Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA TWENTY-FIRS ANOTHER AWFUL DISASTER, Has a wife and bas been in the employ of since the road opencd and never had an ac dont before. Lovis DiLLE! West Shore Twelve Killed and Several Injured by a Wreck on the West Shore, Lovas, Hungar And left leg broken. Jons Scniaz, member of The Uncle Isane farce company of £ shoulders and clavicle and fect bruised, FLAMES CONSUME THE BROKEN CARS. scalp wound, badly strained, hands Fast Passenger Train Crashes Into a Freight—Heavy the Flagma of Hamilton, Ont., in- & Concealed Jury to back Sad Scencs man, back and shoulders s'rained and bruised Junivs Meyens, Buffalo, N. Y., serious in- juries to hip, shoulde Prrrs, music Aug. 6.—This fug a freight train o the West Shore rail- road, going west, broke in two between Port Byron and Montezume, and th tollowing crashed into the t back toward the but the night was so foggy he was not secn The fireman of the on Italians en route to Niagara Falls in the smoking car were others in the sam of them will probab ing cars was burned, but it is supposed that Jall the passengers were rescued. The injured were brought here and are being ¢ The bodies of the killed are at coroner will hold an Physicians and ot al director of the “The farco company of New York, train to back and badly bruised ubout Caineas, single, injuries toleg and breast Gristizo Liniz, Italian, single, internal in- Hexny Tratoss, Italian, single, internal car were injured One of the sleep- 1zerpre Madcieerio, Itahan, wife two chiliren, bruises about the head. burned about head and b Port Byron, NicoLo Maciizo, Italian, single, Montezuma “Iho scene at the wreck is o terrible | broken and shoulders dislocated. Lucui Doxarno, Italian, severely bruised. bruised about head Of the eleven Ttallans and severely scalded. probably die. ; ANToNto Canert vere internal wero taken to tho House of the Good Snep- They were in the smoking car of the St. Louis express, which cras Twelve cars of the freight wrecked and ly blocking the road. Hardly was loft in the suffering from the freight train. tracks, complotel a whole picce rviss of Newark, Lewis Teiier of West Point, N. Y. F'rask J. Zeien of this eity, Juries,, removed to his home. Coroner Stewart of Port Byron held an in- quest this afcernoon upon the todies of tho West Shore colission T'he wreek took fire and the passenger train burned with the exception of three sleeping The train was made up of two express, baggage and smoking car, day coach and four slecping cars. o Was Terrible to Witness, J. 3. Sullivan of this city was on the train, in the car behind the smoker. garding the accident he said: train with which our train collided was run- ning on the passenger train’s time. the crash came the scene was a terrible one. The smoking car was smashed to splinters and the shricks of the wounded imprisoned heartrending. internal in- tims of the Montezuma. finding Conductor Tobin and Flagman Con- nolly guilty men have fled. negligence. Antonio Ambello, one of the injured Italians, died at the nospital tonight, making the total killed thirtcen, of the Italians brought hicre tonight. The bodies Port Byron es the Conductor. A West Shore official there is no doubt the accident this morn- ine was the result of neglect on the the conductor of the treight train to send back a tagman. the wrecks accident occurred abeut 3 o'clock. left the dead and wounded were about on the ground inside the tracks and the surviving passengers were doing all they could for the reliel of the wounded. so faras [ could seo were all men who w None of the passengers rs were injured.” John . Bowdish ot Boston, who had a nar- row escape, gave a similar account of the He said wo one in the rear cars wero irjured. Conductor Kanaly of the limited said: was in the front end of the sleeper Marathan and had just noticed that we were making our usual running time. at 1:58 on time. New Yonk, Aug. 6. The victims CLOSED I in the smoking car. in the sleeping c Abstinence ishes Its Business, WASHINGTOY, mass this morning the Catholic total abstin- ence convention day’s session. presented its report, that its efforts to overcome the evils of drink be on the lines outlined by the Baltimore con- There was uo race, its second The committee on resolutions it resolved We left Svracuse “The train was heavily load- ed, ench of tho sleepers having about twenty It was very foggy, and tho en- giucer, of course, expected the Montezuma sidetrack would be all rieht for kim, first indication T had of the accident was when [ felt the sudden application of the brakes and a moment later camo the crash, “That is about all T can tell, engine went clear through the caboose of the froight train and then rolled down an em- The day coach telescoped with the smoking car, and when I got out of doors they were all mixed up with the express and Tho sleeper did not leave the no creed, no common struggle, in this common sorrow, but also common hope tholic women were appealed to imitate 1 Temperance union Sound public passengers. the Women’s Chri and to co-oper: to with them. policy does not seem to sanction the salo of liquor at the Chicogo world's fair, nor does > the existence of a traflic privileged cover this_fair land s, distilleries and saloons and wh blighting high hopes except that the 18 wrecking the homes breaking hearts and grinding down priceless souls into the mire of unutterable ‘I'ho encouragement of total abstinence papers is recommended. After considerable discussion the following were presented That we consider it the duty of all to support candidaies Dbaggage cars. ness and woe, Passenger Discloses a Clew. William K. Wilsoy, o dealor in securitios was among the injured taken to the house of the Good Shep- Ho was on his way home from Boston and expected to meet his wife at Dotroit, Mich., where Ho was injured in Bernardino, temperanes me public offices who honestly pled o labor for the enfo, ent of the sunday x liduor saloons on thit duv. e it theduty of every 1 Lo discountenanee any o didate for public office who declares himselt or 18 known to be connmitted to the support of the liquor interest. Thnese resolutions wore adepted with but very few votes in tho negative, ment of the convention s slative prohibition, but it was nov deemed wise or expedient to so declare in a resolu- herd n this city. Resolved, T and two_children they had been visiting. the groin and hip. + Ho said: smoker when time to know what was happening, and as the baggage car crashod through the smoker vowliug down 1 just turned waited to bo crushea. “ILwas in the rear end of the ed 1 The senti- wied to be ugainst I could sce it “ The Father Matthew’s memorial commit- toe bins @ balance of 22,637 on was unanimonsly veted to establish a Fathoer Matthew’s memworial cnair. Constitutional amendments were adopted providing for a thira vice president and re- ducing the per eapita tax from 10 cents to b Indianapolis was selected as tho pluce for holding the next antual convention, r ceiving 283 votes against 269 for Springfield, to extrieato myself and erawl out upon the top of the wreck, quaintance, John F. Bowaish, a brush manu- fuoturer of Boston pinned down in a na space at the end of the coach unablo to move, he was so tightly wedged fn. car had gone a foot further he would have been crushed to a jelly. I found a travel Tha election of officers for the coming vear resulted as follows: _President, Rov. bishop of Winona, re-clected; first vice president, Rev. Morgan vice president, eland; third v Miss Sallie Amore of Philadelphia; tre A. M. Mabone of Cleveland, Phillip Anotan, re-clected. Th convention then adjourncd. By this time the fire and beforo chopped awny the timbers that neld Bow- Qish the flames wero right upon us. wa crawled back into a Pullman where tho porters were all standing idle. been for the heroie work of the passengers themselves many of the injured would havo The members of an that was on 1f it had not DESTRUCTIVE Melbonrne \e Surrounding Country. Sax Fuaxcisco, Cal,, Aug. advices of July 14 to 16 ave to the effect that a great flood and something like a tidal wave prevailed at Melvourne on tte Lith, in the harbor rose above the level of the sur- rounding towns and soveral small flood was the most sovere course of the Yarra ited & scene Factories ulong the riv submorged, as were al<o a great number of the river in another su- reets were sub- opera company Waters of the splendid work, »sald Mr. Wilsey, a brakeman ght train s'anding by the side of the Tasked him, “ior God's sake man, how did this happen :0 my God, ho fairly shouted, them to go back, 1 told them to go bac| SWhat do you me: 0.—Auckland excitement. 1—back whe “I asked him then freight did not send back any light, but he anything more. here may be a ciew to the cause of the acci- it he meant that i v sides were would not say I think that In South Richmond, purb of Melbourne, whole merged and 2,000 peopie were rendered home- is almost suspended i the city and efforts are being made 10 velieve the wiants of the sufferers. started and soon reached the sum of £5,000, The loss of lifeitis believed did not exceed Wreckiug ganes are at work clea; The colission ocourred one-cighth of & mile from the switch, of twenty rods was torn up, oner Stewart of Cayuga county empanelled a ury this morning whicn vestigations this afternoou. of the Killed, The track fora A relief fund was will cominence Robertson of the schooner Yarra, which wus wrecked at Sorrento, were drowned, and a the dock of a dred tempted to make the shoro m was also drowned cnown, disuppeared believed has been lost with all hands \cora went ashore and the bottom was staved in On the plateau of the Da avalanche of earth fifty ucres in extent swept side engulfing a resi- Tho inmates escaped, except oue womun who had a limb railroads were part ollowing is a revised list of the killed: CARRILLA ALFOY SE COCOROCA, A schooner, off Sorrento und it is YOMINIO RIC THOMAS MERLINO, JOIN ROSIA, DOMINICO SAN ANTONIO SOOZZAVAVA, AMBOT, and un unknown, ail of ns, ull ndult L BURGEON, Mucedon, was fustantly killed, and leaves u wifo but no childeen, ANTONIO BELLOW leaves a wife and four He was brought to thise and died at the House of the Good Shepherd redong range an the mountain the above bolng Ttali dence there, wasted out for forty uumber of sheep wero It is estimated the total reuch £500,000. At last udvices the Yurra was risiug and were feared. | Mucn sickuess was prevalent at Melbourne to exposure and to deposits of slime loft by the fioods. Waterspout at Azores. Aug. 6.—A waterpout on one of the islands of the Azores group mense damage and killed psix ersons, chilldren in Italy KESPAN of St nd e died at the House of the Good hopherd at 11:30. Heleav 1o St. Louls, Following Ave the Injured; Parwick RYAN, engineer of the express, He has a serious luternal lives in Buftalo, OMAHA. FR DAY (CITIZENS ARE~ SATISFIED. Alsace-Lorraine, deep flesh | Management of the Rosebud Tadians Pleases wound on tho leg which is badly lacerated. , bud scalp wound the Settlers, TRUTH OF THE DR. ELAND EPISODE. All Agitators Were the Reservation as a Matter of safety and He Received Little Sympithy. Excluded from Varestise, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B.p.|—Especial efforts huve been wade to learn who the parties are hero who are displeasea with Major Earnest or Agent Wright in the management of the Indians at Rosebud, as contained in the Washington dispatches to Tur Bue of August 3, but without avail. The settiers are universally satisficd with the present peacelul outlook on the part-of the Indians, due to the pains taken by those in authority over them. “The facts are, that after quict had been re- stored last spring, ‘‘Messiah? Hopking turned up on tho resorvation and was promptly sent back here under a guard who saw that he took the train for the east which action was universaily approved. Later, Dr. Bland, of the same order, was found at Rose- bud and by the same authority was denied the privilege of mingling with and advising the Indians. He came back heee very indig- nant and wauted to airhis grievauces through Tue Bee. The people of Valentine and vicinity are content if the proper authorities will take care of the Indians aud keep. them from the influence of agitation. Agent Wright is known in his dealings as strictly honest and straightforward. Major Barnest is highly respected as an ofticer and man and s the universal expression that he has ked dilizently and most successfully in vringlng ovder out of chaos at Roscbud. FIRE WITH OIL. STARTED THE Mrs. Lindall of Fremont Meets Death in the Flames. Fremoxt, Neb., Aug. pecial Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—A fatal accident oc- curred last evening at the residence of Nel- son Lindall, a carpenter living in the south- west part of the city. It was the old story of starting the fire with the kerosene can. Mrs. Lindall was about to begin prepariug supper and got the oil can to hasten the tire. When she poured the oil in the stove an explosion followed, She was instantly wrapped in flames. She ran out doors and some passers by undertook to put out the fire which en veloped hier person by throwing their coats over her. The woman wus badly burned and nngered in great agony until about 9 o'clock when relieved by death. Mrs. Lindall was the mother of u baby ten days old. The house caught on fire from the explosion and was burned to the ground. 6.—] Fremont's Mammoth Combination. Freyost, Neb.,, Aug. 6, —|Special to Tue Bee.|—There were placed on filein the oftice of the county clerk today articles of in- corporation of the Fremont department store company. The promoters of this new outer- prise have been for several weeks organizing their now concern and the required amount for the commencement of business has now been subscribed. This mercantile institution will take in the stores of W. C. Brady & Co., dry eoods and clothing; s Schrage, books and stationery ; Bullock & Nilsson, furniture; B. F. Stouffer & Co., dry goods, and the Bules grocery com- pany; the business to be consolidated in what is known as the Fubrman block and placed under one management, subject to the con- trol of the directors and stockhold: The stock hus been taken very largely by farmers, ‘who have been solicited by the originatorsof the project by cousulting with them at their alliance meetings. The corporation is to run fifty years; the highest amount of indebted- ness ‘that ‘can be assumed is $50.000; the capital stock of the concern is $150,000, busi- ness to commence when $100,000 is naid in. All stockholds buy from the store at a uniform advance in ¢ost of gooas of 10 per cent and stock 1 the enterprise 1s accepted as colluteral for obtaining credit. The plan of the company is an experiment in this city and its practical working will be watched with a great deul of interest, Valley County Flourishis Onn, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Spocial to Tnr Ber.] —Valloy county is enjoying very fine harvest weather at present. Reaping is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and a few days more of this weather will se tho small grain all ent. But little threshing has been done, the wet weather experionced in the widdle and latter part of July rendering it necess: to stand some time in shock to thorouglily dry out. The yield promises to be very great. A field of barley on the farimn of Mr. Williams, near Ord, indicates the character of the crop. The field contained cighteen acres. Twoacres of it were care- fully measared and the grain cut off and pat aside and thrashed. 1t weighed out 164 bushets, Experienced judges estimate the yield at from seventy to seventy-five bushels for the entire eighteen acres, Over 100,000 pounds of binder twine has been sold 'to Valicy county farmers this season. The ‘amount of cultivatea land in Valley county, as returned by tho township asses- sors, is bl430 acres, A careful estimate, based on tho reports of reliable farmers throughout the county, puts the vaiue of this scason’s crop at £10 por acre, $14,500, being $72.50 per capita of the population. A large and enthusiastic meeting of Ord's business men was held this evening to con- sider tho bost means of bringing the ad- vantages of the county beforo intending settlers. A committeo was appoiuted to col- lect crop statistics, ete., und report at a future westing. Custe County's trop. Cartaway, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Spccial to Tig Bk, |—Harvesting is in full blast and the yield promises tobe tho largest ever re- corded in Custer county. Kye and barley are being threshed, the former avoraging about twenty-five bushels to the acre, the latter from thirty to sixty bushels, Some idea of the large acreage of small grain in this vicinity may be obtained from the fact that local dealers have sold this sea- sou sixty-seven binders, fifty tons of twine aud eleven threshing machines, and more could have been sold kud the supply held out. In order to handlo the grain that will be brought to this market two steam elevators ure now iu course of erection, each with a capacity of 0,000 bushels, one by the Fowler clevator company, the otlier by the farmers' alliauce. In aadition to these'n shovel house is being built by the Omaha elevator com- pany. The Kearney & Black Hills railway compony is collecting cars at this point to be in readiness for tue rush of business to begin within a few weeks. Additional sidetracks are being corstructed lere and at other sta- tions between here and Kearney, The Grand Pacitie, Callaway's fine forty-room botel, hus beon leased to W Tuttie and will Mouduy. new H. be opened to the public on Result of & Drank Coruwnus, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—The trial today of Charles Smith, arrested for striking Mrs. J. P. Avts while he was under the influence of liquor, resulted in Smith being bound over to the district court. The charge is now assault with lutent to do great bodily injury. Bu a Oistern. Nennaska Crry, Neb,, Aug 6.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.| —Wallace Roach and 7 Ed Shaonop, brick layers, were precipitated from ffold today while ‘walling up a cis- tern. The brick and mortar fell upon them and both men were panfully bruised and cut and were almost suffocated Wher taken out fall was fully 16 feot, Rowoh, in adaition to his bruises, sustained & Broken log, It is thought that both men will récover, Mysterious Disappearance, VALPARAISO, Nob., Aug. 6.—[Spectal Tele- gram to Tur Bee)—Mr. Robert Wheeler, the propriotor of the Lindell hotei, mysteriously disappeared last F'riday about 11 o'clock and nothing has been seon or heard of him since. It is feared that he has either committed suicide or has wandered off while in a state of temporary insanity, The straugest thing iu the whole matter is t ha went away without cause. His finances were in good shape and his family affairs were very pleasant. He has an estimablo wife and she is nearly prostrate with grief. The com- munity is so wrought un over the affair that ;\_n»y are preparing to organize a search for him, Mr. Wheeler is a man about five feet cight inches high with dark halr and moustacho and had on o dark plad suit of clothes, soft red colored felt hat. His weight is about 145 pounds, It would be a great relief to Mrs. Wheeler if she could learn of his where- abouts, Holt County Veters Atkizsoy, Neb, Aug. 6.—[Special Telo- gram to Tiue Bee]—The third day of the Holt County Veterans' association passed off very pleasantiy and harmoniously. The pro- gramme as published in yesterduy’ Bee was carried out in full. Judges Kiacaid of O’ Neill, Noins of Ponea and Tucker or Val- entine acquitted themselves nobly, as all are able and interesting speakers, Tomorrow the sham battle will occur at 3 p. m. and speeches during the day by Commander Cop- pie, Colonel W. B, Johnson and Judge Tucker will close the fiféh aonual reunion of the Holt county veterans. bl e 5 Large Mill for Stella. reLi, Neb,, Aug. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—Ground was oroken here to- day for tho erection of an immense corn monl mill. This mill will have nothing but the latest fmproved machinery and will cost when completed £20,000. The mill will be the property of a stock company composed of some ef the leading business men and farm- ers. The output of the plant will be 500 barrels per day and will give employment to aboot twenty men. There is great satisfac- tion expressed by the poople and overy effort will be made to make this enterprise a suc- coss. Bitten by a Centipede. Etswoon, Neb,, Aug. 6—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Nelson Wilson, son of S. A. Wilson, a farmer living three miles south of this place, was bitten yesterddy by o centipedo while working in the harvest field. He has since been very sick from the effects of the poison, but the doctor in attendance untici- pates a rapid recovery. Harvest will soon beoverhere. Very little grain threshed as yet, but it indicates a very heavy vield. Prospects wore never beiter and this county is ripe fof a harvest excur- sion, Colonel Dobbs Entertained. O'Nrur, Neb., Aug. f.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—Mr. and Mrs, Will J. Dobbs entertained nearly two hundred guests at their residence this eveming the occasion being the crystal anniversary of their wed- ding. Duncing and poptldramusements was indulged in. Colonel Dobbs is the efficient and_popular stetion agent of tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad here. The depot and residence, Ware properly deco- rated with everzreens and fowers. Elkhorn Valley Qonference. OskpaLe, Neb., Aug. 6.—(Special to Tne Bee. |—The sixth annual campmeeting of tho Elknorn valley district of the north Ne- braska conference of the Methodist Episco- pal church will be held at Oakdale August 11 to 17 inclusive. The hest talent of the district will o employed and ulso valuable outside help. Rev. P. S. Merrill, D. D., of Omaha will taie an_active part. 1t will be held in S. C. Fairchild’s beautiful grove, A large gathering is anticipated, For Arson Lexixarox, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.—After an eighteon hour preliminary oxamination Isaac Simmons was Jaile bound over to appear at tho district court to answer to the chargoe of Arson. Trouble with his wife, with whom he has not lived for somo time, caused him'to set fire to his father-in-law’s house it is alleged. As he could not furnish the required amount of vail he was contined to the connty jail. Alliance Picnic. Frevoxt, Neb., Aug. 6.—[Special to Tie Brk]—A big pienic held by the alliance ok place today at Caroy’s grove, six miles south of Fromont in Suunders county. The attendanco was large. Juy Burrows of Lin- colnand W. H. Doch of Wahoo were the principal speakers and they doled out lavge quuntities of alliance politics. Prominent Physician pead. Crruertsox, Nob., Aug. 6.—|Special Telo- gram to Tne Bee.|—Dr. N. Atwooa, for twelve years past a resident of this vlace, was buried here today. The doctor was for @ number of years the proprietor of tho At- wood bcuse, the leading botel in Lincoln fif teen years ago, - N FAMINE INDIA, This Year is Unprecedented in the Loss of Crops. oxDoy, Aug. 6—There has been no rain- fall in parts ot India lately and ail hopes of averting a famme bhave bean abandoned. The year is unprecedented. The standing corn and other crops have succombed to the long drouth and are 21l withered and burned. Already the effects of the searcity of food are being felt and there is great suffering among the inhabitants of some districts, Many deaths from starvation ave reported. 1t is almost impossible o get food for the cattle, the pasture lands being destroyed by the drouth, and most of the streams have dricd, rendering it impc sible to gret water for them. Horses, c donkeys ana other live' stdck are dyi large numbers everywhere. 1t is not only the poor class of the people that are suffering from the searcity of food. Mauy natives of the bigh’caste are making application to the authorities for relief to keop themselves and theie families from starvation, The district of Gningle contains an area of 7 square iles and according to the figures of the consus obtainable, that of 1571, has 933,154 persons, North Arcot contains 15,050 square miles within its boun- davies and the population is placed at over two million souls. y - Damaging Hait Storm, Crookstoy, Mion, Aug 6,—A terrible rain and hail stovm passediover part of this county this morning. The storm was accom- panied by considerable wind and the rain was the heaviest ever known in this section, In the southern part of the county u strip of country & mile wide aud twelve miles long was devastated by the hail, From 3,000 to 4,000 acres of standing grain was destroyed. Tae dawage from rain and wind in other parts of the county wis not nearly as bad as reported although much of the heavier grain has been badly beaten down, § - Oddrellows Jubilate, Duegrony, 1L, Aug. 6, =The corner stone of tho temple telng erected here by Hope lodgo, Independent Order of Oddfellows, was laid this afternoon by the Hlinois grand lodge in @ special session, A grand parade was held in which seventy lodges from all over the state were represented, various other secrot societies boing wlso represonted. Various grand lodge oficials of this state and Mis- sourl delivered adadresses. A grand dispiay of fireworks was given this evening. Itis estimated that 6,000 visitors were present, MORNING, AUGUST 7, SMELTER EMPLOYES HOPEFUL. Last Night's Meeting Attended by Many of the Strikers, NOTHING SATISFACTORY DEVISED. Leaders Urge the Men to Remain Firm and Win the Fight by Peaceful Measures ~Help Promised. If the gathering togother of a very large crowd to listen to a vast amount of oratory, which seemed to lead to no very definite plau of procedure or conciliatory result was the object to bo attained by the mass meet- ing at Motz' tall last night, the effort cer- ainly proved to be a grent succoss. By 8:30 the hall was well filled and before 9 o'clock thers was not an empty seat either in the main auditorium or the gallery. The speaking did not begin until about 9:20 o'clock and the crowd became quite restive, but when Tom Bacon, T. Kelsey, John Quinn, Mr. Krotchmeyor and Mr. Brewster with half a dozen lavorers took places on the stage the hats began to come off, the hum of voices died away und everybody began to listan with all tho cars he had. Just then Mr. I S, Hascall walked forwurd and found his way to_the platform. the first speaker mtroduced. Mr Hascall suid he understood that the meeting was open to everybody for the purpose of discussing tho cight hour law. “And I aiso understand,” said Mr. Hascall “that the business men and citizens of Omab have been invited here to express their views with regard to the strike at—! “Excuse we, Mr. Hascall,” said Tom Bacon, “this is not a strike it 18 a lock out.” “4Vell, lock out_then,” said Mr. Hascall continuing, “T will make every man in this louse understand me perfectly bofore 1 get through or you may cali me a har.” His fden of the Law. Mr. Hascali then proceeded to say that ho believed the cight-hour law all right and that the farmers and Inborers who wore back of the legisluture and Governor Boyd when the law was enacted and signed, knew what thoy were doing. “But these men down at the smolting works have asked you to disoboy the law,” sald he, “and” what do wo do with people who disoboy the law? Those men say they will move the smelting works if vou will not sigp a contract to i the fuw. They propose to sink the town and let you all go to h—1 togetker if you—"" t “Excuse mo again,” said Tom Bacon, who occupied the position of left hand end man on the stage, “but I just want to say that tho smelter and its shanngers. will “wo- thero first." ‘Phen Mr. Hascall ridiculed tho idea of the striking men coming to want simply because the smelter bad shut down. He said the corn crop was going to bo immense, the wheat was already in the shock and tho cattle were fat. tening on ten thousand hills. “If your butcher refuses to sell you meat because you are out of work, suid tho great ph throphist, *2o up and kill my old cow. arc welcome to her.” “Ihis burst of generosity pnt the men in good humor and they camo very near giving threo cheers for Hascall. He exhorted the men tostand firm as long as they had a uicklo in their pockets. “It will be better for you tolive on grass than to give in” said the speakor. ‘It would be better for Omaha that the smelting works should float down the river than that honest labor should be trampled under foot.” [Cheers.] *Then there is another thing, boys,” ho continued. “If you should have to leave Omaha just get tickets to Den- ver where these same people have a smelter and start the racket onthem there. Inform your fellow-laborers out there of tho strugile You arc having here and see if you can't tnake it mighty mweresting for the company out there.” Mr. Hascall then said that Mayor Cushing ought to be ashamed of himself for issuing the proclamation he had published. He thought there was no occasion for any ~such action on the part of the mayor, The speaker then diverged from the question of the hour and delivered a free silver coinago speech after which ho aguin urged the men to stay by each other and fight the eight hour law to the bitter end. Mr. Browster of the printers’ union w the next spoaker. He took up the silver question and gave ita few twists, saying that the Inboring men who favored free silver coinage were putting money in the pockets of the smelting company, but they (the laborers) g0t no it for it. Mr. Brewster then horted the laborers to stand solid with the farmers and togother they would event- ually win the battle between capital and labor. Ho then procoeded to read an essay which he had prepared upon the evils of idle- ness and the responsibility of employers who retased to employ laborers at living wages. Ho held that employers and capitalists wero directly responsible for hard timas brought about by men being thrown out of employment. They were also responsiblo for the vice and crime of the land that resulted from idleness. He thought it absurd to talk about tho em- ploying printers and the smelting compuny employing other men to do the work of those that hud beea doing the work in thoso estub- lishments whero the lockouts are, Experts Required There. The former employes could do more work in cight hours than new men could do in tivelve, the speaker said, and it would thero- fore be money in the pockets of the employ- ing prmters and the smolting company to employ the old forco at the same wages and let them work eight hours, “Then Mr. Thomas Copek, n member of the last state logislature, was called to the stage. He advised the men to bo firm and cool end ot to bo discouraged. He hoped that tho dificulty would seon bo settled amicably. Mr. Copek spoke in Bohemian after speak- ing in English, concerning the same points of discussion. Then tho crowd was ripe for a good laugh and it came. Mr. Kretchmeyer, the bumor- 15t and comedian camo to the front and produced a vast amount of fun by ridicuting, in Bohemian and German, the attitude of the smelting company.” He also gave the Pokrok Zupadu @ smash or two over an editorial that appeared in that paper this weck Mr. T C. Kelsey and others made short addresses in which they rogrotted very much that the business mon and bankers of the city had not come out to show their sympa- thy with the laboring men. The business men and bankers were rapped over tho head by nearly every speaker of the evening on account of this apparent unconcern. Attorney Van Gilder was then introduced and spoke very earnestly for several min- utes. He was heartily in favor of the eight hour law, but fu prosenting the other sida of the question he ran square against a largo BNOK. ; “I baliove that elglit hours 15 long enough for any man to_ toil,” said Mr. Van Gilder, “but T don’t believe that any man ought to expect nine or ten hours pay for cight nours work, Eight hours work and eight hours pay,” said Mr. Van Gilder very impressively “What are you g n' us!’ roared ‘l'om Bacon. “That would simply be starvation, Weo must have ten hours’ pay for eight hours' work." “Phat's it; you're right, Tom,” the crowd yelled, und Mr. Van Gilder saw he had struck a sidetrack that would make him ver popular if he sad much more. He closed in as graceful a manner as possible and roe Bd a fair round of applause from the level hoads in the crowd. ¥ rs Mu Interested, Colonel Savidge, o farmer, was called out. Ha said the farmers had u bigger kick com- g than the labor organizations, and at the next meeting of the legislature they proposed to fix it so that thoy would not have to work twelyo to fifteen hours while others were working only eight John Quinn was there, and he had his mouth with him, %I will not say much” said Mr. Quinn | balance of tho y DaiLy BEE. I want to so= “hough,” he continued “that [ will nover. 2 've myself for acting as one of the commh “~ that valled on Mr. Barton today. He hi %% o gall to tell us that so far a8 the smoltin, . apany was concorned they had nothing to rate. To my dying day I will never for, 2 myself for allowing my self to bo placed. 2 1t committes,” 7 . And then ho pt % ed to make light of the idoa that the smel = uight bo moved away om f Omaba, \ it go," said Quinn, ‘Who cares. Lot ttake it to the moon it they wish to, We ot along without the smelter. Thoy talk tmoving it to Don- ver, do they! Woell, t, vill hear something drop in Denver in w dew days. The papers persist in calling this a strike. Well, it ain't a strike. [Us a lockout, but sinco they want tocall it a strike, why we will just let them have one in zooa earnest,” smd tho spouker. I am now in correspondenc With somo of the lahor organizations in Den- ver aud I promise you that the Omaba and Grant smelting company at Denver will hear somothing drop protty soon if this lockout continues in Omnha, " This statement was roceived with cheers and the clapping of hands and Mr. Quinn retired Somo resolutlons of sympathy passed by nch 23, Council Bluffs Kuights of Labo re read and then the meeting was journed with the announcement that another ing would bo held on Saturday night at the same pluce, WILL SMOKE John Quinn's Threat Toward the Non- Union Job Printers, There is nothing new regarding the job printors’ lock-out. Nou-union men are arriv- ing and aro being put to work as soon as thoy strike tho town. During the groator portion of the day John Quinn has stood upon a prominent covner of lower Douglas strect, where, in company with George Washinaton Browster, ho hus harangued the erowd, advisimg ' the boys to stand firm, predicting that they wounld win in the end. But since Quinn and Browster's monumental farlure 1n settling the smelter strike, it is ovident that their exhortations do not MOUT. the weight that they did a fow davs ago, Quinn said today that he would smoke the Kansas City printers out of the town. Ho had driven out an organization of iron work ersand he would do the same with the printers if he felt disposed. ‘The test suit that was to have been insti- tuted against Manager Comstock of tho Re- publican company, has not yot matorialized Mahoney, Minnehan & Smyth, the attorneys Who have been retaiced * by the printe stated that they had not decided whethe they would proceed by warrant of arrest or junction, GETTING SE OUs. Bricklayers Stop Work on Nearly All Biz tuildings. Tho bricklayers’ (roubles are assuming o more serious uttitude, as nearly all of the men cmployed have walked out. Atthe present time there ave but two piaces wherethe men are at work. One placoisat the Karback block at Fifteenth and Douy the other the Shaw & Jackson building at Pwenty-second and F ney streets, "The hod carriers are anxious to work. but are forced to remain idle on account of the action of the bricklayers. he contractors state that they have con- tracts that must be completed, and if the Omaha mon will not do the work _they will send to St. Paul, Kansas City and Denver for men. Tho bricklayers will” bo given until Mouday to decide upon whethar or uot thoy will - return. ~ On account of the labor dificulties the erection of a number of large buildings has been declared off for the present, It was the intention to at once begin the erection of the Davis block, a six story structure at Ninth and Jackson streets, but work has been indefinitely postpo Tho same action has veen taken rogarding the erecuon of the Kennard building ot Four- teouth and Douglas streets. Carpenters and Cornice-Makers. The carpenters and cornice-makers are working according to the old scale of prices, but they are liable to demand an eight-hour day. Thoy will tako no action until they sco how the bricklayers come out. If thoy win, carpenters and cornice-malkers will demand efzht hours, OTHER LABOR TROUBLES. anta Fe ling, Tho strike of the 400 boiler makers in the shops of the Atchi- son, Topeka & Santa Fe road hero is spread- ng to other departments. Today several of the biacksmiths struck in sympathy with the boiler makers. One of the engineers refused to take out his train for tho reason that the boiler of his engine had not boen inspected bofore being made ready for tho run. If other engincors tuke this as their cue the Santa Fe will have serious trouble boiler makers are strikiug for pay by the hour instead of by the day. Lockout Likely Among Glass Blowers, Prrrsnuna, Pa., Aug. 6.—The scalo con- ference of green glass bottle manufacturvers and workmen came to an abrupt termination without any ngreement being reached. A strike or lockout will be the probable result, — - CLAIMS THE INDEMNITY. Rumor That the Ramily of G Barundia Have Won, Ciry or Mexico, Aug. 6.—The Diario De Centro America, printed in Guatemala, claims that the family of the unfortunato Gieneral Barundia, who was killed aboard of a Pacific mail steamship in the port of San Joso Do Guatemala by soldiers, has won its claim against the United States and will bo paid £300,000 fudemnification, From a reliuble source it has beén learneo that another engagement has taken plnco be- tween tho customs guard and a band of smugglers, who were the same with whom the new Laredo guards had the rocent fatal fight, and it was the survivors of that guard who' reported the affair to another Mexican guard, The last party at once went in pur- and itis roported that recently thoy overtook the smugglers and a fight ensued in which three of the euards were killed and the balance routed, the smugglers oscaping unharmed. The last report places the num- ber of smugelers at seven, but of the goods they have iu their possession there has boen nothing learned. neral S Union Pacific Good Property. New Yourk, Aug. G.—Itumors avout the Union Pacitic flow thick and fast through Wall street today, Sidney Dillon stated that the company was not in a financial strait and Russell Suge confirmed the statement, adding: “The rumors that Mr, Gould or myself has been selling our Union Pacific stock are absolutely untrue. Mr. Gould is at present the largest stockholder in_the company, his interest amounting over §3,500,- 000, He'declared that he will reinvest his income as received in the property, The loans of the company falling duo from time to time have been taken care of and the col- latorals heid agaivst the remaining oblign- tions bave been strengthened thereby, The floating debt has been reduced over £2,000,000 tho present administration took hold prospects for earnings are very good and the Union Pacific should benefit inrgely by the cnormous crop movements during tho v ol Gl Regular Army Unic sty Officers, BostoN, Mass., Aug. 6.—The regular army and nayy union today seat greoting to the Girand Army of the Republic encampument at | Detroit and elected these officors: Com- mander, James Roche, Boston: vice coum- mander, John H, Holt, Nowport, It. L.; dep- uty vice commander, EdgarJ. Davis,Omaba; paymaster, . A. Emery of Koxbury, Mass. chaplain, It. S. Sidelonger of Portland, The couvention next year will be held w Detroit, NUMBER 50 NUST IGNORE PROHIBITION. Determined Position of Leading Kansas Ree publicans on the Subjaot, WILL SWAMP THE PARTY IF ADOPTED, Every Evidence That the Approaching Convention Will Unhesitatingly Renounce the Dogmn —Situa- tion at the Capital, Toreka, Kan., Aug. 6.—|Special Telogram to Tk Bre.|—The lotter written by Wil Higgins, scorotary of state, advo climation of prohibition planks from Kansas repablican’s platforms has had the effect of bringing out a lavgo number of republicans, Who have heretofore been active prohibition advocates, to hiis support, and even ultra- probivitionists now adunt that thero is little prospect of the republican party again en- dorsing prohioition. The executive committee of the state ro- publican loigue, in session hero toduy, almost uimously endorse the position taken by v Higzgins and all say that when the 1wue convention meots in this city August that prohibition will not ba meutioned in the resolutions adopted The president of the league, J. M. Miller, hias given it out that be will appoint a com- mitice on resolutions when the convention meets who will ignoro prohibition, This stand on his part was unexpected us ho hos been and still is an extreme prohubitionist, but e is convinced that unless prohibition is keptout of tho party platform that the re- publican party will be certain of defeat in Kansus next year, PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EFPECTED arty Convention in Ohio (s Down to Bu iness, eople’s Serixarienn, 0., Aug, 6.—At the people's party convention today permancat organiza- tion was effected by tho elaction of Hugh naugh as chairman. The report of the committee on resolutions was presented and adopted. The platform demands that taxation —na- tional, state or municipal—shall not be used to build up on intercst or class at the ex- pense of auothor; the abolition of national banis as banks of issue and as a substitute for national bauk notes it demands full legal tender treasury notes to be issued in sufli- cient volume to conduet the business of the country on & cash basis; the paymeat of all bonds of the government, instead of refunding them, in such money as they were originally made payable in; and governmont ownership of all means of transportation and_commusicntion. Liberal pensions to union soldiers are favored, A womaw's suffrage plank is included in the platform, The platform favors government, loans di- rectly to individuals: favors tros coinage of silver; opposes lien ownership of lands and demauds that congress devise 1neans to ob win all land already owned by foreign syndi- cates; it also demands that all lands held by railroads and other corporations in ex cess of what is actually neoded, be reclamed by the government and teld for actual settlers only; demands a eraduated incomo tax; demands the enact- ment and rigid enforcement of laws for the suppression of all forms of gambling in futures and the strict enforcoment of the laws against adulteration of food products, The election of United States senators by popular vote is favored. The vlatform also demands forfeiture by the Standard oil com- pany of its chartor. Resolutions were adopted favoring govern- ment or state control of the sale, manufacs ture, importation and exportation of spiritu- ous liquors as u recommendation to the na- tionnl convention as u solution of the liquor pronlem. A number of nominations of can- didates for ofiices wero made and a recess taken until 1 o'clozk, Johu Leitz of Sencca county nated for governor. Frank L. Rist, a com- positor on the Commereiul-Gazetto wis nom- inated for licutenant governor. 1. M. Cuoper, was nomi- a Grand Aviny of the Republic’ mau, was chosen for auditor. For attorncy general, . M. Smith was unanimously chiosen. For stato or, Henry Woif of Cloveland was nominatéa on the first ballot. For subremo judge, Albert aplo of Cincinnati nominated by acclamation. For state school iuspector, Jo H. Peterson of Green county was chosen by acclamation. W, J. Weaver of Portage, for food and dairy commissioner, was nomi- nated, Wor board of public works J. S, Bower of Franklin was nominated. “The customary resolutions of thanks were adopted. Mrs, Tucker of Kansas was intro, duced and gave ner views on woman's suf- frage and on other matters, The convention then adjourned. The platform went through with a whirl, but ufter the delegates read it carefully in the evening papers they hered in knots about town and discussed it frcoly, Many have alveady declured their intention to bolt on account of the liquor plank, which they say they did not intend to adopt as part of the platform. The leaders are confident of forming a coalition with the prohibitionists not later than 1502 and thus going into a national cam- paign very strong. Their plun 1s to extend the plaak demanding government ownership of railroads and tolegraph and the liquor trafic and have agents in charge, who will conduct the business much as postoMces are now run. Tho bolting element’s strength cannot be estimated until the delegates re- port to their constituents. Old politicians of other purties consider a grave mistuke has beon mude. The personuel of the ticket is generally good, Louisiana Alliance Nominates. Laraverre, La, Aug. 6.—The state far- mers’ alliance today adopted the report of tho conference committeo with the suti- lottery leagus, but tho report was not made public but it'is understood, however, that the allinnce agreed to give the autis four places ou the state ticket—licutenant gov- ernor, attorney general, anditor and secres tery of state, Hon. ‘Thomas Adams, prosi- dent of the alliance, was unainmously en aorsed for governor, ember of the Democratic Committee lowa Ciry, la, Aug. 6,—Av & meeting of the democratic state central committeo today Charles I, Chase of the Atlantic Democrat wiss elected & womber of the cominittes, vice T, H. Lee, deceased. WEATHER FORECAST, For Omaha und Vicinity —Itaius, with possible thunderstorms in afternoon; slight change in temperature, followed by cooler aturday, WasiliNGTox, Aug. 6, Priday: For ' Missouri southorly winds; local storms Friday evening Ior lowa and Minnesota —Southerly winds; slightly warmer, excopt stationary lempera: 2 in northenst’ lows und southeast Minne- Foracast till § p. m, Slightly warmer; rains or thunder soti; cloudiness and local rains with thun- storms Friduy afternoon, For North and South Dakota -Local ralns and thunder storms; southerly, shifting to northwesterly winds; clear Sutirdiy Nebraska and Kansas—Rains Priday, with thunder storms in the afternoon; winds shifting to southwesterly Saturday Colorado — Occasional ralns; variable winds; slightly cooler. - Experts Testity on Borir, Mout., Aug Pestimony of Wit uess Winkie was continued in the Davis case in regard to the peculiar hundwriting of Eddy, supposed to have been forged by At~ torusy Jaques of Ottumwa, la. Testifylog signaturo of James Davis, one of the allexed witnesses of the alleged will, he waintained that it was not lus aud gave bls reasons why | e thought so, Handwriting,