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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE D JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING- , MAY 25J , 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Earthquake Claused Great Alarm Among All OlaBsos at Florence. POPULACE SPENT THE NIGHT OUT DOORS f\ Carriage ! nml Omnlbimo * In Urcnt Demand a * Hlccplne Apartment * Scarcely u llulldlng In the City Unit Itut Unmngcd. LONDON , May 22. A dispatch from Florence enco to the Dally News gives some descrip tion of the scenes of panic and disorder In that city th.it accompanied the shocks of earthquakes on Saturday night. The damage was widespread and so general that the Dally I News' correspondent asserts that there Is hardly a hotuo In the whole city of palaces , cathedrals , and repositories of the treasures of art of all ages that has not puttered. A performance was In progress In the great opera house , which seats upward of 2,000 , when the first shock was felt. A great rum bling was heard and the etructuro seemed to eway and rock to Its foundations. People Jumped from their seat , a great outcry en sued , the people being In a state ot the ut most panic. Many flej from the theater with the Instinct to make for the open space which always takes hold on the crowd In the presence of an earthquake. The more plucky , however , re tnalncd , and , assuring each other that the danger wa paM , resumed their seats , and the performance was continued. It way stll' In progress when the second and severer shock was felt , and the whole audleuce fled t the narrow streets. At the hotels , which are frequented by tour ists , the fright and disorder at the threatened calamity In a strange land , were even greater There was a babel of different languages < ind frantic but vain attempts to secure a hearing from servants and to make appeals under stood. Fabulous prices wire offered for con veyances in which to get away from the city or to sleep In the streets Many rich Amer ican and English tourists were the bucccssful blddcro In the lively competition to secure omnibuses In which to spend the night. All kinds of vehicles were cmplojed as sleeping quarters by the terrified people. It Is calcu- Idetl that there were 1,000 carriages- used In this way In Florence during Saturday night as a refuge for the ladles , who were driven In them to the open spaces of the city. The loss fortunate hovered about the carriages nnd the fountains In the squares. Few who could help It rcmatncJ Indoors. ULiYlK : 1IKKAK.9 OUT AO\1 > . I'lfty-l'lvo Uoitlis In Thrco Hays Itrpirtoit lit Hunt ; Konir. VICTORIA , D. C. , May 22. F. II. May , superintendent of the Hong Kong police , and Dr. P. B. C. Ayrcs , late colonial surgeon at Hong Kong , were passengers from the Orient on the steamship JOmprcss of India. Both took a prominent part In stamping out the black plague of last year. They state that In many places In the vicinity of Hong Kong the plague Is as bad as last year. Both Portuguese and Chinese at Macao have been attacked by the disease , and 200 deaths are reported there in seven weeks. There were fifty-five d ° atbs In three days In Hong Kong Reports from Formosa give particulars of the riot among the troops at the time It be came known that the Island had been ceded to Japan. A Chinese general nnd seventeen Chinese ware killed , also many onlookers. The Chinese soldiers demand compensation and state they will raise a rebellion on the mainland as soon as they go home. They say. "Because the northerners are beaten that Is no reason why the territory of south erners should be given away. OX1.Y 1UO ON IIOAICO 8AVii : > . I.on of n SpinUh Mriimrr nnd Hundred nil MxtJ-l.ll.-tit I.lirs. MADRID , May 22. Further details re- calved lure of the loss of th Spanish steamei Gravlna , wrecked eft Manilla , Phllllpplne Is lands , during a typhoon , show that 168 per sons were drowned. Only two of those or board are believed to have been saved. AMIIInni Study Ing li ) | on Illmolnlllfiin. LONDON , May 22. The Berlin corre spondent of the Times , commenting on the debate In the lower house of tha Prussian Det ! Monday on the bimetallic resolution says that the speeches In the Diet Indicated the complete confusion reigning In th& ccntrlsl party on the bimetallic question. The Nord- deutsche Allgemalno Zeltung declares there line no sign of accession of support to the bi metallic movement. The Standard's Berlin correspondent In forms that paper that Emperor William has obtained copies of Hon. A. J. Balfour'i epo'ches , Archbishop Walsh's pamphlets ant writings and speeches on the bimetallic ques tion. tion.T T utnnlc' < Crew Itocelvo Tlinlr Moilali , LIVERPOOL , May 22. The offlesrs am crew of the Teutonic yesterday received tin rewards presented by President Cleveland fo the rescue of the New York fishing schoonei Josie Mays In February last. Mr. Bruci Ismay , head of the White Star line , madi tliff presentation. He expressed regret thai the British government Is eo tardy In inakln ; awards to all those who render such service Hovnn IVril m OJlolnU Mur'loro I. LONDON. May 22. The Times has a dls patch from Teheran which says that tin lieutenant governor and six officials wen murdered and mutllited at Kuchan durlni the disturbances dua to the prcmaturo'collcc tlon of taxes. _ Kntl l OnlT Uotiiycil. LONDON , May 22. The Times In a leade on the political situation says : "The gov eminent may cling to olllee for a few week and delay for a short time the- appeal to th country , but the inevitable end Is only past poned. " _ Now Ju punt-to Mlnlttor to I'eklnir. YOKOHAMA , May . D plomitlc relation between China and Japan have been resumei by the appointment of Count Hayasha , vie foreign minister , to be Japanese minister t Peking. o , lj ' irro.ii/.vo TJMC/JKK AHIIKSTRI I'ro ; . J. K. Ill-air , I'rinclpiil of the Itawlln School , In 'I rouble. nAWLINS. Wyo , Mny 22.-Specia ( Telegram. ) Prof. J. IJ. Brute , principal o the Raw Una tchool , was arrested today 01 a bench wnrrnnt Issued by Judgs Knlgh of the district court , charged with unmercl fully punching- pupil of the High school The mutter was In some vvnj > In ought t Judge Knight's attention. He ordered th bay brought Into , com t and , after examlnln tils Injuriei' , ordered the professor arrested The nrreet created much excitement am feeling is strongly against the piotirsor. I.xprrx Mr n-nger l > Uchnrer > ) . CHHYUNNB , May 22. ( Special Tele yrnm. ) An Investigation niado by Unloi Pacific otllclala of the theft of a box o cigar * from the sample case of n t ravelin ; salesman resulted In i\pres3 : Mes&enge F R. Putinun , who has been running ou of this city for u number of yearn , loaln , hU position , the missing cigars huvlni been louud In hlv possession , Cheyenne' * l.ateit Entrrprli ? . CHUYENNC. May SJ.-Speclal ( Tele Eram ) A largely attended meeting' o Cheyenne business men was held thl eventns to consider ft proposition made Ir a Penneylvnnla firm to establish clot tub vvoiks In this city. Favorable constdcra tlonU8 utveri the project and representa lives of the company are Invited here t ponsummale it. JOUR 31AIITI 1H HEl'OllTRH KtLLRl ) fepitnlnrd * Profr to llnvn drained Another Ictory In Cubv. HAVANA , May 22. Th ro Is a great deal of rejoicing today In official circles over the now s of the defeat of the rebels In eastern Cuba and the reported death ot Jose E Marti , who has been proclaimed president of the Cuban republic by the revolutionary party , and Colonel Salcedo Is receiving great praise for the manner In which he encompassed the Insurgents' rout. The rebel- loss In the en gagement Is placed at twenty k lied and m ny more wounded. The Spaniards captured a number of documents , which have placed the authorities In possession ot Information wh ch compromises persons at Santiago de Cuba , Holguln and Havana. A number ot Important arrests are expected to follow , although the persons of this city who are compromised are believed to have fled. The- lots on the Spanish side was five killed and seven wounded. The prisoners captured during the pursuit say that Maximo Gomez and Estrada , rebel leaders , were cither killed or wounded , As their bodies were not found , It Is b licved that they were carried away by the fleeing Insurgents. With Marti and Gomez out of the way , the Spanish otficlalj , expect to make short work of the remaining bands of In surgents. A doctor has ben sent from Santiago de Cuba to embalm the body of Marti , and It will be afterward taken to Santiago de Cuba , where the people will be allow d to VEVV ! It , In order that there may bo no possible doubt as to the- fate of the rebel leader. News has also ben received here of an other victory of the Spanish troops over the rebels. This engagement was fought on Wednesday last , May 15 , near the Jauco river. The rebels retreated and were pursued and again defeated on May Ifi and 17 The latter two engagements were fought at Caplro moun tain and at Mount Jaumul The fighting was mostly in the bushes. The exact number of wounded Is not known , but live rebels were killed during the three diys' pursuit. On the sld > of the Spanish troops only one man , a gu'de , was killed The success of the Spanish troops has been telegraphed to all the Spanish commanderp and it Is believed that It 'will greatly encourage - courage them In their operations against tha rebeh. Captain General Martinez de Cam pos has been kept thoroughly posted regarding all the moverrents of the troops , and he Is understood to have sent a message of con gratulation to Colonel Salcedo. It Is also be lieved that Colonel Sandoval will be dec orated as a reward for his victory at the Contramaostre river. MADRID , May 22. A dispatch received hero says the death of Joss Marti , the Insurgent leader who was proclaimed presi dent of the Cuban republic , has been con firmed ofllclally at Havana. T/M1AA CULLllllilf IX A nE.\till FOG. Wreck on the Union I'liclllo CoUs lire Liven nt Clinjriino. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 22. ( Special Tele gram ) . During a heavy fog at 3 30 o'clock tills morning a southbound extra freight , pulled by engine No C37 , ran Into the rear end of Union Pacific No. 2 passenger from Cheyenne to Denver , four miles south of this city. While trying to Jump off Engineer August Gray and Fireman Edward Fuller , both of Denver , were crushed between the engine and tender. Gray was killed In stantly and Fuller lived but twenty minutes Both men were single- . An Investigation of the collision was com menced tills afternoon by Coroner Llnton and County Attorney Balrd. Brakeman FranK Henderson , who was on engine C37 when the collision occurred , testified that the freight train left Cheyenne at 3 20 a. m. , just be hind the second section of Mie pissenger. "We were running , " he said , "twenty miles an hour at the time of the accident It was foggy and we did not sec the deck lights of the passenger until we were within , five car lengths of them. Engln er Gray re versed the engine and hollered 'jump ; ' the fireman went for the gangway and I was knocked off. " When asked If he knew how the accident could have been avoided he said"The en gineer might have been running too fast. " Ho heard Conductor Krlner tell the en gineer to be careful before they left Chejf- cnns. Denny Collins , brakeman on passenger train No 2. testified that his train left Chey enne at 3 10 a. m and for three miles out was running twenty miles an hour. He thought from the force with which the freight struck his train it was running about ten miles an hour faster than ths passenger When asked as to the responslblllty for the accident he said he considered it laid will Engineer Gray of the freight , who was a new man on the road. The Investigation wll ba completed tomorrow , when Conductor Hlnkley , Engineer Hockenberg and Fireman Heddy of the passenger train will be here The body of Engineer Gray was taken to Denver this evening ; that of Fuller will be - sent there tomorrow. ftCtlKCS ISJOKRH Uf .1 Frightened Homo 1'lungc' Into a Dense < rmrd. FORT WAYNE , Ind. , May 22. During the parade of a circus today a shocking run away accident occurred on Columbia street A horse took fright at the elephants and jumped Into the midst of a dense crowd ol people , knocking them down by the dozens Sixteen were moro or less Injured. The ir ; dead are : r MRS. ELIZA LEEWAY. The following1 were seriously hurt : Mrs Ellen Dcvan , badly hurt about the head and shoulders , will die ; Jessie Devan , aged 5 Injured Internally , probably fatally ; Cather ine Leeway , aged 5 , bruised about head and body ; Blanche Racine , aged 7 , bruised about the head ; Florence Racine , aged 5 , badlj bruised about head and body ; Jennie Won- nert , aged 7 , badly cut In head , Emma Wehnert , head and body bruised. The balance of the Injured are badlj bruised. The horte was from a livery barr and was being rented for the day by Thomas Welch , traveling salesman for the Lorrllhrt Tobacco house. He was- holding the horse and trying to quiet him , but finally had U run to escape injury himself. Six babj carriages were kicked to pieces , by the mad dened horse. ALL CHICAGO JllllCliMAKEHS AKB OU1 I-nrco MnnufactureM Combine with the .Men Aeulntt thn Km ill Ynriti. CHICAGO , May 22. The brlckmakers' rtrlk has reached the point where a total paralysl of all building operations In Cook county I threatened. Every union brickmaker In Coo : county quit work yesterday , and today th strike managers declare that no brick wll be moved or made until a uniform scale o wages U adopted by all the brick manufac turers In the city The larger manufacturers representing seven-eighths of the annual out put , have declared In favor of the scalede mantled by the workmen. They say no at tempt will be male to resume operations untl the uniform scale is adopted. The fight I directed against the smaller firms on tha nort side , which steadily have , refused to join th association or to pay the union scalo. Th nonunion jards have been compelled to shu down. The yards are besieged by strikers who say they will sec none of the brick mar kcted. The BrlcMajers union has declared I favor of a boycott against all but union mad brick. About 1,500 men are out. Unr vrlth bheopmcn I'rumUnl. STGAMBOAT SPRINGS , Colo. , May 22.- At a meeting today of the Stock Feeder' association of eastern Routt county rcsolu ttons were adopted nnd eubsequcnlly rail fled bja mass meeting of cltUen.s. foibld dingsheepmen the freedom of the Ilea river valley. It Is believed that the sheep men , disregarding the warning of the stoc ! raisers will attempt to drlvo througl the forbidden territory , fattening lh l mutton an they approach the rail road , nnd depend upon the stat for protection The stock feeders um cowboys , with a force of from SOO to 1,00) ) . or holding themselves In readiness to forclblj resist any advance made south of Hah peak. A war Is Imminent. GRAY BACKS MEET IN RAIN Largo Gathering of Confederate Veterans at Houston , Tex , GORDON COMPJMENTS THE NEW SOUTH General S. I ) . I.ea Asimltn the Corrcctiifnn of I'r'cueiit D.iy llldtorle * of the War Mlnnlo ! DatrU UUnn nil Uvntlon. HOUSTON , Tex. , May 22. This city Is In holiday attire , and Us streets ore filled with old soldiers here to attend the reunion of confederate veterans. General John B. Gor don , commander-ln-chlcf of the United Con federate Veterans , Is the principal guest of honor. He Is an cx-lleutenant general cf the confederate army , Unltsd States senator from Georgia for over half a score of years and twice governor of the state. A steady rain began falling at daylight , wlht a cold wind , and poured down steady all morning , disarranging many events In the program. The street pirade In honor of Miss Winnie Davis was postponed until tomorrow morning. It was 11 o'clock when Colonel W. D. Cleveland opjned the first business esslon of the meeting and introduced Gen ral Charles Culberson. who In glowing words elcomed the veterans to Texas. The mayor , ohn T. Brown , followed , extending the hosp1 allty of Houston General John B. Gordon cplled to the addresses of welcome on behalf f the United Confederate Veterans. There vfere 8,000 people in the auditorium ml as many outside unable to obtain ad nlttance. The Jam was terrldc. When General Gordon rose to speak , the band truck up "Dixie , " but Us strains could lot be heard , so great was the din raised ay the vocal demonstration given the ex hleftaln General Gordon , when quiet had bsen partially restored , delivered his ad- Iress : "What higher tribute could be paid o this great people than to say that their lospitallty is worthy of Texas ? " he asked. Around the name and history of Texas are gathered associations glorious and lullowcd ind In her future career are centered higli iops of richest contributions to the public n fifty years of statehood she has risen teL L con mandlng position among her sisters and the Imagination can scarcely keep pace vlth her assured progress In the fifty year : o come. With a genial climate and I in perlal domain , with a soil not only exhaust- ess In Its fertility , but which answers with moro lavish abundance as the demands upon t become more exacting , with a history rich In the memories of her Alamo , her Gollad , her San Jaclnto , as well as In the leeds of her Houston , her Austin , her Travis and her Lanler , with all these splendid en lowments what optimistic prophet cou'd pre dict for her a career so glorious aa to be beyond her reasonable ambition ? THHEU HE.MAHKABLR ACHIEVEMENTS 'The assemblage of these war-scarred vet- e-ans In this war-scarred state leads me to jll three rema k ble ichlevements by these ex-confederates In peace which Impartial his tory will pronounce a fitting climax to their splendid record In war. The first Is the re construction , malnlj through your Instrumen tality , of the labor system of our entire , sec tion You returned from a long , exhausting ind unsuccessful struggle to find the agricul tural labor of > our states not only disorgan ized , but as a system ( to the management and control of which you were born and tralneJ ) it was utterly destroyed Yet you heroically undertook the task of Us reorgani zation under a new system and of adapting your service to that new order. The success of jour efforts Is the noblest commentary upon your wisdom and Justice. The second Is jour astounding success In securing In spite of the radical revolution In the conditions around > ou , and In so short a pcrlol , financial Independence for jour families and Industrial prosperity for jour section You returned from the war poor , tent > of thousands of you penniless , many ihot and nnlmed , and jet bravely and unc mplalnlngly , by Idborlng with aid from no souice save from God ami youi own self-reliant manhood , you have fought your way to competence , provided for jour dl able ! comrades , until scarcely a confeder ate soldier can be found deprived of the com forts of life. At the same time jour com bined efforts have carried these southern states to a height of material advancement from which you may now calmly look back over a land which but thirty years ago was a wide waste of desolation and ashes , and around jou over a country now happy In Its rebuilt homes and redeemed farm ? , radiant In the light of Industrial icsurrectlon , of assure ! prosperity and enduring material Independ ence. "The third achievement Is the passionless , unostentatious and peaceful manner In which you laid aside the trappings and discipline of the camp for the modest garb of the citi zens and silent restraints of civil govern ment. "Go forward , my comrades , and by self- denial , by wise economy and well-directed energy , continue the material development of this heaven-blessed section. Go forward In , the cultivation of a national fraternity , giv ing no heed to Imprudent or thoughtless efforts to stimulate sectional animosities In any quarter. Be assured , my confederate , comrades , that the overwhelming majority of the Grand Army of the Republic , com posed of soldiers who were brave In battle and are generous in peace , courageous , , knightly and true , bear toward you neither lingering bitterness nor sentiment of dis , trust. " SOME HEMAHKABLE STATEMENTS. At the conclusion of General Gordon's art- dress committees were appointed and then General S. D. Lee , as chairman of the his torical committee , read his report , which , among other things , says : "The true cause of the war between the states was the digni fied withdrawal of the southern states from the union to avoid the continued breaches of that domestic tranqulllty guaranteed , but not consummated , by the constitution , and not the high moral purpose ) of the north to de stroy slavery , which followed Incidentally after as a war measure. "As to the war itself and the results of the war , the children of the future would bo astonished that a people fought so hard and so long with so little to fight for. judging from what they gather from histories now In use , prepared by writers from the north. They are utterly dsstltute of Information as to events leading up to the war. Their ac counts of the numbers engaged , courage dis played , sacrifices endured , hardships en countered and barbarity practlcid upon an almost defenseless people , whose arms-bear ing population was in the army , are Incor rect In every way. "A people who for four long jears fought over almost every foot of their terrltorj1 , on over 2,000 battlefields , with the odds o ( 2.S01.272 enlisted men against their 000,000 enlisted men and their coarts blockaded and rlvera filled with gunboats , with COO veisels of war manned by 35,000 sailors , and who protracted the struggle until over half their soldiers were dead from the casualties of war , had something to fight for. They fought for the great principle of locil self-govern ment and the privilege of managing their own affairs and for the protection of their homes and fireside ? . "While the south would detract not an iota from the patriotic motive and endeavor of these opposing them , she Intends that tlis truth of history .shall be written by a sym pathetic and friendly pen. to give her credit for what our ancestors did and for what was done by the south In the war between the states ; also to chronicle the results cf that war and Its effects upon the south and upon our common country. BOYCOTT UNFAIR BOOKS. "We cinnot too strongly urge upon our people the great Importance of avoiding as far as posilble the purchasing and dis seminating of books and literature which are unkind and ufalr to the south , which be little our achievements , Impugn our motive and malign the character of our Illustrious leaders , "fa conclusion , we would respectfully recommend that Dr. J. L. McCurry , the patriot , statesman , philosopher and educator , be Invited to deliver an address at our next annual reunion on the subject of slavery , nullification and secession , with special refer ence to the attltudes\of the people north and routh to these leading- questions of American history. " At the conclusion of jhls report so great was the din that adjournment was taken until 7 30 p. m. , when Miss Winnie Davis , the "Daughter of the Confederacy , " was In- , troduccd. A wild shout went up that fairly made the enormous building tremble. Hats were flying In the air , gra"y-halrcd men were cheering and yelling , completely drowning the music made by the band , which WRS playing the "Bonnie Blue Flag. " It had been In tended Miss Davis should greet each veteran by a handshake , but the masses of old vet erans were so overcome with enthusiasm that a wild rush wag made for the place where Miss Davis stocd , and In an Instant phe was surrounded by a miss of men , all pushing pell mell to gntsp her hand. Realizing the ganger of a crush like this , Governor Lowry and several others extri cated Miss Davis from the crush and placed her where she could be seen by all and bow her acknowledgements A great shout greeted her appearance , drowning her utterances , but demonstrating that the children of Jeff Divls are dear to those who fcr four years followed the stars and bars. Soon afterward Miss Davis was driven to the residence of Judge Masterson. About 5,000 veterans were In the audl- orlum when the convention was rapped to irder for the night session. The committee n credentials reported and after this the ght began over the constitution. At Blr- lingham , Ala. , last year a pew constitution , vas adopted , but there was co much dlssatls- 'fittlon that the commandeNln-chlef set the nstrument aside and made the old document ffcctive. It was soon seen tonight that a icvv constitution was demanded and those 'avorlng ' the continuance of the old constitu tor ! were defeated. A committee was ap- lolnted to draw up the constitution. The nt I re time of the session was taken up In discussing this report. General Schodeld was confined to his hotel all day on account of bad weather and was given receptions both morning and evening , "le and his party left tonight for San Antonio and will return home Via St , Louis. 0 POLITICS Y.Y TllK . .nrgottenilnnco AMilreil nt the Sound Money Couirntlon. MEMPHIS , May 22. The most notable characteristic of the convention for the dis cussion of "sound money" and better bank ng facilities , which will meet tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock In the Auditorium , Is the total obliteration of party Ijnes In Its make up. The 500 or COO delegates , representing every state and all the principal cities of the south , Include men holding all shades of political belief and representing every branch of commerce and industry In which the south Is Interested. Moro than 100 dele gates , besides numerous newspaper men and visitor ? , who do not come as delegates , have arrived today According to adv'ces recelvd by Secretary Hotter tonight several hundred more are.enroute. The convention will called to order at 2 o'clock , when , after the read'ng ' pf the call by Chairman Crawford , B permanent chairman will ce elected The gentleman most promlnpntly mentioned In this connection tonight Is Congressman Catchlngs of Mississippi. After organization and the appolntmenl of a committee on resolutions , the gather ; Ing wjll listen to on address by Hon. John G. Carlisle , secretary of tt.e treasury. The secretary will reach the ctr ! early Jn. the morning. After dinner1 the local cbriunltiW of fifteen will accompany him to the Audi torium , where he v\lll \ deliver his speech The lower floor of the building has been assigned to delegates , while the balconies will be open to the publ'c. The structure , It Is expected , will be filled for the first time In its history. It has a Mating capacity ot 10,000 , and Is admirably adap'ed to conven tion purposes. Following Secretary Carlisle's address , the convention will adjourn until 8 p. m , when the report of the resolutions committee will betaken up and discussed , TllllKYT TO ll.AVi : TllK 1'AUTY ( .ongrrHimiin SliutruthYiirui the Itoinu- | llrnn-t to I'mlortr free Sliver. DENVEH , May 22 , Congressman John F Shafroth , republican , who has just returned from Salt Lake City , where he attended the silver conference as a delegate from Colorado , says If the democrats put a free silver candi date In the field for president and the re publican party does not it will be the duty of the republicans of this state to support the democratic nominee unanimously and heartily. "The democracy Is a great national party , " he added , "and has a .foothold over the country that a new pirty vtould not have , and by working jointly the republicans and demo crats of the vvest would have a great chance of carrying the day for ( heir candidate. I believe in giving my own political party the first opportunity to keep us In the fold , but It It docs not come out In Its platform for free silver plainly and unmistakably , and with no loophole left to crawl out of the position , then I am going to leave the party and vote for the candidate , no matter what his politics may be , who supports and carries out the free silver principles. For these reasons I would have the delegates to national con ventions definitely Instructed so that should the national conventions refuse to champion sliver the delegations could leave the con ventions honorably and afterward unite upon their own candidate. Let the cast and the doubtful states construe It as a threat If they choose ; I believe they should be made to understand our position at once and In plain teims. " VVM.I , Auuniti : TO TIII : OLD PLANS Minneapolis Platform Sltll Satisfactory to Ohio ItrpntitlcniK. INDIANAPOLIS. May' ' 22. William M Halm of Columbus , 0 , secretary of the re publican national committee. Is in town Speaking of the coming republican conven tion at Zanesvllle , .Mr. iHohn today said. "The platform will contain a plank on the money question. The declaration of the party In the Minneapolis convention. I believe , cor rectly represents the party today , and the republicans of Ohio will ( probably affirm the position taken In that convention. Ohio has never taken much stock * in. the many Isms that have com --ploQB."j Relative to the O rte democrats , Mr. Hahn said that while the present outlook would In dicate a split In the ranks In that state , he nevertheless did notbelUvc one would occur. Mr Hahn thought Senator Brlce would dic tate the policy of his paty'B convention. fusprctrd lurcr | r Itcloam-cl. UAWLINS , Wyo , , Mai * 21 ( Special Tele gram ) John Cook , who was arrested nearly two months a& > as the supposed murderer of Wulk andiStrong , on Canyon Creek , In August , l&S/haB been released , all the evidence produced going to prove he Is not the person. I'lirinrr Illxliop of Cuvfl | < tiiii HPH < | . PARIS. May 22. Mgr. Dubois , formerly Roman Catholic bishop ot Galveston , Tex. , died at Vernalson. Movi-mt-llU oMIccun At inner * , M y ! ! ! ! , At New York Arrived Stuttgart , from Bremen ; State of Nebraaki , from Glasgow. At Liverpool Arrived PavcDla , from Bos ton. ton.At At New York Arrived Rhylland , from Antwerp f At London ArrHcd-rAustrlan , from Mon treal. ' ' -I At Liverpool ArrlvedX-KenslngiOn , from Philadelphia ; Liurenetljn , from Montreal. At Southampton Arrived Switzerland , from Philadelphia for Antwerp. At New York Majestic , from Liverpool , Stuttgart , from Baltimore ; La Gascogne , from Havre. At Scu'hamptou-Saale , from New York for Bremen. FOR UNION OF CHRISTENDOM Mgr , Eat oil i Makes Fnblio an Encycliclo Issued by the Popo. SEASON 13 FITTING FOR THE WORK rnlllifnl Catholic * Urgoil to U o Their licit Kftorti to Accomplish Clirlntliiu Unity In I'urt in Wt-ll n In WASHINGTON. May 22. Mgr. Satolll. the papal ablegate , has recel\ed a copy of a brief encyclical recently Issued by the pope on the subject of the union of Christendom. It Is addressed to all Catholics and Is supplemental to and follows In the same line as the ency clical on the same subject made about a month ago. The following Is a translation : "Most worthily , certainly , of the watchful love of a mother Is the prayer which the church never ceases to offer to God , that wherever Christian people exist there should be ono faith of mind and holiness of action. In llko manner we , who , as we represent the person of the divine power In the world , also strive to carry out His intention , have never failed to nourish among Catholics that desire for union , and even now we are moro strenu ously urging It on thcvo whom the church for so long a time and with so great earnestness has boon calling back to her fold. The source from whence wo are eppeclally to expect as sistance and success for1 these designs and * plansof ours Is not hard to discern anJ grows moro evident dny by day. It Is none other than the Father of Mercies whom we rightly Invoke , and to whom It pertains to Illuminate our minds and graciously turn our wills to the ay of salvation. "Catholics surely cannot fall to see how grave and Important Is the work we ha\o un- lertaken On It depends the eternal salvation 3f many , together with the spread of divine loner and the plory of the Christian name. IVlilch things , If they slncerelj and piously consider , they will surely feel In their eoula a stronger burning of that dl\lne charity , i\hlch , with God's grace , shrinks from no labor , leaves untried no means for the good 3f their brethren And so it will happen that hey will eagerly , as we so ardently desire , not only add to our confidence in a happy ro suit , but will gl\e us all the assistance they can , and especially that which humble and lioly prayer" can obtain from God. SEASON IS KITTING. 'No ' seasxm could be moro fittingly appro- p-late for this work of piety than that long ago the apostles , after our Lord's ascension nto hraven , remained together , 'persevering n prajcr , ' with Mary , the mother of Jesti' . awaiting the promised 'lower on high , ' and all the gifts and graces. In that august cena- clo and that mystery of the coming of the paraclete , the church , which , conceived by Christ , was born at Ills death , by the coming as it were of the divine breath , began happily icr great work of bringing all nations Into the unity of faith and the newness of Christian "Ife Rich and abundant fruits followed in a -short time , among which that perfect union of wills never too often set before us for Imi tation. In the multitude of the faithful there was but one heart and but ono soul "For this reason wo have thought It well , by our exhortation and call , to excite the piety of Catholics that they may , following the example of the Virgin Mary and of the holy apostles during the nine days preceding the sacred feast of Pentecost , pray God with one mind and with special fer\or , renewing and repeating the petition , 'Send forth the pplrlt and they shall bo created , and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. ' "Tho greatest and richest blessings may Justly b3 hoped from him who is the Eplrl of truth , who has spoken the secrets of Got In the sacred scriptures and who strength encd the church by his perpetual presence from whom the lo\lng fount of holiness re generates souls , made sons of God by adop tlon , are In a wonderful way strengthened and perfected. For by the multiform grace of the spirit there come to them In perpetual bounty divine light and favor , health and strength , solace and rest , the desire of soak ing all good and a frultfulness of holy works "Finally , the same holy tplrlt so acts by his power In the church that , as Christ Is the head of this mystic body , the holj spirit may appropriately be termed Its heart , as St. Thomas says 'the heart has a certain hidden Influence , and therefore' ' the holy spirit is compared to the heart , elncc he In visibly vivifies and unites the church. ' UNITCD IN FACT. "Since then the holy spirit Is , above all things , charity , and to him especially are attributed the works of love , It Is greatly to bo hoped that through him the spirit of error and wickedness being put down , greater and btronger harmony and union of mind will prevail as they should among the children of the church , who , according to the admonition of the apostle , should do nothing to stifle , should think the sams things , and , united , should have the same charity , and so per fecting our Joy , may they form one strong and flourishing body , not In name only , but In fact. From this example of Christian har mony among Catholics themselves , from this piety In praying the divine paraclete , Is es pecially to ba hoped the reconciliation of our separated brethren , for which we do earnestly labor , so they may come to feel the same In thcmsehcs as In Christ Jesus , and , being at last united with us In faith and hops , may be Joined with us also In the bonds of charity. "And now , besides the blessings which the faithful who respond cheerfully to our call will certainly and abundantly receive from God for such an actlUty of piety and fra ternal love , it has pleased us to add and be stow the reward of sacred Indulgences from i the treasure of the church. Therefore to all I who for nine consecutive days before the Pentecost either publicly or privately recite from some special prayers to the holy spirit we grant on each of thsse days an Indulgence of seven years and several quarantines and a plenary Indulgence on any of these days , oren on the feast of Pentecost Itself , or any day of the following octav ; , provided , having con fessed their sins and having received ab solution and holy communion , they pray God , according to the Intention which wo have above expressesd. We further grant that those who desire to repeat for the eight days following Pentecost , the same conditions may again gain both of the above mentioned Indulgences , these Indulgences may be ap plied to the souls In purgatory , and by our authority wo d cree and order that they shall be available each year for the future , those things being observed which are required by law or custom. "Given at St. Peter's. Rome , under the seal of the I'usherman , the 6th of May. 1895 , in the eighteenth year of our pontificate. " CLAIM TO ll.irii TMUATE1) Dll. FHAKRH Missing Mlisourlan Whom the Court * I'm. nniinceit lieml round In Sllchlffidi. KANSAS CITY. May 22. The Journal to morrow will print a sensational story to the effect that Dr. George W. Fraker. who was supposed to have been drowned at Kxcelslor Springs , Mo. , In 1893 , and who held $58,000 In Insurance policies , which the companies have since been ordered by the court to pay Me heirs , has been located In Marysvlllo , Midi. , where he Is living under an assumed name , and has been for several months with a family that claims to be his. Something In the man's act'ons created doubts In the minds of the neighbors for weeks and finally Charles H. Davis of that place conceived , the Idea of connecting the- stranger with the missing Mis- sourlan. Ho communicated with the Insurance companies , with the result , It Is Bald , that he has almost positively proveJ < ho Identity of the man The most startling resemblance Is shown , It Is said , and actlvo Kept will at once bo taken to capture the man , who as yet Is unaware of the fact that ho Is under surveil lance. t onilnotnr ICzuneratril 8rrrrtnr/ I unlrli. ATLANTA. Ga. , May 22.-The Order of Hallway Conductors today exonerated Grand Secretary W I' . Daniels of t he serious charges made against him by the Camden , N J. . division , and ordered the division disciplined for circulating the charges. WAHM WELCOMB 18 WAITING Itcturn at the Winner * from McinphU to Ho lr.nthn ln tlrnlljr ( Ihsorvcil. There was bustle and preparation nt the armories last evening , occasloneJ by the mak ing of arrangements to receive In a suitable manner the returning mllltla from Its con quests on the field at Memphis. The armory halls of both the Thurston Hides and of the Omaha Guards were thronged with visitors , friends and members during the course ot the whole evening. Some dropped In to learn the latest news , others dropped In to chat over the success , but most came to assist In lajlng the plans for a reception fitting the occasion. It was a merry throng which assembled at both the places. A universal feeling of joy at the overwhelming victory was the constant theme of conversation and ot mutual congrat ulations. The unanimous expression was that Omaha , having been so honorably represented In the great national contest for flwt honors as the best drilled c mpany of mllltla soldiers In the United State ? , should turn out en masse to welcome the return of the bearers of six prizes. The first contingent to arrive will be the Gatllng section of the Omaha Guard' . It comes this evening over the Burlington , reach ing Omaha at 5.30 , bearing with them the $500 prize for being the best drilled of Us class In the United States Elaborate preparations have been made to properlj meet the Guards , and besides the various military organizations of the city a large number of cltlzers and friends will be at the train to welcome the return. At 4 30 the Omaha Guards In the city will assemble at the armory and prepare to march In full uni form under command of Lieutenant Wilson to the depot , leaving the armory at 4 45 The line of march will bo headed by the First Iteglment band. Next In order after the nerds will come the Omaha contingent of the Thurston Hides , who have been Invited to attend in a body In uniform Following them will conio the High School culets In uniform and under command ot Lieutenant Penu. COMPANY OF COLONELS. Ex-members of the Omana Guards to the number of over fortj will follow next In line A place has been reserved for the members of the Omaha Wheel club , whoso members have signified a dcslro to show their appreciation of the work done by the crack military com- innles of Omaha by turning out en masse Their captain has Issued an order requesting all members to fall Into line. Citizens and friends In carriages will be given a phco In the march. The members of the city govern ment will also be asked this morning1 to at tend the parade In n body. The line of march will proceed , after the greetings at the train , north on Tenth street to Farnam , thence to Sixteenth street , thence to Capitol avenue to the nrmorj- . Mrs Mulford , assisted by ladles , was busy last evening preparing for the banquet which Is to be spread for the Guards upon the arrival at the armony. Subsequently , during the evening , dancing and a social time will be Indulged In. The ex-members of the Guards la t evening held a meeting and perfected an organization of the old members of the Omaha Guards to do grace to the occasion by acting as cscor's Officers were elected as follows' Captain William B Ten Eyck ; first lieutenant , Wll Ham A. Webster ; second lieutenant , I ) . A McAllister ; first sergeant , Frank L. Gregory second sergeant , A. 1C. Squires , color her- geant , T. D. Dakln. All other ex-members to bo known as colonels and orders have been Issued by Captain Ten Eyck for all members to assemble at the armory Thursday at 4.30 p. m. m.TO TO RECEIVE THE THURSTONS. Preparations for the reception of the Thurs ton Rifles had not progresssd as far last even Ing as had that of the Guards. Thn Rifles will not arrive until Friday evening at the hour of 6 08. The come bj' way of the Mis souri Pacific and will arrive at the Webster street depot. They were scheduled to leave Memphis lost evening at 8 o'clock for St Louis , where they spend today , and leave at the same hour for Omaha this evening via Kansas City. By traveling this way the company proceeds over the route It traversed on the trip to Memphis , but with the ad vantage of seeing by daylight , what was passed before In the night. The ride from Kansas City to Omaha is accomplished In the daytime. A large body of ladles and friends wore gathered at the Thurston Rifles' armory at an early hour last evening and laid plans for the reception which will swell Into a demon stration before the event Is finally over Members of the c'ty council , Cadet Taylcr and Sol Prlncs were present , along with the mothers and sweethearts of the company , actively assisting In pushing the prepara tions to completion. The Rifles' hall has been decorated , not as much as It will be when finished , but con siderable "work In this way has been done , festoons of the national colors having been hung from the walls. A banquet table Is being prepared which will be loaded with a repast for the boys , after the events of the evening. Before the Hlfles reach their hall , however , they will be compelled to undergo a public reception , Inspection and hand shaking , Intermixed with congratulations In the city hall. Immediately upon the arrival of the Rifles at the depot they will be escorted to the city hall , and there will bo a parade of citi zens and friends. The Omaha Guards , the company and Its victorious Gitling sect on , and the ex-members of the Guards will as sist In escorting the Rifles from the depot. The High school cadets have signified their Intention of attending the parade , and the city government will be out In carriages , part of which , however , have been reserved for the lady friends of the Rifles who art In charge of the arrangements , WILL BEAR A BROOM. A significant feature of the parade will bo a mammoth broom In one ot the city car riages to Indicate , w hat happened at Mem phis when the Thurston Hlfles ran up against competitors. General Copplnger has prom ised to definitely Inform the committee on arrangements this morning as to His do clslon regarding the attendance of the Second Infantry and Military bands , which are ex pected to act as eteorts It go"s without paying that the Omaha contingent of the Hlfles will bo out In force In full uniform to meet the returning members of the com pany. The speaking will take place In the city hall. Senator Thurston will welcome the Hides and Dr. Butler , chaplain of the com pany , who returns with It from Memphis , will respond , after which a general reception for an hour will be held In the city hall corridors riders , when the Rifles and their Invited friends will repair to the armory to partaku of the repast and later to dance. Committees on arrangements were ap pointed last evening. The general c m- nlttee consists of Cadet Taylor and Privates Johnson and Gwln. Committee on decora lions : Mr. Hungate , chairman ; on carriages Mr. Gwln , chairman ; on banquet : Mn Forby , lady chairman ; flower committee Miss Kate Powers and Mlssca Anna Red- field , Armstrong , West , Hungate , Ochlltrec , Urbn , Baxter , Fisher , Tompsett. AmcrlcMnn l'rcntr < l to I'rlnrrtt l.oulsr , LONDON , May 22.-Prlncess Louise ( marchioness of Lome ) , third daughter of Queen Victoria , held the last drawing room of the season today nt Buckingham palace In behalf of the queen. The princess of WiiIeH , who WUH previously announced to have been selected for this honor , Is under stood to be IndlHiKised. The attendance was small The follow Ing Americans were present. Miss Hert > rt , daughter of Hon H A. Herbert , serreturj of the United States navy , who was presented In the diplomatic circle , and Mrs Draper , wife of Congressman Draper nt Mnysnchuxetts , Mrs Neal und theMlswis Peck of Chicago were presented In the general clicle Urged Trlrcniphi r * lit Mote tu 1'rorln. BT IXJUI8 , May 22. Todnv's session of the Order of Hallway Telegraphers was con sumed In the consideration of olllceru' re ports. Olllcers of the Brotherhood of Ixico- motive Firemen and Tiuin Men's association were received by the convention and dls cussed with the teltrk'rnph rs mutte-a of mu. ttml Interest A committee of Peorianr , wl h Chief Sareent of the HrothcrhooJ of Fire men at Its h < ad , | n here to une the removal of the order * ) ) headquarters to I'eorla. READY FOR ANOTHER RAID Entire Population of tin Fordor Lnnd Wait ing for the Opening. RUSH FOR HOMES IN KICKAPOO LAND Oklnhonin City Titled with lloomor * I'ro- purcil for Tomorrow1 * Idico for I.iuuli nml Tounstte * In thn 1'nvorcil Indian Country. OKLAHOMA CITY , Okl. , May 22. All night long the roads leading to the Klckapoo country were ciowded with men on horse back going to the Klckapoo border. The. crowd Is much larger than was anticipated here. There will hardly be an able-bodied man In the town by tomorrow morning. The banks have given notice tint they will clos during the day and the report was started that a raid by outlaws was feared. It will be a great holiday event , and the town has today an , air of gajety. No one seems to bo working. The people stand about the streets talking the matter over. Plenty of queer outflta ore going out. This morning a bus drawn by four horses , took out a towii'lto parly. On the bus was. loaded a big tent and wet and dry supplies , and Inside were the town projectors and tha men who will open the first hotel and restau rant. A large body of horsemen , over 100- strong , started out this morning. It wa a line sight as they went through the streets- four abreast , with Winchesters and canteens strapped to their saddles. The railroad put cheap faros Into effect cslerday and the trains at midnight came i with people standing in the aisles and on he platforms Many of them were com- elled to walk the stieets all night , as every ied In town had b-en ongig d the night tefore. There Is not a horic In town for Ire , and very few for tale at an enormous gtire. The weather Is verj cool and the ky has been overcast for two days Evcry- icdy Is praying for rain. There will he no- reps In tills country unless there is rain 'cry ' soon In the Klckapoo country every- hlng looks better. Corn Is eighteen inches. Igh and garden crops look well. Marshal Nix lias twenty-three deputies and. large number of horsemen In the country , t was rumored this morning that a sooner Iving in Chandler had been shot by a mar- hal and taken to Clifton In the Sac and Fox : : ountry. His name Is not known and tho- eport Is unconfirmed Reports of trouble between marshals amV sconew are thick , but they are sensational , nd unreliable. At the land oltlco nothing : vas Known of any trouble The purpose of ho marshal In the country Is understood to- be more In the natuto of detective work than arresting sooners or driving them out Hlatt , the Kansas boy , who was first In , Ino at the land olllee , sold his place last light for $500 to a lady who want" to make- tse of a claim. He has been engaged by her o hold the place for her file and will make : he race out to the land for her. GUTHHin , Okl . May 22 At Ingram , on , he border of the Klckapoo reservat'on , thrco naskcd men rode up to the nostofllco , but vhlle they were dismounting the postmaster and several Klckapoo settlers opened flro and Irovo them off. They rode to the residence of John Webb and calling him tp the door ordered him to bring out his money under- penalty of death. He Bald , "All right , I'll ; ot It , " stepped Inside and grabbed a guru and fired through the window , knocking QUO of the bandits off Ills horse. They riddled- the house with bullets , picked up tho. wounded man and left without any booty. MARSHAL AFTER THE SOONEHS. United States Marshal Nix sent a dozeru leputles Into the Klckapoo country to arrest sooncrb and take them before Unltol States- ? ommls'loncr Wilkinson , who Is s'atloned at Klckapoo Falls. The sooners are liable to nIne Ino of $1,000 each. It Is said that some or the sooners are desperate men from all parts of the country and that the deputies are likely : o have trouble In getting them A man who- : amo In from Shawnee sayp that the country is filling up with sooners , t > o there will soon , tvj moro of that class of men than honest homoseekcrs It was reported here jcsterday that B's ' Jim's bind of KIcKapoos ha3 been In council on the Deep Fork since Sunday night talking : about the coming of the whlto men , which , they had learned from a man carrying tha- news to Chandler. The man who brought tha. report In said that they were armed with , rifles and had plenty of ammunition and num- beroJ about 150 braves and equaws. This- bind has been sullen ever since Allotlnir Agent Neal went among them for their names The story Is laughed at , but Marshal Nix said they might bo troublesome and ha 'iau ' wired for instructions. Settlers are forming along the west banlc of the North Canadian river from Sweeney' * , brldgo south for two miles , and the woods aro- full of campa U h estimated that at 1 ast 10,000- men will make tha run from that line , run. two tulles across the KIcKapoo allotments , and meet runners from the routli. When the- two bodies get together trouble Is predicted. . The men from the south have a little the bet ter of It In distance , but have an uphill run through timber , whllo the others will ruai further , but straight away. A number of memlicrg of the Now York : divorce colony hero will make the run moro- for amusement than anything else , Thera are quite a number of divorcees hero living In hotels and furnished rooms. Several of tha women are going out In carriages to eco the sights. The street * of Oklahoma City resem ble those of Arkanhas City Just prior to thi * opening of the Cherokee strip. Men on horse back and covcrel wagons ( lied through town * in their way to the border of the Klckapoo country. Street auctions of ponies are going on In half a dozen places Ilortcy that two. days ago were not worth $10 ore selling read ily for $50. From the country around Okla homa at least 3.000 men will run for claims. . A number of Iowa Indians will make the run for claims , claiming that as they are now citizens they have a homestead right. Others are selling ; all their ponies to boomers and will spend the. money and then ask the gov ernment to furn.sh moro horses to them. A ir I'oitK Fiunr vnur . Soihtni ; Hnvml Kxccpt n l.lttlo Alone the , Shorn of tliu l.iilii ) . NHW YORK. May 22. A Iluffalo dispatch , to the evening Post says : "Tho repeated frosts have seriously damaged the fruit In Niagara county. Henry L Utts , proprietor of the Niagara river orchardb at Youngstown - town , one of the largest and oldest fruit growers In that famous fruit district , says that after a careful Investigation of the frost * nipped blossoms In the lower laKe fruit belt he Is warranted In the statement that tha grape crop will be a total failure The peacb , orchards will not yield more than 10 p r cenl of a crop , apples , plums and cherries about one-third of a crop and strawberries are a. " total failure , although a second crop may ba expected. Along the lake front and th Niagara river the blossoms fared b'tter and fruit men estimate the probable fruit harvest In that section to average 25 per cent. The vlnejards on the eouth shore of Lake Rrlo have suffered a succession of blighting frosts , not the least of which occurred yesterday ; morning , followed by ono of leisar scverltw last night. LYONS. N. Y. May 22. Severe frosta for three nights In succession , the heaviest occurring last night. hava well nigh ruined the fruit crop Fruit growers taj that th apple crop has escaped damage thus far. whllo peaches and other fruit hate sufferid Incalculably. Garden truck of all kinds It badly damaged by the frost. o Con role ; I'nunil limit , DnADWOOD , May 22.-(8r.tclal ( Tele. gram ) Con Tolcy , one of the best know a miners und prospectors In the Illuck 111110 , WHS found Jiail yesterday ulontilde of ono of the most traveled tnillH of the country ! He tiacl been missing for about twu vveeka and ttturcliiiitf imiliea bud bcin tourinc the bills looking for him. lll body whea found was badly decomposed. ,