Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 15, 1894, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SINGLE WARSHAL RANKINGOT HISMEN Hurrying Toward Cheyeons with a Train Load of Oaptured Commonwealers, PINKHAM'S TRAIN WAS TAKEN FROM HIM Mob at Montpelier Drives the Marshal and he Cars and Takes Times rt Line. 1is Posse from Possession Along th GREEN Telegram days States they left t sion on succe sful took part in the th pelier are in o Marshal Pinkham of Idaho was not so suc- cesstul in his attempt to come to Cokevil according to the arrangement, for the men whom Marshal Rankin arrested. Ignominious marshal organized his posse of thirty men at Montpelier this morning, and picion the deputies were loaded into freight cars on the outskirts of the city. ‘was received from Supe the Idaho div that the 200 C in Montpelier yesterday had was going on, and made a desperate charge clubs and_brick resulted upon the RIVER, Wyo., May to exeiting Marshal are tonight Cheyenne, aboard the special train on which yesterday morning. was sent was and the leaders of the army who t of the train at Mont- er which train with The marshal upon the mob, eral of th mob, A report the It is the only the seizure of trains. fall men, and were put How gram Rankin. special a. m. marshal. enne, 500 cured. T. Weed, ment to Union plained originally at station including his aides, “Adjutant’ Just belng fon at 2 o'clock mmonwealers deemed consequently overpowered and driven from the t posse were quite severel by stones and other missiles thrown by the train Montpelier, wild over the Short Line division to Granger. intention of leaders of “General” *‘Colonel" Weed, trial. CAPTURE WAS E GRANGER, Wyo., May 14.—(Special Tele- Bee.)—General leader of the army which captured a_Union Pacific train in Idaho, was placed under ar- rest at Green River at 12:30 a. m. by Marshal He was found at the Big Horn ho- tel, having arrived on the afternoon passen- ger train from the a first class ticket from Portland to Kansas City and denfed that he had violated of the rules of the Union Pacific company or any of the laws of the country. that the Commonweal army was not under his command, facts pertaining to the capture of the train at Montpelier. Marshal Rankin placed the prisoner aboard the special and will take him to Cokeville. Sheffler was cvidently endeavoring to ascer- tain what the prospects were for his army to capture another train. COKEVILLE, Telegram to The Bee)—The Union United States Maj Rankin and posse aboard arrived here at § Forty-three members of the Common- weal were found occupying the seven box cars on which they arrived vesterday. were all ut once placed under arrest by the No resistance was offered. fact a majority of them appeared to be some- what pleased, believing as they did at that time that they would be taken on to Cheys their destination. All the chief officers of the army are se- They are, T. Colehan, Colonel R. B. Breckenridge, chief of commissary, and R. It was a disappoint- Pacific officials that men were not captured, but the leaders ox- heir weakened after the engine and cars had been secured at Montpelier yesterday, leav- Ing but forty-three to bring through. The men captured today company H of the Portland division numbered 750 were discharged after thelr arrest at Trout- dale, Ore., they scattered out in squads and are now at various points between here and after the arrest to The train miles nearer adjutant. that Huntington. Commonwealers Marshal Rankin received in- formation that United States Marshal Pink- of Idaho and board a special with warrants to .\Le them ham back. GREEN RIVER, Wyo., May 14.—(Special ~Marshal Rankin has called upon the president for troops at Fort Russell to stop the Commonweal army from Montpelicr, coming over the Oregon Short Troops have been held under march- Ing orders since noon, and will board a spe- venne at 10 o'clock tonight, arriving here at § tomorrow morning. Telegram to The Bee. Line. clal train at CI General Kelsey's Army Starts on Foot to Join @encrals Kelsey and Duff assembled their Omaba and Lincoln branches of the Indus- army at Jefferson square at noon yes- terday and made ready for their march to A number of speeches were made 86 was taken. ks Washingtor and a collection amounting to§2: Four wagons were loaded with the blankets and such personal property as the soldiers desired to take with them, und a start was made shortly before 4 o'clock. march talked will ‘The where where be at ON TO WASHINGTO first Kelsey Kelsey announced Atlantic The Lincoln crowd numbered forty-one, and contingent the Omaha lained that he had not been used as well . Kelly had been us General given about $3,000 by the citizen while he would go out of the city with only $30. Just before the Start a woman gave him a saddle, and an enterprising specula- frered him a knock-kneed ho: Y A fresh In one eye, funds was made to the crowd in order to but Wyo., with over Soon Kelly for $15 declined to adventure hurried defeat, to avold who remained learned inexpedicnt his posse w. states Commonwealers have started eastward with special Pinkham from court movement All the men In the com- pany under arrest were put aboard the spe: leaving Cokeville at 2:40, but when Water- eighteen L. Breckinridge and were selected in custody of the marshal while the balance off to “drill” across the country. The men under arrest will be taken to Chey- ennne for THE Shefller, Sheffler produced are known as posse were night. tonight. stops would Kelsey enable the purchase to be mad tiatlons were still trail and soldiers hit soil. Weaded for St. Joseph. HASTINGS, Neb, May 1. gram to The Bee)—The Industrial army regiment commanded by Bennett and Gan- aon moved on today, after having success- fully defied the police authorities for nearly The command proceeded partly three days. on foot very four miles an hour, another gfllefl to be camping ut the latter were Joseph 15 the objective point. Bfty men is said to b to catch up with the together to the Missouri ri FAIRFIELD, Neb., May 14, gram to The Bee.) company of about seventy-five Commonweal- E:.mveu here In wagons and on foot from meot astings at 4 p. m. today. n recelved and hem. Ther are quartered In an old house the center of the town, ributions of food and hem on toward St ala Beonelt says the B. & M. offercd th and partly €00d time. away, was reached by 4 o'clock, averaging The command hoped to cighty the Blue mythical. headed for lTowa wagons elghteen McCook, annonites to proceed (Special Tele- Captain Beunett and bis Nq warning had no provislon They hope for con- conveyance to take Joseph tomorrow, 14.—(Special nt Calvin of He insisted Special Tele- Sheridan, were such entire company work at but that the terms offered they could not be accepted. Wyo., that TROOPS WILL ATD THE MARSHAL Military Ald to Assist the Officers In Plling Up Corpulent Fee Bills. WASHINGTON, May 14.—Reports of a disquieting nature were received today by Attorney General Olney respecting the law- less acts of various “armies’” of Coxeyites In the west in seizing trains and interfer- ing with the mails. The attorney general consulted the secretary of war, and it was decided to adhere to the line of policy pur- sued last week. While ral instructions had been sent to the military commanders in the troubled districts to give all lawful and necessary assistance to the officers of the United States courts in repressing these outrages, it was felt proper to send specific instructions today to General Otis at Van- couver barracks and to General Brooke, commanding the Department of the Platte, to take active steps to hold off the ma- rauders in their districts, acting, of course, as auxiliary to the United States marshals The instructions had special reference to a party that seized a train of the Oregon Short Line, to one at Spokane and to the Union Pacific_train seized near Cheyenne. Late in the day news came that the last named train had been released by the mar- shal's deputies, and that the leaders of the train seizers, had been arrested. ON THE OLD DUELLING GROUND, Coxey's Army 2 W Kl amped at Blad burg and Anticipates No Trouble. WASHINGTON, May 14.—The Common- weal of Christ now camped In historic Bladerisburg, a village famous for duels years ago. Prompted by the protests of the indignant citizens of Hyattsville, where the amp was pitched last week, the army today crossed the eastern branch of the Potomac and pitched its tent in the large yard ad- Joining the George Washington hotel. Mr. Coxey said today that he an’icipated no trou- ble in Bladensburg. He said: “We are going to stay right in Bladensburg unless the Industrials become so numerous that we will not have room for them at our new camp- ing spot. In such a case we will have a rendezyous camp on Dr. Rogers' property that we moved from. If any trouble occurs while the Commonweal is in Maryland it will all be one-sided and wrong-sided and the entire responsibility will rest upon the Marylanders.” Coxey with his wife and little Legal Ten- der today left the hotel at which they have been staying since their arrival and took up their residence at the Bladensburg hostelry. MAKING A SHOW OF KELLY, Farmer on Whose Grouunds Ife Charges an Admission Fee, OTTUMWA, la., May 14.—There was a small riot at Kelly's camp this evening. The mayor of Ottumwa hired and paid for grounds for the army to camp on. When the army arrived the owner of the ground demanded an admissfon of 1) cen's to enter. After a number had poid Kelly arrived and demanded that it be stopped. Trouble followed, and a free fight was in progress when the mayor arrived and de- cided in Kelly's favor.” The army will go to Eldon tomorrow. Camps Teller Expresses sympathy for Coxey. PUEBLO, May 14.—Senator Teller, in a letter to a citizen of this city, expresses sympathy for the Coxey army now in Wash- ington and declares the arrest and trial of Coxey, Browne and Jones was a farce, and concludes as follows: “It is dificult to know what to do with these people, who are here in distress with thousands of others, through no fault of theirs, They know that there is something wrong somewhere and that there ought to be a remedy, and can think of no other except what congress can give. I myself believe the present dreadful condition of our laboring and producing people is the direct and immediate result of bad legisla- tion already on our statute books and other that is threatened, but I have no hope of fmmediate legislation that will give the re- quired relief. What will happen in the near future I cannot see, and belieye for my peace of mind it is well I cannot, Sanders Will Adopt Kelly's Plan. LEAVENWORTH, Kan, May 14.—John Sherman Sanders decided tonight that he will not walk to Washington, but he will adopt the same method as “'General” Kelly and will sail down the Missouri to Alton, 111, thence to the mouth of the Ohio at Cairo, from which place he will proceed to Cincin- nati, where a Baltimore & Ohio train will be securcd and the army will enter Washing- ton triumphantly over that railroad. San- ders expects to be acouitted to- morrow and today partly completed arrangements with the owners the old ferry boat, “Belle of Brownviile,"which will be gaily decorated, and, with two or three barges, will take the army to Cin- cinnati. Train Stealers Get Sixty Days. HELENA, Mont., May 14.—Judge Knowles in the United States court today disposed of the cases of the. 350 Coxeyites who stole a Northern Pacific train April 24 and fled castward until they were captured by United States troops at Forsythe. Hogan, the gen- eral in command., was sentenced to six months in the county jail. The engineer and fireman who ran the train and the forty captains and lieutenants were given sixty days each in the same jall. The others wiil be brought into court in squads of forrty, and, on pledging their word not to engage in_any more such proceedings, the judge will let them loose. Demands for Mare Soldiers, WASHINGTON, May 14.—General Scho- fleld has received a telegram from the United States marshal at Montpeli:r, Idaho, stating a gang of Coxeyites have seized the property of the Union Pacific at that point with the intention of holding it until trans- portation is furnished them. The marshal says he and his men are guarding the rail- road property and ask to be relieved by United States troops. No action has been taken as yet by the authorities here. NITY. Experts Visit the Assassin and Will Give Evidence in Conri, CHICAGO, May 14.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The attorneys of Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast are getting ready for the inquiry as to his sanity, Set before Judge Chetlaln for May 21, Last evening Attorney Clarence S. Darrow accompanied a party of experts on Insanity to the Cook sounty jail, where an hour was spent with the assassin in the prisoner's cage. The party was composed of Dr. J. R. Woodson, superintendent of asylum No. 2, at St. Jo- seph, Mo.; Dr. F. C. White, superintendent of the Clarinda, Ia., insane asylum; Dr. H. A, Gilman of the Mount Pleasant, Ia., insane asylum, and Dr. F. C. Gaynor, an insanity expert of Kansas City. Prendergast talked quietly with his visitors and asked his at- torney numerous questions about his ap- proaching reappearance in court. The vis- iting experts noticed the actions of the as- sasgin and engaged him in conversation. They will probably be called upon to testify when the case is called, Prendergast has been very quiet and or- derly since hé was assigned to a cell In the debtor's department. He has a ecell to himself and no one to quarrel with. He has grown fleshier since his incarceration. e Funeral of Lee P, Gillette, A large delegation of Omaha's Scottish rite Masonz will go to Beatrice today to take part in midnight funeral service, which will be held at 12 o'clock tonight over the body of the late Lee P. Gillette, who was a prominent officlal of that order. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clack Wednesday morning under the ausplces of the Masonle grand lodge. NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE Men fay They Will Have the Whole Loaf or None, GATHERING ~ STATISTICS OF WAGES Operators Divided on the Question of Con- ceding the Demands of the Miners Bolters from the Pittsburg Con- vention Coming In. CLEVELAND, May 14.—Delegates have been arriving in this city all day to attend the miners' convention today and the con- ference which takes place tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce between the miners and operators. The miners’ order by President convention was called to John ifcBride in Bank street hall with about 200 delegates present A committeee was appointed composed of one or two delegations from each district to hear reports from the various mining sec- tions represented, in regard to, any grl ances and as to what action they desire taken in regard to the scale. After trans- acting some unimportant business the con- vention adjourned until 2 o'clock It has been said that the operators have been insisting right along that their men are willing to work for 55 cents a ton If they could be assured protection, but from the tone in which the miners now here are speaking it is apparent that they are not at all willing to return for the same wages. Secretary P. J. Mc Bride voiced the senti- ments of a good many delegates when he answered a_suggestion as to a compromise. “No, sir,” he said, “we did not come here for & compromise and thus far we have no such word in our vocabulary, Nothing short of what we ask will give the miners living wages and for that we contend. We can hold out for three months, but we have no desire to do so. For that reason we came to this conference.” Mr. McBride would not for a moment con- sider the effect of the settlement in differ- ent localities without reference to what is done elsewhere, “The only condition under which work will be resumed,” he continued, “is a settlement for all the states, as was originally announced.” The declaration means that the miners and the operators of the Pittsburg district are as far apart as possible. The latter de- cided at their conference in Pittsburg on Friday that they would not participate in the convention to be held here, and further that they would settle with their men with- out consulting the officers of the United Mine Workers assoclation. The feeling of ind¢pendence manifested by the miners yesterday and in their smail caucuses early today does not appear to indi- cate a settlement without friction. A num- ber of the delegates said that the confer- ence would be of very short duration if the operators insisted upon compromise. The operators of mines in the Ohio fields have all along signified their willingness to make a settlement with their men through the natfonal organization and Pit(sburg men are not backward in asserting that the Ohio operators are backing the strikers, hoping that the miners will force the Pittsburgers to pay a rate of 75 cents, which will give the Hocking valley and Jackson operators a differential of 11% cents a ton in their favor, 9 cents being on the mining rate and 21 cents on the freight rate. PITTSBURG, May 14.—Representatives of thirty-four railroad coal companies in this district met here today and decided to go to Cleveland tonight, for the purpose, if possi- ble, of effecting a_settlement of the coal strike at tomorrow's convention. They will not be guided by the action of the river operators, and will use their influence to secure a uniform mining rate. The afternoon session was an executive one and was held behind closed doors. So far as could be ascertained the meeting was entirely harmonious in every respect. Presi- dent John McBride, when asked by a repre- sentative of the Assocfated press as to the probability of a compromise, sald: “I know there has been something in the newspapers about a compromise, but it has all come from the operators. So far as the miners are concerned, they are a unit in_agreeing that nothing less than the scale demanded shall be accepted. The delegates continued to arrive almost hourly throughout the day. Headquarters have been established at tfe Bethel hotel. President McBride today received a tele- gram from Rich Hill, Mo., stating that the miners in Rich HIll district were being rap- idly organized. Nothing of importance was accomplished at the afternoon session of the convention and it was decided to hold another session in the morning, at which the scale com- mittee will make a report. BEach delegate who is a member of the committee will state the rate of wages paid in his district before the strike and at present. These re- ports will be taken down by the secretary and will form the basis for the scale which will be presented to the operators. The twelve bolters from the Pittsburg conven- tion, who declared they would not attend the convention, will reach the city late tonight, and it is claimcd by a man who claims to know that they wiil try to prevent a settlement. Thirty-four other prominent Pennsylvania operators will go into the con- ference with a determination to abide by its ecision. It is utterly impossible to predict the result toni COKERS USING HYSICAL FORCE. Miners Driven from Work—A Severe Horse- whipping. UNIONTOWN, Pa, May 14.—The coke strikers are showing a more lawless spirit in this end of the region today than ever be- fore. At Perry the strikers assembled and drove the men from work. At Fairchance a workman was taken out by the strikers, tied toda post and given a severs whipping with a horsewhip. ~ The house of another was surrounded and all the windows broken with stones, The region is excited over the reported attempt to blow up the Morgan tunnel of the new State Line railroad with dynamite. The destruction of this tunnel would pre- vent shipment of raw coal from the Monon- gahela mines. The report has not been verified. The strikers have leased 100 acres near Hill farm and will camp out with the evicted fam!li CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., May 14.—The only change in the strike situation In this section of the region today was a slight increase in the working force at most of the active plants and the r.sumption at Hill Farm mina with a full force of miners. A big raid has been planned by the strikers of this end of the region to take place tomorrow. They propose to march from points north of Con- nellsville, and, if possible, bring out all the men at work at Hill Farm, Oliver, Kyle and the Martin Coke works at Falr Chance. All the plants but Kyle have deputies to guard the men at work. Trouble is feared. TROUBLE WITH T RS, for to Protect Mining Prop- erty in the Indian Territory, WASHINGTON, May 14.-Secretary Hoke Smith today transmitted to the secretary of war for his information a batch of dispatches recelved at the department Saturday night relating to the trouble with the miners. of the Indian Territory. They show a threat- oning condition of affairs still exists, The #atest from Agent Wisdom of Union agency reports a body of miners moying from Cgal Gate and Lehigh to Alderson, Upon the re- celpt of this Acting Indian Commissioner Armstrong telegraphed the agent: “Telegrams received, Choctaw Coal & Rallway company in the hands of recelver, under control of the United States court. Railway and mining officials should apply to the court for relief and protection. Secretary Smith recelved the following te egram today from Agent Wisdom: ‘Mc Alester, United States marshal, telegraphs me asking that a liewtenant and ten men be sent to South MeAlester by first train. His request Indleates’ trouble is near at hand.” The dispatch has Been referred to the War department for_action MUSKOGEE, 1. T. May 14.—President Cleveland has determined that inasmuch as the mines at Alderson are in the hands of United States couft receivers the agent's request for soldlers 1o keep the peace can- not be allowed, and that soldiers can be furnished only at the request of the court. It is rumored here that several hundred miners are on their way from Lehigh to require the miners at Hartshone to suspend. It looks more lke trouble each day. ST. LOUIS, May 14.—The operators of the coal miners of southern Illinois have de- cided to not attend the conference to be held at Cleveland tomorrow, OWENSBORO, Ky., May 14.—At a meet- ing of miners held at the McHenry mines it decided that all the miners working at the Drakesboro, Bevier, C ral City, McHenry, Williamé, Echols, Mercer, Hiil- side and’ Powderly's mines in the district would go on a strike today. There are about 1,500 men in the strike and it will seriously affect the coal supply here. TIOWA MINEKS MAY STRIKE. Question is Very Much in Doubt and -May Be Declded Elther Way, DES MOINES, May 14.—Thq mining camps of the state border of a strike. It will require some effort to get the miners here out, as work has been slack all winter and the miners are In poor circumstances for a strike now, but they may go out in sym- pathy with other camps, and it now seems very probable that in the event of a strike throughout the statq 300 in this district will go out. KEB, Ia., May 14.—The vote taken Sat- urday by the miners oa the question of a strike was close and another meeting was called for this afternoon. There was not much doubt that they would vote to strike, EVANS, Ia., May 14.—Two hundred and fifty Carbona miners marched into town again today with a_banner declaring *‘Har- mony is All We Desire,” and announced that they would stay until all the miners came out. Between fifty and 100 men went out today. The American Coal company, operating the mines, aserts the men will principal seem on the stay in. The men at work in the J. T. mine between Eddyville and Kirkville on the Rock Island went out today. No word has yet been received from Oskaloosa In this (Mahaska) district, but it is believed the miners will go out, though bad feeling be- tween the whites and the colored men in the mines may complicate matters. K TUBE WORKS MEN STRIKE. Three Thousand Two Hundred M Their Old Whgeés Kestored. M'KEESPORT, Pa., May 14.—At midnight the whole force of the National Tube works went on a strike. The movement has been on for some weeks past and was inaugurated today in the butt wéld department, where 100 men left thelr posts. At 6 p, m. the men in the tap weld“department joined the strike. Then the employes in all depart- ments held conferences with'the strikers and at the close of the council the strike was declared general. The fight is made for a restoration of the 20 per cent reduction made in wages last February. There are 3,200 men out, It is prdbable the men in the National Rolling! mHls,. which is de- pendent upon the' tube, works and s con- trolled by the same compeuy, will join the strike, thus adding, 2, Jmore men to the strike. The tube works officials, fearing a rald on the plant, called on the city police force for protection. Want ARBITRATION BOARD REPORTS. President Hill of the Great Northern Says He WIIL Abide by It. ST. PAUL, May 14.—The Great Northern grievance committee held a meeting with a committee of the board of arbitration this afternoon and at its conclusion the board submitted a statement, giving its construc- tion of the decision by which the strike was erided. This was sent to President Hill and to the employes. The former stated that while it differed in some particulars from his understanding, he would be gov- erned by it. The employes haye as yet re- turned no answer. They will await the ar- rival of Mr. Debs tomorrow. The state- { ment by the arbitratfon board and Presi- dent Hill's statement that he would abide by it may end the difficulties. President Debs is expected to arrive from Chicago tomorrow e e ANTI-BRECKINRIDGE MEETING., * Senator Blackburn Asked to Come Home and Take a Haud. LEXINGTON, May 14.—The best pe ple of Lexington and Fayette county, including sey- eral hundred ladies, turned out today to the anti-Breckinridge mgeting at the opera house. The meeting, from a standpoint of morality, was a tremendous suceess. The opera house was filled and 500 people were turned away., Piof. J. W. McGarvey, an eminent minister of the Christian church, was the first speaker, and he showed Colonel Breekinridge up in no favorable light. He held that it would be a disgrace to the dis- trict, to the state and to the country to re- turn such a man to congress, and closed his speech by a strong appeal to the young men to vote agalnst him. The other speaker was Judge M. J. Dur- ham, who denled Colonel Breckinridge was the only man in the district who can repre- sent it in congress. The speeches were both well recelved and made a good Impression. Resolutions were adopted denouncing Breck- inridge’s morals and calling on the good people of the district to rise up in their might and vote against the silver-tongued persuader. But when Henry C. Clay got up and offered a resolution not only denouncing his morals, but asking that Senator J. & Blackburn be asked ta obtain leave of ab- sence from the senate and come home and from the rostrum speak against Breckin- ridge, the audience went wild. The cheer- Ing was deafening, and it was plain to any observer the Breckinridge boom started by the silver-tongued himéelf, a little more than a weck ago, was badly strained, it not broken. The following are the women's resolutions Whereas, 'W. C. P." Breckinridge has an- nounced himself as a ‘candidate for re-clec- tlon to congress fromé gie Ashland district, notwithstanding his gopfession under oath of flagrant and habitual‘licentiousness and hypocrisy; therefore,/be 1t Resolved, First, that' we, women of Lex- ington and Fayette county, Kentucky, do solemnly protest ajgainst * his renomination as the representative of this district; Second, We believe' that such an endorse- ment of W. C. P. Breckitvidge at the polls would be a disgrace to Kentucky, a shame upon manhood, an Insulé¥to womanhood, a sinful example to youth and a menace to both soclety and the home; Third, We earnestly implore our fathers, husbands and brothers to wipe out the stain that W. C. P. Breckinmdge has brought on the fair name of the Ashland district, Tho reolutions passed by the men are similar and they adopted one recommending the calling of such meetings by ladies in every county In the district, Judge Jerry R. Mortom, who could not be present to preside, sent a letter, in which he stated that in his opinjon the renomination of Colonel Breckinridga would be disastrous to the best Interests of the Ashland district, the state of Kentucky and the democratic party of the nation. ~The reading elicited much applause. The meeting was purely anti-Breckinridge. Not a word was sald in favor of his competitors. Has One Chance Left, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, May M.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Henry Vannice, a Sunday school superintendent, sentenced to the penitentiary one year for adultery, was this morning denled @ new trial. His' only hope now is that the supreme court will «’h«- e, the state law regarding adultery nvalid, PEIXOTO IS ON HIS METTLE Sequel of thy Escape of Da Gama After He Gave Up the Fight at Rio, DIPLOMATIC RUPTURE WITH PORTUGAL Brazilian Legation at Lisbon Withdrawn by the President of the Republic and All Relations Between the Two Countries Declared Off. LISBON, May 14.—The staff of the Brazil lan legation in this city has been withdrawn and diplomatic relations between Portugal and Brazil have been broken off This rupture of diplomatic relations is the direct result of the action of the Portuguese naval commanders in Rio in affording asylum to the Brazilian rebels. When da Gama abandoned his fleet in the harbor March 13 last he took his followers aboard the Portu- guese men-of-war Mindello and Alfonso de Albuguerque, where they were sheltered The Brazilian government preferred a de- mand for their surrender, holding that as the refugees were taken aboard the Portu- guese vessels within territorial waters they could not claim asylum and should be sub- mitted to trial by the Brazilian courts. The Portuguese commanders refused to surrender the rebels and the next day sailed away to the River Platte. The refugees were the cause of much trouble to their hosts, for after some ugly complications with the Uruguayan authorities, growing out of the violation of quarantine regulations, the Portuguese com- manders permitted a number of refugees to escape on an Argentine vessel. They were recaptured, but this involved the Portuguese in a dispute with the Argentine government, the result of which was that they were obliged to give up their prisoners, who ut last obtained liberty on Argentine soil. Meantime Brazil had not abated her claims and insisted that Portugal must return the refugees. Clearly this could not be done, and the result s a rupture between the parent country and Brazil. What the outcome will be cannot_be predicted. WASHINGTON, May 14.—Senor Mendonca, Brazilian minister, today received the follow- ing cablegram from his government: RIO DE_JANEIRO, To Brazilian Minister, Wi The president “of the republic has suspended diplomatic relations with Portugal, giving passports to Count Paraty and the personnel of the Portuguese legation in Rio and ordered the Brazillan legation in Lisbon (o withdraw MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, seen today Minister Mendonca when avolded a discussion of the future courss of his government. A rupture of diplo: relations is sometimes tantamou a declaration of war, but it is scarcely lkely to be so serious in this case. It i difficult to see how the Portuguese government can concillate Brazil, although this might be ac- complished by the surrender of Admiral da Gama, who is reported to be enroute to Portugal, and an ample apilogy. Portuguese pride, historical in its obstinacy, wiil probably stand in the way of any such con- cessfons and It is more probable that the two nations will continue to stand in an un- friendly attitude toward each other until time mollifies the outraged feelings of the Brazilians, LONDON, May 14.—The Brazilian legation in this city has received the following tele- gram: RIO DI JANEIRO, May 1.— Peixoto has broken off diplomatic relations with Portugal. The president has sent to the Portuguese legation the passports for President Count de Paraty and for the members of the Portuguese legation’s staff. MUNDELLA HAS RESIGNED. British Cabinet Minister's Fatal Connection with a Fraudulent Company. LONDON, May 14.—It s officially an- nounced that Rt. Hon. A. J. Mundella, pres- fdent of the Board of Trade, has resigned. Mr. Mundella, Sir John Gorst and Sir James Fergusson were recently summoned to appear before the queen's bench division of the high court of justice for examina- tion as to the affairs of the defunct New Zealand Land company, of which they had been directors. ~ Mr. Mundella stated in court he had resigned from the board of directors when he was appointed to the pres- idency of the Board of Trade. At that time he had 550 shares of the company’s stock, which he subsequently sold. He denied that he had ever assented to the issue of any misleading prospectus, but he admitted that he had given his assent to the declara- tion of a dividend, although the fiscal offi- cers of the company expected a deficit of £347,000. The admissions made by the directors at the examination caused severe stricture to be made upon the men. The Times to- day says: “A very grave public scandal has been terminated by the resignation of Mr. Mundella. ~ We regret that a useful official's career has been ended in so melan- choly a manner.” Mr. Mundella has written a letter to his constituents in which he says that he re- signed the presidency of the Board of Tr because he was anxious not to cripple the machinery of the department. If he had o cupled any.other post under the government this reason would not have existed and he would simply have challenged criticism of his own acts. Mr. Mundella, who represents the Brightside division of Sheflield, will seek from the electors an expression of their re- newed confillence. IVELY E TION CAMPAIC War Vessel Sent to Quell Disturbances Growing Out of an Electio ST. JOHNS, N. F, May 14.—Since the provinclal campaign there has been constant rioting, and it is believed that only the ar- rival of the English man-of-war Cleopatr: which 1s on the way, will troublous times, Colonial Secretary Morin was attacked at Broadcove Friday night and seriously in- jured while addressing a meeting. It was only when he drew a revolver and threat- ened to kill his assallants that he succeeded terminate the in escaping. The Whitewayites were at- tacked and assaulted at Freshwater, Verris Cove, the platforms from which they were to speak were demolished and the speakers driven from the ville foliowed by the yelling crowd. It is impossible to tell how the election will termina Both parties declare thelr success Is certain. Mean- while the leaders of each inforcements to the yarious d elections will be held. Both an angry mood and serious complications could easily be originated, as many of the people are very ignorant and yleld to the suggestions of any demagogue. sending tricts where sides are in Religlous Row in Ireland. BELFAST, May 14.—There was a serious encounter between nationalists and Orange- men neas Portadown,caunty of Armagh, today The trouble arose during the progress of a funeral procession which was escorting the body of an Orangeman to a cemetery. The Orangemen in the procession became In- censed by the comments of the nationalists and a row was precipitated, during which some of the Orangemen used revolvers and two of the opposing party were wounded. The police stopped the fightiug and made many arrests 1rish Leaguers Have s Banquet, LIVERPOOL, May 14.—The delegates to the convention of the Irish National league of Great Britain held a banquet at the Adelphi house tonlght. T. P. O'Connor presided Justin McCarihy, John Dillon and others made speeches in which confidence was ex pressed in the Roscbery government. None | of the speakers made any reference to the | Internal dissensions in the Irish parllamen- tary party. Miners' Congress Meets in Herlin. BERLIN, May 14.—The miners interna- tional congress opened here today. Mr. Thomas Burt, member of the British Parlia ment, was elected chairman. Herr Legion in an address in which he dwelt upon the importance of the miners’ organization, said {t was the most powerful In the world. About efghty delegates were present, repre- senting Great Britain, Belglum, France and Austria, After the election of officers the congre adjourned until tomorrow. The police during the day expelled one of the Belgian delegates named Do Fufsseau, who took a prominent part in the disturbance in the mining dis- tricts of Belgium in 1886, Eiffel Agreement Legally Sanctloned. PARIS, May 14.—The compromise effected between M. Eiffel and the liquidators of the Panama Canal company has been legal sanctioned. M. Eiffel engages, if the ne company is formed, to invest 5,000,000 francs in it and to ac pt lottery bonds of the other company at 126 francs in settlement of hl chaiim for work executed. 1If the new com- is not formed he will pay 6,000,000 toward the winding up of the old any and will rank as a creditor for the bills given n on account of work done. Brazilian Tosurgents Concentrating. BUENOS AYRES, May 14.—Advices hav reached here to the effect that the insui gont forces, numbering 8,000 men, are con- centrated near Bage in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Admiral da Gama will start for Lisbon in a few days for the pur of explaining to the Portugu government the conduct of the insurgents on board the Portuguese war ships on which they escaped from Rio. ealing Schooner in Trouble. VICTORIA, B. C., May 14.—The sealer Triumph, which returned to Portia yester- day with a catch of 1,320 skins, was boarded May 6 by the warship Hyacinth, her log, speats, etc., being transferred to the gurn boat and the schooner ordered to report t Collector Milne at Victoria. Captain Cox disputes the legality of the proccedings of the naval officers, Opening the Yachting Season, LONDON, Many 14.—The yachting season at Cowes opened today. Prince Henry of Battenburg and a brilliant company were among those who witnessed the races. The events were not of great importance. In the two and one-half rater class the Amer- ican boat Mencen was the winner. " DIVIDED ON METHODS. enntors Fall to Agree on Plans ighting the Tariff Bl WASHINGTON, May 14.—The republican members of the senate-were in caucus at Senator Sherman’s from § o'clock until ten minutes to 12. The caucus partook more of the nature of an informal conference than a business meeting, and while it was called with the purpose of arriving at a conclusion as to the method to be pursucd by the republican party in the senate, it closed without eliciting anything in the way of a party declaration. There was no vote on any proposition whatever, and the pro- ceedings consisted of a large number of speeches. There were about twenty-five of the thirty-seven republican senators present, and every one had something to say in the coursé of the evening. There was a great divergence in views. Of course the ac- counts of the meeting agree that while there were probably twenty speeches, most of them of course brief, no two of them were on the same line, or'advised the same manner of proceeding. There was no agree- ment except upoi: ine one point that the bill should be beaten !t possible. On general lines the greatest Jivergence of opinion was on the ability of the republicans to beat the bill at all, and while there was no formal division which would permit of counting, the caucus appeared to be about evenly divided In sentiment on this qu tion.© A statement that eastern senators were favorable to a continuance of the op- position on the lines which are now being observed, and that western senators are opposed to any effort to secure delay for delay's sake Republican & for ¥ would be in a general way correct, but there were exceptions on both sides. Senators Aldrich, Chandler, Frye and others contended that the bill ‘could be de- feated and said that all that was necessary to demonstrate the correctness of this as. sertion was to give the democrats time fo widen the breach which they asserted now exists. Some of them declare four or five democratic votes could be counted on as opposed to the bill, while one of those pre ent wenwmso far as to say he was assured of the opposition of at least scven demo- crats. Ne names of democratic senators were given, however. The opposition ¢ ment contended there was no positive assur- ance of any democratic support in opposi- tlon to the bill and that the only means of testing the truth of the rumors of demo- cratic dissatisfaction was to let the voting on. There was much talk as to the general demcrits and inconsistencies of the bill and some of the silver senators did not fail to call attention to the lack of sympathy which had been displayed by the republicans when the silver repeal bill was up last fall and to intimate they had no desire at this time to heap coals of fire on the heads of the element in the party at this time by doing Kindness in return for what they | about & o'clock the fire was under control. termed inconsideration. There was also an exchange of views on the policy of the republicans voting for the democratic amendments to ‘the bill, but the only agreement reached upon this point was for the present to allow individual re- publican senators to act 1 accordance with their own inclinations. e FLAMES HAD THEIR SWING. Palmyra Bereft of Lots of Valuable Prop. erty by an Incendiary. PALMYRA, Neb., May 14.—(Special to The Bee)—The most destructive fire that has ever occurred in Palmyra broke out in the rear of Thomas Bell's furniture store about 2 o'clock this morning and before it was brought under control more than $12,000 worth of property was destroyed There being practically no fire protection here, the fire rapidly spread north on Main strect and destroycd the livery barn and public hall of Mrs. Emily Slade, the bank of C. A, Sweet & ( Mrs. Louise Stillwell's hardware store, and S Turner's shoe shop. For a time the residence of Rev. ¢ W. Turrell was in dunger, but through the heroic efforts of ti tizens the house was saved, though the furniture and library of Rev. Turrcll was greatly damaged., = At The fire was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. A searching investigation will probably be had. Owing to the destruc- tion of the insurance C. A. Sweet it is impossible at this time to give the names of the companies which carried the risks on the property destroyed. The losse are as follows Thomas Bell, furniture store, loss $6,500, Insurance $4,000° C. A. Sweet & Co,, bank loss $1,000, in- surance $500; Mrs Slade, livery barn nd public hall, loss $2,000, no Insurance Mrs. L. Stillwell, bardware store, $1,700, no | insurance; S. A. ‘Turn oo shop, $300, no_insurance All the town records dockets [ twenty years were The loss of C. A. Sweet & Co. may prove to be greater¥than now known when the bank safe is opened, as it contalns a large amount of currency and securities. The safe now lles in the cellar of the brick bank destroyed and cannot be opened till cooled. records of Attorney and the justices’ | destroyed. Before the fire was under control Mz Sweet had engaged a building in which fo continue his business, For a number of | years th atter of putting in a system of water works has been under consideration It is now proposed to carry out some of | these plans to a successtul conclusion. COPY FIVE CENTS, Auburn Prison for ml Murder of Detective Harvey e Didn't Need Any Splritual Ald and Shunned Earthly Refreshments, lectrocuted at AUBURN, N. Y., May 14.—(Speclal Teleq gram to The Bee)—"Dink" Wilson, th Omaha desperado, was electrocuted in th state prison at 12:44 p. m. today for the murder of Detective Har racuse, Wilson slept last night from 12:30 to 4 a. m. He refused almost all the breakfasy set before him this morning. He hande® the warden a statement for publicationg which was merely thanks to the wardenj his family and his lawyers, and expressed the hope that his family would see thaf his Auburn lawyers were compensated fo their services. He cpent the morning | smoking cigarettes, walking his cell and writing a will, in which he gave away varfous trinkets. At 11 o'clock Wilson finished writing ané other statement, which he gave Lawyer McNaughton with the request that it be withheld from publication for the present At 11:30 Warden Stout asked Wilson I¢ e wanted to see a clergyman. “Dink” res plied that he did not need spiritual aid. Then Wilson had his picture taken. Wilson, when scen by The Bee repre- sentative, said he was ready to die, but ha regrettad the disgrace of his taking off. He spoke feelingly of his mother and sister. The twenty-seven witnesses arrived at noon, and at the same hour dinner was provided for Wilson, but he only called for an orange and a bottle of beer. That was his last meal on earth, H When the witne chamber at 12 DIED GAME. s assembled in the deatht the chair was tested by, State Electrician Davis and worked per~ fectly. Warden Stout then stepped into tha preparation room and soon the death pro- cession came, with Dink second, nervy and stolid as ever, and with the old leer on his whits face. He took his seat in the chair and began to talk. As the officers fastencd the straps and placed the eclectrodes, Wile son said: desire to say that the man confined im acuse (meaning his brother, Charles Wil son) Is not in any way guilty of murder. He did not in any way commit murder. Ha is perfectly innocent of the charge against him. Wilson said this in a clear voice, but with hesitation. When the work of fastening the straps was completed, he added: “And I have made a statement which is in the hands of my attorney. It is true in evifyr sense of the word.” . s the prisoner pronounced the last words the current was turned on. It was just' 12:44 o'clock. ~ Thero was but one contact! and that lasted but one minute. Then the physicians pronounced Wilson dead. The' body will be buried in the prison yard. DINK'S DYING DECLARATION Late this afternoon “Dink” Wilson's last statement was given out. It read AUBURN, May 1ith, 1804.—1 desire to, make dying statement as follows:| That Charles I. Wilzon, otherwise known as Geory Calhoun, his real name being Charles K. Wilson, ‘and he s my brother,' and who is jointly indicted with me for the killing of Mr. James Harvey, s entirely innocent of the crime. He is not the man who was with me at the time sald Harvey met his death. L. R. WILSON.” "y This statement created a sensation, On “Dink's” trial fifteen witnesses, both for the people and defense, positively identified! Charles Wilson, Persons who know most about the case declare Dink's statement is a falsehood. Charlie's trial will be called at once, and people are now wondering what his defense will be. Dink's defense was that Charlie did the shooting, and it has been supposed that Charlie would tura about and’ churge Dink with the murder, but Dink's last_statement may change the entire plan of Charlie's counsel. The autopsy showed that Wilson's heart stopped in the middle of a beat, which dem- onstrates how instantaneous death was. His heart welghed twelve and three-fourths ounces and his brain fifty-five and one-halt ounces. His body was well developed and normal in every respect, except one kidney, which was found in thé pelvis, an unusual condition, which existed before death: Charlle Wilson was told that Dink was dead and had exonerated him, but he would not say a word to any one. t OF CRIME, Story of a Life Filled with Evil Decds—Bora for the Gallows. It was frequently predicted by people fa= miliar with their history that Luctus (“Dink”) and Charles Wilson would wind up their careers on the scaffold. That predic- tion has come to pi vart, for today Dink Wilson was electrocuted at Auburn for the murder of Detective Harvey In Syra- cuse on July 30 of last year. Charles Wik son is in jail at Syracuse awaiting trial ‘for his part in the murder, and the Syracuse officers are confident that he will sufter the fate of his brother. The murder of Detect- ive Harvey last July was one of the most cold-blooded on record. He had placed the men under arrest for robbing a safe some time previous During the month of July, 18 in central New over a number of daring safe robberies, Wilson boys then made ne of the leading restaurants in Syracs their headquarters. Their actions aroused the suspicions of one of the walters, and e related his suspicions to Chief of Police Wright, On the morning of July 30 the Wilsons went to this restaus vaut, and, while they were cating, the walter telephoned to the police station., Detéctive Harvey was sent to make the arrest. After the men wer®through eating the officer fol- lowed them several biocks, and, s they were close to the station, he attempted to place them under arrest. The Wilsons drew thelr revolvers and Charles knocked th the officers York were greatly perplexed The detective to the ground. As the officer was stiuggling to regain his feet Dink shot him through the head killing him instantly. many people on the strects at the time of the shooting, but the desperadoes ran for the river. Charles escaped by jumping Into the water, but Dink was captured, and it required the whole reserve police force to prevent the excited cltizens from lynehing him on the spot. The prisoner refused to talk, and It was nearly four wecks before any trace of Charles could be found, “Dink” gave the name of George A. Harnes to the Syracuse police. Chilef Wright sont photo graphs and descriptions of the murderer sl over the country, but it remained for Chitr of Police Seavey of this city to furnish the facts as to the identity of the prisoner. Them the New York police began looking for hiw brother. HOW THE BROTHER WAS Charles Wilson made his way to Buffale, where he was arrested by Police Se Mahancy and Detectives Coghlin and F The oficers discovercd him through taundry marks on Dink's clothes. linen was marked with & Rochester laundry and a des There w ARRESTED, stamp, cription of the men who left the clothiug at the laundry was glvem the office It was discovered that the boys went under the name of Clay in Roch ter. Charles’ allas was George L. Clay. A letter sent to Buffalo under that name was Intercepled by the police, and them o i i - A A .l R s eI~ e . e S L5