Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 1, 1894, Page 1

E OMAHA DAILY BEE. WILL NOT BE PUT OFF Ooxey Presists in His Plan to Talk from the (Capitol Steps, POLICE ARE TO HEAD THE PROCESSION ‘Will March Down Pennsylvania Avenue at Nine 0'Olocs, BREAKFAST A LONG DELAYED MEAL Nothing in Sight to Eat Until After Three 0'Clock Yesterday Afternoon. HUNGRY SOLDIERS IN A BAD HUMOR District Have Been Disposed in Nuch n Manoer as to I the Capitol fr if Nece ice cet Intrusion sury. WASHINGTON, April 30.—The second day of the Commonweal army in Washington was gpent by Commander Coxey In making ar- rangements with the authorities for his May day demonstration and by the men in the miserable little camp up at Brightwood grumbling at the poor fare provided for them. The long advertised will start tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock if the program s carricd out, and the good roads army will march past the white house, War department, Treasury department and up Pennsylvania avenue past the capitol. Nine mounted policemen will ride at the head of the procession. It the army attempts to march into the capitol grounds it will be stopped and ity arrested it they persist. Mr. Coxey saw Major Moore, the chief of police, and announced to him his intention Kking on the capitol steps. Some Com- alers intimate that when repulsed the army will disband, its members will enter the grounds as individuals, and then do their speech making under the great statue of Christopher Columbus at the steps. “If they do,”" says Major Moore, will be arrested. Having finished their public demonstration, the Commonweal soldiers will march to a vacant lot at Second and M streets, south- west, where they will piteh their tents, and the leaders announce this will be the per- manent camp of the army of peace until the good roads bills are passed by congress. Other contingents are expected to join them tomorrow. Coxey started out early this evening to obtain ‘an Interview with Messrs. Stevenson and Crisp and to request them to suspend for tomorrow the regulation closing up the capitol grounds to parades. Mr. Crisp in- quired concerning the nature of the addre: which would be delivered and Mr. Coxe outlined his well known doctrines. Mr. Crisp declined to Interfere with the laws concerning the use of the ecapitol grounds and buildings. Mr. Coxey went to the Nor- mandy louse twice during the evening to see the vice president, but Mr. Stevenson Wwas out. ASK FOR NEW CAMP GROUNDS. Coxey sallied forth »fter breakfast to the district building. e announced his desire to move to the new camp grounds. Com- missioner Powell objected on the ground that the proximity of James creek with. its foul odors made the place unhealthy. *“We would fumigate the grounds,” said Mr. Coxey. “Besides, our people are very healthy. They can stand a great deal. If you could only have seen some of the trials and tribulations they have undergone on their march here you would not think the presence of a canal would affect them."” “‘How long do you expect to remain here?"" asked Commissioner Ross. General Coxey smiled and chuckled audi- bly. “Why, we expect to remain here until we get action_on our bills. The few men that are with us are only a forerunner of what is coming. Of course, when the full strength of the army arrives, this lot will not be large enough.” Permisslon was granted Cox by the canal on the condition that he would employ a plumber to make the necessary regulutions, Coxey went at 4 o'clock to the office of the sergeant-at-arms of the house, armed with a letter of introduction from the chief of police to Colonel Bright. He said to an Assoclated press reporter: *Nothing remains to us but to make an amicable arrangement for meeting on the steps. We will not Insist on marching into the grounds; but when we reach the curb, I will tell the boys to break ranks and go in like other eitizens.” “Then what? “Then the meeting will begin.'" “Supose the sergeant-at-arms objects? LET HIM OBIECT. “‘He cannot rbject, We can hold our meet- ing there, as (he constitution gives us a right to do. It would be a peculiar thing if we undertook to come inside the building and held a meeting, but we shall not do procession leaders hey by to encamp ou will attempt the face of official objections?" ““Yos, and regardless of the law, because of our constitutional rights.” Replying to a question as to whether he had received any encouragement from con- gress about the passage of his bills, he re- plied: “I have not; congress will not aet until forced to. The sergeants-at-arms of the house senate were closeted with Coxey a quarter of an hour. These oficials pointed out the statute concerning meetings and processions in the capitol grounds, and in reply to his objections (hat the faw was un- constitutionsl, they told him they were here to execute the law and not to construe {t. They called Mr. Coxey's at- tention to the fact that the law provided for its own suspeusion by ‘he vice president and speaker of the house, whereupon the Commonweal leader announced his inten- tlon of seelngz thom. Chicf of Police O'Meara of Pittsburg fs in consultation with Major Moore tonight. A score of oul-of-lown de tectives from principal cities are in Wash- ington. NO MILK meeting in the and AND HONBEY FLOWED. CAMP GEORGE WASHINGTON, Bright- wood Park, D. C., April 30.—Although they had pitched their tents in the promised land, the Commonwealers have not found it a land flowlng with milk sud wild honey. The morn- ing sunlight thawed out a stiff and cold und hungry lot of tourists after the first night passed in the District of Columbdia. Many of the rank and filo had stretched their Hmbs unprotected on the bare ground within the onclosure of canvas which circlod their quarters. Thelr leaders, General Coxey and Marshal Carl Hrowne, were down in the city three milcs below, ensconsed i the luxurious surroundings of a $3-a-day hotel, The shabby tents only provided accommodations for the commune leaders and privileged characters, a retinue, and as for the privates, they swarmed like rats into the commissary wagons, while others simply dropped to sleep without blankets or covering on ther earth, There a scramble for the shelter of the horse eds, In which Coxey's high-priced stallions were stabled. Stallions feteh a market price and it Is necessary that they should be rubbed down, bedded, watered and fed. Men have not been exchangeable for legal tender i these parts since before “de wah," and it Koes 10 1o one's loss but their own if they drop off. Oue contingent of wealers was provided for fn the long shed attached to the club house of the racing track near by. The landlord of the house had dumped a load of bristling, thorny rye straw into the shed, and upon this A Lalf hundred privates made thelr bivouac, ISTABLISHED JUNE 19, 187 They smuggled Into the straw like sardines in & hox and deciared that such luxurie had not been thrust upon them since they started from the historic precincts of Mas- sillon. For the others Camp George Wash- ington might have been better termed Valley Forge. HARD SLEDDING FOR SMITH Meantime while the body of Commonweal- ers were dropping into uncomfortable slum- ber In thelr tents, it was faring hard with the little contingent of Irregulars under the leadership of Patent Medicine Fakir Bozarro, once styled the “Unknown' Smith. Bozarro's #quad of fifteen outcasts had lighted its camp fire after the most approved style in a piece of woods on the edge of the suburban village of Takoma, half a mile distant. Their presence had become known to the commuters of Takoma and struck terror to the hearts of omen and children. The police force of Takoma, three mounted officers, assembled enmasse and bore down valiantly upon the contingent of the un- known, Smith himself was not there. He had followed the illustrious example of Coxey and Browne and had betaken himself to the luxuries of a city hotel. The edict of the Takoma police was bricf and to the point. “Now, you must git,” the captain commanded, and the unknown's men shoul- dered their kettle and thelr bundles of clothing and lenly slunk away, cursing with piratical eloquence and fluency. They were followed to the district line, and thus ended the form crusade of Bozarro. At 10 o'clock, before the camp fires were lighted, neither Coxey nor Browne had ar- rived, nor was there any one there with au- thority to enlist the Washington commune, and the outlook was dreary. Many privates, free to go whither they listed, had drifted down the coun'ry road toward the city, bent upon sightseeing. Townspeople were pouring in on foot, on bleycles, in carriag and on horseback and laying down thelr vol- untary toll to Bugler Thatcher, who pre- sided ‘at the park gat Three policemen from the detailed to keep order, but were not needed and they m army on the best of terms. During the morning Health Officer Hammet with se eral assistants came out to imspect the camp. Two_sick men were found in a tent, one of them, William Fitzgerald, the standard bearer, threatened with pneumonia, the other, John Smith, leader of the band, who had faken a bath in the wayside brook on Sunday and was suffering from a chill. Both of them were wrapped in blankets. The health officer promised to send a doctor and medicine to them. LONG TIME BETWEEN MEALS. Noon arrived and with it no breakfast for the hungry men. Mutterings of discontent were leard and scemed to be particularly bitter against Carl Browne, who was living high in the city. There was even talk of lynehing him when he should put in an ap- pearance in the city. One of the commis- sary wagons had driven down to city head- quarters and had not returned, hence the delay in breakfast. . Meanwhile the men lay about the camp shaving, playing cards, reading all the news- papers they could secure and taking mutiny. One of twenty-five about a commune leader, who was reading a long description of the army from a morning paper, when he came to the statement that Browne was a man versed in history, scripture and mathe- matics, commented: “Mathematics! - What the h—1 is them?” From the comment passed on the dispatch from the western armies it was apparent that the men closely followed the movements of their allies. Carl Browne, the marshal, put in his ap- pearance about 3 o'clock this afternoon. He was garbed in his spectacular buckskins and occupied the seat of a grocer’s wagon loaded with bread. The men crowded around the wagon with angry mutterings, but the sang froid of Marshal Browns was absolutely un- quenched. “Our friends down town this morning told us they would make all the ararngements for supplies,” he shouted, mounting the seat of the wagon and waving a huge loaf of bread. Brother Coxey took them at their word und left them to care for the pro- vistons while we tended to more important things. We have been arranging for the grand paradc and demonstration tomorrow morning and we have secured a new camp ground for you. I do not blame you, boys, for fecling hot, but, as Shakespeare said, ‘All's well that ends well.’ And the army is still before the eyes of the nation.” This harangue mollified the men somewhat although one of them turned away, remark- ing: “Yes, that’s the way he has Jollied us all along the line.” Browne went to the headquarters tent, where he was surrounded with spectators. ‘There will be 100,000 sympathizers with the army from out of town here,” he de- clared. *All of them will not march, but they will be lere, and the movement will spread. We have kept all of our promises up to date, and we are going to keep them. The parade will come off as it has been ad- od, and we will hold our meeting on city heir had been services ed with the Better spirits pervaded the camp after the first meal, and hardly had the men munched their bread than another meal of beans, salt meats, tomatoes, coffee and bread was under way. POLICE REGULATIONS, Visible evidences of preparations for the Coxeyites were to be seen about the halls and corridors of congress today, but everything had been done s0 quietly that the same serenity prevailed as that of any ordinary day. A double force of officers was on duty, Captain Garden and Licutenant Watkins having charge of the senate end, and Lieutenant Burns being in charge at the house end. The double force of privates gave men for all the entrances to the capitol and for the main assemblying points. Two men were in the main ro- tunda. Bach of the main doors and the Dasement entrances had an officer. The lob- bies fmmediately surrounding the senate and house were patrolled by officers. ‘The halls giving ingress to the congressional galleries were also patrolled. Each man had his post and expected to remain there unless called to assemble hy a whistle. The officers were courteous to the sightseers who thronged the halls. There were no rough characters in the crowd. The people eame and went with the same freedom as usual and the extra officers demeancd themselves so quictly as to puss almost unnoticed. The main out- ward sign of preparation was in the erection of two lurge partitions with gates on each side of the main rotunda. Heavy pine bars, extending twelve feet form the floor, were fitted securely to the stone arches. The zates were not provided with locks, Sergeant Stowe explaiued that the gates were the same as those used at inauguration times and whenever unusual crowds were oxpected (o assemble, They were to be used only to prevent the con- gostion of a crowd in the rotunda or at one end or the other of the capitol, ho said. When closed the people would b moved down the stairs outside each door to the basement below, whence e was ready access to the streets, All the main approaches and entrances to the capitol were open as usual except some of the obsetre entrances in the sub-basement, These were closed, not as a means of pre- caution, but in order to allow officers to be utilized at other polnts, The doorkeepers in the galleries were giving seats to all comers, but with the purpose of keeping the seats no more than comfortably filled without crowding the alsles and doorwa Grayson at Juleshurg. JULESBURG, Colo., April 30.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—One hundred Com- monwealers under Colonel Grayson are camped here in an empty store building. They have been fed by the city and spent the evening muking speeches, They Insist that they are peaceable, law-ablding elti- zens on thelr way to \ashington as a living petition, However, considerable ap- prehension Is felt by the citizens and every ono will feel hetter when they get. started , eastward MIDDLETOWN, Conn., April 30.—The Providence division of the Commonweal army, forty-five In number, reached here tonight, after a walk of twenty-four miles from South Manchester, Conn. On arrival here they were given quarters for the night and a good supper. 1In the morning they start for New Huven, OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 1. ANSIOUS TO SAY GOOD-BYE Des Moines People Groaning Under the Un- welcome Industrial Visitation, TROUBLING THE RAILROADS ~GREATLY f the A R, 1 Rlocknde sald to Threaten Unless a Tral Kelly and Members DES MOINES, April 30.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The city of Des Moines, now that General Kelly and his army are here and comfortably sheltered, is strug- gling with the problem of how to get them away. Kelly and his men are almost unani- mous in the declaration that they don't ex- pect to leave on foot or in wagons. They say they have had enough of that between here and Council Bluffs. They want railway transportation, and are going to have it, if such a thing is possibl This question of transportation may be destined to be the cause of serfous railroad troubles unless it Is settled soon in favor of taking the army to Chicago. At a mesting of the American Railway union, held last night at the residence of a member on th side, the decision was reached to re- quest the railways to carry Kelly’s army to Chicago, and in case of refusal to call out the members on the lowa roads an tie them up until they will consent to this request. President Debs and Vice Presi- dent Howard, now in St. Paul, were com- municated with by wire, and if they can be induced to call the railroad men out every car wheel In Towa will stop until Kelly's army is provided with transportation, This meeting was secretly held and sedulously guarded 'to keep it from the press and knowledge of the railroad officlals, but it leaked out and at this time there are several very uneasy railroad officlals in De Moines, who are kept guessing as to what WIIL transpire within forty-eight hours. TRUST IN THE MAPLE LEAF. The hope of the people and the Kellyite appears at present to lie in what the Chi- cago Great Western road may be induced to do. It is claimed that while the Great Western s a_member of the Western Passenger assoctation, it might be induced for about $1,600 to consent to have a train crew “over- powered” and thus be ‘“forced” to carry the army to Chicago. Superintendent Egan said this morning that the Great Western would under no conditions, other than the payment of full fare, consent to carry the army out of town. However, it is barely possible that President Stickney might think differently. The citizens committee, headed by General Jumes. B. Weaver, has this mat- ter in charge, and If the Great Western or any other road will entertain such a proposition, the committee will endeavor to raise the required amount by popular subscription. Mayor Hillis is firm in his declaration that Kelly and the army shall move out of the city tomorrow. If the railroads refuse to take them a the city will pro- vide wagons and endeavor to trans- port them as far as Colfax, where the men will be unloaded and left to pursue their journey, with the feeling of relief that Des Moines is well rid of them. In any event there will be some sort of determina- tion reached within the next twenty-four hours. Miss Edna Harper and Miss Anna Hooton, the two women who are traveling with the Kellyites, were at the camp today. The mother of the latter was there, trying t0 induce her daughter to return home with her. The girl refused, saying: “It was foolish of you, mother, and a needless ex- pense to come down here after me, for I will never go back home again DENOUNCING THE AUTHORITIES. The denunciation by the laboring classes of the action of the city authorities in the handling of the Indusirial army and the continued growth of sentiment favorable to Kelly have kept the city officials in a tur- moil all day. Mayor Hillis stated during the afternoon that he would go to the camp with a police magistrate, declare the army undler arrest, try the men in a bunch as vagrants and sentence them to three days in jail. Then he said he would turn the papers over to the sheriff to serve, thus shifting the responsibility on to the county, Kelly said he would not walk out of town, and that he expected to have a_train Wednesday. His army grew rapidly during the day. Men came in from all directions and 1,175 reported for rations tonignt. More are coming all the time and Kelly expects to_lead 2,000 men to Chicago. The cify has Kept its promise to furnish but one day's provision, but the citizens committee sent out six wagon loads this evening, and say there is sufficient food promised to keep the army a week, As revenge for the slight received from Mayor Hillis the citizens committee has been busy all day developing sentiment for Kelly, with results anything but satisfactory to the auuthorities. - The labor organizations still believe that transportation to Dubuque will be secured over the Great Western, and the talk of tearing up the roads should it not be secured was as earnest tonight as during the day. A committee of railroad attorneys called on the clerk of the United States court today and arranged for arrests in case a train is stolen. The city council held an extra session tonight to consider the situ- ation. KELIPER SCOUTS CHICAGO, April 30. rumor from Des Mo east THE STORY. Concerning the ies that the American Railway union contemplated ordering a strike on the Rock Island if the road did not furnish transportation to Kelly and his men, Secretary Keliper of the union said today there was no foundation for it. The union, he said, was organized to protect the interests of railway men and would hardly take up the battles of other men. Mr. Keliper said none of the officers of the unfon were going to Des Moines and there had been no communication with the Des Molnes division on the subject of a strike. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 80.—(Speclal clegram to The Bee)—The agent of the Chicago & Northwestern here received ‘an order not to receive any perishable freight or live stock consigned to Des Moines till Kelly's army gets out of there. Agents and operators of the Great North- ern on the line from Willmar to Yankton are all at work. No frelght trains have arrived yet. LOCAL COXEYISM, Efforts Being Made to Organize an Indus- trial Army In Omaha. Rain last evening prevented a mass meet- Ing at Jefferson square, at which it was proposed to organize an Industrial army composed of Omaha's unemployed to tramp to Washington. It Is announced that the meeting will be held tonight The leader Is George W. Harvel, a printer living at 1808 Half Howard street, who has been in Omaha two years, He was ap- pointed recruiting officer at a meeting of the unemployed Saturday night. He ex- pects that an army of 500 will be ready to start soon, The men want to ride, if pos- sible, and_will go independently, not being allied to Kelly, Coxey or any one else. Carter Is & Terro SALT LAKE, April 30.—Mr. Carter and his band of unemployed citizens, claiming to number 530 men, left the city this afternoon. All negotiations with the Rio Grande West- ern raiiroad having failed for the time being, the journey was begun on foot, Carter made a flery speech. In substance, he satd the movement was the best scheme started in the United States. The cause of its birth was twenty-one years of unwise legislation. The culmination had come and disastrous results would follow upless the administra- tion ylelded to the living petition that had already commenced to present iteelt to the authorities at Washington Should all peaceful supplication fail to bring relief, “then,” shouted Carter, “I say to arms. We will endure tyranny no longer.” Further on in his speech Cartér declared 1 desire it understood that we will not fail in the ac- complishment of our mission. We are going to Washington and no power on earth can stop us very long. There are 5,000 men in Utah alone who would spring to arms and to our defense at a single word from Carter.” L] ATOR WOLCOTT DE Coxeyites Call Him Vilifier and Liar and Demand His Kesignation. ASPEN, Colo., April 30.—At a meeting of citizens to organize an army to join Coxcy, resolutions were adopted condemning Sen- ator Wolcott for his addrcss on the Allen resolution. The preamble sets forth that Senator Wolcott was elec to the “‘Ameri- can House of Lords and “Millioanires’ Club" by corrupt methods, and concludes as fol- lows: “Resolved, That we, citizens of Aspen, in public meeting a: mbled, execrate him as a vilifier, a liar and a traitor, compared with whom Judas Iscariot was an angel and Benedict Arnold a saint.” The Pitkin county miners union has unani- adopted resolutions condemning Sen- rott's opposition to the Allen reso- lution as unworthy of a citizen of Colorado, and request his resignation. NOUNCED, One of Frye's Men Tries to Talk About Cap- turing the Capitol. INDIANAPOLIS, April 30.—At a meeting of Commonwealers last night Colonel Aubrey, recruiting for General Frye, after telling the people what a curse to the country the monopolist was, explained what the army would do when it reached Washington. Nearly 1,000,000 men would compose that army he said, and, “when we arrive there we will say (0 congress: Here we are; now what will you do for us? They will give us something, you can bhet on that, and it will be best for them to do s0. A million stary- ing men are likely to cause trouble and if they absolutely refuse to do anything for us we will take possession of the capitol.” At this point the police interfered and broke up the meeting. REND CANNOT DO IT, MeBride Says that Al Mimes Must Be Started or None COLUMBUS, 0., April 30.—John McBride today, after reading, the statement of Colo- nel Rend's son to the effect that if the coal mine owners did not soon agree to send their men to work he would start up his mines, said: ““Before Colonel Rend can start Iis men to work at the advanced wages he must first secure the consent of the men. There are hundreds of operators ready and willing to begin work and pay the price for mining which is asked by the miners ciation If the men were willing to return to work. The Hocking valley operators attach no importance to the statement that Colonel Rend proposes to resume work. What they desire is fair treatment of the miners and fair treatment by all operators toward cach other.” WILL STAY IN COLUMBUS, Galvin's Regiment in No Hurry to Move Forward to Washington. COLUMBUS, 0., April 30.—The Galvinites will not leave Columbus today. Galvin, some populist speakers and a street car “labor union man propose to -peak tonight and take up a collection. Seven men are in the hos- pital. Several refuse to give their names, The name of one, Bdward Lawrence, having been obtained, he objected to its publication. All are chary about giving thelr names. Four local physicians will take care of the sick at the tent. There are 110 In camp. They want money with which to travel by rall. A local hatter gave them 300 hats. Many citizens visited the headquarters, ne- cessitating a guard to keep the crowd in order. Army Organized at Fargo. FARGO, N. D., April 30.—Hand bills an- nouncing a meeting of the unemployed at the Great Northern depot this evening drew out 300 laboringmen. The meeting was called to order for the purpose of organizing a contingent of Coxey's army. Hank Kelly, the Coxey orgavizer, was in charge. Rev. George N. Milleh of the Bpiscopal church at Mooorhead addressed the men and strongly urged them to organize for their own pro- tection, He denounced the men who would take the place of strikers as cowards, and urged the idle laborers not to lend a hand to capital in its war against organized labor by engaging in the capacity of ‘scabs.’ Tonight an open air meeting was held in Island park. Here orators addressed them far into the night and they were requested to be on hand tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when a start will be made for Washington. Sympathy and Money from Yale. NEW HAVEN, April 30.—The students of the Yale Law school raised a fund of $50 to buy bread and banners for Sweetland's con- tingent of the Coxey army, which arrived here today. They intended to parade with the Commonywealers gnd made arrangements to cut afternoon recitatfons. Dean Wayland heard of the project and burst into a meet- ing of the Yale “army.”” He said he hoped that the students would not disgrace them- selves and Yale college by assoclating with a_soap-shunning and vermin-haunted rabble. This squelched the Yale army and the boys abandoned the plan. Portland Contingent Parged of Contempt. PORTLAND, April 80.—United States Dis- trict Judge Bellinger ordered the discharge of the Portland contingent of the Industrial army, who are charged with contempt of court’ in violating an injunction of the court restraining them from Interfering with the property of the Unlon Pacific rallway. Fifty- two men arralgned arose and addressed the court, saying they were not aware that they were violating an order of the court and promised to obey the laws in the future. Judge Bellinger then discharged them, Another Army Arrested. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, April 30.—A party of fifty-five Industrials captured a frefght train on the Atlantic & Pacific rail- road at Barstow yesterday and Deputy Sher- ift Prindle arrested the whole crowd and thus released the train. In the afternoon they were discharged and were camped near the station at Barstow. In case of further trouble the United States authorities will be called upon o protect the roads, as it is in the hands of receiver Coxey Resersont Laramie. LARAMIE, Wyo., April 80.—A call was 1ssued today for a meeting to organize a re- serve branch of the Industrial army. These reserves are belng drganized all over the country for the purpose of rendering ma- terial assistance tu the varlous divisions of the army now marebing® on Washington Funds are collected and forwarded to those in command, General Aubrey Deposed. INDIANAPQLIS, April 80.—General Au- brey has been deposed from the command of the Indiana branch of the Common- wealers and Allen Jennings of Indianapolis was placed in command of the whole army, The men are being well ted and are bar- racked on private property by consent of the own: No date for the departure is fixed, & Salt Lakeé Men Will Start on Foot. SALT LAKE, April 80.—The army of un- employed men here, estimated at 200 or 800, under the leadership of Oarter, are deter- mined to go to Washington, They have been fed by the citizens for the past week. They propose to have a parade today and start on their journey on foot, as no means of transportation has been furnished, 1891, DEBS EXPECTS T0 WIN S00N Battle of the American Railway Union is Going for the Mex GOOD OUTLOOK FOR GREAT NORTHERN MEN ent e 1in Been Told, Will Grant the Advance De A the Next Forty-Eight Hours—Ef- forts at Arbitration. panded ST. PAUL, April 80.—“We expect to win this fight within forty-eight hours,” was the way President Debs stated his views to a re- porter today, He said he made the state- ment on the authority of the general mana- ger of another road, who told him that Mr. HIll would grant the demanded advance to all remaining classes of employes within that time. Passenger trains were sent out as usual today, except that the Brackinridge was held one hour to take on 100 deputies for that point. Everything is quiet in the yards here. President Debs claimed to have received information from bhoth firemen and engineers that they would siay by the unfon, notwith- standing the rajse in wages promised to the brotherhoods committee; but the company claims to have telegrams from the engineers and firemen along the line announcing their determination to stand by the company. A conference fs now in session in Minne- apolis between Mr. Debs and representatives of the commercial bodics of the two cities looking to a settlement by arbitration. Very little progress has yet been made in the direction of arbitration. The strikers seem unwilling to consent to arbitration in any form. President Debs is positive in his declaration that he has inside information to the effect that the management will yield within forty-eight hours. President Hill, however, denies this and talks as firmly as ever. Meanwhile the 4,500 miles of the Great Northern system is tied up pretty tight. President Debs of the unfon is more con- fident and President Hill of the Great Northern more determined tonight than at any time since the strike began two and a half weeks ago. Mr. Debs said he had today told the committee from the com- mercial bodies of the two cities that the employes would like to meet Mr. Hill and talk matters over and have them act as an arbitration board. He made no formal proposition, but suggested this plan, not promising to be bound by their decision. When Mr. Hill was asked about it, he promptly ascertained that the proposition was not a formal one and said he could not consider anything until it came in a more formal way before him. He said he pro- posed to continue the work of running his own road,. and that the old men would be ordered to work, and when one failed to respond promptly his place would be filled by some of the new men he at hand. SEATTLE, April 30.—It is rumored here that the Great Northern strike will be broken Tuesday morning, although it is im- possible to verify the rumor. It is said the /company has offered to restore wages of the engineers, firemen and brakemen, but not those of the agents, operators, trackmen and shopmen. The trainmen were in session saveral hours last night, but refuse to state what proposition they were considering. GRAND FORKS, N. D., April The special train bearing four panies of United States troops ar- rived at 4 o'clock this morning and immediately went into camp with a guard around the train. There are 201 men in the detachment under the command of Major J. H. Patterson. The companies are B, D and G of the Third regiment, stationed at Fort Sneiling. They are rationed for ten days and will make Grand Forks their head- quarters for the present. - The train met with no accident, although there were several misiles thrown at various points. At St. Cloud soldier was hit in the head with a brick and another was hit in the pit of the stomach with a coupling pin. At Crookston some one fired a shot that flew wide of its mark at the engineer. the train brought a pile driver and two bridge gangs to rebuild burned bridges west of Minot. As soon as these are repaired it is expected the train will be sent through to the coast. Serious trouble is feared with the Montana Central and possibly at Devils Lake, N. D. HINCKLEY, Minn., April 30.—This Is the junction point of the Great Northern and its branch to Duluth, and a mob of 100 men Is waiting here to prevent any train from going through. Trouble is feared. TOLEDO, 0., April 30.—General Manager Frey of the Ohio Central railway has is- sued an order to cut the pay of ail the sal- arled_men 33% per cent, beginning May 1. Mr. Frey says this temporary reduction is rendered necessary by the coal strike, as half the road’s business is coal traffic. 30.— com- LABOR OFFERED Leglislation is Not th hing Needed to Bet- ter Present Conditions, LONDON, April 30.—The royal labor com- mission has agreed upon the report compiled by the duke of Devonshire and made it the basis of the commission’s own report. The duke's recommendations include the statement that it was unwise to instituts any general system of industrial tribunals. He added, however, that there might be some advantage in empowering town and county councils to establish them tentatively, with- out directly appointing members. Any court of this kind, duly authorized, would have statutory powers similar to the county courts, These tribunals would only deal with dis- putes arising out of existing agreements or trade_customs. With regard to more seri- ous disputes affecting large bodies of men, it is believed that it would do them more harm than good to establish boards with legal powers. The duke, in his report, also sald that he could mot recommend the direct establish- ment_of boards of conciliation and arbitra- tion by the state, but the opinion was e pressed that a central department, having means to procure accurate information, might do much by ndvice and assistance to pro- mote their more rapid universal establish- ment, FOR GENERAL ARBITRATION. The report dealt with the appointment of official_arbitrators and the opinfon was o pressed that the diffculty often exper enced in finding a suitable arbitrator might be overcome by giving a public department power to appoint an arbitrator to act alone or in conjunction with others. If the same persons were frequently appointed they would Iecome arbitration experts fairly free from suspicion of blas, Their expenses would be pald by the treasury. If the system suc- ceeded, it might eventually be given a per- manent basis with, perhaps, power to sum- mon witnesses and to examine under oath, The report considers it to be of no advant- age to institute a special labor department, but It advocates a goverument inquiry with a view to remedylng the confusion now ex- fsting In the administration of various acts dealing with sanitary regulations, hours of labor for women and children and other mat- ters of that kind The second part of the report deals with wages and hours of labor. No one, it says, seems seriously to argue that wages could be fixed by legislation, but opinfons are very much diyided about the regulation of hours of labor, The proposal that a maximum work- ing day be fixed for all trades and occupa- tions 18 consldered as calling for serious con- sideration. The question of hours in any trade by a vote of the trade is more defensi- ble, but no scheme 15 laid before the commis- sion which solves the difficulty of defining a trade and of ascertalning its collective decision, ‘he commission heard only one side of the question of an elght-hour day so far as it concerns the great area controlled by the miaers federation, as that organization re- fused to glve evidence, But they are not prepared to advise that the leglslature should SINGLE lay down a general rule for a number of dis tricts varying so much in elrcumstance The report points out that the miners are xceptionally well organized bady of work men, who have not yet found any difficulty in doing for themselves whatever they de sire in such matters as regulating the length of the hours of labor. The secretary of state the factory and workshops act of 1891 to establish special rules for the conduct of manufacturing processes which he may cer tify to be dangerous and injurious to health According to the report, the powers of the secretary of state should be expressly ex. tended, 8o as to Include the regulation of hours in the certified industries. It is fur ther suggested that when the administrative orders deal with women and children they should be final, and that when men are con- cerned the orders should lie for a time upon the tables of both houses before becoming a law. an has power under ABOUT NONUNION LABOR In regard to nonunionist labor the re- port says the commission does not think it possible by any legislation to remove the causes of those serious conflicts which have taken place, and especlally in nt years The commission holds that nonunfonist workmen should be protected as far as pos- sible by public authorities, and the individ- ual liberty for was.rs to employ or men to serve whom they please should by all means be maintained. According to the report there seems to be a general desire among workmen, as well as masters, for some clear definition of intimidation by picketing. Though employers urged the hardship of collective intimidation without —ac for which individuals can be punished, the re port says that the commission s not prde. pared to recommend any change in the lnw The opinion is expressed that when pick- eting takes the shape of besieging the en. trance of a factory in a threatening manner it comes under the definition of unlawful assembly, but it is pointed out that moral compulsion may be carried to great lengths in ways which the law cannot control and cannot usefully attempt to control. It is added, however, that there is point which it can intervene with decided effect without any altercation. Thp sanitary conditjons of labor is the last subject dealt with by the report, and it is stated that, though not directly lead- ing to strikes and lockou the condition has a considerable indirect influence upon the relations between employers and employed. The report says: e strong mea ures should be taken with a view to the provement or, where t ble, the gradual extinction of the class of work places fn which the sweated industries are carried on.” It is pointed out that these places are not only bad for the workers and demoralizing for the com- munity, but they compete most unfairly, it is claimed, with er factories, where the law is observed or can be readily enforced. It is added in this connection that any r form of the kind proposed would at first throw out of employment the worst class of work people und might cause a tempor- ary pressure upon the rates. It might also, still according to the report, even drive some minor industries out of the country, but it is claimed the country could weli spare them, since it wouid no longer tempt the immigration of a class of persons who can never get employment in large and well conducted establishments DROW 1E DANUBE. Collapse of a ¥ with Seckers- My rt Wet, BRAHILOV, Roumania, April 80.—-A terri- ble accident occured here today. While the pler with people in holiday attire, bound for Galitz cn the Danube, awalt- fng % steamer which was to convey them to that place, the pler gave way and threw about 120 people into the water, Many arc believed to have been drowned. gt FRANK HATTON'S CAREER E oliday was crowded DED. Editor of the Washington Post Passed Away Yesterd: WASHI April 30.—Frank Hatton, editor of the Washington Post. who suffered a stroke of paralysis several days ago, died at 3:30 this afternoon. Last Saturda Mr. Hatton's 48th birthday, he having been horn in 1816, Mr. Hatton may be said to haye been born a newspaper man, for his father was for years the editor of the Cadiz (Ohio) Re- publican, and the son performing the office of devil In the office as early at 18, He soon became foreman, and later “grad- uated from the stick’ into the chair, after the fdeal fashion. When war broke out he enlisted and was one of the youngest soldiers from the Buckeye state, and he sarved until the war was over, In 1866 father und son remoy Mount Bleasant, la, where they conducted the ournal until’ the elder Hatton’s death, in 1869, Frank Hatton continued to edit the paper until 1874, when he bought a n- trolling int st in the Burlington Hawkeye, and soon showed his quaiifications fo. larger &phere by making his paper one of the most widely quoted journ in the country. He was zlways a’firm believer in the Jacksonian doctrine with rd to public offices, a_ vigorous and relentless op- ponent of the nonpartisan civil service idea which he declared to be a fraud and humbug. Mr. Hatton was a stalwart of 1 stalwar(s. Of Grant and Conkling he was an intimate and firm friend, Blaine and the Blaine idea he fought withall the vigor of his nature. In 1581 President Arthur made him assistant postmaster general, and upon the retivement of Postmaster General Gresham, promoted Mr. Hatton o the va- cancy. He was the youngest cabinet officer since Alexander Hamilton. After. retivin from public office, he edited the Nationa Republican, and Subsequently founded the New York Press. Returning to the capital five vears later, he entered into partnership with Berfah Wi'king, and took charg: of the Washington Post. = Mr. Hatton has a charming wife and one son (“Dick™, who gives promise of helng worthy of his distinguished father, Death of Sen: tockbridgo. CHICAGO, April 30.—Senator F' Stockbridge of Michigan died sudden! residence of his nephew, J. L. Houg this evening. ‘The senator expired seated in a chalr in his sleeping room, Senator and Mrs, Stockbridge came to Chl- cago from their home in Kalamazoo, Mich., intending to g0 to the Pacific coast to visit the alifornia fair. The senator, however, on the day he and Mrs. Stockbridge’ were pre- paring to leave for Califor Was suddenly attacked with stomach trouble and later suf- fered with a cufting pain near the heart, His condition at no time was considered serious. This evening at 7 o'clock he was left alone in his room With a new nurse, the other members of the household being a dinner. At about 7:30 the senator urose from his chair to walk across the room, when he was suddenly attacked with % in his left side, He made no outery, but with his hands clasped over his heart and his fac showing that he was suffering intense pain he In a very short time breathed his last. . South Dakota Knlghts of 1 SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, April 80.—(Speciai to The Bee)-—Arthur C. Philllps, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of South Dakota, hus received word from Major ¢ al James R, Carahan, the head officer of the uniform vank Knights of yihing of the world, that hie would be in Sioux Falls May 22 he object of M Carahan's visit to this sta o organize two regiments of uniform rank Kunights of Pythias, The siment will huve head- quarters in Sioux Falls and the second In the Black Hills, Bluborate arrangements are being made for his reception here, B e Denver Deteotive Killed. DENVER, April 30.—News has bee celved here of the killlng of John F agan of Thiel 8 detective agency, by whom he was trying to arrest n Valley 1daho, & few duys ago. He w the trall of two men who had robbed cus- tom houses in the east. One of them shot him in the breast. Flanagan was known as a shrewd deteciive and a feariess man, His home was in St. Louls. e Settling on the Ceded Sloux Land CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D, April 80.—(Spe- clal Telegram to The Bee)—Twenty or thirty prairie schooners and about 500 head of cattle crossed the pontoon bridge during the past forty-elght hours on thelr way to the ceded Bioux lands, west of the Mis- sourl river, neis B, at the teling, while s COPY FIVE CENTS WHITNEY AVENGED Missouri Valley People Take Vengenos Into Their Own Hands, MURDERER OF THE MARSHAL IS LYNCHED Burglar Wilson Dragged from Jail and Hanged by a Mob, PREPARATIONS WERE COOLLY CARRIED OUT Rezolution of Last faturday Put Into Effect by Determined Men, ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A DESPERATE CRIME Fight with the Officers and Killing of the Marshal the Incentive, GAVE HIM NO CHANCE TO BEG OR PRAY Mub S Dragged i Battered in the Jail Doors and Wilson Out, Never Letting peak a Word of the Criy Story MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, M —4 a. m. The Bee.)—"Reddy'” Wilson, formerly of Omaha, was lynched here. at 2 o'clock a. m., by a mob of 100 citizens, for killing Marshal Whitney Saturday morn- ing. The mar —(Special Telegram to mob met at the the school house and lied to il, took the prisoner and He never sald a strung him up to the city hall steps. died without a struggle and word, His pals would have had they been in town. suffered a like fate Ten minutes after the decd was done not a man was to be seen on the street. The affair was very tame and qulet. All evening an excited crowd had talked in whispers of what was likely to happen. The tragic death of Marshal Whitney and the presence of his slayer—for there was little doubt but Wilson fired the fatal shot— Jhad worked the citizens up to the highest piteh. 1t Iynching the tragedy v With little ceremony avengers met at man was almost a certainty from that the would the time take place known. the crowd of school house... Bach knew the leader and there was no need of con- versation. From the rendezvous at the school house the crowd marched down the main street and quietly captured the night police, who had been temporarily appointed by Mayor Miller. The officers were dis- armed, and told to be quiet and they would not be harmed. After this was accomplished the power house of the clectric light works was visited and the lights were turned off. MADE NO FUSS AT ALL. It was then all plain sailing. On to the Jail the Not many people were out. The crowd had waited until the little town was quiet before it started on Its vengeful carrer. the Every was masked, avengers went, At the Jail not a sound was made beyond the blows needed to batter in the door. The turnkey was taken by sur- prise and had ance, no chance to make resists Wilson was Iying on a cot in a cell, the door to which had left enable the nurse . Ho was sleeping, not know of his approaching been unlocked in fo reach him and did te till he was aroused by the rough grasp that dragged him to his feet. He awoke to die, Quick as thought a match was struck, One that the right man was caught. Out went (he light, and with it any hope Reddy Wilson had of escape. Oyer his head went the and around his neck it settled. It was but a few steps to the front door of the city hall, which 18 ime mediately in front of the lockup. Around the little portico in building runs a stout railing. It is seyeral feet down to the ground. To this the rope was tied, and the quivering body of Wilson was thrown over, He uttered no sound, Hig neck must have been broken, Satisfled that the work for which it had assembled was done, the crowd quietly left, h member going to his home, and at & K there was no evidence of the awful dy but a lifeless hody hanging by ita neek in front of the city hall. STORY OF THE The crime out of which the affair grows was the killing of Marshal Whitney whila trying to serve a search warrant early Sun- day morning on- Willlam Henderson, Numerous burglaries had heen committed &t Missouri Valley lately and Henderson, with two men named Johnson, alias Wilson, and Dayvie, who Lad been stopping with him, were suspicioned of having committed the crimes, J. B. Lyon, the victim of one of the burglaries, accompanied the marshal when he went to serve the search warrant. When the presence of tho officers was made known to Henderson and his pals they opened fire, which the officers returned. Whitney was Instantly killed, Lyon shot through the side and Johuson, allas Wilson, was hit four times. His wounds were at first considered fatal, but he has since glven evidence of his Henderson was captured but Davis escaped by running and he has not yet been capture WAS A WELL KNOWN CRIMINAL. Wilson was released from the penitens tlary on February 25, this year, after serving a six years' sentence. He went to South Omaha and committed a petly crime, for which he received u short jall sentence. “Reddy”" was sent up from here once for three years for burglary. He entered Nichol's tallor shop on North Sixteenth street, tapped the till and obtained §17, Once outside he looked around for som means of escape, as a couple of policemen were In sight. A raddle horse was stands ing near by hitched to a post. Wilson saw his opportunity and jumped into the saddle, cutting the reins loose at the same time, He ran the horse over Into the East Omaha bottoms, but not knowing the country the horse was scon stuck In the mud, and Wils son was captured, tried and sent up for three years. Captaln Mostyn says he s satisfied thut Wilson fs the man who shot and killed Marshal Whitoey at Missourl Vallegs order to glance showed noose, front of the CRIMB. recovery