THE OMAHA DAILY EE.
r * ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY MOVING , JULY 23 , 189 < i. SINGLR COPY FIVE GENTS.
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DISCREDIT REPORTS OF WAR
Japancsa and OhincJo'Lcgationa at London
Have Not Heard of Hostilities ,
WOULD PLEASE SOME OF THE OFFICIALS
They KxprcM Tholr Delight nt thn I'roupccla
of righting In the Iniincdliito
ruliiro DntullH of the
Ne-gotliitlons.
LONDON , July 22. The London reporter of
the Associated press visited the Japanese
legation here to learn If possible whether
the report was true that war had been de
clared between China and Japan because of
the difference between the two powers In
regard to Corca , No official denial or con
firmation of the report could bo hid , but
the whole staff of the legation made no at
tempt to disguise their delight at the thought
of war with China.
At the Chinese legation It wan stated no
news of a declaration of war had been re
ceived. It was added If the rumor were true
the first report of It would come from Japan
and not from China. Another visit was
made to the Chinese legation tonight. The
Chinese legation stated that no late news
had been received , owing to an Interruption
of the cable set > Ice. The latest Information
received at the legation was to the effect
that 1,000 Chinese troops would start for
Corca.
Japan had rejected the proposals made bv
the British minister , although the latter had
counseled n peaceable settlement uf the dis
pute. Tli Chinese government had thereupon
declared tint unless the Japanese troops
were vvlthdiawn from /.oul and Clismulpo ,
China would break oft the negotiations
The officials , when further qiustloned , said
they had discredited the rumor that war hail
been declared. Inquiries wrro also maib at
the foreign olfice , but It was stated tnit no
news had been received there.
A telegram from Yokohama received to
night states the acceptance by Corca of the
reforms proposed by Japan Is conditional
upon with the withdrawal of the JapansiQ
troops from Corea. The Japanese govern
ment was suprlsed at this firm stand , which
is supposed to prove that Chinese Influence
Is paramount In Corea. In the direct nego
tiations between Toklo and Pckln , China has
BO far Ignored the Japanese counter pto-
posals.
MAKING WAUMKi : l Itii'AIl : VTIONS.
Clilnii I'rt-parlng to I Iglit mill .lap in Ii Not
Tar Ili-liliul.
SHANGHAI , July 22. China continues to
make preparations to assert her claimed
rights In Corea and from the present Indica
tions It Is Judged war Is Inevitable unless
Japan recedes from the pcaltlon she has
hitherto maintained. Orders were recently
Issued for 12,000 tioops to prepare for departure -
parturo to Corea. The preparations were
hurledly completed and on Friday the
Eoldlcrs went on b'ard the transports that
will convey them to the peninsula. To guard
against contingencies , the transports were
convoyed by eight gun boats , the com
manders of which were Instructed to fire
upon the Japanese should the latter attempt
to obstruct the landing of the Chinese
Warlike preparations are also being made
in all dlicctlons. A strong body of troops
will shortly leave for Ochow for the LI Choi
island. It Is the government's intention to
employ the Canton and Nankin fleets In
Imrrasslng the Japanese coasts If actual
hostilities ure commenced. Orders liavo
boon sent to every Chinese province calling
upon each of them to furnish 20,000 troops
to aid In the support of the government.
LONDON , July 21 A"Ispatch to the
Times from fTTianghal says war between
China and Japan Is considered certain.
TO A1-K1CA INSTUA1J Of AtlUIUCA.
Finn of Minister Crlf.pl with Uufuicne-o to
Future Immigration.
ROME , July 23. In the senate today
Prlmo Minister Crlspl In the course of a
speech referred to the recent capture of
Kassala by the Italian forces. He an
nounced reinforcements were not required
to enable the Italians at Kassala to main
tain their position. Neither would It bo
necessary for them to further expose them
selves In battle with the dervishes. Slgnor
Crlspl added that It was to bo hoped that
Italy would find mo.am to colonize. Afrlci.
The great object to bo attained was to sub-
stltuto emigration to Africa for emigration
to Ameilca. The capture of Kassala has
not altered Italy's relations wllh the powers.
Her relations with Great Britain were ex
cellent.
On motion ot Slgnor Ca\nlotlo ! , the senate
expressed Its thanks to 1'remlcr Cibpl and
the president of the Eeu.ito for their devo
tion to the service of their country. The
adoption of the motion was the occasion
for n scene of unusual enthusiasm. The
Bonato then adjourned for the summer.
TO TKY CAIIMU'S SI..VViU : THIS WKCIC
1'ollcn and Military OimrdK Will Surround
thu Court IIouiii Dally.
PARIS , July 22. Remarkable precautions
will bo taken during the trial of Santo
Ccsarlo , the murderer of President Caiuot.
The trial will begin In Lyons on the 2Sth.
On his way to the court and back the pris
oner will liavo a btrong pollco and mllilaiy
guard. The court house will be guarded by
military and police , and an unbroken line of
police will surioumi It. Detectives at every
entrance will sciutlnlzc those attending the
trial. Only those having tickets of ad
mission will bo allowed to enter The pris
oners' dock has been removed fiom Its usual
place , so ns to make room for the reporters ,
eighty ot whom wld b'j accommodated. A
special beat has been made for Ccsarlo ,
ONI ; Tiiois.\M > u INT I > O\VN.
That Numhm * of I.lvi-s l.mt with Columbia
In tint llluik Sin.
OUnSSA. July 22. It la now certain 1.000
persona went down with the Italian Colum
bia which collided with the Russian steamer
In the Illaek ben n few days ago. All the
evidence badly Inculpates the Russian sea
men who deliberately abandoned the Co
lumbia and her crew and passengers to their
fate , although the vessel floated an hour and
a quarter after the collision.
Titoumi : IN Ku
Boimto Approves the .SunpiMislon at tin ) In-
tttrvst on thu I'nrolgu Uolit.
LONDON , July 23. A dispatch to the
fT lines from Quito , Ecuador , says congress
lias censured the cabinet for concealing
budget excesses. The finance minister has
resigned. The senate has approved the
suspension of the Interest on the foreign
ttobt. _
Norwegian sti-miinr bunk.
BREST , July 22. The steamer sunk off
this port was the Norwegian steamer Odin ,
bound from Barcelona , Spain , for Uorgcn ,
Norway. All of the crow wore saved.
MInlMcilimii'tt PUmliscMl ,
TANGIER , July 22. U U reported Sid Gar-
iiett , the foreign minister , has been dis
missed from office and replaced by his secre
tary. _
Lord HriiHScy tu Tour Amorlrn.
LONDON , July 22. Lord Ilrassey will
leave England next month to make a long
tour of the United States.
Allure-hint J itllin.Tn'ruri'it. .
ROME , July 22 Clgnor Zop , na. direct r
ot the auarchut j > urnal , L < \ Uouba , In .Mes
sina , has been sentenced to ten months' Im
prisonment and fined COO lire. La I3omba
has been suppressed.
THOUSAND MVKS LOST.
C'oimtantlnopln G'orrinpomlrnt Drelnrrs thin
till' Itrflillt of Itcrrnt KartbquilUi-H.
LONDON , July 22. The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard telegraphs
that notwithstanding the attempts at con-
coalmen It Is clearly established that over
1,000 persons lost their lives during the
recent earthquakes.
* > pint r < lH Surprised liy .Malays.
MA/RtD , July 22. It Is officially an
nounced that n force of Mohammedan Malay ?
surprised the Spanish troops and Mlndanlc
In the Malay archipelago. In the fighting
that ensued , which finally resulted In the
repulse of the attacking force , fourteen
Spanish , Including ono Ulcer , were killed
and forty-seven were wounded. The Malays
lost twenty-seven killed.
run .i/
WnntBllio Uiu-mpli > } Lt t of the iant to Move
fill \\linlllllgl0ll.
NEW YORK , July 22. J. 3. Coxey , com
mander of the Commonweal army , was nt
Rldgewood Paik , L. I , today , where he was
tendered n reception by the representatives
of the people's party , who were holding a
plrnlc thore. General Coxey made an ad
dress at the big afternoon meeting.
"I ropro c'nt a party , " ho said , "that does
not want money that Is redeemable In gold
exclusively , but money thnt Is redeemable
In everything that Is vscd In this country. "
General Coxey then unfolded the details
ot his good loads nche-me , which he said
would glw employment to every workman
In this country and make tlu > United States
the most powciful country In the world.
He- then took up the i.illroad troubles , re-
fe-rrlng to George M. Pullman ah "King
GeorgeIII " "Let the people of the United
States condemn the railroads , " said he ,
"and compel the government to buy them.
If the people can condemn your propeity
when thry are building a railroad on the
giound that It is the common benefit , you
In turn Fhould condemn their ptoperty and
operate the rallio.ads for the common bene
fit of humnnltv. "
C'onlliiulm ; . IIP said"The only place for
you to stilke Is at Washington. Go
tlnoiigh your public parks-and marshal the
tramps and unemployed workmen ; tell
them the cushions down In Washington arp
as soft as they nro here , and lell them I
have a plan to food them down thPie. I
don't mind telling my plan. When the men
get clown theie they will be sent to Jail
as I vv is The tall In Washington can only
nccommodntp 301 perrons. It Is full now , so
the nun will have to be put to work build
ing Jills to Imprison themselves. If I can
not get them work at one thing I can get
them at another "
In closing , the rommomv oaler generil
again urged upon his hcnrcis to mnishtil
unemployed of New York and Brooklyn
and march In a body to congress and d -
mn'id the good loads plan be put Into shape
for practical legislation
Rev. Dr Hdunrd MrGlvnn then addressed
the assemblage , after which the following
resolutions wrie adopted :
Rpbolved , Tint the time has come when
no finther hope can bo held of any reme
dies for our prc'Piit Industilal distress from
plther thp republican or democratic parties ;
that they are both dominated by the monpy
power : th.it they me both agreed on using
thp military not to quell outbrpiks , but to
make possible alliance of capital ; tint they
are In favor of contracting the currene-y
to a point of Impovilshtnent for four-fifths
of the people ; that they are one In the mat
ter of land monopolies the theft of un
earned Income on land values and refti" . ! !
of stale aid lo lh unemployed , and , In
facl , tn all e ° sentlal questions which con
tinue the present mlseiablo conditions , and
that they aie merely separated Into two
wings throUKh thu upppssltv of waging
sham battle for HIP division of spoils.
Resolved , That the one and only icmedy
for the piesent Inequality of conditions that
causes so much suffering and want Is for
the Industrial masses themselves to seize
the goveinment and administer It In the
sole Inletcst of those who produce all
wealth.
Resolved , That to this end we call on
every workman and every working class
sympathizer to come out on thp first Tue--
day after the Hist Monday of November
next and strike at the ballot box on the
program laid down by the people's party.
( joins ; to Si-p the "Iossc ! "
WILMINGTON , Del. , July 22-Carl
rirowne and seventy members of the Coxey
army nrilved here today and went Into
camp , having marclu'd from Tlladensburg ,
Mil. Urowne bays the aimy has been to
Washington to see the servants of thu
biokers and bankers , and that It Is now
going to New York to heo the bosses them
selves. General Coxey Is expected here to
morrow.
JMITASTA .IT TUIiOyiO.
UlfUllltjillsllrcl .Ministers nf the Convention
CondiK t * M l\l i-i.
TORONTO , July 2. Most of the pulpits
of the city were today llllcd wllh distin
guished mlnlsteis In attendance upon Ihc
Uaptlst convention. Prayer service was
conducted this morning by Rev. S. A
Northrup of Fort Wayne , Ind. The ser
mon nt the convention VVIIH preached by
Rev. Mr. Carrel of Waco , TON , this after
noon An Interesting afternoon meeting
was led by Ilov. II. M. Wlnrton , D , E. ,
evungollst of H.iHImoieMil. . , and the
Junior lally was conducted by Rev. R. F
Y. Pierce of Rockfoul. 111. I'resldont Chap
man nddrc3 ° t'd the big assembly. Ri-v
Rob rt H. Hull , D D , of Itiooklvn. de
livered nn addre"s on the "Consecration
Meeting , " and the afternoon's pioc-eedlnga
wi'to tn ought to a close bv a. e'onseci.i-
tlon service conducted by Rev. Fiank L.
Wllklns , D. D , iiciiernl secietniy.
Nearly the samp piogram wast carried out
this evening In the hoitlenHuial gardens ,
when , after devolional Bc'rvk-es , Rev. W.
P. IlPlllngs. D. D. , Omaha ; Rev. Mi-Donald ,
D. D , Allanln. Ga. ; Piesldent Chapman
and Rev. M. II. Ilarlon , D. P. , spoke.
Di-Iliiltt-l > lU-triinlnril tint thn Kriituck )
Colnnnl Has liirn lllsiiiU i-iI ,
CINCINNATI , July 22 "Have the
Masons expelled Colonel UrecKlmldgp ? "
has been on every tongue for a fortnight ,
but the Masons weie bvvorn to bccrecy , and
no one else could It-It whul wn done at the
recent meeting of Lexington lodge No 1 ,
believed to have been called foi the purpose
of taking action on charges affecting the
Masonic standing of the. silver-tongued con
gressman. An eminent Mason showed a re-
hpnnblble gentleman .1 newly pilnted list of
the members of HIP Lexington lodge No. 1 ,
Issued Hlnci' thu meeting In question , rp-
maiklng as he did bo "Masons uia not
permitted to divulge the HPCiet.s of the
lodge room , nml I can't say whether Colonel
Hre-rklnrldgo was cxpellc-d from our lodge
or not , but here Is u complete list of the
pre rnt membership , and you can see for
yourself who aio members. " An examina
tion of the printed loll showed Colonel
Iticcklmldgp's name to bo missing , and the
circumstances attending the printing of the
Hat and Us display are conclusive proof tlu-
Ashlaml dlsttlet congressman has been
dropped by the Masons.
AT.l , Or Kit .1 C.t.V Ot'JIKKIl.
rive Chicago Men lludly Injured lu n
right.
CHICAGO , July 2.-As a icsult of a
light over n can ot beer In the stock
yards district the following men aie In
the county hospital : *
Stanislaus Woozkn , face cut fiom carte
to mouth.
Oeoigo Feclnnk , left arm batlly cut. nb-
domen cut and left thlKh cut open for u
distance of eighteen Inches.
Ancias Panliik , head badly cut.
These arrested In they ft ay , nlso Injured ,
are : Paul Megask , who. It Is said , did nil
the cutting , has n badly bruised head ,
Frank Cuspernk , slashed on the left arm.
George Fullum , ullghtly cut about the
back.
None ot the men arts expected to die ,
Y. AI. V. Ai nt Clmutnuqiiii.
CHAUTAUQUA , July 22.-Thla Is Young
Men's Christian association clay at Chau-
tnuqua , a day set apart by the assembly
for that association , The distinguished
fpeakc'is were : Rev.V , H. F. Punco of
NHVV York , who delivered the mornlni ;
bc-unon ; General O. O. Howard ot Nevv
York and Henry lload of Uuffalo , who
< -poko nt the afternoon meeting , and Colonel
A u hhaw of Watertown , who delivered
the c Veiling u .hires a.
TARIFF TALK WILL BE WARM
Interest for the Week Centers iu the Senate
Discussion.
SOME SPEAKERS WILL NOT MINCE WORDS
Soimtor Oornnin U Slutcd for ItcinnrlcK on
the hulijcct of tlio rrrntdcnt'8 Letter
Hud HU Ultcriincra Will bhow
Ills lte 8i ntiiicnt.
WASHINOTON , July 22. The Interest In
the senate for the present week centers In
the efforts which will be made to settle the
tariff controversy as raised by the report
of the conference disagreement. The week
will begin with this question In the fore
ground and no one can foresee what amount
of time will be consumed upon It or what
will bo the result of the debate which will
bo Inaugurated tomorrow.
There Is now little doubt that tomor
row's proceedings will be of a very animated
character probably no less so than those
of Friday , and possibly more so. All efforts
to compromise the differences on the tariff
and to allay the feeling engendered by the
president's letter to Mr. Wilson have so far
been unavailing and unless unusual effort
Is made and exceptional success secured be
tween this time and the hour of meeting
the day's session will develop a series of
Interesting speeches which bid fair to be
characterized by words both plain and
pointed
Democratic senators generally agree there
Is now no prospect of reaching nn under
standing In the party befoie tomorrow's ses
sion and this cannot be done unt.l the tem
per of the senate shall bo still further ex
ploited before the country. If there should
be no change of program Senator Hill's
motion to recede from the senate amend
ment to make coal and Iron ore dutiable
at 40 cents per ton and put bath on the flee
list will be first decided , after which Sena
tor Vllas' motion to amend the sugar sched
ule by striking out the one-elgth of a cent
differential on the refined -ugjr will be sub
ject to discussion. It Is on this proposition
the most Interesting part of the debate Is
expected to occur. Senator Hill expects to
? iln a few votes over the nuniVi1 secured
for his motion when offered by hlmcelf before -
fore the bill went to conference , but he dees
not think It will show any great strength
and concedes that Interest Is absoibed by
the Vllaa motion , which he favors as
btrongly as he does his o\vn.
The duration of ths discussion on the Vllas
amendment will probably depend largely on
the time when the point of order , which
will bo made against it , shall be made.
When a point of order Is once made It lies
with the chair to say how long deb-ite upon
It shall continue , and with Senator Harris
in the chair the cessation might h very-
sudden at any time after the point had been
made. It Is a general feeling , however ,
that while the point Is sure to be raised
at some time. It will not be presented at the
beginning of the debate. It Is a generally
recognised fact that there tire several sen
ators who are determined to speak on the
general questions which the publication of
Mr. Cleveland's letter has ralssd , and that
these speeches will find vent In some other
connection , If not In that.
WILL NOT MINCE WORDS.
Unless the senators who are expected to
speak change their minds there will be no
mincing of words when the talk shall begjn.
Senator Gorman Is slated for a speech dur
ing the day , and those who are In his con
fidence say the president's letter Is dliectly
directed toward himself , and that his ut
terances will show his resentment. It Is
said he will take the principal position that
the senate bill must be sustained and will
glvo his reasons therefor. Senator Mills
will , with Senator Vllas , lead the fight for
the Vllas motion. Ho will also speak on
the general features of the question at Issue
and will sustain the president's position In
his own vigorous manner. With reference
to the Vllas motion , he will take Issue with
those who consider It out of order , and will
contend that a ruling 'to sustain the point
of order would be unconstitutional , saying
the greater privilege of moving to amend a
bill In conference by reading from an entire
amendment carries with It the lesasr priv
ilege of receding from a part of any amend
ment.
The Texas and Wisconsin senators are
regarded as the special champions of the
president on the Issues now at stake , and It
Is Intimated that one of the reasons they
have , apart from their convictions on the
question for championing the movement , Is
the desire to meet , and by their actions on
account of their relations to the executive ,
refute the charge which has been made In
certain quarters that the president's letter
was Intended to support the argument for
a duty on refined sugars , against coal and
Iron ore and other raw materials.
REPUBLICAN VOTES WILL COUNT.
Senators Voorhees and Lindsay are
among the other democratic senators
who may speak during the day ,
and many others , Including Senators
Hill and Vllas , who will possibly pir-
tlclpato In the debate. Mr. Diico had
expected to speak on. Friday , but was cut off
by adjournment , and now he says that cir
cumstances shall decide whether ho shall
talk at all. It Is also Indefinite as yet
whether Messrs. Voorhees and Lindsay will
make addresses at this juncture ,
There Is btlll much uncertainty about the
power of Senator Vllas' mo'ton to hold Its
position , notwithstanding the fact those who
opposa It hold It to bo clearly out of order.
The best advices Indicate that when the
chair rules It out the ruling will bo sus
tained , but this will depend larely upon
republican votes. Some of th3 democratic
senators friendly to the motion assert the re
publican vote will bo solidly against such
n ruling , but this does not appear probable.
If the motion should bo declared out of order
there will bo an effort to renew It In some
other form , possibly by amending Senatoi
Giay's motion to recommit the bill to confer
ence committee without Instruction. It
now appoira guile certain the advocates of
the motion will exhaust oil parliamentary
resources to have Instructions given , as Im
plied by the motion. If they should not
succeed In this there would bo an effort to
pass Senator Gray's motion to send the bill
back to conference without Instructions , un
der which arrangements the conferees could
recommend the striking out of the sugar
differential If they shpjtfd ECO fit. With th
tariff bill disposed ofIn whatever way , the
senate will take up the sundry civil and
general deficiency appropriation bills If they
shall bo reported from committee. These
are the only appreciation bills which the
senate has passed upon. An effort will bo
made by the committee to have the sundry
civil bill ready to submit to the senate- early
In the week , It will carry a largo number
ot chances and Is liable to cause consider
able debate when taken up.
For the rest , thereIs a long calendar
awaiting the attention of the senate.
SM.VIK : TO MIIT. : :
American lllinotullln I.onguo Members
Cullrd Tncrthrr ut Washington ,
WASHINGTON. July 22 , General A , J.
Werner , president of the American Illmotalllc
league , has Issued the following address ,
"Tho country has now had a year's experi
ence under the gold standard policy since thu
acts ot 1S93 closing the mints of India and
the stoppage of the coinage ot silver In the
United States. The results of this experience
are manifest on every hand In the business
depression of the country , In labor strikes
and In general discontent everywhere prevail
ing. Congress will soon complete Its work
and the general situation and the prosptcts
bcforu the country will then bo fully dis
closed. Some state elections , Involving the
election ot United States senators , have al
ready been entered upon and the campaign
for the election of members ot the housn of
the ntty-fourth congress will noon begin.
"In vlow ot tucao condltjom , the executive
committee of the American Illmctalllc league
has thought It advisable to call a conference
of tlioso who believe Hint no permanent Im
provement In the condition of the country-
can be hoped for as long as the present gold
standard policy la pursued , and who favor
the Immediate restoration of the bimetallic
standard In the United States , with the free
coinage of both gold and silver at the. ratio
ot 1C to 1 , to b * > present at Washington
Thursday , August 10 , ISO I , to take Into con
sideration the condition of the country and
to decide upon the policy to bo pursued to
bring about the change In the monetary pot-
Icy of the government necessary to restore
prosperity to the people. "
WANTS Till ) TRUST'S HOOKS.
Sugar Interest * Called In Make n Showing
liy tlin llon o.
WASHINOTON , July 22. The following
letter from the chairman of the house sub
committee on trusts to the president ot the
American Sugar Refining company was
mailed tonight :
H. O. Havc'ineycr , Hsq , President Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company , New York :
Dear Sir If you will supply to me , as
chairman of the subcommittee on trusts
of the committee on nianufuctun-s , the In
formation asked for herein , I will se-e that
It Is laid bt'foie the ihoitgc A fice trader
myself and hellcvhiff no tax should be
levied upon sugar ( oranything else ) except
for revenue , nevertheless , as practically
every article of sene-ial consumption Is to
retain ptotet'tlon , I fec-l no ptejudlce against' '
the sugar Interest as Mich , and I think a
large number of the members of the house
entertain the same view. As , however , the
Sugar trust demands protection , or more
prope-rly tpeuklntr , the taxation of the
public for Its prollt , It rhould put before
congress and the public Its real condition ,
HO an Intelligent estimate nf the merits
of Its demands may be made If upon a
fair capital It cannot save Itself from losses
without burdening the taxpayers , then It
has as much Justification ( and more ) for
being fed from thn public pursa by taxation
as many Industries which we. In passing
the Wilson bill , allowed to remain upon the
charity list. If , however. Its piollts when
figured upon nn actual cash and unwatcred
capital stock are reasonable , then you , as
a man , may ngree with me that you thould
not have any legislative favors.
In such event , a tax of 1 cent per pound
upon 100-deirreo sugar for revenue only
would be n fr.lr and equitable one. permit
ting n reduction of one one-hundredth of a
cent for each degree of svvec'tness lacking.
Such a tax as this , while laklng nolhlng
to the tieasury of jour company , would
pour a great many millions Into the govern
ment coflcis. The Information asked for
Is comprehended under four hend :
rirst. What Is the present tax \alui , cost
of leplnclng of the plants actually In ope-ra-
tlon and neccs'-ary to piodure a qmntlty
of retln d sugar turned out by your c-'un-
piny ?
Second. What have been the actual pit fits
of the Ameiiean Sugar 'teiluluj ; company
for c-neh full fls-cnl jeur since Its oiganlza-
tlon and what are Its profits s > o far in the
current year ?
Third. What nnnnal salary is paid to
each of Its general oftlrers7
Fourth. What Is the actual paid-in eiiih
capital , Including the plants tinned In at
their real cash value , and what Is the
pre = Ptit surplus fund of the Company. In
cluding all Individual profits ?
The McKlnloy bill gives "i sugai i"f".er3
an opportunity of collecting fiom the con
sumer a tax of H cent per pound upon nil
hiigar above numbr blxteen Dutch st indard
and the consumption'of tall rhiss. s o1 sugir
during the pist thjee fiscal years npgie-
gated 12U5iS02.IIR pounds , fully nine billion
of which was above this limit. It follows ,
theicforo , that Iho Sucar trtut and Inde
pendent rc-fln-rs of the 'United ' Siafs must
have received eve : $1.0,000,000 of the people's
money , while the goveinment got during
the three vcars f 170,751. As vour companv
asked continued fnvois the proprletv of
supplvln r the- count ! y with Hie Informa
tion asked herein will be iiuestloned bv so
reasonable a man of business as vonrsclf.
You are a democrat , and will. I trust. Join
me In the hope that vcjthln a few veals , the
pic ° ent wretched system of taxing the
ppoplc ( under the misleading mine of pio-
tectlon ) for the benefit of private Interests
will bp done away with entirely and for
ever. Yours trulv ,
MICHAEL D. ILVRTER.
ATTItinUTKU TO A IOMJ1ON bOUKCK
hngnr Trtut TincRtlRiitliit ; CommUton Thinks
It Ilni Mrmk a Hot Trail.
WASHINGTON , July 22. The senate
Sugar trust Investigating committee Is de
voting Itself to the branch of the Inquiry on
which It Is now proceeding In hope that It
will bo able to ferret out the origin of the
rumors , and the members of the committee
now think , with a fair prospect of success.
They are of the opinion that the stories
accusing the senators of speculation In sugar
stock and of having been Influenced In their
attitude towards the tariff bill by a friendly
Interest In the Sugar trust have had a com
mon origin , and they now think they have
obtained a clue which will enable them to
develop the source of all the statements.
The testimony given by the witnesses before
the committee yesterday point to a certain
Individual as the party responsible for these
charges. He Is not a resident of Washing
ton and his present whereabouts have not
been definitely ascertained , but It Is under
stood no effort will be spared to find him
and bring him before the committee , and
thus give him an opportunity to make good
the charges.
Thcro Is an Impression among the mem
bers of the committee that ho has sought to
avoid appearing before the committee , while
striving to give It all the work possible.
The name of this man is sacredly guarded ,
and It Is understood that he desired to pre
vent his Identity becoming known. This
Is ono of the committee's ren ons for refus
ing to give out the testimony now being
taken. The committee Is not Impressed
with the charges , but the members of It take
the position that It Is duo to the senators
whoso names have been mentioned In this
connection and to the country at large that
the facts should bo known.
\VIIK : : IN TIM : uuusi : .
All Arrnngemimtft Will Olvo Way to the
Turin I'lolilnn If Ni-ce-HSnry.
WASHINGTON. July 22 The program In
the house for the coming week will depend
largely upon the tariff problem , to which all
present arrangements must give way. To
morrow Is District of Columbia day and
Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday will bo de
voted to the consideration of the Moorc-
Funston contested election case from the
Second Kansas district , In which Monre
claims the election by 1,301 votes and Fun-
slon , the silling number , by eighty-one
votes. The majority cf the committee liavo
reported In favor ot Jloore , the contestant ,
and Funston will undoubtedly bo unseated
despite the inlnotlty report In his behalf
Thu remainder of the week will be given to
the consideration of' bills reported from
various committees subject to the decision ot
the rules committee , which meets tomorrow.
Under any rule that Is adopted , however ,
conference reports vv.111 have the light nf
way and should any report be made on the
tariff bill It will receive Instant and Iriimc-
dlato consideration to the exclusion ot all
other legislative matters.
WKbTKUN I'KNblON-J.
Veterans of the Ijito War Iti-membcrcd by
tliu Cencrnl ( lotcirnment ,
WASHINGTON , July 22.-Speclal ( to Thu
Bee. ) Pensions gianted , Issue of July 11 ,
were : Nebraska : Original Richard A.
Haw ley , Lincoln , Lancaster- Robert Mlnnrd
Foster , Galloway , Ouster. Original widows ,
elc. Mqcca Wells , Ashland , Saunders ;
ElUa De Hart ( niolhcr ) , lied Cloud , Web-
Bter.
Iowa : Original Levl Simons. Summerset ,
Warren. Additional-Henry I'lle , Illalns-
buig , Hamilton , Increase John Campbell ,
Osceola. Clarke ; Michael Lence , Hlma ,
Howard ; { 'runcls L. Hldwell , Sutherland ,
O'llrien ; James Collier , Osceolii , Claik- * ;
Christopher Todd. Kendaflvllle. Wlniie-
Hhlelc ; Lemuel Manly , Mnciuokela. Jackson.
Helbsue Joseph li'Itzgernld , Toledo , Tnniu.
Original widows , ctc. Mlnor of Joseph Guil
der , Ade'l , Dallas ; Sarah J. Cosad , Spring
Valley , Uecatur ; minor of Joseph Trawl ,
Otlumwa. Wapcllo ; Mary Cornell , ICnox-
\llle. Marlon.
South Dakota : Original-New ell II. Hop
kins , Tyudnll , Bon llomme. Additional
Urandvllle W. Demurest , Watertown , Cod-
Ingtan
Wyoming. Reissue-Orris F. Odell , Har
ris fork , Ulnta-
ORGANIZED LABOR IS BARRED
Southern Pncifio Requiring All Employes to
Desert Their Societies.
THEY CAN DO BUSINESS ON THIS BAMS
Kiillrnnil OIllcliiM CliUin Tlicv Cult Srctiro
All the Men Ihpy D.sho \ \ ho
\\lll .Not Jntit Strike
Orders.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 22 In nntlclpa-
tlon of the calling off of the strlUc , It was
Blvon out by local officers of tlio Southern
Pacific yesterday when tlio strike was dc-
clared off the company \vould employ , In ad
dition to those now In the service and thoco
coming under engagement such men as may
ben heeded , who hnvp not during the strike
wilfully damaged railroad property or forc
ibly prevented Its employes from performing
their usual and regular duties ; each case to
be considered separately and upon actual
application , and to b * disposed of according
to the merits of applicant.
On bslmlf of the company It was stated
that ofllclals would be careful that no In
dividual suffered wrong or Injustice at Its
hands. Hc\oml this the men must trust to
the leniency of the company. An allldavlt
has been prepared by the Southern Pacific ,
to bo signed by mployes desiring reinstate
ment , declaring that the affiant lias resigned
his membership In the A. It. U. and promis
ing that lie will never again Join an } union
or brothel hood for the term of ( he years.
Third , that he will not become a member of
any labor organization during the time he Is
emplojed by the Southern Pacific company.
Ofllcl.ils of the company declare that they GUI
secure all the men they desire at their own
terms.
TO HOYLUrr PULLMAN CAR1- .
Dtlm niul Ilia rrlrniliSMIO mi Address to
till ! ( il-IU'llll I'tlMlc.
CHICAGO , July 22. Mcssis Debs , Howard ,
Kellhcr and Rogers , the A. It U olllclals ,
today Issued an address to tl-c public , the
substance of which Is as follows
"HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN HAIL-
WAY UNION , COOK COUNTY JAIL , CHI
CAGO , July 22. To thu American PublicIt
Is almost universally conceded that the Pull
man company , through the oft-icpcated re
duction of wages , excessive rents and many
other causes , has grievously wronged Its em
ployes , and whatever may be said about the
ereat strIKe , which resulted in consequence
of such grhvances , the arbltraiy refusal cf
said Pullman company to submit to arbitra
tion In any form ( even to decUo the question
If there was anything to arbitrate ) Is proof
positive that said company had no faith In
the Justice of Its cause and fearcJ the dis
closures that are certain to icsiilt from an
hoiicSt ln\estimation , and , In view of the
heavy losses entailed upon tlio country , such
obstinacy on the part of the Pullman copi-
pany Is deserving of the severjst condemna
tion. We rrop'Qbe that the Pullman company
shall be brought to Justice and In 11 wav
tint bliall necessitate a strike with Its at
tendant Ills.
"Wo have faith In the American people ;
they uphold Justice ; they love fair play ; an 1
now , In the name of justice and fair play ,
wo appeal to the great Ame'rlcan public , to
every good man and every good woman , not
to ride In a Pullman car until the Pullman
company docs justice to Its employes Let
the cars run absolutely empty. No friend
of labor , no friend of humanity , will occupy
a scat or a berth In a Pullmin car. Let this
policy be Inaueurated and we will then see
how long the railway companies will be boun 1
by their contracts , as they hive Induced the
public to believe , to haul Pullman cars. Wo
propose to continue this fight against the
Pullman company , through good and evil re
port and without regard to consequences , un
til justice shall be done. There will bo no
surrender. Wo will use every available and
lawful means to press the contest.
"It Is requested that all papers throughout
the land favorable to labor , to justice , tn
humanity , copy this statement lu full and
Keep It standing as long as possible. Ear-
nestlyappeallng to tlio great public to aid us
In this unequal contest and relying with Im
plicit faith upon the final and powerful
triumph of the right , we subscribe ourselvc-- ,
very iCFpcctfully yours ,
"EUGENE V. DEIJS. President.
"GEORGE W. HOWARD. Vice President.
"SYLVESTRC KEILHKR. Sccietarv.
"F. W. ROGCRS , Hdltor of the Railway
Times. "
; ruxn.
Active Preparations Itcln ? Mudo to Assist
the A. K. U 1 < liter.
NEW YORK , July . " 2. Now that the
Utter railroad strike Is over , the leaders of
the local labor organizations are taking up
the matter of securing the proper defense
for Eugene V. Debs , president of the Ameri
can Railway union. This activity Is In ac
cordance with an appeal Issued by President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor , which will be published In the
August number of the American Fedcra-
tlonlst , the olHclal organ. It reads as
follows :
Eugene V. Debs stands as one of the
most conspicuous and Interesting llguies
before the countiy. None doubt bis honcstv
and devotion to thu cause of tbu vviontcd
against the vvrongdoei. Yet ho Is in jail
awaiting the notion of tlio United Slates
couit upon n charge of contempt of Its ac
tion He Is charged to unioni liclere four
different courts located hundipds of miles
npnit nt one and the same timeIK - Is
under Indlctement for conspiracy foi dis
obeying the Instructions uiul leqnestlng
other men to quit their woik to aid thulr
struggling fellowmen. The coiparntlons
have their claws lendy to fasten upon the
body of Debs not simply to trv and ei ush
him , but they hope to force the men of
labor Into silence and slavish submission.
That putpo'-Q cannot , dire not and will
not succpcd Debs must bo defended , nml
nbly defended. In Ills person at this time ho
icproscmts thu rights of labor. Eugene V.
Debs Is a pool man , hu has no money , hH
tilnl and prep.nation for It will roqulro u
considerable amount , and wo Know that the
vv'oilceis of the country have never yet been
appealed to In vain to help the c.inso of
humanity and light. We iisked all laboring
men to open subscriptions for thu Dcbj
legol defense fund Hy older of the exepu-
tlve committee of the American Federation
of Labor.
Labor.SAMUEL
SAMUEL GOMPERS , President.
The Fcdointlon heads the list with a sub
scription of { 500.
IK ) I'll Sllis : TALK HOLD.
CnUforiilii.Strlkcrn.siiy 'UicyAro Still riglit-
Intr unil Hi" ItnllroidH Di'iiy It ,
SAN FRANCISCO , July 22. The Oakland
and Fan Francisco lodges of the A. H. U.
decline to consider the strike off , and an-
naiinco that they will stand firm. This
course vvai determined by unanimous vote at
special meetings held last night. Members
of these branches of the union contend that
President Debs cannot call the strike off
without the consent of two-thirds of the
local unions. They deny that there are any
dcllectlons in their ranks and toy that the
action of Sacramento str kers In capitulating
was caused by the weakening of only a few
members.
Superintendent Flllinoro WAS asked If
there was anything to be added to the notice
received by him from theA. . II. U. commit
tee declaring the strike off. "Nothing , " ho
replied , "except to emphasize the fact that
thu surrender Is unconditional. We have
made no promises and will take back only
nucli men as we have places for and who e
services we are willing to accept. I dan t
know as thcro fa anything moro I can Bay
on the subject. The union took this action
of Us ov > a free will , ttlUwut solicitation on
our part , as the strike has been off with infer
for some days past. "
IMMIVINT. :
Itlrmlnglmut Tlirciilriiril vrllli Destruction
liy IrlkliiK Aliilitum Mlitcri.
IlIRMINOHAM. Ah. , July 22 On account
of thu scrlotii state of affairs growing out
of the miners' strike , both the police force
and fire departments have- been doubled.
It has been currently reported that the big
flro Frld ly was of Incendiary origin. There
h.ivo be n rumors today that the striking
miners Intend to march to Dlrnilngham In
a body and attack and set lire to the city
and tcluaso the 120 strikers now In jail ,
charged with thn riots. The water works
company has placed guards along tlio entire
water main for five mile * to the reservoir , as
they think the water was cut oft during
Friday nlnhl's fire by miscreants. Neaily
every cltl/eii goon armed , and Iho citizens
reserved forcet. recently organized , nro ready
for action. The Third regiment of Mnto
troops arrived hero today , rrpl icing thu I'll it
regiment The Second regiment Is also on
duty. Scouts are pent out ever } horn to
watch the movements of any suspicions
bodies of men. Governor Jones says that
the law will be upheld it all hnrirds. Much
apprehension Is felt and bloodshed Is feared.
n iiciii : > iir .i / < //.n r.n.it.
\\Iiy tn Svrltfliiiii-n'i .lluliml Alii Associa
tion Miilili'iil ) t oil ip-ii-il.
KANSAS CITY , July 2.-Oiand Master
Woikmin Miles W. Han el , the national
head of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid nmo-
clntlon , hni letinncd homo fiom Chicago
He bad been In that cltv for prAci.il weeks
past occupied with other members of the
order In ilcarlng tip the business affairs of
the association , and has had a busy tlmu
of It.
On being n'ltoil as to the present status
of the iib'-oclallon. Mi. I turret said "The
Switchmen's Mutiml Aid us < ic-latlim Is ills-
solved 'Jho involution was not cutset ! by
the recent stiike , though It has been
claimed thnt was the cause of the collapse
of the association "
"What c uiscd the dissolution then' ' "
"Nothing more 01 less Uian the defalca
tions of our tiensurci , Slmsiatt We have
been busy In C'hic-ago seeing to the books
which Sm ! iott kept and finding our picclse
llnnni'lal standing and other matters
"As to nut financial standing , 1 may s.iv
that we have found Slmsrott's defalc itlons
amounted to $1J uoO This we linvu found
by a caic-ful going ovei of the books ic-
coiith The ofliceis of the association me
now engnrrd In dealing up Its buslm-s' .
Hverv thing will bo finished this month
The hc'iii'llchulps of whom lluie are about
spvc-ntv-llvp , will be piild within n bert
time Then we hh ill proceed to leorgunlre
A meeting for the foim.atlon ot a loeil
switchmen's union has alicndy been lu Id
In Chicago. Similar meetings will IIP held
In Omnlm , St LouN Knns.is C'itv , Penvei
and other lai e elt-s ! Wh n thc-'o h.ive
been orinnlred each will ehct a delegate
to a n itlon.il gatheilnn : , and we "ball tluie
leorgnnlre a new association of > ni > l men
This vv III lake place within a few munthu
lime , we hope "
A scciet meeting of the switchmen was
held tonight at which a local organisation
was formed to take the , pHce of the lodges
of the S\vlt ( hmcn'i Mutual Aid asuocla-
tlon rive hundred members of the 01-
ganlzatlon weiu piesont Resolutions weie
pisoed decl.it lug the late xtilko oidi-ied
bv Pebs a failure and ccnsuilng the latter
for his unwise courte In blinking alnnt a
condition of thlngJ which vviecked the
national nignnlr itlrn of sultelimen and has
Ifft 7) pel edit of thulr btothcii In Chicago
cage out of positions 'JVlegianiB weie
lead annmmelnr- that similar ai tlon v , as
taken In Omahi ) , St Louis and other cities ,
A nnmmltlec v\as nppolnted to di.tvv up a
constitution and bi-laws and to report next
vvotX. _
I ondon Uoiulholiterfi Tierc'sod Over I'rc-
( | ii'-nt Inai-riiruto Intonio Stnteincnf.
NEW YOHTC , July 22 Concernlnir the
over ntated Income of the Atchlson ,
which , atcoiding to Stpphcn Little , the ex
pert accountant for the general reorganisa
tion committee , amounts to about $7,000,000 ,
covering the peilod fiom July , 1SSO , to December -
comber 1 , 1S9J , the- date of thu appointment
of the lecclvcis , Mr. Robert Fleming , a
member of the London bondholdcis com
mittee , Bald :
"Referring to the statement dealing with
cei tain alleged over statements In income
account of the past four JCMI"H Information
regarding the net oatnlnm for thu year
ending Juno SO , 1S.UI . , on which the ; reorgan
isation pln.ii was based , would be Interesting
to the Inudholdc'is Mr. Little's npoit Is
not quite finished , but Little states that the
not earnings of the Atchlson consolidated
system for tint > ear arc pulflclcnt to pro
vide lor the fl\ed chaiges ot the new com
pany , as proposed undei the plan of the
.uiMllary compinles , immelv The St.
Louis & Sin FraneKco , the Coloiado Mid
land and the Atlantic ( "c " Pacific rallioad
left foi separate ticatmcnt. "
iQU.iM > niiKn mi : ru ns.
Itccclver ISeqiii-Ktcil fur the Am-rlran I.o.-.n
.mil 'I i list ( niiipmiv.
DULUTII , July 22 The Intcrmtlonal
Trust coifipauy has begun action against
the American Loan and Tiust company in
the name of ci editors , a klng th.it a re
ceiver lie nppolnted ; that the conp.iny'B
officers be compelled to make an account
ing of all money cntiuuted to them ; that
all stockholders Le compdlcd to p ly In thu
full amount of theli slock hUOQcrlptioiiH
and be held to make- good all losso , and
that the defendant lompany be restialntd
fiom dl'-posing of any money or piopurtv
It Is alleged that the liabilities me ? 1WM,000 ,
In excess of theassulH. . Thu American
Loan and Tiust company Imu , It Is alleged ,
bnn Insolvent for maily a > cni , and Is
now In the hinds of W E Rleliaulsoti an
assignee. It Ib alleged that imilii Its foimei
management thu tiimls of the company
weie Miuandued , loaned upon Insutlluleiu
hceuiltle" , and that the tiust leposed In the
company was grossly abused.
TO ACCOJUHIII.UJ ! . A. IS. MBIT.
Clilrlc.un UIR i leiitlng rimtponcd to l'ic\iiit
111'unlllct u'-lli I'lltsliiug Uiu.iiiipiiic-iit.
CLEVI3LAND , July 2J.-aiaud At my of
tlio Republic men In thl.i city who
have feared thu holding of the
annual meeting of thu Anny of
the Cumbfihind at Clilekani.uiir.L on
September . ' 0 would Interfere with the an
nual encampment of the Uinnd Aiiny ul
Pltttbuig , beginning September U , have
been In confeiemo with Gencial II. V.
Iloynton , .bC'crctiiry ol the society , who
says In a letter that all membci.s of thu
executive committee , with the exception of
General Rocfians , haveameed to a post-
puneme-nt uf the Chieknmauga meeting foi
one veal , o It will ocelli at thesimu time-
as the dedication of ChlcKumuuga lull , .
Cuneral Itoscuana has not yut been heaid
from. _
A.IAT.I J'Ji US IIS llii.l ) Ul' .
ItoblxiK ( ! o lliiough the K.vpicM Cur in
OM.ilinniii.
OUTIIRIE , Okl , July 22. New H has
reached hue that a Santa Fu pastcngei
train vva.s held up by two masked men near
Red Rock yeslcidiiy. The lobbeus enteied
thu expios-i ear , and pie-sentln luvolveri ,
compelled the inosenger to de-liver n pack
age of money and bomu e-xpie.- jiai UaHe.s.
The value ot the-su Is unknown. There Is
no clue to the bandits.
'look a Ditto ut { itrlmlln Add ,
PASADENA. Gal , July 22-Lust evening
Horace- Doc Mills was found dying In the
sheets , suffeilng fiom a dose of carbollo
acid , taken with suicidal Intent. All efforts
to rullcvo him vvuiu unavailing , and hu died
heio nt C , suffering untold agonies to the
last. .MHlK Is uiidc'istood to bet well-to-do.
He came- west homi months ago fiom .Min
neapolis on account ot health. Ills vvlfo has
been expected for bomo tlmu.
MmcmrlltH of heiigolng VlXKC'U , July Ui ! ,
At New Yorlv Airlvcd Manitoba , fiom
London , Li HourBofiio , fiom llovru ; Edum ,
fiom Uotteidam.
At New castle Airlvcd-Maregno , from
New York.
At London At rived Fianclsco , from New
Voile
At Ilavio Arrived La Chumpilvnc , from
Ne\v York
At llrovvhoad 1'asned Cuflc , fiom New
York , Elbe , fiom Now York.
At Ibli of UiKht Paused-Hindoo , for
Nevv York. Rottf-r < lui.i , far New Yolk
At Llveipjil Arrived-Uainputuu , from
Now \urk
Quebec-Arrived-Parian , irotu Liverpool ,
KNIGHTS' ' "LEADERS ARRIVE
All ITcmbars of the Executive Beard IToro
Except Mr. Sovereign ,
WHAT THEY HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
Special itTort : tn lo ! Mudn nl OrgnnUntloit
lu NrlmmUu Talk vilth Hccri-tury
About Subject * of t'rlino
Iutei < > 8t to I.ahor.
The local members of the Knights of Labor
nro In a Joyful mood at the present
time , owing to the fact that so many ot
their noted leaders upon whom they so much
depend are now In thu city , and will remain
hero for a week or more considering grave
questions that concern the tellers and their
families.
Smiling Jim Kcnney , as ho Is familiarly
known here , was shaking hands with his
Omaha friends yesterday by the scoro. Mr.
Kcnney is apparent y well pleased with the
position he now holds , and fiom his looks
ona would Jmliso thai ho has IKOII In tlio
habit of eating at least three meals each
day since his ilcpirturc from Omaha. How
ever , ho r ports that the knights make him
woik pretty haul , and the number ot as
semblies lalely organized by Mr. Kcnney
Is pretty good uvhUnco that us a Held worker
ho Is a success.
All of the members of the general execu
tive board except Mr Sovereign nro now
here , and touk up quarters at the Dcllonc ,
where the sessions ut the ex cutiso olllcers
will bo held. Mr. Sovereign Is expected this
morning. *
Messrs. Martin , Mcfjulr" . French and
Hayes wcio seen yosteulay at their rooms
by a llc'o lepoiter , and when asked what
they expected to do during the coming
week tlic-y with almost one volca announced
that General Secretary Ilavea was their
spokesman and they would luok to him to
talk for Iho prc'ss. Hardly had they began
eating dinner when aiips ouger announced
that tlio tialn was walling at tlio depot to
take the memlipis of the general executive
board to the picnic grounds at Snrpy Mills ,
where n crowd w.s waiting to hear the dls-
.InKuMit'd laboi lead rs discourse upon up-
to-dnle labor topics Mr Hayes avowed
that Inasmuch as he only had one hand to
eat with It was Impossible for him to hurry ,
espociallv while eUlng. and Mr Fieucli re
plied lhat It was his failing to bo a very
slow eater , and consequently It fell upon
Mcssis Mart'n ' and McGuIre to leave the
table In the middle of their dinner In order
to not disappoint the picnic crowd. Es
corted by llu I cat committee , these two gen
tlemen repaiiel to Saipy Mills , and both dc-
HvcrcJ Inter -ting talks.
MR HAYES TALKS.
Mr. Haves , having finished his dinner , was
In a talkative mood When asked what was
likely to be done during the Omaha session
and what lieus spokesman foi the general
officers , wished to say fur the press , ho said :
"In the first place , you may say that I am
always glad to visit Omaha because you are
nice people who live here. Your worklngmen
aio well oiganlzcd and I notice that I am
ahvavs welcome among you.
"The laboi vv oild Is now gicatly disturbed ,
and whin laboi U affected the whole countiy
fcrls tlio evil effects ot labor being ground to
the dust as It Is now being ground The novva
of the strike of the A. R. U Is too fresh tn
the minds of your pcopla to waste much time
talking about that.
"Ono of the reasons for calling this meet-
Inr ; In Omaha was to take some action to
help build up the older In Ncbiaska. Hero
In Omaha , of course , the older is gaining
ground and doing nil light , but outsldo ot
this city our membership in Nebraska has
not Ineieihed as it should , and before wo
leave the state we propose to put some ma
chinery In motion that will give every man
and woman In the state an opportunity to
Join us who believes as wo do , and thcro are
lots of them. During this week vvc expect to
compltto arnngoments for u systematic can
vass of the stale of Nebraska and wo will
push the oigtnliatlon and agitation to a
finish. Wo have i.eveial o'd-tlmo members In
the state who will lake hold of the work
anew when they see some hopes of building
up a sltong state assembly. I am glad to
note tint the organised workers of Omaha
arc foi mini. themselves Into militia com
panies. The policy heretofore hasi botn to
keep or unl/cd labor out of the mllltla , but
experience has proved Unit this Is wrong ,
and hereafter we shall udvlsa and encourage
the formation of labor mltltaiy companies
everywhere.
MUST GO TO VOTING.
"Tho working people r.ro fast getting tholr
eyes open to the luct that they must vote
for their filends foi political offices , and I
pi edict thcro v. Ill bo a gteit change In the
political complexion of the next United
States POIIRIC-SS One uf the principal means
ot organl7itlon Is reaching Hie woikcrs with
proper economic ideas and the times wo
have lately been passing through have been
a dear lesson to millions of voters. There 1s
no getting uiound the fact that the demands
in Iho picamblo of the Knights ot Labor
are correct and calculated to serve the best
InteicstH of the people. Wo liavo for years
advocated the Issuance of money direct to
the pe-ople without the Intelventlon of na
tional banks. Wo arn fit 111 advocating this
and the voters that liavo been educated In
that belief by the Knights uf Labor are
legion. Wo liavo also foi years advocated
the goveinment ownership of all railroads
and telegraphs and now nearly evciybody
who Is not Intelcslcd In railroad property Is
with us on this pioposltlon. We liavo ad
vocated a postal savings bank system , which
has now also become veiy generally popular.
The past year many peiaons have lost their
money that they thought was safe In the
savings banks , and It has convinced them
that thu postal system is the only safe sys
tem.
"Regarding the movement for a general
union of all the laboi fnices. I do not know
what will bo done abcitt that at this meet
ing. We are In favor of changing cards
and have been all along but vvo will never
consent to u unlly at tlio whole expense ot
the Knights ot Lib jr. Our order Is founded
upon n solid basis , wlilpli Is broad enough
for all working proplp. In u few days I
can tell you moie about this part ot the
progiam. "
Tlio local knlghth say that a public meet
ing will he announced noon and the people
of Omaha will then have an opportunity to
hear the vUltars talk upon subjects to
be announced as boon us the necessary ar
rangements are made.
Scvrri ) rarthipi.iko MnrkH Dutccled In
Noirlx ( ii-vKur IliiKln.
ST. PAUL , July 2.-A i-pcclal to the
I'lonccr I'ress form Mammoth Hot Springs ,
Yellowbtonu pailt , niys : , A telegram re
ceived hero this inoinlng from n reliable
source snjH a shock lesembllng an earth
quake was fill nt Neil Is gey set basin nt I
n in. yesttulay. The now crater geyser ,
which has been quiet for aomo time , broke
with teiilflc foiie. throwing rocks weighing1
tvventy-llvu pounds to the height of 200 foot ,
Htcam rlKlng G0 < ) feel , accompanied by a
roar equalling the combined exhaust ot
1,000 locomotives , which could lie. heard fo > *
ten miles , lively geyser In the Norrls basin
played for hours.
roitr.itr
Snvcial Hmi'l 'lowin In Northern Wlrconiln
'llmmtonuil ulth IlcHtriictlon.
WiST SUPERIOR , WlB. , July 22-Aa a
result of tlio forest fires that have been
i aging thioughout northern Wisconsin , but
which wore partially extinguished by ralim
a few days ago , several small towns within
u ladliiH eif lull' mtlca from hero are
threatened with dcstinotion The cast end ,
Illu dcipiiitmt-nt vvau tlU | afternoon called
te > St 1'aul Kiungct to protect thu town from
bum : completely burned As It was the
town had miltcred greatly from the flrea ,
A number of Htorc'.i and dwelling houaea
weredestroyed. .