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* TOfS ' ' * r l THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MQUNINO , JULY 31 , 18JM. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Republicans Will Meet in 8tato Convon- ticn Thursday at ( Jasper , RICHARDS AND HONDELL FOR GOVERNOR A * n Third Clinlco Ivlnnon of I.iinimln Kecclvo tlui Nomination Coinprtltlon for Other Oilier * Ilxtrcincly 11 envy. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July 30. ( Sp'clal to The Uee. ) The republicans of Wyoming will meet In delegate' convention at Casper Thursday to place In nomination candidates for the respective state offices and ono rep resentative In congress. There nro numer ous aspirants for the various offices , and It is anticipated that It will be an Interesting contest. The leading candidates for governor nro ex-Surveyor Oenercnl W. A. Richards of Johnson county and State Senator Frank W. Mondcll of Newcastle. The name of Ed ward Ivlnson of Laramle , the republican nominee for the office two years ago , will also be presented to the convention. In the event of a deadlock between the Richards nnd Mondcll forces ho may receive the nomination. It will bo a close contest be tween the last named , and It fs Impossible to predict the result. The nomination of cither of them will add great strength to the ticket. The candidates for secretary of state are Hon. Geoigo W. Fox of Albany county , Frank Uond nnd Mayor Ed F. Stable of Cheyenne. The llrst named probably stands the best show of receiving the nomination Hon. IJ. B. Drooks of Casper , an ex-mem ber of the legislature from Natrona count } . Is the only candidate thus far bcrlously mentioned for congress , In all probability lie will receive the nomination by acclama tion. The friends of Judge Juy L Torrcy of Fremont county are urging him to become n candidate for the office , but he has posi tively declined to do so. There are thieo prominent gentle men already In the field for treas urer , with several dark horses In pros pect. They are : De Forest Richards , presi dent of the First National bank of Doug las ; Henry G. Hay , president of the Stock Growers' National bank of Cheyenne , and Frank S. Lusk , county treasurer of Converse - verse county. The most formidable dark horse Is J. C. Davis , president of the First National bank of Rawllns. It Is pretty generally conceded that a woman will receive the nomination for state superintendent of public Instruction. Miss Kstello Reel , county superintendent of Lira- mlo county , nnd Mrs. Theresa A. Jenkins of Cheyenne are the representatives of the gentler sex. The names of W. 0. Owen of Laramle City and H. F. Ogden of Sheri dan have also been mentioned In this con nection , Miss Reel appears to be the leadIng - Ing candidate In the race. Attorney General C. N. Potter of Cheyenne , United Slates District Attorney D F. Fowler ler of Sundance and D. H. Craig , prose cuting attorney of Carbon county , are men tioned for justice of the supreme court. The contest lies between Attorney General Potter and United States Attorney Fowler. Thus far C. W. Durdlck , the present In cumbent , is the only candidate mentioned for auditor. Ho will , no doubt , receive the nomination by acclamation. There will bo a warm contest over the chairmanship of the state committee. Judge yillls Van Devanter , the present chair man , and R. E. Esteb of Cheyenne nro the candidates for the place. The republicans have an abundance of KOod material from which to make their nominations , and there is no question about a strong ticket being chosen. Several prominent republican orators will Address the convention , among whom will bo Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. DHMOUKATIC OAMHUATUS SCAKCU. IOWII'H rnlthrul Will Mcnt In Mute Com n- tliin Tomorrow. DES MOINES , July 30. ( Special Telegram to The Dee. ) The democratic state conven tion Is advertised to meet In this clt > Wednesday. As yet there are few of the leaders or delegates hero and the Indications point to nn excellent light convention , al though there are 1,127 delegates , J. M. 1'arsons of Rock Rapids will bo the tem porary chairman and ex-Governor Horace Holes will be the permanent chairman. Up to the present tlmo no candidates have ap peared for any of the offices , and It looks like a clear case of the office seeking the man. Ilosses Hunter. Richardson and Fuller nro liere , but they say they know no ono who Is anxious to run for office on the democratic ticket this year. County conventions held the past week have brought out no candi dates , but have confined thenibclvcs to con demning the senate and endorsing President Cleveland's course on the tariff. The same course will probably bo adopted by the state convention. The populists were to have met on the same date , but the convention has been postponed to September 4 In order to eut advantagti of state fair reduced railway rates. There have been several cases effusion fusion between tlieso two parties In this Etate , but It Is not thought they can get to- Kother on the state ticket. The following list of alleged candidates was promulgated this evening by nn al leged authentic convention Secretary of Btnte , H. F. Dale of Polk county ; auditor , of state , T. J. Mondamln of Lee county , A. II. Kuhlemejer of Des Molnes , O P. Wyland of Shelby county ; treasurer of state , L W. "White of Wayne county. J. M Alexander of Fremont county. J H. St ubcnrauch of Marion county ; judges of supreme court , L. L. Delano of Cass county , George Hall of Iowa county , M , W Ilcach of Carroll county , John F. Dajton of Wlnneshlek county ; at torney general , W. 1) ) . Eaton of Mitchell county , D. D. Murphy of Clayton county , J , C. Mitchell of Wupcllo county ; railroad commissioner , Peter A. Doy of Johnson county , W. W. Merrltt of Montgomery county , Fred Whlto of Keokuk county ; re porter of supreme court , J. J , Shea of Potta- vmttainlo county , Ilyron Secvers of Mahaska county ; clerk of supreme court , J , J. Mc- Cnthry of Dubuu.ue county , Alex Relchnmn of Plymouth county , , WILT , IUI : > IIH : : COI.OUADO. Mm. .1. Kllru 1'ontorllilnkH tlio Kupuhllnin * Will Klrct tlio Uoirrnor. CHEYENNE , W o. , July 30. ( Special Tel- cgranf to The Deo. ) Mrs. J. Ellen Foster , the u Oman's rights advocate , arrived from Denver this afternoon. Mr , Foster accom panied her. Mrs. Foster , In speaking of nffalrs In Colorado , where she has been lecturing several weeks , said ; "The women of Colorado nro doing a noble work In the redemption of that state from populist mlsrjle. I nm positive Colorado will elect n republican governor and two repub lican congressmen this fall. Kansas will also ba redeemed. The people will tolerate thu present condition of affairs no longer. It U afluestlou of government or no govern ment at all , which the voters may bo depended - ponded upon to settle In the proper manner. " She will speak nt the republican state con- \enfJou.at Casper on Thursday. Itu * n Itril Hot Convention. nUTTE. Neb. , July 30. ( Special to The Dee. ) The republican county convention was held Saturday. In the selection of dele- Kates to the congressional convention Kin- knlil's friends forced the fight nnd were Knocked out , resulting In what li supposed to be a Daugherty delegation. On the utata delegation the following were elected dele gates H. W. Ma thews , Ed Lewis , Frank Morte , H Whlttlg , W. A. Kcnaston and Junai Tarthall. ThU U lupposed to be a Majors delegation. T. M , Durbank was nominated for county attorney and E. H. Maxam coroner. It was n red hot conven tion and much III feeling resulted. r o.vo norirur : , . Think * the Nrit ( loiernor Will Ha n I'rco Silver Democrat. President J. E. Ong of the Nebraska Frco Silver league came In from Geneva last evenIng - Ing and registered at the Merchants. Ho B.IJS ho Is not In Omaha to confer with nny of the members of the democratic state central committee. It was the hope of the free sliver wing of the party that an early state convention would bo held , so as to get promptly Into the field as soon ne cither of the other parties and have tlmo for n thorough presentation of the Issues to the voters of the state , but after the confer cnccs between the committee appointed by the league and the officers of the state central committee , nnd In view of the now plainly revealed plan of the state committee to hold a late state convention , this hope has been abandoned. Hut Mr Ong says that the time of holding the convention will make no difference In his opinion as to Its complexion with ref crenco to the silver Issue. "From the re ports that have como In from several parts of the atato , " said he , "and from the char acter of the work that I know Is being done I nm sanguine that the convention will bo controlled , as we had determined to have It controlled , by the advocates of free silver. " "I have heard that matter discussed very little , " said Mr. Ong In response to a question ns to whom the free sliver men would put forward for governor. "I do not think , " he replied , In answer to another question , "that Congressman Dryan will be suggested In the convention as a candidate. In his candidacy for the semto he will receive the constant and earnest support of the frco silver wing of the party " Mr Ong was emphatic and prompt In declaring that ho believed the success of the democratic s'ato ticket wjth an administra tion man at the head of it would be exceed ingly doubtful and the support that would be thus lost on account of the character of the candidate would be to the advantage of the populists , who would , of course , nominate a free sliver man , though he believed It was the disposition of the free silver league to abldo by tl.e action of the convention , what ever It might be. With a frcq silver man at the head of the democratic ticket , however , he belloves the fight will bo a pretty affair of triangular shape , with the chances In favor of the democrats. In this case he Is confident that the ticket would receive the support of a considerable number of free silver republi cans , "and I want , " ho said , "to call your attention to the fact that there are thou sands of free silver republicans In Nebraska. " Mr. Ong Is convinced that pnrty ties In Ne braska are much looser than they used to be , and therefore he thinks the campaign will be marked by several surprises. Ho believes that the machines In none of the parties will work at the state conventions. \\OKKII : ) uis Mm : : . Other Campiln | KxpeiiBcs that Ilu I'nld Mlii'n IIio llMUiili-Scri-ttH Mem Applied. NEBRASKA CITY , July 30. ( Special to The IJee. ) Another nttempt on the part of T. J. Majors to avoid the payment of cam paign expenses has just come to light In tills city. In this instance , however , the hickory shlrted statesman whacked up when It became evident that payment could no longer be delayed. Majors was booked for a speech In this city toward the latter part of the last gubernatorial campaign , For some reason he of the hickory shirt had nn Idea ( and has still , possibly ) thnt Nebraska City and Otoo county had but little use for him , and he was apprehensive that his meeting would not bo a success. A few days before the meeting was to bo held he met William Pflaeglng , at that time president of the Young Men's Republican club , ami said ho would like to see n good turnout nt the meeting. Pflneglng said ho thought It could be managed and Majors told him to go ahead and arrange things and ho ( Majors ) would see that the bill came out all rlent. The meeting was held , and It was a huge suc cess. cess.The expenses Incurred by Mr. Pflaeglng In arranging for the meeting amounted to $30. Twentj-flvo dollars of this amount was for the band nnd $5 for a board bill. Pflaeglng wrote to Majors , mentioning the circumstance , but received no reply. A second letter met with the same cheerful silence. Mr. Pflaeglng paid the bills and shortly afterwards met Majors on a D. & M. train on his way to Peru and promptly dunned him. Majors said : "Dill , jou ought to have that money. I'll see the state central com mittee and bee what arrangements they have made about spending money In Otoe county. " Whethter Majors ever saw the state cen tral committee , or whether any money was sent to Otoe county Mr , Pfiaeglng does not know. What he does know Is that he didn't get a cent from that source. Time kept running right along , still Majors didn't whack up. Just before the late meeting of the State Republican league at Lincoln , Pflaeglng asked ex-County Clerk R. M. Taggart to see Majors at this meeting nnd to tell him that the money must be paid or the facts In the case would be published. This Tag gart did , with the result that Majors sent PHaeglng n check for the full amount , ? 30. So after n matter of eighteen months erse so the bread cast upon the waters returned to Mr. Pflaeglng , but the proverbial In crease was lacking. orroMHt TO ru&ioN. Wjoml'iB Democrat * of .lolniHim County \Vill Not Mix v\llh 111" I'opiillKtN. DUFFALO , Wyo. , July 30. ( Special to The Uee. ) The result of the democratic primaries In this county Indicate a pro nounced non-fusion sentiment , and In splto of the untiring Industry of one or two of A. L. NOW'B most trusted friends and the thinly disguised advocacy of others , It Is almost a certainty that the delegation from Johnson county to the Cheyenne con vention August S will be solid for non-fusion with the populists. The latter party Is also strongly opposed to nny such trade , and with n vivid recollection of the way In which they were treatsd by the democrats last election , will mnko a determined fight for nn Indepjiulent ticket. The exceptions In their ranks are a few present officehold ers and ofllcesuckers , who see In a three- cornered fight the hoplessness of a populist victory. The Idea of the old-time democrats of this county Is rather to consolidate and purify the ranks of the party with a view to the coming presidential election of 1890 than to make any concessions for the pur pose of securing county offices In this they nro naturally very much at varlanos with the present state administration , who , hav ing been swept Into prominence by the fusion cloudburst of 181) ) . ' , feel that they have n very slight hold upon the sympathies of a straight democratic party. If ( hreo tickets are In the field It will be a pretty contest between tlio democrats and the re publicans In Johnson county , with the re publicans for choice , but the vote of the Illg Horn IJasIn , which has Increased since last election to an extent out of all proportion tion to the rest of the county , ls at present an unknown quantity. The republican party Is solid nnd con fident ; perhaps a llttU too much so , but , al though Johnson county has a republican gubernatorial candidate In the person of W , A , Richards and probab'y ' ono or two addi tional candidates for stnto offices , their dele gates w | | | go to the Casp r convention Au gust 3 unpledged to any candidate , and , BO far as can be ascertilned , prepared to glvo a loynl and earnest support to the choice of the convention , lluirHtou Comity 1'opn for Miiyorclr. . PENDER , Neb , July 30 , ( Special to The Deo. ) The populists of Tliurbton county met In convention at the court house Saturday affrnoon and elected W. 1. Wlltse , M. Ras- ( Cootlnued on Second Page. ) JAPANESE HAD NO MERCY Many Who Escaped from the Biukitig OhinoBo Transport Promptly Killed. FRENCH SHIP RESCUES A FEW SURVIVORS Kuroprnn * Who U'ero on Their Way to Corcn Tri-iiti'd nn l.'ncinlcfi nnil Shot Io n In tlio Wiitcr Clilneno Armies MarchIng - Ing Into C'oriM , SHANGHAI , July 30. The following Is the latest Chinese version of the sinking of the troop ship Kow Shung , chartered by China from the China Merchants' Trading and Steamship company : When the Kow Shung was overhauled by the Japanese cruiser the latter sent a boat alongside the transport with a prize crew to convey her to Japan. The Japanese boarded the Kow Shung and ordered her commander , Captain Galsworthy , an Englishman , to proceed to Japan. The captain refused to obey this order and the Japanese withdrew to report to the commander of their cruiser. The latter then opened flro upon the transport , using the machine guns mounted In the tops of the Japanese ship. This fire was so well directed that It soon cleared the Kow Sitting's decks. The cruiser then discharged two torpedoes at the transport , sinking her ami drowning nearly all of the 2,000 souls on board. Colonel von Hannckcn , a German , for merly the viceroy's aide-de-camp , and a number of other foreign officers were among those killed oy the lire from the tops of the cruiser before the torpedoes were dis charged The effect of the explosion of the torpedoes Is said to have been terrific. Gaping holes largo enough to pull a boat through were torn through the steamer's side , and through these apertures the water rushed , drowning between decks those who did net leap over board , According to reports received here , two German passengers who were on their way to Corca In order to settle up business af fairs before the war began Jumped overboard and succeeded In swimming to the Japanese cruiser , but In spite of their appeals to be taken on board and the announcement that they were noncombatants they were shot by the Japanese marines. A number of Chi nese who swam to the cruiser shared the same fate. The transport sank near Shoplont Island , for vvhch place Captain Galsworthy was steering , Intending to beach her under the fire cf the cruiser when the fatal torpedoes were discharged at the Kow Shung. A French war ship , the Lion , steamed up as the transport sank , and rescued some of the unfortunate Chinese soldiers , but all the foreigners are reported to have been killed on board the Kow Shung while return ing the fire of the Japanese , or else were drowned by the sinking of the transport. The Japanese are said to have observed an utter disregard of the laws of civilized war fare by refusing to receive on board the drownlnc people who swam to the cruiser from the sinking transport. A large Chinese army has crossed the northwestern frontier of Corea and Is march ing down the peninsula. Another army Is being hastily formed to follow the first Into Corca. No details have been received of the bat tle which Is said to have taken place at Asan between the Chlnc&o and the Japanese forces. H Is reported that several Chinese" steam ers have been captured nnd a number of others destroyed nt Taku , by Japanese cruisers. Steamers often wait a week nt Taku before they are able to cross the bar , ami it Is said there was quite a fleet of Chinese steamships off Taku when they were surprised by the Japanese war ships and either captured or sunk. Torpedoes have now been placed In the Shawshetn channel of the Yangtse-Klang river In order to compel vessels to pass within easy range of the Woosung forts. MAKING II VV 1A 1I1LU SUN SIIINKS. Kngllsli Merchants Doing Illg KuilnesBvvlth the Chinese tiiiveminent. LONDON , July 30. The English mer chants hiving dealings with the Chinese evidently do not Intend to allow the com mencement of hostilities between China and Japan to pass without trying to make the most of this opportunity of Increasing their bink account. London firms alone , during the last fortnight , have offered China sev eral bargains In torpedo boats , and they have also proposed that the Pekln govern ment shall purchase a number of fast Eng lish steamers , which their owners claim can readily bo converted Into cruisers. In addition , these obliging English mer chants have offered China nearly 1,000 guns of all sizes and styles , as well as a fresh lot of 400,000 Mannllcher rifles , with almost any amount of cartridges. When these offers were first made the Chinese govern ment took no notice of them , but today sev eral of these enterprising English firms have reco'icd communications from China , saying t. it rapid delivery wll be the condition of tiio enlc , The quotations of China and Japan securi ties and exchange do not show even a frac tional difference from their normal figures. The second officer of the Kow Shung , sunk by n Japanese cruiser near Shoplont Island , Corea , was the eldest son of an Essex clergyman who lost his youngest son In the fire which occurred at the Exeter theater. The Chinese legation has received a dis patch from Pckln saying that there was no provocation whatever for the recent attack upon the Chinese fleet by the war ships of Japan. In spite of the official assertion from Yokohama that the Japanese ships were not Injured during the engagement , It Is an nounced In the Pekln dispatch alluded to tint the Japanese war ships suffered .consider ably. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CIIINKSi : MUST STAX AT IIOMU. Cuvrriimnit Will Not Allcm Thorn lol.eiivo IVnillnt ; thu I'rmant I Illli-tilty. SAN FRANCISCO , July 30. The steam ship Gaelic , from Hong Kong and Yokohama , brought only twenty-seven passengers , and had but five whites , fourteen Japanese and one Chinese In the steerage. This Is the first time In the history of the steamship service between hero and Hong Kong that so few Chinese have come here. The explanation Is given1 by the officers of the Gaelic In the fact that all able bodied men are compelled to stay , pending the outcome of the nego tiations that were going on between China and Japan when the steamer was In Chlntbo waters. A numl sr of merchants and trav elers wanted to como to San rrnncUco , but the Chinese authorities would not lesuo them passports. As n result of tlio war both the Pacific Mall and Occidental and Oriental companies expect their steamers to como In the future almost bare of Chinese paEiengeni , i/iipunrm ) .Mnilii 11 hrrloim MlHtiikn. WASHINQTON , July 30. It Is the opinion of diplomats here that the Japanese have made a grave error In sinking the transport Kow Shung , and on ? that Is likely to cost them much money In reparat on , besides the humiliation of an apology , 'the Kow Shung was of a line of coasting steamers be longing to Hugh Mathlcfon & Co , and trad- lilt ; between Chinese ports. The vesbcl was under the British flag when she was sunk. Although she carried Chlnete troops to Corca , It Is said liero she did not In so dolni : violate the law of neutrality , fur there has been no declaration of war or open ac knowledgement by cither China or Japan that a war prevails. The vessel , therefore , was engaged In legitimate trulllc. and the Japanese are likely to pay dearly for sinking her and destroying the lives of the ship's company. Toe news that the Kow Shuns was flying thp British flag was received with great satisfaction nt the Chinese Icgratlon , where It was predicted that the , sinking of the steamer by a Jnpnnesn rrulser would give an entirely fresh turn lo the Corean affair. It was said that Great Britain nnd Germany were bound to notice this breach of inter national etiquette. At the Japanese legation the seriousness of tha affair was admitted , but the news of the sinking of the Kow Shung was not be- lloved. UIIINKSi : MAKOIIINC. TO SKOUI. . Htnrr Hint n Conflict with thp.Iiip U I.lkolj In the Corc'im Cuplt.il. SAN FRANCISCO , July 30. The Japanese papers received by the steamer Gaelic last night are up to July 16 , no later date than those which were brought by the Empress cf Japan to Vancouver last Friday. The leading Items of Corean news were tele graphed from Vancouver , but a few Inter esting particulars were omitted , The Yokohama papers arc filled with ru mors of war , but most of the reports lack confirmation. According to n telegram dated Shanghai , July 10 , General Lieutenant Mln Chuan Is reported to have declined to go to Corca as commandcr-ln-chlcf of the Chlncso army. He Is' said to have excused himself on the ground { cf cyo disease. The Nlchl Nlchl Seoul correspondent sajs : It Is reported that the Chlncso general , under the pretense of paying homage to tlio king , In on his way to Seoul at the head of the troops hitherto stationed at A-San , and that ho Is about to enter Su Wan , about midway between Secul nnd A-San. According to an other report , Chinese 'troops , Instead of marching on Seoul , will remain for the pres ent at Su Wan The Japan Mall's version Is likely to be tiuc , because It vvns stated some tlmo ngo that the road had beorr 'placed under repair between A-San and Su Wan for the passing of Chinese troops. Should they attempt to enter Seoul a collision between them and the Japanese force can scarcely bs averted. The alleged dispute between the Japanese minister , M. Oterol , and Major .General Oshlma Is said to have been occasioned by n recent proclamation of the Chlncso comman der , Shsh , alluding to Corea as n Chinese de pendency. On receiving this news the Jap anese commander became highly Indignant at the Insult that the proclamation contained toward Corea , and Insisted upon Instantly marching his army agilnst the Chinese troops at A-San and demand'ng an apology from the Chinese general. M. Oterol , of course , advocated the milder form of diplo matically asking for the revocation of the offensive allusion. After animated discus sions between the general and the minister the htter's opinion at last prevailed and the obnoxious words are stated to have been re voked by the Chinese , ccmmander. J'KUSS UISI'ATCUUs CONI IKMii > . il CaliU-H to Washington Are T.nte and ISrii-f. hat In thp I'olnt. WASHINGTON , , July 30. The Japanese government has officially communicated to the legation hero the fact of the conflict between the Japanese and Chines : oft the coast of Corea which has been fully de scribed In the Associated press dispatches. The cablegram containing the Information was date'd1 the 29th , was \ery brief and simply stated that In the encounter the Japanese were compelled on account of great provocation to attack the. Chlnes'e. The dis patch came by way of. St. Petersburg and Its reception here' Indicates that telegraphic communication Is still open. Another dispatch received at the legation from Toklo reports that on the 23d Inst. everything was quiet at Seoul. This news being a weak old shoiis that tlicroIs eomo Interruption of communication , between the latter placa and Japan. Advices received In thla city recently are to the effect that the Corean government has assented to practically all the demands for Internal reform maOo by Japan , thus con firming.the Associated press dispatches of a week ago. Thesct reforms have been out lined In the press dispatches and ore such , the Japanese government claims , as will bring about a position of affairs that will put the country on a better footing and make unlikely the repetition of recent conflicts by which the foreign Interests suffered. UKM1Y DKCMNI.8 TO TALK. Ilia Position as Minister to Chin i Scaled Ui I.lpM. DETROIT , Mich. , July 30. Hon. Charles Denby , minister to China , who had been re ported as visiting relatives In this city , reached Detroit this evening from Grosse Isle , near the mouth "of the Detroit river , where ho had been visiting his daughter , Mrs. Gilbert Wllkcs , Minister Denby was asked for his oplnloon the on Chinese-Japan- I ese difficulty and regarding the relative chances of the combatants. | Ho replied : "It would be Impossible for me to say anything about either of the two countries. If I did say anything it would bo Immediately telegraphed to China , and owing to my official position my lips are | sealed. Anyhow , f left Pekln before any ! signs of trouble broke out , coming away from there March 1 and to the United States ' by way of Europe. " | "Havo you received any orders to return to jour post as Indicated by today's AssoI I elated press dispatches from Washington ? " i "Not yet. I have been visiting my ' daughter at Grosse Irflo and that Is sixteen miles from a postolfic" . All dispatches have been sent to Evansvllle , Ind. , and have been forwarded to mo from there. I exprct dis patches , though , tomorrow morning , and when they como I shall return nt once to China , If necessary , as I am an executive officer and have to obey orders. " J > OT AT , Clilnii aii thut H Ji p Ironclad Wug Ilg- nhleil In the Juiviil l.n tiKi'inriit. PEKIN , China , July 30. The following Is the Chinese official version of the engage- , mcnt which recently took place between the . Chtneso and Japanese fleets : | The collision between the Chlncso and Japanese ships occurred In the Prlnco Jerome gulf In the Inlet on which Asan Is situated. The Japanese attacked the Chinese ves sels which were qecortlnK the second and smallest force of troops from Taku to re inforce the Chinese jinny at Asan. The Japanese opened flro , the Chinese having strict orders not to fire unless they wem i attacked or if the landing of the Chlr u troops was opposed. The result of tlio action was that jno Japanese Ironclad was disabled by the Chinese battleship ( 'hen Yuen. The Kow - Shung , which "was qunlc liy the Japanese , was a chartered transport ilflim the Ilrltlsh flag. No news has baen.received hero of the lose I of the Chinese war ship Tsao Klang , said lo have been captured by ,1,110 , , Japanese The Chinese and Jqpanese ministers re main at their posts. liipnnogo Alcllni ; Tnnlr riithurliiml , SACRAMENTO , * Cal' . . July 30. It la learned that the Japanese In the vicinity of Sacramento , of whom there are a largo'num ber , held a mass meeting In a hall here last Saturday night ami pledged themselves to raise n largo sum of money and send It to their country to help the Japanese continue their war against China. Commltto's were appointed to start out Immediate y on a collection tour among the Japanese In the city end surrounding country districts. MocMlljj Lhillit iillli I'lovlil UK. SAN FRANCISCO , July 30. The Call thU morning says ; An English vessel In port,1 unable to secuio charters , will be loaded with flour at the owner's rtk | aud sent to China , An order has been jilartd with a canning com piny for IC.OOO Una of canned beef , for the same market. The Hlo Janeiro , which Balled ( Continued on Third Page. ) QUARRELED OVER THE HOGS Ono Man Killed , Ono Mortally fitd Another Seriously Woundoii , ONE OF THE MURDERERS ESCAPES Shorlrrn PIXKO U In Pursuit nnd UK Hi ) l Iliully Uimmli-d llirro U No Priibahlllty of lll l > c'ipu ! Mctlin I.li'H In a Prrcarloiii Condition. TECUMSEH , Neb , July 20. ( Special Telegram - egram to The Bee. ) As the result of n bloody shooting affray , which took place Just over the line In Pawnee county and fourteen miles south of this city today , two men arc dead and two seriously wounded , Charlci Schultz , a rich German farmer , with his two sons , Charles and Frank , llvo neighboring James Abbott , a welt-to-do and respected farmer. The neighbors had lately had a good deal of trouble on account of Abbott allowing his hogs to run at largo and tres pass upon the fields of Schultz. This mornIng - Ing the elder Schultz , with his son Charles , loaded a double-barreled shotgun and started on the war path for Abbott's porclnes. Ab bott caught on to the maneuvers , nnd , as the men cania toward his hog lot , advanced to protect his property. Young Schultz was carrying the gun at the time , and , nt the sight of his neighbor , the old man exclaimed "Give him the load , " whereupon young Schultz emptied both bar rels of the gun at Abbott. One charge hit him and thirty-seven No. G shot entered his left side and hip. Abbott was brought to this city In a djlng condition and Sheriff J. G. Slone of I'awneo was Informed of the con dition of affairs. Sheriff Slone , accompanied by half a dozen deputies. Immediately departed - parted to arrest the Schult7s. He wired Sheriff W. H. Woolsey of this county to bring a deputy nnd come down. Woolsey and his deputy reached Schultz' home fully half an hour before Slono did. Woolsey endeavored to get Schultz and his son to accompany him cither to Tecumseh or Pawnee City , but the elder Schultz refused to go. Woolsey was powerless , having no pa pers. The younger Schultr expressed a de sire to go. Ho said he was afraid of being mobUed. Old man Schultz produced a gun and ordered Woolsey and his deputy off the farm , but Woolsey talked him out of com mitting any rash act. Woolsey and his deputy started for Paw- no3 to meet Sheriff Slone. Meeting Slone they returned to the scene. Slone had sent men into the farm from every direction that the Schultz's might not escape. In the mean time Shultz , with his sons , had started in a buggy west from the farm , hoping to es- cipo. At n corner they met three of the deputies , Cliff Tnylor , Jack Casford and H. nunlon. They turned south before the deputies could htop them nnd a lively chase for nearly a mile to lowed. Flmlly , as the deputies were being outrun , they ordered the fugitives to halt. They re fused and the deputies all fired at them. The old man , who was In the back seat , was shot through the back and through the head. His son Charles was shot In the shoulder , but escaped In the woods. Frank was captured and brought to this city. The elder Schultr was removed to Stelnaur , where he died nt 11 o'clock tonight. Abbott lies In a critical condition at the jail here. A big posse of men arc scouring the country In'searoll of Charles. 60.MIMC.UN 1'OU NJCmtA'JKA. Slight ShovTcru In Severn ! Cnuntlcx Kncaur- ngo tli I n r morn GCMII rally. ALBION , Neb. , July 30 ( Special to The Bee. ) There was a good rain here- last night , which will do an Immense amount of good In reviving everj thing. Although It comes too late to make a good corn crop , It will help some late fields and will save the pas tures. Alarming In I'ollc County. STROMSBURG , Neb , July 30. ( Special to The Bee. ) The drouth In this part of the country is assuming alarming proportions. It Is claimed by many leading farmers that under no circumstances can there be any corn In the west half of Polk county. Many arc now engaged In cutting up their corn , which will enable them to v Inter their horses and cattle at any rate. The eastern half of this county has been favored with moro rain and with moisture In any reasonable time there is a prospect for at least a portion of a crop. Farmers are marketing all their hogs that are In a marketable condition Nine car loads were shipped from hero to South O.naha Friday night. Stock hogs and shoals arc nt a discount and could not bo disposed of nt any price. Corn took a jump from 30 cents to 50 cents the past three days nnd feeders nro unable to buy even at these figures. lililn In .Namu ( niinty , FULLERTON , Neb. , July 30. ( Special to The Bee. ) The extremely dry weather of the past two months was this morning broken with a fine rain , and present Indica tions are that this locality will Imvo moro before night. The rain , however , came too late to help the corn crop , but It will do a vast amount of good to the millet and grass crops , which ere needed badly In order that the stock In the county may bo wintered through. Nanco county has no oats , no wheat , no rye , no corn nnd only a fair prospect for a half crop of millet and one-fourth crop of hay. All vegetables are a failure this year. Light Hutu ut Ceil ir KiipldK. CEDAR RAPIDS , Neb. . July 30 ( Special to The Beo. ) A rather light shower fell last night , but will be of but little help to the greater part of the corn , as the hot wind of last Thursday , during which the mercury rose to 110 In the shade , burned It up com pletely , though Into corn may make some thing yet. Small grain In this vicinity Is a small crop. Tlio outlook Is truly discour aging In this Immediate locality. It.Kiintoil | w III "KiihiniukliiK " TEKAMAH. Neb , July 30. ) Spsclal to The Heo. ) "Ralnmaklng" by ar lllclal means , according to "Rainmaker" Jewell's theory , has proven a flat failure- far In Burt county. Over seventy-two hours have elapsed since the experiment was begun to the disgust of the contributors for "ralnmaklng" The ex periment , however , will be kept up , as ma terial to last ten days was purchased. Urolith llrol.cn til Jieuin n irnio , VNEWMAN GROVD , Neb , July 30. ( Spe cial to The Bee. ) This morning the drouth was broken by a fine rain , but too late In some Instances to save the corn , which In no case will bo moro than a third of a crop. 'Wheat , half a crop , and oats a total failure. Drouth So ; llrokrn ut Dunlmr. DUNBAR. Neb. , July 30. ( Special to The Bee. ) The drouth In this vicinity Is not broken yet , Should n' rain como soon tha corn In the lowlands would bo caved. Junior Order Aiiii'rliuii Meilmnle * Moot , PITTSHUIIQ , July fO Two of the most Important bodies of the- Junior Order of United American Mechanics the national legislative comir'.ttec and the nation it board of olllc'rii met 'n t its ciiy today The principal biu'netH of the legislative C'crnnrtteo was 'In consideration Of the Btonu In mlpiatlon bill The committed nave the It'll UK hearty nnd unnnlmoin en dorsement. At the meeting of the national bo.ird of ollkerx Steven Collins , who linn lield tbQ olllce of national organizer for the puHt two > enrf , VVIIR turned down. Tr-U po sition went to AVulter 13. Orungo of Rich- mund , Va. Mi-lit I > inrin Mm u hi 1'hlliiili Iplilii , PHILADELPHIA , July SO-Seven ilentliH and live prostrath ni irmilt-nl f rm th" hciU In tbla ilty toUaj. The greatest Buffering wan occasioned by thelonff continuance of the liot wcntlirr , lodny bringing with It n slight relief. The thermometer reached butte to degrees , nnd the greatest humidity wna (6 ih'grecB. coititid.tx t.rttiT from the ArrhhUhoi | Itrottght Out hy n I.tqunr iTiiiiriutl. NI3W YOUK. Jtily 30-The World will tomorrow - morrow s.i > AichbMiop Corrlgim hits written a very Important letter to the ed itor of the Wine nnd Spirit Cln/ctto , In which ho timkiH an authoritative statement with regard to the decision of Mgr Sitolll affecting Itomnn Catholic llmior dealers The archblsliop'B letter was called forth by nn editorial recently published In thu On- relte , which sn > n of Mr. | Sutolll'n de cision : "Will It b < enforced In the cities of the country ? rull > two-thirds of the rctnll lluuor ilealeis of the country an- Itomnn Catholics * Some of these arc liberal contributors to the church funds Wo ap preciate fullv the < li > llent < > position In which Archbishop Corrlttnn nnd the other bishops of tin- Catholic church In this countn are plucud by the dtcree of the p.ipal delegate. We voice the nentlmentH of a laigc ma jority of liquor dcalus of this city nnd Brooklyn In Kiijlng , "We dare Aichblsbop Coirlgan to onfoice In letter and spirit the decree against the liquor trallh * Just Iwsued by Mgr. Satolll Let the archbishop do It and watch the consequence. ' " The nichbhliup'H letter Is In his own handwriting- It he says "In nply to your expressed wish , 1 have the honor to say that I lojally acecpt the principles laid down F > v Mm .Satolll , both In their nplilt and to the letter More th.in this , no Cath olic can refuse to accept them. "A to the fonr of consequences , I have yet , thank God , to learn what fear Is In the discharge of my duty Please remem ber , however , that acceptance of principles Is not to be confounded with the blind ap plication of the same on nil occasions nnd under all clrcumstnncis "M A COIIUIOAN " The editor of the Clii/elle ( Smith ) lion this to s.iy about the archbMiop. "The answer does not entliely and squarely meet the Issue. It Is not a question of accepting a principle laid down hv the bend of the church , but of the coinage to tiirrv out In letter and In M'lrlt the principles Just pro- clnlmcd hy the papal delegate In the face of seemingly adverse public pontliiiciit The Issue Is , 'Will the archbishop l\e orders to refuse admission to Unman Catholic so cieties to any one engaged , rltlier na prln- clpil or agent , In the miiniifactuic or s lie of Intoxicating liquors , nnd will he Instinct the cleigy to deny the rights and pilvl- ItKei of the church to liquor de.ileis who sell on Sunday ' "The declaration of the archbNhop seems to Jtibtlfy the conclusion that In the dls- clnrRO of bis duty he will enforce this principle , although he docs not say so In his letter In distinct terms Palme devel- opmentH will bliovv bow far this conclusion Is . " justified. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n.if.i inr.r.ios in > r.r..ut finis. Tupnty Million IVut fit Lumber and the Omali i Itoiitl'tt Itiiiiml HOIIM * ( lour. MINNEAPOLIS , July 30 The third dis astrous lire In the history of Minneapolis broke out about 3 JO this afternoon In the lumber yards of the Slievlln-Carpenter com pany , on the bank of the Mlb&lbslppl rlvci at the foot of UlKhth avenue , noitb. It tpicad with remark ible rapidity , nnd befoie It was contiolled dchtroyed pioptrty valued ut nenrlv jroo.OH ) Iksldts l0ltti,0X ! ) ( ) feet of lumber , the gas manufacturing plant of the Omaha H.illio.ul compan > , the round bouse , tool house , "and house and also turntables of that road , nearly forty freight cirs , some of them loaded with ineiehnmlhe , and the olllce building of the Slievlln-Carpenter compiny were burned. The sawmill , the planing mill , drying kilns and storehouses for moulding nnd picpnrlnt ; wood , although In the very he.irt of the Hie district , were saved hy the elTorts of the Iliemrn , aided bv a fortuitous change In the direction of the wind. Help was summoned from St. IMul , and never ! engines with full crews were sent ovci from that city. The Insur ance vv 111 be about * 3MIOO. The lire caused the greatest exeiternent ami brought tons of thousands of people to the scene. It wns not long after the blaze vvps llrst noticed when the heat be came so Intense that the crowds were foiced buck , and It was well they were , because in less than an hour two tanks containing gas used by the Omnha railroad company In lighting their cam under the Plntsch system , imploded with terrlllc force , hurling- fragments of steel a long dis tance. One piece weighing fully GOO pounds vvns carried several blocks A ( stationary boiler also exploded , but caused no loss of life. Employes of the railroad company , at the risk of their lives , and with hands and faces blistered by the feaiful heat , ruslfed into the fiercest of the flames nnd saved ten dead locomotives and nenily 10J cars. In coming and outgoing trains were delayed seve-iol hours by the lire. Revised figures place the loss of the Slievlln-Carpenter company nt J IO.OOO , with Insurance of Jino.OOO. The loss to the Omnha Itiillroail company , Including cais , Is nmrly $200,000 , covered by blanket Insurance. Losses by cars burned belonging to other companies will swell the loss to upwards of half a. million. _ Watching InriHt I'lres nAU-CLAIHE , WIs , July 30 Considera ble excitement exists tonight because of the proximity of the forest Hres and the drouth. Dense smoke fills the air. Picket lines have been sent out of watchmen to he on duty during the night mound the city limits. The city ( Ire department has been rein forced , and nil manufacturing Pi "its and lumber ynids arc being guarded by extra watchmen. _ riirmt lflr < 'H Under Control. WASIIBUHNE , WIs , July 30 The forest flrca In this vlclnltv are now under control. ST. PAUL , July 30. The general lines of ronxl In the Wisconsin fire district r\ port all danger past and the fires mihdued to where they will not cause further damage. swirvu ir.is OI-K.\ , AH a KcHiiIt n 1'asHi nger Train Kan Into a I mlclit , CINCINNATI , July -Shortly before 5 o'clock this evening the St. Louis express on the Ohio & Mississippi -railway , due here at G 30 , ran Into a freight train on a siding at Cochemn , Ind , twenty-light miles fiom this city , wrecking tl e pastengrr engine and n dozen freight cars. The frelKht hud taken the Riding , expecting to follow the cxprcHS Some one evidently had opened the switch after the freight had r-in In , as the trainmen state they left It clo'-eil There were none of the trainmen In tlio caboose , nnd none of the ft eight oiew were hurt , but the rear part of their train was wrecked , ns well as the engine of the. pns- senger train John Llttlo of Washington , Ind , the engineer of the passenger train , was so bully Injured that he died nn hour aftPivvnrd D'nlcl Cmldtn , fireman , of Washington , Ind , , was caught In the wreck and lost a let , ' . William Boll of Milan , Ind , , also lost a leg None of the passen gers or others arc reported to have suffered any Injury beyond the ohock of the acci dent. IHiriMTirK f < lll.lJ.fi Till ! tUfAS/J. f.oimii riiingi-rit W r thi ) Ctitmonr the Cnl < - ( -011 I XplllHlllll lit ( llllUK" . CIIICAC1O , July 30 The report of the commission appointed to Investigate the caisson explosion was completed today nnd turned over to General Miles , who will forward It to Washington. The report says that the explosion resulted from defective Hhells , In which the "plungers" which ex plode the mlfHllcH were lee e Many de fective HhellH were found nt Fort Sheridan , nnd It In xald the report recommends that the manufacture of the mlBHllPH now used be slopped and others Hiihstttuted that are ICSH liable to accident. The hhellH nro tmp- posid to require n blow of IRQ pounds to ex plode them , but many of those at Fort tiheildan showed loose pltmgirH , and were , theiefore , Hki-ly to exploit : with rough handling. _ iludUhil ( ourtiK ) Itc'i lives 11 Shock NABHVILLE , July -Judge Lurton re- fitHc'd to continue the temporal y restrain ing order ( xmied by Judge Tnft against the Loulbvllle & Nashville at the Inxtnnco of Cincinnati Hhlppcrti , enjoining the rend from dlhchcdlncB to the ordcrn of the In terstate Commerce commission The judge tnld th plaintiffs could rrply to the de- feiulant'H answir fnd the cas-u could then come up for hinting. Property ( litni-rM Hunt I ) mugm , CIIIC'AUO , July SO. The ilalms of prop , city ownern on Grand Boulevard have hce'ii sent to Washington b > CJ"ncral Mile * . Fifty thousand dollars la the aggregate a-tio mt asktd by the OWIHTH of the propi itk > ilnin- aged hy the explosion of thearllllury c.ilu- M > n on July 1C The board of ulll' rn ap- pjlntiil b > Oeneral Mllcu , It IH t > , tld , IIIIH recommended the payment of lieuriy all the claims In full. BEEF BUTCHERS ON A STRIKE Partly fcr Wngcs of Lust Year and Through Sympathy , GENERAL WALKOUT AT SOUTH OMAHA. .11 rn Demand nil Inenaxo of WiiRm nnil tti Adjintnit nt of Tr.inlilcHillh Union Itiltihera lit ClilniRii mill Other 1'olitts Hog lluttlium atny rollou. All tlio union beef butchers In SoutK Omaha nro out on a strike. At a nicotine licld Sunday illicit the men agreed to lay down tliclr knives until sucli tlmo na they can receive advanced piy , and also assist In settling the grievances tha butchers nro having In Chicago , Kansas City and St. l.oul ? . At the meeting of the butchers n com- tnittco of three men was appointed to wait upon the management of each of the packing ; houses here. The committee was composed of ono butcher from each plant. The com mittee carried with It a scale of prices * which was submitted. The new scale Is the same as was In force here In Iis93. Tho- butchers then got 45 cents an hour. They nro now getting 10 cents an hour , nnd nslt for the Increase In all the departments or the beef killing department , according to the Increase of the butchers. More than , th H , the petition states that the butchcra ulll not go to wcrk until all grievances have been nettled between the bosses nnd tho- union butchers of Chicago , St. Louis and Kansas City. This "grievance" means that the men will not only have to be paid tho- Increisc , but the bosses ulll ha\o to put the men back to work who want cut a few weeks ago. When the committee waited upon Manager Foster nt Swift's ho looked over their scalo- and petition , but as long as the men say they will not go to work until the strike Is settled In other cities ho d'd ' not consider It necessary to g'vo ' the committee ad answer. The conference was very pleasant , but thcro- was no dcllnlte settlement. Mr. Poster salt ! to n Dee reporter tint no men had over been discharged from hla plant because they refused to go to Chicago and take n place In. the Swift house there after the strike. 'T did offtr some of my butchers a place In tho- Chicago house , but told them It was op tional with them whether they went or not. Wo had a gang here largo enough to kill 4,000 cattle n week , and last week wo only killed 1,300 head. You can sec that we were * overstocked with men. and that Is why I offered them work In Chicago. The Chicago- business does not cut any llguro whatever with the business done at this plant. When wo were getting In BO few cnttlo I had to lay off some of the men This Is customary with us at all times. It might be that BO mo of the men who were olfcred work In Chicago- ami who did not-go v > crc laid off about that time , but It was because wo had no work for them , and not be cause they refused to go to Chicago. Tho- scale of prices submitted to me this morning ; by tint committee c.ills for moro wages than we have ever paid here. I did not accept or reject It , because the men sild they would not go to wo-k anyway until the grlevancea were settled In Chicago and other cities. At the present time 1 am paying my butchers. ! 40 cents an hour. A number of the old butchcra get. a guarantee that they will get. In so many hours n week. Huslness was so dull with us last week that Eome of my men received as high as $12 a day , that Is they would be getting $12 if paid for what tlrno- they actually put In. A great many of them were paid on the basis of } 8 a day. You eco their guarantee Is so high and the hours bo few put In that It makes the avcrago big. " SAME WAY AT SWIFT'S. At Swift's about 125 men quit. Only about twenty-live men were working In tha beef killing department. Assistant Manag r Cameron Is always.In a good humor and when the committee called at the Cudahy plant they were warmly wel comed and given niupla opportunity to ex plain In detail what they bad to offer. It was the same scale and the same proposition. Mr. Cameron Bald he could do nothing with , the proposition Inasmuch as the men sold they would not go to work at once at any rate. "We nlvvajs pay Chicago wages , ' ' said Mr. Cameron , "and the minute Chicago , accepts that scale of prices the Cudahy com pany will do the same thing. It has been the custom for jcars for Chicago packers , to st the pace on wages and we ha\e always cheerfully submitted. " "Our butchers have no grievance what ever , " said Mr. Cameron , "and It places us In rather an awkward position. Ve do not kill any beef In Chicago and have nothing ; to do with the Chicago strike whatever. I presume that our butchers here belong to * the National Ilutchers unbn , however , and will go out with ( he rest of the union. " There nro about 125 men who will bo af fected by the strike at th Cudahy plant. The butchers at Swift's were supposed to begin killing yesterday , but none of them showed up. At Cudahy's they were to begin killing at noon , but the walkout had been declared on. and not n beef butcher showed up for work , Hammond's were not killing : yesterday , but If they had been the butchers would not have gone to work. A reporter for The Dee called at the Hammond plant , but Manager Noycs was cut , and his as sistants froze up when the subject of strlko was broached. None of their butchers will work , however , until the scale and other requests nro compiled w th Over at ( .hi Omaha plant tlicro are only two skilled beef butchers employed , and tha committee did not go there. It Is presumed thcso men will go out If they belong to the union. They only kill fiom twenty-five to thirty head a day , and It would be dlfllcult to stop them from continuing their dally work In tlm < particular depirtment. The committee In charge of the etrlko slated to a rcrorter that another conference would bu held with the pickers today , when It was possible that some of the hones which had no grlcvnnco In other cit ies would accept the new ecalo nnd the union men would bo allowed to go to work. They are waiting for orders from hendqunr- tors on this proposition All the strikers nro peaceable and quiet , but they are deter mined. In regard to butchers being fired at Swift's for refusing to go to Chicago , the men say that The Hoe was correct. At least old butchers who Imvo been working nt Swift's for the last four years who re fused to go Imvo been laid off from work over since and now men put to work In their places who have worked only a short" * tlmo. The strlko has thrown about 350 men out of employment here. In case the hog butch- ore go out through sympathy the number will bo thrco times as large. HOC ) IIUTCHERS MAY FOLLOW. It was talked on the streets last night that the hog butchers Intended going out this morning In all of the packing houses , but men who are In a position to know say that It Is nil talk. "Tho hog butchers know well enough , " said ono of them , "that a soon as they walk out or strlko It will bean an eaiy matter to nil their'places. . There has been no complaint among ( ho hog butchers about their pay arid ( hey vvpuhl bo foolish to strlko. I am as good ff union man an there Is on the job and I honestly bellova that every man who strikes novy vvljl lose his place. There are too manyjjjlo men In the country just now to stir upfl strik ? , es pecially In a department wlrro iklhf ! ( labor Is not necessary. Look how fast tha places- * were filled In Chicago when the butchers struck , Tlicro were half a dozen butclioru for every vacancy. " "Sovereign and some moro of the labor agitators arc ) to blameor this walkout , " said a consei vutlvo unlo/i / man , who 'aid ! down his knlfo yt-afnlay morning " 1 will go out with the balance of the gang 11 .itmo I don't want to ba called a scab , but r n't bcllevo the old men will be- given uld place * back. " The stock yards company rcrelvi -e yesterday that about 25,000 hogs . top