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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1897)
FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY IMOKNI G , AUGUST 30 , 185)7. ) SINGLE COL'V FIVE OBJNTS. BACK FROM KLONDIKE Thirteen Miners Return from Alaska on Steamer Portland , BRING ONLY A PART OF THEIR PROFITS Vessel Arrives with Probably S175.000 . of Gold Dust on Board , STORIES OF SUFFERING IN THE NORTH Probability of Actual Starvation Before the Winter is Over. PROVISIONS SCARCE AND PRICES HIGH Alnftliim Co I.I rlvlilH Arc Wrr Ulcli. but MM ii ) ' of tlu > Slorli'H Coii- I'liiMii Arc Cruntly SEATTLH , Wash. . Aiic 29. The steamer Portland arilved hero at 3 o'clock this n'ornlng It was fourteen hours after the Portland was sighted off Capo Flattery be fore she arilved here The Portland carried thlrtofii miners , each of whom brought only a small part of his stake The total amount of dust on the vessel la perhaps $175,000 The Portland was delayed by the failure of the P II Wunro to arrl\o at St Michaels nnil hy .1 storm on the North Pacific ocean The mln rs on board with the amount of their total mining profits , parts of which were brought \lth them , are as follows. J Hawaii , $50,000 , Jlnl Hell , $15,000 ; Joe Gold- Hiulth , J3"iOCO ; N W Powers , $35,000 ; W AV Caldwcll , $13,000 ; W Oler , $30,000 , C. K. Zllly , $21000 , F W. Cohb. $25,000V Zahn , ? 15,000 , A. Uuckley , $10,000 ; 0. S Linslng , $15.000 , I ) W rarnnam , $10.000 ; M. H. Cam- Jcr $16,000 11 N Stanlej , who went to St Michaels for the Associated Press , returned to tbla city on the steamer Portland. He says "I have been seven weeks at the mouth ol the Yukon at St Mlchach , where 1 saw al the miners coming out and Interviewed them As a usult I feel It my duty to aJvlss every body to stay out until next spring Wild am 111 many cicos exaggerated reports have bcctu circulated since the first dlsco\cries wen. made The strike , however , was and Is one of the grojte.sl It not the greatest In the world's hUtory. Probably $2,000,000 was cleaned up this spring and next spring I look for from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. The fields have- baldly been opened up yet , but those going In now must bear In mind that every thing In that region was staked long before any reports reached the outer world , and tha those going In now must prospect for them selves , buy clalnm fiom the present owners or work for the owners. "No new strike had been reported up to the tl.no of my leavldg and another may not bo made for ( He jears , although Alaska Is ai enormous country and will > et , I believe , pro < luco more gold than wo dream of. But It Is nlso In many ways a bleak , barren and deso late countrj a country Incapable of support ing anj great amount of animal llfo and a country of such rigorous cllmato both winter nnd spring , that none but the most hard ) cm possibly live In It. Even they smut have abundance of food and warm clothing. "I am aware that there la a popular 1m prcsslou that supplies ran bo bought In the vl Unity of the mines. They may at ipre en buy at six times Seattle prices , but the ; ore taken at even those prices fastei thai they can ba got In and before winter Is hal over , even If the- present population sta > n there will bo actual starvation. The ave" ngo man requires about one ton of carefnll. selected food and clothliif , for a j ear's eup plies In the summer of 189G about 3 500 ton of supplies wint up the river and the nc\ population of 1,500 to 2,000 suffcied froi want. Of tills 3,500 tons , p obably 1,500 ton "was lum. ttnla , furnltuie and supplies othe than prov islons Thla season , allowing th most favorable circumstance1 ! , not more tha 4 200 tons of snppllcj can be got up the river fully half of which Is mm and tools , as wel as supplies other than food There are moi than three times as many people there a last wlnte * . "Flguro It out for yourself Grub was completely cleaned out this spring and I last wlnUr there wa > * such a scarcity tha : moosu hanib told foi $30 each , flour $120 pel hundred , bacon $1 u pound , whit will no happen this coming winter ? Why will no people actually staive to death' ' "As to shelter , ninety per cent of Dawsot was living In tents In July , labor Is scare and houses cannot bo built. How are 7.000 people to withstand the rigors of a nlu jnondis' winter of 8eml-darknef > s , when the morally goes 70 degrees below zero ? WAGES WILL GO DOWN. "As to labor. It Is * true that last winter the winter succeeding the great strike , mei were fceaieo a-d wages were $15 a day , bu Jf no new stilke Is made , what Is to ko i iv ages up this winter' ' There arc but 34i rl ilins on Ilonanza Eldorado and HunKe ciccks that will probably bo worked this vlntor An aveiago of eight mtn to eacl is , I think , liberal If but 2.700 men are employed and there are 5000 or more seek Ing woik what must be the result' Wag K aruit go down I am told that much giul lias gone over the divide , yet from what Lnow I would wager my last dollar that note to exceed 500 tons of supplies over am nbovo what tl.o canlers eat will reach th diggings No man going In can arrive will mom thin a four mouths' .supply. "I am nUo told that there Is plenty at Si ailchac'li ) . So theie nuy be , but after Sep ( ember IB It might as well be In New Yor City for to try to tiansport It by dog train ci fled over that 2,000 miles of Icy river I absolutely impossible. There U not , nor wll there cvci be n dog train that can t ik enough In to feed Itself over 200 miles He llt'f Is tlurefore Inipotglblp. "Over the divide In the winter would b quite as dllllcnlt To draw provlclons for th trip from Dyea to Daweon any tlmo before the cold bleaks up U an Impossibility He lief for those caught In the Klondike uf'e wlnUr hfta In Is equally Impossible- and It the name of humanity I ask that a stop b jml to this wholesale transportation of pee jilo without suppliers , I A'I. no man bo allow cite to enter Ihut region unless he carrier * will Mm enough food and clothing to last bin a yeai "Iheio are women and IHtlo children | i there today who should bo sent out as far < it > SI Michaels before navigation clews hoar much of the boats that are bulldlnr to go up the liver , but aslds from one steamer ready on August 11 , no now boa can to added to the oaiiylng crop this fall The Klondliifi U a land of leu and snow at , Avoll an * land of gold. Lot It not be made a land of gaunt hunger , wretchedness am death , Lot no ono bo allowed to wrest ( roll tbo foolish people a few hundred thousam caved , borrowed or begged dollars Thtro u III be an good ihunccp for mining In the fuluio as now. Let people wait This Is not a Cilpple. Creek or Deadwood propoj.1 tlon , | f cHUghl , they cannot walk out. " IJSTl'MVTRS ' All'3 MOKE OUKSSES. While the small amount of gold brough from the Yukon by the Portland was a UU appointment to many , the miners who re ( urn unite In saying that tha country I f&ViIously rich , The claims which hav Itteu worked piomUo well inu , In fact , man , of ( htm give asturance of proving very rich AH estimate of the amount of gold uhif v II be taken out of the Yukon next yea inu-t necixparllv be very rough , as there t tin mean * of determining how much WOT : Mill be done It men could be secured t ork tie claltna ulrcaOy located there un oubtedlv would be many millions of dollars aken out but the majority of in on who go licrc prefer to prospect on their own ac- ounl. notwithstanding the fact that high vages can be had wherever claims have ) een located and have proved rich. Statements have made that the steamer 'ortland will bring fully 2,000,000 n gold on her next trip , but ho most reliable men from Davv- on City say that no such amount of noncy will come , as It has not been taken nit of the ground One miner who came lowii places the outside figure aL $1,000,000. Jldorado and Honan/a croeka , where the Ichcst strikes liavo been made , have been staked for many miles but dralrablD claims aio scarce nnd tin'1 prospectors are beginning 0 iscat'er out. Most of the rich strikes were made at lonanza nnd nidorado , hundreds of miners eft paying claims and rushed to the new llgglngs , many of them struck It rich , while- others secured nothing and cither re- urncd to their old claims or went prospect- ng anew It Is ntntcd that the North American Traci ng and Transportation company brought lown $750,000 of their own money on the steamer Portland , but it was generally indcrstooil that this money will not be brought down until the next trip of the Portland , when she will b cscotted by a revenue cutter. John r Miller , ex-dlstrlct attorney of Seattle1 vvrllc to a friend in this city from Dawson under date of July 3 , as follows. GOLD IN THE HANDS OF A FEW. "There Is an enormous amount of wealth In this country , gold by the thousands and millions , but It Just as hard to acquire It here as elsewhere It Is In the hands of n few , while the many arc hunting and Rcarchlng the same old story. Eldorado and Ilonanza cretks are the richest of all In this locality and In fact arc so far prac tically the only diggings of great value and 1 can say that one might as well try to 'get In' on Wall street In New York City. He could do so with no more money than here. Men on thcyo creeks value their claims at enormous figures , one , two and three hund red thousand dollars and oven higher. The amount taken out last winter may justify such valuations , but , of course there are no purchasers. You can Inform anybody in tending to como hero that If they expect to find gold scattered around at landom , or get some for nothing , they will be disap pointed While It Is true that the gold de posits In the locality w ro ifound almost ac- cldently It Is no encouiagement to note the fact that It is the first 'accident1 of the kind In thirty years searching Now dig gings will doubtless be discovered from time to time , but when and where the sages can not tell One In this country Is quite a creature of circumstances If he chances to be within reach of a discovery ho may stand a show of obtaining a claim , but ihould he be some djstance away he stands no chance whatever. I have been out on a 'stampede' or two and staked a claim , but the chances are there Is nothing In It. Some have an Idea that they 'will go out and find something. ' If they should stop to think that every creek , gulch and recess has been prospected years ago by e.\peilenccd miners their enthusiasm might lessen. All the gold in this country is from twelve to fifty feet under ground and frozen too , so you see the 'free and wandering avocation of the prospectors Is not an caay taok U takes two to three weeks of the hard est labor to sink one or two holes on a creek It Is not like other countries vvhcro gold U on the surface , here surface indications count for nothing and all prospectors' lules are worthless. Ono creek may he rich while another In the Immediate vicinity and mucl more Inviting may be absolutely worthless Of all creeks , Gldorado and Bonanza are the most uninviting , low and marshy , covered with willows and all kinds of undergrowth but there it was found lying like gr.ilas o : corn awaiting the eyes of man Ind cl , 1 may bo pardoned for again repeating that .people who come hero should not expect too much Where one has become rich a thou sand remain poor. My advice Is If any ono cornea , brings at least a year'a provisions am enough money to pay your patsago bccl home It is no place for a man to atVmp to play gentleman , everybody works lard the hardest of his life Don't let the report' of the gteat amount of gold going out turf youi Iliad ; It all came from the creeks jbovo named and the owners of the claims realize their position only too well " THOSE T1ND GOLD. SAN rilANCISCO. Aug. 29 A letter from W A Hyan , at St. Michaels , Alaoka , under date of August 15 says ; There vvcro twenty poisons hero when the Excelsior arrived , who had come down the liver from the diggings , fifteen of whom weio mineiH They are said to have al the way from $100,000 to $400,000 amour them Tew care to say exactly how mucl they have , preferring to remain bllcnt on t'M ' point , giving as their reasons the fact that they have too little money compared to what these who went out earlier took away with them. C. H. and Z. B. Patrick , father and eon brought out $10,000 They took pafbage on a bailing vcs l which left port two day utter they arilved P. W Cobb of Hostoi is credited with $13,000. C K Zllly with a llko amount. Thomas Rowan of Sltka is $18,000 better off. W. W. Caldwell of Den ver has $20,000. Timothy C Dell of Van couver has $31,000 In Canadian money , the result of the sale of his holdings G S I n- slng of Hozeman , Mont. has $10.000. The otheit. refuse to say how much they have The lemaluing membcru of the party are W Ilei of Baltimore William Zahn of Min neapolis , H H. rarman of Goodell , la , A Ilmkley of St Joseph , Mo ; H M ttoelcr of Winnipeg. Thomas H Dunkeelcy of Taconia and N W Power of Tuc on , Artr Each has won what is called In this region a 'home- htake" namely the amount which ho be- llovct , sutilclent to take home to lemain Very few intend to come back. The bird- ships they haveenduicd nuke them drcail the country In which they won tbcli otake- > CAPTUHC OK NOVAK. C C Pen In" and P A Novak , though no inlnoiri , are the two most Intercbting mem bets of the party Perilne Is a detective a member of Thlcl's detective bcivlce It Tebiuaiy last he v\as given n photogiapl and told to nnd the original. Accompany Ing the photograph was on accurate dcscrlptlo.i Omaha was the blurting point of the tial and he chased his man to Baltimore , thcnci ttctoh'i the continent to Seattle and thence to Juneau. Heie ho learned that hlb quarry was bound for tbo Klondike with a pirty o nine by way of Dvca and Clillkoot pass PCI line went to Ottawa , obtained extra Jl tlon papirs and ictuincd to follow Novak capturing him at Diwson Citv. The crime for which Novak Is wanted is murdei am urbou He was an apparently prosperous iiiciihaiit at Walfoid. Ilenton countla Ho had 0iuo $30,000 of funds deposited will him by neighbors for safe keeping He enticed ono of these , IM Munay , to liU home and after murdtrlng him set fire to the housw and burned it to the groun 1. A * a piellmlnary Novak had Insured his own llfo with the Traveler * * ' Insurance company and after the murder he dlsapneuu ! I'oi some time Murray's remains weio wippoici to bo those of Novak , and Mis NOVJK put In a claim far the life Insuiance H'o trail was suipoclul The body was Uemincd a ? thai of Murray and not of Novak Pcrrln'1 was put on the trail wlt'i the -esult edited Novak has confessed. Pcirlnc spent $10,000 In the pursuit of hid man. KIOMUKnilS AliV IN II VIII ) I.UCIC. VtM > n from Alnxliiiu Colil I'lclilH IN Vnjtlilnu : lull Clii-fl dm' , S\N rilANCIHCO , Aug 29. Thomas Magee - gee , sr. , who is en route to the Klondike gold Holds with a party of San rranclscans writes from Lake llcnneit. 11 C , uudei date of August ID , confirming previous re ports of the terrlblo conditions of the White pass trail from SKagway and relating the almost Insurmountable difficulties to bo en countered by the gold hunters who piefer thut route to the more formidable Chllcoot paab loule He uncl his party left Skagu < iy on August 10 with nine burros and during tbo four and oue-half days consumed In making the trip of forty miles to Lake Ueunett met with Innumerable adventures , ( Continued on Third Page. ) UNITED LABOR COHERENCE footing Oalled to Protest Against the Tyranny of the Courts , DEVISE MEANS FOR THE MINERS' RELIEF * rlurlinl | l.nlior -uclcr of tlic Cnuii- lr > to lllNCHNH " < ; < iTniiicnt ! > > ' liijiinclloii * ' mill I'ormtilitte I'lniiH furii ItrintMl } . ST LOUIS , Aug. 20t The attendance of abor leaders upon tomorrow's united labor convention Is tonight considerable of a dis appointment to the local committee on ar rangements , but they hope that tomorrow morning's arrivals will materially Incieaso the list of these cxpecte-1. The mcst Im portant arrivals of the day were J H Sovereign eign , grand master workman of the Knights of Labor ; W. C. Pearce , secretary nad treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America , Columbus , O ; R Askew , secretary of the National Mineral Miners' association Ishpemlng , Mich , ami Sylvester Kelllher , formerly pocrctnry of the American Hallway union and nt present publisher of the Social Democrat , Chicago Mr. Sovereign fought shy of roportera until nearly 11 o'clock to night , when he was cornered In the Laclcde and submitted to an Interview. "H Is pimply Impossible to forecast what this conference will do , " said Mr. Sovereign. "Nobody can toll what Ita outcome will be U seems to me , however , " ho continued , "that all labor organizations realize that the tlmo has come for them to put asldo all petty jealousies and form ono grand amal gamation Whether this organbatlon will bo effected heic I cannot even surmise. Organized labor has been working on a line to secure legislation which will benefit the working classes , but it has brought us no benefit. U will now get to work In an en deavor to remove the cause of our falluic In legislative circles and hope for better results. " Branching off Into the miners' ptrlkc , Mr Sovereign said "Tho miners' strike Is nearer won than many people- believe If ever theio wes a real grievance and a just cause for striking , it was In this strike , and I bellave they will yet win " "If , " said Mr Sovereign In conclusion , "they don't win , It is the last strike I will ever go Into on these lines. " Whit new plan of action Mr. Sovereign had ho declined to say. OTHER NOTABLE ARRIVALS. The other arrivals of the day were C. C Clemens of Topeka , Kan , who bears creden tlals from Chairman nrlcdenthal , the chair man of the populist state committee of Kan sas ; A H. Clalborne of Springfield , Mo ; R E Webster , national treasurer of the Patriots of America , Chicago ; Frank Stephens , the noted single tax agitator of Philadelphia ; L S Diecky , treasurer of the National Single Tax league of Chicago , and J R. Finn , also of Chicago James iM. Carson president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois , has been hero since frlday. The local committee on arrangements to- nlKht. after a consultation with all dele- cites now In town , called a meeting of all 'ibor representatives for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Masonic hall to organize and .iDDoint a committee on credential The committee eurly In the week appointed e icceptlon committee of 100 and dlstilbutet them at the union depot and the different hotels throughout the city to welcome t'lo delegates Their duties , however , have not been oneious. yet they expect to have plenty to do beginning tomorrow morning Grant Luce , chairman of the committee on arrangements , said tonight that he hac bpen advised that Messrs Ratchford anil Gompera and one or two otho.a had met U : Columbus and ar anged a plan of action foi hp conference which they will present at the conference tomorrow. President Dolan of the Pennsylvania mlncra la also expected , but Ramsay of the Telegraphers and Sargent of the Railway Firemen have wired that they will bo unable to attend. Mr. Debs will al- rlvo In the morning on the Vandalla. A let ter f'om him to that effect was read at thli afternoon's- meeting of the Social democracy. He will bo welcomed by a special committee OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE. The object of tomorrow's conference , as far as can be ascertained from the various opinions given out by the local committee , is to devise some meare for the relief of the striking minors of the country and to pro test against 'government by Injunction , " or In the words of the call its II , "the ob ject of the convention will bo not merely to proteat against the unsurpation and tryanny of the couits , but to formulate plans to com pel a return to the principles of free govern ment , and put thet'e plans In practical opera tion " Secretary H. W. Stelnbess of the Dulldlng Trades Council of St. Louis , who has the work of preparing for the convention , tnld tonight "Tho object of the meeting is to settle the miners' strike. We want Justice and wo are going to have It , but not in defiance of the principles of American lib erty. Wo are patriotic and we want what Is for the best Interest of the entire country I iccclved the call which was Iscued by President Ratchford and Secretary Pearce. It was endorsed by Sajnuel Gompers , presi dent of the American Federation of Laboi , J. R Sovereign , gfncral master workman of the Knights of Labor , and Eugene V. Dobs. It was sent by Mr I'earcc , who asked me to help Mi. Cutson , who was coming hero to arrange for the convention , No ono knows yet at what tlmo the convention will meet. I think the greatest result of this meeting will be the uniting of all the labor organiza tions In this country In one common came It will without any question lead 'o the union of all the labor organizations In ono cential body In which united action caji Uo taken for the interests of labor on every nucatlon which may affect their Interest I know that all representatives of labor In St LoulH are In favor of such a step , " MIMHS : un : STUUINCI iv OHIO , TlioiiHiiiulH Arc Di'Mlllilf nnil Tlicrf IN Nil MOIIIIN of VsslHllllK Thrill. CINCINNATI , Aug. 29. A special from NclBonville , O , says. The destitution among inlneiti here IB very great Manager Hucklcy says 1 200 pereEs , the entire mining popu lation of the town , hava absolutely nothing to eat and 100 of these are tiick. In this immediate vicinity there arc 1,000 destitute people , a large number of whom aio clill- ' dren Local charity has helped them till It. ? | means are gone Gardeim supplied the wantn of tbceo people until iccently , but that tu- eouico Is now exhausted Relief commlttcco have bc'en appointed for the entire district , but they are pouerlrfs on account of lack ot mipplics Nothing In cash or supplies has been received hero this week except f25 In money A citizens' committee la exerting Itself to Hocuro temporary relief by tomor row. If outclde hell ) does not como soon the consequences will be appalling. oitiiiis : roit A ( ; IMU.VI : : , sTitncn , Coloiifl llt'iiil i\irfH | f lllmxrlf 1'orrilil ) tin Ilii ; hulijfct , * CHICAGO , Aug 29 , "The promoters of the St Louis labor convention to be held next Mondey will try to uee the miners trouble aa pretext for the Inauguration of a gen eral etilkc In < 'veiy trade and Industry throughout the land , " eald Colonel'W P Rend , the uilue owner , tonight. He con tinued ' \n attempt will be made to lepent the Pu'lman Hrlke KI a far more extensive scale. Appeal-t in lurid language will go forth to the American worklugmrn telling them that they ate be ng enslaved by monopolistic and judicial tyranny , With all the grandiloquence quenceof epurloua patriotism the leading orators , born In Europe or of European pa rentage , will proclaim that the/ are beltig robbed of the precious rights and priceless liberties purchavd by the blopd and treasure of their American forefathers. To regain est liberties , to restore freotjeech ) to rebuke despotic judges and tOjSave'the country will be the theme and song of < : oclftllrtlc spoutcrs They will raise the cry that labor must unite In a general sympathetic strike that will stop the mines , the mil's and factories and the wheels of every Industry "A trlumvlrato of agitators has been formed to formulate this purpose and exe cute this conspiracy The vvorklngmen of the country ehould bo warned In advance of this dangerous plot. Who are Its projectors ? Who ore these gical champions of labor's cause ? One la an extreme coclallnt. an other Is an Industrial firebrand , and the re maining member of this trio ot sedition Is a Judas and a traitor to the cause of labor. "Deb' , Sovorclrn and Ratchford have united together In this evil design. Such a general strlko as contemplated by them would bo a colosflal crime against the entire country The workliiRtnen of America will not heed the evil counsel nor follow the fatal leadership of these three conspirators. " ItfiliK-dnii In Miner * ' \VnKcn. RATON. N. M , Aug. 29 Notice has been posted at the Dlotsburg coal mines , operated bv the Raton Coal and Cuko comixiny , of a eduction of 10 per cent In waged to take effect September 1. The price now paid for mining Is 65 cents per ton , and na the men arc employed only pnrt of the time they claim they cannot live at the reduced tale. ( iriui < N Mlni'rM nil DUI10IS , Pa. , Aug. 29. General Manager Roblnuon today Issued a circular to the Rochester and London striking miners In which ho granto an advance to 40 cents per net ton , Shutdown lIUol > lit lliirlelon , HAZLETON Pa. , Aflg. 21. The strike sit uation hero Is more unsettled tonight than It has been for some days and rumors of a gencial shutdown are current. enitcns or ciiuvnsc Ill nt I'ort TOM line ml tvltli Pornoil OrtltlvnlL'M. WASHINGTON , Aug 29 The Treasury dcpaitmcnt Is conducting an Investigation Into the charges that Cl.fnamen are being smuggled Into the United States at Port Townsend , Wash. The reports upon which the Investigation Ls b.elng made wcro re- colved here about a week ago and Secretiry How ell Immediately ordered Special Agent Howe to proceed to Port Townsend. The icports btate that the Olilne e had made use of foi god certificates , but no chaigca were made against the customs officials at Port Townsend except by Imputation. Owing to the -lotion , that baa been caused between olilclals of the Treasury department and the Department ot Justice over the methods of ciifotcing the Chinese e\cluslon act , the secretary of the UeaEury and the attorney gencial will lasu ? a Joint circular to Immigration Inspectors and United States attoineys and nnr hale Instructing them In the future not to arrest Chinamen whose papcis give them piinm facie light of en trance until they reach their ultimate dcv > - tlnatlora In the United States Porolffit VtNNiklHr * HnrriMl * WASHINGTON , Aug 29. Consul General Karcl of St. Petersburg Infarme the State dtpaitment that a measure has been sanc tioned by the emperorjof Rutala providing that after January 1 , IflOO , all coaotwlse trade of Russia must be carried In Ruralan vessels "with the exception of salt from the Black and Azof ports on the Baltic A law was passed In 1S93 , but has remained a dead letter. C \T11O1,1C 1CMGIITS COP AlIllIllCA. Ililril liiUTNtnlc Illii'iiiiiimu-nt IN llclil III SnrliiKdflil , 111. SPRINGFIELD. 111. , Aug 21 The third Intel state encampment of the Catholio Knights of America ot the statea of Illinois , Missouri and Indiana was held here today. In the morning the knights marched from the St. Nicholas hotel to the htate tali grounds , where military high mass was cele brated In Machinery hall by Rev. Father B II. Kramer of Chicago the brigade chaplain with the Rev Father CJlffprd ot Springfield deacon and the Rev. Schlcjlner ot St Louis sub-deacon. , This afternoon a street , parade was fol lowed by a masfe meeting In Machinery hall. Major General Leo J. Kafleska of Chicago , commander In chl'f pf the uniform rank , presided Majoi Wheeler delivered an ad- drcw of welcome and L J. flliidd of St Louis responded. Father Kramer of Chicago and Father Sullivan of Springfield also made address's. v In the competitive , drill company C , Chicago cage , won first prize , company L Englewood , second ; company D , Chicago , third ; company A , St Louh and company H Einngham , III , also dillled The brigade officers will meet later In Chicago npd determine the place for holding the next encampment. me j.nwonic I-ACTOUV miuiti > . Pin- Confined to On ? Strn ' < iiro li > \\ork of Tuiiit ) > h If inner * . NEW YORK , Aug. 2 ! ) fwenty Bteamere one-third of the number belonging to the flio department of this city , were kept busy for over two houis this afternoon pumping water Into the slx-stofy factory building at 478 and 4SO Pearl sticet which had taken file fiom some unknown cause and was threatening to Ignite the Five Polntb Mis Elon homo on Park street. ' Aftei a stubborn fight the names wcrq confined to the build ing in which they originated The structure wes gutted , however , and the loot fell in TlK total low It- estimated at $75,000 , o. which mini ? 25,000 Is on the building , o\.ned bylhomas.M Jaci'Son The burned premises wcro occupied by the Phoenix Gay Flxtuic company , Arnoux & . Hophhauscn , electric motorf , 55ahn & Howley , mlrrois ; Crescent Steel company , Wllllahi Snyclcr & Co , en gravers. ' supplies , and F. Coxfora , armorer A short tlmo before the flro was discovered ( hPio were about 300 children In the Mltslon Sunday school , back o the Pearl street fac tory 'Ihey had gone home , however , before the alarm was given. * lloi'xfN for t'liniiMl. ' . PIERRE , S D. , Aug. 28. ( Special. ) Over 500 horses have crowed the liver heicr In the last week , bound for , the eastern mar ket. The clara of horses which come In now 1s quite different from thoie iwhlch wcro brought several yean * ago. The lliln , wiry , bucking broncho Is a rarity In u bunch , most of them being well bred up and welgh- Ing from 1,100 to 1,200 ppuudu These horsen ere easy to handle and soon broken to faildlo cr harness , and bring their ownera fair prices. Alton Tin I n IVrroUi'il ntHoii. . ALTON , 111. , AUK 29-VTlie midnight upc- clul on the Cnlcugo & Alton was vvreeked III the outsklits of this city this morning by the spreading of u rail. Fireman C A. Johnson of Hloomlngton hnd an mm Inoken and received herloua Injuries Engineer Itufforty , also of Uloornlngton , was Injured Internally No passengers were hurt U image , J10.000 The unglne and baggage cur vveru completely iMtclad by going over un tmbnnkment. I > iutK * rl Jury Sfnireil , Pim-AClO , AUP. -Tho three jurors necessary to complete the panel which la to try Adolph Luetgert for the alUge < l murdei of Ills vvlfo v\ere secured > eMerday. Thu Jury M composed of the following : L Hoi- ablrcl , Thomas J Mahoney. Henry Franzen , Hcibert Ulddy , Joseph li. Hoyd. Jumex llos- int-r , John M S. Shaw , John 13. Fowler. Jr. S 8 Harbor. J H Helchhold , John ! Heeh- inlller William llurlen. Mll > ClIU'lltH Of OlM'llll Vi-MKflN , AlIK , - ! . At Nc-w York Arrived La Champagne , from II iv re At Antwerp Arrhtd Westerland , from New York At Havre Arrived La firetugne , from New York. At Queenstoun-Salled-Etrurla , for New York. NOT RECONCILED TO THE GANG Anti-Machino Democrats Will Continue Their Efforts to Overthrow the Ring. NOT TO BE SO EASILY FORCED TO LIE DOWN \llfiri1 ( lint l.nlfKt OnlriiKi1 l > > lloril- innii unit Ilia Crnuil Will VN- Hint In Thi'lr SH | > IM | ) I Instead of becoming reconciled to their outrageous treatment In the democratic county convention , the anti-machine dele gates who wcro driven out of the meeting seem after rleeplng It over , to have become more determined than over to fight the Herd- man ring to a finish Instead of accepting their ejectionas severing their connection 1 with the local democracy , the anti-ring dele. gat CM aivert that they represent the io.il , sentiment of the great majority of the Douglas county democrats , and that the high-handed proceedings of Herdman and his gang at Satuiday's convention cannot fall ] to react against them the next time they appeal to the rank and file of the party for support. | 1 While the antl-inachlno men have had no meeting or cor.miltntlon and have not agreed upon any plan of action , the leadeis who were i asked yesterday as to the effect of Satur- ! i day's disgraceful exhibition were almost unanimous In Insisting that their fight against ring rule Is by no means ended J J , O'Connor , who protested on the floor of the convention against the frauds which had been perpetrated by the Seventh ward ballot box stuning and the arbitrary expul sion of the South Omaha delegation , \ilcl. "I have attended a good many conventions In my time , but that ono wad the worst I ever saw. Such lullngs as were made by Chairman Rlley were never before tolerated In any convention. lie allowed the Seventh ward delegation , whoso seats were con tested , to vote on the question of initiating themselves , because they wcro friendly to the machine In control of the convention , while ho refused the tame right to the South Omaha delegates , and that , too , when there was no contesting delegation , because they were against the machine. Gag rule was tesortod to In voting for tempoiaiy chairman and on othei important twt ques tion' ; . "Nu , tho'o who went out of the convcn- ! tlon will not hold another convent ton I think moat of them v cut out more to leave themselves free to act in the future They will decide later whether they will par ticipate in any more conventions this year. The men who left that convention are woikeis , and they will not rctlie from poli tics Tha power of the File and Police com- mibblon made itself felt in changing several on the delegates after they had been elected on a distinct l ° suc against the machine. " IN IT TO STAY. Judge Martin Langclon , a pi eminent Seventh v\aid democrat , said"I have commenced this fight against these plunderers for revenue only of the democratic party and will continue to do so until wo have them loutcd. That Gallagher Issue was never connected with this fight against the Herdman ring. Jt wab brought In by the WoiJd-Herald and Intended to deceive the democratic voters In or.der to foist this ring once again into control. Thlo man Charley Fanning Is un1 worthy to belong to any party and when njch men as he are put in control then look out for fair dealing. Fanning came tome mo in the democratic county convention and said'I , Charles Fanning , will see that you never go to a democratic convention again. ' 'Well , ' I said to him , 'if such men as you have control we will soon bo without a party. ' The rulings of the chairman weie rank and partial and It was very plain that he was Absolutely controlled by the machine gang. " Richard O'Keeffe of the Second ward said "Th& whole convention was dominated by the machine The throw Ing out of the South Omaha delegation was a most outrageous piece of ring rule The result of the niattei is that a split has been createJ In the dem ocratic party which It will take years to h al and vvnlch may never bo healed The cry that It was a Gallagher light was rai-ed only as an excu 5. The appointment of Gallagher rover entered Into the fight at all. A ? a mat ter of fact there was no real difference be tween the honest men of the party. But the opportunity was Eebed by the ring and H manipulated the convention In utter disregard ot the rights of the anti-machine delegates " William Murphy , another delegate , ex pressed himself as follown "When men llko Herdman , Honln and Kosters can got control of a party or convention It U tlmo foi honest democrats to leave The chair's decisions were outrageous. The party has suffered an Injury which It will take years to cure. " STAND TOGETHER TO WIN John Powers denounced the Hcrdmanltos as nothing but an organized mob The uil- Inra ot Chairman Rlley , said ho , were so unfair thta the men opposed to gag rule had no show In the convention , I left be- forr the convention was half over As long ca delegates are bought on the door of the convention , as I learn on good authoilty was done by the machine gang , just BO long must decent democrats piotest. It is my denire for oui friends to stand togethci and with an organized movement we can overthrow them. Andrew Murphy paid"I am dlsgmtcd with the il'isrcpulnble ' methods of this ma chine nnd I am In favor of getting an or- ganl/atlon up that will get together and down this hlgh-hamlecl ilng now In contiol ot the democratic party In this county at tlii next primaries' " Torn Lee of the Eighth ward said "I had been selected by the antl-IIerdmaii delegates - gates to address , the convention on the Gal lagher Iffluo , but failed to get recognition from Chaliman Rlley Gag rule was re quired to cover up the fraud peipetiated to keep the machine In power , " Patilck Foul "The action of the conven tion haa hurt the party In a way that will bo felt for ysars to come The thiowlng out of the South Omaha delegation wa. nothing lese than a robbery , pure and simple Wo never had any allow In the convention what ever It was In charge ot the machine and they did just cs they pleased It ! H their turn now , but our day may come " W R O'Shaughneiraey "I am humiliated that we should have been abused , misused and ridiculed In such a way ao wu were In the convention It was a dicgraceful speci men of ring rule and machine politics The South Omaha delegation was thrown out on a technicality simply because they In tended to vote against the machine and had not forked over J1C to the county committee. On the other hand the Seventh ward waa allowed to remain when It was known that twenty-one Illegal votes had been counted In to elect the machine delegation when It was discovered that their opponents weio a num ber of votes ahead It was a flagrant case of ring lulo clear through The matter ot Gallagher'H appointment as chief of police , WOK not in the fight at all , but It waaj brought up an a blind and used by Herdman to maintain hit ) power" CONDUCT IS 1NDKFRNSIBLE The delegates from South Omaha are etlll Indignant , not only collectively , but Indhidn- ally. The members appear averse to talking about the matter for publication. Ihe dele gates do not hesitate , however , to cay that the consider the action of the Herdman gang Indefensible. Gus Wordunanu said "If they think they can get along without South Omaha all light. I am satisfied that the democrats of this city will be heard from when anothei convention I comes around , As for having a caucus In-I i elcad of primaries. I do not consider that any : reason for ousting us from the convention In city affairs we have frequently held cau cuses Instea-J of primaries and the question of legality was never raised. " Thomas Kelly , another o ! the delegates , has < iini : A muir TIMIMII : vn in : . WtMillior Morlcloillj Cnolrrflor < nl- iinltM Mull ! ' " Itiiln , Hour. Ili'K. Iliiur. Drir. n n. in. . . . . . 7(1 t p. in. . . . . . 71 < l n. in Ill ) i ! p , in 7B 7 n. in. . . . . . (17 ! t p. in " . " H II. lit IN ! | i. in. . . . . . n n. in 70 n i > . in , 10 II. in 71 ( I | i. lit It n , in. . . . . . ( IS 7 | i. in , 11 ! in . . . . . . . . . 7- ' ( p. in II | i. in , Over a half an Inrh of water fell during the rain of Saturday night and Sunday morn ing , and the rrault was that the weather yesterday was much cooler than on the pre ceding day * The maximum for the day was 7fi degrees The day was al o partly cloudy , nnd the wind was from the noith Clear weather Is expected today * * announced tint as far as he Is concerned he will not stop lighting the gang Another prominent politician , and one of the delegites , said tint the CJUcus was held In | good filth and consequently the delega tion felt cheap at beltig ousted. Ho said that no ' money had been allowed to pay primary expenses ' and there was nothing else to debut but to hold a caucus The expenses of prl- moHo > , ho slid , would amount to about $ .15 , and as noiu of the delegates fell like going down c into their pockets and digging up the nccc&saty : amount it was decided lo hold a caucts ' This was thought to be all right , as there was no opposition to thedelegate. . * ] and no content Continuing , bo said there was no objection to a caucus until the Herd- man : gang found that the delegates selected hero wcro against them Then the cry of a caucus i being Illegal was ral ccl A democrat who has been prominent In South Omaha politics for u number of years , and who took a prominent part In the caucus , but who did not attend the convention as a delegate , said that the South Omaha delega tion felt the humiliation of being thrown out greatly and Insisted that the same sixteen men would bo sent to the county nominating convention and not a name would be changed Furthoi , ho Mid that the delegation would challenge Herdman or any of his ging to stop thi'in from participating In the procccdlng3 of the convention lie al-o a SEited that the caucus was luld In good faith and that the primaries were not held on account of there being no money appropriated by the commit tee to pay the necesfciry oxpen cH iu : < ; iMivr on ciiiiiu : : vno : VMX. llcillilim of T\\f ill.i-Thli il Ohio ( o H ( . Ill-Ill Tills VffK. . FREMONT , O , Aug 29 The first and second days of SoptemL-er will have noted events hero at both of which Picsldent Mc- Klnley will be in attendance September 1 octirs the wedding of Entign Smith and Miss Hayes , daughter of the ex-prcsldent , and on the next day occurs , the reunion of the regiment In which Hayes and McKiuley sc-ived during the war The Twenty-thltd Ohio icglment claims the distinction of having among Its olilceis more men who attained high positions din ing and after the war than any other icgl ment in the United Statea. Two of Its offi cers became president of the United States R B Hayes and William MeKInlcy , one reached the olllce of United States fa ° natoi and asoclato Justice of the supreme couit of the United States , Stanley Matthews ; Itfc ( list colonel , W. S. Roi'ecrans , was ap pointed brigadier geneial In the regulai army before hla regiment reached the field , the next in command , E. P. Scanimon , was afterwards made major general of volunteers and was equally successful In business life ; the fourth colonel , James M. Coinly , waa mustered out with the regiment and uftei- wards was known as a distinguished journal ist ; Lieutenant Colonel Ruescll Hastings , now a re&ldent of the Bermuda Islands , is known as a successful man of business In Ohio since the war ; Captain G. R. GIddlngs wab appointed major In the United States army ; Lieutenant R. P. Kennedy was later lieutenant governor of Ohio and also a member of congress , Lieutenant James L BoU'foid wab made captain nnd assistant adjutant general on the staff of General Scanimon ; Lieutenant George W. Hicks WZH made colonel of a New York regiment. President McKlnley rose fiom the tanks to bccoud lieutenant September 24 , 1S02 Il va promoted to fli t llcuterant Felnuaiy 7 1SG3 , and to captain and aftoi wards breveted majoi The leglmcnt fav sevcic and tij Ing service in the mountains of Wif > t Virginia and participated honorably In the engagements of South Mountain and An- tietan In 1SC2. It was Chpeclilly conspicu ous at the celebrated battle of Cedar Creek , October 19 , 1864 , when fcherldan made h's ' ride to Winchester. vr ciiimcu AMI \ UI > MII I'\UT\ . MrKlnlo Siti'iiilH Mi mill > ullli Sen- litur Iliiniiii n ( Cl < > \ clniKl. CLEVELAND , 0 . Aug 9 President Me- Klnloy attended divine service this morning at Epworth Memorial Methodist church , whore he has a pew. lie was accompanied by Mr. James F. Rhodes , the historian , and Mis Rhodes. The church was crowdc'd to its utmost capacity. The president entered Just as the voluntaiy was being played and In tlmo to hear a &olo sung by Dr. Ion A Jackiv > n , of the choii of th Chinch of the Incarnation In Now York He gave close attention to the scimon by Rev , Waul Bcecher Plckard and Joined In the conpregi- tlonal singing At the conclusion of the set vices the president shook hands with a few people , but went to his cairlagn as quickly as possible and was dilvcn to the homo of Senator Hanna. The afteinioon was parsed quietly and Ill's ' evening a dinner party was give by Senatoi Hanna These at the table , benldes Mr and Mrs McKlnley , were Senator and Mrs Hanna , Secretary Alger and MI 9 Algcr , Mr and Mrs W I ! Corning , Mr and Mrn J F Whltelaw , Mr and Mrs T W liuinham. Colonel and Mrs M T Herrlck , Mr and Mrs S T Everett , Mr and Mr ? Kenyon V Painter , Mr and Mrs H. M Hanna and Mien Hanna. The president will remain at Mr Hanna'a homo tomorrow and will take pail "n no social or public functions Senator Hanna annoiiccd today that the name of his home was not Wtndcrnieio , as It IIEH been culled In the newt-paperfl , but Glecmere. ill ititic'XM : ON I'vciric rowr. ( ircat DrniiiKi * Done nnil Three IM IN Itfporlfil l.iiNl , DENVER , Aug 29 A special to Ihe News from Nogales , Ailz , , says Advices from Guaymas state that a severe hurricane visited the gulf of Callfoinla and lower Mexican coast on the 22d lust , and that Information of the damage done Is be ginning to arrive at that port. At Las Guaymas near the mouth of the Yuqul river the region for miles around was Inun dated and thu town swept away. Three lives are u ported lost and great damage to crops The steamer Carmen Is supposed to have left Aglabampo for the south just as the hurricane was coming and fears for her aifety are entertained The storm hat > prostrated the wires all along the coast and no particulars can be gathered , co\nssis : : TO KIM.IXC ; A i' TuniN Slntr'M i ; liliniMnml lniill- I'llK'H Nl'VITIll OllllTH. CHARLESTON , W Va. , Aug 29 Chris topher Slack , now serving a term In the penitentiary for huiglary , confesses that about two yearn ago ho and about half a do eii o'hers wet a peddler , John Wiseman , on the road and killed him for hU money , getting In all JR5 In eahti uml other valu ables They burned tbo flesh off the lionet ) and then burled them Slack made the con- fc talon under the Impn talon that the mur der wtd about to get out and he would be hanged. Ho tuincd ttate'a evidence to save his neck. Officers have gone up the liver to arrcet the person * named by Slack as ac complice * , Till HP P i n P pv/M'pprv IRIBES ARELXCI1ED Fears Are Entertained of n General Uprising in India. ZIARET SANITARIUM IS IN DANCER Natives Are Gnthering There nnd Their Attitude is Turantoniug. WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO BE REMOVED Ojl , Gordon Leaves for Sninana District with Native Troops. DOUBT CONCERNING THE AMEER'S ' REPLY" Us Ci'tiiilniMicNH IM ( Ini'xtliintMl In Cor lain < l mirier * VlrlilN < | imrrrl-x Inur Ovt-r Iliiiitj l.utcit INt'MN from tli < IVonl. ' BOMBAY. Aug 29 Little fresh news haa been received here ftom the frontier. An at tack has been undo In < Shlmwtty , but the at tacking foico was repul < eil , losing live killed and many wounded There Is considerable ex citement among the tribes along the Bolan , route to Quelta nnd the telegraph wires have again been cut. It is reported lint the tiIbmmon are gath ering ncai the Xlarot sanitarium , and much , anvlctv Is felt regal ding the safety of the- woinen and children there , and the railway olilclals me asking foi military protection for their pioperty. If the route Is considered eafo the women and chllclun at the sanitarium will be brought away , but otherwise troops will bo sent fiom ( ) uetti to protect them. The column under Colonel Gordon , who was dispatched to the Sim.ina district today. Is composed entirely of native troops and. Is fully equipped with medical cominlstarat and tunsport service It has orders to force Iho Kohat pass If necessary Rumors are cur- icnt tending to throw doubts upon the genu ineness of the ameer's icply to the viceroy of India regarding the complicity ot Afghaa subjects in the upiMIng The dlsaimlng of the Khyhcr lilies , which foi mod pait of the gari son at Jainrud , wao a complete suipri.sibut the aiders WCTO obeyed without tumble Much Individual firing at the camp -it Jamiud has , taken place. rt > many as lut ) stray < ? hot.i having been llred at the outpo" ' ! . In a single night Some of these shots neie llrcd at so short a tango that three natlvo oillecrs who wenon watch were killed. H speaka well foi the discipline and obcdlc.ico maintained in the camp that not a single shot was fired In reply The hot weathei In extiemely tiylng , but the health nnd bpnltn of the troops arc good FEARS FOR RUSTAM. Fcais are exploded of the fall of KuBtum , noithwcst of Maldan , the whole dletilct bo lus In the hands of the enemy. General Wodehouse has gone from Ma-da.i to Rus- tani , where the force , which now amounts to 2,000 men , with twu gm > ? > , will bo sticngthencd. Confirmation has been received of the rumors that the Afrld'a ' are qna-i cling among tliemsehcfi over the dhlslon of the booty taken fiom the captured forts Only about 500 of them have been left to guard the- Khvbur i > a-8. the others hiving dispersed to neek supplied of provisions T hU is probably the lea-son for the cobsitlon of hostilities. The gencial idea heie U that If fuither de lay occurs In punishing the A ( Idis , for which liurpose at leant 20,000 men are rcqtllied , thcie will bi > n general upiislng on an enor mous scale extending fiom Orakzalland to Zalmiikht , beyond Kuiam and into Wazlrls- tan. despite the picsiiice of UittUh field force on the Toulil valley , east of Kiutim. Between Bui.ei and the Indus , the Ulbes appear to bo disinclined to jo.n the rebellion. RELIEF EXPEDITION. SIMLA , Aug 29. A strong column of na tive troops and the Royal Irish regiment , with four guns , under commend of Colonel Richardson , has stalled for the relict of the Ktiium valley forts and another force haa been sent to the assistance of the Shlmwari garrison It has developed that the capture of Fort Lundl Kotal vvim accomplished through , tieichory and that the 01 glnal re port that a light lasting two hours took place within the walls of the fort was unfounded The .150 Khyber rifles- who were stationed there belonged to various ) clans and I minded a number of men from the Pcshawur valley. After fighting of a desultoiy nature some ot the Shlmwaris dropped from the wails and fled to their homes. The Afrldls on the walla soon began to exchange gicotings with the besiegers , and the gates w ro opened from the- Inside and the enemy poured In Some of the defenders fled and others remained and fraternised with t.'io besiegers The Pshaurls wire dlsaimed , six of them were held aa prisoners and the remnlndfi to the number of thirty were allowed to go free. It was this news which led to the- dis arming of a portion of the * ganlson at Jam- rnd. It Is believed that theKhvber rifles , garrisoning thfe foils In the Khyber had acted In a hlmllur manner. U/AK AMI n Sl\ V TKHATY. I'llI IN I'lllMT I'llltllNlK'N llflllllN Of ( llO Iniimi In nl Oi-ruri riu-i' . PARIS , Aug 29Thi ) Giulols pub lishes detail * , of llx > signing of the treaty between Franre and Russia vvhlrh It de clares to bo a foiuial offensive and de fensive agreement The tieaty the paper says , was concluded In the emperor's study In the Alcxandila palace at I'ctrrhof oa Wednesday last President Fauro , the car , M. Ilanotaux , the French fnieign minister , and Count Mur.ivicff thn Uui&Uin foreign minister , were pr sent The Instrument had been finished but It WHS decided lo add a claiiHo which would unmistakably ln nro the peace of the woill I'lesldent Faure wrote this clause at the c/ai'.f dictation and all then signed the document , after which the czar presented the pen with which thn signatures hud been nlllxcd to President Fuuro as a souvenir. \VIVIIH HAS CMMHM HIS MIMJ. I'oNlimnrN Ai'llon on Irriimil of I'uli- llrlt ) ( ! lt i-ii lo tin * CIIMI * . HAVANA ( via Key West. Fla ) , Aug 29. It la rtfmerted hero that It waa the Inten tion of Captain General Weylei , as the le- Ult of quiet and friendly Influence on the part of Consul General Lee , to iraue an order dlsmlfcHiig the case of Evangellua Cotislo Clsncrns In a short time but In view of the publicity given to the eai-e and the many contradictory amcrtlona made In regal d to it the captain general has decided to post pone ) action for the present The military commander of the lelc of Pines recently stated that many of the gtate. ments made with reference to Henorlla Clfl- ncren were without foundation and that xo far aa ho could judge no extreme eentenco would be Imposed upon her la I. for u II rni m ill of Corn lnl ) > . MARSEILLES , Aug 29. An orderly dem onstration , In which 3,000 persons , headed by the mayor and -\fral < deputing , partici pated , took placet here today , U was decided lo send a resolution to the government In favor of the abolition of the duty on corn. IMlrl nxpiM'llMl ill ATHHNS , Aug. aIt IB expeUed that a. duel will result from a iccent encounter In the lobby of the Chamber of IJeputleii to-