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ESTABLISHED JTXI3 30. 3S71. OMAHA , SATUBDAY 31OEXIXG , JULY 24 , 3SOT TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
VOTE COMES TODAY
EcnOe Agrees to EettJe the Itte of the
Tariff Bill.
END OF THE EXTRA SESSION IN SIGHT
Opposition to tie Fnisage of the
MenEure Falls Off ,
TILLMAN GETS A CRUSHING DEFEAT
His Efforts to Eooppn tie Bnjar Debate
Pail Signally.
SENATORS SEEM BENT ON DOING BUSINESS
JUlrn nnd FurnUer Hair a LliJj
Control i rt-r ( HIT Ohio' * Vote In
Hie Ill-rent Pi-fKJdentlul
Election.
V , J-nlj 2S Tbr urnnte
ncrri-d to * ! on tininrilT Mil io-
morrim Sntnrdnj ) n n ] i. an. , iiud nt
Csr. i V a .re-c-1- * * until 1 < n. m. to-
xnorrim.
"WASHINGTON , July 2H The final vote
on the tariff conference will bi taken In the
eenate at " p m tomorrow. An unanimous
cpreement to that effect vat reached In the
nenate this afternoon ofte-r an exciting and
dramatic debate The proposition for a vote
came unexpectedly from democratic sources
Senator Morgan jncuontlm : it. It was prected
'with shouts ol "pood , peed , " from senuttirE
on the republican side , who lor the first
time saw the path clear lor the final enact-
jncrt of tbe tariff bill Mr Morgan's jirop-
otitlon V.UK coupled -with one that the oinate
meet at 10 a m tomorrow In order that
Epeechu , mny be lieard before the vote WBE
taken This was accepted as a whole and
the cpreement waE finally atinottnced Mr
3&organ announced profound reluctance In
cubmiftitip the proposition , but said he rec-
cpnlzed tbe right of the majority to register
their wllk Tbe .cpreeiment was preceded bj
tb most lie-ated jiersoniil colloquy that Jias
occurred during the consideration nf the
tariff bill Senators Portkcr of Ohio and
.Allen of Nebrubka Joined issue over Mr
Allen's charges of fraud in the Ohio elec
tions of last je'tr It led to such epithets
as "balderdash" and to pointed teierencee
tothe methods of court "pettifoggers" "
"Congress will probably adjourn Us extra
fiCfcElou tomorrow night Speaker Reud will
announce his committees tomorrow. With
the tariff bill disposed of shortly after S
ji. nu , an adjournment could follow within
thB nest two hours
SESSION OPENS.
There woe , .no outward evidence
when the senate me-t todaj thu
the section was latt drawing to t close
-although senators patheaed in grou.is and
flificui"e'd the jircMpeetE of getting awsj
Tht bouse illl vfus pae ed auiharutur ; tht
president to suspend flltcrinilnatias duties
imposEd on Joreign v easels and cormneict
Mr. Allwon then mmed io iirocsod with Ihe
tirift conference report but Mr TJllman cou-
tciiU'd this wath a onotlon lo take up .his
resolution , adversely icpaUcd yesn-flny lor
an inv es'jgutinn of alleged neuatorlal r.pti'U-
Jatlon lit sugar stock Mr. I'Eluiaa w.j
about to begin a 'ieuch when Mr AHiKux
jcade the paint of o-fler that debate was not
In otflei and the .presiding oftlseriKtaln23
the point Mr Tillman thereuptin nbkru Im
B. yea and Jiajv ote , on v hich hif 3notlnn was
3oct je-tfc lii 3iujh , 715 Tncse who Ttteid fni
the jnottonwere. . Allen , Bicon , Batr , Berrj
Cannon , Chtlton , Clay Harris , Kuimt'j
Mil.i. Rnach , Tillman , Tuiley. Ttuaer anfi
WaVhalk
Tie cot'stderation of th ? tariff conTerenci
re-part was the-n reumed and Mr Teller o
Colorado took tlie floor Jor a peaieral rpeech
He said be did not Juvnr the pending bit
tnd did not bslleve It would accomplish thi
purpaie of Itslriuids Ite pa tagc , however
rwou'a flU.ion' of tbe question and cuabl
conprcsi to devote Its -uttenfiDa to otiie
rubjecU. He repardeid the monej ejue
tlon 4U > lh paramount tine The lam cam
imign was not in blc Judgmejit , an eudoibe
jntui * af the gold htanflard A preat man :
jiemple who vott-a for tbe icpublican candi
fiotfc elid not 'bcllev e in the gold standard bu
lelt that tbe tariff question au more im
Jinrtttn * tiian that affecting finance
Mr Teller turned hie attention to th
political mrtiiods of the la it campaign 1
was tlie mobt ramarl aule content in ou
lilctoo , he said remarkaWe lor the agenda
net at work and the methods employed fo
the first time. A fj .teim nf tnrrnrlEm , n
floception of fraud , the like ofwhich hai
ue\cr liulflte besca se-en. was .put in opera
tlon. And having b vn suuveasful in thl
the ne'nator exjirefiscfl the Jear that MIC !
mithod * had become a permanent part ei
our political ej-.tem until the jicople wer
trousefl and repudiated them If any on
challenged the-ue iitatemcntE , the-n Mr Telle
cald be would pa into details.
Senator Teller tiontlnued at great lenpt ]
in tbe i.uine A fin , drntiuncicg tbe bill ani
saj-ing he had nodesire to return to thi
republican partj * .
Se'jialor "White followed In on attack < ii
the bill , beinc partleulajlj severe on th
nill. schedule
Senator Mantle of Montana opposed th
bill , but said he. would vine lor It. us oppo
CUItin IiE UttllCLk.
Mr PettuE of Alabama rpuke. antngonlz
Ing the nttionof the conference conimittei
on cotton ties cotton bagging , e'tc.
ALLEN SPEAKS
"Mr Allen of 3Cohiut > ka rpol.e of wliat h
called tbe rimurkable thlnpi , of tiiie extra
ordinary RO.IOU. He jeifeneid to the in
notion of the house of le'prttteututive * it
meeting onlj twice a week due , lie de
claretd to tbe course of the fipeaker of th
iiouse n maiiEginp aCairs as - "buckore"veir
ctrunc an c utrinp M. Allen npoke of th
Sorpe rtmpLlpu fund raised latt fall , an
the Influence It had in corrupting the vw
of Ohio IIllLnta and otlirr rtate-e.
Mr Poreler of Ohln , who tat acroiw th
title ( .aid "Tlie v ote of Ohio w as an hoiu t
tine and J iievetr until thli moment hear
St ineinuuted that it wat not an hcmc *
irote '
"Then tlie raictor liearc it now , " re
cpouded Mr Allen
"Onwhat ground dues the nunator roak
euch an a .ertlon" " ofkeid Mr Pwakor
"On tht cround " Mr Allen reyUieia " "thB
Jf tbe lou of Ohio iu IMG was a fair as
lione-et one there is B TOteir for ere < rj tw
tnd a half or three of the population an
Iu tbe dtj of OlevHltnd tin met tbe uhdl
jieipulution vvnre voters. Tbe bnneM jieojil
of the tinted Slam , believe it WOE a truu
md I believ e It w as produced by monej oo
ether corrupting influemeeE *
Mr Allen ud tbe same was true of 111 :
unit -where tbe vole of Chicago WOE twoHe.
over "M ( KiD. The senator commented nn th
effects of the bill iu iu ] irovisionE on whit
pine and articlcc of household use , the home
i .and huuHtkeepore uf the west These
barciacetd uowardlj feurremderi ol tb
of the jie'ople to a few nun -wh
< .nntioiled tbewhite jane and other-nbowwi
ties of life
At Jfi p m t. motion by Mr I'euut to p
Into -executive tratlan was Inst.
PDKAKBR JSKI'LIES.
K.T Allrn Iiud resumed Ms tariC pj. { c
wbi-n M.r Puriike.r came forward with urn
rus licuret lar the jmrpotrr of diujirorlnp Mi
Allen i timrgc at to tbe swollen vote in Ohi
He * ld Mr Allen mutt huvc vnoken in i ;
sornnue of ibrttctiL Humrdilj readmp t ret
.trtlEUtst Mr Peirakrr itJd the vote or Olu
in liUC MM 1 ( ) ( 72C while the poj-alatiu
arts .about 4UuD U 0 , nr ul-out uus voae Id
ivory four JIM-POUR. In Cleveland tbe rt -
tiricr showed about one vote for every tour
jiemcmr. Thai ratio was about tbe average
on a fall vine
"Did ntit Mr Brjcn Itvt a larger veite
In IRlif , than Mr. HarriBon hud in 1K82" "
ankcd Mr Allen
* Ttr , ' answered Mr. Porakcr "because
neither nf tht candidates in 3RH2 wat cal-
rulnted to bring cut the full party strength.
end in my judgment there VKE nut a lull
vote for e'ltber Mr Ham nn or Mr. Cleve
land. On tbe other baud tbe campaign of
IfW. was unusually energetic and an cxcrp-
tlonofiy full vote was polled. Not ntnee
IBftf. has a quention vt fraud arisen in Ohio ,
ana then Governor HoadU'y u democrat
e.xjinrrd and denounced the frauds that bad
beien practiced Since then neither demo
crats nor republicans hnve insinuated fraud ,
and today tht Nebraska senator makes tbe
first inntnuiitioa of that character He bases
It on tbe total population , tnd I have nhow n
that bis ratios are incorrect. I ask the
snnaro-1o confess lie -was in ignorance nud
to withdraw his charge "
IIOES NOT "WITHDRAW.
But Mr Allen maflt no withdrawal and Mr
Teller caused a temporary dlv erclon by cH-
Inc the fact that tht Ohio vtitt In 1WS wae
only 850000 and In Ibi'C had increased to
Acain Mr Feral e > r itmirted that the vote
In 3KHH wns cxcepHnuallj small "I do not
doubt. ' he said "that 100 ! OOH v oterr did nta
po to the polls to vote for eiithcr Grover
Clev eland or Benjamin Harrison "
Having eixplalnetl his ov\n party vote Mr
Poraker turned tt > Mr Allen and said "And
now bow do jou trjilaln the Increase of
jour vote in Ohio bj Tti.HOO ? "
"Because a peed mauj of the people of
Ohio had comt to their senses , " answered
Mr Allen"
"No" proceeded Mr Poraker , "you pot
jour iucrtHpe just at. we did , because it
was a gnat contest and a full vote wa
cast" Then Mr Poraker added -with u
tinpe of barcasm "I was mainly desirous of
knowing whether the senator wanted to
blander his native state by bueh charges.
"Oh , that e all balderdaih , ' Jetorted Mr
Allen eontemptuouslj
He was about to po on but Mr PoraUer
Insisted on Interrupting "I do not allow
tbe senator , - vennlien I eiajoj the courtesy
of ills yielding thi" flror to me to dlsmlFE
j this as 'balderdabh It Is not 'balderdash
Tou make se-rious charges ocainst jour nn-
I tive state against the preat fctste of Ohio ,
In state wher hone t elections are held I
have fchown the facts by flpure-f and 1 Ek
' w hether j ou accept the facts "
"The senator i t petting worm , " answered
Mr Allen Qeprecatlncly J'Ht is becoming
irrasclble He will cool off by moralup"
"Not at all" resjioudeid Mr Poraker ,
calmly "We usually understand that the
man who Indulges in epithets anfl talkE of
I 'balderdash IE the one who begins to feel
uncomfortable. I was never more composed
| in nu life "
Mr Allen uid he would dismiss thp mnt-
I ter , for everyone Icnow the ballot boxes In
I Ohio had been used by repeater * in tht lot > t
, election
1 " 1 challenge that statemerit , " replied Mr
Poraker "I challenge the tcnator to show a
luirle instance- "
"Whv he should not pel Indignant , " Mr
Allen interjiosed
"I am not indignant except as a man It
natural ] } indlpnant when Euch a charpc h
mad" . 1 Buy the senator cannot name an
inmance and if be did 1 would disprove It. "
ALLEN GROWS IRRITABLE
Mr Allen WEE beginning to show rigns ol
IriJ atlnn at tbe njild crossfire , "Without
wishing to be offensive/ ' said he warmlj
"I must saj- this is suggestive of tbe petti
fogger , win , when a charge is made sajT
It r not so" "
"It is , more lll-e the pettifogger who EUJI
'It If. no and declines to furnu > h proof , " camt
back from Mr Poraker.
Mr Allen tttpped f"0in tiE seat on tht
flcmoerauc Eide lno the fiont area cresset !
it toward Mr Porakw and theie ivnt a mo
mentary hush through tbe jiacked chamber
"When 1 see an apple fall from a tree ]
Imow tliat it falls from pravltatinn. " sale
lie "and ivhen I see videnccE tif fraud all
thitmph Ohio 1 know there- has been trauc
there "
Mr Porafccr met this with an answer thai
brought a Etorm of applause"The Eematoi
oupht at least to 1 > e able to tell where thf
o-chard Is Will he do if"
When the mingled laughter and applaust
was checked bj a lively pounding of tht
gavel Mr Allen answered. "Ter . Cleveland
wafc otie archcrd and -Cincinnati was another -
other "
" 1 have shown the ratio to be 1 to '
there * said Mr Porale' * . "and tiot a repu
table democrat or populist in either cit :
will support j'our Etatemrnt "
"I do not care a baubee lor that. " repliei
Mi Allen.
"No I do not suppose you do , " repliei
Mr Poralier , contemptuouslj
"I will meet the senator at any rime an (
will attempt to convince any unprejudlnei
Minn lb.pt there was fraud in Ohio , " wai
Mr Allen e parting rhot.
Then he jleidod lo Mr IPettus for an
eithermotion , to po into rxecutlve Eession
This was lust by a vote of IS to 37 and Mr
Allen resumed WE spct'clu There WCE mud
caufeurlng among senators Mr Gorman ap
proaehe fl Mr Allen and cf ter a liurrlei
conversation between the two Mr Allen an
nounood ihat he had been informed tha
t opposition to the bill wire "about rtad ;
1 to capitulate " and that be would j-ieid ti
Mr Morgan
When Mr Morgan addressed the chair In
vac surrounded by a majority of tbr bena
r tors ia the chamber who liad conpregatH
in the vicinity in anticipation of what hi
\vafc to I.BJ
TOTE TOD < kT.
The Alabama benator iiropimed a final voti
on the conference report tomorrow at !
o'clock He eald he resented the metho :
that had been pursued iu securing the pat
sage of the bill "We have " he * > aid "beei
undi-r eoorciot , from the1 house from the be
prantiig of this session" Nevcrthelecs. h
raid he recognized the proprietv of allow Ini
tbe majoritj of the eenate to Tiave its v\il
re'gibtered He then suggested an unanimou
apreoniunt for a reteas until IU o'clock to
morrow and a vote at 2 o'clock in the after
noon
"Good , Eond , " exclaimed many ol tb
eemateirs
He was willing he tald , lo remain a !
iniuiiKi ! if other nenatuis would rtaud wit
. him "in tbe fight upuc tbe inlonitous dutie
„ upt lumbej and cotton tieE , " but be up
jMjiit'J to 'be ' confronted "bj' u bituatin
rather than u theory He > found hlmsel
pruettically alone tnd lie did not atre t
lievei the batierlf * of the jires palleiry tos
ctmtTjUod e-ntirely upon hlnwelf The chal
aiLcdwhether there was objection to th
upreKJue-at lor a vote tomorrow and none wa
raised. It appeared aftcrwcid that Mr Bui
ler hud not undetrbtood the -cai.e. He i > tue
that he would have objetite < d unless ther
v.ould h < coupled with the propfimion a
undfrptanding that there would al&o bt
vote on ihe fnion Pacific amendment A
E.35 the senate adjourned tiuul 10 a. m
.CTTL.KS RItlA K V * IH \DA111
HoiiMAdojitk ll > < * IN-koIutlon I'lifcK-
3 li > llir ' i itntr.
3 WASHINGTON Julj i8 The liou- tn
' ' daj p t .ed the 111 1 na eed bj the seuat
yeirterfltij te ratlfj the oeuipaot entered Int
between the nutte * o3 South Dakota and Nf-
Urti-ljv it'lutlviio tht flibputed boundar ,
line
Mr Hull , rcpuWienu of Iowa aekofl uuaci
E
mi.us ooubaut Inr tbe euneiderctlon of i
to tr < nsJw JSBJKiO ttom the un
balance of tbe Ljroinuuoc ] Jor th
pay of the itnay for IfciiC to the apuropriBtia
fur UK ? He eLplained thtt i
this d ficit\ncy war nut provide- -
fw the Wet Pwia Enflett Jus1
Tfidu&ied and ume of thc , ] irivzilp snldier
would have u > de witliuw p y untfl D
oeuilieBMr Gointe tlianourat of Tflnnejs
Btft. nVjtiettid
Mr Grotvuiiur , r j ubllu..ii ul Ohio * ke
ofinhum Jur tb * i ousiflunitiiir.at a rttult
tian pU iup to tlie ciiairmex xif oonuuitiet !
vbcn Li | 'ii led auihru t > to employ clerk
fiurmi : the r - * H Mr Mei mot deanocrs
uf Ohio o ! J
r | < . "tiniiimd ou SHUB
AGREE ON FRONTIER LINE
AnthoritSeE Finally Decide to
Submit to Inevitable.
PRESSURE FROM POWERS IS EFFECTIVE
-vrltti Soinr JTInur
Jut.t Wliere 7 lip ? Indlcnted
7'nrL.lt.li Tri op . Ei ncu
ntlucr TJicKKnlj. <
CONSTANTINOPLE , July 2. . Tbe am-
baasadors of the powers and Tewflk Pasha
have apreed upon the frontier clause In tht
peace treat } The line drawn bj the mili
tary attaches and insisted upon from the
first by the power * , has been accepted by
the sultan with ellpht technical modifica
tions.
The report that the Turkish forces ha\c
begun to evacuate Tbessaly are confirmed ,
Djpvud Pat > ha haE Btcrtt-d on a special mis
sion to Crete Hi left lart exenlnp The
palace party cnntend that his experience
especially guallhfE nim to bring about an
understanding between the admirals of the
international fleet and tht Mussulman Cre
tans with reference to cutonomj
In consequence of tlie recent raids "by
Albanians Into Servian territory tbe Servian
foreign minister has informed the Portt that
I if further incursions take place the Servian
troopE will be ordered to puisut tbe raiders
I into Ottoman territory and that thej are
i now lield in rtadiueis at Prokuplye , prepared
to Btort for the frontier immediately Tht
! Servian minister adds that in the e\eut of
mother raid the Servian government "will de
cline all responsibility for the cimaeguences
LONDON' . July 23 A special dispatch
from Vienna reiterates the etatement that
the Turkish poxernment IE prejiarinp to
send thlrty-tw o battalions of troojis to Crete
BT PETERSBUBG. ,1ulj " " TOie Novtx-
Vremja urges the powers most Interested
in tbe Httlement the eastern question to
pay immediate ] } on behalf of Greece the
whole of the war indemnity us the only
means of forcing Turke-y to evacuate The-
lalj , which is indispensable if the tranquO-
lltv of European politics to 'be restored.
ATHENS. JtiTj 3 The Turkish mllitarj
autliorities hae orflere-d the rurrender of the
A'olo-Loi issa railway to tht Greek rallwaj
ofliclals within eight da > E 11 te Ftated that
the t arua'ion of Thenu.ly hat already com
menced Eicht regiments of Turkish troops
from Domnko passed through Thessaly today
enroute 'or Elas ona Several ha\e suited
for Salonica Edhem Patba commander-in-
chief of the Turklsti troops In Thesyalv is
cipected to arrive in Tolo shortly to fcuper-
inlend the evacuation
START * TO > GtEfr TO TTAGGLNG.
Held * * Dlnn T to tli - Irlucf CM ft-
Itlfftd ' en ml 11 IK.
TOopvrlcht 1E.1T > j I'reEP I'nWlHhlnp Comjmns )
LONDON , July 2. ( New York World Ca-
blenram Special Telegram ) Much comment
huE been caused here bj two IncidentE of
tbe dinner phen by "VThiteluw Held to the
prince of Wales last night , and London pot-
sip is busy , especially with ont tht absente
of the princefcs of Wales This was easilj
exjilaiued bj tbe presence of the countess ol
Warwick , "who itns been spoken of as a
strong rival ior tht prince's affections , so
laishly bestow ed in quarters out&ide of tht
rojal domestic ttiirth Why the prince
should so publiclj blight the princess is
not fco easilj explained , but it is eafe tc
* > ay tliat , Judclng from jiost occurrences ,
Albert Edvards popularitj will in no wise
lie lessened with the great mass of Eng
lishmen , who IDO\ upon the heir to the Brit
ish crown as privileged to do monj thiugt
denied to gentlemen As the prince olwajc
scans the lifcts of the in\Jted Euests tc
uftairs he delights to honor and those lists
art alwujE made with a due rtgurd to pleasIng -
Ing him. the .pretence of Lady Warwlcli wet
praciically on hit invitation
The other occurrence chieflj affected the
Ame-ricau colonj. ItKBE tbe alisenc-e ol
Ambassador Haj Irom the dinner though it
later appeared at the reception BE tabled
jesterdaj The action of the unbatBador in
this regard would Eeean to pauge Mr. Heid't
proving ut-popularity with the McKinley ad-
ministtation
DEMi-L. OF CAKRlCIt P1GEOfTORV.
RrjmrtVlilcli J'li ? "Vo Illrfl AViit. Cuj > -
ttirecltutli < * f AOTMTIJ.
LONDON. July 2S A dispatch from Co-
penhapeu eajs that the report of the cap
ture < if a carrier pigeon in the vicinity o :
Tromsoe island near the north paint of Nor
way stamped witb the words and ngurci
"north pole passed IB. " is not true
BERLIN , July 23 The Hamburpiachi
Correspondent eays that 1,000 hirdt belong-
iuc tv variouE pigeon-Cjlng sDcletlej "weri
released on the l"th inst. at a place abou :
2fU kilometers northwest of Heligoland
Each pigeon hud an aluminum ring on it
lee inscribed with o number or u letter ti
indicate the jreir of ite acquisition It i ;
belie * ed , ERJE tbe Hamburglacbe Co-respond
cut that tbe pigeon .found in the neighbor
hood of Soevde. in Klfjlke. . with E silver mil
un one of its feet , and its wlnps ctampei
with "North Jtole 142 W 47 .t2" was oni
of these.
TROMSOE July 23 Andree's plgennswen
marked under thtir wmgE , "Andre * " ant
' Af tonbladet , " respectively The-j w ere ol
tiumbt > red Thirty of his birds escape :
while be was wintering bere-
rOKEJGV GRAI\ CAN COME IV
Prolilliltioii AVuulrt II n Violutlon o :
CulMijiir 1rntS 'N.
BERLIN Julj 2S In tbe lower house o :
the Diet today Dr Miquel on behalf of tin
government , Eaid uo decision had jeit beet
it ached as to the proposal that a decree hi
issued temporarilj excluding Jorelgn prait
in accordance with the petition of the Form
tut , ' alliance but lie believed that Primi
Hoheiilohe would be compelled to regard sue ]
a decree as inconsistent w ith exibtitiE treaties
and therefore impracticable NtterthfileEt
a be added , he must decline to stipmatizc tin
luopneal as mischiev DUE , ac lequested by Dr
Hitkert ue he intended to follow a policy o
concentration and do nothlnc to tccentutti
party differejiteb
< tuet.tl < iu.
LONDON Julj 22 James Pratieik Logai
unW-Ptrneillite member for Middle Tjppercrj
has given notice that on Monday next h
will ofck Hdti George N. Curzon , unde
secrotat } for tbe foreign office , w neither th
prevision of tbe Claj tou-BulweT treatv t
the effect that neither Great Britain jior tb
United StEtt * shall annex He wall IE stil
rueopnized bj both powers as nf bindin (
forte
Condition 4if frriirli MLnt Cruji.
PARIS. Julj 2E The official report of th
condition * of crni 5 in Prance , as compllei
up to July 15 thews Wheat is goad ii
twenty-seven departments. Jtir in thbriy
j.teu jiossable in twtlit tnd middling it
right. Sprinp whee-t IE itry good in two de-
pattmentfa coad in eix fair in tweoty-lour
in , erven and middjinc in ou-f
i Cntr luLi-t. u Mcruilli-uut 1'r
f VIENNA , Julj " 8 A ej M3lal dispatch rt
' salved heire t-ajt that Emperor Nicholas hai
' pr .ente4l IClng Alaxander of Serna vrltl
s 4U.HUU Berden rifle * end tl UO OW ) cartriSgt *
MX M tirkuiru DriiM ned.
HAMWrilG. July i A liaat ciontalnln
Vf ernplojet nf the Hambur ? Engin
works esjifcizfcd in the Rlvtsr Elbe todsj
friereouc were drowned.
.
PAKI July 2S The GeulDls t . \t th
lo- beaming rrport of M Pmevin , the ex
of the Panama Cfiud& ]
repomtncndft tbe proTtttion rrf tnrmer Depu-
tlce Hursrd. Sarlet PJentpau , Saint Mar
tin Galllard Richard anD lllprufl with
Deputies Antlde Boyer , Mfrpd JCaquet tnd
Henrj Moret and Senor
Killril.
LISBON July 2S In the thamber of
Deputies todaj the colonttj mlnlpler , Senor
Candldn. announced thtt the crew of B
Portucuew gunboat had lieen manpacrod
near Chlnde on the Zambesi rher He said
tbe povernment htd In tmcted the local
commandant to punU < h tlir/flidlltiUE natives.
\O LIVE- ARE LOS-T IV THE FLOOD.
Mnrm nl TonncMnw n ProvfK Dlnnc-
trou * t > I'roi > Tlj. H iiirr. .
TOUNGSTOWN O. . July 2S. The storm
which struck this city and vlcinltj ut T
o'clock last nlpht was -very dleastrous in Its
resullK Carl Htatry Mayer WUE struck by
lightning and instantly killed , while bis
sweetheart , who stood near , was badlj
shocked The Mahonlng river rcwe two lert
in an hour and washed away several bridp > E
Crab cree-k an Insignificant stream runt
fifteen Jeet In an lucredlblj hort space of
time doing preat damage In the 5n er part
of thei citj Houses were washed from their
loundatltms and m"n wonicn and children
wpre rescued Irom soctiud storv v lndows , a
bath tub being uted fur a boat in lieu of
better craft Squaw Creik jmrk a nleonure
rcsnrt near the city was practicallj wiped
out of existence Trains < i.t-e bcpiniiint , to
move after tweslve noun , ' delay It IF estl-
mate-d that the lees iu this rity hloue will
approach HOD 000 The utorm waf loctl. in
many respectr restanbltnE a cloudburst , the
people belnc given little warning.
A preat loss of life -vst , narrowly avertttd
at the Sjiring common Joot bridge Men
women and children insisted' upon remaining
to watch the angrj waters "below , in rpite
of the fact that the structure was unsafe
Plntiily two polltemen "with drawn clubs
cleared tbe bridge and none too soon for n
few seconds later llw lirlflpe was swept
away Reports from the rural districts show
that the farmers suffered proatlj In Trum-
bull count v fifteen barn * we-e struck by
lightninp and burned Crops -were destroyed
and imlldliiqE liadly damage but no lost of
life is jet reported
EXPLOSION 0\ A STEMSHIP. .
Tonr Mm Are Jvlllefl nnd * . .eernl
Otln-rt. Injured.
BRIDGEPORT , Conn. . July 23 At C 30
o'clock this evening an e ploEian occurred
on the steamer Nutmeg State of the Bridge
port steamship line , while it vas Ijlnp at
its blip at the loot of Pourth street and is
a result lour men are dead , three others are
thought to be fatally wounded and a num
ber more are in a eerinus ctmfiltion The
steamer was damaged about njiOD. The dead
are PATRICK MORMC. killed Wstantlv
JERRT CONNORS died -vrfaile lielng taken
lo the hospital
JERRY O'CONNELL died at hospital
UNKNOWN MAX found dead 5n hold
Injured
Michael Reardon burned about face and
neck internal Injuries , sot expected to livei.
Patrick Gleunan , deck hand , thoupht to be
fttall ? burned
Wicka-el McGulre badly Irarned
Edward Lj-nch , badlj-"burned about lace
and licad
John HartwellseriDUEV -"btirned on elect
and arms and limbs <
John Connolly , burned about Jnce tnd
chest.
The men were all connecteu'with the "boat.
PI GREE DEAOICES TAKTUT HILL-
PnrtSrulnrl ? - f ITJilr. , Ltixiulier
4ind STicwr Sclu'dulf * .
DETROIT. Julj 2.1 Thp 'Evening TCewi
publlebeE an intervlev\ with Governor Pingree
in v\hlchthe governor denounces the pendlnp
tariff bill He says the duty < m iildesmeant
on average increase of 25 cents a pair on
men's shoes He asserts that Armour. Swift
MorriE and the Ltbbvs control the hide mat--
ket and rill coin millions out oT it AE tc
sugar , Governor Pingree scld " ! wish some
body would tell me how a cugar dutj thai
makes penple pay more it going to benefi ;
them rvr low a higher price lor bugar ii
colng to lirinp prosperity. It stems to me
the trust is going to reap all the benefits
* 'The lumber schedule hits people of mod
erate means the hardest It increases the
price J2 per thousand Not much lumber is
used theae daj-E in business blocks and fine
city rfsident.es and of course it Is the tarmet
-wortingznen who have to use lumbsr.
us thej cannot afford brict , and stone
" 1 don't retail that tlie Dinplej bill im-
poics anj additional duty ra jiaintinps 01
diamonds It is the necessary commoditlci
that ore to bear the increased tares The
promoters of this bill ought to lie proufl
ol it I predict a reckoning lor them yet
with the people " '
> TAR I * THE TRADE TO STAY.
It * Oiur-iul * . D < > rlnri * r iiij i-ti1or * AVerc
KlrM to Cut JCntfK.
GALVESTON. Tex. July S3. Daniel Rip-
ley , puneral apent of the Lone Star line In
commeaiting n the New York meeting , baj'i
his company entered the Geld to do a re-aeon-
able , legitimate business end ie lierc tr
stay The declaration of the Mtllorj an
Morgan lines that rates will n.3t be rebtorei
unless the Lone SILT abandonr the field if
ridiculous and impertinent , Jlipley declares.
The Lone Star people did not attend tbe
New Tork conference , he explains , because
on the first day it WBE announced tbe me et-
ing was canfined to members of the Southwestern -
western Trafllc association , Ihe Lone Stai
j line Mr Ripley saj't was not the agErt * > sai
'in ' thib rate war The Mallory line etartei
the cutting and the Lane Star follow ed
suit He tblnl > s it is Incumbent on tin
Southwestern Traffic association to ditciplim
ite unruly member the Mallorj- line foi
violating the aMiociatlon jiledge
It me Ciittlnir it. CliurKi-d.
CHICAGO July M There is trouble will
the amEEenge- rates in nearly all parts o
the territnrj- tbe "Wetteru * Passenger at-
jioclatlon and if tbe trouble ; keeps on thi
Increase It will be nen-es aryt1or Chuirmat
Caldwell to hasten liome lromEan PraneiBcn
lor tbe rate situation will ! > ewqrfce In thl
pan of the terr'tary ' of ihe association thai
on the coast rhe general trouble is no
cozJined tv rny part of the itmltory but thi
complaint h penetrol that rutmsarf beiinp cut
Illegal tammktfeions are Ueinplamlfl and vt
riJUE other indue emcnls ere being made n
secure traffic. The trouble * escni U be th _
the executive committee of tbe aEsoclatioi
is holding no tsi > lat' thece itltjfc Near ] ;
all of ite members are .out ol the. city am
with the ihairman eway ibean is nobody li
keep a tight hand over the roadc yblch ar
lll.fjlj to dlbrtpard the provisions of th
ccietemtui.
IIIliioU Central
CHICAGO July 22 Tbe-directoa , ol thi
Illinois Central lave declared the renula :
2HI'W cent dividend payable September 1
Tlie traneftir book * of the 'oompany wll
on AUEtifit fe
ST ( LOUIS. July 2S. On account of thi
rotl famine electric lights et Alton , III.
will be extinguished lit midnight until tni
strJl e i setUed and cuc.1 it more fileutif ul
The Illinois Glass comjiany has also closci
down factory No 7 By mpecuJ Brraiigemeu
vitb the Glau Workers' union tbU factor :
was to have been run All summer to mtki
fruit jeirc in comjietition with on-uuiw
t Plorisfc However the utaroity el cool bit.
prevented this tnd uo attempt wJH Ite mafl
to juriher ojier&tti. Tbe ccal nrll-eto for ba
thrown 701i iiandc out of eaji'.Rjmtfit it
Alton
Mm luriil * . 41 f OrcBn % - * rlfc. Juli' S
At Quouitr.on n Sniltd Cttulciiila. fur Bet
ton
At JCtw Tork Arrived P4UTE , tr n Sautb
CANDIDATES ON ALL SIDES
Iowa EcpnblicrjiK Hav6 Plrotj of Timber
Suitable for Governor ;
DRAKE'S WITHDRAWAL OPENS THE GATES
1Vln > Were Ant Ojirnly Oni
tinI'liKe Ilrclii In Cnuvnkk
f ir ui ] > ort In tin-
Com t iitinn.
. DES MOINES. JUly 2H < SpecltJ Tele-
pram. ) Tht state convention Itss than four
weeks ahead , the republlcauE of Jowa are
thrown into the midst of a campaign for
the pubematerial nomination by tbe with
drawal of Governor P M. Drake The sit
uation is not jet lar cnouph developed to
make intelligent estimates possibles. Tbe
south and southeast part of the state is
so deeply interested In tlie iipht for the
rupreme Judpeehlp that 5t seems certain
that the section Mill not develop n strong
candidate lor povernor but will devott it-
Keif to solving the Judgtsnlp riddle Judge
AVutc'man of Davenport has the Second dls-
ttlct solid and much of the Plfth , Leppett
of Palrficld haE the Pirht and Eiphth and
some of the Ninth ; Rjan and McCoy divide
the Sixth , and each has some strength in
the Seventh This leaves the north , north
east and northwest as apparently the npht-
iug ground Jor gubernatorial candidates ,
with the possibilitj that the central part
of thp state muj present n candidate in
the person of Captain J A. T Hull , con-
pressman from the Seventh Captain Hull
today , in response to a tclepram , wires the
Dallj' Capitol as follow E
WASHINGTON Julv 22. I do not know
C'tiouch about tbe " > ituation to ray If nom
inates -would accept , but would not make
a cn.ma"s Ior It
Tills Is considered as bringing Captain
Hull into tbe race provided he has friends
who want to piwh him At present , how
ever , it is temceded that Senator Punk of
Spirit Lake and Lieutenant Governor Par-
rott of Waterloo ore far in the lead of others ,
and of these Punk it , abe ad Politicians cal
culate that he will come with the Tenth
and Eleventh dirtrlcts solid for him. that
he will be eitiong in the Ninth and tliat he
has at lea&t two-thirds of tbe Polk eoutity
delegation and other strength in the Sev entli
district , besides which hlfc tupporters-
coming forv ard in all quarte-re of the state
with strong claims for him His friendt
here .av he is fur t-head and will be the
nominee
SOME ADDITIONAL ASPIR 'TS
A Keoltik dispatch announces that Let
e'ountj will lire-bent John N Irwln UP itt
candidate Matt Pariott formollj announces
himself in the field anfl Silas , Wilson ol
Atlantic declares he is not in it Speaket
H W Bjett of thi hotmt of representatlv es.
from tlie Nlcth district , is in town Hi !
name has been brought forward , and he
S.HVE he is tiot a candidate , and if he is sup
ported it will be betaune of the vvis-bts. ol
his friends to push lilm into the race W
H Torbett of Dubuque announced In t
telegram thai he-is not an active candidate
and -will not make a canvass for tbe tiomi-
nation , but 4f nominated he vdll run.
It is pencrallj lielieved before the middle
of nest week these vttl be ball a dozen -man
candidates in the Held , representing all ter
tians of ihE-i te , The canvass prellmiuarj
to the convention promises 4.0 be avein
lively one Ccvemor Drake's -nlthdrana :
opens the field to all aspirants and there
will -be .no hesitation bereafter on the jiort
of people who heretofore .have siinplj beer
in the passive jiosition of willingness thai
lightning sliould strike them Vut vvio were
not willing to make a fight agaiUEt Drake
They are expected to bcpin announcing themselves -
selves t cEiidldbteswitnout more delaj.
CEDAR HAPDDS Julj 22 ( Spe-lal Tde
pram. ) The announcement thai Governo ;
Drake will not acain be a candidate for pov
ernor will probablj result iu the republican ]
of the Piftb conpieEEional district prrsentinj
as a candidate Hon. James H. Rothrotk o
this citj Juflre Rothrnck is one of thi
foremost citirens of Iowa. Per twenty-twt
years h" occupied a place on the bench o
the eupremie court of the ttate Last Jan
uary he letltedof hlF own motion , but hi
it jet-in tbe prime of life He ICE a sple-udi :
record as a snldler , having bee-n colonel o
the Thirty-fifth Iowa infantry He is knovu
and honored throughout the state
OF THUEE PARTIES MEET
Ciiiiijuiieii f tlie Tut.lfinlt.it.4VJI1 Bi
OfM-llCd Oil 411UT1M ] ) l.
DES MOINES. July 2R fjiecial Tele-
pram ) The candidates and leaders of tin
tripl * alliance held a ccnference here KiJc ;
to disgust jilans for the campaign Chairmat
Walbl and Eecietorj Carr of the democratii
committee , Chairman BiJlanger erf the jiopn
lists , and Chairman CHS and Secretarv Wil
son of the fciher republicans. Judge Klnne
candidate Jor supreme judge , B A Plummer
for lieutenant governor , and < 3 P Rine
hart , for supcrintende-nt of schiioK wen
present It was dete-rmined to open th <
campaign with a me-eting in each eonpres
fcloual district August 111 , the day after th
republican ptute convention White will b
at Fort Dodge , Boles at Cedai Rapids am
other appointments will be made In the othe
dibtricts.
Allan W Rlcl er of Iowa Citj , tnemlicr o
the popullfct state committee today wmt hi
resignation to Chairmen Be-llanger He sej
the party , by entering the alliance , will los
its identity us a party , and that he will e.up
port the middle-of-the-road movement H
also sajfc that five or six other members o
the committee will resign and that th
middle -of-the-road element will name ;
naie ticket that will poll 20 ( HIU to SO.Ofi
volte Tbe populist bolt is CBUEHIE eriou
worrj to the fusion management.
M Eii POH TEN 1E4HS * 1VAGU5
Slonv CltViiinaii ItrJutrf- Cluin
Acruliit > 1 u Df-iid MunV Ctn1e. .
SIOUX CITT Julj 2S. fSpecial Telegram
Mrs Lizzie W Rescue makec u remail :
t.ble claim apainrt the estate of the lut
T C. Thomjjfeon of this citj he presents
bill Jor IK.fcdO. bueid upon attendance an
Jurnlfchinp foi the decestttid for a jientid o
ten yeare She declare * that about te :
j'C'arE ape Tbomi oa , who WOE i.n nnmarriei
man and quite 'wealth ] came lo her an
ae > ke3 her to prepare food Jor him and th
did f'li , and later he lived with Mri. llusc-o
end her hiikbaud who occupied a huw.f be
longing to Mr Thompson She c-lalmr pa
us a tiurt < e ut } K > a week ciuee that time
alHD extras for hit- cure when he wut > i.lc. "
Lt various times and for mending hiE clothe
and boarding him a part of the time Sb
declares that Thompson ne\er paid her any
thing Jor Mi ) of thtte te'nltet , , but alwcy
said be would do DO TiioiniinDn lad u
relatives here and Jor many jeart. belcirc t !
death wot. in 111 health
fc POH LOSi , OP HIS fe'1'EAMEH
Onurr of llir Uriitim 4 > .t. . tl > f Ilridc
Ciiiuiiuu ; to Pout tb - Jlil ] ,
SIOUX CITT , Julj 23 ( Special Telegram
Captain IJolaud , owner of the etiamcr Ber
ton , -which was wrecked Jufct week by comln
in contatit with the draw of tiie camblutitio
bridge across the Mltsourl nvw Icre wt
cue tbe bridge company for the value of tb
boat which he iilactx at about CT.f > 00 an
may bring action lo test whether the brlflR
is an obctructian to commerce In the rlvcu
The ; bridre it etill under control of tbe Mil
eouri river cummueion and it has tiever bee
reported to tiie government ai > free from 01
f urine obstruction to the river trufla Tbcr
hEve been Jour acudeuU < it the b-idge Ihl
yetr The liridge omimny cli-liue that Bolaii
broupht the boat up from S > Louis lor th
purpute tif wrecking it and to effect t tale 1
manner and thtt lie did not exjitsct t
in
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Pn-wnst lof
1 Conic-
> CBJ Slinwrir rnimltilj
I. Mnifctr lo 1 . .ttim tinlarin ItitUj .
lurklf.li Troiitlrr Unr AcTe > d rpiin.
Plenty of Cuiiilldnli-f In I on a.
Tramp * aud tinTralnc at 1 t-kitniaU ,
. Mnrvntlou % THlt Mtncri. Ml
Arbitration nml the Cii&l strlkn.
fc in ttiiU \ ardfc ( 'HfcC.
I efHtP > tin llnMc.nlttiih
4. Editorial and C oiutiirnt.
r > . I'lcrurck on the tat < - ' * > 1 aluntlon.
Mining Notes Irom the Itlitrl.
C Count 11 lllutTt. tinral Mkttcrf. .
7. Coniiuerclal anil Plimnrlul Nrv * .
i K. Hat tic Iletnwn Cnwliii.vo anil Hn < Urr .
II. Ilrttcr Ilulldlncf- tin iiji.lilin. : .
Pootiiail > Ilolil Carnival iu Omaha.
liltl * on Mork for the C'ltj.
Nn rear of a Local Cnil rmulnii.
j Id. Hltt of rciultiliii Gnxxlp.
Alunc the Haiiani Ilolt.
11. Miine QUIMUI'ranU * of Ushtnlnp.
[ Game of 1'oker That M nv I'tikt-r.
| On tli > 1'iiHBlng of a I'rotjiprtor.
12. "Strange Ur | > r4-lriinr. . ot Alkali l > lcU. "
IltGGl\G THE HIGH -MITCH MV111C ,
One DIBHIMIJ of tin- Summer * *
The thermometer jcsterday just lucked one
depr < > of re-uchinr the hlch murk for tlie
summer Two weeks ago jesterday , the daj
of the bin rain Silt decree * were recorded
while the maximum yesaerduj was HB About
! ' o'clnck in tbe morning tbe > re woe u Iipht
shower of rain but It evidently was not gen
eral over the nitj for no trace of It wcs n > -
cordpd at tbe weather office It had no
effect on tbe he-tit however It was omt
w-liut cloudy all daj , and there were evi
dences of cpproat hing rain last evening The
heated portion of tbe west wu * . t-ouimed to
Nebraska and Missouri , with the hiphest
temperature recorded in Omaha
THI RSTO\5 GET PIR'-T IlLOOD.
rirt.t nnd iond Prlrt Jn tlie
Indl idnnl Comiiftltlun
SAN ANTONIO Tes , Julj 28 ( Special
Te'leprum ) Tht Thurptons scored the first
victory of the interstate drill in tbe individ
ual competition today , wlitn Private Joel
Stebbinswon first T > nre nnd Sergeant Charles
L Richards won second , from z field of fortj
eompetito-s Each company is e-ntitled to
three entries in tins drill and all companies
participating in the Interstate drill were
represented It was a signal victorj and
proves th te , t of excellent individual in
struction Thie content wne a repetition of
the Thurston s Memphis -victory when out of
rlxrj competitors , two of the Rifles were
standing and won first and second money.
The JUflefc hope this is a happy omen and
that their Memphis -untury will be repeated
all through ,
A Jormal protest lias heen filed upalutt tlie
Morton Cadetsof Washington bj compiaiy Def
of St. Paul , Minn. , in "nKlch the Mortonfc
are charged with hai ingviolated the rules
governing interstate competltmnr liy viewing
the diill of other competing companies and
jotting down memoranda of the same Thpy-
have been drilling this 7i"opram fcince the
Thurston Hifkb drll ) on Monday Thej are
grand favorites but exports think they 'will
Ite neored heavflj Tlie Morton Cadet * , ore
favorites toflaj in betting with the Scaly
Rifles of Gaivtfiton setcond , tbe Thureton
Rifles In third place This is all conjectute ,
however and many Burjirisee may .be looked
foi The Tuurstons pave an eshibltlnu drill
today by reguest
This WOK G-erman dav at the Interttate
drill and B large crowd attended The
Washington Guards of Golveston drilled un
A bu * went to pieces and made a poor
ehov inpSeveral state eompaniEe drilled In
class B and ihe San < iotonlo Zouaves drilled
for tbe youuve prize putting up a peed
drill and ranking close along the champion
Netikys
A board of inspection met today to consider
tbe protest made bv Captain Bean of Com
pany D St Pcul against th" Norton cadets
It is charged that Captaia Schilling watched
the drill of other claps A companies f ram his
lent and bv the use o' c field glass noted
the execution of the piogram , which WBE
taVen down bv a stenographer also that two
members of the companj occupied heats in
the grand btand and made notes of the drill
of oMie-r companies Captain Beau Captain
Si hilling and several other -vvitntssw , gave
tneir testimonj.
MAVT iNjrmsu in A TVMC.
b Rtiit * > of Pinin u $ iiin-
HUT TlM'iiirr.
PADUCAH , Ky. , July SZ Tbe CaUno
Btinuner theatre at Rtmotia pail : vas burueil
tonight at 30 o'clock A ijierformanee was
being given to about GOO v np1 ? wheai the
fire broke out from a fiewrks dihplay on tbe
Elape The audience WBE panic-stricken
Proiiably over a iiundred persons weie in
jured by being burned or trampled Several
of the octoifc were jjainfullj burned. It i *
reported tliat three or lour children perlBhciS
in the flames Colonel Reuben Rowland anC
his wife were seriously injured in the stam
pede Manager Bourne of the theatrical
companj it Heriouslj burned
PBORIA 111. Julj iS The main buldlnc
of the Peovia Gteipe Sugar company WHE torn-
nletely dcstrojed by fire this evening ; The
loss ib S50H IK * , the- total Insurance carried
beinp J4BOdOD of which nenrlj S300.000 was
on the burned building and contunu. .
CHAPPEL. Neb Julj 28 ( Special ) Tbf
tiinf of Charles PoUer's ie ldcnct caught fire
today but the bpeedj nsslstauce irf the buckel
liripade tau-d the main part of the house
LOSE about t"a
H1CVCIE
Snid Jo Ue Aftrr lpurelcrn I'ntrntk on
III < * < ! Inijiroi eiuenlfc.
NEW YORK , July 28 Three promlnenl
bicycle mtuufacturere have left for EIUOM
on the steamthip Puerst BiLinarck and ii If
( Lid thtt their mtstlon abroad iiat to dc
with tbe style of nm year' * heal , which. II
w allered will rerolutlmi're tbe pretenl
make Tbe men are CMonel M L Pope
A M Bridgeman and W L Biitiulding
The } weirr Hoonmpanted bj W A RedJlng. i
patent attorney It is t.ald that wnea thi
men rtuurn they will lirinp back a jiatem
for a chatt'lon * wlu-ej which will be tbe cl.ui-
acterlBtit Jeuture of the muke of ! ( ! ! ; .
There are nevnral new defcipnt. and one it
IiartiQul&r which has given ris < i to tht old-
time "mile-a-minute Hjuiculation" which ii
causing a sensatiau in London It le ltio ii :
as tin Barker gearing and Is of tbe oompuuui
crank und sun and jilauei : otjle of etar.
Arridii < nll ; Slioott. u CUild.
TEDAR RAPIDS , la. , July 22 ( Special
Telegram ) Mrs Prank DeLatU in taking B
email rifle from some little liuj < tliit , morn
ing accidentally dibchtrgitfl the wtapou The
ball ttruc-1. George Ilopure a 4-j ar-nld boy
just tbove the e-je the bullet eutetriUB the
lirain. The boj cannot Mu-
Hio DauulitrrVruucfc ,
PALWTJtA , Mo , July 2S- Law Prldoj
nlpht Danie l Rose found I > r J TT Norrii
in the l > eidrooro of lilt eluuchteu SUM. bt-
f or * * o"t lock thifc forenoon Jtose met Norri-
on tbe otu-et in Irenit of the jiowotlltie iin <
tatoilr frtift him with a revolver AHei
Jlom * leii Ii * jrew a n. ver s.nd 1ir <
tvo i.u > lb tt Roue , out did not lilt lure
ARREST TWENTY-ONE
States Offinors Tate Hold of
Tmmp ObrtrnctloniEtE.
DESCEND UPON THFM VERV UNEXPECTEDLY
Prepare Warrants for Them Oharcinp Intor-
fcrimci' ' vdtb tbe Kdlti.
LIVELY CHASE AND FIGHT WITH HOBOES
H. Wade GilliE , an Attorney at Tokamai , is
Also ArreKtodi
URGES THE TR.AVPS TO LAWLESS ACTION
GniC itf Men T J. < - rnt..i-Mkli > n tif a
1'riiln 11 ml t JMIU Itffu nl 10
Aliundiiii it Arc
I I'mlcr
Per obstructing and u-tardlng tbe pat.ape
of tbe mails on the Chicago St Paul , Minne
apolis A. Omaha railway ofliceirs of tht Unite-d
Statet , now have undeT arres-1 twenty-one
prisoners who are lodged in tbe jail of Doug
las county and who will be tried before.
Tnited Stale's Commissioner Gustuve Ander
son on Mondaj moraine. H Wade Gillie ,
un attnmej of Tekamah , VVJ.E alno arrested
for conspiring with tlie other offender * to
violate the lews of the fulled States , for
aiding and abetting that offenne and for re-
sibtlng DfiittiT of the pen eminent. The
leader of the pi.ng liab ej.cajw > d. hiu ooal
being left in tbe hands of a United States
deputj marshal , or he wormed liis waj- out
of it and madt ) hit escape
Thh , in brief IP the rerult of tbe holding
up of a freight ttain bj a pang of sixty
tramps at a point about a mile and a half
north of Tekcmah jebteirday noon. The ar
rests were made only after u long chase and
u bard fight in a cornfield. The officers of
the government and of the railwav company
think that thej have finally broken up ihe
hobo gang that bas , infested the Omaha road
betw i\ei \ here and Sioux City throuphout the
bummer
Since tbe commencement of the wetk idle
men have f warmed into tlie little town of
Ttkamiih The majority came bj foot irom
tbe town of Blair , seventeen miles nearer
this eltj ofte-r iav ing been ordered out nf
there bj Major Jonu. On Tueaflav there
were about thirtj-Cve trompi in Tekamah ,
i on Wedncadav the-re were flftj on Thursday
'there ' were nearer 100 , and bj jesterdoy
| mornlni ? the number had fallen off to about
bixry Tliej loaf"d about the town until
I the hour approached for the arrival of "ft ay
1 freight tram No 3fi and then they all
Ibwurmed flown toward the depot Train Ha.
1C left liere at 7:11'o'clock : jetterday morn
ing , -end it WEB clcoe to 11 o'clock when it
pulled into Tfkcmah As noon ab lour cars ,
loaded w'lth freight consigned to that point ,
hud been set out on tbe switch the .hoboes
.made a wild rush foi the tare tliat were lo
! po north wiud The'j duuiberot ! up the sldrs
like si-Dors up e bhip'i , rigging and defied
i the train crew to put thua off As their
number wan iirty tbejweie vprj lmd !
More tramps climbefl on tlie train , until a
point about a mile and a half north of tbe
btation was -reached when the train "was
doing considerable -mare iiameaiper than it
woe , Jreipht Impinrsfl The train crew made
a gallant but useless efiorl to rid the earn
of their tut plus and undesirable traffic. The "
tramp leader onnouuceid tlmt iic and "bio
men vv < jres there and were them ; lo ctay.
AB.RTVAL OF OmCEES.
The train -was coming around the bend ,
hovcver that would bid the ttamps pood-
liv ( f-inn their chO4.cn setts It was the
-mixed train that loft beie lor Sioux City
vefctta 3aj mcrning at f > DD o'clock Attached
to tlie train was a special coach trccupled
bv Gustuve-Anderaon failed States cnm-
nu nonw. K R Rush assistant United
State * dl = , trirt attornej , J"n < * Allan Choree
W Pearsall rnlted
V T'almer and Charles
motfchUs , W H Liddlar&
deputv
Mutt *
George G Dennies local
! mucial fleputv ,
road and Samuel
freight agent of the Omaha
epecial agent of tbe same rood.
uel Corey
No i coriied a mail car , and
, Th.it uain
' the obstruct ! n of thi * gave the government
make or-
aKlrea oni.urtutiitj . to
Attornej Rubh ,
- -
int iiibij-n-i
ihe rail * oad was blm.kud because Xiie
of the
bed if ken ventalile panbeEEion
. uxuo ahead , odvtoed the train crews
ure.pui
I to CD forward and attempt to secure the dismount
The trainmen -
pcuceablj
mount of the tramps
did aE directed but their cffoitB were
ofc men unEUCct-Esful aE the ones , previouslj made.
Thereupon the officers-of the government Itut
their train and walked up towuid tbe trelgat
Their appearance wet a signal Tor
tiain a general disembarking of the bobocE. Tbe
movement was dlu.cted toward the tle aut
cornfield of Mr Harunpton. TbemoieJItbB
membern of the pang cleared tbe wire fence
irom tbe roadbed
that bcparate'd tlie cornfield
bed at one bound , others climbed over , ana i
few who we-e blow of locomotion clirnuefl
under the fent.e
ALLAN HEADS A WA7ULANT.
Tbe poverumcnt oIUterE were right uion
tbeilr htelE Deputy Allan , armed with
levolver in one liand and a warrant for in *
orrebt of Richard Doe , John Doe , et al , in ibe
other , halted after jumping the -wite fence ,
and prcreeded to lead the warrant ol trrmio
the offenders agait-U tbe nation Be iold
them that thej I'1 ' dulajefl the pantage of
the United States mail end wwe Iherolor *
llt pi IHUIICK. .
Tbe eflett of thit recitation , for tbe dep
uty's e-jM was pterlrp ove- the eidpe of the
warrant wat bing tin fleiing hoboes , was 4u-
Btatitaiie'ous Tues were so discourteous CB
not to wait til ) Mr Allan had finished iiie
jocltttion before Mittlnc out ou their trip
acirosb tbe field The dejiutieE didn t tarry
lor tbe lluiHh nf the wuuaut caber , and
we'ie noun chUBlnB tbe hobni * between tlie
conihtall-B and along tbe raihoad tiuck.
For half an hour thi re wu , waged < i run
ning fipbt All the tramp * were armed wilt
lieavj clulm. wime of them jth rocki : , and p
few of them with levoUcri. As e trump
found that bewac being oveTttken lij- &
deputy , who was at o rule cwifter than the
tramp , he would turn and throw whatever
be bad in his hand ut tbe government' rejt-
reEentatlve This was fii'iig on at twenty
dlffeuent Tioints aiound therf at time The
deputies -were firing their revolverb over tb
beads of the boboefc in tbe hope of Inumldtt-
ing them , cud tt tbe tome time Riving as hot
a thane tit was posBlble on the heavjtrack. .
Tbe duimtleE were beinp Civ em valiant EUp-
jiort bj tbe trainmen and altorctbta' H va >
an e'len fipb' 'or some time
SEVBIIAL ARE ARRESTED
GraduUlj the tlowar trami * were over
hauled and in roost iuMuiut * put up
Uttle figlU tnd vere then overpoweircd.
haiidcuCed tnd iileiced abnurd tbe train hnH
in a loikad iuiCRURf car There wrre cBme
Jane chaser , Deputj' Liddlard dir.tii.puiKldjic
bimbejlf bj tapturinc two men & third < ij A
rflilt ) away 1mm tbe. tnun after the bnttubt
kind uf a rate Thf bulk of thu tramp * e.s-
rfcpfid uiuxt of them cutting acroau the Ceiue
and heading Jor tbe rhea * UoiU. Twenty-gne
nf tbetlr number wwe cujiiurefi Tlitsre were
but few injuries dmcun wed tiler tiie buttle
bad ended end must of tbete v/ere bruS&ei
f om the tin In. and touot and v-iae io JID
case dcriouL , The wirufield la we1. ] ulpb s.
wruck nearly all the t-talke liuvlngicca
trampled dow n In the nil let
Ont of tiiott ubi ) iw i'ti WUE the rj
liLuflw of the pang Tlie oftlam bsve
' out but tLtt' ik U1 One of tbe dci > Uu
( UR'eeded in tat'bine hold of b'.m oltur ji
1 -a tate bet the jotuie nstti jut' " - '
of iiic mfct end went ruucnic on ,