Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1895, Page 2

\ ,'fl-.@))’(‘!/, OMAHA DAILY B back room of the morgue has given the lie | 1o all the will theorfes that have been in- cubated by irresponsible space writers, STORY OF SCOTT'S TROUBLES, 1y Shortage in Ofics and fubsequent ivents that Led to the Lynching. The ecrime for which Barrett Scott paid with his life on New Year's day of this year Was the embezzlement of $70,000 of the funds ot Hoit county, and the subsequent wrecking of the Holt County Bank, practieally impov- erishing nearly all of the farmers and busi- ness men in Holt. The amounts stolen from these confilding people are varlously esti- mated, but aggregate about §160,000. The looting of the public funds had probably | been going on for some time previous to the | discovery by the county commissioners and the flight of Scott, who was then county treasurer, and the absconding of President Adams of the Holt County bank, in the early part of August, 1893 In January, 1892, when commissioners took th they began an investigation into Scott's ac- counts with Holt county He had been re- elected during the fall of 1801, and it fs al leged that he spent a larke sum of mon to gain this political victory. Such desper- ate efforts were made to keep him in office by a certain ring of persons, and such desp personal Intcrest was taken in his success that many of the people began to believe that there was something behind it all, and when the new commissioners took their places an investigation wos demanded and begun. They demanded that Scott produce all his accounts and the money that belonged to the county, The commissioners would not ac- cept checks or certificates of deposit, but demanded that the cash be produced, Scott did not have the money on hand, there being but §7,848 in the vault when the commissioners made their first visit. They then gave Scott ten days in which to make the showing, and the money was secured from Omaha for’ the purpose. The matter was arranged by J. H. Thomas, president of the State bank of O'Neill, who visited Omaha and arranged with J. H. Millard for the use of $40,000 for one da The money was shipped up by express, and on the same train went State Treasurer J. S. Bartley, who was one of Scott’s bondsmen, and who witnessed the count by the special commit- tee of the commissioners in the vault of the treasurer. The books called for $73,000, and the balance was made up by the banks of O'Nelll and otliers of Scott's friends. PROMISES T0 BANKERS. When the borrowed money was shipped out the next day, and’the board learned of it and that $7 wes paid for the use of it and axpressage, an investigation was started, and certained from the testimony 1 bankers under oath that Scott had told them that if they would let him take the money to make the showing they need not bid for the county deposits, as pro- vided by the law that had just gone into effect, as he would see that they got the deposits anyway for the payment of less Interest than they would be compelled by the county board to bid. Several of the bankers absented themselves in order to avoid having to testify, but sufficient testi- mony was introduced to satisfy the commis- sloners of the cxistence of a conspiracy be- tween Scott and the banks for the purpose of defrauding the county, and he was re- moved from office on a complaint filed by J. H. Hopkins, a taxpayer of the county. ‘The ouster case was taken to the district court, where it was reversed by Judge Bar- tow on error. Thence it went to the supreme court. It was ascertained by the commissioners in Juno of that year, some time after the be- ginning of the ditigation, that a number of the sureties on Scott’s bond were transferring their property, and he was notified that he must securo"additional bond. He had two names added to the list, but they were not approved by the board on the ground that they were “straw” men, and added -nothing to the strength of the bond. As a result of the adding of these names to the bond it was decided at the trial of the civil suit against the bondsmen last fall that the bond Was invalidated and that the county could not recover, . Acting on the fatlure of Scott to furnish a satistactory bond, the board agaln declared ofhe office vacairt, and appointed R. J. Hayes, @ republican, tq jthe place in June, 1892, Scott refused to surrender, and Hayes began mandamus proceedings to get possession of the office, but the case went to the district court, where It was hung up for a year, awaiting the decision of the supreme court in the case started a few months before, and it was not definitely acted on until after Secott had skipped to Mexico, when Judge Marshall of the Fremont district was invited by Judge Kincaid to pass upon it, and he “declared Scott removed trom office, practically confirming the voluntary abdication of the defaulter. Another mandamus case was started in Jan- uary, 1893, when Scott refused point blank to make hie annual settlement with the board and show the cash, and ho was arrested on a charge of embezzlement preferred in the county court, charging the embezzlement of $82,000. The mandamus writ to force the settlement was refused by Judge Kincald, be cause of a defect in the petition of the plain- Hiff. Scott waived a preliminary examination in _the county court, and was released on a $15,000 bond. Scott' then took his flight to Mexico, and his bonds were declared for- feited by the court. In July, 1892, the county commissioners made another demand upon Scott for a settle- ment, but he refused, and went on collecting the taxes, but refusing to cash any of the county warrants. Again mandatory proceed- ings were begun, and after several contin- uances the case was finally set for a hear- ing in August. On the day before the hearing Scott left O'Nelll, and his attorneys sald that the new county places of office he had gone to Sioux City to collect quite £ hum there that way due Holt county, and 0uld be back in a few days, He failed to put In an appearance, and the'commissioners eclared his office vacant, and appointed R, J. Hayes to fill the vacancy. BEGAN A HUNT. Scott had completely disappeared from view, and the commissioners of Holt county and others Interested offered large rewards for his apprehension. Detectives in all parts of the country were given his description, and the rewards offered stimulated them to un- usual activity In working upon the case, Officers in Mexico and Canada kept a sharp lookout for him, and on or about August 27 Scott was arrested in Juarez, Mexico, by Bherift Cunningham of Santa Fe, N. M. He was taken before the jefe politico at Juarez, and, on order of President Diaz of the Mex- fean republic, he was given over into the custody of his captor, although the best legal talent In that country tried to secure his re- lease. While Scott was in jail awaiting ex- tradition papers his brother-in-law, Dell Akin of O'Neill, went down to assist him, saying that he would induce him to return without extradition. Dell got to Bl Paso, and Sheriff Simmons placed him under arrest, on the charge of conspiring to assist a prisoner to escape. After some lively legal hustling Dell managed to get out, and was brought back to Nebrafka in the custody of bLis friend, Matt Daugherty. Sheriffs Cunningham and Blmmons brought Scott back, and turned him over to the Holt county authorities, They came back to Omaha on thelr way home, and met Akin and Daugherty on their return. The latter mon secured tho services of a Douglas county sheriff, and served papers against the returning sheriffs for a damage suit for $50, 000 for falsely imprisoning Akin when he was on his way to meet Barrett Scott. When Seott was brought back to Holt county from Mexico public opinion was somewhat divided. Beott had hosts of friends in O'Neill who be- Aleved all that he had fold them about his affuirs, and they were inclined to look upon bis arrest as a piece of political persecution, FIGHTS IN THE COURTS. After Scott bad been fall:d at O°'Nelll legal machinery was sel in ‘motion 1o effect his release, Habeas corpus failed, and several “Ball bonds were preparcd and rejected. His ball was originally fixed at $18,000, but was later raised by Judge Kincald to §75,000. This amount was claimed to be excessive, t the court refused to lower it. Recours the supreme court gave no relief, and Moally, after Scolt had been nomiually i Jall for several months, he was lberated o8 bail. lis cawe was taken to Antelope weounty on a change of venue, and the trial Aast September resulted in his convietion and sentence fo five years' isprisonment Pendiog an appeal his bond was fixed at $70,000. This he could not secure, aud the matter was taken to the stato supreme court. On December 1884, that body declded that the bond was excessive, and reduced the amount from $70.000 to $0.000. In or two Scott socured the necessary Bondsmen and was released on bail. This Uy incensed tle neaple, who were be Inning to suffer the dlscomforts of poverty, and their misfortunes were 1ald at Sco door. He was warned by friends that it would be a_dangerous matter for him to £0 back to Holt county after he had secured ball, but he paid no attention to these friendly warnings and_proceeded to live In comfortable, If not affuent, circumstances among the very people whom he had de- frauded, and they were fn many instardes suftering for the actual necessities of life. TAKEN BY A MOB. During the week between Christmas and New Year's, Scott and his family, in their private carriage, drove over to Mineola to visit with some relatives. The return was made on January 1 of this year. Then the party consisted of Seott, his wite and baby, his niece, Fannie McWhorter, and driver, John Schmidt. As*they were drly ing past a sod shanty in Parker precinct, about thirteen miles northeast of O'Neill, a band of masked men rushed out, fired a volley from Winchesters at the party in the arriage, killing both horses, overpow: Scott, who was badly wounded in the face from one of the bullets, and made all of the party prisoners. Mrs. Scott, baby and niece, were driven to a_desolate &pot on the prairie and left to find their way to relief as best they could cctt and his driver were thrown into a wagon, after being | bound and gagged, and the party of armed abductors drove off toward river, Schmidt was released after the party had traveled €everal miles, and he made his way to O'Neill, which place he rcached late Monday night, after tramping over the sand- hills for a distance of sixteen miles. Mrs. Scott .and Miss McWhorter had to walk five miles before reaching a rancher’s house, and when they told who they were they were not cordially recelved, and their return to O'Neill was delayed as long as possible, the Niobrara Miss McWhorter was suffering from a wound | in the back, which had been made by one of the bullets fired by the party of masked men, and both women were in a pitiable state of mind when they reached O'Neill. They managed to telf a fucid story of their terrjble experiences, and Sheriff Hamilton and a posse of men immediately went on the trail of the men who had abducted the defaulting treasurer. THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED. The hunt progressed from then until the finding of the body late Saturday evening. A number of men were suspected at once, and three of them arrested. They are Milt Roy, James Pinkerman and Moses Elliott. The men have been placed under small boyds pending further developments in the case. Elliott was thought to have been the ring- leader of the abductors, and some of the evidence, which is entirely circumstantial, is alleged to point his way. Roy fs the son of one of Scott's closest friends, but he was bitterly opposed to Scott. Pinkerman is a rancher”of Holt county. = After the abduction of Scott many clews were followed out, but as days passed some doubt arose as to whether or not Scott had been killed, as was at first supposed, or had simply played a ruse on his encmies to make his escape from the country and save his bondsmen from liability. Fortune tellers and mind readers tried to mix up in the case and offered many theories as to his where- abouts, But all along Mrs. Scott and a number of staunch friends held to the be- lief that he had been abducted and then murdered. WILLIAM A. PINKERTON'S OPINION, Celebrated Detoctive Writes to The Bee's Lditor Concerning the Case. Immediately after the announcement of the tragedy The Bee dispatched a reporter to O'Nelll. Four days later a representative was sont to Chicago to enlist William A. Pinker- ton in tae work of detection. Mr. Pinkerton thought that it would not be best to under- take the work until after the excitement had subsided, so that a detecive might travel through the country without arousing sus- picion. His individual conclusions as to the authors of the tragedy, biselon the story pub- lished, were embodied In the following letter: PINKERTON'S, CHICAGO, Jan., 7.—E Rosewater, 13ditor Omaha Bee: Dear Sir— I have cirefully read the coples of The Bee of January 2, 3, 4 and 5, with accounts of the Barrett Scoft assault’and abduction, and I am satisfied that the statements of Mrs. Scott, ~Miss McWhorter, Driver Schmidt and little Fannie Scott-are worthy of credence. The selection of Parker to commit this ~assault was deliberately planned, I'think the statement of Mrs. oung, that the masked men who did this work hadbeen back and forth in that vi- ¢nity “prior to the return of Scott and family from Mineola, Is true. They knew he would return from Mineola by that road, and they selected Parker to make the dssault and to capture the money which they perhaps belleved was hidden in_ the two valises carried to Mineola by Scott and his party, and carrled back on the re- turn trip to O'Neill. There is little doubt in my mind that these farmers have been holding mesetings and conferring about what ‘was the best means to pursue to punish Scott and recover the money for the county, and that when his bond was reduced from $75,000 to $0,000 they were incensed to a degree, and resolved to re- sort to desperate means. I believe that a mob of "farmers committed this outrage and that they really believed that In mak- ing this assault they would perhaps find a large amount of money, which they would force him to give up, then turn it into the treasury, and thus make a politi- cal capital for their party. 1If they had succeeded in this their elition would know no bounds, as it would show that the law and the courts had been ineffective, and that this man by his robbery of the coun- try had impoverished the farmers, and they would show by their energetic action that they would not stand this robbery and would rosort to summary measures to bring Scott to the punishment’ that he deserved and make him restore the money that he had stolen. Tt Is quite certain that none of the men composing this mob were friends of Scott, and that all of them were enemies, and some of them were bitter cnemies' of his. I believe that when Scott is found that he will have a bullet wound in his check, as Mrs. Scott states. If they have not mirdered lihm, it s possible tht hey have Injured him' so he is lald up somewhere until he 15 well cnough to be sent adrift. This s 8o, or else 1 belleve that they 'have disposed of his body in some of the numerous gulches and gorges along the Niobrara. I do not think that at this season of the year a thorough search of the Niobrara river could be mude on account of the fce and the dificulties of making a thorough search at this time of the vear, and therefore his body may be in the Niobrara, if they have put him out of the w. IEVIDENCE FOR THE STATE, It will be very difficult for an identification of any of these men to be made sufficien(]y stron to warrant their convictiol but the) are many circumstances in the rtial ulentification made by the ladies and the driver, Schmidt, that would point to the guilt of George Mullihan and Milt Roy, and t is possible that these meetings of the fb. ductors and parties comprising this took place at the house of Mose Elljott, The fact that Milt Roy's team was used to con- vey the women to Bartel's, and the identl. fication of the team by the ladles afterwird and Roy's e and his being brought into the presence ‘'of Mrs. Scott and family and the statement and belief of Roy's father in regard to his son, are all significant cir- cumstances indicatifg that Roy is one of this mob. A conviction is golng to be diffi- cult because all the suspects of this outrage will clalm that on that afternoon they were hunting horses or engaged in some other occupution, ‘which cannot be pressed to @ verification, or they will prove an alibi in some Wi % thus difficult. 1 place mob making conviction very much importance on Mra. Scott's actions when the man Mulllhan was brought before her and when he was made to wear the bearskin coat and the red hand kerchief around his face, and when he was made. Lo look as the leader of the mob did, her “screaming and pleading to have him taken away. satisfied me that this woman solemnly believed that she was in the p ence of the leader of the mob that had ¢ ried her husband away. Miss McWhorter, the vounger lady, that he was the leader, and that he wore {he same boots, and that it was the same coat, are all worthy of credence. It must be taken into consideration that Mullihan has made many contradictory ~ statements, think can be disproved. The statement of Fannie Scott that Mullihan is the man be- cause of the peculiar way of standing, with one_foot before the other, as she noticed 1t at Parker, and as (his man stood in her parior at "O'Nelll, is Worthy' of attention Miss MoWhorter also noticed at Parker the Btrip of leather in nboat boots worn by Mulihan when he was brought befo Mrs. Scott, and, in fact, so far as It goes, there 1s supporting cirouinstunces tending (g muke the identifications and recognitions of the arrested men fairly good. ON THE2 OTHER SIDE. There {5 another way to look at this mat- fer, and that s that it is just possible that this man might have been murdered by his Telatives or friends who had shared in the proceeds of the robbery, and, Af the report 18 true. as I have scen It, thaf he did call for his friends and ask them to gtand by him, and if they did not do it, he was golng to muke a statement and impli- cate everybody who was concerned in the matter, 1t might be possible that some of these people bad clubbed toxether for the purpose of gelting him in their posscssion or zetting him out of the road. From the accounts I have read In the pa- pers, T am now more than ever inchined to r- The positiveness of believe that this is dead. und that his bady, ‘sooner oF Tater, wiil be Tound “ft 1| 8cott who which 1 | Iwnum em ineredible that a man could be ofrried out of the country, evem as sparsely geitled ne it ix there, Withoul somebody noticing something of it, and If a thorou, | #earch has been made ft would seem in- credible that this man could have been hidden away where nobody could find him | T am inclined to believe that they took him | out of the neighborhood to extort from him | & confession, or something of the sort, as to where the money was, and, falling to do that, that the man s murdered. 1 am of the opinion that there are a number of peo- ”»In Who shared in the robbery committed by 8cott. All these people would be very | #lad to have him out of the way just at the | pregent time, and, therefore, get rid of all responsibility in the matter, As for the thing being a sham talk on the part of Scott's friends to rescue him and get ‘ him out of the road, I do not believe in _this theory As it has been shown that Miss | McWhorter was shot at with a 4i-caliber pistol, then the people who did the shooting | were 'not a party of friends, or they would not have fired upon the crowd in the way | they did_to hurt them, and this would in- cate it nemies, and not friends of made the attack, but whether people who were concerned in his robberies, or whether they were farmer | who felt that the county had been robbed by this man, T am at a loss to say, but 1 am inclined to think it was the work of farmers, who felt that the county had been bhed and impoverished by Seott's defal- | eation, and they murdered Scott to prevent his slipping through the meshes of the law. This Is my opinion in the premises, and 1 am inclined to think a careful search would divulge the hiding place of the hody. W. A. PINKERTON. i KNIGHTS OF LABOR Wi | they be REVOLT. General Officers of the Organization De- nounced as Knaves. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Jan, 20.—A long ex- | pected meeting of district assembly No. 99, | Knights of Labor, was held in this city this evening, and it resulted in the passage of resolutions denouncing the high officials of the organization, and cautioning workmen to beware of them. The attendance, which in- cluded several Knights from otlier New Kng- land states, was unusually large, scarcely a member being absent. Distrist Master Work- man Cannon began the criticism of Gereral Master Workman Soveraizn, claiming that the proclamation during the Pullman strike and othef erratic movements were of the most foolhardy character. Rdward McCaffery, delegate to the New Orleans general conference from this as- sembly, made his report that more than 3§,- 000 members had withdrawn from the order during the year. The Philadelphia preperty bad recently been mortgaged, anl as no official repcrt of the financial condition of the order had been made, its exact status could not be ascertained. He charged Sov n with having been responsible for the Pullman strike, and said be used Debs as a tool. The following resolutions were then adopted by a unanimous vote: To the Members of the Knights of Labor and the Working People of America: Whereas, certain men, towit: J. R. Sover- elgn, John W. Hayes, M. J. Bishop, T. B. McGuire, Henry B. Martin, J. M. Kenny and C H. French, claiming to représent the order of the Knights of Labor, are en- deavoring to collect money from the work- ing people of this country” to support them- selves in idleness and to enable them to barter with leaders of political parties for the prestize of the order, of which they are the alleged representatives, is supposed to possess, be it Resolved, That as the power to lend in- fluence to truckling knaves whose aim is to barter the suffrages of the members of this order comes from the membership that contributes its revenues, and the best means of thwarting the schemes of = designing scoundrels is to cut off their revenue, we pledge ourselves not to pay another cent of tax to these al- leged general officers, and we shall call upon all Jocal assemblies in the country to take like action. Resolved, That we caution all working people in the United States to have nothing whatever to do with J. R. Sovereign or John W. Hayes, whose only aim in the labor movement is to line their pockets. Resolved, That the district assembly holds itself ready to co-operate with the various branches that are to meet at Columbus, O., in February next, in an effort to reorganizé the order. The assembly then proceeded to elect of- ficers, and P. P. H. Quinn, who was deposed without a trial by the Sovereign-Hayes fac- tion some few months ago, was unanimously re-elected district master workman and chosen delegate to the national convention. : e ROCK 1SLAND EXTENSIONS. that the Company Wil Bulld Through to Southern Texas. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20.—The railroad col- umn of the Times will tomorrow contain an article to the effect that the Rock Island will, during the coming year, extend its tracks southward from Liberal, Kan., which will give it the most direct route to the City of Mexico. The proposed extension will run from Liberal down through No Man's Land, crossing the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth line at or near Duncan, Tex., thence on to Fort Sumner, on the River Pecos, and then to the White Oaks country and Fort Stanton. At this latter place a connection will be made with a line to be constructed from El Paso, along the east range, for a distance of about 150 miles. This extension will make a short line to El Paso, where a connection will be had with the Mexican Central, and glve the Rock Island the short- est line between the cast and the city of Mexico. Story. Fight on the FPresent Management Wil Open Early This Weok. CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—In connection with the publication of what is known as the letter of ‘“the Hartshorne committee” to western stockholders In the Whisky trust asking them to join in a movement to oust President Greenhut and his friends from the management, it 1s stated that a com- mittee from the New York stockholders reached Chicago last evening and had a lengthy -secret conference with western men heavily interested in Whisky securi- ties. “Attorney Levy Mayer was, it is stated,” engaged to conduct the battle at this end of the line. Attorneys have al- ready been retain:d in New York and from information ~given out it is believed that the fight against the present manag ment will begin early this week S BETWEEN WALLS OF SNOW, Tralns In Californin Have Trouble in Mak- g Headway. DUNSMUIR, Cal, Jan, 20.—It has been snowing heavily all dey and is still coming down. This is the heaviest storm of the season. The snow Is seven to ten feet deep now, making seventeen feet for the scason. The rallroad was open at 6 p. m., but all trains are belng delayed on ac- count of the gnow in the cuts, some of which are twenty to thirty feet deep, with almost perpendicular walls, and it 18 only barely possible that the rotary plow can keep them open tonight. The wind s strong and a train, once stopped, would soon be covered many feet deep, A plow and an engine got off the track three miles above here and detainsd a train six hours. ——— DESPERATE SAFE BLOWERS, Marshal of Osawatomie, Kan., Surprises a Gang of Crooks and Is Murdered, OSAWATOMIE, Kan., Jan, 20.—This morn- ing burglars effected an entrance to the postoftice by cutting a panel out of the rear door. The safe was blown partially open, City Marshal James H. Eimes, hearing the report, started out to investigate, but when he approached the back door of the post- office the red three shots at hin one entering reast two inches below the right nipple, killing him almost i stantly, An alrain was raised, but no clew to the murderers has been discovered, Black Bonnet « om| CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Jan., 20.—(Spe- | clal)—News is rccelved here of the sui- clde of Black Bonnet, a Sloux belonging at Lower Brule agency. A friend of Black Bonnet, named Mexican Tom, a strong jand burly Tndian, was taken i1l with pneu- monda and soon died. Black Bonnet was a consumptive and was rapldly failing in health. When he heard of the death of Mexican Tom, who had always been well until his last and fatal sickness, he be- came discouraged as 1o his own chances for recovery, and procuring a rifle, placed (he muzzle " under 'his chin, sending the ball upward through the entire front part of his head. Three or four years agb Mexican Tom' served a term in the state peniten- tlary for assaulling another Indian' with & tomahawk. — Fire in an : Aunition Magszine. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. 2. barracks and commissary department Fort Townsend were burned to the ground last night, nearly all of the soldiers' per- sounal effects and camp equipage being lost The flames also ignited the ammunition magazine, and several thousand cartridges exploded.' but did no Injury. The fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp. The bulldings were very old and dilapidated. The 10ss (s about §5,000. Mts Sulcide. The at BROVKLYY_ STRIKERS QUIET Fow Outbreaks Ocour During the Day but ! theIMilitia Won, SOME COMPANY. PROPERTY DESTROYED Bayonets Requirad in One Instance to Foreo Back Disorderly Characters from the Lines Occupied by the Troops. BROOKLYN, Jan. 20.—There were but few evidences of the turbulent scemes of the night before when the Sahbath sun rose over east New York, and scarcely a sign of life was observed save In the vicinity of the stables of the Fulton avenue and the Broad- way lines, At 7:50 a. m. the police arrived 175 strong. ‘aptain Gorman assumed command of both the police and the national guard. The morning passed very quietly, the crowd which gathered being composed largely of spectators. The tearing down of the trolley wires a few blocks away prevented the run- ning of any cars, and, as a consequence, the strikers kept In the background until the repairs had been completed. The arrival of the construction wagons, however, acted like a torch on a magazine, and a big crowd at once flocked about the tracks, stretching for a mile along the avenue, waiting for the cars they kngw would soon be sent out. At noon a ‘detail of sixty men from each of the companies of the Fourteenth regiment, under command of Captain Garcla, relieved the first battalion of the Thirteenth regi- ment, Major Cochran, and, after the guard was posted preparations were made for starting the cars, Twenty-two motormen were reported as ready to start, but only ten cars were sent out. The ground in the im- mediate vicinity was quickly cleared, a small detail from the Forty-seventh warn- ing the crowd back to eastward and a couple of mounted police working them in the opposite direction. The little force suc- ceeded admirably, which showed that but few belligerents were present. AUTHORITIES MOVE TOGETHER. At 1:45 p. m. ten cars were ready, and, as the clock struck 2, both civic and miliary forces made the move. A car rolled out of the shed, and, without an error, was switched on the track leading down to Ful- ton ferry. It was surrounded by twelve guards, under the officer of the day, Lieu- tenant Little of company E, Fourteenth regi- ment, and preceded by Sergeant Reinels and six mounted policemen, began its Journey, Captains Morgan and Ennis, with 100 patrol- men, following. ~ The military halted in their picket line and the police alone ac- companied the car down the avenue. The other nine cars followed at intervals of a few minutes. All went well for thirty minutes, when the police reserve was seen to halt. A detach- ment was then sent ahead in the patrol wagon at full ‘speed. On the avenue near Hopkinson avenue the mob had taken posses- sion of the bullding material in front of a row of brick ‘Buildings under construction and hurled it ‘over 'both tracks, between the short time of the pussage of the second car and before theithird had reached that point. There were mafiy wémen and children In this mob, and a scetie of turbulence was enacted, lasting a long-time’after the obstacles were removed. The'strikers in the meantime had succeeded in seéurihg the desertion of four motormen, and*a ‘second blockade occurred near Saratoga 'atveriue, and the cars were ordered back ‘to the stables, all reaching East New York in o somewhat battered con- dition, with the'exdeption of one, the latter being taken biitk By a striker who had a big placard on ‘his breast, reading “Knights of Labor.” H& whs' cheered all along the line. There wa$ very little of excitement in other direction in East New York during the day. 8los The same lines are in operation today as wero runnhfng ‘yestorday. On Bergen street, where yesterday there was a great deal of disturbance, :nine cars were running this morning, and both along the line and at the stables of the company, at Sumner avenue and Bergen. street, cverything was quiet. At the stables two companies of the Thirteenth reglment were guarding the property of the company. From midnight last night there was the usual number of minor disturbances likely to occur at such a time. At 8:50 a. m. the wire on the up- torn track at Sackman street on the Fulton avenue line was cut and was in a very dangerous condition to passersby. These breaks were promptly repaired by the trolley company’s repair wagon. On Upper Broad- way the wires of the Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban railroad were also cut. STRIKERS QUITE ACTIVE. About 3 o'clock this morning a mob of strikers marched ‘down Ninth avenue to Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth strcet. They numbered 300, and were supplied with drums, with ‘which they made the night hideous in that immediate neighborhood, They filed by the militiamen and jeered them, but as the soldiers paid no attention to the abuse the strikers soon grew tired and_disappeared. An effort was made by the strikers this morning to coerce the men who were at work on the Second avenue line, which starts from the Thirtieth street ferry to South Brooklyn, into joining the ranks of the Knights of Labor. Considerable excitement was caused in the nelghborhood by the vio- lence displayed by the strikers. Although a number of cars are running on the various lines which are open a noticeable feature of the day was the comparatively few passengers who patronized the cars of the companies. It was evidently considered too great a risk to ride in them by the public. In consequence of the orders of the police the liquor saloons throughout the city were closed up tight at midnight and in the neighborhoods where the strikers were con- gregated they were kept closed. Mr. Hol- comb of District assembly No. 75, Knights of Labor, said the strikers, so far as he knew, were not in favor of a sympathetic strike of all labor organizations. All morning the mayor was conferring with the members of his cabinet and was in constant communication with representa- tives of the labor organizations. It was rumored this morning additional troops were to be called out, Mayor Schieren was asked it this rumor had any foundation in fact. He replied that he had no Intention of ask- Ing the governor for more troops. There was a great deal of excltement in the neighbor- hood of the Halsey street stables of the Putnam avenue line, at noon, when a large crowd of riotous strikers began to force back the soldiers defending the stables. BAYONETS IN USE. They were kept bipk at the point of the bayonet and delist from their hostile demonstration. ‘Maldolm Wood, the militia- man whose skull wds fractured last night by a brick throfn 'by strikers from the Alabama avenue ‘station of the Union Ele- vated road, was 'taken from St. Mary's hospital to his Thonte today. He rested quietly during tht night and was visitéd by his parents, It {§ bellevad he will recover. The strikers cgfjtinge to tear down and cut the electric wiref, bt as the cars are not running on the uitdn street line today no great inconvenienfe \as caused Between 11 and 12 u-‘-xm-,é',p' Vanderbilt avenue car became derafled ; H Vanderbilt avenue and Bergen street, A, large crowd of disorderly characters were jatiracted to the scene, but the polico were wumerous enough to drive them away, but A before the windows were smashed by stofies. At 1:30 this afternoon car No. 161 of the Bergen street line became stalled on account of some defectiye mechanism in front of the emply lots Letween Classon an1 Grand ayenue, This caused the stoppage of three of the rear cars. At the back of the iots is a fifteen-foot bluff. The crowd gathered there and threw stones at the cars, demolishing every panc of glass. The police charged, but the men made a determined stand, beiug led by a man named llagher. He was placed under arrest by Officer Staats of the Twenty-second precinet. The strikers attempted a rescue, but Po- licemen Cowan and Conner went to Staats' assistance and marched him off to the Twenty-second precinet police station. Sey- eral of the policemen were cut by flying stones and pleces of brick, but none seriously. ASSAULTED THE POLICE. The. neighborhood 15 now patrolled by a strong force of police. In this instance also cooklng utcusils and other household goods e e e e ety sy were hurled at the police from windows of houses in the melghborhood, and bolling water was thrown from the upper floors. The poMce are Investigating the matter. Major Cochran of the Thirteenth regiment sald to a reporter of the Assoclated press thie afternoon that the militia forces in the city are not sufficlent to cope with the rioters, The separate company of Flushing, L. I was called out this morning. It has not yet been assigned to duty. The presence of the militia caused an enormous crowd to gather around the Bush street car house of the Court street lino today. The strikers wero orderly enough till a green motorman became mixed up in a swich at Hamllton avenue and Court street, He could not extricate his car and the crowd gathered around him and guyed him. Another car approaching the city had run through the crowd and hurt two men and a woman, who were taken away by strikers, and their names could not be_obtained. This made the crowd so angry that they began to throw stones at the car and smashed every window in it. The police charged, but were powerless to move the men, and one of the bluecoats was hit on the head with a stone, inflicting a small sealp wound. The line was blocked for Half an hour. Great excitement ensued and missiles were thrown at the motormen and police from the windows of the houses on Court street. The police reserves were called out and the crowds were dispersed in every direction. Court street “was patrolled throughout the entire length by the police. The soldlers had to charge the crowd around the stable three times, but no one was injured. MAYOR'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The mayor, through his sccretary, made this statement to the Associated press: An effort was made to ascertaln if an adjustment could be effected In the interests of public convenienco and safety by which all the surface cars of the city could be restored to immediate use. To this end the mayor held a conference with Messrs, Giblin, Best and Connoly, representing the former employes of the’ railroads, and later with the repre- sentatives of the various companies, including Presidents Lewls, Norton and Wicker, The effort was without result. Corporation Counsel McDonald and Public Works Commissioner White were at the strike. Mr. Connoly sald later that the fault lies with the companies. The men only stood out for the taking back of all the men, At the Alabama stables of the Fulton street line of the Brooklyn Railroad company, the scene of the furious conflict last night be- tween the militia and strikers, there was a crowd of 4,000 strikers and thelr friends to- day. The military kept them well back from the railroad tracks, which were ob- structed from time to time with ash barrels and old iron stoves. At 2 o'clock this after- noon two cars were started from the depot and got as far as Sumner street, where they were stopped by a pile of building material placed upon the track for a distanco of 450 eet. At 4 p. m. there was great excitement on Broadway between Moore and Flushing. A Sumner avenue car was attacked by a mob and Captain French of the Nineteenth precinct was struck In the face with a brick thrown by gome one in the crowd. The police are of the opinion that the brick was not in- tended for Captain French. THOUSANDS ON THE STREET. The reserves of the Sixteenth and Nine- teenth precincts and the mounted squad were called out for service on Broadway. There was a great crowd of people, number- Ing from 10,000 to 15,000, extending over a distance of two miles from Broadway. Sergeants O'Connor and_Wolwan were in charge of the police. The police say the missile which sturck Captain French was not thrown by the strikers, but by one of their sympathizers, It is learned that at the conference at Mayor Schieren's that President Lewls was willing to abide by a compromise which had been suggested, but that President Norton would not do o, and consequently the ar- rangement fell through. The motorman on a car of the Tompkins ave- nue line, which passed the DeKalb line going toward the Fulton street line, had a placard on his breast, reading: *Knights of Labo Another man on the front platform had a similar card. A crowd of men ran along the street cheering the men, being evidently under the impression that the men had won a victory. The incident was explained by the fact that Knights of Labor men volunteered to 80 to Flushing avenue and take back to the stables a car which had been overturned by the strikers yesterday. The following was_issued this morning: “‘Ex-Members Twenty-third Regiment: At- tention—Please hold yourselves in readiness for a sudden call which the present emer- gency may require. Notice will be given through the press if possible, but frequent inquiry at the armory is recommended. “ALFRED C. BARNES, “President Council of Veterans. Mayor Schieren this evening issued the fol- lowing proclamation: To the Citizens of Brooklyn “and the Public Generally—In the name of the people of the state of New York, I, Charles Schieren, mayor of the city of Brooklyn, do hereby require all persons within the limits of the city to refrain from unneces- sary assembling in the streets, squares, or in ‘any public places of the city, during the present disturbances and until quiet is restored. I hereby give mnotice that the police have been ordered and the militia requested to disperse any unlawful assem- blage. I exhort all persons to assist in the observance of this request. CHARLES SCHIEREN. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 20.—Governor Morton has ordered the First brigade of New York City to report at Brooklyn in the morning, at 7 o'clock. HOMESTEAD MEN ORGANIZING. Amaigamated Assoclation Steals a March on the Company. HOMESTEAD, Pa., Jan. 20.—The employes of the Homestead steel plant have stolen a march on thg company, and the Amalgamated assoclation has agaln secured a foothold in the works by the organization of one lodge— the first since the great strike. The or- ganization was necessarily accomplished with much secrecy, and it s understood that only the most trustwortby In each of the depart- ments were selected for the initial step, and through them it is hoped to regain the old- time power of the assoclation in the mill. Then the original charters of the elght lodges which existed prior to the great strike will probably be returned to the officers. From this lodge they will be graduated Into the sublodge, to be organized in each depart- ment, That the combination spirit is rife among the men was evidenced by the at- tendance at an open meeting today. Between 1,000 and 1,200 men were present. President Garland of the Amalgamated assoclation was made president of the meeting, and the news- paper men sccretarles. No more open meet- ings will be held. The work in the future will be done in strictest secrecy. TALMAGE PRAYS FOR PEACE. Asks God to Give the Luvor Unions Stren gth to Oppose Capital. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The “Brooklyn Trolley Strike' was the subject of the open- ing prayer of Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, who preached this afternoon to an immense audience In the Academy of Music, that city. Dr. Talmage prayed for the adjust- ment of the differences existing between employers of labor and their employes, He called upon God to give strength enough to labor unions to counteract the grinding in- fluences of capitalists and corporations which he said were now such that a poor an has not always a place to lay his head, He prayed that justice might be tempered with mercy and that the spirlt of the gospel might prevail rather than bloodshed. e Ready to Pay Thelr Income Tax. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—A demurrer was filed in the United States circuit court yes- terday on behalf of the Continental Trust company to the bill of complaint of Louls H Hyde of Rossville, N. J. In which the lat- ter seeks to enjoin the directors of the com- vany from voluntarily paying its assess- ment under the income tax clause of the tariff bill. The grounds on which the de- murred I8 made shows that the bill does not contain any mutter of equity whereon the court can draft any degree or give to the complainant any relief against the de- fendant, and that it appears by complain- ant’s own admission that he is not entitled to the relief prayed for in the bill. It is prayed in the demurrer that the case be dismissed. —re Fattison bs Ineligible. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20.—In the opinion of John G. Johnson, & leading lawyer, ex- Governor Pattison is ineligible for mayor of this city because of the fact that durin, his residence at the state capital he vot on several occaslons in Harrisburg. L L R R L kb, et g, s st i i . Ak Oonvention of the State Federation at Lin- coln Largely Attended. SOME DELAY IN BEGINNING EUSINESS Intoresting Moasures Advoeated by the Mombers Which Wil Be Pushed Ie- fore the Present Legisiature— Routine of the Day. LINCOLN, Jan. 20.—(Special)—The con- vention of the State Federation of Labor was an hour late in getting down to businoss this morning. The delay was caused by the committee on resolutions not being ready to report. The time was filled in by patriotie songs by the gleo club of the Lincoln union and at 11 a. m. President Deaver rapped the assemibly to order. The resolution of G, F. mended by the committee, was read, and discussed at length. The fact was developed that at present the Nebraska Federation was working without a charter from the national organization. The resolution is as follows: Resolved, That the Nebraska Federation become incorporated under the American Federation of Labor, and that our secretary be instructed to send for a charter im- mediately, R. E. Overall of Omaha offered the follow- Ing substitute: Resolved, That we are in favor of the confederation of all abor organizations, and that the officers of the State Federation of Nebraska use their good offices for that pur- pose. On motion of A. resolution and the the table. The resolution of E. R. Overall concerning the blacklisting of partide by guarantce bond companies was promptly endorsed by the as- sembly. It reads: Resolved, That we indorse the bill intro- duced by Senator Smith in the Nebraska senate on the bond question. President Deavér explained that the bill in aquestion, now pending in the senate, was to prohibit bond companies In Omaha and other citles from intimidating their clients at the polls and elsewhere, He said that it was not an unusual thing for the company which had, for a money consideration, guaranteed the bonds of a bank clerk, or expressman, to exercise a_terrorism over the party, intimi- date and bulldoze him, and, if he did not Quietly takoe his medicine, blacklist him. When thus blacklisted it became impossible for him to secure bonds in any other city, and it became necessary for him to change lis business. There were three: such bond companies fn Omaha. Representative Jen- ess of Douglas county has introduced a sim- flar bill in the house. The following resolution, by J. Y. M. Swi- gart, was introduced and tabled, yet it was considerately .handled previous to this ac- tion, and seemed to have a number of warm friends in the convention: Resolved, That we favor the elimination of the profit on the sale of Intoxicating li- quors, and that state agencies should be es- tablished where a majori y of the electors vote in favor of same and elect an agent. An attempt was made to take the resolution and substitute for same concerning a charter for the federation from the table, but it was defeated. On subsequent action, however, George F. Daggett was appolnted a committes of one to prepare a new resolution on feder- ation charter. The following memorial to the legislature was adopted: We, your petitioners, the Nebraska State Federation of Labor, most respectfully and urgently request that by your action during the present session of the legislature you will wipe out the pernicious contract now in force at the Nebraska state's prison. During the nominations for officers, Pres- ident D. Clem Deaver smid that it would be impossible for him to assume the responsi- bilities of the office fr another term. There was no jealpusy shown between Omaha and Lincoln in regard to the choice for a pres- ident, but each clty urged the honor upon the cther. The result was the election of George F. Daggett of Lincoln Federal union No. 6,332 by acclamation. He promised, in his speech of acceptance, to do all in his power In the way of organization of federations. OTHER OFFICERS. The other officers elected were: G. F. Christopher, vice president; H. S. Thomas, sccretary; E. R. Overall, treasurer; H. P. Stine, sergeant-at-arms, all of Omaha. Trus- tees, J. C. Hogan, W. C. Sebring, Omaha, and Ed N. Thacker, Lincoln, Law committee: 'C. E. Woodward, Jerome Shamp, A. C, Herrick, L. 8. Gillick and George F. Daggett, The selection of the next place of semi- annual ‘meeting was left to the incoming executive council. An unanimous voto of thanks was tendered tho retiring officers, On motion of C. E. Woodward, the state di- Daggett, recom- C. Herrick the original substitute were laid on rectory of W. C. Sebring, of labor organiza- tions, was given the official sanction of the state federation. The installation of officers was followed by adjounrment. The conventicn adopted the following reso- lutions without debate: Whereas, Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, has extenand. the: sivh service, and Whereas, Postmaster General Bissell has strictly followed his superior, the president, in the strict enforcement of the civil serv. ice law, and also the eight-hour labor law; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the Confederation of Labor of the state of Nebraska assembled, this 19th day of January, 1895, do hereby heartily endorse the postmaster general in his efforts, and that we heartily commend -him for the same; and be it furiher Resolved, That'we ask our members of congress and legislators from the state of Nebraska to vote and labor for the passa of house bill No. 5,204, relating to letter car- riers and postofiice cierks and rallway pos: tal clerks. The rezolution was signed by Thomas Mg- Shane and Willlam H. Cotton, on behalf of tho letier carriers and clerks of the postof- fices of Omaha and Lincoln, Unlon Labels—Resolved, That the Ne- braska Federation of Labor endorses and recommends the use of union labels on ail manufactured goods which are made by union workmen, in order that the union made goods may be distinguished from non- union goods. It is further Resolved, That all union men request thelr national organizations to prepare a union label, that their goods may be identified. This resoluticn was introduced by G Christopher of Cigar Makers union No. 93. Good Roads—TIntroduced by W, §. S:bring. Resolved, T] Ognize the cat im- portance to all eivilized communities of fre and untrammeled routes of local transpor- tation; that we regard the Improvement of public’ highways to be one of the first steps necessary (o bring the producer and con- sumer nearer together, and thus cheap the cost of living; that e recognize the fact that the construction of public roads |s a science requiring the advice and siill of experfenced men, and that we urge upon the present legislature the importance of a re- vision of our state laws that shall have the effect of placing the management of public roads and bridges in the hands of 'expe. rlenced men: and we especlally commend to its_consideration the bill providing the creation of a highway commission, belleving the same to be a valuable step toward the introduction of better methods and better management {n the control of the public roads and bridges in such counties, The bills pending In the legislature referred to are house roll No. 186 and senate file No. 74, Leins on Furniture—By A. €. Herrick Whereas, a bill has been introduced in our oresent leglslature called the landlord’s llen bill, and Whereas, Sald bill works a hardsh working people renting houses, man’s chattels security for his fore, be it Reésolved, That the Nebraska State Feder- ation of Labor cond any action of (hat kind and s opposed to said bill; therefore, be it further Resolved, That we are opposed to the re- peal of the exemption law now on our statutes, Found He Was Not Forgotten. Willlam Mathews, who, about a year ago, attempted to shoot Willlam Garrity, a sa- loonkeeper at Ninth and Capitol avenue, was arrested last night. At the time the shooting occurred Jack Davis, who was standing near by, was hit by one of the bullets In the hand, and Mathews made his escape and remained out of the city until a day or two ago, when he returned and was arrested, charged with shooting with intent to kill, R. He Got Away Safely. Burglars attempted to rob the house of E. G. Wilmoth, 2617 Caldwell street, last night about § o'clock. Mr. Wilmoth had Leen ab- sent from the house about twenty minutes. T0 PROOTE, LABOR'S CAUSE| and when he seturned he discovered traces of a burglar. Nelghbors surrounded the house and an’ attempt was made to captur the thief, but he made his escape. Although he had ‘thoroughlf ransacked the house, nothing of any vidlie was taken. ek ey SO THEY WERE MARRIED AFTER AL Romantlo Rennton of a Nebraska Widow and Her OKlo Adorer. SPRINGFIELD, 0., Jan. 20.—(Special Tel egram.)—Many years ago A. E. Evans and the lady who afterwards became Mrs., Anna Griswold were schoolmates and youthful lovers in Washington county, this state, but the young lady was wooed and won by an- other, and they went to Hastings, Neb., to live. Mr. Griswold only lived a few years, and her old lover, who had remained single during all the years that had passed, wrote a letter of condolence to the widow, and a correspondence ensued. Last evening Mrs, Griswold and her 10-year-old son arrived from Nebraska and met Mr, Evans, Today they were married and have gone to the old” Roxbury home to liv - Electrio Wires Cans n Tire, small fire at Sixteenth and Davenport ets called the fire department out y afternoon, The fire ot ted in the tory brick bullding belonging to Frank Parmalee, but it was under control before it &ucceeded in doing any great o In the vacant store room at 221 teenth n lot of electric wires are strung ugh the bullding, —and, according to Chief Redell's report, the partitions in the yacant room caught from these. They were live wires, as Redell received a shock from them when he went into the building, The saloon next door to where the fire started belongs to 1. N. Guill, and was damaged to the extent of $15. ' The damage to the building is about $300, PR — Colonel Hogeland at Trinlty Cathodral At Trinity cathedral last evening Colonel Hogeland, “the newsboys' friend,” deliv- ered an address on the work undertaken through the Boys' and Girls National Home and Employ; assoclation, of which he s the pi He again em- phasized the importance of arresting the tendencies to crime in the young and re- moving them from environments in which temptations to commit crime are constant, Colonel Hogeland included in his address a report of the recent meeting of the asso- clation in St. Louis i il Death of Henry T. Cole. Henry T. Cole, manager of the tea and coffee department of the Steele-Smith com- pany, died yesterday at his residence, 825 Pine street, after an fliness of four weeks, He leaves' a wife and two daughters. Funeral announcement may be expected to- morrow. —— Faneral of Major Paddock. The funeral of Major Joseph W. Paddock, who died early yesterday morning, will be held at the residence of his son-in-law, W. I3 Annin, 808 South Twenty-first street, to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Prospect Hill, el First Ward Taxpayers. There will be a meeting of the taxpayers of the First ward at 1015 South First street this evening. Matters of importance will be brought up. Ivy Poisoning Eight Years of Bu!rerinl Perfect Cure by Hood's Sarsaparilla *C. I, Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: e “Dear Sirs: —Wo have tried Hood's Sarsapas tillaand find it to be all you claim for it. My wifo was polsoned by vy when a young woman, and for cight years was troubled every season ) 387 Hood's**Cures with tho breaking out and terrible itching 8nd burning. I thought hers was as bad & case as avyono ever had, She was n this distressiag condition every year until she began to Hood's Sarsaparilla, which has effected a fect curo, without leaviag any scars, and has had No 8ign of the Polson Since. Sho s well and hearty. 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