Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 20, 1892, Page 1

= COAL CREEK TAKEN General Carnes and His Forces Captura the Miners and Relieve Fort Anderson. TWO CITIZENS WERE KILLED IN A FIGHT Bushwhaokers Attack a Fosse from Knox- ville but Are Beaten Off. REBELS ARE COMPLETELY SURPRISED Erigk Movements of the Troops and Firm Demands Unnerve the Leaders, COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF CITIZENS Spent the Night In a Mountain Storm With- out Food, Water or Shelter, and the Day in Fighting—Situation i Tennessee. KyoxviLLe, Tenn., Aug. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bek.|—In a decisive battlo to- day the miuers who heid Coal Creek were defeated and have surrendered uncondi- tionally. The bruntof the fighting fell on the citizens who responded to tho call of the sheriff and accompaniea @5 a4 posso the state troops under General Carnes as far as Offutts. That stition was reached early last evening and there the posso left tho cars, intending to march on and attack the miners on tho flank, while General Carnes pushed on with the train und engaged the rebels from the front. After leaving the train the posse marched rapidly across the country and hills to the top of Walden’s ridee, On this mountain they were within taree-fourths of a mile of Camp Anderson. They reached this pointon the mountain top about 10 p. m. Here thoy halted and lay ou their arms, Many of them had bad uothing to eat siaco breakfast yesterday and tnero was not a drop of water to be had, but with true courage they waited to go to Fort Andorson. About 3 o'clock this morning a terrible rain storm came up which continued until noon. ‘When this rain becan to fall the inen were romewhat refrested. They had no blankets nor the least sheltor and they wero largely meu of means and unused to hard labor. Marching to Fort Just at the breuk of day the officers called their force into line. The militinmen under the command of Colonel Woolford took the Jeaa aud the squad of Dusiness men of Knoxville formed tho rear and i the pouring rain thoy started to Camp Anderson by & circuitcus route of two miles, This was done to avoid a large body of miners who occupied the lit- 110 narrow pass between them and the camp, and the force had marched but a little ways ‘when they were halted by a disturbauce in the rear. Torough the fogand rain they saw from twenly-five to seventy-tive miners. These fellows dodeed behind trees and rocks and opened fire on the Kuoxville citizens' Equud, Anderson, Killed by Bushwhackers, Their fire was returned aud bot shot was poured into _the bushwackers, In the fight Jotn Waltinaff, a cleric in the Bust Tonnosseo railroad office at Kunoxville, was killed. He was shot through the head and aied in- stantly, His home was formerly in Puluski, Tenn. He was a prominent Kmight of Pythias and expected to goto Kansas City tomorrow to the national conclave, T. D. Carty, a promiuent lawyer of this city, who &s 1 the suad, rceived a peinful ‘wound in the shoulder, He continued on s foet and in the tight. Bush Givens, a coustable of was also killed instantly. years of age. Whaithall was about 25. were members of the citizens’ squad. The state force charged ana the wero driven from theiv position. The troops and eitizens continued their charge and drove them from the mountain, Four miners are known to have been killed sud a number wounded. They got off with their dead, however. The state forces can- turea nearly all tho cuns of the riners, Drove O the Miners and Retired. After driving back the miters the force Bgain sought to go to the fort. In the nar- row valloy between their position and the mountain there were about 500 armed winers. Tne forces were worn out, so they decided to retreat back five miles to Offutt to the radroad and telegraph office. They hope to communicate with other state forces If there were any. ‘Lhey reached bt point about noon. After a deluy of somo timo they got in communication with Gen- nes, who was in possession of Coal The general sent a train for them and took thein to Coal Creek. When they reached there thoy were in so terribly an exhaasted condition that they were not fit for duty and he seut them back to Knoxville, they arriving here at 7 p. o, with the bodies of the doad. An immense throng of citizeus met the train and the weary cltizen soldiers pulled the wagon bearing the bodies to un- dertakers, Gene onts. General Carnes' force, which left hero last night at 7:40, reached Ofutts during tho mght, Ho romained there until after day- light, Ho then ran his train near Coal Creek, disembarking bis troops, prepared for Dattlo ana surrounded tho town. He seut Colonel Sovier unarmed to the town and sought to make & cowpromise with the miners, They refused. One man put his pistol to the colonel's head and threatencd to shoot him. He got back to his troops. General Cavnes then soat him vack with an order to the miners to surrender uncon- ditionally. He advauced his forces and sur rouuded the wminers, The lawbreakers saw it was o timo to surrender, so they did »o, A vumber were captured, but the greater part bad flea, But General Carnes had the situation. demunded the return to him of Captain Kellar Anderson, who was so0 treach erously captured yesterday. They told him thoy would briug bim by 1 o'clock. Iu the mesntime the troops went on arrest- fug miners, At 1 o'clock the miuers' leaders did not bring {n Anderson and said they did Bot kuow where ne was, By 4 o'clock Carues bad many prisoners. Ho said Auder- 800 bad 10 b returned, and at 4:20 fo was brought in safe and sound, Captain Ande Captaln Anderson says but for three or four wiuers he would have beon murdored last night by Lindsuy’s gane. These miners protected bim, aud they are men in Auder- sou's employ. Camp Auderson nvever surreudered. The meu there repulsed the miners every time they omwe near, 1t is uot known Lere us yet Kuoxville, He was abeut 50 Each miners sl Carnes’ Move He | the arsenal at TWENTY-SECOND YEAR, | with what loss to the miners. Thoy wero afraid to come near that Gatling gun. Lato this afternoon, after Carnes haa full control of the town ana valley, and had some 200 prisoners, ho sent a detachment to the fort, Loss of Life at the Fort, Tt was known at noon today that Private Smith of Hill Cily, Tenn., hal been killed inside tho fort.” Private Watterman of Mem- phis was shot by the premature discharge of apun, Mo will die, 50 sass the report. T'hree are veports tonight tuat iarge num bers of miners from Kentucky are on the way to Coal Creek to attack the troops to- n1ght, but no one here believes the rumor, CAMP ANDE SON RELIEVED. s Meot with Desperato iroute ~The Casnaltios, CuarraNooas, Tenn., Aug. 10.—Uncor- tuiuty no longer marks the condition of things in the seat of war, as it is now gener- ally called. Fort Anderson has heen relieved by the arrival of reinforcements and is no loneer in a state of siege. On the con travy the tables are turned and the miners instead of being bunters of men are the bunted. General Carnes made a forced march from Offutts Statior north of Clinton to the neighborhood of the beleagucred camp and reached thuere at daybreak in the rear of the line of rabble which markca the mfners’ lines. Ou his arrival on the grouna a wild scene of confusion ensued. Scouts in advance of the lines had failed o do their duty or been captured and tho po- sition of the miners ‘was not known. The forward movement was very cautiously made. General Carnes and his heter- ogenous army of citizens and about 800 mlitia left the train at Offutts Station, fearing n trup somowhere on the railroud, and pushed forward across the coun- try. As they cautiously felt their way among the rocks and rushing streams of the mountains a sudden explosion from a bomb of dynamite startled tne men as they shook the clogging mud from their overburd:ned shoes or wrung toe accumulated raiuwater from their clothing, Surprised by the Minors. r'rom Offutts to Coal Creek by the routo takeu by the column of General Carnes is n laborivus climb and as laborious & descent of a mountain pass s the foothills of the Cumberland range affords, and 1t is & good elghit miles as you go out. but 1,000 if you slin,” as remarked by one of ihe soldier boys whose experience was tiresome in this night murch. As the head of the column cautiously pushed out from the cloud of for and dar ness which bad enveloped it a shol rang out, where all had been the stidness of death, ¢ cept for the steady tramp of the advancing column, but an instant. before. Young Walt- hall, whose death is referred to later on, had gotten upon arock to tvy and geta viow when he was struck by a ball aud fell headlong amoug his comrades a corpse. A body of miners had chosen a sheltered rock which formed a nntural detense aud from 1s shelter fired a volley which caused the only casuaity. fousiy enough the miners had taken no provision to prevent the rear attack, their outposts being the voluntary service of a few men who felt the danger of an ex- chango of shots with the soidiers under Cap- tain Anderson, and the punishment if caught in their acts of treascn, and were ou the lookout for the firsv intimation of the ap- proach of the military to muke tneir exit from the Valley of the Shadow of Death. as they were almost ready to believe of the Coul Creck valle; Fled from the Soldiers. A mad rush was made for the cover of the rocks and trees of the mountains, A desul- tory fiving began und was being kept up for a wiile, one or two of the, militlamen being struck by their bultets. Eightecu of the miners were capturcd, the balance having escaped into the woods. Generul Carncs' advance guard at once formed into a charging line, after receivin, a scattering volloy trom a few who failed 1o take the first opportunity of es caping from the rapidly appronching army ana hund of the law. ‘I'woof tho sterifls posse, John Walthall, a clerk in the oflices of the Kast Tenuessee, Virginia & Georgia ay, of Kuoxville, and Bosh Givens, also of Knoxville, were shot and kiiled. Tlis detachment nad a most a. © perform in crossing the uight in the midst of a aud lowering clouds of made jt impossible to distnguish objects more thun u tew feet away, with an unkuown and supposedly alort enemy sur- rounding them. Every rock, bush and tree might be the hiding place o an enemy, and thero was almost certain fight in front of them when they should arrive in the locality of Cunp Jackson. It was under cover of night that they were enabled to reach tueir destination almost without disaster, Killed and Woundea Miners, At Clinton before leavine for the immedi- ute front they were subjected to innuendoes and threats, with numerous and gratuitous bils of information that the way was lined with dynamite and strong bodies of well armed and disciplined miners swarming ou cvery side. ‘I'wo bodies of dead miners were found after the skirmish und several wounded taken in and caved for. With these exceptions, the casualtics among the miners are unknown, he in ctinct of the Indian must have been para mount with the miner for in addition to their dodging and trailing and tree lighting, their treachery was shown in the capture of Gieneral Anderson, when they carried him off into the mountains to hold as a Lostage or possibly for death. Between 125 and 150 more Chattanooga men left this afternoon, well armed, under command of a deputy sheriff, Suecoring Tro Reslstance ¥ ous task mountains at beavy rain wist, which ANOTHER BLOODY SKIRWISH, s Attacked by Miners 1 Killed on Both Sides, Tenn., Aug. 10.-After leaving the train last night, owing to reports of thp track bewng mined with dynamite, and while marching tbrough the woods toward Coal Creok, General Caraes ana his scouts wers fired on by miners. Whon the main force of his troops camo up there was a lively skirmish and 1n ten minutes the miners w in full retreat, leaving four dead and currying several wounded with them. General Carnes lost four dead and six wounded. The woundoed were placed in an ambulance aud taken on the forward wareh to Coal Croel. The troops luft the rogular road, sttempt 2 to reach Coal Creek by a mountain path. Nothing has been heard from tho Kaoxville compuny siuce iv passed Lthrough hiere yester: aay afteruoon, A telegram from Coal Creck annouuces another fighit with mivers, General Carnes advanced ou the depot and captured it with out firlug & gun He then moved toward Fort Anderson and tne miners fived on the trovps. One sulaier, Walt [l was killed, one miner was killed acd thres were wounded. The report says the winers surrendered unconditionally and promised to deliver Captain Auvdersoi this afternoon and Awmmunition, ©., Aug. 19. —Acting 5 this moroing tele- to the commander of ludiauapolis to forward at governor of Tonnessce at stauds of wrms and 39,000 rounds of ammunition for use in suppressing the mine riots. Ihis action is based vu & formal requisition frow Governor Buchauun, General Graut says 6o applica- tion for government troops bus beea received 80 far us 1o kuows. Foderal Guu Wasuizaroy, D retury of War Grant graphed instructions ouce to the Kunoxvile )0 The ¥ Kecord, Gexeva, O, Aug. 19.~Tae business ti10u of the Lown burned this worning. $170,000, por- Loss, WILL MOVE TRAINS TODAY Such is the Program of tha Roads Affectad by the Switochmen's Strike, UNCERTAINTY OVER THE SITUATION Interestad Parifes Anxiously Await Decision of the Firemen ant Othe ploy the Em- - esterday’s Hap e ke Districts, g8 1 the 8 Burraro, No Y., Aug. 19.—Unless new complications are developed before morning in tho switchmen's strike, which will close its first week with midnight tounight, the public may fairly measure the accur- acy of statements made ny the affected companies by tho movemantof freight which shall bo uccomplished tomorrow. Ilach of tho companies has definitely stated and ro- peatealy that they bad at hand enough men to replace the strikers and to handlo ali their freight 1f protection should bo assured to the new switchmen. The Fourth brigade of 200 mon was placed on duty, but the ofiicials hold that 2,000 men were not sufficient to protect their new employes in traflic on the sixty milos of yard tracks which lie within this city and vicinity. Honce 5,000 more troops were ordered and are here. Their as- signment to duty at ull poiats whers the tied up companies feel there might be danger has been going forward today. Tonight every commwand has been placed. ory militia- man will be picketed in the morning. Care- ful inquiry through the strike districts today has demonstrated beyond reasonabie doubt to the Associated Press correspondents. that the companivs huve athand the wen they have claimed, We plied with New Men. I the Central yards porsonal observation of the men who are waiting leads to a con- clusion opposite to the strikers' stutements that new men are restrained from their lib- erty. Tho Laka Shore has enough men in its yard tonight to man the usyal numver of switching engines. They arrived Thursday pight and will undoubtedly be put to work in the worning. The Erie today moved five trains with ten switch engine crows and have in quarters more than the number of men normally em- ployed in sending out the average daily quota of trains eastbound. The Ceuntral tonight is moving trafic in 1ts yard: The Lehigh road tas enough men to move 1ts traflic under vrotection. aud the Nickle Plate, the last road tied up, is possibly the only one of thoso affected which may not have secured new nelp. The claims of the companies will bo verilied, or the assertions of tho strikers thut their places have not been supplied, witl bo proven by tomorrow. 1f the roads are not absolutely crippled the volumo of trafic moved tomorrow must prove that fact. Then it becomes & question of how the military shall be maiutained in the yards or how s0on the strikers consider their cause 10 be hopeless. There is a conviction on the part of those who seck the news that there is u strong cffort being pushed toward the witbdrawal from work of the firemen or trainmer” on both affected roads. Whilo this digest of Lhe situation is being prepared, docisive statements on this feature o I&a strike may not ve mude, but at this morfent a moeting of the flremen’s organization is being beld in this city. Its outcome may bs a determination to quit work. Another possibili which remains persistently doubtfu! is e men on the Lackawanna, who nay yet coma out to add the strength of their numb:rs to their strik- ing colleagues. Will Not Arbitrate, The third and least prominent featura in this whole problem is an_ attempt made this by Mr. Sweeney, the switchmen’s y to secure arbitration of the differ- 0 the roads and their me He addressed letters to affected roads ro- citing the history of the case, offering to submit the case of tho strikers to tho judg- ment of three men, one to be chosen by ‘each sido aud the thivd by these two. Tho raillwiy men respondéd by saying that the matter shall be referred to the oMecials of theie road. ‘Phe Lake Shore has disputed allogations in Mr. Sweeney’s lotter proposing arbitration, ana tho Central bas made an- swor in terms sharply declining arbitration, There is aiready sometiing more than amut. tering in the county over tho onormous ex- pense that is Lo be entuilea by the mainton- ance of troops this city. Strikers, and Jther citizens as well, have today ve- hementiy protested before the mayor and the sheriff that 7,000 troops are not nesdtul to control 50 men who are on a strike, This position of the protestants does not rocog- nize the fact that others cluim the strikers are and doubtless bave boen largely the cause of the distutbances whicli gave rise 10 orders bringitg troops here. Differonces have arisen belween Inspector General McGrath and General Doyle upon the commissary arrangements, the former stating that he will sco that the men are properly a for if he has to charter train 10 the name of the state to couvey ratious Lo thevarious posts, s The Situatio Subject to all the conditions referred to, the vailway situation touight is thus: Theé only trunk line ivterrupted in Buftalo is the Lacgawanua, One of the western lines from this city, the Lako Shor clogged, and the Grand Tronk of Canada is threatenea witha strike, The Michigan Cen- trai, the other trunk fecder westward, 1s in- volved Iike the Luke Shore in tho fortunes of the Central, and the succass of tomorrow’s elforts to move freight freely is to boe reliod upou for relieving the eastern carrying traflic. At oxactly this point the position of the Lackawanna is just as thoroughly appre- ciuted by tho strike loaders ns by many ottiers, and the importance of which course the men uvou that line will concludo to taise, as & sympathetic strike, 15 bevond question, SAY TILE TIEUP 1S SOLID, Oflicials of the Switchs that the Striicers Will Win, Cricaao, 1L, Avg, 19.—Grand Sccretary Siwsrot of the Switchmea's union st night recaived tone following telegram from Grand Master Sweeney : Mon o nll strikers plitcas sre scarce. The teup is solid,” ©As long as the situition in Bulfalo re- mains i its prosoutshaps,” said Mre. Simsrot, “thero will be no general strike ordored on the lives of the affected roads. 1f they should succeod iu raising the vlockada witn nonvnion men, no strike will by ordered in Chicago uatil i is accided upon in a mass ng of ull the local unlons, From pros- ent indications I am invlined to think there will be no necsssity for such a move, s 1 think the railroad companies seo the spirit munifested by othies organizations of railroud employes is in favor of the strikers, and that the companies will make the concessions asked before they will pracipi a gre strike of all the organizations.” Referring in this connection to tho concos- sions wsked of the road company, Mr. Simsrot said: “Any oue would vuturally think, to read the interviews with thy oftl clals of tne raileoads, that the switehwen wore making domands which, if conceded would wre ir companies, Nothi bowever, is further from the truth, The switchwen are only asking MLS DI Lour A3 0 WAXimUm rate of wages, and that for wen who work st night. The ‘uuy wen are ouly asking 2 cents per hour. Now, u com parison of theso wuges with those received by alwost any class of skilod mochaics, will, I thiuk, demonstrate tho justice iu such demauds. Iu the bullding (rades there is not u slugle cralt iu whicn the meu enguged do not received from b Lo 25 cents wore ey hour than 1s received by the switelinen. Even hodeareiers receive 82 coats por hour, while the bricklayers get 50 cents. W ithout cousidering the elowent of dauger to which 0's Union Believe weet | the switchman 1s constamtly exposed, he | must be a man of skill ex ico, which can only bs acquired by lomg service. Thea why such a man shoutd be expected con- stantly to jropardize hilife and yet receive loss mones for his serviess than almost any other craltsmun is one of the things I can not understand,” The distribution of the grand ofcers of the organization fhdicates that arrangemonis are being made for a long and dotermined fighvif it becores nevossary. Vice (irand Master Downey %ios takon up hondquarters in New York ocity, and Miles W. Barrett, graud organizor, Wis uden oraered to Cleve: land, O, to prepare for the expacted battle there, CLALM THEY HAVE ENOUGT MEN, Lake Shore People Wil Begin Clearlng Chelr Yards Today—Paylug the Strikers. Burraro, N, Y., Aug. 10.—As tho day closes the troops have reached nearly all the Posts assigued and ‘oven this afternoon the Letigh und Evie bave begun in 'mest tho resumption of their freight trafic. ‘lue Lake Shore hns now enough men and is waiting uoul they know that ubsolute protection is at hand before cleariug their yards. This work will be commenced in dead earnest tomorrow. It is clear now that whilo the soldiery is Lere the roads will be able to resume and continue their freight teaflic. . Should the strike bo oxtended east and west, then complications would arise that can bs mot and measured only wneu they have arrived. It trauspires wuat the Erio yesterday ran its pay car from the east ‘through KEast Buffulo into the yards at Louisiuna streot. Iviuently the strikers had been notified to report there for their pay aud dismissal. Tue men gatbered without demonstrations about the car, being helu at some distance, however, by at least 200 troops who sur- rounded’ 1t, A passageway wuas made by two liues of soldiers. and through this pas- sugeway the men were permitted Lo pass up to the puy wiudow, whore they received their cnvelopes in grim silence and turned away. I'ne puy car of the Lehign ro.d relled up to tho stacion at Williams street this afternoon. Tne strikers were waiting near. The car was surrounded by a number of troops and the men were admitted to 1eceive their pay. The Lackawanna company also paid off its employes toduy. \While it may not be stated thuv the Erie and Lehigh Valloy offieials are alarmed, they are appreLensive that, 1f a contest is to come vetween the strikers and the troops it muy fairly be expected touight. The reasoning is that with money in thelr pockets tno mon, or at least a portion of them, il soon have liguor in their stomachs, Should this be the case, and the omcialsfoel it is a reasonavie nssumolign, they fear the cool beads may 0L be avle to restrain the others and that an outoreak may occur. e MAY GO OUT TODAY, Firemen, Conductors und Telegraphers May Jomn the Switchme Brreato, N Y., Aug. 10.—Au important state in the strike has been reached. It can now be said that the locomotive firemen ou the Lake Store, Lehigh, Erie and West Shore and Central roads will go out between 6 o'clock tomorrow morning ud Sunday morning. The members of the Brotherhood of Trainmen and Conductors on the above roads and probably the telegraphers will fol- low the firémen. This, strike, showd it occur, will be the‘outmome of a secret meeling of - tho five iocskiodges of firemen held tonight. [v'was called at a ball on South Division strest. at 8:30 o’clock tbis ovening and 1a§16d until nearly midnight. About 25) men wers iv attendanoce, repre- senting all the lodges in ‘the city, as well as thg soveral roads, Tur trainmen aod con- ductors brotherhood iwere represented by delogates. An Associated Press correspond- eut learnea of the result at the conclusion of the meeting, Itis that the 507 men ot the ivemen’s Brotuerhood are unamimously in fuvor of declaring n strike on the Krie, Lake Shore, Lenigh, West Shore aud Central rouds, . Waiting for Grand Master Sargent, Many of the members urged that the local lodges order thie strike immediately. They were held back by the more conservative men and the matter referrod by telegraph to Grand Master Sargent at Terro Haute, It was stated by one of the firemen that it was quite probable that the grand master would comply with the wishes of the local orgauization, The strike will be svmpathetic and o bill of grievances will be presented. However, 1he tiremen will insist that if the switchmen are given thé ten hours, it shail apply to them aiso. Osterwise it would bo direct discrimination against their organiza- tion. It is expected Mr. Sargent will leave Terre Haute tomorrow mornitig_and arrive hero late at night, He may order the swike by telegraph, About 39) men wili de ordered out 1f tho strike occurs, Lehigh has fifty members, West Shore lodge about the same number and Evie lodge 140 members, The firemen on the Lake Shore and Uentral belong 1o one lodge. The brotuerhoed has 27,000 mem bers in the United States und Cunada. A lurge striking fund has been accumulated since the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy strike four years ago. The meu say that it 15 now or uever with the causg of organized labor on all rairoads, BOTH ARE CONFIDENT, ) My, N oy and Mr, Webl on the situati Burraro, N. Y., Aug —*Our records show,” said Grand Master Sweeney today *‘that over 700 uuion men have been brought into the city during the strike. We have sent some away, sume have gone thomselves, Wo suppose thoe others are beld prisoucrs by the wilitiu stationed in the yaras und at tho Erie machine shops; forty are not working in tho yards. Au englue load of ‘scabs’ was vun up and down the New York Central & Hudsou River yards today to learn the new men the swiches, After that the men wanted to get away but the soldiers would not let e go, 50 tho wen report Lo, me.' Mr. Siveeney received @ deputation this from the graud lodge of Switchmen cnnsylvauia, the sudience lasting nearly an bour, and when it was coucluaed tho three men retived, ‘They'would wuot tell the uuture of 1heit LUsIess with Mr. Sweeney, nor would Mr, Sweency furnish uny detuils. Mr, Webb of the Centepd said: “We bave been haudiing freighe avall our yurds, sta- tions and terminals. We nave bired some new men &na taken bagk soms of the old men who felt reassured on the arrival of troops. We have now @ fall night aud day forcs at every point, and ave doing as largo a business todiy us we aid & month ago, with the s10glo exceplion of our interchange with the Luko Shove, which s iaidag but few cars on account of the trouole, This morning we hed not more thau 150 eses accumuiated av East Buffulo waiting 0 o cast and in the uext twenty-four hours'we shail send out bab'y 1,200 Lo 1,400 cars. S0 furus the Nuw York Central is coucerned, tho strike is eutively over.’ % Locomotive Kugineers, ToxoNto, Oat., Aug, 1. ~Chief Arthur of the Brotherbood of Locomotive Eugiueers was callad to Bultaio by telegraph tuis morn ing, owing to the possiullity-of the eugiucers belng involved in the switchimen Mtrike, Auother prominest oficial of the brother- boou suid today: *While we waut to see overythiug fair and squure belwoen the men and Lhe cowpany, there 18 & good feeling be twocn Lhe four orders, that is the couductors, eugloeers, firemen aud tvanmen, aud they nuturally help euch oLUEF 1u troudles of (his kiad, 1ol necessarilg i striking, but in other ways. What the ey ineers will 0o at Buffulo 1 4o not know, byl l'bope they will wyoid & strike if possiblel® Opintons fr ity vo situation, as fur as the elevators of Buffalo are con- uved, 18 thus: Kuilroad bouses are in ro [CONTINUED O SECOND FAGE.] CLERKS NOT DISTURBED Government Employes Have Not Been Asked to Contribute. MERELY A DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN STORY Testimony of an Indspendent Journal -No Oue Authorized to Recely Among the Republic ngtou Political Such rox Breewv or Tz B 8 Povnrreesta Sreeet, Wasiisaros, D. C,, Aug, 19 When Cbalrman Carter was here receatly WastiNc the democratic press started the cre that ho was golug to ‘“assess” the clerks. Tue civil sorvice commission, in the meantime seem- ing to scent danger, issued a pronuncia- meuto. Here is what the Evening Star (ind.) says on the subject today: “The anxioty of ce tain persons lest the clerks in tho govorn- ment departments be compolied to make political contributions of money appoars to bo superfluous. Up to this time no effort has beea made to get money from the clerks and they have been left to enjoy undisturbea tranquility. About three months ago circu- lars were rocoived by forty or fifty clerks an- nouncing that if thoy wanted to contribute they might send the money to New York and that was tho end of it. No effort was made to collect any money aud a number of clerks who have gone with contributions to the rovublicau headquarters here have been told that there was no one thero who was authorized to receive the money. “There has been no ouo designatod to take contributions if offered. ‘Thero has never befora 1n the history of the country been a time when thero were so little political de- partments. The cmployes in overy branch of the governwent service are devoting them- selves to their work as undisturoed and un- concerned as if thore were no such thing as a campaign thought of. olities the South, Ex-Senator Bruce of Mississippi, recorder of dneds of the District Columbla, has just returned from a trip through the south, ~He wid today: “That all is not peace, quict and good cheer and encouragement With our friends, the democrats, is most apparent. In my recent trip south and west [ had ample opportunity to note this fact. Itisalso a matter of general notoriety throughout the country. The recent revolt in Alabama, which ™ promises to be permanent and far roaching. and the bold and aggressive atti- tude of the independents in North and South Caroline, and in Georia, are strilingly illus trativo of this assertion. The fact is, krent uniest and anxiely pervade the housonold of the democrat. *'13 it true that the colored pesple are now votiug the democratic ticket in large num bers “*Well, in the recent election in Alabama they did. The colored mau, as we all know, has approached that point in American citi- zenship whon he will not sit idly by while others of his fellow citizens are” oxercising the rights of citizenship and notdo some thing. In the Alabama case one of the can- didates was a democrac and the other an al- hance man., Itis a singular fact that both candidates claim to have received & majority of thus vote. It isa hopeful sign, av ail Tor fifteen years the weakness of tho south has beeén its pofitical soltdity. 1f now it can eliminate the race issue and-: ite people divide upcn tarift, finance and other great gquestions of government it will enjoy an era of power and prospority whion it has never before known. - But the colored people are not drifting into the democratic rauks as against the republican party.” Miscellancous, In the case of Thomas H. Cox against E. ewberry. involving a cottest over lot 9 and the soutiieast quarter of the northwest guar- ter of section 14, township 104, ringe 7, Chamberlain district of South Dakota, the commiseioner decided in favor of Cox uud the secretary of the interior sustains the commissioner. Alvin A, White applied to the local land officer of the Valentine, Neb., laud district for authority to make a homestead entry on quarter section 9, township 34, range 2, in that disteict. . His application ' was deuied aud the commissioner sustained tho local ofticers on the eround that the land had al- ready been taken up by Charles Klaus. On appoal White sot forth that IKlaus had abandonea his claim, but the secrotary of tho interior holds that White has no rights until Klaas entry is formuily cancelled. P s HE ARMY. H, NEWSs F Complete List of Chaages in the Regular Service. Wasmsaros, D. C., Aug. 19.—[Spocal Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The following army orders were 1ssued yosterday: Captain John P. Thompson, Third infantry, having been found by an army reviring board incapacitated for active service will revair to his bome and report theucs by letter to the adjutaut general. Second Lieutenant Georgo W. Kirkpatrick, Tenth infantry, is trans- ferred to the cavalry arm with' rank from June 11 and is assigned to the Fourth cavairy. Lisutenant Kirkpatrick will join his troop (13) at the presidio of Sau Francisco, Cal., at the expiration of his graduating leave, The following changes of stations and duties of ofiicers of the subsistenco depart- ment ave orderved: Major J. H. Gilman, com- wissary of subsistence, relieved from duty in the office of the commissary general of sub- sistence from such date as the iattor may direct and will proceed to Chicago, and report in person to the commanding genoral Dapartment of Missouri for duty as chief commissary of subsistence of the de. partment, relieving Colonel Michael K. Morgan, 'assistant commissary general of subsistence. Colonel Morgan upon being relieved will repsir to tuis city and report in person to the commissary geueral of sub. sistence for assigument 1o duty s an assis!- ant iv bis office. Cuptain Aveil L. Smith, commissary of subsistance, 15 relioved from duty in the oflice of the commissary general of sub- sistouce from such date as the latter may direct, and will vepair to Chicago and report in persor: to Lieutenant Colouel Thomas (. Suilivan, assistant commissary goneral of subsistence, purchasing depot” commissary of subsistence at Chicago, for duty in s ofico. Tho following transfers in tue Thirieenth nfantry are mado: Pirst Lieutenant Charles 5. Hall, from com- | pany A 1o compuny K; First 'Licutenunt | William N. Hughes, from company K to | compuny A. Lioutenant Hughes will ,’nlvl’ company A. ‘Ihe leave of absence granted Post Chaplain Charles C. Piorce, United States mulitary prison, is exteudod seven days. Capiain Tnomas M. Woodruft, i*ifth wfautry, will visit the camp of the Florida militla 4t St. Augustine duriug the weok commenciug August 25, reporting by er in advauce to the governor of Florida, Lieutenant Colonel Charlws H. Greeuleaf, deputy surgeon goneral, now at Montpelier, will proceed to Placisburg bareacks on busi ness counected with the medical departwent and will retura to Montpelier. —(uptuin Harry C. Cushing, Fourth aroilery, will not join battery L of his regiment vatil October 1. In the meantime ho will be continued oy duty at Fort Adams, The following chiauges in the stations and duties of oMuers of the mudical department are ordered: Fivst Lieutecant Paul Jock, assiatant surgeon, now on Linporary duty at San Carlos s relieved of duty st Fort Grant and assigned Lo _permaucnt duty at San Carlos, relieviog First Lieu Nathan 5. Jurvis, assistaut surecon Liouteuant Jurvis being relioved will vepor 10 the commanding officar at kort Apicho for duty ut that station, relieving Cuptain Lous M. Maus, assistant surgeou: Captain Muus beluyz relieved will report to the com- wundiug oMcer at Whinple barracis for duty L that station; Captain Richurd W. Joha- assistant surgeon, is rel at Fort Bavard and w | roport 1o the com- | | | | | ed from auty | wandivg oficor ul Kory Bowie for duty u‘ “ - that % tion, rolieving First Lieutenant “hill . Wales, assistant surgeon; Liouten- unt \\ on being relieved will 'roport to the ¢ & anding ofticer of Fort Bayard for auty a t station; Cantain \Walter Reoq, assistal yecon, upon the arrival of First Lieuten Chavles B, Mason, assistant sureeon, Ifort Snelling will ve rolieved from dut that station and will roport to the comi “ing genoral Department of Dakota fo. waty as attending surgeon and oxaminor of recruis at the hoadquarters of that department Using Sixshooters, i vee Rire Rasae, Neb, Aug. 10, [Special Telegram to Tir Ber.| avalty of ‘the Departments of the Enst, Platte and California began the annual re volW® practice. The firings werodismounted at known distances, Weather clear, light wind, The standing Name, Rank, Troop AT Capron, aarg.. I, Ath.. . A Furoman, serw, K, 4th d ilent., (th tor, Fh L ., A, Tat L G Waihin s, B, 0 B K. Care, corp , C, 4th.... JoCahill pt., K. 6th.,. W. 0. Carroll! tpt I8 Moiaddi AL 1Lslly L. € Anderson, G I Bnechner B Lufard, LA S ut Leavenworth Leswveswonrta, Kan., Aug, 10.--[Speclal Telogram to Tur Bee,]—~This day closed the fourth annual shooting contest for the Da- partment of tha Missouri so far as the cav- alry team’s work with carbines is concerned. Tho 1nfantry contest will close tomorrow with riff bo pistol shooting tukes place Monday and Tuesday. The firing by tho cavalry team todny was on thoe skirmish ana some ‘excellent work was doue, especially that by Sareeant Toy, who made 174 points of u possivle 209, Hais &lso the winner of the zold medal. Silver medals were wou by Farvier Mohlenhoff, Sergeant Foster ana Licutenant Swift. The six next highest will be awaraed brouze medals. The twelve highest make up the department team to take part in the unational army shoot Kol- lowing are the scores of these twelve for the four days of the contest: i Vi 11 Reglment. v, Tth ot Prizewin Seore Btnl ompking. Nilan, Tth . Lieutonant Wright, it i e ARIES IN DANGER, Asin Minor Burn th Ameriean—K: MISSION. Turks House of an tress Demande Wasnixaroy, D. C., Aug. 19.—The sccre tary of state toduy received a cablegram from the United States charge d’affuirs at Coustantinople, informing him that the houso of Dr. Bartiott, an American missionary at Bourdour, proviuce of Konich, Asia Minor, bas been burned and that *the tives of the missionary and his family are in danger. He belicves that it prompt action is nov taken, the missionary cause and livos of the mis- onaries will be in serious danger in ouher places, The building of Dr. Bartlett’s residenco was__or pad by the local. authoritis n a i N for pormission. to - complets the same, it was refused, unless Dr. Bartiett would furnish ' a bond or guaran- teo to icither bhold religiovs worship ‘nor instruct children on the premises. The withhoiding of the permit was claimed to bo under orders from Constantinople. The le- eation appticd to the sublime porto for such permission, claimng that treaty rights of Americans oxtend not only to the purchase of laud, but to the enjoyment of the same. "Che permit was finaily granted by the sul: tan, und it appears thut immediatels afte the receipt of this permit by the local au- thorities the house was burncd. Sceretary Foster prompily cabled the cnarge to make an urgent demand for effect- ive protection, indemnity, punishment of the guilty parties and roprimand of the author- ties. " The United States cruisers Newark and Benuington, now on their way to Genoa, wlll be ordered in the viewity of the outrage to support this demand, Westorn Pensions, Wasnixarox, D. C., Augasy 19.—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Buz. | ~Thoe following list of pausions grantad 1s raported by Tui Bee ana Bxaminer Bureau of Claims : Nobraska: Orwzinal—John C Charles M. Harpiter, John Bare, ton Honey, Jumes W. Hickson, Reuben S, Manning, ‘Abram C. Fisher, 'William H. Kelly, Dominicus ‘Kleutse, Christophor C. Thompson, James Boothe, Willinm M. Love, Clayton & Hendvicks, Samuel N. Overtuf, Winfieid S, Lucas, lowa: Original—Jamos B. Howarth, Christopher Ietchor, Felix Grimes, Lindiey Spencer, Ezokiel Robinson. Albert Kubias, Abraham B, Oliver, Archy Foster, Thomas J. Johnston (necensel), Francis Vanaken, Avel Carson, William Reed, William Reed, Jumes A. C. Hoiett, Andrew Jackson, Honry C. Eastman, John C. Smith, Bdward Hennekor, William K. Weight, Hilon H, Mond, Tromas Mann, Georze . Overfelt, Steward B. Shannon, Thomas kivtle, Thomas Cromwell, William 1. Chestnut, David W, Shellabarger. Aaditional —Robert M. Bryaot. Orivinal widows, ete.—Jane Shiorry (mother), special act, North Dakota: Original—Lyman 1B, Mincr. South Dakota: Original Record, William R. Sunford, Gould, Gilvert S, Viek JOHN P. BEY AN 1S MISSING, g0 Agent of an O toasty Disapp! Cureaco, 1L, Aug. 19.—|Spezial Telegram to Tuk Bik, |—Auother man who has disap peared from the sight of friends and the police us thoroughly as if an cartbquake had swallowed him, is John . Ryan, treasurer of the Catholic Young Men's Benevolent as sociution. He has been away n week and all efforts to locato him bave failed, It 1s cluimed thut Ryan is a defaultor to the amount of $2,000, He was emploved us the Chnicazo ageut for John A, McShane of Omaba. Mr. McShane owns the buitding known #s the xchange vt Pac avenuo und Van Huren strect. Ityan came 1o Chicago six months ago from Pacoms, Wash., and entered into the soryics of Mr. MeShine as collector of reuts and goueral business manager, 1o had au- thorily to collect bills and puy debits, and kept & bank account for thut parpose. At his own solicitation Ityan was appolnted troas urer of tae Catholle Young Men's Benevo lent assoclation. Its monthly collection of dues wis roceived fiy s ultar Ityun’s dis. appearance. Ryan bad a wifo and Lwo ehil dreu, Houso, Washing Stophen Witliam John B, Elfri Chie Man Myster- ves. Al Tor William, Copyrighton L rdou Beunott.) Bei 10.~[New York Herald o Tk Ber. | ~A sorio-comie corrollury to the standing quarrel between Biswarck and tho emporor wus suppliod Tuosduy night. The emperor avd Horbort Bismarck bud botn been iuvited to the an nual vanquet of the Fivst dragoon guards at the Belle-Alllunce Strasse barracks and both hud accopted. On leavaing that the former uInister's son Was 1o bo among the guests Bis ) ety was not a littlo ombarrassed. At the last moment ne resolved not to attend the foust. 'The mudden turn in the health of the cwprass, ouliging bis mujosty to procesd 10 the Marmox palace, was iuvo cuse for uis sbseuee, and the col whicu bis majesty had been forewarced to expect from & chaunce moeuting with bis forwer mmh)'ur Wore thus uveried, James G Cubl us K ox ~Today the quonces | NUMBER 63, AFTER 10WA'S COLORED VOTE Latest Scheme of the Demoorats fn This Direotion, EXPECT TO CONTROL SEVERAL THOUSAND Arrange # Made to Turn Ovor the Cole ored Anti-Prohibition League Mem- bers of the State to the Tari Reform Loague. Divesvonr, Ia,, Aug. 10. [Speclal Tele. gram to Tue Beg | A dotermined effort is on foot to turn the lowa colured vote from the republican to the democratic ticket. Charles C Curtis, president ot the Colored Anti-prohivition league of Ilowa, has today been in consultation with John H. Warwick of Davenport, first vico president of the or- ganization. They have decided to not go into tho canvass as a league, but to turn its members wholesale and bodily into the Afro- American Tarilf Reform League of lowa, of which Curtis 18 state organizer, It is claimea that the auti-rohibition leugue numbers 3,600 memboers, All thes and more, it is hoped, will ve added to the democratic party. The Afro-American Son- tinel of Omaha, the ofticial organ of tho Tar- iff Reform league, was put gratuitously into the hands of every negro in lowa a couple of yoears ugo, and again a year ago the prejus dices of the neero wero roused by the demo. cratic schemes with the ery of anti-prohibie tion, and sowe followers were gained. Now it is exvected that theso half-hearted COVerts cun bo scared complewelv over the line by frightening thom with the tavift and holdinyg up the Pinkertons und other bogle men before thom. This is o be the line of the campaign, If a considerable inroad can be made in the republican colored vote the democrats may capture the state and_they are working prohibition and tariff reform against each otner for all there is in it. The democratio camoiga fund is to bo liberally drawn upon for the purpose and all efforts are to be con- centeated upon the negro. The importance of this state to the democrats is clearly - TO AMUSE DICKINSON, Cleveland is Managing n the West, New Yonk, Aug. 19.—[Special Telegram to Ik Bek. |—The action of the democratio committea in establishing western head- quarters is the subjoct of a good deal of dis- cussion today. By some it is thoucht that onc object is to give Dickinson somothing with which to amuse himsolf and so leavo the management of the details of the enst- eru campaigu to more experienced hauds and bheads. ISxperienced political workers hero are bozinning to sea pluuly the importanoce of getting workers into liue in New York os- pecially. Senutor Gorman was at headquarters to- day but will only remuin hers u short time. He has no tntention of taking hold with any great activity in the work but will give his advice when' called on. Tne fact seoms 1o 0o that the Cleveland veople are undertaking to run their campuaign without the actjve aid of tho other wing of the party, «4hus far st least, Dickinson is still abscat on account of fll. s Campnign ‘ness, and it is whispereu that his condition is such as to cause rome auxiety to his ability to take hold of the work again soon. Congressman Cablo says ho ave the Chicago headquurters open and business running next week. The democratio com- mitiee is receiving muny earnest appeals fron the southern democrats for aid in staf which were formerly democratic. On the other hand they express great confldeuce of success in cortain western states. Republicans are still silent as to whether they will or will not establish western bead- quarters at Chicago. Tho best advice seems to be against it, but it is not improbable tue action by the democrats may lead republl- caus 10 a similar course, IDAHO REPUBLICANS, Nominate McConnell for Governor and Willls Sweet for Congross. Moscow, laaho, Aug, 19.—The republican state convention met here yesterday, James Stoup was made permanent chairman, The committee on resolutions then reported the platform, which was adopted. 1t fayors tha free aud unlimited coinuge of silver, protece tion 1o American industries as set forth in the nationul platforw, and strongly endorsos tho administration of President Harrison, Willis Sweet was renominated for congress- wan by acclamation. 1. N. Sullivan was nominatea for supreme judge. ‘I'wo ballots were taken for governor as follows First ballot: Ex-United States Senator W. J. McConuell, 6J; Governor Willey, 42; Moss, 23, Second ballot: MeConnell, 66; Willey, 88 Moss, 25; Wolls, 1. I'ho nomination of Mo Connell was made unanimous, HENRY ST, He Wall Kepresent Thirtteth torinl Distriet, OGALLALA, Neb., Aug. 19.—(Special Tele- gram to Tuw Bre.| At the senatorial con- vention of the Thirtieth senatorial distriot Heury St Raynor was nominatod by accla- mation. Aftor adjournment the representa- tive convention for the Fifty-first distriet wis convened. Altor o very spicy contest for the different candidutes W, D, Acres of Seotts Bluffs county wus declared the choice of the conventiou. The ticket gives general satisfaction. St. Rayner represented this district in the house four years ago, where ho demoustrated his ability us a legislator, Acres 15 an old soldier and o representative farmer of - westorn Nebraska, and 18 widely kuown in the district, whers he 1s engaged in some of the largest irrigation entorprisos in the state, 032 Lyons' Bepubiic Ixoxs, Neb, Aug 19 B3k, |—The Harrison and Reid club held aunother interesting meeting last night, O, K. Cull, banker of Oskland, gave an inter- esting talk on the national banking systom, Mr. Cull cleared up several poiats that had beon somewhat durk Lo many. He was fol- lowed by Hon. 1. N. Huntsberger of Toledo, 0., who spoke at some length on the subs treasury system. Mr. Huntsberger is an ablo lawyer aud a good spoaker. His speeon was iutorspersed with several good stories, Iy L hers has over 275 members, 1 club was prescut aud rendered several good Ccampuign songs. Seuas + Club, pecial to Tus Wil Speak al Cr Cursrox, Ia,, Aug. 1. - [Special Telogram to T Hee, | —A telegram toasy sunounces that the national campaign committeo will sond Hou. itoswell G. Hore of Michigan to Creston 1o speak in tho Bluograss palace on ropublican duy, August 24, Tho state ceu- tral and county central committeos aro mak- ing u special offort to have a large crowd present on that day. Hon. W. P, Hopourn will also be present Welcomed to His Home, Masox Ciny, In, Aug, 19, ~James H, Me- Conlogub, candidute for secretary of state, arrived home today und was escorted from the depot by bands of musio aud a large delogation of citizens. ‘Conight a ratitication meeting was beld in the park and address wude by J. H. McConlogue, Jobn Cliggly Hewry Sbavers, J. 1. E. Markley aud Al ston. | Burtor, Hold Ploas With lus Keception, Curcaco, bL, Aug. 19.--Hon, Whitelaw Iteld urvived from Springfield this morning, Ho ls much pleased with the enthusinsm munitested lu the wost. He leaves this oveniug for Edos, O, fur & visit to his moLher,