Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 31, 1894, Page 1

F THE OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, ' WYOMING'S MANY CANDIDATES Republioans Will Meet in State Conven- ticn Thurzday at Oasper. RICHARDS AND MONDELL FOR GOVERNOR As a Third Cholee Ivinson of Laramie Will Recelve the Nomination—Competition for Other OMices Heavy. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—The republicans of Wyoming will meet in delegate convention at Casper Thursday to place In nomination candidates for the respective state offices and one rep- resentative in congress. There are numer- ous aspirants for the various offices, and it is anticipated that it will be an Interesting contest., The leading candidates for governor are ex-Surveyor Genereal W. A. Richards of Johnson county and State Senator Frank W. Mondell of Newcastle, The name of Ed- ward Ivinson of Laramle, the republican nominee for the office two years ago, will also be presented to the convention. In the event of a deadlock between the Richards and Mondell forces he may receive the nomination. It will be a close contest be- tween the last named, and it s impossible to predict the result, The nomination of either of them will add great strength to the ticket. The candidates for secretary of state are Hon. George W. Fox of Albany county, Frank Bond and Mayor Ed F. Stahle of Cheyenne. The first named probably stands the "best show of receiving the nomination Hon. B. B. Brooks of Casper, an ex-mem- ber of the legislature from Natrona county, is the only candidate thus far seriously mentioned for congress. In all probability he will receive the nomination by acclama- tion. The friends of Judge Jay L. Torrey of Fremont county are urging him to become a candidate for the office, but he has posi- tively declined to do s There are three prominent gentle- men already in the field for tre: urer, with several dark horses in pros pect. They are: De Forest Richards, presi- dent of the First National bank of Doug- las; Henry G. Hay, president of the Stock Growers' National bank of Cheyenne, and Frank 8. Lusk, county treasurer of Con- verse county. The most formidable dark horse is J. C. Davis, president of the First National bank of Rawlins. It Is pretty generally conceded that a woman will receive the nomination for state superintendent of public instruction. Miss Bstelle Reel, county superintendent of Lara- mie county, and Mrs. Theresa A. Jenkins of Cheyenne are the representatives of the gentler sex. The names of W. 0. Owen of Laramie City and B. F. Ogden of Sheri- dan have also been mentioned in this con- nection. Miss Reel appears to be the lead- ing candidate in the race. Attorney Geperal C. N. Potter of Cheyenne, United States District Attorney B. F. Fow- ler of Sundance and D. H. Craig, prose- cuting attorney of Carbon county, are men- tioned for justice of the supréme court. The contest lies between Attorney General Potter and United States Attorney Fowler. Thus far C. W. Burdick, the present in- cumbent, is the only candidate mentioned for auditor. He will, no doubt, receive the nomination by acclamation. There will be a warm contest over the chairmanship of the state committee. Judge Willis Van Devanter, the present chair- man, and R. E. Esteb of Cheyenne are the candidates for the place. The republicans have an abundance of good material from which to make their nominations, and there is no question about & strong ticket being chosen. Several prominent republican orators will address the convention, among whom will be Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SCARCE. Towa's Faithful Will Meet in State Conv n- tion Tomorrow. DES MOINES, July 30.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The democratic state conven- tion Is advertised to meet in this city Wednesday. As yet there are few of the leaders or delegates here and the indications point to an excellent light convention, al- though there are 1,127 delegates. J. Parsons of Rock Rapids will be the tem- porary chairman and ex-Governor Horace Boles will be the permanent chairman. Up to the present time no candidates have ap- peared for any of the offices, and it looks like a clear case of the office secking the man. Bosses Hunter, Richardson and Fuller are here, but they say they know no one who is anxious to run for office on the democratic ticket this year. County conventions held the past week have brought out no candi- dates, but have confined themselves to con- demning the senate and endorsing President Cleveland's course on the tariff. The same course will probably be adopted by the state convention. The populists were to have met on the same date, but the convention has been postponed to September 4 in order to got advantage of state fair reduced railway rates. There have been several cases of fusion between these (wo partics in this state, but it is not thought they can get to- gether on the state ticket. The following list of alleged was promulgated this evening by an al- leged authentic convention: Secretary of state, H. F. Dale of Polk county; auditor, of state, T. J. Mondamin of Lee county, A. H. Kuhlemeyer of Des Moines, O. P. Wyland of Shelby county; treasurer of state, L. W. White of Wayne county, J. M. Alexander of Fremont county, J. H. St ubenrauch of Marlon county; judges of supreme court, L. L. Delano of Cass county, George Ball of Towa county, M. W. Beach of Carroll county, John F. Dayton of Winneshiek county; at- torney general, W. D. Eaton of Mitche county, D. D. Murphy of Clayton count J. C. Mitchell of Wapello county; railroad commissioner, Peter A. Dey of Johnson county, W. W. Merritt of Montgomery county, Fred White of Keokuk county; re- porter of supreme court, J. J. Shea of Potta- ‘wattamle county, Byron Seevers of Manaska county; clerk of supreme court, J. J. Me- Cathry of Dubuque county, Alex Reichman of Plymouth county. candidates WILL R 1 COLORADO. Mrs. ). El Foster Thinks the Republicans Will Eleet the Governo CHEYENNE, Wyo,, July 30.—(Special Tel- egranf to The Bee)—Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, the woman's rights advocate, arrived from Denver this afternoon. Mr. Foster accom- panied her. Mrs. Foster, In speaking of affairs in Colorado, where she has been lecturing several weeks, sald: “The women of Colorado are doing a noble work in the redemption of that state from populist misrale. I am positive Colorado will elect a republican governor and two repub- lican congressmen this fall. Kansas will also be redeemed. The people will tolerate the present condition of affairs no longer. 1t 1s & Guestion of government or no govern- ment at all, which the voters may be de pended upon to settle in the proper manner. She will speak at the republican state con- veution-at Casper on Thursday It Was w Ked Hot Convention. BUTTE, Neb, July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—The republican county convention ‘was held Saturday. In the selection of dele- gates to the congressional convention Kin- kaid's friends forced the fight and were knocked out, resulting in what fs supposed to be a Daugherty delegation. On the state delegation the following were elected dele- gates: H. W. Mathews, Ed Lewls, Frank Morse, H. Whittlg, W. A. Kenaston and Jonas Tarshall. This is supposed to be a Majors delegation. T. M. Burbank was nominated for county attorney and E. R. Maxam coroner, It was a red hot conven- tion and much il feeling resulted. NT ONG HOPEFUL, Thinks the Next Governor Wi Silver Democrat, President J. E. Ong of the Nebraska Free Silver league came In from Geneva last even- ing and registered at the Merchants, He says ho fs not In Omaha to confer with any of the members of the democratic state central committee. It was the hope of the free silver wing of the party that an early state convention would be held, so as to get promptly Into the fleld as soon as efther of the other parties and have time for a thorough presentation of the issues to the voters of the state, but after the confer- ences between the committee appointed by the league and the officers of the state central committee, and in view of the now plainly revealed plan of the state committee to hold a late state convention, this hope has been abandoned. But Mr. Ong says that the time of holding the convention will make no difference in his opinfon as to its complexion with ref- erence to the silver issue. “From the re- ports that have come in from several parts of the state,’” said he, “and from the char- acter of the work that I know is being done I am sanguine that the convention will be controlled. as we had determined to have it rolled, by the advocates of free silver.” have heard that matter discussed very safd Mr. Ong in response to a question as to whom the free silver men would put forward for governor. “I do mnot think,"” he replied, in answer to another question, “‘that Congr man Bryan will be suggested in the convention as a candidate. In his candidacy for the senate he will receive the constant and_earne silver wing of the p Mr. Ong was emphatic and prompt in declaring that he believed the success of the democratic s'ate an administra- tion man at the head of it would be exceed- ingly doubtful and the support that would be thus lost on account of the character of the candidate would be to the advantage of (he populists, who would, of course, nominate a free silver man, though he believed it was the disposition of the free silver league to abide by the action of the convention, what- ever it might be. With a free silver man at the head of the democratic ticket, however, he believes the fight will be a pretty affair of triangular shape, with the chances in favor of the democrats. In this case he is confident that the ticket would receive the support of a considerable number of free silver republi- cans, “and I want,” he said, “to call your attention to the fact that there are thou sands of free silver republicans in Nebraska. Mr. Ong is convinced that party tes in Ne- PRES Be a Freo lit:le braska are much looser than they used to be, and therefors he thinks the campaign will be marked by several surprises. He belicves that the machines in none of the parties will work at the state conventions. MAJORS WORKED HIS NERVE. Expenses that He Paid ib-Screws Were Ap TY, July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—Another attempt on the part of T. J. Majors to avoid the payment of cam- paign expenses has just come to light in this city. In this instance, however, the hickory shirted statesman whacked up when it became evident that payment could no longer be delayed. Majors was booked for a speech in this city toward the latter part of the last gubernatorial campaign. For some reason e of the hickory shirt had an idea (and has still, possibly) that Nebraska City and Otoe county had but little use for him, and he was apprehensive that his meeting would not be a success. A few days before the meeting was to be held he met William Pllacging, at that time president of the Young Men's Republican club, aud said he would like to sec a good turnout at the meeting. Pflaeging said he thought it could be managed and Majors told him to go ahead and aerrange things and he (Majors) would see that the bill came out all right. The meeting was held, and it was a huge suc- cess. The expenses incurred by Mr. Pflacging in arranging for the meecting amounted to $30. Twenty-five dollars of this amount was for the band and $5 for a board bill. Pflacging wrote to Majors, mentioning the circumstance, but received no reply. A second letter met with the same cheerful silence. Mr. Pflaeging pald the bills and shortly afterwards met Majors on a B. & M. train on his way to Peru and promptly dunned him. Majors sald: “Bill, you ought to have that money. D'll see the state central com- mittee and see what arrangements they have made about spending money in Otoe county.” Whethter Majors ever saw the state cen- tral committee, or whether any money was sent to Otoe county Mr. Pflaeging does not NEBRASKA € know. What he does know is that he didn't get a cent from that source. Time kept running right along, still Majors didn’t whack up. Just before the late meeting of the State Republican league at Lincoln, Pflacging asked ex-County Clerk R. M. Taggart to see Majors at this meeting and to tell him that the money must be paid or the facts in the case would be published. This Tag- gart did, with the result that Majors se Pflacging a check for the full amount, $30. So after a matter of eighteen months or t 80 the bread cast upon the waters returned to Mr. Pflaeging, but the proverbial in- crease was lacking. OPPOSED TO FUSION. Wyoming Democrats of Johnson County Wi Mix with th opulists. BUFFALO, Wyo., July 30.—(Special to The Bee)—The result of the democratic primaries In this county indicate a pro- nounced non-tusion sentiment, and in spite of the untiring industry of one or two of A. L. New's most trusted friends and the thinly disguised advocacy of others, it is almost a certainty that the delegation from Johnson county to the Cheyenne con- vention August 8 will be solld for non-fusion with the populists, The latter party Is also strongly opposed to any such trade, and with a vivid recollection of the way in which they were treat:d by the democrats make a determined fight for an Indep:ndent ticket. The exceptions in their ranks are a few present officchold- ers and officescekers, who see in a three- cornered fight the hoplessness of a populist vietory. The idea of the old-time democrats of this county Is rather to consolidate and purify the ranks of the party with a view to the coming presidential election of 1896 than to make any concessions for the pur- pose of securing county offices. In this they are naturally very much at varlanca with the present state administration, who, hav- ing been swept into prominence by the fusion cloudburst of 1892, feel that they have a very slight hold upon the sympathles of a straight demoeratic party. If three tickets are in the fleld it will be a pretty contest between the democrats and the re- publicans in Johnson county, with the re- publicans for cholce, but the vol of the Big Horn Basin, which has increased since last election to an extent out of all propor- tion to the rest of the county, Is at present last election, will an_unknown quantity. The republican party fs solid and con- fident; perhaps a littl too much so, but, al- though Johnson county has a republican gubernatorial candidate In the person of W, A. Richards and probably one or two addi- tional candidates for state offices, their dele- gates will go to the Casp'r conventlon Au- gust 2 unpledged to any candidate, and, so far as can be ascertained, prepared to give a loyal and earnest support to the cholce of the convention s for Mayor Welr, NDER, Neb., July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—The populists of Thurston county met In convention at the court house Saturday afternoon and elected W. 1. Wiltse, M. Ras- (Continued on Second Page.) IAPANESE HAD N0 MERCY Many Who Escaped from the Binking COhinese Transport Promptly Killed, FRENCH SHIP RESCUES A FEW SURVIVORS Europeans Who Were on Thelr Way to Coren Treated as Enemies nod Shot Down in the Water—Chinese Armies March- ing Into Core SHANGHAL, July 30.—The following Is the latest Chinese version of the sinking of the troop ship Kow Shung, chartered by China from the China Merchants' Trading and Steamship company: When the Kow Shung was overhaule by the Japancse crufser the latter sent a boat alongside the transport with a prize crew to convey her to Japan. The Japanese boarded the Kow Shung and crdered her commander, Captain Galsworthy, an Englishman, to proceed to Japan. The captain refused to obey this order and the Japanese withdrew to report to the commander of their cruiser. The latter then opened fire upon the transport, using the machine guns mounted in the tops of the Japanese ship. This fire was so well directed that it soon cleared the Kow Shung's decks. The cruiser then discharged two torpedoes at the transport, sinking her and drowning nearly all of the 2,000 souls on board. Colonel von Hanneken, a German, for- merly the viceroy's aide-de-camp, and a number cf other foreign officers were among those Killed oy the fire from the tops of the crulser befcre the torpedoes were dis- charged The effect of the explosion of the torpedoes is said to have been terrific. Gaping holes large enough to pull a boat through were torn through the steamer’s side, and through these apertures the water rushed, drowning between decks those who did nct leap over- board. According to reports received here, two German passengers who were on their way to Corea in order to settle up business af- fairs before the war began jumped overboard and succeeded in swimming to the Japanese cruiser, but in spite of their appeals to be taken on board and the announcement that they were noncombatznts they were shot by tho Japanese marines. A number of Chi- nese who swam to the cruiser shared the same fate. The transport sank near Shopiont island, for which place Captain Galsworthy was steering, intending to beach her under the fire cf the cruiser when the fatal torpedoes were discharged at the Kow Shung. A French war ship, the Lion, steamed up as the transport sank, and rescued some of the unfortunate Chinese soldiers, but all the foreigners are reported to have been killed on board the Kow Shung while return- ing the fire of the Japanese, or else were drowned by the sinking of the transport, The Japanese are said to have observed an utter disregard of the laws of civilized war- fare by refusing to receive on board the drowning people’ who swam to the cruiser from the sinking transport. A large Chinese army has crossed the northwestern frontier of Corea and is march- ing down the peninsula. Another army is being hastily formed to follow the first into Corea. No details have been reccived of the bat- tle which is sald to have taken place at Asan between the Chinese and the Japanese forces, It is reported that several Chinese" steam- ers have been captured and a number of others destroyed at Taku, by Japanese cruisers. Steamers often wait a week at Taku before they are able to cross the bar, and it is said there was quite a fleet of Chinese steamships oft Taku when they were surprised by the Japanese war ships and either captured or sunk. Torpedoes have now been placed in the Shawshein channel of the Yangtse-Kiang river in order to compel vessels to pass within easy range of the Woosung forts. MAKING HAY WHILE SUN SHI 28, English Merchants Doing Big Business with the Chinese Government. £ LONDON, July 30.—The English mer- chants having dealings with the Chinese evidently do not intend to allow the com- mencement of hostilities between China and Japan to pass without trying to make the most of this opportunity of increasing their bank account. London firms alone, during the last fortnight, have offered China sev- eral bargains in torpedo boats, and they have also proposed that the Pekin govern- ment shall purchase a number of fast Eng- lish steamers, which their owners claim can readily be converted into cruisers. In addition, these obliging English mer- chants have offered China nearly 1,000 guns of all sizes and styles, as well as a fresh lot of 400,000 Mannlicher rifles, with almost any amount of cartridges. When these offers were first made the Chinese govern- ment took no notice of them, but today sev- eral of these enterprising English firms have recolved communications from China, saying iat rapid delivery wil be the condition of tie sale, The quotations of China and Japan securi- ties and exchange do not show even a frac- tional difference from their normal figures. The second officer of the Kow Shung, sunk by a Japanese cruiser near Shopiont island, | Corea, was the eldest son of an Essex clergyman who lost his youngest son in the fire Which occurred at the Exeter theater. The Chinese legation has received a dis- patch from Pekin saying that there was no provocation whatever for the recent attack upon the Chinese fleet by the war ships of Japan. In spite of the official assertion from Yokohama that the Japanese ships were not injured during the engagement, it is an- nounced in the Pekin dispatch alluded to that the Japanese war ships suffered consider- ably. CHINES) : MUS® STAY AT HOME. Government Will Not Allow Them to Leave Pending the Present Lifficulty. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.—The steam- ship Gaelie, from Hong Kong and Yokohama, brought only twenty-seven passengers, and had but five whites, fourteen Japanese and one Chinese In the steerage. This is the first time In the history of the &teamship service between here and Hong Kong that so fow Chinese have come here. The explanation is glvem by the officers of the Gaelic in the fact that all able bodied men are compelled to stay, pending the outcome of the nego- tiations' that were going on between China and Japan when the steamer was in Chinese waters, A numter of merchants and trav- elers wanted to come to San Francisco, hut | the Chinese authorities would noo issue | them passports. As a result of the war both the Pacific Mall and Occidental and Oriental companies expect thelr steamers to come In the future almost bare of Chinese passengers. o i Serlous Mistike. WASHI July 80.—It Is the opinion of diplomats that the Japancse have made & grave error in sinking the transport exe M TON, here Kow Shung, and one that Is likely to cost them much money In reparaton, besldes the humiliation of an apology. The Kow Shung was of a line of coasting steamers be- longing to Hugh Mathieson & Co., and tra ing between Chinese ports. The vessel was under the British flag when she was sunk, Although she carried Chinese troops to Corea, it is said he she did not in so dolng violate the law of neutrality, for there has been no declaration of war or open ac knowledgement by either China or Japan that a war prevails. The vessel, therefo; was engaged In legitimate traffic,” and th Japanese are likely to pay dearly for sinking her and destroying the lives of the ship's company. The news that the Kow Shung was fiylng UBSDAY MO RNING, JULY 381, 1891, the British flag was recelved with great satisfaction at the Chinese legation, where it was predicted that the, sinking of the steamer by a Japanesa cruiser would give an entirely fresh turn to the Corean affalr It was said that Great Britain and Germany were bound to notice this breach of Inter national etiquette. At the Japanese legation (he serlousness of the affair was admitted, but the news of the sinking of the Kow Shung was not be lieved. o1 MARCHI TO SEOU Storg that a Confliet with the Akely the Corean Capital. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.—The Japanese papers received by the steamer Gaelic night are up to July 16, no later date than those which were brought by the Empress ps I8 cf Japan to Vancouver last Friday. The leading items of Corean news were tele- graphed from Vancouver, but a few inter- esting particulars were omitted. The Yokohama papers are filled with ru- mors of war, but most of the reports lack confirmation. According to a telegram dated Shanghai, July 10, General Lieutenant Min Chuan is reported to have declined to € to Corea as commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. He 8 said to have excused himselt on the ground cf eye disease. The Nichi Nichi Seonl correspondent says: It is reported that the Chinese general, under the pretense of paying homage to the king, is on his way to Seoul at the head of th troops hitherto stationcd at A-San, and that he is about to enter Su Wan, about midway between Secul and A-San. According to an- other report, Chinese ‘troops, instead of marching on Seoul, will yemain'for the pres- ent at Su Wan. I The Japan Mail's version is likely to be true, because it was stated some time ago that the road had beer placed under repair between A-San and Su Wan for the passing f Chinese troops. Should they attempt to enter Seoul a collision between them and the Japanese force can scarcely be averted. The alleged dispute between the Japanese minister, M. Oterol, and Major .General Oshima is said to have been occasioned by a recent proclamation of the Chinese comman- der, Stzh, alluding to Corea as a Chinese de- pendency.” On receiving this news the Jap- anese commander became highly indignant at the insult that the proclamation contained toward Corea, and insisted upon instantly marching his army. against the Chinese troops at A-San and demanding an apology from the Chinese general. M. Oteroi, of course, advocated the milder form of diplo- matically asking for the revocation of the offensive allusion. After animated di sions between the general and the minister the latter’s opinion at last prevailed and the obnoxious words are stated to have been re- voked by the Chinese, commander. PRESS DISPATCHES CONFIRMED, Late and 11 Cables to Washington Ar Brief, but to the Point. WASHINGTON,, July 30.—The Japanese government has officially communicated to the legation here the fact of the conflict between the Japanese and Chinese off the coast of Corea which has been fully de- seribed in the Assoclated press dispatches. The cabl:gram containing the information was datéd’ the 29th, was very brief and simply stated that in the encounter the Japanese were compelled on account of great provatation to attack the Chinese. The dis- patch came by way of St. Petersburg and its reception here Indicates that telegraphic communication is still open. Another dispatch received at the legation from Tokio reports that on the 23d inst. everything was quiet at Seoul. This news beg a weck old shows that there fs some interruption of communlcation, between the latter place and Japan. Advices recelved in this city recently are to the effect that the Corean government has assented to practically all the demands for internal reform made by Japan, thus con- firming_the Associated press dispatches of a week ago. These reforms have been out- lined in the press dispatches and are such, the Japanese—government claims, as will bring about a position of affairs that will put the country on a better footing and make unlikely the repetition of recent conflicts by which the forelgn interests suffered. DENBY DECLIN LS TO TALK. His Position as Minister to China Sealed His Lips. DETROIT, Mich., July 30.—Hon. Charles Denby, minister to China, who had been re- ported as visiting rolatives in this city, reached Detroit this cvening from Grosse Isle, near the mouth of the Detroit river, where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Wilkes. Minister Denby was asked for his opinioon on the Chinese-Japan- ese difficulty and regarding the relative chances of the combatants. He replied: “It would be impossible for me to say anything about either of the two countries. If I did szy anything it would be immediately telegiuphed to China, and owing to my official position my lips are sealed. Anyhow, I left Pekin before any signs of trouble broke out, coming away from there March 1 and to the United States by way of Europe.” + “Have you rec:ived any orders to return to your post as indicated by today's Asso- clated press dispatches from Washington?"” “Not yet. I have been visiting my daughter at Grosse Isle and that is sixteen miles from a postoffic-. All dispatches have becn sent to Evansvilie, Ind., and have been forwarded to me from there. I expect dis- patches, though, temorrow morning, and when they come I shall return at once to China, if" necessary, as I am an officer and have to obey orders.” NOT ALL ONE-SIDED, nt m Jup Ironclad Was Dis- the Naval En ugement. China, July 30.—The following is offictal version of the engage- PEKIN, the Chinese ment which recently took place between the Chinese and Japangse fleets: The collision befween the Chinese and Japanese ships occured in the Prince Jerome BUlL In the inlet om which Asan is situated. The Japanese attacked the Chinese ves- sels which were dgcorting the second and smallest force of trobps from Taku to re- inforce the Chinese army at Asan. The Japanese opened fire, the Chinese having strict orders not to fire unless they wers attacked or if the landing of the Chir o troops was oppesed. The result of the agtion was that e Japanese ironclad was disabled by the Chinese battleship’ Chen Yuen. The Kow Shung, which was sunk by the Japanese, was a chartered transpgrt flying the British flag. No news has been_recelved here of the loss of the Chinese war ship Tsao Kiang, said 1o have been captured by the Jipanese. The Chinese and Japanese ministers re- main at their p Japanese Aldlag Their Fatherland, SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 30.—It Is learned that the Japunese In the vieinity of Sacramento, of whom there are a large num- ber, held a mass meeting in a hall here last Saturday night and pledged themsely:s to raise o large sum of money and send it to their country to help the Japanese continue thelr war against China. Committe:s were appointed to start out immediatey on a collection tour amoug the Japanese in the city end surrounding country districts. Stocking Chiw with Froviss s SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.~The Call thi morning says: An 2nglish vessel In port; unable to secuwe charters, will be loaded with flour at the owner's risk aud sent to China. An order has been placed with a canning com pany for 15,000 lins of canned beef, for the same market, The tio Janeiro, which salled (Continued on Third Page.) executive | OUARRELED OVER THE HOGS One Man Killed, One Mortally ard Another Seriously Wounded, THE MURDERERS ESCAPES ONE OF Sherlff's Posse Hudly Wound, of His Esen Pree I8 In Parsult and as He s by I No Probability thm Lies fn TECUMSEH, Neb,, July 20.—(Special Tel- egram to The Bee.)—As the result of a bloody shooting afiray, which took place just over the line in Pawnee county and fourtcen miles south of this city today, two men are dead and two seriously wounded. Charles Schultz, a rich German farmer, with his two sons, Charles and Frank, live neighboring James Abbott, a well-to-do and respected farmer. The neighbors had lately had a good deal of trouble on account of Abbott allowing his hogs to run at large and tres- pass upon the flelds of Schultz. This morn- ing the elder Schultz, with his son Charles, loaded a doubl, eled shotgun and started on the war path for Abbott's porcines. Ab- bott caught on to the maneuvers, and, as the men came toward his hog lot, advanced to protect his property, Young Schultz was carrying the gun at the time, and, at the sight of his neighbor, the old man exclaimed “Give him the load,"” whereupon young Schultz emptied both bar- rels of the gun at Abbott. One charge hit him and thirty-seven N shot entered his left side and hip. Abbott was brought to thi city in a dying condition and Sherift J. Slone of Pawnee was informed of the con- dition of affairs. Sheriff Slone, accompanied by half a dozen deputies, immediately de. parted to arrest the Schult He wired Sherifft W. H. Woolsey of this county to bring a deputy and come down. Woolsey and his deputy reached Schul'z' home fully half an hour before Slone did. Woolsey endeavored to get Schultz and his son to accompany him either to Tecumseh or Pawnee City, but the elder Schultz refused to powerless, having no pa- go. Woolsey was pers. The younger Schultz expressed a de- sire to go. He said he was afraid of being mobbed. Old_man Schultz produced a gun and ordered Woolsey and his deputy off the farm, but Woolsey taiked him out’ of com- mitting any rash act. Woolsey and_ his deputy started for Paw- ne» to meet Sheriff Slone. Meeting Slone they returned to the scene. Slone had sent men into the farm from every direction that the Schultz's might not escape. In the mean- time Shuitz, with his sons, had started in a buggy west from the farm, hoping to es- cape. At a corner they met three of the deputies, Cliff Taylor, Jack Casford and H. Runion. They turncd south before the deputies could stop them and a lively chase for_nearly a mile folowed. Finally, as the deputies were being outrun, they ordéred the fugitives to halt. They re- fused and the deputies all fired at them. The old man, who was in the back seat, was shot through the back and through the head. His son Charles was shot in the shoulder, but cscaped in the woods. Frank was captured and brought to this city. The elder Schultz was removed to Steinaur, where he died at 11 oclock tonight. Abbott lies in a critical condition at the jail here. A big posse of men are scouring the country in ‘seareh of Charles. SOME KAIN FOR NEBRASKA, Slight Showers In Several Counties Encour- Farmers Generally, ALBION, Neb., July 80.—(Special to The Bee.)—There was a good rain here last night, which will do an immense amount of good in reviving everything. Although it comes too late to make a good corn crop, it will help some late flelds and will save the pas- tures, Alarming in Polk County. STROMSBURG, Neb., July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—The drouth in this part of the country is assuming alarming proportions. It is claimed by many leading farmers that under no circumstances can there be any corn in the west half of Polk county. Many are now engaged in cutting up their corn, whici will enable them to winter their horses and cattle at any rate. The eastern half of this county has been favored with more rain and with moisture in any reasonable time there is a prospect. for at least a portion of a crop. Farmers are marketing all their hogs that are in a marketable condition. Nine car loads were shipped from here to South Omaha Friday night. Stock hogs and shoats are at a discount and could not be disposed of at any price. Corn took a jump from 30 cents to 50 cents the past three days and feeders are unable to buy even at these figures. Rain in Nance Connty, FULLERTON, Neb., July 30.—(Special to The Bee)—The extremely dry weather of the past two months was this morning broken with a fine rain, and present indica- tious are that this locality will have more before night. The rain, however, came too late to help the corn crop, but it will do a vast amount of good to the millet and grass crops, which are needed badly in order that the stock in the county may be wintered through. Nance county has no oats, no wheat, no rye, no corn and only a fair prospect for a half crop of millet and one-fourth crop of hay. All vegetables are a failure this year. Light Rain at r Rapids, CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., July 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—A rather light shower fell last night, but will be of but little help to the greater part of the corn, as the hot wind of | last Thursday, during which the mercury rose to 116 in the shade, burned it up com- | pletely, though late corn may make some thing yet. Small grain in this vicinity is a small crop. The outlook Is truly discour- aging In this immediate locality. Disgusted w th TEKAMAH, Neb,, clal to The Bee.)—'Rainmaking’” by ar ificial means, according to “Rainmaker” Jewell's theory has proven a flat failure so far in Burt county. Over seventy-two hours have elapsed since the experiment was bogun to the disgust of the contributors for “‘rainmakin The ex- periment, however, will be kept up, as terlal to last ten days was purchased. ma- . Drouth Broken ul Newm n NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., July clal to The Bee.)—This morning irove. the drouth was broken by a fine rain, but too late in some instances to save the corn, which in no case will be more than a third of a crop. ~Wheat, half a crop, and oats a total failure, s i Drouth No: Broken nt Dunbar. DUNBAR, Neb., July 30.—(Special to The Bee)—The drouth in this vieinity Is not broken yet. Should a’rain come soon the would be ) in the lowland saved. Jur Amcrican Mechanies Meet, PITTSBURG, July 20.~Two of the most important bodies of the Junior Order of United Americ Mechanics—the national legislative e ttee and tke natlonal of offic met n this cily incipal bus'ness of the leg amlttee was the consideration iwmigration bill 'he commitiea biil its hearty and unanimous e t. At the meeting of the natlonal f officers Steven Colling, who has office of national organizer for the was turned down. This po- Walter . Orange of Rich- held th Past (WO Years, sition mond, went to Va t Downs Seven in ¥ PHILADELPHIA, July and five prostrations r in this city today. T} 1phin, ven deaths rin the heat suffering the long continuance of bringing with it a nometer reached but greateat humidity was was ocensfoned by the hot weather, today slight relief. The th, 9 degre 8 degree § NATOLLI, - CORRIGAN ENDORSE Letter from the Archbisho Out by n Liguor Jo NEW YORK, July 80.—~The Brought nal, World will to- morrow say Arehbishop Corrigan ha written a very important letter to the ed ftor of the Wine and Spirit Gazette, In which he makes an authoritative statement with regard to the decision of Mgr. Satolll affecting Roman Catholie lquor dealers. led forth by i the Ga The archbishop's letter was e an editorial recently publishe zette, which' siys of Mgr Satollts d cision: “WIill it be enforced In the cities of the country? Fully two-thirds of the retail liquor dealers of the country are Roman Catholics, Some of these are iiberal contributors to the church funds. We ap- preciate fully the delicate position in which Archbishop Corrigan and the other bishops of the Catholle church fn this country are placed by the de of the papal de We voice the sentiments of a larg, liquor dealers of this city and Archbishop 1 s We d enfor tter and spirit the 3 nst the liguor traffic just issued by Mer. Satolll. Let the archbishop do it and watch the con: or qquence The archbishop's letter Is In his own handwriting. In it he says: *“In reply to your expressed wish, 1 have the honor to say that I loyally accept the principles laid down by Mgr. Satolll, both in thelr spirit and to the Ictfer. More than this, no Cath- olic can refus cept them. “AR to th of consequences, T have yet, thank God, to learn what fear is in the' discharge my duty. Please remem- ber, however, that acceptance of principles ig not to be confounded with the plication of the same on all occ under all reumstances, ‘M. A The editor of the zette (Smith) hs to say about the archbishop: *'Th does not entirely and squarely m fssue, Tt §s not a question of principle laid down by the head of the church, but of the courage to carry out in letter and in spirit the principles just pro- claimed by the papal delegate in the face the accepting of seemingly adverse public sentiment. The jssue is, ‘Will the archbishop give ord, to refuse admission to Roman Catholic so- one engaged, either as prin- the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors, and will he instruct the clergy to deny the rights and privi- leges of the church to liquor dealers who sell on Sunday.’ ties to any cipal or agent, v “The declaration of the archbishop scems stify the conclusion that in the dis- Of his duty he will enforce this principle, althouh he does not say %o in his etter in distinct terms. Futire devel- how far this conclusion opments will show is justified.” HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. Twenty Million Feet of Lumber and the nd's Round House Gone, SAPOLIS, July 80.—The third dis- strous fire In the history of Minneapolis 10 this afte viin-( the m- noon in penter broke out about 3 lumber yards of the pany, on the bank of the Mississippi river at the foot of Bighth avenue, north. It spread with remarkable rapidity ofore it was controlled destroyed «d at nearly 500,000, Besides feet of lumber, the gas manufactur nt of the ) turntabl of that nearly forty freight cars of them loaded with merchandise, office comy 1. The s planing , drying kilns and for moulding and preparing wood in the v art of the fire district, wi saved by the efforts of the firemen, aided by a fortuitous change in the direction of the wind. Help was summoned from St. Paul, and scven engines with full crews were sent over from that city. The ingur- ance will be about $350,000 The fire caused the greatest excitement and Dbrought tens of thousands of people to the ecene. 1t was not long after the blaze wes first noticed when the heat be- crowds were came so intense that the forced back, and 1t was well they were, because in less than an hour twd tanks containing gas used by the Omaha railroad company in’ lighting thelr cars under the Pintsch™ system, cxploded with tercifi force, hurling fragments of stecl a long dis- tance, One plece welghing fully 500 pounds vas carried several blocks. A stationary hoiler_also exploded, but caused no loss of life. Bmployes of the rafiroad company, the risk of thelr lives, and with hands and faces blistered by the fearful heat, rusired into the flercest of the flames and saved ten dead locomotives and nearly 10) cars, In- coming and outgoing trains were delayed several hours by the fi Rev figures place the loss of the Shevlin-Carpenter company at $210,000, with insurance of $160,000, > 08 to the Omaha Railroad company, including cars, is nearly $200,000, covered by blanket insurance. Losses by cars burned belonging to other companies will swell the loss to upwards of half a million, Watching Foreat Fires. BAU- CLAIRE, Wis., July 30.—Considera- ble excitement exists tonight because of the proximity of the forest fires and the drouth. Dense smoke fills the ajr. Picket lines have been sent out of watchmen to be on duty | during the snight around the city limits. The city fire department has been rein- forced, and all manufacturing plants and lumber yards are being guarded by extra watchmen. Forest Firen Under Control. WASHBURNE, Wis., July 30.—The forest fires in this vicinity are now under control. ST. PAUL, July 30.—The general lines of road in the Wisconsin fire district rvport all danger past and the fires subdued to where they will not cause further damage. —— SWITCH W S OPEN, As a Resuit n Passenger Traln Ran Into a Freight, July 30.—Shortly before 5 o'clock this evening the St” Louls express on the Ohlo & Mississippl *ailway, due here at 5:30, ran into a freight train on a siding at Cocheran, Ind., twenty-eight miles from this city, wrecking the passenger engine and a dozen freight cars. he freight had ken the siding, expecting to follow the re Some one evidently had cpened switch aft CINCINNATI, « the the freight had trainmen state they left it clove none of the trainmen in the and none of the freight were hurt, but the rear part of their train was wrecked, as well as the engine of the pas- sen frain. John Little of Washington, Ind., the engineer of the passenger train, Vi ) badly injured that he died an hour rd. Daniel Cadden, fireman, of Washington, Ind., was caught in the wreck and lost o leg. William Bell of Milan, Ind., also lost a leg. None of the passen: gers or others are reported to have suffe any injury beyond the shock of the acci- dent. SHELLS DEFECTIVE THE CAUSE. Loose Plungers Were the Cause of the Cals- son Exploston at Chicugo. [ICAGO, July #0.—The report of the commission appointed to investigate the calsson explosion was completed today and turned over to Genc Miles, who will forward it to Washington. The report says that the explosion resulted from defective shells, In which the “plungers' which ex- plode ' the missiles were loose. Many de- fective shells were found at Fort Sheridan, and it is sald the report recommends that the manufacture of the missiles now used be stopped and others substituted that are less liable to accident. The shells are sup- posed to require a blow of 160 pounds to ex- plode them, but many of those Fort Sheridan showed loose plungers, and were, thercfore, likely to explods with roug handling. dudiclal Courtesy Recelves n Shock NASHVILLE, July 30.~Judge Lurton re- fused to continue the temporary restrain- ing order Issucd by Judge Taft against the e & Nashville at the Instance of tl “shippers, enjoining the road from dischedinee to' the orders of the [ terstate Commerce commission. The jud ald the plaintiffs could reply to the de fendant’s answer and the case could then comie up for hearing - riy Owners Wint D mnges, CHICAGO, July %0.—The claims of prop erty owners on Grand Boulevard have been sent to Washington by General Miles. Fifty thousand dollars 18 the aggregate amount asked by the owners of the pr 8 dim aged by the explosion of the artllary cal son on July 16, The board of uificers np pointed ‘by” General Miles, it wild, ha recommended the payment of neariy all the claims in full, JLE COPY FIVE CENT I BEEF BUTCHERS 0N A STRIKE Partly fcr Wages of Last Year and Pastly Througi 8ympathy, GENERAL WALKOUT AT SOUTH OMAHA Men Demand an Inerense of Wages and the Adjustment of Troubles with Union Hutehers at Chileago and Other ¥ —1og Butchers May Follow, All the union beef butchers in South Omaha are out on a strike. At a meeting held Sunday night the men agreed to lay down their knives until such time as they can recelve advanced pay, and also assist In settling the grievances the butchers are having in Chicago, Kansas City and St Louls, At the meeting of the butchers a com= mittee of three men was appointed to wait upan the management of eich of the packing lhouses here. The committee was composed of one butcher from each plant. The com= mittee carried with it a scale of prices, which was submitted. The new scale Is the same as was in force here in 1803. The butchers then got 46 cents an hour. They are now getting 40 cents an hour, and ask for the incresse in all the departments of the beef killing department, according to the increase of the butchers. More than ths, the petition states that the butchers will not go to werk until all grievances have been settled between the bosses and the union butchers of Chicago, St. Louls and ansas City. This “grievance” means that the men will not only hive to be paid the increase, but the bosses will have to put the men back to work who went cut a few weeks ago. When the committee waited upon Manager Foster at Swift's he looked over their scale. and petition, but as long as the men say they will not go to work until the strike is gettled in other cities he d'd not consider it necessary to give the committee an answer. The conference was very pleasant, but there was no definite settlement. Mr. ioster said to a Bee reporter that no men had ever been discharged from his plant because they refused to go to Chicago and take a place in the Swift house there after the strike. *T did offér some of my butchers a place in the Chicago house, bul told them it was op= tional with them whether they went or not. We had a gang here large enough to kilk 4,000 cattle a week, and Jast weck we only killed 1,300 head. You can sce that we were overstocked with men, and that Is why T offered them work in ago. The Chicago business does not cut any flgure whatever Wwith the business done at this plant. When we were getting In so few cattle I had to lay off some of the men. This is customary with us at all times. It might be that some | of the men who were offercd work in Chicago and who did not go were laid off about that time, but it was because we had no work for them, and not be- cause they refused to g to Chicago. The scale of prices submitted to me this morning by that committee calls for more wages than we have ever paid here. 1 did not accept or reject it, because the men sald they would not go to work anyway until (he grievances were settled In Chicago and other cities. At the present time 1 am paying my butchers: 40 cents an hour. A number of the old butchers get a guarantee that they will get in 0 many hours a week. Business was:so dull with us last week that gome of my men receiyed as high as $12 a day, that Is they would be getting $12 if paid for what time (hey actually put in. A great many of them were pald on the basis of §8 a day. You sec their guarantee is so high and the hours o few put in that it makes the average big." SAME WAY AT SWIFT'S, At Swift's about 125 men quit. Only about twenty-five men were working In the beet killing department. g Assistant Manag r Cameron Is always in a good humor and when the committee called at the Cudahy plant they were warmly wel- comed and given ample cpportunity to ex~ plain in detail what they had to offer. It was the same scale and the samie proposition, Mr. Cameron said he could do nothing with the proposition inasmuch as the men said they would not go to wirk at once at any. rate. “We always pay Chlcigo wage sald Mr. Cameron, “and the minute Chicago accepts that scale of pric:s the Cudahy com- pany will do the same thing. It has been the custom for years for Chicago packers: to sot the pace on wages and we have always cheerfully submitted.” “Our butchers have no grievance wha ever,” said Mr. Cameron, “and it places us in rather an awkward position. We do not Kkill any beef in Chicago and have nothing to do with the Chicago strike whatever, T presume that our butchers here belong to' the National Butchers union, however, and will go out with the rest of the union. There are about 125 men who will be at- fected by the strike at the Cudahy plant. The butchers at Swift's were supposed to begin Killing yesterday, but none of them showed up. At Cudahy’s they were to begin killing at noon, but the walkout had been declared on, and not a beef butcher showed up for work. Hammond's were not killing yesterday, but if they had been the butchers would not have gone to work. A reporter for The Bee called at the Hammond plant, but Manager Noyes was cut, and his ase sistants froze up when the subject of strike was broached. None of their butchers will work, however, until the scale and other requests are complied w th. Over at th: Omaha plant two skilled beef butchers employed, and the committee did not go there. It is presumed these men will go out if they belong to the there are only union. They only Kill from twenty-five to thirty head a day, and it would be diffieult to stop them from continuing their daily work In tha! particular dep:rtment. The committee in charge of the strike stated to a reporter that another conference would be held with the packers today, when it was possible that some of the hovses which had no grievance in other eit= fes would accept the new scale and the unfon men would be allowed to go to work. They are walting for orders from headquar= ters on this proposition. All the strikers are peaceable and quiet, but they are deter= mined. In regard to butchers being fired at Swift's for refusing to go to Chicago, the nen say that The Bee was correct. At least old butchers who have been working at Swift's for the last four years who re= fused to go have been laid off from work ever since and new men put to work In their places who have worked only a short™ th ¢ strike has thrown about 350 men out of employment here, In case the hog butehs ere go out through sympathy the number will be three times as large. HOG BUTCHERS MAY It was talked on (he streets last night that the hog butchers intended golng out this morning in all of the packing house but men who are In a position’ to know say that it Is all talk, *“The hog butchers know 'OLLOW. well enough,” said one of them, *“that as soon as th walk out or strike It will he an easy matter to fill their places. There has been no complaint among the hog butchers about their pay and fhey would be foolish to strike. I am as good & union man as there 1s on the job and 1 honestly beliey that every man who strikes now .will lose his place. There are too many jdle men in the country just now to stir up™t strike, es- pecially in° a department where skilled fabor 1s not necessary. Look how fast the plaes were filled in Chicago whon the butghers struck. There were half a dozen butchers for cvery vacaney “Sovereign and some more of the labo agitators arq to blame for this walkoy sald a conservative unlon man, who lald down his knife yesterday morning. *1 wild 0 out with the balance of the gung (weay I don't want to be called a scab, but 1 d old men will be glven ! uid es back." e stock yurds company recelye erday that about 25,000 hogs