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THE OMAHA DAILY..JjEEt SUNDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1801 the physical possession of the bill remained In the Bcnato. It WAD a matter for the Joint confcrcon to consider. Ho believed that the lionso might yet deal with the bfll nnd that the great question of tariff could ( not depend upon mere manual possiislon. Senator HIM replied thil the senate aked for fho second conference ind under parliamentary usage the bill remained In Its possession , "If I can bo assured , " ho said , "that the bill will remain In the senate I will withdraw the amendment. " Mr. Fryo said ho understood the bill was actually In the senate , to which Mr. Cockroll replied vehemently that ho understood that the papers wcro taken to the house and were thcro then. Mr. KYjo said It might bo true that the house conferees had either properly or Im properly secured possession of the bill , "Thcro seems to bo so milch doubt as to whcro the 1)1)1 ) ) Is , " Interjected Mr. Chandler , "that I suggest It may bo found In the white house. " "I will say to the senator from New Hampshire , " answered Mr. Paullsncr , "that although the tariff bill is not nt the white liouso now , It will bo there very soon to re- colvo the signature of the president. " "Lot mo usk , " slid Mr. Chandler , "that as the bill has to go to the whlto house so soon , what will be Its form ? " "It will bo In such form , " said Mr. Faulk ner , " aa a majority of the democratic con gressman agree upon. " Senator Turple , democrat of Indiana , said ho had misgivings as to the source of the resolution. "It comes from the senator from New York , who has publicly Informed us that ho Is against this measure and has voted against It. " Mr. Cockrell moved an executive session and Mr. Hill demanded the > cas and nays. Allen voted against an executive session and Caffcry for It. Mr. Harris announced that ho would vote nye If not paired. The democrats generally voted aye. The motion was evidently carried by ono majority before the vote was com pleted , but at this point Mr Gordon an nounced a transfer of hlH pair to Irby. Mr. Ilrlcc transferred his pair to Voorhees nnd voted aye. The vote was a tit 35 to 35 and the vice president cast the deciding vote In favor of Mr Cockrell's motion. The senate went Into executive session and at 2:10 : adjourned until Monday. VOUIITKKN 1'OINTS Ml * 1)11 I'll It UN OK. "IVIloro tlin Homo CoiifflroM I'lillcd to Ac cept fviiulo Appropriation * WASHINGTON , Aug 11 The house con ferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill liavo reported back to the house an agree ment upon all the senate amendments ex cept fourteen. Most of these embody radi cal new legislation. Ono Is the proposal to give each of the arid land states 1,000,000 acres of arid public lands fcr icclanmtion ; unothor the appropriation of $200,000 at the Atlanta exposition , which will probably be satisfactorily adjusted when the bill Is re committed , and a third is the Item of $250- i 000 to purchase the Malicm square as a nlto for the government printing olllcc , a .matter . over which the public buildngi com mittees of the two houses arc at odds. Other Items Included , aggregating $100,000 , for n sites In Cheyenne , Wyo. , Boise City , Idaho , K Helena , Mont , and Spokane , Wash , are points of disagreement. The house con ferees could not agree to glvo $40.000 for a quarantine station at the mouth of the Col umbia river , fsr a survey of certain lands In Nebraska , and the other principal differ ence was over an Item of $80,000 for a dry dock at Puget Sound. DONA'IJOJiS or AltllJ IANL > . Agrees to the bruuto Amendment DotmlliiK It to thn .Stilton. WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Two d/sputed / nonato amendments to the sundry civil bill ' \voro settled by the house tojlay. after an animated , debate. One v\as the proposition to glvo each of the arid land states one million acres of surveyed arid public land to bo reclaimed by Irrigation , which the house ogroed to after the Irrigation question had boon discussed by many western numbers. The ether amendment was the appropriation of $250,000 to purchase- square owned by ex-Senator Mahono for a site for the govern ment printing office , and this was defeated , the house adopting a plan proposed by Chair man Bankhend of the committee on public buildings to buy additional ground adjoining tlie building now In use. This action loaves still unsettled between the liouso and senate a question which has caused maiy disagree ments. At 4:40 : p. m. the house adjourned , and the call for a democratic caucus on .Monday morning at 10 o'clock was announced. It was received with great applause. Confirmed liy tlin "ii'imte. WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The senate , In executive session , confirmed the following nominations : l'ostmastcn > : Kansas Ell Mead at Hutchlnson. California George W. IIII1 at Pomona. Iowa C. E Howard at Webster City ; George W. Owens nt North- California C'uniimli's C'ompiiij Conquers. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 10 The Califor nia supreme court enjoined the Tenny com pany of San Francisco , their agents or at torneys , from making any claims to the Luslc brands belonging to the California Canneries company , being A. Lusk & . Co.'s brand and J. Lusk canning. Three lions born jesterdaj , see them to day , last day , Courtland beach. BOOK OF THE BUILDERS , Publication ot this work has been sus pended and no more booUs will bo Issued. The following letter from the publishers will explain the difficulty : SPRINGFIELD , O. , Aug. 3 , 1894. PUBLISHERS OK THE BEE , Omaha , Neb. : Dear Sirs Owing to the failure ot our contractors for the "Book of the Builders" and the impossibility ot arranging for the continuation of the work on a now financial basis , wo regret to announce that we will bo unable to continue the publication of the book. Wo had hopes , up to yesterday , to make Bdmo new arrangements , but find It Is not possible to do so. Yours very truly , COLUMBIAN MEMORIAL PUBLICATION SOCIETY. SERIES NO. 25. SUNDAY , AUGUST 12 I'll. 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HOUSE CjUfelsCULED BY CONFEREES Opinion I'rovulM that thn Homo Miiy 1'ms the Hill with All the hi'into Amend * incut * In Order to * < niu It from the Coiisur\iitlvu S WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The tariff bill Is In a cloud tonight.nnd there arc as many opinions as to Us present status and Its fi turo as thcro nro political group * The surface deulopmcnts today showed that the democrats of the senate wcro willing to pull together again for a time In order to see If the caucus of the house democrats would offer any kind of a solution to the pr plex- Ing problem The call for a camics of the house , approved by the speaker , and re quested by the houao conferees , shows that the huders in that body have become greatly concerned over the fate of the bill nnd acknowledge that It Is In a critical state. Hut neither the action of the senate In delaying the Hill resolution nor the call of the caucus by the house democrats in sures the pasage or defeat of the bill , nor yet docs It certainly mean the senate bill or nothing There are many persons who be- llevo the democratic caucus will result In the final success of the senate bill , and that this abtlon will be taken because the demo crats of the house , or a majority of them , will not want to risk any vote whatever In the senate for fear of Killing all tariff leg islation This feeling , however , was stronger at 2 o'clock than at G o'clock today It Is quite probable , the time which has been gained will bo devoted toward reconciling the difference's , making a com promise bill hurriedly and with the least possible filctlon , and pausing It as quickly as possible , providing such action will ba acceptable to the house caucus The par liamentary tangle In which the bill is now placed , If no report Is m ido by the senate conferees has caused considerable discussion and opinion Is divided as to the courses open to the houses Those tangles , however , would all unravel at once if ths wings of the dem ocratic party again Happed in harmony and an agreement were reached by the conferees If this be found Impossible It Is contended by some that tha house would concur In the senate amendments and pass the bill nt once , whether the particular copy of the bill mi which the conferees are nt work is on the clerk's d sk or In the conference room. It Is also claimed the house can rescind the action bending the bill to conference , which would bring It , as amended by the senate , again before tha house. ADDED COMPLICATIONS. The parliamentary difficulties are not so serious as the other complications which have arisen and which may arise before the caucus on Monday and before the snate meets again , to prevent an adjustment of the dif ferences At present the questions remain ing unanswered are : Will the house caucus decide to take the senate bill , or will a de cision be reached to moke one more effort * to agree on a compromise bill ? It Is con ceded by almost all parties now that fewer concessions are to be expected of the senate than probably could have been obtained a week ago ; that the outlook at this time Is between no bill , the senate bill and the sen ate bill modified , but not to n great degree. When Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson determined after a conference at noon that a house caucus should be held on Monday morning another new element was added to the tariff situation The house conferees had previously concluded that a caucus was desirable and Mr. Crisp quickly assented to the plan , his name and that of Mr. Wilson heading the petition to Chairman Holnian that the caucus bo called. With this au thoritative endorsement from the house and tariff leaders , hlnatures were secured as fast as the paper could be passed about and the number necessary for the call was ob tained within half an hour. Mr. Crisp went over to the senate and told the senators what had been done and this was one of the main causes for postponing the Hill reso lution until Monday , as the caucus at 10 a. m. will give an opportunity for the house to determine upon its policy before the Hill resolution is taken up at 12 o'clock. Throughout the day the purposes of the caucus were canvassed from every possible standpoint. Speaker Crisp said of It ; "There Is no prearranged program for the caucus The house conferees thought they would like to Inform their associates of the difficulties encountered and of the position they had taken up to the present time. I do not know they desire or Intend to ask for any particular line of action. It Is called simply to allow them to inform democratic members of the exact situation. What line of action will be developed I cannot say and I think It will depend largely upon circumstances. There Is no purpobo on the part of the con ferees so far as I know to present the ques tion of the 'senate bill or no hill , ' but that may nnd probably will come up. " CAUCUS CALLED FOR ADVICE. Chairman Wilson also treated the caucus as designed for the purpose of giving and receiving information and advice. Ho said ho would make a full statement of the re cent difficulties In conference and of cer tain misapprehensions which had been given wide publicity. One of these misapprehen sions which Mr. Wilson will clear up Is as to the tender of free sugar and free coal Tjy the scnato conferees , and he vvjll tell his col leagues'that the tender was not made , or at least was made with the knowledge that it would assist In defeating the hill. Mr. Wilson has not yet stated what line of action , If any , ho would ask the caucus to take. He says the house conferees have not as yet decided among themselves that the time Ins coma for the acceptance of the entire scnato bill. Whether ho will leave the caucus to shape Its views on this grave question or will ask Its continued support In an aggressive policy has not been Indicated by him to any of the members. Representatives Warner , Tracey nnd other administration men In the house said to night that deference would bo given to the wishes of Mr. Wilson. They expressed a certainty that If he assumed the leadership on any exact line of policy the houao would stand behind him. It Is accepted as cer tain , however , that the direct Issue of the "senate bill or no bill" will be precipitated at the caucus , whether Mr Wilson Initiates It or not. Several members stated today their Intention to present resolutions on this line in the event the tnrllT leaders did not do It. In some quarters it was believed some middle ground would bo reached before the caucus emied. Representative Strauss of Now York be lieves an acceptance of the senate tender of free sugar , with a provision for a bounty of a year or more , would secure the votes of the Loulslant senators and the populists and would bo sulllclcnt t pass the bill In the senate , but Mr. Strauss has few support ers In this view. After the senate adjourned today the demo cratic steering- commute ] mot. They de cline to divulge the proceedings , but ono of thosn present stated that the feeling was very hopeful ns to the outlook for the senate bill , but that there was no assurance ns to Us fate , nnd the assurance could not bo ob tained until more time could bo had to can vass the situation. He thought that by to morrow It would be Unown whether the house would accept the senate bill In Its entirety or not. The conservative senators have claimed from the beginning that It a house doemocratia caucus could have an op portunity to pass upon the senate bill , uninfluenced by the bousa conferees , it would accept the sonata bill They still have this faith. The house conferees were In a committee room In the senate cud of the capltol while the senate- steering committee was In session and there was more or less communication between the two bodies , evidently bearing upon the terms of a settlement , representatives Wilson nnd Montgomery of the house conferees and Representative Strauss of New York held a conference with Secretary Carlisle tonight at which the situ ation was discussed and careful considera tion given the proposition to have the house take the senate bill In Its entirety nnd sub sequently correct any defects by passing sep arate bills. Mr , Thurber came to the con ference with a message from the president. A report was In circulation that It Imd been decided to take the senate bill , ' n Renrawn- litlvo Strausn , ntter the conference , said no course had been decided an nnd that the policy to bo pursued was still a mutter of speculation SENATORS WERH ABSENT. The house tariff confeiecs gathered promptly nt 10 o'clock this morning In the room of the senate committee on Interstate commerce and ronnlned thcro during the entire tire forenoon , but they waited In vain for the scnato conferees They sent messengers to the capltol for the senators but the search proved unavailing None of the sen ate members of the conference were nt the capltol , or If they were they could not be found. Senator Vest walked Into the senate chamber while the morning priycr was pro greasing and quietly took lili scat on n illvan in a retired corner , whllo the chap lain Interceded for divine guidance In this troublous time. It was announced that Senator Harris had not arrived from his homo nt the opening of the session Senator Jones' hat hanging In the committee room constituted the only visible ovldenca of his presence nt the capital It was made very evident that the senate confcrtes hail put thimselvoa beyond call for the con ference. Consequently there was no meeting and no results. Very little could he learned as to how the administration regards the present crisis There was a vague report circulated about the capltol that Secretary Carlisle had been an early visitor there , but no one could be found who would admit having actually con versed with him It Is known , however , that he icgards the proceedings with Intense con cern , and that he has exercised his strong est influence to bring almut n compromise Ills friends Fay that he feds that It would be disastrous to have congress adjourn with out enacting n tariff bill , because especially of the effects such failure would have Upon the revenues of the country It was admitted on nil hands that the par liamentary situation of the bill was In n tangle , and there were many views as to what should be done If a report either of ngre ° ment or disagreement were made the report of the bill would come to the senate. If the senate conferees were withdrawn , some parliamentarians hold that the bill would re main with the house conferees. It was also held that the house could at any time pass a resolution receding from Us disagreement to the senate bill , no matter where the copy of the bill might be , ns a copy could be made nnd signed by the presiding onicera of the house and senate nnd sent to the president Other parliamentarians , It should be said , combattcd this assertion The house conferees were waiting to ses what action the senate would take and the members of the house said action by their sldo must depend entirely npon what the scnato finally determined upon. Poli ticians of all parties evinced a feverish In terest In today's proceedings. CONFEREES CALL A CAUCUS At noon is was learned that Speaker Crisp and the liouso conferees were circulating a call for n caucus of the house. That the house conferees realize the crlbls has b'en reached Is conclusively proved by this action. As soon as the conferees re turned from the morning meeting they were closeted In the speaker's room with Speaker Crisp and Messrs , Cntchlngs and Dock ry. Half an hour after the house met Speakei Crisp's bon appeared on the floor with a formal call for a caucus of house demo crats on the tariff bill at 10 o'clock Monday morning The names of Speaker Crisp nnd Chairman Wilson were among the first signed and the paper was signed by the members regardless of faction ns It was presented to them by joung Mr. Crisp. It is recalled that in Ills speech to the recent caucus Speaker Crisp said that when the matter was r.solved Into a choice between the senate bill or no bill the conferees would call upon their colleagues for ad vice. vice.The The meaning1 of the house caucus aa Inter preted by those In a position to know Is that It is purposed to recede from the disagree ments to the senate amendments and to pass the bill. The caucus was asked for by the house conferees , ns their friends say , they consider the situation critical. Speaker Crisp says that the situation is critical and serious enough to need the wisdom of the whole house. He will not say that the senate bill must pass or there will bo no legislation , but admits that there Is a crisis , which needs careful consideration. Influential members of the house think that there are democrats In both houses who are , anxious to defeat all tariff legislation and that If under any conditions the bill should again be placed In the custody ofho \ semto It would bo doubtful when It would emerge from that body , if ever. An addition which Senator Hill placed upon his resolution today precipi tating a controversy over the possession of the bill and to some extent complicate its parliamentary status made the democrats of the house uneasy and its influence may be to hasten speedy action in order to prevent the actual defeat of the bill. All of the house democratic conferees signed the caucus call. Representative Dockery seemed to share In the general feeling of the democrats and said. "It Is always darkest Just before dawn. This appears to be the darkest hour for the tariff , but we hope It Is the hour before dawn. " LOUISIANA MEN SQUARED. The rumor gained currency about the sen ate early in the day that the Louisiana sen ators had been brought Into line sufficiently to insure their standing with the main body of democrats In the senate In the present crisis. The report could not be verified , but if It proves true It will help to save the bill from the fate which it had been thought was in store for It If It could be got back to the senate. The rumor also goes so far as to say that the Louisiana men have been promised that there should be a provision la the bill for the continuation of the bounty In some shape for the present year. The sit uation has grown so tense and strained that all factions of the democratic party may suddenly get together on some plan , although no such thing has taken place as yet. The decision of the senate to go into ex- ecutlvo session pending the Hill resolution and the early subsequent adjournment was due to a general beilcf on the democratic side of the senate that the democratic cau cus called for Monday would result In tha acceptance of the senate bill without change of any kind. This belief was strengthened by a personal visit made to the senate by Speaker Crisp Just previous to the making of a motion for an executive session , Ho was closeted In the room of the senate committee on appropriations with a few democratic leaders of the senate , and it was Immediately after this conference that Senator Cockrell entered his executive session motion. When the senate adjourned the democratic sen ators were in far better spirits than they had been for weeks nnd the conservative senators and the members of the finance commKtce were In an especially amiable mood. The president and his advisors have been In frequent consultation over the bill. FRAUDS WITHOUT I'KUG'IIDUNT. hcniUor MorRiin't ) Homo County In Alulmnm Ultt d us u Connplenoin hxiimplu , WASHINGTON , Aug 11 Mr. Chandler , In accordance with his notice of yesterday , today called up his resolution looking to an Investigation of the recent election In Ala bama. He asked that It go over. In connec tion with this matter , Senator Chandler has received a telegram which he Intends to read when the resolution comes up again. It is as follows DIRMINGHAM , Ala , Aug It. Mr Chand ler , United States Scnato : We hope the senate will pass the resolution to Investi gate the Alabama elections and appoint a committee composed of democrats , repub licans and populists , We will get the pe titions of 60,000 citizens of this state for the appointment of the committee. We can furnish conclusive evidence of the most stupendous frauds ever committed on the American continent. Dallas county. Sena tor Morgan's home , gave 6,000 majority for Oates , Wo have a list of the votes polled In that county in every precinct , and the total is less than 2,000 Armed deputies were in every precinct nnd the bulldozing and Intimidation were without precedent. W. H. SKAGGS , Chairman. .Ni : rou CUM.i. Claims of Hie Kentucky CongrviiHiiMii for it \iiruiit Dljilomiillo llorth , WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Representative Stone of Kentucky Is being urged by his friends for the position of minister to Chill , Mr. Stone Is In a position somewhat similar to that of Represtntatlve Brccklnrldge of Arkansas before the latter was appointed minister to Russia. The Kentucky member had been defeated fur renomlnatlon , after a sharp contest , In which ho was t M R homo nnd look after hla Interests Ho sup ported the administration policy In the silver repeal contest vjind In other ways has co operated with the administration In con gress. In vlrw of this nnd his useful icrv- ices , the Kentucky delegation has urg d the appointment of Mr. Stone to the Ohllllan mfssfritf. and tluy are hopeful that Mr Cleveland 7AVI1I net favorably on the subject. The present minister , Mr Porter , lins recently been nominated ns circuit judge In Tennessov * y that the mission Is now virtually vacant. i.NCtJltAIN : ) ! ( ) IltltltlAl ION. < 'o < jj"yq | > mcii t/rcliiu Action on Important .Mmvirm In tlir Homo. WASHINdfrtU , Aug. 11. ( Special Telegram < gram to The liKe ! ) Congressman Picklcr of South Dikota todiy Introduced a bill for tha appointment of five commlss'oncrii to Investl gate and nscerlaln practical means far the Irrigation of arid lands. The commission Is to report to the secretary ot the Interior within n > car from the time of appointment An appropriation cf $10,000 Is proposed for the cxpen&cs of the commission. Mahlon B Llghtncr , n prominent repub lican of Roscoe , S D , Is In Washington fern n few dnj& . In UIP house today the senate amendment to the sundry evil bill , giving to the states of Ncbraaksi nnd Kansas 1,000,000 acres each of BUI > ! > ! . it public nr'd lands for reclamation nnd Irrigation , was taken up for lonildsra- tlon. CoiiR.es men Mercer nnd Hnlner deliv ered stiong nigumcnts In favor of the mlop tlon "f thu amendment , nnd showed the ud- vnnlnges which wuhl be onjojcd by tii farmers of Nelr.nslia If the land were Kl'tn for Irrigation | MITTS. Mr Bryan i po.e In favor of the senate amendment. George T Cnry has been appointed pist- master nt Grant , Montgomery county , la. , vice D. Vetler , removed A postolilce has been established at Linn- burg , Webster county , In , and James Sim mons commissioned postmaster A number of promotions were made In the Interior depiitment today. Among the lucky ones was James A. Tuthlll of Iowa , from $1,00 to $1,200 per annum. The postofllcc at Florence. Hand county , S D. , has been abolished. Mail will be sent to Miller. WAS AJHULlI-ttAriTKU MAN. Postofflco Purmrtnirnt Highly I'lrimnl at tlni rapt nro of tTuini H K. Srratton. WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The arrest by the Chicago authorities of James K Strat- lon , the ex-Colorado convict , has ended a long search made by postofllce Inspectors , nnd Is n source of great satisfaction to the de partment officials. Stratton Is known to the inspecting force as one ot the most danger ous and desperate criminals in the coun try , nnd is credited with being nn accom plished cracksman , n porch climber bur glar , letter robber , forger and all-around thief. Ho escaped last September from the Canon City , Cole , penitentiary , where ho was serving a sentence for forgery , and since then a number of postal Inspectors have been searching for him. The captors upon returning Stratton to the penitentiary will receive a reward of $500 offered by the Postofllce department , and $200 offered by the prison authorities. Commission to ivmihn : < Desert I.iimlK , WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. In the house today Representative Picklcr of South Da kota Introduced .a'ulll ' providing for the ap pointment by the-1 president of five commis sioners to make UHhorough examination of the mineral , timber1 , agricultural , grazing and desert lands west of the nlney-elghth merid ian , nnd ascertain and report what practical means can be Vrtiployed by the goveinment , and what legfsraySn Is necessary for the utilization of these lands In ( lie interests cf the people of t io Uiilted States. I'ornclostnjr on thu \ rmlomo Hotol. CHICAGO , Aug' ft. A bill to foreclose a trust deed of , 137,600 , conveying the Yen- dome hotel property on Oglesby ave nue , has been i field in the cir cuit court. TlterS are now 250 com plainants , mostly rherchants and men who ' furplshed material. Complainants say that the default Is In fr&ment of notes due July 1. It Is stated that- the Northwestern Mu tual Life Insurance dompany holds a prior mortgage of $70,000. A receiver Js asked for to take charge'of the property and mnko settlements or sell the property. Altgnltl Thanks the .Vtlllthi. SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Aug. ll , Governor Altgeld today Issued a letter to the officers and men ot the Illinois National guard ex pressing the gratitude of the people of the state of Illinois for the sacrifices made and services rendered during the late mining and railroad riots and trouble. It says that en tire regiments were mobilized and trans ported Cwo hundred miles In five hours ; praises the Intelligence , discretion and brav ery manifested nt Chicago and elsewhere and says the great state of Illinois appreciates and thanks the men for their valor. Hiiftilttn Itofiitfi'ns In Dllllcnlty. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. Among the steerage - ago passengers aboard the steamer Paris ar rived today was a refugee from Russia named Nicolas Frederlcksen. He Is an Amerlcanl/ed Russian and was Imprisoned by the Russian government. It Is understood that Interna tional complications may arise from his case. He was moving for Interference on the part of this government in his behalf when an opportunlly of escape presented itself ot which he quickly availed himself. He re fused to talk today , fearing It might preju dice his case. _ See the baby lions , one day old , at Court- land today the last day. A llllnil HOK'H Cutcnrgg. Probably the oldest dog in Philadelphia is Dash , n setter belonging to S. Murray Mitch ell. He Is 17 year ? old , and though totally blind , can find his way very well wherever he wants to go. He has developed numerous characteristic barks to express his wants , which means open the door , nnd another In dicating that ho Is sleepy and wants to bo j put to bed He can tell when his master Is near , and even In a crowd will go up to him and slnglo him out and caress him. I'oreat 1 Iron Iturn Down H Toiin. WATERS MBET , Mich. , Aug. 11. Forest fires reached this place last night and de stroyed the business portion of the town. The property destroyed Includes three stores , the opera house , u livery stable , four dwell ings , lumber company's warehouse , two cold storage beer warehouses , two Chicago & Northwestern cars of mcrclnndlse and two empty cars. The loss Is $7D,000. Three little lions' OIIP day old. See them today at Courtland. " T.nily Somermit'A'rrlvrs ' In Now York , NEW YORK , , 'A\iffJ ' \ 11 Among the first passengers to lar frum the steamship Paris today was Lady enr j Somerset , the famous temperance advocateitwho has recently drawn much attention fd lierself by her vehement denunciation of the living pictures In Lon don. She was acefljnpftiiled by her faon. Ilurnfjli'MlMornhnr. / . CORNING , In.l 'Aug. 12. ( Special Tele gram to The BeeJf ; TJ > ° $4,000 residence of Dugal C Pumroy of this city was gutted by flro at 2 o'clock thtajlnornlng The property Is n total loss , wlUi Insurance of $2,000 The flames were frony tb/ft / start beyond control of the hose teamm f j Three llttlo llot'w , Piiu day old. See them today at Courtlanrt.1 n { utility ! etn four Y ur . KANSAS CITY , Aug. 11-Ex-Cashier HI- mer C Suttley pf the w recked Kunnaa City Safe DeiioHlt and HayliiKS bank was today refused ft new trluMuul sentenced to four yearn nt haul labor In the state peniten tiary. He WIIH given until January 1 to ( lie papers for nn appeal to the federal tu- preme court. Refreshing , exhtleratlng a bath at Court- land beach. Novuilu 'town llurncil Out. CARSON , Nev , Aug. 11-The town of Ve-rlngton , formerly risen Switch , on ibe Carson & Colorado irtlroil , WUH completely destroyed by fire this fvenlnr The o < vn ! la unknown , but It ID thought to l > e Incen diary. The loss Iti cdtlmutui ) at bet.vcen Jlw.OW and JCO.QW. a Three lions born yesterday , see them to- MILITIA BEING SENT 110)11 ) Onulm Guards and Thtmton Rifles Reliovct from Duty Lnnt Evening. OTHER TrtOOPS WILL REMAIN TILL TUESDAY I'urfrrt Quint nt South Oumhto trrdity Morn Men Put to Work I'roublo 'thought to llo ( Mor Cmlnhy J'rotliltt lloycottuil. Yesterday In South Omaha was wlthcu Important incident. Very few strikers wcro out in the morning to see the cmplovcs nt the packing huiisca go to work. The militia were called out for duty at G o'clock an remained until 8 , but they had nothing to do , as thcro was not the faintest sign c disorder. At that hour they were released with the exception of an observation guard People who expected a repetition of the usual dally scenes and Incidents on N street last evening wcro disappointed At G o'clocl the streets wore their usual appearance of ( inlet , businesslike activity , with no signs of the big crowds of Idlers. In fact , the streets looked just as they always have upon n busy SittmUy afternoon. Still , Gen eral Colbj thought best to continue his shott ing of military strength , and he according ! } Issued order : ] to have the state troops postei In the same positions they held Frldiy after noon at G o'clock. The deta.ls wcro ex actly as they were that evening , with but ono exception. N street was patrolled by the Thurston Rifles , whllo the Omaln Guards wore held In reserve at the foot of N street Company II of rullerton was held In reserve at the Exchange , nnd altogether they had the best of It , as they were enabled to lounge around on the green grass shaded by the big Live Stock Exchange bulld- IIIKTho The troops marched to tholr positions nl G o'clock and hold them until S o'clocl : Dur ing the day a camp was formed nnd the men given a taste of actual camp life A large number of young lad-es from this city vis Ited the ( .nrnp during the afUrnoon No disturbances were encountered by the troops after they had been placed In posi tion In a number of Instances strikers at- t'mptcd to pass within the lines , but the ) were ejected without unnecessary show of force Short ! } after G o'clock It became nec essary for .1 squad of the Omnln Guards to break up a crowd of ten or fifteen strikers who had congregated in front of a saloon near N and Twenty-seventh btieets , where they Jeered the soldiers and encouraged others to break through the lines They re tired sullenly. OMAHA COMPANIES DISMISSED. At 9 o'clock last night .in order was issued relieving the Thurston Rifles and the Omaln Guards. These were the first two companies upon the ground nnd they have done faith ful ilutj. General Colby considered that it would be better to let these go thari any of the other companies , because they could been on the ground again soon In case they should bo needed. The companies Immediately pulled up and left for Oimha The Galling gun squad was retained , but these were the only Omaha men on duty last night. "It Is my present Intention , " said General Qolby , ' to keep the balance of the com panies here until Tuesday morning , when the men can go direct to Lincoln to attend the state encampment. Certainly If the sit uation does not appear favorable to peace at that time the men will not be allowed to leave. With the men all at Lincoln it would be a handv matter to get them here All arrangements have been made there for the men and I do not think It would be best to change under the circumstances "My reasons for Winking that there will bo no serious trouble from now on Is the manner of the men who are out They all seem to be peaceable and quiet. I have It officially from the packers that many of the strikers are coming back to work and it seems to ine that this trouble Is now Hearing an end I do not /Mitlclpate any more trouble whatever , but we propose to take all precautions. " All the other companies of the brigade who were notified to be in rcidlness to start for South Omaha have been notified by Gen eral Colby that their services will not be needed. The managers of the picking houses gave notice to Adjutant General Gage last evenIng - Ing that the companies doing1 duty in their respective neighborhoods would bo served with hot coffee and a light breakfast at 4 o'clock this morning The compliment was appreciated by the men. The strikers said last evening : that they were more encouraged than at any time of the strike as a number of the men who had gone to work were quitting. The strikers will give a picnic at Ruser's park ono week from today. A man named Powers was taken before Justice Montgomery and sentenced to forty- l\e days In the county jail for assaulting [ 3d Hnzzelette without provocation. Powers a one of the strikers nnd gives as his excuse for the assault that ho was drunk and did not know what ho was doing. Bert Ilawley had his ribs tickled with n jayonet by ono of the guards because he refused to "move on. " Bert 1ms charge of .he A. D. T. nnd Western Union ofllce , where nearly all fire alarms were received. He was standing In front of his oflico about the .lino the woikmen come from the packing louses nnd was told to move. The bayonet was a strong argument nnd Manager Hawley s yet galled at his treatment. ENCAMPMENT AT LINCOLN. Dur1 ng the day the proposition to hold the annual encampment of the state militia nt South Onnha Instead of at Lincoln was dis cussed , and for a time the citizens who had nterested themselves In the matter thought .he change would bo made. They were , towevci , doomed to disappointment. Adjutant Sencrnl Gage and General Colby agreed that t would bo both impracticable nnd unad- vlsable to hold the encampment at South Omaha this year , The encampment will open at Lincoln Tuesday morning. It will have to be held without the presence of the four companies now on duty at South Omaha unless the strike should end between now and Tuesday. The companies now at South Omaha are hoping that all necessity for their presence will have disappeared by Monday and that they will still bo able to go to Lincoln. Adjutant General Gage returned to Lin coln last uvenlng to complete the final ar rangements for the encampment. He will have twenty-two companies of Infantry , two troops of cavalry and one. company of artillery on the move Monday night , to say nothing of two bands , the Nebraska State band , belonging to the Second regiment , and the Omaha Musical Union band , be longing to the First. WITH STRIKERS AND PACKERS. According to the packers , many of the old men are going back to work , and the state ment is made that others have sent word that they will return to their jobs on Monday morning , A delegation of the men who are out went to Kansas City Friday night. It Is not given out whether they went there to seek employment or to confer with the union men there. Cudahy got fifty men from Chicago cage yesterday and put them to work. A number of them are butchers. The strikers are circulating the report that several of the men who took tholr places are now going to quit because they were charged $ ICO a week board whllo living In the packIng - Ing houses. They slept on cots and In ham mocks nnd soy their grub was not up to the standard boarding house and they kicked on paying so much. Another thing they claim Is that the laborers who wore promised $1 7G a day were only paid $1 DO when the boss settled. The order closing the saloons was modi fied yesterday through the recommenda tion of Mayor Johnston. Governor Majors Issued the original order. The arrange ment now IB that all saloons be closed tight from I o'clock until 7 o'clock every evening until after the trouble is over This ar rangement seems to bo perfectly satisfac tory to all persons In the business. The union men of South Omaha have Joined In with the strikers and have opened a relief bureau on Twenty-fifth street Just north of N. The store room Is In charge of J. L. Rice , who Is secretary of the Hog Butchers union. The store U already sup plied with flour , potatoes , soap , canned goods and ordlniry provisions. On Monday the men will kill a number of cattle , and after that time thoie who ara out and who lyive no money will bo provided for from t'icso ' hcidqunrtcra A genera ! boycott lisa been declared on the Cudnhy Packing compiny by the Ainpr- can 1'cderatcd Lnbor union. This means that the products of this romptny will bo boycotted by nil the members of the order all over the country , IHlIoon nsccnxlnn at Courtland beach today nt 4 and 7 30 o'clock. iititni.iito.v iff M > vm ArloilunVolH 'May lln lined for tluit 1'nr- poio In I'uturr. CHAMI1KRLAIN' . S 1) , Aug 11. ( Special to The Dee ) A. C. Bartholomew , Irrigation expert of the Sduth Dakota Agricultural college , w ho recently made name. Interesting irrigation experiments In this county , has accomplished results which are of great In terest to thnso Interested In Irrlgitlon Mr. Bartholomew learned that waste1 water from ono artesian well In this county had formed lakes ton feet deep nnd covering 400 ncrcs of ground. This , he sa > s , would make 4,000 acre-feet of Irrigation water , sulllclent to water 1,000 acres cf land. This amount of land Irrigated by water from the single well would probably Insure twenty-five bush els of wheat to the acre , or a total of 100,000 bushels It would also produce SOO.OOO bushels of potatoes The water Is worth $1 per acre-foot. If sold. The expert finds that the fanners arc afraid to use the vvator cirrled away by the ditches leading from the well owing to the wording of the present artesian well law , and the water from the largo number of wilts In llrule county Is In consequence permitted to go to waste To remedy this lie suggests that the liw be so amended tint every farmer whose land ran be reached can use the water to produce- crops. IVritlltr I 1140 In South Dikotn. SIOUX TALLS , S D , Aug. 11 ( Special to The lice ) Ono of the most peculiar cases ever tried In this city Is before Judge Jones of the circuit court. The title of the case Is "In the matter of the estate of Olive Stanford , deceased. " It Is n contest of the will Instituted by tha "supposed" husband of the deceased Several prominent atlornes are oil both sides Mrs Olive Corb-Stanford died In 1S9J , leaving property to the amount of about $ S,000 , she loft a will beque-ithlng to her husbiml $1,000 , and the remainder to her daughter , Mrs Dnrton The husband now asks that ho bo Riven the use of the houn- stead for the balance of his life nnd iibout $1.000 worth of personal property of the es tate , together with the $1,000 loft him In the will The estate sets up the- claim that Mr Stanford "was never married to Mrs Corhy The following story Is necessary for a full understanding of the case : In 1S83 there lived in Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pomlicu About that time Pomlicu de serted his wife , nnd after waiting for him to return for several } eirs , she concluded tint ho was dead One day Thomas Stan ford passed Mrs Pomlleu's house nnd seeIng - Ing her In the window , started a flirtation with her. Ho was Invited In and within two days the two were mnrrl > d This was In Oc tober of 18S8 They ll\cd together until 18')2 , when one day thcic appeared suddenly on the scene Pomlicu Ho wanted his wife baclc , and she very dutifully t-ild tn-ta to Stanford nnd returned to her Hist love Stinfoiil at onr-f > went to Madl ° on , this stire vvl ere , by mere accident , he met Mrs Olive Corhy , aged 7r > } cars , nnd three times a widow. They were soon married , and a year later , 1893 , Mrs Stanford died The last chapter obtainable In this narra tlvo Is the present Hwsnlt The estate claims that Pomllou left his wife In May , ISB3 ; that Stanford married Mrs Pomlleu In October , 1SS8 , that by a provision in the- statutes of Minnesota to the effect that a desertion of n wife by a husband , or vice versa , constitutes a voiding of the nnrrlage , mil that Pomlleu hid deserted his wlf over Ivo jears before Stanford had nnrrlcd her , this being true , Stanford was the husbind of Mrs. Pomlleu , and his nnrrlago with Mrs Sorby was void ; therefore , he is not en titled to any of the property. AVjonline < 1 > H < I I utally Shot , CARBON , Wyo , Aug 11 ( Special to Thp Bee ) The 3-year-old son Of Samuel Dickin son of this place was Instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a revolver In th muds of an 8earold boy , son of Hon. W Li Evans. The children were playing with in empty revolver , when the Evans hey got lold of a cartridge , and the gun was ncci- lortnlly discharged , the ball passing through the unfortunate lttk ! < fellow's head Drunk Two OIIIUIH of Chloroform. SIOUX CITY , S. D , Aug. 11. ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) E r. Eshbaugh , n raveling man who registered from Chicago , .rlcd to commit suicide In the Cataract iciw hero today Ho had purchased six ounces of chlorofoim , and doctors think he Irani : two ounces ot It. There Is some doubt of his recovery. Ho recently lost his posl- ion and was dcspodcnt , - ci to DI ah. HOT SPRINGS , S. D , Aug. 11 ( Speohl Telegram to The Bee ) George Webster , a 13-year-old lad , was tin own from his horse today nnd dragged and kicked until his skull wis crushed. He died In four hours after the accident. Lions and leopards at Courtland beach. Minor VinMid for 'I hruiitH. COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , Aug. 11 . S. Williams , a miner , was arrested In Colorado City last night for threatening to ! ill deputy sheriffs lie had Inld n plot to ntlco Deputy William Shellenburgpr to a aloon , where a quarrel was to he started , n which the deputy would ba beaten to oath. Tno-Mlllloii-Uolliir M ELYRIA , 0 , Aug 11 A mortgage for 2,000,000 has been filed In the recorder's fllce here by the Johnson Steel company In aver of the United States Steel Trust com- uny covciliiK Us entlio plant nt Lorraine , ncludlng lands and improvements The } loney will bo expended In perfecting the hint. Mvedlsli-Amorlum ( .nrlhilit Club. All members of the Swedish-American inrfleld club will meet next Tuesday ovon- ng , August 11 , 1894 , at Pattcition hall , outheast corner 17th nnd Farnam streets , mportant business By order FRANK BURMAN. President. FRANK PLAACK , Secretaij. rilVHliliin Shot Head on thn Itniiil. CHARLESTON , W. Va . Aug 11. Dr. W. . Davis , a prominent Montgomery physician , vas shot three times from ttmbiifili white eturning from visiting a patient on Morris crock. There Is no clew -/Intfli-jr lu the assassin. Dr Davis was Killed. lliillillni ; AHsnehitloii Itpcolvmnhlp VICKSUURG , Miss. , Aug. 11. A bill ask ing for a receiver for the Vlcksburg Build ing and Loin association has been filed Mismanagement nnd favoritism are alleged The concern Is the oldest In the state , with nearly half n million Invested. Mm. A ) < r IJoHlorcd to HIT I'ropnrty. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. Judge Truax of the supreme ccurt has signed un order restoring - " storing Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer to the possession of her propertv nnd l > nslne ; > H. She was found Insane last March and committed to a sanitarium at Bronxvllle. Another Attempt l < > Wrick n Train. MANSFIELD , 0. , Aug. 11 An unsuccess ful attempt was made to wreck No. S , the fust train on the Baltimore & Ohio , near Belleville. An obstruction was placed nn the end ot a bridge , but was discovered by a farmer. n I'lrii In * t'llur. Fire was discovered In the basement of Strlcklcr & Daly's grocery store , 223 North Thirteenth street , shortly after midnight. A pllo of rubbish In the cellar burned Water and smoka caused about $209 damage to stock. VVIrn Nttll , Work * to Itniiiinin , SALEM , 0. , Aug. 11. The Salem Wire Nail company has signed the wire drawers' scale , and the works located In this place and also the plant at I'lndlay will commence . operations Monday. ; They leave tonight the three little baby lions. So see them -CourtUnd. . \\TOTHN \ \ Greatly Intorostotl in the Successcr of Presi dent Rolulmrt of the Atoliisan. GENERAL M'MltTA ' BEING TALKCD OF \lrfllnrn Itouili VViuit Sittiin Ono Uho Will Art In C'oilrort with Otlii'r l.lnrn on ra m MRI r mill Tn lilit llutlurns , Uliiih Ktliilmrt Would Not Ko. CHICAGO , Aug. 11 Railroad men In the west are greatly Interested In the appoint * ment of n receiver fur the Atchlson to suc ceed Mr. Rclnhnrt , nnd the officials of the western lines nro longing to have a man appointed to the vacancy who will be agree able to the competitors of that system. Ono name mentioned with some emphasis Is that of General John McNulta , e-v-recclver of the \Vnbash. Mr T II Robinson , who Is now In control of the active working ot the line , Is also a strong probability , and his familiarity with the road mid. Its cmploe.s would make this nn excellent appointment There Is , however , n strong calnl nmong ( lie western lines which Is anxious for the appnlnttmnt of some man not heretofore connected with the Atchl- s.011 svHtcm. Tor the last } p.ir thcro has been Btiong opposition against the officials of the Atchlson , chlcll } because of the action of the road in rcfuslnc to take the snmo xlcw of the western ivisscnger an tngcincnta as was adopted by the other lines When that vchcMno full throiifh nt a meeting of the \\ostcrn Kre'lght assoi-latlon , i evolutions were adopted censuring the officials of the Atchlson for their attitude on the question , declaring thp } were tot competent In hold the plnres they worn holding The feeling ot the managers of MWU > of the western lines was so strong tint the } made a point to col lect evidence which they judgal to bo In jurious to President Rrlnhnrt nnd the other lending ollldals ot thu AU'hlson and for- waided It to Judge Caldwell with the object of inlliipuclng him to remove the men against whom the evidence' was directed The men who topk part In the fight ngulimt the offi cials of the Atchlson may be depended upon now to use all their powirs to prevent the appointment is successor to Mr Relnliurt iiny man who has been Identified with the satem In the past rito.n i > i.s\ii-10 : : 1111 : IAKIS. : Cotrrnor Ilvnni' S < homo foi un Mr Outlet for oloiinlo. DENVER , Aug 11 Ex-Governor Evans has returned fiom a trip to Slouv City , the eastern terminal of the proposed Nebraska short line , moie than ever satisfied of the feislhllity of his scheme foi giving Den ver n dlred railway connection with the crcat lakes Mr Evans' plans originally were to run his line from Julesburg to O Nclll He finds ho can shot ten the road almost ono fourth by running It from North Platte , on the Union Pacific , to some point cist of O'Neill , The Guif road , with which Mr Evans expects to operate a short line , Ins the right-of-way f tiackage arrangements on the Union I\v plfic as far cast ns North Pintle , and U > run from North Plittc the Short line wouht cioss se'vpn ioids and branches at right angles , all tunning In a soiithensUrly di rection to Omaha and Kansas City and pene trate eight counties and county sells. jiiiNiiAur : ii is itisi : < ; Nii : > . I'refldeilt of the At < lilxon Konil Ynrntra I1U Olli.e. NEW YORK , Aug 11. At a meeting of the directors of the Santa To today the resignation of Mr .Relnhnrt was accepted. The resignation of Mr Relnhart as pres ident and director was accepted to take effect September 1 , or nt _ such an earlier date as he may have completed the details of business loqulrlng his attention. Upon Mr Relnhart's retirement First Vice Presi dent D B. Robinson Is authorised nnd di rected to perform the duties of president until a president la elected. B. P Cheney , jr , of Boston , reptesentlng n largo bond and block Interest In the system , was elected a director and member of the executive nnd finance committees' | to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Robert Harris. I olIoivhiK " > Union I'm Ulo'H Onil. PORTLAND , Ore , Aug. 11. Receiver Mo- Nelll today filed In the United States court a petition praying that the lease of the Oregon Ituilwiy Extension company and the Washington & Idaho Railway company beset set aside and the receiver roleised from the pa } ment of rents for th so lines under the terms of the lease 1ho Oregon Railway Ex tension company Is composed of two MUCH , one running from La Grande to Elgin and the other form Wlmma to Seltlce. The Washlnglon A * Idaho owns the line from TcKoa to Wmdner None of thcsj lines have pnld operating pxpensps , nnd for this reason the Oregon Railway and Navigation receiver wishes to ho released from the terms of the lease The petlton was set for hearing September 1 Tin file AUII iiinontH Itntiriiiil. PORTLAND , Ore . Aug 11. United StatM District Judge Bellinger today ratified the tralllc agreements betwe ° n the Great North- em nnd the Oregon Railway and Naviga tion company ami thu Union Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation company. MILLIONS IN ( iOI.U. 1'roin tint ( InnI t'oloiuilo ( iohl Cnmp The great Cripple Cicck gold dlstrltt Is attracting the attention of the world U hi two rallroids Just completed and more rich gold strikes hue been mule In the pist cai than in nny ntln i district In the United States If you take any Interest In gold mining wo cm niaKo > on a proposition lhat will only cost > ou ? 7 BO per month for a few months and Is nea'ly certain to make you a profit of $ J,000 In less than one year Our enterprise IH thoroughly legitimate and the only method by which n man cm make much money out of gold mines without Ills personal attention Addiess for pirtlcuhirj the Coloiado Gold Mining and Prospecting company , box 4GI , Cripple Creek , Cole MotPimmlH of SoiiKolm ; \ < HHCH , August 11. At South impton Arrived Chester , from New York At Now Yolk Arrived I'llurhi , fiom Liv erpool , Onllc1 , fiom Liverpool , Paris , fiom Southiiinpton At Livcipool Anlvi'il ( Stnrfiln , from HOH- ton , Umbilu , from New Ycuk , CVvlc , from New VoiU At Glasgow Arilvc-d Pomeianlan , from Monti nil At QiieeiiHtown Arilved Umbiln , from Liverpool I njuliif il from iindiiy Hull , CHICAGO , Aug 11 Judge Horton todiy granted un Injunction restraining the Chlcigo League ball team from playing hasehill on Sunday The Injunction was asked by the Intel national. Sunday Observance league After lengthy iirgumi-iits by attorn ys the 2ourt dissolved the Injunction this afternoon mil the league gams will be pla > cd to- morrow. Aflor Morn I hit i 'I hraii Mouth * of Dioiith , MARSHALLTOWN , la , Aug. 11 The Irouth , which has been broken by but three light showers slnco the 1st ot May , was jrokon thoroughly by a g.od. heavy rain ast night The Florin ranged across tha itntn frum the south , and was quite general other directions. It came too late , liow- iver , to materially help the corn crop I'KKtitt.fA 1. I'.JKl tiltA I'JIH. R. E Moore of Lincoln registered at tha milliard lust night. Mr. Joseph Goldsmith joins his wife and laughter at Pctosky , Mich , to remain dur- ng the summer rnonlhu. Mr. Ben Rosenthal , president and general nanager of the People's Furniture and Car- iet Qumpany , has returned from a six weclt.V .rip to the tcasliorc Mrs. George S Brown has returned to tin lty after a five weeks' visit to Colorado esorta , and has taken her former apart- ueutu at the Uulloiio hotel.
