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r | _ . . _ THE DAILY BEE ; ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORENO , AUGUST 9 , 189-1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ALMOST READY TO REPORT Tariff Conferee * at Lost Get Together on a Compromise Moatnro. DUTY KEPT ON COAL BUT NONE ON IRON Charge Concerning the Nora Scotia Coul Company Kept tlin Duty on lllurlr Diamond mend * hngnr .Srlitiilnlo the hnmo n n Outlined l.iixt Week. WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. Senators Jones And Vest of the tariff committee and Sena tors Gorman nnd Smith , acting on behalf of the conservative senators , held a meeting today previous to the meeting of the confer ence and It IB understood decided that the tlmo had arrived when the conference should como to an end , cither by agreement or a disagreement , end that they arranged a pro gram for bringing about this result. This program ns detailed was to have the senate conferees do their utmost to secure an agreement at the morning conference , and In case of failure to urge that a disagree ment bo reported without further delay , and falling to secure the consent of the house members to this plan for the senate confer ees to go Into the senate and ask to bo dis charged from further consideration of the tariff bill In conference. When Senator Jones was naked as to the truth of this re port he neither confirmed nor contradicted It , but simply said It was Impossible to sny what might happen. Senator Jones , after the morning conference , said that If there was n program for the senate On the tariff to ask to be discharged In existence ho was not aware of the fact. Ho did not deny that the senate conferees might expect to be discharged , but added that ho did not think that such request would be made today. He also stated that the pro ceedings nt the morning conference had not left the situation materially changed from what It was after adjournment yesterday. The republican steering committee of the ecnate holds frequent conferences these days nnd this morning held a session of consid erable Importance In view of the various propositions that have been threatened In the senate by the democrats. The main point was practically agreed -upon. The re publicans think that It Is no time todelnto the differences that exist In the democratic ranks. The proposition that has been made to make sugar free was also discussed this morning and the bearing this Item would have upon the success of the bill. The opinion wns expressed that by putting sugar on the free list the votes of the Louisi ana , senators would bo lost to the bill , but that Senator I'offer might vote for It. The republicans say that If a proposition Is made to put sugar on the free list It will receive the support of nearly the entire republican nlde. nlde.At 1 o'clock the democratic conferees ad journed until 2:30. : When they adjorned for their usual recess the air was full of rumors of all kinds , among them being the statements that an acrcemcnt would lie reached at the afternoon session. The con ferees all declined to say anything. A lead- Int ; conservative senator said that the house must take the responsibility of risking another vote upon the bill In the senate. There seems a determination on the part of the senate to enforce n decision , one way or the other during the day , but the measure may bo further delayed. THINK THE END IS NEAR. Senator Jones of the senate conferees on the tariff bill said nt 2:25 : today that ho thought the tariff conferees would be able , to reach an agreement tomorrow. Chairman Wllbon nnd Representative Montgomery Joined Speaker Crisp In his pri vate office after the recess of the conferees. The report was boon circulated among mem bers of the house , and generally credited , that an agreement would be reached today. This could not bo 'positively confirmed , however , from any of the conferees. One of thorn Bald thnt there was euro to bo a bill , but lie would not say how boon. Chairman Wilson when asked ns to the report said with de- plomacy that he hoped It might bo true. Jlelng asked directly If It wcro true , ho said : "No , I think not. " Ho was evidently in n hopeful , mood , however. Out of the many conflicting reports at the noon recess of the conference. It became evi dent nnd wns so stated by those moat Intl- inato with the conferees , that an agreement was very near at hand and might bo reached tomorrow. Representative Strauss oC New York , who Is clobely associated with Mr. Wilson , gave It as his opinion that there would be n complete agreement by Saturday at the least. Senator Smith of Nsw Jersey , who was In consultation with thq senate conferees , said that he expected the full committee would bo called together tomorrow and a bill re ported , Ho said he could give no details except to say that the compromise sugar schedule announced last week would bo a part of the agreement. Ono of the republican conferees said that ho expected the republicans would be called In tomorrow , and Senator Harris said to an other senator that an agreement was In sight. llAVE PRACTICALLY AGREED. When the democratic conferees adjourned late today It wns understood on all sides that the democrats would report to the full conference tomorrow. Members of the con ference added to the general faith by their Etntcnu'iits , which were more or less san guine , depending upon the temperament of the speaker. While the utterances nt the tlmo of the adjournment were not so strong DB those which wcro heard earlier In the afternoon , they wcra bufllctcntly assuring to Justify the ( statement that , barring Improba ble contingencies , the democratic members of the conference will find themselves pre pared some time during tomorrow , or , at the latest , on Friday , to call In the republican members of the conference for a full meet ing."I "I will not say , " said Senator Jones , "that wo have agreed , for that would not b > true , but the situation Is cheerful , and the Indi cations arc that wo shall finish the work tomorrow. If we do not come to an agree ment tomorrow I shall consider the confer ence at an end , for I do not see the utility of continuing our Interview with the house conferees longer. " This situation wns at the end of a day which had started out with a determination on the part of the senate conferees , sup ported by the conservative senators , to bring the question at Issue to a finality during the day , and which later brought the positive , though unofficial , announcement that this end had been accomplished and an understanding reached , The report began to gain c.rcula- tlon nbaut 1 o'clock , and It grew stronger nnd utronger , without receiving positive confirmation from those In n position to know the facts until about 2:30 : , when the members of the conference and senators who had been closeted with them confirmed It to the extent of stylng that while all the details had not been arranged , they felt confident that n basis had been found upon which the conferees of both houses could eland and tonns actually agreed upon which the conservative senators would ac cept. Both democrats nnd rejuibl cans ac cepted this as the approach o ! the end and ns equal to i definite announcement of an agreement. TERMS OF THE COMPROMISE. The terms as given cut were that the sugar schedule as published last week , nnmely , a duty of10 per cent ad valorem on raw sugar , -to per cunt on the value of the rw uugar In the refined , and one-fifth of a cent differential on rotlncd imgarIO ; cants a ton on ccal and free Iron ore , with Blight changes In the metal , woolen 'and cotton BChcdulea. When , however , the conference reconvened at 3 o'clock , It soon developed that by no means nil the details had been 11 m lined , nr.d also that there was more or log opp eltlon to the program , and It was not long bcfoio the conferees found them- nclvea bothering over many of the name tropes lions which they had been consider- > u < tor day * . It alas becama uolieJ abroad that the outlook wns not au bright as It hud appeared n few hours before. It was understood that objection had been mnde from the house to the retention of the duty on coal and that certain ncnators , among whom was Senator Pugh , had taken n decided stand against what they termed the sacrifice of Iron ore. , These complaints were sufficient to cause the conferees to hnlt for n time , nnd It | s known that porno difficulties wcro en countered In adjusting the differences on other schedules. The conferees wcro therefore - fore not as sanguine upon the adjournment of their afternoon cession as they were when the forenoon session closed. They came out of the conference somewhat anxious , but still they asserted that tomorrow would see the final adjustment of their differences. They Rtntrd. however , that the coal nnd Iron ore rates were among those which hnd not been fixed beyond recall. Indeed , sugar appears from the statements given out to be the only article upon which a definite conclusion has hrcn reached , but It was understood that cither coal or Iron ore would go to the free list nnd the other would bo dutiable at the senate rale. The metal schedule will have to lie changed to accord with free Iron Ore If It Is finally concluded that this article Is to bo selected for the free list. Members of the Louisiana delegation were not pleased with the reported agreement. They said no bounty whatever was given In the sugar schedule nnd the purpose wns to nut the new law Into effect nt once without giving the continuance they hnd expected until January 1 next. There was much talk among them that the schedule would not re ceive their votes. MAY ADJOURN NEXT WEEK. Representative Cntchlngs of the rules com mittee Is hopeful that an adjournment of congress will occur next week. The republican uteerlng committee of the senate held a session Immediately after the adjournment of the senate today to consider the situation. The understanding among the members was that Hie democrats had got close enough together to allow the tariff bill to be reported back to Hie senate tomorrow. There was present republicans who had In formation as to the status of the bill and they stated that upon the manufacturing schedules the senate rates In Hie main ob tained , but on the three principal Items sugar , coal and Iron ore n compromise had been reached. It wns from this standpoint that the republicans discussed the bill and the possibility of defeating It. It was first ascertained that every republican and the populists , Peffer and Stewart , would vote against the bill and that Mr. Hill would also oppose | l. Three more votes were necessary to defeat It. The announcement was made with considerable directness that both Messrs. Caffery and Blnnchard of Louisiana would vote against It , though they wore not considered absolutely certain. One of these senators had asked Sena'or Allen as to the position of himself and Mr. Kyle , who voted for the bill when It passed the senate , and while he had not recalved a pos itive answer , the Inference was that the pop ulists seemed to think It was a part of their policy to vote against the bill. With the re publican side solid nnd Hill , Caffrey , Blanchard - ard and Allen voting with them the bill could not pass. The republicans had to acknowl edge , however , the prospects of getting all three of the last named as extiemely doubt ful. The Impression prevailed that the decis ive vote .would be taken tomorrow , and nb- S2tit senators were telegraphed to return to Washington. It la not the purpose of the republicans to consume any time In debate. It Is probable that they wilt be willing to take a vote very soon after the report Is made. Their motion will be to Indefinitely postpone the bill. The other motion by the friends of the bill will be to agree to the re port of the conference , but if the motion to Indefinitely postpone fails the other motion Is very likely to carry by the same vote. NOMINATIONS AN1 CONl'IIt.llATIONS. Long I.lst of the riiUlitijl Mmlo Iluppy by Olllcliil Itouiinls. WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. The president to day sent the following nominations to the senate : State Lars Anderson of Ohio , to be sec retary of embassy at Rome ; Louis D. Voltz of New York , to bo appraiser In the district of Buffalo Creek , New York. Treasury To be supervising Inspectors of steam vessels , George Wlnans of Wiscon sin , forthe Fifth d.strict ; John H. Galway of Michigan , far the Eighth district ; Michael G. Gulvln , New York , for the Ninth district. Interior Dlxon Buchanan , receiver of pub lic moneys nt Sterling , Colo. Postmaster John H. Harrison , at Waco , Tex. Tex.War War Captain H. McCauley , assistant quar termaster , to be major and quartermaster. Navy Lieutenant Commander John C. Rich , to bo a commander ; Lieutenant George W. Tyler , to be a lieutenant comamndcr ; lieutenant Junior grade , Harry Klmmel , to bo a llcu'ennnt ' ; Ensign John J. Blandln , to bo lieutenant Junior grade. The senate In executive session today con firmed the following nominations : Ellis Mills of Virginia , now consul general at Honolulu , to bo secretary of legation and consul gen eral at the same plncc , Gibson Clarke , at torney of the United States , district of Wyo ming ; W. J. Dempster , register of the land office at Sterling , Colo. Marshals John A. McDermott , district of Wyoming ; James I. Crutcher , district of Idaho. To be Judges of probate Utah Territory , William S. Wllles , Noble Wurrum , Jr. . Achilles Perrln , John C. D ? Lar Mare , J. M. Grnnt , James L , BuntIng - Ing nnd Thomas J. Brandon. Postmasters California , John M. Griffin , at Mudrcaux. ADIUCKSS TO DKMOC'IIATIO NKOItOUS. Urged to Attend the I.euguo Convention ut Indianapolis. WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. Robert O. Still , as chief of the African bureau of organiza tion of the democratic congressional commit tee , has Issued an address to the democrats of color of the United States , .Tho address says In part : "Tho national negro league will convene. In Indianapolis , Ind. , on the llth inst. U Is hoped that negro demo crats from every state and territory will bo represented to evidence their presence and voice their loyalty to the policies and prin ciples of the administration. At no time In the history of negro democracy has there been greater demand for counseling together to determine the future course nnd policy of the negro In America. It Is a matter of sincere congratulation to note the unswerv ing fealty shown to the democratic , party by our people In Alabama In the recent election. Possibly for the flrot tlmo was the negro vote directly appealed to and Its response was evidenced by a return of largo demo- cra'lc majorities In every negro county In the state. This open appeal to the negro Is especially gratifying to you and to negroes generally. " INCENDIARISM STJ3 PECTED. Triit-ca of Coul Oil round After tint Qiioncli- InC of u Itliizo. About midnight the fire depart ment waa called to Thomas Rich ardson's houto 1322 North Twenty- third street , to extinguish u blaze In the rear part of the cottage. Loss on build- Inu and contents amounted to about $175. The fireman found a coal oil jug In the room where the fire darted and the woodwork hnd been saturated with the all , It looked as If tlif fire had been ct. Richardson left his lious-o about 0 o'clock In the evening and was not seen about the place until after the fire men had * been nt work some little time. An Investigation will follow. Fire In a basket ut clothes at the Nebraska Steam laundry , Sixteenth and Howard streets. | I called out the fire department about 10:30 : o'clock last evening , _ L"gti trifling. YOIIIIK Mtil ) Drouiu llernvir , CHAMBERLAIN , S. D' . , Aug. 8. ( Special Telegram to The Ik'o. ) The body of Miss Carrie Jacobson , who disappeared inys. terlosly from Springfield , Bon Hommo county , a few days ago , jiaa been found lodged In some bushes overhanging the Mia- j ( ourl. three miles below Springfield , U was undoubtedly a case of suicide. State Convention Unable to Make Anj Nominations Yesterday. SILVER QUESTION CONSUMES MANY HOURS I'rco Colimje iieinent : Too Strong for the AilinlnlHtnitlaii Di-lrgiiten mill t'urrjr Thine * to hull Tin. in < eUiH ! Trouble - blo U'lll iiil : Toilny , CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 8. ( Special Telegram to TJie Uec. ) The ilcmccratlc stale convention met tills morning at 10 o'clock with eighty of the 103 delegates In attendance. It Is chimed , however , to be the largest democrat c convention In the history of the state. Governor Osbcrne , Congressman Coftecn and other prcmlnent citizens of the state occupied scats on the platform when Chairman New of the state committee called the convention to order. Willis E. Cortliel cf Liramle City was made temporary chairman , and M. L. Blake of Sheridan secretary , and the organization was permanent. Committees on credentials , res olutions and order of bus.ness were ap pointed , and the convention took" a recess until 2 p. in. The convention did nothing but effect an organization when It reconvened. As was anticipated , there \vns a bitter light In the committee on resolutions over the question of condemning the flnnnclal pol.cy of the present national administration , and It was past 0 o'clock tonight when the committee submitted Its report to the convention. Tlio report favcred the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at a ratio of 1C to 1 , and denounced the attempt of the administration to place the country on a gold baslv. This announcement brought a half dozen Cleveland men to their feet and the flght which had been waged for five hours In com mittee was transferred to the Door of the convention. The administration men stated that the convention could not afford to go before the country with a falsa declaration that Cleveland Is attempting to place the government on a gold basts. After a debate of two hours the resolu tions were referred back to the committee and the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. FAVORS FREE SILVER. The platform submitted Is unusually lengthy and dwells on state affairs to n large extent. It denounces the representa tives of the democratic party In congress who have betrayed the Interests of the party In the support of the senate bill and pro nounces the Wilson bill only a partial ful fillment of the pledges of the national con vention ; declares In favor of electing sen ators by popular vote ; condemns the American Protective association In politics ; urges congress to take prompt action to settle- the affairs of the Union Pacific railroad ; denounces the Wyoming Live Stock commission law as the worst kind of class legislation , and charges the republicans of Wyoming with Insincerity In their declar ation In favor of cumpulsory arbitration to settle disputes between labor and capital. The censure ol thu administration will prob ably be modified befora the platform is adopted. It Is Impossible to predict who the nomi nees for the various offices will be , there are so many factions to bo appeased. The most conservative observers are of the opinion that Congressman Coffeen will bo renomlnated. Joel T. Hurt , the central Wyoming wool grower , Is looming up tonight as a candidate for governor. OFFICE HOLDERS MEDDLING. The federal office holders who have assumed to run the- politics of the dem ocratic party of Wyoming since the last election have been turned down In nearly every county , and delegates elected to the convention who arc not friendly to Chairman A. L. New , Governor Osborne and others who affiliate with that faction of the party. Congressman Coffeen Is considered a mem ber of the New faction , and the disaffection has already seriously clouded his prospects for a. rcnomlnatton. John Charles Thomp son , whoso election to the United States sen ate was prevented by one- democratic mem ber of the legislature refusing to vote for him. Is Coffcen's formidable rival. The congressman Is hero endeavoring to fix up his fences. Governor John E. Osborno has said that ho will positively decline to accept a re- nomlnatlon. This has thrown the field open. Among those whose names have been men tioned for the place are : P. J. Quealey , the Rock Springs coal operator ; W. H. Holllday , state senator from Albany county ; Judge C. F. Miller , a Cheyenne cattleman and capi talist ; Joel J. Hurt , state senator from Na- trona county and one of the largest wool growers In the state ; Leopold Kabls , ex- adjutant general and deputy revenue col lector for Wyoming , Judge Miller appears to have the strongest following and will In all probability receive the nomination. The candidates for Justice of the supreme court are : N. E. Corthel of Laramle City ; Judge S. T. Corn of Evanston , and A. J. McMlckcn , editor of the Rawllns Journal. Thu first named will probably be the nomi nee. nee.Mrs. . L. D. Pease of Laramle City , Mrs. M. J. Goodwin , county superintendent of Convorss county , and Mrs. Gibson Clark , wife of the recently appointed United States attorney , are mentioned for state superin tendent of schools. T. H. Hicks , president of the First Na tional bank of Cheysnne. and Meyer Frank , county treasurer of Weston county , are hpoken of for state treasurer. Mr. Hicks can have the nomination If he wants It. Dan. W. Gill of Cheyenne Is the only can didate mentioned for the ofllce of secretary of state. Thus far no candidates have been brought forward for state auditor. The principal light has been made against the chairman of the democratic state com mittee , Revenue Collector Now. Ho has , however , been retired from the contest by a letter from the Department of the Interior positively forbidding him to take an active part In ths campaign. It would be a viola tion of the rules of the department for him to act as chairman of the committee. WYOMINU VOPULIHTS MIIHT TODAY- OucMlon of { ' 'union Will CoiiHiiiuo Illicit of the ( ouvrntloii'x Time. CASPER , Wyo. , Aug. 8 , ( Special Tele gram to The Ilee. ) In the state populist convention tomorrow , the northern delegates will oppose fusion , while the delegates from the Union Pacific counties will favor It. A big fight Is o nhand , and In the fight over fusion all sight Is lest of candidates. Tld- ball of Sheridan Is mentioned for governor. There will be afalr attendance. The Lusk band came In tonight. Without fusion the republicans will have a walkaway this fall , KUIKIISVomiin Miflr.iK" llaime. Dofoctho. TOPEKA , Aug. 8. I. 0. Pickering , candi date for go\crnor on the prohibition ticket and n strong woman suffragist , makes public today a lengthy statement wherein ho says the action of the last legislature In submit ting the suffrage resolution to thu people Is a dead letter because the law , as It pasesil the senate and as published In the cession laws , differ In a material way and that the law has not been compiled with In several respects. Hho charges "criminal careless ness or deliberate diabolism. " Should Plck- trliiK's contention bo sustained , It would mean that woman buffrage cannot bo voted for In the coming fall elections. North Curollim Oemoerum Applaud ( irnter. RALEIGH , N. C. , Aug. 8 , The democratic Mate convention met at noon In the Metro politan hall. Nearly every county wan rep- resented , State Chairman Simmons called the convention to order and J. C , lluxton was made temporary president , Mr , lloxton mode a vigorous address , , whlch was received with enthusiasm. Ufa eulogistic references to Cleveland were fofcg applauded. The convention will'nominate four supreme court judges and a' ' state , treasurer. The present Incumbents of these unices have no opposition , ; The proposition for primaries was laid on the table. . The platform committee resolutions re affirm the doctrine expressed In the demo cratic platform of ,1892 , declare for free silver nnd demand ; the repeal of the state bank tux. The president Is commended for his action concerning'the recent difficulties at Chicago. Senators Ransom nnd Jarvls were heartily endorsed. Atlrlilgnn rrlillilti'inlftta Mutco "Nnmlimtlon * , KALAMAZOO , Mich , , Aug. ,8. At the state prohibition convention held here tcday , the following nominations were nude : Gov- cronr , Albert M. Todd ; lieutenant governor , A. C. Wlsncr ; secretary of state , Charles D. Schermcrhorn ; treasurer , II. D. Scott ; auditor , General C. K. Porrln ; attorney gen eral , John Glbsrson ; commissioner elate land office , George Roolfs ; member State Board of Education , Harvey B. Hatch ; sperlntend- ent public Instruction , ' Fred M. White ; United Slates senator , Jong term , John Rus.- scl ; short term. Prof. Samuel Dickie. The platform relates the vlls of the liquor traffic , declaring In favor of laws wiping out the whole business , municipal , state and national ; declares In favor If the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 , supplemented by full legal tender greenbacks and fractional currency In sulllclcnt amount to maintain a uniform circulation of J50 per capita. Klrctlon In Iliu ( lileUiiHitw Niitlnn. ARMORIA , I. T. , Aug. 8. An election for governor was held today throughout the Chtckasaw nation. The candidates are : P. S. Mosely , Independent ; R. L. Boyd , on the "allotment In severally" ticket , and ex- Governor William IJynl on the "pull-back" ticket. The friends of the latter are sanguine of success , but the result ; owing to the slow ness of territorial elections generally , will likely not be know for a couple of days. For more than a month the nation has been virtually without a governor. The conven tion of the legislature , on July 14 proved on utter failure , the members refusing to re spect the authority of Acting Governor McClure - Clure , who had twice , attempted to get the body together. Colored Voter * In Ueiidon. NEWCASTLE , Pa. , Aug. 8. The national convention of the colored voters league met hero this afternoon , with several hundred delegates from varlotis states. The session was devoted to the * enrollment of the dele gates and the' appointment of committees. This Is said to be the largest convention of colored voters ever held In the United States and It Is expected Important moves toward the advancement of the ; race socially and politically will bo adopted. Iiliiho Kepiihllcuini Moot. BOISE , Ida. , Aug. 8. The republican state convention met at 2:30 : p. m. Ben E. Rich of Fremont county , the eloquent young Mor mon , was elected temporary chairman and J. II. Gwynne of Caldwell temporary sec retary. After the appointment of the usual committees the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. I'rank y. htcwiirj for Conprrrm. CORNING , la. , Aug.8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) At the- democratic congres sional convention of the Eighth district , which was held In Corning today , Frank Q. Stuart of the Charlton Democrat received the unanimous nomination for congress. O. C. Crn\vther Nominated for Coiigrcsi. MARYSVILLE , Mo. , Aug. 8. The.repub licans of the Fourth district today nom inated 0. C. Crowther otiSt. 'Joseph for con gress by acclamation. e ai'vooK SAI'S rr jsi rinitc. Will Prosecute All Who Signed thu Atchl- 80H I'rotcctlvo Committee Circular. NEW YORK , Aug. 8. The Atchlson pro tective reorganization committee , of which Theodore W. Myers Is chairman , held a meeting this afternoon at the office of Henry Clews. It was expected that President King of the Union Trust company would send a reply to the letter which , the commutes sent on August C last asking him to petition the court for the removal of Receivers Rein- hart and McCook. This letter recited the objections of the committee to the admin istration of Messrs. Relnhart and McCook and said that If the responsibility for the condition of affairs objected to is shared In by the receivers , their retention would , In the opinion of the committee , not oparate to the benefit of the Interests represented by them. Mr. King did send a brief reply , but It will be supplemented by a much fuller one tomorrow. Ills views as to the suggestions of the committee were made public , but his amplified reply will be made known tomor row. Mr. McCook , having learned that the letter to Mr. King had been given to the press , ho this afternoon * gave formal notice that the said letter contained a libel upon him ( McCook ) and that Mr. Myers and each member of the committee approving the letter and all persons circulating It will be held legally responsible. Atchlson Committed Ilclcl Brief Session. NEW YORK , Aug. ? . The Atchlson re organization committee adjourned after a very brief session this afternoon. Secretary Kobe has given out the following statement : "After the meeting of yesterday Mr. Llttlo desired to further consult the books of the company with reference to a certain Item In which the printed report cf the company differed from the books.Ho was unable to do so until this mcr'nlng , and after doing so without changing any of the results of hla report , he amplified it In a way to in alto It moro clear with respect to this Item. This report has now been handed to President Relnhart , and the committee will meet again tomorrow at 2 o.'clock. " liiirllncttnn Not Ituylni ; KullroitilH. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 8 , The statement from New York that the Burlington has purchased the Mississippi Ulvcn & Benne Terra road and contemplates certain extensions , etc. , Is denied here. - . _ Jtt.ir.riMouK inihi nlira A miuir. Will ItunU Next to tljVcfiitennliil mid Uil- euijoYorliV" 1'alr. BALTIMORE , Md. , Awf , 8. The Manufac turers Record of this1'week publishes an In terview with Pred-Il. Brackett , who has been selected as general' manager of the Baltimore Centennial [ exposition to bo held In 1S97 , giving particulars regarding the magnitude of the undertaking. Major Brackett states that tMs'exposition will be the greatest ever held Iri tills country , except the Centennial of Philadelphia and Chicago World's fair. It Is ail : "putsldo of all ex penditures of private-osncerns or Individuals ut least $5,000,000 v.11) ) feeexpended upon the fair. The detailed repiirf of the proposed construction expenses'sliowa a total of nearly ? 2GOO,000 , for buildings 'and Improvements to grounds. While the exposition will be na tional and International Jn scope , largo ex hibits fr m foreign countries being ex pected , It Is proposed to supplement the work of Atlanta's Southern exposition by the most comprehensive display of southern resources and southern manufactured pro ducts ever gathered from any section. Mill ( Juarrcllni ; Over llyom. CHICAGO , Aug. S. Dr. Lewis Tallman has today received Intimation that ho will be served with a writ of habeas corpus by De tective Boyd , who Is acting for the wife of Eben Dyers , the Plttsburg banker and Iron king , culling upon him to produce Mr. By- eru , who was taken from the detectives at St , Joseph , Mo. Dyers Is the Plttsburg mil lionaire who , It waa claimed , wai kidnapped and hidden from his wife and her frelnds. Tallman claims he li Dyers' physician and la acting under his patient's instructions. NO OCCASION FOR MILITIA Decided that State Troops Are Not Needed to Preserve Order at South Omaha , RESULT OF LAST NIGHT'S ' CONFERENCE Sheriff Drexel Will Send Down n Large. 1'orcu of Deputies ( Ills .Morning and Sn } Ho Ciitt ruriiMi Ample I'rotuc- tlon Yesterduy'ii i\vnts : , After a conference lasting from 8 o'clock last night until 1 o'clock this morning at the Mlllard hotel , participated In by packers , citizens and worklngmcn of South Omaha. Mayer Johnston , Sheriff , Irexcl , General Gage and Acting Governor Majors , it was decided not to call out the mllltla to pro tect , the packing houses. Sheriff Drcxcl will supply a large force of deputy sheriffs and send them to South Omaha shortly after daylight. Yesterday Acting Governor' Majors was prevailed upon to come to Omaha and meet with the representatives of the various packIng - Ing companies to discuss the strike situa tion. Ho and Adjutant General Gage ar rived In the city early In the vcnlng and were met by Mayor Johnston , E. A. Cudahy , Superintendent Babcock of the Stock Yards company , and Superintendents Noyes , Foster nnd Tolllver of the packing companies. There was also a committee of citizens from South Omaha , composed of Thomas Hector , Colonel C. M. Hunt , Frank J. Persons , E. C. Lane , II. M. Hoglc , Frank Broadwell , James Car roll , M. Maybery , John Flynn and S. P. Brlgham. The strikers and trades assembly were represented by Con P. Hogan , George W. Sablne and P. C. Caldwell. General Cowln was present as counsel for the packers. The packers and mayor were there to Im press .the governor with the necessity of calling out Hi3 state militia , and their efforts were seconded by a portion of the citizens' committee. The members of the trades assembly were there to prevent any such move , and through the assistance of Sheriff Drexel they were successful , but a large force of deputies will endeavor to prevent any further trouble. The numerous figh's yesterday and last night convinced the mayor that radical steps should be taken to prevent ecrious trouble. He thought that uniformed men could quell trouble more easily than persons In citizen's dress and was In favor of having the militia called out. He was sustained by the citi zens' committee to a great extent , although this committee- had been appointed to try to patch up a truce between the men and their employers. The committee was granted an audience with the acting governor and through Its spokesman conveyed the Informa tion that It wanted until 10 o'clock this mornIng - Ing to confer with the strikers and see If they would not make concessions so that the strike would end at once. This did no. meet with approval from the managers of the packing houses , and the committee with drew without having accomplished anything. WILL RCLY ON DREXEL. Then Deputy Sheriff Carroll of South Omaha appeared and said that he was of the oninion that the situation was so serious that the packing houses and employes would have to have better protection or else they could not continue operations. He was sent 'out to hunt up the sheriff and brine him to tho'cbnfcrchcc. In the meantime the members - , bers Of the trades assembly committee se cured an audience with Mayor Johnston , to whom they made known-thclr , wishes. They claimed that the loaders of the strike were ab'.o to control the strikers and would see that ho damage would be- done to the packIng - Ing house properties , and do all In their power to prevent lawless acts by any class of people. They did not want the mllltla sent there , because It would only serve to Inflame the men. so they claimed. Mayor Johnston then asked the commlteemen If they were willing to meet the managers of the packing houses and discuss the situation. They agreed to this proposition and the mayor carried the Information to the packing house representatives in one of the parlors. But these gentlemen refused to further dis cuss the matter with the strikers , claiming that they had given them all duo notlco and fair treatment , so that to talk over the sub ject any longer would bo a waste of time. Then the adjutant general held a consultation with Captain Scharff and a couple of lieu tenants of the Thurston Rifles and was In formed that two companl.s were ready to march to South Omaha on a few minutes' notice , and wre Just then assembled at the armory. The adjutant carried thU Informa tion to the party In the parlor and soon Dep uty Carroll returned with Sheriff Drexel. The sheriff listened to both sides and then said that ho would not ask for the mllltla , nor sanction such a move , as ho believed that ho had not exhausted all his resources. He agreed that the situation had assumed a serious aspect , but thought that the calling out of the state troops would only anger the strikers and their sympathizes. Every In ducement was used to make him niter his opinion , but without avail , and he said that this morning he would begin swearing In a largo enough force of deputies to give ample protection to all the packing housss and the men who wish to go to work. When this conclusion was reached It was agreed to abide by It and the sheriff assured the managers of the houses that If ho could not control the actions of the strikers In this manner ho would then call for the state troops. The meeting then adjourned , but It Is said that the Omaha mllltla companies will bo held In readiness to respond to a call from the governor wlthlng an hour a notice. ACTS OF VIOLENCE. If It had not been for the fact that special policemen escorted many of Cudahy's men to work yesterday , they would have had to stay away. The gang was laying for them , but they would not go up against a police man with a gun and club In sight. At the Omaha house the men were not working yesterday. Not because there was not a sufficient force , but because they were not killing. Two policemen started to take one of the night tank men homo from this house yesterday , but they had to turn back , as the gang was too big to tackle. There were twenty-live men , and two policemen wouldn't have stood much show with them when It came to a rough and tumble fight. A number of assaults were committed yes terday morning , and the assailants are supposed to be the men who are out on a strike. This Is de nied by the .members of the executive committee at headquarters , however. They claim that the men who are Intimidating the workmen are thugs who are not Inter ested In thu walkout. It Is hard to make the packers believe that any ono but a ytrlker would take enough Interest In the affair to atop the men , and the police are of the same opinion. Nels Nelson , a cellar man at Swift's , was stopped by a striker Just cast of the Q street viaduct as he was on his way to work. The man nuked him to turn around and go home. Nels refused to do to , and the striker struck him In the face with his fiat. He then took Nelson's hat , but the man picked up lilH dinner bucket and went on to his work , leaving hla hat behind. A brick was dropped from the Q street viaduct and struck a man on the head and shoulder as he was going to work at Swift's. The wound was slight , but If It had struck him Equaiely on the head It would have brained him. There was big excitement ovsr ut Thirty- third and Q streets Tuesday night. A special policeman placed two disturbers under ar rest. The men lay down tin the ground and refused to budge , In a few moments about 1,000 women , children and men surrounded the officer and his prisoners. He was help less , South Omaha has no patrol wagon and It was a sure thing one officer could not lug two husky workmen a half-mile to the police station. All the people In Bight were In sympathy with the men under urrcat , and alt the officer could do was to walk away and let the follows go. Warrants are out for the nrrpst of Joseph Waldlck , Wallace Oasock , John Step , Vlo- dock Tangier and Albert Scott. The com plaint was filed by William Gtitlttis. Giitltua was on his way to work and was waylaid by the defendants on Twenty-eighth street , between J and K streets. The complainant says that these men stopped him , nnd while two of the party held his hands , the others searched his pockets nnd took his keys and revolver. Assist int County Attorney Troupe went down yesterday and lodged complaints , alleging highway robbery against all the men. The defendants nrc strikers and Gutllus refused to walk out with the gang. Warrants arc also out for Kd McGee and Pat McOrath. They nre charged with assault and battery. The defendants are strikers. LOST AN EYE. Just as the dummy pulled cut for Omaha Tuesday evening a striker hurled n large Iron jplko Into the crowd that stood on the rcur platform cf the train. The brakeman ducked his head and the spike struck n butcher named Potsky In I ho corner cf the left eye. The Injured man was taken Into the depot nnd was attended by u physician. It Is thought the man will lese the xlzht of the Injured eye. Totsky Is ono of Cudahy's butchers and Is out on a strike. It Is thought the person who threw the spike aimed It at another person or did not know the man who was struck. An Incident occurred Tuesday evening which for a short time created more excitement than anything that has taken place dur.ng the strike. The South Omaha police caught n deserter and sent word to Fort Omaha to have him taken away. The government ambulance nnd three soldiers came down for the nun. The scldlors had barely put In an appearance than the w rd was passed around that the government troops had been called out. This caused a stampede among the strikers , and there was blood on the moon for half an hour , until the real cause of the visit of the soldiers was made known. The strikers gathi > re.l at the earner of Twenty-seventh and N streets last evening and waited for the workmen to pass on their way home. Some of the caolor heads of th" union pleaded with the atrlktres not to make any demonstration , but the'r pleading ! were of no avail. The workmen began to drift along and at the first cry of "scab" th ro was a stampede that brought out the whole community In that vicinity. The w rkmcn were chared and hooted at for two or three blocks , but none of them were Injured. Fifteen minutes later a workman was passIng - Ing up the street on his way to the motor car when two or three men took after him. Ho started to run and In a few sccniuh 1,000 men were after him , shouting "scab" and other vlla epithets. First one striker would strike the man nnd then another. Thu man was knocked down and kicked. He made no effort to defend lilmtolf except to get away. After he was bent n and chased for two blocks the police finally got between the mob and thu man and > -topped the assault. Captain Conn 11 he'd a revolver In each hand and swore he would shoot the first man who continued the fight. The pilico then escorted the man to the motor car. Ills name could not be ascertained , but he gave It out cold that he would go to work In the morning and that It meant I'cnth to the man who attempted to assault htm while minding his own business. The conduct of the strikers In this case was crltlsad severely. WORKMEN DRAW REVOLVERS. At Thirtieth and Q streets two men stood off fifty of the strikers with their revolvers. Two men nnd a boy left the Cudahy plant about C o'clock and started for their homo In the Third ward. A gang of the strikers saw them coming and when the men reached Q street the gang began to clojo In on them. Ing their revolvers , pointed them directly nt Ing their cvcdvers , pointed them directly at the face of the head men. "You conic an other step nearer tu me and I'll blow your head off , " said one cf the "men. His yar.l- ner also leveled a revolver In the same direc tion and the strikers stopped nnd called for a policeman. The officers told the crowd to disperse , which they did. A flieman and engineer at Cudahy's , who work at nlkht , were assaulted on their way to work last evening. Neither of them was hurt. hurt.A A particularly exasperating feature of the disturbance Is that laborers and others who have no connection with the packing houses are made to suffer from violence. A dozen Union Pacific car men on their way home from work were mistaken for "scabs" and were assaulted at A street and the railroad crossing. N'ne cf the men were knocked down and badly beaten. The 12-year-old sen of Henry Folonder , while on h's wsy to the lumber yard at F street nnd the railroad tracks , -was as saulted by men supposed to be strikers. The boy was carrying a dinner pall , and the men supposed he was carrying It to his father at the packing house. Several of the boy's teeth wore knocked \.ut \ , and he wan painfully bruised. Mr. Foloner Is a car penter , nnd works for the Newcomb Lumber company. A striker rushed up to Ed Hayzelette , who was standing quietly In the dour of his father's store , where ho works , and struck h'm squarely on the left eye without any warning whatever. 'Mr. Hayzelette had said or dene nothing , and was taken entirely by surprise. The assailant was Identified and liter In the evening n warrant was issued for his arrest. DESERTED BY THE SECRETARY. The becrotary of the executive committee of the strikers has gone back to work. He became convinced Hint the strike was lost and says he was tired of the jangle. About 75 per cent of the men at work sleep In the packing houses , but bomn of them have to go home. All ( hi * clerks and the workmen who leave the plants at night nre well armed. The pollen do not pretend to innke any arrests except ) In extreme cases. Last night only ono man was arrested. It must be tald to the credit of the strikers that only a small per cent of them are In clined to bo boisterous. Jim Qulglcy , a mem ber of the executive committee , rushed Into ono crowd yesterduy and demanded that the strikers ccaso any dcmoiiHtratlon whatever. All sorts of rumors were afloat late last night. It Is said that an effort will be made this morning to prevent all the doormen In the houses from going to work. The packing house managers have had men on the outside mingling with the strikers , nnd nrc keeping well pouted as to all their movements. They claim that a good many threats of violence have been made by the moro hotheaded strikers , and , In n couple of Instances suggestions have brcn made that the plants bo destroyed , but the leaders of the strike deny this and say Hint they will bo the first ones tu put n stop to any mieh threat ! ! . All Htrangcrs nre closely watched by the pickets for the strikers , and If any man IK found to bo looking for work nnd Is going to apply to the houses for n job they take him in hand. Yesterday morning quite n crowd of new men arrived on the Burlington train and a squad of special policemen were sent over from Cudahy'a to escort them to the house. Three or four strikers' pickets who were 'mounted on liorf.es hastened to their headquarters and notified their lenders. A crowd ' .vent out to meet the nc.w men , but the special police would nut let the strikers get near enough to tall ; to them , nnd beyond some muttered threats nothing was said. Both cattle and sheep were Killed yesterday at all the packing houses , save the Omaha. At Cuiliiliy'H 2,000 hogs were killed , which wan about the usual number. None of the p.ickem bought hogit jcstcidjy , nn there wcro not many desirable lots In the 11,000 received. The market was 10 cents higher than on Tuesday. SAY PROTECTION IS INADEQUATE. In spcnk.ng of the ( situation yesterday afternoon E. A. Cudahy mid : "Tho situa tion li ) really serious. There are plenty of men ready to go to work , but they are afruld to da EO because they huvu no pro tection from personal assault. Tlicro liavo been a number of assaults around here within the last twenty-four hours , .and whllu wo have repeatedly urged upon Hie sheriff the necessity of K vlrig our workmen nnd establishments protection , ho refutes , and wo may get no police protection until It In too late or tsome crime haa been committed. Tha managers < ( the packing house * li.ive agreed to appeal to the governor , nnd the uppnal will be made at once. We expect ( Continued on Third Page. ) JAPAN STILL VICTORIOUS Mikado's Men Oouio Off Ahead lu Ever/ fight They Enter , MORE VICTORIES GAINED IN COREA YiiMnm mid Sclkonii Now In Their lliindi-r rive. Hundred C'lilimmen Slitln In Ono KngiiKeinnnt unit tlin Itcnmlmler 1'leelii ) ; Toward Kothlu. YOKOHAMA , Aug. 8. Additional battle ; have been fought between Japanese and , Chinese , and the hitter have been defeated. Sclko.tn has been taken by the Japanese with trifling loss. The Chinese In this en gagement lost 600 killed. The enemy fled In the direction of Koshltt. The Japanese are In possession of Ynshan. An ' Imperial ordinance just Issued permits China to rcsldo In Japan on condition that they engage In peaceful pursuits. The greatest excitement prevails here , nt Tokio and nt other large towns , as n result of the victories of the Jnpancso troops , Rumors , however , are current thnt the Japanese naval forces have been defeated III an engagement with Chlneso war ships. STRENGTHENING RIVER FORTS. LONDON , Aug. S. A dispatch from Hong Kong to the Times nays that the viceroy o ( Kwnng Htung IUK enlisted 0,000 black tlngg with which to strengthen the garrisons of the Canton river forta. In addition the viceroy has stationed four gunboats at Tiger Island , In the Canton rlver > and has laid mines at Fee Chow nnd Tamsul , The viceroy of Kwang Htung also closed ! the lighthouses on the southern coasl , , FRANCE IS APPREHENSIVE. PARIS , Aug. S. The Matin todny publishes a long article on the relations of the Euro- penn powers to China , Japan and Coreo. The editor Is most apprehensive of a covert attetnpt at overreaching on the pnrt o { Great Brltnln. After advising France to re main neutral as long as possible ho says : "If , however , any power except China and , , Japan seek to gain an advantage In Corc.iv J | France muut hold In reserve the right to act i | so as to secure similar advnntnge for her self , jl "It would be necessnry , also , to readjust | | the balance of power In case It should bo i\ \ destroyed by Great Ilr'tnln occupying Port Hamilton or Russia occupying Port Lazar- off. " CAl.B.VKO SAVS < ( ) ( ) ) Y. Mother f rurnot'x Amsissln Asltd IMino. Carnet to lntnree.dc. PARIS , Aug. 8. The mother of Cacsaro Santo , the assastdn of President Cnrnot , hna written to Mme. Carnet , asking her to ln terccde with President Caslmlr-Perler for the life of her son. The mother has re ceived a letter from Caesaro In which ho says : "Dear Mother I write a few lines In order to Inform you that I have been con demned to death. What must you think ot mo ? You cannot think that I am an as- Kassln and a malefactor. You know my good heart , and my tenderncis was always shown to you. Well , my heart Is the same today. If I have committed this act , It was simply , because I was tired of looking on such an Infamous world. "I thank the priest for coming to me. but I do not cure to confess. ' "I saluts you , my brothers , sisters nnd others , with a thoiiRaml kisses. " C'r.AltlCMJi : M-11,1. HOLDS Til 1C fOHT. IIo Wun Driven from Iliu IlInftH , but Fortl- * lied Hlinxeir In Iliiiellcldi. COLON , Aug. 8. General Ortiz has re lieved General Cabezas at Ulucficlds , and pro poses with the help of General Rogos to attack Chief Claience. The Nlcaraguans only hold the bluffs , It Is said , and Chief Clarence Instead of having evacuated the town nnd retreated to Po.irl City has fortified himself in Illuefielda. The Mosquito Indiana are expecting reinforcements from the In terior. They have received nrms and ammu nition shipped from here last week. The steajner Para left Panama for Nevr- York , carrying two commissioners appointed by Chief Clarence nnd C. Barrios , a Nlcaro- guan plenipotentiary , accredited to England , The lattcr's mission Is reported to be to a sit for a British protectorate. Clarence was obl'gcd to abandon the bluff * because his ammunition was exhausted. Chlnii Itofmoi to Surrender Her Sn/ernlnty and tint Wnr Mutt Co On. SHANGHAI , Aug. 8. U Is officially re ported from Tien-Tain that the , efforts ot Great Britain mill Russia to bring about a peaceful settlement cf the disputes between China and Japnn have failed. China Is wlll.ng to pay an Indemnity , but she re fuses to surrender her suzerainty over Corea. The Chlneso government has closed the Amplng nnd Talao llghthuuscH on the Island of Formosa. _ _ _ _ lniirKeiil ( niliH In Porn. VALPARAISO , Aug. 8. Information lo re ceived here from Peru of the capture of the Trugllo by Semlnarlo's forces. The gov ernment troops which were sent to attack the rebels near Junln have declared In favor of the Insurgents. The garrison In Lima ha * only 1-100 boldlcrs at present. DungeroiiH An iruhUt CuiiKht In Mur MARSEILLES , Aug. 8. An Italian an archist named Pancttl has been arrested here. Thfl prisoner , who recently arrived from America , hud In his possession 4 valise full ot dynamite. Pancttl was going to Italy In order to commit outrages. KUheU ilin I'nni'n llnndH , ROME , Aug. 8. Nearly 400 American pil grims attended mass this morning In the Hall of the Consistory. Masit was cele brated by the pope , who allowed his hand to bo kissed. His holiness also made a pleasant speech to the pilgrims. Movements of Scii-fioini ; VomnUniiist H. At San Franclseo Departed Gaelic , foe Yokohama nnd Hong Kong. At Houthumpton-Arrlved Trave , from New York , for Bremen. At Rotterdam Arilvcd American , from Nuw York. At Llvirpiol-Arilvcd--nrItlsh Prince- , from Philadelphia. At Boulogne Arrived Musdum , from Hot- to rd a in. At Glasgow Airlved-ClrcntJslu , from New , Yen k. At Itutterd.im Arrived Ednm , from J > 'ew. York. At London Ainvcd Munltobn , from New , Yoi k. At I.lvirpot'l ' An Ivcd- Oregon , from Mon treal. At Now Yolk Arrived Lihn : , from Iluvre. At itotterdnm Arrived American , from New Yoik. At Qiiuenslown Pnsscd Ilrltnnnlc , front New York. At fJenou Arrived Itullii , from New York. At Bcllly PnsBcd Normanrila , from New York. At Olusgow Arrlved-Clrcncsln , from New York. iliiHiipli Cook ill the tougp-on of Itrllclonf. LONG BRANCH , L. I. , Aug. 8. The prln- clpal attraction at the session of the coiiKrcsa of religions today was Joseph Cook. Tha session opened with an addrc by Father IT. F. Elllngwood. Rev. Dr. A. H. McICInncfcr followed wl < h an addrc/a / on "Survivals of ' XoroJttrlanlsm. " Thli afternoon Joseph Cook spoke on I'ecrlcstnecg of Clirhdan Life , "
