Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 30, 1894, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 MEN ARE MASTERS Eouthern Pecific Strikers Have the Best of it Up to Date, ALL TRAINS EFFECTUALLY TIED UP Threats of Permanent Discharge Have No Effect Upon Their Actions, CLERKS IN FREIGHT OFFICES LAID OFF Blockade is Causing . Thousands of Dolla:s Loss to Fruit Growers, FRUIT ROTTING IN CARS AND ORCHARD3 Olney's Instructions to District Attorneys Do Not Appear to Have Any Terrors win Mail No Pulimans. for the M Move nrs, SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—At the close 21 the second day of the great struggle be- tween the American Railway union and the Southern Pacific the strikers seem to have the upper hand. Traffic on the great rail- way system is paralyzed so far as the Pa- eific coast is concerned. No trains run- ning north or sofith, and from Ogden, Dem- ing and El Paso west not a wheel s turning. fThe company’s suburban trains out of Sau Wrancl.co and Oskland are at a standstill, Bvidence that the company expects a pro tracted struggle was given this afternoon, when from the general offices of the Sout ern Pacific an order was issued closing all the freight offices, and informing the clerks of that department that their pay would cease until further notice. And it fs this freight blockade that s the most disastrous o the business interests of California. were losses to the fruit growing interest are inevitable, and fruit growers and dealers mre face to face with bankruptey. Hun- dreds of cars laden with perishable fruit mre sidetracked. In northern California this 18 the fruit men's busie-t shipping sea- Boa, and peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and berries are fast ripening in every orchard. A blockade of only a few days will see fruit to the value of hundreds of thousands of dollars too ripe for shipment. All this will be a total loss to the growers. Tonight there secms to be Bittle prospect that the blockade will be raised for at least several days. The com- pany shops at many points Lave also shut down. The initlative was taken at Sacra- mento this morning, when 2,000 men walked out. This evening it is reported that the railway company's telegraph operators all mlong the coast have declared in favor of the union and that they are refusing to gransmit rallroad business over the wires. Notwithstanding, the general officials of thesSouthern Pacific declare that the strike Is only temporary and that the company is Hetermined In its policy of resistance as ex- ressed by President Huntington and General anager Towne last night. Though prob- Rbly 100 deputy sheriffs and United States marshals have been sworn in here and at Dakland, the company has made no special Bffort to police its yards and tracks. The stbound overland passenger- train that left kland late last night was under the pro- Rection of United States Marshal Long und a Btrong posse. This morning the train was Eldetracked at Rocklin, beyond Sacramento, Bnd the marshal's posse has so far been un- Bble to get back to the city. L V. Seafford, general chairman of the Drde? of Railway Conductors, and C. . Bwaln, chalrman of the Pac'fic division of he Brotherhood of Railway Traiumen, Issued lleting this afterncon deploring theé strike on the Southern Pacific system and advising members of these orders to retain their po- mitions and to attend to their own dutles regardless of the American Railway union Btrike. \ PRONUNCIAMENTO FROM OLNEY. ! LOS ANGELES, June 29.—District Attor- Ney Denis has recelved a number of tele graphic orders from Attorney General Olney Relling him to take all possible measures to expedite the malls and sccure from the United States marshal all the deputies neces- Bary to enforce any process of the court. Mr. Denis held a consultation with the Btrikers on the matter. The men have de- lated that they were perfectly willing to aul inall cars and two of these were switched pnto the main track. One was loaded with mall for San Diego and {ne other for San ernardino, but the railway company changed ts mind and the orders sending the car put were countermanded. Mr. Denis has re- ‘velved orders from Olney to take legal steps compel the passage of the United States dls. Two switchmen, McHugh and Gold- Btein, were asked to confer with Denis. They tated that any mail train would be hauled; Ehut a crew had been ready for twenty-four jours, but that the company refused to haul the mail car unless it had a Pullman coupled lo it. Because of this the union had decided Bot to change its position. At a meeting of the railroad men last 1ght a general strike on the Southern Pacific stem was ordered by the union. All the dperatives of the great corporation will not wait for dismissal, but will walk out, so that ot even the coal trains will be run. A tele- gram from President Debs was read in the eoting ordering the strike and was re- ived - with enthusiasm. The only answer he men would make as to District Attorney Benll ultimatum to arrest them if the mail Rrains were not run as usual was that they pad nothing to say. “We are ready to pull mail cars anywhere," paid one, “but we do not think a Pullman is part of a postal car or that the United tates government considers the property of An Itallan marquis a necessury part of a mall train.” SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.—The Southern Paclfic company notified United States Dis. trict Attorney Garter yesterday thut owing fo the Pullman boycott they were unable to yend out the United States mails. Attorney Barter telegraphed Attorney General Olney wnd the answer came: “Enforce the laws ohibiting the obstruction and delay of the nited States mails. Cause arrests and in- atitute prosecutions wherever the law Is vio- lated.” Shortly afterwards Mr. Garter sent a sec- pnd dispateh to Washington asking whether the attorney general's instructions applied 2o mall cars only or to mail tralus as regu- larly made up. The answer to this dispatch was: mstructions cover mall trains as reg- plarly made up and of all descriptions.” SITUATION ON THE SANTA FE. Boyeott Hroken at Kansus City—Trouble is Worst In the West, ' TOPEKA, June 20.—General Manager J. J. Frey says regarding the situation on the Banta Fe: “The situation has not chauged » great deal since last night, when we suc- eeded In getting our trains out of Kansas ty on time with the regular equipment e are haying little trouble on the eastern d division, that east of Dodge City. It E true some of the employes have quit work, t they are making no forcible interferenee Mith our moving trains, although they are Bround the yards in little groups watching Mmhat is going on. Our trains all came cut Bf Chicago last night as usual and without Buy interference, although they had the Fegular Pullman ' equipment “The most serious trouble {5 on the west n grand division at La Junta and Raton. erything is tied up and at a standstill Bt Ratoa. About. 5 o'clock last even.ng Bne of our train dispatchers, by the name of Bmith, was chased by a mob of about 500 men and he was compelled to leave the city and flee to *he hills to save himself. Other diipatchers are still at work there, and I don’t know why this man was singled out, unless they caught him loafing on the street. After they had driven him out the mob went to the home of the chief night train dis patcher and notified him that If he went on duty they would kill him. I did not hear whether he attempted to go to work or not We are handling very little freight, although the office men and train masters are succeeding in handling all the live stock and perishable freight. We sent several stock traine into Chicago yesterday. “In my opinion the strike will soon spend itself, and whenever it reaches its strongest point it will commence to go to pleces. I think it will surely reach that point by tomorrow night, at the farthest, and it may have done so already.” \VER, June 2).—Train No. 8 on the ter a wait of twenty-four hours, left tonight at 11:50 o'clock, a fireman willing to fill the deserted post having been found. Al American Rallway unfon men on the anta Fe road at this point haye stopped work on the order of President Dfbs. So far the Denver & Rio Grande has not been in- terfered with, TIRE GOULD SYSTEM TO BETIED UP Debs to Center ST. LOUIS, June 2 American Railws Declares & Big Strike 1 St Louls, Director Kern of the unfon has just recelved word from President Debs that a strike had been declared on the entire Gould system. M. J. Elliott, another director of the Amer fcan Railway unfon, has arived here to as sist Kern in the management of the strike. In the Pulloan shops here a number of new workmen have secured positions. About seventy-five of the former employes re- fused to strike, so that about 100 men are now at work at the company’s shops on Twenty-first street, At a meeting of the ways centering here adopted declaring that confessedly not in the the empl'yes of the rallroad companles, or on account of any grievance between the companifes and their employes, is unjustifia- ble and unwarranted; that the employes of the railroad companies cannot, nor cin any of them, with propriety embarass the smpanies or discommode the public be- e of their sypathy with the supposed s of employes engaged in a whelly t class of labor and in no wise con- with raflway service; declaring it to be the lawful right and duty of the rail- road companies to protest against the boy- cott and resist it in the interest of the ex- isting contracts and for the benefit of the public, and pledging the roads represented to_act unitedly to that end. United States Judge Thayer has dirccted the United States marshal here to protect the St. Louis & Min San Francisco road, and deputies guard each train made up on that line here. General Superintendent Clark of the Mis- souri Pacific and Iron Mountain roads, when approached today, said he intended to have Pullman cars run on the system under his direction, no matter what came. He stated that the Gould system owned a three-quarter interest in all the Pullman cars operated by it, and a_ boycott of those cars was a direct blow at the railroad rather than at the Pullman interests. From Poplar Bluff, an important division point, Superintendent Clark said he had been officially advised that the men had formally decided to ignore the boyeott order, and he believed that would be the case else- where on the system. On the Missouri Pacific railroad in St Louls the freight blockade is complete, but one. stock train being gent out today. The mall and passenger trains on that road are moving in and out without interference, be- ing made up by the few switchmen who re- mained Joyal. W. H. Morton, general p. senger agent of the Misouri Facific, says tonight that no trouble s being experienced anywlhere else on the line. Tonight the train on the Mabile & Ohio railroad which usualiy carries Pullman sleep- ers left this city without them, a notification having been received from Cairo, IIL, that the employes of the Big Four road, over whose tracks the Moblle & Ohio trains are run, would refuse to handle the trains con- taining the obnoxious cars. All the em- ployes of the Terminal nssoclation in Fast St. Louls stopped work at 7 o’clock this even- ing to attend a secret meeting. At midnight every wheel in the Terminal association yards on both sides of the river and on the bridge was at a standstill, all the men hav- ing decided to stop work {n support of their striking comrades. A meeting was held in East St. Louis tonight, at which there were present Terminal assoclation employes and other railroad men interested In the Ameri- can Raliway union. A resolution was adopted in which those present decided to give their hearty support to the Terminal strikers and handle no cars whatever, President officers of the rail- resolutions were the boycott, being interest of any of Noycoit Brevit No trains were moving out of Duluth yes- terday. The Great Western completely blocked. All Santa Fe trains at San Diego, Cal., are standing In the yargs. Gvery road entering Cairo, TIL,, Is affected. Not a wheel is being turned. The Pennsylvania is the only road at Cin- cinnati that is receiving freight, All the Crescent train and yard men at Brazil, Ind., quit work last night. There was no change In the strike situa- tion at Las Vegas, N. M., yesterday. Deputy marshals are in_control of the Ludlow, Ky., yards of the Cincinnati Soutn- ern. The new injunction agaist the Santa Fe men forbids them quitting the employ of the receivers. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road at Cincinnati has asked for police to pro- tect their property. Neither the Louisville & Nashville nor the Nashvilie, Chattanooga & St. Louis have yet had any trouble. Chief Sargent of the firemen's brother- hood went to Chicago in response to a te gram from President Debs, Business is practically suspended on Mcbile & Ohio at Jackson, Tenn., on count of the strike at Cairo. So far the boycott has not affected any of the roads running out of Louisville. The union has few members there. Advices from Little Rock state no trouble has been experienced on the Arkansas di- vision of the Missouri Pacific. At Chippewa Falls, Wis., all Wisconsin Central trains are stopped. The Omaha road 15 still running on that division. Everything is quiet at Albuquerque, N, M. Not a train is moving, simply because there Is no one willing 0 make them move. A meeting of the American Railway union men at Albuquerque yesterday voted to tie up that portion of the Atlantic & Pacific. The Santa Fe train that should have left Denver Thursday night is still on the track, and no trains have been moved on that road. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of three trainmen who ,were instrumental in holding the Monon trains at Indianap- olis. The Denver & Rio Grande has replied to the American Rallway union committez that that company will continue to haul Pullman car: The American Railway nnion men on the Bvansville & Terre Haute and Chicago & Eastern Indiana at Terre Haute have joined the strike. The Vandalia uses exclusive coutract, but to a dispateh from Terr had no trouble. American Rallway union men on the Min neapolis & St. Louls road went out yesterday at Minneapolis, but the train for the south went out on time. Qreat indignation road at St. Paul is the ac- Pullmans 50 far, Haute, under an accordlig Ind., ha was caused among American Rallway union men at Stevens Point, Wis., at the discharge of twenty fire men who refused to take out a train At Washington the superintendent of the raflway mall service says that malls are not belng Interfered with to the extent reported trom rallway sources. Officlal messages de ny wany of the reports sent out of delays — — OMAHA, HARD 0N FREIGHT TRAFFIC Feature of the Pullman Boycott of Most Bignificance Locally, ALL SHIPMENTS GO SUBJECT TO DELAY © Stock nd Serious Effect on So Market—Movement of Stock In Out Curtalled—Othersise No Sign of Strike, th Omaha Trains arrived in Omaha generally on time yesterday, the of the Ameri- can Railway men in the yards that they would not leave their posts unless pos| tively necessary to the s of the boy- cott being very nirked. At Unlon Pacific headquarters it nounced that their trains had been moving freely at all points, the trouble at Spokane and Butte on Thursday being direetly attrib- utable to the refusal of union yard switch- men at those points to move trains taining Pullma These men, It is stated, were not Union Pacific employes, but men hired by the roads entering those terminals, A member of the executive committee of the American Railway union stated that it would be foolishness for Mr. Debs to order local unfons out here, for the that two-thirds of the membership was made up of clerks and shop me! would not cott. “It is a determination union was an- con- the reason , whose going ont add a single feature to the boy- well known fact that the places of the clerks could be filled almost immediately, and to order these men out at this time would be criminal in my opin- fon. The men are loyal and under great obligations to President Debs for his work in their behalf, particularly the Union Pacific employes, but it would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire to ask them to £0 out now. Mr. Debs has been given this information, and I am sure he will not be hasty in calling us out ate yesterday the Missouri Pacific posted a notice to all shippers tnat there was a possibility of delay In the movement of freight, due to labor troubles, and that all bills of lading would have to be marked “subjéct to delay” on this account. The Burlington continues to take live stock and freight for eastern points, but will accept no consignment of stock for the Union Stock yards, Chicago, on account of difficulty with the local switchmen. At South Omaha the situation has affected the stock market considerably. Several of the commission firms have telegraphed west- ern patrons to cease shipments until the difficulties are adjusted. Packers are taking advantage of the drop in prices to do all the packing they can and hold for future sales. Stock is loaded for the cast only on demand of the shipper, and then goes subject to delay. No eastern orders for hogs were re- celved yesterday. s The local union of the American Railway union held a meeting yesterday afternocn and thoroughly considered every phase of the trouble, but as the meeting was a secret one therc was not much information given out other than that the local members would make an effort to persuade President Debs that they could do very little good in Omaha by going out. One of the members who took part in the meeting had this to say: ‘“Our officers do not think it is wise for us to go out at this time, but if, after our cause fe explained to the general officers, they insist that we shall go out we will remain loyal to the union. However, at the present e there scems (o be notning to be gained by any men going out in Omaha, as there are only two cars switched in these yards. The changes of Pullman cars are made in Chicago and Denver gencrally, and the fights to win must be made at the places where the changes are made.” It fs the general opinion in local railroad circles that the American Railway union will be able to win this strike and that the officers will so conduct the fight that the union will re- tain the good will of the public. It Is under- stood that if the strike continues much longer mass meetings of citizens will be held in all the large cities, where the public will be told of the treatment given the employes of the Pullman company. In this way the strikers hope to arouse public sentiment in their favor. Today may very materially change the situation In Omaha, as the wires are being kept hot sending messages from the mem- bers and ‘officers of the local union to the men in charge of the strike in Chicago. If the Chicago end decides to still call the men out in Omaha it is likely that one of Debs' trusted lieutenants will be sent here to take charge of the local strike, WILL A" T IN WYOWING, Followers of Debs Willng to Go Out at Any Time if Ordered. CHEYENNE, June 20.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The local lodge of the Ameri- can Railway union held a meeting here to- night, and in accordance with the request made by President Debs at Chicago in a telegram received by the officers of the union last night, a strike committee of five members representing the various clasges of employes in the organization was appointed. The purpose of the apnoint- ment of this cmmittee s to be n readin:s in case a strike on the Vun Pacfic £ye- tem is ordered from headquartsrs. The meeting was largely aftended and the situation thoroughly discussed. A ma- jority of the members fayored standing by the head officers of the unifon in the boy- cott against the Pullman company. It was stuted that if a strike was ordered on the system, that cvery boiler maker and a ma- jority of the machinists in the Cheycnne shops would quit work, together with the firemen, switchmen and the other classes of employes in the union. A resolution was passed authorizing the committee appointed to confer with other organizations not rep- resented In the union to induce them to co-operate with them in the event of a strike being declared. No official action will be taken until further Instructions are received from the head officers. The union has about 200 members I Cheyenne, but Laramie Is much stronger, there being nearly 400 there. There are also organizations at Rawlins, Green River and Evanston, with a membership from 100 to 200 each. A telegram from Laramie states that the union there a1so held a meet- ing tonight and appointed a strike commit- tee. Tt was rumored that they had de- cided to side track No. 2, the eastbound Overland flyer, when it arrived at midnight, but this is denied by the union men Superintendent Malloy of the Wyoming Qivision is watching developments, and It any attempt is made to Interfere with trains the protection of the United States court will be Invoked. The Union Pacific company owns 70 per cent of the Pullman cars op- erated on Its system, and any attempt to Interfere with them will be interfering with the rights of the recelvers and n contempt of cour AT NORTHWENTERN POINTS. Not w Wheel s Turnlng on the Northern Pacilic—Great Northern is B ng. SPOKANE, June 20.—No Northern Pacific trains moved a wheel yesterday, The maln line and branches were tled up at Wallacs, Idaho. The employes struck there for o ralse in wages. The Poorman mine closed for lack of fuer Other mines will run for « few days. At Davenport, Wash., on the Washingtos Central, business Is suffering. The Unlon Pacific southbound passenger train left two lours late with Pullmans attached. The men would not handle Pullmans, but thy manager of the Unlon Depot company coup led a car on and the train pulled out The Great Northern, having cars, Is running all trains TACOMA, Wash.,, June 29. no Pullman The Pacifl SATURDAY M {ORNING, JUNE 30, 1894, division of the Northern Pacific fs not fully tied up, as several traing were mcving today This morning, after initlating 200 men, the American Rallway unfon took a vote on the subject of striking, and decided to strike by a very small majofity. The engineers and _conductors belonging to the order still stood cut, and so far ‘all engineers, con- ductors and most of the switchmen have been ready to carry out’ trains, and but for the lack of firemen other trains, including the overland east, would have gone out. Two hundred and seventy-five employes at the Tacoma shops and twenty-one frelght clerks and twenty-two truckmen struck today. No freight moving. leads of mail, which arrived Sunday from the Orient, are tled up in the yards, and 4,000,000 shin- gles are piled up on the wharves awaiting shipment. PORTLAND, Ore., June 20.—The tie-up here is complete. Neither the Southern nor th Northern Pacific took out trains to- night. The Northern Pacific Atlantic ex- press was made up ready to leave, but the fireman left the cab. The United States mails cn two trains were taken back to the postoffice. HAS TAKEN ON WIDER SCOVE. ight of the A. R. U. Now Includes the Chlcago General Managers' Assoclation. CHICAGO, June 20.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The original struggle between the American Rallway union and the Pull- man Palace Car company was dwarfed tod: by the determination of the labor organiz tions to defeat, if possible, the purpose the General Managers' association. To this end a general strike was instituted up'n the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, of which road E. St. John, chairman of the assoclation, is general manager. It Is the expressed Intention of the union to make this system its chief point of attack, and orders to that effect were duly promulgated during the day. Besides ordering a strike on the Rock Island, President Debs today ordered the Burlington men out. Neither road was tied up tonight, however, The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, from which the officers of the American Rall: way union believed Thursday satisfactory surances of a refusal to operate the single Pullman cars it has in service had been ob- tained, was ordered to be tied up as a result of President Miller's denlal of the organiza- tion's request The Wabash and the Chicago & North- western, which have the Wagner service, ex- cept on a few leased lines having Pullman contracts in force, wero also put under the ban. Upon request of the employes of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy they were permitted to leave the company's service and active measures were taken to extend the work of organization. With scarcely an ex- ception the rallroads entering the Union depot were able to transact their passenger business according to ‘the schedule today. All of them except the Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul suffered Severcly through thefr inability to handle frelght in the vards, but not to the extent that was predicted by the strikers. The Burlington & Quincy took out a number of boycotted sleepers. COMPANIES WILL NEVER YIELD. General Manager Merrill of the Burlingotn lines had but one optnfon tonight, and that was that the railroads were In this fight for a long and lasting stay, and that under no circumstances would they offer any compro- mise, uor would they, surrender the principle for which tley were contesting, “It is utterly impogsible for the rallroads to offer any compromise,” said he. “They have none, and if they ghould yield one fota to this organization ¥ would end forever | any control which they se. . v men. We arrogate' the «gght to onrselves to say how the business we operate shall be run and managed... No, sir; the railroads will stand together and will not give in John M. Egan, representing the General Managers association, furnished this evening an_estimate of the number of men who had struck on the Chieago lines within the terminal limits and also an estimate of all the men who were striking on all the lines involved. Mr. Egan was in telegraphic communication with all -the general mana- gers, and by this evening was fairly well posted. Mr. Egan gave the following: to show the extent of the strike at the present time, and the numbes-of men who have struck so far in the whole country on the best information he could obtain: North- western, switchmen and shopmen, 1,025; Tllinois Central, 8,000; Eastern 1ilinols, 300 Santa_Fe, 10,000; Chicago & Northern Pa- cific, 75; Wisconsin Central, 50; Great West- ern, 300; Baltimore & Ohio, 400; Pennsyl- v_l;l:ln, 2,500; Western Iadiana, 200. Total, 17,850. ' Mr. Egan said: “I anticipate before the clcse of the strike serious. trouble. A large number of the men have struck without understanding what they. have struck for, and when they find thel# places being taken by new men they are bound to grow des- perate. 1 do not lgok for any easy ter- mination of the strike; but we will cer- tainly be prepared herasmfter today to se- cure all the new men?we wish, and to bring about as early ajfermination of the strike as possible. ‘Wa'are in the fight to stay, and there will be Bo compromise nor give up.” e The lllinois Central suceeeded In bringing through to Van Buren street today a long train of freight cars 'loaded with fruit from the south. The syburban service tracks were used for this . purpos ‘When the train had been sidetracked a large force of men was put at work unlogding the perish- able freight. Dozens ot ns were backed up against the iron rafling dividing the Lake Front park from: the Tilinois Central tracks and the goods 1o anto them over the fence for transportatién to the com- mission_houses. » The Panhandle biought n seventy men today from Cincinnati, Columbus and Louis- ville and put them te wyork at the central depot under police protection. No interfer- ence was attempted on the part of the strikers. The officlals of the Amerlean Railway union are making threats against the Wabash rail- road, as the latter is said to be interfering with the boycott against the Western Indiana by allowing the latter's trains to run over the tracks which hoth reads use: The packers ut the stogk yards tried to Induce the strikers to take through eight trainloads of beef Leld by them, as their refusal to do so would result in throwing thousands of men at the yards out of em- ployment. The men refused, and the trains were returned to the ing houses. Today two trains of live stdek om the Santa Fe and Tllinois Central gutsideé of the yards remained on the trdcki because the men re- fused to move them. The Chicago & Alten is badly crippled, Passenger trains have been handled In fairly good shape. Frelght tsafie #§ badly con- gested and much perishable goods is being ruined. The Americary Rallway union offi- clals claim they will kave the road tied up completely. NORTHWESTERN - BLOCKADED. The trouble on the Northwestern spread today. Frelght trafic was greatly impeded and considerable difficulty was experienced in getting out passenger trains. There was a bad blockade at Wodd street this morning, and delays were reported all along the line. It was reported today in eonnection with the general managers” conference that plans had been formulated| for the arrest on charges of conspiracy of Presidsnt Debs and Organizer Lynch. It was sald (hat the general managers had been adylecd to arrest these men and have them svarchcd for papers, that, if{found, ¥euld furnish indisputable evidenesithat eertain mien were nenable to the copspiracy law, Situstion at Sloux Clty. SIOUX CITY, la., June 29.--(Speclal Tele- gram to The Bee)—No trouble as a result of tho strike has occurred here yet. About 100 American Raflway union men gathered at the union depot with the avowed pur- pose of cutting out the Pullmans on the Nlinois Central They found the cars se- cured to each other with chulns und pad- locks and a force of forty deputy sheriffs and policemen « the frain, and so 1 not make the attempt. Trouble Is- expected on the Minneapolis & Omaha touight, AFRAID T0° TAKE THE VOTE Democratio Managers in the Sfenate See De- feat Ahead for the Tariff, WHY THEIR PROGRAM WAS ABANDONED Defectlon of Democrats and Populists Make it Cer Bill € less Some Kepublic An 1 n the not Be Pussed Un= ns Vote for It— apotent Majority. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BE 1407 F Street, N. W WASHINGTO! June This week commenced with loud demo cratic vociferations to the effect that the tarift bill would be passed by the senate on Wed y or Thursday, but tho have passed, the end of the week has come, and yet the bill Is not completed. The final vote would have been taken ording to the cut and dried program, but the demo- cratic managers realized that they have no certain majority for the bill. This fact was first pointed out in this column on Tues day last. It begins to look as though the bill cannot pass the senate. It will certainly be defeated unless some republican senators desert thelr party, and that is regarded as well nigh impossible. There are thirty-eight republicans, three democrats, Irl Hill and Murphy, and three populists, Allen, Peffer and Kyle, opposed to the bill. This is fort four, and exactly the number necessary to defeat the conglomeration of free trade. protection, populism and Sugar trustism known as the senate tariff bill. thing but republican defection can now prevent the defeat of that vicious legislation. It seems almost sure to be defeated, and that is the reason democratic managers have de- layed taking the final vote. They are alarmed. COXEYITES ANXIOUS TO GET HOMBE. Pressure of an unforseen and undesired sort Is being brought to bear upon me bers of congress by the various Industrial armies camped abont Washington. The noy elty has departed and consequently local donations of provisions have fallen off until the men are in a pitiable plight fro want of food. Every day the lobbies ar besfeged by deserters from Generals and Ad- mirals Coxey, Fitzgerald, Galvin and Frye who are wearied of husks and anxious to return home. turally they came to the congressmen from their states for assist- ance. In some cases members have yielded to their charitable impulses and furnished funds for the purpose, thereby establishing a precedent which encourages other needy ones to apply. Ohio members are the great- est sufferers in this way and the demands upon them are more than they can meet. In compliance with a resolution of inquir. the secretary of agriculture sent a state- ment to the semate today which says the visible supply of wheat on July 1 will be about 55,000,000 bushels, in addition to which there will be approximately 8,000,000 bushels available from the stocks on the .Pacific, coast, and an undeterminable quantity that goes by the name of ‘“visible supply.” He gives the acreage of winter wheat for the present year at 23,116,172 bushels, and of spring wheat at 10,108,502 bushels, and the probable_production_in WM A #5 e Senator Pettigrew today proposed several amendments to the Indian appropriation bill. They proyide that the superintendent at the Indfan school at Flandreau, §. D., shall give bonds and be the agent for the Santeo Indians, located at. Flandreau, -and shall be allowed a clerk at $900. One amend- ment provides for the appropriation of $1,000 to pay for the water supply for the Indian school at Flandreau, and the payment of $460 to Joseph Schwartz of Sioux Falls for plans and tracings furnished by him for a building for the Indian school at Flan- dreau. Milton Scott and wife of Lincoln arrived in Washington this morning and will be here a few days. Postmasters have been appointed in South Dakota as follows: Crow Creek, Buffalo county, Henry Bradley, vice R. J. Dixon, resigned; Orland, Lake county, Henry Ven- ner, vice A. W. Shirley, resigned. EASY DAY IN THE SENATE. Consideration of the Tariff Bill Completed in the Committee of the W le. WASHINGTON, June 20.—At the opening of the senate today the joint resolution ap- pointing Charles M. Anderson of Greenville, 0., Sidnéy G. Cook of Herrington, Kan., and A. L. Pearson of Pittsburg members of the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Voluntecrs was passed. Mr. Sherman's resolution of yesterday di- recting the committee on interstate com- merce to inquire into the advisability of regulating by law the use of sleeping or parlor cars was also adopted. The joint resolution continuing the an- nual appropriation thirty days after June 30 was adopted. The tariff bill was taken up, and Mr. Vest moved an amendment to the clause repealing tie reciprocity feature of the McKinley bill. Agreed to. Mr. Jones then asked unanimous consent to make a number of amendments over- looked as the bill was being considered. The amendments were agreed to as fast as réad. Most of them were very unimportant. The tariff bill was reported to the senate at 5:45. Mr. Manderson moved to adjourn un- til Monday. Lost—5 to 35. In the executive session which the motion was agrged. to, and at senate adjourned until Monday. Pence Led the Filibustering. WASHINGTON, June 20.—With the ex- ception of a short time, the day in the louse was consumed by a filibuster over the ccrtested election case of Watson agajust Black, of the Tenth Georgla district. The filbuster was led by Representative Pence, populist, of Colorado, who contested every inch of ground, even after the ald of the committee on rules had been invoked. The tangle was finally straightened out, and the report of the committee on elections, declaring Mr. Black clected, was agreed to, only the populists dissenting. A few minor bills were passed early in the day end some resolutions to pay the salarics and funeral expenses of deceased employes of the house were agreed to. At 4:30 the house took a recess until § p. m., the evening session being devoted to private pension blils. followed 6:10 the Maxwell Courtmartial Upheld WASHI ON, June 20.—The ‘president has approved the finding of the courtmartial which recommends the dismissal of Lieu- tenant Marcus Maxwell, formerlly stationed at Omaha, and who was charged with dupli- cating his accounts and of conduct unbe- coming a gentleman. He was a witness in the Maney courtmartial Mall wions t Run. WASHINGTON, June 29.—Acting Postmas- ter General Jones held a short conference this afternoon with Attorney General Olney, at which the movements of the strikers were discussed, 1t was decided to rigidly insist upon the carriage of all mails and to prose- cute all who interfere with postal transporta- tion, Colonel H. G, Pursons Shot. WASHINGTON, June 20.—A private dis patch received here states that Colonel H, G. Pdrsons, the owner of Natural Bridge, Va., was shot and died at Clifton Forge, Va., to- day. The shooting was done by a conductor named Goodwin whom Colonel Parsons haa reported for neglect of duty. Fiteh W Now Happy WASHINGTON, June 29.—The senate In INGLE COPY executive session today confirmed the nomi nation of Thomas G. Fitch, postmaster at Wichita, Cash in thy T WASHINGTON, June 20 ance in the treasury today of which $86,303,815 was gold reserve. Tk withdrawals from the subtreasury at York today aggregated $1,475,000, of £275,000 was for shipment to Canada leaves the true amount of the reserve 828,815, Vote an Pacitic Roads il Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, June 201t s that the house committes on Pacific will come to a vote on Saturday on the meas- ure pending before it sury. The was $115,231 bal 20, cash which This $04,- possible rallroads THINK THEY WER Stockho'ders of NWINDLED, English L) Mining Compan NEW YORK, June 20 appointed Albert R. the Harney Ale Thele Woes. Judge Lacombe has Latoux temporary re celver of the Harney Peak Tin Mining, Mill- ing & Manufacturing company. The complaint carrying the application for a recelver charges fraud against the trustees of the defendant company, Lewis Ma Flannagan, Willam M. Dean, Willlam Koy sen, George Ehret, Charles D. Despler, He man Knubel, Louls D. Weber, W. L. Flan nagan, the estate of Frederick W. Foote, the estate of Henry Clausen, jr., the estate of Daniel 8. Appletc amucl Untermyer and the Farmers Loan and Trust comp: Com- nants in the suit are Charles Fletcher y L. Maud, Charles B. Denny, Edward M. Denny and John 8. Selion, he history of the case, as documents, is briefly as follows: The ney Peak Mining, Milling and Manu cturing company was incorporated under the laws of th's state on April 16, 1884, to do business in the Black Hills region of Dakota. The principal organizer of the com- pany was James Wilson, and the trustees were Willlam M. Dean, Charles Despler, Herrman Knubel, O Rus sell, James Wilson and issue of $5,000,000 stock to purch s it s claimed, only $17.000. On January of 85,000,000 was made to Oliver F. Borry as trustee, and the following year a thrd issue of a_like amount to Henry Clausen, jr. The English complainants afterward: took part of the stock, which they now say was issued to the trustees as a blind, and that the books were so juggled as to make it difficult to discover the fraudulent con- spiracy and gains, which they allege were divided among a syndicate of stockholde In 1890 an agreemenc was entered into L tween Samuel Untermyer and Edward bine Baring-Gould, Rt. Hon. Lord Thurlow and John Taylor of England and the Harney Peal Tin Mining, Milling and Manufacturing company by which the Englishmen obtained 90,000 shares of stock of §$100 par value for $1,685,000. Only a small sum of money was paid, but two subsequent agreements were made by which the Englishmen were to fssue £1,000,000 in bonds of an English o pany, giving security for the rest, which they failed to do, but £1,000,000 in bonds were put on the Black Hills property, which were issued to the English company in part pay and partly a ity. Another £1,000,- 000 mortgage was afterward placed, over 400 mining claims were purchased, but an at tempt was made to work only twenty of them, and the only thing mined, according to an aflidavit of George - N. Hamilton, was 1,000 tons of ore which has never been treated. The Englishmen, who had invesied between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000, becoming suspi- cious, sent over agents to investigate, and it | ,,fll;..:m .;,'r“:?i".’.f‘?' told by the Har- property w a second | property. Samuel Untermyer, it is charged, while on a salary of $2,000, actually ropre- sents $200,000 in cash and - stock, and others have recelved sums more or less ex- orbitant. Not more than $G00,000, it is said, has been expended in working the mines and building the mills, and the Englichmen want o know where their millions went to. The books of the company were seized at 33 Wall street this afternooon and subpoenas served on the defendants. e No Trains on the Omahu. DULUTH, June 2).—The tie-up of the Wisconsin Central and Northern Pacific was broken this afternoon. The westbound and Chicago trains, both carrying slecpers, were sent out With' regular train crews and without any difficulty. No trains have been moved on the Omaha today. i L TELEGRAPRIC BRIEFS. The coal strike at Lonaconing, ended. Rear Admiral Temple, Washington yesterday. Clfef Justice Fuller delivered the oration at the centenary at Bowdoin college. Newt Hayden was lynched at Monett, Mo., last night for the murder of a 'Frisco bruke- man. The sult of the Pottawattamle Indians against the government for $10,501 has been dismissed. A bill has been introduced in congress to confirm the leases of Choctaw and Chickas saw lands. Prendergast interrupted the proceedings of court to such an extent yesterday that he was sent back to his cell, Joseph P. Ward of Denver has been ar- rested for using the mails for the purpose of selling fraudulent mining stock. Captain _Freitsch of Milwaukee has ar- rived at New York with his forty-foot schooner on his journey to Norway. Gus Weisbrodt, defaulting city treasnrer of Middletown, O., was sentenced to throe years in the penitentlary yesterday. County Attorney James H. Burns of St. Paul has resigned, Charges of malfeas- ance had been preférred aguinst him. Fire at Aspen, Colo,, destroyed the publie tramway and the ore bins of the Veteran, Enterpriso and Aspen Mining and Smelting company. The United States consul at Gibraltar re- ports that owlng to the good crops in Spain that country will not be a buyer of Ameri- can wheat, The secretary of the interior has approved the recommendation setting aside $20,000 for the survey of the Red Lake reservation in Minnesota, Charles Doebbler, who has been n jail since May at Passaic, N. J., for placing a bomb in Willlam Stranger's lawn, has made a confession. Delegates Md, is retired, died at the from the Trapper and Beckwith to New York constitutional convention Buffalo were unseated yesterday and contestants seated. In Coffey county, assassin fired several charges into the bedraom of a farmer per, instantly killing his wife. Richard Worthington of the bankrupt Worthington Publishing company has been arrested for converting §19,000 of the com- pany's money to his own use. Receivers of the Northern Pacifie petitioned the courts for premission to abro gate existing trafic contracts with a number of roads that have proved unprofituble. The Washington grand jury has found in« dictments against Broker Chapman and John McCartney for refusing to answer the sugar investigating committee's questions, James Smith Allen, living six miles north of Greencastle, Ind., shot and killed his wife on account of her Infidelity and the interference of Telatives, and then blew out his own brains, Mrs. Annle Odel Allen of New York has been appointed guardian of her daughter, the grandehild of Commodore Vanderbilt The child's father 5 suing for some prop- erty left ig trust for it The Rock Island read has appealed to the United Etates marshal to prevent the threatened destruction of its property atl North and South Enid, Great exeitement prevalls and bloodshed is feared, The British Prince Is the first steamer to arrive in York from Manchester, Bug land. Sue is of 1,152 tons register and ex- perienced mo difficulty in passing through the new ship canal to Liverpooh Alabama, an unknown of buckshot named Har- have attracting unich attention, ——— FIVE CENTS MID FLOWERS AND BANNERS Catafalque Ereoted in tho Chapel Ardente at the Entrance to the Court of Honor, CARNOT LYING IN STATE AT THE ELYSEE Assassinated Pros| Nnw Costly Tributes to the dent Too Numerous t r—Enor- mous Crowds Viewing His Re- tns—Luneral Sunday. PARIS, June 20 admitted to the day. he line The general public was grounds of the Elysee to- of people Intent upon view= Ing the coffin ning .the remains of the late President Carnot reached from the palace to the Place de la Coneorde, The casket In the Chapelle Ardente at the entrance of the Cour d'Honeur. The catafalque s in the form of a small Qreek temple with Corinthian columns, Large candelabra wreaths of immortelles and na- tional flags are grouped around the bler, and over all are many palms, At intervals aro long, blick pendant banners, bordered With silver and ornamented with silver wreaths, with the letters “R. F." (Re publ'que Francais) On the main drapery the letter “C" (Carnot) is worked In silver at frequent intervals The number of floral y almost beyond half of them are of great val wreath alone, sent by a wotnen, cost 1,000 francs Paris, according to estimate, have already recelved 1 for 1, ,000 francs worth of floral emblems to be used in different wayvs during the funeral. The streets around the Elysee prosented a sombre aspect last night. All the lamps were covered with crepe and shed a sickly light upon the se The very walls of the palace are covered with funeral trap- pings. The new president will attend the funeral of the late president on Sunda General Fevrier, grand chancellor of the Legion of Fiomor, lns presented President Casimir-Perier with the g nd cross of the Legion and with the collar of grand master of the Legion of Honor, which position the new president assumed in succession to the late president, in view of his rank as chief of the state. Henrl Rochefort choice of Casimir-Per the worst possibl rests to the and One of French The florists of wreaths sent vsee I8 computation, soclety vs he considers the er for president to be The new president will try to revive the personal government of the late Marshal MacMahon, he says, and like the latter will have to surrender or resign. Rochefort added: “His presidency mes civil war. He would seek the alliance of Germany in order to sell the Germans his coal, as he is the chief stook- holder in the Anzin mines, the richest in France. He has already announced his in- tention of dissolving the Chamber and it will not be long before a conflict occurs." WAR IS IMMINENT. Chinn and Japan Propared to Fight Over the Korean Aff LONDON, Jure 20.—A dispat:h to the Times from Shanghai, China, says that Japan, pres ferring foreign to civil war, refuses to evacu- até Korea. Consequently Ohing is inerensing her aaval dud military. forces for active operations A dispateh to the Chronicle from Shanghal says that war between China and Japan is fmminent. CRISPL'S LIE AVED AGAIN, Man with a Large Knife Arrested Near His House—Had Made Threats. ROME, June 29,—A workman has been ar- rested in the vicinity of Premier Crispl's honse, having been overheard to threaten the lite of the premier. When searched. a.large knife was concealed urion his person Von Kotzo Now o Tonocent, LONDON, June 29.—The Berlin correspon- dent of the Standard says concerning the slanderous letters supposed to have been written by Count von Kotze: “It is rumored that Prince von Stolberg Wernigerode, grand chamberlain, tried to dfssuade the emperor from arresting von Kotze and has since res signed his office. The emparor aceepted his resignation. There fs 5o little doubt of yon Kotze's innocence that his releaze has been decided, upon. - He remains in custody only at his own request. Foreign Workmen Fight In France. MARSEILLES, June 20.—Owing to' the flerce conflicts belween workmen emplayed in connection with the new dralnage system, the majority being foreigners, the prefecture has fssued orders to suspend work upon it. Two thousaud men are thus thrown out of work. There Is considerable _excitement throughout the factories where Italians are employed, The situation is critical. Wonld-Be Czech Assassins Senteneced. PRAGUE, June 20.—The czech youths, Kolicho, Malefick and Schulz, were founa guilty of lurking around the Hofburg in Vienna last March for the purpose of Htabs bing the emperor and thus avenging the fm= agined wrongs of the Omladina. Schulz was sentenced to thirteen months imprisonment, The other two were sentenced to terms of twelve years each. found L wVighant's First Race. GLASGOW, June.20.—The Vigilant's first race ow dhis side of the“Atlantic_will be for the Queen’s cup on the. Clyde July 7. The American sloop hag. been sallfng about the fifth for the past few duys and has beén On Monday the Vigilant will, g6 into dry dock for a final polishing. Yale Men Are at Oxford. LONDON, June 20.—The Yale athletes ar- rived at Oxford last night. They were met at the station by members of the Oxford unt versity athletic clubs and were escorted te their lodgings in High stree he Yals men are in good form and high spirits. Dupny Asked to Kemnin PARIS, June 20.-M. Burdeau clined the task of forming a cabinet, In consequence President Casimir-Perier ha asked M. Dupuy to rcconsider his decision to resign. has de- Canle Flaslies. Lord Charles Rus ell, s:n of the sixth duke of Bedford, 1s dead, Loyal troop: in Rlo Grinde do Sul have defeated the insurgeunts. Richard Croker has_embarked on his res turn voyage to New York, A uew company {5 helng formed In Parls to complete the Pauama canal. The Italian consul at Malty' was shot and killed by Prof. Hamilton Stilon. The former insisted on paying attentions to the latter's wife. Turks a Greek whilo tho The police and destroyed church at Ordua, Asla Minor, congregution was worshiping. made no effort to futerfere. Morrow for State Treasarer, CRESTON, Ta., June 20.—(Speelal Tele- gram to The Bee)—The republicans of Union county have held thelr convention and sclected delegates to attend the ® congressional and judiclal conventions. convention was remarkable for its enthusi= asm and harmony. The delegates to the state convention were instructed to camt the stes for Rerezentative W. W. Mors row for state treasurer, and the cOngr slonal eandidates for Congressman W, P, Hephurn, Resolutions of a strong kind were adopted euloglstic of Hepburn. attacked