Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 16, 1894, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, WEDNE: DAY MOR ING, MAY 16. 1894 INGLE COPY FIVE OENTS ALLEN WANTS INFORMATION Would Like to Know How Many Men Work in Protected Industries, ARE THEY NATIVE OR FOREIGNERS Another Grist of Amendments Ground Out of the Compromise Mill and Tacked Onto the Tarlff Bill-Vest Says the Bill Will Pass. WASHINGTON, May 15.—At the opening of the session of the senate today Mr. Allen, populist of Nebraska, introduced and asked for the Immediate consideration of a resolu- tlon calling upon the secretary of the treas- ury for information as to the total number of persons engaged in protected industries; the number of such persons whose wages are claimed to be affected by protection; the aumber whose wages are not affected; also he proportion of the population of the United States dependent upon the foreign market for the sale of their products; also the number of persons engaged iIn protected industries who are native citizens: the number natur- alized and the number who are aliens; also the proportion of native or naturaiized citi- zons who are being displaced by alicns. Mr. Chandler asked that the resolution go over until tomorrow. Meantime he sug- gested that Mr. Allen investigate to ascer- tain whether it was possible for the secre tary of the treasury to comply with such request. He did not think that the Treasury departrient was in possession of such data as_was desired by the resolution. Mr. Allen called attention to the fact that a similar resolution had been passed in 1886, The resolution went over. The vic: president announced the following committee appointments: Mr. Patton, on claims, Indian affairs, epidemic d riculture and forestry; Mr. Proctor, on fish- erles; Mr. Davis on census and Mr. McMil- lan on naval affairs. OREGON SENATORS ARE SELFISH. The senate then took up the consideration of the bills on the calendar. A bill to pla Dunbar Ransom on the retired list of t army as a captain was passed, also a biil defining and permanently fixing the north-rn Youndary line of the Warm Springs Indian reservation In the state of Oregon. A bill providing for a naval training station on the Pacific coast met with the opposition of Messrs. Mitchell of Oregon and Squire of Washington, because the bill specified San Francisco harbor as the lccation of the station. Mr. Aldrich’s amendment placing a duty of 15 per cent on coal tar preparations not provided for in the bill was defeated. Discussion arose over a report presented by Mr. Voorhees, showing the revenue which would be raised under the bill as it passed the house and also as modified by the pend- ing senate amendments, based upon last year's importations. Mr. Allison complained that the report presented by Mr. Voorhees was not an es- timate at all. It was, he said, an exact computation of the revenue to be raised under a proposed bill based upon a former law. Mr. Aldrich side, who were responsible must have some idea of the revenue to be ralsed by this bill. If.they had, it was clearly their duty to present their ideas of this subject to the senate. “Oh!" said Mr. Vest, “we do not propose to go into the dominion of conjecture to allow senators on the other side to filibus- ter.' “We are not filibustering,” shouted a halt dozen republicans. VEST SAYS IT WILL PASS. declared senators on the other for legislation, “You are not filibustering?” sald Mr. Vest, with a temper. “Then what do you call it? You spend hours here in a long debate upon the most_insectiferous and in- significant matters. We want to dispose of this bill. Your tactics will not prevail,” said Mr. Vest, raising his hand fmpressively. “We Intend to pass this bill if it takes until the snow flies next winter." Mr. Aldrich protested the republicans had no disposition to oppose factious opposition. They would debate it fairly and properly, but they would not filibuster. An amendment by Mr. Lodge to make copper dutiable at three-tenths of a cent per pound was defeated. Mr. Quay asked that 25 cents.specific duty be substituted for 20 per cent on oxide of cobalt. Mr. Jones accepted the substitute. The amendment restoring the rate on coloring for brandy, wine and beer and other liquors (50 per cent) was adopted: also the Jones amendment transferring from the free list and making dutiable at 10 per cent drugs, such as barks, beans, berries, bal- sams, buds, bulbs, bulbous roots, excres- cences, fruit flowers, fibres, dried insects, grains, gums and gum resin, herbs, leaves, lchens, mosses, nuts, roots and stems, spices, vegetables, sods, aromatic sods of morbid growth, weeds and woods used ex- pressly for dying. The Jones amendment increasing the duty on sulphuric ether from 85 to 40 cents, nitrous ether from 20 to 25 cents and fruit ethers of ofl or essences from $1 to §2 were agreed to. Mr. Aldrich moved to increase the duty on crude glycerine from 1 cent to 1% cents; lost, 18 to 87. Mr. Lodge moved to increase the duty on refined glycerine from 3 to 4 cents; lost, 24 to 32, Mr. Aldrich moved to transfer indigo and its extracts from the free list to the dutiable list at three-fourths of a cent per pound; lost, 19 to U5, MF. Gallinger moved to increase the duty on Ink, ink powders, printers’ ink, ete, from 20 to 30 per cent ad valorem; lost, 21 to 34. Mr. Allison moved to transfer lodine from the free list and to place It on the dutiable list at 20 cents per pound: lost. The Jones amendment placing a duty of B cents a pound on licorice was agreed to. The following Jones amendments, placing an additional duty of 30 per cent on caleined magnesia, placing a duty on Epsom salts of one-fifth of a cent, and reducing the duty on morphla from 75 cents to 50 cents per ounce, were agreed to. In the next paragraph (castor oil) Mr. Chandler moved to strike out 85 per cent and substitute 65 cents per gallon; lost. Mr. Aldrich moved to substitute 15 cents per gallon for 20 per cent ad valorem on cod liver oil; lost. At 540 the senate went session, i, DAWES' COMMITTEE PROGRESSING, Into executive Bome Hope of Arriving at a Settlement with the Indinns. WASHINGTON, May 15.—Ex-Senator Dawes of the Dawes Indian commission, @harged with the responsibility of settling tho questions connected with the five cly- flized tribes, was at the capitol for a few hours today, having recently arrived from Indian territory. He sald that the commis- sion was beginning to feel that It was mak- ing progress, but that the work until recent- 1y had been very slow, owing to the fact that the head men among the Indians were mot disposed toward any change of present conditions. There has, however, been a D;l‘(‘flfl'llll' improvement in the outlook since e recgut visit of (i ate migtee the five clvillzed tribes, (‘hun puh 1\. d the effect of causing some of the In- lans to see that a change of some Kipd m the present condition would soon be Beccessary. Sepator Dawes expressed the pinion that a territortul form of government ould solve many of the questions which re now in suoh an unsatisfactory condition, ut before a wholesale change such as that ould involyo could ba brought about, he hought that other miuor changes would be ecessary, §uch as the reformation of the diclal system and the settlement of the nd question. The Dawes commission Is w engaged on the latter problem, which one of such intricacy as to requirs a great ceases, ag-, deal of careful work. While he was not disposed to go into details, he expressed the opinfon that the lands of the several tribes would be divided pro rata among the Indians. If this system should be adopted, the Choctaws and Chickasaws would receive 500 or 1,600 acres each, while the members of the other three tribes would get an aver- age of about 160 acres each. WORKING ON APPROPRIATIONS. oth Salling House Has Comparatively Sm and Makes Good Progre WASHINGTON, May 15.—Speaker Crisp was not in the chair when the house met today, as he had been called away by the death of Mrs. Crisp's mother. In a letter he designated Mr. Dockery of Missourl as speaker pro tem. Among the bills presented was one from the committee on labor, reported by Mr. McGann, making Labor day a holiday. It was placed on the calendar. The naval appropriation bills were then taken up. Mr. Cummings' substitute pro- viding hereafter no cadet should be ap- nted who was not a resident of the con- sional district he is appointed to rep- was agreed to, When the paragraph relative to armor and armament was reached ‘Mr. ciklejohn offered an amendment providing for the appointment. by the speaker of a select committee of nine members, with full powers, to investigate the alleged armor frauds by the Carnegle Steel company, or Carnegle, Phipps & Co., and the assessments made against the company by the president Mr. Cummings made a point of order against the amendments, which the chair tained aragraph authorizing the secretary of the navy to use the $450,000 appropriated by the act of March 2, 1889, for the con- struction, armament and equipment of three torpedo boats, to cost not more than $450,000, was adopted, At 2:48 consideration of the bill in the committee of the whole was ended, the com- mittee arose and at 2:50 the bill was passed. The house then went into committee of the whole and the agricultural appropriation bill was taken up. After the reading of the bill in full the committee arose in order to allow Mr. Dockery, from the committee on appropriations, to report to the house the legislative, executive and jud'cial appro- priations bill,’ when the committee of the whole resumed its session. At 4:12 o'clock general debate on the bill closed and it was read by paragraphs for amendment. During the reading of the bill Mr. Reed took occasion to make a criticism on the evils of reading at a rail- road rate of speed. A discussion between Messrs, Reed, Hopkins of Illinois and Mr. Hatch was thus started as an amusing friendly debate, but it soon degenerated into an angry personal dispute. Mr. Hopkins accused Mr. gling” salaries in the Department of Agri- culture, when Mr. Hatch angrily retorted that he would not allow any such imputation on his actions and he assured Mr. Hopkins that if he had made any such remark out- side of the house he would have had the words rammed down his throat. It was some time before the angry storm cloud rolled away from the horizon. No amendments had been made to the bill when at 505 o'clock the committee arose and the house adjourned. Hatch of “jug- - TARIF KATES COMPARED. Relative Figures of the Senate Bill, Bill and the McKinley Ac WASHINGTON, May 15.—Senator Voor- hees, chairman of the finance committee, today submitted to the senate the treasury estimate of the duties which will be derived under the rates proposed by the late senate revision of the tariff bill, as compared with the rates under the McKinley law and those under the houte bill, basing the estimates upon the importations for last year. The estimate shows that if the pending bill becomes a law $4,853,333 will be collected in duty on chemicals, drugs, etc., as against $5,096,316 under the house bill and $6,284,659 under the McKinley law. On earths, earthenware and glassware: Senate bill, $8,832,694; house bill, $5.078, McKinley law, $12,132,637. Metals and man- ufactures: Senate, $15,852,676; house, $15,- 769,653; McKinley, $27,034,637. Wood and manufactures: Scnate, $633,710; house, $648,451; McKinley, $935,381. Sugar: Senate $43,478,957; house, $16,832; McKinley, $193,- 284, Tobacco: Senate, $13,337,977; ' house, $11,528,083; McKniley, $14,831,980. ' Agricul- tural products and provisions: Senate, $9,- 444,72; house, $7,969,748; McKinley, '$12;- 438,855, The rates of duties fixed on the various schedules reduced to ad valorem rates shows the following comparisons: Chemicals: Senate, 24.40; house, 5.09; McKinley, 3161, Earthenware and glass: ware: Scnate, 47.81; house, 34.37; McKin- ley, Metals and manufactures: Sen- ate, ; house, 35.06; McKinley, 58.43. Wool and manufactures thereof: Senate, 22.82; house, 22.64; McKinley, 32.66. Sugar and ‘manufactures thereof: Senate, 39.59; house, 28.43; McKinley, 14.05. Tobacco: Senate, 109.95; house, 91.39; McKinley, 117.82.° Agricultural ' products: Senate, 23.62; house, 21.58; McKinley, 33.21, Touse PROVID OR SATARIES. Leglislative, Executlve and Judicial Appro- priation BIL Ready. WASHINGTON, May 15.—The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill vas completed by the appropriation commit- tee today. It carries the salaries of all gov- ernment officers for the coming year. The whole amount recommended in the bill is $21,101,823, being a reduction under the es- timates of $120,867, and a reduction under the appropriation act for the current year of $766,199. The whole number of salaries specifically provided for in the bill is 10,110, being 363 less than the number estimated for and 558 less than the number provided for in the law for the current year. The reorganization of the Treasury de- partment, on the basls recommended by the Dockery ‘commission, Is a feature of the bill. It reduces the treasury force 185 and reduces expenses $239,080. Another new feature of the bill is the pro- vision for printing 10,000 copies of the re- bellion records, both of the union and the confederate navies, to be apportioned among senators and members and by them dis- tributed to libraries. The appointment by the secretary of the treasury of a chief of the revenue cutter service Is provided for, The itan for sugar inspectors, heretofore in the bill, has been dropped, as the com- mittee believes that there will be an aboli- tion of sugar bounties Making Judicial Life a Burden. SHINGTON, Miy 15.—Representative Boen of Minnesota introduced a resolution today to investigate the conduct of the United States courts In his state in a matter bas stirred up much feeling. It Is charged in the resolution the law has been annulled by the judge of the Sixth divi- sion by adjounring the court at Fergus Malls before completiug Its business and by tak- ing to St. Paul, a distance of 200 miles, for trial a large number of laboring men charged with offenses against the United States, who live within thirty miles of Fergus alls, thereby putting them and the government to uscless expense. The committee on judi- clary is empowered by the resolution to in- vestigute the conduct of the judge of the court and the marshal in all these matters. Wi which Inorease for Mexid WASHINGTON, May 15.—The house com- mittee on pensions today voted to report to the house a bill Increasing the rates of all pensioners of the Mexiean war and Indian war from $10 to $12 & month. Representa- tivo Camivetti of California had introduced a bill to give this increase to Mexican war pensioners ¢nd the committee decided to ex- tend it to the Indian war survivors. But one member of the committee opposes the o va takivg the ground that it would™.pe the door {or a service pension to survivors | of the civil war. ALL QUITE READY TO SUBMIT Commonwealers at Green River Quietly Give in to Uncle S8am. MARSHAL RANKIN WANTS THEM SENT BACK Selzure of a Tramn a Viclous Outrage and He Declares He Wil Not Waive , Jurisdiction—Order for Troops Received from Washington, GREEN RIVER, Wyo., May 15.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The plans for the digposition of the entire Commonweal army at this place have been finally agreed upon. J. G. Beatty of the United States court of Idaho declares that such brazen anarchy as the theft of railroad trains under control of court shall be given merited punishment. About 6 o'clock tonight Marshal Rankin re- ceived this message from United States Mar- shal Pinkham of Idaho: “Hold the army that captured train at Montpeller yesterday until I arrive with warrants tomorrow. I waive no jurisdiction over them. The out- rage against the law and the rights of prop- erty was too vicious. 1 want them back.” Immediately after receiving this message Marshal Rankin and his posse procecded to the armory and announced to the Coxey- ites that he was instructed to place every man in the company undef arrest. © When asked if they would submit peaceably they answered without a dissenting voice: “‘We wilL” Guards were placed over them. The troops were scheduled to arrive in Green River at 1 a. m. Upon their arrival the soldiers will pitch their tents near thelr armory, where they will remain until morn- ing. The troops are only to be used when the marshal and his posse find themselyes unable to enforce the orders of the court. Upon the arrival of Marshal Pinkham from Idaho the men under arrest will be taken be- fore United States Judge Riner, at a place to be designated by him, where they will be arraigned and an order entered to take them into the jurisdiction of the United States court for the district of Idaho, sitting at Boise City, for trial. Marshal Rankin will thén take the accused to that place. Whether or not the troops will accompany him will depend entirely upon the develop- ments tomorrow. It is presumed that Judge Riner will have the men arraigned before him in this city. SOMEBODY MAY A most serious problem confronts the United States authorities and the Union Pacific officials tonight. Judicious manage- ment will be required to prevent a clash and probable loss of lite. The question is what shall be done with the 200 men of the Commonweal army who arrived here from Montpelier at 3:15 this morning on board the train_ stolen from Marshal Pinkham of Idaho. They had but a small supply of provisions when they arrived, and tonight they are practically without food. The eiti- zens of Green River have become tired of feeding the numerous companies of way- faring strangers passing through every few days, and do not propose to encourage others to come by feeding these already here. The men say they cannot stay here and starve and do not propose to walk. They are de- termined to ride, peaceably if they can, forcibly it they must. They appear anxious to surrender to Marshal Rankin, knowing that if they become prisoners the govern- ment will be compelled to feed them. A cold, drizzling rain set in this afternoon, which threatened to drench the poorly clad Commonwealers to the skin, but Mayor Talia- ferro took compassion upon them and per- mitted the removal of their headquarters to the armory of company B, Wyoming Na- tional Guard, in which were two stoves and other conveniences. The men now here comprise a portion of five companies of the original Portland Industrial army. None of the chief officers, however, are with them, they, with one exception, being with the men’ taken to Cheyenne last night by Mar- shal Rankin's posse. The exception is Colo- nel Callaban, who managed to escape last night by jumping from the car window just as the special train was pulling out of Green River vards. The officers here were notified from Rock Springs, but they have as yet been unable to apprehend the colonel. Callahan was the leader of company P, which captured the train_at Montpelier Sunday and ran it to Cokeville, where they were arrested. The fact that he especially was wanted by the Idaho deputies to answer for that offense no doubt made him take the desperate chances to escape. Since the arrival of the Commonwealers this morning Trainmaster Hay has kept all trains over the Oregon Short Line running regularly. A sharp lookout Is kept, how- ever, for the coming of three squads of In- Qustrials over the main line from Ogden as well as over the Portland division. Chief Deputy United States Marshal Dickey and a heavily armed posse of deputies accom- panied passenger train No. 2 from Evanston this afternoon. The Industrials have had no perfect or- ganization since arriving at Montpelier, and there was considerable feeling on the part of members of company H agalnst those who refused to join them after they had stolen the train on Sunday, but this morn- ing it was decided that ail should take a solemn oath to abide by the decision of the BE HURT. majority, and to stand together under all circumstances. Two men declined to take the oath and were dropped out of the or- ganization, The name of the engineer who ran the engine from Montpelier to Green River is Thomas Percy Bickers. He Is an English- man, and came from Portiand. In a con- versation this afternoon he stated he had firmly determined to run the train through here this morning at all hazards until he saw that the track was completely blocked with cars. “I had made up my mwmind,” said he, “that if the officials attempted to stop us we would kill some one or be killed ourselves in the effort to run through the town.” He sald he knew the rallroad offi- clals were not going to destroy the com- pany's property in order to stop them, and when the stolen train was on the track it would be given the right of way. PRISONERS AT CHEYENNE. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 15.—(Special Tel- egram to The Bee.)--Seven deputy United States marshals, in charge of Specfal Deputy Colonel Nick O'Brien, arrived in this city at 11 o'clock this morning with sixteen Com- monweal prisoners arrested at Cokeville yesterday afterncon. They had arrested forty-three men, but Judge Riner inslsted that they bring only sixteen of the leaders. Among the number arrested was General Sheffler. Your representative saw him, but lie denfed that he was the leader of the army and declared that was traveling on a first-class ticket to Topeka, where his folks resided. It developed that Shefler worked on the Cheyenne & Northern, north of this city, in 1861, and went from here to Port- land. He Is a stonemason by trade and showed a card in a Por il lodge of the na- tional assoclation. He sovs his arrest s an outrage and that he will make the of- ficials of the roads suffer. Judge Riner stated today that the men under arrest would appear before him personally for con- tempt of court and that therc would be ne |n|’n|}mhmry' steps necessary. The long delayed order of the president for the Fort N 1l troops came shortly aft: dinner today, and the second battalion the Seventeenth infantry F”I Fort Russell, under command of Colonel Poland, left heFs at 4 u'r_lurk this afternoon for Green River to co-ofierate with United States Marshal Rankin in keeping the peace, Judge I\Fer has not yet issued an order as to what s| be dono with the 2u0 men now at the latter place. i 6 i Took a Fifty Mile Ride. GOSHEN, Ind., May 15.—A band of sixty Oommonwealers, under command of General Sullivan, who split from General Randall's wrmy, broke camp at Ligonier, sixteen miles @ust of this city, in confusion today and captured an east bound Lake Shore freight train, They held posssssion until Butler was reached, Afty miles down the road, and there they were made'teo dismount. MARCHING TO JOIN KELLY. Armies Headed for St Joe to Float Down the Missouri. FAIRFIELD, Neb, May 15.—(Special to The Bee)—The Denver branch of the Com- monweal army, which arrived here yester- day from Hastings, camped in and around a vacant dwelling house in the heart of the city last night. Although their coming was entirely unexpected and there was no or- ganized effort to furnish them food, private contributions poured in at a great rate, so that Captain Bennett says that at no stop- ping place since they made the start from Denver have they been treated better than here. Their breakfast this morning con- sisted of ham and eggs, bread and butter, coffee, milk and various delicacies on the side. ’ The captain defes any one along the route over which they have traveled to point to a single overt or wnlawful act committed by his company. Thelr conduct here bears out the captain's statement. Captain Bennett expects to land in Washington with several hundred men. He says that the ranks have been thinned chiefly by dismissal of pro- fessional tramps, and that good, honest, un- employed men are constanly joining the ranks, The company expeets to follow the St. Joseph & Grand Island raflroad to St Joseph, Mo. They will depend on marching chiefly, but voluntéer assistance with teams will be acceptable. They left here this morning, quite a large number of teams and wagons being fur- nished them. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 15.—The Com- monweal army of nearly 100 men under General Bennett, ‘coming from Fairfield, Neb., Is expected here shortly. It is in- tended to build rafts here and float down the Missouri river to join Kelly's division after it reaches the Mississippl. It Sanders’ army is released at Leaven- worth it is expected to Join Bennett's army here and proceed down the river with the Nebraska men. S8pecial officers will be sworn in to keep Sanders and his men out of the city if they start this way, as they will pass through towns in which there are a number of smallpox cases. WHAT KELLY WANTS TO DO. Commander of the Commonweal Navy Out- lines His Future ¥ OTTUMWA, May 15.—At a big meeting last night, at which “General” Kelly and local popullsts spoke, Kelly said he wanted it understood that he is running no populist side show. The army was ordered by the authorities to leave here at 12 o'clock, which it did, leaving five boats behind, two for provisions and three containing the ball team, which played this afternoon with a picked nine. When he arrives at Keokuk he will l: his boats together in a huge raft, place bulwarks on the sides, and hire a tug to pull him to Quincy, HL. He will remain there several days. The army is in the best shape it has been in since leaving Council Bluffs. Eldon Is the next objective oint, and the authorities there inte 1o cep ‘the army out of the city and refuse to feed them. Kelly gave Colonel Speed positive orders to land the army there, and trouble is expected. RT DECISIONS. Contested Election Case for Justice of the Peace Reversed. DES MOINES, May 15.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—§even sions were handed down by the supreme court tcday, as fol- lows: I N. Whittan,)contestant, appellant, against J. E. Zarohik, incumbent, Linn dis- trict; reversed. Action to contest the elec- tion of the incumbent to the office of justice of the peace. The cplnion says: “The con- clusions are that the district court rejected votes which should have been counted for the incumbent and counted votes which should have becn refected, sufficient in num- ber, if the count was otherwise properly made, to have authorized a judgment for the contestant. The errors committed are not shown to have been without prejudice to_ him."” Henry Kracke against William Homeyer et ux., appellants, Adair district, affirmed. Elizabeth Harrington, appellant, against the Fidelity Loan and Trust company and S. J. Johnson, Cherokee district; affirmed. Charles Kennedy against J. J. Moore et al, appellants, Plymouth district; reversed. Eli Litchtenberger, appellant, against the incorporated town of ‘Meridian; reversed. John H. McKelvey, administrator, appel- lant, against the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern Railway company, Lyon district; reversed. Action for damages for death of plaintiff intestate. A. M. Garrett against Western Unlon Tele- graph company, appellant, Louisa district; afirmed. Action againgt the defendant for damage resulting from a failure to transmit and deliver a telegraph message. Charles T. Howe, editor of the Guthrie county Democrat at Panors, pleaded guilty in the federal court to advertising a raflle for a horse, which' the postal authorities held was a violation of the antl-lottery law. He showed that he had consulted legal authority and was discharged on payment of costs, ¥y Convention of lowa Christians. CRESTON, Ia., May 15.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The dlstrict convention of the Christian churches opened last even- ing in the legant new church at Osceola, Rev. O, Ebert of Creston, president of the district, presiding. = Rev. A. M. Haggard, state secretary, delivered the opening ad- dress. A large audlence was in attendance and the sermon made a deep impression. Representation from various parts of the district is complete. President Ebcrt's ad- dress was made this afternoon and Rev, Swartz delivered the sermon at the evening session. The convention will be in session four days, adjourning Thursday cvening. The program s an unusually interesting one. Prac ticed Medicine Without a Diploma. DUNLAP, Ia., May 15.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee)—J. F.! Walter is an itinerant cure-all doctor, traveling through western Towa, Who has been located fu Dunlap about six weeks, doing a rushing business healing the blind, the lamesnd the halt. The mat- ter was laid before the State Board of Medical Examiners and a complaint was filed against him, charging him with prac- ticing without a diploma. He skipped out yesterday, but waw esptured and brought back to Dunlap this afternoon. Ile was ar- raigned before Ji ce Jennings, pleaded guilty to the charge! was flued $50 and costs, in default of swhich he was sent to Jail at Logan. Judge Baldwin for Temporary Chairman. DES MOINES, Msy 16.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bea.)—The state central com- mittee of the republiega party of Towa held a meeting’ today abd,decided to hold the state convention in Moines July 11 Johin N. Baldwin of jCouncil Bluffs * was selected for temporary thairman and Sen- ator Hash of Creston yecommended for pers manent chairmap of the convention. Al the members present expressed confidence in the outlook for a grand victory this year. Blds 107 Spwars at Lomars, LEMARS, Ia, May 15.—(8pecial Telegram to The Bee)—Bids fof the sanitary system tor sewers for Lemars were opefed by the city coliicil teday. The confract has mot been awarded-yet. The lowest bldders were the Sloux City Plumbing company and Dan- forth & Petera of Bay City, Mich. The bids run from 26 gents 0 §8 cents on eight-inch laterals. P . Death of Dr, Hobbs of Drake University. DES MQINES, May 15.— .s‘m.\ Telegram to The Bee)—Rev. DF. A. 1. Hobbs, dean of the bible department of Drake untverdity, died this morning. He had becu a sufferer for two or threc years. About two weeks ago ho submitted to un operation, and since that time his decline had been rapid. He was 60 years old and leaves a family. | come PORTUGAL IS QUITE RIENDLY Not at All Inclined to Go to War with Any- body O er Da Gama, DID ALL SHE COULD TO APPEASE BRAZIL Commanders Who Allowed the Refugees to Escape Were Dismissed—Amicable Ad- Justment of Differences is Looked For, LONDON, May 15.—A dispatch to the Times from Lisbon today eays that the rea- son alleged for the rupture of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Portugal is the conduct of the commanders of the Poriu- guese war ships Mindello and Alfonso de Albuquerque in allowing the insurgents to escape from their ships in Montevideo. * According to the Times correspondent, Portugal s entirely blameless in the matter and has done her utmost to satisfy the Brazilian government by dismissing the commanders of the war ships referred to. The correspondent adds that, although the position is considered serious, it is believed that the question will be amicably settled, s Portugal has always maintained and d sires to maintain the most friendly relations with Brazil, LISBON, May 15.—~The Brazilian charge d'affaires has been ordered to go to Paris so soon as the legation is closed in accordance with orders from Rio de Janeiro to sever diplomatic relations between Brazil and Portu- gal. The documents relating to the rupture will be gazetted tomorrow and will declare that the cause of the trouble was the fact that Admiral da Gama and the other in- surgent officers were accorded an asylum on board of the Portuguese war ships in Brazil- fan waters. Negotiations on the subject be- gan March 14. SULTRINESS IN THE AIR, Trouble Scented at Blueflelds, but No One Knows Where to Look for It. BLUEFIELDS, April 28 (via New Orleans, May 15).—During the past few days there has been a sultriness in the air like that which precedes a thunder storm. Within forty-eight hours over 100 inhabitants, mostly creoles, have left for San Andres and other islands to await the result of the revolution which appears imminent. In all about 800 people have fled. Business is almost at a standstill. Minister Baker's arrival here on the 26th on board the San Francisco was hailed with delight. Complaints are pouring in from every direction regarding abuse at the hands of the Nicaraguan officials. Advices from the coast state that the Indians are sharpen- ing their arrows and preparing for war. There are today more than 150 Nicaraguan soldiers upon the bluffs. Their dismlissal is constantly promised, but no sooner does one band leave than another springs up in its place. No one seems to know where they from. Minister Madriz, General La- hezas, Police Governor Renting and Colonel Larz and many other officers have suddenly disappeared and no one seems to Know their whereahouts, The bellef among the Amerl- cans is that they are engaged in hatching a, plot to put the Spaniards in possession of the reservation. CHANOE TO SHAKE H fleet to Visit Boston While Chicago 1s Feted at London. LONDON, May 15.—The banquet which is to be tendered on May 24, the queen’s birth- day, to Admiral Erben, Captain Mahan and the officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, will be attended by Prince Louls of Battenburg, Lord Rosebery, Earl Spencer, Lord George Hamilton, Lord Brassey, Sir Charles Dilke, Admiral Sir John E. Com- merell, Admiral Sir William Dowell, Ad- miral Sir G. T. Phipps Hornby Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel and many other dis- tinguished naval men. The Globe, referring to the banquet, says: The welcome will be thoroughly national and not only from thelr brother officers of the English navy but from the country. It is many years since we have had the oppor- tunity to shake hands with Brother Jona- than, yet no country should be closer to our affections and sympathy. The occasion will be in the nature of a family gathering, and not the least pleasant feature connected with it will be the simultaneous visit of the British fleet to Boston where our sailors, doubtiess, wil be accorded a similar cordial welcome. WILL CAUCUS ON THE ANDSS - the British LORDS. English Liberals Summoned to Meet Next Month to Express Their Sentiment LONDON, May 15.—The National Liberal federation has issued a call for a conference at which the liberal federations throughout he kingdom shall be present to express an opinfon upon the House of Lords question. The conference is to be held at Leeds on June 20. Radicals Will Defy the Troops. VIENNA, May 15.—News from Belgrade indicates hat a popular rising is feared in Servia. Great excitement prevails among the people, who are indignant at the arbi- trary and oppressive acts of the government in prohibiting meetings which it was pro- posed to hold to protest against the rein- statement in power of ex-King Milan. The government, in s glving notice that such meetings would not be allowed, declared troops would be used to prevent thom. The radicals, however, declare their intention to hold meetings on Sunday, and confljcts are then expected. Jissionaries Suffer from Earthquakes. BERLIN, May 15.—A dispatch from Syd- ney, N. 8. W., reports that severe earth- quakes occurred In the vicinity of Mioko and New Pomerania, on March 3 and 4. Almost all the houses of the missionaries and traders were destroved and the inhabi- tants were in @ state of panic for mauy days, fearing a repetition of the shocks, Spaniards Pay Indemnity to Amerlcans. MADRID, May 15.—At a cabinet meeting it was decided to pay In gold the sum of $17,000, equal to $23,000 of Spanish cur- rency, as an indemnity to the American Methodist missionary who was unlawfully expelled from the Caroline islands when Spain annexed that territory. Africun Zribes Huve Serap. TRIPOLI, May 15.—A battle between the Tuaregs and the Tibboos has taken place near Kawar, central Soudan. The Tibboos lost seventy men and a large number of their force were wounded. The Tuaregs then en- tered Kawar, capturing 500 camels and pil- laging the town. Insurgents Again on the Offensive. BUENOS AYRES, May 15—Dispatches re- celved here from Rio Grande City say the Insurgents of the province of Rio Grande do Sul are preparing to make a fresh attack upon that city. The inhabitants are ficeing to places of safety. Trouble Brewing in Congo. BRUSSELS, May 15.—The Independence Belge has advices from the Congo Free State reporting that the Mayomba and Lukuango districts are in a disturbed state and that four Belglan agents have been murdered within ten days. Chiolera In Southern Rusgla. ODESSA, May 15.—News from Belgrade clared that cholera exists In seven govern- meuts in the soyth of Rugsia. John Wanamaker in London, LONDON, May 15.—John Wanamaker, ex- postmaster general of the United States was among the speakers at the national convention of the Christian Endeavor so- clety, which is being held in the Metropoli- tan Tabernacle. e THEIR SLOGAN, Sy Governor Stone of Missonrl La hes Co gressman Bland's Presidentinl Boom. KANSAS CITY, May 15.—Governor Stone qualifiedly launched the presidential boom for Silver Dick Bland in the Missouri state democratic convention here today. The temporary chairman, J. McD. Trimble, after a long continued row in the committee of resolutions, sought to make matters smooth in his opening speech to the convention by declaring that state conventions did not meet to decide national ssues, nor to nom- inate a presidential candidate, nor to create a presidential possibility. When Governor Stone, who was made permanent chairman, arose’to make iis talk, about the first thing he uttered was a denial of Trimble's propo- sitions. State conventions, he declared, ex- press the thought of the which was crystalized tions. He was sorry that a candidate for United position he did not seck. When he retired from the governorship, he sald, em- phatically, it would be to return to private life. But regarding the report which con- nected Congressman Bland with the presi- dential campaign of 1896, he wished to say he could not nominate, that the people could not nominate a more cot scientious, faithful and devoted servant. No better man had ever been elected to public office. He was worthy of the highest confidence. And if the speaker ever had opportunity he would gladly support him, as he would any other honest representative western demo- erat for that high office The convention had scarcely as:embled for its afternoon session when there were loud calls for “Bland” from all parts of the house. The delegates could not be quieted until they were told Mr. Bland was busy fn the committee room and could not then be scen. The fight in the committee on resolutions was over the adoption of the silver plank. The members were willing to pass over the question of endorsing the democratic national administration, but Governor Stone, with Congressman Bland, were flatfooted for a silver plank in the platform and no compromise. The governor's remarks on this subject before the convention indicate his side was in the minority in the com- mittee, as he told the convention It was for them to say, and not a majority or a mi- nority of the committee, whether or not they were favorable to bimetallism. Have you any opinion on this question?" the governor said, addressing the delegates. Loud and repeated cries of “*Yes” was the response. “We want to demonstrate,” added the governor, “that Wall street cannot corrupt, coerce nor debauch the democracy of Mis- souri.” Mayor Webster Davls, the republican exec- utive of the city, made the welcoming ad- dress to the convention. He was loudly cheered at the close of his remarks Responding to a call during a lull in the proceedings, Congressman Hall took the floor. He was in favor of a free and un- limited coinage of silver, but did not believe it was the duty of the Missouri democra to make an exposition of that principle in its platform. That, he believed, was the work of delegates, properly instructed by their constituents, to the national conven- tion. Congressman Tarsney came next and con- fined himself to the tariff, incidentally eulo- gizing President Cleveland, whom he called the apostle of tariff reform, and giving Sena- tor Hill a side thrust. “There was a Valle Forge before Yorktown,” he went on, “‘a Bull Run before Appomattox,” and then, with measured emphasis, “there was a Bene- dict Arnold before—gentlemen of the con- vention, pardon me if legislative courtesy forbids me to carry the paraliel further.” people of the state, national conven- him senator, a Here the convention shouted loudly and repeatedly, “‘HilL" The committee on resolutions made a majority and minority report. ‘The major- ity report denounces the McKinley act and déclares that a tariff for protection is un- constitutional; endorses the Wilson bill as a step in the direction of a revenue tariff; denounces as traitors all democrats who in any way impede passage or vote agalnst it.” They also endorse the in- coge tax feature of the bill. It declares in favor of the free and unlimited coir of silver on equal terms with gold; favors limiting the powers of the federal judici- i endorses the repeal of the federal election laws; denounces the efforts to create religious strife among the people, ‘The minorits report simply reafirms the declarations of the Chicago platform. Graham Frost moved the substitution of its the minority for the majority report. The roll call had not been completed at 1:30 p. m. LEA. Taylor Brothers Have So Far Deen Able to Evade the Oficera. ST. LOUIS, May 15.-A special to Post-Dispatch from Linneu, Mo, (s The posse which surrounded the house of James Taylor, father of the men who mur- dered Gus Meeks and his family near Browning, have not yet searched the build- ing for the murderers, owing to a threat by old man Tavlor to shoot the first man who steps upon the doorstep. Albert Taylor, a brother of the murderers, ha been arrested to prevent him from carrying food und ammunition to the murderers. Friends and relatives are working every means to deceive the pursuing posses, The main body 18 pursuing a trail with bloodhounds, but #o far without resuic The wife of William Taylor has also been arrested, having been taken in charge at Browning, where she had gone to draw money from a bank. She had both money and ammunition with her when caught. MILAN, Mo, May 15.—The sheriff re- celved n' message from Kirksville this morning stating that the fleeing Taylor brothers ate breakfast at Farmer Cham- berlain’s house in Walnut township, Adair county, and the posses were only i short distance behind them. A new grave has been found on George Taylor's farm, a half mile from the strawstack where the victims of the murder were found, The neighbors say they had seen George at work ut that place for the past week. Catholic 'ln"lflll"i Meet. 1EBOYGAN, Wis,, May 15,—Archbishop * of Milwaukee and Bishop Messmer een Bay arrived in this city last even- the ing to attend the convention of Catholic societies. The prelates celebrated ponti- fical mass toda Vice President Karker of the Illinols sta Archbishop Katzer addressed the conve tion. ~ He said he wanted Catholics to en- tirely ignore the A. I A., but owing to the fact that there are a large number of loyal and peaceable American citizens who have suffered under impressions received from uttacks of the A. P. A, he advised the convention to take steps to show the union 18 also nt actual facts of the Catholic faith. Bishop Messmer also spoke in the same strain. Congratulations from the state uvnions of Kentucky and Missouri were recelyed, -— Velled Lady Wants a Child, WICHITA, Kan, May 16—The whole state Is getting into a fever of speculation regarding the identity of the masked woman who called herself Gertrude Ashbaugh and clais to be the mother of ‘an abandoned child gow in the Children's Home, where it was placed by the polie The “masked woman' came into the dis- trict court again today to get possession of the child on habeas corpus proceedings, and County Attorney Boone and Chief of Police e joined with the mysterious woman's counsel in endeavoring to shield her iden- tity, ———— Barney Gets Mixed. NEW YORK, May 15.—Charles T. Bar- ney continued his testimony in the North- ern Pacific investigation today. He was not quite consistent with his testimony of yesterday. The block of Rocky Fork coal stock he had bought fell off to 400 shares, and he was not sure after all that It was from Hamuel T. Hauser that he bought it Mr. Villard was trustee of the Rock Fork company, Which was capltallzed for #,00,- 0 i Negro Ravisher Hanged. ATLANTA, Ga., May 15.—Jim Young was taken from the Ocalz, Fla., jall early this morning by & body of leading citizens and hanged to a tree. Early yesterday morn- ing he outruged Lizzle Weems, a 16-year old girl of excellent family, living with a widowed and invalid mother! WO THOUSAND HOMELESS Firo Started in the Ball Grounds Burns Over Twenty Acres, BLAZE WAS OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN Occupants of the Grand Stand and Bleachery Make a Hurrled Exit—Occupants of Tenements Have Barely Time to Escape with Their Live BOSTON, May 15.—By the torch of an iny cendlary tonight over “$1,000,000 worth of property is in ashes, ov medium and poorer consisting off over 2,000 people, are homeless, and mang of them who had time to save a portion of their household furniture are tonight sleeps g in the open air. Women with babel In their arms and little children hmldlva close together have only the sky for a roof and the few mattresses saved from the burned tenements for a bed, and no prose pects of a breakfast in the morning. The fire covered a space of twenty acres, As far as can be learned six persons hav been injured, none fatally. The fire started in the Boston league park, in a pile of lum= ber which was lying under the right field bleachers, directly back of first base. 1In & moment it had leaped out to the seats, and fanned by a brisk breeze, swept towards the grand stand. So rapidly did the flames spread that before the occupants of the grand stand realized it the fire was upom them and they were forced to flee. It was several minutes before the firemen were a classes, work. — The left ficld bleachers were next ignited. Meanwhile the sparks had fallert upon thousands of buildings, the flame surg on towards Tremont street and rgached out to the right and left until the efitire square between the ball grounds and Tremont street and extending north fromy Walpole street to Burke street was a mass of burning buildings. The Sherwin kinders garten school house, a brick structure, chiecked the progress of the fire for only @ moment, and that, too, was quickly nume bered among the structures consumed. BARELY ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES, The buildings on the south side of Walpole street were soon burne The flames shot towards Coventry street, on that side of Tremont nearest’ the ball grounds. They, swept on in this direction for three squar s far as Burke street. At § o'clock tha entire block along the west side of Tremont street from Walpole to Burke was a bril= liant mass of flames, which swept across to the opposite side and soon engulfed the buildings for four blocks. By this time the residents of the tenements for nearly half @ mile around had become alarmed and were moving all their property into the streets and seeking for places of safety. So rapidly did the fire eat its way, however, t those in the blocks adjoining Tremont ' street did not have time to save their houses hold effects and barely escaped with their lives. By 6 o'clock the conflagration had crossed Tremont to Cabol street. Shortiy after 6 o'clock several steamers arrived from Lynn, Salem, Beverly and Brookling and every effort was made to stop the hey at Cabol street. But it could not be checks® and not until it had burned on Cabol street half way through to Welrick street and north to Burke Street was the limit of the burned districts, on the southeast side of the grounds reached. While the firemen were -fighting on this side the fire was spreading from Walpole toward Milford Place on the west side of the ball grounds, and in half an hour all the buildings in this block were In ruins. The fire burned on until it reached Ruggles stroet at one point and consumed the houses, besides a_chapel, and laid low the struce tures on Sunbury street. At Ruggles streeff on the west and Cabol street on tho soutliq) east the fire was practically stopped and ai 7:30 was under control and in no danger off spreading further. ONE HUNDRED BUILDINGS BURNED. It is estimated that about 100 buildings The new house of lad- have been burned. der company No. 12 and hose company No. 8 on Tremont street was destroyed. Alderman Bryant's residence on Walpole street and his store on Tremont street are also des stroyed. Among the other business places leveled were J. J. McNamara, wines an liquors, Cabol street; Daniel, Bernhart Co., Tremont street, liquors; Sterling Pros vision store, Sterling street; Gray's phos tographing establishment, Tremont street; Gilmore's block of offices, Tremont street: S. C. McEtrick, provisions, Tremont street. Councilman Connors lost his house on Tre mont street and many of his effects. A speclal meeting of the Board of Alder~ men was called this evening to take action upon the exigencies of the case and it wag voted to use the surplus of $4,000, now held by the trustees of the Johnstown flood, and which was collected for the sufferers by tha flood at Johnstown, for the relief of the 2,000 people made homeless by the fire. The meeting was adjourned to tomorrow morn- ing, when some further means will be des vised to aid those in distress, Prominent insurance men place the loss at §1,000,000 and the insurance at twos thirds of that loss. ——— FAMILY POISONED., Mother and Three Children Dangerously Hh from Eating Confections. Last night the family of H. Eugene Chub- buck, 127 South Twenty-fifth street, was poisoned by the eating of cream puffs and chocolate tarts. These were taken as a delicacy, and each member of the family ate quite a portion of them. An hour or so after eating Mrs, Chubbuck felt sick, and a little later voms ited. She sald she thought she had eaten too much. She had not finished saying thia when the baby, 1 year old, was seized with vomiting. The mother was again selzed, and then the other two children, with violent fita of vomiting. The baby was nearly ehoked and almost went into convulsions. An houw and a half after eating the cream puffs th entire family was sick. Dr. Sprague wa called, and arrived there to find the mother and baby almost unconscious and the other two children dangerously sick. At 12:30 lasg night the doctor thought Mrs, Chubbuck and the baby would pull through the night at least. The other two children are dai- gerously ill, but the doctor thinks they will recover. Dr. Sprague did not have time to make an analysis of the cream puffs and chocolate tarts, but says they are the cause of the sicke ness. Mr. Chubbuck is secretary of the Thoms i-Houston Electric Light company. He s in the east. - Yoiled the Burglars, attempt was made yesterday morning at 4 o'clock to rob the jewelry store of S. Jonasen, 204 North Sixteenth street, At that hour Mr. Jonasen, who sleeps in the store, was awakened by a nolse at the rear door that sounded Iike sawing. He, walted a moment and heard something give An way, which he afterwards discovered w-9 part of the outside lock, which had beem pried by a plece of lead pipe, which was found near the door after the burglars left. They already had the door nearly opem when Mr, Jonasen sprang from his bed, Fe volver in hand, and frightened them away. Ho sald there was only one at the rear dagr, as when he jumped from his bed he could without being seen, see a man at the froot, who was evidently on watch there, \ B Lightalng Gets in Its Work, MILWAUKER, May 15.—A special to the Wisconsin from Merrill, Wis, says the Central Manufacturing company's sash, door and blind factory was struck by lghts ning and consumed by fire today, Loss, #0.000 on bulldings and $30,000 on stocksy Totel insurance, 8,000,