Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1894, Page 1

KEPT THE STREETS CLEAR | No Resistance Offered to the State Troops at South Cmaha, SIX COMPANIES ON THE GRCUND Thelr Presence Generally Regarded with Favor—Yesterday Without Important fu- Suloon Keepers Protest at evails. “By fours, right column, forward, march! These were the somewhat startling words that resounded in the vicinity of Twenty fourth and N streets, uth Omaha at 5:16 yesterday morning. The command was given by Captain Mulford of the Omaha guards, and a moment later one of Omaha's crack mill tla companies was marching down N strect with the steady strides of veteran troops. Two moments later the Thurston Rifles, com- manded by Captain Scharff, were following down the hill. Arriving at Twenty-seventh street the two companies deployed to the Jeft and took up positions along the front of the switching yards, which separate the business portion of South Omaha from the great packing houses of the Cudahy, Ham- mond, Swift and Omaha compani<s. The arrival of the state troops from Omaha was a complete surprise to the people of South Omaha. Not more than half a dozen had been apprised of the fact that Acting Governor Majors had finally ordered out the militia to preserve law and order in a city where the local authorities had admitted that they were powerless. Probably not a dozen men were on the streets when the blu coats arrived. hortly before 6 o'cl ek, befcre the woriin t- men began to gather for their day’s work, Captain Mulford’s company was divided into squads, and with a sergcant in charge, the nien marched up each side of N street, dis- persing the small crowds of loiterers which had already began to assemble. Captain Scharfl's company patrolled Q street in a gimilar manner. Soldiers with fixcd bayo- nets were stationed at every street cornel and no one who could not convince the sen- tries that he entitled to be on the street was permitted to root himself to the spot. The small crowd that hung around the cor- ners were ordered to move on. In addition to the state troops the entire police force of the city was stationed at the foot of N strect, while Sheriff Drexel's depu- ties to the number of twenty-five or thirty lined up along the switch yard. The effccts of the presen e troops were apparent once. employed In the seviral packing houses went to work with broad smiles ~n tneir faces and they waliad with the confduice of men who do not mowmentarily cxpect to fecl the welght of a paviag stone on the backs of their respestive uecks ur hear the resounding thump of a club between the'r individual ribs. Licutenant and Acting Governor Majcrs arrived from Auburn on che Missouri Pacific train at 6 o'clock. Aft'r a orie? consvita- tion with Adjutant General Cage the sl ordered the chief of poifca o closu (very galoon in the city. The order was o plwitly obeycd and if a man, can exiract a diink from a South Omaha saloon now he must do it with the skill of a prestidigitator. In effect, South Omnaa is under martial law, although no formal order L) that efMect has been or will be issued. The witlest pos- sible latitude fs allowad to every citizen and the usual channel of business will not be disturbed to the siizn‘est desree. Too much credit cannot be given to the soldiery bearing and unostentati s den wnor of the soldiers composing the Oiaha guards and the Thurston rifles. .The boys are doug their duty without unnccessary exinb ticns of zeal. In fact, they are soldi rs und the turbulent element which has for ~o many days overridden law and order in South Omaha already seem to realize the fact OTHER COMPANIES ARRIVE. At 10 o'clock sharp a special composed of a day coach and a baggage car pulled into the Unfon Pacific depot, having on board company C of the Rirst regiment from David City. The company at once marched to the “guard house’ between the South Omaha National bank and the Exchange, where arms wire stacked and the bluecoats given an opportunity to stretch the wrinkles out of their legs. The company is a fine looking body of men, all of them of stalwart proportions. It is commanded by Captain George R. Colton, First Lieutenant R. E. Piller and Second Lieutenant J. F. Zellinger. The company left David City at 7:10 yester- day morning. The next special train arrived over the B. & M. and brought company D of Beatri and company E of York. The Beatric company is officered by Captain O. II Brainard, First Li-utenant Andrew Wads- worth and Second Lieutenant W. Z. Me- Keen. The company from York is com- manded by Captain N. P. Lundeen, First Lieutenant W. W. Chapman and Second Lieutenant J. W. Purrington. Captain Lundeen states that the adjutant gneral's messages were all delayed and that he did not recelve the orders to move until shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning. He had his “ company at the armory in three-quarters of ®an hour and at an early hour thirty-two men were on their way. Adjutant General Gage assumed command | of the troops until the arrival of Brigadier General Colby. One of the first acts of the adjutant general was to establish a line of communication from the Q street viaduct to the foot of N street, thence to the head- quarters at the Stock Yards exchange. Signal men with flags are placed at each station, and by this means the detached portions of the troops are enabled to act in unison when occasion requires. The troops were fed by companies at the exchange from 11:30 to 1 Arrangements were made to have all the troops given their supper by 4 o'clock. This is before the usual dally disturbances occur. Brigadier General Colby arrived shortly after noon and at once held a somewhat Jengthy conference with Acting Governor Majors and Adjutant Geoeral Gage. The general falled to don his regimentals, and, like the adjutant general, is conspicuous amopg the troops by citizens' clothing NOT IN PACKING BUSINESS. Adjutant General Gage, who up to noon was as busy as Napoleon about the time the latter crossed the Alps, stated briefly to The Bee representative that he hoped it would be emphatically understood that the state troops now under his command are not in South Omaha for the purpose of operating the packing houses. The pork packers, he said, Were abundantly able ta operate their own plants without any assistance from the state "Phe troops are simply in South Omaha be- cause law has been defied, men have been assaulted, their property threatened and the local civil authorities overridden. As soon as the local authorities feel confident that they can preserve order and enfore: the law the state troops will be withdrawn. Company B, from Fullerton, the last the companies to arrive, marched to Exchange at 4:30 in the afterncon. They wore commanded by Captain J. T. Smith, First Lieutenant A. L. Gocden and Second Lieutenant L. Gleeson. Captain Smith ex- plained the delay in the arrival of his com- pany by stating that although they were ready to move at 3:30 yesterday morning they did not start until 10 o'clock In the forenoon. Licutenant Colonel Vischoft of the Second regiment also arrived shortly after 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon from Nebraska City He is now the ranking officer under Gen- eral Colby. Tho notable- feature of the presence of the state troops is the almost utter absence of the dress parade, spectacular ostentation usually accompanying the gathering together of the National Guards. General Colby Is uuknown to all but a few of the troops, When he appears on the street occasionally no one not personally acquainted with him recogulses him as a man entitled to wear a chapesu with a plume on it. His ad- of the state The imen of the ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, jutant, Colonel Reed, wears a uniform that is hardly distinguishable from & citizen's 1871 suit ready that while Adjutant Gener recognized by th ba served him at the last week. Lieutenant woro no uniform Nobody anticipated any trouble during the day ot a fe looked for it at and after 5 ‘elock sterday afternoon For days at that hour in the aft street from the rallrond tracks e the hill packed with a mob. Everybody won red if the mob would gather yesterday afternoon at the usual hou Consequently at many people gathered on the etrect the form:tion of a dis rganized m.b against dise plined troop: One of General Colby's Captain Colt of the David City company officer of the guard. Shortly after 2 o'clock In the afternoon General Colby, accompanied by Manager Foster of the Hammond Pack ing company, made a tour of all disaffected parts of the city, DISPOSITION After returning to headquar ers Colby fssued orders, making the position of troops for the night Company G, Omaha Guards tion, at the interscetion of N railroad traock balance of Twenty-fourth nor h to L stree Company B, Thirty-third and Q with a detall at T ~third and L, trol the blocks north and south Company C, at the Q street patrol to Twenty-fourth street Company A, first platoon at L and Boule- vard viaduct, to patrol both ways, second platoon at Shelby and Thirtie h streets and from Thirtieth to Q. The Thurston Rifles and company B were held at headquarters In reserve, only to be called suddenly into action later in the even- subsequent events developed. The troops began to move from h quarters soon after 4:30 o'clock, and befc 6 every deiachment occupied its assigned position When the 5 o'clock whistles sounded probably 2,000 people were on the hill loc ing down toward the railroad tracks; but s'reet was clear from curb to curb, and from the switch yards to the top of the hill The side streets were densely packed, but the thoroughfare heretofore occupied by the big crowds was clear except for the boys in blue coats who paced the street on eithgr side. At the foot of the hill, with its muz- zle turned to the cast, was the gatling gun A great deal has been said about that gatling gun and its canstant readiness to pour a deadly volley into the ranks of the strikers; but af‘er ail, the machine gun was there more as a symbol of the authority of the state of Nebraska than as a menace to strikers. It was simply there and ready for use. So were the National Guards; and just as the National Guards invoked law and order by their mere presence, jus' so did that atling gun enforce respect to the govern- ment of Nebraska by the mere fact that it stood there. There were numerous upon the sensational crowded into the hour between § nd 6 o'ciock. As the men em- ployed in the packing houses walked home ward a few looked f'r an outbreak. but it did not come. Not a hand was uplifted, not a stone thrown, nor a club raised. The men who day before yesterday and the day be fore that ran the gauntlet to their homes lnst ~evening went undisturbed. Individual members of the crowd evinced a_disposition to be ugly. They showed t by dodging through the lines and refusing to go back. Some cf them swore and put up clubs or fists, but in_each cas® the man went ba and stayed back. It required three Oma Guards to keep one plug ugly outside of the lines, but they kept him out. Shortly after 5 o'cl.ck a_sergeant reported to Lisutenant Colonel Visch:ff that the crowds at the head of N street were dis- posed to be ugly, and that th> few guards along the street would rot be sufficient to preserve order in the evint ¢f a more serious situation. The lieutenant colonel at once sent to headquarters, and a_few moments later Lieutenant Foye of the Thurston Rifles reached the scene with a detachment of twenty men. He sent a flle up either side of the street. THOUGHT IT WAS SHOOTING. At about 5:30 some genuine excitement was created for a moment by something t sounded like three musket shots in quick succession. The sounds cime from near a group of ten or fiftcen yardmen standing near the rear line of seniries. A moment later and someth'ng like a whole volley of musketry sounded. The sounds were pr duced by nothing more serious than signal torpedoes placed on the ralls in advance of a switch engine. But the crowds seversl blocks up N street didn't kn.w anything about torpedoes. They at once imagined conflict between the troops and the strikers and several score of men made a rush down the hill. It happened that but one or two of the Omaha Gusrds were on the spot, but Bugler Werner, who was also doing guard duty, scunded’ the ‘“‘assembly” awd the crowd failed to get the width of the street before they were headed coff by the men farther down the hll. This was the only element of excitement during the hour, At 6 o'clock Captain Scharft appe:red with forty rifles and t ok up a position ncrth of the Gatling. Their presence was hardly nec ry; but it w tie polic of Gen- eral Colby to bring up a reserve det:ch- ment at frequent intervals to convnce the people up the hill that he was backed by amplo assistance. Before 6:30 the streets had resumed their normal appearance and South Omaha was itsell again. There was but little use for the troops during the night. and it is be- leved that there will be less today. All of the troops were withdrawn from the strects by 9 o'clock and sent to their quar- ters. A few sentries paced lonely be beneath the stars and peace hovered over South Oma STRIKERS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. The ecutive committee of sixteen of the strikers held a session from 10 to 12 o'clock. For the last two days the committee has been at work on a system (o raise funds to carry on the strike. “You can say in Tho Bee that we are now in a financial coniti to carry on the strike for a ar it it is necessary,” said Se y iood. When asked in what manner the funds are raised the secretary said that a portion was raised by assessment, but that considerable came in by donation, What effect will the arrival of state trecps have on the men who are out?’ was asked. “It Is just what we want. he cummiltee has been working for peace and quiet ever since the walk-out and now we will ge. it.” answered Secretary Flood. “We are perfectly satisfied with the order. There ure onlv a few of our men who bave created any disturbance and now it will be stopped cntirely. One thing s certaln, the men can holl out as long as the packers can, aml wo propose to hold out until we win.' Several of the me committee expressed themselves us belng per- fectly satisfied that the troops had been called out, but the men cn the strest did not take as kindly to it as the committ They say that it was not nessssury to Leing in the soldiers, and they privately intinate that they will have revenge. Just. walt until these soldiers are sent home," said one cf the men, “and we will see who comes out un top.” Gage Is al red straw ha Super.cr reunio Colonel Vischoff first orders made OF TROOPS. General final dis the on Gatling t and company streets to pa- viaduet, to incidents bordering of the executive BUSINESS MEN TALK. A number of business men along the strect were asked for thelr opinion of the affect of the arrival of the troops and exprassad them- selves as follows . Justice Levy—If Governor Crounse had been at home it is my opinion that the tia would mot have been sent hero at the present time. I have seen far worse riots in South Omaha than we have hal during the recent trouble and we got along with our own police force. I don't consider that (here is as yet any demand for state trops. Juke Jaskallk—I haven't lost any soldiers or strikers either, and am not interested. Henry Meyers—The troops should have been called before. The comuni'y has been in a state of terror for the last five days and I do not believe that anything ehort of the militia could have restored order. John F. Ritchhart—The bringing in of stute troops is a disgrace to the eity and an jnsult to the laboring mien of our fown Thelr services are not neeled and I regret that they are here Willlam Persons of Persons & Wilcox—We (Continued on Third Page.) | Kill the tariff bill they had chos | ference OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING WAITING 0N THE SENATE Tariff Conferees He'd for a Vote on fena- ter Hill's Resolution, PROSPECTS FOR THE BILL LOUK GLCOMY Unless the Sugar Boun y it Cannot Muster Votes Pass — House Can Take Bill or Noth sh to the Sena e WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—A crisis in the tarift affairs was reached today both in the ate and in the sceret ¢ uncls of the democ tarift conferees. When the con- fer tonight it with the u derstanding that the meetings would b pended for the present. No time was s reassembling the conferecs tomorrow or thereafter, and it was feit that no further sessiong might be necessary in case the sen- ate acted favorobly on Senator Hill's resolu- tion directing the report the situation of affairs. What was of more im- portance was the feeling exprescd by the house conferees at the close of the confer- ence that in case the H'Il resolution passed and they believed it would—the conference would practically be relieved of its work, and it would only for the house to ac- copt the senate bill as a lesser cvil, they b lieve, than the McKinley These con- fons were reached after & day of intense tement among 1 warntff leaders. Tae day opened with the senate proposition for ar still pending before the confer- ence. Chairman Wilson and his house as- sociates were satisfied that ths tender of free sugar was not made in good faith, and they had, therefore, requested the senate con- ferees to furnish a poll of the senate, show- ing that if the propo:ition were ac cepted it would adopted by the senate and the bill The poll was considered as as the conferces con- vened. It that in the cvent of the acceptance of the free sugar amendment the bill as a whole would be voted agains by thirty-eight republicans and by Senators Kyle, Allen and Peffer, populists, and Caf- fery ‘and Blanchard, demcerats, a tctal of forty-three votes, or sufficient to defeat the bill. This poll was made on the best judg- ment of the senate conferees. The house accepted it as showing conclusively that the tender of the free sugar amendment, while made in good faith by the senate con- ferces, was a means adopted by the ca servatives for the purpose of defeating tarift legislation and leaving the McKinley law in force. WILL ST open se atic nee closed was sus- ot for conferces to remain lay. be passed. ND FOR THE SUGAR BOUNTY The discussion brought out for the first time the statement that the defensive al- liance between certain senators had pro- ceeded further than mutual co-operation, and ow reduced to a signed ment i embers of the conference do not claim to have seen (he agreement, they stated as a fact that Senators Kyle, Allen, Pefier, Blanchard and Caffery had reduced their understanding to black and white and had signed it to the effect that they would vote against any bill which did no'" contain a bounty clause for sugar. As free sugar would eliminate the bounty provision, the slgned agreement was regarded as showing that the five senators combined with the re- publicans would defeat the bill. It was while animated comments were being made on the foregoing condi- tions that word reached the conference of Scnator Hill's coup d'ctat in the open senate. The conference hastily adjourned, the senators going on the fl-or to take part in the debate. Mr. Wilson was not dispcsed to attach mich welght to Senator H.I's move at the outset, and said that it would be futile, the senate could not act while the bill was in conference. This feeling wes shared to a large extent early in the day by the house leaders, who characterized it as one of the “bluffs” which had been made of late to demoralize the house ccnferees and force them to yield. Later in the day, how- ever, this feeling gave way to one of pro- found fear of the s tuation and the future of tho bill. At 2 o'clock the conference, or a part of it, again assembled with the Hill reslu- tion and the exciting debate thereon as the mein topic among them. Little or no at- tempt was made to take up items or sched- ules, the talk being on the sensational gen- eral phases developed and no progress was made up to 5 o'clock, when the conference separated without fixing a time for reas- sembling. Senatcr Brice, speaking of the situation to- night, said that for the first time he had to admit that the chances for the bill are not good, but he belteved that the parlia- mentary tangle would be straightened so that the senate bill could be passed. “Brush- ing aside ail parliamentary cobwebs,” he said, “and using c-mmon sense there Is no resson why the house cannot at any time concur In the senate amendments and pa the bill. If the senate should mow take some further act'on like indefinite postpone- ment it might complicate affairs, CAUSED LOTS OF COMMENT. The unexpected turn of tariff affairs in the senate bronght out much comment from members of the house, and with few ex- ceptions it was favorabie to the move urged by Senators Hill and Aldrich for getting the bill out of conference. Several leading mem- bers of the house sald they would urge smilar resolutions in the house if the rules would permit. They believed, however, that unani- mous consent would be required, and this could not be hoped for. One of the house con- ferees sald at the close of the exciting senate debate that if the members were anxious to n the right in supporting the Hill resolution. This expressed doubt whether the con- would reassemble today or pending the action of the senate on the Hill and Ald- rich resolutions. Some discussion occurred among the sen- ators after the senate went into executive session and the opinlon was expressed that tomorrow a_disagreement would be reported, It was sald that the senate conferees left the conference room today feeling that no other course but disagreement was possible. In presenting his resolution calling for a report from the senate conferces on the tariff bill, Senator Hill did what has been in contemplation in one form or another for al- most a week. It has been held back in de- ference to the wishes of the conferces them- selves, who have been indispused to have such & question precipitated as long as there was any hope of reaching an agreement. It cannot be definitely ascertained whether they gave their assent to the procesding on the part of Mr. Hill today, but the best informa- tion obtainable ist hat while not desiring to evade the duty of informin gthe senate of the status of the conference, they did noth- ing to encourage the decision, and would have preferred that its presentation be de- ferred for the present. The significant points in connection with today's proceedings were the votes of such senators as Allen, Blanchard, Gibson, Hill, Murphy, Palmer and Pugh in favor of the consideration of the Hill resolution, the statement of Senator Harrls as to the points of difference in the bill and the promise ot Senator Vest to give all the facts in detall, it the Hill resolution should pass. Among the votes of the senators bhose names are given in detail, there s at least a large sprinkling of democrats, who have grown impatient at the delay in’ conference, and shows that there Is a growing sentiment for a disposition of the question in some way at the earliest practicable time. What effect the proceedings will have upon the house or the house conferees is a matter of speculation, ‘There are those about the senate in a position to know all that Is to be known, who predict a protracted con- tinuance of \’ul\ll‘s‘cu('t:‘ but the temper of the senate is at present decldedly against any further great delay, and a disagreeing report within the next ew days is freely predicted The republicans clalm that the bill is ia cours conferee a very eritical sitution nd mast of them pro- fess to belleve that an indefisite postpone- ment is in the near future. nator Hill expects s resolution to be adopted tomorrow by peactieally the same vote that was cast today against going Into executive session s NO BUILDINF APPFROPRIATIONS, In Two Sessions Has Run the Gaunilet of the Twolloose WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.=In comparison with Its most recent predegessers, the Fifty- third congress bids falf ‘tg become noted for its abstinence from puble bullding ap- propriations. Although twol sessions have nearly passed, and although' many bils, large and small, have beed reported from the proy mumittees, but one solitary act has succeeded in passing the gauntlet of objectors in both houses arid obtaining the president’s stgnature. After the exporfence of Wednesday, when the house committee on publie buildings was given the day, and could /ot succeed in assing a single bill on the calendar be- cause of the cconomical tefidencics of sev ral members from the south, those who had pinned their faith upon the success of sun- dry bullding projects for theie districts have abandoned hope of secaring anything which invo.ves an appropriation. Particularly is this true of the Chicago members, who have waged an arduous and uphlll campaign in order to bring to the attestion of congr:ss the needs of the postal service of their city for adequate housing. In the spring they worked for some time to get the committe to visit Chicago; after that visit, which convinced the committce of the necessity for a new postoffice, there was no trouble in securing a recomm-ndation, but that having been obtained there was & struggle to bring the bill up on the floor. After Wednesday's setback they are greatly (iscouraged and liardly expect to b: able to do anything. Beside the demand from Chicago there has A strong pressure brought to bear for mpletion of the New York appraisers’ warehouse. The bill for its complition was to have been called up-after the Chicago building on Wednesday, but that Ll-fated measure blocked the way, From many snzaller cities come appeals for gav:rnment buildings, but there is small chance for their bills this sessicn, and the outlook for*the next is not considered bright unless the economical ob- jectors should ba converted from their pres ent tactics. But One A RIVER AND HARBOR BILL PROVISIONS, Gigantic Lont Rallnay at The Dalles and Other Projects, WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The river and harbor appropriation bill which has been agreed to in both houses provides for three now projects which have long been sought by the senators who have, the credit of securing their adoption. They are a boat railway to overcome the obstruetions at The Dalles of the Columbla river in Oregon and Washington; another is for a canal to con- u et Lakes Union and Washington with Puget sound, and the third to begin the covstruction of a lock in the Mississippt river betweon St. Puul and Minneapolis to extend the head of navigation to the last named place. The boat railway proj:ct contemplates a lydraulic lift to raise steamboats out of the water, placing them upon a large tram- way car, running upon eight or more tracks, transporting them thirteén miles and re- turning them to the water. It is exp.cted (hat this gigantic railway and the necessary machinery would be completed in four years. The cost s about $2,000,000. The canal, which is to connect the waters Puget sound with the fresh water of s Union and Washington, it is expected, wiil be of great commercip benefit, because it will give ships an oppordinity to_anchor in fresh water after long*voyages "In” the Pacific. Anothir benefit i to be gained by having several naval vessels, while not in commission, stationed in the fresh water. The lock to be placed in the Mississippl river between St. Paul and Minneapolis con- templates a lock and dam In the rapids, midway between the two cities, which makes feasible the navigation of the Mississippi to Minneapolis. When the river and harbor bill passed the Fifty-first congress the en- tire Mississippi river was put under the con- tinuing contract system. There remains quite a large unexpended balance sct apart for the upper reach of the river and it is this appropriation that will be devoted to the construction of lock and dam. — ———— 1145 NO USE FOR THE STRIKERS. General Superintendent of the Southern Pacific Loclares Hims SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.—The Examiner says General Superintendent Fillmore of th: Southern Pacific was asked . today whether the company is preventing members of the American Railway' union who en- gaged In the strike from getting employ- ment of any kind. Mr. Rillmore sald: *We have no use for men who emgaged in the recent strike and will not encourage them in _any way." “Suppose these strikers should obtaln other employment, would your company go out of its way to have (hem discharged?” he was asked. “Yes,” answercd Mr. Tillmore. “If I know that a man was mot true to this company and if 1 find out that he has got a job anywhere I will pursue him and use my best efforts to get him discharged. These fellows who killed onr engineers, de- stroyed our property and murdered our employes shall never earn bread and butter in Californta if 1 can help it. those men who did not take an active part in the strike I have nothing to say. I hav no bitter feelings against them. ~When we need thefr help we will hire them again, for we do not consider they were altogether | to blame, but for those who led the strikers we have no such consideration. We have no use for fellows of that kind and do not intend that they shall make a living as long as they are within my reach.” Pullman Company Wil Eviet sthe Strikers, CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—The Pullman pany has practically declded to evict its tenants for non-payment of rent. Vice Pres- 1dent Wickes of the company said today that th: new employes must hgve houses, and as most of the Puilman dwellings are occupled by strikers, some sort of action will be taken at_once. i The announcement ceated intense excite- ment among the strikers, as the men had be- lieved that the compary would mot dare to take radical measures, As to when the evictlons would begin, Mr. Wickes refused to say. Window Glass Makers o Reduce Wages. PITTSBURG, Aug. {0.—The window glass manufacturers who have returned from the Chicago conference gay thab while they will not insist upon a 40 per eent reduction In the wage le, they will expect the work- men to stand their share of any reduction in prices that may reswlt fiom the operation of the proposed tarift bitl, ———— ANESE FLEETREP Driven Off at One Folpt They Are Now Assailing Another, SHANGHAT, Aug. 10.-The following tele- gram has been' recelyed from Choo Foo dated August 10, A Japanese fleet attacked a Chinese fleet this morning off the harbor of Weihal Wei where the Chinese have a fort sald to be impregnuble. The Japanese ships were repulsed at one entrance to the harbor, and they are now attscking the other entrance. Japs Mare LONDON, Aug. 10. the Times telegraphs 2,000 Japanese troops from Feusan and 8,000 from Yunson are merching towards Seoul, the capitol of Cores. —— svements of Sea-Going Vessels August 10, At New York-—Arrived—Columbla, from Hamburg; Germany, from Liverpool; Suevia, from Naples. 8t. Johns, N, F~—Arrived—Carthagiuian, trom Glasgow, JAP. LED, ng on Seoul, ‘The correspondent of from Shanghal that 1 * NEBRASKA CITY, Against | com- | GAGE COUNTY REPUBLICANS Their Primaries Warmly Contested and Attract Much Attention, STATE ISSUES IN NO WAY INVOLVED County Attorneyship One of the Prizes that Caused w N of Candidat to Do Some Hard Work. mber BEATRICE, Aug. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The Gage county republicans Neld their primaries today and never before was there red hot a fight in Beatrice. Each of the six wards had two tickets in the field, the fight being made mainly the county attorneyship. G. A. Murphy carried the First, Third and Fifth; Robirt Sabin the Sixth and W. C. Lehane the Fourth, C. G. Pearse, candidate for state superintendent, and W. S. Summers, cani date for attorney gencral, each had warm friends at tha polling places, who were looking after their respective interests, it is conceded that whoever secures the Gage county delegation will be entitled to recognition in the state convention. The indications are tonight that Pearse has from forty to forty-five out of the sixty-one city delegates. But few outside townships will be heard from tonight. 50 as SILVERITEN' SECRET SOCIETY, Independents Running Under the Embl of the Stars and Stripes. DENVER, Aug. 10.—A special to the News from Los Angeles announces the for- mation of a new secret poiitical order. The name of the order is the United Sons of America, and its emblem fs the stars and stripes and the letters The organi- zation is loyal, patriotic . national and nonsectarfan. It is secret and has signs and passwords, Its constitution provides for complete city, county, state, congressional and national organization, and makes ample provision for funds necessary to carry out and maintain this plan of organization and for conducting its campaigns. Its promoters are all strong silver me: the order wil make a hard fight for the fre colnage of silver. It will indorse such can- Qidates of all narties as are in full accord with its principles. and where these are lacking it will nominate candidates of its own. The principles of the order demand the enactment and enforcement of laws for the equal protection of labor and capital, and for the arbitration of all differences between em- ployer and employe; declare against the im- portation of cheap foreign labor and against national banks of issue, and calls for the ab-o- lute control by the government of all and telcgraph lines, The order con- tains among its members the best business men and cltizens of southern California. W. M. Holt, who i “father” and pre of the order, is an old newspaper man, and a dyed-in-the-wool republican, who has never sought and does not now seek office. Another of its officers is Lionel A. Sheldon of Pa dena, formerly governor of New Mexico and member of congress from Louisiana. The other offices are filled by men of equal promi- nence. LITICS IN THE FIRST DINTRICT. Entrance of M, L. Hayward in the Field Considerably, Compileates Mazters. Aug. 10.==(Special -to The Bee)—The congressional convention for the First district, which meets in this city | next Tuesday evening, is the all-absording topie. Tom Majors and his hickory shirt sinks into insignificance beside it. The way it stands now local politicians figure out that Lancaster will cast its Af y-one votes for Strode on the first ballot and stay with him to the end. Church Howe will get | Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee and a portion | of Richardson. ass county will go to Chapman, and Otoe will vote for John C. Watson, This will be abou’ the size of tho first ballot. After that no man knows how things. will shape themselves. There is a new development, however, in the possibility of Hon. M. L. Hayward b coming a candidate. The Otoe delegation is known to be favorable to him, and in c he can be nominated he might throw | his strength to Judge Chapman. —Should he do this and Chapman secure the nomina- tion, it will necessitate the elcction of a new district udge. To repay Hayward, Chapman could easily see that Cass county helped to nominate Hayward for district judge, and thu. square things. MORE FUSION IN 10WA, Tenth District Democrats Endorse a Popu- list Candidate for Congress. BOONE, Ia., Aug. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The democrsts cf the Tenth district met in congressional convention here th's morning to nominate a candidate against | Dolliver. Before the convention assembled a caucus was held, and it was voted not to run with the populists. The convention was called to crder by Chairman Breen and L. Lange of Pocahontas was made | temporary chalrman, 0. W. Hicks of Web- | ster was made temporary secretary, and this organization was made permanent. J. C. Baker of Palo Alto, the populist nomine was named for congress, s was 0. M. Olson of Webster. Upon a Senator Olson was almost unanimously nom- | inated, but he absolutely refused to run, and | then Daker was ncminated, despite the cau- | cus action against fusion with the populists. | On the beliot he received 79 votes, Breen | 11, R. F. Jordan 7 and Boone 16. John F. Dunc:mbe was chairman of the resolu- | tion committee, which reported simply in favor of the regular national and state demo- cratic platforms. An effort to introduce a resolution in favor of the free cotnage of sil- ver created great excitement, but was voted down. g TS NOT SATIS perat ¢ Victory In Alabama Said Huve Been Galned by Fraud. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 10.—The pop- ullst stato central committee has issued a lengthy statement to the people charging that the democrats had elected their ticket through the grossest frauds, and calling upon those who desire clean goverument to assemble on Thursday, August 23, at the county court houses and ocrganize law and order leagues to uphold ‘‘the supremacy of the sovereign will of a free people.” It is announced that Kalb will come and organize a dual state government. POPUL to here School Politics in Kansas. ATCHISON, Kan., Aug. 10.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Word was recelved here tonight from Museotah, a small town in the western part of this county, that Prof. M. H. Wyckoff, ex-principal of the Mus- cotah public schools, and candidate for state superintendent of public instruction on the democratic ticket, had been brutally as saulted and beaten about the head and shoulders at a late hour last night by un- known parties at Muscotah. Wyckoft was Qofeated recently in the rece for the prin- clpalship of the Muscotah school, and the fight that was waged against him was very bitter, It is supposed that the assault was | statement ) | dition the outcome of this election row, for the assaulted masn was not robbed. He is In a precarious condition, Popullats of Johnson. TECUMSEH, Neb, Aug. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The populists of Johnson county held their convention in this city today. Wiley Saudusky was made chalr man gnd D. R. Carpenter secretary. The chuir appointed @ committee on credentials, which reported delegations to the state, con gressional and senatorial conventlons. 'After considerable parley and discussion the nam SINGLE Ing of the county ticket was de Septembor 20, The convention until that date. ferred until adjourned ORD POPULISTS M Express a Preferonce for Kem for the Con- [ lonal No pation. ORD, Neb., Aug. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—~The pupolist county convention was held in the court house this afternoon Hon. William Gray was chosen chalrman. The following were the nominations made Representative, Henry F. Rhodes; county at- torney, Charles A. Munn; delegate to the state convention, J. W. Gregory, F. W. Dworak, C. C. Schultz, Jorgen Moller, George M. Petty, J L. Claflin, Hayden Strong Dimmick H. Rathburn; delegates to con- gressional convention, John Wheeler, D, Clark, Herbert Green, Willam M. Gr. A. Goodrich, Henry F. Rhodes, Thomas Jones, A. V. Mensing On 'motion the ¢ mation_instructed to T ates were by accla- work for the nomina- tion of O. M. Kem. Later a motion was made to reconsider, which, after a good deal of wrangling, carried, and a motion to the effect that the convention's preference Is Ken and to endorse his actions in congress was substituted. Rumor has It that Gray and Rhodes ar: not adverse to filling Kem's shces, which may account for the rescind- ing of the instructions. The delegates to the state senato vention are: J. I'. Rogers, Frank I R. C. Moore, Clinton Upham, John Dougall MacCall, Stephen C. Brace, J Borden, G. Scott. On motion the dele; were instructed to use all honorable me to nominate Willlam M. Gray. The delegates to the judicial are Jennings, H. D. Cass, Robert Johns: Ward, Willlam Moses, Clin- ton Upham, v Perking, Portcr Dunlap and William H. Hunt. con- ammill, Bryan, P, o8 ans convention BOYD COUNTY 'O ULIST One Office for Which the Asp rant. APER, Neb., Aug. 10.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Boyd county populists met in convention yesterday at Dutte, eve delezate entitled to a seat in the convention being present. William E. Leonard of Turtle was select:d temporary chairman and | J. D. Lee of Lynch secretary. After the various committees had reported the order of, business was taken up. | The temporary organization was mado permanent and th efollobing delegates were chosen to represent the county at the state convention Ed L. Whiting, George P. Gar- rison, S. C. Chicas, Charles Sprenkle and F. Jones. The same delegates go to the congressional convention. Nine delegates to the re sentative convention at Niobrara on the 13th were chosen and nine to the senatorial con- vention at O'Neill on the Sth of September. Tihe nomination of county attorney was passed, the party having no aspirant for the nomination, and it was thought inadvisable to mominate any one but a populist. This action virtually elects George F. Kap, (Bryan dem.), nominated Monday to the office. Dr. Frank Lewis of Butte was nominated for_coroner to fill a vacancy Ed Whitney was chos chairman and G. P. Garrison secretary of the central com- mity tie ensuing year. After listening to several speakers various Issues the convention adjouricd. Party Hon No on York Kepnbliean U'ri aries. YORK, Neb., Aug. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bea)—The republican primaries were held this afternoon for electing delesates to the county convention which meets to- morrow. The fight was va Keckley for represefitative; and - the result shows the town agalnst him. The Second ward wih eight votes i for him, the other twenty-one against him. The entire vote of the city will go for Dr. J. B. Conway. Puwnes ity muries. PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Aug. 10.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee)—The regular repub- lican caucus delegates for this precinot were elected at the primary toda without ¢p position. The convention meets tomorrow The Pawnee delegation is probably for Lind- say fcr the nate, Sutton for the house and diveided between Berry and Dort for the house. They favor Church Howe and Tom Maoze. _ Otae's Delegation iv | NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 10.—(Special to The Bee)—The state delegates selected at | Wednesday's convention stand elght for | Crounse, seven for Majcrs and one on the | fence. svir NT REINIART. Woman Claims His False Representation COPY FIVE CENTS. Induced Her to Buy Atehison Stoeks. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Matilda W has brought two suits in the superior court of the city ugainst J. W. Reinhart as presi- dent of the Atchison, Topeku & Santa Fe railrond, one to recover $)000 damages and the other to recover $,300 damages he grounds for the action are that P dent Reinhart issued a statement on June | 30, 1893, giving the Atchison —surplus $1.918,380, as above the of and on September 23, 1593, m wing the excelle of the company and the amount of ities held in it8 (reasur: Plaintift further cha 1854, the defendunt published in the New York World a statement showing the of the company’s finauces, W | plaintift claims was not ‘a correct State- ment of the company’s affairs, and sets forth that the stutement in the complaint is confirmed by the veport of Stephen Little, | the expert accountant, who made the states ment_for the wzation committee, Plaintiff the representations made by sinhiart she purchased stack, and that » s thereby to the amount of Ul that she secks Lo recov V YORIS, Aug, 10,—1'rc sed his position n rond. The mutter will acted upon tomorrow at a mecting of divectors of that road in Boston TOPIKA, Aug. 10.-There £ numercus rumors in railway cireles of the probable changes in the west following the resigni- t President Refnhart. The most com- | i that H, R. Nickcrscn will be in- 1 to return to the road as general man- | ad that A. A. Robingon, now of the fean Central, will he tendered the pi with headquarters at Topeka, PULLMAN BETURNS HOME His Liew the Evictions ut the Model Town, CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—George M. Pullman 18 back from Castle Rest and Newport, but he declines to be Interviewed on the events which have absorbed the public mind since he hied himself away Jast June. His home {s still guarded by private watchmen, who loung; ound the lawn and keep ' close watch on any one who stops to glance at the abiding place of the president of the 00,000 corporation. Vied President Wickes, the tenant of the marquis, and ager Browne of the Pullman works called {'the Prairle avenue mansion, They were recognized by the watchmen and were soon inside with their chief, and were ing the' situ- ation at sha a4 formulating plans for the future presumed that some plan will be determined upon for evicting Dhe strikers from the company's houses. secur- s that on June 21, it Reinha us president be the iden; Consults with ant Cou ng trusted e General Man- for » the Hursting of the Hawkeye y In Omahn. Sequel Commission € CHIC The Board of Trade firm of Booge, & Co. has assigned The fluctuations of the corn market and the fallure of the Hawkeye Commission com- pany of Omnaha is belleved to have caused the failure. Roog Frazee were officers and heavy stockholders of the Hawkeye company. The firm's assets aro estimated at $3,600 and lablilities at $35,000. - Ericcson Arrives MEMPHIS, Aug. 0 torpedo boat Ericsson, buque to New York, by sippl river and the' A this afternoon and tied Mem Che United enroute frim way of the \' wtle, arrived here up for the night ites bu MANY BURNT BODIES List of the Dead from the Rock Island Exe press Wreck, MORE VICTIMS THAN AT FIRST SUPPOSED Debris of the Train Yiolds Terrible Evie dence of the Dieaster, - MANY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED AT PRESENT Wreckers Held Responsible for the Awful Affair, g NEGRO CHARGED WITH THE CRIME Sald t o Vicinity of Where the Wreek Oceurred Late Thurs day — Police Deelure ity Man. He I8 LINCOLN, Aug The Bee.)—W in cleaning away of the Rock through 10. ien (Special Telegram to were engaged all day of the wreck Island which went viaduct over the Union Pacifio tracks five miles south of Lincoln last night. At b o'clock this afternoon the men at work n the ruins had reached the bottom of the charred heap, unearthing the remains of eleven bodies, which it is believed is the total list of the killed. There Is little by which any of the can be identified, they for the most j consisting simply ot charred pieces of bone, wih the skull in int They were picked up as carefully as possible, placed in sacks and boxes, and taken to Roberts® under- taking rooms, where an inquest will be held lock tomorrow. SGRO CHARGED WITH THE CRIME. A colored man giving his name as George Washington Davis was arrested at 10 o'clock this evening on suspicion of wrecking the train, Detective Malone caught him at the residence of a farmer named Lawndell, living six and one-half miles south of the city. The officer claims that he has sufficient evidence to convict him, Two young fellows claim to have seen him last night about. 8 o'clock in the vicinity of the wreck with a crowbar, and a farmer named Spelts says he saw a colored man, now supposed to be Davis, going away from the e of the wreek immediately after its ac- currenc There several others who claim to have scen him acting suspiciously near the scene of the wreck last night. Davia claims he was in a saloon, and hearing of the wreck went directly there. He gave his oc- cupation as a farmer, and his ag: at 30. He has been knocking about town for a week or 50, and has been accused of several thefts and burglaries that have been committed recently in the neighborbood of the disaster, Davis told the offiecrs other stories which do not hang together well, and they seem ta thiuk he Is the gullty man. The only motive that can be ascribed to his dong the deed ig robbery or pure devilishness KILLED AND INJURED . The Killed, so far as known, are as fol lows: DR. C. H. PINNEY, Council Bluffs. E. H. MORSE, Kansas City, traveling for Counselman. C. D. STANNARD, conductor, St. Joseph, IKE DEPEW, engincer, Council Blufts, WILLIAM CRAIG, fireman, Fairbury, W. 0. HAMBEL, attorney, Fairbury. E. H. ZERNEKE, abstractor, Lincoln. HENRY PETERS, blacksmith, Council Blufts, J. D. MATTHEWS, with Havens. - MUNGER, traveling man for Counsele the grain deal ANDREW HANSEN of McPherson county, The bodies of the above have been found. TWO UNKNOWN MEN in the chalr car. NINE OR MORE UNKNOWN MEN in the smoker. A number of people are missing and it is feared that the following are among the dead: C. UNRUH, MOTHER AND SON, Jansen, Neb. M. BEAVER, clothier, Pawnee City. A. B. EDDE, lusurance agent, Pawnea City. the debris express, the remain most cases are Colonel C. J. Bills braska National guards, wounds in left leg. Henry C. Foot, brakeman, Council Bluffs, leg broken. Jay MeDowell, Fairbury, legs cut and face bruised. | C. H. Cherry, mail clerk, Kearney, badly bruised and cut, . F. Scott, express messenger, injured ine ternally. i Mrs. Fish, wife of B. & M. engineer, badly, bruised. [l 0. 8. Bell, traveling man, Lincoln, internal injurics. J. E. Puet nal injuri A head Mr: bruised, Judge Brody, Colonel Fairbury have been in the the buttons Hambel wide whose scond regiment, Nee alrbury, deep flesh traveling man, Lincoln, lnters nger named Sowrel, hurt about the Fritz and sister-in-law, Lincoln, Bills and others of and identified by Attorney, he 18 a man of state, and one town will be sine and watch worn They state that acquaintance In the loss by his native cerely mourned DAYLIGHT ADDS TC 7T The full exient of the known until this morning. HORROR. horror wa not Every car on the with passenge disaster and nearly, city have line is crowded going to the scenc of the all the hacks and carryalls in been called into requisition Harry Koo, the brakeman who did such efficiend work at the wreck, says he is posis tive that there were at least ten men in the smoker, six of whom he can describe. In addition to _the Le mentions a man whose na. e does not know employed by an elevator build Counselman at Narka, Kan, There Beveral pase sengers who got on at Jansen and two who got on at Pawnee City. [Foot says that when he touk out Fred Scott, the baggageman, who hurry for Christ's groan from the when the flames all. Probably all to death, for the perfectly flat. One the smoker, penitentiary crew named were also was crylng, “Harry, Harry he heard a faint smoker, and again another reached it, but that mercitully crushed sar was smashed almost man was found lylng outside He was probably on the platform when the train went over. He was serlously but not fatally injured and is now at the Opelt housey TOO SCARED TO HELP' THEMSELVES. The passengers rescucd from the chulr cag sake, was were