Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 4, 1893, Page 1

VICTORY FOR THE HUNCRY Camp Relief at Denver Will Not Be Aban- doned at Present. PROFESSIONAL TRAMPS IN THE MAJORITY Condition at Aspen Becoming Alarming— Hundreds ot Men Walking tho Strcets Withoat Work and Money— Scheme of Kellef. Dexvenr, Aug, 8.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee])—It was with feclings of delight that 500 occupants at Riverside park re- coivedithe news that their supply of daily bread was not to be cut off for at least a day. For neurly a week it haa been the intention 0 a0 away with the public soup house, but last night a new order was issued and the commissary department of the relief and chavitable associations will continue in busi- ness at the old stands. The meeting which brought about affairs was a spirited one did not adjourn until midnight. A large number of the members contended that the camp drow the vagrants and the crim- inal class and that they would come and re- main here as long as they were fed and fur- nished with a place to sleep. The men who were of this opinion were in the minority, hence the fact that the boys are ‘‘tenting on tho old camp ground” tonight. At tho beginning of the week when the railrond companies first issued tho manifesto of *“full faro or no ride" Reliof camp had but a handful of residents, but now the number has increased and if heroic moasures are not adopted by driving the hoboes out of town the city will soon be feeding as many worth - less cro The men who nightly slumber bel t object to being called vags and bums, but it is their own actions that brand them as such. During the early days of the week, when the mayor wanted fifty men to €0 out and cut weeds, chop down trees and clean the alleys, it was with considerablo difficulty that the number was secured, and each morning since then an effort has been made to get & new gang and pass the work aroupd. No fruits, however. have attended the effort, for each time tho same party of men will be scen working in orderto repay the public for the charity that is being bo- stowed upon them. The course pursusd by the 450 is the rea- son why the people designate alkof the men s hoboes and ask for the abandonment of the resort where they congregate. which IDLE MEN AT ASPEN, Hundreds Wnlking the Streets Without Work and Monéy. Asrey, Colo,, Aug. 8.—[Special Telogram to Tue BEe.]—Times arc becoming close here and hundreds of men are walking the streot out of work and without a cent, of money in their pockets. Thousands of the miners in this district took advantage of the days and dates when tho railroads were carrying the men from Denver to Missouri river points free of charge. While maay of the silver mines in the Aspen district have closed down there are still agreat many men in the mountains who will suffer unless they got speedy relief. ‘The Chamber of Commerce has made ar- rangements to purchase all the city ana county warrants issued for the employment of men. the plan having beon recommiended by the organization. The warrants will be paid 1 full, less 50 cents foreach day’s work, which 1s o go into the relief fund. Several men have been set at work, They will work o week and then give way to others. T A CUT. Lendville Smelter Men Refuse to Accept Lower Wages and Strike. Aug. 8.—A special from Leadville Trouble occurred at the Arkansas Valley smelter today when the company an- nounced a reduction of 10 per cent in all wages, to take effect at once, Quito a num- ber of the men considered this a fair propo- sition. About 400 worked, but the strike came off and the strikers got together and drove the men who were at work out of the smelter. Quite a scrimmage ensued, stones and clubs being generally used, but no one is reported seriously injured, although seven men were badly pounced up. The plant will be shut down for the pres- ent at least. A meeting will be held tomorrow to adjust matters, The captain of the Leadville militis has asked the adjutant general at Denver for arms and ammunition for use in case of necessity. Colorado Pll;rims in Missourl. Kaxsas Ciry, Aug. .—The Colorado train on the Santa Fe railway which reached the Union depot at 7 o'clock last evening brought about 100 unemployed men from Colorado.] They had paid their fare to Kansas City at the 8 rate granted them by the railways. The Union depot authorities deel: that not moro than twenty of them were laboring men, About fifty of the men went t freight yards immediately after they a and boarded freight trains for tho east, and some of the others paid their fare to various places. No effort was made to caro for the men, and they did not sk for food or assist- ance. ——— JUVENILE ROBBERS, Arrest of Two Little Girls Who I rorized Part of New York, New Yonk, Aug. 3.—The police have un- earthed a criminal novelty, Two girls have been operating in this city with the daring and guccess of professional eracksmen, For somo weoks past the police of the sy Sixty-seventh street station have heard complaints of robberies committed in thoe precinet in broad duylight. Many of these robberies wore in flats, It was first thought that un organized gang of experi. i o o operating, so cleverly was the work done and so readily did the authors escape detection. Losses aggrogat- ing 81,600 were roported to the pol Today the police arrestod twe girls, 15 and 18 yeurs old, respectively. They were Katie Reynolds aud Phillipine Cooney. Katie con- fessed to the thefts, and says she pawned the stolen articles to the amount of several hundred dollars. She said she spent the nioney for cand, S . FLOUR OUTPUT. Ter- What the Minneapolis Mills Have Done the Past Week—The Market. Aug. 8.-~The Northwestern There was & decrease in the flour output last weok of 6,600 barrels. The total made was 181,075 barrels, aguiust 157,- 200 brvels the week before ana 192,615 bur rels for the correspouding woek in 1892, One will that hus heen idlo for ten mouths, owing to dull markets, was started Monday “There were seventoen mills running today. The flour market, us a result of o hoavy d - cline in wheat,' s unseftlod and weak, Prices, in sympathy with those of wheat, are 15 Lo 20 cents per barrel lower. Tho sules ou foreign account wero largest tho pasc woek. The direct export shipumonts by the ills last wook were 75,500 barrels, against 65,845 barvels the preceding weok, Movements of Oor mers August 8. At New York—Arrived—Aller, from Bro- men; Dania, from Hawburg. At Southimpton - Arvived—Fuerst marck, from New York. At iKinsale--Pussed--Philadelphia, Boston. —— Flections lo Tadisn Ter itory. Cavno, LT, Aug. The eloction yester day resulted in & victory for the Locke party 00 all naticual oficers, but the wembers of Bis- from this condition of | 19, 1871 the council will be considerably mixed, The Jones party elected its representatives in this (Blue) county. About 8 o'clock vester- day afternoon a_free-for-all fight took place and the streets were full of drunken. fight- ing Indians. At one time it seemed ns though the fight would terminate seriously, as stones, kuives and revolvers were brought into service, but it was stopped before any- thing serious occurced. o — APTURED BY EDITORS. Town Moulders of Pablie Opinion Take Possession of the World's Falr Grou Ciicaco, Aug. 3.—World's falr weather continues porfect; not a cloud is in the sky and the temperature is just right for going aboutouv of doors. The management is actively engazed in cutting down expenses by lonping off unnecassary employes, and it is believed bedrock will be reached by the close of the week. In this way it is expected that §250,000 will be saved in the hext three months. The payment of bonds begins within the next ten day The Towa editors and their families, to the number of nearly 500, were at the fair today. They came in a body to the grounds and went At once to the picturesque Towa state build- ing. President J. W. Jarnaguin of the Monte- zuma Republican made an address of wel- come. Lafayette Young of the Des Moines Cavital responaed. Commissioner Eiboeck also made an address, Then refreshments were served, after which the party went around the' grounds on the intramural railway: thence to the Administration build- ing, where the editors paid their respects to the national commission, Later the lowa board of lady managers gave a reception in the Towa building to the editors, The Russians held a_colobration today in honor of Empress Muri ameday.” Evidence of a startling nature, concerning the cold storage warehouse fire, was taken the erand jury today. The witness who ve the startling testimony was John Joseph Duggan, formerly a Stoney Island avenue saloon keeper and the man who first told of the looting of the cold storage warchouse and its firing by a gang of robbers. When lic came out of the jury room he said he had made_a clean breast of it all. According to Mr. Duggan there were 150 men concorned in the conspira said that from the opening of the exposition, right up to the tme of the fire, zoods were stolen, or at ed from the d storage ware- house by the wagon load. The wagons used were express generally, though he had known of water carts going out of the gates with tanks filled. “Who removed these goods?” was asked. “Employes of the cold storage warehouse and a gang vhat lives on Stoney Island ave- nue just outside the grounds.” *Did you give evideuce that would impli- cate, criminally, the persous who removed the goods?” b there will be a sensation when this whole thing comes out.” More witnesses to the affair will be called tomorrow. Inspector Thornby, who was dismissed from the Administration building as a result of his encounter with Comwissioner St Clair, was today reinstated. The order re storing him to his old position came from the council of administration with tho con- sout of Commissioner St. Clair. Scotland’s day will begin early tomorrow morning and last until late at night. There will be a parade of Highlanders and a hun- dred or more pipers through the grounds shortly after and a meeting in Sti- hall at 2 o’clock. In the evening a program of Scotch music will be given in Festival hall. Colored people from all_parts of the coun- try will visit the fair, The excursion com- mittoe has secured concessions from several railronds and trains will be run from the southeast and west. The national committeo met today. Major Jones of tho New York World is a member of the commission from Missouri. Commis- sioner Eiboeck made a short address, in which he stated that the Towa editors had been no mean factor in bringing about the meeting. ~ Mr. Lafayette Young of Des Moines, Commissioner Crosby of lowa and others made briet :ddresses —_—t———— SOUTH DAKOTA PHARMACISTS, Conclusion of the State Association's An- nual Meeting at Yankton. YaNgroN, S.'D., Aug. pecial Tele- gram to Tue E Ly outh Dakota Pharmaceutical association closed 1ts eighth annual meeting in this city this afternoon. The ofticers elected for the ensuing year are: John McClain of Tripp, president James Yomans, Centerville, first vice p dent; C. . Blount of Huron, third vice pr ident; I. A. Keith, Lake Preston, scercta and F. A. Brecht, Yankton, treasurer. Recommendations for appointment to State Board of Phavmi . B. Hudson of Yankton, A. K. Stiles of Sioux Falls and C. Bentof Dell Rapids. The next annual meeting occurs at Huron August 8 1894, The State Board of Pharmacy w four mectings during the next fiscal as follows: ~Watertown, October July 10, 1504; Huron, Apri Fails, July 11, 1804 Homestuka's ) Lean Crry, 8. D., Aug. gram to Tue Bee.] -Homestake gold bul- lion valued at over 200,000, the resuly of two woeks clean-up, was sent to New York toduy in charge of the Adams Express com- pany. This amount is shipped regularly twice a week. 11y Output, —[Special T Chamberlain's Artesian Well, CHAMBERLA D., Aug. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—One of the best artesinn wells in the state was struck here today. It | is located but a short distance from the Mis- | souri river. ‘The flow is estimated at over 8,000 gallons per minute, Sl RAILWAY MaIL Consldered by Thelr Nutlonal Coi - vention Yesterday. Pavr, Minn., Aug. 8.—The railway wail clerks, in national convention, tod usidered the bill they wish to push through congress. The bill provides for a reclassi- fication of mall clerks into seven instead of five clusses. The chiof clerks of lines and divisions are to form the sixth and seveuth classes. The section of the original bill authorizing the postmaster general to pay 81,000 to the widow or orphans of a clerk killed in the discharge of his duty was stricken out. The stion of relief was preseuted in 4 now ERICS, W! W. Blackmer of the Ninth divi was unanimously choser. president; k. Norris of the Second division, vico presi- dent; J. C, Wallace of tho Sixth division, secretary aud troasure; L End of u Baok Kobber, Cowvwnus, O., Aug. 8.—Frank Van Loon, the Columbus Grove bank robber and mur- derer, was hanged shortly after miduightat the penitentiory annex. After, woundiag Casbier Maples in a bank at Columbug Grove August 8, 1801, and taking 81,200, Van Loon, iu effectiog & retreat, met and killed Farmer Vandermark at the door, Van Loon is now about 21 years of age. His reiatives live near here aid are respectable people. Van Loon was a rcader of Jesse James literature. R Clevela ast by at Goay Gables. Buzzann's Bay, Aug. 8.—~This is the presi. dent's last day at Gray Gubles, for the pres. ast. Mr. Cleveland was in consulta- i with Secretary Carlisle all day, Atto ral Oluey stopped off this afternoon.* He will return to Washington with the president, The presidentisl party will leaye here tomorrow afternoon by way Fall River Line for Washington. Sed- 'y Lawont will arvive bere at 11 o'clock toworrow from Sorrento to join the party. Severe Bush Fires Duivru. Minn., Aug. Severe bush 1l on the hill buck of the city are 8o serious as 0 threaten the outlying suburbs and l engiues huve been seut these, OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUG —— US CASTOR CALLED THE TR Nebraska's Ropublican Postmasters Given a Thorough Shaking Up. TWO DOZEN DEMOCRATS GIVEN PLACES Indications That the State Land Officss Wil Be the Scene of the Next Changos—Recommendations Made Yesterday. Wasnixgron Buneav or Tre Bee, } 518 FOURTEENTH STRERT, WasHINaroy, Aug. 8. National Committeeman Tobias Castor brought a freo flow of republican blood at the Postofice department today. He securod tho appointwent of two dozen democratic postmasters for Nebraska, as follows: Albany, Sheridan county, S. S. Joice, vice W. D. Melntyre, resignad, Bart- lett, Wheeler county, J. G. Wolt, vice William Reilley, resigned. Burchard, Pawneoe county, T. A. Laird, vice J. C. Dort, removed. Cook, Johnson county, S. A. Leach, vico N, B, Yar- viood, removed. Crab Orchard, Johuson couiity, J. D. Cannell. vice Sharatt, removed. Dawson, Richardson county, T, Kean, vico E. W. Buser, removed. Emorald, Lancaster county,W.S. Thpmas, vice G. W. Loc, resigned. Grant, Perkins county, J. 8. Myers, vice G. P, A. Ford, romoved, Hampton, Hamilton county, W. T. Krauso, vice . L. Ingalls, removed. Hansen, Adams county, J. W. Downing, vico Walter Stone, resigned. Harrison, Sioux county, J. E. Marsteller, vice E. G. Hough, resigned. Hoskins, Wayne county, William Zuth, vico J. M. Hughiin, resigned. Lawrence, Nuck- olls county, Gi. A. Hurley, vice P. C. Moore- head, resigned. Mason City, Custer county, M. C. Warrington, vice L. B, Hill, resigned, Newport, Rock county, J. M. Hederman, vice J. I Davenport, removed. Repubiican City, Harln county, W. J. Pudi, vico A.'T. Smith, removed.- St. Helena, Cedar county, A. Schulte, vice J. B. Bruns, re- moved. rgent, Custer counuy, J. k. MeCray, vice William Shermun, removed, Shanonville, Clay county, Israel Con, v 0, removed. Scribner, Dodge county, vice B C. Burns, removed. Ierrick couuty, J. B. Stetson, rr, removed, Staplehurst, d’ county, C. L. Scribner, vico H. Meyers, removed. Table Rock, Pawneo county,” A, Lane, vice W. S. Linsley, ro- ! Wineton, Knox county, J. D. Sher- brook, vice J. I. Culb tson, resigned. Another List Today, Another largo list of new postmasters are promised for Nebraska tomorrow. The ers for the appointment of Thomas W. hryock, at Louisville, Cass county; Hiram P. Wilcoxson, at Eimwood, Cass county: y Baker, at Cedar Creek, W. T. Haven, . Saunders county, and John at Vestna, Johnson county. have been made out_and their appointments will be promulgated this week. Other appointments of postmasters are as follow: Towa—Ainsworth, Washington county, J. H. Peerson, W. A, Walter, removed ; Kossuth, Des Moines county, R. S, Redges, vice John Bridges, removed; Lock- ridge, Jefferson county. Miss Sadie Dutt- weiler, vice A. G. Smith, removed; Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista county, Henry Moora, vice J. M. Haskins, removed. South Dakota—Devoe, Faulk county, C. J. Cooper, yice Hiram DeWolf, resigned. Changes in the Land Offices. Secretary Morton was at his desk in tho Agricultural department a short time this morning, after which he met Tobias Castor Ly appointment, and _togethor they visited retary Hoke Smith of the Interior de- partment and talked over the appointment of a number of receivers and_registers for the four oldest land oftices in Nebraska, It is understood that they made recommenda- tions for appointments, the name of Chair- man Castor being used as endorser for both himself and Secretary Morton and that the pers in the various offices will be sent to President Cloveland as soon as he gets set- tled in the white house next week. A number of land officers are to be nomi- nated, if the program carries, by the end of next week or the first of the week follow- ing. £ Omaha's Collector of Castoms. It is kely also that James McShane will about the same time be appointed coliector of customs at Omuha. Secretary Morton and Chairman Castor visited a number of other departments be- sides the Interior and investigated the sub- ject of Nebraska appointments 1n genoral The first Nobraska appointments of impor- tance will be the oficers at Lincolu, MeCook, Valentine and two or threo other places, J. A. Fike will be appointed receiver at the lentine office. There will soon be a i decreased list of Nebraska laud 'v Chairman Castor will go the entire list of land offices in Ne- braska with & view to recommending the consolidating ~ of a_ number of them, Secretury “Smith having determined to avolish about one third of the present office It is contended that thero is very little business before some of the old officers and that several of the districts established in 1890 are entirely too small, and that in view of the diminution of the available homesteads 1 Nebraska's public domain the busincss can be easily transacted by one-third of the presont force These consolidations mean more appear. They contemplate f the men now holding the cly day. views the Situation. Wkhen questioned by Tur Bee corvespond- ent this evening as to the report that a number of the offices would be abolished and all the ofti removed, Mr. Castor said: Y5 1t s Se v Smith's intention to reduce the number of land office districts in Nebraska and to do it at once. I think that in the consolidutions the ofices located on railroads and those most easy of access to persous having business before the officers should be retained, and that wherever there are ofices abolished, those in remote sec- tions and hard of access should be the ones dropped. Tunderstand Bloomington will be oune of those abolished, and that most of that district will be added to the McCook district.” Poor Prospcts for the Indian, It was stated to Tur Bee correspondent today by one who has the confidence of Speaker Crisp that Mr. Holman of Indiana, who is marked for retirement from the housé ommitiee on appropriations, will be made chairman of the committee on Indian affairs, It will be recalled that Mr. Holiman has been at the head of two or three junketi g com- mittees, which have gone from the house to ious Indian reservations and made al- leged ‘“investigations” into the conduct of Indian agencies aud that he has always led the raid upon appropriations for the support of Indians. Under an the red man will ¥ DL in the dircetion of bar- rvation. n would - sweep oftices at an e Castor I or the Army. The following army orders were issued Lo econd | First days. cutenant William Osborne, cavalry, is further extended seven 'n days, to take about the Hth inst, is granted First deutenant Alexis R Paxtwon, Fifteeuth infantr Recruiting Ofcer H. 1i st Licutenant Clarles hurst, Fourth artillery, will be re- ved from duty at the Watervliet arseual West Troy, N. Y., and will join such battery as lie may hereafter be assigned to. Leave of absence for two wonths, to take efoet upou being relieved from duty at the Watervliet avseual, is granted Lieutenant Parkhurst. Captalu Daniel M. Taylor, orduance de- partment, Springtield armory, will visit the | elaims in the country, works of the Colts. Firearms Manufactur- ing company at Farefond: four times a month, from August 1 to, December 1, on official business, returning to his station after each visit. Leave of absence for twamonths, to take effect on or about August 17, is granted Lieu- tenant Colonel Lawrence S. Babbitt, ord- nance department. | Leave of nbsenca for one month from Au- gust 1is granted Captain Hiram S. Ketchum, Twl-nl.yms('nul:, infaditry, e 0 Captain Robert &, signal corps, wil proceed to Trentomy N.'J., and carry out such instructions a% he may receive from the chief signal officer of the army. and upon the completion of this duty will return 1o his station in this city. Leave for one month and fifteen days on account of sickness, to take effect on or about August 15, is granted Major Alfred A. Woodhull, surgeon. The extension of leave, on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability, granted First Lieuten- ant William E. Shipp, Tenth eavalry, is further extended one month on account of sickne: Western Pensions. The followift penslons granted are re- ported: Nebraska: Original widows, etc.—Cath- arine Selby, mother; minor of Michael J. Eagan, lowa: Incrense — William L. Henry, Thomas J. Burr, John C. Garrett, Horace H. Wheeler, James Doherty. Reissue—Henrie Gourhame. Origlaal widows, etc.—Judith Dedrick, mother; Calvin H. Richardson, tather. South Dakota: Original widows, etc.— Mincollaneons. Betsey J. Loing, James A. Ward of South Dakota is at the National. Major William J. Pollock, a_citizen of Yankton, 8, D., superintondent of the free delivery of the Postofice department, is gradually recovering from the effects of a severe injury he recently sustained. A woek ago Poilock fell from'a cable car and was seriously hurt. He was unable to reach his office next day, bt with that excetion ho has been at his desk since, He 13 still suffering from the effects of the injury, but manages to perform his official duties. Mrs. R. V. Belt, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Elsio. hus gone to Towa City to visit the family of ex-Secretary of the lu- terior Kirkwood. Dr. D. B. Street and family have_returned from a visit to Des Moines, Ia, P, S. H. ON THE SUBJECT OF PENSIONS, Com oner Lochren Writes a Letter for Publiestion. Wasnixarox, D. C., Aug. 8.—Commissioner of Pensions Lochren has addressed a letter to the editor of the National Tribune upon the subject of pensions. e says: *I have not complied with your repeated request that I should cause & test to be made to show the number of fraudulent pensions by having 1,000 cases drawn from the admitved files and examinod. I have not dono this for several reasons. 4 Fraudulent cases, it any exist, cannot bediscovered in that way. Fraudul pen- slons must ordinarily have been obtained upon false or forged testimany. On the faco of papers such would probably established and incontestablo. ond—No one whose opinion {s entitled to consideration hans, us [ think, had the hardi- hood to claim that the great mass of the ad- Judicated pension cases: I8 permented with fruud, open and plain oi the papors, so thit the examination of 1,000 cases wonld disclose Dpear to bo well Third—Examinutioh of June 27, 1890, cases 1s made, not because ofany traud.on the purt of the claimants, but begatise 1t was discov- cred thut the'bureay he'l, by the adoption of anerroncous rule for adjudicution, allowed winy pensions ot ayiherimd by luw. Al pensions granted und¢h former laws are pre- sumed to huvo been p crly granted nnd ure not being examined. f 9 Commissioher Lochren gontinues: “Under the law of June, 1890, disabihlity need not be of service origin. but to be pensionable at all disability must; incapacitate the person from manual labor 8o as to render him un- able to earn support. ~The board of revision wus constituted of the ablest and most ex- perienced men of the bureau to re-examine these cases and cull out such as have no s to rest upon. This board, includ- ing the chief, is almost all republicans and I have no fear to commit the work of revis- ion to this board. They are able and fair men and select from day to day from cases examined such’ cuses as they deem unlaw- fully allowed. - If that was the class of cases you wished drawn and examined the work is done every day by this board.” Blount's Keport Has Arrlved. WasniNgron, D. C., Aug. 8.—Minister Blount's long expected réport of Huwaiian affairs is in posscssion of the secretary of state, having arrived today. Mr. - Blount is oxpected i Washington about August 20 to participate in the conferénces of the presi- dent ana Secretary Gresham over the amended protocol of a treaty submitted by the provisional goverament. Offlcially Denied. ‘WasniNGToN, D. C., Aug. 8.—It is author- itatively stated that the report that Mgr. olli will go to Rome and lay the Burtsell matter before the pope, with a recommen- dation that a coadjutor be appointed to ussist the archbishop of New York, is un- true. CHOLERA ———— IDEMIC IN FRANCE. Numerous Cases and Death tios Supprossing Facts. Loxvoy, Aug. 8. —According to the Lancet, the well known English medical weel cholera has been epidemie in Marscilles for the last threo months. The local officials, 1t is asserted, have carried their policy of de- ception to such Jength that even the govern- ment has been led astray in regard to the real state of affairs. The prefecture now admits that there have been 601 deaths from cholera in Marseilles since the middle of May. On some days twenty deaths were corded, and on lady Saturday vhe mortality went up to fifty-two. During the lust four weeks thera have been 826 deaths from chol- era throughout France, The Authori- Hotbeds of Disease. Loxpoy, Aug. 8.—A Rome correspondent says: Since the outbreak of choiera in Naples more thun 109,000 residents have fled from the city. The offical reports greatly understate tho facts; The report for Sun- day last said that there were nineteen new cuses und nine deaths. Reliable private advices declare that there were fifty-two new cases and tweuty-elght denths on’ thay day, and forty-niue new cases and twenty- seven deaths onMouday. The ofiicial figures for Tucsday are ‘eighteen new cas and six deaths. Several cases of cholers have occurred in Rome. i ObEssa, Aug. 3.~The'government 1s clos- ing all schools in the, south of Russia on acccunt of the cholera, There have been 5,008 d in ca and 2218 in Jedda siuce the present ‘epigemic broke out. — ANTICIPATING $83 OPENING, b Klngtisher Land Ofies Adready ¥ by Auxlios. Settiers. Kixgrisugk, Okl., Aug. 3.—In anticipa- tion of the early openink of the Cherokee strip to settlement, a line of intending sot- ulers began to form ln front of the Kiug- fisher land oftice today at noon. At first there were only three or four persons in line, but the numbek rapidiy fucreased until there are now fully forty. ~This movement created considerable excitement, as there are many men of prowinence, influence and ence in the line. What private in- ation the leaders in the movement, if have, no one kuows. The land office oficials claim to have no fnformation from Washington whateyer upon the subjec Pending the opéning of Cheyeune and Arapahoe country in the spring of 1502 the first man to get in line in front of the land ofice was one Keith, who mude the trip from Los Angoles, Cal.. for that purpose. He got off the train and weal direct to the land ofice and took up his pesition, holding it for about six weeks. He got one of the richest sleged WILL MAKE SHORT WORK OF IT Mr. Springer Thinks Congrees Will Soon Dispose of the Shermat Law. WHAT THE DEMOCRATS PROPOSE TO DO Interesting Forecast of Comling Congres- 1 the Tlinols Gentle. man—Other Statesmen Who Gave Expression to Thelr Thoughts. WasmiNgroy, Aug. 8- Representative Springer of Illinois, chairman of the ways and means committee of the last ¢ ngress, was at the capitol today. In brief his opinion is that congress will not be in session more than a week or ton days in August. In that time hopeful Mr. Springer thought the silver purchaso clause of the Sherman act will be repealed and the ways and means committee empowered to draft a tariff bill for submission to congress when it recon- vened, which should be somo time in October, As to the tariff, it would be impossible for the ways and means committee to do justice to the subject while the house is in_constant ssion. Tlere were too many disturbing clements and the surroundings are not favorable for wiso and safo legislation. But if the committee was empowered to prepare 8 bill and allowed to go to some quiet place on the sea shore or clsewhere and pursuc its labors unmolested, the result would bo a satisfactory bill. Touching the course of the ways and_means committeo in doaling with the tariff Springer said e would doubt- less report one general tariff bill instead of o serics of specific bills, Wur In Sight, WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—“If the president parts company with the Chicago platform I believe his party will part company with him,” were the siginificant words uvtercd by Represeatative Oates this afternoon as he discussed the situation. The Chicago plat- form, upon which he was nominated and Which the people endorsed in such thunder- ing tones last November, calls for the repeal of the Sherman law and’ the maintenance of gold and silver as money upon a parity. Any scheme which contemplates the abandon- ment of silver is antagonistic to that de A= tion of principles, and will not be supnorted by the congress that is to convene next week. There can, in my opinion, be no un- conditional repeal of the Sherman law. If the president has set out to repeal the Sherman act without offering anything in in its place, he has set upa platform not in accordance with that upon which he went before the people,' Mr. Oates looks for the repeal of the Sherman law with a condition that will pro- vide for the free coinage of silver at an in- creased ratio. Seuator George came in today from Geor- gla. So faras the silver question is con- cerned the senator plants himself upon the platform he has upheld in all ais speeches in the senate, and says he is a friend of silver and he has not changed his views one whit. Senator Squire of Washington 1s one of the few western senators whno takes the ground that ihe president should be allowed to deal with the silver question in his own discretion. He believes that it would be good policy for congress to pass a joint reso lution permitting 52 president to suspend the operation of the silver purchase scction of the Sherman law at his own discretion. Mr. Bisud's Oplaton, Mr. Bland, the champion of free coinage, arrived today and was seen in consultation with members of his faith who are in tho city. He said uhe fricnds of silver had agreed upon no plan of campaign, other than that they were opposed to the repéal of the Sherman law unless they were first given free coinage of silver. Mr. Bland, in speak- ing of the ratio, said he saw no reason to change that now in for So faras the possibility of repeal was concern . Bland was emphatic in his declaration that the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause could not be accomplished in either house. Bosro: Senator Hen Lodge w Washington Said he in an interview: I think cougress will repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, although 1t may not be done quite so promptly as is hoped here. 1 do not underrate the nccessity for some affirmative measures in regard to the currency. Some- thing ought to be done looking to the sale of the silver bullion in the treasury, under proper limitation, for gold. Somo wmend- ments ought also'to be made to the national bank act. But these measures can wait and can be much better handled after the repeal is disposed of.” BOLES DECLINES TO RUN. lowa's Governor Definitely Refuses Nowlnatlon for & Third Ter Des Moines, Aug. 8.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—Governor Boics today gave to the press a letter In which he declines to be a caididate for renomination for governor, As his reason he assigns the followin 1 am conscientiously opposed to third terms in an oftice 50 important as that of governor of @ great state and in this view the unbroken dents of political luterest in our state h that my views are in substantial ac- cord with those of the masses of all our peo- e ‘The governor, continuing, says he wants the party to stand squarely by its position in favor of the election of United States sen- ators by the people, but thinks that this year would be unnecessarily forcing national issue into the campaign and so ho advises the party to make no nominations for th United States senate. He indicates prohi. bition and nonparis institutions ns the two s which this party ought to muke promiuent this y “The letter is 80 definite that this party w. be compelled to accept it. He does ot say whether or not ho will refuse to be a can date for the senate before the next legisla- ture, the Incrensed Lusurance Rates. CepAR RArIDS, Ta,, Aug. 8.—[Special Telo- gram to Tur Ber]—A few days ago locul insurance agents were notificd that there would be a 10 per ceut increase on msurance rates August 1. Many policy holders, whose Jnsurance oxpires during the month of "August had their policies cancoled and took out new policies before the st at the old rate Inspector Redfield objects to this plan to circumvent his order, and all such policies bave been returned with instrue- tious to renew them at the new rate or not atall. The business men are loud in their denunciation of the increase, feeling they should not be taxed to make up losses in other citics. Ralded & doint. Masox Ciry, Ia., Aug. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.|—On Wednesday night @ raid was made by Sheriff Clark on a “‘hole-in-the-wall” kept by Hugh Fleming. He found 278 bottles of beer, which will be condemued and destroyed. Mason City weans to keep clear of saloons, New Youk, Aug. 8.—Vicar General Mo- Namara, representative of Bishop McDon- ellduring the latter's absence from the Brooklyn diocese, has authorized Dr. Id- ward McGlynn o say mass for one month in St. Finbar's church, Bath Beach, This re- stores all the privileges of the lately de- posed priest. i g Robbed the Malls, SearrLE, Wash., Aug. 8.—A negro uamed Milt Wallace, was arrested here toduy for robbing the mails at Livingston, Mont. His peculations amount to 1,500 i money aud some jewelry. He has confessed. Defained at Quarantine. New Yok, Aug. 8.--The Anchor line steamer Karamania arrived this afternoon from Napies with & general cargo and 471 sleerage passengers. Lhree passcngers died SINGLE (;()I’Y FIVE CENTS. during the vé Health OMce steamer to d¢ deaths and for All the passenge All were well on and wero buried at sea \kins b detained the fne the cause of their nation and disinfection ne on board at Naples, “afl this afternoon. frihosts’>Sdutinion FALL OF A BALCONY, Chelsen, Mass, the Scene of a ' v Fatal Accident. Bostox, Aug A distressing accident, that has resulted in the death of at least four people and injurics to probably fiftcen or twenty others, occurred this evening at the boathouse of the Chelsea Yacht club on wdway, Chelsea, near the Charlestown bridge over the Mystic river. A band was playing on the pier in front of the club house and many people had fillea the bal- cony, directly over the musicians' beads. Suddenly the balcony gave way und its ocou pants were thrown upon the pier and many of them into the water. An alarm of fire was sounded and the fircemen did grand work In rescuing the injured. The followiag is list of the dead as faras known at present, although there may be other bodies that have not yet been found: J. B. WARREN, leader of the band, Chelsea. 'NAM, Chelsea. Melrose, HUM Chelsea, Distress. MRS AUC [A U Miss Sapie Davis, fracture of tho skull. Mns. F. J. Lixoe, Chelsea Miss BvA Wixorre, the body. Mus. Masoy, Chelsea, bruised about the body. M depressed Hy brused. badly bruised about s ANNIE FARLEY, Chelsea, feot erashed RRY MoCARTY, internal injuries recelved while attempting to rescue Miss Grimes and Mr. Warren. The most seriously injured were taken to the United States Naval hospital und the Frost hospital where their wounds were dressed. saitagy s oo MAY BE A MURDZR, Lilllo Hart Slugs Maud Wilson with a Bot- tle, Dulug Much Da ge. Maud Wilson and Lillie Hart, two colored women with characters as dusky as th complexions, succeeded in raising a largo sized disturbance in the vicinity of Ninth street and Capitol avenue about o'clock yesterday afternoon, Maud and Lillie had imbibed a_quantity of vile liquor and_were in a mood for fight ing. Lillie accused Maud of seeking to woo the affections of her lover. ‘This led to ua rough-and-tumble fight in which Maud was hit over the head with a bottle. The boutle and the were too much for Maud and she fell into an unconscious state, causing the bystanders to think that she bad been killed. One excited person_telephoned the thata woman had been murdered patrol wagon arrived on the scenc i quick time. “Maud was conveyed to thy Presbyterian hospital. A surgeon examined her and found that the blow with the bottle had not injured Maud's head. He instructed the hospital attendunts to send the woman soon us the effects of the < searching for Lillie Haxt, y claim that after Maud Wilson was taken to the hospital she grow worse, and 1t is thought thut she 1s suffering from con- cussion of the br: sl VIRGINIA POPULISTS. Tney Meoct and Nominate a Tiloket—Ex- tracts from Their Platform. LYNCHBURG, Va., Aug. 8.-~The populists of Virginia met hero in convention today. Nearly 500 delegates were in attendance and there was not a negro among them. Among the visiting statesmen was Congre: nn Penee from Colorado. “Pence addressed the convention. In the course of his speech ho bitterly assailed Mr. Cleveland and Sec tary Carii uotiug from u speech of the latter delivered some ye 1go in strong de- nunciation of the finaucial policy to which he seems to be now committed. Pence's speech created much enthusiasm. A full state ticket was nominated, h i0 of 16 to 1 and a national the general government 1y to the people on the The preamblo Lo and distriouted di sccurity of their prop the platform_scverel aigns President Cleveland, “'who was clected for th purpose of relieving the people from th bevies of the McKinley tariff, but who , Nt to repeal ty obber b I, nsummate tho fraud of 1878, which de monetized sil e ROBBED JOHN THORN, Judge Thursto Coachman tim and n Target by Foatpds. John Thorn, coachman for john M. Thurs ton, was held up by two masked highway men at Thirty-first. avenue and Davenport street shortly after 11 o'clock last night. The men stepped from the dark shadows along the sidewatl and pointing a big gun at John ordered him to “stand and delive John stood, but he didn’t deliver, for one of themen went through his pockets in u short time. As it was after bankiug hours they didn’t get much, and told John to neither run or walk but fly east on~ Daven portstreet. John started off ata quurter #ait, but the robbers did not think he was going fusy enough and senta shot whistli uncomfortably close to his cars. Then John imitated u full-grown cyclone on a business trip. “The robbers escaped and Mr. Thorn ve ported the matter to the police, Special officers wore put on the trail, but at an early hour this morning they hua made no arvests Made . Vie- HEADS, One of the Guests at & east In Honor ol the Czar Ralses n Row, Ciieaao, Aug. 8.--Josoph Czechki created a lively row at & feust held tonight in honor of the birthday of the czar of Russia, The festival was held in the Greek church and fully 800 people wore in attend ance. When it was proposed to drink tho health of the czar Czechki wade u violent speech denouncing crowued heads in general and that of Russia in particular, He wound up by snutching a portrait of the czar from the table, throwing it on the floor and stamping on it. A free fight ensued be- tween the admirers of the czr and the admirers of Czechki. The lattor made his escape by forcing his way through the crowd with a dirk knife, inflicting_several slight wounds on several people. Six urrests were made, but Czechki was not among them Ready tor Action, Cuicaco, Aug. 8.--The general committee chosen by the silver convention met toaay and organized by the election of General A. J. Warner of Oulo president; G. F. Wash- burne of Massachusetts, secretary; Colonel A. C. Fisk of Colorado and H. F. of lllinois were made honorary m BSubcommittees were appointed und it was decided that all meet in Washington on Tuesday to remain throughout the session, it nocessary, e In u Jeslous Ruge. Gueexvise, 1L, Aug. 8-—In a jealous rage today Douglas Davis fatally stabbed his wife and cut his own throat, dying stuntly. LA Sty Denths Kol . New Yonk, Aug. 8.—Mrs. Sophronia Twichell, the noted woman broker and speculator, died today in Brookiyn. St Dan Will Vislt Grover, SokRENTO, Me.. Aug. 8. retary of War | Lawont left here tonight for Buzzard's Bay, | 40 be the guest of Lo president. IREBELS DICTATE TERMS Provincials of Argmtina “ssne Their Ulti- matam to the Governor, WHAT SANTA FE'S CONTINGENT DEMANDS Complete Surrender of the Authorities of the Distriot and Rostoration of Con ii- tlons Prevalling Previous to the Prescnt Administeat (Copyriahted 1893 by James Gordon Rennett.] VALPARAIO, Chili (via Galveston, Tox.), Aue. 8. —~[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bre]—The Herald's correspondent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs that the revolutionists in Santa I"e have sent an ultimatum to the vice ROV- ernor of that provinco. The termsof the ultimatum demand an immediste capitula- tion and the disarmament of the governmens forces. In tho prov of San Luis a de- tachment of governm avalty now pro- s s order. The leading noewspapor of Buenos Ayres, La Prensa, has advices that the provisional governor of Santa Fe, Senor Galaster, is using all of his efforts to pre- serve order in that province. The federal government will not {nterveno yet. ‘The situation in La Platta is more sorious, ‘Ten thousand well equipped revolutionists are ready to attack tho city unless the gov- ernor capitulates, If the demonstration here continues the national government will iutervene and put an end to hostilities, I Rio Janeiro the Herald correspondent aphs that the cabinet has resigned, Since the publication of letter 0 ex- United States Minister Egan thero has been fecling of hostilities agninst Minister Br- rasurz This h 1 80 pronounced recently that he has been compelled to resign his “abinet position. Owing to the lotter scandal and other causes President Montt accepted his resignation. Although the arms on board the Seramis have the oficial scal of the consul from Ecuador, it is thought their destination is for some other point. 1t is known that teel i Eeuador and Bulivia is not at all cordial. Tho former has a griev- on account of the boundary dispute, Bolivia is bringing up old complaints, Heavy Conslg The Chilian governm, ent of Arms, it has sold Eeundor 00 rifles, 4,000,000 cartridges, a quantity of and shell and twenty mountain guns, Bolivia will receive a like quantity of arms adid cartridges soon. Pasawa, Colombia (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 8—[By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald—Special to Tie Bug, ] —Patrick Ugan, formerly minister of the United 1tes to Chal pa ger on the steamer @ lombia, which sailed for New York today. ‘'he ofcers of the Colombia formally apologized to British Minister Wennor for the attuck made on him by the residents of Bogota in February last. News has been received here from Tegucigaipa, Honduras, that Ponciano Leiva has formally renounced the presidency of - that republic. Advices from San Jose, Costa Rica, aunounce that President Rodriguez is ill. Minister of War Yelesins is in_tomporary charge of the gov- crnment. Yellow fever isagain raging fn Limon. From La Liborus, Salvador, comes advicss of another unsuccessful revolution- uprising. The leaders were discovered and shot and many accomplices imprisoned. QUESTIONED THE GOVERNMENT, \shmend Bartiett Tuckles Mr. Gladstone on Financial Quostions. LoNDON, Aug. 8.—In Commons today Sir s Ashmead Bartlett (conservative) askod zovernment whether, since the stoppage of the free minting of silver in India had been, as stated, a depreclation in the ue of secu held insEngland to the amount of £1 iother the supply of 2old was not insuficient for the monetary requirements of trade, and what measures the ramont provosed 1o take to avert crisis? ne Minister Gladstone replied he did not know how to ascertain the vruth of the ssertion thata decline to the amouat ro- ved to had taken placo in the value of se- curitics held in Englind. He did not”be- liove the supply of gold was insuflicient for trade requirements, and could not announce iilure to avert a crisis that he did not be- would oceur KILLED BY 4 GR. Ible. Accident on Board the German Min=of-War Badon. Benruy, Aug. 8.—A grenade exploded on the German ironclad Baden at Kiel today, Licutenants Olesner and Zembsch and seven scamen were killed and seventeen wounded, DI, Still Malntains the Blockade. LONDON, Aug, 8.—A dispatch from Bang- kolk, dated Thursday night, says: Nothing hias been done yot to earry out the presumed ns to the k'rench ‘officials to raise sidents are still very anx- infon is that Iear Admiral Humann s ving orders through Saigon, where the forwarding party is delaying them in the hope that events may onable ance to increase her demands, ious, Ttullan Peasnts Riot. Rome. Aug. 8.—The efforts of the governs ment to stamp out the' phylloxera in northe 'n Ttaly have led to serious conflicts with the peagants. The minister of wgriculturs ordered the destruction of vineyards covers ing a lurge area on the province of No- ra. The peasauts there losing employs ment, began to riot. Many were injured in conflets with the pol; T'roops have been sent 1o the scene of disturbance, ngllsh Captain, Aug. 8--Tho Bangkok corres. pondent to the Thnes telegraphs as follows By Admiral Humana's commana, the cap. tain of the French gunboat Lion has made an unreserved apology o Captain Mcleod of the British cruiser Pallis for havin steamied down, with his crew at quarters an guns out, upon the Pallas, which was lying outside the blockade lin Apologized to th LONDON, Port Louls Burned, LoNnox, Aug. he Paris correspondent of the Times says that nearly one-third of the town of Port Louis, the capital of the island of Mauritius, was destroyed by fire on July 23, Bight strects were burned, includ- ing" the principal commercial thoroughfare, About 200 houses were consumed. The loss | amounts to more than 1,000,000 rupees, Paws, Aug. Associated press correspoudent is authorized to deny all pub- Lished statoments regarding action by the Bering sea tribunal. The arbilrators have arcived at no decision, Fatal I’I-rl i & Husslan Town, Sr. PErewsuuRo, Aug. 8.-One hundred and eighty houses fn tho town of Birsk, Oreuberg, were burned last night. Seven people wore kilied and mauy injured. Loslug Fuuds, Bruuiy, Aug, 8. ~'I'he statement of the Ime i perial bank shows & decrease of 6,953,000 WAk,