Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 4, 1894, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 N0 TROOPS TO AID BROWER @overnor Waite Abeolutely Refuses to Call Out the Militia, FEDERAL TROOPS HELD IN READINESS No Way Seems Clear, However, for Getting Them Into Action Exeept on the Re- quest of Governor Waite to the Federal Government. DENVER, June 3, —When Governor Waite made his reply to Sheriff Bowers' request for troops at Colorado Springs last night all hope of recelving ald from the militia was about given up. Today's developments but strengthen the impre that no aid will sion be received through the governor. Governor Waite, Lorens, his private ‘secretary, and John Calderwood, president of the Miners union, left Colorado Springs for this city a 12:80 o'clock this morning, and arrived here about an hour later. Governor Waite and Lorens immediately went Into conference with the governor's advisers. Calderwood went where none but Waite and Lorens can find him. It s not known who the go ernor's advisers were. Nothing was decided upon at the first conference, and another was held at 10 o'clock with a like result, so far as any one know Sheriff Bowers followed Governor W. Denver on the next train. Today he made another appeal to the govenror for {roops, but 50 far the demand has proved ineffectual Sherift Bowers then started in search of Calderwood to arrest him, but fa'led to find him. Lorens refused to say anything about Calderwood’s whereabouts until he had had a talk with the governor. The two went to the governor, who not only refused to state Calderwood’s whereabouts, but instructed Lorens to say nothing. General McCook, located at has prepared himself for a c readiness, though how he can 18 a mystery. MINERS WAITING FOR AN ATTACK. te to | | Fort Logan, 1l and is in e called upon |Forees at Cripple Creck In Hourly Fxpecta- tion of a Battle CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., June 3.—All day long the striking miners have been on the nlert, expecting that any moment some of Sherift Bowers' deputies would put in an appearance In some remote portion of the camp. Not a single miner is working in the camp. One shift was put in on the y Mocse, Elkton, Prince Albert, Gold Dollar, Ingham, Jack G and a few other properties, but the managers of the several mines were 4\ informed at ncon that it woull be impos- sible to run any of the propertics. The men are now confident that they will be attacked some time tomorrow, and that the hour may be directly after midnight. Th are ready, and this is so well known by the deputies that the officer commanding is using the utmost caution. All men not nec- essary to guard the approach to Bull Hill and forage for supplies have been massed ebout the fortification, and their number is slightly over 1,800. Today the strikers mad: their last forage for arms, ammunition and supplies. Fearing a siege they have filled hundreds of barrels with water and stored them in the fort. Parties been draft- dng recruits. Many of these partles were headed by women, who promise to stand firm il the end comes. The towns of Vic tor, Anaconda, Mound City and other plac: are in the possession of squads ~ of armed strikers. Cripple Creek 48 entirely unmolested by strikers today. The plan of the strikers is to mect the deputies and make as stroug a stand ‘as possible, and, if necessary, retreat to Bull Hill, where a desperate stand will be made. The deputies will be commanded in the field by W. K. Palmer, leader of the army that had so many scrimmages during the building of the Denver & Rio Grande road. He says that any moment the depu- ties may advance to a point beyond Mid- land, after which a battle will be only a question of hours. « The miners today hailed with delight the words of Governor Waite in response to Bheriff Bowers' demand for troops, and they now look forward to a battle, the end of which will be for them either victory or ex- termination, Open threats against Colorado Springs are made as a result of the treat- ment of Governor Waite and John Calder- wood. The wives of the strikers refuse lo leave camp. ~Some of them have organized to care for the wounded and others have procured Winchesters and will enter the fight. The miners know not what to do if the militia_is called out and they believe Governor Waite will be their friend, but ' while here he said to the winers The aw has been violated and I shall see that &y 1t is enforced in the future at any cost.” It is expected Deputy Marshals Wise and Browne will soon appear in_camp to serve ummons pn the officers of the union to ap- r at St. Louls in the court of appeals. hey will offer no resistance, as they fear Yederal authority. H. E. Woods, president of the Woods In- westment company, whose main office is in Denver, but whose local office is at Victor, six milis from the city, was taken in charg at 9 o'clock by a large body of miners and carried up to the fort on Bull Hill. His wife was present when he was taken and is lmost frantic. The men told her that she nced not worry, us they would turn M Woods loose in the morning; that all they wanted her husband for was to explain cer- tain matters that it would be impossible for Bim to do without his presence at their stronghold. At this writing not ten business men here know the news, but they look fnto each other's faces and see nothing but dread and fear. The cause of the kidnap- ing of Mr. Woods it is impossible now to give. T MILITIA, MINERS RESP Quietly Stand One Side and Allow Coal Trains to e Moved. SULLIVAN, Ind., June 3.--The statc militia arrived in Sullivan this morning. The com- panies stopped over here and waited until the trainmen could get an engine to pull the coal out of Shellburn. They came in through the crowd of miners and citizens who wer there and surrounded the coal train. No demonstration was made except by an old lady with a pistol under ler apron. who marchod out - ready for action with the militia, She was canght by Sheriff Mills, who seized the gun. She was willing to do what she was asked to do after she had lost her gun, As soon the trainmen could get the train In shape. which ook nearly an hour, the track was again cloared and the coal train started out. The miners had each car brauded “scab coal.”” The minurs iade threats that the road should not ship coal unless they kept a standing urmy at Shell- burn all the time. After the militia had finished their work they came back to Sul- livan and went into camp at the fair grounds. Sherlll Mills left Sicliburn, going 1o Alum Cave and demauding the ecoal the miners bad sldctracked. They gave it up without much difficalty. The militia are here from the sherift awalting further ord, STRIKERS HAVE WEAKENED, Deserted by Thelr Friends Cannelburg Men Keady to Go to Work. CANNELBURG, Ind., June 3.—It js ap parent toulght that the backbone of the strike has beeu broken. The formidable ap } pearance of the militia is what has done th work. The Washington miners deserted their colleagues at this place this afternoon . after having gotten them into considerable trouble, and the hearts of the local miners 100 faiut to do anything but submit This alternoon scouting parties were sent out to scour the surrounding country. The search was fruitless, the detachments fulling to find any large number of men congregated @t any one spot. It appears that the miners from Washington took a very important part in the destruction of property on Friday night and returned to their homes, failing to support the Cannclburg men. Superintend ent McMahon of the Baltimore & Ohlo Scuth- western, at the suggestion of the adjutant general, iy crowding all cars loaded with coal from Cincinnati to the Indiana stat line on the west. Abiut seventy-five car- loads were moved during the day. It Is ex pected to have the line cleared by tomorrow morning of all coal. If this is done there will be no more shipments for ten days This done, the adjutant general expressed intention of sending most of the trcops tomorrow, retaining a sufficlent force to prevent Interference with the trains until further developments should dictate the re- moval of all the militia TIA RAISED TH BLOCKADE, 1 and Conl Moving Forward, Ind., June 3.—The state into Clarke Station this with a Gatling gun, fifty miners had he militla was along the edge of the Leming then read the rrant against the miners for riotous con- spiracy, and placed three of the leaders, Squire Summers, Dick Gale and John Flynn, Tra Are Again WASHINGTON, troops marched morning, 500 strong, find that only about stayed to face the up in line and Sheriff to music drawn woods, wa under arrest, bringing them to this city this afternoon and placing them in Jjail. As xoon as the troops were in line the rail- road men at once repaired the track, and | the loaded cars were taken on west [he thousand iners who were enroute 1o Clarke Station did not materialize this morning, neither had they collected at any point along the Baltimore & Ohio South- western. The certainty that the officers intended to enforce the law seemed to quell the rebellious feeling among the men. The miners say that as soon as the troops are withdrawn they will again stop all coal cars, but anticipating this, two companies will be stationed at Clarke until all fear of trouble is past. Every man in this ¢ is now quiet, and there is a general feeling of relief among all classes. Trains loaded with coal have been passing through the city all afternoon. Strike Wil ot 1, clarea Off. CHICAGO, June 2.-A 1 from Co- lumbus, ¢ Anent report that the miners' strike would be declared off at next Tuesday's meeting, President McBride said toda strike might be ¢ off. That ible. The committee that power, but it is e mely that it will do so. 1 am but ¢ne membe of it and cannot speak but it s safe to say strike oft o the it will not declare the sl T COLUMBIA STILL RISING, ‘Wholesale District of Portland is Now En- tirely Under Water. PORTLAND, Ore, June 2.—This has been a busy day in Portland. All day long mer- chants in the flooded districts have been at work moving out goods or raising them on paltforms above the water. The river con- tinues to rise every hour and the situation becomes more perilons. The weather has be- come covler here, but no reports can be had from eastern Oregon and Washington, the source of all the flood. Telegraph wires north and east are down and it is impossible to obtain any news of the situation along the Columbia river. The river here is thi one feet above low water and every twenty- four hours adds to it from eight to twelve inches. Three-fourths of the wholesale dis- trict is under water from two to ten feet and the water is fast encroaching upon the best part of the retail district, Hundreds of small houses on the flats are surrounded by waler up to the second story and have begun to turn over. A further rise of a foot will take them out. Many merchants are unable to get lumber with which to build platforms to Jeep their goods above water. Every available boat in the city has been hired and boatmen receive from $1 to $5 per hour for their services. The Western Union Tele- graph company's office is surrounded by six feet of watcr. On the west side of the river the water extends almost to Washington street on Sixth_ street, within_one block of the Ore- gonlan building, on Sixth and Alder streets, This evening the waters have rcached the highest floor of Lipman & Wolf's, the largest dry goods store in the city. On the east side many of the elevated railways leading to the river are submerged and the Madison street bridge at the south end of the city is the only bridge open to traffic. A rise of six inches more will shut off the gas supply of the city. The Union depot is two feet under water and the Union Pacific car shops in Albina are surrounded by five feet of water. The Southern Pacific is the only railroad running trains into Portland and they are compelled to stop at the south end of the city, being unable to reach either depots. The Union Pacific is hopelessly tied up, both by rail and by boat. The Northern Pacific makes regular trips with the transfer boat Tacoma between this city and Kelso, Wash. It is learned from persons arriving here by boat that the storm last night did much damage along the Northern Pacific between Kalama and Tacoma. Houses and trees were blown down and at Centralia much damage is said to have been done. In this city a hard rain fell most of the day. The flood wiil interfere with the election tomorrow, as many of the polling places are under water, No_ estimate of the damage by flood is pos- sible, but it will be something appaHing when the reports from the upper and lower rivers are recelved. The Dalles, a town of 4,000 inhabitants, cannot be reached by wire, but it is known from the height of the water here that nearly all the business portion of the town is under water. There is a strong current in the Columbia in that point and great damage has certainly resulted. BRIDGE AND TRACKS WASHED AWAY, Passenger Tral tof s Being Held on Ae the Washont. LAMAR, Colo., June 3.—Last feet of the south end of the bridge across the Arkansas river gave way before the flood, and an hour later twonty-five feet on the north end was swept away. The river covered all the bottoms and was a mile wide at the bridge. The Santa Fe tracks ecast and west are submerged, and at Prowers, seven miles west, several hundred foct of track is washed out. All the irrigation canals are filled by the overflow, and some of them have been broken in many places. A number of farms along the river have been greatly damaged by the flood, which washed out all the crops. Four pussenger trains bound west are held at the depot, waiting for the track to be made passable, The river is slowly falling, and it is believed night fifty that the worst is over. It is impossible at present to estimite the amount of damage done. The water reached a higher point during the present fiood than ever before, Washouts by the Score. DENVER, June J. B. Murden, con- tracting freight agent of the Unlon Pacific, is In tho city, having walked all the dis- tance from Central Cily to Golden. Mr. Murden said: “No one can conceive of the destruction in that part of the ecountry very mine In Central City and viclnity is flooded. and there is not u vestige of a placor mine left in Cle [ Between Central City and Forks Creek there are twenty-elght washouts from ten to fifty feet in width, “Between 1daho Springs and Golden there are thirty-six washouts. The mining wmen in Central City estimate the losses to the county at §500,000. It is not known when the Gulf will commence running trains again to Central City and Georgetown, but it may be a week or ten days yet. Of course, this e:timate is bazed on the assump- tion that the creek will not again rise LRl Verdict of Murder 1o the First Degree. RAWLINS, Wyo, June 8.—(Special Tele gram to The Bee)-The jury in the case of Charles Howard, charged with killing Charles Horn at Dixon, December 3I, brought 1u a verdict this morning of wur: der in the first degres rang'ng SUGAR STILL HAS THE CALL Uncertainty as to When the Senate Will Vote on the Schedule, HARRIS INSISTS ON LONGER HOURS Republicans Will Probably Resist Any At- tempt to Extend the Sessions Beyond 6 O'Clock—Tepublicans May Not Show Their Hand Yet. WASHINGTON, June 3.—The sugar sched- ule will again this week be the central point around which the proceedings in the senate will revolve. Among numerous senators who were asked for their opinion as to when the debate on this schedule would cease, not one would attempt to fix a definite time. The discuseion has already proceeded for four days, which was the utmost time the demo cratic senators would concede before the de- bate was begun would be necessary or would be allowed to it. Some think it will be pos- sible to reach a verdict Monday or Tuesday while others assert that there are contlngen cles which may postpone the disposition of the schedule until the latter part of the week. Among other of polley which have been discussed among the opponents of the bill is that of allowing the schedule to as amended by the committee without a decisive vote in the committee of the whole, the idea being that the opponents of the bill shall not be forced to show their hand at this time, and espe- clally that they may refrain from showing their supposed strength among democratic and populist senators. Senator Harris ad- heres to his determination (o ask the sen- ate to prolong its daily- sessions into the eyening, beginning with tomorrow Some_of the republican senators have taken His notice to mean that he will ask the senate to sit Monday until the sugar schedule Shall be disposed of, but conversa- tions with him and other senators indicate that his purpose is hardly so definite, but that the Intention is to press as near to the goal as it may be possible to go. “We want,” sald Senator Jones, “‘to see that the senate does a mood day's work each day, and if it should be apparent that there is t0 be no effort to secure delay for delay’s sake we should not probably ask for ex- tended hours, but if we shouid see that the long speeches are to continue we should probably ask the senate to sit far into the night.” The republicans will probably resist the attempt to extend the sessions beyond 6 o'clock to the extent of at least demanding that a quorum shall be maintained, and some of them will decline to assist in mak- ing the quornm. The democrats appreciate this difficulty and will make an effort to have as nearly a quorum of democrats as possible on hand to meet (his emergency. They have the pledges of more than fifty senators, fucluding most of the populists and some republicans, that they will remain to aid in making a quorum as long as may be required. Senator Harrig said today that when the night sessions were once begun they would be continued until the bill should be finally disposed of. Meantime they will maintain thelr efforts to get the republicans to agree to fix a day for the final vote, lines be accepted on finance TO PERMIT POOLI Representative Patterson Introduces a I to Allow Competing Ronds to Pool. WASHINGTON, June 3.—After an investi- gation of the subject of railroad pooling, extending through all of this congress, the house committee on commerce has reported the bill of which Representative Patterson of Tennessee is the author to radically mod- ify the anti-pooling section of the interstate commerce act. The proposed system, which permits pooling under certain restrictions and under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce commission, has the support of a majority of the commissioners as weil as of prominent railroad men who know of its provisions. An amended law on the lines laid down by Repres-ntative Pafterson was favored by resolutions of the recent convention of state railroad commissioners held in Washington. The report from the comniittec has been submitted to the house by Mr. Patterson. It states that there has been shown a consensus of opinion on the part of the state commissioners and the Interstate Commerce commission to permit competing roads to enter into contracts for a division of their gross earnings under safe- guards and restrictions. While many rail- roads are in the hands of receivers and others are threatencd with insolvency it is held that if the companies were receiving the published rates approved by the Inter- state Commerce commission they would be comparatively prosperous. By rebates, di backs and other devices the lavge shippers are reimbursed, while the small shippers are required to pay the published rates. Thus, it is held, the rallroads are impoverished, the public injured, destruction of small en- terprises and discouragement of individual efforts brought about. A system by which competing railroads may divide their earn- w- ings, says the report, would remove the motive for discrimination; that large and small shippers would fare alike. Passenger and freight rates are shown to be lower in the United States than any other country; 35 per cent below those of Great Britain, with even greater disparity between this country and continental European nations. Stfling competition by pooling contracts is held to bs the danger to be avoided and Mr. Datterson argues that natural causes exert a powerful Influence to make rates reasonable, competition between localities, between systems of rallroad not party to the contracts, and with rivers, lakes, canals and coastwise currents of commerce, The report shows that the bill materfally enlarges the jurisdiction and powers of the Interstate Commerce commission. 1t the commission determines that a contract we- sults in discrimination or violation of the law it is clothed with power to dlsapprove, whereupon the contract ceases to be lawful or enforceable and the parties are relegated to the law as it now fs and required to ob- serve it. From an order disapproving a contract an appeal lles to a United States cirenit court and to the supreme court, but the practical effect of the bill will be to place the contracts under the control of the commission with the approval of the su- preine court ‘hile appeals are pending atracts . are nnlawful and unenforceabl This bill makes shippers alone punishable for frauds against the comparnifes by means of false bills or otherwise, while the cor- porations, Instead of thelr officers or agents, are to be punished for infractions of the law by means of drawbacks or otherwise made by thelr agents, whether authorized by the companies or not. Violutions of the law aro made punishable by fines not exceeding 5,000 for each offense. Coutracts or ugree- ments between rallroads or ceriificd copies must be filed with the commission and made public records, to bo competent evidence in judiclal proceedings. Procedurc under the bill is materially changed. Circuit courts ara required to give from com- mission precedenco over all others, and th supreme court (o advance them as it does cases in which the government 1s a party. All evidence taken before the commission 18 to be filed as evidence for the court, and, if more evidence 1s necded, it s to be taken by the commission. In this way the court decides on the exact case certified. Inceeasing the Naval Forces at Bluefolds. WASHINGTON, June 3.—~The Marblehead will probably start from New York for Bluefields Hekt Tuesduy. The Atlanta, hav- Ing delivered the Richmond at Philadelphia, will also start for Dluefields as soon as she can be ready. Second Asslstan ter Geveral Rusign tun WASHINGTON, June 3.—-Mr. J. ‘Lowrle Bell, second assistant postmaster neral, bas resigned to accept the position 8¢ gen- eral traMic manager of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at a much higher salary. His formal letter of resignation was sent to Post- master General Bissell st Thursday, and it I8 to take effect June B, the close of the present fiscal year. MF. Bell entered the service as general surwx’lnu ndent of the rail- way service and was sibsequently promoted to be second assistant postmaster general. TRADITING A SWINDLER. Police Authorities Locate Granby Howard, A Virginis Swindler, in Montreal. WASHINGTON, June 3.—Unless some hitch ensues in securing his extradition Granby Howard, who is alleged to have swindled Mrs. Joseph H. Specht of Gunton Hall, Va., wife of a Ithy Si. Louls clothing dealer, out 000, will soon be lodged behind the bars of the Fairfax county jail. The commonwealth attorney of that county has been informed that Howard is in Montreal, and he 18 now in communication with the police authorities of that city with a view to nis detentlon until government officials can secure the co-operation of the State department In gecuring extradition. Negotfations to that end are now in progress and the Fairfax authorities are confident that Howard will be brovght 1o trial There is said to be a’strange story of al- leged hypnotic influence connected with the air. Howard is an Englishman, about 60 years of age, of good education, and when . went to St. Louis represented himself as an ex-officer of the “Eleventh lancers of the British service. He told many stories about experiences in India, and started in St. Louis an order with easfern rite The Wisdom of God” into which tnitiated Mrs. Specht and her daughter. he The Spechts a few years ago purchased the historical country s corge Mason, a contemporary of Wa Howard soon appeared on the scene, and it is charged secured perfect hypnotic control over Mrs, Specht, who fell in with Howard's plan of establishing a college of occultism at Gunston Hall. Mr. Specht and his sons were unable to stop Mrs. Specht from aiding Howard's scheme financiatly until they forced him to flee for fear of arrest, in connection with a $5,000 note which Mr. Specht had given his wife and of which it is charged Howard became possgssed. is PROGRAM IN THE HOUSE. Probability of a Democratic Caucus to Formulate a State Bauk 1Bil WASHINGTON, June 3.—The outleok for the week in the house of representatives is so much in doubt that a democratic caucus may be neccessary to agree on a plan of action, The state bank question has been debated until the leaders are anxious for vote. But the debate has shown the state bank men that they dre liable to be de feated by inability to dgree on any one of the many plans duscussed. As the state benk principle was fncorporated in the deni- ocratic national platform, the leaders are loth to see the bill defeated, so that a cau- cus tomorrow or next duy may be called for the purpose of formulating & party measure which will command united support. It is probable that the final vote on the bill will be taken early in the week, unless the whole question is allowed to go over until the coucus committee had framed a satisfactory bill. h The rules committee has been considering the advisability of devbting one day to Repre- sentative Cooperls bill for substituting green- backs and silver, notes to state aud local taxation. At present these forms of paper money are exempt from taxation. Chairman Holman of the Indian committee is pressing with the Tudimnrappropriation bill, and its conkideration will come fmmie- diately after the state bank debate, unless Mr. Cooper secures an‘intervening day. The Indian bill will be warmly discussed, as ‘there is a dlspositlon to question the wisdom of many of Mr. Holman's reductions. The debate is expected fo last a wee RECEIVED THEIR QUL US. 5 Puts the F Lemes. An important nishing Circuit Court of Appe: Touches to Bond WASHINGTON, June victory for the postal service is the way in which yesterday's opinion of the ecircuit court of appeals at Chicago afirming a de- cision of Judge Grosscup in the case of the United States ageinst McDonald, convicted of running a bond inyestment scheme, is looked upon at the Ppstofce department Concerning the effect of the judgment, As- slstant Attorney General Thomas of the Postoffice department said today: “The lottery schemes have been like the hydra- headed monster of olden times. We cut off the head of the Louisiana lottery, and then a thousand and one schemes of a lottery na- ture sprung up with more harmful and perni- clous effects. Lottery schemes throughout the country are now in course of investiga- tion by the postoffice inspectors. However, bond investment schemes have had their day and are dying out rapidly, The decision at Chicago probably will result in their en- tire extermination. | Companies have been operating while the iMcDonald appeal was pending, but now it i affirmed that most of them will be closed up.” Damages to the Columbin Trifl n WASHINGTON, Juhe 3.—Acting Secrelary McAdoo has received from Captain Si mer, commanding thg Columbia, an account of the injuries sustained by her. The ex- tent of these cannot be ascertained until the ship is docked, but’ the captain makes it appear they are by no means serious. Preliminary Trial of the Minneapolis. WASHINGTON, Juhé 3.—Mr. Cramp states the preliminary builders’ trial of the triple screw cruiser Minneapolis will take place next Tuesday. The eourse will probably be about ten miles long, off the five fathoms bank. Giving Miners an Exte WASHINGTON, Juné 3,—The house com- mittee on mining has authorized Chairman Weadock to favorably feport one of the sev- eral bills extending the tume for paying for mining claims. UPHOLDING THE W YORKERS. Opposi- Endorsement of the usiness Me tion to the facome Tax. NEW YORK, Jupe 3.—The New York Business Men's amediation of this city, under whose ausplegs| he meeting to pro- test against the ingome tax was held in Carnegie Music:halh Jast Friday night, con- tinued: to be flooded with telegrams. Al of them endorse the asadgiation in its opp tion to the income tax.measure. The mes- sages come from Maihe to Texas. Among the more fmportang. gve protests from W. H. Dimond, president Jof the San Francisco Chamber of Commgspe; Porter P. Peck, president of the Miuukhaha Naticnal bank, Sioux Iulls, 8. D.; Hrank Murphy, presi- dent of the Monghanfs National bank, Omaha, Neb, { - Movemunts of Sedgoing Vessols June 3. SAN FRANCISCO,, June Saturn, from Panauia. At New York—Arrived—La Champagne, from Havre; Furnesi from Glasgow; Othgllo, from Antwerp; State of California, trom Glusgow, At Baltimore—Arrived—Lord Lansdowne, from Adrossan, At Bos Arrived—Scythia, from Liver- pool Al Beachy Head--Pasied—Darmstadt, from Baltimore. 3 At Gibralthr-Passed —Fulda, tor New York; Suevia, for New York. At Dover—Passed—Stiedam, for New York. At Queepstown—Arriyed--Southward, from Pbiladelphla. At Liverpool York. At _Havre—-Arrived--La New York. Arcived—Etruria, from New Touraine, trom CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS International Meeting of the Y. M. 0. A, at London, FOUNDER OF THE ASSCCIATION SPEAKS Delegates Go to Tabernacle to flear Rev. Spurgeon- Lord Mayor of London Glves Them a Reception at Guild Bail, LONDON, June 3.—The international con- ference of the Y. M. C. A. occupled twelve hours yesterday, the time being divided be- tween Exeter hall and an immense pavilion that had been erected on the Thames em bankment. A public meeting was held in the afternoon, at which the subject of mission work was discussed, The speakers included Mr. Wishard of the international commit tee of the United States. Sir John Henry Kennawa, M. P, presided This morning a majority of the dele- gates attended the tabernacle. The Re Mr. Spurgeon preached an appropriate ser- mon. Sir George Willlams, the founder of the Y. M. C. A., was on the platform. TIn the afternoon Rev. Mr. Meyer preached in Exeter hall, sketching the soclation e foreign dressed in their sections of London and t tion to the dele night. history of the as- delegates were ad- The Lord Mayor corporation gave a recep- ates at the Guild hall to- LONDON MONE MARKE Gold Continues to Pile Up in the Bank of England. LONDON, June 3.—There s no sign of cessation of the influx of gold to the Bank of England, the stock of bullion having reached the record of £36,000,000, while the reserve nearly £28,000,000. The high the best prevent the bank from fnvesting. Discounts during the week were weak at %d to lad. Silver was dull, owing to a slackening of the demand prices of securities from China. The feature of the Stock ex- change was the absence of speculation and the high price of investment securities. Ar- gentines were flat on the advance in the gold premium. Nothing has yet come of the negotiations for an Argentine loan in Lon- don. The European cabinet crixis has hardiy affected the market. Turkish sccurities ad- vanced on rumors of a consolidation of the Turkish loans. The retirement of Sir Fd- ward Watkins from the railway positions occupied by him is welcomed as promising a more amicable working among the pas- senger lines. Business in American railway securities was reduced to a minimum, but at the close of the week the market had a rather better tendency. The decision of the Erie board to suspend the fssue of new bonds until the settlement of the pending litigation was generally well received. Lake Shore, New York Central and Reading firsts advanced % per cent on the week, Louisville declined 1% per_cent, Denver 1 per cent, Atchison shares % per cent, lllinois Central and Eries % per cent each, Union Pacifie, Norfolk & Western, Erie seconds and Wabash 3% per cent. Most of the southern lines showed a fractional decline. The Van- derbilt stocks were better, Canadian Pacific declined on a bad April statement. Grand Trunk recovered. Guaranteed rose % per cent, while the other securities of that line showed fractional advaires. MANCHESTER MARKETS, Business is Unsatisfacto but Dealers Ex- pect an Improvement. MANCHESTER, June 3.—The aggregate of business probably equals the prodiction, but it is very unevenly distributed. The trans- actions have consisted largely of the sale of stocks of common shirtings for China, wide cloths for Japan and also the better cloths for Madras and Calcutta. The prices made were unsatisfactory and the China demand was not quite filled. The feeling is much improved. A good business is anticipated if the monson breaks favorably. The smaller markets were not active. The home trade was dragging. In yarns there was a fair business, without improvement in the work- ing margins, as cotton advances rather faster than yarn. The stocks, however, were less burdensome, generally speaking. Orde books are rather empty. Many of the mills are running on short time. This is especially the case among the looms working for the home trade. Profitable business is still scarce. Germany reports continued good or- ders for yarn and cloth. French spinners are also well engaged. DOWE NAMES HIS PRICE. Inventor of the Bullet Proof Coat Doesn't Want the Earth. LONDON, June 3.—Herr Dowe, the in- ventor of the so-called bullet proof coat, has written to the Times offering to forfeit the purchase money to any one who buys his cuirass if it contains either iron or steel. He declares that his invention is for sale at a price much under the £200,000 mentioned in the newspapers. Mr. Maxim, whose “in- vention' of a bullet proof material was tested a few days ago, has written to the papers, stating that his first letter, declaring that he could in six hours invent a bullet proof material superior to Herr Dowe's was merely a joke. He still claims, however, that b had produced a lighter shield, which is just as effective as Dowe's. Mr. Maxim declares that the whole subject of bullet proof cloth- ing is a farce. His prepared steel, he says is the best substance in the worid for stop- ping bullets. He adds he has sufficient evi- dence to convince him that Dowe's cuirass contains a hard plate. AT SOFIA. Prince Fordinand is Checred and the New Minlster Growing More Popular. SOFIA, June 3.—Troops are still posted on the main streets of the city, but other- wise everything presents almost a norma aspeet, The public gardens are closed with a view to preventing the holding of public meetings. Prince Ferdinand and the pria- cess were londly cheered at noon when they appeared on the balcony of the palace to witness the mounting of the guard. A depu- tation of leading merchants went to th palace today to thank Prince Ferdinand for his recent action. The newspaper organ of Prime Minister Stoiloff publishes fifty tele- grams, including one from ‘Tiernovl, the birthplace of ex-Prime Minister Stamboulof telling of the holding of meetings and th adoption of resolutions congratulating the goverument upon the change in its ministry It is siated that the prohibition against French and other papers entering Dulga.ia bas been removed. nlng Cabinet. BUDA-PESTH, June Tho president and vice president of the Diet, Count Tijeca and Baron Podmanisky, both declined to er ter the cabinet which Count Hedervary trying to form. Reports from all the country tell of demonstrations pathy and confidence in Dr. Wekerle. A grand torchlight procession in his honor is being organized for Tuesday night. It is re ported that at the meeting of the liberal party, beld on Saturday, Dr. Wekerle ex- pressed his readiness to resume office, It Is belleved the emperor will be obliged to re- summon him, No Menace to on * §T. PETERSBURG, Junw 3.—The dismissal of the Bulgarlan prime minister, Stambou- loft, by Prince Ferdinand, caused a sensa- tion here, but it is not regarded as menaciag the peace of Burope or offering any prospect of the solution of the Bulgarian question, for Russia's objection was ) )t to M. Stam- of Europe. " A bouloft personally, but to Prince Ferdinand's illegal occupancy of the Bulgarian throne, which Russia holds to be a standing infrac tion of the Berlin treaty Condemn the New Argentine Loan. LONDON, June 4.—A dispatch Times from Buenos Avres papers there unanimously to the that the condemn the pro fays posed loan as a breach of the pledge made by the sident of the republic. They also cordemn any idea of suspending the Intercst on the publiz debt. They declare that the national revenue is rapidly decreasing in consequencs of the gencral stagnation of commeree. Socialist Demonsteations Abandoned. PARIS, Junc The demonstration by the socialists in commanoration of the bloody week of the Commune, which it was pro posed to make today at the cometery of Pere la Chaise, was abandoned. Attempts were made by the soclalists to hold meet but the interfered and ings elsewhere suppressed them police Prince Ferdinund Visits Stambouloff, SOFIA, June 3.—Telograms c received reporting isolated protecting the offices paper, the Svoboda Last night Prince Ferdinand Stambouloff and Stailoff and Dr. He had a long conference with M nue to disorders. of M Troops are Stambouloff’s visited M Greckoft Stambou- loft. Much Dissatisfaction at Bluefiel ts. COLON, June 8—The United States steam €hip San Francisco has arrived here from Bluefields. The Nicaraguan troops in charge there will retire if England demands that they do so. Much dissatisfaction prevails The San Francisco is coaling preparatory to returning to Bluefields. Surplus in the Cuban Budget. MADRID, June It fs stated that the Cuban budget will show pesos, attained by American imports, lower on tobacco and admitting $ with a view to excluding [ wines, a surplus of 25,000 ing the tariff the export duty anish wine free wch and other Argentine Government Will Pay Tts Interest PARIS, June 3.—A dispatch from Buenos Avres says that in consequence of the fall in gold premium all fears of a suspension of the payment of interest on the national debt have been disperscd Hedervary Gives It Up. VIENNA, June 3.—Count Hedervary, who was attempting to form: a ininistry n Hun- gary to succeed that of Dr. Wekerle, has tulegraphed to Emperor F he s unable to form a c ancis Joseph that Gladstone Drives Out. June 3.—Mr. Gladstone drove out today in a close carriage, indicating that his eyes are fast recovering from the cffects of the operation. Emperor ¢ VIENNA, Jure 3.—The emperor has startd for Buda-Pesth in deference to Count Heder- vary's desire that his majesty show himselt to the people. Japa se Diet Dissolved. YOKOHAMA, June 3.—The mikado has dissolved the 5. RACK. Commonwealers Captured a Train Hauled Back to Denver. ELLIS, Kan, June “The eastward progress ot a band of Commonwealers came to an unexpected end here this afternoon, and, instead of being sent on to Kansas City, they were lustled back to Denver under a guard of United States marshals. On Satur- day about seventy-five Commonwealers urder Oaptain Rollston camc in from Denver over the Unfon Pacific. Superintendent Brinker- hoof, after communicating with General At- torney Williams, decided that the men must not be hauled out of this station and issued orders that all trains should be abandoned rather than carry them out. United States Marshal Neely, who had been notified, ar- rived in Ellis on a special train this morning with fifty deputies. A train was made up here this evening and the Commonwealers allowed to board it so as to meet the mar- shal's train at a siding six miles east of here, On reaching the Coxey train Marshal Neely took a few men, and, going to where they were seated on top of the box cars, com- manded them to get down. Captain Rollston asked if they were prisoners. Marshal Neely replied they were United States prisoners, and the men at once complied. The rank and file were ordered to climb into two box cars and were started for Denver, where they will probably be released. The captain and two lieutenants were not allowed to go, but were taken to Leavenworth tonight and will be held for trial ————— DIDN'T TALK FOR HE it HEALTH. Gougar Testijles to Being for Political Speec BOSTON, June %.—By an ruling of Judge Putnam in the United States circuit court Helen M. Gougar ot Payette has been compelled to fil» an swer to questions put to her by Congr man Elijah Morse in the now famous libel Helen M. ald unprecedentel suit in which Mrs. Gougar asks 000 damages, Some of the answers are as follows: The defendant inauires if Mrs ugar recelved _compensation tical speeches. She answers In Mussachusetts campaign she rece eceived $L00 from in 10 s r speaking once o for a month. She also said Iast political for " fifteen twice per da she made like sneeches in other states and received some compensation. Sne also admits she stumned the state of for Blaine and received $100 for speeches outside state, She_ also stumped Wisc in, imols” and Kansas for Blaine in 1884 received pay. The famous letter she Harper of Indiana, in whicn would teach the hypocritical lesson by carrying New tuna for the democrags, was and the plaintift walved an- A4 ever having paper called the Logan in 1881, bat the 11i- and whici diana only wrote I¢ said k and Eht up swer. Mrs. Gougar de lighed the letter in Era in Springfield, 111 —_— BRECKINRIDGE CASE i, ew ENDED. Judge Bradiey Overrules the Second Motion File w Bl of Exceptions. June 3.-Colonel Breck- § attorneys 3 ay served notice on Miss Pollard’s counsel that they would apply to have thelr bill of exceptions com- pleted, signed, sealed and entered of vee- ord. As the previous notice was held by the' court to 100 the fuli notice wag given. The whole procecding of today was for the purpose of settling certain points, rafsed last Monday, as to whether the court had the power to extend the Jan- uary term thirty duys after A eith with or without the consent of the pars ties, or for any purpose. The time, it is claimed, had Leen extended by consent Breckintidge's contention 1s that the bili of exceptions wax prepured and entered in the appeal in the January term, and hence that he had the entire April t \ which to complete the bill. The court held tofore that as the def give the no alte overrule. A5 the notice had not been given, th md notice was pre pared. and tods proceedings were ad for the purpose of saving the point Judge Bradley tolday overraled the second ) this prot el motion, &; bly ends the matter Rain in the Hlack L OELRICHS, D., June 3.—(Special to The Bee)~This county 1 the cn- tire southern portion of the Black Hills was visited by successive local thunder showers yesterday, with in- dleations for stili _more' raln to- night. It has been dry here for some time, and some ficlds of wmall grain began to suffer, and the runge ginss showed the drouth, but corn and potatoes and garden Btuft have been doing well. The raln came In tme to suve the crops, and with more raln to follow soon this kection will not be materially hurt by the recent dry spell. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN'T ARE WORKING IN THE DARK All Efforts to Determine Maud Rubel's Mur- derer Are in Vain, | INFORMATION ~ GATHERED ~ YESTERDAY Facts that M, ng Possibly Have Some Meare Party Who Thinks Girl on the Case Ho Saw Brow Some new facts have | the past twenty-four hours th been developed in may have some connection with the Rubel murder case. Among them s the statement of Louls Figins, u laborer at the smelting works, re- slding at 845 South Seventeenth street. Mr Figins said to the police that at Sixteenth and Marcy streets, directly bencath the Six- teenth street viaduct, is a one-story building, which is used by the colored people residing in the immediate vicinity as a dance hall. He said that last Sunday night a dance was held there by the colored people living near. » dance was prolonged till near morning, Mr. Figins states that ha and a neighbor went over to see what was going on. They stood at the door of the hall, where they could sce everything within. The first pe- culiarity that presented itself was the fuct that there was only one woman present “She was a white woman,” Mr. Figins sald, “or rather a white girl. She did not appear to be over 16 or 17. I mentioned this particularly to my friend, and he re- marked ‘It does seem strange, one woman to be among « they black.' at any time, many men, and she white and We did not go into the hall but could gee everything going on within from where we were standing. We were not the only ones looking in from the outside; there were others, but 1 do not Krow any of them. It wes about 12 o'clock and we started to go home, when we heard something fall. We returned, and saw the celored men carrylug the girl to a bench. Sho appeared (0 be unconscious, but this was only for w short time. She asked one, who wax bending over her, to take her home. She said she lived in South Omaha. We went away at the request of the colored men, as they told us they could and would care for the girl. “About twenty minutes after we left, as we were sitting on our porches, about fifteen colored men passed, having in their midst the same girl we saw at the hall. They were urging her along, as nearly as we could make out in the dark, and partly carrylng ler. They went north as far as Leaven- worth on’ Seventeenth. There we lost trace of them. 1 walked around by the hall again, but there was only one man there. He was colored and was locking the door. I have seen him a number of times, but do not know his nome. 1 turned to go home and he took the same course as the others who preceded him. Mr Figins thus describes the girl: Her hair was dark brown. She was of medium beight and well developed. She wore a dark dress and sailor hat. Her shoes were of the lsce puttern, but whether slippers or shoes he did not notice. She appeared to bs , eufoying herself very much till she fell to the floor. 1 saw her attempt to kick above her head a couple of times,” Mr. Figins said. The dances had at the place indicated are at- tended by persons of degraded character. AMr. Fikius says he is'inclined to belfeve that the girl he suw was Maud Rubel. SEEN WITH BROWN. J. W. Walker, colored, residing at 850 outh Sixteenth street, said he and a friend called “Snow” Jackson saw Dr. Brown and Miss Rubel at the north end of the Tenth strect viaduct last Sunday evening at 6, They were talking earnestly and she ap- peared 1o be crying, holding her handkerchief to her eyes almost continuously. *“We went on onr way across the viaduct, turning now nd then, but Brown, or the old gentleman, nd the girl disappeared. They did not cross = viaduct, neither could we see them going nth street.” t north on T Yesterday morning the police recovered a pair of new tan slippers, which It is thought have been worn by Maud are of the size that she wore and hers were also new. These were found in the house formerly occupied by Nellie King, Ninth street and Capitol avenue, They were given to the police by Mrs. Samuel Payne, who was the last occupant of the building on Tenth street. She could not suy how they came to be in the house. The shoes have not been shown to Mr. and Mrs. Rubel and they might not be able to identify them as their doughicr’s even if they were hers, might possibly Rubel. Tk Mr. Beans, employed at the white lead works, toll the police that on Sunday or Monday evenirg, about 5:30, he saw a man and a girl corrésponding to the description of Brown and Miss Rubel standing at the corner of Tenth and Jones strects. They appeared (o be waiting for some one. Brown's trunks were examined by the police yesterday, but nothing was discoy~ ered that would throw any light on the cas WAS ONLY A JOKE. The heads of the police department put in a hard day yesterday trying to make head- way in the Rubel murder case, and at one time it looked as If there was a ray of light ahead, but all hopes were dashed (o the ground by “a telephone message. A letter dated May 20, and postmarked 3:30 p. m., was received by a well known young man on Wednesday last. This missive was slgned “Maud and {mplored aid from “friend,” and also arranged for a date at the Coliseum for Wednesday night. The person who received this letter turned it oy found and the tion puzzled the poli r to the police after the body had been inquest held. This informa- e greatly, for if Maud Rubel was alive Tuesday afternoon her body could not have been, It was thougit, 0 badly decomposed by Thursday afternoon as it was. The writing in this letter was compared with some of Maud's letters, and while there was some resemblance, there was still @ great deal of doubt. During the ex- amination of these letters a telephone mes- sage was received from the coroner stating that a young man had confessed to the writ= ing of the letter to a friend of his for a joke. He had taken his inspiration from The Bee story of the girl's disappearance Monday night and expected to have some fun at the expense of his chum The police did not take kindly to that sort of i AL the earnest request of both the sender and the receiver of the letter the police have withheld their names, but heres after the coroner and the police will keep a sharp lookout for such idiotic schemes on the part of would-be sinart young men, A letter from Dr. Putnam, dated Savan- nah, Ga., March 11, to a friend here, was found and compared with the letters Miss Rubel alleged came from her lover. The comparison showed beyond a doubt that Miss Rubel wrote the letters uddressed to her rporting to come from Putnam. osiia? L CHEROKEES DRANING THEILR MONEY, Traders Who Sold on € dit Getting Auxlous for Thelr Vay, MUSCOGER, L 7., June 8.-The Chero- kees have recelved the first Installment of one-sixth of their money and the big pay- ment of more than $5,00,00 will begin to- morrow at Tahlequah. More than 24,000 Cherokees will draw §267 in cold cash each. Great crowds, traders, fakirs and sharks are flocking to Tablequah in the hope of getting some of the mor 1t {8 estimated that the merchants hove traded more than $1,000,000 on strip claims, and it (s now & guestion how closely they will colleets o There was a chute built from the exit doos - & of the capitol to the colle y that all partics woa through the chute and run the gauntlet the collectors, but such complaint was made by the le that the chute hasibeen id" have to. ..‘..l!."i.% torn away. It is said that in some com- munities they are holding sccret meetin and are determining to pay only about per cent on their Indebtedness to the retall traders,