HE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JULY 18 , 18HI. SINGLE COPY imrE CENTS. REFUSED TO GIVE BAIL Debs and Ilia Ooniljutors Committed to Jail Until Monday , ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THE INJUNCTION Wnrrtint iMiicd at the Inttiinco of the Hun tu I'n Coinpiny Ono of DulH' H I'niiliieed In Court an i\ldrnce. : CHICAGO , July 17. E. V. Debs. G. W. lloward , L. W. Rogers and Sylvester Kell- her , the officers of the A. R. U. , were com mitted to jail today by Judge Seaman In the United States court for alleged violation of the Injunction Issued by Judges Wood and Orosscup. The four leaders of the strike In reality went to jail In default of ball , for the court offered them their liberty until next Monday , when they will have a hear ing on the charge of contempt. Their ball wa.s fixed at ? 3,000 each , but the men re fused to glvo It and the court committed them. Debs nnd his companions were taken to Jail by Marshal Arnold and before they left the court room Judge Seaman In structed the marshal to let them out of Jail at any reanonabto time or times that they may ha\o abundant opportunity to con sult with their attorneys between this and next Monday. This morning District Attorney Mltchrlst filed an Information In court charging the officials of the union with violating the In junction and asked for a writ of attachment for contempt. It was unnecessary to Issue n writ for Debs , for ho was In court when the Information was filed. When the Injunction was filed by Judges Grosscup nnd Wood the usual chancery summons was Issued and those named In the Injunction were directed to appear In court yesterd ly to answer. That was what brought Debs In court with the attorneys who have been retained to defend him and his brother officers. The Informa tion was read to the court by Attorn-'y Mil- chrlat. When he finished reading the In formation Attorney George R. Peck , rep resenting1 the receivers of the Santa Fe sys tem , took the lloor and read a petition for wits of attachment against the defendants - , ants on behalf of that railroad. The pe- , tltlon asked that the defendants bo punished ! for contempt for violating the order appointing - ] pointing the recelvcrb as well as for violating lating the general Injunction as It applies to the Santa Fe. A number of acts of violence were aliened and Interference with trains. The formal proceedings began at 2 o'clock , when the attorney for the defendants asked that they be released en their personal recognisance. Judge Seaman finally de cided to set the case for next Monday , nnd fixed ball at $3,000 each. The four men made no attempt to furnish ball , and vveru committed to jail until Monday. A telegram was produced In court sent by Debs on July 2 to North Ilutte , Mont. It read : "General managers are vvciKenlng. If the strike Is not bottled In forty-eight hours complete paralysis will follow. Po tatoes and Ice are out of sight. Save your money and buy a gun. " DKHS WAS l.IKi : A M Patrick Mcltrydo DuicilltuH Iho Conference llh tlm I' , delation of Labor. COLUMUUS , O. , July 17. "The conference lately held In Chicago under the auspices of the American Federation of Libor was ono of the most Important labor gatherings ever held In this countiy , " said Patrick McBryde , secretary-treasurer of the United Mlno Workers , today. Mr. McUrydc represented the national union of miners In the confer ence and In speaking ot the gathering gave an interesting side light on the proceed ings.A . A convention of local unions , Mr. Me- Drydo said , had declared In favor of a general strike and demanded the presence of Mr. Gompcrs In Chicago. Mr. Oompcrs recognized the gravity of the situation and ent telegrams to all the national and Inter national trades unions , and to different rail road brotherhoods ot firemen and trainmen. President Arthur of the engineers wrote that ho was unable to be present. As the conference was about to convene n delegation from local unions that had already left work Informed the delegates that If they did not agree to call a national sus pension tlio btrlke was lost and that the conference would bo hold tesponsiblo for the defeat. The delegation was iiuletly but firmly In formed that the conference would take such action an It believed to bo In the Interest ot the workingincn of the country. After the delegates had listened to a statement made by Mr. Debs and Investi gated for themselves Into the trouble at Chicago a peculiar state of affairs presented Itself. There was Mr. Debs and the A. R. U. on the ono side and there was Mr. Pullman , the railroads anil the different brotherhoods on the other. The representatives of the firemen and trainmen , while * opposed to the strike , or rather to the boycott , had nothing but words of pr.ilso for Mr. Debs ; for his associates they had nothing but words of condemnation , Indeed , It has seldom been my lot to hear men get such a scoring as Mr. Howard and other members of the A. U. U. board , except It bo the language used against P. M. Arthur of the en- englnecrb by the trades union delegates at the confcionco. It bo.ms that the organizers of the A. R , U. had been so Indiscreet as to confess that they Intended to break up the older oiganl- ratlons , and hoisted that It only required victory of the piesent battle In order to bo successful. THEY WERE ALL AFRAID. "It can readily bo seen , therefore. " con tinued Mr , Mcliryde. "that the boycott at Chicago cage was not only a light against capital , but a Ufa and death slruggln between the different labor organization. The olili'r orders , being on the sldo ot Uio coipoiutlons , It Is but fair In slate th.it some of the brotherhoods , llko the trainmen , although opposed to the strike' , allowed the membcis to ae-t for themselves , and over 15.000 of them joined hands with the A. R. U. "You must declare tor a national suspen sion , " H.itd the trade unionists of Chicago. "Tha fight Is a light of capital va labor. " said Mr. Debs. "You have no right to takii sides with ono organization ogltnst another , " said the brotherhoods , "Havo a little common sense and keep the men you re-picsont out of this muddle , " whlnperrd conscience. And 1.0 the delegates talked , discussed and talked all around the subject , e.ich afraid to spring a resolution lest It might be pre mature In this condition Mr. liebn found the confcrerce1. He iculUcil t'to ' dlllleult task ho had to perform The men he was ud- dreeing were not amateur * In iho matter of labor nig.inl'utlon. A number of them hid more experience than hlnin'K. Thu man seemed an Icicle , but his vole.i held his heai- crs spellbound as he recited the buffering of tlio workmen at Pullman , the high-handed policy ot the board ot nunageia , and the determination of the men to light to the end. end.The delegates seemed magnetized. "What .do you want ua to do ? " cxclalmuil one. Then the matchless ability ot the man wan manifested , In a tone ot deep sorrow ln > exclaimed ; "Nothing. " A long pause , and then Mr , Deb said : " 1 11 sk nothing ut you , gentlemen , but If I were In , your place I will tell you what I would do. " Then Mr. Debs spoke In favor of a gcneial strike UROKK TUB SPELL. A sharp exclungo of words between Soc- rctary McQuIro cf thtt uupentcrs and Mr , Debs ( ollnvd. Mr Ucbn having the b at of It , but the dlHciutio.i br 1 ' ) hpcll tha delegatewcro once more business men and Mr. D'bs soon realized It , for he changed lih tactlci at once. "I luve a telegram from Wash nqton , " lie uahl. "Tho president I * going to appoint an arbitration committee , so I have prepared the following document , with the consent of the conference , I. would wish President Oompers to pre cnt to the board of gen eral managers. " He then proceeded to read the document presented by Mayor Hopkins calling off the strike on condition that the Old men bo re- Instated. He left the document and the con ference promised to send him an an wcr. A little rcllcctlon on behalf ot the dele gates and they reall/eil that If Mr. Uompcrs was the bearer ot the message and the man agers retired to accept It the American Federation of Labor would be placed In an embarrassing position. It wan resolved to tell Mr. Debs that he could choose any three gentlemen In the conference who would with an equal num ber of citizens and Mr. Debs call upon the board of managers , but Mr. Compere must not go alone. Hour after hour the conference waited for Mr. Debs' reply , but none came until the afternoon papers announced the fact that Mayor Hopkins had pre ented the document and that President Debs had jumped the con ference. The delegates looked sheepish when they rcall/ed they had narrowly escaped being trapped Into bringing all the horrors of a general strike upon the country. After a hearty laugh they Issued the docu ment advising the men to return , which has appeared In the press , and adjourned to their homes wondering what brought them to Chi cago. HIKIUUS : msrt'uiiANcui iiAvnouAsnu berlou * Itlotlnglias ( liven Way to Potty AnnoMiilres WASHINGTON , July 17. The dally re ports received at the War department from the troops engaged In preventing dis turbances on the railroads In the west show that the resistance of the strikers has gen erally diminished from formidable rioting to petty annoyance nnd obstruction. This Is particularly true of the northwest. General Merrltt at St. Paul , for Instance , reports that obstructions have been encountered on the Great Northern railroad , running north from St. Paul , likewise at Livingston , Mont , there Is trouble , and , In fact , much friction exists on ad the Pacific roads. From San Francisco General Rugcr re ports that It will be necessary to send the trains under guard for some time to come. General Miles reported to headquirters the frightful -accident at Chicago yesterday. General Miles will take steps to ascertain how It occurred , and he may appoint a board for this purpose. As soon as In General Miles' Judgment it will bo advisable to do so , the regular troops now at Chicago will bo withdrawn , but until General Miles so recommends no suggestion or outside request will have any Influence with the authoiltleB here. The history of the Chicago cage riots has confirmed In official circles hero the belief In the soundness of General Schoflcld's favorite policy of consolidating the troops at great central pnsts near the large cities. It Is the Intention of the department now to carry out this policy just as f.lst as prudence permits. The first manifestation of this decision will be at Chlcigo , for although the troops will be with drawn from the city they will all be quartered at Fort Sheridan , fifteen miles away , and none of the many batteries and troops that have been brought to Chicago from castein and western points will be sent bick to their posta. They will constitute the per manent garrison ot Fort Sheridan , which , with this powerful force so located as to be easily and quickly massed at Chicago or any point of disturbance , will become one of the first units of the new system of army posts. Unless congress shall provide for a substantial Increase of the regular army this may Involve the practical aban donment of many of the smaller posts In the west. ? soimiits : rou .MONTANA. Second anil ii hth Infantry and Mntli Catulry Orduri'd to Uatti * . The first battalion of the Second In fantry , Fort Omaha , under command of Colonel Hates , left on a special train last evening for Cheyenne , where It will be joined by trocps , both cavalry and Infantry , from Forts McKlnncy and Russell , and pro ceed to Hutte , Mont. , to open the tlt-up on the Utah Northern road FORT ROIUNSON , Neb. , July 17. ( Special Telegram to The Deo. ) Four troops of the Ninth cavalry received orders today to be In readiness to take a tialn far Fort Rus- si'll upon Its arrival here , with three com panies of the Eighth Itifantiy fiom Fort MoKlnney , Wyo. The train will reach here tomorrow morning. The strength of the command from here will bo ten officers and 197 men. Lieutenant Colonel Reuben F. liernard will have command of the hqimd- 1011 , with Lieutenant ( Jrote > Huteheson , ad jutant , and Lieutenant M. D. Pailav as acting quartermaster , with Captains Ruckfr , Loud , Stedman and Garrard commanding their respective troops , accompanied by Lieutenants Gardner , Preston , At matrons , Llndfioy , HIcKok , anil Captain M. W. Diy as supernumerary officer. 1UIFFALO. Wyo ivln C'lcarmont ) , July --Special ( Tclcfiinm to The Hee. ) Tinep companies. ISO men In nil. Eighth infantry. Iclt via r-leaimont for Chcyennp at noon today. Lieutenant Colonel Itandall Is In command , aided by Major WelK Captain S.ivago , LlcutPii.inls Ames. Terrett , Miller , Lnfatto and Di. Alden Shaw. The order came by wire at 10 n. in. lleudiiuartera re main nt McKlnncy. Al'l'l'AI.INt. ' 10 JUIUJi : KINIIIE. Kvanston rmplinrs of thn Union I'liclllo \\iinc Another ( li uuc. EVANSTON , Wyo. , July 17. ( Special to The Dfc ) When Judge lllner's order of July 1 commanding the employes of the Union Pacific railway to report for work not later than July " or consider themselves permanently discharged was received here , the membeis of the American Rillway union consulted an attorney , and he advised them that the older was absolutely of no eSdri be cause It was Issued by the Judge while ho was absent from the state. On the strength ot this opinion a number of the htilkrrs who hud returned to work when the outer was first posted , walked out again. The leading citizens nnd business men uj the town , hopIng - Ing to help the misguided men out of their dllUculty , addressed thu following telegram to Judirt Hiiiei : EVANSTO.V. Wvo. . July 13. ISO ! -Hon. Juhn A. Ulncr , Cheyenne : Dear Sir The undei signed , believing that many of the employes heretofore engaged on this pur- tlon of the Union Pacllh- railway were mis led by local legal advlie an to the effect of your ti-lesiam to the recolvua , dated July 1 , and therefaiu failed to n port for duty as required , do heie-by le-spectfully renuent that tlu-lr failure to report for duty on July 2 be not considered us a. discharge from the Hftvlce of the company , and that the time fur them to report for duty be extended for n leasonable time. , Only Waiting for thu liojpi. HUTTE , Mont. , July 17. Attorneys of the Union Ptcltlc and Not them Pacific roads hero state that their reads will move trains In nnd out of the city as s-oou as a suffi cient ferro ot regular troops arilvo. Ilutte contains fully C.OOO members of different labor organlziiions. all of whom Hvmpa- Ihl/e with the strlKera. Several bridges be tween this city and Lima were burned today and ono blown up with dynamite. President Caldcrhcad of the local A. R , U , says no resistance will bo made to moving of trains by troops. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A. It. U. OltielnU. SIOUX CITY , July 17. ( Special Telegram to The Hee. ) Cato Sells , United States at torney , has commenced criminal proceed ings against all the local American Hallway union olllc3rs , charging them with conspiracy to obstruct the malls , MiniitVrcc l < ed by ly ntinillr , COUON'A. Ala , July 17. The Lockhart coal mines near here were partly demolished by lynam'tc ' exploded simultaneously at two I ( Continued on Second Page ) BIRMINGHAM IS EXCITED Assaults by Strikers on Negro Miners Bitterly Denounced. GOVERNOR JDNES' ' COURSE COMMENDED Mat of Killed nn ( llvou by I'lrst Account \Vu Correct but tlio Number Wounded \ V'imAlciro Tllilli at I'lrst Supposed. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , July 17. B rnllng- ham has been In a fever of excitement today over the attack of striking miners on the nonunion men and deputy sheriffs at Pratt mines last night. The air has been thick with rumors as to the number of killed and Injured In the battle , some of the re ports placing the list of dead at twelve and the wounded ac ICO , but from trustworthy Information It Is learned the list given last night Is correct. Six men were killed and about fifteen wounded. It Is Impossible to sccuro a full list of the wounded on account of the rioters hurriedly taking their In jured from the field and secreting them. The dead , are : B. W. TIERCE , chief of the guards. JOHN FLORK. a Frcnrh rioter. THREE UNKNOWN NEGROES , nonunion miner i. ANTHONY CARROLL , a negro miner. The wounded , as far as Known , are as follows : Gcorgo Camp , n negro miner ; will die. R. Rlgnca striking miner ; wilt die , Caleb Jones , a striking miner. I'hlllu Stelnltz , a striker. Barney Anderson , a negro nonunion miner. The Indignation of the citizens reached a climax tills afternoon when a mass meeting was held to denounce the strikers. Strong resolutions were adopted and a committee on public safety was appointed to aid the"author ities In bringing the guilty parties to Jus tice. Speeches were made by prominent citizens , in which the strikers were de nounced as bushwhackf rs and assassins. Gov ernor Jones was highly praised for his prompt action In taking steps to suppress the rebellion. The miners are guarded by fifteen companies of boldlers tonight , with ordrrs to shoot to kill , and It another attack Is made the troops will make short work of the rioters. Fifty-four strikers were ar rested during the day , and fifty more will bo arrested tomorrow mornlnc. The prisoners were brought to Birmingham ard ore being guarded by a strong force of deputy sheriffs at the coutny jail. ICUNNIXCl DAYLItlllT TlCAINS ONLY. Southern Tactile Will Not HUk KnnnliiK Tin-in tit Night. SAN FRANCISCO , July 17. The Southern Pacific company continued to run passenger trains more or less regularly during the hours of daylight , but all night trains are still being abandoned. For the present but one westbound and ono castbound overland train a day will bo run on the Ogden line. Nonunion train crews are flocking to division headqu.uters and this Is prouably the reason why bo few freight tralr.b are being moved. The first fruit train dispatched for the east slnco the strike was ordered by Debs was sent out of Sacramento this morning. At Saciamento the only exciting Inc dent of today was the dispatching of a train bearIng - Ing sl\ty United States regulars to Duns- mulr on the Oregon branch. The compjny's agent at Dunsmulr reported that the strikers there were becoming ugly. The strikers at Sacramento continue active , however. Yes terday several hundred men who had obeyed the order to strike returned to work In the machine bhopa. Th s morning most of them remained away. The men have been Intimi dated by the strikers and feared violence at the hands of the A. R. U men If they went back to work this morning. Vice Piesldent Tow ue of the Southern Pa cific posted a notice today that the Sacra mento shops would Us rcopaned tomorrow and that protection would bo afforded all men who desired to return to work. Mr. Towne also publicly denies the published state ments that men return ng to work are com pelled to sign an agreement to stand aloof from all laboi unions. He declares that the company simply Insists that its employes shall have nothing to do with the A. R. U. In Oakland , as well as In Sacramento , the railroad officials are meeting with difficulty In goUl.ig enough men to run their shops and man their trains. The strikers have been practically successful In Intimidating the men who otherwise might have stepped Into vacant positions. Today , however , a few more men returned. Many of these men were escorted to and from their work by troops of cavalry. The passage of these odd-looking processions through the streets of OiKlami afforded about the only excite ment at that point today. One man , supposed to be a striker and In whose possession sev eral st cks of dynamite were found , was ar rested near the railroad yards by soldiers and 'uKen to the city prison. Tht J. IKcis today Instituted habeas cor pus r .ccedlngs to recover Edward Jest , ono of their leaders , who h locked up In a box car on the mole and guarded by sol diers. Jest , disguised as a sailor , was ar rested last night. The eoldlcrs found him crouching under a Pullman car In the rail road yards. The railroad company's pay car , bearing $ ino,000 , passed down the Oak land mole today and through the city , dls- burs.ng wages for .May nnd June. Strikers who came to the car were told to decide whether they would return to work or not If they elected to return their May wages were paid them. If they refused every dollar lar that the company owed them was handed out. The pay car will proceed by easy stages Into the San Joaqtiln valley , along all the branches , thence to Los An- geltj , to Uma and eastward as far as El Paso. A 1.1 , HOAIIS KsU.VIlN ! : ( , ItUalM'.bS. Conor d'Aluna and homo I'artH of Montium tlm Only i\crptlon. : CHICAGO , July 17. The western roads arc Just beginning to resume business under normal conditions , although It will bo some time bcforo business , particularly In the passenger departments , will bo what It was before the strike. The- Southern Pa cific today notified all Its connections that It was ready to resume the sale of tickets via all gateways and to all points at once. This U the first time- the Southern Pacific has been open for business In all direc tions blnco the strike- began , The Northern Pacific has Issued notlco that It will resume the sale of tickets to all points on Its line except that no tickets will bo sold to points In the Couer d'Aleno country west of Desmct or south of Hausor Junction. This part of the road Is not yet open for general busi ness , although they expect to have It open In n Short time. The Union Pacific has given notlco that It Is prepaicd to accept freight of all kinds to all points without restrictions except on llva stock and perish able freight In a limited territory in Men- tana and Oregon. ( 'olor.ido Ccml .Miner * Oult Work. DUIIANGO , Colo. , July 17. The coal miners employed on the San Juan and Porter ter coal mines have ggno out on a strike. The miners have no grievance , but wish to cripple the Hlo Graiulo road , The miners In the San Juan mine failed to go to work yesterday morning. This morning not a man went to work at either the Porter or Hesperus mines , and the Porter mlno was ordered closed down and the flrea extin guished. The miners at the other coal mines are still at work , but the strikers will endeavor to cet them to quit. All Trtiln * llnmilni ; at Lot LOS ANGELES , Ca ! . , July 17. All trains on both the Santa Fo and Southern Pacific railroads are running regularly In southern California , and too public U now suffering no Inconvenience whatever. Ninety per cent of the old engineers nnd CO per cent of the firemen have returned to work , and the railroad officials claim , with the excep tion of the unskilled ui > c cf fuel by green firemen , ttio railroads have no complaint to make. It Is probable that the shops will be In active operation lir a day or two. cnot.KY ON TIII : 141 : or TROOPS. Vrnrinliln .Mlrhlniin , lurlH Wrltrs u I.otter to l'rr ldont Clcvchllld. WASHINGTON , July 17 In view of criti cisms that have been uttered In certain quarters on the legality of the course pur sued by President Cleveland In using fed eral troops , notably In Chicago , not to preserve the peace , but to execute the de crees of the federal Judiciary and keep In operation the provisions of the Interstate commerce law , the following letter from one of the mcst able exponents of the con- Etltutlon In the land has peculiar applica tion : "ANN ARBOR , Mich. . July 15. Presi dent Cleveland : Honored Sir Now that the great strike In which your official Inter vention became so necessary has been clearly shown to be n failure , I beg to bo allowed to express my unqualified satisfac tion with every step yat have taken In vin dication of the national authority nnd with the restoration of law and order which has followed or Is now In pi ogress. The cau tion and deliberation with which " > ou have proceeded arc , I think , worthy , like the accompanying firmness , of highest praise , and I am specially gratified that n great nnd valuable lesson In constitutional con struction has been settled for all tlmo with remarkably little bloodshed. You and the attorney general also have won the grati tude of the country , not for this genera tion only , but for nil time , and that God may bless you for It Is the sincere prayer of your obedient servant , "THOMAS M. COOLCY. " : ox TIIK THAI-K. rornnril I'urt of a Northern Pacific Knglne WriTltc'd at Mln ciulu. MISSOULA , Mont. , July 17. An eastbound Northern Pacific train , the first In sixteen davs , was wrecked today at n point about two miles east of here by a dynamite cart ridge concealed In the track. The engine had barely struck the spot when a terrific explosion was heard , the bhock shattering the pilot and right cylinder and piston rod. It also broke the windows of the cab nnd mall ear. Had the engine gone fairly over the cartridge , the result would have been more disastrous , as some eight coaches con stituted the train , which was loaded with troops and passengers. The strikers de nounce the act In unmeasured terms. There Is considerable feeling here over the return to work of some engineers and conductors , nnd it Is said some one In sympathy with the strikers adopted this method of deterring further progress. A trestle 100 feet long , three miles west of here , and one 150 feet long oa the Coeur d'Alne branch were burned last night. : IIUICNUHS OVU-sINO Ilontium IVoplo Thoroughly Aronm-d Over the llfstriiftlnn oY Kullvvny Itrldicn. HELENA , Mont. , July 17. Reports from all portions of Montana are to the effect that trains are running on the Northern Pacific main line close to the schedule time , and that the company has enough applications to fill -every vacancy. All engineers and con ductors , with a few exceptions , have applied for work , and the company" hopes to soon bo able to handle freight. The only delay new- comes form the destruction of bridges. Slnco the road first begun t6 to under military protection more than twenty bridges have been destroyed by fire. In the labt twenty- four houis three bridges have been burned on the Rocky mountain division. People of the whole state are becoming aroused over the burning of bridges , nnd volunteers are coming forward with offers to guard bridges and to shoot nny man caught In any act that will endanger life. Tlio state has of fered a reward of $1,000 for the capture of any poison guilty of such work. StrlUcrs Offi-r to ( > u ird Property. SACRAMENTO , Cal. , July 17. The media tion committee of the strikers today made a formal olfcr to Governor Markham nnd United States Marshal Baldwin to furnish from 2,500 to 3,000 men , members of the American Railway unloiii to serve as deputy United States marshals for the purpose of protecting nonunion trainmen employed by the Southern Pacific cprnpiny to operate Its trains. The men offer to setvo without pay and make only ono condition , that they shall not bo called upon to abslst In any way In the movement of trains except to protect property and men. The strikers say this offer is made In good faith , In the In terest of farmers and merchants of the Pacific coast , so that they may move their products and merchandise , provided the Southern Pacific company can find the men to man their trains. and biipi-rliitondvat Confer. SACRAMENTO , Cal , , July 17. It Is just reported that G-enoraL Superintendent , rill- more and the mediation committee of the A. R. U. have hnd a conference. Flllmore showed the committee tha contract between the company and the Pullman company to run the sleepers. Fillmora said the strikers could return to work without prejudice , with the xcentlon of those arrested for crimes. The committee will have the contract read at the meetings of the various unions tonight. Said a striker : "The sticking point Is still the Pullmans. " Acting Chad man Douglas of the mediation committee has Just said : "Tho committee and Flllmoro hnd n confer ence. It was brought about by the fruit men. The strikers have not the power to de clare the strike off. It is with Debs. I have wired him the situation. " Klght Hour rniiHlltiitloiml Amendment. WASHINGTON , July 17. Senator George today Introduced a Joint resolution provldl"g for an amendment to the constitution provid ing eight hours shall constitute a legal day's work for persons doing manual labor. The proposed amendment specifies that "no per son or association engaged in mining , manu facturing , or In any other mechanical pur suit or public works , or In transportation , other than water craft , shall require or per mit nny employe doing manual labor to work more than forty-elght-hpurs In ono week , ex- cjpt In rases of emergency prescribed by law. Persons voluntarily and lawfully en gaged In any of the above pursuits shall not bo unlawfully hindered or obstructed. " OariilHhiiicnt , } ; ; nli > ' * t HocolterH. ST. LOUIS , July 17. Judge Caldwcll of the United States circuit court today made on order governing the action of the 'Frisco receivers In garnishment proceedings begun In state courts. The judge directs that when the receivers are served with a notlco of carnlshmcnt Issued by a state court , they are to deliver to the offictr serving the writ & copy of Judge Culdvvcll's garnishment order and refuse to proceed further , and that If the plaintiff In tbo garnishment action proceeds further In the elate court ho shall not bo permitted to receive from the re ceivers the wages due him without tliu ex press order of the federal court. Mom Trouble nt Hammond. HAMMOND , Ind. , July 1 ? . A crowd of rlotoiis men caused considerable excitement here this evening ; . They gathered about the Monon depot early In the evening , and after a vvoidy altercation with ono of the train men they beat ; him brutally , A company of militia , was hurried to the scene and the crowd was soon _ dispersed. gay * Miner * \\rrcUcil the Train , TERUD HAUTC , Ind. . July 17. Edward Hollovvay , the prisoner under arrest here for wrecking the express train at Pontanet Thursday night , resulting In the death of Engineer Moanrman and Fireman Plelck , has confessed. He says that there were seven or eight other miners In It besldea himself. Suit lustitutcil tit Montreal Which is Likely to Cnnso Sensational Developments. HAD A SUBSTITUTE PASS EXAMINATION Cliilnt that ( lie Ilecoi od W.is Iniurpd to dot Money to 1'nriy on 11 t'olltlc.il Camp iliii t'oniarvatUcs Aid tliu liiMiuiiui ) Company. MONTREAL , July 17. Actions begun by A. Demcrs against the Massachusetts Bene fit association of IJoston for $17.000 nnd by C. A. Chcncvcrt for $3,000 are tlie forerun ner1) of a most sensational Insurance case. Doth claims arc for policies ticlil by the late Mr. La Ferrlcre of Ilcrthler , who hid transferred them to the plaintiffs , creditors of his before his death. T'io ' benefit asso ciation contests the payment on the ground that the policies were not legilly obtnlncd , that there was Impersonation , as Ln Kerrlcro was near death when the examination Is supposed to have taken place. Politics liavo also crept Into the case. The plain tiffs arc well known members of the liberil party In the province and ft lends of the de posed Premier Mcrclcr , and It Is alleged that the Insurance Rchenio was arranged to ob tain the necessary campaign funds. The conservatives , who are at present In power , \\lll assist the company to the fullest ex tent. La Ferrlcre died poma time In Febiu- ary and the matter has boon hanging evtr since. Hobldcaux , Mercler's ex-attorney general , Is acting for the plaintiffs. AMIN : HIM , NI.-CUSSI.I > . 1'anscd ItH Second lEeadln ? Ill tliu Ilonou of I.oriU V rsti'i duj. LONDON , July 17. Lord Salisbury In the House of Lords today mo\ed the second read ing of the alien bill. Lord Hoscbery there upon declared the question was less urgent than at the time the nnhlo marquis was In office , when no legislation \v.is thought necessary. Allen Immigration had greatly decreased. Ho had the authority of the police officer ) , to say no outrages against foreign governments had been hatched In Great Britain. The present laws provided a sufficient remedy against persons medi tating crimes. He said the government could accept no part of the bill. Lord Salisbury generally defended the position ho had taken and atd In regaid to crimes hatched In England that It was the fault of the law and not of the police that England was a most unwilling harborcr of such criminals. Ho did not expect the bill would pass at the present session , but the responsibility lay with the government. The measure then passed Its second reading by a vote of S9 to 37. on ICIAL JtiiuKhs ruou imA/.ir , . luiUoiml Congress Canvasses tlio Vote tor President and Vlto 1'jChldi'iit. NCW YORK , July 17. The following was received today by steamer from Hlo do Janeiro : HIO DC JANEIRO. June IS. ( Special Cor respondence of the Associated Pi ess. ) The following Is the final result of the vote for president nnrt vice- president of the republic as declared today by the national congresb In the committee of the whole : For presi dent Prudcnte Jose Do Moracs Darros , 2flO- SS3 ; Alfonso Agusto Morclcra Pena , 38,291 ; Jose Gesarlo do Farla Alvlm , 3,710 ; Huy Ilar- bosa , 3.71S ; Jose Luis de Almeida Canto , 3,137 ; Lauro Sodro , 1,87-1 ; Gas'pcr da Sil- velra Martinez , 1,231. For vlco president Manuel Vlctorlno Perlera , 2G6.0G3 ; Jose Luis de Almeida Canto , 31,819 ; Jose Paes de Carvalho , 21,100 ; Caspar da Sllvelra Mar- liner , 2,147 ; Jose Cesarlo de Farla Alvlm , 1.7CO ; Prudente Jose do Moraes Uirros , 1,141 , Francisco Sllverlano do AlmedU Brandao , 945. ooxi ; oviit TO riuu 'IIJADI : . New South titles ( internment Dufe.itud Labor 1'arty * 3troiity. SYDNEY , N. S. W. . July 17. The elections have resulted in the defeat of the government and the return of lifty-clght free trade , and thirty-nine protection and twenty-eight labor membeis. iTolm Morley Outvoted. DUBLIN , JUly 17. At the sitting of the Irish Land commission a majority of the members voted against Mr. Morley , the chief secretary for Ireland , on a question of pro cedure. This being the third tlmo Mr Morley's authority hid been Hum tot at naught , he adjourned the meeting in order to consider whether he should resign the chairmanship. Amid the confusion which prevailed somebody shouted : "Yon had better reconsider your position as chief sec retary for Ireland as well " The Irish land commission met again at noon today In secret session. It Is under stood that Chief Secretary Morley merely lodged n protest agilnst the action of the commission yesterday , and did not resign , contrary to anticipation. Helmtlng tlio AmiXimirlilxt .Me.miiro. PARIS , July 17. In the Chamber of Deputies today the debate on the anti- anarchist mcasuio was opened by M. Bols- serln , who denounced the government's bill , claiming It was useless , dangerous and reactionary. Anarchism was duo to the shameless conduct of the socialists and to the bitter strife between the old parties , which had disgusted and disheartened the country. M. llrlsson declared Ihn me.isuro was des tined as a weapon against socialists and n political move to bring about a division among the republicans. M. Li7zaro : , the reporter of the bill , said the measure waste to Insure public safety. The tlmo was critical and anarchism must be exterminated. The Chamber adjourned. hi. l'utiritliiir. ( Aliirmed hy tlin Chnlein. LONDON , July 17. A dispatch to the Times from St. Petersburg says : The chol era epidemic Is assuming alarming proper tions. The present visitation Is of a much more Intense and more fatal character than were the outbreaks of the two previous years. The disease has even penetrated Into Finland , which has liltheito been absolutely free from cholera. TJie hospitals are full and the prison Is being converted Into a hos pital. Arrested for I'lotthiK Murder. LONDON , July 18. A dispatch to the Times from Mequlncz , Morocco , says. HaJ.i MaatI , lately grain ! vizier , his brother , who was formerly minister of war , and two others who fonnerly huhl high court posit ona , lm\o been arrested and Imprisoned on tliu charge of being , engaged In a plot to hire assassins to mtirdor the new sultan and his grand vizier. Victoria Mill 'Ialto a Yiiriitlon , LONDON , July 17. Truth tomorrow will say ; The queen proposes to take a fort night's crulso on the west coast of Scot land In September , accompanied by her daughters , the Princess Henry of Ilatten- berg and the marchioness of Lome. Hiulgot I'liMon IIH Third limiting. LONDON , July 17. The budget bill passed tta third reading In the House of Commons tonight by a vote of 283 to 203. iiiiiui Mm J ot A coupled .Mrdlutlim. SHANGHAI , July 17. The Japanese government has Issued an official denial that Japan has accepted mediation. Mexican lliillroitd llullillug SunYr * . CITY OP MEXICO , July 17. Owing to tbo general buslnc * depression there will be but little railroad building done In Mexico dur ing the present year. This fnct Is made apparent by the number of conecsi1 ons for Important roads In different pirts of the re public that have been cancelled by Presi dent Dlix on account of the failure of the conoos'lonalres to comply with the terms of the contracti. The government yesterday declared forfo ted concessions for several roads that were to be constructed In the states of Sonora , Sltmlo.x and Chihuahua. Hiding tin * Niiiiilin' of \ It Him. CO.VSTANTtNOPt.t2 , July 17. It is claimed that the government ofllo.iils hero are concealing the real number of victims of the recent earthquake In order to create no unnecessary alarm among the populace. In StnmbMil alone the doith toll amounts to over 200. The popuhcp Is In n state of panic owing to the prod'otlon ' * that another caithnuaKo nny bo o\nctcil. The damage done to 'piopcrty Is computed ut 5OOJ,000 ( $ -5,000,000) ) . X ' \ I rrnrli I'lrxs I.iu. PAUIS , July 17 It Is stated the cabinet will make the press bill a question of conll- denco In the government. Tlio radical newspapers continue to make a flcreo opposition to this measure and M. Edward Drumont , the editor of the antl- scm.tlc organ , the Libre P.irolc , has fled to Belgium rathei than face the new I iw. M. Urumout predicts that the passige of the bill will be speedily followed by a revolu tion. Tried to M.ib Mr * S.imNNfc LONDON , July 17. As a b drove up to St. Stephen's hall , near the Hou c of Com mon. : , with Mrs. Sitids. the wife of the Cambridge university public orator , a rough looking mnn sprang at her with u knife and attempted to stab her. Mrs. Sands' as sailant was sccd b > some bystanders as the lady bwooned. 'Iho motive Is not Known. Prepurallnns for \\iir I'toei'rdlngs. SHANGHAI , July 17. Nine Chinese merchant - chant steamships have left hero for Corca. It Is understood they have gone to with draw the Chinese troops from that country. On the other hand It U asserted that the Chinese have strengthened their position In Asan. Japan officially denies that she has offered to mediate. ] 'arlh < | iial < i ! In Southeast Mexleo. OAXACA , Mcx. , July 17. OfllcHl reports have been iccelvcd of severe earthquakes throughout the cxticmc southeast part of Mexico a few days ago. The shock de- strojod many thousands of dollars' worth of propel ty. No loss of life has as yet been icportcd. Ii > triictl\o Tire In SHANGHAI , July 17. Viceroy Kslug- iijun's new gun factoiy has been destrojed by fire , Involving a loss of over 1,000,000 taoK The fire is supposed to have been of Incendiary origin. Get man .ste.imer Slr.indi.Ml. LONDON , July 17. The German steamer Edward Ilohlcn Is stranded at the mouth of the Congo river on the wet coast of Africa. ( cumin .Musk Inn Dead BERLIN , July 17. Hcrr Fncko , an oper atic bass w ho married the w Idovv of one of the Slelnways , the piano manufactuiers , Is dead. Deulli of .MlnlMor Hiens. . PAUIS , July 17. Baron Hey ens , the Bel gian minister to France , Is de id. Noted t.nio | > c.in M-Ii-ntixt Dniil. VIENNA , July 17. Joseph Hyitle , the noted anarchist , Is dead , aged SJ. -J.MH ivs ar ours , a Illoodslied rridliled in the Westem Part of Okl.tliitnitt * OKLVHOMA , OKI. , July 17. Jasper Jen nings , a reliable scout and cowboy , just In from the Cheyenne and Arupahoe coun try , reports serious trouble between Iho Indians and the settleib. A rising of ( ho Indiana Is momcntnilly oxpecteil and the ranchmen ere preparing for a conflict. The trouble has been brewing .since April lost , when two Indians and a whltu man wcio killed In an affray which arose over the question of rights to certain lands. The seat of the pieaent trouble Is lied Moon , a hamlet In Mills county , and the d'r ' atls- faction extends to all the Indians In G and Washlta counties. It Is n sparsely bottled region In the western part of Oklahoma , and Is the wildest In the territory. Tliuio arc more Indians than whites In the three counties named , which accounts for the alirm felt. Settlers in the reighburhood of Red Moon recently purchased .100 Win chesters , determining to defend their homes Independent of United States troops , the nearest post being two days travel dlf- taut. The InJI.mi > claim boverelgnly over the lands and permit their cuttle ind horses to run at will , to the damage of settlers' ciops. Gettleis aio wont to shoot tres passing animals , and tin' Indians retaliate by killing those of the whites. Men ported In Indian afTalis say that In the event of a fight much blond will bo shed , as the Indians aio well aimr'il. II lIOLi : I'JI.IuHli ; ll'KI \ > OUT. forest I'lr < n Wnikliii ; I'l-urfnl Hnvno In I\e \ .Tcrsry. EGG HARBOR CITY , N. J. , July 17 , There Is no end yet to the forest fires that have been laglng In this vicinity for the past week. Today .in entire village was wiped out. The flames that had been sweeping tow aids Bridgeport were turned aside by a shift of wind last night , and during the early horns of the morning they readied a point near tlio little hamlet of Creen- biibh. The residents In the meantime had driven their llv Block to n place of safety and when It became npp.ucut that the vil lage was doomed they loaded their household effects Into wagons and hurried them a\vay. Much still remained to be lemovul when the flames roarhed the houses. The vlilagu stood In a little clearing In the plnu belt , and the stacks of hay and dry wooden buildings proved even brttcr food for the clement ] than the woods around. The villagers hnd been forced to flco long bcforo this , and me now encamped In a clearing bumc miles away. iliidii ) Tu l.o I fiiin of Soiuutl I'uimnnt County ( 'lll/ius. , Wjo , July 17. ( Sjieclnl to Tim llei1The June tcnn of tliu dlstilut court of Kitmnnt county adjourned Saturday. Judge Knight inihbcd Hcntenct ; upon the following : William Wlicaton , convicted of mnnsluimhtrr , sentenced tu n te-rm of eight > enrn in the penitential y at L.irainlo ; Huriy Ollehrlst , IIOIHIhtoullwr , thrtu > CIIIH , C'harles Iliown , lioise HteulliiK , throe yunrn ; George C'anHlily , liutnv HtcMllnir , two yo.irs ; lHaao Winkle , cattlu KlllliiK , two > eais , Friinlc liryunt , nstnault with intent In com mit rniuder , llnoo jiara ; Albert Iliilner , contempt of court , thlity Uajs In the county jail nnd f-'i line. ing MilltiTH Aiuilnnei ) Wjo. , July 17. Jntnei r. EBtin , Daniel Haley , Jr , K. T. Burke , K l Malone and Juinc-i McDonuld , nncstcd nt Ituwllns on charKCH of contempt of cumt In Interfering with tliu operating of tlio Union 1'uclllo ro.id , VVPIO aii.iltrneil before United States Commissioner Hltnonst hero today and gave bull for their appeaianeo before Judge Ulner In the dlstilct United States rouit lit Ulicyeiinu AlonUny , III i"illl ( nut Aitlvo. RHHHIDAN , Wyo. , July -Special to The Hoc. ) A call has been Issued for a republican convention to moot at Sheridan on August II to nominate a candidate for judge of tlm Fouitli Judicial dlxtilct , vvhleh comprlscii Hlieikluii , Crook , Juhnson unit WcEton cimntlcH. MovcnuiiiU of bi-iiKidiiK > v > > elH , ) ul ) 17. At Han I'lonolBco Clcnrert Ouoanlc , for Yokohama and Hong Kong. At lUltlmorc ArtlvudJlenatlc , ftom London At Scllly l'asged Massachusetts , from Ni'W Yolk At Out irtovvnAt rived Wllloklnd , from Ntvv York , MttjLitic , from New York | At th Lizard -fabsul Moravm , from , New Yoik. I WORK OF DYNAMITE Eirrht Minors Literally Blown to Pieces by nu Uunccjuutablo Explosion NONE NOW ALIVE TO TELL THE TALE \Vcro \ Hccdving Their Daily Supply ol Explcsivo ttoforo Going to Work. NUMBER OF KILLED MAY NEVER BE KNOWN Duly Scattcrotl. Fragments of the Victims Ilavo Boon Discovered. FELLOW \\ORXMEN \ \ PARALYZID WITH FEAR lli'iutriMidhn ; Sei'nrH at tlm 310111)1 ) at the J'lt Uluiiliul Iti-nmhird of the MctliniViro llroiiKhl to Iho VirfHir. HA55ELTON , Pa , , July 17. Two hundred sticks of giant powder exploded In the midst of n gang of miners nt Stockton colliery No. 8 today and not enough of the men's bodies was loft for Identification. On account of the distance of the Stock ton colliery from the main breaker It has been customary to send the dynamlto nnd other c.\ploslvcs In boxes to No. 8 and there distribute them to the workmen at the bottom of the second shaft as they appear In the morning on their way to work. It was Ch.iilcs O'Donncll's duty to distribute the dynamite and cups. The first men to go down Into the shaft today wcro the drivers , and thcso arc the only men to return alive from tlio oicnlng. How many men or who they were who followed In the next cage will not bo known until a list ol tlio living Is taken. The drivers went Into the stables to harness their mules and while they wcr thus engaged the explosion took place , Charles Schugcrt says ho saw about a dozen men htandlug about O'Doiuicll receiving their powder a moment before the explosion took place. The drivers wcro hurled about promiscuously and the men were paralysed with fright. Fear ing an explosion of gas had taken place and that a collapse of the cnt're ' mlno was about to follow , they waited for death. U was In tills position they wcro found by some miners fiom No. 2 , who hastened through the subterranean passageway to No. 3. As teen as lights Vcro seen the de moralized drivers hastened to the bottom of the shaft. There the horrible sight met their gaze. Strewn over the twisted nnd torn timbers woic fi.igments of human flesh and bones and limbs of the unfortunate mlneis. The men were too much affected to attempt to remove the remains of the dead. Hoscutnc parties were soon formed and headed by Superintendent Roderick a corps of miners descended Into the mine. The work of recovering the bodies was at once begun , but It was a difficult task. Frag ments of human llc.hji were found some dis tance up the Mope , clinging to the rails and tics and sticking to the roof , while every where were boneb anil limbs. It Is believed that at least a dozen men vv re blown to pieces. After surveying the work of destruction Foreman Shugart emerged from the pit and Instituted preparations for bringing to the surface the remains of the victims. After all had been arranged , the hoisting to the 8in face commenced. In order that the feel ings of the i datives of the men might bo spared It was arranged to holnt each box to the top of the tower , and from there take them to their several homes. As each box nppcired on the burfaco an .igonMnR wall went up fiom the multitude In watting. Women tore their hair and shrieks of agony rent the air. The officials did everything possible to assuage their grief , but very Ilttlo could ba done. . The names of the victims as far as known are- CHARLES O'DONNELL , aged 25. mar ried ANDREW TAT10L. aged 38 , married. JOHN PRIMI10NE , aged 22. single. JOHN KONHLDA , ng d 23 , single. ANTHONY MORCAVIT/5 aged 25 , single. JOHN KIMVOOK aged 28. married. JOHN MOTEFRSKI , ngod 41 married. JOHN IIRIHZON , aged 23 , single. t > iouiiLi. . Arrlilil.nliop Iri'lnnd Scuds Illnliop Murty { a tint St. Cloud | ) | O < THH. SIOUX FALLS. S. I ) , July 17.-Speclul ( Telegram to The lice. ) The trouble be tween the Catholic church nnd the Hlsters here Is about Bcttlcd Archbishop Ireland , who linn hnd full I'lmrgo of the mutter , has removed Ulshop Mai tin Mnrty from Sioux IVIls dlociso to St. Cloud , Minn. , dloct-sc. It Is tmld this VVIIH done to ro- llovo him of tin' unpleasant duty of send ing the slhter.H avvny from here , im be 1ms always been friendly to them They will bo sent away This In a victory for the bishop , and It IH probable that full paitlcti- laiH of tbo chaigi'S against the HlsterH will now como out. This IH considered a pro motion for Bishop Marty. 1'idllli Inns lioiiHlrd li > sum Joui'i. SIOUX FALLS. S. 1) . , July 17. ( Special to The Hoc ) Sam JOIIPH lectuiPd before the Lake Mtidlson ChautniK-ua on "dot Tlie-ro and Slay Tlioic. " He Bald ; " 'Oet tlii'io nnd stay thuo' Is oneof your Amer ican .slamplu.iHis , and Hlang Is nothing moio than good English boiled down to an cssnuf Wo must tut llieio moially , to- clally and llnanel.illy The dudu is society Konu to mud. Society Is miulu up of dudes and dudlnos Tlu-iu aio not twelve liroail- mlmli'd , hum st pntilols In congresH today. I vvl-di C.jxry had dilvrn them all out ot Washington liuuklmldgo IH no worse than the test. He gut caught , that'll nil. You third ji.irly or paly of tliu tlilnl part or whatever you call yyiiinelves are a. lot of Komi ft-liuwH. You may got to heaven , but you will ne-vcr nut to Washington , for na soon IIH the ii'iuilillcnni and democralH net the i.LF < _ al you act tbo foul. If the popullHtH don't ind like fools they don't fuel inttuial. I am a lUohlhlllonlHt. 1C Bonio of you K. o p. people don't chnngo you will need to tuku your Bummer clotheu with you" _ hiinth Piikotn'M I'lolillilllon Tlukrt. HtOl'X FALLS , S. 1) , July 17. (8pcclal ( to Tlio lee ! ) --Alter lioniu dhicuhHlon UH to uhetbei the better pluu was tu nominate a state ticket or mipport men who would crifon.0 the pruhlbltoiy law the pruhlbl- tlunlHtH in Htitte convention at .Mndlhun de cided on the luinui cnurne'Iho lollowlnt ; nomination ! ! wire- made by a ( omniltteo and lattlltd by the convention : For con- KIUSH , ciemue' A. Kigm of Mlnnelmhu. and A. Ji'iihon ot I'ldun ' , Kovt'inoi , N , U. Alex ander of I'oddliiKtuii , lieutenant uovei nor , Knnto Lewis of Klngsbuiy. uet-iotury o Bute. .1. K lluns. n of Davlsoii , auditor , J , It. U Neill of licnclle ; tieannier , Joseph Murker of Duvlxon , allot ncy Keneial , to bo filled by lommltteo ; siiiieilnteiident ot pub- 1U- Instruction , Piof. it. 11. AlcC'luiion of Luke ; coinmlhHloner of school and public lands , F. J. Caillulci of llruoklnuti , com * ' nilxsloncr of labor , A. J. Hunt of Uiovvn : lallvvay commlsHloneTH , titephi-n Wilson of Uiovvn and A. H. iteed of litudle , Malilni ; Itnpld P IIAI'ID CITY , S. 1) . , July 17.-Speclnl ( to Thu Uee ) It IB lepoited that thu li , A M , will , by Bintcmber 1 , bo open to lllllnj'H , Mont. The road In being steiullly extended weHtvvaid. Cattlu aru loolilni ; well In that locality and bue'f round up'i aru heglnnlni ; , MI as to be lendi for * hli > muit uu noon 113 thu tiatk IH luudy ; chief EiiKhiei i lienv and Assistant En- K'IV 11 Hay nc of Uu il'kliuru HyHte-m huvo lien u n rii'itdm ' ; tbo line fium lie-llo Fourehu vvlmh IH to luiuiMi the Huy iTe-ck coal Hi id with Uu ilKhiin : ut llelle Fourche. Th > vvo.lt of Imildmi ; thu line will ( vt utnu.