Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1894, Page 1

PART 1. ESTABLISHED JUN 19, 1871, OMAHA, NDAY MORNI 5, AUGHST 26, 1891 SIXTEEN PAGES, SINGLE WINISTERS AT OUTS Emperor Taking a Hand in the D.fferonce Between Caprivi and Miqual MAKING AN EFFORT TO SETTLE THEM Unless Brouzht to an End feveral Cabicet Changes Will Resulty WILLIAM ANXIOUS ABOUT THE CHOLERA Conferring with Tminent Authorities on Metliods ‘o Stop Its Spread, NEW CARRIAGE FOR BABY COUSIN German Officer Dismissed from the Ar for Mistreating an Underliog—Emi= peror Offers o Trophy for Oarsmen. (Copyrighted, 1894, by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, Aug. 25.—If credence can be &lven to popular report the position of Dr. Joliannes Miquel, the Prussian minister of finance, s shaken in consequence of the differences of opinjon which have arisen be- tween him and Chancellor Von Caprivi, and which have resulted in mutual acrimonious attacks In the semi-official journals during Emperor William’s absence from Berlin Shortly after his return to the capital, the emperor determined to put an end to this open animosity and it is now declared upon good authority that he intends to p:rsonally mediate the dispute which threatens to have a disturbing effect upon the government pollcy. As is known, Emperor William is not 80 enamored of Dr. Miquel's financial plans now as he previously was, and it is generally belleved if his majesty fails in his efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the minister of finance and the chancellor, the former will have to go. In the event of the retirement of Dr. Miquel other changes in the cabinet are spoken of, the most significant being the possible inclusion in the ministry of Count Von Hollestrom as a concession to the centrists, whose long expressed desire for representation in the cabinet Emperor Wil- lam now is sald 0 be favorably consider- ing. Since his return from England the em- peror has ordered that full reports be fur- nished to him with reference to the mea ures taken to prevent the spread of cholera. Hardly a day has passed without his majesty having seen some expert or some adminis- trative officer engaged in combatting the dis- ease. For Instance on Wednesday last Dr. Robert Koch had zn audience of several hours with Emperor “Willlam, who entered into the de- talls of the precautions necessary and who displayed great concern at the possibility of a reourrence of the pes\, on any great scale, in Germuny. CARRIAGE FOR 1il% ROYAL BABY. It transpires the emperor took with him to England ou board the imperial yacht a gift for his newly born cousin, the son of the duke of York. The gift was in the shape of an exquisite little carriage In Which the royal infant is to take his air- ings. The vehicle is in the form of a shell, colored with pale, prismatic shades, contrasting with the pale blue velvet used to line the shade. The latter is furnished with a beautiful coverlet of crimson velvet worked with the arms of the Guelpk and Hohenzollern families. The baby carrfage was sent to the White lodge at Richmond, from which place the delighted mother sent her hearty thanks to the emperor. A small but notsworthy action of Em- peror Willlam hes caused a great deal of satisfaction in the army, and has testified to the genuinemess of his expressions of disapproval of the petty tyranny of certain officers of the army to m:n of lower rank, but of superior class. It has been a well known fact that schoolmasters especially ‘were eubjected to humiliating [treatment when called out among the reserve for perfodical training. An agge¥ated case of insult and ill-treatment of a school teacher has just resulted In the Imprisonment of the officer guilty of the offens:. The lat- ter's sentence was submitted to the em- peror for confirmation, and his majesty, in 80 doing, wrote on the document a marginal note, saying: “I did not belitve it possible I had such an ungentlemanly officer in my army. The note of the emperor is looked: upon @s tantamount (o cashlering the officer, Whose name was forthwith struck off the army list. This will undoubtedly s:rve as an effective warning to similarly disposed officers against brutal disregard of the feel- ings of the men in their charge, The statement has be:n published that an English company had bought the lease of the land necessary in the Nordenham harbor witiz the view of establishing a new steamship line from there to New York. The Associated press representative made inquiries upon this subject and obtained a declaration from the Oldenburg administra- tion and the Hamburg-American line that BO trealy had been concluded for sueh a line, and it is cohicluded no proposals had been received to that efrect, COMMANDED TO PAINT A PICTURE. Bmperor William has commanded Prof. Werner to paint another large historical canvas, taking for his subject the ceebra- tlon of the 80th birthday of the late Marshal Von Moltke and representing the moment When the emperor stepped up to him to offer his congratulations, In his determination to do his utmost to encourage rowing, announced at the termina- ticn of the regatta at Kiel, previous to his departure for Norway, Emperor Willilam has Wen as good as his word, and it is now stated he has decided to present a trophy ©of the value of 5,000 marks to be competed for by the crews of the different German universities. The imperial trophy Is to be held by the winning crew until beaten by another crew. In addition the emperor offers & purse of 1,000 marks yearly, which will £0 10 the best carsmen among the competing students. dnquiries made by the various American consulates in Germany show the new Amer- fean tarift legislation has thus far had no effect upou German trade with the United States. No increase, due to the Wilson bill, 18 reported in any quarter, Cases of leprosy having recently been re- perted from several parts of Prussia, a spe- clal investigation has been officially opened under the direction of Dr. Nath, and as & result it has been discovered there are quite & number of lepers In eastern Prussia, espe- clally at Koenigsburg and Memel, about seventy miles from Keenigsburg. In the Koenigsburg district alone, ten genuine cases of leprosy have been found, and leprosy Is now officlally declared to exist in these dis- triets, a fact of which the majority of the population previously had not the slightest idea. SARTH HAS SETTLED AWAY. The subsidence of the earth at Eisleben, the birthplace of Martin Luther and the consequent drying up of a huge salt pond in the neighborhood, which commenced many months ago, still continues. The district is about 1,000 feet in diameter, which has now almost entirely sunk out of view. Up to recently, Zetsin strasse has been the only part greatly affected, but within the past few days there has been a further subsidence noticeable in the same district, a little dis- tance away from the locality mentioned, and the townsfolk are in the greatest alarm, fear- ing the entire town will disappear. Numbers of the richer inhabitants are leaving the place. The villa of the Princess Catherine, mother of the king of Wurtemburg, on the banks of Lake Constance, has been entered by burglars, who stole a number of jewels of great value as well as several historical souvenirs, PARLIBMENT, ' IN PROROGUING Majesty Omits Any R to the Lords. LONDON, Aug. 25.—Parliament was pro- rogued today. The queen’s speech, as read from the throne in the House of Lords by Lord High Chancellor Herschell, commences: “My Lords and Gentlemen: I am gratl- fied by the fact that your labors, though exhausting, have been fruitful, and I am confident that you share the joy at the birth of an heir in the third generati:n to the throne. The event Is not merely propitious, it Is unprecedented in the history of the country. “My relations with friendly, but I regre African questions with settied . “In concert with the president of the United States 1 have taken the steps neces- sary to give effect to the Bering sea award, and have assented to an act of Parliament for this purpose similar 7 an act passed by the congress of the United States. The governments of the two countries are also in communication with the principal foreign powers with a view of ubimining their ad- hesion to the regulations prescribed by the award. “I regret to state that war has broken out between China and Japan. After endeavor- ing, In concert with Russia and the cther powers, to prevent an outbreak of hostilities 1 have taken steps to preserve strict trality. “I have learned with satisfaction that the proceedings at the Ottawa conference were of a character calculated to strengthen the union of the colonies concerned, both among themselyes and with the mother country,” Referring to the budget, the queen’s speech says: Though I lament the neces- sity of increasing the burden of taxatlon, it has become: indispensable for the security of the empire to increase the naval strengih.” The speech adds: “While the general tranquility of Ireland is maintained to a remarkable degree certain soc'al and ad- mipistrative difficulties still subsist, which continue. to engage the earnest attention of the government.” foreign that a France powers are variety of are not yet neu- Arrest of British Consular Agent Conflrm LONDON, Aug. 25.—The Britlsh foreign office has received confirmation of the arrer. at Blueflelds of Mr. Hatch, the consular agent of Great Britain. The Britisa govern- ment Is in communication with the govern- ment of Nicaragua in regard to the recent occurrences at Bluefields, Forger Pleaded Guilty. LONDON, Aug. 25.—Ernest Hassburger, the Dundee jute merchant, arrested a month ago on charges of forging bills for £84,000 on the Scotch banks and £20,000 on continental banks, was arraigned and pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred. Robbers Murder a Whole Family. VIENNA, Aug. 25.--Robbers attacked (he residence of a wealthy Jewish farmer named Bibrovie, in the village of Boschew!n, last night and murdered the whole family, which numbered eight persons. The robbers then plundered the house. Another Big Swiss Tannel. BERNE, Aug. 25.—The Federal couicil has approved the scheme for a Jura-Simpton rallway tunnel through the Simpton. The cost will be 54,600,000 francs, e TROUBLE AMONG THE CHOUT AWS, Three Men Arrested Charged with Murder of 0. Baldwin, PARIS, Tex., Aug. 25.—Deputy Harper ar- rived here tonight from Indian Territory with Barton Jones, Lew Wesley and Stoicke- meyer, charged with the murder of 0. Bald- win on the night of the 21st. He had writs for others, but could not find them. All re- ports from the seat of the trouble in the Choctaw nation today show that matters are growing worse. At the late election in Cedar county, Jackson Billy and Albert Jack- son were opposing candidates. Billy received a majority, but the vote of the county was thrown out on account of irregularities. This left it to the next governor to fill the posi- tlone. George Davenport, a friend of Albert Jackson, was a candidate for county judge. Jackson Billy's partner is charged with or- Banzing a company contrary to the law and claim this as ground for arrest. It Is thought that George Davenport has been killed, Sev eral more were arrested at the time he was to have been released, but nothing can be learned as to his fate. A party who left the Sulphur Springs court ground this morning says that there are about twenty men In chains there being treated in the most cruel manner. More arrests will be made by the federal authorities. e Party of Pienickers Foisoned. DUBUQUE, Ta.,, Aug. 25.—Sev:ral persons who were picnicking at Derby Grange, near here, were today taken il after eating. Investigation by physicians developed ar- senical polsoning. Thoss affected were Joseph Hero, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Wallis and children, two children of Dr. Staples, thelr nurse, Lizzie Cleaver, and others. Doctors worked over them with good result, but Mra, Wallis and one of Dr. Staples’ children are still In a dangerous condition. It is thought the poison was contained in a can of meat, as all who did not eat of the meat are unharmed. The authorities are investi- gating. P e Ry mber Town Burned Out, SANTA ROSA, Cal, Aug. 25.—A report reached here this afternoon that the town of Guerneville had been destroyed by fire. To- day was the warmest of the year and every- thing burned like tinder. Guerneville is a lumber town in the heart of the forest and has a population of 500, Later reports say all the buildings in Guerneville burned except McConnell's livery stable and (he public school house. Dr. J A, Buros and Oscar McKeen were killed by talling wal ROBBERS ROUNDED UP | After a Lively Ohase Chicago Polios Get Them Into the Corral FIRED OVER ONE HUNDRED SHOTS Had Held Up a Train and Killed a Railroad Det ctive. ‘GOT NOTHING BUT A GULD WATCH Policeman Who Tried to Arrast Them: Was Fatally Injured. WHOLE COUNTRY THEN GAVE CHASE Before Heing Captored the Bandits Ex- hausted Cheir Stock of Ammunition and the Police Then Ventured Near ough to Get Thy CHICAGO, Aug. Desperadoes Wil Lake and H. F. Gorman, who shot and mor- tally wounded Patrick Owen of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul raflroad at Deersfield last night and a few hours later shot and probably mortally wounded Officer McGrath at Mayfair, were surrounded and captured by police In the EIk Grove woods, near the Desplaines river, at noon today. Thelr cap- ture was only effected after a six hours' chase and the exchange of fully 100 shots, The desperadoes fought oft the bluecoats and excited civillan participators in the gamut until their ammunition was exhausted, and then, unable longer to reply to the fire that was poured in upon their retreat, the men sought safety in flight. Bullets from the officers’ revolvers brought the men to earth, and when the police apprehended their game the men were: weak from loss of blood. Officers Mulaney, Finnigan, Hayes, Maisley and Lawson, who had been among the first posse to start out after the fleeing daspera- does, were the officers who forced the sur- render of the bandits. As soon as ‘the wounded men were taken in charge by the police a new danger arose. The infurfated citizens, who had learned of the wanton murder of one officer and the fatal shooting of another by the desperadoes, demanded that the wounded men be fmmediately de- prived of their lives. The officers were forced to draw thelr revolvers to save the very men into whom a few moments before they had poured lead. The crowds made several desperate attempts to get the bandits from the hands of the police, but each time they were repulsed without bloodshed. Police Inspector Schack took charge of the pris- oners and started at once for the West Chi- cago avenue stationwith them. At 10 o'clock last night a north- bound frelght train on: the Chi- cagy, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad wasg held up by two masked men at Deerfleld, a small station just north of the line be- tween Cook end Lake counties. One of the detectives of the road, a Chicago man named Owens, who was riding on the train, was shot and killed, and the watch of Con- | ductor Larseen, who was In tharge of the train, was taken from him. This was the entire amount of the plunder secured. The train had stopped to take water, and wihin thirty seconds after it had come to a stand- still the two masked men climbed into the caboose and ordered the trainmen to throw up their hands. They obeyed. The rob- bers had just taken the conductor's watch from him when the detective entered and showed fight. He was shot and instantly killed by one of the bandits, both™of whom then disappeared in the darkness. HAPPENED IN CITY LIMITS, Trainmen who passed through Des Plaines this morning declared that they were in- formed at that village that two city police had besn shot by three bandits. Another re- port was that the train robbers, after leav- ing Deerfleld, cut across the country to May- fair. which is within the city limits of Chi- cago. The depot at Mayfair is on Holcomb avenue. Sitting at the depot was a Chicago & Northwestern raflroad policeman named Patrick McGrath, who had been apprised of the deed of violence at Dezrfield. He was on the lookout for any suspicious characters. McGrath noticed some men, three he thinks, on a flat car which was attached to a south- bound train, and houted to them to get off. He thought the men were suspicious looking characters, and that they might have had something to do with the Deerfield robbery. When the men were ordered to leave the train they answered with revolvers. Me- Grath fell to the platform with three shots in his body. One bullet struck the man in the left arm, one entering his body, and a third struck him near his heart, but was di- verted by a penholder, which the officer had In his pocket. This probably saved him from Instant death. After this bit of bloody work the bandits hastned out Holcomb avenue to Lawrence avenue. On the way they met a farmer in a wagon on the way to the city. It was but a moment’s work to throw him out and take possession of his vehicle. With horses to draw them the thieves made better time, and they were soon on their way through Law- rence avenue to Milwaukee avenue, By this time the northern part of (%ak county was in a turmoll. Boys and men on ponies and horses hastily saddled were in the chase after the desperadoes. Out on Milwaukee avenue galloped the robbers in the wagon, while behind them, at a respectful distance, clattered the horses of the pur- suers. Behind these again, came a patrol wagon at full speed In which were four policemen. The pursued men kept out on May- | nard road, when they took to Orchard Place wo.ds on the Des Plaines river, south of the Higgins road. The story went that the pursued men in the stolen farmer's wagon had been closcly pressed by a patrol wigon load of pclicemen between Jefferson and Norwood park on the Mayfair road. Leaping from the wagon the three men took refuge under a bridge, and when the officers dashed up and began to pile out of the patrol wagon the pursued men turned loose their revolvers and . wt two of the officers, In the confusion which resulted after the first fire the men escaped to the woods, where they were soon sur- rounded ‘by police. Messengers were dis- vatched to Jeferson for physicians, and they brought the news of the shoot'ng to that village A special train bearing & large number of policemen and detectives wes sent out at 9:35 to Des Plaines. The officers were armed with Winchesters and carricd orders to shoot on slght The ‘desperadoes were finally captured in the woods in Elk Grove township about noon by five Chicago policemen. The men were surrounded, but fought desperately, firing as often as their revolvers could be loaded. After fllv 100 shots had been fired the men both fell, seriously but It g not thought fatally injured. They gaye their names as Will Lake and W. F. Gorden, and were brought to Chicago and were locked up in a West side pol ce station. WANTED TO LYNCH THEM, The robbers were &ptured by Officers Mulligan, Finnegan, Molsley, Lawson and Hayes. The crowd which had gathered wanted to lynch the men, but the police held the mob back with drawn revclvers, Northwestern railroad officials word during the morniffg that the fleeing bandits had shot and killad two special policemen, who attempted to intercept their flight near Mayfalr. The information indi- cated that the desperadees, after their early holdup, boarded an inbound tralh at Deer- field. Holding up the conductor they robbed him of all the money he had and then pull- ini the bell rope jumped from th» train near Mayfair. Starting for the woods they were chased by two spectal policemen, Plunk and Yunt, and openin firg both officers fell mortally wounded. The robbers then con- tinued their flight and after an exciting time reached the wcods in safety. Three miles from where the farmer, who was named Eggersten, was held up his team and wagon were found. The wagon had broken down and had been abandoned by the desperadoes. Both of the horses were com- pletely exhousted. The offic:rs traced the fugitives to a cornfield, through which they ran, and a score of policemen took up the trail. When news of the shootiug and rob- bery reacted Evanston Chlet of Police Carney was at once on the alert for suspicions characters. His officers found two men lounging about the water ‘tower in North Byanston and he at once licked them up, telegraphing the raflway people and Chicago police. 5 Fred Marshall, night opetator at Mayfair, told his version of the bandits' reign of ter- ror at Mayfalr and the shpoting of Special Officer McGrath today. “We had received instructions,” said Marghall, “from the chief train dispatcher to look out' for the men who murdered Pat Owens, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul officer at Dearfield, a few miles north. It was about 5:20 o'clock this morn- ing when Conductor Simmons jumped from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul freight as it came to a stop at the Mayfair crossing. Simmons told me that he thought he had the men who killed Owens in a car near the enc of the train. 1 told McGrath, who had his uniform on, to stay put'of sight as much as possible. y “When 1 reached the coak car in which {Le men were hiding I thought I recognized them from descriptions as the ones wanted for Owens' murder. I called out to McGrath: ‘All right, come on.! MecGrath came and started to climb upon the car, drawing his gun as he did so. In a flash one of the bandits, the largest and mast burly fellow, drew a gun o large that he had to use both hands to operate it. He fired point blank at MeGrath, who fell badly wounded at the first fire: L. thought 1t best to run away, as I had no gun. The murdegous fellow took aim again at the officer as MeGrath was regaining his feet and another bullet ceashed into his body. A third.bullet was fired into: McGrath and then the companion of the murderous thug drew two big revolyers which he flour- ished, and yelling like ‘lemons. the pair. Jumped off the opposite sidé of the traln and ran toward Milwaukee avenue, where they met the fammep. whose wagon they taok to maka dheir escape.” y Superintendent Barr of the St. Paul rafl- road has recoived an official report on the robbery and. murder on one of the company's frelght trains at Deerfield. “I think,” sald Mr. Barr, “that Detective Owens must have trisd to arrest the man when he was shot. There is nothing strange about the fact that the Hetective was on the train. Our special agents frequently g0 out on freight trains to look for thieves. Conductor Sargent, who was relieved of his wateh by the bandits, took his train through to Milwaukee, “When the northhound freight on Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road reacl Deerfield two men mounted the steps of the caboose. The train stops at - this .station, which is just over the Cook county line in Lake county, for water. The brakemen were well toward the engine, which was in charge of Engineer Pritchard, and only the con- ductor, Sargent and the road detective, Pat- rick Owens, were fn’ the caboose. It was 10:20 o'clock. The magkked men entered the door and covered the canduetor and detec- tive with thelr revolvers: The detective sprung for his rifle, but before he could reach It one of the robbers shot him through the breast. The conductor torew up his hands and the robbers who had done the shooting went through his pockets, taking his watch and a small gmount of money. Afterwards he searched, the detective's clothes for valuables, and left the train just before the brakemen, who had heard the shot, came running back, No trace could be found of ths bandits, and the body was turned over to the Lake county authorities, WAS A GENUINE MAN HUNT. The wanton murder of Owens and brutal shooting of McGrath by these disciples of Jesse James stirred up the entire community from Deerfield to the ofty hall, and it was not long after the report that McGrath hsd been shot at Mayfair came in that the un- usual scene of a genuige man hunt was presented. Special officers in the employ of the rail- roads, city police end gentral detail detec- tives, armed with revolvefs and Winchester rifies, hurried by traig to the place where the bandits were supposed to have taken to the woods, and scduting parties followed every trail that promiged to lead to the hid- Ing place of the mufderous train robbers. The citizens in the mgighborhood of “Hig- gins woods,” near Des Pldines, plloted bands of armed men across ghe country, and de- termined officers, with couutry men for guides, searched untiejugly wntil the capture was effected. ! The arrest was preced; battle. The robbers werl when a call from-g scpul party revealad their whereabouts they, rhade a determined stand. Cocking thelr revetyers the two men waited until thelr purswers wire In view and then opened fire. It was yeturned by the ofiicers, and round after ragnd, volley after volley, were exchanged, apparently without effcct. It is probable .that. the men would never have been taken alive had it not been that their supply of ammoniti:n was short. As thelr stock of cartridges dwindled away the desperadoes shoy more carefully and less frequently, but the officers kept themselves well covered until at last the men's bullets were exhausted, The offlerrs called upon them to surrender, but without noticing the command the fugitives turned and began a frantic race for safety. The officers fol- lowed, firing as they ran. The chase eon- tnued until Lake, who was in the lead, waz struck by a bullet, Tiyowing up his hands he turned partially arcund-and fell, and a moment later his companion dropped, ser ously wounded. The pursuers quickly closed in on thy fallen men and handeuffed them. Within & few moments the prisoners were received the by a veritable well armed and Continued on Third Page) Ex-Speaker of the Fouse Opens the Repub- lican Campaign in Maine, DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN 1 COMPETENT Congress Has Not faticfied the Country or the Majority Party, CONDEMNED OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTH What Good Thay Bave Dcne Was Not Done in Time to Be Eff otive. TARIFF 1S NOT SETTLED DEFINITELY Business Cannot Hav self to the New Conditions Before Other Changes Threatened, Time to Adjust Kt- Are OLD ORCHARD, Me., Aug. 25.—Ex- Speaker Thomas B. Reed opened the republi- can campaign in this state here this after- noon with a speech which called forth the Jheartiest applause from the thousands pres- ent. Mr. Reed, In part, spoke as follows: *In saying the democratic party has shown itself incapable of running the country in a man- ner satisfactory not only to the majority of the people, but to a large and respectable minority which helps to compose it, [ am not indulging in any language of partisan- ship, but in the language of truth, known and visible to all who heat me today. The northern democratlc party is in many re- spects like the republican party, composed of business senre and business ability. The difficulty with the democratic party today, as it has been in all past time, is the fact its great majority resides in the south. The southern men are men of intellectnal power, men of intelligence and learning. The diffi- culty with them is the kind of learning which arises from a thorough knowledge of business as it is carried on in the north is entirely lacking. While the southern man has every ~portunity to read in books of the precperily which has come to the north, he ‘has no conception of it such as those who have lived in it. He is devoted to the theories of a bygone day. His mind is fixed upon the principles which were essential to the prosperity of his part of the country In the days before the war. BUSINESS DICTATED IT. “It would be a great mistake for the peo- ple of the United Stetes to suppose the ac- tion of the senate, 50 much blamed by the democratic party and so much attacked by the people of the country in general, was to be decmed entirely the result of persomal feeling, The truth is the 'actign of the con- sqrvatiye senators on many subjects is the esultys not of their individual cpinions, but N6 tesult of the business interests<which surround them. A senitor from the state of Now Jersey could not be reckless with the business of his constituency like a sen- ator from Arkansas, and even a senator from Arkansas like Mr. Jones, who has de- voted patience and intelligence to the tariff questicn, although not surrounded by busi- ness interests which control him, was ir- resistibly borne in the direction of the sen- ate bill as it finally passed that body. What- ever may have been done by the people at present in possessicn of the government, everybody will admit it has been done out of place, end in such a way as to be of the least possible service to the country. The repeal of the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman act might possibly have been of some service to the country had It been done promptly and at cnce. But the delay in the senate, the long and protrected debate and the continuous opposition, the realiza- tion on the part of the country that the senate did not willingly accede to the plan, acted to prevent any good which the friends of the measure were dispised to claim for it. “After the repeal of the silver purchasing clause had uncovered the real situation of the country It then became the duty of con- gress, even from a democratic point of view, to pass such a tariff bill as would give to us a reasonable degree of assurance that the basis there established would be one that would be permanent for a sufficient period of time, a period at least so long as the vie- torfous party was to be in power. Instead of realizing the first great principle of states- manship that whatever is to be done in the world has got to be done in accordance with the wishes of the people who live in it, the gentlemen in charge of the tariff bill in the house of representatives undertook to ignore the varied Interests of the country and to mould a tarift Lill not in the interest of the pation, not in accordance with the wishes of the people, but in accordance with certain theorfes which they thought might possibly fit their dream of ultimate free trade, WILSON BILL WAS DOOMED. “Such a bill, framed in such a manner, was doomed from the moment of its inception, It was not adapted to this country; it was not adapted to its Interests. It was not adapted in any way to the situation in which the country then found itself. 'Comme<neing upon a vague theory that it as necessary 1o coddle certaln manufactures at the expense of cthers, it violated the first principles of the democratic platform. Hence, the bill which Mr. Wilson introduced, although claiming to fulfill the democrat platform, was yct a protectionist bill to certain degree. “It has sometimes been asked of us re- publicans: ‘Why, if it was a protectionist bill, were you opposed to it? Why should you oppose a bill which recognized the prin- ciples you advoc It do's not follow because a bill recugnizes the principle of protection or because it is subject to that reproach when you are speaking <f It to democrats who have r:pudiated protection in their platform, that therefore it was a proper and suitable profection bill “Protection as a method of preserving the American market to the American peo- ple is something which Is defensibl:; the protection in spots; protection hero ‘and protection there, Is a protection which is Justly open to the charges which are falsely made against the true protection. “When Mr. Wilson's bill, which was framed more with reference (o the wishes of New England and of those manufactufers of a stertain description who have been dallying with d:mocracy, reached the senate, it there met the varied Interests of the eountry in a more fuil and nplete fashion, and meeting thus in this body it received great modifications. Ther-upon it was brought ta the house, amended by 699 and ariendments and changed in its char- acter and its design, so that its original anthior bas absolutely declined to recognize more REVIEWED BY REED THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather for Omaha and Vielnty. alr; Northerly Winds, rcoming Southerly. Pag 1. Miguel and Caprivi at Loggerheads. Chieago Bandits Rounded Up. Tom Reed Reviews the Congress. Chinese Win a Declsive Vietory. Omahn Wins & Rocky Game. Hacing to ke Resumed at Rush Park, Butterflles Wins tho Futurity. Review of the Week's Tennis Play, Whrek of the Government Departments, Nebraska Hourboy n on Sweat, Judge Holc s tHome Reception, Local Democrats Getting Ready, Last Week tn Omaha Social Circles. Business Men of California. Knights of Uythias at Washington, George Washingion Davis Held, Prepurati ns at Ca; New Move In the stanford Suit. From Omaha to Co Good th . Will Lay it Before Satolll. Affairs ut South Omal Where the Missourl Re Womun: Her Ways und ¥ Kecollections of Buttle of Mobile Bay. Editorial and Commen Carpenter on China's Fighting Men, Reforgs Suggesied by Prof. Ely. Some Pathos of Foverty. Omaha’s Loeal Trade Conditions. Commercinl und Financinl News. Live Stock Markets Keviewed, Estabrook on Vermont’s Waving Rocks. Electrieity’s Ircesistible March. Gothamites' Gorgeous Tabloware. it. Then ensucd a struggle, the like of which has never before been a part of the history of the country, and the like of which ought never to be a part of the history of any country. WAS A QUEER CONFERENCE. “For the first time in the history of the country the c:nference committee never met for the transaction of its lgitimate business The republican miembers of the of conference were excluded from all dis- cussicn and eonsideration of the question. What discussions took place among the peo- ple representing the democratic party 1 have no means. of knowing. Everybody knows this bill, which, according to the d-mocratic view, contained party perfidy and party dis- honor, was ed by the house, and that they violated every rule of parliamentary law In order to enable them to pass it. Now what is that bill? I am sorry to say that, although 1 was on the committee of ference, I was deprived of an opp:rtunity to examine the items and to discuss the rea- sons for them. That bill must be tested like any other bill by the test of time and ex perlence. Those who know. best about it believe the results to this country will be disastrous, but, fortunately, not as disastrous as the origipal bill to which Mr. Wilson's name was attached. But there is only one thing from ‘which we must free our minds, and that is the idca that this bill, however bad it may be, fs the basis up:n which the business of the country may adjust itself upon a lower plane of wages with safety, and proceed with whatever is left to us af the industries of the country. That idea we must dismiss absolutely “fromi otr minds: The-| fact fs, the bill is not a finality. et it be understood, 1 do not say this under my cwn authority, I desire to quote the opinions ef the democratic leaders themselves upon that subjec..” Mr. Reed then quoted from the remarks of Mr. Wilson in the house and Mr. Mills in the senate, to show that the tariff bill just passed is one step in the march toward free trade. Mr. Reed, coutinuing, said: ‘How many mistakes and blunders there may be in the tariff bill as it has finally reached the president and not yet discovered can only be conjectured. I have not permitted myself to comment upon the scandalous stories or even visible scandal connected with the passage of the tax upon sugar. But it is due to the country that the aspects of it which are commented upon should be care- fully and fairly dealt with, STORY OF THE SUGAR TARIF ““The house of representatives saw fit to not only abolish the sugar bounty, but also to take off the duty connected with the sugar tarlff. When the bill arrived in the senate It was engaged in the task of passing a bill which diminished the revenues $75,- 000,000. It them became necessary in the opinion of all intelligent people to put a tax upon sugar 1f this bill was to be persisted in. Thereupon a tax was proposed upon sugar of 40 per cent, with a differential of one- elghth for the sugar refiners, and still another differential to protect - them against the export countries which paid an export premium. This wes the bill which passed the house. An- ticipating, In fact, knowing, that the bill would be unpopular in every way they endeavored to relieve themselves from the burden of the vote which they had just gven and therefore availed themselyes of the extra- ordinary powers which resided in the house, and by a course of sction entirely unpre- cedented they provided that a bill might be intrcduced in the house giving free sugar, which bill could not be amended, should not be debated over half an hour, and might then bo passed, and accordingly this was done. Of course this was a pure farce. Everybody knew it, no matter how they voted upon the subject. The senate voted to put on the bill an amendment authorizing the continuance cf the bounty which had already been granted under the McKinley sct and which was promised to the people of the country for & perfod of ten ye:rs. This the democrats refused to adopt, so their popgun bIll' and all the rest of the ‘pop- gun’ Dills slept the sleep In which they Kknew they would rest, The cnly valid action which the house performed with regard to the trust has be:n to furnish them with al- most Infinite wealth, for Mr. Wilson himself, on the floor, gave the figures which showed thit in all probability the bill for which he was then voting and for which he was de manding votes, and which he finally carried, gave to the Sugar trust $10,000,000 th s year, outside of the protection to refinin, “I desire to point out to you the at a tlme when the are deer g, committee con- act that country already revenues of the when it has been neccssary to put out $50,000,000 of interest bearing bonds, the expendi‘ures of the first session of the Fifty-third congress, with both houses under democratic Tule, have exceeded the expenditures of the first session of the ® by $27,000,000, The chalrman of the commiltee on appropriations hus endeavored to meke figures whick would indicate that the first session of the Fifty. third congress, whick was , was 529,000,000 second session of the house of which was democratic alone, Bul comparison of figures will that the pensions for that session of the Fifty-second congress were $150,000,000, whiie those of the Fifty-third congress $151,000,000. In other words, they have deprived the pen- sioner, rather thoy have deprived the pen- sion fund of §20,000,000, the exact amount claimed by eeanomv.” democratie economic than the Fifty-second congress, mor the how were | of the Japanese, ety PAGES 4. COPY FIVE CENTS WAS WELL EXECUTED Chinese Attack on a Jspanese Landing Pa.ty a £killful Maneuver, DIVIDED THZ FORCES OF THE ENEMY Japs Retired Under tte Proteciing Guns of Their Own Warships, CHINESE ARTILLERY CREATED HAVOC Cel:stinls Busy Huating D wa Spies Seut by Tueir Is'and Eaemies, S.VZRAL OF THEM HAVE BEEN BZH-ADZD Chinese Avimy b Relnforecd und ek Ite Coren Hus Ioen Henvily to Ate Io- Has Deoc in e trenchod Fosition. SHANG ese tr 1AL, Aug. A number of Japan- op ships have been conveyed to the mouth of the Tatung river near Chunghow, and are landing troops. A letter from Chemulpo, Coren, received at Chefoo reported that nineteen Japanese war ships and thirteen transports arrived on the atung river on the 1Sth Six thou- sand men who proceeded to were at- tacked by 1,000 Chinese cavalry, who suc- ceeded in dividing the Japanese force in two parts. The Chinese artillery, located on an enfnence, poured a heavy fire into the ranks making great havoe. The were pelled to retreat to the seashore where the guard of the fleet pre- vented further pursuit by the Chinese. The Japanese loss is reported to have been over 1,300 men This letter is mu It the report of Chinesc cavalry inat. land Japanese col h commented upon here, the battle is correct the in dividing the Japanese forces In two parts did excellent service and the subsequent heavy firing of the Chinese artillery from an eminence caused great havoe in the ranks of the soldiers of the mikado and would seem to denote generalship of no mean order upon the part of the Chinese commanders. The activity of the Chinese in hunting down Japanese spies increases every day and If the Chinese are to be believed the coast must be overrun with agents of the Japanese government. Seven Japs in Chinese costume were arrested here today and it is given out that they will be expelled from China, but nobody would be surprised if they were treated much more severely. The Japanese elsewhere in China are subjected to the most harsh treatment. In the island of Formos the Chinese authorities have been decapitat~ ing Japanese subjects, supposed to be sples, in large numbers. According to advices re- celyed here from Formosa, fifty Japanese haye lost their heads recently after having been arrested as sple The most intense heat prevalls Gere and there is much suffering in eonsequence. In order to raise money to push the war operatlons, the government has increased the transit dues on yarns. TIEN-TSIN, Aug. 25.—Reports from Ping- yan say that troops at Chungyo from August 18 to 20 were reinforced by 10,000 men, swelling the army to 30,000. A councll of war was held on the 20th, and it was de- cided to attack the Japanese on about the 224, The Japanese are holding a pass-elght miles southward from Chungyo. It I8 re- ported they are re-embarking their heavy baggage in Tatung bay. Chinese cavalry are scouring the country, and have captured and beheaded 100 stragglers YOKOHAMA, Aug. Active military preparations continue upon the part of Japan. Reinforcements are being rapidly advanced to the front. News has been roceived here to the effect that 1,500 Chinese troops are about to make an advance upon Seoul. A Japanese flect is patrolling the China sea for the purpose of intercepting Chinese vessels and preventing any ‘ribute of rice from going north, The Japanese troops in Corea number, it is estimated, between 35, 000 and 50,000. Large numbers of reinforces ments were forwarded by rail yesterday. FORBIDDEN TO DISCUSS THE WAR. inamen and Japs in Hawail Have Strict Orders from Thelr Consuls, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.—The steam- ship Australia arrived today bringing the fol= lowing Hawaiian advices: HONOLULU, Aug. 18.—Before the de- parture of the cruiser Philadelphla there was talk among the royalists and their sympa- thizers of what would be done when there was no American ships here to protect the interests of the present government. But a week has passcd, snd nothing has been done, The English eruiser, Champlon, still remains, although there are rumors of her departure in the near future, The war between Japan and China has re- sulted in a meeting between Fuji, the Japans ese consul, and Goo Kim, who represents the Chinese government, and both have absolutely forbidden their countrymen to discuss war, as there are so many of each on the islands there might be serious trouble, as the feeling seems (o be very bitter. However, each con- sul has supreme control over his subjects and a conflict may be avoided, though reports from the various plantations where Chinese and Japanese work together are not very encouraging. The registration of voters under the laws of the new republic is proceeding, but rather slowly. The great majority of those who reg= ister are whites. The natives are still under the ‘nfluence of their leaders and will not ow.t in. The question is a puzzling one to ¢ government. Not enough Hawailans can be found who are willing to take the oath necessary 1o enak'e them to do jury duty, and It is probable the councils will pass a law which will enable white men totry native cases. Messinh in Mexico, Indi VALLES, State of Luis Potosi, Mex., Aug. 26.~There I= much excitement among the people of the town of Alaquines over the aps pearance of a young Indian who claims to be a second Mcosiab. He has porformed many remarkable cures of afflicted people, and the ignorant people have flocked to him by the hundreds from all parts of the surrounding country. Minist. Deaby Btarts to Pekin EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. Minister Charles Denby left Lere at noon today for San Franclsco, enroute tc resume his duties at Peking, China. He is in good health, but nuch disappointed at the brevity of his stay at home. His wife will not accompuny bim on his return, but will go to China later im the season.