THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 0 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY-MORNING , MAY 30 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
READY FOR THE FRAY
Oripplo Crook Strikers Have Oapturctl AH
tbo Arms in Sight ,
ATTACK EXPECTED AT ANY TIME
All Minors Compelled to Join the Military
Bands ,
ARMY OF DEPUTIES ALSO INCREASED
Everything Indicates a Bloody Battle Will
Take Place Soon.
PROMINENT POPULIST DRIVEN FROM TOWN
btrlkcru Are Itenorted to Have Purchased 11
Cannon and Ilultt n I'ort to Mount
It In-Tho Conduct of Striker *
Lofting Thrill rrk-nds.
CRIPPLE CREEK , Colo. , May 29. The
deputies and strikers arc still keeping at
safe distance from each other. Both sides
are exerting every effort to Increase their
numbers , the strikers using , In some In
stances , loaded Winchesters as arguments.
The strikers become bolder and more In
solent every day. All the smaller towns
are completely subjected and some swaggerIng -
Ing demonstration has been made at Cripple
Creek. There Is nothing manly In the nltl-
tudo of the strikers. Vastly outnumbsrlni ;
the mnlo portion ot the population and being
heavily armed , they have confiscated nearly
all the firearms owned by Individuals. Con
scious alike of their own strength and of
the weakness of the Inhabitants , they con
duct themselves In nn overbearing manner ,
and exact conduct on the part of the Inhabi
tants that Is but llttlo short of the most
abject servility. Today a party entered
Mound City and at the point of Winchesters -
tors forced two union men , who believe In
the union , but not In carrying guns and
using them In violation ot the law , together
with a nonunion man , to go to Bull Hill.
The general Impression hero Is that this
question can be bettlcd only by a terrible
conflict and the people anxiously await the
end , whatever It may be.
To the credit of the strikers , be It said ,
that In some of the camps they have closed
every saloon and placed guards over them.
The strikers now expect to be attacked
frdm three different points and.have messed
their forces at Bull Hill. Two principal
approaches have been undermined and largo
quantities of dynamlto placed so that , by
means of electricity , the mines can be ex
ploded from the , .fort.
DENVER , May 29. Sheriff Bowers of El
I'aso county was In Denver today In con
sultation with Cripple Creek mine owners.
Ho did not call on the governor. Ho said
ho had determined to enforce the laws In
Cripple Creek and put the mine owners In
possession of their property. Deputies are
bqlng mustered In this city as rapidly us
p'dsslble. All men nro being accepted for
the service who have guns.
II. B. Gortncr , a prominent populist , was
'driven out of the camp today and warned
that he would be killed If he returned. It
is supposed the miners suspected he was In
league with the mlno owners. A Galling
gun has been ordered to bo sent from Chicago
cage as quickly as possible , to be used by
the deputies against the miners.
DIVIDE , Colo. , May 29. It has rained
nearly all day and this evening. The dis
appointment over the small number of re
cruits had a depressing effect on the miners
mid about a dozen have returned to Denver.
The strikers are reported to have purchased
a rifled cannon , which Is now on the way
here. They have constructed a fort for the
cannon Just north of Wilbur.
BCAKUITY 01' COAI. ailKATI.Y FKI.T.
In MlMourl , Kniunn nml Arknnmis IJu l-
neim Is IleRlnnlng to Suffer.
' ST. LOUIS. May 29. Specials from rail
road centers of Missouri , Kansas and
Arkansas Indicate that business there U
becoming affected by the coal miners strike
and the consequent scarcity of coul.
At Sedalla , Mo. , the Missouri Pacific shops
shut down at noon yesterday for the re
mainder of the month. The shops of tie )
Control branch railroad at Atchlson , Kan. ,
which Is controlled by the Missouri Pacific
In that city , have been closed down In
definitely. Several regular freights have
also been discontinued.
At Van Burcn , Ark. , the Missouri Pacific
road shops and round house arc at a stand-
ptlll , nothing but passenger and perishable
freight trains moving , owing to the scarcity
of coal caused by 1,000 men striking Sunday
at Coal Hill , Huntliigton and Jenny Llml.
There are but twenty-five carloads of coal
accessible and that Is to bo used for pas
senger trains and emergencies only. The
Bhut-down Is only till the strikers resume
. work.
NEW YORK , May 29. The anthracite
coal sales agents today advanced the price
ot broken and egg coal 16 cents a ton and
ot stove and chestnut 26 ccntu u ton , for the
eastern trade. For the western trade , all
elzes wcro advanced 25 cents per ton. The
production for Juno was fixed .at 2,700,000
tons.
SIOUX FALLS. S. U. . May 29. The Illinois
Central has begun to draw on Its 1,500 tons
of coal here , a third of U being shipped to
Freeport , III. , yesterday. It has a largo
supply In reserve at Sheldon , In. , still.
HANNIBAL , Mo. . May 29. Judge Wil
liams of the United States court Instructed
Wr. Cryslor , attorney for J. A. Ilovard , re
ceiver of the Loom Is Coal company , to
open the mines nt Bevler and to bcsln
operating them. lie Instructed the rc %
cclver to employ any miners that he could
Bccure If the old men refused to work. Ho
paid that ho wanted the mines to bo In
operation at this time , when there wan such
a good profit In the business and that ho
proposed to have them In operation.
LINCOLN , 111. , May 29. The effect of the
coal Htrlke Is being felt stronger than ever
here. The roller mills have closed down
and yesterday the electric street cars wcro
Obliged to stop running Its cars.
MINNEAPOLIS , May 29. A West
Superior , WIs , , special to the Journal says :
The price of soft coal has risen from 12.75
at the opening ot navigation to $3.50. Coal
men estimated that the docks will be
cleared up by Juno 20.
Mnrtilmlii Moio Coul Trains. ,
TERRB HAUTE. Ind. , May 29. A tele
gram received at the general offices of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois road this after
noon Biyn the coal train was moved without
any trouble at Clinton Locks , with United
Elates Marshal Hawkins aboard. The miners
made no resistance , though they were very
sullen. This U largely duo to the personal
efforts of President Dunklrlcy ot the Miners
association , who went up last night and
made speeches urging them not to Interfere
with the train. The miners had previously
\oted 4 to 1 not to allow the train to bo
moved , having been led to believe that the
interference by the federal courts was a
myth and that the dispatches to that effect
. wore forRcrlev The train Is now on Its way
to Danville ,
Don't Propose to IjtrlUe.
KNOXVILLU , Tcnn. , May 29 , Ever slnc
tha miners ot the Coal Cieek district re
turned to work on Friday last the striking
miners of tho'Jelllco district have been en-
faoavorlng to Induce them to como out again ,
'A ' delegation ot striking Jelllco minors have
b on In the Coal Creek region for several
day * and a mass meeting was held to-
day to determine what action will bo taken.
The miners who dcslro to work arc backed
by the operators , who have armed them with
rifles , and the miners fay they will fight It
necessary. Another shipment of rifles lui
been tent from Knoxvllle , and unless an
amlcablo adjustment Is reached trouble may
follow.
CONI'MCTH IN S1OIIT.
Homo Placrft Wlirro I.Kr * of Ntrllccrt nml
Deputies Arc 111 ilenpiinly.
BRAZIL , " Ind. , May 29. The strike situa
tion In thls district Is becoming desperate.
All night lo'ng the strikers at Knlghtsvllle
keptjivatch for freight trains , but the Van-
cl.illa road had been warned and held the
trains until morning. The strikers have
made up a purse today to prosecute the Van-
dalla for running two loaded trains by a
crossing without stopping.
Miners are guarding every railroad In the
county. Last night several hundred strikers
held a northbound train on the Chicago &
Indiana Coal railroad and demanded to bo
hauled to Stone Bluff. The trainmen refused
and the strikers , fearing the law for stop
ping the malls , allowed the train to proceed ,
The miners threaten to stop the waterworks
and the street car line In this city , and
trouble seems Inevitable.
OTTUMWA , la. , May 29. Six hundred
strikers went to Evans today to try and In
duce the miners to go out. The Centervlllo
miners , who were well armed , wcro the
leaders of the disturbance. The governor
has an aide on the scene and the national
guard will bo ordered from'this city and
Oskaloosa If needed. The strikers openly
declare that they propose violence Thursday
If the colored miners do not come out.
Superintendent Baxter and the working
miners nre all armed and ready for an at
tack.
POMEROY. 0. , May 29. Senator Camden's
mines at Splllmun , W. Va. , eight miles be
low hero , are being moved on by COO strikers
who went there by boat this morning. The
works nro guarded by sheriff and ten depu
ties , with a Galling gun. These are the
only mines In operation In this district and
a determined effort Is being made to close
them. The hills surrounding the works are
thronged with people watching the move
ments of the strikers , who say there will bo
no trouble unless perpetrated by the authori
ties.
ties.MINONK
MINONK , III. , May 29. Two miners were
arrested today for passing through the lines
at Camp Culver. Sheriff Toole , with a
force of deputies , made the arrests. Many
Italian miners from Ronakc , twelve miles
distant , arc here , but there Is no evidence of
trouble.
HUNTINGDON. W. Va. , May 29. Compa
nies I and G of the state militia of this city
were ordered out by Governor McCorkle this
morning to the Camdcn mines to prevent the
working of the , miners. The soldiers were
ready and on a train In four minutes.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , May 29. An or
der from Secretary of War Lament has been
received at Fort Leavenworth for three
companies of military to move Immediately
to McAlester , I. T. , to suppress the mluo
trouble and restore to the owners the prop
erty now held by the strikers.
UNIONTOWK , Pa. , May 29. The threat
ened raid on the Kyle plant did not. take
place today. Dispatches report everything
quiet through the region and many of the
plants working with Increased forces. At
the , Murphy inlno near hero last night tlio
strikers cut looco a number of loaded and
empty cars and they were badly wrecked.
A large section of track was also lorn up ,
but there was no other damage.
Deputy Wants Iteliiroreeinent * .
MACON , Mo. , May 29. Deputy Sheriff
Turner , stationed 'at ' Kansas & Texas mine
No. 40 , has coino here after the sheriff
and reported that the Randolph delegation
of striking , miners now camped near No.10
Is preparing to Invade the company's woiks
and force the miners there to abandon work.
There are about 400 men In the Randolph
county crowd. The sheriff gathered a posse
andleft for the scene. Mine No. 4G Is about
four miles toutliuest of here and Is the
finest plant In the county. It Is reported
that tbo alr and hoisting shafts have been
fired.
All I'oinerof JMlncM Quit.
POMEROY , O. , May 29. The delegation of
miners who went down the rlvor today by
steamboat , 800 strong , to Induce the miners
at Splllinan , W. Va. , to ccaso work , came
back tonight with flying banners and band
playing. They accomplished their mission
without nn unkind word on either side.
This clears every mlno In the Pomeroy bond
without violence.
J'ittnlMiri ; Operators Itniily to Settlo.
P1TTSBURG , May 29. At a meeting of
coal operators hero tonight u commlttea
was appointed to formulate a plan for a
settlement of the strike. The committee
has full powqr 'to ' act for the Plttsburg
operators , and can settle for the district at
any price they may see fit.
Militia Itcmly nt Oitkiiloosii.
OSKALOOSA , la. . May 29. The camps of
the striking miners have Increased to about
COO men here , but no outbreak has yet oc
curred. The governor has placed the na
tional guard at the disposal of the sheriff ,
and u largo number of deputies remained
to preserve order.
Alt Oulet at .Mlnonlt.
MINONK , 111. . May 29. The coal strlko
at this place , so far as active demonstration
Is concerned , Is thought to bo practically
over. All the militia Is now gene and
Sheriff Toolu has discharged nearly all of
his deputies , At Wcnona today everything
wus quiet.
No Settlement In Mght.
COLUMBUS , O. , May 29. Patrick Mc-
Bryde , secretary of the United Mlno Workers
association , denies absolutely the statement
telegraphed over the country that there has
been or Is any probability of an Immediate
iettlcment of the strike ,
Mord Colorado MliiurH Oult.
DENVER. May 29. Immediate . trouble
with coal miners at Rouse and Walscnburg
has been averted. Today 200 miners at
House- quit work and joined the body of
strikers and the party , 2,000 strong , moved
out of the district.
Governor \Vnlto t'rnni Kldimpirs.
DENVER , May 29. Almost at the last
moment Governor Walte decided not to go
to Cripple Creek until tomorrow morning.
It Is said ho was afraid tlio deputies would
kidnap him.
VlllKV U.lMN.lV J Kt'K.lTKI > ,
Umahu Dlvlnloii of Hallway Telegrapher *
I'roiiiliirs to Ho Uooil uml Is lleliututed.
DENVER , May 29. The Railway Tel
egraphers held their election today , which
resulted In a defeat for Grand Chief Ram
say , his successor being Walker V. Powell
of Wichita , Kan. The vote was fifty-nine
to fifty-six. The telegraphers endorsed the
action of Grand Chief Ramsay In suspend
ing the Omaha charter. He expressed a
willingness to restore the charter If the
Omaha division would obey his former
orders. F. E. Gllllland promised this would
bo done. Grand Editor Thurston was ex
onerated from all charges made against
him , The olllccs of assistant grand chief
and senior telegrapher wore created. It
was decided to organize a ladles' auxiliary
and Chief Ramsay's recommendation that a
federation ot all railway organizations bo
formed was adopted.
Movements of Seagoing Vessels Mny "I ) .
At San Francisco Cleared Gaelic , tor
Yokohama and Hong Kong.
At Bremen Arrived Alter , from New
York.
At New York-Arrlved-Westernland ,
from Antwerp.
At Southampton Arrived Lahn , from
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Hibernian , from
Montreal ; Siberian , from Philadelphia.
At London Arrived America , from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived -Gallla , from Bos
ton ; Parisian , from Montreal.
HILL MARES THINGS LIVELY
Would Put Senators on tlio Hack Instead ol
Newspaper Men ,
SUMMON THEM ALL IF NECESSARY
Lively Colloquy Ilotuecn Dnvhl llennett
nml Xehranlm'K Junior Senator , In Which
Grity uml IlnrrU Tnko n Ilauil
Tariff Took n Hack Scat.
WASHINGTON , May 29. The right of
newspaper correspondents to refuse to give
Senator Cray's bribery and sugar Investi
gating committee the sources of their Information
mation was brought bcforo the senate today
in tlio slmpo of a report from that commit
tee. In the morning hour Senator Kyle
( populist of South Dakota ) , In order to avoid
further conflict over the passage of a reso
lution declaring the sense of the senate
against noninterference with the affairs of
the Hawaiian Islands , agreed to walvo a
vote on his resolution If a vote could be se
cured on the Turplc resolution reported from
the committee on foreign rel.ttjons.
Senator Vest , democrat of Missouri , of
fered as a substitute for the Turple resolu
tion one declaring that from the facts anil
papers before the senate It would bo unwlso
and Inexpedient to consider a project of an
nexation ; that the highest Internal Interests
require that , the people of Uie Sandwich
Islands should chose their own form of gov
ernment and line of policy , and that foreign
Interference with the affairs of these Islands
would be regarded as an act unfriendly to
the United States.
A motion of Senator Hoar to lay the Vest
amendment on the table was defeated , IS
yeas , 20 nays. The tariff bill was taken up
and Senator Proctor of Vermont addressed
the senate In opposition. Senator Pettlgrew
ot South Dakota followed , speaking at home
length In opposition to the bill.
Senator Gray , at the close of the speech
of Senator Pettlgrow , presented to the senate
the report of the select committee delegated
to Investigate the charges of Improper con
duct hi framing the sugar schedule.
Senator Hill objected to Its presentation.
Senator Gray called for Its reading , saying
It was privileged , and after some time had
been spent In discussing that point the sen
ate agreed , and the report was read.
Mr. Hill proceeded to discuss the ques
tions Involved In the decision. Ho argued
that the senate could not lose jurisdiction
simply because a committee made a report ;
that It still had a right to recommit the
report , and , recommitted. In law , It was as If
the report had never been made.
NEWSPAPER MEN'S VERACITV.
Mr. Hlllvsaid he had no personal Interest
-In the Investigation. He thought It proper
enough to Investigate the charges of at
tempted bribery , but he doubted the wis
dom and propriety of this proceeding.
Whether newspaper men always told the
truth or ever told the truth was a question
which , If the senate entered upon It. this
body could bo kept busy until the end of
time.
The senate smiled audibly at this state
ment of the New York senator , but It led
to a very Interesting debate between Mr.
Hill and Mr. Allen of Nebraska , n member
of the bribery committee. Mr. Allen Inter
rupted Mr. Hill to say It was
not the truthfulness of the corre
spondents that the committee was
charged to Investigate , ft was whether at
tempts had been made to brlba senators ,
whether the Sugar trust had made large
political contribution ! ! for the purpose of In
fluencing legislation and whether senators
had been speculating In Sugar stocks. Ho
asked Mr. Hill If he contended that the sen
ate had been right to Investigate the charge
that senators had speculated In Sugar
stocks' .
"Not exactly , " replied Mr. Hill. "But I
have grave doubt If a senator bhould como
before a committee and refuse to answer
questions relative to his private business ,
whether the committee could compel him to
do so. Tlio decisions of the courts are
against It. "
"Does the senator believe a senator conld
speculate In Sugar stock without that In
vestment influencing his vote ? " Inquired Mr ,
Allen.
"Tho senator confounds the legal ques
tion , " replied Mr. Hill , "with the question
of propriety. A senator who speculates in
Sugar stock violates no law. "
"Hut , " Interrupted Mr. Allen , "It would
not bo more proper for n senator to Invest
money In any enterprise to bo affected by
his vote than It would bo for a judge on
the bench to render a decision In a case In
which he was Interested. The question of
public morality goes to the foundation of
the Integrity of the government. A senator
has a legal right to do what Is not pro
hibited. "
"A legal , " retorted Mr. Allen , "bud no
moral right. "
"Ono question at a time , " said Mr. Hill.
"He would have as much right as a sena
tor who , being owner of silver mining
property , would vote on the silver question.
If , pending action on the sugar schedule , a
senator should speculate In sugar , It might
be an act of Impropriety , but It would not
constitute a crime. "
GET AFTER THE REAL CULPRITS.
"If the committee desired to gett at th'o
facts why did they not call the senators
whoso names had been connected with the
charges Instead of prosecuting newspaper
men who had no personal knowledge and
whose Information was obtained from con
fidential sources ? "
"But , " Interjected Mr. Allen , "If the ques
tions usked the newspaper men were irrele
vant they Bhould be exempted from testify
ing. "
"Why call the newspaper men Instead of
the men themselves ? " retorted Mr. Hill.
Mr. Gray , chairman ot the commercial
committee , hero Interrupted to compare the
Investigation to a coroner's Inquest and
wanted to know of Mr. Hill If n witness ,
having made a tUutement that he had heard
that ono man had been killed by another ,
could hu rcfusq to give his authority ?
Mr. Hill parried this question. A trial In
court , u legal Investigation , ho said , was
u very different thing from a congressional
Inquiry. There eyewitnesses were wanted.
"That Is Just about what wo want , " said
Mr. Gray.
"Well , you are going a long way around
the horn to look for them , " retorted Mr ,
Hill , with Some Irony In his tone.
"How are wo to get them ? " aiked Mr ,
Gray.
"Call the senators themselves , " replied Mr.
Hill. Impulsively ; "that is the best way. "
"How are we to toll who the senators
are ? " asked Mr. Allen.
"If you don't know , " said Mr. Hill , with
great emphasis , "call them all. So long as
you have foolishly , as I think , entered upon
this Inveitlgation , It Is your duty to ex
haust U. "
Mr. Hill declared that If a newspaper man
had made a statement reflecting on his honor
or Integrity and should go before a committee -
too and testify that ho knew nothing per
sonally of the charge , lip ( Mr. Hill ) would
be the next witness. He continued ;
"As long as you have entered upon this
flcJd of Inquiry the whole of It should bo
explored. I have appealed from the de
cisions for certain reasons. First , the news
paper men nre from my state ; they repre
sent four papers In my state. Second , I
dcslro to present my views. Third , I be
lieved the senate was entering upon ground
It ought not to head upon and that no good
could come of the arrest of one'ot these
newspaper men , for I deny the right of the
vice president to certify those fact * to the
district attorney under the statute without
affirmative action by the senate ; and , fifth ,
I believe the senate has no right to go
further than It has gone. "
Then after some wrangling between Mr.
Harris and Mr , Hill , during which the Interchange -
torchange ot courtesies was quite acrimo
nious , and after an Ineffectual effort on Mr.
Hill's part to Introduce a resolution declar
ing the questions asked the newspaper men
for which they wcrd to bo held In con
tempt were not pertliipnt , and that the
facts should not bo Rectified to the district
attorney , Mr. Ffnrrls1 moved to table the
appeal , and It wns carried without division ,
Mr. Hill then "pfferetl another resolution
to the effect that certification of the re
calcitrancy should not be mndo to the dis
trict attorney until the senate had taken
further action. Mr. Harris objected , when
Mr. Hilt said ho had no objection to the
resolution going bvcr. The vlco president
said : "It will go over. "
Mr. Harris said It could not go over be
cause It had not yet been Introduced and
could not be , but the chair did not alter
the ruling.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the lumber paragraph In the tariff bill , and
Mr. Squire of Washington addressed the
senate In opposition to free lumber. Mr.
Halo then offered nn amendment to place n
uniform duty of $1 on all lumber. This was
defeated. ,
Mr. Allen of Nebraska moved to place
all lumber , shingles , boards , etc. , used In
building of residences upon the free list.
Without action on Mr. Allen's amendment ,
at C o'clock , the senate went Into executive
session , and a few minutes later adjourned
until Thursday at 10 o'clock.
M.IIHSU ll'.fll TKltllllll.K ,
frenchman ' 'aid to Have Sold u Deadly In
tention to I lie Dreltinnd.
PARIS , May 29. La Patrle today an
nounces that the , notorious Turpln , the In
ventor , whose name tome time ago came
prominently before the public In connection
with the Invention of the explosive known as
melinite , and 'who was subsequently Im
prisoned , angered dtthc | refusal of France
to purchase his latest Invention , has left the
country and has sold tb the powers composing
the Dreibund the secret of the manufacture
of a terlrble war nlaclilne. The latter Is
said to comprise a new explosive and n new
projectile , which , Itjjs claimed , will com
pletely transform the .art of warfare and the
conditions under which It Is waged , renderIng -
Ing Its possessors the masters of Europe.
Turpln yielded to thb' personal urglngs of a
foreign sovereign and has received several
million francs on account.
The statement that Turpln has left the
ccuntry and sold his ( Invention to the Drei
bund has caused somewhat of a sensation.
M. Leherls.se cnnounc'es his Intention to In
terpellate the government on the subject.
M. Mercler , minister of war. has been In
formed of this Intention and says he will
not object to meeting the question after he
has had a conference with his colleagues.
He admits he refused to see M. Turpln and
also declined to negotiate with him. Ho
scouts the Idea that Turpln's new Invention
Is an Important one.
OKIIMANY IlIXilSTKKS A KICK.
Docs Kot Itellsll the ftorent ArqulHltlon of
Afrit-nil Territory l > y Knliinil.
BERLIN , May 29. A dispatch from Brus
sels , published here senil-ofnclally , says that
Germany has prot93tei ] to the government
of the independent Congo state ngalnU the
recent convention with Great Britain by
which the latter power practically obtained
a strip of territory which gives her ' uninter
rupted communication ibetwcen Cairo and
Cape Town. It is added that the German
government pointed iout that the' ' frontier
limits agreed tiprn' between Germany and
the Congo state In 1SS { pould not , be moJI-
tled without the consent of Germany.
BRUSSELS , May 20-H , U positively de
nied here In official fyrcles tnnt there Is
any truth In the storj , published 1 , nrllf )
saying that Germany JjVj Jlimtcstcil to tha
government of the Independent , Congo state
against the recent convention with Great
Britain. , '
IsuivroiiiuIlanil'I.ogIi < Iatiiru Prorogued.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. . 'May 29. The legisla
ture has been prorogued again to June 7.
This assures the defeat of the Whltewayltes.
The Trinity trial Is almost sure to be fin
ished before that time and Whlteway , Bond
and Watson will. It Is tliougfit.'certainly be
disqualified , thus giving the government n
working majority , ln the assembly to pass
the revenue supply bill.
Captain Cuntlllio In DUgraco.
LISBON , May 29. Captain Casttlho of the
Portuguese warship Mlndello , who was In
command at Rio de Janeiro when the Bra
zilian Insurgents werp taken on board that
vessel , and who was also In command when
the Insurgents escaped , has been Imprisoned
In the marine barracks hqre pending his
trial by court martlal , (
Coal Heaven * oi > u Strike.
LIVERPOOL , May 29. The coaling of the
Cunard line steamer Campania has been tem
porarily suspended owing to a strike of 1DO
unionist coal heavers who were engaged In
the work. The grievance of the men Is
that the Cunard company Insists upon main
taining its right to employ nonunion work
men.
Irish I.lnen Tnidn Kt
BELFAST , May 29. The Northern Whig
says the stagnation In the demand for
Irish linens , owing to the delay In the dis
position of the tariff bill in the United
States , Is about to compel the failure of
the oldest and best known firms of Belfast.
All creditors will be jtald In" full.
DimgnroiiH Jllnesu of n NovclUt.
LONDON. May 29. J , M. Barrio , the
novelist , author of "A1 Window In Thrums , "
etc. , whoso Illness was' announced by the
Associated press on Saturday last , Is now
In u critical condition. Mr. Barrio Is suf
fering from pneumonia , and the disease has
extended to Ills second liirig ,
Knglliili Cotton Mllli Shut Down.
LONDON , May 29-rTlie. 'cotton mills at
Hayfleld , Derbyshire , wncil by Mr. T. II.
Sldobottom , member of ' parliament from
Stalybrldge , have been' shut down , owing to
the depression In the cottton trade. The
stoppage of these mills has thrown 3,000
people out of work. _
NeuiU Continued yulet.
LONDON , May 29. The following bulletin
*
was Issued this mornjnj } by Mr. Gladstone's
physicians : "Mr ; 'Oladstono Jias passed a
very good night and. bis cyo Is doing well ,
but continued quiet Is ; still deemed -neces
sary. " _ ,
Itccultril by , the I'ope.
ROME , May 29. 'jhe pope today re
ceived Rt. Rev. Japcp Schwebach , D. D. ,
bishop of La Crossft jWIs. , and lit. Rev.
Thomas Daniel Be van. D. D. , bishop of
Springfield , Mass. } v _
1'our Men Crunlicdlliy n Fulllnc llouo.
BERLIN , May 29.t-Four workmen were
killed and six Injured by the collapse ot a
house In Kochstrassev which was In process
of reconstruction ,
llulgarlan Cabinet Ketilgni.
SOFIA , May 29. The Bulgarian cabinet
has resigned. Dr. Ol precoff , the minister
of foreign affairs , has teen charged to form
a new cabinet. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cholera Iq Itunsln.
BLESLAU , May29. . Asiatic cholera has
appeared In the -town of Mlsslowltr , Prus
sian Silesia. ThWo has been ono death
from the disease and another person la 111 ,
Cabinet Mult Itealgn.
SOFIA , May'29. Th6 resignation ot the
cabinet has long been considered necessary
In order to settle the variances ot opinion
which eflst In government circles.
Ulello Hain't Had Kuouch.
niO DE JANEIRO , May 29. It Is reported
that Admiral do Mellowill make an en
deavor to raUe funds Iq Europe with the
purpose ot reviving the revolution.
Decline * thu Honor ,
PARIS , Mar 28. M , Qambona declined to
become minister ot war.
FLOODS IN THE NORTHWEST
All Railroad Communication with the Sound
Country Cut Off by High Water ,
TRACKS AND BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY
Many at the Itlvnrs Higher thnn Kvcr Known
JU'fore Siilmmi WhcrU In the Co
lumbia In Hunger of llclng
Wuitht'tl A\uiy.
PORTLAND. Ore. , May S9. The Willam
ette river continues to rise at the rnto of n
half Inch per liour. The wholesale district
of the city Is almost entirely Hooded and busIness -
Iness Is practically suspended. Itoports
from tlio upper Columbia region arc to the
effect that the water Is still rising there.
At Umatllla a rise of three feet slnco yester
day Is reported.
The Union 1'aclflc train due here yesterday
morning Is at Grants. The eastbound pas
senger train which left hero last nlRhl Is
at Boonevlllc , There were several washouts
between Buonevlllc and Ca-cado locks.
Three miles cast of Arlington about 1,000
feet of track Is out In one place and at
Castle Hock there is a bad washout. The
wires are down west of Grants and no re
ports as to the condition of the track irniy
bo expected. The Northern Pacific track ]
are under water at both landings of the
Kalerrm ferry and pasengers and malls are
being transferred by boat. Intelligence
comes from the upper Columbia that the
high water Is playing havoc with the salmon
wheels thenIt Is reliably stated that
should the water rise two feet higher It will
sweep away every wheel In the upper and
middle Columbia , entailing a great loss.
SPOKANE , Wash. , May 2'J. The Spokane
river continues to rise slowly. Another
bridge went out last night , the old Rose
Park car bridge. It had been condemned
and the loss is small. Most of Honner's
Perry is under water and the people have
taken to the hills.
HIGHER THAN EVER KNOWN.
MOUNT VERNON , Wash. , May 29. The
Skaget river Is twenty Inches higher than
over , before known , being twenty-three feet
above the low water mark. Railroads are
washed out and bridges gone. No trains
have reached here slnco last Friday. At
places the track is washed out for miles and
rails and ties are lodged in the trees and
brush and on the house tops. Many reports
of destitution have come In. The river
has begun to fall.
The Union Pacific trains in Oregon are
Indefinitely delayed. Northern Pacific pas
sengers are being transferred to a steamer
at Kalema and brought to the city. Owing
to the slow rlso of the water ample time
is given to secure property and the damage
will be small.
SPOKANE , Wash. , May 29. The river
rose three Inches last night and is still
rising. The Dennis and Bradley bridges are
expected to go at any moment and with
them the Olive street and Washington street
bridges. Many houses are undermined and
are settling. The water Is four and a half
feet higher at the new water works than
ever before known. Work has been aban
doned 'altogether. The Union Pacific bridge
still stands , but Is expected to go. The
JUjlJflJJ. A.cillc. andiGreatNorthern tracks
arc inundated "and truffle Is suspended ,
ALL RAILROADS BLOCKADE ! } .
' SEATTLE , 'Wash.May 29. The Puget
sound region Is almost cut off from railway
communication with the east. The Cana
dian Pacific , Great Northern , Northern Pa
cific and Union Pacific roads are all blockaded
pn account of the floods. On the first named
road the waters of the .Frazer river are
higher than they have been known for
twenty years , and a vast expanse of territory
Is under water , much damage having been
done the farmers and to the property of the
railroad. The bridge across the Columbia
river at Ilevelstoko has been washed away.
The Skaget river Is falling rapidly , and the
washouts of the const lines will be repaired
In a day or two. No trains arrived today
from the east over the Northern Pacific , but
a passenger train left this evening In the
expectation that by the time It reached the
scene of the trouble the break will have
been repaired. In the Immediate vicinity of
the city the high waters are rapidly receding ,
and no further damage Is expected.
UUUAT n.OODS IN VICTORIA.
I'mstT Ittver Devastate * * the Mont 1'ortllo
Section of that Province.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 29. The Exam
iner today has a special from Victoria , I ) .
C. , telling of an appalling waste and destruc
tion resulting from floods along the Fraser
river and Its numerous tributaries. Many
thousand acres of fruitful land arc covered
with water , on which floats the debris of
ruined homes , costly dikes and expensive
bridges. Hundreds of people nro seeking
shelter on rafts and on the highlands , and
loss , of life is reported. Tlio flooded district
embraces the most extensively cultivated
region of the province , extending fifty miles
along the banks of the Fraser from New
Westminster. It Is stated that the great
bridge of the Cana'dlan Pacific at Itevcl-
stoke Is gone , and another at Mission City.
AH crops are ruined.
GOOD ItAIN IJT IIUl'FALO COUNTY.
Flood ( lutes Opened unil the Soil ( llicti a
Miicli-NopiliMl Soaking.
KEARNEY , Neb. , May 29. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) The drouth which has
prevailed hero for several weeks past was
broken tonight about 9:30. : A terrible rain
storm , accompanied with heavy wind and
hall , raged here for over an hour , and the
streets and cellars arc flooded. The hall
did no particular damage so far as learned
except to garden truck , which Is pounded to
pieces. A lot of llttlo folks were In the city
hall when the storm came up , practicing for
Decoration day , and Eomo cried and one
fainted while the storm was raging.
J-ltKXCJl CUXHUJi EXV1TKI ) .
Objeeted to the l.unsimcfi of a I'rlcst Con
cerning the French Government.
ST. LOUIS , May 29. A special to the Re
public from New Orleans says : The French
consul here , George I ) . Danglade , has started
an International and religious question which
has greatly stirred up the Catholics of this
city and will bo called to the Immediate at
tention of the president and Secretary
Grcsham. The demand for the cxcquator
left hero today for Washington , There were
threats of personal violence against the con
sul , but wiser counsel prevailed. Father
Moyso , superior of the Capuchin order of
missionaries In France , was Invited to preach
In St. Augustine's cathedral In tlila city , and
In Ills address spoke , as the French consul
declares , disrespectfully of the Trench re
public. The consul declared that unless
Father Mdyso made a public retraction of
what ho said ho would consider It his duty
as consul to denounce him to the French
government. Father Moyse retracted , and
the whole affair created profound Indignation
among the Catholics.
m
Itovcnuo Steamer Wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 29. It la learned
from a private letter ifrom Sltka that the
United States revenue steamer Patterson was
wrecked on the 3d Inat. The Patterson was
engaged in surveying along the northern
coast and on the date mentioned experienced
a storm in Queen Charlotte sound. Not
withstanding the endeavor to get her out
Into the Pacific she was driven on the rocks
near Point Simpson. When the storm
abated the vessel could not be moved. The
United States steamer Hastier hove la sight
the next day and took the officers and crew.
Twenty-four lours later the Patterson was
hauled oft , but s she bad eevcral holes In
her bottom she wan beached until temporary
repairs could bo effected , She then pro
ceeded to Sltka.
J-'oit .tins , ji.inift/t'ir.
Her Mother ( Him nn Outline of Some Newly
Dlnroiernl Testimony.
LONDON , May 29. nnrone.ts Ilooiuo. the
mother of Mrs. Mnybrlck , now undergoIng -
Ing a sentence of Imprisonment for lite
upon conviction of having poisoned her
husband , has sent a letter to the news
papers , accompanied by a pamphlet ,
which Is snld to give the latent evidence
collected in favor of the prisoner. The
baroness appeals I\H an Ainrilcnn and ns n
mother for the asplHtnnru of the pi ess In
Kccurlng justice for Mrs. Mnylirlck. Tlio
baroness Hi yn Mie understands ! the refusal
of the home ofllce to reopen the Mnybrlck
cone IB due to the fact the authorities arc
In posseswlon of secret adverse evidence ,
bill , the bnronesa mlclH shu Is certain thai
If she was Informed of the nature of this
evidence she would be able to refute It.
HnroncRH Hoqtio says nho in confident tlmt
her daughter could give her much assistance
If Bhc was allowed to converse freely with
the prisoner. This pilvllctic , however , Is
denied her. The pamphlet eontnitiH an
ullldnvlt , dated February 9 , 1S9I , potting
forth tlmt the prescription which the
baroness found In a bible formerly POM-
sensed by the late ,1 mm-H Mnybrlck , wliU'h
proscription Includes ,11 sonic , IH Identical
with the prescription mixed by M , Unrou-
iint , the chemist of the Avenue. Doyliui ,
Paris , In 1&78. The baroness explain * tlmt
she now remembers that Mr. MnybrleK
obtained this proscription when he suffered
from a face eruption. The nllldtu'lt of
Valentine Charles lllake , the youngest son
of Sir Valentine lllnke. Is also given anil
declares ho gave the deceased , In Febru
ary. 1S83. 1GO grains of arsenic , as Mr. Mu > -
brlck complained that he was unable to OH
lain as much as lie wanted an a tonic.
Finally , there Is the ( frclnrntlon of ( 'nptuln
Fleming of the Uliimhi , who also testifies
tlmt ho often saw .Mr. Mnybrlck tuko
arsenic at his home ut Norfolk.
IlItA/.II.IANS AUK tlKATIH'UL.
United State * National Holiday to lie Cc-le-
hritteil In I ho .smithorn leinllle. ! | )
JHO DK JANEIRO , May 29. Active prop-
nrutloiiH nre being made here for the cele
bration of the Fourth of July. The great
national fete of the United States will be
celebiateil bore In a manner Intciuluil to
demonstrate to the United States the
gratitude of the people of Urazll for the
support received from the government of
the great Amcilcan lopubllc dining the re
cent cUll war. The public nmnlfust'itlon
will consist In a military' and niiuil IP
view and the laying of the cornerstone of
a monument , which will bo surmounted tiy
a statue of President James Monroe , the
author of thu Monroe doctrine. Presi
dent Cleveland has bern requested to a. nl
n T'nitcd Stales rqimdron to Itlo ti > tiiKc
part In the naval review , anil special
medals will bo presented to I'tpu'.ilont
Cleveland and to President Polxoto In c1 > tn-
memoratlon of the triumph of the estab
lished government.
ouruv rixiNu m CAIUNKT.
All the I'ortrollo'i Said to Ito Proihlcil for
Kxrept Wnr.
PARIS , May 29. This , evening It Is an
nounced M. Dupny has completed the li l
of the names of his friends who will rom-
pose the new cabinet , and the following Is
regarded us the final list : 1'rumler , minis
ter of the Interior and minister of wor
ship , M. Dupuy ; public works , M. Harthoii ;
education and arts , M. Luyiiue ; cotntncrut * ,
M. Lortles ; husbandry , M. Vlgler ; colonies ,
M. IJelcas."o : Justice , M. Quorln ; niuiluo ,
M. Kellx Fnure ; finance , M. Poliu-.iliv.
The portfolio of minister of war has not
been bestowed , but It IK expected It will
ge 'A-MMIuntoux or to M. Cainboun.
ii : > Kll ll MIsHloimr.v Conference.
LONDON , Mnj , -.The ! nesslomj of the
Missionary conference of the Cliiui.li of
Knglanil were opened this morning Iji St.
James hall , Pleailllly. Twenty blshopa'were
present , and the hall wns ciowded with
delegates. The nrchblshou of Ciintcruiity
presided. In his Inaugural address ho re
viewed the missionary efforts mndo frorrt
the middle IIKCI , and concluded with de
claring that trie present system of mis
sions by societies could not endure because
their success was largelv due to p.it ty spirit.
Tho. day was approaching , ho udileit , when
societies , like politics , could not lie con
ducted by pin ties. The church must be Its
own missionary society.
At the evening sesi'loiv a paper on "Oar
Relations with the Indian Churches" was
rend by an American , the bishop of Cairo.
Ileluinin Itl l of the Dntleu.
imtTSriELS , May 29. The government
has Introduced a bill In the Chamber of
Deputies proposing an Import duty of 25
francs per 100 kilos on butter and oleomar
garine ; 2 franc : ) per 100 kilos on oats ; 1'j
francs on flour ; 10 francs on preseiveu
vegetables ; 3 franca on oats flour , and 3
francs on preserves of Kaino and potted
meits : and poultry. The bill Imposes various
duties on textiles.
In Memory of u Hull I'lcliter.
MADRID , May 23. Twenty thousand
persons witnessed the funeral procession of
131 Kspartcio , the matador who was killed
in the bull ring on Sunday , an It passed
to the railway station to take thu train
for Seville.
Jl.ll'TIfiT bUl'IRTlKS .IDJOVIty.
Completed Their ISnslncHS and Adjourned to
Mrot at Portland In l.Sil.T.
'
SARATOGA , May 29. The eightieth anni
versary of the American Baptist Missionary
union was continued today. Rov. Charles
Baxter of the Rochester Theological f > eml-
nury presided. The special committee rec
ommended that the executive committee
representing Baptist May anniversaries se
lect Portland , Ore. , 113 the place of the next
meeting. Rev. Alvah Horrlck , president of
Ntnvton Theological seminary of Massa
chusetts , read the report of thn commit
tee on "Tho Relation of Higher education
to Mission Work. " It has held that much
better results would bo had , especially In
foreign fields , wcro the standard of educa
tion elevated. The finance committee rec
ommendation tlmt fl.ono.000 be raised dur
ing the coming year was adopted.
The series of meetings held during the
past week by several societies of Baptists
ended tonight with the closing Bcsslon of the
Baptist Missionary union. Addresses were
made by representatives from different
mission fields , Including Rev. John Doster
of China , Rev. J , Cniughcad and M , C.
Mason of Slam , Rev. J , Kocnlg of Germany.
The anniversaries will assemble ut Port
land , Ore. , In May , 1S95.
United I'rrBhyterlnn Assembly.
ALBANY , Ore. , May 29. After the openIng -
Ing of the morning session of the United
Presbyterian assembly n rule was adopted
limiting all speakers to flvo minutes. The
report o ( the committee on board of 'fbrelgn
mission was taken up. The report condemns
the action of the board for neglect and care
lessness In not properly auditing tno ac
counts of the defaulting treasurer , Joseph
McKee , but otherwise approved the actions
of the board. Several appointments to for
eign missions were confirmed and a resolu
tion to send two missionaries each to India
and Egypt and to employ school teachers
there was adopted ,
PltUburg , Pa. , was selected as the place
for holding the next general assembly , and
Cannonsburg , Pa. , as the place of meeting
of a general committee on homo mission .
The report of the committee on education
was read and discussed , particularly the
recommendation to make a special appro
priation of $20,000 for colleges and semin
aries , and the whole matter was recom
mitted. The afternoon session was devoted
to hearing the report of the board of pub
lication. A resolution to appoint a com
mittee to Investigate the methods of thu
board was voted down after a warm debute.
DuukuriU' Annual Meeting.
MEYERSDALB , Pa. , May 29. The annual -
nual meeting ol the Dunkurds began hero
today with 4,000 delegates and thousands
of visitors from all parts of the country
present. Elder Enoch Eby of Booth , Kan , ,
was elected moderator. The report of the
standing committee , which Included favor
able action on a petition of the Brethren
Publishing company of Illinois regarding
the sustenance of the church paper , created
a spirited debate and was finally defeated ,
STOOD OFF A MOB
Crowd of Determined Lexington Citizens
Defeated by Dawson County's Sheriff ,
THEY TRY TO LYNCH TWO PRISONERS
Bon Hilton and William Thompson Have a
Narrow Escape ,
ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A CHILD
Their Pnrposa Accomplished at the Muailo A
of a Hovolvor.
TWO OTHERS FORCED TO LEAVE TOWN
Aiithorltlen Handle Three Hundred liullg-
mint People Without IteHortlng to
AVei : | > c > ni-Alt PrimpcctH of further
Tronlilu Thought to Uo Pnitt.
LEXINGTON , Nob. , May 29. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee. ) The preliminary hairing
of Hen Hilton and William Thompson was
conducted In Judge Plorco's court hero
today.'Tho prisoners were accused ot having
committed an assault upon a 10-year-old
girl. The evidence was very damaging to
the defendants , showing that they used a
revolver and threatened the life of the girl
In order to accomplish their purpose. The
court room was packed with nn angry
crowd of men , but no violence wns antici
pated unless the prisoners should hove been
acquitted , and In fact on the evidence that
was Impossible. During the trial , however ,
u grout deal of angry talk was being In-
dulicd ; In upon the streets.
Hilton and Thompson were held to the
district court and Jailed. Immediately upon
the adjournment of court a mob of fully
30'J men captured Rufus Gunn , who was
also Implicated In the affair. The mob's
Intentlon.s were frustrated by the appear
ance of Sheriff Hobson and his deputies. A
compromise was effected whereby Gunn wns
given ilvo minutes to Icavo the city. The
lender and members of the mob plainly stated
that they would have Hilton and Thompson
out of the Jail before midnight.
'Ilio mob , after seeing Gunn started out. -
captured Sam Prouert. an all-around tough { I
and gave him hl cholco of thrco minutes J |
to get out of town , never to return , or a
coat of tur nml
feathera. Probcrt ac
cepted the former proposition. The hint
seen of him ho was hitting the road u out
ward. Serious trouble was anticipated to
night If the mob should micceed In entering
the Jail , as In addition to Hilton and
Iliompson , thrco prisoners , who attempted
io minder Nellson after robbing him , are
conllncd therein.
At 10 tonight everything Is
quiet , al
though ciowds are still collected upon the
streets. The sheriff 1ms sworn In deputies ,
and It. is thought no 'additional ' trouble will
Both Hilton and Thompson are married
men with famllleH living In this city.
I.V.NCI1UI ) A NliGKO.
Florida U'hltoi Circutly Kxpltcil Otrr Ite-
portcil Plots of the Negroes.
JACKSONVILLE , Fin. . May 29.-SpeclaIs
to the Times-Union from Palatka , Fla. , say :
The people of this section are very much , . ,
excited over the discovery of a diabolical 1 |
plot among the negroes to commit outrages M
upon white women. A negro preacher , L. *
T. Burgls , proposed to a number of negroes
that they should seize several white women
and carry them to the swamp and make
them submit to their
embraces. The negroes
Mln 'iiP'l' ' bllt the wlllt03 secured evldenci )
that such
a conspiracy existed and took
steps to guard their homos. Many of tlio
negroes began to leave the country. Ono
of these was Burgls , who went to Georgia ,
wneie he was apprehended. An olllcor re
turned with the negro , but wan Biiddenly
confronted with between Hcvcnty.flvo and
00 mounted men. Being overpowered , there
? , ' ! " JJ"0"1 .0. " " ' < ° Blvo Uurg.s . up
> 'Sro Kliled | , y Will. , Clip * .
NEWRODA , La , , May 29. Gcorgo Paul
on aged negro , offended a band of whlto caps' ' 6 ,
who have been committing outrages In this II
vicinity , and ho was ordered to leave ITo ll
refused and barricaded himself In his i.ou . e
with some friends. Last night the' white
JV/WS Mlt Till ! .11131V.
Dlnehurgo of Knitted Men Ordered from
Uiixlilngton 'Jliunijoi In ( 'ommunil
WASHINGTON , May 29.-Speclal ( Tele
gram to The Beo.-By ) direction of the as
sistant secretory of war. Musician Henry $
Rohm , company D , Eighth Infantry , Fort t
Robinson , and Privates Hans Dahl and 1
Ottlce L , Rlgglo , company C , Twelfth Infantry - ?
fantry , Fort Sully , S. I ) . , will bo discharged
from the service of the United States on
receipt of this order by the commanding
onicers , of tholr rcspcctlvo stations.
The following transfers In tha Seventeenth ?
Infantry , Fort D. A. Runscll. Wyo. . are
ordered ; Captain Charles Greene , from i
company I ) to company K ; Captain George
11. Roach , from company 1C to company II , . ' <
BtiinilliiK lit AnnupollH. v
ANNAPOLIS , Mil , , .May 29. The standing 1"
of the llrat twelve of the nix year graduating j
class of the United States Naval academy *
Is known to bo as follows : Line division , t
1 , Campbell of Wyoming ; 2 , Day of Vermont ; |
3 , Evans-of Florida ; 4 , McNrimco of Kansas ; 'v
5. b'nwyer of Illinois ; 0 , Huascy of New
Hampshire ; 7 , Blukeley of Pennsylvania ; S ,
Jewell , at largo ; U , Dawson of Missouri ; 10 , 4
Davidson of Missouri ; 11 , Thompson of Ohio : 1
12 , Hlnes of Kentucky. All of these are
sure to be appointed ensigns In the navy. )
In the engineer division Porter of Tennes- '
sec , Crank of Texas , Moses of Georgia and
Ilaxuruuck of Idaho passed In the order T
named. Crank failed physically. *
.Miiiuell'u Defense Concluded. ,
At Fort Omaha yesterday the hearing of *
the case of Lieutenant Maxwell was contin
ued.
ued.The
The court adjourned at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon , subject to the call of the presi
dent. As today Is a legal holiday no session *
will bo held. The defense closed In the forenoon - ' ;
noon , all of the witnesses called by Maxwell '
having testified. At the next session of the
court Lieutenant Maxwell will make a Ntato- j
ment In his own behalf , and then the ar u
meats will commence. It Is expected Unit
the court will finish up Its business In ona
more session.
Coiirtinurtlul Hal n 1'reo Path.
ST. PAUL , May 29. The denial of the op-
plication for a writ of prohibition In the
United States court allowed t'jo ' courtmartlal
of Lieutenant Manny to proceed today on Its
merits and If convicted under the sixty-
si-rond article of war tha lieutenant may lit )
Imprisoned for life. The end of the trial U
still many days hence.