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THE OMAHA DAILY J3E ; yfiUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 12 , 1897 , Omaha , Sept. 12 , 1S07. We are iciansOmaha But we've been doing wonders this fall in Dress Goods buying Some of our patrons say we must have brought to bear some magic influence in fetching out such magnificently beautiful effects at such extraordinarily low prices , I.ADIKS' All now nntl of EASY PRICE Now aa the morning IIANDKHUCHIBFS qimllUcs ntich us DRESS ( iOODS nud crisp as Octobur you oxpout bore. dnys. Dross fabrics Extra fine quality hnnd mailo Embroid for many uses that do not require much ered Linen Handkerchiefs IQc nnd :5c. money to buy thorn and yet they are Best quality Unlnundcrcd Linen Hnnd- handsome novelties and will make beautiful kprchlefs nt 8'/4c. Good quality children's School Handker tiful jjowns. chiefs Ke. 33-Inch Novelties at 2 , ' > c. 27V4c and 23c. ! W-lnch Novelties nt 40c. - Pull liavo LATEST Our spoils nr- DOMESTICS rlvcil nnd our stock of .W-lnch Pin Striped Fancies nt 40c. 40 to 42-Inch Novelties at & 0c. Domestics in nil lines In Fancies at 60c. 33-Inch Jncquard now complete. IN DUAPRRIKS we can offer a most HOUSEKEEPING Llnon loadorshlp beautiful llm > of Sllkollncs 3C Inches muoh in the . LINENS meant wide nt 12V4c per ynrd. DRAPKHIKS-Jnpan Gulldcd Cotlnn fjathorlng and In Crepe in excellent colorings and de the Polling. The best that Scotland , signs very appropriate for Interior decorating 29 Inches wide at 12V c Ireland , llolirtum and Saxony can pro per ynrd. duce cotuns hero. The boat economy of DENlMS-Plnln nnd flgured-Sfi Inches all 1 In the thorough goodness of the wide at 20c per yard. CKRTONNIJS-In large variety of pat- llnons we show pure linens always. tcrn nnd colora 30 Inches wide at 12'/&o nnd 15c per ynrd. Abend of tlio tarllT chingcs , wo boucrht in lots that you may share in today NEW AUTUMN Wo are showing all TRIMMING Wo hiivo just received a Abnormally little prices at much under SILKS the now colors InFancy BRAIDS beautiful now line of today's import cost. Fancy Silks at 75c 31. Trlinininp Druids. 15 nieces 72-Inch bleached extra heavy NEW ROMAN A beautiful line ol Titan nrnld n. fine quality of mohair In Damask Monday , $1.10 per yard. nil colors at DC , lOc , ISc nnd 20c per STRIPED SILKS those handsome bleached fine 72-Inch extra 10 nieces - yard. Uama .k Monday , Jl.OO-per - yard. silks at 61.OU per yd. Military Hrald black In five widths to match nt 3e , 4c , Sc , lOc , l ! > c , 20c and 30o 23 pieces . 53-Inch . Cream Damask Mon NEW BLACK We are showing all the , per yard. day , 3.114C. Tubular Jlr.ald fancy weave In a beautiful 23 pieces RS-lnch Turkey and Red Dam SILKS now weaves ' in Black tiful line of colorings at Cc per yard. ask ( Monday , 33V&C. Silks. Bilk Tubular Itrnld In colors at 8c yard. ICO dozen extra Huck and Damask Tow els Monday , 25c each. FRENCH The now French Flannels Mohiilr Tubular Hrald In black at Sc and lOc per yard. 73 dozen Huck Towels hemmed Mon FLANNELS are hero In the latest do- Fine quality Mohair rirald basket weave day 12&C each. signs. Do not fail to convince with loop edge tbree widths to match 75 dozen Huck Towels hemmed Mon is at 15c , 2jc and 40c per yard. day , 41,20 per dozen. vince yourself that style and quality "Ltnoln" litndtng for linen skirts at lOc Braid the best to bo bud. Our prioo OOe. NEW The Trimmings bolt. per the McCALI. , iPAPKR PATTERNS for October have arrived making BRAID , tober nro In. TIUMM1NGS trimming stock antirelv complete. CORSETS AND Wo have a good MUSLIN DRAWERS line of both nnd These comeIn scroll effect ! ) In black at 2."c , KiclOc , 4r > c , 50(1. ( 5. > c , ( We , < V > c , 75c , will bo ublo this KOc , Sac , Jl.OO , $1.23 , J1.40 and l.fw yard. fall to make prices of the very smallest "V > 'c have also a line of narrow Scroll variety because of our splendid buying. llralds In black and colors at 20c yard Also a line with black and colors mixed CORSETS Low bust and cutaway hip- at 2"c and 40c a yard. In black , white or gray sateen at $1.00 , J1.50 and $1.75. We call osnoclal STTcmion to these UMBRELLA DRAWERS Open or mixed I'.ralds , as they nro quite now and closed made of line cambric , lawn , rullle. ilnisbed with hemstitching DOc comprise the new shades for fall and nnd 73c. winter. SKIRT Wo have everything now The ISnilded GarnU'ire will be found STIFFENINOS and desirable in this im- nnd come wltb and unusually pretty , OR FACINOS portant part of a dress without skirt pieces. lining. Below wo quote We havft Garniture ranging In price prices on the moro important ones. from 83c to $4.CO each or iv set. Our customers will be glad to learn that French Hair Cloth In black anil gray IT we now have a large line of Frogs for 18-inch ffic. J coats and Jackets both In silk and American Hair Cloth 10-Inch SOc. In mohair these are In black only and the prices lOc , 12V4o , 15c , 17c , ISc , Linen Canvas all colors 15c , 20c , 23c. "Oc and 2-c each. "Wlrette black and gray 28-Inch nt 15c. " ' Imitation Hair Cloth IS-lnch at 20c. full line of \Ylth thc'se and n fancy Wlggan black and gray 31Incht lOe. Passementeries , including Pearl Trimming A Wlrone black only 18-Inch at 20c. _ . ming anil Garniture , we fool sure we can please you , both in style and price. MEN'S NEW Draco up with a pair SUSPENDERS of naw braces that lire MEN'S A new lot of fall styles just not low only priced TIES received. but good. Uow Ties 23e and GOc. Men's Crown make Suspenders 23c , COc , String Ties nnd Tecks 23c and 50o. 75c and $1.00. Four-In-Hands and Puffs--30c. Boys Suspenders 23c. boar to restore them to the strikers' ranks , and It Is admitted that there will bo no resistance. RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY. This was only ono of three mass meetings hold today. Another at Harwood adopted resolutions expressing sympathy for "our murdered brothers \vhu were shot down at Laitlmcr" and continuing In this fashion : "For years wo have been oppressed by the payment of starvation wages. They have deprived us of our liberty by compelling us to deal In their company store. They tavo forced us to purchase powder at five times Its actual value and liavo otherwise tyrannized over us In ways too numerous to mention , so that we are no longer freemen mon , but slaves. We assembled together peacefully and to seek rcilrens for our griev ances. Not ono man ainoni ; Us was armed. Our mission was not to take human llfo nor to destroy property , but to go and meet our fellow employes of the name company at Latlmor , who were In sympathy with us. We were opposed on the public highway and without provocation were shot down like dogs. r ReMJlvcd , That we deplore such rcslslanco to tbo right to aKsemble and march. That wo look upon such shooting as unprovoked nnd uncalled for , and that If such slaughter Is not murder In law It surely must Im be fore high heaven. That wo denounce such action by tlui vhcrllt and his deputies as cruel and wilful ami cowardly murder. Wo plaeo ourVelvrx before the bar of public opinion and appeal to the good cltl- Bens of this state and county , and ask them If there was Justification or warrant In such assassination. i Resolved , Tiint wo extend our sympathy to the friends nnd iclatlvos ot those who have fallen , nnd pray to Cod ! that these now dead will live In our memories as martyrs to the cause of clown-trodden labor. The third meeting was the most largely attended. U began at Hazlo park , about fi o'clock this afternoon , nnd adjourned to Donegal Hill , an open place at ono end of th'o city , where It was In progress tonight. The purpose ot this meeting was also to ex tend sympathy and to decide upon a course ot action In coniieiiuenco ot last night's catastrophe. SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT. Throughout the day the city lias been given up to excitement , which by Us suppressed character has been moro ominous than turbulanco would have been. The Incoming of the state troops , which began early this anornlng , nerved to cow the strliera and their sympathizers , and no further' demonstration was made than the gathering at xtrcot corners of kuotu ot men and women In mut tered but Intense discussion of the shooting. Tonight there are fully 2.GOO soldtiTs camping In town. The Unit to arrlvo was the- Ninth regiment , under Colonel Dougherty , from "Wllkcsbarre. Then cama thu Thirteenth , under Lieutenant Colonel Mettes ; the Fourth , under Colonel Case ; the Sixth , from Lebanon ; the Twelfth , from Wllllamsport ; battery I ) , from Phocnlxvlllo ; the Governor's troop , ( rom IlarrluburK , and the City troop of Philadelphia. The two latter bodies did not roach hero until tonight. General Uobln , commander of the Third brigade , arrived early in the morning and ejtsbllslied headquarters In the olllco ot the division uupcrlutcndcnt of the Leblub Val ley Coal company , from which point ho as signed Iho commands to points on the out skirts and In the city. The Ninth was sent to Hazlo park , commanding the road from Drlfton and mother from Latllraor , the Twelfth was scut to Donegal hill , on the oppo- inu tide ot the town , holding the Jaurovllle road. The second battalion of the Eighth regiment was pieced at AuJenrelJ and was later joined by the Fourth regiment. The Thirteenth wont to Littlmer and took up a position overlooking the mines toward which the strikers were marching when the shootIng - Ing occurred. The governor's troop rcuulned at brigade headquarters and battery n was distributed amcoe the dlffcrout couimanda. Besides Us usual equiprnent the battery had two breechloadlng pieces and two Catling guns. General Oobln expressed his satisfaction wIMi the promptitude of the response to the call to arms. The Ninth was called out at 1 o'clock this morning 'In Wllkesbarre by the ringing of the fire alarm , and at 4 o'clock 400 of the 450 were on the train traveling toward Ilazloton. The commander was also grati fied at the absence of hostility shown to the Incoming troops. Ho salJ the assignments had been made In the order Indicated to In sure the preservation of absolute low and order. NO iMORE MARCHING. "I will not porm'it the marching of largo bodies of men along the roada , " ho added ; "all such -will bo ordered to disband Im mediately. My mission here and the mission of the soldiers Is to maintain law and order. I have nothing to do with what the men are striking for nor what the operators arc ask ing. So far as I am ollldally concerned I do not caro. Wo nro hero to keep order , and I have at ranged my regiments accord ingly. The ioldlera are behaving splendidly and are manifesting no feeling. " Notwithstanding the general's final words , there wore a few raw recruits In some of the regiments who broke loose during the day and evening , but their transgression wont no further than the frolic which accompanies lee liberal potations , and they were promptly captured and sequestered In their camps. The town Itself looks as If It were In a state of slcgo tonight. Tin presence of tha troops has HU diced to maintain order thus far but it Is not repressing public opinion. This Is almost unanimous In condemning In tha most severe terms the action ot the deputies last night. "Official murder" Is the phrase on almost every tongue , and for sub stantiation of the charge attention Is di- rccted to the fact that the deputies carried Winchester rlllcs , each man having twelve roundci of ammunition , each a revolver and a box ot cartridges , while the striking marchers were defenseless , having unani mously surrendered whatever weapons they may liavo had before the inarch was begun. Moreover , the fact remains that many of the victims were shot through the back , The first volley from the deputies , unex pected na It was , created such Indcscrlbabla consternation that the men stampeded and Hod and It Is not a question that while they wore thus In headlong flight the deputies poured volley after volley Into the terror- stricken crowd , Many prominent citizens of the town. Including Rev. Father MoyUn of St , Hazel's church , ICov , Mr , Spauldlng ot the Baptist and Huv. Mr. Wagner of ( he Lutheran church , have drawn up a formal protest , not only against the action of the sheriff anil his deputies , rut against the calling out ot the militia , which they de clare was unnecessary , In splto of 'this ' , however , the uneasy feel ing Increases. The strikers have made up their minds , as several ot them said today , to. remain In perfect quietness until Mon day , At 11 o'clock In the morn Ing of that day the bodies ot the unfortunate men who toll under the leaden storm will bo laid away , Services will be held In the Polish Catholic church , where requiem high mass will bo celebrated by Hov. Mr , Aust , and benediction will bo pronounced by several priests. Then ( he corpses will be laid In a circular plot and > the congregation to which they belonged will , It U announced , erect a monument. WILL REMAIN OUT. The meeting at Lattlmer ( oday was held not far from the spot of last night's conflict. The country Is bare and desolate there. Huge coal breakers loom up against the skyline hero and there and a few tumble-down shanties , the "homes" ot the miners , nestling amid the culm bank , and there Is an oc casional group of unhealthy looking trees. A great rabble of bearded and sallow men wttru gathered before ono ot these shanties , and from time to tlmo a gaunt and bony flguro would push to the front and harangue his companions In a strange tongue , the comments and criticisms of his hearers mingling with his gutterals In an absolute babel. Twenty different languages are spoken In Hazleton , and there It seemed as It all were being spoken at once. The mon decided to take no action until 'Monday , whtn a committee , consisting of four Poles , four Italians and four Hungarians , will visit the opoartors and notify them of their Inten tion to remain out with the other strikers until every demand Is granted. The shooting occurred at the bend of a dusty toad leading from Hazloton. and bor dered by a rank growth of bush. For a background , however , the affray had a row of halt a. dozen frame cottages , mean enough In appearance , yet in the HtUo yard In front of each a tow brlght-huod flowers grew. To day only a step from these desert blossoms lav a portion of a man's brains and a llttlo beyond a. horrible bundle of gory rags , upon which the blood was still wet. The hospital was 'tho ' heartrending place today. Hero all day long groups of sunken- oyod. sallow-cheeked women , many bearing chldren in their arms , hung about the steiM nnd eagerly watched the doors. Some sat In stony silence as If unaware as yet of what had happened , while others were bowed and bent beneath uncontrollable storms ot grief. About the dead house. In the rear ot the hospital building , where lay two or three bodice , the secono was infinitely pitiful , During part of tbo day lamentations no less moumful could bo heard at 'tho building called the morgue , a one-story wooden struc- tuio which ordinarily does duty as a stable. Here lay four bodies , two In plain plno boxes , tholr bloody and waxen features ex posed to the gaze of whosoever cared to look , while a rod beyond an uncanny bulge under a heap of tarpaulins told of two more vic tims. i THE WOUNDED. The long line of'cota on either side of 'the "wounded" ward In the hospital presented a ghastly spectacle. On ono of thorn lay a swarthy fellow of some 20 mid years , whoso shoulders , where the bandages permitted them to t > o seen , were a mass ot coagulated blood anil powder black. Ho was Jacob Tomashontas. H was a marvel to the physi cians that ho lived throughout the day , Three bullets had found tholr billet In his body , Ono entered over the heart , another penetrated the right lung and a third lodged In his arm. Almost opposite him lay a flaxen-haired boy of 18 , John Qonko , who had been shot through the head. All day ho laid there conscious , gazing wistfully at the bowed form ot his elder brother , who , shaken by eobs , sat at the foot of the bed. The doc. tors were looking for his death at any mo ment. The time when the coroner's inquest will bo held Is still undetermined. Last night the Jury empanelled by that official viewed the bodies of the eleven men who were In stantly killed and today they viewed the ten additional victims , but the formal Inquest will not occur until matters have shaped themselves Into a finality by tha death or recovery of the wounded men. SIIKHI1W IHSKK.VDS MIS ACTION. tilt * Ntrlkvrx Wor ( irailiially ( Irtllnu tin * UIUMT Iluiiil , WILKESBARRE , Pa. , Sept. 11. Sheriff Martin spent the night at hla home In this city and left for Hazleton with the militia thU morning. Before leaving ho went Into Rodlugton's restaurant for some refresh ments. The place was filled with soldiers and sympathizers ot the striking miners. Thu sheriff was hissed when he entered , but ho paid no attention to the taunts. Then the crowd gathered around him and he was Inclined to resist their interference. Ills friends , however , hustled him off to a pri vate room , yhora ho remained until the tlmn for the ilervir.turo of the train. A re porter for the ; Associated Press accompanied the sheriff on' bin. trip down , Mr. Martin was cool and kollerlcd. Ho Bald ! "This la an "unfortunate affair , but I think nlncty-nlno inch oil of a hundred would have doin Just as I dlil. But now that the crlsla has been reacficd I do not propose to shirk my duty. Soma ny my action was prema ture ; that I Hhonld have Jollied with the mocking mob. I toll yon I had been parleyIng - Ing with them /or" four days nnd It did no good. They we're gradually getting the best ot the situation- , and I think In twenty-four hours moro ttvlngn would have been worse. " The coal operators In this vicinity nro In clined to otaml by the sheriff. They say they liavo confldchco in him and think he only did his duty. Among the laboring clomenl , however , the feeling Is very bitter against the sheriff. Sheriff Martin .returned to Wllkcsbarre at 3 p. m. Ho said he was "all played out" and declined lo tslk. He went to his oillcc In the court house , threw oft hla coat and sank Into a chair. "Well , there Is a big crowd In Hazleton , " ho said lo his deputy , "but I apprehend no further trouble. I don't think I'll go down again unless sent for. " ( iOVKIt.VOIl ISSllliS 1'HOCI.AM.CriO.V. On I In Upon tlio OltlxriiH to Obey tin- Im < T' .tin n ilnt PH. IIAKlUSnUim. ! . , Sept. H. On account ot the horrible slaughter yesterday afternoon at Latlmer. In the coal region , the governor tonight Issued the tolowlng proclamation : Whercati , It has been represented to me by the proper authority of Luzerno county that riotous demonstrations exist In various KQCtlona thereof , Whereby the lives anil property nnd the peace and safety of the people are threatened , nnd which the civil authorities aio unable to suppress , and , Whereas , The constitution and laws oof the commonwealth authorize and require the governor , whenever It may become nee- canary , to employ the military of the ftato to suppresn domestic violence nnd preserve the peace. Now , therefore. J , Daniel H. Hastings , governor of the commonwealth , do hereby admonish all good citizens nnd all persons within the eye and under the Jurisdiction of the commonwealth , against aiding or abetting ny such unlawful proceedings , and I do hereby notify them that the llvea and property of al Icltlzciift o fthe common wealth will bo protected ; that the laws will be enforced ; that the humblest citizen will be protected In his right to earn a liveli hood nnd In the enjoyment of his home nnd family ; and that the safety of life and property will be guaranteed on all occa sions , at whatever cost ; and I do hereby commnml all persons engaged In riotous demonstrations and unlawful conduct threatening the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania , to disperse forthwith to their respective places of abode , warning them that persistence In violence or unlawful assemblage will com pel such use of tht > military arm ot the commonwealth us may be necessary to en force obedience to the lawa and the main tenance of good order. Given under my hnnd nnd thn great seal of thu state , at Harrlsburg , this llth day of September In the ycnr of our Lord , 1S97 , and of the commonwealth the 122d. By the Governor ; J , E. UKRNETT , Acting Secretary of the Comonwcalth. DANIEL H. HASTINGS. Fear Trnitliltx nt DulxilN. DUBOIS , Pa. , Sept. 11. A crisis Is ex pected in the minors' strike here before the day Is over. This morning forty-eight armed forclgntrs marched > to the mines and pre vented COO miners from going to work. The sheriffs of Jefferson and Clearflold. counties nro now on the ground and wholesale arrests nro contemplated this'afternoon. It Is feared that this will rfesult' In serious trouble and much uneasiness is .manifested. LOW UATUS r K0)l ) FIIOXTIKR DAY. Villon 1'nelllo SO-UM to Curry Crowds to Cl cj-cnnc' . CHEYENNE , . ' \Vyo' . , Sept. 11. ( Special. ) The Union Pacific railway has made n cheap rate for the Chtyonuo 'Frontier ' day celebra tion on September 23. The rates from all points cast andwest , of Chcyennp will be two-thirds of th6 end way rate for the round trip , A $2 ratfe ; for. the round trp | from Denver on Septombt-r' 23' ' U also annpuucqd. Tho'following program of events has $ en an nounced as part1 ot the attractions of the day : ' - , . , . ' Wild horse race , ' om > half irilto First prize , $30 ; secoiid prize , 73 per cent of entrance money ; third prize , 23 per cunt of en trance money. Stake race , 250 yards First prize , $23 ; sacond nnd third prizes , division of en trance money. Cow pony race , one-quarter mile First prize , $20 ; second and third prizes , division of entrance money. Cow pony race , half mile. 'First prize , $ rX ) : second and third prizes , division of entrance money. Free-for-all , ono mile First prize , $ ZO ; second anil third prizes division of entrance money. Cow 'pony race , two miles First prize , $ < X ) ; second and third prizes , division of en trance money. Competition of worst bucking bronchos- First prize , f."X ) . Roping wild steers First prize , $50. The committee In charge of the day's amusements Is arranging to secure the at tendance of a band of Sboshono am ] Arophoo Indians. UA.VCIIMEN SIOM/I.VG TIIHIIl lF2lt h Four ICxprexHccI Unit Small C'llt < U-luci Arc Injuring Their 1'roNiii'cln. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 11. ( Special. ) The Douglas News calls attention to the fact that the small ranchmen of central Wyoming are selling out their entire herds of cattle , the temptation of tlio present high prices be ing too much for them. It warns the ranch men , a lnsl deposing of their herds , as tbo possibilities are that prices of cattle will bo much higher next year than this. The southern cattle fields have been depleted and Montana nnd Wyoming will bo the great sources from which the cattle riupply of next year will be expected. With their herds gene the small ranchmen will bo In no posi tion to share In 'tho Improvement of the stock Industry. 1IOMKSTAKI3 IHtlCAICS ITS RECORD. \i-nrly Two Iliiiulrcil TIioiiNiuiil lol- lllTN 111 Illllf II .Moilt'll. DEADWOOD , S. D. Sept. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) Tomorrow's Plonecr-Tlmes will say : The Homestako 'Mining ' company on the 2d fast , finished the largest clean up of gold In Its history for a like period of tlmo , viz. , fifteen days. Eight largo bricks of 'bullion wore refined and shipped to the subtreasury at New YorJv. ' They were valued at $190QOO , About $ GQ'K)0 ( ) moro than the value of any previous semi-monthly clean up. This Increase wes occasioned by the enlarged capacUy ofA-tbo company mills , whllo it ! a also understood that the ore IE > improving in grade * At this rate the output for thu present .rpoilt ) ) will bo $380,000 , or $ ( ,500,000 a yoaro Ibehas been given out that the future clean ups will equal Iho last ono and It has luJinlostlioated that the an nual product wlir-.bo'iat least $1,000,000 In excess of any previous year , IIAVI2 KKAIlSfijOF FOREST KIRKS , Illnelv HlllH fuplc ; All.vloilH to Illlvo tllK HCNITVO < llUtllMI Sl-ttlt'll. RAPIU CITY , SiDScpt. ! 11. ( Special. ) The Black Hills people are anxious for the tlmo when the question of the forestry reserve - servo will bo Bcttlejigfor good. There is not only a grcajtnarixlety on the part of tboao who have ( prospective land in view , whether it is or lk 'ii < H"lo , bo Included within the reserve , but 'frdm this tlmo on the danger from forest fires will bo greatly In creased. The continuous hot winds have thoroughly dried tb'e underbrush In the ' forests until it has' become a tlnderbox. Already several fires have had thplr run , ono town had a very narrow escape and one rancher will probably Icue his llfo from over exertion whllo protecting his homo from a flro. Orili'fiMl In IiiMllliitc SiiltM , SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Sept. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) . Attorney General Orlgsby was today directed by Governor Lee to Institute suits against State Auditor Mayhew and ex- Auditor Hippie to recover from the former } 17G and from the latter $2,500 , alleged dis crepancies In the auditors' books , througn overcharges In the Insurance department , based on the report of Public Examiner Taylor , The attorney general was directed to bring milt against Mayhew and Hippie at once , but this he refuses to do until he has had tlmo to examine the report and obtain further proof ot the shortages. SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIP Minors' Convention , After Much Wrangling Accepts Opnratora' Offer. AGREE ON THE SIXT'Y-F.VE-CENT RATE lllliinlH Simula'Out < < > n Man mill AVI1 Hold a Convention I.liter to Try tii Vis. Up. COliUMHlJS , 0. , Sept. 11. The gro.i miners' strike , which wns declared on July ) was brought to an ciul this evening so tar at least , as western Pennsylvania , Ohio , In dlana anil West Virginia are concerned , by the action of the Interstate convention o miners , which has been In session hero since Wednesday. After a day of voting niu wrangling the convention adopted a rcsolu lion accepting the proposition of the Pitts burg operators. The vote was -19G tor ant 317 against accepting the terms of settle ment ; eleven votes were not cast. The dele gates from Illinois , who had 250 votes , were unanimously against n settlement. Indiana and West Virginia voted solidly to accept the operators' proposition , but there were scattering votes among the Ohio and Pitts- burg delegates against It. The resolution adopted Is as follows : Resolved , That we , miners of Ponnsyl vanla. We.sJ. Virginia. Oblo nnd Illinois , In convention assembled , do hereby agree to accept the proposition recommended by our national executive committee , viz. , 5 cents In the Pittsburg district , nil places In tht nbovu named states , < where a relative price can bo obtained , to resume work and con tribute liberally to the minors who do no receive the advance over which the light must continue to a bitter llnlsh. Uesolvcd , That tbo national olllcers , execu tive board and district presidents act as HI advisory board for the purpose ot provld- Inn ways and means for carrying on the strike where necessary , provided , however that no district resume work for ten days for the purpose of giving miners In otliur districts tlmo to confer wltb their operators and set the prlco If possible. While ten daya Is provided for the miners to resume work , It Is probable that many of the Ohio and Plttsburg mines will bo re opened Monday. The convention adopted resolutions endorsing the action of the na tional executive board in recommending a settlement on the terms proposed. The .Illinois miners will bo called In couvent'on at Springfield September 19 to determine what shall bo done In that state. Some of the Illinois delegates are very blttor In their denunciation of the action of the convention , slnco they claim their Interests have nol been given duo consideration. A resolution was adopted denouncing the action of the deputies In firing Into the crowd of striking miners at Hazloton. PA. s"iiic HUCIC MIJUKAVS UNL I'lllll of Hank Itulilti'r'H Krlrnds IN Hlnriivcrril by nil Arrlilriit. OTTUMWA , la. , Sept. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The officers today unearthed a plan to secure by force the release of Duck Mur ray , one of the Kldon bank robbers , which plan wns foiled only In the most accidental manner. Various warnings had been given the offlcers by the force of Chicago detective , ? hero , who know their man and his friends and who knew that an attempt would be made to get him away from the officers If half a chance presented Itself. On the day of .Murray's conviction the detectives noticed him acting suspiciously , and they guarded the doors. Nothing came of the In cident at the time , but It has since developed that an armed body ot his friends was at the tlmo at the bottom of the stairs , and one of his Chicago companions was in a carriage which had boon driven up under a window right under the court room. A bartender at a hotel saloon overheard the men make their plans , which were for Murray to make a run for the door , get outside and the armed men would cover his escapes with their revolvers. When the detectives grew suspicions and doubled their vigilance , 'the ' men got Into the carriage and drove away. The Jail is under heavy guard all the time , for Mio Chicago friends of Murray have sworn that lie will not bo landed In the penitentiary until an effort has been made to release him. I'-ALIi ' CARXIVAL AT HliSS MOIXES. IninioiiNc TlirtinK'M of VlitHurii Floult to tinIowa. . C'niiitul. DES MOINES , Sept. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Senl Om Sed fall carnival opened this evening with an immense throa ; of visitors In the city. The parades will no begin till Monday evening , but the cntlr city was brilliantly Illuminated tonight Monday evening the spectacular rcprcscuta tlon of the siege of Vlcksburg will bo glvei on the DCS Molnes river. Over BOO people four companies ot militia and a flotilla o gunboats will bo engaged In It , the seen being a representation of the running o the rebel batteries by the union fleet. Thi State fair was in full blast today and thi attendance was the largest ever known ot the second day of the fair. 1MIOTKST AtSAIXST THE SHOOTING MnriN Mfctliir ; In DN MoIni-M Symiia tliizpM with BiiNtrm Striker * . DES M6INBS , la. , Sept. 11. ( Special Tolo gram. ) A meeting was hold this evening with about COO people In attendance , to pro test against the course of the authorities Ir eastern states in their relation to the striking miners. The killing of miners by deputlei was the occasion of the call , and the e.xpres slons of the meeting were bitter In the CX' treme , although there was nothing open U serious criticism. A large number of tin ocal miners , who are on the point of success n their strike , were present. CITY CAJf.VOT COM , HOT HOG TAX JiuUi > ItiilcN Ordinance Volil on CiroiiiKl of County' * Prior III lil. SIOUX CITY , Sept. 1. . ( Special Telegram. ] In a decision rendered today In the cass ot S. 0. Rockwell , charged with Interfering with an olllcer , Justice F , A. Mugill , ruled the city ordinance , under which the city has been collecting dog taxes for the last nine years , to bo In conflict with the statutes anil consequently void. The statute provides thai the county shall tax all dogs over three months of ago , which will nut permit of the city doing It. VISItDICT ON MIDLAND 'WIIHCIC ' Conductor IliirlnuiU mill De-nil ICn- Kliu-cr OHtrnmler llrlil UcHioiiHl1il < * . DENVER , Colo. , Sept. 11. A special tc the Hock Mountain News from Nosv Castle , Colo. , says : "Prank Ilurbank , conductor , and Engineer Ostrander , deceased , ot the Colorado Mid- and railway , are charged by the coroner's ury with being responsible for the frightful wreck which occurred hero a few minutes past midnight Thursday night. The Inquest vas held this morning. The Jury decided from tha evidence that the conductor and engineer attempted to arrlvo at Now Castle aiding upon the time allotted by order of the rain dispatcher to the JUo Grande passenger west-bound train , Conductor Burbank wan olcaeod on his own recognizance this morn- ng and after the verdict was announced he was not re-arrested. MILLER , S. n. . Sept. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The populUts held a county convon- ; lon today to send eleven dulgatcs to Faulk- .on to nominate candidates for Judge ! u the Sixth circuit against ( Jaffy. MOYrilll-lltH Of OflMIII Vl'HMClM , Sl-pl. II. At Kfw York-Silled Patrla for Ham- nirB ; Manitoba , ( or London ; Europe , for London : Maaedam. for Itottcrd.un ; Ems , for Genoa ; UTnuralne , tor Havre ; City of Home , for CKuscow ; litrurlu , for Liverpool. rAt London Sailed Mohawk , for New At IJoston Arrived Gallla , from Liver- -iool. At Liverpool Arrived Lucanla , from New York ; Tuurio , from New York. At Naples Salled-LaGaHcogno , for New At Southampton Snlleil NnrmamilH , for New York , Btt. LouU , for New Yoik. WAIT I ? till 91MMNH TO COM1 Klnnillkrt-N Mnlun Unit In Tlirl Search for YrllnMr Stuff. SEATTLE , Sept. 11. The steamer City ( Topeka arrived from Alaska at 4 o'clock thi morning and brings the following letter t the Associated Proas : JUNKAU , Sept. C. Among the recent ai rivals at this port arc the steamers KosMli Mayflower. Detroit , Willamette and Topek and the falling off In the volume of travt Is very noticeable. The majority of newcomers comers will remain at Juneau until sprlnf An effort will bo made next year to tur the tldo of travel by way ot Sltka , goln from thcro to Yakutal and Dlsonchantmcn bay and up the White river , the dlstanc being only about 425 miles from Sltka t Dawson. as against 700 miles from Junca over the present trail. The building of a ralroad from Juneau t Lake Tcstln Is now assured. Thorough ex animation by the Interested parties has dc elded them to commence work at the earllcs possible moment next year. The road wll go by way of the lake , where the travclc will go by water to his destination. N doubt this will bo the first railroad eslnb llshed , but It will prooably bo quickly fol lowed by others , two prospective roads I ; particular having the same terminus jiif tu Jitnoau road. In going Into the Yukon coun try , the Whlto Horse rapids and man ; other dangerous places will bo avoided. A thcro will bo suitable boats plying on Lak < Tcstln and the Hootallnqua river , the ttrli will bo one of pleasure rather than other wise. llapld progress Is being made on th cable tramway now constructing at Chllkoo pass , and when finished everything can gi over more cheaply and quickly than hereto foro. Everyone Is now mapping out ar i-angemcnts tor winter quarters , as It wll soon bo out of the question to enter thi Klondlko bcforo February or March. The Yukon river steamer P. I ) . Weare o the North American Trading and Transpor tatlon company , cnrouto from Dawson I St. Michaels , stuck on a sandbar thlrt' miles below Circle City , July 2S. The rive' was nt a very low stage and the passenger remained on board until August 1C , whci the steamer Hcaloy , bound down the river took them oft and conveyed them to St Michaels , where they took passage on thi steamers Excelsior and Cleveland for Sat Francisco and Seattle. The Wearo was har < aground and it is doubtful It It will ge oft. oft.Tho The old sldowhccl steamer Eliza Audcrsoi In company with the stern wheeler Mcrwln the schooner W. 1C. 'Bryant and the tug J. 1) ) Holyoke , the latter towing a barge , the oh Polytoskl , sailed from Puget Sound for St Michaels a month ago. The captain of thi Cleveland reports that on August 24 a hcav ] gale sprang up off Kodlac and the Eliza An derson became separated from the rest of thi licet. Shortly previous It had Equaled to tin Holyoke that It wns short of coal and uskei the tug to como to Us assistance. Ilefori the latter could do so the barge It was towlnt broke away and the Holyoke was forced ti go In search of It. While It was absent tin Eliza AnderBon was blown out of the slghi of the other two vessels and Its fate is un known. It Is possible It managed to read Koillac. The Anderson carried 125 passen gers and about 150 tons of freight. Charles Englc of New York City , who has been In the Yukon for thrco years , cairn down on the Cleveland with his wife and foui children. Ho sold out his Interests then and practically lied for fear of starvation "Tho people who are going In it.erc this winter , " hu said , "aro crazy. There wll ! be 10000 people In there this winter ani very little to feed them. When I left Dawson - son there were at least 0,000 people then and they were coming In at the rate of fortj to fifty a day. Very little attempt has been made to build houses , for logs cost $6 each Ueyond question the Wearo can make in more trips until summer and this will bo < severe loss to the mind's , as all the boati are needed that can possibly be brought tnti requisition to get supplies up the river The Humboldt's passengers will not get ti Dawton this winter , for It Is a long way ii | the river and the Yukon will freeze bcfon they reach their destination. "It Is all an ordinary man ( can do ti merely exist. It takes two weeks to sink < shaft to bedrock anywhere. If It turns on well a man must breathe smoke In the holier or stand nt the windlass anil pull up 200 Bound buckets ot gravel while the mercurj U 70 below zero. The other man will comi up hot and perspiring out of the shaft am have to expose himself to the blasts of thi Arctic winter. Nothing but muscle and en durance Is good for anything in that country There will be from 4,000 to 5,000 Idle met In Cawsou this winter and I should say tha there will be ? 500 sunk for every one taker out. Troro will not bo nearly BO mucl mining going on as It this crowd had stayet out , for the Idle will eat the food the minors should have. The miners cannot work with out ample food and consequently thcro wll bo a shrinkage In able-bodied men by roafoi of the scarcity In food. Food could not hi bought when I left Dawson City. " Mrs. A. P. Henderson of Chicago , one o ! the returning passengers , has been In Yukot slnco early in the spring for the purpose ol gallic/rlng material for newspapers anc magazine articles. Speaking of her export once. Mrs. Henderson said : "I would nol Ivo In the Klondike country for all the golt ] there Is In It. Daws-on City Is one of the most immoral mining camps the world has over sesn , Gamblers nnd women of bad repute are rushing In ; the saloons are open Jay and night , and , while the criminal ele ment Is held In check fairly well by the authorities , debauchery Is in evidence on avery sido. " TM .Sonic More Oolil. SEATTLE , Sept. 11. The steam schooner South Coast arrived at Port Townscnd this nornlng from St. Michael with twenty-six lassengcrs and about $300,000 In gold. It eports that the steamer P. I ) , Wearo , which ran on a sand bar 0:1 : the Yukon , has ar- Ived at St. Michaels but little the worse or Its experience. MOUK TALIC AIIOUT II D.MAX IIOXV3S. Vililltloinil K\i.-r ( TcHllinony Olvn III Hit * Ijin-ttvrrt CJIHC- . CHICAGO , Sept. 11. The state put In Its line In the Luetgert case today proving hat the bones taken from the vat of the auBogo factory were these of a human he-ing mil the evidence which was produced was trongly against the prisoner. Prof. George iV. Ualluy , osteologlst of the Field Colum- ) Ian museum , testified positively that ot the jones shown him In court onu was from the land of a human being , ono from the foot , mo was a part of a human rib and one wuu i fragment of the humeruti of the forearm. Pho witness did not qualify his evldenca In my degree , but utood by his conclusion In ho most positive manner , driving ills tcxtl- nony homo with the assertion : "They nro hu bones of a small person , probably a vonian. " After Prof. Bailey came Dr. Robert A. lowe , who has for many years lieen con- icctcd with the leading hospitals ot the i-lty , mil ho gave thu Kama ovldunce as Prof. lalloy. Portions of a skeleton were brougnt nto court and the witnesses uhowcd I ho ury where the fragments of bono were to bo ound In the human body , After the conclusion of the expert U'Hll- nony Pollco Inspector Schaack took the ( and and Identified the bones Unit had liet-n hewn as HIDEO that were taken from Ilia at in his presence by the olllcers wo.rklng nder his direction , It Is now likely' that ho state will rest Us case on Monday ! ' > ho efenxe does not prolong the crosa-uxamliu- lon ot the three men who testified tojuy , To demonstrate the fallacy of the Ideniifl- atlon ot human bones Introduced by the rosccutlon Dr. W. II. Allport , acting for lie defense , today killed a dog and extracted rom ono of its fcot a scsamold bono. This one , to all appearances , the defense tlMum , s like that Identified by the prouccutlon esterday and It was subjected to thu JcUon H a boiling solution of crude polish , it IH Ittlo larger than a bean and was curofully aid away. It will without doubt ho ut > ud n the effort to clear Luugort. In cnnnou- Ion with this llnu of defense it transpired oday that the defense will claim .bat tl'o ' 10110 and the decomposed Uesh which the lollco took from the factory were the limioj f a great dane dog burled three .nontht , Jli-iitliN of it Da- , HOT SPRINGS , S. I ) . , Sept , 11. ( Special telegram. ) Dr. W. E. Adams , a popular and iroinlnent phyglclun of this city , died at itmdcruon , Ky. , today at 11 o'clock from ho effects of a blow upon the huail from omo unknown cause while traveling on a rain from St. IxiuU north. Koul play U uipected. No particulars have yet beeun ibtaliiod. Ho was n U. & M , surgeon at tbli ilaco anil a prominent Masou. UNANIMOUSLY FAVOR OMAHA Sons of Veterans Will Moot Hero in Exposition Year. CLOSE OF THE NATIONAL ENCAMFfOT AuxlllnrjAlx Com-lnilr * It * Tvllli ( lie Klecllon of OllU-prx An CliniiKC ' lit Hltliul. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Sept. 11 , The Na tional encampment , Sons of Veterans , anil the Ladles' auxiliary hold their concluding session this afternoon. The Song ot Veterans elected by acclamation Charles A. DnrlliiR of loatot ) > , Mass. , commander In chief anil elected Omaha unanimously as the place ot their next encampment. Fremont Tleti ot Now Jersey , who was expelled by an order of Commandor-ln-Ghlpf Hnko , was reinstated to membership on a close vote. The Ladles' auxiliary has nair.nl tha fol lowing officers : President , Miss Kate 0. Hay- nor of Toledo , O. ; vice president , Miss Ad dle Waltaco , Indiana ; chaplain , Mrs. Mary Holahar , Illinois ; treasurer , Mrs. Lydlix Tamer , New York ; Inspector , "Mrs. Emma Schulcr , Louisville , Ky. ; mustering and In stalling onicer. Mrs. Sarah Lyon , Minnesota ; national council , Mrs. Mary L. Warren , Wakefluld , Mass. ; Miss Mamlo Dorscy. Wash ington , Mil. , and Mrs. Elizabeth Ilcrr. Lan caster , Pa. ; senior vice commander , Qeorga C. Coggcslmll ot Grand Uaplds , Mich. ; Junior commander , J , W. Noel of Indiana ; counsel In chief , Horace II. Hammock of Kc.idlng , Pa. Other members ot the council : C. U. Orln , Kansas , and J. K , Haycratt , Minne sota. The now commander In chief appointed Fred Dalton of lloston as adjutant general. Ar thur Splnk continues as Inspector goiforal. Charles A. llookwnlter of Indianapolis wag made a life member ot the order ot Sons of Veterans. The encampment adopted the committee's report that no changes be made In the rit ual , but decided that a committee be ap pointed to review It and make report at the next encampment. The oucampmcnt dill j what It considered an Important thing in , making use of the ritual optional to the ' camps. SHOULD II 1C MOIII3 -Sl'lOCIPIC. .MlnUtcr of Korolnu AI AxICN fur 11111 of I'urtlculiir.i. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 11. The simmer Gaelic , which arrived today from Yokohama and Hong Kong via Honolulu , brought the following Hawaiian advices under date of September 4 : The otllclal correspondence be tween the Japanese and Hawaiian govern ments upcn the subject of the proposition to submit their difference ! ) to arbitration was given out for publication by the foreign olllco September 1. It consists of the letter from Count Okuma to Minister Cooper , already published In the United States , and the fol lowing reply ot the latter official : HONOLULU , II. 1. , Aim. SO , 1S97.HI * Rx. Jollency , H. Inhamnr HI , Japanese Minister Resident , Honolulu Sir : Reverting to tbo letter of Instruction addressed to you by 3ount Okuma Sblgenobu , under date of tbo Ith lust. , wherein bo confirms his telegram ivhlcli WHS to the effort that tbo Jnpunesu 'overnmcnt bad accepted In principle thn nigKostlon of the Hawaiian government for ubltratlon , and also -slates the nnturc of .bo terms and conil'tions considered essen- : lnl by the Imperial government , to a aat- sfactory Issue of the contemplated arbitra tion , a copy of which accompinle : your otter of the IGth lust. , t liavo the honor to s-ay : That this government rn-ognlzcs ( be dcslr- iblllty of expressly dellnlnir tbo si ope of .he reference , and for that reason regretn : hat bis excellency' letter does not moro 'ully clcllne the IKSUCS which the Imperial jovernment would be willing to submit for leclslon. If I understood bis excellency cor- ectly , the Imperial government cannot con- lent to the submission to arbitration of thn liiestkm of the bona lldes of the pow.'i'sslon Df the JM by each of Hie rejected Immi grants , or the iippllrnblllty of thu treaty of S71 to Japanese subjects other than those > elonjlnf ; to the merchant class. This be ns m > . It Is EUg-sested that this government s not expected to give It reply as to vlipther or not this proposal Is acceptable mill thu points which the Imperial govern-- nent la willing to have .submitted to arbl- : ratlon are definitely made known to It ; mil In the absence of nil agreement as to : ho scope of tbo reference , It Is llkowlso lUKKe.sted that no answer can be expectefl n repard to tbo choice of arbitration. I im undar the Impression that his excellency iliould fully ilcllnc tbo points which' the mpcrlal government consider at Issue , upon vhlch the decision of tbo arbiter Is to bo nvltcd. With BcntlmentH of the highest consldcra- lon , I have the honor to be , Hlr , your ex- ler.ency's obedient servant , HENRY 13. COOPKR. Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Japanese cruiser Nanlwa , which hai leen here for four months , will leave for Lome on the 7th. Its captain says that It s foul nnd Is in great need of an overhaul- ng. It will probably return to this port In .bout six weeks. The Philadelphia Is cx- iccted to leave for San Francisco next week. George W. McFarlane , flag olllcer of the teainshlp China , won a victory today In his ght'agalnst the Hawaiian government. The Ircult court has decided that MacFarlano iad , In all respects , compiled with the law ml that ho U entitled to the certificate of cglstry which he applied for. The govcrn- icnt will take the case to the supreme court. A surveying party from the Dcimliigton la iow at work at Pearl i. .aor. JAXNOT I.OO.VTIC TIIH HKMAI\3. /'lilt-UK" 1'iiliIIciliiiliilHtrntiir Unulilo to ( ; ( Wnril'N lloily. CHICAGO , Sept. II. Public Admlnstrator I Donnell Is having considerable difficulty II finding the remains of W. Russell Ward , lie Englishman who committed sulcldo by limping from a Chicago & Northwestern rain a few days ago. Since Mr. O'Donnell Dole out letters on the estate ho has been ndeavorlng to obtain the remains In order 3 Inter them , as there Is $700 In personal roporty which belonged to the decedent. Ir. O'Donnoll has applied to the Chicago & 'orthwcstcrn ofllclals , but has been unable ) obtain any Information as to what has ecome of the body. Ho has also telegraphed 3 a number of Iowa towns near where i'nrd's body wan found. Mr , O'Donnoll will Isn communicate with a number of the Lon- on clubs of which Mr. Ward was a member ir the purpose , ot finding hU relatives la ! nglaml , ( H/TII DAKOTA MAIS MUIIDKKKJ ) . ) r. IV. K. AilnniN nf Hot . MjHliTloilMly Klllcil. HKNDIOUSON , Ky. , Sept. 11. Pollcu anil allroad olllclals hero are puzzled by a mur- or mystery of a most' peculiar nature. Dr. W , K. Adamn , a member ot the school oard of Hot Springs , S. I ) . , and a prominent hyelclan of that place , wau found uncon- cloiia anil In a dying condition on , a Ixiula- lllo , St. Louis & Texas train which arrived cro at 3:10 : o'clock this morning , Ho died Ix hours later without regaining conacloua- CE8. Death was the direct result of a blow on 10 back of the head from some blunt Instru. lent , producing fracture of the skull , bi"- ow or when the murderous deed was cos , . lilted the olIlclalH have been unable to Bccrlaln. Scniitor U'lilt.III , LOS ANOI3LKS , Sept , 11 , United Btnles enator Stephen M. White la confined at hly > imo with a sudden attack of pleurisy , Sores Disappeared Bolls Cured by Hood's Snranparllla " My little boy wns afllicted with Binall bolls on hU'laco anil Jiandu caused by belli } ; In constant contact with other children who were not hsaltby. A friend ndvlscd mo to try Hood's Borsaparilln. I did BO and thoBorcHdisappearcdiioonaftcr lie began taking it. " jviua. MAQQIH HOWARD , 520 Bouth llth St. , Lincoln , Neb. Hood's /I SarsapariEla Is HID best-In fact the Quo Trim Illood I'urirw. . t'w'Mt ' fiunlTyeotliar S ftudlhcr stimulant , a a'I " -'I// / / UP