound. WHY SHE WAS SHOT. At the hole ! Die woman had been carried lo her room by Will Cowan and Charles H. Dradley , a New York traveling man. She was In great ugony , but as they weru tak ing her to Iho room she lurncd lo Dradley and said : "Had he given mo tlmo I could prove I was Innocent. I am shot because he Ihought I was untrue to him. " That was all she was able to say nt the time. Ur. Allison was called. She had bcnn shot once below the rlnht breast. The cause of the shooting is Jealousy on the part of Shearer. They claim to be engaged and when Miss .McCllntoek heard Shearer was under arrest she appeared much agitated. The hotel register Indicates lhat both are from AllcKhcny City , Pa. Shearer la con nected with the Yokoughpiiy Lumber com pany there nnd Is , lo all appearances , a man In good circumstances , Hn was eecn at thn station and asked for a statement. Shearer first culled the captain nnd asked that for God's sake Iho woman bo brought to him , If only for n moment. When told slio was not dangerously shot and was very likely to recover ho arose from the cot nnd said , "May God npare her , for she was a noble woman. " When ho was sat isfied that she was not likely to din IIB calmed down , and , calling the reporters to his side , said : "Gentlemen , HCO the captain , ask htm for a letter addressed to the press , and that Is for you. I wrotn II In order that should these wounds prove fatal the truth might be known. God knows I did not Intend lo 1 kill her , I only mcanl to frighten her Into a statement. I was led by a falsa Impulse thai she was not trim to me , nnd I only wanted to provo her love. Here Is tlm statement. I wrotu it nt Otlumwa , In , , knowing Ihls mlKht occur. " HIS PKCUMAR EXPLANATION' . , The statement reads : OTTl'MWA , lu. . May 16. To the Preiw : Let not Kunnntloiml Hlatemunts tultu the place of truth , l.ovo. plighted faith. Hvl- dunce of betrayal. In-ath In the room In which the betrayal look jdaco , but glvo her the charily of your words , for film was a woman. J. KIIICAUKH ; , Al'ROHA. M'CMNTOCHC. Ho refused lo explain the phrases in tht above. Ho said she was his plighted wlfo ; thai they met two years ago In Allcghuny City , I'a. Shu uns then residing In Hit. village of Ohlopllc , Somerset county , Pa , ; that It was In Allegheny City the engage ment watt made. lie refused to state why they came HO far west further than thai hu had KOIIIO business lo transact , and that lie stopped nt Ollumwa. Miss McCllnlock was paying u vtsil to her uncle , Mr. McGinn , who Is ngcnl for the Adams Uxprcus com pany nt OahloiiKc , a little station four miles from Oltumwii. Ilo stopped and took linr with him , coming to Council Dlutls , where they registered us man nnd wlfo. That was Thursday , and yesterday Ihey came hero. At 8 o'clock last evening they went to the Midland hotel. Sixteenth arid - Chicago streets , nnd naked for n room. They reglMcrrd as "H. J. Hughes and wlfo , Chicago. " Hu made a nov-l requexl of thn clerk. Ho said ho wanted the tain , rnnm ho had in lf ) oonilier , its hn would foci morn nt homo there. Hughes Is the mnn with whom Shcaier accukos Miss McCllntnck of being Intimate , nnd the two wcro nt thn Midland last December. Shearer went under the name ot his rival , and his asking for the mi mo room Hughes had taken explains plains the clause In Shearer's statement to the press : "Death In Iho room In which the betrayal took place. " OUSTED KHO.M THE MIDLAND. The clerk , Francis Keating , told him Hat room was occupied , hut ho could have an other equally as good. Hu was not Hatlft- lleil , and finally It wu.s discovered that the room hn wanted was not occupied. He wan then assigned to It. He acted rather Dtrangely , came down stairs once or twice , his lists clenchi'd and beating his templed. He repeated this , and the clerk became alarmed. Hu returned to the room , and scuffling and loud words were heard , which resulted In both being asked to leave the hotel. They did so. and U was just twenty minutes after they registered that they weru seeking nnuthei hotel. Ofllcer Buyla taw them. Shearer was seen to run across the street and back again , finally asklne Offlc i