Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1892, Page 1

NPT Y —_ TWENTY STIGMATIZED AS GAMBLERS! Ferator George’'s Opinion of Members of the Various Cotton Exchanges. HIS TALK ON THE ANTI-OPTION BILL Conference Report on the Sundry Civil Bill Approved by the te—Yesterday's Proceedings in the House—Nows from Washing Wasmixeroy, D. C., July 25.—-Mr. Vest in- troduced u jolnt rosolution authorizing the prosident to offer Great Britain, Germany and Frauce, as an inducoment to enter the national agreoment for the free coinage of silver, a reduction of 25 per cent in tho tariff on exhibits, hardware, earthenware and gless, Laid o the table. Anti-Option BilL, The antioption bill was next taken up. Mr. George addressed the senate. He said the New Orleaus and New York cotton ex- changes were composod of men who did not deal in cotton, consume or oven handle it, and characterifed their dealings as gam- bling. Tais year cotton had reached the lowest polint of prices reached by it in many years; it was, ho said, the systom of futures and options that had produced this effect. The priucipal cotton market of the United States was the cotton exchange of New Orleans. That institution dealt solely in futures and ontions, and was composed of about 300 men —not one of them a cotton planter. The only other cotton market of the United Statos was the New York cotton exchange. No man who was engaged either in producing ootton or in consuming cotton—no man who ‘was at either end of the line (production or consumption) was a member of eitherof these excnanges; 8o that if tho bill became o law, it would not be much of a restriction on the natural right of American citizens to deal in futures. It would oulv iuterfore with 300 gentiemen fu Now Orleans and about the ssme number, he supposed, in New York— men who never raised co:ton uor haudled cotton in any way. Mythical Dealings in Cotton, In the year 1801 these two cotton ex- changes had sold $5,000,00 bales of cotton, while the nctual crop wus a little less than 8,000,000 He had the fieures of daily sales on the New York cottdn exchango which showed, ho said, that ono day in February, 1891, 1,500 bales of *‘mythical,” “‘phar.tom,’ or “wind’’ cotton were s0ld to the one bale of roal cotton. Was that, ho asked, veal gen- uine commerce, or was it gaming Having described tho oporation of futures,” and “options,” he asked the sen- ators whether they would say tnat these wero not cambling contracts. The men who took part in them might bo, ho said, priv- fleged by their wealth, their respectability, their church and Sunday school connections, to do o gambling business without being callod gamblers, and so bo did not call them gamblors, Report on the Sundry Civil Bill, At 2:05 o'clock Mr. George yielded the floor temporarily, at the request of Mr. Alii- son, who thereupon mado the conference re- port on the sundry civil appropriation bill. The report, elthough referring to the amend- ments of the bill by numbers only, covered many pages of typewritte izo paper and its ronding occupied nearly a quarter of an hour. Mr. Allison made an oxplanation of the conference report, stating that outside the provisions about the World’s far there Was but Oué other matter loft opori—the pro- vision fuserted by the bouse, prohibiting the employment of Pinierion dotectives, Ho went somewhat fnto details upon other poluts on which the senate conferces hud surrendercs The report was agreed to and a further conference was asked as to the points on which there had been no agree- ment. Mr. Potugrew introducod a joint resolu- tion, which was referred to tne committeo on tho quadrocentenmal. authorizing foreign oxhibitors to the World’s Columbian expo- sition to bring to this country foreign laLor- ors for the purpose of proparing for and muk- 1oy their exbibits, Mr. Cullom offered a concurrent resolution (which was agreed to), granting to the ladies of Washington permission to give a reception in the capitol on the 19th of Sep- tember, 1802, to tho Grand Army of the Re- public and the Women's t.ehief corps, George Resumes Hix Speec Mr. George then resumed argument on the anti-optiou bill. He referced to the fuil in tho prices of cotton which followed the passago of the Hatch bill by the house of Tepresentatives, and treated it as an attempt on tho part of the cotton exchanges 1o brow- beut congress for doing its duty to the American producer. That, ho saia, showed two things. It showed the will and it showed the poweron tho part of theso ux- chunges 1o reduco the price. Ho could not take away the will, but” should do his best to take away the power. Mr. George closed his speech with an appeal in favor of his own suvstitute for the anti-option bill, and then Mr. Wolcott sub. mitted a motion (which went over without actlon) to refer to the committee on financo with {ustructions to report at the noxt ses- sion some measure looking Lo tho relief of the pending bill aud its amendments. Mr. Hunton addressed the senate. Fio rather favored tho substituto offerca by Mr. Georgo, but expressed himself as willing 10 solve, in favor of the proaucor, the doubt as 1o tho constitutionality of the ponding bill nd to voto for it. Mr. Coke then obtained the floor, Mr. Allison moved to lay on the table Mr. Wolcott's motion to refer, but after some debato he withdrew the motion, Aftor a short executive session the senate adjourned, IN THE HOUSE Investigation Debate Proves nteresting and ) WasiiNeros, D. C., July 25.—It was gen- erally expected that today would be a fleld aay in the house and would be productive of some campaicn hiterature on both sides, the subject being the peusion oftice invertigation, But the persous who so expected were doomed to disappointment, Ouly three speeches were made-one of them uncoms pleted aud none of them exciting the slight- et interest. It wus also expeoted that the revublicans woula resort to fililbusteriug methods agaiust the Raum report, but knowing that in the deploted condition of the house they held the whip hand they did not do so. Tho debate was interiupted by the conference report on tho general deficiency bill, and the members who wero in favor of paying to widows, ete., the balance of the salary whie would have been due 1o the aeceased mem- bers, filibustered against Mr. Holman's motion that the house reccde from its smendment haviog this objeet in view, Ation, Mr., Wheeler of Michigan called up as the speciil order the report of the commiiteo in- vestigating the workings of the peasion ofice. M. Little of New York spoke in advocacy of tho majority report, which gives as tho {udgmont of tho bous thut Comuissioner taum should be removed from office by the president. (M. Liad of Mictigan opposed the resolu- tion, Mr. Enloe of 'Tennossee, one of the authors of the luvcsiigating resolution, spoke in fayor of the report. The devate, which was very uniuterest- iog, was interrupted at this time by Mr. Bayers of Texus, who submitted a Wisagree fng report on the general deticiency aporo. priation bill, and the report was agreed to. Mr. Holman then moved that the bause recedo from its amendment granting to tho widows or legal reprosel ives of deceased Penslon Ofiic SECOND YEAR. members the bulance of the sniary which the members would have received Mr. Hayes of fowa moved to lay the mo- tion on tho table; lost—yeas, 87; navs, 101, Then Mr. Haves moved a' recousidoration, and_pending that moved an adjournment, pending which Mr. Enloo moved a recess until tomorrow at 10130, his objoct beiug to keep tho legislative day in existence. No quorum votng—yes, 2 naye, 198—Mr Sayers moved a call of tha house and it was ngroed to, Tho call of tho house was dis ponsed with and then the house adjourned. ACADEMY. Report nf the Board of Visitors to the See- retiry of War—Its Rteoos dations, WasiiNaroy, D, C. July 25.—The report of the board of visitors at the Wost Point Mili- tary ncademy has beon received by the sec- relary of war, It 1s signed by the full board., 'The report enters fully into the de- tafls and needs of the academy. [t snys that the maximum capacity of the institution 1s 500 cadots, but to increase the corps to this number would require an increased detail of officers. According to the law of appoint- ments the maximum number is 847 cadets, but, as many of those appoiuted fai, the 00rps numbers only 230, exclusive of two foreigners now at the academy. The board believes that 400 can be accommodated and instructed with no furtuer expense for buildings or instructions, The shortage, therefore, is 150 men, ‘I'te board thiuks the acadomy should be kopt up to its full work- ing capacity. It recommends tbat repro- sentatives in appointing young mon name o substitutes, so that in case of tho firsy failuve thero will be a_practical certainty of filling the vacancy, OI 205 young men ap- pointed for the March examination only eighty-five passed and received certificates of admission. It is recommended that the Iaw be changed 80 as*to restoro to_the presi- dent of the United States tho right to ap- point at largo ten young men annually in fddition to tho représentation now fixed by aw. Diseipline and Instruction. In disciplin and instruction the board re- ports satisfactory resuits, The vaiue of ‘rench is endorsed, but some doubt 1s ex- vressed as to the wisdom of the brief time givon to Spanish, The board vigorously attacks tho present usc of horses for cuvairy and artillery serv- ice, as cach secvice uniits the animals for tho other. The board asks congressto appro- priate §50,000 for improved lighting of tho barracks. 1t finds that the present sys- tem is inadequate, and thatit has caused such injury to the eyes of 50 per cent of tho cadets they have bocn obliged to wear glasses. The ofiicial affairs of the academy are found to be accurate. The opinion if ex- pressed that it would bo well for a proiessor from one of the departments every year to travel and investigato tho metheds of civil and military schools in this country ana Eu- rops in order to introduce what is best at the West Point academy. Thisacademy, tho board says, is undoubtedly the greatest mil- itary schiooi in the world and everything should be done to mamtain its eficiency. The board pleads eurnestly for hberality in the governm appropriatiens und asserts that the acade wias never more usefal to tho country than it is today, Itbolieves that tho superintendent should uot be changed every four years and it endorses tho presont management. WASHINGTON HAPPENINGS, Kepublican Committeo on Contests, Ete, Wasmingroy, D. C., July 25.—By instruc- tion of the executive committee of the re- publican national congressionsl committee, Senator Higeins, chuirman, today appointed tho following committee, which, in conjunc- tion with the chairman, wil manage the coming campaizn so far as tho cougressional contests aro concerned: John A. Caldwoeil of - Otio,~Hun, B. A.. Horman of Oregon, Hon. Jotin C. Houck of Tenuessee and Hon. H. P. Cheatham of North Caroliua, Any o of this comamittoe of five will constitute a quorum 1o do business. Troops In the Cenr d'Alene General Schofield recsived a telegram from General Carlin at Wardner saying that the stato of affairs in tho mining district is so satisfactory that most of the troops orderea there can be withdrawn with safoty. General Schoficld Immediately telegraphea orders for the Twenty-second infantry from Fort Keogh and tho Twenuieth infautry from Fort Missoula to return to their respec- tive posts, and vested General Ruger with discretion 'to_ withdraw other United States troops from time to time as nhe may deom ex pedient. General Sctofield said that a few United States troops will be kept at Ward- uer for £iyme time to come in order to guara agaiust a recurrenc of the troubles. with Italy, 13 the correspondence be- Harrison and King Hum- Congressional 5. s spondence The following tween President bert: WasHINGTON, D, O, July 21, 1802—To Ihs Mujesty liumbert L.'kin< of Italy, Rome, The elfort to send an Italian_eruiser to pur- tciv: 100 s at New York in Octobor aflords n slon L0 express 1o your minjest 7 my gratification wt this signal tribute to the lonz” ind steadfast friendship of Italy for the United Stutes. BENJAMIN HARIISON. To this telegram King Humbert responded as follows: MoN7zA, ROYAL CASTLE, July 2 Benjamin Harrison, Presiflent of t States: In tho so.aiinization at New York of glorious remembran at by its participutic ment niizht attest the sound frien I binds Ttaly to the oplo of the Unit . Tthank you for ving 0 nobly re Lthis, my setiment. Husugier, Silver Purchuses. Tho Treasury department today purchased 170,000 ounces of silver at $0.8630. The Treasury aepartment having purchased the amount of silver authorized by law for thy curront month, no furthor offrs wiil be con- sidered until Monday, August 1, Iu the house, Representative Outhwaite, chairman of tho military affairs committec, reported a bill, which appropriates 0,000 to enable tho secretary of war to acquire valid title for the United States to the ozt Brown reservation, Texas, and 1o puy and extin- guish all claims for the uso and occupancy of the reservation ANTI-OPTION BILL. What Its Friends and Oppo; for und Against It, WasmiNaroy, D, C,, July 25,—The motion made by Mr. Holman of Indwna -oday in connection with the deticiency bill is re- gardea by the friends of the World's fair amondment to the sundry civil appropri tlou bill 4 the begiuniug of an attack all along the line against the £,000,000 appr priation. They are indignant and declare that if the appropriation is filibustered against they will resort to the samo method of legislation and use every parliamentary means kuown to the rules of the ouse to prevent action ou any joint resolution further extending the appropriation for the support of the government, Then if the deficien and sundry civil bills fail they say Mr Hol- man and bis followers will bo rospousible, Thiere Is some prospect chat the almost in- terminable debate upon the anti-option bill may be brought 1o & spoedy and unexpected cud. The large majority iu favor of the cou- sideration of the vill disclosed whenever the formul niotion has been wade to take it up greatly discouraged the opponeuts of the weusuro, and they were obliged to fall back upon the ast resort of & threatened minority i the senate, & talk against time, hopiong to protract the debate and prevent action upon the bill uutil final adjournment. Bux certain elements bavo beea at work in a direc- tion favorablo to the opposition, Mr. White's speech undoubtedly wmade some converts to his side of the controversy aud L6 numerous remonstances that bave been coming in from tho fnaucial and commercial bodies in tho United States have had their 1ts are Doing LCONTINUED ON BECOND PAGE.) D e n S e B —— F———Nc = KEIPER OF PIERCE NAMED ! Third Distriot Democrats Select a Oongres- sional Candidata, ARRANGED ON THE FIRST BALLOT Gray of Wer remont and Hensley of Columba, Before the Convention but At- tracted Little Support—Other State Political News. Nowrolk, Neb., July 25.—[Spectal Tele: gram to Tur Bre.|—The democrats of tho Third congressional district met in this city thisovening. Avan early hour this morning delegates began arriving on all incoming trains until every county in the district was ropresented, although many by proxies. At 8o'clock the delegation, headed by the Nor- folk Musical Union band, marched to the opera houss, Tho meeting was cailed to order by Coairman J. K. Shervia. W. L. Henderson of Creighton was called upon to make tho presentation speech, He said most of those present wero here for political purposes, but he was prosent for something different; ho pronosed to present to the couvention a beuvutiful bouquet which the ladies of the hotel at which ho was stopping had so gen- erously prepared, He held the floor for about ifteen minutes, amid the greatest con fusion. Tho chairman moved a vote of thanks to the ladies for the bougquet. J. 1. North nominated General Joseph Holman of Dakota county for temporary chairman. Holman made a neat little speech. W. H. Mecks of Scribner and K. T. Best of Antelopo wero elected temporary secro- tarics. A committes of soven on resolutions was appointed as follows: Charde of Knox, Schupeck of Platte, Galbraith of Boone, Hol- lenbeck of Dodge, Thomas of Burt, Gording of Cedar and Phelps of Colfax. The following congressional committee was appointed, each county selecting its commit- teemen: Antelope, . T. Best; Boone, C. G. Barnes; Burt, W. H. Corn; Codar, A. M. Gording; Colfax, Georga H.' Thowas; Cutn- ming, Otto Banman; Dakota, W. H. Ryan; Dixon, A. L, Wanson; Dodge, J. . Sher: vin; Knox, Charde; Madison, 5. H. Thaten; Nance, Jotin Harwood; Piorce, W. H. Met Douald; Platte, B. T. Davis: Stanton, J. W. Mackey'; Thurston, Nick Fritz; Wayne, A. P. Childs; Merrick, S. E. Sterzitt. Senator Keiper Nominated, ‘The following resolutions were adopted : We, the demoorats of the Third congres- slonal district of Nebraske in delegate con- vention ussembled, heartily and cordiuliy ei- dorse the platform of the national democravie party us adopted at the last national demo- cratie convent.on, held in the city of Chicazo. We hearuly endorse the nomination of Grover Clevelana and Adiud E. Stevenson s the cundidawes of the democratio party for president and vice president of the United ates. Weare ficmily opposed to all boun- s, special privileses and cinss logislation pussed by the nationul and state lo:fsiatures for the purpose of bencliting any cluss at the expense of the masses, Wo_ure in favor of mitking the 1 aking power of the gov- ern us near as *possible in the people. We ure, the fore, in fuvor of 4 constitutional amendinent clecting United Ststes senutors by a direct vote of the people. On motion the convention proceeded to nominate a candidate for congress. On mo- tiou the chairman of each delegation was instructed to cast the vote of uis county. Jopo Dern of Dodge county put in nom- inatior B. ¥. Gray of Fremont. John Robin- son of Madisou county named Senator George F. Keiper of Pierce. Keiper's nom- ination was seconded by Douglas Cones of Pierce. 1. F. Davis of Platte county named W. S. Hensley of Columbu: ‘Tho informal ballot resulted: Dr. Keiper, 65; Hensley, 24; Gray, 16, The names of Hensley and Gray were withdrawn and the nomination of Senator Keiper was made utanimous. Mr. Keiper made & very noat democratic speech in accopting the nomina- tion, Harmony In Nuckolls, Newsoy, Neb,, July 25.—(Spectal Telogram to Lur BEk.]—The Tepublican county con- vention was held at Neison toduy. ~J. M. Stauloy, the presont incumbent, was nomi- nated for county commuissioner: G. W. Stubb of Superior, county attorney; W. K. Rey- uolds, representative. Delegates to the state couvention—E. D. Brown, Nelson; W. Fos- ter, Superior; J. W. Mitcuell, Superior; H, . Sapp, Nora; J. R. Music, Edgar; G. D, Foilmer, Ouks; T. 15 Mclatire, Superior; J. Wurren Keiper, Bostwick. Senatorial, at Hod Cloud—S. J. Girabam, Superior; Ed. M. Short, Nelsou; J. M, Stanley, Bostwick} Robert Greenwood, Nelson; 8. C. Baird, Bostwick; H. H. Brown, Ouaks; W. I Buck, Superior; S. T. Caldwell, Edgar. The couvention was harmonious and enthusiastic, Kesolutions were passed_endorsing tho Min- neapolis platform and the administration of Prosident Harrison. A new couaty contral commttee was chosen for the ensuing. voar, of which 12d, Brown of Nolson is chairman, Richard: County's Pledg FaLis Ciry, Nob., July 25.—|Special Telo- gram to Tie Bee,] —Thé county convention was held hero today with every precinet fully reproscuted. Hon. H. C. Wortham and Eugene Moore, candidates for state treasuror and auditor respectively, were present and addressed tho convention. The following were chosen as delegates to the several couventious: stato—C. H. Rickards, T, P. Joues, B. Simonton, William Fonton, J.C. A, Movris, J. L. Liub, Johu I’aiterson, T, W, Arris, W. H. Marks, J. G, Cox, G, D. Hurris, 8. H, Basue. J. W. Spickler, J. W. Shuvert, P, it Soeily, John Shuier; con- gressional—Werne, J. M. Evans, F. C. Wil- son. . D). Roavis, &, I, Steel, H. Howe, W. G. Huinmel, D. Spicor, H. P. Patterson, J. Wiltze, T. C. Cuoningham, W, Hutchins, G. Goolsby, J. N. Brockman, G. Warponter, A N. Glenn. AU7:30 p. m. the republican club of Falls City, with a_large Hamboau club and 100 torches and fireworks, gave a grand street parade with 5,000 republicans prosent from southeast Nebraska. AuS:30 Hon, K. G. Horr aelivered one of his characteristic speeches which was enthusiastically received. Rich- ardson county pledges ber vote for tue re- publican ticket. Tho convention passed resolutions ondors- ing the candidacy of Wortham for treasure, Majors for goveruor, and Fields for congross: man. In Cuaster County, Burokex Bow, Neb, July 25.—|Special Telegram to Tie Brei—The republican county convention assombled hero today and was called to order by J. H. Chapman, seu- rotary of the central committee. S. H, Yoder was elected _temporary chairmun and H. H. Androws and Emerson Purcell scere- taries, Tho chair named the usual commit- toos and the conyenlion was addrossed by Hou. H. C. Russell of Schuyler, after which the convention took a recass till 2 o'clock. It was apout 8 o'clock when Chairman Yoder again callod the convention to order. Com- mittees were appointed to selcet delogates 10 tho various conventions. Whilo the com- mittees were out the convention listened to speecties by Dr. Collin of Logan county and Hon. A. R. Humphroy. Delegates to the state convention- Comstock, E. H. McCormich, H, M. Sulli- van, Carey Koy, M. H. Deems, W, I, Can, now, C. C. Woodruff, H. K. Vincent, J, F. Chrlsty, W. 8. Redman, John Meyers, M. I, Mazo, 8. L. Cuncow, Emil G. Sebiud, W, 5. Wescott, F. A. Weundor sud F. Marsh- James ¥ates of Callaway was nomiuated for county uttornev by wscclamation. Hon. James Whitenead was callod for and responaed with & ringlog speoch. Tho con- veolion was composea of 203 delegates very procinet iu the county was Fepre- sented. The followlng resolution iusteucting the delegates to the congressional couvention Was passea unanimously John publieans of assembled, be- s 0f the arty will od by nonilnisting as our eandlaite for congross o wian of iategrity, honesty of PUEROSE, i | Whose republicin s i has stood he test, buth o viewry und defout; whos: Custer col i MORN love of Justice will causa him to sympathize alike with all nur diversifiod Intorests of the griculturist. the luborer wnd the mer- chant; whose record as & public officer Is such that from it we know that he hus alwuys favored such leglslation ws resuts in tho greatest good to the groatest. number of peo- ple; therefore. it 18 Mg s~nse of this conven- tion that Hou. Jamos Whitehond of Custor county is such a mnn, ahd that we favor his nomination f3r coniross at tho republican congressional _convention, ~which meets Chudron August (0 A vesolution lnstructing_the_ stats daloga- tion to vote for Hon. A. R. Humphrey for land commissioner was also introduced, Hon, Hon 8, Baker of Omaha spoke in the opera house tonight. Culbertson's Primarios. Cunrentsos, Nob,, fuly 95.—-[Special Telo- gram o Tue Bee. | ~At the primaries hela hero today the foilowiug were elected aele- gutes to the county republican coavention to be held at Palisade, July 37: W. L. Taylor, F. M. Ptrimmer, C. C. Arcoid, W. W! Brown, George Eisenhart, A. D, 'King, W. H. Wheeler, Charles ' Gossioman, A. toerster, Dr. Fothergill and J. A. Holliduy. Beatrice Politioal Clubs, Bratnice, Neo, July 25.—[Special to Tur Bee.|—-Tho Cleveland aud Stevenson club of Beatrice met Saturday eveniog und organ- 1zed permanently by the election of Hon, Dan W. Cook president aud Harry Gilder- sleeye secretary. An executive committee of two members from ocach ward was ap- pointed. The club starts out with about sixty membors, all of whom have signed a pledge aMvmiug loyaity to Uleveland ana Stevenson and that they will labor to secure the election ot the national demooratic ticket. The Ropublican clud of Beatrico mot with a big attendance tonight to arrange for the McKinloy meotiug Which occurs’ here one week from tomorrow. Tho club will turn out in uniforms with “Grandpa” hats as their headeeur. Cexrer, Neb., July 25 —[Special to Te Bie. |—Our republican ciub held & verv interesting business meeting Saturday ovening for the eloction of officers. The old officers were re-elected. The club has a membership of veoty and is pre- paring for vigorous campaign work. Logan County Convention, Gaxpy, Neb, July 25.--[Special Telogram to Tne BRE. a6 republicans of Logan county held their county-convention at this place Saturday, and had & very large and en- thusiastic gathering. Delegates 10 the state convention were instructed for Majors for governor and Bartley for treasurer. The delegates to the cohgressional convention wero instructed for Whitehead for congress. The delegates to the seuatorial convention,: Thirtleth district, were instructed for J. S. Hoagland for state senator. Delegates to the representative Fifty-ixth daistrict were in- structea for James P, Gandy. B BAY CILX’S GREAT LOSS, One Milllon Dollars go up in Smoke—A Terribie Gonflagratior BAY Ciy, Mich,, duly 25.—Tho groatest confiagration whichl ever visited this city broke out at 2 o'clodit this afterncon in the lumber manufactu esta lishment of Miller & Turner, sitfated on the west side of Water strect at thfe foot of Twenty-ninth street. A brisk® wind fanned the flames into & #earing conflagration and swept themj oross Water streot into the settled ¥ district. The east side of Water stresty/where the fire crossed, was built up with, , hotels and restau- rants. Nearly all 1He sbuildings were con- structed of wood #nd burnea like tiader. The wind mcreased gsithe flames progressed, aud in an hour the d consumed Miller & Turner's entire pléft, comprising a saw mill, sait blocks, dry kilus and a large quan- tity of lumber. 'Tha flames had also traveled three blocks oastw tting a swath two blscks wide, “Au usiifiins tho patn of the conflagration broade; and block after block was swept ozer with astonishing rapidity. £k “Thousands of men; women and children rushed about, ali angazed in_removing furni- ture and other houschotd effects from their houses before the flames caught them. Every transfer wagon in the city was on the grounds and as is always the case.on such occasions the owners charged fabulous prices for services. At 5 o'clock about five blocks had buracd, while twenty more ware supplying frest fuel to the devouring element. When the chief of the fire department realized the ex- tent of the damage, ho telegraphed to Sogi- naw, Flint and _ Detroit for assistance. Saginaw and Flint responded, each oty sendiog an englue and a quan- tity of hose. Nearly all of West Bay City’s equipage came to the sceno of tho dis- aster and lent such assistance as lay in the power of the firemen, but with hundreds of streams playing on the fivo the flames pur- sued their course, licking up house after house, until at 8 o'clock upwards of 300 dweliings bad been destroyed, and the con- flagration was siill sweeping toward the castern lim'is of the elt; While the majortty of the bnildings burned belonged to {working people, many fine residences have been consumed. Two churcties, four botels'and about forty stores of all varieties are. included awmong tho structures wkich have contriouted fuel to the flames, At 9. p. m. many ramors wero afloat con- cerning people who have perished. So far 83 it is positively known, ouly one death has occurred, that of a sick woman who was burned to death before assistance could be cenaered her. It is reported also that two childien were bucned to death, but the story lacks confivmation., Miller & Turnor, on whose premises tho fire started, lost about $150,000, mostly cov- ered by insurance, The entiro loss will reach upwards of $1,000,000, but it is impos- sible to learn tonight the extent to which different parties are insured. Iron River's Loss. West Surerior, Wis., July 25.—The loss by firo at Iron River yesterday was §200,000. The entire ousiness ‘district aua tho buil ings of the Northern Pacific and Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic wbre burned, to- gother with most of the residence district. —————- AWFUL ORIME OF A SQUAW. She Disembowels Her Seven Children and Then Kills Herself. Boise Ciry, Idaho, July 25.—A letter from Duck Valley tells the following story: A hunter named Baptiste livea with a squaw and nad seven childreen, the oldest aged 13, He found a good poeket, dug 1t out and ran away. The medicine mun told the squaw thai Baptiste was dead and his gold was in the stomachs of her ¢nildren. She took the children one at a wuhlmolllorhlz their cries by sitting on the eads, ripped their bowels out with & #Barp born, and then, in aisappoiatment, d wied herself, Damuged by Wind and Water, WuEELING, W, Vi duly 25.—The severe storm which passed over this country last night was more disastrous in its results than was first dreamed of. It is now known that there was cousideraple loss of life besides some destruction to property by iightning on Long Run in Marshall county, A few miles sonth of Wheellng un evtire family of nine persons lost their lives by asudden flooa from o cloud-buret. “Ihe family cousisted of Willism Doty and wife, and three children, Doty's father avd .mother, Mrs. Doty's mothor and a servantgirl, Tho house was situated in o ravice and was swept away by the torrent. Notoud of iho sieeving occu- pants was left to tell the tale. Only thres bodies so far have been regovered. Another house was swept away bY the saie torrent, but ail Lhe occupanis are believed to have escaped. Movements of Ocenn Steamers, At New York-—Agrivea: Ems, from Bre. men; Gallilee, from Liverpool; Circasaia, from Glasgow; Friesland, from Antwerp; Stuttgart, from Bremen. At Boston—Arrived: Prussian, from Glas- gow; Columbian, from Liverpool, AU Philagelphia—Arrived: Lord Gough, from Liverpool, At Moville— Arrived : New York, At Southempton —Arrived : helm 11, from New York. At Antwerp— Arnved: New York, Furoessia, from Kaiser Wil. Ryolang, from ING, JULY 26 18¢ {ARRESTED AN ACCOMPLICE Bergman Not the Only One Implicated in the Frick Assault. CASPAR KNOLD PLACED BEHIND THE BARS He Is Thought to Have Known of Would-Be Assassin’s Plans—An Anarch- tstic ¥ —Bergman's Degree of Punishment. Prrrsntne, Pa., July Alexander Berg- man, the anarchist, who attempted 1o assas- sinate H. C. I'rick on Saturday, will not be permittea to escape with the punishment that is providod for a single se caof felonious assault, Informations were made against hiin this evening, charging him with offenses under which he can receive sontences aggre- grating thirty-threo years in the peniten- tiar; They were made before Alderman McMasters by Secretary Lovejoy of the Carnogle Steel company, and are as follows: Charges Agalust Bergman, Three for felonious assault, three for enter- ing a building for the purpose of committing a felonious assault, two for assault on Frizk, and one for the attempt upon the life of Chairman Leischman, who was in the office with Mr. Frick at the time. There are about three charges all aliko, except that it is alleged that the alleged offenses were committed on sepa dates, the dates boing named July 5, 22 and 23. Alaerman McMasters immediately mado out warrants and placed them in the hands of Constable Weber, who went and pre- sented them at the jail. The alderman fixed next Saturday as the timo for holding the preliminary hearing. Bail was fixed at $14,- 000. A wild rumor was in circulation during the day that several friends of Bergman’'s arrived in Pittsburg from Chicago last night armea with dynamite bombs, and it was stated attompts would bo made to puss some of the explosives into the jail. The jail authorities do not take much stock in the story, but were careful not to allow any one to s00 Bergman who is not known, A telegram today from New York stated that Huron Stamm, companion and country- man of Bergman, came to Piutsburg with him and is supposed to have been implicated with him in the attempt to remove Coair- man Frick. Bergman when questioned by the warden regarding the maiter emphat- ically donied that he had any accomplice and sald he came hero alone. He again denied that he was in any way conuected with an anarchistic group, ana repeated that ho took it upon himself to remove Frick for the good of socioty. Arrested as an Accomplice, About 2 o0'clock today Detective Shore ar- rested Caspar Knold, a World man, at Tay- lor & Beau's wire mill on Market street, on a churge of being an accomplice of Bergman, It was known thut Bergman and Knold had been together before tho attempted as- sassination. The arrest proved to be an important one, @s much about Bergman's provious movements wero learned through Knold. In the.meantime Paul Eckert, at Allogheny, was also ar- rested. Several more arrests are expected within the next twenty-four hours. Eckert lives at 5 Cherry aliey, Allegheuy, and sublets a portion of nis house to Knold and his wife. He was not held, however, as there was mothing against him. He was taken to the jail and identified Berg- maa as the men who had been visit- g Knold for the past two weeks. ke was then allowed to depart, out will be called upon as a witness. Knold is still in_the con- tral station, aud will probably be sent to jail in the moruing, Robert Sterlula, who was arrested st So- Go last night for expressing his intention of killing Andrew Carnegie, is rogarded as a barmless lunatie, and was toduy turned over to the bureau of charities, Auarchistlc Literature Found, The nolice searched Knold's house and dis- covered a large amount of anarchistic litera- ture, some of it of the most mcendiary description. Among the stuff capture. were letters from anarchists in Chicago, New York, Hoboken and other places. Knola afterwards admitted to the police that he had received several letters from Most concerning Bergman, and that Most told him that Bergman was a’ bad man. He sala tbat Bergman represented to him that be was in search of employment, and claimed that he knew of the intended assassination. ‘Uhe way the police ootained the clew to Knold was through a letter sont from a man io Long Branch to Bergman in care of Kaold. ANOTHER PINKERTON PROTEST, New York Walters Resolve to App Governor Flower, New Yonk, July 25.—A vigorous crusade against Pinkerton men, the initiative in which bas been taken by tho New York Waiters union, has just been started in this aty. The waiters claim that Piukerton men arc employed at several nearby summer re- sorts, notably at Manhattan Beach and Glen Isiand; that this is a clear violation of the antl-Pinkerton law recently passed by the legislature of this stute, and that therefore it bebooves all organizea workingmen to in- sist upon a rigld enforcement of this law, According to the waiters, Pinkerton men not ouly act as policemen at these summer ro- sorts, but aiso play the part of waiters and thus deprive wany union waiters of an honest livelihood. There 1€ a Pinkorton ageucy on Lexington avenue, tho waiters say, and ths chief business of the manaer is to procuro waiters for summer resorts. Applicants for theso positions havo to pay out their lust penny for the privilego of gotting the jobs aud tho wages on Gien Island, for example, are ouly 82 a day if they work in & restaur- ant, and 81.50 it they work in a saloon. As & remedy for this state of things, an uppeul to Goverwor Flower to onforee tho anti-Pinker- ton law and a consistent boycott of all sum- mer rosorts at which Pinkerton men aro em- ployed is proposed. 1to THINKS IT AN OUTRAGE. Lieutenant Colonel Streator's Punishment of Private Isms Condomued, New York, July 25. —Charles G, Burgoyne, the law printer at 146 Centre street, who is known to nearly every lawyer and law firm in New York, today sont the following dis- vateh to Lieutenant Colonel Streator, who is it command of the Tenth regimsnt which is stationed at Homestead during the trouble at the Carpegio works : LIEUTENANT COLONEL STREATOR, TOM STEAD, Pi—Law abiding men who belleve that every min 18 entitie1 1o trial bofore con- demnution and punishment will agreo wich mo that the outrigeperpetrated by you, o dorsed by your superlor offi=ors. and prtie: ated fn Dy your rezimental surgeons. s erime only paralleled by tha erimes of i mo My check for 4 cood round 18 ut the di postion of un yivania lnwyer who will undertake 10 bring you to justice. Bellove he'ro are mary wen in this olty. not on blo citizens 1tko mysel who ure willing 1o loosen their pu 28 thist such & monumentil crime muy apunished. C G, BURGOYNE. Mr, Burgoyne is an American by birth and served with a Penusylvania regiment in tho late war, Condition of M Pirtssung, Pa., July 25, —Considerable ex- citement wus caused this afterncon by s report that o riot was in progre between the strikers snud nonunion men av the Upper Union wills. Upon investiga- tion, bowever, it was learned that the dis- turbauce was croated Ly a drunkeu puddier | and Mra, Frick. NUMBE e ey named George Hunt, who defied the offi{ to arrest him. Ho was loeked up. & The situntion at all points continues qu & At widnight Mr. Frick's condition 15 & changed, He s suffering somo pam, & the physicians are stil hopeful of his o * recovery. Mrs, Frick's condition was in {mproved. GLAD FRICK WAS SHOT, ul A Soclatist xpresses Satisfacs tion at Bergman's Deed, New York, July 25 —ihe Voiks Zeitung, the organ of tho socialists in New York, says in its oditorial columns today : “Tue attempt made in Pittsburg last Saturday in its finmediate effect, the bodily punishment of the greatest of the enemies of labor, can only causo nonost satisfaction fu tho hgarts of all workingmen strugeling for our groat cause. If this man E'rick stiouid pass in his checks as a consequonce of tho dose of his owa medicine administered to him, we should not shed a tear, His crimes against orzunized labor tiave brought him thu punishment that he has merited a thou- sana fold. We do not doplore this act, though wo disapprove of such methods." SCOTLAND, He Refuses to Answer Teloprams or Leot. ters—Workmen Condemn Him. Loxnoy, July 25, —Andrew Carnegie 1s at Baonoch Lodge, thirty-ivo miles from a tolegraph station and it has boon 1mpossiblo to get any statemont from him in regard to the Homestead affuirs or tho shooting of Frick. Ho refusos to answar tolegrats or lotters, There is much fecling against him nero. A large meoting of laborers adobted rosolutions strongly condemning Carncgies course in rogard to tho Homestead troubies, and expressed tho hopo that the workmen would contemptuously rofuse any further gifts from bim, Struck Agn St. Louts, Mo., July 25, —The employes of the St, Louis Smelting & Refining company, whose plant is located at Cheltentiam, a suburb of this ocity, struck today. Thoy number 800. The cAuse of the strike is & poculiar one. Hitharto the company has, by agreement, taken care of employos made ill by the noxious gases, etc., resulting from the work carriod on, but recently a notice was posted requiring the men to pay a certain sum weokly, which was to insure thom in rtain proportions of cach man’s yoarly wages against accident or disablement, the insuranco fund to be controlled by the com- pany. After considerablo consultation o strike was decidod upon. The plunt is now closely guarded by police. Fore Quit Work. HomesTEAD, Pa., July 25.--As a result of the shootiug of Mr. Frick cignt foremen left the mill today, and also a number of men. A foreman of the mechanical department said they had been told by union men that they liad botter quit, and through fear of being shot they had done so. POOR, SWELTERING HUMANITY Their Lot Mads Almost Intolerable by Yosterday's Awful Heat. SUNSTROKES ~ COMYON OCCURRENCES Abnormal Is the Cause of Many Fatalitles—Sufferings Endured in the Crowded Centers of Popu- Intlon—Yostorday's Hoat, Temperature Cricaco, Til, July 25.—Six deaths from sunstroke—such is the record for the day in this city, being the tolal since Saturday night uv to this evening. 'ho thermometor kept climbing up hour by hour until it bad renched4 2. Thoro was not n breess to ro- lieve the extrome nud overpowering charac- tev of the day. The hospitals were crowded with those who succumbved to the stfling atmosphiere, and for many of thom there is little chanco of recovery. Thoso who are 1 bealth bocame woak; Lhose who were woak or battliug with sickness, young or old, ara dying from weaknoess produced vy the torrid wave, Thero is at prosent no prospoct for cooler weather, whilo there is a fear that the hot wave may incroase, Tue Amalgamated people deny that they threatened the foremen, and say the bosses came ont because they wero disgusted over the nonunion men O'Donnell e on 1 Pirrsuung, Pa., July 25.—Hugn O'Donnell, Hugh Loss, Martin Fay and Peter Allen, the leaders of the strikors, were released this morning on 10,000 buil. Judge Magee held that the men wero not actively cogagea in the riot, but were prob- ably giilty of murder in the socond degres for'not trying to stop it. nse In Annual Couvention, MisNEATOLTS, Minn., July 25.—-The jour- neymen plumbers, gas fitters, stoam fittors and steam fitlers’ helpors of the United States, met in their third anndgal convention in_this city this morning. Tho convention will last weok. KANSAS’ CORN CROP, tieal Condition and —Cotton in Tennessee. Kax 5.—The important question among the grain mon now is whether Kansas is going to raise a coru crop. The situation in Kansas at the present timo seems to be just this: There have been torrific hot days all over thestato for a week. The reports of winds have been so few that there is grave doubts whether Kansas has experienced any genuine destroying hot wind this summer. Tho entire state has bad rain within two weoks. Half of tho state, the southern half, has rocwived gocd rains within eight aays. But the temperature has been %0 bot that the moisture hns driea out quickly aud now the whole state is in need of rain. According to prescat information it seems probavle thut the state can raise a good crop of corn if thera are no hot winds this weeis, and if rain falls within & weel. 1t is admitted by everybody that the situa- tion is extromely crifical. Provably the next ten davs will scttle the guestion whetner or not Kausas will have a crop of corn. The temperaturo fn_ Kansas yesterday ranged from 96> to 052 in tho shade, aud winds were blowiag most of tho day, Cotton Crop Dumaged. Mewpis, Tenn., July 25, —The continued henvy raius, lasting over two weeks, which terminatod ten days ago, followed by a drouth and excessively hot weather, have seriously damaged the cotton crop fn this section, and unless wo bave rain within the next week o great deal of product will bo rendered almost worthless. P HEK FORECAST, Orrici: o WeATuER Bureav, Onialia, July 25, While good corn weather continues in the Missour: valley, the crost of the warm wave is now east of the Mississippi. Pho hoat ap- pours to be breaking up. A cool arca’ pre- vails in Colorado und New Mexico. While Omaha, Concordia and Dodge City were 90 = at 7 o'clock this evening Santa F'e was only (6=, Thera were showers in_the northoast- ern and southwostorn parts of Nebraska and in portions of Colorado, There wus a good rain down at 1 Paso, but elsewlore gener- ally ary veatuer prevailed, though the gen- eral conditions over tho weslern sections ure favorable for local rains, Loont Forecast—For ahisand Vi {tionary temperature, With some pre t of local showers by Wednosday mori- g, Wasiy Tuesday For Nebraska—Occasionat light showers ; warm south winds, shifting to cooler west winds by Wednesday morning. For Iowa- -Generally hot; possibly ralns in wast: south winds, For South Dakota—Generully fair; south winds; warmer in southern portious; coolor over the entire stato by Wednesday moroing, For Norun Dukota—Gonerally fair; sonth winds, shifting to west; cooler Tuesday night, It 1s Ina C; W “roN, D, C., July 25, —Forecast for local Weather Statistios. The people of Omubs have just passed through one of tho hottest weeks ever exper- fonced in this vicinity. The United States weather burcau sazs it and it must be so. ‘The temperature has not reached tho polut touched on July 13, 150), however, known us tho hottust day ever experionced huere, the day that roasted the corn crop veyond all hops of recovery all over the western part of the stato and sent the markets galloplug up the scale. The mercury climbed up Lo 103= that day at the signal station, which was five poluts higher thar auything touched this year vot. The following figures show a comparison of the muximum temperatures of each da duriog corresponding weeks of 1501 asd 154 1501 152 KW 2 o 9 44 July 8. ..., July 10 July &1 July 21 July July 2 g 100 July 2. () i ‘Tho weather throughout Illinois and fowa has been even worse than it has been here. 1t has been so stifling at every poiat that oute of-door work has practically become fmpossi- ble. The thermometer has beon steadily and rapialy rising. Karly o tho morning i$ stood at W= and then gradually, hour by hour, erapt up until it roached the maximum 0f 100=, No fatalitios have boen reported, but tho casualtios uro so numerous that doctors are kopt as busy as it the droaded grip had suddenly made its appearance. Over tho state of Iowa the same condition provails, Over the Century Mark. Wasmisgroy, D, C., July been the hottest day of the season. The thermometer registored 97 = at the sfwnal station, but on ihe streot the heat was terri- fie, thermomoters 1 different parts of the city registering ns bigh as 103° in tno shade. A numbor of prostrations have been reported. Cixciysar, O, 25.—Up to 6 o'clock tonight there'w ses of prostra’ tion by hnat. d fatul and several others are in a ndition. The maximum of the government signul sorvico thermometer, which stands 150 feet above tho ground, was U3 degreos. ‘Ihe thermome- ters on tho strect stood band 6 dogrees higher than that recorded by the sigaal ser- vice. The nolico patrol wagons have beon kopt busy all day. Every patrol wagon is supplied” with cracked ic3, sponges and cold water, and the police_are instructed how te treat cases of sunstroke. Derrorr, Mich., Jaly ceutinues without abatement und thero is no promise of relief until tomorrow, when u cold wuvo is expected. There was very littlo relief to be found on Belle Isle, which is usually cool. Everywhors the wind seemed to come directly from a_hot furnace. Joseph Blessivg, o tuier, whilo at work on tho roof of a building was' overcome by the hoat He fell to tho ground fracturing his skull aud dying instantiy. W'nere were five otuer cases of prostration reported, two fatal. Compelted to Quit Work, Pirtsnuig, Pag duly 2. —Pittaburg is juss. now experienolng o record-breaking spetl of hot weather, Yestorday tha thermometor registered 96> Uhoshade, while today 08> was r:“_um 0 ’;ez hn.:'u s factory hands’ ‘AL work' sul o Louay, o Werd comphiled to quit work: A Iateo num: ber of prostrations wore reported, but so far thero have been no fataliti 5. Pavr, Minn., July 2. —Althougn local storms lowered the temperature throughout the northwest, the temperatura still con- tinues warwm, and thero is no immediato pros- pect of much cooler weather, In this city two fatahities frow suosiroke were reported, ‘I'he hot wave extends aliover the northwest, Reports from this state, the Dakotas, Mon- tann and the Canadian northwost are to the sameeffect. Only u few prostrations bave been reported during a week of hot weather, and it is believed the effect on crops will be 00d ucless the heat should continue for a protracted tim Dexver, Coio., July 25.—Donver has not experienced the intense hot weather reporied as existing in tho eest. The high- est point reached by tho mercury toduy was “W=, and tno cool breezes from the mountaing served to take away any ill ef- fects which the heat might otherwise have bad, Tonighta heavy rain fell, lasting for half an bout Tnere has not been the slightest prostration in Denver or Colorado, Hottest of th wson, Ricnyoxn, Va., July 25.—This has been the hottest dav of the season; the thermom- oter registered 96, but there were no pros- trations from the heat, Ne LK, Vi July extremely warm today. ached 952, Kaxsas Ci Mo, July weather here still conlinues, vice thermometer, located in the coolest place in the town, today registered 942, It did not approach the hoat on the streets, where reliablo thermometers registered 100= and 1022, There woro two fatal casesof sunstroke, Henry Kublman, a cigarmaker, and Patrick J. Meagher, a nowspaper man, St Lovis, M July 25.—While 95° was tho highost recorded in the shado by Uncle Sam’s thermoweter, various other instru- ments on the shade of the business streots reached 1002 and 1012, Several coses of slight heat prostration have been heard of, butup to & o'clock no fatal cascs bad begy reported. 'he not weather —I'he weather was The thermom ter 5 'he hot The signnl sor- STORM-SWEPT, Badly Dumaged Winds, Pmraverenis, Pa,, July 25.—At 4 o'clock this evening the thermometer regis- tered 93= at the sigaal ofiice, which is one degreo higher thau it has marked so far this summor, Just before noon a violent thunder storm broke over tho ity and iu fifteen min- utes the mercury recoded eight dogrees, The velocity of the storm was nob sbove forty miles, but it did neariy $00000 worth of damage In that time. A wide swath of demolished and roofless houses marked the path of the storm, At Twenty-ninth and York streets a row of three-story houses that were in the course of consiruction wore loveled to the ground, wnd Harold street met the sage fate. ‘The storm advanced ocastward over tho city, leaving a trail of unroofed houses in its wake, until it struck the groat manu- fucturing districts of Kensington and Rich- mond. Here it groatest fury was vented The tall buildings furnished & good mark and a score of them wero stripped of their roofs. At Clearflold streot wharf one of the re- runv shops of the Philadelphin & Roading tuilrond company is located, or rather was located, The building was 200 feot long, thirty-five fect wide and fifty foet bhigh, At the time the storm broke the 100 men em- ployed in it were cating their dinnors, The Irigbtened men had burely tine to get out when, with a crash, the wholo mass of brick and wood that formea the building foll 1, With the exception of six men, who were somewhat cut and bruised by flylng bricks, all the men 10 the shop escaped uninjured, in addition o the above damagelnearly filty dwelling houses in the two dstricts were unroofed wud partially domolished, ‘The subarban sections of thé city sufferea beavily, After the passage of the storin the coolness wiat nad come with it passed aud heheat became more intense than evor. Notwithe stauding thoe great heat no case of cunstroke was roportod by the police and there are but four entrios at the hospitals bosause of heat exhaustion, Philadeiphin by Iigh