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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 9 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOHNTNG , JUNE 12 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SULTAN MULEYIIASSEN DEAD Belief Prevails in Tangier that Ho Was Fonlly Murdered. FOREIGN POWERS WILL ACT IN CONCERT Inhabitant * Arc Greatly Kxcltcd mill Trouble la I'cnrnl When tlio Now .Sultan It I'ormally llvcngnl/cd Spanish War hhlpt do to Tangier. TANGIER , Juno 11. News received from ( lie Interior announces the death of Mulcy Ilcasan , tlic sultan of Morocco. The representatives o ( the foreign govern ments arc In consultation on the subject. It Is reported that the sultan's son , Mulah Abdul Aziz , has been proclaimed sultan ol Morocco. Thcro have been no disturbances and no disorder IH appiehcndcd. The sultan died while traveling between the capital and Habal. Muley Hassan was born In 1S31 and suc ceeded to the sultanate September 25 , 1873. It Is now known the sultan died suddenly on Juno 7 , at Tndla , between Morocco and Casa Ulunca. Measures have been taken here to prevent anticipated disorder. Sensational rumors are In circulation as , to the cause of the sultan's death , and the populace Is becoming excited. MAUIUl ) , Juno 11. Advices from Morocco say trouble Is expected throughout Morocco and especially around Mclllla and Ceuta. The Spanish government has requested the European powers to act In concert In Morocco to maintain the statu < | iio and avert a civil war. The powers , Including France , liavo Riven notice of their accept ance of this suggestion. The cruiser Comic Vonldo has gone to Tangier to be at the disposal of the Spanish'minister In the case of necessity on the occasion of the formal recognition of the new sultan. The news of the death of the sultan of Morocco caused a great sensation on the bourse and In political circles here. The outlook In Africa Is regarded as gloomy and reinforcements of troops have been ordered to Mclllla and other Spanish settlements In Morocco. LONDON , June 11. A prominent banker of this city lias received a dispatch from Tangier dated this afternoon saying that the belief prevails that the late sultan was foully murdered. A dispatch to the Times from Tangier Bays : A steamer from along the coast has arrived hero and reports all was qulot at the various places at which she stopped. Abdul Aziz has been acknowldged as sultan and Is collecting forces at Rabat to go to Fez. Llttlo or no opposition to his acces sion to the throne Is expected there. A dispatch to the news agency from Tan- K\on \ says , according to the certificates of the doctors who attended him the cause of the sultan's death was dysentery. A dispatch from the Standard from Ma drid says : All the Spanish olllccrs and dip lomats hero who have recently been In Mor- rocco apprehend serious trouble It the fanati cal party , headed by Muley Mahommcd , the eldest sen of the late sultan , should ro'lst the proclamation of his brother as sultan. Four brothers of the late sultan are also likely to prove a source of trouble to Abdul Asslz. iUMANi * > iu : TIII ; itii''ur.iis. : Government of Mm Salindnr Makes a Do- mum ! for Their Surrender. ' LA LIDEUTAD , Salvador , Juno 11. The newly organized government Is making des- peratc efforts to secure the surrender of the refugees aboard the United States steamer Bcnnlngton , and after making formal re monstrance against the extension of asylum to the late vice president and his stalf , has made a demand upon the consul { or their surrender. For the time being he "waives en tirely the right of asylum and charges that fhcso officials have been guilty of embezzle ment and demands their surrender under the extradition treaty. Consul Pollock consulted over this now phato of the case with Com mander Thomas of the Honnlngton and then Informed the government he could not meet the demand until so Instructed by the Wash ington officials. Ho was served with extradition papers regularly drawn and then cabled an account of the affair to Washington , So far ho has not had a re sponse. Meanwhile the refugees are being detained on the Ucnnlngton , and will not bo permitted to take passage on the coasting steamers to a port of safety. The refugees insist this movement of Gutierrez is nothing moro than a pretext to obtain their sur render , when ho will promptly avenge himself - self by punishing them for political reasons. The Impression Is general , however , that they must bo surrendered , all legal forms having been observed , but the United States consul will probably request a pledge that the refugees will bo tried only on the charges specified. SAMOA WII.I. UK llHiUSHii : ) . Delegates from llvltlsh South Sea Inlands Knroutu to tlui Ottawa Conference. VICTORIA. 11. C. , Juno 11. The Arawa , from Australian ports , brought a number of notable persons , the delegates from the South sea colonies'to the Intercolonial trade conference to be held In Ottawa. They are all anxious for closer relationship \ylth Can ada , and the conference will bo one of the most notable In colonial history. The pro posed llrltlsh cable from Canada to Australia and the annexation of Samoa , or the future of that country at least , besides the com mercial feature of Intercolonial trade de velopment and legislation necessary In that direction , will form the conference program. The Samoan trade Is still very much un settled and a source of grave anxiety to the colonies In the South seas. It Is not at all unlikely that the solution of the problem will be found In annexation to New Zealand , The Australian colonies arc a unit In opposi tion and urge the Inability of New Zealand to protect Samoa It acquired. mjitniits IN iiti : lrleht ( Her u Ueuil Woman' * ItalunglngB IlmlH In tlui Dentil of Two .Men. 1HIDLIN , Juno 11 , An old woman who owned half an aero at Nenagh , county of Tip- ernry , died Friday without leaving a relative or specifying an heir. Her neighbors quar reled yesterday over the possession of her land. Some thirty men fought with scythes and pitchforks around her hut. Eventually they brlke down the door , upset the body and beat each other with thu candles which had stood around the body. When thc > fight was ended two men lay dead at the doorstep nd ( Wo others were too seriously Injured tc walk from the scene of the conflict. A farmer named Dyer , living near Nonagh , was killed In another agrarian quarrel on Friday. Denied the American Itcport. PAIUS , Juno 11. The Temps denies the Bangkok telegram published In the United Elates to the effect that Franco Intended to teUe and detain the mandarin I'hrayot , who was acquitted In Bangkok of the charge of having murdered M , Oroaguerln , a French Bgent. According to the National , the French government will send war biilps from Saigon to Uangkok to support the demand made by Franco for the punishment of I'hrayot. Hotelier ) ' * ( .lit to Thoumi lliiyurtl. LONDON , Juno 11. Lord Itoscbery has presented to Hon. Thomas F. Dayard , United Elates ambassador , one of the plates which Latins wore whIIe , running the Derby. Foliou { * auie * Five. ientln. BRISBANE , Queensland , Juno 11. A tad tragedy hna occurred at Maryborough , the Chief town ot March county , this colony. A woman gave a quantity ot carbolic acid to each of her five children and then took a fatal dose of the poison herself. Ilefore medical aid could bo had the woman and four of the children were dead , but the physicians succeeded In saving the life of the fifth child. Cl.KKICAr , OMOAKCIIV KNOCKDOWN. Dr. Weltcrlo Score * n I'oltit for ( Icnulno Count I tut loimllMti. LONDON , Juno 11. A dispatch to the Times from Vienna confirms the report published by the Frctndenblatt Friday to the effect that the emperor-king had ac cepted the Hungarian cabinet formed by Dr. Wekcrle , Including Hcrr Von Szllagyl , min ister of justice , to whom It w.is said his majesty was opposed. The dispatch adds the only changes from the cabinet formerly presided over by Dr. Wekcrle are In the ministries of education and agriculture and In the minister near the king's person. Continuing the dispatch says : The solution of the problem by Dr. Wekerle amounts tea a triumph of genuine constitutionalisms over the efforts and designs of a clerical oligarchy seeking to rule a sister state from Vienna. UUDA-I'ESTH , Juno 11. The list of the members of Dr. Wekerlo's new cabinet Is published today as follows : Premier , Dr. Wekercl ; minister near the kings person , Count Julian Andrecns ; education and pub lic works , Daron Lorant Eoetvoes ; agricul ture ( ad Interim ) Baron Fejerary ; Interior , Herr Chlcronyml ; commerce , Herr von Lucacs ; justice , Dr. Von Szllagy ; for Creatla and Slavonla , Herr Josslgervary ; national defense , General llaron Fejevary. of HIiiHtrated Journal * . LONDON , Juno 11. The court of appeals has allowed the appeal of the Dally Graphic against Justice Stirling's decision that the appellants had Infringed upon the copyright of certain pictures reproduced as tableaux Vlvailts at the Empire theater. The court declared that the Dally Graphic had merely roughly sketched stage- pictures Without giving the artistic merits and beau ties of the originals. Foreign ( > o ilM Must Ho I. libeled. LONDON , June 11. In the House of Lords today a bill to amend the merchandise marks act , aiming to prevent the Importation and sale of goods of foreign origin having no marks to Indicate their place of manufacture , especially to prevent the sale of prison made goods without being so designated , passed Its second reading. Land Tax Hints In Crete. SYRIA , Grecian Archipelago , June 11. Riotous meetings , caused by protests against the land tax , are reported from the Island of Crete. A detachment of Turkish troops has been sent to Castcllt. Disorders arc also reported from Moho , where a priest and several villagers have been arrested. Itni7.ll InMirgentH Defeated. LONDON , Jun. t ) . A dispatch from Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil , states that the gov ernment troops have defeated the Insurgents near Uelotas. The Insurgents continue to concentrate In the state of Rio Grande do Sul , and they have won several battles lately. _ Dr. Koch Looking After Chnlera. DERLIN , June 11. Dr. Koch has gone to Dantzlg to confer with the local health officials concerning the cholera epidemic. There were fifty-five fresh cases of cholera and twenty-nine deaths In Russian Poland last week. I'rencli hoclallxtH Dispersed. PARIS , June 11. A number of socialists attempted to make a demonstration at the grave of the communists In the Barnasso cemetery. The police ordered the crowd to disperse , which order was quickly obeyed. Sel7e < : Counterfeit United States UlllB. LONDON , Juno 11. A dispatch from Hamburg to the Times says Jho police seized fifty-nine counterfeit American $5 notes In the lodgings used by the three counterfeiters arrested on Friday. Paraguayan ilovornmcnt Overthrown. PARIS , Juno 11. A dispatch from As sumption , the capltol of Paraguay , says a coup d' etat has been made and that Scnor Marliiago has assumed the ( presidency. There was no disorder. TO intKCK IT. American Investment Company Ulllclnls of Iowa Will Oppose a Kccelvemhlp. EMMETTSDURO , la. . June 11. The of ficers of the American Investment company today , referring to the application for a re ceiver made before Judge Shlras at Dubuque , said the application was made by proxies and powers of attorney obtained by R. O , Rich ards , a former employe of the company who had determined to wreck the company be cause ho had been notified that he wculd not be longer allowed to handle the com pany's land In Dakota. The officers say that the earnings of the company during the past three years have been nearly $300,000 In excess of the amount necessary to pay ex penses , nil of which has been used In payIng - Ing costs of foreclosure acquiring titles , pay ment of taxes and betterment of the prop erty. Resistance will bo made to the ap plication. Iterelver for Snltuhinen Discharged. CHICAGO , June H.-sTudge Tuthlll today vacated the order appointing1 John C. Wil son receiver of thu Switchmen's Mutual Aid association upon the application of counsel for the organization. It WOB agreed between all parties to the null Unit the proceedings would tiiUo the form of mi In quiry Into the merltH of the claims of George Hutter. the complainant. This ef fectually disposes ! of the receivership ques tion and the hearing of the claim will be tulceii up at a later dntc. inSATlllill MHtKC.tST. Fair Woilhcr niul Sontlnvcst Winds for Nelirux'.m Ttidu- , WASHINGTON , Juno 11. The Indica tions for Tuesday nrer For Nebraska , lawn , Missouri and Kansas Fair bouth winds. For South Dakota Fair ; variable winds ) . For Montana Generally fair ; probably slightly warmer In the western portion ; variable winds. I.ocul Itucord. OFKICR OVTIIB WniTitKti Uuii&tu , O.MIUJL. Junu 11. Oinaun record of temperature and rain fall comiured with corresponding day of past four years ; 1804. 189S. 1B02. 1801 , Maximum tomporatuto 803 870 07c 750 Minimum tcmporuiuro. 053 093 7t3 ! 64O A\enico temperature. . 7li = 7H = 84 = 040 Precipitation 4'J .00 .00 ,00 Stiilomuut showing thu condition of torn- porr.Uiround precipitation at Omulm for the day und sluca March 1 , 1891 : Normal toinporiituro 71 = KxcubB for the day GO Kxeussslnco.March 1. , . . . , , 3703 Normal precipitation 10 Inch I'xcess for the dny 23 Inch Deficiency slnco "i\arcti \ 1 0.30 Inchon Ilepurts from Other Stations nt B r. At. T" Indicate * trace. U E , HUNT , Local Forecast OfficUl. COAL MINERS HAVE SETTLED Conference at Oolumbns Euds in nn Agree ment with the Operators , CONCESSIONS MADE BY BOTH SIDES Miner * Delegates Auk n Little Time to Gut Tliclr 'Men In I.I no to Accept the Tcrm Agreement to Tuko Next Monday. COLUMI5US , 0. , Juno 11. The Joint com mittee , on scale , composed of operators and miners , went Into executive session at S o'clock this morning. Each side expressed a feeling that circumstances elsewhere had placed an agreement here In jeopardy , but each would try to effect an agreement if possible. John McDrldo said the miners were not contending for a recognition of the miners union , but for a uniform scale. The Associated press agent was Informed this afternoon that the conference will not adjourn until some agreement Is reached. A rumor of settlement this morning was unfounded. Hefore going Into executive session as n Joint committee the miners held a private conference of about an hour's duration. Some of the operators have said they pre fer to deal with organized rather than unor ganized labor. More uniform results can be obtained. A failure to agree means , In their opinion , a resumption of the strike at some Inopportune time In the near future. Colonel W , I * . Rend of Chicago , who Is very anxious to effect n settlement , sub mitted a proposition on his own account to agree to a scale of 69 cents for Pennsylvania and CO cents for Ohio , other territory In a fair proportion , the price to hold good until September 1 , when the rate Is to be Increased to 79 cents In western Pennsylvania and In other districts In proportion. The proposition was1 made to President McBrlde and the probabilities are that ho will make a fair proposition to the scale committee. Several operators , In a private way , said they would agree to Colonel Rcnd's plan. The statement wired from hero that the strike has been settled with the exception of Illinois Is not correct , but the agent of the Associated press has Information to the effect that the conference will not adjourn until It Is settled , and , In his Judgment , It will bo on the basis outlined In his dispatches of today. . About 5:30 : the scale committee announced an agreement had been reached and was being drawn up. The compromise was on a basis of CO cents for Ohio and 03 cents for western Pennsylvania. The agreement Is not to take effect until next Monday , Juno IS , the miners desiring to have a week to sub mit the matter to the various districts , as much opposition to the compromise Is expected and the miners will have to bo prepared to accept It. The agreement , which has not been made public , will be submitted to the Joint conference at S p. m. for ratifi cation. At the joint conference tonight the agree ment was ratified. A. A. Adams , president of the Ohio miners , who was a member of the scale committee , refused to sign the agreement. The settlement , however. Is final. The scale agreed upon Is as follows : Plttsburg thin vein , 09 cents , thick vein , 66 cents ; Hocking valley , CO cents ; Indiana bituminous , GO cents ; Indiana block , 70 cents ; Strcator , 111. , GZVi cents for summer and 70 cents for winter ; Uloomlngton , III. , 77 % cents for summer and S3 cents for winter ; La Salle and Spring Valley , 111. , 72V4 cents for summer and 80 cents for winter ; other sec tions in northern Illinois fields at prices relative to the above. The scale of prices will bo In effect and bind both parties there to , beginning Juno 18 , 18D4 , and continuing until May 1 , 1895 , provided the above named scale of prices for the Pittsburg district shall be generally recognized and observed. The operators and miners shall co-operate In their efforts to secure a general observance of tald prices and If , during the period cov ered by this agreement , a general recognition of the prices herein named , cannot be se cured , either party to this agreement may call a meeting of the Joint board of arbi tration to determine whether the agreement has been sufficiently complied with to war rant Its continuance. POMEROY , 0. , June 11. Delegates from all the mines In this district went Into se cret sasslon hero at 10 o'clock to make ar rangements to meet the operators In con ference at 2 p. m. It Is understood that the price of last year will be demanded for min ing , and that operators will accede to this demand. All operators are now here. The conference resulted In a disagreement. I1IRMINGHAM , Ala. , June 11. The com mittees representing the miners and opera tors did not meet today. The outlook for a perfect settlement of the strike Is considered gloomy. WYOMING MINKK3 SATISFIED. Union I'acino Coal Company's Operators Will Continue at Work. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , June 11. ( Special to The Bee. ) Superintendent McGeath of the Union Pacific Coal company paid an official visit to thp mines of the company In Wyo ming last week. In reply to an Inquiry con cerning the feeling among the miners Mr. McGeath stated that he did not hear of a sin gle complaint from the men , which led him to believe that they were entirely satisfied. It Is known that representatives of the coal minors In the east have waited upon the miners employed In the various mines In Wyoming within the past ten days for the purpose of enlisting their sympathies In the strike. The Wyoming miners have thus far refused to listen to any proposition to join In the movement. When one of the commlttcemen from the east waited upon the Rock Springs miners lie was Informed that the company was treat ing the men fairly , and , therefore , they had no grievance. The chairman of the commit tee representing the Rock Springs miners further Informed the eastern representative that It would not make the slightest differ ence to the men In the east whether the Wyoming mines were shut down or not , for the reabon that no Union Pacific coal was being sent cast of the Missouri river. For this reason the question ot the operation of the Wyoming mines has no bearing on the success of the eastern miners who arc now out , As the situation now stands the Wyo ming miners have nothing In common with the eastern men. If the Union Pacific com pany was supplying thu eastern market the situation would , no doubt , bo different. In order to be prepared for any emergency that might arise the company hai been storing a great deal of coal at various points along the line. This has given an unusual amount of work to the miners for this season ot the year. NOW I'ou A < ; IMK.U , TII-UP. All KnlRlits of Labor to Quit Until the Coal Strike. U Settled. PHILADELPHIA , Juno 11. The .Press will say tomorrow that when Secretary- Treasurer John W. Hayes and General Worthy Formena Dlatiop of the Knights of Labor left this city Saturday to attend the big labor confcrenco In St. Louis , they car ried with them a typewritten copy of a resolution calling upon the members ot all labor organizations to ccaso work until the miners' Btrlko Is settled or until congress katseactlon to settle It. Cripple. Creek Mines to Do Iteopcned. CRIPPLE CREEK , Colo. , June 11. The deputies broke camp and started for Colorado rado firings at 0 o'clock today In accord ance with the agreement with General Urooka and Sheriff llowcrs. The mines will now bo re-opened and the militia will act as guard an long as protection la needed , The mlno owners will pay J3 tor eight hours work. Ever since the deputies left the field to day , merchants have been preparing to re sume business. The Stijnmltt , the Ravine , Ecllpso No. 1 and the Independence Mlnlnp company began putting inen to work today and tomorrow the Vlcor > , thc Uucna Vista , the Anaconda , the . .Zonohla and the Annn Leo will open up and within a week It Is ex pected that every mine -In the district will bo In operation , Some of them will find It necessary to use the pump lor a time and remove some debris. Mixiits ntiiiN iMtinms. After Severn ! Attempt ) llrltlgca at Mldtalo ( ) . , Were 1'limlly Hurried. CLEVELAND , Juno 11. The striking miners along the Cleveland , Lorraine & Wheeling railroad last night set fire to a wooden brlge nt Mldvale. The structure was saturated with coal oil and was burning fiercely when Jlscovered by the rallrojd pee ple. The flames were finally subdued , but not until the bridge liad been partially de stroyed. The Masslllon miners' had a big meeting In nn open Held last night , at which It was de cided that ccal train ; should be held up and evcryth.ng possible dene to prevent fuel being sent Into Cleveland. A spy In the employ of the railroad company was dis covered by the miners to be at the meeting listening to what was being said. The miners attacked the man , and he only es caped after receiving some very rough handling. The rallrpad people anticipate trouble In the vicinity of Uhrlcksvllle and Mldvale , and the troops are being concen trated at thcs points. The company suc ceeded In getting about 200 cars of coal over the road to Lorraine yesterday. A largo force of men are repairing the bridge which was partly burned at Mldvale last night and coal trains will again be started out ns soon as this work Is com pleted. Miners fired a trestle two miles north of Mldvale and stopped a mall train today , but permitted It to pass after being told that It carried mall. They forcibly prevented re pairs to the trestle. Tliq sheriff has wired that he Is powerless to protect property. MIDVALK. Pa. , Jllire 11 , The covered railroad bridge over the Tuscarawas river , south of this place. Is burning. The bridge Is over 100 feet long. At 2:20 : p. m. the bridge Is gone. The wires are down and will not work south. The bridge was fired by miners on a rumor that the militia were comlnk. The .guards were covered by revolvqrs. Coal oil was used , the bridge burning one hour. Pas senger train No. 38 , carrying mall , got to the bridge Just after the fire. It backed to Urlchsvllle. At 11 p. m. all Is qulot here , no miners are In sight , as troops are expected soon. The road Is transferring passengers at the burned bridge. The company fears for the safety of Its bridge at Canal Dover tonight , where a largo crowd Is gathered. Only one wire Is working south * of here on account of the bridges being burned , and It Is diffi cult to get even ordinary militia orders through. HIRMINGHAM , Ala. ; Juno 11. The big Iron brldgo on the Kansas City , Memphis & Birmingham at Dearborn Hill was blown up with dynamite early tills morning. The ex plosion occurred only a fpw moments before the morning train reached the bridge. Bridges at Patton , Mabel mines and other points have been burned \vlthln a few days. ' ' All these acts are chargod''to strikers whose purpose Is to prevent the' transportation of coal. The sheriff has gone to Carbon Hill to make arrests. { WHEELING CREEK , Q. , Juno 11. Ef forts were made early today to burn a bridge on the Cleveland , Lorralne & Wheeling ; rail road at Canal Dover. , T > KVflamcs _ were ex tinguished by the watchman , and Oie minors tried to drive him away tiyjshooting at him. The sheriff was notified and put deputies on guard. The Second , fourteenth and Six teenth regiments ara here. Coal trains arc running as usual. NEW PHILADELPHIA , 0. , June 11. A coal train , at 11 o'clock , was held at Mldvale , on the Cleveland , Lorraine & Wheeling rail way. The agent here asked Sheriff Adams for deputies. The sheriff went out on an en gine waiting developments. The correspond ent of the Associated press went with him. CANTON , O. , June 11. An attempt was made 1 to last night to b'.ow up the Cleveland , Canton & Southern railroad bridge over the Tuscarawas river at Navarre. A terrific ex plosion occurred at 3 o'clock , and some of the railway employes discovered that the brldgo was on fire. The flames were quickly extin guished. Mllltla Must Not Guard the Mine * . DENVER , June ll.--The agreement made between General Droolts and Sheriff Dowers at Cripple Creek does not meet with Gov ernor Walte's approval In all respects. The governor today wired Adjutant General Tars- ney that the troops must not be used as guards at the mines , that receipts must be given the miners for the arms taken from them and that not more than twenty-five miners must be arrested. Strike Notes. The troops have beeh ordered home from Pann , III. The Fifth regiment of Ohio mllltla has beeen ordered out. The conference at Pomeroy , O. , resulted In a failure to agree. The yards at Bridgeport and Dellalre , O. , were cleared of coal yesterday. One hundred additional men have been put to work in the mines nt Punxsutawny , Pa. Fully half the mines 'In the vicinity of Peorla will resume today and trouble Is feared. The Chesapeake & Ohio shops at Peru , Ky. , have been closed on account of scarc ity of coal. There was a considerable Increase In tne number of miners at work at Frostburu. Mil. , yesterday. Governor Matthews has ordered four of the twelve companies of mllltla home from Sullivan county. Sixty miners near Galesburg , HI. , struck for a rnlBc from 3 to 3J4 cents per bushel for mining coal. On account of the scarcity of coal the flour mills und plow works at Clyde , N. Y. , have been shut down. A trestle on the Wheeling & LakeKrlo road near Greenville , O. , was blown up with giant powder yesterday. Reports from Hoggs run , W. Va. , last night Indicate everything was quiet and all the coal In the yards had been moved. Strikers greased tne rails of the Cleve land , Lorrrnlne & Whcollns road at Wheel- Ing1 yesterday and greatly delayed trains. The strikers at 1'aiiu , HI. , are camped near the mines that lbeng ) operated and say they will stay until the men at work quit , . , , The sheriff of Starlc' comity has asked Governor AIcKInley foj ) troops to protect the property of thu Cleveland , Lorraine & Plttsburg railroad. Giles O , Penrce , a metallurgist at Colorado rado Springs , has bien onlcred to leave town on account of p l'rcss'iB ' sympathy with tbu Cripple Creek miners. An attempt was made > to blow up the bridge over Wheeling qrnek at Wheeling yesterday , but the dynamite was discov ered In time to prevent ; any , damage. The "scab" mlnertt tcopt'ured by the strikers nt Unlontownr 'were rescued by deputies yesterday. Warrants are out for the men who handled them so roughly. A mass meeting of rhlnert ) was held at Btola church , Pu. , yesterday to discuss the ejectment proceedings brought by the coal company. They decided ( o leave the com pany houses peaceably , A trestle 100 feet lone nt Carbon Hill , Ala. , was burned by strikers yesterday. Mllltla have cone out over the Illrmliib'- hum Mineral road to Kliard thu bridges. Everything was reported quiet yesterday at Munoun and McKeeenport , Pa. Ilrecklnrldgo Dropped from the Club Holla. CHICAGO , Jun& 11. Today the month expired which hojj been given W , C. I1 , Ureolilnrldge to reply to > the charges made by the Union League club of this city , and no word having been received from him his name was dropped from the member ship roll of the club. - Coiejltm Will lie Arrested ai Vnc . DENVER , Juno H.-Bherff ) Burchlnell , from now until the Commonweal move * ment subsides , will arrest and Imprison as vagrants all Coxc-jltes entering the city. There ure uevt-ral huunand uf thtue men headed for Deimi- from the west ana northwest. REPUBLICANS OUT IN FORCE Thouramls Gathering at Lincoln to At'cnu the Republican League Convention , ARE MAKING FREE SILVER AN ISSUE irTorl : < to Secure an KiuloMpinent of the 10 to 1 I'ml Will Ho .Miide lions of Candidate * .Mlnglo with the Throng , LINCOLN , Juno 11. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) "You may say , " said Brad Slaughter late this afternoon as he entered another batch of forty names In a book , "that there will be 1,500 dplegates to the state convention of republican clubs In this city tomorrow and that there will be an other 1,500 wide-awake , enthusiastic republi cans present to participate In the event. " Every Indication points to a verification of the prophecy. Every train coming Into Lin- coin brought Its advance guard of delegates and by evening the corridors of the hotels were swarming with the men who are In Lincoln to work for the success of the re publican ticket. Republican headquarters in the Hotel Lincoln were crowded all after noon and Chairman Slaughter and his as sistants had their hands full In taking care of the business that piled upon their desks. Church Howe was the first man to put In an appearance last evening , although he was followed an hour or so later by J. T. Malla- llen of Kearney. This morning E. C. Games of Seward dropped In and then It was known for certain that the convention was to be a success. Carnes hasn't put In an appear ance In Lincoln since his crowd of senatorial lobbyists made such a dismal failure of their efforts to buy Independent votes In the legis lature nearly two years ago. It Is to be a convention of candidates as well as a convention of delegates. Nearly every candidate In the state has engaged headquarters at one or the other of the hotels In this city , and every ono of them Is keeping open house. In fact the convention Is so nearly like a regular nominating con vention that but few of the old timers can tell the difference. SILVER ISSUE BOBBING UP. The most prominent feature of the general discussion In the hotel lobbies this evening Is the unusual Interest taken In the sliver question. It Is feared by many of the cooler headed men that an effort will be made to stampede the convention tomorrow In favor of a resolution declaring for the free coinage - ago of American sliver at a ratio of 16 to 1 , and a protective torlff on foreign silver shipped Into this country from abroad. Ac cording to the talk tonight It is expected that the issue will be sprung In the conven tion tomorrow by Prof. W. Andrews , private secretary for Governor Crounse and candi date for congrebs In the Fifth district. Prof. Andrews has made a study of the silver question , both from an economic and politi cal standpoint. He stands very nearly on the platform recently adopted by the repub licans of Ohio. At a county convention In Hastings last Saturday , to select delegates to the Fifth district congressional convention , Andrews made a speech In which ho elabor ated upon the silver question as lie believes It. The speech made a marked impression and swung to" him many' who had opposed his nomination. The program now contem plated by his friends tonight Is to see that Andrews has an opportunity to make the same speech to the 1,500 delegates tomorrow. Hon. C. II. DHtrlch of Hastings , president of the German National bank of that city and a prominent republican of the Fifth district , arrived In the city this afternoon for the purpose of talking the silver ques tion. Mr. Deltrich Is ono of the very few national bankers who favor the white metal and he Is an enthusiastic admirer of An drews. However , ho deprecates the Idea of having the convention tomorrow adopt a free silver resolution , or even adopting a resolution embodying the views of his favor ite , Prof. Andrews. He Is , however , urging the delegates to declare their sentiment In favor of the Andrews policy , leaving the formal declaration of the party to the reg ular state convention , -which Is to assemble In Omaha In August. Chairman Slaughter and the other members of the program com mittee this evening decided to Invite Prof. Andrews to present the silver question at the convention tomorrow. The Bee was this , afternoon shown letters from prominent republicans and delegates to the convention from many points In the nort1 ! and west parts of the state , all expressing a strong sentiment In favor of the free coinage - ago of silver. Many of these letetrs stated that the republican party could only bo strengthened In those parts of the state by a liberal position toward the white metal. Most of the delegates from the western and northwestern counties seem to have caught the silver Infection and the temptation Is strong to throw out a bait for wary populist votes. OPPOSITION IN PLENTY. At the same time there la a formidable number of men hero who will strenously op pose any and every effort to swing the con vention to a silver declaration. These men are of two classes. One class Is Inherently opposed to the silver fallacy. The other Is composed of men who really care but little for the silver question , but who doubt the advisability of making any expression that will or may have a tendency to embarass the regular nominating convention. They only ask of this convention that the delegates make no attempt to anticipate any action that the regular convention may desire to take. They arc working hard and tonight It looks as If their wiser counsels would prevail and that the most the convention will do to morrow Is to make an Informal expression of friendliness to the whlto metal and let the matter go over for final settlement by the regular nominating convention. Considerable amusement was created this afternoon by the circulation of a copy of an Omaha publication containing , under vivid headlines , a story to the effect that the dele gates to the present convention were circu lating a petition of which the following Is a copy ; FRRR SILVER PETITION. The. undersigned members of the old re publican party declare themselves In favor of the coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 , and under no consideration will favor the election of a known single standard man to an olllcc where his Influence ctm affect silver on this basis , The publication was passed around at an Informal gathering of delegates In repub lican headquarters , and , although there were delegates present from nearly every county In the state , none of them had over seen or heard of the alleged petition. The article was denounced as a harmless fake by oven the silver men , for among all the silver men present none of them would subscribe to the extreme views therein. DECLINES TO RUN. Hon. I , M. Raymond created qulto a flutter among the candidates this afternoon by formally withdrawing from the gubcrnatlonal race , Into which ho plunged by an equally formal letter several weeks ago. Mr. Ray mond's reasons for withdrawing from the race are best stated by himself In the open ing paragraph of his somewhat lengthy withdrawal : "A few weeks ago I allowed my name to bo presented for the ofllco of governor of the state of Nebraska. Slnco that tlmo I have given the matter a great deal of thought , and went over the responsi bilities attached to the olfico , the time that It will take , and I liavo come to this con clusion : That I cannot afford to accept tha nomination If tendered rno by the republi cans ot the state ot Nebraska , I am so actively engaged In various business enter prises In this state that It I were nominated for governor they would , In my opinion and the opinion of my partners In business and associates and stockholders therein , suffer on account ot my tlmo and talent being occupied In governmental affairs and not applied to those enterprises In which they hold mo responsible for succeta or fail ure. Therefore , I withdraw jny name as a candidate * and ask the republicans of the state of Nebraska to allow mo to w.thdnuv as n candidate for the high olllcc of gov ernor. " AMONG THE CANDIDATES. The convention Is n lucky strike for several hundrcnl and odd candidates for place on the republican state ticket , as well as the num erous congressional candidates. The candi dates are hero In force and all are Improv ing the opportunity to put up a few bundles of political hay. Church Howe was one of the most conspicuous In the early part o ( the day , altltough he made a side trip to Omaha In the evening. Howe Is consider ably disturbed over one or two personal at tacks which have recently been made upon him , the first one being the roast In the Sulton Advertiser , which has been widely copied by his enemies. This particular roast has been saddled upon J. W. Johnson , ono ot the secretaries ot the State Board ot Transportation , although tlmt gentleman strenously denies that he had anything to do with It. The Lincoln papers , too , have bocn somewhat severe upon Howe , but his smile has lost none of Its cunning and he still claims ttiat he Is among the leaders In the congressional race In the First district. J. T. Mallallcu of Kearney and Matt Dntighcrty of Ogalalla , both republican ns- plrautH for congressional honors In the Sixth district , are here working cheek by Jowl In a friendly contest for supporters. Judge Klnkald of O'Neill , who Is also a candidate , has not yet put In an appearance. Congressmen Mclklejohn and Halncr will be with the convention tomorrow as lookers- on. They are not looking after their Inter ests , as there seems to be no opposition to their renomlnatlon. J. II. MacColl and Tom Majors , both leaders In the gubernatorl.il race , arc pres ent , the former nt the Lincoln nnd the latter at the Wnldsor. It Is generally known that Majors' relations with the state central com mittee are not ns close and cordial as they might have been had the committee been or ganized differently. Many of the leading members ot the committee make an open secret of the fact that they are not friendly to the nomination of the Omaha man. Some of them assert that they are holding dam aging facts against Majors In their posses sion and that If ho proves a formidable can didate for the nomination they assert that they will produce their evidence In the Omaha convention and demand a public ex planation. Certain It Is that the contest between Majbrs and his opponents Is rapidly degenerating Into an ugly fight that all wlso men hope to avoid. A. R. Cruze ot Curtis and T. J. Plckett of Ashland , both candidates for secretary of state , are at headquarters. F. W. Barber of Grand Island Is there working In his own Interests. He Is a candidate for superintend ent of public Instruction. In this ambition he Is opposed by several other candidates , Frank McClusky of Lincoln being ono of the most prominent. A. K. Goudy makes no secret of the fact that he Is a candidate for a third term , but his candidacy has aroused a strenuous opposition from every quarter of the state. Goudy Is making his fight en tirely without outside assistance. R. E. Moore of this city claims to bo really In carnsst In his desire to be the rc.- publlcan candidate for lieutenant governor. When he first came out ns a candidate It was generally believed that ho desired the Lancaster delegation moro for the sake of Majors than for himself. Mr. Moore has made the discovery that ho cannot have the delegation as a speculation and that If he gets It at all he must get It for lilimelf alone. He Is not without opposition. E. M. Correll of Hebron Is an actlvo competitor and has been In the field for moro than a year past , T. D. Crane of Omaha has opened head quarters In the Lincoln hotel and js making as many friends as ho can. It Is also sus pected that Omaha has several other men who would bo willing to accept the second place on the ticket , provided that city can not secure the first place. T Kn'liLLIfitl HAH IT I'lXEJ ) . General Itcllef that All the. I'opullHt State UlllcIaU Will Ho Ituniuulnateil. TOPEKA , Kan. , June 11. It Is the very general sentiment among the delegation to the populist state convention tonight that the entire administration will bo renomlnatcd tomorrow. The antl-admlnlstratlon forces held a meeting this evening , but did not de velop a great deal of strength , and the Lew- clllng' lorces are thoroughly organized. The convention convenes at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Most of the delegates arrived today and the state ofllces have been filled all day. To night a general reception was tendered the visitors In representative hall by the state ofilclals. A large suffrage meeting was held In Ham ilton hall , which was addressed by promi nent leaders In the cause. The leaders ot the populist party are strongly opposed to a suffrage plank , as they hope to get demo cratic votes for the ticket and realize that such an endorsement would not bo accept able to the democrats. Supreme Council Itiijul Areiinnin. DETROIT , June 11. At today's meeting- of the supreme council , Royal Arcanum , officers were elected as follows ; Supreme regent , C. W. Hnhpnrd , Monongahela , Pa. ; supreme vice regent , J. K. Pound , Lockport , N. 1' . : supreme past icgent. II. II. C. Mil ler , Chicago ; secretary , W , O. llobson , Boston ; treasurer , K. Skinner ; auditor , A. T. Tinner of MnsssachttsettH ; ehnplatn , K. F. Moulton of Ohio ; guide , Henry Goodwin of Massachusetts ; warden , Thomas A. Par ish of WlHconsln ; sentry , Samuel Green of New York ; trustees , J. M. Pace of Geor gia , James W. Fcrnold of Illinois , J. M , McKlnsley of Ohio : committee on finance , I , L. Ingetvoll of New York , W. L. Doug lass of New Jersey , C. O. Spencer of Con necticut ; laws , John Haskoll Hutler of Massachusetts , Elllui Coleman of Massa chusetts , P. 11. Charlock of New Jersey. I.invlUK Over the Kiirrrd Lot. KANSAS CITY , Juno 11. The title to the sacred piece of ground In Independence- known as Temple lot , for which two fac tions of thi' Mormon church have been contending for years , Is to be derided by the United States court of appeals. Thu Church of Christ of the Latter bay Saints , which held possession of thn lot for years until tecently , when the title was wrested from It by a decision of Judge Phillips In favor of the followers of the Prophet Jo seph Smith , located at Lumonl , In. , today perfected an appeal to the United Suites court of nppealH. The Independence fac tion of the Mormon church IH mippnrtcd in ItH appeal by the MormoiiH of Salt Lake City , and hope Is entertained that the higher court will reverse the decision of Judge Phillips. City Clei-K KUIps Out. VALPARAISO , Ind. , Juno 11. The illH- appcuruncu of City Cleric Ross Martin has created a sensation. Martin has been ccc- retary of a building association for several years and resigned to accept the position of deputy postmaster over a month ago. He WUH to have turned over the association books last Saturday , but took a train tor Chicago and has not since been heard from. It IH alleged that Martin IH short In his accounts several thousand dollan. South Dahotit ArteMun Well. CHAMHERLAIN , S. D. , Juno ll.-Spcclal ( Telegram to The llee. ) An eight-Inch ar tesian well just completed In Grand View township In thin county Is ono of the mon- archH of this class. The well Is over 1,200 feet deep. The water IB now flowing more than a foot above the casing nnd IH stead ily Increasing In force and velocity and vol ume. A peculiarity of the water lu that It has u temperature of DO dctreca , Dedicating an Astronomical Observatory. COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , Juno 11.- The dedication of the now astronomical observatory h'lven by Henry R. Wolcott to Colorado college took place tonight. President Rovls Chativnct of the State School of Mines mudo thu address. This was followed by dedication excrclscu and a reception In the observatory. The telescope - scope has been mounted and ulvcu satin- faction. _ Movement * ! of Scagiilni ; Vends Juno 11. At Hninburi ; Arrived Sorrento , from New York. At Quecnstown Arrived Catalonia , from Boston. At Copenhagen Arrived Venctln , from New York. At New York Arrived Adlt-r , from Bro- mcn ; Fulda , from Ucnou , Ccvl ? , from Liv erpool , MICHIGAN FOREST FIRES Five Square Miles of Timber Ncnr Nestoria Burned Over. _ , VILLAGE OF SAGOLA WIPED OUT freight Train Prt on I'lro and Several Cnrf Columned Whlto ItunnliiK Through the lllar.hif ; Timber Sorloun Timber I'lren at Other Point * . MARQUETTE , Mich. , June 11. Destruc tive forest fires nro raging In the neighbor hood of Nestorla , fifty miles west of here. Two bridges ot the South Shore road liavo been burned , stepping trafilu to Dultith , and hard work was necessary to protect the com pany's property at Nestorla. The burning district covers a mile wide nnd five mllca long , and the destruction of timber must be enormous. Similar big fires extend south ward at Intervals for many miles. Sagola , n email lumber village of 100 Inhabitants has been completely wiped out. and a freight train on the Milwaukee & Northern passing through was set on fire and povcral cara burned. Only the most meager reports cm be received , as tl > wires are down In many places and travel suspended entirely. IRON MOUNTAIN. Mich. , June 11. For est ftrcn nro raging In all directions In thla vicinity. Across the river In Wisconsin the llnmos are doing great damage. At Sa gola , Mich. , the flames swept \\ay McCor- mack's hotel , Rahr'u saloon and boarding house nnd several dwellings , also the ware houses of the Sagola Lumber company. The danger Is not passed yet. At Scmltta a largo quantity of shingles and shingle bolts were burned. DETROIT , Mich. . June 11. A special to the News from Sldnaw , Mich. , says : Th woods are on. fire In all directions. Flvo buildings. Including the Sl.lnaw nnd Ryan hotels were burned n this place with a loss of $10.000. A special from Rockl.tnd says : At Rubi con. Ontanagon county , a store nnd flva dwellings \\ero burned , Including the tele graph ofilce. Specials from Mnrqtietto nnd Iron Minn- tan state that the forest fires In the north ern peninsula are now less alarming In char acter. CAIt ll.MtN AND IIOItSKH IIUKMCI ) . Nebraska CItj'H Tramway riant Wiped Out by I'lro thin .Morning. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. . Juno 12. ( Spe cial Telegram to The IJeo. ) Fire at 12:30 : this morning destroyed the Nebraska City Street Car company's house , together with eighteen head of horses and one car. The barn of John Walker , adjoining southwest , was also totally destroyed. Loss unknown. Hnrned Homes of Squatter * . SIOUX CITY , Juno 11. News has reached hero that Sheriff McCapcs of Dlxon county , Nebraska , has burned the homes of squat ters on an Island In the Missouri river op posite Vermllllon , S. D. , agter first driving the settlers from their homes. The owner ship of the Island has been In dispute between twoen the two states. . jr.jA.vor itivnii TIUUH ITS Waterworks I'uinji House : at Augusta Un- dermlned and Itnlncil. EL DORADO , Kun. , Juno 11. The water In the Walnut river has subsided here. At noon today It reached Augusta and had backed up to the center of the town. People iras.ed Brown's bank In boats. This Is ono and one-half miles from the river. The en tire southern half of Augusta Is Inundated. The north wall of the water works In Au gusta cavcn In this afternoon and ruined the pumps. Much loss of live stock Is reported. The entire valley has been Inundated by the flood and crops of nil kinds are generally ruined. PORTLAND , Ore. , June 11. The water has fallen u foot since It began to recede , The upper r.ver U alto falling rapidly. ST. PAUL , June 11. Advices from the flooded districts of the extreme northwest are that If the water continues to tall as It has during the past forty-eight hours , the Northern Pacific will bo running Its through trains In a week or ten days. Owing to the trouble In the mountain division , It will take the Great Northern a little longer. LEAVENWORTH. Wash. , Juno 11. Tito Great Northern track Is passable from Leav- cnworth to Seattle , and n passenger train , which has been delayed hero slnco May 24 , left for Seattle at 7 a. m. The Columbia river at Wenatchlo Is nt a standstill. The Great Northern will bo able to operate from Seattle to Spokane In two weeks by making a transfer near Wcnatchlc , GREAT I3END , Kan. , Juno 11. The Ar kansas river rose twelve Inches last night ; The overflow covers the lowlands. HAYS CITY , Kan. , Juno 11. Heavy west ern ruins liavo raised < the Saline river very high. Mrs. Sarah Hadley , near Yorkvllle , and two daughters attempted to cross to church yesterday , Mrs. Hadley and ono daughter were drowned. WICHITA , Kan. , Juno 11. Reports tlmt i-amo In today from this county show ths rain Sunday caused over $30,000 damages , Ten bridges were washed away , nnd reports are not nl ( In yet. The Arkansas threaten ! to overflow Its banks bcforo morning , In which event the city will bo badly dam aged , as mopt of It Is now below the water urn-face. i'jtii ? > i > Kitit.t > iT .IM r I.IVK KOMI : TIME. Additional Legal CnnitIentl | ! < mn Amuro tha A4 assln Weeks of Wultlni ; . CHICAGO , ' Juno 11. Additional compllca.- tloim may arise In the case of Assaisln Prendergast. The agreement was to con- tlnuo the hearing until September , when tha trial was called today. Judge Chctlaln l > not sitting In the criminal court , and tha CJSQ came bcforo Judge Payne. Pnmdcrgast was brought Into court during the proceedings , and Insisted on making a speech. "I am the defendant hero , " ho sold , "und I want no continuance. I wmit no delay. Thu question to bo determined la my guilt or Innocence , not Insanity. Mur der Is the malicious taking of human life. That crime I liavo not committed , " The prisoner was thrust Into his chair by bailiffs , and was dually ordered by the court taken back to jail. Judge Payne xald this afternoon that ho would not consider the motion for a con- tlmmncu until utter thu case now before him Is disposed of. An agreement has been roachcd by the cotinuel on both sides , and State's Attorney Kern said tonight that the hearing ot tlio Insanity case will go over to November 2. _ _ .VO ( Htltli KIMTUOKV , Anticipated UlnndNliu I Did Not MatcrlalUo at tlio Oiivu Meeting YcNtorday. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Juno. 11. From C.OOO to C.OOO strangers were hero today to hoar W. L. 0 , Owens nnd Evan Settle , the can didate ! ) for congress In opposition to Colonel Urcckcnrldgo. They spoke In the opera houno to a crowd only measured by the walli. Owens made several allusions to Hrecklu- rldgo , but made no now attack on him. It * said , however , lw stood by uvcry word ut tered In his famous speech , when ho attacked Hrecklnrldgo bitterly , Ho said It anybody took off cm BO at anything ho had or would tay , ho wanted that person to coino to him Ilko a man and not sneak off behind that long-eared , long-haired , Irresponsible , crazy brute , Charles C , Moore , Moore publleuM In his prohibition paper several column ! im week against Owens and this allusion U A reflection pn Drecklnrldge , who Is said by Owen men to huvo furnished Moore tht In formation , Settle and Oweim upoke ogala 15- rrlit to a ream full of votiru ,