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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1894)
f. ' rnamjj ' "in ; . ' OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JUNE 30 , 180-1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. HEH ARE MASTERS Eouthcrn Pacific Strikers Have the Best of it Up to Date , ALL TRAINS EFFECTUALLY TIED UP Threats of Permanent Discharge Have No Effect Upon Their Actions. CLERKS IN FREIGHT OFFICES LAID OFF Bleckado is Causing .Thousands of Dollars Loss to Fruit Growers. FRUIT ROTTING IN CARS AND ORCHARDS OInoy's Instructions to District Attorney * IJo Not Appear to Have Any Terror * fur tliu .Men Will Move Mulf Curs , hut No I'lillnmuif. ' SAN FRANCISCO , June 29. At the close .if the second day of the great struggle be tween the American Railway union and the Southern Pacific the strikers seem to have the upper hand. Traffic on the great rail- , \vay system Is paralyzed so far as the Pa cific coast Is concerned , No trains arc run ning north or south , and from Ogdcn , Dem- Ing and El Paso west not a wheel Is turning , ffhe company's suburban trains out of San IFrancl'CO and Oakland tire nt u standstill. Uvldenco that the company expects u pro tracted struggle was given this afternoon , iwhon from the general offices of the South ern Pacific an order was Issued closing all Iho freight offices , nnd Informing the clerks of that department that their pay would cease until further notice. And It Is this freight blockade that Is the most dlsnxtrous to the business interests of California. Se- jvcre losses to the fruit growing Interest ? nro Inevitable , nnd fruit growers and dealers are face to face with bankruptcy. Hun dreds ot cars laden with perishable fruit nro sidetracked. In northern California Ihls Is the fruit men's bUHle-t shipping bcu- BO.I , and peaches , apricots , cherries , plums nnd berries nre fast ripening In every orchard. A blockade of only a few days will see fruit to the value of liundrcds of thousands of dollars too rlpo for shipment. All this will be n total loss to the growers. Tonight there seems to be Jlltlo prospect that the blocknde will be raised for at least several days. The com pany shops at many points have also shut down. The Initiative was taken nt Sacra mento this morning , when 2,000 men wnlkcd out. This evening It is reported that the rallwny company's telegraph operators nil Itlong the conit hnvo declared In favor of the union and that they nre refusing to transmit railroad business over the wires. Notwithstanding , the general ofilclnls of the Southcrn Pacific declare that the strike Is only temporary und that the company Is Determined In Its policy of resistance us ex pressed by President Huntlngton nnd General Manager Towno last night. Though prob ably 100 deputy sheriffs and United States marshals hnve been sworn In here nnd at Oakland , the company has made no special effort , to police Its yards nnd tracks. The vastbound overland passenger train , thnt left Oakland late last night was under the pro tection of United States Marshal Long and n Strong posse. This morning the train was Sidetracked nt Rocklln , beyond Sacramento , and the marshal's possa has so far been un- hble to get back to the city. 11. V. Seaftord , general chairman of the Orde of Railway Conductors , nnd C. .12 , Bwaln , chairman ot the Pacific division of fhe Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen , Issued bulletins this afternoon deploring the strike ' on the Southern Pacific system and advising i members of these orders to retain their po- * ( ' Bltlons nnd to nttend to their own duties v regardless of the American Railway union x Strike. I PRONUNCIAMENTO FROM OLNEY. 1 LOS ANGELES , Juno 29. District Attor ney Denis has received n number of telegraphic - graphic orders from Attorney General Olney telling him to take all possible measures to expedite the malls und secure Iron * the United States marshal all the deputies neces sary to enforce any process of the court. t < lr , Denis held a consultation with the Strikers on the matter. The men hnvo dc- 1 clared tlmt they were perfectly willing to haul mail rnrs and two of these were switched Imto the main track. One was loaded with mall for San Diego and Ino other for San ( Bernardino , but the railway company changed j Its mind nnd the orders sending the cars put were countermanded. Mr. Denis has re- x i cclvcd orders from Olney to take legal steps .to compel the passage of the United States " mails. Two switchmen , McIIugh and GoldStein - Stein , were asked to confer with Denis. They tated that nny mall train would be hauled ; lhat , a crow hud been ready for twenty-four bouts , but that the company refused to haul the mall car unless It had n Pullman coupled lo It , Because of this the union had decided Jiot to change Its position. At u meeting of the railroad men last tight a general strike on the Southern Pacific lystem was ordered by the union. All the Operatives of thu great corporation will not Walt tor dismissal , but will walk out , so that Hot even the coal trulns will be run. A tele gram from President Debs was read In the meeting ordering the strike and was re ceived with enthusiasm. Thn only answer Iho men would make as to District Attorney penis' ultimatum to arrest them if the mull trains were not run ns usual wns that they Lad nothing to say. "We are ready to pull mall cars anywhere , " ( aid one , "but we do nut think a Pullman Is ft part ot a postal car or tlmt the United Btates government considers the property of hn Italian marquis a nccesbury part of a { nail train. " SAN FRANCISCO , June 29. The Southern Pacific company notified United States Dli > - Irlct Attorney Garter yesterday that owing Jo the Pullman boycott they were unable to tend out the United States mulls. Attorney Darter telegraphed Attorney General Olney Vnd the answer came ; "Enforce the laws prohibiting the obstruction and delay of the United States malls. Cause arrests nnd In stitute prosecutions wherever the law Is vie lated. " Shortly afterwards Mr. Garter sent a sec- pnd. dispatch to Washington asking whether Iho attorney general's Instructions applied to mall cars only or to mall trains as regu larly made up , The answer to this dispatch was : "Instructions cover mall trnlns us reg- plarly made up and of all descriptions. " SITUATION ON T1IK ( SANTA Fli JBoyuott llrokrn lit Kaunas City Trouble III Worm In the Went. ' TOPEICA , June 29. General Manager J. J , Prey says regarding the situation on the { Santa Fo ! "Tho situation has not changed k great deal since last night , when we MIC- teeded In getting our trains out of Kansas Dlty on time with the regular equipment. AVe are having little trouble on the eastern grand division , that east ot Dodge City. It Is true some of the employes have quit Work , Jjut they are making no forcible Interference ( with our inovIn 15 trains , although they arc fcround the yards In llttlo groups watching { what Is going on. Our trains all came cut ft Chicago last night as usual and without tn'y Interference , although they had the Regular Pullman equipment. "The most serious trouble U on the west- fern grand division at La Junta and Raton. Everything Is tied up and at a standstill Bt llato.i. About. 6 o'clock last even.ng tne ot our train dispatchers , by the name of Bmlth , was chased by a mob of about 600 men nnd he was compelled to leave the city and flee to 'ho hills to snvo himself. Other dhpatchcrs are still nt work there , and I don't know why this man was singled out , unless they caught him loafing on the street. After they had driven him out the mob went to the hrrnc of the chief night train dls- patch-r and notified him that It he went on duty they would kill him. I did not hear whether ho attempted to go to worker or not. "Wo ore handling very llttlo freight , although the ofllco men and train masters arc succeeding In handling oil the live stock and perishable freight. We sent several stock trains Into Chicago yesterday. "In my opinion the strike will soon spend Itself , and whenever It reaches Its strongest point It will commence to go to pieces. I think It will surely reach that point by tomorrow night , at the farthest , and It may have done BO already. " DENVER , June 29. Train No. 8 on the Santa. Fe. after n wait of twenty-four hours , left tonight at 11:50 : o'clock , n fireman willing , to fill the deserted post having been found. All American Railway union men on the Santa Fc road at this point have' stopped work on the order of President Dlba , So far the Denver & Rio Grande has not been In terfered with. _ _ KNTIIti : ( lOUf.D HYSTKM TO UK TIKI ) UP 1're ldent Urli Declare * n Ulg Strike to < filter in St. I.onlK. ST. LOUIS , June 29. Director Kern ot the American Railway union has Just received word from President Debs that a strike had been declared on the entire Gould system. M. J. nillott , another' director of the Amer ican Railway union , 1ms arlvcd hero to as sist Kern In the management of the strike. In the PulIr.Min shops here a number of new workmen have secured positions. About seventy-five of the former employes re fused to strike , so that about 100 men are now at work at the company's shops on Twenty-first street. At n meeting of the officers of the rail ways centering here resolutions were adopted declaring that the boycott , being confessedly not In the Interest ot any of the employes of the railroad companies , oren on account of any grievance between the companies end their employes. Is unjustifia ble and unwarranted ; that the employes ot the railroad companies cannot , nor cm any of them , with propriety embarass the companies or discommode the public be cause of their sypathy with the supposed wrongs of employes cng.iged In a wholly different class of labor and In no wise con nected with railway service ; declaring It to be the lawful right and duty of the rail road companies to protest ngalnbt the boy cott and resist It In the Interest of the ex isting contracts and for the benefit of the public , and pledging the roads represented to act unitedly to that end. United States Judge Tliayer has directed the United States marshal here to protect the St. Louis & Bin San Francisco road , and deputies guard each train made up on that line here. General Superintendent Clark of the Mis souri Pacific and Iron Mountain roads , when approached today , said he Intended to have Pullman cars run on the system under his direction , no matter what came. He stated that the Gould system owned a' three-quarter Interest In all the Pullman cars operated by It , nud a boycott of those cars was a direct blow at the railroad rather than at the Pullman Interests. From Pophr Bluff , an Important division point , Superintendent Clark said ho had been olllclally advised that the men had formally decided to Ignore the boycott order , and he believed that would be the case else where on the system. On the Missouri Pacific railroad In St. Louis the freight blockade Is complete , but oncvst ck train being .pent out today. The moll and passenger trains on that road are moving In ami out without Interference , be ing made up by the few switchmen who re mained , loyal.V. . H. Morton , general pas senger agent or the Missouri I'.irillc , says tonight that no trouble Is being experienced anywhere else dn the line. Tonight the train on the Mobile Ohio railroad which usually carries Pullman sleep ers left this city without them , a notification having been received from Cairo , III. , that the employes of the Big Four road , over whose tracks the Mobile & Ohio trains are run , would refuse to handle the trains con taining the obnoxious cars. All the em ployes of the Terminal association In East St. Louis stopped work nt 7 o'clock this even ing to attend a secret meeting. At midnight every wheel In the Terminal nsbocjntlon yards on both sides of the river and on the bridge was at a standstill , all the men hav ing decided to stop work In support of their striking comrades. A meeting was held In East St. Louts tonight , nt which there were present Terminal association employes and other railroad men Interested In the Ameri can Railway union. A resolution was adopted In which those present decided to give their hearty support to the Terminal strikers and handle no cars whatever. ' Hoycott HroUtlcN. No trains were moving out of Duluth ycs- tculjy. The Great Western road at St. Paul Is completely blocked. All Santa Fo trains at San Diego , Cal. , are standing In the yards. Every ro.ul entering Cairo , III. , Is affected. Not a wheel Is being turned. The Pennsylvania Is the only road at Cin cinnati that is receiving freight. All the Crescent train and yard men at Brazil , Ind. , quit work last night. ' There was no change In the strike situa tion at Las Vegas , N. M. , yesterday. Deputy marshals are In control of the Ludlow , Ky. , yards of the Cincinnati Soutn- ern. ern.The The new Injunction ngulst the Santa Fc men forbids them quitting the employ of the receivers , The Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton road at Cincinnati has asked tor police to pro tect th-Ir property. Neither the Louisville & Nashville nor the Nashville , Chattanooga & St. Louis have yet had any trouble. Chief Sargunt ot the firemen's brother hood went to Chicago In response to a tele gram from President Debs. Business Is practically suspended on thn Mobile & Ohio nt Jackson , Tenn. , on ac count of the strike at Cairo. So far the boycott has not affected any of the roads running out at Louisville. The union has few members there. Advices from Little Rock state no trouble has been experienced on the Arkansas di vision of the Missouri Pacific. At Chlppewa Falls , AVIs. , all Wisconsin Central trains are stopped. The Omaha road Is still running on that division. Everything Is quiet at Albuquerque , N , M. Not a train U moving , simply because there IK no ono willing to nuke them move. A meeting ot the American Railway union men at Albuquerque yesterday voted to tie up that portion ot the Atlantic & Pacific. The Sina Fo train that should have left Denver Thursday night Is still on the track , and no trains have been moved on that road. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of three trainmen who .wero Instrumental In holding the Monon trains at Indianap olis. olis.The The Denver & Rio Grande has replied to the American Railway union committee that that company will continue to haul Pullman cars. cars.The The American Hallway union men on the Cvansvlllo & Terra Haute and Chicago & Eastern Indiana at Terre Haute have joined the strike , The V.indalla uses Pullmans under an exclusive contract , but so far , according to a dispatch from Terre Haute , Ind. , has , had no trouble. American Railway union men on the Min neapolis & St. Louis road went out yesterday at Minneapolis , but the train for the south went out on time. Great Indignation was caused among American Railway union men at Stevens Point , WIs. , at the discharge of twenty fire men who refused to take out a train. At Washington the superintendent ot the railway mall service says that malls are not being Interfered with to the extent reported from railway sources. Olllclal messages de ny many ot the reports sent out of delays. HARD ON FREIGHT TRAFFIC Feature of the Pullman Boycott of Most Significance Locally. ALL SHIPMENTS GO SUBJECT TO DELAY Serious HfTect on South Omaha I.lvo Stock aiurkct .Mo\eincnt of Stock In and Out Curtailed Otherwise > io Sign of Strike , Trains arrived In Omaha generally on time yesterday , the determination of the Ameri can Railway union men In the yards that they would not leave their posts unless posi tively necessary to the success of the boy cott being very nlarkcd. At Union Pacific headquarters It was an nounced that their trains had been moving freely at all points , the trouble at Spokane and Butte on Thursday being directly attrib utable to the refusal of union yard switch men at those points to move trains con taining Pullmans. These men , It Is stated , were not Union Pacific employes , but men hired by the roads entering those terminals. A member of the executive committee of the American Railway union stated that It would bo foolishness for Mr. Debs to order the local unions out here , for the reason that two-thirds of the membership was made up of clerks and shop men , whose going out would not add a single feature to the boy cott. "It Is a well known tact that the places ot the clerks could be filled almost Immediately , and to order these .men out at this time would bo criminal In my opin ion. The men are loyal and under great obligations to President Debs for his work In their behalf , particularly the Union Pacific employes , but It would be jumping from the frying pan Into the fire to ask them to go out now. Mr. Debs has been given this Information , nnd I am sure he will not be hasty In calling us out. " Late yesterday the Missouri Pacific posted n notice to all shippers that there was a possibility of delay In the movement of freight , due to labor troubles , and that all bills of lading would have to be marked "subject to delny" on this account. The Burlington continues to take live stock and freight for eastern points , but will accept no consignment of stock for the Union Stock yards , Chicago , on account of difficulty with the local switchmen. At South Omaha the situation has aflectcd the stock market considerably. Several of the commission firms have telegraphed west ern patrons to cease shipments until the difficulties are adjusted. Packers are taking advantage of the drop In prices to do all the packing they can and hold for future sales. Stock Is loaded for the cast only on demand of the shipper , and then goes subject to delay. No eastern orders for hogs were re ceived yesterday. The local union of the American Railway union held a meeting yesterday afternoon and thoroughly considered every phase of the trouble , but as the meeting was a secret ono there was not much Information given out other than that the local members would make an effort to persuade President Debs that they could do very little good In Omaha by going out. One of the members who took part In the meeting had this to say : "Our officers do not think It Is wise for us to go out at this time , but If , after our cause Is explained to the general officers , they Insist that we shall go out we will remain loyal to the union. However , at the present time there seems to bo nothing to be gained by any men going out In Omaha , as there are only two cars switched In these yards. The changes of Pullman cars are made in Chicago and Denver generally , and the fights to win must be mada at the places where the changes are made. " It Is the general opinion In local railroad circles that the American Railway union will be able to win this strike and that the officers will BO conduct the fight that the union will re tain the good will of the public. It Is under stood that If the strike continues much longer mass meetings of citizens will bo held In all the large cities , whore the public will be told of the treatment given the employes of the Pullman company. In this way the strikers hope to arouse public sentiment In their favor. Today may very materially change the situation In Omaha , as the wires are being kept hot sending messages from the mem bers and 'officers of the local union to the men In charge of the strike In Chicago. If the Chicago end decides to still call the men out In Omaha it Is likely that one of Debs' trusted lieutenants will bo sent here to take charge of the local strike. WILT * A' T IN WYOHINO. Followers of Debs WUltus to fo ! Out nt Any Time If Ordered. CHEYENNE , Juno 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The local lodge of the Ameri can Railway union held a meeting here to night , and In accordance with the request made by President Debs at Chicago In a telegram received by the officers ( if the union lust night , a strike committee of flvo members representing the various elates of employes In the organization was appointed. The purpose of the nppilnt- ment of this cmmlttee Is to bo 'n ' icuilliiits In case a strike on the Union Pacific fcE- tcm Is ordered from hendqu.irtoia. The meeting was largely attended and the situation thoroughly discussed. A ma jority of the members favored standing by the head olllcers of the union In the boy cott against the Pullman company. It'wna stated that If a strike was ordered on the system , that every boiler maker nnd a ma jority of the machinists In the Cheyenne shops would quit work , together with the firemen , switchmen and the other classes ot employes In the union. A resolution was pasccd authorizing the committee appointed to confer with other organizations not rep resented In the union to Induce them to co-operate with them In the event of a strike being declared. No ofllclal action will bo taken until further Instructions arc received from the head officers. The union has about 200 members In Cheyenne , but Laramle Is much stronger , there being nearly 400 there. There are also organizations at Rawllni , Green River and Evanstnn. with n membership from 100 to 200 each. A telegram from La ram In states that the union there Mso held a meetIng - Ing tonight and appointed a strike commit tee. It was rumored that they had de- elded to side track No. 2 , the eastbound Overland flyer , when It arrived at midnight , but this Is dented by the union men , Superintendent Malloy of the Wyoming division 1 * watching developments , and If any attempt U made to Interfere with trains the protection ot the United Slates court will bn Invoked. The Union Puciflc company owns 70 per cent of the Pullman cars op erated on Its system , and nny attempt to Interfere with them will bo Interfering with the rights of the receivers and n contempt ot court. AT Niimiwjvitit.N : ; POINTS. Not a Mlii'itl Is Tinning on the Northern riirlllc ( irciit Northern Is Illuming- . SPOKANE , June 29. No Northern Pacific trnlns moved a wheel yesterday. The main line ami branches were tied up at Wallac * , Idaho. The employes struck there for * raise In wages. The Poormnn mine closed for lack of fuc . Other mines will run tor n few days. At Davenport , Wash. , on the Washington Central , business Is suffering. The Union Pacific southbound passenger train left two hours late with Pullmans attached. The men would not handle Pullmans , but th manager of the Union Depot company coup led a car on and the train pulled out. The Great Northern , having no Pullman cars , Is running all trains. TACOMA , Wash. , June 29. The Paclfta division ot the Northern ! Pacific Is not fully tied up , as several trains ! were moving today. This morning , after Initiating 200 men , the American Railway union ? took n vote on the subject of striking , nnq decided to strike by n very small majoffty. The engineers nnd conductors belSnglnc to the order still ttood cut , and so far 'all engineers , con ductors and most of the switchmen have been ready to carry out' trains , nnd but for the lack of firemen other trains. Including the overland cast , would hnve gone out. Two hundred nnd seventy-five employes nt the Tneomn shops nnd twenty-one freight clerks nnd twenty-two truckmen struck today. No freight Is moving. Flvo solid carlcaJs of mall , which arrived Sunday from the Orient , arc tied up In the yards , nnd 4,000,000 shin gles nrc piled up on the wharves nwaltlng shipment. PORTLAND , Ore. , June 29. The tie-up hero Is complete. Neither the Southern nor the Northern Pacific took out trnlns to night. The Northern Pacific Atlantic ex press was made up ready to leave , but the fireman left the cab. The United States mallH on two trains were taken back to the postolfice. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HAS TAKIN : ON u IDIII : SCOPI : . Tight of thn A. It. U. Now Includes the Chicago Cenrral .Managers' Association. CHICAGO , June 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The original struggle between the American Railway union nnd the Pull man Palace Car company was dwarfed today by the determination of the labor organiza tions to defent , It possible , the purpose ot the General Managers' ' association. To this end n general strike was Instituted up'n the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific railway , of which road E. St. John , chairman of the association , Is general manager. It Is the expressed Intention of the union to make this system Its chef ( point of attack , and orders to that effect were duly promulgated during the day. , Besides ordering a strike on the Rock Island , President Debs today ordered the Burlington men out. Neither road was tied up tonight , however , The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road , from which the officers of the Amerlcnn Rail way union believed Thursday satisfactory as surances of n refusal to operate the single Pullman cars It has In service had been ob tained , was ordered to be tied up ns n result of President Miller's denial of the organiza tion's request. The Wabash and the Chicago & North western , which hnve the Wagner service , ex cept on n few leased lines having Pullman contracts In force , were also put under the ban , Upon request of the employes of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy they were permitted to leave the company's service and active measures were taken to extend the work of organization. With scarcely nn ex ception the railroads entering the Union depot were able to transact their passenger business according to ithe schedule today. All of them except the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul suffered sevqrcly through their Inability to handle freight In the yards , but not to the extent that was predicted by the strikers. ' The Burlington & Qulncy took out a number of boycotted sleeper ; . COMPANIES WILL NEVER YIELD. General Manager Merrill of the Burllngotn lines had but one opinion tonight , and that was that the railroad vere In this fight for a long and lasting stay , and that under no circumstances would > they offer any compro mise , nor wouhl they,8vurrender the principle for which they "were contesting , "It Is utterly impossible < for the railroads to offer any compromise , " sold he. "They have none , and if they .should yield one lota to this organization I"would end , forever , any control which th fiHauS S vm'ovortlieJ men. We nrrogalo'the Jchtj to ourselves to say how the business -wo operate shall bo run and managed. ! . No , sir ; the railroads will stand together nnd xrljl not give In , " John M. Egan , representing the General Managers association , furnished this evening an estimate ot the. number ot men who had struck on the Chli-.tgo lines within the terminal limits nnd also , an estimate of all the men who were , striking on all the lines Involved. .Mr. Egan was In telegraphic communication with all-the general mana gers , and by this evening was fairly well posted. Mr. Egan .gave the following- show the extent ot the strike at the present time , and the number of men who have struck BO far In the whole country on the best Information ho could obtain : North western , switchmen and shopmen , 1,025 ; Illinois Central , 3,000 ; pastern Illinois , 300 ; Santa Fe , 10,000 ; Chicago & Northern Pa cific , 75 ; Wisconsin Central , 50 ; Great Western - , ern , 300 ; Baltimore & Ohio , .400 ; Pennsyl vania , 2,600 ; Western Indiana , 200. Total , 17.850. ! , v Mr. Egan said : "I pntlclpato before the clcse ot the strike jserlo'us. trouble. A large number of the men have struck without understanding what they , hnve struck for , nnd when they find their-places being taken by new men they are [ bound to grow des perate. I do not look , for nny easy ter mination of the striker but we will cer tainly bo prepared henvanfter today to se cure all the new men't.wo wish , nnd to bring nbout ns early aermlnatlon of the strike ns possible. We-are In the fight to stay , and thsre will bo no * compromise nor give up. " V * . . The Illinois Central succeeded In bringing through to Van Buren street today n long train of freight cars'loaded ' with fruit from the south. The suburban service tracks were used for thl } purpose. When the train hud been sidetracked 'a largo force of men was put at work'unloading the perish able freight. Dozens o wjigons were backed up against the IronUra'llIng- , dividing the Lake Front park frpihVthO'JJIIInols Central tracks nnd the goods loattcd'onto them over the fence for transportation to the com mission houses. i 'at The Panhandle bJoiight-iln seventy men today from Cincinnati , Columbus and Louis ville and put them tc Ajfork at the central depot under police protection. No Interfer ence was attempted on the part of the strikers. The officials of. the Amcrlpari Railway union are making threats against , tha Wabash rail road , as the latter Is said to bo Interfering with the boycott against Oie-Western Indiana by allowing the latier's trains to run over the tracks which both roads use' The packers ut the stock yards tried to Induce the strikers to take , through eight trainloads of beef held byt them , as their refusal to do so would result In throwing thousands of men at the yards out of em ployment. The meijrefused , and the trains were returned to the packing houses. Today two trains of llve.st&X . on the Santa Fo and Illinois Central outside * ot the yards remained on the trdc-tLbccaAisq the men re fused to move them * , f The Chicago & Allan U badly crippled , Passenger trains luvvb been.handled In fairly good shape. Freight traffic 14 badly con gested and much pcrlslwble goods Is being ruined. The AmcrlcarL Rallway union offi cials claim they will. U ve , the road tied up completely. ' NORTHWESTER.-BLOCKADED. * The trouble on the Js'orthwestern spread today , Freight trafllc was greatly Impeded and considerable difficulty was experienced In getting out pasbeiiger tralna. There was a bad blockade at Woodstreet this morning , and delays were reported all along the line. It was reported today In connection with the general managers' * conference that plans had been formulated , for the arrest on charges ot conspiracy ot President Debs and Organizer Lynch. H was said that the general managers had been ndvlrtd to nrtest these men nnd have them starched for papers , that , If' found , -yriild fi.rnlsh Indisputable ovldencsjthat certain nitii vcro amenable to the Conspiracy law. Situation ut Sioux City. SIOUX CITY , la. , Juno 29. ( Special Telei gram to The Bee. ) No trouble as a result ot the strike has occurred hero yet. About 100 American Rnllwnj- union men gathered at the union depot with the avowed purpose poseof cutting out .the Pullmans on the Illinois Central. They found the cars se cured to each other with chulns und pad locks and a force of forty.deputy sheriffs and policemen on the ( Vain , and so UIJ not make the attempt. Trouble Is- expected on the Minneapolis & Omaha tonight , AFRAID TO TAKE THE VOTE Democratic Managers in the Senate Sco De feat Ahead for the Tariff , WHY THEIR PROGRAM WAS ABANDONED Defection of lleinoerntu nnd 1'opullMn .Mnka It Certain ( In ; lltll Cniinot llo l'a eil Un less Some Itrpulilleiitinotc for It- Ail Impotent Majorltj. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE. 1407 F Street , N. W. WASHINGTON , June 29. This week commenced with loud demo cratic vociferations to the effect tlmt the tariff bill would be passed by the senate on Wednesday or Thursday , but those days hnve passed , the end of the week hits come , nnd yet the bill Is not completed. The final vote would hnve been taken according to the cut and dried program , but the demo cratic managers realized that they have no certain majority for the bill. This fact was first pointed out In this column on Tues day last. It begins to look as though the bill cannot pass the senate. It will certainly bo defeated unless some republican senators desert their party , und that Is regarded ns well nigh Impossible. There nre thirty-eight republicans , three democrats , Irby , Hill and Murphy , nnd three populists , Allen , Pelfer and Kyle , opposed to the bill. This Is forty- four , and exactly the number necessary to defeat the conglomeration of free trade , protection , populism and Sugar trustlsm known ns the senate tariff bill. Nothing but republican defection can now prevent the defeat of that vicious legislation. It seems almost sure to be dcfentcd , nnd that Is the reason democratic managers hnve de layed Inking the final vote. They nre alarmed. COXBYITES ANXIOUS TO GET HOME. Pressure of nn unforseen nnd undcslrcd sort Is being brought to bear upon mem bers of congress by the various Industrial armies camped about Washington. The nov elty has departed nnd consequently local donations of provisions have fallen off until the men are In n pitiable plight from want of food. Every day the lobbies nre besieged by deserters from Generals and Ad mirals Coxey , Fitzgerald. Galvln and Frye who nro wearied of husks nnd anxious to return home. Naturally they came to the congressmen from their states for nsslst- ance. In some cases members have yielded to their charitable impulses nnd furnished funds for the purpose , thereby establishing a precedent which encourages other needy ones to apply. Ohio members nre the great est sufferers In this wny and the demands upon them nro more thn.n they can meet. In compliance with n resolution of Inquiry , the secretary of agriculture sent a state ment to the senate today which says the visible supply of wheat on July 1 will bo about 55,000,000 bushels. In addition to which there will be approximately 8,000,000 bushels avnllable from the stocks on the , Pacific , , coast , nnd an undeterminable quantity that goes by the name of "visible supply. " He gives the ncrcago of winter wheat for the present year nt 23,110,172 bushels , and of spring wheat nt 10,105,592 bushels , nnd the probable uroducUonJlrii " Senator Petilgrew today proposed several amendments to the Indian appropriation blll.i They provide that the superintendent nt the Indian school at Flandreau , S. D. , shall give bonds and be the agent for the Santee Indians , located at Flandreau , and shall be allowed n clerk at J900. Ono amend ment provides for the appropriation of ? 1,000 to pay for the wntcr supply for the Indian school nt Flandreau , and the payment ot $400 to Joseph Schwartz of Sioux Falls for plans nnd tracings furnished by him for a building for the Indian school at Flan dreau. Milton Scott and wife of Lincoln arrived In Washington this morning and will bo here n few days. Postmasters have been appointed In South Dakota us follows : Crow Creek , Buffalo county , Henry Bradley , vice R. J. Dlxon , resigned ; Orland , Lake county , Henry Ven- ner , vice A. W. Shirley , resigned. EASV DAY IN TIIU SUSATIS. Consideration ot the Turin Hill Completed In the Committee of the Wholu. WASHINGTON , Juno 29. At the opening of the senate today the joint resolution ap pointing Charlys M. Anderson of Greenville , O. , Sidney O. Cook of Hcrrlngton , Kan. , nnd A L. Pennon of Plttsburg members of the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers was passed. Mr. Sherman's resolution of yesterday di recting the committee on Interstate com merce to Inquire Into the advisability of regulating by law the use of sleeping or parlor cars was also adopted. The joint resolution continuing the an nual appropriation thirty days after June 30 was adopted. The tariff bill was taken up , and Mn Vest moved an amendment to the clause repealing trie reciprocity feature of the McKlnley bill. Agreed to. Mr. Jones then asked unanimous consent to make n number of amendments over looked as the bill was-being considered. The amendments were agreed to as fast as read. Most of them were very unimportant. The tariff bill was reported to the senate at 5:45. : Mr. Manderson moved to adjourn un til Monday. Lost 5 to 35. In the executive session which followed the motion was ngre d , to , und at C:10 : the senate adjourned until Monday. Pence l.eil the I'lllliinitorliif ; . WASHINGTON , Juno 29. With the ex ception of a short time , the day In the house was consumed by a filibuster over the ccrtested election case of Watson against Black , of the Tenth Georgia district. The filibuster was led by Representative Pence , populist , of Colorado , who contested every Inch ot ground , even nftcr the aid of the committee on rules hod been Invoked. The tangle was finally straightened out , and the report ot the committee on elections , declaring Mr. Black elected , was agreed to , only the populists dissenting. A few minor bills were passed early In the day nnd come resolutions to pay the salaries nnd funeral expenses ot deceased employes of the house were agreed to. At 4.30 the house took a recess until 8 p , in. , the evening session being devoted to private pension bills. Maxwell Coiirtnmrtlitl Uphold WASHINGTON , June 29. The -president has approved the finding of the courtmartlal which recommends the dismissal of Lieu tenant Marcus Maxwell , formerlly stationed at Omaha , and who was charged with dupli cating his accounts and ot conduct unbe coming a gentleman. Ho was a witness In the Manoy courtmartlal. Mall Trains Muxt Kim. WASHINGTON , June 29. Acting Postmas ter General Jones held a short conference this afternoon with Attorney General Olney , at which the movements of the strikers were discussed , It was decided to rigidly Insist upon the carriage ot all malls and to prose cute all who Interfere with postal transporta tion. Colonel II. (3. PurnoiiH Shot. WASHINGTON , June 29. A private dls. patch received hue states that Colonel H , G. Pa'rsons , the owner of Natural Bridge , Va. , was shot and died at Clifton Forge , Va. , to day. The chootlng was done by a conductor named Goodwin whom Colonel Parsons had reported for neglect ot duty. I Itch U > ow Happy. WASHINGTON , June 29. The senate In executive rrsslou today confirmed the- nomi nation of Thomas 0. Fitch , | > otinnstcr nt Wichita. _ CnMi In th ) TrrnMtry , WASHINGTON , Juno 29. The cash bal ance In the treasury today was $115,231,520 , of which $60,303 , S1G was gold reserve. The withdrawals from the subtrcagtiry nt New- York tcdav aggregated $1,475,000 , ot which $275,000 was for shipment to Canada , This leaves the true amount ot the reserve $ C4- S2S.S15. _ Vote on Purlllr ItouiM Itlll Tomorrow. WASHINGTON. Juno 29. H Is possible that the house committee on Pacific railroad ! ) will come to a vote on Saturday on the meas ure. pending before It. , TIIIXK riir.r iraitK .siri.viii./i > . KnglUh Stiirldiotilrrt of thn Ituriipy 1'o.ik Mining Coinpiny Air Their Woe . NEW YORK , June 29. Judge Licombe has appointed Albert R. Latoux temporary re ceiver of the Hartley Peak Tin Mining , MillIng - Ing & Manufacturing company. The complaint carrying the application for a receiver charges fraud against the trustees of the defendant company , Lewis .May , James Flunnagan , Wlllam M. Dean , William Rom- sen , George Ehret , Charles D. Dcsplcr , Her man Knubcl , Louis D. Weber , W. L. Flan- nngan , the estate of Frederick W. Foote , the estate of Henry Clausen , Jr. , the estate of Daniel S. Apptcton , Samuel Untermyer und the Farmers Loan nnd Trust company. Cpm- plnlnants In the suit nro Charles Fletcher , Henry L. Mnud , Charles E. Denny , IMward M. Denny nnd John S. Sellon. The history of the case , ns told by the documents , Is brlelly ns follows : The Har tley Peak Tin Mining , Milling nnd Manu- fncturlng company was Incorporated under the laws of th s stnte on April 1C , 1SSI , to do business In the Black 11I1U region of Dakota. The principal organizer of the com pany was James Wilson , and the trustees were William M. Dean , Charles Dcspler , Herrman Knubcl , O. F. Berry , W. J. Rus sell , Jnmcs Wilson nnd C. M. Field. An Ishiio of $3,000,000 itock was made at once to purchase , as It Is claimed , property wortli only $17.000. On January 31 a second Issue of $5,000,000 was made to Oliver F. Berry ns trustee , and the following year a th rd issue of a like umount to Henry Clausen , Jr. The English complainants afterward i took part of the stock , which they now say was Issued to the trustees ns a blind , nnd that the books were so Juggled as to make It dlllicult to discover the fraudulent con spiracy nnd gnlns , which they allege were divided among a tymlicatu of stockholders. In 1S90 nn agreement was entered Into be tween Samuel Untermyer and Edward Sa- bltio Baring-Gould , Rt. Hon. Lord Thiirlow nnd John Taylor of England and the Harney Peak Tin Mining. Milling nnd Mamifactinlng company by which the Englishmen obtained 90,000 shares of stock ot $100 par value for $1,533,000. Only a small sum of money was paid , but two subsequent agreements were made by which the Englishmen were to Issue 1,000,000 In bonds of nn English com pany , giving security for the rest , which they failed to do , but 1,000,000 In bonds were put on the Black Hills property , which were Issued to the English company In part pay and partly ns security. Another 1,000- 000 mortgage was afterward placed , over 400 mining claims were purchnbcd , but un at tempt was made to work only twenty of them , and the only thing mined , according to an nflldnvlt of George N. Hamilton , was 1,000 tons of ore which has never bcqn treated. The Englishmen , who had Invcsfyd between $3,000,000 and $5,000,009 , becoming suspi cious , sent over agents to Investigate , nnd It . . , . property. Samuel Untcrmyer , it Is charged , wlille on a salary of 42,000 , actually repre sents $200.000 In cash nud stock , nnd others have received sums inoro or less ex- ; arbltant. Not moro than $000,000 , It Is said , liaa been expended In working the mines nnd building the mills , and HID Englishmen want to know where their millions went to. The books of the company were seized at 33 Wall street this nfternooon and subpoenas served on the defendants. > "o Trains on thn Omaha. DULUTH , Juno 29. The tie-up of the Wuconsln Central and Northern Pacific was broken this afternoon. The westbound nnd Chicago' trains , both cnrrylng sleepers , were sent out w'lth regular train cruws ami without nny dlfllculty. No trains have been moved on the Omaha , today. JTET.ElJltAl'IHC , JtHIKl'H. -The coal strike at Lonaconlng , Md. , Is ended. Rear Admiral Temple , retired , died nt Washington yesterday. Chief Justice Fuller delivered the oration at the centenary at Rowdoln college. Newt Haydcn was lynched at Monett , Mo. , lust night for the murder of n 'Frisco brake- man. man.The The suit of the Pottawattamle Indians against the government for $10,501 has been dismissed. A bill has been Introduced In congress to confirm the' lenses of Choctaw and Chlcka- saw lands. Prendcrgast Interrupted the proceedings of court to such an extent yesterday that he was sent back to his cell. Joseph P. Ward of Denver has been ar rested for using the malls for the purpose of selling fraudulent mining stock. Captain Freltsch ot Milwaukee has ar rived nt New York with his forty-foot schooner on his journey to Norway. Gus Welsbrodt , defaulting city treasurer of Mlddletown , O. , was sentenced to throe years In the penitentiary yesterday. County Attorney Jnmcs H. Burns of St. Paul hns resigned. Charges of malfeas ance had been preferred tigulnst him. , Fire nt Aspen , Cola , , destroyed thu public trnmwny and the ore bins of the Veteran , Enterprise , and Aspen Mining nnd Smelting company. The United States cpnsul at Gibraltar re ports that owing to the good crops In Spain that country will not bo a buyer of Ameri can wheat. The secretary of Iho Interior has approved the recommendation belting abide $20,000 for the survey of the Red Lake retervatlon In Minnesota , Charles Docbblcr , who has been In jail since May at Pdstalc , N , J. , for placing n bomb In William Stranger's lawn , has made a confession. Delegates Trapper mid Beckwlth to the New York constitutional convention from Buffalo were unseated yesterday and the contestants scatidr In Coffey county , Alabama , nn unknown assassin fired fiCVdal charges of buckshot Into the bedroom ot a farmer named Har per , Instantly killing his wife. Richard Worhlngton | ot the bankrupt Worthlngton Publishing company has been at rested for cdnvertlng $10,000 of thu com pany's money to his own use. Receivers of the Northcin Pacific have petitioned the courts for iireinlnslun to abro gate existing trafllc : contracts with a number of roads that have proved unprolltublc. The Washington grand jury has found In dictments against Broker Chapman and John McCartney for refusing to answer the sugar Investigating committee's qucutlons. James Smith Allen , living six miles north of Greencastle , Ind , , shot and killed Ms wife on account of her Infidelity and the Interference ot relatives , and then bhiv out his own brains , , Mrs. Annlo Odd Allen of New York linn been appointed guardian of her daughter , the grandchild o { Commodore V.inderblH. The child's fatljer U suing for seine mop- orty left In trust for.lt , * The Rock Inland read has appealed to the United 1'taton ' marshal to prevent tht threatened destruction n ( Its property at North und South Knlil , Great uxcltcincnt prevails und bloodshed U fttiired. The British Prlnc < Is the first xteamer to arrive In New York from Manchester , Eng land. She Is of 1,152 toim register anil ex perienced no dlfllculty In passing through the new fchlp canal to Liverpool , MID FLOWERS AND BANNERS Catafalque Erected iu the Ohapol Ardcnta at the Entrance to the Court of Honor , CARNOT LYING IN STATE AT THE ELYSEE Costly Tribute * to the AmmmilimtiMl I'rril- ileitt Too Numerous ( i Number Knor * moil * Crouil VIouttiK 111 * Itc- I'nneral biiiiiluy. PARIS , June 29. The general public was admitted to the grounds of the Ely. co to day. The line of people Intent upon view ing the co 111 n containing .the rcmilns ot the late President Carnet reached from the pah co to the Place do la Concorde. The casltet rents In the Chnpcllo Ardonto nt the entrance ot the Cour d'ltoncur. The catafalque Is In the form of n small Greek temple with Corlnthhn columns. Largo candelabra , wreaths of Immortelles nnd na tional flags are grouped around the bier , nnd over nil nrc many palms. At Intervals are long , black pendant banners , bordered with silver nnd ornamented with silver wreaths , with the letters "U. F. " ( Re- pubrquo Frnncals. ) On the main draporj the letter "C" ( Carnet ) Is worked In silver nt frequent Intervals. The number of Moral wreaths sent to the Elyseo Is almost beyond computation , nnd half of' them arc of great value. Ono wreath alone , sent by a tocloty of French women , cost 1,000 francs. The florists of Paris , according to estimate , have already received orders for 1,1100,000 francs worth of Moral emblems to be used In different ways during the funeral. The streets iiround the Hlysce presented a Bombro aspect last night. All the lumps were covered with crepe nnd shed n sickly light upon the scencB. The very wnlls ot the palace nrs covet cil with funeral trap- The new president will attend the funeral of the late president on Sunday. General Fevrler , grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor , him picsented President Caslmlr-I'erler with the grand cross of the Lt < glen und with the collar ot grand muster of the Legion of Honor , which position the new president useumcd In succession to the Into president , In view of his rank as chief of the stntc. Henri Rochcfort suys he considers the choice of Cnslmlr-l'crlcr for president to be the worst possible. The new president will try to revive Iho personal government ot Die lute Marshal Muc.Mnhon , ho says , nnd like the latter will have to surrender or resign. Rochefoit added : "His presidency moans civil war. Ho would seek the alliance of Germany In order to sell the Get mans his coal , ns ho Is the chief stock holder In the Anzln mines , the richest In France. HP has nlrcndy announced his In tention of dissolving the Chamber nnd It will not be long 'before n conflict occurs' . " "IVAII IS IMMINUNT. China nml .Jajiati I'rop.ircil to Fight Over * * T ' 'till' Korean AlTulr. LONDON , Jure 29. A dlspntjh to the Timed"- from Shanghai , China , says that Japan , pre ferring foreign to civil war , refuses to evacu ate Korea. Conscquently-Olilns Js-lncrenslng her ' nav.lf a ° nTl'nilllary.1fircB | | | " foe active operations. A dlbpatch to the Chronicle from Shanghai says that war between China und Japan Is Imminent. Ainu ulth a I.arjo IfnlfoArreiiteit Ncnr 1IU IIoiiBO lluil Miuio , ThrrutM. ROME , June 29 , A workman has been ar rested in the vicinity of Premier Crlspl'k house , having been overheard to threaten ths life of the premier. When searcheda.large knlfo was found concealed urfon his person. Von Kot/o Now Thought to lo Innocent. LONDON , Juno 29. The Berlin correspon dent of the Standard says concerning the slanderous letters supposed to have been written by Count von Kotzo ; "It Is rumored that Prince von Stolberg Wcrnlgerodo , grand chamberlain , tried to dissuade the emperor from arresting von Kotze nnd has since re signed his office. The emperor accepted his resignation. There Is so little doubt of von Kotzo's Innocence that his release has been decided , upon. He remains In custody only at his own request. frorulRii Worhuicn right In France. MAJISEILLES , Juno 29. Owing to the fierce conflicts between workmen employed In connection with the new drainage system , the majority being foreigners , the prefecture lias Issued orders to suspend work upon It. Two thousand men nre thus thrown out ot work. There In considerable excitement throughout the factories where Italians nre employed , The situation la critical. \VllllllI-ltl ! ( ' /CCll AftKIIHNlllH HolltOICCd. PRAGUE , Juno 29. The czech yotlths , Kollcho , Mulcjlck nud Schulz , were found guilty of lurking around the Hofburg In Vienna last March for the purpose of Blab bing the emperor nnd thus nvcnglng the Im- nglncd wrongs of the Omladlnu. Schulz was sentenced to thirteen months Imprisonment. The other two were sentenced to terms fcf twelve years each. ff < v .YjKll.int'n rirxt Itaee. - GIA6GO'\y. \ IUneN22 : . The Vlgllant's flrtt race mf ( hl ? side of theSuiaoUc.jwIH bo tor the Quof 'ft. cup on the-Clyde Jujy 7. The Atiierlcan'iB'i6oiv1 as. Ueen , sn'llfiig ab'out the ft Jll. for the fl Uf' frtlV-'fltltfU QlJtl llUS lOKX attracting nrucUj attenllouv V0n Monday the Vigilant wjjl , Bfiilrtl dry dock for a final polishing. _ < Vain Men Aru nt Oxford. LONDON , Juno 29. The Ynlo athlete ? nr- rlved nt Oxford last night. They were met at the station by members ot the Oxford uni- vcrMty athletic clubs and were escorted < their lodgings in High street. The Yuls men are In good form and high spirits. Onpuy A"lci-it to Ileiimln. PARIS , June 29. M. Burdeau has de clined the tatk of forming a cabinet. In consequence President C linlr-Perler has aslu'd M. Dupuy to reconsider his decision to resign , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Catjlo I'lnhhci. Lord Charles-HUBtil. sn ot the sixth duk at Bedford , IB dead , Loynl troop i In Ulo Grendo do Sul have defeated the Insurgents. , Rlchaitl CroUcr has ejnbarUcd on his ro- turit vojago to New York. A new company Is being1 formed In Paris to complete thu Panamacanal. The Italian consul ut Ala It a' was shot and killed by Prof. Hamilton Billon. ' The former Insisted on paying attentions to the latter'a wife. wife.Turks Turks attacked anil destroyed a Greek church at Ordua , Asia Minor , whllo tuav congregation was worshiping. The polic * made no effort to Interfere , Morrow for Htuto Trcinuror , CRESTON , la , , Juno 29. ( Special Tel - grunt to The Bee. ) The republicans ot , Union county have held their convention and selected delegates to attend the state , congressional and judicial conventions. The convention wai remarkable for Its entbuil- nam and harmony. The delegates to the state convention were Instructed to cmt their votes for Reretcntatlve W. W. Mor row for state treasurer , nnd the congres sional candidates for Congressman W. P. Hepburn. Resolution * ot a itrontc kind were adopted eulogistic ot Hepburn.