FHE OMAHA' DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUNt G , AUGUST 2 ? , 189-i. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COULD NOT SIGN IT Cleveland Writes n Letter to HsprcBantatlva Cachings Q ving His Views , FULL OF INCONSISTENCIES AND ERRORS Tor All that Ho Cannot Brins ; Himself to the Point of Vetoing It. MUST PUSH ON IN TARIFF REfORM I Present Bill Will Toira a Basis for Con- tinuoJ TRUSTS ARE NOF TO BE FORGOTTEN Kctllior Muni Tliry Ito 1'iirglvrn Una Nut IMA I'liltli Hint thui'oj ) Oun" Dills Will Vet Hccomo Limn 1'roo Jaw Mntcrlul * Important , WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. The president * today sent Hie following letter to Repre sentative Catchlngs ol Mississippi , who con- bs-ntcd to Us publication In view of Us public character and Importance : "EXECUTIVE MANSION , -WASHINGTON. Aug. S7 , 1891 , Hon. T. C. Caterings : My Dear Sir Since the conversation I ) md with jou niul Mr , Clark of Alabama a few days ego In regard to my action upon the tariff Mil noiv before me , I have given the subject full ami most serious consideration. The re- cult Is I am more- settled than ever In the determination to allow the bill to become a law without my signature. "When the formulation of legislation which It was hoped would embody democratic Ideas of tariff reform was lately entered upon by congress nothing was further from my an ticipation than a result which I could not promptly and enthusiastically endorse. It Is , therefore , with n ftcllng or the utmost dis appointment tliat I submit to a denial of this privilege. "I do nol claim to bo better than the masses of my party , nor do I wish to avoid any responsibility which , on account of the passage ot this law , I ought to bear as n member of the democratic organization , neither will I permit myself to ba separated from my party to such an extent as might be Implied by my veto of tariff legislation , which , though disappointing , is still charge- nble lo democratic effort. Hut there arc precisions In this bill which are not In line with honest tariff reform , and It contains Inconsistencies and crudities which ought not to appear In tarltf lawsor laws of any kind. UesldeB , there were , as you anil I well know , incidents accompanying the passage ot the bill through congress which made every sin cere reformer unhappy , while Influences sur rounded It In Its later stages and Interfered with Its final construction which ought not to be recognbed or tolerated Iti democratic tariff reform councils. BASIS POn FUTURE WARFARE. "And yet , notwithstanding all Ha vicissi tudes and all the bad treatment It received nt the hands of pretended friends. It pre tents a vast Improvement to existing con ditions. It will certainly lighten many tariff burdens that now rest heavily upon the ptcplc. It Is not only a barrier against the rc.turn of mud protection , but it furnishes n vantage * ground fiom which must bo waged further aggressive operations against pro tected monopoly and governmental favorit ism. ism."I ta1o my place with the rank and file ol the democratic party who believe In tariff reform and who know what It Is , who refuse - fuse to accept the results embodied In this bill as the close of the war , who are not blinded to the fact that the livery of the democratic tariff reform lias been stolen anil worn In the service of republican pro tection , and who have marked the places where the deadly blight ot treisou has blasted the councils of the brave In the hour of might. The trusts and combinations the communism ot pelt whoso machinations liavo prevented us from reaching the buccenu wo destrv < j. should not bo forgotten or for- gl\eit. We shall recover from our astonish ment at their exhibition of power and If then the question la foiced upon us whether they ehall submit to the free legislative will ol the people's representatives or shall dictate the laws which the people must obey , we will accept nnd settle that Issue as ona In volving the Integrity and safety of Ameri can Institutions. "I love the principles of trup democracy because they are founded In patriotism and upon Justice and fairness toward all Interests , I am proud of my party organization because it Is conncr ; nt holy sturdy nud persistent In the enforcement of Us principles , Therefore I do not despair of the efforts made by the house of representatives to supplement the bill already passed by further legislation ami to have engrafted upon It nidi modification ! us will more nearly meet democratic hope ; and aspirations. I cannot be mistaken as t ( the necessity of free raw materials as tin foundation ol logical and sensible tariff re form. The extent to which this Is recognize ! In the legislation Already tecured Is one of It ! encouraging and redeeming features , but It li vexatious to recall that while frea coal am iron ore have been dented , a letter of tin secretary of the treasury discloses the fac that both might have been made free by tin annual surrender of only about $700,001) ) o unnecrisarr revenue. IMPORTANCE OK FREE It AW MATERIAL "I nm sure there Is a common habit o underestimating the Importance of free rav materials In Urllt legislation and ot regard Ing them as only related to concessions t be made to our manufactures. The truth t their Influence Is so far-reaching that If dls regarded a complete nnd beneficent scheme o tariff reform cannot bo successfully Inaugu rated "When wo give lo our manufacturers frc raw materials we unshackle American enter pi Mo and Ingenuity and these will open th doors of foreign markets to the reception o our wares and glvo opportunity for the contlii nous and remunerative employment of laboi "With materials cheapened by their free ilom irom tnrllf charge ! ! the cost of thel product must bo correspondingly cheap ncc Thereupon justice anil fairness to the -cor turners would demand that the manufactui trs IKJ willing to accept such a readjustmer oml modification of the tariff upon their fir Uhcd goods as would secure to the peopl tlie benefit of tins reduced cost of their mar ufacture and shield the consumer against tli exaclloni of Inordinate profits. "It will thus be seen that fro * raw mi terials anil a Just anil fearless regulatla and reduction of the tariff to inert tli changed conditions would carry to every bun bit home In the land the blessing ! ) of Ir crruu'il comfort nnd cheaper living. Tli in 111 Ion a r our countrymen who have fougl bravely and vyi-ll for tariff reform should I exhorted to continue the struggle , boldl challenging to open warfare and constant ] guarding agalntt treachery nnd half-hear ednesa In their camp. "Tariff reform will not bo settled until IB honestly and fairly nettled In the Interei and to the benefit ot a patient and long-su ferine people. Yours very truly , " (1 HOVER CLEVELAND " Interim I llvvrnue C'oUrrtnr Notified WASHINGTON , AUK. 27. Internal Rev nue Commissioner Miller today tent the fa lowing telegram to all collcctoiH of Intern revenuo"After today collect tax on plrl at II 10 p r gallon and proportionate rate ( all fractions of one-tenth cr more. Nell : stnmp deputlev. " IIIIU Aiirotril | by HID I'rrkltlrnt , WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. TUo preside JIM approved the following acU. drantli the Dututli & Winnipeg railway right cf way through the Chlppcwa and White Earth res ervations In Minnesota ; amending the right of way of the llutclilnson & Southern rail road In the Indian Territory ; authorizing the Issue ot a patent to the Presbyterian Doaril of Homo Missions for certain lands on the Omaha Indian reservation for school purposes , O.VIt I'HOVISION I Section Ulvln R I'rcn Alcolinl to the Arts l.lleoly tn Ho it Nullity. WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. There seem to bo serious doubts entertained as to whether or not treasury officials will be able to carry Into effect the section ot the new tariff bill making alcohol used In the arts free of In ternal revenue tax. Section Cl of the act provides that any manufacturer finding It neccsary to use alcohol In the arts or In any medicinal or other like compound may use the same under regulations lo bo prescribed by the secretary of the treasury , and on sat isfying the Internal revenue collector of the dUtrlct wherein he resides or carries on bus iness that he has complied with such reguli- tlons and has used such alcohol therein and exhibiting' and delivering' up the stamps which show a tax 1ms been placed thereon , shall bo entitled to receive from the treasury a rebate of the tax so paid. There are. ap proximately 200,000 druggists In the United States who use alcohol to some extent In the manufacture of compounds of various kinds , and this number , It Is believed , -would bo In creased from 50 to 109 per cent under a liberal application of this provision of the act. While the law provides that manu facturers may use alcohol free of tax under regulations prescribed by the secretary , no appropriation Is made to carry the provision Into effect , and It Is argued that It would require a Email army of revenue agents to rovont frauds upon the government and the oss of millions of rcvenuo to It from the iperatlons of unscrupulous persons. Under .lie circumstances. Is Is supposed the ECC- ctary will nnd It .practically Impossible to inforco ttio law , and will therefore reltaln .torn Issuing any regulations on the subject , at leiBt until congress , which reassembles In December , shall make sufficient approprla- lens for the purpose , The suggestion that he secretary might so frame his regulations as to limit the benefits ol the act to a very 'cw ' manufacturers who could bo looked after md been set aside as unfair to the thousands ot small dealers anil In violation of the spirit of the act. iiECii'KoctTV TUI : vrn:3. Now TarlfT Ijiw 1'r.iotlnlly Tears Down the I'ubrlc lirectoil liy lllulne. WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. Section 71 of he new tariff law repeals section 3 of the McKlnley aci , under which the reciprocity treaties were drawn , with the proviso that nothing herein contained shall be held to abrogate or In any way affect such reciprocity commercial arrangements as have been heretofore made and. now exist between the United States and foreign countries , except where such arrangements are Inconsistent with the provisions ot this act. It Is appre hended that the exception above noted will bo much more general than the rule , but It Is said that notwithstanding the declaration of the proviso the effect , of the new tariff law will bo to tumble to the ground the whole fabric of reciprocity treaties erected by Mr. Blalnc. The new act allects the rates ol duties In many c-f the reciprocity treaties , and that unfavorably to the foreign nations party to them , and already suggestions have reached the state department from the foreign governments Interested to the effect that the new act will nullify the treaties for It cannot be presumed they will permli the United States to continue the cnjoymenl of tlio excellent privileges In the .mutter o : frco Imports end low duties after the con cessions made by the United States to secure these privileges have been withdrawn , as they are In a largo measure by the new tariff act. The subject Is. one which will cal for a construction by the treasury depart ment , but the opinion cmong diplomatists Is that the treaties arc practically repealed by the provisions of the new tariff law. .SiitOi.VNT-AT-AltUb : : KKl'T UUhY. Docking iif Absentees' ILnlurloH hun-cl 31 my TlioiiHiuult of " > lliir . WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. Sergeant-at Anns Snow cf the liouso has had an cxccp tlonally busy session , as hls < office waa largely responsible for the quiet of the capital during the Coxey excitement , nnd , aside from this , there have been several Innovations In docking the salaries ot mem bers and of making arrests , all of which Is under the direction of the serjeant-at-arms. The new system of docking salaries of absentees has left an aggregate of several thousand dollais , perhaps $20,000 ot the forfeited pay ot members. In the hands of the sErgeaiil-at-arms. This goes back Into the treasury , so that the government gains con siderable by the transaction. It has resulted also In keeping members In Washington and there has hardly been a time since the docking began that the house was unible to do business for want of a quorum. This constant presence of a quorum has done away with the necessity ot arresting members , which was ths most objectionable duty ot the sergeant-at-arms. The new system of counting members "present , but not voting" In order to make a quorum Ins further Im proved and made effective the new method ot doing business. The experiences of the session have shown that the system now In force will be permanent , at least as long as the present managers of the home are In authority. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Horn mi.i.s iii.ucicii > . Stone's Coinnlur lurtprHlun uml lllll'it Antl- Aniuclilst Co Otrr. WASHINGTON , Aug. 2T. Representative W. A. Stone's bill for consular Inspection ol emigrants coming to this country Is Involved In a conference committee deadlock and wll thus go over to the next session. As the bll ! passed the liouso It directed United State ! consuls at foreign ports to Inspect I mm I grants before thi-y embarked. When the measure reached the senate the Hill untl anarchist bill was adopted as a substitute Thus thfl house anil senate passed radically different bills and there was. no way of liar monlzlng them In conference , it was dp tcrinlned to try to get the anti-anarchist btl through as a separate measure , but till failed In thp house. If It had succeeded the conferees might have reported In favo ; of the Stone bill. As It Is the whole subjec pees over until next session , when actloi probably Mill be taken on the antt-anarchU bill and may perhaps bo taken on the Ston consular Inspection Immigration bill. All l.oavliiK for Tliclr V WASHINGTON , AUR. 27. The meeting o the civil service commission Saturday vvhei the Taylor assessment case- was settled * wa the last session of the board to be held fo some' time and the departure of the com mlssloners on their summer vacations ha commenced. Mr. Lyman returned Saturda morning to th * Now Jersey coast , which h hurriedly left Wednesday to attend the Inves tlRitlon. Mr. Roosevelt will leave for a va cation on his western ranch next Wedncsda and Mr. Proctor , the chairman. Is expectc to commence his vacation In a few days. k'ntc * from Ilia DcfcillMi Miclli. It WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. Captain lloge Dlernlo was sent to Fort Sheridan by th army ordnance bureau to examine Into th recent explosion of a shell and his nowrt turned to Washington , bringing with him dozen ( uses taken from the lot ot shell which were defective. lie will submit H re port Immediately to the chief of ordnance. il > io li I , , .Ti'tTile I onltriurtl. ' WASHINGTON , Au ? . S7. The senate ti day confirmed Noah L. Jeffries ot the 1)1 ; trie * of Columbia to be commissioner on tli pirt of the United SUte > to arbitrate th claim ct Venezuela Hteam TrantporUtto company against the Venezuelan govcrr ineut. PDLLHAB'SPAYWASNOTCOT ' iir Qcorgo Continued to Draw Ilia Usual Dividend and Salary , ONLY THE LABORERS SVERE REDUCED H Appears Itcfuro tlio Slrll.o CoimuU- luii unit Tell * of thu I'utlier.y Lnvo ot the Company for its lmployrn. ? CHICAGO , Aug. 27. George M. Pullman was before the labor commission for nearly three hours this afternoon. Vice President. Wlckes occupied two hours and will appear again. At the outset of his testimony Mr. Pullman made a careful preliminary state ment of his position toward tre commission and deflnlrir the motives which had moved the company to established Its manufactur ing plant and bonus for worklngmcn as It had. He dwelt at great length on the mo tives which actuated the company tn building homes for the worklngmen at Pullman , de claring that the town hail been made so that the best class ot mechanics would prefer to live there rather than tn any other place. In reply to queries by Chairman Wright , Mr. Pullman told of the contracts for work under taken by the company at a loss In order that the men might be kept at work. He said : "I found we were being1 underbidden by other companies , oven where we had figured the work down to cost. I undertook to make the Pullman company's bids In order to se cure the work for our men. My recollection Is that the Ilrst order of that kind was fifty- flve cars on the Long- Island railway. Un der my Instructions the cost of material and labor was figured on the basis of a reduction In wages. Then I had the matter under con sideration hero and In New York for about two weeks and finally put In a bid for some thing between ? 300 nnd $400 a car below actual cost. I tfiade up my mind that the company would contribute that much rather than have the men Idle. Up to the time of the strike we had lost more than 150,000 In pursuing this policy. I explained this per sonally to the men when they were having their conference with Mr. Wlckes. Mr. Heathcuto said they wanted the wages of 1803. I said It would be a most unfortunate thing for all of you If the wages of 1893 were restored , because there Is no moro than sit weeks' work In the shop now and we would be unable to get more on a basis of the wages of 1S93 " Hero Mr. Kernan asked : "Were the bool.s shown to the men ? " "No , they were not , because the men did not apply to see them , and the strike came Friday. " "There were other grievances , were there not ? " "There were , but Mr. Wlckes and Mr. Brown had asurecl the men they would take them up and remedy them whenever there was just cause for co-nplalnt. " COMPANY HAD DONE WELL. Turning the subject. Judge Worthlngton brought out the- fact the company's original stock of $1,000,000 In 1867 had Increased to $30,000,000 , ; that the company had paid divi dends of 12 per cent during the first two years of Its organization ; 9'i during the next two years , and 8 perc ent annually since , and at the same time had accumulated a surplus amounting to $25,000,000. Referring to the stock of the company , Mr. Pullman said it represented actual cash paid by the stockholders , as the capital was needed and the capital stock was Increased for the legitimate business of the company. There was no water in It , and none ot It represented dividends. "Now , Mr. Pullman , " said Commissioner Worthlngton , "taking the whole jear through , has the Pullman made or lost money ? " "It has made money , " V.RS the answer. "You have paid your regular dividends ? " "Yes , sir , 8 per cent. " "That Is something like ? 2SOO,000 you have paid out In dlvldlnds for the year ? " "Yea , but that Includes the latter part ot the World's fair bcason , which was excep tional. " "Let me ask you , Mr. Pullman , whether you do not think a company that pays dividends of $2,500,000 could not afford to share the losses ot Its employesvho have worked fcr it so long ? " "The manufacturing business Is separate from the. business ot the sleeping car com pany. I eo no reason why I should take the. profits of the -4,200 stockholders In the Pullman Sleeping Car company and pay men a higher rate of wngcs than was paid In other parts of the ccuntry for the same work , or than was paid by other companies foi the same work , " "lisa the Pullman company , during the years of Its prosperity , ever advanced the wages of its employes voluntarily ? " "I do not know as to that. It has always sought to pay fair wages. " "What do pou s c that Is objectionable In submitting a difference like this to arbitra tion ? " ' "There are some maters ( that are proper subjects for arbitration , but I cannot arbi trate on a question where 1 know the facts to be thus and so. The question as to whether cur ehops should continue to- run at a low Is a thing that could notbe arbi trated. " "Why was that Impossible ? " "Itecauso it violates the principle that a man has a right to manage his own bus iness. " "Suppose the arbitrators were to say to you , 'We see you're Icslng money , but these men have been with you a long time ; you can afford to share their losses ; we think ylu shoul at le.ist pay living wages,1 what would jou aay lo that ? HAD AN EYE TO PROFIT. "My point at the time was to work wltli the men and secure the disbursement of the large sums Involved In the contracts and lose money for the company If the men would agree to bear their share In a reduction ot 2 ( to 25 per cent In their wages. " Judge Worthlngton want il to know where in It was wr ng to take ( ho money of the stockholders and pay higher wages when the management was r ady to take contracts u' a loss , or take the stockholders' money tc k'-cp the plant going. Mr. Pullman said the execution ot thi contracts at a loss was better f r the plan than tu let It lie Idle "So , " Interrupted Mr. eKrnan , "you hat that In view as well as the employment o tha men. 'ion did not , want to stop tin plant because you knew dial would bo i loss to stockholders , and you did not wan to scatter your men. because jou knew I would be dlHlcult to get a force together tha would do economical work ? " "Yes. " "Was jour balary reduced. Mr Pullman ? ' The witness replied U had nt been. "Nor the salaries of superintendents o foremen ? " "No. " "Why ? " Mr , Pullman tald It was not good pjllcy t reduce the salaries of high nlllctals , liecaus men of their calibre were not easily re placed. Mr. uPllman was then excused , and Vic President Wllkes called. He rehearsed th history ot the strike and tha part he playe in it. Mr , Wlckes' evidence was mainly cor roborutlvo ot the statements made by Mi Pullman , CHECKS OF THE RIGHT SIZC. The strike commlFsloncia devoted large Bhare of their s bUon tnda to the examination ct Manager E F , llryant of the Hank of Pullman , Mj Br > ant appeared with a yard or two of type written statistics , but at the > request c Commissioner Krrimn laid the xtatemen aside and answered questions , lln wan pai tlcnlar to state that he wai not un employ ol the Pullman company , an the bank wa owned by the Pullman Southern Car coir pany , but later admitted that the latter can psny was controlled by the pahco car ecu pany. Mr , Bryant bald that the capltt stock ol the bank ! $100,000 and that I January , 1S93 , the de-DbsUs amounted to about { 658,000 , Twd'hundred and twenty- five of the depositorsVt thrf time were Pull man eniplojes , their sfctiounts averaging $240. In July , .1894 , the depbslls amounted to $151,000 , with only 3,111 employes' ac counts , which averagd $270. Tha witness said that the Pullman'workmen were paid In checks , That each-month they were given two checks and If they rented company dwell ings , one representing the * amount of rent duo and the other the balance In wages earned Mr. llrjant v\ns \ questioned sharply regarding thl * system of paying , but em phatically stated that there was nothing compulsory about the men pa ) Ing their rents. "The checks are only made for the con- vcnlonco of the men , " he said , "and they may or may not Indorse the rent check back to the company as they choose. " "It Is just n sort ot gentle reminder that the rent Is due , " suggested Commissioner Kernan. "It Is simply for the men's convenience , " the witness persisted. The bank manager was then rigidly ox- a nil n'il as to the methods of the company for colltctlng back rent. Mr. Bryant was asked nbant the case of Jennie Curtis , a Pullman employe , who had cUlmed that shu had been compelled to pay back rent duo on the house which her father had occupied previous to his death. The ultress said the company Imil not compelled Miss Curtis to pay the rent , but admitted that she had done M. WHAT A PREACHER FOUND. Itev Dr. C. II. Eaton ot the Church of the Paternity of Now York surprised the spec tators by his testimony , lie asserted that the reports of suffering at. Pullman had been grossly exaggerated. He had visited forty houses , he sold , and found no destitution and no distress. Tlio men had told him that they had no real grievance , ho declared , and had no real cause for striking , Dr. Eaton illd not believe that compulsory arbitration would pi event strikes , giving as his reason that one side of such comroycrslcs , the laborIng - Ing men , were not responsible end that any agreement that might bo reached would be llible to violation. The clergyman sold that tlie proper method of preventing strikes waste to build up and Improve the character of the worklngman. He has found Pullman , he said , a very satisfactory place In > that regard , as men's characters there were under good Influences. A. it. u. MIN : IUPI.Y. They A-ill Hint tlio WrlU of Injunction lie Dlsitili cil ut niibnqno. DUBUQUE , Aug. 27.'Special ' Telegram to The Bee. ) The strikers named In the writs of Injunction Issued under vhe order of Judge Woolson nt Keokuk early In July filed their answers to the government pt'ltion In fed eral court today. They ( liny e 'cry allega tion of the petition , including conspiracy , In timidation , Interference with mall 'rains ' , un coupling of cars , etc. They further answer that ns these offenses are Indictable the ; overnment , It the charges are true , has a peedy and definite reniedy nt law , where- ore they pray the * Injunction be dissolved hey further allege n conspiracy among the general managers to disrupt the A. R. U. nd reduce wages , arid charge the managers vlth having Instigated the destruction of nllroad property by fire anrl violence and ither overt acts In order to charge the trlkers with these crimes anil thereby pro- iure the presence of the military. The government has two weeks to file the epllcntlon The proceedfngs were Instituted by United States District Attorney Sells under direction of Attorrify General Olney , jut the petition wan pnnmred here by at- orneys for Ihe Illinois * Central-Milwaukee and Chicago Great Western , ami they show a disposition to prosecute/to tlio iih- * 1'itUniun MI-II Gi > ln to Kiinsi ) . , KANSA'S CITY , Aug. S7r-A special to toe Scarfrom Hliwatha , Kan. , says : A coni- iany of ex-employea of Pullman , 111. , backed by a Chicago capitalist , has been organized o build car and general manufacturing shops at Hiawatha , Kan. Lcal men have aken $50,000 in stqck and Chicago capltal- sta $200,000. Lewis Meyer , president , and 3. O. Allen , secretary , will be In Hiawatha Tuesday to select the silo and complete ar rangements to begin work on the plant at once. Thp company will be managed on .ho co-operatlvo plan , though the capitalst s guaranteed G per cent on the Investment jeforo the laborers come 'In for their share. The company has control of five patents anil manufacture all kinds ot railway equip ment. Eight hundred ex-employes of the Pullman shops will come and begin the : iulldlng of the works ax poori as the pre liminary arrangements are made. Miners Will Not I tot urn to Work. CLEVELAND , Aug. 28. News received from the Masslllon coal fields Is to the effect that the miners have refused to accept the ultimatum of the operators , which provided that they should resume work tomorrow upon u schedule of wages based on the Columbus scale. It Is suld many ot the miners arc now removing their tools from .the mines and It Is relieved the operators will carry out their Intention of resuming work tomorrow with nonunion men. The men of the Masslllon district , about 3,000 In number , have been on a strike slrce February 17. Mills Dili Not Mart. NEW BEDFORD. Mass. , Aug. 27. There were 3,000 people at the-llrlstol mill gates this morning as a resultof the report that the mills would open , but no attempt was made to start the mills. A mas-j meeting of the striking weavers followed. The How- land , Retch and New Bedford manufacturer : started up quietly with no demonstration bj the operatives. The officials of the Bennett and Columbia mills and the spinners are hold. Inga conference. Insist on & Cut , P1TTSBURG , Aug. 27. The Western Win dow Glass Manufacturing association wll mwt nt Cleveland. Saturday. Nearly even manufacturer east of the Mississippi ant north of the Ohio , It ( a said , will Insist upoi a wage reduction of 30 per cent. Two of thi largest manufacturers' In the country arc re ported as being In fdvor of signing thi Chambers scale and If they do it la expectei that their action will be followed by al others. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mule Splnii r. ' .SCrlMO ) l Dover. DOVER , N. II. , Au 2C. The mule spin ncrs ot Dover , New'Yprk'Great Falls nm Salmon Tnlla held a Reeling in this clt ; this afternoon. Secretnri HOBS ot Nev lledfonl was present. The outBldcrs urgei the Dover spinners laiatilke , nnd the' finally conscnte-d. They decided nol to gi to work tflriorrovv. „ I'nrilDiioil it VVoinuii from tha I'nn , LOUISVILLE , Aug. ? 7HA special to th Times from Frankfort , Ky.J says : Governo Brown today pardoned Mjsr A. Peoples fron the penitentiary an condition that shu leav the sic to within thred ays and not rcturi again. Mrs. Peoples * was sent up fror Loulsvl le seven j earn'ago * to serve a sen tence ot thirteen1 ytatu. Her crime wa manslaughter , resulting from nn abortlo performed by her on" Maw Wendlekln , young German woman , " IS years of age. Sh has been an exemplary iirlsoner since he confinement. ' , i > llftilc * tlio IilriUllii-atlon. DETROIT , Aug. 27. C. M. Hobbs , wh has been under arrest here for some time o a charge of attempting to secure mone under false pretennes , was Identified toda by one of his bondsmen as A .M. Van Auker who I : wanted at Qulncy , III. , for a $30.00 forgery. The prisoner denied the identtt : cation , but will return to Qulncy without r < qulsitlon pa pars. VWUlo H.ippl ) of < lrln , NEW YORK , Aug. 37. Ths visible suppl ot grain Saturday , Auguit 25 , as compile by the New York produce exchange , Is u followsVheit. . C1771000 bu. , lucrenui 870.000 bu. ; com , 3 OSJ.OOO bu , Increasi 2,000 bu. ; cats. G.097,009 bu ; , increase , 1.1-IS 000 bu ; rye. 290 COU bu . Increase. S2.QC bu. ; barley , 2(3,000 bu. . incre * . C70.M bu. BOYD IS THINKING IT OVER Not Quito Eeacljf to Saj Ho Wisrns to Favo v Nomination for Congress. PROMISES TO DECIDE IN A DAY OR TWO Mhat lie feays of tlio At-urnnccii Olicn Illin by llntli T.ociit Parti.urn f Hut 1'nrtj Action of bctonil Hunt Itpub - cunt Itc | icclliirSlcnbcrp. { . The democratic congressional convention for the Second district meets In Omaha next Saturday , and the local situation has already assumed an Interesting phase. Unless et- Govcrnor Boyd absolutely declines to accept the leadership he will be nominated by ac clamation. His friends are urging him lo accept the nomination. They claim that he will. If elected , go to Washington under the most favorable codltlons. He will have the united support of the hitherto divided democ racy at home , and he will be In full accord with the administration upon nil the leading Issuer. These things are urged for ex-Gov ernor Bojd by his friends , and they are hav ing a visible effect among those of the demo cratic faith In Omaha , In referring- the possibility of his can didacy , Governor liojd remarked last even ing : "I have , It Is true , held several confer- nces v\lth local democratic leaders. Or , to ut It a little differently and a little more orreclly , several local democratic leaders .avc had several conferences with me I avc- been urged by prominent members ot he Jacksonlan democracy , as well ns bf he Samosets , to permit my name to go be- ore the congressional convention. They have Fsnreil me that I will receive their earnest , indlvlded and hearty support , and that they vill elect me without pledge or tcquests for ovor. "Naturally these assurances , coming from romlnent democrats who , as you may re- nembDT , have , to say the least , never been nthuslastlc In my behalf , are very gratlfy- IIR to me personally , I believe they are ear- lest and sincere- giving me these assur- nccs. I believe they will do all that I say , ml that If my name goes before the con- entlon nnd is placed on the ticket the varrlng factious of democracy In this city vlll be united as they have never been united isfore. "Personally. I am very much averse to naklng the canvass for the election , A congressional campaign Is not exactly a lollday excursion u requires a great deal at hard work and also a great expenditure of time. I do not feel able to say to you Icflnltcly tonight that I will accept or dc- cllno the honor. All that I can cay tonight s that I will Inform my friends of my ulti mate determination within a day or two at he outside , " _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ TIII5Y WANT Sn.MIKItO. iocnnil Warder * IV III Try to ltciiomln to Mini for County CoinnilKslniu-r. At a meeting of the Second Word Republi can club last evening H. M. Stcnberg was unanimously endorsed for /e-electlon as county commissioner. Among other things the resolution stated that thttsoutlLend Improvements made In the past three years had' been brought about largelyby Mr. Stcnberg. who e official acts hail bcpn satlsfactoiy and to the credit ol the Second ward. In recognition ot these services the Second ward club requr-sted Jlr. Stenherg to name a delegation to tlie republican convention which would seek tc secure his renomlnatlon All candidates for the leslshture were re quested to have their names printed on tin olllclal ballots at the primaries and the one receiving the highest number of votes al the primaries would be supported for nomina tion by the delegation. Chairman II. J Banker was Instructed tc ask the county central commltteemcn from the Second ward not to call a caucus foi the selection of a county commissioner. .ion. Mnj r AndorBOii Hie Cliolro of boutli Diikntit I'npiillnta for tlin ' fimti' . YANKTON , S D. , Aug. 27. ( Special t ( The Bee ) Major A. II. Anderson of Hoi Springs , S. D , who reprtsented the Eight ! congressional district of Iowa In the lowei house of congress , Is the popullstlc caiull date for United States senator to succeei Senator Pettlgrevv of this slate , whose tern expires next winter , and who "vonls to b < re-elected. It all depends upon the maKeui of tbc legislature , If the popullstb have con trol there Major Andersen will go to the senate. He Is on the stump for the populist : In the state and Is making an excellent Im presslon. Three years ago ho removed frcn Iowa to Hot Springs , where he Is now prac tlclng law , Itlclmrdson iti'iil I'liwneo .Nominate. FALLS CITY , Keb , Aug. 27. ( Spec'a ' Telegram to The Kee. ) Harry C. Llndscy o Pawnee City was nominated by occlamatloi for state senator for Richardson and Pawnci ccuntles at the court house this evening. Or George W. Collins of Pawnee county mad a rousing republican speech utter the no ml nation and promised a republican majarlt ; of between 600 and 700 for Llndscy In Pawne county. Everything was harmonious and < republican victory Is assured for btate ttn ator. Irnln for ItrprcsmtutUc. NIOnilARA , Neb. , Aug. 27. ( Special Tele gram to The Dee. ) S. J. G. Irwln of Crelgh ton was nominated today by the republican of the Twentieth representative district , com prising Knox and Dojd counties. HIM .S.I. Military CiimmlsMon Kxumlneil I.leulrn.iii U'clch A Court-Miirtlul , CHICAGO , Aug. 27. Military proceedlnK to determine the sanity of Lieutenant AVclc of the Fifteenth regiment , U S. A. , who at siulted Colonel Croftoa Sunday , were bcgu at Camp Arlington L-unt today. By onle of General Miles a medical board compose ot three experts visited the lieutenant art spent inrst uf the morning In his ten Maor A. C. Glrard , Captain Clcndcnnln an Captain Munday acted as the commissioner When the examination commenced the llet tenant had been transferred from the guar house to the hospital tent. He will ri main In the latter quarter until Ills eanlt has been pissed upon. Investigation upon Welch's mental cond tlon was begun on Colonel Croftcn's Btati merit that he thought the lieutenant we crazy. Some years ago he was sunstruc at Fort liuford , and that , It Is thought , ma have unsettled his mlml , Welch was visited today by his wife , wli refused to dlacues the ciee Neither Gei eral Miles nor Cobnel Crofton would tal ot the assault today. After an extended examination the Inaanll commission reached an aenement and ni nounced that they had found Lleulcnai Welch perfectly sane and thoroughly n tponslble for his actions. The finding will necessitate a court-martla but the army officers refuted to discuss tl probable date for the hearing of the case. Cranberry .Murslii'J Ituriiril Ui. MILWAUKEE , Aug. 27. A special to tl Evening Wisconsin from Cranberry Cente WIs. , lays ; The losses of cranberry growei In thlt vicinity from ( Ires have been eno mout. In anil about -Matlior , wiere ) the : have been many acres of bearing mar.hi anil from the railroad utatloni thousands i barrel ! have been shipped yearly. Inert . nothing left. The peat hag burned down I the sand In places to the depth ol two fee Ths peat formed great beds of hot coals which were ever ready to brighten up when fanned by the breezes. Whirlwinds took burning coala Into the air and carried them over tlia bends of the flro fighters nnd de posited them flfty rods away. Many of the tracts cf land will never bo used for grow ing cranberries again , and as they nrc al most worthless for nny other purpose , will for a time rncrt to the county asusclcss lands. n tn it oitiii.it i.\ lc i > i'ni < lii ( Jorcloii , .Vrri'stcil In \A MM ! oil In tlinVcHtirn City , SAN KUANCISCO , Aug. 27. One of the two desperadoes captured by the Chicago po lice Saturday afternoon after several hours chase Is badly wanted here by the local au thorities. At least Captain Lees thinks ho Is the ettno man who escaped from this city last February after robbing members of the University club of a lot of valuable Jewelry. Tlie description of Gordon given In the dls- pitches tallies with tint of the man the local police have been looking for for Blx months. The name ami Initials are the same and there are other circumstances that make almost certain the suspicion that the man now tn the Chicago prison Is the man who operated here last winter. On February 15 last Henry Francis Gordon was employed as a bcdmaker In the Univer sity club on S > tter street. He was a man apparently about 30 jears of age , slim built and about live feet elx Inches In height. He spoke with an English accent. He came recommended by the British Ucnevolent society and was aUo said to be u member of the Young Men's Christian association. He worked but a few days and then disappeared , taking with him several hundred dollars worth of rings , chains and watches and other valuables he had taken from the rooms of the gentlemen who lived at the club. The matter was reported to the police and an Investigation ordered. It vvns ascer tained that the Drills ] ] Ilenevolent society knew little of the man and that he hnil no connection with the local branch of the Young Men's CluUtlan association. It was ascertained that Goidon had a wife In thla city , and that ho had deserted her after the robbery. From the story told by the wife It appears that Gordon came here about two jears ago and was boon afterward married to her. He tool : her to Chicago nnd after caring for her a year and while there was nt different times emploved In tlio Union League club and the Far well house. After being deserted the wife worked her way back to this city last January. Gordon re turned to San Francisco and met his wife. They effected a reconciliation and began living together again. Ily some unknown means he was able to get the endorsement of the British Benevo lent society and was thus able to secure a position In the University club. After uorMng a tew dajs he robbbcd his employers as before related. On the day that he dis appeared hla wife received a letter stating that she would never nee him ngaln. Cap tain Lees sent a descilptlon ot the man to Inspector Shea with the request that he look for Gordon nnd arrest him If he went back to that city. No attention was ever given lethe the communication eo far as the local au thorities arc advised It seems reasonable lo suppose that the Gordon arrested In Chicago cage Saturday Is the man wanted. Trust AVouliI Mot Aici'pt Ills Terms nnd < < i't Xo I. HIM. NEW YORK , Aug. 27. Uussell Sage has announced that so far as he Is concerned the negotiations for n loan to the Whisky trust to tak ? their goods out ot bond are off for the- present , owing to the tru&t's rep resentatives being unwilling to accept his teims. "He believes that the representatives should become Individually responsible for the funds , and not as representatives of the Distilling company. Th re was also a disagreement as to the amount of Interest and the rate or commis sion to be charged the borrower. It appears that the -indicate ot Now York financiers who were to furnish the money did not conic to an ngrcement on Saturday , but adjoumcd over to meet at 10 o'clock this morning In Kussell Sage'e ofllce In New York Tie | trust lias until 12 o'clock tonight to take Its goods out , ami still hopes to got the money I'resklent Gieenhut of the distilling com pany Is now In conference with several mem bers of the board of directors at the oflicE of a leading film uf brokers who have beer operating for the trust. He refuses to be seen , but a member of the firm admltleC that the negotiations with Mr Sage for the loan has been tornpcrnrlly abandoned. ST. LOUIS , Aug 27 A special telegrarr from Peorla , 111 , to the Post-Dispatch Mate : that the tax on the 5,000.000 gallons of trus whlsk > nt that point and Pcldn had not beei paid up to 1 p. m today. Sileu were nmd < this forenoon of ninety carloids of whisk ; at the ! i cents advance ot today , and the tas on this was promised by trust ulllclals. but I was believed that the company would wall until the very last momcut , In fear of i veto , before paying tlie tax on the C,000CO ( lot. lot.FROItIA FROItIA , Aug. 27. The WhUky trust 01 the very last day was as much an enigma ai ever. It was reported this morning that thi trust would pay tnM's un Its goods to tin amount of $5,000,000 4 ! 11 o'clock , but up ti 1 o'clock this afternoon not a move had bcei made and the ofuclals at the revenue oll'.ci had received no advices as toJut \ to ex pcct. _ OOfMM.Y .1/lTAT RO TO MU1UHT. . Ills I'liyjlclnnn Niy IIU llr.illh Deiimml Abseil ut i ) KcM , BALTIMORE , Aug. 27. Senator Gorman' phvslclans advise him to leave for Europe a the earliest possible day , not only for th benefit of the sei voyage , but for the pur pose ot taking treatment at one of th German springs. His health Is declared t be In a very precarious state. An Intlmat friend of the Gorman family tuday said : "I Is true- that Mr Gorman's family an friends have been greatly alarmed about hi health for several months , ami his phy blclans have frequently advised him that h must devote a long period to absolute rea and abstain from work of all sorts or else h would break down completely and Irre vocably Mrs. Gorman lias often begged lilt to give up all work and go away to Europ or sonio other place where he could be ou ot reach of the politicians who always fol low him about from place to place vvhereve ho may go as long as he remains In thl country or on a line of railway. "Tho senator left Washington for Saralog yesterday for a rest. If he docs not Im prove the whol family will probably got Europe , It Is their Intention at nil event to go to Europe In the eprlng , after the shoi cession of congress Is over , and remain thei all ne.\t milliner. If congress hail adjourne earlier this summer they would have gen abroad , and they nuy dn bo yet and rental until the short session begins In Decumbei The fact Is Senator Gorimm lias worn tilii clf out by hard work and If he does not ate ho will not last lone. He hun been tel this and It has only been hie Iron will UK has kept him up. " SARATOGA. N. Y. , Aug. 27-Senator J I' . 0 or 111:1 n ot Mary In nd has engaged roon at the United Slates hotel here and expeci to arrive tomorrow. SuppOHcil to Iluvn Itcen Mnrilerctl , DICKSON , Tcnn. . Aug , 27. Contldcrabl excitement prevails at White Bluffs over tli supposed murder of William Pew , vvhos body wau found en the railroad track nea that plac . Few hail been engaged In row with BO me other men , and It la suppose was murdered and Ills body placed on til tracks , where It was frightfully -mangle by the cars passing over it , Jumped tn a t'ertnlu Dentil , INDIANAPOLIS , Aug , 27. At Her * . Ind today Walter Long , a young man , In a splr of bravado , Jumped Into a great bin ofvlie , i ( ! which was being leaded from an elevator In Is a car on the track below. The suction w ; o I so great that he wai drawn In and auffocati t. I before any effort could be made to tare hlr CA1IP 110RRO\\r \ \ IS CROWDED Grand Army Etato Betinlcm al Grand Lland Opens Auspicious'y , VETERANS AS NUMEROUS AS LAST YEAR CointniiiKlcc ltun TukrH I'oMrMlon nt th l.'iiriiniitnput ] ( Iroumla In tlin Niimoof the Ki-Unlon hnlillrrniilKl Delivers n ( Iniiuful hjiopih. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Aug. 27. ( Special to The Dec. ) The morning of the opening day ot the sixteenth annual reunion of the- Grand Army of the Republic finds but a slightly elccrcased crowd when compared to that ot last year , and the Indications nr that the attendance at Camp Morrovr throughout the -week will fully come up to the expectations of the committee. The camp Itself this morning la a more delight ful ono than any of Us predecessors. The * aln of Thursday night was especially In the Iclnlty of the camp In the nature of a loud burst , and the ground , not havlna et wholly dried , Is being- packed Into a urface as smooth and hard as concrete pave * nent. The general arrangement ot the amp follows that of last > ear very closely , xcept that the streets and avenues are vlder , which will glvo much needed addl- lonal room In the main avenue , In which are ocatcd two speakers' stands , with 1,000 eating capacity around each. The location ot the quartermaster's head- uartcrs , department and stuff headquarters , neellcal ucptimnent , press tents , head- uartera of the Woman's Relief corps , Daughters and Sons of Veterans , and ladle * f the Grand Army of the Republic , on ono Ide of the street , with the hcidquarters ot ho varloiib. state organizations on the other , lakes the place a most convenient one , ca- eclally since the quartet master's booth Is he first ona to be passed ns one enters tha round. Ono can get directions at once and vlthout an opportunity to become confused an proceed to his private tent. The preparations for the order of tic camp re complete. Major Geddes has appointed Itteoii special olllcers for the camp and armed them v.Ith Instructions to nip all ( torts at gambling , shell games and the like , aid to cntnip the unwary , In the bud. Tha laltors , It Is held by the major , will need heir money for more- legitimate purposes , it nil ho simply Isn't going to tolerate any , nonkcy business. Thu booths are IPSS In lumber , but when the multitudinous cries of the venders of former jears Is brought nto consideration the only persona to lament seriously ol this fact Is the reunion commit * .ce. MUSICIANS ARRIVE. Last night Prof. II. M. Draper's Juve.ill * > aml arrived In a wagon owned by them. Kinging with them the necessary cooking utensils for a week of camp life. T1io boya were drilled this morning. There are four * con ot the young and ambitious musicians , md thu average age Is but a trinaover 13. Thli yaml took away one of the prizes last year , dud Is well drilled , being taught music In connection with their ( studies at the Kcarnay , mbllo schools. The Western Union Telo ; raphcompany ii putting an ofllce tn at he grounds , which will bo a great converg ence and which was b.ndly missed in other years , Dcpirtmont Commander Church How * of N'emnlia county arrived last night and was at the .Palmer this morning. Tomorrow's program as far as outlined his morning will be : Sunrise guns ; reveille ; 9430 a. m. , mcetlnjf of slate organisation's at respective head * quarters ; 12 in , dinner ; 4 p. m. , meeting of state oiganlzatlons and veterans. Women' * Relief corps , Sons of Veterans , Daughters ot Veterans nnd Ladles ot the Giand Arniyt of the Republic at their respective head quarters , 6 p m. , ( .upper ; 7 30 p. m. , address. "The G. A. II , * ' followed by camp fires at all the stands and a general veterans and Sons of Veterans experience meeting. CAMP MORROW DEDICATED. Camp Morrow was formally turned over to Commander Howo. this evcnlnc. Chair man Dean of the reunion committee pro * sen ted It to the Grand Army before ' largs crowd ot veterans In a few appropriate words. After the favorite "Marching Through Georgia" had been sung , Command * ant Howe , In responding , complimented the city ol Grand Island on the manner In which II had filled every pledge made five years ago to give the Grand Army a meeting place , anc | stated that he had been warned not to expect much this year , as It was that city's last ! jcar. Every comfoit had , however , been pro * _ v IJeil. just as In previous years , and he hearU , 11 j- thanked the citizens for It. Turning to the veterans , he said In sub * ttance : "This camp Is yours and mine. W * have come here for the purpose of enjoying It , of renewing old acquaintance and of ken- Ing what can be done and has been left un done and what we can do and have hitherto trusted others to do. The courage which , characterized the old soldier In 18 l to 186J la still possessed by the old holiller toJay and VVQ have It to- meet the present dlfllcultloa. The veteran la loyal to the government , but he nt the same time reserves the right to ) criticise It. I want to talk at length , bu $ will nol do so tonight. If we nee any ona In power we don't want wo can see that VVQ get rid of him. Yon arc still able to taks charge ol It and have the power to taka charge and will toke charge of It when you awoke from jour dreaming and get over being dyspeptic. " He again tendered thanks and a salute of ten guns was fired. lion 0. A. Abbott and others addressed the veterans at the various ) stands later. Adjutant General Trumblo ot Lincoln , Junior Vice Commander Darncs ol Albion and bands ot Liberty and Wabastx ore among this afternoon's arrivals. , Tha crowd Is fully as large as Monday night of last year. . , CO\Cl.Ul > Rl > . Jlochf Mountain Dlttrlvt Award * I'rlzc- for Din Mitrntrimtli Aiimml livcnl. CHnYKNNi : , Aug. 27.3nclal < Tulc ; raiil to Tha Dec ) The seventeenth annual tuin- feat of the Rocky Moun in dl-tikt closed here tonight. It has beer one of the most KUccc&hful meetings of the kind h id li Ui'.a ' section since the orgaul/u'lin efiVetciri The Vorwertz society of Kast Denver nnd the Denver turnvcrcln had trained tcama here and managed to carry off the H'vcral prizes offered In the turning , pole vaulting and other athletic t vents. The Vorwcrta society secured the first prize In the aUMotla contest , but the eleven Individual prizes , vvero about equally divided between the members of the two teams. The prizes wera awarded tonight and the turnfcat closed with ' a grand ball. MovrllH'lll * of Neuicollii : Vr trl AiiRii't 3(1. At New York Arrived Hi Itannla , from Marseilles. At Gibraltar Arrived Iludla , fiom New ! York. At Havre Arrived Khlo , from Ualtl- At'dlapgow Arrived Indiana , 'from ' Montreal. At Movllle Arrived Sardinian , Montreal. Kuitu of thu PiiMonKen Hurl. PAHKCR8UURO , W. Va. , Aug , 27. Th Baltimore & Ohio express , weit bound , waj wrecked last night at Silver Run by a locU un the track. Fireman James Shaughenes.j ) of Salem wan killed , Engineer Pat Klannera of Qratton was Injured. The passengers werl nol hurt. _ Hit Trouble * Wera Too Numerous. DULUTH , Aug. 28. Despondent ovfr hl parents' domestic- troubles , a love affair ot Ills own and. un unpaid board bill , J , J , Me. Narnee , a prosperous Topuka , Kun. . com- inlmlon mercliunl , threw hlmsvlf Into th ' ike on the iith. Today the lioUy wii up on Minnesota point-