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    THE OMAHA UNDAY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 0 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , MJlg 27 , 189J-TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
IN A MOOKLIT BATTLE
Fint Clash of Arms Between Strikers and
Deputies at Cripple Greek.
DEPUTIES SOUGHT TO REACH VICTOR
Their Advanoa Met by Volleys from Minrs :
Deployed Along the Top of the Hill.
DEPUTY RAB.DEAU ONE OF THE KILLED
Bcscuo of Superintendent McDonald and
Others from the Strong Shaft.
THEY ARE NOW HELD AS PRISONERS
Jllncrs h'uy tlio Armed 1'orco Was Sent to
Take from Them Their Itlghtfi u'lil
thiit They \Vcra More Hliiuod
Against thun Hlnnlng.
CRIPPLE CREEK. May 2C. The Ural
clash , of anna between the striking miners
or the Cripple Creek district and the deputy
eherlffs occurred at 3 a. in. today. William
Habldcau , deputy , ahd another deputy whoso
name Is unknown , and Hiram Crowley were
Wiled , and "Dynamlto Shorty" and two
other miners were wounded. Frank Mason ,
Fred Todd , D. D. Dunn , William Bailey anil
E. M. HusscI , miners , were taken prisoners
by the deputies and are- now held In ther !
camp. Six of the deputies were captured by
the miners during the light , but arc thought
to have been released after being disarmed.
The trouble was precipitated by an en
deavor on the part of the deputies to make
a night march and gain possession of the
city of Victor with the Intention of using It
ns a basis of future attacks on the miners.
When thp deputies retreated Friday after
noon thirty miners were detailed to follow
thorn and watch their operations , guarding
against such on attack as was attempted by
the enemy yesterday.
The deputies retired but a short distance
down the railroad and encamped to await
the arrival of the dark hours before at
tempting their coup d'etat. The pursuing
miners deployed a picket line along the top
of the hill from the railroad to Crlpplo
mountain , All was quiet until 2:15 : , when
the train bearing the deputies steamed down
within a short distance of the miners' line
and stopped. The deputies disembarked 128
( strong and advanced on the miners In lull
force. They were mot with volley after vol
ley from the Winchesters carried by the
miners and the flro was briskly returned.
The night was dark , the only light being
furnished by a polo moon through breaks In
the fleeting clouds , and much of the flro
was wasted. The fighting waged fiercely
for half an hour , the deputies finally suc
ceeding In driving the strikers back.
HOW-THE READ FELL.
Crowley was killed early In the flght by a
bullet which entered his right eye , causing
a ghastly wound , passed downward and
came out at the back of his neck. When
lie fell his comrades , crazed with rage ,
fought moro fiercely than over.
"Dynamite Shorty" had a part tf his
right ear shot away , while one of the
jnlners had an arm broken by a ball.
The third received three balls , l.ut fortu
nately all were flesh wounds and not seri
ous.
ous.At
At what time during the fray the two
deputies were shot Is not known. Rabl-
doau's body , containing four bullets , one
through the heart , was found near the rail
road tracks this morning by the construc
tion gang as they went to work. Ho evl-
dcnvjy had been deserted by his comrades.
3110 body of the other man was carried to
the flat cars and sent to Florence.
By the killing of Rabldeau the miners
avenged themselves for his Insolent bearing
toward them while acting as deputy at
Crlpplo Creek during the past year and his
efforts to break the strike. A few weeks
ago ho was beaten , run out of camp and
.warned never to return.
Itnbidcau went to Denver , and when a
call was made for volunteers to take up
III arms he at once volunteered , saying that he
would go down and get his revenge. After
the deputies had retreated the body of Crowley -
ley was brought to Victor by sorrowing com
rades. It was thought at C p. in. that a
battle between the miners and deputy sher
iffs would surely occur ere dark , but both
eldcs seemed to weaken , and It Is now pre
dicted that no further trouble will occur at
the Victor slilo of the camp tonight.
It Is now positively known that no lives
were lost by the blowing up of the Strong
fihuft house yesterday. Samuel McDonald ,
superintendent ; Charles Robinson , foreman ,
nnd Jack Vaughan , a workman , were In the
second level of the mine at the time of the
explosion nnd remained there In safety until
today , when they were brought out by the
union miners , taken under guard to Dull
Hill and released on parole.
"Such black and begrimed men have seldom
como from underground. The poor fellows
found the Lmbers burning after the explo-
elon In the bottom of the shaft , and with
their coats and hats fought out the fire. The
men are now held as prisoners. Newspaper
correspondents have all becu ordered away
from the hill by the miners , only representa
tives of ono local paper and the Asioclatcd
press have access Inside the lines.
REPORTERS DRIVEN OUT.
Yesterday 1' . J. Donahue , the local rcpro-
acntutlvo of the Denver News , was ordered
to keep away from Victor. When ho ap
peared there again today his hone was taken
away from htm and hu wan put In a wagon
and sent to this city. Thomas Howell , the rep
resentative of the Denver Times , was served
In a similar manner. Western Union wlroi
were cut near the camp by the strikers , but
were quickly repaired.
At the request of President Caldcrwood of
the Victor Miners union every saloon In
Vlcter was closed today. Ho regrets deeply
the conflict that occurred today. The miners
nay that the armed force from Denver has
litpn sent to take from them their rights.
They consider that they have been moro
elnned against than sinning.
Several hundred additional deputies ar
rived at Florcnco todiy from Denver , Colorado
rado Springs and Canon City , and It la
Sheriff Dowers' Intention to have a sulllclent
force to afford protection to all miners who
w.viit to work on the terms offered by the
mlno owners , of | l per day of nine houra.
It U reported here that Attorney S. S.
Thomas of Denver , on behalf of the mlno
owners , _ ls trying to have United States
tr.opi sent to the camp.
Special Agent Nlktrk of the Florence &
Crlpplo Orick railroad has Just received
word from President Johiuon that the orator
tor * of the railroad have been notified by
the miners union that the company will
not be permitted to run passenger or box
cars Into the town of Victor , which la now
the terminus of the road. The reason given
by the men Is that they want to know when
deputy sherlffi ) and arms arc sent In to use
against them. The miners appear to have
the key to the situation. They number
nearly 800 nnd are well armed , and have
an abundance of ammunition. On the other
hand , the sheriff's force Is small In number
and appears to bo poorly rjfllccrod and
equipped.
equipped.COAL
COAL STRIKE SPREADING.
There Is every Indication now that the
coal strlko will become general throughout
Colorado. News has been received today that
the miners In the employ of the United Coal
company at Agiill.tr have struck In sympathy
with the general strike , although they Imvo
no grievance of their own. The company Is
In the hands of a receiver and an attempt
will bo inado to reopen the mines with non
union men. Other mine owners In this dis
trict are also planning to resume work with
nonunion labor under the protection of armed
guards. 'Men are now being engaged In Den
ver and other places to work at the rate of
$3 a day of nlno hours. About thirty Com-
monwealers hired at Denver left that city
for Florence on the morning train today
under charge of ex-Adjutant General Ken
nedy. U Is sold several hundred quarrymen
and coal miners have been engaged to
Pueblo , Colorado Springs and other points ,
who will bo shipped to the mine today.
The strikers , who are ready to da battle
with the armed deputies If any attempt Is
made to reopen the mines with nonunion
men , give the credit for disarming eleven
miners and seven deputies , which was ac
complished yesterday , to two women , and
they are receiving all the honor due their
hcrol in.
The bunk room at the Independence mlno
has been occupied by nonunion miners forever
over a week. The sheriff had sent guards
to protect them , and there they remained
In the very heart of the strlko district.
All efforts to force an evacuation had been
Ineffectual. According to the story told by
the strikers , the women sought admission
to the building. They were allowed to enter.
Then they flourished a revolver each and
commanded the men to throw up their
hands. The men acceded and the striking
miners , who were near at hand , appeared.
The eighteen men were disarmed and their
arms were forfeited. The ! ' were marched
by the strikers toward Cripple Creek and
ordered not to appear In camp again.
TO DISPKIISC OKI'UTIK-J.
Walto's Proclamation Allndln ? to Unlawful
ASKembly of Armed -Men.
DENVER , May 26. At a late hour
this evening Governor Walto Issued a
proclamation aimed at the armed deputies ,
calling on them to disperse. In his procla
mation Governor Walte states that the con
stitution of the state of Colorado does not
authorize the assembling of a multitude of
armed men by either Individuals or corpora
tions even to enforce an undoubted right.
Ordinarily the governor before directing the
mllltla waits until asked to do so by the
sheriff of the county In which the rioting
occurs , but his duty docs not depend upon
such call. If an Insurrection exists the gov
ernor must act. The laws of the state de
clare that It shall not bo lawful for any body
of men other than the mllltla to assemble.
The collecting and arming of deputies from
counties other than the one In which trouble
may occur Is clearly against the law. The'fact
that property Is In danger of destruction Is
sufficient ground for calling upon the city and
county authorities but It Is not sufficient to
warrant the levy of war. The sheriff , when
unable to suppress an uprising , should call
upon the governor for aid. The state mllltla
can suppress an insurrection , but It cannot
be called upon to guard from Injury any
private property. The proclamation states
that the governor has no personal knowledge
of the trouble In the Cripple Creek region.
Some months ago , however , ho was Informed
of an uprising In that locality and sent live
companies of mllltla there to restore order ,
but the adjutant general found no uprising
there. In view of the provisions of the con
stitution and laws of the state of Colorado
all good citizens are commanded to lay down
their arms and peaceably disperse. Immedi
ately upon signing the proclamation the order
calling out the mllltla was written.
A NOTAIJMJ DECISION.
United States District Judge Itcfimes In In
terfere. Where the State HUH Authority.
DENVER , May 26. The Raven Gold Min
ing company of Crlpplo Creek , Incorporated
under the laws of West Virginia , oppl'ed
to Judge Hallet of the United States dis
trict court today for an Injunction to re
strain the strikers from Interfering with
the property and Its employes. The court
held that It Is not In the power of the fed
eral courts to protect the property of citi
zens of another state , and that by the con
stitution of the country and of the state the
police power alone rests with the state
authorities. In making this decision , which
Is at varlanca with the decision of another
court stated In the Couer d'Alene case , the
court stated that he regretted that he had to
.iiffer thus , and added :
"If the government' this state has fallen
Into the hands of socialists , which Is true ,
or of Imbeciles , which Is also probably true ,
It Is most unfortunate for the state , but It
cannot bo hold as a reason for ths ! court to
exercise police power. "
All ( Inlet nt House.
ROUSE , Colo. , May 26. All the miners
hero were at work today. The COO miners
from Fremont county are at Wnlsenburg ,
qulot and orderly. They will make no
demonstration until Monday , when they will
endeavor to Induce all the men In this dis
trict to como out. A largo body of strikers
Is also coming hither from Trinidad. The
strikers are urging all the miners In this
vicinity to attend a mass meeting at Wulsen-
burg tomorrow , when the situation \\lll be
thoroughly discussed.
Indiana's ( ) o\ornor Not Apprehensive.
INDIANAPOLIS , May 26. Governor Mat.
thews does not anticipate any serious diffi
culty with striking coal miners In Indiana ,
though the condition cf affair * at Terre
Haute makes It a very serious matter. The
seizure of trains , the governor thinks , Is a
step too far. This IB a violation of the In
terstate commerce law , the governor says ,
and subjects the strikers who Interfere to
the federal court. The governor hai not
yet been asked for assistance.
Pomeroy 'Miner * Only muffed.
CHARLESTON. W. Vo. , May 26-Governor
McCorkle today had a telegram from the
Cumden nilnca at 'Mason City that the Pom-
eroy miners who threatened that place had
returned without making any demonstration.
The governor has accordingly notified the
mllltla that there Is no present need for
their services ,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'lvo Hundred lowu Miners Strike.
SIOUX CITY , May 26. { Special Telegram
to The I3eo. ) Flvo hundred miners In the
Webster county field employed at Knlo ,
Cofllvllto and Lehlgh went out this morning
out of sympathy with the striking miners
In Illinois and the east. They have no
grievance against the mlno operators. There
wilt bo no effort made to resume. This
practically closes all largo mines In the
Iowa field and shuts off the coal supply for
all northern Iowa , which had not been af
fected by the strike before.
A OHUIKID : OUT.
Tire Ileglmcntft Order d to Crlpplo Crock
to Sttppros Trouble.
DENVER , May 26. At 4:45 : o'clock this
afternoon the entire state mllltla , consistIng -
Ing of two regiments , was ordered out by
Governor Walto to proceed o Cripple Crock
and suppress the troubles there. Colonel
A. W. Ilogle , First Infantry , will at once
order his regiment and troop A to assemble
with alt possible speed and go by special
train to Florence. The Chaffee Light artil
lery and signal corps arc ordered to report
for duty to Colonel Hogle. The remainder
of the state mllltla will assemble at their
various places of rendezvous and proceed to
Crlpplo Creek at the earliest possible mo
ment.
COLORADO SPRINGS , May 26. It Is not
thought that troop A will go to Cripple
Creek. Many of the men have absolutely re
fused to go , saying they will go to jail first.
Up to midnight about thirteen men had an
swered the call at the armory. These are
kept within the building , and an armed
guard Is placed at the door. Doth the people
ple and the mllltla hero endorse the recent
action of the sheriff.
VATlIKlt MAI.ONH DKNIKS IT.
Kcport thnt Ho Hnd Gene to Crlpplo Creek
to Itclcasc the Prisoner * .
DENVER , May 26. A report has been
sent cast through other news channels to
the effect that Father Malone of St. Joseph's
parish had gone to Crlpplo Creek to effect
the release of the three miners taken from
the Strong mlno and now held prisoners by
the strikers. The Associated press corre
spondents talked with Father Malone at
12:30 : o'clock this morning. Ho not only
denied that he had gone to Cripple Creek ,
but said ho had no Intention of going there
on any mission whatever. The report Is
regarded as an cflort to mix the Amerlc.it !
Protective association up In the fight. The
American Protective association Is In no
way Interested In the fight.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , May 26.
A , man Just down from Altman says that It
was decided by the union this afternoon to
hang McDonald and his two companions
at 6:30 : o'clock this evening , but owing to
the Intervention of Father Vlolpt of Cripple
Creek the matter was postponed. It Is
feared that unless some satisfactory arrange
ment Is made the threat will be carried out.
I'ANA HtiAOY TO SPILL GOIli : .
FulJy Armed nnd Authorized to Tear Up
TrnukH If Neeeesury.
PANA. III. , May 26. There are 2,000
deputies here armed with Winchesters In
waiting for the mob from Terre Haute. The
people hero are confident , with a force able
to copS with any mob. Governor Altgeld
has been -wired for more guns for the state
troops and he answers that ho will send
them. Arrangements have been made to
meet the mob east of town by tearing up
the Big Four track.
The statement from Brazil , I ml. , that
the Big Four'road had agreed to give all
the miners who wished to come to Pana
passes Is denied here. Permission has been
granted to citizens to tear up the track at
any points they may desire to prevent any
train carrying strikers from reaching this
point. Supplies of arms will be received and
distributed tonight. Everything is being
done quietly and there Is no undue excite
ment manifested or uneasiness felt , asil
Is believed that the body of men will not
deliberately walk Into a grave.
Situation nt I.u Salic ,
LA SALLE , III. , May 26. The objective
point of the strikers seems to be the La
Sallo county Carbon Coal company's shaft ,
where Thursday's riot occurred. The
strikers are congregating near the shaft
on Canal street. The mllltla Is camped
about a quarter of a mile distant and the
outposts command a view of the strikers.
The miners seem to be In a very angry mooJ
and are excitedly discussing the situation
In foreign tongues.
There is a mob of several hundred miners
gathering In the country ono mile east of
here. All are foreigners and what their
object Is cannot be learned. They have
been very disorderly , stopping citizens driv
ing to Spring Valley and demanding them to
give an account of themselves. It looks
as if the riot center was being trans
ferred to Peru. It Is said an attempt Is
being made to get a crowd to march on
the Ottawa Jail.
Senlo Ai > prov cl by the Employers.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , May 26. The scale
which has been determined-upon by the
Amalgamated Association of Tin , Iron and
Steel Workers of the Cleveland convention
meets the approval of employers of org'an-
Ized labor In the Plttsburg district. At the
office of Jones & Laughlln , A. D. Byers &
Co. , Lloyd , Son & Co. , and other manufac
turers the scale was viewed with satisfaction
and the announcement was made that It
would bo signed. The calo has been
changed to enable friendly manufacturers
to compete with the nonunion men In mills
where the scale of amalgamated prices Is
not obtervcd. .
I.iieunln I'f.its All Itecordn.
LONDON , May 26. The Cunard Steam
ship company has Issued a notice that the
steamship Lucanla has beaten all ocean
steaming records. They make the d'ttance
coveied In the round trip from New York
and back G.7S1 knots , the steamer's average
time being twenty-ono and three-fourth
knots per hour , and this by the long , south
erly route.
They also claim that the Lucanla's n\cr-
ago time la better than that of the New
York by two knots per hour.
rnmpiinln Delayed by Top ; .
QUEENSTOWN , May 26. The steamship
Campania reached hero today from New
York. On the passage Bho encountered
strong easterly winds and fog , and as a re
sult she Is about fifteen hours behind her
record of five days , twelve hours and seven
minutes , made In November last.
Cznrlna 111 the Cunt-nun * .
ST. PETERSBURG , May 28 , The czarina ,
accompanied by her daughter , Grand Duch
ess Xenln , has arrived at Abbetamoun , In
the Caucasus , on a vif.lt to Grand Duke
George , the second son of the czar , who has
been an Invalid for some timepast. .
Austrian lludcot Adopted.
VIENNA , May 26. The lower house of the
Rclchsrath has adopted the budget "of 1S93.
It shows a surplus of 3,232,000 florins.
Mlnlirr Klui ; Dead.
LONDON , May 28. Doettslsche. who de
veloped the Rio Tlnto rnlnw , Is dead.
GROWING .FMENDLY
Relations Fotwcon Germany and Franco
Daily Becoming Less Estranged.
LITTLE FEAR FROM CABINET CHANGES
Some Feeling Aronscd by England's ' Acqui
sition of a Strip in Africa.
GIVES ACCESS FROM CAPE TO THE NILE
Makes England Germany's Western Neigh
bor Instead of the Congo Btnto ,
APPREHENSION BUT AS A SUMMER CLOUD
Ncwupnpcrs Demand that Knglnnd Shall Ac
knowledge the Might of rail I'recdom of
Tralllo llotween the Congo Stnto
and Ucrninu Kmt Africa.
IIERLIN , May 26. The comments of the
German newspapers on the political crisis
In France point out In a vivid manner the
change which the events of recent years
have brought about upon the face of Euro
pean politics. Formerly cuen events were
gravely discussed as bearing upon the for
eign relations of Franco with other coun
tries , especially Germany. Now the no.vs
Is received with the greatest coolness and
the ministerial crises arc followed In this
country with curiosity. This state of af
fairs Is due to the fact that the Germans
Imvo confidence that cabinet changes In
Franco are no longer likely to disturb the
relations between the two powers , and these
relations , It would appear , are growing incro
friendly day by day. Some feeling , It Is
true , has been aroused by the conclusion of
the agreement between England and the
Congo state , by which England secured a
sirall strip of territory In the region of the
upper Congo and Lake Tanganyika , which
gives her access from her southern posses
sions In Africa to the Nile region ; In other
words , united communication between Cr.pe
Tcwn and Congo. This feeling Is not an-
fir.cd to what Is known as ( lie colonial party ,
but Is shared by the newspapers
throughout Germany. The new arrangement
mokes England , Instead of the Congo state ,
Germany's western neighbor In Central
Africa and makes a decided alteration In
the commercial prospects of Germany In
that section uf Africa. Of course , this
Is only a summer cloud sweeping across
the political sky , and It Is not anticipated
it will lead to a quarrel with England. The
Tageblatt declarei the new arrangement In
jures Germany's Interests , and asserts It
Is only a trick to balk tbb claims of Franco
and other powers.
The National Zcitjins demands that
England shall acknqwleu e the right of
full freedom of traffic tifiwevn the Congo
state and German East"1 Africa , artrt 'ventures
to express a doubt ai to vjhether the Congo
state is legally In a petition to conclude
an Independent treaty.
The Vosslscho Zeltung believes there Is
a contraband trade In arms and ammunition
In consequence of the new treaty which
will render the now German frontier un
safe. The Vosslsche Zeltung also expressei
the belief that "the treaty will lead to ne
gotiations between the powers of decided
importance to the African possessions.
Finally , several of the leading newspapers
declare Germany ought to have been con-
biilted In the drafting of the agrcemenct
between England and the Congo Free state.
Dr. Peters has joined the Hanover national
liberal union , and Intends to contest the
next Reichstag vacancy for Hanover.
STILL FIGHTING THE BREWERS.
The socialists are pushing their fight
against the brewers with' the greatest violence
lence , at'd declare they are determined to
break the so-called "brewers ring , " which
they claim keeps up the price of beer and
exploits the working classes. The fact Is ,
however , no such ring exists , and the com
bination of brewers which may bo said to
stand In n position of a "ring" was only
recently formed as a means of resisting
the boycotting campaign of the socialists.
But there Is no denying the fact the brew
ers are feeling the effects of the boycott ;
for quite recently they , made overtures for
peace , and In so doing have offered to take
back Into their employ .the . men previously
dismissed on condition that the boycott Is
abandoned. The socialists rejected these
overtures , declaring they have determined
not to. moke any compromise with the brew
ers , and In order to give weight to this
assertion they are now carrying their boy
cotting crusade throughout the country.
This Is notably the case at Muhllieim , where
the strike of the socialist brewers' employes
has already commenced and threatens to
develop Into an Immense struggle between
capital and labor.
CUXHAVEN FOR ALTONA.
The reported negotiations for the cession
of Cuxhaven to Prussia , In exchange for
Altona , which would bo'1 Incorporated with
Hamburg , Is officially' denied. The denial
simply means that weretho Reichstag and
Bundesrath to adopt Ibe bill to convert
Cuxhaven Into a naval port , Hamburg would
raise no objections , and jicgotliitlpns for tlili
purpose , therefore , \\ould \ > e needless. The
Navy department has not abandoned Its In
tention to strongly fortify CuKhaven and con
vert It Into a first-class twar port upon the
completion of the llaltlc canal.
UNIFORM qySTOjlS SYSTEM.
The Reichstag aniiQuncVa the conclusion of
an agreement between England and Germany
to establlih a uniform , customs system be
tween the German territory of Togo and the
gold coast colony Immediately west of It
( which belongs to Great Britain ) , and which
Is situated east of the Volga ,
Emperor William's summer program ap
pears to bo undcc'ded. Ho Intends to visit
the regatta at Kiel In 'jhiic , and will then
start on a long cruise n'ltn the empress on
the Imperial yacht Hohenzollcrn. During
the cruise the emperor , will perhaps vis t
the Dutch court , and from there may go to
Norway In July , lie h expected to bo pres
ent at Coweu , lulu of Wight , at thn regatta
which will be sailed In that month , and will
probably return to Germany In September
preparatory to being present at the army
maneuvers between Dantzlg and Kontgsburg ,
to which ho lm < Invited the czar.
Penalty for l > euuunelii | ; the Aft of Union.
nUDA-PESTH , May20. . The trial at
Klausenberg of twenty-three members of
the executive committee of the Roumanian
party In Hungary on the charge of treason
In causing the publication of n ilocunrnt
denouncing the act uf un'.on of Austria and
Hungary has been concluded. Twenty of
the prisoners were convicted and sentenced
to terms of Imprisonment ranging from
eight months to five ytars and to pay the
cost of publishing their sentences In all
newspapers.
LONDON STAGU GOSSIP.
Attractions that lintc Afforded Anitucmriit
tn Theater Goer * the I'mt Week ,
( CopyrlRhtcd 1S94 by the Ansoclntol l'rrn.1
LONDON , May 26. The past week has
not been remarkable for startling events In
tlio theatrical world. In fact , dreariness has
been the most prominent feature In connec
tion with London theaters , although the suc
cesses are still drawing , and the amount
of gossip In connection with new things Is
In circulation.
Henry Irvlng's ton , Lawrence , recently
paid a long visit to St. Petersburg to study
the language and characteristics of the people
ple with a view of writing a play dealing
with the downtrodden and famishing Rus
sian peasantry and with the Siberian system
of Imprisonment. This play , In ono act , en
titled "Time , Hunger and the Law , " was
produced for the benefit of chwrlty at a
matlnco at the Criterion theater on Thurs
day. The new production was efficiently
played by the author's brother , H. B.
Irving , Cyril Maude and others. Although
not without merit , the play lacks dramatic
skill nnd proved a ted'cus entertainment.
But It Is only Just to add that young Mr.
Irvlng's play gives hcpo of better things In
the future. Personal Interest In the play
and the author attracted a good audience ,
among those preient being many leaders of
the dramatic profession.
Although E. S. Willard's program for his
coming season Is not officially announced ,
many applications for seats have bebn re
ceived and considerable Interest Is mani
fested In his plans.
At Daly's theater Mine. Eleanora Duse
continues to meet with much success.
At the Royal Italian opera , Covent garden ,
Sir Augustus Harris Is presenting a series
of operas , Including "Faust , " "Orfco , "
"Cavallerla Rustlcana , " "Philemon ct
Bauccus , " "Paglaccl , " "Carmen" and "Fal-
staff. " The artists who are Interpreting these
operas are Mmes. Calve , Slmmonet , Pauline ,
Joran , Baucrmclstcr and Goulla , and Sofia
Rovogll and MM. Plancon , Albers , Ulnnard ,
Castlemary , Iglnlo Coral , Rlnaldlnl , Plnl
Corsl , Armandl and Pclagalll Rosettl and
others.
After several years of absence Edward
Hagcrup Grclg conducted some of his own
works at the Philharmonic concert on Thurs
day last , and was warmly received by a host
of admirers.
On Monday last Marie Geselschap , the
pianist of Boston , Macs. , played at a soiree
given by the Netherlands minister , Baron
von Kernebeeck. The United States ambas
sador , Hon. Thomas F. Bayard , was among
those present.
An American mystical musician named
Sheppard made his debut tills week at the
house of Lady Mllford. He Is astonishing
society drawing rooms by his wonderful ex
temporizing.
J. M.- Barry , the novelist , author of "A
Window In Thrum's , " etc. , Is seriously 111
from lung trouble.
The wordy warfare between Clement Scott
and Robert Buchanan , resulting from the
former's notice of "A Society Butterfly" In
the Dally Telegraph , ha8--rosultcd ln'-tross- !
llbel suits. This cause colebre will possibly
have a stimulating effect upon business. Mr.
Scott -proposed In the first Instance to con
vene a meeting of the leading dramatic crit
ics , place the matter before them and act on
their decision , but before this was carried
out he finally decided fo appeal to the law.
A representative of the Associated press
was the first to acquaint Mr. Scott with the
substance of Mr. Buchanan's speech , and he
laughed heartily on hearing what had oc
curred. That the sympathies of the great
mass of playgoers are with "C. S. " has been
shown more than once since the now famous
Incident. Many first nights he has been re
ceived with loud cheers from all parts of
the house on entering his box with his wife.
In celebration of the 100th night of "The
New Boy , " a supper was given on the stage
of the Vaudeville theater after the play.
Hero Is an Instance , as Oscar Wilde would
say , of nature being forestalled by art. Two
years ago Mrs. Oscar Berlnger wrote a
one-act play entitled "Salve , " which Is to be
produced by the Independent Theater society
next week. It Is a powerful little piece and
terminates with a domestic tragedy from the
Impressive character. Many of those who
read "Salve , " while fully recognizing Its
dramatic force , exercised the opinion that
the circumstances could not have occurred
In actual life. The authoress , however ,
maintained that there was nothing Impos
sible , or even very Improbable , in her plot ,
and a short time afterward her contention
was fully Justified , for a tragedy was re
ported from Hungary similar In every re
spect to the ono chosen by her for dramatic
treatment.
Gcorgo Grosfinlth will have his hands
pretty full It the newspaper statements as
to his future arrangements are founded on
truth. As a matter of fact this entertaining
entertainer etlll is In the throes of ne
gotiation. He seems , however , to have
abandoned the idea of undertaking the
responsibilities of actor-managership and will
probably accept an engagement at the
Savcry or the Gaiety , In the event of his
joining George Edwards' standard , ho will ,
It Is believed , compose the music of the now
opera by W. S. Gilbert , the dramatist ,
which Is to bo produced at the Gaiety. He
will afterward start on a long tour tn the
provinces.
"A Modern Eve , " a new three-act play
of contemporary English life by Mallet L.
Salomon , the well known dramatic critic ,
which Is to bo performed at a Haymarkct
matinee in about a fortnight's time , is cast
"up to the hilt. " There are only six char
acters , and they will be plnyed by Mrs.
Bcorbohn Tree. Mrs. Dion Douclcault ,
Miss Lottie Venne , Fred Terry and Cyril
Maude. The thcmo chosen by the author
Is perfectly original , the Interest of the play
commencing when a woman who has left
her homo with her lover , returns to her
hu'baml and Is received back by him.
Mr. Salomon Is by no means a novlco at
dramatic work , although his previous ef
forts have been of a far less ambitious na
ture. Among other little plays he wrote
"Dimity's Dilemma , " a farce which was
played at the Gaiety In 18S7 In front of
"Monte Crlsto , Jr. , " and "Deceivers Ever , "
a two-act farce , which was teen both nt
the Strand and at the Royalty.
Theatrical celebrities , naturally , play no
small part In the "Fair Women Exhibition , "
which has just opened at the Grafton gal-
larles , and from the time cf Nell Gwynn
and even earlier , down to the present day ,
the dramatic world Is well represented , The
queen 1ms ecnt her famous portrait of Null
Gwynn by Sir Peter Lely to tbo exhibition ,
and Sir Joaliua Reynolds' Mrs. Siddons as
the "Tragic MUM , " has been lent by the
? arl of Warwick. Among the other theatri
cal pictures may be innnllcncd Gain bor
ough's portrait of Mn. Jcrdan ( Dsrothy
Bland ) , the celebrated comic actress , who
died iu 1S1G ; a. F. Watts' portrait of Mrs.
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather for Omaha and Vicinity
Partly Cloudy : Cooler ; Variable Winds.
I'IKC.
1. Crlppln Creeh M Horn Delimit.
Kiiropeiin Powers .Mora Conlldent.
Unto lllll Tell * Where IIo U At.
3. Omnlm ( loin Another ( . ( eking.
V. of N. DofentH the Y. 31. C. A.
Thlril tny ) of the Union Piirk Itneex.
Hurry .McCoy Contloted of Hchtliii ; .
3. Kxpert Opinion of the Now Kllle ,
Cnlllne the Itoll on Prof. SmIth'H Cixe.
Mtmthii Kent Kxtiito Matter * .
1'roin the I'nr l.'mtcrii Countries.
I. I.un Week In Otimha Soelul Clrolri * .
0. Nehnifdcn Stuto Ilink Statement.
Trouble OUT u Mall Hnx.
StiiilentH Through ulth Homo Schools.
( ) . Council lIliifT * I.oriil Mutter * .
7. Itoir OierVorltlnt : Hour * lit I'ort Crook.
In tlio Homo of tin * Siieiigerhund ,
I.lfo Among the I.otvly Sqtmttvr * .
H. U'hiit the ClinrohcH Offer Totluy.
10. lUilMIng llraiitlful llnrraekx.
With the < ! ramt Army of Labor.
11. Wnnmnl Her \Vnjrn mill Her World.
Some Method * of GetlliiK Hleh.
13. IMltorliit uiul Comment.
ii. : lion- Great Cltlrs am Mint-tiled.
Cremation In Actual Procent.
14 , Hook * and Perlodlenl * .
Iff. Omiiha'H Local Trade Condition * .
Commercial and financial New * .
LUo Mock Market * Ue\ lowed ,
in. Nclinnka'H Fortieth Illrllnlav.
17. China' * C.reat Hallway Sjstem Young.
Where the silent Heroes Sleep.
Story of it Sixteenth Sir. ct Corner.
1H. "Linirde * , " hy Kinllcoln. .
10. Chunc of the Slmo Ship Com.
SO. Wockly CJrlst of SportlnB Oonilp.
Langtry , painted many yar-j ago , in which
the famous "Jersey Beauty" Is wearing on
her head what looks like n modified salva
tion army bonnet ; Sargent's Ellen Terry ,
as Lady Macboth , which gained a modal
at the World's fair , and W. Splndlcr's
"Sarah Dcrnhardt. "
Titooi'iNci OF TIM : sor.oits.
Oniclnl Celebration of Queen Victoria's
Ittrthdnv Klithornto Ceromo-iy on the
LONDON , May 20. The birthday of Queen
Victoria was officially celebrated today. The
west end of London was especially decor
ated for the occasion with flags and appro
priate emblems and designs.
The prince and princess of Wales , the
duchess of Saxe-Coburg Qotha , the duchess
of Albany , nnd other members of the royal
family witnessed the elaborate military
ceremony known as the "trooping of the
colors , " on the parade ground In Whitehall.
The weather was delightful and the cere
mony attracted many thousands of sight
seers to the spot. The troops which took
part In the ceremony were the first and
second battalions of the Grenadier guards ,
the second battalion of the Coldstream
guards , the first battalion of the Scots
guards and detachments from the second
Life guards.
The procession of the headquarters staff
from St. James' palace Included Colonel
Antrobus of the Grenadier guards , In com
mand , the prlnco of Wales , the duke of
.Yprk , , thft , duke of Cainbr dge , the duke of
Connaugiit , The duke oFTeckT General"'Sir
Evelyn Wood , Major General Sir Francis
W. Grenfell , Major General Sir W. K. Ellis ,
General It. H. Butler , Major General Lord
Methuen , Colonel Lord Suflleld , General Sir
D. M. Frazer , Lieutenant General Sir An
drew Clarke , General Stanley , Colonel G.
W. A. Fit7 , George and Sir Mortimer Du-
rand , the latter In Indian uniform.
The number of persons who witnessed the
"trooping of the colors" was unprecedented ,
no fewer than 30,000 applying for tickets to
the parade ground.
STILL JlAItriNU ON AMNESTY-
Comparison In the House of CommoiiB llo-
t ecn Sentences on Daly nnd I'oltl.
LONDON , May 2C. In the Commons James
O'Connor called the government's attention
to the similarity of the offence of Poltl , the
recently condemned Italian anarchist , to that
of Daly , the Irish political prisoner , saying
that the latter was condemned to penal servi
tude for life , while the former only received
a sentence of ten years Imprisonment. Mr.
O'Connor asked whether In view of these
facts Daly , who had already been leu years
In prron , might not be released.
John Redmond pointed out that Poltl had
confessed , while Daly maintained that the
bombs he was connected with had been
placed where they were found by agents of
the police .
Mr. Asqulth said the government did not
regard this as a proper time to Interfere with
the sentence Imposed on Daly.
"Tho Irish people , " sa'ld Mr. Redmond ,
"wcru given to understand at the last elec
tion that amnesty would be granted to politi
cal prisoners. Therefore , I charge the gov
ernment with brcnch of political faith. " Mr.
A&qulth did not reply to this thrust.
i : IN HAVT AVKIOA.
Over a Hundred Mu\u Traders Killed hy
ItrltlHli Troop * .
PORT SAID , May 26. News was received
of a great battle fought near Lake Nyassa
between the British forces and the slavers.
Makajlra , chief of the slavers , attacked a
British post , Fort Magulre , at the head of
2,000 warriors. Major Edwards , In command
of 200 troops , defended the fort. The natives
sustained a crushing defeat and fled. They
were pursued by a portion of the British
force and the latter found 102 slavers dead ,
In addition to a largo number of wounded
Makajlra , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No Ciihlnnt In Sight ,
PARIS , May 20. M. Ilrlsson has declined
the task of forming a cabinet , alleging as the
reason the failure of M. Bourgeois and 1'ey-
tral , who repreeent less advanced Ideas.
It would thus appear that a purely radical
ministry Is Impossible and that a Duptiy
radical cabinet ot concentration Is more
likely to be successful. In such a combina
tion It U possible thnt UrUson , Bourgeois ,
Polncarro , Cavlgnac , Dolcasso , Doumor and
Merclcr may have portfolios. If the present
plans fall , President Carnet will vend a mes
sage to the Chambers announcing that ho
will not be a candidate for re-election to the
preildcncy and a stop-gap cabinet may bo
formed In order to attend to current affairs.
AimrcliUtii In I'urU.
PARIS , May 20. Since the arrest of Ihreo
anarchists , Gucrrln , Deulleu and Gautch ,
the police have discovered that the latter
paid Mueller , who U also In custody , to
execute the bomb outrage In Liege. Gautch
Is also known to have been the accomplice
of Matha and Fence In the Cafe Foyot ex
plosion ,
Hojal Ui'irc | cntiitli < < H Arrive.
BRUSSELS. Muy 26. King Charles of
Rounmnla and Prince Frederick Leopold of
Prussia , who U to represent Emperor Wil
liam cf Germany at the wedding on Monday
next of Princes ! ) Josephine uf Flanders to
Prlnco Charles of Holienzollern-Zltjinarlngen ,
arrived here today.
TUT 1 TO IMPf * i rPTO'Pir > T\
HILL IS DISSA1ISF1ED
Now York Senator Vigorously Attacks the
Proposed Lead Echtd.ilo.
WANTS LEAD ON THE FREE LIST
Declares that the Patty Wai ComrnittoJ to
Prco Taw Materials.
URGES REARRANGEMENT OF THE RULES
If Gorman Inferred There Was Doincoratio
Unity IIo Exceeded Ilis Authority.
VOTE ON TELLER'S ' MOTION TO TABLE
Hill Did Not Ulnh to Kill the Menntirn llo-
fore It Win 1'ully Considered nnd nil
tlloncst KfTort Mmlo to
.Modify It.
WASHINGTON , May 26. Senator Hill of
New York made his speech today attacking
the proposed duty of three-fourths of 1 cent
per pound on lead ore nnd lead-silver bearing
ore nnd generally arraigning his colleagues
for their refusal to stand by the democratic
doctrine of free raw materials.
The paragraphs of the tariff bill passed
over yesterday were taken up. The first
was ir > 6 , relating to the duty on wheels of
Iron or steel , car and locomotive wheels ,
otc. The original Jones amendment In
creased the rnto In the house bill from 30
to10 per cent. Today Mr. Vest moved to
substitute a specific rate of I'/i cents per
pound. The McKlnlcy rate Is 2' & cents per
pound.
Mr. Quay supported the Vest amendment
as preferable to an ad valorem duty. It
was agreed to.
The lead paragraph was then taken up.
The house bill made lead ore and lead dross
dutiable at 1C per cent ad valorem upon the
lead contained therein , and classified sliver-
lead ore ns sliver ore where the silver
contained exceeded In value the lead con
tents and admitted them frco of duty. The
finance committee amendment made lead ere
dutiable at three-fourths of 1 cent per pound
nnd made silver-lead ores dutiable at the
same rate on the lead contents according
to a sample and assay at the port of entry.
Mr. Dubols offered an amendment , which
was accepted by Mr. Jones , fixing as the
method of sample and assay that com
mercially adopted In the United States.
Mr. Slioup of Idaho made quite an elabor
ate argument In favor of a duty on argenti
ferous lead ores. IIo contended that the
minor of the west could not compete with
the peon labor of Mexico , and said It silver-
lead ere were admitted free of duty from
Mexico almost every silver-lead mine In the
United States would bo closed. .Mr. Shoup
closed at 12:10. :
Something of j\ \ flurry followed when Mr.
Hill arose , as It was well understood that ho
purposed q vigorous attack on the lead sched
ule. Ho began by moving to place lead ere
and argentiferous lead ere on the frco list ,
but as there were only a few senators In the
chamber , Mr. Aldrlch suggested the absence
of a quorum. He wanted a full senate to
witness the New York senator's arraignment
of his party associates. The electric belle
brought fifty-five senators to the chamber.
Mr. Hill said he realized ns keenly as any
other senator the necessity for early action
on the bill. The country was anxious and
eager. While the bill was not satisfactory
to him and had not been Bines
It was reported , ho was now and
always had been In favor of Us
disposition. He had favored a change of
rules In order to facilitate action. None of
the responsibility for delay rested upon hlra.
Ho regretted that a few senators on his
side , very few he was glad to say , were op
posed to adopting the direct method , but ho
was not disposed to criticise them. They
acted according to their Ideas of public duty ;
ho acted according to his. IIo thought It was
Idle for his party associates to criticise their
friends on the other side for exercising their
privileges under the liberal rules of the sen
ate when they refused to ojinjy the remedy
that was open to them. They ( the repub
licans ) were pursuing the same course the
democrats pursued In 1S90 In the fight
against the force bill. The remedy for thla
condition of affairs lay In proceeding In a
prompt , plain , manly fashion to rearrange
the rules. As he had said before , ho con
tinued , the bill was not satisfactory to him.
It was not satisfactory to other democrats
on this sldo of the chamber , and If the sen
ator from Maryland ( Mr. Gorman ) the other
day Intended to Infer there was democratic *
unity on this bill ho had exceeded his au
thorlty. The bill would not bo satisfactory
to him so long as It contained ono remnant
of the popullstlc Income tax. Still ho thought
the duty of the democrats was not to de
feat It but to modify and perfect It.
Mr. Hill proceeded to explain that ho
l-ad voted against Mr. Teller's motion to kill
the measure before It was fully considered
nnd nn honest effort was made to
modify It. IIo had voted the other day to
place Iron ere on the free list. The vote
stood solitary and alone as far as demo
cratic votes \\ero concerned. Ho did not
anticipate the motion ho now made would
bo carried , but It ought not to require any
argument to convince a democratic senate
that the lead ore should go on the free list.
The democratic parly stood pledged to It.
Lead ere waa a raw material and the part/
was committed to free raw materials.
Mr. Vest replied to Mr. Hill. The duty
proposed In this bill , ho said , was % of a
cent per pound. It was the rate fixed In
the Mills bill that had received such high
commendation. It was proper , ho thought ,
that ho should make a few words of expla
nation. The McKlnlcy bill placed a duty of
I'/i cents on lead and lead-silver bcarlnK
ore.
ore.Mr
Mr , Stewart made a brier ipeech'complfcln-
Ing of tlio discrimination shown In the bill be
tween labor In the cast and the west as Il
lustrated In this Instance ,
Mr ? Dubols followed with a sharp thrust
at Senator Hill for his attack on the finance
committee's amendment. IIo had not be
lieved any senator wpulil stand on the floor
of the senate championing the smelting com
bine and the White Lead trust , which his ac
tion amounted to , as this was the only In
terest * In the entire country which would bo
benefited by admitting lead ere frco of duty.
Mr. Power criticised the rate provided , and
claimed the committee had discriminated
agalnit lead as In favor of lead manufac
tures. He ulso presented figures to show
the operations of the Lead trust and wont
Into detail us to the dlfflcultlo * In the wty ot
lead ore mining. Mr. Shoup then offered an
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