FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE in , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOR-tlNtg AUGUST 27 , 1891 SINGLE COPY JFIVE CENTS.
TERRIBLE STORM IN RUSSIA
Teais Entcrtaineu for tbo Cafoty of Two
Pnities of American Touriais.
MEAGER DETAILS OF THE GREAT CALAMITY
Bwcpt Over the Sen of Azof nnd YlllnccH on
It * hlinro nnd IHntroyrd KverythliiS
In Hi I'uth No VCBIO ! Cnuld
Ilvu In Much a Storm ,
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 20. A special cablegram
1q the Globe-Democrat f'om St. Petersburg
nays : A wind of death ! No other words can
describe the cyclone that swept across the
sea of Azof yesterday. It will Impossible
for days yet to compute the damage done , but
U Is almost certain that 1,000 , have perished ,
some by drowning , others by being crushed
under falling houses pnd trees. The excite
ment IB great unions the American colony
In this city , for It Is feared that at least
two parties of American tourists were on the
sea of A&of at the time the wind did Its
deadly work. All the afternoon there has
been a string ol sailors at the office of the
American minister , asking , almost begging ,
news trom Odessa , from whence the tourists
were to have started on the regulation sight
seeing trip across the Crimea , visiting Scbas-
tapol , Balaklava. and other famous battle
scenes. The parties were separate , but It Is
probable they started within twelve hours ot
each other nnd according to the schedule
of these excursions , they would have reached
the strait of Kertch yesterday morning , going
thence by steamboat north to Uerdlansk.
where they would take a train back to Odessa.
It Is said the leader ot one ot these parties
had proposed a trip E. short distance north
from Tomrlnk. Into the lake of the Black
Copacks. If his party branched oft Into that
wny they have unquestionably perished , for
the storm ravaged almost the entire east
coast of the sea. It Is hoped that some lucky
change delayed the excursion yesterday , so
Ihey could not reach their embarking port
today. At a late hour there was only a
general report of the disaster to base sur
mises ot the Americans' safety. The report
rccfunts wide havoc.
STRUCK A FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE.
Thfl wind was first felt at Nogalsk.
Nogalsk Is peopled mostly by fishermen.who
wore out ? n the water. When the hurricane
had swept fit to the north , a terrible scene
was presented. The village was razed , over
turned , as If an immense ) plow had been
pushed through U. Lying everywhere were
women and children dead or In the last
agonies. The _ alloW waters of the sea of
Azof was lashed to such a height that It
was plain that every fishing boat must have
been sunk. The cyclone swept on to the
northeast after wrecking Nogalsk. Its path
seems to have been unusually wide. It
devastated the country for eleven miles and
had Its outer edge far upon the sea. Marino-
polo was practically blotted out of existence ,
Not three houses In a hundred are left
standing. It Is estimated 300 persons perished
tn this place aUne. North of here the
cyclone made a sudden turn to the east , over
Dolga Points , its left edge Inflicting slight
damage to tha town of Uerdlmsk. Houses
were unroofed , and a dozen persons killed br
falling timbers. Once at sea the sUrm made
Us full fury felt. Of the steamers that
touch at the port of Berdlansk , not one had
como in t the hour cf the latest report.
Grave fears are expressed that every craft
on the sea has gene to the bottom and that
every Itassengcr Is drowned. When the
wind swept over the northern end of Azof
It took a new course , going southerly along
the coast of the land of the Black cossacks.
Turnelsk nnd Achucv were ravaged , each
loivn being almost totally destroyed. Tele
graph communication wth this district U
suspended , and it Is Impossible to learn the
extent of the destruction , but at least l.OOC
ptrsons must have died on the two shores ,
The storm , as nearly as can now be learned ,
seemed _ to suddenly lose Its forces neai
Temerlnk and passed off with comparative
quiet southerly over the Black sea.
DA.U IHSASl'lUt IN INDIA.
ft I null Property IicHlmyciI but Owing t <
Prompt Arlion No Lives Were I.oit.
SIMLA , India , Aug. 26. Gohma lake
which has for some time past threatened t <
break Us bounds and sweep down the valU ;
at the head of which It lies , has broken tin
dam which controlled the waters. Thousand ]
of tons"of water poured through the valle ;
like a cataract , sweeping everything befon
It , Huge boulders were swept along llki
pebbles , trees were uprooted and carried 01
the crest of the flood and villages along thi
* valley were swept , out ot existence In an In
'
- * slant alter the roaring torrent of whlrllni
waters had struck them. The rain
( all during the monsoon hac beci
noticeably heavy and the lake rosi
with great rapidity. _ The percolation at th' '
dam became very heavy and the engineer
who examined It decided that Its breakag
was Imminent. To repair it was Imposslbl
and the government at once- took steps I
prevent loss of life when the break came
Elaborate rallray and telegraph arrangement
were made and when U became knovrn th
dii'in would KO out the people nearest th
point ot danger were carried by the rallwa ;
to places o safety , while those further dowi
the valley were notified to pack up thel
belongings and be prepared to leave thel
homes when called upon by the govcrnmen
to do BO , The * call was soon Issued and th
people taken away , so when the flood rcall
came the valley was deserted by everybod )
To this wise foresight of thu government I
due the tact that great loss of life vra
averted.
\vn.t. in : itiu ;
1'romlnn I'liuhU the
Chlneso to Sluycn
of Kuv. U'jllo.
LONDON , Aug. 2C. The Times tomor
row w',11 publish a dispatch from Tien TB |
stating on Imperial edict has been Issue
In connection \\lth the outrages perpetrate
on missionaries and the murder ot Ret
James , Write , a Presbyterian missionary
who was recently killed at Lluo Yaog b
Chinese sld-ers who were marching t
Corea. The edict condemns the Chines
officers responsible for the good conduct c
the troops , tnil orders that the actual nun
derers be beheaded. It Is further orderc
that the chapels which have been destroye
be rebuilt at the expense of the people I
tlio localities where the outrages were corr
niltted and that compensation bo paid roll
lives of Mr. Wylle.
The Tslng-ll-ya men , or supreme councl
nnd Viceroy LI Hung Chang lnvo expresse
deep regret to the British minister becaui
of the outrages ,
Nlcurnsunu Soldlitrit Commit Outrage- * .
NEW YORK , Aug. 26. A special dispute
from P-nama says : Refugees from Blu <
fields , Nicaragua , who htvo reached Ccloi
eay the Nlcaraguan clliclala there have bee
Eullty of Infamous brutalities. Indians tini
bcn driven Into the forest and shot on slgl
Mid the Nlciraguan aoldlera have been ai
laultlng the helpless Mosquito women an
"braining" Infants , they charge.
Advices from Grvytown are that the Brills
wnrsliliiMoliawk offers to take- the Mcsqultt
to Belize , and that her captain expcci
mother British man-of-war son.
From Managua It Is reported that BrltU
capitalists purchased control ot the Nlcan
guan canal.
Demand ration Acuhut tha
LONDON , AUK. 26. Hyde park today wi
the iceno of a "popular" demonstrate
( gainst Ihfr Houseot Lords. Those wl
took an active part In the- proceedings n
sembled on the Thames rmbMikmant ai
then marched In precession to the par
where eleven platforms had been crccte
U U estimated 70,000 people were In II
lark , A joint rsolullon * tdcpUd al j
he platform * declaring- the government
was unable to give nnr definite pledge as to
ts action regarding the House ot Lords It
10 demanded that tlio "useless hereditary
chamber" bo abolished. The resolutions also
called upon the electors to only support can-
lldatea for Parliament who would pledge
hemslevea to vote for the abolition ot the
House , of Lords. Among the speakers were
Messrs. O'Brien and Tenner , members of the
House of Commons.
: I'OltUIOS CONCENrilATlNO.
Two nf the ArmleH in Cori-a Succeed In
Unvoting n Junction.
LONDON , Aug. 27. The Times this morn
ing published a dispatch from Tlcn-Tsln ,
dated August 23 , stating General Yen , with
4,000 men , has effected i junction with the
Chinese main body at Ping Yang. The re- ,
malnder ot the force- under General Nleh
Is expected to arrive at Ping Yang tomorrow.
The dispatch adds the retreat from Asan was
brilliantly carried out. The troops marched
through a difficult country , although they
were harassed by the enemy along the whole
route. They succeeded In breaking through
the Japanese lines at Chunghwal. The heat
in Cnrea since July has been Intense.
A special dispatch from Berlin to the
Standard says that China Is about to address
a note to the powers , protesting against the
king of Corca declaring his independence.
The dispatch adds several of the powers are
likely to recognize the Justice ot the protest ,
because they are certain the declaration was
made under Japanese compulsion after the
king was captured , and that It was antedated
to make It appear voluntary.
rnrtliitmVuVisit ( irocco Again.
ATHENS , Aug. 2G. An earthquake was
fell here at S o'clock this morning. The
shcck was also felt In Corinth , Vastlzza ,
Zantc. Thebes. Chalcls and Atalanta. The
Inhabitants of s me of the places affected
were terribly frightened , thinking there \vas
about to bo a repetition ot the disaster that
occurred some little time ago. They fled
to the fields and other open places for safety.
So far ts known no persons were killed.
Myntcrlous .Murdt-r of 1111 OlIU-lul.
MBNTONE , Aug. 26. Considerable , ex
citement has been occasioned In official
circles by a murder ccmmltted here today.
M. Ruisset , becretary to the police commis
sary , while entering his house , was shot by
an unknown man. Very few people were In
the vicinity of the house at the time and
the murderer effected his escipe unmolested.
It Is supposed the shooting was done En re
venge by an anarchist.
Whole VIlligrH Wniluxl Aivay.
ODESSA , Aug. 20. A terrible hurricane
has swept over the sea of Azolf. The force
of the wind . 'abed heavy waves which have
swept many ot the seacoist villages away ,
leaving not a house standing , and drcwnlng
a large number of people. In addition , sev
eral steamers have been lost during the
hurricane and thclrtcro\vs drowned.
Killed by n , ll.vnnmlto Explntltin ,
ZATACEAS , Mcx , , Aug. 26. A courier ar
rived here this morning from the camp of
Captain Mtnolos , this state , bringing news of
a terrible dynamite explosion which occurred
In the mines there yesterday , The explosion
resulted In the killing of seven persons , be
sides several horses and did great damage
to property. _
liiittlevltli Imurcrntii fxpcctnl.
LONDON" , Aug. 26. A Lima dispatch to
the Times Fays a band of GOO Insurgents ,
armed with Winchester rlflfs , arq reported
to bo moving northward from the southern
frontier. The government has sent further
reinforcements south and a collision is dally
expected. _
Cholera lit ports from Atintrln.
LONDON , Aug. 27. A dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says for the week ending
Saturday there were 146 now cases of chol
era and seventy-nine deaths from the dis
ease In Gallcla. In Bukowlna fifteen new
cases and fifteen deaths are reported.
a Spreading In
LONDON , Aug. 26. A dispatch to the
Dally News from Bucharest snys cholera
Is rapidly eprcadtng In Bessarabia. The
sanitary council demands that the whole line
along the Pruth be cordoned hy the mili
tary. _
Conito tin I'urlg Itcportpcl Dying.
LONDON , Aug. 27. The Paris correspond
ent of the Times mentions an unconfirmed
rumor current to the effect that the Conitt
de Paris Is dying.
1'VHKST J-'JKKS J.V
Much Property XJestroyecl and Tivu 1'crjioiis
Seriously llurncii.
'
IIARRISVILLE , Mich. , Aug. 26. Hcavj
forest" fires ars raging throughout Alcom
county , doing great damage to lumber , mill :
and standing pine , destroying crcps of al
kinds and burning the homes of man ]
settlers. The fires were started early las
week In the hucklebsrry swamps In the In
tcrlor by berry pickers. Owing to the drj
weather they spread rapidly and soon go
beyond control. Trains on the Detroit , B.ij
City & Alpeim road ore delayed m&iiy hours
Frcm Klllniastcr , In the interior of th <
county , the report came In totilgh
that seven farmers lost their homei
and stock of grain today nm
Edward Kingston and his son James wen
seriously burned while fighting the flames
Other parts are also sending In reports o
heavy damage to crops and timber. Theri
has been no rain in six months. Everythlni
is dry as tinder and a stiff wind would se
the whole country nflamo.
LUDINCITON , Mich , , Aug. 26. Ths bur
rounding country sends In extensive report
ot heavy damag * by forest fires. Last nigh
four farm houses were destroyed , the occu
pants barely escaping with their lives , J
heavy smoke that nearly turns day Into nigh
has hung er/cr the city f r twenty-four hours
ACL'IDKXT TO t'T K.ltiUHlS XKEKKItS.
ISrldgo In a ICunana Oily 1'nrlc Collapse
with Mtrloim Hmtilts.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 21. Hy the collaps
Ing of a bridge over a ravine * at Fnlrmon
park this evening fifty persons were pre
clpltatcd to the ground , a distance of fiftoei
to twenty feet and twenty ot them were mor
cr less Injured. Nettle Redmond of Atchisoi
received a fractured arm ; li. Barlman o
Kansas City had two ribs broken ; W. Doyce
Bills , Kan. , was Internal y Injtued ; I ) . t\ \
Parry ot Indianapolis , two ribs broken ; A
C , Myers , Chanilte. Knn. , knee badly In
Jured ; Fennle Moore , Ottawa , Kan , , left too
crushed ; L. A. Ilamlln , New York , rlgli
loot badly injured. The others received ba
bruises and broken bones. Nona ot those In
Jured are In danger.
Itoyul ilnpaiifno bppeilliiRWestward. .
CHICAGO. Aug. 2C.-S. Kurlno , the nei
minister from Japan to this country , passe
through the city this morning on his wa
to Washington , He- hud no meeting wit
Count Mlshlma , the cousin of the mlkniU
who WHH In the city. Prince Klshlma , an
his Becretary , Nagastkl and their two sci
vanta left at 10 o'clock tonight over th
liurllngton. They will stop one day -at Der
ver and a day at Bait Lake City , ofu
which they will proceed to S.m Franclsc
nnd take a steamer for Jnpun.
Ilutlirr * Killed by Lightning.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. , Aug. 26. A sir
glu flush of lightning coming from an a
most cloudless sky this afternoon kllle
William Carr , aged SO. of this city , wh
was bathing near the foot of Georg',8 ' nvi
nue , and KO shocked Mrs. Itachae ! Favnn. .
who was bathing with him , that her cond
lion Is extremely critical. The same tla
rang thu lire alarm , snapped a telegrap
pole and lied up traillc on the- electric ral
way.
I'r Hclit'r for tlrrrklnrldgo ,
LEXINC5TON , Aug. -George A. Ilarnc
the well Kninvn evangelist , todvy deliver *
a lecture Inwhich he ure d all good clt
sens to vote for Colonel llrecklnrldee , |
a. tremendous
BILLS WHICH HAVE PASSED
Summary of Some of the Measures "Which
Ep.vo Bccomo Laws.
ONE OF GREAT INTEREST TO THE V/EST /
Several aicanurcs for the Improvement of
the Fighting force ot Iho Country
on Limit nnd on Sen Taxation
of National Currency.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2C. The last month
of the present session of congress , except
ing the ten days during which the tariff bill
has been in the president's hands , have been
fairly productive of general legislation , and
there Is a short list of bills which have be
come laws to add to the review of the ses
sion's work previously published through the
Associated press. All ot the appropriation
bills have now become lawn , The general
deficiency and the sundry civil bills were
both signed latein the session and the latter
measure embraces two Important pieces of
legislation , the appropriation of $200,000 for
a government exhibit nt the cotton states'
exposition to be held at Atlanta , and the
cession to each of the arid land states and
the slates which may bo formed from the
territories of 1,000,000 acres each ot desert
lands for reclamation , a plan which Is In
tended to advance the movement for Irriga
tion In thp west and to partially take tbo
place of the scheme for irrigating- the
general government , which has been fostered
> y the western members.
The only financial measure which has been
nacted by the Fltty-thlrd congress , except
he repeal ot the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act , became a law on the 13th.
t was the bill Introduced by Representative
Cooper of Indiana to subject to state and
municipal taxation the national bank notes
nd United States treasury notes under the
same provisions by which gold , silver and
other money Is taxed. It Is left optional
with the states , however , to tax those hcrc-
oforo exempted forms of money.
REGULATING MILITARY ENLISTMENT.
Among the acts of the session relating to
he military , none .was more Important than
he plan fathered by Representative Curtis
of New' York , which recently bec-une a law ,
regulating enlistments in the regular army
upon new principles , most Important of which
are that recruits In time of peace must b ?
citizens of the XlnlteJ States or have- de
clared their Intention to become citizens ;
must be able to read , write and speak the
English language and be under 35 years ot
age. To promote the efficiency of the naval
mllltla , a comparatively new branch ol the
volunteer service , congress authorized the
cmporary loan to any state making applica
tion for It of any vessel of the navy which
was not fitted for regular service. An act
was passed construing the law relating to
lie retirement and pay of mates In the
navy so that the twenty-eight warrant offi
cers now serving as mates shall be eligible
to the retired list , and shall be salaried at
,200 when at sea and $500 while on leave
or waiting orders.
Tivo Important laws relating to the life
saving service were passed , providing that
the stations on the Gulf , and Atlantic coasts
shall bo manned from the 1st of August to
the 1st of June following , or those on thn
alea from the opening until the close ot
navigation , the other extending the benefits
ot the marine hospital to the crews ot those
stations.
On the suggestion ot the secret dry of the
treasury the quarantine laws were amended
to exempt vessels plying between near by
ports of the United States and Canada , and
Mexico.
The net of March , 3 , 1885 , relating to Hglite
on Hulling vessels , was continued In force
by s eclal enactment , so that it should not
be. repealed by the recent regulations-to pre
vent collisions at sea , which , In some re
spects , would have overruled U. A revenue
cutter was provided for service- the harbor
at San Francisco ; a fog signal was - established
lished ut Kewanee , WIs. , and range lights , at
well us a lightship , with fog signal , In Bos
ton harbor.
ALLOWED AMERICAN REGISTRY.
The city of Oakland , Cal. , was made o
subport of entry and an American registei
was provided for the steamers Oterl , Gold-
worthy and Oceanic and the schooner barge
Astoria. The law relating to barr try or
the high seas was so amended as to make
Imprisonment for life or for a term of year :
the punishment In certain cases.
The most Important acts emanating from
thn committee on Judiciary were : An acl
for the prelection of persons furnishing
materials and labor for the construction ol
public works by allowing them to bring Bull
against contractors In the name of the gov
ernment ; an act permitting certain classe ;
ot corporations to furnish bonds for govern ,
ment officials ; one Using the time for hold
ing federal courts In Nebraska , and an acl
amending the funding act of Arizona ,
On the recommendation of the ways ani
means committee the articles of foreign ex-
hibltors at the Iowa Interstate fair wen
exempted from the payment of duties.
An act was passed extending1 from four tc
five years the limit of time within wlilcl
final proof may bo made by settlers whi
have declared their Intention of taking ui
desert lands. Another law In the Interest o :
western settlers was one enabling thosi
who so desire to locate on other than mlnera
lands by depositing with the government i
sum sufficient to cover the costs of the sur
vey. Affidavits In land entry cases mad <
Before a United States commlssltncr In
stead of a United States circuit court cm
mlssloncr , as provided by law , were- mad
val'cl ' by a special enactment.
EXTENSION TO LAND PURCHASERS
Other legislation of Importance relating ti
public lands Includes an act to enable th
state ot Montana to select , as part of th
land granted to her on becoming a state , an1
of the lands In the IJIttor Root vollev nbovl
the Lolo fork of the 1)1 tier Root river ; ai
act extending the time of payment to pur
chasers of lands of the Omaha tribe ot In
dlans In Nebraska to December 1. 1897 ; ni
act authorizing the secretary of Interior t
lease for periods ot ten years , twenty acr
tracts in the Yellowstone park for hole
purposes ; and an net for the resurvcy o
Grant and Hooker counties In Nebraska.
Two most Important Investigations desire' '
by the hoUsc committee on labor have beci
authorized. One Is for an Investigation int
the effects of machinery on labor , will
reference to Us productive power and effect
upon wages , hours of work and cinploymen
of women and children , the second for a :
Investigation cf the extent of the einploymen
of women and children and ( he condition
under which they work. Both Inquiries wll
be conducted by the commissioner of laboi
In addition there were a few laws of mine
Importance relating to the District of Colum
bla enacted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IVolcott Hopeful for Sllvrr.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2 , Senator Wolcotl 3
Colorado , accompanied by his wife and step
eon , were pas&engers on La Normamlle , whlc
arrived todiy. Senator Wolcotl said tha
during hU trip abroad he had spent much c
his time In England , France and German )
the three countries most Interested In th
silver question. In Germany the feeling we
almost entirely In favor ot bimetallism , on
that country would make no move until Ene
land took the Initiative. In England , Ualfou
and Chamberlain favored bimetallism on
thought tha system adopted In India wa
not satisfactory , Gladstone was opposed t
bimetallism and Lord lloiebery ivlll cxpret
no opinion on the question. The senate
thought the time was nut far distant \vhe
there would be an International agrceiner
on the subject. _
.lik Clemcury fur nil Anirrirxn.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26.An earnest effoi
Is maH.iK U ofllclnl circles here lo Indue
the Mexican government lo extend clemeng
and mitlcate the sentence of death Impose
on IMward Adami of San Antonio. 1'nJi
UIA sentence Adams Is to be shot cocm ia II
City of Mexico. Members ot tht Texas nnd
Louisiana delegations In congress have se
cured tliu friendly offices of j the United States
government and his CJSBrlll be laid before
our sister republic through Secretary
Gresham and Minister Gray. There are
many extonuatlnc circumstances in Adams'
case and a cnrclul presentation nt the facts ,
It Is believed , will appeal to the -well known
cnse of humanity and justice of the Mexican
people and the administration of President
Diaz , , \
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HISTORY til' ' ' Tlllfh'AKIFFlIlM , .
onntor ilonra Toll * of tliu 11111'n Inculintlon
In the Semite.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. : C. In a special dis
patch to the Republic from , Little Rock , .Ark , ,
Senator James K , Jones- , gives a liirtory of
he recent tariff bill conlcst. The pnnntor , U
vlll be remembered , was a mem her ot the
subcommittee to which the Wilson bill was
first referred , In his Matement Senator
'ones says In part : "The bill , as first re
torted to the committee by us , may bo con
sidered an expression of the opinions of our
subcommittee , unmodified by the -views of our
associates in the relate.
"While a b.ge nu lorlty of the democrats
n the senate' were perfectly satisfied with
: hls bill , a number complained of different
> arts of It , and , In an effort for harmony , we
presented another report. While there arc
chances In a number pt schedules ot more
or less Importance , this second report of ours
irovlded also for free sugar , free coal and
'rco Iron ore. "
The senator relates the persistent de-
nands of senators representing sugar In-
.erests and the members otths subconimlt-
: ce with great reluctance and regret submit-
ed a further change In the- bill , Imposing a
tariff ranging from 8-10 ot ' 1 cent to 1 cent
per pound on all sugar , with.no additional tax
on refined sugar , proposing a tax of 5 ci > nts
W ton on ? oal and making1 Iron ore free ,
loping thereby to secure united democratic
action. At the caucus of democratic sen
ators. which lasted three days , the- senators
from Louisiana , especially Senator White ,
spoke against the bill , AC the ttiivi time
senators In those states where sugar refineries
were located declared that they could not
support the bill without some tariff on re
fined sugar If there was a tariff on raw.
The result of this protracted and stormy
caucus was a resolution sending
: ho bill back to " the- committee
with Instructions to amend It so as to caver
the differences which had been developed In
caucus. In obedience to this action of the
caucus , which was really equivalent to an
irder to tax sugar , coal and Iron ore , we
brought In a bill with a- tax of 1 cent per
*
lound on sugar testing SO degrees by the
jolarlscope and one-tenth , of a cent for each
legren above 90 'and up lo 98 , and upon
s.i ? .r above 1C , Dutch standard In. color ,
an adlltlonal tax ol % cent per pound. With
: h1s provision and with 'coal * anil iron ore at
40 centk ! per ton , the bill was reported to the
senate or. March 20.
These changes gave no satisfaction and
t became evident that 'the Dill -would be
defeated If insisted upon , In this emergency ,
I determined to see If there were not some
neans of saving the Mil. Senator Hill ,
one of the forty-four deiriocratB in the senate ,
was openly hostile to the bill. To pass the
Jill would require forty-three votes , hence ,
itwas necessary that every 'one of the re
maining forty-three votes "bo secured for the
support of tlio bill. Several of these- had al
ready openly declared that they
could not and would not support
the bill as reported and It was
decided to amend It so ns to secure their
supp'o'rt. These modifications Involved
changes "of the sugar schMulo from a speci
fic to an ad Valore'rn.day \ , the Imposition
of an additional tax of one tenth of a cent
per pound | Upon all BUgJr3"lmpartea from
countries paying bounties. , and 'tho 1)111 could
not become 'op'erallv'o till the 1st day of
JaiiTi-jry , 1895 , taxes on coal and Iron ore at10
cents per ton and changes' In the textile and
other schedules of more or less Importance.
Before the amended bil : was reprtcd back
to the committee Senator Joners said he con
sulted with President Cleveland , Secretary
Carlisle and members of the finance com
mittee. explaining the necessity for making
the changes mentioned. They all agreed es
to the advisability of doing so and a caucus
of democratic senators decided to support
the bill as amended. From May 1 to July 3 ,
when the b 11 finally passed the senite , the
forty-three democrats stood together like a
stone wall and redeemed their pledges like
men with but a single break. There are
many things In the senate bill not satis
factory to me. If I could have had my own
way , I would have raised the revenue needed
from Incomes , whisky , beer and tobacco and
not from sugar or from wol n gcods , and
when Imposing a tax en sugar I would not
have Imposed any extra tax-on refined sugar ,
I resisted all these changes with all my
power , as did my colleague on the subcom
mittee , Senator Vest and we made them as
small as possible , -and st'last only accepted
such aa were- absolutely necessary to the
passage of the bill. . The bill as passed ,
however , Is a great departure from McKln-
leylsm , and is a great measure of tariff re
form. _ f.
r.iAii rnonucTiox jfoitiiit : YKAH.
Output Slums n Heavy Knlllng Off as Com
pared with Lust Year.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 56. A report of the
production of lead In the'1 United States dur
ing the first six months of the year was
submitted to the United . States geological
survey today by Special "Agent C. Klrchoff.
It shows a heavy falling off of the- quantity
of lead drawn from domestic sources , and
Eho.vs the decline In tha price of lead and
the prostration ot the silver mining Industry
have seriously affected the leading Industry
of the Rocky mountain sates and territories ,
The production of desilverized lead amounted
to 8G.772 net tons , against 05,921 for the
first sic months of 1693 , and of soft lead
1E.G10 net tons , against 16,305 for the cor
responding period of last year. Tie ! total
production of refined lead was 102,552 net
tons , against 111.920 In the first half ot 1893 ,
the refined In bond amounting to 21.392 net
tons , against 12,230 for the first half of lost
year. The lead available for home market
aggregated 80,900 tons , Including P.TSC tons
representing th ? contents ; of Mexican anil
Canadian ores. Froin A'tn'crlcan sources the
lead production netted yl,204 tons , against
S3.S30 net tons duriiitn the first half , and
S0.5CO tons In tlio'stewl ; half of 1B93. The
stocks of lead In refln'r $ ' " ' hands amounted
to 2,655 tons on July 1 , 1S9-I , as compared
with 2,4G8 tons on"'JanuA-y J. The stocK
of 50ft lead was 2,05TtmK ( { in the bcginnlnc
of the year , ngatnst Iffip on July 1 , 1894.
Ku Ufnrliil Muu-K Tfi > allurlli. . | < l .
WASHINGTON' , ua. * _ 20. NeUiu > r tin
State nor the Na\f ; department Is Informec
ofilclally ot thef stirring events rcportec
to have occurred/at ' 'Bluofietds , resulting Ir
the arrest of British. ' Vtce Consul Hatcl
and some American residents ot the placi
by the Nlcaraguan 'nlithbrltlea. They an
anxiously awaiting aflltl.il news , but mean
whlle > are satUQpd that -American naval coin
mandcrs are fully equal to the task ot pro
tectlng all Americans in niueflelda who an
entitled to such protection.
Natal Onii't-iM'Clmnchig Kliitmn.
WASHINGTON , Aug * ; 'rrr.-.The ' Navy tie
partmont has been noUfled 'by telegrapl
I hat Admiral BeardIe { yesterday at Man
Island , Cal. , assume1. ! cmnmand ot the Paclfli
station , relieving Admiral Walker , who wll
come directly to Washington to confer will
the authorities respecting the Pearl Harbo :
survey and Hawaiian affairs generally am
then proceed to Annapolis ID lake csnin <
of the United Statea Naval academy In plao
ot Captain Plythlan.
Moupy to IV.liM-l thn luncn-i Tar
WASHINGTON. Augr28. While the senati
was coiulderlng-Jbutlnei ? behind ctosed door
yesterday there slipped through an Im
portanl bill. U li tlu house lilll appro
prlatliig IS.OOO to carry Into effect the In
come tax provlslu.is . of the tariff bill , an <
which has been held tip under objection fo
a few days. Thla end * alt c > ntraver i
as to the preliminary arrangement * for col
Icctlng the Income tax.
MAJORS IS SOT THEIR STYLE
Local Labcr Organizations Dnito in re
nouncing Him ai Their Enemy ,
HAS AN EAR ONLY FOR CORPORATIONS
Labor Conference Ketn 1'orth rrlnrlilcn |
M'lilch Cnmllilnlca Mill Ko Kxpcrtcd
tu Advocate If They Wish t Get
the Support \\orkliignicn. .
Local labor organizations , through the
medium of a representative conference , have
outlined a policy which worklngmen will
pursue during the political campaign , and
they believe that the courso. decided on will
lead to their securing nt the ballot bix re
sults more advantageous to themsehes than
would likely bo obtained by any other
method.
First of all , they have determined to have
nothing to do with Thomas J. Majors , ex
cept to vote against him. At the final
meeting of the conference the following
resolutions expressing the feeling of the
working people toward the republican candi
date for governor were unanlmsusly adopted :
Whereas , Hepntnble members of this con
vention have testified freely and fully to
the fact that Acting Governor Thomns J.
Majors , when called upon by the packers
of South Omaha for the use of the mllltln ,
refused to grant nn audience to representa
tives of the striking butchers of that city ,
who desired to remonstrate ngnlnnt such a
proceeding nnd who announced that they
wished to and could show cause why the
militia should not be Kent Into the place.
Whereas , In all his Inquiries preliminary
to bringing the National Guards Into South
Omaha the said Thomas J. Majors rigidly
excluded representatives of the striking
butchers from his presence and had cars
only for the exaggerated and unfounded
statements of packers and the frlgntened
acquiescence of South Omaha citizens , who
had l > een coerced Into backing up these
stories by the representation that the said
packers proposed to pick up their estab
lishments Alnddln-llke and transport them
over night to some other city unless the
streets were Immediately lUled with sol
diery.
Whereas , Waco workers genoru'ly ' , being
law-abiding and law-respecting , t illy ap
prove of the enforcement of nil pjccssury
laws which will Insure thp public peace , but
rigorously condemn the use of troops , whose
expenses are paid for by the stale and the
taxpayers , when they are designed to be
UMH ns a menace nnd a scarecrow to
frighten away the vestiges of Independence
yet remaining In common men ;
Ucsolvccl , That we denounce the said
Thomas J. Mnjors as a man from whom
working people can expect nothing nmrc
than an ex parte healing In uny dispute
between corporations and themselves , with
the worklnpmen outside the door and the
corporations very close to the throne Inside.
Resolved , That as the said Majors has
picked his company , we refer him during
the present campaign , wherein he Is acan
didate for governor , to the packers of
South Omahn. the railroad managers of
Nebraska , and the mllltla men , whose t = um-
mer vacation was an Invitation to friction
nnd law-breaking In a peaceful city , which
they made their parade ground.
SOME FURTHER EXPLANATION.
Says one of the delegates to the meeting :
"The denunciation of Thomas J. Majors at
the meeting was not hi cause the meeting was
made up of men who do not want to see the
law respected and who believe that violence
Is proper In a strike. That was not the
reason for the adoption of the resolutions , and
I hope Is Is clearly explained In the preamble ,
but for fear It Is not entirely clear I will say
that several members-of theconvenllon re
ported that they had bten asked to visit
Mr. Majors , as committee members , to argue
with him against bringing the mllltla to South
Omaha and to give testimony to show that
the reports of violence were greatly exag
gerated. These , men also asserted that Mr.
Majors declined to give them an audience ,
nnd , as a matter of fact , there Is no working
man In evldenco to whom Mr. Majors ap
pealed for Information , although every hour
was at the disposal of the other side of the
controversy. It was for this entirely ex parte
method of procedure that the resolutions
were Introduced nnd passed. The platform
adopted at the meeting outlines a plan on
which all worktngmcn may get together , "
PLATFORM PROPOSED ,
It was resolved to support for office can
didates who seem most disposed to advocate
the principles set forth as , follows :
As a platform for the candidates who
shall secure the votes of ns many wage
workers as the present convention Is able
to Influence In voting for their best Inter
ests , we demand from aspirants for olllce
pledges to act always for the advancement
of the following economic theories :
Gpvernment ownership of railroads , and ,
pending Its consummation , compulsory arbi
tration on a * < lan as near the present jur1/
system as Is practicable ; compulsory arbi
tration , with the understanding1 that no
permanent and ornamental board shall be
considered adequate , and that no permanent
court shall be considered a < 3 suitable : the
fiee coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
1 ; the election ot United States senators by
direct vote of the people ; the abolition ol
the fee system In nil public ofllces , and the
curtailment of the number of offices to an
great nn extent ns the economical admln <
Istratlon of the government will admit of ]
a cessation of the infernal swindle of special
boards of Inquiry , which .means nothing but
fat salaries to favored loafers ; the uttei
annihilation of the lobbies which disgrace
the scene of action of every lawmaklng
power In this land ; a graduated Income tax ;
governmental expenditure for the reclama
tion of the western country by means of Ir
rigation nnd for the comfortable tralllc ovei
the wagon roads of the republic1 ; direct em
ployment of labor In public service , avoiding
the Intermediate-absorption of conscience
less contractors , who not only take the
worklngman'B share , but also pollute tht
body politic by the shyster methods taken
to secure contracts ; all government monej
shall be Issued directly by the government'
election of tux assessors who will be com
pelled by the criminal code to cither' asses'
property at Its proper value , regardless o.l
ownership , or go to Jail ; a discontinuance
of the practice of employing every bureav
of the government In demoralizing and in
timidating laborers whenever the fortunes
of circumstances oblige them to take the
last resort a strike ; a limited term ot ser
vice for every employe of this government
nnd this applies with especial force to th (
federal bench ; the election of nil Judges bj
vote of the people , whose Interests thej
control ; for postal savings banks ; a dlscon. .
tlmiance of the system of employment 01
loafers and disreputables under the g-ulse. 01
deputy sheriffs , whose duty It Is to breal
the law rather than enforce It. as they un
derstand It ; a rigid enforcement of all lawi
looking to the perpetuation of the publli
pence , nnd llnally the use of the mllltnr :
when It Is fclrly determined by a full In
qulry tnto bn rfsides of the case that it h
unquestionably necessary.
iiinttiw : < n.u WKNOUNOKS soiiKMiiits
Men Who Hnvo IVreu 3ll reirc > ontlnK tin
Orguiilz.itlon .SomiiUr rcored.
Although the political cimpalgn Is not ye
a week old , the underhanded work has al
ready begun , Already unscrupulous partlei
are at wrk among the various nationality
In the city of Omaha snd claiming to cam
votes of various organizations and clubs li
their pockets. Representatlcns have alread ;
been made to the effect that the Ilebrev
vote of the city would he delivered In I
body to certain tatooed candidates now run
ning for oWce. The Omaha Hebrew club
an' orgnnlzat.cn composed of more than " 0
members , has already taken steps to dlsabus
the mlnd3 of these self-appointed leaders
This club IB nude up principally cf Russia :
Hebrews , who have sought homes In thl
country after being driven out cf the !
native land by the oppression of their forme
ruler. Although they are almost wlthou
except on well educated tin their owi
language , they ari but little acquainted will
the English tongue They are to a. lore
extent unncqu > lnted with political Issues li
this country , nut their life In Russia , wher
they learned the bitter lessons of exact-n !
and extortions of the -nil ng clacies , ha
taught them to btlevo ! in the brotherhood c
the common people * .
Yesterday al a meeting of the club , n
which ninety members were present , reialu
Horn were adopted denouncing the efforts o
'he selt-aDDointed critical strikers who liav
Iready agreed to deliver the Hebrew vote
o candidates already In the Held. The rcso-
utlons clearly < expret the sentiments ot the
lub , nnd nro us follows :
Whereas , Certain solf-xtylcd political wire
pullers. Irresponsible characters ami para-
Itlc boodicrn have had the audacity to rop-
esent themselves to candidates for election
o political ctllccs ns dealers In the votes of
he members of the Omaha Hebrew club ;
and Whereas. The Omnhn Hebrew rlub haa
never authorized any person or persons to
( 'present thorn iKilltlcnlly ; and
Whereas. The Omaha Hebrew club has
never been under nny obligation whatever
o vote one- way or the other for candidates
or any ofllce ; therefore , be It
Resolved , That we , the ofllcers and mem-
> ers of the Omnha Hebrew club , hereby
condemn the action of such person or per-
ons nnd pledge ourselves to prosecute
hem to the utmost of our ability , and
icroby warn nil candidates for olllce not to
allow themselves to be duped by political
lumtncrs who have no other power besides
hat of securing- money under false pre-
enses and by fraudulent mlsrepresentn-
Ions.
The Omnha Hebrew cluh Is not n political
organization , It Is .a mutual benpflt society ,
organized for the protection of Its members
n cases of Imposition , misrepresentation ,
sickness or distress. The members vote
recording to their own Judgment for the
test man who moans to help the cause of
ho common people ,
ISAAC 1IECIC. President ,
BATtmni. HAKKU. Vlco President ,
AllltAHAM KUDY. Secretary ,
JACOH ICENDIS , Treasurer.
MHNniSL HfjANK. First Trustee ,
JACOU J. WE1N8TKIN.
Second Trustee ,
SAMUEL ailKENHKHG.
Third Trustee.
PliTTiaitKWB TJCOUHI.US AUK MANY.
His rrlcniid ytmrrrllnir nn-l the Democrat *
ami roptillHln Cninhlnn Acnltut Ill-n.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D , , Aug. 26 , ( Special
to The Bee. ) A political deal of largo Im
portance has been arranged by the democrats
and populists of this county and will be
consummated at the county conventions of
both parties , which are called to meet In this
city on next Tuesday. This Is the home of
Senator Pettlgrew , nnd If the Republican leg
islative ticket of this county Is defeated
this fall he will , of course , be beaten for
re-election. With this end In view , the two
opposition parties will put a joint ticket In
the field and will attempt lo unite In Its be
half not only the membsrs of their organiza
tions , but also the disaffected republicans ,
who number a. considerable percentage of the
party. In this , ns well as Is many other
parts of the slate , th : populists have In
creased since the last election , the hard
lines , national legislation and the action of
ocal republican leaders huvlng driven many
republicans and democrats to the new party.
The deal contemplates putting In the field
a ticket made up about equally of populists ,
democrats and disaffected republicans. The
.Icket will be headed Independent , and the
eglslatlvo part of It will probably be popu-
1st. There Is a bitter light In the rcpub-
tcan ranks between John Sundback , who has
iltherto been ons of the "Big Four , " the re
publican managers , nnd C. W. Hubbard , who
s supported by Klttrldge and Norton , always
i'ettlgrew's chief lieutenants , and with N. E.
i'hlllips , composing the other member ot
: he "Big Four. " Hubbard and Sundback arc
making each a vigorous canvass for * sheriff ,
the former backed by the Pcttlgrew man
agers , and the latter by a written endorse
ment of Pcttlgrcw himself. Fueling has be
come high , nnd there Is danger of a spilt
whichever way the nomination goes. The
followers of the .two men arc divided In this ,
city by the line which has always divided
he town Into northeiiders snil southcnders , .
Both factions threaten. In case of defeat of
thslr favorite , to knife the Petllgrcw ticket
this fall.
linn , l 'vi I' . Morton ArrUen Homo.
YQRK , . Aug. 2C- Among , the pas
sengers who arrived on the steamer La
Normandle today was Hon. Lev ! P. Morton ,
who was seen on the promenade deck of the
steamer shortly after she dropped anchor In
quarantine. Ho evidently anticipated the
reporters' questions , as the following note
which ho handed to those who greeted him
will show :
"In reply to your questions , I can only
say that although I hare no desireto reenter -
enter public life , I have received so many
letters from personal and political friends
In different parts of the state urging mo to
allow the use of my name as a candidate for
governor , now that 'I am at home I shall
feel it due them and the republican party.
Which has so highly honored me , 'In the past ,
to give the question serious consideration. "
I.oavcs the Track Clear fcir
PUEBLO , Colo. , Aug. 2G. Hon. John 0.
Dell ot Monlros , populist member of con
gress from the second Colorado district ,
publishes a statement In a people's party
paper and Walto organ today , In which he
says that he Is not a candidate far governor
and will not allow the use nt his name at the
state convent on here September 4 , He dis
claims having cast any slurs en Governor
Walte. Mr. Dell has been much talked of
as a pcssible democratic-populist fusion can
didate. His statement practically leaves the
way clear for Walte's rcncmlnatlon , as no
other man has bwn prominently urged In
opposition to the incumbent.
Pimm of the ILolblten.
BIRMINGHAM , Afa. , Aug. 26. A. promi
nent republican , who was active In Kolb's
Interest In the recent campaign , Is authority
for the slatcmnit that the Kolbltes will meet
In" November , when the legislature meets ;
convene n legislature ot their- own , elect a
United States senator to succeed Morgan ,
who will. It 1& thought , ho a republican , and
adjourn. They will then let their senator
contest with Morgan , who will be elected by
the regular legislature. The Kolbltes figure
the republicans will bo In the majority In
the United Slates senate next year and hope
to have their man seated.
Labor Wilt 1 usi > tilth the I'opulUtii.
NEW YORK , Aug. 20. The- committee ap
pointed by the Central Labor union to confer
with representatives of the people's party on
their joining Issues on political lines sub
mitted their report at the meeting of ths
Central Labor union this afternoon. The re
port recommended the union to iesuo a call
to all labor organizations in the city to at
tend on September 10 a Joint convention ol
the people-'s party and the Central Laboi
union. The report was accepted and a cal
for the meeting issued ,
jnfiituiuloa I.ciuM to Mnrilvr.
JOPLIN , Mo. , Aug. 2fi. At Waddlngton
near Slloam Springs , on Thursday nlghl
Dr. Ott , a practicing physician , shot Mis :
Lizzie Craig In the back nnd then klllei
himself. Ott Is a married man nnd hai
two chlldien. He hod long been In lov <
with the elrl , and shi ; ha 1 given ruch en
courngement to hl.i bull Unit scaiulahiu :
gossip Htarttcl and one of the results wu :
an rsl range men t between Dr. Ott and hli
wife , who left him nnd went to Texas. Ot
urged the girl to elope with him , but hi
refused , stating she would remain wlthlt
the law. Finally Ott became desperate , anc
when he called Thursday she declined ti
see him , whereupon he shot her and kllk'i
himself. There Is a probability that shi
will recover. _
of HeiRoInt ; VriweU Augu t UU
At Liverpool Airlvcil Steamer Etrurlu
from New York.
At Southampton -Balled Steamer Elbe
for New Vork.
At New Yoilc Arrived Aclumtun , fron
Cardiff ; Manitoba , from London ; ( JoUIsbora
from Philadelphia.
At St-llly Ponied , 25-OntarIo , from Ant
wcrp , fcr Baltimore.
At Urowheail Paused Columbia , fron
Liverpool , for Boxton.
At Isle of Wight Passed Edam , fron
Rotterdam , for New York.
At Klnsalc PasKcd-Ottoman , from Liver
pool , for IloHton ; Texan , from New Oilcans
for Liverpool.
At Queenstown-'Salled Lucunla , for Ncv
York.
* Jlulo Sp'niifrJ Strike ul Diner.
DOVER , N. 1 ! . Aug. Zfl.-Tlie mule spin
ners of Dover , New York , Ojoat Falls nm
Salmon Falls held n , inrrtlng In this clt ;
this nfteinoon. fiecretury HOMI of Ne\
Uedford was present The outsiders urgei
the Dover tplnnerp to Htrlke , and tne ;
finally consented. They decided not to g
to Work Inniniroi
KNIGHTS GET A WETTING
Sudden Bhowor VUi's the Encampm.nl of
the Pjthiana ntra \ \ blngton.
UNIFORMS ARE SEEN AT EVERY TURN
Special Train ) Arriving- Hourly nnd Adding
to the Crowd ut Crimp Washing
ton Croinls Visiting the
Cum p.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2fi. Camp Wash.
Ington was formally taken possession of by
the Knlghls of Pythias nt \ o'clock yester
day afternoon , when Lawrence Gardner
presented the camp to General Carnahtn ,
the commanJer-In-chlef of the. uniform rank.
Carnalmn nude a brief speech of flcceptanco
and was then installed with his staff In n
largo headquarters tent In the center ot the )
camp. The endowment rank was nls es
tablished In headquarters tent on the ground.
The oftlcers e-xpcct 10.000 knights , for whom
preparations have been made. as
today General Ctrnahan called on
the War department for a loan ot army
touts In case of emergency
Members ot the citizens committee went
en duty at the depots yesterday to ivelcoinu
the arrivals , and the High school cadets are
officiating as messengers.
One of the most Important questions to
como up will bo the attempt to enforce the
rule that the ritual shall be given only In
English , A commitUe en ritual In 1890 re
ported the rule to the Kansas Clly cone lava
of 1892 and It was adopted. It Is sa d that
160 German lodges of the United States hava
printed their ritual In German , after mak
ing nn unsuccessful demand In Chicago In
ISM for the repeal Of the rule. If there la
an attempt made to enforce the.rule against
the German lodges they may secede , as they
claim the charters confer upon them the
right to conduct the rituals In their nat.vo
tongue.
Another Important question Is the exclusion
of liquor dealers from the lodge , and It Is
predicted a , constitutional provision for that
purpose Mill be adopted. ! II
An unwelcome liousewnrmlng was given
tlio knights encamped In the white city oj *
tents nrouml the Washington monument this
altcrnoon. It came In the form of a thunder
shower , which awepf over the city almost
without -warning and then settled Into n
steady rain until sunset. Several tents were )
dismantled by the sheets of rain which beat
against them and the lightning was unpleas
antly sharp. All the discomforts Incident to
the storm were accepted In a hilarious mood
by thej knights , however , nnd they mad : tun
under the canvas as well as outside after
the first drenching rain had passed over.
They gave three rousing cheers on the arrival
ot new companies , while the bands In the
camp kept giving a continual concert , en
deavoring to outplay their rivals. Special
trains were pulling Into the depots , and
knights brilliantly uniformed In scarlet , blue
and. white went marching up Pennsylvania
avenue through the rain , many displaying
handsome banners. Particularly striking waH
the Florida phalanx , presenting n gleaming
nrrny of white duck troustrs and carrying at
the head of the line the most famous prod-
Met of their state , a bluffed alligator ram
pant.
In the face of the weather hundreds of
residents flocked to inspect the camp during
the day , trooping through the avenue ot
Unts and crowding about the goats and other
paraphernalia , anliuate nnd Inanimate ,
brought by the western rs , win are In n largo
majority today. Fine discipline was maintained
In the encampment , so-ncthlnfe like martial
regulations being enforced. Three thousand
men sleep on the light cots under canvas
tonight , while uniforms arc the rule rather
than the exception on the streets. The most
.heavily gilt-laced of the regalia was to bo
found nt the Ebblt house , where headquar
ters have been established by Major Genera )
Carnalmn , where the citizens' commltteemen
also congregate , nnd where every stranger
is greeted by his acquaintance with an offl-
ctal title. Since the encampment Is not offi
cially begun until tomorrow , the divisions are
not required to report their presence until
then , so no Hat of the organizations on the
ground Is yet to be had.
Among the prominent dlvls'ons which ar
rived today were those from New York ,
Cincinnati , Indianapolis , St. Joseph , Chicago
ami Colorado.
President Cleveland has definitely premised
to review the grand pande on Tuesday. A.
reviewing stand will be erected for him In
front of the execut've mansion. General
Carnahan and his staff will review tlio
parnde on horseback at the head ot Pennsyl
vania avenue , near the treasury. A stand
Is being erected near the treasury building
In which seats will be reserved for senators ,
representatives and other olllclals and mem
bers of the diplomatic corps.
ITS aiKAJflXO Il.tti JIKKff Sr.Wff
Jir , McQiynu l u Hid Tlowii on Sutolll' *
Lottn' to Itlnliop Wntteraon ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 28. Fifteen hundred
persons assembled at Prohibition , Staten
Island , loday to hear Rev. Dr.-McGlynn dis
course on a "Model Commonwealth. " Pre
ceding his regular address he gave , by re
quest , a prelude upon Mgr. Satollt's confirma
tion of Dlsliop Watterson's famous order.
At a meeting at the park a week ago tlio
question was asked if the Importance and
seriousness of the ablegnte'd utterances
against the saloons were not overestimated ,
and It was also naked If a single representa
tive Catholic could be named who was op
posed to the saloon. In Introducing Dr.
McGlynn , the utteraices of Archbishop Ire
land. Bishop Mlchaud of Vermont , Bishop
Messner of Wisconsin and Bishop McGolricIc
ot Michigan wereicud , endorsingMgr. .
SatolH's position. Father McGlynn said there )
was n danger In magnifying Mgr. Satolll'a
letter beyond the Intention ot the writer and
beyond Its real effect. It was not a decree.
> fgr. Satollt was not here to mnko laws.
Mgr. Satolll hardly meant and Bishop Wat-
terson hardly meant , that It was a Bin to
drink Intoxicating liquors or to sell them.
They have not gone so far as that. In effect
the letter meant that Catholics should look
to It that their churches , fninlllea and busi
ness should bo BO conducted as to be no
occasion of sin or scandal. The letter of the
cposlollo delegate had no more force than
the order ol the bishop of Columbus , but
It did not require great perception to under
stand liow far reaching would beHH effect.
The letter plainly Insinuates that It each
bishop In the United States uhould Issue
the Kama orders as had Uishoo Watterson
and Mgr. Satolll , ehould be appealed to for
a reversal of that order thot he would glvo
the same answer. It would have no effect In
encouraging the Catholic people and clergy :
to practice and to preach temperance. It
would cause saloon keepers to conduct their
business with greater public decorum when
they understood they might be excluded from
the church for engaging In the traffic ,
Mn ! Flra Wu of Incpiullary Origin.
BEATTL13 , Wash. , Augr , 2fl. Thc coroner' *
Jury Investigating the disaster In the Frank
lin coal mine Friday , In which thirty-seven
men were killed , nan rendered u. verdict
llndlng that the lice was started by parties
nuknown , who willfully , luioivlngly ami
maliciously desired to do great Injury unul
damage to the liven of the employes and
the property of the Oregon Improvement }
company. It is believed that the person
who fired the mine also perished , though !
no one will venture an opinion as to wha
was. tlie Incendiary
Denver Urul KutiiloMini
CHICAGO , Aug. 2G.-J. D. Morse , a real
CRta.te dealer , reported at polled head *
quarters late , tonight that his friend , J. T %
Hlcke , a real estate dialed of Denver , liacj
been mls lnc for several days , He had
been visiting In Chicago nnd had n larad
amount of tncney on hla person , and Men *
fears foul play.