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THE OMAHA' DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMATIA , SATUJIDAY MXDKNINO , JULY 28 , 189-1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. WAR IN EARNEST NOW Japantsa Orulsar Sinks a Chinese Transport With All on Board. REPORT OF ANOTHER NAVAL ENGAGEMENT This Time it is Between Two Cruisers and the Chinaman Go' the Worst of It , V/AR / NOT FORMALLY DECLARED , HOWEVER Negotiating for Pccco While the War Goes Merrily on in Oorca. SPURRED ON BY BITTER RACE HATRED Dlnlntcroiitccl Pnrtlc-H of the Opinion tlint Wlilla iliiimn .May at I I rut butctid Chlim'H IIIIIIIIMIHU ICuNonrci-H In .Mon ami Muti-rliil MtutVlu. . TIEN TSIN , China. July 27. The gravity ot tlio Bltuatlon Is fully realized here , now that hostilities between China and Japan have commenced. While no formal de claration of war , according to the usual Slplomatlc forms , has been made , either at Toklo or at Pelting , the governments of both countries rccognl/e that an actual state of war exists and more collisions between the forces of the two countries are expected hourly Considerable nnxle'y Is expressed here as to the result of the war. The general opin ion seems to bo that whllo Japan may be looked upon as likely to score the first vic tories , the Chinese troops will eventually drive the Japanese out ot Corea , even If millions of men have to be sent to the front to do so. Pourparlers are still In progress and there Is a vague chance yet tlint In Bplto of the commencement of hostilities eoino amicable arrangement may be arrived at. Should this bo thr > case the naval engage ments already Known to have taken place between the Chinese and Japanese fleets will be mutually disavowed. Otherwise these collisions will bo held to constitute a casus belli. belli.Hut Hut to nil Intents and purposes war has been declared. Nobody here , close to the authorities at Peking , believes for a moment that the disputes can be settled without bloodshed. The Chinese and Japanese hate each other and now that the first shots have been exchanged and China has had the worst of the engagements nothing but a decisive etrugglo between the two countries can be anticipated. Of cours ? , Interested parties liavlng large commercial Interests at stake nro leaving no stone unturned to smooth over the dllTlcuHlcs which have arisen Japan lias been preparing for this very crisis for years and for this reason. If for no other , Blio will resent any European Interference This , however , will bo done with dignified politeness , but she will firmly refuse to sheath the sword now that It Is drawn and Bho Is victorious In the first engagements over her hated foo. SUNK WITH ALL HANDS. The first overt act of war occurred on Tuesday last. The Japanese fired upon and sunk the steamship Kovv Shuns , belonging to Hugh Mathloson of London , which had boon chartered by the Chinese government to convey troops to Corea. Full details of this engagement are not yet obtainable , as the facts are caiefully withhold from the public anil will bo so withheld until there Is no longer the slightest chance of averting a bloody war between China and Japan But , according to advices received , a Japan ese cruiser sighted the Kow Sluing and ran within easy range of nor. She then signaled the tiansport to put back. The transport continued steaming ahead until the cruiser flrcd a shot at her No attention being paid to this , according to the story , the Japanese cruiser opened flro upon the trans port In earnest , put a number of shot Into her and the transport was eventually sunk , with all hands The number of people dro'vnod Is not Known , but it Is believed that there must have been about 1,000 Chi nese soldiers on board A number of trading boats belonging to the Chinese companies , which liavo been Intimately connected with the Mnthleson steamers In Chinese coast eorvlco , have been taken over by Hugo MattdcBon & Co. , and will hereafter fly the British flag. The Kow Shung was a vessel of about 1,400 tons , and had been trading In the China seas for some time past. The Chinese. om > lals seem to look upon the war with Japan as likely to bo of very short duration They claim that China can pnur troops Into Corea in such numbers that the result of the war can never bo In doubt. So far as the two navies are concerned , China has about thirty warships , largo and small , of which fho are fairly good armor ships , armed with Krupp guns. In addi tion , slui has chartered a number of trans ports and these are being armed as rapidly as possible and with the beat guns China Is abln to procure. On the other hand the Japanese navy con- Hlsts of about thirty war vessels , Including live armored ships , carrying Krupp guns. So far as war ships are concerned , It will thus bo seen that the two navies. In num bers , are about evenly matched , although the Chinese battleships carry heavier guns than those of Japan. Hut. It Is believed , that the Japanese naval olllcera are superior to those of China , and the Japanese war ships are also believed to bo In better condition than the Chinese. CHINA HAS TUB MCN. The war , however , Is not likely to bo de cided by sen tights. Corea Is a peninsula , virtually forming part of China , and down this peninsula , from the north , China can pour army after army until she driven the Japanese Into the sea. Japan is able , no dmtht , to defend herself In her own ter ritory against Chinese Invasion , but nobody licre believes that China will make any such Attempt. Very little accurate news Is obtainable licro from Seoul. It Is know , however , that the Hrltlsh and United States war ships at Chemulpo have landed detachments of ma rines , which have been sent to Seoul In or der to protect the respective legations of Great Hrltalit and the United States At Seoul n conflict Is said to have occurred be tween thu Japanese anil some. Chinese and Corean nohllcrn , thu Japanese being victori ous. Shortly utferward the Japanese made a prisoner of the King of Corea , and it Is said that they have either sent Mm or Intend to Bend him to Japan , where ho will be du- tulncd until th war Is over. Humor also hag It that there haa been a swond flght t sea between Japanese nnd Chines ? war Hhlps. A Japanese rrulser Is Bald to have engaged a Chineua cruiser con- \e-ylng ; a transport , sinking the cruiser. This report , however , may have reference to thu sinking of the Kow Shung , already de tailed , although the blnMng of this steamer la said to Imv * occurred on Tuesday last , und the vcrond engagement is reported to have. taKcn place on Wednesday j.\r ON. llumnr Hint ( liluu Aluo linn C'tuiiiiilttutl itn , \ < t ofViir. . YOKOHAMA. July 27. Cable connection between Japan and Ooica It Interrupted , but jue rumor cornea from teml-oOlclal circlet that n Japanese war ship hns fired upon a Chinese war ship at Knsnn upon receiving hostile provocation. KNOLAND'H SYMPATHY NITIl CHINA HrllUh Mcrclmntfl Ktprct to Profit by the U'lir < lilint Mint ttln In Ihu Knil. LONDON , July 27 A dispatch received here at 11 20 a. in. today from Lloyd's agent at Shanghai confirms the announcement , ex clusively cabled to the Aisocnted press on Saturday last , that war between China and Japan has been declared. Fighting Is said to be already under way. Hugh Mathlcson & Co. , the Chinese gov ernment agents In Kngland , have received a cable message which also confirms the an nouncement that war has been declared. Up to noon , however , neither the Chinese nor the Japanese ministers had received ad vices which would enable them to confirm the repcrt of the outbreak of hostilities Which apparently followed the declaration ot war. In fact , b th the Chinese and Japan ese ministers say they have not been offici ally Informed that war has been declared , claiming that the only Information they have on thi1 subject Is derived from the newspaper dlspttrhcs The ministers also claim to be Ignorant of an > thing which would tend to confirm the report that the Japanese have captured the king of Corea. The only dispatches received In London are those which have been forwarded to the Associated press , namely , a dispatch from Shanghai , dated 10 a. m. , which announced MAP OP COREA. that yesterday evening n telegram was re ceived from a high authority at Tien Tsln , reporting that the prospects for the continu ance of peace were more favorable. The dlspitch added , however , that war had been declared between China and Japan nnd that sqvoral Chinese war bhlps were In trouble. CHINA MUST WIN IN TUG RND. Mr. Mathlcson when questioned today by n representative of the Associated press said ho expected that the war at the outset would be favorable to Japan , as that country had long been preparing for this contest by drilling armies of men and manning and equipping war ships. Mr. Mathleson added that the Japanese were also a quicker moving nation , nnd , con sequently. It would be but natural tli.it the first engagement between them and the slower moving Chinese would result In vic tory for the arms of tno mikado. But eventually China must and will crush Japan. "Japan , " said Mr. Mathleson , "Is absolutely unable to pour out such a torrent of men and material as China , which country can carry on the war for many years , If nec essary , and always with fresh troops. "China of recent years has purchased largo quantities of munitions of war , nnd Is not so far behind In ils respect as Is generally belle-ved " The manager of the Hong Kong nnd Shanghai bank said : "I have not received iny confirmation of the report that war , has been declared between China and Japan , but I should not be surprised If such was the case "One of the results of the war will bo to put the great trade In the hands of Rngltnd and nuropp to the disadvantage of China nnd Jap in. Hut the end of the war will bo the making uf China everywhere , and the opening of China for all time to western civilisation and trade. China will realize thiough this year her great , undeveloped stieiiKth " The Ahsnclated press correspondent finds that thu consensus of opinion In London shows that Cngland Is In sympathy with China. This Is owing , mainly , to Russia's active wish to see Japan successful , nnd thus form n barrier to England's progress In the far east. Some ot the Anglo-Chinese traders of this city suggest doubts ns to China's ability to cope with Japan , as It Is known hero that much of Iho Chinese war equipment , re cently purchased In Europe , Is had. For In stance , It Is said that 100,000 discarded Austrian rifles with u large amount of am munition for these weapons , which wcro re cently sold to China are not likely to prove a very effective acquisition to China In this emergency. The rifles referred to would not have- been dUrarded had they been of much use , nnd it Is reported that the cartildges sold with them are not fit to he used. The Immediate cause of the declaration of war Is said to ho the tact that , as exclu sively announced by the Associated press on July 24. the Japanese attacked the Chinese tinnsports conveying troops to Corea In this engagement nt Icabt one Chinese trans- poit was sunk by a Japanese cruiser. ENGLAND GAINS HY THIJ WAR. Hut It would now teem that the fighting between the Japanese und Chinese war ships was much more serious than at first an nounced , for It Is rumored In Anglo-Chinese circles that the Chinese have already suf fered very heavy loss , nnd It Is believed that a number ut Chinese bhips have been sunk by the Japanese cruisers. Ono ot the Anglo-Chlncso merchants of this city expressed the belief that two naval engagements have already been fought In Corean waters , ono on Tuesday and one on Wednesday last , and everybody questioned on the subject seems lo ngre-et that the Chi nese were defeated with heavy loss , Great dllilculty is experienced In obtaining ac curate news in regard to the Rltuttlon of affairs , owing to the fact that telegraphic communication has twice been completely In terrupted beyond Nagacaku , Japan , and all messages havu been delayed anil it Is be lieved , that further ncwa will shortly reach hero showing that on the watir , at least , the Japanese have already obtained a decided advantage. There Is no doubt that some of the Anglo- Chinese merchants of London nre In pos session ot more accurate Information In re gard to the reported lupinesc uuceebies than they are willing to admit , but for reasons best known to themselves they Insist upon withholding this Information for the present at least , as their sympathies are undoubt edly with China In the struggle which Is now generally admitted to have commenced. It the treaty ports remain open. Hngland expects to make a continuous profit nut ot the war betwotn China and Japan , while the fact that Russia Is , directly or Indirectly , giving assistance to Japan , In looked upon by thu English merchants as likely to place a perpetual stop to Runsla'v trade progress with China. Mr IHixton , parliamentary secretary to the foreign olllcc , buld In the liansa uf Com mons today that cable messages recilved yesterday evening from the Hrltlsh envoys at Pekln mid Toklo announce that the peace negotiations were continuing In spite of the outbreak ot hostlllt.ta , The latter , Mr. Dux- ( Continue on Third Page. ) WELL1IAN ON HIS WAY NORTH Norwegian Sealer Spo'-so the Jarl at 84 Degrees North Latitude , ALL WERE REPORTED W LL AT THAT TIME Ilud llccu Crcittly Delujcd by 1'iiclc tco but \\vto Then .11 uli I OR iloiiil Progress > ortli\uird KnglUlt Expedi tion Al o lU'porlcd. LONDON , July 27. Carl Slevvers , the Nor wegian arctic enthusiast , tonight received a telegram from the captain of the Hrllng- , n Norwegian sealer , which arrived today at the Island of Troinsoe rimnnrk , Norway. The captain said In his dispatch that near Amsterdam Island , In latitude SI degrees north and 0 degrees longitude , the Krllng spoke the Hagnvald Jarl , the steamer which was conveying the \Vellman arctic expedition to the edge of the pack Ice. The Jarl , In replying to signals , asked to bo reported at the nearest place the Hrllng touched. The Hagnvald Jarl had been beset by pack Ice , which had delayed her progress considerably , but Wellman nnd his party were then free of the pack Ice and they should now bo well on their wny to the north pole. The Jack son ( English ) expedition passed Tromsoo yes terday. MUAKU1UA CAI. . Neut Spcciilutlon Pioposcd In tlio MmroH of thn { oimtriu t loll Company. LONDON , July 27. Considerable Interest has been aroused here In the report to the United Slates congiess by the committee of commerce accompanying Congressman Mallory's Nlcaraguan canal bill , and the statement that the differences between the Nlciragua Canal company and the govem inent of Nicaragua have been settled , has been Industriously circulated in London fin tnclal circles. In 1S&S thc group of men headed by Colonel North , which Includes a large fol lowing In LIveipool , of which Messrs. W. and J. Lockett are the leading representa tives , put on paper a financial plan and were prepared to find 9,009,000 In cash to help build the canal. The most Important member of this com bination would have been Lord Rothschild , who wab so Interested that he summoned a conference of the- heads of the firm. The Paris house , however , mrfdc such strenuous opposition to the Rothschilds being known in connection with Nicaragua , In view of the then approaching dissolution of the Panama company , that Lord Rothschild told P. P. Pollock of Messrs. Payne , Son & Pol lock that ho would still continue In the project , but that It must be so arranged that the late J S. Morgan should , In his own name , represent the Rothschilds. ' * The syndicate plans at that time fell through owing to the disputes as to title be tween the Menocal and Hlackman companies. Then the Menocal people succeeded In rais ing money In Glasgow from the Coates- Arthur group of Glasgow capitalists. The matter is now again on tapis In Lon don. A certain mjsterlous American of the name of Read has arrived here and has again approached the North group , 'Mr. ' Robert Harvey and others. Mr. Read's plan , however , does not aim nt finding the capital for cutting the canal. The Nlcar aguan Canal Construction company , of which ex-Senator Warner Miller was president , is , as everybody knows , In the hands of a re ceiver. Mr. Read Is trying to raise 40,000 with which to buy from the receiver , on behalf of a London syndicate , a controlling interest 51 per cent In the shares of the construction company at * 15 per share. As soon as this Is accomplished the fact Is to be trumpeted throughout the United States thnt a British syndicate has bought up the Nlcariguan canal , and in the anger nnd dismay that Is to be thus create'd Mr. Read's syndicate expects to resell to Americans nt a very handsome advance per share. He has already secured over half of his 40,000. If , however , congress should In the mean time pass a bill gmranteelng Interest of the bonds of the company It will probably pay Mr. Read's friends to resell In London. The International aspect of the question In vlow of th s transaction need not be gone. Into now. NICAK UiUAN TKOOl'S American r.atiiu-Iii-s Splruil to Mulco a Ilu- Kccnt on ItlncflftdH. ( CopyrlRliteil 18D ) by the As-oclnlcil Press ) COLON , July 27. The following advices have been received here from Minefields , Mosquito territory , Nlcaraugua. The Nlcaraugunn troops under Governor Cabezas have been defeated and have re tired to Rama , where they collected 400 men and seized some American launches , intend ing to make > a descant upon ntuefields. Sub- bequently the launches were restored to their owners upon the demand oft he American consul. Captain O'Nell of the United States gun- bout Marblehcad has landed lf > 0 United States sailors and marines In order to pro tect the United States consulate nnd Ameri can Interests generally. The Slosqulto chief Is expected to make n renewal of the attack. The Hrltlsh consul has telegraphed for a British warship. The Inhabitants of Hluefleld nro leaving that place In large numbers. The rebel Ilrltlsh subjects of Cent Island were disarmed , but at Port Union they have since purchased arms nnd nt Hocns they chartered a schooner which took them to Hluellclds. They have been reinforced theie and Intend Invading Coru Island. MW : CAIIU : COMPI.ITI.I : > . I'liial Spllro .Miidn on tlm Animcrnary of tint l'lrt Cutilii'M Completion , HEART'S CONTENT. N. P. , July 27. The final splice of the Anglo-American Tele graph company's new cable was made today ut 11 a , in. , Greenwich time , and the laying of the largest cable across the Atlantic was then successfully completed. The time taken In laying this cable was the shortest on record. The expedition left Heart's Content July 15 In .the afternoon nnd the Irish shore end was laid In less than two da > s , the total time taken being Inside of two weeks A noteworthy co incidence Is the fact that the final splice was made on the anniversary of the day on which the first successful cable was landed nt Heart's Content In 1SCC , twenty- eight years ago , and not only on the same date , but on the same day of the week , Dr. lur < I'oe-liiruil u l > ifitnlt r. PARIS , July 27. Dr. Cornelius Herz , the Panama lobbyist , was formally charged today with extorting 10,000,000 francs from the late I ! a ron Helnach. As Dr. Herz did not put In an appearance the tribunal declared hint n defaulter and Judgment was reserved Dr Herz Is understood to bo still In 1'ng- land , where ho has been u rc&ldent ever since the Panama Canal company disclos ures caused him to leave France. Ills ex tradition has been repeatedly sought for , hut under the plea of 111 health , etc. , he has succeeded In avoiding appearing personally bcf 010 the French courts , Opinion' of Irriuh 1'upt-rn. PARIS , July 27The radical and mon- archlal papers , In their comments on the passage of the anti-anarchist bill by the Chamber of Deputies , concur In the opinion that the bill was designed less with a view of crushing anarchism than with the pur pose of abridging the freedom of the press. Cltj of I't-klni ; I'louti-il YOKOHAMA , July 27 The American steamer , City ot Pcklne , Captain Searlo , which went nshore In 'Yccldo bay , Japan , whllo on her voyage to San Francisco , has been floated. An examination of the steam ship was subsequently tnnde.nrtd It was found that Bho had sustained no damage. ANARCHIST MiiiMl'll : fiKNTr.NCii : > . Cries Courage to lilt CommiloR in Ho l T.ed front the Court Itooin. PARIS , July 27. Theodore Joseph Con stance Meunlcr , thc anarchist who was recently extradited from Kngland , waft placed on trial here. Meunlcr , who has previously been sentenced to tlcith In Con- tiiacum , Is charged with complicity In the explosions at Lobau barracks and ut the Cnfe > Vcrl. The evidence shows thnt Meu nlcr prepared the bomb which vas ex ploded nt the Cnfo Verl , by which several persons lost their lives. The verdict re turned was guilty , but with extenuating circumstance ? . Mcnnler was thereupon con demned to servitude for life. As sentence was pronounced Meunlcr snouted : "The present state of society will not last long. Courage comrades Vive Innaiuhlc. ' \\oiinili-il In u French Duel. PARIS , July 27. A duel with swords was fought between M. Paul Dcschanel and M. ' Cleinenceau today. M . Dischancl was wounded In the neck. The duel was on acsount of an article pub lished In La Justice , Cleincnccau's paper , which M. Dcschanel claimed was nn InsultIng - Ing r ply lo a speech made by him In tlio Chamber of Deputies during the discussion ot the government's antt-nnarchlst bill. i : > irtliqim.t ! > In I at i-rn Kuropu. PnLGHAOR , July 27. Earthquake shocks have been felt In Macedonia , Old Scrvla nnd Kastern Hulgarla. Many- houses nt Vnrna , Bulgaria , have been damaged and n number of people killed as n result of the shocks. Crown Prlnci-'H Silver VV'odilhi ) : COPENHAGEN. July 27 The silver wed ding of Crown Prince nnd Princess I'rcclerlck of Denmark Is being celebrated today. The streets of this clly nro thronged with people nnd arc elaborately decorated. .Scimto PIIHII d tlio Aiitliiiirclilxt I.iuv. PARIS , July 27. The Senate today pissed the anti-anarchist bill , which v.as adopted by the Deputies yesterday. It was opposed by MM. Kloquct and Arago. The vote was 205 to 34. \\irilA \ It.lZUH. Jona City Man Tcrilbly Cut by n Colored Cltlrc-n IOWA CITY , la , July 27.-Speclnl ( Tele gram to The Hee. ) Henry Lincoln , coloiod , used a razor with fearful effect on Michael liurkc last night. Deep gashes were cut In Hnrke's nrm , side- and face , from which lie cannot recover. Lincoln \vm shaving hlm- belf at his home , when Ilurke , who wns passing" , nbsalled him without provocation , litirkp Is a notoilous character , while Lin coln Is n peaceful plnsteie-r. A fti-r 'I hr < o feu Indli-rs. DCS MOINHS , July 27. ( Special Tcle gram to The Bee ) The > governor yester day Ksued extradition papcis for David Wjiltsell , ndvvard Hennessey and James RIcKfetts. 01 Roberts , each with sevi-ial alias , they having boon located In Ne braska. They are the fellows who swindled farmer Robert MltchelUout of Jj.OOO near Osknloosa in April on amonte.Aleal They are charged with grand * larceny. Whitscll and Hennessey wfie arrested at Nebraska City , Neb , nnd taken-to Marvvllle , Mo. , by the bherlff of NodAvvny county , Mis souri , be-fore Deputy Bheilft Uildgcs of Mahaska county urrlvfd there , lie has slatted after them to Ml = 3onrl. i : . < ) . Allow.i ) Killed ut .Norwnlk/ DES MOINES , Juljfl 27. ( SpceiVl / Telegram gram to The Uee. ) 12 O. Allowny wns Killed nt Norfolk today | He was employed In ditching. One of the ? big Fleam bcoops was being lov.cud. Ife stepped back to get out of Us vvav , slipped nnd fell. Ills head struck a rail and * the concussion re sulted fatally. He lived at Nuvvton , nnd was a single man , tigeMj ! about 3J years. Small Itlazo in [ Commerce. ' DKS MOINUS , July27.Speclal / ( Tele- Erntn to The Hee. ) A fire at Commerce , this county , List night dcsttoytd property valued nt f,000 , consisting of livery bnrns and cord wood belonging ; to the Rock Island railway. ' KVnOEti Of T//7 ? HOT Irani. Prof. Dliisniora of Kunsnfl Unit Almost Mudo I'.iiln I'ull at Kmpcirlii. TOl'EKA , Kan. , July 27. railingIn an ntte-mpt to secure the service of profes- blonal rainmakers , Emporla citizens today prevailed upon Ptof. Dlnsmore " of the State , Normal sliool to try hls , "irand -wringing much needed moisture ftom brassy bklcS. The "ether e-vaporallon" system was adopted , nnd operations .began this after noon. At 10 o'clock clouds are forming and a few drops of tain havd fallen , and there Is every Indication of a heavy rainfall bo- fonmoinlng - . Railroad C'ommlFslonDn John Hull , Just In from the we-st , bays thnt unless rain falls within forty-eight hours there will be no corn In that hectlon. In the central nnd western parts of the state the most favor able weather would not mnvve a crop. ICqunlly discouraging" reports contlnuu lo come trom thenorthwest. . C'HILLICOTHU , Mo. , July 27. Christians assembled In every church In the city to offer up hpcclnl prayer for ruin. The serv ices of "rainmakers" are being sought , but though many citizens offer J100 each no ele ment bombardet cajt bo secured. The corn crop will be a failure unless tain falls this wce-k. The thermometer registered 100 In thesOinde yesterday. ST. PAUL. July 27. Today hns been nearly u duplicate of yesterday ns re-gards temperature throughout the northwest , but promises are for cooler weather , and al ready a diop Is teportcd from Montana nnd Dakota points. MILWAUKEE , Jnlv 27. This 1ms been one of the hottest davs of the season , the mercuiy ranging from 82 at 7 o'clock to 07 nt noon On the entire system of the Chicago cage , Milwaukee .V St Paul this morning lit 7 o'clock the temperature ranged from 70 to 9" ) . MINNEAPOLIS , July 27 Dispatches re ceived fiom Illsjrmrclc , MlmiovvuuUen. und other North Dukotn points say thnt a heavy rnln fell during the night. It comes , how- jve-r , too Inte to benefit "anything but corn. < ! Olt.l.l\ .1X1) Cnrty Their Point In "jnhirylinul Conven tion Aflor it Mvt-lyS rlminiige. OCRAN CITY , Md. , July 27. Senators Gorman and Gibson ! 'Won tlK ! ' ' " > ' In the First congressional Jfildmocratlc convention , at least so far us roeolaltona arc concerned , A resolution was ofbjrctl by Mr. Hryun which endorsed ths platform of-tlio national demo cratic convention. vjit-artlly and unfalter ingly endorsed tlie ? course of that true patriot , the president of'tho United State ? , Urovcr Cleveland'for hl munly and uncom promising flght for ? tariff reform und de manded that the nominee * of this convention shall bo In full accord with the president on party principles ana give to him their un conditional support and shall be sound on tariff reforms , " The resolution was re ferred to a committee- , which reported u nub- stltute mildly udvocatlnRitnrlft reform. The substitute was adopted after a stormy de bate , during which the names of Senators Gorman und Gibson were hissed. In tils speech Mr Hryan oulpglze-d Mr Cleveland and spoke In the eovi-re t terms of the people ple who had betrayed the , party The chief antagonist of Mr. Hryan was Charles S. Carrlngton , Senator Gibson's law partner The greatest confusion prevailed and the crowd , which was B verul hundred strong , yelled and hissed. Joshua W Mills wna nominated for the Plfty-fourth congress on the tirst ballot and W. Laird Henry for the upcxplrcd term In the Fifty-third congress Altogether u 1'nti-fiil Picnic. COLLEGE POINT , U I. . July 27. A pic nic of the Endeavor club of New York de veloped Into a general fight with the High Plug association ot Elizabeth. N. Y. , In which one man wn.s beaten BO badly that he will probably die , Two intiiibem of the Endeavor club , a man and woman , were drowned later In the day bjr the upsetting ot a boat. MILITIA BEING RETIRED Stito Troops in California Will Bo Sent to Their Horn.s. REGULARS LEFT TO HANDLE STRIKERS Hnllroitil I'roporty In California Under 1'ro- tt'ttlon of I'odnrul Solillrrlio Huvo Taken the I'lncn orytulo Troop * nt All Point * , SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. That the rail- rnad strike In northern California Is believed to be ncarlng the end Is known In the fact thnt preparations arc being made to retire the state mllltla from the field. The mili tiamen arc expected to be ordered home on Saturday or Sunday. Company 11 , Plrst United States Infantry , arrived at Oikland from Los Angeles yesterday and was as signed to duty at the Oakland mole. These regulars were brought north to rc'leve the mllltla nnd the two companies of United States marines from Mire Island that have been on duty at the mole. The marines left for Mare Island this morning. At Sacramento a larg } force of mllltla nnd regular soldiers are still maintained Troops are also held at Dunsmulr and Ued Uluff on the Oregon branch and at Truckee Ilocklln , Woodland and Port C sta. At Truckee and Ilocklln there Is a stiong force of regulars and marines. Armed guards continue to escort imny of the more Important trains , but of late there have been no serious d sturbanc s. In the mountains between Xevv England Mills and Applegate a party cf strikers attacked n watchman and drove him from the railroad. It was believed that the strikers contem- plffted destruction to railroad property and a company of boldlers was Immodlitcly dis patched from Sacramento. The troops found that no damage had been done , howcv r , and encountered no striken3. At Sacramento nearly 1 000 men are now at work In the railroad shops The strikers who have refused to return have been paid their wages In full. The rallroid compiny Is still badly In need of men for ninny lines of particular work , but there Is no longer any doubt thnt the strlkeis hive lost their cause , and that there Is no longer any hope of a compromise. ANO'llir.K bTitlKM IN PIJOSPiCT. Tills Tlmo It Is the Sintii IV I'lrcini n mid Coiiilurtorx. KANSAS CITY , July 27. The Journal to morrow morning will publish a story to the effect that the Atchlson , Topcka ft Santa Fe railroad may be Involved In another s rlke within forty-eight hours. This time the engineers , firemen and conductors will walk out. The Jourml's sottrco of Information Is ono of the oldest engineers In the road's employ The men will strike over the entire system. The grievance Is said to be caused by the Issuance of a circular a week ago by the Santa I'eo In which It was stated all contracts would soon bo abio- gated. This the men take as a determina tion to reduce balarles , which , they say , they will never submit to. Their ultimatum now gone forth is. so says the Journal's Informant , that the circular must be with drawn or a general tie-up will result Arrangements have been made by the A. n. U. of Kansas City and Argentine to hold a big meeting In Armoiirdale tomor row evening. Handbills requesting railway n3cnfo"uttend were circulated today by mem bers of the A. U. U C. 0. Sherman , n member of the executive boird of the A. H. U. of Chicago , will be one of the speak ers. Mr. Sherman has bien Inaccessible lo newspaper men and his Intentions have not been disclosed. LOOKS ni.ui : roit i\oui : x. ixtrlk : 'r Iili > ntlflr Him IIH tlio MUM VI lie Itodo ulth .Johnny Slicrliiirnc. MVOODLAND , Cal , July 27. The prelim inary examination of A. H. U. men charged with train wrecking , murder and consplrcy drags tediously along. Today ncirly the entire session was devoted to the examination of two witnesses. The first was Joe Wallace , a striker who has since returned to work , who met the prisoner Warden and the boy Johnny Shorburnc near the trestle bhoitly aftpr the train wab ditched and rode back to Sacramento In their wagon. Samuel Knight , assistant United States district at torney , was next called. Krilght detailed the substance of conversations held with the prisoners during the strike and previous to the train wreck , nnd repeated what he con sidered seditious threats. Counsel for the defendants asked wltnesbes If soldiers had been ordered through the United States marshal to bhoot down people In protecting the Southern Pacific company's property The witness refused to answer the question , de claring that communications between ofllrers of the government were not subject to an overhauling and random examination. The court sustained the witness. IIKHS HOAMS Tin : uouitr. Consilient It nil Honor tn llo In Contempt of iliulgoVomlH. . CHICAGO , July 27. At a meeting of the Amcilcan Railway union President Debs violently assailed the pros cutlon In the con tempt proceedings. Toward the close of his speech he said : "I am under Indictment all the way from San Francisco to Pcnn yl- vanla and from St. Paul to New Orleans , but I have not forfeited my right to free speech , nnd If Judge Woods In his address In court enunciated hh law I would rather rot In Jail than be a free man. If I alone were concerned In this matter I would per mit no defense to be made In my behalf , for I consider It an honor to beIn con tempt of the court that Is going to try me. " bruiiti : LOM.UISMON TO MiiT. : : Call IHKIIIM ! for thu .SestloM to Open at \VaKhIngton Next Afoiuliiy , WASHINGTON , July 27 The commis sioner of lamer , as cx-offlclo chairman of the strike commission appointed by the pres ident , 1ms called a meeting of the commis sion for organization , conference and prelim inary work to be held at the Department of Labor In this c'ty ' Monday next at 10 a. in. It Is Mr. Wright's desire to have the com mission orgnitUe and get do\\n to business without delay. Declined It Off In thn Kml , WF.ST OAKLAND , Cal. . Jqly 27. The local branch of the American Hallway union voted last night to declare the strike off. A rccolutlon to that effect was passed after a long and heated debate , the \ote standing 187 for and 14C against. The meeting lasted until after midnight and was very stormy In character. Hotlt sides bat tled with energy and determination. After the division an exciting scene en sued. Cheer after cheer broke1 forth from the opposing elements. Chairs and benches wore upset and general confusion prevailed. Ititin Uiir Xiiiong thn Mln > ri SULLIVAN , Ind. , July 27. Trouble has broken out between the white and colored miners employed at the Island Coal com pany's mine at Llnton , fifteen miles east of here. A colored miner got Into a fight with a whlto man , which led to other lights , until It resulted In a regular race war. In the fights one white man wan killed and as a result excitement has been wrought up to a high pitch. The telegraph and telephone wires were cut The miners propose to drlvo out or exterminate their colored competitors , SlrlktTH hriilviir < Ml It ) , liultf lllnrr. CHUVKNNi : , Wyo . July 27 Judge Hlncr. In the American Hallway union canes , sen tenced Thomas King of Hock Springs to twenty day * Imprisonment for threatening to hang an engineer and fireman unless they quit work ; Nick Ilucher , Green Hlver , Imprisonment for thirty days for assaulting n fireman ; C. H Miller nnd Will nmhrcy. Chejcnne , Imprisonment for ono day and a line of fin. respectively , for attempting to Induce an employe to stop work. Mllllln Will lie U'ltliilriiun Soon. CHICAGO. July 27. Mayor Hopkins ald today that If the Pullman works arc not started within the nixl few dava ho will withdraw the in'lltln. ' The major Informed Vice President Wlckes of the Pullman com pany of his decision and the latter will de cide at once on n date for resuming work It Is thought that tu ! > works will bo started next Monday and that the troops will bo withdrawn the middle of next week If no disturbances occur. Itnllroiil KiMliirr * Witgcs NORFOLK. Vn , July 27The Atlantic fi. Danville Railroad conrpany has notified nil Its cniplojcs , Including onlcers , their salaries will be reduced on August 1. The reduc tion of the olllecrs' salaries will average 10 per cent , while that of the engineers nnd other trainmen will bo much greater and will probably cause a strike Mr. Arthur of the Diothcrhood of Locomotive Engineers has been telegraphed for. Icl > DlHoirnn Hut American Labor Union. CHICAGO , July 27. President Debs of the American Hallway union eays : "I have seen In newspapers mention of n new or ganization called the Amcr can Labor union nnd my name has been coupled with It. I have no connection with this orginl/atlon whatever , ofllclal or otherwise , and any u o of my name In connection with it is wholly unauthorized , " Not I'roxln a t'oniplracy. WOODLAND , Cal. , July 27. The proc - c cdlngs In the examination of the accused train wreckers were without Interest. The prosecution succeeded In adducing but lit tle , If anything , to substantiate tin charges of conspiracy , nor was any real evidence In troduced further Implicating any of the de fendants In the actual work of w locking the train. A7 ; > / ; / ( i/ < jon A. > njrrn our. Forest I'lrci \\Ncoimln I'nictlc illylpo Out Sutt-i il \ Mint- ! ' * ASHLAND , WIs , July 27-rorcst llrcq me pioditclng guilt suffoilin ; nnd loss thioughout this \lclnlty , and rnlhoad com panies huve never before experienced such tlnmnyc- from Urea. On the Wisconsin Central rend It is IniiKjsslble to move tialna. Phillip" , the headquarters of the John It. Davis Lumber company , n inunn- factuiing town of 2,500 , la destroyed by file and only a few buildings remain stand ing A dispatch just tecelvcd from Flllchlfl. a Kinall station a few miles this side of Phillips , sajs f'JO ' women nnd children from Phillips me In the woods there without slu-ltir. They sent a leanest for food and supplies , as the supply ut Klllelda Is very short. The train thnt started from here this evening was obliged to return , as bridges aie dcstiojcd a few miles south. Com munication with rillclds Is now xhut off , and It Is fcnred thnt town Is also on Hie. Along the Utnnhn lines the flies are ruling with teirlble fierceness. Shoies Crossing , a village eight miles west of Ashland , wns destioycd this after noon , not a banding remaining standing. The homeless families vveie brought to Ahhliuul The r.ilhoad bridges near there- were ile-htloe-d , nnd at 4 o'clock thin aftcl- noon a fust Omiiha freight train nnd slx- tten loaded ears were entirely burned JSoth the- engineer nnd llrcmnn were Injuictl and the Iirakemcn are missing. Loss to cars and flull lit amounts to many thousands of doll us. Mabon , n birmll town south of the Omaha line , caught Hie thin uftuinoon. The White Jllver Lumber company's mill , with 40ffjO- 000 fe t uf lumber In the yniilB , was de stroyed , and nt C o'clock the latest lepoit received heron < s the entire town Is threatened The Omaha bildgu across the Whlto river at Mlson Is bm.ieil , Itallroail officials aav thu loss at Mason Is fully { I.UUO.O'JO , with ? 2oi > ,000 Insmance Hinmslendcti ! In the outlying districts are nil n > oliiK Into the- nearest towns , leavliik thtlr homes to the flames. So fat no loss ol lite IH repot toil The * lite di1- iMitment Is cnretully ruiiillm ; the outside limits of Athland , and the city Is not in any immediate danger. News fti m lluilcy states that town has been envekiicd In den e clouds of smoK'1 all ilny , wltn flies on ntarlv every Hide. Dl'LUTl ! , .Minn , Julv 2S A heavy lull of riln sc-t In just nfti r midnight It ex tends both oust and west of DuHitli , and lia'i uhr.id > put out In n measure the foi- est flies about Diiluth , and will hive Its effects In the Me uba range and to the vv < .st. _ MnriMitiv nit > i'r.iv J.f u.ti.rFoitxi.i. Kvtromcly Itrlllhl it Onu V'cn In tlioN'lirth mill Out nil Part1 * of the Main. LODI , Cal , Julj 27. A large meteoric stone fell at I'M this cvciilnu ; In n houth- east dhcctlon fiom Lndl , and wns followed by n loud leport like thumlci The course- ot the meteor wns clearly distinguishable- in thenky for ten inlnutt's after It fell , SAN KAI-A12L , Cal , Julv 27 - At 7.30 o'clock tonight whit appeared to be a meteor foil nlowly Iroin the sky near hero The- bed > w.ls laige and luminous STOCKTON , Cfil , Jlllv L'7 A pecullat luminous body fell fiom the sky In a. south easterly direction tonight nt 7 30 o'clock. It left a trail of light and ll c'cy Hinoke lie- hind It. Thu smoke was albo luminous and glowed In the fcKy for some momtiits Nothing of the soil vuis ever observed heiu before SAN rilANClSCO , July 27The meteor was uNo nbseived at Tresno , where a Hllght explosion was heard , and at numerous other points In the noithein and central patts of thestnte. . j/o s/ir////'i > y.i > ri/i ; voi.usr.r Manager of tin * Notoiloim Dimil Cluli Whipped Almoit to Dmh. ! JACKSONVILLE , Fin. , July 27-.1. T. How den , who achieved notoriety nH the manager of the Duvul Athletic club , which organl7ntlon pulled off the Corbc'tt-Mltclu-ll fight hist IVbuini } , was hoevvhlpped ; to within nn Ineh of hlj life ted i > . lowdin'8 ! as s.illant was one liruuson , a Pullman cat con ductor , nnd thu cause was an alleged Insult to Mis. liiunson Urtinsm nic-t Iinvvdon In , i tmlooti , cove-re-d him with a pistol , and then proceeded to wear out a Invgy whip on him Howdcn begged for nuuv , lint llriin- bon wan Implacable , anil when ho llnlslinl Itowden vvus In a pltiabln condition Ills face vvnH n mass of bnilses and his cloth ing wax cut to slircdH Ilinnson In a sK- footer and weighs over 200 , llovvdi-n Is about fhi ! feet hlph and v.rlglm about ninety-live" pounds It Is stated that fnr- the-r tiouhlo will follow. Howden denies that he Insulted Mrs Hrunson. Ki\unf > a cni.\i. i. HKdiitfiiv.nr Printed Coniiliirfi-lt Ilrglfttry CrrtlflintrH mill Sold Tluim to Chlmum-n PORTLAND , July 27 An elnbomtP Hellenic to evade the Chinese registration Invv vvni unenrthed hero today by fcdeial olllcers Jnrnes A. Miller , 12. Heed and a printer nnd engtave-r have been nrrcntcd for conntci felting Internal revcmio n-glatry cer tificates for Chinese. Their plan vvnH to pell c-vrtlllente-H to ( 'him HO hen- and In Hun rratu-lHco , where tlu-v prepnrrd to do u wholesale * business Tint prime mover In this scheme , a man named Mlnto , who rnmo hero from Haltlmoie , escaped artcst , and Is In Sin Kram-lsco with the plnte for printing the certificates. liiislniHH ltnllillnK4 llnrn CI2LINA , O. , July 27Flio stinted ln t night In two buildings nlemgxldo nnd quickly c immunlcated to othura nnd then to the biiHlnisH portion of thu city. It de - Htroyd Mc-tzncr Pnffei'H maihlni-ty Htoic , the- National hottl , iiostolllci * , ( 'UI- zeiiH nnd Commercial hunk , \V > Uot'f'H drug store und a dozen other liu * < | iu-t < M houses , musing a Iocs of about JlVMiO ) , with about { 30,000 Insurance- . Motrmi'iitM nf riigoliiiinniM duly 47. Ai HambuigArrived Columbia , from New York. At Halifax ArtIve-d SlbciInn , from Glas gow At Now Vork-Arrlved-Othcllo , from Ant werp ; Vt-endam , from Itottndiini. At Tuiy lsl.ind Pa bt-d-C5ri'clan , from Nw Yurie At I > ovei Passed Weimar , for New Yoi k At Han Finmlsico Departed. 2Cth Mono- will foi llonc.Hdu and Bjdney. city of Itio de Janeiro , for Hong Kong and Yuk'jhanm BACK TO CONFERENCE Senate Votes to Hettiru the Bill Without Instructions to Conferees. VOTE ON SUGAR AMENDMENT WAS A TIE Senator Hill and All tbo PopullsU Voted with the Republican ? , CONFERENCE AGREED TO WITHOUT DIVISION Senator Harris , Who Pie idcd , Boappointcd the Old CtnferfiLO ) Cojnuittco. BLACKBURN-DUBOIS PASSAGE-ATAI MS Krntticklnii Drilling to Itocvhn Inntriio- tloim from ( lie liliiho Si'imtor mid Diitxtl * lU-plloH with i : < nml 'IitrlncM Army lllllConfrri'iu i Agreed lo. WASHINGTON. July 27 The sen < Uo at 3 o'clock this evening , after n week of sen atorial speeches , agreed to the further con ference on the tariff bill asked by the house of representatives. The test of strength today camci on Mr. Wnshburn's motion that the senate recede from that portion of the sugar amendment placing a illfTcicntlal of one-eighth of a cent on sugars above No. 1(5 ( , Dutch standard. After an hour and a half of debate on the pend ing points of order the president pro torn , Mr. Harris , who was In the chair In the absence of Vice President Stevenson , sus tained the point of order and ruled the mo tion out. The decision was Immediately appealed from and u motion made to lay the latter motion on the table Doth motions resulted In a tie \oto , Mr. Hill and the populists acting with the republicans In an effort to get a dliect vote ot the senate , on Mr. Washlmrn's motion. Intense ex citement prevailed owing to the closeness of the vote. In case of a tie the motion is lost , according to parliamentary law. The failure to sustain the chair on the appeal brought the senate to a direct vote on the Washburn motion. Upon the result hinged perhaps the fate of the measure. Hut , though the republicans scored a victory n securing a vote on the one-eighth differ ential , It developed that they had no ro- facrve strength , and the \oto on the Wash- burn motion also resulted In a tlo , and con sequently was lost. All the democrats sa\o Mr. Hill and Mr Irby. who wcro paired In favor of striking out the one- eighth , stood by the caucus agreement and voted against the motion The republicans also presented u solid front , Mr. Quay , who voted for the one-eighth when the bill -was In the senate , joining Id : , colleagues In the hope of beating the bill by this Indirect method. The populists ucted throughout with the republicans. After these votes no attempt was made to delay matters , and the resolution to agree to a further conference was agreed to without division. The chair then reappolnted the conferees , Messrs. Voorhees , Jones , Vest , Harris , Sherman , Allison and Aldrlch , and the Fonato , after transacting n little routine business , ad journed till Monday. In the morning hour of the senate some debate occurred over n clause In the confer ence report on the army appropriation bill transferring the Apache Indians held as prisoners of war in Alabima to military res ervations In the weht. Mr. Dubols , republican of Idaho , protested against sending those Indians to Oklahoma. Some bad bload and tempei giew out of Mr. Hlackburn's claim that republicans were tryIng - Ing to delay action on the nppiopilatlon bills. Messrs. Dubols and Mamler on wcro es pecially Incensed at this , each charging Mr. HlncUburn with bad faith In i seeding from amendments they had ofTeied. "You had no right to recede , " said Mr. Dubols. "I had the right , " replied the Kentucklan , hotly , "and I object to the senator's at tempt to define my lights , on this floor. It Is a piece of Impertinence which I resent. " "No more than I lescnt yours , " retorted Mr. Uubols. The conference report was agreed to 33 to 18. Then , at 1 05 Mr. JoncH of Arkansas , called up the conference report on the tariff bill. The pending question was the decision of the chair on the points of order raised by Mchsrs. Gray and Mills against Mr. Wash- burn's motion to Instruct the senate con ferees to recede from the one-eighth of 1 cent differential on buyar above 1C Dutch standard. Mr. Mandcrson was Immediately recognized and proceeded to argue apalnst the point of order upon which HO much bccmcd hinged. Ho maintained with vigor that It was com petent for the scnato to Instruct Its con ferees. Mr. Mandeison described at length the methods of conferences between , the two houses In Parliament and In congress , drawIng - Ing a distinction between "a simple" con ference and "full nnd free" conference. SUOAU TRUST WAS INVOLVED. In the hoiibe. he declared , it had never been disputed that the house could Instruct Its conferees Ceitalnly It could not bo con tended that the senate had no power nor control over Its confeiees How could any committee of the senate be superior and above the fcennle which cirated It ? There was more Involved In this than a alinplo question. In It was Inched the rights of the Sugar tiust which was BO eloquently de claimed against by Mr Vllaa. It was In side and outhtdo of this chamber that the trust was so powerful that It could defeat any but that did not give It what It wanted. Ho appre hended that this was true , for no mutter how close the HCiute came to Htrlklng at the differential a vote was always forthcoming ; at the last moment to bavu It. The ruling ; on this point cf order wuld determine Whether the Semite should have the right to pass upon this odious d fferontlal , the Htrlk lng out of whlrh meant the defeat ot the whole hill. Mr. Mamlerson then reviewed the prece dents bearing on the point of order , cltliiB numerous cases In the huise where the con ferees had been Instructed. HB also gave prcccdonts In the parlia mentary history of the senate. Mr. 1'latt of Connecticut followed In op. position to the point of order. Mr. Harris then gave his ruling Aflct having recited the com to of ihp bill In con ference , ho said all conferences on a dls- agreeing vote are Intended In bo full uml free fur the solo purpose * of compromising and adjusting dHllc-ultles. An Instruction from either house Impairs fullness and freeness - ness , lie held , however , that ho need not decide th broad question. The motion ot the senator from Mlnnebo a was to Instruct Its conferees lo amend an amendment. The power of each house. In absolute and com- plcto over the whale question , whatever the conference may do The report must be acted on by either house before It has force. The orciipint of the chair believes thu senate cannot dluctly amend an amend ment that lins gone lo conference , and that It cannot do 50 Indirectly. The point of order of Mr. Gray , ho concluded , was there fore sustained. Mr. Wrffthtiurn appealed from the decision of the chair , mil Mr. Puulkner moved to lay the appeal i > n the table * . The yeas nnd nays wcro demanded. HAimiS WAS TOO ANXIOUS. Mr Harris , the president pro lein , caused a roar nf laughter In putting the quotient by saying Impciunimly "Tlio yeas have It" bcf re the call of the loll call commenced/-