Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. — TWENTY-SECOND YEA i SOLDIERS HOLD THY FORT | Martial Law Now Reigns Supreme in the Town of Homestead, TROOPS RECEIVED WITH DUE RESPECT Disarranged by Works and Possession of The Welcoming Prog Thelr Late Arebval—Th the Town Tak by the Militiamen Howrstean, Pa, July 12—The night p ssed quictly and all Homestead was in holiday attire early this morning 1o anticipa- tion of tho militia. It was oxpected the troops would urrive by daybreak aad the people turnea out in anticipation of thut event ready to welcome the blue-conted represontatives of the state with a proces sion of brass bands, school children and flowers. But the situation becans somo- whav ludicrous as tno hours passed anc the militia did not appoar. The bands did their best to keop up tho spirits of the muititude with indifferent succoss. Spoiled Thelr Pretty Program. It was after 9 o'clock when the cry went up that the troops were coming. They ar- rived by train from tho rendozvous at ireonsburg und consisted of the Second and hird brigndes, numbering 3,000 men, under command of General _Snowden, together with two Gatling guns and three fiold pieces, The sudden arrival, in the absenc: of the the loaders of the strikers, disconcerted tho program for the roception, and the soldiery evidently did not desire such traatmont from men whom thoy were seat thoro to keep in order. ‘Thoy wero received with perfect re spect, and here uud there an attempt at o choer was xot up by the onlooking populaco. ossession of Mills and Town, The troops descended from tho formed silently, marchod in perfoct orde took possession of the mills, deployod ar: tiliery across the Monongabhicla opposite the mills, sot pickets all about the works, and settled the question of taking possession of the town by marcuing one company divect to the strikers’ head:juucters, another to the vi- cinity of the depot, and @ third to a slhight eminenco overlooking and commanding the commercial couter of tho town. Thon Homestead was in the hands of tho military and martial law had succoeded tho arbitrary reign of tho ad- visory committee, “I'he citizens of Homestead are cloarly disap- ponted that the militia thought it necossary 1o occupy the whole town 1nstead of cod- Hning themselves to the mills, but gave no open evidence of the fact. There was com- pleto acquicscence in tho power of thoe stato, and as gracefully as they could the accepted the inovitable. The batteries across the river command the whole town, as well as the Carnegie works, Ntrikers' Plekets SOl on When the troops meckets, located 1n their posts and congregated to waten the sold The strike leaders at onco sent them bnck to their stations, telling them they had no business to leavo their posts and wmstracting them not to let any nonunion men or detectives through the lines. The leaders told them the troops would not inte fere in this. Simlar instruetions were given tho other watchmen and the wholo strike picket lino was roformed outside of the picket of the troops. train, Duty. the strikers’ lefv arrived the neighborhood, CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS. They Reach Homestead Litule Sightse Hosestean, Po., July 12, sional committee, under tho leadership of Chaivinan Oates, arrived in Homestead in tho middie of the exeitement over the recop- ti0u of tho troops. As s00n as it was known that the party were in the city, a delegation from tie locked-out workmen visited them and tendered them the hospitalities of the city. ar. Oates and the of members of tho committee held an ieformal talic with Hugh O'Donnell, who was specially requested to be present at the investigation in Pittsburg. several of the other strikers wero gues- tioned, and in o rough way, particularly in recard to the battle with 'tho Pinkertons, Mr. Childs also had an_informal talk with tho congressmen, and he assured them tho ofticers of the company would give them every fucility. No real attempt was made to examing any witnesses, The cougressmen expressed a desire to view the scene of the lato enzage wment, and quite a lurge party, made up of strikers, volunteers, clergymen, newspaper men and soldiers, staried to the works. A long walk turough the yrounds followed. The battieground on tho river bank was {I vinted out anda the position of the Pinkerton arges found. The bullet marks, still in evidence, were also examined “Tho committeo was escorted back to the train, leaving o timo to reach Pittsburg for supper, and Indulge | 1. The congros- a FIED AT THEF men Pleased —The Steikers At coming Dejectod, Howuestean, Pa., July 12. “Tho militia ex- press groat gratification at the peaceablo re- ception that they received. 1t 1s manifest to all that there will bo uo disturbance of the pouce and *ho only reason for ordering out tho entire National guard is velieved to be that it is intended to combine the annual en- campmant with the preservation of public peaco at Homestead. Tho improssion is, thore- fore, prevalont that tho miliua are here to stay, that threo or four weeks at least will elupno betore thoy tako their departure. I 15 tot thought that the Carnegie people have 85 yot mde any extensive areangeronts for the ewployment of non-uniou laborers, or that they are contemplating such a wove in the immadiato future. Thoy rely somewhat on their prediction that many of the strikers will couciude to resume work when they seo tho presence of the militia reuders it impos- sible for them to make any resistance to the employment of non-union labor. ‘I'ho men still waintain that the works will romaiu idle sil summer before the men will roturn, but it1s piainly evident on ull sides that a feeling of dejection hus taken posses- siou 0t tho most of tho men since the appear ance of the militia has swept away their last hopo of keeping the company out of the pos- session of ity works tumors of furtter conforence with the company are iu the uir, but little credence is placed in thew GRA JEPTION, RUMOKS DENI Labor Leaders Not trolilug the Town. Homestean, Pa, July 12.-A story has been put in circulation here that Shoriff Mo- Cleary proposes to arrest Hugh O Donuell and about null a dozen other leaders of the locked out men. ‘Tue suthority for the rumor has not beeu given and frienas of the sheriff say that it is not true, but some of 1ho men who bave beeu named are uneasy and BLXious about the sherifl’s inteutions, 1t is 8lso sl that early tomorrow mornivg a movement will be 1ade towards manning the will. It 1 iuumated, however, that a vigorous liue of action hns been determined upon Despito the precaution of tho burgess, calling upou tho saloons to close, they have | dono u turiviog business all day long, and are ot this writing crammed to suffocation, ‘Ihero are not #0 muuy solaiors in thewm, but @ great mauy of the workingmion for tbe first time siuco ‘the battle of \Weduesday ure driokiog beavily, Thore nave beeu two or throe fights, some sorious and a great deal of | wild ek, The loaders seew Lo sewe extont, ] ) Arrest of Thought of— R. at least, to huve lost control of the men. Wkten it became evident that the soldiers were drinking, patrols were detailed to ar- est them and in & short time uearly all the militiamen were back in camp. The evening closed mora Guietly than any one had any right to expect, ana whiloe the streets were still full at 10 o'clock the crowds wera drifting homewards The arrangements for tomorrow contain poiut which has caused comment Goneral Suowden has ordered that a wholo battalion shall bo assigned to patrol duty at atimeand consequently the fown will be very thoroughly patrolied. The strikers be- lieve this order has been issued in order to cover tho sheriff in introducing nou-union men into the works, but this is more con jecture, ALLEN, Labor Le Sore of Their Reception by General Snowden, Howestian, Pa., July 12~ After their call upon General Snowden this afternoon the strikers' committee, greatly crestfallen, re- | turned to their headquarters, whero & discus- sion of tho situation followed. General Snowden’s reception of the gentlemen was a bitter pill. That the general moant business, however, was now thoroughly understood. A waiting campaign is decided upon as ve- ing the only possible policy which could be pursued. The patrols of tho strikers out- side the town and the railroad depots will be continued and overy effort will be made to keep Pinkerton watchmen and non-union workingmen out of the town, Not Going to Commit Suiclde, *We are not going to commit suicide,” said Mr. O'Donnell, “and consequently we bow to tho inevitable. The troops will be here avout ten duys, it is said. Thoy are main- ned at an expense of §22,000 a day. How long will the taxpayers stand that! And when the troops go awdy, as evevtually they must, how wili the situation be changed Mr. O'Donuel! and the other members of the committee ure of the opinion that the works will be at onco filled up with non- union men, but they dechne to discuss how they will weet and solve the problom. *We will not bo oeaten,” O'Doanell re- marked confidently, “aud the result will proveit. Now we will take a much needed restand wait for the next chapter of the story.” Mr. Otis Child positively refused to say auything about his prosonce in the mill “Mr. Lovejoy iu Pittsourg will make any statements that may bo necessary,” he said, “but I can say nothing Kers and Soldiers Fra No rations had been provided for the sol- diers, ara accordiugly they were permtted to gointo the town as they pleased to get their meals. The result was that everybody, soldiers und strikers, dia a great doal too much drinking. Ivery saloon was crowded 10 its fuil capacity and everybody was filling himself. Tho result was chat more drunken men were to be seen on the street than were visible aitogether in the past week. Strikers and soldivrs frateruized and beer went on both sides. Some of the sol- diers rather loudiy declared that they would stuck their urms if they were calied upoa to protect the Pinkertons or nou-union men and this spirit is by no means coutined to a few cases, Tho talk is common ou the streets ana the rosult hins been a_groat increaso of {riendliness between the troops and strikers. enize, USED A RECEPTION, wden Will Not algamuted Assoclution. AD, Pa., July 12.—As soon as Gen- eral Snowden had established headquarters he was walted upon by a committoe repre- sonting the Amalgamated association and citizens. The spokesman said for them that they welcomed the troops and offered the co-operation of the citizens in presorving order. General Snowden Recognize the Homesty d: “I thank you for vour welcome, but do not meed your co-operation. The oulv way good citizens cuu co-operate with us is to go peaceably about their business.” “Tne spokesan then said: “The citizens wish th know uy what time they way give you a public reception.” General Snowden roplied : no reception; 1t would be thunk you for your courtes welcome is not needed. amazing thing if the Pennsylvauia was of the state.” O'Donnoll suid, on the part of the Amal- gamated association: ‘“‘After suffering an attack frow au illegal authority we ure glad to have tho logal authority of the state hore,” “I do mot recognize your association,” Suowden replied. "1 recognize no oue but citizens of this city,” “But we wish to submit—"" O'Donuell be. ®an, when the geueral cut him short by sa; ing, *“Ihen submit to the gentieman bohind you,” indicating Sheriff McCleary, “I do submit to him,” said O'Donneli. “We havo uever questioned the sherifi’s order.” O'Donrell appealad to tne sheriff to say whether or not they had obeyed his orders, 0, you have uot,” said the sheriff; “*vou refused o lot my deputies enter the works.” After some furibier desultory couversation and an awkward pause tuo committee de- parted. WILL 1 can accept st improper, 1 biva formal It would be au National guard of ot welcome 1o any part TRY NONUNION MEN, Frick Snys the Carncgle Company Proposes to Start Its Works. Pirtanerg, Pa., July 12.—H. C. Frick, chuirman of tho Carnegio company, said in an interview today that it was the intention of the company to resums work at Home- stead @s soon as possible. Thero were many of the locked-out men who are willing to accept tho terms of the company and return to work if thoy could be protected in doing 50. It would bo necessary, however, to securs additional outside non union Leip. He thought it could not be long beforo the entire plunt would bo in opera- tion President Weyhe of the Amalgamated association substuntially admitted tais morn- ing that the workmen in a1l the Carnegie plants, to the aggrogate of 20,000, would be callod out if the company attempts 1o start up Homestead with nouuuion men, OWDERLY TALKS, o Gover Jops to Mo Wikesnarie, Pa, July 12 Powderly is back from Omabs, aud in an interviow today severely criticised Governor Pattison for senaing troops to Homestead *“This fight,” continued Powderly, *'is but the rumbling of the coming revolution that is 10 say whethor Wall street shall or shall not control the country. It is the fient of labor and the labor organizatious of the country should stand firmly at the back of these men who are tighting at Homestead If it must bo & protracted strugele the farmers of the couutry will furaish pro- visions onough to keep “these men for ten years, if necessary. ‘They are acticg with tho Koights of Labor now, and through the Iuiehts with orgauized laborin general.” sos t or for tead, \ding -T. V. Commenced the Inquest, Pirrsuuna, Pa. July 12.—Coroner McDow- ell commenced the 1aqu»st this afternoon of the'eight wen who were killed at Homestead, Captain William M. Rodgers of the “Little Bill" steamboat was the first wituess. He dotailed bis trip up the river with the Piuk- ertou guards aud the battle that followed. The witnoss said the crowd oo the shore oponed fire tirst, Captaiu Wishart, the pilot, ana Eoglocers Evuus and Martio corroborated Captaiu i Rodger's statement Jumes G. Hofman, a Pinkerton deteotive of Chicago, said Captalu Hines had charge of the Pinkertoas. ‘The detectives believed their duty was 1o gusrd Lhe cowpany’s prop- orty aud * they wero instructed uot to fire uniess in sell-defense. Tuoy dia not fire BECOND PAGH. ) |CONTINVED ON OMAHA IDANO'S WARRING MINERS Unit:d States Troops Ordered to the Scene of Conflict. MINERS ARMING AND CONCENTRATING Farther Trouble and pected — Mines In Possession of the Unlon Me Used as a Persuader—Present Situntion. Bloodshed Is Ex- Dynamite 12.—~At 4 o'clock H00 miners from Warrace, Idaho, July in the afternoon about Gom, fifty of whom wero armed with rifles, marched down to Wallacs, They brought with them their prisoners,consisting of about 100 nonunion men and five dead bodies, another dead man,James Hennessey of Butte, Mont., shot through the breast, Upon their arrival hore the scabs were turned loose and union men began searching for A. M. Ester, manager of the Krisco mine, agatust whom the union men have a special gredge. The terms on which the Gem miners and guards surrendered were that twenty- seven Winchesters and a number of revol- vers and 2,000 pounds of ammunition should bo placed in the nands of disinterested par- ties, two citizens and two conservative union men, and that the scaos should be shipped out of the country tomorrow. Captured ¢ s and Ammunition, An hour affer the agrsement about the arms was entered into, union men got pos- sassion of all the rifies and smmunition, and this evening large bodivs of armed miners went down to Wardner, twelve miles distant, in wagons and by ruil. Tho mines employ ing nonunion men there ure the Sierra N vadaand Buoker Hill and Sullivan. Tno Bunker Hill aua Sullivan has a force of 260 men. About 100 can be armed with Win- chesters. There is only one way to reach the mino and that is directly up the guleh and tho road is steep. If an attempt 1s made waimst the men in the mino thore must be binodshed. The Sierra Nevada is exposed. The county commissioners, district attorne: and sheriff this afternoon telegraphed Gov ernor Willey for troops. Governor Wilioy wired back that the sheriff must first ex- haust the civil power. ‘The sheriff immedi ately commenced the work of subpaaaing citizens to act as a committeo of citizens. Instead of there being 330 pounds of giant powder used in blowing up the Frisco mine, there was only 250 pounds. The first attempt would not work and tue miners got on the flume, shut off the water and sent the pow- der in packages down the waterpine into tue mill. The fuse was putin the Inst package and sent down. In an iastant a terrible ex- plusion occurred which shook the canon for miles. The nouunion men then surrendered. Killea 1 Injured. The following is a revised killed and wonnded JAMES HENNESSY, GUS CARLSON, JOHN STARLICH, HARRY CUMMINGS, IVERY BROW The wounded ar F. C. WiLcox L. L. Asnorr, SAMUEL GARVER, R. K. Avaws, Ciiares Swiri, N. L. HaLLERON, SAMUEL CARKUIR, HuGn Cavpser, B. W. Pursaw, Jons Wirrsey, CHARLEY PETERSON, . C. CoLLix TouN GANKENAGER, GEORGE PETTIBONE. list of the WANT ¥ KAL TROOPS, Senators oup and D the Pres nt for Ald. Wasningroy, D. C., July 12.—Senators Shoup and Dubois of Idaho nave received a number of dispatchies 1 rogard to the mining troubles at tho Cacur d’Alene regiou. The first one cameavout o'clock yesterday after- noon from a man named John Hinch at Wal- laco reporting fighting in the Gem and Afrisco mines and saying that “we are power- less to stop the contlict and fear many will bo killed and the mills burned.” With the telegram containing this informa- tion thesenators went to call on tho prosi- dent and secrotary of war, but waere not able t0 50 either, the preiaent beiug out of tho city and the sccrotary bemng also swav. ‘Pney then called on the atlorney general for u consultation with bim Last night tho senators received the fol- lowiug dispaich from Attorney General Geurge H. Itoberts at Boise City, idaho: *T'he ROVOrnor now prevariog a call on the president ‘or troops. If possible have mat- ters arranged »0 that the orders will bo is- sued from the War department to commaud- antat Fort Sherman to move troops by boat via Mission and Wardner. Mob moving or Wardner. Everything now depeuds on promptness,” ‘o latest dispatches recoived by the sen- ators (and which are sigued by Governor Willey) revort the casualties so far at six killed and seven wouaded, and the fear 1s oxprossed that the scene ot the violencs may extend to other parts of the state, necessitat ing tho proclamation of martial luw. The union miners are descrived as an undisci- plined mob of from 400 to 500 armed with Winchesters and revolvers. ‘They are elate: wWith their successes ana will not be satis. fied untilevery new man is driven out from the mines, Many of the preliminaries have been ar- ranged 8o that the presidont will bo able to act prowptly when the formal requisition of Goveruor Willay for troops is presented to him, *The Idako souators are hourly expect. ing the requisition, aud us soon #s it 18 re- celved it will be aent to the president who is expected to be in Saratogn all day today. Fort Sherman, Idano, whers 400 men are statloned, is less than 100 miles from tho scoue, aud troops leaving on moruing trains vould be upon the sceue in the atternoon. s Asked to Call on iis sTiLL fam Wil Attiuck Other Non- n A Mixxearoris, Minn., July 1 the Journal from Spokane, Wash., says: carerul estimate puts the number of deaths in the mining riot at Couer d'Alene yoster- duy at seven and the wounded at fourtecn, There was a rumor on tho stroets last night that the strikers bad attacked anctuer non- union force and that ten men were killed, Very little information could be obtwiied dircetly from the districts iuvolved in the strike, as the wires had been cut and only one wire was workiug between Spokane and Wallace, This moroing Campbell, & mine owner bere, states that ne Las recoived information that the strikers have loaded the noo-uuion mine near Warduer with giant powder and tureaten to biow it up if non-uuion men go to work. The majority of non-uuion miners Quit uud either joined the strikers or diave veen huddled off up the road to other parts of the country. United States troops from Fort Sherwan huve been ordered to hold themselvos in readiness, ‘The federal suthorities claim 1o have a right to wterfere us the strikers bave oponly disregarded United States injunctious which wore issued agalost the upnion men some time “go. o) te. Boise, 1dabo, July 12. -Company A, ldabo Natioual guard, thirty-nine strong, left for Couer d'Alene toduy under cowmand of Captain Stevenson. (Governor Willey bhas received a dispatoh from General Schoficla placiog troops at Fort Suerman and Mis soula under his orders. He has directed the former o meet the miliva at Warduer and tho others o warch 0 Mullage, The gov- STRIK Rumors that WEDNE SDAY MORNING, | ernor nlso asked for addimdnal troops. It is believed that a regiment witl be noeded. Clement of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines wires thit thieir property hus been captured by 1,000 men, He asks that the sending of troops be delayed; us the men will destroy the property on their appearance, he request was not bonsidered. The situa tion is not believed to bo vory grave. NOT A SHOT A Unlon Miners Surcender to the Union Men Without Resistance. Wartace, Idaho, July 12.—The sheriff last night made an effort to collect & posse to go to Wardner on a spécial traw. Oaly one citizen responded to his summons. Araied bodies of miners went from \vallace all the evening. About 9 o'clock A large .crowd procseded to the Union Pacific yards below town, took a flat car, put it on the main track and started for Wardner. The mill of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan compiny 1s located on the Union Pacific track two miles from Ward- ner. The minors togk possession of this during the uight afa sent word up to the mino that unless the “scabs” would sur- render before 0 o'clock this morning tho mine would be blown up. Large vodies of armed miners went up to Wardoer proper and toward the mine to nwait developments Bufore O o'clock this morning all the Bunker Hill and Sullivan forces walked out of the mine and surroudered. The Sierra Nevada forces also surrendored. Not a shot was fived. N Arrogant Demand of the Unlon Men, Wannxgn, Idaho, July 12.—The union men and owners of Brickner Hill and Sullivan mines held a mceting tonight. President O'Brion of tho union gave his ultimatum to the miners as follow All non-union men must Jeave the state at once or the mino will_ be blown up and an attack on non-union miners commenced. The mine owners to eain time ngroed to discharge all uon-unicn men within forty- eight hour: Threatening Them with Dynamite, WaLLace, Idaho, July 1 p. m.—The situation is serious at Wardner. The non- union miners in the Bunker Hill and Sulli- van have not vet come out. Private in- formation states that the union men have 500 pounds of giant powder with a fuse attached and will set it off 500n if the nou-unionists do not comie down. R e WHY PALACIO RESIGNED, He Thought Venezuela and Her People Would Profit Thereby. [ Copyrighted 1592 b Jaasg,Gor.lon Bervett. | Curacon, (via Galvesten, Tex.), July |By Mexican Cabie toithe New York Her- ald—Special to Tue ' Bre.]—Copies of the manifesto of Dr. R. Andreesa Palacio, ex- dictator of Venezuela, which was issuea under date of June 24, at Fort do I'rance, Martinique, have just been received in this place. The document. is addressed to the nation aud to lis political friends and attributes tho collapse of the wovernment forces to the following: eauses: The slow- ness of the operations of the armv of Gen- eral Norcisa Itavgel provented the destruc- tion of the corps of Guarra and favored its inerease, giving rise to fresh tumult and rev- olutionary movements and vermwit- ting the resuscitation of the corps of General Crespo, which was gradually wasting away in the golgtude of the Uanas; the wapt of activity’ of lavgol in_pursuing both corp, thereby petinittiug them to in- vade the central staies and to remain with impunity opposite Valeacia, "where both should have been captured, Continuing, he says: ‘“I'he hour of truth and justice nas arrived. I beheve General Narcisa Ravgel, to whom T am bound by ties of long standing and cordial friendship, in- ablo of felony und treason, and when any one whispered to me seeretly that Ravgol would not fire against Crespo because it would be firing againsc bis own_authority as pesident of a great republic, I rejected the suggestions with disdsin and a smile of in- credulity appeared on my lips. Had Faicth In Ravgel, ‘It was the oxpression of my most pro- found convictions, and was but increased wheu people told fue that if Ravgel had not entered into an arrangement with Crespo he acted as if he had. Again tne indecision of Goneral Alejandro Yoarra m giviog battle outsidge of Valencia, vendering valueless the triumphs of the brilliant army of Car- ababo which, under Estéves Zulloiga, San grona Fajardo, Silva Merida Bruzual and Fonguety Simanca had covercd itself with glory in twenty battles, was msastrous. [ considered General Yoarra to bea capable, honest, loyal and extremely active soldier, but he showed himself tmd and undecidea at the moment of fighting a battle which would have assured the peace of the republio, not for want of bravery, which I am pleased to acknowledee he posscssed, but rather for the responsi- bility which would be attached to his name and because it was the first tima, he being $0 young, that be had ander his command u numerous army, but the fact remains that he did not fight Crespo agd the lutter retired without 10ss in the presence of his veteran battalions, Other Generals Ronsted, “The political inconsistencr and unquali- fiavle conduct of uerals Juleo F. Sarria and Domingo Monagas have compromised the future of the liveral cause in Venczuela, 1f these genernls had thought as they now do on March 3 and March 15 last, being deputies and counting besides on the votes of nors Arreaha Monagas, Calatravan Yguracuto and Senator Lopez Mundez, they would have a quorum in tho congress, constitutional reform would have been finished and a prosident of the republic would have boen clected and nota shot fired o drop of blooa shed throughout the commonwealth, Too weak yesterday 10 be present at @ meeting of the congess, they apoear still weaker today, retreafimg in frout of a van quished encniy aud pasouncing the peccavi domine, which thoy ve will assure them # pardon for all their sins, he convocation of congress 1s moral tri- umph 6t present for thé revolution and s leader, (iencral Crespos absolute chief of tho oligarchic purty. which will rid itself of him 10 , raise to of Guerra, Quentand, Vegas Casado, Maukorno Aranjo, Bapustasy Mountenegro and Carvalla Ybarra, ‘or wy purt 1 did not fight for my person, but for an lgea—the autonomy ol twenty statés of the federation and their definite regemstruction—and | could not, therefore, without being & traitor 10 the country and to my own conviction, COUVOKO 4 congress— sort of practorium wherein to sacrifige the federation, flagel- latiog, crowning with shorns and crucitying the noble Veneznelun poople. Palucio Agnin Erotests, *[ nereby renow my protest acainst such a proceeding, which on the srrival of the hoped for day of peace will spread dismay and anarchy in the ranks of the great liberal party which wili cloud. the borizon, causing the tompest of fresh andimpaticot dmbitions in the beavens of the fatherland. The proof of quy Wdisinterested abnogation and my patriotism s to be found in the fact that 1 assumed all responsibilities of the uew situ ation, that I restored peace to cur beloved fatberland, prepanderauce to the liboral causo and the majesity of its glory to the Venezueian people. 1 speuks as 1 feel. There arises in my soul tho remewbrance of the great, and up il now sterilo saeritice made by yourselves, by the army aud by thepeople for futher- land and the cause, but my faith is unshaken because 1 put trust in the Provideace which watchos over the fate of nagions “1 feel, above ull, docp and bitter pain for the 1ot of my deapdricnds Eraucisco Battatia and Rafael Plagus, who buve sacrificed everything in vhe arons of patriotic duty aud ‘porsonal friendsbip, bleod, wealth aud Lowe comforts, 1 can Wake no returu for such noble sentimenis and such generous sacrifices, but a1 possess, ull 1 aw worth, belous Lo thewn forthe present uud for the future iu the same manuer that the most loyal aud sincere affection of wy hcart be- | lougs o aitof you JULY 13, 1892, [SWEPT BY AN AVALANCHE Bionnay, a Hamlet of France, and the St. Gervaise Baths Splintered Ruins, CVER ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE KILLED Rushing Waters and Swift And fee Leavo Behind Ther of Death and D rible Calamity, Moving a Pathway Pamts, July 12.=A heavy landslide oc- curred in the mountains overhanging St vvals des Hains, Savoy. Without a mo- ment's warning a large number of houses wore buried under a mass of rock and carth. “Thirty dead have already been taken out ani a number of badly injurea have been rescued. Itis thought there aro more bodies under the debris. St Gervais Is a walering place with sulphur springs aud is a favorite sum- mer resort, Hurried from Stlumber to Death, The disaster occurred at 3 o'clock in the morning when everybody was asleep. Belomnassay glacior, which oxtended from the northwest side of Mount Blane, became detached ana swept down the side of tho mountain, carrying the baths and hamlet of Lafayette into the torrent. Over 150 bodies have baen rocovered from the river Arve, making, with thoso taken from the ruins of the buildings, 130. 1t is now belioved that this wiil not cover the entire loss of life, ns many bodies are uu- doubtedly burica undor the masses of debris that will nover bo recovered. The baths of St. Gervaise wero in five separate buildings, joined by a stono wall, erected in o narrow gorge, They wero situ- ated aboat 2,066 feet above the sea, and on the road from Gemeva to Chamonix. A glacier became dotached from Mout Blave and fell into a mountain torrent, car- rying away ths hamlet of Bionnay aud filling the torvent with masses of ice. The masses of ice and wreckage of tho vil- lage formed a dam which effectually re- strained the waters for some time. Finally the dam broke and the waters burst like a cataract iuto the stroam of Boaant, which passes through St. Gervaise. The nmates of the bath houses were nwakened about 2:15 a. m. by the sound of rushing waters and a ioud, crasbing noise. Before they wero able to leave the buildings tho torrent, filled with the debris of the village and large masses of ice, crowded up against the bath houses. Turce of the buildings were entirely destroyed, another one par- tially, while the fifth building sustained no damuge, being situated upon a higher eleva tion than the others. Swept Aw v in the Torrent. The torrent continued into the valley, des- troying evorything in its course. The vil- lago of Lafayette, in the valloy, was almost entirely demolished. The wreckage of houses was swept on for miles into the Arve, Dowa the latter stream corpses aud wreck- age have been seon floating all day long. The full mortality is not yet known. Itis be- lieved that seventy-five persons perished at the baths alone, and at least fifty of the in- bavitaiits of Lafayette were-drowned. -Tho latest estimate of the number dead is 130, The whole surface of the river is strewn with the wreckage of houses and with trees. Many of the victims were awakened by the sound of the descending avalanche of matter, but it was too late for them to escape. It is velieved thut not a singie person i the line of the descendiug gluciers, and the bodies they carried along with them, escaped with his life. [t s impossible us yet to obtain the names of the dead. Many of them are mangled beyond recognition. Many visitors were at the place a..d a large number of thom are among tho victims, SALISBURY'S PROGRAM. He Will Not Reslgn Division—E| Loxpox, July 12. Until De tion Returnx, Since Lord Salisbury’s return from Windsor the Carlton club hus appeared to have received information that the government will remain in office until it is defeated on a party division. Lora Salisbury will meet parliament with the queen’s speech, declaring uis policy and in- viting au attack on a division for the do- vate on an amendinent to the addross. The government will be defeated and tho cavi net will rosign, Lord Salisbury thereupon will recommend to the queen thst she send for Mr. Glagstone, Promment radicals in the National Liberal club are tonight discussing what Mr. Glad- stone ought to do. They favored postponing the home rule bill for a vear and to open the sossion of parliament with the lubor and rural reform program. The reusons for adopt- ing Lhis course are, first, the fuct that home rule will precipitato a dissolution the first yonr of parliament, aud, second, if home ralo is postponed, 1t will give Mr. Giadstone time 1o perfect the details of the measure, Itep- ruseutation 1o this effect will be wade to Mr. Gladstone, but it is doubtful if they will succeod, as In bis private conversation with nis colleagues he hus never faltered in his in tention to expedite howme rule und then re- tire from public life Owing to the defeat of & Mr. Rigby, the member for Farfarshire, will certainly be solicitor gencrul. Up to midnight the consorvatives have re turned 214 members of the new house, tho liberals 153, the liberal unionists 41, the anti Parnellites 85, the Parncllites 5, labor candi dates, 4. Stieks and Stones Froely Used, Dunniy, July 12.—Sericus rigtmg has oc. curred at Kilrish, County Clare. A baud of Paraellites made an attack upon Simon’s temperance hotel and completely wrecked 1, Several other houses on street, includ ing that of u lady unidentified with oither taction, were also wrocked. At Kilrush yesterday thore was a riot be- tween Parneliites and anti-Parnellites and sticks and stones wero freely used and muny were badiy beaten on both’ sides. Women were prominent in the fight, Many windows wore simashed. Tie Pariellites are elated over the defeat of Dr. Townor, the anti-Parnellite coudidate in the wiadle division of Cork, r Horace Davey, DYING FROM EXPOSUR eots of N. ¥, Fire, Sr. Jouxs, N. I, July 12.—Sevoral house- less persons have died since the great tire in consequence of fright sud exposure. Most of thoe people are now temporarily boused in sheds and tents, but provisions and clothing arc needed. The insurance agents held & meotiug toany. Their roports showed that losses covered by insurance placed in agen- cies hore amount to 84,250,000, Toey esti mated total of losses 15 about £15,000.000, Several persons bave beeu sent to the atic asyluw todwy, their minds having 1 uabalaucea owiug to their lossos by the creable After the St. dohus, for Bric-a-Brac, Jans Garlon Be vt ) Loxnox, July 12.--(Now York Herald Cable Special 1o Tue Bek.|-The prices at today's sale of the Mugaine collection were up 10 the average, the total beiug £58,077 ‘The followiug Is & list of articles togett With the prices and the names of the pur- lcuu.ur-: A palr of tropbles of Komes (Copurighted 1552 by NUMBER — 20, o ————————————————————————————————— | arms in Drosaen | ingy two-handled Muiire ware of the fitteonth t originully for the Modici Durlacher: a Moorish Jar, it .ax (0 tho ons in_the Alhumbra at Granade, Geld sehmidt; two panels of lustred oarthen ware, €165, Duveen; two_ pauels, ono with the arms of the Emperor Charles V. £10, Duveon; richly gt metal powder flask, £200, Hardiag; a tapier of tie sixtoonth century was aiso bougnt by Har ding for €51; un’ Knglish wheel lock rills went for €105 to Duvedn; the samo pur- chaser also boaght an embossed stecl breast- plate by Negroli for £400 and a steel chufron or armor plate for a horse's head for 35 A clock which was formerly owned Philiipps Egalite wont for £120 to Davis, 1 n clock from Versailles was bougnt by for & Duveen also bought a Loois X VI, catinot from tno Petit Patuis do Vorsailies for £220 and an_oblong panel of Aubussou tapostry for £475, and Blumenfeld two tapestry panels for ad £200 re spectivoly, €40, Hara Hispano, ry, mado ily, L6070, enam vaso I3 EINA'S ERUE MOUNT TON, at Damage Boing Don Sur- rounding Count CATANTA, July 12, ~Tho subterranean rim blings 1n connoctien with tho eruption of Mt Etna are less frequont, Tho eraption from now fissucs at the summit throatening the villages on the castern and southern de- clivities appear about to cease. Tho princi- pal crater, however, shows signs of renewed activity, A broad stream of lava is flowing in the direction of Nicolosi. Rove, July 12, —The eruption of Mount Itna is rapidly increasing in violence, The fires in the criters show groatactivity, Loud oxplosions are continually taking place. A severe earth shock occurred this moruing, which reduced to ruins tho town of Giarre on tho coast of Sicilly, five hours journ from the craters of Mount Etna. Tue popu- lation of Grarre is about 18,000, It is feared hero that many must have per The whole country ‘suffered severely tho shock Engineers hgvo been sent to threatened oints to prevent the lava from entering the wells from which the. population ootain water, to the Trylng to Cat Down | Loxvoy, July 12.~The liberals will be agreeably surprised tomorrow if Mr. Giad stone's majority in Midlothian is wot re duced by nearly 1,000 votes. Tonizht's reports credit Colonel Wancliope with re ceiving the buik of tho farmess’ balots. Wanchope, whoso family has long been con nected with Midlothian interests, resides on the ucestral estate, which 1s partly within the district, and heis heid in- bigh esteem for bis personal qualities, He has a dis tingushed record us an oficer of the Black Wateh iu Ashautce and Beypt, He has devoted several years to assiduously nursing his constitue! hoping, if notable to oust the liberal chief, at leust to minimize tho importance of hLis return. ' < Majority. Latest English ction Returns. | Loxnox, aftere: v 12.—Returns to 2 o’clock this on show the election of 200 conserva- tives, 170 liberals, thirty-two lizoral union 1sts, thirty-four anti-Parnelliws and fivo Puarnellite: Lleven Drowned STrASHURG, July 12, —Eleven membhers of an excursion party have been dvowned in the river here owing to the capsizing of their boat. t Strasburg, - PEORLA IN MOURNING. Her People Find Peoria Lake, Peonia, TIl., July 12, —Peoria lake was this evening the scene of a horrible astrophe, A cyelone struck it abut 10:80 o'clock and capsized the Frankio Folsom, aa excursion steamer, wilh a party from Pekin, There were about forty — persous o voird. Al but eighteen of them have been accouuted for, and it is believed that the vest aro dead. It is known positively that fully a dozeu peristed Noone escaped from the cabin, The work ging in the dead to shore is now n progross. Almost every row boat on thelake was out at the time of tho storm and it is feared many Peoriaus have goue down, of Death in the Blown 1nto Atoms. Herexa, Moat., July 12.—A shocking acei- dent was made known today when pieces of human flesn, bones and clothes were found scattered about the wreck of a miner's cabin near the Buckeye mine, twelvo miles from tho village of Townsend. Davia J. Berna, Petor McDonald and Daniel Wallace lived in the cabin, which had been blown to atows by giant powder. 1L1s not known what caused the explosion. Fatal Cyclone in WiNN1PEG, Man., July 12.—A oycloy over Manitoba last night. In some districts nouses were blown down and ‘barss demol ished. Several pcople- were hurt, somg fatally, aud one person was killed, u Miss Dobson, whose body was found iu the ruins of her father's bouse. Scores of horses and cattle were killed, Telegraph wires are down in various districts, und full informatica 1s not obtainavle. Manitobn, e swept -~ Movements of Dcean Steamoers, At Scilly-—Sizuallod uevia, from > York for Hambure, At Lizard—Passea for Bromen. At Bow Head—Passod Now York for Liverpool. At Boulogne—Arrived York. At Rtio Janeiro--Sniled—For New York on the 6ti, Chilian; on tho 10th, Scguaraucs, Arrived—On the 10th, Citta de ' Romu, [rom New York, At Santos Glengo, At New York—Arrived—Waosteraland, from Antwerp, At Lizard—Passed Maasanm, York for da. At Sovthampton—Seale from At Gibrattar—Fulda from Ne nd from New York Hiberatan _from Philadol phin: State of Nevada from New York. & . Will Aot Accept Buinaeroxr, Conn., July 12, —Hon, Samuel Fessenden says that Lo has been offered the chairmanship of the republican national committeo. He could not, he suys, under any circumstances accept the position, nw Gets W Lahn, from New York Wiscousin, from Maasda, from New Sailed —For ow York, from New New Yoric. York. Dircet Tax, Avstiy, Tex., July 12 - Governor Hog nas received from the Treasury department at Washington a check for 187,607 daivect tax mouey retunded by the government. ’ - WEATHER FORECAST, Orrice oF WeAtuER Braeav, | Oniatia, July 12, { The greatest heat today was from south enstern Nebraska southizard Kausas and Indian Territory, The storm Is now in Canada ond tho bigh barometer uorth of Minuesota, Considerably cooler wosther prevails 1n the northwest and on the cust mountain slope, but very little uone of auy consequence, has been reported, Tho reury in Kansas ranged in tho ninetics at clock this evenlng. Northerly wiuds pre. vail lo the northwest, Al Korecust —Lor ove Eastorn Nobrask dabi nd Violnity — Generutly 0 AEher, WILh 80uno prospect of Local sliow- wrn, KEALLOIWEY Lemporature, winds north to Wortheast durbig Wednesda., Wasiixaros, D, C., July For No braska —alr, wizds soifting to southerly slightly wurmes 1o the uorthwestern por ti0n. For Towa uortherly winds; southern portion. 1For South Dakota —Fair, winds shifting to eoutherly; slightly warmer, For North Dakota - Geuo orly winds; wWaygon ally fair We slightly cooler 1u the My fair; southe | 1 and 1101d will be pr FIRED 0 THE TROOPS Bloody Battle Between Whites aad Blacke in Paducah, Kentucky. ONE OF THE SOLDIZRS IS KILLLD Several Negroes Wounled by the Return Firo of the Militia, ALL THE OUTGROWTH OF A LYNCHING Race Prejudico Stirred Up and Culminates in the Conflict. IS SURE TO RESULT MORE TROUBLE Death of the Militi win i o Captured—Both Avenged by the Citizons the Slayers Can Sides In Battle Areay. Pavvoan, Ky., July 12, —~The negroes and tho stato troops had a buttle last night, One soldicr was killed aud sovoral uegroes shct. Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, while the city councit was in session, the chiof of police threw a bomb juto their midst by ane nouncing that a report had just reached him that 200 or 500 nogroos nrmed with Winches- ter vifles hud copgregated in tho vieinity of the jail, prepared for an attack. ‘Lo coun- cil ut onee adjourned. Thoe mayor sent a dis- patch to the governor asking im to order out company C of the state guard, located here. Every able-bedied man was at once on the streots and everybody that could obtain any kind of arms did so, and thoe shorift took chargo of a posse composed of fifty or seven- ty-five mon, armed with shotguns and rovol- vers obtaiued at the various hardware storos. rs Ciuso of the Outbrenk, T'ho underlying cause of the uprising was tho haneing of Charles Hill, the negro who madoan assault upon Lydie Starr some weoks ago. The negroes huve been secretly ob- taining arms for some time, and somothing of the kind has boen looked for almost any time. Tho immediate cause of the outbronk, as statod by a negro last night, was the ar- rest of a colored man named Thomas Bur poss. At 11:530 o'clock the marsial and mayor re- turned to the jait trom a round of tho squads of nezroos, who, whon the mayorand marshal promised that 1o violence should be done, promised to disperse. wnd bogan to do The marshul addressed the crowd of white poopla and told them to go to their homes, s the nogroes were dispersiog and no violonce uead now bo fearca. The peoplo began to do %o, and iv & few minutes the crowda was redicod to the militia and about forty armed citizens. Openod Fire on the Troops. At 12 o'clock & band of seventy-five ne- groos suddenly appeared marching down Sixth streat, and they opened fire upon the men collected at the jail. At the first fire Elmer Edwards, a younz man about 20 years of age, fell, shot through the abdomen, I terual hemorrhage set in wnd he is now dying. He was a member of the militia com- pauv, a harness maker by trado. Tho fire was returned by the militia and the armed citizens and _tho negroes beat a precipitate retreat. Tie militia also ro- treated in disorder back to the courthouse, where they kept up a firing until the negroes hud disappeared down tho streat. It is thoueht that some of the negroos are wounded, although it is impossible to learn the parti I'he police have arrested and placed 10 jail over fifty negroes who were found carrying arms and they are guarded to prevent auy attempt to relense them. The mortal wounding of young Edwerds has aroused o storm of indignation that is kept from vroaking out only with dificulty and an attempt to avengo bis death is aimost certain to be mado. After the skirmish both sides retired, the whites to the courthouse aud the negroes to Odd tellows hall, It was decided to make no cifort to dislodge the blacks until morn- but the negroes separated just before auy - NATION AL MINING CONGRESS, Duy at Helen, of the Firat Sexsion, Mont., July 12.—The opening uational mining cougress was presided over by Champion S.. Chase of braska, as tomporary chairman. He said the object of the congross was to advance tho interests of minfng, and urge the passage of a free coinage bill in congress, H: said: “We wuut more light on the cffect of fres age on the inaustrial classes. 1f they are 1o be benefited thero will be 1o trouble in passing the silvor bill." Governor Toole of Moutana in a brief ad- dre-s welcomed the delegates to Helona, He said the great west would huve an opportuns ity to formulate its claims und prosent them t the Awerican peopls. He deprocatod the ided that froe coinage would cause other nations to dump silver upon us, I'rco comnge was not the y question the mining congress was to cousider, It must look to the troubles be. tween capital and labor. Tho broach was widening moro and more, and unless the propor remedics wero applied the gulf boe tween laborer aud employer could never be oridgea. Prancis T, Newland of Nevada referred to the growtn of public spiritin the mining states. Ho compared the northwest of forty years ago with the northwest of today and Suid by uniting common interests they could have much inflicnce in what 1s now the uorthwest. Tho northwest united, it would Buve as much influcnce us any of 'the groad stutes of tne east The drilling coutest took place this even. ing. Many prominent mon are here and othors are expected LOmorrow, - An Interesting Cmicago, 1, July Openiong Mont. —Veutures Herexa, day of the Legal Polot, 12,-An interesting question was raised before Judge Gresham in tue foderal court this woruing in the ap- plication of the Germun Savings bank of Davenport, In., for a mandamus on the state auditor of 111iuois to levy a tax on Franklin county, this state, 1o pay the interest on the bonds issued to raise funds in aid of the Belleville & Kldorado railway, Thoy are registered in tho suditor's ofice and ttor- nevs for the bank contend thatunder the 1li- 1015 statutes it 1s the auditor's duty to ex- @ tux to uil counties which lssued rail- road ald bouds, The court resorved its de- clsion, the Campaign in Indlana, Mo., July The nationsl committee of the peoplc's party » today. It was decided to open the campaigu on the 20th of this month at Vine connos, lud., st which meetivg both Weaver sout, An address was issued 1o the friends of Koform throughe ut1ue United States.” Itis su sppeal for ample and lwmediate contributions for funds Cuessary o weet tbe logitimate «nd 10dis- pensuble expeuxes of the campaign. Anotber meetieg will be held twmorrow, - e Soout Killed by Garan s Men, R0 Graxos Ciry, Tex., July 12 hus been recelved here that one of Lieuten. Aut Langhori's scouts was shot sod kilied yesierday by oue of Gara's Wen, Wil Op 81, Ta execuilye met her News