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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1898)
THE OMAHA DA11A IVMlit T1UTHHI > AY , AIMH'ST 125 , l&IKS. Bc-Oallcd Reformers Are Taat in the Corporation Leuhes. POPULIST PARTY ARRAIGNED BY POPULIST More Orrril ) for I'IIKK llrllicm nnil Mm * llnr Corporate SnlnlilIeK Tlnili AllOlliir I'olltlenl Or- Kiinlznllun. ARAPAHOn , Neb. , Aug. 23. To the Editor ot The Bee : I have noticed In > our paper of late a considerable amount ot complaint concerning the amount of Influ ence exerted by the corporations over the republican party and have wondered whether or not you nre contemplating a "reform" In the way of a change of party Affiliations nnd giving your pen a little practice In the use of popullstlc campaign argument. Being a populist mjself , I should be Im mensely pleased to sec your support and that of > our valuable paper turned Into popullstlc channels , but In order that wo may not bo accused of gaining your aup- port under false pretenses , I hasten to assure you that the populist party may not be exactly what It seems and the repub lican party Is not the only party In exist ence accused of being practically controlled by corporation ! , and If you are In search of a party without corporate trimmings > ou nro doomed to disappointment , unless > ou organize a new- one nnd exercise very par ticular care In selecting jour recruits. You may have Imagined from the persistent and glaring declarations made by our reform orators and press that there was some where in the backwoods a populist party or some other party to which you could fly and escape the clutches ot the corporations , but , If so , you have allowed the glamor of cheap political eloquence to overcome your Judgment. While the good ship of populism presents a wondrously fair ap pearance above water , it requires but little diving to disclose on Its bottom an accumu lation of corporate barnacles which might astonish even some of those who have been sailing for years In the old republican craft. Our popullstlc orators and editors are constantly denouncing the republican party , nnd In fact nil other parties , as tools In the hands of the corporations , and holding the populist party up to a gullible public as a sort of white-winged nngel which Is free from all taint nnd smell of any kind of political corruption or bribery. May God hasten the day when they will stop their shameless lying and let the plain truth speak for Itself , for when the mass of voters realize the exact conditions they will de mand n reform In all parties. To illustrate the present state of affairs , the writer attended the county convention of the populists of Purnns county nt Btaver City a few days since , and was shocked al most bejond belief to hear Furnas county's present representative In the legislature openly admit In a speech before that con vention that he Is the happy possessor of that much coveted "thing of value" known as nn annual. He further stated that the railroad companies. In presenting these passes , expect something In return ; and that In fact If they did not expect some thing In return these favors would bo with held. The "older heads , " however , who had been working longer in the good cause and were therefore better acquainted with the populist party and Its methods of reform , were not shocked In the least ; consequently our representative wa- unanimously re- nomlnatwl by the populist convention and unanimously endorsed by the sllvtr demo crats and silver republicans , thus becoming th candidate of the "allied forces of fusion. " notwithstanding his aforementioned corpor ate "expectation ! ! . " Yet In the face of all this the populist state convention , with characteristic c6n- alstency , denounced the giving of a free pass as a crime , and made the time-worn prornhe to enact an anti-pass law. The candidate , as his only apparent de fense for accepting a free pass from the railroad companies , explained that every member of the legislature of 189 ? accepted those passes. In this broad statement , how ever , I earnestly hope that our candidate was mistaken ; for I know there nre many good men In each party who are above ac cepting a bribe , and , It does seem that out of a membership of 133 legislators there ought to be nt least ono man found who bad manhood enough to pay his faro and keep himself free from railroad "expecta tions. " If there was such n member , he will please nrUe to his feet long enough to bo counted , nnd while standing Inform us whether or not ho has been "allowed" to 'V become a candidate fort re-election. After a careful study ot the subject I find to my sorrow and bitter disappointment that my party Is fully ns greedy for cor porate favors oa any other , nnd possibly a i trifle more so , for the republicans , accord ing to my observation , seem to be pos sessed of a sort of refined sense of decency which limits their demands while the re formers , heretofore uipccuatomed to politi cal luxuries , are lacking in that virtue and persist In reaching indiscriminately for everything In sight. In each campaign tje reform leaders promise the enactment of a law prohibiting the giving of free passes to officials , but such a law under present conditions Is nn Impossibility. A law of that kind will never bo enacted by a. legislature which Is already hypnotized Into activity by cor porate flattery. If every member of the legislature supposed that his own vote would BUfflco to enact such a law , it would never receive one vote. The railroad companies are not nearly so much to blame for the present state of affairs as lire the miserable creatures who accept their favors ; for while the railroad 3 niorally commit the crime of bribery , they VMinlly do so In self-defense , and nre to that extent Justified by nature whllo the recipient of their favors uses his olHcial position as a menace to compel the rail road companies to "recognize" him , thus combining the crimes of briber ) and ex tortion , without even a natural Justification. This ntiuio Is not confined to any par ticular party , but pervades alike all par ties of sufficient strength to bo considered Important factors in politics. In fact , the lallroad companies can well afford to Btuy out of politics In the present campaign , ns they can certainly have but very llttlo preference between the two opposing p.ir- tles and their candidates at the present time , JOHN STBVKN8 , J. ' ( Note Mr , Stevens , Jr. , Is the populist county attorney of Furnas county. ) Sltlpi I'liimlrcil In u Sturm. MILWAUKEE. Aug. 21. A special from Marlnette , WIs. , &a > s : A hurricane struck KEK lUrbor , a small port on the east chore of Green bay last night. The schooners Pride of Milwaukee , and Norman of Green bay , which were l > lng at anchor in the har bor , were capsized , and Neal Tclnam and another man on tbo Norman , nnmo un known , were drowned. The accident hap pened so suddenly that the men hardly had time to prepare themselves when the boats went over. The surviving members of the crew were rescued by men on shore. In ChlouKO Publlo SchnoU. CHICAGO , Aug. 24. Spanish will bo added to the list of studies taught In the Chicago schools If Dr. K. Benjamin Andrews , the new superintendent , has his way , Chi cago's new educational chief also favor * ih.i annexation of the Philippines. Dr. Andrews fay * that when Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philippines come under the control ot this Kovt-rnment rlctruew HelJs for business en terprises will be * opened to the joung men ) f Chicago , For that reason be considers i It fully an oMen'Inl now to tench the Sp.tti * Uh InnRUnge m German and Kronen "Hlrtcn wo are b ( lntnnn to uprcnd out , " ho tnld , "and take In new territory , omo of our nchoolboyn may wiint to ock thlr fortunes when they grow up In tticit > coun tries wreiled from flpanloh control and It would be greatly to their advantage to understand the dpanlfch language " FROM THE THIRD NEBRASKA Cllennril In the Cnmp of the Moliller I | JM nt HEADQUARTERS THIRD NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY , PANAMA PARK , Flo. , Aug. 16 , ( Special Correspondence. ) The question In every soldier's mind Just now la "what will Uncle Sam do with us7" Though glad that the war Is over , the boys are all sorry they could not have taken a more active part in bringing It to a close. There Is a division of sentiment as to going to Cuba to do garrison duty. Many are eager to go , feeling that though open warfare - faro Is at an end , there Is jet much to bo done by the boys In blue. There arc others who would prefer to have the regiment mus tered out so that each can return to carry on the plans and purposes laid asldo at the call to arms. But all will cheerfully do their parts , whatever be the decision of the government at Washington. Pake" stories ore circulated dally to the effect that the regiment Is going to Havana or to Omaha soon , with the result that such rumors now receive no attention whatever. The Interest In the question , however , Is shown by the fact that every event is viewed from that standpoint. Tomorrow there will be an Inspection by a general offi cer of the Seventh Arm ) corps , and the boys arc debating whether It signifies that we are expected to get our equipment In good condition to be returned to the govern ment or to be used at Havana. Cnnili AoteN. The Modern Woodmen cf America have organized a "octal camp , with a large mem bership. The order has In the regiment ODD colonel , three majors , six captains , six or seven lieutenants and sixty or seventy enlisted men. Captain Underwood of Com pany I has been chosen consul , and Sergeant Anderson of Company D Is clerk of tbe new camp. The object ot the organization Is to care for members who fall sick or are vis ited with misfortune. Corliss of Company B has been appointed color sergeant. The honor of presenting the colors was accordejl to Company H , because of Its excellent record In matters ot com pany deportment. Company H has had no case ot drunkenness , nnd only one man in the guard house under arrest since arriv ing in camp. Company I will carry the colors and Company E guard them. Company H has another distinction a promotion for "efficient service. " While Private Sund was on guard one night he observed two suspicious looking characters lurking near the stables. He placed hlm- salf in a position to prevent their escape and ordered them to halt. They tried to escape , but were reminded by a thrust from Sund's baonet that it would be discreet to obey his orders. Sund held his men until the corporal of the guard arrived. Lieu tenant Colonel Vlfqualn was soon on the spot and exclaimed , "I make you a cor poral. " It Is needless to say that the boys of Company 1 ! are proud of their new non-commissioned officer. I. E. O. Pace , who was transferred from Company F of the Second Nebraska , in ad dition to his duties as first sergeant of Com pany A , has frequently been called upon to Mil the position of sergeant major of the regiment , during the Illness of Sergeant Major Cameron. First Sergeant White of Company C has also acted In the same capacity. The military qualities of these men have been readily observed. Sergeant Major Cameron Is convalescent and is expected to resume his duties at an early date. Sergeant Nest of Company A Is acting as sergeant major of the First battalion , and Sergeant Gibson of Company L fills the some position in the Second battalion. The former received bis military training at the Nebraska State university , the latter In the regular army. Sergeant Gibson has spent twenty-three years In the service , and left the Twenty-second regiment , U. S. A. , to Join the volunteers. He enlisted In Com. pany t , as a private , was promoted to the rank of corporal , and later to that of ser geant. Lieutenant 0. S. Ralston of Company A formerly superintendent and general mana ger of the Worthlngton Military academy nt Lincoln , has been appointed assistant quar termaster of the Third division of the Sev enth army corps. Lieutenant Allen of Company B has been assigned to duty as quartermaster of ths hospital of the Third division , and Lieu tenant Hall of Company M has been ap pointed Judge advocate of the general court- martial of tbe Third division , Seventh army corps. Private Leonard has been transferred from Company F , Second Nebraska , and is now a sergeant In Company M. Private Leldlgh bus been transferred from the Second Nebraska to Company A. Many of the officers nnd men are taking advantage of the opportunity to vtolt St , Augustine , and all arc Impressed with th historic fort , the old city gates and the flno.beach of the oldest city In the United States. Hlfi STAMI'KDK OK < JOID llt.NTKHS Itleh FlnilM CnnncM n. Riot In < he Alas knn ( iold Field * . SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 24. ( Special. ) The following letter addressed to John Rip linger of the comptroller's office from D F. B. Whiting of this city , who Is now sur geon for the Skagway railroad , gives som Interesting facts In connection with the new- discovery. Th ? letter is dated August 9 , and reads : "Wo nre Just witnessing a typical stam- pcde to the gold fields. A rumor has been afloat for a day or two of a great gold strike on Lake Tagtsh and everbody on the worke Is drawing 'time,1 laborers , fore men , bosses , surveyors , cooks and flunkies. At first only the 'rattle-brained' skipped over the hill , but now even the most con servative man are Jumlng out In a hurry. Men whom I had talked to only a half hour before , and who bad no Idea of going , have como In and remarked , 'Well , Doc , I can't stand It any longer , I'm going , too. ' Five hundred men have quit us in the last two das , and it Is Bald there are already 3,000 men at the new diggings. The town of Dea Is locked up , as well as half of Skag way. Salmon men and everybody have taken the disease , which is be > end the power of a doctor to cope with. I never taw such a stampede. There U a continual procession alone tbo trail , night as well as day. We have had reports pro and con of apparent reliability , and many have claimed to have seen gold from the new Eldorado. Only a few men arc left In this camp and even our storekeeper and bookkeeper have followed suit , BO I am going to buckle on rny artillery and assume command as 'cap tain general' of the situation. "Everything a prospector would need Is here In our store houses , so you can realize how tempting It would bo to raid them. "The reported strike is 10 miles from here. Beyond Lake Bennett , it Is said , 1100 a day Is being made. Packers have railed rates several cents a pound , and they are having a real last year's harvest. Horses which last week could not be given away , now can hardly be purchased at all,1' ' llrltUh Shlim Mnrl for .Mtinllii. HONG KONG. Aug. 24. The British | cruiser Hermlono and the British gunboat Peacock left today tor Manila , SHALL MERCHANTS IN ARMS Ready to Declare War on the Council Over a Thoroughfare. NORTH TWENTY-FOURTH STREET PAVING Men AlniiK ( lie Line They Arc llrlntr Ruined Ilccnune the Street In nt I'roeot IiiiinM ) nblc , Some ICO merchants and business men who own shops and stores on North Twenty- fourth street , between Cumlng street and the Belt line , are preparing to commence a finish fight with the city council unless that body takea Immediate steps to place the thoroughfare In passable condition between Lake and Spaldlng streets. Up to date the city fathers have not displayed nny great anxiety to tnkp such steps , although they have been asked to do so , and Indignation Is stalking rampant In the ranks bf the North Twenty-fourth street business ele ment. The merchants are on the verge of passing denunciatory resolutions aver the action of the city council , nnd of taking emphatic means to compel the council to do their bidding. North Twenty-fourth street , between Lake and Spaldlng , Is In bad shape. This sec tion of the street was paved with wooden blocks. These blocks have rotted , and the paving is In such condition now that the street is practically Impassable. The mer chants say the result Is that no one goes along North Twenty-fourth , from Cumlng street north any more , and that their busi ness Is being rapidly ruined. They say that in a short time there will Jje no business at all upon this , one of the Important busi ness streets of the city , outside of the down town district. A couple of weeks ago the merchants se cured the signatures of the property own ers along tbe Impassable portion of the street , asking the council to tear up the blocks and refill the street with cinders , gravel or dirt. This petition was presented to the council and referred to a committee , where It Is now reposing. Inasmuch as no action has been taken , Councilman Karr last night Introduced In the council meetIng - Ing a resolution Instructing the city engi neer to make the proposed improvement. The cost would be in the neighborhood of $1,000. Why It in Objected To. Several objections were made to the pas sage of the resolution. One is that there Is no money on hand to do the work. Another is that the work would establish a bad precedent and this proved to bo the most favored one. It is pointed out that If the city should replace the blocks with gravel or dirt It will have to spend money contin ually to keep the street in shape and that property owners will request that the samu work be done at the city's expense on n score of other streets which arc now almost Impassable. An almost limitless expense will therefore stare the council in the face in this direction during the future. City Comptroller Westberg , who is a res ident of the ward , has an objection of his own and an emphatic one. He declares that the heavy property owners along the street selected wooden blocks as the cheapest pav ing and now the ore trying to get out of pa ) Ing for It are attempting to have the past benefits of the paving and have tbe street put In good shape without expense to themselves , but at the cost ot tbo city. Ho declares that if the pavement is torn up by the city the courts will never hold the property owners liable for the tax levied to pay for It. He therefore Insists that the street should be left in the present Impassable condition until the property [ owners are forced to sign a petition for I a good new pavement. The fact that all efforts to get them to do this In the past have failed is proof of their purpose in signing the present petition. At the conclusion of the discussion the resolution was Bent back to a committee and later on In the meeting President Bingham Introduced a resolution , calling upon the city engineer to see if some street parallel to Twenty-fourth might not be put in shape at small cost to relieve the traffic on Twenty-fourth. This latter resolution. In place of appeasing the wrath of the Twenty- fourth streut merchants , has Increased It , for the plan would take nway what little traffic Is now on their street , they say. Men In Se loii. During all this discussion on the matter there was present at the council meeting a committee of three Twenty-fourth street business men. They noted every remark made. And while nil this was going on , also there was in session a meeting of the North Twenty-fourth Street Business Men's association , which was waiting for the re port of this committee. As soon as tha matter was dropped by the council the committee went to the Xorth Twenty-fourth street meeting , and Councilman Karr wenl with them , The report raised a decided rumpus. It was 1 o'clock In the morning before the meeting adjourned , after being in session for five hours. City Comptroller Westberg and the councl ! were handled without gloves. Resolutions were introduced denouncing the former as a traitor to his residence district and de nouncing the city fathers for the way the > are acting In the matter. Councilman Karr succeeded In having the resolution tabled foi the time being and it was decided to give the council one more chance to act on Karr's resolution. If the demanded Improvement IB not made vigorous steps will bo taken by the merchants and the courts will final ! ) be appealed to if necessary. The Twenty-fourth street merchants want the street put In passable condition and nothing else will satisfy them. They say they have Invested their money on the street and will not stand by and allow them selves to be ruined because the street Is In such shape that no one will travel upon It. They Insist that the property owners along the Impassable part of the street are not being damaged materially and that they will therefore not sign a petition for a new paving , but that the damage is nil fallIng - Ing upon the merchants who do business along this stretch and to the north and to the Eouth , because no one cares to travel along any part of the street from Cumtng to the end. Wooden blocks were taken up from Patrick avenue to Lake street xon Twenty-fourth and replaced with asphalt in June. ONE WOMAN CHEWS ANOTHER DUimtf OVCT Unit Kudu In a right lu Which Teeth 1'lny u 1'rom- Invut I'urt. Susie White ami Susie Baum had a dis pute over the rent of a room In the double buildlne at 1024 and 1026 South Fourteenth street Tuesday and the former had her left eyelid almost chewed off btha lattir , Susie White is the lessee of the building and the Baum woman rents a room o * Ljr. Last nlsht Miss Baum was notified to p.y up or leave the room. This Intt-nbed htr and hunting up an ax she bcgaa .1 ; .eata argument with It. Mrs. White managed to evade the blows and finally clinched ' Ith her for tbe possession of the ax. The Baum woman released her bold on the at inrt sunk her teeth In the forehead and left eyelid of the White woman. The l.ttte-r screamed for help and several ran to her assistance. Despite blows and cuffs the Damn womin hung on to the White woman' * Utah lllie a bulldog. It wo * only when a pol'.cemaa hove ' In ulcht < lld rlie let en Vive ntltchca wrrp required to clour the wound Mtc made , The Dautu woman cscniicd nrrost. MAKES CHANGES IN ITS LAWS > at l < > tint Itmertc Mtmrlenn I < ARC l/liult ntul OtlivrvUe Aincmlx tin ( in * vrtiltiK I'ulrn , The delegates to the supreme lodge of tha National Reserve association came to the second day's meeting feeling pleased with themselves ( after their experience nt the ex position Tuesday evening , nnd It required ioroe little time for them to become suffi ciently settled to resume the transaction of business. A resolution was adopted return ing thanks to the members of Omaha lodge , No. 33 , for the reception and entertainment furnished the visitors and expressing satis faction with the fraternal feeling and spirit shown. A greater portion of the morning session was occupied in further consideration of the report of tbo committee on laws. One of the most Important changes made was the re duction of the ago limit In the order from 69 to 65 years. Other changes were made as follows : Providing for the Issuance of with drawal cards to members desiring to sever their connection with the order ; limiting the amount of indemnity In the extra hazardous occupations to $1,000 , and charging double rates for the same ; providing for the pay ment of physical debility or old age benefit after the seventieth ) ear has passed ; also for a total disability benefit , should It occur at any time ; providing that the affianced , husband or wife of an applicant may be made the beneficiary ; requiring that a record shall be kept in the office of the supreme secretary of all applications rejected by subordinate lodges , and that all assessment receipts and remittances shall be made to the Bupreme secretary by the Drst of each month. The committee on secret work recom mended that a special committee shall be appointed to resort two years hence on n , new ritual , and also recommended the adop tion of new floor work. About 25 ser cent of tbe membership of ! til ? npf-ociatlon Is made up of women , and In recognition of this fact Miss A. G. Llght- ner has been elected supreme secretary , the first time a woman has occuoled an office n the supreme lodge. Miss Llehtner has been connected with the supreme ledge offices nt Kansas City for six years. The afternoon session of the association was short , as many of the delegates were forced to take the evening trains for home. The committees on secret work and ritual were instructed to report to the supreme president. Routine matters Incident to the meeting of tbe association were taken up and quickly disposed of. No place was chosen for the next meeting. Two cities sent Invitations Chicago and Niagara Kails but the question was left for the executive committee to decide. The delegates were unanimous In ex pressing satisfaction with the work ot the session. They said the attendance was not EO large as expected , which they charged to lack of railroad rates , but the business of the meeting was transacted In good shape , and In a speedy manner , with no delays through lack of a quorum. They were par ticularly complimentary In their comments upon the entertainment furnished them by the members of the local lodges , and had nothing but praise for the exposition. Some of them will remain In the city for several da > s. ABOUT CROPS IN THE STATE Superintendent Hughe * of the Klk- Jiorii Mne Kiulornen The Ilee'n lie- port un the Situation. General Superintendent C. C. Hughes of the Elkhorn has returned from a trip over the company's lines in this state , and Is very optimistic concerning the crops that are to be harvested this nutumn. He sas : "I have read the elaborate crop report of The Bee with a great deal of Interest. It agrees very well with the information I obtained concerning the crops while out In the state. Our corn crop is going to be lighter than that ot last jear. The corn has been hurt In n few districts by the heat. But this lack is more than made good by the big increase In wheat. Nebraska will harvest far more wheat than ever before , and what Is espec ially gratlflng is that It will be better wheat. The acreage Is greater , tbe yield is largo and the quality Is splendid. If th& farmers can enl ) get a good price for their wheat again this ) ear there will be plenty of money In Nebraska this fall. " Girl In .MlniliiK. Sixteen-year-old Mary Nelby of 156S North Sixteenth street left her home August 19 to look for work , and her parents believe she has been kidnapped or has been foully dealt with. The stepfather of the child has reported her loses to the police , and several officers have been detailed to look for her. So far as can bo learned by the parents the child had no intimates to whom she could have gone on a visit. Her relatives who live in various parts of the city , re ported to her parents that they had not seen her. The girl Is described as being a pretty , well developed child. When last seen she was dresBsed in a blue dress , white shirt waist and wore a sailor hat and tan shoes. Murte u MlHtuke in the Drug. NEW YORK , Aug. 24 , Anton Wozonecskl , a Pole of Jersey City , died today from 'ho effects of a dose of roach poison admin istered to him by his wife Instead of Rochclle salts , for which he had asked. The drug clerk says she celled for roach poison and he marked It plainly no such. She in sists that she asked for Rochelle salts. MORE PLEASURE THAN WORK Complaint Hint DHrunlrn ( n Hrrmntt < * i ulHlr-ft MILWAUKEE , Aug. 24. Tht morning tea- lon of the Central Union of OertnanAmer ! can Catholic Young Men's societies was taken up In receiving reports of committee * , the mi > * t linportnnt of which wan that on the constitution. The constitution * ns changed to read that hereafter all com en t Ions of the union wll be held at the time of the German Catholic day or convention of the Central vercln. The admission of new societies was de ferred until the afternoon session. The German Honinn Catholic Central o cletles convention proceedings were some what exciting today. There was a great deal of criticism with reference to the man ner In which * ome of the delegates con ducted therasehcs , It being charged that I Instead of attending the meeting they have been prone to stay awny and have a good time at the expense of the societies they represent. An effort was made to cure this In the revision of the constitution , but It was defeated for want of n practicable plan. An effort was alto made to facilitate the work of the future conventions b cutting down the religious services. One of the delegates , who favored this proposition , was roundly hissed for several of bis utterances , What services tbero will be at tbo future meetings will bo entirely discretionary with the committees that ha\o charge of the next convention. A strong effort was made to secure an nmendtnent to the constitution BO as to provide for a ritual for the socie ties , particularly for initiation purposes. It was decided that each society shall regulate the reception of new members according to circumstances and unhindered by cold rit ualistic rites. An amendment providing for semi-annual sessions was rejected and the plan to send a delegate to Germany to represent the verein at the convention of the German so cieties nlfo failed. This was Intended as a compliment to Dr. Weber. The constitution was also amended so as to provide for the appointment of a committee to revise the constitution of the widows' and orphans' funds and this will be done at the next session. It Is very likely that the next convention will be held in St. Paul. BRINGING INNEGRO MINERS _ Hundred Sent 4o Pana mid at the Mlnrn Under Guard of Deputy Sheriffs. PANA , 111. , Aug. 24. Sheriff Coburn as sembled 125 deputies at the city hall today , swore all in and gate them Instructions to reassemble armed with rifles and meet a number of negroes expected to arrhe from Alabama to work here in the col mines. Ten negroes arrived in Pana last night to tike the place of wblto miners here who have been on a strike for several months. The negroes were escorted to the city limits by a committee of miners and Induced to leave town. The strikers are being re inforced by union miners from over the state. The strikers today assembled near the Illinois Central railway tracks In large bodies , awaiting the arrival of the negroes. During the day a special train arrived In Pana from Birmingham , Ala. , with 200 negroes. The train was rushed through the city to the Sprlngslde coal mine , out side the city limits , where the negroes were unloaded under the guard of deputy sheriffs. Several hundred miners were at the union depot to meet the negroes and talk with them , but were unable to do so. All the grounds at the Sprlngslde mines are heavily guarded and no citizens are per mitted to pass the lines. The strike lead ers have requested Governor Tanner to take action regarding the mining efficiency of the negroes and be has answered that he will send state mining inspectors to ex amine the men. Protput Attalimt Imported Labor. BUFFALO , N. Y. , Aug. 24. A special frcm Hamilton , Ont. , sa > s : A gang of about sixty Italian laborers has been Im ported from Buffalo by the Grand Trunk authorities to work on the double tracking of tbo system between Hamilton and Bur lington. Today a gang of Canadian work men were discharged to make room for the Imported Italians. The Canadians called on T. II. McPherson , M. P. , and asked to have the alien labor law brought to bear against the railway people and have the Italians sent back. Mr. McPherson told them no officer had been appointed in this district to enforce the law , but gave them a letter to ex-Major McMurrlch of Toronto , who had been appointed by the Dominion government for the purpose , and who wl be asked to Investigate the circumstance * . Hope for Future of Silver. DENVER. Aug. 24. G. G. Merrlck of this city his received a letter from Moreton Frew en. the noted Brltlih blmetalllst , in which be expresses the hope that the part } in this country which favors currency ex pansion will a lee favor national expansion Regarding tbe currency experiment in Indl ho says : "I understand that the commute now alttlng a commission carefully packet with complacent officials are yet unable to get any evidence which they dare prln which favors the gold standard In India It cannot , then , be very long before the Indian mints reopen. " Mr. Frew en also says China will absorb an enormous quantity of sliver "If th trade of those myriads Is about to be un locked by modern conditions of transporta Uon. " Awaiting the Result Uncle Sam c < m afford to but you'll inhs it If you let these boys nntl youths biowu oxfords fit 75c get by you they've been regular sellers , with ua at .M and $1.30 they are as good as ever but we won't carry them over to- next season by coming euily you can be reasonably sine of getting the sUe you want All Mzes In the $1.48 south ern ties mid tan oxfords for ladles These are onr regular $12.50 and .fIS.OO shoes When we bay It It Is &o for we never misrepresent Drexel Shoe Co. , Omutin'i Up-to-date Shoe House. 1419 FARNAM STREET All Through Our Line- yon will Hud the best for the least money If you buy feomothlug that U not the best ( and we have to carry all kinds ) you will know what it Is before you leave the store and you will llutl our price the lowest for Hko qualities Wo have a few hundred feet of our guaranteed lOc and I'-'c hose left this Is the equal of any hose evre sold Those that bought In the spring praise It the highest now We show a large line of knives sclsbors , etc All at the popular prices. A. RAYMER , WE DELIVER YOl'U 1'URCIIASU 1514 Fnrnnm St , V. \M 17x inuo R 1 Dewey Americanizing the Philippines. Wherever Battle Ax goes it pacifies and satisfies everybody and there are more men chewing PLUG to-day tfian any other chewing tobacco ever made. The popularity of Battle Ax is both national and international. You find it in Europe : you find it in Maine : you find it in India , and you'll find it in Spain ( very soon ) . Our soldiers and sailors have already taken it to Cuba and the Philippines I Are you chewing U ? Remember the name when you buy again. READY TO MEET THE CHARGE Stockton Woman Arretcd ( or the 1'oUonliiK of Mr * . SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 24. Tbo arrest ot Mrs. W. A. Botkln at Stockton on the charge of murdering Mrs. John P. Dunning and Mrs. Joshua Deane at Dover , Del. , by means of poisoned candy , sent from this city , has excited much Interest. In the county Jail , after her arrest , she was not at all willing to make a statement of what would be her defense or how she felt about being charged with murder , saying merely : I feel very well , thank ) ou , and am qu'lte ready to go. I have gotten past all the humiliation ot the charge. I am ready to meet it. " Mr. Botkln stoutly asserts the Innocence of his wife. Their only son , Beverly , Is re ported to have been drinking at the time of his mother's arrest and refused to see her. Detective Gibson , who assisted in the arrest of Mrs. Botkln , states that he has no war rant for the arrest of any other woman. He thinks that Mrs. Botkln will break down and has taken precautions to prevent her from committing suicide. She was much agitated when told that she would have to stand trial on a charge of murder , but soon recovered herself and said that the charge would have to be proved. A trunk belonging to Mrs. Botkln was seized in this city today by Detective Seymour. Chief of Police Lees has not opened It and will not do so until extradition papers are received from Dela ware. STOCKTON , Cal. , Aug. 24. Mrs. Botkln spout a rather restless night In her cell In the county Jnll hero last night , after having been arrested , charged with tlie mur der of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane. She had nothing to say , however , and positively refused to see reporters. Dr. Stone , who had been giving Mrs. Botkln morphine for her nerves , Informed the Jailer that she had enough of the drug to kill .her if she should take it all at once , so U was taken from her shortly after her arrival at the Jail. The accused woman was taken from the Jal ! this morning In a hack and driven to tbo Southern Pacific station , where she left for San Francisco on the 8:25 : train , ac companied by Chief ot Police Gall of Stock ton , Detective Gibson ot San Francisco and her husband. Killed In a Political How. COLUMBUS. Ga. , Aug. 24. Hon. Tnomas M. Adams , democratic nominee for the legislature , haa been assassinated at Giles , a country town In Chattahootchle county , remote from here. The deed was committed In n general row at a political gathering. A dispute between Jeff Davis , a negro bcliool teacher , and William Bagley , populist nomi nee for tbe legislature , precipitated a gen eral fight , in which several shots wera fired. Mr. Adams was a bystander and re ceived a bullet In the temple and one la the heart. Mr. Adams was very popular. CONCEAL DEATH OF SULTAN Ooncrnl I'ulillc In Morocco Uncertain Whether He l Ht-nil or Alive n Active. NEW YORK , Aug. 24. A dispatch to the Herald from Tangier says : In order effectu ally to check the rumors of the sultan's death and divert the public attention , it Is assiduously reported that the sultan has left Marakesh for Fez , there to receive the em bassies' official visits , returning after the up rising has been quelled. Meanwhile tint grand vizier la alarmed nt the Increasing of the German and Italian demands , nnd la , preparing to dispatch a Moorish embassy to Europe , probably London and Rome , to settle outstanding claims. The Germans nre scouring the country. One German officer stationed at Tetuan on the pretense of being a student acquiring the Arabic language has been really , ex ploring the surrounding territory. Moham med Tores , the foreign minister , is favorabl * to the Germans , but the vizier Is unfavora ble. ble.The The Spanish gunboat General Valdes ar rived this morning with government orderi from the Spanish minister. There is great excitement at the Italian consulate. Mohammed Tores is becoming threatening , and the Italians are defiant. If there is no answer to tbe ultimatum a warship will start at once from Speizla. There is absolutely no news concerning the sultan and the public mind Is undecided whether he Is dead or alive. IM.NMO.NS roil WUSTCUJV VUTUIIANS. NurtHom of Lute AVnr Hcineiiihcrrd by the ( ienerul fio\eminent. WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. ( Special ) Pen sions have been Issued to tbe following : Issue of August 12 : Nebraska : Original Joseph Walker , Ad ams , $6 ; Abraham C. Barry , May wood , J6 ; Gerard Hnshoff , Arlington , $6. Additional- Charles Kcech , Palisade , $6. Increase- Joseph W. Greenwood , Beaver City , $6 to $8. Original widows , etc. ( special August 13. special act ) Mary F. Hawley , Omaha , 120.Iowa Iowa : Original James W. Dalley , Humes- ton , (0. Restoration and additional Luther D. Rogers , Wluthrop , $6 to $ S. Increase Peter Lunsford , New Market , J10 to $12 ; Ed mund Edwards , Madrid , $8 to $12 ; Griffith R. Pierce , Salem. J6 to JS. Original wid ows , etc. Mary Ball , Chtlllcothe , $8 ; ElUa Jane Smith , Marengo , $12. South Dakota- Additional Francis Van Patten , dead , Canton , $4 to JC. Original widows , etc. Susie Baum , Mllltown , J8. Colorado : Increase James A. Edgar , Pueblo , $6 to $8. Jio Matter What They Say- You are Rolut ; to pay more for your piano if you yet our prices We save the buyer from $50 to $100 on the pur chase Its eaiy to find this out by com ing In ami seelns us 15c Ide8 this we plve you the largest stock ntul variety to select from Our new "llofcpu" piano la ptovliiK a wonderful success We have them made In plain cases of walnut- oak mahogany nnd flrcasslon walnut which make them coat about 100 less than If elaborately carved You get ( he benefit of that saving Have you * > eeii "AlmozoV" "AlmozoV"A. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas We've ' the Little Ones Now- The Cyclone camera take a picture S'fc Just ns complete ns the big ones Just as fust no other camera like It $ 'J.fjO You can take the 1U pictures ns fast as you can push the button no rllniH Come to our photographic de partment you cuii use our dark room fiee of charge You can leave your camera here , too , If you don't want to pay a dollar to get It inside the exposi tion fence that Is an awful price 'J.'ic would be enough nnd that's what It \\nuld be had ; ve anything to do with the concession , TheAloe&PenfoldCo Ammtumr Phot * Bnp > - jioaie. 1401 Firn m Street. Futon HOUL
