THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOl NG , AUGUST 29 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
A
I)1 ) Only a low Mtmbera Attended the Last
Hours of Oongross ,
SESSION ENDED WITHCUT EXCITEMENT
lloth Holme * of Cuiigrcnn Adjourned
1'rouiptly nt THO O'Cluck The Clo.s-
Intr Hour * I'll rely i'ornml 1'iirty
t.ul < lUldc. l .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. The last day of
< ho second cesalcn of the Fifty-third con-
r.rcsa was attended by Just a score ot sena
tors nnd a largo concoursa of people , who
packed the gallcrUs ta their fullest capacity.
Most of tha5c who vviro In the galleries were
ladles. There were also many visiting
Knights ot Pythias
The diplomatic gallery was the only one
not occupied. Even the aisles ot the galler
ies and the doorwajs swarmed with -visitors.
On the floor there was an air of relief at the
approach Ing close of the session , visible on
the faces and In the demeanor ot those who
have been at their posts so long. Chaplain
McCarthy In a long prayer Included not
only the cuttomary officers of the govern
ment , the president and vice president , and
Kcnatortt. but even the senate pages and
the -venerable Isaac Uassett In Ills appeal
fi r grace.
All political differences and party bicker
ings were laid asldo for the time being and
thotc who were hurling bitter anathemas at
each other were today laughing and joking
with each other in the most pleasant man
ner. After the reading of jesterdas's jour
nal Mr. Ilaiisom , democrat of North Carolina
lina , offered the customary resolution to no
tify the president that the two houses were
ready to adjourn. The resolution was agreed
to ami the vice president appointed Mr Jtan-
Boin , democrat of North Carolina , and Mr
Mandcrson , republican of Nebraska , a com
mittee on the part of the senate. No other
business nf Importance was transacted and
a recess was taken until 12:4 ! > o'clock. At
that hour the vice president announced that
the senate was again In session. A message
was received from the house announcing the
death ot George W Shaw of Wl-iconsln.
In the absence ot the two Wisconsin sena
tors , Mr. White offered the customary reso
lutions of regret and the vice president ap
pointed Senators Mitchell of Wisconsin , Cul-
lom of Illinois , Davis , Koch and Kyle to at
tend the funeral
At 12..15 a further recess was taken until
1:10 ! p. m.
At 1:30 : p. m the senate was again called
to order and the committee appointed to call
upon the president announced that he had
no further communications to make to con
gress. Resolutions of thanks were tendered
Vice President Stevenson and Scmtor Har
ris , president pro tun , and at 2 o'clock the
vice president declared the senate adjourned
\vlthout day. *
Old campaigners dechred the death scene
of the second session of the Fifty-third con
gress tlie most placid and uninteresting they
had ever witnessed.
ALL QUIKT IN THE HOUSE.
The galleries of the lions : were packed to
overflowing with visiting Pythlans and their
families , drawn hither to witness the closing
Rcencs of the dying nesfllon which expired at
2 o'clock. The attendance on the floor was
very light , however , the great majority of
the members having already gone to their
homes.
The resignation of Representative Dates ,
rec ntly elected governor of Alabama , to
take effect December 3 , was laid before the
house.
In accordance with the usual custom Mr
Wilson , democrat of W st Virginia , offered
n lesolutlon , which was adoptel without
division , for the appointment of a committee
of three members of the house to meet a
similar committee of the senate to wait upon
th # president and notify him congress was
icady to adjourn and ascertain If ho had any
further communication to make. The
epeiher appointed Mssrs. Wilson , democrat
of AVesl Virginia , Ilolman , democrat of
Indiana , nnd Hepburn , irpubllcan of Iowa
Tlio speaker also appointed the following
committee to Investigate the Ford theater
disaster : Messrs. Mnddox , democrat of
Georgia ; Brookshlre , democrat of Indiana ;
Plggatt , democrat of Connecticut ; Daniels ,
republican of Now York , and UpdegrJff , re
publican ot Iowa.
KNOCKED OUT BY JOHNSON.
The resolution to print comparisons ot the
new tariff law with the present law and the
Wilson kill as II passed the house , was called
up by Mr. Richardson , democrat of Tennes ct
The vote resulted : Yeas , 71 nays , 3. Mr.
Johnson , democrat of Ohio , renewed his op
position and made the point of no quorum
As It was apparent that a quorum
could not be mustered appeals vvrro
made from all sides to induce Mr
Johnson to withdraw his point of order , but
he refused , Mr. Johnson's opposition was
that Iho comparisons proposed to be printed
had been prepared under the direction of
Senator Gorman , and wore misleading.
Mr. Warner , democrat ot New York , and
Mr. DcAimond , democrat of Missouri , of
fered compromise amendments , but these
VETO rej-cted. Finally Mr. Uchardson ! with
drew his resolution.
The committee appointed to wait upon the
president reported that the president had no
further communication to make to congress.
"The president also requested me. " said
Air. Wilson , "to congratulate the house and
senate on the close of Hidlatijr , and to wish
the Individual members .1 happy and prosper
ous vacation "
At 2 o'clock the speaker , with a bang of his
Ravel , declared the second sisslon of the
Kitty-third congress adjourned. Great cheers
erected the announcement.
liiiinrtiinl | Vintum Knlliiff
WASHINGTON , Aug. 23. Secretary Car
lisle has received ai number on Inquiry
from customs ofllccrs as to the details to be
observed In carrying1 the new tariff act Into
off eel. The replies were of no special In
terest , with the exception of one which
states on the authority of the decision nt the
United States supreme court. Imported goods
destined for any Interior point will be con
sidered as having be-en Imported "when the >
arrive at the custom house at the seaboard
or. technically speaking , ttio arrival nt the
exterior port , and not the Interior port wll
govern In determined the time of arrival.
WltliilniVMi from SiiRiir I'uotorU-s.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2S. Some days ago
Commissioner Miller of the Internal revenue
bureau telegraphed agents In the sugar dls
trlclto srparalo and Identlf ) all sugar made
at factories from July 1. 1S9I , to mldnlgh
of August 27 , This having been done- , the
commissioner today gave thu agents Instruc
tlons to withdraw all government contro
and supervision of sugar factories This
supervision has been maintained heretofore
because of the sugar bounty provision of thn
McKlnley act , and now bounties have ccasot
by virtue of the new tariff bill Is nn lunge
necenxary _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ItulliiK on lli N vr TurlfT Hill.
WASlIINUTjON , Aug. 28. In answer t
n telegram from the Boston custom author
Hies , Secretary Carlisle has replied holding
that no goods which arrived In port befor
midnight on August 27 are entitled to entry
tinder the now tariff act. This applies t
Koods under geneial order far which no entry
hni been made- , made , nnd to goods In per
cutercd , nd also to goods enctered for vvhlc
vermllu have not been presented ,
Hills . \\iprovnl \ hy llio I'rrtMcnl ,
WASHINGTON. Aus. 23. The preslden
lia > approved the following bills , An act t
authorize the conitructlon of a bridge acres
the Osage river , Missouri , to authorise th
Blluxl & link Bay Bridge company to con
Nil net and maintain u bridge over the Back
Day , Mltslsftlppl , to authorize the construe
tlou of n bridge rcrois the Mluourl river a
DeWItt , Mo. , and the act appropriating 10,000
for collection of Internal revenue taxes. ( This
appropriation being principally on account
of the Income tax ) .
unitivo I'unsitNis uri CIUIINTIAT.S :
Nt-vr , 'npuiicne MlruOrr Term illy KoccUciI
nnd llrndy to Do lltmliirn <
WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. The new Jap
anese mlnlskT , Mr. Shlnlchlco Kurlno , was
presented to the president today. In view
of the fact the minister arrived In Wash
ington only yesterday , the presentation was
with remarkable cclcnty , but this Is ac
counted for by thfl desire cf the new minis
ter to present his credentials and be fully
empowered to deal with the Stale depart
ment before the president Icavs Washlngtn ,
Th minister and Mr. Mlyyokn , the charge
d'affaires of the legation , were brought Into
the presence of the president by Secretary
GrEBham and after his Introduction the min
ister said "Mr. President , I have the honor
to state that his majesty , the emperor of
Japan , lias appointed me tobo his envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to the RV eminent of the United States. In
graciously honoring mo with this mission , his
Imperial majesty e pcc ally commanded mete
to express to ycu his wish for your continued
health and happiness and for the prosperity
and well being of the great people- whoso
terests are confided to 3 our wise keeping.
"Tho prcmiotlrn of the friendly relations
which so happily exist between Japan and
ho U n ted States has always ben a matter
> fdeep concirn to his Imperial majesty and
10 1ms viewed with pleasure the steady
frovvth cf the Importance and Intimacy ot the
ntercoUrso between the two nations. These
entlments ofc ordlal friendship to the
United States on the psrt of his Imper al
majesty hcvo also pervaded the minds of
ils people ? , EO that In assuring you , Mr.
'resident of my desire to do what I can to
raw even closer the bends which unite our
: ountilcs , while I obey the first ami most
niportant behest of ni > august sovereign , I
Ikewlse express a purpose that In the exe-
utlon I ahall have the earnest bj-mpathy of
ny countrymen.
"Tho kind co-operation which jou and the
Ulcers of your government have always
given to every effort to promote the cor-
liallty nnd the mutual consideration which
are eiich marked characteristics of the re-
atlons of our countries emboldens me to
onlidently believe I can rely upon your old
n carrying out this purpose.
I now have the honor to hand vou the
ettcr recalling my predecessor and my letter
if credence. "
The president replied "Jlr. Minister , the
rlendslilp which has endured between the
J iiltt-d States and the empire of Japan since
ho conclusion of their first treaty forty jears
ago makes It most agreeable to me to re-
celve , from your hands the letter whereby
rour Imperial sovereign accredits jou to
his government as his en-voy extraordinary
ind minister plenipotentiary
"I welcome the conllul assurances and
vlshes you express In his majesty's name
and on behalf ot your coiintiytnen for a fuller
levelopment of the tics of amity that join
ho two peoples and for their continued , nnd
C It be possible , closer Intercourse , and lean
assure you of the earnest co-operation of
nysclf and my constitutional associates to
ward these beneficial ends Succeeding as
you do to a long line of Illustrious prede
cessors who have won ofllclal sympathy and
personal esteem among us , I can bespeak for
'ou ' , Mr Minister , no less a share of friendly
cordiality than they received , and I am glade
: o believe the large knov. ledge you have
gained of this country and Its Institutions
> y your previous residence here will Increase
jour opportunities to further the good re-
atlons of our two countries and to appreciate
at tliflr full north the \\ann desires we
Vinerlcans feel for the advancement of Japan
in the wajs of prosperity and happiness. "
Mtnittr to I'uy IVn * Ioiitri ! * ,
WASHINGTON , Aug 28 The secretary of
: he Interior today Issued n requisition of the
secretary of the treasury for $11 101,000 to
ic used In the quarterly pension pivmonts
Flic amount Is distributed as follows : Co-
umbus , $3,800000 ; Boston Sl.BOO.OOO ; Wash
ngton , $1,800,000 ; Detroit. jl.SOO.OOO ; San
Francisco , $810,000. Augusta , Me. , JSOO.OOO ,
and DOS Molnes , $100,000.
uurj/to
AKUSOI ! of Opining : \ Lector Aililrrsscd to
i In' llcmrr I'nlitc ? 111 Iron.
DENVER , Aug 28. A warant was Issued
late this afternoon for the- arrest of Davis
II. Walte on the serious chargeof opening
and retaining a letter addressed to Mrs
Likens , formerly matron at police headquar
ters. The warrant was issued by United
States Commissioner Hlnsdalc , who also Is
sued vvararnts for the arrest of President
Dennis Mulllns ot the police board , Hamil
ton Armstrong , chief of police , and Kite
Dvvyer matron at police headquarters The
charge is opening the mall , and also for con
spiracy under statutes No. 3,892 and f > ,410 ,
the penalty for which Is a line of not over
$10.000 , or two years improsonment , or both
The complaint was made b > Mrs. Likens and
was Investigated by PostolIIce Inspector Mc-
Mechan. Mr McMechan laid the matter be
fore ? United States District Attorney Johnson
and this afternoon a formal complaint was
drawn against the four persons mentioned
This was presented to Commissioner Hlns
dalc and tie Issued the warrants , which weic
placed In the hands of Marshall Isreal's as
sistant for service. Shortly afterward the
warrants were served and1 all the parties
named were arrested and taken bslore Com
missioner Hlnsdals. Governor Walte created
quite a scene In the commissioner's rooms.
He was highly Indignant , and when Deputy
United States District Attornew , Rhodes
stepped towards him with extended hand ,
the governor met him witn a cold stare
Governor Wnltc pleaded 'Not guilty , " claimIng -
Ing I hat he had not opened the letter , but
that Its contents had been read to him The
hearing ot the case was set for next Thurs
day , and when It was suggested that ball be
fixed at $5,000 the prisoner sprang from his
chair , paced the floor Int rout of the com
missioner , and reclaimed "I am the governor -
ornor of this state , and these proceedings
are had to Interfere wltli me In t"he admin
istration of my oflice. 1 will not give ball
You may send me to Jail , but I will not give
ball" Finally the commissioner Accepted
Governor Walte's personal recognizance to
appear for trial In the sum of $100.
TO nni > K.t1' I'KTTHlliKW.
1'opiillntn Hint Oriuocritti Arn n o n t'lan
of Cimp.ilcn ; at hloux 1'iills.
SIOUX FALLS , S , D. , Aug 2S. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) The deal which was
outlined a day or two ago by which the opponents -
ponents ot Senator Pcttlgrew hope to down
him was consummated today. The populists
and democrats held their convention In this
city and Agreed on a joint ticket as follows-
Senators , Melvln Grlgsby , an antl-Pcttlgrevv
republican , and Colonel Tan , a populist ; far
the house , Meredith , a prohibitionist , Dona
hue , a democrat , Martin , a democrat and
Benin til and Galloway , populists. The pres
ent dcmocratc sheriff , George Knott , was
nominated and the rest of the county ticket
Is composed of populists. The ticket Is con
sidered very strong and no one -willing ta
predict the outcome.
MUHlA kp | > l TrriiKiirv still Til ) lug ; \Vnrrmln.
JACKSON , Mill. , Aug. 28. All that Is
known litre of the United States government'e
action relative t" the Mississippi special war
rant case U what was contained In this even-
Ing's dispatches. The Associated press cor
respondent called on Governor Stone and
Auditor Stone and. asked them It they had
anything tn say for publication , and both re
plied they had not They did not appear at
all disturbed ever the affair , however , and
were apparently little surprised at tlic turn
the affnlr has taken It Is also stated they
Intend to proceed as heretr'ore. continue to
pay out cpeclal warrants on claims against
the- state until the Issue ot $200,000 Is ex-
hauited About $40.000 of the warrants are
on hand unused. No ofllcer hasyet made his
appearance here to arrest any one or to serve
any papers on nuy of tbe state cllk-ers.
DEFEAT THE FRENCH
After Years of Pratck
Thirtj-four Occupa
tion the Taurcga Are Not SubavnJ ,
SORTIE PARTY ENTIRELY CUT TO PIECES
hccnml SVrlons Korrno nt Tlmbuctoo Ho-
Iciigmrliig 1'urccttVro Otcrwlirliu-
Ing In Numbers mill Kenof tlin
Ktirupi-nu holllliTtt l > cilic l.
PARIS , Aug. 28. Most startling news has
reached hero from Senegal , West Africa.
According to a report received at St. Louis ,
the French garrison at Tlmbuctoo , after
three days desperate fighting with Hie Tau-
rcgs and other hostile tribes which have been
Infesting that city for n long time past ,
made a sortie. The beleaguering forces were
overwhelming In numbers and fell upon the
sortie parly , fairly annihilating It.
This news created consternation In many
circles , as It Is the second serious disaster
the French 1 ave met with In the vicinity of
Timbuctoo since that Important Soudanese
town was occupied by them early In the 'CO's
A French column , commanded by Colonel
Bannler , arrived at Tlmbuctoo on January 10
and two days later a detachment of troops
with Bannler at Us head , accompanied by
Commandant Hugeny and tlio entire stair ,
started out on a rcconnolterlng expedition ,
leaving Captain Plillllppo as eenlor captain
In charge ot tl.e post at Tlmbiictoo. This
French detachment In some manner never
fully explained to the public was surprised
asleep in camp at Dougol , tvvo hours march
north of Goundam and three dajs nil rch
from TimbJctoo The Arabs , chiefly Tujregs ,
mounted and on foot , and armed vlth lances
and knives , entered the French camp by sev-
ral sides during the darkest hours ot early
morning and o-verturned the standing arms
.n front of the sharpshooters , wlm , , sur
rounded , were unable to seize their rlflea to
defend themselves successfully. The Arabs
jiassacred nearly the entire detachment , con
sisting of tlie Fifth and nievcnth companies
of Soudanese sharpshooters.
A French olhcer , Captain Nlgotte , though
seriously wounded In the head , succeeded
In escaping to a platoon of soldiers left some
yards bclilnd the main cimp to guard some
captured flocks This platoon was under the
command of Lieutenant Sarda. It retreated
.0 Tlmbuctoo , brliiRlng with It a few wounded
men who had escaped the masspTe at
Dougol ,
The Taurrgs pursued the- retreating sol
diers and practlcr'.ly invested Tlmbuctoo.
which Captain Phlllippo made haste to de
fend , pending the arrival of reinforcements
It was slated that at Dougol the Trench lost
nine officers , tvvo European sergeants , an
nterpretcr and one seigeant. six corporals
and sixty-one native sharpshooters.
For the defense of Tlmbucloo Captain
Phllllnpo had 300 rifles and < itx cannon , but
hH as a very small force with which to
old a town of about 10,000 populatbi situ
ated amid hot , moving sands on the vrrgo
of a moras and having a ualled enoosiire
about thr o miles In clrcumf ririLO But a
column , commanded by Colonel JofCrc.ia
on Us way to reinforce the /roncli at Tnn-
Lntcloo. and having sent npss-i-gci-i to Uie
colonel and communicated vultli tbo com-
nander of the French flotilla CM the NH'
river , the captain made the 1 > 3t dispoul
possible of his small force ail ivitli th > co
operation of the populace , buccoodi'l in hold
ing cut until the Joffre column arrived This
co umn was composed of n compi ly nrd , a
half of sharpshooters , a squadrjn of Spalils
( splendid African cavalry ) , thirty nuxlllarj
Spahls and two guns. It nlso included the
horses , mul s , drivers etc. , nf t'ie llrst col
umn. It followed" the land route J > v San
Sandlgo , Slonlnpe , Nampala , Icrp , Scumie
and Goundam and met with serious opposi
tion during its advance. On lanuary 20 a
eompiny ot shaipsliootcrs marched on
Nlafounke. supported by'nvalry a.id artil
lery. Th"y were confronted by two kilo
metres of a swamp which surrounded the
village , In front ot which were 4 0 wnrrlors
drawn up In battle array The I.i'tt-i , in
less than fifteen minutes , Killed over 10D
of th" Africans The others took flight nnd
the village was captured without nny lo < d
on the part of the Joftre columns Several en-
gagementii took place , cannon and ca\lry
being repeatedly called into use , but i < i Feb
ruary - the advance flotilla arrived at Goun-
dam and met the adviice giund ot the
Joffre column , and on February 12 the latter
rjached Tlmbucloo
It is In all probability that part of the
force of Captain Phllllppe and Colonel Joffre
which , according to the advices from Senegal ,
lias been cut to piece ? by the Arabs It Is
believed that th" garrison of TinVbuc'oo 1-ae ,
since the Joffre column arrived thtra , been
again reinforced.
The Journal dcs Debats has received a dls-
patcli similar to the one made public here
this morning. This dispatch announces that
after three days' fighting a detachment ot
the garrison of Tlmbuctoo made a sortie , this
detachment was composed of two companies.
Both reports agree In stating that the de
tachment part In the sortie was cut to
pieces. Inquiries made on this subject at
the ministry of the colonies show that no
confirmation of the- report has been received
there up to 8 o'clock this evening , and the
ofllclals In charge express the belief there is
no truth In the report , claiming If the fight
ing had occurred some news of It would cer
tainly have reached the ministry from Kayes
through which place all news must pass
The original dispatch from Senegal was re-
reived from a private source at St. Louis
Senegal , and it Is possible he may have
transmitted to this city a rumor gatherec
from the natives , who are much given to
magnifying such matters very much beyond
their actual Importance.
The latest ofllclal dispatches from Tim-
bucloo declared the French forca at that
place was adequate to cope with the Tauregls
who. It was added , had been cowed by re
cent defeats , and vvcro Indisposed to resume
hostilities.
C/.AlfS I1RAL.TI1 IS IIAU.
CJencrnl Amloty I'rlt Throughout tlio
Kmplrd on Account ol It.
ST. PUTKKSUUHO , Aug. 28. The heaUl
of the- czar is causing- general anxiety In
Rutsla. There Is no longer any doubt that
his majesty Is threatened with grave kidney
troubles. It has been apparent for some
time to those who have been with the czar
in public that he Is a sick man. He has
grown thin , his complexion is palo and o
bad color , and ho has the air of a man who
Is greatly fatigued This was commonly
remarked upon among the- spectators ut the
recent launching of the armored cruiser Ad
miral Senlvane. Prof. Saccharin was sum
moned ta St. Petersburg tosee the czar
After a thorough examination of the patient
the professor declared tha dangerous malady
did not exist , but that his majesty was suf
fering from pronounced albumlnurla The
future movements of the Imperial family wll
be regulated by the progress of the emperor's
disease. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IVimnntit Attnek u Coiiit'n ( 'untie.
MUM EL , Prussia , Aug. 28. A , serious
riot has taken place near the Russian village
of Crottnlgn. Count Tyszklovvlcz , the larg
est Innd owner ot the district , whose chateau
adjoins the village , dlstralneil some of the
peasant tenants of their cattle. This EO
enraged the peasants that o body of 10
armed men with shotguns , rifles and scythe
blades marched upon the country residence
and made a fierce attack upon the building
which was stoutly defended by the count's
servants. The latter after a sharp.buttle
repulsed the peasants , wounding several o
them. Only one oC the count's servant
was hurt , No Itvea m < ro lot > t on elthe
Bide ,
riuoilit with llio fcpriMl f a Train.
LONDON , Aug. 28. A dispatch to th
Times train Simla , InilU , BV ! S further par
Icukrs ot the flood In the Oon.ih valley
auscd liy the bursting of the dam which held
nek the waters of Ohotie lalre. The dispatch
uys that the waters rushed .through . the val-
cy nt the rate ot 22 mllca an hour , carrying
nlninls , buildings and trtrs along Ils course.
n some of the gorges , It is added , the water
las IfiO feet high Two" ' suspension bridges
vcre carried away by the flood ,
Atti-tnptril to Hhnnt lli > Judgr * .
KSSI3N , Prussia , Aug. 28. A dramatic
ceno was witnessed In the local court , where
a niln r named Lodz had been trlcJ. and
onvtchd of Insulting 80 Imperial officer at
a recent meeting of socialists. The court
ci.tenced the prisoner to a fortnight's Im
prisonment. The mompnt sentence was
lassed Lodz dr v a revolver and fired tvvo
lots at the judges , who fled from the
lench In alarm , but unhurt. The desperate
nan then aimed the pistol at lih own head
and fired without effect. Some of the court
ofllclals by this time hal regained their
ircsenco of mind and Lodz was disarmed.
I I Ynla'it J < uiv Appn'ninu-nt.
SHANGHAI , Aug. 28. LI Ytila , the mill-
ary governor of the province of Shlngklng ,
las been appointed high commissioner and
governor general of the northern district to
lie Coreon frontier. Ilo has been vested
with the supreme military command of the
Jhlne'c forces In Corea. He will proceed to
hat country without delay.
The Chinese northern fleet has arrived at
Wel-Hal-Wel sate from Port Arthur.
Captain Von Ilcniif.dnwho was formerly
ittachcd to LI Hung Chang's BtaCf , has been
appointed to assist Admiral Ting In the com
mand of the Pel-Ynng fleet.
Troubln I * ! irrd III tlio Cull CD Country.
BHUSSBLS , Aug. 2S.--Advlcos received
! rom St Paul de Loandn , West Africa , say
that a detachment of the French troops ac
companied by field guns was landed on
August 1 > at Loango. destln < 1 for the
Anglicrlgon At the same time the authori
ties of the Congo Free State were pushing
forward troops , guns and stores with the
view of upholding their side of the boundary
llspute which has silica 'occn settled by
.reatj nt Paris on August 15. In the mean
time a collision between the Trench troopa
and the Congo troops Is feared.
Clmriro1 * Ainorluuis with ln idling.
LONDON , Aug. 28 TheSt. . James Gazette
this afternoon gives prominence to a letter
written by an English-Canadian charging
tcrlous poaching upon the part of American
schooners in Hudson bay , and principally in
the Mackenzie river. The writer Hays
llrother Jonathan Is a very smart prac-
iltloner. While Inviting the powers to adhere
to the Bering sea award he Is poaching on his
own account.
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IV as a ltn < l Itoterso Tor tlir Dutch.
AMSTERDAM , Aug 28c- The detent of the
Dutch troops sent to punish the rajih of the
island of Lambok , not far from Java , seems
to liave been more serious than at first sup
posed. It Is now asserted that 1C1 Dutch
ioldlers. and fourteen officers , Including Gen
eral Vanham , were killed by the natives , and
many wounded. The Dutch residents at Lstn-
bol ; succeeded In escaping.
Mill Not Ho Usul In the War.
GLASGOW , Aug 28 The steamship Islam ,
which on August 20 was seized by the. cus
toms authorities here , acting under Instruc
tions froii the British government , it being
believed that she was fitted out as a war
ship for Japan , has been released. The Jap
anese minister , on behalf of his government ,
has guaranteed that the Isln.ni will not be
used for war purposes *
I omto il furls
LONDON , Aug. 28. Ihtrulrtes'wade by the
Associated press correspondent at Stowe
house , the residence of the comtode Paris ,
show that the condition ot the- head of the
royal house of Orleans Is. very critical. The
comtc de Paris experiences great difficulty In
taking food and he Is sufl'rlng much pain
All the members of his family arc present at
the bedside. _
lCo > nt Vmlit Axh ro.
PORTSMOUTH , Ail ? . 28. The queen's
yacht , Klfln , with the Princess Louise , the
marchioness of Lome and suite on board ,
after having crossed the Solent from Cowles
today , ran ashore on a. sandbank at the
month ot the harbor The Elfin'b party was
landed In yacht boats.
I urlj \lliotniirln Dcnil.
LONDON , Aug. 28. William Routs Keppjl ,
seventh earl of Albemarlev Is d'ud , aged C3.
The late earl was at one time civil secretary
and superintendent general of Indian affairs
for Canada and held other offices at various
times.
_
Olrlaold UK MM vet In Cairo.
CAIRO , Aug 28. Some s.I.ivo girls re
cently Imported from , Waday have arrived
here SK of the number were sold at Cairo
to pashas. A judicial Investigation Into the
sale li proceeding.
A -
roiiKvi.osii > oTIIK SHOUT r.i\a.
I'uurtaen Million Involynl In Litigation
Ynstorcliiv at ClmjTiiiiB.
CHBYENNE , AVjo. , Aug. 28. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) A suit In equity
for the foreclosure of of mortgage on the
Oregon Short Line was. Instituted In the
United States court for the district of Wyo
ming today. The action -was brought In the
name ot Judge John F , Dillon , trustee , and
the defendants arc the Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern , Union Pacific , American Lean
nnd Trust company and the receivers of flic
Union Pacific. The amount ot the mortgage
is $14,9X1,000 , which was given the petitioner
as trustee to secure the payment of bonds
The attorneys for Dillon , who were In court
this morning , ars WlUon S. Pierce ot New-
York and Potter and Burke of Cheyenne.
John M Tlmrston ot Omaha appeared for the
receivers , while W. H. Kel.ey of Omaha
and Judge Lacy of Cheyenne upp aied for
the company The whole matter was nral-
cably disposed of In a very short tlms Judge
Illner appointed for the Short Line the fame
rscolvers who are managalng the business of
the Union Pacific. Supplementary iroctcd-
Ingswill be brought In Idaho and Utah In
order to secure like ordcrt , from the court
there. _ i
MJOIII 111 ; .XiUUmiU Ullwrd Olllo-rn.
EVANSTON , Wyo.- AUK 28. ( Special to
The Bee ) F M. Toot . colonel of the First
regiment , Wyoming Nallpnil Guard , lias
made the following appointments : Benja
min A Aushernian , ndjutant , with rank ot
lieutenant , vice Arthnr. W. " Butler , resigned ;
Dr Park Holland of Buffalo , surgeon , with
rank of major , vice , Dr. , 1L C Baikwell , re
signed ; Dr II. \Iaynard. . of Cheyenne , as
sistant surgeon , with ianl ot captain , vice
Dr. Park Holland , term pxyilred. Dr. A. B.
Hamilton , Laramle , second assistant surgeon ,
with rank of first lieutenant , vice W. P.
Gllllglmm ; Rev , D. B. Opatt of Laramle ,
chaplain , with rank ot captain , vice R. D.
Lawrence , commission .p
1'lclit I'rteou VvlillFB n l Illiirlm.
*
DALLAS , Aug. 28. Tlie republican slate
convention met here at noon and was called
to order by Chalnuau. > 1oora ot the state
executive committee. About 1,000 delegates
are present , divided about equally between
whites and blacks. Judge W , A. Makemson
of Georgetown will undoubtedly be nomi
nated for governor by acclamation. The real
fight In the convention vvlll be over the chair
manship of the state committee. N.V. . Cuney.
the negro leader ot ra\eston | , and N , U.
Moore of Fort Worth , the present chairman ,
being the contestants.
Codnr ICuplilVMajor lorCon
CEDAR RAPIDS. la. , Aug. 28 ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) At the Flftli district
democratic congressional convention , held
here to lay. Major AVilllaiu P. Daniels wat
nominal.-il 'y hcclainfon. K < B > 1utloR8 were
adopted CT umendlnR the administration ol
President Cleveland , , and especially his stand
for houeu tartlt reform ,
CLEM'S ' BIRTHDAY PRESENT
recjml TJlslr'ot Populists Name David
G'oment Beaver for Congra's ,
TRIUMPH OF ANTi-FUSION ELEMENT
Itrmlt li fuelled nil tlio TMrlicnlh It.illol
Itriilllrniril Old I'lHtforiiiH Tim Nor
CungrrMlnn il CYntril I oniinltlcc
SKrUliof tlio Ciiiiilldtitc.
The populists of the Second connrcsslonal
district yesterday afternoon nominated for
congress D Clem Oca\cr. a > OWIR man ivell
known In local Inbor circles and for the past
year chairman of the populist state central
cojiimltt-e No platform was adopted , but
the principles enunciated In the Oinnhu plat
form and the recent state contention v-re
reaffirmed
Dpa\er was nominated dlstlncthely by the
anti-fusion sentlnrnt In the. convention Ills
leading opponent , Dr Pcabcdy , was under
stood to fa\or fusion between tlie populists
and tlio democrats. He parried the charge
very cleverly , but failed to secure the nomi
nation by two \otcs.
The convention was called to order at
Knights of Labor hall In the afternoon nt 2
o'clock , Chairman O Connell of the congres
sional central committee wlsldlng the gavel
until the temporary organization was per
fected
Daniel Huir of the Seventh vvard In Oinahn
was mads tempornry chairman and asked the
convention to proceed to business without anj
unnscessar ) talk. S. U. Kemp ot Washing
ton county ivas selected for the position of
temporary secretary. On motion of Nowncs
of Sarpy county the credentials from the
several counties were pass d Into the secre
tary and accepted without the formality of
a cicdentlals committee. The temporary or
ganisation was then nud. * permanent
The following de eg.ites were appointed to
diaft resolutions for submission to the con-
% entlon A H. Part of Washington , Isaac
McCann and Charles Nownes of Sarpy and
J.V Taj lor and r King of Douglas
T. C. Kelsey made a brief speech In which
ho gave fusion and llryan a side slap that
provoked no little applause. He said that
under direction of Senator Gorman the demo
crats were hatching a plct to elect demo
cratic senators In r\febraska , Wyoming and
Montana. If the populists thought the demo
crats good enough to vote for let the populist
parly go out of business Hut If they wanted
to llvo they must refuse to support an > can
dldate for Unit d States senator who de
clined to stand on the Omaha platform and
who -ft-uld not pledge himself to keep out
of a democratic caucus A mere free silver
democrat was not br aJ enough. The popu-
llhts wanted something belt r. The sp akci
warned the populists to steer clear of men
with silver tongues and a gift of oratory.
Fusion killed the girollback party , and fu
sion , be said , would kill the populists
The committee on r.s , lutions reported as
follows :
"There being no resolutions offered , we
your committee on resolutions , recommend
the adoptlcn of the Omaha platform of July
1 , ISO- , and also that of < hi state platform
adopted at Grand Island on August 24 , and
that ( he candidate nomlt uted here today for
congress bo pledged to the support thereof
The convention then proceeded to an In
formal ballot for a candidate for congress
It resulted as follows !
Mogney , 11 , Dcaver , 9 ; U ck. C ; Drlgham.
G ; Peibody , 5 , Jeffc at , 2 ; Ntdrey , 2.
The convention then took an ther informal
liallot , re nltlng as follows : Brlglmni , 13 :
Magney , IS , Deave- ; Ueck , 6 , Nedrey , 2 ;
Pcabody. 3 , Jcffcoat , 1 , Sm'tli , I , Thomas , 1.
STOPPED TO HEAR TALK
Hefore proceeding furth-r the delegates
slopped to listen to five-minute bpecclies from
the several cand datoj.
Ilrjgham promised. If nominated , to be
elsctcd , nnd agreed to undo the w rk of the
present congressman from this district
Alagney bald he had never been .1 candidate
fcr oflice and vvn * not , but It nominated he
promised to make Jt as warm for Mercer as
possible.
Dsuver left himself entirely with the con-
\cntion , nnd p-omlscd t > support the nomi
nee He had nothing to eaj against the re
publican nominee , but he was against his
sy-stem. .
Dr. 1'eabody was with the populists on the
Omaha platform from the word go , whether
he was nominated or not.
Beck ndmltted that he had been seeking
the nomination because he had a theory of
relief for the people of the United States , and
ho felt that he could better advocate his
theory In congress. But he wished to with
draw from the contest.
N drey wasn't ' ashamed of the fact that he
wasn't a candidate. He was a populist , but
said it the convention nominated a scib from
either of the old parties he would cut loose
and light the ticket.
The first formal ballot was then taken ,
with this result : Deaver. 13 : Magney , 13 ;
Peab. ly , 11 ; Urtgbani , n , N'edrey. 4 ,
Tlie second formal ballot resulted as fol
lows : Deaver , 17 , Maguey , 12 , Peabody , 11 ;
Brlgham , 4 , Nedrey , I.
( Third ballotDea r , 11 ; Magney , 13 ; Peabody -
body , 13 ; Brlgham , t , N'edrey , 4.
Tourth ballot Pcabody , IS , Magney , 13 ,
Dsaver , 9 ; Brigliam. 4 ; Nedrey , I.
fifth ballot : Pentady , 20 ; Deaver , 11 ! ,
Maguey , 12 ; Nedrey , 4.
Sixth ballot : Deaver , 19 ; Piabody , 17 ,
Magnoy , 12
Seventh bllot Deaver , 20 ; Pcabody , 17 ;
Maguey , 11.
Eighth ballot Deaver , 19 , Ptabody. 14 ;
Maguey , 11 , Nedrey , I
Ninth balbt Deaer , 18 ; Pcabody. 15 ;
Magne > , 11 , Nedrey , 1.
Tenth ballotDeaver , IS ; Pcabody. 1C ;
ilagne > , 10 , Ncdrey , 4.
Eleventh ballot Deaver , 17 ; Peabody , 17 ,
Mognej , 10 , Nedrey , 4.
After the eleventh ballot Sun Nedrey
withdrew and said that If Peabody would getup
up and say he was a populist and opposed
to fusion ho hoped Peabody would be nom
inated.
Peabody got up In a hurry and excitedly
exclaimed that he lud been a populist since
1892 He was In fav r of fusion He made
a pathet.c appeal to the delegates outside
of Omaha , cHlmlng that his own city had
gone back on him.
Peabody's speech seemed to decide the
matter The convention was not In favor
of fusion , and although the next billet
seemed to favor Peabody's nomination , on
the thirteenth ballot D Clem Deaver was
nominated , Sarpy county swinging seven
votes from Mngney. Tlio tlilrUtnlh ballot
gave Deaver 25 votes and Peabody 23.
The successful competitor was called to the
platform and he made a rousing spec-1.
which ln > eked liearty applause from the
delegates
Mr. Dcavcr was authorized to name Iho
congressional central committee , and he
named Charles Nonncs of Sarpy , C. I ) .
Sprague of Washington ; M II. Huntlngton ,
11. O. IJell and J. II Dovlo of Douglas.
Mr. Deaver was SO years old jesterday.
Ho was born In Perry county , Ohio. His
parents In 1S07 moved to Carroll county.
Mliiourl. In 1883 Mr. Deaver went to Jcf-
feron county , Nebraska , where ho farmed
until 1887 , when he come to Omaha and took
a course In a business college , graduating
with the highest percentage He then be
came bookkkeeper for Drs. Lee and Ilebert ,
a position which lie still holds He joined
the Knights of Labor In 18&9 , and lias been
prominently identified with labor Intpresls
ever since. Ho was chairman of tha Central
Labor union law committee almost three
years , He Is also a. 'member ot the Amer
ican Federation of Labor , anil was recently
elected president nf the Nebraika Federation
ot Labor , He has a wife and two bright
children , and belongs to Omaha camp Mo.
120 , Modern Woodmen of America ,
Ilully In tlm > luh.
A rally of tlie Sixth wjrd republican * ol
the well end was held lant evening at
Grant street nnd Military nvenuc R AV
Collins of Lincoln was ( ho chief speaker.
CLAIM IT WAS riXIUI.
1'rce Mlvor DnnnrrutftViint n 1'lngrr In
tlio Coiigri' * l < m il 1'lr ,
There Is a loud and a long -wall going up
from the rank and llio of tlio democratic
party In Douglai county over the action ct
the county centrul commltleo In selecting
delegates to tlio congresslon.il convention.
The administration demccrnls arc not t'olng '
nny kicking , but the free silver men arc
red-headed. They ilo not lietltate to fny
that the action ot the committee was n. cut
and dried aft.ilr , wholly In tbc Interest of the
administration faction of the party.
The free silver democrats have polled the
delegation of ninety-two men selected for
the convention , and of these they find Hint
thirty-seven urr for free silver , while nil of
the others are In with the gold bugs. They
Insist that just enough free silver men were
put upon iho delegations to carry the Iden
of fairness , though thcro was no attempt
at making nn equal division Monday n
secret caucus of tlio free silver democrats
was held at Twenty-fee ml and Cutnlng
streets , where It was agreed that In the con
gressional conventlun the ndnilnlatratloii innii
should be allowed to manipulate the inuchliio
In any manner In which they might see fit.
It wus also decided that If the cold men
took matters In their own hands , thu free
sllverltes would cut locse and support a re
publican , or n populist , whichever they
saw fit
At this meeting thcro was any n mount
of fusion with the populists nnd BiippartliiK
D. Cletn Deaver in theevrnt that the popu
lists nominated him for their cunure&slonal
standard bearer.
MIIKMHMI ; N m ACCI.AMTIOX. .
I ! < > p lllriiii * nf lltti Ililnl C
District > ol tJUIilrit lie to ( iiiulliliiti K.
NOlirOLK , Neb , Aug 28. ( Special Tele
gram to The BeeThe ) republican congres
sional convention for the Third district was
called to order In this city nt 8 o'clock p.
in. by C. C McNIsh. chairman. After music
b > the band and hinging by the Norfolk Glee
club the congressional central committee
reported that It had selected Hon. N. D
Jackson of Neligli as temporary chairman
and Ha'ry Swanson ot Tlmrston county as
temporary secretary They were accepted by
the convention and made permanent. There
'vas no contest from any county , but a full
representation from all , and great Interests
wan manifested.
On motion of Brad Slaughter the conven
tion unanimously renomlnated lion. George
D Melklejohn by acclamation. A telegram
from Mr Melklejohn was read announcing
his Innbllltj to be present on account of
Imporlant duties nt Washington. H. C. Itus-
sell , candidate for commissioner of public
ands and buildings , and W M. Hobott-
son addressed the convention. The latter
ridiculed the position of John S Robinson
before iho populist and democratic conven
tions and denounced K. Itosevva'er fcr de
clining to support Tom Majors C. C Mc
NIsh of Cumlng county and Bert Mapes ot
Mad Ion county were re-elected chairman ami
secretary of the congressional central com
mittee.
ItKYAX MlJIf ON Til M It .11U FT 1,13.
lliry O irry Ilin Hebron Cuucus After a
T.Ivcly lioiiml.
HEBRON , Neb. , Aug. 28 ( Special Tele
gram to The Hee. ) The democratic caucus
met here this evening and selected a solid
Bryan delegation to the county convention
which meets bore tomorrow The caucus
was one of the liveliest affairs which Ins
ever occurred In this county Tlin adminis
tration , wing of the paity , realizing that
they were In. a hopeless minority , proceeded
to challenge the votes ot the Bryan men
until finally they became so enraged that T
C. Marshall Insulted Hon George II McKce ,
calling him a drunken bum McKce re-
sontul tl'c Insult with a chair. Atter n
hard fought battle of two hours O H. Scott
and T C. Marshall gave up the fight
I ) IVVPS HcninriiitH IMvliliil.
C1IADHON Neb , Aug28 ( Special to
The Bee. ) For the past four jears the demo
crats of Dawes count ) , although few In num
ber , have had enough splits , fights and
knifings to furnish the county with a con
tinual source of enjoyment The meeting of
the county central committee at this place
yesterday was no exception to the rule
After Chairman Sayrs called the meeting to
order the tcrap commenced Cyrus Kalr-
fleld , representing the Crltes faction , ob
jected to the admission of several proxies
held by J. C Dahlman He was ably sup
ported by Tom , Thornton , who , after making
objections to everything , was called down
by lUhlman on the ground that he was not
a roinniltteeman or even held a proxy.
Finally all proxl s were admitted. Then
Charles Morrisey nns pliccd In nomination
for permanent secretary , and the members
from the west end ot tlie county began to
howl , but It did not go , and Mr. Morrkey
was elected. After fixing the date of the
county convention as September 11 at Chad-
ron , Hon. James W. Owens Informed the
committee that he wns a candidate for state
bemtor and would be pleased to ha\o their
pupport. General J. I. Leas warmly sup
ported Owens , and the meeting adjourned ,
Imrdly any two delegates wanting to speak
te > the other.
I'emllT KcpuMlriin * Mrrt.
PENDRR , Neb , Aug. 28 ( Special to The
Bee ) A mass meeting ; of the republicans
was held at tlio school house last evening
for the purpose of making the necessary
preparations to entertain the crowd expected
1-fie September G , when Hon. John M Thurs-
ton will address the people of the Logan
valley. A committee ot five republicans
was appointed to look attor the affair. Arrangements - .
rangoments are being made with the different
railroads to run excursions. Hon George D
Meilclejohn will ! ) present.
A republican club was last night organ
ized , with II S Swenson of the Repub
lic president ; J M. Curry , vice piesldciit ;
W L Whit comb , secietary , and W n War-
rlngtoi : , treasurer. A committee was ap
pointed to enroll members , and another
meeting will be held Saturday.
Hlidtmi lli-iiiMliiiii < rmirns.
SIIELTON. Neb. , Aug. 28. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee ) A republican caucus was
held thla evening and elected the
following delegates to the county con
vention to > be held at Kearney
Saturday : A. II. Morris , O. W. Bar
rett , C. C. Poster. F. I ) Rccd , S. R Smith ,
J. W White , L. L Weaver , P. A McCreary
and A C. Bailey. Delegates go imliulructed
The following township ticket was nom
inated : A. H. Morris , clerk ; Q. W. Barrett ,
treasurer ; W. M Barnes , assessor A. N
Muplty. justice , to nil vacancy ; L sler W.
Balllle , road supervisor ; C. C Foster , vil
lage road supervisor.
urbett l'rr | > inr lor tli Iti re.
YORK , Neb. , Aug. 28. ( Special Telegram
ta The Bee. ) At a meeting of the school
board last night Prof. H. H. Corbetl ten
dered Ida resignation as superintendent of
the schools , as per the agreement In case
of his iiomlnaUon for state superintendent
Prof. I ) O. Jloulton , who WM principal of
the schools last > car under Prof. Corbztt ,
v as elected superintendent for the com Ing
j ear.
i
Ml > lry l > < 'cllin KpiuiiiilniitltMi ,
PHANKMN , Pi. , Aug. 28. Hon Joseph
Slbley wired the democratic chairman ot
Crawford and Eric counties today declining
( he renomlnatlon. ThU action la taken nn
account ot 111 health and by the advice of
his phjslciina. He zuys that the declination
IB final.
riiriniT Niimlimtril fur Cunirc * .
PITTSBUnO. AUK. 28. Jamcs Sample , a
farmer living at Avalon. today received the
democratic nomination for congrcis from the
Twentv-thlrd district.
REDUCTION WAS NOT FAIR
Vlco President of llio rnllraixu Ocmpiny
ilnkcs an Impoitaut Adm'aaion. '
WAGES SCALED TO Tlh BASIS OF PROFIT
In Mulling ( 'onlrnrln tlin IViiupuiUrdllccJ
Jt lircrlptx SOJJ.OOO itnil IlinVitgca
( if iuitlo : | > C"i SUIOW ( , Itack
Jlotit Duo from striken ) .
CHICAGO , Aug 2S. At the Investigation
of tlio Pullman strike today Chniincoy Kelsey
of the Chicago S. Alton toad took the witness
chnlr nnd testified as to the losses sustained
by that road during- the strike Ho deilnrcd ,
that the- total loss was t2S < ; .3tK .
Then William McFadden of the L-iko Shorn
& Michigan Southern tes ! tiled that the lessen
on cars alone to that road was Ju.lG-t.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois reported
f2 G21 COO and the Chicago , Ilurllnglon &
Qulncy reported $1CO.OOO In destruction to
property with other losses that hail not been
tatnilited
Charles 12. Wehb. chief clerk of HID bank
at 1'ullnnn , tcntllled that Jennie Curtis. Mho
had claimed she \\ns compelled to > pay back
rent , had paid the rent \oluntirlly
Vice 1'ieslilcntVlckes tluri took the stand.
Questioned bj Chalrnnn U'rlRhl ho said that
the test to the. company o ( building tlio cara
uiiilcr contract at the time of the strike wa's
about $ MOO 000. The labor would cost ubout
JilO.OOO The contracts wcie taken on a
basis or a reduction of 20 per cent , and thus
uniler the old prices the labor would cost
about $3 10.000.
Mr. VVIclccs then admitted that on this
basli the company had reduced Its receipts
52,1,00 , nnd the employes' wages $00,000.
Tl.ls , the \ico president said , looked hardly
fair , but ho thought It much better than
to throw the men entirely ovit of employment ,
In answer to the chairman , Mr. Wlckcs
said that tlio cut In paj hid bcrn made to
lit the depression In business nnd the low sel
ling pi Ice of cars and not to stop any en
croachment on the * profits that were pild to
the stockholders. The surplus of $25,000,000
undivided prollts , consisted partly at idle
cats whose value was constantly deteriorat
ing The cost of the cjrs was counted In the
surplus , so that there was to samp extent a
fiction In the figures of the surplus.
lie said that ths World's fnlr In his
opinion did not do his company particular
good. The company spent $4,500,000 In
building new cars for fair tralllc and tlio
tr.illlc was not nearly so largo ns was ex
pected. Ho thought that the Jalr work
had something to do with the causa of tha
strike When the rush was over Ilia prices
got down to bed rock and the men were dls-
batlBlled
Ho did not think that a voluntary division
of the prollts In prosperous times would bo
better than the present s > sUm. It would
not bo fair to the stockholders to to dlvldo
the ptoflts
Mr Wlckes sola the amount of back rent
duo the company from strikers was { 100,000.
No eviction had been made and thrro hat
been no orders for eviction Very little
effort had been made to collect the rent ,
He suld tliu company had contracts with
the roadb Us cars run over ( about three-
quarters of all the mlleago In the counlry ) .
On the territory covered -by the contracts
the Pullman company had a monopoly.
Mr. Wlckcu denied that Pullman employes
were compelled to rent the company's dwel
lings. Ho said he did not bellcva that the
pilnclple at arbitration could be applied to a
man In the opcrat'on of his business. A
matter of opinion was available to arbitration ,
but ii-t tlio matter of a m.in running Ills own
business
The witness was < iuostlonod aa to the sal
aries paid the company's oJilcers , but declined
to answer.
General Nelson A Ml'es ' toai , mo stand
when the commission met after lunch. Ha
denied that after his return from Washington
ho had a conference w'th ' the g ncral man
agers. On July 2 , when the conference was
said to have been tak ° n he wai In Washing
ton and ho arrived her July I Asked If It
wera true that he had dec'ared ho Ind broken
the backbone of the strike , the general tald
this was not quite exact What he said was
that he had broken the backbone of the top-
posltlon to the federal troop * .
The commissioners want d to Know If the
troops forced rallr ad men to work at the
point of bajonets. General Miles said that
wlifle htls might have happened In some In
stances he hod not been aware of It , and had
Issued no orders to that tff < .ct He said ho
knew nothing about the Hlrike.
General Superintendent Sullivan of the Il
linois Central was the last cillcd to the wit
ness Bland tuluy I in declared that many of
the striking' railroad men had committed acts
of violence , and backed up his assertion with
tangible evidence. This was the main point
In bis evidence. The balance of MB testi
mony was similar to that given by preceding
yltnesss ,
Olncy < ielH iiftcr I'ulliiiiii
WASHINGTON , Aug. 28 Attorney Gen
eral Olney will servo an amended bill In the
quo vvarranto proceedings on officials of the
Pullman Palace Car company. Ho has do-
cldcd on a new line of uttack. Ho proposes
t ocontest the right of the Pullman company
to engage In the siloon business on Its palace
cars "I am determined to have n decision
denning the powers of that corporation , " ho
said "Tho first thing to bo Incorporated In
my amended bill will be an Information con
cerning these saloons on wheels which the
Pullman company operates "
Aid . \Kkrd fin riiUmiin Mm
CHICAGO , Aug. 28. An appeal signed by
L Mojers. president of tlio strikers' comm -
m lit co. has been Issued to the charitably
Inclined public unking for contributions to
ward a fund to bo us > ed In the tranepofta-
t en of Pullman's ox-emplovci to points wliera
they will be able to obtain employment.
> rvv ll.iiuiihlr | < ! ( ottoii Mill * IS-Mime ,
DOVER , N. It. . Aug. 2S. The Cocheco
ci'lon mills , the scco-il lurqnut coiporatlcn
In the state has reopened its mills atter
nearly a month's shut down.
A.1//J' I'JJO/H/f'KrtS .
CUlm Iho rrri-Sull ( i.iusr Mill Ji Ivo Them
OUT Of l-'UHllH'HH ,
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 23 A quartet of
salt producers holding heavy Interests in
Texas , Kansas and Missouri held a confer
ence here today to dls.cuss the cifcct of the
free salt clause of the new tariff bill upon
that Industry. 1 ° K mount of Dalian , Tex. .
who has largo tail Interests In that utnto
and who has Just returned from England
after an Investigation of the Industry tlicro
made the statement that EngllHli salt min
ors Wire now paid 75 cents a day , and that
In order for Americans to compete with
them our worklngmen would be compelled
to submit to a 100 per rent reduction of
wages. No action was taken , but In an | n-
tirvlow the gentlemen said later that It
practically meant they must go out of thu
business The conference was participated
In by J. P. BwiiiB of St Louis. W B. Moore
and Mayor Vincent of Ilutclilnson , Kan ,
who like Mr. Illount are all f.xt nslvo salt
operators.
Anotlinr Kolihrry I Mtuiil lluinnln ( Jrltvrold
CHICAGO Aug. 28Train Robb-rs Grlt-
weld and hake , who killed Special Officer
Owen of the St. Paul road , were positively
Identified today as the two- men who boarded
a Lake Shorn freight train nt Iho lldlana.
state line at 10:10 : o'ckck on the evening of
August 13 , cut the cabootc from the train
and at the point of their revolvers robbed
Conductor Nlchlass and IlrJkeman Potter oC
their gold watches and a unall curti of money.
Jlah.ll Mill Altiiik li ; iU.
CAIRO , Aug. 28. The report that th
Jlahdl Is collecting his forces with tha ob
ject of making an attack upon Kastalu , re
cently captured by the Italians , la ccn
finned.