Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 6, 1892, Page 1

TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. LAST OF THE DALTONS They Attempted to Hold Up a Kansas Town and Found it Loaded. TWO BANKS CAPTURED BY THE GANG Nerve and Coolness of the Desperadocs in Their Operations, ATTACKED BY A BODY OF ARMED CITIZENS Desperate Fight'ng Occurs—The Outlaws Rhot Down While Trying to Escape. NINE PEOPLE KILLED IN THE BATTLE & Rally to the Sup- rs—Only One of the Bundits ~The Kil Gets Away « and s ounded. IKan., Oct. 5. —The Dalton exterminated —wiped off the face of the earth. They fought hard and were cut down, but not until three or four citizers of this place yielded up their lives in the work of extermination. Six of the ang rode into town this morning and robbed the two banks of the place. Their raid had become known to the ofiieers of the law and when the band uttempted to escapo they were attacked by the marshal’s posse. In the vattle which eusued four of the desperadoos were killed outright and ono so favuily wourded that he has sinee died. The other escaped butis being notly pursued. Dend and W Of the attacking party four were killed, one and two more seriously wounded. 'Tue deud nre: BOB DALTON, d perado, shot through the head. GRAT DALTON the henrt, EMMETT DALTON, throngh the left side. JOSEPI} EVANS, desperado, shot through the head. JONN MO0 shot through the head T. . UONNELLY. thirough the body. L. M. BALLWIN, the b 1 G W, CUBIND, Jead. CoJ BROWSN, shocraaker, shot through the Vody. Tuon:s (i Avens, cashior of the National baulk, was shot through the and caunot live. 1. A. Revxorns of the attacki wwound inthe right breast, but conzidercd necessarily dangorous. Lovis Dikrz, uwnotner of the attacking party, was shot 1n the right side. His wound is a serious one, but is not fatul Anticipated the Attack. It had been rumored a month ago that the Dalton gang was contemplating an immedi- wie raia upon the banks of the city. Ar rangeiments wovo made 10 give them a wurn reception and {74 over a week patrol was waintained uightand day to give warning of tho gang’s approarh, The raid did not take lace and then came the report frow Dem- ing, N. M.. that Umited States oficers had had a batile with the band in that territory and that three of the baudits had been killed. This report was behieved here to have been circulated by the Daltons themselves, the fa- tention being being to divert attention from their real intentions and to lull the people of the lown into a sense of security. The people, however, were nat so easily deceived, and when the report of the disaster to tho gane in New Mexico was denied vigilance was renewed. Sull the expecicd rald was not mitae. 1'inally the patrol was with- drawn last Satueday. although every stranger was carefully scrutinized as soon as he appeared on the streets, It wus 9 o'clock this morving when the Dalton gang rode mto town. They came in in two squads of three each, and passing through unirequented streets and deserted alleys, reudezyoused in the ailey in the vear of the Pirst National bank. They” guickly ted their horses, and wichout losing a mo- ment's tme, proceeded to the uttack upon the banks a0k Robert Daiton, the notorious leader of the ang, and Bunnett, bis brother, went 1o the Pirst National bank, the other foir, under the leadership of “Texas Juck,” or John Mcore, gong to the private bunk of C. M Cozndon & Co. In the meantime the elarm had been given. The Dalton boys and bred in this vicinity, and known to nearly every man, child in town. lu their pro 1ho town they haa beou recox Marshal Connelly was quickly their ureival, and” almost bofore the banaits had entered’ thy bank ho was collectiog posse 10 capture then if possible, to kil them I necessary. Ho ran fist to tho hvery stable of Jim Speers, u dead shot with a Winelioster, and o vaiuuble mau i uny fight, Then he sammonsed George Cabine, o werchant, Charles Brown, & shoemaker, Jahn Cox, express agent, and other citizons Who could be conveniently reached, Sta- tioning 1hem ubout the square, which both of tne bunks faced, he bhastened to augment lis posse by summoning other citizeus for fmpromptu police duty. Coolness of the Dexperadoes. While the marstal was collectiug his forces, the bandits, all ignorantof the trap that was being lmd for them, were proceed- ing deliberately with their work of robbing e buuks. *Pexas Jack's” baua had on tered Cougdon’s bank and with their Win- cuosters leveled at Casnier Ball and Teller Carpenter, had ordered them to throw up thelr hunds, Then *“Texas Jack” searched them for weanons while the other three des- weradoes ket them covered witn their rifles, finding tbem 1o be unarmed, Cashier Ball was ordered 10 open the safe. The cashier explaited that the safo and door was con- trolied by & time lock and that it could not Ly any weans short of dynamite be opened Leford s timo was up, which wouid be 10 o'clock, or it nbout Lwexty minutes “We'll wait,” said the’ leader, and he sat down at the cashior's desk. “How about the money i the drawers " he askied, suddenly, and jumping up he walked wround 1o the caxes of the paying and recoly- g wliers, and taking the mouey, amounting 10 6ll 1o less thar: #00, dumpad it into o flour sick with which be was suppiied, and again sat down, whilo the time lock slowly ticked off the soconds uud the hunds of the clock tardily moved toward the hour of 10, 1n the First National, Bob aud Emwmett Dalton in the meanwhile were having better luck at toe Kirst Na tonal bank. When they entered the bank they found within Cashicr Ayres, his sou Albert Ayres and Teller W. i, Shepherd. None of them were arwed, and, with loveled revolvers, the brother baudits easily intimi- dated thew. Albert Ayres and Teller Shep herd were kept under the muzzles of K- mett Dalton's revolyers, while Boo Daiton forced Cashier Ayres 1o strip the safe vault and cast drawers of all the money coutained i them snd Tllco it in @ sack whioh had been brought aloug for that purpose. Fearing to leave them bebind, lest the; should give the alarm before he bandits sbould be able to mcunt tueir horses and e: ©ope, Lhe desperadoes warched the ofticers of COPPEYVILLE, Ehg bas been s pded. as desperado, shot throuzh Aesperado, shot Jaek,” despe city murshal, shot bunk clerk, shot through erehant, shot throuzh the First groin purty has it is not ossession of the Banks. already were born were woll woman and ess through 1zed. City notitied of | | | Y | Wharton on the bank out of the door with the int ot keepine them under guard while made their escape. The party made its ap- pearance at the door of the bank just as Liveryman Spears and his companions of the marstal's posse took their positions in the square, they Commencement of th When the Dalton men in the square Lon the iustunt, rs on the steps ran for thelr ho As soon reaclied the sidewalk Spears’ riflo came to position. An instant later it and Bob Dalton, tiie notorious loader notorious gaung, fell in nis teacks dead. There was not & quiver of amuscle atter ne feil T'ho bullet had struck him in tho right tem ple and ploughed through bis brain and passed out just above the loft eve. Emmett Dulton had the start of bis brocher, uud be Jre Spears could draw & bead on him he had d betitnd a cornor of the bank and was time in the direction of the alley li2 baudits bad tiea tneir horses shot which droppea Bob Dalton cas Juck’s” bana in Condon’s were patiently waiting for tho timo lock of the safe to be sprung with the nour of 10 Running to the windows of the bank they < their leader prosirate on the ground. Raising their riflas to their shoul- ders tnoy fired one voller out of the win- dows. ‘T'wo men fell at the volloy. Cashier Avres fell on the steps of his bank, shot through the eroin, Shoemaker Brown of the attacking party 1n the square was shot through the tody. e was quickly removed 10 his shop, butdied just as he was carried within Awtul Effectiveness of shootin: The Aring attracted the attention of Mar skl Conneliy, who collecting more men for his posse, aud with the few ho had already ot he rai hurriedly to the sceno of the con- flict. Alier fiving’ their volley from the windows of the bank, the bandits upprec ating that their ouly safety luy in fhght, attempted to escape. ey ran from the door of 1he vank, firing s they fed. The marshal’s posse in the squars, without organization of any kind, tired ut the fleeing bandits, cach wan for himself. Spears’ trusty \WVinenestor spoke twice in quick sue- © ssion before the others of the posse could tako aim and Joseph Kvans and “Texas Juck” fell dead, both shot throush the head, malking threo bandits to his ereait zencral fusilade, which followed Grat Dal- ton, one of the surviving membvers of “Poxas Juck's * squad, Mashal Connelly and George Cubme und L. M. Baldwin, oze of Condon’s clerks, who was out collecting, when the attuck was made, were wortally bit aud died on the field Allic Ogee, the only survivor of tho band suceeeded in escaping to the alloy wheve the hoFses were ted, and mounting the swiftest horso of the 'lot fled south in the airection of Iuaian Torritory. Dalton Shot Down, Limmott_Dalton, who bad escuped from tho Fiest National bank, had already reacned the alley in safety, but Le had some trouble getting mounted, and Atlie Ogee bud al wade his escape ore LSmmett got irly startea. Soveral of the posse, at pating that horses would be alventy mouuted und quick the escapiug bandits. Emmett Dalton's norse was no maten for the fresher animals of s pursue As his pursuers closed oo him he turced suddenly in his saddle and fived upon Bis would-be captors. ‘o lutter answercd with a velley aud Immett toppled from his horse, havd hit. (lo was brousnt back to town und aied late this afternoon, He made an ante-mortem statement con fessing to the var, crimes commitred by tho gane of which he was & member, Allie Ogeo bad pout ten minutes start of his pursuers ana wis mounted on u swift horse, At o'clocl this evening he had not oeen captured, After the battle was over, search was made for the monev which the branai's bad se- curad from the two banks. It was found in the sacks where it had been placed by the robbers, One sacke was found under the body of Bov Dalton, who had fallen dead upon it, while ho was escapiug from the st National bank. The otuer was found tigutly clenched in “Texas Jack's” hund. The money was restored to its rightful owners, Only “ght, saw the armed 1awed their the bank building as they quickly SPOKe, of the brothiers they appre and 1eaving of the bauk One of t andits Got Away, ‘I'he boaies of those of the attacking party who were killed were removed o their re- spective homes, while the vodies of the dead baudits were allowed Lo remain where the bad fatlen until the arrival of the coroner from Indevsndence, who ovdered them re wovea 1o the court house. ‘Lhiere he held an inquest, the jury returning u verdict in ac ith uhe fi The inquest over of the aead citizens will be post- poned uutil tho result of the pursuit of Allie Ogce is known. During the time the suunve they we the peoplo of this and surrounding who, haviug heard of the tragedy, came in AWATIS Lo dnspect the scene The excite- ment was of the most intense character, aud the fate of Allie € , should hie be cap tured, was deteriined by universal consent. o will be hanged by thé neople, I'wo wcidents which attracted universal comment were the fulfiliment of the provhecy tnat tha Daitons would die with their boots ou and the peculiar fate which bad decreea that they should die by tne hands of their old Iriends in the vicimty of their birth, and the margsrunship of Liveryman Spea wno with three shots seut de baudits, the bodie the bodies remained in re viewea by hundrad Daltons were a numerous family s were five boys and three givls, Of the boys, two are engaged in furming, one i omn, where the wother of the family lives, und one near Coffevville, where three of tho brothers met their desth today. e Daltons were second cousins voted James boys, who defica the law iu Missouri for so’ many vears, and through “hem were related to” the Youngers, who are now serving life terms of imprisonmeunt in the pecitentiary of Minnesota: Bob Dalton was the first of the boys to enter upon a carcer of crime. While ne was scarcely more than & boy he became u cattls thief and dia a thriving business driving off catile from the lierds in the Cherokeo strip and taking them across Indian Torritoey into Colorado, where be woula sell tnem. o was joined soon after he entered the busi- ness by his brother, Geatton Dalton, Thew dopredations becameso frequent and trouble 50100 that the cattlemen organized to drive thom from ke strip. A posse of cow Loys was formed for tnat purpose aud gave the Daltons u hard chase, finally losing them in the wilds of Now Mexico. The uext beard of the Daltons ifornia, where they touk to ga robbing, While voby of the nussengers altons, of the was in train and ing a stave there was kitled in the at- st or ek Chased Oat of California, Tuis spurred the ofticers on to ordinury efforts to effect the captur gang, ana Grat Dalton was While being taken 1ng be was re extra- of the tinaily captured. toa piace for safe keep cued by the other memoers of the gang, the whole party finally escaping, after beivg chased out of Califoruia nud through a good part of Arizona. In the spring of 155 the gang turned 1p agaiu 1o ludian Perntory, and when Okla- boma was opened Lo settlement the Dalton boys secured a chovceclaim for thoir mother near ilennessey, where she sull lives, sup. ported Ly onb of hersons. At tne time of tLe openinz Bob Dalton was a United States depuly wavrshal, being selected on accouut of his peculiar fitness to deal with dosperate sharacters. After the opening he returned 10 his iife of outlawry, and be aud Grat were thon joined by their brother Emmett, the youngest of the brothers, ‘They iwore at that tima also joined by *“Pexas Jick, d s00n gathered about them several dosperate characturs. L was then that the most suc cossful period of the Daltous’ career co curred from their standpolnt. Attention was first directed to the robbing of express traius, and the gang perpetrated many suc- cesstul “hold-ups,” the most noted of which are tho robberies of the Santa l'e at Whar- ton, at Ited Rock, tne Missouri Pacitic at Adair sod the 'Frisco near Vinita. One Unuecessary Murder, Tue Wharlon robbery was perbaps the most dramstic of all. The roboers weat Lo horseback, and enteriug ihe stetion there asked the operstor if the traiu LCONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. | ution | lu the | OMAHA, THURSDAY MORANINU. OCTOBER 6, AFTER THE DITCH DIGGERS Warrants for the Men Who Are Chan the River Channel, ging THEY HAVL BEEN WORKING IN SECRET Shertlt MeCarthy Armed Deputies start After Who Are Ea- dangering the Lives and Peo and Six the Men erty of Nebraska Cirizens, Tne boldfaced attemptof 1so Wright and Jenkins, lowa Manawa, to practically slice of tho stato of Noor be brought to a sudden by a numbsrof those implicated i the nefurious scheme finding themselves playing cheekers with thour uoses, C. P. Benjarin who has indefatigable in his endeavors frustrate tho designs of these righ- teous prohibitionists, sworo out war- rants for the arrest of every man found working on the big diteh in Sarpy county, velow Bellevue, which had besu in course of surreptitions construction under the super- vision of \right and Jenkins for three months or more. These writs were hauds of Deputy Sherift McCarty of Sarpy county yesterday morning ana with a posse of six able-bodied deputies loft for tho sceno of trouble at 11 o'clock via of a two-horse livery «team and a big lumver wagon, The intention was to place under arrest every man found working upon the ditch and cart them off to jail at Pupillion. That a botter understanding of the case may be arrived at a Lricf revision of tho martter publisted in tuis counsction in Tur Ber last Sunday is herewith given, What They Are Dolng. As above intimated tho whole affair s othing short of an attzmpt on the part of Wright and Jerkins, aided and abetted by other interested parties probably, to dig an 1nmense ditch across the neck of tho big beud just this side of Bellevue, turn tho Missouri river through it, eut off 2,500 acres of Nevraska land and tnrow it over wto Town, The bend at the point at which the land thieves nave been at work was somewhat changed by a froak of the erratic Missouri over thirty years ago, when a portion of the original bend was cut off and thrown over into lowa. The change in the river's course, uowever, threw it against the lowa shore at turther down stream, ana it has ev been cuttng into vrohibition soil ut that place, and during the quarter of a cen- tury that has intervened smce then has cradually added hundreds of acres of lowa lund to tho Nobraska shore, as 1f to make up for the geuerous slice that it had arbitrarily coded to Towa in & bunch some time before, Although tne plotters had been at work ever sinee lastJuno in carrviug their nefar- ns into effect, so seeretly had they conducted their prelimizary operations that ion of what they ware about haa reached the notice of the public, and it was v when, emboldened by tho sucoess that nad thus far attended heir efforts, they be- came more brazsn in rashing the work through to atermination that the property owners who were about to be despoiled of tieir possessions discovered what was going on, und at once took summary proceedings to bring operations to a standstill. At 3:30 o'clock Jast Thursday afternoon Sneriff Whiiney of Sarpy couuty scrved the re- straining ordor 1ssued by Judwe Scott that but a stop to the work, and now two great ditches, one 400 feet long and the other 150 feet tong, seven feot decp and five feet wide, with great mounds af freshly turned carth alonz eithor side, are the silent witnesses of the stupendous steal that five lowa favmers attempted to perpetrate, but which vill never be carried out. % of th farmors residing steal u bolow 2800-acre ska, will probably climax very soon been to placed in the larcely instru- ntic piece of rob has been al i batking this g bery, and has _been coustantly on the go sinee Sunday night with scarcely an hour's sleep, and thinks that this afternoon he will' 'sie his labors crowned by landing the whole outfit in juil. Despito the injunction__issued by Judge Scott re- ining Wrizht and Jenikins from continu ing wori on the diteh, cightor ten men were put to work on it night bofore last and have b y engaged ever since. The N braska land endangered belongs to Charles Childs, Livinger & Metealf, the Presbyterian Mission of Boston, George Lilly, William MeCugue, the B.' & M. railroad. Virginia Suouffer and Mr. Benjawin Avner Wright, tne contractor who bas tho job, is a grandson of Ise Wright, and has shown a degree u offroutery in his high-handed operations and detiance of the luw that is particularly cul- pable. He lus had bis men assemole singly, sneak in under the protection of the under: growth, and when their work wus done to dispersc the same way. Tiie most of his op- erations have been carried on at night, and would have shortly con- summated his dangerous job had it not been for the vigilance and tiroless cueray of Mr. Benjamin. 'I'he favmers on the braska side whose lands are jeopardized by this contemplated chango in tho channel of the viver have been in a stnte of desperation for several lays, and it is highly prebable blood would have been spillod ero this had it not boen for the restraining iufluence lieavy landnolaers mentioned in a foregoing paragraph. P T He Captured the Gang, Deputy Sherift MoeCarty and bis posse ar rived at the scene of ihe ditch diggme, in sections 17 and 18 in Sarpg county, at o'clock yesterday afternvon and, as aivised, found & gung of mecu at work. Without ceremony the entire party was placed under urrest and marched 1o a vacant builaing in the vicinity and a stroug gua:d put over them Thoy refused to divulge their numes, say- ing tbey bad been hived by tho day and were lunocent of any intent to wrong any one. This, however, is evidently only i part of tho deep toid plan’of Isam Wright and 3. Jenkius, the instigators of the trouble and the parties responsiblo for all damage, actual und prospective, Thut these laborers are perfectly cozuizantof the character of the work they are engagea in is undisputable, as i the gang are one or two who were work upon the diteh when interrapted a few days sico by Mr. Benjumio, Atthat time be fully informed thew of the risk they were taking, and charged ihem that if they per- sisted thoy would land in tbe penitentiary. ‘Ihis information was also liberally tendered Abuer Wright, the cortractor, who laughed at the ides, suying he was merely an em- ploye, hired to do certain work by others, Wilen questionea by Deputy MeCarty one of the ditch diggers told him thai the ivouble had only cegun, that a large aud formigablo force of workiugmen were com ing over from the lowa side at night for tho vurpose of digging all night. Ho rurther stated Lhat thev would be prepared for any emergency, and it would require the wost stringent measures to balk them in their in- tentions men Sarpy County Far ake Hold, Upon this intelligence Deputy MeCarty immediately took precautions to fortify bim- sell agaiast treachery, and, sending for addi- tlonal aid, gave it out that he would remain ou tne scene all night, . ‘I'ne bighly sensational condition of affairs was not not long in being heraided through- out the surrounding country, aud before sun down the farmers of the immediate vieinity were up in arums, ouly too auxious to lend belpiog hand o the law. They are extremely incensed over the dastaraly work of Wright and Jenkins, ana if there are auy increasing sigus of aggression ou the part of the lowans there will be somebody hurt. ¢ has beon & dificult matter to résirain them thus fa of the ! at | | and it would be hard to say what may hap- pen if land-grabbers continpe in thoir unlaw ful operations. THEY Din TRY IT. Deputy MeCarty Oate Came to Work at Night, Brinevie, Neb, Oct, 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie BER |- Another attempt to com- plete the nefarlods seheme by which 2,800 | acres of Nebraskn land were to boe trans- forred to the lowa side of the Missouri was nipped in the bud by Deputy Sheriff Vie Me- Carty of Sarpy eoulity tonight tutelligonce was received bere today that a gang of men from lowa was to be brought over the river tu Boats and set to work by moonlight to complete the diteh, Nothing was known of the {ntended movo except by the officers, aud Vie MeCarty set out, for the bottoms late iul the afternoon ac- ompanied by Only one man. They arrived at the @iteh about 6 o'clock ud flound two mdn, who were evidentiy waiting for othiers to urrive. The two men were arrested and taken to Bellevue and | McCarty went back aftor the expecicd new arrivals, He found three men, who had just landed in boats from the Towa side. They were also arrested and at midnight McCarty loft Bellevus for Papillion with his five brisoners. The moen refused to talk or give their names, but it 1s concluded that they were only an advance guard of a larger gang who would come during the night. McCarty will rvaise u posse and go after the restof the gang as soon as he returns from Papillion, The diteh is over three miles from Bolle- vue, and nearly talf that distance is over an almost impassable forest roud which is the only route to the bottoms. This makes tho task of apprehending the ditchers a dificult oue. The sleepy town of Bellovue 1s appar- ently not awure that such a thing as the gigantic steal of tho Towa land thieves 18 10 progress, aud althougn the settlers in the immediate vicinity of the titeh are fully uroused, they are 100 few and scattered to attemptuny organized resistance. Tho whole matter is left in the hands of deputy MeCarty, who is, nevertheless, de- termined to provent the diteh from beiug dug a foot further. < Five Men Who | | OPENED 1HE CONVENTI0 of the at Gereral Council Commenc Bavntivon is Baltimore, ~The bishops the American Episcopal enurch assemuled in convention this morning in Kmanuel church, “T'he bishops filed into the church while the “Redemption” was sung by the choir. They were preceded by Rev. Dr. William Padock of Stamtord, Conp sceretary of the houso of bishops, who acted ,ns master of ce monies. The bishops divided 1nto two lines aud between them marched the guests of bouor, incinding the lord _bishop of Freder- icton,' Rt. Rev. R. C. Kiogdon, the lovd bishop of New Foundiand, Ru Rev, Lieweliyn mes, und _ the lord ishop of Niagara, RL Rev. Charles Hamil ton. The Anclican prelates wore scarlet robes, Following them came the senior bishops, wearing red university Loods ove their black and waite, and finally the venor- ablo prosiding bishop, Rt Ruv. Joha Wil- Wiltiams, the oldest io office. Whnen all were in pluce the entire assembly aroso and sang *The Churen 1s Ono Poundn- tiow.” Rt. Rev. John Heary Benjamn W aip- ple, bisnop of Minnesota, lea tie congrega tion in reciting the Lord’s praver. Bisnop Wiliams' place in conducting tho services was taken by Joseph Whipple, us the former prelate was not strong eougt to aficiate ke commumion service wus then cale- brated.. T'he orator jof the day was Rev. Hooker'Wilmer. Shgptly after the sermon bo became 1l and Jef# tho church, and was taken to the home of ‘a friend. 'Ihe service communion was then completed. r'ho gathering at tha chapel was a vemark- able one. Men.of the’ extreme novth com- muned witn brethiren of tae extreme south, and oast and west met tozether in_ fraternal communion. Une of the 5t prominent igures among tho b Melville W. Fuller, chief justice of the suvreme court of the United Stutes, : Waptisis. Lowrir, Mass., Oct. 5—The triennial meeting of the genoral cenference of Ireo Baptists of tho United States was oper.ed | gram " re here today. Dolegates from all parts of the country ere present. Presidont Mosher of Michigan called the conference to order and Rev. Dr. OJB. Chenoy of the Buth univer- sity’ prexided, Prayer was offered by Igov. J. Manning of Hillsdale, Mich. — Itev. J. M. Davis, president ot Rio Graade coliege, do- liverca the opening sermon, in which he cor trasted the freedom of this denomination in religious topies withfother denominations in their more coniracted interpretation of the intont of God. He closed with u plea for the extension of missionary work, but hoped it would not be done at the negicet of home territor Mrs. Dr. Cheney conducted the devotional cises, At2o'clock reports of the con- co board aua enrollment commiiloe wore tieard, ‘Phe young men’s congress with seven minute addresses followed. NEARING AN END. vernment Trooj Will Soon Fig New Yourk, Oct. 5.—The stheamship Vene- zuela of the Red D" live, which arrived av her dock in Brooklyn from La Guayra this afterncon, brought the latest news from the Venczuelan revolution. As affairs stana now, the long struggie is neavinz its end, and will result in the overthrow of the government which has made such a persistent fight, According to the reports, Goneral Colino, with a force of 6,000 men, joined General Crespo, the revolutionist leader, at Valencia Sunday, September 25, Tus, they say, made Crespo's force number avout 16,000 men, On Monduy, September 20, Geueral Crespo started his torces for Caracas, A portion of his advauce gnard arrived at La Victoria on the 25th. Crespo 1s advauciag his forces upon Caracas by different routes. One body under the commant of General M. Vegus is advaucing oy the wuy of Pataro, Aunother body under General Quintana by way | of I Valle, oneral Vegas has 800 men and General Quintana 2,000 Tuey all expect to ment, in Caracas. The march from Valencia would occupy from twelve to fi teen days, provided arenointerruptions Genersl Crespo has,awith him Lwo foreign gencrals, a Germun pamed General Welder- man and an Italian ed General Retalli He has twelve picpes of artill and has possession of ewery eily and stronghold ex- cepting Las Tequos, Maricatbo and Caracas At Las Teques the revolutionists will fight their decisive battle. Las Teques 15 the best fortifica place the government troops hold and Goneral Pulldo 16 thero with - 0,000 soldiers. it will be negess for Crespo to take this point bofore Bie can cuter Caracas. Once he 1s in nossassian of Lus Teques his entrance inleCaracas will be un easy matter. On the 23th thare wis a battle between the revolutionis's apd Zovernment troops at @ place callea Mucnto, which 1s just outside of La Guayra, in_which the revolutionists were defeated. Each side bad about 600 men. The revolutionists' troops were ap- proaching the'town of La Guavra when the Fovernment troops opeued fire upon them from the mountain side, end trom tho ad vautage of Lheir position succeeded in put ting the revolutionists to flight Ail those who usn ave leaviug Caracas, w#nd in order 10 do 0 must obtain permission of the six offcials bighest in power. It was said that the steamer Venezuels bhad some dificully with the custom house au- thorities, but Captain Chambers, the purser, would neither corraborate nor deny it, On tho Shepid Ciieauo, Lk, Odl. 5,—The shooting todey @t Fort Sueridan was coufined to rifle skir- mish firiog. (Jurpnzll T, O'Rourke of thejif teenth infautry now leads witn a score of 110 1o bis eredit. ~ Captain Davidson of the Six- | teenth infantry is second, with 450 poiuts. In the distinguished markswen ritle com pelition Sergeant Ray of the Sixteenth iu- fantry is first, with @ score of 432; Sergeaut Iose of Lhe Kighteenth infaniry secoud, with ry 4 in Venesuelan clsive Battle Ritle Bauge. ence at tho opera house cussing the political s from a ropub lican standpoint. ‘The Holdrege Repub.icsa club, avout 100 stroug, came up on & special train. Fverything ven smoothly until Hon W. A, McKoighan, who was in town, gath ercd togother nbout twenty-flvo of bis dis ciples, prineipally democrats, and had somo of them to come the door and vell that Mcieizhan would toll them the truth actos the t. He was found there on adry goods box delivering the ouly he bas 1o a dezon men and is nsoless to say that the audi opera house remained alth W rosorted to by McKeis ip the mee After ized with forty v CROUNSE AT CENTRAL (ITY | e o K Thousads Out to Take Part in the Rally of the Campaign, MADE BY THE Banner TELLING SPEECH JUDGE ks boys n He Poured Hot Shot Tnto the A the Populists Facts About Thel und s Re olidl | overy an 10 Plast with Co break Candidate the ¢ e, mbers Hainer and D Nob,, Oct T'his was hoat G s Special J A day of v | Grveva, to Tie Bey Crxtran Crey, Nob, Oct. 5, to B Republicanism has beon glorified here today, The oscasion was | triumph. About 600 peonle assembled to tho raily this afternoon and eve About [ hearthe greatdebate beuween Hainer and noon teams could bs jing from | Dech. Of this number about 100 were eyery direction laden chunks of | ladies 830 republicans, 130 independents and every omblem of lovally Were | ellent band, camo on o specisl tram, Me. floating to overy breeze, The Palmer Pro- | Dochispoke first. It was the same spocch digal club and the Palmer Prodigal Ladies | he made two years ago, morteage riddon club of Palmer, Neb,, wers among tho first | fArmers, fiat money, ete. His supnorters . g | would “applaud him occasionaliy, M. \"»:1«‘. Delegations from ail parts of the | j4inor rogeived an ovation, and then tho county 1o be seen on every hand. The | qudience closea up i a mass and stood with Clarks Republican club cama iu platoons, | close attention toan argument clear and the Chupman delogation with its largs ban- | Powerful in enuncintion, close and cowpact ners naded to the 1no of mareh fifty carri- | 1B construction, logical in arrangement, olo quent 10 expression, anu geatlemunly in ages, the Midland club, headed by the | vone. His was of hopo and prosperity; vrize-winning Archer band, camo in with a | Decli's that of despair. Hainer lofo Deci's long line aud flying colors with C. D, Chap- | subtreasury scheme in ruins. man, the veteran Kuight of Republicanism, marshal for the club, ‘Mhe Prairie Creek delecation was the best of evidenco that the heretofore hotbed of calamity is now a paradise of republicanism Aurora’s club helped to swell the attendaunce by aln legation of veteran republicans in_ bright un)forms. The line of march was formed west of tha city, and with three brass bands tho proces- slon came through the principal streets of the city with masses cheering. banners floau ing and bands playing. I'he procession marched to the court house yard, where, after u uecats speech by John L. Martin of Chapman, ana iutroductory tribute by Chatrman L S, Lyudale of the Central City club, Juage Lorenzo Crounse took the piat- form amid deafening cheers. The judge is known here from the fact that he was the fiest judgge that held court here dauring the ploneer days of Nebraska. After a brief conversation with his audience the judge procecded to pour hot shot iuto the enemy. During his remarks he showed in a plain, forcivle and logical mannerwhat pro- tection had done for the farmers; how tho | po 160 who werbio al hund leislation of the republican party bad | FePuClicans, who wero out pabinbuig always boon toward the interast of | Strong, ana formed a line with 100 uniformed the = farmer. He cted the farmers | Voters, escorting tho speaker to the court to the homestead Jaw, proving to them by | house. Great enthusiasm vrevailed through undisputed statistics ' that four fifths of :he | out. Mr. Caldweil's ‘masterly speech was 1and now giving forth its abundant vietds of | much appreciated, und did good work for grain were furnished the farmer frée by the | publicanism geueraily, and tbe state tic ublican party. Aided by an arvay | W0 particular, successfully offsetting any of origival wildeut bankuotes he showed ood Hoa. J. Steviing Morton may have done with powerful what tho democratic | for bimself in his specen here lust evening. party hud done to relieve the burdens of the toiling masses. el after peal of applause greated nis words. As a comparison he cit vous prostration when confronted with cold, hard, indisputable facts conc ing ' his_legisiative catecc. Ho show now Van Wyck had failed every instance to furnish satisfactory planations as to how he became posse his Janded interests, how ho could accumu- late buudreds of thousands whilo others tramped mother earth in search of a eub- sistence, how his record 1n congress during the nation’s darkest days on the ques- tion of flat money compared with hs doc- trine of today, and bow, after ashort sojourn in the vurious parties, 'he had finully founa a solace I the people’s independent purty, The judge’s speceh was listened to with the greatest interest. It contaned wolumes of facts that he requestzd the famerrs to pay attention 1o and think overin thewr homas After the speech Judge Crounse was warmly congratulated by hundareds who crowdea around to shake his haud. In the evening the enthusiasm of the aay was ou dono 1f possible. Thero was a ivest torch- light procession, with fireworks and speak ing by Judge Norris of Ponca. b, Soecial Tale: vam nug. soon o with Banner Dodgo County Do Fuevost, Neb., Uct Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre|—Tho Dodge county democratic convention convened in the court house this aftornoon and was calied to order by John ‘Thomsen, committea chairman. 13 W. Renkin of Hoopor was elected ot aivman and W. H. Weeks sccrotory. ‘I'he commit tee on cr_dontials reported all but two town ships reprosented. Sixteen dologates were clected to attend tha senatorial convention 10 be held in Blair tomorrow. They were in stracted to east tho ontire vote forJohn Poorsen for seaator P. Nelson and John Farrel wore nominated for represents taves and C. Holloabeck fo ¥ Attornev. Thomas Killeon was elected chairman of the county eentral committee, verats, Much Enthusinsm O'NEnr, Nev., Oct. b —[Special to e Brg. |—Ion. L coln spoke hero tonigut to preciative audionco. 1t was 8 big time for At O'NeillL Pelegram Caldwell of * Lin a large aud ap sev 2d Palaski People Watting foy, Weaver, Nasaviuee, Temn., O 5. —Genorat Weavar has an appointment to spaak i Pulaski this state, noxt Saturday, Hs was in command at Pulaski during the war, and many paople of that county hoid that he was tyrannical, cruel and unjust in wis teoatment of them, both #s to vo nd proport during bis command at that point. — Citizens of tiic town have held a meobing to adopt measures to fosuro \yea a vespectful herring, but somo of e conservative citi- zens fear that trouble may resuit.. 1 Van Wyek's nel How it Wi Oyamns, Oct. 510 the Iditor of Tur Ber: -1 have read, not without amusemoant, vour detaled version of what led to my Inte visit toNew York. Ishall sav no more in answer to it than thavl -vas mvited by the national committee, more thun a month ago, to visit New Yori. I wentatthe time 1 did, not against the wishes, but at the urgent re- st of Mr. Tobias Castor. G # L. MiLLeg. Weleomed 1 wd Mekintey. SPRINGEIELD, Mass., Oct 5, —ive hundred people gathered at the depot today and wei- comed Whiteiaw Reid and M Kuley to the city. The we escorted to the hall a procession, The ball was crowdod with enthusiastic as- inge. Mr. RRoid spoke oriclly and then Governor MeKinley spole on eurrency and free trade, il 1 BEST FOR THE INTERESTS, d Governor Knox County Republicans Given S Sound Advie Crientoy, Neb., Oct. b, ~(Special to Tnr Bk, |—Tue republican eninpaign was openea here last night with 4 mass mecting at the opera house, Hon, D. Meiklejotin was the principal spe He foreibly con trasted the growth, development and pros perity of the nation under thirty y publican policy with the per cratic rule undor the Walker tar Lo I861, then going into an exh cussion of the McKinley bl showed that the necessaries of were not made dearer in a sing but by that wise adjustment of many articles cotering into gencral consump tion wero vastly cheaper. 1e showed con- clusively that wiile u tariff for revenus only was & tax paid by the consumor, that the practical results of the protective tarff wisely adjusted haa the effect of cheapeuing the product to the consumers. Taking up the independent and democratic platforms he demonstrated that under the doctrine therein promulgated we would bave indus triul an@” commercial paralysis, depreciated avd worthless curreney and nationul bank- ruptey. Taking up the freo coinage of silver the speaker showed Lthat there was just as wuch justice in the farmer demauaing that the Kovernment pay him $1 for 63 cents worth of wheat as there was 1o the dewand of the sil- ver king for free coinage of silver. Ie e pressed great configenco thal tho sily question would be setted by the interna- tionnl mouetary congress in a manuer o do justice to all interests. Mr. Mciklejoln clused with an earnest and eluguent uppeal to all parties that they study tne platforms and candidates carefully snd vote for the best intercsis of themseivos, their families, their homes and their ' country. Mauy farmers wero present, und the 1idications are that much good was accomplished for the republican ticket. ne Very visitors Georgo ker Thurston in Runsis, Kas.,, Oct. 5 Hon, of Nebraska was the at large indoor meeting of the cam © tonight and spoke for two lours 10 an auhence that crowded the Grand opera house, the largest auditorium i the city, l\{lll(‘ doors. 'I'he audience as highly appreciative, 1O Was o Eailure, Bratwice, Neb, Out. 15 (e gram to Tur Bee. | —llon, Jerry Shamp was billed to epeak hero lust night, but failed to connect, Captwin Asnley and Hon, W, L. Condiff entertained u swall crowd for short whiie at the corner of Nixth id Court streots, but as a political mecting iv was n fmly TOrEKA, Thurston the first paizn he M ars of re- orator a of demo T from 1546 ustive tho speaier the people o nstan the tarifl Speci B Surkise, gram to i Aurora spoke 1o Oet, Hou crowded house here this ovening ou the repiblican issue of tha cam paign. His address was composed of solid facts all through and showed Lhat the repub. lican party was the farmers’ best friend after all, Spocial Tele: Gothenhurg De rats Meet, Go wunG, Nob., Oct. 5. [Special gram to Tur Bee|--tlon. Mawt Gering, democratic candidate for attorney general, spoke to fwir audience today, made up of demwocrats, republicans uand indepeudents, From a domocratic staudpoint the speech wiis good. Only a few dumocrats were bere Wil Not Faxo in south Dikota, Short and stirving addresses were also YaANKTON, 8. D,y Oct, 5 —The democratie made oy Hon. Sol Draper, candidate state central committee has forwarded 10 the county uttorney, and B, I McDonald, candi- | secretury of state, as required by law, cor- dato forsiule senatar, uticates of the wvomination wade by the - e democratic staie couvention. This Settles PLAIN STATEMENT the que-tion of fusing in South Dakota. The Staty 1s surely republican, OF FACTS, Hon, Ben 8. Baker's Interesting Sy Grand Island Kepubiicans, Guaxp Istaxp, Neb, Oct [Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—Hon, Ben Bakar of Omaba spoke to Lthe republicans of this city touight. After a pavade by the fambeau club BBartenbach's opera house was sought Tue lurge bLall was nov capncity on account of the engagement. ‘Tuose present were uppre- ciative, Mr. Baker huudled the leaaing questions of the day in anadmirable manner. He took up topics one by one and® held thew up in the true light with such perfect ease that it caused one to wonder *'why 13 had not thousht of that before,” He explained he difference in the tariff priveiples of the republican and democratic parties, illustrating the same by the peart button indusiry of Omaus, its ex isteice, its growth, the price of the manufac tured ariicle zud the “tux’ put on the pearl button, woich, as democrals say, the con- SUmer must pey. He uiso illusirated the frailtios of demo- cratie tarifl for revenue. He clearly definea reciprocity, awelt upon Peck’s famous re port, togetber with those of the lubor com- ‘uissioners of Massachuseits aud Pennsyl vania, all showing that the McKiuley bill | vaised American lavor. He compietely rid dled the free silver und more wouey lunacy aud closed with striking remarks on the | state ticket. 1L was & good, plaiu statement of fucts. eh to Sl in the Race, Kaxsas City, Mo, Oet. 5.-The Star's Atehison, I{an., speciul savs: Fred Close, people’s party candidyte for congress in the First district, today suid there was vo truth in the statement that s declination haa been placed in the bauds of the central cow filled o its utmost | petik the short notice he b notloe of Florida Keturas, Jacksosviuie, Fla, Oct. 5, county returns come in very slowiv and there 1s nothing in them 10 warrant a chunge last_eveaing’s figures. Mitehell has ten Baskin by a majority that will hurdly fuil short of 23,500 and may reach 25,000, Completed ks a1 Serling, vernor Poraker of Oblo was the distinguished guest of Sterliug tonight, The oty was decorated with buuting and flugs everywhera, A big torebliznt procession was held at th ciusion of Governor Foraker's specch, Sieriang, I, Genoral Wenvers 1 Nasuv L, Tenn., Oct. 5 B. Weaver is jn the city | panies bim. Ho says he will kinsville, Ky, tomorrow, L Teun., Friday, in_Nashyille wnd Saturday in Palaski g General Jumes odlettsyille, Friday night, Stevenson ut Kigin, 1., Oct. 5. -~T'his eveuiug the skac Was No Attraotio ing was crowded 1o bear Stevenson BErTiAND, Noo, Oot, 4.—|Special T sneak. He contined his remarks almost graw to Tue Bee | —~Hoo, 5. A, Searie and ! ¢jysiy ly to the tarilf, denounging the Me- Hon W.S. Summers spoke 1o & large audi- | Kinley bidl, Evoix MeKelghan vink o i | | AN o Tae 13 Mrs, Leas: avcow- | secretary of the National Association | Geor { election | this — ] NUMBER 109, LAST ELECTION Evidently Voted They Throw GEORGIN'S The That State as Eggs, POPULIST CANDIDATES § NOWED UNDER Tom Watson Does 'Not A=A Surprise o Iarty Men Know Wher the Latest 1t ATianTy, Ga, Spocial Telagram Jdream n by today's havo won by such s nover happened in Lhowr majority 18 not les: na it may run up to 100,000, party loaders are dazed toulgnt not Kaow what tosay. ‘Tho result rs them, Tom Watson's district gives ocratic majority third party was suattered Tuo democrats landslide ruuely a pohtical this stato b than 75,000 'he peon! and ve do stagge Coremnrs, Ga., Oc district passed ¢ county thoe democratic majority will be be- tween 1,200 and 1,50, Though some uegroes were influenced by Boss Buck's oir- culne insiructing them to volw for the thira party, a vast majority of the intelligent negroes were not swerved from their convio- tions and cast a democratic ballot, Marion county, another district where the third varty was considered strong, has given & handsome democratic majority Reports from various countivs of the ourth district shew a grand de atic majority. Chattahooches and Muarion connties, which were considered tha strongest third party counties iu the district, huve been swept by the democrats, Merw er has given 2,500 wajority and buried the third porey; Musko- ccover 12,000 majority. ‘Fho result guaran- tees a grand victory in November. The democrats are fiving cannon and ringing bells and jubilating generaliy. The state is safe for tho democrats by nbout 40,000, Late Ga.,, Oct, counties out the democrati more than #0,000. Thero seems. possible doubt that the ma Jority will reach 50,000 whaon the vote of all the countics is iu, Tho thivd partyite will probably cavry six or elght countios for the legislature and itis estimated that ther strength will bo about twenty members of the bouse out of 175, ‘Ube third party leaders concede not less than 30,000 majority for the democratic ticket ut this hour and are rvaising their concessions at the rate of about 5,000 an hour, Chairman Atkinson of the state democratic executive committes estimates the majority at about 50,000, Chair- mun Northen, wiho his been one of the most ctive managers of the campiign, says the jority will bo betweern 5),000 and 60,000, I'ne Constitution is collecting returns from every county in tho state, an undertaking eretofore ney tempted in Georgia, In many of the old countics special messens uer: ollected 140 returns on horse- back. There are cloven cougressional dis- ticts in the wte aud the Con- stitu®on’s reports ut midnight indicate the demoerats will carry every one. There is no doubt excopt the Tonth represented by Congressman Tom Watson, In this district the third party has made a great fight, They have ca ed several of tho counties of the distriet, but 1t is believed that tue demo- cratic majority in the district will not be less than 800. dubilating. ~Tho election in quictly. In this . ATLANTA, seventy-five 137 give jority of o be no Returns of a total of tickat o ma- from Another Avarsty, ( Oct. 5.—~The demoeratic majority in the Tenth congres- sional district s 1,300, ‘T'he Constitution’s returns from 100 counties cut of Georgla’s 137, received at miduight, put the demo- cratic majority at more than 45,000, Other returns will certainly increase the majority toat least 50,000, aid probably more than that. Tne otlier co/nties will be heard from vofore long, and the democratic majority may e sufely estizanted at 50,000, INDIANA'S APPORTIONMENT. Retu the State Supreme Court to Ade v the Test Case on Its Doekel IxbiasarorLss, Tud, Oct, 5 —The supreme court bas refused to advauce on 1ts dockes for an an early hearing of the suit recently appealed from tho ciremt court of Heuey county 10 test the constitutionality of the apportionment ucts of 15855 and 1891, The suit: was brought at the instanco of the republican state central committee. It was given a heaving in the Henry county cireuit court and Judge Bundy deé- clared both acts uucoustitutional, holding that the election for represcniatives and senutors this year must o' held under the act of 153, " Today tne attorneys for the plaitiffs in the suit filed a wotion with the supreme court askiug it to moaify its oraer in relution to its refusal to advance the case for neoring, ‘l'hey claim that if the matter is not disposed of 0t once, the peoplo of the state will ot kinow under what apportion- went act to make their nomivation for the oftices nentioned. ollowiug the filing of the wmotion to modify the order Attornoy General Smith siled @ motion 1o dismiss the case. His mo- tion alleges that thesuit is purely a fietitious and collusive one and simply an attempt by a estimated 1. A. Scoville of ! mere colorabie dispute Lo obtain the opinion of the court.upon i anestion of law concern- ing which there is real and substantial controversy betwocn those appearing as ad- verse parties. e states that tho action was begun upon the suggestion of the republican ntral committee, 18 being prosecutea at the sole expense of that comuiitiee and that all the parties 10 it &ra active and partisan re- publicans. The attoraey geveral, in nis mo- tion holds that the apportionment law of 1501 is in overy respect vahd aud that it is the only law vnder which it is practicable or legal to hold the genoral olections for mem- bers of the logisluture, MORE FIGURES FROM PECK, Neavly Bighteen Thousand Indivi crean Recorded In ' Aunany, N, Y., 5. —State Labor Com- missioner Peck roturaed from New York to- uight. While there ho haa o talk with Josiah Quincy at the aemocratic national hendquar~ ters and gave him transcripts of tables, which show thatiu coustructive trades 17,074 indi- vidual increases in wages had taken place in 1501 over the year 150, aud that there were only sixteen decrensos. These tabies will annoar i of tho effect of tariff on laor, tial - Peck's report Indians in ¥ SIBSETON AGENCY, B, All day long the Indiaus wero gatheriog around the agenoy from all parts of the reservation, The gathering marks the entry of tue Indian wto American politics. The Indians have met Lo take counsel as to their future tield in politics. When the council was called Rev. Sharles It Crawford spoke at some length of their birth, as citizens. Mr. Crawfora was followed by leading Indiuns, Senator Petti- grew spoko to them at somo length, 1. W, Diggs of Milbank alsg spoke aud Major pickler followed. There aro nearly 400 Tudian settiors on this reservation wud this council, which was really called by the re. publican county committec. is their initia- tion futo the politios of their rative land, Mixsused sl Bostoy, Mass., Oct, 5.—$. ation, N, L. North, o at Hop- | Wool Mabufacturers, bas writtea @ lotter te Hon, William M. Springer of (llinois, charg- ing bim with the wisuse of wool stat.stics. He sent s copy of the lelter o the 1liiuois State Journal at Springfieid. Considering the Matter. New Youk, Oct Heury Clews has been tendered the republican nomination tor mayor of this eit He his the matter wus der cousideration, 5.