FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MdllNINW , AUGUST 11 , 189 < L SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. KEPT THE STREETS CLEAR Ho Bcsistanco Offered to the Btato Troopi at South Cinaha. SIX COMPANIES ON THE GROUNt Their rreienen Uenprnlljr Ilrcnrili-il will I'uvor Ycntttrilnjr U'ltliunt Inipurtiint In cident * hiiloon Kipper * I'mlr-il lit doted Ut Uiitot 1'ruvnll-i. "By fours , right column , forward , marchl' Those were the somewhat startling wordi tint resounded In the vicinity of Twenty fourth nntl N streets , South Omaha at C H ycstenlay morning. The command was glvei by Captain Mulford of the Omaha guards , nm a moment later one of Omaha's crack mill tia companies was marching down N strcc with the steady strides of veteran troops Two moments later the Thurston Rifles , com manded by Captain SUiarff , wore followInt down the hill. Arriving ut Twenty-seventt street the two companies deployed to tin left and took up positions along the front o the switching yards , which separate tin business portion of South Omaha from tin great packing houses of the Cudahy , Ham inond , Swift and Omaha companies. The arrival of the state troops from Omalu was a complete surprise , to the people o South Omaha. Not more than half a dozei had been apprised of the fact that Actlni Governor Majors had finally ordered out tin mllltla to preserve law and order In a clt ; where the local authorities had admlttci that they were powerless. Probably not i dozen men were on the streets when the bin edits arrived. Shortly before 6 o'cl ck , bcfcre the w rklm men began to gather for their day's work Captain Mulford's company was divided Inti squads , and with a eurcennt In charge , tin men marched up each sldo of N street , ills pcrslne the small crowd" ) of loiterers whlcl had already began to assemble. Captalr Bollard's company patrolled Q street In i similar manner. Soldiers with dud bayo nets were stationed at every street corner nml no one who could not convince the sen tries that he was entitled to be on the strec waa permitted to root himself to the spot The small crowd that hung around the cor jiers were ordered to move on. In addition to the state troops the cntln police force of the city was stationed at tin foot of N street , while Sheriff Drexel's depu tics to the number of twenty-five or thlrt ; lined up along the switch yard. The effects of the presence of I he stutt troops were apparent it on'-o. The met employed In the sev. ril packing house : went 'to work with broad smiles "ii Ineli fares and they wultid with ll > inn ! ienci of men who do not momc-ntailly expect t < fc 1 the weight of n P'lvl.is Mono on I hi backs of their respective necks > r him tin resounding thump af a club between the'i individual ribs. Lieutenant and Acting Governor Mnjcn arrived from Auburn on the .Missouri I'ncifli train at G o'clock. Aft'r a ii-te ? com > uita tlon with Adjutant General Oago the lultti ordered the chief of , > elli a to cl'j i' eveij saloon In the city. The order was cipltiutl * obeyed and If a man. can oxtr.u-t n dlinl from a South Omaha saloon now he musi do It with the skill of a prestidigitator. In effect. South Omii.ia In 'in ler mm tla law , although no formil order t > that cffec has been or will bo Issued. The widest pos elblo latitude is , allnv.'d to every clt'rci ' nnd the usual channel of business will not be disturbed to the sllstii'eit ill we. Too much credit cannot bo given to tin soldiery bearing and unoifnutl jus fieu" tinoi of the soldiers composing tlie Oriaha guardi nnd the Thurston rllles. .Tho boys an IT n their duty without unnccMsaiy H.MII'I ' tlcn' of zeal. In fact , fiey are soldi rs and tin turbulent element which has fet so m inj flaya overridden law and order In Sjuth Omalu already seem to realUo the fact OTHER COMPANIES ARRIVE. At 10 o'clock sharp a special composed o a day coach and a baggag * car pulled Inti the Union Paclllo depot , having on boarc company C of the First regiment fron David City. The company at once marchci to the "guard house , " between the Soutl Omaha National bank and the Exchange where arms wire stacked and the bluecout : given an opportunity to stretch the wrinkle : out of their legs. The company is u llni looking body of men , all of them of stalwar proportions. It Is commanded by Captalt Qcorgo R. Cotton. First Lieutenant U. E I'lller and Second Lieutenant J. F. Bellinger The company left David City at 7.10 yester day morning. The next special train arrived over tin IJ. & . M. and brought company D of Beatrice and company E of York. The Ilcatrlci company Is officered by Captain 0. II Dralnurd , First LI ntenunt Andruw Wads \vorth and Second Lieutenant W. / . Me Keen. The company from York Is com manded by Captain N. P. Lundecn , Firs Lieutenant W. W. Chapman and Secont Lieutenant J. W. Purilngton. Captali Lundeon Btates that the adjutant g neral' incssuges were all delayed and that he dl < not receive the orders to niovo until shortl ; after 1 o'clock yesterday morning. He hid hi company at the armory In three-quarters eon on hour and at an early hour thlrty-tvu men were on their way. Adjutant General Gage assumed commani of the troops until the arrival of llrlgadlo General Colby. One of the llrst acts of th' ' adjutant general was to establish a line o communication from the Q stiect viaduct t the foot of N stieet , thence to the head quarters at tha Stock Yards exchange. Slgmi men with flags are placed at each station nnd by this means the detached portions o the troops are enabled to act In unison whet occasion requires. The troops wein fed by companies at th exchange from 11 3l ) to U 30. Arrangement wcro made to hnvo all the troops given thol eupper by I o'clock. This M before the usua dally disturbances occui. Hrlgadler General Colby arrived short ) ; after noon and at once held a bomevvha lengthy conference with Acting Governo Majors and Adjutant General Gugo. Th general failed to don his regimentals , anil like the adjutant general. Is consplcuou among the troops by cltlrcns' clothing. NOT IN PACKING UUSINESS. Adjutant General Gage , who up to nooi was as busy us Napoleon about the time th latter crossed the Alps , stated brlelly to Th lloe representative that bo hoped It woul bo emphatically understood that the tstat troopa now under his command am not I South Omaha for the purpose rf operating th pacK'ng ' houses. The pork packers , ho said wertt abundantly abletn operate their owi plants without any assistance from the stutt The tioopa urc simply In South Omaha be causa law has been defied , men have bee assaulted , their property threatened and th locul civil authorities overridden. As see na the local authorities feel confident tha they can preserve order nnd enforcJ the la ) the state troops will bo withdrawn. Company I > , from Fullcrton , the last o the companies to arrive , marched to th Kxchungu ut 4:30 : tn the iitternron. The voro commanded by Captain J. T. Smltl First Lieutenant A , L. Goeden and Sccon Lieutenant L. Gleeson. Captain Smith ex plained the delay In the arrival of his com pany by stating that although they wer ready to move at 3'30 yesterday mornln they did not start until 10 o'clock In th forenoon. . Lieutenant Colonel Vlachofl of the Sccon regiment also arrived shortly after 4:3 : o'clock In the afternoon from Nebraska Cttj Ho U now the ranking ofllcir under Gen cral Colby. The notable- feature of the pretence c the state troops Is the almost utter absenc of the dress parade , spectacular catentatlo usually accompanying the gathering togethe of the National Guards , General Colby I unknown to all but a few of the troop : When he appears on the street occasional ! no one not personally ucmm nted with hit recognize * him as a man entitled to wca a chapeju with a plume on U. Ills ail Jutuut. Colonel Reed , wcurs a uniform the U hardly dtitlngulabable from cltlitu' ' Milt , whllo Adjutant General Gage Is al ready recognl/ed by the batterrd straw hat tint served him at the Super cr reunion last week. Lieutenant Colonel Vlschoff wore no uniform. Nobody anticipated any trouble during the day , but not n few looked for It at and after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Per davft at that hour In the afternoon N street from the railroad track1 ! cist up the hill was packed with n mob Evervbady won dered If the mob would gather veitcrday afternoon at the usual hour Consequentl } a great many people gathered on the street to eo the forniitlon of a dls rganl7ed m.b against disc pllneil troops Ono of General Colby's flrxt orders mad" Captain Colton of the David City company officer of the guard. Shortly after 2 o'clock In the afternoon General Colby , accompanied by Manager Toiler cf the Hammond PackIng - Ing company , made n tour of all disaffected parts of the city. DISPOSITION OF TROOPS. After returning to hc.idquir ers General Colby Issued orders , making the final dis position of troops for the night- Company O , O-naha Guards , Galling sec tion , at the Intersection of N street nml the rallroiil tracks ; bilanco of company on Twenty-fourth nor h to L street. Company E , Thirty-third and Q streets , with a detail at Tlilrty-thlrd and L , to pa trol the blocks north and south. Company C , at the Q street viaduct , to patrol to Twenty-fourth street Company A , first platoon at L and Iloulp- vnrd viaduct , to patrol both ways , second platoon at Shelby and Thlrtle h streets and from Thirtieth to Q. The Tlmrston Rifles and company H were held at headqinrters In reserve , only to bo called suddenly Into action liter In the even ing , as subsequent events developed Tha troops began to move from head quarters soon after 4 30 o'clock , and before 5 every dc'ochment occupied Us assigned position When the 5 o'clock whistles sounded probably 2,000 people were on the hill lookIng - Ing down loward the railroad tracks : but N s reel was clear from curb to curb1 , and from the Hwltch yards to the top of the hill The side fctrtctw wire denielv picked , but the thoroughfare heretofore occupied by the big crowds was clear except for the boys In blue co.itn who paced the street on either side. At the foot of the hill , with Its imir- ilo turned to the cast , was the gitllng gun A great deal has been raid about that galliot ; Run and Its constant rcidincss to pour n deadly volley Into the ranks of the strikers ; but af cr all , the machine gun was thi'ro more as u symbol of the authority of the ! > tate of Nebraska than as a menace to strikers It was simply there and ready for use So were the National Guards ; nml just as the National G iaids Invoked liw and o-dcr by their mere presence , jus' so did that galling gun enforce respect to the govcrn- inent of Nebraska by the mere fact that It stood there. There were numerous Incidents b rder'ng upon the sensational crowded Into the hour between 5 and 0 o'clock As the men em ployed In the picking houses walked home ward u few looked f r nn outbreak but It did not come. Not a hand vas uplifted , not a stone thrown , nor a club ial ed The men who day before yesterdi ) and the day be fore _ that run the gauntlet to their homes last evening went undisturbed Individual members of the crowd evinced n disposition to bo ugly They showed 't by dodging through the lines and refusing to go back. Some cf them swore and put up clubs or fists , but In lach oas" the man went back and staved "back. It required three Omaha Guards to keep one plug ugly outside of the lines , but they kept him out Shortly nftcr E o'cl ck a sergeant reported to Lieutenant Colonel VI cH ft that the crowds at the head of N Htreet vveio dis posed to be ugly , nnd that tha few guards along-the street would not be sulliclent to preserve order In the cv. nt cf a moro serious situation. The lieutenant colonel at once sent to headquarter * . , and n few moments later Lieutenant Foyo of the Thurston Rifles reached the scene with a detachment of twenty men. He sent a file up e'thcr sldo of the street. THOUGHT IT WAS SHOOTING. At about f > 30 some genuine excitement was created for a moment by something that sounded like three musket shots In quick biiccesblon. The sounds came from near a group of ten or fifteen jardmen standing near tha rear line of sentries A moment later and somcth ng llko a whole valley of musketry sounded. The sounds were pro duced by nothing more serious than signal torpedoes placed on the rails In advance of a switch engine. Dut the crowds several blocks up N street didn't Kn w anything about torpedoes. They nt once imagined a conflict between the troops and the strikers nnd several score of men made n rush down the hill. It happened that but one or two of the Omaha Guards were on the spot , but Bugler Werner , who was tso doing guard duty , s unded the "assembly" aud the crowd failed to get the width of the street before they were headed eft by the men farther down the h 11 This was the only clement of excitement during the hour. At fi o'clock Captain Scharlt appeared with forty rllles nnd t ok up a position ncrth of the Gitllng Their presence wns hardly necosbaiy ; but It was the policy of Gen eral Colby to bring up a reserve detach ment nt frequent Intervals to conv nee the people up the hill that he was backed by ample assistance. Heforo C 30 the streets had resumed their normal appearance and Soulh Omaha was llself again There was but little use for the troops durlrg the night and It Is be lieved lhat there will bo less today. All of the troops were withdrawn fiom the streets , bj 9 o'clock nnd sent to their quar ters. A few sentries paced lonelj beats beneath the stars nr.d peace hovered over South Omaha , STRIKERS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. The executive committee of sixteen of the strikers held a sesblon from 10 to 12 o'clock , For the last two dajs the committee has been at woik on a svbtem to raise funds tc carrj on Ihe slrlkc. "You can saj In The Ilee that wo arc now In a flnanclil con lltlon to carry on the strike for n yrat If It la necessary. " ald Secretary Flood When nsked In whut munncr the funds arc r.ilied the sccretar } said that n portion was lalsed by assessment , but that considerable came In by donation. "What effect will the arilvnl of state trrcps have on the men who are out ? " was asked , "It Is Just what w& want , fho ciiruiiittvc has been vvoiklng for peace and quiet ever lnco the walk-out and n > vv wo will ge It. " answered Secretary Flood. "We are perfectly satisfied with the order , 'llipro uro imlv a few of our men who have created nn > disturbance and now U will bo stopped cntlrcl > One thing Is certain , the mn cm hnll out as long as the packers ran , and wo propose tc hold out until wuln " Several of the members of the executive committee expressed tlieniflvos us being per fectly satisfied that the. troops had bren called out , but the men. en th > ) utrot did not take as kindly to It as th > commuteTluv say that It was not n ° 'sfurv to Irlng In the soldiers , and they privately Intimate thai they > wlll have revenge. "Just wall mall these soldiers are sent home. " said one cf the men , "and vvo will sco who comes out on top. " BUSINESS MEN TALK. A number of business iien 1110113 the Mrecl were asked for their opinion of the nlftrt ol the arrival of the troopa and jxpr.'ssad them selves as follows Justice Lev ) If Governor Crounso hail been at homo It la my opinion thct the m'1- ' tin would not have been sent hero at the present lime. I have seen fur worse iim In South Omaha than vvo Inve , ha I during UK recent trouble und we got b'.om ' ; with our our police force. I don't cnnalJir that ( here li ua yet any demand for state troipi. Jake Jnskallk I haven't lost any soldlert or strikers either , and am not interested. Henry Meyers The troops should have been called before. The communl'y 1ms beei In a state of terror for tlm Ut five days on * : I do not bellovo that anything chort of UK mllllln could have restored order. John F. lUtchhurt The trlnglmj In ol ttuto troopa U a disgrace to the city and ai Insult to the laboring men of our town Their scrvlcea arc not neeJed and I rccrel that they are hero , William Pertona ot Persons & Wllcox Wi ( Continued on Third I'tg . ) WAITING ON THE SENATE Tariff Conferees He'd for a Vote on Sena tcr Hill's ' Resolution. PROSPECTS FOR THE BILL LOOK GLOOM Uitli M the Su nr lloun y rcittttro ItcMiiiiln It lininot Muitterotcx lUioitgh to I'am MOIIKO Inn Ttku thu be.ii i c Hill or Nothing. WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. A crisis In th tar.ft affairs was reached todiy both In th open senate and In the ectrct c tmc Is of th democratic tariff conferees. When the can fcr.nc ? closed tonight It was with the tin dcrstondlng that the meetings would be stts pcndcd for the present. No time was set fo rcasscmbl'ng the conferees tomorrow o thereafter , and It was felt that no furthc sessions might bo necessary In case the sen ate acted favorobty on Senator Hill's resolu tlon directing the conferees to report tin situation of affilrs. What was of moro Im portance was the feeling exprcscd by th house conferees at 4he close of the confer encc that In case the H'll resolution passed- und they believed It would the confereno would practically ba relieved of Its work , am It would remain only for the house to ac cept the senate bill as n lesser evil , they \K \ lleve , than ho McKlnlcy la v. These con elusions were reached ifttr - . duy ot Intousi excitement among 'iuilff leaders. Tin day opnnptl with the senate proposlt'on fo free sugar still pending before the confer ence Chairman Wilson nnd hU house ns toclntes were satisfied that ths tender cf frci sugar was not made In good faith , and the ; had , therefore , requested the senate con forces to furnMi n poll of the senate , show Ing that If the propo'Itlon were nc cepted It would be adopted by tin senate and the bill pissed. The poll wa considered as soon as the conferees con vened It disclosed that In the event o the acceptance of the free sugar amcndmcn the bill as u whole would be voted agalns by thirty-eight republicans and by Senitor Kyle , Allen and PeHer , populists , and Cat fery and Blnnchard , democrats , a tctnl o forty-three votes , or sufficient to defeat th bill. This poll was mndu on the best judg ment of the senate conferees. The housi accepted It as showing conclusively tin the tender of the free sugar amendment while made In goo.l filth by the senate con fcrees , v.as a means adopted by the con servatlves for the purposa of defeating tarlf legislation and leaving the McKlnlcy law li force. WILL STAND FOR THE SUGAR BOUNTY The discussion brought out for the firs tlmo the statement that the defensive al llance between certain senators had pro ceeded further than mutual co-operation , am was now reduced to a signed agreement While members of the conference do no clilni to have seen the agreement , the ; stated as n fact that Senators Kyle , Allen PefTer , Blanchard and Caffery had reduce ! their unJerstnndlng to black and white am had signed It to the effect that they wouh vote against any bill which did no contali n bounty clause for sugar. As free suga would eliminate the bounty provision , tin b'gned ' agreement was regarded as shov/lni that the five senators combined with the re publicans would defeat the bill I v.as while animated comments wer being made on the foregoing condl tlons that word reached the conferenci of Senator Hill's coup d'etat In the opei senate. The conference hastily adjourned the senators going on the fi or to take par In the debate. Mr. Wilson was not dlspcsed to ottacl much weight to Senator nil's move at tin outset , and said that It would be futile , a : the senate could not act while the bill wa : in conference. This feeling was shared ti n largo extent early In the day by tin hcuso leaders , who characterized It as om of the "bluffs" which had been made elate late to demoralize the house ccnferees am force them to yield. Liter In the day , however over , this feeling gave way to one of pro found fear of the s tuatlon and the future o the bill. At 2 o'clock the ccnference , or n part o It , again assembled with the Hill rcs.lu tion and the exciting debate thereon us tin mstn topic among them. Little or no nt tempt was made to take up Items or sched uleJ , tl o talk being on the sensational gen enl phases developed and no piogrcss wa : made up to u o'clock , when the c nfereno separated without fixing n time for reas sembllng. Senatcr Br ce , speaking of the situation to night , said that for the first tlmo he hai to admit that the chances for the bill an not good , but he believed thnt the parlla mentary tangle would be straightened si that the senate bill could be passed "Brush Ing aside ull parliamentary cobwebs , " h said , "and using c'mmon sense there 1 no reason why the house cannot nt any tlm concur In the senate amendments and pas : the bill If the senate should now talf Some further act on like Indefinite postpone ment It might complicate affairs " CAUSED LOTS OF COMMENT. The unexpected turn ot tariff affairs In th senate brought out much comment fron members of the house , and with few o\ ccptlons It was favorable to the move urgci by Senatoi s Hill and Aldrlch for getting th bill out of conference Several leading mem hers ot the house said they would urga smlla resolutions In the house If the rules vvouli permit. They believed , however , that unanl mous consent would be icqulred , and till could not be hoped for. One of the house con ferees said at the close of the exciting senat debate that If the members were anxious t kill the tariff bill they had chosen tlio rlgh course In supporting the Hill resolution. Till conferee expressed doubt whether the conference ferenco would reassemble today or pendlni the action of the senate on the Hill and Aid rich resolutions. Some discussion occurred among the sen ators after the senate went Into cxecutlv session and the opinion was expressed tha tomorrow u disagreement would bo reported It was said that the senate conferees let the conference room today feeling that nether other course but disagreement was possible. In presenting his resolution calling for : report from the senate conferees on th tariff bill , Senator Hill did what has been li contemplation In one form or another for al most n week. It has been held back In do fcrence to the wishes of the conferees them selves , who have been Indisposed to hav such a question precipitated as long * as thcr was any hope ot reaching an agreement. I cannot be definitely ascertained whether the ; gave their assent to the proceeding on th part of Mr. Hill today , but the best Informa tlcn obtainable 1st hat while not desiring t evade the duty of Informln gtho senate o the status of the conference , they did noth Ing to encourage the decision , and wouli have preferred that Its presentation be do fcrred for the present. The significant points In connection wltl today's proceedings were the votes of sucl senators as Allen , Blanchard , Gibson , Hill Murphy , Palmer and Pugh In favor of th consideration ot the Hill resolution , th statement of Senator Harris as to the point ot difference In the bill and the promise o Senator Vest to give all the facts In detail It the Hill resolution should pass. Among the votes ot the senators blios names are given In detail , there Is at leas a large sprinkling of democrats , who hav grown Impatient at the delay In conference and sliows that there Is a growing sentlmen for n disposition ot the question In earn way at the earliest practicable time. What effect the proceedings will have upo the house or the house conferees la a matte Ot speculation , There are those about th senate in a position to know all that Is t bo known , who predict a protracted con tlnuance of conferences , but the temper of th senate Is at present decidedly against an further great delay , and a dlsagreelne repot within the next few days Is freely predicted Tha republican * claim that the bill U t a very critical sltntlon nil mettt ot them pro fess to believe that nn . ( ndoflnlte postpone ment Is In the near future. Senator Hill expects his resolution to be adopted tomorrow by practically the same vote that wns cast today against going Into executive session , _ - NO IMJIMMNr Al'I-fioi'IttATIONS. lint One Art III Tvro * > p * l < ii IIui Kim tlio ( Iniintlet of thn 13 o"lfiii e . WASHINGTON , AUJJ. 0 , In comparison with Its most recent predecessors , the Fifty- third congress bids fair 'to become noted for Its abstinence from public building ap propriations Although two sessions have nearly passed , nnd although" ' many bids , large and small , hnvo been" reported from the proper committees , but ono solitary net has succeeded In passing the gauntlet ol objectors In both houses atfd obtaining the president's signature. Aftcf thj experience of Wednesday , when the lioiMe committee on ptiblfc buildings was given the day , and could /not succeed In passing a single bill on too calendar be cause of the economical tendencies of sev eral members from the POtitn , those who had pinned their faith upon the ) success of sun dry building projects for their districts have abandoned hope of securing ] anything which Invovcfi an appropriation. Particularly IE this true of the Chicago members , who have waged an arduous and uublll campaign In order to bring to the attention of congress the needs of the postal Reritce ot their city for adequate housing In the spring they worked for some tlmo to gpt the commlttc : to visit Chicago ; utter that visit , which convinced the commltt'o Of the necessity for a ncu postolUce , ( hero was no trouble In securing n recommendation , but thnt having been obtained there VMS Ji struggle to brlnK the bill up on the floor. After Wednesday's setback they are gieitly discouraged and hardly expect to Ii3 nble to ilo anything. Bcsldo the demand from Chicago there has been n strong pressure brought to bear for the completion of the New ( York appraisers' wai chouse. The bill for Its. completion waste to have been called up after the Chicago building on Wednesday , but that U-fatcd measure blocked the way From many smnller cities come appeals for government buildings , but there Is small chance for their bills this session , nnd the outlook for-thc next Is not considered bright unless the economical ob jectors should ba converted from th'lr pres ent tactics _ itn Kit AND \iutoi : iiir.t. PKOVISIONS. lent ! Itullnny nt The Dalles and Other I'riijei tn. WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. The river and harbor appropriation bill which bus been agreed to In both houses provides for three n w projects which have long been sought by the senators who hav * ( > j the credit of securing their adoption They nro a boat lalhvny to overcome the obstructions at The Dulles of the Columbia river In Oregon and Washington ; another Is for a canal to con- n ct Lakes Union and Washington with Puget sound , and the third to begin the coi sliuctlon of a lock In the Mississippi ilver bt'tweJii St Puul and Minneapolis to extend the head of navigation to the last named place. The boil lallway project contemplates a hydraulic lift to raise steamboats out of the water , placing them upon a largo tram way car , running upo i eight or more tracks , tiansportlng them thhtccm miles and re turning them to the water. U Is cxp cted that this gigantic railway 'nnd the nccessiry machinery would be completed In four years. The cost Is about $2,000,000 , The canal , which Is to connect the waters of Puget sound with tile fresh water of Lakes Union nnd Washington , It is expected , vslll be ot great commcrplnlt benefit , because It will give ships nn opportunity to anchor In fresh wateir after long > ? voyaBes""ln the Pacific. Anotlur benefit K to bo gained by having several navul vessels , while not In commission , stationed In thb fresh water The lock to be placed In the Mississippi river between St. Paul nnd Minneapolis con- trmplutes n lock and dam In the rapids , midway between the two cities , which makes feasible the navigation of the Mississippi to Minneapolis. When the river nnd harbor bill passed the Fifty-first congress the en tire Mississippi river was put under the con tinuing contract system. There remains quite n largo unexpended balance set apart for the upper reach of the river and It Is this appropriation that will be devoted to the construction ot lock and dam. ll.ll > ! kO t7A1 Olt TUB bTltlKEl General Superintendent of tlio Southern 1'iulfle I lo tin res HIinHnlf. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 10. The Examiner says General Superintendent Flllmoro of tlia Southern Pacific ! asked today whether the company Is preventing members of the American Railway * union who en gaged In the strlko from getting employ ment ot any kind. Mr. Flllmore said : "Wo have no use for men who engaged In the recent strlko and will not encourage them In any way. " "Suppose these strikers should obtain other employment , would your company go out of Its way to have them discharged ? " ho was asked. "Yes , " answered Mr. rtllmoro. "If I know thnt a man was not true to this company nnd If I find out that ho has got a Job anywhere I will pursue him and use my best efforts to get- him discharged. These fellows who killed onr englnoirs , de stroyed our property nnd murdered our employes shall never eutn bread and butter In California If I can help It. Against those men who did not take nn active part In the strlko I have nothing to say. I have no bitter feelings against tliom , When wo need tholr help wo will hln * them again , for wo do not consldtr they -nero altogether to blame , but for those who led the strikers wo have no such consideration. Wo have no use for fellows af thnt klnl and do not Intend that they shall make a living bs long as they are within my r acli. " riilliimn Co 111 puny Will Uvltt the striken" , CHICAGO , Aug. 10. Tha Pullman com pany has practically decided to qvlct Its tenants for non-payment of rent. Vlco Pres ident WIckes of the company said today that tlia now employes must have houses , and as most ot the Pullman dwellings are occupied by strikers , some sort of action will bo taken nt once , , _ f The announcement created Intense excite ment among the strikers , as th ; men hud be lieved that the com party would not dare tc take radical measures. As to when the evictions would begin , Mr.t Wlckea refused to say , Window Uluna .linkers Co Jtcdnro P1TTSBURG. Aug. Jo. The window glass manufacturers who have returned from the Chicago conference eay that , whlla they will not Insist upon a 40 per cent reduction In the wage scale , they' will taped the work men to stand their share of any reduction In prices that may result frfem tbo operation of the proponed tariff bHU . . . 4 - Driven Off nt Ono Itilnt 'They Are Now Asinlllno Another. SHANGHAI , Aug. 10Tfce follow Ing tele gram has been received from Choo Foe dated August 10. A Japanese- fleet attacked a Chinese fleet this morning off the harbor of Wellial Wei where the Chinese have a fort said to bo Impregnable' . The Japanese ships were repulsed at one entrance to the harbor , and they' are now attacking the other entrance. Jiipn Af rchln-c on Heoal. LONDON , AUK. 10. The correspondent ol the Times telegraphs from Shanghai that 12,000 Japanese troops from Fausan ami 8,000 from Yunnan are mirchlng towards Seoul , the capita ) of Corea. Io\emeiitii nt KcnlolnB Veneli Augim 1O , At New York Arrived Columbia , from Hamburg , Germany , from Liverpool ; Suevla , from Naples , St. Johns , N. * . Arrived Carthaelulan , from Ulaigow , CAGE COUNTY REPUBLICANS Their Primaries Warmly Contested ant Attract Mnuh Attention. STATE ISSUES IN NO WAY INVOLVEt County Attoriirj-nlilp Ono of tliol'rlzc * tlm L'ntiscil u Number of Cnmltitiltci to Do Sonio Hunt Work. BEATRICE , Aug. 10. ( Special Telegran to The Dee. ) The Gage county republican held their primaries today nnd never bcfon una there so red hot a fight In Beatrice Each ot the six wards had two tickets litho the field , the fight being made , mainly 01 the county attorneyshlp. G. A. Murph ; carried the First , Third nnd Fifth ; Robrr Sabln the Sixth and W. C. Lchino tin Fourth. C. G. Peante , candidate for stati superintendent , nnd W. S Summers , camll dale for attorney general , each had warn friends nt the polling places , who wen looking after their respective Interests , a : It Is conceded that whoever secures tin Gage county delegation will bo entitled ti recognition In the state convention Tin Indications are tonight that Pearsc has fron forty to forty-five out of the sixty-one clt ! delegates. Ilut few outside townships vvll be heard from tonight. sixitnr M > CIITY. ItuniiliiR Umlur thn Kmblrn of tint btiir * nnd Stripes. DENVER , Aug 10. A special to tin News from Loa Angeles announces the for matlon of a new secret political order. Tin name of the order Is the United Sons o America , nnd Its emblem IB the stars am stripes and the letters U. S A. The organl zatlon Is loval , patriotic , political , nntlona and noiibectarlan. It Is secret and has sign : and passwords Its constitution provides foi complete city , county , btate , congresslona nnd mtlonal organl/ntion , and makes ampli provision for funds necessary to carry oui and maintain this plan of organization am for conducting Its campaigns Its promoters aio all strong silver men , am the order vvll make a hard light for the frei colnace of silver. It will Indorse such can dldatos of all mrtles as are In full accon wth Its principles , nnd v.liere these an lacklnc It will nominate candtdatcj of it ! own The principles of the order demand tin enactment and enforcement of laws for tin equal protection of labor nnd capital , and foi the arbitration of all differences between em ploycr and emploje ; declare against the Inv portatlon of cheap foreign labor nnd agnlnsi mtlonal banks of Issue , and calls for the ab-o lute control by the government of nil rail roids and telegraph lines. The order con tains among Its members the best business men and citizens of southern California. W. M Holt , who Is "father" and president of the order , Is nn old newspaper man , am n d > ed-ln-the-wool republican , who has nevei sought nnd docs not now seek office. Anothci of Its officers Is Lionel A. Sheldon of I'asa dona , formerly governor of New Mexico nm1 m"inber of congress from Louisiana. Tin other olfices are filled by men of equal proml nencc. rui.iTiis IN TIII : I'ntbi DISTIUCT. Kntranco of M. I , . Jlav ward In the Flrli G'lmnliloniM.v C'oiupUuitis .11 ittcr * . " NEBRASKA Cm" , 'Aug. 10. ( Spcclal-ti The Bee ) The congressional convention foi the First district , which meets In this cltj next Tuesday evening , Is the all-absordlnj topic. Tom Mijors and his hickory shlri sinks Into Insignificance beside It. The waj It stands now local politicians figure ou that Lancaster w 111 cast Its rtf y-ono vote : for Strode on the first ballot and staj vvltl him to the end. Church How a will ge Ncmaha , Johnson , Pawnee and a portlor of Rlchaidson , Ciss county will go t < Chapman , and Otoe will vote for John C Watson. This will be abou' the size of th < first ballot. After that no man knows how things will shape themselves. There Is a new development , however , Ir the possibility of Hon. M L Hujwurd be coming a candidate. The Otoe delegation li known to be favorable to him , and In casi he cannot be nominated he might throw his strength to Judge Chapman. Shculd hide do th s and Chapman secure the nomlna tlon , It will necessitate the election of . ' now district udge To repay lUyward Chapman could easily see that Cass counts helped to nominate Hay ward for dlstrlci judge , and thu. , square things. MOIU ; IUSION IN IOWA. Tenth IJIstrli't IJc-moiruts Knilnrso u 1'opu- lint Cuiullilute for ( 'onerous BOONE , la. , Aug. 10. ( Special Telegran to The Bee. ) The democrats cf the Tentl district met In congressional convention hen th s morning to nominate a candidate agalnsl Dolllver. Before the convention assemble ! a caucus was held , and It was voted noi to run with the populists. The conventlor wns called to order by Chairman Breei and L. Lange of Pocahontas was mndi temporary chairman , O. W. Hicks of Web ster was made temporary secretary , and thli organization was made permanent. J. C Baker of Palo Alto , the populist nominee was named for congress , as was Senatoi O M. Olson of Webster. Upon a v'tt Senator Olson was almost unanimously nom inated , but ho absolutely refused to run , am then Baker was nominated , despite the can cus action against fusion with the populists On the ballot ho received 79 votes , Brcci 11 , R. F Jordan 7 and Boone 1C. Joht P. Dune mbe was chairman of the resolu tlon committee , which reported simply li favor of the regular national and state demo cratlo platforms An effort to Introduce i resolution In favor of the free coinage of sll ver created great excitement , but was votei ' down. _ _ I'OI'UI,1ST.S .NOT SAllbriKI ) . Domocritt o Victory la Alibnioa bulit t < Hnvo Itoiiii ( iiilnuil l > y I mini. MONTGOMERY , Ala. , Aug 10 The pop ultst state central committee has Issued i lengthy statement to the people chnrglni that the democrats had elected their tlcke through the grossest frauds , nnd cnlllni upon those who desire clean government ti assemble on Thursday , August 23 , at tin county court houses und organize law am order leagues to uphold "the supremacy o the sovereign will of a frco people. " It Is announced that Kalb will come hen and organize a dual state government. School 1'olUltn In ATCHIS.ON , Kan , Aug. 10. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee- Word was received hori tonight from Muscotah , a small town litho the western part of this county , that Prof M. H. Wyckoff , cx-prlnclpal of the Mns cotah public schools , and candidate for stati superintendent of public Instruction nn tin democratic ticket , had been brutally as saultcd and beaten about the head am shoulders at a late hour last night by tin known parties at Muscotah. Wyckoff wa : defeated recently In the race for the prln clpalshlp of the Muscotah school , and tin fight that was waged against him was ver : bitter. U la tuppojed that the assault wai the outcome of this election row , for tin assaulted man was not robbed. He la li a precarious condition. I'opulUt * of Johnnon. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Aug. 10.-Specln ( Telegram to The Bee , ) The populists o Johnson county held their convention In till : city today. Wiley Saudusky was made chair man und D R. Carpenter secretary Tin chwr appointed a committee on credentials which reported delegations to the state , con griBulonuI and senatorial conventions Afte considerable parley and discussion the nam Ing of the county ticket was deferred until September 29. The convention adjourned until that date. oitu roruuiTS MIKT. : KtprrM n 1'rpfrrcnco for ICrm for the Con- Kri l ( > iml Nomination. ORD , Neb , Aug. 10 ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) The pupollst county convention wns held In the court house UIR ! afternoon , lion William Gray was chosen chairman. The following were the nomlnitlona made : Representative , Henry F. Rhodes ; county at torney , Charles A. Miinn : delegate to the state convention , J. W. Gregory , F W. Dworak , C. C. ScliuUr , Jorgn Mollcr , George M. Petty , J L. Clallln , Huvdcn Strong , Dlmmlck H. Rnthburn ; delegates tn con gressional convention , John Wheeler , D. L. Clark. Herbert Gre-n , William M. Gray , H. A Goodrich , Henry F. Rhodes , Thomas Jones , A. V Mousing On motion the delegates were by accla mation Instructed to work for the nomina tion of O M Kcm. Later a motion wna made to reconsider , which , nftcr n good deal of wrangling , carried , nnd n motion to tha effect thnt the convention's preference Is Ken nnd to endorse hla actions tn congress wns substituted. Rumor has It that Gray and Rhodes an not adverse to filling Kom's slices , which may account for the rescind ing of the Instructions. The delegntes to the state senatorial con- vrntlon uro J F Rogers , Frnnk llammlll , R C Moore , Clinton Upham , John llrvnn , Doilgatl MacCnll , Stephen C Brace , J. P. Harden , G. Scott. On matlon tha delegates wcro Instructed to use all honorable means to nominate William M. Gray. The delegates to the judicial convention are John H Jennings , H D Cass , Robert Johnson , G. W Ward , William Aoses | , Clin ton Upham , Elmer Perkins , PorUr Dunlnp and William H. Hunt. IIOYIt COUNTY TO Ol.IhT-i. Ono Ollki ) for Uhltli tliu 1'urtj lion No Asp rant. NAPER , Neb , Aug. 10 ( Spcchl Tele gram to The Bee. ) Boyd county populists met In convention vesterday at Buttc , every delegate entitled to a seat In the convention being present. William E. Leonard of Turtle was selected temporary chairman nnd J. D. Lee of Lvnch sccretury. After the vnrlous committees had reported the order of , business wns taken up The temporary organbnllon was imido permanent and th cfollnblng delegates were chosen to represent the county at the state convention Ed L Whiting , George P Garrison risen , S. C. Chlcas , Charles Sprcnklc and F. Jones. The same delegates go to the congressional convention. Nine delegates to the repre sentative convention at N obrara on the 13th were chosen nnd nine to the senatorial con vention nt O'Neill on the Sth of September. The nomination of county attorney was passed , the party having no aspirant for the nomination , and it was thought Inadvisable to nominate any one but a populist. This action virtually elects George F. Kapp , ( Bryan dcm. ) , nominated Monday to the office. Dr. Frank Lewis ot Butte was nominated for ccroner to till a vacancv. Ed Whitney was chosen as chairman and G. P. Garil on secretary of the central com- mltteo for the ensuing > ear After listening 16 several speakers on various Issues the convention adjourned. 1'rlnmrii'n. York K < publican YORK , Neb , Aug. 10 ( Special Telegram to The"Bca. . ) The republican primaries wcro held this afternoon for electing delegates to the county convention which meets to morrow. Tjie fight waa on Keckley for iep're e'ltthh'ot ' : Ilni ( tue > - result .shows the town against him. Th < - SBcond ward wl h eight votes Is for him , the other twenty-one against him. The entire vote of the city will go for Dr. J. B. Conway. 1'iiu iii * < In Prlnwrlpi. PUVNP.E CITY , Neb. , Aug. 10 ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) The regulir repub lican caucus delegates for this precinct wcro elected at the primary today without cp- posltlon. The convention meets tomoriow. for L ml- The Pawnee delegation Is probably bay fcr the honate , Sutton for the houto and dlvelded between Berry and Dort for the hoiKe 'Ihey favor Church Howe and Tom Mno.-r _ _ _ Otoe'H 1)1 U'Kill Ion DUIcloil. NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 10. ( Special to The Bee ) The state delegates selected at Wednesday's convention stand eight for Crouiibe , seven for Majcru and cue on the fence. br 1'tii.Miu : * v tVoiimn Uiilm Ills PiilHO It liuliiii-il Hot to Km Atililsoii Stixkx. NEW YORK , AUK 10 Mutlltla Wnllnce has hi ought two Milts In the htipeiior couit of the citv agnlivU J W Ittlnhnit ns presi dent of the Atchlson , Topeka k S Hit i Fe lallroud , one to iccover J3),000 dam igcs nml the othci to iceover J.VOO damages The BJ omuls fci the action tire that Piesl- dcnt Helnlmrt Issued u BtiUeinc-nt on June 30 , IMM , ulvliiB the AtcliHon surplus ut $1,91S,3SO , as abort ; tinoiicratlri' e\p us' * ) , nml on September Zt , ISJi , maOu another statement showing the excellent condition of the company and the amount of ! = cem- Hles held in Its trensuij I'lulntlff. fiirthu chin Rt thnt on June21 , 1SSJ , thu defendant published In Ihe Nt-w Yoik World a statement Knowing the 1011- dltlon ot the ( omp.in ) ' * ) ( In.uiccH , which plaintiff claims was nut a e-oiiect state ment ot the company 's nlfaliH , ami sets foith thnt the statement In the complaint Is cunlluned by the icpoit ol Stephen Little , the exput accountant , who made the Htatu- ment lei the icoiKiinUatlon cunmlttcu. PHIntlff nvors that on thu n picseiitatlons made br Piesldent Itclnbnit Miu tiiiichaseil 1,700 Hhaus of Atchlson mock , and that bho IB damaged thereby to the nm unit uf the sums that fhe mtUs to lecovei NEW YORK , Ant , ' 10 Piesldent Uclnhurt has resigned hlH position UK pusldenl of the AtcliHon road. The matter will bo noted upon tomoriow ut a inec-tlng of the dliectois of that roul In HOMOU TOPEKA , Aug 10Theiu s a iiumi'iiiiH rumorH In railway clu-lcs of Ihe probable changes In the west following the resigna tion of Piesldent minimi t Thu moht com mon I" Hint H H NickerHcn will bo In vited to ii'tiiin to the load an general mnn- nRei and Hint A A HobliiHon , now of the Mexican f'entinl , will bo tundvied the pus- Idcncyvlth hendqimrtcra at Tupeku. 1'Ul.l rTx itKI Ult.Mi IIU3IK Con iilt * with IIU I.liuti > iiiint Concerning the I'vUtlonn tit tin * Model 'lonn. CHICAGO , Aug. 10-GeorBO M. Pullman Ib back from Cnntle Heat nnd Nevvpoit , but he declines to bo Intel viewed on the cvc'titx which have absorbed the public mind since he bled himself awny last June. His home Is still guarded by pilvutit watchmen , who loutmc around this Inwn nnd keep clone wutch on any one who Htopi to glance at the abiding place ot the piesldent of the fii ( 000,000 corporation. Vlcn President Wlckei , the trusted licit- tenant of the mnuiulx , and General Manager - ager Browne of thu I'ullmnn vvnrkH culled at the Prairie avenue mansion. They were recognised by the waUhmen and weie noon Inside In conference with their ehlcf , and vveio for novel ul hours discussing the situ ation at the Hhoim and formulntlnt ; plans for the future. It IK presumed that name plan will bo dctei mined upon for evicting the strikers from the company'a houses. .v I'K.USKI : F.III , Sequel to thu Iliiritllnt ; of thn lluvvkeyo CommUalou Company In Onmlm. CHICAGO , Aug. 10. The Board ol Trade firm of Booge , Frazeo & Co has aEBlgncd The fluctuations of the corn market aad the fallurn ot the Hawkcyo Commission com pany ot Omaha Is believed to have caused the failure. Boogo & Fruyeo wcrs officers and heavy stockholders of the Hawkcyo company. The firm's assets are estimated ut $3,000 and liabilities at $35,000. Krlitnoii Arrive * ut .MemphU. MEMPHIS. Aug. 10rim United Matin torpedo boat Ericsson , cnroutu fi.m JJu- buque to New York. b > vvny of the V.-.HIH lppl river und the Atlantic , iml.cil hut this uftcrnoou uml lied up for ihu nl 'ht MANY BURNT BODIES List of the Dead from the Rook Island Ex press Wreck , MORE VICTIMS THAN AT FIRST SUPPOSED Debris of the Train Yields Tcrriblo Evi dence of the Ditaster , . MANY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED AT PRESENT \Vrcckcrs Hold Responsible for the Awful Affair , NEGRO CHARGED WITH THE CRIME buhl tu I linn lli.pu * , rea In the Vkliilt.v at Hlii.ro the \trrtl. ( H turret ! Ijito Tlmri- l y 1'ollcn IJtUuro llo li tlio ( lullty Alan. LINCOLN , Aug. 10. ( Si > eclnl Telegram to The lice. ) Workmen wore engaged nil day In cleaning awny tlio debris of tlio wreck of the Rock Isluiul express , which went through the v Induct over the Union I'nclfio tracks fho miles south of Lincoln last night. At 5 o'clock this afternoon the men at work on the ruins had reached the bottom of the charred heap , unearthing the remains of eleven bo.lles , which It Is believed Is the total list of the killed. ThereIs little by which any of the remains can he Idcntllled , they for the most jmrt consisting simply of charred pieces of bone , vvl h the skull In most cases Intact. They were picked up as carefully ns possible , placed In sacks and boxes , and taken to Roberts' under taking rooms , where an Inquest will bo hold at 2 o'clock tomorrow. NEGRO CHARGED WITH TUB GIUMC. A colored man giving his name as George Washington Da\ls was arrested at 10 o'clock this evening on suspicion of wrecking the train. Detective Malone caught him at tlio residence of a farmer named Lawmlcll , living six and one-half miles south of the city. The olliccr claims that he has sufficient evidence to convict him. Two young fellows claim to have seen him last night about S o'clock In the Vicinity of the wreck with a crowbar , and n farmer named Spelts says he taw a colored man , now supposed to be Davis , going away from the scene of the wrick Immudlalely after Its oc currence. There are sc\ual others who claim to Imvo seen him acting suspiciously near the scene of the wreck last night. Davis claims ho waa In a salojn , and heating of tlio wreck went directly there. Ho gave his oc cupation as fanner , and his agj at 30. Ho has been knocking about town for a week or so , and has been accused of several thefts and burglaries that have been committed recently In the neighborhood of the disaster. Davis told the ofilecrs other stories which do not hung together well , and they seem to think ho Is the guilty man. The "only motlvo that can bo ascilbcd to his do ng the deed Is robbery or pure devlllbhness. KILLED AND INJUnUD The killed , so fur us known , arc as fol lows : DU. C. H. PINNEY. Council muffs. E. H. MOUSE , Kansas City , traveling for Counselman. C. I ) STANDARD , conductor , St. Joseph. IKE DCPEW , cnglncoi , Council llluffs. WILLIAM CRAIG , fireman , Falrbury. W. O. HAMREL , nttornej , Fnlrbury. E. II. 55ERNEKE , abstractor , Lincoln. HENRY PETERS , blacksmith. Council Iluffs. ) J. D. MATTHEWS , with Havens. MONGER , tia\clltig man for Counsel- man , the gra n dealer ANDREW HANSEN of Mcl'herson county. The bodies of the abovt have been found. TWO UNKNOWN MEN In the chair car. NINE OR MORE UNKNOWN MEN In the smoker. A number of people arc missing and It la feared that the following are among the dead. C. UNRU1I , MOTHER AND SON , Jansen , Neb. Neb.M. M. DEAVER , clothier , I'awneo City. A. II. EDDE , Insurance agent , I'avvnca City. LONG LIST OK INJURED. The Injured aio. Colonel C. J. Dills , Second regiment , Ne braska National guards , Falrbuiy , deep flesh , \vbunds In left leg. Henry C. Foot , brakeman , Council Uluffa , leg broken. Jay McDowell , Falrbury , legs cut and face bruised. | C. II. Cherry , mull clerk , Kearney , badly ; bruised and cut. F. V. Scott , express messenger , Injured In ternally. ( J Mrs Flsli , wife of 11. & M. engineer , badly bruised. I O. S Doll , traveling man , Lincoln , Internal Injuries. i J E I'uoU , traveling man , Lincoln , Inter nal Injuries. A passenger named Somicl , hurt about tlio laud. laud.Mrs. Mrs. Fritz and sister-in-law , Lincoln , bruised. Judge Drody , Colonel Hills and others of Falrbury have been In the city und Identified the buttons and watch worn by Attorney Humbcl. 'Ihuy state that lie Is a man of wldo nuiualmnnco In the Htate , and ono whoso loss by his nathu town will be sin- cciely mouincd. DAYLIGHT ADDS TU THE HORROR. The full extent of the hoiror wns not known until this morning. Every cur on the penitentiary line Is crowded with passengers going to the scene of the disaster and nearly , all the hacks and carryulls In the city have be-on Liillul Into leqvilHltlon , Hurry Foot , the brakeman who did such efllcleiU work at the wreck , says he la posi tive that there were at least ten men In tlio Einokcr , six of whom ho can describe. In addition ' 'J.-'ho ' crew he mnntlmis a man whose na. * * 10 does not know employed l > y nn elevator builder naired Counnolman at Narka , Kan. There were also several pas sengers who gqt on at Janccn and two who got on at Pawnee City. Koot snys that when ho took out Fred Scott , the blKKUKeman , vtho was crying , "Harry , Harry , hurry for Christ's cake , " ho heard u faint groan from the smoker , and again another when the ( lame * reached It , but that was all. Probably all were mercifully crushed to death , for th * car was smashed almost perfectly flat. Ono man was found lying outside thu smoker. Ho was probably on the platform when Urn train went over Ho was seriously but "ft fatally Injured and Is now at the OpeU houto , TOO SCARED TO HELP THBM8KLVE8. The pMKutigorn rescued from the clulr cut